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Born 1881, Pleasant township
From History of Wapello County, Iowa (1914)
HARRY E. WARDER.
An e.excellent farm of two hundred and thirty-eight acres in Pleasant township is the property of Harry E. Warder and pays to him substantial tribute in good crops for the care ami labor which he bestow upon the place. He was born in Pleasant township, December 11, 1881, and is a son of M. C. and Xancy (Carson) Warder, the former a native of Ohio and the latter of Wapello county. Iowa. The father was but a year old when brought to this state by his parents, and since that time has lived continuously in Pleasant township. Wapello county, where he still owns and occupies an excellent farm.
Harrv E. Warder was one of a family of eleven children, and his youthful days were spent in a manner similar to the others of the household, his educational training being received in the district schools, while his father's instructions and practical experience made him acquainted with all of the departments of farm work. He has never sought to change his occupation, for he finds it profitable and congenial. He continued to assist his father until after he had attained his majority and then purchased the farm upon which he now resides, comprising two hundred and thirty-eight acres, all in Pleasant township, on sections i6 and 17. He has improved this property with fine buildings, and the farm presents a most attractive appearance owing to the neatness and thrift which pervade the place and the excellent crops which are annually gathered.
In his political views Mr. Warder is an earnest democrat and is now filling the office of township assessor, having acted in that capacity for four years, his duties being discharged with promptness and fidelity. He belongs to Olive Branch Lodge, No. 21, F. & A. M., and to Farmers Lodge, No. 198, I. O. O. F., having filled all of the chairs in the latter organization. He is in hearty sympathy with the teachings of these two fraternities and in his life exemplifies their beneficent principles and high purposes.
As printed in History of Wapello County, Iowa (1914). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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