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August Hanson was born in Sweden, Dec. 16, 1852, and as a boy attended the public school of his native place. His parents had a small agricultural holding in Sweden, and in his early days August used to help till the family property. But as he grew to manhood he became possessed of a desire to do as so many other young men of his country had done, and had prospered by so doing, that is, to emigrate to the new country across the seas. So many men of Swedish birth had come to America, and so many had done well, that it was only to be expected that knowledge of such happenings would have a very influential effect upon a venturesome young
man, whose home condition was not what might be con- sidered bright. The future in Sweden was of limited scope for him, it appeared, and he was possessed of that confident spirit which made him feel that he would do well in America. So, to America he came in May, 1871, coming almost immediately to the Jamestown district of Chautauqua county, N. Y., where he had no difficulty in finding employment. He married a countrywoman, Martha Johnson, and reared as he had been upon a farm he eventually felt that desire for farm life so strongly that he eventually gave up industrial occupations and purchased a farm.
His marriage to Martha Johnson occurred in the First Lutheran Church, Jamestown, Oct. 25, 1882. And their union has been blessed by the birth to them of eight children, who by name and in the order of their coming were: Jalmar, who lives with his parents, and owrs a good farm adjoining that of his father; Arbay; Eva; Ellen ; Josephine; Henry; Carol; Arthur. The farming of the family property in Chautauqua county is now done mainly by the sons, who seek to save their father all the heavy tasks possible in his declining years, and as a family they have gained general esteem among their neighbors.
The Hansons are members of the Lutheran church, and since August Hanson first came to America he has held membership in some church of that faith. He is an earnest Christian, and has many times during his life indicated that he observes strictly and conscientiously the teachings of that faith. In political allegiance, he is a Republican, but he has not taken an active part in po- litical affairs and he has never sought, neither has he accepted, public office, although he has manifested an unselfish interest in all that makes for the betterment of the community. Many men of Swedish origin have reached worthy success in Chautauqua county, but gen- erally it has been in connection with some manufacturing enterprise. The success of August Hanson, by the hon- est, intelligent tilling of the soil, is therefore all the more noticeable and just as commendable.
AUGUST A. ANDERSON-Now just in life's full prime and one of the substantial farmers of the town of Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Mr. Anderson reviews a life which began in Sweden, March 30, 1863. There he was educated, and passed the first years of his life. He then came to the United States and located in Chautauqua county, N. Y., where he is now the owner of the acres he tills. The farm lies in the town of Har- mony, and is a well improved property, well stocked and well managed. Mr. Anderson is a member of Panama Lodge, No. 272, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Panama Grange, Patrons of Husbandry ; is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Baptist church.
Mr. Anderson married, Oct. 28, 1885, in Harmony, Iona Pier, born May 14, 1866, daughter of Silas and Ellen (Sackett) Pier, of Harmony, her father a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of eight chil- dren : 1. Dorothea M., born Nov. 23, 1886; a graduate nurse ; married Lieut. Carroll Hutchins, who entered the military service and went overseas during the World War: both are yet in the employ of the United States Government. 2. Grace E., born Feb. 12, 1889; married William Howes, and has a son, William J., and resides in
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New Mexico. 3. Augusta L., born June 16, 1891. 4. Margery M., born Oct. 15, 1893; married Alfred C. Davis, and has two children : Eva G. and Dorothy ; this family resides in Shanghai, China, Mr. Davis being in the export and import business. 5. Eunice B., born Oct. 16, 1895: married Claude Cartwright, and resides in West Hoboken, N. J. 6. Christine O., born Nov. 26, 1900, died while in training at W. C. A. Hospital, Jamestown, July 14. 1920. 7. Theodore, born March 28, 1905. 8. Holland B., born April 21, 1910. The elder children were all given the advantages of education and all are graduates of high class institutions. The younger children are receiving the same advantages.
ALBERT ANDERSON-Among the many success- ful farmers of Swedish origin in Ellicott township, Chau- tauqua county, N. Y., none is more prominent or highly respected than Albert Anderson, who has been engaged in agricultural operations in that region for a number of years. Mfr. Anderson was born in Sweden, Jan. 24, 1877, a son of M. Andrew and (Abraham) Anderson, also natives of that country. The elder Mr. Anderson was also a farmer for some eighteen years, and during the remainder of his life followed mining as an occupa- tion.
