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Muscatine County Iowa
1879
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1879 | |
Here is what the abbreviations in the bios stand for: far: farm; Co.: company or county; dir: dealer; IVA: Iowa Volunteer Artillery; IVC: Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; IVI: Iowa Volunteer Infantry; P.O.: Post Office; S. or Sec.: section; and st.: street.
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 680
J. K. TERRY, farmer, stock-dealer and breeder of race-horses, Sec. 6; P. O. Wilton; was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., June, 1824; was raised a farmer; he remained at home assisting in the cultivation of his father's farm until 23 years of age; and March, 1847, married Caroline, daughter of James Colgrove, who was one of four brothers all residents of that county, and extensive farmers and drovers each having large families; she was born in that county May 14, 1828. For six years after his marriage, Mr. T. remained in his native county; then went to California, where, for three years he engaged in teaming and threshing; for the latter, he received 15 cents per bushel, making as high as $200 per day; he then returned to New York, where he remained for one year, and came to Iowa and settled where he now resides, and owns 400 acres of land near Wilton, which he values at $75 per acre, and 240 acres in Poweshiek Co., valued at $40 per acre; they have had eight children, four still living Charles G. born in New York, in August 1849, now a resident of Poweshiek Co., Iowa, a farmer; Nellie M., born in New York, Sept. 8, 1855, the wife of James A. Sherman, a physician of Cherokee, Cherokee Co., Iowa; James E. born in Iowa, in 1858, died at the age of 2 months; Katie, born in 1860, died when 6 months of age; Clara and Frank, born in 1862, died, the former at 6 months, the latter at 5 months of age; Douglas, born April 26, 1863, and Fred, the Feb. 27, 1865. Mrs. Terry was formerly a member of the M. E. Church, but is now a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. T. has held various township and school offices, and was formerly President of the Agricultural Society of this county; is a member of the State Legislature.
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