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a member of the school board for several years. He is a stock- holder in the Farmers Elevator at Milroy. Peter Scott was mar- ried January 14, 1892, to Ella Morgan, born December 12, 1870, at Lodi, Ill., daughter of Albert H. and Mary Morgan. Albert H. Morgan was born October 29, 1833, in Connecticut. He engaged in farming and moved to Illinois, where he entered into the gen- eral merchandise business at Lodi. In 1872 he moved to Minne- sota and homesteaded 160 acres in section 30, Underwood town- ship, where he built rude shacks and broke the land. Later he pre-empted 160 acres in section 30, and bought 120 acres in sec- tion 29. He made many improvements, erected good buildings and lived there until his death, January, 1902. He was married in Illinois to Mrs. Mary Odell, widow of John Odell, a Civil War veteran. She still lives on the old farm in Underwood. They had four children: Ella; Albert, a farmer in section 29, Underwood township; Walter, engaged in the real estate business in Grand Forks, North Dakota; and John, a farmer on the old home farm. Mr. and Mrs. Scott have four children: Millie, born October 28, 1893; Irene, born January 7, 1896; Helen, born September 26, 1901, and James, born April 9, 1913. The family faith is that of the Presbyterian church. All reside at home.
William F. Cahoon, a well-to-do-farmer of Underwood town- ship, was born February 23, 1852, in Lake Geneva township, Wal- worth county, Wisconsin, son of William and Eliza (Brewster) Cahoon. William Cahoon, the father, was born March 17, 1826, in Dover township, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, and in 1843 moved to Wisconsin with his father, Amos Cahoon. The journey was made by wagon and three cows were also brought along. Amos bought 150 acres of timber land in Lake Geneva township, the land was grubbed and farming began, improvements being made from time to time. A fine grade of stock and horses was raised. Here Amos lived until his death in 1860. William Cahoon, Sr., owned 59 acres of the old place, which he sold in 1865 and rented 160 acres. After a year he came to Rochester, Minn., jolting over the scarcely defined trails with an ox team and two wagons. In 1867 he rented a half section in Haverhill township, Olmsted county, Minnesota, and in 1868 bought 160 acres of partly improved land in this county. In 1870 he lost his farm and in 1871 again rented 160 acres. In 1872 he moved to Wabasha county, where he rented 80 acres and in 1873 moved to Redwood county, where he home- steaded 160 acres in section 10, Underwood township, and also took a tree claim of 160 acres in the same section. It was all raw prairie which he broke and improved. He first built a dugout, 12x20 feet, in which the family lived for fifteen winters. He then built a fine frame house and barn and here he farmed until his death, May 17, 1905. He was married December 25, 1847, to Eliza .
Brewster, born June 28, 1828, in Rutland, Vt., who came to Ohio
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at 11 years of age. She died January 28, 1909. There were the following children: Mariah, who died in 1885; William F .; Charles, who died in 1907, and Ida, now Mrs. C. O. Borg, of Red- wood Falls. William F., in his youth, attended the common school and worked on the farm. When he grew to manhood he engaged in farming on section 10, Underwood township, and from time to time built suitable buildings. For a time he raised and shipped swine for the market. He also raised a good grade of Percheron horses. He has served as a member of the township board for ten years and has been a member of the school board since its organiza- tion, thirty years ago. Mr. Cahoon was married April 19, 1894, to Emma B. Long, who was born July 21, 1869, in Wetzel county, West Virginia, daughter of Samuel J., born in 1842,. and Mary (Morgan) Long, born in 1844, both natives of and still living on the farm in Wetzel county. Their children are: Francis, Emma B., Morgan, Elizabeth, Samuel, Achilles, Ruth, Lillian, Raymond and Jerry. Mr. and Mrs. Cahoon have the following children : Ida Ruth, born March 21, 1895; Forrest G., born October 10, 1896; Harry F., born August 16, 1898; Mary B., born July 29, 1902; Mabel C., born April 12, 1904.
