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MR. WILLIAM A. HENDERSON.
This gentleman was born in Menstrie, Clackmannonshire, Scotland, on the 5th day of May, 1838. At the age of thirteen years, he came to this country in company with a maiden aunt, and stopped in Dane county, Wisconsin. Two years later his father and the rest of the family followed, and they made their first home in Springdale, Dane county, in 1852. This was Mr. Henderson's home until he was twenty-eight years of age. At that age, he had saved from his earnings in working in the pinery in the winter, rafting in the spring, breaking grub land in early summer, and running a threshing machine in the fall, the sum of $2,000. The harvest times were given to his father during these years since his majority and so helped relieve the old homestead of debt.
In 1867 Mr. Henderson located his present home in Minnesota by the purchase of two hundred eighty acres of land in the town of St. Mary. In this purchase, the $2,000 of savings was invested, and a debt of nearly $5,000 incurred, bearing 7 and 10 per cent. interest.
In 1868 Mr. Henderson was married to Miss Grace Hunter, who is still living. They have five children, four sons and one daughter. For the first few years of his farm life in Minnesota, Mr. Henderson was a wheat raiser, but in 1878 he determined to change his mode of farming, and made a visit to Scotland to study sheep-husbandry as a preparation for his new pursuit. He followed sheep farming for several years, and then changed to diversified farming. He has one of the finest farms in the county which he keeps under a high state of cultivation. He is also a stockholder and director in the First National bank of Waseca.
On May 18, 1905, his team ran away with him, on Second street, Wa- seca, throwing him out of his buggy at the Grant House and severely injuring him, though no bones were broken. He was compelled to remain at the Grant House for nearly four weeks before he could be taken home. It was a narrow escape from death.
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MRS. MICHAEL BURKE,
of Janesville, is one of the enterprising women that came West at an early day. She moved with her family from Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1865, and settled in Janesville where she still resides.
MR. ROBERT MARZAHN
is a native of Iosco, having been born in this county on July 27, 1866. His father, Wm. Marzahn, was a native of Germany, and settled in Iosco in 1856, having arrived in America in 1855. The father died June 27, 1893, at the age of seventy-three years. Robert married Miss Lydia Miller, of the same town, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miller, Feb. 25, 1891. They have one son and two daughters: Mason, Esther, and Adeline. Mrs. Marzahn's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Miller, were among the early settlers of Iosco, and reared a family of four sons and five daugh- ters. Mr. Miller died Aug. 2, 1900, and Mrs. Miller Nov. 14 of the same year. Mr. Robert Marzahn's mother is still living at Morristown. Robert owns a valuable farm of three hundred twenty acres in sections 1, 2, 10 and 11, in that township, and is one of the prosperous young farmers of the county.
MR. WILLIAM CAHILL,
of Janesville, came to this country from Ireland when young. He settled on section 35, Janesville, in June, 1858, where he has since resided. He married Miss Bridget McCarthy, of Marysburg, Minn., in 1873. Ten chil- dren have been born to them, seven of whom are living-four sons and three daughters.
MR. THOMAS CAHILL,
born in Ireland in the month of November, 1825, came to America in 1847, lived for a time in Kentucky, then came West to Iowa and finally set- tled in Janesville April 9, 1857, on section 27. Here he secured the owner- ship of seven hundred ninety-five acres of fine land. He married Mary Harney, also a native of Ireland, in March 1855. She was horn August 15, 1831. They have been the parents of five children.
MR. ALBERT JAMESON,
a native of Norway, bought a farm on section 19, Blooming Grove, in 1893. His wife's maiden name was Mary Olsen, of the same town. They have one child, a daughter. Mr. Jameson's father's name was Jens Longlie. He resided in this county a number of years, but moved to Steele county in 1896.
MR. SEGURD JACKSON,
born in Blooming Grove, July 29, 1863, is a grandson of Segurd Johnson, one of the very early settlers of Iosco. His wife's name was Christina Wad; she was also a native of Blooming Grove. They have one daughter,
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Geda, born Dec. 22, 1899. Mr. Jackson owns a farm and is also proprietor of the Palmer Creamery store.
