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Mr. Shoemaker was born in Ulster county, New York state, February 11, 1858, and his father was also a native of that state, the latter's par- ents eoming to America from Holland during their youth. Our subject's paternal grandfather took
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EARLIEST DWELLING ON THE FARM
PASTURE SCENE SOUTH OF RESIDENCE
"FOREST GROVE STOCK FARM," RESIDENCE OF HARRY H. BAILEY.
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part in the Indian war of 1812; he settled on the Mohawk river, near Buffalo, and afterwards be- came owner of land bordering that river for many miles, which was sold during the Revolu- tionary war to help that cause.
Lewis Shoemaker made New York state his home up to 1876. He spent three years near Wat- erloo, Iowa, before his marriage, which occurred August 20, 1879. His wife was Miss Ada Green, of Niagara county, New York state, whose par- ents settled in Cedar Falls, Iowa, in the early days, and became well-known pioneers of that region. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker's wedding tour was taken in a covered wagon across the plains toward the west, seeking a location where they hoped to make a home and fortune for themselves in the new country. The trip overland from Waterloo, Iowa, took two weeks. At one time they were intereepted by horse thieves, and had to shoot to protect their teams. Their stopping place was in section twelve, township twenty- eight, range seven, Antelope county, where Mr. Shoemaker filed on a homestead, and also took a timber claim, proving up on both tracts in the required length of time. They erected a rude frame house, and set. to work to develop their farm. Their nearest market place was Niobrara, a distance of thirty miles, and all their supplies had to be hauled from there, often experiencing serious diffienlty from storms, etc. In the early days Mr. Shoemaker helped to build the Fremont and Elkhorn railroad from Neligh to O'Neill. This was during the winter of the deep snows- October, 1880. They saw every phase of frontier life, but stuck to their home, and succeeded in im- proving it in good shape, gradually adding to the aereage until Mr. Shoemaker now owns four hun- dred and eighty acres of fine land, well stocked and with substantial buildings.
Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker are the parents of eight children, namely : Gertie, William, Edward, Minnie, Albert, Ernest, Flora and Rollie. They have a very pleasant home, and are highly es- teemed residents of the county. They are Pres- byterians in religious faith and Mr. Shoemaker is a republican in polities. Mr. Shoemaker has devoted a good deal of attention to fine stock and is the owner of "Buster Brown,"' one of the finest stallions in that part of the state.
LEVI L. CRIST.
Levi L. Crist claims the distinction of being the first white person born within the limits of Washington county, Nebraska, and has spent most of his life in that state. IIe was born at DeSoto, February 12, 1858, third of the eight children born to John W. and Sarah (Hull) Crist. Ile has one brother, George B., who lives in Cluster county. When sixteen years of age he went to Iowa and spent a couple of years there, then returned to the old home in Nebraska, and in 1882, secured a homestead on one hundred and
sixty acres of land on section twenty-seven, town. ship sixteen, range seventeen, where he lived sev- eral years.
On March 24, 1883, Mr. Crist married Eunice MI. Highly, who was born in Nebraska, a daughter of G. W. and Mahala Highley, and in 1894 moved to Missouri. After spending about four and one- half years in that state Mr. Crist removed to Arkansas, then leaving Arkansas on account of poor health, landed at Topeka, Kansas, Mrs. Crist died January 28, 1900, at Topeka, Kansas, being survived by her husband and the following six children : Alva, married, has two children and living in Colorado; Arta, wife of Bert Sell, of Colorado, has four children; Etta, wife of Hershel Sherbeck, of Custer county, has one child; George Milton, married Mae Burdick, and living in Custer county; Elsie and Elver Lester, at home.
In the fall of 1901, Mr. Crist returned to Cus- ter eounty and has settled on section sixteen, township seventeen, range thirteen, a part of his father's timber claim. He is a patriotic son of Nebraska and always took a commendable in- terest in everything pertaining to the welfare of his county and state. In political matters Mr. Crist is a socialist. He is a member of the Deei- ples of Christ, and has always been recognized as a reliable, substantial citizen. During his long residence in Nebraska he made many friends For some years having been troubled with asthma Mr. Crist in 1911 decided on going west for his health, so on Thursday, October 12, 1911, with his bible in his pocket and a white ribbon on his coat he left the loved home, and people and state, and started for Colorado in a covered wagon, driving four good horses. He took with him Elver Lester, his son, leaving his daughter, Elsie Highly Crist, with Etta Sherebeck, his sister, for the present, expeeting her to join them in Colo- rado in the near future. His present address is Carey, Colorado.
HARRY H. BAILEY.
Harry H. Bailey was born in northeastern New York, August 12, 1854, and was third of four children in the family of Daniel C. and Susan Alzina (Dale) Bailey, who has three sons and one daughter. Daniel Bailey, the father, was born in Canada, just across the line from the United States, while his wife was a native of Ver- mont. Daniel Bailey and family moved from New York state to Wisconsin in 1855 or 1856, going on a farm in Waupaca county, where they re- mained fifteen years. While a resident of this state the father, in 1864, went into the army, serving nine months in the campaign around Richmond, and after the close of the war re- turned to Wisconsin.
In the summer of 1872, Daniel Bailey and wife and three sons, George D., Harry H., and Frank I. Bailey, eame overland from Wisconsin,
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settling in Valley county, and Mr. Bailey took up his homestead on the southeast quarter of sec- tion ten, township nineteen, range fourteen, in September of 1872, and this remained the home of the father until the time of his death, May 10, 1907. He was a pioneer of Valley county who has the respect and esteem of many friends. His wife, Susan Alzina Bailey, passed away on the old home farm on October 26, 1908. Their son, George B. Bailey, died May 31, 1907. The Bailey family were of the few that remained on their old homestead farm, and they always took an active part in the development of Valley county along all lines until the time of their death. Mr. Bailey was in his eighty-seventh year and Mrs. Bailey in her eighty-sixth at the time of death. A more extended sketch of the Bailey family will be found on another page of this review.
Harry H. Bailey, the principal subject of this sketch, now owns the old farm, and Valley county has been his home since 1872. On August 20, 1896, Mr. Bailey was united in marriage to Miss Mary Johnson, a native of Wisconsin, at the home of her parents, John A. and Helen (Gun- derson) Johnson, in Dakota county, Nebraska. Mr. Johnson and family first came into Nebraska in 1867, settling in Dakota county four miles west of Homer, which remained their residing place until they went to California to live in 1904. Mr. Johnson was a veteran of the civil war, and a pioneer of Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs. Ilarry II. Bailey are the parents of two sons : Louis Dale and Frank E. They have given a good home to two orphan girls, Ethel and Lillie Harcourt, rearing them as tenderly as if they were kindred.
Mr. Bailey has served on the county board as a supervisor from Ord township, while Mrs. Bailey is a member of her school district board. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey and family are active along all lines toward the advancement of their home state and county, and have had much to do in various ways with the growth and development of Valley county ; they are earnest workers along educational and church lines. The family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Bailey is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and is a republican in politics.
Mr. Bailey, in addition to his land in Valley county, has a half section of farm land in Gar- . field county. He is a successful man, and one of the best known in Valley county. A view of his residence, together with a reproduction of the old log . residence in which so much of the publie business was transacted in an carly day, and scenes on the farm, are to be found adorning one of our illustrative pages.
CHRIS HENZLER.
('hris Henzler, who was one of the well-known old-timers and pioneer business men of Pierce, Nebraska, at the time of his death in 1910, en-
joyed a pleasant home and a host of warm friends gained through strict integrity and honesty dur- ing many years of faithful performance of duty.
Mr. Henzler was born in the village of Reit- waugen, province of Wittenberg, Germany, on May 9, 1840. His father died about 1853, and his mother several years later.
In the fall of 1857, our subject left Bremen in a small sailing vessel for America. After forty- four days of sailing and drifting about, they landed in New York, and he went up the river to Albany. There he learned the carpenters' trade and worked there up to 1863.
He was married there, and in 1863 came with his young wife to Wisconsin. They lived in Dodge county for ten years, Mr. Henzler follow- ing carpentering during the summer and felling timber and cutting wood through the winters. They next moved to Davenport and he worked at his trade until he was sent out by the owners of the Farley ranch in Pierce county, Nebraska, to erect the buildings on the place. He landed in Pierce, Nebraska, in May, 1881, at a time when there were but three or four houses in that town, and after completing his first job, took the con- tract for the building on the Gilman ranch, which he executed to the satisfaction of his employers, and from that time he followed his trade con- tinuously, erecting many farm houses, barns and bridges, and later turned his attention to larger contracts in town. He erected many of the finest buildings in Pierce, including the new school house, the court house, and a number of the business blocks, and owned quite a number of fine dwellings. In 1905 he retired from active business, and at the time of his death, occupied, with his family, a comfortable home in the su- burbs, on which is a goodly amount of fine tim- ber, all of which was set out by his own hands.
