Portrait and biographical album of Lancaster county, Nebraska . R I UF rj c E OF Sec. 3, Wavitbly Farm an d C i ty RESiOENCEior El agcr S cc 34. Rock Creek P r eci n ct. llr^ LANCASTER COUNTY. Gainesville. In the last battle he was severely-wounded, being shot through the wrist and ankle,and from the effects of these wounds he was honor-ably discharged April 18, 18G4. Upon returning home our subject attended forone year the seminary at Evansville, Wis., and atthe end of that lime left the State and made hishome in Iowa for the subsequent three years, occu-pied d
Portrait and biographical album of Lancaster county, Nebraska . R I UF rj c E OF Sec. 3, Wavitbly Farm an d C i ty RESiOENCEior El agcr S cc 34. Rock Creek P r eci n ct. llr^ LANCASTER COUNTY. Gainesville. In the last battle he was severely-wounded, being shot through the wrist and ankle,and from the effects of these wounds he was honor-ably discharged April 18, 18G4. Upon returning home our subject attended forone year the seminary at Evansville, Wis., and atthe end of that lime left the State and made hishome in Iowa for the subsequent three years, occu-pied during that period in farming. In 1868 hecame to Omaha of this State, and remained oneyear, then went to Saunders County and pre-emptedeighty acres of laud and remained upon it one year,and then came to Lancaster County. After someprospecting he homesteaded eight}- acres of land inRock Creek, which has since been extended, untilto-day he possesses there quite a large estate. In1873 a new farm of ICO acres of land was purchasedfrom the Burlington & Missouri River RailroadCompany, at §6 per acre, situated on section
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