Scales Mound Township

The Library History Of Jo Davies8 County

Although so largely engaged in the manufacture of cultivators, there has been no falling off in the manufacture of shingle machines, but, on the contrary, there has been a steadily increasing demand for them, which demand has been promptly met by the addition of new machinery and enlarged capacity from time to time. These machines are made of different sizes and capacity, the Evarts Patent Rotary, Twelve Block Machine, being the largest and fastest, and is acknowledged to be the best large shingle machine in the world. It has two circular saws located on opposite sides of the machine, and a circular carriage way to deliver the blocks to the saws without interruption. Its capacity in ordinary cvpress and pine timber, is about 150,000 shingles per day of ten hours, or 75,000 to each saw; 7,500 per hour, or 125 per minute, ortwo and 1-12 shingles per second. With such capacity, it is no wonder that there is a demand for these machines in all parts of the civilized globe - in Austria, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Norway, New Zealand, South America, and, in fact, wherever else shingle timber grows and is used. It can be operated by one man.

Smaller machines are also made that will turn out from 25,000 to 30,000 per day. In addition, machines are made for bunching shingles that command admiration for simplicity and labor-saving facilities.

The manufacture of these machines is a specialty, but they do not include all the work done at the Burt shops, but they have become so universally popular, and have received such high awards of praise, at home and abroad, that, in compliment to the county in which the shops in which they are made have been built up - a county, the history of which is being written - that a somewhat extended notice seemed deserved. Add to this the fact that, at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876, they received a Medal Award, Diploma and Special Mention, and the people of Jo Daviess County have special cause to be proud that such machines are the result of the enterprise and handiwork of their fellow-citizens.

The undersigned having examined the product herein described (to-wit : SHINGLE MACHINES), respectfully recommend the same to the United States Centennial Commission for Award for the following reasons, viz : GREAT SIMPLICITY OP DESIGN, SOLIDITY OP CONSTRUCTION, GREAT POWER OP PRODUCTION, and GREAT ORIGINALITY.

Approval of Group of Judges: - John Anderson, Geo. H. Blelock, John A. Anderson, Augt. Gobert, fils, F. Perrier, W. F. Durfee, C. A. Augustrom.

J. L. Campbell, J. R. Hawley

In February, 1877, these works also commenced the manufacture of the Frentress Barbed Fence Wire, and during that year turned out 115 tons thereof. This year (1878), they will make 300 tons. They have ten machines for making this wire, all of which were made at their own works, and are of superior quality. Fence wire makers say these machines are far superior to any thing of the kind yet introduced in any part of the country. The employment of these ten machines will give them a capacity of three tons per dav, or 339 tons per year, of one hundred and thirteen uninterrupted working days.

The Burt Machine Works cover one entire block and are conveniently arranged in all their various departments. The machinery employed is all of the latest and most improved patterns, and selected with a view to capacity, adaptability and durability. The company is composed of C. S. and S. Burt, and R. E. Odell - all industrious, practical men, and thoroughly devoted to the interests of their business, and to the welfare and prosperity of the county and city of their home. These works now employ thirty men regularly, whose earnings go to the support of the grocers, merchants and other dealers of Dunleith. In 1876 the number of employes was not so large as during 1877, but large enough to involve a labor account of $6,000. The labor account of 1877 shows an outlay of $10,000 - a very handsome outlay, but which will be increased to about one-half more during 1878.

Nail Mill. - Nail works were commenced in 1873 or 1874, by L. & J. C. Holloway, of Lancaster, Wisconsin. This mill was supplied with six nail machines, two sets of rolls, and all the appliances peculiar to the business of nail making. The mill had a capacity of 100 kegs per day, but the enterprise was not continued many months until operations were suspended and the mill closed up. The mill and its machinery are now owned by G. T. Walker, of Lancaster, Wisconsin.

Cultivator Works. - E. Children's cultivator works were commenced in 1867. He manufactures his own patent, and turns out both riding and walking machines, making about 300 per year. His machinery is now driven by steam power.

Novelty Grain Separator Works - These works are located in the Argyle building. The manufacture of these machines was commenced by Messrs. Redd & Sanford, in 1876. This is a machine that commends itself to all practical millers, and can be best described in the manufacturers' own words : " The machine consists of two suction fans, oat and cockle extractor. The grain enters the first suction spout in a thin sheet, through a peculiar feed box, where it is met by a strong upward current of air, which removes the dust, light screenings, chaff, etc. The wheat then passes upon a series of zinc screens that effectually remove all oats, straws, sticks, weeds, and any thing larger than a grain of wheat. The wheat next passes upon the large cockle screen, which takes out all cockle, small seeds, and sand. After the wheat leaves the cockle extractor, it enters, in a thin sheet, another suction spout, where it passes through a strong upward current of air, that removes all unsound grains of wheat, light oats, smut balls and every thing lighter than a grain of wheat. The suction blasts are regulated by a valve in the top of the machine. Prominent among the new features of this machine is the cockle extractor, which consists, first, of a large screen, with a peculiar arrangement for keeping it clean, which takes out all cockle and also some small grains of wheat. The cockle and small wheat are gathered on a smaller perforated sheet iron screen, with a stationary cover, the wheat and cockle passing under the cover, which holds the wheat down flat and prevents it from turning up and passing through the holes, but forces the cockle through, the wheat passing over the end and entering the suction spout with the wheat from the first screen. This makes it the best separator ever invented. It makes no dust or dirt and can be placed in any part of the mill. The arrangement of the fans and suction spouts is such that it gives the strongest and best blast for separating grain, with the least power, of any other machine. It occupies less room than any other separator and does better work than any two others. In fact, it is two machines combined - a separator and a cockle extractor.

Miscellaneous

The City of Dunleith was first incorporated under the general laws of the state in 1856. The first election for town officers was held on Wednesday, April 8, of the same year, when the following named citizens were chosen to the several offices :

Trustees. - Charles Bogy (brother of the late U. S. Senator Bogy, of Missouri), James A. Campbell, John Smith, William E. Boone, and James Currie.

At the first meeting of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Bogy was chosen president ; Charles Wheeler, clerk ; James Garnick, treasurer and assessor, and William Pittam, marshal and collector.

Up to 1865, the City of Dunleith belonged to Menominee Township, which covered an area of forty-five sections of land. On the 2d day of March, of that year, a petition was presented to the Board of Supervisors, signed by numerous citizens of Menominee Township, praying for a division of the township, and the erection of the Township of Dunleith out of the western part of Menominee. The petition provided that the dividing line should commence at the state (Wisconsin) line at the corner of fractional sections 14 and 15, town 29 north, range 2 west, thence running due south on section lines to the Mississippi River, at the southeast corner of section 3, town 28 north, range 2 west, and that all that part of Menominee lying east of that line should continue to be called Menominee, and that all west of that line, to the Mississippi River should be known and designated as Dunleith Township.

