Dane County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1906 (part 11 of 29)

& Hall ; Rogers, Hall & Donovan ; Bushnell, Rogers & Hall ; Hall & Sheldon ;F. W. Hall ; Tenney, Hall & Tenney ; Tenneys, Hall, & Swanson; and Tenney, Hall & Tenney. Any sketch of Mr. Hall's life which excluded his work as a teacher of Biblical law and literature would be incomplete. For a number of years he gave a course of lectures before the students of ancient classical literature of the University of Wisconsin, on "Spirit and Prominent Characteristics of the Hebrew Code," "Public Insitutions Developed by the Code," "Comparison between the Hebrew Code and the Fundamental Elements of Common Law," and "Hebrew Law in Civilization." A similar course developing somewhat more the literary characteristics of the Bible was given before the Biblical Literature department of the Downer College Endowment Association .and at Lawrence University. Pressure of other work :has compelled Air. Hall to decline many other invitations to lecture along this and other lines, although he has frequent calls both as a lyceum and campaign speaker; but he still retains his position as teacher of the students' class in the Methodist Episcopal church, and has won in that work a national reputation. The class grew from about forty to one hundred and fifty with an average attendance of about one hundred. Mr. ,Hall uses the methods of the lawyer in the presentation of his lesson. A correspondent of the Sunday School Times says, "The central theme is seized upon at the start, details being grouped so* that it progressively stands out in bolder lines. Vividness is at the same, still farther increased by keen analytical questions, aptly put, that connect the theme with events within the experience, reading or imagination of his class." His "Lawyer's Notes on the International Lessons" have received very wide and favorable comment. Many of his students belong to the law college and through them he exerts a wide influence which will be felt in the moral attitude of the Wisconsin bar of the immediate future. In politics Mr. Hall is independent, although in recent years he has usually voted with the Republican party and was a delegate tothe national convention at Chicago in 1904 He has always declined to enter the field of politics as an aspirant for office, but ,has nevertheless taken an active part in all movements, political or other, pertaining to good government and the betterment of social conditions. During the struggle over the freight commission bill in 1903, in his speech before the assembly committee, the press of the state accredited him with "a speech so much more able than any other that has been made before any legislative committee recently as to be in a class by itself," and also "that it is sufficient for any one man to be known as the man who made that speech." He has contributed much to the advancement of the city of Madison, especially in the movements connected with the development of the public library and the establishment of the city hospital. The former he served as secretary for nineteen years, during- which time the beautiful new building was erected; on the board of the latter he has served since its inception, selecting the site, and obtaining an option upon it. He was secretary for about three years - the difficult years of establishing the enterprise in public favor - and has since served as vice-president, treasurer and president, having held the last position for two years, and being at the present time at the head of the hospital board. His versatility is shown by his activities in these widely varying lines, in all of which his personality is strongly felt ; and to intellectual ability of unusual grasp and analytical power he has added the culture of extensive travel and wide reading. Mr. Hall was married, November 26, 1875, to Miss Mary J. Tuttle, a class-mate in the University, and a daughter of Stephen L. and Ann (Brabb) Tuttle, of Rockford, Kent county, Mich. Mrs. Hall belongs, on her father's side, to one of the most widely-known of the colonial families, and on her mother's, to one of the "county" families of Yorkshire, England. No children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hall but they have an adopted son, Laurence Waterbury Hall, born March 15, 1899. Mr. Hall is a member of the Madison Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons.

George W. H. Hall has spent all his life in Albion on the farm where he was born and is a well-informed and successful farmer. His farm contains two hundred and seventy acres, of which about two hundred and thirty are under cultivation and he has a fine equipment. Mr. Hall raises good crops of tobacco, grain, hay, etc., but devotes himself particularly to his stock, raising fine pure-bred short-horned cattle and Poland China hogs. Part of his large property he leases to a tenant and manages the remainder himself. George W. H. is the son of Samuel Hall of England and Ann (Wright) Hall, second wife of Samuel. Mr. Hall was a farmer in England but became dissatisfied with his prospects there and came to the United States in 1844 before his marriage. With his brother George, who accompanied him on the voyage he purchased one hundred acres of land from the United States government, located in the town of Albion and this was his home until his death. The property was afterward divided between the brothers. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hall ; Martha, who married Dexter Wilson of Edgerton ; George W. H., who lives at the old home;

Sarah (deceased). George W. H. was born in Albion on the farm September 11, 1869, attended the district schools and the Albion Academy and early engaged in farming. February 22, 1893, he married Miss Jessie B. Green, who was born in Dayton, Wis., daughter of Thomas Green of Albion. Two children blessed the marriage ; George H. and Dorothea Genevieve. The family are prominent members of the Primitive Methodist church of Albion, which Samuel Hall aided in organizing in the early days. Mr. Hall is an independent voter, preferring to vote for whom he considers the best man rather than to ally himself with any political party. ,

Rev. Hans H. Holte, pastor of the United Norwegian Lutheran church of America at Mt. Horeb. is a native of Norway, born December 15, 1867. He came to the United States with his parents when he was but one year old .and they first located at Spring Grove, Houston county, Minn. The father's name was the same as that of his son, and he followed the occupation of a tailor in his native land ; but became a farmer after coming to America. The family remained in Minnesota about twelve years and then removed to North Dakota, locating near Noble, in Cass county, where the parents resided until a short time ago. The subject ot this review is one of a family of eight children - five sons and three daughters - that were born to these parents. Mr. Holte remained at home until he was twenty-one years of age, and then attended school until he was ordained for the ministry. His education was received in St. Olaf college at Northfield, Minn., where he took a three-year course, and this was supplemented by attendance upon the Concordia college at Morehead, Minn., for three years ; and he also spent three years at the United Church Seminary at Minneapolis, from which last named institution he was graduated with the class of 1899. He was ordained at Minneapolis on September 14, 1899, and immediately came to Mt. Horeb, where he has officiated ever since. He has a congregation that includes about eighty families, and he preaches each alternate Sunday in the Norwegian language, all other services, Sunday school work, etc.. being in English. Rev. Mr. Holte was married on June II, 1900, to> Miss Minnie Thompson, of the town of Blue Mounds, and to this union there have been born two children: Esther Monica (died at the age of nine months), and Herman James, at home.

Dane county. His father, Asmund Halverson, was born in Norway in 1839, came with his parents to the United States in 1843 an(l located in Waukesha county. In 1848, the family moved to the town of Medina, where they obtained one hundred acres of government land. Asmund Halverson attendied the district school and always worked upon the home farm, aiding his father to clear and improve it. He married Miss Louisa A. Ellis, who was born in 'Waterbury, Conn., in 1840, and six children were born to the marriage, of whom three are living. Asmund was prominent in the community and active in political affairs, a member of the Republican party and the representative of Medina township upon the board of supervisors. He attended the Baptist church, of which his wife was a member. Mrs. Asmund Halverson died in 1891, and her husband in 1905. Burton J. Halverson was born in Medina, on the old farm, May 23, 1877, educated in the home schools and the Medina free high school. He early engaged in farming and is now the owner of the old homestead, a fine farm of one hundred twenty-six acres with many modern improvements. Dairy farming is his specialty and he keeps wellposted on .everything which leads to the improvement of methods and equipment for that business. Like his father, he is a Republican, interested in the welfare of the community, which his forefathers were instrumental in founding.

George F. Halverson, general agent for Wisconsin for the Walter A. Wood Mower and Reaping Machine Company of Hoosic Falls, N. Y., was born in Dane county, Wis., December 27, 1864. He is a son of Osmund Halverson Sobier and Louise Ellis, the former a native of Norway, the latter of Connecticut. The father came to the United States with his parents when but three years of age in 1837, locating in Wisconsin. He was a farmer all his active life and held many offices of trust and honor, although he never sought them. When the sons became of age they changed the name from Halver Sobier to Halverson. The father died January 1, 1905, at the age of sixty-eight. His wife's death occurred in her fifty-second year. She was a devout member of and earnest worker in the Baptist church, her father. Rev. Harmon Ellis, being a minister of that denomination who came to Wisconsin as a missionary in the early days. The subject of this sketch is the oldest of five children. Harmon, a traveling salesman, makes his home in Sun Prairie. Vinnie died in her third year. Burton J. is operating the home farm in the town of Medina. Vinton died when fifteen years of age. George F. Halverson received his scholastic education in Lake Mills, Wis. He remained on his father's farm until 1892 when he came to Madison to learn the machinist's trade. He acquired a knowledge of farm implements and machinery whicn induced him to enter that line of business and for the past fourteen years he has followed that line. On December 7, 1892, Mr. Halverson was united in marriage to Miss Flora A., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cobb of Sun Prairie. Five children have been born to this union, Lyne Harvey, Helen Jeanette, Ellis Cobb, George Maynard and Mary Lucile. The parents are members of the First Methodist Episcopal church and the father of the Free and Accepted Masons and of the the Union Commercial Travellers. Mr. Halverson is considered one of the rising young business men of the community.

