George C. Lohr, Once Osage Boy, Died in South Dakota
The Estellline, South Dakota Journal reports the death of George C. Lohr, an Osage boy who went to South Dakota in 1878 and made it his home the rest of his life. He was a brother to Frank, Fred and Miss Amelia Lohr. His death occurred March 1.
George and his father, Peter Lohr, and a Mr. Ramsdahl went to the Estelline community in the year 1878, and filed on the land which was ever after his home, as the town grew up around it. He and his father donated the land for the platting of the town.
When the town was started he and his brother, Charles, now deceased, engaged in the machine business.
Later he was with the Clark & Weigant Drug Store, and there he established the first post office and was the first postmaster, serving until he was relieved during the Cleveland administration.
Mr. Lohr was born in Osage on August 2, 1856, growing uphere and learning the cabinet-maker's trade.
It was after he had settled in South Dakota that he married Miss Aletha Abbott in 1888. She died leaving two small daughters, Louise and Mabel.
On November 28, 1912, he married Mrs. Annie Clark Thompson, who with the daughters survive him.
[Mitchell County Press, March 12, 1936
George, known by Conrad, was 1/3 owner of the Estelline Electric Company (Electric & Telephone), President of the Bank of Estelline, Treasurer of the Druggist's Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of South Dakota, V.P. of Dempster State Bank, Sec. & Treasury of the Farmers Elevator Co. & built the Masonic Temple in Estelline.
He and his brother, William, filed on a half section of land on section 23 of Esalline that included 20 acres of timber land as well as purchased his fathers (Peter Lohr) original land claim. He then gave 166 acres to be used as the Estalline town "site" in its founding years. For many years George was Mayor of Estelline & was a prominent Mason, belonging to Denver Chapter, R. A. M., at Arlington and the Knight Templar Commandery at Brookings and Sioux Falls Temple of the Mystic Shrine. George had been instrumental in the founding and promoting of the City of Estalline & its many leading business interests.
∼On Nov. 18, 1889, George C. Lohr married Letha Malinda Abbott, daughter of George E. Abbott and Louisa Jane Shinkle.
The Estellline, South Dakota Journal reports the death of George C. Lohr, an Osage boy who went to South Dakota in 1878 and made it his home the rest of his life. He was a brother to Frank, Fred and Miss Amelia Lohr. His death occurred March 1.
George and his father, Peter Lohr, and a Mr. Ramsdahl went to the Estelline community in the year 1878, and filed on the land which was ever after his home, as the town grew up around it. He and his father donated the land for the platting of the town.
When the town was started he and his brother, Charles, now deceased, engaged in the machine business.
Later he was with the Clark & Weigant Drug Store, and there he established the first post office and was the first postmaster, serving until he was relieved during the Cleveland administration.
Mr. Lohr was born in Osage on August 2, 1856, growing uphere and learning the cabinet-maker's trade.
It was after he had settled in South Dakota that he married Miss Aletha Abbott in 1888. She died leaving two small daughters, Louise and Mabel.
On November 28, 1912, he married Mrs. Annie Clark Thompson, who with the daughters survive him.
[Mitchell County Press, March 12, 1936
George, known by Conrad, was 1/3 owner of the Estelline Electric Company (Electric & Telephone), President of the Bank of Estelline, Treasurer of the Druggist's Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of South Dakota, V.P. of Dempster State Bank, Sec. & Treasury of the Farmers Elevator Co. & built the Masonic Temple in Estelline.
He and his brother, William, filed on a half section of land on section 23 of Esalline that included 20 acres of timber land as well as purchased his fathers (Peter Lohr) original land claim. He then gave 166 acres to be used as the Estalline town "site" in its founding years. For many years George was Mayor of Estelline & was a prominent Mason, belonging to Denver Chapter, R. A. M., at Arlington and the Knight Templar Commandery at Brookings and Sioux Falls Temple of the Mystic Shrine. George had been instrumental in the founding and promoting of the City of Estalline & its many leading business interests.
∼On Nov. 18, 1889, George C. Lohr married Letha Malinda Abbott, daughter of George E. Abbott and Louisa Jane Shinkle.