The petition was accepted, when Mr. Marfield moved to lay the petition on the table until the afternoon session, but the motion was lost. Mr. Gear then moved that the prayer of the petitioners be granted. .The ayes and nays being called, the vote stood as follows :

From the date of the completion of the railroad to Dunleith, June i, 1855, to the completion of the tunnel and bridge in the Fall of 1868, there was a pretty steady increase of population, and the citizens - those interested in business - felt the need of a better system of local government than that provided by the general laws of the state for the incorporation of towns and villages. Public meetings were held, and the matter thoroughly discussed. Finally, in pursuance of a resolution of the Board of Trustees, A. Switzer, with the legal assistance of Attorney VVeigley, of Galena, drafted a charter which was submitted to the Legislature through Representative Platt, and in February, 1865, the charter was approved and granted, since when the city has been subject to its provisions, Mr. Switzer being chosen first mayor thereunder. He was re-elected in 1866, and again elected in 1868 - serving, in all, three terms. He was also the first supervisor elected from Dunleith Township after it was set off from Menominee in 1865.

DUNLEITH LAND COMPANY. - What was known as the Dunleith Land Company succeeded the Proprietors of Dunleith in 1863, their articles of incorporation being filed July 20, of that year. This company was composed of Jonathan Sturgis, E. Bement, John H. Thompson, George Griswold, Theodore A. Neal. Theodore A. Neal, president, and R. E. Odell, secretary. The old company, known as the Proprietors of Dunleith, had been dissolved, and the property (unsold) divided. Four members of the new company had been members of the original Town Company, and when the new company was organized the remaining property was divided into six equal shares, four shares of which were held by the four members of the old company. The other two shares were held by Dubuque parties - one of whom was Charles Gregoire, who transferred his interest to R. E. Odell and C. S. Burt. The other one sixth interest was held by Hon. George W. Jones, who has since sold off the larger share thereof, and now owns but a very small interest. In February, 1868, the Dunleith Land Company sold their entire interest to C. S. Burt, who retains the property and its management.

When the town was first laid off, the Proprietors of Dunleith failed to record that part of the town plat north of Sinsinawa avenue, but made sales of sundry lots along the base of the bluffs, as well as upon their sides and summits, a negligence that involved the proprietors in some litigation, in 1856, when the corporate authorities brought suit against them for a violation of the laws in such cases made and provided, resulting in a finding and heavy costs against the company.

FLOODS. - Dunleith has been three times visited by disastrous floods. Wisconsin Avenue comes down a narrow ravine from the north, which, in times of heavy rains, quickly becomes a rapid, roaring current. About four o'clock on the afternoon of September 9, 1875, a tremendous rain storm passed over this section, falling in torrents, and quickly filling every little channel upon the hillsides, these little channels, or sluice-ways, carried the water into Wisconsin Avenue, which soon became a resistless sea. Gathering force from the steep bluffs, it dashed on, sweeping every thing before it, and plunging into Switzer's store room, filled the interior above the counters, tearing down the shelves, overturning boxes, sweeping'down packages and piles of goods and threatening general destruction. Maguire's store, on the opposite side of Sinsinawa Avenue, at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue, and the stores above, on the west side of the last named thoroughfare, shared in the same visitation of destruction. By this flood and a subsequent one in 1876 Switzer lost about five thousand dollars' worth of goods, wares, etc., and Mayor Maguire lost very nearly the same amount.

March 10, 1876, another calamity of the same character was visited upon Dunleith, doing serious damage to every thing within its reach. At Hazel Green, Wisconsin, a few miles north of east from Dunleith, this rain storm was accompanied by a terrific hurricane or tornado, that killed nine persons, besides doing incalculable damage to property. Houses were lifted from the ground, carried up into the air and then dashed to pieces against the earth. A wagon and a pair of horses were taken up and carried high into the air, almost out of sight, and hurled to the earth a mass of debris and lifeless carcasses.

The night of July 4, 1876, a third flood rolled down upon the city and startled the people from their slumber and rest. The same night, Rock Dale, on Catfish Creek, Iowa, only a few miles to the southwest of Dunleith, was overwhelmed by a rush of waters, forty-two lives destroyed and many houses washed away, and many others dashed to pieces. On the morning of the 5th, desolation and mourning filled the little valley village, which, on America's Centennial Day, had been so full of life and bustling activity.

These three floods have seldom had their counterpart or equal in volume and destruction in any part of the country, and never in Northwestern Illinois.

In 1826, when the tide of immigration was drifting towards the lead mines of northwestern Illinois, a party of men, consisting of two brothers, named Watson, Joshua Streeter and three sons, John Wood, a Mr. Brigham, Mr. Blane and a few others, discovered the mines of the upper East Fork. They stopped there, built cabins and mined for four or five years. These men can not properly be considered as settlers of Scales Mound Township, as they left their families at other places, to which they would make frequent trips, and seemed to regard these mines as but a temporary location.

In 1827, Mr. Conrad Lichtenburger came from Pennsylvania, with his family, and settled in that vicinity. In 1828, the second permanent settler. Elijah Charles, also with a family, built a house at the base of the mound.*

The first agricultural pursuits were followed in this township by these two pioneers. Among other early settlers were Wm. McMath and Abel Proctor, who built cabins near Mr. Lichtenburger, in 1827. Mr. Proctor was one of the prominent residents of the county for many years, holding at times the offices of County Commissioner and Justice of the Peace. He is now a resident of Iowa.

The first child knojvn to have been born in this frontier settlement was Mary M. Lichtenburger, on April 4, 1828, and the first death occurred in the same family, March 29, 1831, when Harriet Lichtenburger died at the age of seventeen years.

In 1830, Samuel H. Scales purchased the claim and cabin of John L. Sole, who had lived there nearly two years, and built a public house near the base of the mound, which is now known by his name. This tavern was on the historical " Sucker Trail " over which, afterwards, passed the Chicago & Galena stage line, and it was kept, in succession, by Scales, Moffett, Cowgill and Moppin. For many years after the village of Scales Mound was built, on the railroad, nearly a mile from the old tavern, the mound was generally distinguished by the name of " Maupin's Mound." It has now, however, reverted to its old title.

