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J. E. MOBERG, son of the late Jonas Moberg and Elizabeth (Greenhind) \loberg. of Bigelow township, was the first white child born in that precinct. The date of his birth was May 6, 1873, and the place of his birth was on section 26.
Jonas Moberg, the father of our subject, was one of the carly settlers of the county. lle came from Sweden with his family and located at once at Anoka, Minnesota, in which town he arrived July 16, 1870. There he secured work and there he remained until the fall, when he took up his residence in Minneapolis. Mr. Moberg worked there until June, 1871, when he came to Nobles county and look as a homestead claim the north- west quarter of section 26, Bigelow town-
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ship. After filing on the claim he went back to Minneapolis, worked there until Decem- her, and then returned to his new home in Nobles county, bringing his family with him. The family spent the winter of 1871- 72 in an underground cellar, which served as a home until a frame structure was erec- ted in the spring of 1872. Jonas Moberg re- sided on the farm until his death, which oc- curred August 9, 1900.
Until he was eighteen years of age J. E. Moberg worked on his father's farm in Bige- low township with the exception of a short time in 1881-82, when he was on a farm in Sioux Valley township in Jackson conn- ty. At the age of eighteen he and his brother, Nels, bought ont their father's stock and implements and for eight years en- gaged in farming the home place. During the next year or two Mr. Moberg did not en- gage actively in business because of sick- ness. lle then engaged in farming for him- self on a 120-acre farm on section 27, Bige- low township, which he had bought, and on rented land. lle has farmed practically ever since. Besides the 120 acres on 27 he now owns forty acres on the father's original homestead. Mr. Moberg is a mem- ber of the A. O. U. W. of Worthington.
WILL I. CARPENTER, of Worthington, is a native of Cook county, Ill., where he was horn March 1, 1868. His parents, E. B. and Emma (Lawrence) Carpenter, now reside in Alexander, South Dakota. The father was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, the mother in Pennsylvania.
When Will was one year old the family moved to Riee county, Minn., where they resided ten years. His next place of resi- dence was Hanson county, South Dakota, where he lived until 1889. That year he moved to Sioux Falls. For seven years he was engaged in carpenter work with a large contracting firm, under which he held a foremanship. This was during the boom days in Sioux Falls. Mr. Carpenter as- sisted in the designing and constructing of many of the prominent buildings of the city. For several years after giving up his work with the contracting firm he traveled for the Deering Harvester company, and la- ter turned his attention to telephone work, constructing lines and putting in exchanges.
In 1902 Mr. Carpenter came to Worth- ington and entered the employ of C. J. Smallwood, proprietor of the Worthington teleplione exchange, and has been so em- ployed since. He drew the plans for, and superintended the construction of, Worth- ington's city hall in 1907, and he also de- signed the park pavilion.
Mr. Carpenter was married at Alexander, S. D., to Miss Gertina Gabrielson, a native of Norway. They are the parents of three children: Lillian, Walter and Thelvia.
Mr. Carpenter holds membership in the 1. O. O. F., K. P. and A. O. U. W. lodges, being the presiding officer of the latter lodge in Worthington.
OLE II. NYSTROM, Bigelow township farmer, is a native of Nobles county, having been horn in Bigelow township Oct 8, 1874, the son of Hans and Anna (Olson) Nystrom.
Until 1898 he resided on the home farm in Bigelow township, working at farm work for his father and engaging in the thresh- ing business. In the year last named he went to Boone, lowa, and for five years was a fireman on the Chicago & North- western railroad, his run during the greater part of the time being between Boone and Council Bluffs and Omaha. In 1903 he re- turned to Nobles county and located on the farm where he has since made his home- 120 acres on section 14, Bigelow township. He bought the farm in 1899.
Mr. Nystrom was married in Bigelow town- ship Sept. 28, 1899, to Emma Wickstrom, daughter of C. J. and Bertha Wickstrom. To Mr. and Mrs. Nystrom have been born the following children: Lawrence Oscar, born April 15: 1901; Frances Evelyn, horn Feb. 28. 1904; Roy, born Oct. 16, 1906, died Jan. 15, 1907.
