Source: History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present
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What the record says
Born May 8, 1864 in Jackson township.
Thrifty farmer, republican, township trustee.
Sixth of seven children.
Bought father's 200-acre homestead in 1893, added 100 acres in 1906.
Farm on sections 15 and 10, Jackson township.
Married Lottie James April 3, 1889.
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