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Mr. Correll's father, where they remained for the night. Learning from the older Correll that there was danger from the Indians in the vicinity, all the settlers were called in and breastworks erected out of logs.
The next morning Mr. Kilmer's party drove back to Beatrice where maps of Saline County were obtained. They selected homesteads, and returned to Beatrice where they filed their homesteads in person, and on the night of the 25th of May they returned with their families and slept on their homestead which still remains a part of Mr. Kilmer's estate. The year of 1874 was known as grasshopper year, but the family survived all the hardships, and in 1877 purchased another farm and moved onto it in 1878. In 1880 Mr. Kilmer took the government census for North Fork Precinct, and was tax collector for the same territory in 1884. In 1884 he was elected to the Nebraska legislature, taking office in January 1885, under a Republican administration. From 1878 to 1920 he was a member of the school board, twenty years of which he served as treasurer, and the balance of the time as director. He was a member of the Friends Church, while in Pennsylvania, and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society, The Nebraska Territorial Pioneer Association and the Legislative League.
When Mr. Kilmer and his wife came to Nebraska in 1870 he owned a span of mules and their halters. Together they bought and paid for 680 acres of land, and at the time of his death he still owned 360 acres which still remains as his estate. (Deceased).
Mary Jane Kilmer
Mary Jane Kilmer, daughter of Elijah Redden and Mary Margaret (McFarland) Fisher, was born at Southport, Indiana, January 28, 1854. Her father was born at Indianapolis, May 20, 1826, and died at Beloit, Kansas, April 4, 1894. He was a farmer, and served with rank of corporal in the Union Army under General Sherman in the Civil War. His wife was also a native of Indianapolis, born April 24, 1834. She died there on March 16, 1866.
On April 12, 1870, Mary Jane Fisher was united in marriage to George Monroe Kilmer, at Galesburg, Iowa. Together they homesteaded in Nebraska, and to them eight children were born. Murry Orran, born March 19, 1870, who married Jennie Olive Thomas; Marion Adett Leslie, born November 27, 1872, who married Cora Alma Slifer; Clara May, born January 3, 1875, and who died Jane 25, 1877; Maurice Ithamer, born February 9, 1877, Who married Elizabeth Gruikchank; Morton Trueman, born August 20, 1879, who married Lydia Witt; Milo Jethro, born January 20, 1883, who married Mabel Frances Wilson; Myrtle Donzella, born February 5, 1886, who married Earl Alexander Wintermute, and Mabel Lillian, born January 29, 1890, who married Elra Wilson Miner. A sketch of Mr. Kilmer's life appears elsewhere in this volume. He died at Western, October 3, 1927.
Mrs. Kilmer has been a resident and a leading citizen of her community for more than 60 years. She is a Methodist, and a member of The Nebraskana Society. Her hobby is reading. Residence: Western.
Maurice Ithamer Kilmer
A lifetime resident of Western, Nebraska, Maurice I. Kilmer was born there on February 9, 1877, the son of George Monroe and Mary Jane (Fisher) Kilmer. His father, a farmer, was born at Shunk, Pennsylvania, July 27, 1848, and died at Western, October 3, 1927; he served as state representative in 1884-85. His mother was born of German and Scotch parentage at Southpert, Marion County, Indiana, January 28, 1854.
Mr. Kilmer attended the rural schools of Saline County and was a student at Western High School. He received his B. S. D. degree at McPherson College, Kansas, where he was a member of the Irving Memorial Literary Society and the debating team. For five years he taught school; was director of the Western State Bank, 1916-26; and has been president of the Western Elevator Association for about 13 years.
His marriage to Elizabeth Cruckshank was solemnized at Lincoln, November 30, 1910. Mrs. Kilmer, who is of Scotch and English descent, was born at Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland, September 29, 1881. Their children are; Mary Elizabeth, born May 29, 1912; Donald Monroe, born January 31, 1914; Kathryn Elain, born April 11, 1916; and Helen Dale, born February 9, 1919.
