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Peter Fredericksen is unmarried and lives on the original homestead of his father's, operating
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about two hundred and forty acres of land. He is a young man of sterling qualities, ambitious and is becoming one of the prosperous and successful men in his locality. Carl, the other son, also has a fine home and farm, and with his wife, (who was Marie Westergard, they being married September 1, 1908,) occupies a prominent place in the social life of their community, both being agreeable and pleasant young people.
The Fredericksen family have always been known as among the leading settlers here and well deserve their present prosperity.
SAMUEL MCCLELLAN.
Samuel MeClellan, who resides in section twen- ty-six, township eighteen, range thirteen, Valley county, Nebraska, is an old settler of eastern Ne- braska, having come here some thirty years ago, and is well known throughout his community, where he is highly esteemed and venerated. Mr McClellan has done much toward the making of Nebraska history, and has always stood for the best interests of his home state and county.
Samuel Mcclellan was born in St. Joe county, Michigan, April 5, 1838, and was sixth in the fam- ily of Thomas and Mary (Wilson) Mcclellan, who had seven sons and four daughters. The Me- Clellan family left Michigan, going to Noble coun- ty, Indiana, in 1840, then going to what is now Greenlake county, Wisconsin, in June of 1847. Mr. McClellan was a farm boy, and received the usual schooling, and went out in life for himself in 1861.
Mr. Mcclellan was married to Miss Mary A. Dewey at Berlin, Wisconsin, February 14, 1861. Mrs. McClellan a daughter of Daniel L. and Orange (Wadsworth) Dewey, is a native of New York, in which state, and in Massachusetts, her early years were spent. The family came to Wis- consin in March, 1856. The Deweys are descen- dants of Thomas Dewey, one of the first settlers of the New England states; Commodore Dewey is a descendant of the same family.
Mr. and Mrs. McClellan have had five children. four of whom are now living, namely : Merrill E., who resides on the home farm; Henry T., also re- sides on the home farm; Fannie M., and Clifton W., is married and living in Valley county, two miles north of the home place; Avvo O., the eld- est child of Mr. and Mrs. McClellan, who is now deceased, was united in marriage to Mr. Frank M. Larkin.
Mr. and Mrs. McClellan now have three grand- children, namely: Fred S. Larkin, who married Belva Barr and has one son, Fred S., junior; Fan- nie V. Larkin, now the wife of O. M. Campbell they having one daughter, Mildred Marie; and IIomer F. Larkin, all residents of Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. McClellan started out in life for themselves in Greenlake county, Wisconsin, where Mr. McClellan engaged in farming, and stock raising and here they lived on a two hundred and forty-acre farm of their own until February of 1880, coming at that time to Clay county, Nebras-
ka where Mr. and Mrs. McClellan purchased a quarter section and leased two hundred and forty acres of school land. Here they lived until Au- gust of 1885, when they came to Valley county, Nebraska, purchasing four hundred and eighty acres of land in the south half of section twenty- seven and the southwest quarter of section twenty-six, township eighteen, range. thirteen, and this has remained the home farm un- til this date. There are eight hundred and forty acres of land now owned by the Mcclellan family. Mr. McClellan is engaged in farming, and since 1865, he and his sons have given considerable at- tention to Shorthorn cattle and Poland China swine. A fine five-acre orchard is one of the best features of the home place, and irrigation is suc- cessfully practiced here through a superior water system.
Mr. McClellan and his sons are closely identi- fied with the political and business life of central Nebraska ; Merrill E. MeCellan being the nominee of the republican party for the state legislature in the fall of 1910, and he was elected by a large majority.
Mr. McCellan and his sons are closely identi- more prominent families along educational and social lines; they have a commodious and substan- tial home just outside the limits of North Loup vil- lage to the west, built in 1886; it is supplied with running water, and lighted by gas. While living in Clay county they occupied for a time a sod house, and suffered, as did other pioneers, from a pest of sand fleas ; these were dispersed by the use of salt, and until rid of them, the children suffered intensely, being unable to sleep or rest.
Mr. McClellan was about eighty rods from the house on his way home from town when the bliz- zard of January 12, 1888, struck him, and it was necessary to hold his hands over his face in order to breathe. In 1894, the dry year, little was raised; on one hundred and forty acres planted to corn, there was but about two-thirds of a bushel of nubbins gathered, but a fifteen-acre field of wheat produced fifteen bushels to the acre.
