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Mr. Orme also built a handsome residence and several tenement houses, in Colon. He is a public spirited and enterprising citizen, and is one of the most highly esteemed residents of Center precinct.
HARLES M. JOHNSON,* one of the representative farmers of Richland precinct, Sarpy county, Nebraska, has lived an industrious and frugal life, and what he possesses today represents years of honest toil.
Mr. Johnson was born in Danmark, Sweden, in 1861, and is a son of Jens and Annie (Nel- son) Jenson. His parents came to the United States in 1869, and settled in Omaha, Nebraska, where his father rented a farm. He later bought the one on which Mr. Johnson now lives, and built a small house near the road. He sold his property and went to Platte county, where he bought a farm and lived there until 1899. He then retired, and now lives in Omaha. His wife died in 1898, at the age of seventy-six years. Their children were as follows: Annie Mary, de- ceased ; a son, who died in infancy ; James C .; Nels; John; Charles M .; and Helena C.
Charles M. Johnson succeeded his father as owner of his present property, in 1884, pay- ing all debts, and starting with what money he had saved while working by the day. With this small beginning he worked his way to the front, and now has 80 acres of well- improved farm land. He built a home in
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1884, and enlarged it in 1888, and also built barns, corn-cribs, and other necessary out- buildings. He set out a fine orchard and shade trees, some of the trees now measuring two and a half feet through. The farm is abund- antly supplied with running water. His land has a good yield, and some years has produced 60 bushels of corn and 45 bushels of oats to the acre. The place is well stocked, and he always has from 12 to 15 cattle and from1 30 to 40 hogs, as well as good horses.
Mr. Johnson was united in marriage with Christina Lund, a daughter of Jacob and Dor- othea (Stoll) Lund, of Omaha. She became the mother of two children : Leonard Arthur, and a daughter who died in infancy. Religiously the family are adherents of the Lutheran faith.
A NTON BARRY* is a prosperous and enterprising farmer of Saunders county, Nebraska, and his fine farm is located two miles northeast of the village of Weston. He was born February 20, 1849, in Halland, Sweden, near the town of Warberg, and he is a son of Swan and Beatta (Bankson) Barry. He is the oldest of the family, the other five children being as follows: B. E., who is a farmer in Sand Creek; Anna, who lives in Sweden, and married to a Mr. Larson ; Swan, who is married and lives in Sand Creek; Carl, who lives in Sweden, and has three chil- dren; and John, who lives near Colon, Saun- ders county, and has four children.
Anton Barry came to the United States in
1870, and upon landing in New York City went directly to Driftwood, Pennsylvania, and for the first six years followed railroading. He then went to Watertown, New York, but in 1871 he located in Muncy, Pennsylvania. In 1874 he moved to Larry's Creek, Lycoming county, Pennsylvania, and in the following year he went to Saunders county, Nebraska, where he purchased 160 acres of railroad land. His property consisted of the north half of the southeast quarter and the east half of the northeast quarter of section 3, township 14, range 6. He paid $7 per acre, having five years' time, but as the crops were poor he was obliged to make a contract for ten years, with interest at six per cent. In the fall of 1876 he built a frame house 14 by 22 feet in size, also a barn with a straw roof, and with the money he had saved while railroading in Penn- sylvania he paid $335 for a team of horses, a wagon and harness. He set out a fine orchard of plums, apples, peaches, and other fruit, and also put out shade trees around the house, which now make the yard look beautiful. He also dug a 50-foot well, and made many other improvements. As fortune favored him, he bought, in 1880, 80 acres, comprising the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter. and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 2 for a consideration of $2,500. He has about 100 hogs and 50 cattle. with about 46 or 47 acres in pasture and meadow. The subject of this sketch is a hard worker, and through his determination to get ahead he has met with considerable success.
Mr. Berry and his wife Hannah, whom he
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married in 1874, have the following children : Hilma, who is at Omaha; Sophia, Gustav, Emil, Edwin, and Ideal. In politics he is a Populist, while in religious views he belongs to the Lutheran church.
