COUNSELL, Harry

COUNSELL, RICE

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/25/2006 at 22:44:43

Harry Counsell came to Mitchell county in 1856. He now lives in Burr Oak township, and has 525 acres of land. He was born in Somersetshire, England, May 21, 1832. He emigrated to America in 1852, landing in New York, where he remained four years. In 1856 he came to Mitchell, Iowa, crossing the Mississippi on the ice on Christmas day. He lived in Osage until July, 1858, where he settled on a farm in Douglas township. In 1862 he moved to his present home on section 24. He was married May 11, 1861, to Lucretia, a daughter of L. D. Rice. She was a native of Columbus, Ohio. They are the parents of six children —Frank, Effie, George, Jessie, Ernest and Lulu. He is a strong republican and a firm believer in the ultimate success of the prohibition movement. He is a member of the board of supervisors and has held other minor offices.

Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1883, page 283.