An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 170

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On March 6, 1864. in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Mr. Berry married Miss Missouri A., daughter of James Willson, a farmer and carpenter and a native of Hen- derson county, Kentucky. The other children of Mr. Willson's family were Samuel and John, both died in the war : Emma, wife of Fred Powell, a merchant in Henderson county, Kentucky; Nancy, wife of Mr. D. W. Chance, now deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Berry have been born the following children: James, living on Bear creek in Latah county and the father of four children ; William H., living near Moscow and the father of four children; Charles, living on Bear creek : Frank I., living near Garfield, Washington ; Emma, wife of J. Campbell, and living in Latah coun- ty : Minnie, wife of G. Campbell, and living in Latah county ; Moses, at home. Mr. Berry is a member of the Masons and of the A. O. U. W. He takes an active interest in politics, being allied with the Demo- cratic party. In educational matters he is always labor- ing for the best and votes for tax sufficient to make good schools. For nine consecutive years he was a member of the school board. He and his wife are members of the Methodist church and are faithful supporters of the faith, being well esteemed and re- spected hy all.

PORTER D. SARDAM. The representative stockman and farmer whose name initiates this sketch is one of the enterprising men of Latah county, own- ing a half section of good land five miles east from Palouse, where he does a general farming business, handling also considerable stock. He believes in di- versified farming and produces everything on the farmi that is of profit in this section. His estate is well im- proved and kept and he is a man of uprightness and good ability. In 1816 William H. Sardam was born in Litchfield county, Connecticut, and he married Miss Delia Sardam, daughter of Solomon Sardam, also a native of Connecticut. Miss Delia was born in Litch- field county in 1818. To this union were born our subject, on January 18, 1853, and also three others, who are dead, named as follows: Martin, Philander and Darius. Porter D, was born on the same farm where his father was born. Our subject was educated in the common schools and at the age of sixteen went to rustling for himself, his parents both dying at that time. He worked on the neighboring farms until he was twenty-one, and then started for Nebraska, settling there in 1874, in Madison county. For eight years he tilled the soil, and then sold out and came to Pa- louise, via San Francisco and Portland. One year after landing in Palouse we find Mr. Sardam in Spo- kane, and six years were spent there by him in the lumber business, after which he came to Latah county and selected his present place. He bought a quarter section at first, and later has added as much more. 1887 was the year when he first moved onto this farm, and he has lived continuously ever since, gaining a good success in his endeavors all the time.

On November 26, 1881, in Spokane, Washington, occurred the marriage of Mr. Sardam and Miss Kate A., daughter of John and Alice Conner. Her father was a merchant and farmer and a native of Ireland, where also he married, his wife also being a native of the Emerald Isle. To them were born Ellen. de- ceased : Julia, living with Mrs. Sardam; Mary, living in San Francisco; Martin, deceased; William, in the Hoodoo mines ; Margaret, deceased ; and Mrs. Sardam, who was born in 1854 at Dobbs Ferry, on the Hudson. To Mr. and Mrs. Sardam have been born two children, -Gertrude M. and Walter R., both dead. Mr. Sar- dam has been justice of the peace for ten years, and he has always been active in the political matters of the county, while in educational affairs he is a warm advocate of the high tax for long and good schools. In religious persuasion he is identified, as also his wife, with the Catholic church, and they attend in Palouse. Mr. and Mrs. Sardam raised four children who were her sister's, Mrs. C. W. Kimball, and they are named as follows : Alice M., now Mrs. T. F. Russell, of North Dakota; Charles J., John C. and Gertrude K., all at home.

PETER PAULS. The land of the hardy Norse- man has furnished the United States not only the true discoverer of the western continent but many of our best citizens, among whom must be mentioned the

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estimable gentleman whose biography it is now our pleasant privilege to transcribe. Mr. Pauls is one of the substantial farmers of Latah county, as well as be- ing one of the oldest pioneers, and at the present time he is living on the original homestead that he took be- fore Latah county had a separate existence, the same having been increased to the generous dimensions of three hundred and sixty acres of fertile soil. The family home is on this estate, which is located three miles northeast from Genesee. Mr. Pauls has a fine farm in every respect, good land, well cultivated, prop- erly laid out, good buildings, plenty of stock, such as horses and cattle, having especially fine horses and thir- ty-five head of meat cattle, while everything about his abode marks the thrift and wisdom and industry that have been manifested by him in the years wherein he has labored not only for the accomplishment of the good purpose of making a fine home, in which efforts he has been eminently successful, but also for the amelioration of the condition of his fellows, the building up of the country, and the advancement of the interests of the county.

