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and in 1885 was graduated from Monmouth College where he ranked high in scholastic awards. He has been a successful business man in Omaha where he has engaged in real estate and loans for the past 43 years. He was a charter member of the University of Omaha, and is now a regent of the Municipal University of Omaha.
On November 23, 1887, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Ann Cunningham. Mrs. Graham, who was born at Morning Sun, Iowa, June 21, 1862, died at Omaha, February 22, 1931. Four children were born to them: George, born June 30, 1889, who died August 25, 1913; Harold, born August 5, 1892; Victor; born July 14, 1896; and Mary born October 6, 1900 All of them are graduates of the Omaha High School and the Nebraska State University.
During the World War Mr. Graham was active in Liberty loan drives. He is an ardent prohibitionist. A former director of the Omaha Young Men's Christian Association; for 20 years he has been secretary of the board of trustees of the University of Omaha; and was formerly president of the Omaha Real Estate Board. He is a member of the Central United Presbyterian Church of Omaha, and a Republican. Residence: Omaha.
Harry Kelsall Grainger
Harry Kelsall Grainger, president of Grainger Brothers Company, was born at Lincoln, October 7, 1893. He is the son of Harry Bates and Emma A. (Norbury) Grainger. Harry Bates Grainger was born at Manchester, Lancashire, England, August 19, 1859, the son of a draper, Joseph Grainger. In 1881, he came to America where he founded and built up the firms of Grainger Brothers Company and J. Grainger and Company, with offices at Lincoln, Fairbury, Holdrege and McCook. He died at Lincoln on September 27, 1927. Emma N. Norbury was born at Lombard, Illinois, August 27, 1862. She is of English and French Huguenot descent.
Upon the completion of his elementary education in Everett School, Harry K. Grainger attended Shattuck School at Faribault, Minnesota, graduating in 1912. He attended the University of Nebraska for two years and received his A. B. from Amherst College in 1917. At Nebraska, he was made a member of Sigma Chi.
On December 3, 1919, he was united in marriage to Louise Hite at Fairmont, West Virginia. Mrs. Grainger, who was born at Kingmont, West Virginia, September 1, 1901, is a direct descendant of Colonel John Hite of the Revolutionary War. There is one son, Rolfe Hite, born March 16, 1926.
In August, 1919, Mr. Grainger entered the employ of Grainger Brothers Company in Lincoln, and on January 14, 1927, was made president. He is vice-president also of J. Grainger Company of Holdrege. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln, a Mason, Elk and Kiwanian.
In the World War he was connected with the Air Service from May 1, 1917, to July 29, 1919. From August 15, 1917, to July 10, 1919, he served overseas and took part in the Battle of Chateau-Thierry, the Aisne Offensive, St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne engagements with the 1st U. S. Aero Squadron and 9th Aero Squadron. He also served with the 142 French Escadrille. At the present time he holds the rank of captain in the United States Reserves, and is a member of the American Legion.
His sport is golf, and his hobby is horses. His social clubs are the University Club, the Lincoln Country Club and the Amherst Club of New York. Residence: Lincoln.
Adam H. Gramlich
Adam H. Gramlich, pioneer Nebraskan, has lived at Papillion Nebraska, for the past 58 years. He was born at Papillion, February 25, 1873, the son of Alois and Matilda (Watkins) Gramlich. His father, who was born at Hessen, Dam Stadt, Germany, August 28, 1829, and died at Papillion, September 10, 1910, was a farmer who came to America in 1846. His mother was born at Oakford, Illinois, and died February 2, 1882. Her ancestry was Scotch.
Mr. Gramlich was a student in the Western Normal College of Shenandoah, Iowa, and later was a student at Fremont Normal School. He also was a student at the Western Normal College at Lincoln, 1892-93. He has been a farmer in Sarpy County all his adult years. From 1919, to 1923, he served as county commissioner of Sarpy County. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Matilda Margaret Lutz, was solemnized at Papillion, December 20, 1899. Mrs. Gramlich, who is of German descent, was born in LaSalle County, Illinois, January 13, 1877. Their children are: Blanche, born June 11, 1902, who married Robert B. Campbell, and is a graduate of the University of Nebraska; Hazel, born May 18, 1913, who is a graduate of Papillion High School, and is attending Wesleyan University at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr. Gramlich is a Mason, and a Modern Woodmen of America, and a member of the Parent-Teachers' Association at Papillion. Residence: Papillion.