Gunder Halverson, a prosperous farmer of the town of Pleasant Springs, was born near Shearne, Norway, June 25, 1835. He is the son of Halver and Margaret (Halverson) Jergunson, natives of Norway, wHo were devout members of the Lutheran church. Of their eight children only two are now living. John is farming in Norway. Gunder, the subject of this sketch, was the only member of the family to come to America, arriving in 1861 after a stormy passage of eight weeks. From Quebec he went to Whitewater, Wis., and from there to Menomonie, where he enlisted in the fall of 1862 in Company B, Fifth 'Wisconsin Infantry. His regiment took active parts in the battles of Gettysburg and Fredericksburg and minor skirmishes and engagements. Gunder was overcome by heat during one of the campaigns and was sent to a Washington hospital. In 1864 he received an honorable discharge from the army and soon after purchased the place where he now lives, one hundred twenty acres in the town of Pleasant Springs. When he first moved onto the farm there was only a small clearing and a log house. All the improvements on the place were made by Mr. Halverson; the bank barn, thirty-six by fifty-four fee; was built in 1891 ; the home, an elegant structure, was erected in 1897. While tobacco is the chief product of the farm, there are many other crops raised. Politically Mr. Halvorson is a Republican. Like his parents, he is an ardent Lutheran and worships at the Western Lumeran church of Pleasant Springs. He has been twice married; his first wife was a Miss Oleson, who died in 1868, two years after her wedding. By his second wife, nee Betsy Holton, he has had six children, - Martin, educated at Stoughton Academy, a farmer in the town of Christiana ; Nora, Edwin and Rosella, all at home. The children have all attended the district school. Mr. Halverson is a member of the Stoughton post. Grand Army of the Republic.

Hiat Halverson, deceased, was born in the town of Dunn, Dane county, Wis., May 20. 1850. He was a son of Stener and Dogena (Oualeyj Halverson. natives of Norway. Stener Halverson came to Wisconsin in 1345. settling in Milwaukee. After a short residence there he went to Chicago, where he did teaming with oxen, often hauling loads of hay over what are now Chicago's principal thoroughfares. Land in the vicinity of what is now the business district of that city was selling at $1.25 an acre. After a few months of this labor Mr. Halverson came to Wisconsin again settling in Stoughton, on eighty acres of government land. For some two or three years he acted as a kind of guide for new settlers ; he would haul grain to Milwaukee and then conduct emigrants to their new homes near Stoughton. An opportunit}^ was offered to secure a larger piece of land, so he sold his Stoughton farm and purchased one hundred and sixty acres in the town of Dunn, a portion of it on Lake Kegonsa. Here he built a log hut, making the roof of sod. The nearest neighbors were the Stoughton people. It was not an unusual occurrence for the Indians to visit Mrs. Halverson while her husband was away. On one occasion a party of them came begging and Mrs. Halverson gave them some bread and pork. Not satisfied with that they demanded the blankets and when refused them they raised their tomahawks and threatened Mrs. Halverson's life. She was equal to the occasion, however, and snatching a large knife from the table she raised is above her head and drove the Indians from the yard in confusion. As an illustration of the laziness of the red man, Mr. Halverson often told of an Indian who came to him one day while he was threshing beans and begged for some. Mr. Halverson agreed to give him the beans, but told the applicant that he would have to thresh them himself. The Indian spread his blanket, put the beans into it, took the heavy flail and started to work. He had taken no more than half a dozen strokes, when he threw down the flail in disgust, caught up his blanket, scattering the beans to the right and the left, and strode away. Mr. Halverson remained on this farm until his death, having added to it from time to time until it contained four hundred and six acres. His estate also included two hundred acres in the town of Dunkirk, part of which is now Halverson's addition to the city of Stoughton. In 1889 he divided his estate among his four children, remaining of the eight born to him, two sons in the town of Dunn, a daughter in Stoughton and a son in Boone county, Neb. Hiat Halverson received his

-education in the Albion Academy. When a mere boy he started life as a farm hand, and later went to Nebraska. Five years of his life were put in here as a farm hand ; at the end of that time he returned to Wisconsin where, on March 1, 1887, he married Martha, daughter of Andrew and Sigre Maria (Larson) Torson, natives of Norway. Mrs. Halverson first saw the light of day in Norway on September 1, 1854. Of her father's family of ten children, seven .are living, five in this country, - Louisa (Mrs. Amdrew Johnson) ot the town of Rutland; Josephine (Mrs. Lewis Johnson) of the town of Dunn ; xAugust and Samuel, of Taylor county, Mich. ; and Mrs. Halverson. Shortly after their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Halverson "went back with a brother of Mr. Halverson to Nebraska, where the two brothers purchased one hundred sixty acres of land in Boone county. Upon the division of the father's estate in 1889 Hiat Halverson received the homestead and one hundred and seven acres of land. He immediately returned and took up his residence there. On November 13, 1899, Mr. Halverson died, leaving a widow and one child, a daughter, Dogena, eleven years old. Mrs. Halverson and the child still occupy the old homestead.

Louis A. Halverson is the buttermaker of the Medina Cheese and Butter Company, which he has managed successfully for some years. He was born in Waukesha county, Wis., Aug. 30, 1858, of Norwegian parentage, lived with his parents at Deerfield, Dane county, Wis., where he engaged in farming for a number of years. Since 1893, he has been occupied with the manufacture of dairy products, especially butter and cheese. Dec. 15, 1897, he married Miss Fannie Griffin, who was born in Illinois, daughter of Winston J. and Anna (Thompson) Gnffin. Three children were born to the marriage: Leo Griffin, Neal Fenton and Ethel Anne. Osborn Halverson, father of Louis A., was born in Norway in 1833, came to the United States with his parents when he was ten years old, lived for a short time on a farm in Waukesha county and later in Deerfield, where he died in 1889. Halver and Betsey Aspenson, the first representatives of the family in Dane county, came to the United States from Norway in 1843 and settled in Medina in 1848, where they owned a farm of one hundred twenty-six acres and there resided the remainder of their lives. Their son, Osborn Halverson, married Miss Olena Heimdal, also a native of Norway, who came to Dane county with her parents in 1843. Of their family of six children but three are living. Osborn Halverson was a farmer and he and his wife were associated with the Lutheran church. Winston Griffin, father of Mrs. Louis Halverson, was the son of John and Martha (Winston) Griffin, Virginians of Irish ancestry. The father, John Griffin, was born in Culpepper county, Va., in 1770, and died in 1851. He married Martha Winston, who was born in 1774, near Richmond, Va., as was also their son, Winston J., in 1810. The family moved to Kentucky in 181 5 and settled near Harrodsburg. Winston Griffin married Miss Anna Thompson who was born near Zanesville, Ohio, May 22, 1824. Her father was also born near Zanesville, Ohio, in 1790 and died in 1876 aged eighty-six. Her mother nee Lydia Bowers, born in 1792, was a native of the same place, and died in hJdgar county, 111., in 1846. Winston J. Griffin diedl in his seventy-sixth year, but his widow is still living, well and hearty at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Mrs. Halverson is a member of the Methodist church. Mr. Halverson is a Democrat but does not take a very active part in political affairs. Melvin S. Halverson, a representative furniture dealer and funeral director of the city of Stoughton, claims the old Badger state as the place of his nativity, having been born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, November 7, 1879. He is the son of Simeon and Matilda (Terkelson) Halverson, both native of Norway, and his paternal grandfather was Halver Oaas, who came from Norway to America and settled in Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, about 1855, there purchasing and reclaiming one hundred acres of land and becoming one of the influential farmers of that section, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1899. Of his children Ole and Simeon are deceased, and those living are Aslak, Christopher, Gurine (Mrs. Thomas Aslakson), Annie M. (Mrs. Christian Jacobson), and Karen. Simeon Halverson, father of him whose name initiates this sketch, was reared to manhood in Manitowoc county, and his entire active career was one of close and successful identification with the great basic industry of agriculture. He cleared and improved a farm of one hundred acres, and on this homestead he remained until his death, which occurred in 1895, at which time he was fifty-seven years of age. His widow died twelve days later at the age of fifty-four. They reared a family of seven children: Hans, Anna (wife of Oscar Gunderson), Christopher, Louis, Martin, Melvin S. and Norman. Melvin S. Halverson was reared to manhood in his native county, where he early became inured to the sturdy discipline of the home farim and where he received the advantages of the public schools. At the age of seventeen years he initiated his independent career, taking up the vocation of chimney sweeping and following the same for four months. He then secured a position as clerk in one of the larger merchantile establishments in Man- itowoc, continuing in his line of occupation two years, at the expiration of which, in 1899, he took up his residence in Stoughton, where he entered the Stoughton Academy, in which he completed an eight months' business course, after which he served four years as bookkeeper, two years with the Stoughton Wagon Company and two with the Mandt Wagon Company. March 29, 1904, he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in this city, being associated in the enterprise with E. J. Kjolseth, under the firm name of Kjolseth & Halverson, until November 14, 1905, when the partnership was dissolved by mutual consent, Mr. Halverson purchasing the interests of his partner and having individually continued the business since that time. He is a progressive business man and loyal citizen, is a Republican in his political proclivities, is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, and both he and his wife are members of Christ church, Norwegian Lutheran. October 15, 1902, Mr. Halverson was married to Miss Sena Erdahl, daughter of Guilder and Trine (Felland) Erdahl, of Stoughton, and they have one child, Esther Margaret.

