268 HISTOKY OP GOODHUE COUNTY Charles Ward; constables, C. S. Spendly and Henry Shedd. The supervisors since the organization of the township have been: 1858, I. C. Stearns; 1859-60-61, J. A. Timelier; 1862, T. P. Kellett ; 1863. J. A. Thacher; 1864-65-66. II. Blanchard; 1867-68-69-70-71, J. A. Thacher; 1872-73-74-75-76, S. B. Barteau; 1877-78, S. C. Holland; 1879-80-81. W. B. Dickey; 1882-83. S. S. Dam; 1884, S. B. Barteau; 1885-86-87, Ed Woodbury; 1888. Freeman Pearson (died in office) ; 1889, AY. B. Dickey: 1890-91, Bond Olson; 1892- 93-94, E. A. Bigelow; 1895-96, Bond Olson: 1897-98-99, T. J. Mar- tin; 1900. L. E. Cook (removed during office) ; 1901-02-03-04-05-06. Charles A. Nelson; 1907-08-09. M. G. Morgan. The clerks have been: 1858-59. Charles Jewett : 1859-60. I. C. Stearns (appointed July 1, 1859» : 1861, A. W. Williamson; 1862. I. C. Stearns; 1863 to 1870, Charles Ward; 1871-72, AI. H. Thorson; 1873, O. H. Par- ker; 1874-75-76-77. Charles Ward: 1878 to 1883, D. B. Scofield; 1884. John English ; 1885 to 1891, Charles Ward. Since that date Gharles A Ward has served continuously as clerk, with the ex- ception of a small pari of the year 18!)."). when H. Runnells served. Those who enlisted from here, who are still remembered by the old settlers, were: -lames L. Batty, William A. Bickford. Nathan Buckingham, William K. Barnes. Joseph Bonney. Ed- ward E. Davis, William Dowling, II. K. Eggleston, Sanford ('. Holland. P. ( '. Hill. Orrin C. Leonard, J. II. Miner, Leonard B. Morris, John A. Merrill, William McDonough, Lieut. Bond Ol- son, Hiraman B. Patterson. George Reeves, dames Reeves, Will- iam Reeves. Benjamin J. Smith. Thomas Edwards, Francis Wyman and Daniel I). Alichaels. Others who were credited to this village hut who are not now remembered are : Goswin Dumers. Christian Ewen, Oswald Ewen, Michael Honan, John Howes, George W. Knowlton, David C. Grow, Thomas Foster, James H. Giles. Cabel Plant, George K. Clark, Patrick McCarty. AVilliam J. Weston, Josiah Whitford, Amund Amundson, Chaun- cey Pugher, Peter J. Hilden. Edward Lauderdale and Charles Root. In explanation of these latter names, practically none of whom are connected with this village, it is said that Joseph Thacher. then state senator and deputy provost marshal at the recruiting station in St. Paul, persuaded a number of recruits to give Znmbrota as their residence, thus filling the township quota, even though the recruits had never resided in this locality. William F. Bevers is one of the well known men of the comity, having in succession been a prominent citizen of AVelch, Red Wing and Znmbrota. He was born in Jacksonville, 111., March 31, 1845. son of Benjamin and Jane (Hall) Bevers, natives of old Yorkshire, England. After leaving their home land, their first location was in Illinois, where they farmed on the fertile prairie
