An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 75

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Joseph Stach was born in Germany on November

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27, 1859, being the son of S. and Hattie Stach, natives of Germany. They came to this country when our sub- ject was twelve years old and settled in Todd county, Minnesota, where they still reside, prosperous and prominent people. Our subject was educated in Ger- many and in Minnesota, and grew to manhood in Todd county. In 1884 he came to Uniontown, Washington, and in 1892 he returned to Minnesota and there, on August 21, 1893, he married Miss Martha Kripstach, whose parents were natives of Germany. Mr. Stach came back to Washington then, and his home was there until the opening of the reservation. His inher- ent energy and enterprise led him to be on hand on the eighteenth of November, 1895, to take his present place, which lies about three miles northwest from Nezperce. He filed on the nineteenth of November, 1895, and since that date he has been one of the pros- perous, industrious and leading citizens of this sec- tion. His place shows genuine skill, industry and wisdom and the abundant returns from field and stall testify of his prosperity and substantiality.

Mr. and Mrs. Stach are stanch members of the Catholic church and they are liberal supporters of the faith. Six children have been born to gladden their home,-Hetta, Barney F., Celia, Joseph, Albert and John.

JACOB E. FREEBURN. As a pioneer of the country adjacent to Forest and one of the untiring laborers to bring development and progress, we chron- icle the items of the career of our subject and grant him space in the history of his county.

Jacob E. Frecburn was born in Franklin county, Iowa, on December 27, 1856, being the son of William Freeburn, who was born in New Jersey, on August 6, 1817. He was an enrolling officer in the Civil war and received an honorable discharge at the close of the war. He married Elizabeth, daughter of John and Maggie Shannon, and died in August, 1901. The fol- lowing named children were born to this union: John P., a soldier in the Civil war; William, Wesley S., Mary C. Brockman, Matilda Peters, Clara Welch, Charlie E., Martha W., Clark, Maggie, Upton. and also the subject of this article. Jacob E. worked at home until he was twenty-four and then married Martha, the daughter of Allen W. and Emily Bottorff. The father was born in Iowa and the mother was born in Illinois on September 27. 1828. They had the following named children in addition to Mrs. Freeburn, James M., Jacob. Saralı J. Keen, Laura M. Carter, William A., Theodosia Krowlman. After his marriage the subject of our sketch went to farming in Nebraska and contin- ued for three years. Then came a move to Walla Walla, whence he came to Nez Perces county and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land. He con- ducted a hotel and bar in Morrow and then in Forest for a time. Later he located on unsurveyed land on the Salmon, where he is now running a band of cattle. He has over fifty head of stock and also a house and lot in Forest. He has bought and sold considerable town property and was one of the very first to settle

in its precincts. To Mr. and Mrs. Freeburn there have been born five children,-Emma E. Critchfield, Jessie M. Lemons, William A., Cora E., Della V. Mr. Free- burn has done a great deal to build up the country and is one of the influential men of the section.

HENRY D. COOLEY. As a veteran of the ter- rible Civil war, a successful business man in the east, a traveler to many sections of the west, a substantial farmer of Nez Perces county and an upright and ca- pable man of integrity and sound principles, we grant to the subject of this article consideration in the his- tory of his county.

Henry D. Cooley was born in Whitewater, Wiscon- sin, on July 18, 1842, being the son of Orville and Caroline (Curtis) Cooley. The father was born in Attica, New York, in 1823, and died in Minnesota in 1895. He was a pioneer in California in 1849, also a pioneer in Wisconsin and Minnesota, having owned some of the land where Milwaukee now stands. The mother of our subject was born in New York and died in Minnesota in 1890. In 1859 the family removed to Rochester, Minnesota, where the father bought land. When the Civil war broke out, Henry D. was stirred with patriotism and on June 26, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Second Minnesota Infantry, under Colonel Van Cleve. He fought at the battles of Mill Springs, Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, Chickamauga, Perryville, Kentucky, Atlanta and also made the famous march to the sea under Sherman. He was veteranized in Chickamauga. Mr. Cooley was in the grand review at Washington and the contrast between the well dressed troops from the Potomac and the ragged vet- erans just out of the terrible march to the sea, was very apparent. Mr. Cooley was taken to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, and there mustered out on July II. 1865. He returned to Rochester, bought land and settled to farming. In 1872 he came to Walla Walla and one year later returned to Minnesota and there bought wheat until 1891. In that year he went to Palouse and opened a confectionery store but later went to the Okanogan country in Washington. Returning to Pa- louse, he remained until the opening of the reservation and then took his present place, about three miles southeast from Melrose. He has a good orchard and raises the cereals and some stock.

