A biographical history of Fremont and Mills Counties, Iowa . hby and Susannah (Woods) Mick-elwait, both of whom were natives of Eng-land, whence they came with their familyto the new world. In 1851 he cast in hislot with the pioneer settlers of Mills county,Iowa, and secured his present family home-stead, which was then a tract of wild land,upon which not a furrow had been turnedor an improvement made. As the yearspassed he wrought great transformation inthe appearance of his land, for under the pro-cesses of cultivation the wild prairie waschanged into blossoming fields, giving prom-ise of ab
A biographical history of Fremont and Mills Counties, Iowa . hby and Susannah (Woods) Mick-elwait, both of whom were natives of Eng-land, whence they came with their familyto the new world. In 1851 he cast in hislot with the pioneer settlers of Mills county,Iowa, and secured his present family home-stead, which was then a tract of wild land,upon which not a furrow had been turnedor an improvement made. As the yearspassed he wrought great transformation inthe appearance of his land, for under the pro-cesses of cultivation the wild prairie waschanged into blossoming fields, giving prom-ise of abundant harvests. All modern acces-sories and improvements w^ere added to thefarm, which is now one of the best in theentire state. Mr. Mickelwait was a man of marked in-dividuality and strong character and wasrecognized as a leader of public thoughtand movement. He was known as one ofthe distinguished residents of southwesternIowa, and his fellow townsmen, recognizinghis worth and ability, had at different peri-ods called him to fill minor local offices of.
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