The history of Renville County, Minnesota, Volume I, Part 46

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Renville County Pioneer Association
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Chicago : H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.
Number of Pages: 890

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August Burgstahler, pioneer of Minnesota and the oldest resi- dent of Buffalo Lake, was born May 20, 1828. in Baden, Germany. one of the three sons of Philip and Catherine Burgstahler. Fred was the first of the family to come to the United States, coming by sailing vessel in 1846, and locating in Detroit, Michigan. He wrote in such glowing terms of the new country that in 1852 AAugust came. The trip by sailing vessel took thirty-nine days. Gotfried eame later and was at New Orleans in the troublesome days of the Civil War. He had been in this country only two years when, refusing to fight on the Confederate side, he was taken ont and killed. Angust Burgstahler was a tailor by trade, and engaged in this trade in Buffalo, New York. After a time he went to Chicago, intending to follow his trade there, but poor health caused him to turn to outdoor work and he engaged in farming eight miles from Laporte, Indiana. July 4, 1862, he enlisted in Company B, Seventy-third Indiana Volunteer Infan- try, serving seven months and a half. After being honorably discharged on account of disability, he returned to his farm eight miles from Laporte and remained there until 1869. when he came to Carver county, Minnesota. renting a farm six miles from Carver. Here he farmed with his ox team for three years and

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then went to Grafton township, Sibley county and located a home- stead and a tree claim. After some years he retired from farm life and moved to Renville county, making his home at Buffalo Lake. Mr. Burgstaller is a member of the Little Post, No. 59, G. A. R., of Buffalo Lake, and also a member of the Methodist church at Buffalo Lake, which he helped establish and of which he has been an officer for many years. In 1854 Mr. Burgstahler was married at Chicago to Mary Huser, a native of Alsace, Ger- many. They had seven children: Mary, Jolm, Philip. Rosina, Catherine, Augusta and Ellen. Mrs. Mary (Huser) Burgstahler died at the age of seventy-three years. Then Mr. Burgstahler In 1908 he married Loretta Wyman, born in Athens county, Ohio, married Mrs. Bertha Sulger, of Carver county, now deceased. May 2, 1836, daughter of Arthur and Paulina (Barnes) Wyman, natives of Ohio. Loretta Wyman lost 'her mother at an early age and was reared by Mrs. Hannah Colvin. As a young woman she married Theodore Dusenbery, a cabinet maker. who died at the age of sixty years, leaving four children: Frank, Nettie, Hannah and Loretta. The son Frank was killed from ambush by the Ute Indians in Arizona when he was nineteen years of age. After the death of Theodore Dusenbery his widow married Frank Martin, of Colorado, who died at the age of forty-five years. She was married to August Burgstaller at Floyd, Iowa.

Neil J. McCall, a prosperous farmer of this county, was born in Cornwall, Canada. June 6. 1841. son of John and Catherine (Campbell) MeCall, and grandson of Neil MeCall. Neil MeCall brought his family from the Isle of Man to Canada, where he died of old age, leaving four sons: Donald, Dougal, Neil and John. John married Catherine Campbell, who was born in Mont- real, daughter of Malcolm and Anna (Anderson) Campbell. John McCall and his wife came to St. Paul from Cornwall, Canada, in 1855. Ile located 100 aeres in section 36. Eagle Creek, Scott county, where he built a log house 16 by 24 feet and a hay roof barn. Ile had brought horses with him from Canada. As time passed he improved his farm, adding to it until he had 280 acres and built a fine home. He did a great deal of freighting in the early days, as he had for a long time the only team in this section. He died in June, 1891, at the age of seventy-five years and his wife died February 7, 1910, at the age of eighty-nine years. John MeCall helped establish Glendale and Prior Lake churches. He was a Presbyterian and was an elder of the church. Ile also assisted in the organization of his school district. Neil MeCall went to school in Montreal and later to the log school of his home township. Ile. with four other boys built this log school house and chinked up the eraeks. These boys were: Neil and Maleohn McCall; Jeremiah. Patrick and John Lawler. After a