Reverting more particularly to the personal his- tory of our subject, we note that he was born on Aug- ust 7. 1848, to Nels and Truen ( Nelson) Pauls, na- tives of Sweden, where also Peter was born. In their country the parents spent their lives, and they now sleep in the Vestre Kaups cemetery, there. At the age of fifteen Peter started a sea faring life, and soon he had experienced all the dangers, hardships and freedom of a position before the mast. On one trip he landed in San Francisco, and after a stay there he came to the Columbia river, and thence in 1877 to the territory now embraced in Latah county. He took a homestead, as mentioned above, and then, fourteen years later, bought one hundred and sixty-six acres more of land adjoining, and this he has made into one of the finest estates in the county.

In 1886 Mr. Pauls married Miss Emely, daughter of Ole P. and Johanna Nelson, natives of Sweden, and eight children have been born to them, as follows : Arthur L., attending the normal school in Lewiston ; Jarl T., Bror A., Edward F., Halmer A., Clarence R., Emel V. and Oscar F.

BIRT CROOKS. This enterprising and capable agriculturist is one of the substantial men of his com- munity and a faithful laborer for the advancement of the interests of Latah county, where he has put forth good efforts for a number of years. His farm of three hundred and twenty acres is situated about six miles east from Palouse, and is well improved and one of the good places of the vicinity. He is putting out a good orchard, raises abundance of the cereals and is one of the thrifty and capable men of our county. In addition to his farm he handles land a mile east from Palouse.

Mr. Crooks was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, on August 23, 1865. being the son of Albert and Miranda (Spalding) Crooks. The father was born in

January, 1841, and did valiant service in the Civil war. The mother was a native of Cattaraugus county, being born in 1845, and her father was one of the thrifty farmers of that section. Birt was educated in the public schools and at the age of sixteen years started for himself, going to Pennsylvania, where he labored in the mills for three years. Returning to New York, he remained until 1889, working in the mills, and then came west, landing first at Palouse. He worked on the adjacent farms for two years, then took the position of sawyer in the mills, and in 1891 se- cured a homestead and pre-emption on Bear creek. He bached there for two years and worked his place, and then, on December 24. 1893, he took as wife Miss Lithia J. Rudd, the wedding occurring at Princeton. Mrs. Crooks' father, Bryant Rudd, is a farmer living at the Cove, Latah county, and by his first wife. Sarah J., there were born to him two children,-Mrs. Crooks, and Charlie, deceased. Mrs. Crooks has the following half-brothers : Albert Howell, Ed. Howell, Frank Howell, James, Tamsy and Alexander Rudd. Mrs. Crooks was born in Tipton county, Indiana, on Decem- ber 20, 1876. Mr. Crooks' brothers and sisters are named as follows : Ella : Cora, deceased : Riley, in Idaho : Minnie; Lee, deceased : Lynn, Geniae, Lyman, Lydia, all in New York who have not otherwise been located. To Mr. and Mrs. Crooks have been born two children,-Orville and Floyd. Mr. Crooks is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Palouse Lodge, No. 47. In addition to his general farming as mentioned he also handles a threshing machine in the fall of the year, and is a skillful hand in this line.

JOHN H. HARRELD. About four miles east from Palouse we come to the home of John H. Har- reld, which is one of the finest in every particular that is to be found in the county of Latah. The farm is especially valuable on account of a meadow that is subirrigated and produces abundant crops of fine timothy, and also on account of the fertile fields and extra good buildings that adorn and make the place valuable. The residence is one of elegance, being a structure of modern architectural design of nine rooms and finished in the most desirable manner, while the entire premises manifest the thrift, good judgment and enterprise of the worthy owner.

