Compendium of history, reminiscence, and biography of Nebraska : containing a history of the state of Nebraska also a compendium of reminiscence and biography containing biographical sketches of hundreds of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of Nebraska, Part 122

Author: Alden Publishing Company
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago : Alden Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1402

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widow and one son came to Nebraska in 1881. Her death occurred in Cherry county, Nebraska, when she was in her eightieth year.

Mr. Franzen brought his wife and three chil- dren to their present home in May, 1883, secur- ing as a homestead the northwest quarter of the section. He has improved and developed the land until he now has a very pleasant home and a pro- ductive farm. He and his wife have had six chil- dren, of whom three survive, namely: Onke, Renske and George, all born in Cass county. The three who were born since they came to Valley county are deceased. The family passed through the severe trials of early pioneer life and their success is well earned. In politics Mr. Franzen is independent of party lines and votes for the man he believes to be best fitted for the place.

HERMAN CHARLES SATTLER.

Herman Charles Sattler, residing in Norfolk, Madison county, is one of the oldest settlers in northeastern Nebraska, and by his efforts has aided materially in the development of the agri- cultural and commercial resources of his county. Mr. Sattler is a gentleman of most excellent char- acter, and is highly respected in the community in which he resides.

Mr. Sattler was born in Chicago, Illinois, No- vember 16, 1861, and was the fourth of six chil- dren in the family of George William and Cather- ine Elizabeth Sattler, who had four boys and two girls; but two of the children died prior to our subject's birth. The father was born in Hanover, Germany, and the mother in Baltimore, Mary- land, where she died in January, 1906, survived by her husband, who died April 30, 1911, three sons and one daughter: Augustus, who was for- merly an attorney in Norfolk, Nebraska; Herman, William R. and Emma.

Herman Charles Sattler from his second year made Baltimore, Maryland, his home until 1877, in that year going to Amherst, (Massachusetts) College, where he remained three years; when he went to Mexico on a railroad survey for one year ; then returned to Baltimore about a year, where he was manager of the Garrett farms. He then came west, spending some months in Chicago; then in Colorado, coming to Pieree county, Ne- braska, in the spring of 1883, when he purchased eight hundred acres of land which he used for farming and stock raising ten years. He came to Norfolk, Nebraska, in February, 1892, with small capital, but a goodly supply of energy and ability, becoming connected with the Norfolk Trading Company, and in the following year purchased the Rudat Implement business and has remained continuously in the implement business until this date, enjoying a large and extensive patronage. Ile is also engaged in the purchase and sale of horses and cattle, and has large land interests.

Mr. Sattler is praetieally a self-made man, owing his present enviable position in financial

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and business circles to his own untiring ener- gies. He is a prominent man in business circles, and is always interested in the upbuilding of his home county and state.

Mr. Sattler was married in Baltimore, Mary- land, February 2, 1888, to Miss Loulie Johnson, who died in Norfolk, Nebraska, April 7, 1893, survived by her husband and two sons: George William, junior, now connected with the Omaha National Bank; and Augustus Edmund, attend- ing Johns Hopkins University.

Mr. Sattler was again married in April, 1900, at Norfolk, Nebraska, to Annie Carton of O'Neill, Holt county, Nebraska, whose father and family were of old pioneer Nebraska stock, orig- inally of New York state. Two children were born of this union: Edmund Herman and Loulie Annie.

Mr. and Mrs. Sattler and family occupy a pleasant modern Norfolk home, and have many friends. Mr. Sattler is a democrat.

BENJAMIN F. COX.

Benjamin F. Cox, a progressive and enter- prising stock and grain farmer of Custer county, is interested in various business ventures in the county and is generally respected as a man of good business principles and character. He was born in Jackson county, Indiana, Angust 16, 1856, fourth in the family of seven children born to Jabez J. and Margaret (Hubbard) Cox, natives, respectively, of Kentucky and Indiana. The father was a soldier in the Mexican war and both parents died in Indiana. Besides Benjamin F., others of the children now surviving are: Henry, of Custer county; Adelbert, in Perkins county, Nebraska ; and one daughter in Indiana.

