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Mr. Thomson was married in JJackson Octo- ber 19, 1898, to Mary Muir, daughter of Robert and Mary Muir. pioneers of the county, who now live at LaMoure. North Dakota. Mrs. Thomson was born in the log house on the old Middletown homestead Inly 24. 1873. Five chil- dren have been born to this union, named as follows: Mary E .. born January 26, 1900; Min- nie J. horn August 7. 1902: Mattie A., born January 25, 1905: Nellie B., born May 5, 1907; Eva M., born July 22. 1909.
11. S. CULBERTSON (1891). manager of the Jackson branch of the Laird-Norton Yards, humber and fuel dealers, is a native of the Keystone state, having been born in Warren county, Pennsylvania. April 10, 1861, the son of John 11. and Jane (Morritt) Culbert-on. The father died in 1876; the mother in August. 1907. at the age of 79 years.
When our subject was seven years of age the family moved from Pennsylvania to Clay- ton county. lowa, and on a farm in that county Mr. Culbertson lived until 1885. After his fa- ther's death in 1876 he took the management of the farm. In 1895 he went to Dakota and other western states and for several years was unsettled as to location. During one year he lived in Estherville, lowa. Mr. Culbertson moved to Jackson in 1801 and took a position with the John Paul Lumber company, this firm being succeeded by the Lamb Lumber company, and lafer by the Laird-Norton Yards. He has held the position of local manager of this yard ever since locating in the village.
The Laird-Norton Vards purchased the Jack- son branch in 1905. This company was es- tablished in 1855 at Winona, which is still the headquarters. Messrs, Laird and Norton, who established the company, are still living and active in the management of the company. The Laird-Norton Yards was incorporated in 1900. Mr. Culbertson was married in Jackson coun-
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ty November 4, 1894, to Miss Anna C. Lewis, a daughter of Ex-Treasurer Christian Lewis. Mrs. Culbert-on was born in Jackson county in 1872. To them have been born two children: Gerald II. and Milton Lewis. Mr. Culbertson is a member of the A. F. & A. M.
WALTER L. PIGMAN (1893) is a Ewington township farmer and stock raiser, farming the north half of section 28. He is a native of Montgomery county, Iowa, and was born Oc- tober S, 1875. His parents, Alonzo D. and Ilelen (Chambers) Pigman. are living in the state of South Dakota, aged 66 and 55 year-, respectively. His father is a native of Indiana and his mother of Wisconsin.
When Walter was three years of age the family moved from Montgomery county, Iowa, to Webster county of the same state, and there he lived the next twelve years. He was educated in the district schools and was brought up on the farm. moving to Cherokee county. Iowa, in 1890. In 1893 Walter came to Jackson county with his parents. He lived in Lakefield four years, working by the day as a thresherman and in other occupations. He began farming in Ewington township in 1897 and has since been so engaged, having been on the present place-the William Barton farm-for the past four years.
Mr. Pigman was married at Worthington De- cember 29, 1904, to Martha Hoffmeister, a daughter of George and Annie Elizabeth (Sehaff- ner) Hoffmeister. She was born in Boone coun- ty. Iowa. October 20, 1886. They are the par- ents of three children: Leon, born April 19, 1905: Clarence, born January 28, 1906, died August 22, 1907; Lloyd, born March 22, 1908.
EMIL J. SKALICKY (1886) is a member of the firm of Matuska & Skalieky, proprietor of a hardware store, meat market and harness shop in Jackson. He is a native of Wiscon- sin, having been born in Dane county Au- gust 24, 1877, the son of Frank and Sarah (Betlach) Skalieky.