LEANDER M. BEST.
The gentleman above mentioned is counted among the oldest settlers of Madison county, Ne- braska, and since locating here in the early seven- ties, has taken a foremost part in the development of his region, and incidentally has built up a good home and farm in section twenty-one, township twenty-four, range two, where he resides, and is surrounded by a host of good friends and many acquaintances, highly esteemed by all who know him.
Mr. Best is a native of Madison county, Indi- ana, where his birth occurred October 1, 1848. He is a son of John and Mary (Ricker) Best, who were natives, of Ohio. Mr. Best, with his parents, came to Clayton county, Iowa, in 1850, where they re- mained sevnteen years. In 1867 they came to Mad-
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ison county, Nebraska, coming overland from Iowa by ox team. After arriving at their destination, the father took up a homestead claim in section twenty-four, township twenty-four, range two.
In 1869 Mr. Best, our subject, took up the homestead where he now lives, on which he first built a frame house; Wisner, forty miles away, was then the nearest market place, the journey there and back consuming two days.
Deer and antelope were plentiful in those first days on the western frontier, and frequently could be seen in herds'grazing on the open prairies, and there were many dangers and hardships to be en- countered. During the first few years of settle- ment, the grasshopper pests were the greatest source of anxiety to the farmer, and for four years after our subject came here they destroyed every spear of green to be found anywhere around, leaving nothing but the short stubble of what had been thriving and promising crops; prairie fires also played their part as a menace to progress in early history, and many times our subject and his family were compelled to fight the rolling walls of flames to save their lives, homes, and grain. The last year of fatalities to crops in this portion of the country was 1894, and in that year our sub- ject lost his entire harvest by the hot winds that were a result of the terrible drought that de- stroyed all vegetation for that season. But those experiences have passed to history, and prosperity and plenty reign in the land.
Mr. Best was united in marriage March 18, 1876, to Miss Belle Wolf, a native of Iowa, and ยก daughter of Louis and Rebecca (Walker) Wolf. Mr. and Mrs. Best are the parents of five children, namely : Clyde, Roy, Mabel, Harry and Reno.
Mr. Best now owns three hundred and twenty acres of fine improved land on which he has a beautiful home, an orchard and a large tract of forest trees. He is a member of the Church of Christ, Scientist, and an independent voter.
AUGUST F. HUWALDT.
August F. Huwaldt, a prominent farmer and , stockman residing on section thirty-six, township twenty-eight, range one, Pierce county, is known throughout that section of Nebraska as a progres- sive and successful agriculturist, and is highly esteemed by all with whom he has had to do.
Mr. Huwaldt is a native of the village of Pas- sade, Holstein province, Germany, then a depen- deney of Denmark, August 2, 1853. He is a son of John Huwaldt, who was born in 1813, and came to the United States in the fall of 1870; he died at the age of seventy-six years. The mother, Lena (Gropper) Huwaldt, who was born in 1821, lived to the advanced age of eighty-five years. Our sub- ject grew up in his native land, and in the spring of 1870, left home for the new world, setting sail from Hamburg, Germany.
After landing in New York, he came west to Davenport and lived there and in Scott county, Iowa, until 1877. In that year he bought eighty
acres in Stanton county, Nebraska, where he re- mained two years, and then located in Pierce county, where he took up a homestead of one hun- dred and sixty acres in the northeast quarter of section two, township twenty-seven, range one. Here he succeeded in developing a good farm, known as the Hereford Stock Farm, engaging in mixed farming and stock raising. He increased his holdings from time to time, until he accumu- lated nine hundred and sixty acres of land in the vicinity of the old home farm. This he sold to August Huwaldt, junior, who is emulating his father's successful career. There is a grove of fifteen acres on this place, which furnished lumber for the new dwelling and barns, besides other buildings on the farms. Half of his land is under cultivation, and splendid crops of corn, oats and wheat are raised.
