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E. N. Brann-real estate; born at Gardner, Me., in 1850, moved to LaCrosse, Wis., in 1873; came to vicinity of Lake Kam- peska in May, 1878, and moved to Watertown at the beginning of its settlement; was principal of the Watertown schools and the first county superintendent of schools in Codington county.
M. T. Briggs, M. D .- firm of Bennett & Briggs, physicians and surgeons; born in Kalamazoo county, Mich., in 1873; moved to Illinois in 1878, thence to Wisconsin; came to Watertown March 24, 1879; married to Olive Parson, of Texas, Mich., and has two sons and two daughters.
C. O. Carpenter-born in New York in 1837; moved to Illi- nois in 1860; thence to Minnesota; came to Codington county April 22d, 1878; Mr. Carpenter erected a portion of his present residence in Watertown in 1878, and kept hotel therein for about two years, his being the first place of public entertainment in Wa- tertown; married to Charlotte Knapp, of New York, and has two daughters; was the first assessor of Codington Co .; Mrs. Carpenter and daughters were the first permanent female settlers in Water- town.
C. G. Church, firm of Poore & Church, attorneys, real estate and loan -- born at Jericho, Vt .. in 1854; came to Watertown in April, 1880; married to Carrie J. Bishop, of Burlington, Vt., and has one daughter.
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M. G. Cobb, insurance and farming, Gary, Dakota-born in Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1838; moved to Wisconsin in 1848; thence to Minn .; thence to Gary in 1878; married to Ellen A. Shellman, of N. Y., and has one son and two danghters.
Horace Comfort, firm of Campbell & Comfort. attorneys, real estate and loan-born at St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, in 1858; located at Chicago, Ills., in 1879; came to Watertown in Aug., 1880.
S. J. Conklin, attorney and editor Dakota News-born in Penn Yan. N. Y., in 1829; moved to Waterloo, Wis., in 1857; came to Watertown in May, 1879. Mr. Conklin was for three terms member of the Wisconsin legislature; served as Quarter- master in a Wis. regiment during the rebellion; was for some time Judge Advocate of a general court martial; was for three years Supervisor of Internal Revenue in the South, and has held other positions of trust; practices in the United States courts; married to Maria Wait, of Jasper, N. Y., and has two sons and one daughter.
Frank Crane, principal Watertown schools and county super- intendent-born Dec. 14, 1855, at Sparta, Wis .; came to Water- town in April, 1880.
L. S. Deming, clerk of district court, firm of Thomas & Dem- ing, real estate-born at Ft. Madison, lowa, in 1854; moved to Vermillion, Dakota, in 1870; thence to Yankton in 1875; came to Watertown in May. 1878; married to Laura L. Leach, of Lake View. Codington county.
O. E. Dewey, firm of. O. E. Dewey & Co., drugs and groceries -born in Jefferson county, N. Y., in 1843; moved to Bureau county, Ills .. in 1871; thence to Watertown, where he has been in business ever since the town was started; moved his family to Watertown in the spring of 1881; married to Emma Kemp, daughter of J. E. Kemp, of Watertown, N. Y .. and has one daughter.
Geo. A. Edes, editor and propr. Codington Co. Courier-born in Foxcraft, Me .. in 1844; moved in 1857 to Western N. Y .; returned to Portland. Me., where he worked at the printer's trade; went to California in 1862. where he remained two years, return- ing to Me .; thence to Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., where he resided about nine years. In 1872 he went to Montana: thence to Salt Lake City, Council Bluffs, and Omaha, after which he once more returned to Me .; going back to Minneapolis. he subsequently published the Buffalo Co. Journal at Alma, Wis., the Trempealcau Co. Messenger, at Whitehall, Wis., and the Lyon Co. News at Marshall, Minn .; came to Watertown in May, 1880. and purchased the Independent, which he merged into the Courier; married to Nettie Englesby, of Wis., and has one son.
WV. O. Fraser-firm of Conklin & Fraser, proprietors Dakota News; born in Shelby, O., in'1852; went to California in 1871; re- turned to Ohio in 1876; thence to Wisconsin in 1877; came to
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Watertown in 1879; married to Ella Langlotz, of Waterloo, Wis- consin.