The first nine years of the life of Mr. Ska- lieky were spent in his native county. On August 24. 1886, he came to Jackson county with his parents and until January, 1900, he resided with them on the farm in Enter- prise township. On the date last mentioned he moved to Jackson and took a position as
clerk in the First National Bank. A short time later he gave up his position and went to Mankato, where he took a six months' course in a business college. Returning to Jackson, he again took his position in the bank, and remained with that institution until May 22, 1907. On that date he purchased from his bro- ther-in-law, F. A. Matuska, a half interest in that gentleman's hardware store and meat market, and the firm name became Matuska & Skalicky.
Mr. Skalieky was married November 23, 1898, to Anna Matuska. and to them have been born the following named children: John J., born August 28, 1899; Joe J., born September 4, 1901; Louis E., born November 8, 1904; Anna, born Jannary 8, 1906.
Besides his town property Mr. Skalieky owns 160 acres of land in Enterprise township and a half section of Canadian land. He is a member of the Catholic church. of the C. O. F. and W. B. C. U. lodges.
During the season of 1909 Matuska & Skal- icky erected one of the finest business blocks in the city. costing about $16,000. It is built of Luverne gray brick and Kasota pink stone. The first floor is occupied by the hardware and harness stores of the firm. while the upper floor is occupied by the offices of business and professional men. The building was occupied for the first time in January, 1910.
CHARLES F. JACKMAN (1889), Petersburg township farmer. is a native of Genoa, Dekalb county, Illinois, where he was born June 26, 1SS2. He is the son of Merton F. and Alice E. (Fenton) Jackman, of the same township.
Charles moved with his parents from Illinois to Sherburn, Minnesota, in the spring of 1889 and in the fall of the same year came with them to Jackson county. He resided with his parents on the Petersburg township farm until 1906, when he married and engaged in farm- ing for himself. He farms the old A. C. Jack- man farm on section 24.
On June 20, 1906, Mr. Jackman was united in marriage to Miss Maria E. Sampson, of Clear Lake, Iowa. Two children have been born to this union: Lawrence, born October 14, 1907. died Octoher 17, 1907: Olive F., born October 21, 1908.
HENRY STUDE (1895) is a farmer and land owner of Alba township, where he has resided
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for the last fifteen years. He was born in Reading township, Livingston county. Ilinoi-, August 15. 1szt. and resided in that county until 1:05, growing to manhood on his father's tarm and receiving a common school education. Ile came to Jackson county upon reaching his majority and bought hi- present farm, the .ontheast quarter of section 32. Alba. upon which he has ever since lived. He has made practically all the improvements on the plate. has all the land under cultivation, well fenced and partly tiled.
The parents of our subject were Christ and Margaret (Kroa) Stude. Both parents were born in Germany and came to America when young. having been married and having resided in Livingston county. Illinois. The father of our subject died there twenty-five years ago. Ili- mother remarried and now lives in the state of Washington. Henry Stude is the oldest of a family of five children.
Mr. Stude was married in Jackson county. De- tober 10. 1898 to Millie Baumgard. She was born in Illinois on March 10. ISSO, and is a dangh- ter of Rudolph and Gustie (Leeck) Bammgard. natives of Germany. Her mother is dead: her father lives at Hatfield. Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Stude are the parents of three children. as follows: Paul. horn February 17, 1901; Wal- fer. horn October 10, 1904: Clara, born March 26. 1907.
Mr. Stude is a member of the Alba township board of supervisors. He is a stockholder and a director of the creamery at Brewster and a stockholder in the Brewster Farmers clo. vator; als) a stackholder in the Brewster Horse company.
GEORGE BEHRENFELD (1870), stock bur. er and real estate dealer of Heron Lake, is a native of Minnesota and one of the very carli- est residents of western Jackson county. Ile was born August 20. 1861. at a point forty miles west of St. Paul, where is now located the town of Waconia, in Carver county. Ilia parents were John and Anna (Shibley) Behren. full. natives of Germany and Switzerland. re- apectively.
