Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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JAMES D. STUART

The career of James D. STUART, as a druggist, began when he was sixteen years of age and he has been interested in the business ever since. He located at Mondamin, Harrison county, Iowa, in 1881, and lived most of his life since that time in this county. He is a man who is well skilled as a manufacturing chemist and, in fact, devoted all his time for a few years to the manufacture of drugs. He was one of the first graduates of the State Board of Pharmacy in 1882.

James D. STUART, the son of James and Margaret (SHAW) STUART, was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, February 8, 1860. There were several children born to his parents, but only three are now living, James D. being the youngest.

James STUART was born in England in 1813, and was a tailor in his native land until he came to America when he was about forty years of age. He located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and continued to follow his trade until his death, in 1879. His wife was born at Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1823, and died in Council Bluffs, Iowa, in 1864. Her father, Christian Shaw, settled at St. Joseph, Missouri.

James D. STUART was a graduate of the Council Bluffs high school in the class of 1876 and immediately began his career as a druggist in Council Bluffs. In 1881 he came to Harrison county, Iowa, and settled at Mondamin, where he purchased a small drug store and had charge of it until 1886. In that year he returned to Council Bluffs and engaged in the manufacture of drugs, continuing as a manufacturing chemist until 1893. From 1893 to 1898 he was traveling on the road as a drug salesman, and in 1898 came to Magnolia, in Harrison county, and bought a small stock of drugs. The store was not doing much business when he came here, but under his efficient management he has made it one of the most attractive little drug stores in the county. He carries a good line of drugs, druggists' sundries, candies, etc. He has a good home in Magnolia and owns the business building where he is now located.

Mr. STUART was married in 1881 to Annie L. CAFFALL, who was born in 1840 at St. Louis, Missouri, and is a daughter of James and Eliza (PRATT) CAFFALL, natives of England. Mr. and Mrs. STUART are the parents of four children, Ethel, Leroy C., Ada and one who died in childhood. Leroy is a banker of Kasson, Minnesota, and Ada is married and lives at Magnolia, Iowa.

Mr. STUART is a Democrat in politics and takes an intelligent interest in the welfare of his party. During Cleveland's administration he was postmaster at Mondamin and is the present postmaster at Magnolia. He was the first city clerk of Magnolia when the town was incorporated.

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