In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. A few names of people born after 1905 are withheld for privacy. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
Born 1877
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
F. E. MALCHOW (1877) is the manager of the implement business of Malchow Brothers (if AVihler. He is the son of Charles and Christine (Kilen) Malchow. During the hard times of the seventies Charles Malchow and family, who had settled in Heron Lake township in an early day, were obliged to temporarily abandon the farm and seek employment at-Mankato. It was during a leniporary residence in that town, on the lUlli day of February, 1ST7, that F. E. Maleliow of this skeleli was born. The family returned to the farm in Heron Lake township the year of his birth.
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In 1907 Mr. ilalehow went to Lincoln county, Colorado, where he took a homestead and resided one year. He and his brother, J. C. JIalchow, are now the owners of a stock and dairy farm in that county. Keturning to Wilder in 1908, Mr. Malcbow took the management of the implement house of Malchow Brothers and has been engaged in that business since. The firm of which he is now the manager was organized May 1, 190" his partner being J. C..Malchow.
Mr. Malchow was married at Wahpeton, North Dakota, January 16, 1001, to Stella Wellington, a native of Wisconsin and a daughter of S. A. Wellington. The hitter, who now lives in Windom, is a veteran of the civil war and an ex-prisoner of Andersonville and Libby poisons. To Mr. and Mrs. Malchow have been born two children: Althca W., born September 4, 1905, and [name withheld], born March 10, 1909. >Mr. Malchow served as president of the Wilder village council several years and was a member of the board of education three years. He is a member of the M. W. A. lodge.
As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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