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hne County National bank and first lieutenant of Company G, Minnesota National Guard. Frederick W., born July 13, 1887, is a jeweler, optician and engraver. John. born July 30, 1890, is a student in the State University. Emil A .. born November 26. 1891, is a student in the Red Wing high school, and Ruth HI., born December 25. 1897. is a pupil in the public schools. Mr. Rehder is a staunch Republican and has served the city one term as alderman. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran church.
Herman Risch, who has charge of the printing department of the State Training School, has given general satisfaction in that position, possessing that combination of tact. discipline and genuine interest in his work which is so necessary in training boys of the type found at that institution. He was born June 20. 1851. son of Conrad F. and Caroline (Steinhof) Risch, both natives of Hanover, Germany. The father was a preacher of the Lutheran faith, and devoted his life to the cause of religion. He came to America in 1848, and located first in Warrick county, Indiana, where his labors as a minister of the gospel were blessed with 'an abundant harvest. Later he took charge of the Lutheran church at Huntingburg. Ind .. and there preached for many years, later being assigned successively to Evansville and Kellerville, both in Indiana. In the late sixties failing eyesight forced his retirement from the active ministry, and he returned to Hunt- inghurg. where he still continued. so far as his health and eyesight permitted, to follow his chosen work, often acting as a supply on various occasions in varions neighboring pulpits. He died in 1891 and his wife in 1894. Herman attended the schools of his neighborhood and then went to work for the Huntingburg "Signal." This was the first paper in that village, and still exists under the same name. In 1875 he went to St. Louis, Mo .. and on April 23, 1876, landed for the first time in Red Wing. which was to be his home in later years. From shortly after that date until 1881 he worked in a store at Frontenac, this county, and from 1881 to 1884 he pursued a similar occupation in Crookston, Minn. Again returning to Frontenac, he farmed for three years. In the spring of 1888 he had an opportunity to return to the newspaper business, his interest in which he had not allowed to die out during his years of other work. Conse- quently he entered the office of the Red Wing "Argus," with which he remained until 1891. He then started in business for himself as editor and proprietor of a German paper which he called the "Tentonia." In 1903 he moved the plant to Zumbro Falls, Wabasha county. and edited the Zumbro Falls "Mes- senger." In the spring of 1904 he received the appointment and accepted his present position as the instructor in the printing
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department of the State Training School, being also the editor of the paper "The Riverside," which is issued by the boys of that institution. Mr. Risch was married December 16, 1879, at Frontenac. to Caroline Friedrichs, a native of Germany, daughter of Christian and Sophia (Schmidt) Friedrichs, the former of whom died in 1884. The mother now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Risch. To Mr. and Mrs. Risch have been born . three children: Conrad. born at Frontenac. November 7. 1880: Theodore, born at Crookston, Minn., November 28, 1882. and Julia, born at Red Wing. October 14. 1891. The family faith is that of the Lutheran church. Conrad, the oldest son, joined Company G, 13th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and left St. Paul with that company May 13, 1898. for San. Francisco, thence going to the Philippines. He served until mustered ont in October, 1899. In 1900 he again enlisted. this time in the 23rd United States Volunteers, going again to Manila. After two more years of service he returned with the regiment to Fort Crook, Neb .. until the following July, when he received an ap- pointment as electrician, being assigned to the Bremerton (Wash.) United States navy yards, where he remained until 1908. Conrad Risch was married to Evangeline Bailey and has one daughter. Gertrude A. Theodore, the second son, is foreman in the printing office of the "Graphie Sentinel," at Lake City, Minu. He was married February 2. 1904. to Addie R. O'Neill, of Rochester, Minn. They have three children-two sons. Frederick M. and Theodore A., and one daughter. Carol Isabell.
