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Cuming. He gave the north thirty-five acres of Hanscom Park, which is named for him to the city of Omaha in 1872.
George Edward Pritchett died at Omaha on March 3, 1912, and Harriet Hanscom Pritchett died at Omaha on February 11, 1908.
Marguerite Pritchett was educated at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Omaha, and the Masters School at Dobbs Ferry on the Hudson, New York. In 1905 she was married to John Lauderdale Kennedy. at Omaha. (See Nebraskana.)
Mrs. Kennedy has been active in Republican politics for many years, and contributed liberally to the Nebraska Woman Sufferage campaign in 1914. During the World War she participated in Red Cross work, served on canteen committees and was chairman of the committee on Hospital Supplies at the Red Cross warehouse. She is an Episcopalian. Her social club is the Beach Club, at Santa Monica, California. Residence: Omaha.
James Rupert Kenner
James Rupert Kenner, bank executive and a leader in civic affairs, was born at Utica, Nebraska, July 17, 1895, and has spent most of his life in this state. His father, Dr. W. C. Kenner, who is a physician and surgeon at Glenvil, Nebraska, was born at Columbia City, Indiana, of German and Irish parents. His mother, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Bushnell, Illinois, and died at Utica, July 1896; her ancestry was French and English.
Mr. Kenner attended school at Utica, was graduated from the preparatory department of Bellevue College, and in 1917 was awarded the A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska. He was a student at the United States Naval Academy for a time, and later took up the study of law. He was active in basketball and football at Bellevue College and received letters in basketball and tennis at the University of Nebraska where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi. He was elected to a commercial fraternity at Bellevue College.
His marriage to Dorothy Wetherald occurred at Hebron, Nebraska, September 22, 1920. Mrs. Wetherald was born at Hebron the daughter of Frank and Ivy (Green) Wetherald; her ancestry is English. She holds membership in the P. E. O., the D. W. Club, and the Hebron Woman's Club. Their children are: Margaret, born May 16, 1922; James Rupert Jr., born March 3, 1925; Ann Linwood, born November 9, 1927; and Jane, born March 12, 1931.
Mr. Kenner has held the following positions in the professional world; employee of the Lincoln State National Bank, 1919-20; teacher at Alexandria, Nebraska: superintendent of schools at Ririe, Idaho; assistant treasurer of the Puget Sound Power & Light Company of Wenatchee district, for six years; and since 1927, vice president of the Thayer County Bank at Hebron. He served as lieutenant junior in the United States Navy, in active duty for three years, and for several years has taken an active part in the affairs of the American Legion, in which he has been commander (at Hebron) and a member of the state committee for the department of Washington.
His membership in professional and civic organizations include Nebraska State Bankers Association; Chamber of Commerce; Red Cross; Kiwanis, in which he has been especially active; the actual organization of the National Geographic Society; and The Nebraskana Society. Mr. Kenner is a Scottish Rite Mason, is in. dependent politically, and is affiliated with the University Club of Lincoln. His favorite sport is football. Residence: Hebron.
Bernard Vincent Kenney
A leading physician and surgeon in Dodge, Nebraska, is Bernard Vincent Kenney, who was born in Pocatello, Idaho, on July 13, 1896. His father is John Joseph Kenney, born in Roundout, New York, April 24, 1867, was a railroad engineer. His ancestors were Irish. He died in Pocatello on November 22, 1929.
Mary Honora (Moore) Kenney, born in Wood River, Hall County, Nebraska, is his mother. She is a direct descendant of Sir Thomas Moore.
Bernard Kenney was educated in the St. Joseph's parochial school in 1910, and then attended the Creighton University where he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1918, and Doctor of Medicine in 1922. He belonger to Phi Beta Pi.
Irene Cecilia Chapman, born in North Bend, Dodge County, Nebraska, on January 12, 1897, became Mr. Kenney's wife on August 22, 1923, in North Bend. To this union five children were born: Bernard Eugene, August 23, 1924; Jean Irene, December 28, 1925, who died August 31, 1928; Richard John, September 9, 1927; Jeannene Catherine, July 13, 1929, and Emmet Michael, January 13, 1931.