Nels Halvorsen (Kalhagen), the efficient and popular superintendent of the shops of the Stoughton Wagon Company and representative of the third ward on the board of alderman of the city of Stoughton was born on the farm Kalhagen in Holmedal, Praestagields, on July 4, 1852. He is a son of Gaardman Halvor xA.nderson Kalhagen and his wife Oline Thorsdatter. The schools of his native land afforded him his early educational advantages, and there also he served an apprenticeship at the trade of cabinetmaker, tot which he devoted his attention about five years. Later he was employed for a similar period as a ship carpenter and while acting in this capacity visited the East and Wrest Indies. In 1884 he came to the United States, taking up his residence in Stoughton, where he has since continued to make his home. For the first six months he was employed at the carpenter's trade, working for Lars Vingum. and he then entered the employ of the Stoughton Wagon company, with whom he has since remained and in whose shops, by faithful and able service, he has worked his way up to his present responsible position. He has the confidence and esteem of his employers and of the men who work under his direction. He has been incumbent of the office of shop superintendent since 1894. He is the inventor of the first and only anti-tip bobsleighs in America, as well as the Vicking bolster spring for wagons, steel bolster sticks for lumber wagons, skeins for double trusses on lumber wagons, steel-bent hounds for the same class of vehicles, and other useful devices which are utilized by the company by which he is employed. He is a stanch advocate of the principles of the Republican party and takes a lively interest in public affairs in his home city. He is serving his first term as a member of the board of aldermen, representing the third ward. He and his family are members of the First Norwegian Lutheran church, and he is affiliated with Social Lodge No. 60, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. September 27. 1883, Mr. Halvorsen was united in marriage to Jannikke Ostensdatter Haaland, the daughter of Osten Bergentsen Haaland and his wife Johanne Jensdatter. She was born March 26, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Halvorsen have six children, namely: Jennie T., Laura O, Ada E., Harry B., Geneva A., and Esther C.

Halvor Halvorson is one of the prominent farmers and influential citizens of Blooming Grove township, and is present chairman of the township board of supervisors. Mr. Halvorson was born in the township which is now his home, the date of his nativity having been April 22, 1852. He is a son of Evan and Anna (Olsen) Halvorson, both of whom were born and reared in Norway, the former having been born in 1810 and the latter February 14, 1817. They were numbered among the pioneers of Dane county, where the father became a prosperous farmer, in Blooming Grove township, where he died June 24, 1901 ; his widow still resides on the old homestead and is in excellent health, though nearing the age of four score years. The subject of this sketch is administrator of his father's estate. Halvor Halvorson received limited educational advantages in his youth, having attended the district schools in an irregular way. His father greatly objected to his securing an English education being loyal to the language of his native land, but the son has made good this early handicap, having been a close observer and having gained a wide fund of information and definite knowledge through personal application and through active association with men and affairs. He was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm, and when he initiated his independent career he took up such legitimate labor as would render him due returns, following principally pursuits of a mechanical nature. In 1881 he became a fully qualified mason and plasterer, and he followed his trade as a vocation about fifteen years, after which he engaged in farming, in Pleasant Springs township, where he remained two years, at the expiration of which he purchased his present finely improved homestead, in section 21, Blooming Grove township, where he has a landed estate of two hundred and seven acres. He is a man of marked executive ability and indomitable energy, and the results are shown in the thrift and prosperity so evident in his attractive farmstead. Mr. Halvorson is generous, genial and kindly, progressive in his ideas and ever ready to lend his aid and influence in the support of all measures advanced for the general good of the community. His pleasant home is a center of hospitality, and the family is prominent in the social life of the community. Mr. Halvorson is aligned as a stanch supporter of the principles and policies of the Democratic party, and is one of the leaders in public affairs in his township. He served two years as township treasurer, and was chairman of the township board of supervisors from March 27, 1892, to March 26, 1896, while in 1902 he was again elected supervisor, and has since been re-elected each year, his last election having occurred on April 4, 1905. He is the present chairman of the board and in his official capacity he has done much to further the best interests of the township and county. He and his family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. On October 11, 1880, Mr. Halvorson was united in marriage to Miss Carry Johnson, who was born May 29, 1859, a daughter of Hans and Carry (Yvesager) Johnson, of Blooming Grove township. Mr. and Mrs. Halvorson have one son, Theodore E., who was born January 3, 1881, and who is associated with his father in the work and management of the home farm. He married Miss Sarah Anderson, who was born in Norway, March 15, 1882, and they have one child, Harley Cornelius, who was born July 26, 1904.

Jacob Halvorson is a prominent farmer near Dahleville, where he owns a large farm, one of the best equipped in this section of the country. He is the son of Halvor Evenson, who was born in Norway, spent his entire life there and died in i860. Halvor Evenson marred Hagg Jacobson and after the death of her husband Mrs. Evenson, in 1861, came to the United States with her two sons and two* daughters. The family all worked together to gain a foothold and in 1866 bought a farm in the town of York, where Mrs. Evenson lived until her death in 1896. Jacob was born in Telemarken, Norway, Dec. 25, 1844, had but little opportunity to go to school and assisted his mother in every way possible after the arrival of the family in Wisconsin. When they became established he purchased a farm in Iowa county, containing one hundred twenty acres to which he has since added eighty acres. This property Mr. Halverson retained, gradually cleared it. brought almost all of it under cultivation and added substantial buildings, modern farm machinery, etc. For many years he has carried on a general farming business with which he has been very successful and he now contemplates the sale of his property and retirement from active business. A brother of Mr. Halvorson, Evan, resides near, and Turil who married Ona Killeswick, resides in the town of York, Green county. In October, 1870, Jacob married Miss Turbier Olson, who was born irri Norway in 1837, daughter of Ole and Tngebor Olson, and four children were born to the marriage. Henry the oldest, resides in South Dakota, Ole Andreas in Dodgeville, John at home and Hannah Maria in Los Angeles, Cal. The family is identified with the Norwegian Lutheran church. Mr. Halvorson is a Republican and has served as school clerk for three terms.

Rev. John Halvorson, who has in his charge the Lutheran congregation of Rockdale was born in Stavanger City, Norway, December 4, 1861, and came to the United States with his parents when he was but ten years old. At the age of eighteen, after being graduated from Luther college, he entered Northwestern university at Watertown, Wis., and was graduated in 1881. He studied theology in Concordia seminary, St. Louis, and at Luther seminary. Madison, and when he was ordained in 1884 was prepared to hold services in any one of three languages. Soon after his ordination he was called to Mayville, N. Dak., next took charge of the church of Norway Lake, Minn., and then of Zion church of Minneapolis. In 1902 he came to Rockdale. From 1890 to 1894, he was English lecturer at the Norwegian Luther seminary in Minneapolis and also preached often in English. In 1889. he married Miss Bertha Glesne of Norway Lake, Minn., the first white person born in that township. Their family consists of seven children : Ella Clara. Elmer N., Sigurd J., Inga M.. Ruth E., Victor D., and Signe J. C. Rev. John Halvorson is the son of Zacharias and Ellen (Peterson) Halvorson of Stavanger City, Norway, who were members of the Norwegian Lutheran church. Zacharias was a baker by trade but entered the marble business in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he located upon his arrival in the west. After three years in Mar shalltown he moved with his family to Decorah. which was his home the reaminder of his life and is still the home of his widow. He was trustee and secretary of the Norwegian Lutheran church of that community. Of the seven children of Zacharias Halvorson. but three are now living. The Rockdale church, of which Mr. Halvorson has charge, is the out-growth of the old East Kosh- konong Synod church, which was organized in 1844 and became part of the first Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod of America, containing twenty-seven other organizations at its beginning. The East Koskonong church is the oldest of these united churches and the mother of many others. Its first pastor was Rev. J. W. C. Dietrichson, the second, Rev. A. C. Preuss, then for thirty-one years Rev. I. A. Otteson. He was followed in 1891 by Rev. D. G. Ristad and since 1902, the parish has been under the care of Rev. John Halvorson. The latter is interested in Scandinavian history and literature and particularly in the lives and careers of his compatriots in the United States and has published a historic account of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Synod, part of a complete history of representative Scandinavians of the United States. He is also the author of a treatise on the Minnesota district of the synod.

Henry A. Ham, a well-known Stoughton butcher, served his apprenticeship with his father in England, where Henry was born and grew to manhood. The home of the family was Congressburg, Somersetshire, England, and there Edward Ham and his father, Joseph, were butchers for many years. Henry was born in Congressburg, March 8, 1848, son of Edward and Emma (Baker) Ham and was apprenticed to h's father until he reached the age of twenty-one years, when he came to the United States and located at Whitewater, Wis. There he was butcher and farmer for ten years and in 1879 moved to Stoughton, which has since been his home. In 1881 the firm of Nye & Ham opened a market in Stoughton and after one year the partnership was dissolved and Mr. Ham continued in business alone. Until 1902 he carried on a most successful business by himself and at that t'me retired and was succeeded by his son George, who has since carried on the business. George Ham has a finely equipped market furnished with all modern appliances and conducted in a thoroughly scientific manner. April 2, 1867, Mr. Ham married Miss Martha Alvis, a native of Congressburg and daughter of John and Eliza (Ball) Alvis. Tour jchildren blessed the marriage; George, Anne, who married Andrew Swenson, Hattie M., the wife of Griffith Jehu and Dot E., who is Mrs. John Connor. The daughters were all born in Whitewater. George, the only son, was born in Congressburg, England, August 15, 1868 and was but ten months old when his parents brought him to Whitewater. He attended the Whitewater schools and followed in occupation, the footsteps of his father and grandfathers. Mr. Ham is a Republican in his political 24 - iii sympathies and is always ready to do his share to promote the best interests of the community. He owns a substantial business block of three stores on East Main street in Stoughton and a pleasant home. His energy and ability have made him prominent in the ranks of Stoughton business men.

