James LAVERTY was an original member of the Palmyra Methodist Episcopal Church organized in 1852. (Source: Palmyra Methodist Church, written by the Rev. Ray E. MILLS, copied from the History of Warren County, Iowa, by Gerard SCHULTZ and Don L. BERRY, The Record and Tribune Company, Indianola, Iowa, 1953, pages 119-151)
He was Warren County Surveyer/Engineer in 1898. Source: Financial Reports of Warren County, compiled annually by the county auditor & Iowa Official Register.