On the old place there is a fine lake, well stocked with fish, and all the farms are equipped with a plentiful supply of good water for stock and family. Good buildings are to be found on all the tenant farms, and all are under most excellent cultivation. His new residence, "Locust Villa." on section thirty-six, just north of the old home place, is one of the most elegant and best equipped in northeastern Nebraska. Erected in 1908, on a hill commanding a broad view in nearly every di- rection, it is as elegantly furnished as most city homes, heated by steam, lighted by acetylene gas. The bath room is supplied with hot and cold wat- er, and running water is installed in all the out- buildings and barns. A large carriage house and garage, house their vehicles and motor car, which they enjoy to the fullest extent. Groves, princi- pally of locust, have been planted around the place, and an orchard of about an acre in extent will soon supply them an abundance of fruit. A fine engraving of "Locust Villa," the old home farm, and all the tenant places will be found on another page of this work.
Since locating here, Mr. Huwaldt has been suc- cessful every year, suffering small losses where others at times have lost all. While in Stanton county, however, the grasshoppers took his crops two seasons, those being the years every one suf- fered hard times ..
Mr. Huwaldt was first married to Miss Chris- tina Peterson. a native of Davenport, and daughter of Hans. J. Peterson. Six children were born to them : John, who is married to Miss Anna Drew, they having one child; Minnie; Hattie. wife of John Volk; Angustus, junior, married Sophia Volk; George Edward, graduate of University of Nebraska. class of 1913, and Charles.
Mr. Huwaldt was married a second time, January 16, 1896, to Miss Minnie Gopper, a native of Holstein, daughter of John and Henrietta Gop- per, and to this union four children have been horn : Walter, Lena, Fern and Arthur. All the children that are of age are farming, and doing well.
Mr. Huwaldt is a member of the Masonic lodge
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of Randolph, 'and the Ancient Order of United Workmen and Modern Woodmen of America, as well.
LEWIS J. PFREHM.
The Pfrehms are one of the early families of Custer county and have taken an active part in the development of the region, being prominent in many circles. Lewis J. Pfrehm, of this well-known family, was born in Petersburg, Illinois, March 11, 1858, third in order of birth of the twelve children of John A. and Mary Catherine (Swiegart) Pfrelim. He was reared on a farm in his native state, receiving a common school education, and later engaged in farming. In 1883 he joined his parents, who had located in Custer county in 1879, and himself took a homestead of one hundred and sixty acres of land on section six, township twen- ty, range nineteen, where he lived a number of years.
On February 12, 1885, Mr. Pfrehm was united in marriage with Miss Anna J. Wilke, a native of Indiana, who came to Lancaster county with her sister in 1872. She is a daughter of August and Louisa (Goedeker) Wilke, the former born in Germany and the latter of German descent. Mr. Wilke came to America as a young man and died in Saline county, Nebraska, his wife dying in Crete. Mrs. Pfrehm has a brother, Henry, living in Custer county, two sisters in Crete and two in California. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Pfrehm : Roley H., at home; Viola M., died at the age of eight years; Ralph, died at the age of seven years; Velma, at home; Ramah, died at the age of seven years. Mr. Pfrehm helped to or- ganize school district number one hundred and ninety-eight, and served several years as director of same.
In 1905 Mr. Pfrehm retired from farm life and moved to Sargent, where he erected a fine modern residence. He now conducts a feed, flour and seed store, being a successful and enterprising mer- chant. The family is well known in social cir- eles and is representative of the best interests of the county and state. Mr. Pfrehm is highly re- garded as a citizen and stands well in business cir- cles.
F. A. MARKS.
Prominent among Cedar county's old settlers and shrewd business men we mention F. A. Marks, who since the fall of 1871 has made this region his home.
Mr. Marks was born in the city of Berlin, Ger- many, on October 13, 1859. He is a son of Charles and Catherine Marks, who were farmers in the old country up to 1867, when the entire family dis- posed of their property there and embarked on an emigrant ship for America, landing in New York City in the fall of that year.
The Marks family settled in Iowa, where the
father farmed for a number of years, and in 1871 our subject came into Cedar county, Nebraska, where he filed on a homestead, and after erecting a small frame house built of cotton-wood lumber, started to improve his claim. He put up a few necessary sheds, and with a very small start in the way of money or goods, went to work with a will, working on his own land part of the time, and whenever possible, doing other work to be found in the vicinity in order to eke out a living and save something.
