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Democrat. Recently he was elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Neligh.
Kenneth Alan Scofield.
Born at Elgin, Nebraska, April 5, 1896, Kenneth Alan Scofield is the son of Ernest Sumner and Addle Lois (Hodges) Scofield The father, born at Blairstown, Iowa, February 22, 1872, has been a newspaper publisher in Antelope County for more than forty years. He is descended from Daniel Scofield, an early Massachusetts settler. Addie Lois Hodges was born in Owosso, Michigan, January 31, 1873.
Kenneth Alan Scofield was graduated from Neligh High School in 1916, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska with the class of 1925, and from September 1916 to January 1917, attended Mechanics Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio. While in the university he was a member of the University Press Club, and was elected to Sigma Delta Chi. He is a member of Xi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi.
On May 19, 1926, he was married to Nell Kathleen Whalen at Lincoln. Mrs. Scofield, a teacher prior to marriage, was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, December 19, 1901. She graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1924, and holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts. She is a member of Mu chapter of the Theta Phi Alpha. There are four children, Eleanor, born March 28, 1927; Alan, born June 8, 1928; Martin, born April 2, 1930; and Joel, born April 29, 1931.
Mr. Scofield is co-editor with his father of the Neligh News, and is president of the News Publishing Company, Inc. He is a Democrat. From July 6, 1917, to January 29, 1919, he served in the United States Navy on board the U. S. S. Huntington. In 1928 Mr. Scofield held the office of commander of American Legion Post No. 172.
A Mason, he was master of Trowel Lodge No. 71, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons in 1931-32. He was a member of the board of directors of the Rotary Club in 1930, and served as president of the Chamber of Commerce in 1929. He is a member of the Nebraskana Society and the Neligh Country Club. He enjoys football, baseball, and volley ball. Residence: Neligh.
Hazel T. Scoggin
Hazel T. Scoggin, treasurer of Morrill County since 1923, was born at Albion, Nebraska, July 31, 1888, daughter of Harvey L. and Sarah Louisa (Romine) Scoggin.
Her father was born in Platt County, Illinois, March 15, 1858, and is a retired dentist, of English and Scotch descent. During the late war, he was county chairman of the dental examining board. His wife, Sarah, was born at Urbana, Illinois, July 27, 1860, and is prominent in church and civic affairs. She was district chairman of the Council of Defense during the World War, and also district chairman of a Liberty loan drive. She is descended from English Puritans, who came over on the Mayflower.
Miss Scoggin first attended grade school at Norfolk, Nebraska, next at Rantoul, Illinois, and later at Bridgeport, Nebraska. She was a member of the first graduating class of Bridgeport High School.
Her career has been interesting and varied. Beginning as a saleswoman, buyer and bookkeeper in various businesses, she was later an associate editor on a country newspaper. Later she served as deputy county treasurer and has held her present position for nine years. She is a Republican.
A member of the State County Treasurer's Association, she has held various offices in that organization. She is chairman of the business and professional women's department and active in the music department of the Bridgeport Woman's Club, and is past noble grand of the Rebekah Lodge. Miss Scoggin homesteaded in western Nebraska under the Kinkaid Act. She is active in the Presbyterian Church. Residence: Bridgeport.
Allen Cecil Scott
Allen C. Scott was born at Omaha, August 16, 1882, son of William Wilbur and Elizabeth Scott. His father, born at New Cumberland, Ohio, December 12, 1855, died at Omaha, November 24, 1909. His father was a native of Belfast, Ireland while his mother was born in Ohio, Elizabeth, wife of William Scott, was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, June 26, 1865. Known as Mother Scott, she has been cateress at the Masonic Temple at Omaha for the past twenty-four years.
Upon the completion of his studies in the Omaha public schools Allen C. Scott entered the business world. He early made his mark in the business life of Omaha, and now is president of the Scott Omaha Tent and Awning Company, and the Scott Manufacturing Company, president of the Seattle Tent and Awning Company, president of the Stroud Road Machinery Company and the Little Red Wagon Manufacturing Company.
