Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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JAMES HAUSE

James HAUSE, (deceased), was born near Deerfield, N. Y., February 6, 1804, and remained in that locality until he grew to manhood, and then removed to Middlesex County, Canada, where he remained until 1855, and then sold his farm and came to Harrison County. He came as far as Iowa City, which was the end of the railroad at that time, and there bought a team and came overland the remainder of the way. He entered a quarter-section of land, as did also each one of his sons, Allen and William. The father's land was on section 11, of Cincinnati Township There were but few settlers in the Missouri Bottoms at that time. Mr. HAUSE built a log house and commenced to improve his land and remained there until 1885, when he sold and went to Wayne County, Neb., and spent the remainder of his days with his son William; he died in May, 1887, and was buried at the old St. John's Cemetery. His wife, Jenet (EDDIE) HAUSE, was born in Scotland about 1811, and when a young girl accompanied her parents to New York, where she was married. She died in Harrison County, in August 1882. Both she and her husband were members of the Presbyterian Church, and their remains lie side by side in St. John's Cemetery. They were parents of nine children: William, Allen, Hugh, Eliza, Jane, Alexander, Robert, Charles and Jenette.

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