One of the first settlers of Black Hawk County
On December 13, 1852 a 160-acre plot of land was sold by William Joshua Barney, to Zimri Streeter for $130, or 80 cents an acre.
Streeter came to Iowa from Illinois, bringing his possessions and teams of oxen across the Mississippi River by ferry. The land he purchased in Black Hawk County was well-situated near the wagon trail from Waterloo to Cedar Falls. Streeter became an active politician in Iowa, helping to form the Republican Party, and was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. He made the long trip to Des Moines on horseback and stayed until the session was over.
Zimri Streeter was the grandfather of author Bess Streeter Aldrich, who wrote 13 novels and 160 short stories during her career. The land on which Zimri and Lucinda Streeter farmed and raised their family was purchased for the Waterloo Municipal Airport in 1943. Control-O-Fax now (1993) occupies the original homestead site.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
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Dubuque Daily Times, Sunday, June 27, 1875, Dubuque, Iowa, Page: 2
The venerable and well known Zimri Streeter, of Blackhawk County, who has been long suffering from a cancer in one hand, has had his right arm amputated just above the elbow, and is doing well since the painful operation.
One of the first settlers of Black Hawk County
On December 13, 1852 a 160-acre plot of land was sold by William Joshua Barney, to Zimri Streeter for $130, or 80 cents an acre.
Streeter came to Iowa from Illinois, bringing his possessions and teams of oxen across the Mississippi River by ferry. The land he purchased in Black Hawk County was well-situated near the wagon trail from Waterloo to Cedar Falls. Streeter became an active politician in Iowa, helping to form the Republican Party, and was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives. He made the long trip to Des Moines on horseback and stayed until the session was over.
Zimri Streeter was the grandfather of author Bess Streeter Aldrich, who wrote 13 novels and 160 short stories during her career. The land on which Zimri and Lucinda Streeter farmed and raised their family was purchased for the Waterloo Municipal Airport in 1943. Control-O-Fax now (1993) occupies the original homestead site.
Source: Brief Biographies of Early Residents of Waterloo, Black Hawk Co., Iowa by Mary Beth Eldridge, 1993
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Dubuque Daily Times, Sunday, June 27, 1875, Dubuque, Iowa, Page: 2
The venerable and well known Zimri Streeter, of Blackhawk County, who has been long suffering from a cancer in one hand, has had his right arm amputated just above the elbow, and is doing well since the painful operation.
Family Members
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Lovina Baley Streeter Barrett
1825–1903
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James Wareham Streeter
1826–1907
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Mary Streeter Knapp
1828–1863
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Cornelia R Streeter Keeler
1831–1913
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Edward Payson Streeter
1833–1920
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Sarah Jane Streeter Beadle
1835–1925
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Lucinda C Streeter Dobson
1837–1902
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Lucy C. Streeter Beadle
1840–1927
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Zimri Streeter Jr
1842–1924
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Julia Maria Streeter Ford
1845–1937
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