Wright County, Minnesota - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1915 (part 1 of 9)

Biographical sketches

Facts in the Early Career and Later Success of People Who Have Helped to Make Wright County - Founders and Patriots - Names Which Will Live Long in the Memories of Residents of This Vicinity - Stories of Well-Known Families Who have Led in Public Life.

Adam A. Jewett, one of the prominent and energetic business men of Annandale, was born in Eau Claire, Wis., January 19, 1863, son of Aaron H. and Jane E. (Emerson) Jewett. Aaron H. Jewett came to Wright county in 1862 and homesteaded a tract of land in section 8, Marysville township. A year later he was joined by the family. Adam A. was reared on this place. As he grew up he helped with the farm work and earned spending money by digging ginseng, and cutting hoop poles, cord wood and ties. He received a good common school education, and in 1882 became a rural school teacher. In this profession he continued for six years. In 1888 he went into the grain business at Maple Lake, and so continued until 1903. From 1894 to 1903 he did the village good service as postmaster. He went to Pasadena. California, in 1903 for the benefit of his wife's health. In 1905 he entered into the grain business in Barlow, North Dakota, and there remained until 1910. In that year he came to Annandale and became manager for the Osborne Mc- Millan Elevator Company. Aside from the splendid work he does in this line, he is extensively engaged in the implement business. In public affairs, Mr. Jewett has been especially active. At different times he has held all the village offices of Maple Lake, and for twelve years was on the school board there. For the past three years he has been village recorder of Annandale. For ten years he was to\\aiship member of the Republican Central Committee. He belongs to Buffalo Lodge, No. 135, A. F. & A. M., and Barlow (North Dakota) Lodge, No. 106, I. 0. O. F. For twenty-five years he has been a member of Maple Lake Lodge, No. 212, A. 0. U. W., and lias occupied all the offices in that lodge. Mr. Jewett was married in 1885 to Gertrude E. Past, daughter of John and Margaret Past. Mr. and Mrs. Jewett have seven children : Harry H., Calvin C. and Eva C, who live at home, and four who are dead.

Edward J. Brabec, successful builder and contractor of Annandale, was born on section 20, Woodland township, Wright county, July 17, 1877, son of Joseph and Anna (Pesina) Brabec. He attended the district schools and was reared to farm pursuits. In 1901 he went to Renville, this state, and learned the carpenter trade from H. H. Wilkins, ai'chitect and builder. In 1904 he came to Annandale, and engaged in his present business as a builder and contractor. He is an expert in his line, he takes a deep interest in his work, and many of tlie best of the modern houses in this vicinity stand as monuments to his honor, ability and mastery of his trade. He is a designer as well as builder, and his ideas are embodied in such structures as the residences of A. A. Zech, John Herzberg, Octavius Longworth and many others. Mr. Brabec was married in 1903 to Edith Klucas, daughter of Fred Klucas, a pioneer of Waverly, in this county. In the Brabec family there are two children : Myrtle, born in 1904, and Luella, born in 1911. The family attend the Lutheran Church. Mr. Brabec is a member of the Commercial Club. Aside from his activities as a designer and contractor he has quite an extensive cabinet and planing mill, fully equipped with the latest machinery, where he is prepared to turn out anything in his line. He erected this mill himself and it is adequate in every i)articular.

George Walters, a veteran of the Civil war, and early settler of French Lake township, was born in Kent, England, in 1840, son of Mathew Walters, who brought his family to Ainerica about 1846 and settled on a small farm near Cleveland, Ohio. At the age of fifteen, George Walters started out for himself. The outbreak of the Civil war found him still in Ohio. He enlisted September 5, 1861, in Battery B., First Ohio Light Artillery, under Captain W. E. Stannard and Colonel James Barrett. The regiment was assigned to the Fourteenth Army Corps. Among the battles in which Mr. Walters participated may be mentioned :

Wild Cat Mountain, Ky. ; Mills Springs, Ky. ; Perry ville, Ky. ; Laverque, Tenii. ; Stone River, Tcnn. ; Chiekaniauga, Tenn. ; Lookout Mountain autl Missionary Ridge. He was discharged January 3, 186Jr, reeulisted January 4, 1864, and received his final discharge July 22, 1865. After the war he returned home, and then spent a year as a fur trapper near Manistee, Mich. Prom thei'e he came to Minneapolis. It was in 1867 that he came to the northern part of French Lake township and purchased forty acres of land. He farmed there about seven years, then he moved to Corinna township, bought forty acres and there farmed about twenty years. Then he came to Annandale, where he has since lived. Mr. Walters is a member of Buzzell Post, No. 24, G. A. R., at Annandale. Mr. Walters was married in January, 1871, to Julia Whitlock, daughter of Ervin and Mary (Abney) Whitlock, who were married April 30, 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Walters have had seven children : Lottie, now Mrs. J. P. Gornum, of Maple Lake ; James, of Annandale ; Nettie, wife of Tad Heaton, of Annandale ; Blanche, wife of Hugo Ernest, of Payuesville ; Gertrude, wife of R. S. Webber, of Paynesville ; and two that died in infancy. Mrs. Walters is a member of the Advent Church. Ervin Whitlock, the early settler, came to Minnesota in 1866. He was a veteran of the Civil war, having served as fifer in Company I, 84th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He is now living at Amuindale, at the advanced age of 94 years.

Phineas S. Rudolph, early settler and veteran of the Civil war, was born in Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1839, son of Abraham and Catharine (Rhoades) Rudolph. Abraham Rudolph was a farmer and sawmill operator. In 1876 he came to Wright comity and purchased 160 acres of wild land in section 14, South Side township. Phineas was reared on the home farm in [Pennsylvania. In 1861 he enlisted in Company A, 105th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served within fortyone days of four years. He went through the entire Wilderness campaign, and participated in the siege of Yorktown and the battles of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court House, North Anne, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, and the nine months' siege of Petersburg, and was present at the surrender of Lee at Appomattox. After being mustered out at Braddoeks, Pa., in July, 1865, he returned to Jefferson county, Pennsylvania, and engaged in farming on a sevent>-acre farm which he had previously purchased. He was married December 27, 1865, to Letitia Groves, daughter of Daniel and Jennie (Cannon) Groves, farmers of that county. Mrs. Letitia (Groves) Rudolph died October 13, 1881. February 13, 1883, Mr. Rudolph married Mrs. Mary E. Patterson, daughter of Solomon and Leah (Butler) Nolf, farmers of Armstrong county, Pennsylvania. Mr. Rudolph remained on the farm in Pennsjdvania until 1888. In that year he came to

Wright county and settled on eighty acres in sections 13 and 14, South Side township. He developed this place and continued to reside there until 1907, when he bought the sightly village residence in Annandale where he now resides. He also has forty acres of land in Stearns county. He has been justice of the peace several terms, town clerk one year and school director ten years. He is a charter member and Past Master of Fair Haven Lodge, No. 182, A. P. & A. M., of Annandale, which he helped to organize when it was started at Pair Haven and before its removal to Annandale. He is also a past commander of Buzzell Post, No. 24, G. A. R. By his first wife, Mr. Rudolph had eight children : William H. lives in La Crosse, Wash. ; Annie M. is the wife of I. H. Winget, of California; Jennie K. is now Mrs. Newton Larson, of Paris, Mont.; John C. lives at White Salmon, Wash.; Amy is the wife of Pay Pierce, of La Crosse, Wash. By his second wife Mr. Rudolph had four children : Charles E., a dentist in Minneapolis ; Effie, a nurse in Merrill, Wis. ; Larue, now Mrs. C. A. Larson, of Harlow, N. D.; and Cecil K., who is operating the home farm in South Side township.

Albert A. Thayer, genial proprietor of the Annandale Hotel, was born in Adrian, Mich., December 28, 1848, son of David B. and Catharine (Warren) Thayer. David B. Thayer was born at Maiden Bridge, N. Y., being taken to Adrian, Mich., at the age of two years. There he attended school and grew to manhood. In 1854 he came to Hennepin county, this state, located in Brooklyn township, near Osseo, and died in 1874. Albert A. Thayer was brought to Hennepin county at the age of five years, attended the district schools, and was reared to farm pursuits. As a boy he experienced all the rigors of pioneer life. During the Indian fright he kept the horse harnessed day and night in order that the familj^ might flee at the first alarm. In 1864, then only sixteen years of age, he enlisted as a musician in the Seventh Minnesota Volunteer Infantry, and saw southern service for seven months. He was mustered out at Fort Snelling August 16, 1865. After his father's death he operated the home farm until 1878. Then he went to Fair Haven, in Stearns county, and took the contract for the star mail route between Fair Haven and St. Cloud, a distance of twenty miles. He operated a daily stage over this route for ten years. At the same time he conducted the Star Hotel at Pair Haven. In 1890 lie moved to Annandale. For four years he had charge of a livery, and in 1894 he went into the hotel business. In 1895 the hotel burned, and he at once erected the Annandale Hotel, which he still owns and manages. He has a good trade, conducts an excellent place, and is justly popular, both with the traveling public and with the people of the county. Mr. Thayer is quartermaster of Buzzell Post, No. 24, G. A. R., at Annandale. Albert A. Thayer was married in 1869 to Mary Colbern, of Osseo, Minn. She died in 1875, leaving two children : William, now at McNaughton, Wis., and Le Roy, now at Clarissa, Minn. In 1880 Mr. Tliayer married Carrie Hill, daughter of Horace and Eliza Hill. Horace Hill was a pioneer and came to Forest City, Meeker county, in an early day. In 1862 the Hill family moved to Monticello to take refuge from the Indians, who were killing settlers to the westward. Mr. and Mrs. Thayer have five children: Elsie May is at home; Effie is the wife of J. E. Walters, of Annandale ; Bert H. is cashier of the State Bank of Annandale ; Martha is in the postoffiee at Belgrade, Minn. ; Agnes is a student at tlie State Normal school at St. Cloud.

