Quick, William (1865-1929)

QUICK

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 9/15/2019 at 01:15:56

William Quick
Aug 1865 - Apr 16, 1929

WILLIAM QUICK, an enterprising and successful young farmer of Wright Township, has been a resident of Pottawattamie County Iowa since he was a small boy. He was born in Ohio in August 1865, son of Jasper and Jane Quick, natives of Pennsylvania and Ohio respectively. When quite young, he came with his parents to Waveland Township, this county, where he grew up on a farm and received a limited education. He early learned habits of industry, honesty and perseverance - factors in a young man's character which will always insure success. His parents had 8 children, 3 sons and 5 daughters, he being the first born. For some time he worked out by the month.
March 10, 1887, Mr. Quick married Emeline Pierson, a native of Pottawattamie County, daughter of Granville and Elizabeth Pierson. Her father is an old settler of this county and a veteran of the Mexican and Civil Wars. After his marriage, Mr. Quick lived in Waveland Township one year. The farm on which he now lives, 80 acres on section 12, Wright Township, he purchased from E.R. Pierson. With his characteristic go-aheadativeness, he set about improving the farm at once; finished the house, built stables, cribs, granary, made stock lots and put up a modern wind pump, besides many other improvements in the way of fencing, etc. He is cultivating 320 acres, having rented a large track of land. He has 65 head of cattle, 100 hogs and 4 horses. Mr. Quick is a good judge of cattle and a successful breeder of the same. He and his wife have one daughter, Florence May.