Mr. Henzler's marriage occurred in Albany, New York, on October 10, 1861, his bride being Annie Senbel, a native of Bavaria, who settled in New York state with an unele several years previously. Mrs. Henzler also died in 1910. Mr. and Mrs. Henzler had eleven children, ten of whom are living, as follows: Kate, Michael, John, David, Chris, junior, Annie, Lizzie, George, Gertude and Ida, all well settled in life.
Mr. Henzler was a republican, and a worthy citizen, and himself and wife were active mem- bers of the Evangelical church.
WILLIAM II. C. CHINN.
William H. C. Chinn. now retired, was for many years one of the leading business men, and prominently known pioneers of Howard county, Nebraska. Ile is a man of large interests finan- cially, who, with his estimable wife, enjoys a large acquaintance and is held in the highest esteem by all. The family now occupies a hand- some residence in St. Paul.
Mr. Chinn is a native of Shelby county, Indi-
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ana, born November 4, 1830, and is the fourth member in Chichester and Lucy Chinn's family of nine children. Mr. Chinn received his education in his home county, and spent his boy- hood on the home farm. At the age of seventeen his father died, leaving the responsibility of the farm upon William, and from that time on he gave his entire time to those duties, remaining there up to 1855, at which time he removed to Henry county, Illinois. He settled on a farm with his family, and carried that on for ten years, then returned to Rochester, Indiana. There he was engaged in the mercantile and lumber busi- ness up to 1882, and in the spring of the latter year brought his wife and three children to Ne- braska, locating in St. Paul. He had two sons who had previously located in Howard county, and it was through their accounts of the possi- bilities of the state that their father had decided to locate here. Mr. Chinn and his second son, Chichester, at first engaged in the drug business in St. Paul, and ran the store for about nine years. They built up a large patronage during that time and prospered, from time to time pur- chasing farm lands in the vicinity, and in time Mr. Chinn became proprietor of a whole section of fine land which he improved in good shape, now being a very valuable property.
On May 9, 1854, Mr. Chinn was united in mar- riage to Nancy Timander MeCown, of Preble county, Ohio, the ceremony taking place in Ro- chester, Indiana. They have had six children, as follows: Edward F., married, father of four children, residing in St. Paul; Chichester, now a widower with one child, living in Ord, Nebraska; William Albert, and Lncy A., both now deceased, the latter having married William Prnyn; Grant, living at home, and Mary, wife of Dr. F. S. Nicholson, mother of two children, they also are living in St. Panl. Mr. and Mrs. Chinn and fam- ily are among the prominent members of society in St. Paul, and their home is one of the pleasant and hospitable domiciles in the locality. In March, 1909, our subject, with his wife, left for a trip through the western states, and spent three months touring the beautiful state of California.
Mr. Chinn is a republican politically, has al- ways taken an active part in the affairs of his county and state. and is a staunch supporter of his party. In 1900 he was elected county commis- sioner and held the office for one year.
FRANCIS M. CUSIIING.
Francis M. Cushing, born in Ulysses, Potter county, Pennsylvania, December 7, 1847. was ninth of ten children in the family of Leavitt and Jane (Goodrich) Cushing. The Cushing family goes back in history to England, and the family have in their possession data and material placed in historical writings and published in book form for the gratification of the family at large. This history goes back in detail to 1327, and the origi-
nal coat of arms of Roger Cossyn, William Cus- seyn and others was undoubtedly "Gules an eagle displayed Argent." The Cushing family dates back in American history to Matthew Cushing, who came from Norfolk county, England, in 1638, sailing for Boston in the ship "Dilligent." The family from that date until the present time has been a prominent family in American history.