He was first married to Myra E. Smith who died February 28, 1919, leaving one adopted child, Jane Elizabeth, born December 23, 1915. On May 21, 1920, he was married to Gladys Thornton at Kansas City Kansas. Mrs. Scott was born at Thurman, Iowa, July 26, 1899. They have two children, Flora Catherine, born July 10, 1922, and Nina, born November 3, 1924.
During the World War Mr. Scott manufactured several million dollars worth of equipment for the government and operated seven plants engaged in this work, and was active in most drives, and was chairman of one Red Cross Drive.
He is a member of the National Tent and Awning Manufacturers Association and served as its president in 1918-19; was treasurer of the Nebraska Manufacturers Association for nine years, and was president of the Omaha Manufacturers Association in 1920. Mr. Scott also served as president of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce from 1922-23. He is a Mason and member of the Shrine, and a member of the Woodmen of the World.
He is president of the Municipal Baseball Association, 1930-31, composed of boys and men of amateur standing representing business houses.
His clubs include the Happy Hollow Country Club of which he is a director, the Seattle Golf Club, and the Omaha Athletic Club. His sports are golf and fishing. Residence: Omaha.
Anna Marie Scott
Born in New York, New York, November 20, 1849, Anna Marie Scott is the daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Nevill) Donahue. Her father, who was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1820, was descended from a line of merchants. He himself was a farmer, and a Progressive in politics. His death occurred at Symerton, Illinois, in October, 1896. His wife, also a native of Ireland, died in New York City, November 20, 1849. She was a teacher.
Anna Marie Scott received her education in the public schools of New York and Illinois. In October, 1871 she removed her family to Kansas, and since 1893 has been a resident of Nebraska. Her marriage to Edward Scott was solemnized at Symerton, on May 17, 1866. Mr. Scott, born at Belfast, September 14, 1845, was a farmer and stockman until his death at Hardy on August 4, 1907.
Of their marriage there are five children living and one deceased. Imogene, born March 29, 1869, married Frank E. Browning; Henry, born February 1, 1874, married Minnie Adaline Cramer, and died in 1930; Evalyn, born March 15, 1876, married Theodore Boehm; Pearl, born November 29, 1878, married C. L. Cramer; and Guy, born April 23, 1883, is unmarried.
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dist Episcopal Church, she is a member of its Kensington Society, and in addition is a member of the Red Cross, the Woman's Club, the Rebakahs and the Security Benefit Association. She was recently made a life member of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Hardy.
Arthur Inness Scott
Arthur Inness Scott, was born at Shelby, Nebraska, April 5, 1896, and has lived there all his life. His father, William Hugh Scott, who is a farmer, was born at Galesburg, Illinois, January 12, 1869, of Scotch parentage. His mother, Margaret Isabella (Inness) Scott, was born in Indiana, October 2, 1872; her parents were natives of England.
Mr. Scott is a director of the Shelby Co-operative Oil Company. He is affiliated with the Methodist Church of Shelby, was president of the Shelby Commercial Club for three years, and is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Nebraskana Society.
During the World War, Mr. Scott was a private for thirteen months in 838th Aero Squadron, and served nine months overseas. He is now finance officer of Post No. 296 of the American Legion and is a member of the Red Cross. He is serving his eleventh year as a member of the board of trustees of Shelby, and is treasurer of the board of trustees of the Shelby public schools. He is interested in all out-of-door sports and likes to farm.
On March 3, 1922, he was married to Dorothy Jane Reece at David City, Nebraska. Mrs. Scott was born at Maywood, Nebraska, September 12, 1897. They have two children: Stanley, born August 8, 1923; and Arthur, born April 10, 1927. Residence: Shelby.
Carrie Edith Scott
Carrie Edith Scott, daughter of a pioneer family was born in Genoa, Illinois, February 17, 1868. Her father, Charles Henry Moore, was born in Genoa, April 12, 1838. His father was one of the first settlers of De Kalb County, Illinois, in 1835. Later her father came to Nebraska where he was a prominent pioneer farmer, and died at Meadow Grove on January 3, 1919. His wife, Charlotte Athelia Doud, was born in Braceville, Ohio, May 20, 1841, and died at Meadow Grove August 29, 1913. She was of English descent.
