Biographical Sketches of Settlers in the 1880's, Hubbard Co., MN Surnames K - M ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Ira Benham Original by Peter Wilson =========================================================================     BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SETTLERS IN THE 1880'S   K-M KATZKY  Mr. Katzky and Jarvis Howard opened a trading post in Manter, later called Hubbard, in April 1880. KEAY Oliver S. Keay was born in 1862 in Maine.  His mother was born abroad.  Oliver had worked three months in the past year as a civil engineer.  He moved directly to Park Rapids in 1889.  Oliver's 150' per inch plat map of Hubbard, then called Brighton, was made in 1894.  On June 5, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated him in the hotel of Ben lnnman, 47th in Park Rapids.   KELNER  Clara Kelner was born in 1877 in Wisconsin.  Her parents were born abroad.  On June 7, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated her in William Grant's household, 67th in Park Rapids.  Clara was then working as a housemaid. Gustave Kellner was born in 1847 in Germany.  His wife, Sophia, was born in Germany in 1847.  Children: Charles was born in 1873 in Wisconsin; Claire (Clara) was born in 1877 in Wisconsin; Oscar was born in 1882 in Wisconsin; Otto Was born in 1884 in Wisconsin; Ella was born in 1886 in Minnesota; a boy was born July 6, 1889, in Hubbard County.  Gustave was a farmer who moved directly to the Henrietta Enumeration District in Minnesota in the spring of 1886.  On June 12, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 46th in Henrietta Township.   KELLY  Levi C. Kelly was born in 1856 in Massachusetts.  His parents were born in Ireland.  His wife, Carollne, was born in 1851 in Connecticut, where her parents were born.  Their daughter Lucy was born about March 1880 in Minnesota.  On June 25, 1880, William Denley enumerated them in township 139/140 of Cass County.   KENNEDY  Guy Kennedy of Osage, Iowa, visited Park Rapids in July, 1882, according to the Park Rapids Enterprise that month.   KETTER J. W. Ketter's new house in Park Rapids was valued at $400.00 in 1891.  In January 1900 he could be reached by phone at home by asking the operator for "83." KEYS Daniel Keys was born in August 1854 in Ohio.  He was probably a brother of Robert, and is mentioned in the 1900 census. Oscar D. Keys was born in 1855 in Ohio.  His wife, Mary J., was born in Ohio in 1857.  Children: Pearl E. was born in 1882 in Ohio; Murial E. was born in 1885 in Ohio; Claude E. was born in 1889 in Minnesota; Floyd Henry was born May 27, 1890 in Minnesota; George William was born February 22, 1893 in Minnesota.  Oscar was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in April, 1887, and to the Hubbard Enumeration District in November, 1894.  On June 17, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 42nd in Hubbard Township. Robert L. Keys was born in 1853 in Ohio.  Robert was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1881 and to Crow Wing Township in 1882.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated Robert 5th, in the house of J. C. Walling, in Manter.  On June 4, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him in the house of Warren Bement, llth in Crow Wing Township.   KIDD David Kidd was born in 1838 or 1839 in Illinois, possibly in Mc  Henry county.  His father was born abroad.  His wife, Charloffe G., was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania.  Children: William was born in 1862 in Wisconsin; Lorena was born in 1864 in Wisconsin; Frank was born in December 1865 in Wisconsin; Eva L. was born in 1872 in Wisconsin and married Tom Finney; and Mary was born in 1876 in Wisconsin.  Mary (May) won a prize for deportment in the first school In 1882, and later married Page 92 William Taber.  David was a farmer who moved directly to Todd Township in the spring of 1883.  The August 10 & 17, 1882, Enterprise mention that David was then in town hauling lumber to build his house on block 12, lot 4. David Kidd served as sheriff from November 23, 1883, until January 1887.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated them 30th in Park Rapids.  David was a member of the school board in 1887.  On June 13, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them first in Todd Township.  David's household in 1895 Included his daughter, Mary L., born in 1875 in Wisconsin, Thomas S. Finney, age 33, Eva L. Finney, age 23, and Floyd Finney, age 2. Frank S. Kidd was born in December 1865 in Wisconsin.  His wife, Mary (Edwards?), was born In 1875 in Germany.  Children: Mary E. was born September 12, 1887, in Hubbard County; another daughter on November 24, 1889, in Hubbard County; Clyde was born in December, 1894, in Minnesota.  Frank was a farmer who moved directly to Hubbard County, Minnesota, in 1882.  On June 10, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 136th in Park Rapids.  Living with them was Sophia Edwards, age 66. William Kidd began delivering mail between Park Rapids and Shell City in time for notice in the October 12, 1882, Enterprise.  His stage left Park Rapids every Friday at 2:30 P. M..   KINDRED  Andrew Kindred enlisted in Company A of the 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment June 5, 1864.  He was discharged July 19, 1965, as a private.  In June 1890 Nelson Bement enumerated him 98th in Hubbard.  The Kindreds had lived in Wadena county earlier, and guided several early settlers to the Hubbard prairie in May 1879. C. F. Kindred ran for congress against Knute Nelson.  When Nelson's manager, H. L. Gordon, reported to Governor Hubbard that Cass County consisted of "nothing but wilderness of pine and swamp, without population," for purposes of extablishing new election precincts, Henry Cobb supported Kindred's candidacy in the October 12, 1882, Enterprise.     KING Floyd Lafayette King was born May 19, 1891, in Hubbard County. George King, a brother of William, was born in 1853 in Wisconsin.  His wife, Julia (Blood?), was born in 1857 in Iowa.  Children: Nellie was born in 1877 in Wisconsin; Bus? was born in 1879 in Wisconsin; son  Vil. was born in 1881 in Minnesota; Clara was born in 1884 in Minnesota.  On May 15, 1885, Sam Churchill enumerated George's family 13th in Park Rapids.  Living with the Kings in 1885 was Joe Blood, age 18. William King, a brother of George, was born in 1858 in Wisconsin.  His wife, Cora, was born in 1860 or 1861 in Illinois.  Children: Frank was born in 1882 in Wisconsin; William Harrison was born September 8, 1888, in Hubbard County. William King was a farmer who moved directly to Todd Township in February, 1884.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated William's family 14th in Park Rapids.  On June 15, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 17th in Todd Township.  Will King was a member of F. A. Vanderpoel's reorganized village band in May 1895.  In January 1900 (Will's son?) Frank could be reached by phone at home by asking the operator for *52."   William King was born in 1857 in Prussia.  His parents also were born in Prussia, so his original surname may have been Koenig.  His wife, Matilda A.,was born in 1861 in Illinois.  Her parents were also born in Prussia.  Children: Ernest F. was born in March 1880(?) in Iowa.  On June 28, 1880, William Denley enumerated the family in township 139/140 of Cass County.   KINNEY/McKINLEY  Angeline Kinney's (McKinley?) marriage to Joseph Brewer in Carson was officially reported in the November 23, 1882, Enterprise.  It had been only a news item Page 93 the previous week.  The marriage took place at the residence of Henry Smith, at Shell Lake, Becker County, and was performed by C. M. Carson, justice of the peace.   KLINK  John Klink was a bachelor who lived west of Park Rapids in 1886.  That year he received 725 proposals of marriage in response to a prank advertisement in a Washington D. C. newspaper. KNOWLES  Jasper N. Knowles (Jr.) was born in October 1846(?) in Indiana.  