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while Neil engaged in farming. Then he and his two brothers, John and Malcolm, started a store known as the MeCall Brothers, this being the first store of the place. In 1878 Neil moved to Renville county and located a homestead of 50 aeres in section 33, Brookfield township. lle drove in by horse team. He first built a house 12 by 16 and the next year he erected a frame home 16 by 24 feet in which he lived for six years. Ile broke up the land from a wild prairie. put it under cultivation and remodeled the buildings. Then he moved to Spokane, but returned to Renville county after a short time and rented a place. Soon he moved back to the old homestead and lived there until 1900, when he moved to seetion 25 in Brookfield township. where he obtained a tract of 160 acres of improved land. Here he remained about eleven years, when he moved to Aitkin county, where he bought 40 acres of land and lived there until 1914, when he moved to his present place in section 34. Brookfield township, securing 160 acres. Mr. MeCall held the office of township clerk the first year he was in the county of Renville. At Red Top, Aitkin county, he was a member of the American Society of Equity. He helped build the creamery at Churchill and hauled the first ean of milk. Ile was also a member of the board of directors of this creamery. lle assisted in the organization of the Methodist church at Churchill. Ile is a member of the Masonic order of Hector. Min- nesota. February 8, 1876, Mr. MeCall was married to Margaret Flavel, born at Wheatland. Rice county, May 22. 1858. daughter of J. W. and Agues ( Wilson) Flavel. Mr. Flavel was a native of England and Mrs. Flavel of Scotland. They were married in Rice county, where he had settled in 1855. He had come alone from England to Indiana when he was twenty-one years of age. She had come with her mother and two brothers to Canada when she was twenty-six years old. Her family had located in Rice county, where they had secured some land. Mr. Flavel sold out his property in 1865 and moved to Spring Lake, Scott county. where he lived for some time, then moving to Shakopee in 1890. llere he lived until his death in 1894 at the age of sixty-eight. years. Ilis wife is still living at the age of eighty-seven years. Mr. Flavel was a veteran of the war, having been a member of Company H., Fourteenth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. Mr. and Mrs. McCall have the following children: Agnes, wife of Carl Swisher, of Hoyt. Colorado: John, married to Fannie Hodgson, and conducts the home farm; Robert: Sadie, married to William Young, of Springfield. Illinois; Maggie (deceased) ; Ruth, wife of Arnt Kolberg, of Red Top, Aitkin county; Roy, Ritchie and Max. The boys are all at home on the farm.

Herman F. Bruss, hardware dealer and a leading business man of Danube, was born December 10, 1868, in Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, son of John and Rosa Bruss, natives of Germany. who

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came to America in their earlier years and were married in Wisconsin. The father, a substantial citizen, was a farmer and storekeeper. and was engaged in many ventures which brought him a comfortable income. Ile died in 1872 and the mother is now living at Good Thunder. Minnesota. In the family there were eight children: Bertha, now Mrs. John Engelbrecht, of Manitowoc county, Wisconsin; Minnie, now Mrs. Fred Bruss, of Mankato, Minnesota; Theresa, now Mrs. Abe Siervogel, of Ari- zona; John and William, living at Good Thunder, Minnesota; Herman. of Danube: Henry, of Superior, Wisconsin; and Mary, now Mrs. Frank Zettler. of Mankato. Minnesota. Herman F. Bruss at the age of seven went to live with his sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Bruss, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. where most of his education was received. At the age of sixteen he went with them to South Dakota, where he bought 160 aeres of land, and remained several years. After his return he was married and bought 160 acres near Raymond, in this state. Later he sold this farm and rented a place in Kandiyohi county, nine miles north of Danube. In 1909 he moved to Olivia. In 1910 he came to Danube and bought the hardware business of Schmidt & Weiking. of which he was sole owner for two years, after which he took Elmer Fisher and Otto Schroeder as partners, and added to his former business the hardware and implement trade of P. J. Fitchen. The firm is still in operation, has made good prog- ress, has won commendation by its business methods, and well deserved the success that it has received. In addition to his holdings in this concern, Mr. Bruss owns an interest in the H. Il. Nenenberg Lumber Company, of Danube, and with Nicholas T. Knott owns a half section of land in Kandiyohi county, Minnesota. In polities Mr. Bruss is a Republican. While in Kandiyohi county he was school director five years and school elerk seven years. Mr. Bruss was married March 16, 1894, to Bertha Knott, born in Holland August 1, 1867. daughter of George and Emma (Posman) Knott, and died in Danube May 24, 1914. Mr. and Mrs. Bruss have had four children: George was born March 8, 1895, and died in November, 1895. Erwin was born September 6, 1896, grad- nated from the Mankato Business College at Mankato, Minnesota, and is now in the store with his father. Elmer was born August 6, 1898, and .was a student at the National Business College at Minneapolis. The family faith is that of the Reformed church.

