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Joseph Jonas, a native of Prussia, was born June 16th. 1848. He came to the United States in 1872. and lived in St. Louis, Missouri, until the following year, when he came to Minneapolis, and has since been engaged in the sale stable business. In 1880 he started a grocery and gen- eral merchandise store at his present location, No. 120 Plymouth Avenue. Mr. Jonas married, in 1879. Caroline Sternberg, of Prussia.
J. G. Jones was born in Washington county, Maine. He came to Minneapolis in 1857. and went into the clothing business in company with his father. In 1861 heenlisted in the Third Min- nesota Volunteers, and served four years. Ile participated in the battle of Murfreesboro, the seige of Vicksburg and the capture of Little Rock: he then came to Minnesota and took part in the war against the Sioux Indians: he was at the battle of Wood Lake where three hundred Indians were captured, thirty-right of whom met the death penalty on the scaffold at Mankato in 1862. On being mustered out of service he re- turned to Minneapolis, and was elected county treasurer while absent on his wedding tour. This office he held four years. Since 1870 he has been engaged in the logging business. Ile now has linnber yards at the corner of Washington Ave- nur and Tenth street north. In 1866 he married Anna Harrison. They have two children: Carrie and Harrison.
Edwin Smith Jones, president of the Hennepin County Savings Bank, was born June 30, 1828, at Chaplin. Windham county, Connecticut. He re- ceived such education as the schools of his native town afforded, and attended two terms at the Monson Academy. Massachusetts. After com- pleting his academical studies he began the study of law in the office of Hon. . 1. 1. Carpenter, at
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Willimantic, Connecticut. Ilaving finished his pro- fessional course he wished to explore the rich and fertile lands of the west, which were only waiting to reward the toil of those industrious ones who were willing to work. He accordingly carried out his plans in 1854, coming to seek a home and for- tune in Minnesota. Finding Minneapolis a de- sirable place in which to locate, he entered the law office of IIon. Isaae Atwater to complete his reading. He was admitted to the bar in 1855 and continued with Mr. Atwater until 1857, and after- wards alone. The next year, 1858, he was elected to the office of probate judge, in which he con- tinued until 1861. In 1863 he entered the Union army and was commissioned captain and commis- sary of subsistence in the department of the gulf, an office which he retained to 1866, when he re- turned to Minneapolis and resumed the practice of his profession. During the years of 1866-7 he was chairman of the county board of supervisors. Continuing to practice until 1870. Judge Jones accepted the position he now occupies, president of the bank. In 1873-4 he was a member of the city council. Since 1860 he has been connected with the Masonic fraternity. Ile and his wife are members of Plymouth Church in this eity. He was married in September, 1853, to Miss Harriet M., daughter of Whitman and Harriet James of his native town, and lost his wife twelve years later. Ile was married again in September, 1866, at Minneapolis, to Miss Abigal J. James, sister of his first wife. She died in April, 1872. In May, 1877, at Goffetown, New Hampshire, Mr. Jones was wedded to Miss Susan C., daughter of Charles and Susan C. Stinson. ITis children living are: Edwin S., Jr., Ellen, David P. and William O.
R. F. Jones, born in St. Lawrence county, New York, September 25th, 1852. Ile came to Minneapolis in 1875, and since then has been a wholesale and retail dealer in oysters, fish, game, etc., at his place of business, No. 306 Hennepin Avenue. The wholesale trade is very extensive; shipments being made throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and the north-western territo- ries. Hle is the originator of the brand of oysters known as the Gold Seal; they are packed and shipped to him by his branch house in Baltimore, Maryland. Mr. Jones family consists of a wife and one child.
