LORENZO W. KINGSBURY (1882)
LORENZO W. KINGSBURY, secretary and treasurer of the Edgerton Flouring Mill company, a leading enterprise of that flourishing Pipestone county village, has been identified with the county's interests since the very earliest period of its settlement. It was on the homestead of his brother, Alonzo D. Kingsbury, tbe northeast quarter of section 28, Osborne, that the town of Edgerton was platted. Charles H. Kingsbury was another brother who to counted among the worthy pioneers of Edgerton.
The parents of our subject, Charles W and Louisa (Stocker) Kingsbury, natives respectively of Massachusetts and New York, were early settlers of Independence, Iowa, and died at Littleton, Iowa, where they are buried. At Independence, on September 14, 1862, Lorenzo W. Kingsbury was born. Six other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury, one of whom, Chester B., is deceased, having died in 1909. The remaining members of the family are Alonzo D., of Quartermaster Harbor, Washington; Carrie M., of Gig Harbor, Washington; Charles H., of Edgerton; Edwin J., of Independence, Iowa; and Alvin C, of Gig Harbor, Washington.
For the first several years after casting his lot in Pipestone county Mr. Kingsbury engaged in agricultural pursuits; then in company with his brother Alonzo he built and for three years operated Edgerton's first creamery. He retired from that business to become a blacksmith, an occupation he followed in Edgerton seven years. Mr. Kingsbury was later a general merchant, so engaged for a period of four years. In February, 1909, he became a member of the firm controlling the Edgerton flour mill and has since served as secretary and treasurer of the company. Under the new management the mill has been thoroughly remodeled, and for its manufactured products there is a wide and increasing demand.
The Edgerton flour mill was built in 1895 by D. J. Forbes, who conducted the enterprise for a number of years. Several changes in ownership followed before the business was finally taken over by the present proprietors in 1909. The officers of the company are: President, Oscar J. Larson; vice president, F. M. Schultz; secretary and treasurer, L. W. Kingsbury. New appliances for high grade flour making have recently been installed, and now sixty barrels per day is the capacity of the plant. The leading brands of flour manufactured by the Edgerton mill are the "Golden Crust" and "Our Friend."
From 1898 to 1904 L. W. Kingsbury served efficiently as Edgerton's assessor. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic and Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
At Edgerton, on September 5, 1898, our subject was married to Emma L. McVenes, a native of Independence, Iowa. She is the daughter of Thomas McVenes, who resides in that Iowa town and is now in his eighty ninth year.
LORENZO W. KINGSBURY, secretary and treasurer of the Edgerton Flouring Mill company, a leading enterprise of that flourishing Pipestone county village, has been identified with the county's interests since the very earliest period of its settlement. It was on the homestead of his brother, Alonzo D. Kingsbury, tbe northeast quarter of section 28, Osborne, that the town of Edgerton was platted. Charles H. Kingsbury was another brother who to counted among the worthy pioneers of Edgerton.
The parents of our subject, Charles W and Louisa (Stocker) Kingsbury, natives respectively of Massachusetts and New York, were early settlers of Independence, Iowa, and died at Littleton, Iowa, where they are buried. At Independence, on September 14, 1862, Lorenzo W. Kingsbury was born. Six other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury, one of whom, Chester B., is deceased, having died in 1909. The remaining members of the family are Alonzo D., of Quartermaster Harbor, Washington; Carrie M., of Gig Harbor, Washington; Charles H., of Edgerton; Edwin J., of Independence, Iowa; and Alvin C, of Gig Harbor, Washington.
For the first several years after casting his lot in Pipestone county Mr. Kingsbury engaged in agricultural pursuits; then in company with his brother Alonzo he built and for three years operated Edgerton's first creamery. He retired from that business to become a blacksmith, an occupation he followed in Edgerton seven years. Mr. Kingsbury was later a general merchant, so engaged for a period of four years. In February, 1909, he became a member of the firm controlling the Edgerton flour mill and has since served as secretary and treasurer of the company. Under the new management the mill has been thoroughly remodeled, and for its manufactured products there is a wide and increasing demand.
The Edgerton flour mill was built in 1895 by D. J. Forbes, who conducted the enterprise for a number of years. Several changes in ownership followed before the business was finally taken over by the present proprietors in 1909. The officers of the company are: President, Oscar J. Larson; vice president, F. M. Schultz; secretary and treasurer, L. W. Kingsbury. New appliances for high grade flour making have recently been installed, and now sixty barrels per day is the capacity of the plant. The leading brands of flour manufactured by the Edgerton mill are the "Golden Crust" and "Our Friend."
From 1898 to 1904 L. W. Kingsbury served efficiently as Edgerton's assessor. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic and Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
At Edgerton, on September 5, 1898, our subject was married to Emma L. McVenes, a native of Independence, Iowa. She is the daughter of Thomas McVenes, who resides in that Iowa town and is now in his eighty ninth year.
