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BIOGRAPHIES
Source:
Past & Present
of
JASPER COUNTY, IOWA
Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-in-Chief
- Illustrated -
Volume I
Publ. B. F. Bowen & Company
Indianapolis, Indiana
1912
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JAMES
LEE. The life history of James Lee, an
honored citizen of Newton, Jasper county, is that of a man
who has lived for a high purpose and has succeeded because
his efforts have been rightly directed, and now in the
golden evening of his life he can look over the vista of the
pat and realize that, after all, the "lines have been cast
for him in pleasant places," and he faces the future with
the calm assurance that "all is well."
Mr. Lee is of sterling old New England stock,
having been born in Bristol county, Massachusetts, June 30,
1831. He is the son of Stephen and Sarah (West) Lee,
both natives of Massachusetts, in which state they were
reared, educated, married and spent their lives on a farm,
both being now deceased. They were the parents of
eight children, James of this review being the only
one living, although they all lived to be over fifty years
of age.
James Lee grew to maturity in his native state
and received a good public school education. Believing
that the then new Middle West held peculiar advantages for
the willing worker, he came to Dubuque, Iowa, in 1854,
thence to Bremer county, Iowa, where he remained until 1856,
when he moved to Bellevue, Nebraska, where he worked at the
carpenter's trade. In 1858 he went to Colorado, where
he remained three years, driving from Omaha to Denver,
in1858, the year in which the present great city of Denver
was started. In 1861 he came to Jasper county, Iowa,
and engaged in farming, which he followed successfully up to
about twenty years ago when he retired from active work.
He has also large interests in Nebraska and town property in
Newton. He has been very successful in whatever he has
been engaged, having always worked hard and managed well.
His fortune will aggregate easily one hundred thousand
dollars.
Mr. Lee was married first in 1862 to Sarah
Whitcomb, who was born in Indiana and whose death
occurred in 1884. To this union six children were
born, one dying in infancy, namely: Marietta,
wife of Rev. M. L. Rose, of Yakima, Washington;
Cady died in infancy; Hon,. C. G. is at present
circuit judge of the district embracing Ames, Iowa, in which
city he lives; Orpha is the wife of Dick Daley,
of Newton, Iowa; James E. and Stephen A. also
live in Newton. In 1885 Mr. Lee married
Penelope Traikild, a native of Missouri, who died in
1887.
In 1893 Mr. Lee was married to Eliza E Davis,
who was born in Indiana, but was reared in Iowa, to which
state she was brought by her parents when a baby. To
this union there was no issue. She was the daughter of
a liberal supporter, in fact, a pillar. Mrs. Lee
is also a faithful member of this church. He has held
several minor township offices, such as township treasurer
and he has been school treasurer for many years in Kellogg
township where he lived on his farm before he moved to
Jasper. He was also township clerk and a member of the
school board quite a while. Politically, he has
supported both parties as his conscience dictated.
He has a beautiful, modern and commodious home on East
Main street, Newton, which was built in 1905. Here the
many friends of hte family frequently gather, always finding
an old-time hospitality and good cheer prevailing.
Source: Past & Present of Jasper County, Iowa -
Illustrated - Vol. II - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Company,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1912 - Page 1009 |
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ALFRED T. LUST.
Without searching for lineage in musty tomes or the less
satisfactory authority of tradition, it suffices to state in
writing this brief sketch of a practical man and a master of
his craft, that his progenitors were in the broadest sense
high and their influence salutary and whose characters and
sterling worth have been reproduced on their descendants.
Alfred Lust, farmer of Elk Creek township, Jasper
county, has shown himself to be ready at all times to
encourage and aid all laudable measures and enterprises for
the general good. By a life consistent in motive and
because of his many good qualities he has earned the sincere
regard of all who know him, and his success while yet a
young man bespeaks for him continued advancements and a
higher sphere of usefulness.
Mr. Lust was born on the place where he
still resides in this township, on Mar. 30, 1876, and here
he has been content to spend his life. He is the son of
Riley and Amanda (Pender) Lust, a well known pioneer
family of this locality. The father was born in Ohio and the
mother in Indiana. The paternal grandparents were natives of
Germany. Riley Lust is one of the best known
extensive land owners. He is deserving of a great deal of
credit for what he has accomplished, having hewn out his own
fortune without depending on anyone for aid; however, he is
very modest regarding his achievements, being a plain
unassuming gentleman, content to be an unobtrusive citizen
of what he considers one of the very foremost localities of
our great sisterhood of states. He is largely interested in
a great number of investments and enterprises aside from his
extensive farm holdings, among others being the implement
business in the town of Reasnor, in which his son, Elmer,
is a partner. He is also a stockholder and director in the
Reasnor Savings Bank, and has at all times stood ready to
serve his township in any capacity. At the present writing
he is leading a practically retired life in his beautiful
and modernly furnished residence in Reasnor. He has
the confidence and esteem of all who know him and his
character has ever been above cavil.