William Finley, capable manager of the Danube Farmers' Elevator, was born November 18. 1867, in Johnson county, Indi- ana, son of Morris and Bridget (MeVey) Finley, natives of Ire- land, born in 1832 and 1833 respectively. They came to America at an early age, met and were wed in Indianapolis, Indiana, and (lied in 1896 and 1909 respectively, in Shelby county, Indiana.

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In the family there were six children: Thomas (deceased) ; Ellen, the widow of Peter Donley, and now living in Chicago, Illinois: Beatrice, now Mrs. Edward Fulford, of Chicago, Illinois ; William, the subject of this sketch : Margaret, teacher and writer, living in Shelby county, Indiana ; and Nora, now Mrs. Peter Ear- ley, also of that county. William Finley was reared in Indiana, attended the public schools, and took courses for two terms in the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso. Indiana. At the age of twenty-two, in 1889, he eame to St. Paul, where he spent somne two years, part of the time in the grain and elevator busi- ness. In the fall of 1891 he went to Nobles county, this state, where he spent several years in Ellsworth, Lismore and Wilmont, engaged for the most part in the elevator business. lle was an active and aggressive worker in politics, especially in Ellsworth, where he served as village trustee and recorder. At Lismore he was likewise village reeorder. He is a stockholder in the State Bank of Lismore. In the meantime he spent the years 1892-93 at Brookings, South Dakota, attending a summer term at the agricultural school there, and also teaching. In 1894 he attended the teachers' school at Willmar, in this state. In 1904 he came to Renville county in his present capacity. Ile has taken an active part in the affairs of the community, and has been justice of the peace since 1911. In 1912 he was a candidate for the position of village recorder. lle is a popular member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Finley was married November 26, 1895, to Anna Fischniek, who was born in Wisconsin in Angust, 1873, danghter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Fischnick, natives of Germany. The father was married in the old country and had three children. After the death of his first wife he came to Wisconsin, and was again married. By this union there are nine children: Gertrude, now Mrs. Edward Fogerty, of Ellsworth, Minnesota ; Henry, living in Adrian, Minnesota : Dena, who is a sister at Benedict College, Chieago : Bernard, living at Ellsworth, Minnesota : Anna, wife of William Finley: Warnerdy, living at Ellsworth, Minnesota ; Louisa, widow of L. Esson Lawrence, and living in Ellsworth; Dena, now Mrs. Michael Pall, living at Sioux Falls, South Dakota ; Elizabeth. now Mrs. Joseph Witt, living in New Ulm, Minnesota. The mother is now living in Ellsworth. The father is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Finley have five children : Zenobia, born .September 19. 1896; Lneille, born April 11. 1898: Gertrude and Leo, twins, born November 22, 1900; and Raymond, born February 26. 1904. The family faith is that of the Catholic church.

