The Brick Works
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The drawing on the right is of the
Brickworks in Marion Township, Henry County, Iowa. Once owned and run by my ggrandfather, Daniel Boone Stevens. He hired his nephew James H. Day, son of his sister-in-law, Rachel Cox Day and her husband Ransom Day, when James was only 15 years old. Much later, James bought the brickworks.
This sketch was taken from a
book titled "Portrait and Biographical Album of Henry County, Iowa", Acme publishing company, 1888.
The picture was provided to me,
with much gratitude by Pat Ryan White. |
The Picture on the left is a
photograph of the Iowa Institute for the Insane. The bricks for this building were made by my ggrandfather's business (family owned and operated). (See top photo. ) Daniel Boone Stevens.
Some of his workers were his
two brothers, Thomas E. Stevens, Elias Stevens, brother- in-law Julius Cox, nephew James H. Day.
This building burned down
quite some time ago and was replaced with a more modern looking red brick building. This picture was in a display case of the newer facilities in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. I took a picture of the picture in 2000, the glare is from the show case glass. |
Daniel Boone Stevens
1855
Wedding Pictures
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Martha Cox Stevens
1855
Wedding Pictures
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