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following degrees at the University of Nebraska: Ph. B., 1878; A. M., 1885; LL. M., 1895; and LL. D., 1929. He was president of the Union Debating Society, was editor of Hesperian, student paper, and was made a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Acacia, and Phi Delta Phi.
He was admitted to the bar at Lincoln, February 2, 1881. He served as professor of law at the University of Nebraska from 1889 until 1920 and is now a member of the law firm of Burkett, Wilson, Brown, Wilson and Van Kirk. He is the author of "Occasional Addresses", a volume of public speeches delivered by him on various occasions covering a period of 50 years, and published in 1929.
A Republican, Mr. Wilson served as presidential elector in 1904. He was married to Emma Parks at Lincoln, Nebraska, June 22, 1882. Mrs. Wilson, who was born at Agency City, Wappello County, Iowa, June 23, 1856, and died at Lincoln, October 25, 1927, was the first dean of women at the University of Nebraska. She was descended from the Dudleys of Massachusetts and the Stouts of New Jersey. The following children were born to them: Henry Parks, born October 20, 1883, who died December 9, 1883; Helen, born October 26, 1884, who is head of the art department at Lincoln High School; Edith, born May 28, 1888, who married Paul T. Bell of Oakland, California; Ralph Parks, born November 5, 1890, who is a lawyer at Lincoln; and Walter Feasel, born October 1, 1892, who is a Lincoln architect. Walter was an ensign in the Navy, and Ralph was a private in the 89th Division during the World War.
On September 21, 1929, Mr. Wilson was united in marriage with Jennie S. Rinker at Omaha, Nebraska. During the World War he was a member of the Nebraska Home Guards and served as treasurer of the Lincoln Chapter of the Red Cross. He was president of the Nebraska State Bar Association, 1913-14, was president of the Lancaster County Bar Association, and has been a member of the American Bar Association since 1893.
He was president of the American Interprofessional Institute, is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and holds membership in the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the Nebraskana Society. He is a member of Hiram International Club, the Round Table and the Patriarchs. He is a 33rd degree Mason, grand master, Scottish Rite, and past potentate of Shrine. He is interested in football and golf. His hobby is the study of international relations. Residence: Lincoln.
Howard S. Wilson
Howard S. Wilson, who has lived in this state since birth, was born at Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, November 16, 1894. He is the son of William Cook and Adele Almira (Stebbins) Wilson. His father on leaving college entered the lumbering business at Michigan City, Indiana; later he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska, as manager of Bankers Life Insurance Company, of Nebraska; in 1900 he was elected president of this company. He was born at Quincey, Michigan, October 11, 1858, and died at Lincoln, Nebraska, December 20, 1918; his father was English, and his mother was German.
Adele Almira (Stebbins) Wilson, mother of Howard Stebbins Wilson, was born at Port Huron, Michigan, on March 18, 1861. She is descended from Rowland Stebbins, born in England, 1594.
Mr. Wilson graduated from the Lincoln High School in 1913; and received his A. B. degree from the University of Nebraska in 1917, where he was a member of the University Players, Phi Kappa Psi. He also holds membership in the following organizations: Red Cross; Lincoln Community Chest; Masons, 33rd degree; Knight Templar; Shrine; Rotary Club; Nebraska State Historical Society; Nebraska Art Association; Young Men's Christian Association; Lincoln University Club; Lincoln Country Club; and Patriarchs.
During the World War, Mr. Wilson entered the United States Navy, as a second class seaman; later he was promoted to chief boatswain's mate; he was released to inactive duty January, 1919; and was honorably discharged in 1921. He is a member of the American Legion. His religious affiliations is with the First Plymouth Congregational Church where he has served two terms on the board of trustees and was a member of the finance committee for the new church building.
A member of the Lincoln Community Chest, he has served as its secretary since 1929; was a member of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce (1927-1931), and served as treasurer in 1929. He was master of the Lodge of Perfection in 1926, and master of Kadosh in 1930 in the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Residence: Lincoln.
Mabel Stafford Wilson
Mabel Stafford was born at Hamburg, Lowa (sic), June 25, 1873, daughter of Amos P. and Kate (Cotton) Stafford. Amos Stafford was born in Chinqua Coney, Canada, January 27, 1846, and for many years was in the lumber business and head of the Great Western Cereal Company at Nebraska City. For the past twenty-two years he has been retired. Kate Cotton Stafford was born at Shelbyville, Indiana, July 28, 1850, and died at Nebraska City, August 4, 1924. She was active in the Episcopal Church, and held one office in it for thirty years. She was head of the Associated Charities at Nebraska City for thirty years. Her family came from Kentucky, where they had settled three generations ago.