The name of Jesse W. Shull is prominent in the record of this county. He came to the mining regions in 1819, and roamed with Indians for many years. In 1831, Mr. Shull settled on a farm near the mound and continued to live there, raising a large family of boys. Though he had for years been on the most intimate terms with the Indians, he proved a true friend to his white brethren when the settlement was obliged to seek protection in the fort, during the Black Hawk War.

MINES. - In June, 1835, Mr Lichtenburger discovered a rich vein of lead which soon became of considerable note in the county. On account of the gambling miners who flocked there, they were soon known as the " Black Leg Diggings," a name which they continued to carry. This, with the East Fork leads are the only mines which have been successfully worked in the township. In the Summer of 1836, one range of the Black Leg Diggings yielded nearly two million tons of mineral. A small village soon sprang up at this place, to which was given the high-sounding name of " Veta Grand." A tavern was opened by a Mr. Bonus ; goods were sold by Mr. Hovey and Mr. Dixon, although Bennett & Shin started the first store. In 1845, a school house was built and afterwards a Methodist Church. With the decline of the mines the village became depopu- lated, though the Scales Mound minister has continued to hold services in the church. Hon. H. S. Magoon now operates the East Fork mines, which yield about 5,000 pounds of mineral per month.

But to return to an account of the pioneer farmers. They soon found need for a school house, and in 1831 the first one was built near the state line, and was opened to the children by George Cubbage, as teacher. In the same year divine services were held at the house of Elijah Charles, by Rev. Thomas, of New Diggins, Wisconsin, who thereafter preached occasionally in the new school house.

Before the adoption of the township system, the precinct elections were held at the house of F. C. Maupin. When the township system came into operation, the voting place was changed to the village.

In the Fall of 1852, the people of Jo Daviess voted to adopt the township system. At a subsequent session of the county court, Messrs. Charles Bennett, G. N. Townsend and David T. Barr, were appointed Commissioners, for the purpose of dividing the county into townships and defining their several boundary lines. At a meeting of the Board of Supervisors, in 1855, some alterations were made in certain boundary lines, and a new township created, called Scales Mound, in honor of Samuel H. Scales, who was an enterprising and influential citizen, and who died in the Fall of 1877. The boundaries of this township were defined as follows :

Commencing on the state line at the northeast corner of section 13, town 29, range 2 east, thence west along the state line four miles to the northwest corner of section 16 ; thence due south on the section line, to the southwest corne* of section 33 ; thence east, along the township line four miles, to the southeast corner of section 36 ; thence due north to the state line, or place of beginning, to be called Scales Mound.

SCALES MOUND VILLAGE. - In 1848, a man named Dunning entered the land on which the village stands. It was laid out in September, 1853, by Josiah Conlee and B. B. Provost. When the railroad passed through, in 1854, Sherman Eddy established a store for the supply of railroad employes, miners and farmers. This was followed by a few houses, among them a blacksmith shop, by Thomas Davy. In 1854 and 1855, the Methodist Church was built, and in the next year the school house was erected. In 1859, George Allan started a general store, which was continued until his death, in 1864, and has since been continued by his brother, James Allan, who also does a produce shipping business. In 1873, Joseph Tangye established a general store, and in 1.875 another one was opened by Thomas McNulty. These constitute the principal stores of the village.

The first hotel was built in 1856, at a cost of $6,000, by Dunston, Pryor & Roberts, and was managed by Henry Roberts. There are now three hotels. In 1857, Joseph Conlee erected, just northwest of the village, a tall, round, stone wind-mill, but it proved a poor speculation and has been vacant for many years.

July 14, 1877, a meeting was held to consider the propriety of incorporating the village under the general law of the state, at which 38 votes were cast for, and 4 against, the proposed incorporation. The village was consequently incorporated.

These officers are still in power, except Mr. Hawkins, who recently removed. The vacancy thus created was filled by the election of Mr. Wilkins.

The township organization is as follows : - Supervisor, Thomas Knucky; Assessor, Robert Robson ; Collector, Thomas Allinson, Commissioners of Highways, James Carr, Benj. Lyon and Wm. Gummo ; Notary Public and Justice of the Peace, John Moore.

Schools, Churches, Etc. - The first school was taught by Joshua Hawkins in 1855. The house in which it was held was of that primitive kind which is aptly described by the term " shanty." The present two-story brick building was built in i855-'6. It embraces two departments which are taught by J. W. Wilcox and Robert Lindsey.

The Methodist Church was built, as has been stated, in 1854-'$. It is of stone, seats about 200 persons, and cost $1,800. Rev. John L. Williams officiated at its dedication, though the first regular pastor was Rev. Summersides. The following is a list of pastors, in their order: Rev. James Lawson, Rev. Avermill, Rev. Kellogg, Rev. Devinan, Rev. Cooley, Rev. McCutchin, Rev. Joseph Crummer, Rev. J. T. Cooper. Rev. T. H. Helliwell, Rev. Isaac Springer, Rev. Henry Springer, Rev. Benj. Close, and Rev. F. F. Farmiloe, the present minister. H. Martin was first Superintendent of the Sabbathschool, which was organized in 1855. The present Superintendent is Joseph Tangye. It has a membership of 65, while the church membership numbers 125. There is a good parsonage, costing $600, in connection with the church.

The German Presbyterian Church was purchased in 1860, from a society of Americans, who were unable to longer support and maintain a pastor. Its value at that time was about $1,000. The first elders of the new organization were Geo. Rittweger and John Reteldorf. Its ministers have been, Rev. Kolb, Rev. John Schwartz, Rev. Jacob Liesveld, Rev. J. Funk, concluding with the present pastor, Rev. F. Schwabe.

The Catholic Church organization was effected in 1853, and continued to be held in private houses until 1868, when a brick store-room, built by Mr. Covey, was purchased and used until 1874. At that time the present brick church was erected on the old site. Father Bailey, of Galena, has officiated for them during the past fifteen years.

The organizations of Scales Mound are concluded with their Lyceum, which was established in 1856, by George Allan, John Conlee, J. M. Conlee and Silas Corey. Though it was for a time suspended, its long existence entitles it to a place in history. Its present officers are : Prest., John Allan ; Vice Prest., Henry Roberts, Secretary, J. W. Wilcox.

Iowa in 1870, Elmer, in 1872, Albert, in 1875, Edgar, in 1877 ; his father (Solomon Williams) was one of the early settlers of this Co., the county being comparatively a wilderness when he came here.

