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Biographical History of Cherokee County, Iowa
W. S. Dunbar & Co., Chigago - 1889

[page 561-562]

    PHILIP CLINE, a successful farmer and stock-raiser of Willow Town-
    ship, was born in Washington County, Ohio, august 14, 1843, and is
    the third of a family of twelve children of SAMUEL and PHOEBE (GRAY)
    CLINE, natives of Virginia and Ohio respectively.  His father was born
    of German ancestry, and his mother was of Welsh origin.  When PHILIP
    was seven years of age his parents removed to Jones County, Iowa,
    where they lived for some time.  They then removed to Fayette County,
    where they were among the early settlers.  The father entered 160
    acres of Government land on which he lived until his death, which
    occurred in the spring of 1888.  Mr. CLINE grew to manhood near
    Fayette, Fayette County, and bought a farm near that place, which
    he owned until he came to Cherokee County in October, 1882.  About
    the year 1867 he went to Indian Territory, and afterward to Kansas;
    while in the latter State he was foreman of a force of men who built
    the first house in the present thriving city of Wichita.  At that
    time a thousand Indian tepees were standing on the site of that
    prosperous city.  Mr. CLINE took a homestead of 160 acres in the
    State of Kansas, but when the Indians became troublesome there he
    returned to Iowa, and afterward disposed of his claim.  As before
    stated, he came to Cherokee County in October, 1882, and bought
    what had once been the WHITEHOUSE homestead, a farm of E. P. PURCELL.
    He made numerous improvements upon this place, and in addition cul-
    tivates the rest of the north half of section 14.  Never-failing
    springs supply an abundance of pure water, which admirably adapts
    the farm to the purpose of raising live-stock.  A good barn, sheds
    and other buildings betoken thrift and prosperity.  Mr. CLINE re-
    ceived his education in the common schools of Fayette County, and
    in the Commercial Department of the Upper Iowa University.  While a
    young man he was a successful teacher in Fayette and Wright counties.
    He was married November 30, 1864, to Miss HARRIET F. ROBERTS, of
    Salem, Massachusetts.  Two children were the result of this union:
    HARRIET F., who died in childhood, and ETTA, the wife of J. D. BING.
    Mrs. CLINE died August 15, 1870, in Fayette County.  Mr. CLINE was
    married a second time March 3, 1872, to Miss SOPHIA J. FOX, daughter
    of STEPHEN and MARY ANN (HARRINGTON) FOX, natives of New England, of
    English ancestry.  Her parents are now residents of Willow Township.
    Mr. and Mrs. CLINE are the parents of three children: CHARLES E.,
    MARTIN W. and EDWIN L.  The parents are members of the Methodist
    Episcopal Church.  Mr. CLINE was made a Mason at Oelwein, Fayette
    County, Hebron Lodge, No. 374.  He is a charter member of Alpine
    Lodge, No. 471, A.F. & A.M., Holstein, Iowa, which was organized
    in 1886.  In Fayette County he was called to fill several local
    offices, and the same honor was conferred upon him since coming
    to Cherokee County.  In politics Mr. CLINE adheres to no party
    principles, but casts an independent vote.

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