William was a lifetime farmer, he raised Duroc Jersey hogs and Holstein cattle.
He used horses for farm labor and owned a share in an early threshing machine. Bill and Mabel also raised Guineas, turkeys, rabbits, chickens and sheep. In his younger days he was a messenger boy on horseback for the Eldergrove Telephone Exchange. He was a baseball pitcher for the Harpers Ferry Giants and he also trained horses.
He died of pneumonia at the Good Samaritan Home, Waukon, IA.
William and Mabel were married Oct 15, 1918 at East Paint Creek Church, Allamakee Co. IA by Rev Joseph Lee.
He used horses for farm labor and owned a share in an early threshing machine. Bill and Mabel also raised Guineas, turkeys, rabbits, chickens and sheep. In his younger days he was a messenger boy on horseback for the Eldergrove Telephone Exchange. He was a baseball pitcher for the Harpers Ferry Giants and he also trained horses.
He died of pneumonia at the Good Samaritan Home, Waukon, IA.
William and Mabel were married Oct 15, 1918 at East Paint Creek Church, Allamakee Co. IA by Rev Joseph Lee.
William was a lifetime farmer, he raised Duroc Jersey hogs and Holstein cattle.
He used horses for farm labor and owned a share in an early threshing machine. Bill and Mabel also raised Guineas, turkeys, rabbits, chickens and sheep. In his younger days he was a messenger boy on horseback for the Eldergrove Telephone Exchange. He was a baseball pitcher for the Harpers Ferry Giants and he also trained horses.
He died of pneumonia at the Good Samaritan Home, Waukon, IA.
William and Mabel were married Oct 15, 1918 at East Paint Creek Church, Allamakee Co. IA by Rev Joseph Lee.
He used horses for farm labor and owned a share in an early threshing machine. Bill and Mabel also raised Guineas, turkeys, rabbits, chickens and sheep. In his younger days he was a messenger boy on horseback for the Eldergrove Telephone Exchange. He was a baseball pitcher for the Harpers Ferry Giants and he also trained horses.
He died of pneumonia at the Good Samaritan Home, Waukon, IA.
William and Mabel were married Oct 15, 1918 at East Paint Creek Church, Allamakee Co. IA by Rev Joseph Lee.
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