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 161

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


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(Follett) Foster. They were married at the Foster home, and began housekeeping on the farm in Illinois. Her parents followed to the west a few years after Mr. Easterbrook came, and were early settlers of Nebraska. Three of her brothers live in the west: Fred, in Loup City ; Frank, in North Dakota, and Ira, in Idaho, while the sister, Cora, now Mrs. Adison Brush, lives in Cleveland, Ohio.


In February, 1880, Mr. Easterbrook, with his wife and their one child, came to Nebraska, and soon afterward, after making a short stay at Kearney, came to Valley county, where they had relatives. He had chartered a car to Kearney, upon leaving Iowa, and had brought his house- hold goods, teams and some other stock, but not finding a farm to suit him in that vicinity came on to Valley county and took up a homestead. He came with teams and wagon from Kearney, bringing such of his goods as he was able the first trip, and Mrs. Easterbrook well remembers this journey of seventy miles when she rode on top of a large box, with her babe in her arms. Mr. Easterbrook made an entry of the homestead on the southwest quarter of section twenty-three, township eighteen, range sixteen, and erected a small sod shanty, hauling the lumber for roof, doors and casings from Grand Island. Here he began pioneer life, taking an active interest in public affairs. He helped organize school dis- trict number nineteen, the meeting for this pur- pose being held in the Easterbrook sod shanty, the first school house being built of sod. Mr. Easterbrook and wife later occupied a good frame dwelling, and lived on this homestead farm until March, 1910, when they moved to a farm of one hundred and thirty-five acres adjoining the corpo- rate limits of Arcadia on the east, where they have a comfortable home, well improved and equipped for handling and feeding stock. He has purchased this farm, but still owns the home- stead.


Five children were born to Mr. Easterbrook and wife, all of whom survive: Edith, wife of Christian Bossen, of Valley county; has three children; Cora, wife of George Parker, of Val- ley county, has one child; Ida, the wife of Charles Smith, now studying for the ministry at Boston, Massachusetts, though their home is in Nebraska, has one child; Arthur and Ernest, unmarried. and living at home. The family have a wide circle of friends and are .well known in social circles.


Mr. Easterbrook is a believer in the principles of the populist party. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the Tribe of Ben Hur.


During the winter of the deep snow, when it was impossible for weeks at a time to get to a trading place or mill, they ground corn in a coffee mill and subsisted on corn dodgers. Mr. Easterbrook, like his neighbors, raised but lit- tle in the dry vear, 1894, and experienced hard times indeed. He has weathered the many bliz- zards of the west since he came, and thirteen


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severe hail storms. One of the most unusual phenomena he ever witnessed was a rainbow at nine o'clock at night, the full moon serving in place of the sun as a luminant.


AUGUST PATZEL.


To the men of perseverance and stalwart de- termination who went to Nebraska when it was yet undeveloped as an agricultural and commer- cial region, the present prosperity enjoyed there is due. and foremost among these, is the gentle- man whose name heads this review. Mr. Patzel being among Madison county's earliest settlers and being intimately identified with its progress, gaining incidentally an enviable reputation as a good citizen and honorable man.


Angust Patzel was born in Pommerania, Prus- sia, August 13, 1849. He grew up in that country, following farming as an occupation until he was twenty-four years of age, at which time he de- cided to try his fortune in the new world. Tak- ing passage on the steamship "Fritzmus," he crossed the sea as an emigrant, arriving in America safe and sound, after an eventful trip, his landing place being New York City.


He first went to Cleveland, Ohio, remaining in that place but a short time. In 1877 he migrated to Columbus, Wisconsin, working at farming for three years, then, with a team of horses which he had purchased, he started to drive through the country to Nebraska. He landed in Madison county in the month of May, and after looking around for a short while, selected an eighty-acre tract of railroad land, which he purchased from the company. On this he built a sod house, and in order to earn some money to get a start on his farm, worked out on different ranches in the region to make a living. He found that it was very hard to save anything, so started on foot for Iowa, where he located in Buena Vista county and started to work on a farm by the month, sending home each month to his family in Ne- braska a little money to enable them to keep com- fortable. In spite of this, they found it a problem to meet their needs, and often suffered extreme hardships, at one time being compelled to live on corn meal alone for two weeks. They tried hard to keep the farm going, and while they raised some grain and vegetables, suffered the loss of crops at different times, in 1894 all their crops being destroyed by the drouth.


