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 71

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


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Mr. and Mrs. Appel have had a large family. Six children are now living, named as follows: Christine, wife of A. C. Peterson, of Howard county, parents of two children ; Minnie B., assist- ant cashier and bookkeeper in her father's bank; Jens, a farmer, and Mamie, Roy, and Anna, who live at home.


OSCAR BABCOCK.


Oscar Babcock was born in Cattaraugus county, New York, March 15, 1835, the eldest of three children in the family of George C. and Elmira Babcock. The surviving members of this family are Oscar (the subject of this sketch) and Delia, (Mrs. Henry Chase), both residing in North Loup, Nebraska. The other son, Herman A., died in 1904. The Babcock family left New York state in 1842, going to Rock county, Wiscon- sin, where they remained about five years, then moving to Waushara county, in 1847. Oscar grew up in this county, practically, as he was only twelve years old when the family came there. He received the usual school advantages and also one year of an academy course. He taught for some time in the public schools of Waushara county, and was for many years post- master of Dakota, Wisconsin. He was also ac- tively engaged in the mercantile business.


His father was an ordained minister in the Seventh Day Baptist church and naturally Oscar took an active interest in this faith. In 1858 he was licensed to preach and in 1872 became an or- dained minister of the Seventh Day Baptist church.


Mr. Babcock was married to Marietta A. Bris- tol in Dakota, Wisconsin, on June 1, 1858, and four children were born to them.


In 1863, 1864, 1865 and 1866, Mr. Babcock was a member of the Wisconsin state legislature. He was then one of the most prominent men of that section of Wisconsin.


In the spring of 1871. an association was formed (principally of the Seventh Day Baptist church people) to organize a colony to emigrate to Iowa, Nebraska or Kansas, securing govern- ment or railroad land suitable for farming or stock-raising. Oscar Babcock was chosen presi- dent of the colony association, George B. Rood, vice president, and Nathan B. Prentice, secretary. A locating committee of four men was chosen --- Charles P. Rood, N. B. Prentice, Amos Travis and


Charles Wellman-to make a trip into the western country to select a suitable spot for the colony. A detailed account of the work of this committee is found in the personal sketch of Charles P. Rood.


In the spring of 1872, Mr. Babcock came by railroad to Grand Island, Nebraska, and there joined George and Charles Rood, who were on their way overland from Dakota, Wisconsin, to the North Loup Valley, Nebraska. The party reached their destination on May 13, and on May 18, Mr. Babcock preached to about fifty people, this being the first religious service held by an ordained minister in this neighborhood.


Mr. Babcock took up a homestead claim and in the summer returned to Wisconsin for his family, but owing to the illness of his wife and her death, which occurred on October 11, 1872, his return was delayed until the latter part of November, that same year, when Mr. Babcock and his four children, with Herman Rood, went to their Loup Valley home.


This homestead had been secured by Mr. Bah- cock paying a young Dane fifteen dollars to re- linquish his squatter right and move off. He still resides on the original homestead, although a portion of the town of North Loup Valley county, is now located on a part of it.


In 1878, Mr. Babcock was married to Miss Hattie Payne, who died in North Loup, Decem- ber 24, 1881, leaving one child, who died when two years of age. On September 9, 1889, Mr. Babcock was married to Adaline Johnson Pres- ton in North Loup. Mrs. Babcock is a native of the state of Rhode Island, coming to Nebraska in 1882 to join her brother, Byron Johnson, an early pioneer settler of Valley county.


Mr. Babcock has been closely connected with the history of Valley county and the entire North Loup Valley, in fact. He bears the reputation of being a plain, consistent citizen, al- ways doing his part toward the upbuilding of the community in which he lives, especially along church and educational lines. He was county su- perintendent of schools in 1874, and probate judge of Valley county in 1876. He was the first postmaster appointed in this county, and has held that position in North Loup for many years. In 1879, he became a member of he Nebraska state legislature.


Mr. Babcock was the first pastor of the Sev- enth Day Baptist church of North Loup, which was organized in March, 1873, by a meeting held in a dugout cabin. He was pastor at this church for six years and since that time has officiated in case of a pulpit vacancy. He is known and loved by every family in this community, having had occasion to serve most of them personally, either by christening their children, performing mar- riages among their relatives, or helping them lay away their dead. Three of his children, Ed- win J., Arthur H., and Myra, (Mrs. William E. Gowan), live in North Loup. One son, George I.,


MR. AND MRS. HENRY C. WELLS.