Swan F. Peterson, a successful farmer of Kintire township, was born August 21, 1864, in Sweden, son of Peter and Inger (Hawken- son) Peterson. . Peter Peterson was born February 5, 1825, in Sweden, and came to America in 1882, locating at Galesburg, Ill., where he rented a farm for five years. In 1887 he moved to Kin- tire township, Redwood county, where he conducted a farm until 1910. He then retired and moved to Burnside, Iowa, where he died August 12, 1913. He is buried at Redwood Falls. His wife Inger, who was born September 30, 1835, died August 21, 1891. Swan F. Peterson remained at home until 17 years of age, and then worked as a farm hand until 1887. He then came to Kin- tire township and bought 160 acres of land in the northeast quar- ter of section 31, to which he later made additions, purchasing the northwest quarter of section 31 and the southern half of sec- tion 30, also 360 acres in Redwood Falls township, and 70 acres in Delhi township. He has made extensive improvements on his land and in 1887 built a house 20x30 feet, in 1909 a barn 56x60 feet, in 1910 a barn 40x60 feet, with a stone foundation 11 feet deep, and in 1912 two silos 16x35 feet and 16x30 feet, respectively. He raises Poland China swine and ships 100 a year and feeds and ships 80 steers a year. Mr. Peterson has held local offices and has been township treasurer for ten years. He is president of the Farmers' State Bank at Belview and a stockholder of the Farmers' Elevator Company. Mr. Peterson was married June 6, 1896, to Sadey Bergquist, who was born June 6, 1867, in Sweden, daughter of Claus M. Lindholm and Mary (Peterson) Lindholm, both natives of Sweden. Mr. Lindholm died in Sweden at the age of 70 and his
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wife died in 1897 at the age of 64 years. Mr. and Mrs. Swan F. Peterson have five children, born as follows: Gertrude I., June 16, 1897; Ruth E., March 4, 1900; Edith R., February 17, 1903; Allen W., October 14, 1905, and Clifford F., November 10, 1910. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran church of Bel- view, of which Mr. Peterson is treasurer and one of the trustees.
Swan Peterson, for many years a venerable and honored figure in Redwood county life, but now deceased, was born in Sweden March 7, 1832, being a descendant of a long line of sturdy Swedish stock. He attended such schools as the time afforded, and grew to manhood in his native land. In 1869 he came to America, locat- ing in Warren county, Illinois. Many years later, or in March, 1887, he made his appearance in Redwood county, Minnesota. Here he purchased 240 acres of wild prairie land in section 29, Kintire township, and set at work with a will to break the land, erect suit- able buildings, construct fences, and bring the place to the high stage of development, which, under his care and attention, it finally reached. By hard work, skilful farming and shrewd good judgment, he increased his holdings until he owned 800 acres of land, partly in Kintire township and partly in Yellow Medicine county. After a long life filled with worthy deeds he retired in 1903 to Belview, where he died April 3, 1904. Mr. Peterson was married in Sweden July 25, 1862, to Elizabeth Pierson, who was born December 22, 1841, and who, after sharing in her husband's labors and successes, now resides in a sightly and comfortable modern home. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson had seven children: Nellie, Peter, Emma, Annette, William, Roy and Clara. The two oldest were born in Sweden, the rest in Warren county, Illinois. Nellie, born August 27, 1863, lives at home. Peter, who was born Decem- ber 4, 1865, married Mina Jeffers, has two daughters, Ruth and Evelyn, and farms in Douglass county, this state. Emma, born May 29, 1871, married Henry Hawkinson, of Galesburg, Ill., and has three children, Henry, Newton and Hildegaard. Annette, who was born January 6, 1874, married Nels Olson, of Wilmot, S. D., and has six children, Irene, Leland, Alice, Natalie, Wallace and La Verna. William, who was born August 12, 1876, married Anna Rovik, and has one child, Marion E. Roy was born July 27, 1879, and is a physician at Vesta. He married Evelyn Hoffstedt, and has three children, Kenneth and Dorothy and Dorris (twins). Clara was born February 25, 1882, and resides at home. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran church.