Adams James Addisox

ADAMS JAMES ADDISOX, Contractor and Builder; Scales Mound ; born in Wood Co., Ohio, April 11, 1845; came to this Co. in 1861; enlist ed in Co. B, 45th Regt., I. V. I., in Aug., same year ; participated in all their scouts and marches, and all the battles in which the Regt. was engaged, including Fort Donelson, Shiloh,Corinth, Jackson, Champion Hill and Vicksburg; was mustered out at Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 26, 1864 ; was married April 14, 1873, to Diana Allen ; she was born in Canada in 1844 ; they had one child, Mary Augusta, born Feb. 22, 1874, died May 27, 1875; Mrs. A. died June '12, 1875 ; Mr. A. has followed the same business here for 12 years; attends the M. E. Church ; Republican.

AL.L.AN JAMES, Sr., Scales Mound; born in Caithness, Scotland, in 1802; his father, John Allen, and mother (maiden name Janet Sanderson) were both natives of the same Co., also their forefathers ; he superintended a large farm while renting one of his own; married Diana Williamson in 1825 - a noble woman; came to Canada in 1842 ; moved into the woods of Melbourne without a dollar ; the children were then John, Euphemia, George, James, Janet, and Mary, aged, respectively, 16, 14, 1 1, 9, 7, and 5 ; their tirst child, William, born in 1827, died at the age of 5 years; another son, William, died on the Gulf of St. Lawrence, buried in Quebec; age, 18 months; Diana, Margaret and William were born in Canada in -1843, 1845 and 1847; he followed his sons here in 1868; Euphemia and Janet are married and living in Canada; Mary and Margaret died there in 1864; George, a business man of this place, 'was buried here in 1863; Diana, wife of J. A. Adams, of this place, died in 1875 ; hale, honest and contented, give this memorandum to their children ; no enemies to punish, no debts to pay, only gratitude to God.

ALXAN JAMES, Merchant; Scales Mound ; born in Caithness, Scotland, May 23, 1831 ; came with his father's family to Melbourne, Canada, in 1842; came here m 1855, poor, honest but healthy, qualities inherited from his parents, now living

' here, near 75 years old ; married Elizabeth C. Phillips, April, 1871, who died in Feb., 1872, leaving a little girl named after her mother, Elizabeth Caroline; in Nov., 1874, married Isabella Phillips, who has a son William, the perfection of health and comeliness; in connection with his store, Mr. A. runs a grain house and farm ; is Agent for the Express Co. ; has worked at any thing honorable that presented itself; hopes if he dies poor, to die honorable.

ALLINSON JOSEPH, Farmer; Sec. 19; P. O. Scales Mound; born on this farm July 10, 1850 ; owns about 40 acres of land ; married Isabel Brown Jan. 5,1875; she was born at New Diggings, Wis., Aug. 27, 1852; they_have one child, Martha E., born March 16," 1876; Mr. Allinson's father, Robert, came to this farm in 1849, where he remained until the time of his death, July 23, 1877, aged 73; left 196 acres of land; his widow is 67 years of age and resides on the home farm with Joseph, as also do her son and daughter, James and Hannah; Republican.

ALMS SOX THOMAS It. Farmer; Sec. 20; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Shullsburg, Wis., Feb. 20,1843; came to this Co. in 1849; owns 50 acres of land; married Ruth G. Robinson Aug. 21, 1869; she was born in Galena, March 11, 1844; they have four children living rEstella E., born April 7, 1870; Ezra C., Aug. 2u, 1871, Florence A., Oct. 30, 1872, and Evaline, Feb. 11, 1877; lost one infant; Mr. A. is serving his second term as Collector; he met with a terrible accident in 1859; was on the horse power driving for a threshing machine, when his foot slipped, and, falling, his leg was caught in the wheel and cut entirely off between the ankle and knee; was entirely disabled for quite a while ; is now able to get around pretty

JD er; Sec. 35; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Galena, May 27, 1853 ; when 14 years of age he went to work in the Galena Woolen Mills; worked one year; afterward worked on one of the weekly papers of that place; learned wagon making with C. Bench, Galena ; married Kate Webber, Feb. 1, 1877; she was born in Galena June 22,1855; has been in business for himself since July, 1876 ; they are members of the German Catholic Church.

BERRYMAN CHARLES, Farmer; Sec. 33; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1816; married Mary Roberts May 31, 1841; she was born in same Co. in 1822; they came to U. 8. in . 1842 ; settled near Hazel Green, Wis. ; lived there until 1850, when they came to this farm ; owns 330 acres land ; have twelve children : William H., Mary G., Charles W., Caroline R., Elizabeth J., James, John, Stephen R., Sarah E., Martha J., Hester A. and Julia F. ; attend the M. E. Church; Mr. B. has been class leader for 25 years ; Republican.

BERRYMAN JAMES, Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Scales Mound; born in this town Oct. 17, 1850; lived here all his life except two winters spent in school at Galena ; was married Nov. 25, 1873, to Maggie J. Annette; she was born in East Galena, March 5, 1853 ; was for three years previous to marriage engaged in teaching in East Galena ; they have two children, Wilbur F. and Annie; owns 181 acres land; are members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.

BOYLE PATRICK, Section Boss I. C. R. R ; Scales Mound ; born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1830 ; came to U. S. in 1846; lived in N. Y. till 1851, then came to Jo Daviess Co., 111., where he has ever since been employed by the I. C. R. R., the last 18 years as section boss ; owns 40 acres land ; was married in 1852 to Alice Boyle ; she was born in Co. Louth, Ireland, in

1837 ; they have nine children living: Lizzie, Ona, Con, May, Isabella, Alice, Patrick, Daly and John; lost one, Charles, died in Dec., 1876; are members of the Catholic Church.

BURNS JAMES S. Agent for Magoou Estate ; Sec. 22 ; P. O. Scales Mound ; born in Ohio March 15, 1815 ; came to this Co. in 1849; owns 40 acres land in East Galena; married Rebecca Wright in 1852; she died April 5, 1860; they had two children: William M., born Jan. 11. 1854, and Zilpha M., April 5/1859; Mr. B. was Assessor one year; they attend the M. E. Church ; Democrat.

B1JSHBY MOSES, Telegraph Operator, I. C. R. R. ; Scales Mound ; born in New Diggings, Wis., Dec. 27, 1845; lived on farm in Wis. till 1871, when he took charge of this office, where he has been ever since ; married Mary E. Jackson Oct. 25, 1873; she was born in Hazel Green, Wis., Jan. 28, 1854; they have one child living, Floyd M., born Nov. 6, 1875; lost one, Mabel E., born July 19, 1874, died Jan. 4, 1875; attend the M. E. Church; Republican.