Amos Kirby Gramlich
Amos Gramlich was born at Springfield, Nebraska, June 7, 1902, the son of George Kirby and Eva Christina (Lutz) Gramlich. His father, who was born at Papillion, Nebraska, July 27, 1869, is the son of a German immigrant to this country in 1848, and an English and Irish mother who was born at Illinois. He was one of the first ten master farmers selected in Nebraska. His wife was born in Ottowa, Illinois, May, 1870, and died at Papillion, Nebraska, December 10, 1925.
Mr. Gramlich received his diploma at the Nebraska School of Agriculture in 1926; receiving his B. C. degree from College of Agriculture, University of Nebraska. He was a member of the University of Nebrsaka (sic) stock judging teams, 1925-26, and was editor of the Cornhusker Countryman. He was also president of Alpha Gamma Rho in 1926.
On January 21, 1928, he was married to Helen Elizabeth Voorhees, at Lincoln, Nebraska. Mrs. Gramlich was born at Lincoln, May 16, 1905. They have one son George Richard, born December 27, 1930.
He has lived in Nebraska all his life, and is now part owner and manager of Keto's Corner Farm near Fort Crook, Nebraska. Mr. Gramlich is a second lieutenant in the Infantry Reserves. He is a Mason, and a member of Anderson Grove Presbyterian Church. His hobby is flying, and he owns and operates his own plane. Residence: Papillion.
Howard John Gramlich
Howard J. Gramlich, noted educator of the University of Nebraska, has lived in Nebraska all his lfie (sic), and has been interested in the various civic and educational organizations of his community for several years. He was born at South Omaha, Nebraska, January 26, 1889, the son of John W. and Joanna M. Gramlich. His father was born at Papillion, Sarpy County, Nebraska, and died at South Omaha, February 12, 1893; he was a farmer and commission merchant. Alois Gramlich, father of John W. Gramlich, was born in Germany, in 1825, and settled in Sarpy County, Nebraska, in 1855. He was one of the three first settlers there, the oldest child of S. W. Gramlich and was the first white child born in that country. His wife was born at Petersburg, Illinois, November 25, 1855. She is still living.
Professor Gramlich attended rural schools for a time and worked on his uncle's farm. He was graduated from the South Omaha High School in 1905, and in 1911, was graduated from the University of Nebraska where he held membership in Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, and the Acacia. He is now chairman of the department
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of animal husbandry at the University of Nebraska and is the author of various livestock articles and bulletins on educational subjects.
He was united in marriage at Bancroft, Cuming County, Nebraska, January 16, 1915, to Mabel Daniels. Mrs. Gramlich was born at Bancroft, Nebraska, February 6, 1888; she was a home economics instructor before her marriage. Two children were born to them: Herbert Howard, born January 15, 1923, who died January 24, 1923; and Lois Alice, born November 13, 1924.
Professor Gramlich was Nebraska representative of the War Industries Board during the World War. He holds membership in the American Society of Animal Production, of which he was president in 1929, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraska Academy of Science, the Kiwanis Club, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a Mason, Scottish Rite and Shrine, and Modern Woodman of America.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society and the Nebraskana Society, and his social club is the Shrine Country Club of Lincoln. His favorite recreation is golfing. Residence: Lincoln.
Samuel Watkins Gramlich
Known throughout his entire community as a farmer and Shorthorn breeder, Samuel W. Gramlich has now retired after an interesting and eventful life. His father, Alois Gramlich, was born in Hessen, Germany, August 28, 1829. After attending school there for about 8 years he sailed for America on the Cathrina Jackson, a sail ship, in 1846, the voyage taking three months. He settled in Illinois, where he met and married Matilda Watkins. Samuel was born at Bellevue, Nebraska Territory, January 18, 1856. Matilda Gramlich had in all eleven children, eight of whom are now living. While her schooling was somewhat meager, her chief endeavor was to see that her children were properly educated. Her ancestry is traced to the Watkins family, noted in early American history, on the paternal side, and to General Greene of the Revolution on the matrenal (sic) side.