Mr. and Mrs. Nystrom are members of the Baptist church of Indian Lake. He is the treasurer of Bigelow township, having been eleeted in the spring of 1908. lle is also clerk of school distriet No. 26, which he has held for two years.
ARTHUR H. ERSKINE, son of R. L. Erskine, resides at Round Lake, and is engaged as a rural free delivery mail car-
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rier. Coming to the county with his parents in 1-69, he ranks as one of the county's old- est residents.
Mr. Er-kine was born in Chickasaw county. lowa. March 27, Jf. When one year of age the family moved to Okoboji, and the next year. Iso9, to what is now In dian Lake township. Nobles conity. Arthur secured a common school education in the schools of Indian Lake township. After hi- school days were over he worked on his father's farm and that was his place of residence until 1894, when his palen's moved to Missouri. After that event Mr. Fr-kine went into the hay business, operat- ing in Round Lake and Worthington for thive or four years. In 1897 he moved to Milford. lowa. where for seven years he was engaged in the well boring business. He returned to Indian Lake in 1004, and for two years was engaged in farming. On July 16. 190G, he was appointed an R. F. D. car. rier and given a route out of Round Lake, which is his present vernpation. Mr. Er-kine was married Dec. 25, 1899, at Montgomery; Iowa, to Edna HI. Griswold, daughter of Eu- gone S. Griswold. Two children, Helen and Kenneth, have been born in this union.
W. E. TAYLOR owns and manages a 240 acre farm on sections 26 and 23. township. He is a native of Bloomington, Mel.can county. 11]., and was born on Christmas day, 1855. He is one of a family of three children, of whom the others are James Taylor, an engineer on the Texas & Rio Grande railroad. running into Fort Worth, Texas, and Mary, who resides in Chicago.
The father of our subject was William Taylor, a native of Dublin, Ireland. He learned the machinist's trade in the Emer ald Ile, and when yet a young man came to America. He settled in New Jersey, where for several years he was fore. man on the Hudson River railroad. Mov- ing to Bloomington, Ill., he took a posi- tion as foreman on the Chicago & Alton railroad and had charge of a gang of men. supervising the laying of rails on that road. Later he entered the same company's shops at Bloomington as a mma- chini-t. and was engaged in that work when he died at the age of 53 years.
Bridget (Dunahoe) Taylor was the name of our subject's mother. She was born in Ireland and came to the United States when thirteen years of age. She died in Bloomington at the age of 46 years.
Both his parents having died when W. I. Taylor was a child, he was raised in the family of an uncle, James Donahoe, in MeLean county. At the age of twenty years he went to Leavenworth, Kansas, where he was two years, holding the po sition of foreman on a ranch. Returning to M.Lean county, he worked at farm work until 1881. Then he bought an 100 acre farm in the same county, engaged in agricultural pursuits six years, sold out, and moved to Nobles county. Arriving here he bought the quarter section where he has ever since lived, paying $25 per acre therefor. In 1904 he bought the other 80 acres of his farm.
Mr. Taylor was married at Gibson City, Ford county, HIL. Feb. 24. 1884, to Miss Sarah Jane Brown. who was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1865. She is the daughter of Patrick and Annie (Burns) Brown. To Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have been born eight chikiren. of whom two have died, William dying in infancy and Isa- belle dying at the age of six years. The living children are as follows: Mary Ann. Florence. Emily, Agnes, Philip William. Bryan Co-mo-, Sarah and Leo Francis. The family are members of the Catholic church.
In local business and political matters Mr. Taylor has taken an active interest. He is president of the Westside Telephone company, which was organized in 1908, and is a director of the Farmers' Eleva- tor company, of Adrian, which was or- ganized in June 1907. For six years prior to 1905 he was a member of the West- side township board. and for the last eleven years he has been a director of school district No. 62.
