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BRADFORD F. VANDUZEE (1882). who now lives a retired life in Jackson, is a na-
tive of Gouverneur township, St. Lawrence county, New York, having been born Febru- ary 27, 1827. His parents were David and Chloe (Wood) Vanduzee, who were born and married in the state of Vermont. Eight years after their marriage they moved to St. Law- rence county, New York, where they resided the rest of their lives. llis father lived to be 85 years of age and his mother 65. The elder Vanduzee was a miller by trade and en- gaged in business in St. Lawrence county for a number of years. There were seventeen children in the family, of which our subject was the youngest. Only one of the other children survives, Mrs. Nancy Hodgbloom, who lives at Gouverneur, New York, and who is 85 years of age.
Bradford grew to manhood in his native county, residing with his parents until seven- teen years of age. At that age he went to De Kalb, New York, and for the next three years served an apprenticeship to the carpen- ter's trade, after which he followed his trade there one year. At the age of twenty-one years he came west, locating in Fond du Lac county, Wisconsin. He worked at his trade there one year and then located in Waupaca, Wisconsin, where he resided two years and where he engaged to erect a mill. The next permanent location of Mr. Vanduzee was Ver- non county, Wisconsin, where he was destined to pass many years of his life. During his long residenee there he worked at his trade, also engaging in farming, having purchased a two hundred aere farm, which was managed by a hired man.
In 1864 Mr. Vanduzee enlisted from Vernon county, Wisconsin, in company D, of the Eigh- teenth Wisconsin regiment, and served until the close of the war, participating in the grand review of Washington.
From Wisconsin Mr. Vanduzee came to Jack- son county in 1882, and this has ever since been his home. Upon his arrival he bought a farm on section 13, Wisconsin township (a farm which he still owns), and there he made his home, working at the carpenter trade while his sous managed the farm. lle erected many of the buildings in the neighborhood and when the village of Alpha was founded near by he creeted the first strueture on the townsite as well as many of the town's first buildings. In 1892 Mr. Vanduzer located in Jackson. where he has since lived. Until the fall of 1908 he worked at his trade, since which time he has
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retired from active labors. In addition to his farm, Mr Vanduzee owns a residence and a shop in Jackson. While living in Wisconsin township he served as township assessor and was one of the school directors of his distriet.
Mr. Vanduzer was married at Waupaca, Wisconsin, August 8, 1852, to Theresa J. Per- kins, who was the daughter of Chester and Salinda (Chase) Perkins and who was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, January 30, 1828. Nine children were born to this union, of whom the following seven are living: Solo- mon. Alice Smith, Finney, Grant, Lurilla Short, Chloe Carr and Willard. The deceased children are Ralph, who died in March, 1907, and Rosa Smith, who died in May, 1908, aged 56 years.
CARL NIEMANN (1887) is one of the suc- cessful farmers of Christiania township, in which he owns a half section of land. He is a German by birth and was born September 7, 1846, the son of Martin and Fredericka (Gohl) Niemann. The former died about fif- teen years ago; the mother died in 1908.
Carl was raised on his father's farm and re- ceived a common school education. He served four years in the German army and is a vet- eran of the French-German war. While serv- ing his country be received a wound in the hand from a sword thrust. At the age of twenty-six years Mr. Niemann came to Ameri- ca and located in Chicago, where he lived three Years. From the city he moved to Door coun- ty, Wisconsin, where he engaged in farming twelve years. He came to Jackson county in 1887 and located upon the farm where he now lives, on section 16, and has ever since been a resident of Christiania.
Mr. Niemann owns a 120-acre farm of fine land and has it well improved. He owns stock in the Bergen creamery, in the Windom telephone and in the Farmers' elevator at Win- dom. lle has served as township treasurer thirteen years and has been treasurer of school district No. 53 for the last twenty years. He is a member of the Lutheran church.
Mr. Niemann was married April 3, 1877, to Miss Johanna Langhoff, and to them have been born seven children, as follows: Martha (Mrs. John Egge), born February 11, 1878; Albert, born October 27. ISSO: Arnold, born June, 1882; August, born June, 1884: Adolph, born IS86: Carl, born March 10, 1888; Emma, born January 1, 1891.
JOSEPH VACEK (1889) is an Enterprise township farmer who has lived on his present farm twenty years. He owns 320 acres-the southwest quarter of section 13 and the north- east quarter of the same section.
