As will be noted by the reader, a large portion of this book is made up of biographies of people who settled the area.  It is the desire of this Bureau to give credit to people who supplied biographical information of their ancestors; for this reason, we have inserted the names of such persons at the beginning of the biographies.

Great care has been given in the research of historic information for accuracy and authenticity; but due to the fact that there is a possibility that errors might have been made in information supplied us, or that typographical errors may have been made in printing, this Bureau cannot and will not assume responsibility as to the authenticity of all of the contents of this work

Many of the places and persons who are mention in this history lived well over a century ago.  As they were the pioneers of this area, their participation in the development of the community made it possible for the people of the Twentieth Century to enjoy the fruit of their efforts and as a result be privileged with the opportunity of possessing a higher standard of social, economic and spiritual life.