The education of Samuel Gramlich was begun in a school held in the granary of a neighbor on June, 1862. The teacher in charge of the school was Frances Whittington. On September 14, 1880, his marriage to Edith Almira Trumble was solemnized at Bellevue. Mrs. Gramlich was born there, on September 8, 1861, before the state was admitted to the Union. There are nine of the fourteen children of their marriage still living. The children are: Matilda, born July 16, 1881; Abner W., born June 11, 1883, died July 16, 1894; Ruth, born February 23, 1885, died March 16, 1885; Alice Maud, born May 30, 1886, who married Philip A. Frazeur on November 7, 1906; Alois Trumble, born March 19, 1888; Cordelia, born March 16, 1891, who married Herman Borman on January 15, 1919; Frederick, born September 21, 1893, who married Alice Grell on March 27, 1917; Barbara E., born March 13, 1896, who married Norman Bryan Calaway on August 11, 1925; Edith, born July 13, 1898; Mary, born November 14, 1900; Mattie C., born January 13, 1904; Samuel Kirby, born May 15, 1906, died November 26, 1906; baby, born July 28, 1908, died August 7, 1908; and Edna E., born December 29, 1910, died January 13, 1911. The girls of the family have all been teachers, one son is a college graduate and one an electrical engineer with the General Electric Company.
For many years Mr. Gramlich has been associated with the Fairview Methodist Episcopal Church. During the war he contributed to Red Cross and other organizations. Always interested in agricultural life, he believes that success and happiness come only by hard work. He was a member of two pioneer secret societies in Nebraska, the Sons of Temperance and the Farmers Grange, organized in 1873 and 74. He is also affiliated with Lodge No. 473 of the Nebraska Territorial Pioneers. Residence: Fort Crook.
John Gran
John Gran, who was born in Hof Parish near Vadstena, Sweden, February 13, 1844, has been a resident of Nebraska since 1868, and has always lived on Nebraska farms. At the age of twelve years he began to earn his own living, attending school only a part of each year and working on various farms a part of every day. He was employed by the Northwestern Railway Company for a time in 1869 upon his arrival in America, and the same year moved to Nebraska where he finally homesteaded in Saunders County.
He has known all the privations and difficulties of pioneer days in the middlewest and through the years has acquired 540 acres of land with a home which he built largely himself. Mr. Gran is vitally interested and enthusiastic about farm work and as a successful farmer has taken an active interest in the education of his children and the improvement of his community.
His father, Anders Gran, who was born in 1816 and died in 1904, was a carpenter in Sweden. His mother, Johanna Hermanson, was born in 1815, and died in 1879. Mr. Gran served on the school board at Mead for eight years, was a trustee in the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church for nine years, and served as deacon for 36 years. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Emma Christina Gren was solemnized in Saunders County, August 2, 1871. Mrs. Gran, who was born in Stra Parish, near Vadstena, Sweden, March 18, 1843, and died at Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, September 3, 1903, was descended from soldiers who fought under Gustavious Adolphus in the Thirty Year War. Six children were born to this marriage, three of whom are living: William, who married Georgia Maude Mason; Ida, who died in infancy; John Edwin, who died at the age of fifteen; Selma, who was graduated from the State University in 1901; Ellen Amanda, who attended the University in 1906 and 1907; Oscar Fred, who died at the age of eight; William, who graduated from the University in the class of 1897, is a civil engineer at Lincoln, and was formerly an instructor at the University of Nebraska for two years; he has two children.
Mr. Gran's hobby is trees; he has planted thousands of them on his farm, and has often transplanted them from other land to his own. He is especially fond of reading. Residence: Mead. (Photograph in Album).
Richard W. Grant
On January 5, 1862, at New Berlin, Illinois, Richard Withgot Grant was born, son of John Nelson and Emma (Batty) Grant. His father was born in Kentucky, and followed the occupation of contractor. The ancestors of John Nelson Grant held title to the land on which the town of Lexington, Kentucky, is located; such title remains in the Grant family name. John Nelson Grant died at Beatrice, Nebraska, on August 24, 1894. His wife was born in Manchester, England, and died in Seattle, Washington.