O. Gesley-county treasurer, born in Beloit, Wis., in 1854; came to Watertown in February, 1879, and engaged in hardware business; elected treasurer in the fall of 1880; married to Anna Johnson. of Canby, Minn.
Moses Greer, Jr .- firm of Cleveland & Greer, general mer- chandise; born in Canada in 1853; moved with parents in 1854, to Winneshiek county, Iowa; thence in the spring of 1870 to Lanes- boro, Minn .; thence to Decorah, Iowa; came to Watertown in the fall of 1880.
H. O. Hagen-general merchandise; born in Norway in 1848; came to the United States in 1873, and located in Marquette coun- ty, Mich .; moved to Calumet, Mich., in the spring of 1874; came to Watertown April 15, 1881; married to Oline Mary Olson, of of Norway, and has three sons and one daughter.
Louis F. Heintz-firm of Heintz & Hassinger, clothing, boots, shoes, etc .; born in Winona, Minn., in 1859; came to Watertown in August, 1880, and entered business as above; married to Lizzie Rice, of Winona.
P. E. Higgins-Sheriff of Codington county-livery; born in Shenango county, N. Y., in 1845; moved with his parents to Min- eral Point, Wis; thence to Palmira, Wis .; thence to Stevens' Point, Wis .; came to Watertown in June, 1880: appointed sheriff in the spring of 1881.
F. W. Hoyt-clothing. hats and caps, gent.'s furnishings; born in 1850 at Utica, N. Y .; came to Watertown from New York City in July, 1879, and opened the first stock of clothing in Watertown; he married Arabella Kemp, of Watertown, N. Y., and has one daughter.
H. Johnson -- firm of Johnson & Cartford, proprietors John- son House: born in Norway in 1832; came to the United States in 1853, and settled at Black River Falls, Wis .; came to Water- town in the spring of 1879, and engaged in business as above; married to Martha Birch, and has one daughter.
O. C. Johnson-proprietor Bank of Watertown; born in Nor- way in 1838; came to the United States in 1844 and located in Walworth county, Wis .; established the Bank of Watertown in March, 1880; married to Mrs. Caroline B. Bodtker, and has one son: Mr. Johnson's home is at Beloit, Wis.
Oscar P. Kemp -- firm of Kemp Bros., hardware and farming machinery; born in 1852, in Watertown, N. Y .; moved in 1875 to Sparta, Wis .; came to Codington county in March, 1878, and lo- cated on a farm of 560 acres, one mile west of the present town of Watertown, owned by Kemp Bros. and John E. Kemp, of Water- town, N. Y .; married Elva M. French, of Neilsville, Wis., and has one son.
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John Kemp-born in Watertown, N. Y., in 1853: moved to Ohio in 1871; thence to Sparta. Wis., and came to Watertown in 1879: married to Clara Deringer, of Sparta, Wis.
D. B. Lovejoy- born in N. Y. in 1835; moved to Wis., in 1856, and located at Evansville, Rock county; served four years and three months in the army during the war of the rebellion; from Evansville he moved to Richland county, Wis .; thence to New York city, where he was employed in the service of the county court: came to Codington county in the spring of 1876, being one of the earliest and most sagacious pioneers; married to Nancy Briggs, a native of N. Y., and has one son and one daughter.
William Marshall, manager J. S. Keator's farm, Hamlin county, Dakota-born in Canada in 1834; moved to Wis. in 1861, and came to Hamlin county in 1879; married to Mary Shanks, of Canada, and has two daughters. Mr. Marshall was appointed post- master of Keator post-office, in July, 1879.
Peter Mauseth, furniture-born in Norway in 1844; came to the United States in 1873, and located in Mich .: came to Water- town in July. 1879: married to Caroline Olson, of Norway, and has one son and three daughters.
C. C. Maxwell, proprietor temperance billiard hall-born at Mt. Pleasant, O., in 1840; moved to Indianapolis. Ind., in 1860; thence to Chicago, Ills .: thence to Plainview, Minn .; came to Watertown in the spring of 1879: married to Loenza A. Porter, of Plainview, Minn., and has two daughters.