Mr. Cox received the usual educational ad- vantages accorded a farmer's son in Indiana country schools, and in 1875, when he was nine- teen years of age, went to Iowa, working at farm- ing in several counties in that state. In the fall of 1882 he came to Hamilton county, Nebraska, and in the fall of 1883 came to Custer county and took up a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land on section eight, township seven- teen, range twenty-two, and a timber claim of one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining on the east. This was the home place many years, and on February 22, 1891, was married to Chris- tina Kaupp, a native of Illinois, who came with her parents to Custer county in an early day. The Kaupp family have been prominent in the devel- opment and upbuilding of Custer county. Eight children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Cox, as follows: Lloyd William, Della A., Chester V., Hazel R., Ralph, Benjamin F., junior, Gladys I. and Margaret, all at home.

Mr. Cox is one of the earlier settlers of his part of the county and has prospered with the development of the region. He became success-

ful in his agricultural operations through ambi- tion and energy and in his home farm of eight hundred acres has a fine, well equipped estate, well adapted for stock and grain farming. He owns some fourteen hundred and forty acres of land, including the home farm, and is interested in the farmers' elevator at Merna, of which he is a director. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers' State Bank of Merna, and is its president. He helped organize school district number one hundred and fifty-two, serving on its board several years. He is an intelligent and progressive citizen and has a wide circle of friends in Custer county, where he has lived nearly thirty years.

THOMAS JAMES.

For over twenty-seven years, the gentleman above named has been closely identified with the agricultural interests of Wayne county, Ne- braska, and he has aided materially in transform- ing this locality from its wild, natural state into a thriving farming and commercial district. He is a gentleman of great perseverance and energy, and has met with deserved success in his labors.

Mr. James is a native of Oneida county, New York state, and was born July 27, 1845. His parents, William and Mary James, were natives of Wales, who came over to America at a very early date. Mr. James spent the years of his childhood in New York state, and also went to the schools there.

In 1875, Mr. James decided to come to the west, following Horace Greeley's advice; and so, with his wife and family, came to Iowa. How- ever, although they remained there until 1884, they were not entirely satisfied with their loca- tion. In that year they came to Wayne county, and bought their present home in section four- teen, township twenty-six, range one, east, where they still reside. They decided that this should be their future residence, and with characteristic energy Mr. James at once proceeded to make one improvement after another on the farm, as the times permitted, until now it is a very valuable piece of property.

Mr. James was married, in 1870, to Miss Jennie .Jones, of Herkimer county, New York. Six chil- dren have been born to them, upon whom they have bestowed the following names: Ellen, Mame, Jennie, Fannie, William and Ward.

Mr. James is one of the most prosperous and influential farmers of the community, and enjoys the respect of all with whom he has come in con- tact.

JOHN W. LUMADUE.

John W. Lumadue for many years has been one of the leading citizens and prosperous agri- culturalists and stockmen of Merrick county, Ne-

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braska. He came here during the early days of its settlement and has developed a fine ranch in section twenty, township fifteen, range five, and become closely identified with the best interests of the community where he has passed so many years of his career.

Mr. Lumadue was born in Pennsylvania, July 28, 1845, and was eldest of four boys and one girl in the family of Robert and Mary Ann Lumadue. Our subject's mother died when he was but eight years of age, and the family became scattered, the father moving to Illinois and remarrying, where John W., our subject, joined his father.

On July 20, 1861, Mr. Lumadue enlisted in. Company H. Twelfth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and saw four years' service, receiving his honor- able discharge July 25, 1865, at Springfield, Illinois. Mr. Lumadue participated in the battles of Fort Henry and Fort Donaldson, receiving two wounds at the latter place, then at the bat- tle of Shiloh and at the Siege of Corinth, and also at the second battle of Corinth, being wounded again quite severely; and was in the campaign of Atlanta, having re-enlisted; then at Snake Creek Gap and Lookout Mountain July 4 and July 22, and was present at the time General McPherson was killed; he was also in the battles of Bentonville, at Altoona Pass, and was with Sherman on the march to the sea, being on scout duty, and continuously in line of battle all along the march; he was at Savannah, Georgia, siege, then on the march to where Johnson surrendered at Rollo, North Carolina, then to Washington, D. C. Mr. Lumadue had four years' of service and was in many of the most notable battles of the war. He returned to Illinois after the war where he remained about three years.