CHAMBERS LEWIS K. Farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Richland Co., O., March 1, 1821 ; emigrated to Mo. in 1838 ; lived there four years, then came to this Co. ; followed mining until 1847, then bought this farm, and has lived here ever since except two years (1850-51 was in California); crossed the plains in 63 days, which is said to be the quickest trip ever made with team ; owns 240 acres land; married Mary Dickerson Oct. 2, 1851; she was born in Springfield. 111., March 28, 1834; they have twelve children living: Mary F., John M., Susan A., Lewis E., Margaret E., James P., Nancy, Charles Win., Aaron D., Jessie C., Robert S. and Milton O. ; lost two, Sarah L. and Myron A., twin brother to Milton; Mr. 0. is School Director, and has been for 15 years; was Road Master from the time the Tp. was organized uhtil about six years ago; was intimately acquainted with both Grant and Washburne before they entered upon public life; the family attend the Methodist Church ; Democrat.

CHAMBERS WM. H. Farmer; Sec. 30; P. O. Scales Mouod; bora in Allegheny Co., Pa., March 11, 1814; moved to Richland Co., Ohio, in 1816 ; from there to Missouri, in 1838; came to this Co. in 1841 ; only two brick houses in Galena ; came to this farm in 1855 ; owns 368 acres land; married Mary Chambers in 1846; she was born in the same Co. in Pa. ; have three children living: Martha A., Wm. H. and Jas. D. ; lost one son, born March 4, 1847, died March 29, 1873; was Justice of the Peace eight years, and School Trustee and Chairman of the Board twelve years; Mrs. C. died Jan. 20, 1875, aged 65 years; Mr. C. has led the life of a pioneer in Ohio, Mo. and this Co. ; the daughter is a member of the M. E. Church ; the family attend same; Democrat.

COL,L,ISfS GEO. O. Farmer and Stock Raiser; P. O. Scales Mound ; born in Lynn, Mass., May 8, 1812; married Miss Margaret M. Newhall, Nov. 21, 1839; she was born in Salem, Mass., April 22, 1815; came to Galena in 1843; remained there until 1867, when he moved on the farm where he now resides ; owns 300 acres land; have three children living: Edward I., S. Theodate and Horatio X.; lost one daughter, Penelope, died Aug. 28, 1847; Edward I. was married Jan. 25, 1877, to Elizabeth Gratiot, of Gratiot. Wis.

COUCH CHAS. Proprietor Union Hotel: Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, England, Feb. 26, 1834; married Susan Kueebone May 20, 1854; she was born in same Co. in 1834; they came to this Co. in 18G6; had six children; four living: Emma, Bessie, Ellen and John; buried two in England, Richard and Elizabeth ; their mother died in Scales Mound Dec. 28, 1869; married again in 1871 to Mary Ann Sullivan; she was born in Va., Dec. 25, 1852; have four children: Mary Jane,

Lillie, Frank and Annie M.; for ten years previous to leaving England, Mr. C. was driving omnibus from Ti uro to Plymouth ; on arriving here, he first engaged in farming; followed it for three years; since 1869, has been in hotel business in this place ; the family attend the M. E. Church ; Bessie remained in England with friends until Aug., 1877, joining the family here after an absence of 11 years.

COUSIN JO HIT, Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Scales Mound ; born on this farm Oct. 8, 1850 ; owns 80 acres land ; married Eliza H. Turner Jan. 31, 1871; she was born in N. J. April 29,1853; have two children living: Mary J., born Feb. 21, 1873 ; and Wm. J., May 15, 1876 ; lost one, died in infancy ; Mr. C. is serving his first term as School Director; his father came to this farm 30 years ago ; died Jan. 28, 1868 ; mother makes her home here ; she is 67 years of age ; George Turner, Mrs. C.'s father also resides with them ; her mother died May 11, 1875; Republican.

COX JOII \ B. Proprietor Temperance Hotel, and Dealer in Chromos and Brackets; Scales Mound ; born in Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 10, 1826; married Annie Greenfield April 27, 1850; she was born in Yorkshire, England, Feb. 29, 1831 ; they came to this Co. in 1853 ; owns property valued at $1,000; have ten children living: Walter W, Emma E., Annie M., Lizzie M., Jennie G., Minnie W., Eddie M. P., Charlie W., Bertie and Harvey ; lost two, Willie and Clarence ; Mr. C. was School Director six years; is now Street Commissioner; the family attend the M. E. Church; Republican.

DE GRAFF JOHN N. Farmer; Sec. 25; P.O. Scales Mound; born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in Dec., 1812; came to this Co. in 1836; built a cabin on this farm; afterwards built a house, and has lived here 41 years; owns 110 acres land; married Clarissa M. Phelps Oct. 3, 1839; she was born in Tolland Co., Conn., Dec. 2,1815; have two children living: John H., now in Cal. ; and Lizzie M., living in Scales Mound ; lost five : William, Theodore, Charles, Natalia and Joel; Mr. De Graff has been Road and School Commissioner, Constable and Road Master for a number of years ; when he came West, he crossed Lake Erie, by steamer, tj Detroit; there they hired a wagon to haul their baggage ; they came on foot from there to Chicago; there was not a house in Scales Mound when he came here ; an old fort stood on Charles Mound ; he crossed the plains in 1850 to Cal. ; was there one year; returned by way of the Isthmus; is the oldest male settler in Scales Mound (liv-

FOWI^ER H. M. Physician and Surgeon; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Nov. 1, 1833 ; moved to Cass Co., Mich., in 1845 ; was among the first settlers in that Co. ; lived on the banks of the Sister Lakes for 23 years; the Pottawattomie Indian boys were the only playmates he knew for many years ; the nearest white neighbor was three miles off; worked in the harvest field for 373^ cts. per day ; married Charity Arbour, of Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1856; moved to Galena, 111., in 1863; studied medicine at Ann Arbor Medical College in 1864 and '65 ; then moved to Scales Mound, where he has been practicing medicine and surgery ever since ; has buried three children ; has two daughters living, Annie and Julia; is worth $3,300; is a member of the Methodist Church ; Republican ; is Postmaster here, a position he has held for nine years.

GtAtfVII,!, SETH, Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Scales Mound ; born in Cornwall, Eug., in 1814; married Elizabeth Vincent in 1839 ; she was born in same town in 1813; came to this Co. in 1846; lived here since except eight years he spent in California, the family remaining here; they have five children living: Elizabeth (born in Eng.), Jonathan, Thomas, Seth and John, born in Vedi Grand ; also granddaughter, Henrietta, born same place; lost two, Elizabeth and Jonathan, buried in England ; owns 248 acres land, this includes Charles' Mound, the highest point of land in the state; keeps on hand an average of 40 head of cattle, 20 of sheep, and 50 of hogs ; attends the Methodist Church ; Republican.

