JAMES H. ABBOTT, a thoroughgoing farmer of Nodaway Township, has been an honored resident of Page County since 1859. He was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana, August 24, 1844, and is a son of David and Francinkey (Hankinson) Abbott. The father was a son of James Abbott, a native of North Carolina. When James H. was fourteen years of age, his mother died in Wabash County, Indiana, and in 1859 the father and eight children removed to Iowa, settling in Nodaway Township, four miles northwest of Clarinda. In 1883 the father removed to town, and there he died, in October, 1885.
James H. was reared to farm life and received his education in the common schools. In 1874 he located on his present farm, only a portion of which had been improved at the time he bought it. In 1885 he erected a residence, at a cost of eighteen-hundred dollars; it stands upon a solid foundation and is built after the modern style of architecture; near by is a fine bearing orchard of two acres, an important item on a western farm. Mr. Abbott also owns seventy acres west of Clarinda; he is extensively engaged in farming, stock-raising, and stock-feeding, all of which he makes a success.
He was married May 2, 1872, in Page County, to Miss Phebe J. Pfander, a daughter of Charles Pfander. She was born in Darke County, Ohio, where she lived until five years of age; then her parents removed to Page County, where she grew to womanhood; she received a good education, and taught school for a time in Page County. Four children have been born of this union: Grace D., David C., Daisy J., and Mary S.
Politically Mr. Abbott is a Republican, though of independent type. He is the present township trustee, and for fourteen years a member of the School Board. He is one of the county's best and most highly respected citizens; he is firm in his convictions of right and wrong, and is honorable and upright in all his business transactions. His residence in the county, covering a period of thirty years, has proven him a man to whom honor is justly due. Whether in the daily walks of life, on the farm, in business, or seated at his own hearthstone, one finds the true elements of a man.
Source: "History of Page County, Biographical Sketches, 1890, pp. 460-461."
James H. was reared to farm life and received his education in the common schools. In 1874 he located on his present farm, only a portion of which had been improved at the time he bought it. In 1885 he erected a residence, at a cost of eighteen-hundred dollars; it stands upon a solid foundation and is built after the modern style of architecture; near by is a fine bearing orchard of two acres, an important item on a western farm. Mr. Abbott also owns seventy acres west of Clarinda; he is extensively engaged in farming, stock-raising, and stock-feeding, all of which he makes a success.
He was married May 2, 1872, in Page County, to Miss Phebe J. Pfander, a daughter of Charles Pfander. She was born in Darke County, Ohio, where she lived until five years of age; then her parents removed to Page County, where she grew to womanhood; she received a good education, and taught school for a time in Page County. Four children have been born of this union: Grace D., David C., Daisy J., and Mary S.
Politically Mr. Abbott is a Republican, though of independent type. He is the present township trustee, and for fourteen years a member of the School Board. He is one of the county's best and most highly respected citizens; he is firm in his convictions of right and wrong, and is honorable and upright in all his business transactions. His residence in the county, covering a period of thirty years, has proven him a man to whom honor is justly due. Whether in the daily walks of life, on the farm, in business, or seated at his own hearthstone, one finds the true elements of a man.
Source: "History of Page County, Biographical Sketches, 1890, pp. 460-461."
JAMES H. ABBOTT, a thoroughgoing farmer of Nodaway Township, has been an honored resident of Page County since 1859. He was born in Kosciusko County, Indiana, August 24, 1844, and is a son of David and Francinkey (Hankinson) Abbott. The father was a son of James Abbott, a native of North Carolina. When James H. was fourteen years of age, his mother died in Wabash County, Indiana, and in 1859 the father and eight children removed to Iowa, settling in Nodaway Township, four miles northwest of Clarinda. In 1883 the father removed to town, and there he died, in October, 1885.
James H. was reared to farm life and received his education in the common schools. In 1874 he located on his present farm, only a portion of which had been improved at the time he bought it. In 1885 he erected a residence, at a cost of eighteen-hundred dollars; it stands upon a solid foundation and is built after the modern style of architecture; near by is a fine bearing orchard of two acres, an important item on a western farm. Mr. Abbott also owns seventy acres west of Clarinda; he is extensively engaged in farming, stock-raising, and stock-feeding, all of which he makes a success.
He was married May 2, 1872, in Page County, to Miss Phebe J. Pfander, a daughter of Charles Pfander. She was born in Darke County, Ohio, where she lived until five years of age; then her parents removed to Page County, where she grew to womanhood; she received a good education, and taught school for a time in Page County. Four children have been born of this union: Grace D., David C., Daisy J., and Mary S.
Politically Mr. Abbott is a Republican, though of independent type. He is the present township trustee, and for fourteen years a member of the School Board. He is one of the county's best and most highly respected citizens; he is firm in his convictions of right and wrong, and is honorable and upright in all his business transactions. His residence in the county, covering a period of thirty years, has proven him a man to whom honor is justly due. Whether in the daily walks of life, on the farm, in business, or seated at his own hearthstone, one finds the true elements of a man.
Source: "History of Page County, Biographical Sketches, 1890, pp. 460-461."
James H. was reared to farm life and received his education in the common schools. In 1874 he located on his present farm, only a portion of which had been improved at the time he bought it. In 1885 he erected a residence, at a cost of eighteen-hundred dollars; it stands upon a solid foundation and is built after the modern style of architecture; near by is a fine bearing orchard of two acres, an important item on a western farm. Mr. Abbott also owns seventy acres west of Clarinda; he is extensively engaged in farming, stock-raising, and stock-feeding, all of which he makes a success.
He was married May 2, 1872, in Page County, to Miss Phebe J. Pfander, a daughter of Charles Pfander. She was born in Darke County, Ohio, where she lived until five years of age; then her parents removed to Page County, where she grew to womanhood; she received a good education, and taught school for a time in Page County. Four children have been born of this union: Grace D., David C., Daisy J., and Mary S.
Politically Mr. Abbott is a Republican, though of independent type. He is the present township trustee, and for fourteen years a member of the School Board. He is one of the county's best and most highly respected citizens; he is firm in his convictions of right and wrong, and is honorable and upright in all his business transactions. His residence in the county, covering a period of thirty years, has proven him a man to whom honor is justly due. Whether in the daily walks of life, on the farm, in business, or seated at his own hearthstone, one finds the true elements of a man.
Source: "History of Page County, Biographical Sketches, 1890, pp. 460-461."
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