Albert Jefferson Hoisington

BOOMER, ECHISON, HAMILTON, HOISINGTON, JOHNSON, LIMB, RHODES, SMITH, TODD

Posted By: Kent Transier (email)
Date: 1/4/2010 at 22:05:37

A Memorial and Biographical Record of Iowa
Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1896

Albert Jefferson Hoisington, a venerable citizen long resident of Iowa, and for many years of Madison county, - his home being on section 15, Union township, - is a native of Jefferson county, New York, born September 16, 1816.

Joab Hoisington, the father of our subject was born and reared in Vermont, and when a young man removed with his parents from the Green Mountain State to New York. His father, Verlina Hoisington, was of French descent and was born in Boston, Massachusetts. When fourteen years of age, Verlina went with his father, as a waiter, to enter the army for service in the Revolution, leaving Boston en route to Quebec, Canada; but his father died on the way, and the boy returned to Boston, where he joined the “Green Mountain Rangers,” serving one year. Then he again went back to Boston, and this time went on board a private vessel, upon which he remained until the close of the war. After this he made settlement on a farm in Vermont, subsequently removed to Jefferson county, New York, thence some time later to Wayne county, same State, and finally left New York and went to Washtenaw county, Michigan, where he died at the age of eighty-nine years. This was our subject’s grandfather.

His father, Joab Hoisington, was married in Jefferson county, New York, and in 1818 he removed to Wayne county, same State, and made that place his home until 1837, when he removed to Washtenaw county, Michigan. He died there at the age of fifty-four years.

Mr. Hoisington’s mother, Mrs. Hulda Hoisington, nee Boomer, was born in Rhode Island, and removed to Jefferson county, New York, at and early day. Her father, Joshua Boomer, was a native of England, who came to America when a young man. She died at the age of thirty-six years.

A. J. Hoisington was the third born and eldest son of the ten children born to his parents, and was eighteen months old at the time his father moved to Wayne county, new York, where he was reared and where he remained until his twenty-third year. His educational advantages were confined to the common schools. In the year 1839 he, too, removed to Michigan, making settlement in the southwestern part of Washtenaw county where he was engaged in farming until 1843, having bought and improved land.

In the last named year he sold out and moved to Quincy, Illinois, rented a farm seven miles east of that city, and remained there until 1848, when he purchased a farm two miles east of Hillsboro, Montgomery county, that State, and moved to it. For six years he resided on that farm. But again he sold out and came to Iowa, his first location here being in Greene county, where he entered 240 acres of land, improved the same and made it his home for four years. He then traded this land for a farm in Madison county, - 350 acres in Crawford township, - which he owned and occupied until 1869, that year selling out and purchasing property in Union township, his present location. Her he owns 524 acres, a portion of which is improved and under cultivation.

Mr. Hoisington was married December 19, 1845, to Miss Elizabeth Limb, a native of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England, born December 21, 1829, daughter of James and Hannah (Todd) Limb, both natives of England, her father of Yorkshire, and her mother of Lincolnshire. Mrs. Hoisington was eight years old when she came with her parents to America and settled in Adams county, Illinois, near Quincy, where she was reared and married. They are the parents of the following named children: Isaac D., who died in infancy; Andrew J., who married Miss Mary Smith, lives in Great Bend, Barton county, Kansas; Mary, wife of Samuel Rhodes, resides in Keya Paha, Nebraska; John, deceased; Victoria, wife of Samuel B. Johnson, of Madison county, Iowa; Elizabeth, wife of James Echison, of Crawford township, Madison county; Albert Lincoln married Edith Hamilton and is a resident of Union township, Madison county; and James L., who lives with his father, married Miss Lilian Smith.

Mr. Hoisinger (sic) voted for that great and good man, Abraham Lincoln, and has ever since maintained his allegiance to the Republican party, not, however, being active in politics. His church relation is with the Methodists. Earlier in life he took a prominent part in church work, and served as Class-leader and Steward.