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died at Minden, Nebraska, October 10, 1920. She was educated as a physician and nurse.

Dr. Andrews attended the public schools of Stella, Nebraska, received the A. B. degree at the Presbyterian College of Oklahoma, in 1904, and in 1909 was awarded the M. D. degree at the University Medical College in Kansas City, where he was vice president of his graduating class and received scholastic honors. He is surgeon to the Seeley Hospital at Minden, and the Bethphage Mission Hospital at Axtell, Nebraska, and has written various medical articles on case reports.

He holds membership in the Community Commerce Club of Kearney County, is president of the Minden Rotary Club, and a member of the American Medical Association, the Nebraska State Medical Association, and the Adams County Medical Association. He is serving as a member of the school board at Minden, and is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church there. His chief outside interests are boys vocational guidance and reading. His favorite sport is golfing.

Of his marriage to Louise Hubbard, two children were born: Harry Hubbard, born June 25, 1911; and Thomas, born November 16, 1915. Both sons are studying medicine. He was married to Ella M. Rasmus at Hastings, Nebraska, in 1918.

Dr. Andrews served as captain in the Medical Corps in field hospital work during the World War, and is now a member of the American Legion. Residence: Minden. (Photograph on Page 41).

Kenneth Rae Andrews

Born at Mount Ayr, Iowa, June 1, 1872, Kenneth Rae Andrews is the son of Henry Charles and Mary Frances (Campbell) Andrews. His father, born at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, October 19, 1845, died at Kearney, October 3, 1928. He was a veteran of the Civil War, a lawyer and a member of the Nebraska legislature. His ancestry was English and Scotch. His wife, Mary Frances, was born at Quincy, Florida, June 1, 1848, and died at Kearney, October 10, 1922. An especially active clubwoman, she was of Scotch descent.

Kenneth Rae Andrews attended public school and was graduated from high school on May 28, 1890. For a number of years he has been engaged in the real estate business at Kearney, and from 1916-20, served as mayor, elected on the Republican ticket.

From 1898 to 1902, Mr. Andrews held the rank of captain in the Nebraska National Guard. He is a member of the Red Cross, the Elks, the Nebraskana Society, and the Kearney Country Club. His favorite sport is golfing, and his hobby is reading. Residence: Kearney.

Luther Gilbert Andrews

Luther Gilbert Andrews, insurance executive and musician, was born at Omaha, February 13, 1899, son of Orville Alexander and Jessie (Gilbert) Andrews. Orville A. Andrews was born at Troy Grove, Illinois, November 17, 1870, and is founder and first president of the American States Life Insurance Company. An active worker in many Masonic bodies, he is past master of Lincoln Lodge No. 19, A. F. & A. M. 1916-17 grand master of Masons in Nebraska, A. F. & A. M. 1930-31, and associate patron Electa Chapter No. 8, O. E. S., 1931. His ancestry is Scotch-Irish, the family coming to America in 1638.

Jessie Gilbert Andrews was born at Emington, Illinois, September 19, 1872, and is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, past president of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War and past matron of Electa Chapter No. 8, Order of Eastern Star. She is descended from the Quaker families of Whitaker and Reeder and the Pennsylvania Dutch Hateman family.

Mr. Andrews was graduated from Lincoln High School in 1917, and received his A.B. from the University of Nebraska in 1924. He was a member of the University Band, the Vikings, Acacia Fraternity, Gamma Lambda and is past president of Acacia Alumni Association. At the present time he is president of the American Indemnity Company and secretary of the Andrews Insurance Agency. A member of the Lincoln Musicians Association, local No. 462, of the American Federation of Musicians, he served as it president in 1924 and 1925 and member of its board of directors 1923, 1930 and 1931. H has played many musical engagements, including first born in the following: Omaha Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln Symphony, Nebraska State Band, Lincoln Municipal Band, Stuart Symphony; Strand, Rialto and Brandeis Theatres, Omaha, Rialto and Lincoln Theatres, Lincoln, He was one of the organizers of the Lincoln Symphony, and has served as member of the board of directors, member of the board of personnel and member of the orchestra.

