Aaron Hyde, farmer and mason,
was born in Pennsylvania on June 8, 1808, and was a son
of James Hyde and Mary, nee Walters, likewise natives of
the Keystone State. He was there reared and educated, and
learned the trade of a mason. He came to Iowa in 1850,
and purchased his present farm of 280 acres on section
15, Mallory Township. His land is mostly under
cultivation, and contains many excellent improvements. He
has also built many of the fine residences and
school-houses of Clayton County. In 1832 he married
Phoebe, daugher of John Harry of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hyde
died in 1847, leaving four children-- Aaron of Mallory
Township; Emeline, resideing in the southern part of this
State; James, living in Dakota, and Jane, a resident of
Missouri. Mr. Hyde was married the second time in 1847 to
Mary Ann Johnson, nee Barrett, natives of Pennsylvania,
where the father died. Mrs. Johnson resides in
Clarksville, Ia. Eleven children have been born unto
them, viz.: Charles, born in March 1848; Margaret, Aug.
9, 1849; Addison, June 8, 1851; John Ellis, May 31, 1853;
Samuel, Feb. 25, 1855; Alpheus, Oct. 31, 1856; William,
Jan. 31, 1859; Edward, Jan. 4, 1861; Francis, April 5,
1863; Fannie, May 15, 1865; and Mary Elizabeth, Feb. 11,
1868. Mrs. Hyde is a member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican. source: History of Clayton
County, Iowa, 1882, p. 920-921 |