LEE W. ROYER, farms the southwest quarter of section 35, Olney township. Lee was born in Geneva township, Frank- lin county. lowa, April 12, 1881, and is the son of William and Ella S. (Stuyver- son) Royer, natives of Pennsylvania and now residents of Little Rock township.
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Lee was raised on farm in Franklin
eounty and worked at farm work there until 1901. Ile was edueated in the country schools and those of the towns of Geneva and Hampton. He eame to Nobles county with his parents in 1901 and the following spring began farming for himself the southwest quarter of sec- tion 35, Olney township. In the spring of 1908 he and brother, Claud W. Royer, took the management of the half section. The former makes a specialty of thorough- bred stock and has some fine Duroc- Jersey hogs.
Claud W. Royer was born in Franklin eounty, Iowa, Dee. 23, 1883, and was raised on his father's farm. He removed with his parents to Nobles county in 1901 and resided on the farm until 1907. He then spent short time working in Conneil Bluff's, Iowa, and in the spring of 1908 began farming for himself the northwest quarter of section 35. Olney township.
HANS GEORGE HEISE is a Hersey township farmer, his land being the north- west quarter of section 8, that having been his home for the last sixteen years. Mr. Heise is a German by birth, hav- ing been born in Ilolstein Jan. 13, 1856. Ilis father, Henry Heise, died in Ger- many i 1 1864; his mother, Annie (Ger- kius) Heise, died in her native country in 1886.
The subject of this biography lived in his native country until 25 years of age, going to school and engaging in farm work. In 1881 he came to the Uni- ted States and located at Denison, lowa. The first two years of his life in America were spent at labor in that town. The next two years he was employed on farms in the vicinity; then he rented a farm fourteen miles from Denison. and during the next seven years he was engaged in farming for himself. During those years he was frugal and saved enough to be- came a landowner. In the spring of 1892 he moved to Nobles county and bought the quarter seetion of land where he has sinee resided.
Mr. Ileise is a man of family, having been married in Germany Dec. 14, ISSO, to
Louise Johnson. To this union have been born nine children, eight of whom survive. They are AAnnie (Mrs. Henry Kunze), ller- sey; Lizzie, Maggie, Charlie, Lena, Dora, Ilenry and Johnnie. Willie died in infancy.
MATSON E. FISII, a Worthington bar- ber, has resided in that village twenty two years, during nearly all of which time he has been engaged in the barber business. He was born in Galesburg, Ill., Nov. 17, 1860, and is a descendant of one of the old American families. The Fishes lirst set- tled in Massachusetts and later became early settlers of western New York state. Members of the family built the first bridge from the American shore to Goal Island. Anson Perry Fish, the father of our subject, was born in New York in IS18, moved to Illinois in the thirties, served in the union army during the civil war, and died at Canton, Ill., Jan. 4, 1883. Dorcas (Meade) Fish, our subject's mother, was born in western New York 1821 and died t Princeton, Ill., in February, 1902. The Meade family came originally from Franee but in an early day came to the new world and set- tled in western New York.
At the outbreak of the civil war, when Matt Fish was only a few months old, his lather enlisted in the army, and the fam- ily moved fromt Galesburg to Princeton, III. At the age of four or five years Matt was taken by his parents to Decatur. and a couple of years later the family home was made at Moline. There our subjeet at- tended the public schools and completed his education. In July, 1878, he moved to Can- ton. which was his home for several years. On Der. 6, 1880, he started learning the barber's trade in Canton with Geo. V. Drake, for whom he worked three years. lle work- ed at his trade in Illinois until 1884. That year he moved to Spirit Lake, lowa, opened a shop of his own and conducted it a few months. Thereafter until Dec. 1. 1886, he condueted shops at Estherville, lowa. Ilotel Orleans, lowa, Pipestone, Minn., and Lake Benton, Minn.
