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(Wiser) Richards. There are two children: Dorothy A., born June 12, 1920, at Stratton; and Leonard L., born July 26, 1921, at Stratton. The children are both musically inclined and are exceptional students in their school work.

Mr. Dahnke is a Republican. He is a charter member of William Egle Post No. 281 of the American Legion, treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a member of the Red Cross. He is the present secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, a member of the school board, police magistrate and for several years has been a member of the town board. His hobby is hard and conscientious work. Residence: Stratton. (Photograph in Album).

William Frederich Dahnke

A resident of this state for the past 44 years, William Frederich Dahnke was born at Quaslin, Germany, December 3, 1868, the son of Fred and Anna Maria (Ganzlien) Dahnke. His father, who was a brickmolder was born in Germany, and died there in 1868. His mother was born at Quaslin, Germany, February 18, 1845, and died at Tilden, February 4, 1921.

Mr. Dahnke has been successfully engaged in farming in Madison County, Nebraska, for many years, was director of the Farmers Elevator Company at Tilden, and was president of the latter organization from 1915 until 1927. He is agent for the Battle Creek Mutual Insurance Company with which he has been connected for 25 years, and is now serving as a member of the board of directors.

From 1900 to 1907, he was treasurer of the school board, District Number 4, and from 1902 to 1917, was secretary-treasurer of the Evangelical Lutheran Immanuel Church at Tilden. He is a member of the Nebraskana Society, and the Tilden Community Club of which he was vice president from 1914 to 1928. In 1890, he enlisted in the United States Army in the campaign against the Sioux Indians, was promoted to the rank of corporal in 1893, and was honorably discharged in that year. He served as first lieutenant in the Nebraska Home Guard during the World War and solicited funds for training camp expenses.

His marriage to Wilhelmine Caroline Hoepfinger was solemnized at Tilden, March 11, 1894. Mrs. Dahnke was born at Pierce, Nebraska, March 15, 1874. They have five children: Henry, born May 16, 1895; Bertha, born October 20, 1897; Mathilda, born December 28, 1900, who graduated from Tilden High School, is a public school teacher and who married Albert Bruveleit; Helena, born February 20, 1906, who married Charles C. Hansen; Irvin, born September 23, 1909, who married Clara Roder. Helena was graduated from Tilden High School in 1923, was a bookkeeper in an elevator for two years, and is now in nurse's training at York, Nebraska.

A Democrat, Mr. Dahnke was a member of the Madison County Democratic Central Committee, and for four years acted as precinct assessor. Residence: Tilden.

William Peter Dailey

One of the leading bankers of Holt County, Nebraska, is William Peter Dailey who is a lifelong resident of this state. He was born at Emmet, Nebraska, December 19, 1883, the son of John and Ellen (Curry) Dailey, the former a farmer who died at O'Neill, Nebraska, October 3, 1899. His mother died at O'Neill, in October, 1916.

Mr. Dailey attended a rural school until 1904, and for over a year studied at Fremont Normal College. He served as clerk in the First National Bank, O'Neill, Nebraska, from 1905 to 1907, and since 1907, has been cashier of the Emmet State Bank. His religious affiliation is with the Epiphany Catholic Church of Emmet.

He was united in marriage with Frances C. Menish, at O'Neill, September 6, 1910. Mrs. Dailey was born at O'Neill, in November, 1882; they have two children, John, born February 8, 1913, and Arthur, born March 4, 1917. Mr. Dailey is a member of the Democratic party. Residence: Emmet.

Stanley Owen Daily

Stanley Owen Daily, farmer, was born at Stansbury, Missouri, March 22, 1888, son of William Levi and Frances Isabel (Smith) Daily. His father was born in Kansas, May 11, 1860, and died at Bethany, Missouri, October 1, 1900. He was a farmer, who also taught school and practiced law. His wife, Frances, was born at Bethany, Missouri, January 8, 1863, and is now living at New Hampton, Missouri. Her father was born in Scotland.

Mr. Daily attended public schools at Bethany, Missouri, and has been a farmer since reaching maturity. He has a fine herd of pure bred Holstein cattle, and in 1930 was awarded the championship medal of the state for butter fat production, averaging 533.1 pounds per cow. In 1914, he became light weight wrestling champion of the world. Vivid in Mr. Daily's memory is his first match with Billiter, of Toledo, Ohio, in February, 1914. With the championship at stake the contestants wrestled for four hours and fifteen minutes to a draw. Then in June of the same year they met again at Lincoln, for the championship which Mr. Daily won. The first fall was made in four minutes and forty-five seconds, and the second in forty-nine minutes. During Mr. Daily's wrestling career he participated in over fourteen hundred matches.

