"History of Freeborn County", 1882
Carlston Twp. Biographies
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DAVID T. CALVIN, one of the earliest settlers and the one who cast the first vote in this town, is a native of New York, born on the 29th of April, 1831. The family moved to Ohio when David was three years old, and our subject remained in that State engaged in farming pursuits until 1846. He then removed with his parents to Wisconsin, settling on a farm near Southport, and after a residence of three years went to Chicago, and was employed in a butcher shop until the age of twenty-three years. He was married in 1853, to Miss Hulda Russell, and they have one daughter. Emma Amy, born in Iowa. In 1858, Mr. Calvin came to Freeborn county and settled in the town of Pickerel Lake, but the following spring came to Carlston and selected land in section twenty-five. He enlisted in the First Minnesota Mounted Rangers in 1862, went west and fought the Indians under Gen. Sibley. participating in two battles, in the last of which his horse stumbled and he received injuries which necessitated his discharge, after a service of fourteen months. He returned to his home, and ten years after taking his first land here moved to his present farm in section thirty-six. He has converted this wild prairie into a well cultivated farm, having seven acres planted in timber, some of the trees being now two feet through. He takes great interest in fine stock, having recently sold two of the finest calves raised in this part of the country.
WILLIAM CLARK was born in Indiana, on the 18th of January, 1833, and his father, who was a cabinet maker, died when William was nine years old. When his mother married again he left home, and at the age of eighteen years learned the carpenter trade. In 1851 he located in Iowa, erected the first building in Postville, and in three years came to Minnesota He was united in marriage in 1855. with Miss Eunice Lampher, a native of New York. They located at Rice Lake, built a house and worked at his trade until 1861, when he enlisted in the Third Minnesota Volunteer Infantry; went south and was under General Buell, but was discharged for disability
after a years service, and now receives a pension. In the latter part of 1862 he returned home, rented a farm for one season, then removed to Carlston, locating in section thirty-one, where he has a large farm, well improved, and a new residence. Mr. Clark has a family of ten children. He has been one of the Supervisors of the town for one term. About two years ago his son met with a very narrow escape while crossing the railroad track, the engine striking the wagon and killing one of the neighbors who was with him, and also one of the horses.
MILES W. DODD was born in New York on the 10th of October, 1824. He remained at home until the age of fourteen years, then engaged with Frink and Walter in stage driving, and remained in the company's employ six years. In 1846 he removed to Wisconsin, settling near Oshkosh, and was engaged in the Wolf River pineries in the winter seasons and on the farm summers for fourteen years. He was married in 1851 to Miss Harriet Lee, daughter of Justin Lee, who was the brother of Gideon Lee. the Mayor of New York City at one time. In 1860 Mr. Dodd came to Minnesota and farmed in Fillmore county six years, then moved to the town of Chatfield, and brought his family on the 15th of October, 1880, to his present farm in section nineteen, Carlston township. He owns over one thousand acres of land, with a good brick house and out buildings, and has some very fine cattle.
CHARLES J. GRANDY. one of the first settlers of 28
this place, is a native of Vermont, born on the 20th of July, 1819. When he was quite young he moved with his parents to New York, where he resided for twenty-five years and in 1846 married
Miss Huldah Winters. They removed to Wisconsin in 1854, remained there on a farm for three years, and in June, 1857. came to this township, locating in section twelve and were the first settler on the east of Freeborn Lake. In 1862 Mr. Granby enlisted in the Fifth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry where he served three years as Sergeant, then re-enlisted and served seven months as veteran. Since his return from the army he has devoted his entire time to the cultivation of his farm.
NATHAN JACKMAN was born in New Hampshire in 1829. He left his home at the age of fifteen years and was employed by the month until twenty-five. In 1854, he married Miss Sarah Bumpus. and in July of the following year they came West to Lafayette county, Wisconsin. Early in 1861, they moved to Fillmore county, Minnesota, and the following May came to this township and pre-empted one hundred and sixty acres of land in section nine. Mr. Jackman drove from Wisconsin with a horse team and brought two yoke of oxen. Upon his arrival here he built a plank shanty 10x12, in which they lived thirteen years, then erected a good house and barn which were destroyed by fire in 1874. He owns some good stock and his farm is well improved. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert are members of the Advent Church. They have a family of four children.
DENNIS H. ODAY was born in Ireland on the 25th of March, 1821. He was married in 1845. to Miss Catharine McGrath. and the next year came to America: landed in New York and removed thence to Fox Lake, Wisconsin. He remained there eighteen years, then went to Rochester, Minnesota, and in seven years came to Alden; thence, in 1880, to a homestead in this place in section nineteen. Mr. Oday has a family of ten children.
ASA WALKER, one of the early settlers of Carlston and one of the first members of the board of Supervisors after the organization of the town was born in Vermont on the 31st of May, 1813. He resided at home until his marriage with Miss Mary C. Bruce in 1840. For ten years they lived on a stock farm at Townsend in his native State, and in 1856, removed to Dane county. Wisconsin. In the spring of 1859. they carne to this township and staked out a claim upon which they still reside in sections twenty-four and twenty-five. In 1862 and '63, Mr. Walker was in the Legislature, has also held local offices, and during the war was enrolling officer. His wife died on the 21st of January, 1878, leaving two children.
The daughter, S. Emegene, lives at home and keeps house for her father. She taught several of the first schools in different towns in this county, with which money she bought one hundred and sixty acres of land adjoining her father's.
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