The following is from the Memorial and Biographical Record of Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties. Published 1897.
L. N., one of the highly respected and leading citizens of
Parker township, Turner county, residing-on section 22, where he has a farm of 190 acres, is a native of McHenry county, Ill., and was born August 7, 1854. He is a son of John and Parll1elia (Disbrow) Alberty, both natives of New York, who came to Illinois about 1835, and were among the early settlers of McHenry counly. They died there in 1859.
Louis is the youngest of a family of eight children, and was
five years of age when his parents died. His eldest sister, Emily. and her husband, Hiland W. Copeland, then took him to
their home, where he was reared and remained until 1875, when he was twenty years of age. That year he came to Turner
county, Dakota territory, and took up 320 acres of land on section 22, of Parker township.
He immediately set to work breaking up the raw prairie, and raised a crop the first year. While a resident of Illinois he had taught school in Woodbury county,Iowa, and during the winter months after he came to South Dakota he followed the same vocation.
On October 15, 1878, Mr. Alberty led to the altar, Miss. Ada H. Ford, a native of Ludington county, Mich., and he and his young wife located immediately on the farm where they now reside. By this union there have been five children, four of whom are living, as follows; Ralph, Jennie. Nellie, deceased, George and Joe.
Mr. Alberty takes considerable interest in school matters. He was elected superintendent of schools in 1878, serving till 1880, and re-elected in 1882 for another term of two years. He taught the first school Parker boasted of, which was in 1879 and '80, and was principal of the Marion school in 1885 and '86. He is at present clerk of the Findlay school district, which position he has held for the past ten years. He also assessed Parker township in 1894, and, besides attending to his farm duties. he still continues to teach about seven months a year.
L. N., one of the highly respected and leading citizens of
Parker township, Turner county, residing-on section 22, where he has a farm of 190 acres, is a native of McHenry county, Ill., and was born August 7, 1854. He is a son of John and Parll1elia (Disbrow) Alberty, both natives of New York, who came to Illinois about 1835, and were among the early settlers of McHenry counly. They died there in 1859.
Louis is the youngest of a family of eight children, and was
five years of age when his parents died. His eldest sister, Emily. and her husband, Hiland W. Copeland, then took him to
their home, where he was reared and remained until 1875, when he was twenty years of age. That year he came to Turner
county, Dakota territory, and took up 320 acres of land on section 22, of Parker township.
He immediately set to work breaking up the raw prairie, and raised a crop the first year. While a resident of Illinois he had taught school in Woodbury county,Iowa, and during the winter months after he came to South Dakota he followed the same vocation.
On October 15, 1878, Mr. Alberty led to the altar, Miss. Ada H. Ford, a native of Ludington county, Mich., and he and his young wife located immediately on the farm where they now reside. By this union there have been five children, four of whom are living, as follows; Ralph, Jennie. Nellie, deceased, George and Joe.
Mr. Alberty takes considerable interest in school matters. He was elected superintendent of schools in 1878, serving till 1880, and re-elected in 1882 for another term of two years. He taught the first school Parker boasted of, which was in 1879 and '80, and was principal of the Marion school in 1885 and '86. He is at present clerk of the Findlay school district, which position he has held for the past ten years. He also assessed Parker township in 1894, and, besides attending to his farm duties. he still continues to teach about seven months a year.
The following is from the Memorial and Biographical Record of Turner, Lincoln, Union and Clay Counties. Published 1897.
L. N., one of the highly respected and leading citizens of
Parker township, Turner county, residing-on section 22, where he has a farm of 190 acres, is a native of McHenry county, Ill., and was born August 7, 1854. He is a son of John and Parll1elia (Disbrow) Alberty, both natives of New York, who came to Illinois about 1835, and were among the early settlers of McHenry counly. They died there in 1859.
Louis is the youngest of a family of eight children, and was
five years of age when his parents died. His eldest sister, Emily. and her husband, Hiland W. Copeland, then took him to
their home, where he was reared and remained until 1875, when he was twenty years of age. That year he came to Turner
county, Dakota territory, and took up 320 acres of land on section 22, of Parker township.
He immediately set to work breaking up the raw prairie, and raised a crop the first year. While a resident of Illinois he had taught school in Woodbury county,Iowa, and during the winter months after he came to South Dakota he followed the same vocation.
On October 15, 1878, Mr. Alberty led to the altar, Miss. Ada H. Ford, a native of Ludington county, Mich., and he and his young wife located immediately on the farm where they now reside. By this union there have been five children, four of whom are living, as follows; Ralph, Jennie. Nellie, deceased, George and Joe.
Mr. Alberty takes considerable interest in school matters. He was elected superintendent of schools in 1878, serving till 1880, and re-elected in 1882 for another term of two years. He taught the first school Parker boasted of, which was in 1879 and '80, and was principal of the Marion school in 1885 and '86. He is at present clerk of the Findlay school district, which position he has held for the past ten years. He also assessed Parker township in 1894, and, besides attending to his farm duties. he still continues to teach about seven months a year.
L. N., one of the highly respected and leading citizens of
Parker township, Turner county, residing-on section 22, where he has a farm of 190 acres, is a native of McHenry county, Ill., and was born August 7, 1854. He is a son of John and Parll1elia (Disbrow) Alberty, both natives of New York, who came to Illinois about 1835, and were among the early settlers of McHenry counly. They died there in 1859.
Louis is the youngest of a family of eight children, and was
five years of age when his parents died. His eldest sister, Emily. and her husband, Hiland W. Copeland, then took him to
their home, where he was reared and remained until 1875, when he was twenty years of age. That year he came to Turner
county, Dakota territory, and took up 320 acres of land on section 22, of Parker township.
He immediately set to work breaking up the raw prairie, and raised a crop the first year. While a resident of Illinois he had taught school in Woodbury county,Iowa, and during the winter months after he came to South Dakota he followed the same vocation.
On October 15, 1878, Mr. Alberty led to the altar, Miss. Ada H. Ford, a native of Ludington county, Mich., and he and his young wife located immediately on the farm where they now reside. By this union there have been five children, four of whom are living, as follows; Ralph, Jennie. Nellie, deceased, George and Joe.
Mr. Alberty takes considerable interest in school matters. He was elected superintendent of schools in 1878, serving till 1880, and re-elected in 1882 for another term of two years. He taught the first school Parker boasted of, which was in 1879 and '80, and was principal of the Marion school in 1885 and '86. He is at present clerk of the Findlay school district, which position he has held for the past ten years. He also assessed Parker township in 1894, and, besides attending to his farm duties. he still continues to teach about seven months a year.
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