Richard W. Grant received his education in rural and town schools and the University of Illinois. On August 30, 1887, he married Ida May Schell at Beatrice. She was born in Peoria, Illinois; was talented as an artist and reared a family of seven. The children are: Emalyn, born July 15, 1888, who is the wife of Robert E. Kyle; Olive, born July 2, 1890, now Mrs. Henry M. Randall; Esther, born January 29, 1892, now the wife of Ralph O. Sheldon; Richard Schell, born October 18, 1894, and married to Norma West; Rachel, born October 5, 1896, who is the wife of Harvey T. Smith; Joseph N., born October 13, 1898, who married Olga McGirr, and John H., born April 13, 1910.
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work for the various state institutions. He is a member of the Christian Church in Beatrice,. belongs to the Republican party, and has lived in the state for sixty-two years.
Richard W. Grant was the first member of the Park Commission at Beatrice, where he landscaped all the city parks. He belongs to the Blue lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, is a Royal Highlander, Modern Woodman of America and belongs to the Young Men's Christian Association. He is an extensive reader and a successful floral culturist. Residence: Beatrice.
Charles Luther Graves
Charles L. Graves, lawyer and judge, was born near Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa, November 23, 1861, the son of William Wilber and Mahala Pearl (Graves) Graves. His father, who was born at Knoxville, Tennesee, July 19, 1818, and died at Rock Bluffs, Cass County, Nebraska, April 6, 1895, was a brick maker and mason. He is descended from an old southern family prominent in Tennessee since Boston Graves, grandfather of William Graves, served in the Revolution.
His mother, who was born at Knoxville, September 24, 1820, and died at Peru, Nebraska, August 27, 1919, was the daughter of Henry Graves, a doctor and minister in Tennessee.
Judge Graves attended the district schools where he was a pupil of the late Judge B. S. Ramsey. He received his legal education in the law office of Beeson & Sullivan, at Plattsmonth, Nebraska, and in 1886 was admitted to the bar, beginning the practice of law at Union, Nebraska, where he made his home until three years ago when he moved to Plattsmouth. From 1889 to 1925, he was secretary and promoter of the Old Settlers' Association, at Union; was editor of the Ledger at the same time, during which he practiced law continuously. A Republican, Judge Graves has served as police judge at Plattsmouth for the past three years, and is justice of the peace there at this time.
He was united in marriage with Alice Jane Graves, at Plattsmouth, December 18, 1887. Mrs. Graves was born in Carroll County, Missouri, March 18, 1866, and died at Union, January 9, 1912. Her parents were Tennesseans. There are three children: Harry E., born February 19, 1889, whose wife is deceased; Verna L., born December 18, 1890, who married Harry D. Royal, and Leola A., born June 15, 1893, who married Michael A. Derieg. All reside in Lincoln.
Judge Graves was chairman of the four minute men, Liberty precinct, Cass County, during the World War. He is a member of the Cass County Bar Association, the Plattsmonth Chamber of Commerce, and the Nebraskana Society. His sport is baseball, and he is interested in band music, having played in bands for many years. Residence: Plattsmouth
George Washington Graves
George W. Graves, retired farmer of Gage County, Nebraska, has lived in this state for the past 38 years. He was born in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, December 6, 1860, the son of Homer and Amyra (McComber) Graves. His father, who was a carpenter and farmer, was born in Ohio, March 31, 1811, and died in Jo Daviess County, August 5, 1898; his ancestry was English. His mother, of Scotch descent, was born in New York, February 23, 1822, and died in Illinois, July 23, 1865.
Mr. Graves is a member of the Nebraskana Society, Is affiliated with the Methodist Church, and holds membership in the Republican party.
He was married to Flora Matilda Waldo, December 1891. Mrs. Graves was born in Jo Daviess County, March 13, 1865, and is of French descent, Their two children are: Blanche, born March 12, 1893, who married Chase Burrows; and Clara, born August 1, 1894. Residence: Adams.
Guy T. Graves
The honorable Guy T. Graves, judge of the eighth judicial district of Nebraska for a quarter of a century, the first county attorney of Thurston County, and an eminent civic organizer and public leader, was born on a farm in Butler County, Iowa, in 1862. At the age of five he was taken by his parents to another farm near Dunlop, Iowa, where he grew up, attending the country schools and later graduating from the Western Iowa Normal College. He began teaching school, and as a member of that profession went with his parents in 1884 to Dakota County, Nebraska, which then included the present county of Thurston. Acquiring a farm in the Omaha Indian reservation when that land was thrown open for settlement by the government, Mr. Graves alternately farmed and taught school, reading law during intervals in Dakota City.
