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Andrew J. Sundine, a prosperous farmer of Kintire township, is one of the best known men in this part of the county, and has achieved more than the usual measure of success. Coming to America as a poor boy, he saw strenuous life as a member of a railroad construction crew in Canada, and finally settled down on his present farm, to which he has since devoted his time and attention. His home is set in a beautiful grove, and the spread- ing front lawn is beautified with flower beds and shrubbery, through which a drive leads to the front door, giving the place the appearance of an estate in the old country. His barn is one of the largest in the community, and is equipped with every modern convenience, while the other buildings are ample and commodious. Mr. Sundine was born in Sweden, April 29, 1854, son of Samuel and Anna (Anderson) Somerson, the former of whom was born in Sweden in 1822, and there farmed until his death in 1866, and the latter of whom was born in Sweden in 1829, came to America in 1877, and lived in Kintire township,
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this county, until her death in 1896. The subject of this sketch came to America with his mother, and first located in Chicago. He entered railroad work, and after laboring awhile at Marquette, Mich., he went to Canada, where he assisted in railroad construc- tion. It was there that he met with many interesting adventures and thrilling experiences. In 1884, however, he decided to devote his future life to farm work. Accordingly he came to Kintire township, and acquired the southeast quarter of seetion 2. To this, he has added from time to time by judicious purchases, un- til he now owns a large farm of 600 acres of the best of land. The house was rebuilt in 1892; the granary, 30 by 40 feet, with its portable elevator, its gasoline engine, its feed grinder and other conveniences, was erected in 1906; the barn, 48 by 96 feet, with concrete basement, was built in 1908. Mr. Sundine carries on general farming, and has a splendid herd of Shorthorn cattle, as well as a large drove of swine, and some good farm horses. Andrew J. Sundine was married February 18, 1899, to Helena Anderson, born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, April 28, 1870, daughter of Rasmus and Anna (Thompson) Anderson, and came to this county December 20, 1896. Rasmus Anderson, farmer and stock raiser, was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, in 1847, and died in 1877. His wife, who was born October 21, 1848, came to America in 1893, and located in Renville county; she died in Astoria, Ore., October 25, 1902.
Andrew M. Bondeson, an early settler, was born in Sweden, February 28, 1845, and was there reared and educated. He came to America in 1869, found his way to Chicago, went from there to Rockford, Ill., and worked on a railroad, and spent the winter in Michigan. In the spring of 1870 he came to this state, and located in Nicollet county. There he remained until 1877, when he came to Redwood county and homesteaded 80 acres in section 8, North Hero township. On this wild land he built a shack, 14 by 14 feet, set out a grove and started to break the prairie sod for crops. With the passing of the years he built up a good farm, added 200 acres in section 7, and gradually attained pros- perity. While engaged in general farming, he made a specialty of grain and flax. He served on the town board three years and on the school board seventeen years, and also did considerable other public service. In 1914 he retired and moved to Walnut Grove, where he erected his present sightly home. Mr. Bondeson was married in March, 1872, to Eva Frisk, born in Sweden, September 25, 1853, daughter of Samuel Frisk, who was born in Sweden in 1826 and died in Nicollet county, this state, in 1908. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Bondeson are: Gustav, born Feb- ruary 15, 1873, and died March 16, 1891; William, a farmer of North Hero township, born September 2, 1875; Axel, born July 17, 1877, now farming in North Hero township; Ellen, born
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March 4, 1879, now Mrs. Fred Lundholm, of Chicago City, Minn .; Henry, born January 30, 1881, now a farmer of Johnsonville township, this county; Mina, born November 13, 1883, wife of Nord Erickson, of North Dakota; Esther, born September 22, 1885, now Mrs. Albert Stark, of Minneapolis; Emily, born August 15, 1887, wife of William Nelson, a farmer of Johnsonville town- ship; Andrew, born February 16, 1889, a farmer of North Hero township; Fred, born February 17, 1891, now at Walnut Grove; and Winnie, born May 24, 1895, also now at Walnut Grove.
