BIOGRAPHIES SURNAME "S"


JOHN H. SERIGHT
ADAM SYLVESTER SHROYER
Adam & Ella (Frederich) Shroyer
By Carol Christianson

From: McHenry County of North Dakota Cemetery Tombstone Readings,
A Research Project of The Mouse River Loop Genealogy Society, 1992
Adam Sylvester Shroyer was born July 5, 1871 in Belle Fountain (Loden County), Ohio. In 1894, he married Ella Frederich [Frederick], who was born on August 2, 1875 in Donelsville, Ohio, in Loden County, Ohio.
In 1899, they came to McHenry County and settled on the WV2 of Sec. 32 in Meadow Township. Adam was a gardener prior coming to North Dakota.
Adam and Ella were the parents of 3 children: Bertie & Gertie, twins, who died at birth in 1895; and Arthur Paul, born October 10,1896.
They lived in a sod house with a sod roof, which leaked after the first rain. After a trip to town, shingles were put on the roof. The sod house was comfortable until the mice gnawed holes through the sod.
In the winter the house was almost covered with snow, except for the windows and chimney, to help keep out the winters' chilly winds. They kept their house warm for 3 years by burning flax straw. They then built a frame house and lived in that.
In 1919, Arthur, their only living child, married Ethel Shafer, and they lived on the same place with his parents. Three children were born to this union: Hope lleen (Mrs. Kemuth Buck, Coon Rapids, Minnesota); Lois Fern (died in 1979 at Coon Rapids); and Lloyd Gale (Coon Rapids).
In 1920, Adam's wife, Ella, died. The family continued to live in the large frame house.
In 1931, Arthur's wife, Ethel, died; and in 1936, he married a widow, Mrs. Mayme Wagar. Mayme had three children: James Leo (Tacoma, Washington); Kenneth Gordon (Hayward, California); and Carol Marie (Mrs. G. Theordore Christianson, Upham).
Adam then retired and moved to Upham; and lived in his little house until his death on July 18, 1958.
Arthur and Mayme lived on the farm and raised their two families as one and in 1953 moved into Upham. They purchased the cream station and bought cream for the Bottineau Creamery until his death on Jan. 29, 1965.
They belonged to the Bloomfield Lutheran Church. Mayme presently [1992] lives at the Milton Young Towers In Minot.
Carol and her husband, Ted, live on the same place where Adam moved to Upham when he retired, but in a different house.
Adam's Burial
Ella's Burial
LEWIS HYATT SHIERY

Lewis was born 20 July 1844 in Columbus, Ohio. Very difficult to research due to the variety of surname spellings.
Lewis was a Civil War Veteran having served in Company E of the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Lewis served as a Private having a three year enlistment beginning on 28 August 1861 in Columbus until his discharge in Atlanta, Georgia on 19 September 1864. He received a pension for his service beginning 2 February 1885 and his wife received a widow's pension beginning 17 July 1918.
In 1866 Lewis married Emma Goodman who was born on 8 February 1852 in Illinois. They had eleven children; James (1867), Emma/Viola (1868), Nettie (1871), Betty (1873), Ernest (1876), Luie (1878), Guy (1881), Elizabeth (1884), Zean (1887), Olga (1887), and Clarence (1896).
Lewis and Emma homesteaded in McHenry County in Section 3 of Denbigh Township beginning on 13 February 1905 while their son Zean and his wife Viola filed in their neighborhood on Section 7 of Newport Township.
The poor health of Lewis evidenced by his stays in National Homes for Disabled Volunteers resulted in them leaving McHenry County for Iowa where Lewis died on 29 May 1918 in Ioka, Keokuk County. Emma lived with her various children until her death on 5 April 1933.
Lewis Burial, Tombstone Photo
Emma Burial
SKARISON FAMILY
CLINTON HOWARD SMITH

The below article is from: MCHENRY COUNTY: Its History and Its People, 1885-1985
Clinton & Emma (Newcomb) Smith by Ethel Morey

Emma Josephine Newcomb Smith was born in Algona, [Kossuth County,] Iowa, July 20, 1880 and moved to McHenry County with her parents Seth and Cornelia Newcomb in 1900.
Clinton Howard Smith was born in Monroe, [Grafton County,] New Hampshire, January 13, 1879. Clinton and Emma met when he was stationed with the Army and Emma was working at the Mammoth Hotel in Yellowstone Park [Old Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming]. When Clint was discharged from the Army after serving two years with the Infantry in the Philippines during the Spanish American War, he and Emma met in St. Paul, Minnesota to be married on February 23, 1910.
Clint and Emma made their first home on a farm northwest of Norwich.
Their first three children were born on that farm. Twilla Lucille was born February 27, 1911 and died at birth. Victoria Marguerite, born October 23, 1914 is married to Alton W. Wilson and is a resident [1983] of West Richland, Washington. Clinton Howard was born February 5, 1916 and died January 1, 1918.
The Smith family moved into the town of Norwich in 1918 where Clint became the custodian of the Norwich School. The rest of their family was born in their home in Norwich. Lorraine Pearl, born April 13, 1919, is married to Eugene L. Hunt and resides in Upland, California. Dorothy D. born June 17, 1920, is married to Eugene B. Pritchard and resides in Whittier, California. Twins were born October 28, 1921. Gale Donald is a resident of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and Dale Ronald is resident [1983] of San Haven, North Dakota.
Clinton Howard Smith died at the age of 50 on October 3, 1919 [1929], and is buried in Norwich Cemetery. Emma Newcomb Smith died at the age of 84 on January 4, 1964 and is buried in Rose Hills Cemetery, Whittier, California.
As of October 1983, there are 11 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Clinton's Burial, Tombstone Photo
Emma's Burial, Tombstone Photo
Emma's Memorial Stone With Clinton