The father of our subject came to America in 1516, lived about six months in Wisconsin. and in 1-55 located in Carver county. Minne. sota. There he took government land and en- gaged in farming until the town of Waconia was founded. At that time he moved to the
new village and engaged in the hotel business until ISTO. In May of that year he moved with hi- family to Jackson county and took a home. stead in Lacrosse township. He engaged in farming there twenty-two years, and then moved to Heron Lake, where he engaged in the milling business. He died at Heron Lake in 1901. aged 77 year -. The mother of our subject immigrated to America and was married to Mr. Hebreufeld in this country. She died about eighteen years ago.
George Behrenfeld accompanied his parente to Jackson county when nine years of age. II. received a country school education and lived on his father's LaCrosse township homestead until eighteen years of age. Ile left home at that age and for seven years was employed in a flouring mill at Rock Rapids, Iowa. Return. ing to Jackson county at the end of that time. he bought land in LaCrosse township and en- gaged in farming five years, leaving the farm, Mr. Bebrenfell located in Heron Lake and for a time was employed in his father's mill. Then he engaged in the stock and real estate busi. ness, which he has since followed. He ha- of- five rooms in the First National Bank building. Jle deals in Minnesota and North Dakota lands and buy- and ships stock. He own- farm- in LaCrosse and Weimer townships and village properly. Mr. Behrenfeld is a member of the Catholic church and of the M. W. A .. M. B. A .. Royal Neighbors and K. of C. lodges.
Mr. Behrenfeld was married in Jackson coun- ty October 15. Isso, to Loni-a Powletcheck. aged 42 years, a native of Austria and a daughter of John and Eva Powletcheck. She came to Jackson county with her parent- in 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Behrenfeld are the parents of the following children: Maybelle L .. aged 19 years: Beatrice B .. aged 16 years: Eva MI .. aged 13 years; John C .. aged 9 years: Ray- mond G., aged ; year -; Marrion M .. aged 4 years.
EDWARD F. HEWETT (1890) owns a 320 acre farm on sections 12 and 1. Delafield town- ship, a short distaner south of Windom. Ile is the son of an Episcopal minister. Rov. John Prowse Hewelt, and Elizabeth (Uprott) How- ett was his mother. Both parents are deceased. Edward is one of a family of five son- and was born in Norton Fitz Warren, near Taunton, the county seat of Somerset. England. March 19, 1869.
GEORGE BEHRENFELD
Stock and Real Estate Dealer of Heron Lake and a Pioneer of 1870.
THE PUBLIC LILAARY
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Until eighteen years of age Edward lived with his parents in England: then he took up the life of a sailor and for the next three Years was an apprentice on board ship. On his second trip of eighteen months he made a tour of the world. In 1890 he located in Cot- tonwood county. Minnesota, and for two years engaged in farming in Lakeside township on a farm left him by his father. Mr. Hewett mar- ried in 1893 and returned to his old home in England. A little over three years later, in 1897. he returned to the United States and be- came a resident of Jackson county. After farming five years in Enterprise township. he sold out and moved onto his present place, where he has since lived with the exception of a year and a half spent in California. This was from the fall of 1907 to June, 1909, when he resided near San Jose.
Mr. Hewett was married in Cottonwood coun- iy October 21, 1893, to Carolina M. Christen- sen, who was born in Delafield township June 5, 1874. She is a daughter of the late Peter Christensen, who was one of the county's car- ly settlers and who died January 28, 1906. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Hewett, as follows: Francis F., born December 30, 1894: George E., born June 7. 1896; John C .. born March 21, 1898; Arthur P., born June 19, 1900, died April 16, 1902: Clarence W., born Angust 22, 1902: Lawrence B., born August 20, 1904: Elizabeth A., born November 18, 1906; Ethel M .. born February 27. 1909.
Mr. Hewett is a member of the Episcopal elmirch at Windom and of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. lodges. and Mr. and Mrs. Hewett are members of the Degree of Honor lodge.
