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at Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, where he was head of the debating club and advertising manager of the college paper. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta.
He entered the newspaper world as a reporter on the Muscatine Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, and in 1907, became publisher of this paper. He became publisher of the Davenport Democrat, 1915, and remained in that executive capacity until 1930 when he became publisher of the Lincoln Star. All the above papers together with seven others comprise the Lee Syndicate of which Mr. Throop is vice president.
Mr. Throop is a trustee of the Iowa Wesleyan College, a trustee of St. Katherine's School at Davenport, is vice president of the Journal Printing Company at Madi-Cross (sic), Wisconsin, is secretary-treasurer of the Times Company at Davenport, is secretary-treasurer of the Democrat Publishing Company, at Davenport, is vice president of the Courier Printing Company, Ottumwa, son, Wisconsin, is vice president of the Tribune, at LaIowa, is vice president of the Courier Post Printing Company at Hannibal, Missouri, is vice president of the Mason City, (Iowa) Globe Gazette and the Star Printing Company at Lincoln.
During the World War Mr. Throop was a captain of a Liberty Loan Team, was a four minute speaker, and was a member of the publicity committee of the Liberty Loan drives in Iowa. He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution, the Red Cross, the Lincoln Community Chest, and the Rotary Club. He holds membership in the Associated Press and American Newspaper Publishers Association, the Iowa State Historical Society, and the Nebraskana Society.
He is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, is affiliated with the Universalist Church at Mount Pleasant, and holds membership in the University Club and the Country Club at Lincoln. He is a Democrat. Mr. Throop's favorite recreation is golfing.
He was married at Muscatine, June 21, 1905, to Mabel Zel Leverich. Mrs. Throop, who is the daughter of R. W. and Olive Garlock Leverich, was born at Muscatine, July 2, 1879. They have two children: Marjorie, born August 6, 1907, who married O. V. Calhoun; and Mary Katharine, born May 26, 1910. Residence: Lincoln.
Adolph John Thuman
Adolph John Thuman, president of the State Bank of Trenton, was born in Seward County, Nebraska, June 25, 1890. He is the son of John Herman, born at Northrup, Germany, September 30, 1850 and Anna (Flatemersch) Thuman, born in Germany, June 4, 1858. His parents came to America in 1870 settling in Illinois, and coming to Nebraska in 1884.
Mr. Thuman attended public school and high school at Cambridge, Nebraska. From 1910 until 1917 he was assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Cambridge, and in 1917 organized the State Bank of Trenton, serving as cashier until 1918. From 1919 until 1924 he was vice-president and since 1924 has been president of that bank.
On December 17, 1914, he was married to Elsie O. Exstrom at Axtell, Nebraska, who was born December 14, 1889. Mrs. Thuman is a member of the Eastern Star, and is active in the affairs of the Congregational Church of which she is a member. There are three children, Dale E., born April 7, 1916; Dean Roger, December 6, 1918; and Rachel Elsie, May 30, 1921.
Mr. Thuman is a Democrat. He is affiliated with the Congregational Church at Trenton, and is a member of Cambridge Lodge No. 150 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. Residence: Trenton.
George Bartruff Thummel
A lifetime resident of Nebraska, George B. Thummel has been engaged in the practice of law at Omaha since 1913. He was born at Grand Island, Nebraska, February 9, 1892, the son of George Hamilton and Stella Augusta (Bartruff) Thummel. His father, who was born in Lee County, Illinois, January 31, 1843, has been a lawyer, United States marshall, clerk of the United States Circuit Court, and chairman of the board of the First Trust Company of Omaha. His mother was born at Mount Pleasant, Iowa, July 14, 1854, and died at Omaha, November 5, 1924.
Mr. Thummel attended the Omaha public schools and the University Preparatory School at Ithaca, New York, 1909. He received his LL. B. degree at Cornell University in New York, 1913; and was a member of Sigma Phi. He was in partnership in law practice with John J. Sullivan, former chief justice of the supreme court of Nebraska, from 1916 until the death of Mr. Sullivan in 1926. He is director and general counsel, of the American Reserve Life Insurance Company.
