Albert Chaussee Biography This biography appears on pages 874-875 in "History of Dakota Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was scanned, OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the SDGENWEB Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://usgwarchives.org/sd/sdfiles.htm ALBERT CHAUSSEE. Albert Chaussee, who is an enterprising and progressive farmer of Fairview township, Clay county, was born in Jefferson county, South Dakota, October 14, 1863, a son of Michel and Alice (King) Chaussee, both natives of Canada of French descent. Upon leaving the Dominion they settled in Iowa and in 1863 removed to South Dakota, locating in Union county, where the father took up a homestead. He followed agricultural pursuits throughout his lifetime and won success in that occupation. He passed away in 1889 and the mother died ten years later. They were the parents of twelve children, of whom our subject is the next to the youngest. Albert Chaussee was reared upon his father's farm and attended school when he had the opportunity until he was thirteen years of age. From that time until he was a young man of twenty-three years he devoted his attention to the work of the homestead and then rented land, which he cultivated for five years. At the end of that time he went to Nebraska and rented a farm there which he operated for twelve years. In 1909 he returned to South Dakota and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of fine land in Clay county five miles northeast of Vermillion. Since his return to this state he has resided upon that farm and he has brought it to a high state of development. He uses modern methods and machinery in the cultivation of the fields and as he also studies the market carefully he is able to sell to advantage. Mr. Chaussee has been twice married, his first union being with Miss Ruth Witherker, a native of Wisconsin, who became his wife in 1884. Four children were born to them. Two died in infancy, Edward is a resident of Duluth, Minnesota, and Herbert is still at home. The wife and mother died in 1898 and in 1902 Mr. Chaussee married Mrs. Georgia (Canton) Telia, a native of Canada and a daughter of Peter Canton. To her and her first husband, Peter Telia, were born three children: Doss, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, and an inspector for the Federal government; Marie, the wife of Joe Carey, a farmer of Elk Point, South Dakota; and Georgia, at home. Mr. Chaussee is a republican but does not consider himself bound to follow the dictates of party leaders if his judgment counsels otherwise. He has served as road overseer and takes a lively interest in the affairs of local government. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and has many friends not only in that organization but wherever he is known.