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Timm, 1/21/1893 ~ 3/17/1985 From The Plainview News, Plainview, Minnesota Tuesday, April 9, 1985 (Page 10) George is the son of Adolph and Mara Timm George F. Timm Age: 92 Residence: Escondido, California Passed Away: Sunday, March 17, 1985 (at home) Born: Plainview Occupation: farmed in the area in early 1900's Survived by: wife: Charlotte, Escondido daughters: Mrs. William A. (Madonna) Hanf, Rochester, Minnesota Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Severud, Chetek, Wisconsin Mrs. Byron (Virginia) Steele, Tulsa, Oklahoma son: Franklyn G. Timm, St. Louis, Missouri Burial type: cremation Committal service: Lakeview Cemetery, Chetek, Wisconsin From the book "History of Wabasha County, Minnesota" Published 1920, Page 363 GEORGE TIMM, a well known and respected citizen of Elgin Township who is proving a factor in its agricultural development, was born in Plainview Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, January 21, 1893, son of Adolph and Mary (Harnack) Timm. He was educated in the Plainview village school, and subsequently worked on farms near Plainview as well as for the livery business which had been established in April 29, 1878 by Ezra Feller. In 1916 he rented a farm of 160 acres in section 10, Elgin Township, where, in addition to raising crops and stock, he is doing some truck farming. On January 26, 1915, he was united in marriage with Charlotte Minerva Hilton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Amos Hilton, and to this union three children have been born: Madonna M., December 8, 1915; Dorothy E., August 18, 1917; and Franklyn G., Jan. 9, 1919. Affiliated with the German Lutheran Church. Letter regarding George and Charlotte Timm son and daughter-in-law of Adolph and Mara Told by Mrs. Charlotte Hilton Timm, wife of George Franklyn Timm Charlotte Hilton had worked as a dressmaker in Plainview, Minnesota. They farmed in the Plainview and Potsdam, Minnesota areas until 1921 when they moved to Spooner, Wisconsin where George worked at the railroad round house and sold Watkins Products manufactured in Winona, Minnesota. The following year he was transferred to the Soo Line section crew at Gordon, Wisconsin and later employed with the Northern Pulp Company, Gordon, Wisconsin in Douglas County. Gordon had a population of approximately 400 with many Indians. Many interesting tales can be told about the family's years spent there. Here George also worked as a mechanic at the Smith-Youngquest Garage. In 1934, as the older children were leaving home, the family moved to the Irving Estate seven miles west of town. The estate included a farm, out-buildings, and a cabin. The lovely log cabin was set away from the farm house and buildings which were located on the St. Croix River Flowage, an old logging dam. Mr. Irving, the owner at Kansas City, Missouri, and fellow fishermen used the log cabin on many occasions. (Mrs. Irving was bedridden with arthritis and unable to come to Gordon for these holidays.) Mr. Irving invented the loose-leaf notebook which opens all the rings at once that we are using today. He drowned while fishing there. They were lovely people to work for. George and "Lottie" did the farming on shares and were caretakers for the estate of over 400 acres, mostly timber. They also raised registered Holstein milking cows, pigs, chickens, a couple cats and a small Rat-Terrier dog named "Peanuts". They left there in 1945 for the State of Washington where they both worked at the Washington State Veterans' Home, Retsil, Washington until they retired at ages 70. In 1970 they moved to Escondido, California. To this marriage were born six children: Madonna Mara, Dorothy Elaine, Franklyn George, Warren Ardell, Virginia Faith and Lloyd Hilton Timm. Mrs. Charlotte Hilton Timm, May 1993, Escondido, California Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Plainview, Minnesota "Kirchen Buch" (Church Record Book) page 180 George Franklyn Timm Confirmed - April 14, 1909 He recited Timothy 4:4: "For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused."