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LEWIS RUSSELL FRIEZE

Lewis Russell Frieze, owner and manager of Louie's Coffee Shop, has taken an active part in Columbus business and promotional enterprises since his arrival here in October of 1937. Mr. Frieze came here from Kearney, Nebraska. Prior to entering the restaurant business, he was employed by the Safeway Stores for fifteen years.

Lewis Frieze was born at Murray, Nebraska, September 3, 1911. His parents are S. H. Frieze, who died at York, Nebraska, on July 19, 1933. and Zetta Morton Frieze. He attended the Ponca, Nebraska grade schools and was graduated from the high school at York, Nebraska.

His marriage to Janet Louise Duncan, daughter of Glenn and Margaret Louise Kregger Duncan, took place at York, October 14, 1934.

Mr. and Mrs. Frieze have three children: Peggy Lou, born at Kearney, Nebraska, July 31, 1937; James Lewis, born in Columbus, May 18, 1942; and Gerald Glenn, born in Columbus, December 18, 1947.

"Louie" Frieze is interested in riding, and is a member of the Pawnee Riding Club. He has his own horse. Politically, Mr. Frieze supports the Republican Party. He is a past president of the junior Chamber of Commerce and served on the Board of Directors of that organization for four years. He is a member of the B.P.O.E., the Izaak Walton League, and the Wayside Country Club.

The Frieze family attend the Methodist Church.

GODFREY FRISCHHOLZ

Godfrey Frischholz, a former Columbus clothing and shoe merchant, was born in Lennesrieth, Bavaria, on November 8, 1857, and died in Columbus, Nebraska; on February 26, 1923.

In 1875, at the age of eighteen, he immigrated to America, locating first in Wisconsin. In 1877, he came to Columbus, securing employment in Paul Hoppen's Hotel, after which he spent five years in I. Gluck's drygood and clothing store.

In 1886, he formed a partnership with William Bucher. Later, Mr. Bucher sold his interest in the business to Emil Pohl, who finally bought the interest of Godfrey Frischholz.

In 1893, he formed a partnership with Jacob Greisen, in the clothing and shoe business, at 2421 Eleventh Street. In 1895, Mr. Frischholz sold his interest to Jacob Greisen and formed a partnership with his brother, Alois, who had come to Columbus in 1884. They established a clothing and shoe store under the name Frischholz Brothers, at 2403 Eleventh Street, now Swolek's Cafe, which they conducted until 1923.

Godfrey Frischholz was married twice. His first wife was Katherine Spanner, whom he married on February 1, 1888. They had one daughter, Margaret, of Ravenna, Nebraska. Katherine Spanner Frischholz died July 14, 1889.

On February 3, 1891, Godfrey Frischholz married Pauline Bucher, a sister of William Bucher. They had three children, Mary, Aloysius, and an adopted son, Joseph.

Pauline Bucher Frischholz died November 11, 1912.

The daughter, Mary, Venerable Sister M. Delores, a member of the Precious Blood Order of Nuns at O'Fallon, Missouri, died February 26, 1927. The son, Aloysius W., married Mabel Reinhard of St. Louis. He is with the Speice, Echols Boettcher Company. Joseph is associated with the Columbus Fuel and Storage Company, where he is office manager.

On the event of Godfrey Frischholz's death, in 1923, the Columbus Telegram paid him this tribute: "An immigrant boy who through thrift and strict honesty in his dealings with his fellow men became a successful merchant, he yet found time to give generously of his time and efforts to the advancement of the city and was always active in promoting every good movement to further its welfare."

Mr. Frischholz served both as director and president of the Columbus Commercial Club, in which connection his interest centered in good roads. He served as chairman of the club's road committee before the era of federal and state aid and worked hard to secure improvement in the condition of roads leading into Columbus.

From 1917 to 1919, and 1920 to 1923, he represented the First Ward on the City Council. During this time, he served as chairman of public property, water works and other important committees. He was an early member of the Columbus Fire Department and served as its secretary. He joined Engine Company Number One on May 8, 1882, and remained an active member until 1902.

He was a member of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, the Columbus Maennerchor Society and politically, he was a Republican.

