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Allie May Greene at Vinton, Iowa. Mrs. Inger, who assists her husband in the operation of his hotel, was born at Woodstock, Kansas, January 27, 1879. They have one son, Clifford, born August 11, 1899, who is married to Esther Myrle Bielefeldt. Residence: Hastings.
Henry Ingerle
Prominent in Howard County for many years, Henry Ingerle has been postmaster at Elba since 1929. His father, Vencil Ingerle, was born in Vienna, Austria, August 27, 1837, and came to America with his wife, Marie Grecar, in 1872. He was a sergeant in the Austrian Army before coming to America. He settled in Saunders County, and died at Elba, July 27, 1917. Marie Grecar, born in Austria, January 17, 1835, died at Elba, February 6, 1920. The family came to Howard County in 1883.
Henry Ingerle was born at Weston, Nebraska, November 30, 1876, and was educated in country school. On July 27, 1904, he was married to Hattie Elizabeth Naprstek, at Elba, where she was born July 4, 1887. They have five children, Louis, born July 1, 1906, who married Jean Killenbarger; Augusta, born September 21, 1908, who married Joseph Spilinek; Clara, born October 22, 1910; Herbert, born March 16, 1912; and Albert, born April 3, 1919. Louis is a garageman, Augusta is a farmers' wife, while Clara is chief operator for the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company.
From January 1, 1921, until January 1, 1929, Mr. Ingerle was a member of the Board of Commissioners of Howard County. Since that time he has been postmaster at Elba. He was first lieutenant of Company A, Howard County Home Guard 1918-20, is a member of the United Brethren Church, the Masons (chapter, commandery, Shrine,) and The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is fishing. Residence: Elba.
Samuel Espy Ingram
Samuel Espy Ingram, a resident of Nebraska for the past 48 years, was born at North English, Iowa, April 5, 1872, the son of Henry and Mahatia (Reed) Ingram. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Indiana in 1842, and died at Millersburg, Iowa. His mother was born in Indiana in 1846, and died there in 1881.
Mr. Ingram was graduated from the high school at Clay Center, Nebraska, and in 1892 was a student at the Lincoln Business College. He was a farmer for 10 years, engaged in the mercantile business for over 23 years, and managed a garage for five years. He holds membership in the Modern Woodmen of America, the Red Cross, and the Presbyterian Church.
His marriage to Anna Florence Alford was solemnized at Clay Center, September 2, 1894. Mrs. Ingram, whose ancestry is English, was born at Palmyra, Illinois, June 14, 1875. Their three children are: Erwin, born November 1, 1895, who married Neva Moore; Will, born November 7, 1898, who married Iva Palmer; and Irene, born April 24, 1901, who married Walter Grebe. Erwin is a farmer, Will is engaged in the mercantile business, and Irene is a homemaker. Residence: Lebanon.
William M. lodence
William M. Iodence, lawyer, farmer and rancher, was born at Taylorville, Illinois, October 27, 1860, son of Henry H. and Jane (Miller) Iodence.
His father came to America from Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, about 1835. His mother's family came from Kentucky. They were prominent pioneer settlers of Sangamon and Christian Counties, Illinois.
Mr. lodence attended public school, and taught from 1880 until 1882. He was deputy county clerk of Seward County, 1883-84, and studied law the two years following. He was admitted to practice in 1886 in the district court of Seward County, by Judge T. L. Norval.
Mr. Iodence came to Box Butte County, in October 1887, and was admitted to practice in Supreme Court in 1888. He continued the practice of law exclusively until 1902 when he moved on a ranch. He is now operating a ranch and farm with his son, Charles G., as a partner, farming about 1000 acres and running a herd of 400 registered Hereford cattle. Mr. lodence's ranch comprises about 6000 acres.
Mr. Iodence is a Democrat, aand (sic) was the county attorney of Box Butte County during 1897 and 1898.
He was elected to the Nebraska Legislature in 1930 from district No. 100, and served through the 47th session and the special session of 1931. He still appears occasionally as an attorney in district and supreme court.
On March 25, 1885, he was married to Mary Culliford at Seward, Nebraska. She is the daughter of Thomas and Mary (Millet) Culliford and a direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell. She helped organize the first Woman's Club of the state and served as its president for several years. Her hobby is painting.
Mrs. Iodence was born in Bath, England, April 15, 1859. Mr. and Mrs. Iodence have two children, Charles G., born June 13, 1887, who married Mary Kriz; and Mary, born April 3, 1890, who married Andrew Iversen.
Since 1894 Mr. Iodence has been a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He was recently elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Hemingford.
Fred Marshall Ireland
Fred Marshall Ireland, real estate and insurance man, was born at Gordon, Nebraska, April 18, 1888, son of George Henry and Alice Carey (Wilkinson) Ireland.