Jared Sexton, a pioneer merchant, of Red Wing, now retired, is a native of Belvidere, N. J., born May 12. 1829, son of Thomas P. and IIelen ( Longstreet) Sexton. the former of whom was a cabinet maker until July, 1837, when he purchased 160 acres of land in Waukesha county. Wisconsin, and followed general farming until his death, which occurred in August, 1849. The mother died in 1880. After receiving his education in the Wis- consin public schools, and working on the farm with his father, . Jared came to Red Wing in June, 1855, and for two years was agent for the Galena steamboat line. In the spring of 1857 he made his first business venture, opening a meat market. His first beeves were brought from his old home in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, there being at that time but few cattle in Goodhue county. After successfully conducting this business for several years, Mr. Sexton. in the spring of 1864. sold out and started a grocery establishment at the corner of Plum and Third streets. where he built up a large and successful business and took part in the steady growth which marked the progress of the city of Red Wing during that period. In 1880 Mr. Sexton disposed of his business and has since lived in retirement at 611 Bush street,
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though he still takes an active interest in all that pertains to the advancement of the city's interests. A staunch Republican in politics, Mr. Sexton has served six years as a member of the city council, and has been a justice of the peace for two years. He belongs to the United Workmen and the Odd Fellows. On December 18, 1853, Mr. Sexton was married to Persis Parker, daughter of Luther and Alethia (French) Parker, who were among the first settlers of Waukesha county, Wisconsin. To .. Mr. and Mrs. Sexton have been born five children: Ida, born in August, 1855, married Walter Roath, now deceased, and lives in the .state of Washington. Emma A., born February 19, 1860, married William Walters and lives in Chicago. Helen A .. born November 2, 1867. married Charles A. Gilbert, who died in March, 1896. She lives in Red Wing. Charles, born December 3, 1869, died June 26, 1905 ; and William B., born December 22, 1874, was drowned in 1880. The family faith is that of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Sexton has many interesting reminiscences of pioneer days, and declares that at the time he came here there . were but three buildings on Main street-a hotel known as the Red Wing House, of which Jacob Bennett was proprietor, and two stores, conducted respectively by J. C. Weatherby and H. L. Bovins.
Thomas Sturtevant was a man whose executive ability and acquaintance with human nature caused him to make a success of several different vocations. He was born in Hartland, Vt., and in that town received his early education, afterward attend- ing a business college in New York city. After working four years as a hotel clerk in that city he came to Red Wing in 1863 and opened a tea, coffee and spice store, which he conducted until 1868. In Ilartford, Conn., where he located in 1868, he started a theatrical enterprise known as the Allyn Hall, and was associated as manager with the gentleman from whom the theater received its name. For a short time Mr. Sturtevant had charge of the Spring Grove cemetery at Hartford, and later joined the police force of that city. In 1875 he returned to Red Wing and engaged in the grocery business until 1880. After a short period as a real estate agent at Hamline, Minn .. he took his family to Livingston, Mont .. where he-became manager of the Hotel Albe- marle. A cattle ranch twenty-six miles from Livingston next occupied his attention. and on this ranch he spent his declining years, passing away December 13, 1894. After her sad Bereave- ment Mrs. Sturtevant returned to Hamline, Minn., where she remained until 1902, in which year she returned to Red Wing, where she now lives. Thomas Sturtevant was a Republican in politics, and belonged to the Knights of Pythias. His religious faith was that of the Methodist Episcopal church. Busied with
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his private enterprises, he never sought publie office. Mr. Sturtevant was married at Jamesport, Long Island, N. Y., June 28, 1869, to Mrs. Elsie (Skillman) Wilcox, daughter of Francis Skillman. To Mr. and Mrs. Sturtevant was born one daughter, Nellie Sheldon, born December 25, 1881, now living at Portland, Ore. She married Dr. Noble W. Jones. Mrs. Sturtevant's Red Wing home is at 830 Fifth street.
M. A. Tucker, son of the Rev. Ezra Tucker, was born at Wolcott, Vt., February 15, 1841, and was educated in the public schools, also taking a course in Hamline University, at that time located in this city. He was a student in the state normal school at Winona when the, Civil War broke out. The war prac- tieally closed the school, the majority of the faculty enlisting as volunteers. The students also enlisted in large numbers, M. A. Tucker entering the United States service in 1863, serving until the close of the conflict. He was in C. A. Hatch's battalion. Minnesota Volunteer Cavalry, fighting against the Indians at Pembina. Mr. Tucker was a corporal in his company. After the war he engaged in wheat raising in the township of Feather- stone, on his father's farm. until 1877, when he went to Marshall, Minn., and homesteaded 160 aeres, upon which he conducted farming operations until 1888. After another year at Feather- stone he again returned to Marshall, and after five more years there came to Red Wing. Two years later he went to South Dakota and remained eleven years as clerk in a drug store. In 1907 he retired, and since that date has lived at 454 Ninth street, Red Wing. He belongs to the Methodist church and votes the Republican ticket, being a member of the United Workmen and the local G. A. R. post, in which latter he is the chaplain. M. A. Tucker was married in 1877 at Marshall, Minn., to Minnie Lockey, daughter of James M. and Jane (Frame) Lockey, natives of Canada, who located in Missouri in 1876, and later in Marshall, Min., where the father was a druggist. They are now living at Faulkton, S. D. Mrs. Tucker is deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Theker were born three children: Anna Llewellyn. married to Edward Hoffman, of Bonestell, S. D .; William, who lives at Faulkton, where he is married and has two children; and Grace, also living at Faulkton, who is married to Milton II. Douglass. M. A. Tucker also has two brothers, A. C. and J. J., and a sister. now Mrs. A. H. Cross, of Montrose, Colo.
