...his first instruction was received in his father's log cabin, where for a time school was held. He early became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and thus when he began life for himself was well prepared by practical experience to manage the work...

...county and an academic course. He was reared on his father's farm and from boyhood was familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. His first experience in the business world came as an assistant to a railroad engineer ; but his tastes...

...and Charles E. Under the paternal roof Dr. Soule was reared to manhood. He early became familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and having acquired his preliminary education in the district schools he attended the Rochester Seminary,...

...lives with the father. All were educated in the common schools. Our subject spent his boyhood and youth upon the home farm and early became familiar with all the duties which fall to the lot of the agriculturist. At the age of eighteen he commenced working at the carpenter's...

...sons and three daughters. He spent his boyhood and youth upon the old home place, in Richland county, and early became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. On the 1st of July, 1845, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah A. Roller, a native of York county,...

...David Luther Bright, whose name introduces this review, pursued his. education in the public schools and early became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. After arriving at years of maturity he married Almeda Brandt, a daughter of Jacob R. Brandt, a farmer,...

...30th of May, 1885, at the age of sixty. Upon the home farm Edgar Schenck was reared, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and thus becoming well prepared to carry on farming on his own account at a later day. He is now engaged...

...Cattaraugus county, New York, remaining there until he was twenty-six years of age, during which time he became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. He then left home, going to Allegany, New York, and was employed in the oil fields of that locality...

...winter months, while in the summer seasons he worked upon the home farm. He early became familiar with the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist, and between the ages of sixteen and twenty years his entire time and attention were given to the work...

...public schools of Illinois, and was there reared to manhood upon his father's farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In company with his brother William he left home in 1849 and went to California, for in the previous...