William Peterson, a well-known stock-raiser and eminent citi- zen of Kintire township, was born in Warren county, Illinois, August 12, 1876, son of Swan and Elizabeth (Pierson) Peterson, who brought him to this county nearly thirty years ago. He was reared to farm pursuits and received his early education in the district schools, supplementing this with two terms at the Willmar
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Seminary at Willmar, Minn. Gradually he took over the manage- ment of the home place. His farm consists of 200 acres of well- cultivated land in section 29, Kintire, and everything about the place bespeaks the thrift, hard work, taste and good judgment of the owner. The comfortable home was erected in 1887, the sub- stantial barn in 1902 and the granary in 1890. Other buildings, sheds and the like have been erected as occasion has required. The place is well drained and tiled and highly improved.
Mr. Peterson carries on general farming, giving special atten- tion to stock raising, feeding and shipping. His chief specialties are Aberdeen-Angus cattle and good swine, of which he ships some five cars of steers and two cars of swine each year. His operations have been very successful, and being yet a young man, friends predict for him a still more prosperous future.
Mr. Peterson was married June 18, 1914, to Anna Rovik, who was born in Minneapolis March 29, 1888, and to this union has been born one child, Marion E., April 7, 1915. Mrs. Peterson is the daughter of John and Mary Charlotte (Samuelson) Rovik.
John Rovik was born in Romsdalen, Norway, November 10, 1858, was there reared and grew to manhood. In 1882 he came to America and located in Minneapolis, where he devoted his life to lumber scaling. His wife, Mary Charlotte Samuelson, was born in Sweden on April 29, 1859, came to America in 1886, and still lives in Minneapolis. In the family there are five children; Anna, wife of William Peterson of Kintire township; John S., a Minneap- olis florist; J. Charlotte, a Minneapolis stenographer; Arthur, a theater scenic artist; and Louis E., who died May 23, 1916.
Frederick Muetzel, one of the pioneers of Nicollet, Brown and Redwood counties, was born in Germany and there married Fredericka Neumann. Together they came to America in 1868 and located on a homestead in Nicollet county, this state. Later they moved to Brown county. In 1876 they came to Sheridan township in this county and took a claim in section 2. There they underwent the hardships of pioneer life. For provisions they had to go to New Ulm, sometimes with oxen and sometimes on foot. Gradually, however, their property increased. As the years passed they were numbered among the most prosperous. and successful citizens in the community. Mr. Muetzel died in 1904 and his widow still makes her home on the farm, which, from 56 acres, she and her good husband increased to 240 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Muetzel were the parents of ten children, Herman, Bertha, Fred, Amelia, Otto, Annie, Tracy, William, Martha and Gustav.
Herman Muetzel, energetic and successful agriculturist of Sheridan township, was born in Germany, February 10, 1868, son of Frederick and Fredericka (Neumann) Muetzel, who brought him to this country the year of his birth and with whom he lived in Nicollet, Brown and Redwood counties. At the age of 24 be
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bought 160 acres of his father's farm and started out for himself. This farm, located in section 5, Sheridan township, he has de- veloped into one of the best in the county. He has erected a good house, sightly buildings, has improved the lawns and constructed a granary, corn crib, tool shed and the like. In carrying on gen- eral farming he harvests about forty acres of corn, forty acres of wheat, forty acres of oats and ten acres of barley. His successful orchard contains some excellent apple and plum trees and he has also a few grapes and some summer fruit. His cattle are of excel- lent grade and he ships some splendid milk and cream, which com- mands the highest prices in Minneapolis. A lover of horses, he was for several years the owner of a splendid Percheron stallion, Rosier by name, valued at $4,000. He has also interested himself in swine raising to a considerable extent. Successful in his busi- ness and a thorough believer in the future progress of the com- munity, he has taken stock in the Farmers' Elevator at Seaforth, of which he is one of the trustees; the Farmers' Rural Telephone Company of Redwood Falls, and the Farmers' State Bank of Bel- view. Busy though he is with his other duties he has found time to give of his ability to public service. He has been one of the supervisors of the township since 1896 and a member of the school board of district 70 since 1904.
