Part 52 (1/2)
Mr Waite was a member of the constitutional convention in 1857 He also served several ter President Lincoln's adister of the land office He was married to Maria D Clark in 1860 He has two sons
GEN S B LOWRY was the son of the devoted and zealous oes in Northern Iowa in the '30s and '40s He located first at Brockway, tenpost, but in 1853 removed to St
Cloud, where he surveyed and platted the village of Acadia, afterward known as ”Lowry's addition” He made St Cloud his home until his death, which occurred in 1861
ANTHONY EDELBROCK was the first resident of St Cloud His oldest son was the first child born there This son died in infancy His second son became the abbot of St John's University Mr Edelbrock is now a resident of Missouri
JOSEPH EDELBROCK was born in Westphalia, Prussia, in 1826 He learned the trade of a carpenter, cao until 1855, when he caed in mercantile pursuits He is the oldest merchant continuously in business in the city He served as sheriff two years and as register of deeds four years He wasA daughter, the second child born in St Cloud, is the wife of Peter E Kaiser
JOHN RENGEL, made a claim here in 1855 He has been and still is a prosperous citizen He has a family of ten children
LOUIS A EVANS was born near Philadelphia, Nov 2, 1822 His forefathers caht of him a townshi+p of land, on which still reside many of his descendants His father served as a soldier in the war of 1812 Louis was educated at the graded schools in Philadelphia; was apprenticed to a piano maker, and worked at his trade at Cincinnati, Ohio, Clinton, Mississippi, and New Orleans until 1856, when he ca his residence he has served as poste of probate, clerk of the district court, editor of the St Cloud _Times_, mayor of St Cloud, and president of the council and islature He was married to Elisabeth W Libby in 1871
AMBROSE FREEMAN--We have no datum as to when Mr Freeman came to St
Cloud, but it was probably prior to 1860 He was a stone on a cellar wall heard the report of the Sioux uprising andhis tools, hurried off to satisfy hi of citizens, and organized a co for the wounded and burying the dead On his return he was coers and marched with his command to the relief of Forest City and Fort Abercrombie He ith Gen Sibley's co over the prairie was shot with an arrow by an Indian, and expired instantly
NATHAN F BARNES has lived a somewhat eventful life He was born at Portland, Maine, June 26, 1817; received an academic education; served as alobe In 1840 he commenced the study of laas admitted to practice in 1843 and practiced awhile at Conway, New Hampshi+re, where in 1844 he was ent on the Isthmus route to California, served six years, and then located in California Two years later, in 1858, he re the Siouxwere the only persons re killed
In 1865 he came to St Cloud, where he has been an active and prominent citizen He served many years as city clerk and city justice and was elected to the house of the state legislature in 1875
He was influential in securing the location of the normal school in St Cloud One son, Percival S, died in the Saulsbury prison during the Civil War He has one son and one daughter living
NEHEMIAH P CLARK was born in Worcester county, Massachusetts, April 8, 1836 In his youth he attended school in Kentucky and at seventeen years of age was clerking in a store at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin In 1856 he caoods, far in pine lands He has a farm in Le Sauk of 2,000 acres, a creaest and best herds of cattle, horses, hogs and sheep in the State For office and official honors he has no taste He served, however, as president of the State Agricultural Society in 1886
OSCAR E GARRISON was born at Fort Ann, New York, in 1825, and was early thrown upon his own resources He came to Minnesota in 1850, and built the first house on the shores of Lake Minnetonka where Wayzata is now located In 1850 he surveyed and platted the village of Wayzata In 1860 he came to St Cloud He made a land claiHis house and property were destroyed While hiding with his wife and four-year-old son, Indians passed within twenty feet of hi which he ca Indians, he arrived safely at Sauk Centre
THE GILMAN FAMILY--The Gilman family of which Charles A is a descendant caland, with the Folsoham, Massachusetts The Gilmans were renowned for their loyalty to the colonies, and later to the state and national government
CHARLES A GILMAN was born in Gilmanton, New Hampshi+re, Feb 9, 1833
His youth was spent at home, where he received a common school and acadeht school during the winters In 1855 he ca and real estate business; he also filled the offices of auditor and register of deeds In 1861 he reister of the United States land office for that place He served seven years as register and receiver
He studied law, and was admitted to practice in 1876 Mr Gilman has lived a busy life, and besides his real estate, law, surveying and exploring business, he has taken a conspicuous position in the politics of his State, having served as state senator in the years 1868-69, and as representative from 1875 to 1879 In 1878-79 he served as speaker of the house Froovernor of the State He was elected to the legislature several tily Derity He was married to Hester Cronk, at Sauk Rapids, Jan 1, 1857 They have six children living He has lived at St Cloud since 1861, where he has a delightful home
Of St Cloud citizens not elsewhere mentioned in this work, and who have been proman, Henry G Mitchell and son, C F McDonald, Lewis Clark, Alonzo F
Cramb, C F Davis, Levi S Geer, Josiah G Hayward, David L Kiehle, A Montgomery, Overbeck brothers, John H Owen, and John Cooper St
Cloud has furnished three able jurists for the supreme bench in this district, E O Hamlin, J M McKelvy and L W Collins
ANOKA COUNTY
Anoka county was organized in 1857, the nucleus or first settlee on the Mississippi, at thework or labor The county has a fine location on the east bank of the Mississippi Its boundaries on the north are Isanti county, on the east Chisago and Washi+ngton counties, on the south Ramsey county, and on the west Sherburne county and the Mississippi river Ruh the county, and by this river, its tributaries and those of the Mississippi and St Croix, the county is atered and drained The valleys of these streams furnish many fine natural meadows The soil is a black sandy loae 22, are drained by the tributaries of the St Croix Originally consisting of oak openings, natural meadows and tamarack swamps, interspersed with small lakes, with excellent roads, school houses, churches and town organizations, the county is well settled and has h state of cultivation Its proximity to the pineries of Rum river and to the markets of Minneapolis and St Paul makes it a desirable location for the lumbermen and far townshi+ps: Anoka, Bethel, Blaine, Burns, Centreville, Columbus, Fridley, Grow, Ham Lake, Linwood, Oak Grove, Ramsey, and St Francis The Northern Pacific and St Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroads traverse this county near its western boundary, following the course of the Mississippi river