John Regnier

As printed in 1912

JOHN B. REGNIER (1883), Lake Marshall township farmer, was born in Kankakee county, Illinois, October 29, 1865. He is a son of Isaac and Mary (Toushette) Regnier, natives of Canada. The parents moved to Illinois, where our subject was born, received his schooling, and grew to manhood.

In 1883 John Regnier accompanied his parents to Lyon county and his father purchased land in Grandview township. John remained with his parents until 1888, when he started farming for himself on eighty acres in the same township which had been given to him by his father. He later sold this and purchased a half section in Fairview township, which he farmer until 1907, when he sold and later purchased the southeast quarter of section 8, and the northwest quarter of section 17, Lake Marshall township. On March 1, 1912, Mr. Regnier purchased the east half and the east half of the west half of section 29, Lucas township, making him a farm of 480 acres in that precinct.

Our subject also engaged in stock raising, among other breeds, Red Polled Angus cattle, Poland China hogs and Belgian horses. He owns stock in the Farmers Elevator Company of Marshall. Mr. Regnier is a member of the M. W. A. and K. of C. lodges and of the Catholic church.

The subject of this review was married at Ghent December 29, 1890, to Severine Caron, a native of Canada. Mrs. Regnier was born September 29, 1864, and is a daughter of Isaac and Adaline (Bosquet) Caron, the former a native of Canada and the latter of Vermont. Mr. and Mrs. Regnier are the parents of the following children: Oscar A., born September 16, 1891; Edna B., born October 24, 1892: Charles Henry, bom August 18, 1895; Peter N., born September 10, 1896; Olivine O., bom October 1, 1897; Emil L., born February 28, 1902; and Adleine X.. bom July 30, 1905.

As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.