Jacob Lambert, ])ioneer and veteran of the Civil war, was born in Switzerland, November 6, 1844, son of Snipes and Madeline Lambert. Jacob Lambert came to America in 1851, and spent his boyhood in New York state. He was there when the Civil war broke out, and loyal to his adopted country, he enlisted in the Third Battery, New York Light Artillery, serving from his muster in at Albany, in 1862, until his discharge in August of the same year. He participated in the battles of Beaufort and Marlsborough, and in minor skirmishes. After his discharge he moved to Fond du Lac, Wis., and lived there one year. Then he moved to Green Bay, in the same state. It was in 1866 that he came to Minnesota, and homesteaded seventy-five acres of land in section 8, Albion township. With him came his sister, now Mrs. Nancy Dechauey, of Annandale, who has reached the age of 81 years. When Mr. Lambert first took his land it was covered with woods. He moved into a log cabin and started to establish for themselves a home in the wilderness. As time passed, their farm contained 1-31 acres and became one of the best in tlie neighborhood. The place is fully developed in every" respect, the home is modern and the barns are commodious, while the equii)ment is of the best. Mr. Lambert has taken an interest in education, and served for some time as treasurer of his school district in Albion township. He was also roadoverseer for a considerable period. In 1898 he retired and moved to Annandale and built a good home. He is a member of the G. A. R., and attends the Catholic church. Mr. Lambert was married in S^eptember, 1876, to Eugenia Logeais, daughter of Eugene Logeais, of Albion township. She died in 1889, leaving one son, Eugene, who lives on the home farm in Albion. Like his father before him, he is an energetic, capable man, and is well liked throughout the community. He married Stella O'Brien. They have four children : Aaron, Sidney, Darius and Eugene H. In August, 1898, Jacob Lambert married Mrs. Mary Strom, born in Ramsey county, September 12, 1858, daughter of Joseph Pepin and JIatilda Morrisette. Her paternal grandfather, Pepin, home- steaded the land where a part of St. Paul bow stands, and her father, Joseph Pepin, was one of the first white children born in Fort Snelling.

Harry Allen, soldier, traveler and guide, is one of the notable figures in Annandale life. He has done service on the bloody battlefields of two continents, and has had experiences such as seldom fall to the lot of man. He was born in Onondaga, N. Y., January 10, 1840, son of John and Sarah Allen. John Allen was a fisherman on the Great Lakes, and from the time he was able to handle a net until he was sixteen years old, Harry Allen worked with him. Then he started out for himself as a sailor on the Great Lakes. He was thus engaged when the Civil war broke out. He first enlisted in the First Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and when his term there had expired, in the Seventeenth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Among the engagements in which he participated may be mentioned the battles of Corinth, Champion Hills, Vicksburg, Trinity, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta (July 21, 24 and 28), Jonesboro, Lovejoy Station, Millidgeville, Savannah, Columbia, Charleston, Kingston, Bentonville and Raleigh. He was wounded in the left leg at the Round- Away Bayou, Louisiana ; and at Atlanta he was wounded in the left leg and the left arm, and lost his left eye. In 1865 he again became a sailor on the Great Lakes. This occupation he followed until 1880, when he opened a repair shoj) in Chicago. It was in 1882 that he went to Egypt and enlisted in the English army for seven months under "Chinese" Gordon. The fact that he had been sent with the sick to Cairo saved him from being destroyed with his company at the battle of Khartoum. After his term of enlistment expired he again returned to Chicago and conducted a repair shop. In 1887 he came to St. Paul and found employment in the lumber woods in the northern part of the state. His residence in Wright county dates from 1896, since which time he has been a guide and a keeper of a resort. Mr. Allen was married in 1891 to Viola Lee, daughter of William and Betsy Lee, of Cokato, this county. Mrs. Allen died in 1902, leaving three children : Caroline, Benjamin and Harry.

Martin Koepke, now deceased, was for many years one of the respected and substantial citizens of Albion township. He was born in Germany, November 13, 1858, and was there reared and educated. In 1878 he set out for America to seek his fortune in the new country. By working hard and saving his money he was enabled in 1880 to purchase eighty acres in section 34, Albion township. He cleared all the land, built a log house 16 by 24, with a shingled roof and board floor, and became in time a successful farmer. He died March 27, 1897, and his death was sincerely mourned. Mr. Koepke was married October 27, 1881, to Caroline Schultz, who was born in Germany April

18, 1865, and canu- to America with Michael Perchmien, a family friend. JMr. and -Mrs. Koepke had eight children. Hukla, the oldest, tiled in infancy. Rudolph was born February 26, 1887. Reinhold was born January -8, 1889. Hedwig was born in August, 1893; Olga died in 1903; Martin was born July 27, 1897; Robert and Martha died in infancy. Rudolph and Reinhold are both successful farmers of this township. Iledwig was nuirricd January 1, 1911, to William Uecker, and they have two children; Edwin and William. J\Irs. Caroline (Schultz) Koepke was married in October, 1899, to Fred Uecker, and they live in section 27, Albion township. They have four children : Bernard, born August 6, 1900; Esther, born June 2, 1903; Olga, born May 15, 1906. and Annie, born July 26, 1909.

Rudolph Koepke, an energetic young farmer of Albion township, was born on the old homestead in section 34, son of Martin and Caroline (Schidtz) Koepke. He attended the district schools, was reared to farm pursuits and remained with his parents, and after his father's death took charge of the home place with his brother Reinhold. In 1913 he bought his present place of 120 acres in sections 26 and 23, where he carries on general farming and stock raising in a successful manner. Mr. Koepke was married, September 20, 1911, to Tina Elfmann, and they have a son, Alvin, born February 11, 1913. Tina Elfmann is the daughter of Edward and Molly (Kranz) Elfmann, of section 36, Albion township. Mr. Elfmann died February 26, 1915.

Patrick Butler came to Wright county in 1860, and preempted 160 acres in section 27, Maple Lake township. He erected a log house, 10 by 14 feet, with a bark roof and a board floor, and started to clear the land. During the maple sugar season the Indians camped around the house, their teepees covering many acres. When the news came of the Indian uprising the family tied to ilonticello for safety. So great was the fright that they left their lamp burning on the table. After the danger was over they returned and again took up their work of develoi)ing the farm. Patrick Butler died in 18S6 at the age of sixty-one. His wife, Catherine Malone, died in Maple Lake village in 1909. In the family there were seventeen children. James, Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth, Thomas, Catherine, Patrick, Delia, Jennie, Lucy and Ellen are alive, and William (first), Catherine, Patrick, Francis, John and William (second) are dead. James lives in Albion township. He married Julia O'Loughliu, and they have three children, Catherine S., Mary Lillian and Paul Francis. Mary is the wife of Henry Gorman, of Maple Lake, and they have eleven children : William, Joseph, Patrick, Annie, Mary, Virginia, Catherine, Lillian, Esther, Genevieve and Earl. Margaret is the widow of John Moore. Elizabeth is now the wife of G. A. Cunningham, of Spokane, Wash., and they have four chil- dreii: Luella, who is living, and Lillian, Clarence and Catherine, who are dead. Thomas lives in Spokane, Wash. ; Catherine, Patrick and Delia live in Maple Lake, the last named being assistant cashier in the Maple Lake State Bank. Jennie lives in Crosby, N. D., and Lucy lives in Maple Lake. Ellen is the wife of James Woodfill, of Maple Lake, and has two children, Francis and Catherine.

James Butler, a respected farmer of Albion township, was born near Davenport, Iowa, July 22, 1857, oldest of the seventeen children of Patrick and Catherine (Maloue) Butler, the early settlers. He attended the district schools, learned farming from his father, and remained at home until twenty-seven years of age. In 1884 he started out for himself by purchasing eighty acres in section 1, Albion township. No house had at that time been erected. He developed the place and put up a frame house 16 by 26, with a good basement, a barn 36 by 40, with eighteenfoot posts, several sheds and some neat fences. He can house twenty-four head of cattle, six horses and forty tons of hay. In 1891 he bought forty acres more, and this he has likewise developed. He carries on general farming, and makes a specialty of Poland China hogs and Plymouth Rock and Rhode Island Red chickens. Aside from being a successful agriculturist, Mr. Butler is a popular fraternity man and has been secretary of the Catholic Order of Foresters at Maple Lake. Mr. Butler was married January 6, 1897, to Julia O'Loughlin, daughter of James and Catherine (Shea) O'Loughlin, the pioneers, and they have three children : Catherine S., born October 24, 1897 ; Mary Lillian, born September 18, 1899, and Paul Pi-ancis, born November 18, 1902.

Jajnes O'Loughlin, retired, now living in Maple Lake village, was born in County Claire, Ireland, February 15, 1836. In 1853 he came to America, and was for several years employed on public works in Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania. It was in 1860 that he came to Wright county and settled on eighty acres of railroad land in section 31, Maple Lake township. The land was covered with timber, and in its development Mr. O'Loughlin underwent all the toils and privations of pioneer life. He cleared, grubbed and broke the land and brought it to a high stage of cultivation. As time progressed he erected suitable buildings, and to his original eighty acres he added another eighty. For many years he successfully followed general farming and became a prominent man in the community. In 1911 he retired, purchased two lots in Maple Lake village, and erected the pretty cottage where he now resides. While living in the township he was supervisor of the town for two years. He also served on the school board of his district. His family faith is that of St. Timothy Roman Catholic Church. Mr. O'Laughlin was married in 1864 to Catherine Shea. To this union there were born ten children: Mary (deceased), Annie, Cecelia, Catherine, Agnes, Julia, Sarah, John, James (deceased), and Bernard. Catherine (Shea) O'Loughlin died and Mr. O'Loughlin married Mary Sullivan.

