Index to names
A
Ackley
Ackley, Agnes (married August 1, 1888)
Ada (William’s daughter, never married)
Adams (and Baum one of the Shurburn burglars)
Adams, Ben
Adison
Alber
Anderson, Mrs. Anna
(William’s daughter…married William “Billy” Hay who is referred to in the diaries as “Billy”)
B
Ball, Mr.
Bankson, Lant ( this has to be a relative of William’s wife, Louisa, her maiden name was Bankson…so
far have not been able to identify him)
Barber, Shirley
Barstow
Barns (“Barns girl”)
Baum (and Adams, one of the Shurburn burglars)
Becking, Mr. And Mrs. (Mrs. Becking’s mother’s funeral was in December 1888 in Wisconsin-In 1900 there
is an Otto C. born 1859 in Wisconsin wife Ida, daughter Ella, Frances, and Mamie born MN 1892 living near William
Billy ( William Hay who married William’s daughter, Anna)
Bird, Ed
Blaisdell
Blaisdell, John
Blanchard, Carry
Blanchard, Fred and wife
Blinco, Nels (died Aug 3, 1890)
Blines, Frank
Blines, Nels
Bowdry, Charley (This is Charlie Boudrye who married Flora Huston, she is believed to have been the neice or step
neice of William)
Bowen, Ida
Bowen, John
Bowen, Magy (could be Mazy)
Brimmer (may be Bummer)
Brockman (There is an August Brockmann living very near William in 1911)
Brooks
Brown
Buck, Mr.
Bullard
Bullard, George (said killed by the cars)
Burdick
Burnham, Arthur (This may be Louisa’s Uncle)
Burton, Gream
Burton, Jim Burton,
Lenny (to see more about Lenny-click here)
C
Cadwell, Mr.
Canright, Mr.
Carelton, E.
Carelton, Mell
Carelton, Mr. And wife
Carelton, Scot
Carlos/Cartos
Carlton, Mell
Caston, Jimmy
Caston or Castion, John
Chase, Cornell
Chaney, Bill
Chancy (I believe this is Chancy Jones who is living next to my grandfather in 1880 he was 40 and wife was Tina)
Churchyard, Mr.
Clay
Clandening
Cole
Coltard
Coltin
Colton, Harmy (died October 26, 1885)
Constance and wife
Cook, Mr.
Corder, Mr. (could he mean Carter?)
Cripps, Charlie
Cregles
Crothers
Cruden, M.C.
Cunningham
Cunningham, Dick
Currier
Currey Cutter
D
Dale, Bert
Dankie ( Carl Dahnky lives near William in 1911)
Davis, Marvin
Day, Mrs. (died March 25, 1886)
Denny, Ian
Dewit
Dible, Billy
Dickinson (C. Dickenson lives very near William in 1911)
Dimhart
Dora
Dorethy, Mr.
Dorethy, Scot
Doyle
Doyle, Billy (married June 22, 1891)
Doyle, Garret (date of death May 7, 1936)
Doyle, Katie
Drietchman
Dunn
Dustin Dutchman
E
F
Featherstone
Fenner (There is a Ferdinand Fenner living near William in 1911)
Finner, Mrs.
Flenner
Firmen
Fletcher and wife
Flora (this may be William’s niece, Flora Huston Boudrye or Flora Groff- he mentions Flora a lot, this Flora
is a school teacher)
Folet, Ann ( also spelled Follet)
Folet, Gessy
Foss, Al
Foss, Herman (William calls him “Herm”)
Foss, Mrs (died March 9, 1891)
Foster, Adelia
Foster, Doc
Foster, George
Frazier, Bonny
Fred Freeman, Frank
G
Ganoe, Cora (died November 13, 1883 - 1880 census Blue Earth City, Faribault, Minnesota, age 17 father Marion Gano, mother Catherine, brother Rupert, and sister Effie)
Ganoe, Maud
Ganoe, Rupert (1880 census Blue Earth City, Faribault, Minnesota,
age 15 father Marion Gano, mother Catherine, sister Cora, and sister Effie)
George (Williams son, no discovery of marriage yet)
Gilbert, Al
Gilmore, Mr.
