Part 39 (1/2)
OSCAR ROOS was born in West Gothland, Sweden, in 1827 He came to America in 1850, and located in Taylor's Falls, where he has since resided continuously, taking an active part in public affairs, and a deep interest in everything pertaining to the growth of the village and county Mr Roos was postister of deeds 8 years, register of the land office 5 years, and county treasurer 8 years He is engaged in exchange, loaning money, etc, and has a branch office in Centre City He was married to Hannah Swanstrom in 1870
SAMUEL THOMSON, a Pennsylvanian by birth, came to Taylor's Falls in 1851, and in coo House, a notable enterprise at that ti country had been developed in such a way as to give any assurance of success Mr Thomson removed in 1854 to Polk county; and settled on a farm in Osceola, where he made hi been celebrated for its trout pond Mr Thoiven much attention and been quite successful in fish culture The farm was sold in 1885, and Mr
Thompson removed to Arkansas, where he died Nov 5, 1886
SUSAN THOMSON, sister of Saht the first school in Taylor's Falls, in 1852 She had just come from Pennsylvania, and had traveled on horseback froe roads above Marine She was married to Daniel Mears, of Osceola, in 1852
GEORGE DE ATTLY, a native of Virginia, came to St Croix Falls with his fa in section 25, and e and respected family One son is in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory His oldest daughter is the wife of Whter was theof Jacob Markley
His third daughter is the wife of Alvah Brown One son, George, resides in Taylor's Falls Mr De Attly died in Nebraska
JACOB MARKLEY ca first at St Croix Falls, and in 1851 locating at Taylor's Falls, where he pre-empted the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 24 He went to Montana in 1869, where he died a tragic death Hisand two children reside in the Black Hills, Dakota
JOHN DOBNEY was born in England in 1820; came to America when a child, to Stillwater in 1845, and to Taylor's Falls in 1852 He followed logging for many years, and made himself a permanent home on a farm in Amador, on the banks of the St Croix river, in 1858 He was an, in 1859
WILLIAM DOBNEY, younger brother of John, caed, with characteristic energy, in luoods until his death, which was the result of an accident, he having been thrown violently fro of 1871 He was married in 1855 to fanny M
Gray, ith two children survives him The oldest, a son, is hter is the wife of Dr
Greely Murdock, of Taylor's Falls
HENRY H NEWBURY came to St Croix Falls in 1849, and to Taylor's Falls in 1852 Mr Newbury is a practical surveyor and explorer He served as county surveyor and commissioner many years He was married first to Sarah Ayers,of E R St Clair, who died in 1874 In 1880 he was married to fanny M Gray,of Wm Dobney
EMIL MUNCH was born in Prussia in 1831; came to America in 1849, and to Taylor's Falls in 1852, where, until 1857, he worked at the carpenter's trade, when he re and dealing in pine lands He served as register of deeds in Pine county, and represented Washi+ngton, Chisago, Pine and Kanabec counties in the house of the third legislature in 1861 He enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, Oct 16, 1861, as a private in the First Minnesota Battery, and was chosen captain on the following month; ounded at shi+loh, April 5, 1862; returned to his battery in September of the same year, took part in the battle of Corinth, October 4th and 5th, and in the after can was appointed chief of artillery, in October, 1862, and fron in the Deceht the Sioux Indians on the Minnesota frontier in May, June and July, 1863 He entered the Veteran Reserve Corps in August, 1863 At the close of the war, in 1865, he settled in St Paul and acted as deputy state treasurer In 1868 he was elected state treasurer and held the office until 1872 Mr Munch lost ation, in consequence of so pine lands Subsequent to his teraged in the lue of a flouring
30, 1887
ALVIN MASON WILMARTH--Mr Wilmarth came from Massachusetts to the valley of the St Croix in 1849, and to Taylor's Falls in 1852 He has followed lu Mr Wilmarth is a steady, temperate man
LUCIUS KINGSBURY STANNARD was born in Franklin county, Veres and improved them He completed his literary course at Barkersfield Academic Institute, Vermont, afterward studied law at St Albans, and was admitted to the bar in 1850 In 1852 he came West and located at Taylor's Falls, where for soe of the business of Taylor & Fox In 1857 he was ain the house the counties of Washi+ngton, Itasca, Chisago, Superior, and Doty
