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GRANT COUNTY WISCONSIN BIOGRAPHIES
Source: "History of Grant County Wisconsin" by the Chicago Historical Company, 1881
Transcribed from the book and contributed to Genealogy Trails by Friends For Free Genealogy
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Lancaster Township
REV. EVAN ARTHUR, died at Beetown, March 21, 1881, in the 65th year of his age. He was born in Wales, and came to the United States about 1833, at the age of 18, and soon became a master workman in the iron rolling mills of Pennsylvania ; afterward was Superintendent of several mills in other States. He traveled considerable, residing in and traveling over thirteen different States. He came to Grant Co. in 1850, and settled at Cassville, where, in 1851, he lost his wife, Martha Arthur ; soon thereafter he moved into the town of Beetown, where he has ever since resided. He united, when a mere boy, with the church, and, for the last quarter of a century at least, has been an active Christian worker and a consistent member of the Methodist Church, saying, just before his death, " My peace has been made with God for many years." Wherever known he was universally respected as one of God's noblemen. By his death the county loses an old, respectable citizen. He left eight children.
L. J. ARTHUR, of Lancaster (son of Rev. Evan Arthur), attorney at law and Notary Public; was born near Dubuque, Iowa, June 29, 1850 ; came to Grant Go. in 1851, and settled at Cassville he has resided in said county ever since. He graduated at the Platteville Normal School in 1871 ; during the following winter, he was Principal of the Potosi Graded School, and, during the next succeeding two years, was Principal of the Cassville Graded Schools ; in 1875, he graduated in the Wisconsin University Law School, and has been practicing law at Lancaster, Wis.; he was a candidate for District Attorney in 1880. Was married, June 6, 1878, to Miss Emma Ziegler, daughter of M. M. Ziegler, of Lancaster. Mr. Arthur is a self-made man, having borrowed money and schooled himself, both in the normal and the law school ; friends, who knew him from childhood, lent him money on his own note, when he was only 16 to 18 years old, thus furnishing him the means to educate himself. He now has an elegant home, and has a good law practice and is in fair circumstances. He is known as an earnest temperance man and temperance worker ; his example and success are well worth the consideration of young men.
WILLIAM ALCORN, carpenter, Lancaster ; a native of Ireland ; he came to New York in 1833, and remained there until 1845, when he came to Grant Co., where he has since resided and Worked at his trade. He was married, in 1849, to Miss Miram Lockhardt, a native of Indiana. Mr. Alcorn has been, for over twenty-five years, a member of the I. O. 0. F. ; he is a member of the Grand Encampment, and has passed all the chairs of the subordinate lodge. They have had ten children, eight of whom (four sons and four daughters) are living.
GORHAM ALEXANDER (deceased) ; a native of Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; he came to Grant Co. in 1840, and located in Beetown ; Sept. 4, 1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 10th W. V. I. ; he was taken sick while in service, removed to a hospital in Nashville, where he remained a short time, and was then taken to the hospital at Louisville, Ky., where he died in January, 1863. He was married, in 1846, to Miss Emily Ward, a native of Vermont, and left four sons and five daughters. Mrs. Alexander resides on a farm on Sec. 13 ; P. O. Liberty Ridge.
CHARLES H. ANGUS, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P.O. Lancaster ; he was born in Montgomery of Lancaster. In January, 1863, he enlisted in Co. K, 47th W. V. T., and served about eight months, when he was discharged from the hospital on account of disability. They have five children John D., Ed W., Charles B., George P. and Laura C. Mrs. Angus is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. A. is a member of the I.O.O.F., and in politics a Republican.
ALFRED E. AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Lancaster; born in town of Lancaster, Wis., Oct. 30, 1858; went to Iowa in 1878, returned in 1880 ; owns 118 acres of land, with a fine large house and barn ; is a stock-raiser. His sister keeps house for him. In politics a Democrat. His parents were Henry and Mary Austin, natives of England.
HENRY AUSTIN, farmer; P. O. Lancaster; was born at Terickenham, Middlesex, England, Nov. 20, 1821. He left London March 21, 1846, in the ship Mediator ; landed at New York City May 4, 1846, after a pleasant trip of six weeks ; after a short stay in the city, he started for Detroit, Mich., intending to enter the nearest Government land to the city ; he found 80 acres, which he entered ; this was at Flat Rock ; built the first home in America, where he remained five years, then, on account of the fever and ague being so bad, he sold and removed to Wisconsin in the year 1851, near Lancaster, and bought 40 acres of improved land of Myron Tuttle, an old settler, which place he has added to until he now owns 501 acres of land, with a fine brick house, 22x22, with good barn, 20x20, stable, 18x30 a fine home, made mostly by his own industry ; he is quite extensively engaged in the stock business and grazing, as his farm is adapted to that line ; also in the creamery business, and has made it a success. His first wife, Miss Eliza Children, was born at "Bethnal Green, London, April 17, 1825, and married at St. George's Church, Southwark, London, Jan. 19, 1841, died at Lancaster. Grant Co., Wis., Nov. 10, 1855 ; by this union there were five children Eliza, born at Hanworth, Middlesex, England, Jan. 14. 1842; Henry, born at same place Oct. 27, 1843, now residing in Applington, Butler Co., Iowa, as is also William, who was born at the same place Feb. 6, 1846 ; Jane was born in Michigan, July 30, 1848. died at Lancaster, Wis., March 23, 1853; Arthur G., born in Wisconsin Sept. 30, 1854, died at Walla Walla, Washington Territory, Sept 8, 1878 ; his second wife, Mary Ann Penrice, a native of Accrinton, Lancashire, Eng., born Dec. 18, 1841 ; came to America with her parents about thirty years ago ; settled at Milwaukee, Wis. they now live at Eskridge, Kan. : married Jan. 10, 1858; they have seven children Alfred E., born Oct. 30, 1858 ; Walter A., March 20, 1860 ; Charles F., March 22, 1862, died November,' 1876 ; Reuben A., born Sept. 27,1864; Ellen A., Dec. 16, 1866 ; Edwin J., May 7,1869 ; Mable A., July 19, 1877. In politics, Democrat ; in religion, Swedenborgian. Has been Clerk of School District No. 3 two years.
J. H. BALDWIN, watchmaker and jeweler; commenced business Dec. 5, 1879, with an assortment of jewelry, clocks, watches, plated and silverware ; his business has increased, and he carries at present a 12,500 stock. Mr. Baldwin learned his trade in Illinois, where he was engaged in business with his brother for ten years. He is a native of Ohio, born near Cleveland Nov. 18, 1848; a son of A. S. and M. J. (Harding) Baldwin. His early life was spent on a farm.
JARED E. BARNETT, proprietor of stage and express line ; commenced this business in 1868, succeeding his brother, Thomas Barnett ; he is a native of Jefferson Co., Penn., born Feb. 25, 1831 ; in 1847, he came to Lancaster with his parents ; his father built the Telegraph House in 1848, and kept it until 1852, when he exchanged it for the hotel where the Phelps House now stands, and long known as " Barnett Corner." His mother dying, his father abandoned the hotel, and, in September, 1863, died, at the age of 66. Mr. Barnett was married, July 8, 1856, to Miss Harriet Fisher, daughter of Herman and Mira (Elderkin) Fisher ; they have three sons and four daughters Nellie, Mira, Mary, Harry, Fred, Hattie and Ralph.
J. O. BARTLETT, proprietor of restaurant and confectionery store ; opened his store in the spring of 1876, first in John Larkin's building ; in the winter of 1878, he moved to his present store in the Henry Remeyer building. Mr. Bartlett has been a shoemaker in Lancaster since June, 1869, carrying on both branches of business until January, 1880, when failing health compelled him to lay aside shoe making. He was born in New Hampshire Oct. 15, 1824, a son of Daniel W. Bartlett. He was married in New London, N. H., in May, 1850, to Miss Elizabeth Haines ; they have two sons and a daughter Victor L., George E. and Belle.
C. H. BAXTER, of the firm of Howe & Baxter, general merchants ; is a native of New York, and was born in Stillwater, Saratoga Co., Nov. 15, 1841 ; he came with his parents in 1857, and they located in Grant Co. ; in August, 1860, he entered the store of George Howe as clerk, and remained until the fall of 1862, when he entered the army, enlisting as private in Co. C, 25th W. V. I. ; he was taken sick on the Yazoo River and discharged ; he afterward raised a company which became Co. K, 47th W. V. I., and was commissioned Captain and was sent to the Department of Middle Tennessee, with headquarters at Tullahoma, and, by order of Gen. Thomas, he became Chief of Ordnance Department, Middle Tennessee, on the staff of Gen. Vancleve and Gen. Milroy, and served in that position until the end of the war. Alter his return from the service he became a partner of Mr. Howe, and since then has been successfully engaged in mercantile business here. Mr. Baxter has served as Chairman of the Republican County Central Committee of Grant Co. for the past five years ; has also served as member of the Town Board ; he was elected the first President of the Veteran Soldiers Association, of Grant Co., and was reelected to the same position. Mr. Baxter was united in marriage, Feb. 20, 1865, to Miss Maria Howe, daughter of George Howe, an old and honored merchant of Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. Baxter have two children George Howe and Laura.