Mrs. Wilson was graduated from the Nebraska City High School on May 20, 1892. On June 5, 1894, she was united in marriage to Harry Doud Wilson at Nebraska City. (See Nebraskana). There are two children: Mark Stafford, born January 18, 1898, died August 13, 1907; William Lewis, born June 11, 1909, attended Nebraska City High School two years, and then entered Lake Forest Academy where he was graduated. At the age of 17 he entered Dartmouth College. He was made a member of Delta Upsilon. However, at the close of his sophomore year, when his father died, he returned to Nebraska City and entered the Nebraska City National Bank, where he is assistant cashier.
Mrs. Wilson has been a resident of Nebraska City for forty-two years, and has been active in Red Cross and charity work for a good many years. She served as treasurer and chairman for the children's relief committee for six years, in the latter organization. An Episcopalian, she is a member of St. Mary's Church, and served as president of the guild for many years. Residence: Nebraska City.
Oscar Lee Wilson
Oscar Lee Wilson, physician and surgeon, was born at Ladoga, Indiana, February 10, 1857, and for the past 37 years has resided in Nebraska. His father, Oliver Badger Wilson, was born in Kentucky, descended from early Scotch-Irish settlers there, on November 19, 1820. He was a Christian minister and a general merchant, whose death occurred at Ladoga, on September 10, 1874. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Kentucky, May 30, 1825, and died at North Salem, Indiana, March 18, 1907.
Upon his graduation from the Ladoga Academy, Dr. Wilson attended the Medical College of Indiana from which he received his degree. He was a post-graduate student at the New York Post Graduate Medical School. While in school he was president of the college medical society, and a member of Esculapian Society. Dr. Wilson has devoted his entire life to the practice of medicine, and is a member of the Nebraska State and Wabash Valley medical societies.
His marriage to Mary Alpha Balch was solemnized at Janesville, Illinois, April 3, 1884. Mrs. Wilson was born at Farmington, Illinois, April 11, 1958. Her family was
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born in Ireland and came to the United States, settling at Annapolis. Dr. and Mrs. Wilson have four children, James Lee, born August 16, 1885, who married Bertha McCrary; Mary Miller, born March 1, 1887; Beatrice W., born November 3, 1888, who married Robert Stookey; George Belch, born May 17, 1891, who married Helen Hart.
James Lee was graduated from the University of Nebraska and from Rush Medical College, and served as an County Hospital at Chicago. He afterward studied one interne in Bellevue Hospital, New York, and in the Cook year at Vienna. He is a member of the National Surgical Organization, the Indiana State Medical Association, and is now located at South Bend, Indiana, where he has a large practice. He was a first lieutenant in the World War.
George, who is chief examiner of building, loan and trust companies of Nebraska, served in the World War with the rank of first lieutenant in the signal service. He is now located at Lincoln. Mary Miller, who is a graduate of Rushville High School, also attended the University of Nebraska and was graduated therefrom, took a post-graduate course in Columbia University, and studied German in Berlin. She is now teaching in the high school at Evanston, Illinois, where she has been for the past twelve years. She is a member of the Parent Teachers Association, and of the P. E. O.
Beatrice Wilson Stookey graduated from Rushville High School and from the University of Nebraska, made a tour of several European countries, and is now located in Lincoln. She devotes her time to educate her children and to teaching at the business college. She was a member of the Rushville Columbian Society and the P. E. O. and worked in the county treasurer's office before her marriage. She was also assistant assessor for several years.
Mrs. Wilson is of illustrious ancestry. Her greatgrandfather, William Goodwin Balch was born in Cecil County, Maryland, in 1850, and later moved to Mechlenburg, North Carolina. He served in the Revolutionary War. His son, the Reverend Hezekiah Balch, was one of the signers of the Mechlenburg Declaration of Independence which was largely written by him. His name is carved with the other signers on a monument to independence in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mechlenburg Declaration of Independence was written a year before the Jefferson version, and they are very similar.
