Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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WILLIAM & DELBERT REMINGTON

A prominent real estate, loan and insurance firm at Mondamin is composed of William and Delbert REMINGTON, both of whom have been residents of Harrison county more than thirty-five years. Their parents were early settlers of this county and their father was a substantial farmer for more than thirty years. The brothers were educated in this county and are now engaged in a general real estate, loan and insurance business, which they established in the spring of 1913.

William and Delbert REMINGTON are the sons and only children of Martin L. and Katie (RATLEDGE) REMINGTON. William was born November 18, 1871, in Martin county, Minnesota, and Delbert M. was born May 26, 1878, in Raglan township, Harrison county, Iowa. Their parents were natives of New York and Ohio, respectively. Martin L. REMINGTON went with his parents from New York to Wisconsin, where he lived until he reached his majority. He then went to Minnesota to work as a farm hand. Katie RATLEDGE went with her parents from Ohio to Indiana when a small girl, and a few years later went to Minnesota, where her parents entered a homestead. Martin L. REMINGTON and Katie RATLEDGE were married in Minnesota and at once took a homestead in Martin county, where they lived several years. Finally, after losing three crops in succession as a result of the grasshopper plague, they left the state, traded their house for a horse and started for Kansas. While on the trip to that state their horse was bitten by a snake and died. The family finally reached the home of an uncle of Mr. REMINGTON on Steer creek, in Harrison county, Iowa, and the family liked the country so well that Mr. REMINGTON bought a farm near Echo in Raglan township, where he lived for thirty-four years. He then retired and moved to Mondamin, where he is now living. His wife, Katie RATLEDGE, was working in New Ulm, Minnesota, at the time the Sioux Indians were on the war path. She had three brothers in the Union army during the Civil War and at the same time her father and another brother were fighting the Indians in Minnesota. Her father's homestead was near Fairmount, Martin county, Minnesota.

The REMINGTON brothers were educated in the common schools of Raglan township. They lived on the farm and worked together until 1902. In that year William moved to Mondamin and engaged in the real estate business with his cousin, H. A. COX, under the firm name of COX & REMINGTON. This partnership continued for two years, and then William bought out the interests of Mr. COX and managed the business alone for six years. In 1908 Delbert came to Mondamin and also started in the real estate business continuing alone until April 1, 1913, when the two brothers formed their present partnership. Their operations extend over Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota, Missouri and Canada. They own farm land in Missouri and Canada and also in Iowa and Nebraska, renting the same to responsible tenants.

William REMINGTON was married March 21, 1893, to Annie L. EDWARDS, a daughter of Edward and Laura EDWARDS, and a native of Wales, whose mother died when she was a small girl. In 1884 her father, three brothers and herself came to the United States and located in Iowa City, Iowa, later moving to Harrison county. One brother and one sister remained in the old home in Wales. To William and Annie L. (EDWARDS) REMINGTON have been born four children, three of whom are living, Martin E., Ivor Bryan and William Harley. Stanley, the second child, died when he was four months old.

Delbert REMINGTON married Elsie ADAMS, who was born in Oswego county, New York, a daughter of Lee S. and Ada (DEMING) ADAMS. Her parents were born in New York state and came to Harrison county about 1894. To Delbert and Elsie (ADAMS) REMINGTON have been born three children, Martin Lee, born in 1906, Frances Ada, born in 1908, and Katie Bernice, born in 1911.

The brothers are Democratic in politics, as is their father, but neither has aspired to public office, both preferring to devote all of their time and attention to their business interests. Their father was trustee of Raglan township for four years. Both of the brothers are members of the Modern Woodmen of America, and Delbert is a member of the Woodmen of the World, Royal Neighbors and Independent Order of Odd Fellows. The brothers and their families are supporters of the Christian church.

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