THOMAS BEETHAM, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Lancaster; owns 400 acres land, valued at $20 per acre ; born in Yorkshire, England, in 1843 ; came to America in 1849, and located in Janesville ; came to this county in 1857 ; settled on present farm in 1872. Married Annie Dyer, a native of this county; have four children John, Jessie, Nellie and Frank.
RICHARD BENNETT (retired) ; a native cf Cornwall, England, born Sept. 20, 1813 ; he came to America April 10, 1847, landing in New York ; June 10, 1848, he came to Grant Co. ; he was engaged in mining most of the time up to 1870, since which time he has turned his attention to farming, with his SOD, but has lately retired from active business. He was married, June 8, 1833, to Miss Mary Vincent, also a native of Cornwall ; they have had nine children Ann (married), Eliza (married), Charles, Mary S. (married), Philip D. (deceased), Elizabeth (married), Sarah (married) and Ann (married). The son, Philip, enlisted in Co. F, 7th W.V. I., and was wounded July 1, 1863 ; he died July 5, 1863, at the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. and Mrs. Bennett are members of the Congregational Church.
LEWIS A. BEISTHAUPT, farmer. Secs. 27 and 34; P.O. Lancaster; he is a native of Ohio ; came to Grant Co. in 1860; he enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. C, 25th W. V. I., and served until the close of the war. He was married, Oct. 11, 1859, to Miss Martha A. Strong ; they have five sons and a daughter. The family are members of the Congregational Church. Owns 125 acres of land.
JOSEPH BOCK, of the firm of Bock & Schreiner, abstracts; was born in the province of Alsace, Germany ; received a partly collegiate education ; emigrated in 1857, and after a few months residence at St. Louis, settled at Cassville, in this county, the same year. Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 2d W. V. I., April 19, 1861 ; took part in the battle of first Bull Bun, the skirmishes near Gordonsville, Va., near Richmond Railway and along Rappahannock, Va.; was wounded in both thighs at the battle of Gainesville Va., Aug. 28, 1862; participated [in Burnside's mud march against Fredericksburg; his wounds opened in 1863 and prevented farther active service, and he was mustered out of service in 1864. In 1865, he was elected Register of Deeds for Grant Co., and held that office until 1869, when he engaged in his present business and has the only set of abstract books of Grant Co. Mr. Bock was elected Representative to the State Legislature, and served during the sessions of 1876-77. David Schreiner, of the firm of Bock & Schreiner; is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, and was born Dec. 21, 1842; emigrated to America, and came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Grant Co.; during the war, he enlisted in August, 1862, in Co. C, 25th W. V. I.; was slightly wounded at Decatur, Ga., and was severely wounded in front of Atlanta, August, 1864, losing the left arm ; served until June, 1865; in 1869, he was elected Clerk of the courts, and held that office eight years ; has held the office of Town Treasurer and Town Clerk, and is now Justice of the Peace. In May, 1869, he was married to Miss Clara Stelzner, from Indiana ; they have two children Laura and Ethelinda.
ALEXANDER G. BONHAM, see. 30 ; P. O. Hurricane Grove ; owns 170 acres of land valued at $40 per acre; born in Pike Co., Mo., in 1823, came to Wisconsin in 1834; settled on his present farm in 1848. Married Elizabeth Kilby, a native of Lincoln Co., Mo., and they have six children Charles O., Lemuel E., Lenora, Lura, Laura and Mable. Mr. B. has been a member of the Town Board, and has also held the office of Justice.
FRANCIS H. BONHAIM, farmer. Sec. 34; P.O. Lancaster; has 160 acres and 40 acres of timber in Harrison ; was born Sept. 11,1 806, in Wythe Co., Va., son of Nehemiah and Isabella (Scott) Bonham. Mr. B. came to Grant Co. in 1827, and made several trips to Virginia, and in 1840 brought his family and settled at Hurricane Grove, and engaged in mining until 1844, when he removed to his farm where he has since made his home. On Dec. 23, 1830, he was married by Rev. Mr. Walters, in Pike Co., Mo., to Mary Ann, daughter of William and Lucy (Oglesby) Novel, of Shelby Co., Ky., where she was born May 24, 1819, then had nine children, ????? William N., married Lizzie Parker, of Salem, Oregon, where they now reside, with three children; Matilda I., now wife of Samuel J. Shelton, of Salem, Oregon ; Calvin K., married Anna Myers, of Salem, Oregon, he having previously married Sophronia Sears ; Charles W., married Dolly Parker, of Canyon City, Oregon, has two children; Mary P., wife of Keuben G. Brooks, of Vermont, now at Hopkinton, Iowa, one child ; Martha Ann, wife of C. M. Jackson ; Lenora, wife of Mark Baldwin, died in the spring of 1878 ; James H. (his second son), died March 12, 1860, at 22 years of age. Mr. Bonham is a Protestant ; in politics is a Republican, and participated in the meeting when the Republican party was organized in Grant Co. ; he has in his possession a sword brought to America by his great-great-grandfather over 200 hundred years ago (he having been an officer in the British navy); the father of Mr. B. was an officer in the war of 1812. Mr. B. is a hearty, jovial old gentleman, and has for twenty years held the office of Justice of the Peace and several other offices, and states that when he settled here, there were no houses between his place and Lancaster, and that he cut the first tree to make the Lancaster road, and that there were only three or four houses on the Potosi road, 7 J miles, and says he has been frequently in the sugar camp of old Black Hawk. Mr. and Mrs. B. celebrated their golden wedding, and received a number of very fine presents, a very fine easy chair from the " Potosi delegation," a $20 gold piece, etc.
EDMOND H. BORAH, farmer. Sec. 23; P.O. Lancaster; was born in Kentucky June 2, 1820, of German parentage, who came to Wisconsin in early times. Mr. Borah after coming to Wisconsin worked by the month, then by his labors accumulated a farm of 200 acres of land ; he then went to California, was very successful ; he then returned to Wisconsin, traded for .300 acres of land, nicely improved by his own industry ; he has been engaged in the stock business for about eight years ; he is now in Kansas, where he owns 580 acres of land on the Kansas Pacific R. R. His wife was Sarah M. Kilbey, who was born in Wisconsin, Dec. 29, 1836; they married Sept. 16, 1853; they have four children Kilbey H., born Dec. 29, 1855; Adolph D., July 2, 1857; Nettie, Sept. 16, 1862; Georgie, March 1, 1868. Mrs. B.'s father was born in North Carolina, in 1806 ; came to Wisconsin in 1832 ; died in 1876 ; her mother, Rhoda Parsons, a native of Virginia, now 76 years of age, residing now at Hurricane Corners.
HENRY BRINKHAN, Sec. 28 ; P 0. Hurricane Grove ; owns 80 acres of land, valued at 840 per acre ; born in Germany in 1829 : came to America in 1857, and settled in this county ; in 1865, he settled on his present farm. Married Sophia Kuhn, a native of Germany ; they have nine children Mary Lizzie, Fred. H., Clara, Edward, William, Annie M., Albert, Ellen Nettie and Fanny Eve.
ALLEN RALPH BUSHNELL, of Lancaster, of the firm of Bushnell, Clark & Watkins, lawyers, was born on his father's farm on West street, in the town of Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio, July 18, 1833. His father. Dr. George W. Bushnell, now over 80 years of age, and- possessed of remarkable vigor, still lives on the old farm upon which he settled, then in the dense woods, in 1824; he is a native of Connecticut, as was also his wife, Sally Bates, now deceased, Mr. B.'s mother. Mr. B.'s early life was that of the usual farmer's boy, going to district school summer and winter term, until big enough to help on the farm, and then working on the farm through the farming season, and going to school winters. When 14 years of age, the Hartford High School was started, and he put in a few terms there. Here the intention of becoming a lawyer was formed. His school education was completed at Oberlin and Hiram Colleges, where he pursued a special course of study to fit himself for that profession, teaching school winters to help pay expenses. In the fall of 1852 he came to Wisconsin, and taught school that winter at Block House Branch, near Platteville. The following spring he went back to Ohio and resumed his studies until the fall of 1854, when he returned to Platteville, and has ever since then made Grant Co. his home. He studied law with Judge Stephen 0. Paine, at Platteville, was admitted to the bar of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in the fall of 1857, and on December 1 of the same year, opened an office, and commenced the practice of his profession at Platteville. In the fall of 1860, he was elected District Attorney of Grant Co. On the breaking-out of the rebellion, he resigned that office and enlisted as a private in the " Platteville Guards " Company, which on going into Camp Randall in the summer of 1861, was made Co. C, 7th W. V. I., and elected him its 1st Lieutenant, 8. J. Nasmith, an old soldier of the Mexican war, being made Captain. He served with his regiment in the Iron Brigade, mostly in Virginia; was in various battles and skirmishes ; was promoted to Captain in 1862, and discharged for disability in 1863. On returning to Platteville, he in the winter of 1863-64 resumed the practice of law. On the election of the Hon. J. T. Mills to the position of Circuit Judge, on his invitation, he removed to Lancaster, occupied his law office, closed up Judge Mills' legal business, and has continued the practice of his profession there ever since. In 1867, he took into partnership in law practice. Col. John 6. Clark. R. A. Watkins, Esq., was added to this firm Jan. 1, 1880, forming the present firm. Mr. B. was married in 1867, to Miss Laura F. Burr (daughter of Addison Burr, Esq., and his wife Martha Barber, of Lancaster), by whom he had three children, only one of whom, his daughter Mabel, is now living; Laura died in 1873. In 1875, he was married again to Miss Mary F. Sherman (daughter of Cyrus Sherman, deceased, and his wife, Fanny Barber, of Lancaster), his present wife, by whom he has had one son who died in infancy. Mr. B. has paid little attention to politics, but was a member of the Legislature of 1872. On the erection of the " village " into the " City of Lancaster " in 1878, he was elected its first Mayor. His residence is pleasantly situated in the northwest quarter of the city, on Bushnell street, and the northern continuation of Madison street.