W. II. Jones, born in Wales, May 1st, 1845. In the spring of 1857, he accompanied his parents to America, and lived with then on a farm in Columbia county, Wisconsin. until 1866, when he went to Green Lake county, and for two seasons was in the agricultural implement business; then he was employed one year as general agent for a Milwaukee firm, and afterward with E. II. Gam- mon. In January, 1878, he established himself in the agricultural implement business in this city. Ile is now president of the Plano Manufacturing Company of Plano, Illinois. He married Eliza- beth Owens, September 18th, 1876. They have three children, Hugh, William and Arthur.
Amos C. Jordan, managing editor of the Tri- bune, was born in Eaton, Canada East, April 22d, 1842. He removed to Minnesota with his parents in May, 1854, locating at Purgatory. four miles from Excelsior in Hennepin county. In 1857, he entered as an apprentice in the office of the St. Anthony Express, then owned by Isaac Atwater. In 1861, with four other compositors of the Atlas, owned by W. S. King. he enlisted in the First Minnesota Infantry, and in the absence of Mr. King at Washington, they elosed the office. Re- maining in the service continuously until Au- gust, 1865, he returned to Minneapolis, and soon afterward secured the position of telegraph edi- tor of the Daily Tribune. In 1872, he resigned, and with Col. Lounsberry. founded the Bismarck Tribune, of which he had entire editorial charge during the first year. In 1874, he joined as night editor of the St. Paul Pioneer, owned by David Blakeley. After the consolidation of the Pioneer and the Press, he continued as night editor of the consolidated concern until the purchase of the Minneapolis Tribune by Mr. Blakeley, when he once more returned to Minneapolis to assume the duties of managing editor, which position e has since held. Mr. Jordon has done more of edito- rial service in Minneapolis than perhaps any other person. His continuous service in respon- sible positions on leading journals in the state, amply testify to his capacity and ability.
R. W. Jordan, a native of Ohio, was born in 1843. In 1852 he went to Illinois, and in 1859 removed to Colorado, where he commenced busi- ness as an architect. In 1871 he went to Salt Lake city, and remained one year, from there to Chicago, and thence to Sedalia, Missouri. His
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eye-sight failed and for a time he was obliged to abandon his profession. but resumed it event- vally. and in 179. established his office in Mine- apolis. De was married in 1570 to Matilda Lewis, who was the first graduate under Miss Jones, who came from England to establish the Pestalozzian system of education. Mrs. Jordan was the founder of Trenton Institute, of Trenton. New Jersey.
John 1. Joseph, born in Germany. February 22d. 1-37. Ile came to America in 1859, and lived two years in New York city: he then re- sided in Ohio seven years, and at the expiration of that time came to this city. In 1863 he en- listed in the Seventy-second Ohio: was shortly after transferred to the mechanical department of Franklin shops, at Nashville, Tennessee. and remained there until the close of the war. In 1ss he commenced the business of bottling beer. and since 1950 has also manufactured all kinds of soda water, champagne, cider, seltzer-water, ote: his place of business is at the corner of Mar- shall north-east and Thirteenth Avenue. Mr. Joseph was married in 1860, to Miss Katrina Reinhart. They have four children.
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BIOGRAJUGAL, K. L AND M.
John D. Kaestner was born October 21st, 1852, in Sheboygan. Wisconsin. He moved toSt. Paul in 1-71; five years later he came to this city and started in the show findings, hide and leather Imsiness, at No. 225 Washington Avenue north. He is doing a prosperous trade here, and also acts as agent for a Sheboygan firm, buying hides and Hopjong to them. Mr. Kaestner was married in 1-74 to Amelia Selsemeyer, of Wisconsin. They are the parents of one child: Lillian.
J. Kantrowitz was born January Ist. Isit, in Germany. He came to America in 1559, and lo- cated in New York, where he was employed in a mercantile house mobil 161. when he went to Troy and spent on years in the clothing business with A. Ksensky Brothers. In the fall of Isso
he came here and established the Bay State one- price clothing honse, at 220 Ilennepin Avenue, where he is doing a thriving Imsiness. He was married February 12th. 1865. to Pauline Cohen. Their children are James, Isaac, Alexander. Minnie. Rosa. Frank and Josephine.