Admitted to the bar in 1887, he located in Pender, and two years later was elected county attorney for the newly formed county of Thurston. In 1891, he married Gertrude Lockhart of Red Oak, Iowa, and to their marriage was born a son, Guy T. Graves, Jr., now a lawyer in Los Angeles. Their only other child died in infancy.
Elected to the district court in 1899, Judge Graves served in this capacity continuously until his death in October, 1924. He was an ardent Democrat, but was elected on a fusion ticket his first term, his successive elections to this office never being opposed by either party beause of the confidence and respect which his character as a jurist commanded. During the World War he was chairman of the council of defense in his district.
Although not identified with any church or religions creed, Judge Graves was tolerant of them all, and without discrimination, was a quiet giver to charity. He was a member of no lodges and his only recreation outside of court was reading. Residence: Pender.
Carl R. Gray
Carl R. Gray, president of the Union Pacific System, was born at Princeton, Arkansas, September 28, 1867, son of Oliver Crosby and Virginia LaFayette (Davis) Gray.
He received his secondary education in the preparatory department of the University of Arkansas, and the degree of Doctor of Laws from Maryland State College of Agriculture. On December 6, 1886, he was married to Harriette Flora. She was born at Liberty, Kansas, September 17, 1869. Their children are Carl Raymond, Jr., Russell Davis, and Howard Kramer.
Mr. Gray began his career with the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad in 1883, and has been promoted through various positions until he is at the present time president of the Union Pacific System. He is a director of the First National Bank of Chicago, a member of the First Baptist Church, and a member of the Metropolitan Club (New York), the Chicago Club (Chicago), the University, Omaha, Athletic and Country Clubs of Omaha. (See Who's Who in America; Who's Who in Omaha.) Residence: Omaha.
Emmet Gray
Born at Macon, Nebraska, January 22, 1880, Emmet Gray is the son of Walter and Mary (Hubbard) Gray. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Southoe, England, November 28, 1830, came to America in 1870, and died at Hastings, Nebraska, April 20, 1928. His mother was born at Southoe, July 3, 1847, and died at Upland, Nebraska, October 3, 1925.
Mr. Gray has been a farmer in Franklin County, Nebraska, for many years, and is active in civic affairs at Upland. He holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the United Brethren Church of which he is a
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trustee and member. From 1919 to 1929 he served as a member of the local school board, acting as president of that organization for two years and secretary for two years. His chief recreations are reading and baseball.
On March 2, 1910, he married Ida Martha Steinke at Upland. Mrs. Gray, whose ancestry is German, was born at Upland, September 1, 1889. She is a member of the Rebekahs, and is active in the affairs of her church the United Bretheren. Their two children are: Richard Walter, born May 5, 1911; and Doris Augusta, born October 12, 1912. Both are students of the Hastings College, Richard being a member of the senior class. Residence: Upland.
George Adams Gray
George Adams Gray, prominent banker at Coleridge, Nebraska, was born at Ardee, Ireland, December 9, 1868, the son of James and Marion (Adams) Gray. He attended school in Ireland and came to this country in 1889. Since 1902 he has been president of the Coleridge National Bank which was organized that year.
He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Congregational Church of Coleridge, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a Mason. Mr. Gray has lived in Nebraska for the past 42 years and has always been interested in the advancement of his community and state. He is a Republican.
On July 10, 1912, he was married to Wilhelmina Eliza Wells at Catleblayney, Monaghan County, Ireland. Mrs. Gray, who was born in County Monaghan, is the daughter of Captain John Wells, of the 81st Regiment of the Royal County Down.
They have four children: Emily M., born April 2, 1913; James L., born June 30, 1914; George A., born January 25, 1916; and Amy F., born August 15, 1918. Emily was graduated from St. Mary's Hall, Faribault, Minnesota, while George and James are students at Shattuck Military School at Faribault. Residence: Coleridge.
