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He is a member of the South Sioux City Commercial Club, the Odd Fellows, Nebraska Teachers Association, the World Federation of Education Association. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society, is affiliated with the Methodist Church, and is a member of the National Educational Associations. His ambition is to help make the United States a nation of happy homes, and the nations a United States of the world.
Of his marriage to Marcia K. Camp at Chicago, two children were born, Alice and Estelle. Mrs. Sherry is descended from ancestors who came to America on the Mayflower. Residence: South Sioux City.
Joseph V. Shestak
Joseph V. Shestak, a resident of Nebraska, since 1866, was born at Cooper, Wisconsin, January 19, 1861, the son of Vaclav and Frantiska (Woeab) Shestak. His father, who was born in Bohemia, in 1835, and died at Wilber, in 1905, was a farmer who came to this country in 1854. His mother was born in Bohemia, and died at Wilber, in 1887. Mr. Shestak's parents were the first Bohemian settlers in Saline County in 1865.
Mr. Shestak attended the grade and high schools of Saline County. He was engaged in the dry goods business for four years, and is now retired. A Democrat, he was justice of the peace at Wilber, from 1900 to 1926. His family has been prominent in Saline County since Vaclav Shestak homesteaded there in the early history of the state. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Nebraskana Society. His favorite sport is hiking.
On September 13, 1884, he was united in marriage with Barbara Herian. Mrs. Shestak, whose parents were farmers, was born in Bohemia, April, 24, 1866. They have three children: William J., born June 13, 1890, who married Clara Schleis; Frances B., born March 17, 1888, who married Dr. Fred Barta; and Rose, born March 19, 1892. William J. served in the World War. Residence: Crete.
James Taylor Shewell
James T. Shewell was born at Nebraska City, Nebraska, October 8, 1878. Henry Nathan Shewell, his father, who was a banker, was born at Rootstown, Portage County, Ohio, January 16, 1846, and died at Nebraska City, August 22, 1914.
Jennie Terry (Taylor) Shewell, his mother, was the daughter of James H. Taylor of Charleston, South Carolina. She was born at Charleston, May 28, 1856, and died at Greenville, South Carolina, March 8, 1915.
Mr. Shewell attended the Nebraska City public schools and later was a student at Professor Bartlett's preparatory school for Yale at Blackhall, Connecticut., He has lived in Nebraska all his life, and since 1897 has been connected with the Merchants' National Bank at Nebraska City, serving the present time as its president.
His marriage to Elizabeth MacCuaig was solemnized at Nebraska City, March 12, 1906. Mrs. Shewell, who was born at Nebraska City, March 21, 1879, is of Scotch-English descent. They have one daughter, Corinne, born February 1, 1909, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska in 1930. Residence: Nebraska City.
John Grant Shick
John G. Shick was born at Parkville, Missouri, August 9, 1869, the son of Johnston Buckner and Joanna (Eby) Shick. His father, who was born in Brown County, Ohio, July 2, 1834, and died at Parkville, May 6, 1870, was a raftsman on the Missouri River; he served in the 19th Kansas Cavalry under General Price in the Civil War. His mother was born at Circleville, Ohio, August 22, 1833, and died at Neligh, Nebraska, January 13, 1915. Her ancestry is traced through her father's line, Joseph Eby, and through her mother's family, the Dormans, to service in the continental armies during the Revolution.
Dr. Shick was graduated from the Gates Teachers College at Neligh, in 1896; was graduated from the Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Illinois, 1899. He was awarded the P. D. degree at Nebraska Wesleyan University, June 1, 1921. Garrett Biblical Institute is now affiliated with Northwestern University. He is now pastor of the First Methodist Church at Cambridge, Furnace County, Nebraska.
He was married to Lizzie Harmon at Inman, Holt County, Nebraska, September 6, 1899. Mrs. Shick, who was a public school teacher and home missionary before her marriage, was born at Blandinville, McDonough, Illinois, August 27, 1869. Her father served in the Illinois Regiment during the Civil War under General Sherman. They have one daughter, Imogene Lydia, born June 26, 1900, who was graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and who married Glendall Val Bailey, who was graduated from the University of Nebraska; she is an unusually fine singer.
Dr. Shick is a member of the Chamber of Commerce at Cambridge; is a member of the Nebraska Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; and holds membership In The Nebraskana Society. He was formerly a member of the Kiwanis Club at Wayne, Nebraska. His hobby is gardening. Residence: Cambridge.