COL. JOHN CG CLARK, attorney at law, of the firm of Bushnell, Clark & Watkins, was born in Morgan Co., III., July 31, 1825 ; he came to Wisconsin first in 1837 ; subsequently resided in Missouri several years. In 1847, he graduated from Illinois College, and returned to Wisconsin and engaged in mining ; from 1849 to 1853 inclusive, he was employed in surveying Government lands in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri, and became familiar with all the hardships and exposures of such a life, surveying during that time perhaps as much land as any man in the State. In the fall of 1853, he was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court of Grant County; in 1854, he was elected Clerk of that Court, and was re-elected in 1856, and again in 1858, to the same office, and in 1860, was elected to the Legislature. On the breaking-out of the rebellion, he went into camp with Co. C, 2d W. V. I., intending to go into the field with that regiment, but was prevented by a call of an extra session of the Legislature; on its adjournment, he entered the military service as Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the 5th W. V. I., and was with that regiment in all its campaigns until May, 1863, when he was commissioned Captain and Provost Marshal of the Third District of Wisconsin ; in February, 1865, he was commissioned Colonel of the 50th W. V. I., and was sent to Missouri and placed in command of the First Sub district, composed of some half dozen counties, with headquarters at Jefferson City, till in July, when he was sent to Kansas, and for the first time was in command of his whole regiment ; subsequently, he and his command were sent to the Upper Missouri among the Indians, where they remained till June, 1866 ; his regiment scouted over Missouri among the bushwhackers, and at Fort Leavenworth at the time of the mutiny, demonstrated that it was among the most reliable in the service ; he keenly felt that the 50th was abused, and that insubordination was rewarded when mutinous regiments were mustered out before their term of service had expired, and it was sent out on the plains, where it could not by any possibility be discharged till long after. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, but did not commence practice till 1867. He has held many minor offices, such as Chairman of the Town Board, County Board, and Mayor of the oily ; was Chairman when the railroad was built, and was prominent in devising the ways and means, and in assuming the responsibilities .that insured its construction ; he has been active in advancing the interests of his locality in educational matters, and was instrumental in securing the erection of perhaps the best schoolhouse in the State for the money expended in its construction. In 1874, he was a prominent candidate for Congress from this District, and again in 1880, but had his name withdrawn. He is connected with the Masonic order, and has served his lodge ten years as Master ; he is also identified with the Odd Fellows ; in 1878, he was Grand Master of the order in this State, and is now Grand Representative to the Sovereign Grand Lodge, re-elected in June, 1881. He was united in marriage, Feb. 19, 1852, to Miss Minerva A. Pepper, a native of Mineral Point, daughter of Harvey Pepper; they have one daughter Alice, now Mrs. B. R. Tiel, of California and one son William Harvey Clark, now in Lancaster.
P. A. CLARKE, M. D., physician and surgeon, is a native of Newport, R. I., and was born Jan. 8, 1827. Received his education in New York State; studied medicine and attended lectures at Yale College and at the State University of Michigan, and graduated at Albany Medical College in June, 1854. After practicing medicine at Galena for one year came to Dunluth, Ill., where he continued practice until 1868, when he came to Lancaster, and since then has successfully practiced his profession here. In 1856, Dr. Clarke was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Little, a native of Fairplay, Wis., and daughter of Dr. George Little. Dr. and Mrs. Clarke, have two sons George W., attending professional school in Dubuque; William H., attending the State University.
GEORGE CLEMENTSON, attorney at law, is a native of England, and was born March 13, 1842. His parents came to this country in 1849 ; came West to Wisconsin the same year, and located in Grant Co. ; grew up and received his education in this State. Read law here and completed his law studies at the State University of Michigan ; was admitted to the bar in March, 1868 ; after his admission, he engaged in the practice of law. In November, 1869, he associated with Hon. Allen Barber, and since then he has successfully practiced his profession in this and adjoining counties, and the firm of Barber & Clementson has a leading position as members of the bar in this section of the State. In the fall of 1868, was elected District Attorney, and held that office for four years. Since then he has been repeatedly solicited to accept of the nomination for office, but has steadily refused, preferring to devote all of his time to the interests of his profession. He was united in marriage, May 10, 1869, to Miss Mary Burr, a native of Vermont; they have four children George B., Joseph A., Martha and Bessie.
J. ALLEST COOMBS, farmer: and carpenter, Sec. 31 ; P.O. Lancaster; a native of Grant Co., son of Ed. P. and Nancy Coombs, who came to Grant Co. in 1836, from Pennsylvania ; his father died in 1849. In August, 1864, enlisted in the army; he served until July, 1866. In April, 1867, he was married to Miss Almira Morrell, native of Grant Co., a daughter of Ruel Morrell. They have three children Alfred, Ed. C. and Millicent.
CALVIN CURRY, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P.O. Lancaster. He was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Nov. 2, 1797. He came to what was then called New Diggings, but now La Fayette Co., in May, 1833, and lived there for several years ; he then went to Jo Daviess Co., Ill., where he remained until 1855, and then came to Grant Co. He was married in 1821, to Miss Jane Danile, a native of Indiana. They have five daughters and four sons living, and have thirty-two grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren.
JACOB DIXON, blacksmith, opened his present shop in May, 1880. He came to Lancaster in November, 1873, and worked for D. H. Budd one year and a half, when Dixon & Co. bought out the business of wagon and carriage making and general blacksmithing. The firm names were Dixon, Hurley & Stewart ; they did a prosperous business for two years, when, by mutual consent, the firm was dissolved, and business closed. Mr. Dixon then worked for John Pollock, and remained with him until he established his present business; he is also agent for farming machinery. A native of Fulton Co., N. Y; born Sept. 25, 1827 ; son of Baltes Dixon. He spent the early years of his life on the farm, and at the age of 17 commenced to learn his trade. In 1848, he was married to Hannah Ellsworth of same county; she died March 23, 1862. In 1863, he was married to Miss Mary Jane Barney; they have two sons and two daughters Walter R., Anna Lucretia, Jacob Jr., and Goldie, an infant daughter.
THOMAS DUNCALF, farmer. Sec. 17 ; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 140 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in London, England, in 1831. Came to America in 1866 ; located on present farm in 1874. Married Ann Jackson, a native of Cheshire, England, and they have six children Thomas, Samuel, Mary, Walter, Halford and Susan.
W. P. DURLEY, Register of Deeds of Grant Co.; is a native of the State of Indiana; was born Oct. 12, 1830. When he was only 4 years of age his parents came West to this Territory and settled in this county, about six miles southwest of Platteville, on the "'Little Platte ;" they were among the earliest settlers in this section of the State ; they lived near an Indian sugar camp and Indian burying-ground the Indians used to camp near there. Mr. Durley was raised on a farm, and in Platteville, and, after reaching manhood, engaged in mining. When the war broke out he enlisted, in 1861, in Co. C, 7th W. V. I. He was severely wounded in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862 ; was also wounded ac the battle of Gainesville, Va., Aug. 29, 1862, and was discharged March 19, 1863, on account of wounds received in action. Was elected Register of deeds for Grant Co., in 1876, and was re-elected in 1878, and again re-elected in 1880. was united in marriage July 4, 1865, to Miss Harriet A. Hoadley, a native of Grant Co. They have four children George H., Robert H., Jennie M., Linda May.
WILLIAM J. DYER, farmer. Sec. 10; P.O. Lancaster; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He was born in this county in 1846. In 1869, he settled on this farm. He married Sarah E. Borah, also a native of this county. They have three children William, Ruby and Laura. Mr. Dyer enlisted in Co. K, 47th W. V. I., in 1865, and was discharged in the same year.
REV. S. W. EATON Pastor of Congregational Church; is a native of Framingham, Middlesex Co., Mass., and was born Dec. 25, 1820; he grew up to manhood in that State. After receiving his preparatory education , he entered Yale College and graduated in Class of 1842 ; pursued his theological studies in Yale Theological Seminary and in Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and was ordained Jan. 28, 1848. He came West to Wisconsin in 1846 (while it was yet a Territory in October, 1846), and accepted a call to become Pastor of the Congregational Church of Lancaster, Jan. 1, 1847, and since then, for a period of over one-third of a century, he has served as the faithful, acceptable Pastor of this church. In 1856, he took a vacation on account of ill health and went abroad, spending a part of the year in Europe. In 1862, he was Chaplain of the 7th W. V. I., and remained in the service three years until the close of the"war, and was at Appomattox Court House at the final surrender. During his absence, the church had no settled Pastor ; in fact. Dr. Eaton was the first Pastor of the church and its only one, and this church was his first charge and his only one ; and there are very few churches in this country where the relations between Pastor and people have been so pleasant and undisturbed for so great a length of time. On the 20th of May, 1847, Dr. Eaton was united in marriage to Miss Catharine E. Demorest, a native of the city of New York. They have four sons James Demorest, Pastor Congregational Church, Bound Book, N. J.; Edward Dwight, Pastor Congregational Church, Oak Park, III; Samuel Lewis, physician ; Charles Woodhull, physician, Des Moines, Iowa.
