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Biography of John R. B. Lancaster
JOHN R. B. LANCASTER. This prominent pioneer of Stone County, Arkansas, owes his nativity to Smith County, Tennessee, his birth occurring ten miles from Carthage, February 20, 1831. His parents, John and Clarissa (Decker) Lancaster, were born in Tennessee, and came to Arkansas in March, 1844, locating in what is now Round Bottom, Stone County,
Biography of Henry I. Purdy
HENRY I. PURDY. In the year 1842 some eight or ten families emigrated from Vermont and settled in Jackson County, Illinois, forming what was and is known today as Vergennes Colony. Isham Purdy’s family, consisting of father, mother and seven children, formed a part of this colony-three boys and four girls. Henry I., the subject
Biographical Sketch of Andrew J. Hudson
ANDREW J. HUDSON. Although Jackson Township, Newton County, Arkansas, is well known for the push, energy and enterprise of its farmers and stock-raisers, Andrew J. Hudson stands in the van in that direction, and through industrious and honorable efforts is now the owner of a good farm of 300 acres with 00 acres under cultivation.
Biography of Herman H. Behrens
Herman H. Behrens has been a resident of Champaign County for forty-four years. During all that time his home has been in section 18 of Ogden Township. In his immediate community he has witnessed changes and developments that would have been regarded as impossible in such a short time when he was a boy. In
Biographical Sketch of Rev. Samuel Gladman
Rev. Samuel Gladman, who died Jan. 11, 1913, at Eufaula, Oklahoma, was a native of Westchester, Chester County, Pennsylvania. During the early seventies he went to western Texas and engaged in teaching. Sometime afterwards he was licensed and ordained to the work of the gospel ministry. In 1896, when the Presbytery of Kiamichi was organized,
Biographical Sketch of William H. F. Gabe
William H. F. Gabe. The local history of the city of Beloit will always find it necessary to make reference to Mr. William H. F. Gabe, who was one of the pioneers in that section of Mitchell County and his early experiences and the work with which he had been connected have been a part
Biography of Horace E. Potter, M. D.
Horace E. Potter, M. D., had been located at Clifton for over thirty years, and besides his successful associations with the profession is a man of high standing and wide repute for his active relations with community affairs. Doctor Potter came to Kansas on his graduation from medical college. He was born in Henry County,
Authorities Cited
Allen, Joel ASaph (1) History of the American Bison, Bison americanus. In Ninth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, for the year 1875. Washington, 1877. Atkinson, Henry (1) Expedition up the Missouri, 1825. Doe. 117, 19th Congress, 1st session, House of Rep. War Department. Washington, 1826. Bell, William A. (1)
Biography of Louis E. Horville
Louis E. Horville. During the decade of years that Louis E. Horville had figured prominently in financial circles of Iola, he had proven his ability as a banker and his worth as a business man. Primarily an agriculturist, with large land interests, in 1905 he became president of the Iola State Bank, and to its
Biography of Clarence Case Goddard, M. D.
Clarence Case Goddard, M. D. While Doctor Goddard now gives all his time and attention to the Evergreen Place Hospital at Leavenworth, a high class sanitarium for nervous and mental troubles, liquor and drug habits, he had occupied such a disguished position in Kansas medical circles for so many years that hardly any name in
Biography of John Appley Ferrell
John Appley Ferrell, lawyer of Sedan, was representative of the Forty-ninth District in the Legislature in 1915-16 and in the general election of 1916 was elected to the State Senate. While in the Legislature he was chairman of the oil and gas committee, chairman of the library committee, and a member of the judiciary and
Fisher, James R. – Obituary
James R. Fisher died Thursday morning, March 1, 1894, at 4:30 o’clock, at the home of his son three miles west of Anthony. The deceased was one of our oldest and most highly respected citizens and his death is the result of a prolonged and painful sickness, having been confined to the house for more
Todd, John
John Todd6, (Timothy5, Timothy4, Jonathan3, John2, Christopher1) born Oct. 9, 1800, died Aug. 24, 1873, married Mar. 11, 1827, Mary Skinner, daughter of Rev. Joab and Lucy (Collins) Brace, of Newington, Conn., who was born May 5, 1806. He graduated at Yale College in 1822; Andover Theological Seminary in 1825. Congregational minister; ordained pastor of
Todd, William Elhanan Manning: Written By a Hundred Pens
William Elhanan Manning Todd8, (Orrin K.7, William6, Simeon5, Joel4, Ithamar3, Michael2, Christopher1) born Sept. 13, 1864, married Dec. 25, 1890, Rose Jane Stover of Mount Etna, Iowa. WRITTEN BY A HUNDRED PENS William Elhanan Manning Todd had the usual ups and downs of a healthy Connecticut and eastern American boy in matters temporal, but being
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Todd, William Elhanan Manning: Signatories Referred to Above
SIGNATORIES REFERRED TO ABOVE Virginia, Senator, Judge James G. Cannon, Col. on Gen. Earley’s staff, former tutor in the University of Maryland and Div. Supt. of Public Instruction. Alabama, Chancelor and Judge W. W. Whiteside, Cumberland University. Rhode Island, and Washington, D. C., Henry H. Tilley, LL.B., Brown University. Iowa and the Philippine Islands, Judge
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Todd, William Elhanan Manning: Old State House Reproduced in Southern Hills
OLD STATE HOUSE REPRODUCED IN SOUTHERN HILLS Brief Sketch of the Career of Former New Haven Resident Who Erected Among the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia A School House Modeled After the Structure that Stood so Long on the Green. To reproduce in a strange land the building that meant home in one’s “Ain Countree”
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Ithkyemamits Tribe
Ithkyemamits Indians. A tribe or band of doubtful linguistic affinity, either Chinookan or Shahaptian, living in 1812 on Columbia River in Klickitat County, Washington, nearly opposite The Dalles. Their number was estimated at 600.