Edward C. Hammersley, one of the representative farmers of the town of Madison, was born at Barnett, England, November 20, 1847. His parents, William and Ann (Barwise) Hannmersley, were both natives of that country, the former of Cheshire and the latter o( Liverpool. The father was a farmer, dairyman and veterinary surgeon prior to his coming to this country. In January, 1850, he landed in America, and the same year located on eighty acres of wild land in the town of Madison. Early in the Civil War he enlisted in Company L. Third Wisconsin cavalry, and served as a veterinary surgeon until his death, which occurred at Little Rock, Ark., in 1864. His widow survived him until March 5, 1888. Their children were Elizabeth, Sarah, Edward C, William and Ann, (twins) George, Harriet and Mariam. Edward C. Hammersley 's opportunities to acquire an education were extremely limited, as the death of his father made it necessary for him to aid in the support of the family. He therefore stayed at home, cleared his father's estate of indebtedness, and upon arriving at maturity began life for himself on rented land. After a few years in this manner he bought eighty acres where he now lives, improved it and added to it until he now owns nearly six hundred acres in Dane county, besides other property. For many years he dealt in live stock, and has been prominently indentified in real estate transactions. Politically Mr. Hammersley is a Democrat'. For some time he served as clerk of the school board, and was for nine years treasurer of the town of Madison. On September 15, 1880, he married Miss Ella A., daughter of Andrus and Alary (Lemon) Viall, and to this marriage have been born the following children. Charles Edward, an attorney, living at home with his parents, Ellen, now a student at the state university; Fay, a farmer, attended the Wisconsin Academy; Mildred and George, both students at the Wisconsin Academy, and Morris, attending the district schools. Mr. Hammersley is a fine example of a self-made man. Beginning life in the most humble circumstances, he has risen to his present social and business standing by his own energy and a strict adherence to correct principles,

Robert Alexander Hammond resides on the farm in Cottage Grove township, on which he was born, the date of his nativity having been August 18, 1855. It is interesting to note the fact that all of his children have been born in the same house and room in which he himself was ushered into the world. He is one of the prominent farmers and popular citizens of his native township and county and represents one of the sterling- pioneer families of this section of the state. His father, Alexander Hammond, was born at historic old Fort Ticonderoga, New York, June 22, 1800, and died September 28, 1879, at the age of seventy-nine years. He .took up his residence on the present homestead farm of the subject of this review in the year 1815, and he reclaimed the same from the virgin forest, thus aiding materially in forwarding the march of improvement in this now attractive agricultural district. His wife, whose maiden name was Caroline Brown, was born in the state of Pennsylvana, in 1821, and came with her parents, Roswell Brown and wife, to Cottage Grove in 1837. She survived her husband by many years, her death occurring on February 13, 1893. Of their children it may T>e recorded that three died in infancy. Emma who became the wife of Frank B. Marble, is now deceased; Joann is the wife of George M. Kelly, of Cottage Grove township ; and Robert Alexander is the younger of the two surviving chilnren He was educated in the district schools, which he attended in an irregular way, his advantages being limited, as schools were not of high standard in this vicinity in his boyhood. He assisted in the reclamation and other work of the farm, and has always made his home on the place, which comprises one hundred and sixty acres, in section 20. Good buildings add to the attractions of the homestead, while all departments of the farm show careful and effective management on the part of the progressive owner. Mr. Hammond gives his political allegiance to the Republican party and has served two terms as a member of the township board of supervisors. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian church. On May 7, 1877. Mr. Hammond was united in marriage to Miss Annie Arthur, who was born in County Deny, Ireland, on November 8, 1856, being a daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Steel) Arthur, both natives of County Derry, Ireland, the. former of whom was born March 19, 1831. and the latter in 1826. The family came to the United States in 1858, and came directly to Cottage Grove, Dane county. Both died on their horn stead in Cottage Grove, the father in November 5, 1899. and the mother on April 5, 1890. To Mr. and Mrs. Hammond have been born six children, namely Mary Maud, who was born March 10. 1880, and who is the wife of C. J. Nelson, of Stoughton, Wisconsin ; Arthur Asa, who was born September 28, 1881, on the home farm ; Harry Howard, who was born June 7, 1883, and who died in infancy; Edith Emma, who was born July 13-

Gisle Julson Hamre was, for the greater part of his life, a farmer in the town of Christiana and still owns two hundred and twenty-five acres of farm property in the township, which he leases, having- retired from active business life. He is the son of Jule and Anna Gisleson, who were natives of Nummedahl, Norway, married there and came to the United States in 1842. They made Wisconsin their goal and after the long journey across the ocean and thence by the lakes to Milwaukee, they procured a team to bring them to Dane county and obtained a farm in section 33, Christiana. Helick, brother of Jule, who came to Portage in 1838, soon joined them and purchased a farm in section 28. They were among the first settlers of the district. The home of -Jule consisted of two hundred acres of wild land, with a log cabin and this the young couple improved and always made their home. Six children were born to them, of whom four are living ; Gisle J. is the oldest son; Christian lives in Christiania ; Jule J. and Alex, are farmers of Christiania. The family have always been devoted members of the East church of Christiania. Gisle Julson was born in Nummedahl, Norway, April 1, 1840, and came with his parents to America when he was two years old. He attended the home schools and assisted his parents with the farm and lived at home until he was twenty-six years of age. IWith his brother Guilder he purchased a farm of one hundred acres in section 34 and this they worked together for four years. In September, 1870, he married Miss Martha Peterson, who was born in Gubensthal, Norway in 1843, daughter of Peter Evenson and Bertha ( Larson) Evenson. Mrs. Hamre came from Norway with her biothers and sisters in 1869. Of a family of five she is the only survivor. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hamre lived on the old homestead in Christiania for some years and then moved to Utica. They are members of the East church of Christiania. Mr. Hamre is a Democrat in his political affiliations, as was his father, but has never desired to hold office.

John K. Hamre is a retired farmer of Morrisonville. who came to Wisconsin from Norway. His parents, K!. G. and Tura (Malend) Hamre, were natives of Norway and lived upon a farm. Of their four children John K. is the only survivor. Mr. K. G. Hamre died in 1884 and his wife in 1848. John K. was born in Norway, January 15, 1844, was educated in Norway and there engaged in trade with the tarmers, from whom he bought farm produce and to whom he delivered manufactured goods from the city. For five years he owned and managed a farm in Norway, which he afterward sold in eleven differ- ent sections, each a farm. In 1868, he married Miss Bertha S. Meland, daughter of Sjur and Anna (Tjugen) Meland, of Norway. In 1874, Mr. Hamre came to the United States, with the intention of making it his home and lie purchased a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in Leeds township, Columbia county, Wis, In 1875, he brought his family to the new home and there resided until 1902, when he moved to Morrisonville. The farm was ,added to until it comprised four hundred and thirty-five acres and is a well equipped and valuable property. Mr. Hamre also ownes an eighty-acre tract one-half mile from Morrisonville Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hamre; Knudt, Turi, and Sjur (deceased) were born in Norway. The other children were born in Spring Prairie, Wis.; Eddie, Carrie (deceased), John, Carl, Benne (deceased) Anna, Benne and Joseph. The family attends the Lutheran church. Mr. Hamre is a member of the Republican party but not active in political affairs. He is extensively interested in gold, copper and coal mines and is a stock-holder in the Alaska Central Ry.

