Chapter 9
-- Compiled by the Cumberland Women's Club
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Cumberland Pioneer Association
February 2, 1920, George I.
Constance called a meeting to form an old timer's organization which was
formally given the name of Cumberland Pioneer Association. To be a member
the family had to be a resident of the Island for at least thirty years
at the time of the Association was formed. Below is a list of names which
Mr. Constance had compiled and which was
printed in the Cumberland
Advocate.
Frank Algeo; John and Hans
Almoas; Frank, Gust T., and Andrew L., Henry E., C.J., George
N., John, Charles T., Nels
P., and Christ Anderson; Mrs. Rose Onstad; Mrs. F.C. Abbott;
Charles and John Avery; George
Alfonse; Ed Anderson and Matt Ames.
J.L. Bonett; I.G. Babcock;
Lars Benson; B. Burke; Mrs. E.V. Benjamin; Mrs. J.C. Broeffle;
Frank Bellows; Gust and Charles
Bergstrom; Frank Buchanan; Mrs. John Brinkley; John and
Ed Borrman; John Bergstein;
Ed Brand; S.O. Brun; Mrs. Elva Briggs; Joe Beaulieu; Mrs. E.
Brooks; Gust Bentzine; and
Martin Berg.
Judge H.S. Comstock; Jas. Corcoran;
Z.B. Connor; S.H. Carsley; Mrs. H.A. Chapman; Mrs.
John Chisholm; Jas. Collingwood;
George I. Constance; Mrs. Selma Carlson; Ida Callahan;
Martin Doty; William and Clarence
Drake; John Doar; S. Donatelle; Mrs. A. Danniger; A.
Dramdahl; Mrs. Mary Dillon;
John Dahl and Mrs. Louis Dutilly.
Charles Ecklund; Gust Eckstrom;
Louis, John, Albert and Victor Ekenstedt; Mrs. Olena Elifson;
Anton Erickson. Mrs. J.F.
Fuller; Albert Finley; Mrs. C.D. Foster; Andrew Flottum; Mrs. R.C.
Finley; Nels F. Forsell; Mrs.
S.J. Falkner; Issac Faurot and Seeley Faurot.
Louis Gunderson; Mrs. C. Gates;
Mrs. Ed Gleason; E.J. Hogness; John Hellstrom; Thomas
Hagen; G.G. Hodgkins; Ralph
e and George L. Hopkins; E. Huser; S.W. Hines; Mrs. P. Hocom;
Mrs. W.B. Hollister; Charles
F. Hill; John Hegg; Gust Helbig; B.C. Hagen; John Higlee; J.W.
Hogan; Mrs. C.F. Houston and
John W. Hunter.
Bennie, Mrs. John N., Mrs.
Jennie, P.A. Alfred, Robert, Albert, Mrs. E.M. Nels, Charles., and
Andrew Johnson. E.S. Hans;
Ole, John, Mrs. Claus W. and Andrew Jacobson; John Jorgenson;
A.Jerde; D.N. Judd; Mrs. Mary
Jerry; A.H. Kellerman; L.M., H.S. and Tom Knutson, Mrs. M.
Kirby and Dan Kritch.
George Ladd; Mrs. Hans Larson;
John Lundstrom; O.C. and Martin Lovas; John Lonquist;
Ervin Linn; N.J. Lilliedale;
Gust Lindfors; Gilbert Larson; Mrs. J.K. Lee; John LeJeune; F.W.,
A.H., W.G., Lydia and Eleanor
Miller; Thomas McGarr; Mrs. P. McMahon; John and C.N.
Moulett; Ed Markstrom; Victor
Markgren; Gregor and Ole Mattison; William Modersbach; Ed
Morey; Peter Maxcy; Mrs. Peter
and A. Moen.
A. Neuer; John Nesvold; Mrs.
E. Nyhus; Mrs. Mary Neby; Ed., B.A., E., Rolof, P.K. and Fred
Nelson; John Nyman; Erick
Norquist; Jonas Nystrom; Jas. Nevin; Esten, Peter, Mrs. Ove, Mrs.
John D. and Lars Olson; Hugo
Ostrum; John Oren; Chas. Oldeen; Ole Overby; Howard Ogren;
Mrs. W.C. Pease; F.B. Peck;
Nels and C.V. Peterson; S. Palmer, Mrs. M. Putrell, Nels, Sever
and Mrs. Andrew Paulson; R.B.
Phillips; Mrs. Mary Phillips and John Patterson.
George Robinson; John Riley;
Ole Renhowe; Ole Rolla; Mrs. Mattie Ritan; Gust, Israel, Jack,
Emil and Oscar Risberg; Enos
and Mrs. Ed Smith; John Severson; Andrew Stoll, Peter
Steinbeck; C.E. Stow; George
F. Stahl; Ole Score; James Statton; William Statton; Mrs. Hans
Solum; Mrs. Andrew Strom;
Matt Shields, William Samlaska and Torris Sparby.
L.C. Tappon; C.P. Tyvoll; Mrs.
S.E. Thomas; Swan Telander. Sam and W.E. Tewksbury; Peter
and Mrs. John Thome; Andrew
Thompson; Bed Topper; Thomas Troan; Mrs. John Troan;
August Wolff; Mrs. Lee Weldon;
Mrs. Jas Whiteford; H.L. and Jas. Williams; John wick; John
Westin; William Weilep; J.M.
Woodard; Ben and Ole Wold; Mrs. Lee Warwick.
S.H. and Bert Waterman; C.F. Kalk; P.D. Jacobson; Judge A.F. Wright; F.L. Olcott and Peter Wachter had been blue penciled by the editor because they were no longer residents here.
This list is probably incomplete
but it gives and idea of the families who were living in the Cumberland
area in pioneer days.
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