Bio of Tibbitts, Abner Wabasha Co., MN
=========================================================================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information
on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities,
as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is
obtained from the contributor of the file.
These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or
presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to
use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written
consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter,
and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.

If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives 
Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm
Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find 
the submitter information or other files for this county.
FileFormat by Terri--MNArchives

Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Barbara Timm and Carol Judge
=========================================================================
This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab1.htm
There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some 
of the bios on her pages.

Tibbitts, Abner, who is mentioned as among the first to locate where Lake
City now stands, was a native of the State of Maine. He came to Racine,
Wisconsin, in 1853, and there married, and in 1855 came to Lake City. Here
Messrs. Abner Dwelle and Samuel Doughty gave him an interest in the new
town site just being platted by them. He was a man of good address and
possessed of excellent argumentative qualities, hence very useful in
booming a new town. This ability, well used, was perhaps the principal
consideration received for the share he became possessor of in the real
estate here. He was a man of aggressive characteristics and filled a few
positions of trust to the state and nation. In 1878 he went to New Mexico,
where he is now filling a position in a custom-house.