Christian Hansen. - In the great competitive struggle of life, where each must enter the field and fight his way to the front, or else be overtaken by disaster of time and place, there is ever particular interest attaching to the career of one who has turned the tide of success and gained the haven of substantial prosperity through well directed personal effort. Christian Hansen, president and manager of the Wisconsin Wagon Company, manufacturers of high-grade carriages and delivery wagons, in the city of Madison, has indelibly impressed his influence on the commercial history of the capital city, has proved a force in local industrial affair j and aided in furthering the commercial advancement of his city and county, while he has never failed to realize the responsibilities which success imposes, having ordered his life on a high plane of honor and integrity. Mr. Hansen was the founder of the flourishing and important enterprise at whose head he now stands. The Wisconsin Wagon Company dates its inception back to August 20, 1874, while the concern was duly incorporated under the laws of the state, in 1883, with the present executive corps, comprising Mr. Hansen and his two sons. He is president and manager, as has already been noted : Clarence S., is secretary, and Harry E., treasurer. The business was started on a very modest scale, the original location of the little shop and salesroom having been on Webster street, between King and Main streets, where operations were continued, with gradual expansion of the facilities of the plant, until 1883, when the present finely equipped building was erected by the company, on Blair street, the cost of the same, with the improvements now represented in the plant, being about ten thousand dollars. In this building the company manufacture the best grade of carriages, buggies and delivery wagons and also do general repair work in this line, employing skilled artisans in the handling of all details of manufacture. They also deal in medium and high-grade carriages and other vehicles in addition to those of their own manufacture, having a well appointed emporium for all finished work, while the trade controlled is large and representative, indicating the reliability of the products of the factory and the correct business methods which have begotten popular confidence and support. The trade of the company extends throughout the wide section of the territory of which Madison is the normal commercial and distributing center, and also ramifies into other states than Wisconsin, while it is constantly expanding in scope and importance. An average of ten men is retained in the employ of the company in carrying forward the work of the plant and sales departments, while the entire capital stock of the concern is held by Mr. Hansen and his sons, who are numbered among the representative business men and honored citizens of Madion. Christian Hansen comes of stanch Danish lineage, and was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, which was then a Danish province, on June 2, 1852, being a son of Hans and Catherine (Mueller) Hansen, who were natives of the same place, where they passed their entire lives, Germany acquiring the province through force of arms in 1864. George Jorgenson. a half-brother of Christian Hansen, was at that time in the military service of Denmark and took part in the conflict with the German forces. In 1867, having previously availed himself of the excellent advantages of the schools of his native province, Mr. Hansen entered upon an apprenticeship at the trade of carriage woodworking, in the town of Nordborg, on the island of Alsen, where he remained until 1870, when the Franco- Prussian war broke out. Having no desire to be drafted into the service of the German empire, Mr. Hansen, with a few personal effects, made his way to Denmark's capital, the city of Copenhagen, and about two weeks later he decided to seek his fortunes in America, having a good knowledge of his trade and being animated by that self-reliance and determination which have been the main factors in securing his advancement in life. From Copenhagen he sailed to England and thence proceeded to Glasgow, Scotland, finally embarking for New York city, where he landed late in July of the year mentioned, his capitalistic reinforcement at the time being represented in about fifty dollars in gold. At that period gold still commanded a premium in the United States, but as he was not aware of this fact and was not familiar with local customs, he failed to realize the advance which due him on exchanging his gold for the currency of the country. From New York Mr. Hansen made his way to Chicago and thence to Madison, making his advent in Wisconsin's capital city on September 12. 1870, and securing work as a day laborer on the construction of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, whose line was at that time being extended into Madison. Young Hansen had not been accustomed to wielding a shovel, and his hands showed a full complement of well developed blisters ere he had worked long in his new field of endeavor, but he persisted in his efforts until something better offered. He finally secured work at his trade, entering the employ of T. E. Bird, of Madison, with whom he remained until the spring of 1873, after which he was engaged in work, for short intervals, in Rockford and Chicago, 111., and Janesville and Baraboo, Wis., returning to Madison in 1874 and engaging in business for himself, as designated in the earlier part of this article. It is most gratifying to note the success which has resulted from his earnest and well directed endeavors, his factory being now one of the largest of the sort in this section of the state, while his reputation as a business man and as a loyal citizen is of the highest. His career has been a somewhat varied and eventful one, but he has pressed steadily forward to a definite goal and has gained that independence and prestige which such application and worthy effort ever justify. In politics Mr. Hansen gives his allegiance to the Democratic party, and he always manifests a deep interest in the civic and material welfare of his beautiful home city, though never seeking office of any description. In a fraternal way he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. October 30, 1875, was solemnized the marriage of Air. Hansen to Miss Margaret Wilson, who was born and reared in Dane county. Wis., being a daughter of Thorbjon Wilson, an honored pioneer of this part of the state. The children of this union are three in number, - Harry E., Daisy E.. and Clarence S., the sons being associated with their father in business, as already noted, and beinp- numbered among the prominent and popular young business men of the capital city. The children belong to Grace Episcopal church.

Henry Drury Hanson, Jr., the editor of the Oregon Observer, was born April 18, 1862. in Dunkirk, Dane county. His father Henry D. Hanson, St., was born in Lincolnshire, England, and came to the Uni- ted States in 1851, when twenty-one years old. His mother Sarah (Filling-ham) Hanson, was also English by birth, and came to this country a year later. Mr. Hanson stayed for a few months in the vicinity of Buffalo, N. Y. and then came on to Rock county, Wis., where he became acquainted with his wife; they settled in Dunkirk, and bought sixty acres of land there, which he still owns and has increased to one hundred" acres. Mrs. Hanson died July 20, 1904, after the family had, moved to Stoughton, where Mr. Hanson still resides. Henry D. Hanson, Jr., is one of a family of eight, three sons and five daughters, all of whom are living except one daughter. He was educated in Hanerville school, and later attended Milton college. He was only sixteen when he started out for himself, and worked By the month for two years, and then attended Milton college for three ; in March, 1884, he bought out a one-half interest in the Oregon Observer, and six months later his partner sold to E. B. Owen, and the firm was Hanson & Owen until July, 1885, when Mr. Hanson purchased the entire interest. The Observer is Republican in politics, and during his management of it, Mr. Hanson has built up the circulation from three hundred to one thousand subscribers, beside increasing the size of the paper. Mr. Hanson is a member of the Presbyterian church ; lie was married June 16, 1897, to Miss Mabel Johnson, daughter of C. D. and Lucy Johnson, of Oregon village. Mrs. Hanson was born in Dunn township, and was a teacher in the Oregon schools before her marriage; she has since served three years on the board of education. Mr. Hanson has served on the village board and as village treasurer, several times. He is a Royal Arch Mason, and belongs to the I. O. O. F., the Modern Woodmen and the Eastern Star. Mrs. Hanson also belongs to the Eastern Star and is serving the second year as matron.

Fred P. Harmon, postmaster of Belleville, was born in the town of Montrose, Dane county, August 15, 1857, the son of Ezra and Laura Ann (Smith) Harmon, both natives of Rupert, Vt., and belonging to old New England families. They were married in their native state and came to Wisconsin about 1850, remaining for a year in Exeter, Green county; the following year they came to Montrose township, Dane county, where Mr. Harmon bought a farm and engaged in farming until the time of his death, in 1870, at the age of fifty-four. Mrs. Harmon survived her husband thirty-five years, passing away in 1905 at the ripe old age of eighty-three years. They reared a family of four children, viz., DeWitt, who served in Company H, Wisconsin volunteer infantry, during the Civil War; he returned from the army sick and died about a month after reaching home;

George F., of Paoli ; Fred P., the subject of this sketch; Mary V. married Arthur Cady, of Detroit, Mich. Fred P. Harmon was reared in his native town, in the public and private schools. He spent his boyhood on the farm, and after arriving at manhood followed that vocation until 1885. The homestead, which he had purchased, he sold at that time, and in 1887 went into the business of butchering, which he followed until 1901. On May 2, 1903, he received the appointment as post-master of Belleville, a position which he has occupied up to the present time. In 1882, he was married to Miss Louise, daughter of Jacob Moss, (deceased,) of the town of Montrose, and one of the early settlers. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Harmon have a family of seven children, Myrtie ; Dora M. ; Dewitt D. ; Hazel; Lucille; Loyd; Mildred. Mr. Harmon's political affiliations are with the Republican party, and he has served as the assessor of Belleville and the town of Montrose.

The Harnan Sisters are the proprietors of the largest private hotel in the city of Madison, and as a select boarding place, their establishment is widely and favorably known. Being located at No. 122 West Washington Avenue, but a few steps from the Capital Square, and with accommodations of the best, it ranks as a leader among the private hostelries of the city and receives an extensive patronage from people of culture and refinement. The sisters who conduct this model boarding place are the daughters of John and Margaret (Bergen) Harnan. both of whom were born near Dublin. Ireland. After their marriage in the Emerald Isle the father and mother came to the United States about fifty years ago and first established their home near Pottsville, Pa., where for a number of years Mr. Harnan had charge of a coal mine. He then moved with his family to Wisconsin and located in Iowa county, near the village of Arena, where he purchased land and followed the occupation of a farmer during the remainder of his life. He died at Arena about 1891. and his wife passed away in Madison in 1901. They were the parents of four children: Mary is the widow of Thomas Cass, and she with her sister, Dora, who is the second in order of birth, are the proprietors of the Harnan Hotel ; John M. was graduated from the law department of the University of Wisconsin, and is now practicing his profession in Colorado' Springs; and Margaret, the youngest of the children, resides with her sisters. Thomas Cass, the husband of Mary (Harnan) Cass, died in 1894, no children having been born of the union. The Harnan sisters came to' the capital city about 1885 and were employed in different hotels for a number of years, thus gaining a practical knowledge of the business, which has been of much value to them in the successful management of their own establishment. The fine building which they occupy was built under their personal direction, and in 1897 they opened the hotel, receiving a good patronage from the beginning, and the place has steadily grown in popularity under their careful management ever since. The religious faith of the sisters is expressed by membership in the Catholic church