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lives in Mexico, as he is general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association of the Mexi- can Republic.


The people of the Seventh Day Baptist church were largely represented in the early settlement of the North Loup Valley. They now have a fine commodious church in North Loup and a mem- bership of about three hundred.


This community shows amongst the people and their homes, the refining influence that the church and christian teaching had much to do with the development of this country.


FRANK BUNTROCK.


Of the prominent and leading old settlers of Valley county, Nebraska, none are held in higher esteem by their fellow citizens than Frank Bunt- rock. He has been a potent factor in the develop- ment and growth of his locality, and is a man of untiring energy, possessed of sterling characteris- tics, and has prospered in his chosen calling.


Mr. Buntrock resides on section twelve, town- ship twenty-four, range one, which has been the homestead farm of his grandfather for many years.


Mr. Buntrock is a native of Nebraska, his birth occurring November 10, 1878, and he is a son of August B. and Caroline (Kaun) Buntrock, both of whom were natives of Germany.


Our subject's father and grandfather came from Germany to America in 1865, sailing from Hamburg in a sailboat, and were nine weeks on the sea. After arriving in the new world, they proceeded westward as far as Janesville, Wiscon- sin, where they lived nine years. In 1872, they drove from Wisconsin to the state of Nebraska, locating in Madison county, where the grandfather took up a homestead in section twelve, township twenty-four, range one, the one on which our sub- ject now resides, as before stated, and the father took up a claim on the southeast quarter of the same section, township and range. They each built good log houses, in which the two families resided about fifteen years, respectively, then re- placing the log structures by good, substantial frame dwellings.


The families suffered many hardships and pri- vations in the pioneer days, and, like so many other first settlers, lost their entire crops for the first few years of residence here, which made it very hard for them to exist. Crops were also destroyed in 1894 through the hot winds that burned all vegetation to almost a crisp, owing to the terrible dronth of that season. These are only a few of the many discouragements and failures which beset the early settler on the western fron- tier.


Mr. Buntrock was united in marriage in 1905 to Miss Kate Miller, a native of Wyoming, and a daughter of Fritz Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Bunt- rock are the parents of one child, a daughter,


named Paula. They are members of the Lntheran church, and Mr. Buntrock is a democrat.


HENRY C. WELLS.


For over forty years, the, venerable gentleman, whose name heads this review, has been identified with the development of Merrick county, Nebras- ka, where he has gained a high station as a citizen, and incidentally became one of the substantial men of his community.


Henry C. Wells was born in New York state, September 9, 1836, and was third of five children in the family of Varnum and Mary Ann (Maxion) Wells), who had three sons and two daughters, Mr. Wells being the second son. They were a New York state family, and our subject was a farm boy, receiving the advantages of the district schools. When in his twenty-first year, he went out in life for himself, going to, work in a lumber eamp, hauling lumber for some years. In July, 1858, in Oswego county, New York state, Mr. Wells was married to Miss Cynthia Green, who was also a native of New York state. Mr. Wells engaged in tannery work about three years.


In October, 1861, Mr. Wells enlisted in Com- pany K, Eighty-first New York Volunteer Infan- try, for three years. A number of the younger men of the community also followed his example, and enlisted with him. In June, 1862, at the battle of Fairoaks, he was severely wounded. His con- pany was on the extreme left, and, at the time, were in the thick of the fight. A bullet struck Mr. Wells just at the base of the neck, in the right shoulder, and passed quartering through the body, coming out below the shoulder blades. Notwith- standing this terrible wound, Mr. Wells continued to fight until ordered to the rear by his captain. It seems almost incredible that one so severely wounded could remain on his feet, yet Mr. Wells walked to the rear, seeking surgical care, which he did not receive properly until he arrived at his home some seven days later, he being sent home on account of his wound. These few days were days of suffering, and almost an unbelievable amount of endurance was required, as proper care was not given him until his home doctor attended him, who found pieces of clothing carried into the wound by the bullet, which had not been re- moved. Mr. Wells not only was laid low with the wound, but also had an attack of typhoid fever. He was home about three months, and then re- joined his regiment, and at the battle of Cold Harbor received another severe wound in the same shoulder, the bullet passing down, and becoming imbedded in the muscles under the right shoulder blade, where it still remains. After two years' service, he re-enlisted in the same company and regiment for three years, or during the war. Mr. Wells received his honorable discharge, February 19, 1865. He returned to his home in New York state, and, after several years, moved to Iowa