Martin C. Hackbarth, a substantial resident of Albion township, was born in Germany, January 13, 1861, son of Wilhelm and Wilhelmina (Kistow) Hackbarth. He was reared in Germany, and came to America in 1879. For three years he worked in New York. Then lie came to Wright county and for one year lived in Howard Lake. It was in 1884 that he came to Albion township and secured sixty-eight acres in section 15. The tract was covered with timber, no clearing had been made, and no buildings had been constructed. He erected a log house, 16 by 30 feet, with a shingle roof and a board floor. He also built a log barn 16 by 24 feet. He started with a cow, two pigs and ten chickens. He purchased a pair of steers and broke them to assist in the farm work. By hard work he has prospered, and he now has as good a farm as is to be found in the township. I\Ir. Hackbarth was married November 15, 1881, to Augusta Bobrowski, daughter of John and Sophia (Yonke) Bobrowski, farmers of Mctor townshiji. jMr. and Mrs. Hackbarth were the parents of fourteen children. Wilhelm assists in operating the home farm. He married Martha Newmann, and has two children. Marie married Peter Schoen. Emma married Benjamin Hartman. Bertha married Albert Neusteller, who died March 6, 1915. Henry is in South Dakota. Ida is at home. Emil, Martha and August are in North Dakota. Karl, Ernest, Lillie and Margai'ct are at home. One died in infancy. The mother of these children died March 3, 1905.

Sajnuel B. Howard, an influential resident of Albion township, was born near Brewer, Me., November 2, 1833, of English ancestry. His father, Jesse F. Howard, was born in Maine, June 11, 1804, and devoted his early life to lumbering. In 1863 he came to section 2, Albion township, and took a homestead. He died in 1881. His wife was Martha Robishaw. Samuel B. Howard was reared in Maine, and from his earliest childhood was interested in the lumber business. As eai'ly as when he was twelve years old he started work in a shingle mill, and from then until 1856 he was in the lumber business in Maine continuously, in the mills, in the woods and on the rivers. In 1856 he went to Forest, Mich., where he followed the same line of industry until 1865. In that year to came to Minnesota and bought fifty-seven acres in section 2, Albion township, from his father, who had previously located here. Samuel B. Howard was a true pioneer, and was intimately acquainted with many of the prominent characters of the early days. At one time he was in the employ of Major Morrill, at the Crow Wing Agency, and frequently met

Hole-in-the-Day and other famous Chippewas. He had an understanding of Indian character and never had any trouble with them. He cleared up his place in Albion township, using an ox team for seven years. His first home was a log house, 18 by 28 feet, with a board floor and a roof of oak shakes. He still lives on his original claim. He has developed and improved it, erected good buildings and brought it to a high stage of cultivation. Mr. Howard is known far and wide as a hunter. In the early days he used a Smith & Wesson carbine. Now he uses a Henry rifle, a sixteen shot pump gun, and the young men eagerly come to him to learn the fine points of deer hunting. In the early days he usually killed from eighty to ninety-five deer each fall. The customary price he received from the saddles of venison was ten cents a pound. In recent years he has killed as many as the law allows. In the fall of 1913, at the age of eighty, he brought down a splendid buck which was the envy and admiration of the younger hunters. He has also taken a deep interest in township matters, and for twelve years served as road overseer. Mr. Howard was married February 13, 1862, to Christina Lansear, daughter of Joseph and Mary Ann Lansear, who came from New York state and located in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Howard have had ten children. Alice is the wife of William Perkins, wlio lives in South Side township, about three miles from South Haven. Jarvis lives at Lewis, Wis. William lives about three miles northwest from Annandale. Rolie lives on the home farm. Arthur also lives on the home farm. Dora married Milton Smith, and died in 1895 at the age of twenty-six, leaving two children. The other four died in infancy.

Staven Cowett, a highly esteemed resident of Albion township, was born in Hennepin county, this state, October 30, 1864, son of Isaac and Susan (Goodwin) Cowett. Isaac Cowett came to Minneapolis from Canada in 1852. In 1876 he came to Wright county, camping the first night on the present site of the courthouse at Bviffalo. He came to Chatham township and bought 160 acres on the banks of Rock Lake. The tract was entirely covered with woods. He erected a cabin of hewed logs, twelve feet high, set on end. The roof was of "shakes," while the lower floor was of basswood slabs. The furniture was manufactured on the place. The plow used in breaking was brought from Minneapolis, a wooden-toothed harrow was improvised from small trees and saplings. Gradually, however, the country was settled up, the comforts and conveniences of life were available, and the family prospered. Twelve boys and ten girls were born, thirteen of whom are now living. Of these children, Staven was the fifth. With the rest of the family he went through the privations of pioneer life, and has many interesting tales to tell of tlie early days. He tells with special relish the story of the time when as a fourteen-year-old boy, he and another boy, John Haverty, went to a dance witli but one pair of shoes between them, taking turns at using the shoes, while the other waited. Mr. Cowett worked at home until some time after attaining his nuijority. and then worked around on different farms for some four years. In 1891 he bought forty acres in section 25, Albion township. He cleared this land and erected a cabin 16 by 20 feet, of hewed logs, with a shingled roof and basswood floor. The fia-niture was homemade. P'ortuuately he had a cow. But it was three years before he got a team and six years before he secured a wagon. By working early and late and giving to his farm work his best energy and intelligence, he has now reaped that measure of success that lu' so richly deserves. He owns 165 acres of good land, has a house 16 by 24 feet, with fourteen foot posts, and a 16 by 24 feet ell, a large barn, and the usual sheds and the like. He carries about thirty-seven cattle throughout the year and does considerable dairying. In addition to this he devotes considerable time to raising Poland China and Jersey Red hogs, Plymouth Rock and Buff" Orpington chickens, and bronze turkeys. Mr. Cowett was married December 30, 1889, to Barbara Hessel, born in New York June 8, 1873, daughter of John and Barbara (Ertelluirdt) Hessel, early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. Cowett have had six children : Matilda, John, Mary, Rose, Helen and Joseph. Matilda lives at Plenty "Wood, Mont. She was born August 6, 1890; was married June 14, 1911, to James Crosby, and has one son, Gerald, born April 25, 1912. John was born January 9, 1892; Mary was born September 14, 1893; Rose was born May 24, 1894; Helen was bom April 24, 1897; and Joseph was born April 15, 1899. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

Samuel Raiche, an extensive land owner and leading citizen of Albion townsliip, was born in Canada, October 26, 1844, sou of Amebic and Adelaide (Jutra) Raiche. He was reared and educated in Canada, and at the age of twenty-one came to the United States and secured employment making railroad ties in St. Joseph, Mo. Then he did railroad work out of St. Paul for a year. In 1867 he came to this county and lived three years on a farm one mile and a half east of Buffalo. At the expiration of this period he bought forty acres in section 35, Albion township. He erected a log house, 16 by 20 feet, with a shingled roof and a board floor, and began to establish his fortunes. He worked hard early and late, he put his best energy and intelligence into his toil, from time to time he added to his possessions, and as his means permitted he erected modern buildings. He now owns 400 acres of as good land as is to be found in the township. The land is well tilled, the fences and buildings are well kept, the live stock is of good breeds, and everything about the place bespeaks the thrift, hard work and modem ideas of the owner. Mr. Raiche was married July 22, 1873, to Bridget Doherty, daughter of Patrick and Ellen (Flaherty) Doherty, of Minneapolis. Mrs. Raiche died October 14, 1906, leaving seven children : John, born January 17, 1876 ; Samuel J., born October 20, 1878 ; Francis, born June 8, 1880; Mary, born IMarch 12, 1882; Margaret, born October 19, 1883; Edwin, born October 30, 1885; Elizabeth, born December 15, 1887. The family worships at St. Charles Roman Catholic Church in Chatham township.

John A. Raiche, an enterprising farmer of Albion township, was born in Canada November 2, 1855, son of Ameble and Adelaide (Jutra) Raiche. At the age of sixteen John A.' came to Concord, N. H., and started work in a brick yard. It was in 1872 that he came to Wright county. The following year he purchased forty acres in section 35, Albion township, but at once went north to the pine country and for seven years was engaged in the timber woods winters, and on the river, rafting, during the summers. Then he returned to Albion township, sold his farm to liis brother, Samuel, and bought 120 acres in section 23, Albion township. His father died in March, 1879, and John A. went to Canada and got his mother, who spent the remainder of her life with him and died at his home, July 8, 1903, at the age of eighty-four. When Mr. Raiche purchased the place in section 23, it was covered with timber. He erected a house of hewed logs, set upright, with a shingle roof and a board floor. He owned a stove, but most of the furniture was made on the place. With this beginning he has become a prosperous farmer. He has a well-improved place, with good buildings, and an excellent equipment, and successfully carries on general farming and stock raising, ilr. Raiche was married April 12, 1882, to Mary A. Archambault, daughter of Joseph and Julia (O'Shea) Archambault. Mary A. Archambault was the oldest of ten children. Her father came to Wright county during the Civil war, and located on section 13, Albion township, where he died in November, 1909. Her mother now lives in Maple Lake village. Mr. and Mrs. Raiche have had eleven children. Joseph A. was bom March 11, 1883, was married October 3, 1904, to Catherine Monahan, and has two children: Michael, born August 15, 1905, and Victor A., born November 22, 1908. Adelaide was born October 28, 1884, and died January 21, 1887. John was born May 14, 1886, and lives at home. Annie was born April 6, 1888, was mar- T-ied September 14, 1910, to Oscar Werneke, and has one child, Edna, bom June 22, 1911. Francis B. was born March 2, 1890; Auzebe A. was born January 22, 1892; Julia was born January 22, 1894 ; Le Roy was born July 29, 1898 ; Walter was born July 3, 1900; Loretta M. was born October 3, 1903; and Sidney L. was born January 13, 1911. Mr. Raiche has served as director of

Mr. And Mk'S. Kmil Oklschlagek

Emil F. Oelschlager, a well-to-do farmer of Albion township, was born in Germany, August 12, 1864, son of Ferdinand and Caroline (Wohlgemuth) Oelschlager, and was there reared. His stepfather, Peter Georke, and his mother, with the children of the family, came to Chatham townsliip, tliis county, in 1880, and purchased 120 acres of land. Emil F. came with tliem, and remained until he was twenty-four years of age. In 1888 he rented eighty acres of land in section 36, Albion township, and three years later he bought it. A log house, 16 by 20 feet, with a board roof, had already been erected. Not much clearing had been done. Witli a yoke of steers and an old farm wagon, he started the work of bringing the jjlacc to its j)resent high state of development. He has a sightly house, 18 by 22 feet, witli a story and a half kitchen, 14 by 16 feet, and a large basenu'ut. The new barn, 32 by 60 feet, with eighteen-foot posts, is built along modern lines, and has room for twenty cattle, eight horses and sixty tons of hay. The farm is well fenced and well tilled, and the livestock is of a good grade. Mr. Oelschlager was married February 11, 1890, to Minnie Morohn, daughter of Michael and Dora (Berg) Morohn. Mrs. Oelschlager died Dec. 15, 1910. In the family there are nine children : John, born February 5, 1892; Walter, born October 24, 1893; Dora, born December 2, 1895; Robert, born Dec. 20, 1896; Harry, born January 16, 1900; George, born February 7, 1902; Esther, born March 11, 1904; Jennie, born Dec. 25, 1905 ; Martha, born November 29, 1907.

