Dane County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1906 (part 27 of 29)

Daniel Kent Tenney, senior member of the law firm of Tenney, Hall & Tenney, is a descendant of an old English family the discription of whose coat of arms reads as follows, "Tenney, Salsbury per Chevron, Sable and Argent, three Griffins' heads erased and counter-charged," and of the crest, "Griffins' head, couped gules.' The colonial history of the family began in 1638, when Thomas and Ann Tenney came to Salem in company with a party of twenty families in charge of Rev. Ezekiel Rodgers. The following year with an addition of forty families they formed the settlement of Rowley, Essex county, about sixteen miles from Salem. The direct line of descent is as follows : Thomas Tenney, married Ann ; John, married Mercy Parrot, February 21. 1664; Samuel, married Sarah Boynton, December 18, 1690; Jonathan, (name of wife and date of marriage unknown) ; Benjamin, married Susannah Jewett, probably about 1782; Daniel, married Sylvia Kent, October 2(i, 1815 ; Daniel Kent Tenney, subject of this sketch, born December 31, 1834. The Kent family is also among the earlier colonial families, the first representative being Richard Kent, who emigrated from Ipswich, England, to Massachusetts in 1634 in the "good ship, Mary and John." In the history of the Indian wars and of the Revolution the name of Tenney frequently appears. In 1770 John and Nathaniel Tenney were among the signers to the report of a committee "appointed to consider what measures may be proper for this town to take in order to prevent the importation of British manufactures, and encourage our own, and make report to the town at an adjourned meeting." and Oliver Tenney was one of the committee of thirteen who drafted the report. In the subsequent agitation, protests and setting forth of public grievances, as well as in the war itself, the Tenneys showed themselves to be of good fighting material, and the family traditions are supported by documentary evidence that Benjamin Tenney. the direct ancestor of D. K. Tenney, took part in the Revolutionary ^Yar. This condensed account of the family as well as some other facts have been taken from the "Genealogy of the Tenney Family," published in 1875, f<>r private distribution. Daniel Tenney. father of D. K. Tenney, was born February 13. L794, at Temple, X. H. He married Sylvia Kent. October 26, 1815, and moved to Grand Isle comity. \'t.. in LSI!). In 1835 the family started west, Green Bay, Wisconsin, being the objective point, but the sickness and death of "lie of the children, Myron, delayed them at Little Falls. N. Y., and they never reached their original destination, but halted at Laporte, Lorain comity, Ohio, not far from Cleveland, which was the family homestead until the. death of the father, February 1, 1875. The mother died in Thayer, Wilson county, Kansas, July 16, 1877, in her eighty-fifth year. Daniel Tenney was a man of independent character, and was gen'al, temperate-, ndustrious, honest and generous, qualities which he has transmitted to his posterity. He was at one time connected with the Quakers, but he later united with the Universal church. Daniel Kent Tenney, the youngest of a family of ten children, was born at Plattsburg, New York, December 31, 1834, and was less than a year old at the time of the removal of the family to Ohio. When he was about eight years old he began to learn type-setting at the office of his brothers. Horace and Henry, who published a paper at Elyria. This training was not only an excellent substitute for school but was later the medium of self-support during his college days ; although these, both at the Western Reserve College and the University of Wisconsin were cut short by the independent spirit of the young man who could not brook the arbitrary rule which was deemed necessary in the management of the youth of fifty years ago. Daniel K. came to Wisconsin in 1850, whither his brothers had preceded him, and of the life at Madison, and especially as it was conected with the infant university, he has written entertainingly in "Madison, Past and Present." His inclinations toward journalism were given up by the advice of his brother Henry, in whose office at Portage he began reading law a little later. He continued his studies at Madison, occupying at the same time the office of deputy clerk of the circuit court. He was admitted to the bar, December 11, 1855, just before attaining his majority, and immediately formed a partnership with Thomas Hood, then one of the leading attorneys of Madison. Upon the retirement of Judge Hood in 1856, he was associated first with Chas. T. Wakeley and then with his brother. Henry W. Tenney. In 1870 he formed a partnership with John J. McClellan. and established his business in Chicago. He continued to practice there for twenty-seven years under the following firm names: Tenney. McClellan & Tenney; Tenneys, Flower & Abercrombie ; Tenney, Flower & Cratty ; Tenney, Flower & Gregory; Tenney, Bashford & Tenney ; Tenney. Driggs & Hawley ; Tenney. Church & Hawley ; Tenney, Hawley & Coffeen ; Tenney, McConnell & Coffeen. Mr. Tenney afterward returned to the practice of law in Madison and has identified himself with the city in his later years. Flis first partnership after his return in 1897 was with

Briggs and Morgan, and the Following year he became the senior partner in the firm of Tenney, Hall & Tenney. and at the present time he is associated with Frank YY. Hall and his nephew, Charles H. Tenney, and although some changes have been made in the junior partners, that has been the principal business connection since 1898. Mr. Tenney 's name is associated with the establishment of Tenney Park, an area of about thirty-four acres with a frontage on Lake Mendota of four hundred and sixty feet. The expenses connecting with the improvement of this park has been in the neighborhood of $20,000 of which Mr. Tenney has assumed more than one-half. He is a member of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association, and enters heartily into every project for improving and beautifying his home city, generously backing his sentiments by financial aid. He is a public spirited man in the besl sense, and when questions of public interest have been likely to fail of solution, as in the case of the city hospital, because of divided opinions as to means and methods, his temperate views of the folly of blocking a needful work on account on nonessentials have carried the day. He has never used these expressions of public interest for private and personal ends, but has resolutely avoided the field of politics. Mr. Tenney is a man of originality and independence and wields a fearless and trenchant pen and if he had been less engrossed with business and professional cares, or had carried out his original intention of entering the journalistic life, he might have met with a wide recogniton in that line. The liberality of his views on religious and theological matters is well known, and although he has little use for religious forms, it is at the cant and hypocricy which too often uses religion as a cloak that his objections are aimed. Practically he carries out the precepts of the higher life in regard to honor, honesty and generosity, and it has been said of him that no man in the city more literally fulfills the conditions of the Golden Rule. In 1856, Mr. Tenney married Miss Mary Jane Marston, daughter of Jeremiah Thorndyke and Miranda Cleves (Dodge) Marston. and two children were born to them. John, born at Madison, May 15; 1860, and Mary, born April 2, 1863,

Major Horace A. Tenney, one of the early settlers of Madison, was born in South Island. Grand Isle county. Yt.. February 22, 1820. His father. Daniel Tenney, was born February 13, 1794, at Temple, N. II.. and his mother, Sylvia (Kent) Tenney. in Dorset, Yt.. ( Ictober 26, 1792. The earlier history of these two famillies is given in connection with the sketch of Daniel K. Tennev the youngest brother and the only survivor of a family of ten children. The family moved, in 1828. to Plattsburgh, X. Y.. and there Mr. Tenney spent the rest of his childhood, obtaining his school instruction in what was known as the "Old Academy." At the age of thirteen he began the preparation for his later work as a journalist by becoming a compositor in the office of the Keeseville, (N. Y.), Argus. When in May. 1835,' the family moved to Ohio, he remained behind in the office of the Mohawk Courier, of which J. A. Noonan, - whose name is familiar to any student of early Wisconsin history, - was the editor; following this he was successively employed on the Elyria Democrat, the Ashtabula Sentinel, the Painsville Telegraph, the Buckeye (Ravenna) Democrat, the Lorain (Elyria) Standard, the Cleveland Advertiser (now Plaindealer), and the Columbus Statesman. In the meantime he had been read ing law and taught school for a short time. In April, 1842, he returned to Elyria and purchased the Independent Treasury. He changed the name of the journal to the Lorain Republican and as editor and proprietor, published it for three years. The following year, 1843, he was admitted to the bar, and in December was married to Juliette P. Chaney, daughter of Charles Chaney, Esq., editor of the Lorain Standard, of which Mr. Tenney had been in charge in 1840. In May, 1845, Mr. Tenney began his journey west, making the trip from Cleveland to Milwaukee, by way of the Great Lakes, in five days ; he came from Milwaukee to Madison on horseback and shortly after continued his journey across the state to Mineral Point, by private conveyance and then to Galena, 111., by stage. Having decided to establish a paper at this point he returned to Ohio to make the necessary preparations. In October, 1845, began the existence of the Galena JefTersonian, under the firm name of H. A. & H. W. Tenney, the presses and other material necessary for its issue having been brought overland from Chicago, by team. Ill health, occasioned by the malarial conditions of a new country, caused the abandonment of this enterprise the following year, and Mr. Tenney sold out his interest in the JefTersonian and purchased a share in the Wisconsin Argus, published in Madison. He reported the proceedings of the first, and, - in company with H. W. Tenney, J. Y. Smith and David Lambert, - the journal and debates of the second constitutional convention, and was, soon after his coming to Madison, elected as territorial printer. At the organization of the university in 1848 Mr. Tenney was appointed to collect a cabinet and was later appointed curator and librarian. In 1853 he was appointed assistant state geologist and contributed to the museum a valuable collection of specimens, which was unfortunately lost at the burning of the first Science Hall in 1883. During all the early years of the development of Madison Mr. Tenney was an active factor in its growth, interesting himself in municipal, state and university affairs. Mr. R. \Y. Thwaites. in speaking of the influence of the press in the early days, and of Mr. Tenney 's connection with the Argus, and later with the Patriot. says: "They (the members of the early Wisconsin press) were men whose names are indissoluably connected with the work of moulding the young commonwealth. - men whose history is that of the Wisconsin of their day." Mr. Tenney was a member of the legislature in 1856 and introduced and helped to secure the passage of the bill authorizing the erection of the new state capitol, and also the hospital for the insane and the Main Hall of the University of Wisconsin buildings, and also acted as superintendent in the construction of the last. He served on numerous important committees and was appointed comptroller of the state treasury by Governor Randall. During the Civil War he had charge of Camp Randall and the fitting out and preparation of Wisconsin regiments for the field. During the nine months in which he performed the arduous duties pertaining to this office about 15.000 men were prepared and equipped and nearly all transferred to active duty in the field. In July, 1862, he was commissioned paymaster, U. S. A., by President Lincoln, and continued in this service, often exposed to difficulties and dangers, until July, 1864. In 1870, he went to Chicago and became assistant editor of the Republic, until that journal changed hands, when he accepted a similar position on the Chicago Post, remaining there until the great fire of October, 1871. destroyed the plant. From 1872 to 1874 he was the political editor of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, and the following year was appointed chief clerk of the railroad commission of Wisconsin, and in 1878 was the national candidate for congress in the second district. Mr. Tenney's health was impaired while he was with the army in the south, and he was compelled to give up active editorial work a good many years ago. but from his beautiful farm in the western suburbs of Madison he still kept in touch with the world, and was a Frequent contributor to the press, especially to the papers of Chicago, Milwaukee and Madison. His death, which occurred March IT L906, at the age of eighty-six. called forth from the press many appreciative expressions of his personal characteristics and public services. "lie was a man of strong intellect, a vigorous and powerful writer, active in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the territory and state, a man who made strong friendships as well as at times strong" antagonisms." "The record of his services rendered the public by virtue of the positions he has filled, and his interest in all matters of public concern, has rarely been surpassed." "His name will pass into history as one of the remarkable men of his times." "His work was notable in many ways and of a high order of efficiency. He held many public positions and move might have come to him had he sought them, but he was one of the large mould who served the interests of the public before those of self." "He was a fine type of the strong upright pioneers who laid so wisely the foundations of a great state." "His life was an eventful one, although modest and retiring in his disposition .... accepting only that tribute which was accorded him as a recognition of his ability ;" these quotations indicate the place which Major Tenney had won in public esteem and which he maintained through, sixty years of citizenship in Madison. Mrs. H. A. Tenney died twenty-two years ago, and but four of the eight children of the family survive their father ; they are Charles K. Tenney, the well known attorney of Madison ; Mrs. J. R. Simms of Racine ; Horace A., Jr., of Madison, and Arthur R., of Oregon. The dead are Mrs. Ann Eliza Jackson, wife of Col. Chas. Jackson; Wm. D. ; George A. ; and Ida Frances.