GEORGE HICKS SOULE

Obituary



George Soule was born 18 March 1845 in Alburg Center, Vermont. At one time the surname was Sowles and that is the surname George had for his military records. It appears that his grandfather William Sowles maintained that surname but his father William Timothy used both at various times and that sometime after the Civil War the surname Soule was consistently used.
On 15 July 1862 he enlisted for the Civil War in the U. S. Army in Vermont as a Sergeant. On 1 September 1862 he reported to Company K, Vermont 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment. He was promoted to Full 1st Sergeant on 26 August 1863 and to Full 2nd Lieutenant on 28 December 1863 and to Full 1st Lieutenant on 2 September 1864. He mustered out on 15 May 1865. During his service he was captured by the Confederates and imprisoned at Libby Prison on 23 June 1864, later transferred to the officers prison Camp Oglethorpe at Macon, Georgia and then paroled through an exchange of prisoners on 13 December 1864.
In the 1880's he arrived in North Dakota and became the cashier of the McHenry County Bank at Towner. While working at the bank, he purchased land eight miles from Towner. When the bank closed he had developed his land and kept adding to it until he became the owner of 1000 acres. He developed an extensive cattle and hay ranch along the Mouse River. He was recognized as an influential resident to the community and was at one time County Treasurer and served as U.S. Commissioner for 10 years. He was also Mayor of the city of Towner for 2 terms of 2 years each.
Prior to 1870 he married Isabelle E “Belle” Mooney. They had these children: Robert, Mary, Guy, and William. Isabelle died in 1885 in Vermont and is buried in Alburg.
He married Margaret Annetta "Nettie" Mitchell in December of 1891 in Bottineau County, and they made their home in Towner. They had five children: George Alan, Ruth Fulton, William Darrell (1896-1981), Marjorie Annetta, and Naomi Kathlyn.
Mr. Soule passed away March 8,1911 and was buried in Union Cemetery in Towner. The family continued to operate the ranch until it was finally sold. All of the children, except Naomi, graduated from Towner High School. In 1918, Mrs. Soule and Naomi moved to Fargo to be near Alan and Ruth. Naomi completed high school at Fargo.
Nettie Soule passed away January 18,1951 in Fargo and she is buried with George at Union Cemetery.
George Soule Burial, Tombstone Photo, Links to Some Family Members.
Written and researched by Mike Peterson with source in part from MCHENRY COUNTY, Its History and Its People, 1885-1985

EVARTS (C.E.) CORNELIUS STEVENS

CE was born on 27 September 1832 to Jedediah and Julia Eggleston Stevens at Kaukauna, Outagamie County, Wisconsin.
CE moved to Towner in the late 1890's as a druggist. He was married twice; Phebe Ann Lawson and Jean McNaughton. While in Towner he was also heavily involved in the Masons.
He was a Civil War Veteran. He enlisted for three years in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, where he was Village Clerk, on 12 February 1864, with Company B, 1st Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Heavy Artillery. On 23 July 1864 he mustered into 12th Regiment, U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery, at Camp Nelson Kentucky, (Attached to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, District of Kentucky), upon appointment by the President of the United States to rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He was assigned to duty with Company F on 12 August 1864. He was mustered out of the U. S. Army on 30 November 1864. His name is displayed on the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington D.C., plaque No. B-27.
CE died in Towner on 1 September 1925. He and his wives are buried in Durand Cemetery in Winnebago County, Illinois. His memorial contains extensive biographies and many links to his family.

GEORGE WASHINGTON STRONG

Obituary



George was born on 5 February 1839 to Albert and Ann Coffinger Strong at Florence, St. Joseph County, Michigan. His siblings were at least Harriet, Albert, Willard, and Grace.
George was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in Iowa as a Corporal into Company C, 38th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 1 May 1864. He mustered out on 1 January 1865 to join Company G, 34th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He mustered out on 16 August 1865. He started drawing a pension on 22 December 1888 in North Dakota and his wife started receiving a widow's pension on 12 June 1916 in North Dakota.
George married Harriet Catharene Tennis on 10 February 1861 in Forrest City, Winnebago County, Iowa. Following the war they had these children: Georgia, Mary, Jennie, Albert Samuel (1872), Innis (1874), Joseph, and Wanda.
George homesteaded in 1890 on Section 17 of Velva Township.
George died in Velva on 5 May 1916 and Harriet died there on 23 November 1932.

George Burial, Tombstone Photos, Obituary.
Harriet Burial, Tombstone Photo.
Both burials contain links to some family members.

ERNEST ERVIN STRUBE