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ALBERT LAKE was born February 22, 1845, in Sanford, Vermont, and came to Dakota county, May 1870. Settled on Wigle creek, where he has remained to the present time. Was married to Sophia L. Jones and has seven children.
MAJ. S R. COWLES was born October 28, 1828 in Hamshire county, Massachusetts. Married in 1849 to Elvira Johnson. Has one daughter. Enlisted in the Union army in 1862, and was commissioned by the Governor of New York as captain of company B., 10th New York heavy artillery. Promoted to Major in 1864. After the war came to Iowa and then to Dako- ta county, arriving here in May 1870. Located in Covington, where he was employed as engineer, pilot and captain of steamboats on the Missouri river. Postoffice, South Sioux City.
O. D. BATES came to Dakota county, June 1, 1870, and took a homestead on Fiddlers creek, in section 13, township 27, range 7 Has four sons, and one step-son, Engene Kraber. Was a union soldier in the Rebellion.
D. NIGGERMAN Was born in Germany, October 5 1832, and arrived in Dakota county, June 18, 1870 Married to Caroline Berger in 1871, and settled west of Dakota City where he now resides, on a good sub- stantial farm.
F. STOLZE was born September 26, 1839 in Ger- many. Married May 21, 1865 to Maria Tanbert. Hlas three sons, Herman. Charles and Henry. Came to Da- kota county. August 5, 1870. Postoffice address, Emerson.
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FRANK AYRES was born February 5th. 1832, in St. Charles county, Missouri. Went with his parents to Ft. Madison, Lee county, Iowa. His father was one of the oldest settlers and helped to build. the fort at that place. Went to California and returned to Ft. Madi- son in 1859. In November, 1861, enlisted in Com- pany G, 4th Iowa cavalry and was mustered out of the service in July, 1862. Was married to Harriet A. Elder, November, 18th, of the same year, at Ft. Mad- ison, Iowa. Has four children living, and one dead. Came to Dakota county, September 2nd, 1870, and lo- cated in Brush Bend, where he worked in his brother. Ebenezer's saw mill situated on the Island. He took a homestead in Brushy Bend. Helped to organize the Crittenden G. A. R. Post, No. 64, at Dakota City. Postoffice, Dakota City.
HARVEY D. NORDYKE came to Dakota county October 1, 1870, and located in Dakota City, where he has resided to the present time. Was married to Catharine Twamly, December 4, 1878. Has two children, Helen and Mary B.
HON. ISAAC POWERS was born in Lenawee county. Michigan, and came to Dakota county, in 1870. where he practiced law. In 1875 was a member of the con- stitutional convention, was member of state Senate in in 1877, also in 1881; elected a member of the Board of Regents of the State University, and after- wards elected Attorney General for Nebraska. Is 'at present living in Norfolk, Nebraska.
JOHN P. SMITH was born October 9, 1820, in Pennsylvania, and came to Dakota county, October 6. 1870. Took a homestead on Pigeon creek, where he lives at the present time, fonr miles west of Homer. Has seven children-four sons and three daughters.
FREDERICK BEERMANN was born October 23, 1846. in Germany, and came to Dakota county. October 18. 1870. Married in 1872 to Anna H. Ambrecht. Hlas
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three sons --- Charley, Frederick and Erick: three daughters. - Ida Etta and Lillie. Lives five miles west of Dakota City.
SETTTERS OF 1871.
MICHAEL FAGUE came to Dakota county, March 6. 1871. Lives in Covington. Married a second time in Buttler county, Iowa. Has two children living and Four dead.
SAMUEL DEERING was born in 1846 in Juniata county, Pennsylvania, and came to Dakota county March 17, 1871. Took a homestead the same year. four miles south of Dakota City, now owned by A. J. Parker. The Lewis and Clarke expedition up the Missouri, camped seven days on this place. Was mar- ried to Hannah C. Aughey, in Pennsylvania, 1863. Hlas one danghter, Mrs. Belle Davidson. Their only son died.
HENRY NIEBUHR, SR., came to Dakota county, in 1869. and located in Dakota City two years later. His wife died in 1876, and he followed her to the silent land January 4, 1884. He left three children, two sons and one daughter. All married. Henry Jr. and George each married daughters of John Naffziger. The daughter. Dora, is married to Ashly Londrosh.