His parents were born in New York.  His wife, Sadie (Sarah), was born in August 1853 or 1854 in Ohio.  Her parents were born in Pennsylvania.  Children: Cora was born in 1874 in Minnesota; Edith was born in 1877 in Minnesota; Charles was born in 1880 in Minnesota; Almeda was born in  1882 in Wisconsin; John L. was born in 1886 In Minnesota; Albert was born September 6, 1891, and died December 23, 1903, in Hubbard County.  Jasper enlisted in Company F of the lst Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment October 31, 1861.  He was discharged October 31, 1864, probably due to injury.  He re-enlisted with his comrades in the same company February 6, 1865, and was finally discharged September 27, 1865, as a private.  Jasper was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1872.  Jasper and Sadie were married about 1873.  Jasper moved to Straight River in 1884.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated Charles Livingstone, age 24, with Jasper's family, 3rd in Straight River.  In January 1886 Jasper became a charter member of E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. In 1890 Dr. Walling enumerated Jasper, still suffering from a wartime gunshot wound in the left forearm, 114th in Park Rapids.  On June 24, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 27th in Straight River Township, Charles Knowles was born in 1880 in Minnesota.  He owned land in section 33 of Straight River Township in the 1920s.   KRAUSE  Gottlieb Krause was born in 1819 (?) in Germany.  His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Germany in 1830.  Children at home: Martha was born in 1879 in Germany; Charles (?) was born in 1875 in Germany.  Gottlieb was a farmer who moved to the Henrietta Enumeration District in Minnesota in the spring of 1887.  On June 7, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 1Oth in Henrietta Township. KRIBS Anton Kribs (Kripps) was born in 1861 in Limburg, Holland.  His father, Anton J. Krips, was also born in Limburg, Holland, in 1837 and moved to America in 1870 and then to Stearns County, Minnesota, in 1875.  His wife, Kate Stephanie, baptized Eva Catherine, was born in June, 1857, in Wisconsin.  Her parents were born in Germany.  Anton and Katie had seven children: John fought in the Spanish American War; Margaret died in Clearwater, Minnesota; Mary was born in 1882 in Minnesota and married Louis Meixner; Elizabeth was born in 1884 in Minnesota and stayed in Stearns County; John Anton (Tony) was born in March, 1890, in Minnesota, married Anna Avenson in 1914, and remained in Park Rapids working for the Great Northern Railroad ; Henry was born January, 1892, in Minnesota; Mathias (Mathew) was born February 19, 1895, in Hubbard County.  Anton Senior was a shoe maker who moved to Minnesota in 1875 and to Hubbard County in 1892.  He moved to Minnesota in 1875 and to Hubbard County in 1892.  The new house and shop of Anton Kripps at the corner of Pleasant and First Streets in Park Rapids, where the Salsburys and Quigleys later lived and now replaced by Avenson's bank, were valued at $300.00 in 1892.  On June 5, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Anton's family 56th in Park Rapids.  His son, Tony, was the only one to stay in Park Rapids, however. Frederick A. Kribs (Kripps) claimed land in Section 8 (of Todd Township?) by virtue of continuous residence and cultivation, attested to by John A. Downer, Wm.  M. Naylor, Peter Sweeney, and Eugene Williams in the Enterprise issue of September 19, 1884. (He may be a relation of Anton, despite the difference in spellings) Page 94 KRUFT  Frank Kruft was born in August 1839 in Germany.  His wife, Catrina (Kate)(Schumacher?), was born in Germany in 1845 or 1846. Children: Frank was born in 1867 or 1868 in Germany; Phillip was born in 1873 or 1874 in Germany; Adolf was born in 1878 in Germany; Amelia was born in 1874 In Minnesota; Louise Henriette was born In 1889 in Minnesota and baptized In St. John's Evangelical Congregation; Emilie was born about December 1884 in Minnesota.  Frank was a farmer who moved directly to the Henrietta Enumeration District In January, 1882.  In May 1885 John Terweale enumerated them 12th in Elbow Lake.  In 1885 Fritz Schumacher, age 42, lived with the Krufts.  On June 8, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 26th in Henrietta Township.  Frank served as a county commissioner from January 1897 to January 1901.  In the 1920s Frank Kruft owned the southwest quarter of section 14 and the south half of section 23 in Henrieffa Township.  Lula Kruft owned land in section 15 of Henrietta Township.  The Krufts belonged to St. John's Evangelical Congregation. Frank Kruft was born in 1867 or 1868 in Germany.  Frank was farmer who moved to Minnesota in the spring of 1882 and to Mantrap Township in July, 1892.  On June 21, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him third in Mantrap Township. LABARRE Herbert Labarre was born in 1853 in Pennsylvania.  His parents were also born in Pennsylvania.  On June 28, 1880, William Denley enumerated him in township 139/140 of Cass County. LAKE Eli Lake was born in 1871 in Iowa.  His wife, Lalona, was born in 1877 in Wisconsin.  Children: Orville Vince was born April 9, 1895, in Hubbard County; Ora Ethel was born November 8, 1896, in Hubbard County.  On June 24, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 25th in Straight River Township.  Eli was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in the spring of 1886. Henry C. Lake was born in 1841 in New Jersey.  His wife, Harriet, was born in 1846 in Pennsylvania.  On June 25, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 37th in Straight River Township.  Henry was a farmer who moved directly to Straight River in April, 1894. S. H. Lake served as a county commissioner from January 1907 until January 1919. LANG Joseph W. Lang was born in 1856 in New York.  His wife, May, was born there in 1864.  The August 10, 1882, Enterprise mentions that Joe had just completed his farm house and congratulated him on his little farm well-tilled, his little house well-filled, and his little wife well-willed.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated them 65th in Hubbard.  Fred Lang was born in 1888 in Minnesota.  On June 21, 1895, B. F. Wright  enumerated him in the household of William Green, 15th in Straight River Township.  Living with them was Sarah Flower, 65. Joe Lang was mentioned as driving freight wagon teams between Park Rapids and Verndale in the July 25, 1882, edition of the Park Rapids Enterprise.   LARUE  Guy LaRue was born February 3, 1885, in Hubbard County. LAURY/LOWRY W. M. Laury (Lowry?) was born in 1865 in Maine.  His parents were born abroad.  On June 24, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him seventh in Lake Emma Township.  Mr. Laury was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1882 and to Lake Emma Township in November, 1894. LEAVITT M. S. Leavitt & Brower's new saloon in Park Rapids was valued at $1 1 00.00 in 1892.  That same year Leavitt & Hawley added $600.00 in improvements to their saloon in Park Rapids, and Leavitt also built another building valued at $900.00. Page 95 LEHMAN Frank Lehman of Carson built a 14 x 34, granery with a wagon shed attached.  He hoped to fill it from his 50 acres of wheat and oats, according to the August 17, 1882, Enterprise.  The birth of their son is recorded in the August 24, 1882, Enterprise. Mr. Lehman lived in Carson (in Streight River Township) according to the August 3, 1882, Enterprise.   LESTER  William Lester Lehrke was born September 27, 1890, in Hubbard county.  Fred Lehrke was born October 31, 1892, in Hubbard County.  Rhinald Lehrke was born May 9, 1895, in Hubbard County. LELAND Albert S. Leland was born in 1839 or 1840 in Michigan.  His wife, Elizabeth L., Manlove, was born in 1842 in Illinois.  