Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 966
HENRY HERRING

Henry HERRING, of Little Sioux Township, has been a resident of Harrison County since 1856. He was born in Adams County, Penn., in 1832, and is a son of Michael and Mary HERRING, natives of the Keystone State. Our subject's early life was spent in Pennsylvania, where he received but six weeks' schooling, yet, through hard work upon his own part, the school of life has made him a number one business man. Upon coming to Harrison County, he engaged in carpentering and also split nine thousand rails for Solomon Smith; he also worked in a sawmill on Soldier River, and cut shingles with John Ellis, also cut wood for the steamboats. In 1859, he bought a farm on section 34, and farmed that until 1877, and then started a store in River Sioux, carrying a general stock, including lumber, machinery, wagons, etc.

Our subject was united in marriage at Fairfield, Adams County, Pa., March 8, 1866 to Mary MUSSELMAN, by whom five children were born � John, Christian, Charles, Millie and Olive.

Politically, our subject affiliates with the Democratic party. He started the first store in River Sioux, and built the second dwelling in the place.

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