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RG2022.AM: James Daniel Haskell, 1853-1927
Papers: 1874-1927
Custer County, Nebraska: Pioneer rancher
Size: 0.25 cu.ft.; 1 box
BACKGROUND NOTE
Born at Oxford, Ohio, June 2, 1853, James Daniel Haskell came to Plum Creek, Nebraska, in 1874. From 1876 to 1883 he managed the Erwin and Rankin ranch near the South Loup. In 1882 he married Cora Wilcher at Morning Sun, Ohio. The Haskells returned to Nebraska, and in 1884 he went into the horse business with John T. Stewart of Council Bluffs, Iowa. They sold the horses in 1893 and formed the Milldale Farm and Live Stock Improvement Company, of Haskell was general manager until his death. Haskell was one of the first county commissioners for Custer County, and he held the office for three terms. He served as president of the Security State Bank for several years and was also vice president of the Farmers State Bank of Arnold for a number of years. Haskell was one of the incorporators of the Farmers Elevator Company, and was elected to the state legislature for one term in 1889. James Daniel Haskell died in Council Bluffs, Iowa on March 13, 1927. He is buried in the Arnold Cemetery, Custer County, Nebraska.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This collection consists of one box of papers relating to James Daniel Haskell’s experiences as a pioneer rancher in Custer County, Nebraska. The collection includes a two letters, a set of memoirs, an account book, a memoranda book and some miscellaneous newspaper clippings. Materials in the collection date from 1874 to 1927.
INVENTORY
Box 1
Folder
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- Correspondence, 1874
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- Memoirs, 1912-1924
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- Account book, 1875
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- Memoranda book, 1876-1878
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- Newspaper clippings, 1927
Subject headings:
Custer County (Nebraska) — History
Haskell, James Daniel, 1853-1927
Pioneer life — Nebraska — Custer County
Ranches and ranching — Nebraska
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