Joseph P. Hannon, a respected resident of Albion township, was born on section 23, in the township where he still lives, December 14, 1878, son of Michael and Bridget (McNulty) Hannon. He remained at home until twenty-six years of age. and then purchased forty acres in section 11, Albion township. Five years later he rented the home farm in the same section. He has a good farm of 160 acres, with good buildings and excellent equipment, and here he successfully carries on general farming and stock raising, paying especial attention to growing Minnesota No. 13, Yellow Dent corn. In the affairs of the community he has taken his part, and he is well regarded throughout the township. For three years he was road overseer. Since 1905 he has been a member of the school board of district No. 62, and in 1912 and 1913 was town assessor. He is a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Mr. Hannon was married November 23, 1904, to Margaret O'Neil, daughter of Patrick H. and Catherine (Ryan) O'Neil, and they have the following children: Catherine A., born October 13, 1905; James O'Neil, born June 16, 1907; Timothy W., born December 23, 1908; Thomas Milford, born November 3, 1911; and John Paul, bom January 5, 1914.

Patrick H. O'Neil, of Albion township, was born in Ellsworth, Me., July 15, 1850, sou of Patrick and Margaret (Desmond) O'Neil, the pioneers. Patrick O'Neil was born in County Cork, Ireland, and was there married. As a young man he came to America, and took up lumbering in the state of Maine. It was in 1857 that he came to Wright county, and located on section 31, Monticello township, where he lived until his death in 1859. The members of the family erected a two-story log cabin and started clearing the land. In 1859, the year the father died, they had little to eat but corn meal. In 1862 they fled to the stockade in Monticello township to escape from the Indians that were supposed to be coming. Patrick H. O'Neil received his education in the district schools, and as he grew to manhood took charge of the home farm. In 1895 he took up his father's old occupation of lumbering, going for this purpose to the woods in northern Minnesota. Since 1903 he has lived with his son-in-law, Joseph P. Hannon, of Albion township. He is an estimable man, and has served as a member of the school board for four years. Mr. O'Neil was married April 19, 1881, to Catherine Ryan, daughter of Luke and Catherine (Smith) Ryan, natives of Ireland. Mrs. O'Neil died December 24, 1894, leaving six children: William, of Willmar, Minn. ; Frederick, of Drake, N. D. ; Margaret, wife of J. P. Ilannon ; Mary F., wife of George Welton ; Alice, wife of Conrad Behreubrinker, of Melrose, Minn. ; and Catherine, of Minneapolis. The family faith is that of the Roman Catholic Church.

John Cantin, a prosperous citizen of Albion township, was born in Quebec, Canada, February 19, 1859, son of Louis and Lucy (Boucher) Cantin, the former of whom died in April, 1897, at the age of seventy-three years, and the latter in 1895 at the age of sixty-nine years. John Cantin left home at the age of twenty, and for thirteen years worked in the Iron river region in Michigan, as a miner and woodsman. In 1892 he came to Wright county, and for nine years rented various farms in Albion township. In 1901 he bought 174 acres in section 24. A house, two stories, 16 by 22, with a kitchen 14 by 14, stood on the place. In 1913 he erected a good barn 32 by 50, with sixteen-foot posts, having accommodations for twenty-four cattle, seven horses and fifty tons of hay. Mr. Cantin carries on general farming, and makes a specialty of stock, fowl and fruit raising. Throughout the year he keeps about twenty-four cattle, four horses, thirty-five swine, seventy-five chickens and fifty turkeys, and his orchards contain many apple and plum trees, aside from a good quantity of berry bushes and th(> like. Mr. Cantin has been on the school board of district 116 for twelve years. He is treasurer of St. Charles Catholic Church in Chatham township, and belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. Mr. Cantin was married November 22, 1SS6, to Ovida Jolly, daughter of Eli and Filamen (Gravel) .Jolly. Eli Jolly now lives at Iron River, Mich., at the age of seventy-two years. Mrs. Eli Jolly died April 1, 1885, after a long illness. Mr. and Mrs. Cantin have liad nine children : Edward was born August 25, 1887, and now lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. George was born January 5, 1889, was married September 12, 1911, to Rosa Uruins, and lives near his father. William was born January 20, 1891, and lives in Saskatchewan, Canada. Emma was born September 11, 1894, and was married September 22, 1914, to William Worm, Jr., of Corinna township. Peter was born May 23, 1896; Annie, July 22, 1898; Leo, July 12, 1901 ; Louis, July 8, 1905; and Leona, October 30, 1906.

Patrick Doherty, Jr., a scientific farmer of Albion township, was born on the homestead in section 26, in the township where he still resides, October 3, 1874, son of Patrick and Ellen (Murphy) Doherty, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. He attended the district schools, grew up on the home place, and was reared to farm pursuits. At the age of twentyeight he bought eighty acres in section 22, Albion township, and farmed there two years. Then he sold out, and bought 130 acres in sections 2 and 11, Albion township, where he still lives. He carries on general farming and makes a specialty of Poland China swine. He has been very successful in raising Marquis wheat, which yields twenty-five per cent, better than the common varieties. In 1900 Mr. Doherty was elected supervisor of Albion township, a position he filled with much credit for three years. In May, 1903, he became town clerk, and in that capacity he still remains, having ably occupied the office and given general satisfaction to his fellow citizens. He has also been a member of the school board for a time. The Catholic Order of Foresters at Maple Lake covints him as one of its valuable members. Mr. Doherty was married June 24, 1903, to Catherine Hannon, and they have had six children: Patrick Allen, born July 14, 1905; Catherine, born August 6, 1907 ; Malaehy, born March 10, 1909 ; Mathew, born January 16, 1911; Patricia, born July 26, 1913; and Mary Ellen, who was born May 27, 1904, and died July 26, of the same year. Catherine Hannon was one of Wright county's most popular teachers. She attended the district schools and the splendid schools of Minneapolis, after which she attended the St. Cloud State Normal school. Then she taught ten years in the schools of Wright county. She was born May 16, 1877, the third child of Michael and Bridget (McNulty) Hannon.

Patrick Doherty, Sr., an honored resident of Albion township, was born in County Galway, Ireland, in March, 1839, son of Patrick and Ellen (Flaherty) Doherty. He came to America in

1860, his first location here being at Summit, New Jersey. For about a year lie was in Louisville, Kentucky, but he soon again returned to New Jersey, and there remained some five years. Later lie lived about five years in Chicago. It was in 1871 that he came to Wright county, and purchased forty acres in section 23, Albion township. He erected a log house, 18 by 24 feet, and cleared all the land. His first live stock consisted of a pair of steers and a cow. He raised a few potatoes and a little corn, but for the first two years he supported the family largely by working on the railroad. He is now one of the prosperous farmers of the township, and has a well improved place, the result of his hard work and untiring energy. He owns 120 acres in section 23, and successfully carries on general farming, with the assistance of various members of his family.

Patrick Doherty, Sr., was married May 15, 1866, to Ellen Murphy, daughter of William and Ann Murphy, the former of whom was a shepherd in Ireland. Nine children were born in the Doherty family. Nellie was born February 26, 1867 and died January 4, 1875. Owen was born October 19, 1868, and died January 28, 1875. Both died of diphtheria. William was born November 2, 1872. He married Mary Gorman, and their children are Bessie, Frances, Nellie, Catherine and Regiua. Patrick Jr. has already been mentioned. Owen was born December 20, 1876, married Margaret Scanlon, and has two children, Ralph and James. James, the next child of Patrick Doherty, Sr., was born April 19, 1878. Elizabeth was boi-n April 5, 1880, married Thomas Mooney, and has five children, Helen, James, Russell, Francis and Elizabeth. Nellie was born June 2, 1882, and married Edward Scanlon. Ann was born June 14, 1886. The family worships at St. Charles' Catholic church in Chatham township.

Mons Anderson, now deceased, was a law-abiding, honest citizen, and his memory is still held in reverance throughout the community. He was born in Sweden in 1851, and was there reared. Upon coming to America he lived several years in Colorado. It was in 1878 that he came to Albion township and bought sixty-five acres in section 33, where he died January 8, 1892, as the result of being kicked by a horse. Mr. Anderson was married June 27, 1879, to Annie Johnson, daughter of John and Mary (Anderson) Johnson, and this union was blessed with six children: August, who was born September 30, 1881, and operates the home farm; Josephine, who was born July 17, 1886, and married Emil Wirsen, of Duluth ; Nels, born September 5, 1888. who lives at home, and three who died in infancy. Mrs. Annie Johnson Anderson was married November 17, 1893, to Andrew Marsch, and they have five children : Albert, born August 29, 1894; Oscar, born January 22, 1897; Charles, born March 22,

1899; Mabel and Frieda (twins), born May 1, 1903. John Johnsou and his good wife, Mary Anderson, were born in Sweden, eaiue to Aiiierica in 187:?, and located on forty acres of land in section 28, Albion townsliip, in 1880. He died in October, 1910, while the mother died August 31, 1905. They were the parents of six children: Andrew, who lives in Spicer, Minn.; George, who lives in section 28, Albion township; John, tleceased ; Annie, now Mrs. Andrew Marscli ; Christine, living in New York; and Betsey, now !Mi-s. Andrew Dahlgren.

