William W. Aldrich

ALDRICH, WHITSON

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Date: 7/4/2007 at 15:32:21

Center Township

Aldrich, Wm. W., breeder of trotting and draft horses, S. 35; P. O. Tipton; owner and proprietor of the Border Lawn Stud and Stock Farm; born in Delaware Co., O., Sept. 13, 1826; lived there fourteen years, and came to Cedar Co. with his parents in 1841; one of the early settlers; went to California in 1850, and was there three years dealing in stock; was in the hotel business here for ten years, proprietor of the Aldrich House; engaged in stock raising, and started one of the first herds of "Short horns" in this State; for the past three years has given his attention to raising fine trotting and draft horses; owns a fine farm of 625 acres. Married Mrs. Mary Belle Whitson, from Lycoming Co., Penn., Nov., 1855. They have ten children--Catharine, Emma, Lilly, Herman, hattie, Mary, Charles, Lewis, Oscar and a baby.

History of Cedar Co., Iowa, 1879