ALOYSIUS W. FRISOHHOLZ

Aloysius W. Frischholz was born in Columbus, Nebraska, February 10, 1897, son of Godfrey and Pauline Bucher Frischholz. His father, a clothing and shoe merchant, located at Columbus in 1877.

A. W. Frischholz attended St. Francis Academy and the Columbus Business College. After finishing a business course he entered the real estate and insurance firm of Speice, Echols, Boettcher Company, on September 5, 1913, and has been associated with them for over thirty-six years.

On October 12. 1921, Mr. Frischholz married Mabel Reinhard, daughter of Albert and Amelia Mueller Reinhard, of St. Louis. Mabel has one brother, Harry

Reinhard, of Union, Missouri. She attended St. Francis Academy as a boarding student in the day when that institution was conducted as a girls' boarding school. She was both a graduate and a post-graduate of its Music Department.

Mr. and Mrs. Frischholz have two daughters and one son: Rita Rose, born in Columbus, February 15, 1926, attended St. Bonaventure's School and was graduated from high school in 1944, after which she enrolled in St. Anthony's School of Nursing, at St. Anthony's Hospital, in Denver, Colorado, where she was graduated in 1947. Since that time, she has worked as a surgical nurse at St. Mary's Hospital in Columbus. Ina Claire, born in Columbus, November 9, 1932, attended St. Bonaventure's school and high school. Robert, born in Columbus, September 21, 1922, attended the Lincoln School one year, then enrolled at St. Bonaventure's School, where he was graduated from high school in 1940. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and served three years in the European Theatre of Operations, where he was assigned to the ground crew in England. Since 1946, he has been associated with Eastern Airlines, at Miami, Florida. He attended the Eastern Airlines Aviation School and after finishing his course, entered the Airlines Maintenance Department, where his work is connected with Constellation air ships.

Aloysius W. Frischholz is a member of the American Legion. He was enlisted in the United States Armed Forces, during World War I. He is also a member of the Columbus Fire Department, of which he is a past state president; the Sons of Herman, and is a former member of the Columbus Rotarians. The Frischholtz family are members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church, in Columbus.

CHRISTOPHER FROM

Christopher From was born in Center County, Pennsylvania, in 1854. He came to Nebraska in 1872, locating first in Butler County, where he was engaged in farming for six years. He came to Columbus in 1878, and remained here only a few months, going to Wyoming Territory for a year. He then returned to Columbus in 1879.

In 1881, he formed a partnership with Hiram G. Brindley, in a cigar and confectionery store in Columbus. In later years, he owned the From Draying Business.

Christopher From was married to Nellie Ogren. Mrs. From had one sister, Emma, who married Jacob Ernst.

Christopher and Nellie Ogren From had one daughter, Hazel, who is married to Charles Hirshbrunner, of Columbus, a co-partner in the plumbing and heating firm of Rector, Hirshbrunner and Hanke.

CARL FROEMEL

Carl Froemel, son of Joseph and Celia Schiebel Froemel, who came to Platte County in 1880, was born May 4, 1873. at Gross Mohrau, Moravia, which was formerly part of Austria, and is now a part of Czechoslovakia.

Carl has three brothers and three sisters: Josefa, the wife of Alois Partsch, died in May, 1946, at Garbers, Oklahoma; Celia, Mrs. Conrad Fuchs, lives in Humphrey, Nebraska; Florian, deceased, was married to Elelie Zimmerman; John is married to Celia Miick, and lives in Humphrey; Anna, deceased, was the wife of Felix Krist; Frank, deceased, was married to Anna Schmidt.

Upon their arrival in Platte County, in 1880, the Froemels, like many of the early settlers, lived in a dugout. Later, Joseph Froemel built one of the first frame houses in the Hunsphrey community.

Carl Froemel received his early education at St. Mary's School, near Humphrey, and then farmed until the late nineties, when he came to Columbus, His first work here was with Carl Schubert, who operated a sporting goods store. This store was located directly across the street from the present Froemel Jewelry Store, at 1267 Twenty-sixth Street.