William Bondeson, a well known farmer of North Hero town- ship, was born September 2, 1875, in Bernadotte, Nicollet county, Minnesota, son of Andrew M. and Eva (Frisk) Bondeson, and has lived in North Hero township since 1877, when he arrived here with his parents. In 1906 he acquired the original 80 acres of his father's homestead, erected a new house, and has since made many improvements in the buildings, and perfected many developments in the land. On this good place he conducts gen- eral farming and makes a specialty of Jersey cattle and O. I. C. hogs. Mr. Bondeson was married February 22, 1906, to Nellie Amundson, born March 25, 1881, daughter of Helga Amundson, and they have five children : Evelyn, Irene, Marvin, Florence and Wilma. Helga Amundson came to the United States in 1883 and located in Lyon county, this state. He was the father of five children : Amund, on the home farm in Lyon county; Mary, wife of Louis Trulson, a farmer of Fillmore county, this state; Helga, a farmer of North Dakota; Ida, wife of Lyman Coyle, a farmer of Murray county, this state; and Nellie, now Mrs. William Bondeson.
Paul Doepke, cashier of the State Bank of Wanda, and one of the leading men of the county, was born in Pomerania, Ger- many, April 14, 1871, son of William and Wilhelmina (Schmechel) Doepke, who brought their family of seven children to the United States in 1889, and located in Renville county, this state. Paul Doepke was reared in his native land, came to Renville county with his parents, secured a farm of 160 acres which had just been broken, and there farmed for several years. Subse- quently he engaged in business in Fairfax and New Ulm. In 1899 he came to the newly established village of Wanda, and opened a hotel, which he conducted until 1905, when he entered the banking business, in which he is still engaged. He also handles automobiles, makes a specialty of the Paige car, and has built a well equipped garage, 25 by 60 feet. His activities in public life have been many, and the thriving aspect of the com- munity reflects in a large degree his progressive spirit. He helped to organize the village, served as its first treasurer and is now its efficient clerk; he was an influential factor in fostering the movement which resulted in the watertower and the water-
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works system, and he was a hard worker in the project of es- tablishing the splendid consolidated school, serving as one of the first officers and now holding the position of treasurer. The Consolidated Co-operative Creamery of Wanda, of which he is the secretary, also numbers him among its most active organizers and advocates. In many other beneficial movements he has like- wise taken his part, and his reputation as a public spirited citi- zen has extended far beyond the boundaries of the county. Paul Doepke was united in marriage in Renville county, Novem- ber 3, 1894, to Martha Darkow, born in Germany, March 28, 1874, and this union has been blessed with six children: Irma, Herta, Erwin, Esther, Armin and Harold. The family faith is that of the German Lutheran church, in which Mr. Doepke has been trustee ever since its organization.
Leonard Redding, cashier of the State Bank of Lamberton, and actively identified with several financial institutions through- out the state, was born March 12, 1870, at Houston, Minn., son of Anton O. and Caroline (Johnson) Redding, natives of Sweden. He received his education in the schools of his neighborhood, and as a youth assisted his father with farm work. In 1894 he engaged for a short time in the farm implement business at Springfield, Minn. Later he entered the employ of the State Bank of Springfield. His next employment was with the Mc- Cormick Harvester Co., for which concern he traveled some three years. It was in September, 1898, that he came to Lamberton as cashier of the newly organized State Bank. In this institution he has since continued, his energetic work and pleasing personality being important factors in its growth and success. Aside from his interests in this bank Mr. Redding is a stockholder in the Farmers & Merchants' State Bank at Stillwater, Minn .; the Citizens' State Bank, St. Peter, Minn .; the State Bank of Parkers Prairie, Minn .; the Security State Bank of Warrod, Minn .; the First State Bank of Finlayson, Minn .; the State Bank of Revere, Minn .; the Little Falls State Bank, of Vader, Wash .; the State Bank of Mahnomen, Minn., and the State Bank of Willow River, Minn., in several of which institutions he is a director. Among his numerous other financial holdings may be mentioned stock in the Lamberton Block & Tile Co., and the Central Minnesota Loan & Investment Co., in the former of which he is president and in the latter secretary. Though busy with his numerous business activities he has found time to give efficient service to Lamberton for several years as mayor and to the school board for a longer period as treasurer. Fraternally he is a thirty- second K. C. C. H. degree Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Lamberton, the Chapter at Springfield, the Consistory at Winona, and the Shrine at St. Paul. He also belongs to the Eastern Star, the Knights of Pythias and the United Workmen
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at Lamberton. Mr. Redding was married in August, 1897, to Minnie Nelson of Nicollet county, this state, daughter of Nels and Pernilla Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. Redding have four children : Viola, Loraine, Maynard and Marion. Anton O. Redding devoted his active life to farming and is now making his home at Sioux City, Iowa. He is the father of two children, Leonard, the subject of this sketch, and Alma, who is now Mrs. Oscar W. Gustafson of Sioux City, Iowa.