The father was born in Ohio, June 28, 1850, and was a farmer at Gordon, until his death there on March 8, 1930. His ancestry was English and Irish. His wife, Alice, was born in Illinois, June 13, 1854, and died February 9, 1923.
Mr. Ireland attended country school and Gordon High School, and later was a student at the School of Agriculture at Lincoln, Nebraska. Until 1919 he was a clerk in a store, and in 1920 became a cashier. Since 1921 he has been in the insurance business for himself. He has served as police magistrate and local justice of the peace. His politics are independent.
On December 24 1913, he was married to Gladys Jean Case in Cherry County, Nebraska. Mrs. Ireland was born at Whitesville, Missouri, May 22, 1893. There are four children, Esther Elaine, born October 11, 1915; Evelyn Ruth, born April 14, 1917; Wilfred Case, born December 14, 1919; and Mary Jean, born December 18, 1927.
Mr. Ireland was active in various drives during the World War. He is a member and secretary of the Volunteer Fire Department of Gordon, secretary of the local Odd Fellows Lodge, a member of the First Presbyterian Church, and the National Geographic Society. He enjoys baseball, hunting and fishing, while his hobby is playing cards. Residence: Gordon.
George Albert Ireland
George Albert Ireland, county treasurer of Burt County, was born at Urbana, Illinois, March 11, 1871, son of Wallace Leroy and Minerva Nancy Johnson. At the age of four he came to Nebraska, and was educated in the public schools. He has been a continuous resident of the state for the past fifty-six years.
Elected clerk of the district court on the Republican ticket, he served from January 7, 1904, to May 18, 1909,
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when he served as county judge until June 4, 1918, Since 1927 he has been Burt county treasurer.
He was married to Rose Isabell Thorndike at Admah, Nebraska, May 30, 1893. Mrs. Ireland was born at Admah, October 29, 1873. They have four sons and daughters, Raleigh Clark, born August 20, 1896, who married Inez McDowell; Ethel May, born September 12, 1904; Ruby Grace, born August 10, 1908; and Amy Rose born March 2, 1911.
Mr. Ireland was a member of the Nebraska Council of Defense and active in all civilian projects during the World War. He is affiliated with the Church of Christ, and since February, 1925, has been a member of the board of education at Tekamah. He is a member of the Tekamah Chamber of Commerce, the Masonic Order, the Nebraskana Society and the National Geographic Society. He was city councilman of Tekamah four years, and city clerk two years. Residence: Tekamah.
Isaiah Whitset Irvin
At Bigelow, Marshall County, Kansas, Isaiah W. Irvin was born, April 2, 1876, the son of William Barrere and Mary Elizabeth (Boyd) Irvin. His father, who was born at Sabina, Ohio, August 14, 1843, and died at Lincoln, Nebraska, January 7, 1915.
In 1900 Dr. Irvin attended Cotner College, and in 1905 was graduated from the Lincoln Medical College. He was admitted to the practice of medicine in June, 1905, and since that time has been active in the medical field. A resident of Nebraska since 1900, he is now vice president of the Brownville Orchards Company, Incorporated.
His marriage to Jennie McDill Fullerton was solemnized at Lincoln, Nebraska, November 20, 1907. Mrs. Irvin was born of Irish and German parents in Peery County, Illinois, October 19, 1880. Before her marriage she was a nurse. Three children were born to this union, two of whom are living. They are: Gerald W., born October 22, 1911; Raymond F., born October 2, 1912, who died January 10, 1915; and Roy W., born July 28, 1921.
Dr. Irvin is past president of the Auburn Kiwanis Club; a member of the Chamber of Commerce; and the city library board. He is ex-mayor of Auburn, also. He is a member of the county and state medical societies and is a fellow of the American Medical Association. He is a Mason, and is affiliated with the Auburn Church of Christ. He is a Republican. Residence: Auburn.
William Leland Irvin
A leading Republican, William Leland Irvin is at the present time a lawyer and first assistant clerk of the senate judiciary committee at Washington, D. C.
He was born at Rankin, Illinois, April 12, 1892, son of Joseph Hewins and Harriet Damaras (Palmer) Irvin. The father, born at Sheldon, Illinois, December 26, 1861, is a farmer, member of the school board and road commissioner. He is the son of Captain Abram Irvin who served in the Union Army during the Civil War, of Irish, English and Welsh descent. He was the only child.
Harriet Damaras Palmer, who was born in Adams County, Ohio, April 13, 1857, died at Ranking, Illinois, on September 22, 1930. A teacher prior to marriage, she was the youngest child of Cornelius and Harriet Palmer.
William L. Irvin attended the Schwartz rural school near Rankin, Illinois until 1910; was graduated from Grand Prairie Seminary at Onarga, Illinois in 1916; received his A. B. degree from North Western University in 1920 and his LL. B. from Harvard in 1923.
