HOWARD G. SHOESMITH.
Howard G. Shoesmith, a well-known farmer of Greeley township, this county, has been one of the leading citizens of that township for years. Mr. Shoesmith rents a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Greeley township, which he is cultivating with rare skill.
Howard G. Shoesmith was born on May 14, 1881, at North Branch, Iowa, the son of Stephen and Mary (May) Shoesmith, both natives of England. He was educated in North Branch and after completing his education began farming, which occupation he has followed ever since.
On January 2, 1907, Howard G. Shoesmith was married to Mary Wahlert, who was born on April 9, 1880, the daughter of Jacob and Ernestine (Fritche) Wahlert, to which union have been born four children, Stella, Virgil, Marvel and Rollo.
Mr. Shoesmith is a member of the Methodist church and is identified with the Republican party.
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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, pg. 587.
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