GRI\ I»HY MARK J. Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Scales Mound; born in England Dec. 26, 1839 ; came to this Co. with his father, who, in 1840, settled on the farm they now live on; owns 310 acres land; married Margaret J. Phillips June 18, 1873 ; she was born in this Tp. June 16, 1851; they have two children : James F., born March 30, 1*74, and John W., Aug. 27, 1877 ; James Grindey, father of Mark, was an early settler ; lived on this farm over 30 years ; now resides in Thompson Tp. ; is

GUMMOW WM. Farmer; Sec. 24; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., April 11. 1825; came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns 150 acres land ; married Eliza Treseden in 1857 ; she was born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1829 ; they have no children ; he was Assessor one year, Collector two years; was elected Commissioner of Highways last Spring; are members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.

UK US THOMAS, Farmer; Sec. 26; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., July 15, 1818; came to this Co. in 1846; went same year to Lake Superior; worked in copper mines three years ; in 1849 went to California via Cape Horn ; stayed two years, then returned; stayed here two years ; went to Australia ; returned to this Co. in 1^855: owns 160 acres land; married Phillipe White July 16, 1856; she was born in Cornwall, Eng., Aug. 29, 1835; they have five children living: Thomas H., Hester A., Phillipe J., Elizabeth A. and William W. ; lost two: Martha L., died March 9, 1872, and Ida May, Oct. 6, 1874; family all members of the M.;E. Church; Republican.

II 01' II GEORGE, Grain and Lumber Dealer; Scales Mound; born in Baden, Germany, in 1833 ; came to this Co. in 1854 ; married Mary A. Hevberger in 1866; she was born in Sweden in 1840; have four children living: John, Georgie, Laura and Annie; lost one, Elizabeth, in 1873; Mr. H. is serving the fourth year as Town Clerk, third as School Director; is also President of Village Board of Trustees ; handles annually about $5,000 grain, etc., and $4,00 > lumber; enlisted' in 3d Wis. V. I., first call, 1861; was in 17 battles; mustered out at Marietta, Ga., Aug., 1864.

HOWE .IOIIX. Farmer; Sec. 23; P.O. j Scales Mound; born in Cumberland Co., Eng., Sept. 5, 1818; married Alice Eadington in 1849 ; she was born in Northum- berland Co., Eng., April 28, 1820; came lo U. S. in 1851, and to this farm same year; owns 111 acres of laud here and 160 in Kansas; Mr. H. went to California in 1853 ; returned in 1855 ; in 1860 went to Pike's Peak; returned same year; was Collector four years, Assessor same, and School Trustee six years ; they went to England in 1867 on a visit, remaining there one year ; came back, went to their farm in Kansas ; stayed one year and came back to the old farm, where they have been ever since; Republican.

JEWELL ALFRED, Sr., Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eug., in 1833; came to this Co. in 1847; owns 145 acres of land; married Catherine Roberts in 1852; she was born in Eug. in 1837; have nine children living: Alfred, Katie, Lillie M., Frank, Eliza E., Parmelia, Henrietta, William and Arthur H.; three died in infancy; in 1850 Mr. J. went to California; stayed two years, came home, remained short lime, then went to Australia; spent two years there ; returned via Eng. ; went to British Columbia in 18(52; returned same year; has since resided here; family attend the M. E. Church ; Republican.

JEWELL EDWIN, Farmer; Sec. 29; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., Jan 25, 1830 ; came to this Co. in 1847 ; owns 370 acres of land ; married Ann Reed in 1852 ; she was born in Devonshire, Eng., Aug. 9, 1834; they have nine children living: Frances, Edwin, William Alfred, Eliza E., Arthur, James H., Sarah J., John Franklin, and Alfred; lost two: Edwina and Albert; Mr. J. was Supervisor three years, Road Commissioner same, and School Director for fifteen years; he followed paining for two years after coming to this Co.; worked three years in the mines of California, and spent two yeaps dealing in cattle in Australia; owns a mining interest in Cornwall, Eng. ; attends the M. E. Church.

JEWELL THOMAS, Farmer; Sec. 22; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., April 14, 1815; married Elizabeth Rogers in 1835; she was born in Cornwall in 1810; came to this Co. in 1846; have seven children living: Thos. It., Elizabeth J., Mary, John, Grace, Priscilla and William; lost one son, died at sea, in 1846, and another in 1847; Mr. J. was Commissioner of Highways three years, Overseer, ten years, School Treasurer three years; is School Director now, a position he has held for twenty-four years ; Mrs. J. died Oct. 22, 1853; afterward married Grace Jenkins in Aug., 1854 ; she was born in Cornwall, Eng., Aug. 23, 1813; owns 1^0 acres of land ; belong to the M. E. Church ; Republican.

KISTLE JOS! VII. Farmer; P.O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., Jan. 1, 1817; came to this Co. in 1840; engaged in mining at Galena; stayed there ten years ; came to this town in 1850, where he has resided ever since; owns 403 acres of land; married Phillipe E. Ford April 18, 1855 ; she was born in Eng., Nov. 19, 1833; have five children: Josiah C., born Feb. 15, 1856, John H., Dec. 18, 1857, Wm. T., Dec. 22, 1859, Estella S., Feb. 12, 18(53, and Adella E., Oct. 20, 1871; Mr. K. has been Road Commissioner nine years, School Director thirteen years ; followed mining ten years in Eng., often working 1801) feet under ground ; worked tour years in gold mines of California and six years in lead mines of Galena, where he once fell a distance of 85 feet and was crippled for life; attend the Methodist Church; Mrs. K. is a member of 'same.

KtfUCKEY WM. Farmer; Sec. 34; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1826; came to this Co. in 1847; owns 250 acres of laud; married Ellen Jewell in 1851 ; she was born in Cornwall ; have eight children living: Sarah E., James, Francis, Mary, William, Alfred J., Eliza and Flora; lost two: William and Annie; family attend M. E. Church; Mr. and Mrs. K. are members.

LYXE BEffJAMIX, Farmer; Sec. 16; P.O. White Oak Springs, Wis.; born in 'Rutland, England, March 22, 1838; came to this Co. in 1844; owns 2--0 acres of land; married Eliza Rick in 1856; she was born in Leicester- shire, England, May 24, 1841 ; they have seven children living, Josie, Katie,John E., -Benj. W., Martha F., Ella E., and Harry; lost two, Thomas W., died Feb. 24, 1876 ; and Louisa Florence, Aug. 29, 1876; Mr. L. was Commissioner of Highways for 3 years. Edward Lyne, his father, lives with him ; is the oldest person in this Co. - 93 years of age ; came to this farm 33 years ago. In connection with farming, Mr. L. has been, for the last eight years, engaged in selling Agricultural Implements, making a specialty of the Marsh Harvester ; sold more of them in this section than any other agent here ; brought the first one here that was ever used in this vicinity; family attend the M. E. Church; Republican.

