Newspaper/Resource Search
| Name |
Subject |
Categories |
Source |
Date |
Pg |
Col |
| Monson, Peter |
Early Settlers of Watertown(Misc. Old time Newspapers) |
|
Carver County News |
11/4/1926 |
1 |
5 |
| Overvig,Ole |
Obituary- Early Settler |
|
LPH |
1/27/1927 |
1 |
2 |
| Lano, Julius 1861-1927 |
Native of Chanhassen and son of pioneer settler, dies following lingering illness |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/6/1927 |
1 |
|
| Daily, Luther H. |
Well known early settler dies. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
3/15/1928 |
1 |
1 |
| Daily, Luther H. |
Well known early settler dies. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
3/22/1928 |
1 |
4 |
| Trittabaugh, Nickolas |
Early settler dies. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
3/22/1928 |
1 |
3 |
| Peterson, Andrew |
Peterson's early Laketown settlers |
|
Waconia Patriot |
1/17/1929 |
1 |
|
| Packer, Irvin L. |
Early settler dies. |
Death Records: CC Index |
L.P. |
3/21/1929 |
1 |
4 |
| Stahlke, Henry |
Stahlkes were early settlers |
|
Waconia Patriot |
6/20/1929 |
1 |
|
| Broberg, Theodore O. |
Pioneer settlers tell of early experiences |
History: Pioneer Life |
Waconia Patriot |
9/12/1929 |
1 |
|
| Lundsten, John |
Pioneer settlers tell of early experiences |
|
Waconia Patriot |
9/12/1929 |
1 |
|
| Goldschmidt, E.F. |
Records of the Early Settlers |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/21/1929 |
1 |
|
| Rippel, John |
Records of Early settlers |
|
Waconia Patriot |
11/21/1929 |
1 |
|
| Aspden, James (1840-1930) |
Veteran James Aspden called by Death; gallant Civil War Veteran and early settler of Chanhassen Dead. |
- Reference Sources: Death Records - Military Activities: Civil War |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/10/1930 |
1 |
|
| Paul, Frank 1849-1931 |
Died, one of the pioneer and early day settlers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
5/7/1931 |
7 |
|
| Schumacher, Martin William 1843-1931 |
Early settlers passes |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
8/20/1931 |
4 |
|
| Larson, Anders Peter 1851-1931 |
Early day settler called by death. Came to East Union as mere infant |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
12/17/1931 |
2 |
|
| Cities - Carver |
General History - Mrs. Eliza McBride of Marietta, Mn., daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. H. Griffin, 1st white settlers in this community and the 1st white child born in Carver |
History: Early Settlement |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/14/1932 |
2 |
2 |
| Churches - East Union Lutheran |
More early settlers of Union settlement named |
- Religion: Churches: Lutheran - History: Early Settlement |
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/13/1933 |
2 |
4 |
| Aspden, Mary Ann (nee: Wood) (Mrs. Henry) |
Carver county Territorial Settler recalls early days |
History: Reminiscences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/16/1933 |
1 |
3 |
| General Hisotry |
Carver County territorial settler recalls early days |
History: Reminiscences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/16/1933 |
1 & 8 |
3 & 3 |
| Aspden, Mary Ann (nee: Wood) |
Carver County Territorial Settler, recalls early days. |
History: Early Settlement |
WVH - File folder |
11/16/1933 |
D/G3 |
0 |
| General Hisotry |
More history is recalled by early day settler of county |
History: Reminiscences |
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/23/1933 |
1 & 4 |
2,3 & |
| Stacken, Gertrude (Mrs. Peter) 1870-1934 |
Death comes as a messenger of relief. Mrs. Stacken, age 63, was daughter of early day Chanhassen settler - nee Gertrude Jaspers |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/4/1934 |
1 |
|
| Cole, Nathanial |
First settler in Camden. Article found among the papers of the late Fred Scheidegger |
|
Carver County News |
6/14/1934 |
1 |
4 |
| Aretz, Anton |
Old Settler Dies |
Reference Sources: Death Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
1/31/1935 |
7 |
|
| Aspden, John Thomas 'JT' & Amelia (nee: Kroening) |
Married 58 years. Pioneer settlers of Chanhassen township-Parents of Mrs Leonard Roers. |
Marriage Records |
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/31/1935 |
8 |
0 |
| Grimm, Rosalia (Mmrs. Frank, Sr.) |
Early settler buried Monday - nee Rosalia Pograbo |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
10/8/1936 |
1 |
|
| Berg, August |
Pioneer settler dies. |
Death Records: CC Index |
LP. |
12/17/1936 |
7 |
2 |
| Quast, Theo Sr. |
Pioneer Settler attains 92 years |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
4/27/1939 |
7 |
1 |
| Jans, Theodore, Mrs. 1853-1939 |
Early day settler buried in St. Paul cemetery, former Chaska resident |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
11/2/1939 |
1 |
|
| Raitz, George |
Quite a few attended his funeral, a pioneer settler (Mirror of Time) |
|
Weekly Valley Herald |
7/31/1941 |
8 |
|
| Kroells, Gerhard |
Pioneer Settler Honored on his 85th birthday |
|
Norwood Times |
2/12/1943 |
1 |
5 |
| Organization - Carver County Historical Society |
Pictures of early settlers desired |
History: Pioneer Life |
Weekly Valley Herald |
3/23/1944 |
7 |
4 |
| Miller, Anna Iusts |
early settler of Watertown believed to be first white firl in Watertown, -died. 17 years ago |
|
Carver County News |
4/16/1953 |
4 |
1 |
| Bachmann Martin |
Receives a letter form William H. Fallon about early settlers |
|
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Young America Cent. |
William H. Fallon writes Martin Bachmann about early settlers |
|
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| Fallon William H. |
sends letter about early settlers to Martin Bachmann |
|
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
1 |
2 |
| History - Young America Centennial |
Letters from early settlers to Centennial committee |
History: Pioneer Life |
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
2 |
4 & 5 |
| Cities - Young America |
Centennial - Receives a letter from Wm. H. Fallon about early settlers |
- Anniversaries: Centennials - History: Early Settlement |
Norwood Times |
7/6/1956 |
1 |
2 |
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Miller/Mueller
Bergman/Bergmann
Blocker/Plocher
Hemming/Henning
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