During his high school days he was active in basketball, baseball and track, was a member of the debating team three years, took part in several school plays, was the winner of an oratorical, contest and was president of his senior class, he received Phi Beta Kappa honors from Northwestern University, but as he worked his way thru college, had no time for extra-curricular activities.
On April 28, 1929 he was married to Bertha Frances Eells at Rankin. Mrs. Irvin, who was born at Ranking, May 14, 1902, taught music and other subjects before marriage. She is the only daughter of Milton C. and Louella (Droll) Eells. They have one child, Leona Frances, born March 31, 1930.
Admitted to the bar at Lincoln, November 27, 1923, Mr. Irvin was until October 1, 1925, employed as a lawyer in the office of Edwin F. Myers of Broken Bow. Since November, 1925 he has had his own law office there. He was secretary of the Custer County Republican central committee 1928-30; candidate for the Republican nomination for county attorney 1926; Republican candidate for county attorney 1930; and city attorney of Broken Bow from November 1926 to April 1929. He maintains a law office at Broken Bow, and practices there between sessions of congress.
Entering the United States Army as a private during the World War, he later obtained the commission of second lieutenant of infantry at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He is a member of Joseph F. Palmer Post of the American Legion, the Harvard Law School Association, the Nebraska State and Custer County Bar Associations. His religious affiliation is with the Broken Bow Methodist Episcopal Church. He is a member of the Red Cross, the Nebraskana Society and the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. His hobby is reading. Residence: Broken Bow.
Arthur James Irvine
For the past 35 years Arthur James Irvine has been a successful stockman near Hamlet, Nebraska. He was born in Polk County, Iowa, January 2, 1859, the son of James William and Rebecca Catharine (Hurst) Irvine.
His father, who was a blacksmith and farmer, was born in New Brunswick, in 1818, and died in Polk County, Iowa, October 26, 1874; he came to this country in 1828 and settled at Philadelphia. His mother, whose ancestry was German, was born at Millerstown, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1822, and died in Polk County, Iowa, November 7, 1889.
In 1879 he left Polk County, Iowa in a covered wagon in company with J. T. Parks working on several ranches. He arrived at Hamlet, Nebraska in the spring of 1883, where he homesteaded and since that time has made his home on his ranch three miles north of Hamlet, consisting of 6000 acres. He now resides in a nine room home built of natural stone, the lime being burned on the premises, procured from the surrounding country. Within a hundred yards of Mr. Irvine's house is located a school house built in 1886 and made of the same material. His daughter, Grace, received her elementary education in that school.
Mr. Irvine was married to Ida May Heater in Hayes County, Nebraska, December 26, 1889; she was born at Wood, Ohio, November 7, 1864. Of the three children born to their marriage, only one is living: Grace, June 17, 1905, who received the Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees at the University of Colorado in 1926 and 1927 respectively. Albert H., born February 16, 1891, died October 1, 1891; and Florence, who was born December 6, 1897, died January 11, 1904.
In 1897 he was elected to the office of county clerk of Hayes County for a term of two years, which included the ex-officio office of clerk of the district court.
He holds membership in the Denver Athletic Club of Colorado, is a member of the Democratic Party, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Hamlet. (Photograph in Album).
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Joshua Alvin Isaman
A resident of Nebraska for the past 59 years, Joshua Alvin Isaman was born near Hillsboro, Iowa, July 4, 1869, the son of Benjamin Franklin and Mary (Newbold) Isaman. His father, who was born in West Moreland County, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1841, came to Nebraska in April, 1873, and homesteaded in Hamilton County about four miles west of Aurora. He retired from the farm in 1896 and made his home in Aurora until his death on October 6, 1900. The homestead is still retained by Joshua A. Isaman and his sister, Rachel F. Cole of Lincoln. He served as county commissioner for two terms and was a successful farmer. He was color sergeant in Company F., 14th Iowa Infantry during the Civil War. His mother was born in Pennsylvania, March 30, 1851, and died at Aurora, October 14, 1914.
Mr. Isaman attended the public schools of Aurora, and the high school at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and later attended York Business College. He was engaged in the abstract of title business at North Platte, Nebraska, 1894-95, was a farmer in Hamilton County, Nebraska, 1896-1902, was elected county clerk of Hamilton County on the Republican ticket and served 1902-03. Since 1903 he has been in the real estate, insurance and abstract business at Aurora. He is president of the Farmers State Bank, has been secretary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Hamilton County since 1900, is a director in the Aurora Building & Loan Association of which he is also vice president, and is a director in the Protective Fire Insurance Company of Seward, Nebraska.
He served as president of the Aurora Rotary Club, 1928-29, is affiliated with the First Methodist Church, and holds membership in the Aurora Business Men's Club and the state Young Men's Christian Association. His social club is the Aurora Country Club and his fraternal organizations include: Modern Woodmen of America; Royal Highlanders, Order of Eastern Star and the Masons. He is a past patron of the Order of Eastern Star and is a 32nd degree Mason, member of the Shrine, and is serving his 20th year as secretary of Shekinah Chapter Number 32, R. A. M.
On April 17, 1895, his marriage to May Elizabeth Salisbury occurred at North Platte. Mrs. Isaman was born at Dwight, Illinois, December 23, 1869. She is affiliated with the First Methodist Church, is a member of the Worth While Project Club, and her fraternal organization is the Order of the Eastern Star of which she is past matron.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaman have two children, Frances, born March 19, 1896; and Emma, born July 13, 1897, who married McKinley Cooper Brown, and is the mother of six children of which there are two pairs of twins, Edwin, May 1, 1918; Earl G. and Donald J., born February 13, 1920; Mae Jean, December 9, 1924; Harold Allen and Gerald Alvin, April 25, 1929. Residence: Aurora. (Photograph in Album).
May Elizabeth Isaman
May Elizabeth Isaman, homemaker, was born at Dwight, Illinois, December 23, 1869, daughter of William Nelson and Philena Louise (Mathews) Salisbury.
The father was born in Georgetown, Ohio, March 8, 1835, and came to Nebraska in December, 1889. He purchased a ranch in Lincoln County, and retired to spend the last days of his life in North Platte. He died there on August 24, 1902. He was a farmer of Irish descent. His wife; Philena, was born in Georgetown, Ohio, November 30, 1839, and died at North Platte, Nebraska, February 25, 1924. She was a devoted wife and mother. Her ancestry was Scotch.
May Elizabeth Salisbury attended elementary school in Tonica, LaSalle County, Illinois, and on April 17, 1895, was married to Joshua Alvin Isaman at North Platte. He was born near Hillsboro, Iowa, July 4, 1869. (See Nebraskana). There are two children, Frances, born March 19, 1896; and Emma, born July 13, 1897, who married McKinley Cooper Brown. Mr and Mrs. Brown have six children, Edwin, born May 1, 1918; Earl G. and Donald J., born February 13, 1920; Mae Jean, born December 9, 1924; Harold Allen and Gerald Alvin, born April 25, 1929.
Mrs. Isaman is affiliated with the First Methodist Church. She is past worthy matron of the Order of Eastern Star, and is a member of the Worth While Project Club of Nebraska. Her hobby is needle work Residence: Aurora. (Photograph in Album).
Andrew Grant Israelsen
Andrew Grant Israelsen one of a family of twelve children, came to Nebraska with his parents in the spring of 1878 and has been a farmer in Clay County most of his life. He was born at Swedona, Illinois, January 22, 1872, the son of Andrew Peter and Charlotta (Larson) Israelsen. His father, also a farmer, was born in Sweden, January 8, 1824, and died at Saronville, Nebraska, February 5, 1909. His mother was born in Sweden, August 6, 1833, and died at Saronville, August 3, 1906.
Mr. Israelsen was engaged in farming near Saronville until 1906 when he became local manager of the telephone exchange. He is a member of the Saronville Methodist Church, has been a member of the school board for over nine years, and is a member of the Red Cross.
His marriage to Emily Christina Backdahl occurred at Saronville, March 10, 1897. Mrs. Israelsen, whose parents were born in Sweden, was born at LaFayette, Indiana, December 2, 1875. Their children are: Verdie, born September 19, 1899, who married Fred E. Hallsell of Saronville; Grant W., born September 4, 1901, who married Ethel Peterson of Saronville; and Ralph A., born March 20, 1909, who married Marguerite Claus of Sutton. Fred Hansen is manager for the Farmers Milling and Elevator Company of Aurora. Grant W. operates a garage at Saronville, and Ralph A. is employed by the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Mr. Israelsen is a Republican. Residence: Saronville.
William Israelson
William lsraelson, who has been a business man in Nebraska for the past 38 years, was born at Soderham, Sweden, January 24, 1875. His father, Peter Eric Israelson, who was the manger of a lumber and saw mill, was born at Nearka, Sweden, April 15, 1841, and is still living; his ancestors were land owners in Sweden for several generations. His mother, who is also descended from an old family of landholders in Sweden, was born at Westmorland, Sweden, and died at Hartington, Cedar County, Nebraska, March 12, 1927.
Mrs. (sic) Israelson, who is a general contractor at Hartington, has been active in the advancement of his community for many years. For a time he was a lumber checker in Sweden, and after his arrival in America he was a general contractor and real estate man. He owned and managed a blacksmith shop and grocery store for a time, and now spends most of his time managing his farms and city property.
A master mechanic in the National Guard for seven years, he is a member of the General Associated Contractors, the Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraskana Society, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Republican party.
On February 11, 1900, he was united in marriage to Louisia Sahara Schager at Hartington. Mrs. Israelson,
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