To Mr. and Mrs. Riley Lust ten children have
been born, all still living, namely: Fred E., born
July 22, 1874; Alfred T., subject of this sketch;
John W., born June 20, 1878; Arthur J., born July
4, 1885; Mamie J., born Sept. 19, 1887, is the wife
of Elmer Mercer, a farmer of Jasper county;
Katherine S., born Mar. 5, 1890, is the wife of Carl
Trout, a banker residing in West Grove, Iowa; Myrtle
M., born Aug. 19, 1893, is living at home; Carl M.,
born May 31, 1896, also lives at home; Elmer B., born
Feb. 18, 1883, is engaged in the implement business at
Reasnor, this county.
Alfred Lust grew up on the home farm and
assisted with the general work about the place, attending
the Sand Point district schools in the winter months. At the
age of twenty-one he began renting land of his father, of
whom he has been renting four hundred acres ever since and
operating the same in a most successful manner. In
connection with general farming he carries on stock raising.
He feeds cattle every year, making a specialty of raising
Herefords.
Source: Past & Present of Jasper County, Iowa -
Illustrated - Vol. II - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Company,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1912 - Page 715 |
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ELMER LUST. While yet
young in years, Elmer Lust, one of the honored
natives sons of Jasper county, has shown what talents
coupled with energy can accomplish when rightly directed,
and when one is governed by proper ideals.
Mr. Lust was born on Feb. 18, 1883, in Jasper
county, Iowa, and he is the son of an excellent old family
here, his parents, Riley and Amanda (Pender) Lust,
having been well-known in the early history of the locality.
The father was born in Ohio and the mother in Indiana.
The paternal grandparents were natives of Germany.
Riley Lust is one of the most substantial and best known
men in Jasper county as well as one of her largest land
owners, although he is extremely modest regarding his
achievements. Because of the sturdiness and genuine
worth of his character he has the good will and esteem of
all who know him and is a public-spirited citizen of which
any community might well be proud. He is largely
interested in a great number of investments and enterprises
aside from his extensive farm holdings, among others being
the implement business in the town of Reasnor, in which his
son, Elmer, of this review, is a partner. He is
also a stockholder and director of the Reasnor Savings Bank,
and has at all times been willing to serve his township in
any capacity. At the present time he is leading a more
or less retired life, having purchased a comfortable
residence in Reasnor and moved thereto. He is a
splendid example of hardy, honest German citizenship and is
highly respected by all who know him.
Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Riley Lust,
all of whom are living, namely: Fred E., born July
22, 1874; Alfred T., born Mar. 30, 1876; John W.,
born June 20, 1878; Arthur J., born Sept. 21, 1880;
Elmer B., born Feb. 18, 1883; Roy R., born
Jul. 4, 1885; Mamie J., born Sept. 19, 1887, is the
wife of Elmer Mercer, a farmer of this county;
Katherine S., born Mar. 5, 1890, is the wife of Carl
Trout, a banker residing in West Grove, Iowa; Myrtle
M., born Aug. 19, 1893, is living at home; Carl M.,
born May 31, 1896, is also living at home.
Elmer Lust received a good education in the
local schools and the Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount
Pleasant, making a good record; in 1903 he began life for
himself on a farm, which he continued to run for two years,
after which he engaged in the implement business with his
father and W. E. Caldwell, the last named leaving the
firm two years later, since which time the subject has had
the general management of the store, which is one of the
busiest places in Reasnor and a large and carefully selected
stock of goods is carried at all seasons, handling
up-to-date implements of all kinds, principally farming
machinery, also wagons, buggies and vehicles of all kinds,
and the trade they enjoy is an extensive and ever-increasing
one.
On Feb 18, 1901, Mr. Lust was united in marriage
with Bessie Jarnagin, the daughter of Henry and
Elvira (McDuff) Jarnagin, both of whom were natives of
Ohio; they have spent their lives on a farm and are still
living, being highly respected in their neighborhood.