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in 1868, and to Merrick county, Nebraska, in May, 1871, taking up a homestead about six miles north- east of Central City, which he proved up, and then moved to the northern part of Merrick coun- ty, taking up a timber claim in the Loup valley, and this was his home farm until the family moved to Palmer, about 1904. Mr. Wells did his'part as a pioneer settler of Merrick county, and himself and family passed through the early Nebraska days, taking an active part in the building up of Merrick county.


Mr. and Mrs. Wells had five children born to them, four of whom are living-their only daugh- ter is deceased: Henry A., married, has three children, is a leading business man of Palmer; George, married, and living in Lead City, South Dakota, has five children; · Fred, married, has three children, and lives in Gage Valley, Merrick county ; and Charles, who is married, has two children, and resides in Palmer, Nebraska.


Before Palmer came into existence as a town, Mr. Wells was postmaster of the Burlinggame postoffice for a number of years.


Mr .. and Mrs. Wells, after a married life of over fifty-three years, are still active, enjoying their pleasant home, surrounded by their sons and grandchildren, and have the respect and esteem of a large circle of friends.


Mr. and Mrs. Wells are members of the Meth- odist church, and Mr. Wells is a republican, and a member of the General Wilich post, Grand Army of the Republic, No. 289, of Palmer, and Mrs. Wells belongs to the Womans' Relief Corps. We are pleased to present portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Wells on another page, of this volume.


SAMUEL C. VANSKIKE.


Among the well-known men of Greeley county, Nebraska, who have at heart the best interests of the region, may be counted Samuel C. Vanskike, a native of Greeley county, where he has spent his entire life, with the exception of a short time, when he was away at school. His birth occurred March 2, 1889, and he is eldest in a family of seven children, born to Charles and Caroline (Scott) Vanskike. A sketch of the father also appears in these pages. Mr. Vanskike received his early education in local schools, reaching young manhood on his father's farm, and in 1905-06 at- tended Wesleyan College at University Place, Lincoln, Nebraska, graduating with the class of 1906.


Upon completing his education, Mr. Vanskike returned to the home farm, and remained with his father two years. In the spring of 1909, he se- · cured a position with the Weeks Elevator Com- pany at Scotia, and worked for the Beatrice Cream- ery Company there from August 15, 1909, until June 1, 1910. On the latter date, he became con- nected with the First State Bank of Scotia as book-keeper, until February, 1911. Since then he


has been engaged in farming. Mr. Vanskike is a young man of good character, and well known for his business ability and good character. He has the good will and regard of a large number of friends. He was married, March 22, 1910, at the Sautter home in Scotia, to Miss Ella, daughter of Jacob Sautter. Both Mr. Vanskike and his wife were born and reared in Greeley county, and are keenly interested in its development and wel- fare.


WILLIAM SULLIVAN.


One of the most prominent and progressive farmers and stockmen in Cedar county is William Sullivan, who occupies a well-improved farm in section nine. Like many other settlers in the west, Mr. Sullivan is not a native of this country, but, like most of the other "adopted sons," he has nobly done his part in converting the wilderness into the present thickly-settled, progressive com- munity.


Mr. Sullivan was born in Ireland in 1837, he- ing the son of Daniel and Ellen Sullivan. The elder Sullivan was a prosperous small farmer, and young William remained at home, assisting his parents, until he had attained the age of nineteen. At this time, in 1856, he made up his mind to seek his fortunes in the west, in the new world. He left Liverpool, bound for New York, on a little sailing vessel, and, after a long, monotonous journey of forty-one days, reached his harbor.


Mr. Sullivan came at once to Wisconsin, where he remained for a number of years. In 1866, he was here united in marriage to Miss Katie Lona- gan.


Two years later, in 1868, Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan decided to go farther west before permanently settling down. So, in that year, they took the long overland trip with a yoke of oxen, coming to Cedar county, the journey taking three weeks. Mr. Sullivan here took a homestead on section nine, township thirty-one, range two, and since that time it has been his home. He has improved the farm in every possible way, and it is now con- sidered one of the finest in that locality. While not losing interest in purely agricultural labors, he has lately turned his attention to stock raising, and has been very successful in that line also.


