| John S. Bryson |
| John S. Bryson,
farmer, sec. 17, born in Dundee, Scotland, in 1831, and
was brought to Canada West in 1836 by his parents who
removed to Connecticut in 1840, but returned east to York
State, whence they came to Iowa in 1850, and located here
on the 11th day of May of that year; and on the 15th of
the same month John assisted in breaking the first sod in
what is now Paint Creek township, where he now owns 240
acres. Later in the summer the first gristmill in
Allamakee Co.-A simple corn-cracker-was put in about four
miles below Mr. Bryson's place, and he run this most of
the time during the first eight months. At the first
election of Township Officers in April 1853, Mr. Bryson
was elected constable, and has since served four years as
township clerk. Was also secretary of his school district
for some time; and has enjoyed the confidence and esteem
of his neighbors to such a degree that he has at various
times been appointed to such trusts as administrator of
estates, guardian, trustee, etc. Mr. Bryson was one of
the real pioneers of Paint Creek Township, and has been
closely identified with its history. Mr. Bryson was
married Jan. 11, 1865, to Miss Tilde O. Rema, a native of
Norway, whose family settled in this township the same
year with the Brysons. They have five children, Margaret
S., Tilde L., James, Ida G. and John R. pg 477-478 |