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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  GARDNER ESTES. One of the pioneer settlers of Elk township is the gentleman

whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Malden, Mass., (the town is now

known as Everett) June 24, 1834. His father, Zera Estes, a native of

Massachusetts, was born Jan. 9, 1805, and died April 9, 1895. His mother was

Lydia (Vinning) Estes, also a native of Massachusetts, who was born July 12,

1812, and died March 4, 1900. Both parents of our subject descended from

colonial stock, one of the Vinning family having taken a part in King Phillips

war (1675-76) and others in the war of the revolution.



  Gardner lived in Malden until he was twenty-one years of age. He secured a

common school education, and in 1855 went to Troy, N. Y., where for four years

he was in the tannery business—a business he followed until he came to Nobles

county. After leaving Troy he lived in Pennsylvania several years, and

thereafter in the towns of Spencer and Candor, N. Y., and other places in the

same state.



  He came to Nobles county April 2, 1873, and took as a homestead the east half

of the northeast quarter of section 28, Elk township. That has been his home

ever since, and few Nobles county men have lived for a longer time on one farm.

In the early days he worked at his trade in Milwaukee, Wis., part of the time,

but his home was always in Nobles county. During his long residence in Elk

township Mr. Estes has held many offices of trust within the gift of his

neighbors. He was township supervisor ten years, being chairman of the board

part of the time. He was treasurer nineteen consecutive years and held the

office of clerk of the school district twenty-one years.



  Mr. Estes was married at Newfield, N. Y., May 16, 1865, to Sarah E. Johnston,

a native of New York state and the daughter of John C. and Hester (Wooster)

Johnston, descendants of early settlers in New York state. To Mr. and Mrs. Estes

have been born the following children: Minnie (Mrs. Theo. Hinrichs), born Feb.

23, 1867, Worthington township; Fred Johnston, born Oct. 3, 1869, now of

Casselton, N. D.; Lydia (Mrs. Carroll S. Mabee), born April 5, 1874, now of

Ithaca, N. Y.



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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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