Children: Minnie was born in 1870 in Michigan; son A. H. was born in 1872 in Michigan; Daisey was born in 1881 in Michigan; a son was born June 17, 1891, in Hubbard County; Flossie May Leland was born April 10, 1893, and she married Ray Bunn.  Albert S. Leland moved to Hubbard County from North Dakota in 1885.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated Moses Manlove, age 80, with the family in house 67 in Hubbard.  Albert S. Leland was appointed first postmaster of the Grimmer Post Ciffice on January 26, 1900.  The Grimmer Post Office was changed to Pineview on May 10, 1900. Albert H. Leland Jr. was born in 1871 in Michigan.  His wife, Cora E., was born in 1870 in Michigan.  On June 14, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the Lelands 19th in Hubbard Township.  Children: Viva E. was born June 17,1891, in Hubbard and married Clay Sarff; Flossie May was born April 10, 1893, in Hubbard.  Living with them was Albert's father, Albert Leland Sr., age 56, and Frank Florida, age 41.  Albert and his father were farmers.  They moved to the Hubbard Enumeration District in Minnesota in October, 1885. William McKinley Leland was born February 20, 1897, in Hubbard County.   LEOPOLD  Florian Leopold (Liepold) was born in 1854 in Austria.  His wife, Mary, was born in Austria in 1853.  Children at home: Mary was born in 1885 in Austria.  Florian was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1886 to Todd Township in 1888.  F. Liepold was a member of F. A. Vanderpoel's reorganized village band in May 1895.  On June 17, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 35th in Todd Township. LEWIS Frank C. Lewis was born May 21, 1881, in Hubbard County. Jacob Lewis was born in 1844 in New York.  His wife, Esther, was born in 1859 in Iowa.  Children: Henry was born in 1877 in Iowa; George was born in 1880 in Iowa; William was born in 1882 in Iowa; Silvina was born in 1884 in Minnesota; and Frank was born April 10,1885, in Hubbard County.  The August 10, 1882, Enterprise reported that Mr. Lewis had just moved from Shell City to Carson, and that his wife had been ill for some time.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated them 5th in Straight River.  Alvin Stowell, age 36, lived with the family. John J. Lewis was a charter member of E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. on January 26, 1886. Lucien D. Lewis was born in 1831 (?) in New York.  His parents were also born in New York.  His wife, Ellen R., was born in 1848 Ohio.  Her father was born in Ohio and her mother was born in North Carolina.  He enlisted in Company D of the 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment July 1, 1861.  He was discharged from Company I of the 5th Iowa Cavalry Regiment in July 1865, as a corporal.  On June 25,1880, William Denley enumerated him in township 139/140 of Cass County.  Children: Erna was born in 1879 in Illinois; and Frank was born in 1882 in Minnesota.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated them 42th in Hubbard.  On January 26, 1886, Lucien became a charter member of E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. In 1890 M. M. Loring enumerated Lucien, suffering from piles and partial dislocation of m??ts, in house 31 in Hubbard. Page 96 LINCOLN Edward C. Lincoln was born in 1870 in Michigan.  On June 5, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated him 31st in Hubbard.  Edward was a banker who moved to Minnesota in 1891 and to the Hubbard Enumeration District in February, 1893. Melford F. Lincoln died April 3, 1881, in Sweet Township, Pipestone County.  His body was moved to Hubbard County and his death refiled on October 29, 1888. LINNELL Charles A. Linnell of Carson stoped at the Enterprise office on his way to Verndale, according to the July 25, 1882, issue.  The August 24 issue mentions that his wife was visiting her mother in Iowa.  The November 16, 1882, Enterprise states that she had returned from St. Paul, "where she has been buying goods." (Did they have a store, or were they household goods?) 1. E. Linnell of the Third Prairie brought a stalk of buckwheat measuring four and a half feet tall into the Enterprise office in time for the August 17, 1882, Enterprise. LIVINGSTON Charles Livingston was born in 1860 or 1861 in Ohio.  His wife, Etta, was born in 1864 in Iowa.  Children: Eva was born in 1885 in Minnesota; George was born March 15, 1893, in Hubbard County.  Charles was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1868.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated Charles 3rd, in the household of Jasper Knowles, in Straight River.  Charles moved to Straight River in 1887.  On June 24, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated his family 28th in Straight River Township. Maynard Livingstone owned land in sections 10 and 11 of Straight River Township in the 1920s. S. S. Livingstone was born in December 1847 in New York.  His wife, Martha A., was born in August 1 850 in Illinois.  Her father was born in Rhode Island and her mother was born in Pennsylvania.  They were married about 1874, and lived in Straight River in 1900. Sanford Livingston owned land in section 32 of Straight River Township in the 1920s.  In 1790 there were 54 Livingston households in New York. LORD  Anna Lord was born in 1866 in Minnesota.  She was counted twice in the 1885 census.  In May 1885 she was enumerated in the household of J. W. Jay, 41st in Park Rapids, and again at her father's home in Straight River. Asil J. Lord was born in 1835 in New York.  His wife, Sarah, was born in 1848 in Illinois.  Children: Annie was born in 1866 in Minnesota; Effie was born in 1871 in Minnesota; John was born in 1878 in Minnesota.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated them 2nd in Straight River.  Asel died January 13, 1900, in Hubbard County. J. A. Lord was born in 1834 in New York.  His wife, Sarah E., was  born in 1857 in Illinois.  He moved to Minnesota in 1856 and to Straight River in 1885.  On June 24, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 30th in Straight River Township.  Still living at home were William, born in 1878 in Minnesota, and Lennie C., (a grandson?) born May 30, 1888, in Hubbard County.  Mr. Lord was a retired farmer in 1895.  Although dates differ from the previous entry, J. A. Lord may be the same person as A. J. Lord. Wilton J. Lord was appointed first postmaster of the Latona Post Office on April 24, 1895.  The Latona Post Office, located on the Wadena County border in the southeast quarter of section 33 of Straight River Township, was merged with Menahga on December 31, 1909.  The name Latona reflects the classical education of Mr. Lord's peers.  Latona, or Leto in Latin, was the daughter of the Titan, Coeus, and Phoebe.  Latona was a wife of Zeus, before he married Hera, and the mother of Appolo and Artemis. Page 97 Latona is described as "dark-robed and ever mild and gentle," which did not stand her in good stead when she and her children were hounded by Zeus' new wff e, Hera, who pursued them until they found refuge in the desolate isle of Delos.  Once the country frogs prayed to the exiled goddess to give them a ruler as noble as the eagle among birds or the lion among mammals.  Having no reason to think fondly of kings, Latona dropped a log in their pond, and for a long time the frogs climbed In the sun and sang through the night on their new king log.  Eventually, however, they were stung by the snide remarks of other creatures, and realized that they were still scorned.  When they beseeched Latona for a grander sovereign she lost patience and sent them a stork, a stately creature with whom no one trifled, but who promptly devoured every frog in sight.  Realizing they had failed to recognize the benefit of a harmless ruler, they begged Latona to send back king log and lived happily thereafter.  One may speculate about which aspect of Latona's tale which appealed to Mr. Lord's generation.   