| Summary: | October 19, 1921 at LaMoure, N.D. They established their home on a farm northwest of Marion in Stutsman County, where they resided until 1955 when they built their new home west of the old farm home. Their son, Eldred, is at present farming the old farm place. Three children were born to Ward and Luella, Bernard, born August 5, 1922; Eldred, born May 25, 1924; Jean, born December 4, 1925. Bernard married Joyce Peterson from Verona, N.D., on June 21, 1947. Their children are Keith, Terry, (a daughter died at birth), Kenny and LeAnn. Eldred was married to Loise Melton from Fort Worth, Texas, May 29, 1954. They came back to live on the farm that Ward and Luella farmed. Ward and Eldred farmed together until Ward's death in 1968. Three children were born to them: Mike, Gail, and Donald. Jean was married to Dick Jongeward, June 12, 1948, at Marion, N.D. Three children were born to them: Dawn, a baby girl died at birth, and Joe. They were members of the United Methodist Church. Mcdowell, wesley and myrtle Wesley C. McDowell was born in Rockford, Illinois, August 26, 1870. He lived in Canada the early part of his life but returned to the States in 1886, living with his father in New Rockford, North Dakota. He was graduated from the Moorhead Normal School in 1897. He taught rural schools and studied one year of law. In 1902 he arrived in Marion, North Dakota, where he organized the First State Bank which, in 1909, became the First National Bank. He lived in Marion until 1928. He was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank, Ninth District. On December 27, 1899 he was married to (Mercy Anna) Myrtle Pushor of Morris, Minnesota. They became the parents of four daughters. Mrs. McDowell was born in Newport, Maine, January 10, 1875, and died December 30, 1916. She was very active in the community, especially in the Congregational Church and Sunday School. In 1910 Mr. McDowell was elected to the state senate, where he served two terms. He was president of the North Dakota Bankers Association in 1910, which- he later brought to Marion for their state convention. After leaving Marion, he was State Grain Commissioner, served with the United States Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C, and was supervisor for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Chicago for nine years. During World War I he led state Liberty Loan and Red Cross drives. In World War II he served as executive secretary for the North Dakota General Salvage Board of the War Production Board. Mr. McDowell was very active in the business and political world of North Dakota. He was nominated for the office of Governor of the state shortly after his wife died but he refused the nomination because he felt his family needed him. Mr. McDowell died on February 14, 1950, in Valley City, North Dakota, and is buried at Marion. They were survived by their four daughters and eight grandchildren. Florence (Mrs. J. D. Jencks) of Holland, Michigan. They have one son. Maude (Mrs. Elmer Dibbern) of Valley City, N.D. She and her husband are both deceased. They are survived by three children, two sons and one daughter. Helen (Mrs. Norman L. MacDonald) of Jackson, Michigan. They have two daughters. Jean (Mrs. J. Elmer Samuelson) of Bismarck, North Dakota. They have two children, one son and one daughter. MclNNES, DEAN AND SHIRLEY Dean Mclnnes, son of Grant and Blanch Mclnnes of Page, N.D., and Shirley Skonnord, daughter of Arthur and Amanda Skonnord of Valley City, N.D., were married June 27, 1951 and came to Marion July 7, 1951 to make their home. Dean became manager of the J. C. Miller Elevator and Shirley taught Home Economics in the Litchville School System. In 1956 an additional 70,000 bushel capacity elevator was built and in 1957 a 150,000 bushel flat Butler storage unit was added. On August 23, 1968 the old elevator, annex, feed grinding plant, feed warehouse and office burhed to the ground. In its place, a bulk fertilizer warehouse was erected. April 17, 1974 the" main structure built in 1956 was destroyed by fire. The present office is now located on Main Street. During World War II, Dean was a Marine officer, serving in England and China during the occupation. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota with a degree in Business and Accounting. Shirley has her B.S. Degree in Home Economics from N.D.S.U. They are members of Marion Lutheran Church, where he has served as church board president and member, member of the Town Board and the LaMoure County Draft Board. They have 2 girls and a boy: Jill, born in 1953, is a senior at Moorhead State College, earning her degree in Criminal Justice. On February 13, 1971, Jill acted as Maid of Honor to Mrs. Milton Young at the Christening Ceremony of the USS LaMoure County Tank Landing Ship in San Diego, Calif., representing LaMoure County. Shelly, born 1956, is attending Moorhead State College and is in the field of Special Education; Kim, 1957, will graduate from Marion High School this spring and plans to attend college. McKAY, JOHN AND FLORENCE John was born at Seaforth, Ontario, Canada and came with his father and mother, Alexander and Euphenia, to Sheldon, N.D., in March 1882. They homesteaded there, where John grew to manhood and later met Florence Van Horn. Florence was born March 22, 1882, at Barrie, N.D. Her father was a frontiersman with the U.S. Army for most of his life. They lived at Fort Abercrombie and Fort Clark through the days when the Indians were numerous on the Dakota prairie. John and Florence were married July 31, 1901, at Lisbon, N.D., where they lived their first four years and two children, Vyolette, and Lloyd were born. They moved to Marion in 1905 and lived west of town the first year. John's parents and others from his family lived at Marion at that time also. John and Florence moved to Greenland Township where the children, Jesse, Viv, Marion, Maynard, Florence, and Kathleen were born and attended the Greenland School. Lola was born while the family lived on a farm near Dickey, later moving to the Johnston farm in Greenland Township. Mrs. McKay died in 1927 and is buried in Marion Cemetery. The family later moved to Alfred, N.D., where they farmed until 1938, then moved to Washington. Lloyd married Charlotte Angevine. MAISEL, FRED AND LOUISA GEORGE AND ANNA ANDREW AND DINA Fred and George Maisel arrived at Jamestown, N. Dak., in the spring of 1880 from Fountain City, Wis., where they 97 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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