His son, Albert Anderson of this sketch, came to the United States as a lad and here attended the common schools of Chautauqua county, N. Y., and obtained an excellent general education. Upon completing his stud- ies he took up farming, and later became the owner of his present property, cultivating the soil and making a nota- ble success in his chosen work. He has taken advantage of the great agricultural opportunities offered in the region of his adoption, and has grown to be one ot the substantial citizens of the community. He also takes a keen and active interest in the general life of the neigh- borhood and keeps himself abreast of the questions of the day. He is a Republican in politics, but has never been ambitious nor sought for public office of any kind. He is a member of the Home Protective Society and the 1 a' Grange. Mr. Anderson is a man of strong religious beliei- and feelings, and is a valued member of the con- gregation of the Swedish church in Ellicott township, as ar- also the members of his family.
Albert Anderson was united in marriage, Nov. 27, : 02, at Falconer, N. Y., with Celia Nelson, a native of Tore *owi. N. Y., horn Oct. 21, 1879, a daughter of Carl Wegist and Jonah M. (Johnson ) Nelson, the former a jul cabinetmaker of that city. Three children has - been born to Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, as follows : MIMre I. M., born Ang. 3, 1903; Albert Leo Carlous, 1 .-. Frb. 8, 1905; and Florence Lydia Elaine, born July 30, 1910.
WILLIAM M. SMITH, a farmer of Ellington, (IM Para Ponty, N. Y., was born in Randolph, N. Y .. Mo- : 16. 1853, a on of Royal and Charity ( Kibby ) Stroh the safe re ported residents of that town.
Wiliam M Smith accompanied his parents upon their remota to the town of Carroll, N. Y., where he at- tended the district school for a number of years. Since then he has devoted his attention to farming, his opera- tions being conducted on a farm in Ellington. Ilc has always been a staunch supporter of the Republican party,
and he is a member of the Ellington Grange, as is also his wife. On Nov. 2, 1883, at Frewsburg, N. Y., Mr. Smith married Edith Olson, daughter of Lars Olson, a respected resident of that vicinity, her mother having died shortly after they came to this country, when Edith was a young child. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Smith, namely: 1. Goldie A. 2. Myrtle C. 3. Wesley W., born June 19, 1893; he enlisted in the regu- lar army, Aug. 29, 1917, as a private in the 39th Regiment of Regular Infantry, and spent one year in France and Germany ; he was honorably discharged, May 24, 1919. 4. Royal A., born May 2, 1900; he enlisted in the regular army, June 25, 1917; was transferred to the 5th Ma- chine Gun Battalion, was sent to France with the Amer- ican Expeditionary Forces in September, 1917, was wounded at Chateau-Thierry, June 15, 1918, and died June 20, 1918, in Base Hospital No. 30, at Royan, France, thus making the supreme sacrifice for his country.
GEORGE RHINEHART-Among the younger farmers of the town of Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Mr. Rhinehart has gained honorable standing as a man of energy and ability, actuated by a worthy ambition to act well his part in the battle of life. His farm, on Rural Delivery Route No. 79, is well located and under his management yields freely in return for the labor ex- pended.
George Rhinchart was born in the town of Gerry, Chautauqua county, N. Y., April 28, 1882. He was edu- cated in the public schools, and has been engaged in farm- ing for five years. He moved to his present farm in the town of Busti, in March, 1920, and there conducts gen- cral farming operations very successfully. He is a Re- publican in politics, a member of the Patrons of Hus- bandry, and the Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr. Rhinehart married, Sept. 12, 1905, Isabelle Hall, born Dec. 25, 1881, daughter of Frank and Elnora (Car- nehan) Hall, of Falconer, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Rhine- hart are the parents of five children : Nathan, born June 1, 1906; Glen, born Aug. 13, 1908; Burdette, born Jan. 4, 1912; Margaret, born Jan. 11, 1915; and Elnora, born Dec. 9, 1918.