Maurice Fisher Schickley
One of the most successful of the younger educators of Nebraska, Maurice Fisher Shickley is now serving as superintendent of city schools at Ainsworth. He was born at Geneva, Nebraska, May 21, 1901, the son of Clinton Richard, and Sarah Irene (Fisher) Shickley. His father was born at Springfield, Ohio, and died at Geneva, April 3, 1927. His mother was born at Davis, Illinois, and is living in Geneva.
Mr. Shickley was graduated from the Geneva High School in 1919, and received the Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska in 1925. During his university career he was a member of Gamma Lambda, captain of the university military band, business manager of the university symphony orchestra, and a member of the commercial club. He served as superintendent of public schools at Yutan from 1925-30, and since 1930. has held his present position.
He is a member of the Ainsworth Commercial Club, the Nebraska State Teachers Association, and the Shrine Country Club of Lincoln. He is a member, also, of Geneva Masonic Lodge No. 79, the Scottish Rite of Lincoln, and the Tangier Shrine Band, of Omaha. He is a member of the Congregational Church. His favorite sport is fishing.
On June 29, 1930, he was married to Gail Phyllis McCandless at Lincoln. Mrs. Shickley was born at Nemaha, Nebraska, October 17, 1907. Residence: Ainsworth.
Fred Shimerda
Fred Shimerda, furniture dealer and funeral director, was born in Wilber Precinct, Nebraska, September 28, 1891, son of Anton H. and Frances (Kostecka) Shimerda
He attended public and high school at Wilber, and in 1913 received the Ph. G. degree from Creighton University. He was in the drug business 1913-14; was assistant cashier of the Saline State Bank 1914-15; assistant cashier of the Wilber State Bank 1915-27; and since 1927 has been in his present business.
On June 4, 1913, he was married to Rose Sasek at Omaha. There are two children, Grace Frances, born July 16, 1914; and Faye Marie, born November 29, 1925.
Mr. Shmerda is a Democrat. He was a sergeant in the U. S. Army, stationed at Evacuation Hospital No. 12. He participated in the St. Mehiel drive and after the armistice was stationed at Treves, Germany. He is a member and was first commander of Louis Post, No.
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101 of the American Legion, and was state vice commander in 1928.
He is a member of the Red Cross, the Masons, Knights of Pythias, Eastern Star, the Sokol, and the Library Board of which he was a director 1929-30. Residence: Wilber.
Marion Eugene Shipley
Born near Howard, Knox County, Ohio, July 16, 1868, Marion Eugene Shipley is the son of Benedict Francis and Mary Catherine (Anderson) Shipley. His father was born near Gambler, Knox County, Ohio, January 29, 1836, and died at Portland, Oregon, August 22, 1920. He was a mill-wright, lumberman and farmer. His great grandfather, Richard Shipley, came to America long prior to the Revolution, and as a civil engineer laid out much of the city of Baltimore. Mary Catherine Anderson was born in Knox County, Ohio, July 22, 1845, and died at Green Forest, Arkansas, October 4, 1902. Her father was Scandinavian and her mother Pennsylvania Dutch.
Marion Eugene Shipley attended the country schools of Ohio, and Nebraska, and the public schools of North Bend. He followed the profession of a printer for twenty years, and from 1894-98, was editor and publisher of the Stanwood Herald (Iowa). Thereafter he became interested in telephone engineering, and in 1901 became general manager of the Hooper Telephone Company which position he still holds. Until recently he has been connected with light and power corporations, and was president of the Hooper Electric Light and Power Company, and the owner of the Sheridan Electric Service Company of Rushville, Nebraska.
A Democrat, he served in the 33rd session of the Nebraska legislature as a member of the house of representatives, and during the World War was captain of the Hooper Company of the Nebraska Home Guards, chairman of Four Minute Men, holding a commission from President Wilson. His captain's commission was given him by Governor Neville. He was also active in loan drives and a member of the Nebraska Council of Defense.
On September 15, 1895, he was married to Lessie Alice Thompson, at North Bend. Mrs. Shipley was born at Marco, Indiana, September 17, 1876. She is a musician. They have one son, Trajan C., born August 20, 1897, who attended the University of Nebraska, and is an electrical engineer with the Central West Public Service Company of Omaha.
