Stephen Decatur (1815-1876)

Stephen A. Decatur (1815 – 1876) was a nephew of Commdore Stephen Decatur, Jr.. He was the one of the incorporators of Decatur, Nebraska.

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1815 - 1876 - Stephen Decatur, Jr. - Decatur, Nebraska

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Born in New Jersey, he was the son of Captain John Pine Decatur, United States Army, and grandson of Stephen Decatur, Sr..

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New Jersey - United States Army - Stephen Decatur, Sr.

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Decatur had arrived in the area of the town from Bellevue in the 1840s and made his home with the Omaha tribe. Later he was a clerk at Sarpy's trading post and lived on a farm which was called "Decatur Springs," owing to the pure spring found there.

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Bellevue - Omaha

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The town of Decatur was incorporated in 1856 under the name "The Decatur Townsite & Ferry Company." The other incorporators included Thomas Whiteacre, T. H. Hineman, George Mason, and Herman Glass. The patents for the town were granted on May 1, 1862.

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