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Chandler Noyes Philbrick
Chandler Noyes Philbrick, son of Chandler Noyes and Anna Christena (Veldboom) Philbrick, Sr., was born at Winona, Minnesota, March 20, 1866.
His father, born at Augusta, Maine, was a lumberman, who served with the Union forces in Tennessee, during the Civil War. Taken a prisoner, he was released and confined in Nashville Hospital. He received his honorable discharge on March 5, 1865. He came from a family of English shipbuilders who were early settlers in America.
Christena Veldboom was born in Holland, October 29, 1839. Prior to her death at Luverne, Minnesota, she was a nurse and a practicing physician. She died in May, 1904, while her husband died at Rochester, Minnesota, in May, 1866, little more than a. year after being discharged from the army.
Educated in the public schools of Luverne, Chandler Noyes Philbrick, the subject of this sketch, continued his education into high school. On January 12, 1891, he was united in marriage to Anna Coles at Rock Springs, Wyoming. Mrs. Philbrick, who is of English descent, was born at Wheatland, Pennsylvania, July 1, 1867.
There are three children, Estelle, born January 13, 1892, who married Harold C. Koch, November 12, 1918; Fred C., born January 20, 1896, who was killed in action in an air combat at St. Miheil on September 18, 1918; and Shirley S., born April 10, 1900, who married Louis C. Barstow, a prominent dentist of Fullerton. Fred held the rank of first lieutenant in the 28th Aero Squadron, United States Army.
Coming to Fullerton twenty years ago, for a number of years Mr. Philbrick was the owner and operator of the electric power plant at Fullerton (1911-23). During that time he built a highline connecting a group of towns in his section of the state. At the present time he is district agent of the Bankers Life Insurance Company of Des Moines, Iowa.
A Republican, interested in national and local politics, Mr. Philbrick has had no special political aspirations. He is the author of an occasional poem, one on Nebraska having appeared in the World-Herald about 1929. During the World War he was a participant in Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives and was a member of the County Council of Defense. He is a member of the Sons of Veterans.
His fraternal organizations include the Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias, the Eagles and the Modern Woodmen of America. He is membership chairman of the local Red Cross organization, a member of the Lions Club and The Nebraskana Society, and a former member of the Fullerton Golf Club. Residence: Fullerton. (Photograph in Album).
Inez Celia Philbrick
Inez Celia Philbrick, educator and physician, was born at Tafton, now Bloomington, Wisconsin, May 14, 1866, daughter of Philetus Harvey and Malah Pamelia (Brackett) Philbrick. Her father, who was born at Machias, New York, March 8, 1839, was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1868, with the degrees of B. S. and C. E., and was professor of civil engineering at the University of Iowa, from 1873-87. He served four years in the Civil War, and was first post commander of the G. A. R. at Iowa City. Of English ancestry, he was descended from Thomas Philbrick, who came to America in 1630.
Malah Brackett, his wife, was born at Huntsberg, Ohio, February 16, 1840. A teacher for ten years before her marriage in 1862, she was a woman of literary ability and appreciation, and a member of various culture clubs. Philetus Philbrick died at Medford, Oregon, October 10, 1902, and his wife at Lincoln, on February 2, 1930. The latter was a descendant of Anthony Brackett, an Englishman who settled in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, several years prior to 1840, and was related to Thomas Brackett Reed, Secretary of the Navy, May Wright Sewell, Anna Brackett and John W. Weeks, at one time Secretary of War.
Dr. Philbrick received her education in the public schools of Iowa City, and was graduated from the Hiatt Academy in 1881. She received her B. S. from the University of Iowa, in 1886, and an A. M. in 1889. In 1891 she was graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, with an M. D., receiving the highest grades in her class. She was salutitorian at the State University of Iowa. She was one of the first women to receive an appointment as interne in the Philadelphia General Hospital, receiving it by civil service examination.
An independent Democrat, she was chairman of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation for Lincoln. Her professional history is as follows: private practice, 1893; medical examiner of women, University of Nebraska, 1919; special lecturer, University of Nebraska, 1919. She was a member and former vice president of the Nebraska State Medical Society, and president of the Nebraska Association: of Medical Women, and also the Lincoln Medical Womeus Club. She has been a member of the Lancaster County, Nebraska State and American Medical Associations and was a member of the board of the Social Welfare Society for some time, and a member of the City Library Board for a time. Residence: Lincoln.
