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Quinn
H. Tool Among
the earnest men whose enterprise and depth of character have gained a prominent
place in the community and the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens is
Quinn H. Tool, of Fairview Township, Jasper County, where he has spent his life,
being the representative of one of our most prominent pioneer families.
A farmer and stock raiser and a man of decided views, his influence has
ever been for the advancement of the community. Mr.
Tool was born here on July 6, 1852, the son of James A. and Sarah (Fouch) Tool,
the father born in Virginia, June 12, 1825, and the mother in Indiana, December
14, 1826. The paternal grandfather,
Adam Tool, was one of the three first, if not the first white settler in Jasper
County, a Mr. Highland probably preceding him a few months.
The elder Tool settled at Tool's Point, near where the town of Monroe
stands, in 1843, and in the fall of that year the father of the subject came
here with the rest of the family. Adam
Tool entered one hundred and sixty acres where Monroe now stands, and his son,
James A., owned three hundred and twenty acres four miles east of there. The
latter took a leading part in the affairs of his community, and for many years
he was trustee of his Township. He
was a Republican and later a Greenbacker. He
belonged to the Methodist Church. He
was a pillar in the Church, and no man ever did more for the early Churches here
than he, being a very earnest and devout man and conscientious in all that he
undertook. He was a local preacher
and did an incalculable amount of good in that connection.
He was universally esteemed for his excellent qualities of head and
heart. He remained on his fine farm
here until his death, on October 10, 1910, at an advanced age, his wife having
preceded him to the grave in 1890. They were the parents of twelve children, of
whom three died in infancy. Those who grew up are, Charles W., Mrs. Cynthia
Rigoulot; Quinn H., of this sketch, was the third in order of birth; John H. is
living in Elk Creek Township; Mrs. Sarah E. Oldham, of this County; Oscar N. is
living at Lebanon, Kansas; Harrison F. L. is a resident of Atkin, Minnesota;
Mrs. Ulysses A. Marshall, and Flora A. Quinn
H. Tool grew up on the home farm and attended the Oak Grove district school.
But being one of the older members of the family he had to assist with
the work at home when he was a boy. When
twenty-two years of age he bought eighty acres in Fairview Township, where he
now lives. He has added to his
original purchase until he owns two hundred and ten acres in this and Elk Creek
Townships, which he has placed under modern improvements and kept well tilled,
having one of the best farms in the locality.
He keeps a good grade of livestock.
He has a pleasant home and his labors as an agriculturist have been amply
rewarded. Part of his land lies in
Fairview Township and part in Elk Creek Township. He is independent in politics.
For two years he was assessor of his Township.
He belongs to the Methodist Church. On
November 28, 1876, Mr. Tool was married to Selina E. Oldham, who was born in
Knox County, Illinois, November 28, 1853, the daughter of Joseph Oldham, who was
born in Cheshire, England, and who came to Jasper County, Iowa, in 1866. The
following children have been born to the subject and wife: Arthur A. is
attending school in Germany; Alvin S. is living in Des Moines Township; Mrs.
Pearl J. Foster. The Past and Present of Jasper County, Gen. James B. Weaver, Editor-In-Chief, 1912 B.F. Bowen Co., Indianapolis, IN, p. 987. |
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