ARTIN VAN HORN,* a prosperous farmer and extensive fruit grower of Ashland, Saunders county, Ne- braska, owns one of the finest and best improved farms in Ashland precinct. Mr. Van Horn was born in Sandusky county, Ohio, in 1843. He is a son of William and Catherine (Rol- ler ) Van Horn. His father first saw the light in 1797 and died in 1844. His mother died in 1879, aged sixty-seven years. Four chil- dren were born to them, namely : Mary, Henry, Aaron, and Martin, of whom this writing is a memoir.
Henry Van Horn was born in Green town- ship, Mahoning county, Ohio, in 1833. He purchased and settled upon the 80-acre farm formerly owned by D. J. Sheldon, in Green township. This farm contained a house known as the granite, stone and plaster house, as it was made mostly from granite. Henry Van Horn continued to reside in this granite house from the fall of 1872 to the spring of 1876. He then built a handsome modern residence and also has a fine set of buildings. He still lives upon the same farm and devotes his time to raising stock and grain. His marriage with Mary Miller, a daughter of Simon Miller, of Ohio, resulted in three children, as follows:
Ellen J., wife of D. Miller ; William, deceased ; and Ida, wife of George Wallen.
Martin Van Horn was reared and educated in his native county. On August 11, 1862, he enlisted in the Union army as a private in Com- pany A, IIIth Reg. Ohio Vol. Inf., and served until the close of the war. He participated in many of the fiercest battles, and endured many hardships. He served all through the Atlanta campaign, and has a record of being 72 days under fire, and 120 days without having his shoes off. He had several narrow escapes, the most remarkable of which was the removal of the skin from his temple by a bullet.
At the close of the war Mr. Van Horn went home and was soon filled with a desire to go west. In 1869 he came to Nebraska, where he worked out during the busy season for sev- eral years. At odd times he looked over the country and enjoyed some fine sport in shooting and fishing. To this day he is a skilled marks- man.
In 1872 he purchased 80 acres of land which had been pre-empted by Emelin Rockwell, now residing in Green precinct. Upon this land, Mr. Van Horn built a house having dimensions of 16 by 24 feet, the lumber of which he bought in Ashland, and the studding, which was part cottonwood, on the Elkhorn River. A pole and straw barn was also constructed. In 1892 these buildings were replaced by a handsome modern residence and a large, commodious barn 30 by 50 feet in size. Since then the old house has been utilized as a corn-crib. In 1873 Mr. Van Horn set out a fine orchard which he subsequently greatly enlarged. He now has a
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great variety of choice fruit-bearing trees. In addition to this he has fine groves of ever- greens, etc.
Martin Van Horn married Agnes Wilson, a daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Wilson. In 1894 he was called upon to mourn the loss of his beloved companion, who died, aged for- ty-eight years. They were not blessed with a family of their own, but adopted a daughter, whom they called Eva. Eva married Charles Weir, and has one daughter, Viola. They re- side upon the farm with the subject of this sketch, and help to brighten his home.
Mr. Van Horn is highly esteemed by his neighbors. In politics he is independent, and he entertains broad, liberal ideas on the sub- ject of religion.
ETER SWANBERG,* a prominent farmer living near Malmo, Saunders county, Nebraska, is one of the repre- sentative citizens of that section, in which he owns considerable property.
