Edward C. Toy Biography


	This biography appears on page 1386 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	EDWARD C. TOY, one of the representative business men of Andover, 
Day county, was born on a farm near Columbus, the beautiful capital city 
of thc state of Ohio, on the 18th of December, 1857, and is the youngest 
of the seven living children born to Harrison and Rebecca (Brobeck) Toy, 
the former being of English and the latter of German crescent. Harrison 
Toy enlisted as a soldier in an Ohio regiment of volunteers soon after 
the outbreak of the war of the Rebellion and was in active service for 
three years, receiving his honorable discharge and returning to his 
home, where he died a few days later, as the result of injuries and 
hardships endured while in the army. The subject was a lad of about 
seven years at the time of his father's death, and passed his boyhood 
days principally on the home farm, while his educational training was 
secured in the public schools of Mount Vernon, Ohio, where he completed 
a partial course in the high school. He early became inured to the 
sturdy work of the farm, and after leaving school was successfully 
engaged in teaching for several terms, also clerking in a store, and 
being thus engaged until he had attained the age of twenty-one years. In 
1880 he went to Kansas City, Missouri, where he was associated with his 
brothers Frank, John and Seymour in the general store business until the 
latter part of the year 1884. In the spring of 1885 he came to Andover, 
Dakota territory, and here has ever since maintained his home. He became 
identified with farming interests and also established himself in the 
general merchandise business, to which latter he is now giving his 
entire time and attention. though he is still the owner of an excellent 
farm in the county. In politics he has ever accorded an unqualified 
allegiance to the Republican party, and was continuously incumbent of 
some one or other of the village and county offices until his election 
to the state senate, in 1899, since retiring from which dignified and 
responsible position he has not permitted his name to be used in 
connection with nomination for any office. He and his wife are prominent 
members of the Methodist Episcopal church in their home town and enjoy 
the utmost popularity in the social affairs of the community. 

	On the 13th of June, 1886, Mr. Toy was united in marriage to Mrs. 
Olive J. Curtice, of Andover, who was born in Stewartville, Minnesota 
being a daughter of William Smith, a representative citizen of that 
place. Mr. and. Mrs. Toy have two children, Victor and Horace, aged 
respectively fifteen and nine years at the time of this writing, in May, 
1904.