SAMUEL H. FARNSWORTH, farmer ; P.O.Lancaster; residence one mile east of the court house. A native of New York; born March 3, 1813, in Clinton Co., a son of Phillip and P. (Parsons) Farnsworth. His father was a native of Vermont, and his mother of Long Island. They lived sixty-seven years together on the same farm, his father dying at the age of 93, and his mother at 87. Mr. Farnsworth is the fourth- child of nine children. He spent the earlier years of his life on the farm, and resided seven years in Franklin Co. He was married in Clinton Co., Feb. 19, 1837, to Miss Cynthia Hazen. They came to Lancaster in June, 1858 ; lived in the village tour years, and then moved on to his farm, which he had purchased on his arrival. They have six children living Charles, George, Mary, Zeruah, Lillie, Nathan. His sons, Charles and George, were volunteers in the war of the rebellion. Charles went to the front as a private, on account of disability was discharged ; re-enlisted in the cavalry, going as Second Lieutenant, returned First Lieutenant. George served three years a private, participating in sixteen engagements. They are now engaged in railroading as engineers. His wife died May 19, 1878, aged 60 years.
CORYDON FITZGERALD, farmer. Sec. 21 ; P.O. Lancaster ; a native of Grant Co. In January, 1865, he enlisted in Co. K, 47th W. V. I., and served until the close of the war. Feb. 23, 1873, he was married to Miss Hattie Green, also a native of Grant Co., town of Fennimore. They have a son and three , daughters. In politics, Mr. Fitzgerald is a Republican.
OLIVER P. GARDNER, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 40 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Born in Kentucky, in 1824. Came to Wisconsin in 1837 ; located on his farm in 1871. Married Lucy Ann Vedder, a native of New York, and they have four children Lovilla J., Abby Ellen, Effie J. and Allen Eugene. Mr. Gardner enlisted in Co. H, 25th W. V. I., in 1862, and was discharged in 1865.
BENJAMIN GARNER, farmer. Sec. 36 ; P.O. Lancaster. Born in Huntingdon Co., Penn,, May 10, 1826. Came to Wisconsin in 1850 ; bought 100 acres, now owns 217 acres of land, improved, with good brick house, two stories, 24x30, with wing 24x26 : barn, 57x26 ; crib, 24x22 ; carriage house and other good outbuildings. Enlisted in 1861, in the 20th W. V. I., Co. E; mustered out in 1865. His wife, Catharine Sork, born in Blair Co., Penn., July 23, 1826. They were married in 1846 ; they have nine children Solomon, born in October, 1847 ; died Aug. 24, 1854 ; Reuben, born Nov. 27, 18 died Aug. 25, 1854; Mary Ann, born Feb. 23, 1854; died Aug 27, 1854; Benjamin, born Oct 1, 1855 (in Nebraska) ; William, born Feb. 27, 1838 ; died Aug. 20, 1859 ; Levi, born April 14, 1860 ; Lizzie, born May 14, 1863 ; Sarah J., born June 8, 1866; Matilda, born Aug. 22, 1871 ; died Aug. 27, 1873. In politics, Republican. A Presbyterian and Elder. Has been Treasurer and Director of schools.
LEWIS GELBACH, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P.O. Hurricane Grove. Owns 180 acres of land, Valued at $40 per acre. Born in Prussia in 1833. Came to America in 1846, and settled in Pennsylvania ; came to Wisconsin in 1857, and located in Lancaster where he lived until 1869, when he removed to this farm. He married Sophia Napp, a native of the same place, and they have eight children John, Charles, William, George, Mary, Nettie, Frederick and Ida.
CHARLES GOVIER, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 360 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. Born in England in 1834. Came to America in 1855, and settled in Illinois; located on present farm in 1870. Married Belle Atkins, a native of England, and they have five children Ellen, Linda, Edwin, Fred and Rolia.
GEORGE GRAY, proprietor of Grant Mills ; P.O. Lancaster. Born in Scotland in 1830. Came to America in 1848, and located in New York State, where he remained three years, and then he came West and located in Iowa ; came to Grant Co. in 1870, and purchased the Grant Co. Mill, farm and water-power. Has always followed milling, learned the trade in the old country. He has all the improved machinery, and makes a No. 1 flour ; has a good water-power, and keeps everything in good shape. The mill is located on the "Big Grant," three miles from Lancaster, does mostly custom work. Mr. Gray is a bachelor, of a happy disposition, taking great comfort in his business, and among his stock. Republican in politics.
S. R. GREENE, proprietor of livery stable,. Lancaster. Commenced business in April, 1879, Potosi Grant Co a son of A. J. and Sarah (Lyons) Greene. Mr. Greene attended the schools of Potosi which he left at the age of 1 5, and went into the stage business. Having a natural taste for horses, he continued the business, and, in 1870, commenced running a daily stage-line from Potosi to Dubuque until 1873, when the C, C. & D. & M. K. R., was completed to Spechts' Ferry. Having been taken in by his brother as a partner, they then ran a daily stage from Specht's Ferry to Lancaster, which they afterward discontinued and bought the stable in Lancaster in December, 1878. Mr. Greene was married April 22,
HENRY P GREENE grocer and stationer. Is a native of Wisconsin, and was born in Grant Co., Sept. 6, 1847. During the war, he entered the army; enlisted in Co. P, 7th W. V. I.; was severely wounded, and lost his arm at the battle of Petersburg, and remained in the service until discharged in New York City in April, 1865. In 1878, he engaged in his present business. Was united in marriage September 17, 1880, to Miss Florence Nathan.
JAMES M. HAMMEN, farmer and proprietor of the Lancaster mill, which was erected in 1860, Sec. 28 ; P.O. Lancaster. Born in this county in 1838 ; settled on his present farm in 1879. Married Myra Moore, a native of New York, and they have four children Eugene, Jennie, Clara and Charles. Mr. H. enlisted in Co. A, 2d Iowa V. C, in 1861, and resigned in 1862 ; was Quartermaster of regiment.
HENKEL& WENZEL, proprietors of saloon and restaurant. This business was established in December, 1874, in their own building, which was constructed the same year.
Peter Henkel is a native of Germany, born March 8, 1840, a son of Henry and Mary (Fritz) Henkel, who both died in Germany. He came to Lancaster direct, arriving there June 15, 1858; he was engaged in farming until August, 1862, when he volunteered as a private in Co. C. 25th W. I. V., Capt. Ferguson. He went to the front in Minnesota, where he was detailed to watch the Indians; afterward sent to Cairo, and thence to Vicksburg, where they joined the army; he served until the close of the war, and was mustered out in the summer of 1865. Nov. 20, 1868, he was married to Miss Louisa Barmonn ; they have one son, Louis H.
John J. Wenzel, of this firm, is a native of Germany,born March 3, 1841, a son of Conrad and Margaret (Werth) Wenzel, who came to the United States in the summer of 1848, settling in Delaware, where they lived eight years. In the spring of 1857, they moved to Grant Co., settling on a farm four miles from Lancaster. John J., the subject of this sketch, spent the earlier years of his life on the farm, which he left in 1871, and came to Lancaster, where he and his father opened a saloon. In February, 1 862, he was married to Miss Christina Trump, daughter of Henry High street, of Pennsylvania, a native of Switzerland. Mr. Wenzel was elected Constable in Liberty, and is a member of theI.O.O.F. The family are members of the Evangelical Church.
C. W. HILL, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Grant Co., is a native of Ulster Co., N. Y. Came West to Wisconsin and located in Grant Co., at Platteville, in February, 1856 ; engaged as clerk in store ; held the office of Justice of the Peace for eight years, and was also Town Clerk for a number of years ; was elected Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of this county in November, 1880. In 1860, Mr. Hill was united in marriage to Miss Julia Shaffer, of Platteville ; they have two children one son, Charles, and one daughter, Flora.
LEWIS HOLLOWAY, farmer; has been a resident of Grant Co. since 1863. A native of Livingston Co.. N. Y., born Sept. 30, 1832, a son of John and Lucy Burt Holloway, both natives of Massachusetts, of English descent. He was married to Miss Cornelia Stone, of Troy, Mich, Oct. 24, 1855, a daughter of William and Harriet Morris Stone. He came West in the spring of 1863, and purchased 1,000 acres of wild prairie land, two miles south of Lancaster, breaking 400 acres the first season, 130 of which he planted to wheat, and received a crop of 3,200 bushels, which he sold for 82.10 per bushel. His farm cost him $13,000, nearly one half of which he paid with his first years' crop. After five years he sold his land for 840 per acre, to George Stewart and Edward McKinney. Mr. Holloway buying out J. Kilbourn, keeps fourteen horses, and does a prosperous business. Mr. Greene is a native of is a cattle dealer, having followed it twenty years. He bought his present home and farm of 340 acres in 1871. He has for several years been Alderman, and is at present.