On March 12, 1913, he married Martha Lyden at Keene, Nebraska. Mrs. Daily was born at Keene, October 15, 1889, of Danish and German ancestry. They have seven children, Gladys, born January 15, 1914; Joseph, born October 29, 1915; Juniata and June, born December 15, 1917; Stanley, born February 5, 1920; and Ruth and Robert, born September 1, 1923. Gladys is graduated from high school and is a nurse, Joseph and June are in high school, and the rest of the children are in grade school.

Mr. Daily is a member of the Lutheran Church. He is a Democrat. His favorite sports are wrestling and boxing, while his hobby is reading. In 1931 he was elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Minden. (Photograph in Album).

Walter Dale

Walter Dale, who has been engaged in the business affairs of Gothenburg, Nebraska, for many years, is a lifelong resident of this state. He was born at Stromsburg, Nebraska, April 23, 1876, the son of John and Josephine Caroline (Carlson) Dale. His father, who was a merchant, was born in Sweden, November 14, 1848, came to America in 1869, and died at Stromsburg, September 26, 1882. His mother was born at Four Corners, Iowa, December 17, 1848, of Swedish parents, and died at Gothenburg, May 9, 1927.

Mr. Dale was graduated from the Stromsburg High School in 1893, and was a student at the university of Nebraska, during 1895-96. He is president of the Cornhusker Hardware Company of Gothenburg, and owns an interest in the Cornhusker Hardware Company of Cozad, Nebraska. He is a member of the Red Cross, the Gothenburg Commercial Club, the Modern Woodmen of America, and Masonic bodies. His social club is the local Country Club, and his favorite sports are golfing, hunting and football. He is interested in mechanics and gardening.

His marriage to Alma Chasta Johnson was solemnized at Stromsburg, August 16, 1920. Mrs. Dale was born at Stromsburg, October 3, 1883, of Swedish ancestry. Residence: Gothenburg.

Merrill John Allen Dalrymple

Time Reverend Merrill John Allen Dairymple was born at Birmingham, Iowa, September 22, 1903, son of Henry Allen and Elsie (Lewis) Dalrymple.

The father was born in Hapkinton, Iowa, June 23,

1870, and is a clergyman. His wife, Elsie, was born in New York State, September 25, 1874. Her uncle, Bishop Wilson Scaly Lewis, was president of Morning Side Colllege of Sioux City, Iowa, and later Bishop to China, in Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mr. Dalrymple received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Iowa Wesleyan College at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, on June 1, 1928. Prior thereto he attended Yankton College for three years. In 1930 he was a student at the Chicago Theological Seminary.

Ordained to the Congregational Church in April, 1930, he is serving at the present time as pastor of the First Congregational Church of Burwell. He is a member of the Loup Valley Association of Congregational Churches and Ministers, and at the present time is serving as moderator. He is a member of the Wrangler Club and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading.

On June 1, 1927, he was married to Helen Marie Dexheimer at Yankton, South Dakota. Mrs. Dalrymple was born at Nelson, Nebraska, January 25, 1904. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Yankton College in 1926, and was a teacher before her marriage. They have one son, Dean, born July 19, 1928. Residence: Burwell.

Frederick Trenck Daly

Born in Chillicothe, Iowa, June 17, 1884, Frederick T. Daly, dentist, has resided in Nebraska twenty-seven years. His father, Eugene Sylvester Daly, was born at Pittsfield, Vermont, and died at Hot Springs, South Dakota, May 6, 1928. He was a clergyman of Irish descent, who received his Doctor of Laws degree from Cornell University. His wife, Martha Alyce (Correll) Daly died at Cambridge, Nebraska, June 21, 1921.

Dr. Daly attended public school in Iowa, was graduated from Milton High School in 1902 and received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery in 1906 from the University of Iowa. He is a member of Psi Omega.