D. O. Thompson, a prosperous and well known dairyman and stock raiser of the town of Primrose, was born in Telemarken, Norway, December 12, 1844. His parents were Ole Thompson and Carrie Thompson, Norwegian immigrants to this country. June 21, 1869, when the subject of this sketch was still young. The family consisted of the father and mother. D. O. Thompson, and three sisters and one brother. They were poor people. His father was sixty-three years old and his mother was fifty-three, and D. O. worked as a hired hand about six years, until he had earned some money, and he then bought the farm of one hundred and twenty acres in the town of Primrose, where he still lives, his parents making their home with him the remainder of their lives. He received a common school education in Norway, and that was the extent of his scholastic training, but he has been very successful in life, a fact that is evidenced by the extent of his operations since coming to America. On September 8, 1882, Air. Thompson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Baker, a daughter of Hon. P. O. Baker, of Mount Vernon, and this union has been blessed with six children : Ida, who is the wife of Otto Vogel ; Clara. Dora, Julia, who is the wife of Peter Schmidt; Palmer and Tohnnie, the latter of whom died when three years old. The other children all received their scholastic acquirements in the Primrose schools. Mrs. Thompson's parents are both living. Mr. Thompson is associated politically with the Republican party, but he has never consented to become a candidate for office, and he is a communicant of the Lutheran church. He has been a resident of the town of Primrose for more than thirty years, and he is respected in all sections for lis integrity, enterprise and sincerity of purpose.

G. A. Thompson is one of the progressive farmers of the younger generation in the town of Blue Mounds, and all of his life has been spent as a resident of Dane county. He was born in the town of Vermont, May 13, 1862, and is the son of Andrew and Julia (Anderson) Thompson, both of whom were natives of Norway. They, came to America in 1818 and settled in what is now the town of Vermont, being among the early pioneers. The father followed farming as his life's vocation, but in the later years removed to Mt. Horeb, where he lived in retirement until his death, the mother still residing at Mt. Horeb. The subject of this review is one of five children that were born to. these parents. Mary married G. Mickleson and resides at Mt. Horeb ; Enger E. married S. M. Belgum and resides at Mt. Horeb ; Julia married P. O. Peterson and resides at Rice Lake ; Cornelia married I. E. Kitleson and resides at Mt. Horeb ; and the last born is the subject of this review. He was reared to manhood in the town of Vermont and received his education in the public schools. Upon reaching man's estate he began his independent career as a farmer and has always been numbered among the devotees of that noble occupation. He removed to Blue Mounds in the spring of 1884, in which town he owns a fine home- Mead -comprising one hundred and seventy-six acres, and he has since made his home there, conducting a somewhat extensive dairy and dealing largely in Poland China hogs in connection with his farming operations. He was married on May 24, 1884, to Miss Olena Mickleson, daughter of Hiram Mickleson, one of the pioneers of the town of Blue Mounds, his death occurring in 1884. The wife of our subject was born in Blue Mounds and died there on February 7, 1892, aged thirty-eight years. She left five children : Henry A., Arthur G., who was graduated from the high school of Mt. Horeb ; George, Gusta Christena, and May Victoria, all of whom remain at the parental home. Mr. Thompson married for his second wife, on May 1, 1905, Miss Marie Mickleson of Blue Mounds. .Our subject has served as treasurer of the town three years, and as also ed as a member of the town board and on the school board.

G. J. Thompson of Perry township is the owner of a fine property on which the family have lived since 1885. John Thompson and Mary Arneson, afterward Mrs. Thompson, were both natives of Norway and came to America in 1856. on the same vessel, but were not married until some three years later. They commenced their life together with little capital but energy and thrift. For the first few years of his life in America Mr. Thompson was employed as a farm hand but in a short time was able to purchase a farm of eighty acres in the town of Blue Mounds, to which he later added one hundred and twenty acres. This was his home until his death in 1899. Mrs. Thompson resides with her son, G. J. There were five children in the family, of whom three are living. G. J. is the oldest, Maria is the widow of Mr. Anderson and resides in Iowa county and Minn'.e married Rev. Mir. Holte of Mount Horeb. G. J. was born at the old homestead in Blue Mounds. October 19, 1863, attended the district school in the neighborhood and early engaged in farming. When he reached the age of twenty-one years he purchased eighty acres of his father's farm and has made that his home ever since. He is a prosperous and successful farmer and his success has been due entirely to his own efforts. Mr. Thompson is a man of remarkable physical power and health and great endurance. In political matters he does not ally himself with any party but votes for the man who, in his judgment, will best serve the people. March 1-1, 1885, Mr. Thompson married Miss Julia Sale, who was born in the town of Vermont. Dane county, daughter of Ole and Emma Sale of Blue Mounds township. Three children blessed the marriage, all of whom reside with their parents ; Maria, Olvin Emil and Joseph Emil. The family is identified with the Norwegian Lutheran church, church.

Nels Thompson is the owner of a well improved farm of ninetyseven acres in Blooming Grove township, and is one of the well known and popular citizens of this section of the county, where he has passed practically his entire life, having been about one year of age at the time when his parents, Johanas and Magdalena (Gudvangen) Thomas, emmigrated from Norway to America and took up their residence in Dane county. He was born August 4, 1853. When his parents took up their residence in Blooming Grove township they located on the farm which he now owns and operates, and much of which he personally cleared from the wilds with his own hands. lie was reared on this pioneer farm and received only such educational advantages as were afforded in the district school of the locality and period. His father died about the year 1880, and the mother remained with her sons on the old homestead, being cared for with true filial solicitude until her death, in 1902. The older son, Mons, still remains with the subject of this sketch on the old homestead. Mr. Thompson's career has been one of constant endeavor and has been filled with energy and good judgment in the direction of his farming operations, so that he has gained prosperity through his own efforts, while he stands high in the estimation of the community in which he has lived from his childhood to the present. His wife has been his faithful helpmeet and companion, and shares with him the rewards of former years of toil and application. They are consistent members of the Norwegian Lutheran church, and he is a supporter of the cause of the Republican party. April 8, 1876, Mr. Thompson was married to Miss Mary Sainey. daughter of Knute and Christina Sainey. of Pleasant Springs township, and they have nine children, whose names and respective dates of birth are as follows : Malinda Christina, February 9, 1877 ; Jerome Cornelius, March 8, 1879 ; Arthur Melvin, February 1, 1881 ; Mabel Sophia. November 13, 1882; Edith Regina, December 1. 1884; Nellie Amanda, May 8. Inn; ; John Theodore. September 13, 1890; Selma Charlotte, August 10, 1892; and Florence Amelia. March 14, 1896. Malinda C, the eldest daughter is now the wife of John J. O'Neil, of Madison.