GEORGE HOWE, senior member of the firm of Howe & Baxter, general merchants. a native of Clinton Co., N. Y., and was born at Plattsburg May 24, 1809 ; he grew up and received his education there. After reaching manhood he was united in marriage, December 14, 1831, to Miss Maria Farnsworth, a native of that county; she died June 4, 1847. Two years later, on the 7th of March, 1849, was united in marriage to Miss Martha J. Cole, a native of that State. They came to Wisconsin and located in Grant Co., at Lancaster, May 8, 1855, and Mr. Howe engaged in mercantile business, the firm, being Howe & Barber; after one year the firm became Howe & Burr; after two years Mr. Burr retired, and Mr. Howe successfully continued the business until after the war, when Mr. Baxter became interested in the business with him. Mr. Howe has been successfully engaged in business here over a quarter of a century, and has built up an enviable reputation as a merchant. Has one daughter, Mrs. C. H. Baxter, of this place; had one daughter, Laura, who died in Dundee, Ill., Jan. 10, 1855.
HENDERSON HULFERTZ, farmer. Sec. 11; P.O. Lancaster; is a son of Edward Hulfertz, born in Richland Co., Ohio, in 1848 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents when 8 years of age, locating at Lancaster ; lived with his parents until 25 years old ; since his arrival here he has made Lancaster his home ; he has a beautiful farm of 330 acres ; is still single.
AUGUSTUS HUNTEMER, manufacturer, cooper and dealer in hoop-poles, barrels, firkins, kegs, etc. Is a native of Wisconsin, and was born in the town of Potosi, Grant Co., Aug. 28, 1847 ; he grew up in this county and learned the trade of cooper in Galena. In 1868, he engaged in business in Potosi, and remained there until 1874 ; came to Lancaster and established his present business in 1875. From a small beginning he has, by industry and good management, built up a large trade, his business the past year amounting to over $20,000 ; he ships his goods to Chicago and other places. He was united in marriage, Aug. 9, 1870, to Miss Mary Dolan, a native of Potosi, Grant Co., Wis.
J. M. HURLEY, wagon-maker, in the employ of Charles Bettz, for whom he commenced work in February, 1876 ; he learned the trade with J. C. Herbert and 1). H. Budd, of Lancaster, with whom he worked three and a half years. He commenced business for himself Aug. 15, 1874, and remained in business until December, 1876, under the firm name of J. Dixon & Co. ; they did a prosperous business of about $4,000 per annum. Mr. Hurley is a native of Ireland, born April 26, 1845, a son (if Thomas and Catharine Fanning Hurley ; he came to the United States an infant, in 1846, with his parents. They lived in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, finally settling in Galena, Ill., where his father died in September, 1854, and his mother is now living in Nebraska. He was married Dec.. 24, 1865, to Miss Margaret A. Carroll, a native of Ireland.
A. E. HYDE, proprietor of the Mansion House, Lancaster, became proprietor of this house in the spring of 1875, but has been identified with it since 1855. When a lad his father, Allen Hyde, bought the property and continued as proprietor of the hotel up to the time of his death, which occurred Jan. 11, 1861 ; his older brother, Jehial Hyde, then became proprietor, and was succeeded by Ira A. Bellows, who ran it for ten years. Mr. Hyde is the fifth son and sixth child of L. A. and Mary Miller Hyde, born in Vermont, July 22, 1848, ; he came to Lancaster at the age of 7, with his parents. He was married in Galesburg, Ill., April 15, 1875, to Miss Kate K. Garvey, daughter of Mrs. E. Dumbrille ; they have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth, and have buried one, Anna Isabella.
GEORGE B. HYDE, proprietor of the machine-shop ; commenced business in August, 1875 ; he learned his trade in Indianapolis ; he not only served an apprenticeship, but has a natural taste for mechanics; was born in Pottsdam, N. Y., Sept. 19. 1851, a son of H. H. and Martha P. (Elderkin) Hyde; he came West with his parents in 1855. Feb. 24, 1874, he was married to.Miss Alice L. Green. They have three children Martha, Nellie and Augustus.
MRS. MARY HYDE, widow of Luther A. Hyde, who was a native of Vermont, born February 15, 1810. They were married February 15, 1832, at St. Armand ; they lived in Vermont until December, 1855, when they came to Lancaster. Mr. Hyde ran the Mansion House up to the time of his death, which occurred Jan. 11, 1861 ; he left three children, a daughter and two sons Helen M., now Mrs. Bellows, of Lancaster ; C. J. and A. B., the latter proprietor of the Mansion House at present. Mrs. Hyde has lost four children Margaret Isabella, died in Vermont, April 26, 1851 James Walter, who enlisted in the army, was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness and died in Philadelphia, in 1864; Henry Allen, enlisted in May, 1864, died Sept. 24, 1864 ; George Luther, another who responded to his country's call, and was wounded at the battle of Bull Run, came home and died Oct. 28, 1864.
IVEY & WEBB, merchants, Lancaster; this house was established at this location in February 1879 ; they carry a complete stock of dry goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes, clothing, groceries, etc.; stock ranges from $5,000 to $9,000 ; their annual trade reaches $30,000 and is increasing ; this house was established in May, 1866, at British Hollow under the firm name of Wilson & Ivey ; in 1868, Mr. Ivey bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone two years, when he took in William E. Webb ; in February, 1879, they bought their present store which was opened by Mr. Ivey, Mr. Webb remaining at the old store until it could be closed out; in September, 1880, Mr. Webb joined his partner in Lancaster. Alexander Ivey is a native of England, born in County Cornwall March 10, 1837, a son of Joseph and Miriam Endey Ivey, who moved to America in the summer of 1837, and lived in New York City six years, when his father, a miner by trade, was killed by the caving in of a mine, his mother subsequently marrying Josiah T. Tremullen ; they moved to West Virginia, afterward to North Carolina, and in 1846, to Grant Co., Wis.; his mother died in 1849. He followed mining until the war broke out when he volunteered as a private in September, 1861, in Co. D, 7th W. V. 1., Capt. E. F. Giles; he went out as a private and returned a Sergeant, having lost one leg at the battle of Gettysburg. He was married March 4, 1865, to Miss Anna Eustice, of British Hollow, daughter of George Eustice ; they have four sons and a daughter, Miriam P., Joseph E., George Earl, Alexander and W. Leroy ; he was elected Town Clerk at Potosi in 1865, and was County Treasurer for Grant Co. four years from 1875 to 1879, and a member of the City Council in 1879. W. E. Webb, a native of Wisconsin, born in British Hollow, Grant Co., March 9, 1848, a son of John and Dorothy Dunstone Webb, both natives of Cornwall, England, who came to the United States in 1845, and direct to Grant Co. Mr. Webb followed mining from the time he left .school at the age of 14 until he embarked in the mercantile business. He was married to Miss Martha Nicholls, born in Wales, a daughter of William and Ann Wilcox Nicholls ; they have three sons Frank, Walter and William.
THOMAS JERRETT, Sec. 8; P.O. Lancaster; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $18 per acre; born in Devonshire, England, in 1823, came to America in 1851, and located in Canada, removed to Wisconsin in 1867. Married Ellen Murphy, a native of Ireland, who died in 1869 ; four children were the result of this union George, Eliza, Mary and Ann.
JOHN JESIDE, merchant tailor, Lancaster ; commenced this business in 1876 with a stock of clothing, and employing but one man ; he now carries a stock ranging from $8,000 to $12,000, and employs three workmen; Mr. Jeside is a native of Germany, born Feb. 6, 1848, a son of John and Elizabeth Jeside. John, Jr., commenced to learn his trade in Germany, and came to Lancaster direct in March, 1867 ; he was then 19 years of age, and engaged as tailor for John Beig, with whom he remained one year, and was one year with H. Cook ; he was afterward for seven years in the employ of Ed Hyde, when he commenced business for himself He was married, Oct. 9, 1871, to Miss A. Beorner, daughter of John A. Beorner; she died May 30, 1872 ; he was again married, Oct. 10, 1874, to Miss Henrietta Henkel, daughter of Henry Henkel, of Ellenboro ; they have one son living, Oscar. Mr. Jeside is a member of the Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 172, and an officer in the same.
J. A. JONES, druggist, Lancaster. Established this business in May, 1851, at Hazel Green, in the south part of Grant Co. He commenced with but $200 cash capital, buying out the drug house of Dr. C. A. Mills, and commenced business under the firm name of Jones & Kibbe. At the end of six months Mr. Kibbe retired, and Mr. Jones continued until September, 1857, when he closed out. Having been a conveyancer, he continued in that occupation until elected County Treasurer in the fall of 1858, which office he held four years, and then bought an interest in the dry goods house of George Howe. Continued business under the firm name of Howe & Jones two years, when he again entered the drug business in the fall of 1866, which he has since successfully continued. Mr. Jones was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1818, a son of John and Elizabeth (George) Jones. He came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1844, and settled in the south part of Grant Co., where he followed mining and school-teaching. He was married Nov. 1, 1849, to Miss Theda B. Culver, daughter of Samuel Culver ; she died in August, 1862. Was again married, March 2, 1864, to Emily J. Wight, of Dubuque.