Mr. Froemel left the employ of Mr. Schubert and went to Columbus, Ohio, to attend a watchmakers school. Upon his return to Columbus, he again entered the Schubert store, where he worked as a locksmith and gunsmith between watch repair jobs. After Mr. Schubert sold his business, Carl Froemel occupied a corner in the Newman's Dry Goods Store. This was followed by a similar corner at Eisenman's Dry Goods Store. In 1902, he purchased his own building, and in a small way, started his own jewelry business. In 1910, he built a new building on Eleventh Street. The Froemel Jewelry Store was moved to its present location, 1267 Twenty-seventh Avenue, in 1923. The fine reputation enjoyed by this store is a credit to Mr. Froemel and to his children, who are now associated in the business with him.

On June 30, 1902, in Humphrey, Carl Froemel was married to Marie Froemel, daughter of Hilar and Karolina Hadwiger Froemel. Although Mr. arid Mrs. Froemel had the same name, they were not related.

Mr. and Mrs. Froemel have two sons and three daughters: Marie, who worked in the wholesale and retail jewelry business in Chicago and Omaha, and is now associated in the Froemel Jewelry Store; Helen is married to Paul Van Dyke; Carl, Jr., is associated in the jewelry store with his father, sister and brother. Dorothy is the wife of Kenneth Wells, and lives in Genoa; Erwin, also associated with the business here, is a veteran of World War Ii.

Marie, Helen and Carl attended St. Francis Academy, now St. Bonaventure's School, and were graduated from Columbus High School, Dorothy and Erwin were graduated from St. Bonaventure's High School. Erwin is a graduate of the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, at Peoria, Illinois.

The Froemels are members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church.

JOHN GAHAN

John Gahan, the son of John W. and Anna Raddle Gahan, was born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1897. His father, who was in the furniture and undertaking business, was born in Adams County, Wisconsin, and his mother was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

John, Jr., attended the Tomahawk schools and was graduated from the Tomahawk High School. Following this, he studied at the Hobinsub Carpenter College of Embalming, at Des Moines, Iowa.

During World War I, he was a corporal with the United States Army and was stationed at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and at Camp McArthur, in Texas.

On August 6, 1921, at Lincoln, Nebraska, John Gahan was married to Blanche B. Haryleroad, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Haryleroad, of Hastings, Nebraska. Mr. Haryleroad was a farmer.

Mr. and Mrs. Gahan had three children: Robert E., born July 2, 1924, in Columbus; Marilyn, born March 25, 1927, in Columbus; and Helen C., born September 4. 1936, in Columbus. Robert E. served with the Army Air Corps for three years during World War II. He attended the Midland College, the Wayne College, and the San Francisco College of Embalming. He is married to Angeline Blaser, and they have one daughter, Karen Ann. Marilyn Gahan is the wife of Verne Bartholomew, and they have one daughter, Diane Marie.

John Gahan came to Columbus in 1923, and was associated with the Gass Funeral Home as a funeral director and embalmer. He later established the Gahan Funeral Home at 2215 Fourteenth Street. His son, Robert, is now associated with him in the business. John Gahan is a member of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus.

Mr. and Mrs. John Gahan are members of St. Bonaventure's Catholic Church in Columbus. Politically, Mr. Gahan is affiliated with the Democratic Party.

JAMES GALLEY

James Galley was born in Manchester, England. The financial circumstances of his parents made it necessary for him to start making his way in the world at an early age. He first went to work in the Cotton Mills of Manchester, and tried to get an education while working. His endurance is comparable to Abraham Lincoln, in that respect. He wrote problems on the floor with chalk, and in the evenings, he would walk three miles to secure further instruction. It was under such handicaps that he obtained an education, eventually, becoming qualified to take up the profession of teaching.

He taught for a number of years in England and had exceptional ability in mathematics and was noted for his skill as a fine penman. In later years, he taught his own children. He had a school at his home southeast of Columbus before the District 9 school was established.

He was married to Ann Whittaker. whose father was a merchant in Macclesfield, England, and also owned several brick residences in that city. Mr. Whittaker was a member of the militia there, and his command was ordered to join the forces of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, where he arrived just in time to witness the surrender of Napoleon.