Frederick Herman Karlson was born in Swe- den in 1834: attended the University of Stock- hoh a number of years, and was engaged as missionary for a short time. He came to America in Is68, settled in Mitchell county, Iowa, and the following year removed to Fayette county. In 1870 he was ordained in La Salle county, Illinois, and at once commenced his ministerial labor in Fayette county. lowa. Came to Minneapolis in 1880 and took charge of St. Paul's church : also has a Norwegian congregation in St. Paul, which he visits once in three months. Has three chil- dren. Alma Victoria. Agnes F. Louisa and Kart lerman, born respectively in 1863, 1867 and 1873. C. Il. Keator came to Minnesota in 1856, lo- cated at Greenwood, Hennepin county, and for five years followed hunting and trapping. In 1861 he enlisted in the Mounted Rangers, and in 1862 in the Eighth Minnesota Vohmteers. From 1865 until 1867 he was in the anetion and com- mission business. then he formed a partnership with Mr. Snyder in the hill posting business; also as carriers for the Minneapolis Daily Tribune. In 1879 they sold the carrier business. but still con- tinue the bill posting. Their office is in the Trib- une counting room. City hall. Mr. Keator mar- ried Martha MeLeod November 15th, 1864. Their only child, Jessie, died at the age of two years.
C. T. Kren was born September 21st. 1812. at Calais, Maine. In 1865 he went to Oskosh, Wis- consin, and was lumbering eight years, and two years in the hotel business. In 1575 he removed to this city. and followed carpentering until March, 1880, when he became proprietor of the Gilyndon House, 219 Third street south, He was married October 18th. 1875, to Miss Susanna King. who has borne him one child. Daisy.
Matthias Kees, born in Prussia. September 27th, 1×39. He came to America in 1856, and first set- tled in Illinois, but soon moved to Marathon county, Wisconsin, and until 1859 was interested in the lumber trade there. Then he returned to Illinois, and remained until 1862, when he went
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to Racine, Wisconsin, and enlisted in the Eighth Wisconsin Battery, light artillery. Hle was mus- tered ont in August, 1865. In September of the same year he came to this city, and worked as clerk until 1869, when he started a grocery store. Ile is now located at 328 First street north. In 1877 Mr. Kees was elected to the city conneil to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Alder- man Thompson, and in the spring of 1880 he was again elected. In 1866 he married Susan Knaeble. Seven children have been born to them. Those living are : Clara, Susan, and Edwin.
Andrew Keim was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, April ISth, 1859. In early youth he went to San- dusky, and in 1868 removed to St. Cloud, Minne- sota, where he learned harness-making. He came to this eity in 1877, and worked for George Thele until November. 1880. when he started in busi- ness with Mr. Arnoldy, at 120 Plymouth Avenue.
George Hackett Keith was born in Orange county, Vermont, May 4th, 1825. Ile attended the district schools at home until sixteen years of age, when he worked on a farm one season, for seven dollars per month. Ile then went to Meriden, New Hampshire, and passed four years in studying and leaching. Ile removed to Indianapolis, and engaged in teaching private school one year, after which he was appointed su- perintendent of the preparatory department of the Franklin College, at Franklin, Indiana. Ile continued his studies and attended lectures until 1852, when he graduated from the medical college at Woodstock, Vermont. Ile moved to the city of New York and began practice, paying considera- ble attention to dentistry. In 1855 he came to Minneapolis, and has since resided here, with the exception of 1859-60, when he made a southern trip. Dr. Keith commenced the practice of his profession in this city, but turned his attention almost wholly to dentistry. He was a member of the first state legislature, which met in 1858-9. During the Indian war of 1862, he was surgeon of the expedition sent to the relief of Fort Aber- erombie. In 1863 he received the appointment of provost marshal for the second district of Min- nesota, and held the position until the close of the war. In May, 1871, he was appointed post- master, and re-appointed in 1875. He was mar- ried July 2d, 1851, to Anna Judson, daughter of Dr. Jonathan Going. She died in 1862. The
present Mrs. Keith was Henrietta, daughter of S. A. and Dora Jewett. Their children are Walter, Mabel, and Mary.