Gen. Henry Harnden, one of the most widely known among Wisconsin's heroes of the Civil War, inherited from a long line of hardy and courageous ancestors the qualities which made him conspicuous in an epoch which especially brought into notice men of brave and rugged character. His ancestors were among the very early settlers of Massachusetts, the earliest being Richard Harnden. General Harnden's father, Jonathan Harnden, the fifth of the American line, was born in 1786 and his grandfather, Benjamin Harnden, born 1740, was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. Other members of the family also bore a notable part in that struggle for independence. On the maternal side there is a family history of seafaring people, which accounts for Henry Harnden's five years of experience as a sailor. He was born at Wilmington, Mass., March 4, 1823, and received his early education in the schools of his native town. He escaped from the monotony of life in a mill town when he was eighteen years of age and sailed in a vessel bound for the coast of Africa. Before his return he made two trips around Cape Horn, visited many points on the west coast of South America, and landed once on the site of San Francisco, (1839) getting a glimpse of that California which Dana made familiar in his "Two Years Before the Mast." At the time of his return home the Mexican War was in progress and he followed the call of the adventurous in his blood to that scene of action, witnessed the debarkation of General Taylor's troops and assisted in the removal of the wounded of the battle of Palo Alto to New Orleans. Upon his return to Massachusetts he married, in 1848, Miss Mary Lightner, of Boston, and two years later joined the army of gold-seekers who were wending their way across the continent to California. Upon this journey his party had several encounters with the Indians and other thrilling adventures. Soon after his return from this expedition, in 1852, he and his wife migrated to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Sullivan. Jefferson county, where he remained for a number of years, although at the breaking out of the Civil War he was operating a mill at Ripon. He promptly responded to the call for volunteers, closing up his business and advising his employes to follow his example in offering their services to their country; and it is upon record that they did so without exception. Henry Harnden as a private in Company D, First Wisconsin Cavalry, July 15, 1861, and was soon after promoted to the position of sergeant. On January 1, 1862, he was promoted to the position of captain of Company L. The history of the First Wisconsin Cavalry is General Harnden' s war history, and the esprit du corps which is so frequently commended in the official reports of its action was largely due to the fact that it contained a few men of General Harnden's type, the fervor of whose intrepid spirit commuicated itself to the whole body. One historian speaks of the advance of the First Wisconsin as "a line of glittering steel that came upon the enemy like the wind ;" Gen. R. B. Mitchell says in less picturesque phrase, "The First Wisconsin Regiment is, by long odds, the best regiment in the division at skirmishing." Another charge in which General Harnden was the leader is recorded as "the most brilliant of the campaign." The First Wisconsin Cavalry was assigned first to Camp Benton, St. Louis, and later to Cape Girardeau, and their early history wTas connected with the movements of the war in Missouri and Arkansas. At Scatterville, July 10, 1862, Company L under the command of Captain Harnden, attacked and routed a detachment from Colonel Allen's command, capturing some and putting the rest to flight. The regiment suffered greatly from disease during its stay in Missouri, at one time, Captain Harnden being in command, but three officers and sixty men were able to ride. In 1863 the regiment was transferred to the Army of the Cumberland. General Rosecranz writes under date of June 9, "The First Wisconsin will be here (Murfreesborough, Tenn.,) by Saturday," and from that time until the close of the war it is identified with that army, and participated in all its marches and battle2. The official records, as a rule, are not greatly given to complimentary phrasing, yet in those covering this period General Harnden is repeatedly noticed for gallant conduct in action. "On the 26 (23) five companies of the regiment (First Wisconsin) and a portion of the Fourth Indiana Cavalry charged a brigade of Confederate cavalry near Burnt Church . . . routing them There Captain Harnden was severely wounded while gallantly leading the charge." Similar commendations which the limits of this article forbid quoting may be found repeatedly in the official documents. The Wisconsin Roster briefly sums up General Harnden's war record as follows: "Enlisted, Rome. Jeff. Co.. private. Q. M. Serg. Promoted Capt. Co. I, January 1. 1862. Wounded. May 23, 1864, at Burnt Hickory, Ga. Promoted Major, May 24, 1864.

Wounded, April 16, 1865. Brevet General, U. S. Vol., March 13, 1865." This brief record covers four years of service, over thirty engagements, several severe wounds and a general line of conduct as a soldier that carried him from the position of private to that of brigadier general. Any person can read between the lines the full meaning of this record. The memorial presented to Mrs. Harnden by the G. A. R. upon the death of her distinguished husband perhaps expresses as well as so brief a document can the place, which General Harndon held in public esteem and in the hearts of his comrades of the field.

"Brig. Gen. Henry Harnden, late Commander of the Department of Wisconsin, G. A. R., enlisted as a private in the First Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, August, 1862. He passed with conspicuous merit through the office of corporal, quartermaster, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, lieutenant-colonel, colonel to that of brevet brigadier general. He distinguished himself during his military service on very many occasions. In the spring of 1862, at the head of less than two hundred men he charged a largely superior force of the enemy, at Scatterville, in Missouri, capturing a large number of prisoners and a large quantity of munitions of war. At the battle of Burnt Hickory, he made a brilliant attack with a force of about six hundred upon body of Confederates numbering several thousand, driving them into' confusion and defeat. Though badly wounded, he bade h's men fGo on' and not mind him. He participated in over thirty battles and was wounded several times ; yet amid it all no man ever saw him flinch for a moment from the discharge of any duty involving the honor of a soldier or the responsibility of a commander. The various names by which he was called by the troops in his command such as 'Old Puritan,' 'The Fighting Captain', and 'Old Honesty', bespoke the profound faith and regard in which he was held by the men who placed their lives and the honor of their country in his keeping. The famous General McCook repeatedly selected him for the execution of the most dangerous and difficult expeditions and gave frequent expression to his confidence in General Harnden's bravery, coolness and remarkable trustworthiness. The crowning glory of his long and arduous military career was the capture of the fleeing president of the confederacy, Jefferson Davis. At the close of the war he retired to his farm covered with well-earned renown and enshrined in the affection of every man who had served with him. One year ago his comrades of this department selected him with great unanimity as their commander. He was old and enfeebled with wounds, yet he gave to this new expression of their trust the same full measure of devotion and adherence to dutv that had so richly characterized his whole life. His heart beat high and warm for his old comrades and he entered upon the discharge of his duties with the most inspiring zeal. In March last he obeyed the summons of the Great Commander to 'come up higher'. His death was in full keeping with the brave life he had led, and he was followed to his grave by a guard of honor from his old regiment and a large concourse of mourning friends. In this brief and inadequate recital of a few incidents in the life of a brave and self-sacrificing patriot and citizen, we are deeply impressed with the high standard of patriotic and political duty which governed his life. Men like General Harndcn stand forth as grand expositors to the youth of our country of the value of American institutions. He was a product of those institutions and gladly made every sacrifice in their defence. We, his comrades, cherish his memory and deeply mourn his death. To his family we extend the sincere sympathy of men who knew him when 'tried by fire' and who glory in the fact he was never found wanting." Although General Harnden was. perhaps, best known to the general public in connection with the dramatic episode of his capture of Jefferson Davis, yet that was but one of a long succession of thrilling incidents connected with his varied career. General Harndert's account of the capture, published in 1898, in a dainty little volume, is an important historical document in the consideration of the closing events of the war. Upon his return from the field he entered actively into the interests of civil life ; he was elected a member of the assembly from the third district of Jefferson county, and in the legislature of 1867 was chairman of military affairs. He was appointed by Governor Fairchild as one of the trustees of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home and was financial agent of the board. He was appointed United States assessor of the second collection district of Wisconsin and later United States collector of internal revenue, which latter office he held for ten years. His later life was spent in Madison. His death occurred March 17, 1900, and he is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. W. E. Main. Mrs. Rhoda Clark and Miss Flora. One daughter, Laura, passed away before her father. The personal characteristics by which General Harnden will be remembered by his intimate friends include a wonderfull}' genial and kindly nature, which is not often found in connection with the strong will and indomitable purpose which made him a great commander. Many men have encircled the globe but few are able to reproduce for the pleasure of their friends the life of other lands with the vividness which characterized General Harnden's narratives. He was par excellence, a story-teller, and as such will long be remembered in the social circle and by the camp-fire of his comrades, as in the

Louis A. Harrison, the able and popular manager of the Brittingham & Hixon Lumber Company at McFarland, is a native son of Dane county, where he has pased practically his entire life thus far. He has gained success by determined and legitimate effort, having been dependent upon his own resources from his boyhood days. He was born in Dunn township, July 10, 1863, and is a son of Osman and Anna (Ottum) Harrison, both of whom were born and reared in Norway, while they were numbered among the early settlers in Dane county, the father having been a woodworker by vocation. Louis A. Harrison early learned the lessons of practical industry, having commenced to work and aid in his own support when but ten years of age, while his educational advantages were limited to a brief and irregular attendance in the public schools. The only financial assistance he has ever received from his boyhood days to the present was an inheritance of seventy-five dollars from his father's estate. He has worked his way upward on the ladder of success and is to-day in charge of important industrial interests, while he is also* the owner of a good farm, in Blooming Grove township, in the immediate vicinity of McFarland. He resides on his farm, which is well improved and under effective cultivation, and his wife is the owner of an adjoining tract, making the place a very desirable one. For a number of years Mr. Harrison followed the vocation of draftsman and builder, having erected many bu'ldings in this part of the county, and for the past six years he has been manager of the business of the Brittingham & Hixon Lumber Company, which controls a large busness. Mr. Harrison is a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, is a member of the Order of Beavers, and both he and his wife hold membership in the Norwegian Lutheran church. In 1883 Mr. Harrison was united in marr'age to Miss Betsey Swenson, who was born May 11, 1861, being a daughter of Swen and Segne Sundwick Swenson, who are now residents of North Dakota. Mr. and Mrs. Harrison have eleven children, whose, names, with respective dates of birth, are as follows: Hatt'e, March 16, 1884; Tilhe, February 9, 1887; Oscar, January 12, 1889; Willie, January 31, 1 891 ; Adolph, March 9, 1894; Laura, September 6, 1896; Hazel and Hester, twins, July 25, 1898; Oden, September, 1899; Idilla, September 2, 1901 ; and Luella, June 29, 1904.