James and Ann Whittaker Galley had nine children. Two died in infancy. The others were: George Whittaker, born in 1830, was married to Mary Ann Pyatt, and they had two sons: John James and George Whittaker, Jr.; Martha Galley was married to James Barrow and resided in Utah; Mary was the wife of William Draper; Samuel, a merchant, was married to Lettice Brindley, and died at Creighton, Nebraska; Sara Ann, Mrs. Irwin, of Creighton, her husband died in the Civil War; James Henry, born in 1840, he was married to Helen Hudson.

In 1853, James and Ann Whittaker Galley left England. Their son, George Whittaker, had preceded them to America two years earlier. On January 18, 1853, James and Ann Galley and their family took passage on a sailing vessel for the New World. They reached the harbor of New Orleans on March 6, of that year. From New Orleans they traveled up the river to St. Louis, stayed six weeks, and resumed their journey by steamboat. They went as far as Keokuk, Iowa, from which point they traveled by ox-team in a Mormon train across Iowa to Council Bluffs, and crossed the river by flat boat at Florence, Nebraska, then proceeded their travel westward to Utah to join their son, George Whittaker Galley.

They later moved to Cedar Valley, where General Johnson had established his camp in 1857. Not pleased with conditions among the Mormons in Utah, James and Ann Whittaker Galley decided to locate in Nebraska, so they and their family, including George Whittaker and his wife Mary Pyatt and their small son John James, located in Platte County in September of 1859.

James Galley purchased three hundred and eighty-nine acres of government land southeast of Columbus, near the Platte River, and began to develop his farm. Besides agricultural work, he cooperated in other movements of benefit to the community. He was one of the first justices of the peace in Columbus Township.

James Galley died in Columbus in 1861, and his wife, Ann Whittaker Galley, died three months later.

GEORGE WHITTAKER GALLEY

George Whittaker Galley, son of James and Ann Whittaker Galley, was born January 10, 1830, in Macclesfield, England. He married Mary Pyatt, also a native of Macclesfield. George was the eldest brother of James H. Galley.

In his native land, George Whittaker Galley learned trades. First, he worked as a weaver, and afterwards, served an apprenticeship of five years to the trade of plumber and glazier.

On his twenty-first birthday. January 10, 1851, he and his wife sailed for America. They embarked at Liverpool, England, and landed at New Orleans. They went to St. Louis, and up the river by boat to Council Bluffs, Iowa. Here, after crossing the Missouri River, they

joined the immigrant train of Josephite Mormons, at Florence, bound for Salt Lake City, Utah. They were in Utah two years before his father and mother and their family joined them there.

George and Mary Pyatt Galley had two sons: John James was born August 29, 1858, in Utah. When he was an infant, in 1859, he accompanied his father and mother to Platte County to reside. The other son, George Whittaker, Jr., was born in Platte County, September 6, 1863.

Among the group of people who left Utah in 1859 to settle in Platte County were George W. Galley's father and mother, his brothers, James H. and Samuel, and his sisters, Martha Mary and Sara Ann.

In Columbus, George Galley continued to reside on the farm.

Mary Pyatt died in Platte County, in 1866, and George W. Galley died on March 4, 1907.

Mr. Galley was an active and progressive man in the business world and in all his public relations.

He was one of the founders of the Commercial National Bank in Columbus, a leading financial institution here for many years, and was on the board of directors until the time of his death in 1907. He was a Republican, in politics. He was a member of the Reorganized Latter Day Saints Church here, and remained true to his religious faith. He was one of the organizers of School District 9, and served as a member of its school board for several years.

JOHN JAMES GALLEY

John James Galley, son of George Whittaker and Mary Pyatt Galley, was born in Utah, on August 29, 1858. His father was born in England in 1830, and immigrated to the United States in 1851, as part of a Mormon group of settlers. He was married in England, and died in Columbus, in March, 1907. Mrs. Galley died in Columbus in 1866. John J. Galley had one brother, George Whittaker, Jr.

The George W. Galley family came from Utah to Platte County in 1859, when John J. was one year old, and settled southeast of Columbus in Columbus Township. John J. attended school here until he was eighteen, and spent the next three years working on his father's farm. In 1879, he went west to work and was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad for a year in Idaho.

