History
of Tama County, Iowa
Springfield, Ill., Union Publishing Company, 1883.
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Andrew Law, a member of the Board of Trustees, and Secretary of the School Board, is a native of Scotland . He was born in Haddingtonshire, January 22, 1831, and was raised to agricultural pursuits, receiving his education in the district schools. In 1854, he left his native place for America; landing at Quebec, he came directly to the United States. He located in Wisconsin, and was there for two years employed in farming in Rock county. He then went to Iowa county, where he rented land for three years. He then bought a farm of 160 acres in Arena township. In February, 1865, he enlisted in the 49 th Wisconsin Volunteers; joined the regiment when organized at Madison, Wisconsin; went south and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He returned home, sold his farm in Arena and came to Iowa, where he purchased land in Perry township, on section 27. He has since improved the farm and erected the house in which he now lives. He was married July 11, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Stuart, who was also a native of Scotland. Four children have been born unto them – Helen, Agnes, Ainslie and James. James died in infancy.
William Loder, one of the early settlers in the southern part of Perry township, was born in Berkshire , England , in 1802. He was married there on May 20, 1825 , to Miss Elizabeth Tame, who was born in Berkshire , in 1801. In 1835, they came to America and settled in Monroe county, New York , where they rented land and lived until 1856. They then went to Michigan and bought a farm in Rose township, Oakland county. Mr. Loder, however, was not yet satisfied, and in 1866 he came to Perry township, purchasing land on section 32. He and his wife still make this their home. They have had eight children born to them – William H., who lives in Harvey county, Kansas; Alfred, who lives in Carroll township; George, who lives in Perry township; Eliza L., who resides in Potter township, Pennsylvania; Susan, of Howard township; Ann M., resident of Monroe county, New York; Sarah, who died in 1861, and Mary E., who makes her home with her parents. Their son, George, was born in England in 1832, and made his home with his parents until he was nineteen years of age, when he started out for himself. He was employed in farming in the summer seasons, and the remainder of the year in the lumber regions. Sometimes he worked as a sawyer in the mills, and again was engaged in rafting lumber on the rivers. He was married in 1855, to Miss Catherine Orcutt, and settled in Oakland county, Michigan . He lived there three years, then went to Whiteside county, Illinois , where he followed farming. In 1865, he started by team for Iowa , came to Tama county and bought land on section 32, in Perry township, after which he returned to Illinois . In 1866, he leaded up his teams, and, with his family, again started for Iowa , crossing the Mississippi at Princeton . He arrived in Tama county in due time, purchased lumber and built a house 16x20 feet, in which the family lived until 1875, when he built the frame house in which he now lives. He has four children living; Ida A., Emma F., Ella R., and George W. Walter A. was born November 59, (sic) 1863, died November 1, 1864 . Mrs. Loder, wife of George Loder, was born in Rushford , New York , February 6, 1838 , died October 5, 1852 (sic).
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