Charles Henry Marble
Charles Henry Marble, a progressive and practical farmer of
Allamakee county, owning and operating seventy-five acres of land
on sections 16 and 17, Linton township, was born in Clayton
county, December 13, 1858. He is a son of Moses and Fanny (Snook)
Marble, both natives of Trumbull county, Ohio, the former born in
1814 and the latter in 1820. In early life the father followed
the wagon-maker’s trade but later turned his attention to
farming. He emigrated first to Illinois and then to Iowa,
locating in Clayton county in 1845, and in Linton township,
Allamakee county, in 1860. He became an extensive landowner, his
holdings lying in the vicinity of what is now Big Foot school,
and he continued to operate them until 1883, when he moved upon
the farm where the subject of this review now resides. He
improved and developed this property for some time and died upon
his holdings in 1887, having survived his wife one month and
twelve hours. At the time of the outbreak of the Civil war he
enlisted in a volunteer company in Ohio but was never called to
the front. He was, however, at all times loyal and progressive in
matters of citizenship and was always ready to serve his county
when called upon to do so. He was trustee for a number of years
and was elected justice of the peace, although he did not qualify
for this latter office. He and his wife became the parents of
seven children, of whom the subject of this review is the sixth
in order of birth.
Charles H. Marble was reared upon his father’s farm and at
an early age became thoroughly familiar with the best
agricultural methods. He continued to assist in the operation of
the homestead until he was twenty-one years of age and then
worked in the employ of others, continuing, however, to reside
with his parents until their deaths. He succeeded to the
ownership of the farm and has since continued to reside thereon,
operating seventy-five acres of valuable land on the Yellow
river, his holdings lying on section 16 and 17, Linton township.
He here carries on general farming and has been very successful,
for he understands his business thoroughly, is progressive in his
ideas and practical in his methods. He is a stockholder in Monona
Creamery Company and his ability is recognized and respected in
business circles.
On the 9th of November, 1879, Mr. Marble was united in marriage
to Miss Agnes J. Wallace, who was born near Farmersburg, Clayton
county. She is a daughter of Jarad T. and Mary L. (Wallace)
Wallace, natives of New York state, the former born in 1834 and
the latter in 1839. The father was a sailor in his early life and
later followed the blacksmith’s trade. He was an early
settler in Iowa, locating in this state in 1848, and he grew to
manhood here, afterward following the blacksmithing business in
Clayton county., In 1877 he took up his residence in Sixteen,
Linton township, and from there moved to what was then known as
Bunker Hill., He followed the blacksmith’s trade there and
at Waukon Junction and then returned to Sixteen. A short time
before his death he went to Jackson county, Wisconsin, on a visit
to his brother and there passed away in 1879. His wife survived
him many years, dying in May, 1908. He tried to enlist for
service in the Civil war but was refused on account of an injured
foot. He was, however, a stanch supporter of the Union cause and
during his entire life loyal and public-spirited in matters of
Citizenship. Mr. and Mrs. Marble became the parent of two
children, the elder of whom died in infancy. The other, Laura L.,
was born September 13, 1881, and is the wife of Charles J.
Vaughan, a farmer in Linton township.
Mr. Marble gives his political allegiance to the republican party
and has always been interested in the cause of education, doing
capable and far-sighted work in its promotion as school director.
Having spent practically his entire life in this community, he
has drawn around him a wide circle of friends and acquaintances
who entertain for him the highest respect and esteem, a fact
which indicates that the principles which have guided his conduct
have ever been those which govern honorable and upright manhood.
-source: Past & Present of Allamakee County; by
Ellery M. Hancock; S. J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1913
-transcribed by Diana Diedrich
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