Mr. Sullivan has always taken a great interest in all that pertains to the welfare of their adopted country, and is in every way a progressive, public- spirited citizen.


Two children, William P. and James Daniel, have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan. The family are well known socially, and enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them.


FREDERICK G. BOELTS.


Some of America's best citizens claim their nativity in far-off lands across the sea, and their


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immigration to the home of the stars and stripes has added many strong, sturdy characters to our population-characters that have been so instruc- mental in the npbuilding of the communities in which they chose to live-and such an one, is the subject of this biographical writing.


Frederick 'G. Boelts, farmer, son of Gerd and Anna (Oeltjen) Boelts, was born in Grand Dutchey of Oldenburg, Germany, October 28, 1871. In 1878, he came with his parents to Amer- ica, locating in Merrick county, Nebraska, in which county Mr. Boelts received his education in the home schools, and in the years 1893, 1894 and 1895 attended Jowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant, after which he taught in Ne- braska schools for four years.


On March 29, 1899, Mr. Boelts was joined in wedlock to Miss Kate Bruno, of Nebraska, who had also been a teacher, and whose father, Henry A. Bruno, settled in Nebraska in 1873, and who served one term in the Nebraska state legislature.


Mr. and Mrs. Boelts have had five children born to them, whose names are as follows: Henry, deceased, August 24, 1906, at the age of six years ; Margaret M., Ethel Irene, Edith A. and Helen G., all of whom reside under the parental roof.


Mr. Boelts has been prosperous and successful, and owns one hundred and sixty acres of finely cultivated land. His father died May 9, 1898, in Nebraska, and his mother is still living on the old home place in Merrick county.


Mr. Boelts has served as precinct assessor, and, while yet a young man, is one of the early settlers of his county, and is well and favorably known.


DR. W. H. BRITT.


Dr. W. H. Britt first came to Nebraska in Sep- tember, 1884, beginning practice of medicine in Knox county. at Bazile Mills. He had graduated from the medical department of Iowa University at Iowa City, March 4, 1884. He was a native of Mills county, Iowa, born near Glenwood, January 12, 1863, where he attended the country schools until he went to college in the fall of 1880. Our subject's father, Thomas M. Britt, was a native of Hardin county, Tennessee, born in 1837. His parents, Leroy and Rhoda Britt, born 1811 and 1812 respectively, came to Iowa with their small family, about 1845, and were in western Iowa at the time of the expulison of the Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois. Many of these sojourned for several years in western Iowa, preparing for the trip across the plains, and the elder Britt became well acquainted with them. Glenwood was in those days known as "C'oonville," there being many of those arboreal animals in the region at that time, and eoon skins were used as a medium of exchange.


Thomas M. Britt lived in Mills county, Iowa, until. a few years before his death, he went to ('alifornia, where he resided two years, after which he returned to the Missouri valley, and became a


resident of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he died in 1905. In 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Twenty-ninth Iowa . Volunteer Infantry, serving four years, until the close of the war. Like many Tennesseeans, he had remarkable skill with the rifle, and was assigned to the service as a sharp- shooter. He was in the battle of Shiloh, Siege of Vicksburg, Chattanooga campaign, and many minor engagements. On his return to Iowa, after the war, he served his people in minor official positions, and was for one term a member of the lowa legislature. In poli- tics he was always a staunch republican. Thomas Britt was married in Mills county, Iowa, to Miss Martha Dunnegan, a native of Ire- land, in which country her father died. The mother brought her family to America, and set- tled in Iowa, where she died.


On coming to Knox county, Nebraska, Doctor Britt resided at Bazile Mills four years, anticipat- ing the railroad's passing through the village, and its development into a thriving town. When the road was pushed on toward the Niobrara, and it was certain Bazile Mills was to be left to one side, Doetor Britt moved to Creighton, in 1884, and has resided here since, building up a large practice throughout the three adjoining counties.


Doctor Britt was married at Bazile Mills, November 22, 1888, to Miss Martha A. Warner, a native of Rock county, Wisconsin, and daughter of Karl and Otillie (Klingbeil) Warner, the form- er a native of Pottsdam, Austria, the latter of the village of Treptow, near Berlin, Germany. They were married in Wisconsin, and came to Nebraska in 1880. The father died in 1907, and the mother has attained the age of seventy-one, and has lived in America since her eighteenth year.