HENRY JUDD, farmer. Sec. 27 ; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1844. Came to Wisconsin in 1868, and settled in Jamestown, this county ; located on present farm in 1880. Married Ella Patterson, a native of this county. They have three children Burton, LeRoy and Cornelia. Mr. Judd enlisted in Co. I, 6th U. S. C, in 1861, and was discharged in 1864. Was engaged in twenty-eight battles, being all that his regiment participated in.
HON. H. S. KEENE, farmer. Sec. 30; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 100 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born in Elk Grove, La Fayette Co., Wis. He came to this county with his parents when he was 1 year old, and they settled on the farm, where he now resides. Mr. Keene has been a teacher for many years, but, for the last few years, his attention has been turned to farming. He was married to Minnie Arnold, a native of Indiana. They have four children Walter A., Maud M., Bruce L. and Gertrude A.
ROBERT A. KILBOURN, deceased. A native of Ohio. He came to Grant Co. in the spring of 1837, and was engaged in mining for a number of years, when he commenced farming, which he continued up to the time of his death, which occurred May 12, 1875. He was married March 26, 1836, to Miss Laura Hannum, a native of New York State. They have three children still living James M.. Myra and Anna. He and his wife were members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Kilbourn still resides in the village of Lancaster.
JOHN F. LANE, Sheriff of Grant Co. Is a native of Lower Canada, and was born Dec. 27, 1832. He came to Wisconsin before reaching manhood, and settled in Grant Co. When the war broke out, he enlisted May 20, 1861, in Co. I, 3d W. V. I., and was transferred to Co. G, 1st United States Engineers, and served until the battle of Chancellorsville, when he returned to his old regiment, and was severely wounded in that battle. He afterward entered the secret service under Col. Baker, and served in Capt. Pott's division until the close of the war. In the fall of 1880, he was elected Sheriff of this county. In the tall of 1874, Mr. Lane married Miss Florence Sheffield, a native of Grant Co. They have two children Effie and Ernest ; they have lost one son, Harry.
LOU P. LESLER, County Treasurer. Is a native of Grant Co., and was born Nov. 8, 1844-He grew up and attended school here, and, in 1859, entered a store in Boscobel as clerk. Upon the breaking out of the war, he enlisted when only 17 years old, in the 2d W. V. I , but was rejected, and again entered a store in Boscobel. In May, 1864, he enlisted in the 41st regiment, hundred-day troops. Has held the office of Town Treasurer several terms. Was elected Treasurer of Grant Co., in November, 1878, and was again re-elected to the same position in the fall of 1880, by the largest majority of any one on the ticket. In 1875, was married to Miss Ida A. Meyer from Boscobel ; they have one son, Leo Paul.
WILLIAM L. McCORD, farmer, Sec. 12 ; P.O. Lancaster. Was born in town of Ellenboro. Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 8, 1847. He went to the oil regions where he remained twelve years, then returned to Wisconsin ; rented land for about four years ; then bought 160 acres of land with fine house, 16x32, with wing, 18x40, main part two stories; barn 30x40, 16-foot corners, basement, stable ; a well improved place. His wife, M. Emma Crabtree, born in Harrison, Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 23, 1855 ; they married Feb. 21, 1877 ; they have two children Eula E., born Nov. 6, 1877 ; Laura E., born April 1, 1879. In politics. Democrat. Religion, Episcopal. Member ofI.O.O.F., Lodge No. . What he has he has made by his own industry. Mrs. McCord was a daughter of John Crabtree, deceased, who was born in England May 31, 1818. Came to America in 1840 ; located in Fair Play, engaged in smelting and mining; died Nov. 8, 1868. Her mother was Alice Mills, a native of England, born May 30, 1819, and married in the old country in the year 1837. They had a family of eleven children, eight are now living. Mrs. Crabtree resides with her daughter, Mrs. McCord.
JOHN McCORMICK, farmer and dealer in stock and agricultural machinery, Lancaster. A native of Grant Co. He was married Nov. 29, 1876, to Miss Kittie Scott; she was born in Waukegan, Ill. They have two children Margaret A. and Mary E.
JUDGE WILLIAM McGONIGAL, Lancaster. Is a native of Tennessee, and was born in Hawkins Co., March 14, 1814. He came to Wisconsin Territory in June, 1836, and located in La Fayette Co., at White Oak Springs, and engaged in mining. Was one of the early settlers in the State. Continued mining through the different sections of the lead mining region fourteen years. Came to Lancaster Jan. 1, 1853, and since then has resided here. In 1849, he was elected Representative to the State Legislature. In 1852, was elected Sheriff of the county, and, in 1854, was elected Register of Deeds. In 1857, he was elected County Judge, and, since then for a period of twenty-four years, he has continuously held that position. In 1846, was married to Miss Ros. Ann Logsdon, a native of Kentucky. They have four children Olive, William F., James M., Mattie C.
J. J. McKENZIE, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P.O. Lancaster. Owns 500 acres. Was born in Morgan Co., Ky. In the fall of 1839, he left his native place and went to Edgar Co., 111., where he remained during the winter, and the next year, in July, 1840, came to Grant Co., where he has since lived. In the spring of 1850, he made a trip across the plains to California, where he was engaged in the mines three years. He was married in 1856, to Miss Susanna J. Halferty, a native of Richland Co., Ohio. They have three sons and two daughters Frank, William, Ben, Kate and Fanny.
JOSEPH McKINNEY, retired farmer, Lancaster. Born in 1802, a native of Rockingham Co., N. C. Came to Wisconsin in 1835, and located in Lancaster, Grant Co., where he has remained with the exception of four years, when he went to Texas. Always been engaged in farming. Married in 1825 to Miss Susan Overby, a native of North Carolina, by whom he had thirteen children, nine of whom are living. Married a second time in 1852, to Mrs. Anna Bobbins ; by her, he has four children, three of whom are living. Are members of M. E. Church, of which church Mr. McKinney has been Deacon for forty years; one of the oldest living settlers in Grant Co., and was considered one of the best farmers in the county. Is an honorable and exemplary man. Democratic in politics.
GEORGE MARKS, brick-mason, Lancaster. A native of Vermont, born Nov. 11, 1837-He came West in November, 1869. In, the spring of 1870, he came to Lancaster. Mr. Marks was married March 25, 1862, in Colchester, Vt., to Miss Sophrana N. Spear. They have three sons Walter, George M. and Arthur.
GEORGE W. MARLOW, farmer. Sec. 31 ; P. O. Hurricane Grove. Owns 87 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Born on this farm in 1842. Married Angeline Druen, a native of this county. They have five children George C, Clara B., Louson, Vernon and John. In 1861, Mr. M. enlisted in Co. C, 2d W. V. I., and discharged in 1862.
RICHARD MEYER, banker, Lancaster ; was born in Westphalia, a province of Germany, in 1817. His earlier education was conducted at a private school in Hamburg. Upon its completion, young Meyer was transferred to a desk in a large banking and shipping house at Libya, Russia, where he remained twelve years. At the expiration of this time, he was promoted to the charge of the office of Harrison, Winans & Eastwick, the great American railway contractors, then located at St. Petersburg. Upon the close of their contracts, and return to America, in 1850, Mr. Meyer accompanied them, and established himself in Philadelphia. Ill health soon after demanded a change of residence, and, heeding the warnings, Mr. Meyer started for the West, coming at once to Grant Go., and making his headquarters at Lancaster in 1857. This afterward became his permanent home. Mr. Meyer has been connected with his present business since 1867.
GEORGE MUESSE, contractor and builder, dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; emigrated to America in 1848, with his brother, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. He came to Grant Co. in 1859, and remained one year, then returned to Pennsylvania. In 1870, he came to Lancaster, and since then has been engaged in building. In 1879, he also engaged in the lumber business, and is building up a good trade. He holds the office of City Weighmaster. In July, 1863, Mr. Muesse married Mrs. Elizabeth Hamrichhouse, a native of Germany. They have seven children Annie E., George H., Lizzie, Carrie M., Fred W., Edward C., Charlie L.
HEBERT MUESSE, contractor and builder and dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; was born in in Prussia June 22, 1836. Emigrated to America in 1848. Learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. Came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Lancaster, and began working at his trade; and since then, for the past twenty-six years, he has been successfully engaged in contracting and building, and has done a large business. In 1875, established the lumber business, and has a good trade. He has served as Police Justice and member of the Town Board. Was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Reynolds, a native of London, England, Oct. 15, 1860. They have six children Olive, John, Hattie, Harry, Frank, Susie.
JACOB NATHAN, Lancaster, a native of Prussia, born June 12, 1810, a son of Isaac and Susan (Leopold) Nathan. Was married July 25, 1835; he came to the United States in 1849, and settled in Lancaster, where he followed butchering and peddling his meats ; was also engaged in mining during the first four years. They have five children living Joseph, Sophia (now Mrs. John Schriener), Henrietta (widow of John Woolstenholme), Amelia (now Mrs. John G- Oswald), and Adolph. Mr. Nathan is a member of I. 0. 0. P.
NATHAN, SCHREINER & CO., dealers in general merchandise and live stock, Lancaster This house was established in 1860, by J. Nathan ; in 1862, the firm became J. Nathan & Son, and, in 1864, Nathan, Schreiner & Co. The same year dry goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes were added to the line of groceries. In 1865, J. Nathan retiring, he was succeeded by his son, Joseph Nathan. This house is the largest in the city, and does an annual trade of $75,000 ; they built their present store in 1867 ; employ a full force of eight men ; they also handle live stock, cattle, hogs and sheep ; ship to Chicago and Milwaukee, their receipts reaching $200,000 per annum.
