History of Hennepin county and the city of Minneapolis, including the Explorers and pioneers of Minnesota, Part 113

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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William O. White, born at Worcester, Massa- chusetts, October 22d, 1835. In 1850, went to Chicago, and on arrival at that city his whole cap- ital amounted to one dollar and twenty-five cents. Hle learned car building with the Illinois Central railroad company, and remained with them four years; then removed to Hastings, Minnesota, where he was contracting and house building un- til 1861. Enlisted in December of that year ; was promoted to commissary sergeant, and served on the frontier among the Indians. December, 1864, returned to Hastings, and worked nine years at the Vermillion mill. In 1873, came here, and after working for C. A. Pillsbury two and one- ha f years, removed to the Red River Valley and located 960 acres of land. Since July, 1877, has been at the Minneapolis mill. In 1856, married Mrs. Delia Kibbe, who has borne him one child : Clarence.


J. C. Whitney was born in April, 1818, at Springfied, Vermont. In 1829, moved with his parents to Canada, and remained until twenty years of age. He attended college at Oberlin, Ohio, and in 1849, graduated from Union Semi- nary, New York. The same year removed to Stillwater, Minnesota, where he was pastor of the First Presbyterian church until 1853; at that time he came to this city and held the position of pastor of the First Presbyterian church here four


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David Williams, was born September 24th, 1-30. at Chester. England. His father being a miller. he learned the trade at home, and in 1865 emigrated to Lower Cana la, where he remained five years. Then rem wed to Toronto remaining three years. In May, 1875, came to Minneapolis and was employed in the Washburn " A" mill for two and one-half years, then engaged with the Northwestern mill, and for the last two years has held the position of head miller. Married Miss Elizabeth Lloyd in 1861. Their children are: Edward, Ever, Albert, Walter. Jessie and Mand.


George Williams, was born at Calais, Maine, March 9th, 1813, where he lived until twenty-five years of age. His life time pursuit has been in The mercantile business. Came to St. Anthony in 1878, and was in the employ of J. H. Chase a few months when be accepted his present position in the dry-goods store of O. T. Swelt, on Univer- sity Avenue. His marriage to Etta B. Mayo oc- curred at St. Anthony, in 1871. Their children are: John M., Mary A. and Gertie.


Henry Williams was born in Chenango county. New York. May 28th, 1815. He went to Michi- gan with his parents in 1851. Attended school, also farmed, until 1563, when he removed to Chi- cago, and two years later located at Lake City, Mamesola. Came to Minneapolis the next year and joined the volunteer fire department in 1874. In 1877 he was appointed fire police'and in 1879 was appointed foreman of Hose Company Num- ber Two in the paid department, which position he now holds. Was married in this city in 1868 lo Agnes O'llarra.


Jessie T. Williams was born in Guilford coun- 11. North Carolina. March 20th, 1822. He moved to Wayne county. Indiana, when very young. and made it his home until 1867. Was elected sheriff of that conuly m 1556. Located at Minneapolis in 1470, and is now deputy sheriff. He was mar- nedd m Is15 to Anna Greaves, of Indiana. Their children are: Ethal L., Laura and Estella.


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S. M. Williams was born in Cumberland conn- ty, Pennsylvania, September 18th, 1845. He came to Minneapolis in 1857, and has since made this his place of residence. Ile established the book and stationery business at 224 Hennepin Avenne in 1863, and is still located there. IIe was married in 1879 to Sarah Williams of this city.


G. B. Wilson was born March 20th, 1821, in Washington county, Maine. Came to St. An- thony in 1856, and engaged in lumbering: has driven an ox-team for twenty-two seasons in the pineries. While thus engaged he met with an experience from which he escaped with life al- most by a miracle. While unloading logs from the sled, he was thrown forward about sixteen feet down a slope. Two enormous logs rolled after and over him; fortunately he landed in a crevice in the ground which gave space for the logs with their ponderous weight to pass over, leaving him unharmed. In 1878 he erected a building at 1205 Fifth street south-east which he occupies as a grocery. In the spring of 1880 he retired from the lumber business. His family consists of wife and three children: Clara L., Egbert S. and Sydney B.


