Bio of Philley, John E. (b.1856) Wabasha Co., MN
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Philley, John E. (page 754), now living retired in Mazeppa, after a number
of years spent in farming and stock raising in Chester Township, was born
in Chenango County, N. Y., September 9, 1856, son of David L., and
Clarissa (Eaton) Philley. He was in his twelfth year when he accompanied
his parents to the farm they had purchased in Chester Township, this
county, and he was there reared to manhood, acquiring under his father a
practical knowledge of agriculture. On his father's death in March, 1903,
he fell heir to the farm, which he conducted until April, 1912. He then
rented the place to a tenant and came to Mazeppa, where he has since lived
retired. He has been school director for several years, and for three
years justice of the peace, and is a man held in esteem by his fellow
townsmen for his sterling qualities as a neighbor and good American
citizen. He is fraternally affiliated with the United Workmen. Mr. Philley
was married April 3, 1880, to Clara A. Ford, daughter of Orton and Finette
(Hogan) Ford. Her grandfather, Joseph Ford, was one of the earliest
settlers on the site of Mazeppa, pre-empting 160 acres of land in the
north half of section 6, and he and his son, Orville D., who settled in
the south half of the same section, laid out and platted the village, the
site of which was owned by Joseph. Mr. and Mrs. Philley are the parents of
three daughters: Olive, wife of Delbert Cunningham, of Zumbrota, Minn.,
and Almeter and Elsie, residing in Mazeppa, the latter being clerk in
Nichol's store. A son, Clarence, is now deceased.