DOCTOR R. O. CRAIG,
a native of the state of New York, was born in 1834. He studied medi- cine at Ogdensburg and, in 1855, graduated at the Albany, N. Y., Medical college. He practiced medicine in that city one year, served as assistant surgeon in the U. S. army five years on the Pacific coast, and was appoint- ed surgeon of the Tenth N. Y. infantry serving until the close of the war. He moved to old Janesville to practice as a physician about the year 1866. He served as county superintendent of schools in 1870-71, and for several years as county commissioner. In 1874 he entered the drug business with Hon. J. O. Chandler. They are also largely interested in farming operations as farm proprietors. He was state senator in 1883 and 1885, and again in 1891 and 1893. He married Miss Lamb, a sister of Hon. M. H. Lamb, of Alton. She died some years ago without issue. The doctor is an active member of the society of the G. A. R., and prom- inent in all public affairs. He has the confidence of the people in a marked degree and is worthy of it.
THE HONORABLE J. O. CHANDLER
is a native of the state of Maine, born Sept. 21, 1837. He came to Min- nesota in 1857 and resided at Pleasant Grove. He went to Idaho in 1858, returning in 1859, to make his home in Winona. In 1863 he entered the military service as paymaster's clerk and served until 1865, when he re- turned to Minnesota and was traveling salesman for J. D. Blake & Co., of Rochester, Minn. A year later he opened a store at Janesville. He was postmaster of Janesville from 1867 to 1870. In 1873 he disposed of his old line of goods and joined with Dr. R. O. Craig in the drug store business. He served this county in the legislative house during the ses- sion of 1877. He has always been active and prominent in the public affairs of Janesville. His first wife died many years ago, and he after- wards married Miss Elizabeth Reid, one of the early school teachers of the county and one of the best and most successful. Her father was a Scotchman and one of the early settlers of Freedom, afterwards removing to California.
MR. BARNEY McANANY,
of Iosco, born in Milwaukee county, Wis., Jan. 9, 1841, came to this county March 21, 1866. Rochester was then the terminus of the railroad, and from there on the stage fare was ten cents a mile. Mrs. McAnany's maid- en name was Ellen Dyson, and she was born in Milwaukee county August 16, 1848. They are the parents of seven children, five sons and two daughters. Mr. McAnany owns a fine farm and is a prosperous farmer and stock raiser.
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MR. FRANK H. MINER.
This gentleman was one of the early settlers of New Richland, and started in as a "granger." He was born in the year 1840, in the state of New York. The family came as far west as Wisconsin when Frank was a lad. In 1863, they settled upon a farm in New Richland. In 1867 Frank moved to Waseca and formed a partnership with A. W. Jennison in the machinery business. When the W. & St. P. railway was extended to Janesville, they were among the first to open a general stock of mer- chandise there. He remained with Mr. Jennison for fourteen years, when Mr. S. F. Shepherd bought the Jennison interest. Mr. Miner was married to Miss Addie Wookey in 1869. He has accumulated a competency and is able to take life easy.
MR. CHARLES GUTFLEISCH,
a native of Germany, born in 1856, came to Waseca in 1872, where he worked at tailoring until 1878, when he moved to Janesville and carried on business for himself. He suffered from the 1887 fire, but soon after formed a copartnership with R. L. H. Britton. They erected a brick building and opened a stock of men's clothing, Mr. Gutfleisch having charge of the tailoring department. He is a popular man and served one term as president or chief magistrate of the village.