On November 3. 1867, at Rochester, Minnesota, Mr. Cooley married Miss Josephine, daughter of John and Cornelia (Gere) La Dow. The father was an early pioneer farmer in Minnesota and came to Wash- ington and settled near the Idaho line in 1888. Mrs. Cooley was born in McHenry county, Illinois, in 1847. and has the following brothers and sisters : Emmett, a preacher of the Christian church in Palouse: Lora Palmer, in Walla Walla : Hattie Cox and Stella Mc- Connell, both in Palouse: Thomas, in Nez Perces county and enjoying the distinction of carrying the first mail from Lewiston to Spokane. Mr. Cooley has the following brothers and sisters : Alta Hubbard. and Ella Orderkirk, both in Rochester, Minnesota: Ver-

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non, killed in an accident on his farm at Gary, South Dakota. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cooley-Louis R., at home ; John, in Nez Perces county : Marion Wellis, and Leonard, both in Spokane. Mr. Cooley is a member of the G. A. R. and a strong Republican, while his wife is a Prohibitionist. They are both members of the Methodist church. Mr. Cooley is a strong advocate of good schools and labors for this end with zeal.

CHARLES W. GRINSTEAD, a thrifty farmer and influential man, who lives about one mile north- west from Forest, is one of the substantial men of property and a public minded citizen of this section.

Charles W. Grinstead was born in England, on De- cember 1, 1860. His father, Charles G. Grinstead, was a clergyman and devoted himself to his calling all his life. He married Sarah A. Stanley, whose father was a prominent physician and surgeon. The father died in March, 1899, and the mother died on November 30, 1901. Our subject remained with his parents until he was twenty-four. having received a good college edu- cation. He left England in the spring of 1885 going direct to Ontario, Canada, where he remained nine months and then made his way to the United States and engaged in the mercantile business. In 1899 he came to his present place and bought one hundred and thirty acres of land. It is partly in cultivation, all fenced and furnished with plenty of good improve- ments, among which may be mentioned a fine eight- room house, good large frame barn and other buildings. He has sufficient stock to carry on the place and is a thrifty farmer.

On September 6, 1892, Mr. Grinstead married Miss Gertrude, daughter of George W. and Eliza Cline. Mr. Cline was a barrister in India and not only handled the language with fluency, but was also a very prom- inent man in his profession and exceptionally talented. Mrs. Grinstead has the following brothers and sisters : George L .. Charles H., Edith C. Bullock, Adaline R. To Mr. and Mrs. Grinstead there have been born three children-Charles C., Gertrude L. A., Ledlie S. R. Mr. and Mrs. Grinstead are members of the Episcopal church and devout and faithful supporters of the same. Mr. Grinstead is an ardent and well informed Re- publican.

ABSALOM B. BANKS. This venerable and en- terprising stockman and agriculturist is one of the in- dustrious men who have made the reservation country blossom as the rose, thereby adding materially to the wealth of the country.