OSCAR B. WEBSTER was born March 26, 1848, in Ilinois, and came to Dakota conntv, March 28. 1871. Took a homestead on Fiddlers creek, where he has re- sided to the present time. Was married to E. A. Ramsey, in 1869, and has two children-one son and one danghter.
WILLIAM WALWAY was born in 1844, in Ger- many, and came to Dakota county. in the spring of 1871. Was married the same year at Dakota City, to Henrietta Oetsmyer. Has five sons and two daughters.
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His brother Frederick lived here five years and died in Council Bluffs, where his four children live.
CHRISTOPHER IRWIN began life in Dakota county at Covington, April 14, 1871, where he resides at the present time. Married in 1862 to Amelia A. Dilley. Had one son who was accidently shot and killed near Covington. Ilas been Justice of the Peace for Coving- ton precinct.
JOHN D. MANN was born in Scotland in 1838. and came to America August 26, 1854. Seeking a home in the "far west." he landed in Dakota county, att Covington, May 2, 1871, where he remained two years when he moved to Jackson and conducted the grist mill there until March 28, 1872. He then moved to Burt county, Nebraska, where he has lived to the present time. Lived on a farm for a number of years but is now residing in Lyons. Was married to Mary Sharp in 1856, in Ontario, Canada. Ilas six children living, Helen, wife of Walter Everett, Win. A., Henry, Charles, George and Isabella Amelia. wife of Engene Everett, died in Lyons in 1893
NICOLAS MAHER was born in Ireland. March 28, 14'7, and came to Dakota county, May 5, 1871. Settled in Covington, where he resides at the present. engaged in the grocery business. .Married in Sioux City, the same year, to Agnes O'Brien. Has three children living-two sons, Wm. B. and Loyola, and one danghter, Mary Agnes. Was elected Sheriff, served over eight years in that office.
ANDERS LARSON, was born in 1831, in Denmark. and came to Dakota county, in May 1871. Took a homestead three miles southeast of Homer, and one mile and a half south of Col. Warner's place. After- wards sold his farm and moved to Battle Creek, a trib utary to Omaha creek, so named by William Hols. worth, because two men Colter and Hartmen once met
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there in a sanguinary conflict. Ilis step-son Carl also lives on this stream just north of him.
HEZEKIAH WAY was born November 29. 1827 in Indiana. Was married in Cass county, Nebraska. 10 Sarah M. Davidson, and came to Dakota county June 17, 1871. Camped on the site of South Sioux City. Took a homestead on north branch of Elk creek, where he has since resided. Has mine children living- mo sons, Frank and Evan J .: and seven daughters. Mrs. Elizabeth Linefelter. Mrs. Ann Herrick, Mrs. Hettie Surber. Emma, Mary, Katie and Martha.
JULIUS MESSENHOELER was born March 31, 1839. in West Phalia Province, Germany. Came to Amer- ica and located in Dakota connty, in 1871. Engaged with A. T. Haase in the carpenter tiade. and tried farming eight years, Sold farm and went to contract- ing and building. Postoffice Dakota City.
HENRY OETSMYER was born in Germany and can.e to Dakota county, July 4, 1871. Took a homestead on Fiddlers creek. Now hives three miles north .of Homer. Married in 1867, to Augusta Brinkmann. Has three sons and four daughters living. One child died.
JOHN T. SPENCER was born in Crawford county. Pennsylvania, June 24, 1844, on a faim. After leaving the common school he prepared for college at the State Normal School, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, and graduated at Allegheney College, Meadville, Pennsylvama. June 23. 1570. Was principal of the Union School, at Sherman, New York. one year. in the mean time studying law. Came to Dakota county, September 19. 1871, and settled in Dakota City where he was ad- mitted to the bar that fall. Took charge of the Dakota City Mail in 1874 and edited that paper four years. In 1874 was appointed U. S. Circuit Court Commis- sioner, which position he still holds. In 1887 was ap- pointed a member of the Board of Education of the
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State Normal School, which position he also retain -. Became Superintendent of the Industrial school at tic Winnebago Agency, where he remained two years. Assumed charge of the North Nebraska Eagle. : > responsible editor, April 2, 1882. having purchased one-half interest of the paper. Was married Septem- ber 13. 1871, to Miss Etta Mershon, a graduate of the State Normal School, Edinboro, Pennsylvania, who had been principal of the Dakota City schools five years. They have seven children, three sons-James M. Craig L. and John; four daughters-Helen E .. Mary, Mabel Claire and Mildred J.
