Of Dutch descent, paternal line from Philadelphia.
Farmed near Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa until retiring in 1902, then removed to Blakesburg.
Aged 84 when the book was written.
Celebrated 60th wedding anniversary April 1, 1911 at Blakesburg (married about 1851).
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