Mr. Muetzel was married November 22, 1892, to Wilhemina Hagen, who was born in Germany, March 28, 1872, daughter of Frederick and Friedericka Hagen, who brought her to America in 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Muetzel have been blessed with thirteen chil- dren: Selma, born September 20, 1894; Gerhard, December 27, 1895; Ellsbeth, May 4, 1897; Herman, April 16, 1898; Moritz, December 1, 1899; Frieda, May 7, 1901; Clara, July 16, 1902; Hed- wig, February 4, 1904; Erick, November 12, 1905; Lena, February 5, 1907; Herbert, November 5, 1908; Mabel, April 26, 1911, and Richard, November 26, 1912.
Helmuth F. Hagen, a progressive farmer of Kintire township, was born August 6, 1867, in Germany, son of Frederick and Fred- reka (Rehfeld) Hagen. The father was born in Germany, August. 7, 1840, and came to America in 1888, locating in Redwood Falls and later in Sheridan township, where he is still living on his farm. His wife was born July 3, 1842, in Germany, and died September 2, 1907, in Sheridan township.
Helmuth F. Hagen came to America in 1885, and located near Redwood Falls, where he found work as a farm hand and con- tinued as such for seven years. In 1888 he bought a farm of 160 acres in the southeast quarter of section 33, Kintire township, and later made additions to it in sections 28 and 33, so that he now owns 400 acres. In 1889 Mr. Hagen built a house 24x26 feet, with a wing 16x16; in 1900 a barn, 34x46, with a stone basement; in 1915 a granary, 30x40 feet, and a chicken house, 14x40. and in
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1912 a swine house, 24x40, with a cement floor and foundation. He raises Duroc Jersey swine and ships about 100 a year.
Mr. Hagen has held local office and has been a chairman of the township board for ten years. He is a director of the State Bank of Belview and is a director and was one of the organizers of the Farmers' Elevator Company at Belview. He has also been a trustee of the German Lutheran church for twenty years.
November 15, 1895, Mr. Hagen married Minnie Jessie, who was born in Germany May 26, 1871, a daughter of Carl and Hannah (Kros) Jessie. Mrs. Hagen's father was born in 1842, and her mother (in Germany) in 1847. Mr. and Mrs. Jessie came to America in 1881, locating in Nicollet county, Minnesota, where they rented a farm until 1897. They then moved to Mor- gan, Redwood county, and farmed in that vicinity on 160 acres of land, which they sold in 1911 when Mr. Jessie retired from farm- ing. He died January 18, 1915, and his wife August 20, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Hagen have a large family of children, born as fol- lows: Otto, October 15, 1896; Ella, December 27, 1898; Carl, May 20, 1900; Franz, July 18, 1901; Alfred, October 8, 1903; Esther, May 30, 1905; Helmuth, February 10, 1906; Gertrude, April 24, 1909; Irene, July 3, 1912; Hertha, December 30, 1915.
Aaron G. Tradewell, for the past twenty-nine years manager of the Pacific Elevator Company of North Redwood, was born in Waupun, Wis., August 31, 1860, son of George B. Tradewell, who died in 1903 at the age of seventy-five, and his wife, Maria (Payne) Tradewell, who died in 1907 at the age of eighty-three years. His father came to Wisconsin in his youth and lived there until 1891, when he moved to Boyd, Minn., where he engaged in farming. Aaron G. Tradewell remained at home and helped his parents until he was twenty-one years old, when he rented the home farm and operated it for three years. In 1886 he came to North Redwood and for the past twenty-nine years has been man- ager and local buyer for the Pacific Elevator Company. During this time he has not lost a day of work or had a vacation. The present building of this company was erected at North Redwood in 1893, costing $5,000 and has a capacity of 25,000 bushels of grain, about 100,000 bushels being handled during the year. Mr. Tradewell has taken interest in the affairs of the community and with the exception of one year has served on the village council since the village was incorporated in 1903 and has been school elerk for two years. Mr. Tradewell was united in marriage November 8, 1881, to Mary Grout, who was born March, 1861, daughter of Samuel Grout, a farmer in Wisconsin, and his wife, Lorinda (Bacon) Grout. Mr. and Mrs. Tradewell have the fol- lowing children: Warren, living at Havre, Montana; Thomas, a farmer of Renville county; Otis, a bridge builder; Esther, who resides in Minneapolis; and Mary, and Elsie, living at home.