JOHN ORR was born December 11. 1842. in Milton, Halton county, Canada. Came to the United, States and landed in Dakota county, in the fall of 1871 and so pleased was he with "this garden of Eden" that he permanently settled at Dakota City, two years later. where he has remained to the present time, engaged in farming and stock business. Has a good farm north - west of Dakota City and a meadow and hay land sonth of the same town. Was married to Eva Harden. July 18, 1881, by Rev. Joel A. Smith.
JOHN H. CAMPBELL came to Dakota county. No- vember 1871, and took a homestead where he now lives six miles southwest of Jackson. Married in 1855 to Elizabeth Ann Colter. Ilas ten children-seven sons and three daughters-all living in Dakota county but three.
DR. E. J. DEBELL is a native of Green county. New York. In 1866 he commenced the .study of medicine and graduated at the Albany. New York. Medical College three years later. He then went to Illinois and came to Dakota county in 1871, where he was appointed as United States Physician at Wine- bago Agency. Afterwards held the same position at Pine Ridge Agency, D. T. Moved to Dakota City in
DR. E. J. DEBELL.
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1879 and practiced medicine. Was married to Miss Nellie Warner, January 9, 1873. She died at Lyons Nebraska, September 8, 1892, leaving a husband . and three daughters, Georgia. Florence and Nellie. He is at present post trader at Rosebud Agency, South Dakota.
JOHN B. ROCKWELL was born in 1824 and came from Indiana to Dakota county, in 1871. Died at his home in the southern part of the county, September 18, 1834, leaving a wife and six children to mourn his sudden departure to a purer and better land. There are three sons-Richard D., Stephen and Jefferson: three daughters-Mrs. John Welker, Mrs. Albert Peterson and Mrs. Wm. Walters.
WILLIAM BROWN was born December 27, 1828, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Moved to Juniata county, 1835. Served as brakeman on the first rail- road between Columbia and Philadelphia, and continu- ed in the railroad service for many years as fireman. conductor, etc. In 1871 came to Dakota county to look up a home. Settled on the bottom southeast of Dakota City where he resides at the present time. Was elected county commissioner in 1884 and re-elect- ed in 1887. Has six children living, Samuel A., Wesley. Mrs. Jacob Leamer, Mrs. Irvine Fisher, Frank P. and Ilarry.
FRANKLIN DUNNELL came to Dakota county in the fall of 1871 and took a homestead on Omaha creek three miles south of Homer. afterwards settling on Fiddlers creek. He was married to Mary A Kimball in Massachusetts and they have four children, Mrs. Jennie S. Harrington, Mrs. Win. A. Kimball, Geo. F. and Frederick L., and one adopted child Leslie Sher- man Churchill,
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DEVILLO KNAPP was born February 9, 1543, in
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McHenry county, Illinois. Enlisted in Company D). 15th Illinois Infantry, afterwards joined the 65th Vol. Infantry. Taken a prisoner at Harpers Ferry and paroled the next day; exchanged for rebel soldier the following spring. Was shot in left leg, July 9, 1863. which necessitated its amputation. Remained in hos- pital until close of the war. Married to Synthia How- ard in 1869, in Linn county, Wisconsin. Came to Dakota county, April 4, 1872, and took a homestead on Fiddlers creek, where he lived five years, when he brought his family to Dakota City, where he operated a wagon shop, etc. Has two children -Daniel and Stella Postoffice, Knoxville, Tennessee.
HIRAM GRAY was born in Canada. December 9. 1849 and came to Dakota county, April 9, 1872. Was married to Miss Fannie Hazlegrove, and they have three children -- Nellic. Ilarry and Charley. P. O. ad- dress Dakota City.
OWEN MCINTYRE was born in Ireland and came to America 1848. Settled in Dakota county May 25, 1872. in Summit precinct. Was married to Elizabeth Nichols in Ireland. There are six children living and one dead. Three sons-John, Owen and James P .; three daught- ers -- Mary Ann, Mrs. Catharine Heenan and Mrs. M. M. Beacom.