Mr. Vacek was born in Austria March 10, 1862, son of the late Martin Vacek and Mary Vacek. At the age of thirteen he came to the United States with his parents and located in Jones county, Iowa. In that county he re- ceived a common school education and grew to manhood on his father's farm. He came to Jackson county on April 1, 1889, located upon his present farm, and that has ever since been his home. In addition to his farming opera- tions, he is interested in the Enterprise Horse company. He is the clerk of school district 94 and has held the office nine years. He and family are members of the Catholic church and he is a member of the Catholic Western Union order.
January 28, 1892, Mr. Vacek was married to Annie Koba. To them have been born seven children, named as follows: John, born May 16, 1893; Frank, born July 25, 1895; Anna, born April 24, 1899; Joseph, born Febru- ary 12, 1901; Alfred, born March 14, 1903; Mar- tin, born January 12, 1905; Mary, born June 12, 1907.
JOSEPH F. GOLITKO (1892) condnets a general merchandise store at Lakefield. Ile is a native of Austria Hungary, and was born March 19, 1871, the son of John and Mary (Plenzner) Golitko.
At the age of ten years Joseph came to America with his parents, and after a stay of six weeks in Fort Scott, Kansas, located permanently at Bonneterre, Missouri. One year later, in 1882, the family home was made at Carbon, Clay county, Indiana, and that was the home of our subject until 1891, excepting a stay of three months in Cleveland, Ohio. In Indiana Joseph completed his education, which had been begun in his native land.
For a short time in 1891 Mr. Golitko was at Cifra, Florida, and on March 31, 1892, he came to Jackson county for the first time. For several years he engaged in farming in Minneota township, where he still owns a quarter section of land, and later moved to Lakefield, where he engaged in business. He holds membership in the M. W. A. and Catho-
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lic Union order- and is a member of the C'ath- olie church.
ยท Mr. Golitko was married in Jackson Angust 16. 1898, to Miss Auna Navara. To them have been born the following named children: Emma, Mary, Margaret, Laura, Elizabeth, Anna and Frank.
GEORGE E. MORRISON (1897) is one of the successful farmers and stock raisers of Alba township. He owns the northwest quar- ter of section 14 and the northeast quarter of section 23.
Mr. Morrison was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, February 16, 1862. the son of Jonas Morrison and Sarah (Faust) Morrison. The father, who was of Scotch descent, died when our subject was only six or seven years of age. The mother of our subject was born in Pennsylvania in 1831 and was of German descent.
George was brought up on a farm and edu- cated in his native county, making his home there until seventeen years of age. At that age he went to Carroll county. Iowa, and dur. ing the next four years was employed as a farm hand. He then married and rented a farm in the same county, which he conducted two years. Ilis next place of residence was Sionx county. Iowa, where he resided twelve years. engaged in farming rented land. le came to Jackson county in 1897, and located upon his present farm, which he bought at that lime. During the grasshopper days this farm. so it i- told. was owned by Mr. Sears, of the firm of Sears. Roebuck & Company, Chicago. Mr. Sears was then very poor and suffered many hardships. He became disgusted with the county, sokl out and left-to engage in busi- news in Chicago and become several times a millionaire. The farm was practically unim- proved when Mr. Morrison took possession and he has made all the improvements. Ile has prospered and in 1901 bought his second quarter section of land. He farms the whole half section and raises a lot of well graded stock.
The marriage of our subject occurred in Franklin county, Pennsylvania. January 17 1884. when he wedded Emma C. Herr. who was born in Cumberland county. Pennsylvania, May 13. 1963. To these parents have been born the following named eight children: Roy. born April 2, 1885; Maynard, born January 19.
1887: Ilarry, born July 25, 1890; Stella, born January, 23, 1892: Ethel, born June 1, 1896; Edith, born August 5, 1898; Millard, born No- vember 1, 1900; El-ie. born April 3. 1901. Mr. Morrison has served as clerk of Alba town- ship since the spring of 1900. He was treasur. er of school district 102 for six years and has served as a director of the district. Ile is a member of the M. W. A. lodge of Okabena.
LARS MYRVOLD (1885) is a farmer and landowner of Delafield township. He was born in Norway January 17. 1862, the only child born to Stephen and Kjeste (Damen) Myrvold. His parents came to America in 1857 and bought property on section 16, Dela- field. where they resided many years. His father now makes his home with his son. Our subject's mother died in 1900 at the age of 73 years.