Adolph Nathan, of this firm, is a native of Prussia, born May 8, 1844, a son of Jacob and Helen (Sheuer) Nathan, who moved to St. Louis in the winter of 1849, where they lived about six months ;. in the spring of 1850, they moved to Lancaster. Adolph went to Chicago to Commercial College, and, ;n 1863, volunteered in the 41st W. V. I., one hundred days. United States service; he was detailed as a Special Order Clerk, under Gen. Washburn. October 18, 1865, he was married in New York to Miss Rosa Schreiber, daughter of Louis Schreiber ; they have one son and one daughter, Louis, aged 12, and Jeannett, an infant. Mr. Nathan was Financial Agent of the Chicago & Tomah Railway from 1878 to 1880 ; was General Freight Agent, Auditor and Treasurer. John Schreiner is a native of Germany, born Jan. 27, 1835 ; he came to the United States, and direct to Grant Co., in 1853. He was married Oct. 25, 1855, in Lancaster, to Miss Sophia Nathan ; they have seven children living, four sons and three daughters Ellen K., Elizabeth Anna, Adolph J., Emma, Frank, Edmund A. and Herbert E.
NATHAN & WOOLISTENHOLME, dealers in general merchandise, Lancaster, commenced business in the fall of 1869, with a $2,000 stock and small capital of about $1,500, doing a trade the first year of about $2,500 ; their business has since increased threefold. Joseph Woolstenholme, of this firm, is a native of Lancaster, Grant Co., born Nov. 1, 1860, son of John W. and Annetta Nathan Woolstenholme ; his father was bore in Philadelphia, of English parentage, and his mother was born in Germany. He has always been engaged in this business. A graduate of Lancaster High School.
John Woolstenholme, deceased, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1836, where he lived until 14 years of age, when he moved with his father, William Woolstenholme, to Grant Co., and settled on Fennimore Prairie in 1850. He followed farming until 26 years of age, when he enlisted as a private in the 25th W. V. I., Co. C, Capt. H. D. Ferguson; he served one year, when he was discharged on account of disability. He returned home, and, in 1868, was engaged in building the company's store, in company with Mr. Nathan, which they occupied till his death, which occurred Aug. 20, 1880. His wife survives him, and the business is still continued, his sons representing him.
Jacob Woolstenholme, Lancaster, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., where he was born May 27, 1838. His father came to Grant Co. in 1843, and still resides there ; his brother John died Aug. 20, 1880, in Lancaster, leaving a wife and four children.
THOMAS ORTON, Lancaster, grain buyer, in the employ of F. W. Strong, has been with this firm since March, 1879. He is a native of London, England, born July 20, 1854 ; came to America with his parents in February, 1863, and settled in Lancaster; his father was a publisher and bookbinder, and died two weeks after his arrival ; his mother died April 17, 1880. Dec. 9, 1878, he was married to Miss Lizzie Adams, of British Hollow.
P. H. PARSONS, Town Collector, is a native of Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y. ; grew up and received his education in that State. In 1852, went to California, and was engaged in mining,, mercantile business and teaching, until 1866, when he came to Grant Co. He had held the office of Deputy County Clerk for some years, also Justice of the Peace, and, for the past two years has held the office of Town Collector. In 1844, Mr. Parsons was united in marriage to Miss Delia J. Phelps, a native of Vermont. They have one son, Fred B., living in Denver, Colo.
BENJAMIN E. QUINCY, Sec. 29; P.O. Lancaster; owns 221 acres of land, valued at $23 per acre ; born in Chittenden Co., Vt., in 1820 ; came to Wisconsin in 1844, and located on present farm. Married Mary E. Stone, a native of the same county. They have five children Merton E., Lucia E., Frank S., Fred H. and Charles B. Are members of the M. E. Church.
HENRY RESSMEYER, harness-maker, Lancaster ; commenced this business in the spring of 1673, commencing in a small way, renting a shop and doing all of his own work ; in the fall of 1878, he bought his present shop, and now carries a stock of about $1,000, employing two men ; he is a native Germany, born April 19, 1849, a son of John Henry and Dorotha (Donnenberg) Ressmeyer, who came to the United States in the fall of 1840 ; his father died in Du Page Co., 111., Sept. 20, 1862, and his mother died in Grant Co., March 2, 1879. Mr. R. was married in Liberty, Grant Co.. Sept. 16, 1877, to Miss Maggie Heiliger, daughter of Joseph and Maggie (Miller) Heiliger. They have two sons William, born Sept. 28, 1878, and Fred, Oct. 3, 1880. Mr. Ressmeyer is an active member of theI.O.O.F.
ORA C RICHARDS, Deputy Sheriff, Lancaster ; is a native of the town of Fennimore, began life as a farmer, following that business until 14 years of age ; he then attended school in Boscobel for about four years, and made rapid progress ; at the age of 18 years, he was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Grant Co., and now holds the same position for the fifth year, being appointed in 1877.
GEORGE W. RYLAND, banker, Lancaster; was born in Selbysport, Alleghany Co., Md., Dec. 10, 1827. He received a common-school education. In 1853, he came to Wisconsin, locating at Lancaster ; he was engaged in commercial pursuits, and, during Lincoln's and Johnson's Administrations, he served as Postmaster. He was Chairman of the Town Board from 1870 to 1877, and of the County Board five years. In 1872, he was sent as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, held at Philadelphia-In 1879, he was elected State Senator by a large majority over his two competitors. In 1867, he engaged in the banking and exchange business, and is, to-day, the senior member of the firm of Ryland & Co., bankers.
MISS BARBARA SCHLOESSER, milliner, Lancaster; commenced business in the spring of 1868, in partnership with Miss Anna Finney; after one year, Miss Finney retired and Miss Schloesser has since continued alone; she carries a stock of nearly $1,000 during the busy season ; Miss Schloesser is a native of Germany, born near the city of Cologne, a daughter of Henry J. and Catherine (Schaeffer) Schloesser; her parents came to the United States in 1849, and lived in Racine nearly three years, when they settled on a farm near Lancaster where they died, her mother, June 7, 1857, and her father, Feb. 12, 1859, aged respectively 42 and 48. She has four brothers living ; her brother John who enlisted in the 8th W. V. I., died in Andersonville Prison from starvation, after many months' suffering, having been taken a prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg; another brother, Henry, of the 2d W. I. C, of congestive chills after a severe campaign, Aug. 4, 1864.
ANTON SCHMITT, proprietor of the Phelps House ; was torn Nov. 4, 1830, in the village of Dexbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Briul of the same place, who was born March 15, 1829 ; they emigrated to this country in 1854, and came to Lancaster June 10, the same year. Mr. Schmitt is a farmer and miller by trade ; he bought a farm in Section 2, town of Beetown, on which he lived until April, 1855, when he purchased of J. Allen Barber a gristmill and farm in the town of Lancaster, called Grant Mills, which he operated and tilled the farm until 1869, when owing to poor health he sold the mill and moved to the village of Lancaster ; in 1870, he engaged in the general merchandise trade, which business he carried on in Lancaster and Fennimore until January, 1876 ; in 1870, he bought 28 acres of land in the village of Lancaster on which he built a dwelling house and other improvements, planted a vineyard of 2 acres, orchard and small fruit, which he has cultivated successfully in connection with his other business ; is one of the first and most successful grape and small fruit growers in this part of the county. Has six children Louise, born in Germany, Dec. 20, 1852, now living in Dutch Flat, Gal., married to J. E. Knott ; Caroline, Aug. 18, 1855 ; Carl, April 20, 1857, died Jan. 2, 1870; Adolph, born April 25, 1859 ; Amelia, Jan. 12, 1861 ; Elizabeth, March 20, 1863 ; Veronica, Oct. 8, 1865 ; the four daughters and one son are assisting their parents in their present occupation. Mr. Schmitt has passed all the chairs in the I. 0. O. F., and has been a member of the lodge for twenty years ; always been in active business life, and self-made.
REV. PETER SCHWAIGER, is a native of Bavaiia, Germany, and was born at Schweinkofen April 28, 1838; received his education there and studied five years in Bavaria; emigrated U> America in September, 1858, studied in Westmoreland, Penn., then came to Milwaukee where he completed his studies at St. Francis' Seminary and was ordained in that city in 1863, his first pastorate was in Washington Co.; he has served acceptably as Pastor in the counties of Sheboygan, Dane and Racine, and was appointed Pastor of his present church in 1877.
MRS. FANNY SHERMAN, Lancaster ; widow of Cyrus Sherman, both natives of Franklin Co., Vt. Mrs. Sherman was born April 29, 1822, a daughter of Hon. Jed Barber, a native of Connecticut, and for many years Judge of the Circuit and Probate Court, he came to Lancaster in 1856, and died there at the age of 87. Her mother also died in Lancaster, at 80 years of age. Mrs. Sherman was married, June 18, 1849, they moved to Lancaster in 1854, and he died Dec.. 29, 1860, leaving three sons and a daughter.
