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- This may be Anthony's son (from Rootsweb Scott Co., IA message board:
Author: deborah gerischer Date: 12 Oct 1999
"From History of Scott County, Iowa 1882 Chicago: Interstate Publishing Co."
Anthony F. Case, farmer and stock-raiser; postoffice, Davenport, Iowa; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y. July 23, 1822, son of Judge Anthony and Rebecca (Sheldon) Case; father a native of New Jersey and mother of Connecticut. They were married in York State, where seven children were born, three living, viz.: Philetus, Frederick W. and Anthony F. Mr. Case left his home in New York and emigrated to Marshell, Mich., when Anthony F. was four years old. He was an active business man and emgaged in various branches of business, and held several local offices of trust, being elected to the offices of county judge, etc. He remained in Marshall until his death. In politics he was an old Jacksonian Democrat. Anthony F., when 18 years of age was engaged on the railroad, which he followed for 10 years, operating on the Michiagan Central. In 1850 took a trip to California to seek his fortune; went by steamer via Panama. After arriving he embarked in mining, which he followed one year. In 1851 he returned to Michigan, and the same year came to Iowa, where he bought land in Hickory Grove Township, and in the fall of the same year made another trip to California, where he spent three years more. In the fall of 1854 he married Ellen Miller, a daughter of James Miller, of Michigan, where she was born about 1831. By this union there were four children - Aretta (now the wife of Wm. Brownlee, of Gilman, Ia.), Kittie, James, Arthur LeRoy. Mr. Case has a beautiful farm of 185 acres, all under a high state of cultivation, valued at $75 per acre. Mr. and Mrs. case are members of the First Presbyterian church, of Davenport.
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