On August 2, 1867, Mr. Lumadue was united in marriage to Miss Mary Jane Covey, and to this union have been born nine children, six of whom are living: Annie, wife of John Beck, has eleven children and lives in Merrick county, Nebraska; Nettie, wife of Jacob Inbody, resides in Merrick county ; Emma Trotty, now Mrs. George Bar- ker, has five children and lives in York county, Nebraska; Charles, married, has four children and resides in Lincoln, Nebraska ; Myrtie, wife of William Grant, has one child and resides in Mer- rick county ; and Julia, wife of William Williams, who resides with her parents.

On April 16, 1871, our subject came to Mer- rick county, Nebraska, and homesteaded in sec- tion twenty, township fifteen, range five, where he is still living. He has here a fine ranch and stock farm and also raises small grain, and breeds Poll Angus stock and Duroc swine. Mr. Lnma- due is one of the few original homesteaders of Merrick county that still remains on his home- stead farm, and is a pioneer settler who has passed through all phases of early days. He is prosperous and successful, having a modern, im- proved farm well equipped. He owns in all one thonsand three hundred and sixty acres of land

in Merrick county, at one time having owned two thousand acres.

Mr. Lumadue and family are widely and fa- vorably known in social and educational circles. Mr. Lumadue is a self-made man, himself and wife having started out with but little of this world's goods. He has been closely identified with the growth and development of this portion of Nebraska, and is widely and favorably known.

CHARLES D. PANGBORN.

Charles D. Pangborn, a leading citizen of Creighton, Nebraska, is widely known as a gentle- man of good business ability and true public spirit. He is now a retired business man, and cast his lot with Nebraska in 1882, reaching Creighton on the second day of June, when but two or three cabins constituted the town. He bought a relinquishment some four miles west and one mile north of town and proved up on it under the homestead rights. Here he lived until the spring of 1889, moving to town on the fifteenth of April, where he engaged in selling farm im- plements until the spring of 1892, and in the fall of that year opened a harness shop and sales- room, conducting this enterprise about four years when he retired from active business.

Mr. Pangborn was born in Oswego county, New York, September 20, 1846. His mother died when he was but a few years old, and in 1854 he came west with an uncle, and made his home with another unele near Blue Island, in the vicinity of Chicago, until attaining his majority.

When troops were needed in the war of the rebellion, Charles Pangborn enlisted-Septem- ber 3, 1862,-in Company H, Eighty-eighth Illi- nois Volunteer Infantry, and served until June 8, 1865, when he was mustered out in Nashville, Tennessee, and discharged a month later at Chi- cago.

His entire service was rendered in the Army of the Cumberland, participating in many small engagements and in the battles of Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Whiteside Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, and Siege of Atlanta. On Sherman's beginning his famous march to the sea, the Eighty-eighth, under Thomas, returned to Ten- nessee and fought the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and were in eastern Tennessee near Louden when news of Lee's surrender reached them, and were on a march between that point and Chattanooga, when they heard of Lincoln's assassination.

After the war Mr. Pangborn followed farming in Cook county until migrating to Nebraska in 1882.

Mr. Pangborn was married in Chicago, June 8, 1869, to Caroline, daughter of Mark and Eliza (Skillinger) Crandall. Three children have been born to them: Albert Lewis, who is married and lives on a homestead near Ekalak, Montana;

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Ilah, who is married to Edward Hoverson and lives in Missouli, Montana; Wilbert L., who is married and lives on his homestead near his brother, Albert L.

Mr. Pangborn is independent in politics, a member of the Ancient Order of United Work- men and of the Grand Army of the Republic. The fine, large residence occupied by Mr. Pangborn was erected by him in 1894, when waterworks were first installed in the town, and his house was one of the earliest to which pipes were laid. It has been kept in a perfect state of repair.

During the first years on the ranch, times were hard and money scarce; like most of the early settlers, Mr. Pangborn burned hay, corn, and cornstalks until coal was more plentiful and cheaper. During the well remembered blizzard of January 12, 1888, fortunately, he was in the house; his pasture lay to the northwest, and his cattle drifting with the storm came into the sheds and none were lost; his twenty-two horses were all in the barn at the time. A severe hail- storm in July one year wrought havoc on the ranch, beating down all the grain and breaking over three dozen window lights. These losses could not well be born in those days, but there was no choice but to endure.

AUGUST HARTMANN.

For more than thirty years, the gentleman named above has been known to the citizens of this part of the state, and he has gained a high name as a citizen and a farmer. He is one of those substantial men whose integrity, industry, thrift and economy have added so much to the material wealth and prosperity of Nebraska. During his long residence in the state, he has not hesitated to take any measure which would pro- mote the development of the community which he chose for his home.

