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HENRY K. ALTER, the wcuml snn ami hlili child ur Henry Aker and EJizabclh Kemkard, l/ii wife, was bom hi Washing*on Coirmy, Pennsylvania,. January 20, 1S16. and is consequently Ji fly-eight years of age. 11 is ancesiors, as far as they can be traced back, are of Gorman descen tla 1035, his mother died at the n;;c of fortj-ninc. In 1840, he moved into leaver County, Pennsylvania, and in 1563. lie came to ihv, Stm?, and Incaicd at his' present home in West Point Township. While living in Pennsylvania, he was engaged in the **oil business, luil having a good chance to dispose of his property, lie sold his place and [minedimly began -coking a new home. Hearing ol a place in tins county that tvas c fluted foi sale, he- came ami purchased It, the one on svliit li he non lives. Mr. Alter received Ids education in the common schools of Pennsylvania. At that time the facilities for being educated wete nol so good as at the present day, yet his ethical ion is by nu means deficient. In the usual way he worked on his father’s farm chi ting the summer season, and in the winter lie attended school. Mr. Alter is wcEl informed, and in his con. versaiiun shows a resource of ready knowledge ]vj«*cslt;ct\ by only a f.ivmed few. As one of the halts ol his early training he has a vigorous mi ml r active on any point, and is possessed of good memory.In 1S37, dn die rfiih day of Marcli, lie w.is jomoil in marriage to KJiznbcih Weyriuh; by llii:, union two children were horn, one soil and one danghtei, Norman 11. resides in WaUcfai. III. The daughter, Pinners lb, is the wife of the Rev. Mr. Ibackeu ; they re.ide in Oliin. In 1S41, .Mrs. Alter dcpailcd this life. In iS.pj, he was married iq Mary Aim Mazcn, V ive children were bom, three sons and two daughter all of whom are living. Doth daughter rue marrird, and the sons are living at home. Til May, TS5S. his second wife diitl. Nov. iot 1659, he uas married ro Mrs Xnnry McCrcary, She is a native of Lawrence Cu.uUy, Pennsylvania. Her father, Noah Dean, and her mother Elizabeth Entry, were native* uf Penmsylvania. He died in May, iSpo, at the age of sixiy-iix. Her mother is si ill living at the advanced age of seven :y-o ne. Her home is in Pennsylvania. l!y liis fa-t marriage live children have been horn, one son and four daughters, all of whom arc living at home, Mr. ami Mrs. Alter and six children arc members of lliu chinch. In politics, Mr. Alter is a Republican. He supports certain measures anil bolds certain doctrines u» be tn.li*, and in doing these thing* he identifies himself with the Republican party. Ifc was fonnerly a Whig, and polled his first vole for President for ( pen. rJarciMm.Hls mother d)h.C when he was quite oung, Mr. ALlcr was left in sad uicnm-sUiices. ITis shier kept house for thorn a short lime, v-licn lin y broke up housekeeping. and slmnly af*.envat«k the homestead wai sold. 11 is share of the estate at his father’s death amounted 10 a goodly portion, and iliis ouablod him u begin in moderau- eircunmianccs. Wjdi libs on.- thousand dollars imeMcd, ami cnrC 111 conducting his business transactions, he has reached a liimu.-inl condition attained by only a few, sought after by many. A goml farm of over four hundred acre*, mosr of winch is under cultivation, 011 which is. a gooil lmii.se and surroundings, a view of which is given in (his work, make- a home where, with a loving, Christian family, he cm, enjoy I hr fmuic in the case becoming hi. wars.
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An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Lee County Iowa
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 01, 1874
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