Peter O. Thompson, a thrifty farmer of the town of Deerfiehl. was born in Christiana township, Dane county, Wis.. February 1-1, 1848. He was the son of Ole Tulofson and Anna Clauson, natives of Norway. The parents came to Wisconsin about 1847 and settled on Koshkonong Prairie, on one hundred and twenty acres of land purchased from the government. After five years the father died and the family sold the farm and removed to another farm of forty acres, not far from the original farm, where they resided for twelve years. The last removal was to Pleasant Springs, where the mother and brothers still reside. There were six brothers in the family, five of whom are now living, - Tolif, in Pleasant Springs; Claus. in Clay county, Minn; Peter O., in Deerfield ; and George and Ole. both residents of Stoughton. Peter O. Thompson received a very limited education in the district schools of the town of Christiania. When fifteen years old he started life for himself. For seven years he worked as a farm hand and then for two years raised tobacco on shares. After a two years' residence in Emerald Grove, Rock county, he returned to the vicinity of Lake Kegonsa and farmed there for twelve years, after which he bought a farm in Cottage Grove. About 1902 the duties incident to the operation of a large farm such as Mr. Thompson's Cottage Grove estate becoming too heavy, he leased it and bought a smaller place near Deerfield, where he now resides. He has enough ol this world's wealth so that he could have retired with ease, but he says it is not his nature to be idle. In politics he is a Republican ; in religion a Lutheran. December 21, 1872, he married Lottie, daughter of James and Mary Ann (Tibbetts) Thompson of the town of Rutland. Mrs. Thompson was born October 10, 1854. To this marriage have been born thirteen children : Henry Olaus, born July 27, 1874; Anna Elizabeth, born December 29, 1875 ; James Theodore, born May 5, 1878, died May 3, 1881 ; William Edward, born August 8, 1880; Emma Jane, born July 20, 1882; Herman Theodore and James Oscar, (twins), born November 20, 1885; George Elmer, born September 9. 1888 ; Clara, born November 9, 1890; Chester Palmer, born January 28, 1892; John Raymond, born April 27, 1894; Martha, born July 12, 1896, Peter Adolph. born June 12, 1899.

Stener Thompson, a thrifty farmer of the town of Dunn, was born in Telemarken, Norway, April 20, 1855. He was a son of Ajehl and Carrie (Emerson) Thompson, natives of Norway. In 1862 Ajehl Thompson brought his family to Wisconsin, settling first in the town of Burke, where he remained until March, 1863. Then he bought a farm of eighty-one acres in the town of Dunn, which was his home until his death in 1871. At the age of twentyone Stener started life for himself. He purchased the father's homestead, which had been but little improved because of the father's death, and began improving the place. He used oxen exclusively for several years in his farm work. The first wagon the family had was one the father made. Stener keeps as relics of olden days the chest and tools his father brought from Norway and the copper kettles and appliances used for distilling liquor. The farm today is one of the best equipped in the vicinity. In politics Mr. Thompson is absolutely independent. He is the incumbent of the office of road overseer, and has served as constable. He is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church. On May 31, 1882. he married Elsie, daughter of Tjorbjorn and Bergetta (Johanasdaughter) Yick of Stoughton. Mrs. Thompson was born June 2o, 1862. 57 - iii and was one of ten children. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born twelve children. - Clara Amelia, March 30, 1883; Theodore, April 2, 1885, died in infancy; Theodore Barthold, February 24, 18S1 ; Nora Amanda, November 21, 1888; Selma Olive, May 12r 1890; the next child died in infancy; Alma, born in 1894, died in infancy ; Tarbjor Cecelia, November 26, 1895; Alma Charlotte, April 14, 1897; Conrad Daniel. December 10, 1899; Emily Bernice, March 20, 1901 ; and Elsie Louise, June 25, 1905. Mr. Thompson is the only survivor of the original family of five.

Thomas A. Thompson was born in Norway, June 16, 1861. His ancestors were all natives of that country. His paternal grandfather, coming to Wisconsin in 1866, settled in Columbia county. and afterward removed to Dane county, although at the time of his death which occurred in 1883, in his eighty-first year, his home was near Lodi, in Columbia county. His wife. Rose Hagerstad, died during their residence in Dane county. On the maternal side the grandfather, Lewis Lewiston, and his wife, Anna, lived and died in Norway. Andrew Thompson, father of Thomas A., born February 1, 1829, and his mother, Gertie (Lewiston) Thompson, born in L831, came to this country with the parents of the former, making their home first in Dane and afterward in Columbia county. Later he returned to Dane county, where he is at present living on a farm He comes of a sturdy northern stock,- - five of his six children are living at the present time. Mr. Thompson received his education in the public schools of Columbia and Dane counties. A mechanical aptitude and the necessity for self-support determined the occupation of his early manhood, and he followed the trade of the carpenter for ten years.* Afterward he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits, and is at present the owner and operator of a large farm of two hundred and ninety acres, purchasing that known as the "Archibald Arries Farm." He makes a specialty of the breeding of short-horn cattle and Poland China hogs; he also devotes a part of his farm to the raising of tobacco. Mr. Thompson is a Republican in politics and during his residence in Dane county he served as town treasurer for two years. His interest in education and the public welfare has been recognized by the fact that he has been retained as a member of the school board for twelve years. Both he and his family are connected with the Lutheran church, - the Ilson church in Dane county, with which the family of Mr. Andrew Thompson is associated being the oldest Lutheran 'church of the Scandinavian people in America. Mr. Thompson was married April 13, 1881, to Miss Lena Coldvell, - daughter of

John and Emily (Shure) Coldvell, - who was born in Columbia county. May 12, 1862. Mrs. Thompson's parents were both natives of Norway who settled in Columbia county about 1855, where they took up eighty acres of government land, and where both of them died, the father. May 14, 1863, and the mother, August 7, 1899. Mr. Coldvell was also a Republican in politics, and his church relations were the same as the Thompson family with which he was allied by marriage. Of Mr. Thompson's family of nine children six are living, - Anna, Albert, Eddie, Esther, Emery and Reuben. The eldest, Joseph, died in 1905, in his young manhood, and two others, Robert and Edwin, in childhood. Mr. Thompson's residence is at the present time in Dane township, Dane county, but his postoffice is Lodi, Columbia county.

Hon. Torgor G. Thompson, ex-member of the Wisconsin legislature, and one of the leading citizens of the town of Deerfield. where he is also the largest land owner and most extensive farmer, is a native son of Dane county and a representative of one of the pioneer families. He was born on the Thompson homestead in the town of Deerfield, on March 19, 1853, and is the son of Gullick and Daanat Torgersdaughter (Rothe) Thompson. Gullick Thompson was one of the hardy pioneers of Dane county. He was born in Yoss. Norway, on February 2, 1821. and came with his parents to America in 1810. He resided with his parents in Chicago until the death of the latter in 1842, and the following year he came to Dane county. Here he purchased and entered one hundred and ninety-five acres of land, and the first thing he did was to construct a "dug out" on the northeast corner of section number two. In this ''dug out'' he lived for two years, keeping "bachelor's hall" as he was then a single man. Game of all kinds was plentiful and he had little trouble in providing himself with more than enough fresh meat, feeding to the wolves what he did not care to eat. In 1845 he was married, and he then built a house on the site of the present home of his son, which farm he purchased from Xels S. Grulderhus and there lived the balance of his days, dying there on January 20, 1895. His wife was also a native of Voss. Norway, where she was born on October 5, 1820. She died at the homestead on July 25, 1902, having made her home with her son during her widowhood. Nine children were born to Gullick Thompson and wife, Torger G. being the only surviving one. Torger G. Thompson was reared on the farm. He received his education in the public schools of joint school districts six and ten, town of Deerfield. and also attended Albion Academy three winter terms.

By the time he was twenty-one years of age, the responsibility of the management of his father's large farming operations had practically fallen upon his shoulders. In 1879 his father gave him three hundred and twenty acres, which he operated independently. Upon tlie death of his father, in 1895, the whole of the extensive and valuable estate passed into his hands and he has judiciously and successfully combined the personal management of the same. Notwithstanding the great amount of his time and attention required by his extensive business interests, Mr. Thompson has found time to perform fully the duty he owes to the community as a citizen. and has served the people in various ways at different times. He served for six years as school clerk, two years as supervisor and for three years as chairman of the town board, his position as such making him a member of the county board for the same period. He is a stalwart Republican, and as such was elected in 1902 a member of the Wisconsin legislature from the second district of Dane county. During the session of the legislature of 1903 he served on the committees of agriculture and of printing, and was a useful working member of that body. Being of the minority, however, prevented him, with other stalwarts, from rendering any conspicuous service. His religious affiliations are with the United Lutheran church at Liberty Prairie, of which he served as trustee for fifteen years. On September 11, 1883, Mr. Thompson married Alice, the daughter of Andrew7 and Alice Musifin, natives of Norway, and both pioneers of Dane county. Mrs. Thompson was born on April 5, 1851, and received her education in the schools of Cambridge. To M'r. and Mrs. Thompson two children have been born as follows: George Arthur, born August 27, 1884, and died April 27, 1885; and Delia A., born December 23, 1886. and died in infancy.