David McWilliams, for many years an extensive land owner of Westline township, was born in St. Charles, Ill., July 8, 1853, and was there reared and educated. As a young man he learned the harness making trade, and in this line continued for many years. In 1881 he purchased, with his brother James, the whole of section 29, Westline township, Redwood county. To the improvement and development of this farm he has devoted con- siderable time. He took over his brother's interest in the spring of 1910. Mr. McWilliams married Ida Matteson, who was born in Traverse City, Mich., in 1864, daughter of Daniel Matteson, a Civil war veteran. This union was blessed with two children : James A., born August 16, 1884, and Mae, born February 9, 1886.
James A. McWilliams, a progressive farmer of Westline town- ship, is carrying on extensive farming operations on his father's farm, along the latest approved lines, and his endeavors are meeting with much success. Although still a young man, his opinion on all questions of modern farming is received with respect, and his work is demonstrating the splendid possibilities of present day rural endeavor. Mr. Mc Williams was born in St. Charles, Ill., August 16, 1884, son of David and Ida (Matteson) Mc Williams. He there received a common and high school education, and then went to Chicago, where from 1908 to 1914, he was a director and assistant treasurer in the office of the National Condensed Milk Co. In the spring of 1914 he came to Westline township, this county, and took charge of his father's farm in section 29. This farm he has developed into one of the best country estates in this part of the county. When he took the management of the place, the large house and barn had already been built by his father. Since then, the subject of this sketch has erected other good farm buildings, such as two corn cribs with a granary overhead, a cattle barn, a milkhouse with windmill over a deep well; a tool shed, a 220-ton triple wall silo, a swine house, and similar structures. Mr. Mc Williams, as a part of his farm operations, raises a considerable amount of grain and timothy, and breeds Percheron horses, Duroc Jersey swine and Shorthorn and Hereford cattle. Each year he ships several carloads of swine and cattle to the markets. Though busy with his farm duties, Mr. McWiliams has found time to indulge the fraternal side of his nature, and is allied with the I. O. O. F.
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at St. Charles, Ill., and the A. F. & A. M. at Marshall, Minn. Mr. 'Mc Williams was married June 28, 1906, to Ella May, born October 19, 1887, daughter of Henry and Catherine (Axley) May, the other children in the May family being Guy, Effie, Calvin, Lonetta, William, Clarence and Edward. Mr. and Mrs. Mc Wil- liams have one child, Kathryn, born October 9, 1907. The family faith is that of the Congregational church.