Absalom B. Banks was born in Stokes county, North Carolina, on November 19, 1828, being the son of Squire and Elizabeth Banks, natives of North Car- olina and born in 1807 and in 1820 and died in 1882 and 1886, respectively. The father was a pioneer of North Carolina, as was his father, who was a patriot

in the Revolution and experienced many thrilling ad- ventures and narrow escapes. When our subject was three the family went to Indiana, thence to Kentucky and later again to Jennings county, Indiana. There our subject was reared and remained until manhood's es- tate. He gained his education from the pioneer schools of the day and when thirty, having been interested until that time with his father, he bought a farm and settled to labor on his own account. When thirty-two he went to Iowa and took land in Marion county. Four years later he sold and removed to the southern part of the state. Later he sold there and removed to cen- tral Kansas. Six years there and he removed to north- eastern Iowa, where he remained for twenty-six years. Next we see him in Harrison county, Missouri, where he remained for eight years. On October 26, 1901, Mr. Banks landed on his present farm, which he pur- chased. It is a good place and lies about one mile east from Ilo.

In 1857 Mr. Banks married Miss Susan, daughter of Jefferson and Elizabeth Little, farmers and natives of Kentucky. Mrs. Banks has two brothers, George and Wayne. Mr. Banks has the following brothers and sisters who are living, from a family of six broth- ers and six sisters : Emma, Albert, James. Six chil- dren have been born to this worthy couple: James, George, Andrew, Isabella Phillip, Mary Simmons, Cora Jane Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Banks are members of the United Brethren church and are highly respected people. Mr. Banks was a member of the home guards in Kansas and desired to go south and fight but was held in Kansas.

HERBERT T. HOSLEY. This stirring and high- ly respected young man is, in company with his broth- er, handling a fine business as blacksmith and mechan- ic. He is a man of broad experience in various branches of mechanical industry and has proved him- self a skillful and talented artisan in his line of work.

Herbert T. Hosley was born in Mendota, La Salle county, Illinois, on April 22, 1869. His father, An- drew J. Hosley, was a cabinet maker and was born in Arlington, Vermont, on July 20, 1841. He was a pio- neer in Rooks county, Kansas, and served three years and eleven months in the Eighty-ninth Illinois Volun- teer Infantry. He was one of the crew on the flying train to assist in fighting the awful Chicago fire. Mr. Hosley married Jennie Matteson and they became the parents of five children, our subject, Isabella J. Wil- kins, Robert A., Ida Eaton, and Frank H., now in partnership with the subject of this sketch. The firm is known as Hosley Brothers, of Forest, and they do a good business. Our subject remained under the parental roof until he was seventeen and then entered apprenticeship in the Dowing & Watham Machine shops at Clay Centre. Three years in that shop and then we see him in Spokane, where he entered the em- ploy of the Washington Water Power Company. Later he was engineer in the Tidball block and went to Day- ton in 1891. He took charge of the Eckler sawmill and in the spring of 1892 he entered the employ of

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Feehan as engineer He remained with him until 1901, and then opened his present shop where he and his brother are doing a good business.

On October 28, 1894. Mr. Hosley married Miss Elsie E .. the daughter of John Gi. and Margaret C. Ball. The father is a farmer and was born on April 25. 1856, and the mother was born on October 22, 1859, and they are both still living. Besides Mrs. Hosley they were the parents of three children, Liberty L., Orville O., Violet V. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hosley, Cecil F., Marion B., Freeda G., Fay H. Mr. Hosley is a member of the I. O. O. F., and is prominent in fraternal eireles. He has been noble grand of his lodge and is now P. G., D. D., and G. M. of Idaho. He is also a member of the M. W. A. Mr. Hosley stands well in the com- munity, is a man of stirring energy and has hosts of friends.

HAROLD L. LEE. An enterprising business man of good standing, possessed of the meed of honest en- deavor in a good holding of property and withal a substantial and capable man and public minded citizen, the subject of this article deserves representation in the history of his county.

