Schwatka in Mexico Among Mormon Colonies and Mexican Lands
Lieutenant Schwatka tours the Casas Grandes valley in northern Mexico with stops at the Mormon colonies Diaz and Juarez. He notes American capital interests, Mexican land laws, grazing prospects, and the landscape from Casas Grandes to Corralitos, describing the sparse settlement and the grand Sierra Madre backdrop. He highlights the Diaz colony’s age and character, American versus Mexican governance, and the potential for settlement across the Casas Grandes valleys.
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Diaz
Mexico
Casas Grandes
Big Houses
San Miguel J
Piedras Verdes
Lieutenant Schwatka
Chicago
Sierras
la Ascension
Mexican Republic
Chihuahua
Texas
United States
Corralitos
Pre Place
Juarez
Grand Sierra Madres
Boca Grande
Santa Maria
Corralitos Company
Casas Grandes River
Ancient Mexican jars and ruins fascinate Schwatka in Chihuahua
Frederic Schwatka reports on Casas Grandes lands in Chihuahua with Corralitos mines and a viewing of Tapasita ruins. He notes American investment, native ditches for irrigation, cliff dwellings, and a jar depicting a bird from Piedras Verdes sites. A mountain lion and numerous ruins illustrate a once dense population.
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Juarez
Tapasita
Piedras Verdes
Picacho de Forreon
Elis Johnson
Casas Grandes
Mexico
California
Frederisch Schwatka
Letters From the Corners Hester Ann Recites More Turmoil
Hester Ann recounts Willam Henery’s misadventures after a night back from the lodge. A smashed hat, torn coat, and missing pants are blamed on a rough outing followed by crude humor as he recovers and plans to attend Georges on Sunday. The note closes with Hester Ann’s sign off from Scooren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willam Henery
Lodge
Dore
Womin
Hester Ann
Akes
Anthet
Georges
Smanthy
Roper
Samson
Hester Ann Scooren
Senator Stewart Relates Biscuits and a Half Moon Misstep
A Nevada senator recounts teaching a Chinese cook to bake biscuits and notes the cook constantly carved a half moon from biscuit dough. He explains the worker’s impressionable learning and the quiet habit formed over months, with Mrs. Stewart guiding the kitchen demonstrations.
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Senator Stewart
Nevada
Whisky and Generations Define a Gentleman in Proverb
A noted adage asserts that virtue accrues over three generations while a bottle of whisky may undo a gentleman. The saying links temperance and lineage, reflecting cultural views on character and drink.
Iowa Families With Large Households Dominant in 1889
From the Chicago Herald report about large families around Dubuque Iowa and neighboring Jackson County. Melchor Mueller heads a brood of twenty eight children, ten living, eighteen dead, with three pairs of twins. Other local fathers include John Benkson with eighteen children and Jacob Dodge with fourteen.
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Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Chicago Herald
Dubraquee
Melchor Mueller
Bellevue
Jackson
Mueller
Tranheim
Germany
Agatha Doser
Kunigunde Hummel
Spruce Creek Township
Jackson County
Dubuque
John Benkson
White Street
John Jennie
John Krayer
George Neumilier
Jake Dodge
Joseph Goode
Leo McDaniel
Addict Bossler
P. Vogel
Frank Maier
Fritz Retbitsch
P. McCullough
J. C. Curtis
J.M. Lenehan
E. EL. Jones
John Parker
Robert Miller
Adam Doerr
A. J. Batch
H. A. Mayer
Murphy
Remarkable Iowa Family Has Twenty Three Children Living
In Beelevue Iowa a family headed by William and Mrs. Marks resides on Bowen road three miles north of Dows. They have twenty two daughters and one son aged from eight months to twenty four, with five dozen children previously before diphtheria took one in November. The parents, ages 43 and 42, have maintained the large household on simple earnings for twenty five years of marriage.