Philander Gates was one of the carly settlers of the county and a familiar figure in the early days. He was born in Alle- ghany county, New York, August 8, 1815, son of Abel and Mary B. Gates, both descended from early New England stock. His boyhood education was received in the schools of his native county, after which he took up farming with his father. As
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a young man he went to Rockford, Ill .. and started his business career as a grain buyer. While in that city he married Phoebe Herrick, who died in 1852 in the city of Chicago, where he went from Rockford. He remained in Chicago as a grain trader several years. January 28, 1856, he married Clarissa J. Nichols, of Riga, N. Y., and together they moved almost immediately afterward to Beloit, Wis., where they remained two years. In Roscoe, Minn .. which was their next location, Mr. Gates farmed for a while, and in 1862 located in Red Wing. where he conducted a trucking line between La Crosse and Red Wing, that being in the days before the railroad, when merchandise had to be brought here either by boat or drays. He continued in the draying business for many years, retiring in 1888. when he sold his extensive business to the firm of Gates & Glardon, the latter of whom still carries on the enterprise. For several years Mr. Gates was also a Red Wing grocer. under the firm name of Gates & Allyn. He was a Republican in politics, and for two years served as a member of the city council. Being a quiet man, he did not seek office, but was nevertheless interested in all public movements that had for their object the upbuilding of the city. He died May 6. 1907. his wife having gone before him, May 11. 1903. By his first wife Mr. Gates had four children: Mary, Sarah and George E., of Red Wing. and William, of Fortunia. Cal. By his second wife he had three children. all of whom live in Red Wing. Clara M. is the wife of JJ. A. Palmer. Irving R. is the local agent for the Standard Oil Company. and Jennie May is the wife of M. N. Gudgel. she being the member of the family to whom the editors of this work are indebted for the above facts con- verning her honored father.
Amherst F. Graves, now deceased, was probably one of the best known men of his time in Red Wing. his positions as post- master and hotel proprietor making him a conspicnous character. It is to the cerdit of his memory that all who knew him were his friends. and his record was above reproach in both publie and private life. He was born at Plattsburg. N. Y., December 26, 1832. his parents being Myron and Fany Graves, both natives of the Empire state. Myron Graves was a tinsmith by trade. an ocenpation which he followed practically all his life. In the fifties he located in Oshkosh, Wis .. and there remained several years, later coming to Red Wing. in the sixties. Here he ended his days. and his wife, who survived him, passed away a short time afterward in Racine, Wis. Amherst F., after attending the schools of his native state. learned the tinsmith trade with his father, and worked at this vocation until 1865, when, in April of that year, he came to Red Wing and entered the employ of T. L. Baker. In this establishment he remained twelve years.
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From 1875 to 1587 he served as postmaster of Red Wing, a record of which service will be found in the postal history of the county. During this time he also engaged in the meat business, which he conducted all the twelve years of his government appointment. Ile then became manager and landlord of the St. James hotel, remaining in this capacity three and a half years. In 1889 he retired from active business and lived in retirement from that date until his death. February 13. 1906. He was a Republican in politics, a Methodist in religion and a Mason by fraternal affiliation. Ile also had an honorable record as an officer in the Civil War. He enlisted as second lieutenant in Company B. MeClellan's Dragoons, October 22. 1861. and was discharged November 8. 1863. He at once re-enlisted as veteran volunteer in Company I. 12th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and served with valor until the finish of the conflict. Mr. Graves was mar- ried at Wells Creek, Minn .. October 3, 1865. to Matilda Mosier. daughter of Benville and Sarah (Yohn) Mosier. Her father was a miller by trade and came west to lowa in 1845. In 1854 he removed to Rock Island. Ill .. remained there two years, and in 1856 came to Minnesota and located at Hay Creek, this county, being one of the first settlers in that township. Here he success- fully conducted farming operations for several years, and in 1884 retired. taking up his home in Red Wing, where he ended his days, May 16, 1899. His wife died November 19, 1899. To Mr. and Mrs. Graves were born two children: Myron B., born June 30, 1866. is now proprietor of the Golden West hotel. Min- neapolis. He married Margaret Vally. Harry B. was born at Red Wing May 8, 1867. He is the proprietor of a restaurant at · Minneapolis. By his wife, Jessie Sanburg, he has one daughter. Violet M .. born June 27, 1900.
