Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Doe, Rufus K. 1866 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  RUFUS K. DOE, Olney township farmer and breeder of Poland-China hogs, is among

the early day settlers of Olney, having resided there twenty-six years. He is a

native of Minnesota, and has resided, within the boundaries of the state all his

life. He was born at Rochester on Feb. 27, 1866.



  Our subject's father was Richard K. Doe, who was born in Vermont, but who,

when a young man, removed to Lowell, Mass., and engaged in the boot and shoe

manufacturing business. In 1864 he came west and settled at Rochester, where he

engaged in the wholesale shoe business. This was before railroads had penetrated

into Minnesota very extensively, and Mr. Doe employed many men and teams to

distribute his goods throughout the state. In 1874 he moved to Claremont, Dodge

county, and entered into the general merchandise business. He sold out in 1882

and came to Nobles county, homesteading the northwest quarter of section 6,

Olney township. There he farmed until 1884, when he died at the age of 58 years.

The mother of our subject was Laura (Bartholomew) Doe, who was born in Buffalo,

N. Y., and died in 1883, aged 48 years.



  Rufus Doe, of this sketch, accompanied his parents to Nobles county, and after

his father's death purchased the farm from the heirs, and has since been engaged

in farming. In 1890 he added to his holdings by the purchase of the east half of

the south-west quarter of section 6. For seventeen years he has served as a

member of the board of school district No. 51, and for two years was a

supervisor of Olney township. Mr. Doe was married at Hamline, Minn., Sept. 10,

1892, to Miss. Mary Glovka, who was born in Illinois in 1871. They are the

parents of the following children: Flora, Roland, Frank, Lillian, Mamie and

Myrtle, the last two named being twins. Mr. and Mrs. Doe are members of the

Unitarian church of Adrian.



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AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF NOBLES COUNTY

MINNESOTA

BY

ARTHUR P. ROSE



NORTHERN HISTORY PUBLISHING COMPANY 



WORTHINGTON, MINNESOTA 

PUBLISHERS

1908

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