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Born 1865, Wabasha county
From History of Goodhue County, Minnesota (1909), History of Dakota and Goodhue counties, Minnesota / (1910)
William H. Labbitt, proprietor of Maple Lawn farm, Belvidere township, was born in Wabasha county, Minnesota, July 21, 1865, son of George and Mary (Hutchinson) Labbitt, natives of England and New York state. The father, a farmer, came to America in 1839 and located in New York state until 1856, when he emigrated west to Minnesota, and settled in Winona, remaining one year, after which he removed to Lake City and purchased 160 acres of land, where he carried on general farming until his death, December 10, 1901. The mother died November 4, 1900. William received his education in the public schools and worked on the farm until 1890, when he bought eighty acres of land in Belviclere township, later purchasing 160 acres more, making many improvements on the land and buildings, and erecting a modern barn in 1900. He raises fine horses, short-horn cattle and other stock and carries on general farming. Mr. Labbitt was married September 10. 1890, to Ella M: Brown, daughter of Walter and Mary (Pearson) Brown, natives of New York and England. The father, a carpenter and shipbuilder, came to Minnesota in 1857 and located in Lake City, where he pre-empted land and carried on general farming until he retired in 1894. and removed to Lake City, where he died July 25, 1901. The mother died.January 21. 1906. The father was a veteran of the Civil War. The old "homestead remained in the Brown family until the death of All's. Drown. Mr. Labbitt's father and Mr. Brown were of the early settlers, who used shingles as currency, there being no money in circulation. Shingles devoted so much money and were considered legal tender. Mr. and Mrs. Labbitt have three children: Raymond ' born dime 21. 1891; Ralph H., born May 30, 1896, and Herberl born August 5, 1900. Mr. Labbitt is a Prohibitionist in his political views, and has served as treasurer of school district 33. He is now serving as constable. The family faith is thai of the Methodist Episcopal church.
John Martens, Belvidere township, was born in Hanover, Germany. July 23, 1846, son of Deitrick and Alargaret (Hatrig) Martens, natives of Germany. The father died in August, 1846, and the mother passed away in Belvidere. John received his education in the public schools of Germany, after which he learned the trade of brick and stone mason, which he followed until 1865. He then went to England, where he was employed in a sugar factory, remaining nine months. In 1866 he emigrated to America, coming to New York, where he stayed for a short time, working in a sugar factory, then came west to Alinnesota, settling in Belvidere township, where he purchased 160 acres of wild land in section 14, which he cleared and improved, later purchasing an additional 160 acres in section 22. Here he built a home, barn and other outbuildings and now carries on general farming. He also has 160 acres in section 26 and 160 acres in
Gilford township. Wabasha county, all of which is under cultivation. He raises Percheron horses and fine stock, including fullblood and short-horn Durham cattle. In November, 1871, Mr. Martens was married to Anna C. Schmidt, daughter of Hans and.Mary (Fitch) Schmidt, natives of Germany, who came to America in 1865 and located in Belvidere township, where they purchased land and carried on general farming until the death of the father in 1893. The mother is still living at Red Wing. Mr. and Mrs. Martens have had thirteen children: Mary, married to Dick Burfiend, now of Washington; John, a granite worker at Lake City; Margaret, married to Henry Reinke, of Belvidere; Katie, married to Adolph Amundson, of Belvidere; Johanna, married to Henry Siewert, of Gilford, Wabasha county; Edward S., now of Montana; Henry, who lives near Goodhue; Frank, Emma, Bernard, Charles. AV. and Lawrence, who are at home, and Dick, who died in infancy. In his political views Mr. Martens is a Republican. He has been director of school district 33 for seven years and is a stockholder in the Farmers' Elevator of Goodhue, in which township he also owns other property. He and his family art1 members of the German Lutheran church, of which he has been a trustee for thirteen years.
As printed in History of Goodhue County, Minnesota (1909). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
William H. Labbitt, proprietor of.AIaple Lawn farm, Belvidere township, was born in Wabasha county, Alinnesota, July *21, 1865,
SGO son of George and Mary (Hutchinson) Labbitt, natives of England and New York state. The father, a farmer, came to America in 1839 and located in New York state until.1856, when he emigrated west to Minnesota, and settled in Winona, remaining one year, after which he removed to Lake City and purchased 160 acres of land, where he carried on general farming until his death, December 10, 1901. The mother died November 4, 1900. William received his education in the public schools and worked on the farm until 1890, when he bought eighty acres of land in Belvidere township, later purchasing 160 acres more, making many improvements on the land and buildings, and erecting a modern barn in 1900. He raises tine horses, short-horn cattle and other stock and carries on general farming. Mr. Labbitt was married September 10, 1890, to Ella M. Brown, daughter of Walter and Mary (Pearson) Brown, natives of New York and England. The father, a carpenter and shipbuilder, came to Minnesota in 1857 and located in Lake City, where he pre-empted land and carried on general farming until he retired in 1894, and removed to Lake City, where he died July 25, 1901. The mother died January 21, 1906. The father was a veteran of the Civil War. The old homestead remained in the Brown family until the death of Mrs. Brown. Mr. Babbitt’s father and Mr. Brown were of the early settlers, who used shingles as currency, there being no money in circulation. Shingles devoted so much money and were considered legal tender. Mr. and Mrs. Labbitt have three children: Raymond W., born June 21, 1891; Ralph IT., born May 30, 1896, and Herbert W., born August 5, 1900. Mr. Labbitt is a Prohibitionist in his political views, and has served as treasurer of school district 33. He is now serving as constable. The family faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church.
As printed in History of Dakota and Goodhue counties, Minnesota / (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: John Martens (b. 1846)
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