Another of her ancestors, John Rodgers, was in the battle of Alamance. Clark's Records of North Carolina and the war department of Washington carry this record. He served in both the colonial and Revolutionary wars. Her great-grandfather, William Goodwin Balch, whose ancestors came from Sommersetville to Annapolis, married the daughter of John and Martha Rodgers, whose ancestors had come from Ulster, Ireland. Both her grandfathers were in the Revolutionary War, and one, at least, in the colonial wars. Another ancestor was George Beal Belch, an admiral, and another had the honor of preaching George Washington's funeral sermon.
In 1885, when Mrs. Wilson's family came to Rushville, she helped organize a woman's club for reading and study, which is the oldest continuous woman's club in the state. She served 12 years as its president, and was elected unanimously each year until she refused to accept the nomination for another term. She served eight consecutive years as critic and also as parliamentarian. She has always worked in the Presbyterian Church and in its Sunday School as superintendent or teacher.
During the late war Dr. Wilson was medical examiner for drafted, men, and United States pension examiner for four years. He is a member of the Rushville Presbyterian Church, and a life member of the Red Cross. He has served on the town council and school board, is an elder in his church and is a member of the National Geographic Society. His hobby is reading. Dr. Wilson has always affiliated with the Republican party. Residence: Rushville. (Photograph on Page 1296).
Ralph P. Wilson
For the past 15 years Ralph P. Wilson has been active in public life. He was born at Lincoln, November 5, 1890, the son of Henry H. and Emma (Parks) Wilson. Upon his graduation from Lincoln High School in 1907, he entered the University of Nebraska, receiving his A. B. in 1911, and his LL. B. in 1913. His fraternities are Beta Theta Pi, and Phi Delta Phi.
Since his admission to the bar in 1913, Mr. Wilson has been active in the practice of law. In addition, he served as county judge of Lancaster County 1916-1917; assistant attorney general of Nebraska 1919; and member of the house of representatives 1923-1924. At the present time he is a member of the law firm of Burkett, Wilson, Brown, Wilson, and Van Kirk.
As a private in Company I, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, he participated in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne engagements. He now holds the rank of major in the Judge Advocate General Reserves. His professional and civic memberships include the Lancaster County and Nebraska State Bar Associations, the Chamber of Commerce, and the Lions Club. Mr. Wilson is a member of the Masons, the Lincoln University Club, and Eastridge Country Club.
On August 14, 1919, he was married to Calla W. Johnson at Holdrege, Nebraska, her birth place. They have one son, Richard, born March 20, 1921. Residence: Lincoln.
William Henry Wilson
William Henry Wilson, physician, was born in County Londonderry, Ireland, July 24, 1855, son of Samuel and Ann (Henry) Wilson. He received his medical education at Keokuk, Iowa, New York City and Chicago, and his degree of doctor of medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago.
On May 28, 1885, he was married to Phoebe Campbell at Martinsburg, Iowa. They have one daughter, Anna, who married Stuart K. Clark on November 7, 1918, while he was a lieutenant in the Aviation Service. He is now geologist for the Continental Oil Company. Both are graduates of the University of Nebraska.
A Republican, Dr. Wilson represented Pawnee County in the legislative session of 1903 (speaker), 1905. He is the author of the Nebraska Vital Statistics Law and other public health laws. He served in the state senate in 1907, was state health inspector for eight years beginning in 1907; was appointed state epidemologist in 1917, serving until 1921, was appointed chief of the state bureau of health in January, 1925, serving four years, and has been a licensed pharmacist since the pharmacy law was passed.
He is a Mason, a member of the American, Nebraska State and Lancaster County Medical Associations, and the Red Cross. Residence: Lincoln.
Lowry Charles Wimberly
Lowry Charles Wimberly was born at Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, Louisiana, December 25, 1890, the son of Charles Perry and Betty Beeman (Lowry) Wimberly, His father, who was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches is now retired. He was born at Coushatta, Red River Parish, Louisiana, February 25, 1860, and his ancestors were pioneer Georgians who originally came from Ireland. Professor Wimberly's mother was a school teacher in Louisiana in the early days. She was born at Winsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana, January 31, 1859. Her ancestry is Scotch.
Mr. Wimberly attended the public schools of Nebraska at Wauneta, North Platte, Ogallala, St. Edward, and was a student at the Woodbine Normal and High School, at Woodbine, Iowa. He was graduated there in 1908. In 1916 he received his A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska; A. M., 1920; and Ph.D., 1925. He was also a
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student at Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa in 1911, and Columbia University, New York, 1918. He is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon; is vice president of the alumni board of control; is a member of Sigma Upsilon, national literary fraternity; and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa honors.
