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Southside Chapter CXXXIV General Description-Early Settlement-Organization---Churches--- Schools--- Agricultural Statistics---Biographical Southside is the most northwestern town in the county, and embraces an area of about 18,000 acres, 912 being under cultivation. The surface is undulating, and in the south and east generally covered with heavy timer, while the north and west is mostly brush land. The soil is a dark loam with a clay sub-soil. The first permanent settler was Nathan J. Robinson, who made a claim in section thirteen in 1857. M. Scoville also settled on the same section about the same time, but both are dead. Thomas J. Noyes settled on section twelve in 1863, and now lives there. He had resided north of the river, in Maine Prairie Township, for some years. Charles Dally made a claim in section twenty-four, in 1864, and still resides on the old homestead. These pioneers were soon followed by others mostly Americans, and in 1880 the population numbered 312 persons. Southside was organized in1868, and the first election held at the house of H. J. Robinson on the 9th of March. The officers chosen were: Supervisors, Joshua Mayhew, chairman, Thomas Ewing, and Jeremiah Gould; Clerk, Thomas J. Noyes; Treasurer, N. J. Robinson; Assessor, J. B. Robinson; Justices of the Peace, N. J Robinson and P Gould; and Constables Abel Lambert. The first religious services were held by elder H. J. Robinson at his own residence. Rev. M. S. Harriman of Corinna also held services here in an early day. About 1878,a church was erected by the Methodist Episcopal denomination on section twenty-four in which services are held once in two weeks. A Free-will Baptist organization has also been effected, and a church erected on section twenty-three. The first school taught in this town was by Mrs. Carrie Scoville, in 1860, at the residence of Thaddeus Robinson. The town is now divided into three districts, in each of which good schools are kept during the regular terms. The products of Southside, according to the agricultural report of 1880, were: wheat 9,435 bushels; oats, 3,916 bushels; corn, 6,485 bushels; barley, 109 bushels; rye, 40 bushels; potatoes1,283 bushels, beans, 28 bushels; sugar-cane 2,222 gallons; cultivated hay, 42 tons; wild hay 81 tons; tobacco, 180 pounds; wool, 180 pounds; butter, 3,735 pounds; and honey, 225 pounds. Biographical P 571 Andrew Barron, a native of New York, was born on the 14th of January, 1834, where he lived with his parents until 1866, engaged in logging on the Susquehanna River. In this year, Mr. Barron moved to Jefferson County, and engaged in lumbering and farming until 1871, when he came to Minnesota, and located in the town of Southside on a farm in section twenty-five, where he has lived since that date. When he first came to the Country, he gave hunting and attention to supply the wants of his family. He has filled a number of local offices of the town with credit to himself. Was joined in marriage with Miss Carrie Stedge on the 4th of July, 1865. They have four children. P 571 Charles Dally, one of the pioneers of the town, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, on the 6th of October, 1810. When a child, the family moved to Wayne County, Ohio. While young he learned the millwright trade, at which he was employed until twenty-four years of age, when he moved to Bureau County, Illinois. After some time he bought a farm in Putnam County, where he lived until 1856, when he came to Minnesota, and erected a flouring mill at the mouth of Clear Lake, in Stearns County, which was one of the first mills in the county. In 1864, he sold the mill and moved to his present farm in Southside, living on it until 1872, when he moved to Green County, Iowa, but after a stay of four years, returned to his home in Minnesota. He married Miss Elizabeth McQuillan, who died in 1837. He chose for a second wife, Miss Margaret Wherry, in 1839. They have eight Children. P 571 Harry E. Jones was born in Jo Davies County, Illinois on the 9th of August, 1837. When he was quite young, the family moved to Stephenson County, where his father erected a flouring mill. In a few years the family, moved to Wisconsin, but after two years, returned to Stephenson County. When a youth, Mr. Jones learned the mason trade, which he followed for some time in Illinois, then went to California, where he worked at hs trade for two and a half years. In 1862, returned to Illinois, and enlisted in Company E, of the Fifteenth Illinois volunteer Infantry, in which he served about eighteen months. After leaving the army, moved to Grinnell, Iowa, where he added in organizing a company for the State Militia. Then, after visiting California, for a few months, came to Minnesota, locating in Monticello, and after living in various places, settled on his present farm in section twenty-three, in 1876. He was joined in marriage with Miss Maria Jane Anderson, on the 9th of October, 1857. They have seven children, six of whom are living. P 571 Thomas J. Noyes, a native of Washington County, Maine was born on the 16th of march, 1839. When an infant, his father died and in a few years his mother married a Mr. Sylvanus Jenkins. In 1851, the family came to St. Anthony, Minnesota, and in a few months removed to a farm in Brooklyn Township, Hennepin County, where the subject of this sketch lived until about 1858, when he made a claim in Maine Prairie, Stearns County. In 1861, he located near Sauk Centre,, but in a few months returned to Hennepin County. Then, in the spring of 1863, he removed to his present farm in Southside Township. He was the first Town clerk, and has filled most of the town offices. He enlisted in Company I, of the Fourth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry in 1864, serving about 9 months and was with Sherman on his famous "March to the Sear." He married Miss Margaret Willey on the 1st of January, 1861. They have three children, all girls. P 571-572 Jacob Rudolph was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, on the 19th of March, 1820, where he lived, working on a farm and preparing building timber. In 1866, came to Minnesota, and the following year took a farm in section fourteen, Southside Township, where he still resides. He married Miss Hannah Arb in the year 1847. They have four children. His oldest son, S. M. was born in Pennsylvania on the 14th of June 1859; he always lived with his father, and for the past few years has rented the farm. P 572 G. W. Van Devender, a native of Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, was born on the 23d of February, 1843. His father was a merchant, and also managed a farm. At the age of eighteen on the 17th of April, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, of the Second Michigan volunteer Infantry; he was in about twenty-five different engagements, and was wounded at the battle of Jackson, Mississippi; he was a private for one year, then Orderly Sergeant one year, and then promoted to First Lieutenant, which position he held until discharged in July, 1865. After returning from the army he lived in Michigan until 1878, when he came to his present farm in Southside Township. He married Miss Mary A. Kilbourn. They have three children. Page 1 of 3 Minnesota Historical Company, Publisher. History of the Upper Mississippi Valley Minneapolis. (Southside Township Excerpts Chapter CXXXIV) Minneapolis, MN. c1881. Pages 570-572 ========================================================================= Copyright Rebecca B Frank 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm =========================================================================