Racine, Belle City of the Lakes, and Racine County, Wisconsin: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement, Volume 2S.J. Clarke, 1916 - Racine (Wis.) |
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... acres of land , to which he subsequently added eighty acres more . He passed his last years in Ackley , Iowa , his death occurring in 1896. His wife was born in 1822 and was a daughter of John Stott , a spinner by trade . She passed ...
... acres of land , to which he subsequently added eighty acres more . He passed his last years in Ackley , Iowa , his death occurring in 1896. His wife was born in 1822 and was a daughter of John Stott , a spinner by trade . She passed ...
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... land , to which he added until he was the owner of one hundred and twenty acres . Upon that farm he continued to ... acres of his land and it is platted in town lots , and recently he has platted another forty - acre tract . From the ...
... land , to which he added until he was the owner of one hundred and twenty acres . Upon that farm he continued to ... acres of his land and it is platted in town lots , and recently he has platted another forty - acre tract . From the ...
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... acres of valuable land . He was a son of Knute Storle , who spent his entire life in Norway . During his boyhood and youth Abraham Storle pursued his education in the district schools near his home and also assisted his father in the ...
... acres of valuable land . He was a son of Knute Storle , who spent his entire life in Norway . During his boyhood and youth Abraham Storle pursued his education in the district schools near his home and also assisted his father in the ...
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... acres of land from the government for a dollar and a quarter per acre and upon the farm built a log cabin , after which he began to clear his land of timber , for it was a wooded tract . In 1875 he purchased forty acres more and he ...
... acres of land from the government for a dollar and a quarter per acre and upon the farm built a log cabin , after which he began to clear his land of timber , for it was a wooded tract . In 1875 he purchased forty acres more and he ...
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... land of one hundred and forty acres near Kansasville , was born in Paris township , Kenosha county , May 25 , 1860 , a son of John and Rachel ( Beyer ) Engelhardt , both of whom were natives of Germany . The father came to Wisconsin in ...
... land of one hundred and forty acres near Kansasville , was born in Paris township , Kenosha county , May 25 , 1860 , a son of John and Rachel ( Beyer ) Engelhardt , both of whom were natives of Germany . The father came to Wisconsin in ...
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acres of land active afterward arrived in Racine associated attended became born in Racine brother building Burlington Caledonia township Chicago Commercial Club conducted connection continued dairying daughter death died district schools Dover township early Elks employed engaged enterprise Episcopal church established factory farm farmer father Franksville Fraternally George graduated Hansche Henry high school honorable Horlick hundred Illinois interests J. I. Case Threshing John Kenosha county Knights of Columbus Knights of Pythias labor manager married to Miss Mary Milwaukee Mount Pleasant township native Norway township organized parents passed plant political allegiance position progress public school purchased Racine county Raymond township real estate reared republican party resident of Racine Royal Arcanum school education secretary served spent substantial success Threshing Machine Threshing Machine Company trade treasurer Union Grove united in marriage vice president Walworth county wife William Wisconsin York Yorkville township
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