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, March 2021.
Who's Who inHenry County, 1940 |
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SMITH, EDWARD NEWTON: |
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| Assistant Bank Cashier; b Mount Pleasant, Iowa Aug 16, 1896; s of James A Smith-Lillian M Brown; ed New London HS 1913; m Henrietta Recksieck Jan 6, 1917 Mount Pleasant; s Edward Earl; 1914-15 in chg of tool room Northwestern Bridge & Iron Works, Milwaukee Wis; 1915-16 clk Blakeley Drug Co, Oskaloosa; 1917-18 P O clk, New London; 1918-19 city mail carrier, New London; 1920- asst cash Iowa St Bank, New London, also opr ins agcy representing Harford & Iowa Mutual of Cedar Rapids; 1936- town treas; 1920- secy consolidated sch dist, New London; 1936- chmn development com Danville Lake & Park; Izaak Walton, Burlington ch; C of C; IOOF 56, past noble grand; MWA 5844, past ofcr; KP, past chancellor; AF&AM 28; RAM; Dem, twp committeeman; hobbies: fishing, outdoor life, collecting rocks, Indian artifacts; parents both born in Iowa, father born Henry Co, great uncle Presley Saunders gave land for Saunders Park, Mount Pleasant; mother’s grandfather David Brown & 2 brothers built 1st brick houses in Henry Co, still in existence; grandparents among early settlers in Henry Co; off Iowa St Bank; res New London. | |
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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, March 2021. |
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