James Hungerford

HUNGERFORD

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Date: 11/7/2022 at 20:45:46

James Hungerford

James Hungerford, farmer and black­smith, is a native of New York State, born Oct. 18, 1832. When twelve years of age he went to Rock Co., Wis., resid­ing there until 1865, when he went to Mitchell Co., Iowa. In 1878 he moved to his present residence, on section 16, Lin­coln township, Worth county. He has 120 acres of good land, raises stock and grain of all kinds, and is one of the best farmers in the township. He has been township assessor and also township trus­tee. Mr. Hungerford was married in 1856 to Ann Rossiter, born in England Sept. 9, 1829. They have two children- Martha, wife of D. A. Mitchell, born Aug. 13, 1857; William, born July 12, 1867. Mr. Hungerford and wife are members of the Evangelical Association. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.796