Clara E. Whipple & Melville W. Rew from
Macoupin County IL to Iowa
From Linda R. F. Arnold: "While I was searching
for
other Macoupin County people
who went to Iowa, I came across the following family who went to
Wayne
County, Iowa. I don't know who these people are, nor am I
related to
them in any manner. Just thought I would send the following
information to the List should anyone be looking for this
Rew-Whipple
family:"
Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties,
Iowa, Interstate Publishing Company. 113 Adams Street,
Chicago. 1886.
Page 345: [Wayne County, Iowa] Biographical Sketches.
Melville W.
Rew, deceased, was born in Friendship, New York, February
26, 1836,
son of Orris and Eunice (Corbin) Rew. He was reared and educated
in
his native town, completing his education at the academy.
In 1854 he
settled in Minnesota, where he engaged in farming, teaching
and
lumbering. In 1862-’ 63 he served in a Minnesota regiment
during the
Sioux war. In 1863 he moved to Macoupin County, Illinois,
and thence
in 1869 to Wayne County, Iowa. He bought Page 346:
History of Wayne
County. 320 acres of land and built a part of what is now the
family
residence, which was completed in 1878. The large and
convenient
basement barn was built in 1879. His farm increased to 640 acres,
but
eighty-acres have been sold since his death. He was a thriving,
progressive farmer and became one of Union Township’s most
prosperous
citizens. He died November 20, 1882, leaving a large circle
of
friends and acquaintances to mourn with his family the loss of a
public-spirited and enterprising citizen. He was an earnest
member of
the Congregational church and a strong advocate of
temperance. In
politics he was a Republican with Greenback tendencies. He
was
married in 1867 to Clara E. Whipple, a native of Macoupin County,
Illinois, daughter of Josiah and Almira Whipple. To them were
born
three childrenMyra, Jennie and Albert.
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