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Alva Humeston
Wayne County
He was one of the earliest settlers of this region. He moved from Ohio here in the year 1864. For many years he conducted a large farm southwest of Humeston, and carried on a general store in town. He was a man of great moral power and Christian worth, and has left an influence behind him for good that will be felt for many years. For many years he held the office of township trustee, and was a member of the Legislature during the 15th General Assembly. In the year 1872 the C B & Q Railroad Co., purchased 80 acres of the northeast side of his farm for a town site, and afterwards it was named Humeston in his honor. Like many settlers of this part of the state, he was a native of the east. He was born in Harwinton, CT. on April 20, 1815. At an early age his parents settled in New York, where in Clinton, Oneida Co., he was married to Miss Mary Northrup on the 23rd of Sept., 1840. When about 34 years of age he united with the Christian Church in Fowler, Trumbull Co. He was one of the chief agents in organizing the congregation of the church here and served it as an elder from the beginning.
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