John B. Fashant, a leading fai-nier of Albion township, was born in Eden, Wis., July 8, 1860, a son of Alexander and Mary B. (Terion) Fashant, the pioneers. Alexander Fashant was born in Belgium and was there married. In September, 1855, lie came to America, located near Eden, Wis., and farmed there for some years. It was in 1863 that he came to Wright county and located on seventy-two acres in section 19, Albion township. None of this tract had been cleared. On it, however, was the place where 150 Indians had their maple-sugar camp, and from which tliey carted sugar to Elk River and Monticello. The old fire kiln which the Indians used is still standing on the place, and has been preserved as a historic relic of almost forgotten days. Alexander Fashant set at work and erected a log cabin 16 by 20 feet. The roof was of split logs and the floor was of trampled earth. He brought his fannly here in 1865. The Fashants were fortunate in having two horse teams, a plow and a harrow. They had brought good furniture with them from Wisconsin. Provisions, however, were scarce, and hardships were many. At one time the father hauled a barrel of flour from St. Paul, for which he had paid $16 in cash. Alexander Fashant died in Wisconsin, March 4, 1910, at the age of eighty-seven years. His wife died in Annandale, this county, March 27, 1904, at the age of eightyfive years. John B. Fashant came here with his parents and remained with them until their death. He bought the home farm in 1897. Only twenty acres had at that time been cleared. He has developed the land, added ten acres more to the original tract, and greatly improved it, and now carries on general farming on an extensive scale. Aside from the usual crops he raises Jersey and Shorthorn cattle, Poland China and Jersey Red swine. Buff Wyandotte, Plymouth Rock and Black Minorca fowls. Surprise plums and Hybernal, Wealthy and Northwestern Greening apples. Mr. Fashant is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America and the Woodmen of the World. The family faith is that of the Christian Advent Church. Mr. Fashant wa.s married January 10, 1900, to Josephine Burchette, daughter of Merideth and Mary (McCoy) Burchette, of Albion township, and this union has been blessed with three children : Golden Tillou, born Decern-

Sylvester N. Dimn, a leading farmer of Albion township, was born in Warren county, Ohio, April 24, 1850, son of James and Lucy Ann (Pairchilds) Dunn, who took him to Wells county, Indiana, in 1851. The father died in 1853. When the Civil war broke out, Sylvester N. desired earnestly to enlist. Finally on October 27, 1864, when he was but fourteen years of age, he swore that he was eighteen years of age, and enlisted in Co. H, 119th Indiana, under Captain John M. Moore and Colonel John Peter Clevershanks, one time governor of Indiana. Mr. Dunn jsarticipated in the Cluntown raid, so-called, from Memphis, Tenn., to Guntown, Mo., lasting nearly a month. He also took part in the figlit with Ford's guerrillas at La Grange, Tenn. Although twenty-five out of the detachment of forty were killed, he escaped without a wound. In the winter of 1864 he was one of the command of 8,000 men who entered the great swamp near Gaines Landing, Ark. The troops were thirty days in crossing this swamp of seventy-five miles diameter, thus making less than three miles a day. During six of these days Private Dunn was without food. Portions of the swamp were seemingly bottomless, and the passage was most difficult, 1,300 men being lost during the thirty days. Of 1,500 negroes who followed after them, only 500 survived. After his retiu-n from the war, Mr. Dium worked for a time as a farmhand. He was married at the age of eighteen, and then continued farming in the same neighborhood for two years. In 1879 he went to Clay county, Nebraska, and purchased a farm which he operated for seven years. In 1877 he sold out and moved back to Indiana. It was in 1879 that he came to Wright county and bought eighty acres in section 12, Albion township, where he now resides. This was all wild land, and he started as a pioneer. He built a one-story log house, 18 by 24 feet. The roof was of shingles and the floor was made of boards. He cleared all the land, the only help he had being a man that he hired for one day. After he had cut off the trees, he put in his crops as best he could and allowed the stumps to crumble away. He now has a well-developed, well-improved place, with good buildings, and an excellent equipment, and carries on general farming and stock raising. He is a member of the G. A. R. The family faith is that of the First Day Adventist Church. Mr. Dunn was married in 1868 to Christina Gaskell, daughter of Samuel and Catharine (Glass) Gaskell, who were Indiana farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Dunn have had eight children. Nancy is the wife of J. E. Williams, of Frederick, Wis. Solomon lives in Minneapolis. Catharine is the wife of M. E. Smith, of Alexandria, Minn. Oscar lives near Maple Lake. Frank is attending the

Henry N. Schaefer, an extensive and prosperous fai'iner, dairyman and stock raiser of Albion township, was born in Hobiusdale, Minn., November 20, 1868, son of John and Siisau (Orth) Schaefer, and grandson of Nichohis Scliaefer. Nicholas Schaefer, one of the worthy pioneers, was born in Germany, of a sturdy old famil.y, and came to America in 1853, locating on a farm in Hennepin county, this state, where he died in 1881. John Schaefer came to America in 1854 and drove overland to California, where he remained five years. In 1859 he bought his father's farm in Hennepin county, this state. There lie lived and labored until 1892, when he bought 313 acres of land in sections 1 and 12, Albion township, this county, where he lived until his death in 1896. He was a good citizen, and his loss was sincerely mourned. Henry N. Schaefer was reared in Hennepin county, and there remained until twenty years of age. Then he went to the state of Washington and remained there three years. In 1891 he came back to Hemiepin county and rented a farm for a year. After this he rented the home farm in the same county for five years. His next move was to purchase a farm of 280 acres in Mon-is county, Minnesota. In 1901 he sold out there, bought 160 acres in Maple Lake township, this county, and farmed there six years. In 1907 he rented the home farm in Albion township, where he still remains. He carries on general farming along the latest improved lines, and is one of the leading men of the township. His home is a sightly one, the barns and sheds are in the best of condition, and a special feature is the large silo with a capacity of 145 tons. Among other livestock on the place may be mentioned 109 head of cattle, of which thirty are milking cows; 100 Poland China swine, and six horses, as well as some sprightly barnyard fowl. Mr. Schaefer is a popular member of the M. W. A. and the A. 0. U. W. He was married November 14, 1903, to Anna Gorman, daughter of Henry and Mary Ann (Butler) Gorman, pioneers of Maple Lake township. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer have six children : Irving, born May 17, 1905 ; Evelyn, born November 4, 1906; Lillian, born September 11. 1908; Albert, born December 4, 1909; John, born December 2, 1911 ; and Melvin, born March 14, 1914.

Reinhold Koepke, one of the active young agriculturists of Albion township, was born on the old homestead in section 34, Albion township, January 28, 1889, son of Martin and Caroline (Schultz) Koepke. Like the other boys of his age and time, he passed through the district schools, and worked summers on the farm. When his father died he and his brother Rudolph took charge of the home farm. In 1913 he bought the place and has since conducted it. He owns eighty acres, carries on general farming, and raises Holstein cattle and Poland China and Jersey Red swine. Mr. Koepke wa.s married November 12, 1913, to AInna Sandmann, the third child of Henry and Magdalena (Behneke) Sandmann, who own a farm near Webster, in Scott county, this state.

Claphase Bnm, a substantial farmer of Albion towaiship, was born in Montreal, Canada, April 21, 18.59, son of Paul and Aurelia Brun, of French birth. Paul Brun came to St. Paul, Chester county, Province of Quebec, Canada, in 1861 and died there in 1895. The mother died at Saco, Minn., in 1907. Claphase Brun was reared on the Iioine farm in Canada, and came to the United States in 1879 and secured work in the Michigan woods. In 1888 he came to Minnesota, found his way to Wriglit county, and secured 104 acres in section 10. Eight acres of the tract had been cleared of trees, but the stumps were still standing. His first act was to build a log cabin. This was a primitive affair, but much better than the cabins of the earlier days. It was built of hewed logs, with a board floor and a shingled roof, and was 24 by 26 feet in size. When lie came here, Mr. Brun had one cow. He bought six swine and a pair of oxen and thus began his farming operations. His trading point was at Maple Lake. With this beginning Mr. Brun has become a prosperous farmer. He has a well improved place, and carries on general farming, raising blue stem wheat, yellow dent corn. Shorthorn cattle, Poland China swine and Plymouth Rock fowls. Mr. Brun was married January 27, 1880, to Victoria Possion, daughter of Marcel and Mary Charity Possion, of Canada. In the family there are eight children. Paul was born February 5, 1881, and died April 8, 1883. Delphine was born January 14, 1883. She wa.s married June 23, 1908, to William Gagnon, of St. Cloud, and they have two children, Philip and Bernice. Albert was born April 8, 1884. Clara was born April 21, 1886, was married September 24, 1912, to John Fouquette, of Chatham township, and died May 7, 1913. Annie was born November 14, 1887. Alphonse was born April 7, 1889. Mary was born January 4, 1892, was married October 26, 1910, to Joseph Jude, and lives two miles east of Maple Lake, and has four children, Catherine, Marvin, Frederick and John. Josephine was born September 17, 1894, and lives at home. The family faith is that of the Catholic Church.

