YORK COUNTY NEBRASKA
OLD SETTLER'S HISTORY

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUBJECT PAGE LINK
Illustration Section  
Dedication 1-2
Naming of the county 3
York Topography 4
Early Settlements 6
Organization of the county 12
     Sale of Town Lots 16
The Great Easter Storm 18
The Calamity of the Grasshoppers 21
County Roster 23
Recollections of a Pioneer Pastor's Wife 25
Cost of Pioneering 34
York Beginnings: 37
     York County Agricultural Society 37
     Old York Precinct 37
     Early History 38
     Incorporation 39
     City of York 41
     Banks 42
     New York 44
     The Temperance Struggle  44
     York School District 47
     County Schools 50
     First Term of Court 50
     Indian Trial 51
     York College 53
Churches 55
     Methodist Episcopal 55
     Presbyterian 56
     St. Joseph Catholic 57
     Congregational 57
     Universalist 58
     First United Brethern 58
     First Baptist 58
     Church of Christ 59
     German Reformed Emanuels  60
     First Lutheran   61
     United Evangelical 63
Societies 64
     A. F. & A. M. Lodge 64
     Odd Fellows 65
     G. A. R. 65
The Press 66
Pioneer Physicians 68
First Happenings 72
Memories - A Collection of Towns plus... 74
     W. E. Dayton's Memories 74
     McCool Junction 76
     Henderson 76
     Benedict 77
     Lushton 81
     Bradshaw 82
     Methodist Episcopal 84
     Christian 84
     Congregational 85
     Schools 86
     D. W. Baker 86
     John Lett 87
Biographies - 1st Compilation  
     M. Sovereign 89
     Nathaniel A. Dean 91
     Daniel Graves 93
     Julia A. Brown 94
     George Wallace Post 94
     A. W. Wirt 97
     Incidents 98
     Chas. M. Sandall 99
     Daniel Beishline 99
     M. Burns 100
     Sebastian Gilmore 102
     L. D. Stilson 103
     Montraville Robbins 106
     Christian Haloch 108
     Nathan Johnson 109
     Mrs. George Bowers 110
Biographies - 2nd Compilation  
     William Escridge McCloud 114
     Ezekiel Evans 115
     J. W. Gilmore 117
     Elias Gilmore 118
     Mary A. Gilmore 122
     C. S. Harrison 123
     C. J. Carlson 125
     Foster J. Parris 126
     Mrs. D. T. Moore 126
     James D. Houston 128
     J. B. Meehan 130
Biographies - 3rd Compilation  
     J. W. Rush 132
     S. S. Deffenbaugh 133
     Hiram Schnebley 134
     W. H. Taylor 134

     Levi Dean

 135
     Elias Gilmore 137
     Albert B. Chatterton 140
     Martin Polzin 141
     Isaac Ong 142
     William D. Purcell 143
     Jerry Stanton 144
     H. W. Hoffmaster 146
     William V. Powell 147
     Wray--LeCount 150
     Philip Ruch 153
     H. C. Kleinschmidt 154
     David Henderson 156
Biographies - 4th Compilation  
     E. D. Copsey 159
     T. W. Smith 161
     Daniel George 162
     Hon. J. B. Steward 163
     Robt. Henderson 166
     Mrs. Cap. J. B. Read 168
     Alfonso D. Wyckoff 170
     John H. Parker 171
     Harvey Pickrel 172
     Horton M. Detrick 173
     George F. Corcoran 174


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