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Paxton
Township Biographies |
G. H. Bowe was born in Pittsfield, Rutland county, Vermont,
in 1839. At the age of seven he went with parents to Wisconsin. In
1855 he started out for himself, working in the woods in winter and
sailing on the lakes in summer. In 1857 he went to Iowa, and from
there traveled throughout the west and south, working at various
kinds of work. In 1861 he came to Olmsted county, Minnesota, and in
the fall enlisted, but was discharged in a year on account of
disability. He farmed for eleven years in Olmsted county, then came
to Paxton, Redwood county, where he has a fine farm. In 1866 he
married Ermina Daniels; their children are: Jennie D., Edith M.,
Gertie E., Nettie E. and Harry B.
E. H. Grover, native of New York, was born in Franklin
county, in 1843, and three years later went to Lee county, Iowa. His
parents moved from there to Wisconsin, where he lived, in Dane and
Monroe counties, until August, 1862, when he enlisted in Company D,
25th Wisconsin; served two years, then farmed in Wisconsin until
1868. He then traveled until 1871 through the West. In 1878 he went
to Granite Falls, and soon after settled in Paxton, Redwood county,
where he now lives. He was married in Monroe county, Wisconsin, to
Miss Hannah Kinmore.
H. H. Moore was born in Moultrie county, Illinois, in 1852.
In 1869 he moved to Paxton, Redwood county, Minnesota, and is now
proprietor of the hotel, store and blacksmith shop at Paxton
station, and also holds the office of postmaster. He was married in
Brown county, Minnesota, to Miss Mary V. Ross, who has borne him two
children: Walter and Emma.
D. R. Morrison, native of New York, was born at Plattsburg.
in 1827. In June, 1850 he moved to Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and
followed the trade of miller six years. In 1856 he came to
Minnesota, and for twenty years worked at milling in Olmsted county;
in 1876 he came to his present home in Paxton. He married in St.
Lawrence county, New York, Miss Laura A. Stevens. Of the eight
children born, six are living: Mary J., Laura M., Charles H.,
Francis F., Lillian M., and Hattie G. A.
William Perry, native of Scotland, was born in 1832. He came
to Minnesota in 1854 and lived in Wabasha county until 1876, when he
moved to Redwood county and located on section 5, Paxton, near the
village of Redwood Falls. In March, 1864, he enlisted in Company G,
Third Minnesota, and served until the close of the war. He was
supervisor when the town contained ten congressional townships, and
first chairman of the Paxton board. Married in Wabasha county in
1859, Miss Martha Sterling who has borne ten children. The living
are: George N., Jessie M., Nellie, James A., Charles, William,
Mattie and Ora.
E. M. Preston was born in Unionville, Connecticut, in 1836,
and there lived on a farm until 1874, when he moved to Janesville,
Wisconsin, and after farming for five years, came to Redwood Falls,
and two years later to Paxton, where he now lives. Married Miss
Esther H. Curtis, who has borne him nine children of whom eight are
living: Frances E., Addie, Mary W., Edward N., Charles L., Elisha
M., Susie P. and Maud S.
Peter Robidou, native of Canada, was born in 1825. At the age
of twenty he went to Kankakee, Illinois, and soon after to St.
Louis, where for three years he worked at rafting and ferrying. He
then came to Belle Plaine, Minnesota and lived on a claim. His
nearest neighbors were twenty-six miles distant. After living there
eight years he went to Pike's Peak and in August, 1862 returned to
Chicago and three months later enlisted in Company G, 113th Illinois
and served three years. He then lived in Michigan two years; in Lake
City, Minnesota, until 1868, then came to Paxton, where he has a
farm of 160 acres. Married at Belle Plaine, in 1854, Mrs. Pauline
Bronayer; they have two children, Benjamin and George.
Edward M. Smith was born in Gallia county, Ohio, in 1844, and
lived on a farm until 1861, when he enlisted in the 36th Ohio;
veteranized in the same regiment and served until the close of the
war. He then settled in Steele county, Minnesota, and lived there
until March, 1876; since that time has been a resident of Paxton,
Redwood county; he holds the office of town clerk. Married in
Owatonna, Minnesota, July 4, 1871, Miss Laura M. Morrison, who was
born in Wisconsin, in 1854. They have four children: Edward R.,
Sylvia M., Arthur M. and Francis E. |
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