On March 14, 1884, John James Galley was married to Emily L. Button, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Button. Emily was born on June 21, 1862, in Washington County, Hebron, New York. When she was in her early twenties, she came west to visit her brother, John P. Button, who resided north of Richland. It was while visiting there that she met John Galley.

Mr. and Mrs. John Galley had three children: Charles Button, born in 1884; Alfred Ernest, born in 1887; and Nellie Lobine Galley, born in 1890, died on November 19, 1909.

In 1884, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Galley established their home on one of the Galley farms southeast of town, where Mr. Galley was actively engaged in farming until 1909. In 1909, he moved into Columbus, and in 1912, he was chosen vice-president of the Commercial National Bank. In 1914, he was made president of the bank.

John J. Galley was a member of the Democratic Party, and for eleven years, he served as justice of the Peace of Columbus Township. He also served four years as County Assessor.

For one year, 1879-1880, he was a member of Company K, the first regiment of the Nebraska National Guards.

Mrs. Galley died on November 3, 1931. John J. Galley died on May 28, 1938.

CHARLES BUTTON GALLEY

Charles Button Galley, son of John James and Emily Button Galley, was born in Columbus in 1884. His father, a farmer and banker, was born in Utah, on August 29, 1858, and died in Columbus on May 28, 1938. His mother, born on June 2!, 1862, in Washington County, Hebron, New York, died in Columbus on November 3. 1931. Charles B. has one brother, Alfred Ernest, born in 1887. He also had one sister, Nellie, born in 1890, who died in November, 1909.

Charles attended school in Columbus and was graduated from the Columbus High School,

On February 17, 1911, Charles B. Galley was married to Inez Belle Brown, the daughter of DeLoss H. and Rosella Alice Barnes Brown. The ceremony was performed by Reverend Charles W. Ray, in Columbus. Mr. Brown was born in Fremont County, Iowa, in August, 1858, and died in Auburn, Nebraska, in 1939. Mrs. Brown was born in Fremont County, Iowa, on June 16, 1869.

Charles B. and Inez Belle Brown Galley had four sons and two daughters: Harold Brown, born March 19, 1912; Ralph Charles, born February 20, 1914, is deceased; Rosella Emily, born November 3, 1916; Walter Merle, born September 16, 1920; Norma Mabel, born June 22, 1925; and Wayne Ray, born November 19, 1927. All of the Galley children attended the District 9 School and the Kramer High School, except Rosella Emily, who died March 23, 1920, at the age of four. Walter Galley was married to Dorothy Dworak, on January 31, 1942. They have two children, Charlene Louise and Beverly Jean. Walter served with the Eighth Air Force from December 28, 1942, to September, 1945. Norma Mabel Galley was married to Wayland Berry, on November 12, 1945. Harold Brown Galley entered the United States Army on March 31, 1944, and in September of that year was sent overseas. He was killed in action in Germany, on November 17, 1944. Harold was married to Irene P. Smith, of Columbus, on June 19, 1934, and they had one child, Carolyn Ann.

Charles Button Galley has been engaged in farming and stock raising in Columbus Township since 1905.

GEORGE WHITTAKER GALLEY, JR.

George Whittaker Galley, Jr. was born September 6, 1863, on Section 27, Columbus Township, the younger son of George Whittaker and Mary Pyatt Galley, and a brother of John James. He was born on land homesteaded by his father, southeast of Columbus.

George, Jr. began his education in a school held on the adjoining farm of his uncle, James H. Galley. He later attended school in District 9, Columbus Township, a school that his father helped to found.

When he was twenty-three, he started out to farm for himself, and later inherited a farm. He owned two hundred twenty acres in Columbus Township, which included the original home site of his father. He also owned farms in Monroe and Oconee Townships. One of his major fields of industry was the feeding and shipping of cattle and hogs. He made a specialty of raising Hereford cattle.

Like his father and brother, John J., he was a director of the Commercial National Bank in Columbus. His other interests included the Farmers' Elevator and a membership in the Platte County Fair Association.

