Greenfield, James A.

GREENFIELD

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Date: 6/29/2021 at 11:30:40

History of Warren County, Iowa from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin, Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago, Illinois, 1908, p.750

JAMES A. GREENFIELD
James A. Greenfield, a successful farmer and stock-raiser residing on sec­tion 1, Liberty Township, was born in Wabash County, Indiana, July 22, 1859, his parents being Silas and Elizabeth (Cline) Greenfield. The father is also a native of Wabash County, Indiana, residing there until 1866, when he removed to Logan County, Illinois, where he made his home until the fall of 1870. At that time he came to Warren County, Iowa, and for a number of years carried on agricultural pursuits here, but is now living retired in Milo, having attained the age of seventy years. He is a Democrat in his political affiliations and has served as a trustee of White Breast Township. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Christian Church. The mother of our subject is a native of Ohio but was largely reared in Indiana and was married in that state. She now resides in Milo at the age of about seventy years. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Silas Greenfield were born six children, namely: James A., of this review; Mrs. Maggie B. Cleveland, of Liberty township; E. C., who is a dairyman of Lincoln Township; Charles, who died when only five months old; Mrs. Lola May Silcott, of Belmont Township; and Mrs. Josie J. Crabb, who also makes her home in Belmont Township.
James A. Greenfield was reared in Illinois and Iowa, and supplemented his common-school education by one term's attendance at Ackworth Academy. He had no financial assistance on starting out in life on his own account and the success which he now enjoys is therefore entirely the result of his own well directed labor and capable management. For the first two years after his marriage he operated a rented farm and eventually had eighty acres given to him by his father-in-law, to which he has since added at different times until his holdings have assumed extensive proportions. He now owns and success­fully operates his home place, comprising one hundred and seventy acres on section 1, Liberty Township, and likewise has eighty-two acres on section 2, Liberty Township, and thirty-five acres on section 34, Otter Township. His property is all finely improved and in addition to the work of general farming he is also engaged in stock-raising, breeding Poland China hogs and shorthorn cattle.
Mr. Greenfield was united in marriage to Miss Alice Kimzey, who was born in this county in March, 1859, a daughter of R. W. Kimzey. They now have two children, Miss Gene and Victor, who are at home.
In his political views Mr. Greenfield is a Democrat, while fraternally he is connected with the Knights of Pythias at Milo. Both he and his wife are devoted and faithful members of the Methodist Church, exemplifying in their daily lives the teachings of that denomination. Brooking no obstacles that honest effort can overcome, Mr. Greenfield has steadily worked his way upward until he is now numbered among the prosperous and representative agricultur­ists and stock-raisers of the county.