Franklin G. Oliver

As printed in 1890

RANKLIN G. OLIVER, a prominent citizen and leading farmer of the town of Franklin, living on section 25, is one of the county's earliest settlers. He came here with his father in July, 1857, and for some two months made his home in the old court house at Ashton. From there, in.September, he removed to Onawa, then just laid out, and being a carpenter by trade, assisted in the erection of the first buildings in that place. He followed his occupation until July, 1861, when he removed to the farm, which he owned in connection with his father, to which they have added from time to time, until they now possess upwards of a thousand acres.

Franklin ( Oliver was born in Franklin County, Me., Februar\' 19, 1835, and is the son of George W. and Hannah R. Adaras) Oliver, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this volume, and while a boy removed with his father's family to Illinois. He received an education in the latter locality, and early in life adopted his father's trade, that of carpenter, as a vocation. He was married at Elgin, Kane County, In., November 29, 1855, to Miss Esther Connor, a native of Erie County, N. Y. The lady was born May 27, 1837, and is the daughter of Parker and Esther Connor, natives of Massachusetts and New York, respectively. The latter were married in the Empire State, and in 1 848 removed to Du Page County, Ill., where the father died in 1852, at the age of fifty-two years. The mother, who was born November 29, 1809, removed to Kane County, where she is still living. She was the mother of eleven children, Mrs. Oliver being the third girl, and the fifth chill. Both were members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver are the parents of fourteen children, of which the following is a record: Martha D. was born July 2, 185G; Lurena D., January 29, 1858; Caroline E., October 28. 1859; Flora E., May 13, 1861; George W., April 5, 1863; Emma A., August 20, 1864; Parker C, February 25, 1866, and died November 28, 1875: Mary E. was born March 13, 1868. and died November 25, 1875; Fanny A. was born July 25, 1869, and died Marcli 17, 1870; Sylvia A. was born December 29, 1870, and died November 23, 1875; Eva C. was born December 9, 1872; Franklin Cr. was born March 19, 1875; Freddie L., May 21, 1877; and an infant unnamed, was born February 2, 1879, and died February 15, the same year.

In politics, Mr. Oliver affiliates with the Republican party, and has held several of the local township offices.

As printed in History of Monona County, Iowa; containing full-page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the Gove (1890). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.