Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 788
CHARLES ANTHONY

Taylor township, Harrison County, Iowa, has many excellent farms and enterprising farmers, and among the latter Charles Anthony occupies a prominent place. Since the spring of 1908, he has been farming on his own farm in Taylor township and has been unusually successful, considering the short time which he has been located on his farm. As a stock raiser, he ranks high among the stockmen of the county, and has some of the best stock to be found in this section of the state.

Charles Anthony, the son of Jerry and Amanda (RATH) ANTHONY, was born on December 7, 1873, in Dana, LaSalle county, Illinois. His parents were natives of the same state, of German descent. When Charles was quite young, his parents moved to Taylor County, Iowa, where they lived for 13 years, at the end of which time they moved to Keith County, Nebraska. They lived in that state for 9 years and then moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where they stayed about 9 months. The family then located on a farm near that city. About a year later, Jerry Anthony came to Harrison county and rented the old Sharpnack farm west of Modale, his sons continuing on the farm near Council Bluffs for two years more, after which they also came to Harrison county. Charles Anthony is one of 12 children born to his parents.

Soon after locating in Nebraska with his parents, Charles Anthony commenced working on the Union Pacific railroad and worked for the company for five years, during which time he only lost one day's time. After coming to Harrison county, he lived for a time in Clay township where his father and the sons bought 160 acres of land. After his marriage in the spring of 1908, he bought 84 acres in section 30 of Taylor township on which he has since been living. He does general farming and also engages in stock raising, making a specialty of full-blooded Poland China hogs and Red Polled cattle. He has one of the largest milch cows in Harrison county, the animal weighing 1,575 pounds.

Charles Anthony was married on February 25, 1908, to Sarah SPRACKLIN, who was born June 8, 1863, in Iowa City, Iowa, a daughter of Solomon G. and Louisa (ABBETT) SPRACKLIN, natives of Knox county, Ohio, and Tennessee respectively. Her father was of English descent and her mother of Irish ancestry. The Spracklin family came to Harrison county in May 1866. Mr. Spracklin died in 1909, and his widow is still living in this county. They lived on one farm continuously from 1866 to 1912.

Mr. Anthony is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, while he and his wife are both loyal members of the Christian church. The Democratic party receives his stanch support, but he has never been active in political affairs. Mr. Anthony is popular in the community, and his genial smile and kindly disposition win friends wherever he goes.

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