History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . his marriage Mr. Laws continued to engage in farming as a renteruntil 1879, when, having carefully saved his earnings, he was enabled to purchasewhat is now the Laws homestead farm, still occupied by his widow and son. Throughthe intervening years to the time of his death he was busily employed in the furtherdevelopment and improvement of the property and brought his fields under a highstate of cultivation. To Mr. and Mrs. Laws were born thirteen children, eleven of whom are yetliving, as follows: Jesse J., who is employed on the Oakdale farm in
History of Chickasaw and Howard counties, Iowa . his marriage Mr. Laws continued to engage in farming as a renteruntil 1879, when, having carefully saved his earnings, he was enabled to purchasewhat is now the Laws homestead farm, still occupied by his widow and son. Throughthe intervening years to the time of his death he was busily employed in the furtherdevelopment and improvement of the property and brought his fields under a highstate of cultivation. To Mr. and Mrs. Laws were born thirteen children, eleven of whom are yetliving, as follows: Jesse J., who is employed on the Oakdale farm in Howardcounty; Anna J., the wife of F. W. Whitcomb, of Austin, Minnesota; Fannie is the wife of M. D. Daily, of Taopi, Minnesota; Clarence, living in AbsherMontana; Charlie, a resident of Hill City, Minnesota; William, who operates the homefarm; Alice, the wife of H. C. Brown, of Rochester, Minnesota; and Elizabeth,Wilbur L., Harold V. and Harvey C, all at home. The family circle was broken by the hand of death when on the 6th of MAJOR LAWS Vol. II—LM CHICKASAW AND HOWARD COUNTIES 331 1916, Major Laws was called to his final rest. He had long been recognized asa man of sterling and upright character, who made valuable contribution to thedevelopment of the district in which he lived by his activity in agricultural linesand his support of all plans and measures for the general good. WILLIAM BUNSTON. William Bunston is a well known representative of the farming interests ofHoward county and makes his home on section 24, Afton township, where he isengaged in the cultivation of a good tract of land that responds readily to thecare and labor which he bestows upon it. Mr. Bunston is a native of was born January 10, 1868, of the marriage of William and Emily (Burt)Bunston, who were also natives of that country. There the father still resides andthe mother continued to make her home in England until called to her finalrest in 1916. William Bunston pursued his
Size: 1292px × 1934px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, bookpublisherchica, bookyear1919
