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- Article date- 1916. Of Note for Roy: He was married to a GraceKohlman. They had two kids.
JOSEPH W. PLUMMER.
There are many successful farmers in Adams county, among whom isnumbered Joseph W. Plummer, of West Blue township. He was born nearSterling, in Whiteside county, Illinois, on the 10th of February,1855, but when two years of age was taken by his parents to Marshallcounty, Iowa, where he attended the common schools. Subsequently hewas a student in Friend's Academy at Marshalltown and he remained uponthe home farm with his parents until he was twenty seven years of age.In 1880 the family removed to Burt county, Nebraska, and there hisparents passed away. After farming for nine years in that county Mr.Plummer of this review removed to Dawes county and resided on a ranchthere until 1901. In that year he came to Adams county and purchasedthe John Owens homestead about three miles northeast of Hastings,where he now lives. He is a practical and up to date farmer, and hisindustry has enabled him to accumulate more than a competence. In 1910he rented his farm and removed to Hastings, but in the spring of 1915he returned to the farm.
Mr. Plummer was married in Iowa in 1880 to Miss Rhoda Mote, ofMarshall county, Iowa, whose parents subsequently removed to Dawescounty, Nebraska. Five children have been born to this union asfollows: Mae C., who was born in 1882, is now the wife of Charles A.Smith, an insurance agent of Sioux City, Iowa, and has two children.Harry M., born in 1883, is a plumber of Chadron, Nebraska, and hemarried Mae Hart, of Edgar, Nebraska. Ada L., whose birth occurred in1886, married George M. Drollinger, a son of M. H. Drollinger, apioneer settler of Adams county. George M. Drollinger is a collectionagent in Spokane, Washington, and on the 2d of July, 1915, was calledupon to mourn the death of his wife. They were the parents of fourchildren. Norman C., born in 1888, is engaged in farming at Hinton,Iowa. Roy, born in 1890, is farming at Meekling, South Dakota. Hemarried Grace Kohlman, of Hastings, Nebraska, a daughter of L. H.Kohlman, a pioneer of this county, and they have two children.
Mr. Plummer supports the democratic party at the polls, as he believesin its principles, and his religious faith is that of the Methodistchurch. In 1911 he took an extensive trip through Europe, the HolyLand and Egypt and derived much pleasure and profit from his travels.He is a man of keen intelligence and keeps well informed on allquestions and issues of the day. He has won financial success and hasalso gained a high place in the regard of his fellow citizens andranks as a substantial resident of his township.
From:
Past and Present of
Adams County, Nebraska
Supervisong Editor: Judge William R. Burton
Assistant Editor: David J. Lewis
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company
Chicago, 1916
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