Mr. Shipley is a member of the Hooper Methodist Episcopal Church, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, and Modern Woodmen of America, as well as the Sons of the American Revolution and The Nebraskana Society. Residence: Hooper. (Photograph in Album).
Sherman Shipman
In the fall of 1879 Sherman Shipman homesteaded with his parents in Graham County, Kansas, where they remained until 1884 when they settled in Burr Oak, Kansas. He is now one of the leading farmers and stockraisers in the vicinity of Guide Rock, Nebraska, and takes part in all civic affairs in that community.
He was born in Iowa, March 4, 1878, the son of James John and Anna M. (Parrish) Shipman, the former a carpenter and farmer. His father, who was a soldier in Company B, 99th Indiana Infantry, was born at Springfield, Ohio, October 31, 1839, and died at Red Cloud, Nebraska, March 13, 1928. His mother, whose ancestry was Welsh and German was born at Cleveland, Ohio, February 27, 1847, and died at Red Cloud, January 15, 1931.
Mr. Shipman attended an elementary school at Burr Oak, Kansas. He is president of the Farmers Union Gas & Oil Company at Red Cloud, is president of the Farmers Union Co-operative Association of Guide Rock, and for the past 18 years served almost continuously on the local school board. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge, and holds membership in the Nebraskana Society.
During the World War Mr. Shipman assisted in loan drives and was a member of the home guards. His favorite recreation is reading the newspapers.
On January 18, 1905, he married Nora May Redden at Guide Rock; she was born of German and Irish parents at Davenport, Iowa, November 20, 1882. They have seven children: Elwin Lloyd, born October 26, 1905, who married Ruth Drake; Marvel Lucile, born April 29, 1908, who married Harold Smith; Erma Lavinda, born April 26, 1910, who married Elton Winemiller; Floyd, born May 27, 1912; Opal Verle, born June 18, 1915, who married Ralph Harris; Hazel Violet, born March 9, 1919; and Mildred Bernice, born April 7, 1922. Residence: Guide Rock.
Claude Joseph Shirk
Claude J. Shirk was born at Morrison, Illinois, August 18, 1875. Joseph Shirk, his father, was successively a carpenter, oil man, and farmer. He was born at Middlesex, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1832, and died at McPherson, Kansas, February 13, 1909. His Swiss ancestors came to America in 1610 and settled in Virginia. Later they moved to Pennsylvania where Joseph Shirks' father served in the War of 1812, was one of the survivors of Perry's flagship and was awarded a medal for bravery at the battle of Lake Erie.
His mother, Clarinda Alvira (Clark) Shirk, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Clarks Mills, Pennsylvania, November 27, 1840, and died at Dallas, Oregon, March 1, 1920. She was an active worker in the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Her maternal grandfather was a snare drummer in the War of 1812, and the town of Clarks Mills was named in his honor.
Professor Shirk was graduated from the McPherson College Academy in 1896. He was awarded the following degrees at McPherson College: A. B., 1901; A. M., 1902; M. S. D., 1903. In 1909 he received his M. S. at the University of Chicago. He was awarded the degree Ph. D. at the University of Nebraska, 1924, and was a graduate student at the University of Kansas in the summer of 1904. He was made a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, and the Sem. Bot., University of Nebraska.
A district school teacher at McPherson, Kansas, 1896-1900, he was high school principal at Canton, Kansas, 1901; was superintendent of public schools at Inman, Kansas, 1901-04; professor of mathematics and chemistry, at McPherson College, at McPherson, Kansas, 1905-18; professor of mathematics at Ottawa University, 1911-13; professor of botany at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1913-19; and since 1919 has been professor of biology at the Nebraska Wesleyan University. He is collaborator on Biological Abstracts; and is the author of An Ecological Study of the Vegetation of an Inland Saline Area, which was completed in 1924, unpublished as yet.
Professor Shirk is director and auditor of the Alliance Co-operative Insurance Company of Topeka, Kansas. A Democrat, he was nominee for county superintendent of McPherson County in 1904.
He was married to Jennie Elizabeth Bush at Inman, McPherson County, Kansas, June 14, 1905. Mrs. Shirk, who was born near Inman, June 17, 1884, is of English and German descent. Her father served four years in the Civil War. There are three children: Eldred Claude, born May 4, 1913; Wilmer Ray, born February 4, 1916; and Kathryn Jean, born October 3, 1919.
