History of Hennepin county and the city of Minneapolis, including the Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota, Part 108

Author: Warner, George E., 1826?-1917; Foote, C. M. (Charles M.), 1849-1899; Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893; Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Minneapolis, North Star Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 738

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General T. L. Rosser was born in Campbell county, Virginia, October 15th, 1836. At the age of thirteen he went to Texas with his parents settling in Panola county, where his father owned a plantation. In 1856 he was appointed a cadet to West Point Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1861, and returned to the sonth. Ile was commissioned first lieutenant in the artillery service of the confederate regular army, but was elected captain of the Washington artillery, from New Orleans, and accepted that position instead. Ile participated in all of the battles fought by the army of Northern Virginia until the battle of Appomattox, having risen in the mean time to the rank of major-general. He was wounded severat times, once quite seriously. At the close of the war he entered the Washing- ton Law University, at Lexington, Virginia, graduating in law, in 1866. Ile then took charge of the southern division of the National Express Company with headquarters at New Orleans. The fall of that year he went to Baltimore and made a hydrographical survey of the harbor there. On coming west he engaged with the Northern Pacific Railway, as chief engineer of construction. In 1879, he resigned, and engaged in business as railroad contractor. His wife was Elizabeth W. Winston, of Virginia, married in

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1.63. Their children are: Sarah O .. Thomas L .. William W .. Elizabeth F .. and Margaret.

1. 1. Roth was born in New York city. in 1561. le came to Minnesota about 1×60. locat- ing with his parents on a farm in Le Sueur county. He came to Minneapolis in 1570. having been engaged in farming and carpentering until that time. In 19 he opened an establishment. dealing in new and second band furniture. stoves. crockery. guns. cte .. located at 23 Washington Avenue south. He was united in marriage to Miss Maggie Delbon. in 1877.

Barney Roth was born at Washington. District of Columbia. May 21st. 1553. When a child he accompanied his parents to Richmond, Virginia. In 1×70 he removed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and became familiar with the bakery business, in which he has since engaged. He became a resi- dent of Minneapolis mn 1576. filling responsible Mations in different establishments for three years, and has since kept one of his own. at 928 First street north.

Charles 1 .. Rothaker is a native of Switzerland. born in Is2s. He came to the United States in Ists, going first to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. thener to Cincinnati. He engaged in the bakery and saloon business in Missouri. Wisconsin. and Minnesota nutil 1565. He then came to Minnea- polis. and opened a bakery at 709 Nineteenth Avenue south. He was married to Susanna C'. Eschler. in 1-57. Their children are : Eliza M .. Mary 1 ... Charles E., Emil O., Fred JJ .. and Ida .1

C. H. Rowe, of the finn of Grove and Rowe, wood merchants, was born at New Sharon, Franklin county, Mame, in 1815. He went to l'annington. Maine. in 1567, and attended the Normal school two years. He removed to Ilinois in the spring of 1-69, and in the fall came to Minneapolis. After teaching school one form at I ye Iyor he le gan in the grocery business, with W. B. Jones. He engaged in different lines of Issues until 1471. when he bought a home in threats, and with his partner has pursued his calling as woord merchant. He married Ellen (. Jones in 150, who died in 1571, leaving one daughter, Mary 1: His second wife was Anitte A- Hanknon, who hoje ham three children: Planen A. Charles R. and Agnes Il.

August 11. Range, a citizen of Minneapolis,

was born in New York city, February 12th, 1852. At the age of twelve years he entered the United states navy as naval apprentice, on board the school ship "Sabine." In June, 1865, was trans- ferred on board the flagship "Colorado" of the Eu- ropean squadron ; two years later he was again transferred to the Pacific squadron and remained until his discharge as an able seaman. He then went to the Pennsylvania oil regions to study practical and mechanical engineering. In 1873 he returned to New York and entered a machine shop, where he remained until ealled to Minne- apolis to superintend the steam heating depart- ment and engine of the City hall. He volunteered in the fire department in 1874, and was promoted 10 assistant foreman, and in 1879 was appointed by the city, foreman of Hook and Ladder Com- pany No. 1. in the paid department. He was married in 1876, to Miss Louisa Ende. One daughter was born to them, Mabel S.