LORING  Marcus M. Loring was born in March 1840 or 1841 In Maine, probably in Cumberland county.  His parents were also born in Maine.  His wife, Mary E., was born in Maine in 1843 or 1844.  Children: Minnie was born in 1871 in Maine; Lelia F. was born in 1883 in Wisconsin; Richmond B. was born about March 1885 in Minnesota.  Marcus was a farmer who moved to the Hubbard Enumeration District in the summer of 1883.  According to the July 25, 1882, issue of the Enterprise he had just then purchased R. R. land formerly owned by J. Howard and was expecting to move his family soon.  Marcus served as county auditor from November 23, 1883, until January 1887.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated them 46th in Hubbard.  On June 17, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the Lorings 39th in Hubbard Township.  The Loring family was prominent in Cumberland county Maine.  In 1790 there were 14 Loring households in Maine and earlier Lorings settled in Hingham Massachusetts by the 1670's.   LOVE Robert J. Love was born in 1855 in New York.  His parents were born abroad.  His wife, Sophia, was born in 1855 in Michigan.  Children: Morton 1. was born in 1888 in Minnesota; Clara E. was born in 1891 in Minnesota.  Robert was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in November, 1891, and to Crow Wing Township in 1883.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated them 30th in the Hubbard Enumeration District.  On June 6, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated them 22nd in Crow Wing Township.  Living with them was David L. Mow, age 50.   LOWE  James Lowe was born in 1831 in Canada.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated him 22nd, in the household of B. A. Manter, in Hubbard.  Children: Herbert W. was born November 3, 1887, in Hubbard County. LOWRY Frank Lowry, of Pine Island, Goodhue County, worked in the Enterprise office for the past six weeks, according to the August 17, 1882, Enterprise.  Frank was the mechanic, or printer's devil, who got Cobb's press to work.  The November 9, 1882, Enterprise congratulates Frank for opening his own newspaper, the Pine Island Journal, a six column folio devoted to local news. McCUBREY G. M. McCubrey repaired Morrison's store in Shell City, according to the November 23, 1882, Enterprise. McDONALD M. McDonald was born in 1839 in Northern Ireland.  His wife, Delia (O'Brian?), was born in Ireland in 1852.  Children: their son "M." was born in 1873 in Minnesota; Julia was born in 1875 in Minnesota; Martin was born in 1877 in Minnesota; Edward was born in 1878 in Minnesota; son J. A. was born in 1881 In Minnesota; and Mary was born in 1883 in Minnesota.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated the family 58th in Hubbard.  Michael O'Brien, born in 1811 in Ireland, lived with them. Page 98 McGEE Ed McGee offered a free wagon every friday night from the Shell City stage office to his Manter Hotel, according to the July 25, 1882, issue of the Enterprise.  Ed's ad boasted, "Every thing neat and comfortable... Cheapest Rates on the Prairies." McKINLEY Amos B. McKinley harvested his wheat crop near Carson, Becker County, according to the August 24, 1882, Enterprise.  His roof was up and he was baftening his walls in time for the October 12, 1882, Enterprise. D. R McKinley started his new house in Carson in time for mention In the September 14, 1882, Enterprise. according to the November 30, 1882, Enterprise Stiles Holmes would house sit for D. R. McKinley's family during their trip to Iowa.  Stiles hoped to entertain his hunting buddies with his cooking at the McK!nley's. Flora McKinley ran the Carson post office during her father's absence, according to the November 16, 1882, Enterprise. S. S. McKinley had almost completed his house in Carson and expected his family to join him by train in Verndale shortly, according to the July 25, 1882, issue of the Enterprise.  The same issue of the Enterprise reported that Justice McKinley fined two petty thieves $5.00 and costs, and Mr. Cobb suggested they move on to a more receptive community.  The August 17m 1882, Enterprise reports his family arrived safely, and his parents also came for a visit.  Mr. McKinley was a charter member of E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. in January 1886.  He was post commander from January 1887 until January 1888.  He was a charter member of the Old Seniers Association in 1900.  In January 1900 he could be reached by phone at his general store by asking the operator for "36." He served as Court Commissioner from February 14, 1904, until January 1906.  Mrs. McKinley bequeathed one third of her estate to the Methodist Church, a bequest which Reverend St. John applied toward the construction of a new church by the Fish Hook River in 1930. Warner (Warren?) McKinley, a son of Amos McKinley of Carson, Married Miss Lewis in time for notice in the August 3, 1882, Enterprise.  The wedding party was held at the Lehman residence.  Warren moved into his new house by the August 24 issue. McMILLAN A. S. McMillan delivered an address on equality, freedom, unity, and power of the republic in Park Rapids on July 4, 1882, which was reported verbatim in the first issue of the Enterprise.  McMillan was editor of the (Verndale?) Journal, according to the October 26, 1882, Enterprise and Henry Cobb congratulated him on the merit of his thought and the neat mechanical appearance of his typesetting. William McMulan (spelling?) was the first elected Hubbard county surveyor in November 1883. McKNIGHT Reverend H. C. McKnight was sent by the Congregational Missionary Society of Connecticut to preach in Hubbard and Park Rapids in the summer of 1883.   MAQUIRE   John Maquire was elected village constable on November 26, 1890.   Children: Lester Maguire was born April 2, 1889, in Hubbard County.   MALTBY  Charles N. Maltby was born in 1857 in New York.  His wife, Mary G., was born in 1860 in Holland.  Children: Earl C. was born in 1887 in Minnesota; Rena G. was born (June 4?) in 1891 in Hubbard County.  Charles Maltby was a stone mason who moved to Minnesota in 1869 and to Hubbard County in October, 1887.  C. N. Maltby's aunt(?), Mary, married Benjamin Rice about 1832.  Maltby's new store in Park Rapids was valued at $1200.00 and his new house was valued at $1 1 00.00 in 1892.  On June 5, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 55th in Park Rapids.  Living with the Maltby's in 1895 were Millie Parker, 16, Minnie Butts, 25, and Nettie Fuller, 22. Page 99 MALTBY  Eli Maltby was born in 1822 in New York. His wife, Ellen, was born in New York in 1827. Eli was a farmer who moved to Minnesota later In 1870 and to Park Rapids in 1887. On June 10, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 141st in Park Rapids.  One child, Orin F., was still living with his parents in 1895.  Orin was a carpenter who was born in New York in 1870. Merrick Maltby was born in 1865 in New York.  His wife, Susie, was born in 1870 in England.  Children: Edna M. was born March 6 (?), 1892, In Hubbard County, Erma Lola was born June 15, 1894, in Hubbard County.  Merrick was a farmer who moved to Minnesota when he was six, and to Park Rapids in 1887.  Myrick Maltby's new house and barn in Park Rapids were valued at $800.00 In 1892.  On June 10, 1895, B.  F. Wright enumerated the family  142nd in Park Rapids. Milo S. Maltby was born in 1855 In New York. His wife, Hattie, was born in 1859 in Wisconsin. Her parents were born abroad. Children: Eli was born In 1882 in  North Dakota; Ray was born in 1884 in Wisconsin; Guy was born in 1889  in Minnesota; Grace was born in 1892 in Minnesota; Francis Clark was born March 4, 1895, in Hubbard County.  Milo was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1869 and to Todd Township in 1887.  On June 14, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 10th in Todd Township.  