Benjamin, Dwight,
Far (farmer)., Sec. 12; P.O. Le
Grand; owns a farm of eighty acres, valued at $4,200; born Jan. 8, 1821, in
Cortland Co., N.Y.; he was left without a mother at the age of 11 years; his
father moved into Steuben Co. in 1848, and remained there three years;
afterward, he went to California, where he remained about two years, and then
came to Whiteside County, Illinois; was there about seven years; he then came
to Lyons, Iowa, where he remained eight years; he then came to this county,
where he now lives. He was married to Lydia A. Head Feb. 15, 1845; she was born
March 10, 1822, in Madison Co., N.Y.; have one daughter—Carrie V., born Jan.
16, 1861. Baptist; Republican in politics.
p.592, Le Grand Township
--Taken from “The History of Marshall
County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its
Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of
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