An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 122

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On January 8, 1883 Mr. Schneider married Miss Caritine, daughter of Chris and Lottie Hagen, natives of Russia and born on August 26, 1835 and July 21, 1833, respectively. The wedding occurred in Marion, Kansas, and Judge B. T. Broockett officiated. Mrs. Schneider was born in southern Russia on May 3, 1863

and she has the following brothers and sisters : Lottie, Katie, John, Lizzie, Mary Nettie, Minnie, Daniel, Lydia. The first three were born in Russia, but the rest were born in Kansas. To Mr. and Mrs. Schneider there have been born the following children: Clara, born July 24, 1883 and died February 27, 1887 ; David, born March 15, 1885; Samuel, born March 1, 1887; Mattie, born February 17, 1889 : Esther R., born Feb- ruary 15, 1893 ; Mary L., born August 20, 1895 ; Kassa, born July 24, 1898, and died May 22, 1899; Herbert, born April 11, 1899. The first three children were born in Kansas, the next in California, the next in Washington, and the rest in Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider are adherents of the Lutheran church.

HUGH BRADY is one of the thrifty stockmen and farmers of Idaho county. He dwells about three miles south of Denver and has a quarter section of land which he acquired by homestead right.

Hugh Brady was born in Clinton county, New York, on February 27, 1862, the son of John and Ellen (O'Mara) Brady, born in county Cavin, Ireland, on March 12, 1835 and in county Cork, Ireland, in 1841, respectively. The father came to this county when a child with his parents and is now a farmer in New York. Our subject was brought up and educated in his native place. In January, 1880, he left for Lead- ville, Colorado, where he worked in the mines for two years. In 1882 he was in New Mexico and railroaded. July of that year found him on his way, via San Francisco, to Oregon and Washington, where he did railroad work also. He landed on Camas prairie finally in 1884. After working out at various employment for a time, he took his present place and since that time has devoted himself to building a good property and making a comfortable home and valuable improve- ments. Mr. Brady has the following named brothers and sisters: Mark T., William, Phillip, John, Nora E. Murphy.

On June 27, 1895 Mr. Brady married Miss Lizzie M., daughter of Orren and Biddy A. (Johnson) Bent- ley. The father was born in Illinois in 1841 and served in the Civil war. He came to Kansas, and in 1884 thence to Camas Prairie. He now lives six miles west from Tolo. The mother of Mrs. Brady was born in Illionis in 1847 and now lives in this county. Mrs. Brady was born in Illinois on February 20, 1878 and has the following named brothers and sisters : Hugh, Viola, Leila, John, Ernest, Minnie. Two children have been born to this couple, Alta, born June 15, 1896; Ray, born March 15, 1898. Mr. Brady is a member of the M. W. A.

CHRISTOPHER F. KEEFER has not been in Idaho county as long as some of the earliest pioneers of this section, but his enterprise and stability coupled with thrift and uprightness, have made him one of the substantial and prominent citizens of this section. He was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on November 6, 1867,

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the son of Joseph D. and Appolonia D. ( Pfaler ) Keefer, natives of Germany. The father, who was a prominent man of his section, being chief of police, was a first lieutenant in the Franco-Prussian war and fought through the struggle and was wounded. He came with his family to the United States in 1887, his wife dying in Chicago the next year; he returned to Germany with his daughter and there died October 24, 1901. Four children were born to this marriage, Christopher, Mary, Charles, Amelia. Our subject was educated in the various places he lived during his chilhood and come to Denver in 1891, then journeyed to Montana and later to Spokane, where he followed the butcher trade. While in Montana he was one of party of eight who rescued an emigrant train from the Indians in the Big Hole basin.

On October 2. 1901, Mr. Keefer married Mrs. Luella M. Markham, daughter of Myron D. and Martha J. (Love) Greene, natives of western New York. They removed to Minnesota and then came to Camas prairie where they now live. Mrs. Keefer was married to Frank Markham February 14, 1886, who was an early pioneer of this prairie. He was born September 3, 1857 and died May 24, 1896. He took the homestead where Mr. and Mrs. Keefer now live. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Markham, Alma Mable, born May II, 1887, and died January 13, 1889 ; Chester A., born October 10, 1888; Lora B., born August 10, 1891 : Eunice L., born December 6, 1895. Mrs. Keefer has one brother and two sisters, Myron D., Marion Augusta, Mary Isadore. Mrs. Keefer was born May 10, 1866, in Dakota county, Minnesota, was educated in the Hamlin University in St. Paul and taught for some years. Mr. Keefer is a member of the 1. O. O. F.,, of the Maccabees and the Redmen.

HON. JAMES DEHAVEN holds the position of United States commissioner, having been apointed in 1897 and reappointed in 1901. He is one of the leading atorneys of the county of Idaho and has manifested those qualities of sterling worth which coupled with capability and carefully acquired erudition have given him a first class clientage and an unexcelled standing among the people.

James DeHaven was born in Humboldt county, California, on June 18, 1854, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth ( Wells) DeHaven, born in Ohio in 1815 and 1823, respectively, and died in 1863 and 1856. The father was a pioneer in California in 1849 and came to Boise basin in 1863, where he died. Being thus early deprived of his parents, our subject was reared by Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Barber until he was eighteen. He re- ceived a good education and then started for himself and when nineteen commenced the study of law. In 1876, we see him in Lane county, Oregon, and two years later he came thence to Nez Perces county and took land near Genesee, devoting himself to the basic art of agriculture and stock raising. In 1892, he could have sold his property for twelve thousand dollars but after the panic and flood of 1893, he quit the following

year with two thousand dollars of debt. In 1886, Mr. DeHaven was chosen to represent his county in the fourteenth territorial legislature, which enacted the code of 1887, the revised statutes of the state. He was re- clected in 1888 by a satisfied constituency at which time was passed the Alturas County Bill, which was later declared constitutional by the supreme court of the United States. Following the finan- ciał depression of 1894, Mr. DeHaven went to Lewiston and read law with E. O'Neill and continued there until April, 1896, but was admitted before the supreme court in October, 1895. In 1896, coming to Grangeville he located for practice and here we find him now, having continued steadily in the pursuit of his practice with an ever increasing clientage until the present. At first Mr. DeHaven was associated with Frank E. Fogg and later with Charles H. Nugent but in 1901, he formed a partnership with Charles T. Mc- Donald ; in April. 1903, this firm was dissolved by mu- tual consent.

In 1884, Mr. DeHaven married Miss Kate H., daughter of Thomas H. and Louise F. ( Rouse) Mason, the wedding occurring near Genesee. Mr. Mason kept the stage station on Mason creek on Craig mountain in 1866 and continued until the Indians drove him out. Mason prairie is named from him. He was born in England and died in 1902. The mother was born in New York and still lives. Mrs. DeHaven had one uncle, Harry Mason, who was killed by the Indians in 1877. She was born in Albany, New York, and has one sister, Nellie Shilts, in Roseburg, Oregon. Mr. De- Haven has one brother, John J., United States district judge in San Francisco. Six children have been born to this couple, John, Harry M., Ernest, Mary. Louise and Francis. Mr. DeHaven is an active Republican and in 1808 was nominated for county attorney but went down with his party. He is an influential and leading citizen and an upright and capable man and at- torney.

JOHN A. SWARTS, familiarly known as "Gov. Swarts," is one of the leading and capable men of Idaho county and has lived the life of the pioneer in this and other western localities and has done a noble part in the opening and developing of the country. He was born in Frederick county, Virginia, in the valley of the Shenandoah, on May 1, 1822, the son of Lewis and Elizaheth (Jones) Swarts, natives also of Frederick county and born March 1, 1800 and 1807, respectively. The father was a companion of Daniel Boone and died in 1855 : the mother died in 1862 and both families were pioneers of Virginia. Our subject there grew to man- hood, received an education and when twenty-one went to Iowa, later he was in Ohio and in 1852 came across the plains with his wife and two children. He arrived in California in five months and four days and went to mining in Nevada county, where he wrought eighteen years. He did well and in 1862 came with a company of California miners to Florence. He wrought two years and then returned home where he remained until 1870. Then came a trip to Oregon and three years

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were spent in the Willamette valley. Next we see him in Idaho county where he took a half section of land and bought more where he now resides, six miles north- east from Grangeville. He has devoted himself to raising stock and general farming, in which he has prospered.

On June 12, 1845, in Mason, Warren county, Ohio, Mr. Swarts married Miss Mary, danghter of Lucas and Maria ( Mason) Leonard, natives of Maine and Ohio, respectively. The father died in 1832 of cholera. Mrs. Swarts was born in Warren county, October 24, 1828, and has two brothers, Francis, deceased, and William. She has always been careful to minister to the sick and needy and her skill and kindness have made her a veritable ministering angel in many places on the fron- tier, where she is a true mother in. Israel. Mr. Swarts is the oldest of four children and the only one living. Four children were born to this union, Della Gelbach, in Grangeville ; Bertha Longs, near Grangeville ; Theo- dore D., and Marion Calkins, deceased, on the Salmon. Mr. Swartz calls himself a black Republican and urges, as the reason, that he has been out in the world.

