 1872 - 1931
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| Born |
1872 |
Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
17 Nov 1931 |
Austin, Mower Co., MN |
| Notes |
- HISTORY OF MOWER COUNTY 1911
John E. Detwiler, the real estate, insurance and loan broker, was born in Port Elgin, Ontario, and as a boy was brought to Austin, where he has since spent the larger part of his time. He was educated in the public schools, and then in 1889 started out to see the world before settling down.
Acting as a picture canvasser, he toured the Pacific coast for one year, visiting all the important towns and also many of the smaller ones all along the line from Victoria, B. C., to San Francisco. After returning to Austin he went to Minneapolis, studied a short time in the law department of the University of Minnesota, and then in 1891 entered a law school at St. Louis, Mo. Again he returned to Austin and entered into the insurance business, later taking up railroad work, but still later again resuming the insurance line. In 1900 he formed a partnership with his father in the housemoving business and continued thus until January 1, 1910, when he again took up real estate, farm loans and insurance, dealing extensively in Minnesota and Dakota lands.
Mr. Detwiler served eight years as a member of Company G, Second Regiment, M.N.G., and in 1896 resigned, at that time having attained the rank of second lieutenant.
During the Spanish-American war he recruited a volunteer company, but it was never called into service, and after the battle of Santiago, was disbanded.
Mr. Detwiler is a member of the Masonic order and of the M.W.A. He also belongs to the Austin Commercial club, is a Republican in politics, and a member of the Baptist church.
The subject of this sketch was married January 30, 1906, at Austin, to Grace E. Baird, daughter of Mrs. George Baird, and this union has been blessed with one child, Baird E., born April 11, 1908.
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| Person ID |
I35980 |
Moon Anderson Family History & Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2017 |
| Father |
George Detwiler (Detweiler), b. 14 Feb 1842, Roseville, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 31 May 1918, Austin, Mower Co., MN |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Kepkey, b. 2 May 1836, Markham, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Feb 1910, Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., MN |
| Married |
7 Nov 1866 |
Port Elgin, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F12227 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Grace Edna Baird, b. 1874, Minnesota , d. 5 May 1954, Austin, Mower Co., MN |
| Married |
1916 |
Minnesota |
| Children |
| | 1. Baird Detwiler, b. 11 Apr 1908, Austin, Mower Co., MN , d. Aug 1974, Mesa, Maricopa Co., AZ |
| | 2. Douglas George Detwiler, b. 5 Jan 1915, Austin, Mower Co., MN , d. 19 Jan 1996, Austin, Mower Co., MN |
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| Last Modified |
3 Jan 2017 |
| Family ID |
F12228 |
Group Sheet |
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