GEO. C. BILLE was born in Denmark. July 5, 1853. Arrived in Dakota county in June, 1872. Mar- ried Anna C. Nelson September 30, 1876. He then set- tled on the farm where he still resides. Has two sons and five daughters-Alice, Matilda, Julia, Mary, Elsie. Max and John. Two daughters died with diphtheria. Mr. Bille has one of the best improved farms in what is called the hills on Wigle creek. Ilas a large house. built of stone which he quarried and did all of his own masonry work. Has a fine barn by his own labor.
MICHAEL MITCHELL came to Dakota county June
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9. 1Sze ged look a bowelal four miles southwest ." Jekan. Was not a second time to Mary Fogerty. Has four tous and one daughter.
IST2, and took a homestead on Wigle creek, where he die, leaving four zone John Henry. Albert. Luther I and Frank; three daughter, Mrs. Seth Barnes. Mrs. Albert Lake and Mr .. . J. J. Spooner.
FRANK DAVEY Was born Jut.c 9. 1951. in Mitwan kee. Wisconsin. Came to Dakoty county. July 1%. 1872. Married to Mary Barry. November 12. IST. Has two sons and two daughters. One child died. He is keeping a store in Jackson, and was elected treasurer of Dakota county, November 7. 1:93.
ROBERT CAMPBELL WAS born January 2. 1518. in Scotland, and came to Aureries with his parents, set- tling on the Red River of the North. Went to Illi nois and came to. Dakota county in 1872. Selected the place where he has resided to the present time, four miles south of Hubbard on Pigeon creek. which is a neat comfortable home. Has held a number of offices in the county. she as (won't, andnor, justice of the ponce, etc. Was married July 1. 1847. in Jo Davies. Illinois, to Minerva W. Craig, whose mother was the great-grand-daughter of Daniel Boone. They have ten children, five sous Robert Arthur Jams A .. Wm. A. David A. and Daniel Rovar: and five daughters -- Mrs Vin. H. Cherylun, Mr. Wash Ledom. Mrs. A. .J. Davis, Mirs. Solomon DeBorde and Mrs. Frank Fickd.
HARRISON SUPER UN SELLO FIVE at Covington. September 28. 1879. Look & homestead in Dixon county, and setlei in Dakota county sixteen years la- ter. Postava. Iko : City. Has five sons and two daughters. Enlisted in company (. 18th, Wisconsin Infantry, in fall of 1832, and served to the close of war. HENRY Looms was born July 20, 1836. in Oswego
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county, New Jersey. Moved to Illinois where he was married to Susan M. Stanford. April 7, 1856. Came to Dakota county, September 31, 1872. and took a homestead on Pigeon creek. Afterwards moved to
Ilomer. Has held the office of county commissioner. justice of the peace, road supervisor and town trustee for Homer. Was a Union soldier in the Rebellion. Has two sons-Eugene H. and Iliram Leonard; three daughters-Mrs. Martha Priest, Sadie J. and Phosbin Etta.
PATRICK HEENEY came to Dakota county in 1872 Hlas two grown sons and one daughter-Mrs. John McIntyre. James Heeney eldest son. lives in Einer- son precinet and has six children. Frank Heeney- second son. preceded the family to the county one year and he has four sons and one danghter. Lives in Hubbard precinct.
JOHN WELKER Was born April 12, 1840. in Butler county, Pennsylvania. Came to Dakota county, Oc- tober 26,1872, and settled on Fiddlers ercek where he has resided to the present time. Was married April 7. 1864 to Mary Jane Rockwell. Has one child. Mrs. Eu- gene II. Loomis.
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RICHARD SHORTLEY came to Dakota county. Feb- rnary 7. 1873 and settled in Dakota City. Was a na- tive of Canada. Has four children =- one son and three daughters.
JOSEPH CLEMENTS was born in Milton, Canada. February 12. 1844. and came to Dakota county, March 30, 1873. Located on a farm west of Dakota City. Was married to Lavina Orr in Canada, January 29. 1873. Hlas one son- Charles. Is at present employ- ed at Rosebud Agency, South Dakota.