Louis Gerstmann, a pioneer merchant, was born in Germany in 1844, and came to America in 1865. After living in New Ulm a short time, he secured a farm in Sherman township, this county, where he farmed for a while. Then he conducted a store at the Rocks, northwest corner in Brown county, west of New Ulm, for a year and a half. Subsequently, after a winter near Fairfax, in Renville county, he later located on a farm in the southwest corner of Nicollet county, on which he remained for seven years. Later he lived at Golden Gate in Brown county a year. It was in 1882 that he bought the George Knudson store in the new village of Morgan, which he conducted until his death in 1892. He married Anna Hoffman, and they had eight children: August (deceased) ; Otto; Hannah, wife of Dr. J. L. Adams; Frank; Mary, wife of Martin Kittel; William; Cora; and Robert (deceased).
Otto Gerstmann, hardware dealer and prominent citizen of Clements, was born in Brown county, this state, March 29, 1870, son of Louis and Annie (Hoffman) Gerstmann. He lived with his father in Brown, Renville and Nicollet counties, and in 1892 succeeded to his father's business in Morgan, as manager of the estate. Later he sold his interest. For a time he was a stock buyer, and for several years served the village of Morgan as marshal. In 1902 he came to the new village of Clements, and with J. W. Hopfenspirger, engaged in the hardware business, and implement business, securing the sole ownership in January, 1916, of the hardware business, Mr. Hopfenspirger taking over the implement end. He has taken an active part in public affairs, was first mayor of Clements, and served in that capacity for seven years. Mr. Gerstmann was married September 24, 1894, to Clara Schoffman, daughter of Joseph and Katherine (Schneider) Schoffman, the former of whom is a farmer and hotel keeper at Morgan. Mr. and Mrs. Gerstmann have five children : Irene, Magdalene, Marguerite, Ray and Lewis. Irene is a proficient teacher, having graduated from the normal department of the Redwood Falls high school.
A. W. Edwards, a successful farmer of Redwood county, was born in New York City, April 12, 1847, son of Sherman and Mary Jane (Vanomen) Edwards, who were married in New York City it 1845. The father, a native of Kentucky, and a carpenter and joiner by occupation, died in 1849 at the early age of twenty-
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nine years, and his widow subsequently became the wife of F. A. Martin, at Columbus, Columbia county, Wis., and there engaged in farming, later farming near Cambria, Wis. She died in 1889 at the age of sixty-nine years. F. A. Martin served three years in Co. E, Third Wisconsin Cavalry and was sent to Missouri and Kansas. He was killed near Clarkville, Kansas, being shot from an ambush while riding along the road. A. W. Edwards lived with his mother and step-father until 1868, when he began working out among the farmers. In 1879 he bought 160 acres in the northwestern quarter of section 19, Redwood Falls township, where he is still living. His first house was a 12 by 16 shanty, and all he had to start farming with was an old team of horses, harness and a wagon. His first crop of hay was cut with a scythe and raked by hand. At first the food consisted mainly of salt and potatoes. He now has 265 acres of land and has im- proved it in many ways. He carries on diversified farming and from a small beginning has, by industry and perseverance, brought his farm to a high state of cultivation. Mr. Edwards is a staunch Republican and has served as the chairman of the board of township supervisors for three years, having been a member of the board for five years, and has been director of school district No. 46 for eight years. His religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Edwards was also a member of a musical association, the Randolph Band of Ran- dolph, Wis., and played E flat cornet. He had several good offers to continue in musical work but preferred farming for a life work. Mr. Edwards was married September 2, 1903, to Clara M. Adams, who was born August 7, 1874, daughter of Peter and Cresentia (Kuisle) Adams, of Winona, Minn. Her father, who in his latter years was a retired farmer, died in Stockton, Winona county, May 29, 1904. Her mother is still liv- ing in Stockton and, although seventy-six years old, is still very active, and takes pleasure in attending to her household duties and her garden. Mrs. Edwards, who was graduated from the Winona State Normal School, was a teacher in Minnesota for eight years and in Wisconsin for two years, taking charge of her first school in 1895. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards have had two children, a son who died in infancy, and a daughter, Fern, born January 18, 1909. By a previous marriage Mr. Edwards had a son, Lloyd S., who was born August 12, 1891, who died in Minneapolis, July 15, 1911.