Roswell P'. Russell, one of the oldest settlers in this county, was born at Richland, Vermont, March 15th. 1820. At the age of thirteen he went to Burlington, where he remained three years: then went to Michigan, and passed two years at Detroit and Kalamazoo. 1Te was a school-mate of II. M. Rice, and both eame to Michigan at the same time. Rice went to St. Louis, Missouri, where he engaged with Me- Kenzie to go to Fort Snelling and take charge of the stock of goods taken there hy Baker. Need- ing an assistant. Rice sent for Russell to aceom- pany him. The journey to Prairie du Chien was not difficult: from there to La Crosse they came in a Mackinaw boat, but at the latter place the boat was frozen in and they were obliged to pur- sue their journey on foot, but being unused to walking, their distress was great. The second night out, they took possession of an old Indian farmer's place, he being absent, and in the morn- ing purchased three pounds of pork of the mission- ary, for which they paid the modest sum of two dol- lars. They arrived at Fort Snelling abont the 5th of November, 1839, and he remained there until 1817, when he and Findley made a claim on the east side, extending from Room Island to the present stone arch bridge, and back indefinitely; two years after. they sold this claim to Pierre Bot- tinean. In 1817, Mr. R. P. Russell opened the first store in St. Anthony. in a two-story building

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of hewn logs, erected by Franklin Steele. The dam was commenced about this time, and the workmen, together with a few French families, were Mr. Russell's customers. One and one-half years later he went to St. Paul, but soon returned and continued his merchandise business until 1854, when he was appointed receiver in the land office, which position he filled three years, a part of the time requiring four or five clerks, the busi- ness was so great. In the fall of 1858 he bought the hardware stock of Spear and Davison, which he sold two years later and turned his attention to farming until 1862, when he, in company with George IIuy, erected a planing mill; in 1878 they added to the building and converted it into the flour mill. He was also one of the firm who, in 1870, built the Dakota mill. Mr. Russell has been active in both public and private life; has served one term in the legislature. and often in town offices; he was the first chairman of the town board, and holds that position at the pres- ent writing. October 3d, 1848, his marriage oc- curred, with Marion Patch. The children born to them are: Lucy, now Mrs. W. C. Colbrath; Charles, in trade at Fargo, Dakota; Roswell, Jr., book-keeper for B. F. Nelson, (his wife was Car- oline Beach); Mary, who is at home; Carrie, now Mrs. Frank Lovejoy; Fred and Frank, twins; George B. MeClellan, Willie and Eddie.

Albert W. Russell was born in Vermont in 1839, where he lived until seventeen years of age. In 1856 he took a prospecting tour through Wis- consin, Illinois and Michigan. In 1850 he learned carpentering and joining. He enlisted in 1861 in the Second Vermont Infantry. IIe was in many of the prominent conflicts, having his gun shat- tered into fragments, when in his hands, without being wounded. In 1864 he was discharged, but after a quiet life of two months, he re-enlisted in Company E, Seventh Vermont, and served until 1865. He then returned to Vermont where he speculated in real estate and lumber; thence to Wisconsin, where he traveled for a wholesale house. Ile located in Minneapolis in 1877, and has since been dealing in sewing machines. Ile was married in 1866 to Saralı Scribner, by whom he had two children. Ilis wife died in 1876. Ilis second wife was Amelia Lockwood, of this city.

George II. Rust was born July 26th, 1839, at Wolfsboro, New Hampshire. He attended the

Academy at his native place, also at Thetford, Vermont. and graduated as civil engineer from the Kentucky Military Institute near Frankfort in 1856. Hle at once engaged in the pursuit of his profession, on what is now the La Crosse division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. He came to Minneapolis in 1857, and has since made this place his home. In 1863, he entered the commissary department of the military di- vision of the north-west, where he remained un- til 1865. On returning to this city, he became a partner of S. C. Gale, and soon after engaged alone in real estate and insurance business. Ile married Josephine Varney, of Boston, in 1865. They have one child, Gertrude.

John W. Ryan was born at Syracuse, New York, May 31st, 1853. Ile came to Wisconsin when one year old with his parents. After com- ing to Minnesota, he farmed one year, then was employed on the railroad and ran a train three years, then surveyed for the Chicago and North- western railroad five years. Ile began milling in March, 1873 for the Pillsbury company, and has remained with them since. IIe married Miss Mary Rouike, July 24th, 1876. Their children are, Anne and Joseph W.