Mr. Kilmer is vice president of the Community Club at Western; is president of school district number 106; and is financial secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Western. He is a Democrat and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Western.
Charlotte Anne Wands Kilpatrick
Charlotte Anne Wands Kilpatrick was born at Newark, New York, November 8, 1852, and came to Nebraska in 1869 during the sod-house period.
Her father, Joseph S. Wands, was born in New York State, July 18, 1822, and moved to Illinois in 1854, settling in Marshall County, near Peoria. He homesteaded in Nebraska near Hebron in 1859 and died at Alexandria, May 9, 1890. He was of English and Scotch descent and was deacon of the Baptist Church at Alexandria during his entire lifetime. His wife, Elizabeth, was a dressmaker and the owner of a millinery store. She was born May 28, 1827, in New York State, the daughter of Herman and Ann Henderson and died at Alexandria, February 9, 1903.
Mrs. Kilpatrick was educated in the public schools of Lincoln, Illinois, and on March 14, 1875, was married to Henry Clay Kilpatrick in their neighborhood church and school building. Mr. Kilpatrick was born in Missouri, August 23, 1851, and died on his farm May 11, 1902. He was of Irish descent, the son of Samuel and Rachel (Thompson) Kilpatrick.
The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kilpatrick, David Samuel, April 22, 1876; William Judson, January 18, 1878; Mark Nobel, September 21, 1879, who died August 4, 1884; Rebecca Rachel, August 14, 1881; Abraham, March 17, 1883, who died in infancy; Zada L., born March 13, 1885, who married J. T. McCuiston; Herman Roscoe, September 14, 1887; Leah Mabel, July 29, 1888; Dora Belle, April 20, 1890; Vesta Rebecca, born September 4, 1892; Ruth Charlotte, born December 29, 1894; and Nellie May, born September 22, 1898, who died March 19, 1931.
David Samuel, who is a farmer and rancher married Laura Hoiser. William Judson married Daisy Hoiser, and he is a rancher. Rebecca Rachel married Vern Worthen who is a farmer. Herman is a hotel man and married to Roxie Scholle. Leah is a stenographer in Beatrice in the firm of Kilpatrick Contracting Company. Dora Belle married Roy Scoville, a hotel man. Vesta Rebecca is a postal clerk at Hebron. Ruth was a teacher before her marriage, and is married to O. H. Doyle, an attorney at Fullerton. Nellie May married Raymond Smith, an undertaker at Omaha. Mrs. Kilpatrick has twenty-nine grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Residence: Hebron.
Clarence Frederick Kilpatrick
Clarence Frederick Kilpatrick, rancher, was born in Gage County, Nebraska, Jane 22, 1897, son of Joseph M. and Augusta W. (Meitz) Kilpatrick. His father was born in Gage County, September 7, 1867, and his mother on August 26, 1869.
Upon his graduation from public school at Blakely, Nebraska, in 1912, Mr. Kilpatrick, entered the Beatrice High School from which he was graduated in 1917. At
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that time he enlisted, and served as a first class seaman in the United States Navy, receiving his honorable discharge on August 1, 1919. He participated in active foreign service, is a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mr. Kilpatrick is a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church of Alliance, the school board of District No. 23 of Box Butte County, the Elks and the Alliance Country Club. His favorite sport is flying and his hobby is mechanics.
On July 15, 1920, he was married to Naomi Green at Clatonia, Nebraska. Mrs. Kilpatrick, who was born at Clatonia, August 17, 1897, is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, descended from John Adam Walroth. They have one daughter, Mary Ellen, born March 9, 1924. Residence: Alliance
Peter Henry Kilzer
Peter Henry Kilzer, farmer, was born at Germantown, Seward County, Nebraska, July 18, 1882, son of John and Helena (Honeig) Kilzer.
The father was born in Calgar, Old Louisendorff, Germany, March 26, 1849, and died at Germantown, Nebraska, August 19, 1899. His wife, Helena, was born in Calgar, February 29, 1852, and died at Garland, Seward County, Nebraska, February 17, 1932.
