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


    A. B. GLEASON is one of the leading men of Silver Township.  He was
    born in Wyoming County, New York, October 27, 1825.  His father, ABEL
    GLEASON, was born near Rome, Schoharie County, New York, June 4, 1795.
    He was a Freewill Baptist minister for fifty years of his life, and did
    faithful service in the cause of his Master.  He departed this life
    January 3, 1874, at Clinton, Iowa.  The mother of our subject was ANNA
    HOGLE, a daughter of ELISHA and SUSAN (LITTLE) HOGLE.  The HOGLE family
    settled at Middlebury, New York, in 1807.  The GLEASON family is of
    Welsh origin, and traces its descent to two brothers of that name who
    came to this country and settled in Massachusetts about 200 years ago.
    ANNA (HOGLE) GLEASON died November 4, 1836, at Wethersfield, Wyoming
    County, New York, leaving eight children.  A. B. GLEASON bade adieu to
    his native county, and October 12, 1837, removed to Washtenaw County,
    Michigan, where he resided two years.  He then went to La Salle County,
    Illinois, and remained there until September 22, 1853, when he came to
    Iowa, settling in Clinton County, at Comanche.  In 1861 he removed to
    Lyons, Clinton County. On August 5, 1862, Mr. GLEASON enlisted in
    Company C, Twenty-sixth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in which he was First
    Corporal, G. W. JOHNSON, Captain, and MILO P. SMITH, Colonel.  He was
    honorably discharged after four months' service.  July 15, 1869, he
    located on a farm near Comanche, where he lived four years.  The season
    of 1873 was spent in Rochester, New York.  In the spring of 1874 he
    returned to Iowa, and settled on his present farm, which was wild land.
    He now owns 320 acres of well-improved land, which he has reduced from
    its wildness to an advanced state of cultivation.  He has a good resi-
    dence, buildings for the care and protection of live-stock, and grain,
    and five acres of fine grove.  There is a beautiful stream of living
    water which furnishes an abundant supply to the stock.  Mr. GLEASON
    devotes himself to general farming, and has been very prosperous, all
    his surroundings showing him to be and admirable agriculturist.  He was
    married November 6, 1855, at Comanche, Iowa, to Miss ANNETTE JONES, a
    daughter of THOMAS and MARTHA (HINMAN) JONES, natives of the State of
    New York.  Mrs. GLEASON was born at Patterson, Putnam County, New York.
    Three children were born of this marriage: CARRIE, wife of J. G.
    BILLER, M.D., of Correctionville, Iowa; they have two children, HOWARD
    and NETTIE; IRVING W. GLEASON, of Armour, Douglas County, Dakota; he
    married FANNIE MATOON, and they have two children, NELLIE and JULIA;
    ANNIE MATTIE, wife of W. L. LYMAN, of Silver Township; they have two
    children, HARRY and LULU.  Mr. GLEASON is Republican in his politics,
    and has served as justice of the peace.  He has always taken a deep
    interest in educational and religious matters, and in all enterprises
    tending to advance the best interests of the community.  On first
    coming to Iowa he engaged in teaching several years, and was also
    employed in that profession in Illinois.  Mr. GLEASON was in the great
    tornado of Comanche, Iowa, June 3, 1860, in which terrific storm 200
    persons lost their lives; but, fortunately for them, no one of his
    family sustained any personal injury, yet he lost a large part of his
    property.

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