Mr. Galley was a member of the Modern Woodmen camp at Columbus. He had been interested in educational progress in his community and served as a director of School District 9, in Columbus Township, for fifteen years. He cooperated in the development of his community, but never sought public office.

On December 15, 1892, he married Caroline B. Welch, a native of Platte County, and a daughter of Jonas and Margaret Shackelton Welch. Caroline was the fourth in a family of six children. The Welchs were a prominent pioneer family in the county. Caroline's grandparents were Moses and Harriet Rawlings Welch, who arrived at the Mormon settlement in Florence, Nebraska, April 24, 1857, after driving across the country by ox team. They first settled near Genoa, Nebraska, on May 19, 1857, on what is now a part of Nance County.

George Whittaker and Caroline Welch Galley had four children: Clyde A. married Gertrude Fauble, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fauble, of Columbus. They have three children: Marjorie, Mrs. Hal Smith, Jr., of Hastings, Nebraska; Hal, Jr.; and Jeanne, a graduate of Hastings College. They live in Hastings, where Mr. Galley is connected with Swift and Company.

Edith C. Galley is the wife of Louis Rodehorst, of Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Rodehorst have three sons and one daughter. Robert and Wilbur were both graduates of Kramer High School. Glen was a student in Kramer High School; and Sylvia was a pupil in grade school in 1948.

Milton G. Galley is married to Helen Smalldon, and is owner and manager of the Modern Cleaners and Dyers of Columbus.

Roy E. Galley is married to Eula Mae Bosserman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bosserman, formerly of Columbus. They have two children, Judith and Tommy, and live in Lincoln, Nebraska, where Roy is with the telephone company.

Politically, George W. Galley, Jr. was a Democrat. The Galley family were Presbyterians. Mr. Galley died in Columbus, February 25, 1943, and Mrs. Galley died March 23, 1944.

MILTON GEORGE GALLEY

Milton George Galley was born March 17, 1905, on the same farm in Columbus Township, Platte County, where his father, George Whittaker Galley, Jr., was born, September 6, 1863, and on the land where his grandparents, George Whittaker and Mary Pyatt Galley, moved from Utah, in 1859. Milton is also a descendant of a pioneer family on his mother's side. His mother, Caroline Welch Galley, was born in Platte County, August 8, 1867, the daughter of Jonas and Margaret Shackelton Welch, also natives of England, who immigrated to this country with their parents as children. Jonas Welch was sixteen when he moved to Nebraska in 1857, and on May 19 of that year, settled near Genoa, now a part of Nanee County.

It is sheer coincidence that in later years Milton Galley's paternal and maternal grandfathers, George W. Galley and Jonas Welch, were both directors of the Commercial National Bank.

Milton is one of a family of four children. The others are: Clyde A., of Hastings, Nebraska; Roy E., of Lincoln; and Edith, Mrs. Louis Rodeborst, of Columbus.

Milton G. Galley attended School in District 9, the same school that his paternal grandfather was instrumental in founding, and was graduated from the Columbus High School. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nebraska, at Lincoln.

Milton George and Helen M. Smalldon, daughter of Robert L. and Amy C, Smalldon, of Omaha, were married on June 16, 1928. Mr. Smalldon was born in Ottawa, Illinois, December 2, 1870, and died in Omaha, March 18, 1945. Mrs. Smalldon was born in Tarkio, Missouri, on October 23, 1875, and lives in Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Milton George Galley have one son, Robert George, born February 7, 1947.

Helen Smalldon Galley has three brothers: Doctor J. L. Smalldon, a psychiatrist in the Westchester Division of the New York Hospital, at White Plains, New York; Doctor T. R. Smalldon, an X-ray specialist in New York Hospital, New York City; and R. C. Smalldon, office manager of the Wright and Wilhelmy Wholesale Hardware Company, in Omaha.

Milton G. Galley is owner and manager of the Modern Cleaners and Dyers, located at 1356 Twentyseventh Avenue, Columbus. He acquired the business in 1927.

He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and was a charter member of the junior Chamber of Commerce. He is also a member of the Rotary Club and the B.P.O.E. Politically, he is affiliated with the Democratic Party. The Galleys are Presbyterians, and hold membership in the Federated Church in Columbus.

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