Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 874
JAMES COULTHARD

James COULTHARD, a farmer living on section 1, of Cincinnati Township, came to Harrison County in the spring of 1866, and rented land for two years, boarding with his brother George. In the spring of 1868 he bought the farm he now owns, which at that time consisted of eighty acres of unimproved land upon which he made improvements. In the spring of 1871, he went to California, where he engaged in mining and teaming until the autumn of 1878, at which time he came back to Harrison County, and that winter built a house on his place, 18x24 feet, a story and a half high; and later on provided a good barn, together with other improvements, at the same time kept adding to his land until he now has three hundred and twenty acres; one hundred and twenty acres of land besides this tract he owns in Taylor Township, which he uses for pasture.

Our subject was married in Harrison County, October 14, 1880, to Miss Emarine GRANGER, the daughter of Orvill F. and Eliza A. (SMITH) GRANGER. By this union three children were born -- Robert O., born August 6, 1882; Lydia A., August 4, 1884; Mabel E., April 6, 1887.

Emarine (GRANGER) COULTHARD was born in Calhoun Township, Harrison County, February 9, 1859. Her parents moved into Cincinnati Township about 1860. Mr. COULTHARD is well known in Western Harrison County, but it may be well to refer to his earlier career.

He was born in Middlesex County, Canada, July 4, 1848, and remained there with his parents until the spring of 1866. His education was received at the common schools, and his political belief is that of Republican.

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