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History of Cass County, Iowa
Springfield, ILL.:
Continental Historical Company, 1884

This biography was transcribed by Linda Talbott
for the U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/

Copyright (c) 2011 by Linda Talbott

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DISBROW, Samuel
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Among the arrivals of 1857, in the town of Lewis, was Samuel Disbrow, who
opened a blacksmith shop, which he is still running.  When he came here, he
found two shops of this kind in operation, one kept by R. Temple, the
pioneer blacksmith, and the other by a man by the name of ----- Ford.  The
latter removed from this locality shortly after Mr. Disbrow opened his
forge, and Temple moved to Red Oak, Montgomery county, in 1861, where he
now lives.  Mr. Disbrow located at first in the west end of the town, where
he remained eight years, then moving to the east end, but in May, 1881, he
again removed to the west end, removing the blacksmith and wagon shop
adjoining.  The former is 20x46 feet in ground area.  Mr. Disbrow does
horse-shoeing and general blacksmithing.

Samuel Disbrow is a native of Schoharie county, New York,--born June 21,
1822.  His parents were James and Polly (Knapp) Disbrow, natives of
Connecticut.  They removed to Lorain county, Ohio, when Samuel was four
years of age.  There he was reared and educated, and remained until 1854.
He then went to Van Wirt county, of the same State, where he resided till
1857.  In that year he came to Cass county, Iowa, and located at Lewis.  He
learned his trade at Wellington, Ohio.

Mr. Disbrow was married in La Grange county, Ohio, April 27, 1844, to Miss
Orilla Langdon, a native of Shoharie county, New York.  They have four
children--Levi E., Helen A., Horace and Dellmer S.  Mr. Disbrow is a member
of the Masonic fraternity, in which he has

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held all of the offices, except that of Master.  His parents both died in
Ohio, his father in the fall of 1858, and his mother in 1859.  Mr. Disbrow
is much respected, as an old resident and a worthy citizen.

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