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- From the 1891 History of Harrison County Iowa:
Jacob Darting, a resident of section 6, St. John's Township, came to Harrison County in April, 1858, and raised one crop near Magnolia and that fall settled on the site of his present home, where he purchased one hundred and seven acres of unimproved land, on which he erected a log cabin, the roof of which was made of "shakes." He lived in this house about ten years and then built a small frame structure, a part of his present residence.
Our subject was born in West Virginia August 15, 1816, the son of John and Barbara Darting and was the fourth child of a family of fifteen, thirteen of whom attained their majority. When twenty-one years of age, our subject started on the untried sea of life for himself, working out by the month for three years, also working on a brickyard as well as on the Wabash & Cross Cut Canal.
In every man's life there are important events, not the least of which is the selection of a life companion, who in this case was Rachel Murphy, to whom he was married January 28, 1841. She was the daughter of Sion and Elizabeth Murphy, born August 29, 1821. Shortly after their marriage they removed to a farm in Putnam County, Ind. The same consisted of eighty acres, which was covered with a dense growth of timber. Here our subject in the vigor of his young manhood, commenced to clear up a farm for himself, and remained there until 1856, at which time he had succeeded in clearing thirty acres. In the autumn of that year he sold out, removed to Jasper County, Iowa, bought a small farm and remained until the spring of 1858 and then came to Harrison County.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Darting has been blessed by the advent of seven children - Elizabeth, born November 1, 1842; Barbara, August 7, 1844; John L., September 17, 1846; Sarah, August 12, 1851, deceased; Silvania, born October 25, 1853; Rachel E., December 14, 1861, died August 7, 1880; and Jacob A., born September 27, 1863.
When our subject came to Harrison County he had but little of this world's goods, but he came as a conquerer, and being possessed of a loving companion, and two strong arms he felt as rich as a king. With the double ox-team, a span of ponies and two wagons, he set forth to make for himself a home in what has proved to be one of Iowa's banner counties.
He is listed in 1880 as the owner of 40 acres of land in Calhoun Township,Harrison County Iowa.
Obituary (Missouri Valley Times): DEATH OF AN OLD RESIDENT Jacob Darting died at his late residence about four and one half mile north east of this city last night about 11 o'clock, aged 86 years. Mr. Darting was the father of five childen, two sons and three daughters. Deceased had not been ailing long, a stroke of paralysis which he suffered last Thursday being the cause of his death. Funeral services will be conducted from his late home tomorrow, commencing at 10 a.m. burial in Frazier Cemetery, Rev. J.F. Adair of the Christian Church officiating.
Obituary (Logan News, July 3, 1902): Died at the family home north St. John Township, Sunday June 26th, 1902, Jacob Darting, aged 86 years. Mr. Darting was born in South Carolina in 1816. He came to Iowa in the early 50's settling in Jasper county for a few years, then locating on the farm in this county which has been his home since 1857. His wife died in 1900. His children surviving him are Mrs. Elizabeth Fry, Mrs. Barbara Godden, Mrs. Sylvania Hatcher, J.L. Darting and Alex Darting, all residents of this community. The funeral services of the deceased will be held at the residence and the remains conveyed to Frazier Cemetery Tuesday, July 1, 1902, and will mark the passing of one of the few remaining old time pioneer character of Western Iowa, who first claimed this valley from its original wildness and sent their cabin smoke curling heavenward in token of the civilization about to subdue it to the white man's dominion.
SOURCE:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bobnjackies&id=I08722
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
1816 - 1902 (85 years)