Samuel W. Ryan, of the firm of Ryan, Wales and Company, was born at Sharon, Hillsborough county, New Hampshire, November 24th, 1836. In 1854, he moved to California, where he re- mained until 1856, when he came to Minnesota and took a claim near Litchfield. Three years later, he removed to Miami county, Indiana, en- gaged in farming eight years. Ile then located on a farm at Brooklyn, Hennepin county, Minnesota which he still owns. In 1880, he became a part- ner in the firm of Ryan and Wales, in which he still continues. Ile was married in 1859 to Hat- tie J. Joslyn, of New Hampshire. They have five children, Mary B., Marcellus M., Hannah J., Martha C. and Clistie.

John Ryberg is a native of Sweden, born April 18th, 1851. Ile came to America in 1872, and two years later located at Minneapolis. 1Ie worked at lumbering four years, then became a member of the firm of Ryberg and Company, the firm consisting of John Ryberg, A. P. Molin and C. Johnson. They have the Stockholm meat market at 1410 Washington Avenue south, estab- lished in 1876. Mr. Ryberg was married in 1874

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Bev. Robert F. Sample, D. D .. pastor of West- mi nster Church. Minneapolis, was born in Corn- mg. New York. October 19th. 1829. His mother ded when he was quite young. He spent part of Us Inhond at Geneva. in connection with the Lyceum, under the care of the Rev. Mr. French. After completing his academic course, he entered Jefferson College, Pennsylvania. Dr. Robert J. Breckenridge being president. Was converted during the junior year in college. Graduated in 141: Entered the Western Theological Semi- uary in 1-50. During the senior year, was called to the First Presbyterian Church of Mercer, I'mss kania. After three years of labor, be re- started the charge, and accepted a call to Bedford 1 April, 1556. in the hope that the mineral water of that place would improve his declining health. He remained there for ten years. Still influenced by considerations of health. he moved to Minne- apolis, In the supply of the Andrew Church, ms til March, Istis, when he was called to the Westminster church. The church grew under lis care necessitating an addition to the edi- fee, which was made in the summer of 1870. The same year be made a tripto Europe, his peo- ple kindly furnishing the money, sailed from New York in June, visiting the holy land and the his- lotte places mentioned in the Bible, returning to Ins church and people in December, 1872. Had a severe attack of congestion of the lungs the fol- losing June, and in feeble health made a visit to Colorado, spending most of the summer and re- tuning in September. His health not being fully established, returned to Colorado in Janu- My, 1571. remaining there until the following Max, when he returned to his charge and has per- Ionued full ministerial duty ever since. A few Sabbaths after his return from Colorado a great ressal commenced. continuing for nearly a year; about sixts additions were made to the church on Mole samot faith. Wascalled twice to the Seven- trenth street church and afterwards to the Cen- tal Clunch. Colorado, also to the church of Alleghan di. Among his many literary pro- dit ate his Memoirs of . (. Thorne, pastor of The Street Presbyterian Church, St. Louis, Four Sommes for Young Christians, published by the I'ne Isteran land, namely: "Enquiring the W .. . The Attheted," "Young Christians" and Religions Despondency." On the twenty-fifth

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anniversary of his marriage. his parish presented him with an elegant gold watch and chain, the watch elaborately engraved. At the marriage of his daughter to the Rev. J. B. Donaldson, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Hastings, she was presented by his people with a large quantity of silver ware, many articles of furniture and a beautiful gold watch and chain. On the 13th of November, 1878, she was married in her father's ehreh, her father performing the ceremony. Dr. Sample married Miss Manda M. Backen, dangh- ter of Henry Backen of Cannonsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. They have five children; Mary E., Anna J .. Robert W., John W., and Walter B.

W. W. Satterlee, pastor of the Seventh street M. E. Church, was born at Laporte, Indiana, in 1837. Moved to Stevenson county, Illinois, then to Richland county, Wisconsin: converted at thir- teen; licensed to preach at nineteen; ordained at twenty-three, preaching in Richland county, Wis- consin. He came to Le Sueur county. Minnesota, in 1863, and commenced the practice of medicine, doing work at the same time as local preacher. United with the M. E. church in Waseca in 1867, preached there for three years, and in St. Cloud two years. Then to the First M. E. Church in Minneapolis two years, in the mean- time completing the present Seventh street church. In 1873 appointed agent of the Minne- sota Temperance Union, and continued the work for about seven years. Married December 24th, 1856, to Miss Sarah Stont; have six chikhen: Mary P., Clara A., Willie E., Fanny O., l'hobe A., and Ilarry B. Is an earnest worker in the temperance cause, a keen debater, speaking with great power and effect. Ile obtained about 50,- 000 signers to the pledge, and for the prosecution of the work obtained notes, subscriptions and collections to the amount of $25,000, and was the temperance candidate for governor in 1880.

