JESSE A. HUMISTON.
The following is a biography of a plain, honest man of affairs, who, by correct methods and a strict regard for the interests of the patrons of the railroad which he serves, has made his influence felt in Audubon and won for himself a position of confidence in the business circles of this city. Jesse A. Humiston, the agent of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, at Audubon, Iowa, commands the entire confidence and respect of his fellow townsmen and is much admired by the people of this county.
Jesse A. Humiston was born on August 12, 1868, at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, the son of Alonzo B. and Orcelia (Brown) Humiston, the former of whom was born in 1838, and who died in 1908, and the latter, born in 1841, and who died in 1893. Mrs. Orcelia (Brown) Humiston was of German and Scotch ancestry. Alonzo B. Humiston was born in America, and was a son of German parents who settled in Wisconsin. In 1841 Alonzo Humiston settled in Tama county, Iowa, and conducted a general merchandise store in Tama. After his wife's death he disposed of his business and for a number of years lived in Colorado with a daughter. Alonzo Humiston and wife were the parents of three children: Mrs. Julia Spencer, of Clinton, Iowa; Mrs. Nellie C. Hobden, of Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Jesse A., the immediate subject of this review.
Jesse A. Humiston was educated in the schools of Tama, Iowa, and early in life began learning telegraphy, completing his instruction in this line at Bellevue, Iowa, when about fifteen years of age. He was first employed for one year at Bellevue by the Chicago & Milwaukee Railway Company. Subsequently he worked two years in Milwaukee, and was then employed by the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Company for two years. Since that time he has been employed by the Chicago & Northwestern. Mr. Humiston has been heavily interested for several years in farming lands in Iowa. In 1899 Mr. Humiston purchased three hundred and twenty acres of land, which he sold in 1913, realizing handsomely on his real estate transaction.
Jesse A. Humiston was married in September, 1888, to Emma Scott, of Cedar Rapids, the daughter of William H. Scott.
Mr. Humiston is an adherent of the Republican party, but his business interests have prevented his taking a very active part in political matters. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He and his wife are devoted members of the Presbyterian church, and active in the work of this denomination.
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Transcribed from History of Audubon County, Iowa Its People, Industries and Institutions With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, by H. F. Andrews, editor, Indianapolis: B. F. Bowen & Company, 1915, pp. 796-797.
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