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On the 24th of August. 1875, Mr. Glass was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jane Addison, of Rush county, Indiana, who died in Lincoln on the 21st of August, 1910, leaving an only daughter, Miss Jessie Jane Glass, who was born June 1, 1887, and now presides over her father's home. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and is now assistant librarian at the Nebraska State University library.
Mr. Glass is a democrat in politics and keeps well informed on the questions and issues of the day. He belongs to Farragut Post No. 25, G. A. R., of Lincoln, of which he is a past commander, and he has served as an aide de camp on the staff of Colonel David J. Palmer of lowa, commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, from November 14, 1914, to November 14, 1915. He has ever been as true and loyal to his country in days of peace as when he followed the nation's starry banner upon the battlefields of the south.
ALBERT J. PETERSON.
Albert J. Peterson has for eight years successfully operated one hundred and sixty acres of good land in Grant precinct. He is a young man, but has applied himself so diligently and efficiently to his work that he already ranks with the prosperous men of his locality. He was born near Bennet, in February, 1887, a son of Henry and Maggie ( Nelson ) Peterson, both natives of Denmark. Many years ago the parents came to America and located in Illinois, where the father worked as a farm hand for some time, although he is a miller by trade. In 1874 he came to Nebraska, and purchased land in Lancaster county, which he operated for four years, but owing to his heavy losses, caused by the grasshopper scourge, he abandoned agricultural pursuits and went to Lincoln, where he fol- lowed his trade for four years. At the end of that time he returned to his farm near Bennett, which comprises one hundred and sixty acres and which he operated continuously until 1806. He afterward returned to the farm, now occupied by his son, and remained there until 1914, when he removed to Lincoln, where he is still living. He owns one hundred ad styleis nowmit Omaha precinct.
Albert T. Peterson was reared under the parental roof and received his edu-
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cation in the common schools and in the high school at College View. He assisted his father until he attained his majority and then took charge of the home place on section 21, Grant precinct, which he has since farmed in connection with an eighty acre tract across the road on section 16. He raises both grain and stock and as he is willing to adopt new methods when they promise to be of greater efficiency than the old and as he manages his business affairs well he received a good income from his labors.
On the 15th of July, 1914, Mr. Peterson was united in marriage to Miss Rachel E. Huston, a daughter of Robert A. and Mary ( Johnson ) Huston, natives respec- tively of Ohio and New York. Her father came to Lancaster county about 1876, with his parents, and when twenty-five years old began farming on his own account. Ile has since followed agricultural pursuits and now owns eighty acres of valuable land in section 36, Grant precinct. He is a republican in politics and has served six years as a precinct assessor, twelve years as school director and also has been constable. Fraternally he is connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and his religious faith is that of the United Brethren church.
Mr. Peterson casts an independent ballot, voting for the candidate rather than the party, and nothing affecting the public welfare is a matter of indifference to him. However, he has never sought to hold office. Mrs. Peterson belongs to the United Brethren church, which he attends, and his life conforms to a high standard of ethics. He has many warm friends throughout the country in which his entire life has been passed, and they predict for him continued success.
FIELDING O. MARTIN.
Fielding O. Martin gained a gratifying measure of success as an agriculturist, and is now living retired in Lincoln, Nebraska, enjoying a period of well deserved rest. He was born in Macomb, MeDonough county, Illinois, on the Ist of July. 1851, and his parents were Joseph M. and Henrietta G. ( Westfall) Martin, both natives of Ohio. The father, who was a contractor by occupation, went with his family to McDonough county, Illinois, in 1850 and engaged in business there until his demise in February, 1893. Ile was survived for sixteen years by his wife. who died in September, 1900. Both were charter members of the Universalist church of Macomb, in the work of which they were very active. Mr. Martin was also prominent in public affairs, serving as mayor of his city, as member and president of the school board, and in other positions of trust.
