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(Thanks to Robin for securing that permission) -------------------------------------------------------------- FOREWORD WHO'S WHO IN NEBRASKA brings together in a single volume the life sketches of men and women who have achieved distinction in the fields of economic, civic and cultural endeavor. Although selection of names has not been an easy task and unavoidable errors have occurred in the exclusion and inclusion of various biographies, it is believed this volume contains a larger and a more nearly representative compilation of life sketches of living Nebraskans than any previous publication. Some of those asked to provide data for this work failed to do so and in other cases unintentional omissions have occurred. Naturally it has been physically impossible to obtain complete information regarding everyone whose name should appear in these pages. It has been the intent throughout to present the biographies tersely without editorial comment. Each sketch is autobiographical and every effort has been made to include all pertinent information submitted. In order to compress the information into a single volume, abbreviations have been extensively utilized. An explanation of these will be found elsewhere in this volume. Chambers of Commerce, professional organizations, service groups, Nebraskans in every walk of life, newspapers and others have co-operated graciously in suggesting names for inclusion in this work. To them the Nebraska Press Association extends its appreciation. The Nebraska Press Association. -------------------------------------------------------------- FRED J. MINDER, Field Manager, NEBRASKA PRESS ASSOCIATION C.N. CORNWALL, Supervisor of Compilation JOHN FARIS, Editor -------------------------------------------------------------- PREFACE Need has existed several years for a comprehensive biographical and historical directory of Nebraska. During the past decade there has been no standard reference work published which offered information regarding prominent citizens of the state. In answer to this demand, the Nebraska Press Association offers this compilation which contains approximately 11,000 biographies in addition to a brief, up-to-date history of each of the ninety-three counties as well as a historical sketch of the state. Interest in this project has been most encouraging. The Press Association has received hundreds of letters regarding the undertaking and numerous persons offered historical material. Due to space limitations, it has not been possible to accept all these offers; nevertheless this deep interest greatly facilitated work of compilation and proved an inspiration to those engaged in the editing of this volume. In so vast an undertaking, it has not been possible to avoid errors. All information was checked carefully, however, and some alterations in biographies were made in the interests of consistence and clarity. In a number of the biographies, the maiden names of the mothers of various subjects of the sketches have been unavailable. In such cases, blanks have been inserted. Names of most state and national organizations which appear in this work were checked and in general the designations of such groups as they appear in the biographies are the ones by which they are now known. Occasionally the old organization name is used, particularly in cases in which it appears the subject of the sketch held membership in years past. Various organizations change their names from time to time and it is not always easy to determine when such changes occurred. It has also been found that not all sources are in agreement upon the present names of certain organizations. Locations of Nebraska colleges have been omitted from the biographical sketches. Names of state teachers institutions clearly indicate their locations and pages XXVII-XXXII provide a brief history of Nebraska colleges which will supply other information. While extensive use has been made of the list of abbreviations, these have been disregarded occasionally to make various biographies intelligible. The abbreviation for the state of Nebraska has been consistently omitted when the activities listed have occurred within the state. In giving the activities of the persons whose sketches appear herein, use has been made of a date followed only by a dash (1935-), which means that the person is still engaged in the business or profession listed after the particular date. This is utilized in preference to the "1935 to date" in order to conserve space. It should also be noted that in numerous cases certain pertinent facts have been given regarding the activities of parents. This information appears last in the biographical sketches and the office and residence addresses given at the close of such sketches refer to the original subject of the sketches and not to the parents. In order to condense the various biographies, use has been made of the list of abbreviations which appear on the following pages. JOHN FARIS, Editor -------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents (book doesn't have one!) FOREWORD V PREFACE VII Abbreviations List (from the Colfax website, by Sherri Brakenhoff) VIII - XI The TRUE STORY of NEBRASKA XII - XXXII Part I - Primitive Conditions Part II - Nebraska Statehood 1867- 1940 First Period 1867 - 1890 Second Period 1890 - 1917 Third Period 1917 - 1929 Fourth Period 1929 - 1939 Nebraska Colleges XXVII - XXXII County Histories with Listings of Individual Residents Adams 1 Frontier 432 Nance 826 Antelope 19 Furnas 439 Nemaha 834 Arthur 32 Gage 451 Nuckolls 844 Banner 36 Garden 477 Otoe 853 Blaine 41 Garfield 482 Pawnee 871 Boone 48 Gosper 487 Perkins 879 Box Butte 54 Grant 491 Phelps 884 Boyd 63 Greeley 497 Pierce 893 Brown 67 Hall 505 Platte 902 Buffalo 74 Hamilton 534 Polk 918 Burt 108 Harlan 545 Red Willow 928 Butler 116 Hayes 555 Richardson 941 Cass 124 Hitchcock 558 Rock 952 Cedar 135 Holt 562 Saline (A-J) 957 (K-Z) Chase 146 Hooker 577 Sarpy 974 Cherry 151 Howard 581 Saunders 983 Cheyenne 161 Jefferson 594 Scotts Bluff 999 Clay 171 Johnson 605 Seward 1027 Colfax 180 Kearney 615 Sheridan 1040 Cuming 193 Keith 626 Sherman 1048 Custer 206 Keya Paha 634 Sioux 1058 Dakota 225 Kimball 639 Stanton 1063 Dawes 233 Knox 643 Thayer 1072 Dawson 246 Lancaster 653 Thomas 1086 Deuel 261 Lincoln 760 Thurston 1089 Dixon 268 Logan 777 Valley 1097 Dodge 279 Loup 781 Washington 1104 Douglas 297 McPherson* 787 Wayne 1111 Dundy 405 Madison* 794 Webster 1120 Fillmore 412 Merrick 810 Wheeler 1130 Franklin 422 Morrill 819 York 1134 *NOTE: County alpha order is old style. Mc before Ma ... Also applies to the arrangement of names on the county pages. Name Index - pages 1147-1171 (not done yet) © 1999 for NEGenWeb Project, T&C Miller