A resident of Nebraska 27 years, Mr. Wimberly has had varied experiences in the business and professional world. He has been a farm laborer, bookkeeper, hotel clerk, stenographer, teacher, and clergyman. He is now professor of English at the University of Nebraska. He is the author of Folklore in English and Scottish Ballads, published in 1928, and has been a contributor to academic journals, to the American Mercury, Forum, Harper's, Folk Lore, Saturday Review of Literature, and others. He is the editor of Prairie Schooner, a midwestern literary magazine.
He was united in marriage to Ida May Boynton at Osmond, Pierce County, Nebraska, February 14, 1910. Mrs. Wimberly, who was born at Missouri Valley, Harrison County, Iowa, August 14, 1890, is descended from John Boynton, of Wintringham, England, and from Edward Griswold, of Malvern, England. Four children were born to this union: Ruth, born October 7, 1913; Steve, born February 26, 1916; Martha, born December 14, 1920; Ben, born December 14, 1920.
Mr. Wimberly was an instructor in the S. A. T. C. at the University of Nebraska during the World War. He is a member of the American Association of University Professors, the Modern Language Association of America, and the American Folklore Society. He is a Mason, (Blue Lodge) ; is a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, and the Nebraskana Society. He is affiliated with the Second Presbyterian Church of Lincoln. He is a Democrat. His hobby is exploring Nebraska Indian sites. Residence: Lincoln.
Ben Orlo Winslow
Ben Orlo Winslow was born at Cook, Johnson County, Nebraska, October 22, 1893, the son of George and Flavia (Brook) Winslow. His father, who was born at Hiawatha, Kansas, of New England ancestors, is a telegraph operator. His mother was born at Helena, Nebraska, and died at Canadian, Texas in 1910; she was of Scotch, Irish, and Dutch descent.
Mr. Winslow was graduated from the Cook High School in 1909; and for a time was in the drug store business in Texas. Since 1916 has been associated with his brother in the Winslow Drug Store at Hebron, Nebraska. He is a member of the Christian Church. the Nebraskana Society, and the Democratic party.
His marriage to Helen Louise Gerlach occurred at Canadian, Texas, December 28, 1916. Mrs. Winslow, who was born at Canadian, was a teacher in the public schools prior to her marriage; her ancestry is German. They have a daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth, who was born at Hebron, November 29, 1918. Residence: Hebron.
Orien Bennette Winter
Orien Bennette Winter, editor and publisher, was born in Ellery, Illinois, on August 5, 1892, and for the past 18 years has resided in Nebraska.
His father, John Jay Winter, was born in Minerva, Kentucky, in 1843, and died at Maysville, Kentucky, in 1917. He served as a Civil War soldier for three years and six months with the Union Army, and was honorably discharged. He was a tobacco buyer and farmer of Holland Dutch ancestry. His wife, Isadora Scott, was born in Scottsville, Illinois, in 1856, and died at Fairfield, Illinois, July 3, 1903. She was well-educated, a music teacher, a school teacher and writer. Her father was a captain in the Union Army in the Civil War.
Upon the completion of his elementary education in the public schools of Wabash, Illinois, Mr. Winter attended the Fairfield, Illinois, High School,
He was a job printer and linotype operator in Iowa prior to enlisting in the Marines for service in the World War. After 14 months and ten days service, he was honorably discharged on August 20 1919. At the present time Mr. Winter is the editor of the Herald-Clipper at Thedford, the Elaine County Booster at Duning, and the Enterprise at Anselmo.
On February 20, 1924, he was married to Estella Anna Bates at Thedford. Mrs. Winter, who was born in New Jersey, is a music teacher and is experienced in printing and proof-reading. They had two children, both of whom are deceased, John Jay, born April 3, 1925, died April 5, 1925; and Marilyn, born January 13, 1931, died January 25, 1931.
Mr. Winter is a Republican. He is a member of the American Legion Post No. 230 at Thedford. He is also a member of the Congregational Church, the National Editorial Association, the Nebraska Press Association, the Modern Woodmen and the Odd Fellows. He is secretary of the Thedford Community Club at the present time. He enjoys hiking, while his hobby is printing. Residence: Thedford.
John Waldo Wintersteen
John Waldo Wintersteen was born at Harrisonville, Ohio, February 1, 1864, and has resided in Nebraska for more than sixty years. He is the son of James Horace and Mahala (Dunlap) Wintersteen, the former a native of Geauga County, Ohio, born May 16, 1821. James Horace Wintersteen was a shoemaker, merchant and farmer of Holland Dutch descent, whose death occurred at Fremont, May 9, 1913.
Mahala Dunlap Wintersteen was born in Meigs County, Ohio, October 28, 1825, and died at Fremont, June 3, 1903. Mother of ten children, she was as active worker in the Methodist Church. Of Scotch ancestry, her father and brothers were preachers, gunsmiths and soldiers.
Educated in country school, Mr. Wintersteen later attended the high schools of Lincoln, and Wahoo, and was admitted to the bar at Fremont, in June, 1895. A Democrat, he was secretary of the first Bryan Club in Dodge County; was presidential elector in 1912, and was the elector chosen to take the vote for Woodrow Wilson to Washington. He served as judge of the county court of Dodge County for twenty years, and has engaged in no other business than the practice of law since 1895, except two years as editor of the Fremont Herald. He is the author of an address Early Days In Saunders County.
On June 3, 1893, he was married to Grace May Palmer at Arlington, Nebraska. Mrs. Wintersteen was born at Spirit Lake, Iowa, July 9, 1874, of Scotch, Irish and Dutch descent. They have one daughter, Ruth, born June 23, 1895. She has an M. A. degree from Columbia University, and is a college instructor.
Judge Wintersteen served two enlistments in the Nebraska National Guard with Company E, First Regiment, and participated in the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890-91. During the late war he was a member of the draft board and active in loan drives. He is a member of the Dodge County Old Settlers' Association, and for nineteen years has served as secretary of the Dodge County Bar Association. He is an Elk, Mason, Eagle, Royal Highlander and Modern Woodman of America and a member of the Rotary Club. He is a Congregationalist. His favorite recreations are reading and working in his garden. Judge Wintersteen has resided in the same house for 49 years and has always voted in the second ward of the City of Fremont. Residence: Fremont. (Photograph in Album).
Otto Allen Wirsig
One of the leading educators in Nebraska is Otto Allen Wirsig, a lifetime resident of the state. He was born near Taylor, Nebraska, August 26, 1886, the son of Frank A. and Mary E. (Britton) Wirsig. His father,
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who was born in Germany, September 27, 1852, and died at Taylor, Nebraska, March 7, 1908, served as county clerk and country treasurer, and was a teacher, farmer and stockman for many years; he came to Nebraska from Germany in 1861 and was actively interested in civic and religious affairs in Loup County. His mother was born in Ohio, January 15, 1862, and died at Taylor, March 8, 1921. Her father, who was a native of Ohio, was a Civil War veteran.
Mr. Wirsig attended the village school at Taylor and in 1908 was graduated from the high school at Ord, Nebraska. He received the A. B. degree at the University of Nebraska in 1914, was awarded the A. M. degree at Columbia University in 1924, and has since studied at the University of Southern California and Stanford University. He was valedictorian of his high school class, received letters in athletics, and was prominent in debating at the University of Nebraska.
He taught at Taylor, 1908-10, was superintendent of schools at Gering, Nebraska, 1914-16, was superintendent of schools at Brock, Nebraska, 1916-18, held that position at West Point, 1918-21, and since 1921 has been superintendent of city schools at Kearney, Nebraska. He is a director of the Boy Scouts, is past vice president of the State Teachers Association of District No. 4 of which he was president in 1926, and holds membership in the National Education Association. He is a member of the Parent Teachers Association, the department of school superintendents of the National Educational Association, the Rotary Club, Masons, and Young Men's Christian Association. He holds membership in the Kearney Country Club and is interested in golfing, tennis, hiking and traveling His hobby is reading.
Mr. Wirsig is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Kearney. He is the author of articles published in the American School Board Journal and other educational publications. He was married to Beulah Juliet Marohn at Lead, South Dakota, August 16, 1915. Mrs. Wirsig, who was a teacher before her marriage, was born at Lead, May 12, 1891. She is descended from Captain Farnam, a soldier in the Revolution, and William McClure who gave his entire fortune to the Revoluntionary cause. At this time she is president of the Kearney Woman's Club.
To this marriage three children were born: Woodrow M., June 28, 1916; Lucille Edith, May 18, 1918; and Otto A., Jr., August 10, 1920. Residence: Kearney.