Mr. Kilzer attended public school about three months each year for about 12 years. He removed to Red Willow County in 1906 and located at Lebanon with no money and slight education. He took a 10 months course in banking and bookkeeping at the Lincoln Business College, earning a diploma. He now holds a deed for 3200 acres of land, which is nearly paid for. He is known as a wheat farmer, but also raises large acreages of corn, and bought the first combine in Red Willow County. He has a modern farm home, which is one of the oldest in the country, having been built 46 years ago when other houses were being made of sod.
He is director and secretary of the Lebanon Equity Exchange, and has taken an active part in local politics for a number of years. He was precinct assessor in 1909, duputy (sic) county treasurer of Red Willow County, 1912, 1913 and 1914, and agricultural census enumerator in 1925. He is a Republican.
On March 3, 1915, he was married to Mamie Bell Leist at McCook, Nebraska. Mrs. Kilzer was born in Brock, Nebraska, January 30, 1887, daughter of Lewis and Emma (Williams) Leist. Her father was born in Circleville, Ohio, November 17, 1835, and her mother in Missouri, February 18, 1862. Both made their home in Decatur County, Kansas.
Mrs. Kilzer is a member of the Legion Auxiliary, and is active in the affairs of the Methodist Church. She was graduated form Oberlin High School in Decatur County, Kansas, in 1908. She taught school for one year, thereafter attending Central Business College at Denver, Colorado, from which she received two diplomas, one in bookkeeping and one in shorthand.
Mr. and Mrs. Kilzer have four children, Helena, born March 3, 1918; Rosalie, born October 29, 1919; Maurine, born March 12, 1924; and John Lewis, born September 4, 1926. All, the children were born at Lebanan.
Mr. Kilzer is a Methodist, and is a member of the Odd Fellows. His hobby is hard work. Residence: Lebanon. (Photograph in Album).
Thomas Rogers Kimball
Thomas Rogers Kimball, architect, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 19, 1862, son of Thomas Lord and Mary Porter (Rogers) Kimball.
He received his education at the University of Nebraska and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also attended the Cowles Art School at Boston, and studied with Harpignies in Paris. His marriage to Annie Lydia McPhail was solemnized at Brookline, Massachusetts, September 25, 1889.
Mr. Kimball is a Republican. Since January, 1928, he has been a member of the firm of Kimball, Steele and Sandham. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (past national president), the Association of Professional Men's Clubs (national past president), the Chamber of Commerce, and the Omaha Civic League (past president). His clubs are the University, the Omaha and the Palimpsest. Residence: Omaha.
Walter Kimball
Walter Kimball, pioneer Nebraskan, was born in Andover, Massachusetts, June 27, 1852, son of Walter Henry and Mary E. (Gage) Kimball. The father was born in Boxford, Massachusetts, June 29, about 1820, and died at Andover, Massachusetts, in 1880. He was graduated from Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, and was descended from English settlers in New England prior to the Revolution. The ancestry of the Kimball family can be traced through books of genealogy in the public library at Andover, Massachusetts. His wife, Mary E. Gage, was born in North Andover, Massachusetts, about April, 1820, and died at Big Spring, Nebraska, in November, 1905.
Mr. Kimball attended common school until 1870 at Andover, Massachusetts. After leaving school Mr. Kimball traveled about, working for James A. Roberts Company, Pearly D. More and Company, and William Claflin Company, all Boston firms in the tanning business. He then came west to Nebraska and in September, 1884, took a homestead in Deuel County one mile south of Big Spring. At the time he moved to Nebraska, North Platte was a railroad center, Ogallala was a cattle town and cattle were shipped from the ranches there to the markets east. The cattle coming here were driven onto the range from Texas, and distributed through the valley regions. Mr. Kimball recalls many of the interesting occurrences of the pioneer days. His favorite diversion at the present time is reading.