During the war Mr. Kenney was in the Student's Army Training Corps, and he is a member of the American Legion and the Red Cross. He is affiliated with the St. Joseph's Church and the Knights of Columbus. He holds membership in the Nebraska State Medical Association and in the Dodge County Medical Association. He is a Democrat, and a member of the Nebraskana Society. Mr. Kenney is interested in fishing and hunting. Residence: Dodge.
Walter J. Kent
Walter J. Kent, professor of biology at Hastings College, was born in America of English extraction. He attended public school and was a student at the University of Michigan and Wisconsin, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Arts from the former.
A resident of Nebraska for the past twenty years, Professor Kent has been a member of the faculty of Hastings College for some time, and is a leader in the educational field. He is unmarried. He has no political affiliation.
Mr. Kent attends the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hastings, is a member of the National Geographic Society, and was recently elected to life membership in The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Hastings.
Dallas E. Kepler
Dallas E. Kepler, merchant, was born at Argile, Wisconsin, January 9, 1882, son of John Adam and Flora Maria (Squires) Kepler. His ancestry is Scotch-Irish and German.
Mr. Kepler received his early education in public schools, and later attended the Shenandoah Business College at Shenandoah, Iowa.
On February 17, 1904, he was married to Stella Mae Miller at Doniphan, Nebraska. Mrs. Kepler was born at Reamsville, Kansas, October 25, 1882. There are two children, Florence, born May 3, 1906, who married Marvin J. McKole; and Velma, born April 27, 1905, who married Oscar W. Gilman.
Mr. Kepler has been a resident of Morrill County since 1910, when he homesteaded there. He enjoys hunting and fishing ond (sic) is much interested in geology, spending much time hunting for relics and arrow heads, soil formations and rocks.
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two of Morrill County, his term running from January 1, 1931 until 1935. For the past five years he has been engaged in the general mercantile business. He is a member of the Lions Club. Residence: Bridgeport.
Richard P. Kepler
Richard P. Kepler, prominent lawyer of Sidney, was born at Davenport, Iowa, May 10, 1872, son of John and Ann (Douglass) Kepler. His paternal ancestors were Dutch and German, who came to the United States about 1820, while his maternal ancestors are Scotch. His mother's ancestors came to the United States about 1760.
Mr. Kepler first attended the public schools of Davenport, Iowa, and in 1892 received the Bachelor of Science degree at Western College at Toledo, Iowa. In 1896 he received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the State University of Iowa.
On March 15, 1898, he was married to Bertha Davis at Gladbrook, Iowa. She was born at Garwin, Iowa, October 4, 1876. Three children were born to them, two of whom are living, Kenneth D., born December 15, 1902; Richard Gene, born February 7, 1905, who died April 6, 1928; and James Hollis, born April 1, 1908.
Since his admission to the bar, Mr. Kepler has been in active practice. From 1900 until 1906 he was county attorney of Tama County, Iowa, elected on the Republican ticket. From 1924 until 1927 he was county attorney of Cheyenne County, Nebraska, and for 8 years he has served as city attorney of Sidney.
From 1897 until 1900 Mr. Kepler was a member of the firm of Hitchcock & Kepler, and from 1922 until 1928 of the firm of Kepler & Kratz. From 1893 until 1898 he was a member of the Iowa National Guard.
Mr. Kepler's religious affiliation is with the Presbyterian Church. He is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Odd Fellows, the Elks, the Sidney Chamber of Commerce, and the Sidney Country Club. He enjoys hunting, golf, and in his younger days was fond of football and baseball. His hobby is juvenile work. Residence: Sidney.