Educated in the early day schools of Nebraska, Carne Edith Moore taught six years on a second grade certificate. On December 10, 1889, she was united in marriage to Ira Jay Scott, a farmer, at Neligh. Mr. Scott, who was born at New London, Ohio, June 30, 1863, died at Meadow Grove on January 21, 1929.
There are six children, Fay, born March 4, 1891, who married Marl William Dow, and who died June 24, 1929; Nora, born September 10, 1895, who married Irvin L. Cloud*, and who died October 23, 1926; Bernice, born August 30, 1898, wife of Melvin W. Kinne; Lillian, born October 25, 1900, who married Albert Schulz; Laurence, born October 26, 1901, who married Ruth Braun; and Evelyn, born March 19, 1906, who married William Burleigh Sesler. All were graduated from high school, some were teachers before marriage, and Laurence is a farmer.
Mrs. Scott, a resident of Nebraska nearly fifty years, is known throughout her entire community as an interested participant in the development of Nebraska. Recently she was elected to life membership in the Nebraskana Society in recognition of her efforts in the development of her state. She is affiliated with the Meadow Grove Methodist Episcopal Church and is a member of the Jefferson Homemakers, a country Club. Residence: Meadow Grove.
* Name Irvin Cloyd?
Harry William Scott
On July 3, 1891, Harry W. Scott was born at Pawnee City, Nebraska, the son of William and Jennie (Loch) Scott. His father was born in Scotland, January 20, 1848, and came to America with his parents in 1858. He was for many years a farmer in Pawnee County, where he died April 8, 1924. His mother was born in Illinois, July 3, 1855, the daughter of Scotch parents. She is living in Pawnee County now.
Mr. Scott received his education in the Pawnee County rural schools; was graduated from the Pawnee City High School; and was a student at Peru State Teachers College, 1912-13. From 1913 to 1916 he was principal of the schools at Virginia, Nebraska. He served as county clerk of Pawnee County, 1917-21; was assistant tax commissioner of Nebraska, 1921-23-25-29; was state tax commissioner, 1929-31; and was secretary of the Republican slate committee from 1926 to 1928.
Now tax commissioner for the Northern Natural Gas Company and their affiliated companies, he is also a director of the American Thrift Assurance Company of Omaha, Nebraska.
He was united in marriage with Maud Elizabeth Hallingworth at Beatrice, Nebraska, August 25, 1915. Mrs. Scott, who was born at Beatrice July 18, 1890, was a school teacher before her marriage. Their children are: Clifford, born June 16, 1916; and Harold, born December 20, 1918.
Mr. Scott is a member of the Masons, Knight Templars, Chapter, Scottish Rite and Shrine. Residence: Lincoln.
Perlee W. Scott
A leading lawyer at McCook, Perlee W. Scott was born near Kirksville, Iowa, July 24, 1860, son of William and Martha (Biglow) Scott. William Scott, born in Londonderry, Ireland, April 27, 1798, came to America in 1800, where he became a minister. He died at Oskaloosa, Iowa, April 18, 1899. His wife, born at Fremont, Ohio, died at Oskaloosa, in 1864, when Perlee W. Scott was a small child. She was of Pennsylvania-Dutch descent.
Perlee W. Scott attended school at Oskaloosa, and the Parsons College at Fairfield, Iowa. Coming to Nebraska in February, 1885, he was admitted to the bar the following year, and from 1887 to 1920 practiced at Imperial, Nebraska. A Progressive Republican, he has held various public offices, among them, city treasurer 1889-90, city councilman 1903-15; city attorney 1915-20, member of the board of education 1905-20; county attorney 1899-1921, member of the constitutional convention of 1919-20; and state senator 1925-33.
On November 6, 1892, Mr. Scott was married to Jessie Ware at Imperial, Nebraska. She was born at Malvern, Iowa, August 28, 1867, and died at Imperial on July 1, 1917. A devoted wife and mother, she left three children who trace through her to Colonial ancestors. They are Roland, born October 3, 1893, who is in partnership with his father at McCook; Coryl, born March 25. 1895; and Judson, born April 3, 1899.