Mr. Hartmann was born in 1858, in Branden- burg, Germany, and is the son of Fred and Louise Hartmann. The subscriber's childhood and young manhood years were spent in his native land, where he obtained his education.

When he was twenty years old, in 1878, the family decided to emigrate to America, where greater opportunities existed. They sailed from Bremen on the steamship "Brownsycke," and after an uneventful voyage arrived in Baltimore. They at once started for the "golden west," com- ing direct to Stanton county, Nebraska, where the father first rented a farm, and then when an opportunity offered, bought a farm which he improved in many ways. As for the subscriber himself, he bought the Lewis Lee quarter sec- tion, which has been his home ever since.

During the first few years, the new settlers met with many discouragements, as for two sea- sons they lost all their crops by reason of the grasshoppers. However, prospects brightened up

then, and now Mr. Hartmann is recognized as one of the most prosperous and successful farmers of this section.

In 1882, Mr. Hartmann was united in marriage to Miss Augusta Swartz. They are the parents of fourteen children, all of whom are living. They are named as follows: Mary, Fred, Anna, Herman, Amelia, Bertha, Helen, Curt, William, Martha, Minnie, Walter, Frieda and Lewis.

JOHN D. BROWN.

Among the prosperous citizens of Knox county, Nebraska, who have spent many years in this locality, is the subject of this review, John D. Brown, the owner of a valuable estate in Knox county, Nebraska. Mr. Brown resides on section twenty-three, township thirty-one, range six, and has lived in Knox county for many years. He has always taken an interest in the upbuilding and welfare of his county and state, and enjoys the respect and high esteem of all who know him, and his friends are many.

Mr. Brown is a native of Ireland, and was born in New Market village in the year 1837, receiving his education in his native village, between times of helping his father on the farm.

In 1889 Mr. Brown left his native land and started for the new world to make a fortune. He came to New York by way of Liverpool, embark- ing on the steamship "The Queen," and after arriving in New York, came direct to the state of Nebraska, to take advantage of the distribution of land by the government. He took up a home- stead in section twenty-three, township thirty- one, range six, and later he bought the homestead of Albert Cladick, in section twenty-three, town- ship thirty-one, range six, which is his present residence. He has steadily improved his farm until now he owns four hundred acres of the finest land in this section of the county.

In 1866, Mr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Margaret McSweeney. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of seven children, whose names are as follows: David, Mary, John, Peter, Ann, James and Martin.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown and family are highly esteemed in their community, and enjoy the well wishes of a wide circle of friends and acquaint- ances. Mr. Brown is one of those substantial men who is a credit to the community in which he dwells, and has the sterling qualities that go to make an upright, reliable man.

LYCURGUS AMOS.

The Amos family have long been known in Custer county as representatives of the best in- terests of the region and have taken their part in promoting the general welfare and prosperity. Lycurgus Amos, the second son of John M. and Catherine (Thompson) Amos, was born in Carrol

"SUNNY-SIDE FARM," RESIDENCE OF JOHN WELSH.

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county, Ohio, February 13, 1853. A sketch of his father, to be found in this work, gives a full account of the family. Lycurgus (generally known as Kirk) Amos grew to manhood on the Ohio farm, was educated in local schools, and as a young man engaged in farming. He was married in Carrol county, December 14, 1871, to Isabelle Myers, also of Ohio birth, and daugh- ter of Joseph and Luella (Hardin) Myers, the father of German descent and a native of Ohio, and the mother probably born in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Myers died in Ohio, where three of their daughters and three of their sons now live.

In the fall of 1880 Mr. and Mrs. Amos came with their three children west as far as Fayette county, Iowa, carrying on farming there until the spring of 1883, when they came to Custer county. They secured a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land in section twenty-one, town- ship eighteen, range eighteen, which is still the home place, and which has been improved and developed to a fine grain and stock farm.

Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Amos: Merton S., of Custer county, is married and has six children; Cora I., died in 1877, at the age of two years; Otto O., is at home ; John M., of Custer county, is married and has one child; Joseph Raymond, of Custer county, is married and has three children; Noel L. and Ted, at home.