WILLIAM SMITH (deceased), was born in England in 1828. Came to Grant Co. in 1852, and located four miles west of Lancaster ; purchased and moved on the homestead, where his widow and family now live, in 1865. He died in 1868. He always followed farming, and built around him a large property, which he made by hard work and economy ; was an exemplary and honest man, and his loss was not only felt by the family, but the community at large. The farm consists of 240 acres, beautifully located one and one-half miles from Lancaster, with the best of improvements. The family consists of four sons and two daughters. Charles and James remain at home working the farm and raising and fattening stock in partnership. They are good business men, both unmarried. William Smith was a prominent member of the A., F. & A. M.
WILLIAM STARR, wagon-maker, Lancaster. Has been a resident of Lancaster since May, 1866, coming here at the age of 17 from Clinton Co., N. Y., where he was born Dec. 25, 1838, a son of Lewis and Mary A. (Curry) Starr. His father is still living in Clinton Co. Mr. Starr worked for D. H. Budd nearly seventeen years, commencing when a boy. He was one of the firm of J. Hough & Co., which was established in August, 1874, and continued until January, 1880. He was married, May 5, 1860, to Miss Mary Maines. They have a daughter and three sons Fanny L., Daniel H., J. L. and Walter E.
GEORGE STEWART, farmer ; P.O. Lancaster. A native of Perthshire in the highlands of Scotland; born Jan. 1, 1820, a son of Thomas and Anna (Melrose) Stewart. He left his native land at the age of 14, and came to Canada West, where he lived eight years engaged in farming. In 1847, he was married in Rochester, N. Y., to Miss Eliza Morrow, a daughter of John and Jane Higgins Morrow, natives of Ireland; she was born April 18, 1826, in Dublin. Mr. Stewart came West to Lancaster and worked several years for J. Holloway. In the spring of 1862, he bought 80 acres three, miles south of Lancaster, on which he remained seven years, and then, in 1868, sold the 80 and purchased 400 acres from Lewis Holloway. He has been a successful farmer, and now owns one of the best farms in the county 320 acres prairie land and 80 acres of timber, valued at $20,000. They have a son and five daughters Jane, Robert, Ellen, Catharine, Mary and Lucy.
STREET BROS., MARSHALL & CO., proprietors of the Lancaster Woolen Mills. This firm was established in May, 1880, succeeding the Lancaster Woolen Mill Co., by whom the mill had been built in 1869. The present firm was organized with ample means. The members are R. R. Street, J. A. Street, E. Street and H. L. Marshall. This is a two-set mill with eight broad looms of the Crompton pattern, three of which are of new design, run by steam-power. The factory is a four-story and attic frame-and-stone structure, 60x40, with office, dye-house, boiler-room and other necessary additions. It has been thoroughly refitted and furnished with the latest improved machinery by this firm. They employ a force of thirty men. The capacity of engine is 25-horse power, and the water-power used in the mill is from the never-failing fountain at which most of the early settlers used to resort for their water spring of historic note. H. L. Marshall, salesman for the house, has his headquarters at No. 184 Washington street, Chicago. They make a specialty of fine black-worsted finish cassimere, and extra-fine twilled flannels, one brand of which is rarely ever made of equal weight in the Northwest.
GAY D. STREETER, livery sale stable; is a native of Ontario Co., N. Y., and was born June 22, 1833; came West in 1851, and came to Grant Co. in 1866; engaged in hotel business and auctioneering. In 1878, was elected Sheriff of Grant Co., and held that office two years, being the only Democrat ever elected since the county was organized. In 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Maria E. Adams, a native of Saratoga Co., N. Y. They have seven children Clara, Kate, Edward, Cora, Harry, Nora and Bertha.
HENRY TIMM, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Hurricane Grove; owns 119 acres of land, valued at $15 per acre ; born in Prussia in 1838; came to America in 1863, and located in New York. Three years later, he removed to Wisconsin. He married Caroline Brinkman, a native of Germany. They have one child Johnny. They are members of the Presbyterian Church.
JAMES TRELOAR, farmer. Sec. 29; P.O. Lancaster; owns 200 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born in England in 1820 ; came to America in 1847, and settled on this farm. Mr. Treloar has been twice married, first to Mary Cock, a native of England. They had eight children, six of whom are living James, Mary, William, Grace, Margaret and John (who died in April, 1860). Mr. Treloar's second marriage was to Frances Ellis, a native of Kentucky. They have three children Lora, Thomas and Minnie.
THOMAS TURNER, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P.O. Lancaster; was born in Canada April 16, 1837. He came to the State of New York in 1850 ; worked on a farm by the month ; then removed to Burlington, Vt., where he remained one year; then to Wisconsin in 1856; worked by the month until 1864; then rented land for three years of J. A. Barber, when he then bought 80 acres with a fine large two story house 32x42 feet, a nice place. His wife, Catharine Frawley, a native of Grant Co , Wis., was born in 1844. Her parents came to this county in an early day, and are old settlers in Potosi. She was married March 29, 18 4. They have three children Frank, born Dec. 29, 1865 ; Mary, born Aug. 16, 1867 ; Annie, born Sept. 22, 1873. He also owns 40 acres of land in Ellenboro, Sec. 17. What he has is by his own industry and labor.
F. VAN DEWALL, photograph artist ; is a native of England, and was born in the city of London Oct. 28, 1821. He grew up there, and served an apprenticeship of seven years as mechanical engineer. He emigrated to America in 1845, and came West to Wisconsin in the same year, and located in Grant Co. ; entered some land, and began making a farm. In 1861, he established his present business in Lancaster, and, for the past twenty year.", has continued the business here, taking all kinds of portraits, from miniature to life size, and is the oldest artist in this section of the State. In 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Ann Russell, from Ohio. They have seven children William, Frank, Emma, Mary, George, Carrie and Walter.
WILLIAM WALKER, farmer on Sees. 15. 16 and 25; owns 700 acres of land. He was born in Ireland, and, in his 16th year, left his native land for America. In May, 1840, he landed in Grant Co., Wis., without means. He has since resided there, and by industry has accumulated a comfortable property. "He was married in 1852, to Miss Emma Rawden, a native of England. They have five sons and two daughters.
DEXTER WARD, carpenter and builder, Lancaster; was born in Chittenden, Vt. He came to Walworth Co., Wis., in 1842, and Feb. 8, 1843, came to Grant Co. He was married, Feb. 8, 1845, to Miss Cecilia Ward, a native of Georgia, Vt. They have had five children-William W., Henry A., Eleanor M., Adeline S. (deceased) and Mary M. He was elected Constable in 1857, and re-elected, and served five years. He was Deputy Sheriff four years under Mathew Woods ; !also Deputy Sheriff under George R. Stuntz for two years, and in 1855-56, was Under Sheriff under Lorenzo Preston. In 1857-58, he was elected Sheriff of the county, and in 1861-62, was again Under Sheriff under Goodnough.
F. WEDHASE, harness-maker and carriage-trimmer ; is a native of Germany, and was born in Prussia Feb. 5, 1823; grew up and learned the trade of carriage-trimmer; after the revolution, he emigrated to America in 1849, and the following year came west to Dubuque and entered the employ of L. D. Randall & Co., and was engaged in carriage trimming for that firm for fifteen years ; he made the first top buggy ever made in Dubuque. He came to Lancaster and established his present business in 1869, and is the oldest harness-maker in Lancaster. In 1852, he married Augusta Koch, from St. Louis ; they have eight children Frank, in Dakota; Lizzie, in Boscobel ; Fanny, in Dakota; John, Clara, Ida, Delia and Fred.
JAMES WENZEL, painter, Lancaster; commenced this business in Lancaster, in 1871, beginning with Pravis & Bushnell ; in February, 1875, he opened a shop, buying out his employer; he does sign and house painting, and employs two men. Mr. Wenzel was born in Delaware, Feb. 27, 1852, a son of Conrad and Margaret (Weeth) Wenzel, both natives of Germany, who came to the United States in 1847 ; they moved to Liberty, Grant Co., in 1857, and to Lancaster in 1870. Mr. Wenzel was married in July, 1875, to Miss Alice Orton, daughter of Charles and Mary (Willard) Orton.
JAMES WOODHOUSE, furniture manufacturer and dealer, Lancaster ; established this business in the fall of 1878 with about $1,000 capital invested. A native of Pennsylvania, born July 5, 1834, in Pottsville, a son of John and Ann (Newton) Woodhouse, both from Staffordshire, England they came from England to Pennsylvania in 1826, bringing with them four daughters and five sons ; from Pennsylvania they moved to Potosi, Grant Co., Wis., in 1836, and have since died. Mr. Woodhouse was married Feb. 13, 1858, to Miss S. J. Huey, daughter of Joseph Huey, who died in the army during the rebellion. Mr. W. enlisted in August, 1862, as private in Co. I, 20th W. V. I., he was in active service until December of the same year, when he was wounded at the battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., by a gunshot which caused the loss of his right leg, was in the hospital until March, 1863, when he was discharged and returned to Grant Co.; from April, 1863, to January, 1869, he was employed in a plow-shop. He was elected Register of Deeds in the fall of 1865, and filled that office acceptably for eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Woodhouse have two sons and three daughters, Laura, Mary L., William, Eugene and Nettie.
Source: History of Grant County Wisconsin by the Chicago Historical Company 1881
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