Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 401
CHARLES E. CUTLER, M.D.

Charles E. CUTLER, M.D., of Magnolia, was born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, August 7, 1851, and in March, 1853, his parents removed to Harrison County. The father preempted one hundred and twenty acres of land on section 7, of Magnolia Township. The first year they were here his father injured himself while building rail fence, and was confined to his bed for two years, at the end of which time he died. Our subject remained at home until 1876, when he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and attended a course of lectures at Pulte Medical College, and after attending one course he returned home, and the following autumn returned to school again and took two courses, graduating the 28th of May, 1878, and came back to Magnolia, where he has practiced medicine ever since.

The year 1878 was an eventful one for our subject, besides being the year in which he graduated, for on June 4 he was united in marriage with Miss Nellie WHITE, who was born in Kenosha County, Wis., November 8, 1856, and when twelve years moved with her parents to Cincinnati, Ohio. By this union three children were born -- Atta M., born March 21, 1879, died July 21, 1879; Jennie M., born June 11, 1880, and Roy H., May 8, 1884.

Dr. CUTLER's father, Collins I. CUTLER, was born in Connecticut in 1809, and when a young man ran a peddling wagon for a firm in New Orleans, delivering goods as he went, as this was before the days of commercial travelers. His trips extended through the Southern States. When he quit that he purchased a farm and lived there until about 1850, when he came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, purchased a farm near Avoca and remained there until 1853, at which time he sold out, came to Harrison County and pre-empted a farm in Magnolia Township and soon after met with the accident in building a fence above referred to and died May 5, 1855.

The mother of our subject, Caroline TODD, was born in Oswego County, N. Y., September 28, 1815, and is now living at Magnolia, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Collins CUTLER were the parents of eight children, our subject being the seventh. When they came to Harrison County, Council Bluffs was the nearest post-office and trading point, and nearly all the settlers were poor and had hard work to tide over from one season to another.

Mr. and Mrs. CUTLER are members of the Congregational Church at Magnolia. He belongs to the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and politically he believes in the principles of the Republican party. Most all professional men are appreciated at times, but none so much as the physician who comes to the sick chamber to visit a father, mother or child. By their coming the high fever is allayed and pain almost magic like leaves the body. No wonder they are anxiously looked for by the family, and no wonder they who are finally restored to health are willing to speak kind words regarding them.

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