Ralph Bayard Keplinger
Ralph Bayard Keplinger, son of Emanuel and Margaret Rebecca (Gaskill) Keplinger, was born at Tecumseh, Nebraska, February 12, 1886. His father, a native of Lima, Ohio, was born August 21, 1844, of Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry. His family settled in Ohio about 1830. He was a rancher whose death occurred at Hay Springs, September 4, 1898. Margaret Rebecca Gaskill was born at Bluffton, Ohio, November 27, and died at Valentine, October 17, 1917.
Mr. Keplinger attended public school in Hay Springs, Nebraska, and was afterward a student at the Bradley Polytechnic Institute. At the present time he is the owner and operator of a jewelry store at Valentine.
On November 15, 1916, his marriage to Mildred Rose Dunn was solemnized at Valentine, her birthplace. She was born October 12, 1890, of English ancestry. There are two children, William Robert, born July 18, 1922; and Gretchen Jane, born November 1, 1923.
Mr. Keplinger is a Democrat. He is a member of the Masons and of the Cherry County Rifle Club. He enjoys outdoor life, especially hunting, fishing and shooting. Residence: Valentine.
William Raymond Kepner
William R. Kepner was born at Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska, August 8, 1900, the son of William Franklin and Lydia (Grindell) Kepner. His father, who was born at Port Royal, Pennsylvania, February 1, 1861, and died at Osceola, April 3, 1931, was superintendent of schools in Polk County from 1891 to 1895, and was engaged in the furniture business there; he was of Dutch descent. His mother, who was born at Platteville, Wisconsin, November 16, 1859, was a teacher in the Osceola High School for many years and helped organize the Woman's Club of which she is now a member. She is a direct descendent of Peter Cartwright, Sr., of Virginia.
Mr. Kepner was graduated from the Osceola High School in 1917, and was a student at the University of Nebraska for two years where he is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In 1917, he started in the furniture and undertaking business with his father, and is now sole owner and manager of the firm, W. F. Kepner & Son.
On August 11, 1926, he was united in marriage with Zella Olive Gillmor, at Denison, Iowa, where she was born May 12, 1902. Mrs. Kepncr is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and Theta Sigma Phi, honorary journalistic sorority of the University of Nebraska, where she was awarded her A. B. degree in 1924. She is a member of P. E. O., the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Legion Auxiliary. She is past president of the Osceola Woman's Club. Their daughter, Janet Louise, was born November 19, 1929.
During the World War, Mr. Kepner served as a private in Company D in the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Nebraska. He was a member of the home guard, and is now commander of William Wolfe Post Number 91 of the American Legion. He holds membership in the Funeral Directors' Association, the Nebraskana Society, University of Nebraska Alumni Association, and the Osceola Country Club. He was county chairman of the Red Cross in 1927, and chairman of the Osceola Chapter in 1928, is a 32nd degree Mason, and in 1928, was Master of Osceola Lodge No. 65, Ancient Freeand Accepted Masons and a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.
His religious affiliation is with the First Presbyterian Church of Osceola. His favorite sport is golfing, while his hobby is philately. Residence: Osceola.
Robert Henry Kerkow
Robert Henry Kerkow, jeweler and engraver, was born in West Point, Nebraska, February 20, 1870. He is the son of John and Henriette (Brandt) Kerkow, both natives of Germany. His father was born in 1820, and came to America about 1868, settling in Nebraska. Here he farmed and followed the blacksmith's trade until his death in December, 1895. His wife was born on April 20, 1823, and died at Fremont, in February, 1907.
Mr. Kerkow attended public school and the School of Horology at Chicago. He has lived in Nebraska all his life, and for twenty-two years engaged in the jewelry business. For about twenty years he has engaged in the automobile, gas and oil business under the name of Kerkow & Ickman Company.
He is a Republican, and was city and school treasurer about nine years, and also served for a number of years as county supervisor. A Modern Woodman of America, and an Odd Fellow, he is also a member of the Sons of Herman, the Nebraskana Society, the Red Cross and the Community Club. He is fond of golf, hunting and fishing and is a member of the West Point Golf Club. His hobby is mechanics.
