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Col Wellington Harrington

Birth	:	18 Mar 1839 Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death	:	17 Jul 1921 Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7868996, -96.2300034
Description	:	Well Harrington came to Nebraska with his parents in 1855. They drove ox team across Illinois and Iowa, stopping in Omaha for a month and then settling in a "yet to be built" Tekamah in August 1855. Well raised the first wheat crop ever grown in Burt county in 1856 and his family were of the very first pioneer families to settle in Tekamah. He served many times as sheriff and he was one of the owners of what became Burt County State Bank after it's incorporation. His father was the first Justice of the Peace,... Read More	Well Harrington came to Nebraska with his parents in 1855. They drove ox team across Illinois and Iowa, stopping in Omaha for a month and then settling in a "yet to be built" Tekamah in August 1855. Well raised the first wheat crop ever grown in Burt county in 1856 and his family were of the very first pioneer families to settle in Tekamah. He served many times as sheriff and he was one of the owners of what became Burt County State Bank after it's incorporation. His father was the first Justice of the Peace, postmaster and attorney in Burt county, taking these positions in 1855. Wellington married Frances Carr around 1872 and they had daughters, Irmagard Cameron and Ellen Latta. After Frances' death, he married Johannah M Fisher on 28 Oct 1903 in Tekamah, NE. Nebraska State Journal; Lincoln, NE; 7 Aug 1921 Tekamah Banker Dies Wellington Harrington, vice president of the Burt county bank at Tekamah, died the other day, aged eighty-two years. He had resided there for sixty-six years, and was a lad was one of the Wisconsin colony that made the first settlement in Burt county. The late P.F. Peterson, in his memoir of early days in Tekamah, relates that it was Wellington Harrinton and his brother Curtis who kept the colony in meat during the winter of deep snow in 1856 and 1857. He says that both were sure shots with the rifle, and being supplied with snow shoes, they brought in plenty of deer, elk and wild turkeys. Mr. Peterson also tells in his memoirs that the only communication with the outside world for three months while they were snowbound, was brought by Wellington Harrington, who made periodical trips on snow shoes down to Omaha for mail and other necessities. In early days Mr. Harrington served several terms as sheriff and represented this county in the legislature in the session of 1883, he also served a number of terms on the board of education and as mayor and councilman of Tekamah.

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Where is Col Wellington Harrington's memorial?
Col Wellington Harrington's memorial is located at: Tekamah Cemetery, Tekamah, Burt County, USA.
When did Col Wellington Harrington death?
Col Wellington Harrington death on 17 Jul 1921 in Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.7868996
Longitude: -96.2300034

Family Members:

Parent

Olney Harrington

(1807 - 1890)

Hanna Cole Eldred Harrington

(1814 - 1875)

Spouse

Frances O Carr Harrington

(1849 - 1896)

Johannah Magdalena Fischer Harrington

(1866 - 1936)

Siblings

Curtis Livingston Harrington

(1837 - 1891)

Ellen C. Harrington Cox

(1845 - 1926)

Rose A Harrington

(1853 - 1897)

Children

Irmagarde “Irma” Harrington Cameron

(1873 - 1933)

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18. Argo Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7233009, -96.4439011

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