During the first six or seven years, Mr. Marks was obliged to travel a distance of sixty miles to Yankton and Vermillion, South Dakota, to obtain the necessary articles of food, clothing, etc., making the trip by wagon team, and meeting with con- siderable hardship in the way of rough weather and dangers from Indians, which made it a haz- ardous journey for the lonely traveler at any time. The first few years that Mr. Marks spent on his homestead were hard ones for him, as nearly ev- erything he planted was destroyed by the swarms of grasshoppers which came in clouds through the region, taking all the green things which grew. Another menace to life and property were the pra- irie fires which swept the plains frequently, and often the settlers were obliged to fight the flames for days together in order to save their homes from destruction.
Mr. Marks now occupies a finely-developed farm in section four, township thirty, range three, east. and engages in mixed farming and stock raising. He has a handsome dwelling, also other good farm buildings, and is known as one of the prosperous and successful men of his locality.
In 1888 Mr. Marks married Miss Anna Fogel, who is a daughter of Fred Fogel, and to them have been born the following children : Charles, Harry, Mary, and Arthur.
ABRAM COLBORN. (Deceased.)
To the early settlers of eastern Nebraska, and especially Merrick county, the name of Abram Col- born is well known. He was for many years prior to his death a leading farmer and prosperous citi- zen, and his sons and their families still reside in this locality and are well and favorably known throughout the community.
Mr. Colborn was a native of New York state, born December 18, 1825, and became'a resident of Canada in his early years. He was married to Miss Mary Comfort in Canada, December 27, 1849. Miss Comfort was a native of Canada. Eleven children were born to this union, seven sons and 'four daughters, three being born in Canada, the eldest dying in infancy. In 1854, Mr. and Mrs. Colborn and two sons, moved from Canada to Sauk coun- ty, Wisconsin.
Mr. Colborn, as early as 1873, came to Howard county, Nebraska, taking up'a homestead and tim- ber elaim, which he relinquished and returned to
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Wisconsin. In 1883 he again came to Nebraska and purchased eighty acres of land on section eighteen, township fourteen, range eight, and this remained his home farm until 1892, at which time he moved to Palmer, Merrick county, for town residence of self, wife, and daughter, Nettie. Mr. Colborn lost his wife, who died April 11, 1899, and his own death occurred March 9, 1903.
Mr. Colborn was a forceful man and a good citizen, and his three sons still reside in Merrick county, and for a number of years the Colborn family has been one of the prominent families of central Nebraska. At one time Mr. Colborn and five sons resided in Merrick county.
Mr. Colborn is still revered in the memory of all who knew him. Abram Colborn and wife were the parents of the following children: Alonzo, died in Canada: George of Upland, Calif .; John M., of Palmer; Hiram E., of Palmer; Marcus W., of Yuma, Idaho; Benjamin F., of Palmer; Abra- ham L., of Otis, Idaho; Mary Catherine, died in infancy in Sauk county, Wisconsin ; Katie, wife of Ernest Atwell, of Independence, Missouri; Mabel, wife of William Ross, of Chetek, Wisconsin; and Mrs. Nettie McCartney, of Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
CHARLES A. NIPPELL.
Romance is not a thing of the past, a long-for- gotten attribute of the middle age or the pages of fiction, but is still to be found in real life and the quiet corners of the earth, and Niobrara is not without its share. In a review of the life of this gentleman, we will show that nobility of a high or- der renounced its birthright and left a rich patri- mony to become a plain American citizen as a re- sult of an affair of the heart.
Charles A. Nippell, the well-known surveyor of Niobrara, is a descendant of the ancient nobility of the European continent. Through his mother's family he bears the title of Count von Selbach, and from his father that of Baron van Neppellen, but when he left his native land and elected to become an American citizen, he foreswore his title and had the court change his name to its present spelling, preferring to forget that he has ever been any- thing but a plain private citizen.
He was born in Vevey, Switzerland, on Octo- ber 13, 1858, of an old Holland family. His father, Pierre Daniel van Neppellen left his na- tive country and settled in Switzerland where he remained during his lifetime.
