Background
Deere, Charles Henry was born on March 28, 1837 in in Vermont. Son of John and Demaris (Lamb) Deere.
Deere, Charles Henry was born on March 28, 1837 in in Vermont. Son of John and Demaris (Lamb) Deere.
Moved in infancy to Grand Detour, Illinois, and 1847 to Moline, Illinois.
He succeeded his father, John Deere, who established the plow works which are now incorporated as Deere & Company. Also president Deere & Mansur Company, manufacturers of cotton and corn planters, and president of other companies, outgrowth of these manufacturers. John Deere Plow Company, St. Louis, Dallas, New Orleans, Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Portland and Indianapolis.
Deere Implement Company, San Francisco, and Deere & Webber Company, Minneapolis. Home: Moline, Ill.
Married Mary Little Dickinson, September 26, 1862.