Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . schools of all denom-inations. His generous, kindly nature embraced all human isolation from jieople of his faith was a sore grievance to him,and he frequently went to Oskaloosa to attend the Yearly Meetingof the church. In 1869, he decided to dispose of his holding and go to Kansas,where land was cheajier, and settle his younger children. Afterlocating and helping to improve three farms there, in 1886, hepurchased a fine home in Lawrence, and there passed the remain-der of his days in ease, comfort and enjoyment of the
Pioneers of Polk County, Iowa, and reminiscences of early days . schools of all denom-inations. His generous, kindly nature embraced all human isolation from jieople of his faith was a sore grievance to him,and he frequently went to Oskaloosa to attend the Yearly Meetingof the church. In 1869, he decided to dispose of his holding and go to Kansas,where land was cheajier, and settle his younger children. Afterlocating and helping to improve three farms there, in 1886, hepurchased a fine home in Lawrence, and there passed the remain-der of his days in ease, comfort and enjoyment of the privileges ofhis church, until 1887, when he was laid to rest in the Friends(Jemetery. Politically, he was a Henry Clay Whig until the Republicanparty was organized, when he joined that, but he took little part inpartisan politics, and never held a public office. Socially, he was of genial, generous, kindly temperament. Hewas a Friend in all that term implies, and for which he paid acostly price, in one instance, over forty thousand dollars. June Second, WILLIAM LOWRY WILLIAM LOWRY APIOXEER who tasted the Cup of Misfortune and j^assedthrough the Valley of Trouble was the well-lmowu WilliamLowry. He was bom in the county of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Febru-ary Fourteenth, 1835, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. His grandfathercame to xVmerica from Ireland in 1798, and settled in , four brothers came and settled in different parts of the coun-try, but he never saw them after they reached America. William passed his boyhood days with his father, who was ahatter, and acquired such education as he coidd in the public schoolof that day, which was supplemented with a course in FranklinCollege. In 1851, when sixteen years old, he was apprenticed for fouryears to learn the trade of carpenter. At the close of his appren-ticeship, he worked one year as a journeyman. In 1855, he came to Iowa, reaching Davenport July Seventh,registered at the Ohio House, kept by the Howell Broth
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