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Charles O. Macy Mr.
Charles O. Macy was born in this County on December 15, 1866, and he is the son
of S. H. and Abigail Macy, an honored old family here, a complete sketch of whom
appears elsewhere in this work. The
subject was educated in Lynnville, Lynn Grove Township, later taking a course at
Grinnell College, He first started in life for himself as a dealer in livestock,
in partnership with his brother, E. B., under the firm name of Macy Brothers, in
1887. They built up a very extensive and lucrative business, becoming leaders in
this line of endeavor in this section of the state.
Later on they added grain, lumber and coal, maintaining headquarters both
at Sully and Killduff. Their operations in these lines reached large proportions and
have ever been on the increase, and by judicious management, keen discernment
and honest, straightforward dealing with their fellowmen they have made few
mistakes and have accumulated a competency, becoming among the substantial
citizens of the County. In 1900
they organized the Macy Brothers Exchange Bank at Lynnville, with Charles 0.
Macy as president and E. B. Macy as cashier.
This bank has had a splendid growth and is considered one of the sound,
safe and conservative institutions in this part of the state and its business
has steadily grown since it was organized. The Macy brothers also own one of the
finest farms in Jasper County, consisting of two hundred and eighty acres of
well improved and productive land and here they carry on general farming and
stock raising on an extensive scale. In
addition to this they have an interest in about seven hundred acres of valuable
and well-located land. Politically,
Mr. Macy votes independently, and he belongs to the Friends Church. Mr.
Macy was married in 1901 to Anna Newby, a lady of many commendable attributes of
mind and heart, a native of Indiana and the daughter of John T. and Martha
Newby, an influential old family. The
beautiful home of the subject and wife has been blessed by the birth of three
children. Carroll, Ward and Willis. Personally, Mr. Macy is a man whom it is a pleasure to meet, for with all of his capacity for the management of large affairs he is plain and unassuming, the kind of character everybody likes. By courageous persistence he has surmounted all obstacles, attaining a position of prominence in the community and comparative affluence, having ever maintained a high order of living, dealing fairly with his fellowmen, and it would be hard to find a man in Jasper County who stands higher in general public esteem. He has never sought public office, although well qualified to fill most any in the gift of the people, but he has preferred to devote his attention to his large private affairs; however, he has ever assisted in furthering the interests of his community whether in a political, moral or social way. Past and Present of Jasper County Iowa, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, B.F. Bowden & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 1912, p. 879. |
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