Professor Shirk is a member of the American Association of University Professors, the American Interprofessional Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Nebraska Academy of Sciences, National Geographic Society, Botanical Society of
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Percy Chalmette Shockley
Percy Chalmette Shockley, ranchman and banker, was born at Fort Scott, Kansas, January 8, 1881, son of William Bridges and Anna Gertrude (Alexander) Shockley.
William Bridges Shockley was born at Maysville, Kentucky, October 11, 1840, and served through the Civil War and Indian campaign as a colonel of cavalry. He was a soldier and government employee whose death occurred at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, August 16, 1915.
His ancestors came to the United States prior to the settlement of the Plymouth Colony and were officers in the Revolution and Indian wars. One paternal ancestor was killed in the Seminole Indian War.
Anna Gertrude Alexander was born at Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, September 12, 1843, and died at Brownlee, November 30, 1914. She was active in civic and welfare work. Her family were pressed into the English service during the Revolutionary War by a British press gang, and afterward deserted to the American forces and were pensioners of that war.
Mr. Shockley attended public school at Leavenworth, Kansas, and was graduated from Kemper Military School at Boonville in 1899. From that time until 1902, and during 1907 and the spring term of 1908, he attended the Missouri School of Mines at Rolla where he finished courses in surveying and mining, including metallurgy. Both in military school and college he was active in track and football.
Mr. Shockley began his career as a mining engineer for the Central Coal and Coke Company of Kansas City, Missouri. He was a mining engineer for the American Smelters Securities Company of Old Mexico, and next was manager of mines for the El Poriner Mining Company of Mexico. He has been a forest ranger, merchant, banker, and ranchman, and at the present time is president of the Goose Creek Cattle Company, a director of the Limestone Cattle Company, and is associated with the Stock Yards National Bank of Omaha.
On March 23, 1915, he was married to Zaidee Ina Guilfoil at Creighton, Missouri. Mrs. Shockley was born at Elliott, Iowa, October 2, 1895, and is of Revolutionary ancestry. They have one daughter, Frances Leila, born March 18, 1916.
Mr. Shockley is a Republican. He was captain of Company D, 38th Machine Gun Battalion, 13th Division, United States Army, during the World War, and had active service from August 23, 1917, until March 1, 1919. He is a member of the American Legion, the Masons, and the Nebraskana Society. His hobbies are dogs and horses. Residence: Brownlee.
Charles Albert Shoff
A lifetime resident of Nebraska, Charles Albert Shoff was born at Grafton, October 14, 1877, the son of John and Martha (Taylor) Shoff. His father, who is a veteran of the Civil War, was born October 27, 1840, and was the first commissioned postmaster at Grafton, serving intermittently from 1875 until 1914 at which time Charles Albert Shoff was appointed. His mother, who was a grand-niece of Zachary Taylor, was born at Coshocton, Ohio, June 11, 1844, and died at Grafton, February 3, 1901.
Mr. Shoff was graduated from high school in 1898. He has served as postmaster at Grafton since 1914 under the Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations. Mrs. Shoff has been his assistant during this time. During the World War he sold war saving stamps and liberty bonds and solicited for the Council of Defense. He was awarded a Victory loan medal by the United States Treasury.
He was united in marriage with Mary Belle Standard at Geneva, Nebraska, July. 2, 1907. Mrs. Shoff, whose father served in the Civil War, was born at Grafton, November 3, 1881. They have one daughter, Florence Ina, who was born December 23, 1917. She is a freshman in high school and is a member of the Children of the American Revolution, and upon reaching 18 years of age will automatically become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Residence: Grafton. (Photograph in Album).
Frank William Shonka
Frank William Shonka, son of Mathias and Mary (Hajny) Shonka, was born in the village of Smolec, Okres Bachijn, Kraj Tabor, Cecho-Slovakia, May 15, 1858. His father, who was also born in the village of Smolec, On February 27, 1827, came to America in 1867, and assisted in the organization of the first Catholic Church in Butler County, in 1873, and the first school district organized the same year. A pioneer farmer, he died at Schuyler, June 7, 1907. Mary Hajny, wife of Mathias, was born in Okres Bachijn, Kraj Tabor, Cecho-Slovakia, in 1830, and died at Schuyler, February 14, 1906.