Joseph P. Wilson is a native of New Jersey, born in 1822. Ile was in the law office of Silas M. Stilwell, at New York four years. In 1844, he removed to Illinois and was agent for a Chicago firm, to select and enter government lands for them in the northern part of the state. In 1847, went to the Mexican war and remained until its close. In April 1850, located at St. Anthony and engaged in mercantile business. Was one of the commissioners of Ramsey county, from 1851 till "54; he was also in the legislature in 1856. He was a member of the constitutional convention to form a state constitution, and was a member of the senate in 1864-'65. Ile was one of the origi- nal proprietors of St. Cloud and Alexandria, Minnesota, and is now interested in New Mexico mines, in the vicinity of Santa Fe.


John Wilson is a native of Scotland, born in 1838. Ile came to America in 1850, locating near New York, on Long Island. In 1861, he enlisted at Rochester, New York in Company E, Thir- teentli New York Regiment. He participated in many hard fought battles : first Bull Run, Siege at Yorktown, Hanover Court House and others.


Ile was wounded in the seven days' fight before Richmond and left on the field, but was rescued and taken to Washington where he recovered and secured his discharge în 1863. Ile went to Logansport, Indiana, where he married Miss Lneinda Young, July 23d. 1864. They came to Minneapolis in 1866, and immediately engaged with the Minneapolis mill, remaining with the firm nearly twelve years.


M. D. Wilson was born at LaPorte, Indiana, May 28th, 1843. Went to Albert Lea, Minne- sota, in 1867. He located in Minneapolis in 1877, and has since been buying and selling horses. Ile and his partner, A. R. Strickland, are now proprietors of a livery and sale stable, at 16 Washington Avenue north.


Newton HI. Winchell was born in Duchess county, New York, December 17th, 1839. 11 1858 he entered the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and graduated in 1866. lle was com- pelled to teach during his course in college, and thus spent eight years in getting his education. IIe was at different times superintendent of the public schools of Adrian, Port Huron and Kala- mazoo. Ile was employed two years on the state geological survey of Michigan. Thence he went to Oliio, and in 1872, was summoned to Minnesota by the regents of the State University. Accept- ing the position of state geologist, he spent one- half of his time teaching, and the rest in direct- ing the geological survey of the state. In 1878 he was relieved from teaching, and has since devoted himself wholly to the survey, and the preparation and acquisition of a museum. Professor Winchell was married in 1864, to Miss C. F. Innes, of Galesburg, Michigan, a graduate and afterwards teacher at Albion College, Michi- gan. They have five children: Ilorace V., I. C., Avis, Alexander and Louisa L.


Professor Winchell wrote some scientific articles for newspapers in his college course, and others since. The following are of a more permanent character and are found in the standard scientific periodicals of the day: 1. The Glacial Features of Green Bay, of Lake Michigan, with some ob- servations on a probable former outlet of Lake Superior-American Journal of Science and Arts, July, 1871. 2. The Building Stones of Michigan-American Builder, May, June and July, 1871. 3. The Surface Geology of North-


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del the auspices of the War Department. com- prised the first account of the interior of the Black Ilills ever published. He discredited somewhat the wonderful reports of gold in the Black Hills, current at the time of Gen. Custer's return; and it must be admitted that no permanent goldl min- ing has been established at any point visited by thir Coster expedition. 20. The State and Higher Education: an address-Bulletins of the Minne- sofa Academy of Science. Vol. 11.


Prof. Winchell received the degrees of A. B. and 1. M. of his alma mater, the University of Michi- gan. fle is a fellow of the American Associa- tion for the Advancement of Science, a corres- ponding member of the New York and Buffalo AAcademies of Science, and president of the Min- nesota Academy of Natural Science.


Thomas Wing is a native of Canada. born .Ily 5th. 1-30. He went to Oswego. New York, in Jsjs, and learned the bakery business. In 1852, engaged in the business at Clayton, New York, thence to Chicago. After working in different places he located in Minneapolis in 1972. He was with Lillibridge's bakery three years. In 1526 established Ins business, and is at present at 20 First street south. He was united in mar- riage to Eliza A. Gibbons, in 1558. Their child- Ich are : Sevimore T., Clarissa. Nellie, Laura, Danmey M .. Thomas and Mary.


Kimball W. Wing was born in 1837, at Bel- grade, Missouri. At the age of nine he was con- verted, and at twenty united with the Methodist Epreopal Church at Gardner, Missouri. Reared on a faim: at the age of righteen he em- linked in the meat business, which he followed twelve years, when failing health compelled him In tette. At the age of twenty-eight he was mamed to Mary E. Kempster of West Gardner, Missouri. In Isi? he removed to Minneapolis in hope of recuperating his health. In 187g he formed a partnership with M. D. Cone and embarked in the real estate and commission Imisiness, room No.1. in Harron's block on Washington Avenue, and has Shee han more or less actively engaged in that duection. Mr. Wing is an active member of the Franklin Avenne Methodist Episcopal Church, is one of its trustees and assistant superintendent of the sabbath school. He has four children: Weslie S., Willie E., Warren A., and Mabel G.