Bryce Alton Philips
Bryce Alton Philips was born near Bertrand, Nebraska, November 15, 1903, the son of Reed R. and Alice E. (Lenker) Philips. His father, who was born at Nebraska City, Nebraska, June 16, 1869, has been a farmer for many years and served as Phelps county supervisor in 1920. His mother, who is interested in woman's club work, was born at Dunbar, Nebraska, December 4, 1873.
Mr. Philips attended rural school in Phelps County, Nebraska, and in 1921 was graduated from the Holdrege High School. He was a student at Hastings Business College, and since completing his education has been engaged in farming near Bertrand, Nebraska. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church being a member of the board of trustees, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is mechanics.
On August 15, 1928, he was married to Louise May Canada at Bertrand, Nebraska, the daughter of Wesley W. and Anna C. (Schroder) Canada. She was born at Bertrand, June 23, 1909, and taught school before her marriage near Bertrand. Residence. Bertrand. (Photograph in Album).
Theodore Philippi, Sr.
Theodore Philippi, Sr., son of Martin Wilhelm and Dorothy (Orth) Philippi, was born in Oldenburg, Germany, August 15, 1860. His father, a native of Germany, came to America with his family in 1865, settling in Illinois. He was a politician, and died at El Paso, Illinois, in 1879. His wife, also born in Germany, was a talented musician, whose death occurred at El Paso in 1875.
Mr. Philippi attended public school. He has been a resident of Nebraska for the past forty-eight years, and has been an active participant of every effort toward the advancement of his community and state. He is a charter member of Trinity Lutheran Church, and a member of the Bruning Community Club and The Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Mary J. Meyer was solemnized at Bruning, on August 14, 1888. Mrs. Philippi was born in Wisconsin, on June 19, 1870. There are three children, Martin H., born October 28, 1889; Stella, born September 7, 1894, and Hilda, born June 3, 1904. Residence: Bruning.
Albert Phillipson
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gaged in the real estate and insurance business at Holbrook, Nebraska, where he was born September 22, 1874. His father, Andrew Ellan Phillopson (sic), who was a farmer, was born in Norway, February 1, 1844, and died at Holbrook, April 15, 1917; he came to this country in 1849 and settled on a farm with his parents in Wisconsin. His mother, Pauline (Olson) Phillipson, whose father achieved distinction during the Civil War, was born in Norway, December 10, 1849.
Mr. Phillipson attended the high school at Arapahoe, Nebraska, in 1896; he was prominent in debating and dramatics in high school. He has been a farmer, merchant, and real estate dealer at Holbrook for the past 27 years, and is now connected with a fire insurance company there. A Republican, he served as central committeeman for a number of years.
He is a member of the Royal Arch Masons, Consistory, and Shrine, and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Woodmen of the World, and the Ancient Order of United Workmen. During the World War Mr. Phillipson served as a member of the fuel committee of Furnas County. He is interested in hiking and reading.
He was united in marriage with Grace Patterson at Holbrook, May 24, 1898. Mrs. Phillipson, whose parents were English, was born at Bloomfield, Iowa, January 15, 1880. Their one son, Adolph J., who was born April 31, 1899, was graduated from the Holbrook High School attended the Lincoln Business College and was graduated from the School of Embalming at Des Moines, Iowa. He is now a licensed mortician in Nebraska. Residence Holbrook.
Peter Phillipson
Peter Phillipson, veterinary surgeon and banker at Holbrook, Nebraska, was born in that community September 1, 1880, the son of Andrew Edward and Pauline (Olson) Phillipson. The father, who was a farmer, was born in Norway, September 30, 1846, and died at Holbrook, March 15, 1918. Dr. Phillipson's parents were pioneers in Nebraska in 1871. His mother was born in Norway, December 4, 1851.
Dr. Phillipson was graduated from Kansas City Veterinarian College in 1908. He was a farmer for nearly. 20 years, was a clerk for a time, and was employed by the Beatrice Creamery Company from 1904 to 1905. At this time he is engaged in the practice of veterinary surgery, and is president of the Security State Bank. He holds membership in the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association and the Missouri Valley Veterinary Association.
He is a member of the Board of Education, the Parent Teachers Association, the city council of Holbrook, the Red Cross and Deer Creek Lutheran Church. His fraternal organizations include the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons (Scottish Rite, Consistory and a Shriner of Tehama Temple).
