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FRED L. DUREY.
Fred L. Durey, a representative agriculturist and enterprising citizen
of Prairie township, owns one hundred and sixty acres
of land on section 3, known as the "Bide a Wee" farm. His birth
occurred in that township on the 25th of November, 1861, his parents being Alfred and Mary
(Hicks) Durey, who were married in England and emigrated
to the United States the same year. They first resided
in Illinois for three years and on the
expiration of that period came to Delaware county, Iowa, here purchasing one hundred and
forty acres of land at three dollars an acre. As the years passed and his
financial resources increased, owing to his untiring industry and capable
management, Alfred Durey extended the boundaries of
his place by additional purchase until it embraced four hundred and twenty
acres. He passed away in 1877, three decades prior to the demise of his wife,
who was called to her final Vest in 1907. To this worthy couple were born
eleven children, nine of whom grew to maturity, as follows: Emma, who is the
wife of Charles H. Burhans, of Prairie township;
Albert A., living in Nebraska; William A., who makes his home in Milo township,
this county; Fred L., of this review; Mary Jane, who is the wife of T. L.
Smith, of Nebraska; George C., a resident of Manchester, Iowa; Lillie, who gave
her hand in marriage to Alfred Duffey and died in
1898; Mattie, the wife of R. J. Duffey, of Milo
township; and John, a resident of Prairie township.
Fred L. Durey acquired his education in the public schools and
after putting aside his text-books turned his attention to agricultural
pursuits, which have since claimed his time and energies. He now owns one
hundred and sixty acres of land in Prairie township,
known as the "Bide a Wee" farm, and in connection with the
cultivation of cereals also raises graded stock, finding both branches of his
business quite remunerative. He is likewise a director of the Cooperative Creamery,
the Delaware County Telephone Company and the Farmers Cooperative Shipping
Company and has long been numbered among the prosperous, representative and
progressive citizens of his native county.
On the
28th of January, 1887, Mr. Durey was united in marriage
to Miss Elizabeth L. McIntosh, a daughter of William and Jennie (Love)
McIntosh. by whom he has five children, as follows: Alfred, who is a
high-school graduate and also pursued a course in Des Moines College and who is
now engaged in business as a jeweler of Appleton, Wisconsin; Isabel M., at
home, who is a graduate of the Manchester high school and the Conservatory of
Music at Minneapolis; and William O., Doris L. and Leonard, all of whom are still
under the parental roof.
Mr. Durey gives his political allegiance to the republican
party and is now serving as trustee of Prairie township, while for six years he
held the office of county supervisor, making a most creditable record in that
connection. Fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America,
while religiously both he and his wife have been members of the Baptist church
for more than thirty years and he has been one of the deacons for more than
twenty years. He is well and favorably known in the community where he has
always resided, his success having gained for him the respect of his
associates, and his honorable and upright life having won him the esteem and
confidence of many friends.
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