They came to Iowa in an early day and are living at Monroe,
Jasper county. Five children were born to them, all
living, namely: Bert, is on the home farm;
June is the wife of H. V. Cating, a farmer near
Galesburg; Clyde is a ball pitcher and travels;
Vern, the youngest, is at home; Bessie, wife of
the subject.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lust the following children have
been born: Tracy, born June 11, 1903, and Max,
born Mar. 18, 1907.
Mrs. Lust is a member
of the Methodist Episcopal church of Reasnor. Mr.
Lust belongs to Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 277, at
Monroe. He is director of the independent school
district of Reasnor, and politically he is a stanch
Republican. Owning to his uniform courtesy and his
honest dealings with his fellow men, Mr. Lust
has the confidence and good will of the entire community.
Source: Past & Present of Jasper County, Iowa -
Illustrated - Vol. II - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Company,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1912 - Page 1001 |
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JOHN W. LUST. One of
the worthiest young farmers and enterprising citizens of Elk
Creek township, Jasper county, is John W. Lust, who,
never lured away from the pleasant prairies of the Hawkeye
state by the wanderlust spirit, has been content to spend
his life here at hoe, and he has succeeded because he early
grew familiar with the local conditions governing soils,
crops and the various phases of the calling which he has
been pleased to follow. It would seem that he has been
thus wiser than so many of his contemporaries who have in
their boyhood left the old home and gone out into other
states to seek their fortunes where conditions and peoples
are alike strange and where so many fortunes assume the
marsh-light aspect - alluring to the sight, but hard to
grasp in tangible form.
Mr. Lust was born in this township on June 20,
1878, and here he grew up, received his education in the
common schools, and worked on the home place during his
boyhood days, in fact he has ever been identified with
agricultural pursuits in this vicinity.
The subject is the son of Riley and Amanda (Pender)
Lust, his father being a native of Ohio and his mother
of Indiana. His father, whose parents were natives of
Germany, is one of the best known men in all Jasper county,
besides being one of its largest land owners. He is a
man who is extremely modest regarding his achievements and
he has the respect of all who know him because of the
sturdiness and true worth of his character. He is
largely interested in a great number of investments and
enterprises aside from his extensive farm holdings, among
others being the implement business in the little city of
Reasnor. He is also a stockholder and director of the
Reasnor Savings Bank. He is a man who does not seek
public praise, but has always stood ready to assist in any
way the upbuilding of his community and to serve his fellows
in whatever capacity they called him. At present he is
leading a more or less retired life in his beautiful and
modern residence in Reasnor.
Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Riley Lust,
namely: Fred E., born July 22, 1874;
Alfred T., born Mar. 30, 1876; John W., of
this review, being third in order of birth; Arthur J.,
born Sept. 21, 1880; Elmer B., born Feb. 18, 1883;
Roy R., born July 4, 1885; Minnie J., born Sept.
19, 1887, is the wife of Elmer Mercer, a farmer of
Jasper county; Katherine S., born Mar. 5, 1890, is
the wife of Carl Trout, a banker living in West
Grove, Iowa; Myrtle M., who is at home, single, was
born Aug. 19, 1893; Carl M., born May 31, 1896,
is with his parents.
John W. Lust attended the Sand Point district
school and the Newton Normal College three winters. In
1899 he began renting on the same place where he now lives,
which belongs to his father. He is now successfully
engaged in farming one hundred and twenty-five acres.
Politically, Mr. Lust is a Republican and he
belongs to the blue lodge of Masons.
Mr. Lust was married on Mar. 3, 1904, to
Grace Romans, who was born in Fairview township, Jasper
county, Iowa, July 16, 1882, the daughter of James M.
Romans, now a resident of Grinnell, Iowa. He was
born in Fairview township, Jasper county, Iowa, on July 1,
1855. He married Mary Eleanor McCuen, who was
born in Ashland county, Ohio, Aug. 23, 1857.
William Green Romans, the paternal grandfather of
Mrs. Lust, came to Jasper county in 1843, locating as
one of the earliest pioneers on the wild Iowa prairies.
Mrs. Lust's folks lived on the old Highland farm, on
which place the first white child was born in Jasper county,
as the Highlands were the first settlers here, and Mrs.
Lust grew to womanhood and was educated in the common
schools of this county.
Mr. Lust is a young man of engaging personality
and is a man whom a large circle of acquaintances delight to
call friend.
Source: Past & Present of Jasper County, Iowa -
Illustrated - Vol. II - Publ. B. F. Bowen & Company,
Indianapolis, Ind. - 1912 - Page 713 |
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