His marriage to Anna Sophia Olson occurred at Holbrook, December 28, 1902. Mrs. Phillipson, who came to this country in 1885 with her parents was born at Sunderland, Norway. One child born to this marriage died in infancy. Residence: Holbrook. (Photograph in Album).
Lawrence Grant Phipps
Lawrence Grant Phipps, sheriff of Burt County for many years, was born at Guthrie Center, Iowa, May 24, 1886. He is the son of Levi David and Hannah M. (Davis) Phipps, both natives of Illinois. Levi Phipps was born February 3, 1860, and came to Nebraska as a young man. A farmer by occupation, he served as sheriff of Burt County eleven years. He was of English and German descent. His death occurred at Tekamah, on December 31, 1916. Hannah, his wife, was born November 14, 1859, of Scotch and Irish parentage. She died at Tekamah, October 31, 1925.
Mr. Phipps attended school up to and including the first part of the 11th grade, when sickness made it necessary for him to be taken out. Afterward he attended business college a short time at Bellevue. From 1886, to 1917, and since 1923, Mr. Phipps has been a resident of Nebraska. He served as deputy sheriff under his father 9 years, was a farmer and owner of an ice plant five years, and ranched in Montana six years. He returned to Nebraska where he operated a restaurant at Tekamah was (sic) some time, and worked on the state highways.
He was elected on the Republican ticket as sheriff of Burt County, and is now serving his second term of four years. On January 25, 1911, he was married to Lola Dell Meador, daughter of W. T. and Bessie (Lamb) Meador, at Herman, Nebraska. Mrs. Phipps is a native of Blair, born July 31, 1890, of English descent. There are two children, Lorraine Frances, born June 12, 1915, and Willard Dale, born November 14, 1917. Mr. Phipps' favorite sports are baseball and football, and he enjoys reading. Residence: Tekamah.
James Snyder Pickett
James Snyder Pickett, son of Thomas Johnson and Kate Caroline (Snyder) Pickett, was born at Ashland, Nebraska, September 24, 1882. His father who was born at Peoria, Illinois, December 27, 1851, is a publisher and was a state senator from Sarpy and Saunders Counties in 1888. His mother was born at Fulton, Whiteside County, Illinois, November 12, 1852.
Mr. Pickett attended the Ashland and Wahoo, Nebraska public schools, from which he was graduated in 1900. He was married at Lincoln, on May 5, 1906, and has one daughter, Beatrice, born March 12, 1907. She was graduated from the Nebraska University in 1931, and is now teaching English in the Ainsworth High School.
James Pickett is a Republican and has resided in Nebraska since birth. He is editor of the Cedar Bluffs Standard, at the present time.
During the World War he was in charge of the loan drives and other war activities at Cedar Bluffs, where he was president of the Board of Education. He holds membership in the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Modern Woodmen of America and in the Nebraskana Society. Fishing, football and baseball are his favorite sports. Residence: Cedar Bluffs.
William Thomas Pickett
William Thomas Pickett, distinguished editor and publisher at Wahoo, Nebraska, has lived in this state for over 50 years, and has been prominent in the political life of his county for many years. He was born at Fulton, Illinois, December 5, 1878, the son of Thomas Johnson, Jr., and Kate Caroline (Snyder) Pickett. His father, who was born at Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, December 27, 1850, is a noted editor and publisher, and has been a political leader most of his life. He served as state senator, was printer expert for the state of Illinois, in 1872, held membership in the Illinois Press Association.
The mother of William Thomas Pickett was born in Whiteside County, Illinois, November 15, 1851, the daughter of Dr. William C. Snyder who was born of Quaker parentage in New Jersey. She served as county chairman of the Red Cross knitters during the World War and taught hundreds of women how to knit garments for overseas companies.
Mr. Pickett was graduated from the Wahoo High School in 1896 and Boyles Business College in 1898. He is the editor and publisher of the Wahoo Wasp which was organized at Wahoo, Nebraska, in 1875; he became the owner of the publishing business in 1923, and has been sole owner and manager since that date. He served as
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secretary of the Saunders County Republican committee for 20 years, was unsuccessful candidate for the Republican national convention, 1930, and served as city clerk of Wahoo, from 1904 to 1906. He was president of the city school board in 1920, is a member of the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce, and holds membership in the board of directors for the Nebraska Press Association. He is a member of the Scottish Rite Masons, and Shrine, Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America, and the Nebraskana Society. His religious affiliation is with the First Presbyterian Church of Wahoo.