JOIN MeMARTIN (1893) i- the manager of the Jackson yard of the C. L. Col- man Lumber company. He was born in Ormstown, in the province of Quebec, Canada. ITis parents, Finley and Grace (MeEwen) Me- Martin. both deceased, were natives of Scotland and came to America before their marriage.
The boyhood days of John MeMartin were spent on a farm in Quebec. He attended school in the town of Durham and later engaged in clerking in stores in that town. In 1868, at the age of twenty-four years, he located in Faribault county, Minnesota, remained there only a short time and then went to Claremont, Dodge county. There he engaged in farming for a number of years and later became agent
for the Laird Norton Lumber company, which position he held a number of years. In 1888 Mr. MeMartin located at Clear Lake, Jowa, where for five years he was agent for the Nelson Tenney Lumber company. In 1893 he lo- cated at Jackson and since that date has been the manager of the C. L. Colman Lumber com- pany. Mr. MeMartin owns village property. lle served two years as a member of the vil- lage council and belongs to the A. F. & A. M. lodge.
In Franklin, Quebec, on December 26. 1869, Mr. MeMartin was married to Ellen F. Moc. a native of the town in which she was married. To this union have been born the following children: Edward S., Elizabeth G., Marjorie A. and Elsie.
HIANS ANDERSON (1881), farmer and land- owner of Enterprise township, is a native of Norway and was born August 5, 1811. ITis parents, who are both dead, were Anders and Oleana (Larson) Ulrickson.
Mr. Anderson lived in Norway until he was forty years of age. He received a common school education. and after growing up engaged in farming. lle came to the new world in 1881, and in October of that year arrived in Jackson county. The first four years he lived on section 18, Wisconsin township. Two years after his arrival he took as a tree claim the north half of the southeast quarter of section 20, Enterprise township, and in 1886 moved onto that place, where he has ever since re- sided. He now owns 120 acres on that section.
In April, 1871, Mr. Anderson was married to Andrena Anderson, was was born September 4, 1845, and died December 10, 1887. Seven children were born to this union, as follows: Alma C., born September 19, 1872; Lena. born May 20. 1875; John and Andrew (twins), born April 17, 1878; Hans, born October 28, 1880; Arthur and Enery (twins), born May 10, 1885. Mr. Anderson and children are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Belmont.
LEWIS STUDE (1895) owns and farms the southwest quarter of section 33, Alba town- ship. He was born in Livingston county, I- linois, May 25, 1882. the son of Christ and Mar- garet (Kroa) Stude. These parents were born in Germany, came to America when young, and were married in Illinois. The father died
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when our subject was a child. His mother ro- married and now lives in the state of Wash- ington.
Lewis received an education in the district school of Illinois and in Alba township, Jack- son county, to which place he moved with his mother and stepfather in 1895. He lived at home until seventeen years of age: then he be- gan working for his brothers on the farm in Alba township. In 1905 the property was di- vided and Lewis fell heir to the southwest quarter of section 33. He improved the farm and at once began its cultivation.
Mr. Stude was married December 20, 1905, to Emma Gerdes. She was born in Livingston county, Illinois, May 25. 1882, and is the dangh- ter of John and Ilika (Lanus) Gerdes.
LOUIS KIESEL (1884), who is engaged in the saloon business at Jackson, has been a resident of the county just a quarter of a century. He was born at Botkissengen, Bavaria. April 7, 1860, the son of Andrew and Christina Kiesel.
Mr. Kiesel received a common school edu- cation in his native country and emigrated to the United States in 1877. Hle wont direet to Chicago and the same year located at Winfield, in Dupage county, Illinois, where he lived seven years, engaging in farming. In October, 1884, Mr. Kiesel came to Jackson county and en- gaged in farming in Wisconsin township, five miles east of Jackson, for eight years. Ile moved to Jackson in 1892 and has been en- gaged in the saloon business ever since that date.