CARL R. NELSON-The county of Chautauqua, N. Y., owes no small amount of its material wealth and prosperity to the thrifty, hard-working and intelligent people of Sweden, who have settled here in great num- bers and taken an active and successful part in many different departments of enterprise. Especially is this true in the agricultural realm, in which so many men of Swedish birth or parentage have participated, their farms in practically all cases being models of well kept and highly cultivated properties, a credit alike to their owners and to the communities where they are situated. Such, for example, is the place of Carl R. Nelson, of Jamestown, N. Y., who for nearly two decades has operated a highly successful dairy farm within the city limits, and who from small beginnings has worked his way up to a position of high respect and influence in his adopted city. Mr. Nelson is a son of Oscar and Amanda (Erickson) Nelson, of Sweden, and was born in that country, Nov. 4, 1855. Ile came to the United States alone at the age of 16, settled in Chantauqua county, N. Y., where he re- ceived his education at the local country schools, attend-
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ing these institutions for a number of years. His father was a farmer by occupation, and the lad learned agricul- tural methods in the school of experience, assisting the elder man as a member of a hardworking family, all of whom were expected to do their share in supplying the family needs. After his schooling had been successfully completed, Mr. Nelson continued to follow. farming as his chosen calling and eventually engaged in it. In 1910 he became the owner of his present fine property, which he has since consistently cultivated and kept in a high state of productivity. For two years he devoted himself to general farming, but in 1904 he began to specialize in dairying, and now (1920) for the past sixteen years, has exclusively concerned himself with that line. He began about the same time to develop a milk business in the city of Jamestown, and in this has met with notable suc- cess, having now the largest milk route in the place. His enterprise has thriven wonderfully and his success, which is due entirely to his own efforts and intelligence, has given him a high standing among the merchants of the city. Mr. Nelson is one of those men who, however suc- cessful, never lose sight of the interests of others in their own projects, and has always maintained an inter- est in the general welfare of the community and in the lives and affairs of his fellow-citizens generally. He takes part in the social life of Jamestown, and is a well known figure in fraternal circles, being a valued member of the Order of Eagles. In politics he is a Republican, and he attends the Lutheran church.
Carl R. Nelson was united in marriage, at Jamestown, with Hannah E. Johnson, a native of Sweden, a daugh- ter of Andrew and Eva (Denburg) Johnson, who are residents there to this day. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson, Charlotte.
HENRY THEODORE PETERS was born in South Dayton, Cattaraugus county, N. Y., Dec. 16, 1866, son of Theodore and Christine Peters, his parents, born in Germany. Henry T. Peters was educated in the public schools of South Dayton, and after leaving school became a farmer, being now the owner of a good farm in the town of Cherry Creek, near the village of Cherry Creek. He is an energetic, capable farmer and through his indus- try has won success. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a Republican in politics.
By his first marriage Mr. Peters has a son, Henry David Peters, who enlisted in the United States Navy, July 3, 1918, and while not on active duty, is held on the payroll. Henry T. Peters married (second) Oct. 8, 1910, in Cherry Creek, Mrs. Selma (Müller) Stuart, a widow, born Oct. 9, 1867, in Germany, daughter of Laurence and Regina (Blumenstahl) Müller. Mrs. Peters came to the United States in 1892, and by her first marriage has a son, Clinton Laurence Stuart, who enlisted, went overseas with the American Expeditionary Forces, took part in nineteen skirmishes and battles, and was honor- ably discharged, May 8, 1920, with the rank of corporal.
QUINCY O. PARKER is one of the prosperous farmers of the town of Ellery, Chantanqua county, N. Y., his father before him a farmer of the town of Ellery, where Quincy O. Parker was born Ang. 11, 1859, son of Aaron H. and Sarah (Miller) Parker. He spent his
youth in Ellery, there attended public school, and later was a student at Jamestown High School. He early began farming on his own account, and is one of the prosperous, substantial men of his town. He is a Demo- crat in politics, but takes no active part in public affairs, devoting himself to his private business affairs.
Quincy O. Parker married, in Ellery, Chautauqua county, N. Y., Dec. 31, 1885, Mary Frances Hale, born in Ellery, Dec. 31, 1864, daughter of John and Mary (Brownell) Hale, the Hales one of the old families of the town of Ellery, and descendants of Robert Hale, who came to Cambridge, Mass., in 1632. Mr. and Mrs. Parker are the parents of twelve children : Alton H., born April 9, 1887; Ervin G., born April 4, 1889; Carl Q., born Aug. 25, 1890; Mary F., born March 9, 1892; Earl J., born June 15, 1893; Archie A., born Dec. 9, 1894; Mark M., born April 30, 1896; Orin H., born Sept. 24, 1897; Wayne, born Jan. 24, 1899, died May 25, 1900; Claude, born April 10, 1900; Charles N., born April 9, 1901; Mande S., born Sept. 26, 1904.
CARL ALBERT ANDERSON-In the year 1894, at the age of seventeen, Carl A. Anderson, now a farmer of the town of Ellicott, came to the United States and located in Jamestown, N. Y. More that a quarter of a century has since elapsed and the lad of seventeen is now a successful dairy farmer, a business he operates on Lake View Dairy Farm. He is a son of John Angust and Christine (Peterson) Anderson, natives of Sweden, his father a farmer.
Carl A. Anderson was born in Sweden, Nov. 17, 1877, and there spent the first seventeen years of his life. He was educated in the State schools, and was his father's farm assistant until 1894, when he came to the United States and found a home in Jamestown, N. Y. There he was engaged as a butcher for eight years, but since 1902 he has been a farmer, his farm in Ellicott, James- town, R. F. D. No. 77, now being operated chiefly as a dairy, he maintaining a herd of thirty-five cows. He has been very successful and rents a well improved farm. He is a member of Lakewood Lodge, No. 628, Indepen- dent Order of Odd Fellows, is a Republican in politics, and in religions faith affiliated with the Swedish Lutheran church.