On September 19, 1906, he was married to Bessie Logan Reed at Pulaski, Iowa, and to them were born four children: Frederic, born December 4, 1907; Margaret, born December 4, 1907, who married Arthur E. Easter; Ellen, born May 15, 1916; and Mary Lou, born September 10, 1919. Frederic and Margaret were graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1929 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Since his admission in 1906, Dr. Daly has been in continuous practice. He is a member of the American Dental Association, the Nebraska State Dental and Furnas County Dental Societies. He is a member of the Methodist Church, the Red Cross (was chairman during the World War), the Rotary Club, the Masons, the Cambridge School Board (past president), and the American Full Denture Association. He enjoys golf, horseback riding and tennis. Residence: Cambridge.

Leo Guenther Dambach

Leo Guenther Dambach, druggist was born at Hayes Center, Nebraska, September 3, 1896, son of Jacob and Cerrie (Erdman) Dambach. The father was born at Frankfort on Oder, Germany, in 1862, and came to America in 1881. He was a druggist from April, 1885, at Hayes Center, until his death at Hayes Center, March 7, 1913. His wife, Carrie, was born at Frankfort on Main, Germany, in 1867.

Mr. Dambach attended Hayes Center schools until May, 1909, and in June, 1916, was graduated from Polytechnic High School of Los Angeles, California. In 1917 he was a student at the University of Southern California. A resident of Nebraska 28 years, Mr. Dambach has been proprietor of Dambach Pharmacy at Palisade, Nebraska, and Hayes Center for a number of years. He served 6 years as a member of the board of trustees of Palisade, and chairman of the board of trustees for four years.

He was married to Clara Constance Kehler, October 26, 1926, who was born at Bladen, Nebraska, January 25, 1901. They have two children, John, born December 6, 1928; and James, born January 2, 1931.

Mr. Dumbach is a Protestant, and in politics is independent. His favorite sports are golf and tennis, while his hobby is reading. Residence: Palisade.

Arthur Kent Dame

Arthur Kent Dame, lawyer and legal author, was born at Orford, New Hampshire, October 8, 1860. He is the son of Henry Augustus and Harriett Frances (Moulton) Dame, the former born at Orford, July 15, 1826. A farmer and town officer, he was descended from John Dame of Chester, England, who emigrated to America in 1630; four other lines of the family trace back in America to the 17th century; Theodore Dame (1750-1799) was a lieutenant in a New Hampshire regiment in the Quebec Expedition. Henry Dame died at Newbury, Vermont, June 24, 1879.

His wife, Harriett, was born at Lyman, New Hampshire, November 24, 1839, and died at Fremont, April 5, 1926. Of English descent her ancestry is traced to Sir Guy de Molton, who came to England with William the Conqueror; five other lines trace to the 17th century in America.

Upon the completion of his elementary education in the public schools of Newbury, Mr. Dame attended St. Johnsbury Academy at St. Johnsbury, Vermont, graduating in 1878. He received his A. B. from Dartmouth College in 1882, and is a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa. Admitted to the bar of Michigan at Muskegon, in 1885, he came to Nebraska in November 1887, and was admitted to practice here at the November term of 1888. In addition to his legal practice he has written various law text books, including Probate and Administration (1st ed. 1902; 2nd ed. 1915; 3rd ed. 1928); Nebraska Inferior Court Practice (1st ed. 1918; 2nd ed. in preparation). He is co-author with Ralph S. Moseley of Lincoln Dame and Moseley's Nebraska Digest (1929; 6 volumes).

A Democrat, Mr. Dame served as justice of the peace of Dodge County 27 years, and police judge of Fremont five years, the last term being 1925-27. He has had various banking connections.

From 1881-91 he was a private in the Nebraska National Guard, and company clerk for Company E, 1st Regiment. He served in the Sioux Indian Campaign of January, 1891, and was stationed on the White River, northeast of Chadron. During the World War he was a member of the Food Conservation Commission. Since 1895 he has been a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. He is a member of the First Congregational Church of Fremont, the Dodge County Bar Association, and the Nebraska State Bar Association of which he is now president. He is an Odd Fellow, Red Man and member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, The Nebruskana Society and the Young Men's Christian Association. His social club is the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Plains, of Omaha. He has always been interested in American history, more especially the political and economic aspects, rather than the military. He enjoys reading and chess, mountain climbing and long walks. Residence: Fremont.

John Henry Damme

John H. Damme was born at Berger, Franklin County, Missouri, September 21, 1853. His father, William Damme, who was a farmer, was born at Borgholshausen, Germany, August 5, 1829, and in 1836 came to America where he served in the Union Army during the Civil War. He died at Berger, in January, 1896.