Mr. Kerkow was a charter member of the famous West Point band, organized by Professor Dusenberry 44 years ago. This organization has been playing since organized with practically the same personnel. C. Y. Thompson, and Rudolph Brazda are members and H. S. Radler is band leader.
Mr. Kerkow's
wife, Mathilde Anne Kloeden, was born at Mayville, Wisconsin, April 20, 1871,
and their marriage was solemnized there on August 28, 1895. There are two children,
Winfred, born December 3, 1901, graduated from the University of Nebraska in
1924, and is a member of the
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Delta Upsilon, and is now an efficiency expert with the Western Electric Company; Elsa, born September 12, 1906, graduated from University in 1927, and Pi Beta Phi, received Phi Beta Kappa honors at the University. Residence: West Point. (Photograph in Album).
Fred Heinrich Kerl
On May 30, 1867, Fred H. Kerl was born at Boestedt, Hanover, Germany. He is the son of Heinrich J. and Lucie Anna (Harton) Kerl. Heinrich J. Kerl was born at Boestedt, and died at Bruning, Nebraska, February 14, 1923. His grandfather served for eighteen years in the English Hanovarian Legion, and fought under Wellington at Waterloo. Lucie Anna Kerl was born at Duerte, Province of Hanover, Germany, December 7, 1836, and died at Danhollen, Germany, October 7, 1883.
He was united in marriage with Minnie Anna Kohlman at Bruning Nebraska, February 25, 1892. She was born at Bloombury, Hanover Province, Germany, May 27, 1867, and died at Bruning, July 2, 1925. They had four children: William H., born August 20, 1892, who is married to Anna Wolken; Herman, born March 24, 1894, who is married to Frieda Middendorf; Lucie, born March 8, 1896, who is married to George R. Norder; and Nora, born August 18, 1904. All children live on farms near Bruning.
A Republican, Mr. Kerl served as committeeman for a number of years, and as precinct assessor for fourteen years. He has been a resident of Nebraska for forty-five years, and worked on a farm from 1886 to 1888. In 1889 he started farming for himself. Retiring in 1926, he moved to Bruning and became an insurance agent for several companies. He is director of the board of the Thayer County Insurance Company.
During the World War he served on various committees. He is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Trinity Church at Bruning, and is a member of the Mission Board of the Central District of the American Lutheran Church. He served on his local school board until retiring, and is now a member of the board of the Hebron College and Academy. Reading and fishing are his favorite hobbies. Residence: Bnuning.
Martin Edward Kerl
On November 10, 1866, Martin Edward Kerl was born at Omaha, Nebraska, the son of John and Caroline (Pfieffer) Kerl. John Kerl was born in Germany, and came to Nebraska in 1860. In 1866 he moved to Burt County and in 1890 to Cuming County where he engaged in farming until his death at West Point in 1892. His wife, Caroline, was born at Braunswei, Germany, and died at West Point, in June 1897.
Educated in country schools, Martin Edward Kerl has engaged in farming and as a hardware merchant for many years. He is a Republican, and has served as mayor of West Point, and as county supervisor and member of the board of education.
On February 23, 1888, he was married to Francis L. Ehrhardt at West Point. Mrs. Kerl was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, January 22, 1866, and died at Lincoln, November 24, 1926. There are three children, Walter Albert, born December 15, 1888, who married Lillian Chambers; Karl Konrad, born August 4, 1891, who married Rose Givens; and Eva Caroline, born November 26, 1893, who married Loning E. Gunderson. The two sons are jewelers, and Loning E. Gunderson is finance secretary of the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Kerl is a Protestant, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Sons of Herman and The Nebraskana Society. He is also a Mason and Shriner, and an Odd Fellow. His sports are hunting and fishing. Residence: West Point.
James Washington Kerns
James W. Kerns, executive and lumber dealer, was born at Ophir, Illinois, January 15, 1854, of Irish ancestry. He is the son of Peter and Margaret (Conlin) Kerns, both of whom are deceased. His father, a farmer, who was born in County Sligo, Ireland, in 1800, came to America in 1846. He died in LaSalle County, Illinois, in 1869.