During the World War he was a member of the I. C. O. T. S. at Camp Grant, Illinois; in 1923 he was manager of the American Legion Band at Lincoln and attended the Paris Convention in 1927 with Monohan Post, Sioux City, Iowa. He is a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and the Nebraskana Society.

Mr. Andrews was married to Helen Leona Clark at Omaha, on November 19, 1921. She was born at Omaha, April 15th, 1899, descended from the English family of Clark, the Pennsylvania Dutch family of Fink and the Scotch-Irish family of McConnell. Their daughter, Jacqueline, was born July 13, 1926. Residence: Lincoln.

Orville Alexander Andrews

A resident of Lincoln for more than thirty-eight years, Orville Alexander Andrews was born at Troy Grove, Illinois, November 17, 1870, son of Luther Ticknor and Anna Elizabeth (Smith) Andrews. Luther Andrews was born at Troy Grove, August 6, 1847, and is still living. He was a pioneer farmer in Kansas, of Scotch-English descent. His wife, Anna Elizabeth, was born at Hagerstown, Maryland, March 3, 1849, and died at Hicksville, Long Island, New York, April 27, 1898. She was of Pennsylvania-Dutch descent, and was particularly active in the work of the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Orville Andrews attended the public schools of Clay County, and was graduated from Clay Center High School (Kansas) in 1888. In 1891, he attended Kansas State Normal School at Emporia, and held the highest first grade teacher's certificate in the county. Thereafter he taught school three years.

On September 25, 1895, he was married to Jessie Gilbert at Emington, Illinois. Mrs. Andrews was born at Emington, on September 19, 1872, and is of Scotch descent. She was matron of Electra chapter of the Order of Eastern Star at Lincoln, in 1923. There are two sons, Luther G., born February 13, 1899, who married Helen L. Clark; and Orville A.Jr., born January 29, 1904, who married Vera Albers.

Mr. Andrews is a Republican. For twenty-five years he was associated with the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, in the traffic department; and for the past thirteen years he has been in the managerial and executive field of the insurance business. He is secretary and treasurer of the American Indemnity Association at the present time. During the World War he was active in Liberty and Victory loan drives, in the Red Cross and as a member of the Y. M. C. A. board. Affiliated with Westminster Presbyterian Church, he has been ruling elder since 1918. He is a former member of the Kansas State Teachers Association, and president of Clay County, Kansas Teachers' Association.

A Mason, he is past master of Lincoln Lodge No. 19, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, And past grand master of Grand Lodge of Nebraska, (1930-31). He is a member of all the Masonic bodies and the Eastern Star.

His civic memberships include the Hiram International and the Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).

Frederick Moore Andrus

Dr. Frederick M. Andrus, distinguished physician and surgeon, was born at Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, July 29, 1872. His father, Daniel Dart Andrus, was a farmer and stockman in Cass County, and was for many years active in political and educational affairs in his community. He was county chairman of the Republican Committee and as a school director was largely responsible for the development of scientific farm-training in the schools. He was born at Herkimer, Orleans County, New York, November 13, 1832, and died at Weeping Water, Cass County, Nebraska, October 3, 1895. He was of English descent on the maternal side, and was descended from the Irish nobility on the paternal side through a long line of noted New York ancestors.

Louise (Ewing) Andrus, his mother, was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. She was born at Ossomottamie, Pottowattimie County, Pennsylvania, June 20, 1838, and died at Manley, Cass County, Nebraska, June, 1903.

Dr. Andrus attended the country school at Grand Prairie, until the age of 18, when he entered Manley High School; at the age of 21 he was graduated from the Weeping Water High School. He was a student at the University of Nebraska for two years where he received instruction in the basic science studies. The last two sears of his medical course were received at Cotner Medical School. He has since taken post graduate courses in all the principal clinics of Europe and the United States. He was valedictorian of his graduating class in 1900.

A life time resident of Nebraska, Dr. Andrus has won an enviable position in his profession in the last 30 years. He was admitted to the practice of medicine at Lincoln Lancaster County, Nebraska, April 1, 1900, and for the next 10 years was a country doctor and physician in a private hospital. He was engaged in railroad building for 8 years, and from 1903 to 1915 was professor of gynecological surgery at Cotner Medical College. Since 1914 he has been surgeon to St. Elizabeth Hospital and Bryan Memorial Hospital at Lincoln. He is medical director of the Service Life Insurance Company; is director of the American Savings and Loan Company; and is president of the Craftsman Building Association.

He is the author of an article on surgical treatment, published in 1913, and Correct Shoe, 1908. He was married to Pearl Shaw at Lincoln, May 3, 1917. Mrs. Andrus, who was born at Decatur, Cass County, Michigan, September 16, 1880, is descended from an old Rhode Island family; her grandfather was judge of the district court

Dr. Andrus served in the Medical Reserve of the United States Army in 1916-17, and was a member of the National Guard, 1920 to 1921. He is a member of the county, state, and national medical associations; the Community Chest; the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; the Current Topics Club; and the Hiram Club. He is a Mason, Shriner, and an Elk. He holds membership in the local Young Men's Christian Association, and is affiliated with the following social clubs; University Club; Shrine Country Club; Eastridge Country Club; and the Lincoln Gun, Club. He is a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church at Lincoln. His sports are golf, billiards, and hunting. His hobby is keeping a scrapbook of poems, prose, and medical clippings. He is a Republican. Residence: Lincoln.

Edward John Angle

Edward J. Angle was born at Cedarville, Illinois, April 1, 1864, the son of John Bouslough and Jane (Bell) Angle. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Washington County, Maryland, January 17, 1820, and died at Dakota, Illinois, September 25, 1892. His Swiss ancestors came to America in 1720, and were identified at an early date with the Dunkard and Mennonite churches.

His mother was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1817, and died at Dakota, December 17, 1908. Her Scotch-Irish ancestors came to America early in the 18th century and were active in the Revolution. Among them were the Bells, Swans, Youngs, Wilsons, and Rutherfords. She was vitally interested in educational and religious work.

Dr. Angle, a distinguished physician and dermatologist at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, attended the public schools of Cedarville, Illinois; he was graduated from the Madison High School in 1882. In 1886 he was awarded the B. S. degree at the University of Wisconsin; the M. D. degree at the University of Cincinnati, 1887; M. D., University of Pennsylvania, 1895; A. M. University of Nebraska, 1898. He is a member of Sigma Xi and Alpha Tau Omega, University of Nebraska.

He began the practice of medicine at LaSalle, Illinois, in 1888, and remained there in active practice until 1894. After a year in postgraduate work in Philadelphia and New York City, he settled at Lincoln, in 1895, where he has remained. He is the author of numerous medical articles, among them: Embryology of the Early Kidney of the Pig; Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 1918; and Parents and Their Problems, National Congress of the Mother. He was editor of the department of Skin and Genito Urinary Diseases, of the Western Medical Review, 1902-1907.

He was united in marriage with Agnes Lillian Wolf at Freeport, Illinois, June 6, 1889. Mrs. Angle, who was born at Freeport, August 8, 1863, is the daughter of Judge George Wolf. Her ancestors settled in Pennsylvania and Virginia early in the history of the country. Five children were born to this union: Sarah Jane, born March 15, 1890, who died August 1, 1903; Florence Bell, born November 28, 1893, who married Guy E. Reed, vice president of the Harris Trust Company of Chicago, and who was queen of the May in her graduating class at the University of Nebraska, where she received Phi Beta Kappa honors; Edward Everett, born January 13, 1896, who married Catharine Dodge, and who is a physician at Lincoln; Barbara Josephine, born March 30, 1898, who died March 23, 1905; and Agnes Evelyn, born September 16, 1904, who married Harrry (sic) E. Stevens of Fremont, Nebraska.