In October, 1895, Mr. Kimball was married to Julia A. Stuart at Venango, Nebraska. She was born in Pittsfield, Illinois, December 9, 1852. Her father was Benjamine F. Stuart who crossed the plains in 1849 to California and of Scotch descent. Residence: Big Spring.
Richard Petring Kimmel
Richard P. Kimmel was born at Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, October 17, 1897, the son of Oliver Albright Kimmel and Cornelia (Petring) Kimmel. His father, whose ancestry was Pennsylvania German, was a land owner in pioneer days in Nebraska City. He was president of the Otoe County National Bank, and was qualified to practice law. He was born at Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, June 4, 1858, and died at Nebraska City, March 18, 1911.
His mother was born in Nebraska City, November 3, 1862, the daughter of early settlers who came from Germany before 1850, and settled in St. Louis, Missouri. Later they moved to Nebraska City where they were prominent in civic and religious affairs. Her father was very progressive, especially in improvements on his home, having the first water system in this section of the country installed in his home. She is an interested church worker in the Lutheran Church at Nebraska City, and is a member of the P. E. O. She was a school teacher for nine years before her marriage.
Mr. Kimmel attended the public schools of Nebraska City and was graduated from the high school there in 1915. He then attended Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa, where he was a member of the debating club,
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the debating team, and was one of the organizers of the Student Council there. He acted as secretary and treasurer of the Miltonian Society; and earned his college letter in tennis, was on the class basketball team, and engaged in cross country running and in swimming contests. He was awarded his A. B. degree, June, 1919.
Upon his graduation from college, Mr. Kimmel spent a year as manager of a lumber camp in the Ozarks in southern Missouri. He returned to Nebraska to enter the Otoe County National Bank where he stayed for five years. In 1925 he entered the fruit growing business, and since that time he has spent all his time on this business and on the management of the business and property of his mother and sisters. He is treasurer and director of the First Trust Company at Nebraska City.
He was married to Laurine Oetgen at Nebraska City, June 30, 1927. Mrs. Kimmel, who was born at St. Louis, November 3, 1900, was a clerk in a gift shop and drug store, and taught in the Omaha public schools before her marriage. Her grandfather on the maternal side was prominent in civic, religious, and business affairs in Nebraska City in the early history of the state. Her paternal grandfather was a noted pioneer business man of St. Louis. Her ancestry is German.
Mr. Kimmel was a member of the school cadets while in college; was in the Officers' Training Camp (Camp Grant) at Rockford, Illinois; and for three years was a member of the National Guard at Nebraska City.
A member of the Men's Glee Club of Nebraska City, the Nebraskana Society, he was at one time a member of the Y. M. C. A. He is affiliated with the First Evangelical Lutheran Church where he is financial secretary and a member of the church council. He is a Mason, and a Republican. Residence: Nebraska City.
Alva Vest King
A leader in religious and educational work for many years, the Reverend Alva Vest King is a native of Missouri. He was born at Trimble on August 3, 1889, the son of George Washington and Jennie Hawkins (Ross) King. His father was a native of Tennessee, who later migrated to Missouri, and died at Nashua on June 23, 1919. He was a farmer of Scotch-Irish ancestry. His wife, Jennie, was born in Clay County, Missouri, September 6, 1859, and is also of Scotch-Irish descent.
Dr. King attended the public schools of Trimble, Missouri, and in 1908 was graduated from high school at Edgerton, Missouri. In 1912 he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Park College, in 1915 his Bachelor of Divinity degree from Auburn Theological Seminary (Auburn, New York), and in 1930 was awarded his degree of Doctor of Divinity from Hastings College. During the summer sessions of 1921 and 1922, the winter quarter of 1924, and the summer of 1930 he took postgraduate work at the University of Chicago.
Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in April 1915, Dr. King served as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Trumansburg, New York, the following five years. During 1920-23 he was assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Chicago, and from 1923-29 was pastor of Roseland Presbyterian Church at Chicago. In 1929 he was made pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Hastings. Dr. King is a member of the Hastings Presbytery, and is a trustee of Hastings College.
