Daskam, William A. 1872 -

DASKAM, EDDY, MCCLOUD, BROWN

Posted By: Bill Waters (email)
Date: 4/19/2014 at 18:47:17

William A. Daskam owns twenty acres of land on section 28, Fremont Township, adjoining the town of Kendallville, and upon this property is engaged in raising bees and chickens and is meeting with gratifying success. He is a representative of a well-known pioneer family and a native son of this county, born in Fremont Township, September 19. 1872. his parents being James S. and Henrietta M, (Eddy) Daskam, the former a native of New York and the latter of Vermont. The father came to Winneshiek County in the '50s and purchased and improved an eighty acre farm in Orleans Township, operating this until the outbreak of the Civil war. He then enlisted in the Union army under Captain Weiser, of Decorah, serving until almost the close of hostilities. He participated in many important engagements and was twice wounded on the battlefield. After his return he engaged in the mercantile business in Kendallville, so continuing until his death. His wife survives him and makes her home in that city.

William A. Daskam was reared in Fremont Township, acquiring his early education in the district schools. He afterwards attended Breckenridge Institute in Decorah and then the State Normal School at Cedar Falls. For five years after leaving school he engaged in teaching in the country schools and then spent five years as principal of the schools in Fort Atkinson. At the end of that time he purchased twenty acres of land on section 28, Fremont Township, and turned his attention to the raising of bees and chickens. He has met with most gratifying success, as is evidenced by the fact that while he began the year 1912 with fifty-nine swarms of bees he has now one hundred and fifty and he cleared one thousand dollars from the sale of his honey. He specializes in raising brown leghorn chickens and this branch of his enterprise is also extremely profitable.

On the 25th of December, 1901, Mr. Daskam married Miss Mabel B. Brown, a daughter of C. C. and Ida (McCloud) Brown, of whom further mention is made elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Daskam have two children: Marjorie H. aged seven; and Glen Alson, aged five. Mrs. Daskam is a member of the Methodist church and he is connected fraternally with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Woodmen of America. He gives his political allegiance to the Republican Party and is at present clerk of Fremont Township. He is progressive and public-spirited in matters of citizenship and reliable and trustworthy in business relations—a native son of whom Winneshiek county has every reason to be proud.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark publishing Company 1913