. History of Morrison and Todd counties, Minnesota, their people, industries and institutions. are now living retired in,Motley. Mr. and Mrs. Sears have had three children, namely: Vivian was bornon August 26, iQOo; Mildred M., .\ugust 14, 1902; and Lillian E., .April28, 1907. Aside from the ofifice of mayor, to which Mr. Sears was elected as aRejiublican, he has also served as a member of the school board and as town-ship supervisor. He is a member of the Indei)en(lcnt Order of Odd Fel-lows at Motley and of the encampment at Staples. Mr. and Mrs. Fred attend the Methodist church. Mrs.
. History of Morrison and Todd counties, Minnesota, their people, industries and institutions. are now living retired in,Motley. Mr. and Mrs. Sears have had three children, namely: Vivian was bornon August 26, iQOo; Mildred M., .\ugust 14, 1902; and Lillian E., .April28, 1907. Aside from the ofifice of mayor, to which Mr. Sears was elected as aRejiublican, he has also served as a member of the school board and as town-ship supervisor. He is a member of the Indei)en(lcnt Order of Odd Fel-lows at Motley and of the encampment at Staples. Mr. and Mrs. Fred attend the Methodist church. Mrs. Sears is a member of the churchand a steward. GERALD WILLIAM The United States is perhaps the most cosmopolitan country on citizens are drawn from every country and from everv clime. A resi-dence of a few years in this country thoroughly imbues our foreign-bomcitizen with the .\merican spirit and no nation has sent more substantialcitizens to America than the Emerald Isle. irom Ireland have come manyyoung men who have won honored places in the life of this great \V. MASSY MORRISON AND TODD COUNTIES, MINNESOTA. 465 Among the residents of Morrison county, Minnesota, is Gerald WilliamMassy, the scion of a distinguished Irish family, who partially because ofthe law of primogeniture came to America to seek his fortunes in the NewWorld. Gerald William Massy is a native of County Limerick, Ireland, andthe son of James Fitzgerald and Elizabeth (Preston) Massy, who own themagnificent Stoneville estate where Gerald William was bom and whichhas been owned by the Massy family ever since 1737. One of the ancestorsof the family acquired the estate from the British government for servicesrendered in one of the countrys early wars. Hugh Inglosby Massy, eldestbrother of Gerald William, was a major in the Forty-fourth regiment andserved during the Boer War. He died during the war and his eldest son,William, fell heir to the Stoneville estate and owns it at t
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