For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 380
CHESTER C. PARRY....Chester C. Parry, who is the owner of a well cultivated farm in Goshen township, which he acquired through his unaided efforts, was born in this county, October 28, 1867, being a son of Lewellen and Katherine ( Stotler ) Parry. The parents were both born in Pennsylvania and came to Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1857. The father was identified with farming interests and became the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of good land in Goshen township. He passed away in 1898. The mother still lives on the home place. To their union were born seven children, two of whom, Delvan and Margaret, died in infancy. The other members of the family are : Chester C., our subject ; Henry H., now of Muscatine county ; Lulu, who married L. H. Newman, of Muscatine, who is now deceased ; Ada, now Mrs. Harry Lewis of Muscatine ; and Elsie, the wife of Arthur Hawker, of Goshen township.It is in the common schools that Chester C. Parry acquired his early education. As a boy he was taught the value of labor and as an indication of his remarkable perseverance it may be stated that he worked for his father seven years for a team of horses and harness. To a youth making such a beginning nothing appears impossible. Industrious and economical, he acquired the necessary funds and purchased eighty acres of land in section 20, Goshen township, where he has since made his home. He has brought his place to a high state of cultivation and raised the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate, being also highly successful in raising live stock for the market. The appearance of his farm indicates good judgment and careful management and he is justly entitled to a place as one of the prosperous citizens of Muscatine county, who generally accomplishes whatever he attempts.
On the 17th of February, 1897, Mr. Parry was united in marriage to Miss Myra E. Ransom, a daughter of Myron and Eleanor ( Lord ) Ransom. Mrs. Parry is the eldest of eleven children, the others of the family being : Abbie, who married Edwin Mason, of Pennsylvania, and is now deceased ; Harry, now of Muscatine county ; Annis, the wife of Clyde Fetterman, of Pennsylvania ; Robert, also of Pennsylvania ; Lucy, the wife of Harry Burkhart, of Pennsylvania ; Mabel, who died in infancy ; Elva, the wife of Milton Boyle, of Goshen township ; Henriette, who married Fred Bendure, of Pennsylvania, and is now deceased ; Jean, the wife of Frank Timberlake ; and Ida, now Mrs. Myron Hahn, of Pennsylvania. Two children have blessed the union of Mr. and Mrs. Parry : Eleanor, who died in infancy ; and Grace, now five years of age.
Politically Mr. Parry is independent, voting for the man irrespective of the party with which he is affiliated. He is a valued member of the Methodist church and fraternally is identified with Liberty Lodge, No. 190, I. O. O. F., of West Liberty. He has found in his wife a loving and helpful companion and they have many friends in Muscatine county, whom they have attracted by their genial qualities and by the interest they have shown in the welfare of others.
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