During the Indian war Mr. Swarts was here and the first intimation he had of trouble was when he was hauling lumber, he saw an Indian riding swiftly, an- other one following. and their actions aroused his sus- picions. Coming home he found Mr. Fenn had been sent by Mr. Brown of Mt. Idaho to warn them. He unhitched and later heard horses approaching rapidly, which proved to be his son and John McPherson, who called forcibly to him to get to Mt. Idaho at once. Hurried action soon made them ready and they sped thence as fast as possible. They took in a neighbor woman and could see as they journeyed, flashes of light, which proved to be the Indians shooting settlers. About midnight they got to Mt. Idaho and the next morning Mr. Swarts started home, meeting Lena Bowers on the way who told of the awful murder on the prairie and as other men rode up, Mr. Swarts sent her to Mt. Idaho with them, then also returned and as- sisted in caring for the wounded. Mrs. Swarts also being skilled in nursing, cared for the wounded, until Dr. Morris came the next night. Later, when Mr. Swartz and others went to his farm to see about the crops and goods, a man rode up telling him of the mur- der of the volunteers on the Cottonwood and they all sped to Mt. Idaho. When Maggie Manuel was brought in Mrs. Swarts set her arm, while she told a straight story of the awful tragedy and how in coming to her mother she had stepped in the blood with her bare feet.

Mr. Swarts is a genial and kind gentleman and he and his estimable wife are deserving of the high esteem and respect received by them from all.

FRED TAUTFEST. Russia has contributed many of her sturdy sons to make excellent citizens of this fair Republic and among this number we mention the subject of this sketch, who is a thrifty and well-to- do farmer dwelling about three miles northeast from Westlake, where he has made a good farm from the

wild land taken by homestead right and is one of the leading citizens of his community.

Fred Tautfest was born in Russia on October 24, 1860, being the son of Jacob and Sophia ( Huffman) Tautfest, also natives of Russia. They had two chil- dren besides our subject, David and Jacob, both born in Russia. Our subject started out a poor boy, made his way through college in his native land, then came to America and settled in Kansas where he farmed for seven years. Next we see him in Oregon, a year later he came on to Washington and after working at vari- ons occupations for some time he came to Idaho coun- ty and tok his present farm as a homestead. He has the estate all fenced, half in cultivation, thirty-one head of cattle, plenty of horses, hogs and so forth and good substantial buildings. The farm is supplied with fine spring water in abundance and also has sufficient tim- ber for use on the estate.

Mr. Tautfest married Miss Katie Fischer, who was born in Russia, on September 21, 1865. The wedding occurred on December 13, 1883. Mr. Fischer was born in Russia on March 15. 1843, and took as his wife, Katie Wagner, who was born on October 12, 1844- Mrs. Tautfest has the following brothers and sisters, Lizzie Geis, Adam, John C., Mollie Lawbach, Jacob W., one of the Rough Riders in the Spanish war and still in the service : Hannah Dumler, Mary, Henry. To Mr. and Mrs. Tautfest the following children have been born, Emma E., born in Marion county, Kansas, De- cember 10, 1885: Edward, born in Kansas, July 22, 1887 : Benjamin F., born in Albina, Oregon, February 15, 1889; George W., born in Walla Walla, on No- vember 27, 1891 ; William C., born in Walla Walla, Washington, on May 12, 1893 : Elsie M., born in Walla Walla, on April 6, 1895; Lanra L., born in Idaho county, March 12, 1898: Melvina I., born in Idaho county, May 20, 1900; Katie S., born in Idaho county, May 23, 1902. Mr. Tantfest is a strong Republican and also a warm advocate of good schools.

JOHN M. & FREDERIC BERNTHAL are well known and prosperous stockmen and farmers in Idaho county and their present home is on their large estate of five hundred and sixty acres of land, one hundred and sixty acres to farm and the rest in pasture about three miles southwest from Denver. Their parents are Frederic and Margaret (Reiff) Bernthal. The father was born in Bavaria, came to the United States with his parents when young and settlement was made in Frankenmuth, Saginaw county. Michigan, where he farmed. He learned the trade of tailor in the old coun- try. Frankenmuth was his home until his death in the spring of 1861. The mother of our subjects came to America from Bavaria with her parents and is still living in Michigan with her children. John M. Bern- thal was born in Saginaw county, on December 22, 1855 and there was reared and attended school. He remained with his parents until twenty-eight and in the fall of 1883 went to Texas and joined his brother. Af- ter a year or so there, on August 1, 1885, he came to

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Lewiston and two years later came to Camas prairie where he took land. Since that time he has continued here in farming and stock raising.