Three children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Britt: Percy, a graduate from high school, with two years' training in the state university, is in real estate business with his father; and Cladwell and Marcilene.


The doctor has endured many hardships of the pioneer days in Nebraska. He has swimmed streams, been lost at night on the prairies in storms, traveling in a circle as the lost often do. and has also breasted blizzards in his professional calls to minister to his patients. Like his race. he is quick with the rifle, and can kill game or wolves on the run as readily as when they are standing still.


Dr. Britt is republican in politics; a member of the Knights of Pythias, Royal Highlanders, Modern Woodmen of America and Woodmen of the World. He holds membership in state and county medical societies. Mrs. Britt is a member of the Congregational church. Doctor Britt served the county as coroner one term, and as a member of the board of edneation seven years.


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CHARLES E. CARTER.


The gentleman above named is today a worthy representative of the best agricultural interests of Nance county, and has done much to rescue and redeem Nebraska from a wild prairie to its state of present prosperity. He is now retired from active labor, and enjoys the comforts of a pleasant home and companionship of many friends in the pretty little city of Fullerton.


Charles E. Carter was born in Bureau county, Illinois, on September 13, 1861, and is a son of George F. and Emily P. Carter. George F. Carter died in Bureau county, Illinois, March 7, 1911. He had been a resident of the county sixty years, and his was the first death in the immediate fam- ily. Charles E., received his education in his na- tive state, and he early became interested in agri- cultural pursuits. He was married on March 3, 1886, to Olive Hazard, also reared in Illinois, who had been a teacher in the public schools there for a number of years. In the spring of 1887, Mr. and Mrs. Carter came to Nance county, where the former purchased a quarter section in the south- east quarter of section twenty-two, township sev- enteen, range four, and this was their home farm for fifteen years. Mrs. Carter died there in 1891, leaving one son, George N., who is an electrical engineer in Boise City, Idaho, at the present time.


While living on the original homestead, Mr. Carter and his wife passed through all the pioneer experiences, but were very successful, notwith- standing the various discouragements that came to them in getting started. He has added to his acre- age from time to time, until he was owner of twelve hundred and twenty acres, all in one body, lying four miles northeast of the town of Fuller- ton, and of this tract, seven hundred acres was under cultivation. Mr. Carter, in 1909 and 1910, sold a part of his land, and now owns seven hun- dred and fifty acres, most of which is farm land. In 1903, Mr. Carter removed to Fullerton, and retired from active farm work, although he still superintends the farming operations, carrying on a grain and stock business, principally feeding and shipping cattle.


Mr. Carter is vice president of the Fullerton National Bank, also a stockholder and director in the same. During the years 1907 and 1908, he served as president of the city school board. and during the same time was a member of the city council. He is recognized as one of Nance connty's most substantial citizens and men of affairs, and has done as much as any other man in helping to build up the best interests of his vicin- ity.


Mr. Carter was married the second time on August 16, 1893, to Cynthia A. Porterfield, who was well known throughout Nance county, at the home of her uncle, Hiram Lewis, in Genoa, with whom she had lived for sixteen years. Mrs. Carter


was for several years a popular teacher in the public schools here.


Mr. and Mrs. Carter have had six children : J. Lewis, Alice R., Mildred R., Marian, Kathleen, all at home, while the sixth, Edwin C., died in 1908. The family are popular in educational and social circles in their city, and have one of the pleasantest homes to be found anywhere, and have hundreds of friends in Fullerton and the sur- rounding country.


Mr. Carter is a grandson of Rhoda Milliken Carter, whose father, Joshua Milliken, was a sol- dier in the revolutionary war, and his name has been famous in history as one of the distinguished nien of his time.


FRANK W. WOODS.


Frank W. Woods, president of the First Nation- al Bank of Spencer, and of its subsidiary institu- tions, has had a truly meteoric career in the world of finance. To and unbiased observer, the apparent cause is undoubted talent in financial affairs, and his own explanation is summed up in the word "work." Mr. Woods is possessed of a strong personal magnetism, combined with a genial and cordial manner, that on a first meeting makes men his friends, inspiring them with a confidence and esteem that grows on closer acquaintanceship.




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