Harold L. Lee was born in Throndhjem, Norway, on August 17, 1873, being the son of Halvor A. Lee. The father was born in . 1840, educated in the official schools and held different state offices for many years. He was also an expert painter and carver. He married Lydia, the daughter of Eric Ovre, who died in 1876. Our subject lived with an uncle and aunt until he was eleven and then started on the long voyage for the New World. After landing he journeyed to Yankton county, South Dakota, and for four years was em- ployed in herding cattle. On March 3. 1890, he came to Moscow, thence to Mason prairie. His father took a homestead here and our subject proved up on it later. Then he filed on a place which he relinquished. After this he removed to Forest and opened a livery and feed barn. He has two and one-half aeres of land. house and barn and is doing a good business.

On March 3, 1899, Mr. Lee married Ella M., daughter of Isaae and Amanda Malone, natives of lowa and Oregon. respectively. The father followed farming, carpentering and teaching school. Mrs. Lee was born on March 3, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Lee have two children, Mary A., Mable E. Mr. Lee is a mem- ber of the M. W. A., while he and his wife belong to the lutheran church. Mr. Lee is an active and inter- ested Republican, being influential in the campaigns. .

GEORGE E. TATKO. Engaged in the dual oc- cupation of farming and raising stock, the subject of this sketch has done excellent work in the development and improvement of the reservation country and is deserving of representation in the volume of its his- tory.

George E. Tatko was born in Germany, on March

13, 1859, being the son of John and Aggie ( Meyer) Tatko, natives of Germany; the father died in 1873 and the mother in 1862. The father was born in 1820. Our subject grew to young manhood and was edu- cated in his native country. He heard of the excel- lent opportunities in the new world and came hither sceking the road to fortune. He worked in the railroad shops in Allentown, Pennsylvania, whither he had come from New York, hus landing place. Three years were spent in the shops and then Mr. Tatko came to Iowa and farmed near Osage for two years. In 1889 he came thence to Spokane and worked in a sawmill for one year. The next move was to the vicinity of Palouse in Whitman county, where he farmed for five years. At the opening of the reservation in 1895, he came hither and took his present place, one-half mile south from Ilo. This has been the family home since that time and Mr. Tatko is one of the enterprising residents and leading farmers of this section.

In 1894. at Lewiston, Mr. Tatko married Mrs. Cynthia Lenz, a native of Allegheny county, Pennsyl- vania. She has the following brothers, Joseph and John Strubble. Mr. Tatko has one sister, Sophia, still in Germany, and has one half-brother, Jacob, also in Germany. Mr. Tatko is a member of the I. O. O. F. and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Tatko is a Democrat and is an advocate of better schools. He owns now one-half section of iand which is well improved and in addition to doing general farming, he raises cattle and hogs, being one of the prosperous men of the section.

SAMUEL S. MORSE. This enterprising agri- culturist is one of the developers of the reservation and is now enjoying the fruits of his wise labors in his home, about one mile north from Nezperce, where he has a fine farm, well improved and productive of annual dividends of a gratifying amount.

Samuel S. Morse was born in Delaware county, Ohio, on April 30, 1854. being a son of Ahira and Rosa (Laffey) Morse, natives of Vermont and Ire- land, respectively. The father was in the war of 1812 and was first married in 1824. This wife died leaving him a family of seven children. In 1841 he married the mother of our subject, who came to the United States in her twelfth year. Our subjeet is the young- est of seven children, making fourteen in both fami- lies. The father died on September 15, 1854. in his seventieth year. After the father's death. Samuel went with his mother and stepfather to Chariton. Lu- eas county, Jowa, where he gained his education in the log school houses, and remained until he was at the age of maturity. In 1873. the family went to Butler county, Kansas, and there our subject entered a pre- emption. In 1881 he came to Walla Walla and in 1885 returned to Butler county, where he was married on December 31. 1885, to Amanda J., daughter of James and Emily C. ( Yantis ) Dunbar, natives of Rus- sell county, Kentucky. They removed to Appanoose county, Iowa, and there on March II, 1857, Mrs.