Nels J. Thori was born in Norway and came to the United States with his parents when he was ten years of age. His father, Jens H. Thori, was born in Norway in 1819, was married in Norway to Miss Guriwa Johnson, born in 1817, and came to Pleasant Springs, Dane comity in 1861. This was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thori until 1878 when they came to the town of Windsor and purchased a farm where they still reside. Of their family of seven children, but four are living. The family attend the Norwegian Lutheran church. Nels J. Thori was born in Norway, September 14, 1851. attended school in Pleasant Springs and has always been a farmer. He is at present engaged in a general farming business in the town of Windsor. Like his father he is a Republican. In 1880, he married Miss

Maria Hanson, a native of Norway, where her parents spent their entire lives. Two children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Thori ; Jens and Matilda. Mrs. Thori's sister Julia is Mrs. Andrew Korrison of Morrisonville.

Jens Thorstad, a well-known stock raiser of the town of Deerfield, was born in Sogendal, Norway, December 26, 1858. He is the son of Nels and Susan (Quam) Thorstad. natives of Norway, and he and a sister, Anna, now Mrs. Ole Koupanger, were the only children. His education consisted of the Norwegian public school course and two years in a Norwegian academy in the old country. In 1877 he came directly to Dane county from his native land. For a couple of years he worked as a farm hand and from 1880 to 1883 worked tobacco land on shares. In the latter year with his brotherin-law he purchased eighty acres of land on Wheeler Prairie. The same fall he sold his interest to his brother-in-law and bought another eighty in the town of Cottage Grove, where he lived until 1898, when he moved to his present location in the town of Deerfield. Two years previous to his moving he had begun breeding Poland China hogs, and so great has his success in this line been that he is now shipping all over this and adjoining states. In 1900 he began to breed Holstein cattle and his success in this line has also been very marked. Mr. Thorstad is very fond of books and has a very fine library with many valuable Norwegian histories. His mother, who is eighty-five years old and in good health, makes her home with him. Politically a Republican, he has served as such as postmaster at Nora, thirteen years on the town board of Deerfield, and is at present on the board of school directors. For about three years he has been a trustee of the Dane County Agricultural society. His church affiliations are with the Norwegian Lutheran church. On February 2, 1885, he married Betsey Olene, daughter of Halvor and Engiborg (Grytebek) Holton, of Albion, Dane county. Mrs. Thorstad was born September 11. 1858. To Jens and Betsy Thorstad seven children have been born, - Nels Holberg, November 24, 1885; Harlow Severen, September 18, 1887; Selina Enora, December 2, 1889 ; Emmil Gerhard, December 5, 1891; Kathinca Josephine. February 14, 1894; Lucius Berlin, April 20. 1898; and another child born in 1901, who died in infancy.

Andrew Thronson is a retired farmer of Cambridge, where he has lived since 1899. His parents. Tosten and Caroline Thronson, came from Norway in 184:1. They embarked for the United States on a sailing vessel that was eleven wreeks en route and landed in New York city. From New York to Milwaukee the journey was made bv the lakes and ox teams brought the family the remainder of the distance to Albion, Dane county, where Mr. Thronson obtained a farm of one hundred and sixty acres three miles from Albion Center. The first dug-out was succeeded by a log cabin and later by a substantia] dwelling- of stone and on the home they had made and im proved, Mr. and Mrs. Thronson lived the remainder of their days. Five children were born to them ; Thomas, who lives at the old home in Albion; Andrew; Christiania, who is Mrs. Andrew Larson of Clear Lake, Iowa; and Christopher (deceased). Mr. Thronson died in 1856 and his wife in 1871. The family attended the Lutheran church. Mr. Thronson's family are members of the Methodist church. Andrew was born at Albion, October 1, 1848, attended the district schools and worked with his father on the home farm for a number of years. One year he spent in Rochester, Minn., and upon his return he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres partly improved, in the town of Christiania, section 15. Until July, 1899, he made this his home and at that time moved to Cambridge and rented his farm. Mr. Thronson has been supervisor in Christiania and Cambridge, has held the office of trustee and has always been interested in politics, voting the Republican ticket. In March 1872, he married Miss Sarah Ingebrightson, daughter of Berick and Ann (Olson) Ingebrightson, who came to Dane county from Norway in 1844. To the marriage were born seven children. Sophia, the oldest, married Lewis Olson of Milwaukee and has three children ; Alice, Angelina and Milford. Benjamin A. is cashier of the bank of Cambridge. Mary B. is Mrs. James A. Scobie, of Cambridge and has two sons, Wiley and Stanley. The younger children are Anna F., Talmon, Christian and Delia. All have attended the Cambridge high school and are members of the Methodist church.

Reuben Gold Thwaites, secretary of the Wisconsin State Historical Society, was born in Boston, Mass., May 15, 1853. His parents were William G. and Sarah Thwaites. He was educated in the schools of Boston, and Yale College, where he was also a graduate student from 1873 to 1876, and was at the same time correspondent for Boston. New Haven and Chicago newspapers When thirteen years of age he came west to Oshkosh, Wis., and taught school in Winnebago county in the winter of 1871-72. He first entered the field of journalism in Oshkosh in 1872, as city editor of the Oshkosh Times. When he left Yale in 1876. he returned to Wisconsin, locating at Madison, and became city editor in April, 1877, and then managing editor, of the Wisconsin State

Journal. He was an indefatigable worker, and. in addition to his editorial work, he also conducted a Wisconsin news syndicate which furnished Wisconsin news to the papers of Xew York. Chicago, St. Louis, and several other large cities. In 1884 he was elected assistant secretary of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, became its secretary on the retirement of Dr. Lyman C. Draper (q. v.) in January. 1887, and is still serving in that capacity. When Air. Thwaites first became associated with the society, its library, then consisting of about 109,000 titles together with its portrait gallery and museum, were housed in the capitol building in what were believed to be "ample and luxurious" quarters. In fact the south wing of the capitol was built chiefly to accommodate them. But the space soon became crowded and the legislatures of 1895, 1897 and 1899. generously responded to the appeals of the society for a modern, fire-proof building of its own, of which the present noble structure, built on the "lower campus' of the University, on the ground donated for that purpose by the University regents, is the result. Largely through the efficient management of Dr. Thwaites. the society has won a place among scholars, on a par with that of Masachusetts, hitherto the foremost of American historical associations, and it is excelled by none in the work of investigation and publication. Its library has grown to one of about 250,000 books and pamphlets, and is easily the most important reference library west of the Alleghenies. and ranks as one of the three largest historical libraries in the country. Historians, special investigators and scholars resort to it from all parts of the country, and all unite in praise of the wonderful facilities afforded for study and research work, and in praise of the uniform courtesy shown them by the scholarly secretary. Mr. Thwaites has travelled widely in this country and in Europe, and is, withal, a keen observer ; though still a comparatively young man. his habits of untiring industry have resulted in a large number of works from his facile pen, chiefly on historical subjects dealing with early colonization and exploration in the West and Northwest, and accounts of his various wanderings. He has written "Down Historic Waterways." '88; "The Story of Wisconsin," '90; "The Colonies," 1492-1750, '91; "Our Cycling Tour in England." '92 ; "Afloat on the Ohio" '97; "Stories of the Badger State." '00; "History of the University of Wisconsin," '00 ; "Father Marquette," '02 ; "Daniel Boone," '02; "Brief History of Rocky Mountain Exploration," '04; "France in America," '05 ; "Monographs on New France and Middle West." He has edited : Wisconsin Historical Collections, vol- umes 9-17 ; Chronicles of P>order Warfare. '95; University of Wisconsin. '00; The Jesuit Relations, 7:! volumes, '96-01; new edition, Kin/.ie's "Wan Bun," '03; Hennepin's "New Discovery," '03; Original Journals of Lewis and Clarke, '05; Early Western Travel, L750 1850, to be issued in 35 volumes, :?1 of which have been published ; this is a series of valuable reprints and is a monumental work. He lectures on American history in the University of Wisconsin and in other institutions of learning, and has read many papers before literary and historical societies. Xext to Dr. Hobbins, he was the chief promoter of the Madison Literary Club, and for seventeen years its able secretary. Mr. Thwaites was married to Miss Jessie Inville Turvill, of Madison, in 1882, and they have one son. His church affiliations are with the Unitarians. Still in the prime of a vigorous manhood, the world of letters looks to see many more works come forth as the product of his well-stored mind and busy pen. He is an accurate and graceful writer, possessed of a fine historic sense, and has tremendous enthusiasm for his work. His knowledge of places and peoples, gained from travel, supplements his close acquaintance with the literature of all time. The State Historical Society has indeed found a worthy successor of the beloved and scholarlv Lyman C. Draper.