David Harrop, retired, of the village of Mazomanie, was born in Cheshire, England, January 20, 1825. His parents, John and Ann (Murrissey) Harrop, were both natives of Cheshire, where John Harrop worked at his trade of mining, (three hundred feet under the ground) and in later life took to farming-. They had eight children, two of whom died in infancy. The others were Harriet, Anna, Abram, John, Ann and David. The last is the only member living. David was educated in the church schools of England and there learned the tailor's trade. After a service of seven years he came to America, landing in Boston and going from there directly to Mazomanie, where he arrived June 16, 1845. He was a member of the British Temperance Emigration society, through whose influence he got a farm in Iowa county after he had worked at bis trade for a time. He now owns three hundred acres of farm land in Iowa county, besides a farm near Mazomanie village. Politically he is a Republican, but has never aspired to office. Mr. Harrop is a striking example of Christian manhood and a devout member of the Congregational church. His father and mother were both Methodists. On March 2, 1845, he married Mary, daughter of Robert and Martha Gorst, both natives of Cheshire, England. Robert Gorst was one of the founders of the British Temperance Emigration society. To David and Mary Harrop were born eigiht children, four of whom are now living; Martha Ann, wife of Frank Wilson, Iowa county, la.; John, managing a farm and a mill in Arena, Wis. ; Sarah Ellen, proprietor of the Hotel Cumberland, Cumberland, Wis. ; and Wesley, farming the old homestead farm. Mrs. Harrop died November 10, 1905. The children all received the best education the schools of the vicinity afforded. William Hartwig, an industrious and successful farmer of the town of Deerfield, was born in Blomberg, Germany, October 24, 1857. He was one of four children of William and Minnie (Plot; Hartwig, natives of Germany. His education was rather limited, being only what the public schools of the Fatherland offered, and the three years of soldier's life required of every German citizen. William's service was from 1877 to 1880. In 1882 he came directly to Wisconsin from the old country. For five years he worked as a farm hand ; three years more he worked tobacco land on shares ; two years longer he rented a farm and then he bought the farm of one hundred and two acres which is now his home. Politically he is independent ; religiously he is affiliated with the German Lutheran church. On September 14. 1882. he married Mary, daughter of Christian Blanck, a native of Germany. Mrs. Hartwig was born May 8, 1859. Ten children were born of this marriage, - Herman, August 22, 1883; Ida, April 29, 1885; Otto, April 2. 1887; Addie, October 23, 1888; Albert, December 22, 1891; Amelia. January 26, 1893; Ella, May 23, 1895; Walter, June 11, 1897; Rudolph. July 3, 1899 ; and Willie, January 22. 1902. Mr. Hartwig started to win his way with the debt of his transportation to pay. His success and prosperity are due to the thrift and industry which has characterized his life. His domestic happiness can well be the envy of his neighbors.

Lorenzo Hatch is a retired farmer of Marshall and an old resident of Dane county. His ancestors were members of the Connecticut Colony and both his grandfather and great-grandfather, the latter a major in Connecticut militia, served the patriot cause in the Revoluionary War. Wells Hatch, the father of Lorenzo, was born in Connecticut in 1790, received his early education there and married Miss Mary Rexford, likewise a native of Connecticut. Ten children blessed their marriage of whom but one. Lorenzo, is living. Their early married life was spent in New York and in 1814. Wells Hatch took his family to Virginia, where in the operation of a saw-mill and a farm his son Lorenzo assisted him. Lorenzo was born in Chenango county, N. Y. March 17, 1823, attended the Sherman Academy in Chenango county, N. Y. and accompanied his parents to Virginia. Early in the year of 1851, Lorenzo- came to Wisconsin and pur chased a farm of ninety acres near Marshall, where he now resides. This he worked and improved and has made a pleasant home. In 1848, he married Miss Clara E. Adsit, a native 'of New York and daughter of Stephen and Betsey Adsit, early settlers of Dane county. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Hatch; Adsit C, Susan M. Mary and Josephine. Some time after Mrs. Hatch's death in 1858, Mr. Hatch married Miss Amelia Kellogg and three children were born to them; Guy and Edith, both deceased, and Lorenzo, Jr., who is a graduate of the Medina high school, a prosperous farmer and town clerk. Mr. Hatch was again left alone by the death of his wife in 1879 and married Mrs. Achsa A. Parfrey, who died in 1893. Mr. Hatch has been prominent in town affairs and is a Democrat in political sympathy. He has served on the board of supervisors, for some years as its chairman ; has been assessor and justice of peace.

Halvor Haugan, a prominent farmer of Pleasant Springs, was born in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane county, Wis., October 17, 1849. His parents were Ole and Malan (Grunhild) Haugan, natives of Ever Telemarken, Norway. In 1848 they started for America on a sailing vessel, the trip consuming eleven weeks. After landing in New York they came west by way of the Erie canal to Buffalo, thence to Milwaukee by steamer and from Milwaukee to Pleasant Springs by ox-team. The first year here the father earned a living by hauling wheat to Milwaukee, the trip taking a week each way. The price paid was worth the trip, as it never fell below forty cents a bushel. After hiring out for a year the father bought one hundred and twenty acres of partially improved land in Pleasant Springs township. There he built his home and passed the rest of his days. Ole Haugan was a Republican in politics, and a Lutheran in religion. He helped build the old log church where the Lutherans of the vicinity first worshipped. Four children were born to him and his wife; Halvor. the subject of this sketch, Samuel, a farmer of the town of Dunkirk, Ole, working the homestead farm, and Rachel, deceased, the wife of G. Nelson. Halvor Haugan's education was limited. He worked hard as a boy and stayed at home until he was twenty-eight years old. In 1877 he bought a farm of one hundred and twenty acres in section 27, where he still resides. All the improvements on the place Mr. Haugan has made. He built- his barn in 1883 and his home, one of the finest in the county, in 1888. Later he added forty acres to the farm, and today is known as a grower of high grade tobacco A Republican in politics, he has served three years as school clerk and two terms on the town board. In 1904 and 1905 he was a delegate to the Farmers' National Convention, and has served on the state central committee. He is a member of and an active in the West Lutheran church of Pleasant Springs. On January 27, 1876. he married Ingebor Everson, a native of Norway, who died February 2, 1900, aged forty-two. Seven children blessed this marriage : Emma, wife of Charles Huber of Pleasant Springs, and the mother of three children, Vilbut, Inez and Halvor H. ; Lena, wife of Erick Hoverland, a farmer of Pleasant Springs ; Regina. Oscar, Nora, Ruth and Hlarry, the last five being all at home. By his thrift and energy Mr. Haugan has developed into one of ihe most prominent and successful farmers of the community.

The Hausmann Brewing Company was represented for many years by Joseph Hausmann who was born in Baden, Germany, May 26, 1828, and was the son of Jacob and Anna Hausmann. He came to America in March, 1852, locating first at Freeport, 111., from which point he move. I. in 1854, to Portage, Wisconsin, where he worked in the brewery business until 1859. In 1863 he located in Madison. Previous to this time, about 1858, William Voight had built up a small brewery on the corner of State and Gorham streets, (on the site now occupied by the Hausmann brewery), and the breaking out of the Civil War, the establishment of Camp Randall, and the consequent influx of not only soldiers, but many civilians, greatly increased die business of the brewery, and it was during this flush of business that the plant was purchased by Joseph Hausmann. He is a man of 25 - iii much business ability and under his management the plant was enlarged from time to time, by the build. ng of the brew-house, icehouses, cooling and storage rooms, etc., until it occupied more than two-thirds ot the block. Mr. Hausmann carried on the business in his own name until 1892 when it was incorporated and three of his sons were actively associated with him in the business. Joseph Hausmann was president of the corporation, William P., vice-president, Carl J., secretary and treasurer, and another son, Otto B., was also interested as a stock-holder. October 22, 1902, the senior member of the firm retired, Carl J. was elected president and Otto B., vice-president. Air. Hausmiann's death followed not long after his retirement. Joseph Hausmann served in the army in his native country and saw fourteen months of active service in the revolution of 1848 - 49 and received a sabre wound on one cheek. He was married July 1, 1858, to Miss Sarah Blass, who was born in New York city, February 11, 1839. They had six children, Albertna, born March 7, 1859; William P., born March 7, 1861 ; Carl J. born February 3, 1863; Otto B., born April 27, 1865; Oscar, born November 20, 1867, and died October 21, 1879, and Clara, born November 15, 1869, and died March 6, 1871. Mr. Joseph Hausmann belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the family is connected with the German Catholic church. Rev. Christian J. Hausner. the able and honored pastor of St. Mary's church, at Pine Bluff, Cross Plains township, is one of the earnest workers of the Catholic church in Dane county and is well entitled to representation in this publication. Father Hausner was born in Pleasant Prairie township, Kenosha county, Wisconsin, February 6. 1873, and is a son of Christoph and Katherine (Engel) Hausner, both native of Simern, Luxemburg, (Germany), where the former was born in 1831 and the latter in 1841. Christoph Hausner immigrated to America in 1856, becoming one of the pioneer farmers of Kenosha county, where he has since maintained his home and where he is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a communicant of St. George's church, in the city of Kenosha, and has been active in the parish work for many years. His marriage to Miss Katherine Engel was solemnized February 6, 1862, and her death occurred November 18. 1898. Of their twelve children four died in infancy, and concerning the others the following data are entered, the names being mentioned in the order of birth :. Henry, died March 12, 1898; John is a farmer in Kenosha county; Matthew completed his educational training in the Catholic normal school at St. Francis, Wisconsin, and was thereafter 1 successful teacher, following the pedagogic profession fifteen years and now being a traveling salesman, with residence at Keoltztown, Osage county, Missouri; Susan is the wife of Henry Beien, of Kenosha, Wisconsin ; Mary and Frank remain with their father on the old homestead, of which the latter has the general charge. Rev. Christian )., of this sketch, was the next in order of nativity ; and Katherine is the wife of John Radigan, of Kenosha. The subject ot this brief tribute secured his rudimentary, education in the district school near his home and thereafter continued his studies in the parochial school of St. George's church, in Kenosha. In 1889 he entered St. Francis Seminary, at St. Francis, Milwaukee county, where he completed the prescribed course in 1898, being duly graduated and being ordained to the priesthood on June 19, of that year. He said his first mass in St. George's church, Kenosha, on June 26, 1898, and his first charge was that of assistant in St. Joseph's church, in the city of Milwaukee. He was then appointed pastor of St. Mary's church, at Bristol, Kenosha county, with Wilmot as a mission This latter charge had been vacant sixteen years, and Father Hausner succeeded in infusing much of vitality into the spiritual and temporal life of the parish, where he remained four years, at the expiration of which he came to his present charge, where he labors with all zeal and consecration in his holy calling. Since he came to the parish a new rectory has been erected at a cost of $3,500 and many improvements made in and about the church. He has merited the good will and high esteem not only of his own people but of the whole community.