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Morse was born, being the sixth of a family of eight children. Mr. Dunbar died in lowa and the widow went to Butler county, Kansas, in 1873. She lived with our subject and his wife until the time of her death on September 19, 1902, being then in her seventy- fourth year. She was a devoted member of the Chris- tian church and Mr. and Mrs. Morse are also members of the same church. Mr. Morse's mother died in But- ler county, Kansas, on January 7, 1900, in her seventy- seventh year. As soon as Mr. Morse was married he came with his wife to Pomeroy, Washington, whence he went in May, 1894, to Milton, Oregon, and in the spring of 1896, they came with team and wagon to the reservation country and he secured his present claim, which consists of eighty acres of exceptionally fertile land. Five children have been born to this household, Maud C., born August 12, 1887 ; Elmer S., born August 26, 1889; Nellie F., born March 11, 1894; Wilbur S., born in Nezperce, August 17, 1896, being the first boy born in that town : Ora I., born August 8, 1899. Mr. Morse has two brothers in the west. They came in 1868. Ahira, who is an invalid, has suffered from paralysis for eleven years and is now living in Milton ; F. B. Morse, now in Walla Walla.

CHARLES E. CHAPMAN. Truly this gentle- man is entitled to honorable mention among the pio- neers to the reservation portion of Nez Perces county as will be evinced from the points of his career men- tioned, while also he has shown forth stanch qualities of uprightness and integrity in his walk.

Charles E. Chapman was born in Woodbury county, lowa, on June 24, 1868, being the son of George and Frances J. (Herrington) Chapman. The father was born in Yorkshire, England, on February 24. 1827. and came to the United States in 1849. He settled in Illinois, moved to Iowa in 1867, and died on September 22, 1892. He had two brothers in the Civil war. The mother of our subject was born in Wayne county, Pennsylvania on December 27, 1830, and died in 1875. Her parents were pioneers in Penn- sylvania; she had two brothers in the Civil war. Our subject was educated in lowa, Dakota and Montana. The family went to the latter state in 1883. and two years later migrated to Emmons county, Dakota. L'pon the opening of the Nez Perces reservation, Mr. Chapman came hither and in April. 1896, he settled on his present claim, about two miles east from Mel- rose. He had arrived in Moscow the year previous, and his entire capital was fifteen cents, three poor horses and a covered wagon. He had traveled the entire distance from the east by team.

On October 29, 1896, Mr. Chapman married Mrs. Phoebe Dill, a daughter of William and Catherine (Pruner) Beasley. The father was a farmer, born in Illinois, Morgan county, on February 28, 1839, came as a pioneer to Umatilla county, Oregon, in 1865, to Idaho in 1886 and died July 15. 1902. The mother of Mrs. Chapman died in 1878. Mrs. Chapman was born in Umatilla county, Oregon. on September 28,

1873, and has one sister, Mrs. Sarah Cox, near Odessa, Washington. Mr. Chapman has one sister and three brothers, Rosella Coker, Levi, Henry and David. To Mr. and Mrs. Chapman there have been born three children, Gertrude, Mildred and William. By her former marriage, Mrs. Chapman had two children, Edwin, deceased, and Hazel. Mr. Chapman is a member of the M. W. A., Melrose Camp, No. 6216. He is a Republican and has been elected constable, but refused to qualify. Mr. Chapman has one hundred and sixty acres, well improved, a fine threshing outfit, and several thousand dollars' worth of property besides. He came to the reservation without enough money to file. His wife was obliged to hold the claim, having only an unchinked cabin with dirt floor, while he went to earn money. All the hardships incident to this try- ing life they bravely bore, and their combined wisdom and labors have made them among the most pros- perous people on the reservation and they are entirely worthy of this good fortune that has rewarded their labors.

THOMAS H. THOMPSON is the efficient and faithful postmaster at Melrose and also handles a general merchandise estblishment, where he has a good patronage. He is a man of stanchi qualities, pub- lic spirited and active in the welfare of the place and the upbuilding of the country.

