Bio of Radabaugh, Jackson B. (b.1852) Wabasha Co., MN
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Radabaugh, Jackson B. (page 761), is a farmer and considerable land owner
in Gillford Township. He was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, on May 8,
1852. His parents were both born in the United States. Samuel Radabaugh
was born in 1825 and Catherine (Brandt) Radabaugh on October 30, 1822.
They were married in Ohio. In 1856 they emigrated to Iowa, where they
remained two years. In 1858, with five small children, they emigrated to
Wabasha County, Minn., in a covered wagon with a team they owned while
still in Ohio. This was the first team of horses in Gillford Township.
They homesteaded 160 acres of wild land in section 30, Gillford Township.
An Indian trail from Wabasha to Faribault ran through their farm, along
which the Indians frequently passed. Samuel Radabaugh volunteered his
services during the Civil War on February 20, 1864, and was mustered into
the 10th Minnesota Infantry. After a few months of service he died on
September 27, 1864, of typhoid fever at Ft. Snelling. He assisted in
building the Lincoln church in Gillford Township and was the first
superintendent of the Sunday school there, also president of the first
temperance society. His wife and six children survived him, namely:
Naamen, now living in Minneapolis; Emma, of Boise, Idaho, widow of
Benjamin Clark; Ethel, deceased; Jackson, of Gillford Township; Charles,
residing near Zumbro Falls, and Catherine, of Seattle, Wash. Mrs.
Radabaugh died December 17, 1904. Jackson Radabaugh remained on the
homestead which he and his brother Charles operated for their mother until
1895, when he moved to a farm of 93 acres one-half mile south of the old
home. Since then he has added considerable to his holdings and now he and
his wife together own 600 acres of land all in Gillford Township, of which
500 are tillable and the rest pasture and timber. He is engaged in general
farming, keeps good stock, and has full operating equipment. He is a
stockholder in the Farmer' Elevator, Farmers' Co-operative Creamery and
the Farmers' and Merchants' State Bank, in which his wife and son are also
stockholders. He is also a member of the Farmers' Shipping Association.
Mr. Radabaugh was married June 29, 1888, to Lena T. Thierstein, daughter
of Frederick and Anna Thierstein of Gillford Township. She was born in
Canton Berne, Switzerland, May 22, 1865, and came to Wabasha County,
Minn., with her parents in 1876. Her father died October 7, 1908; her
mother, who was born October 1, 1836, is still living. Mr. and Mrs.
Radabaugh are the parents of two children: Rudolph C., born March 17,
1890, and Nina Catherine, born July 1, 1895. She is a graduate of the
Mazeppa High School and also attended Carleton College at Northfield,
Minn. Dr. Rudolph C. Radabaugh graduated from the Medical School of the
University of Illinois at Chicago in 1916. He is now located at Hastings,
Minn. He served as First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the U. S. army
during the World War, first at Columbus Barracks, Ohio, and later for
several months at Camp Custer, Michigan. He had received his equipment for
over sea service when the armistice was signed. Dr. Radabaugh holds the
degree of Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois. He is a
member of five college fraternities, is commander of the American Legion
Post at Hastings, Minn., and is prominent in Masonry, having taken all the
degrees. He is a member of the Saladin Temple of the Mystic Shrine in
Michigan. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is
president of the Commercial Club at Hastings, Minn. Jackson Radabaugh and
family are Republicans politically and have always been strong advocates
of prohibition. He and his family occupy high social standing in Gillford
Township.