Enos F. Grow, a veteran of the Civil War, now in the rail- way mail service, was born in Granville, Lieking county, Ohio, March 16, 1843, a son of William S. and Mary Jane (Case) Grow. William S. Grow moved to Granville. O .. in 1839, and to Cin- cinnati, O., in 1844. Ten years later he came to Red Wing and purchased 240 acres in Burnside township, and upon these rich acres he carried on successfully an extensive farming business. Desirous to take up his residence in the then rapidly-growing village of Red Wing. he sold his farm and in 1858 engaged in the livery business on Plum street, on the lot now occupied by Red Wing's beautiful city hall. July 1, 1861, when the call came for volunteers, he placed his life at the disposal of his adopted country. and enlisted in Company I, Second Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He was appointed first lieutenant and was then pro- moted to quartermaster, serving until January 28, 1863, when he was called home on account of the illness of his beloved wife.
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He was then appointed provost marshal and served until the «lose of the war. From that time until about 1872, he occupied a farm of 160 acres which he had previously purchased in Belle Creek township, this county. Later he moved to Lac qui Parle county, where he farmed for a time, afterward going to Dawson, Minn., where he spent his declining years until his death, in No- vember, 1906. His widow still makes her home at Dawson. Enos F. received his education in the public schools, and in the high school at Ottawa, Ill. After leaving school he engaged in the livery business with his father, continuing the same until April 20. 1861, when he enlisted in Company F, First Minnesota Volun- teer Infantry, as a private. He was promoted to corporal, and although wounded at Savage Station. while participating in Mc- Clellan's change of base from Chickahomony to the James river, took part in every engagement of the regiment as follows: First Bull Run, July 21, 1861 : Edwards Ferry, October 22, 1861: York- town. May 7. 1862; Fair Oaks, June 1. 1862 : Peach Orchard. June 29. 1862; Savage Station, June 29, 1862; Glendale. June 30, 1862; Nelson's Farm, June 30, 1862 : Malvern Hill, July 1. 1862; Vienna, September 2. 1862; Antietam, September 17, 1862; First Fred- ericksburg, December 11, 12 and 13. 1862; Second Fredericks- burg. May 3. 1863: Gettysburg, July 2 and 3, 1863, and Bristow Station, October 14. 1863. After his discharge he returned to Illinois, where he farmed four years. In 1868 he came to Red Wing, farmed with his father one year and was then appointed deputy sheriff, a capacity in which he served until 1879. He later entered the railway mail service, his first run being on the C., M. & St. P. R. R. from Minneapolis to Chicago. His present run is on the Chicago Great Western, between Rochester and Minne -. apolis. On national questions, Mr. Grow votes the Republican ticket. On local and state questions he votes independently. In the Odd Fellows he has held all the chairs, and has also occupied several offices in the Masonic order. The family attends the Baptist Church. Mr. Grow was married August, 1872, to Sophia F. Wilson, whose father was a stationary engineer, and came to America in 1851. He located in Red Wing in 1868, and carried on truck farming until his death at the home of Mr. Grow, November 6. 1896. To Mr. and Mrs. Grow were born two daughters. Jennie W. married E. A. Gustafson, of Red Wing. Florence C. married G. W. A. Buell. also a resident of Red Wing, assistant road mas- ter of the C .. M. & St. P. R. R.
Fred O. Green, a successful general contractor and house mover, of Red Wing, is a native of this state, born September 23. 1872, in Kandiyohi county. His parents were Peter and Marie (Johnson) Green, the former of whom was a cappenter by trade who settled in Welch township, this county, in 1852, and became
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a farmer, an occupation which he followed for the remainder of his life. His death in 1876 was regarded as a distinct bereave- ment to the community in which he lived. The mother now makes her home at 915 Putnam avenue, this eity. Fred O. had the ad- vantages of a thorough education in the Red Wing public schools, and then took up the trade of carpentering, which he followed four years. At the end of this period he saw an opportunity for the establishment of a general contracting business, in which he accordingly embarked. This industry he has since continued. In politics a Republican, he nevertheless to a large extent votes independently. in accordance with the issues of each campaign. He is a popular member of the Ropal Arcanum and attends the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Green was married JJuly 3, 1894, at Red Wing, to Tillie S. Anderson, daughter of John and Christine Anderson. The father is dead and the mother is now Mrs. John Jackson, of Hartland, Wis. To Mr. and Mrs. Green have been born four children-Ruth, born April 14, 1895 ; Herbert, born June 12. 1896: Frances, born July 5, 1899, and Leland, born September 22, 1901. The family residence is a pleasant home at 1210 West Third street, Red Wing.