MR. ROBERT MCDOUGALL,
whose early settlement is elsewhere noted in this book, was born in the Highlands of Scotland March 26, 1820, and came with his parents to Amer- ica when a small boy. They settled near Guelph, Canada, where he endured the hardships incident to making a home in a heavy timbered wilderness. In 1854 he and his brother Hugh came West to Iowa, and in the fall of 1855 to what is now Otisco. Here they took land. About 1858, Hugh re- turned to Canada, but Robert packed his "traps" and, with his faithful horse, traveled over prairie and mountain to the gold mines of the west- ern mountains and the Pacific coast. In 1861 he returned, stopped for a few weeks in Otisco and then went back to the old home in Canada. There he remained until 1866. On
the 6th of April of that year, he married Anna Mckersie, of Rockwood, Ontario, and they immediately came to their farm in Otisco where he resided until his death, which occurred Jan. 15, 1887. Nine children were born to then: Catharine L., Nov. 7, 1866, now Mrs. Jos. S. Root, of Wilton; Anna R .: Mrs. Frank Erfurth, deceased, born July 22, 1868; Janett C., born March 26, 1870, now Mrs. Eugene Turnacliff, of Otisco; Wm. W., born August 12, 1872; Robert B., born June 15, 1874; Margaret G., born May 6, 1876, now Mrs. Walter Brisbane, of Stevens county; Bessie C., born March 1, 1878, now Mrs. Aldis Brisbane, of Stev- ens county ; Isabelle M., born Nov. 4, 1880, now Mrs. Walter Johnston, of New Richland; and Hugh P., born April 27, 1882. The sons are all
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single and live (except Hugh) at or near Malta, Montana. Catharine has five children; Anna left surviving two sons and a daughter; Janett C., has two girls; Bessie has two children living, one dying in infancy; Margaret has three children and Isabelle has three. Mr. Erfurth and his children live at Malta, Montana. Mrs. McDougall is with her aged parents in Rockwood, Ontario. Hugh McDougall, the elder, resides at Guelph, Canada, and has never visited Minnesota since his early settlement here.
MR. JOSEPH S. ROOT,
son of James Root, was born in Wilton, April 16, 1865, and was married to Miss Catharine L. McDougall Sept. 24, 1891. With their five children, four girls and one hoy, they reside on the old James Root homestead, one of the best farms in Wilton. James Root, born Feb. 26, 1832, in Catta- raugus county, N. Y., came to Wilton in 1859, settling on section 34. He married Miss Hannah Brisbane, daughter of Hon. William Brisbane, Dec. 12, 1859. They were the parents of eleven children: Charles E., Orin E., William L., Joseph S., Cora B., Hattie M., James A., Maggie J., Freddie, deceased, Dora E. and Marvin L., deceased. Joseph was chairman of the town board of Wilton for several terms and has held other offices. In 1900 he was democratic candidate for county commissioner in the Fifth district and lacked only eight votes of an election.
MR. EDGAR CRONKHITE,
was born Jan. 26, 1826, at Glens Falls, N. Y. He entered Williams col- lege in 1845. From 1848 to 1852 he traveled extensively in the South, making headquarters in Washington, D. C. He studied law at Buffalo and was admitted to the bar in 1853. He then came West to Neenah, Wis., where he practiced law and was register of deeds one term. He came to Rochester, Minn., about 1860. He served as lieutenant in Company L, Second Minnesota cavalry during the Indian war and from Dec. 18, 1863, to May 4, 1866. He enlisted as a private and was promoted to sec- ond lieutenant Oct. 11, 1864. After his discharge, he returned to Roches- ter where he practiced law to some extent. In 1867 he went to live in Alma City on a farm, which he has since made his home. In 1870 he was elected county auditor of this county and served ten years by re-election, although a democrat, the county being largely republican. He has always been a generous hearted man without show or parade. He is a man of education and of much ability and refinement. He has lived a single man, and has no relatives in this section of the country. Some years ago his eyesight became impaired and of late he has been nearly blind-not able to read at all.
