Person:Edward Charlton (5)

"E. R. CHARLTON a representative and intelligent farmer of Liberty Township, is a native of Belfast, Ireland, born February 10, 1857. HIs parents are natives of the beautiful Emerald Isle, and there he passed his youth until thirteen years of age, when the family bade farewell to their old homes, and sailed to America, "the land of the free and the home of the brave." After landing in this country they proceeded to Illinois, and settled in Jo Davies County, remaining there one year; then they removed to La Fayette County, Wisconsin, where our subject resided until 1881. He then came to Cherokee County, Iowa, and bought a farm of eighty acres in Liberty Township which he is still making his home. Mr. Charlton was untied in marriage January 29, 1884, to Miss Sadie Anderson, daughter of John and [page 604 ] Jane (Burroughs) Anderson. Mrs. Charlton was born in La Fayette County, Wisconsin, September 11, 1858, and received her education in the Plattsville State Normal School of Wisconsin. Her father is a native of Scotland, and has served a term in the Legislature of Wisconsin, taking an active interest in local politics. Mr. and Mrs. Charlton have been blessed with two children: Edith Blanche and Aruba Belle. Mr. Charlton is a stanch supporter of the principles of the Republican party. He has served as a member of the School Board, and is the present clerk of the township. Both he and his wife are worthy and consistent member of the Presbyterian Church, and are numbered among the leading people of Liberty Township.”^S1

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Biographical history of Cherokee County, Iowa: a condensed history of Iowa, engravings of prominent citizens in Cherokee Co. with personal histories, a concise history of the county. (Tucson, Arizona: W.C. Cox Co., 1974)
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