Palo Alto County History

Beginnings... Early Settlers by Township

Great Oak Township

1868
Terrence, Robert and John Walsh
Thomas Egan

1869-1871
John Wooley
Sam Dyer
James Brennan
Thomas and John Martin
John Groff
Milo Gardner
Edward Kelley
Philip and Theodore Wessar
B. and Peter Quigley
Thomas Conlon
Martin McCarty
George Beach
John Jennings

1872
Peter Jones
James Keenan
John Hand
 

Freedom Township

1869
Hiram Millerke
Michael Jackman
John Donovan

1870
John and Pat Galleger
John Lane
Terence Cullen
Orin and William Ryder
Patrick and John Nolan
Albert ,William and T.W. Harrison
Amos Letson
Tom, Chester and J.N. Prouty
 

West Bend Township

1868
E.P. Vance
John F. and Frank Little

1869
George Brown
J.E. Stone
J.C.Felhauser
1870
W.H.H. Booth
Sam Post

1871
Julius Thatcher
Sol Huntley
F. Dudgeon
S.W. Ballard
 

Ellington Township

1868
Ezekiel Randall
James Clemens
John Acker

1869
Hud Acker
Moffitt Family
Jacob Harriman
M.Wening
John Truog Sr.
Adam Rund
John Krug
Frank Bursell
Nicholas Steil
Anton Seasnbaumer
Mike Schneider
J. Bart
G.Swessinger
John Rupert
Adam Kress
August Kunz
John Moffitt
William Buchacker
E. Goodlaxon
F. Comer
Henry Munch
John Rogers
H.C. Booth
John Leuer

1870
Peter Grethen
John Wagner
 

Rush Lake Township

1869
A. Griley
D.G. Greer
A.J. Scofield
H.C. Obert
X.S. Loomis
Philo Sanford
Ed and H Sanders
M. Reed
W.H. Cammick
Mike Schuler
George Fries
Linn Loughridge
E.Peterson
Peter Hartley
M.W.Barker
Isaac Perry

1870
B. Vandercyt
R.T.Barnard
S.W.Tressler
A.V.Lacy

1871
J.P. Stebbins
D.C.Gross
A.Elson
George M.White
Joseph Fish
O.O.Williams

1872
Fred Cross
D.M. Wilcox
 

Silver Lake Township

1869
C.A. Hoffman
O.A.Sterner
John Mills
Joseph Marsh

1869
Patrick Sherlock

1870
James Sherlock
Dan, John, Joe and Ed Treat
Hiram Kittlewell
Seymour Morrison
T.D. Collins
J.R.Phoenix
John Hill
Charles Willis
William Wiley
L.B.Colburn
Ovid and Myron Hare
Peter Olesen
Ole Williamson
G.M.Hamilton
G.L.Dickerman
J.C.Richards
C.L.Harrington
G.V.Whitman
J.W.Shepard
Michael Whelan
1871
John Boddy
Robert C Owens
H.A.Webster

1872
H.I.Snow
Rufus A Hartungs
John Sawyer
T.W.Lehane
 

 
Fern Valley and Fairfield Townships

1870s
J.M.Thompson
Rufus Miller
Kelly Brothers
George Pugsley
J.R. Frame
J.P. and Wesley Davidson
John Schneider
Thomas Cullen
Thomas,William and Ralph Richardson
Andrew Satter
John and Steve Hoskins
T.J.Cates
F.E.Waker
W.H.Melon
Simpson LaBar
Fred Falb
William R Acres
John E.Martin
William T. Drennen
 

Emmetsburg Township

1868
David and J.H.Millea

1869
Patrick,John and Michael Joynt

1870
J.J.Kane

1871
Myles McNally
 

Nevada Township

1870s
John McCormick
E.J.King
A.L., L.N. and C.N. Sprout
 

Independence and Fairfield Townships

1869
C.O. and A.C. Erstad
L. Seely
James B Elliott
John Jenswold
Fred Wagener
Henry Hullen

1870-1871
John Higley
Jacob and Julius Mathieson
Peter O. Peterson
Paul T. Houghstein
S.A.Rustabakke
C.P.Yeager
Freeman Wooden
A.P. and Douglas Beck
George L. Clarke
P.C. Forrest
Hans Hansen
Adam Domek
Matt Gappa
George Kleigle
 

Lost Island Township

1869
James Spaulding
John A.Anthony
James Freeman
John Cruikshank
Amos J. Miller

1870-71
Ruthvens
Torry Knutson
P.H.Funkley
Warren Goff
Halver Rierson
W. Perry
J.B.Fellows
Anfin Rierson
Severt Johnson
A.Simonson
G.Gunderson
Torkel Larson

1871
Emmet, Clayburn and Lyman Barringer
Dwight Goff
 

Highland Township

1870
J.T.Soners
Charles Harris
John Brennan
Thomas Lee
Martin Doyle
P.Radigan
P.McAlhany
D.Foly
Michael Fleming
John Fleming
James Lynch

1871
Alex, John and Robert Ruthven
Joseph Damon
James Currans
J.M. Carpenter
James McBride
Lars Bargstrom
Silas Ryder
F.O.Howe

1872
Peter Hanson
John Hovey
 

Walnut Township

D.M.Leek
Conway Family

1870
E.P. McEvoy
L.M.Cooley
Thomas Moran
James and Thomas O'Connor
P.F. Van Gorden
 

Vernon Township

1869
David G and J.C. Baker
Charles C Gibbs
H.R. Boardman
S. and Rev. B.C. Hammond
H.F. Giddings
V.Butter
H.T. Allen

1870
B.Bradley
C.T.Allen
L.C.Barnum
 

N.W. Part of County

1869
L.C.Christensen
James Olsen
L.P.Duhn
John Nelson
J.J.Skow
P.C.Adamson
Lars Olsen

1870
J.S.Duhn
Thomas Peterson
Nels Jensen
Peter Anderson
Lars and Simon Thoreson
 



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