MR. C. N. SMITH,
son of J. R. Smith, was born in Blooming Grove, Jan. 25, 1857. He married Miss Mary A. Simons, daughter of Orlando Simons, of Janesville, Aug. 17, 1878, and they live on their farm in Janesville, a mile and a half south-
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west of Elysian. They have had three children: Bessie C., born Aug. 12, 1879; Frank J., born Mar. 27, 1888, died Mar. 22, 1889; and Dessie A., born Aug. 10, 1893. Joshua R. Smith and wife were early settlers, both Ameri- can born. Joshua was born Jan. 26, 1833; Almeda Smith, daughter of Simeon Smith, was born July 5, 1836. They were married at West Union Iowa, in 1854, and went to live in Blooming Grove, on what is now known as the James Bowe place, in June, 1856. They were the parents of six children: Agnes, born at West Union, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1855; C. N. Smith, born Jan. 25, 1857; Clara Smith, Nov. 20, 1859; John, Feb. 12, 1861; Ida Dec. 30, 1863. The last four were born in Blooming Grove. Etta, the youngest, was born in Elysian, LeSuenr county. Mr. Smith served in the Union army at the time of the Rebellion, and after the close of the war, in 1865, sold his farm in Blooming Grove and engaged in the sawmill hnsiness at Elysian for two years. He then sold the mill and bought an Elysian farm on which he lived until 1891, when he removed to Delano, Cal., with all his children except C. N. Mrs. Smith died there Oct. 20, 1895, and Mr. Smith, July 31, 1900.
MR. GOTTLIEB GRAMS,
born in Germany, Sept. 7, 1828, came to America in 1853, and settled on a farm in Janesville township in 1857. October 16, 1855, he married Miss Louisa Wandrie, who was born in 1833. Four children were born to them: Charles, Ottila, Eliza, and Panline.
THE REVEREND GEORGE W. MORSE.
George Warren Morse was born at Williamstown, Vt., April 23, 1847. His wife's maiden name was Lizzie J. Baker, and she was born in Erie county, Pa., Dec. 22, 1847. They were married at Deerfield, Minn., April 5, 1868. They have one son living, Orwin A. Morse, who is director of the music department of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida. He is married.
In June, 1856, Mr. Morse, with his parents, moved to Steele county, Territory of Minnesota, in what afterwards became Deerfield township. At the age of seventeen, he began teaching school, and continued this work for twelve years. His wife was likewise a school teacher, and at one time taught in the McKune district, Waseca county. In 1876 Mr. Morse purchased the Mantorville Express and engaged in the newspaper business. In 1880 he purchased the Waseca Leader. At the same time his former foreman, S. M. Rose, bought the Waseca Connty Herald, into which the leader was merged. Mr. Rose died in 1883, and Mr. J. F. Murphy bought Mrs. Rose's interest in the business. In 1885 Mr. Morse sold his interest in the business to J. E. Child and removed to Battle Creek, Mich., his present place of residence, to engage in editorial work with the Review and Herald Publishing company. Three years later he was sent by that company to Toronto, Out., to establish and conduct a large book publishing business. He remained in this work nine years.
MRS. ANNA CARMODY.
HON. JOHN CARMODY.
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He then accepted an invitation of the International Medical Missionary and Benevolent association to go to Australia to superintend a sanitarium enterprise. He remained in Australia three years and then returned to Battle Creek where he is now pastor of the Seventh-Day Adventist church at that place, with a congregation of about three thousand people.
THE HONORABLE JOHN CARMODY.
John Carmody, Jr., attorney-at-law, living at Hillsboro, N. D., is a man whose public spirit and excellence of character have never been ques- tioned. He is a life-long Jeffersonian Democrat and total abstainer.
Mr. Carmody was born in Granville, Milwaukee county, Wis., on Jan. , 1854, and moved with his parents to Waseca county, in the spring of 1868, to the old Lincoln place on the banks of the LeSueur river in Wilton township, where his father, brother, and two sisters still reside. He received his education in the common and public schools of Waseca a: _ Faribault, teaching school for several years thereafter.
He next studied law in the office of James E. Child, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1880. He held the office of municipal judge and city justice of Waseca. In August, 1885, he removed to Hillsboro in the ter- ritory of Dakota, now North Dakota, entering into partnership in the practice of law with Hon. L. E. Francis, a boyhood friend.
On July 12, 1886, he was united in marriage with Miss Anna Madden, eldest daughter of the late Malachi Madden, of Waseca county. Three children have been born to them: Winifred M., now a student at Villa Maria, Montreal, Canada; Irene Frances and George Christie, in attend- ance at the Hillsboro schools.