Margaret Kerns, his mother, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1815. She died in LaSalle County, Illinois, in 1895.
On December 25, 1879, he was united in marriage with Alice Josephine Crowley, at Mendota, Illinois. To this marriage was born the following children: Edward Mark, born December 19, 1880, married to Pearl Shipply; Laura 5., March 8, 1883, married Edward H. Ely; Henry Francis, September 11, 1885, died February 9, 1892; Thomas L., September 27, 1889; Albert B., June 15, 1891; James W., December 26, 1892; Lawrence, July 26, 1894; Harold P., May 3, 1898; Alice F., November 16, 1899; Kathryn, May 20, 1902; Emily, January 14, 1905; and Mercedes, May 6, 1907.
A Republican, Mr. Kerns was city clerk of Auburn, and was member of. the Nebraska state legislature, 1903-05. He has been a resident of Nebraska since March, 1872, except for one year, and is at the present time president of the J. W. Kerns Lumber Company. He is a Catholic, and a member of St. Joseph's Church, at Auburn, and the Knights of Columbus. Residence: Auburn.
Theodore J. Kerr
Theodore J. Kerr, physician and surgeon, was born in Union County, South Dakota, September 8, 1879, son of John R. and Anna C. (Clark) Kerr. His father homesteaded in Union County, and was engaged in building and contracting.
Dr. Kerr attended country school in Union County and later the high school at Akron, Iowa, graduating in 1898. In 1900 he was graduated from Highland Park College, after completing an electrical engineering course. In 1908 he was graduated from the University of Nebraska, College of Medicine, and after graduation was appointed house physician and surgeon for the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, 1908-1909, receiving his diploma in 1909. Since June 13, 1909, he has been practicing in North Platte.
On August 30, 1911, he was married to Selma Anderson at Vermillion, South Dakota. She was born in Union County, August 24, 1882.
Mr. Kerr is a Republican. He is a member of Platte Valley Lodge No. 32, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. a member of the Gothenburg Lodge of Perfection, and Hastings Consistory, and is a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason. He is also a member of the Euphrates Chapter No. 15 and past commander of the Palestine Commandcry No. 13 Knights Templar, and a member of Tehama Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Hastings. He is a member of the Elks Lodge at North Platte, the Rotary Club of which he was president in 1924, and the American Legion.
During the late war he received his training in the infantry. He was offered a commission as first lieutenant at Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in 1917, was transferred and commissioned captain in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, and was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, and Camp Humphreys, Virginia. He received his honorable discharge March 20, 1919.
His hobby is big game hunting, and he is an expert rifle shot. He has participated in hunting trips in northern and western Montana, western Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, southwestern Utah, and northern Arizona. Residence: North Platte.
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Charles Vernon Kettering
Charles Vernon Kettering, chairman of the department of music of Doane College, was born at Oxford, Kansas, September 22, 1889. He is the son of George and Minnie (Matthews) Kettering, the former a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1847, who died at Lecompton, Kansas, in May, 1903. He was a clergyman with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and was of Pennsylvania Dutch descent. His wife, Minnie, was born in Ohio, in 1857, of New England ancestry.
Educated in the public and high school of Lecompton, Mr. Kettering was graduated from the latter in 1907. He was an accountant for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe General Offices at Topeka, 1909-15, he became director of music of Miltonvale, Kansas, College 1916-19. In 1920 he received his B. M. from the Kansas University School of Fine Arts, and served as director of music of Marion College, Marion, Indiana, 1920-22. Mr. Kettering was a member of the basketball team at the Topeka Y. M. C. A., 1909-12, and a letterman on the Kansas University Freshman basketball team in 1908.
Since 1922 he has been chairman of the department of music of Doane College, and a member and director of music of Crete First Congregational Church. He is a member of the Nebraska State Music Teachers' Association and past vice president; and is past president of the Nebraska Academy of Teachers of Singing. While at Kansas University he was a member of the Dramatic and Glee Clubs. He is a member of the Commercial Club at Crete, and of the Nebraskana Society.
