respect and admiration of those who
knew her. Both were members of the Lutheran Church
from their youth.
The grandfather of our subject,
Martin Easterday, was born in Germany, and came to
this country when six years of age, settling in the
State of Maryland. There he made his home until 1800,
when he removed to Ohio, as above related. The
companion of his life was a Miss Bowers. Their farm
was cleared from the original forest, but shortly bore
marks that indicated the thorough, practical knowledge
and ability of the proprietor. It remained for many
years in the hands of the family, the members of which
were sincerely attached to the old homestead.
The eldest son of our subject,
Charles M., is now at Tacoma, W. T.; he is an able
attorney-at-law, and enjoys a fine practice. He is
married to Miss Minnie Locke, of Brownville, and has
two bright and intelligent children, who bear the
names Ruth and Fay. Steven A. is at Red Cloud, Neb.,
and is a railroad postal clerk; he is the husband of
Maggie Shaugnessy, of Tecumseh, and they also are the
parents of two children, viz; Olive and Midgie. Horace
H. is freight agent on the railroad at Red Cloud, and
is also married; Joseph H. has recently been admitted
to the bar as an attorney, but is not yet located, and
is at home the greater part of the time. The youngest
son, Philip Sheridan, is also at home, not having yet
completed his education.
Our subject and his sons are all
stanch Republicans, and take much interest in
political matters. This interesting family are among
the first in the county, all are certainly worthy of
all the esteem accorded them, and appreciate it as
heartily as it is given.
NOCH
CARMAN, one of the pioneers of Johnson County, lives
in Lincoln Precinct, where on section 7, township 5
north, range 12 exit, he owns a fine farm of 202 acres
of good land. He was born in Mason County, Ill., March
4, 1846, and is a son of Hon. Alfred A. and Elizabeth
Carman. of whom a history appears on another page. He
lost his mother when eight years old, and shortly
thereafter the family moved to Cass County Ill., where
he was reared and received a district school
education. In the fall of 1865 the entire family came
to Johnson County, Neb., and when of age our subject
homesteaded eighty acres of land, which is a part of
his present farm, the rest having been added by
subsequent purchases, and brought to its present state
of high cultivation by hard labor, it having then been
nothing but raw prairie.
Mr, Carman was married, Sept. 5,
1869, to Miss Susan J. Vanwinkle, born in Hancock
County, Ill., Feb. 7, 1850, and a daughter of James
and Sarah Vanwinkle, who are now living in Phillips
County, Kan. They came to Johnson County in 1866, and
lived here until 1886, when they removed to their
present residence. To Mr. and Mrs. Carman leave been
born four children, of whom the two eldest, Sarah E.
and Minnie M., are deceased, and Anna V. and Clara B.
now survive.
Both Mr. Carman and his wife are
active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
ardent workers therein. He takes a warm interest also
in educational matters, and has served on the board,
and is regarded as an upright and honorable man and a
trustworthy citizen.
[The CARMAN article
above was typed for NEGenWeb Project by Ray
W. Justus <rwjustus@cox.net>, 1331 West
Folley Street, Chandler, AZ 85224-7511. Thank you,
Ray.
NOS
M. SHAW. This well-known citizen of Spring Creek
Precinct was born Dec. 26, 1828, in Medina County,
Ohio, His parents were James and Minerva S. Shaw,
natives respectively of Massachusetts and Virginia.
When our subject was fourteen years of age the family
removed to Fulton County, Ohio, where he grew to
manhood. There were but two children in his father's
family, himself and his sister Axelia P., now the wife
of Henry G. Tingley, of Ionia County, Mich. Our
subject's early education was in the district schools.
Upon reaching the age of twenty years he began
attending the Baldwin University of Berea, Ohio,
staying there some six months, but owing to lack of
means he was compelled to forego his studies for a
time and resort to school teaching to secure the
necessary means.
Shortly after the outbreak of the
Civil War our subject enlisted, Oct. 24, 1861, in
Company E, 68th Ohio Infantry, which became a part of
the 17th
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