Milo S. Maltby was appointed first postmaster of the Niawa Post Office on May 27, 1896.  The Niawa Post Office was merged with Park Rapids on January 15, 1938. Hattie G. Maltby was born February 25, 1893, in Hubbard County. Milo S. Maltby (Jr.?) was born March 19, 1889, in Hubbard County. Unnamed Maltby children were born June 4, 1891, and March 6, 1892, in Hubbard County.   MANDIGO  David Mandigo was born 1834 or 1835 in New York, possibly in Orange county.  His wife (daughter?), Myra, was born in 1853 in Michigan.  Children: May was born in 1854 in Illinois; George was born in 1858 or 1859 in Michigan and ; Mamie was born in 1861 in Michigan.  David Mandigo opened the first pharmacy in Hubbard County in July 1882 in a general store he had constructed on the corner of First and Main Street that April.  According to the July 25 and August 3, 1882, issues of the Enterprise David's stock would include the largest assortment of drugs, cigars, readymade clothing, crockery, glassware, groceries and farm implements in the Shell Prairies.  The September 7, 1882, Enterprise mentions the opening of David's hardware store, next to his dry goods store.  Above the store were his family's living quarters.  Later the store was moved one lot south, and was known as the "Toggery" in the 1980's.  The August 24, 1882, Enterprise quotes the Mitchell County lowas News report that the Mandigo property there, subsequently occupied by H. A. Durand had been purchased by Dr. Frank Moore.      In 1882 David Mandigo presented the first classroom, in Ricker's harness shop, with a blackboard.  He was appointed county coroner by the three commissioners on March 28, 1883, and served until May 19 that year.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated the family 38th in Park Rapids.  Living with them was Flora Curo, age 18.  In 1891 Mandigo's store in Park Rapids was valued at $3000.00. In 1892 Mrs. David Mandigo became librarian of the Ladies Improvement Club.  This library eventually became the nucleus of the Park Rapids Carnegie Library.  On June 8, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated David's family and George's family together, 96th In Park Rapids. George Mandigo, a son of David Mandigo, was born In 1858 or 1859 in Michigan.  His wife, Mary, was born in 1860 in Michigan.  Children: Eva Agnes was born in 1883 in Minnesota; Gertrude was born June 29, 1890, in Hubbard County.  David and George and his father, David, moved directly to Hubbard County, Minnesota, where they opened a general merchandise store in the spring of 1882.  George was manager of the Park Rapids baseball team in June, 1892.  On June 8, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated David's family and George's family together, 96th in Park Rapids.  In January 1900 George 100 could be reached by phone at his electric light store by asking the operator for '185" and at home by asking for "2." MANLOVE  Howard Manlove was born in 1877 in Wisconsin, probably in Grant County.  He was a son of Oliver Perry Manlove and married Nellie MaGuire, who was of Irish descent.  Children: Laurel, who married Walter Widdifield; Pearl, who married Harry Avenson; Clinton C., who married Minnie R. Christensen; Valma, who married Herman Vogtman, Margaret, who  married Edward Rood; Orl P., who first married Kay ... and second married Eleanore Rowe; and Ruth, who married William McLean The Manlove children amended the Stoney Lake School, later the Grange Hall, which was built in 1911 four miles south of Dorset corners.  The Manlove and Avenson children rode a horse or two wheel cart to school In good weather, and a horse drawn sleigh In the winter.  Howard Manlove raised dairy cattle and sheep in section 10 of Hubbard Township until he died in the 1920s.  Both Howard and Nellie died before the age of 50, so the children became self-reliant at an early age. Jesse Manlove, a son of William Manlove and Anna Blair, was born in 1863 in Illinois.  He was enumerated in house 34 in Wadena in 1880. Moses Manlove was born December 27, 1804, in North Carolina, possibly in Rowan county.  His wife, Elizabeth Huff, was born in North Carolina in 1813 and died about 1841 (in Illinois?).  Oliver was the eldest of their seven children.  Moses and his brother, David, had a milling business in Rushville Illinois.  In 1846 they moved to a farm in Grant Co. Wisconsin.  In 1881 he and his son Oliver moved to Hubbard County.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated Moses In the household of A.S. Leland, number 67 In Hubbard.  Moses died January 12, 1887, and he was buried In the Hubbard Township Cemetery.  Some of his children went back to Wisconsin for several years and then moved back again to Verndale and Hubbard County, Oliver Perry Manlove, a son of Moses Manlove, was born in 1831 In Illinois.  Oliver's first wife, Caroline Carrell, was the mother of his two sons: Howard P. was born in 1877 in Wisconsin and married Nellie Maguire; Norman Claire married Jeanette Ray.  Oliver's second wife, Mary T. Billings, was born In 1841 in Wisconsin.  Mary's father was born outside the United States.  Oliver was a wanderer and a poet.  His book of verse is titled "Wadena." In 1853 he got a half dollar, a six-shooter and a satchell and hitched up a wagon with three other men and headed for California to search for gold.  He worked claims for over three years and sent money home to his family.  He returned on the steamer "Central America," which sank in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras on September 12, 1857.  Oliver describes the event in his journal: "The vessel went down stern foremost.  The waves came seething over us, drawing us down into the swirl of the sinking ship.  I think I must have been swept through the rods of the smoke stack, as my life bouys were torn off.  I thought that I should never get to the surface again, my boots were so heavy and my clothes were so soaked.  But I did, and what a scene I found.  We were all jammed together, clinging to the broken fragments of the ship that had floated up. some were praying, and others were swearing as they were dragged down by the drowning ones." Oliver managed to find a floating box cover.  "I drifted on and on for hours amid the crashing waves.  The dying shrieks of some of (the passengers) were still ringing in my ears.  I began to feel a chill creeping over me with a drowsiness.  I knew what that meant and fought against it.  My blood was thickening with death." Eight hours later Oliver was picked up by a Norwegian sailing vessel and taken to Norfolk, Virginia, barefoot. Oliver Manlove was one of only 40 survivors, but he got back in time for the Civil War.  He enlisted in Company H of the 37th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment November 19, 1863, and trained in Camp Randall, Wisconsin.  He was discharged July  22, 1865, as a private, after having been held prisoner for 7 months in Danville Virginia.  During his imprisonment he lost half his body weight.  Oliver recounted his Civil War and western adventures in a book titled "Hospital Cap." Oliver moved to Page 101 Hubbard Township in May, 1881, and began farming.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated father and son in the 70th house in Hubbard, Perhaps his wife had died by then.  Another son, Howard, married Nellie Maguire.  In 1885 Oliver's father, Moses, was staying three houses down the road with the Lelands.  In 1890 M. M. Loring enumerated Oliver, suffering from partial paralysis of his hand, in house 19 in Hubbard.  On June 14, 1895 E. R. Hinds enumerated Oliver's family 17th in Hubbard Township.  In 1895 only one child, Howard P., was living at home. William Manlove, a son of Moses Manlove, was born in February 1838 in Illinois.  His wife, Anna Blair, was born ... They had three Children: Jessie was born in 1863 in Illinois and married Joseph Rossmiller; Pearl was born January 28, 1878, and married Dr. Charles Cutler; and Ella, who.married Louis McNamer. Earlier Manloves were Quakers and lived in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and North Wales.  