Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 534
ANDER A. BOOTH

A self-made farmer and an enterprising citizen of Jackson township, Harrison county, Iowa, is Ander A. BOOTH, who was born in this county a half century ago. His parents were among the earliest settlers in this county and Mr. BOOTH remembers the early struggles through which the pioneers of the county passed. He started in to work for himself before reaching his majority and worked on different farms throughout the county until his marriage. He now owns a well-improved farm in Jackson township, where he and his good wife are rearing an interesting family of children.

Ander A. BOOTH, the son of William and Eliza (ELLIS) BOOTH, was born November 20, 1865, in Little Sioux, Iowa. His parents were born in Ohio, and came to Harrison county in 1855. Their nearest trading point was a small place called Fountainbleau, which was located about two miles north of where the village of Little Sioux now stands. His father farmed there until his death, leaving his widow with five children. The mother kept the children together and moved to Little Sioux, where she married, secondly, about 1875, James Cooper.

Ander A. BOOTH was only eight months old when his father died and he made his home with his mother and stepfather until he was married. However, he was away from home most of the time working on farms in different parts of the county. He also helped to build many of the bridges in the county. After his marriage in 1895 he rented for the first year and then bought two hundred and eighty-nine acres of land where he is now living in Jackson township. The farm was in a very poor condition when he bought it, but under his skillful management he has made it one of the best in the township. He has placed extensive improvements upon it and has increased its value several fold. He engages in general farming and stock raising and makes a specialty of full-blooded Poland China hogs.

Mr. BOOTH was married October 23, 1895, to Fanny BRYCESON, who was born September 29, 1866, in Belvidere, Monona county, Iowa. Her parents, Thomas J. and Mary (SHINER) Bryceson, came to Monona county about 1864, and there reared a family of nine children. Mr. and Mrs. BOOTH are the parents of three children, Martha Eloise, born April 17, 1889; Earl Milton, born October 23, 1901, and Loreno Mary, born March 13, 1904.

Mr. BOOTH is a Republican and takes an intelligent interest in the welfare of his party. He has been school director in his township and filled this office to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens. Mrs. BOOTH is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. BOOTH is one of the most enterprising farmers of his neighborhood, as is evidenced by his very attractive farm buildings and the general condition of his farm.

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