Fear, Robert

FEAR, COX, DAY

Posted By: Mary H. Cochrane, Volunteer
Date: 6/29/2019 at 14:59:50

Biography ~ Robert Fear
1837 ~ 1892

Biographical and Historical Record of Ringgold and Decatur Counties, Iowa
(Lewis Publishing Company (1887)), pp.: 585:

"ROBERT FEAR, section 14, Grand River Township, is a native of Somersetshire, England, born February 8, 1837, a son of Robert and Betsey (Cox) Fear, natives of Somersetshire. He is the third of a family of seven children -- William, Richard, Robert, Susan, Betsey, John and Louisa. In 1856 he left home and came to the United States, locating in Dubuque County, Iowa, where for several years he was engaged in farming, and afterward, for about eight years, was in the stock business, buying and shipping to Eastern markets. In 1871 he moved to Decatur County and bought eighty acres of land in Grand River Township, and to this has added until he now has 300 acres, all under a high state of cultivation. He is extensively engaged in raising stock, for which industry his farm is well adapted, usually keeping from 100 to 200 head of cattle. He has a good story-and-a-half house, and his farm buildings are commodious and comfortable. Mr. Fear was married March 17, 1857, to Miss Mary Day, a native of Somersetshire, England, daughter of Augustus and Jane Day. They are the parents of nine children -- Alice, William, Louisa, Minnie, Frank, Lillie, Ella, Susan and Robert. In politics Mr. Fear affiliates with the Republican party."

(Submitted to the Decatur County GenWeb site by Christy Jay, email: Jaygenie@aol.com)