Zearing, Iowa 1956 History

PERRY :

Nathan A. Perry, local pioneer, took part in the Alaskan gold rush in the 1890's. When he returned from the Klondike, he was rather bitter about the trip. He said than an Iowa poor house would be preferable to the Klondike. Nathan had suffered from frost bite.

Nathan A. Perry was born on September 21, 1849, in Wisconsin. Mary Ann Vandeventer was born on April 8, 1845, in Medina county, Ohio, Nathan and Mary Ann were married in Wisconsin on October 9, 1870. They moved to our community in 1881.

Nathan and Mary Ann were the parents of six children. They were Frank W., Myrtle, Cecile, and Ernest L. Two children died in infancy.

Nathan died on January 1, 1937. Mary Ann died on August 15, 1935.

Phillips :

The Phillips family has been a highly respected family in our community from the 1870's to 1956. William and Catherine Corbit Phillips died before I was born. However, I knew and admired George W., Lewis, and Phoebe Phillips Wickham.

As a little boy, I would think up excuses to visit Phoebe's house. One such incident she never forgot and teased me about it in later years. It seems that I appeared on her doorstep with an armload of catnip. It was a present for her cats.

William M. Phillips was born in the Lake Region, Cayuga county, New York, on June 25, 1826. He moved to Lafayette township, Coshocton county, Ohio, with his parents in 1838. In the 1840's, the family moved to Adams township, Coshocton county.

Catherine Corbit was born in Ohio on March 7, 1830. Her father, Robert Corbit, was born in Washington county, Maryland, on May 16, 1790.

William and Catherine were married in Ohio in 1851. They moved to Iowa in 1862. In 1875, they moved to our community.

William and Catherine were the parents of four children. They were Julia, George W., Lewis, and Phoebe.

William died on January 14, 1877. Catherine died on February 11, 1905.

POLLOCK :

The Pollock family was prominent in the business life of Zearing, Iowa, for almost thirty years.

Thomas J. Pollock, a Civil War veteran, was born in Wisconsin on July 26, 1842. We do not have the maiden name of his wife, Martha, or their wedding date. Thomas J. and Martha moved to Zearing in the 1.890's.

Thomas J. and Martha were the parents of four children. They were Thomas E., Robert R., Wallace A., and George.