Arriving In Johnson County In 1846.

Susannah Abigail (S.A. Irish) Yarborough came to Iowa City as a nine-year-old on November 18, 1846. Below is some biographical information on Susannah, and as you can see here, the Yarborough family went through a lot of difficult times before arriving in Iowa…

*Read more about Susannah A. Irish here.*

Years later, Susannah A. Irish did quite a bit of writing – and was well-known around Johnson County as entertaining story-teller. On another post, for example, we share her fun remembrances of her childhood years when the pioneer circus would come through Iowa City. You can read those stories here.

In 1922, the Old Settlers’ Association (OSA) of Johnson County published yet another of Susannah Irish’s short stories. This one takes us back to 1846 – and the arrival of the Yarborough family in Johnson County. Sit back and enjoy Susannah’s remembrances…

In **November 1846**, Iowa was preparing to become the 29th State in the Union. Read more here. Iowa City, of course, had been the Territorial capital since December of 1841, and now – with Iowa becoming a state on December 28, 1846 – the number of newcomers arriving daily increased rapidly.

The burning of the prairie was the first step in preparing the land for plowing and farming, so it makes sense that in November 1846 – with winter coming – new land owners were busy preparing their farms for next springs’ plowing.