He was married at Rochester, New York, February 9, 1916, to Gladys Eugenie Congdon. Mrs. Thummel, whose ancestry is English, was born at Syracuse, New York. Their children are: Marcia, born December 23, 1918; and Jean, born December 12, 1924.
Mr. Thummel was a first lieutenant in the air service during the World War. He is a member of the Omaha Bar Association; the Nebraska Bar Association; the American Bar Association; and the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of Covert Lodge Number 11 of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. His social clubs are teh (sic) Omaha Club and the Omaha Country Club. An Episcopalian, he is affiliated with Trinity Cathedral at Omaha. He is a Republican. He holds membership in the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Omaha.
Clarence James Thurston
Clarence J. Thurston, lawyer, was born at Onawa, Iowa, November 1, 1896, son of Charles Augustus and Rose (Brody) Thurston. His father, Charles A. Thurston, was the son of James R. Thurston, who crossed Iowa in 1856 in a covered wagon and homesteaded in Monona County. Susan Williams, wife of James R. Thurston was a direct descendant of Roger Williams. Charles A. Thurston was a hardware merchant twenty-five years, and is president of the Equitable Trust Company of Omaha, the Talmage-Thurston Company of Omaha and the Equitable Investment Company of Omaha.
Rose Brody Thurston was born at Cassopolis, Michigan, a direct descendant in the seventh generation of Anneke Jans. Mrs. Thurston is still living.
Upon his graduation from the Onawa High School in 1914, Clarence J. Thurston entered the State University of Iowa where he was awarded his B. A. in June 1918, and his LL. B. in June 1921. He was elected to Phi Delta Phi, held the offices of steward, secretary and president of Kappa Sigma, was a member of the University Players and cup winner of the All University Clay Bird Shoot 1914-15.
Upon his admission to the bar in 1921 he was employed as attorney with the Equitable Trust Company, continuing until 1926. Since that time he has been engaged in private practice. He was united in marriage with Edna Elizabeth Gingles, at Onawa, October 30, 1922. Mrs. Thnrston was born at Seattle, Washington, February 3, 1901. Mr. Thurston enlisted through civilian application in the Infantry Central Officers Training School at Camp Pike, Arkansas, and had just completed his course when the armistice was signed. He is a member of the American Legion. He attends Trinity Cathedral and is a Mason. His professional organizations include the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Omaha-Douglas County Bar Association. His clubs are the University Club and the Dundee Dancing Club. He is fond of tennis, golf, horseback riding and reading. Residence: Omaha.
Cynthia S. Thurston
A resident of Nebraska nearly sixty years, Cynthia S. Thurston was born near Meadville, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1851. She is the daughter of True Langdon and Amanda (Breed) Kelley, early pioneers in Nebraska. Her father was born in New Hampshire, in August, 1913, and came to Nebraska, dying in Saunders County. He was a teacher of Irish descent. Her mother was born in Vermont, October 31, 1813, and also died in Saunders County. She was a teacher of English ancestry.
Cynthia S. Kelley attended county school and the Academics of Saybrook and Conneaut, Ohio. Later she was a student at the University of Nebraska and Peru State Normal School. She was first married to Samuel Allen Bear at Fremont, on September 26, 1883. He was born in Missouri, May 21, 1849, and died in Hedgesville, West Virginia.
To them were born three children, Edith Alma, August 1, 1884, who married Ivar Shenefield; Edward Maxfield, August 2, 1886, who married Alice Barber; and Robert McCabe, May 27, 1893, who married Olga Schroder. Edward is a civil engineer and Robert is a farmer.
May 2, 1920, she was married to R. G. Thurston, a veteran of the Civil War, who is an invalid. Mrs. Thurston has been an outstanding personage in her community for many years. She is a member of the Community Church at Brunswick, and an ardent worker in the Women's Christian Temperance Union, in which she has held the office of president in times past. She is a member of the Nebraskana Society. Residence: Brunswick.