Andrew Hillman, a prosperous business man of Albion townsliip, was born in Wester Jotland, Sweden, April 26, 1865, son of Jonas and Annie (Johnson) Hillman, who came from Sweden to America in 1873, lived in New York state a little over seven years, and in 1881 came to Wright county and purchased eighty acres in section 28, Albion township, erected a log house 16 by 20, cleared the land and devt'lojK'd a good farm, on which the mother still lives at the age of eighty-one, and where the father died November 6, 1910, at the age of seventy-seven years. Andrew Hillman was brought here by his parents and remained at home until about twenty years of age. Then for three years he worked at Lake JMinnetonka, in this state, and three years in Kansas City, Mo. Then he came home, bought the home farm and operated it for two years. Then he and his brother, August, purchased a threshing machine and a portable sawmill which they operated in paitnersliip for fourteen years. In 1907 he bought his brother's interest, and since then he has successfully conducted the business alone. He also does considerable work in digging and drilling wells. He is a prosperous citizen in every respect and is one of the best known men in the community. He bought eighty acres in section 128, Albion township, in 1909, moved on this farm in 1910 and still resides there. For six years he has been on the school board of district 107, and since the spring of 1912 he has been a township officer. Mr. Hillman was married November 10, 1909, to Tillie Lundsten, and they have one son, Arnold V., born August 1, 1911. Tillie Lundsten was born October 15, 1877, the daughter of Andrew and Sarah Lundsten, who came to Wright county in 1878. Andrew Lundsten died in June, 1881, at the age of fifty-nine. His wife died in 1878 at the age of sixty-two. The family worships with the Herman Swedish Lutheran congregation in section 28, Albion township.

Michael Hannon, for many years a leading farmer of Albion township, was born in Kings County, Ireland, February 24, 1842, and was there reared. In 1868 he came to America and took up his residence in New York City. It was in 1873 that he came to Wright county and purchased eighty acres of land in section 23, Albion township. He cleared, broke and " grubbed " the heavy timber land, erected a good set of buildings, and there suecessfvilly farmed until 1885, when he sold out, and piirchased a farm of 120 acres in section 11, likewise in Albion township. Mr. Hannon has been a very prominent and influential citizen in Albion, taking his part in every move which he believed to be for the best interests of the people. He served as assessor continuously for twenty-four years, and later he served two more terms in the same office. For ten years he did good service as clerk of his school district. The family faith is that of St. Timothy's Roman Catholic Church at Maple Lake. Mr. Hannon was married August 15, 1873, at New York City, to Bridget McNulty, who throughout their married years has proven a devoted and capable wife. Mr. and Mrs. Hannon have had seven children : John died in infancy. Mary is the wife of Patrick Flaherty, of Tenny, Minn. Catherine A. is now Mrs.

Patrick Doherty, Jr., of Albion townsliip ; Joseph P. lives on the old farm in Albion township ; James F. is in the elevator business at Tenny, Minn. William F., twin brother of James E., is a banker at Hammel, Minn. Fi-ancis died in infancy.

Orestus L. Dudley, one of the well-known men of Butfalo, has had an important part in the upbuilding of the Northwest. Whether as a veteran fighting for his country's honor, a railroad constructor carrying to the wilderness the means of rapid transportation, or a business man working for the progress of his village, he has done his duty as he has seen it, and now in the afternoon of life he is enjoying the fruits of his years of hard labor. 0. L. Dudley was born in Mt. HoUey, Rutland county, Vermont, October 3, 1S28, son of Asa W. and Mary (Sawyer) Dudley. The father likewise was a native of Vermont, and came to Minnesota in 1859. The children in the family were: Ferdinand, Ryland R., Orestus L., Lorenzo Edward, Mary Elvira, Leona A., Ellen and Alice. Orestus L., the third in this family, took up railroad work at the age of twenty, and thus had varied experiences in different parts of the covintr.y. At twenty-one years of age he helped string the first telegraph wire that ever crossed the Green mountains of Vermont. The years 1854-55 and part of 1856 found him in Delaware. His brother, Lorenzo, was at that time still in Rutland county, Vermont. Both agreed to meet at the town of St. Charles, 111. They met there in the month of October, 1856, and started for Minnesota on the famous old "War Eagle." The boat sank on the second day of the trip. But the passengers were transferred to another boat and in due time reached St. Paul. From St. Paul the brothers walked to Monticello, in this county, and after looking about for a while selected a claim of 160 acres in Buffalo township, about a mile and a half east of the village. They erected a small cabin, kept house themselves, and devoted their time to making a small clearing. There were many hardships to be overcome, and the walking trip from St. Paul was many times repeated when the brothers were out of provisions. In the fall of 1860, 0. L. Dudley married Mrs. Dorleski Blakely. When the war broke out, he sent his wife East for protection and in February, 1862, he enlisted in the Second Battalion, Minnesota Light Artillery. The command was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee. Private Dudley served two years and four days, and showed his courage at the Battle of Perrysville, the Seven Days' Fight of Stony River and the Battle of Knob Gap, as well as in minor skirmishes. He escaped injury in battle, but had his leg broken on a long march, as the result of which he was first sent to the camp hospital at Murfreesboro, transferred to hospitals at Nashville, Tenn., thence to Louisville, Ky., and thence to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, where he was discharged. Upon his return his wife came back from the East and they started farming on his ehiiiii. Jlr. Dudley worked with an ox team, and the place gradually began to assume the aspects of a cultivated farm. In 1866 he built in the village of Buffalo the house where he now nuikes his home. It was one of the first frame houses in this vicinity. In the spring of 1869 he became road master on the line of the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Company from ^Minneapolis to Willnuir, with headquarters at Minneapolis. During this period he became a member of the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. In 1S72, while with the St. Paul and Paeitic Railroad Company, he was chosen by Superintendent Charles Hathway, of Cleveland, Ohio, as forenuin in the construction at St. Paul of the first street railway built in the state of Minnesota. After fulfilling these duties he returned to the employ of the St. Paul and Pacific Company. In 1878, with A. P. Nelson as a partner, he entered into the lumber and general mercantile business at Grove City, in Meeker county. In 1885 he returned to Buffalo. The same year he built a large building, the upper floor of which is occupied by the Dudley Opera House and the lower floor of which he used as a store. In 1889 he sold the stock of goods to Frank Crookshank, retaining the building. The theater is now managed by his grandson, John Walter Diulley. Mr. Dudley has now practically retired from active life, though he still retains his investments and handles stock to a certain extent. He has been an earnest friend of Buffalo and is highly respected. At one time he gave to the village the most beautiful block in the village limits as a public park. Trees were planted and it seemed that the park was established. But the authoi'ities neglected to care for it, the property reverted to Mr. Dudley, and several business blocks have been erected on it. Mr. Dudley is a Blue Lodge and Chapter Mason. Mrs. Dudley, a most capable lady who was deeply beloved by all who knew her, died in 1895. There was one child in the family, Lasa W. He married Susan McKnight and died in 1896, leaving two children. Frances Ina is a teacher and John Walter is manager of the Dudley Opera House.

Albert G. Redman, until recently manager of the Farmers' Co-Operative Creamery, at Buffalo, was born at Albee, South Dakota, November 18, 1882, son of Michael and Margaret (Friday) Redman. Michael Redman was born in Posen, Germany, came to America at the age of seventeen years, and located in Green Lake county, Wisconsin, where he met and married Margaret Friday. They lived on a farm at Markesan, Green Lake county, Wisconsin, until about 1879, then moved to Lamberton, Minn., in 1879, farmed one year, and in 1880 moved to Albee, S. D., where Michael Redman died in March, 1893, and where his wife is still living. The children in the family were as follows : Anna, wife of E. M. Gollnick, of Springfield, Mo. ; Mary, wife of J. A. Dauman, of Albee, S. D. ; Rose, wife of Henry Marquardt, of Albee, S. D. ; Laura, wife of Rowe Shaw, of Albee ; Clara, wife of Edward Marquardt, of Albee ; George G., of Albee ; Albert G., of Buffalo ; Lillian, who lives with Albert G. ; W. E., of Montrose ; E. W., of Howard Lake ; C. A., of Osseo, Minn. All the sons are expert butter makers, and all are masters in this branch of industry. Albert G. received his education in the public schools of Albee. At the age of sixteen he started working out among the neighboring farmers. At the age of eighteen he started to learn the art of butter making. He mastered this work thoroughly and remained until 1907. In that year he came to Wright county as butter maker at St. Michaels. Seven months later he went to Monticello, where he remained a month. It was in Jul.y, 1908, he came to Buft'alo, and took charge of the Farmers' Co-Operative Creamery. He has since continued to fill this position. In his chosen line he has few superiors. In addition to this he is a clever business man, an affable and approachable gentleman, and a splendid musician. For the past five years he has been superintendent of the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school. So highly has his good judgment been regarded that he has been given a seat on the village council, serving five years. lu this capacity he has done excellent work. For two years he was vice president of tlie Butter and Cheese Makers' Association, of Minnesota, and for the past two years he has been president of that body, a position which he has filled with credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of the dairy workers of the state. Mr. Redman is a member of Buffalo Lodge, No. 141, A. F. and A. M.; Buffalo Lodge, No. 183, A. 0. U. W. ; and Buff'alo Chapter, No. 71, R. A. M. His wife is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mr. Redman was married November 2, 1904, at Albee, S. D., to Addie B. Hall, born in that place February 12, 1883. They have three children : Celestia A., born August 10, 1905; Ruth M., born May 26, 1909; and James IL, born September 3, 1911. Mrs. Redman is the daughter of James and Celia (Loiug) Hall, natives respectively of Antwerp, N. Y., and Amherst, Wis. They were married at Amherst, Wis., and from that place in 1881 came as pioneers overland to Albee, S. D., where they took a homestead and farmed for several years. Mr. Hall died in 1885, leaving three children, Egbert, of Albee, S. D., a painter and decorator; Addie B., now Mrs. A. G. Redman, of Buffalo; and Walter W., a farmer of Albee, S. D. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Hall married G. W. Friday. They conduct a hotel at Albee, S. D. This marriage has i-esulted in one son, Edward Friday.