Frederic Bernthal was born in Michigan, on May 18, 1858 and like his brother was raised and educated in the native place. He left Michigan in 1881 and went to Texas. There he followed the bakery busi- ness which he had learned previously. He remained in Texas until 1888. On December 15, of that year he landed on Camas prairie and bought out a preemption. He at once turned his attention to farming and stock raising and since that time has continued with good success. The brothers own five hundred and sixty acres of land, have twenty-five head of cattle, raise over fifty hogs cach year and are prosperous and well-to-do. They also own property in Denver. They have the fol- lowing named brothers and sisters: John W., Len, Mary Berlein, Maggie Ruprecht, Doering Baldas, Jacob, Adam, all in Michigan. Our subjects are mem- bers of the Lutheran church and in political matters are solid Republicans and active in matters of general welfare.

WALTER HICKERSON, of the firm of Hick- erson and Hohaus, hardware merchants of Grange- ville, is one of the well known and capable business men of the county, having wrought here with display of energy, stability and sagacity, for a decade and being now established in a remunerative business which is being handled with manifest ability.

Walter Hickerson was born in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, on September 16, 1870, the son of George D. and Maggie J. ( Patterson) Hickerman, born in Kentucky on December 25, 1846 and June 26, 1852, respectively. The father died in 1880. He was from Scotch ancestry and his father came direct from Scot- land to Kentucky in an early day. The mother of our subject comes from Holland Dutch extraction, her an- cestors settling in New Jersey in colonial days. She is still living with her son, Walter. Our subject grew to young manhood and was educated in Kentucky, completing his training in the Harrodsburg academy. At the early age of fourteen he commenced the bat- tles of life and when eighteen, went into a railroad of- fice in Florida. In the spring of 1890, he left Jackson- ville, and journeyed to Denver, whence one year later he came on to the coast. Later we see him in Palouse City, Washington, and in January 1892, he came to Grangeville. He at once engaged with Alexander and Freidenrich, where he continued steadily until June, 1900, when he entered into his present partnership and opened in the hardware business. The firm started out well and have done a good business since that date.

On November 29, 1896, at Grangeville, Mr. Hick- erson married Miss Cora, daughter of George and Margaret (Frise) Bingman, of German extraction and now dwelling near Kooskia. The father was a pio- neer here and endured the Indian troubles of the seven- ties. Mrs. Hickerson was born in Michigan in 1872 and has two sisters, Mrs. Ed Cowley in Grangeville and one in Ohio. Mr. Hickerson has the following

brothers and sisters: Cliff, Mrs. Viola Krakrow, Jose- phine Graves, a half sister, Robert Graves, a half brother. Mr. Hickerson is a member of the W. of W. and he and his wife belong to the Women of Wood- craft. Mr. Hickerson is a member of the city council and is an active Democrat, always attending the cau- cuses ; in 1900, he was sent to the National convention in Kansas City.

CHARLES F. BROWN lives two miles south from Grangeville where he owns a fine farm of a quarter section, raises general crops, handles stock and also operates a mill. He is one of the early settlers here and is a man of industry and good business ability, all of which have been manifested in the years of his careful and wise labor in our midst. He was born in Green county, Wisconsin, on November 15, 1846, the son of William G. and Clarissa ( Bartley) Brown. The father was a millwright, born in Jef- ferson City. Missouri, and in 1849 crossed the plains to the Golden state and mined on the Dutch flat until 1879 when he came to Idaho, where he died on Sep- tember 24, 1898. The mother was born in Ohio in 1817 and died in March, 1899. Her father was in the war of 1812.

Our subject went to California at the age of thir- teen, accompanying his father and there mined. He enlisted in Company D, Seventh California Infantry, in October, 1864, and went to the border of Arizona and New Mexico to resist the French. He was mus- tered out in May, 1866, then returned to Green county, Wisconsin, and came to California again in 1876. Three years later he came to Idaho county and took land where he is now located. His place has the first mill built in the county, which was erected by Peter Walters in 1868.

On November 22, 1877, Mr. Brown married Miss Almira, daughter of Charles M. and Almira (Coch- rane) Tuck. The father was born in Kennebec county, Maine, in 1817, of English parentage and the mother was born in Middlesex county, Massachusetts, in 1816, of Irish extraction. Mrs. Brown, who was born in Penobscot county, Maine, in 1849, has two sisters and one brother, Charles H., Anna Harper and Martha Pulman. Mr. Brown has one sister and two brothers, Fardelia Michael, Edwin R., Franklin. Three children have been born to this union, William G., Ada Keller, Jennie Markham, all in Grangeville. Mr. Brown is a member of the G. A. R. and is an active Republican.