Frank B. Fobes, veteran of the Civil war and of the Indian campaign, and at one time county treasurer of Freeborn county, was born in New York State February 5, 1841, and was there reared. In 1860 he came to Minnesota and located in Albert Lea, where he remained until the outbreak of the Civil war. October 11, 1861, he enlisted at Fort Snelling as sergeant in Co. F, Fourth
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Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, from which regiment on March 3, 1862, he was discharged to accept a commission as second lieutenant, Co. C, Fifth Minnesota Valunteer Infantry. In this capacity he took part in the campaign against the Sioux Indians. The heroic work of Lieutenant Fobes and his brave men at Fort Ripley and elsewhere is a part of the history of the nation and need not be repeated here. After the Indians were subdued he retired July 1, 1863. He longed, however, to serve his country in the South, and with this purpose in view enlisted in Madison, Wis., February 27, 1864, in Co. M, Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry .. He was promoted to sergeant October 20, 1864, and was honorably discharged July 10, 1865. Subsequently he lived in Albert : Lea for many years, engaged in the general mercantile business. From 1886 to 1892 he was county treasurer. In Masonic circles he was especially prominent, attaining the thirty-third degree and serving as Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons of the State of Minnesota in 1905. After a distinguished life of worthy effort he died April 12, 1902. His wife, Anna Grace Fuller, was born at Hebron, Ill., February 25, 1848, and died January 25, 1896.
Charles A. Fobes, proprietor of the Electric Shop, Redwood Falls, was born in Albert Lea, Minn., September 16, 1868, son of Frank B. and Anna Grace (Fuller) Fobes. He was reared in his native city and secured his first business experience in :the court house there when his father was serving as county treasurer. Subsequently he. was engaged in clerical work in a railroad office after which he became interested with his father in the telephone business. After securing further training 'as an employe of the Western Electric Company .in Iowa; he went to Trinidad, Colo., in '1901, as manager of the: Automatic Telephone Company .- June 1, 1904, he entered the employ of the Minnesota Central Tele- phone Company as manager at Long Prairie, later holding the same position for that company at Sleepy Eve. His next posi- tion was as manager of the Sleepy Eye Telephone Company. March 10, 1914, he came to Redwood Falls and purchased from A. C. Burmeister the electrical supply department of the Red- wood Falls Light & Power Co. He has built up an extensive busi- ness, does electrical contract work, deals extensively in general electrical supplies, and has the Service Station of the Willard Stor- age Battery Co. Charles A. Fobes was married January 1, 1902, to Edith M. Moore, born March 13, 1878, daughter of Josiah H. and Anna (Gibson) Moore, and their children are: Anna, born- Feb- ruary 6, 1904; Jeanette, born August 22, 1906; Margaret, born November 6, 1910; and Marian, born July 30, 1914, who died October 11, 1914. Josiah H. Moore was born in Barnet, Vt., served four years in the First Vermont Cavalry, was captured, spent six months in Andersonville and Libby prisons, and was
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afterwards released. Later he came to Minnesota and farmed near Rushford for many years. His wife, born April20, 1847, ; is still living at Rushford.
.. John McCurdy, veteran of the Indian campaign and pioneer of Redwood county, was born in Canada, came to Minnesota in the early days and saw active service in the Indian expedi- tions after the massacre of 1862. For a short time he lived in Redwood and Pipestone counties but spent the greater part of his life in St. Peter, this state, where he was active in church, musical and fraternal circles. As one of the charter members of the Methodist Episcopal Church there he served as trustee for over forty years. For twenty-five years he was a leader in the musical activities of that place and retired only when his hearing failed. His Masonic membership dated from 1862. Failing health caused him to move in 1914 to California where he resided until his death, March 14, 1915, at the age of eighty-four years. Mr. McCurdy was married in Canada to Cordelia Louisa Gamsby, a native of Canada who bore him four daughters: Ida, Ethel, Mel- vina and Cordelia. Ida is the wife of the Rev. T. H. Wilkinson of High Grove, Calif. Ethel is the wife of C. A. Parks of Ohio. Melvina is the wife of Lucian Payne of Sheridan township, this county. Cordelia is the wife of B. Fred Fixsen of Sheridan township.
