William U. S. G. Polly

As printed in 1890

WILLIAM U. S. G. POLLY, a resident of the town of Lincoln, who is engaged in farming on section 10, 84 and 46, is the son of William and Jeiniina I'olly, and was born in Osceola, the county seat of Clarke County, Iowa. He was taken by his parents, when about eight years of age, to Cass County, Mo., but three years later returned to the place of his birth with them, and there made his home until the fall of 1875. At that time the family removed to Monona County and settled in Lake Township, where he remained with his father and mother until November 16, 1881, upon which day, he was united in marriage with Miss F.tta Weenis. The young couple moved into the village of Whiting, where they set up housekeeping, and where ]\Mr. Polly followed teaming for about a year. Having lieen reared to agricultural pursuits, his attention was then drawn in that direction, and, renting a farm in Lake Township, has pursued that avocation ever since, mostly on rented land in Lake and Ashton Townships. In the spring of 1889, having, by industry. and economy, amassed a little capital, he jnirchased the farm upon which he now lives, and has entered u)on the tillage of its acres. This farm, which is in one of the best sections of the county, is highly productive and valuable for its fertility and situation.

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William D. Bassett, was born in Bethlehem, Litchfield County, Conn., October 30, 1866, and is the son of William H. and Mary J. (Coles) Bassett. His father, a native of Watertown, Conn., was born in 1843, and was of Puritan ancestors, and has followed farming as a business for the most of his life. The mother of our subject, formerly Miss Mary J. Coles, a native of the same State, who was born in 1850, died in July, 1885, at Blencoe, Iowa, where the family had settled in the spring of 1884. Early in 1888, William H. removed to Burlington, Col., near which village he is at the present carrying on a ranch.

William D. the eldest of a family of seven children born to his parents, was reared in his native State, attending the public schools at Watertown, from which he drew the elements of an excellent erUication until he was some fifteen years of age. In the spring of 1884 he removed with his parents to Monona County the latter having decided that in the great West was a larger field for their efforts toward competency and a better chance for their children. William resided at lUcncoe with his father until about nineteen years of ago, when he commenced life on his own account and in the spring of 188'J purchased the farm where he now lives. This is well improved, has upon it a neat and commodious house and a comfortable barn. The greater share of his attention is given to the raising of horses, one of the most lucrative branches of the stock business.

Mr. Bassett was united in marriage March 5, 1889, with Miss Julia Brown, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Anthony and.Julia (Manley) Brown.

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.