The immigrant ancestors of the Manloves, Mark, came from Kynaston, in the parish of Kinnerly, Shropshire, and died by September 14, 1666, when his wi" was proved in Somerset Co. Maryland.  Still earlier Manloves and Menloves (over a dozen spellings) lived in Derbyshire.  The present keeper of the Manlove journal and genealogy is Kathryn Manlove.   MANTER/MANTOR  Benjamin A. Manter was born in 1845 in Maine, possibly in Franklin county.  His parents were also born in Maine.  His wife, Olive, A. (Lowe?) was born in 1846 in Maine.  Her parents were also born in Maine.  Their daughter Mamie was born in 1873 in Minnesota.  Ben enlisted in Company F of the lst Maine Cavalry Regiment August 19. 1863.  He was discharged January 20, 1865, as a private.  He had spent almost five months in Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.  Ben was probably the first permanent white settler in the western part of Cass County, which later became Hubbard County.  He may have arrived as early as 1873 and later arrivers named the area "The Manter District" after him.  On June 24, 1880, William Denley enumerated the Manters in township 139/140 of Cass County.  Samuel Todd and Edward Hinds, both Maine born, lived nearby.  The August 10, 1882, Enterprise states that Ben had just sold his saw mill, engine and separator to F. E. Ordway, of the second prairie.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated the Manters 22nd in Hubbard.  James Lowe, age 54, also Maine born, lived with them.  Ben served as a county commissioner from January 1889 until January 1893.  In June 1890 M. M. Loring enumerated them 59th in Hubbard. Ella Mantor was born in 1855 in Illinois.  Children: Her daughter Eloah was born in 1874 in Wisconsin; Flora M. was born in Wisconsin in  1876.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated them 31st in Park Rapids. The name Manter may be of French origin.  David Manter lived in Starling Plantation, Maine, in 1790 and in 1800 he lived in Kennebec County, Maine.   MARBLE William Marble was born in 1820(?) in Maine, possibly in Somerset county.  Both his parents were born in Maine.  On June 26, 1880, William Denley enumerated him in township 139/140 of Cass County.  In May 1885 he was enumerated in the household of T. L. Allen, 48th in Hubbard.  He probably descended from John Marble, who settled in Andover Massachusetts by the 1640's.  In 1790 Ebenezer Marble lived in Bakerstown, Cumberland County, and Nancy Marble lived in Portland, in Maine. MARTIN Charles Martin was born in 1869 in Massachusetts.  His mother was born abroad.  On July 2, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him fifth in Arago Township.  Charles was a farmer who moved to Minnesota when he was a year old and to Arago Township in August, 1891. Pennell Martin was born in 1868 in Massachusetts.  His mother was born abroad.  On July 2, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him fifth in Arago Township.  Pennell was a teacher who moved to Minnesota when he was two and to Arago Township in April, 1895. Page 102 Colonel William H. Martin was born in 1831 in Massachusetts.  His wife, Henrietta P., for whom Henrietta Township was named, was born in 1837 in Ohio.  Mr. Martin enlisted in the 93rd Ohio Infantry Regiment April 15, 1861.  He was discharged December 23, 1863, as a Lieutenant Colonel, after being shot through his shoulder.  Colonel Martin was a farmer who moved directly to the enumeration district in Minnesota in May, 1881.  In May 1885 John Terweale enumerated the Martins in 13th in Elbow Lake.  Living with them was Frank Vail, age 19.  In January 1886 Colonel Martin became a charter member E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. Colonel Martin was post commander from January 1889 until January 1890.  Colonel Martin served as a county commissioner from January 1887 until September 1892.  In June 1890 Frank Rossman enumerated Mr. Martin 16th in Elbow Lake, but Mr. Martin picked up his mail in Park Rapids.  William Martin was appointed first postmaster of the Henrietta Post Office on February 25, 1892.  The Henrietta Post Office was merged with Park Rapids on January 15, 1894.  On June 8, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the Martins 24th in Henrietta Township.  Living with them in 1895 was Eliza Hanchett (sp?), possibly a sister of either Mr. or Mrs. Martin.   MARTZ John Martz was born in 1851 in Germany.  His wife, Elizabeth, (Resch?) was born in 1861 in Wisconsin.  Her parents were born abroad.  Children: Joseph Jacob was born in 1881 in Minnesota; John Henry was born December 23, 1885, in Hubbard County; Lucy Julia was born in January 1889 in Hubbard County; Mary A. was born August 7, 1890, in Hubbard County; Lucille E. was born in 1892 in Minnesota.  John was a farmer who moved to Straight River in March, 1881.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated the Martz family 16th in Straight River.  Living with them in 1885 were Lena Resch, age 22, and Margaret Resch, age 5 months.  On June 20, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them first in Straight River Township.  Living with them in 1895 was Cora Benham, 17, a public school teacher. MARX Joseph Marx was born in 1856 in Germany.  His wife, Ludmilla, was born in 1854 in Austria.  Their son Joe was born in 1882 in Germany.  In May 1885 John Terweale enumerated them 15th in Elbow Lake.  Mat Marx, probably another son, died July 13, 1887. MEAD H. 0. Mead was assistant marshall at celebrations for the arrival of the first train in Park Rapids on August 1, 1891.  Elsie Mead was born April 21, 1888, in Hubbard County.  E. D. Mead died May 20, 1889, in Hubbard County.  H. C. Mead's new store in Park Rapids was valued at $2000.00 in 1892. MEINKE Fritz Meinke was born in 1840 in Germany.  His wife, Christina, was born in Germany in 1845.  Children: William was born in 1872 in Minnesota; Mary was born in 1876 in Minnesota; Charlie was born in 1878 in Minnesota; John was born in 1881 in Minnesota.  Fritz was a carpenter who moved to Minnesota in 1857.  The October 26, 1882, Enterprise mentions that Fritz was reboarding Gilbert Rice's house.  Fritz was a charter member of E. S. Frazier Post 147 of the G. A. R. in January 1886.  On June 8, 1890, Anna Meinke became a charter member of the First Baptist Church in Park Rapids.  Fritz moved into Park Rapids in October, 1892.  On June 11, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 153rd in Park Rapids.  Fritz died July 7, 1896, in Hubbard County. MELLEN Andrew F. Mellen was born in 1858 in New York.  His wife, Abbett, was born there in 1862.  Children: daughter, "A.," was born in 1881 in Minnesota; Sam was born in 1883 in Minnesota; Rosina was born about March 1885 in Minnesota.  The November 23, 1882, Enterprise states that Andrew had hired his team to Grey's logging camp.  In May 1885 Nelson  Bement enumerated the family 63rd in Hubbard.  In 1790 a Page 103 Henry Mellon lived in Schoharie, Albany county, New Your.  A branch of this family was later prominent in New York, and earlier Mellens had settled in New Haven Connecticut by the 1660's. MERRITT  Ensign Merritt was born in 1854 in Iowa.  His wife, Rose R., was born in 1857 in Wisconsin.  Her parents were born abroad.  Children: Henry was born in 1881 in Minnesota; Claude was born in 1882 in Minnesota; William was born in 1885 in Minnesota; Jesse was born in 1889 in Minnesota; Ira was born In 1891 in Minnesota; a daughter was born August 11, 1895, in Hubbard County Ensign was a shoe maker who moved to Minnesota when he was three, and to Park Rapids in 1889.  On June 12, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 176th in Park Rapids.  Lillie Merritt died December 25, 1897, in Hubbard County. MERTES Barney Mertes was born in 1893 in Minnesota.  His baby sister was born in January, 1895, in Minnesota.  On June 18, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them in the household of Fritz Bathke, 42nd in Todd Township. John Mertes owned land in section 19 of Todd Township In the 1920s.  He had previously served as a Todd Township officer. Peter Mertes was born 1847-1849 in Germany.  His first wife, Anna, was born in Germany in 1845.  His (second?) wife, Catherine, was born in Germany in 1840.  Peter was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1883.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated them 6th in Park Rapids.  Peter homesteaded in Todd Township In 1893.  On June 15, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated Peter's family 20th In Todd Township.  Peter died December 22, 1897.   Reverend C. C. Metz served Lutheran congregations in Dorset and Park Rapids in the late 1880's. MIKEL John Mikel was born in 1865 in Germany.  His wife, Frances (Bence?), was born in 1878 in Wisconsin.  Her parents were born abroad.  Mr. Mikel was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in April, 1883, and to the  Henrietta Enumeration District in the spring of 1885.  On June 10, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated them 31st in Henriefta Township.  Living with them in 1895 was John Bence, 46, born in Germany and moved to the enumeration district in 1893. Mathew Mikel was born in 1861 in Germany.  His wife, Bertha, was born in Germany in 1872.  Mathew was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in April, 1883, and to the Henrietta Enumeration District in the spring of 1886.  On June 10, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 27th in Henrietta Township. Mike Mikel was born in 1857 in Minnesota.  His parents were born abroad.  His wife, Josephine (Hauber?), was born in 1868 in Germany.  Children: A Mikel son was born December 24, 1889, in Hubbard County; Fred was born in 1892 in Minnesota; Anna was born in 1894 in Minnesota.  Mike was a Farmer who moved to Minnesota in April, 1883, and to the Henrietta Enumeration District in July, 1891.  On June 10, 1895, E. R. Hinds enumerated the family 29th in Henrietta Township.  Living with the family in 1895 was Josephine Hauber, 55. Catharine Mikel was born in 1821 in Germany.  Her son Mike was born there in June 1855(?).  In May 1885 John Terweale enumerated them 16th in Elbow Lake.  In 1900 Catherine was still living in the county. MILLER E. B. Miller served as county surveyor from January 1927 until he resigned on April 3, 1934. George Miller was born in 1874 in Iowa.  His parents were born abroad. George was a farm hand who moved to Minnesota in March, 1892, and to Todd Township in the   Page 104 spring of 1893.  On June 14, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated him in the house of Walter Phipps, 12th in Todd Township. Mary E. Miller was appointed first postmistress of the Benedict Post Office on November 15, 1907.  Today mail for Benedict is channelled through Laporte. William S. (P.?) Miller was born in May 1848 in Pennsylvania.  His parents were also born in Pennsylvania.  His wife, Dora E., was born in 1852 in Wisconsin and died by 1895.  Her parents were born in New York.  He was the first elected commissioner for district 1 in Hubbard County.  Children: Ben was born in 1875 in Minnesota; Nettie M. was born in 1878 In Minnesota; Minnie L. was born In 1881 in Minnesota; Lavina was born March 31, 1888, in Hubbard County; Alta was born in 1888 in Minnesota; Elva Alvira was born March 27, 1890, In Hubbard County. . Mr. Miller was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1873.  On July 3, 1880, William Denley enumerated the family in township 139/140 of Cass County.  Mr. Miller moved to Crow Wing Township in 1881.  In November 1883 Miller was appointed a judge of the election in commissioner district 1, which  voted at Asher Blunt's house near Elbow Lake.  In May 1885 Nelson Bement enumerated them 38th in Hubbard.  On June 6, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated them 24th in Crow Wing Township. MINSTER Martin Minster was born by 1849.  Martin enlisted in Company A of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry Regiment October 8, 1861.  He was discharged December 27, 1863.  He re-enlisted in the same company the following day and was finally discharged September 4, 1865, as a private.  In June 1890 M. M. Loring enumerated Martin 97th In Hubbard.  Children, probably Martins: Leona was born August 29, 1896, in Hubbard County; Herbert Forrest was born April 25, 1900, in Hubbard County. MOLL George Moll was born in 1850 in Michigan.  His father was born in New York and his mother was born in Pennsylvania.  His wife, Mary J. (Glass?), was born in 1859 in Minnesota.  Her father was born in Ireland and her mother was born in North Carolina.  Children: Clifford was born about October 1879 in Iowa.  On June 30, 1880, William Denley enumerated the family in township 139/140 of Cass County.  Living with them was Elliot Moll, age 20, probably George's brother. MONSON H. B. Monson operated the first logging camp in Hubbard county in the winter of 1879-80.  The camp was located on Palmer Lake, southwest of First Crow Wing Lake, in Crow Wing Township.  The following spring the logs were floated down the Crow Wing river to Motley, where they were sawed. MOORE Mr Moore's brother settled in Carson in time for notice in the November 16, 1882, Enterprise. MORAN Edmund (Edward) Moran was born 1825-1830 in Ireland, possibly in county Limrick.  His wife, Mary, was born in Ireland in 1828-1836.  Children: John, the census taker, was born in 1861 in Ohio; Mary was born in 1865 In Ohio; Julia was born in 1867 in Ohio; Joe was born in 1869 in Minn6sota.  Edward Moran was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1865 and to Straight River in 1884.  In May 1885 John Moran enumerated his father's family first in Straight River.  On June 24, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 26th in Straight River Township.  Still living with them was their son, Joseph, born in 1869 in Minnesota. John Moran, son of Edmund and Mary, was born in 1861 or 1862 In Ohio.  His parents were born abroad.  His wife, Margaret E., was born in 1868 In Wisconsin.  Her father was born abroad.  Children: Blanche was born February 28, 1895, in Hubbard County.  John moved to Minnesota in 1866 and to Park Rapids in December, 1893.  He served as county sheriff  from January 1893 until January 1897.  On June 8, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 126th in Park Rapids.  He was appointed first postmaster of Page 105 the Ames Post Office, southeast of Park Rapids, on October 15, 1889.  The Ames post office was closed December 31, 1892. Joe and John Moran owned land on Moran Lake in section 14 of Straight River Township in the 1920s. MORGAN Edwin Morgan was born by 1850.  He enlisted in Company I of the 9th Iowa Infantry Regiment August 29, 1862.  He was discharged July 17, 1865, as a private.  In 1890 M. M. Loring enumerated him, suffering from piles, 22nd in Hubbard. F. Morgan could be reached by phone at his cafe in January 1900 by dialing H87." Vernon James Morgan was born January 12, 1895, in Park Rapids. MORRISON G. A. Morrison had a successful hunting trip at Leech Lake with Jarvis Howard and J. M. Yoder, according to the September 21, 1882, Enterprise.  Jarvis was chief cook and they brought back some moose heart. H. B. Morrison of Shell City had his store repaired by the Turkiss brothers, according to the September 28, 1882, Enterprise.  G. M. McCubrey did more repair work on Morrison's store in Shell City, according to the November 23, 1882, Enterprise. John Morrison was born in 1852 in Canada.  His wife, Eva, was born in Canada in 1854.  Children: Welland was born in 1882 in Canada; Victor was born in 1885 in Canada; Ethel Leona was born September 18, 1889, in Hubbard County.  