Mlr. Harreld is the son of Cyrus H. and Rebecca (Dunn) Harreld, and was born in Marion, Grant coun- tv. Indiana, on July 31, 1861. His father was born in Pennsylvania in 1839 and in 1863 enlisted in the Union army, and died in a hospital in North Carolina in 1864. Our subject's mother was born near Marion, Indiana. in 1841, and died in 1876. Her father, John Dunn, was a native of Massachusetts, and during the famine in Indiana he freely gave corn both to whites and Indians. John H. was educated in the public schools and staid with his mother until her death, and then went to live with an uncle, who removed to Kansas in 1879, taking this nephew with him. When our subject had arrived at the age of majority he went

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to Puget Sound and there purchased land, which he farmed until 1892. when he sold out and went on a tour, landing in Latah county, and bought his present farm. As stated above, it is subirrigated from the Palouse river and is a very valuable piece of land. Success has crowned the efforts of Mr. Harreld on account of his thrift and industry, and he is blessed with a good competence, being one of the most sub- stantial men of the community.

On September 10, 1889, at Puget Sound, Mr. Har- reld married Miss Alice, daughter of David and Frances Fulk, and to them have been born three chil- dren,-Burr, Howard and Lawrence, all at home. Mrs. Harreld was born near Fort Wayne, Indiana, on May 21, 1873, the other children of her father's family be- ing : Della, Minnie, Ad, George, Pearl, Nettie and Puget. Mr. Harreld had one sister, Della, wife of Thaddens Shaw, living near Marion, Indiana. Mr. Harreld is a member of the W. of W. and of the Fra- ternal Union of America, while he and his wife are members of the Christian church at Palouse. Mr. Harreld takes an active part in church work and has served as member of the church board, where he does efficient work, being also a liberal supporter of his faith.

A. HENRY ROBERTS. A capable and upright man, skilled in various callings in the industrial and commercial world, in which he has had abundant suc- cess, and possessed of those qualities of worth that make the leading man, the subject of this sketch is justly entitled to representation in this volume, and we accord him such at this time. A. Henry Roberts was born in Bloomington, Macon county, Missouri, on March 4, 1850, being the son of Charles and Eliza ( Hull) Roberts. The father was a farmer and died when our subject was three years of age. Then in company with his mother and brothers he was taken to Shelby county, Iowa, where the family resided for ten years, when another move was made, this time to Washington county, Kansas, where they remained for three years, and then the mother died, in 1867. After that sad occurrence he went to Iowa, whence a couple of years later he went to Dallas, Texas, and from 1871 to 1873 he was engaged on the Texas Pacific railroad there. After that service he returned to Iowa once more, farmed a couple of years there and in 1875 came west to Portland, Two years were spent there in a shingle mill ; then in company with his brother, John. he bought a steamboat, the Rescue, and one year they operated it between Portland and Lewis river, then they sold out and for a time thereafter he was acting in the capacity of purser on the Gazelle, another boat that ran from Portland. He also farmed for one year at about this time, and then he brought into requisition his knowledge as a carpenter and went to contracting and until 1888 he was steadily engaged at that in Port- land. In the year last mentioned he came to Latah county, purchased forty acres where he now lives, four miles west from Kendrick, and has devoted his time and energies to fruit raising since that time. He has

added forty acres more to the land and he has a fine orchard of twenty acres, and his farm is well improved.

In fraternal relations Mr. Roberts is affiliated with the W. of W., at Juliaetta, Lodge No. 203. He and his wife are also members of the United Brethren church on American ridge.

Mr. Roberts was first married in 1880, August 22, Miss Samantha, daughter of Price and Martha Fuller, becoming his wife then, the nuptials occurring in Port- land, and to them were born two children,-Odessia and Ralph, both at home. In 1889 Mr. Roberts was called to mourn the death of his wife. On April 16, 1891, occurred the marriage of Mr. Roberts and Miss Melinda, daughter of Charles and Christina Hicken- bottom, and they have become the parents of four children .- John, Ada, Daisy and Vinnie. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts were married in Glenco, Oregon. They are highly respected people and stand well in the com- munity, being enterprising and wise.