During 1917-18 he was sergeant in the New York State Guard, and participated in loan drives, war work census and as a four minute speaker.
Dr. King is a member of the Hastings Ministerial Association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, the Young Men's Christian Association, the Young Women's Christian Association, and The Nebraskana Society. A Mason, he is a member of Trumansburg Lodge No. 157 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Oriental Consistory of Scottish Rite Masons, and Tehama Temple of the Shrine. His club is the Hillside, and his hobby is woodworking. Residence: Hastings.
Dexter D. King
For the past 17 years Dexter D. King has engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at York, Nebraska. He was born at Bradshaw, Nebraska, September 19, 1884, the son of Bernard and Lillie Frances (Clark) King. His father, who was born at Union City, Pennsylvania, May 13, 1851, and died at York, March 31, 1926, was the first licensed embalmer and undertaker in York County; he served as mayor of York, 1896-1898. His mother, who was born at Cortland, Illinois, February 5, 1855, was secretary of the Grace Chapter of the Eastern Star at York for 31 years; her grandparents moved to Illinois from Connecticut.
Dr. King attended the public schools of Fremont, Nebraska, and York, and in 1904, was graduated from the York High School. In 1914 he was awarded the M. D. degree at the University of Nebraska where he was a member of Phi Rho Sigma. During his high school years he was active in football, baseball, and basketball.
In 1925 he began practice at Waco, Nebraska, and in 1916 moved to York and became a member of the York Clinic. Except for two years when he was active in the World War, Dr. King has been connected with the York Clinic continuously, and is now a partner in the York Clinic and Hospital and is physician to the State Odd Fellows Home at York. He holds membership in the county and state medical societies, is councilor-elect of the sixth district of the State Medical Society, and is past president of the York County Medical Society. He is a member of the Red Cross, the American Social Hygiene Association, the York County Commercial Club, and the York Rotary Club of which he is past president.
Dr. King is a member of the Knights of Pyihias, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (Scottish Rite and Shrine). During the World War he was commissioned first lieutenant in the medical corps, was stationed at Base Hospital 39, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, and in France was stationed at Base Hospital 19, where he was commissioned captain. He was in the army from October 8, 1917, to March 3, 1919, and was later active in the organization of the state department of the American Legion, serving as the first commander of Bolton Post Number 19 at York, Nebraska.
He is affiliated with the Methodist Church at York, holds membership in the York and Shrine Country Clubs, and is a member of the Nebraskana Society. He is interested in all athletic events and likes to golf, fish, and hunt. He is a Republican.
His marriage to Mary Agnes Anderson occurred at St. Joseph, Missouri, June 22, 1906. Mrs. King was born at Villisca, Iowa, July 28, 1886. Her mother's family came from Ohio, while her father's ancestry was Swedish. Two children were born to them: Boyd G., born June 9, 1908, who is a student at the University of Nebraska Medical College at Omaha; and Thomas A., born February 19, 1915, who is in his senior year at York High School. Residence: York.
Herbert Eugene King
Dr. Herbert E. King was born at Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1882. He is the son of Henry Thomas King, born at Union City, Pennsylvania, March 24, 1853, who was one of the organizers of the Omaha Dental College. A practicing dentist, he was president and for many years treasurer of the Nebraska State Dental Society, and prominent in early state dental affairs. His
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ancestry was English and Scotch, the family prominent for several generations in Vermont and Pennsylvania. He died at Fremont, Nebraska, June 9, 1911.
Minnie Louisa Watson, wife of Henry Thomas King, was born at Tryonville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1858. She came to Nebraska with her husband, bringing her family, and died at Colorado Springs, Colorado, June 22, 1915. She was of English descent.