He was aof the constitutional convention of 1857 He represented Chisago, Pine and Isanti counties in the state senate of 1859-60 He was a islature, 1871, representing Washi+ngton, Chisago, Pine and Kanabec counties He held the position of receiver in the United States land office at Taylor's Falls from 1861 to 1870 He was the first lawyer ado county He was associated in his law practice for several years with H N
Setzer He has served as prosecuting attorney and probate judge He served several years as county surveyor He has, in later years, been engaged in the lu and mercantile business, in the firm of Ellison & Stannard In October, 1884, he was appointed register in the land office, which position he now holds Mr Stannard has a very pleasant hoe limits, but some distance beyond the settled portion He is a rave and almost severe demeanor, outspoken and positive in his views, but withal a reliable citizen and kind neighbor He was married in 1858 to Harriet Stevenson, in St Louis They have one son, Luke
JAMES W MULLEN was born in Nova Scotia in 1830 He came to Davenport, Iowa, in 1843 He coe of fourteen years He was e between St Louis and Keokuk, and followed river life most of the time until 1878 In 1885 he built the Vincent House, St Croix Taylor's Falls has been his hoe in 1854 He was aret Riley, of Davenport, Iowa Their children are William, Edward and Elsa
DAVID CANEDAY was born in Vermont in 1830, and settled in Taylor's Falls in 1853 Mr Caneday has devotedthe years 1861-62 he edited the _St Croix Monitor_, and from 1881-84 the _St Croix Dalles_ In 1862 he enlisted in Company C, Seventh Minnesota Infantry, and served till the close of the war His record as a soldier was good After the battle of Tupelo he volunteered to remain with the wounded, of whom there were about sixty, in the hands of the enemy Two of these wounded were comrades and friends in Company C, Andrew J Colby and John S
Swenson The forreat personal risk, and saw the inside of several prisons before being exchanged After his return Mr Caneday engaged in , except such ti on Kettle river, in Pine county, Minnesota, and in Burnett county, Wisconsin He was e N M Humphrey
GEORGE B FOLSOM was born in St Johns, New Brunswick, April 9, 1815
He was married to Deborah Sawyer, October, 1842, and ca In 1855 he re in section 14 He was the first settler in the town and raised the first crops; built the first log and the first fra the educational and other interests of the town He was appointed postmaster in 1856, and held the office fourteen years He held the office of county commissioner ten years In 1875 he was appointed receiver of the land office at Taylor's Falls, which office he held for ten years, since which tie
AARON M CHASE was born in Machias, Maine, April 7, 1813 He received a home and common school education In the fall of 1848 he ca He and Sus down the Mississippi from Rabbit river to Fort Ripley and St
Anthony, in 1849 In the spring of 1849, in co for that purpose a tow path on the eastern side of the river a distance of eighty ht for the American Fur Company, but the introduction of steamboats put an end to this enterprise In the fall of 1849 he went to St Louis and reust, 1850, when he returned North, locating at the outlet of Balsam lake, Polk county, Wisconsin, where he built a saw ether without other teaaged for so He located at Taylor's Falls in 1853 In 1869 he supervised the building of a series of dams on streams tributary to the Upper St Croix, the water collected by thes to the St Croix and down that stream to Stillwater These dams are operated under a charter froreat benefit to the lumbermen Mr Chase is president of the co, clear mind, deliberate in action, positive in his opinions and pointed in his expressions, and withal a kind hearted, generous and true man Mr Chase is unmarried
PETER ABEAR was born in Canada East in 1830; came to Stillwater in 1850, but subsequently removed to Taylor's Falls where, in 1855, he wasa son, Franklin E, ain His second wife died in 1868, leaving a daughter, Mary Mr Abearno children Mr Abear is a
LEVI W FOLSOM was born in Tamworth, Carroll county, New Hae at Gil, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1848 Returning to New England, he studied law at Cornish, Maine, with Caleb R Ayer, and was admitted to practice in the county of Carroll, New Hampshi+re
He came to Taylor's Falls in 1854, and was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Minnesota, and practiced law for a period of fifteen years, when he engaged in real estate and other business He is a pleasant and agreeable speaker, stands high in theDes He has been vice president of the Taylor's Falls branch of the St Paul & Duluth railroad since its organization
He was married in 1859 to Abbie Shaw, in St Paul