Mr. Carmody is widely known in fraternal society circles and holds membership in the American Order of United Workmen, Independent Or- der of Foresters, Knights of Columbus, Brotherhood of American Yeo- man, and the Elks.
For twenty-five years he has been an enthusiastic fireman, having been a member of the department while in Waseca and also taking an active part in the Fireman's Association of North Dakota. He is now president of the state organization. He has held the office of city attorney of Hills- boro for fourteen years, has served as mayor of the same city, and as prosecuting attorney of Trail county, North Dakota.
Mrs. Carmody was born in Blooming Grove, June 29, 1862. She received her education in her home district, in Professor Carman's select school, and Waseca's public schools. She taught in the various schools of the county for a number of years.
MR. MALACHI MADDEN,
lately deceased, was born in Ireland, near the city of Tuam, on Nov. 3, 1828. He came to America when but a youth of sixteen years and took up his residence at New Orleans, La. From this city he moved to St. Louis, Mo., where he lived for twenty years. Sept. 9, 1861, he was married
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to Miss Mary Loftus, of the same city, and came North to Waseca county, settling on the old Isaac homestead, in Blooming Grove. There were but few people save Indians in the vicinity at that time, but this young pio- neer had most abundant faith in the future of Minnesota. Always sober and industrious, he lahored faithfully for forty-one years to subdue the wilderness that surrounded his home and saw Waseca county surpass even his fondest dreams of her future greatness.
During the latter years of his life a complication of diseases fastened themselves upon him, against which he fought with indomitable courage, until January 29, 1902, when in his seventy-fourth year, he arose at the call of the Master and journeyed forth into the shadows.
Mrs. Malachi Madden was born in Galway, Ireland, June 29, 1842. In 1851 her parents came to America and made their home in St. Louis. Mrs. Madden has borne and reared four sons and six daughters. Three daughters are married-Mrs. A. E. Paulson, of Kenmare, Ward county, N. D .; Mrs. John Carmody, of Hillsboro, N. D .; and Mrs. Richard Maloney, of this county. Mrs. Madden is a woman of refinement and has performed well her part in life. She deserves well of her kindred and neighbors in her declining years.
MR. MARK POMEROY LESLIE,
now of Wheatland, Wyoming, is the son of Samuel Leslie, of this county, and was born in this county June 6, 1871. He married Miss Laura Jor- genson, of Steele county, in 1898, and they have three children, two sons and a daughter. They moved to Wyoming three years ago where they are engaged in farming.
MR. OMER H. SUTLIEF,
born May 2, 1836, in Warren county, Pa., came to Waseca county in 1856. Dec. 11, 1860, he married Mary Holbrook, daughter of Zachariah Hol- brook, who settled in Otisco in 1856. They have one son and four daugh- ters. Mr. Sutlief volunteered in the old First Minnesota regiment in April, 1861, served three years and three months, taking part iu twenty- one battles, and having one thumb shot off. He owus a farm near New Richland, but lives in the village with his family.
MR. HARRY A. READ,
born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1846, came to Iowa with his parents in 1856. He enlisted in the Union army in 1863, and served until 1865. He com- menced railroading as fireman and engineer In 1869. He has run an en- gine on the W. & St. P. division of the C. & N. W. railroad for over twenty years, and is one of the oldest engineers on the road.
MR. H. W. BLUHM,
son of Henry Bluhm, born in Merideu, Steele county, Sept. 20, 1856, is a prominent farmer of Vivlan. His father, who was born in Germany In
MALACHI MADDEN.
MRS. MALACHI MADDEN.
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1832, came to America in 1854. He married Margaret Beck, also a native of Germany, in 1855, at Guttenberg, Iowa. They settled in Meriden early in the summer of 1856. In 1880 H. W. Bluhm married Mary Remund, danguter of John Remund, an early settler. Mary was born Sept. 2, 1857, in Blooming Grove. They have one son and two daughters. The son and elder daughter are married, the younger daughter heing at home. They settleu on their present farm in 1880. Mr. H. W. Bluhm was town clerk for eight years, assessor for several years, took the United States census in 1900, and the state census in 1905. He was county commissioner from 1892 to 1896. His father and mother own a farm in Freedom, are still living and reside with him.