PAUL SCHARBACH. The brawny Tentons built from the wilderness of central Europe one of the grandest empires now upon the face of the earth, and many of the sons of this strong land have found their way to the various sections of the United States, and among the descendants of this number is to be mimmbered the worthy subject of this article, who is today one of the stanch citizens of Latal county, be- ing a capable man, ever displaying integrity, indus- try and real worth of character. Paul was born in Milwaukee county, Wisconsin, on January 25. 1863, his parents. Joe and Appelona Scharbach, natives of Germany, having come thither in an early day and then later transferred their residence to Oregon, where also they were called to pass the river of death. Our subject came to the Web-foot state, having first re- ceived an education from the country schools of his na- tive county, landing in Marion county in 1884. having also been working out on a farm in Wisconsin since his fifteenth year, thus being rugged and replete with valuable experience in how to manage a farm. He worked in Oregon, purchased a farm, tilled the same, until 1887, then sold and went to one of the prairies of the western part of the state, and then used his right to take a homestead, which he improved, and where he resided, raising stock and devoting himself to general farming, until 1898. This last date marks the time of his advent into Latah county, where he first rented a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. Some years later he rented two hundred and forty acres, where he lives at this time, six miles north of Gene- see. He raises abundant crops on this farm, has a good holding of stock, is well-to-do in the line of all necessary equipment for the farm and is one of the progressive men of the county.

In 1887 Mr. Scharbach married Miss Anna M .. danghter of William and Henriette (Mellmann) Baumgartner, and a native of Germany, as also her parents were. The latter came to Minnesota and in 1885 came to Latah county, where they live at this

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time. To our subject and his estimable wife there have been born the following chidren : Hubert P. N., Henriette T., Alfred W., Dora E., Matthew I. and Caroline F. Mr. and Mrs. Scharbach are devout members of the Roman Catholic church and are sub- stantial members of society, being esteemed by all who may have the pleasure of their acquaintance.

WILLIAM BAARTROFF. The sturdy and inde- pendent nature that led our subject to break the re- straints of the contracted conditions of the native land has made his life one of success and enterprising labor in this country, where he has prospered on account of his wisdom and industry and skill, being also a man of sound principles, and dominated with a sagacity that is becoming, and possessed of a keen discrimination. William was born in Bavaria. Germany, on April 8, 1842, being the son of John A. and Dora Bartroff, na- tives also of that land. At the early age of fourteen years he came from the old country to New York, where he learned the carpenter trade, at which he worked until the time of the Civil war, when he prompt- ly manifested the devotion he possessed for his foster land by enlisting in Company E, Forty-fifth New York Volunteer Infantry. He was at Baltimore when the mob occurred in 1861, and was at the second battle of Bull Run, and also fought at the great struggle at Gettysburg. Then he was transferred to the western army and went to Atlanta with Sherman, and after that returned to Nashville, being in Tennessee until the end of the war. After an honorable discharge he returned to New York, and in that city labored at his trade until 1891. That was the year in which he came to the west, locating in Latah county. He purchased forty acres where he now lives, three and one-half miles west from Kendrick, and here he has devoted his energies mainly to raising fruit. He has fifteen acres entirely given to fruit trees, and his annual return from this orchard is good. He has good buildings and his place is a model of thrift and industry.

Mr. Bartroff married Miss Emma, daughter of Adolph and Terisa ( Barner) Luger, in New York, on May 10, 1870, and they have been blessed by the ad- vent of five children,-John W., a miner at Republic ; Clara, Lizzie, Mamie and Sophia; also Katie, who died at the age of fifteen. Mr. Bartroff made a mili- tary record that is a source of pride to him and his family, rising from private to corporal, and later he was sergeant in the Forty-fifth regiment.

ROBERT S. WHETSTINE. In a work of the defined province of the history of Latah county there should be accorded consideration to the gentleman whose name is at the head of this article, and it is with pleasure that we are enabled to grant this epitome of his career. Robert S. was born in Washington county, Iowa, on February 16, 1858, being the son of John and Mary J. (Norman) Whetstine. The

father was a farmer and dwells at the old home place. Our subject received a good education in the district schools and remained with his father in the farm work until eighteen years had elapsed, and then he started in life for himself. He first came to Oregon, where he remained for four years, visiting different portions of the state, then in 1880 he came to the re- gion now embraced in Latah county. He settled north from Troy and engaged in saw milling for six years, and most of the early houses built here were from the output of this mill. In 1888 he sold out his plant and bought the farm where he now resides, three miles northwest from Kendrick, where he owns one hundred and twenty acres. He does a general farm- ing business and raises considerable fruit, having six acres devoted to orchards.

