For
Muscatine County Iowa
1911
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1911 | |
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Volume II, Biographical, 1911, page 645
HARRY L. ROMIG. A direct descendant on the paternal side of Mayflower ancestry, Harry L. Romig, who lives in Wilton township, Muscatine county, Iowa, has in his life exemplified many of the virtues possessed by his ancestors. He is a native of this county, born February 18, 1869, being the son of Aaron and Mary (Wilkinson) Romig. The father was born in Pennsylvania and the mother in New York state. The grandfather and great-grandfather of our subject served in the Revolutionary war, and the American progenitors of the family arrived on this shore in the Mayflower. After their marriage in New York state Mr. and Mrs. Romig came west, arriving at Muscatine, Iowa, in 1854. The father engaged for four years in the boot and shoe business, and then sold out and worked at the carpenter's trade for five years. In 1863 he purchased a farm in Sweetland township, which he cultivated until 1869, when he disposed of it and located permanently on one hundred and sixty acres of good land in Wilton township. He was an industrious and enterprising man and became quite successful as a farmer and stock-raiser. He died in 1885, and his widow is now living on the home place and has reached the venerable age of eighty-two years. There were seven children in the family, one of whom died in infancy. Those living are: Orrange, now of Fall River, Kansas; Darwin, of Muscatine, Iowa; Edith, now Mrs. John Taylor of Muscatine county; Charles; Harry L., our subject; and Grace, the wife of G. O. Day, a farmer of Sweetland township.Harry L. Romig was reared under the favoring conditions of a happy home and was reared upon his father's farm, attending the district schools and assisting in farm work on Saturday and during vacations. After laying aside his books he became identified with the active management of the homestead on which he has ever since lived, with the exception of eight months when he was engaged with a brother in the hardware business. He makes his home with his mother and carries on general farming, also for fifteen years past specializing as a breeder of Poland China hogs, in which he has built up a very lucrative business. Stock from his farm are called for from many directions and are sold throughout the state. He is recognized as a man of fine business ability and a successful farmer. Socially he is identified with the Grange and politically gives his support to the republican party.
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