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Beeleviue
Iowa
Dows
Bowen Road
William Marks
Marks
Grand Rapids, Mich
la Pierre
John van der Hauten
Leonard D'Voge
Professor D'Voge
State University
John Shekehee
John W. Phillips
John Poisson
Michael Farrell
Ada Ownship
Eau Cuang
Wis
Grindale
Chetek
John Neher
Frank Ihle
Ible
Louis Enguard
William Bell
J. Hotchkiss
Angus McVicar
Joseph Whelihan
William Carden
A. Gilbert
Twenty-One Young Fredericks of Srovux City
Mr and Mrs Frederick are proud parents of twenty one children in Srovux City Iowa. Two have died leaving nineteen grown and some married. The family once drew jokes about buying hats and boots by the case and traveling with carload railroad rates.
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Srovux City
Iowa
Frederick
Local Iowa families report large families and multiple births
In Atlantic Iowa L S Lorenzen and wife report seventeen children with many not living yet. W Smith and wife have had two pairs of twins and triplets once. Several children are grown and married while many others lie ill or waiting.
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Atlantic
Iowa
L.S. Lorenzen
W. Smith
Michigan's Great Record From State Census Prolific Mothers
The state census highlights large families in Michigan. It notes George Batchelor and A B Angell as examples, with Batchelor's wife bearing eleven children in eleven years and Angell fathering eight in seven years. The census tallies mothers with many children and counts twins and triplets across the state.
Families with Large Broods Reported in Grand Rapids Area
The notice lists numerous large families from Grand Rapids Michigan and nearby areas. It cites births and counts across multiple households including Professor La Pierre and Mrs May, with totals ranging from nine to twenty three children and a mix of living and deceased offspring.
Battle Creek Twins and Triplets Among Local Families
Battle Creek Michigan reports large families with seven to seventeen children. Notable households include Patrick Sparrow with seventeen children and nine in school, Sanford with twelve, Mulvaney eleven, Johnson eleven, Morse eleven, and Conway ten in school. Twins and triplets are common with cases from Mrs. Marion to Mrs. Gray where triplets Tom Dick and Harry survived briefly.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Patrick Sparrow
Joe N. Sanford
James Mulvaney
Isaac N. Johnson
Charles Morse
Jeremiah Conway
Hugh Gibson
Christian Sneau
Nelson
Michael Marion
Alonzo Gray
Tom
Harry
Alonzo G. Payneé
Remarkable Benton Harbor Births and Family Notes
Mrs. George Herman of Mish Joseph has fifteen children, twelve daughters and three sons. Henry Butzback is named as mother of vogho children. Mr and Mrs Don C Mon welcomed twins on February 10 last.
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Benton Harbor
Benton Ha Space
Mich
George Herman
Mf. Joseph
Enry Butzback
Vogho
Don C. Mon
Wisconsin Frontlines: Families with Large Multiples Narrated
A Wisconsin report highlights numerous large families born in recent years. It cites Mrs Grindale of Chetek with four boys, many women bearing double digits, and others such as Mrs Neher of Eau Claire with sixteen children all living and thriving.
Wisconsin families set records for large broods across towns
Dodgeville Linden Arena Mineral Point Ridgeway and nearby areas show a string of families spanning 10 to 22 children. Notable listings include 13 14 15 child households led by the Lind en and Dodgeville families with twins noted in several lines. The record holders include a Williams family with 22 children and a Jacka Paynter Huxtable line with twins.
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Dodogeville
Wis
James F. Brown
Linden
Bleakly
Chiteago
James Callom
Andrew, Peterson
James Hutchinson
Kearton Coates
Henry Linley
Arena
John Crase
William B. Williams
Dodgeville
Mr. Williams
Wisconsin
Henry D. Griffiths
William Jacka
Wm. Paynter
Mineral Point
John Huxtable
Notable Fathers with Large Families in LaCrosse
In LaCrosse Wisconsin Peter Bott is the father of twelve children all living John Olson a Norwegian mill worker is father to fourteen children eight boys and six girls Mr Damrod of the Fifth Ward has thirteen children all living and Mr Lynch is the father of seventeen
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Schwatka
Ascension
Neck
NoThrIn
Kilkenny Corners
Georgetown
Dow
Julia A. Moore
Edgarton
Sweet Singer
J. Loshoskey
Young Fredericks
Lansing
George Batchelor
Bunker Hill Township
Mr. Batchelor
A. B. Angell
Grand Rapids
Eau Claire
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