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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  HENRY HORNSTINE, Dewald township farmer, has resided in the county fourteen

years. He is a German by birth, having been born in Hessen May 11, 1856, the son

of John and Lizzie (Cloud) Hornstine. His mother died in 1874; his father in

October, 1882.



  The family came to America in the fall of 1865 and located in Lee county,

Ill., and that was the home of our subject several years. Two years were spent

in Marion county, Iowa, and then for two years more the family resided in their

old home in Illinois. During these years when he was growing to manhood Henry

worked on the farm. In 1879 he went to Odebolt, Sac county, Iowa, and for one

year was foreman of the Will ranch near that city—a ranch upon which were

employed four hundred men. He then spent two years in Woodbury county, Iowa. He

was married there April 24, 1880, to Minnie Wagner, a native of Germany. To them

have been born the following children: Otto, who died when two years of age;

Lizzie (Mrs. Edward Sanger), of Dewald township; John, Nellie, Frank, George,

Bessie and Henry, all residing at home.



  From Woodbury county Mr. Hornstine moved in 1881 to Plymouth county, Iowa, and

there he resided two years. He then moved to Rattle Creek, Madison county, Neb.,

where he farmed three years. Going thence to Keyapaha county, Neb., Mr.

Hornstine took a homestead, upon which he lived and farmed eight years. He came

to Nobles county in 1894 and located on the northeast quarter of section 26,

Dewald, which land he rented. In 1898 he bought his present place—the southwest

quarter of section 25, Dewald—and on it he has since made his home. In addition

to his Nobles county property Mr. Hornstine owns a quarter section in Wilkin and

a quarter section in Big Stone counties, Minn. He raises considerable

thoroughbred stock, having Shropshire sheep and Duroc-Jersey swine. Mr.

Hornstine has served as school clerk of district No. 97 for the past six or

seven years, and has been road supervisor of the two districts in which he has

resided. He is a member of the A. O. U. W. lodge of Worthington.





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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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