Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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JOHN LAHMAN

John LAHMAN, (deceased), came to Harrison County in 1866, and opened a harness shop at Missouri Valley, having put in one year prior to this in old St. Johns. He followed harness making until 1870, when he formed a partnership with Dr. G. H. MCGAVREN in the stock business, and continued three or four years, and then purchased the farm which he operated in connection with the stock business.

He for whom this memoir is written, was born in Gettysburg, Pa., November 14, 1840, and the house in which he was born was shot through with a cannon ball, fired at the battle of Gettysburg, which was the greatest battle of the Civil war. Our subject's mother died when he was a small boy, but the father survived until about 1875.

Our subject was married January 21, 1869, to Miss Clara C. HARRIS, a daughter of Judge D. M. HARRIS, of the Times, at Missouri Valley. By this union, two children were born, Edwin Bruce, born in 1874, and died in 1876; Rush C., born August 5, 1884.

Politically, Mr. LAHMAN was a stalwart Republican. He served in the town council at Missouri Valley, and took an active part in public affairs. During the Civil war he was a member of Company C, Thirty-fourth Illinois Cavalry, enlisting at Dixon, and served three years. He was a member of Belden Post, G. A. R., at Missouri Valley. Was also a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Triune Chapter at Missouri Valley, and Ivanhoe Commandery at Council Bluffs.

He passe from the scenes of this life July 16, 1888, and was buried with Masonic honors, in Rose Hill Cemetery. A few years prior to his death, he gave up the stock business, and spent his time in looking after his agricultural interests. He was a man very pronounced in his views, and was thrown upon his own resources at the age of twelve years. He was a considerate, kind-hearted, and thoughtful man, and left a large circle of friends to regret his demise.

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