Mr. Amos is one of the very early settlers of Custer county, and one of the very few to retain possession of the original homestead for so long a period. He is prosperous and successful and is widely known as a man of high character and. integrity, a substantial and useful citizen. He has the confidence and esteem of a large number of friends.

JOHN WELSH.

John Welsh is a highly respected Irish-Ameri- can citizen of Custer county, who has been a resi- dent of the county for a period of more than thirty years, and during this time has witnessed the remarkable growth and development of ceu- tral Nebraska from a pioneer region to that of well cultivated fields and comfortable farm houses. He and his wife are among the few to live continuously on their original homesteads. and have done their share to assist in promoting the cause of progress. Mr. Welsh was born in Ireland, March 4, 1837, the fifth child of James and Mary (Stephenson) Welsh, who were parents of eight sons and two daughters. He was reared and educated in his native land, and at the age of twenty years came to America, crossing from Londonderry to Liverpool, whence he sailed to New York in the spring of 1857. He made the trip alone, and lived successively in Jefferson and St. Lawrence counties, New York, until coming to Nebraska in March, 1880.

Mr. Welsh was married in Jefferson county,

New York, to Lavina S. Starling, their union taking place on December 29, 1868. She was born in St. Lawrence county, New York, a daughter of George F. and Mary Jane (Myers) Starling. After their marriage they lived on a farm in Jefferson county four years, and then moved to St. Lawrence county, where they resided until coming to Custer county, in 1878, with their two sons, George H. and Justin E. Mr. Welsh came in March, and the mother and children reached Kearney in June, when they drove the sixty-five miles between that point and the farm. Mr. Welsh first took a pre-emption on some land, and in 1882 secured a homestead comprising the north- east quarter of section thirty-three, township seventeen, range eighteen, which has since been his residence and is known as Sunnyside Farm. One of the groves on his place is a favorite picnic place, especially for old settlers' meetings. We give a view of his comfortable home and surround- ings, taken as when one of these annual picnic reunions is in session. Their residence the first year was a small "soddy" ten by fourteen, which was replaced by a larger one, which continued to be their residence until 1901, when their pres- ent ornamental dwelling was erected. Mr. Welsh fared much better in 1894, the dry year, than his neighbors, having raised nine hundred bushels of corn on a thirty-acre tract, besides having some potatoes and oats; few raised enough to seed their land the following year. Mr. Welsh was on the road from Ansley the day of the blizzard of January 12, 1888, and seeing the storm com- ing, returned to town, remaining over night.

Mr. and Mrs. Welsh have three children; George H., a merchant, married and living in Westerville, has two children; Justin E., married and living two miles south of the home farm, has three children; Ena Pearl, wife of Fred Craw- ford, living on the old Crawford homestead.

Mr. Welsh is a representative and public- spirited citizen, and he and his family have the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends. They own two hundred and forty acres of rich farm land in their home place, and a comfortable farm residence. They are among the honored pioneers who have done so much to build up the region and have passed through the varied ex- periences of this class of citizens. Mr. Welsh is republican in politics, and has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1886, his men- bership now being at Ansley. With his wife, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Westerville; his door has, however, always been open to ministers of every denomination, some of them occasionally remaining weeks at a time, and only one of them ever abused his hos- pitality.

GEORGE BAUER.

In the person of George Bauer, mentioned above, we have another of the sturdy sons who

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left their native land in their young manhood and came to America to carve out for themselves a name and fortune in the land of liberty and freedom, and who is highly esteemed by his fel- low men as a good citizen and progressive farmer.

Mr. Bauer was born May 24, 1857, in the vil- lage of Frank, Russia, a son of Johann and Kath- erina (Ulrich) Bauer. The father was born in Russia in 1825 and died there in 1905. The mother was born in 1827 and died in her native country, in 1890. Mr. Bauer learned shoemaking in his native country. In 1891 he emigrated to America, sailing from Hamburg to New York, the voyage occupying ten days. He reached Lincoln, Nebraska, on April 17, and soon after secured work at his trade. During the summer he found employment on farms.

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Compendium of history, reminiscence, and biography of Nebraska : containing a history of the state of Nebraska also a compendium of reminiscence and biography containing biographical sketches of hundreds of prominent old settlers and representative citizens of Nebraska, Part 122

Author: Alden Publishing Company Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago : Alden Publishing Co. Number of Pages: 1402

Author: Alden Publishing Company
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago : Alden Publishing Co.
Number of Pages: 1402