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Francis Shoemaker, one of the earliest pioneers of Renville county, also one of the first county commissioners of that county, and for many years the leading resident of Flora township, just across the river from Redwood county, was born in Holstein, Germany, December 22, 1817. At the age of fourteen years he set out as a sailor and continued as such for about fifteen years, touching at many important ports in various parts of the world. For a time he was first mate of the vessel, "Northerner." At- tracted to the mining camps of California, he became a gold dig- ger, and spent six years in that land of adventure and opportunity. He then went to New York by way of Cape Horn, and from there came to Minnesota, where he obtained a pre-emption claim, two and a half miles east of what is now known as Le Sueur Center, walking to the place from Faribault. Knowing nothing about farming, he went back to Germany to get some of his relatives to come and help him, and brought back with him twenty-two people, most of whom were his relatives. Among the number was his future wife, whom he married at Buffalo, New York. The Civil war breaking out about that time, a number of the party enlisted in the Union army. Francis Shoemaker built a log cabin near Niagara Falls, cleared 40 acres, and there farmed for several years. In 1865 he came to Renville county, and secured 160 acres in sections 1 and 2, Flora township, taking it first as a pre-emption and later as a homestead. After choosing his land he built a rude shack, and then went after his family, who arrived in the summer of the following year. The party, consisting of himself, his wife, a step-son, John Schlueter and five children, Francis M., Her- man W., Celia, Martha and Elsby (Henry M. and Minnie W. being born later), drove from Le Sueur with a horse team and moved into the shack. That summer he built a log cabin, 16 by 22 feet, with an unplaned board floor and crude clapboard roof. From this beginning he developed a good farm, from time to time erect- ing suitable buildings, so that when in 1890 he retired and moved to North Redwood, he had a good farm of 400 acres, equipped with a good set of buildings. Mr. Shoemaker was greatly inter- ested in public affairs, and held many public offices, being one of the organizers of the county, township and school district, serving as one of the first county commissioners and being a member of the township and school boards for many years. He was also one of the organizers of Flora Grange, and was for many years a member of the Odd Fellows lodge at Redwood Falls. The family faith is that of the Flora Evangelical Association church, which he helped to organize. Mr. Shoemaker died at North Redwood at the age of seventy-four years, two months and four days. His wife is still living at North Redwood at the age of eighty-three years. Mrs. Shoemaker was born in Germany, March 13, 1833, her maiden name being Rebecca Fitz. From 1866 to 1899 she prac-
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ticed in Renville county as an accoucheuse, often in the early days visiting her patients by ox-team or even on foot. John Schlueter, a son by her first marriage, is a farmer in Flora township, Ren- ville county. Of the seven Shoemaker children, Francis M. is a farmer in Flora township; Henry W. a merchant at Danube in Renville county ; Herman W. a merchant at North Redwood; Celia, the widow of Herman Page and Anton Page, lives at North Red- wood; Minnie, the first wife of Anton Page, died in 1900 at the age of twenty-six; Martha is now Mrs. Herman Lindeman, of North Redwood, and Elsby is now Mrs. Jacob Neuenburg, of Wabasso, Minn. The family name was originally Schumacher but was Americanized to its present form.
Herman W. Shoemaker postmaster and leading citizen of North Redwood, was born in Le Sueur county, Minn., March 16, 1860, son of Francis and Rebecca (Fitz-Schlueter) Shoemaker, the pioneers. He was brought to Flora township, Renville county, at the age of six years, and grew to manhood on the home farm, securing his education in the district schools and his farm training from his father. After remaining with his parents until he was twenty-two years old, he moved to Sargent county, North Dakota, where he pre-empted 160 acres, and remained until 1887. Then he came to North Redwood, where he became the partner of E. N. Swan in the general mercantile business. In 1892 he erected a substantial building 24 by 66 by 22 feet, and since that date has carried on business alone, winning a large trade, and the confi- dence and esteem of the community. He served as postmaster for sixteen years, as township treasurer for eight years and as treasurer of the creamery for ten years. He was vice president and one of the organizers of the Security State Bank of North Redwood and is a member of the German Evangelical church. Mr. Shoemaker was married June 27, 1889, to Bertha Henze, who was born December 14, 1860, and died October 26, 1910. She was a daughter of Traugott Henze, a farmer of Redwood county. Two children were born, Ralph, March 29, 1890, now a student at the agricultural college, and Irma, July 24, 1895, who died August 22, 1913. Mr. Shoemaker was married again, December 27, 1911, to Mrs. Nellie Henze, who was born October 8, 1871, and was the widow of Arno Henze, a contractor of Port Washington, Wis., who died in 1908 at the age of thirty-eight years. She is the daughter of Peter Eva a contractor of Port Washington, and his wife, Sarah (Evans) Eva. Mrs. Henze had three children by her first marriage: Le Roy, born October 2, 1892, who is in a bank at Sioux City, Iowa; Norman, born June 12, 1894, assistant cashier in the Port Washington State Bank at Port Washington, Wis., and Eva, born August 16, 1896, who was graduated from the Redwood high school in June, 1915, and is now attending Carleton College at Northfield, Minn., studying vocal and instrumental
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music and dramatic art. Mrs. Shoemaker is assistant to her hus- band in the postoffice.
William Mack, a progressive farmer of Kintire township, was born September 10, 1857, in Milford township, Brown county, Minn. His father, Peter Mack, was born June 29, 1831, in Ger- many, and came to America in 1852, locating in De Kalb county, Ill., where he was engaged as a farm hand. In the fall of 1854 Peter came to Milford, Minn., where he bought 160 acres of land and lived and worked there the greater part of the time until 1890. He then retired, selling his farm to his son, John. In 1862, during the Indian outbreak, he served for a short time in the United States army, and was twice wounded-in the arm and side-which disabled him from hard work. During the outbreak his barn was burned, the stock killed and the log house was used for the wounded. After the outbreak was quelled he worked for the United States at St. Paul for two years. Then he went to New Ulm, where he lived for two years. In the meanwhile his farm lay idle for four years, as he was unable to do farm work. In 1855 he was married to Mrs. Mary Mack, the widow of his brother John. She was born in 1821 in Germany, came to America in 1852 and died November 10, 1874. There were four children in the family : William, born September 10, 1857; John, born November 10, 1858; Frederick, born January 10, 1861; and Bertha, born November 10, 1864. William Mack remained at home until he was eighteen years of age, when he went to California and worked as a farm hand. After two years he returned home and worked on his father's farm for a year. He then went to South Dakota and did railway construction work for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company for a year. Next he went to Brown county, where he worked as a farm hand and in the pineries. In 1882 he went to Sheridan township, Redwood county, and rented a farm, and in 1886 he bought 200 acres in the southwest quarter of sec- tion 32 and southeast quarter of section 31, in Kintire township. He now devoted himself entirely to the cultivation of his exten- sive farm and in 1898 built a barn 48 by 48 feet. In 1900 he rebuilt and remodeled the house, making it 16 by 26 feet, with two wings 14 by 16 and 12 by 16 feet. In 1914 he built a panel silo 16 by 30 feet. He keeps a high grade of stock. Mr. Mack has been active in municipal affairs and has served as township supervisor for eight years, township assessor for eight years and clerk of the school board for twenty-one years. He is a director of the Farmers' Elevator Company at Seaforth and a stockholder in the Farmers' Bank at Belview, and is also vice president of the Auto- mobile Club of Belview. Mr. Mack was married April 4, 1882, to Hannah Eckstein, who was born May 25, 1859, at Milford, Minn., daughter of Henry and Caroline (Meyre) Eckstein. Mr. Eckstein was born in 1821, in Germany, and came to America in
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