West Liberty History 1838-1938

Source: One Hundred Years of History
* Commemorating a Century of Progress in the West Liberty Community * WEST LIBERTY, IOWA
JACOB D. ROMAINE

Jacob D. Romaine was born in New Jersey in 1816. Came to Muscatine county in 1841, and purchased 150 acres in Wapsinonoc Twp. He was married to Mary Lewis, a native of Ohio, in 1843. They had three children that grew to maturity, Lewis, Eva and Walter.

Lewis married Hannah Jane Connelly and had four children, Ernest Oda, Ethel (deceased) and Charley (deceased).

Eva married James Ball, and they had one child, Mary.

Walter married Anna Reuss; they had one child, Hazel.

The old home built by Jacob Romaine on Section 16, is still standing.

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