Il. C. Keith, a native of Randolph, Vermont, was born in 1823. In 1841 he moved to Dover, New Hampshire, and remained there three years in the dry-goods and drug trade; he then travel- ed three years with Dr. Cutler, and in 1853 set- tled in Minneapolis. Ile pre-empted what has sinee been known as Falls City, now a part of Minneapolis. Until 1877 he was contraeting and building; then he was in the real estate business till 1877, when he went to Lake Minnetonka; he spends his summers there, and will build a board- ing house on Howard's Point. In 1844 he mar- ried Ruth Canney, of Dover, New Hampshire. Three children have been born to them. All are now living in this city.
Albert A. Keith was born at Dover, New Hampshire, January 30th, 1851. At the age of three years he came with his parents to Minneso- ta. They located on the bank of the river, abont three miles below Minneapolis. Albert received his education in the graded schools of this eity, and attended the college at Hillsdale, Michigan, one year, after which he returned home and took a position as clerk in the post-office and remained five years. When the carrier system was adopt- ed, he was promoted to the position of superin- tendent of carriers, which he has filled five years. Ile was married in March, 1874, to Miss Maggie MeKahan, of Minneapolis. They have one boy, Louis Henry, aged two years. Mr. Keith has been a member of the Old Settlers' Association since its organization.
J. M. Keller was born in Prussia, April 17th, 1830. lle came to the United States in 1849, and settled in St. Louis in 1850. Ile came to this eity in 1851, and worked four years for M. S. Iloblitt. He bought, with Frank Rorbach, the Morgan mill at Shingle Creek, but sold in 1865, and the following year was in the cattle trade. In 1866 he went in business with a nephew, but owing to ill health he sold in 1869. He opened the market at his present location, 428 First Ave- me north, in September, 1879. Mr. Koller's wife was Minnie Runge. They have six children living.
Il. HI. Kelley was born in Washington county, Maine, February 4th, 1854. In the fall of 1869
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he came to this city, and was employed as clerk in different business houses until he started ; meat market in company with his brother: they continued this until August. Isso. when they soll. and established their stock-yards and slaugh- ter house.
W. A. Kelley, brother of the above. is a native of Maine: he was born in Washington county. Derunter 27th. 1551. He has been in partner- ship with his brother ever since his arrival in Minneapolis in 1871.
Dr. E. .. Kelly was born .Inne 21th. 1848. in Ottawa, Canada, where he received a liberal edu- ration. He came to Minnesota in 1867 and locat- ed in this city. He entered the State University in the second year of its existence and studied there five years. He first studied medicine with Dr. 11. 11 . Kimball, and graduated from Rush Medical College. February 1875, being first in his class. Immediately after graduating he returned 10 Minneapolis and has since continued in prat- tice here. June Ist. 1880. Dr. Kelly was elected county physician.
F. W. Kelly was born April 5th, 1551. at Brooklyn. Long Island. He learned the plumb- ing trade at Cleveland, Ohio; worked at it there and in New York city until 1-69, when he re- moved to $1. Panl; he lived there several years and then worked two years in Chicago. He came here in 1623. and engaged with Wilson and Rogers, J. 12 Spink, and others in his line of business until 1577. since which time he has been alone. Mr. Kelly was married in 1875. to Miss Catherine Collins of St. Paul.
11. Krueger was born at Watertown. Wiscon- sin. October 14th, 1859. He learned the trade of gunsmith at Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In 1877 he came to Minneapolis and established business at his present location. A description of his busi- news may be found else where.
