Nelson M. Stanwood Biography
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NELSON M. STANWOOD is proprietor of the leading hotel of Goodwin, Deuel county-
the "Central House "-and is one of the best known and most popular bonifaces in 
that section of the state. Mr. Stanwood was born October 21, 1842, in Shelby 
county, Illinois, and is a son of Oliver and Mary (Clair) Stanwood.  Oliver 
Stanwood, a carpenter by trade, was born June 30, 1807, and died October 1, 
1851. He was married to our subject's mother December 3, 1829. The latter was 
born January 21, 1809, and died October 29, 1847. They had three children:  
Angeline, who was born October 16, 1830, married John Ingersoll, and died 
February 18, 1852; Miles O., born July 31, 1838, and now living in Iowa; and 
Nelson M., the subject of this sketch.  Nelson was but four years old when the 
family removed to McLean county, Illinois.  His parents died soon after he had 
reached his ninth year, and he lived among his relations until old enough to 
support himself, at the same time receiving an average common-school education.  
In 1861 Mr. Stanwood enlisted in an Illinois regiment at Peoria and went to the 
war, though under the prescribed age. He served in all three years and one 
month, and took part in the following battles under Grant:  Fredericktown 
(Missouri), Fort Donelson, Shiloh and the siege of Vicksburg, where he was under 
continuous fire for forty-seven days, though during his whole army career, 
strange to relate, he never received an injury nor suffered from illness.  After 
his discharge he returned to Illinois, where he remained until 1882.  In the 
fall of that year he removed to South Dakota, first purchasing a farm in Deuel 
county.  Some years afterward he bought the property which he now owns in 
Goodwin and built the "Central House," which he has conducted with great success 
up to the present time, and made a very popular stopping place for that part of 
the traveling public which chances to visit Goodwin. Mr. Stanwood is a 
Republican, and has held many township offices, including that of supervisor.. 
He has for years been a con-stable, and at one time was elected sheriff of Deuel 
county, but was denied the office owing to some legal technicality.

Our subject has been twice married. His first union, to Miss Hannah Mary Penn, 
occurred December 24, 1864, his wife having been born at Cadiz, Ohio, on the 
11th of June, 1848.  She died October 5, 1888, in Goodwin, leaving eight 
children, whose names and dates of birth follow:  Miles E., September 28, 1866; 
Mary L., October 10, 1868; Matilda A., January 9, 1870; Alice M., August 9, 
1873; Harriet, September 9, 1875; Charles A., November 9, 1878; William M., 
February 18, 1882; and Winifred M., March 3, 1884.  On the 1st of November, 
1890, Mr. Stanwood was married at Watertown, South Dakota, to Miss Thereste 
Gump, who was born March 6, 1868, and came to this country in 1880 with her 
parents, Ludwig and Louisa Gump.  Her father is now fifty-five years old and her 
mother fifty. Both reside in Wisconsin.  Mr. and Mrs. Stanwood have four 
children as the result of their union, as follows:  George R., born August 8, 
1891; Carroll P., September 29, 1892; Marvin C., September 5, 1896; and Harry 
Glen, December 19, 1897.