Mr. Anderson married, Aug. 11, 1905, at the Gustavus Adolphus Orphanage, in Jamestown, Jennie M. Gus- tavus, theirs the first wedding to occur at the Orphanage. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of three chil- dren: Ruth Marie, born Jan. 12, 1907; Helen Alberta, born Aug. 4, 1911; and William Carl born Oct. 18, 1912.
WILLIAM MEE, who is well known as one of the most successful and prosperous farmers in the region of Jamestown, Chautauqua county, N. Y., is a native of Leicestershire, England, where his birth occurred Jan. 15, 1843. Mr. Mee is a son of William and Ann ( Corah) Mec, the former a prosperous farmer, both in England and in Western New York, whither the elder Mr. Mee came while yet a young man.
William Mee, of this sketch, passed only the first few years of his life in England, and was brought by his parents to the United States while yet a small boy. He
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settled with them in Chautauqua county, N. Y., and as a lad attended the local public schools in this region, show- ing himself to be an intelligent and industrious student while there. Upon completing his studies at these insti- tutions. Mr. Mee assisted for a time his father in the work upon the latter's place and there gained not only a complete knowledge of modern agricultural methods, but the fine health and strength which has been his pos- session ever since. In the year 1883 Mr. Mee became the owner of a fine farm near Jamestown, which he has since kept in a high state of cultivation and where he raises stock for dairying purposes, disposing of the milk and butter to the local dealers in the region. Mr. Mee is also a well known figure in financial circles hereabouts, and is affiliated with the Chautauqua County Bank of Jamestown. In addition to his private business activities, Mr. Mee is a conspicuous figure in the general life of the community, and is a staunch supporter of the principles and policies of the Republican party. In his religious belief he is a Methodist and attends the Wesleyan Metho- dist Church at Levant.
William Mee was united in marriage, April 11, 1875, at Levant, N. Y., with Josephine Kent, a native of that place, born June 22, 1853, a daughter of fra W. and Lucy Ann ( Neate) Kent, old and highly respected residents there. Mrs. Mee's death occurred April 19, 1919. Mir. and Mrs. Mee were the parents of six children, as fol- lows : Anna, born, May 3, 1879; William W., born Sept. 23, 1883: Thomas W., born May 21, 1887, met his death in an accident, Sept. 30, 1890; Clarence R., born June 30, 1889: Raymond, born Jan. 15, 1894; and Mary A., born April 11, 1898.
PHILIPP ALBERT MENGES-During the period Alsace-Lorraine was under German sovereignty and rule, Mr. Menges was born, his father, Henry Menges, and his mother, Salome (King) Menges, also being na- tives of Alsace-Lorraine, now restored as a result of the World War to its right place among the provinces of France. Mr. Menges was a man of twenty-four when he came to the United States, and here he has proved to be a man of industry and versatile ability. His wife, Angeline ( Carpenter-Leonard) Menges, is a grand- daughter of Morrison Carpenter, the Carpenters being early settlers of the town of Harmony, Chautauqua county. Josiah Carpenter, from Rensselaer county, N. Y., purchased in 1808 about 1,000 acres in township 1, range 12, southwest of Ashville. In 1811 he located on his purchase and built his log cabin, his sons also select- ing sites on the same tract.
Henry Menges, born in Alsace-Lorraine, served his time in the French army, after which Alsace-Lorraine became a German province. Ile then served the re- quired years in the German army as an infantryman, after which he held a position under the government as road siperintendent for fifty years. He married a girl of the province, Salome King, and in Alsace-Lorraine their son, Philipp A., was born. This son came to the United State and later found a home in Chautauqua county, N. Y
Philipp Albert Menges was born in Alsace-Lorraine, Aug 27, 1928. He obtained a good common school edu- ration in the German schools of the province. He then traveled through different states of Europe, then served
in the scouting cavalry for three years and became a colonel. In 1912 he came to the United States. He in- vestigated the resources of different States and was em- ployed in varying ways. He finally chose farming as his occupation, and is one of the prosperous young farmers of the town of North Harmony. He cultivates a farm of 117 acres, once owned by Orange C. Leonard, who died Nov. 18, 1914, leaving a widow, who is now Mrs. Philipp Albert Menges. Mr. Menges is a general farmer, but specializes in live stock, having a fine herd of regis- tered Ayrshire cattle. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, attends the Seventh Day services, and in politics is an independent.