On August 2, 1914, Mr. Kettering was united in marriage to Blanche Merle Meade, at Kansas City, Kansas. Mrs. Kettering was born at Holton, Kansas, July 18, 1889, the daughter of O. M. and Catherine (Clippinger) Meade. The former is a descendant of General Meade of the Revolution. Mrs. Kettering is a piano teacher, specializing in children's work. They have one daughter, Kathryn Ann, born May 7, 1915, who is a talented young musician. Mr. Kettering is a Republican. He is author of Singing Analyzed for Student and Teacher, (MS). Residence: Crete. (Photograph in Album).
Oliver Morton Keve
Pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at York, the Reverend Oliver Morton Keve has been a resident of Nebraska for the past twenty years. He was born at McLean, Illinois, December 25, 1877, son of Henry Alfonso and Amanda Adeline (Preshaw) Keve. His father, a native of Allen County, Ohio, born June 20, 1837, is of French extraction. His death occurred at Abilene, Kansas, August 9, 1913. His mother, born of Scotch-Irish parents, at Woodsfield, Ohio, is living. She was born July 12, 1843, died February 7, 1932, at her home in Abilene, Kansas.
Dr. Keve received his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago, his Master of Arts degree from the University of Denver, and his Doctor of Divinity from Nebraska Wesleyan University. His fraternities are Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu.
On June 7, 1916, he was united in marriage to Vera A. Moore, at Omaha. To them were born three children, John Moore, July 16, 1917; Grace Preshaw, November 23, 1919. and Miriam Latourette, June 20, 1921. There is one son, Paul Willard, born October 5, 1913, of a former marriage.
During the World War Dr. Keve served overseas with the Young Men's Christian Association. He is a member of the Nebraska Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is a life member of The Nebraskana Society. Dr. Keve takes an active part in the civic and social affairs of his community and is particularly interested in the training of young people. Residence: York.
Albert Marshall Keyes
A pioneer lawyer and banker of Nebraska is Albert Marshall Keyes who was born at Nebraska City, Nebraska, December 7, 1868, the son of Stephen Kittridge Keyes and Esther Lacy (Edom) Keyes. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Gouverneur, New York, April 20, 1836, and died at Zion, Illinois, February 20, 1916; he served as county commissioner of Furnas County, Nebraska, and was a Civil War veteran, holding membership in the Grand Army of the Republic; his English ancestors came to Watertown, Massachusetts in 1634. His mother, who is of English descent also, was born at Griggsville, Illinois, October 23, 1845. She is active in church and Sunday School affairs and resides in Holbrook, Nebraska.
Mr. Keyes was graduated from the Cambridge High School in 1890 and in 1893 received the LL. B. degree at the University of Nebraska where he was president of the Maxwell Debating Club. He taught school for three years, was deputy county treasurer for four years, practiced law for four years and served as county attorney of Furnas County for two years. He has been engaged in the banking business for the past 30 years at Holbrook, Nebraska.
He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Southwest Nebraska Historical Society, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a 32nd degree Mason and holds membership in the Red Cross and the Parent Teachers Association. His recreations are golfing and reading. During the World War Mr. Keyes acted as county food administrator for Furnas County, was chairman of the Third and Fourth Liberty Loan Drives, and held membership in the Four Minute Men Society. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Elizabeth Wade Sipe was solemnized at Cambridge, Nebraska, December 25, 1895. Mrs. Keyes, who is of English and German descent, was born at Connellsville, Pennsylvania, July 24, 1873, and was a teacher prior to her marriage. Their children are: Charles S., born February 24, 1897, who married Katherine Cass; Mary E., born June 3, 1899, who married Burgess H. Orr; Evelyn W., born July 20, 1901, who married Cal D; Schulz; Albert Marshall, born September 27, 1906; John Rolland, born April 14, 1909; and Elizabeth, born November 7, 1912. Residence: Holbrook.
