Frank A. Pangburn Biography This biography appears on pages 1083-1084 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 FRANK A. PANGBURN. Frank A. Pangburn has been filling the office of clerk of the courts in Faulk county since January 1, 1915. He had previously been closely and prominently connected with educational interests and for four years had filled the office of county superintendent of schools. Iowa claims him as a native son, his birth having occurred in Fayette county, that state, in 1857. His father, William Pangburn, was born in New Jersey in September, 1820, and throughout his active business life engaged in farming. He was among the early settlers of Iowa and walked from Dubuque to Fayette county on taking up his abode in that state. His household effects were conveyed to the west with an ox team and he and his family experienced the hardships and privations of pioneer life, but as the years passed their labors were attended with the success that always follows well directed agricultural effort in the rich prairie states of the middle west. He married Amanda Stranahan, who was born in New York in April, 1820. She died in 1908 and the father afterward went to live with his daughter in Fort Dodge, Iowa, there passing away in 1910. Frank A. Pangburn was the third in their family of seven children. He completed his education in the Upper Iowa University at Fayette, where he was graduated with the class of 1881. He began teaching school when seventeen years of age, after which he divided his time between teaching and attending school until he had completed his university course. He afterward taught for two years at Le Roy, Minnesota, and later in Arlington, Iowa, and in 1883 he came to South Dakota, where he took up land. He again taught at Le Roy for one year, after which he returned to South Dakota, settling at Faulkton, where he engaged in the real estate business for about two years. He next resumed teaching in his county, being connected with the public schools there for two years, at the end of which time he was elected county superintendent, filling that position in a most creditable manner for four years, the educational interests of the county experiencing a marked impetus as the result of his efforts. On retiring from office he resumed farming, which he followed through the summer months, while the winter seasons were devoted to teaching until he was elected to his present position, to which he is now devoting the greater part of his attention, although he still superintends the operation of his farm lands, comprising a half section. He has tenants upon the place and the land is largely devoted to the raising of grain. On the 23d of June, 1887, Mr. Pangburn married Miss Minnie M. Johnson, who was born in Cedar county, Iowa, a daughter of Paul W. and Sarah (Wiggins) Johnson, natives of Ohio and early settlers of Iowa, to which state they removed with a team and wagon. There the father followed the occupation of farming and he also held some local offices there. Both he and his wife died in that state. To Mr. and Mrs. Pangburn have been born four children. Jessie M., the eldest, is a graduate of the Faulkton high school and of the State Normal School at Madison and entered the State University in the fall of 1915. She has assisted her father in the work of the office and for two years was engaged as a teacher at Asotin, Washington. Paul W. operates the home farm and also works at the carpenter's trade. Frank J. is assistant manager of an elevator at Redfield. Merrill W. is in school. Mr. and Mrs. Pangburn are adherents of the Christian faith, holding membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally he is connected with the Ancient Order of United Workmen and is holding office in the local lodge. In politics he has always been an earnest republican, never faltering in his allegiance to the party, and appreciation of his service and of his capability on the part of his fellow townsmen was shown in his election to the office of clerk of the courts, in which he is now acceptably serving.