Wm. McIntyre-propr. East Watertown House: born in N. Y. in 1842. moved with parents to Columbia county, Wis .; thence to Monroe county, Wis .; came to Codington county in October, 1877, and located two miles west of the present town of Water- town; the following spring Mr. McIntyre located where he now resides, opening his hotel March 13, 1880; married to Addie E. Blodgett, of Ohio, and has one son and two daughters.
J. I. Monks-postmaster; firm of Monks & Wiser, hardware and farming machinery: born in 1851 at Winchester, Ind .; moved to Mankato, Minn., in 1867; came to Watertown in Feb- ruary, 1879, and began business in March of that year: married to May Howard, of Mankato, and has one daughter.
J. C. Mulholland-propr. Merchant's Hotel: born in Hardin county. Ohio, in 1836; moved to Iowa in 1856; thenee to Wiscon- son; thenee to Olmstead county, Minn .: came to Watertown in 1879, where he engaged in the hotel business in May, 1880; mar- ried to Jemima C. Carl, and has six daughters.
J. J. Owsley. Jr .. firm of Owsley Bros. & Co. born at Osh- kosh, Wis., in 1855; thence to Sparta, Wis .; came to Watertown in March. 1879: married to Effie Streeter, of Sparta, Wis., and has one soll.
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S. M. Owsley, firm of Owsley Bros. & Co .- born at Indian- apolis, Ind., in 1847; moved with his parents to Oshkosh, Wis .; thence to Sparta, Wis .. and has charge of the business of the firm at the latter place; married to Anna Walker, of N. Y., and has three sons.
J. J. Owsley, Sr., firm of Owsley Bros. & Co., general mer- chandise-born in Indiana in 1816; moved to Oshkosh, Wis., in 1855; thence to Sparta, Wis., in 1860; came to Watertown in March, 1879; married to Amanda Peppard, deceased, of Ohio, by whom he has one daughter; his present wife was Hattie Major, of Ind .; they have two sons and one daughter. The firm of Owsley Bros. & Co. also carry on an extensive business at Sparta. Wis .; have 160 acres of land near Wilmer, Minn .; about 1,200 near Watertown, 400 of which are under cultivation, and several quar- ter sections in Brown county, D. T.
Warren W. Pay, Oakwood and Watertown stage line-born in New Hartford, N. Y., in 1838; moved to Woodstock, Ills., in 1853; thence to Wis .; thence to Blue Earth county, Minn .; thence to Iowa in 1860; was one of the first volunteers at the outbreak of the rebellion; returned to Iowa after the war; came to Brook- ings county, Dakota, in 1873.
William M. Reed, bus. manager Empire Lumber Co .- born in N. Y., in 1852; moved to Mich. in 1866; thence to Winona, Minn .; thence to Washington Ty., in 1876, whence he returned to Winona; came to Watertown in April, 1880; married to Agnes Hamilton, of Winona.
G. F. Rice-firm of Rice Bros., general merchandise; born in Wisconsin in 1852; came to Watertown in the spring of 1878 and entered into business as above; owns a fine farm of 600 acres one mile east of Watertown; the firm have in addition an extensive merchandising establishment at Aberdeen. Mr. Rice was married to Emma Neber, of Oakdale, Wis., and has one daughter.
E. C. Rice-firm of Rice Bros., general merchandise; born in Wisconsin, in 1855; came to Watertown in the Spring of 1878, and has charge of the firm's business at Aberdeen, D. T.
James Riley-harness and saddlery; born in Monmouth county, N. J., in 1848; moved with his parents to Southern Mis- souri; thence in 1861 to Omaha, Neb .; thence to Beloit, Wis .; lo- cated in 1870 at Missouri Valley Junction, Iowa; thence in 1874 to Yankton, Dakota; came to Codington county in the spring of 1877, locating near Lake Kampeska. Engaged in above business in Watertown in Jan., 1880; was the first sheriff of Codington county, having been appointed to that office at the organization of the county.
S. D. Scudder-real estate and loan agent; born in India un- der the American flag in January, 1860; when about twelve years of age he went to Germany where he was educated; from Germany
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he went to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y., engaging in business in the Bank of Montreal, New York City: came to Sleepy Eye, Minn., in 1880, and engaged in the banking bussiness; came to Watertown in 1881.