Thomas H. Thompson was born in Blue Earth. Wisconsin, on January 2, 1859, being the son of Hans and Martha (Johnson) Thompson, natives of Norway, and now residents of Melrose. The father was born in 1837 and came to the United States in 1857. Our subject lived in Wisconsin until of age, gaining a good training from the common schools. Then he went to Dakota and took land, farming for three years. After that he went into the lumber busi- ness, doing well, and later operated a threshing ma- chine for himself and other parties, in all of which he did well. In 1888 he went to Seattle and for eight years he farmed but did not prosper. His next move was to Moscow and in the fall of 1896 he came to his present place, on the reservation. He took the land as a homestead where Melrose now stands and donated twenty acres for a town site. He secured the establishment of a postoffice in 1897 and I. N. Huff- man was the first incumhent of the office. In 1901 Mr. Thompson was appointed as postmaster and still retains it. At the same date, Mr. Thompson estab- lished his store and his ability and geniality made him successful.

. On April 13, 1880, in Dakota, Mr. Thompson married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Matthias and Sarah, Thompson, natives of Norway. Mrs. Thompson was born in Jackson county, Wisconsin and has four brothers and three sisters. Mr. Thompson has the following brothers and sisters, George, Ole, deceased : Carrie Douglas, and one other sister, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been blessed by the advent of four children, Sever, Annie, Hattie and Elmer. Mr. Thompson is a member of the I. O. O. F. and

MRS. CHARLES E. CHAPMAN.

CHARLES E. CHAPMAN.

THOMAS H. THOMPSON.

CHARLES D. BENSON.

MRS. CHARLES D. BENSON.

MRS. WILLIAM H. GAGE.

WILLIAM H. GAGE.

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the M. W. A. He is a Republican and always takes the active part that becomes the intelligent citizen, and is one of the delegates to the conventions nearly every year. Mr. Thompson is also a warm advocate of the upbuilding of good schools and always labors for this worth end.

CHARLES D. BENSON. Among the intelligent and enterprising mechanics who are producing credit- able evidences of their skill and wisdom, we are con- strained to mention the genial gentleman whose name is at the head of this article and who is now operating a first class blacksmith and machine shop in Culdesac. He has had abundant success and experience hereto- fore and is a valuable acquisition both to the town and county.

Charles D. Benson was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, on November 2, 1856, being the son of George W. and Elizabeth (DeHass) Benson. The father was born in Baltimore and the mother in Wheeling. The maternal ancestors of our subject came from Massachusetts and were early pioneers of Wheel- ing and the grandfather was a doctor and also oper- ated a drug store. On the father's side, our subject's ancestors were Irish and on his mother's side they were French. Charles gained a good education from the public schools and from the state normal, being kept from graduating from the latter on account of his father's death. That sad event occurred when he was sixteen and then he went to learn the blacksmith's art. He wrought until twenty-one and then went to Ashland, Kentucky, and beat the anvil for the Ash- land Coal & Iron Company for three years. Two years were spent at Terre Haute, Indiana, and in 1876, we find our subject at the Centennial Exposi- tion at Philadelphia. After this we note that he wrought in Kansas City, Topeka, Santa Fe, Galves- ton, Texas. Colorado, then six years again in New Mexico, and again in Colorado and finally in 1888, he came to Tekoa, Washington. He wrought some for the Union Pacific and then came to Moscow and in company with George H. Goude, they opened a foun- dry. They put in eleven thousand dollars apiece and later incorporated for thirty-three thousand. They did a large business until 1893 and the hard times then forced an assignment. Our subect immediately opened a smaller shop and wrought successfully for four years when he was taken one year from his work by a surgical operation. He went to business again and later was forced to again retire for a year on account of another operation. Upon recovering from this he went to Pullman, Washington, and in partner- ship with George Gausney, he whought there for two years. On February 8, 1900, Mr. Benson landed in

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An illustrated history of north Idaho : embracing Nez Perces, Idaho, Latah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, state of Idaho, Part 75

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