This discouraged Mr. Patzel to such an extent that he sold his farm and removed to the home- stead which he now occupies and which is located on section twenty-eight, township twenty-two. range four. This he has developed into a fine estate, having it fitted up with substantial build- ings, well fenced and raises splendid crops of grain, etc., also deals quite extensively in stock, and is classed among the successful farmers of his section.


Mr. Patzel was united in marriage January 24, 1875, to Miss Regina Ebert, who is a native of Pommerania, Prussia. To them have been born seven children, named as follows: Minnie, Fred, Herman, Anna, August, junior, Retta and Lizzie.


Mr. Patzel and his family are well liked by all in their community, and take an active part in neighborhood affairs. Politically our subject is a republican, and also a member of the German Lutheran church and the Ben Hur lodge.


ALFRED W. PIERCE.


Alfred Pierce is an old settler of Custer county, being one of the prosperous and progres- sive farmers who continue to live on their origi- nal homesteads. He is enterprising and energetic along the lines of his work and although one of the younger homesteaders of the county, he is old in experience of pioneer life. He was born in Leroy, Mower county, Minnesota, May 1, 1862, fourth in order of birth of the eight children of James and Jane (Hunt) Pierce. He was reared and educated in Minnesota and in 1882 joined his father in Custer county, taking a homestead for himself in May, 1883, on the northeast quarter of section six, township eighteen, range eighteen, which has remained the home place until the pres- ent time. He has improved and developed the land until he now has it in a high state of pro- ductiveness. He is the owner of two hundred and forty acres of land and has a good standing in the community. For several years he was a mem- ber of the local school board and he takes an active interest in public affairs of the county and state.


On September 16, 1898, Mr. Pierce was united in marriage with Minnie L. Knight, daughter of John G. and Lovenia (Straight) Knight, a native of North Brookfield, Massachusetts, who came to Custer county in 1883. No children have been born of this union. Both Mr. Pierce and wife are well known in their part of the county and are prominent in various movements for the general welfare.


I. O. RICHARDSON.


It would be impossible to touch upon the his- tory of northeastern Nebraska, no matter how lightly, without mentioning the above gentleman. who is one of the most prominent of the old set- tlers. For more than forty years, Mr. Richardson has lived in this section of the country, and has seen it develop from a wilderness to its present plane. He has labored long and faithfully, and is now enjoying a well earned rest.


Mr. Richardson was born March 19, 1850, in Canada, and was the son of M. B. and Rachel Richardson, both Canadians of English descent. When he was six years old, the subscriber came with his parents to Dekalb county, Illinois, where


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he grew up and received his education in the common schools of that state.


In 1870, Mr. Richardson came with his young bride to Wayne county, Nebraska, and took up a homestead in section thirty-one, township twenty- six, range four, where he now resides. They met with many disconragements at first, as grass- hoppers took the crops for two seasons, 1873 and 1874. Prairie fires were frequent during the hot, dry summer months, and were a constant menace to the settlers at that season. The nearest mar- ket for many years was Sionx City. Firewood had to be hauled for fifty miles or more, and many times they were compelled to burn corn and weeds to keep warm, when the supply of wood was exhausted. However, brighter times came at last, and Mr. Richardson was enabled to add sneh improvements to his farm from time to time, as to greatly enhance its value. It is at present one of the finest estates in the county.


Mr. Richardson is well known to all public men of this section of the state, and has always done his full share in assisting in public duties. The esteem in which he is held may be guessed when it is said that he was county commissioner for nine years, and for two years held the im- portant position of county treasurer. In politics he is a republican.


In 1870, Mr. Richardson was united in mar- riage to Miss Arlina Sherman. Four children were born to them: C. F., Claude, H. V., and Maude. Mrs. Richardson died in 1882.


In 1886, Mr. Richardson married Lucretia L. Rogers of Wiseonsin.


FRANK E. WYMER.


Among the leading and substantial agricul- turists of Merrick county, Nebraska, the gen- tleman whose name heads this review occupies a prominent plaee. Mr. Wymer lives on section nineteen, township fifteen, range seven, where he has one of the valuable estates in that locality, well improved, and enjoys a peaceful and happy home.