Edwin Randall Keyes
Edwin Randall Keyes was born at Milford, Nebraska, January 9, 1871, son of Stephen Kittredge and Esther Lacy (Edom) Keyes. The father, who was a farmer and stockraiser, was born at Gouverneur, New York, April 20, 1836, and died at Zion City, Illinois, February 3, 1916. He served in Company L, First Iowa Cavalary during the Civil War and was commander of the Grand Army of the Republic Local Post of Cambridge Nebraska for several years. His parents were Joel and Susan (Kittredge) Keyes. He is descended from one of two brothers, Solomon and Robert Keyes, who came from England to Chelmsford, Massachusetts about 1650. Joel Keyes died 1875, and his marking in the Cambridge Cemetery at Cambridge is the oldest one there.
Stephen Kittredge Keyes was chief buglar of the Cavalry and was with his regiment in the following engagements: Prairie Grove, Lone Jack, Montevallo, Clear Creek, Van Buren, Chalk Bluffs, Brownville, Cape Girardeau, Bayou Metoe, Little Rock, St. Francis River, Jenkens Ferry and Prairie Danna. On May 4, 1865, he was detailed as a clerk in the mustering office in Memphis, Tennessee, and was mustered out on December 4, 1865.
Mr. Keyes received an academic education. His wife, who was born at Griggsville, Illinois, October 23, 1845, resides at Cambridge at the present time. Her family came from England to Canada in 1830, and to the United
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States in 1834, settling at Scott Falls, in Morgan County, Illinois. Her father, John Edom, was born in Yorkshire, England, December 28, 1806. He married Emeline W. Draper and died on December 12, 1899.
Edwin Randall Keyes attended early pioneer schools and was a student at Cambridge (Nebraska) High School, for a time. He served as secretary of the Farmers Elevator of Cambridge for thirteen years, has been a member of the board and president of the Cantbridge Sales Barn for the past twelve years, and is connected with the Cambridge Co-operative Oil Company. A Democrat, he served as county commissioner several years, was state hail adjuster, precinct assessor at Cambridge, and Democratic committeeman ten years.
As the oldest resident of Cambridge, Mr. Keyes has been a loyal and progressive promoter of civic projects during the past thirty years, and still thinks Furnas County is the best part of the state. He is a member of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the South Western Nebraska Historical Society and was the first president of the Furnas County Old Settlers Organization. For the past four years he has been a member of the Furnas County Farm Bureau, and at the present time is serving as director of the Furnas County Fair Board. He holds membership in the Cambridge Community Club (board member and former president), the Red Cross, the Modern Woodmen of America and the First Congregational Church.
Mr. Keyes is vitally interested in history, especially of the state and community, and spends much time reading. During the World War he was a three minute speaker and active in Red Cross and loan drives. His sports are swimming and baseball.
His marriage to Christine Josephine Thompson occurred at Cambridge on October 23, 1895. Mrs. Keyes, whose parents came to the United States from Norway in 1860, settling in Illinois, was born at Capron in that state on June 26, 1871. She came to Cambridge in May, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes, have a daughter, Esther Emma, born October 13, 1897, who married Harold Glenn Fee, October 23, 1919. Esther was graduated from Cambridge High School in 1916, attended the University of Nebraska in 1917, and taught school for two years. She is a member of the Order of Eastern Star and the Congregational Church. She was the first president of the local unit of the American Auxiliary, and is now vice president of the 9th district of the latter organization.
Mr. and Mrs. Keyes reside on their farm of 360 acres, two miles northwest of Cambridge. They have in their home all modern conveniences.
Harold Glenn Fee, husband of Esther Emma Keyes, enlisted in the Medical Corps of the United States Navy on May 31, 1918, at Denver, Colorado. He took his training at Goat Island, California, and served at Mare Island, California, and Bay Ridge, New York. He made one trip to Brest, France on the U. S. S. President Grant. He served at Base Hospital at Norfork, Virginia, where he was discharged on October 4, 1919. He held the rating of hospital corpsman first class.