Mr. Cushing, subject of this biographical writ- ing, grew up in Pennsylvania and was a farm boy of Potter county, Pennsylvania, the father being one of the original settlers of that county. Francis M. Cushing, in company with T. N. Bennett and others, came to Nebraska in 1872, having left Pennsylvania the eighteenth of March. Mr. Cush- ing stopped in Howard county, remaining until July, 1872, when he came on up into Valley county, taking up a pre-emption claim in the southwest quarter of section fourteen, township nineteen, range fourteen. Mr. Cushing . proved up on his land in 1873, and in 1876 went to the Black Hills; in 1881 he made a visit to his old home in Potter county, Pennsylvania, returning again in the fall of 1883 for the girl of his heart, and on December 13 was married in Potter county to Miss Kate A. Bassett, at the home of her parents, Orren R. and Zeruah (Lewis) Bas- sett. Remaining in the Keystone state until June, 1884, Mr. and Mrs. Cushing came to Ord and built a town residence.
During the years intervening between 1872 and 1884, Mr. Cushing retained the ownership of his original pre-emption farm; after employment for a number of years in Ord as carpenter and bridge builder, during this time being engaged in the bridge department of the Northwestern railroad, erecting all the bridges between Plum creek, in Brown county, and Valentine. Mr. Cushing erected a comfortable dwelling on the farm in 1903, which is now his residence.
Mr. and Mrs. Cushing have three children, named as follows: Frank Leavitt, Marion J., and Herbert Louis, all of whom are residing at home. Mr. and Mrs. Cushing and family have had much to do with the upbuilding of Valley county, and are widely and favorably known along social and educational lines.
Mr. Cushing, whilst not active along political lines, is independent in politics, and has always done his part toward the uplifting of his home county and state. The family are members of the Baptist church.
Mr. Cushing has weathered several of the worst Nebraska blizzards since he came to the west, and has seen the country devastated by grasshoppers, hail and drouth. Mr. Cushing is fond of hunting and came to Loup Valley before the antelope, deer and elk had been driven from the plains.
DOCTOR WILLIAM H. H. HAGEY.
Doctor William II. H. Hagey, leading physi- cian of Norfolk, Nebraska, is one of the foremost
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men of his section. He is a native of Pennsyl- nia, being born in Trappe, in that state, Deceni- ber 5, 1841, and was the sixth in a family of nine children, all of whom are deceased but one sister, who resides in Fort Collins, Colorado, and our subject.
Our subject is the son of George and Sarah (Moyer) Hagey, both of whom are deceased, the father died November 3, 1887, and the mother in 1849. In 1855, when Doctor Hagey was fourteen years of age, he went with his father and the rest of the family to Sterling, Illinois, where his father engaged in clock and watchmaking, and where our subject received his education.
On May 24, 1861, Mr. Hagey enlisted in Com- pany B, Thirteenth Illinois Infantry, serving thirteen months, and was discharged on account of illness. In the spring of 1864, he re-enlisted for one hundred days in Company A, One IInndred and Fortieth Illinois Infantry, and received his discharge in October, 1864.
After the war, Mr. Hagey returned to Illinois and studied medicine about one year, and in 1865 entered Rush Medical College in Chicago, grad- uating in the spring of 1868. He then estab- lished a practice in Coleta, Illinois, where he re- mained until 1872, and after a few years' prac- tice in Chicago and Sterling, Illinois, came to Norfolk, Nebraska, in June, 1888, where he has through these years continued to practice his profession.
Since June, 1890, Doetor Hagey has been sec- retary of the Norfolk Pension Examining Board; for several years has served as treasurer of the Elkhorn Valley Medical society, in the years of 1908 and 1909 serving as its president.
On October 1, 1873, William H. H. Hagey was married to Mrs. Emily Humphrey McKibbon, of Lewis county, New York state, who had for some years been a teacher in the public schools of Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Ilagey have had three children, whose names are as follows: Emma Joanna, city librarian of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, library : Charlie H., who lives in Los Angeles, California and Alice M., who died in infancy. Doctor and Mrs. Hagey are among the earlier people of Ne- braska, and are widely and favorably known.
Mr. Hagey is a member of the Masonic order, the Modern Woodmen and the State Medical Association, and is a republican.
RICHARD E. BREGA.