George C. Lohr, Once Osage Boy, Died in South Dakota
The Estellline, South Dakota Journal reports the death of George C. Lohr, an Osage boy who went to South Dakota in 1878 and made it his home the rest of his life. He was a brother to Frank, Fred and Miss Amelia Lohr. His death occurred March 1.
George and his father, Peter Lohr, and a Mr. Ramsdahl went to the Estelline community in the year 1878, and filed on the land which was ever after his home, as the town grew up around it. He and his father donated the land for the platting of the town.
When the town was started he and his brother, Charles, now deceased, engaged in the machine business.
Later he was with the Clark & Weigant Drug Store, and there he established the first post office and was the first postmaster, serving until he was relieved during the Cleveland administration.
Mr. Lohr was born in Osage on August 2, 1856, growing uphere and learning the cabinet-maker's trade.
It was after he had settled in South Dakota that he married Miss Aletha Abbott in 1888. She died leaving two small daughters, Louise and Mabel.
On November 28, 1912, he married Mrs. Annie Clark Thompson, who with the daughters survive him.
[Mitchell County Press, March 12, 1936
George, known by Conrad, was 1/3 owner of the Estelline Electric Company (Electric & Telephone), President of the Bank of Estelline, Treasurer of the Druggist's Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of South Dakota, V.P. of Dempster State Bank, Sec. & Treasury of the Farmers Elevator Co. & built the Masonic Temple in Estelline.
He and his brother, William, filed on a half section of land on section 23 of Esalline that included 20 acres of timber land as well as purchased his fathers (Peter Lohr) original land claim. He then gave 166 acres to be used as the Estalline town "site" in its founding years. For many years George was Mayor of Estelline & was a prominent Mason, belonging to Denver Chapter, R. A. M., at Arlington and the Knight Templar Commandery at Brookings and Sioux Falls Temple of the Mystic Shrine. George had been instrumental in the founding and promoting of the City of Estalline & its many leading business interests.
∼On Nov. 18, 1889, George C. Lohr married Letha Malinda Abbott, daughter of George E. Abbott and Louisa Jane Shinkle.
The Estellline, South Dakota Journal reports the death of George C. Lohr, an Osage boy who went to South Dakota in 1878 and made it his home the rest of his life. He was a brother to Frank, Fred and Miss Amelia Lohr. His death occurred March 1.
George and his father, Peter Lohr, and a Mr. Ramsdahl went to the Estelline community in the year 1878, and filed on the land which was ever after his home, as the town grew up around it. He and his father donated the land for the platting of the town.
When the town was started he and his brother, Charles, now deceased, engaged in the machine business.
Later he was with the Clark & Weigant Drug Store, and there he established the first post office and was the first postmaster, serving until he was relieved during the Cleveland administration.
Mr. Lohr was born in Osage on August 2, 1856, growing uphere and learning the cabinet-maker's trade.
It was after he had settled in South Dakota that he married Miss Aletha Abbott in 1888. She died leaving two small daughters, Louise and Mabel.
On November 28, 1912, he married Mrs. Annie Clark Thompson, who with the daughters survive him.
[Mitchell County Press, March 12, 1936
George, known by Conrad, was 1/3 owner of the Estelline Electric Company (Electric & Telephone), President of the Bank of Estelline, Treasurer of the Druggist's Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of South Dakota, V.P. of Dempster State Bank, Sec. & Treasury of the Farmers Elevator Co. & built the Masonic Temple in Estelline.
He and his brother, William, filed on a half section of land on section 23 of Esalline that included 20 acres of timber land as well as purchased his fathers (Peter Lohr) original land claim. He then gave 166 acres to be used as the Estalline town "site" in its founding years. For many years George was Mayor of Estelline & was a prominent Mason, belonging to Denver Chapter, R. A. M., at Arlington and the Knight Templar Commandery at Brookings and Sioux Falls Temple of the Mystic Shrine. George had been instrumental in the founding and promoting of the City of Estalline & its many leading business interests.
∼On Nov. 18, 1889, George C. Lohr married Letha Malinda Abbott, daughter of George E. Abbott and Louisa Jane Shinkle.
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