John K. Engels, a substantial business man of Buffalo, was born in West Seneca township, Erie county. New York, seven miles south of Buffalo, N. Y., July 1, 1864, son of Jacob and Mary

(Weasy) Engels. Jacob Engels was born in Germany in 1842, camo to the United States in 1855 and took up farming in Erie county. New York. He married Mary Weasy, who was born in Germany in 1838 and came to the United States in 1861. He died in 1903 and she is still living. The children in the family were John, Emma, Henry, Lottie, William, and David and Daniel, twins (deceased). John K. Engels was reared on the home farm and attended the district schools. For several years he worked as a teamster and in sawmills. In 1887 he came to Buffalo and located on a tract of ten acres, where he devoted his attention extensively to horticulture. In 1905 he established an ice business at Buffalo, and in this he has been most successful. He does a good business and stands in high favor with his customers. He is a member of Buffalo Lodge No. 134, I. 0. 0. F. Mr. Engels was married in 1898 to Adeline Varner, daughter of John Varner, Sr., and they have two children, Frances, born February 10, 1900, and Evangeline, born April 6, 1901.

John Varner, Sr., was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, July 11. 1834, and was reared to manhood in his native state. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted at Sandy Creek, Pa., in Co. K, Fourtli Pennsylvania Cavalry, and served eighteen months, being mustered out at Pittsburgh, Pa. In the spring of 1866 he started westward with his brothers. At Prairie Du Chien they crossed the Mississippi river to McGregor, and came with teams and wagons to Buffalo, this county. This entire ti'ip of six weeks was made overland from Pennsylvania with mule teams. Mrs. Varner and two children came later by train to Monticello. Mr. Varner bought the eighty-acre homestead of Chandler Chamberlain for $400. At that time a small granary stood on the place. The family suffered the first winter from the severe cold, and provisions were very scarce. Sometimes the family existed for days on nothing but corn meal bread. But when the spring came, they managed to get in some crops, and with their team of oxen they continued to clear tlie land and develop a farm. As the years continued, success crowned their efforts, and they became substantial members of the community. Mr. Varner took a deep interest in education matters and served in school offices for many years. In 1863, John Varner, Sr., married Frances Hickman, born in Pennsylvania, January 9, 1844, daughter of William and Sarah (Stover) Hickman. Mr. and Mrs. Varner had eleven children : William, Minnie, Letta, Reuel (deceased), Simeon, Charles, Adeline, Grace, Francis, John and Alice. William Hickman was of Scotch-Irish descent, and spent his life in Pennsylvania. His wife was of German descent. Their children were : Simeon, Christina, Priseilla, Francis, William (a veteran of the Civil war), Rebekah, Sadie, Elmira, Hannah and John.

Halvor T. Moland, postmaster at Buffalo, was boru in Norway, April 21, 1860, son of Thomas J. Moland, who died in 1900 at the age of eighty-two, and of Mary (Halvorsen) Moland, who died in 1870, at the age of forty-three. Halvor T. Moland was reared in Norway, and graduated from the Military School at Kristiansand in that country. In 1881 he came to America and located in Mower county, Minnesota, where he worked for some three years. It was in 1884 that he came to Wriglit county and bought land in section 17. Silver Creek township, which he improved and developed. In 1902 he sold out and came to Buffalo, where he devoted his time to drainage engineering and surveying. From the time of his arrival until August 24, 1914, he was county surveyor and drainage engineer. On the latter date he became postmaster of Buffalo. Mr. Moland was married October 30, 1894, to Alice M. Bryant, born October 25, 1875, daughter of Charles H. and Belinda Bryant, farmers of Silver Creek township. Mr. and Mrs. Moland have had three children : Emily M., born April 17, 1896; now a junior in Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. ; Thomas 0., born October 13, 1900, now attending high school ; and James I., boru November 3, 1904, and died September 8, 1905.

Martin F. Lowe, D. D. S., a leading professional man and former mayor of Buffalo, was born in Dane county, Wisconsin, January 5, 1864, sou of Thomas and Barbara (Cleland) Lowe, of English and Scottish descent respectively. In the family there were two children, Martin F. and John W. The career of Martin F. Lowe has been typical of the many American youths who struggle to obtain an education, and then in after years reach the heights of success and comfort. First he passed through the district schools of his neighborhood, and then studied in the high school at Columbus, in the same state. In 1885 he came to Minnesota, and secured employment three years as a bookkeeper in Minneapolis. Then he taught school one year in Wright county and one year in Martin county. Long before this he had decided what profession he was to make his serious life work. Consequently, in 1891 he entered the dental department of the University of Minnesota, and was graduated in 1894. Buffalo appealed to him as a suitable place for residence and business, and he consequently opened his office here. He has a wellequipped set of offices and enjoys the confidence of a large clientele. For four years he served proficiently as president of the village council of Buffalo. He is affiliated with the Masonic body at Buffalo. Dr. Lowe was married in 1903 to Ada M. Ponsford, daughter of William Ponsford, the Wright county pioneer, and they have two children, Doris Janet and Mary Elizabeth.

Buffalo, was born in East Prussia, Germany, April 3, 1860, son of John Georgo and Caroline (Krink) Sternberg. By his first marriage, John George Sternberg had three children, Wilhelmina, Augusta and Magdaline. By his second marriage he had five children, Leopokline, IMary, Ida, Bertha and Fritz. Of these children, Fritz was the only one to come to America. He was educated in his native country, and in 1881 came to St. Paul, where he worked five years for Bernard Mitchell. After this with a partner, under the firm name of Rothbauer & Sternberg, he had a grocery store on West Seventh street, St. Paul, for nearlj' seven years. After selling out his interests in 1891, he took an extended trip back to his old home in Germany, spending a considerable period in visiting his relatives. Upon his return in 1892 he engaged in business in Duluth for two years. In 1895 he came to Buffalo and opened a small store. About 1897 he purchased his present place, where he cai'ries a large line of general merchadise. He has a large store, liis goods are of the best, he is known far and wide for honesty and square dealing, and he has been unusually prosperous and successful. Mr. Sternberg married Ida iMarshall, a native of Wright county, daughter of Gotfried Marshall, tlie pioneer, and they have four children, Fred. Ida, Lydia and Abigail.

Herman A. Nagel, a popular agriculturist, residing on the outskirts of the village of Buffalo, was born in Rockford township, section 18, December 18, 1867, son of Eberhardt F. and Louisa fKeherbach) Nagel, the pioneers, who are appropriately mentioned elsewhere. He was educated in the district schools, and remained with his parents until their death. In 1898, when the old homestead was sold, he moved with his parents to the forty-acre tract partly in the village of Buft'alo, on which he still resides. When he came to the place only four acres had been broken. It is now one of the prettiest small farms in the county. Its well improved acres yield abundant crops, and its substantial buildings overlook beautifid Buffalo lake. Mr. Nagel makes a specialty of good stock and Plymouth Rock chickens, and his operations have been unusually successful. He is one of the prominent men of the community, and before coming to Buft'alo served as one of the officers of the school district in Rockford which his father helped to organize and in which he himself attended school as a boy. In Buffalo he has been a member of the board of education since 1907. He is a member of the A. F. and A. M. and of the M. W. A., while his wife is a member of the Eastern Star and the Royal Neighbors. Mr. Nagel was married July 2, 1895, to Mary Steinhilber, born in Rockford township, the daughter of George Steinhilber, who was born in Germany, came to Rockford in the early days, and died when his davighter was a small child. Mr. and Mrs. Nagel have three bright children : George, born October 22, 1897, who is following in his father's footsteps in his interest in farming, and Edward and Mary, twins, born July 30, 1906, who are in their third year in school, young Edward being named from his uncle, Edward M. Nagel, a prominent public man.