John Casper Thygeson
John Casper Thygeson, druggist, was born at Utica, Nebraska, September 7, 1876, son of Soren and Inge Thygeson. His father, born in Denmark, was in the hardware business for a number of years before his death at Utica, in 1880. His mother was born in Denmark, and died at Yakima, Washington, in 1918.
Mr. Thygeson attended public and high schools at Utica, and the Northwestern College of Pharmacy at Chicago. He commenced business in Nebraska City in 1900, and with one of his clerks purchased another store in 1922. He is a partner in the Thygeson and Glen Drug Store at Auburn, and the Stahlhut Drug Company of Crete.
He is a member of St. Mary's Episcopal Church, president of the Associated Charities, president of the Nebraska Pharmaceutical Association, and received the Master Merchant Award in 1931. He is a member of the Elks, the Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraska City Country Club, and is vice-president of the board of education. His favorite sport is golf.
On April 4, 1907, Mr. Thygeson was married to Minnie White at Plattsmouth. She was born at Plattsmouth, ,January 5, 1877. They have three children, Robert White, born June 20, 1908; Louise, born June 25, 1915; and Ruth, born November 30, 1916. Robert W. purchased an interest in his father's drug store, January 1, 1930, which is being continued as the Thygeson's Drug Store. Residence: Nebraska City.
Robert Tichy, Sr.
Robert Tichy, farmer and leading citizen in his community, was born at Wilber, Saline County, Nebraska, July 26, 1879. His father, Frank Tichy, who was born in Prague, September 27, 1850, was a pioneer Nebraskan who homesteaded in this state 75 miles from the nearest town in the early days; he came to this country in 1868, and for a time worked on the railroad at Nebraska City. His wife, Anna (Santin) Tichy, was born at Lobez, Germany, March 27, 1856; she worked in private homes and learned the English language by studying alone; she died at Wilber, January 13, 1931.
Mr. Tichy attended district school in Saline County, and in 1900 was graduated from the Wilber High School where he won first place in his graduating oration. He has been interested in education and community improvement for many years and has promoted various meetings to encourage co-operation in civic affairs. For the past 27 years he has been a member of the school board, and has on several occasions acted as delegate to state conventions.
He is a member of the Farmers Union of which he was president for several years, and is now vice president of the Farmers Elevator Company. During the World War he was chairman of all the district committees in charge of Liberty loan drives. His hobby is reading. His political preference is the Democratic party.
On February 28, 1905, he was married to Rose Emma Schleis at Wilber. Mrs. Tichy, who was born at Wilber, September 27, 1883, is of Bohemian and German descent. Their children are: Robert, Jr., born February 10, 1906, who married Blanche Bartos and Arline, born June 25, 1907, who married Stanley Chab. They have a daughter. Dolores, born October 21, 1929. Robert is an accomplished cornetist, orchestra leader, and music instructor. Arline was salutatorian of her high school class and was graduated from Doane College where she was awarded her A. B. with Magna Cum Laude honors. Both children are graduates of Wilber High School. Residence: Wilber. (Photograph on Page 1197).
James F. Tilden
James F. Tilden was born at White River, Vermont, April 23, 1849, the son of Orren E. Tilden and Orrel K. (Moore) Tilden. His father, whose ancestry was English, died at Woodhull, Illinois, April 25, 1879; he was a farmer.
Mr. Tilden has been active in the Farmers Co-operative Association for several years, and in the early 1890's was a member of the school board at Benedict several years. He holds membership in The Nebraskana Society, and is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church. He is independent, politically.
His marriage to Emma L. Frame occurred at Oneida, Illinois, October 23, 1878. Mrs. Tilden, who is a home maker, was born in Missouri, and died at Farm Home, York County, Nebraska, April 21, 1931. Seven children were born to this marriage: Orren E., born October 17, 1879, who married Rose J. Conway; George S., born September 19, 1881, who married Helen Church; Fred F., born August 1, 1883, who married Leona Legro; Roy B., born June 20, 1886, who married Blanche Schnarenger; Glen H., born August 23, 1888, who married Myrtle Harrington; Gladys L., born December 22, 1890, who married Ralph Stephenson; and ,Julius, born June 24, 1900. Residence: Benedict.