Mr. Swanberg is a native of Sweden, and a son of Swan and Ingery ( Bentson) Nelson, both of whom are deceased. He was the second of five children, as follows : Nils, who is mar- ried, and is a farmer living south of Wahoo, Saunders county ; Peter; Sigura, who lives in Swenden; Hannah, a resident of Saunders county ; and Charles, who lives in the same sec- tion as does Peter, in Mariposa precinct. Peter Swanberg came from Sweden to the United States and located in the state of Illinois. In
1873 he moved west to Omaha, Nebraska, and remained there for four years, being a portion of the time in the employ of J. P. Poppleton. He then located in Saunders county, Nebraska, and first bought the north half of the northeast quarter of section 21, where his home now is. He subsequently leased 80 acres, the north half of the southeast quarter of section 16, which he purchased some four or five years later. He set out a grove and fruit trees, and built his first house with dimensions of 12 by 14 feet, the lumber for which he hauled from Fremont. A few years later he erected a good, large barn and other substantial outbuildings, including a crib and granary. A further ad- dition was made to his house in 1885, and in 1898 another good-sized barn was built to the west of the house. He is engaged in grain and stock raising on a large scale, making a spe- cialty of white-faced cattle and Poland-China hogs. A creek runs through the property, fur- nishing a fine supply of water for the stock nearly the whole year. In 1900 he increased his orchard by about 30 or 40 trees, raising a large variety of fruit. In addition to the prop- erty already mentioned, he purchased 192 acres of the Mary Fisher estate, upon which Malmo is located, the last purchase being a very desira- ble piece of property. He formerly did his business at Weston, and also received his mail there, but he now trades at Malmo. He is a wide-awake and intelligent business man, and enjoys the friendship of a host of acquaint- ances.
Mr. Swanberg was united in marriage with Anna Swanson, who died in 1897. Their union
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resulted in the following children: Nettie, who died when quite young; Will; Henry, de- ceased; Nettie; Henry; Otto; Clarence; a daughter who is deceased; and Victor. The subject of this sketch was again married in 1898 to Anna Erikson, by whom he has a daughter, Manuel. In politics Mr. Swanberg is a Republican. He is a faithful member of the Lutheran church, of Malmo.
SCAR HANSON,* deputy county treas- urer of Saunders county, Nebraska, was born in Stocking precinct, Saunders county, November 9, 1873. He is a son of Hans Hanson, who was born in Sweden, and came with his wife to the United States in 1871.
Hans Hanson first located in Fremont, Ne- braska, where he remained one year. In 1872, lie settled on a farm in Stocking precinct, and engaged in agricultural pursuits. The last few years he has not been actively engaged in the management of the old homestead, but has left this to the care of his son John. There were reared six children, as follows : Hans, Jr., who conducts a hardware store in Wahoo; John, now engaged in the management of the homestead; Nels, who is engaged in the imple- ment business in Wahoo; Ernest, a telegraph operator; Oscar, the subject hereof, and Aaron.
Oscar Hanson was educated in the district schools, and in Luther Academy, of Wahoo. His education was supplemented with a course at the Lincoln Normal University. In 1893,
he went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, where he held a position as bookkeeper, for one year. He then returned to Wahoo, and was engaged in the implement business one year. In 1895, he became clerk for the county treasurer, B. P. Olson, and on January 1, 1898, he received the appointment of deputy county treasurer, under J. L. Coleman, and is now the incumbent of that position.
In 1898, he was married to Nora Ryan, a daughter of Mike Ryan of Wahoo. They have one son, Lyman. Mr. Hanson is a Pop- ulist, but is holding office under the banner of the Fusionists. He is a very progressive young man, and has many admirers of his ster- ling worth and business ability.
AMES SCHULZ,* an enterprising and successful man of Union precinct, Saun- ders county, Nebraska, has attained con- siderable prominence through his large stock farm. He makes a specialty of the Percheron breed of horses, importing many from France and raising others, many of which have been sold at very high prices. In addition to con- ducting his farm, he is the owner and propri- etor of a fine saloon in Yutan, complete in all its appointments.
Mr. Schulz was born in Handorf, Germany, in 1851, and is a son of Jurgen and Margaret (Mather) Schulz. His father was born in Handorf in 1823, where he followed agricul- tural pursuits until 1867. In that year he emi- grated from Germany to America, first locat- ing in Kankakee county, Illinois, and later in
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Booneville, Dallas county, Iowa, where he re- mained until 1871. He then removed to Saun- ders county, Nebraska, by team and wagon, taking his family and all his belongings. He purchased 80 acres of land of Mr. Cooley, on which there was a small building, with dimen- sions of 14 by 20 feet, and into this he moved with his family. He afterward bought three 80-acre tracts of railroad land and established a good residence, setting out many trees and making other important improvements. He owned some property in Yutan, and there he spent the last seven years of his life, dying in July, 1897. His widow survives him and re- sides at Yutan, being eighty years old. The following children were born to them: Au- gusta, who died in Germany ; John, a record of whose life appears elsewhere in this biograph- ical record; an infant son and Daniel, both of whom died in Germany; James; Anna, the wife of Hening Henck, of Yutan; Hans, of Union precinct; and Margaret, the wife of J. Seiver, of Yutan. He was 'a Republican in politics, and in religious faith a Lutheran.
James Schulz spent his early manhood in Illinois and Iowa engaged in farming, and came west to Nebraska with his father in 1871. They went by wagon and endured all of the hardships incident to pioneer life, as he drove the cattle, and they were obliged to camp out wherever night overtook them. In 1875, after his marriage, in consideration for faithful ser- vices rendered at home, his father gave him 160 acres of land in section 33, Union precinct, Saunders county, Nebraska. There he erected a small frame house and improved the place in
different ways, setting out an orchard and many shade trees. He subsequently erected a fine residence, and also built a large barn, as well as other needed farm buildings. He afterward bought 160 acres of land in section 29, of M. White, in 1877. In 1884 he purchased the thoroughbred stallion Tobias, a fine Percheron horse, and 13 fine brood mares of the same stock, and began to raise Percheron horses. In 1887 he imported seven car loads of horses from France, and continued to import horses until 1890, when horses had so far depreciated in value that there ceased to be any money in them. He has sold from his stock farm many horses, ranging in price from $250 to $2,000 each. At one time he was offered $7,000 for a horse, which died but a short time after his refusal to sell. He has a fine herd of 200 cat- tle, and has fed as many as 12,000 head per year, marketing in Omaha and Chicago. In 1899 he opened a saloon in Yutan, which he runs in addition to the farm, with the assist- ance of his son John.
Mr. Schulz was united in marriage with Franke Seiver, a daughter of John and Mag- dalena (Wick) Seiver. Her father died in Germany in 1861, and his widow resides at the home of John Schulz, in Union precinct. Ten children were born to them: Etta, the wife of Peter Ferguson, by whom she has a son, Harry; John; George; Henry; Christ; Annie; Lena; Benjamin, and his twin brother who died in infancy; and a daughter, who died in infancy. Fraternally Mr. Schulz is a member of the K. of P. lodge and the A. O. U. W.
INDEX
Biographical
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Acker, Warren E.
111
Caldwell, Francis E.
15
Fackler, Jacob 322
Adams, Charles H.
135
Calhoun, C. F.
296
Farris, Thomas W.
128
Adams, Jay Fletcher
168 Campbell, Peter 288
Fase, Henry 231
Anderson, Alfred
33 Campbell, William R.
178
Fiedler, James 71
Anderson, John A.
203
Carpenter, R. C.
206
Fleming, Walter 31
Anderson, Nels J. .
142
Chamberlain, Thomas Knight 318
Flodman, Professor J. H., A. M. 96
Anderson, Torgny, M. D.
328
Chapek, Anton
16 Fraser, David 202
Chapek, Anton B.
I14
Fricke, Andrew H. 26
Cheever, John L.
183
Fritzinger, Samuel H. 229
Frostrom, J. Alfred 297
Bachelder, Sias B.
293
Church, Philander P. 86
Fuller, Hon. Abel B. .
294
Ballou, Martin E.
269
Coleman, John L.
267
Barry, Anton
331
Cordes, Henry .
25
Barry, Hon. John H.
157
Crawford, John H.
126
Becker, W. N., Jr. 309
Cruzan, M. T. 72
Bender, Jonas 236
Bengtson, Olof
75
Bennett, F. M. 137
D
Glover, Royal G. 254
Blakeslee, Norman E. 170
198
Daniell, Richard
13
Good, Edward E. 258
Boob, Paul 250
Davidson, W. H.
259 Goss, Hon. John Q. 151
Bor, Rev. Matthew 123
Dech, Josiah J. 219
Goucher, Carl R.
156
Bostrom, John A. 31
Dech, William E. 82
Granquist, Magnus Nelson
323
Boulier, Hon. Alexander
51
Dech, Hon. William H. 91
155
Brokaw, William A.
46
Duerrbaum, Henry F. 133
Bruse, Gust
157
Dunlap, Nathan
287
Bruning, W. H.
53
Dunn, Michael 235
Hall, Patrick J. 324
Burch, Charles W.
115
Hall, Samuel B. 281
Bush, J. C. F., M. D.
41
Halloer, John . 308
Bush, Dr. R. D. 97
Eckery, Charles Henry
52
Handlir, James
III
Butterfield, Albert Parsons 300
Ekdahl, August O.
87 | Hanson, Oscar
334
B
Christanson, Christian 165
G
Bartek, Joseph B. . 304
Crinklaw, Walter 176
Gibson, Peter
196
Gilkeson, H. 134
Gillespie, Patrick H. 274 Glesmann, John D. 232
Daley, Jerry 166
Good, Hon. Benjamin Franklin 11
Blunk, H. F.
Bowen, William
65
Dolezal, John
H
Hagstadt, Alfred 48
Hakel, Frank 311
Bryan, William Jefferson
213
E
A
C
F
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INDEX.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Harder, Hans J.
285
Larson, John
33
Perry, Charles . 64
Harmon, William J.
101
Larson, Lars
116
Peters, Otto F.
113
Harrell, J. W. 63
Larson, Rev. S. G.
299
Peters, W. H. 253
Hassett, Hon. James 285
Laudenschlager, Louis 179
Peterson, Bent 264
Hatfield, Isaac B. .
117
Lesieur, Louis
286
Petty, John
257
Hawkinson, A. F. 187
Hawthorne, Vincent L. 136
Liles, James
211
Pickett, Thomas J.
242
Heaton, Robert A. 182
Lillibridge, C. E.
106
Pospisil, Anton
68
Hecklander, Otto .
193
Lind, John A.
154
Pospisil, J. J.
204
Henry, Harvey Carpenter 290
Lindau, P. O.
179
Ptacek, Joseph
307
Henry, Mrs. Lucy J.
84
Lindblad, John 145
Lundquist, F. A.
66
R
Hills, M. Stillman 143
Madigan, Thomas 163
Reed, James A.
34
Hiltsher, Joseph 205
Mastrom, Rev. P. F. 296
Holman, Thomas Berton
15
McCluhan, Ira . 58
Horn, John Wesley
223
Meiners, George
191
Reynolds, James W. 12
Howard, Hon. Edgar 244
Mengel, Ellis V.
195
Rishel, M. Y.
276
Hruby, Frank 291
Hurst, Ernest
104
Merriman, Samuel
220
Rogers, Henry
208
Miller, Abraham B.
218
Rogers, William
103
Miller, Charles
141
J
Jamison, William A. 241
Johnson, Charles M. 330
Morrison, William
277
S
Sams', Peter 131
Sander, Herman A. 27
Johnson, James E. 251
Mott, William C.
212
Schere, Lewis J. 43
Johnson, Ralph C.
54
Mowinkel, Henry 272
Schram, George 27
Johnson, Rodney K. 61
Mullins, George M. 25
Schulz, James
334
Johnston, Fred 165
Juckett, Ansel Spalding
261
K
Keetle, Christopher 216
Kerr, Rev. David Ramsey, Ph. D., D. D.
17
Keyes, Clarence E. 240
Killian, Charles A. 47
Kirkpatrick, Charles F., M. D. 221
0
Knapp, Albert C. . 93
Ockander, Jacob
57
Smith, William H. 278
O'Kane, John W.
78 Smith, Zenas B. 167
Koerber, Paul Ernest, M. D. 308
Olsen, Eric .