Dr. King was educated in the Fremont public and high schools and received the degree of D. D. S. from the Omaha Dental College in 1905. He took the two year pre-medical course at the University of Nebraska. A member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and Delta Sigma Delta, he is a fellow of the American College of Dentists. For many years he has been active in the professional life of Omaha. A teacher at Creighton University since 1913, he is now professor of prosthetic dentistry. He has held various offices in the Omaha District Dental Society, of which he has been a member since 1906. He was secretary of the Nebraska State Dental Society for 15 years, and was its president in 1922. He is a director of the Physicians Casualty Company. His other civic and professional organizations include the Omaha Odontological Society, the American Dental Association, the Central Parent-Teachers' Association, the Chamber of Commerce, etc. During 1917-18, he was a member of the dental examining board. He is a Mason, and a member of St. John's Lodge, and is active in the Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A. and attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Omaha. He was elected to the Omaha Board of Education in 1929. His clubs are the Professional Men's Club, the Continental Club and the University Club.
He was married to Nellie Agnes Kunkel at Osceola, Nebraska, June 26, 1912. Mrs. King was born in Polk County, Nebraska, August 8, 1882, and is of Irish and Pennsylvania Dutch descent. They have one son, Charles Herbert, born June 14, 1914. Residence: Omaha.
Marcus Lindsey King
Marcus L. King was born at Omaha, July 27, 1878, son of Jacob and Caroline Christina (Christenson) King. His father, born at Urbana, Ohio, September 3, 1832, was of English and German descent. He died at Omaha, January 19, 1910. His wife, Caroline, was born at Skagn, Denmark, September 6, 1837, and died at Omaha, April 22, 1912.
Dr. King was graduated from the University of Omaha with a D. D. S. degree in 1902. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Epsilon and Xi Psi Phi. Upon his admission to practice on June 15, 1902, he entered the dental profession in Omaha, where he has since been engaged. He is teacher at Creighton University, where he has filled various offices since 1913.
He was married to Margaret Josephine Phelan at Omaha, June 15, 1911. Mrs. King was born at Greeley, Nebraska, November 3, 1884, and is of Irish descent. They have three children, John, born May 22, 1912; William, born December 4, 1914, and Norma, born September 11, 1917, who died March 2, 1919.
Dr. King is a Republican. He holds the rank of first lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps. His professional organizations are the American and Nebraska District Dental Associations. He is also a member of the South Omaha Merchants Association. Residence: Omaha.
Milo D. King
Born at Goshen, Indiana, July 26, 1860, Milo D. King has been a leading lawyer at Minden, Nebraska, since 1886. His father, John King, who was a contractor and farmer, was born in Center County, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1812, and died at Topeka, March 21, 1906. His mother was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1816, and died at Topeka, February 2, 1892.
Mr. King attended Hillsdale College in Michigan. A Democrat, he served as county judge of Kearney County from 1895 to 1899, and later was county attorney for two terms. He has been city attorney of Minden, for 15 years, is a member of the Red Cross, and is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Minden. He holds membership in the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Nebraskana Society.
On October 5, 1887, he married Emma M. Bronson at Minden. Mrs. King, whose ancestry is Scotch, was born in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1866. Their two children are Ruth, born March 1, 1892, who married Walter A. Canaday; and Helen A., born June 16, 1900, who married Fred C. Palmer. Residence: Minden. (Photograph in Album).
Otis John King
Otis John King, one of the younger bankers of Whitman, Nebraska, was born at Torrington, Wyoming, November 26, 1900, the son of William David and Laura Elisa (Thompson) King. His father, who is a banker. was born of German parentage at Ava, Illinois, August 3, 1871. His mother, also of German descent, was born at Ava, June 15, 1871.
Mr. King was graduated from the Whitman High School in 1917, was a rancher for three years in Wyoming, and engaged in the mercantile business at Whitman for four years. He has served as cashier of the First State Bank of Whitman for the past five years and is a director in that institution.
He is a member of the Methodist Church, is treasurer of the school board, and holds membership in the Masonic Lodge of Hyannis, Nebraska, and the Odd Fellows Lodge at Whitman. During the World War he served as a first class private in the United States Army, and is adjutant and finance officer of the A. D. Fetterman Post of the American Legion of Hyannis, Nebraska. He is interested in reading, and his favorite sports are: golfing, baseball, hunting, and fishing.