MR. PATRICK CAMPION,
son of Malachi Campion, was born in Ireland, in October, 1842, and came to America with his parents in 1849. They landed in New York and pro- ceedea thence to Cleveland, Ohio, where they lived three years. They then came as far West as Wisconsin and lived near Watertown. In 1858 they came to Minnesota and resided near Winona. Some time after, the family moved to near Rochester, Minn. In 1865, Patrick invested in lands in Waseca county and the next year broke thirty-eight acres. His brother John came at the same time and lives a single life. Patrick was married in 1871 to Miss Margaret Mahoney, at Rochester, Minn. They are the parents of four sons and three daughters. Mr. Campion has seven hun- dred twenty acres of land all under a high state of cultivation, except forty acres of timber. His father died August 31, 1885, and his mother, Aug. 11, 1894. He was chairman of the town hoard for seven years and was a school officer of his district for many years. He is one of the wealthiest farmers of the county, and enjoys the confidence of all his neighbors. He takes an active interest in public affairs-not as a poli- tician hut as an independent citizen desiring the welfare of his country.
MR. JAMES McGUIGAN,
residing in Iosco, is the son of the late Christopher McGuigan. He was born in Wisconsin, May 13, 1865. His father, Christopher, was born in Londonderry, Ireland, in 1822, and came to America when twenty years of age, arriving in the month of September. He landed in New York and soon after went to Pittsburg, Pa., where he remained two years. He then went to St. Louis, Mo., where he resided several years. We next find him in LaFayette county, Wis., where, in 1855, he married Miss Rose Bradley. She was also a native of Ireland. They settled on the farm in Iosco in 1867. They were the parents of three children, two of whom, James and Susan, are living. Mrs. McGuigan died Nov. 1, 1868, and Christopher died April 10, 1900.
"Christie" McGuigan made his money and property by strenuous lahor, ' sober living and sensible economy. He met with a hard loss in 1888, on account of the defalcation of Charles McKenna, county treasurer. He
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was on the bond of that smooth rascal, and suffered a loss, all told in the way of costs, expenses, attorneys, etc., of close to $4,000. Some of the bondsmen slank out of their share, and Tim Sullivan, of Janesville, and Mr. McGuigan, had to bear the heavy part of the loss. James and his sister have a fine estate and they seem to enjoy life. They have traveled quite extensively. James has indulged moderately in local poli- tics, not on his own account, but for the benefit of others. He was an enthusiastic supporter of W. J. Bryan.
MR. JOHN T. JORDAN,
of St. Mary, farmer and dealer in cattle and horses, was born in St. Mary June 22, 1862. His father was Martin Jordan, who settled in St. Mary as early as 1857. Martin, son of James and Mary Jordan, was born in Ire- land Nov. 12, 1824, and came to America in 1844, landing at New York. He remained in the New England states until 1846 when he went to the South spending three years at St. Louis, Mo., in railroad employ, and some time in Illinois at the same business. He followed the building of the rauroad from Chicago to Milwaukee and thence to Watertown, Wis. He then returned to New York state and in 1852 married Mary Gallagher, who was also born in Ireland. Her mother's name was Shanley and she was a relative of Bishop Shanley of North Dakota. John's parents then came to Illinois where they remained until they came to Minnesota. For a number of years, Martin was yard master in the employ of the Illinois Central railroad, and was a brakeman on one of the first trains run by that road. He was well acquainted with young Guiteau, the murderer of President Garfield and with Guiteau's father, who worked for the same railroad company. Martin, after a well-spent life, died Jan. 8, 1904, re- spected by all who knew him. John T. was married to Miss Elizabeth Brady, of St. Peter, Oct. 12, 1896. She was born Oct. 15, 1872. John T. has been in the cattle and horse buying and selling business, more or less, for the last ten or twelve years, and is a prosperous farmer.
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