BENJAMIN F. ZEHNER, a well-to-do farmer and stockman dwelling about two miles northeast from Tolo, is one of the substantial citizens of Idaho county and because of his worth, industry and public spirit is entitled to a place in the volume that gives the history of his county. He was born in Lawrence county, Illinois, on March 7. 1863, the son of Joseph and Catherine ( McHewen) Zehner. The father was

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born in Ohio on January 9, 1829, and died on May 3, 1898. The mother was born on April 15, 1828, and died on November 4, 1864. Our subject was raised in Illinois until eight when he went with the parents to Missouri and afterwards to Stone county, Arkan- sas. He remained under the parental roof until he was eighteen years old, working on the farm and at- tending school, when he came by wagon across the country to Pomeroy, Washington, later to Lewiston and finally on to Camas prairie. The first year he rented and then took forty acres pre-emption. Since Mr. Zehner has given his attention to farming and raising stock and now owns four hundred acres of land and about forty head of cattle, one hundred hogs and other stock.

On October 18, 1885, Mr. Zehner maried Miss Missouri A., daughter of John S. and Sarah (Mat- hews) Feaster. The father was born in Washington county, Tennessee, on August 9, 1821. His parents came from Pennsylvania and then went to Benton county. Missouri, where he was raised. He married and farmed there until 1864, then went to Arkansas and raised stock until 1898. Then he went to Mis- souri and in 1902 he came to Denver, this county, and there lives at the present time. The mother was born on February 19, 1828, and died in 1866. Mrs. Zeh- ner was born in Benton county, Mississippi, on De- cember 8. 1865, and she has the following named brothers and sisters, Arthur, William, Mollie Miller, deceased, Nancy E. Derrick, Marinda Sturgis, James, Tossie Sowvel, Alice Baysinger, Oma Feaster, Frankie Walt. To this worthy couple six children have been born, Jossie, born July 31, 1886; Franklin, born De- cember 29, 1888; Courtney, born February 8, 1891 ; Nora, born May 8, 1893; Elsie, born May 19, 1895; Hazel, born December 28, 1899. Mr. and Mrs Zeh- ner are good stanch Democrats. They are estimable people and Mr. Zehner has, because of his skill and careful attention to business, gained a fine holding of valuable property.

PETER ASCHENBRENNER has displayed praiseworhy tenacity and pluck in his labors and has demonstrated that he is possessed of courage and ability to surmount obstacles and overcome difficul- ties and discouragements. He was born in Russia, on July 14. 1858, being the son of Conrad and Kathrena (Haan) Aschenbrenner, natives of Russia, but now dwelling in Idaho. The father was born on Febru- ary 28. 1827, and the mother on October 15, 1830. Besides our subject they had the following children, Kathrena, George H., Cristena, Philip, Lizzie, Con- rad, William, Benjamin F. At the age of twenty- two without means our subject started farming for himself in Kansas where he made a good success for seven years, then went security for another and lost his hard earned property. Then he came west to Wash- ington, secured land and again took up life as at the start. He prospered for awhile and then the wet year of 1893 spoiled all and left him broken in fin-

ances again. Not to be daunted, he gathered what he could together and came to the reservation and se- lected his present farm two miles west from Ferdi- nand. He had a family of eight small children and eight dollars and fifty cents when he landed and the first three years were filled with great toil and hard- ship. Mr. Aschenbrenner never wavered but he and his faithful wife labored on, success finally crowning their efforts. They have a fine farm now, a seven-room house, good substantial outbuildings, one hundred and twenty acres in crops, fourteen head of cattle, thirteen horses, forty hogs and much personal property.

Mr. Aschenbrenner married Miss Charlotte, daughter of Christian and Charlotte Hagen, on No- vember 3, 1880, in Marion county, Kansas. Mrs. Aschenbrenner was born in Russia on August 22, 1862. The followig children have been born to this worthy couple, Joseph, born December 13, 1881; Peter E., born September 11, 1883; Hannah M., born August 2, 1885; Katie L., born April 1, 1887: Clara E., born June 6, 1889: Daniel B., born March 27, 1891 ; William J., born December 1I, 1893 ; Reuben H., born January 6, 1895; Eddie H., born June 6, 1897 ; Lottie D., born May 16, 1899: Goldie, born August 15, 1902. The first four children were born in Kansas, the next four in Washington and the others in Idaho. Mr. Aschenbrenner takes an active part in school mat- ters, and his wife is a member of the Adventist church.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 122

Author: Publication date: 1903 Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 1524

Author:
Publication date: 1903
Publisher: [S.l.] : Western Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 1524