Nobles County MN Archives Biographies.....Humiston, Fred L. 1859 - 
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Author: Arthur P. Rose (1908)

  FRED L. HUMISTON is clerk of the district court of Nobles county and one of

the pioneers of Worthington, having been a resident of that city since June.

1872; He is a native Minnesotan, having been born in Lesueur county in 1859, the

son of Edwin R. and Mary (Davis) Humiston, both of whom are living and reside at

Worthington.



  Fred received his early schooling in the common school of Lesueur county, and

after his removal to Worthington completed his education in the Worthington

public schools. His first business venture was in 1883, when, in company with

Otis Bigelow, he established a meat market in Worthington, which business he was

connected with until 1886. He then sold out his interest in the firm of Bigelow

& Humiston and removed to Los Angeles, Cal., where for two years he was engaged

in the real estate business. Returning to Worthington in July, 1888, he and his

brother, W. I. Humiston, bought out the hardware store of J. F. Humiston and

established the house of W. I. Humiston & Co. The brothers conducted this

business until 1898, when they sold out. Since that time they have maintained a

partnership in the Ownership of several farms in Nobles county, northern

Minnesota and North Dakota, and are extensive land owners.



  Mr. Humiston has served one term on the Worthington village council, having

been elected in March, 1892. He was elected clerk of the district court of

Nobles county in the fall of 1898, again in 1902, and again in 1906, making a

continuous service of nearly ten years. He is a republican and is prominent in

the councils of his party in county and state.



  In 1886 occurred the marriage of Mr. Humiston to Miss Gertrude Warren,

daughter of Dr. Warren, one of the pioneer settlers of Worthington. Mrs.

Humiston died in 1892. To this union was born one child, Gladys, born February

20, 1888. In 1897 Mr. Humiston was united in marriage to Miss Genevieve Philleo,

to whom have been born three daughters, Dorothy, Genevieve and Ruth, the last

named dying in 1905.



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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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