York County NeArchives Biographies.....Alden, Joseph Garfield 1876 - 
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Joseph Garfield Alden

For fourteen years Joseph G. Alden has been editor and publisher of the York
Republican, at York, Nebraska. A resident of Nebraska for 52 years, he has
always been prominent in civic affairs at York. He was born at Minneapolis,
Minnesota, September 7, 1876, the son of William Halbert and Mary (Lightfoot)
Alden.

His father, who was a general merchant, was born at Lincklein, New York, June 1,
1831, and died at Aurora, Nebraska, February 12, 1915; he was directly descended
from John Alden of Puritan fame. Mary (Lightfoot) Alden, who was born at
Canandaigua, New York, November 2, 1848, and died at Aurora, July 16, 1927, was
a teacher before her marriage. Her ancestry was English.

Mr. Alden acted as postmaster at Aurora for 12 years, was editor of the Aurora
Republican from 1899 to 1909, and is now editor and publisher of the York
Republican. A Republican, he was director of the Nebraska State Department of
Publicity, 1929-31, was supervisor of the 1930 federal census for the 10th
Nebraska district; and is now a committee of one on Christian Science
publication for Nebraska.

^ He is affiliated with the First Church of Christ, Scientist at York, and holds
membership in the following professional and community organizations: York Couny
Commercial Club; York Rotary Club; National Editorial Association; Nebraska
Press Association; and the Nebraskana Society.

On August 29, 1899, he was married to Eloise Shean at Aurora, Nebraska. Mrs.
Alden, who was born in Barry County, Michigan, October 9, 1877, is a Christian
Science practitioner. She is of Irish and Welsh-Canadian descent. They are the
parents of two children: Joseph Maurice, born October 20, 1903, who married Ruth
Codington; and Marjorie, born September 4, 1907, who married Dr. Gerald M.
Hamilton. Residence: York.


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

The Baldwin Company
Hebron, NE
1932



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