Frank E. Wymer, farmer, son of Robert and Sarah (Westbrook) Wymer, was born in Burean eonnty, Illinois, July 24, 1871, and was sixth in a family of six children, all of whom reside in Illinois, where the mother still lives, but the father died in the old home in 1905. Onr sub- ject received his education in the schools of his home state, and later learned carpentry, follow- ing his trade for nine years.


On July 27, 1893, Mr. Wymer was married to Miss Eva Adams, of a Nebraska pioneer family. in Spring Valley, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Wymer have one son, Wayne, who resides at home. Mr. Wymer has been director of his school district, number thirty-four, since 1907. He came to Ne- braska in 1903, and purchased two hundred and forty aeres of fine farm land in section nineteen. township fifteen, range seven, building a fine modern home, splendid barns, and other build-


ings, it being a fine stock and grain farm.


Although not one of the very oldest settlers of this portion of Nebraska, Mr. Wymer has become closely identified with its later history, and is a man of sterling character and active public spirit. Since his advent to Nebraska, Mr. Wymer has contributed in no small degree to the welfare of his community, and assisted in the development of the farming resources of the locality in which he chose his home.


WILLIAM BALLEWEG.


William Balleweg, a retired shoe merchant of Creighton, first set foot in the town in August, 1884. At that time he did not work at his trade, following farming near the town for several years, during which time he filed on a homestead sit- nated thirteen miles south of Stnart, in Holt county. He lived on the place the required length of time to secure title, working out on neigh- boring farms when he had leisure from his own work, often walking long distances in order to earn some extra money. On one occasion, he drove through the country over forty miles of rough road, and, night coming on, he asked for accommodations for himself and horse. The people were willing to keep him, but had no place for his horse, so he plodded on, and on coming to the next farm was told that they had no room for him, hnt could keep his horse. He decided to push onward, and finally came to a big ranch owned by a big Irishman, who informed him that it would be impossible to put him up for the night as he had seven ehildren, and with his wife and himself, made nine in their small house. Mr. Balleweg was thoroughly tired ont, and dis- conraged, so said "Well, I make ten, for I am go- ing to stay," which he did. During the conver- sation in the evening it developed that the host hailed from Litchfield, Illinois, Mr. Balleweg's former home, and had many times passed the lat- ter's shop, and after a short time spent in talk- ing over times, etc., he retired to his bed on the floor, which, however, he found better than lying along the roadside.


His first dwelling was a sod house built by himself with a sod roof, which would become water-soaked in a heavy rain, and the water would leak through and often on to the bed. when Mr. Balleweg would crawl under the hed, and thus enjoy a short respite from the dis- agreeable wetting. After a time, the water would drip through the bed and ent short his comfort. but in spite of these little incidents everybody seemed to be happy and look forward to the time when they would have a comfortable home and eseape from these difficulties.


After proving up on his claim, Mr. Balleweg came to Creighton and opened a shoe shop, con- tinning in business here until the fall of 1909. when he disposed of his shop and retired from aetive labor. lIe has a fine piece of property lying on the edge of the town which he has fitted


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up as a garden, and raises small vegetables, fruits, etc., and from his experience on the farm is making of this a profitable venture.


William Balleweg was born in the village of Reppberg, Kingdom of Baden, Germany, on February 25, 1846, making that his home for fourteen years, then started out in the world alone, taking passage on a sailing vessel at Bre- men for America. After fifty-eight days on the sea he landed in New York, going to the home of an uncle at Oxford, with whom he lived for some years. His uncle was a prosperous shoe merchant, and our subject was with him during the famous battle of Gettysburg, watching the battle from the roof of a honse in Oxford. He would go out at night from home to mingle with the soldiers, and his aunt learning of this, threat- ened to lock him up if he did not promise to remain at home. After the engagement he used to go all over the field, asking information, and learned many incidents connected with the action in this way.


He remained in Oxford until January, 1864. then migrated to Seymour, Indiana, where he spent one year, and from there located in Illinois, following various lines of employment. He worked at different times in Henry, Litchfield and Ed- wardsville, at the last mentioned place being in business with his brother Edward. For some time prior to coming to Nebraska, he had been in the shoe business at Henry. The Balleweg fam- ily for a number of generations had been engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes in the old country.


