CLEVELAND, Charles H.

CLEVELAND, FABRICK

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 5/10/2010 at 13:32:36

Charles H. Cleveland was born in Will Co., Illinois, November 5, 1839. His parents were O. B., and Charlotte Cleveland, who, about 1838, moved from the eastern States to Illinois, where they still reside. Charles H. grew to manhood, and in 1862 enlisted in the 100th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, for the war.

He participated in the en­gagements of Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Resaca and Kennesaw Mountain. He was taken sick, placed in the hospital, and afterwards on detached service; was detailed by Maj. Cole on United States detective service. On the 26th of April, 1865, he was discharged, and then returned to Illinois.

In 1869 he came west to Cedar Falls, and after spend­ing the winter there, came to Osage. In 1875 he purchased an interest in the om­nibus and dray business with J. H. Agen. After leaving that business he purchased a farm in Hancock county, and followed farming for a couple of years, when he again returned to Osage, and purchased J. W. Lower's grocery store, which he ran for three years. In 1862 Mr. Cleveland was married to Harriet J. Fabrick, by which they had three children—May, Jessie and Freddie.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 436.