Charles was educated in the universities of Stuttgart, Zurich and Paris, fitting himself for eivil engineering, at the same time acquiring a master's knowledge of music. During his career, he has held the position of organist in many of the leading churches of the continent, including that of Notre Dame, Paris, the leading church of the world, holding the position of assistant organ- ist for three years. He also devoted considerable attention to the languages, mastering seven ton- gues, and represented several foreign firms, ex-
hibiting engineering and architectural works at the Centennial Exposition held in Philadelphia in 1876. He spent his time when a youth as became a young gentleman of position, but at the time of the Centennial Exposition first came to the United States. A short while before the close of the exposition, he returned to his native country and remained until 1879, when he again came to America, spending two months in California look- ing for a location, and returning home by way of the far north. In 1882, Mr. Nippell again came to the United States. He spent the following year in various parts of this country, principally in the northwest, landing again in Nebraska in 1883. He sojourned in Creighton and Bazile Mills for about a year, then settled permanently in Niobra- ra. Here he turned his knowledge of engineering to advantage, pursuing the work at Knox, Boyd, Tripp, and Gregory counties, in Nebraska and Da- kota. He has been in the employ of the federal government since 1890, and has the honor of hav- ing laid out Boyd county in the original survey. Experts who have observed his work, both in the field and on the draughting board, declare that 'he is wasting his talents in the wilderness and should be in the national capitol in charge of a bureau in the departments of land and surveys. However, he likes the life of the west, and is contented to re- main. He has traveled much and set foot on ev- ry continent except South America, which he may yet do if the "wander lust" strikes him at the right time.
Mr. Nippell was married in Niobrara August 30, 1887, to Mary Hindman, and they have a fami- ly of seven children, namely : Charles A., a grad- nate in pharmacy from the Creighton university, in 1911; Daniel A., a surveyor in the government employ, being first assistant to N. B. Sweitzer, Uni- ted States Examiner of surveys, Pierre B., Sophia J., Maxine and George Dewey, the last mentioned being so named on account of his birth occurring on the day General Dewey took Manila ; and Rita C. All the children have received splendid educa- tions to fit them for the battle of life, and are a most interesting group of young people. Their home is one of the pleasantest places imaginable, its members dispensing the delightful hospitality usual to those of their race, and it is a treat to the weary traveler to enjoy a visit there.
Mr. Nippell has crossed the Atlantic seven times to visit his aged parents, and thoroughly en- joyed his stay and the intercourse with them.
Politically Mr. Nippell is a strong republiean, and has been active in advancing the interests of his party at all times. He served his eountry as surveyor from 1886 to 1908. He was brought up in the Lutheran faith, to which he still clings. He is a member of the Masonie fraternity, serving sev- eral terms as Master, and has many times been a delegate to the Grand lodge.
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HON. JOHN A. WEEMS.
John A. Weems, one of the best known pion- eers of Nance county, has a pleasant home in Ful- erton, and is held in high esteem by all. He is a business man of more than ordinary ability, suc- cessfully carrying on various enterprises. He has extensive land interests throughout the region which he personally conducts, farming and stock raising on a large scale.
Mr. Weems was born near Greenville, Green county, Tennessee, on December 29, 1858. He was the youngest of two sons born to Thomas and Bet- sy Weems, both of whom were natives of that state, and both dying there, when our subject was but one year old. Mr. Weems remained on the home farm during his younger years, receiving his education in the common schools, and at an early age asserted his manhood in an effort for self-sup- port.
He was married in Green county, Tennessee, on March 7, 1879, to Mattie Ball, who was a na- tive of that county. They lived in Green county up to 1883, then with their son, Horace, came to Nance county, Nebraska, where Mr. Weems pur- chased some land on the Loup river, and engaged in farming and stock raising. He built up a fine farm, and now owns large tracts of good valley and table land, on which he feeds many head of stock annually, giving his personal attention to all matters. Mr. and Mrs. Weems have three children, two of whom are living: Horace W., and a dangh- ter, Edna. The entire family are well known and highly esteemed throughout the community in which they reside. With his family, Mr. Weems settled in Fulerton in 1899, purchasing one of the finest residence in the city, which is one of the beauty spots of the place.
In the fall of 1906 Mr. Weems was elected a member of the Nebraska legislature, and was re- elected the following term, still serving in the lower house.
He has held numerous township and county offices, being a member of the board of supervisors in Nance county in 1900. He is a Woodman, Odd Fellow, and belongs to the Masonic order.
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