Frank W. Shonka was educated in the public schools, and on December 26, 1888, was united in marriage to Frances Emma Shimanek, at Crete. Mrs. Shonka, who was born at Omaha, May 24, 1869, is of Bohemian descent. There are four sons and daughters: Mary Frances, born October 10, 1889, graduated from Rohrbaugh Business College, and is married to Anthony Clement Wittera; Frank William, Jr., born October 29, 1893, served in the World War, and is married to Hattie Pelter; Irene Alice, born September 25, 1896, is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and is married to John Harold Tacki; John Charles, born December 30, 1907, is a graduate of Schuyler High School.
A Democrat, Mr. Shonka served as county clerk six years, county treasurer 4 years, and as a member of the board of education and the Schuyler city council. He has been engaged in the banking business for the past thirty years, and recently retired as president of the Richland State Bank. He is president and director of the Schuyler Savings Bank and vice president and director of the Schuyler State Bank.
By appointment of President Woodrow Wilson, he served as a four minute man during the World War for the purpose of supervising public speaking and keeping the administration informed regarding local war activities. His son, Frank, Jr., is a member of the American Legion, and is present district commander, 7th district, department of Nebraska.
A Catholic, Mr. Shonka was a member of the building committees of St. Mary's Church of which he is a member, and of St. Augustine's Church. He is a member of the Odd Fellows, the C. S. P. S. Lodge and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading. Residence: Schuyler.
Judson Shook
Judson Shook, son of Jacob and Mary Elizabeth (Hyatt) Shook, was born in Ripley County, Indiana, May 14, 1870. Jacob Shook was born in Ripley County, Indiana, November 27, 1843, and died at Tipton, Indiana, November 27, 1920. He was a veteran of the Civil Was and a farmer until ill health made it impossible. His family were among the first settlers in southern Indiana, all were farmers.
Mary Elizabeth Hyatt was born in Ripley County, December 4, 1850, and died at Tipton, December 2, 1891. They also were farmers and among the early settlers of Indiana.
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ust 15, of the following year he was married to Edith A. Sparks at Sharpsville, Indiana. She was born in Bartholomew County, March 22, 1872. Her father, W. T. Sparks, was an early day school teacher and at 83 is well and strong. He resides in Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Shook have six children, Andrew, born January 6, 1901, married Amelia Steffins; Mable, born January 8, 1903, married William Lucke; Beulah, born June 21, 1896, married Gordon Baber; Emily, born June 4, 1902, married Theodore Deetheardt; Harold, born April 19, 1906, married Ann Lupton; and Mildred, born February 15, 1909, married Wesly Robson.
Mr. Shook has resided at Gotdon, Nebraska, since September, 1913, and prior to that was farm agent in Kansas for one year. Since 1913 he has been farm agent on the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, his work in the Indian service being to a great extent missionary work. His hobby is reading. Residence: Gordon.
William Edward Shook
William E. Shook was born at Hillsdale, a town now extinct, Nemaha County, Nebraska, November 28, 1872. John Hamilton Shook, his father, who was born at Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois, July 31, 1838, and died at Livingston, Merced County, California, August 18, 1914, was a farmer and stockman, and a lumberman, furnishing many of the early settlers of southeast Nebraska with lumber for their first buildings. He served in the 15th Iowa volunteers in the Civil War for over three years, and was with Sherman on his famous march to the sea. He acted as county commissioner of Nemaha County for 12 years; served one term in the state legislature. His great great grandfather came from Holland before the Revolutionary War, and settled in Pennsylvania. His mother, Eleanor Ingram (Pike) Shook, was born in Jones County, Iowa, March 14, 1852, and came to Nebraska about 1870.
Dr. Shook attended the Nemaha and Auburn public schools after which he attended business college for a short time. He was a student at Cotner University for some time, studied at the Omaha Medical College for two years, and was graduated from the medical department of the University of Illinois, May 28, 1901. He was admitted to the practice of medicine in Nemaha County, Nebraska, October, 1901. Since 1903 he has been engaged in the medical profession at Shubert, Nebraska, for the last twelve years he has been in partnership with Dr. George W. Egermayer, under the firm name of Shook and Egermayer, Physicians and Surgeons.