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land, born 1846. Hle came to the United States in 1871, locating in Minneapolis. He was em- ployed in the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway machine shops until August, 1880. IIe then opened a saloon and billiard hall at 1413 Washington Avenue south. Married Francis Pileher in 1866. They have three children.


O. G. Wold is a native of Norway, born Oeto- ber 20th, 1852. Came to the United States in 1860, and first located in Illinois. In 1868 re- moved to Grant county, Minnesota, where he lived on his father's farm two months. During that year he came to Minneapolis and engaged in his present line of business, that of dealing in and manufacturing pumps, ete. The firm of Reno and Wold is doing a rapidly growing trade. Lo- cated 103 First Avenue south.


Jacob A. Wolverton was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, August 15th, 1832. IIe went to New York city in 1851, to take a situa- tion in the wholesale dry-goods house of Edward Lambert & Company. In November, 1858, he was married to Evelyn L. Olmstead. In the fall of the next year they came to Minnesota and have since been residents of Minneapolis. Mr. Wolverton was connected with the dry-goods house of Bell Brothers, eight years. Was also a member of the firms of Johnson & Wolverton, and Wolverton & Baker. In 1876, was appointed deputy clerk of district court ; he was appointed clerk the spring following to till the vacancy caused by the death of the clerk, Mr. Jerome. He was elected to that office the next ferm and held it four years.


Charles HI. Woods, of the law firm of Woods & Babcock, is a native of New Hampshire, born October 8th, 1836. Received an academic educa- tion and a partial course at William's College. IIe was captain in a company in the sixteenth New Hampshire volunteers, and served one year after which he held a government clerkship for three years. Ile removed to Minneapolis in 1866, and began the practice of law; he has been in continuons practice since, being associated with different lawyers. The firm of Woods & Bab- coek was formed in 1878. lle was elected justice of the peace at the first city election held in this city, after the charter was granted. Ile married Miss Carrie C. Rice, of Vermont, in 1862. Rosi- dence 33 Tenth street south.


M. Woods, of the firm of Barber and Woods, is a native of Montreal, Canada, born September 13th. 1853, and lived there until twenty-four years of age, the last seven years being passed in the grocery business. lle next engaged in the fur trade in Manitoba, in which he continued until coming to Minneapolis in June, ISSO. In July, he became a partner in the firm of Barber and Woods, and engaged in the meat business at 1224 Western Avenue.


John G. Woolley was born February 15th, 1850, at Collinsville, Butler county, Ohio. He ac- companied his parents to Paris, Edgar county, Illinois in 1860. In 1869, removed to California, remaining one year, and in 1872 went to Europe. lle studied law with Honorable James A. Eads, of Paris, Illinois, and attended the law college of Michigan University. Ile became a resident of Minneapolis in 1878 and formed a partnership and has practiced law since. He married in 1873 to Mary V. Gerhard, of Delaware, Ohio. Their children are : Paul G., Edwin C. and John Rea.


James C. Worrall was born at Covington, Ken- tueky. February 11th, 1855. Hle moved with his parents to Geneseo, Illinois, in 1857, where he at- tended high school, and graduated from Geneseo Seminary. He entered the Union law school of Chicago in 1875, and graduated after a two years' course, at which time he was admitted to practice. He then returned to Geneseo and formed a partnership with Senator E. C. Moder- well. They practiced as a law firm until 1880, when Mr. Worrall came to Minneapolis and opened an office at 27 Washington Avenue south. Ilis marriage to Miss Emma K. Lawrence, oe- eurred at Geneseo, Illinois, October 3d, 1878.


R. W. York, foreman of Hose Company No. Five, wasborn in Canada West February 12th, 1843. In the fall of 1850 he accompanied his pa- rents to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he attended the graded schools. Ile enlisted in 1861 in Com- pany "G," First Wisconsin Infantry, Colonel John C. Starkweather com nun ling. II . participated in the first battle in Virginia, at Falling Waters, and was honorably discharged, and re-enlisted October 8th, 1861. for three years. Was wounded at the battle of Chickamauga. after which he was on duty as clerk of the hospital. In 1864 he was discharged. Removed to Minnesota in 1865, on a farm near Mankato; two years later came to


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arrived at Minneapolis during the year, and en- gaged with the st. Anthony Iron Works Company, where he remained until starting in business for Immyself. which he did in 1879. Ile passed three years in the army, having enlisted in the One hundred and Third New York Volunteers: Ile married Miss Mary Temple, of New York in 1855. They have five sons and two daughters. Ilis res- idence is on Central Avenue. His carriage shop is located at 115 Main street south-east.


Nathaniel Zeron was born in Upper Canada, October 9h. 1510. He came to Dundas. Minne- sola in 1942. and for two years was engaged in farming. He then began worked for J. S. Archi- bald in the Dundas flouring mills and re- mained there seven years. He became a resi- dent of Minneapolis in 1871, and was employed in the Cataract mill: he has been with that firm since. Ile married Miss Lydia Kelso in 1874. They have one child : Cora M. Residence 1518 Twenty-first street south.


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Just, Ciroselliers (Gro-zay-yay) and Radisson visit Minnesota.


1401. Menard. a Jesuit missionary ascends the Mississippi according to Herrot, twelve years be- fore Marquette saw this river.


1045. Allonez. a Jesuit. visited The Minnesota shore of Lake Superior.


1459. Du Laith planted the arms of France. the hundred and Twenty leagues beyond Mille


1650. Du Lonth, the first to travel in a canoe from Lake Superior, by way of the St. Croix river. to the Mississippi. Descending the Missis- Mpu, he writes to Signelay in 1683: "1 proceeded In a canor two days and two nights, and the next day at ten o'clock in the morning" found Accault, Angelle, and Father Hennepin, with a hunting party of Sjons. He writes: "The want of respect


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which they showed to the said Reverend Father provoked me, and this I showed them, telling them he was my brother, and I had him placed in my canoe to come with me into the villages of said Nadouecioux." In September. Dn Luth and JIennepin were at the falls of St. Anthony on their way to Mackinaw.


1683. Perrot and Le Sueur visit Lake Pepin. Perrot with twenty men, builds a stockade at the base of a bluff, upon the east bank, just above the entrance of Lake Pepin.


1688. Perrot re-occupies the post on Lake Pe- pin.


1689. Perrot, at Green Bay, makes a formal record of taking possession of the Sioux country in the name of the king of France.


1693. Le Suenr at the extremity of Lake Su- perior.


1694. Le Sueur builds a post, on a prairie island in the Mississippi, about nine miles below Hastings.


1695. Le Sueur brings the first Sioux chiefs who visited Canada.


1700. Le Suenr ascends the Minnesota River. Fort L'Huillier built on a tributary of Blue Earth River.


1702. Fort L'Huillier abandoned.


1727. Fort Beanharnois, in the fall of this year, erected in sight of Maiden's Roek, Lake Pe- pin, by La Perriere du Boucher. *


1728. Verendrye stationed at Lake Nepigon.


1731. Verendrye's sons reach Rainy Lake. Fort St. Pierre erected at Rainy Lake.


1732. Fort St. Charles erected at the south- west corner of the Lake of the Woods.


1734. Fort Maurepas established on Winnipeg River.


1736. Verendrye's son and others massacred by the Sioux on an isle in the Lake of the Woods.


1738. Fort La Reine on the Red River estab- lished.


1743. Verendrye's sons reach the Rocky Moun- tains.


1766. Jonathan Carver, on November 17th, reaches the Falls of St. Anthony.


1794. Sandy Lake occupied by the Northi- West Company.


1802. William Morrison trades at Leach Lake.


1804. William Morrison trades at Elk Lake, now Itasca.


1805. Lieutenant Z. M. Pike purchases the site since occupied by Fort Snelling.


1817. Earl of Selkirk passes through Minne- sota for Lake Winnipeg.


Major Stephen JI. Long, U. S. A., visits Falls of St. Anthony.


1818. Dakotah war party under Black Dog at- tack Ojibways on the Pomme de Terre River.


1819. Col. Leavenworth arrives on the 24th of August, with troops at Mendota.


1820. J. B. Faribanit brings up to Mendota, horses for Col. Leavenworth.


Laidlow, superintendent of farming for Earl Selkirk, passes from Pembina to Prairie du Chien to purchase seed wheat. Upon the 15th of April left Prairie du Chien with Mackinaw boats and ascended the Minnesota to Big Stone Lake, where the boats were placed on rollers and dragged a short distance to Lake Traverse, and on the 3d of June, reached Pembina.