His mother was born at Borgohlshausen, January 22, 1834. She is still living.

Mr. Damme has lived in Nebraska since 1875, and has been a merchant since 1882. He is vice president of the

Bank of Talmage, at Talmage, Otoe County, Nebraska; is chairman of the Talmage Lumber Company; and is a director of the Bank of Sterling, Sterling, Nebraska. A Republican, he has been mayor of Talmage and a member of the school board on several occasions. Since 1912 he has been chairman of the Drainage Board.

He was united in marriage with Caroline Charlotte Holtgrave at Beauford, Franklin County, Missouri, October 16, 1884. Mrs. Damme was born of German parentage at Beauford, August 17, 1864. There were six children born to this union, four of whom are living. They are: John, born October 12, 1885, who died March 8, 1919; Henry H., born May 16, 1898, who is a merchant at McAllen, Texas; William H., born March 14, 1903, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska; Emma C., born October 29, who is a student at the University of Nebraska; Theodore F., born July 22, 1907, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska; and Sophia, born in 1889, who died January, 1901.

Mr. Damme sold bonds in the first loan drive during the recent war. He is a member of the Talmage Chamber of Commerce, the National Geographic Society, and the Nebraskana Society. He is affiliated with Zion's Evangelical Church. His hobby is reading. Residence: Talmage.

Marion Lee Daniel

Born at Bellwood, Nebraska, September 27, 1889, Marion Lee Daniel is the owner of the Daniel Studio at Columbus. He is the son of Thomas William and Emma Ella (Corbett) Daniel, the former a carpenter, born in Ohio in 1859. His mother was born in Canada in 1868.

Mr. Daniel was graduated from high school at Schuyler, Nebraska, in 1911. On March 4, 1923, he was married to Freda Emma Gass at Columbus. Mrs. Daniel was born at Columbus on November 9, 1895. Her parents are Samuel and Anna (Hoeffer) Gass.

During the World War Mr. Daniel was in Remount Service at Camp Funston, Kansas. He is a member of the American Legion, the Photographers of America, the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, the Young Men's Christian Association and The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Columbus.

August Danielson

Born at Ogden, Iowa, May 29, 1871, August Danielson is the son of Peter Magnus and Sarah Lena (Andersdotter) Danielson. His father, born at Alvastad, Kronolergs Lan, Sweden, February 1, 1835, came to America in 1868. Here he established a home on the prairie in what was known as Swede Valley, where the nearest neighbor was four miles away. He died at Ogden, Iowa, March 9, 1910. His wife, born at Moheda, Sweden, August 10, 1833, was an accomplished woman who did much to assist new settlers in the middle west. She died at Ogden, on February 26, 1886.

August Danielson received a country school education and later completed a business course. For a number of years he has maintained a real estate, insurance, loans and rentals business in his own name.

On June 26, 1907, he was united in marriage to Ida Louise Younger at Alexandria, Minnesota. Mrs. Danielson, who was born at Alexandria, August 16, 1876, died at Wausa, on April 11, 1919. There are four children, Sarah, born August 10, 1908; Luella, born October 22, 1909; Lester, born July 9, 1912, and George, born February 20, 1915. Mrs. Danielson was a music teacher, and a great granddaughter of Professor Junger, director of music at Uppsala Laroverk. Sarah and Luella are school teachers and Lester is in his second year in college.

During the late war Mr. Danielson was a member of the Council of Defense, chairman of four loan drives and a member of the exemption board. He is a member of the Mission Church, the Red Cross and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading. A Republican, he has been a member of the school board nine years (president four years) and a member of the village board six years (chairman three years). Residence: Wausa.

Fred J. Dankers

Fred J. Dankers, cashier of the First National Bank of Madison, was born at Corning, Missouri, August 31, 1874, son of Henry A. and Elizabeth (Gunkel) Dankers. Henry Dankers was born in Germany on May 20, 1830, came to America at the age of six, and died at Corning on July 20, 1913. His wife, also born in Germany, in 1846, and died at Corning, March 28, 1887.

Educated in Corning public schools, Fred J. Dankers was graduated from Northwestern Normal College at Stansberry, Missouri, in 1896, and took up his residence in Madison County in 1907.