Upon his arrival in Worthington late in the year 1886, Mr. Fish opened a shop, which he conducted until May 13, 1902. when he sold to J. M. Addington. In 1904 h
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took a position with the Sherman Nursery Co., of Charles City, lowa, and for two yar- was traveling salesman for that com- pany. Since quitting the nursery business he has worked at his trade in Worthington. Mr. Fish was married Oct. 23. 1884. at Estherville, lowa. to Jennie E. Stillwell, who is a native of Boscobel, Wis. Mr. Fish is a member of the Union Congregational church of Worthington, and is an active church worker. He served as superintendent of the Sunday school in 1894. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge.
DE HI. SISSON, late proprietor of the Reading livery barn, is a native of Mani- towac county, Wis., where he was born Nov. ", 1863. Ilis father, J. F. Sisson, was born in New York state and died at the home of his son in Seward township Aug. 9, 1000, aged 72 years. Our subject's mother is Mary E. (Norton) Sisson, who lives in Reading with her son. She was born in Maine.
When De was two years old the family moved to Sheboygan connty, Wis., and seven years later to Delaware county, lowa. That was our subject's home until 1881. Hle then worked in various places four years and moved to O'Brien county, lowa, in 1885. After growing to manhood he worked four years on the railroad and then on- gaged in farming. Coming to Nobles coun- ty in 1900, Mr. Sisson bought 306 acres of land on section 31, Seward township, and farmed there until the fall of 1907. On October 28 of that year he rented his farm and bought of F. F. Eggleston the livery stable at Reading, a residence and a half bloek of land, and there be made his home until August, 1908, when he sold out and moved to Akron, Colorado.
Mr. Sisson was married in Dixon county, lowa, Jan. 31, 1885, to Miss Nettie Patton, who was born in Dubuque county, lowa, March 31, 1864. Her father, William Pat- ton, was born in Ireland and died at San- born, lowa, in January, ISS8. To Mr. and Mrs. Sisson have been born two children, Frank, born in O'Brien county, Iowa, May 23, 1890, and a daughter that died in in- fancy.
Mr. and Mrs. Sisson are members of the Presbyterian church of Reading. lle be-
longs to the Masonie, Eastern Star and Woolmen orders. Mrs. Sisson is a member of the Eastern Star and Royal Neighbors.
EDWARD 11. WELLHAUSEN is local manager of the Stockdale & Dietz elevator at Round Lake. For the last tweny-one years he has been a resident of Nobles county and western Jackson county. Hield- esheim, province of Hanover, Germany, is the birthplace of Mr. Wellhausen, where he eame into being Dec. 29, 1872. llis father, Ernst Wellhausen, and his mother, Augusta (Wormbokl) Wellbausen, came to America in I>>3 and are now residents of Jackson county.
Edward attended the public schools of his native country four years, and when he was a little over ton years old the family came to the United States and located in Scott county, Jowa, There Mr. Wellhausen senior worked on the railroad and his son finished his schooling in the public schools. In 1887 the family moved to Sioux Valley township, Jackson county, Minn., where the father purchased a farm and where he still resides.
The subject of this biographical sketch lived on the farm until 1899, when he se- cured employment with the Deering Har- vester C'o. as a traveling salesman, and remained with that firm two years. lle then took up his residence in the village of Round Lake and took employment in the general store of A. F. Diehn. lle remained in the employ of that merchant until Aug- ust 1, 1906, when he accepted the position of local manager of the Stockdale & Dietz elevator, which position he still hokls.
Mr. Wellhausen was married Jan. 1, 1902, at Davenport, lowa, to Miss Anna Strath- mann, daughter of Henry Strathmann, one of the pioneer settlers of the city of Daven- port. One child has been born to this union, a daughter named Clara.
In the spring of 1905 Mr. Wellhausen was clec.ed a member of the Round Lake vil- lage council, and was reelected in 1906 and 1907. Ile holds a membership in the 1. O. 0. F. lodge at Lake Park, lowa, of which organization he was a charter member. He is also a member of the M. W. A. lodge at Round Lake, and holds the office of banker in that lodge.