Mr. Pickett was married to Daisy E. Mielenz at Wahoo, April 24, 1906. Mrs. Pickett, whose ancestry is German, was born at Ithaca, Saunders County, Nebraska, July 1, 1878. They have one daughter, Katherine, born September 12, 1909, who was graduated from Wahoo High School and in 1931, was graduated from the University of Nebraska, where she was a member of Delta Gamma Sorority. She is now assisting her father in his newspaper work. Residence: Wahoo. (Photograph in Album).
Chester Arthur Pierce
Chester Arthur Pierce, son of Abraham Lincoln and Frances Kinsey (Stubbs) Pierce, was born in a sod house thirty miles north of North Platte, Nebraska, May 10, 1893. His father, who was born at Waukee, Iowa, October 8, 1860, was a carpenter. His death occurred at Des Moines, Iowa, September 15, 1911. His wife, who was born at Des Moines, August 11, 1866, is living.
Educated in the public schools of Des Moines, Chester Arthur Pierce was graduated from Des Moines Academy in June, 1916, and was graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic on March 24, 1922.
He was married to Edna Scott at Des Moines, on March 29, 1922, and to them the following children were born: Barbara Helene, born October 19, 1923; Sally Ann, May 4, 1925; Robert Lewis, May 4, 1925; Phillip Peter, Dec. 4, 1926; Richard Joseph, October 4, 1928; and William Thomas, April 4, 1931.
Dr. Pierce is a Democrat. He is president of the Nebraska Development Company and of the U. S. Drilling Company, and has practiced in Hastings since April 10, 1922. A sergeant in the United States Army, with Field Hospital No. 16, Second Division, Dr. Pierce participated in the Battle of Chateau Thierry, Soissons, St. Mihiel, Mont Blanc, and the Meuse Argonne, and served in the Army of Invasion and Army of Occupation.
He is a member of the American Legion, and served as vice commander of the Hastings Post in 1927; was president of the Nebraska Chiropractic Association in 1925, district governor 1927, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and is now first vice president of the National Radionie Association. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Clubs, Knights of Pythias and the D. O. K. K., as well as the Young Men's Christian Association and The Nebraskana Society. His religious affiliation is with the First Methodist Church. His hobbies are his home and his family. Residence: Hastings. (Photograph in Album).
Walter Lawrence Pierpoint
Walter Lawrence Pierpoint, advertising executive, was born at Sistersville, West Virginia, December 13, 1880, the son of Jeremiah Stillwell and Mary Rose (Lazear) Pierpont. His father, who was born at Middlebourne, West Virginia, October 16, 1850, was a hotel proprietor, wholesale grocer and stock raiser. He died at Urbana, Ohio, July 9, 1925. Mary Rose Lazear was born at Sistersville, March 27, 1855, and died at Urbana, May 12, 1925.
Educated first in the rural schools of West Virginia, Mr. Pierpoint attended Marietta (Ohio) College and received his A. B. in 1900. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, prize essayist and valedictorian, active in debate and member of Alpha Tau Omega.
On December 25, 1902, he was married to Lou Octavia Silvers at Butler, Missouri. They have one daughter, Evalyn Ruth, born August 29, 1911. In 1906 he established an advertising and sales service for merchants at Wichita, Kansas, removing to Omaha, in 1912. He is the owner of the Pierpoint Advertising Agency at the present time. He is the author of numerous pamphlets on selling and retailing.
Mr. Pierpoint is active in the civic and commercial life of Omaha. He is past chairman of the advisory board of the Salvation Army, member and past president of the Omaha Rotary Club, member of the executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and chairman of the bureau of publicity of that organization. He is president of the board of education and past president of Central High School Parent-Teacher Association, and director of the Young Men's Christian Association. He attends the First Central Congregational Church, and is a member of the Elks. His club is the University Club. Residence: Omaha.
Clarence Alexander Pierson
Clarence Alexander Pierson, physician and surgeon, was born at Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 14. 1897, son of Nels and Caroline (Bradley) Pierson. His father, who was born in Sweden, April 8, 1867, came to America at the age of 17, and is the owner and operator of a hotel. His mother was born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, April 22, 1869.