Mr. Scott served as member or chairman of all wartime drive committees. He is a member of the Nebraska State and Fourteenth District Bar Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Young Men's Christian Association. He attends the Methodist Episcopal Church, is a member of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Royal Arch and Royal and Select Masters and the Odd Fellows, He is a member also of the Nebraska State Historical Society, the Southwestern Nebraska Historical Society and a life member of The Nebraskana Society. His social club is the McCook Country Club. Mr. Scott plays a good game of golf, enjoys fishing and attends baseball, basketball and football games. Residence: McCook.
Thaddeus Marvin Scott
Thaddeus Marvin Scott, was born at Nevada, Illinois, September 25, 1869, son of George Henry and Elizabeth (Hardy) Scott, the youngest of nine children.
The father was born in Fulton County, New York,
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October 26, 1828, and died at Loup City, Nebraska, April 13, 1903. In his early life he was a paper manufacturer, later pioneering in Illinois, locating on a farm near now the City of Dwight, Illinois, and in 1880 moving fifty miles beyond a railroad to Sherman County, Nebraska, where he engaged in the cattle business. He was of Scotch and Dutch ancestry. The mother, Elizabeth, was born at Little Falls, New York, May 3, 1827, and died at Loup City, October 18, 1909. She attended a girl's seminary at Little Falls. Her father was an inventor and mechanic of Yankee descent.
Mr. Scott attended the pioneer country school and the Loup City High School. Thereafter attended the Western Normal College at Shenandoah, Iowa, graduating from the Western Normal College at Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1893.
On August 1, 1894, he was married to Daisy E. Childre, at Aurora. She was born at Delphi, Carroll County, Indiana, August 2, 1875, and died at Aurora, February 22, 1919. She was of German and French descent. There were four children of this marriage, L'Maree born December 7, 1895, educated in the Aurora public schools, Hastings College and the State Normal School at Kearney, Nebraska, and is the wife of Clarence A. Kemper; Dr. Hardy W. born February 18, 1897, educated in the Aurora public schools and the University of Nebraska, whose wife was Ruth Logue; Robert Allan, born August 10, 1899, educated in the Aurora public schools and the University of Nebraska; whose wife was Ruth Adams; and Josephine, born July 1, 1908, educated in the Aurora public schools, a graduate of Hastings College in 1930.
Mr. Scott is a Democrat. While at normal school at Lincoln, he was president of the Republican club. Resigning that position, he affiliated himself with the Democratic party. He was a member of the Nebraska legislature in 1913, and in 1915, elected on the Democratic ticket, and from 1922 until 1924, served as mayor of Aurora. Since January, 1925, he has been county judge of Hamilton County.
Raised on a farm, Mr. Scott became a teacher and superintendent of schools and studied law. In 1897, Mr. Scott's health became impaired from inside work and he took up the occupation of farming and stock raising, locating in Hamilton County, where he became active in civic and political affairs, being one of the organizers of the Aurora Elevator Company, one of the largest co-operative grain and milling businesses in the state, he holding the positions of president, vice president, salesman and business manager at various times. He has also served a number of terms on the board of directors of the Hamilton County Telephone Association. Mr. Scott has been a pioneer in the development of Nebraska, always allying himself with the progress and welfare of his adopted state.
Mr. Scott is affiliated with the First Presbyterian Church of Aurora, is a member of the Rotary Club, and the Royal Highlanders. Residence: Aurora. (Photograph in Album).
Edward Lees Scow
Edward L. Scow was born at Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, April 4, 1891. His father, Christian Scow, who is a retired farmer, was born in Norway, July 21, 1848, and came to this country in 1870. His mother, Annie (Lees) Scow, was born at Mount Vernon, Iowa, March 23, 1858, of English parentage.
