Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1915
BIOGRAPHIES
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JOSIAH H. TUFLY

Raglan township, Harrison county, Iowa, boasts of many good farmers, and among them should be mentioned Josiah H. TUFLY, who has been a resident of this county since 1858. His parents were pioneer settlers in the county and he himself has been a witness of the wonderful growth of this county. During his boyhood days he underwent all of the hardships and privations incident to life in a new country.

Josiah H. TUFLY, son of Josiah and Margaret TUFLY, was born in Washington county, Missouri, April 25, 1857. His parents were natives of Switzerland and Alsace-Loraine, France, respectively. His father was a carpenter and farmer in his native land and came to the United States about 1840. Mr. TUFLY's parents were not married until after they came to this country, his mother coming here a year or so after his father's arrival. Josiah TUFLY, Sr., and his wife located in Harrison county in 1858, at which time very few settlers located. They reared a family of eight children, of whom Josiah H. was the sixth in order of birth.

The education of Josiah H. TUFLY was received in Harrison county. During his boyhood days he helped his father on the farm and lived at home until he was thirty-three years of age. He then married and rented the home farm for two years, after which he bought a farm adjoining the city of Modale, but did not like living so close to town, and five years later traded his first farm for one hundred and twenty acres in Raglan township. The farm was poorly improved when he acquired it, but he has since built a nine room modern house, and a large barn, thirty-two by forty feet. The farm is beautifully situated in the hills and is well named the �Elm Grove Farm.� By devoting himself to general farming and stock raising Mr. TUFLY has been able to make a very comfortable living for himself and family, and is ranked among the leading farmers of his community.

Mr. TUFLY was married February 20, 1890, to Emma J. ARBAUGH. She was born in Harrison county, Iowa, and is a daughter of Jacob W. and Jerrendine (RILEY) ARBAUGH, natives of Indiana and Ohio, respectively. To this union have been born three children, Beryl M., Lloyd D. and George D.

Mr. TUFLY is a Republican and a stanch supporter of the principles and policies of that party. He has never aspired to other office except that of school director, a position which he held for three years. Mrs. TUFLY is a member of the Christian church and Mr. TUFLY is a supporter of that denomination. He is a musician of more than local reputation and has played the cornet in the Modale and Magnolia bands. He is also a violinist and takes a great deal of pleasure in his music.

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