Montgomery-Audubon-Shelby County IA Archives Biographies.....Westrope, Thomas R 1825 - 
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Author: Western Publishing Co, Sioux City

Thomas R. Westrope, farmer, stock raiser and dealer, was born in Morgan county,
Ill., in 1825; moved to La Fayette county Wis., in 1850; thence to Montgomery
county Ia., where he owns sixteen hundred acres of well improved farming land,
two hundred and fifty head of graded cattle and fifty head of pedigreed
shorthorns. He came to Shelby county in the spring of 1881, and here owns 440 
acres of land and 150 head of cattle; has 360 acres of well improved farm in
Audubon county, and 260 acres in La Fayette county, Wis. He carries on all of
these farms himself, keeping sixteen men constantly employed, besides extra help
in cropping seasons. He is one of the most extensive farmers in western Ia. In
1848, he was married, in La Fayette county Wis., to Sarah A. Huntsman. They have
eight sons and two daughters.

Additional Comments:
From: 

History of Western Iowa
Its settlement and growth
A comprehensive compilation of progressive events concerning the counties cities
towns and villages -- biographical sketches of the pioneers and business men
with an authentic 
History of the State of Iowa

Sioux City
Western Publishing Co
1882

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