Mr. Scow received his education in a pioneer country school in Saunders County. He has always lived in Nebraska, and is now a farmer in Polk County. He holds membership in the Methodist Church of Shelby, the Nebraskana Society, and the Masons, and is moderator of the local school board. During the World War he served as secretary of the War Savings Society and was a member of the home guard. His hobby is reading.
On December 16, 1913, he was married to Anna Louise Christensen, who was born at Wahoo, Nebraska, December 13, 1889, and died at Shelby, June 21, 1917. Two children were born to this marriage: Lloyd, born December 16, 1914; and Louis, June 21, 1917. His marriage to Minne Juanita Berger occurred at Shelby, August 24, 1921. To this union two children were born: Annie Laura, born November 13, 1922, who died October 30, 1924; and Kenneth Berger, born May 2, 1928. Residence: Shelby.
Frederick J. Scow
Frederick J. Scow was born at Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, September 6, 1885, the son of Christian and Annie (Lees) Scow. His father, who is a farmer and stock raiser, was born in Norway, July 21, 1848, and came to America in 1870, settling near Prague. At one time he owned and managed five hundred acres of land in Saunders County and adjoining territory. He was an expert seal hunter in Norway.
His mother was born at West Branch, Iowa, March 23, 1858, of English parentage. Her father, who liked to travel, made 13 trips across the ocean to visit his old home.
Mr. Scow was a student at Fremont Business College for a time. He is a member of the Masons, Eastern Star, and the Nebraskana Society. For the past 11 years he has been a member of the local school board.
He was married to Nellie Gertrude Roberts, December 29, 1909, at Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska. Mrs, Scow, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Cedar Bluffs, May 25, 1886. Five children were born to this marriage: Frederick, born March 3, 1911; Roland, born May 29, 1916; Eleanor. born February 14, 1918; Richard, born December 13, 1921, who died December 22, 1921; and David, born May 13, 1925. Frederick was a student at the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture for a year. Residence: Shelby.
Oliver Christian Scow
Oliver C. Scow, farmer and stock feeder, was born near Prague, Saunders County, Nebraska, October 20, 1879. His father, Christian Scow, was born in Norway, July 21, 1848, and is now a retired farmer and feeder, living at Wahoo, Nebraska. Annie (Lees) Scow, mother of Oliver C., was born in Iowa, March 23, 1858, and is living at Wahoo, Nebraska.
After attending a country school, Mr. Scow was a student at the Lutheran College of Wahoo, during the winter terms of 1904 and 1905.
His marriage to Clara May Christiensen was solemnized at Wahoo, December 28, 1909. She was born at Wahoo, August 1, 1885, of English and Norwegian descent. They have three children, Dale, born October 16, 1912; and twins, Ellen and Bessie, born October 5, 1915.
Mr. Scow has been a resident of Nebraska his entire life. He is affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Shelby, Nebraska. He is a member of the Red Cross and The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Shelby.
Benjamin Franklin Scroggin
Born at Mount Pulaski, Illinois, December 25, 1862, son of Leonard Kerby and Lavina (Buckels) Scroggin. His father, who was born at Schawnytown, Illinois, January 25, 1819, was a banker. His Scotch ancestors came to America before the Revolutionary War, and his father served in the Army. Leonard Scroggin died at Mount Pulaski, August 19, 1916. His wife was born at Mount Pulaski in 1827, and died there January 20, 1863.
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Benjamin Franklin Scroggin attended public school in Illinois, and came to Nebraska in 1887. On March 1 of that year he was united in marriage to Arthilda E. Gasaway at Illiopolis, Illinois. Mrs. Scroggin was born at Illiopolis on January 17, 1866, of German and Welsh ancestry.
To them were born three children, Grover G., born February 22, 1888, who married Edith Allen; John L., born November 16, 1890, who married Artha Jones; and Doris E., born December 28, 1894, who married W. A. Schumacher. One is a banker, one a grain and cattle dealer.
Mr. Scroggin has extensive farm, cattle and grain interests, and is president of the Scroggin Bank at Oak, which he founded in 1898. He and his children are Democrats. He is affiliated with the Masons and Modern Woodmen of America, and is a life member of the Nebraskana Society. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1912. He holds an interest in station KFEQ radio station at St. Joseph, Missouri, which was the 3rd station on the air in Nebraska where it was originally located. Residence: Oak.