On the 5th of May, Col. Leavenworth estab- lished summer quarters at Camp Coldwater, IIen- nepin county.


In July, Governor Cass. of Michigan, visits the camp.


In August, Col. Snelling succeeds Leaven- worth.


September 20th. corner stone laid under com- mand of Col. Snelling.


First white marriage in Minnesota, Lieutenant Green to daughter of Captain Gooding.


First white child born in Minnesota, daughter of Col. Snelling ; died following year.


1821. Fort St. Anthony was sufficiently com- pleted to be occupied by troops.


Mill at St. Anthony Falls constructed for the use of garrison, under the supervision of Lieuten- ant MeCabe.


1822. Col. Dickson attempted to take a drove of cattle to Pembina.


1823. The first steamboat, the Virginia. on May 10th, arrived at the mouth of the Minnesota river.


Mill stones for grinding flour sent to St. An- thony Falls.


Major Long, U. S. A., visits the northern boundary by way of the Minnesota and Red river.


Beltrami, the Italian traveler. explores the northernmost source of the Mississippi.


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du Chien, having been twenty-six days on the journey. Under the influence of whiskey or stu- piditv. they ascended the St. Croix by mistake. and were lost for fifteen days.


1532. May 12th. steamboat Versailles arrived at Fort Spelling.


June 16th. William Carr arrives from Missouri at Fort Spelling. with a drove of cattle and horses.


Henry R. Schoolcraft explores the sources of the Missisippi.


1-33. Rev. W. T. Boutwell establishes a mis- sion among the Ojibways at Leech Lake.


E. F. Ely opens a mission school for Ojibways at Aitkin's trading post. Sandy Lake.


1:31. May. Sammel W. and Gideon HI. Pond arrive at Lake Calhoun as missionaries among the Sioux.


November. Henry II. Sibley arrives at Men- dota as agent of Fur Company.


1535. May. Rev. T. S. Williamson and J. D. Stevens arrive as Sioux missionaries, with Alex- ander (. Huggins as lay-assistant.


June. Presbyterian Church at Fort Snelling organized.


.July 31st. A Red River train arrives at Fort Snelling with fifty or sixty head of cattle, and abont twenty-five horses.


Major J. L. Bean surveys the Sioux and Chip- peway boundary line under treaty of 1825, as far as Otter Tail Lake.


November. Col. S. C. Stambangh arrives; is sufler at Fort Snelling.


1536. May 6th. "Missouri Fulton," first steam- boat, arrives at Fort Snelling.


May 29th. "Frontier," Capt. Harris, arrives. June 1st. "Palmyra" arrives.


anly 2nd. "Saint Peters" arrives with J. N. Nicollet as passenger.


July 30th. Saes and Foxes kill twenty-four Winnebagoes un Root River.


1537. Hev. Stephen R. Riggs and wife join Lake Harriet Mission.


Rev. A. Brunson and David King establish Kaposia Mission.


Commissioners Dodge and Smith at Fort Snell- ing make a treaty with the Chippeways to cede lands cast of the Mississippi.


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September 29th. Sioux chiefs at Washington sign a treaty.


November 10th. Steamboat Rolla arrives at Fort Snelling with the Sioux on their return from Washington.


December 12th. Jeremiah Russell and L. W. Stratton make the first elaim at Marine. in St. Croix valley.


1838. April, Hole-in-the Day and party kill thirteen of the Lac-qui-parle Sioux. Martin Mc- Leod from Pembina after twenty-eight days of exposure to snow, reaches Lake Traverse.


May 25, steamboat Burlington arrives at Fort Snelling with J. N. Nicollet and J. C. Fremont on a scientific expedition.


June 14th, Maryatt, the British novelist, Frank- lin Steele and others rode from the Fort to view Falls of St. Anthony.


July 15th, steamboat Palmyra arrives at Fort Snelling with an official notice of the ratification of treaty. Men arrived to develop the St. Croix Valley.


August 2d, Hole-in-the Day encamped with a party of Chippeways near Fort Snelling, and was attacked by Sioux from Mud Lake, and one killed and another wounded.


August 27th, steamboat Ariel arrives with commissioners Pease and Ewing to examine half- breed claims.


September 30th, steamboat Ariel makes the first trip up the St. Croix river.


October 26th, steamboat Gypsy first to arrive at Falls of St. Croix with annuity goods for the Chippeways. In passing through Lake St. Croix grounded near the town site laid out by S. C. Stambaugh, and called Stambaughville.




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