His marriage to Lizzie Belle Shurtleff was solemnized at Humboldt, Nebraska, June 25, 1902. Mrs. Shook, who was born at Humboldt, March 16, 1877, was a teacher before her marriage. The first Shurtleffs were colonists in Massachusetts, and Mrs. Shook's parents came from Virginia shortly after the Civil War, settling in Beardstown, Illinois. To this marriage were born two daughters: Mildred Dorothy, born June 20, 1903, who is a graduate of the University of Nebraska, and is a teacher in the Falls City High School; and Eleanor Elizabeth, born October 17, 1907, a graduate of the University of Nebraska, who is a teacher in the high school at Phillips, Nebraska.
Mr. Shook is a Republican. He served as official court stenographer of the first judicial district of Nebraska in 1896 and 1897; was a member of the school board for fifteen years; and has served several years on the town board at Shubert. He is a member of the county and state medical associations, and the American Medical Association, holding various offices in the county organization, and serving as vice president of the state society. During the World War he served on the medical advisory board for Richardson County, Nebraska. He is a Mason, Shriner, Knight Templar. He is affiliated with the Christian Church of Shubert. Residence: Shubert.
Abel Vail Shotwell
Abel Vail Shotwell, lawyer, was born at Marengo, Iowa, January 7, 1883. He is the son of Hudson Burr and Emma Jane (Noe) Shotwell. Hudson Burr Shotwell was the son of Edward R. and Margaret Shotwell, whose ancestors came to America in the early part of the 18th century, and served in the Revolutionary War. Hudson Burr Shotwell was born at Philadelphia, July 3, 1842. He was a merchant, and held the rank of first lieutenant in the Union Army during the Civil War. He died at Marengo, Ohio in October, 1907.
Emma Jane Noe was born at Marengo, September 8, 1850. She is a daughter of George K. and Sarah J. (Doty) Noe. Sarah J. Doty was a lineal descendant of Edward Doty, who came to America on the Mayflower.
Upon his graduation from Marengo High School in 1900, Mr. Shotwell entered Ohio Wesleyan University. He studied there one year, and entered the State Univrsity of Ohio, where he remained until 1905. He was valedictorian of his high school class, and was awarded a scholarship to Ohio Wesleyan. He was chairman of the senior social committee at Ohio State University in 1905 and manager of the college publication The Lantern in 1904.
He was married to Hilda Eva Condron at Omaha, June 7, 1907. Mrs. Shotwell was born at Bluff Center, Iowa, November 8, 1885, and is of Scotch Irish descent. They have four children, Ruth Vail, born August 17, 1908, married Roland Fletcher; Hudson Burr, born October 24, 1912; Gordon Stewart, born October 11, 1914; and Anabel, born June 23, 1920.
Mr. Shotwell has been engaged in the practice of law since 1905. From 1905-11 he was a member of the firm of Shotwell & Shotwell, and from 1911-25 of the firm of Lambert, Shotwell and Shotwell. At the present time he is senior member of the firm of Shotwell and Vance, successors to the firm of Shotwell and Ready, of which he was a member from 1925-31. A Republican, he served as county attorney of Douglas County from 1919-23. He has been a member of the Republican State executive committee since 1924, and has served as chairman during that time of the executive committee of the Douglas County central committee since 1924.
He participated in all civilian war activities during the World War. He is a member of the Mayflower Society and Sons of the American Revolution, the American, Nebraska State and Omaha-Douglas County Bar Associations, the Red Cross and the Chamber of Commerce. His clubs are the Omaha Field Club, the Omaha Club, the Omaha Country Club and the Omaha Athletic Club. He is fond of golf, but his real hobby is fishing. Residence: Omaha. (Photograph on Page 1089).
Berton T. Shoup
Berton T. Shoup, general manager of the Farmers Union Co-operative Association at Sutherland, was born there on July 24, 1904, son of James Milton and Etta Florence (Ridgway) Shoup.
The father was born at Appleton City, Missouri, September 26, 1874 and died at Sutherland, May 29, 1926. He was a farmer and stockman, prominent in local affairs, a member of the board of directors of Sutherland schools and of the Farmers Union. His wife, Etta, was born in Appleton City, October 15, 1872. She was a teacher for nine years and is now active in the Women's Club at Sutherland.
Mr. Shoup was graduated from Sutherland High School in 1921 and attended the University of Nebraska l921-22-23-24-25. He is a member of Farm House fraternity and was active in baseball, basketball, and tennis of Sutherland High School. For the past seven years he has been engaged in farming and the breeding of Hereford cattle and at the present time is general manager of the Farmers Co-operative Association in addition. He is a Republican, a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, and president of the Sutherland Commercial
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