Fred S. Seacrest
Fred S. Seacrest, business manager and vice president of the Nebraska State Journal, has lived in this state all his life, and is today outstanding in civic achievement. He was born at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, July 17, 1895, the son of J. C. and Jessie E. (Snively) Seacrest. His father, who was born in Pennsylvania, is the publisher of the Nebraska State Journal at Lincoln; his ancestry is Pennsylvania Dutch. His mother, who was born at Shady Grove, Pennsylvania, is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mr. Seacrest was graduated from the Prescott High School and attended the University of Nebraska; and was a student at Columbia University, School of Journalism at New York City. He holds membership in Sigma Delta Chi and Delta Upsilon. During the late war he served in the United States Army, and is now a member of the American Legion. He is a member of the Nebraska Art Association; the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; the Lincoln Kiwanis Club; the Young Men's Christian Association; and the Nebraskana Society. He holds membership in the Lincoln University Club; the Lincoln Country Club; the Lincoln Garden Club; Modern Woodmen of America; Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, Scottish Rite, Shrine; and the Red Cross. He is affiliated with the First Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln. He is a Republican.
Of his marriage to Dorris Tilton there are three children: Mark T.; Jessie Ann and June. Residence: Lincoln.
Thelma Whitney Sealock
Thelma Whitney Sealock, fiction and article writer of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, was born at Lowell, Washington County, Ohio, May 8, 1903. Her father, William Elmer Sealock, who is a noted educator was born at Zanesville, Ohio, February 9, 1877; he served as dean of the University of Nebraska Teachers College, and is now president of Omaha University; he is a Rotarian, and holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa, and Chi Delta Kappa; his Scotch ancestors settled in Virginia in early colonial days.
Her mother, Nancy (Whitney) Sealock, was born at McConnelsville, Morgan County, Ohio, April 27, 1880. She is a prominent clubwoman and writer; was the organizer of the Teachers College Club of the University of Nebraska, and holds membership in the Quill Club, the American Association of University Women, and the Eastern Star. Her English and Irish ancestors came to America and settled in New England during the colonial days.
Miss Sealock attended the public schools of Ohio, and was graduated from the high school at Oxford, Ohio, in June, 1917. She was awarded the A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska, 1921, and the A. M. degree, 1922, and was a student at the Iowa State College at Ames, Iowa, 1918-19, 1919-20. She was active in journalistic work in college, was vice president of the freshman class, secretary of the sophomore class, and held membership in Alpha Delta Pi and Chi Delta Phi. She served as president, secretary, and reporter of the local alumnae association.
She is the author of stories published at various times since 1924, articles for school papers, western magazines, and trade journals. Recently, she has been writing plays; three of her plays, have been staged, the others having been sold to publishing houses.
Miss Sealock holds membership in the Quill Club of which she is now president. She is a member of the Nebraska Writers Guild, is a member of the temple chapter of the Eastern Star, and holds membership in the American Association of University Women. Together with the rest of her family she is a member of the University Club of Lincoln, and the Eastridge Country Club; Her sports include golfing, hiking, and swimming. Her interests are reading and writing, while her hobby is painting furniture.
She is a Republican. Recently she was elected to membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Lincoln.
Willis G. Sears
Willis G. Sears, prominent Nebraska lawyer and former United States congressman, was born at Willoughby, Ohio, August 16, 1860. He is the son of Stephen S. and Mary (Wilson) Sears.
His father was born in Columbus, Pennsylvania in 1827, and died at Willoughby, in November, 1861. His mother was born at Meadville in 1830, of Scotch descent, and died in 1922.
Mr. Sears attended public school, and was admitted to the practice of law in Nebraska at Tekamah in 1884. He engaged in the active practice of his profession at Tekamah until 1904, during six years of which time he was county attorney. From 1901 until 1904 he was a member of the Nebraska house of representatives and was speaker of the house in 1901. He also served three terms as mayor of Tekumah.