The marriage of Mr. Whetstine and Miss Jennie, daughter of George and Mary J. (Mooney) Price, was solemnized on December 20, 1887, at Moscow. Mr. and Mrs. Whetstine are upright and capable peo- ple, well liked in the community and are leaders in substantial qualities and virtues, while they are ever on the side of progression in the affairs of the county and those things which will benefit the people.

BARNEY BROEMMLING. This capable and enterprising gentleman whose works in this county have demonstrated him to be one of the substantial and wise citizens and leading agriculturists, is emi- nently deserving a representation in this volume, and it is with pleasure that we accord such to him. Mr. Broemmling was born in Albany, New York, whither his parents came from Germany, their native country. The date of this birth was July 8, 1853, and the par- ents, Rodger and Katherine (Bruntz) Broemmling, soon removed from Albany to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where the father bought and sold wood and ties for five years, when they removed to Winneshiek county, Iowa. Thirty-one years were spent there in farming and raising stock, when another move was made, to Latah county, and here the father died in 1896, seven years after coming hither. His remains are interred in the Catholic cemetery in Genesee. The mother is still living in Genesee, with a daughter. 1853 was the date when the parents came to America, and 1889 the time of the removal to Latah county. Our subject was educated in the village schools in Winneshiek county, Iowa, and there remained working with his father until he had attained the age of twenty-seven, when he determined to try the west, and accordingly went to California in 1882. He was busied with various avocations for a time, and then came north to Whitman county, Washington, taking a homestead and timber culture claims, which he soon sold, as the drouth was too severe to permit of raising crops. He came thence to Latah county, rented land for a time, then bought eighty acres, after he was satisfied that the country was good. For four years he farmed this tract and then sold it to his brother and bought an adjoining quarter section, where he still lives, six

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miles northwest from Genesee. He has a good farm, well tilled and finely improved. Mr. Broemmling has demonstrated that he is a capable farmer, and he enjoys annually bounteous crops. His brothers and sisters are named as follows: Herman, married and living in Genesee; Jolin, married and living in Genesee; Gerhard, married and living adjoining the farm of our subject; Katie, married to John Johann and living in Genesee ; Johanna, married to Pete John- son, who is now deceased. Mr. Broemmling's broth- er. Gerhard, came west with his parents in 1889, bought the quarter section where he now lives, and where he has since operated a first class farm. He was married in 1804 to Mary Brachtendorf, a native of Germany, and four children have been born to them : Rodger, going to school : Lizzie, Regeana and Peter. As is our subject, so this brother and his family are strict adherents of the faith and belong to the Roman Catholic church. Our subject and this brother are closelv allied in their work and dealings and have wrought thus together for many years, and they are both capable and upright men and valuable additions to the society and citizenship of Latah county.

FRANK MAY. This gentleman has been a great traveller, and consequently his career is filled with many incidents of interest and covers a wide range of information, of which he has taken great advantage. Mr. May is a man of great capabilities, and has mani- fested in a becoming manner his ability to gain the wealth of this world. He came to this section of the country, took a pre-emption, and with his own hands improved it. He now is the proprietor of eight hun- dred acres of fine soil, which he lays under tribute to produce handsome dividends annually. Mr. May was born in Port Washington, Wisconsin, on November 17, 1850, being the son of Peter and Mary (Mass) May. The father was a farmer and our subject re- mained with him until the age of sixteen, having ac- quired meanwhile a good education from the district schools, and then he started out for himself. He first went to Waubeek. Wisconsin, and there learned the trade of the shoemaker, in which he became very proficient. With this as his capital he began a tour of travels and investigation and before 1871 he had explored twenty-nine different states and territories. At the date mentioned above he found himself in Al- bany, Oregon, and there he remained for eight years, or until 1878, when he again made a move, this time to the fertile region now embraced in Latah county. He came to the spot where his home now stands, and pre-empted the place, and as stated above, the pre- emption has increased to the princely domain of over eight hundred acres of land. This is five miles north- west from Kendrick. Fifteen acres are devoted to fruits of various kinds, and the balance of the land is given to the production of grains.

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 170

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