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George R. Wicker
George R. Wicker (March 17, 1877 – January 26, 1935) was an American agricultural businessman, agricultural accountant, and lawmaker as a Minnesota House of Representatives, State Representative for Minnesota. He worked for the Minnesota Department of Agriculture as Commissioner, the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Illinois Department of Agriculture, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the Chief of the Investigative Service for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (Triple A). Wicker was the first CEO of Growmark, Inc.Growmark, Inc. http://www.growmark.com/ourhistory/Pages/LeaderGallery.aspx in Bloomington, Illinois, from 1927 to 1929. Background and family Growmark was born in Nielsville, Minnesota, to John Wicker and Annie Gilbertson, who had immigrated from Germany and Norway, respectively."United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9S7-CXW)"United States Census, 1880," index, FamilySearch (htt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nielsville, Minnesota
Nielsville ( ) is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks, North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, ND-Minnesota, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 78 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History A post office has been in operation at Nielsville since 1883. Nielsville formerly had a depot on the railroad. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 census, there were 90 people, 42 households, and 19 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 56 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.3% White (U.S. Census), White, 5.6% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 23.3% of the population. There we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