He was married to Tude Hochstutter at Corning on April 16, 1902, and to them was born one daughter, Emma E., on July 23, 1904. She taught in rural schools two years, then attended Nebraska Wesleyan University three years, was graduated from Northwestern University and from the National Kindergarten School in Chicago. For the past four years she has been a teacher in the public schools of Evanston, Illinois. Mrs. Dankers who is descended from Ulrich Hochstutter of Revolutionary War fame, was born at Craig, Missouri, June 11, 1884.

Mr. Dankers was treasurer of the local Red Cross organization during the World War period and for twelve years thereafter. He assisted in all war time activities, and for a period of nineteen years served as city clerk of Madison. He is a life member of the Madison County Agricultural Society, and of The Nebraskana Society, and a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Masons and the Modern Woodmen of America. He attends the Presbyterian Church. His favorite sports are baseball and golf. Residence: Madison.

Roy Howard Danly

Born at Axtell, Nebraska, November 30, 1888, Roy Howard Danly is the son of George Everett and Sarrah Elizabeth (Secrist) Danly. His father, who was born of New England parentage at Sycamore, Illinois, December 29, 1855, and died at Axtell, July 7, 1926, was a farmer. His mother, whose parents were natives of Pennsylvania, was born at Princeton, Illinois, September 19, 1857, and died at Hutchinson, Kansas, January 20, 1932; she was a teacher in Sunday School.

Mr. Danly attended Axtell High School and in 1914 received the B. S. degree in agriculture at the University of Nebraska where he was a member of the oratorio chorus. He had previously attended the Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney, where he was active in athletics and a member of the college band; orchestra and glee club.

He has served as private secretary to Congressman W. E. Andrews, of the Fifth Nebraska District, was employed in a bank for a time, engaged in the real estate business, and is now a farmer near Axtell. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Kearney, Nebraska, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. Mr. Danly is fond of baseball, football, and hiking, while his hobby is travel. During the late war he took an active part in all Liberty loan drives except the first. Residence: Axtell.

Frank Tenney Darrow

Frank Tenney Darrow, civil engineer and railroad man, was born at Corning, Iowa, September 2, 1875, son of Lew Ellsworth and Sara Eucebe (Carpenter) Darrow. His father was born at Clarendon, New York, September 25, 1843. He was a banker who served with the 151st New

York Volunteers in the Civil War. His ancestors, who were Scotch-Irish came to America, about 1760, and served in the Revolution. He died at Willmette, Illinois, May 13, 1922. His wife, Sara, born at Barre, New York, September 3, 1846, died at Corry, Pennsylvania, March 7, 1894. Her family was descended from early settlers in Vermont.

Mr. Darrow attended the Corning public schools, Corning Academy, and the preparatory department of Portland University, Oregon, before being graduated from Corry High School in 1894. He received the degree of civil engineer from Allegheny College in 1897, and was president of his class. He is an honorary member of Sigma Tau.

On January 2, 1906 he was married to Eunice Davis at Lincoln. Mrs. Darrow was born at Mount Pleasant, Nebraska, June 10, 1881. Her father, Stephen Davis, came to Nebraska from North Carolina in 1856. Her mother, Kate (Winslow) Davis, came by boat to Nebraska City in 1863. They have one child, Josephine, born May 3, 1914.

Mr. Darrow is a Republican, and a member of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Since July, 1897, he has been associated with the civil engineering department of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, serving in all grades up to assistant chief engineer. From May to September, 1905, he was manager of the International Contract Company at Seattle, Washington. From 1921-23, he was a director of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and now is a member of the American Railway Engineering Association, the Chamber of Commerce, Interprofessiooal Institute, and the State Historical Society. Residence: Lincoln. (Photograph in Album).

Harry Burnham Dart

Harry Burnham Dart was born at Wyanet, Illinois, June 17, 1875, and has been a resident of Nebraska for 25 years. He came to Nebraska, in May, 1907, working as extra operator under the Nebraska division of the Union Pacific and in 1908, settled permanently in Brady. He is the son of Alonzo and Elizabeth Ellen (Shurtleff) Dart, both of whom are of English descent.

His father was born in Lincoln, Vermont, July 31, 1835, and was in the grain and elevator business at Wyanet, Illinois, for a number of years and died at Chicago, Illinois. His mother was born in Centerville, Knox County, Illinois, September 30, 1841, and died at Wyanet, Illinois, February 12, 1893.