During the first days of their residence in Nebraska, Mr. Balleweg was often away from home days at a time, when his young wife would be left alone in their cabin, with the prairie wolves howling around the door. They were par- ticularly fond of poultry, and often Mrs. Balle- weg was obliged to use every means to drive them away in order to save her poultry.


Mr. Balleweg was married in Antelope county, on May 30, 1888, taking as his wife Kate Rehberg, who was a native of Wisconsin, and settled in Nebraska with her parents in the spring of 1885. Mr. and Mrs. Balleweg have four children, Carl, now living with an unele on the latter's farm in Antelope county ; Hyacinth, Esther and Otto, all still under the parental roof.


The Balleweg family are regular communi- cants in the Catholic church and Mr. Balleweg is a member of the Knights of Columbus.


M. T. McINERNEY.


In compiling a list of the representative farm- ers of Stanton county, Nebraska, a prominent place is accorded the name of the above gentle- man. For many years past, Mr. MeInerney has been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and as one of the old settlers, has done his full share toward the development of the better interests of the


community. He is the owner of a well improved farm in section twenty-four, township twenty- two, and still holds his interests in Stanton county, although he now resides at Wayne, in Wayne county.


Mr. MeInerney was born in 1862, in Niles, Ohio, and is the son of John and Bridget McIner- ney, both from County Clair, Ireland. His parents came over to America in the early days, when it took their sailing vessel sixteen weeks to make the trip. The subscriber remained at home with his parents, who moved in 1866, from Ohio to St. Joseph, where they took a boat up the river to Council Bluffs, Iowa. They remained here until 1877, and it was here that the subscriber secured most of his education.


In 1877, the family removed to Douglas county, Nebraska, where they remained for some years. In 1888, our subscriber came to Stanton county and invested in railroad land. Time has proven the wisdom of this course, as he owns some of the most valuable land in the township.


In 1889, Mr. McInerney was married to Miss Anna Coleman. They are the parents of five children, all of whom are still living: Agnes, John, Gertrude, Winifred and Everett. The fam- ily is prominent socially in the community, and they enjoy the respect and esteem of everyone who know them.


GEORGE W. WILTSHIRE.


George W. Wiltshire is an old settler and successful agriculturalist of Antelope county, Nebraska, having come here in 1879. He has had an eventful and varied history, and has not come to his present comfort and ease without passing many trials and much privation. He has resided in this county for the past thirty-two years, and still lives on the old original homestead farm, which is now well improved. Mr. Wiltshire has built two sod houses in his day, as coming to this region at so early a date, it was some few years before lumber could be procured with which to build a dwelling.


Mr. Wiltshire was born in Ross county, Ohio, October 25, 1846. His father, Evender Wiltshire, was born February 19, 1821, in Virginia, and after growing to manhood moved to the state of Ohio. In the year 1880, our subject's father, Mr. Wilt- shire, experienced a bad accident, a tree falling on him, from which injuries he died. Our sub- ject's mother, Matilda (Hartman) Wiltshire, was born in 1821 in the state of Maryland.


In 1865, Mr. Wiltshire left his native state, settling in Boone county, Indiana, where he re- mained eleven years, then going to McLean county, Illinois, living there two years. He then, in 1879, drove from Illinois with his family, he having married in 1872, to Antelope county, Ne- braska, where he took up a homestead claim on section eight, township twenty-three, range eight, on which he first built a dugout and later a sod


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JAMES M. HOLMES.


MRS. JAMES M. HOLMES.


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house, and has built two sod houses on this place. He has since improved and developed the place, putting up substantial buildings, and has a valuable and comfortable home.


On March 25, 1872, Mr. Wiltshire was united in holy matrimony to Miss Elizabeth King, a na- tive of Wabash county, Indiana, and Mr. and Mrs. Wiltshire are the parents of six children, named as follows: Temperance J., wife of Free- man Bain, they having two children; Dolly, de- ceased in 1899; George, who died in 1881; Susie, wife of Henry Montgomery, has three children ; Tillie, who is married to Albert Lewis, has four boys; and Daisy, wife of Gustave Harbottle, has one child.