Hank H. Hawkinson is a substantial land owner of the town of Dunn. His birthplace was McFarland and the date, September 22, 1 861. His parents were Hans and Christene Hawkinson, natives of Norway. Hans Hawkinson came to Dane county in 1857. For several years he earned a livlihood by hiring out to different farmers, accumulating enough money to purchase sixty-one and one-half acres of land in the town of Dunn. From time to time he added to this until in 1883 it contained some two hundred and eighty odd acres. Hank Hawkinson received his educat'on in the district schools of Dunn township. When twenty-two years old he purchased two hundred and sixty-four and one-half acres of the homestead, the father retaining eighteen acres to which he retired when he gave up active farm life. Since 1883 he has conducted this farm with great success. In politics Mr. Hawkinson is a Democrat. In religious affairs he unites with the Norwegian Lutheran church. On March 15, 1882 he married Carrie, daughter of Mike and Marie Larson of the town of Pleasant Springs. Mrs. Hawkinson was born December n,

1857, in Norway, and she received her education in the schools of Stoughton. Her parents came to Dane county when she was three years old. By her union with Air. Hawkinson she is the mother of seven children, - Harlie Julius, born August I, 1883; Alfred Marvin, born February 2$, 1885; Bennie Christian, November 14, 1886; Leman Clarence, born July 11, 1892; Ella Maria, born July 3, 1894; Clara Hannah, born December 14, 1896; and Edwin Samuel, born October 2, 1899. All the children are living at home. By frugality and perseverance Mr. Hawkinson has become one of the prosperous citizens of the community. His wife has truly been a helpmate, as well as an inspiration. Mr. Hawkinson had one sister, now Mrs. Roge, of the town of Rutland. His mother died in 1901 while making her home with this daughter.

John D. Hayes, Madison's pioneer blacksmith and horseshoer, whose place of business at 212 and 214 South Pinckney street, was born in the capital city June 3, 1859. He comes of good Irish stock, his parents, Dennis and Ann (McCormick) Hayes, having both been born on the Emerald Isle, the father in the city of Limerick and the mother in the County Tipperary. Dennis Hayes was a tailor who learned his trade in the city of Limerick and from the time of his coming to this city in 1847 to the time °f ms death, August 3, 1862, was employed in the M. S. Klauber company. He was an honest upright man, well and favorably known among his neighbors. His wife died at the age seventy years in 1882. She was a kindly, motherly woman, one of those ever ready to assist in case of sickness. They had four children. James, for many years yardmaster for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, met his death in a railroad accident. Patrick died in 1881 at the age of twenty-three. He was a skillful horseshoer, learning his trade with Judge Anthony Donovan, for whom he worked six years. Margaret is the wife of Frank Bradford, a conductor on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The youngest was John D. He received his education in the public schools of his native city and served his apprenticeship as a horseshoer under Judge Donovan, for whom he worked eight years, in the same shop which he now conducts. In 1886 he purchased a half interest in the establishment and two years later assumed entire control. He is one of the three oldest men following this vocation in the city. On November 25, 1885, Mr. Hayes was united in marriage to Mary, daughter of Peter and Mary (Naughtin) Barry of Madison. Mrs. Barry was an aunt of Rev. Father John M. Naughtin of St. Raphael's church, Madison. Mr. Barry was a native of the same city in Ireland from which Dennis Hayes hailed, coming to Wiscon- sin in 1842. For many years, until his death in 1904, he conducted a grocery store on Main street in Madison. Mr. and Mrs Barry had four children. James H. was for several years private secretary to ex-Senator William F. Vilas and a graduate of the department of law of the University of Wisconsin in the class of 1884. From Madison he went to Milwaukee, where he was connected with the legal firm Jenkins, Bottom and Vilas and later,, in Chicago, with Keep & Loudan. His death occurred in 1893. He was a most promising young man and his death cast a pall of gloom over the whole community. Miss Sarah Barry makes her home in Chicago. Bridget resides in Madison. Mary became the wife of John D. Hayes. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes 'have five children; Mary, for some time librarian for Prof. Harper of the department of botany of the state university; Martha, John, Margaret and Sarah Romona. The family are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Hayes is prominent in Catholic fraternal circles, being a Catholic Knight, a Forester and a Knight of Columbus. Politically he is a Democrat and as such served two consecutive terms of two years each in the city council. He fathered the twelve o'clock closing ordinance for saloons and was influential in the passage of many of the measures relating to streets. At the present time (1906) he is a member of the board of water commissioners.

George Haynes is numbered among the prosperous farmers and exemplary citzens of the town of Rutland, where he has resided for several years, although his residence in Dane county covers the period of his lifetime, with the exception of the first two years. He was born in Washtenaw county, Mich., December 22, 1854. and is one of five children born to Marvin H. and Angeline (Speer) Haynes, the father being a native of the state of New York ?nd the mother of Washtenaw county, Mich. Of the children born to these parents four are living, the names and places of residence of whom are as follows: George, the subject of this review, resides in the town of Rutland; Almon, of the village of Brooklyn; Nora, the wife of Zala Baldwin, of the city of Madison, and Irene, who is now Mrs. Lev/is Ford of the village of Brooklyn. The parents of these children came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Rutland, Dane county, in 1856, and for about two years the father worked as a common laborer, seldom if ever receiving more than fifty cents per day. He was then employed in a saw and grist-mill for four years, as general manager, and gave up this position to become a soldier in the Union army He enlisted August 10, 1861, in Company D, Seventh Regiment of Wisconsin infantry as a private, and served with it until February 25, 1863, when he was discharged on account of disability caused by a wound received at the battle of Gainesville, Virginia. The Seventh Regiment, to which Mr. Haynes belonged, became a part of the celebrated "Iron Brigade," the history of which is familiar to every one who has taken more than a passing interest in the part that Wisconsin took in the Civil War. The engagement at Gainesville, Va., August 28, 1862, was one of the bloodiest battles of the war, and the fact was attested in the calendar of many a Wisconsin homestead, as it was fought by the "Iron Brigade" alone, which suffered severely in killed and wounded, Mr. Haynes being among the latter. After being mustered out of the service he purchased forty acres of land in the town of Rutland, later added fifty-six acres, and resided on this farm about thirty years. He then sold out and bought a comfortable home in the village of Brooklyn, where he lived in retirement until his death, October 6, 1902. The mother died in Madison, December 30, 1904. George Haynes, whose name introduces this memoir, was less than two years old when his parents moved from the Wolverine state to Wisconsin, and he received his education in the seminary at Evansville, Rock county. At the age of seventeen years he began as an apprentice to learn the trade of a carpenter, but after one year he found that the work was too hard for him, so he returned home and worked as a farm hand until he reached the age of twenty-two. He then began working rented land, paying cash rent for about fifteen years, when he was able to buy a farm of one hundred acres in the town of Oregon. He then sold this farm and bought another in the town of Rutland, upon which he has since had his residence. The date of his marriage was October 29, 1876, and the lady of his choice was Miss. Ellen Guernsey, who was born in the town of Dunkirk, February 24, 1857. Mrs. Haynes is one of eleven children born to Otis and Adeline. (Aldridge) Guernsey, of whom seven are living, as follows : Adelaide, now Mrs. Bolles, cf Knapp, Wis.; Freeman, who resides at Voltaire, N. D.; Amasa, of Huron, S. D. ; Eben, of Voltaire, N. D. ; Ida, now Mrs. Palmer of Stoughton, Wis. ; Alice, the wife of B. J. Kehoe, of Madison, and Ellen, who is the wife of the subject of this review. Mr. and Mrs. Haynes are the parents of five children, the names and other facts concerning whom are given as follows : Ernest E. married Silvia Wilcox and resides in the town of Dunkirk; Iva Maud is the wife of Asa Goodrich, of Milton, Rock county, Wis.; Leila Angeline, now Mrs. Geo. Jackson of Milton, Wis.; Marvin Otis and Ida Frances reside at home. Mr. Haynes is a Republican in his political affiliations, and though he has never sought office he has served as school director for a number of terms. His religious views are expressed by a member- ship in the Methodist church, and his standing- is very high in the community in which he resides ; Tor he is known as a man of much energy and natural ability, a kind and loving husband and father, public spirited and ever ready to assist a worthy cause.