John was a carpenter who moved directly to Todd Township in August, 1886.  On June 13, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them in the household of David Kidd, first in Todd Township. Eva Florence Morrison died January 19, 1896, in Hubbard County. Georgia Jessie Morrison was born July 5, 1889, in Hubbard County. Gracie Morrison was born April 12, 1891, in Hubbard County. Robert Morrison died February 20, 1895, in Hubbard County. MOW Augustus Mow was born in 1849 in Michigan, possibly in Cass county.  His brother Harley Mow was born in Michigan in 1864.  In May 1885 John Terweale enumerated them 4th in Elbow Lake.  August served as County Coroner from January 1887 until January 1889. Clifford A. Mow was born in 1880 in Iowa.  On June 7, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him in the house of William Nagle, eighth in Badoura  Township. David L. Mow was born in 1862 in Wisconsin.  David was a farmer who moved directly to Crow Wing Township in 1891.  On June 6, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him in the household of Robert Love, 22nd in Crow Wing Township.  David Mow owned land in section three of Hubbard Township in the 1920s. H. (Harley?) J. Mow was born in 1864 in Michigan.  Harley Mow was a farmer who moved to Minnesota in 1891, and to Badoura Township in May, 1892.  On June 6, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him sixth in Badoura Township. Mary Badoura Mow, in whose honor Badoura Township was named, was named after an Arabian princess.  Perhaps it was an ill-stared name, because during the present century three major forest fires have devastated this part of the county, the site of its largest tree nursery. Wesley G. Mow was born in 1882 in Minnesota.  On June 7, 1895, J. C. Bullock enumerated him in the house of William Nagle, eighth in Badoura Township. The August 10, 1882, Enterprise reported that Mrs. Mow had sold her claim near Long Lake and that Mr. Wilkins was turning under the sod for the buyer. MUELLER Carl (Charles) Mueller (in English, Miller) was born in 1855 in Germany.  Carl was a farmer who moved directly to Todd Township in 1882.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated him 28th in Park Rapids.  On June 18, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated him 45th in Todd Township.  On March 28, 1908, Charles was one of the Page 106 signers of the constitution of the new Evangelical Lutheran Peace Congregation of Park Rapids. Ferdinand Mueller was born in May 1852 in Prussia.  His wife, Hannah Hensel, was born there in January 1863.  They were married in 1884.  Their seven children were all born in Park Rapids: Frederick (Fred) was born September 30, 1885, in Hubbard County; William Otto was born October 16, 1887, in Hubbard County and married Martha Josephson of Dorset in 1912 (Martha's parents came from Norway.  When her mother died the Avensons had taken her in)-, Minnie was born May 5, 1890, in Hubbard County and died May 24, 1893; daughter, Willie, was born May 6, 1890, in Hubbard County; Elsie was born March 15, 1892.  Herbert Gustav was born August 19, 1894.  Gustav Mueller was born August 18, 1897.  Minnie Mueller was born May 5, 1 890. Ferdinand Mueller was a farmer who moved directly to Hubbard County, Minnesota, about March, 1881, Ferd was walking through the woods with a fur coat over his back when some Indians in a canoe mistook him for a bear and shot him.  The bullet pierced his wrist, arm and shoulder as his arm was up to carry his load.  The Indians took him, bleeding profusely, to a place on the Snake River where they plugged the bullet holes with leaves and roots, which they had chewed.  Then they took him  back to Verndale to a doctor.  Ferd served as Hubbard county registrar of deeds from November 23, 1883, until January 1887.  In May 1885 Sam Churchill enumerated the Muellers 27th in Park Rapids.  He served as county auditor from January 1891 until January 1895, and again from January 1897 until January 1899.  He served as clerk of district court from January 1901 until January 1925.  In 1897 he was paid $3.00 for acting as clerk of the election.  In 1892 Ferdinand spent $200.00 for improvements on his house in Park Rapids.  A photo of the Mueller home on north Main Street in that year appears on page 6 or the travel section of the centennial edition of the Enterprise.  On June 8, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the Muellers 120th in Park Rapids.  Living with the family in 1895 was Louise Hensel, age 22.  Ferdinand spoke seven languages and took a large view of things.  It was his suggestion that the main streets of Park Rapids be 100 feet wide.  Ferd owned land on Portage Lake in sections two, four, eight and nine of Todd Township in the 1920s. Theresa Mueller was born in 1870 in Austria.  Children: Frank was born in 1889 in Austria; Stephania was born in 1893 in Minnesota; John was born in 1894 in Minnesota.  On June 17, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them with the family of Nick Aherns, 33rd in Todd Township.  Theresa may have been Nick's sister or sister-in-law. MYERS Benjamin P. Myers was born in 1847 in Ohio.  His wife, Jennie (Stahl?), was born in 1860 in Virginia: Children: Eva was born in 1881 in Ohio.  On June 4, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated them 17th in Park Rapids.  Living with them were Harry Stahl, 16, and Bessie Stahl, 13, both born in Ohio and both aftending school in Park Rapids.  Ben was a Civil War veteran and carpenter who moved to Minnesota in March, 1884, and to Park Rapids in December, 1892. Robert Myers was born in 1879 in Iowa.  On June 4, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated him in O'Neil's hotel, 19th in Park Rapids.  Robert had worked as a hote@ clerk for the past two months. Sam Myers was born in 1875 in Ohio.  He was a member of F. A. Vanderpoel's reorganized village band in May, 1895. Thomas Corwin Myers was born October 24, 1849, in Troy Ohio.  His eight children included: Samuel was born in 1875 in Ohio; Carrie E. was born in 1881 in Ohio; Benjamin P. was born in 1884 in Ohio; J. Corwin was born in 1891 in Minnesota; Thomas Corwin Jr., later of Minneapolis; Helen married James O'Neil of Eugene Oregon.  T. C. Myers served as a private in Company B of the 194th Ohio Infantry until October 24, 1865.  Both Thomas and his son, Samuel, were carpenters and builders.  They moved to Park Rapids from Verndale opened the first sawmill in Park Page 107 Rapids in 1881, beside Rice's grist mill.  The saw mill had one circular saw and only made rough planks.  This mill was destroyed in 1885 when the dam broke.  T. C. Myers was both a contractor and an architect.  In 1886 he was given the contract to construct a wooden schoolhouse on Park Avenue between Second and Third Streets and $4000.00 in bonds were  issued to pay him.  In 1887 an additional $370.00 In bonds were issued to add a brick veneer to the school.  The building had two rooms on the ground level, one room above, and no basement.  Myers built over 40 buildings in Park Rapids, including the old Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, the old St. Peter's Catholic Church, a public auditorium, the Carnegie Library, the three-story Great Northern Hotel, and many sturdy houses.  In 1891 his new planing mill in Park Rapids was valued at $800.00 and his new house was valued at $1000.00. On June 4, 1895, B. F. Wright enumerated the family 16th in Park Rapids.  The building may have been a duplex, because it was shared with the family of Walter Hogan.  Mrs. Myers was not enumerated, and may have died previously.  T. C. Myers was active in the G. A. R., the I.O.O.F., Rebekah Lodge, and volunteered as a choir director for many years.  In January 1900 he could be reached by phone at home by asking for "81." He served as registrar of deeds from January 1901 until January 1905.  He also served for 30 years as a justice of the peace, until his death on May 23, 1916.