Dr. Pierson attended the public schools of Columbus, North Dakota, from which he was graduated in 1912. In 1915, he was graduated from the Minot, North Dakota High School, and attended Northwestern University from 1919-26. He received his M. D. from that university in 1924, and is a member of Sigma Nu and Phi Beta Pi, and was steward of the latter. During 1916-17, and 1917-18, he was a student at the University of North Dakota.
Since his admission to practice he has resided at Beemer, and has been active in his profession. He served a twelve month internship at the Illinois Central. Hospital in Chicago, and six months at the Chicago Lying in Hospital. His professional memberships include the American, Nebraska State and Cuming County Medical Societies.
He married Frances Grinnell, October 28, 1924. There are two children: Mary Ann, born July 5, 1926, and Alice J., born January 8, 1929. Dr. Pierson is a Republican, and in religion is an English Lutheran. He is active in the Red Cross and the Nebraska Children's Home Society. A Mason, he is also a member of the Lions International, the Beemer Community Club, and the Nebraskana Society. He enjoys golf and reading. Residence: Beemer.
William Ernest Pierson
William E. Pierson has lived in Nebraska for the past 48 years and is now a successful grain dealer and feed manufacturer in Polk County. He was born at Melrose Park, Cook County, Illinois, March 23, 1882, the son of Peter Pierson and Nellie (Benson) Pierson. His father, who was of Scandinavian descent, was born in Sweden, May 22, 1847, and died at Holdrege, Nebraska, November 11, 1923. His mother, also of Scandinavian descent, was born in Sweden, July 14, 1847, and died at Holdrege July 11, 1927.
Mr. Pierson was graduated from high school at Minden, Nebraska, in 1899, and was a student at Nebraska Wesleyan University in 1900 and 1901. He was manager of the Farmers Grain Company of Osceola, Polk County, Nebraska, from 1918 to 1926, and since 1926 has been proprietor of the W. E. Pierson Flour and Feed Company.
He is a member of the Saint Paul Lutheran Church
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of Osceola, the Osceola Community Club, Modern Woodmen of America, Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, and the Nebraskana Society: has served on the city council, and is affiliated with the Democratic party.
On March 2, 1910, he was united in marriage to Hilma Julia Nelson at Osceola. To this union five children were born: Wallace Everett, July 5, 1911, a graduate of Osccola High School and of the Lincoln School of Commerce; Byron Woodrow, born November 12, 1913, a graduate of the Lincoln School of Commerce; Leona Maurine, born August 20, 1916; Clinton Riley, born November 11, 1918; and Lois Birdell, born December 8, 1928. Residence: Osceola. (Photograph in Album).
Henry Home Pilgrim
Henry Home Pilgrim, a lifetime resident of Dakota County, Nebraska, was born at Homer, July 25, 1871, the son of Alfred and Ruth Corwin Pilgrim. Forty years ago, when Nebraska was still a comparatively new territory, he carried the Unitied States mail from Homer to Winnebago Agency.
He was a farmer for ten years, was engaged in the livery business for 20 years, and at this time is an expressman and truck gardener. He is affiliated with Pentecostal Tabernacle at South Sioux City, Nebraska, and holds membership in The Nebraskana Society.
His marriage to Myrtle May McPherson was solemnized at Homer, December 9, 1897. Mrs. Pilgrim was born at Dakota City, March 1, 1877. They have two children: Harold, born November 3, 1898, who married Charlotte Olson; and Harry, born November 17, 1900, who married Cecil Lausom. Harry is a salesman at Rapid City, Iowa, and Harold is in business with his father.
Mr. Pilgrim's grandparents were the first white family to enter Dakota county, settling on Pilgrim Hill. He was born in North Carolina in 1820. Residence: South Sioux City.
Jane Pinder
A resident of Nebraska for nearly forty-four years, Jane Pinder is the daughter of Arthur and Henrietta Ida (Doughty) Pinder. She was born at Peabody, Massachusetts, August 8, 1878, and attended the grade schools of Newark, New Jersey, and Omaha, Nebraska. Thereafter she attended Omaha High School four years and completed a special course in languages there. She was for a time a student at Black Hills College in Hot Springs, South Dakota, and holds an honorary degree from Grand Island College.
Arthur Pinder, father of Jane, was born in Peabody, Massachusetts, December 16, 1856. His wife, Henrietta, was born in New York City, September 22, 1856, and died at Omaha on November 7, 1896. They both came from early settlers in America.