George Herbert Gray
George H. Gray, banker, was born at Rome City, Indiana, February 27, 1868. Of pioneer parentage, he has been a resident of Nebraska 58 years. His father, George Henry Gray, was born at Bridgeport, Connecticut, February 27, 1838. He was a successful merchant and a soldier in the Civil War. He died at Central City, on February 12, 1875. He married Louisa W. Caswell, born at Vergennes, Vermont, June 5, 1839, who came to Nebraska with him. She was active in the church and for twenty-two years was superintendent of the primary department of Central City public schools.
Mr. Gray graduated from Central City High School, and attended Nebraska Central College. He was president of its literary club several terms.
He was married to Hettie Rogers Tindall on June 1, 1892. She was born at Lafayette, Indiana, March 1, 1872. She is the daughter of Reverend D. K. and Hannah M. Tindall. Naomi, their only child, was born March 13, 1893. She is married to Dr. Otis Martin, of Omaha.
In 1887 Mr. Gray entered the grocery and queensware business at Central City, continuing until 1902, when he became cashier of the Central City National Bank. He was made president of that organization, and in 1919 was made president of the Duncan (Nebraska) State Bank and the Bank of Tarnov, Nebraska. He is now president also of the First Investment and Securities Company of Columbus.
Always active in civic and educational affairs, he is a member of the board of trustees of the Nebraska Methodist Hospital at Omaha, of Nebraska Wesleyan University, and of the Nebraska Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church (president).
During the war he was organizer and chairman of Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives in Merrick County. He is a life member of the Red Cross and of the Welfare Board. National councilor of the United States Chamber of Commerce, he was for sixteen years president of the Central City organization.
He is affiliated with the First Methodist Church of Central City. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and member of the Shrine; Modern Woodmen and Macabees. He is a member of the state committee of the Y. M. C. A. He is a member of the Nebraskana Society and of the Nebraska State Historical Society. His favorite sport is baseball and his hobbies are reading and boys' activties, His home is 2909 15th St., Columbus. (Photograph on Page 481).
Charles E. Green
For many years a leading banker in Thayer County, Charles E. Green was born at Hebron, December 19, 1877. His parents, William and Mary Green, were natives of Lincoln, England, who came to America in 1859. William Green who was retired at the time of his death on December 19, 1913, was a prominent figure in the early life of the county. His wife, who was born May 6, 1836, at Lincoln, England, died at Hebron, May 18, 1926. She was the daughter of a squire.
Charles E. Green attended public and high school, and almost immediately entered into the banking business. For the past twenty-nine years he has been associated with the Thayer County Bank, of which he has been president for some time.
He was united in marriage to Adella Switzer, at Kearney, Nebraska, in October, 1913. Mrs. Green, who was born at Steinauer, Nebraska, December 26, 1888, is of the Switzer family. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the Christian Church.
Mr. Green was chairman of Liberty loan drives and active in all civilian projects in the World War. He is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Nebraskana Society, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons and the Elks. Residence: Hebron.
Walter Scott Green
A successful merchant at Burwell, Nebraska, Walter Scott Green was born at Rushford, Minnesota, March 22, 1870, the son of John and Mary Green. John Green, a contractor and stone mason, was born at Ogdensburg, New York, December 14, 1835, and died at Rushford, in December, 1903, his ancestry was English. Mary Green, his, mother, was born at Buffalo, New York, September 13, 1845.
Mr. Green served for 17 years with the Burlington Railway Company, and is now engaged in the merchandise business at Burwell. He is a member of the Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Nebraskana Society. His favorite sport is golfing.
He was united in marriage with Mary Ella Beers at Crete, Nebraska. Mrs. Green, whose parents came from Massachusetts, was born at Crete and died at Burwell, December 27, 1911. To this marriage were born: Lulu, June 6, 1892; Mabel, June 4, 1894; Clarence, January 31, 1896; and Charles, January 11, 1903. Of his marriage to Alma Florence Davis, which occurred at St. Joseph, Missouri, in 1915, one daughter was born: Ellen, December 27, 1918. Residence: Burwell.
Abraham Greenberg
Abraham Greenberg was born in New York City, June 16, 1892, the son of Harry Greenberg, who came to America from Russia in 1886, and who is a merchant and active in Republican politics. Harry Greenberg married Jennie Slobodinsky, who was born in Kief, Russia, in 1870, and who came to America in 1889.
After being graduated from Omaha High School in
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