Lars lived in Norway with his parents until twenty-two years of age, working on the farm and securing his education. He came to the United States in 1885 and located at Jackson and for four years was employed as a farm land. In ISSO he bought the southeast quarter of section 17, Delafield. and that has over since been his home. The place was prairie land at the time of purchase, and he has made all the improvements, planting the grove and creeting the buildings. In 1900 he added to his holdings by the purchase of the northwest quarter of section 16, which was his father's old farm. lle farms the whole half section. Mr. Myrvold was married in Jackson county November 30, ISSS. to Lena Lysgard, who was born in Delafield township in 1872. and who is the daughter of Andrew Lysgard. one of the Township's pioneer settlers. To Mr. and Mrs. Myrvold have been born the following named children: May Caroline. Elmer Lowel, Arthur and Dagny Viola.
The family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Mr. Myrvold has served as a director of school district No. 115 for the past eight years and has been a township su- pervisor for the past five years. He has been a stockholder of the Wilder Creamery company for the past thirteen years.
HENRY SCHMIDT (1989] owns and farms the southeast quarter of section 5, Rost town- ship, where he has resided over twenty years.
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1Je is a native German and was born Noven- ber 6. 1859. llis parents, Ralph and Margar- ita Schmidt. both died in their native land.
Henry lived in Germany until he was twen- ty-one years of age, living with his parents on the farm. He came to America in 1880 and lo- cated in Champaign county, Illinois, where he engaged in farming nine years. He came to Jackson county in 1889, bought his present farm and has ever since made his home there. lle has made all the improvements on the place and has one of the fine homes in the township. The farm is well improved and supplied with hog tight fences throughout. Mr. Schmidt is a stockholder in the Rost and Oka- bena creameries and in the farmers elevator of Lakefield. He is a member of the township board and has held school office ever since coming to the county. He and his family are members of the German Lutheran church of Rost.
Mr. Schmidt has been married twice, the first time in Champaign county. Illinois, in 1883, when he wedded Elizabeth Foualing. who died in 1887. By his first wife three children were born, namely. Margaritta, Andrew and Ralph. The second marriage of Mr. Schmidt oceurred in Rost township in 1897. when he wedded Mary Ehlkin. Six children have been born to this union, namely, Albert, Annie, Liz- zie. Mena, Lulu and Freda.
HENRY I. VALGAMORE (1882). of Jack- son. is a native of Knox county, Illinois, and was born January 11, 1853. His parents were Davis S. and Samantha (Brace) Valgamore, natives of Ohio and Illinois, respectively. The former served in the war of the rebellion, being captain of company D, of the Seventh Illinois cavalry. After the war he located near Parsons, Kansas, and died at that place in 1879, aged 54 years. His wife died in Illinois in 1857.
Henry Valgamore's mother dying when he was four years of age, he was brought up in the home of his grandparents at Abingdon, Il- linois, residing with them until 1870. ITe then went to Kansas, and for the next twelve years resided in the states of Kansas, Minne- sota and Illinois. engaged in various occupa- Lions. In the early eighties. his father having died, Mr. Valgamore returned to Kansas and spent the next five years conducting the farm and settling up the business affairs of his
father. He then bought a farm in Fillmore county, Minnesota, and engaged in agricultural pursuits there until 1892. That year he located in Jackson and the next year bought the Jack- son creamery, which he conducted, as well as a bottling works plant, until 1906, when he sold to Isaac Wadsworth. Since that date he has not been actively engaged in business, but he handles automobiles and eonduets a garage during the season. He owns two resi- dences in Jackson. He is a member of the Odd Fellows and Yeomen lodges.
Mr. Valgamore was married at Oswego, Kansas, November 22, 1881. to Allie M. Clar !: , a native of Ohio, and a daughter of Chester aad Sylvia Clark. To them have been born eight children, as follows: Chester D., born August 22, 1882: Estill B., born February 6, 1884; Ivan R .. born June 9, 1886; Velma H., born May 3, ISSS: Coy C., born January 29, 1894; Cecil H., born May 22, 1900; Sylvia, born May 6. 1890, died October 12, 1890; Ver- non, born May 3. 1888, died October 11, 1890.
WILLIAM H. BAKER (IS93) is a Middle- town township farmer who owns the southwest quarter of section 5. He is a native of the city of New York and was born May 2. 1857; the son of William and Katherine Baker.
When six years of age, in 1863, the subject of this biography accompanied his two sisters to Rockford. Winnebago county. Illinois, and iwo years later moved to Odell, in Livingsion county, of the same state. In 1868 he moved to Chenoa, MeLean county, and the next year to Ford county. In the last named county he grew to manhood, engaged in farming, and resided until 1893. On the ninth day of Feb- ruary of that year he arrived in Jackson coun- ty. Ile moved onto his farm in Middletown and has since made his home there.
