I have the following info on Abner Dwelle:
Abner Dwelle III (or Jr.) was born in Greenwich New York on January 2,1805. Abner married Electa C. Lawrence on June 8, 1829 in OnondagaCounty, New York. Electa, who was born in Onondaga County on June 22,1810, died in Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan on December 13,1847.
Abner learned wool carding and spinning at the age of 18 which was hisoccupation for 16 years.
Abner married Zilpha Knapp, daughter of Seth and Ali Knapp of Chase, NewYork, on February 17, 1849. Zilpha was born November 11, 1805 and died in Lake City, Minnesota on July 17,1886, they had no children.
Abner moved from Onondaga County, New York to Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan in 1837 where he was Deacon in The Congregational Church. He and his family moved to Lake City, Minnesota in June of 1854. He had 1/4 of each Sections numbered 4, 8, 9 in Lake Township.
Abner Dwelle, Samuel Doughty and Abner Tibbetts platted Lake City in 1856. Abner was elected supervisor of Lake City on May 13, 1858.Tibbetts, Dwelle and Baldwin built a store building in 1855-56 which wasoccupied by a Williamson. Abner's occupation is listed as a farmer.
Abner started Lake City's first cemetary, "Lakewood Cemetary" where he was buried after his death on April 28, 1888.