Richard E. Brega has for long been a promi- nent factor in the farm, ranch, business and finan- cial life of Custer county. He is one of the county's earliest settlers and belongs to a family that has been active in many circles. He was born in Brampton Canada, October 1, 1861, next to the eldest of the six children of Frank B. and
Charlotte E. (Birdsall) Brega, the father a native of Jamestown, Virginia, and the mother of Canada, where they were married. The father of Frank B. Brega was one of two hundred and seventy exiles who were sent out of Spain for political offenses, and was a member of the no- bility. The parents moved to Detroit when Rich- ard E. Brega was about twelve years of age and le there completed his education. About 1876 the family moved to Fairbury, Illinois, and a year or two later to Custer county. There were the father and mother and six children, and they took claims of homesteads, pre-emptions and tim- ber claims to the number of sixteen, all in Custer county. The father became prominent in busi- ness circles and was active in the politieal life of Custer county and Nebraska, being one of the best known men in the region. He was a speaker of rare ability and power and often made speeches and addresses in other states. His death oecur- red while making a political speech at a banquet in New Mexico, whither he had gone for his health, in 1883. His widow died in Callaway, Nebraska, in 1901.
Mr. Brega took up the study of law in Omaha in 1888, being admitted to practice two years later, and has held a continuous residence in Callaway since, that place having been his home the past twenty-two years. He was engaged in the banking business there for a time in past years and is now engaged in the practice of his profession and conducts a real estate and loan business. He is himself a large land owner, own- ing some five thousand acres in the county. He raises a large amount of alfalfa with good profit. In polities he is a democrat and active in party work although not an office seeker. He has for several years past been a strong advocate of the dividing of Custer county and making Callaway the new county seat. He is well known for his ability along professional business and political lines and he and his family are prominent in so- eial and educational circles. They have a beauti- ful home in Callaway where they have a large number of friends. He is well known throughout central Nebraska where so large a part of his life has been spent and is one of the most suc- cessful men of the region.
On December 7. 1884, Mr. Brega was united in marriage with Milly Varney, a member of one of Custer county's early families, and five ebil- dren have blessed their union: Emily, married Ray B. Bennett, cashier of the Bladen (Ne- braska) State Bank, a son of Doctor Bennett, of Kearney, and they have two children; Everett B., Irene, Valiar and Richard E., junior, at home. Mr. Brega had brothers and sisters as follows: Frank died in Omaha in 1886; Charles, died in Kansas City in 1910; Charlotte, Mrs. F. S. Dolph, of MeLouth, Kansas; Fannie, an actress of New York, a member of the John Drew company, has the stage name of Hope Latham, and William Penn, of Kingsville, Missouri.
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JAMES G. MCCLURE.
James G. MeClure is one of the largest land owners of northeastern Nebraska, where the fam- ily have lived since he was a boy. He is one of the best known men in his part of the state and is prominently identified with the best interests and advancement of the region.
Mr. MeClure was born in Illinois in 1872, a son of Hay and Fanny C. MeClure, both natives of the Keystone state. The father, a farmer by occupation, served in the civil war from 1862 until 1865, and then returned to his home in Illinois. In early boyhood James G. MeClure re- ceived an excellent education, and as a child he accompanied his father to Nebraska, where the latter purchased his present farm in Cedar county. The father returned to Illinois and in 1879 brought his family to North Platte and thence to Grand Island, Holt county. He took up a homestead, tree claim and pre-emption claim and improved same. The family went to Neligh, thence to O'Neill and later to Sioux City.
When they first came to Nebraska, deer and antelope were frequently seen in Holt county. They passed through the usual difficulties and hardships of pioneers and triumphed over many discouragements.
Mr. MeClure has lived on his present farm, on section twenty-one, township twenty-nine, range one, west, since about 1894, and has brought it to a high state of cultivation. He operates twelve hundred aeres of land, whch he devotes to gen- eral farming and stock raising, making a specialty of Hereford cattle and Percheron horses, and his Missouri jacks have a wide country wide reputation.
In 1903 he was married to Miss Mary Lange- man.
HIERMAN G. MITHOFER.
Herman G. Mithofer a well-known farmer and citizen of Merrick county, Nebraska, resides on section eight, township fourteen, range seven, where he owns a well equipped farm and carries on general farming and stock raising.
Mr. Mithofer was born in Germany. October 26, 1859, and was the second of three children in the family of Frederick William and Catherina Mithofer, who had two sons and one daughter. Mr. Mithofer was raised on a farm, and in 1880 emgrated to America, locating in southern Indiana for several years and in Illinois for seven years, then coming from Illinois to Merrick county, Nebraska, following his occupation of farming all through these years.
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