Floyd C. Ramsdell Biography


	This biography appears on pages 875-876 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was 
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				FLOYD C. RAMSDELL. 

	The commercial interests of Sioux Falls find a worthy 
representative in Floyd C. Ramsdell, who in all of his undertakings 
manifests a spirit of enterprise and progress that keeps him in touch 
with modern business methods and brings to him a substantial measure of 
success. He is now conducting both a wholesale and retail business in 
the sale of phonographs, handling the Victor machines. 

	The east claims Mr. Ramsdell as one of her native sons, his birth 
having occurred at Wyoming, Delaware, January 18, 1873. The family 
comes of English ancestry and was founded in America by the grandfather 
of our subject' who was a native of England and sailed from that land 
for the new world, establishing his home in the state of New York, 
where the birth of his son, Floyd Cushman Ramsdell, occurred. The 
latter married Miss Louise Smith and their son, Floyd C. Ramsdell, was 
reared under the parental roof, attending the public schools of Wyoming 
and the Conference Academy at Dover, Delaware. In 1894 he came to the 
middle west, entering the employ of the Chicago Talking Machine Company 
in Chicago, in which city he remained for ten years, becoming 
thoroughly acquainted with every phase of the business and noting 
eagerly the many improvements which have been made in phonographic 
manufacture, bringing the instruments up to a high standard where vocal 
tone and quality are reproduced with almost absolute perfection, doing 
away with almost all indications of a mechanical reproduction. In 1905, 
seeking the business opportunities offered in the northwest, Mr. 
Ramsdell removed to Sioux Falls. where he at once opened a store. He 
has since conducted business as a wholesale and retail dealer in 
Victrolas and through his efforts the Victor machines have been 
introduced into many homes and into many business houses of this 
section of the country, his reliable commercial methods commending him 
to the confidence and support of the public. 

	On the 9th of May, 1900, Mr. Ramsdell was united in marriage to 
Miss Marie Enburg. They attend the Congregational church and are 
factors in the social life of the Country Club, to which Mr. Ramsdell 
belongs. He is also a member of the Masonic lodge. His political views 
are in accord with the principles of the republican party but he does 
not seek nor desire office, preferring to concentrate his energies upon 
his business affairs, which are of growing importance. Whatever success 
he has achieved is attributable entirely to his own labors, his capable 
management, his spirit of laudable ambition and his square dealings 
with all.