Bio of Webster, William Sydney (b.1845) Wabasha Co., MN
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Webster, William Sydney, one of the leading farmers of Lake township,
received his birth near Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 1845. His father
(William) was a native of that state, while his mother (Christiana) was a
German by birth, emigrating to this country in 1830. Our subject was a
natural-born farmer, so after receiving a common-school education, worked
on his father's farm till he became thoroughly acquainted with what was to
be his lifework. During the winter months, when work was not pressing, he
got out lumber from the woods near by, which he sold to Scranton mines. At
length, in 1870, he came to this county and bought eighty acres of land,
where he now resides; but by economy and thrift he now is the possessor of
four hundred and eighty acres of land situated on sections 32 and 33. He
married Mary Shaw, daughter of George and Jennie Shaw, of this township.
They have one child, Jennie Ann. Mr. Webster and wife are members of the
Methodist church at Lake City.