Bernice K. Tillett
Bernice K. Tillett, prominent club woman at Alliliance (sic), was born at Brooks, Iowa, July 18, 1879, daughter of John and Lyde (Spafford) Kridelbaugh. Her father was born in Indiana, December 23, 1852, and her mother at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, August 5, 1852. Her mother was a teacher prior to marriage, is eligible to the Daughters of the American Revolution, and is active in club work.
Mrs. Tillett attended public and high school at Holdrege, Nebraska, and Black Hills College at Hot Springs, South Dakota, making a special study of music which she taught prior to her marriage.
On April
29, 1914, she was married to Samuel G. Tillett at Alliance. Mr. Tillett is
chairman of the Nebraska State Legislative Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers, Mrs. Tillett is independent in politics. She is a member of St.
Mathews Episcopal Church and a local charity organization. Mrs. Tillett's mother
organized Chapter A. H., Alliance, Nebraska, of the P. E. O. Sisterhood, and
Mrs. Tillett was a charter
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member. She has served as a member of the P. E. O. Sisterhood state board five years, and as past 2nd vice-president, past 1st vice-president and is now state president. She is an alternate candidate to the National Republican convention at Chicago, June 14, 1932. Mrs. Tillett is a member of the Nebraskana Society and the Alliance Country Club. Residence: Alliance.
William Isaac Tillinghast
William Isaac Tillinghast, lawyer and former county judge of Arthur County, was born in Hornick, Iowa, March 5, 1887, son of William Monk and Anna M. (Snyder) Tillinghast. The father, who was a mechanic, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, descended from Pardon Tillinghast, a Baptist minister who settled in Rhode Island with Roger Williams. The ancestry of the family is English, Irish, and Scotch. Anna M. Snyder was born at Foley, Minnesota, November 1, 1865, of German descent.
Judge Tillinghast attended common rural schools and business college, and supplemented his education by home study. A laborer until 1907 he then engaged in farming for seven years, and spent two years in the mercantile business. From 1917 until 1920, he was the editor and publisher of the Arthur Enterprise at Arthur. He was admitted to the bar of Nebraska in November, 1920, and has since been in active practice. He also handles real estate and abstract titles.
He is attorney for the Arthur State Bank, the Bills & Cline Investment Bankers of Nebraska, and the Bank of Keystone. A Republican, independently inclined, he was elected county judge of Arthur County in April, 1918, serving until December, 1920. He was elected county attorney of Arthur County in October, 1921, and is still serving. In 1920 he was candidate for state representative and was unsuccessful.
On June 27, 1906, he was married to Jessamine A. Rose at Rock Rapids, Iowa. Mrs. Tillinghast was born at Waterloo, Iowa, May 31, 1879, of French and Dutch ancestry. They have five children, Wayne, born August 11, 1908, who married Mildred Wade; Bess, born November 24, 1911, who married Garnet McCartney; Francis, born January 27, 1914; Arthur, born October 11, 1916; and William, born September 9, 1920.
During the late war Judge Tillinghast was a member of the legal advisory and local draft boards. He is affiliated with the Congregational Church, and is a member of the County Attorneys Association, the Western Nebraska Bar Association, and the Nebraska State Bar Association. He is an Odd Fellow and a member of the Board of Regents of the Arthur County High School. He homesteaded in what is now Arthur County, Nebraska, in 1910, reading law for several years while holding down his homestead, 30 miles from the nearest railroad station. He enjoys camping and hiking, while his hobbies are mechanics, reading and writing. Residence: Arthur.