JAMES HARRIS came to Dakota county from England.
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landing in Homer. May 1, 1873, giving the last cent he had for crossing the river. Lives two miles south- east of Homer. Married in 1869 to Jane Bargery. Has five sons and one daughter.
GEORGE LARSEN was born in Denmark. June 1. 1854 and came to Dakota county. June 1, 1873. Mar- ried at Dakota City, Angast 1. 1879 to Sofie Christen- son. Has two sons John C. and George B .; four daughters- Mary, Julia, Emma and Gertie. Postoffice Ilomer. His father and mother arrived in the county November 15. 1874, the latter died April 29. 1882.
ALBERT NASH was born March 9, 1849. at St. Louis, Missouri, and came to Dakota county, Septem- ber 19, 1873. Opened up a trading post with the Indians in Blyburg, and afterwards moved to Homer. where he entered the mercantile business. Was ap- pointed postmaster in 1881. Has seven children - three sons and four daughters
JOHN W. MCKINNEY was born in Columbia, Han- over county, Ohio. Married in Indiana to Elizabeth Freeman. Hlas twelve sons and daughters, those liv- ing are Byram. Luther, Libbey, John, Zetta, Ada. Lor- etta and Hattie. Those dead are Mary. Robert, Wallace and Clarry. Ile came to Dakota connty on the 9th day of September 1873 and settled on Walkers Island where he now resides. Ilis postoffice address is South Sioux City. His wife died about nine years ago.
PROF. A. W. SCHMIED was born in Prague, Prov- ince of Bohemia. Austria. January 26, 1820. and came to America in 1855 with his wife and three children. Settled in Baltimore, Maryland, and afterwards lived in Lancaster City. Pennsylvania, where his wife died. Was married a second time in 1865 to Mrs. Hart. mother of Atlee Hart. Located in Sioux City. lowa. in 1871 and moved to Dakota City two years later where he resided until his death, August 24, 1884. Hlad one son by his second wife, Melford A. Schmied.
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JOHN BANGOU came to Dakota county. November 20, 1873 and worked in Parmeter's saw mill in Omadi precinct. Married to Miss Anna Bliven in 1975. Has four sons- John W., Charles G , Harold! B. and Richard II. : one daughter- - Elsie. Lives three miles northeast of Homer.
JOHN HOGAN is a farmer on Elk creek, and came to the county. December 1873. Postoffice Elk Valley: WVM. Forrz was born in 1844, in Juniata county Pennsylvania, and came to Dakota county, March 27. 1874. Located at Dakota City where he has resided to the present time. Is a carpenter. Married to Mary E. Deering in 1867. Has seven children -four sons and three daughters. Enlisted in company E. 9th Pennsylvania Regiment, September 19, 1864, and " Marched with General Sherman to the Sea."
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THOMAS MireurLL came to Dakota county, in 1874 and lived in the western part of the county. Was married to Briget Powers in 1851. 3 Hlas one son aud three daughter ..
ANDREW FORBS came to Dakota county April, 1874. Afterwards was engineer on several steamboats and engineered the Silver Lake up the Missouri with supplies in the Custer Indian war. Marricl to Liblie Don, in 1973; they have three children, two sons all one danghter.
AUGUST AND PRIDERY& WILKINS came to Dakota county, April 1, 1874. August was married in 1883. Has five children. Lives two miles and a half north- west of Homer Frederick was married in 1884 :0 Lizzie I-enby rge. Has four children and lives four miles west of Homer.
ELMAn HAMMOND was born in 1528. in New York
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and came to Dakota county, in 1871. He died in Da- kota City, January 24, 1882, leaving a wife and five children to mourn his departure to the realms of the blest, four of whom are now living --- Almond, Rhoda. Edward and Lettic. Mrs. Hammond was married a second time in 1884 to N. II. Barto, an old settler of Dixon county.
ANDREAS P. BILLE Was born in Copenhagen, Den- mark, March 26, 1814. Was married to Anna Jor- grensen and arrived in Dakota county in the fall of 1874. Died in the spring of 1877. Had four children. one danghter --- Marie, wife of John Johnson: three sons --- George, Henry and John, all living in this county.
WILLIAM Horax came to Dakota county, March 1. 1875, and lives three miles west of Hubbard. Has one son --- James, and two daughters-Katie and Mary.
THOMAS HOGAN settled in Dakota county, March 1, 1875 and lives two miles west of Hubbard. Ilas one son and four daughters.
PETER JORDAN Came to Nebraska in 1870 and set- tled in Dakota county, June 9. 1875 in the "Big Tim- ber," eight miles north of Jackson. Has six sons and four daughters. Their eldest daughter is married to Francis Suyder.
HI. D. ROGERS was born in Girard, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1832. Was married in Edinborough, Pennsylvania, to Miss Eliz beth Graves, AApril 25, 1861. Had two sons and three daughters -- Wm G., Winter S., Marion, Elizabeth and Harriet S. His wife. one son and one daughter are dead. Moved to Dakota county. August 15, 1%15, and practiced law, at Dakota City. Moved to Poner. Dixon county in 1828, which is his pray ut address.
Joux HAGER came to Dakota county May 3, 1876, and settled in Dakota City where he now resides. Mar-
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ried October 22, 1864, to Sarah Howard. Has two sons --- John and Jacob; three daughters-Rosa, Anna and Josephine.
THOMAS MCKEEVER was born in Ireland and came to Dakota county March 20, 1877. Bought a farm nine miles west of Jackson where he now resides. Married to Ann Cuff. Ilas one son, Hugh. P. O. Elk Valley.
JAMES FLYNN came to Dakota county April 1, 1877. Was married to Mary J. Ryan in 1886. flas one son. Is proprietor of a meat market at Jackson.
EDWARD EASTON came to Dakota county Juve 14. 1877, and settled in Dakota City where he has since re- sided. Was married to Fanny Ream JJune 5, 1882. IIe. has two sons and one daughter.
PATRICK CASEY was born August 3, 1849, in Ot- tawa, Canada, and came to Dakota county in 1877, lo- cating on a tract of land near the Missouri river, in Summit precinct, eight miles north of Jackson, where he has since resided. Was married to Catharine Hod- gins October 16, 1877, has five children. Served three years as county commissioner.
ANDREW J. PARKER Was born in 1834, in Thomp- son county, New York. Was married to Maggie Wi .- cox in 1863, and came to Dakota county February 28, 1878. Now owns the old Samuel Deering place fonr miles south of Dakota City, where he is at present liv- ing. It was under some large cottonwood trees on this land that Lewis & Clarke held a council with the In- dians August 18 and 19, 1804. Hlas five children - three sons and two daughters. Three children are dead.
JOSEPH R. KELSEY was born October 6, 1851, in Toledo, Ohio, and came to Dakota county March 6, 1878. Opened up a farm on Omaha creek, four miles south of Homer, where he also established the first sheep vauch in Dakota county. Was married to Mary B. Henry
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at Winnebago Agency, May 28, 1882. Was appointed postmaster at Homer, April 3. 1889.
LOUIS AND JAMES BLANCHARD, two brothers came to Dakota county, March 6, 1878. James was married to Kerzell Wamsley in 1883 -- has two sons. Samuel and John. Lonis was married to Anna Sierk has two daughters, Jennie and Flora.
MRS. ELIZABETH C. OWENS came to
Dakota county. March 17, 1878. Her husband died April 6. 1876 in Sioux City, Iowa, leaving one son, Russell, and seven danghters, Mrs. Mary Norris,, Mrs. Hannah M. Cone. Mrs. Olive J. Linkswiler, Mrs. Martha Twamley. Mrs. İlattie M. Paulson, Louisa E. and Tina I. Lives on a farm two miles and a half north of Homer.
D. W. HOCH came to Dakota county, April 4. 1878. Married to Izoria McFarland the same year. Has three sons and one daughter. Postoffice Homer.
GEORGE PETERSON came to Dakota connty, July 15, 1878. Married in 1870. Has eight children liv- ing Bought the old Isaac Monroe place south of Homer.
GEO. H. Cook was born in Denmark on the 10th of September, 1849. Came to Dakota county on the 15th day of JJuly 1878. Married to Mary Olson on the 29th day of October. 1981. Has two sons and two daughters, George. Clarence, Elizabeth and Isa- bella. Ilis postoffice address is Emerson.
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