McRRIDE JAMES S. Proprietor of the Scales Mound Hotel ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1812; was Railroad Contractor in that state for 24 years ; from 1859 until breaking out of war, was building in Texas; came to this Co. in 1864; was married in 1835 to Helen Sloan ; she died in 1849; afterward married Delia Cole; she died in 1858; third wife, Dorothy Moore, daughter of John Moore of this place; have six children living: James S., Minnie, Luella, John M., George and Richard; lost one son, Robert B., died Feb. 11, 1877; Mr. McB. was Assistant Superintendent of Rome and Watertown R. R. for six years ; favorably known in railroad circles ; kept this hotel for the last five years.

MATSON JAMES C. Teacher ; Scales Mound ; born in Thompson Tp., Jan. 28, 1849; married Lizzie M. DeGrafF, Sept. 27, 1874; she was born in this Tp., Jan. 2, 1852 ; they have one son, John Franklin, born Nov. 4, 1875. Mr. Matson's father was a resident of Thompson from 1847 till April 8, 1875, when he died there ; Mr. M. is dealing in agricultural implements during the Summer; also deals occasionally in blooded stock ; the family attend the M. E. Church, of which Mrs. M. is a member.

MOORE JOHN, Retired Farmer; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Durham Co., England, May 29, 1809; came to this country in 1830; followed mining for eight years, two in Pottsville Pa., and six in Wheeling, Va. ; married Mary, daughter of Samuel Bowman, an old Revolutionary soldier, in 1835 ; born in Pa., in 1806 ; they emigrated to Galena in 1838; was mining for 12 years ; generally as Superintendent, his large experience being of great value ; his services were sought by all the prominent companies at Galena, , Dubuque, and throughout the entire mining district; he entered the mines in 1816, at the age of 7 years ; quit the life in 1850 ; they have six children living ; his wife ' died at this place April 13, 1863; married to Polly Harper, Nov. 8, 1863; she was born in Indiana, Nov. 14, 1816; came here in 1833; is the oldest settler in this town; \ Mr. Moore was Supervisor five times; Assessor and Collector two terms each ; Justice of the Peace six times, holds the po- ' sition now, also Notary Public which he ' has held two terms ; Primitive Methodist ; , Democrat.

MURREY THOMAS, Tinsmith; Scales Mound ; born in Penzance, Eng., Feb. 20, 1849; came to the United States in 1850 ; settled in Hazel Green, Wis. ; lived there till 1872, since which time has been engaged in business here; married Annie M. Cox in 1873; she was born near Galena in 1855 ; have three children, Mattie, Mamie and infant; are members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.

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Farmer; P. 0. Scales Mound; born in Yorkshire, Eng., March 13, 1815; came with his parents, two sisters and a brother to Knox Co., Ohio, in 1828 ; left there and came to Chicago in 1836; was there until 1838, when he came to this Co. ; owns 720 acres of land in this Co. and 80 in Wis. ; married Elfrida E.Toby; she was born in Fairfield, Me. ; they have one child living, Stephenson T., born Aug. 13, 1869 : lost, one in infancy; in Ohio, was in the employ of Keuyon College from the age of 13 until 20; he was engaged in butchering in Galena, for 19 years, except f^two years spent in Cal. ; he was Captain of men with 16 wagons from Galena, who crossed the plains in 1849 ; remained there two years; since 1857 he has been extensively engaged in farming and stock raising ; has 25 horses, 200 head of cattle, 90 hogs, and 60 sheep, a fair average of the number he annually feeds; in coming West in 1836, he crossed the famous Black Swamps, the dread of all emigrants of that day, but having an excellent team he came through comparatively easy; has been Supervisor four terms; was one of the committee who, at Nashville, Tenn., in 18(>4, presented Gen. Grant with one of the finest swords he ever received; Mr. and Mrs. N. are members of the M. E. Church.

PHELPS WM. F. Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 30; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Ohio, March 16, 1822; came to this state in 1837, and to this Co. in 1838 ; settled on this farm, where he has ever since resided ; owns 192 acres of land ; married Launlla McDonald, Dec. 25, 1851 ; she was born in Mo. Oct. 26, 1834; they have seven children living: Lydia, born Nov. 27, 1854; Russell J., Nov. 7, 1860; Wm. Elmer, June 11, 1863; Arthur F., Aug. 25, 1866; M. Estella, April 14, 1869; A. Adelle, Aug. 17, 1875; and Eugene M., Oct. 10, 1877 ; Mr. P. was Commissioner of Highways for two years and School Director 15 years ; settled on this farm six years before the land came in market; not a house between here and Wadhams Grove, except Chapman's Tavern; could stand in the doorway and shoot game or wolves -almost any time; Warren, Apple River, and other towns of the present day were unknown ; they are members of the M. E. Church; Republican.

PHILLIPS FRAXCIS, Farmer; Sec. 27; P.O. Scales Mound; bora in Cornwall, Eng., Jan. 9, 1805; came to America in 1842; settled in this Co. in 1845; owns 208 acres of land; married Elizabeth Filler in 1831; she was born in Cornwall in 1813; they have eight children: Ann, James H., Elizabeth, Richard,

RICHARDS WM. H. Farmer; Sec. 33 ; P. O. Scales Mound ; born in Cornwall, Eng., March 29, 1819; married in 1843 to Amelia Richards ; she was born in same Co. July 14, 1819 ; came to this Co. in 1846 ; had a long and tedious journey; left Cornwall June 12; came in sail vessel to N. Y., steamer to Albany, canal boat to Buffalo, steamer to Chicago, thence in wagon to this place, reaching here Sept. 3; owns 85 acres of land; no children; are members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.

ROBERTS HEXRY, Farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., April 2, 1827; came to this Co. in 1851; owns 160 acres of land; married Ann Pryor in 1852 ; she was born in Cornwall in 1834 ; came to this Co. 40 years ago ; have seven children living : Samuel H., Wm. A., Emma G., John E., Charles T., Joseph F. and Josiah F. ; lost one, Mary A. ; has been Justice of the Peace 16 years : Supervisor, Assessor, Collector and School Director for a number of years each ; is now Trustee of Tp. ; attends the M. E. Church ; Democrat.