Mr. Baker served as supervisor of his town- ship from 1002 to 1905 and was justice of the peace one year. He is a member of the Meth- odist church and of the MI. W. A. lodge.
On February 1, 1880, Mr. Baker was united in marriage to Miss Emma Ilamlon. They are the parents of the following named child- ren: Mabel, born January 11, 1881; Cecil M., born November 21, ISS2; Frank W., born Sep- 1ember 10, 1884: Charles F., born January 17, 1886: Clyde W .. born July 9, 1890; Nellie, born September 26, 1895.
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PETER O. ANDERSON (1868) is one of Jackson county's native sons, having been boin on his father's old homestead in Belmont township September 13, 1968. He is the son of the later Ole A. Aas and Caroline (Lilleberg) Aas, who came from Norway when young and who were married in Jackson county soon after Their arrival in 1966. His father died in Jackson in 1906: his mother lives in JJack- son.
Our subject took the name Anderson in prof- erence to that of Aas when a young man on account of the similarity of names in the neighborhood. Until his marriage in 1896 Mr. Anderson lived with his parents on the old homestead on section 4. Ile then bought his present farm on section 9, where he has since resided. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church.
Mr. Anderson was married in Jackson county April 12, 1896. to Annie Hanson, a native of Belmont township and a daughter of Jonag Hanson that pioneer settler of the township. Six children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, as follows: Clara, Joseph, Obert. Maurice, Pearl, Henry.
DR. C. L. BURRILL (1901), Heron Lake dentist. was born in Nicollet county, Minne- sofa, July 20, 1873. the son of L. L. and Clara Inez (Dolph) Burrill. When he was four years of age he accompanied his parents to Spring- field. Brown county. where he grew to man- hood and where his parents still reside.
Our subject received a high school education in Springfield and completed his general educa. tion in Minneapolis in 1899. lle then went to Chicago and entered the dental department of Northwestern university, from which he received his diploma in May, 1902. June 10 of the same year Dr. Burrill located in Her- on Lake and engaged in practice. He holds membership in the Southwestern Minnesota Dental association, the Minnesota State Den- fal association and the National Dental asso- ciation.
Dr. Burrill was married January 7. 1906. to Miss Roso K. Miller, of Okabena. He is a member of the Methodist church and of the Masonic and Knights of Pythias lodges.
FERDINAND KLINDT (1892) is one of the prosperous farmers of Sioux Valley township.
He owns 360 acres of land on sections 2 and 3 and farms it all, engaging in general farm- ing and stock raising. He has a nice home and has made most of the improvements on the farm himself.
Mr. Klindt was born in Schleswig Holstein, Formany. July 21. 1552. His father, Henry Klindt, was a brick layer by trade and died in his native land in IS97. The mother of our subject. Annie (Gotch) Klindt. died in Germany in 1891. Ferdinand was brought up on a farm and educated in the country schools. After growing up he worked on farms and in February, Issl, came to the United States. He worked on a farm in Scott county. lowa, one year and then located in Ida county. lowa, where he lived three years, working as a farm hand. In 1885 he went to Lyon county. Iowa. where he bought a farm and engaged in agri- cultural pursuits until 1892. That year he came to Jackson county, bought 160 acres of his present farm-the H. Butterfield homestead - and has since made his home there, buying his other property subsequently. Mr. Klindt served as a member of the township board of supervisors several years. He is a member of the Ilermann Sons lodge.
In Sioux Valley township on February 5, 1895, Mr. Klindi was united in marriage to Johanna Kathrine Rohr. daughter of Hans Rohr, of Arnold's Park. lowa. She was born in Schleswig-holstein. Germany. August 29, 1875, and came to the United States in ISSI. To Mr. and Mrs. Klindt have been horn six children: Frieda Louise, born October 5. 1895: Walter. born May 3. 1896, died September 27. IS97: Josephine Katherine, born March 11, ISOS: Elsie Minnie, born June 11. 1900: Hans Henry Ferdinand. born May 16. 1902: Loyd, born December 31. 1907, died January 2. 1908.
JOHN L. KING (1870), editor and publisher of the Jackson County Pilot. is a native of Jackson county, having been born in a log house in Wisconsin township August 11, 1870. His father is William V. King. one of the coun- ty's early settlers, who now resides in Jack- son. llis mother was Antonette L. (Porter) King, who died March 26, 1896.
At the age of two years John accompanied the family to the village of Jackson and in that village he spent his boyhood days. re- ceiving his education in the Jackson public schools. In July, 1888, he went to Jasper,
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HARRY M. BURNHAM Merchant of Jackson.
JOHN L. KING Publisher of the Jackson County Pilot.