Mr. Wiltshire, after many years of hard labor to build up his home, is now prepared to enjoy the remaining years of his life in peace and com- fort, surrounded by a host of good friends and acquaintances.


Mrs. Wiltshire's father, Samuel King, served in the Civil war in Company E, Forty-seventh Volunteer Infantry, in General Grant's division. He enlisted in 1861 and re-enlisted in 1864, as a blacksmith, receiving his discharge in 1865. Among his war experiences, Mr. King was cap- tured by the enemy, but escaped. Mrs. Wilt- shire's mother was Lucinda (May) King, who was born in Virginia in 1831.


JOHN COLLIER, JR.


The Colliers have been identified with affairs in Custer county for over thirty years, and dur- ing that time have been representative of its best interests. John Collier, junior, was born on Bonnington farm, Pebleshire, Scotland, February 23, 1862, the oldest son of John and Janet (Todd) Collier, and accompanied his parents to America. They sailed from Glasgow on the "Nevada" April 25, 1879, and reached Lincoln, Nebraska, May 9. They resided here for three years, becom- ing original homesteaders of Custer county in the fall of 1882. The father was born in Scot- land, June 18, 1840, and Janet Todd, also a na- tive of that country, was born in 1839. They were married there, December 31, 1860, and to them were born eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The parents brought their six chil- dren to the United States in 1879, settling near Lincoln, Nebraska, in May of that year. He had been connected with woolen mills in his native country but on coming to Nebraska leased land and engaged in farming. In the summer of 1882 he came to Custer county, and secured a home- stead on the northeast quarter of section nineteen, township seventeen, range seventeen, filing his entry at Grand Island. In the fall of the same year, his son, John, came to the homestead, and the year after, the rest of the family followed. The parents were of sturdy Scotch families, energetic, good, reliable citizens in every respect, and they did their full share in the early upbuilding of the


region. Mrs. Collier died on the home farm De- cember 10, 1897, and Mr. Collier passed away February 14, 1908. They were of the true pioneer spirit and were respected and esteemed by all.


John Collier, the eldest son mentioned above, still resides on the northwest quarter of the home- stead farm and is a man of independent mind and industry, who has made a success of farming and stock raising and who has made his way in the world by his own efforts. He has remained on his farm throughout the early days of trial and adversity and now owns a splendid farm of eight hundred acres, being an extensive feeder and shipper of stock. The farm is in sections eighteen and nineteen, township seventeen, range seven- teen; and sections thirteen and twenty-four, township seventeen, range eighteen. He was married to Miss Constance J. Marsh, at the home of her parents in Custer county, December 28, 1891. The Marsh family are among the highly respected pioneer families of the county. Three children have been born to Mr. Collier and wife, of whom two now survive: John F. and Pearl Jane, both at home. Mr. Collier has followed the noble example of his parents in his character and actions and has a high standing in his com- munity. He and his wife are prominent in all affairs effecting the general welfare and pros- perity of the community. Mr. Collier is a re- publican in politics and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.


The three sisters of John Collier, subject of this sketch, were: Janet, the third child of the family, married A. H. Pester; Elizabeth, the fifth child, married John Garniss, and the other sis- ter, Margaret, married E. W. Pester. All live in Custer county except Mrs. E. W. Pester, who lives in Arcadia, Valley county. The two brothers, William, the second child, and David the fourth, also residents of Custer county, are given mention elsewhere in this work.


JAMES M. HOLMES. (Deceased.)


The gentleman whose name heads this per- sonal history was probably one of the best known and best loved of the residents of Merrick county, Nebraska. He had resided in this region since 1872, and was one of the first settlers here, watching the growth, and aiding in the develop- ment of the commercial interests of his com- munity from its earliest beginning.


James M. Holmes was born in Jefferson county, Ohio, June 18, 1837, a son of James and Frances (Pierce) Holmes, the former born in Pennsylvania, the latter in Maryland; both died in Illinois. He was sixth in a family of nine children, two sisters of whom reside in Illinois. two brothers in Kansas. the others being de- ceased. Mr. Holmes received his education in the home schools, and later engaged in farm- ing. In the summer of 1862 Mr. Holmes en-


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