A. Sanborn, a native of Maine, was born at Charleston in 1853. Learned the jeweler's busi- ness at Bangor, and worked there until 1877, when he came to Minneapolis and engaged in business as manufacturing jeweler and watch maker; he is located at 219 Nicollet Avenue. Ilis

wife was Mary F. Beebe, whom he married in 1878; she has borne him one son, Ralph R.

N. W. Savage, born May 15th, 1842, at Augusta, Maine. At the age of eighteen, he went to Lew-

iston and worked in the cotton mills one year. In 1861, be enlisted in the Eighth Maine and served until 1864: the next year he went to Tennessee and worked for the government in building the railroad from Chattanooga to Atlanta; he then returned to Maine, and afterward spent one winter in Michigan. He was at Sacramento, Cali- fornia. eleven months, and in Nevada one and one-half years; then passed about fourteen months in Maine again, farming and in the gro- cery business. In 1872. he came here and en- gaged in the fish trade and the ice business. The winter of 1875-6. he spent in Tennessee. Now deals in new and second hand goods of all kinds. Ile married in 1866, Miss E. J. Watson. They have one son, N. W., and a daughter, E. J.

John Savory, a native of Italy, was born in 1835. Came to the United States in 1855, and to this city in 1868; the first year after arrival, he worked in the woods. then for two years kept a hotel on Main street near Fourth Avenue, and four years at the corner of Main street and Cen- tral Avenue. In 1875, he built the Nicollet Ave- nue Hotel, No. 49 Central Avenue; it is 32x32 feet. three-stories high and basement.

Albert Schafers, a native of Prussia, was born September 13th, 1847. Came to the United States in 1863, and was two years in a commis- sion house in New York; he then removed to lowa for one year, thence to Rochester, Minne- sota, and in 1868, to this city. Was employed by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company until 1874; he built a store at 1501 Sixth street south, which was destroyed by fire in 1880, but rebuilt the same year; he now has a bil- liard hall, summer garden, and very pleasant bowling alley. In October. 1867, he married Dina Kleinsmith. They have one child. John.

Godfrey Scheitlin was born in Switzerland, February 18th, 1821. From 1841 until 1848, he carried on a very extensive business in the manu- facture of cotton and woolen goods. In the spring of 1848, he started for America; located in Cabell county, West Virginia, where, in 1856, he received his naturalization papers. During his stay there, he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Came to Minneapolis in October, 1856 and con- tinued the same business about three years, then invested in the ginseng trade; he met with a loss of $108,000 in 1864, and in 1868 left that business

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.lolin A. sellener. a native of Pennsylvania, was born February 24th. 1856. at Philadelphia. MITtee 1-57 he has been a resident of Minneapolis. After leaving school. Mr. Schlener worked for the well-known firm of Bean. Wales and Company, dealers in books and stationery. In 1878 he be- came a partner. and in August of the year follow- ung the firm sold their business to Kirkbride and Whitall: Mr. Schlener is in the employ of the new company .

Paul Schmedeman was born June 7th, 1855, at Madison, Wisconsin. Came to Minneapolis in March. 1ST9, and worked a while in the cigar- mamfacturing business. He wasafterward em- ployed by Daily and Reed, proprietors of the place he now runs, having bought of them in Novem- 11. 1560: it is a sample room and billiard hall at 205 Nicollet Avenue.

G. Schober. a native of Germany, moved to Minneapolis in 1855, and has been in the milling business since 1861. He is one of the owners of the Phoenix mill, a description of which may be seen elsewhere in this work. Married, in 1866, Mary Gochringer. Their five children are: Carl. Jolin. Mary. William and Edward.

Rev. A. Schneider, pastor of the First German Methodist Episcopal Church, the subject of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania. August 11th, 1513 Moved to Galena, Illinois, resided there two years, removing to Platteville. Wisconsin, where he received his education; converted at twelve years, joined the church, and was elected superintendent of the Sunday-school at twenty. Entered the army as soon as his age would per- mit. Enlisted in the Forty-seventh Wisconsin, remaining with his regiment for a short time, then detailed to the general headquarters, remain- Ing there until the close of the war. In 1896, married Miss Metha Schneider, and moved to Charles City, lowa; joined, by letter, the German Methodist Episcopal Church : elected Sunday- school superintendent, holding the position for Family three years. He was a licensed exhorter, then local preacher, starting out as assistant to the pastor in charge of the Charles City mission,

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which comprised five counties. In the fall of 1869 was appointed to Rush Creek and Jewell's Prairie, Illinois, remaining there three years, doubling the membership, building a church and paying for it. Was then appointed to Fort Dodge for one year and Alden two years; transferred to St. Paul, Minnesota, where he built a church and parsonage, and largely increased the member- ship. Stationed at East Minneapolis for two years, and from there to his present charge.