W. F. Kelly, a native of Ireland, was born in 1-34. Hle bved in England from 1519 until 1-12 when he emigrated to America: for a short 1me he lived in New York city, then went lo l'embsylvania and in 1561 returned to New York. The wear following be removed to this city and worked in the Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad "hoje until 1-72, when he started in the grocery trade, in which he is having a rapidly growing In imes. In Nov., 1537, he married Annie Ryan.
Edward Kennedy was born in Ireland. In 1861 he came to the I'nited States and lived in New York until 1865. employed as blacksmith for a railroad company. Ile then removed to Minne- apolis and worked as engineer in the machine shops for the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul company. He worked some time with Mr. But- ler to familiarize himself with the manufacture of mill pieks, and then embarked in that business. ITis shop and contents were entirely destroyed by fire in November. Isso, but he rebuilt on First street south where he is now located. His wife was Margaret Murphy. Their children are Ed- ward and Margaret.
A. II. Kenyon was born in Washington county, New York. September 14th. 1842. He came here in February. 1873, and engaged in the dry goods trade for about three years; then he was in partnership with Thomas Jeffery a while, and in August. 1880, went in the carpet business with Mr. Me Veigh. The firm carries a full line of everything appertaining to the wholesale and retail carpel trade.
Walter Kerridge was born in Norfolk county. England, January 21st, 1851. He attended the public schools until eighteen years of age, then learned the florist business which he still fol- lows. In 1872 he came to America, and to this vily in 1876. In June of the following year, he, in company with his father and brother, estab- lished their present business at 617 Fourth street north. Mr. Kerridge has never married.
lohn Keys was born in 1842. In 1862 he moved to Canada, learned the blacksmith's trade when young, and has worked at it twenty-one years. He removed to Hastings, Minnesota. in June. 1562, thence lo Granville, Dakota county, where he lived five years. September, 1879, he came here and opened a shop on First street south, and in March. ISSO, formed a partnership with T. Il. Cain and bought the shop, No. 117 First Avenue south. He was married in 1863, and is the father of five children.
B. W. Kimball. M. D., was born in Bethel, Oxford county, Maine. March 12th, 1529. He received his early education at Gould's academy, and at the Brighton academy. of Cumberland county. He first studied medicine with Dr. Twitchell, of his native place, and next with Dr. Prasley, of Hanover, New Hampshire. He grad-
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uated with the degree of M. D., from the medi- cal department of Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1857. Ile practiced eight years as government physician in Idaho and Oregon, and in July, 1869. came to this eity. He has been in practice as an occulist and aurist sinee 1871. having studied at the Manhattan eye and ear infirmary, the New York eye and ear hospital, and also with Dr. Mark Stephenson of New York. In 1875 he married Susie Lyon. They have two children living.
T. S. King removed to Minneapolis in the au- tumn of 1862, and has since been a resident of the city. Immediately upon coming to the eity, aeeepted a position on the State Atlas, a weekly paper published by W. S. King, and remained with the paper in a business and editorial eapa- city until the birth of the Minneapolis Daily Tribune in the summer of 1867, into which the Atlas was merged. IIe was city editor of the Tribune for the first eighteen months of its exis- tence. In July, 1871, accepted a tempting offer from the publishers of the St. Paul Pioneer, and devoted himself to establishing the Minneapolis branch and editorial department of that paper. Mr. King has since been, and now is, connected with the Pioneer and its snecessor, the Pioneer Press. as Minneapolis city editor.
Charles D. Kingsley, born in Medina county, Ohio, September 15th, 1826. When quite young, he moved with his parents to Missouri, and in April, 1846, located at Marine Mills, Minnesota; he followed lumbering three years, and in June. 1849, removed to St. Anthony. Ile worked at his trade of stone mason and plasterer a number of years, and in 1862, enlisted in the Ninth Minne- sota Volunteer Infantry; he was captured in June. 1864, and confined at Andersonville, Savannah and Millen prisons. He came home on a furlongti and was honorably discharged Angust Ist, 1865. Ile has served on the police force of this city since May, 1879. ITis wife was Julia Shepherd, who has borne him four children, Ira, Effie, and William; John (deceased.)