Jane Pinder has taught violin in Grand Island since 1899, with the exception of three years spent in the study of music in Chicago. For more than fifteen years she has owned and directed the Grand Island Conservatory of Music. During the period of time when the conservatory was part of Grand Island College she was its business manager. She is a teacher as well as a director, being a teacher of the ensemble playing of the conservatory. She is also a director of the Grand Island Symphony Orchestra.
She is an honorary member of the Grand Island Rotary Club, a member and former state president of the Nebraska State Music Teacher's Association, a member of the Grand Island Woman's Club, and former music chairman of the State Federation of Women's Clubs. At the present time she is a member of the advisory board of the Young Women's Christian Association; while during the World War period she was a four-minute speaker and active in canteen work. Recently Miss Pinder was awarded life membership in The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Grand Island. (Photograph on Page 948).
Harry Robert Pinkerton
Harry R. Pinkerton has lived in Nebraska for the past 38 years, and has been engaged in business in Omaha, for many years. He was born in Peoria, Illinois, March 4, 1873, the son of John M. and Mary Jane (Stevenson) Pinkerton. His father, who was a farmer, was born in Prebble County, Ohio, February 3, 1836, and died in Peoria County, Illinois, in September, 1882; he was of Scotch-Irish descent. His mother was born in Prebble County, January 18, 1835, and died at Omaha, September, 1902. Her ancestry was German.
Mr. Pinkerton, who is a department manager and buyer at Omaha, was graduated from high school in Peoria, in 1891. On October 5, 1897, he was united in marriage with Laura Mary Schwartz at Omaha. Mrs. Pinkerton was born of German parentage at Atlantic, Iowa, January 15, 1873, and died at Omaha, December 20, 1930. Two children were born to their marriage: Robert, born September 29, 1898; and Harris, born June 6, 1905.
He is a member of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce, and is affiliated with the Church of Christ, Scientist. He is a Republican. Residence: Omaha.
Albert Francis Pinkley
A leader in civic and fraternal affairs for many years, Albert Francis Pinkley has been a resident of Nebraska since April 1, 1885. Born at Jelloway, Ohio, June 26, 1856, he is the son of Joseph and Sara (France) Pinkley.
Joseph Pinkley, who was born in Pennsylvania, October 30, 1814, was a school teacher who later took up farming. He held several minor public offices prior to his death at Fenton, Illinois, October 28, 1891. Of English descent, he was the son of David and Margaret (Brown) Pinkley.
Sara France, who was born in Pennsylvania, November 17, 1824, died at Fenton, Illinois, November 28, 1908. She was of German or Dutch descent, daughter of Fredriek and Margaret (Painter) France.
Educated in the elementary schools of Fenton until 1874, Albert Francis Pinkley attended the Janesville, Wisconsin, Telegraph and Commercial School 1875-76. From August 1, 1877, until August 1, 1930, he was railroad agent in various places for the Burlington. For the past forty years he has been located at Ansley, and on January 1, 1931, was retired on pension, and at this time wears a 53 years service emblem.
He was married on May 5, 1879, to Eliza Buena Vista Moss at Clinton, Iowa. Mrs. Pinkley, who was the daughter of Henry G. and Elizabeth (Eads) Moss, was born at Mt. Pleasant, Illinois, April 14, 1861, and died at Ansley, April 17, 1928.
To them were born five children Clyde, born March 2, 1880, who married Dessie Blowers; Elsie, born February 8, 1882, who married William S. Lawson; Ruby, born March 2, 1885, who married Jesse B. Hendrickson; Nellie, born August 24, 1890, who married Charles M. Garland; and Fern Olga, born February 1, 1895. Fern has followed the teaching profession and holds the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts from the University of Nebraska.
A Mason, Mr. Pinkley has held all offices in the Blue Lodge, and is a member of the Scottish Rite (32nd degree). He is at the present time secretary-treasurer and director of the Gladstone Temple Company, a Masonic organization. He has held all offices in the Modern Woodmen of America, is vice president of the Rotary Club, and a life member of The Nebraskana Society. From 1920-26 he served as a member of the library board, and from 1895 until the present time has been a member of the school board. He has been president or secretary continuously since 1927. Residence: Ansley. (Photograph on Page 950).
