Bio. of Rexford Manor Truesdell ~s.o. David Manor & Rose Ella(Huckstep)Truesdell
NORTHWESTERN
IOWA
ITS HISTORY AND TRADITION
VOLUME III
1804-1926
R. M. TRUESDELL
Energy, perseverance and thrift constitute the foundation of material prosperity, and possessing these qualities, Rexford Manor Truesdell has advanced through the medium of his own efforts, taking his place with the representative
business men of Sioux City. He was born December 11, 1888, in Anthon, Iowa, and in the paternal line is of French lineage, while his maternal ancestors were natives of Germany. He is a son of David Manor and Rose Ella (Huckstep)Truesdall, the former a Canadian, while the latter was born in Jacksonville, Illinois. Mr. Truesdell lived in his native town until he was six years of age and from 1894 until 1900 attended the public schools near Denison, Iowa. His high school education was received at West Side, Iowa, where he spent seven years, and from 1907 until 1909 he was a telegraph operator for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway at Council Bluffs, this state. In the latter year he came to Sioux City as telegrapher and his accuracy and reliability led to his promotion to the responsible position of train dispatcher, which he filled until 1922. He then entered the employ of the Register Life Insurance Company and now acts as general agent for that corporation, being one of its most successful representatives. He has made a careful study of the business and is thus able to aid patrons in securing the policy best suited to their needs. He owns an attractive home in Sioux City and has made judicious investments in Florida real estate, which has increased rapidly in value during the past year.
On October 25, 1913, Mr. Truesdell was married at Glidden, Iowa, to Miss
Elizabeth Boyd, who was born November 28, 1890, in Shell City, Missouri. She is
a daughter of the Rev. James Louis Boyd, a native of Missouri and a retired
minister of the Methodist church. Mr. and Mrs. Truesdell have two children:
Patricia, who was born January 3, 1920; and James David, born September 11,
1925. Mrs. Truesdell is connected with the Eastern Star and for two years was
president of the Morningside Delphian. Mr. Truesdell votes the republican
ticket ad is affiliated with Grace Methodist church. He is a Mason, belonging
to the lodge at Morningside and the Scottish Rite Consistory at Sioux City,
and endeavors to fulfill in his life the beneficent teachings of the order.
He is also a Kiwanian and one of the popular members of the Morningside
Country Club. An enterprising young business man he has proven thoroughly
trustworthy in every relation of life, thus earning the respect, confidence and good will of all with whom he has been associated.
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