Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Githens, C. D. 1876 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

C. D. GITHENS.
C. D. Githens, a worthy native son and representative merchant of Wapello
county, is actively engaged in the grain, feed and fuel business at Ottumwa, in
which he embarked in 1901. He was born on the 11th of September, 1876, a son of
W. H. and Debby J. (Reed) Githens. J. T. Githens, the paternal grandfather of
our subject, took up his abode among the earliest settlers of this county, here
purchasing a farm and making a specialty of the raising and jelling of hedge
plants for fences. He also made the first threshing machine engine in the county
and was widely recognized as an enterprising and substantial citizen. His son,
W. H. Githens, still resides on a farm in Wapello county and has long been
numbered among the prosperous and respected citizens here. Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Githens have two sons: C. D., of this review; and Fred, who resides on a farm
and devotes his attention to general agricultural pursuits.

C. D. Githens attended the common schools in the acquirement of an education and
remained under the parental roof until he had attained his majority, when he
came to Ottumwa, here working as an electrician for four years. On the
expiration of that period, in 1901, he embarked in business as a dealer in feed
and fuel, in which he has been engaged continuously since, owning a half
interest in the enterprise. He is accorded a liberal patronage and has won an
enviable reputation as a business man of ability and unquestioned integrity. He
also owns a half interest in a farm of one hundred and forty-two and a half
acres in this county.

Mr. Githens was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Rhue of Jones county, Iowa, her
parents being H. E. and Ida Rhue, who came to Wapello county about 1894 and are
still living here. Mr. and Mrs. Githens have one child, Helen.

Mr. Githens gives his political allegiance to the republican party, while
fraternally he is identified with the Modern Woodmen of America and the Owls.
Both he and his wife attend the services of the First Methodist Episcopal
church. His entire life has been spent in Wapello county, and the circle of his
acquaintances is a wide one. A man of exemplary habits, of high principles and
of upright conduct, wherever he is known he commands the good-will and trust of
those with whom he is associated.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914


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