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HENRY A. KLESSIG is a native of No- bles county, having been born on the Ran- som township farm where he now lives Jan. 25, 1881. He is the son of August and Maria (Staver) Klessig, who reside in the village of Bigelow.
August Klessig, the father, was born in Manitowac county, Wis., May 3, 1856, in which place he resided until 23 years of age. He was married there Feb. 28, 1979, to Maria Staver, and to them were born four children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the second. lle came to Nobles county in the spring of 1879, and from that date until 1906 lived on his farm in Ran- som township. After leaving the farm he lived one year in Worthington and since then has made his home in Bigelow. The mother of our subject was born in Olden- berg, Germany, and came to the United States when twelve years of age.
Ilenry has spent his entire life on the farm where he now resides. He secured his education in the distriet schools and the public schools of Worthington and Bigelow. Ile began farming for himself in 1907, rent- ing 200 acres of his father's half section farm.
Mr. Klessig was married in Osceola conn- ty. Iowa, Oct. 17. 1906, to Nellie Lusk, daughter of Robert and Anna Lusk, of Os- ceola county. She was born near Ocheyedan, Iowa, Aug. 28, 1SS7. To Mr. and Mrs. Klessig has been born one child, Roy, born Jan. 8. 1908. Mr. Klessig is a member of the MI. W. A. lodge of Bigelow.
THOMAS LENZ, JR., is a Grand Prairie township farmer. He owns 200 acres of land on sections 10 and 1I. Ile was born in Kenosha county, Wis., Jan. 19, 1874, the son of Peter and Tracy (Luke) Lenz. The father died in Adrian Dec. 1. 1904; the mother still lives in Adrian.
Thomas received a common school educa- tion in Kenosha county, Wis,, and in No- bles county, to which place he moved with his parents in March. 1884. The father bought the northeast quarter of seetion 10, Grand Prairie township, and on that place Thomas has resided ever since. Ile worked for his father until 1901. since which time he has been farming the place for himself. At Adrian Mr. Lenz was married to Rosa
Sparts on Jan. 22, 1901. She is a daughter of Jacob and Barbara Sparts, of Adrian, and was born in lowa. To them have been born two children: Martin, born Oct. 2, 1905, and Cletes, born Oct. 5, 1906. Mr. and Mrs. Lenz are members of the Catholic church of Adrian.
WALTER A. SAXON. of Indian Lake township, is a native of the township in which he now lives and has lived all his life. He is a son of the late Charles Saxon and Augusta F. (Anderson) Saxon. He was born Feb. 12, 1879.
Walter secured his education in the dis- triet schools of Indian Lake township and worked on his father's farm until the lat- ter's death. In partnership with his brother, Charles R., he then took the management of the home farm and has conducted it since. The brothers farm 400 acres of land, all in one body, and engage in stock raising ex- tensively. They raise thoroughbred Polled Angus cattle and Shropshire sheep and high grade Percheron horses and Poland China hogs.
Walter is a member of the Indian Lake Baptist church and a member of the famous Indian Lake band.
E. L. PETERSON has been engaged in farming in Bigelow township for the last twenty-two years. He owns the northwest quarter of section 22 and eighty acres on section 15.
Mr. Peterson was born in Ostergothland, Sweden, June 7, 1840. His father was Peter Carlson, who died in Sweden about twenty years ago, aged 97 years. His mother was Mary (Nelson) Carlson. who was born in 1801 and who died in 1890. Mr. Peterson received his education in his native country and engaged in farming there until 29 years of age.
He came to America in 1869, landing in New York on the 27th day of May. He located at Aurora, Ill., where for one year he worked at the carpenter trade in the car shops. He then moved to Burlington. Iowa, where for one year he worked in the city by the day. He returned to Aurora and again spent a year in the car shops. Thereafter he permanently established him-
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.elf at Sycamore. Ill., where he resided this- tren year-, working at the carpenter trade and farming. In Is$5 he moved to Elkton. S. D., farmed there one year, and then came to Nobles county. He purchased his farm at that time and has ever since made his home there. During the entire period of his residence there he has held the office of treasurer of school district No. 26. a con- tinnous period of twenty two years.
