History and Genealogy of O'Brien County Iowa
O'Brien County, Iowa Genealogy Trails Still Live on Their Original Homestead Claims In Waterman township there are quite a number who still own and live on their original homestead claims, and some of them with many additional acres. Silas Steele & Wife Silas Steele and wife, splendid neighbors and friends, are among them. They and their large family are all settled and prosperous. Rice Weal Rice Weal still owns his original claim and much more, and lives in town. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sweeney Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sweeney, in their old age, and their large family are all settled about them, mostly in Waterman. Mrs. Sweeney is a veritable queen in all the delightful gatherings in the township, a noble woman of high ideals. Martins, Hills & Tripletts The Martins, Hills and Tripletts, three large families, are all settled in fine homes with autos. Waterman is a rich township, and I wish it were possible to speak of each and every one in it. [Past and Present of O’Brien and Osceola Counties, Iowa, Volume 1, 1914] Submitted by Cathy Danielson
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