Glen Ward Wise
Glen Ward Wise, police judge in Lodgepole, and light and water commissioner, was born at Seward, Nebraska, July 14, 1902, son of Victor Ward and Georgie (Dunten) Wise.
His father was born May 20, 1875, at Seward, Nebraska, and is a retired farmer and auctioneer. His mother was born October 27, 1883, at Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr. Wise attended public and high school and was graduated from the latter in 1920. While there he received three letters in basketball. He is married to Margaret Florence Emanuelson, their marriage having occurred at Sterling, Colorado. Mrs. Wise was born November 30, 1907, at Lodgepole, daughter of William and Margaret Emanuelson. She was a teacher in rural schools in Cheyenne County.
Mr. Wise is a Republican, a member of Lodgepole Methodist Episcopal Church, the Community Club, the Four-H Club, and the Parent Teachers Association. He enjoys almost all sports but is especially interested in golf and fishing. His hobby is electrical mechanics. At the present time he is manager of the Lodgepole municipal light plant. Residence: Lodgepole.
Emil Wolbach
Born at Grand Island, Nebraska, August 24, 1882, Emil Wolbach has been a resident of this state all his life and is today prominent as a leading banker in Hall County. His father, Samuel Nathaniel Wolbach, who was born at New York City, November 18, 1851, and died at Grand Island, September 9, 1931, was a pioneer business man and banker of Grand Island. He was the founder of the largest department store in Grand Island, which is now S. N. Wolbach Sons, also of the First National Bank established in 1880, and for many years was prominent in the political activities of the state.
Rose Stein Wolbach, mother of Emil Wolbach, was born at Chicago, Illinois, January 30, 1856, and died at Grand Island, June 20, 1917.
Mr. Wolbach received his education in the grade and high schools of Grand Island. He is at the present time president of the First National Bank of Grand Island, president of the National Bank at Doniphan, Nebraska, and a partner in the department store firm, S. N. Wolbach Sons of Grand Island. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Hall County Historical Society, the Nebraskana Society, and the Red Cross. His hobby is aviation and his favorite sport is hunting.
During the World War he served as second lieutenant. and is now major in the Officers Reserve Corps, and holds membership in the American Legion. His fraternal organizations are the Elks, Eagles and Masons. Residence: Grand Island.
Clara Buckstaff Wolcott
Clara Buckstaff Wolcott lives at Lincoln, Nebraska, and for many years has been a leader in the social and civic life of that community. She was born at Lincoln, October 4, 1877, the daughter of John Allen and Sarah Emily (Montgomery) Buckstaff. Her father was born at St. Johns, New Brunswick, June 16, 1852, and was a prominent business man in the early days at Lincoln. He was, consecutively, in the brick, paper, harness, and stove manufacturing business there and developed Capitol Beach. His great grandfather was an English sea captain; his mother was a member of the Bartlett family and was descendant of Stephen Hopkins who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Mrs. Wolcott's mother was born at Sparta, Wisconsin, July 14, 1857, and died at Lincoln, October 26, 1915; she was the daughter of General Milton Montgomery, who was descended from an old Virginia family, and Ellen (Turner) Montgomery. The latter's father was a physician and was one of the first graduates of the medical college of the University of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Wolcott attended Lincoln High School; was student at the University of Nebraska for three years. She is a member of the League of Women Voters; the American Association of University Women; the Thursday Morning Lecture Circle, and All Souls Unitarian Church. She is also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. For many years active in the Lincoln Woman's Club, during that time she organized the Woman's Exchange, and was chairman of the committee which secured the present building site of the Woman's Club at 14th and L streets in Lincoln. She is a Democrat.
She was united in marriage with Robert Henry Wolcott at Lincoln, June 2, 1897. Mr. Wolcott, who was born at Alton, Madison County, Illinois, October 11, 1868, is an educator. His English ancestors settled in New England in 1630. They have two children: Robert Allen. born June 23, 1900, who married Julia Minnie Morrill; and Agnes Emily, born January 24, 1905, who married Gerald Jackson Carpender. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wolcott have two daughters, Jamie Morrill, aged five, and Joan Morrill aged four. Residence: Lincoln.
Robert Henry Wolcott
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Henry Wolcott, who has been connected with the University of Nebraska since
1894, was born at Alton, Madison County, Illinois, October 11, 1868. His
