A Narrative History of The People of Iowa with SPECIAL TREATMENT OF THEIR CHIEF ENTERPRISES IN EDUCATION, RELIGION, VALOR, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, ETC. by EDGAR RUBEY HARLAN, LL. B., A. M. Curator of the Historical, Memorial and Art Department of Iowa Volume IV THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Inc. Chicago and New York 1931 AARON V. PROUDFOOT has been for thirty years established in teh practice of law at Indianola, judicial center of Warren County, and in addition of being one of the representative members of the bar of this city and county he is also president of Worth Savings Bank and is valued as a loyal and public spirited citizen. Mr. Proudfoot, a representative of one of the sterling pioneer families of Iowa, was born at Liberty, Clarke County, this state, June 13, 1862, and is a son of Jacob and Cyrena (VanScoy) Proudfoot, of whose family of five sons and two daughters only three are now living: W. T., a resident of Yakima, Washington; C. F., of Osceola, Iowa; and Aaron V., of this review. After profiting by the advantages of the public schools of his native county Aaron V. Proudfoot entered Simpson College at Indianola, and in this institution he was a member of the class of 1884. In this city he then studied law in the office of Creighton & Hays and later in that of the law firm of Hall & Hartman. He thus thoroughly grounded himself in the science of jurisprudence, and his technical reinforcement was augmented by his six years of service as clerk of the District Court. He was admitted to the bar in 1899, has since continued in the practice of his profession at Indianola, and his personality and his achievement mark him as one of the leading members of the bar of Warren County. Mr. Proudfoot is a stalwart in the ranks of the Republican party, and he represented his district in the State Senate during the general legislative assemblies designated as the Thirty-third, Thirty-fourth, Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth, besides having been influential also in the work of special sessions held within this period. He was a member of the Iowa Senate at the time of the election of Hon. A. B. Cummins to the United States Senate, and he once served as presidential elector from Iowa on the ticket of his party. As president of the Board of Trustees he is giving loyal service to his alma mater, Simpson College, which is maintained under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he and his wife are zealous members, he having been a delegate to four of the general conferences of the church, in which connection he was made a member of the Episcopal committee. He is a lay member of the World Service Commission from the Omaha area of the Methodist Episcopal Church, including the states of Iowa and Nebraska. Mr. Proudfoot is one of the veteran and honored members of the Warren County Bar Association and has membership also in the Iowa State Bar Association. He is a past grand master of the Iowa Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and has membership in the Monday Club, the first literary club to be organized in Indianola. Reverting to Jacob Proudfoot, father of the subject of this sketch, it is to be noted that he was born and reared in West Virginia and that he thence came to Iowa in the year 1855. He gained pioneer honors in Clarke County, having served in the State Legislature. He reclaimed and developed a farm and also followed his trade, that of blacksmith, his service in the work of this ancient craft having covered a period of fully sixty years. He was one of the revered pioneer citizens of Liberty, Clarke County, at the time of his death in 1899, and his widow passed to life eternal in 1919, both having been devout members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In conclusion is given brief record concerning the domestic chapter in the career of Aaron V. Proudfoot. On the 10th of May, 1885, was solemnized his marriage with Miss Louie L. Posegate, who likewise was born and reared in Iowa and who is a daughter of the late Eli and Rebecca V. (Haworth) Posegate. Mrs. Proudfoot was graduated from the Indianola High School and was also a student in Simpson College, and she has long been a gracious figure in the social cultural and church life of her home city. Charity M., elder of the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Proudfoot, is the widow of John M. Hillis, of Hillsburg, Indiana, and now maintains her home in Indianola, her children being Ruth, Mary L., Richard A. and John E. Edwin V., younger of the two children of Mr. and Mrs. Proudfoot, was graduated from the University of Chicago, and is now engaged in the fidelity bond business in the City of Davenport, Iowa, the maiden name of his wife having been Mary Louise Peasley. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa History Project _http://iagenweb.org/history/_ (http://iagenweb.org/history/) Scott County, Iowa _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/index.htm) **************One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)