John Schockweiler was born in Luxembourg, September 17th, 1821. Is a self-educated man, having attended school but three months. In 1852 he emigrated to Detroit, Michigan, and in 1854 came to Minneapolis; he was the second man here engaged in the lime business. ITis location at present is 15 Third street south; he deals in lime, hair, cement etc. His first wife was Anna Nercyer, who died in 1854; they had one daugh- ter. His present wife was Louisa Mande; they have no children.

Joseph Schulenburg came to Minneapolis in 1866. Kept the Pacific Honse two years, then engaged in farming the same length of time in Rice county; he afterwards worked a farm in Plymouth two years, thence to St. Anthony where for eight years he was proprietor of a boarding- house. Since November Ist, 1880, he has kept the Medina House, previous to which he ran the Ilennepin House. In 1851 he married Margaret Baker. Their children are Mathew, Caspar and Lizzie.

Fred Schroder, a native of Germany, was born November 24th, 1834. Came to America in 1853 and located at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, where he resided until 1876, when he removed to Califor- mia. In July, 1880, Mr. Schroder came to this city. and engaged in the meat business at 403 Plymouth Avenue. He was married in 1866 to Miss D. Inkenky.

Henry Schulze, a native of Germany, was born January 28th. 1842. Came to America in infan- cy, and lived until 1959 at Chicago, Illinois; he th n removed to St. Paul and worked at the meat business there about five years. In 1861 he came to this city and started a meat market, which he sold in April, 1880, to L. W. Neudeck, but still retains his position as manager of the business. In 1875 he married the widow of the late Louis Neudeck of Minneapolis.

Henry II. Scott was born in Penobscot county, Maine, September, 1846. Lived on a farm with his parents until the age of twenty years. In 1863 he enlisted in the First Maine Ileavy Ar- tillery; served two years, engaged in thirty-two battles and was twice wounded. Came here in 1866, and has since been in the lumber busi- ness. Ile is also proprietor of the Cottage House, on Second Avenue north. In 1874 he married Jose Fashant. William Henry is their only child.

I. C. Seeley was born January 22d, 1833, in Allegan county, Michigan. When seventeen years of age he attended Richland Seminary. Kal- amazoo county, and afterward taught. Enlisted in the Fourth Michigan Cavalry, and served three years, being in fifty-seven different engage- ments; was held a prisoner of war over five months, nearly three months of the time at An- dersonville, and is a living witness of the horrors of that prison-pen. After the war he prepared for college at Kalamazoo, then went to Olivet and graduated from the college there in 1868; lie also graduated in law at Ann Arbor in 1871, and was in the office of Severance and Burrows of that city until 1872. when he came here and has since been in the real estate and insurance busi- ness. In 1876 he married Julia M. Willard. She "has borne him one child: Edith.

Henry E. Selden, a native of Connecticut, was born August 4th, 1835, at Portland. When five years of age lie moved to New Haven. and resided there until 1860, when he came to St. Paul, and two years later removed to Minneapolis; he has been very successful in his business of contract- ing and building. Mr. Selden enlisted in the Sixth Minnesota Volunteers in 1862; he was through the Indian war, the regiment marching 3,200 miles, and was in the service until 1865. On his return he built his present residence at 14 Tenth street sonth. Itis wifs was Eleanor Stevens, whom he married in 1860. They are the parents of seven children: Lewis, Emma, Mabel. Frank, Kittie, Eleanor, and Henry.

George Sermon, veterinary surgeon. graduated at Edinburgh. April 23d, 1862; at the Royal Col- lege of Veterinary Surgeons, April 30th, 1862, and has a diploma from each. In 1869 he moved to Montreal, Canada, and followed his profession there nine years. Since November, 1878. he has been in practice in Minneapolis.

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History of Hennepin county and the city of Minneapolis, including the Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota, Part 108

Author: Warner, George E., 1826?-1917; Foote, C. M. (Charles M.), 1849-1899; Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893; Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Minneapolis, North Star Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 738

Author: Warner, George E., 1826?-1917; Foote, C. M. (Charles M.), 1849-1899; Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893; Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Minneapolis, North Star Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 738