| Calvin Dresser |
| Calvin Dresser,
farmer, Postville, owns 320 acres of land adjoining the
town, valued at $50 per acre; also a third interest in
the drug firm of Bayless, Douglass & Co., and a half
interest in the building: also half interest in the
building occupied by Mr. Bayless, at Elkader. Mr. D. was
born in Canada, near Montreal, in 1813. In 1836 he
immigrated to Champaign Co., Ohio, where he remained till
1855, when he came to Iowa, locating on a part of the
farm he still owns. He was married to Miss Sallie
Hawkins, a native of N.H., in 1832. They have eleven
children: Francis, Hiram, Alonzo, John, Lucy, Mehitable,
Sarah J., Harriet, Lydia, Arvilla and Rosilla, and have
lost one son, Charles. Mr. Dresser is one of the
substantial farmers of his township, having by careful
management and industry accumulated a handsome property. pg 485-486 |