JAMIESON, Robert M. (1859-1935)

JAMIESON

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Date: 6/1/2021 at 01:28:38

Robert McKnight Jamieson
(Mar 10, 1859 – June 10, 1935)

R. M. Jamieson, who resides on a farm of 160 acres in section 3, Maple Township, is one of the early settlers of the township. He dates his birth in Clinton County, Iowa, as March 10, 1859. He is the son of R. J. and Jane (Campbell) Jamieson, and is one of a family of six children, two sons and four daughters. His father is a prominent citizen of Ida County. The subject of our sketch was reared on a farm in his native county. In 1882 he came with his brother, William L., to Ida County and located on the farm on which he now lives. He has it under a high state of cultivation and well-improved with good buildings and grove and orchard. Aduddell creek flows through his land and furnishes an abundant supply of water for stock. When he was twenty-six, he married in this county to Alice Crane, daughter of William Crane. She was born and raised in Jones County, and previous to her marriage was a popular and successful teacher. They have two children: Maggie J. and Robert C.. Mr. Jamieson is a Republican. The family are members of the Christian Church.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.682