Chas. X. Seward-city clerk and attorney, firm of Seward, Glass & Eddy, law. real estate and loan; born at Marengo, Illinois, in 1857; came to Watertown in Jannary, 1879.
S. B. Sheldon-Codington County Bank; born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., in 1842; thence in 1866 to St. Paul, Minn .; thence to Anoka, Minn .; eame to Watertown in July, 1880; married to Catherine Kosterman, of Racine, Wis.
Carl G. Sherwood-attorney and real estate agent at Clark, Clark county, D. T .; born in Broome county, N. Y., in 1855; moved to Illinois in 1878; came to Clark county in the summer of 1SS1.
R. B. Spicer, County Register of Deeds and Business Mana- ager for Youmans Bros. & Hodgins-born in Erie county, Ohio, in 1849; thenee to Michigan in 1868: to Missouri in 1871, and to Minnesota in 1874: came to Codington county in 1878; elected Register in the fall of 1880; Mr. Spicer owns a farm of 200 acres adjoining Watertown.
G. H. Stoddart, Civil Engineer -- born in Wisconsin in 1854; moved to Yankton, Dak., in February, 1873; came to Codington county in 1878; is engaged as above in the service of the C. & N. W. R. R. Co .; was the first county surveyor of Codington county.
HI. A. Tarbell, firm of Tarbell Bros .-- born in Cavendish, Vt., in 1855; moved to Owatonna, Minn; thence to Faribault; thence to Waseca, Minn; came to Watertown in the spring of 1879; en- gaged in 1881 in prosecuting the study of medicine in the medical department of Dartmouth College, N. H.
O. H. Tarbell, firm of Tarbell Bros., drugs, books and station- ery-born in Cavendish, Vt., in 1852; moved to Owatonna, Minn., in 1872; thence to Faribault; thence to Waseca, Minn .; came to vicinity of Lake Kampeska in May, 1878; moved to Watertown in March, 1879; married to Etta Williamson, of Owatonna, Minn., and has one son.
Geo. W. Thomas, firm of C. C. Wiley & Co., real estate-born in New York, in 1844; came to Watertown from New York City in 1878; located permanently at Watertown in June, 1879.
W. R. Thomas, firm of D. C. & W. R. Thomas, attorneys- born in Berlin, Wis., in 1853; moved to Sioux Rapids, Iowa, in 1873; graduated from the Iowa law school at Des Moines, in 1877; came to Codington county, first in the summer of 1876, and located here permanently in the spring of 1878; married to Mary Peterson, of Rochester, Minn .; has one daughter.
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D. C. Thomas, attorney-born in Wis. in 1846; graduated at the Michigan University, Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1869, and located at Sioux Rapids, Iowa, of which town he was one of the origin- ators; came to Watertown in 1878; married to Mrs. Mary Clark, of Sioux Rapids, and has one daughter.
H. D. Walrath-Codington County Bank; born in 1842, at Morristown, St. Lawrence County, N. Y .; moved in 1870 to Oma- ha, Neb .; thence to Indiana; thence to Cherokee, Iowa; came to Watertown in July 1880; married to Emma F. Sheldon, of New York.
R. T. Warner-attorney; born in Connecticut in 1842; moved to Wisconsin: thence to Dakota in 1878; came to Watertown March 20, 1879.
Archie Weaver-general merchandise; born in Ohio in 1845; moved to Grand Rapids, Wis., in 1866, where he engaged in busi- ness; came to Watertown April 1, 1879, where he engaged in bus- iness as above.
C. C. Whistler-firm of Stevens & Whistler, meat market, born in Morrow county, O., in 1852; moved to Sparta, is., in 1859; thence to Watertown in 1879; married to Jennie An- drews, of Sparta, and has one son; the firm of Stevens and Whis- tler also have a business establishment at Sparta, of which Mr. Stevens has personal charge.
C. C. Wiley-firm of Wiley & Co,, real estate and loan; born in Massachusetts in 1842; moved in May, 1876, to Yankton, Da- kota; came to Codington county, May 8, 1877, having taken a claim at Lake Kampeska the fall before: has resided in Codington county ever since the spring of 1877; married Harriet P. Sprague, of Vermont, and has one son and two daughters.