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ROBERT C. MUIR A Native of Jackson County.
FRANK G. ALBERTUS Clothing Merchant of Jackson,
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Minnesota, where he learned the printer's trade in the office of the Jasper Journal and where le resided four years. Mr. King then went to Clifton, Kansas, where for a little less than two years he edited the Clifton Times.
In 1893 Mr. King returned to Jackson and the following year he accepted the po- sition of deputy county auditor, serving under his father. William V. King. un- til January. 1897. On November 26, 1896, in partnership with J. C. MeCroden, he bought the Jackson County Pilot, which was published under the firm name of King & McCroden un- til November 10, 1900. At that time Mr. King bought his partner's interest and his sinee been sole publisher. lle publishes the only democratic paper in Jackson county and has made the Pilot an influential agent in the af- fairs of the county.
Mr. King was appointed deputy oil inspee- for by Governor John A. Johnson in 1903 and has since held the office. For four years he was chairman of the democratie county een- tral commitee and he was a member of his party's state central committee two years. IIe is a director of the Jackson Building and Loan association and is treasurer of the Jackson Library board. He holds membership in the Knights of Pyibias lodge.
At Mankato on June 19, 1907, Mr. King was united in marriage of Miss Lillian F. lurd. a native of Blue Earth county, Minne- sota. and a daughter of Hiram A. and Celes- tia Hurd.
WILLIAM C. BUCHMANN (1881) has lived upon his present farm in Petersburg township nearly twenty-nine years. He is a German by birth and first saw the light of day Novem- ber 16, 1864, being the son of William and Amelia (Tlessler) Buchmann, both decease:l. HIe eame to the United States with his parents at the age of nine years. The family resided in the city of Chicago three months and then located in Wisconsin, where our subjeet lived eight years.
In the mouth of March, 1881, Mr. Buebmann came to Jackson county. He bought land in Petersburg and for the first few years made his home in a 10x15 feet shanty-and one summer four families lived in that. Besides his farming operations, he engaged in the threshing business eleven seasons, having been the owner of two horse power and one steam
outfit. Mr. Buchmann now has a fine farm of 240 aeres on the east half of section 17, im- proved with a large, modern house and a good sized basement barn. Ile owns stock in the Petersburg Creamery company and in the Jaek- von Fair association. He served one year as supervisor of his township, five years as town treasurer and ten years as road overseer.
Mr. Buchmann was married November 28, 1889, to Adeline Wendelsdorf, who was born December 2, 1873. To these parents have been born the following children: Mary, born Oc- tober 11. 1891: Arthur IL. born September 26, 1892; Ernest T., born Angust 18, 1894; Reuben P., born August 13, 1897, died March 10, 1898; Esther R., born August 5, 1900; Addie E., born January 22, 1903; Ruth E., born March 1, 1906. Mr. Buehmann and his family are members of the Evangelical church.
MATHIAS FEST (1897) owns a quarter sec- tion farm on the north shore of Heron lake, it being described as the southwest quarter of section 22, Weimer township. He was born in Grant county, Wisconsin, October 7, 1865, and is of German-Austrian descent. Ilis father, Jolm Fest, came io America from the fatherland when fifteen years of age and was married in Dubuque county, Wisconsin. He died in 1902 at the age of 87 years. The mo- ther of our subjeet. Mary (Robinstein) Fest, a native of Austria, now resides at Cassville, Wisconsin. Mathias is one of a family of thir- teen children, of whom nine are living.
During the first twenty-three years of his life Mathias Fest lived with his parents in his native county; then he took a position as clerk on a government boat, the "General Bar- nard." plying the Mississippi river between St. Louis and St. Paul, and was so employed two years. Between that time and the year 1897 he engaged in farming -- two years near Cherokee, Iowa, two years in Charles Mix county, South Dakota, and again two years near Cherokee. He came to Jackson county in 1897, rented the farm he now owns two years and then bought the place. He has lived on the farm sinee coming to the county. He raises cattle and sheep quite ex- tensively, having a flock of 300 sheep, and makes a specialty of dairy farming. Mr. Fest was a supervisor of Weimer township two years and has served as justice of the peace of liis precinet since 1899. He is a mem-
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ber of the Catholic church and of the M. W. .1. lodge.
At Cherokee, lowa, on the ninth day of February, 1893, Mr. Fest was married to Eliz- abeth Baner. She is a daughter of Fred and Mary Bauer and was born in Cherokee December 19, 1876. Six children have been born to this union: Arthur, Loretta, Lucy, Mathias, Joseph and Isabella.
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