He was judge of the 3rd judicial district of Nebraska from January, 1904 until March, 1923, and in November, 1922 was elected representative of the second Nebraska congressional district. In 1924, 1925, 1928, he was again elected. Since 1915 Mr. Sears has made his residence at Omaha. He is a member of the Nebraska State Bar Association, the Masons, Knights Templars, Scottish Rite and Shrine, and is past exalted ruler of the Elks.
In May, 1887, he was married to Belle Virginia Hoadley. She was born at Onawa, Iowa, in 1865, and died at Tekamah in May, 1902. His children are, Edgar A., who married Margaret Atkins; Mable, who resides at Leavenworth, Kansas; Flora, who married Henry A. Nelson; Sigsby S., who is a physician; and Charles, who resides at Council Bluffs. Residence: Omaha.
August Theodore Seashore
A leading educator and clergyman in Nebraska is August Theodore Seashore, who has been prominent in religious and school activities for over 20 years. He was born at Dayton, Iowa, December 24, 1871, the son of Carl Gustaf and Emily Charlotte (Swenson) Seashore. Carl Gustaf Seashore, who was a carpenter and also a minister, was born in Sweden in 1839, and died at Dayton, Iowa, March 24, 1897. He came to this country in
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1812. His mother was born in Sweden in 1844, and died at Dayton in 1912.
Dr. Seashore attended grade school in Boone County, Iowa, was graduated from Gust. Ad. Academy and School of Commerce in 1892, and has received the following degrees: A. B., 1900; B. D., 1903; and D. D., 1924. From 1903 to 1906 he was pastor at Swea City, Iowa, from 1906 to 1911 he was instructor in Minnesota College, and since 1915 he has been president of Luther College. For five years he published Our Church, a religious pamphlet, and for over 30 years has been a contributor to newspapers and weekly magazines.
He is a member of the Wahoo Chamber of Commerce, the Ministerium of Augustana Synod, and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is lectures. Dr. Seashore's political affiliation is with the Republican party.
His marriage to Jennie Caroline Rose was solemnized at Marine Mills, Minnesota, September 2, 1903. Mrs. Seashore, whose ancestors were millwrights, was born at Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota, December 29, 1878. Six children were born to their union: Rosel, December 17, 1904; Harold, August 4, 1906; Mauritz, January 6, 1908; Selma, 1912; Stanley, April 4, 1915; and Sylvia, October 7, 1919. Rosel is a student at the University of Minnesota where he will receive the M. D. degree in 1932. Harold received his Masters degree at the University of Iowa and is now working for the Ph. D. degree at the University of Iowa. Mauritz is studying botany and biology at the University of Minnesota where he expects to receive the Ph. D. degree. Residence: Wahoo.
Laurence Froyd Seaton
Laurence Froyd Seaton was born at Seaton, Illinois, March 26, 1887, the son of John Henry and Ida Jane (Palmer) Seaton. His father, a farmer, was born at Seaton, August 25, 1854, and died at Bancroft, Nebraska, August 6, 1906; his ancestry was Scotch. His mother was born at Keithsburg, Illinois, October 24, 1860, and died at Fremont, on June 25, 1926. She was active in club work, especially in the Masonic Order.
Mr. Seaton was graduated from the Bancroft High School in 1906; was awarded the B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nebraska, in 1911; and in 1919 received the M. E. degree at the latter institution. He was elected to membership in Sigma Tau, Sigma Xi, and Gamma Sigma Delta, at the University of Nebraska.
He served as assistant professor at the University of Nebraska, 1912; professor, 1915; head of the department of mechanical engineering, 1917-18; chief engineer for Patriot Motors Company, 1918-20; and since that date has served as operating superintendent at the University of Nebraska. He is the author of a thesis on mechanical engineering published in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1920. He has lived in Nebraska for the past 30 years.
During the recent war Mr. Seaton was in charge of training for engineering students at the University of Nebraska. He was president of the National Educational Buyer's Association, 1925, and secretary, 1923-24; is a member of the Chamber of Commerce at Lincoln, has been a member of the Lincoln Rotary Club since 1920; and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. He is a Mason, Scottish Rite, Shrine; and his social club is the University Club of Lincoln. His hobby is mechanics.
