The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-01-09

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MA. AND MRS. ADAM JEFFERSON.
From Fridays, Daily, ~
Sixty. years ago on New Years
eve, Mr.. Adam. jefferson. young
man Of twentyone and Miss Anna
Marie Gescll. ia blushing girl OF
seventeen were married at Eagle,
Wis. .y.f ~. ...s
Or New Years day i'm the Prise.
ence Of all their living children. they
celebrated the sixtieth anniversary Of
that happy event. Mr.. jefferson was
born I'm Munich, Bavaria I'm 1882 and
came to this country at the age OF
twelve, settling In Milwaukee.
While still very youns man Inc
went to the town of Jcfferson,s Wis.
Il was here that HIS fellow work.
men took to calling him jefferson.
and q Jew years later he had his
name legally changed to Jefferson.
His fati:er. Blasius Jobst. was one
of the pioneers OF Mankato and lived
here until his death in 1892.
Miss Annie Marie Gesell was born
In Saxony in 1886. and came here
with her parents and two brothers
In 1874. settling in Milwaukee.
After her marriage 10 Mr.. Jeffer-
son, she, came with her husband and
two children to Mankato I'm 1851
For few years they lived on their
homestead east Of town. now owned
by Charles Graf. Later they moved
I to Mankato and purchased small
home. which stood at the corner OF
Plum and North Broad streets.
In 1862 Mr.. Jefferson enlisted IN
Captain William Bierbauer's com.
pany. First Minnesota Mounted
Rangers and went with that com.
pany to the, defense of New Ulm dur.
ing the. time OF the massacre. %
While Mr. Jefferson and nearly all
the able-bodied men Of Mankato were
Fighting the Indians in and around
New Tim. Mrs Jefferson and her
three little children accompanied by
nearly all the women and children
Of AIankato walked &c st. Peter can.
rying her two year old baby I'm her
arms and leading the two little girls
aged four and six. Only one old
man was in the company and he
drove the team of oxen, carrying
what food ami household necessities
could be hastily packed. Arriving al
Sc Peter they found THAT, town Allied
with sfugitives and with scarcely
enough food to go around. Mrs. def
ferson however had friends there
with whom she found temporary
home. 10 was while Mr.. jefferson
was with his company at Fort
Ridgely that measles broke on,
among the little ones OF Mankato
that, his little son Willie. two year,
old. was taken sick and died. Word
had been sent to him and he was
given permission by his captain %
return home. The Cottonwood river
had overlooked its banks and was
full of broken ice. but 1t held nc
terrors for his anxious heart. He
forded the river and arrived here on
horseback. but too late.
After serving In the Indian war:
In and around New Ulm he va;
disabled and given an honorable dis
charge. Returning 10 Mankato h,
shortly after settled ON the farm
NORTH of town and built the famil,
home In 1869. where he lived until
a few years ago. whom they moved
into the old Brooks home on Third
avenue. 49,. ,..i,,.l -
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson are the
parents OF twelve children, eight oil
whom are; still living. and were pres
tent at the celebration yesterday
They are Mrs. John Phelps OF Man
kato. Mrs. Nathan Brooks Of Brad
ley's Crossing. Mrs. Charles Thomas
OF Judson. Mrs. L. T. Grady of War
ner. Alberta. Mrs. Nick schipper OF
Mankato. Mrs. r; J. Mahowald OF
Mankato. Mr.. L. T. Jefferson Of
Mankato. Mr.. Lee Z. Jefferson OF
Big Fork, Montana S.
The years have dealt kindly with
Mr.. aud Mrs. jefferson and they are
now enjoying good health and are
very fond of reading and take O
great interest In the living questions
OF the day. finding time for the good
things of life In their declining
years
There are --twentyrnine grandchil
dren and two great grandchildren.
Ring Not Candidate.
Joseph Ring. forynerlv maxor M