Mr. Menges married, in the village of Panama, Chau- tauqua county, N. Y., Oet. 19, 1918, Angeline (Carpen- ter ) Leonard, born in Harmony, N. Y., Oct. 16, 1876, daughter of Herbert and Eliza Ann (Jennings) Carpen- ter, and widow of Orange C. Leonard.
ANDREW JACKSON McMILLAN-In 1902 Andrew J. McMillan bought the farm property on Fair- mount avenue, town of Ellicott, Chautauqua county, N. Y., and there lived the life of a contented, substantial, retired farmer. He is a son of John L. and Pamela (Van Dusen) McMillan, his father born in Warren county, N. Y., but later was a farmer of Poland, Chautauqua county, N. Y.
Andrew J. McMillan was born in the town of Poland, Chautauqua county, N. Y., April 28, 1845, and from the time of his leaving school until his retirement, was con- tinuously engaged in farming. He was successful in his farming operations, and the tract he bought in the town of Ellicott in 1902 he greatly improved. His post- office address is Jamestown, R. F. D. No. 77, his home on Fairmount avenue outside the city limits. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Methodist Epis- copal church, and of the Patrons of Husbandry. Mr. McMillan married (second) April 16, 1913, Emma L. Morey, born Feb. 6, 1861, in the town of Harmony, Chautauqua county, N. Y., daughter of Emerson Wood and Sarah Ann ( Adams) Morey, her father a farmer of Harmony, N. Y.
ANDREW W. BENSON, a prosperous farmer and land owner of the town of Ellicott, Chautauqua county, N. Y., was born in Sweden, Feb. 3, 1854, son of Bentz Benson and his wife, Inga Cajsa (Olson) Benson.
He was educated in Swedish schools, and all his active years have been devoted to farming, He came to the United States in 1873, and made Chautauqua county, N. Y., his home. He owns his farm in the town of Ellicott, and has won an honorable name and standing among his neighbors of the town. He is a Republican in politics, a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, and of the First Lutheran Church of Jamestown.
Mr. Benson married, in Jamestown, Dec. 31, 1878, Christine Lyon, born in Sweden, Dee. 26, 1847, daughter of Sven Isaac and Bertha ( Peterson) Lyon, both born in Sweden. Mr. and Mrs. Benson are the parents of two daughters and one son : Anna Matilda, born May 2, 1880; Minnie Elizabeth, born April 23, 1882; and Oscar Emil, born March 14, 1885. Anna Matilda, the eldest daughter, married Van Curt Eggleston, and they are the
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parents of six children : Edward, Helen, Caroline, Alice, Robert and Mahlon. Minnie Elizabeth, second daughter, married Lambert Cornelius Wimmermark. Oscar Emil, only son, married Florence C. Carlson; one daughter born to this union, Virginia Clarice.
CHARLES A. PETERSON-When twenty years of age, Mr. Peterson, a skilled art metal worker, came from his native Sweden to the United States, finding home and employment in Jamestown, N. Y. Thirty-seven years have since elapsed, years of successful effort, which have brought him substantial return. Jamestown is yet his place of business, but his residence, built by himself in 1917, is on Chadokoin avenue, Celoron. He is a son of Peter and Sophia (Anderson) Peterson, both born in Sweden.
Charles A. Peterson was born in Sweden, Oct. 1, 1863, there passed the first twenty years of his life, and ob- tained a good public school education. He came to the United States July 4, 1883, and located in Jamestown, Chautauqua county, N. Y., there becoming a skilled art metal worker, a line of activity which he yet continues. He is a member of the Swedish Lutheran church, and in politics is a Republican.
Mr. Peterson married, July 6, 1883, in Busti, Chautau- qua county, N. Y., Ida Josephine Swanson, born in Swe- den, Feb. 15, 1861, daughter of Svan B. and Sophia (Nichols) Swanson. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson are the parents of six children : Selma M., Carl E., Henry, Gust Waldemar, Lily Sophia Victoria, and Nada I. M.
CHARLES W. ANDERSON, now a farmer of the town of Busti, Chautauqua county, N. Y., was born in Sweden, Jan. 13, 1866, a son of Charles Carroll and Bet- tie Anderson, of Sweden. He spent the first seventeen years of his life there. He came to the United States in 1883, and until 1888 was located in the town of Ellery, Chautauqua county, where he engaged in farming. He then spent two and one-half years in the same business in the town of Kiantone, going thence to Jamestown, that city being his home until 1908, when he bought and moved to his present farm in Busti. He is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Swedish Lutheran church and of the Patrons of Husbandry.
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