Fielding O. Martin was reared and educated in Macomb, Illinois, and in his youth learned the carpenter's trade under his father. Until 1882 he worked at that trade in his native county with the exception of the year 1872. which he spent in Lincoln, Nebraska, as clerk in the book store of S. J. Clarke. He was pleased with conditions in the county and in 1882 he returned here and purchased one hundred and sixty acres on section 10, Grant township, which he improved and operated for thirty years or until 1912. During that time he seldom failed to harvest good crops and as he watched the market carefully, thus being able to sell at advantage, his resources steadily increased. At length feeling that he had accumulated a competence he retired from active
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life and removed to Lincoln, where he purchased a beautiful home at No. 2719 Arlington street. He has since resided there and is one of the valued citizens of Lincoln.
In September, 1886, Mr. Martin was united in marriage to Miss Lucy E. Rogers, a daughter of William and Jane ( Dearth) Rogers, who were born respec- tively in England and in Ireland. They emigrated to America in young man- hood and womanhood and located in New Jersey, where they passed the remainder of their lives, the father dying in 1876 and the mother in 1873. Mr. Martin has a family of eight children, namely : William O., who is operating a farm five miles north of Lincoln; Jessie R., the wife of C. E. Bunker of Lincoln; John H., at home ; Henrietta, who died in 1903 ; Mabel, who passed away in 1891; John, who died in infancy, and Frank, a resident of Lindsay, California.
Mr. Martin is a democrat, and has worked loyally for the success of the party, although he has never sought office. His religious faith is indicated by the fact that he holds membership in the Methodist church and the teachings of that organization have been the guiding principles of his life. He has won a twofold success, inasmuch as he has won financial independence and at the same time as gained an honored name.
WILLIAM A. GOSLIN.
William A. Goslin, engaged in general farming in North Bluff precinct, was born at or near Fairbury, Illinois, on the 7th of August, 1875, a son of Nelson and Maria (Smith) Goslin, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The father, who always followed farming, went to Illinois at an early day and came to Nebraska about 1878, settling on a farm in North Bluff precinet, where Mr. Goslin of this review now resides. It was a tract of railroad land entirely destitute of any evidences of cultivation or development. He put all of the improvements upon the farm and cultivated the soil, enhancing its productive- ness. He became the owner of one hundred and sixty acres, on which he resided until about 1912, when he retired from active life and removed to Havelock, where he passed away on the roth of January, 1915, having long survived his wife, who died in 1899. He served his country as a member of a Pennsylvania regiment during the Civil war for three years, and although he was in many hotly contested engagements he was never wounded nor confined in a hospital.
William A. Goslin was the fourth in order of birth in a family of five children, and during his youthful days was a pupil in district school No. 37, in North Bluff precinct. He was trained to farm work and remained with his father until about twenty-four years of age, during which period he assisted in the operation of the home place. He was then married and engaged in farming on his own account in Denton precinct and after residing there for four years he removed to Oak Precinct, where he lived for another period of four years. He then took up his abode on the old homestead, where he now resides, and he is cultivating three hundred and twenty acres in this farm, devoted to the raising of grain and stock. He leases /hiszland. but he owns the farm Falljoining it on the left and lying over the boundary in Oak precinct.
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On the 15th of February, 1899, Mr. Goslin was married to Miss Laura Taylor, a native of lowa and a daughter of Will and Arlinda (Gates) Taylor, who were natives of Ohio, whence they removed to lowa, and afterward came to Nebraska, becoming early residents of Palmyra, where they remained for a number of years. They afterward took up their abode upon a farm east of Lincoln, and subsequently made their home in the capital city, where the father has since lived retired, now residing with his daughter, Mrs. Fritz. His wife died late in the year 1912. To Mr. and Mrs. Goslin have been born two children, Mina Alberta and Hazel May, both at home.
Mr. Goslin belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America and he and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. He votes with the republican party, which he has always supported since age conferred upon him the right of franchise, but he has never been a politician in the sense of office seeking. His life contains no spectacular phases. He has always carried on farming and his earnest labor has been a potent element in the attainment of his success.
SAMUEL JOHNSON TUTTLE.
Samuel Johnson Tuttle, a representative of the Lancaster county bar, was born in Dover, Ohio, August 2, 1845, a son of Dexter and Amelia ( Weidner ) Tuttle. The father was born in Massachusetts and came of New England stock, descended from English ancestry, the family having been established in New Haven, Con- necticut, in 1639. The mother was born in Pennsylvania and was of German lineage.
Samuel J. Tuttle attended common schools of Ohio and pursued his prepara- tory course at Baldwin University at Berea, Ohio, and his college course in Hillsdale College, Michigan, from which he was graduated with the class of 1866, receiving the Bachelor of Arts degree, while later his alma mater conferred upon him the Master of Arts degree. In preparation for his profession he attended the Albany Law School and won his LL. B. degree as a member of the class of 1867. On the 29th of March, 1869, he arrived in Lincoln and in April entered upon the practice of his profession, in which he has since continued actively, giv- ing his undivided attention to his law work.
On the Ist of June, 1870, at Moscow, Michigan, Mr. Tuttle was married to Biancy Fanny Kies, a daughter of Fernando Kies, who belonged to one of the early pioneer families of Michigan from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle had four children, but their two sons died in infancy and their daughter, Mary Louise, passed away in 1907, their surviving daughter being Helen H., who is at home.
In politics Mr. Tuttle is a republican, but while well informed on the ques- tions and issues of the day, does not take a very active part in politics. His public activity is largely centered upon the educational interests and for several years, beginning in 1871, he was a member of the board of education of Lincoln, while from 1875 until 1880 he was a member of the board of regents of the University of Nebraska, and during much of that period was president of the board. By appointment of the governor he became judge of the district court in
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1892 and again in 1898, and in 19og he was called to the faculty of the State University as professor of law. His high standing at the bar is furthermore indicated in the fact that his professional colleagues have honored him with the presidency of the Lancaster County Bar Association, which office he is now filling.
EMERY C. BUTLER.
Among the well known and successful men of University Place is Emery C. Butler, president of the Citizens State Bank. His birth occurred in Henry county, Iowa, on the yth of March, 1858, and he was there reared and educated. When but eleven years of age he was left an orphan and was thrown upon his own resources. lle worked on a farm for twelve dollars per month and carefully saved his earnings as he desired to engage in farming on his own account as soon as possible. At length he bought a wagon and team with his savings and borrowed additional capital and drove alone in a covered wagon four hundred miles to Saline county, Nebraska, arriving there on the 8th of March, 1880. He bought a tract of railroad land, for which he paid five dollars an acre, and which was located sixteen miles south of Friend and two miles from the site of Tobias, although that town was not then in existence. When it came into his possession the farm was raw prairie land, but in a comparatively short time he had it under cultivation, and as the years passed he made many improvements thereon. He built one of the first frame houses in the county and not long afterwards married, beginning housekeeping in his newly erected residence. For four winters he taught district school, while the summers were devoted to agri- cultural pursuits, and at the end of that time he concentrated his energies upon farming, remaining upon his place until 1886. lle then removed to Tobias and served as postmaster from 1888 until 1892, becoming bookkeeper in a bank in the latter year. Later he was advanced to assistant cashier, and held that position until 1897, when he removed to De Witt, Nebraska, to accept the office of cashier of the De Witt State Bank, in which capacity he served for a number of years. Subsequently he took up his residence in Beatrice, Nebraska, where he engaged in the real estate and abstract business until Angust, 1910, when he came to University Place and purchased a controlling interest in the Citizens State Bank, of which he has since been president. In 1914 he was chosen president of the Elmwood State Bank, and in 1915 was made a director of the Nebraska State Bank at Weeping Water. He is recognized as a leader in financial circles, his long connection with banking and his keen business insight making him unusually successful in the management of banks. His first concern is invariably for the interests of depositors and stockholders, but he also recognizes the opportunities which a bank has for promoting the general business development of its com- munity and is ready to extend credit when he can do so without jeopardizing the funds intrusted to his care. He still holds title to a farm in Custer county, which he rents and from which he derives a gratifying addition to his income.