41
Snelling, John A. 201
Kolb, Johann Friederich . 98
Olson, John Albert
194
Snyder, F. J. 158
Kraus, Joseph
42
Orme, William H. 328
Soland, Adolph 84
282
L
LaChapelle, Joseph B.
310
Pallas, James
186
Stewart, Rev. S. J. 268
Lambert, G. S.
67
Peck, Ernest French
51
Stone, Melville W., M. D.
184
Larson, Gust 226
Perkey, Charles
21 Stuart, Andrew E., M. D. 105
I
Isaacson, Lave
Miller, Fred
74
Roslund, Andrew 37
Miller, John N. 314
Miller, W. E. 263
Ruttman, C. F.
148
Johnson, Charles O. 83
Mosier, Charles W.
58
Johnson, Eric
270
Mott, John H.
217
Schwenck, William A. 23
Nelson, N. H.
147
Shanahan, William 44
Nelson, Olof
55
Sharp, Charles L. 24
Nelson, P. T.
146
Shepard, Charles F. 316
Nicholson, J. B. 325
Nigh, Charles Henry 192
Shirley, Silas 17
Nordstrom, John 230
Smith, Charles Edward 22
Nygren, Peter
35
45 Smith, John Smith, John G., M. D. 88
Knapp, John W. 197
Krause, Frank
56
Ostenberg, Otto 107 Sornborger, Hon. Samuel Henry P Soukup, Anton Stender, John 321
118
76
Phelps, Douglas R. 122
Lichtenberg, Louis
M
Railsback, John C. 222
Rehak, Frank
108
Reichert, Charles
249
Meredith, George W., M. D. 207
Robinson, Sanders P.
121
Rose, Caleb H. 279
173
Rutter, Taylor Vail
76
Monahon, Bernard 275
N
Schulz, John
125
Sherman, John F. 287
Hill, Professor Samuel M., A. M., L. H. D. 133
339
INDEX.
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Stuehm, Christ .
245
Trumble, A. W.
246
Weber, John 239
Swanberg, Peter
333
Turney, Charles C.
95
Webster, R. F. 174
Turney, Darius P. 102
Wehner, Henry 38
Whitney, Byron F. 124
T
Upjohn, Edward J. 13
V
Woita, John
180
Thompson, Nils 152
Van Driel, R. B. 153
Thompson, William H. 326
Van Horn, Martin 332
Throop, Mrs. Ellen M.
73
von Mansfelde, Alexander S.,M.D. 224
Thulin, Peter 131
W
Zeorian, Solomon 256
Tomes, Ernest J.
112
Ward, John M. 233
Zwiebel, Philip
239
Torell, Rev. John
306
Way, Frank E., M. D. 127
Wilhelm, Noah 215
Will, G. B. M. 81
Tegelberg, Charles Louis 94
Williams, William L. 28
Theede, John 315
Z
Zeeb, John Jacob 244
Titus, William K. 273
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Portraits
PAGE
PAGE
PAGE
Acker, Warren E.
110
Harmon, William J. 100
Reichert, Charles
248
Boulier, Hon. Alexander 50
Hassett, Hon. James 284
Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Sanders
Bush, J. C. F., M. D.
40
Isaacson, Mr. and Mrs. Lave
140
P., and family 120
Coleman, John L.
266
Johnson, Rodney K. 60
Sams', Peter
130
Dech, Hon. William H.
90
Koerber, Paul Ernest, M. D. 302
Snelling, John A.
200
Fiedler, Mr. and Mrs. James,
Liles, James 210
Stender, Mr. and Mrs. John, and family . 320
and family
70
Madigan, Thomas 161
Fleming, Walter 30 Madigan, Thomas, residence of 160
Will, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. M.,
Fritzinger, Samuel H., residence
of
Meiners, George
190
and family
80
228 Miller, Mrs. James, Charles,
Zwiebel, Philip
238
Good, Hon. Benjamin Franklin
10
Thomas J. and Martha
172
Goss, Hon. John Q.
150 | Perkey, Charles
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