William Haedt, a snecessful farmer of this county, was born in Prussia, Germany, February 8. 1872, son of Andrew and Wil- helmina (Dusterhoeft) Ilaedt. The parents were farmers in Ger- many and the father died there at the age of seventy-five, and the mother died at the age of fifty. They had seven children :

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Amelia, Angusta, Bertha, William, Robert, Julins and Otto. William, Robert, who is now in Blue Earth county, and Augusta, now Mrs. Adolph Pommirke, of Big Stone county. were the only ones of the family to come to the United States. William came to the United States in 1886 at the age of fourteen years, coming alone to Mankato, in Blue Earth county, where he stayed with his maternal grandparents for four years. They had come over to Ameriea in 1873 shortly after the French war, and had engaged in farming. William had received a common school education in Germany. For a while he worked for his grandfather, then he worked out on various farms, saving his money and intending to start for himself. In 1898 he eame to Renville county and loeated on section 35 in Troy township on a traet of 120 aeres. He put up some buildings and began to improve the land. He now has 400 aeres and has erected good substantial buildings. He has a good equipment of machinery and tools, has made many improve- ments on the place, and earries on sneeessful general farming, making a specialty of stock raising. Mr. Haedt is a stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator at Olivia, and a member of the Swine Breeders' Association. He has served on the school board of District No 137 and helped to establish the handsome briek sehool house of that district. He is a member of the Evangelical ehnreh of Olivia. Mr. Haedt was married November 4, 1891, at Le Seuer, Minnesota, to Margaret Melhausen. They have six children : Esther, Sarah, Erwin, William, John and Lawrenee. Mrs. Mar- garet (Melhausen) Haedt was born in Sibley county, this state, November 12. 1874. daughter of Angust and Augusta (Kuska) Melhausen, who now reside at Olivia.

Nicholas T. Knott, a well known business man of Danube, manager and part owner in the H. H. Henemburg & Co. Lumber yard. and extensive laudholder, was born in Holland, April 1. 1869, son of George and Emma (Posman) Knott. The father was born in Holland, married there, brought his family to Amer- ica in 1873, rented a small farm in Cook county, Illinois, lived there about seven years, came to Kandiyohi county, in this state, bought 100 acres of land, improved and developed this place, in partnership with the son, Nicholas T., increased this farm to 280 acres, which the son still owns, and died in 1897. The mother lives in Danube. The farm is so beautiful to the eye and rest- ful to the spirit that people who visit it have christened it "Par- adise." In the Knott family there were nine children: Henry (deceased) : Grace, now Mrs. Herman Kortling, living in Chi- eago; . Jennie, now Mrs. Albert Huisinga, living in Danube; Wil- liam, of Raymond, Minnesota : Amy (deceased) : Bertha, wife of Herman Bruss: Nicholas T., of Danube; JJohannah (deceased) ; John (deceased). Nicholas T. Knott passed through the public schools and remained with his mother on the farm umtil 1907,

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when he went to Roseland, Minn., and engaged in the real es- tate business for a year. In 1908 he came to Danube, and be- came interested in his present business. Ile has been very successful and has built up a large trade, winning the confi- denee and esteem of all those with whom he has business deal- ings. Aside from his interest in the home place of 280 acres in Kandiyohi county, he owns 640 acres in the same county. He also owns a section of land in Alberta, Canada : and with Edward Ileins he owns a cattle ranch in Alberta, Canada. lle is a Demo- crat in politics and has served as a member of the village coun- eil of Dannbe since 1909.

Fred W. Sausele, one of the successful farmers of Troy town- ship, was born in Maple Grove, Hennepin county, April 9, 1860, son of Carl and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Sausele, both from Wurt- temberg. Germany. They came to New York where they were married and then came to Hennepin county, Minnesota, in 1855. The family remained in Minneapolis for a short time while the father and one boy, Carl, settled on a farm in Maple Grove. This was a traet of 160 acres of timber land, which he and his son cleared and improved, building a log house and making other needed improvements. St. Paul was the nearest market and the trip was made by ox team or often by foot. Oftentimes the Indians stopped at the farm to have a friendly chat and to get their knives sharpened, as Mr. Sausele was very skillful in this, having been in the meat business for many years. Dur- ing the Civil War he served ninety days in Company E, Eleventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry. He was a member of the Evangel- ical church. He died April 23, 1915. lle had ten children: Carl (deccased), Alice, Sophia (deceased), Fred, David, Rachel, Chris- tian, Anna. Lena and Gotlieb (deceased). Fred Sansele grew up in Hennepin county and about twenty-eight years ago en- gaged in farming in Troy township, in Renville county, where he erected snitable buildings. He located in seetion 17, now owns 200 acres, and keeps a good grade of stock. Mr. Sansele was one of the incorporators of the village of Dannbe and was town- ship clerk of Troy eleven years. lle is a stockholder in the Peoples First National Bank, of Olivia, and in the Farmers' Ele- vator, of Danube, being its first treasurer. He has been a mem- ber of the school board for twelve years. He was one of the trustees of the Evangelical church and was on the building com- mittee of the new church. Ile has served as Sunday school su- perintendent and has taught a class for many years. April 5, 1888, Mr. Sansele was married to Tillie Stelter, who was born in Prussia, Germany, June 9, 1862, daughter of Gotlieb and Frederica (loensee) Stelter, who settled with their family in Maple Grove, in 1867, Robert, a son, now deceased, having come the year before to Minneapolis, where the family joined