His marriage to Pearl F. Erwin was solemnized at Bancroft, July 24, 1911. Mrs. Seaton was born at Bancroft, July 16, 1892. They have two children: Marjorie Elizabeth, born January 5, 1915; and Wanda Juanita, born July 19, 1920. Mr. Seaton is a Republican. Residence: Lincoln.
Premysl Otto Sedivy
As an agricultural executive and farmer, Premysl Otto Sedivy has been prominent for 30 years at Verdigre, Nebraska. He was born at Verdigre, March 6, 1881, the son of Joseph Paul and Marie (Jecminek) Sedivy. His father was a blacksmith and farmer who was a gifted writer and theatrical manager in his early years, contributing to magazines at various times; he was the author of Recollections of Pioneer Times; he was born at Numburk, Bohemia, October 28, 1856, and died at Verdigre, December 13, 1918.
His mother, who held prominent offices in the W. B. F. A. Lodge, was born at Pisek, Bohemia, and died at Gregory, South Dakota, November 18, 1929. She was a talented actress and made several theatrical appearances prior to her marriage.
Mr. Sedivy attended public school at Omaha, Verdigre, and in Virginia. He was a student at the University of Nebraska Agricultural College in 1901 and 1902 where he was active in debating and held membership in the Literary Society. He was a farmer until 1916 when he became assistant manager and president of the board of directors of the Farmers Co-operative Association. In 1919 he was made general manager of the latter organization, and today holds that position in addition to acting as mayor of Verdigre.
He served as director of rural schools from 1913 to 1916, was a member of the Young Men's Christian Association during his college days, and is now a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Red Cross, the Odd Fellows, and W. B. F. A. His hobby is baseball.
His marriage to Bessie Elenora Liske occurred at Verdigre, January 18, 1905. Mrs. Sedivy, whose parents were pioneer Nebraskans, was born at Niobrara, Nebraska, January 28, 1884. They have two children: Edmund, born December 16, 1911, who is in school; and Irvin, born July 26, 1921, who is a student in grade school. Edmund is a teacher and musician, and is talented in dramatic work. Residence: Verdigre.
William Alson Selleck
A resident of Nebraska for more than forty-six years, William Alson Selleck has had an interesting and varied career. He was born at Owatonna, Minnesota, May 30, 1857, the son of Alson and Mary Antoinet (Kent) Seleck. Alson Selleck was born at Potsdam, New York, December 20, 1823. A farmer and Republican leader, he traced his ancestry to David Selleck, the apparent head of the Selleck family in America. David Selleck, who lived in Boston, was born in 1638, and died in 1663. The name, which is Cornish-British, is first mentioned in 1086. Alson Selleck died at Owatonna, January 26, 1902. His wife, Mary A. Kent, born at Parishville, New York, December 31, 1831, was of the English family of Kent, which settled early in America. She died at Owatonna, April 14, 1895.
William Alson Selleck attended country district school and was graduated from the Owatonna High School. He received his A. B. and B. L. degrees from Carleton College at Northfield, Minnesota, in 1882. He was elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa, was valedictorian of his class in 1882, and is a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
Upon his admission to the bar in 1884 at Owatonna, he entered the practice of law and was a member of the law firms of Selleck and Lane, and Abbott. Selleck and Lane from 1885 to 1897. On November 26, 1888, he was united in marriage to Nellie Woolworth Horton of Calais, Maine, at Lincoln. There are three children, John K., born October 9, 1889, who married Ardene Hammond, and who is manager of student activities at the University of Nebraska; Marjorie C., born January 25, 1890, who married George E. Clark; and Anna H., born December 17, 1892, who died June 21, 1894.
Three years prior to his marriage Mr. Selleck removed to Lincoln, where he has since lived. From 1909 to 1917 he was a partner and manager of the Western Supply Company, and from 1917 to 1923 he was president of the Lincoln State Bank. Since 1923 he has served as president of the Lincoln National Bank and Trust Company. He is