Edward Kingsley, a life long resident of Min- neapolis, was born May 2d, 1856. He received his education in the public schools of this eity. Ile has been employed in the manufacture of eave troughs, and is at present running a planer in an establishment of that kind. In 1871, he
volunteered in the fire department, and was appointed stoker; on organization of the paid de- partment, he was given the position of first pipe- man and in May. 1880, was appointed foreman. He was married in Minneapolis, April 17th, 1878, to Miss Augusta Gould. Their union has been blessed with one child, Burton.
E. D. Kirst, a native of Germany, was born in 1831. When but fourteen years of age he com- meneed to learn cabinet-making. In 1856 he came to America, and for two years lived in Sul- livan county, New York, then removed to Ded- ham, Massachusetts, and remained until July, 1861, when he came to this eity. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the Ninth Minnesota. Com- pany B. The first summer was spent in the Indian campaign; then he went south and partie- ipated in all the battles of the regiment. He was mustered out August, 1865. Mr. Kirst does cab- inet work, repairing, general jobbing, and manu- factures corn husk mattresses at 923 First street north. Mr. Kirst was married in 1861. His wife died in 1876; she was the mother of two boys.
A. II. Kirk was born in Broome county, New York, July, 1847. Hle enlisted in the Sixteenth New York Battery, February, 1864, and was hon- orably discharged in July, 1865. IIe came to this city in 1871, and was employed by O. A. Pray and Company for two years. After that he took charge of the mill furnishing shops for J. W. Johnson, and also did the draughting for the establishment, until May 1st , 1878, when he started for himself in the business of manufactur- ing mill furnishings. Ile married Nettie Strong, May 15th, 1873. Their two children are Zoe and Freeman.
M. J. Klopp was born November 28th, 1847, in Lebanon county. Pennsylvania. In 1855 he went to Logansport, Indiana, and at the age of fifteen years commenced learning carriage-making. wh ch trade he has since followed. Mr. Klopp's poor health obliged him to travel, and he spent some time in California, Colorado and Arkansas. In June, 1878, he came to Minneapolis, and worked at his trade, being employed by different firms until October, 1880, when he opened a shop at 99 Main street S. E. At the age of sixteen years he en- listed and served eight months, then re-enlisted and served until 1865. ITis wife was Christiana Schaefer. They have one son, lienry.
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J. W. Kline. a native of Frederick county. Mary- land, was born in 1839. He came to Minneapo- lis in 1554 and worked at his trade, that of cooper, until 1877. when he, assisted by others. formed the North Star Barrel Company. At present Mr. Kline is president of this company. He re- sides with his family in this city.
Rev. David Buell Knickerbacker D. D., was born in Rensselaer county, New York, Feb. 24th, 1833. Hle is the son of Hon. Herman Knicker- backer, who was a member of congress from that district. also judge of probate in Rensselaer coun- ty. David B. was prepared for college at the Academy of Greenwich. New York; he then en- tered Trinity College. Hartford. and graduated in 1853: and in June. 1856. he graduated from the Theological Seminary of the Protestant Epis- copal Church of New York city. On the first Sunday in July of the same year. he was ordained deacon in Trinity Church. New York. by Bishop Potter, and was at once appointed missionary bishop of the north-west. His whole ministerial life has been spent in Minneapolis. He was or- dained priest in Gethsemane Church, July, 1875, by Bishop Kemper. In 1971 he received the de- gree of doctor of divinity from Hartford, Connee- tient. In 1877 he was elected missionary bishop for New Mexico and Arizona, but declined the honor. He has held the office of dean of the northern convocation of Minnesota, by appoint- ment of the bishop, since 1870, and has represent- ed the diocese in general conventions, five times, since its admission into union with the general convention in 1959. He is a member of the standing committee of the diocese, and also of its missionary committee since its organization.
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