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him. They cleared up some land, put up a log house and en- gaged in general farming. The father died at the age of eighty- one years and the mother at the age of eighty-four years. There were eight children: Robert, Gotlieb, Amelia (deceased), Ilul- da, Paulina, Bertha, Tillie and Emma. Mr. and Mrs. Sansele have five children : Emma, wife of A. S. Black, a jeweler, of Fairfax; George, of Buffalo Lake; Lilah, a graduate of the Olivia Normal school; William, at home, and Alice, now attend- ing high school. Mr. and Mrs. Black have one child, Dorothy Helen.

Louis M. Follingstad, a rising young farmer of Camp town- ship, was born in Goodhne county, Minnesota, near Zumbrota, September 12, 1884, son of Ole O. Follingstad. Lonis remained at home until 1908, when he homesteaded in Bowman county, North Dakota, remaining until 1910. Then he went home and remained until the fall of 1912, when he purchased 160 acres in the northeast quarter of section 17, Camp township. the okl HI. Sander farm. where he is still living. He has built a fine ten- room house and large barn and has planted a very fine grove on the northwest corner of his farm. He raises Shorthorn cattle of which eight are registered. Poland China hogs, and Belgian horses. Mr. Follingstad is a stockholder in the elevator, cream- ery and mill at Franklin and is a member of the Hauge's Nor- wegian Lutheran church. Mr. Follingstad was married to Jose- phine Olson, June 2, 1915.

Ole Follingstad, president of the First State Bank of Wana- mingo, Goodhne county, this state, was born in Norway, August 15. 1834, son of Ole and Mary (Kolberg) Follingstad, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1861 and lived with their son, Martin Follingstad, until the time of their death, both pass- ing away in 1882 or 1853. Ole Follingstad received his educa- tion in the public schools of Norway and came to this country in 1861, locating in Wanamingo township. I 1868 he pil- chased eighty acres of land, which he has since increased until he now owns 380 acres of highly improved land. Ilis home is a pleasant one and well furnished, the large amount of books in the house testifying to his literary tastes. He still carries on general farming. In polities an independent voter. he has been elected assessor of the township seven different years, and has served on the school board many terms. Aside from his farming interests he owns stock in the elevator and lumbr com- panies as well as in the financial institution of which he is president. He was married October 30, 1868, to Emma Bakke tun, born September 10, 1843, daughter of Sivert and Gure Onstad) Bakketun, natives of Norway, who settled in Rock county, Wisconsin, in 1858, and in Leon township, Goodhue county, in 1861, engaging in farming operations for the remain-

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der of their days, the father dying in 1866 and the mother in 1894. To Mr. and Mrs. Follingstad have been born eight chil- dren : Olaf is dead, passing away in 1897, at the age of twenty- six years: Mary, born in 1872, is the wife of Deafin A. Goplin, of North Dakota: Julia is the wife of the Rev. Thomas Han- son, of Renville county: Oscar is a farmer of Goodhue county ; Ida is at home: Matilda is the wife of Philip Johnson, a farmer in Goodhue county: Louis lives in Renville county, and Henry, the youngest. is a graduate of the agricultural department of the State university, and is now at home. The faith of the Follingstad family is that of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Mr. Follingstad is one of the substantial men of his township and his influence is strongly felt in the village where he has contributed both his efforts and his money to assist in the up- building of the business interests.