On June 28, 1923, his marriage to Berniece Elsie Eriksen was solemnized at Mullen, Nebraska. Mrs. King was born at Council Bluffs, Iowa, April 17, 1902. She is the daughter of Eric P. and Laura Eriksen. Her father is a prominent ranchman and past county judge of Hooker County. She is secretary and treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary and a member of the Rebekahs. They have two children, Otis John, born August 12, 1926; and Barbara Kay, October 2, 1928. Residence: Whitman.
Ralph Edward King
Born at Edgar, Nebraska, January 21, 1904, Ralph Edward King is the son of Edward Peck and Edith Nina (Manon) King. His father, who was a grocer and life insurance agent, was born at Delphi, Indiana, April 6, 1874, and died at Edgar, Nebraska, August 23, 1925. His mother, who was born October 5, 1882 at Beatrice, Nebraska, is active in the P. E. O. at, Hastings, Nebraska where she is a member of the quartette in the Congregational Church and is interested in club work.
Mr. King was graduated from the Edgar High School in 1921, and took a post-graduate course at the same school. While in high school, he took an active interest in football and baseball, three years, and in his senior year was identified as a member of the cast in the class play. He attended Hastings College for three years, and while there served as president of the freshman class, president of the Pep Club, and held membership in Delta Phi Sigma Literary Society. He was employed as assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward Store at Hastings, at Claremore and Bartlesville, Oklahoma, was connected with the Valley Lumber Company at Superior, Nebraska, and is now manager of the Valley Lumber Company of Red Willow County, Danbury, Nebraska.
He holds
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ers Association, the Nebraskana Society, the Southwest Nebraska Historical Society, the Red Cross, the Elks and the Masons. His social organizations are the Danbury Golf Club and the Indoor Baseball Club. His hobby is reading, and he is interested in all sports.
He was united in marriage with Phyllis Ruth Mousel at Hastings, Nebraska, June 12, 1929. Mrs. King was born at Cambridge, Nebraska, April 14, 1906, of German and French ancestry. She is a member of the P. E. O. and active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church and Eastern Star. She is a graduate of Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska, and attended the University of Nebraska, two years, being identified with the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. Residence: Danbury.
William David King
One of the leading bankers in Grant County, Nebraska, is William David King, who was born at Ava, Illinois, August 3, 1871, the son of John Edwin and Eliza Elizabeth (Killion) King. His father, a farmer, was born of German parentage at Murphysboro, Illinois, April 2, 1849, and died there, December 25, 1922. His mother, whose ancestry was Scotch, was born at Ava, January 30, 1851, and died at Murphysboro, April 30, 1930.
Mr. King was a student in rural school and later attended the state normal college of Illinois. For 25 years he was a railroad operator, having taught in a rural school for several terms previously, and for the past 14 years has been cashier of the State Bank of Whitman, Nebraska, and is now active vice president. He holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Red Cross, the Nebraskana Society, the National Geographic Society, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Mason.
On August 21, 1895, he was married to Laura Ella Thompson at Murphysboro, Illinois. Mrs. King, whose ancestry is German and English, was born at Ava, June 15, 1871. She attended public schools at Ava, Illinois, and the Illinois State Normal at Carbondale, Illinois; and was a teacher prior to her marriage. She is the daughter of Henry and Lavinia (Thomas) Thompson. Mrs. King is a member of the Eastern Star, Woodmen Circle, Royal Neighbors, the Red Cross and the Methodist Episcopal Church. To them were born the following children: Grace, April 15, 1896, who married Claus C. Johnson; Ruth, November 20, 1897, who married Victor H. Rathsack; Hazel, March 5, 1899, who married Dayton Sullenberger; Otis John, born November 26, 1900, who married Berniece E. Eriksen; and Edyth, April 11, 1902, who married Vern McCubbin. Otis is cashier of the First State Bank, Ruth is a bookkeeper, and Hazel is engaged in the advertising business. Mr. and Mrs. King have been residents of Nebraska for 27 years. All their children are high school graduates, except Otis John who had to leave school to serve in the World War. Mr. King's hobby is reading. Residence: Whitman.
