Otoe County NeArchives Biographies.....Aldrich, Carl Milton 1860 - 
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Source: Nebraskana
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Carl Milton Aldrich

Carl M. Aldrich was born at Nebraska City, Nebraska, August 26, 1860. His
father, John Aldrich, who was born at Norwich, New York, February 23, 1828, and
died at Sidney, Delaware County, New York, December 30, 1909, was a teacher and
a farmer. He was descended from the Aldrich family of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, George Aldrich, an ancestor, having come from England in 1635.

Mary Jane (Johnston) Aldrich, his mother, who was born at Sidney Plains, New
York, March 19, 1833, and died there April 27, 1909, was active in church and
club affairs. She was at one time president of the Iowa Women's Christian
Temperance Union, and acted as a national officer in that organization. Her
parents were Milton and Delia Johnston.

Mr. Aldrich received his education in the grade and high school at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. During his school days he was interested in rowing and was a member of the
Cedar Rapids Boat Club. He has lived in Nebraska for thirty years. Since 1876,
when he became an office boy, he has been engaged in the packing house business,
and today he is vice president and manager of the Morton Gregson Company at
Nebraska City.

His marriage to Corinnie May Tackett was solemnized at Shelbyville, Illinois,
December 22, 1885. Mrs. Aldrich, who was born at Shelbyville, May 23, 1866, is
the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William J. Tackett. She is of early New England and
Virginian ancestry, and is past regent of Otoe Chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Their four children are Glen Tackett, born December 2,
1886, who married Esther Carlson; Carl Milton, Junior, born April 30, 1889, who
married Floy Graves; Ralf Johnston, born February 1, 1891, who married Amy
Lumby; and Frances Enfield, born March 23, 1900, who married Clyde L. Pursley.

In the World War Mr. Aldrich was a member of the Nebraska City Home Guards, and
was active in Red Cross work. His three sons were in army service. He is a
member of the following civic and welfare societies: Red Cross, Nebraska City
Chamber of Commerce, Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary Club, Nebraska
Territorial Pioneers Association, the Nebraska State Historical Society, and the
Nebraskana Society. He is associated with the Boy Scouts of America, and is a
member of the Nebraska State Manufacturers’ Association, the Nebraska Mayflower
Descendants’ Society, and the Tuberculosis Eradication Committee.

He is affiliated with St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at Nebraska City, serving as
senior warden of this body. His social club is the Nebraska City Country Club.
Flower gardening and the study of poetry are his hobbies. He is a Republican.
Residence: Nebraska City.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from 
Nebraskana
Edited by Sara Mullin Baldwin & Robert Morton Baldwin

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932

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