On the 24th of September. 1882.Mr. Durler/Nas huunited)intiBarriage to Miss Susan Ankeny, who was born near Peoria, Illinois, but came to Nebraska with
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her parents in 1872, the family becoming pioneers of Saline county. She attended school there and in fact was one of her husband's pupils. To their union have been born seven children, namely : Nellie, the wife of C. W. Thomas, who resides in University Place, but is employed in the Lincoln postoffice ; Clifford E., who is cashier of the Nebraska State Bank at Weeping Water; Mabel, the wife of E. J. Moore, a farmer of Scotts Bluff county ; Ruth, who is living in Louisville, Nebraska ; Esther, a student in the Wesleyan University; Eva, a senior in the high school at University Place; and Bernice, also a high school student.
Mr. Butler gives his political allegiance to the republican party, and is now serving as president of the school board, an office which he has filled for two years. For five years previously he was a member of the board and he was chairman of the building committee when the new high school was erected. He was reared in the Quaker faith, but in 1888, while living in Tobias, Nebraska, joined the Methodist church as there was no organization of Friends there. The Methodists erected a house of worship in Tobias and he identified himself with the work of that church, serving for eleven years as superintendent of Sunday schools. In the various communities in which he has lived he has continued to give of his time and means to the promotion of church work and is now serv- ing for the fifth year as treasurer of the First Methodist Episcopal church of University Place, whose house of worship was said to be the largest in the state at the time it was built. His ability and force of personality have gained him prominence in the various lines of activity to which he has turned his attention, and his strict integrity and fair dealing have won him the confidence of all with whom he has been connected.
JOHN E. PIERCE.
John E. Pierce devoted his life to agricultural pursuits and at the time of his death was one of the substantial residents of Mill precinct. He was born in Little Compton, Rhode Island, on the 4th of July, 1853, a son of Luther and Jane ( Taylor) Pierce. The father, who was born in the east, served in the Union army during the Civil war and died soon after the close of hostilities, but the mother survives and now makes her home in South Westport, Massachusetts. She is a representative of one of the oldest American families as her ancestors came over in the Mayflower.
John E. Pierce attended school in Massachusetts and remained in the east until 1879 when he came to Nebraska where he followed the carpenter's trade for a number of years. At length, however, he decided to engage in farming and purchased eighty acres of land in Mill precinct which he operated successfully until his death, which occurred on the 23d of January, 1907. Ile was energetic and possessed good business judgment and prospered in all that he undertook.
On the roth of May, 1897. Mr. Pierce was united in marriage to Miss Helena Hammer, who was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and is a daughter of Claus and Sophia; ( Paulsen ) Hammer, also natives of that country. The father worked at crushing stone in Germany but after emigrating to the United States
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in 1900 engaged in farming. He is now living retired, however, making his home with his daughter Mrs. Pierce, at an advanced age, having passed the eightieth milestone on life's journey. His wife died in Germany in 1900. Mrs. Pierce, who is the sixth in order of birth of a family of thirteen children, received her education in the fatherland but when eighteen years of age accom- panied her brother Carl and sister Christine to the United States. They came at once to Lancaster county, Nebraska, as they had a brother John living in Mill precinct. When she came to the United States Mrs. Pierce could not speak English but in a comparatively short time she became familiar with the language. She worked for others until her marriage. She is the mother of two children : Lydia Jane, at home ; and Frank Elliott, who is attending school at Ashland. Since her husband's death she has supervised the operation of the farm and has managed her affairs successfully being an able business woman and being also familiar with the principles of agriculture.
Mr. Pierce gave his political allegiance to the republican party and for a number of terms served as assessor and also held the offices of school director and school treasurer. In 1889 he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church in Mill precinct and from that time until his death took an active interest in its work. He gained the warm friendship of many and his demise was deeply regretted by his community.
ALFRED TENNYSON HUTCHINSON.
Alfred Tennyson Hutchinson, one of the most successful of the younger farmers of Waverly precinct, owns and operates eighty acres of good land here and also holds title to one hundred and sixty acres in Cherry county. His birth occurred on section 22, Waverly precinct, on the 14th of February, 1884, and he is a son of Amasa T. and Fannie (Dale) Hutchinson, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and of Missouri. In 1876 the father took up a timber claim on section 27. Waverly precinct, and continued upon that place until 1896 when he removed to the farm where A. T. Hutchinson is now living. In 1905 the father returned to the old home place and there he lived retired until his death on the 22d of August, 1915. The mother survives and is still living upon the homestead.
Alfred Tennyson Hutchinson received a good education, attending school in districts 14 and 96, Waverly precinct, and also taking a short course in the State Agricultural College at Lincoln. He gave his father the benefit of his labor until he was twenty-one years of age and for two years thereafter worked in his employ. Following his marriage he assumed the management of the farm which he now owns, having purchased the place in the fall of 1915. It comprises eighty acres of good land in Waverly precinct and is well improved. He devotes his entire time to the raising of grain and stock and, has already accumulated a competence. In addition to his home farm he owns one hundred and sixty acres in Cherry county, Nebraska.
Mr. Hutchinson was married on @hti anMicrosoft Do Miss Alma Carlson, who was born in Iowa and is a daughter of Peter and Carolina ( Greeg )
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Carlson, natives of Sweden, who became pioneer settlers of Nebraska where their marriage occurred. When they first came to this state buffalo was still plentiful and the conditions of life in general were those of a frontier region. The mother passed away in Waverly precinct, Lancaster county, but the father sur- vives and now makes his home at Carpenter, Wyoming. To them were born five children of whom Mrs. Hutchinson is the fourth in order of birth. She com- pleted her education in the schools of Valparaiso and in the district schools in . this county. "To Mr. and Mrs. Hutchinson have been born three children : David Erwin, Ellis Dale, and Russell Francis.
Mr. Hutchinson is an independent democrat in politics and is now serving acceptably as a member of the school board. lle is deeply interested in any- thing tending to promote the agricultural advancement of his community and is at present serving as secretary of the Farmers Union, Local No. 401. Although he is still a young man he has gained a place among the successful farmers of his community and his energy and progressiveness insure his continued pros- perity.
WESLEY QUEEN, M. D.
Woven into the very web and woof of the annals of Lancaster county is the life history of Dr. Wesley Queen, a pioneer Nebraskan whose life reflected eredit and honor upon the city and county that honored him. There are many reasons why his record should find a place in the pages of Lancaster county's history. He was the first postmaster of Lincoln, the founder of its first Sunday school and was identified with many other events of importance. When all this section of the country was a wide open prairie, wind swept, when Omaha contained less than twenty houses and when the most farsighted could not have dreamed of the changes which would be wrought, Dr. Queen and his brother-in-law, John Wemple, visited this section of the country. This was in 1860 and he was then a young man of about twenty-four years, his birth having occurred in Ohio, November 24, 1836, his parents being James and Isabelle (Giffen) Queen. The father was also a physician and practiced medicine during the greater part of his life in Ohio and in Butler county, lowa, afterward removing to Lincoln, where he spent his remaining days.
Dr. Wesley Queen was reared and educated in Ohio and, as previously stated, visited Nebraska in 1860 in company with his brother-in-law, John Wemple, walking through Omaha when it contained less than twenty houses. They reached the Salt creek basin in May of that year, which was just four years after the first white man had made location in this district. The following spring he opened a sanitarium, becoming the first physician in the county. He and other settlers constructed a bridge across Salt creek for the steam wgaon road from Nebraska City to Denver. On the 4th of March, 1862, Dr. Queen was appointed the first postmaster of Lincoln, at which time there were only two hundred and fifty inhabitants here. In October of the same year, however, he resigned to enter the army. He went to the front as a member of Company F. Second Nebraska Infantry. being the only soldierpyho went from Lancaster county. Late in the following year he returned and at Lincoln organized the
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