JAMES K. FRYMOYER

James K. Frymoyer, who is successfully engaged in farming and stock-raising on section 26, Sugar Creek township, claims Pennsylvania as his native state, his birth occurring in Snyder county on the 12th of August, 1860. His parents were Jacob and Julian (Klinger) Frymoyer, also natives of the Keystone state, the former born in Northumberland county, June 21, 1828, and the latter in Dauphin county on the 24th of February, 1823. His father was a tailor by trade and during his residence in Pennsylvania followed that occupation most of the time but after coming to Iowa turned his attention to farming. He died on the 17th of March, 1902, and his wife survived him two years, passing away March 19, 1904. This worthy couple were the parents of four children: Jennie, now the wife of A. F. Beard of Wilton; James K., whose name introduces this sketch; Mary, who died in infancy; and Alice, the deceased wife of Frank Smith.

James K. Frymoyer passed the first seventeen years of his life in the county of his nativity and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Iowa, the family locating in Cedar county on the farm which has since been his home. It consists of eighty acres of very productive and valuable land on section 26, Sugar Creek township, and he has placed the same under a high state of cultivation and improved it by the erection of good and substantial buildings, including a fine large residence of ten rooms built in 1904. In 1909 he erected a barn, fifty-six by sixty-six feet in dimensions, with sixteen foot posts. Everything about the place is kept in first class order and its neat and thrifty appearance plainly indicates that he understands the occupation which he has chosen as a life work. In connection with general farming he gives considerable attention to the raising of stock.

In 1897 Mr. Frymoyer was married to Miss Amanda Burris Armentrout, who was born in Sugar Creek township, August 2, 1867, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Long) Armentrout. Her mother now resides with Mr. and Mrs. Frymoyer, but her father died in 1907, in the eighty-fifth year of his age. Both parents were natives of Virginia and came to Cedar county, Iowa, in 1851, this being the home of the family ever since. Our subject and his wife have three children: George Ray Burris, Margaret Lucile and James Curtis Wayne.

Mr. Frymoyer is an earnest and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Wilton and has ever taken an active part in its work, while he is now serving as trustee. His life has been such as to command the respect of all who know him, and he is regarded as one of the leading citizens of his community.