. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . d with four childrento support. Securing eighty acres of land in section 11, he immediately pro-ceeded to improve his purchase, adding thereto from time to time inuil hew;is the owner oi more than two hundred acres of land. Idiayer thenpin-cha>ed from his father all but forty acre> of the farm, that acreage beingthe home of the elder Thayer, where he lived until his death, at winch timethe remainder cd the land was acijuired by the mui. To Zin-ial and ].uc\- Tha\er were born four children. ;dl but one id
. History of Wright County, Iowa, its peoples, industries and institutions . d with four childrento support. Securing eighty acres of land in section 11, he immediately pro-ceeded to improve his purchase, adding thereto from time to time inuil hew;is the owner oi more than two hundred acres of land. Idiayer thenpin-cha>ed from his father all but forty acre> of the farm, that acreage beingthe home of the elder Thayer, where he lived until his death, at winch timethe remainder cd the land was acijuired by the mui. To Zin-ial and ].uc\- Tha\er were born four children. ;dl but one idwhom are living: Helen, who Jeremiah Dack and li\es in the stateof Xew ^■ork; James, the subject of this sketch: and (d Hancockcounty, the widow of Cieorge Cbriste. James R. Thayer received the greater ])art of his education in the schoolsof Xew York state, but attended classes for a time after reaching Belmondtownship. He lived at home until the time of his marriage, February 11,1888, to Mary E. Frederick, who was the daughter of John and Dora (Staga). \.\ii MKS. .TAMi;s i;. •rii.\vi;i: COLNTY, IOWA. 465 lre(lcrick, nati\f^ of (le-rniany, who canic to tliis country in 18G6, later cum-in^ to Wright count}-, Ikuing pre\iously purcha^>ed some land, marriage, James added thereto until he now owns two hundreil and forty acres ofwell-inipnned land. To Mr. and Mrs. Thayer have heen horn seven children, six boys andone girl, namely: John, who married Lida Mason, and they ha\e one child;Ralph who married Ardilla Dippell and they have one child; Claude, AmyIdoyd, Oscar and fiarley, all of whom live at home. Mr. Thayer is a leading member of r>elmond Lotlge No. 265, Inde-l)endent Order of Odd lellows, and Mrs. Thayer takes an active part inthe affairs of the Rebekahs. The three eldest sons are also prominent mem-bers of the Independent Order of Odd bellows. James R. Thayer is a IX^mocrat in politics and has represented hisparty and c
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