Edward O'Connell Biography


	This biography appears on pages 587-588 in "History of Dakota 
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				EDWARD O'CONNELL. 

	Edward O'Connell, who follows farming on section 11, Orland 
township, is one of the best known and most progressive agriculturists 
and stock-raisers of Lake county. He occupies a beautiful home in the 
midst of a highly cultivated farm and the place is pervaded with an air 
of prosperity that is indicative of his careful supervision and 
intelligently directed efforts. A native of Wisconsin, he was born on 
the 3d of June, 1868, and is a son of Thomas and Anna (Fox) O'Connell. 
The father died in Wisconsin and the mother afterward removed with her 
family to South Dakota, where she homesteaded a claim, which has since 
been developed into a good farm, upon which she still resides. 

	Edward O'Connell acquired a district school education and 
assisted in the work of the home farm until he came to this state in 
1882. He secured a tree claim, covering the northeast quarter of 
section 15, Orland township, Lake county, and as opportunity has 
offered has added to his land until he is now the possessor of four 
hundred and eighty acres which he personally cultivates, devoting the 
greater part of the farm to the raising of cereals best adapted to soil 
and climate. He also makes stock-raising an important feature of his 
business, has a fine herd of thirty head of cattle and also raises 
Percheron horses. He has made splendid improvements upon his farm, has 
erected a fine modern residence, commodious, substantial and attractive 
in appearance, and has built good barns and outbuildings, which furnish 
ample shelter for grain and stock. He has secured all modern farm 
implements and machinery, has fenced his land and divided it into 
fields of convenient size. He practices the rotation of crops and all 
other modern methods of scientific farming and the results are most 
gratifying. In addition to his work on the farm he is a stockholder in 
the Rural Telephone Company. 

	On the 12th of January, 1902, Mr. O'Connell was united in 
marriage to Miss Mary A. Timlin, a daughter of Thomas Timlin, of 
Wisconsin, and their children are: Clare, Gertrude, Nora and Edward. 
The family are Catholics in religious faith and Mr. O'Connell is very 
active in Catholic circles. In politics he is a democrat. He favors 
good roads and contributed two hundred dollars for the building of the 
Meridian road. He stands at all times for progress and improvement in 
everything connected with South Dakota's development and upbuilding and 
is one of the progressive citizens of Lake county.