Gleason
Goldsmith, Anna
Goldsmith, Ella
Goldsmith, Henry
Goldsmith, Ida
Gordin, Mary
Gorman, John
Grant, General
Grant, Girty
Gream
Groff, Bill (This must be William Groff who lived near my grandfather in 1880 age 36, wife Mary, daughters
Flora and Emma they are also listed in the 1870 census William says he was born in Iowa, died Feb. 23, 1887)
Groff, Erma
Groff, Flora (born March 1869)
Groff, Mary ( born Oct 1849 Mary is married to Jesse Teeter in 1900 and daughter Flora is living with her and Jesse)
Groff, Mrs (this is Mary Groff) Groff, Vera (died September, 25, 1886)
H
Hall, Bob (This must be Robert Hall found in the 1880 census…the household is Robert age 61 NY; Margarett
wife age 49 NY; Kate age 28 CT; Robert age 26 CT; George age 23 WI; Lilly age 19 WI; Lula age 13 MN; Truman age 10 MN; Flos
age 4 MN Pleasant Prairie, Martin County, Minnesota )
Hall, Carlos
Hall, George (found with father Robert in 1880 census)
Hall, Kate (found with father Robert in 1880 census)
Hall, Lola (did she marry George Jones?)
Hall, Lucy (In the 1870 census near William is a J.H Hall age 40 from New York with wife Lucy and children Albert,
Edmond, and Amy)
Hall, Old Mr.
Hall, Truman (found with father Robert in 1880 census)
Hammond, Katie
Hanks
Harlow (in 1880 there is a Freeland Harlow 44; Jennie 32; Grace 3; and many other servants in this household in
Fairmont MN0
Harlow, Fred
Hasenbach
Haulting, Mrs.
Hautling, Old Mr. (buried October 2, 1890)
Hausenbech
Hausenbach
Hattie
Hay, Billy
Hay, Vincent
Headly
Heaoly
Hekley
Hemphill
Henry
Herman
Hide, Joe and wife
Hill, Albert (went to Kansas March 28, 1887)
Hill, Amy
Hill, Bill (n 1887 he writes “William Hill here from Dakota”)
Hill, Eddie
Hill, Fletcher
Hill, Flora
Hill, Listy(?)
Hill, Lucy
Hill, Milo
Hill, Rob
Hill, S.
Hill, Seta
Hill, Tyler(?)
Hill, Wash
Hill, Will
Hines
Hodgeman,
Bill
Hoffman,
Mrs. (died January 30, 1881)
Hoffman,
William
Holcomb
Holmes
Hope, Will
Horr, Senator
Houseman,
Fred
Humphries,
Mr.
Huntly
Huston, John
Huston, Mrs.
I
Ingersoll, Mrs.
J
Jano, Rupert
Jim
Jimmy
Johnson
Johnson, Frank
Jones, Chancy (found Chancy Jones in 1880 census living next to my grandfather, wife Tina, Chauncy Jones died December
24, 1917-1910 census I see Chauncy Jones in Fairmont age 73 still with wife Christina. It says he had 4 children with 2 still
living)
Jones, Frank
Jones, Fred
Jones, George (Lola Hall 22 April 1888, of East Chain, Minnesota)
Jones, Jo
Jones, John
Jones, Marion (In 1870 Marion is living with his grandmother, Ann Jones, he is 13 years old and born in Wisconsin,
he lives close to William
Jones, Mrs.
Jones, Old Mrs.
Jones, Sam
Jones, Tina Jones
(2 Jones boys)
K
Karney, Miss
Keiler
Keeler
Keeler, Katie Kindal,
Gad
L
Lalburton
Lamberton
Lamphur
Lasby, Jim (died March 8, 1883)
Lawson (could be Lansen, Lanson, Lawsen )
Lawson, Clous
Lawson, Miss
Lawson, Mr.
Lawson, Mrs. P.