Mr. Fee is a farmer and stock raiser and in partnership with his father-in-law. He is a member of the Congregational Church, the Masonic Lodge, and has held all offices of the American Legion Post at Cambridge No. 199, In 1928 he was elected commander of the 9th district of the American Legion Department of Nebraska for a term of two years. He was again re-elected for another term in 1931.
Mr. and Mrs. Fee have two children, a son, Harold Glenn, Jr., born October 25, 1921; and a daughter, Margaret Esther, born November 3, 1924. Both attend the Cambridge Public School. Residence: Cambridge. (Photograph in Album).
George A. Keyser
George A. Keyser was born at Omaha, July 3, 1889. He is the son of John and Elizabeth (Murphy) Keyser and has been a life resident of the city. John Keyser was born at Philadalphia (sic), Pennslyvania, April 2, 1858, and was in the railway mail service at the time of his death at Omaha, July 8, 1922. Elizabeth Keyser was born in Cook County, Illinois, October 29, 1860.
Mr. Keyser attended Creighton University, where he received the degrees of A. B., A. M. and LL. B. Upon his admission to the bar in June, 1913, he took up the active practice of law, in which he was engaged until 1917. He was first lieutenant, 18th U. S. Infantry, First Division, from 1917-19. During 1919-21 he was government attorney, Virgin Islands, which were purchased from Denmark in 1917, and since 1921 has been assistant United States attorney at Omaha.
His marriage to Anna Marie Bennewitz was solemnized at Omaha, July 30, 1920. Mrs. Keyser was born at Grand Island, July 4, 1890. There are six children: Mary Dorothy, born April 11, 1921; Rite Jean, born November 15, 1922; George A. Jr., born May 3, 1924; John J., born May 11, 1926; Mary Margaret, born December 22, 1927, and Richard F., born September 11, 1929.
He is a Republican, a member of the Knights of Columbus, the American Legion and of St. Cecilia's Cathedral. He also holds membership in the American, Nebraska State and OmahaDouglas County Bar Associations. Residence: Omaha.
Albertus Homer Kidd
Albertus Homer Kidd, distinguished lawyer at Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, was born at Ada, Ohio, March 19, 1863, the son of Jeremiah Wesley Kidd and Elmira Vandora (Lillibridge) Kidd. His father, who was a clergyman, was born at Marietta, Ohio, December 24, 1822, and died at Ohio, Bureau County, Illinois, June, 1912; his grandfather, who was English, lived in southwestern Pennsylvania during the Revolution and later moved to Marietta.
His mother, who was born near Athens, Ohio, October 21, 1829, and died at Princeton, Illinois, December 22, 1896, was actively interested in religious education and during the latter years of her life was a minister. Her grandfather, Thomas Lillibridge, of the fourth generation before herself, came from England and settled at Newport, Rhode Island, in 1699, where he was one of the founders of Trinity Church, the oldest religious institution in the state. Her maternal grandfather, Thomas Mansfield, was a soldier in the Revolution.
Albertus Homer Kidd received his early education in the public schools of Indiana and Illinois, and in 1884 was graduated from Giddings Seminary. Prior to his college work he was a teacher in the public schools of Illinois; he studied law at Monmouth in Illinois until his admission to the bar in 1887. He began the practice of law at Alma, Nebraska, in 1887, and in 1891 moved to Beatrice where he practiced continuously until 1928 when he retired to devote his time, for the most part as general counsel for the State Savings and Loan Association. He was engaged in independent legal activities until 1909, when he became a member of the firm Rinaker & Kidd; a little later the firm became, Rinaker, Kidd & Delehant. He is now attorney for and president of the State Savings & Loan Association at Beatrice, is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, and holds membership in the national, state, and county bar associations.
In 1904 Mr. Kidd served as editor of the Beatrice Daily Express. A Republican, he served two terms as city attorney, was a member of the board of education for six years, and was a member of the library board, for twenty years. His hobby is farming; he served as the first president of the Gage County Crop Improvement Association, now called the Gage County Farm Bureau. He is a member of the Red Cross, and during
