Joesph Glidden
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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JOSEPH GLIDDEN
BY COREY BURTON
Joseph Glidden is an Illinois farmer who developed a commonplace product that would transform the west and brought an end to the cowboy era.
HIS CHILDHOOD
- Joseph Glidden was born on 01/18/1813 in Charleston,Sullivan county,NH
- When he was still an infant his family moved to Orleans county,New York where the remain until 1844.
- He has one brother Josiah Willard
- For the rest of childhood he remained in Dekalb county, Illinois
FIRST MARRIAGE
- In 1837, Joseph marries Clarissa Foster when he 24
- From their marriage they had two sons Homer and Virgil who died an epidemic in 1843
- The next year, Clarissa dies during the birth of their third child
- A few months later the baby dies
BECOMING A FARMER
- In the year 1841 Joseph owns a small farm and became a Midwest farmer
- Next year, he buys 600 acre farm
- You needed railway access to get across his farm
- He donated 63 acres of land to northern Illinois state national school
SECOND MARRIAGE
- On October 6,1850 Joseph married to Lucinda Warne
- A year into their marriage a baby girl was born named Elva Frances Glidden
- He was married to her for 20 years before he died
- Lucinda died on October 25,1895
GLIDDEN INVENTION
- Joseph invented barb wire in 1872 to help his wife keep the livestock from getting into the yard
- He had a partnership with Isaac l.Elwood and commenced manufacturing in the city of dekalb
- The started a fencing company in dekalb, Illinois
- The buisness soon outgrew their faculties in the winter of 1874-1875 they had to an erect into a larger building
- He became the wealthiest man of the nation
HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Had 4 kids
- Became a schoolteacher
- Became a farmer
- Became a mayor of dekalb,Illinois
- Became sherif of dekalb,Illinois
ACCOMPLISHMENTS PT 2
- In 1876, sold his half of the patent to Washburn&Moen manufacturing company for $60,000 and royalties
- Glidden became one of the richest man in the United States
- He owned 250,000 acre ranch in Texas , a hotel, bank, and newspaper
- He invested in the family hotel