Peter J. Marsh, one of the best known men in Wright county, was born in Manlius, Onondaga county. New York, May 2, 1851, son of Peter Smith and Mary (Swain) Marsh, and grandson of Nicholas Marsh and Horace and Catherine Swain. He was reared to boyhood in his native state, and at the age of twelve was taken to LaGrange county, Indiana. When he was sixteen he started out in life for himself as a farmer. In 1874 he was married, and in 1876 he and his young wife, with their daughter, Blanche M., now widow of Albert Denney, started westward with a team of horses, a pioneer wagon, and their household goods, to establish for themselves a home in the wilderness. Their intention was to locate in Wisconsin, but not liking the country which they looked over in that state they continued on their way until they reached Wright county, Minnesota. Thus, after a tedious journey of thirty days, they found themselves among strangers in a new country, with but $20 in their possession. But with courage sustained by their great faith in the future they set about to overcome difficulties and win success. They rented a small place, and Mrs. Marsh looked well after the household affairs, while Mr. Marsh threshed and worked at such labor as he could find to do. The grasshoppers partly destroyed the crops, and the severe pinch of poverty was felt throughout the county. Later better times came, and the family prospered. In the fall of 1878 they bought forty acres of wild land in section 16, Rockford township. No buildings had been erected, and no clearings had been made. Mr. Marsh cleared a small tract, erected a log cabin, and with his wife and two children, Blanche M. and Prank, took up his home there. In this log building, 16 by 26 feet, all the other children were born. Thus settled in a permanent home, Mr. Marsh set at work to establish his fortunes. Entirely by his own efforts he cleared and developed the land and brought it under cultivation. To the original tract he added eighty acres, which likewise had to be cleared. But he was hard-working and industrious, and in time he had transformed the wilderness into a fertile farm. In the barn-yard was erected the only octagon-shaped barn in the country, an innovation which has ever since justified the faith which Mr. Marsh put in its utility. Other buildings were also erected, good fences built, modern machinery purchased, and conveniences installed. During these years the family gained a most admirable place in the community. Many children were reared, and out of the household came seven daughters to teach in the public schools of the county as well as three sons to take their share in its work and progress. Mr. Marsh early took a lead in the affairs of the eoinimmity, and his genial disposition, his helpful spirit, and his trained ability made him a valuable asset to the township. For nearly two decades he held the office of school clerk, and for one term he assessed the township. He is now a member of the Buffalo village council. He also served on various committees at various times. Mrs. Marsh was a capable farmer's wife, carefully reared her children, and was noted for her hospitality. The farming community in which they had taken so prominent a part felt its loss keenly when, in 1912, they sold their farm, retired from extensive agi'ieultural operations, aud moved to the village of Buffalo. They have a sightly brick residence in one of the picturesque localities in the village. All the modern comforts have been introduced and the home is an ideal one in every respect. In connection witli the home is a tract of thirteen and a half acres of good land, where Mr. Marsh still busies himself with gardening operations. Mr. Marsh is a member of the Masonic body and of the Workmen. His wife belongs to the Eastern Star. Peter J. Marsh was married April 7, 1874, in La Grange county, Indiana, to Mary J. Barber, daughter of Jackson and Phoebe A. (Hawle.y) Barber, and gi-anddaughter of James and Hannah Barber. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh have had eleven children. Blanche M. was born August 25, 1875, and married Albert Denney, now deceased. Frank Henry was born March 31, 1877. Alma Bell was born October 16, 1878, and married Emil Leerssen. Dora Ella was born May 14, 1880, and married John Schefchik. Effie Augusta was born October 25, 1882, aud married John Walker. Mabel Zoa was born May 25, 1885, and married Oscar Sandstrom. Grace Edith was born May 27, 1887 ; and Myrtle Ena, May 28, 1891. Peter J., Jr., was born June 12, 1889, and died October 5, 1890. Clayton Fletcher was born April 8, 1893, and Ralph Leo, March 23, 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh thoroughly believe in education. To educate this large family and at the same time maintain a large farm, has meant much toil and many sacrifices, but as the residt of their work they have reared a family that is a credit to them and a help to the community. The genealogical history on both sides of the family is most interesting. Nicholas Marsh was of New England stock, but spent the whole span of his life as a farmer in New York state. His wife was descended from the Hollanders who in colonial days settled in the Mohawk valley. Their children were : Peter Smith, Walter, Randall, W^illiam, Kleeber D., Angeline and Adaline. Peter Smith Marsh was bom in Onondaga county. New York, November 30, 1818. He was reared in his native state and there operated a small farm. In the spring of 1863 he took his family to La Grange county, Indiana, and located in Mill- ford township, ou eighty acres, only eleven acres of which had been cleared. Later he sold this and purchased forty acres which he also cleared and developed. Later he moved to Belle Plaine, Sumner county, Kansas, where he engaged in the mercantile business. There he and his wife both died. He married Mary Swain, the daughter of Horace and Catherine Swain, and their children were as follows: Catherine K., wife of i\Irs. Philip Voorus, born January 2, 1843, died June 15, 1914; Charles R., born November 15, 1844, died in infancy ; Horace N., born December 16, 1846, for a long time lived in Red Creek, Wayne county. New York, and died January 15, 1895 ; Augusta, born January 18, 1849, and married George Rowland ; Peter J., of Wright county, Minn.; Alice, born July 30, 1853, and died at the age of seven years ; Ilattie M., of La Grange county, Indiana, born November 22, 1864, and married George Clester (now deceased). Horace Swain was born in New England, of Puritan stock. He was a farmer and tobacco raiser, and also owned a cigar factory. By his wife, Catherine, he had five children, John (a California Forty-niner), Esther, Mary, Hannah and Lucinda. Jackson Barber was born in Stark county, Ohio, March 13, 1823, son of James and Hannah Barber, and as a young man came to Indiana and farmed in Millford township. La Grange county. He died June 13, 1902. In April, 1851, he married Phoebe A. Hawley, who was born February 17, 1831, and died in August, 1871. The children born to this family were : Alice A., born February 17, 1852; Harriet P., born August 31, 1853; Mary J., born August 18, 1855; Laura, born October 26, 1857; Leonard, born August 4, 1859 ; Flora B., June 5, 1862 ; Sherman, January 19, 1864 ; George Albert, January 8, 1867 ; Dora Bell, December 7, 1869.

Garrett F. WooUey, a successful and substantial business man of Buffalo, was born in Medina, Ohio, September 20, 1854, son of Williams and Ellen Ann (Amerman) Woolley, natives respectively of Pennsylvania and Ohio. For some years Williams Woolley farmed and operated an abattoir near Cleveland, Ohio, where he sold his meat wholesale. In 1862 the family went to Galena, and from there embarked on a Mississippi river boat, reaching Olmsted county, this state, in the fall. The part of the trip that was not made on water was accomplished by driving. In the family at the time were four children, William B., Garrett F., and Perry and Mary, twins. Upon reaching Olmsted county, they settled in Viola township, where the parents lived for many years until their retirenumt to Lamberton, in the same county, where he died. lie lived to a good old age, and had the great joy of celebrating liis golden wedding anniversary. Mrs. Woolley still resides in Lamberton, hale and hearty, at the advanced age of 84 years. In addition to the children they brought with them to the state, three more, John, Jennie and Roy, were born in Olmsted county. Garrett F. Woolley was reared and educated in Olmsted county, and farmed there for several years. He was also in Brown county, this state, tive years, and in LaMoure county, North Dakota, twelve years, the last five of which he conducted a meat market. In May, 189r), he came to Buffalo and opened a market which he has successfully conducted. He is vitally interested in the growth of Buffalo, and has done much toward its commercial upbuilding. Being of a frati'rnal disposition, Mr. Woolley has allied himself with the Woodiiu»n, the Workmen and the Yeomen. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Woolley was married September 11, 1878, to Maggie C. Cunningham, a successful school teacher, and they have had five children, Roy, Pearl, Edna, Lloyd and W^ayne. Roy married Nancy Smith, who died March 6, 1906, at the age of twenty-five, leaving two children. Glen and Myrtle, who since the death of their mother have made their home with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Garrett F. Woolley, of Buffalo. Both are students in the Buffalo public schools. For his second wife he married Celia Wall. They live near Bend, Ore. Pearl died at the age of ten. Edna is the wife of Edson 1). Washburn. He is a graduate of the agricultural department of the University of Minnesota and a successful young farmer of Otsego. They have two children, Ennid and Annis. Wayne is a graduate from the dental department of the University of Minnesota, graduating before he was twenty-one years of age, and is now a successful dentist of Fairmont, iliiin. Mrs. Maggie C. (Cunningham) Woolley was the daughter of William 1. W. and Lucina (Sheeks) Cunningham, and the granddaughter of Robert and Rachael Cunningham and George and Artemicia (Crawford) Sheeks. Robert and Rachael Cunningham were both natives of Boone county, Indiana, and were the parents of fifteen children. They reached Minnesota in 1856 and located in Olmsted county, four miles uoi'th of what is now the village of Eyota. One of these children was William I. W. Cunningham. He was admitted to the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church, preached in many different places in the Northwest, and spent his declining years on a farm in Brown county. He and his wife Lucina were both natives of Boone county, Indiana. George Sheeks moved from Ohio to Indiana, and from there came overland to Minnesota, locating in Olmsted county. The town of Dover is laid out on his farm. The children in the Cunningham family were : Maggie, George, Charles, Frank, Willis, Mary, Artemicia, Lucina, John and Alvin. Mr. Cunningham died April 8, 1880. Mrs. Cunningham now resides at St. James, Miiui.

county, Pennsylvania, May 10, 1861, son of Adam and Anna (Berry) Korb, who spent the span of their years in Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools of his native county and was there reared to manhood. In 1883 he came to Wright county and secured a farm in Buffalo township. In 1889 he became wheat buyer at the Buffalo Flour Mills for Thomas Hellier. In 1893 he took his present position. In this capacity he buys wheat extensively and sells large quantities of fuel. He is an honest, straightforward and successful citizen, a good man both for his company and for the community. Interested as he is in the welfare of the town, he has served as a member of the council. He is a member both of the Masonic order and of the Odd Fellows. Mr. Korb was married, December '21, 1888, to Harriet Varner, daughter of the distinguished pioneer, Henry Varner, mentioned elsewhere in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Korb have five children, Sadie M., Beulah F., Anna R., Elizabeth B. and Howard W., all at home. Beulah is a teacher.

Peter Larson, one of the early settlers who assisted in the general development of the county, was born in Warmland, Sweden, February 7, 1841, son of Lars Anderson. The other children were Lars, Andrew and Annie. In 1870, the brothers, Peter and Andrew, came to America, and in time reached St. Paul. From there, with three or four others, they walked to Duluth, where they secured employuunit on the railroad. In a few months, Peter Larson was made section foreman on the line between Duluth and Rice's Point. By industry and frugality, he was enabled in two years to send to the old country for his father and brothers and sisters. His mother had died many years before. Having thus provided for his family, Peter Larson shortly afterward married, and took 120 acres of timbered land in Marysville township. He erected a log cabin, and with a yoke of oxen started to prepare th(» land for farming. As the years passed he prospered, and from the wilderness he wrested a comfortable home and a profitable farm. About 1900 he retired and moved to the village of Buffalo, where he died December 19. 1905. He had been a prominent man in his vicinity, and his death was sincerely mourned. A devout man in religious faith, he had helped to build the old Lutheran church in Marysville township and had attentled it for numy years. During tlie last two decades of his life he attended worship at the Swedish Mission church, at Buffalo. He was interested in the development of the township, and his services as supervisor of IMarysville were greatly valued by the citizens. Mr. Larson was married at Duluth, to Betsey Bloom, who was born in Sweden, November 21, 1851, and died in Minnesota January 21, 1877. She was the daughter of John Frederick Bloom, who came to Duluth from Sweden, and took up life in the woods. Mr. and "Sirs. Larson had three children, Andrew G., Anna and Charles.