Crawford County IA Archives Biographies.....Henney, George E. 1854 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1893)

GEORGE E. HENNEY, one of the early settlers and well-known citizens of Crawford
county, was born in Henry county, Illinois, in 1854, a son of A. K. Henney, who
was born and reared in Wayne county, Ohio, He served as County Superintendent
and Sheriff of Henry county for several years, and came to Crawford county,
Iowa, in 1876. His death occurred December 30, 1883. Our subject's mother, nee
Mary A. Mehrling, was a native of Columbia county, Pennsylvania, and a daughter
of Peter and Mary Mehrling. Mr. and Mrs. Henney were the parents of two sons:
William H., an editor, living at Girard, Kansas; and George E., our subject. The
mother now resides on the home farm, which her husband improved.

  George E. Henney has spent a number of years of his life in Barton county,
Missouri, and in Loup county, Nebraska. He came to Crawford county, Iowa, in
1873, where he owns a farm of eighty acres. He was married in 1879, to Jennie
Harigan, and they have five children: May, Ivy, Charles, Henry and John. Mr.
Henney affiliates with the Democratic party, and has held most of the township
offices.


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Extracted from:

BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF 
Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa.

Containing Portraits of all the Presidents of the United States, with
accompanying Biographies; a Condensed History of Iowa, with Portraits and
Biographies of the Governors of the State; Engravings of Prominent Citizens of
the Counties, wth [sic] Personal Histories of many of the Early Settlers and
Leading Families.

"Biography is the only true history."—Emerson.

CHICAGO: THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
1893.


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