Donaldson Wright Kingsley
Donald Wright Kingsley, physician and surgeon at Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, has been a resident of this state all his life. He was born at Minden, Kearney County, Nebraska, March 16, 1899, the son of George Pomeroy and Mabel (Wright) Kingsley. His father, who was a banker, lumberman, and public leader, was born at Freeport, Illinois, November 11, 1865, and died at Minden, October 30, 1929; he was president of the Association for the Conservation and Utilization of Water Resources of Nebraska; his English ancestors came to America in 1700.
His mother was born at Elgin, Illinois, October 22, 1865, of English parentage; an uncle was a professor at Rush Medical College. She is vitally interested in various garden clubs in which she holds membership.
Dr. Kingsley was graduated from Minden High School in 1917. He holds the following degrees: A. B., Cornell University, 1922; A. M., Cornell University, 1923; M. D., Harvard University, 1926. He is a member of Kappa Alpha. Since his admission to the practice of medicine in 1926 he has been engaged in his profession, practicing at Hastings since 1928.
He was united in marriage with Myra Elizabeth Bowman at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, December 17, 1928. Mrs. Kingsley, whose ancestry is English, was born at Quentin, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1907. They have two children: Carolyn, born December 13, 1929; and Donaldson, born May 5, 1931.
Dr. Kingsley is secretary of the Adams County Medical Association, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society and the Hastings Country Club. During the World War he was a member of the Student Army Training Corps at Hobart College. He is independent, politically. Among his recreations are golfing and hunting. Residence: Hastings.
Alva Raymond Kinney
Alva R. Kinney was born at Belmont, Ohio, October 4, 1870, the son of Elisha and Narcissa (McKirihan) Kinney. His father, born at Belmont, February 24, 1840, died at Milford, Nebraska, March 30, 1912. He was a farmer and school teacher; his Scotch-Irish ancestors came to America in 1812. His mother was born at Belmont, November 4, 1841; her ancestry was Scotch-Irish.
Mr. Kinney attended country schools and in 1897, was graduated from Doane College with the B. S. degree. He is now president of the Nebraska Consolidated Mills Company, and is a director of the Miller's National Federation, at Chicago. He is past chairman of the board of directors of the Southwestern Miller's League of Kansas City, past president of the Nebraska Manufacturers Association.
He holds membership in: Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Ad-Sell League; and the Nebraskana Society. He is a Modern Woodman of America and a Mason, Scottish Rite, Shrine. His social clubs are Rotary, Omaha, and Happy Hollow. He is a trustee of Doane College, and a member of First Central Congregational Church.
His marriage to Grace Catherine Barragar was solemnized in Chicago, April 20, 1898. Mrs. Kinney was born in Chicago, April 19, 1874; her father was born in Canada; her mother was born in Vermont. Their children are: Louise, who married H. J. Platt; Ruth, who married F. M. Ross; and Raymond Elisha. Mr. Kinney is a Democrat. During the World War he served as field agent for the food administration. He was captain of the Doane College Cadets, 1896-97. He is a director of Happy Hollow Club and is a member of the National Geographic Society. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph in Album).
Charles B. Kinney
A former banker at Elgin, Charles B. Kinney has been a resident of this state for the past 51 years. He was born at Marshall, Iowa, July 4, 1865, the son of Hiram W. and Mary (Burke) Kinney. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Rochester, New York, December 1, 1826, and died at Elgin, December 27, 1888. His mother was born in New York in 1830 and died at Ill Grove, Iowa, in 1870.
Mr. Kinney attended the public schools of Marshall and of Oakdale, Nebraska. For many years he was engaged in farming, but in recent years has taken an active part in business at Elgin, where he served as president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank. He was secretary treasurer of the Antelope County Telephone