At Turner Function, Hlinois, on January 31, 1882, Mr. Kiesel was married to Angelis Steffes. and to them have been born the follow- ing children: Nicholas, born November 7, 1883. died in 1888: Joseph E., born November 15, 1881; John W. born June 15, 1888: Louis, Jr., born August 15, 1891: Frances, born December 2. 1894.
Mr. Kie el is a member of the Catholic church and of the C. O. F., K. P .. Sons of Herman and Redmon lodges. He is the owner of real estale and town property. From 1884 to 1892 he served as a member of the board of super- visors of Wisconsin township.
JOHN G. GAGE (1905), dealer in implements and heavy hardware in the village of Lake-
field. is a native of Kane county, Ilinois, where he was born February 26, 1870. Ilis parents Were Solomon and Marion (King) Gage, de- scendants of colonial stock, and natives of New York and Connecticut, respectively. Ilis father was born June 15, 1827. and died No- vember 7. 1886. His mother was born Oc- tober 4, 1840. and died January 4, 1871.
Our subject's younger days were spent on his father's farm in Kane county, Illinois, where he received bis primary education in the dis- triet schools. At the age of seventeen he he- rame a student at the Elgin academy, Elgin. Illinois, and later was a student at Drew's Business college of Elgin and the Parker co !- Jege of Winnebago City, Minnesota. In 1890 he took up the study of pharmacy in the North- western School of Pharmacy. of Chicago. Later he entered the Chicago College of Pharmacy, from which he was graduated in 1893. From the date of his graduation until 1897 Mr. Gage was employed as a pharmacist in Chicago. lle then embarked in the drug business at Hamshire, Illinois. Selling out two years later. he moved to Chicago and worked as a phar- macist and prescription clerk until 1901. That year he was appointed an instructor of dis- pensing in the Northwestern Medical school. Later he became a salesman and prescription dlerk, and was so employed until 1905.
When a boy fifteen years of age. Mr. Gage first came to Jackson county and re- sided for a period of six months on his father's farm four miles east of Lakefield. In 1905, on account of ill health, he was obliged lo give up his profession, and then it was he came to Jackson county to reside permanently. He located in Lakefield and entered into the implement and heavy hardware business in partnership with his brother, C. M. Gage, and Lakefield has since been his home. Mr. Gage owns the southeast quarter of section 1. Hun- for township, and residence property in Lake- field. He is a member of the Methodist church and a prominent lodge man. holding member- ship in the A. F. & A. M., at Lakefield, Chapter, at Jackson, Commandery, at Fairmont. Osman Temple, at St. Paul, Eastern Star and Odd Fellows. at Lakefield.
Mr. Gage was married in Chicago September 8, 1898, to Clara T. Burke, who was born in Nevada county, Ohio, November 8, 1873. She is the daughter of Charles W. Burke, who died in Chicago in December. 1908, and Henrietta Purke, who now resides in Chicago. One child
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has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Gage, Berniee Marie Gage, born November 27, 1899.
BENDICK FREDERICKSON (1876), Christi- ania township farmer and feeder of cattle and hogs, is a native of that township, having been born on the farm he now conducts December 7, 1876, the son of pioneer residents of Chris- tiania. His parents were John and Engebor Frederickson, who came from Norway soon af- ter their marriage, and, after living a short time in Olmsted county, settled in Jackson county. taking as a homestead claim in 1870 the south half of the southwest quarter of section 24. Christiania township. On that farm they lived untit their death, some fifteen years ago. Bendick is the oldest of a family of four children living. The others are Albert, Henry and Anna (Mrs. Gust Thompson).
With the exception of a few years when he was working out Bendick has spent his entire life on the home farm. He bought the farm from the other heirs in 1901 and has since re- sided on the place. Mr. Frederickson is not married and makes his home with the fam- ily of his brother, Albert. Recently he has be- gun feeding cattle and hogs for the market. In addition to his own farm he farms an eighty acre tract on section 24. Mr. Frederickson is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and of the Sons of Norway lodge. He is a director of school district No. 26.