: Bernard F. Fixsen, a pioneer, was born in Germany, came :to America in 1870. For four years he lived in St. Louis, where he worked as a mail carrier. In 1874 he came to Redwood county. and farmed in Sherman township until 1883 when he located in Vail township. After engaging in the cattle business here for several years he purchased land in section 8, where he lived until his death, August 16, 1899, at the age of forty-seven years. Oftentimes he was township clerk. Mr. Fixsen married Eleo- nora Daub, who was born June 14, 1856, and still resides on the home farm.
B. Fred Fixsen, a prosperous farmer of Sheridan township, was born in the township of Sherman, March 4, 1877, son of Bernard F. and Eleonora (Daub) Fixsen. At the age of six years he was taken by his parents to Vail township but for four win- ters thereafter continued to live in Sherman township, making his home with his uncle, F. W. Fixsen, for the purpose of attend- ing school, there being no school house in the vicinity of his father's home in Vail. Reared to farm pursuit he remained with his parents until 1907 when he purchased 1471/2 acres of land in Section 29, Sheridan township, where he has since been engaged in general farming. On this place he has made a number of improvements including a good barn, 32 by 50 feet, erected in 1915. While in Vail township Mr. Fixsen served one term as town clerk. Mr. Fixsen was married March 20, 1907, to Cor-
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delia L. McCurdy, born June 28, 1881, daughter of John and Cordelia L. McCurdy. To this union has been born four children : Walter F., born October 17, 1910; Orman B., born January 30, 1912; Clarence J., born April 16, 1913; and Elenora, born Feb- ruary 1, 1915.
Mathias Jenniges, a pioneer of Willow Lake township, was born in Germany, September 27, 1849, one of a family of two boys and three girls born to Mathias and Gertrude (Knauf) Jen- niges, who spent the span of their years in the old country. He was there reared and in 1869 as a boy of nineteen came to America with the family of Peter Eichten, with whom he came as far as Chicago. From there they came to Brown county, this state, while he went to Green Bay, Wis., where he worked in the pineries for several years. In 1875 he came to Leavenworth township, Brown county and on December 30, of that year, was married at New Ulm to Gertrude Eichten who was one of the party with whom he had come to America. For their bridal tour they visited their old home in the Fatherland. In 1876 Mr. Jenniges came to Redwood county and bought a homestead right to a quarter section in section 20, Willow Lake township. This land was all wild, but a small cabin had been erected. Into this he and his wife moved and started farming on a small scale. For many years they endured all the hardships of pioneer life; the nearest markets were at Sleepy Eye and New Ulm, and the trip there was long and tedious; provisions and money were scarce; Mrs. Jenniges was compelled to weave hats for her husband and chil- dren from the straw in the fields, and she herself spun the yarn from which she knit their caps, mittens and stockings. With such a beginning by frugality, hard work and intelligent efforts they increased their holdings until they were the proud possessors of eighteen hundred acres of good land. Being a substantial man of the community Mr. Jenniges was honored with the posi- tion of first president of the State Bank of Wanda, and he was also prominently connected with the Farmers' Insurance Com- pany. In the township he was a real leader. In the early days he was treasurer for two years and subsequently served as town clerk for some thirty years. He was clerk of his school district from the time of its organization until it became a part of the consolidated district at which time he became a director of the new board. Some years ago his friends persuaded him to run for the office of county treasurer on the Democratic ticket, and though his party was greatly in the minority he was defeated by only a small margin. A devout Catholic, he opened his home to the early priests who held services in this vicinity and he also assisted in erecting a splendid church of that denomination at Wanda. In November, 1913, he and his wife returned to Ger- many and spent a number of months visiting their former home
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