August Mathew Tillman
August M. Tillman, the son of pioneer Nebraskans, has lived in this state all his life and for many years has been engaged in banking at Hooper, Dodge County, Nebraska. He was born in Ridgeley Township, Dodge County, August 1, 1870, the son of Frank M. and Anna (Enderly) Tiliman. His father, who was born in Germany, May 10, 1824, and died at Hooper, October 1, 1915, was commissioner for Dodge County from 1873 to 1879; he came to America in 1851. His mother, who was born in Switzerland, November 25, 1826, and died at Hooper, October 8, 1908, came to this country in 1845.
Mr. Tillman attended the public school at Hooper. He has lived continuously in Nebraska except for four winters spent at San Antonio, Texas. He has been president of the First National Bank of Hooper since 1904; has been vice president of the Logan Valley Bank at Uehling Nebraska, since its organization in 1906; and is secretary and treasurer of the Hooper Land & Investment Company. He is one-third owner in a fine 35,000 acre ranch near Tampico, Tamps, Mexico, purchased in 1908.
During the World War he was unusually active in routine war service, assisting in loan drives, Red Cross drives, and filling out the various questionaires used by the government. He is a member of the Hooper Commercial Club and the Nebraskana Society. He is a member of Longfellow Lodge of the Knights of Pythias Number. 89, at Hooper. He is affiliated with Grace Lutheran Church. He is a Democrat.
Mr. Tillman was married at Hooper, August 2, 1893, to Matilda Von Essen; she was born in Dodge County, June 3, 1874, the daughter of Henry and Mary Von Essen, and died at Hooper, August 8, 1896. Two children were born to this union: Luella, born June 19, 1894, who married Edward J. Monnich, who is in the automobile business at Oakland, California; and Cornelius H., born January 31, 1896. The latter was a senior at Oberlin College, Ohio, when he enlisted in the World War, 1917. He served in the Oberlin Ambulance Unit until his death, January 24, 1918.
On, May 27, 1908, Mr. Tillman was united in marriage with Edna Hartung Uehling at Chicago. Mrs. Tillmaa was chairman of the Hooper Chapter of the Red Cross from 1917 to 1925, and served for two terms as a member of the board of education at Hooper. They have a daughter, Auralea, born November 25, 1909, who is a senior at the University of Nebraska. Residence: Hooper.
Mark Hillard Tilton
For the past 45 years Mark H. Tilton has been a leading merchant at Lincoln. He was born at Calais, Maine, April 30, 1856, the son of Edward Wilkins and Nancy Mana (Ellsworth) Tilton. His father, who was a sawmaker, was born at Charleston, Maine, June, 1826, and died at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, May, 1906. His ancestry was English. His mother was born at Calais, and died at Oshkosh; her ancestors came from the northern part of Ireland.
Mr. Tilton attended the public and high schools at Oshkosh. He was engaged in the wholesale furniture business for many years, and is now retired. He is a member of the Red Cross, The Nebraskana Society, the Lincoln Country Club and the Shrine Club of Lincoln. He is a Mason.
On December 17, 1890, he was married to Inez Dorris at Lincoln; she was born in Michigan and died at Lincoln, April 28, 1901. One child was born to their marriage: Dorris, born September 24, 1899. Mr. Tilton was married to Lucy Stickney, August 23, 1905, at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Residence: Lincoln.
Markus Timm
Markus Timm, retired farmer of Polk County, Nebraska, was born at Three Rivers, Michigan, February 25, 1866, the son of Joachim Timm and Mary (Janing) Timm. His father, who was a farmer and clergyman, was born at Mecklen, Germany, November 7, 1831, and died at Oseeola, July 26, 1913. His mother was born at Tatrow, Germany, and died at Osceola.
Mr. Timm, who has lived in Nebraska for 48 years, is retired from farming and is now engaged in the insurance business. He has been president of the Parent-Teachers Association for two years, and was formerly president of the Polk County Farm Bureau for four years.
During the World War he served as member of the home guards and as fuel commissioner. His religious affiliation is with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Oseeola. He is independent, politically. His marriage
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