Lawson, Peter
Leat, Lucy
Leeler (this is prob Seeler)
Leet (there are 2 Leet’s in the 1880 census near my grandfather…Rudolph was one of them)
Leet, Ran or Ron
Leet, Susa
Leffingwell, Gerome and wife
Leigh, Fred
Lessing
Lesta
Livingood
Livermore
Livermore, Charlie (had meat market)
Livermore, Frank
Loag, Nora
Logue, Nora
Lola and Lill (must be the Hall’s)
Lord, Arthur
Louisa (William’s wife, Louisa Bankson Cross)
Lounsberry (the Loonsberry’s are living in Fairmont in 1870)
Lowe
Lowe, John
Lowe, Mrs.
Lowe, Tom
Lowensbury Luna
M
McDonald
McKeny (could be McKay), Mils or Milo
McMacurden, James (see also McCruden and Cruden)
Main
Manter, Mr and son
Marston
Martin, Dick
Martin, Frank
Martin, Jule
Martin, Julie
Martin, Julya
Martin, Mrs.
Maston
Math???, Charlie
Matson, Ela
Matson, Leily
Matson, Mr. (This may be Arron Matson-William says he died May 11, 1888-and he calls him old, William was just
ten years younger than Arron)
Maye, Old (could be Mage or Maze)
Mead, Liza (from Iowa)
Mead, Mr.
Michell
Millard
Miller, Ann
Miller, Herman
Miller, J (could have been Johnny or Jimmy)
Miller, Laury and her cousin
Miller, Mike
Miller, Mrs. (from Jackson)
Miller, Vill
Milo (in 1870 there is a Milo Loaffingwek(?) living with William and his family who is 34 from New York, his wife
Fleatha(?) born in Wisconsin is with him in 1880 there is a Milo Blowers who is living in Tenhassen with wife Susan and 2
children)
Miner
Mitchel
Mitchell, Bill
Mitchell, John (John is the son of Charles Mitchell in Pleasant Prairie, Martin County, Minnesota in the 1880 census,
he is the brother to Mary and his mother is Bridget)
Mitchell, Mary (sister to John)
More, Lucius (in Chicago)
More, Mr.
Matt
Muffley,
Edna
Murphy, Ann
(In census 1880, near my grandfathers home, husband 20 years older named Michael) (died April 16, 1885)
Murphy, Ed
Murphy, Mary
(from Huntley)
Murphy, Mell
Murphy, Pat
Murphy, Sarah
(daughter of Ann and Michael Murphy in 1880 census)
Murry, Kate
(also talks about Mrs. Murry who died March 7, 1883)
Myers, Minnie Myers, sick baby
N
Nichols, Cora (Ralph Cross married here in 1886)
Nichols, George (Cora’s father)
Nichols, Nettie and her sister (this is Cora’s sisters Annetta and Charolette)
Nichols, Sarah Decker (Cora’s mother)
Nut Mr.
Nutter, Lon (I believe he is Alonzo Nutter who is living in Pleasant Prairie in 1880, there is also a George Nutt
and a William living near by)
Nutter, Luke Nutter,
William
O
Obermyer
O’Conner
Older, Lil
Older, Nettie (sister to Seth listed in the 1880 census in Fairmont Minnesota)
Older, Seth (Seth is the son of Francis C Older in the 1880 census age 28…has siblings Jason, Dora, Elmer
and Nettie) Oliver
P
Page
Pain
Park, Frank
Parker
Parlto, Katie (could be Partto-died 1891)
Patterson, Mrs. (from Jackson)
Peck, Bill
Peniger, Nettie
Penoyer, Mrs (mother of George H. Nichol’s wife, Cora Nichols Cross’ sister in law)
Petrie
Petrie, Ethel
Petrie, Ola
Petrie, Ollie
Petrie, Mr.
Pfeiffer, Matt
Phillips, Mr. (from Wisconsin)
Pircey
Pitman
Pixley (This is George F. Pixley….The MN Historical Society says this…. His “160-acre farm, which
he purchased in 1874; Pixley also built the country store on his farm in 1881, where the post office remained until 1894.”In
1870 he is living in Pleasant Prairie with daughter Emma –age 16 and he is listed as a Farmer age 32 born in Vermont,
also is son George age 5 born in New York and daughter Rosa age 1 born in Minnesota-see link)
Prentice, Orin
Provis Provist
R
Ralph ( William’s son, married Cora Nichols)
Rice, Arvilly
Rice, Miss Canna
Robinson (could be Robison)
Rogers, Frank
Roids
Root, Mrs.