Henry W. Shoemaker, proprietor of the Old Reliable Store, at Danube, first merchant in that village, the first white child born in Flora township. after the Indian massacre, and the son of the first white man who settled in that town after the massa- ere. was born April 26, 1867. Francis Shoemaker, his father, was a very prominent man in the early days. He was born in Holland, Germany, in 1827. and while still in his early teens be- came a sailor. In 1848-49 he was in California, during the gold discovery excitement, and succeeded in gathering a considerable amount of money. In 1856, with the money he made in California, he returned to Germany, where he remained until May 1. 1857. when he again started for America with seventeen friends. Among them was Rebecca (Fitz) Schlueter. with whom he fell in love on shipboard and to whom he was married in Buffalo, New York. at once upon their landing. The colony settled in Le Sueur county, Minn. Mr. Shoemaker's name was originally spelled Schumacher, but while in California be changed the spelling to Shoemaker on account of having trouble in getting his mail. In 1866, Francis Shoemaker came to Flora town- ship, which the Indian massacre had left deserted. and secured 160 acres of land. As time passed he added to this tract until he owned 400 acres of good land. In 1903 Mrs. Shoemaker sold the farm to her son. John Schlueter, of a former mar- riage, who is the present owner. Francis Shoemaker died at North Redwood. Min., December 26, 1901. His wife, who was born in 1833, is still living at North Redwood. The children in the family were: Frank, a farmer of Flora township; Her- man W., of North Redwood: Celia, widow of Herman Page and Anton Page, now living at North Redwood; Martha, now Mrs. Herman Lindeman, of North Redwood: Elsby, now Mrs. Jacob Newenburg, of Wabasso, Minn .; and Minnie, who died November 28. 1900. She was the wife of Anton Page, whom Celia mar-

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ried for her second husband. Anton Page was a brother of Celia's first husband, Herman Page. Henry W. Shoemaker, as already noted, was the first white child born in Flora township after the Indian massaere. Before the massaere the town had been settled, but the names of the babies born have not been pre- served. Henry W. Shoemaker remained with his parents until 1889 and then went to North Redwood and bought a half inter- est with his brother Herman W., in a general store. In 1899 he sold this and came to the present site of Dannbe, where he was the first settler, broke the first ground, erceted the first building and opened the first store. This store, known as the "Old Reliable, " is still in operation, and is winning the steady trade which it so richly deserved. In March, 1901, Mr. Shoe- maker was appointed postmaster, a position he retained until March 1, 1915. Ile has served on the village board as trustee and recorder. In polities he is a Republican. Fraternally he is a member of Miles Camp, No. 8242, M. W. A., at Danube, Minn. Mr. Shoemaker was married November 23, 1899, to Christina Boehm, who was born in Missouri, March 16, 1877, daughter of Edward and Christina (Hoffman) Boehm. The father was born in Germany, in 1848, came to America in 1869, met and married Christina Hoffman in Missouri, and they both now live in Delhi, Minn. In the family there were eight ehil- dren : Dora, now Mrs. Joseph Engerman, of Silverton, Oregon ; Christina, now Mrs. Henry W. Shoemaker; Minnie, now Mrs. Charles Reich, of Good Thunder, Minn .: Mable, now Mrs. George Garrison, of Idaho: Caroline, now Mrs. William Brandt, of Dan- ube : Sibelia, now Mrs. Ole Ellingson, of Silberton, Oregon ; and Edward and Ruby, who are with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker are the parents of five children: Edward, born December 28, 1900: Caroline, born October 8, 1902; Allen, born December 12, 1906; Otto, born March 11. 1909, and Florence, born April 14, 1911.

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The history of Renville County, Minnesota, Volume I, Part 46

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Renville County Pioneer Association Publication date: 1916 Publisher: Chicago : H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co. Number of Pages: 890

Author: Curtiss-Wedge, Franklyn; Renville County Pioneer Association
Publication date: 1916
Publisher: Chicago : H.C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.
Number of Pages: 890