Dr. Angle was a member of the Lincoln board of medical examiners during the World War. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. He is a member of the Lancaster County Medical Society; the Nebraska State Medical Society; and the American Medical Association. He holds a fellowship in the American Urological Association, and is a member of the American College of Physical Therapy. He holds membership in the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; Lincoln Library Board; and is a former member of the Rotary Club.

He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Social Sciences. He is a member of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, the Nebraskana Society and the Nebraska State Historical Society. He is affiliated with the various Masonic bodies, including Shrine, and is a member of the University Club and the Shrine Country Club. His sports include fishing and hunting, while his hobby is botany. He is a Republican. Residence: Lincoln.

Everett Edward Angle

Everett E. Angle was born at Lincoln, Nebraska, January 13, 1896, the son of Edward John and Agnes (Wolf) Angle. His father, who was born at Cedarville, Illinois, April 1, 1864, is a physician who specializes in diseases of the skin; he is a charter member of the American Urological Society. He is descended from the following

members of the Angle family: Henry, (1740-1810) ; John, (1776-1826); Daniel, (1790-1835) ; and John, (1820-1892). Henry Angle came from Switzerland, and settled in Pennsylvania, where he became a soldier in the Revolution.

His mother was born at Freeport, Illinois, August 8, 1863. She is descended from Peter Wolf, (1700-1785) who settled in Pennsylvania when he came to this country from Germany, through the following ancestors: Abraham, (1755-1801) ; Peter, (1795-1875) ; George, (1832-1897). The latter was a distinguished judge.

Dr. Angle was graduated from the Lincoln High School in 1914. In 1918 he was graduated from the University of Nebraska with the A. B. degree. He was awarded his M. D. degree at Harvard Medical School in 1921. He was made a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Rho Sigma, and Alpha Tau Omega. He has been a practicing physician in Nebraska for the past 8 years.

His marriage to Catharine Elizabeth Dodge was solemnized at Fremont, Nebraska, September 2, 1920. Mrs. Angle was born at Fremont, August 30, 1896. She is descended from William Dodge who came from England to Salem, Massachusetts, in 1629, and Nicholas Dodge, a Revolutionary War ancestor. They have three children: John C., born August 22, 1923; William Dodge, born January 28, 1926; and Edward Everett, born September 16, 1930.

Dr. Angle served in the Medical Reserve Corps during the World War. A lieutenant in the Reserve Officers' Association, he is a member of the Lancaster County Medical Society; the Nebraska State Medical Society; and the American Medical Association. He holds membership in the American Urological Association, University Club, and the Lincoln Country Club. He is affiliated with the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at Lincoln, and is a Republican. Residence: Lincoln.

Harry Ray Ankeny

Harry Ray Ankeny, son of Christian and Lavinna (Hicks) Ankeny, was born at Tobias, Nebraska, March 14, 1888. Christian Ankeny, a native of Illinois, was a farmer of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, who died at Tobias, Nebraska. Lavinna Hicks Ankeny was a native of Iowa. She is of Scotch-Irish descent and is still living.

Mr. Ankeny was educated first in the public and high schools of Tobias, and then entered the University of Nebraska where he received his LL. B. During the term 1910-11 he was a member of the track team and received his letter. He was made a member of the Innocents and of Delta Chi fraternity.

Since his admission to the bar he has engaged in general practice in Lincoln. From 1914-16 he was a member of the law firm of Kelley and Ankeny, and from 1921-22 the firm of Cosgrave, Campbell and Ankeny. Since that time he has been practicing alone. He is a member of the American, Nebraska State and Lancaster County Bar Associations, Trinity Methodist Church, the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a Mason, and member of Jewell Lodge No. 149 at Tobias; Lincoln Consistory of Scottish Rite and Sesostris Temple of the Shrine. A Republican, he was appointed deputy county attorney for Lancaster County, serving 1918-20.