Irving R. Gates, local agent of the Standard Oil, is a native of this county, born at Roscoe, Minn., February 23. 1861, son of Philander and Clarissa J. Gates, early pioneers of this county. Irving R. received his education in the public schools of Red Wing. After leaving school he started in business for himself, running a dray line and doing general teaming for ten years. He also had the local agency for the P. C. Hanford Oil Company, which in 1888 was merged in the Standard Oil, in whose employ he has since remained. Ile now serves fourteen towns in Minne- sota and Wisconsin, being highly regarded for his promptness and honesty as well as for his geniality and ability. During his early career he was the owner of a livery stable for several years, and supplied a team of horses for the hose cart of the fire department. Aside from this he has had more or less dealings with the municipality during his entire business career. A Repub- lican in politics, Mr. Gates belongs to the Red Men and the Mod- ern Woodmen. For twenty years he was a member of the vol- unteer fire department of the city, and during this time served several terms as treasurer of the Phoenix Hook and Ladder Com- pany, and at the present time is a member of the Red Wing Fire Department Relief Association. Irving R. Gates was married at Red Wing, May 30, 1891. by the Rev. J. W. Hancock, to Caroline C. Carlson, a native of Sweden, who came to' America with her parents in 1881. They located in Red Wing and in this city the father died. The mother now makes her home with Mrs. Gates. Mr. and Mrs. Gates have one son, Richmond D., born June 9, 1896.
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The family residence is at 119 Seventh street. Red Wing. Mr. Gates' holdings include an eighty-acre farm near the city limits, known as "Sunny Brook Farm." This he conducts in connection with his other business.
George E. Gates. Red Wing. collecting and insurance agent, was born at Beloit, Wis .. July 31, 1852. son of Philander and Phoebe A. (Abbot) Gates. He was brought to Red Wing at the age of six years, and has many boyhood recollections of men and events long since passed into history. The public schools of that period gave him an opportunity for a good common school edu- cation. and as a youth he learned the tinner's trade. This he fol- lowed until 1896. when he opened an establishment of his own, successfully conducting same for ten years. The confinement. together with the contact with the metallie fumes necessary in this business, undermined his health, and in 1906, at the advice of his physicians. he gave up his tinning store, and later engaged in the collecting and insurance business, performing all the de- tails usually attended to in such an office. Mr. Gates votes the Republican ticket, is a Baptist and a member of the Foresters and the Modern Samaritans. Ile was married in this city, July 4. 1876. to Harriet Roberts, daughter of S. W. and Lucinda (('rowl) Roberts, natives of Michigan. They came to Red Wing November 4, 1862, and for twenty years Mr. Roberts engaged in the teaming business. Then he became a skilled veterinary sur- geon and in 1883 went to Ellsworth. Wis .. where he practiced his profession until the time of his death. His wife died December 5. 1903, at Red Wing. To Mr. and Mrs. George E. Gates have been born three children-Zaidee A., born at Red Wing. January 1. 1878. died May 22. 1903; Bessie M .. born Angust 4, 1879, mar- ried Dr. E. Van Camp. of St. Thomas. N. D. Dr. and Mrs. Van Camp now live at Athens, Mich .. where they have two children- Lawrence, born November 1, 1905. and Edith, born August 14. 1907. Lawrence, the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Gates, was born December 18, 1881, and died October 16, 1882.
Frederick F. Hoorn, of Red Wing. engineer and machinist for Charles Betcher, was born in Kroneberg's län, Sweden, April 3, 1837. His father, Andreas Hoorn, born in 1808, and died in 1894. was a blacksmith by trade. His mother. Christina Nelson, was born in 1809 and died in 1894. Both parents remained in their na- tive country all their lives. Frederick F. attended the Swedish schools and learned the blacksmith trade as an apprentice to his father. also mastering the art of a machinist. He continued in these occupations, being. for a time, engaged in a foundry and mill business with his brothers. He spent one year in Copen- hagen. Denmark, working in locomotive shops. In the spring of 1870 he emigrated to America, spent the summer in Boston work-
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