E. H. Ulrick-firm of Ulrick & Beals. proprietors Central House; born in Canada and is about 30 years of age; Mr. Ulrich came to Codington county in the fall of 1871.
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J. H. Bryan-wagon and blacksmith shop; was born in Ash- land county, Ohio, on the 18th of December, 1834; came west in 1853 and settled in Wisconsin; then came to Iowa and from lowa to Dakota. His first wife was Mary C. Hawthorn; have four chil- dren by first wife-Ida. Edwin, Calvin and Laura. Married his second wife in April, 1873; have one child-Addie. Mr. Bryan his served one term as sheriff in this county.
H. H. Blair-druggist; established business in 1871; was born in Buffalo, Erie county, New York, in 1839; came west in 1845, and settled in Wisconsin, where he resided until 1869, when he removed to Elk Point, Dakota, and two years after established this
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business; served in the army one and a half years in the 8th Wis- consin, under Col. Murphy; he has served two years as probate judge and county treasurer of Union county; he married M E. Dey, of Wisconsin; they have three children, Winnie M .. Frank H. and Jennie J.
J. E. Blair-was born in Wisconsin in 1852; came to Dakota in 1864 and located at Elk Point; served as clerk in a drug store six years, and was deputy postmaster at the same time; he is now postmaster, in which capacity he has served three years; he was town treasurer two terms, and lodge treasurer one year; he married Permelia Snyder, of Lawler, Iowa.
Trefle Bail-carpenter and joiner, was born in Canada East, in August, 1841, came to the United States in 1861, and settled in Rhode Island; in 1875 moved to Dakota; he married Mary Russell, of Providence, Rhode Island; they have three children-Louisa, Moses and Georgie.
Benjamin Briggs-furniture dealer; born in LaFayette, N. Y. in 1824. Came west in 1866 and settled in this vicinity; in 1844 was united in marriage to Sarah A. Rose, a native of the state of New York; have lost, by death, three children- Emily J., Letitia M., and infant not named.
Rev. D. O. Darling-born in Madison county, Ohio, August 21st, 1850; immigrated west in 1871, and settled at Monticello, Illinois, and from there he removed to this section of country. where he has been stationed the past five years; in 1871 he married Mary A. Warford, a native of Ohio; they have three children-Idella G., Charles M. and an infant.
George Ford-Presbyterian minister, born in Boston, Mass., in 1819; received his education at Harvard College, where he grad- uated in 1842; he then attended Andover Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1845; he was appointed missionary to India, in which capacity he served for six years. After his return he was pastor in New York State until 1874, when he removed to Elk Point, D. T., where he is now a resident, (1881). He married Miss Ann Jennet, a native of Patochogue, Long Island; they have three children-George Ford, Jr., who is now a merchant in Elk Point; James T. Ford, Presbyterian minister at Oxford, Wis., and John S. Ford, a printer and stationer in Chicago.
Rev. G. W. Freeman-pastor Baptist church; ordained June, 1844, at Rupert, Vermont, where he lived three years and then removed to Fort Edward, N. Y., where he resided four years; he was born in the town of Vernon, Madison county, N. Y., August 10th, 1819; came west in April, 1851, and settled at Whitewater, WVis .; he then removed to Waupun, Wis., and from there to Hori- con, in Dolge county; from there he removed to Fox Lake, where he remained five years in charge of the Wisconsin Female Col-
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lege; from there he moved to Lake City, Minnesota, and took charge of the Baptist church; he then removed to New Lisbon,and from there to Kilbourne City, and from there to the U. & C. P. R. R., as general superintendent of missions, transferred by the Board of Home Missions to the charge of home missions in Dakota. He married Charlotte Dyer, of Shaftsbury, Vt., who died October 21st, 1880, in Elk Point, D. T. After coming to Elk Point, Rev. Freeman returned to Fort Dodge, Iowa, where their denomination built a very fine church: he was appointed by Gov. Randall, of Wisconsin, chaplain of Gen. Blake's staff. He has four children-Charlotte M., George R., Charles H., Carrie A., (wife of the clerk of court in Elk Point.)
