Who's Who in
Henry County, 1940
1940 Who's Who
From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940.
Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, January 2021.
Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
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BEATTIE, GEORGE R: |
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| Farmer; b Burlington, Iowa Jan 3, 1875; s of William Beattie-Emma A Eggleston; ed Howes Acad; Elliotts Business Coll; Iowa Wes; m Harriet S Smith June 29, 1898 Mount Pleasant; s Homer G, Ralph E, Walter R; 1897-98 opr farm with brother; 1898-1903 farmer; 1903-05 owner & opr 80 A farm & rented 125 A; 1905-06 famer, Lee Co, 1906-08 Van Buren Co, 1909-14, Henry Co; 1914-38 owner & opr farm, Henry Co, also feeder of cattle; 1939- ret from active farming, Mount Pleasant, 1940- returned to home place, opr farm with son; helped org Farmers Union of Iowa, del to conv, Des Moines; secy-treas sch dist 7, Excelsior; worked on REA & road improvement; during World War collected for Liberty Bonds; Farm Bur, twp chmn several years; Meth Ch; Rep; hobbies: horses, traveling in the West; res Mount Pleasant. | |
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Key to Abbreviations From Who's Who in Iowa, by Iowa Press Association, Des Moines: Iowa Press Association, 1940. Transcribed by Alayna Vantiger, January 2021. |
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