ROBSON ROBERT, Farmer and Stock Raiser; Sec. 19; P. O. Scales Mound ; born in Durham, Eng., Oct. 22, 1825 ; came to this country in 1846 ; spent the first three years in Burton, Hazel Green and Shullsburg, Wis.; in 1849 he crossed the plains to California with an ox team; was near six months making the trip; returned to the states and made another in 1852; came back in 1854; bought this farm and has made it his home ever since ; owns 330 acres of land ; married Margaret Alliuson in 1851 ; she was born in Schuylkill Co., Pa., April 24, 1833; have seven children living : James R., Wm. A., John F., Edith M., Thomas I., Christopher and Martha; lost five - four sons and one daughter ; Mr. R. has been Supervisor 2 years. Assessor 12, Collector 7, Commissioner of Highways 2, and Justice of the Peace about 16 years ; is a Republican.

ROGERS JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 16; P. O. White Oak Springs, Wis. ; born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1821; came to this farm in 1849 ; owns 150 acres of land ; married Betsey Perry, Oct. 19, 1845; she was born in Cornwall in 1817; they have six children: John (now in Colorado), James, Walter, Elizabeth, Richard and Tom ; lost three, Mary, Mary Matilda, and one in infancy: Mr. R. was Overseer of Highways and School Director; the family attend the M. E. Church, of which Mr. and Mrs. R. are members; Republican.

S II F, It It JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Sca.es Mound; born in Germany, Oct. 5, 1848 ; came to this Co. in 1860 ; owns 160 acres of land ; married Mary A. Murphy Nov. 21, 1874; she was born in this Tp. May 6, 1854; they have two children: Annie, born Nov. 26, 1875, and John, Sept. 21,1876; Mr. S. was Overseer of Highways one year ; they are members of the German Catholic Church.

SMART NEWTON, Farmer; Sec. 23; P. O. Scales Mound; born in England in 1821 ; came to this country in 1848 ; settled in N. Y. ; came to this Co. in 1855 ; owns

260 acres of land ; married Jane Poyser in 1854; si:e was born in England in 1821; have five children : John F., Ellen, Mary J., Rosa N. and Fannie Ida ; Mrs. Smart died in 1865 ; married again to Elizabeth Pooley; she was born in England in 1827; have one child by second marriage ; Mr. S. was Overseer of Highways one year; family attend theM. E. Church; is a Republican.

SPRY JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 36; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., Jan. 8, 1819; came to this country in 1852; settled in Hazel Green, Wis.; remained there till 1867, when he moved on the farm where he now resides; owns 120 acres of land: married Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sherman (maiden name Wright), Jan. 24, 1265 ; she was born in England, Sept. 28, 1839; they have two children: John A., born Oct. 27, 1866, and Nathaniel W., Oct. 14, 1868; Mrs. Sherman, by first marriage, had two children: Benjamin F., born Aug. 1, 1859, and Mary E., Sept. 11, 1862; the family attend the Methodist Church; Republican.

J. Scales Mound; born in Camborne, Cornwall, Eng.; came to the U. S. in 1854; worked in mines in Pa. about a year ; moved to Shullsburg, Wis. ; was mining twelve years ; afterward kept store there till 1873, when he came here; been in same business here ever since; married to Elizabeth Osborn in 1858 ; she was born in Missouri in 1840 ; have two adopted children : Annie Tangye and Mary J. Rogers ; are members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.

TREZONA JOHN, Farmer; Sec. 35; P. O. Scales Mound; born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1818; married Maria Rowe in 1843 ; she was born in same Co. in 1824 ; came to this Co. in 1847; lived here till 1867, then moved to Shullsburg, Wis.; remained there until 1875 ; came back and settled on this farm ; have eight children living: John T., Mary, Maria, Richard, Henry, Eliza J., Hester and William ; four died in infancy ; the family attend the M. E. Church.

WAUD ROBERT G. Saddle and Harness Maker, Dealer in Confectionery, Fruit, etc. ; Scales Mound ; born in Cohoes, N. Y., Sept. 24, 1816; came to Galena in 1837 ; married to present wife at Madison, Wis., Oct. 10, 1858; maiden name, Betsey L. Brumley ; she was born in Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1830; came to Wis. in 1854; Mr. W. is well known in Lafayette Co., Wis. ; was Co. Treasurer six years in succession ; would probably be in office yet, but has lost his hearing; have nine children living; attend the M. E. Church.

WHITE THOMAS J. Farmer; Sec. 24 ; lives with his father, John L. White, who was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1827 ; came West and settled in White Oak Springs, Wis., in 1846; in 1849 moved to the farm where he now resides ; owns 247 acres of land ; married in 1848 to Henrietta C. Phelps ; she was born in Jasper, Steuben Co., N. Y., April 8, 1832; they have six children living: Thos. J., Cecil J., Delia H., Norman D., Orra L. and Ada; lost three: Charles, Augr. 17, 1859 ; May, July 18, 1862 ; and Paul, March 9, 1869 ; Mr. W. served two terms as School Director; deals extensively in horses; ships about forty head annually; also deals in hogs and cattle ; the family attend the M. E. Church.

WICHLER HENRY, Grocery and Saloon ; Scales Mound ; born in Germany Jan. 12, 1823; followed cabinet making for twelve years; married Christiana Schwartz, Feb. 21, 1853; she was born in Saxony, Feb. 21, 1830; came to this town May 14, 1856; have nine children: John Valentine, Anna, John, Adam, Henry, Christiana, Frederic, Elizabeth and Lorenzo; Lutheran; Democrat.

WRIGHT JAS. Farmer; Sec. 29; P.O. Scales Mound; born in Fifeshire, Scotland, Sept. 8, 1827; came to this Co. in 1852; owns 291 acres land; married Eliza Grindey Jan. 30, 1860; she was born in Staffordshire, England, Sept. 16, 1838 ; they have eight children living : Thomas, Mark J., Robert, Eliza H., Margaret, Annie F., Chas. W. and Mary E. ; lost one daughter,Ann ; she died April 21,1862,aged 1 year, 11 months and 27 days; Mr. W. enlisted in the 3d I. V. C. March 3, 1865 ; was mustered out Oct. 15,1865; the family attend the M. E. Church ; Mrs. W. is a member.

ZIEGLER HEXRY G. Wagon Maker; Scales Mound; born in Buffalo, N. Y., April 14, 1848 ; emigrated to this Co. in 1855 ; came on steamer from Pittsburg to Galena; his father died of cholera while en route; was buried a few miles north of St. Louis; at Galena he was apprenticed to Christian Koehler, Feb. 18, 1863, to learn his trade ; worked with him till 18