JAMES O. Frizzell, Section 22, Center Township, is one of the intelligent, enterprising and successful citizens of this part of Pottawattamie County. He came here in 1882, and has since made this place his home.

He was born in Bureau County, Illinois, March 23, 1853, the son of Michael and Charlotte (DEAN) FRIZZELL, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Connecticut. Mrs. FRIZZELL died in Bureau County, June 8, 1881, at the age of sixty-seven years. Mr. FRIZZELL died at Firth, Nebraska, April 23, 1887. The father was a farmer and a carpenter, and was among the early settlers on prarie land in Bureau County. In politics he was a Republican. Both he and his wife were consistent members of the Christian Church and were active workers in the same. Mr. FRIZZELL was twice married. By his first wife he had two children, one of whom, A. L., now resides in this county. J. O. is the youngest child living of the three sons and four daughters born to him by his second marriage.

Our subject was reared on his father's farm, and received his education in the public schools of his native county. Arriving at the age of manhood, he was married, in Bureau County, July 17, 1877, to Miss Emma WINTERS, a native of that place and a lady of intelligence and refinement. She is a daughter of James, and Catherine (SHELLER) WINTERS, both of Pennsylvania. They came to Illinois at an early day, and were among the first settlers of Bureau County. They still reside there, near Arlington.

In 1882 Mr. FRIZZELL came to this county, and bought 160 acres of land of C. C. MERRIMAN, who had improved the farm to some extent and had put up a small building on the place. Mr. FRIZZELL now owns 320 acres of land as good as Center Township affords. He has a comfortable home, suitable outbuildings and other farm improvements, and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. He intends making a specialty of thorough-bred Percheron horses, at present having two horses and two colts of that kind.

Mr. and Mrs. FRIZZELL have three children: D. Leroy, Ethel May and James Garfield. Their third born, Alzina Pearl, died at the age of ten months.

In politics Mr. FRIZZELL is a Republican, and is the present Trustee of Center Township. He and his wife are both members of the Methodist Church.

Contributed By: Mona Sarratt-Knight