His marriage to Beulab Luella Jennings was solemnized at Davenport, Nebraska, November 7, 1914. Mrs. Ankeny was born at Davenport, August 22, 1890, and prior to her marriage was assistant principal of the Geneva High School. There are four children, Clayton Jennings, born November 26, 1916; Harry Ray, born May 8, 1919; Jane Edith, born November 1, 1923, and Robert Howard, born July 9, 1930.

Grace May Anness

Grace M. Anness was born at Tippecanoe City, Miami County, Ohio, November 9, 1877, the daughter of Charles Davis and Emma Caroline (Boyer) Heikes. Her father, who was a nurseryman in Ohio and Nebraska, was born at Tippecanoe City, November 17, 1852, and died at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, April 7, 1911. His ancestry was Pennsylvania Dutch.

Her mother was born of Scotch Irish parents at Tippecanoe, April 3, 1853, and died at Salt Lake City, April 12, 1923.

Mrs. Anness received her elementary education at Tippeeanoe City, Salt Lake City, and the public schools of Beatrice, Nebraska. She studied for a time at the Methodist Seminary at Salt Lake City, and in June, 1897, was awarded the A. B. degree at the University of Utah, being the first Gentile girl to receive a degree at this school. She taught in Nebraska schools for two years and was an instructor in grade and high schools at Salt Lake City for eight years. A resident of Nebraska for 26 years, she has been prominent in social and civic affairs in her community and state.

Her marriage to Wilber Winfred Anness was solemnized at Salt Lake City, June 15, 1904. Mr. Anness, who was a druggist, was born of Scotch parentage at Versailles, Ripley County, Indiana, May 6, 1873, and died at Dunbar, Otoe County, Nebraska, November 2, 1925.

During the World War Mrs. Anness was chairman of the Red Cross in Dunbar, and was distinguished by the award of a medal presented by President Wilson for services rendered her country. She is a member of the Nebraskana Society, is Past Grand Matron of the, Eastern Star of Nebraska, and is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church at Dunbar. Her hobbies are reading and travel, and most of her time during the summer months is spent on trips to various spots of interest in the country. She is a Republican, and a member of the Republican Woman's Club. Residence: Dunbar.

Leslie Clem Anstine

Born at Utica, Nebraska, January 25, 1896, Leslie C. Anstine has been a merchant at Wood River, since 1925. He is the son of George M. and Mary Alice (Kinkade) Anstine, both natives of Industry, Illinois, the former born November 2, 1859, and the latter on September 27, 1862. George M. Anstine is a farmer of English descent, while his wife, a prominent club and church worker, was of Scotch-Irish descent. She died at Seattle, Washington, October 5, 1925.

Leslie C. Anstine was graduated from Utica High School in 1914, attended the Lincoln School of Business, 1922, and the University of Nebraska, 1922-25. He was assistant cashier of the Farmers & Traders Bank at Waco, from 1914-19, with the exception of war service. In 1919-20, he took a homestead on the North Platte irrigation project at Torrington, Wyoming. Since 1925, has been the owner of the Square Deal Grocery at Wood River. He is treasurer, also, of the Wood River Building & Lean Association.

On February 5, 1918, he was married to Alta Hester Remy, at Utica. Mrs. Anstine, who is active in Woman's Club and lodge work, was born at Utica, July 4, 1895, of French and English extraction. They have three children, Janice, born September 2, 1920; Jack, born October 15, 1922; and Leslie Paul, born May 21, 1925.

From 1917-19, Mr. Anstine served in the United States Army with rank of corporal, Company L, 355th Infantry, and was wounded in the St. Mihiel drive, September 12, 1918. He is a member of the American Legion, a member and director of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Red Cross, the Odd Fellows and the Methodist Episcopal Church, as well as The Nebraskana Society. Mr. Anstine enjoys golf, hunting and fishing, and is fond of reading. Residence: Wood River. (Photograph in Album).

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