History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

Author: Harlow Munson Pratt
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331657562
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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Excerpt from History of Fort Dodge and Webster County, Iowa, Vol. 2 On May 11. 1859, Mr. Duncombe was married to Miss Mary A. Williams, a daughter of Major William Williams, the patriot-pioneer of Fort Dodge. To this union seven children were born, including the following: William E; Charles F., publisher of the Chronicle and former mayor of Fort Dodge; Mary J., wife of Senator W. S. Kenyon; Gertrude; and John A. In politics Mr. Duncombe was an inflexible democrat, stanchly supporting the policies and activities of that party. His influence was always used along the lines of reform and progress. He was a charter member of the chapter and commandery of the Masonic fraternity of this city and also attained the thirty-third degree of the Scottish Rite. Mrs. Duncombe is president of the Webster County Historical Society, an office which she is well qualified to hold, as she has been a resident of this city since her arrival here in 1855. At present she is living at the old home, Fair Oaks. Mr. Duncombe's death occurred August 2 1902. His interest in community affairs was that of a public-spirited citizen who recognized the opportunities for reform, progress and improve ment. And he labored to achieve what could be attained in that direction. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.