Faulk County, SD Biographies.....Bixler, John A. 1850 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/sd/sdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 9, 2005, 11:52 pm Author: C. H. Ellis JOHN A. BIXLER was born May 23rd, 1863, in Stevenson county, Illinois, where he resided until March, 1894, he then removed to Faulk county, South Dakota, and located about three miles north of Orient. Nine years ago he secured his present home, two miles east of Faulkton, where he now resides. On April 8th, 1897, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Anna DeLapp, of Yankton, South Dakota, who is now living. Mr. Bixler is engaged in stock farming, keeping on an average some two hundred head of neat cattle and is counted among our valuable and enterprising citizens. Mr. Bixler has served the county as county cattle inspector, is in politics a democrat and is to be commended for standing by his political convictions in a county that is overwhelmingly republican. Additional Comments: From: HISTORY OF FAULK COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS ILLUSTRATED 19O9 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/sd/faulk/bios/gbs52bixler.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/sdfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb