The pioneer record . t Saltillo, Neb., and also thefirst one at Rulo, to which place hemoved in April 1876 when the depotwas at Rulo Y. Here he died March10, 1878. May 12, 1896 w<is the 60th birthdayof one of Tecumsehs old settlers, Bivens, the widow of A number of friends g-ath-ored in the evening- to help commem-orate the occasion while old-time g-en-tlemen friends of her deceased hus-band sent a handsome present accom-panied by a note expressive of theirreg-ard. Mrs Bivens came to Tecum-seh with her husband in 1859, whenthe number of houses in the place num-bered bu
The pioneer record . t Saltillo, Neb., and also thefirst one at Rulo, to which place hemoved in April 1876 when the depotwas at Rulo Y. Here he died March10, 1878. May 12, 1896 w<is the 60th birthdayof one of Tecumsehs old settlers, Bivens, the widow of A number of friends g-ath-ored in the evening- to help commem-orate the occasion while old-time g-en-tlemen friends of her deceased hus-band sent a handsome present accom-panied by a note expressive of theirreg-ard. Mrs Bivens came to Tecum-seh with her husband in 1859, whenthe number of houses in the place num-bered but three. The lack of housesmade it necessary for them to occupytheir covered wagons the first purchased the Sherman housefrom its builder and one of theirdaug-hters. the second child born inTeouraseh, was born there. The first school lionse erected inPawnee county, afterward known asRosin W^eed Seminary, was in adistrict west of Pawnee City. The firstteacher was Miss Sarah Bell now L. Edwards. 50. 51 • The First Homesteader. • T^ANIEL FKKKMAN. the lirsl man in Hit- llnilcd Stales to— take cidvantiiiLic of the lioniestead law, was born in Prchbl*county, Ohio, April 1^). 1H1>(). He has been twice married and haseleven children, live of whom are married. Mr. ^reemans stayin the state where he was l)orii was a short one, coverin*:^-but one year. Instead of i^oini^ west he went east, withhis parents, to New York, where they lived for nine ytars. Jhenext move was to Illinois where the i)arents died and where thesubject of our sketch was lirst married. When the war broke outMr. Freeman enlisted in Company A, of the 17th Infantry, andfouj^-lit at Fredericktown, Mo., the capture of Fort Donaldsori,Tenn., and Pittsburi^- Landiuj^i. It was not loni^-, however, untilhe was transferred to tlie secret service, and while servin,^ in thatcapacity he came to Nebraska in 1H02. The story j^oes. that dur-ing- the winter of 62-63, Freeman was home on a furlouj^h. Onthe
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