Clay County, SD Biographies.....Partridge, Ahira A. 1832 - 
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Author: Geo. A. Ogle & Co. (1897)

AHIRA A. PARTRIDGE, a well-known citizen and farmer of Vermillion township, Clay
county, is a native of New York, born in Cato, Cayuga county, January 31, 1832.
His father and mother, Abram and Olive (Jewell) Partridge, were both natives of
the Empire state, the former born in Schoharie county, and the latter in
Susquehanna county. After their marriage they settled in Cayuga county, and then
removed in 1837 to Oakland county, Mich., where they resided until 1850, going
that year to Wayne county, of the same state, and locating about four miles from
Detroit. There they both died at advanced ages.

    Of the family of five sons and two daughters born to this worthy couple, our
subject was the eldest son and second child. He remained with his parents until
1856, assisting his father in the cultivation of the home farm, and in May of
that year started for Waterloo, Iowa. After working at the latter place at
carpentering for about six months, he located on a farm in Dixon county, Neb.,
which he operated until 1859, and then came to Dakota territory. The country was
still in the possession of the Indians, the treaty having been made, though yet
to be ratified by the United States senate, and the following spring, after
selecting a claim, he built his cabin and started in to improve what has ever
since been his residence. His present farm consists of 120 acres on which he has
made some excellent improvements in the shape of good, substantial buildings;
neat fences, etc., and the farm is further embellished by numerous fruit and
shade trees. His fine orchard of 400 trees he has planted all himself, and 150
of the trees are now bearing abundantly.

   The gentleman of whom we write was married in Clay county, December 9, 1861,
to Miss Casandra Shriner, who was born in Belmont county, Ohio, May 8, 1840, a
daughter of Lawrence and Susanna Shriner. Mrs. Shriner passed to the world
beyond in 1842, and her husband survived her until early in the '70s, when he
also passed away, his death occurring at the home of our subject. Mr. and Mrs.
Partridge are the parents of five children, of whom the following is a record:
Colista J., wife of Willard Gilchrist; Ida, now Mrs. William Russell; James,
George B., and William W.

    Mr. Partridge is one of the earliest settlers of Clay county, as well as of
the state, and has been closely identified with the development of this great
commonwealth. He has held various of the township offices, has been twice
elected sheriff of Clay county, and was first lieutenant of company B, Dakota
Militia in 1862.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD
OF 
Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties,
SOUTH DAKOTA.

Containing Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Prominent Old Settlers and
Representative Citizens, with a Review of their Life Work; their Identity with
the Growth and Development of these Counties; Reminiscences of Personal History
and Pioneer Life; and other Interesting and Valuable Matter which should be
Preserved in History.

ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO.
GEO. A. OGLE & CO.
Publishers, Engravers and Book Manufacturers.
1897.


Biography is the only true history.—EMERSON.

A people that take no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
generations.—MACAULAY.


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