Fred Tibbit, a prosperous farmer of Dunn township and a defender of the flag in the Civil War days, is of English birth, the place and date of his nativity having been Norfolkshire, England. December 27, 1848. His parents were Edward and Ann Tibbit, of old English families, and during the early years of their married. life migrated to America. Upon arriving in the United States the family first located in Michigan, but after remaining there one summer came to Dane count)-. Wisconsin, and began farming on rented land in tin? town of Rutland. The father continued as a renter for about five years, then bought twenty acres of land in the same town and later added forty acres more. The family continued to reside on this farm until 1890, when the father retired from active farming and moved to Stoughton, where he resided until his death in 1005. Fred Tibbit grew to manhood at the Dane county home of his parents, and received his education in the district schools of the town of Rutland. When hut seventeen years of age he started life for himself, although he had been practically self-supported for several years prior thereto. ( >n January 26. [865, he enlisted as a private in Company E, Fortynth Regiment Wisconsin infantry and served with it until September 4. of the same year, when the regiment was mustered out. With mmand Mr. Tibbit proceeded to Nashville, Turn., and thence to

Tullahoma. at -the junction of the McMinnville & Manchester railroad with the Nashville & Chatanooga. There he was employed in guard duty during the entire period of his active service. After being mustered out he returned home and worked as a farm hand by the year for three years. He then became a renter and worked different farms on shares for time, constantly prospering until he was able to purchase twenty acres of land in the town of Rutland, on which he resided fifteen years. He then sold his farm in Rutland and purchased eighty acres in the town of Dunn, upon which he still resides. Mr. Ti'bbit is a Republican in his political affiliations but has never essayed the role of an office-seeker. On October 9, 1873, he was married to Miss Angcline Washburn, who was born January 30, 1854, the daughter of Serene and Hannah (Hull) Washburn, of the state of Illinois. Mir. Washburn was a native of Pennsylvania, but became one of the early settlers in the vicinity of Yandalia, 111., where he located on a farm and resided until his death, in 1856. After the father's death the mother returned with her children to Pennsylvania, where the family remained several years, and then came to Dane county. Wis., and settled in the town of Rutland. After the marriage of her daughter to Mr. Tibbit the mother made her home with them until her death, which occurred in 1884. Mrs. Tibbit received her education in the district schools of Illinois, and ;s an intelligent and highly respected lady. She and her husband are the parents of two children, as follows: Clayton Serene, born April 21, 1876, died in 1881 ; and Myrtle May, born May 25. 1887. She was married to Herbert Koble Of Kansas. Four weeks later she died after a week's illness. Her death was particularly sad. She was an estimable young lady of high character whose amiable disposition had won for her a host of friends. In 1905 Mr. Tibbit suffered an injury to his hip, from which he fears he will never be able to recover, and for this reason he is seriously contemplating the question of retiring from the farm and engaging in other business. Whatever his decision may be in the matter, a host of friends wish for him long life and continued prosperity, as he is a congenial and much respected citizen. He is a member of the G. A. R., Buckman Post, Stoughton, and attends the Free-will Bapt'st church.

Patrick R. Tierney, deceased, was for over forty years of his life a prominent and highly irespected citizen of Dane county, and whether in the private affairs of life or in the public capaeitiy|- of an] office-holder he demonstrated his personal worth and capability ;to a marked degree. Hie was born at Freshford, in the county of Kilkenny. Trefland, on March a, 1822, and was thetson of Martin and Ellen (Hogan) Tierney, both of whom wfere also natives of the Emerald 'Isle, where? they spent their lives. Early in life the subject of this review assumed a position of responsibility in his native land, and] for- five years he officiated as steward of a model government farm at the village of Gormanstown, [reland, afterwards serving' in the same capacity in Scotland. He migrated to America in 1849, landing in the city of Philadelphia, and one year later continued his journey westward, locating in, ^850 on a school section of land in Dane count}-. Wis., where his wife and family at present reside. There; he remained, superintending his agricultural interests, and also giving considerable attention to< the practice of law, until 1 88 1, when he removed to South Dakota and settled on a large farm in Spink county, which real estate is still owned by the members of his family. Mr. Tierney was married on February 15, 1855, to Mary Condon, who was born at Ardfinnan, in the county of Tipperary, Ireland, August 13, 1827, daughter of Patrick and No rah (McGrath) Condon, both of whom were natives of Ireland, born in thle latter part of the eighteenth century. Mrs. Tierney was educated at the Presentation convent, at St. John's, Newfoundland, where her brother, Rev. Edward Condon, was the parish priest. The Rev. John Condon, parish priest of Rhaegormack, in the county of Waterford, Ireland, was an uncle of Mrs. Tierney. Although the latter was reared and educated in the Irish language she can speak in English as fluently as in her native tongue. To the union of herself and Mr. Tierney there were born eight children, viz: Edward, Patrick (died November 17, 1902), Ellen (died December 17, 1902), Norah, Mary, Joseph, Michaiel, and Roger (died May 6, 1885). The interest which Mr. Tierney naturally took in public affairs brough him into prominence soon after he located in Dane county, and from 1865 to 1870 he served as county coroner. He was also elected to the position of justice of the peace; which event became quite noted owing to the legal contest which followed the counting of the. ballots. His opponent contested the election in the circuit court, and not being satisfied with the decision of that tribunal, which confirmed Mr. Tierney's election, he carried the case to the supreme court of the state, where the opinion of the lower court was sustained, the decision being reported on page 460, in the Twenty-third volume of \\ isconsin Reports. In quo warranto proceedings it is the principal Wisconsin case cited by all leading attorneys. Mr. Tierney was always generous, donating four acres of land for a church site in, the town of Westport, the present church of St. Mary's of the Lake, of which his youngest daughter. Mary, was the organist for seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Tiernev also donated a site for a school house in dis- tr:ct No .3, and the subject of this memoir taught the first term of school therein, in 1862. It has been maintained as a district school until the present day and the building is known as "the Tierney schoolhouse," a son, Joseph Tierney, being the present district treasurer. Norah, the eldest surviving daughter of Air. and Mrs. Tierney, taught school several years in South Dakota, and was married in 1892, to David Kissack, a well-to-do business man. She and her husband make South Dakota their residence, and they are owners of several large tracts of land in that state. When the rural free mail delivery routes were established in Dane county, in 1902, Michael and Joseph Tierney were engaged as carriers on route No. 1, running out of Waunakee, through the towns of Westport, Madison and Springfield, and the brothers still officiate in that capacity. Patrick R. Tierney was a Republican in his political affiliations, and he was a member of the St. Mary's of the Lake Catholic church, as are also the surviving members of his family.

Ole L. Tillung a prominent farmer of the town of Christiania, is a native of that township and resides upon the farm which his father owned. He is the son of Lars Bergerson and Ingeborg (Tisdahl) Bergerson, who were natives of Bergenstift, Norway, and there married. In 1847 they took passage for America and were eight weeks making the voyage. After landing in New York they came by way of the Erie canal and the lakes to Milwaukee and by ox team to Christiania, Dane county. After one year on the farm' known as the Ole Quale place, Mr. Bergerson bought forty acres of wild land in section 8, put up a log cabin and began to clear and improve his farm. In 1854 he added another forty acres and in 1861 forty acres more. The entire homestead of one hundred and sixty acres is now owned by Ole L., the only son. Annie, the only daughter, married Elef P. Olia and after his death became Mrs. Gust Rolfson and lives in Christiania. Ole L. was born February 4, 1848. attended school in district No. 2, Christiania, and has always lived at the old home. He assisted his father upon the farm and brought his wife there in 1876. August 26 of that year he married Miss Bertha Quale, who was born in Bergenstift, Norway, daughter of Andrew Thorbjornson, whose wife was Bertha Johannson also of Bergenstift. Three sons of Andres Thorbjornson came to the United States in 1870 and their sisters, Bertha and Ellen, in 1875, but the parents remained in their native land. Mrs. Tillung's brother, Nels. resides in Madison. Wis.; Iver died in Thompson, la. ; John went to California in 1875, and all trace of him was lost; Ellen married Nels Anderson Quale. Of the twelve children born to Mr. and Mrs. Tillung, but eight are now liv- ing. The oldest son and daughter are both deeeased ; Andrew resides in Chrsitiania and married Miss Amelia Kingland of the same township; Bella, Lewis, Iver, Martin, Annie, Bennie and Olin reside with their parents ; Namon and Gertie are deceased. All have heen educated in the home schools and are members of the Lutheran church, of West Koshkonong. Mr. Tillung has added some fine buildings to his home, the last being- the house, built in 1884, which is a commodious dwelling'. He has made many other improvements in equipment and has a very comfortable property. He votes the Repuhlican ticket and is interested in school affairs, hav'ng served on the school hoard of that district.

Fred Timmerman, who died on his fine homestead farm in section 27, Blooming Grove township. April 17, 1888, was one of the energetic and successful men of this section of the state and was a man who commanded the confidence and esteem of all who knew him, living a life signally sincere and true in all its relations. Mr. Timmerman was a native of Germany, where he was born March 19, 1838, being a son of Fred and Christina (Meier) Timmerman, who passed their entire lives in the fatherland, coming of old and stanch German stock. The subject of this memoir was accorded the advantages of the excellent schools of his native land, where he was reared to maturity. He immigrated to America, remaining for a time in the east and taking up his residence in Dane county, Wisconsin, in 1857. For ten years he resided upon and operated what is now known as the Hoyt farm, in Bloonrng Grove township, after which he purchased the homestead of one hundred acres upon which his widow now maintains her home and upon which he continued to reside continuously until his death. He made excellent improvements on the place and was known as a man of thrift and progressive ideas. He was possessed of sterling characteristics and was a useful and worthy citizen. He was a man of strong personality and was well fortified in his views and convictions, taking a loyal interest in public afifars but never seeking the honors or emoluments of public office. He was a Democrat in his political proclivities, and was a member of the German Lutheran church, with which his family also is identified. August 20, 1855, Mr. Timmerman was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Merhoff, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth (Meier) Merhoff. Concerning the children of this union the following brief record is entered: Anna Christina Carrie, born December 21, 1857. is the wife of Henry Sieveking, and they reside in the state of Iowa: Anna Caroline, horn ( )ctober 23, 185c;, died when about six years of age; William Fred, horn July is. 1861, married Miss Mary Bolk. of

Iowa, in which state they now reside ; Louisa, horn in November, 1863, died when about two years of a^e ; Louisa Martha, born November 15, 1864, died July 17, 1865; Ykastena Martha, born June 22, 1867, is the wife of Louis Gerfcn, and they reside in Oklahoma; Henry died in childhood; Ernest Gottlieb Henry, born April 17, 1870, married Miss Sophia Holcher, of Burke township, and they reside on the homestead farm w'th his mother ; Henry Christian, born April 20, 1873, died March 16, 1893.

