David Donaldson Brode David Donaldson Brode, the third child of Jonathan Brode and Sarah Donaldson was born February 18, 1823 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania and died in Elberon, Iowa, September 22, 1869. He married November 21, 1861, Anna Mary Ditch, who was born July 11, 1834 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania and died at Waterloo, Iowa, January 7, 1914. Five Children were born to them as follows: John Andrew, Luella, Cora Maud, Flora Madge and Daniel Stoler. Cora and Flora are twins. The children all grew to maturity, married and have children. In physical appearance he was tall, being two or three inches over six feet. He weighed about 175 pounds. His hair was dark brown but turned gray early in life. His eyes were light brown and his complexion dark. He was right handed. He was of intermediate temperament and was proficient in mechanical work, calculating and remembering. He was a millwright and carpenter but in later life, engaged in farming. He was fond of music and sang by note. In early life he attended a school kept by Daniel Stoler near the present town of Saxton, Pennsylvania, but on account of the early death of his father, he had little opportunity to continue his school work. In general his health was good. He had some trouble with rheumatism and nasal catarrh. His sight was not very good and his hearing was defective, especially in later life. He died suddenly from blood poisoning following a slight accident. David Brode was born on the Jonathan Brode homestead which is located about two miles northwest of Saxton, Pennsylvania. He was about fourteen years old when his father died. He remained on the homestead until he was twenty and a little later the property was sold to Mr. Stoler and the children moved to other places. David went to Warsaw, Indiana in 1852 and to Bureau County, Illinois in 1855. In 1856 he moved to Benton County, Iowa. He worked at his trade for a short time in Schellsburg. He lived later, at or near Dysart and Elberon and engaged in farming, living for thirty years on the farm where he died. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he was a Republican.