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Note: as Winnifred, his oldest daughter, was born in Pecatonica in 1876.
If Albert's obituary is correct Cyrus was in Cedar Falls in 1879but in 1881 he is up in Emmet Co, Iowa andthen back to Cedar Falls in 1887 when Grant was born.
According to Robert G.Simpson and Julie Bailey,Cyrus was an unsucessful (unlucky) farmer buta good carpenter/builder - not a good business man.
After he retired he spent a great deal oftime ( and money) trying to build a perpetual motion machinein the basement of his home at 9th and Clay Street, Cedar Falls.
I remember as a college student examining this work ofconsiderable skill, and the futile dream to achieve anunlimited source of energy. This consisted of beautifullyhand carved series of rolling hard wood barswhich rolled to the center of a six foot wide revolving wheel.
As the machine was placed in motion they rolled to the outer perimeter andthen back to the center, as the wheel turned.It could revolve quite a while before coming to restas it inevitably had to do.
Source - Donald Simpson, Julie Bailey and S.David Bailey,and Family Bible. - S. David Bailey 1997
Note: Cyrus did not apparently move to Iowa with his father George in 1875
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