James M. Pixler was born in Fayette County, Pa., Jan. 25, 1822. He came to Iowa in 1850, landing at McGregor on April 23. He moved from there to Farmersburg, where he remained three years, then came to Grand Meadow Township. He settled on section 23, on a farm of 160 acres, which he had previously purchased. He now owns 200 acres of finely cultivated land. He was married to Eliza Fry on March 26, 1846. She was born in Huntingdon County, Pa., March 11, 1824. They are the parents of the following named children-- Sarah A. (now Mrs. Richard Larkin), Melissa M., Mary M. (now Mrs. Brown Miller), Elizabeth E., Clara (now Mrs. Charles Horrocks), George W., and Emma L. Mr. Pixler has held various local offices of trust,
among them those of Township Assessor and Trustee. He is
a consistent member of the Baptist church. In politics he
is a Republican. source: History of Clayton County, Iowa, 1882, p. 832 |