Biographical Sketches
Mingerson Coombs
COOMBS, MINGERSON - is a native of Knox county, Me., and when 13 years of age moved with his parents to LaPorte county, Ind., where he worked on a farm until of age. He then opened a store in New Carlisle, Ind. His next move was to Berrien county, Mich., where he bought a fruit farm, and four years later, in 1873, sold out and came to Valley county. He located a homestead and a tree claim, and has probably accomplished what no other man in the United States has, to-wit, taking a timber claim under the original timber culture act, which required the actual planting and cultivation of forty acres of timber. This he successfully accomplished and now has one of the finest bodies of timber in the state, many of the trees being two feet in diameter. He still owns both quarter sections, with 230 acres under a high state of cultivation, besides 67 acres adjacent to Ord with 50 acres under cultivation. Mr. Coombs has been a prominent factor in Ord having held many positions of trust and honor. He has creditably filled the offices of County Commissioner, County Surveyor, County Superintendent of schools and Mayor of the city. He is also a representative business man and one of the most highly respected citizens.
Source: Transcription from the book, The Trail of the Loup; Being a History of the Loup River Region, by H. W. Foght, published in 1906; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 11 January 2026.
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