Ever E. Tjugum, who is extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits at Sun Prairie, Wis., is a native of Norway, where he was born September 16, 1857. His parents were Ever Olson and Carrie (Suphamer) Tjugum, both being born in Norway, the former March 25, 1820. His mother died in Norway in 1859. The father is still living at the age of eighty-six years. Of their seven children three are living. His father's second wife was Anna Soride and of the four children which blessed this union two are now alive. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch was Ole Roisum Tjugum who died in Norway at the age of ninety-two years. His wife was Anna Vesterim and she also passed away in Norway. The maternal grandfather of Ever E. Tjugum was Helge Suphamer, who with his wife Tarbegor, lived and died in Norway. The subject of this sketch was educated in the common schools of Norway and in the schools of Bristol, and early took up the career of a farmer. He now owns two hundred and fifty-five acres of land, all of which is thoroughly cultivated. Short-horned cattle, Poland China hogs, and Shropshire sheep are his specialties. He is also largely engaged in the tobacco raising industry. All of this tract of farming land Mr. Tjugum has acquired by the most untiring efforts. He came to Dane county, May 26, 1883, and worked by the month. In 1886 he commenced farming and purchased seventy-five acres of land, soon after adding eighty acres. All of this he has improved until it is in a fine state of cultivation at the present time. He was married April 8. 1886, to Miss Christiana Carolina Dahle, daughter of Christian Anderson Dahle, mentioned in this work. To them have been born six children as follows: Charles Edwin. May 25, 1887, educated in the common schools and in the college of agriculture of the University of Wisconsin : Carrie Amanda. August 21, 1888. educated in the common schools and a student in DeForest high school: Oscar Anders, August 10, 1890, a student in DeForest high school ; Annie Louise, January 18, 189 1 : Ever Harold, August 22, 1896; Raymond Ernest. September 21, 1899. Mr. Tjugum and his family are members of the Lutheran church. In politics he is a stanch Republican and has held offices of treasurer for two years, side supervisor for three years, treasurer of the school district for three years, clerk for nine years. His long public service and the honors which have come to him unsought bespeak the respect in which the community holds him. Air. Tjugum is a firm believer in a liberal education for the rising generation.

Charles I. Togstad, superintendent of the American Plow Company of Madison, was born in Norway (near Christiana) April 7, 1851. He is a son of Iver and Anna (Johnson) Iverson. For a review of the faimly see the sketch of Ole I. Togstad elsewhere in this volume. Charles Togstad attended the common schools of Norway and when in the spring- of 1873 he determined to come to this country, was engaged in farming. On his arrival in the Inited States he was employed by the lailroads in St. Paul for three months and then went to Beloit where he farmed for a time and afterward entered the employ of the John Thompson & Company plow works. When he severed his connection with that company he was one of its foremen. For a year he worked a farm in Redwood county. Minnesota, and in 1882 came to Madison to enter the employ of the Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing Company. He remained with this concern twenty-two years, the last twelve of which he held the position of assistant superintendent. In 1904 he assumed the active charge of the American Plow Company's works and has since held that position. In May, T878. Mr. Togstad was united in marriage to' Miss Rena Weidemann, a native of Norway, who came to the United States with her parents, Andrew and Christina Weidemann, in 1872. Mr. Weideman is deceased, but his widow is still living, a resident of Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Togstad have eight children. Clara, the eldest, is the wife of Sjur Eken. They have one child, Ruth. Ida married Walter Fluent and now lives in Charles City, la. She is the mother of one child, Wayne. John Peter is a machinist for the Gisholt Machine company of Madison. By his marriage to Belle Hartdy he is the father of one child. John. Alfred is a clerk in a clothing store in an Idaho city. Edna is employed by the Dane County Telephone company. Eddie and Cecelia are students in the high school. The youngest is Raymond. The family are all devout members of the ( lnited Lutheran church. Mrs. Togstad is a member of the Beaver Queens' organization in Madison and her husband is one of the Modern Woodmen; Mr. Togstad is one of the best representatives of MBadison's citizens of Norwegian birth. He is the prime of a vigorous manhood, is a skilled and thorough workman and an exceptionally good executive.

Ole I. Togstad, manuafacturer of cement blocks, whose place of business in Madison is at 514 South Baldwin street, was born in eastern Norway, September 18, 1854. He is the son of Iver and Anna Iverson. The father was a carpenter and farmer, and followed these two vocations all his active life. He died in 1890 at the age of sixtyeight. His wife passed away in 1862. They had eight children, two of whom died before the subject of this sketch was born. Of the other six, Charles is superintendent of the American Plow works in Madison; Ole I. is the next in the order of birth; Carrie is the wife of Christian Peterson, a carpenter residing at 925 East Johnson street; Jacob is a policeman of the city force of Madison; Anton and Anna still live in their native country. Ole I. Togstad received his education m the Norwegian common schools and for a time after the completion of his studies worked on a farm in Norway. In 1876 he came to the United States, locating in Rock county. Wisconsin, where he worked as a farm hand, and then went to Beloit to enter the employ of John Thompson. He had been there but six months when the concern burned out and he was obliged to return to farming for a livelihood. The following year he was ill with rheumatism and unable to labor, but upon his recovery returned to Thompson's employ. His labors for the next few years were in varied fields, employment being found at different times in the J. I. Case plow works of Racine, the pineries of Michigan, in Beloit, the J. I. Case Company again, a carriage shop at Racine Junction, a plow manufacturing concern at South Bend, Inch, a harvester company in Beloit, in Dubuque, with the David Bradley plow company of Chicago, the Link-belt Machine Company, in Chicago for a year, with Thompson for a third time, in La Crosse with a plow company, and returned to Madison, where he has been since. The Fuller & Johnson company gave him employment and, during the Peck administration, he did various duties in the state capital. In August 1904, he started with a partner, in the business 'of making cement blocks, the firm name being Togstad & Kleiner. This partnership was dissolved in the spring of 1906 and Mr. Togstad became the sole owner of the plant. The daily output is about five hundred blocks. The factory is one hundred and twenty by forty feet and four men are employed. A new process of making building cement brick and blocks is vised which is proving highly satisfactory. In 1884. Mr. Togstad married Miss Mena Eastdal, a native of Korway, (born April 12, 1864) who came to the LJnited States in 1882. They have four children, Anna, Harold. Clarence and Maurice. The religious affiliations of the family are with the Lutheran church. The

Albert Torgerson is a well known fanner of Pleasant., Springs. Wis. His parents, llalvor and ( Hive (Evans) Torgerson, were natives of Christiania, Norway, and came to America while quite young, in company with their parents. Halvor came in 1845 on a sailing craft, which experienced rough weather and scarcity of provisions during its sixteen weeks voyage. The father of the family died while on ship-board and the mother landed in Quebec with her family of fourteen, fatherless children. They came on to Jefferson county, where Halvor and his brother obtained some land and took care of the family. Halvor married the daughter of Evan Evans of Pleasant Springs, who came from Norway in 1844, and purchased the Evans Homestead on which he and his wife lived until their death in 1873. Halvor Tc -gerson also operated the first brick-yard in Stoughton. Four children of Halvor Torgerson are living; Albert and Thomas, of Pleasant Springs; Carrie, the wife of John Anderson of Stoughton and George, who owns a farm in Dunkirk. The two youngest children died in infancy. Albert was born at Oakland, Jefferson county, Wis., January 23, 1855, and was obliged to help his father on the farm which they purchased at Pleasant Springs, so he had little opportunity to go to school. He farmed the old home farm for a t me and after his parents' death, bought seventy acres of the old homestead. This he worked for five years, sold it and farmed in Cottage Grove and Dunn. For five years he operated a meat market and a hotel at Stoughton and in 1890 purchased the farm which he now occupies, in section 9. Many improvements have recently been made upon the farm and Mr. Torgerson carries on a general farming business. In politics he is an Independent, has been clerk of the school board for seven years and held other local offices. October 1, 1877, he married Miss Christina Quale of Dunkirk, daughter of Andrew Quale, a native of Norway. Mrs. Torgerson died in 1887, leaving three children ; Alfred C, who is cashier of the state bank of Deslace,

North Dakota; Clara, the wife of Otto Otterson of North Dakota; Mabel, who resides in Portland, North Dakota; Annie and another child, the youngest, died in infancy. In April, 1889, Mr. Torgerson married Miss Trena Olson of Dunkirk, daughter of Torgen Olson.

Three children have been born to them; Charles Ole. Homer T., who died in infancy, and Arnold T., the youngest. The family are loyal supporters of the Western Lutheran church.

