Samuel Egbert
EGBERT
Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 8/31/2015 at 15:48:18
Samuel Egbert settled in Worth county in 1856. He was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Jan. 28, 1815. He is the son of James and Rachel Egbert who were the parents of eleven children. The father was a millwright. When Samuel was about eight years of age, he came with his parents, in 1823, to Portage Co., Ohio, where his father died. Soon after he removed with his mother to Holmes Co., Ohio, where she entered eighty acres of land on which a brother of Samuel now lives. When Samuel was about sixteen years of age he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he followed for twenty-five years. In 1836 he married Eliza Jones, of Welsh descent, by whom he had six children, two of whom are living—Elizabeth and Rachel P. In 1839 Mr. Egbert emigrated to Coles Co., Ill., and the next year to Shelby county, same state, remaining there until 1856, at which time he came to Worth Co., Iowa. On coming here he located the land on which Northwood now stands; laying off a portion of his land in town lots. Mr. Egbert has been a resident of Northwood for more than a quarter of a century, and has been an eye witness of the country's marvelous prosperity and development. He was appointed a commissioner to locate the first roads of the county. He received the first order from Judge Moore, of Mitchell county, to organize Worth county, and was the donor of twelve and a half acres of depot grounds, for the encouragement of the Iowa Central Railroad. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 839.
Samuel Egbert, deceased, one of the pioneers of Northwood, was born in Lycoming county, PA Jan. 28, 1815. In 1823 the family removed lo Portage county, Ohio and soon after to Holmes county, the same state. At the age of 16 he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed for 25 years.
In 1856 he came to Nortlnvood and located the land on which part of the city now stands, laying off a portion in town lots. He was appointed a commissioner to locate the first roads in the county. He received the order to organize Worth county and when the Iowa Central railroad was projected to Northwood he donated 12 1/2 acres for depot grounds. He was married in 1836 to Miss Eliza Jones, who preceded him to the great beyond a few years ago. His two daughters, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jerome, are still residents of Northwood.
Source: The Semi-Centennial Souvenir of Northwood, Iowa, 1907, page 17.
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