Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1889

Source: Portrait and Biographical Album, Muscatine County, Iowa, 1889, page 288
J. B. VANATTA, a leading farmer and stock-raiser , is still living in the house in which he was born, it being located on section 11, Seventy-Six Township. The date of his birth was May 23, 1853, and he is a son of James and Katy Ann ( Brobeck ) Vanatta. the genealogy of the family is given in the sketch of James Vanatta, which will be found on another page of this album. Our subject received his education in the common schools, and was reared to farm life, having since his early youth assisted in the cultivation of his father's land. After attaining his majority he remained on the old homestead, caring for and improving the land of shares. On the 22d of September, 1875, he led to the marriage altar Miss Molly O'Brien, a daughter of John and Fanny ( Hanran ) O'Brien, who are now residing in Kansas. An interesting family of four children have been born of their union---Fanny, Fred, Mabel and Maud.

Mr. Vanatta carries on general farming and stock-raising, giving considerable attention to the raising of hogs and sheep. He both raises and buys, shipping to foreign markets, handling from 500 to 1,000 head of sheep per year, and 10,000 hogs. He takes great interest in civic societies, belonging to the two fraternities, K. of P. and A.O.U.W., the local lodges of which he is a member being Damon Lodge No.76, K. of P., and Eagle Lodge No. 10, A.O.U.W., both of Muscatine. Politically, he is a supporter of the Republican party, and is one of the highly esteemed citizens of the county.

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