Mr. Dart attended the public and high schools at Wyanet, Illinois, and for a number of years has been connected with the Union Pacific Railroads, of which he is now station agent at Brady. Formerly he was associated with the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.

He was married to Amelia Heitz, of Depue, Illinois. Mrs. Amelia (Fieitz) Dart was born in Depue, Illinois, January 3, 1881, daughter of Samule and Barbara Heitz of German descent and died at Brady. Three children were born to them, Harold Carl, September 12, 1901, married Ruth Fowles. He is in the maintenance department of the Southern Pacific, and is residing at San Leandro, California. Frederick Sheldon, born May 20, 1905, is district park ranger in the Yellowstone National Park; and Lucile Isabel, born April 18, 1910, is a student in the University of Nebraska, completing her second term in music and fine arts.

Mr. Dart is a member of the Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Nebraskana Society, and is president of the school board of District No. 6, of Lincoln County. Residence: Brady.

Allen Manvile Darwin

Allen Manvile Darwin, grain buyer and bank executive at Virginia, Nebraska, has lived in this state for the past 46 years. He was born at Atlantic, Iowa, April 29, 1883, the son of George Edward and Emma (Taylor) Darwin. His father, who was born in England, and died at Virginia, October 8, 1909, was a butcher and farmer. His mother was born in France, and died at Virginia, December 11, 1911.

Mr. Darwin is manager of the Farmers Co-operative Company, is director of the Citizens State Bank, is serving as treasurer of Sherman Township, and is secretary of the Virginia Telephone Company. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Republican party, and the Masons.

His marriage to Leola Belle White occurred at Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, October 5, 1916; she was born at Beatrice, October 8, 1892. Their two sons are: Willis, born July 12, 1918; and Edwin, born November 12, 1923. Residence: Virginia. (Photograph in Album).

William G. J. Dau

William G. J. Dan, farmer and executive, was born in Holstein, Germany, December 24, 1868, son of Peter John and Margatha (Shoemaker) Dau. His father was born in Holstein, Germany, January 7, 1839, and his mother on February 18, 1841. The family came to America in 1872, settled in Fremont and lived there until 1879, when the father engaged in farming. Peter J. Dau died at Hooper, August 1, 1896, and Margatha Shoemaker Dau on June 17, 1916.

Mr. Dau attended school at Fremont Normal College, and has been a farmer all his life. He is active in the development of his community, and is mayor and chairman of the village trustees and president of the Hooper Telephone Company. During 1915, 1917 he served as representative in the state legislature, elected on the Democratic ticket.

On March 23, 1893, Mr. Dau was united in marriage to Anna Kathrine Studt, daughter. of John and Lena (Reimeis) Studt at Hooper. They have two children: Peter J., born December 22, 1894, who married Charlotte Hoefner; and Lillian A., born April 8, 1898, who married Ray A. Edelmaier. Both attended Fremont Normal College. Peter Dan lives in Hooper and Mrs Edelmaier resides on the family homestead near Hooper. Residence: Hooper.

James Henry Davey

James Henry Davey, Thayer County farmer, was born in Ontanagan County, Michigan, December 23, 1862, son of James and Isobelle (Wales) Davey.

The father was born in Cornwall, England, and was a miner for many years. He came to Nebraska, in 1877, settling in Thayer County. He was much interested in church work, and sang in the choir. He died in Thayer County. His wife, Isobelle Wales, was born in Guernsey, England, and died in Thayer County.

Mr. Davey attended rural school, and from 1874 until 1876, worked in the copper mines in Michigan. He farmed in Nebraska, in 1879, and in 1880, went to the gold mines of Colorado. He farmed in Nebraska again until 1896, when he returned to the gold mines, remaining two years. He then returned to Nebraska, where he has since farmed. For more than 20 years, he has been treasurer of local school board. A Democrat, he has held the position of central committeeman for Stoddard precinct for the past 15 years.

During the homesteading period in Oklahoma, Mr. Davey spent over two years in that state where he drew a plot of ground in the homestead free land distribution. He returned to Nebraska and purchased land near Beaver City, and a little later bought extensive land interests at Yuma, Colorado. For over 15 years he and his brother managed the Stoddard Elevator, and directly after that he entered the implement business. He is now once more active in farming near Hebron. Residence: Hebron.

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