. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. were born in Maryland of Scotch-Irishparentage. Aaron Conaways birth was in that memor-able year when Robert Fulton built and success-fully sailed the Clermont up the Hudsonriver—the first steamboat—in the year 1807,a date far more memorable than anv battle. )R. 11. O. COXAWAV. PAST AND PRESENT OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 507 «ver fought on earth. In 1812 Aaron Cona-ways first notable act was performed when heaccompanied his father one days journeythrough
. Past and present of Mahaska County, Iowa : together with biographical sketches of many of its prominent and leading citizens and illustrious dead. were born in Maryland of Scotch-Irishparentage. Aaron Conaways birth was in that memor-able year when Robert Fulton built and success-fully sailed the Clermont up the Hudsonriver—the first steamboat—in the year 1807,a date far more memorable than anv battle. )R. 11. O. COXAWAV. PAST AND PRESENT OF MAHASKA COUNTY. 507 «ver fought on earth. In 1812 Aaron Cona-ways first notable act was performed when heaccompanied his father one days journeythrough the wilderness, the father ami S(jn rid-ing an old white mare on the journey to thewar of 1812 with Great Britain. The nextmorning Michael placed little Aaron on themare, kissing him gDod-bye. enjoining uponhim tti be a good boy and mind his mother tillhe would return, and telling the little son nottil fear that the faithful mare would take himhome safe from the wildcats of the woods. His early life was spent on a farm andteaching school until his marriage to DorcasBusby in 1832. The result of their union wasfourteen children, six of whom are still living:iMichael, a farmer, who lived near the oldhomestead and is deceased; Dr. John B., ofYork, N^ebraska, ex-member of the Nebraskahouse of representatives; Mrs. R. M. Welch,wife of J- ^^^ ^^elch, of Archer. Ohio; Dr. H,Oliver; Dr. A. B., of Marshal
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