Mr. Peterson has been married twice. llis first marriage occurred in Sweden on Aug. 26. 1-65, when he wedded Iladda Lonise Jarl. To them were born the following
ildren : Anna Lonisa (Mrs. Victor AAnder- -ou), of Bigelow township: Carl Oscar, a
Bigelow township farmer: Finelia Eureka ( Urs. Albert Selberg). of Bigelow town- Ship: Hilda Cecelia, Bertha Natalia and Hjalmar, who reside at home. Mrs. Pot- erson was killed by lightning at the fam- ily home in Bigelow township Ang. 20, 1891. Mr. Peterson's second marriage occurred in Worthington in September. 1893, when he was united in marriage to Hadda Maria Anderson, who was born in Sweden and who came to the United States in 1892. By this marriage have been born these child- Milton Leonard. Esther Florence. Alice Cobedia and Roland Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Peter-on are Lutherans.
STEWART DAUGHERTY, in partnership with his brother, Al Dangherty, is one of the big farmers of Dewald township. The brother- farm 960 acres of land in one body. most of which they own. They raise stack on a big scale, having several hundred head of cattle, hogs and other stock.
Mr. Dangberty was born in Trenton, N. J .. Feb. 10, 1868, son of the late Robert Daugherty and Jane (Marshall) Daugherty. In his birthplace Mr. Dangherty lived until May. 1572. when he came to Nobles county with his parents, He lived on the home farm on section S. Dewald township. and secured his education in the country schools and the village school at Rushmore. About twelve or fifteen years ago he engaged in farming for himself.
HENRY B. FISTMAN. of Bloom town- ship, has resided in Nobles county nineteen
years. He owns the northwest quarter of se tion 19. Bloom, and eighty acres on sec- tion 13. Willmont township. Ile was born in Racine county, Wis,, Oct. 20, 1865, the son of Henry and Margaret (llagerman) Fiistman. The father was a native of New York state, but went to Racine county, Wis .. with his parents when eleven years of age. There he lived until his death in 18G7 at the age of 36 years. Our subject's mother was born in Germany. came to the U'nitel States when thirteen years of age, and now resides at Burlington, Wis., aged 65 years.
In Racine county Henry lived until seven- tren years of age, working on farms after reaching mature years. lle moved to Iowa, where he resided until the fall of 1889. During this period he worked on farms and farmed property which he bought, in Osceola and Lyon counties. Coming north into No- bles county in the fall of 1889. he bought the south half of section 16. Olney town- ship. and farmed his land three years. Ile then sold and bought his present property. upon which he has ever since resided.
April 11, 1891, Mr. Fiistman was married at Adrian to Mary Wallace, a native of Honston county. Minn., and a daughter of Anton and Fredericka Wallace, who have resided at Adrian since 1890. To Mr. and Mrs. Fiistman have been born the following uamed children: Joseph. aged 13; Annie, aged 12: William, aged 8; Maggie, aged 5. The family are members of the Catholic church of Wilmont.
Mr. Fiistman has held the office of school director of district 103 for the last thirteen years, and prior to that was director of di -- trirt Se, before the district was divided.
JULIUS PALM. contractor and builder of Worthington. has resided in that town since his arrival from Sweden twenty-one years ago. Many of Worthington's fine resi- dences have been erected by Mr. Pahn. among others those of Daniel Shell. Lee Shell. Dr. Ray Humiston, Fied Humiston, W. I. Ium- iston. H. I. Ludlow and the parsonage of the Swedish Lutheran church. lle also erected the Baptist church building of Worthington and many other churches in different parts of the state. Among these are the Swedish Lutheran church of Man-
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