Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 801
GEORGE A. CASE

George A. CASE, who has been a resident of Harrison County since 1865, and who is now a resident of Cass township, living on section 9, will form the subject of this biographical notice.

He came to the county with his parents, who remained at Twelve-Mile Grove for one year, and then moved to Jefferson Township, near the village of Jeddo. After four or five years, our subject purchased land north of Jeddo, where he remained until his removal to Cass Township, in the spring of 1889. He began working out when about sixteen years of age, following this for six years, and after reaching his majority he rented land for five years, and in the spring of 1883, purchased a piece of land on section 3, of Cass Township, which he farmed for three years. He sold this place, or rather exchanged, for his present farm of eighty acres, on sections 9 and 10, upon which there was a small house, to which he added an upright, 14x20 feet and a kitchen 14x22. He later built a good barn, provided his stock-yard with a windmill and made general improvements such as one sees on most of the Harrison County farms.

Our subject was born in Jones County, Iowa, August 4, 1854, and is the son of James R., and Alice B., (HEARN) CASE. He is the third child of a family of seven children. He accompanied his parents from Jasper County to Harrison County,

He was married February 18, 1885, to Ella M. HUNT, daughter of Jasen Z. and Mary (KING) HUNT, who was born February 15, 1861. Their children are, Hume, born August 9, 1888 and Orvill L., March 26, 1890. Politically, Mr. CASE is identified with the Republican party.

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