Rouse (In 1870 living near William is a Rouse age 43 from New York with wife Sarah)
Rouse, Bert
Rowley
Ruble Rudolph
S
Sager
Schultz (this family lives very near the Cross family, in 1900 census there is listed Otto 48; Bertha 37; Ida 18;
Albert 17; Frank 15; Emma 13; and Otto 10 also in another household is listed George 47; Sarah 32; John F 7.; Emma E. 4)
Schultz, Lena
Scott, George
Searl, Harry
Seeler
Seeler, Paul
Segar
Sessing
Sinclair
Shoopak
Slanegar
Smith, Charlie (from Blue Earth)
Smith, J.
Snow, Mr.
Spencer, John
Spicer
Stewart, Jed
Still, Henry
Stinchfield
Stow, Mr.
Style, Anna
Style, Fred (1900 Fairmont census Fred M Style age 44 born Wales born may 1856, wife Carrina, children William
and Louisa)
Style, Harry
Style, Henry (Henry Albert Style died March 4, 1916-1900 Fairmont census born Jan 1862 in Ireland, wife Annie,
children Glenne, Rosamund, Viola, Brenda) Sweet, Mr.
T
Tanner
Tanner, Doug
Tanner, Jake
Tanner, John
Tanner, Mr.
Tanner, Mrs. (died July 1888)
Tatie, Mr.
Teeter (In 1900 Jesse Teeter is married to Mary Groff c-1892 and has step daughter Flora Groff living there he
was born Aug 1823 and born in NY In 1860 he is living in Columbia County Wisconsin with wife Catherine, son Westley, daughter
Christine, and son Charles)
Teeter, George
Teeter, Jessie and wife
Teeter, Lesty (Lesta)
Teeter, Mrs. (died February 7, 1885…called “Old Mrs. Teeter” there is another William mentions
being sick in 1886 and died December 24, 1886/ In 1880 they are living in Plymouth County, Iowa Jessie is 56, wife Catherine
is 63, son Wesley is 36 born NY, Wesley’s wife Alice 28 born NY, Wesley’s son Lesty is 10 born Wisconsin, his
son George is 6 born WI, son Jessie age 6 born WI, and daughter Birdybate is 4 born WI)
Teeter, Wesley and wife (in 1900 it says he was born Sept 1839 in Wisconsin and is married to Alice-married 33
years, had daughter Jessie born Wisconsin 1874, Katie born Wisconsin 1876, son George born Wisconsin 1874)
Tess
Tine
Tine, Mary
Tinker, Harry
Tinker, Tom
Townsend, Mrs.
Traucler
Turner, Claude
Turner, Mr. Turner
(2 girls)
V
VanAlstine, Charlie
VanDyke, Mr.
Veisselman, John
Viesellman, William
W
Wagner
Waggoner
Wallace
Ward, Ruben (died in Chicago April 9, 1891 buried April 12, 1891)
Warner (2 boys)
Warner, Mr. (and family)
Weber, Caroline
Wesley
Weshlean, Mr. ( I believe this is John Welchlen who lives next to William in 1911)
Weshlen (Boy hurt-Jan 7, 1891)
Whirland
White, Mrs.
Whitey, Mrs. And girls
Whitney, Ann (and girls)
Whitney, Mrs.
Whiting, Shirm (also talks about the ‘Whiting girls’)
Whitney, Sherman (and “James to” is this a Whitney as well?) (He is listed in the 1880 census Rolling
Green, Martin County, Minnesota as age 16, his father is Trup B. Whitney age 55)
Wickham, Charley
Wilkens
Wilkins, Dan and wife
Williams, Mrs.
Wilson, Jim
Wilson, John (of Tilot Grove)
Wilson, Mrs.
Wing, Mrs.
Winkins, Mrs
Woleston
Wolostan Wright
Y
Yatch, Mr. And Mrs.
Young, Bill Young,
Johny
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