Warren Fisk-butcher: was born in Washington county, N. Y., May 8th, 1837; came to Wisconsin at the age of 19, where he resided twelve years; served in the army two years under Gen. Sherman, "Co. F," 16th Wisconsin; arrived in Dakota the 11th day of October. 1868; in 1858 he married Elizabeth Scott; have two children-Frederick and Jennie. Mr. Fisk has been school treasurer in Elk Point the past 11 years.
Dr. J. Griffin Conley-physician; born August 1, 1838, at Phinebeck Flats, New York; received his education at Rush Medi- cal College, and graduated in 1861; entered the army as assistant surgeon with the third Wisconsin regiment, in March, 1862; was promoted to surgeon in February. 1864, and served till the close of the war: the last six months of the service was promoted to sur- geon in chief: served on Gen. Hawley's staff: married Miss Ella Savage, February 20, 1867; have three children. May. Arthur B., infant.
Rev. Almon Gore-Groceries, confectionery and dining hall; established business in 1879; was born in Gennessee county, N. Y., in 1829; was raised in Michigan: came west to Dakota in 1863: was a member of theMichigan annual conference nine years- - of the M. E. Church; in 1867 he was elected county commissioner of Union County, but failed to qualify; he married Ann E. Lee, of Ohio; they have five children, Ada A., Clarence S., Terrence A., Irwin A. Arvin J .; have buried three children, Ida L., Almon Ty- son, and Harriet E.
Dr. George W. Havens -- was born in Hartford, Washington county, N. Y .; graduated at Castleton in 1832; came west in 1854, and settled in LaCrosse, Wisconsin; while there he was elected county superintendent of that county; in 1874 he moved to Elk Point, Dakota; he married Catherine A. Woolhiser, a native of Al- leghany county, New York.
H. Halverson -- established business in August, 1881; was born in Norway in 1836; came to America in 1862 and settled in Chica- go; in 1881 he moved to Elk Point, Dakota; he served in the
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military in Norway four years as sergeant; he married Carrie Sel- wick, who died in Chicago in 1879; he has four children-Hilmer A., Helena C., Maggie M. and Richard M.
Joshua Vanghan Himes, Elk Point: was born in Wick- ford, R. I., May 19, 1805; in 1822 he went to New Bed- ford, where he was converted under the labors of Elder Simon Clough; February 2, 1823, he united with the First Christian Church: he afterwards became a preacher, holding revival meet- ings in the neighboring school houses, and success crowned his ef- forts; in 1827 he entered upon the work of the ministry as the work of his life; he was then appointed evangelist by the Massa- chusetts Christian Conference, to labor in Southern Massachusetts till the autumn of 1827, when he located at Fall River, Massachu- setts; in 1830 he was invited to take the pastoral care of that peo- ple; which invitation he accepted and continued with them till 1837, when he resigned; in 1839 he embraced the views of Mr. Miller, relating to the prophecies, the age of the world, and the second coming of Christ; he has published numberless papers, tracts and books which were distributed gratuitously by him; he has visited England, Ireland and Scotland as a missionary, and has traveled in nearly all the States of the Union; open. frank, courte- ous, liberal and sympathetic. he has a great faculty to enlist the attention and hearts of the people; in 1863 he established " The Voice of the West," in Buchanan, Michigan, which was published many years, and after ards transferred to an association: at the age of 76 his interest and ardor are still unabated: during his min- istry of more that 50 years he has organized over three hundred churches, assisted in organizing 14 state and sectional conferences, and immersed over 1,500 souls; he is now pastor of the Episcopal churches in Elk Point and Vermillion, D. T. (1881.); his first marriage was in New Bedford to Miss Mary Handy; she died in 1873: his second marriage was to Hannah C. Harley. June 13. 1879; he has four children, Joshua V .. Jr., farmer: William L., clergyman; Walter J., clerk, Berrien county. Michigan: Arthur T .. grain merchant, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
S. W. Kent-harness maker: was born in Plainfield, Will county, Illinois, on the 17th day of February. 1849; moved to Dakota the 22d of February 1868, and settled here permanently on the 15th of July, 1874; he married Edwina C. Lull: they have two children Glen C. and Ira M.
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