very high place in the esteem of his fellow-citizens. He is an Ohio man, and was horn in Champaign County on the 2d of May, 1854. He spent his boyhood and youth among the healthful hills of the Buckeye State, then about 1859 removed with his parents to South Bend, Ind., where he became a student of Notre Dame University, from which institution he was graduated in time to enter the army when seventeen years old as fifer of Company B, 48th Indiana Infantry.
   Young McBride continued in the service, and owing to his force of character and general efficiency he received the commission of First Lieutenant, and the year following was promoted Captain for gallantry in the field. In the meantime his parents had removed across the Mississippi into Iowa, and in August, 1865, he joined them there upon receiving a furlough of eighteen months. Later he was commissioned a First Lieutenant in the regular army, and was presented with a Captain's commission by President Johnson "for gallant and meritorious service during the war." In 1870, by Act of Congress reducing the army, those officers who were willing to surrender their commission received one year's pay in advance. Among those who accepted these terms was Capt. McBride.
   Upon retiring from the service our subject came to Nebraska, locating in Schuyler, the county seat of Colfax County, where he founded the Schuyler Register, which soon became a leading weekly. The paper is still published, but under the new name of the Schuyler Sun, and lightens the path of its readers in things political, besides shining clearly in all matters of general interest.
   Capt. McBride, in 1873, was elected Clerk of Colfax County, and about the same time was appointed by Gov. Furnas, Adjutant General of the State of Nebraska, with the rank of Brigadier GeneraI, and a year later was elected State Treasurer, serving the two years for which he was then chosen in an eminently satisfactory manner. He was reelected in 1876, filling this responsible and important office in all four years. In 1881 he was appointed Postmaster at Lincoln by President Garfield, and re-appointed by President Arthur after the death of the martyred Garfield. This office he continued to hold until 1885, retiring upon the incoming of the Democratic administration, after which he became interested in real estate, in which he has since operated with most gratifying and profitable results.
   While a resident of Iowa the subject of this writing was united in marriage with Miss Dorcas M., daughter of Judge Miller, of Marengo. To them there have been born two children, who bear the names of Alberta and John A., respectively. The former is at home, and the latter a student of the military school at Fairibault, Minn. Capt. McBride has always been a stanch Republican, and received the nomination for Representative to the Legislature from the Republican Convention which assembled in August, 1888.

ILLIAM H. FOSTER. The name of Foster is not unknown in the East in connection with the first settlement of the States and the earlier wars of American history. It is that of an old family of Scotch-Irish extraction, who in the early records uniformly appear upon the side of right, liberty and justice. Our subject is a lineal descendant of the Vermont branch of the Foster family, and the son of Wilder and Mary Foster, the father a native of the Green Mountain State, and the mother of New York State. The paternal ancestry is traced to Ireland, the maternal to Scotland. Thomas Foster, an uncle of the subject of this sketch, served through the War of 1812, and was somewhat distinguished. His parents were among the pioneer settlers of Erie County, Ohio.
   The representative of the Foster family whose farm property is situated upon section 2, in Centerville Precinct, was the eldest living son and fifth child of his parents, his natal day being Dec. 12, 1834, and the place of his birth Erie County, Ohio. There were thirteen children in the family of Mr. Wilder Foster, his father, of whom five are living: Harriet, now Mrs. Ball, of Jamaica Station, Neb.; William H.; Frederick L., of Roca, Neb.; Eunice, the wife of Van Buren Mills, of Muscatine County, Iowa, and George, of the same place.
   At the age of twelve years our subject was left motherless, and five years later went to Johnson

County, Iowa, and made his home. His opportunity of education, beyond what could be picked up in the intercourse of daily life, was exceedingly meager, and after the death of his mother he began to work for his living. In the Hawkeye State our subject for twelve years followed the trade of carpenter and joiner, and was fairly fortunate in this business. During the progress of the Rebellion he enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company B, 22d Iowa Infantry, and after the usual preparatory drills his regiment was ordered to the front, and there took part in the siege of Vicksburg, the battles of Ft. Gibson. Champion Hills and Black River, besides several other engagements of less importance. On account of disability he was compelled to accept his honorable discharge on the 1st of February, 1864, at New Orleans.
   Returning from the war our subject resumed his residence in Johnson County, Iowa, for a period of two years. Then he removed to Washington County, continuing there until 1878. He then came to Nebraska, and for five years thereafter farmed as a renter in Centerville Precinct, this county. He was not long in saving sufficient to become the owner of 160 acres in his own right, and this he continued to cultivate, in spite of some reverses, with steadily growing success.
   The wedded life of William H. Foster and Isabella D. Cambridge began in September, 1854. With the exception of an adopted son, who has been named Willie, they have no family. The position held by our subject and his estimable wife in the community at large is eminently indicative of their sterling qualities, which have secured them the most cordial and hearty esteem.
   In political matters our subject is not prominent, although fulfilling his duty fully as a citizen. He is an old and tried supporter of the Republican party, and uniformly votes its ticket. He has served as School Moderator and Road Overseer with satisfaction, and is one who has the welfare of the community ever in mind. His military experience makes him a very warm and enthusiastic member of Farragut Post No. 25, G. A. R., of Lincoln.
   The intelligent individual usually regards with interest the pictured features of the self-made man, who, from the foot of the ladder in life, has climbed up to a good position socially and financially among men, and the portrait of William H. Foster, which is given in connection with this sketch, will thus be looked upon with interest, not only by his host of friends, but by others perusing this volume, both at the present time and in years to come.

EORGE KING, one of Nebraska's pioneer farmers, is at present occupying a snug homestead on section 1, in Panana (sic) Precinct. He traces his ancestry to the illustrious Hollanders who settled in Southeastern Pennsylvania in Colonial times, both his paternal and maternal grandfathers having served in the Revolutionary War. He is a son of John and Nancy (Brown) King. Lieut. John King, one of his ancestors, served under Gen. Wayne on the frontier at Ft. Meigs.
   The father of our subject was a farmer, who emigrated front Pennsylvania to Ohio as early as 1813, and lived in the Buckeye State until 1865. During that year he moved to Illinois, settling near Lincoln, where he died at the age of eighty-eight years and eleven months. The mother was born in Holland. Grandfather Brown, her father, came alone to America, previous to the birth of his daughter Nancy, and after fighting through the Revolutionary War, his family joined him.
   In the family of our subject's parents there were eleven children, seven boys and four girls, George being the seventh child. He was born on the 29th of December, 1829, at Bucyrus, Crawford Co., Ohio, and was brought up on the farm. At an early age he was taught to swing an ax, handle the reaping cradle, and engage in all kinds of farm work. His first harvesting was done with a sickle, and unfortunately, not having handled it in a dexterous manner, he still carries to this day a scar on his left leg made by one of those old sickles. Having to assist in the labors of the farm, and the educational advantages of those days being limited, his schooling aside from what he gained in experience with the world was limited to three months. In 1850, at the age of twenty-one years, Mr. King was married to Miss Samantha Wine, also of Crawford County, Ohio. He remained in Ohio, and was be-