Chester Torgerson died January 28, 1906, in the village of Mount Horeb, after four years of retirement following a life of industry and usefulness, not the least among his deeds being the loyal service which he gave to the government during the dark days of the Civil War. He was born in Norway, on June 7, 1834, and is a son of Torger Chesterson and Bertha Nelson Ramelo, who were also natives of Norway. The father was a farmer in his native country and he came with his family to America in 1853. Coming directly to Wisconsin he settled in the town of Springdale, Dane county, and there purchased a tract of government land in section 31, where he followed farming until his death, March 14, 1899, aged nearly eighty-eight years. His wife died in 1856, at the age of forty-five. The subject of this review is one of three children who were born to the above mentioned parents, and of these only one survives, Gunhild, the wife of Hans Yeggum of Springdale, and twin sister of Chester. Our subject received his education in the schools of Norway, and after accompanying his parents to America remained with his father on the farm until 1859, when he went to California. He drove across the plains with oxen and by this mode of travel the journey consumed six months of time. The route followed was by the way of Salt Lake City and passed through the country then infested with Indians. He remained in California, engaged in mining two years, and then made the return trip by riding- on a pony, coming by the way of Pike's Peak and Denver. He again located in the town of Springdale and followed farming there until 1864. On September 5, 1864, he enlisted in Company I, Forty-third regiment Wisconsin volunteer infantry and served with that command until June 24. 1865, when, peace being established, he was mustered out with the regiment. The regiment left the state on October 10, 1864, for Nashville, Tenn., from whence it proceeded to Johnsonvilie on the Tennessee river, where Mir. Torgerson participated in an engagement with the enemy. The greater part of the term of service was devoted to guard duty at various places. After receiving his discharge our subject returned to the town of Springdale and shortly afterward purchased land and engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until 1902, when he removed to Mount Horeb and lived retired until his death. Mr. Torgerson was married on November 15, 1877. to Miss Nora R. Odegoord, of Chicago. 111., daughter of Rolf and Roynano (Overlie) OJdegoord, both of whom were natives of Norway. The parents never came to America. Mrs. Torgerson making the journey alone when she was twentyone vears old. She returned to Norway, after having been in this country six years, and remained eight months in the land of her birth, 58 - iii then returning to America. She has two sisters living in the United Staes. Mr. Torgerson was a member of the G. A. R., and he was, as is his wife, a regular attendant and member of the Lutheran church. James H. Townsend is a prominent business man and well known citizen of Cambridge. Besides his many business interests he has always been occupied to a considerable extent with farm affairs and property. A native of Westchester county, N. Y., as were -both his parents, James L. and Sarah (Dederer) Townsend, he came with them to Wisconsin in 1850. The Townsend family were prominent in their native county, where the Hon. John Townsend was a farmer, sheriff and later state senator. He became engaged in banking in New York city, a business followed by his oldest son Daniel Ward. James L. the second son came to Wisconsin. James L. was born August 31, 1801, and his wife May 20, 1802. They obtained a farm in Dane county which now lies in the village of Cambridge. This they cleared and improved and made their home until the death of Mr. Townsend in 188T and that of his wife in 1 8 T (3 . Eight children were born to them; four are deceased. Charles H. is chief clerk in the quartermaster's department of Omaha, Neb. ; Daniel W. resides in Stoughton ; Mary is Mrs. E. N. Potter of Halliday, N. D. ; James the subject of this sketch, is the youngest son. James H. was born in Pelham, N. Y., September 16, 1811, attended the home schools, came to Wisconsin when he was nine years old and when he was nineteen went to California overland. Upon his return to Wisconsin he lived at the old homestead which was soon purchased by James and his brother. Daniel W. James then sold his share to his brother and later purchased the entire property, of which he still retains a portion, the remainder having been sold for village lots. For ten years Mr. Townsend engaged in milling business in Stoughton and since that time has resided in Cambridge. With J. W. Porter he bought the George Dow home and he has extensive farming interests both in Dane count}' and at Eau Caire. Mr. Townsend also owns a beautiful home in Cambridge. September 9, 1868, he married Miss Janet Dow. daughter of George and Janet Dow of Cambridge, both oi whom were natives of Scotland and pioneers of Dane county. Three children were born to Air. and Mrs. Townsend; Joan, the wife of Fred Jensen of Stoughton; A. Gavina. the wife of Major Edgar J. Hill, of Cambridge, wdio has one daughter. Joan T. ; George Dow. the youngest, resides with her parents. Mr. Townsend is a Democrat in political affiliations but has never been an active politician. The family attend the Congregational church.

Airs. Townsend's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Dow, came west from New York city in 1842, and settled on a farm lying along the shore of Lake Ripley, originally called Dow's lake. There they built a log cabin and subsequently a stone house which is still to be seen on the old homestead. Mr. Dow owned a mill and store at Cambridge and was engaged in banking for some years at Stoughton. He was a prominent Democrat, was the first probate judge in Jefferson county and held many offices of trust in the community. The relations between Mr. Dow and the native Pottawattomie Indians of the lake country were very friendly and after their removal farther west he received many a visit from wandering members of the tribe, besides one from its chief. M(rs. Dow was, before her marriage. Miss Janet Black and came from Scotland with her parents to New York city. Nine children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Dow, of whom five are living; George resides in Madison, Wis. : Robe is a banker of Stoughton ; Janet is Mrs. Townsen 1 ; Mary J. is Mrs. Royal Doolittle of Cambridge ; Isabel is Mrs. A. J. Allen and has two daughters, Marian and Jessie. Mrs. Dow died in February, 1898, aged eighty-seven years, and her husband lived until August 2, 1904, having attained the great age of ninety-six years.

Trachte Brothers, an enterprising Madison firm of tinsmiths and manufacturers of hot-air furnaces, are natives of Dodge county, Wisconsin. George A., the senior member, was born in Watertown, on October 8, 1878, and Arthur Fred on April 28, 1880. Their parents, Henry and Flora (Weiseman) Trachte, now honored residents of Watertown at the ages of sixty-five and sixty-two respectively, are natives of Germany, who settled in Jefferson county the year of their immigration to this country, 1861. Thev had four sons and four daughters. Bertha the eldest child, is the wife of Rev. O. E. Heise of the German Moravian church at Green Bay, Wis.; Paulina is the wife of Rev. William Engelke, pastor of the German Presbyterian church of Waukon, la. ; Henry, a piano* tuner, makes his home at Lake Mills; Flora is the wife of Rev. Amel Suempher, a German Moravian minister in the Alberta province, Canada; George A. and Arthur are the subjects of this sketch; Clara, the wife of Max Witte, lives on a farm in Jefferson county; and Arnold is attending school. George and Arthur attended the public schools of Watertown. George at the age of fourteen and Arthur at the age of sixteen started in to learn the trade of tinner. They have both made that their life business and have been highly successful. In 1901 they entered business for themselves at Madison. At the time thev were the vounsrest business men in the capital city. From year to year their patronage has increased until now their firm is not only one of the busiest but also one of the representative partnerships of a growing city. - During the summer months it employs six or seven men. Good service and courteous treatment have given the Trachte brothers considerable prestige with contractors and others with whom they deal. Their place of business is at 233 and 235 King street. Both brothers are members of the German Methodist church.

James C. Trotter, who is now living in well-earned retirement in the village of Oregon, Dane county, is a native of the old Buckeye state, having been born at Deerfield, Ohio', September 9, 1838. His parents were John and Mary (Martin) Trotter, both natives of Deerfield, Ohio, who migrated to Wisconsin in 1846 and became highly respected citizens of the town of Oregon, Dane county. The father was a blacksmith and for the first two* years after taking up his residence in the Badger state he conducted a shop at Monroe, the metropolis of Green county. He then came to the town of Oregon and purchased the old William Dubois farm, located about four miles from the village o<f Oregon - paying six dollars per acre therefor - and the family remained on this farm until the father's death. James C. Trotter began to care for himself at the early age of twelve years. He worked by the month in the summer, and during the winter worked for his board and attended school, managing in this way to secure a limited education, clothe himself and save $100 each year. Of course as he grew older his savings grew larger, and this sort of a life continued for him until the breaking out of the Civil War. He enlisted on August 12, 1862, as a private in Company A, Twentythird Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry, and served with that command until August 8, 1863, when he was honorablv discharged on account of disability. 'With his regiment his took part in the attack on Arkansas Post, on the Arkansas river, during which engagement his company lost one killed and three wounded. Mr. Trotter was also engaged in the fight a Milliken's Bend, and throughout the siege of Vicksburg, but owing to the effects of severe camp life and the exposure to malaria in the swampy country where the regiment had been operating, his health was greatly impaired, and as stated above, he was honorably discharged. Upon his return home his attending physician advised him to go to the oil regions for recuperation, which advice he followed, and four years later he returned to Dane county and purchased one hundred acres of land near Story postoffice in the town of Oregon, Dane county. There he was soon afterward married, the lady of his choice being Miss Mary Shepherd, of an old Dane county family, her parents being prominent citizens of the town of Oregon. His wife died without issue, and Mr. Trotter later disposed of h:s farm. His marriage to his present wife, (who was Mrs. Jeanette M. Gray, daughter of Cyrus and Marie (Crane) Paddock) took place October 17. 1885 ; and as Mrs. Trotter owned a farm of two hundred acres in Green county, they remained thereon and did an extensive dairy business for eight years. Then they sold the farm and bought a home in the village of Oregon, consisting of a large and well appointed house and three and one-half acres of ground, and there Mr. and Mrs. Trotter have since lived in retirement. Xo children have been 'born of their union, but by her former marriage Mrs. Trotter became the mother of two children : Arthur Gray, who married Miss Julia Southwick and resides at Watertown, S .D. ; and Willis, who married Miss Alice Hook and resides in the town of Oregon. Mr. Trotter is a Republican in his political affiliations and has filled the office of supervisor for six terms. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of the Masonic lodge at Oregon, and Mrs. Trotter is a member of the Eastern Star and the Woman's Relief Corps.