ALBERT ALBERTSON (1891), Ewington township farmer, was born in Logan county, Il- linois, February 18, 1872, and in that county grew to manhood, seeuring an education and working on his father's farm. In 1891 he came to Jackson county with his parents and for ten years lived with his parents on their Ewing- ton township farm. Mr. Albertson was mar- ried in 1901 and engaged in farming. having bought 160 acres of land on section 15. Four years later he sold that farm and bought his present place, the north half of section 16, where he has since lived. He is beginning to breed thoroughbred cattle and hogs and intends to engage in this business extensively in con- nection with his general farming.
The parents of our subject are Henry and Hannah Albertson. They were born in Ger- many, came to America when young and were married in Logan county, Illinois. They eame
to Jackson county in 1891 and have since lived on their farm in Ewington township. Albert is the oldest of a family of three boys-Al- bert, Fred and Theodore.
Albert Albertson was married in Ewington township February 28. 1901, to Lena von Beh- ren, daughter of Henry von Bebren, of Ewing- ton. Mrs. Albertson was born in Illinois in 1883. Four children have been born to this union: Minnie, born April 3, 1903: Sophia, born November 7, 1906; Mary. born October 2t, 1904; George F., born October 28, 1908. The family are members of the German Lutheran church.
DR. W. W. WOLD (1804), dentist of Jackson, was born in Luverne, Minnesota, August 16, 1873. the son of B. S. and Margaret (Olson) Wold. natives of Iowa and Norway, respective- ly. Both are deceased. They were the parents of the following named children: Stephen, Belle, Louis, Carrie, Albert, Lillian and William.
William Wold, the subject of this biography, attended the public schools and grew to young manhood in Rock county. At the age of fifteen he entered Sioux Falls university and was a student there two years. The next two years were spent in collegiate work in Iowa City, Iowa, and he then entered the dental depart- ment of the Iowa state university, from which he was graduated in the spring of 1894. Im- mediately after graduation Dr. Wold located in Jackson and began the practice of his pro- fession, where he has since resided. In 1900 he erected his present neat and commodious building. one block cast of the court house, which he has equipped with all modern im- provements and appliances for his profession.
Dr. Woll was married at Jackson June 1, 1898, to Atand Emily Ashley. daughter of Benjamin W. and Juliet Ashey, who were among the very first residents of Jackson. Four children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Wold, named Lillian, Gladys, Edna and William. Dr. Wold is a member of the A. F. & A. M., Royal Arch. Commandry, Shriners, Eastern Star, and M. W. A. orders.
HERMAN J. ARNOLD (1885) has conducted a harness shop in the village of Heron Lake for the past twenty-four years. He is a native Minnesotan and was born near the village of Mankato during the perilous times of the Sioux
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var. A few months after his birth the thir- he was married, he engaged in carpenter work ty eight Indians were hung near his home for their part in the mussarros.
The parent- of our subject are Adam Arnold and Ernestine (Mararaf) Arnold. Both par- ent- were born in Germany and came to Amer- ica in the Inte fifties. They located near Man- kato, taking a claim that was originally entered by Mrs. Arnold's Stepfather. Christian Klotzky. Mr. Arnold still lives upon land adjoining his old homestead and is 77 years of age. Mrs. Arnold died in 1880. To them were born nine children, of which five are yet living, and of these llerman is the oldest. He was born May 25, 1862.
Until he was eighteen years of age Herman Arnold lived on his father's farm. attend- ing the schools during the winter months. He then left home and started learning the har- nessmaker's trade in Mankato. He worked at the trade there five years and then, in ISS5. moved to lleron Lake, where he opened a har- ness and repair shop, which he has ever since conducted. Mr. Arnold served as president of the council of Heron Lake one term in the early nineties and was a councilman several terms. He is a member of the Lutheran church and of the K. P. lodge.
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