LORENZO W. KINGSBURY (1882)
LORENZO W. KINGSBURY, secretary and treasurer of the Edgerton Flouring Mill company, a leading enterprise of that flourishing Pipestone county village, has been identified with the county's interests since the very earliest period of its settlement. It was on the homestead of his brother, Alonzo D. Kingsbury, tbe northeast quarter of section 28, Osborne, that the town of Edgerton was platted. Charles H. Kingsbury was another brother who to counted among the worthy pioneers of Edgerton.
The parents of our subject, Charles W and Louisa (Stocker) Kingsbury, natives respectively of Massachusetts and New York, were early settlers of Independence, Iowa, and died at Littleton, Iowa, where they are buried. At Independence, on September 14, 1862, Lorenzo W. Kingsbury was born. Six other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury, one of whom, Chester B., is deceased, having died in 1909. The remaining members of the family are Alonzo D., of Quartermaster Harbor, Washington; Carrie M., of Gig Harbor, Washington; Charles H., of Edgerton; Edwin J., of Independence, Iowa; and Alvin C, of Gig Harbor, Washington.
For the first several years after casting his lot in Pipestone county Mr. Kingsbury engaged in agricultural pursuits; then in company with his brother Alonzo he built and for three years operated Edgerton's first creamery. He retired from that business to become a blacksmith, an occupation he followed in Edgerton seven years. Mr. Kingsbury was later a general merchant, so engaged for a period of four years. In February, 1909, he became a member of the firm controlling the Edgerton flour mill and has since served as secretary and treasurer of the company. Under the new management the mill has been thoroughly remodeled, and for its manufactured products there is a wide and increasing demand.
The Edgerton flour mill was built in 1895 by D. J. Forbes, who conducted the enterprise for a number of years. Several changes in ownership followed before the business was finally taken over by the present proprietors in 1909. The officers of the company are: President, Oscar J. Larson; vice president, F. M. Schultz; secretary and treasurer, L. W. Kingsbury. New appliances for high grade flour making have recently been installed, and now sixty barrels per day is the capacity of the plant. The leading brands of flour manufactured by the Edgerton mill are the "Golden Crust" and "Our Friend."
From 1898 to 1904 L. W. Kingsbury served efficiently as Edgerton's assessor. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic and Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
At Edgerton, on September 5, 1898, our subject was married to Emma L. McVenes, a native of Independence, Iowa. She is the daughter of Thomas McVenes, who resides in that Iowa town and is now in his eighty ninth year.
LORENZO W. KINGSBURY, secretary and treasurer of the Edgerton Flouring Mill company, a leading enterprise of that flourishing Pipestone county village, has been identified with the county's interests since the very earliest period of its settlement. It was on the homestead of his brother, Alonzo D. Kingsbury, tbe northeast quarter of section 28, Osborne, that the town of Edgerton was platted. Charles H. Kingsbury was another brother who to counted among the worthy pioneers of Edgerton.
The parents of our subject, Charles W and Louisa (Stocker) Kingsbury, natives respectively of Massachusetts and New York, were early settlers of Independence, Iowa, and died at Littleton, Iowa, where they are buried. At Independence, on September 14, 1862, Lorenzo W. Kingsbury was born. Six other children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Kingsbury, one of whom, Chester B., is deceased, having died in 1909. The remaining members of the family are Alonzo D., of Quartermaster Harbor, Washington; Carrie M., of Gig Harbor, Washington; Charles H., of Edgerton; Edwin J., of Independence, Iowa; and Alvin C, of Gig Harbor, Washington.
For the first several years after casting his lot in Pipestone county Mr. Kingsbury engaged in agricultural pursuits; then in company with his brother Alonzo he built and for three years operated Edgerton's first creamery. He retired from that business to become a blacksmith, an occupation he followed in Edgerton seven years. Mr. Kingsbury was later a general merchant, so engaged for a period of four years. In February, 1909, he became a member of the firm controlling the Edgerton flour mill and has since served as secretary and treasurer of the company. Under the new management the mill has been thoroughly remodeled, and for its manufactured products there is a wide and increasing demand.
The Edgerton flour mill was built in 1895 by D. J. Forbes, who conducted the enterprise for a number of years. Several changes in ownership followed before the business was finally taken over by the present proprietors in 1909. The officers of the company are: President, Oscar J. Larson; vice president, F. M. Schultz; secretary and treasurer, L. W. Kingsbury. New appliances for high grade flour making have recently been installed, and now sixty barrels per day is the capacity of the plant. The leading brands of flour manufactured by the Edgerton mill are the "Golden Crust" and "Our Friend."
From 1898 to 1904 L. W. Kingsbury served efficiently as Edgerton's assessor. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Masonic and Modern Brotherhood of America lodges.
At Edgerton, on September 5, 1898, our subject was married to Emma L. McVenes, a native of Independence, Iowa. She is the daughter of Thomas McVenes, who resides in that Iowa town and is now in his eighty ninth year.
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