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HISTORY OF CARROLL COUNTY IOWA

A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement

VOLUME II ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1912

Transcribed by Sharon Elijah October 5, 2020

Frank Toyne, who is engaged in general farming and the raising and breeding of thoroughbred horses and cattle on his homestead in Jasper township, was born in Cedar county, Iowa, on the 10th of September, 1876. His father, George Toyne, is a native of Lincolnshire, England, where he was reared and educated. At the age of twenty-one he determined to emigrate to America, and took passage for the United States, arriving in this country in 1856. He first located in Ohio, where he remained for a year; later he went to Cedar county, Iowa. There he was subsequently married, continuing to reside there until 1879 in which year he came to Carroll county. He acquired a farm on section 36, Jasper township, which he improved and cultivated until 1893, when he withdrew from agricultural pursuits and removed to Glidden, where he is now living retired at the age of seventy-six years. He met with most gratifying success in his undertakings and acquired five hundred acres of excellent farming land in this county, which was the result of his own unaided effort. Mr. Toyne has twice married, his first wife passed away in 1872, leaving five children: Mira, the wife of Jeff Meyers, a resident of Nebraska; William, who is running a grain elevator at Ralston, Iowa; May, the wife of Ira Wienek, of Lake City; Eva, the wife of Daniel Leonard, of Lanesboro; and Frank, who is our subject. For his second wife Mr. Toyne chose Mrs. Julietta Scranton, and to them were also born five children: Alice, who is deceased; John, who is living in Indianapolis, Indiana; Iva, the wife of Daniel Ruby, of Boise, Idaho; and Julia and Charles, both of whom are at home.

Reared on the homestead in Jasper township, Frank Toyne acquired his education in the common schools, remaining a member of the parental household until he was twenty-five years of age. In 1901 he located upon his present homestead, on which he has effected many improvements during the period of his ownership. His farm contains one hundred and sixty acres of land and is known as “East Lawn”; here he is raising Shorthorns and thoroughbred horses, in connection with the tilling of his fields.

Mr. Toyne was united in marriage to Miss May Drew, who passed away in 1900. Three children were born of this union: Guy; and Grace and Gladden, who are twins. In 1907 Mr. Toyne married Gertrude Hinkley, his present wife and the have become the parents of two children, one who died in infancy and Gurdon.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Toyne affiliate with the Methodist Episcopal church and politically he is a republican. He is not an office seeker although for two years he served in the capacity of school treasurer. He is one of the energetic and enterprising citizens of Jasper township, who is becoming recognized as one of the substantial farmers.

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