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After the war, Abraham returned to Iowa, where he courted Orpha Gregory for two years. They enjoyed activities such as county fairs, picnics and dances. Iowa held its first State Fair in 1854. Abraham married his sweetheart, Orpha Gregory on 31 December 1837.[1] Abraham bought and farmed land in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa.[2] In 1870 he had real estate valued at $3,000 and $600 in personal property.[3]
[1] Abraham Newkirk, Marriage
Records, 1840-1930, Clinton County, Iowa. Clerk of the District Court. FHL Film
1005210, Book I, page 231. Accessed 22 September 2012.
[2]
A Newkirk (1874), U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918,
Brookfield, Clinton County, Iowa (1874), Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, G&M_80; Roll Number: 80. Ancestry.com <database on-line.> Accessed 5 November 2012.
[3] Abe Newkirk household, 1870 U.S. Census Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, population
schedule, page 35A, sheet 35, dwelling number 105, family number 105; NARA
microfilm publication M593, roll 1761. Ancestry.com. [database on-line].
Accessed 17 September 2012.
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ReplyDeleteThe name Orpha is an interesting name, do you know where it comes from?
ReplyDeleteI am not sure where it came from. They are of German descent.
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