Sylvanus Trow, of Oregon, was born in Brooklyn. Green county, October 20, 1852. His parents, Edward and Sarah (Evans) Trow, natives of Wales, came to America in 1845 and settled in Brooklyn where he and his wife spent the remainder of their lives, and where both died. Of their family, five sons and one daughter survive them. The subject of this sketch received his education in the district schools of Brooklyn and followed his father's occupation of farming. He remained on his father's farm, assisting in its management until he was thirty years of age ; then he married Miss Catharine Darkin. January 28, 1882, and removed to Albany where he lived twelve years. In 1896 he moved to the town of Oregon and in 1901 settled on the farm of one hundred and ten acres which he now owns. This he runs for dairying, stock raising and general farming. Mrs. Trow was born December 10, 1853. in England, and is the daughter of James and Elizabeth (Candler) Darkin, both of whom lived and died in England, where Mrs. Trow still has two sisters living. She came to this country in 1880 and two years later married Mr. Trow. They have six children, Edward. Jr., born in Brooklyn: Nina Laura, Nora Edna, Xellie May, and Maud Amy all born in Albany, and Orvifle Earl, born in Oregon township. Mr. Trow is a Republican, a member of the Methodist Episcopal church of Oregon villiage, and belongs to the fraternal society. Knights of the Globe. His children have re-

Frederick Jackson Turner, professor of American history in the University of Wisconsin, was born at Portage, Columbia county, Wisconsin. November 14, 1861. He is the son of Hon. Andrew J. and Mary (Hanford) Turner. His father was for many years one of the prominent newspaper men, and Republican politicians of the state. As editor of the Portage Register, he wTas known as an able and aggressive writer; during the years 1863, 1864, 1866 and 1869, he represented the Portage district in the legislature, where he wras influential in the councils of his party and in the work of legislation. Frederick J. attended the public schools of Portage and then entered the University of Wisconsin, graduating- from the ancient classical course in 1884 with the degree of A. B. He was known as an excellent scholar, and was prominent as a public speaker, orator and debater. After graduation tie was appointed instructor in rhetoric and oratory at the University of Wisconsin, 1885-88, and was an assistant for part of the time to the late Prof. William F. Allen, in history. The university granted him the degree of A. M. in 1888, and the following year he was appointed assistant professor of American history in the University of Wisconsin. He then attended the Johns Hopkins University as a graduate student in the department of history and politics. Here he established a reputation as one of he most brilliant students ever in attendance at that celebrated school, and was accorded the unusual privilege of receiving its Ph. D. degree after only one year in residence, completing his thesis for the degree after his return to< the University of Wisconsin. He was elected professor of history in the University of Wisconsin in 1891, his title being changed to that of professor of American history in 1893, to> which branch he has since confined himself. He is today recognized as one of the foremost of living historians, his name being especially identified with the history and settlement of the great American west and northwest. He is, withal, an exceedingly popular professor, and an inspiring and gifted class room lecturer. He has a fluent and graceful delivery, a fine command of language, and the ability to render his subject a living thing. Professor Turner has received many flattering offers from other Universities of prominence, but his interest in his state and University, together with the splendid facilities for research work in his chosen field of history, afforded by the libraries of "Madison, have thus far influenced his choice, and he has remained in Wisconsin. He was married November 2^, [889, to Miss Mae Sherwood, of Chicago, and has one child living". He is a member of the American Historical Association, State Historical Society of Wisconsin, and a corresponding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the Colonial Society of that state; to the publications of the above societies he has been a frequent contributor, as well as to the Atlantic Monthly, the Educational Fev:ew, the Chautauquan. the Dial, and other literary journals. Some of his more prominent writings are: Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin, Johns Hopkins Studies, 1890; Significance of the Frontier in American History, Report of the American Historical Association, 1893; State-Making in the Wrest in the Revolutionary Era, Am. His. Rev., October, 1895 ; January, 1896, The Origin of Genet's Projected Attack on Louisiana and the Floridas ; same, 1898 ; Documents Illustrative of Genet's Proposed Expedition Against Louisiana and the Floridas, in Reports of the American Historical Association, 1896-7 ; The Problem of the West, Atlantic Monthly, 1896 ; Dominant Forces in Western Lite, same, 1897. and the West as a Field for Historical Study.

Sheldon Tusler, an extensive and prosperous farmer of the town of Dunn, was born at Freehold, Warren county, Penn., February 23, 1838. His parents were Stephen and Mary (Hampshire) Tusler, natives of England, where the father saw service in the English army. Of nine children in the Tusler family, Sheldon Tusler is the only one living. When but six years old he came with his parents to Wisconsin, across country in a wagon. Their first home was near the Humes bridge in Rock county, five miles from Janesville, where Stephen Tusler had purchased forty acres of government land. The following year he sold out and purchased another farm from the government of sixty-two and one-half acres in the town of Rutland, adding eighty acres to it within a few years. Here Stephen Tusler and his wife lived the rest of their days; Mrs. Tusler died in 1878 and her husband passed away in 1881. When Sheldon Tusler was twenty-one years old he married (September 22, 1859,) Margaret, daughter of Jesse and Catherine (Cox) LTter of New York, and started in to support himself and wife. In 1860 he bought sixty acres of land in Rutland township, becoming indebted for the whole amount. After twenty-five years he sold this place, having paid off his debt, added to the farm until it contained two hundred and thirty acres and made many improvements on it. He then bought the farm in the town of Dunn which he is still working. Two years were spent in Stoughton for the purpose of giving the daughter certain educational advantages there, and two years more were spent near Sidney, Neb., for the benefit of Mrs. Tusler's health. Mr. Tusler has had ample experience in town offices, having served two terms as chairman of the town of Rutland and six terms in the same capacity in Dunn; one term he was assessor of town of Rutland and three terms he has been assessor of town of Rutland and three terms he has been assessor of the town of Dunn. For several years he has been school director. Religiously he is not affiliated with any church, but attends the Baptist, of winch his wife is a member. Mrs. Tusler was born March 3, 1840, and received her education in the same schools as did Mr. Tusler, - those of the town of Rutland. She and a brother, David Utter of Stoughton, are the only living members of the Utter family of five. To Sheldon and Margaret Tusler have been born three children, - Leonard A., August ig, i860, marred Cornelia Connor, and now lives in Mitchell county. la. ; Lucius A., March 7, 1867. married Lottie Black of Cottage Grove and is now farming" in the town of Fitchburg; Hattie May, September 7. 1873, wife of Isaac Black, and now lives in Dunn township with her parents.

Lars I. Tygum is the owner of a fine farm in the township of Windsor, of which township his father. Ingebrigt Larson, was one of the very earliest settlers. Ingebrigt Larson was born in Norway in 1822. received his education in the common schools in his native place and came to the Lmited States in 1845. His first home in Wisconsin was in Muskego, from which place, after a short residence, he moved to Rock county and in 1847. came to Windsor. He married, after his arrival in Wisconsin, Mrs. Bertha (Oleson) Johnson, whose husband was drowned as they went from Chicago to Muskego. Mrs. Johnson had one daughter at the time of her second marriage. In 1850, Mr. and Mrs. Larson purchased a farm in Vienna, which is now owned by their son Lars. Mr. Larson died May 20, 1905. and Mrs. Larson June 12, 1901. Their son Lars was born in the town of Windsor, July 10, 1849, attended the home schools and the University of Wisconsin and has always been interested in farming. He raises tobacco as well as other crops and has lately devoted some attention to sugar beet culture. He keeps a herd of short-horned cattle and raises Poland China hogs. Mr. Tygum is a Republican in his political affiliations and is active in matters concerning the schools, having served as clerk of the school board for twelve years. Mrs. Tygum Avas. before her marriage, Miss Lizzie Ziner, who was horn in Norway, March 28, 1858, and came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1809. She is the daughter of Paul and Liz'zie (Oleson) Ziner, who came to Madison in L869 and later resided in the town of Vienna. Mrs. Ziner died in

Vienna in 1897 and Mr. Ziner went to Polk county.. Wis., where he died in 1900. Mr. and Mrs. Tygum were married December 2. 1875, and have had eight children, of whom all but two are now living; Betsey. Herman, Paul, Martin (deceased), Hans, Martin, Dora Tunettie (deceased), Dora Thelma. The family attends the First Lutheran church of DeForest.

H. J. Ulrich, secretary and treasurer of the Belleville Telephone Co., was born in the town of Montrose, September 20, i860. His father, John C. Ulrich was a native of Wurtemburg, Germany, and came to this country when a child, with his mother and step-father; they settled at Snowshoe, Center county. Pa. where the son grew up and married Miss Elizabeth Ganzalez, a native of Pennsylvania. In 1858, they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Montrose, where they bought a farm and entered upon the business of farming, in which he continued until 1882, when he retired; later he moved to Evansville and was living there at the time of his death, January 29, 1902, in his seventy-ninth year. His wife died the following year, June. 19, 1903, aged seventy-six; both are buried in the Belleville cemetery. They had a family of six children, Francis of River Falls; Samuel: Washburn, of North Dakota; Sarah, who married Alec Manson, of Belleville; Mary married Thomas Belker, (deceased), and after his death, George. Prucia. of Rice Lake; Alice, (deceased, buried at Evansville); and H. J., the subject of this sketch and the youngest except Alice. He was reared near Paoli on his father's farm and received his education in the public schools. He followed farming for a few years and in 1887 he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business: he had a partner for two years and then carried on the business alone for fourteen years. His fair dealing and integrity had won the confidence of the community, so that when he sold out in 1903, he had built up an extensive and prosperous business. At that time he was one of the organizers of the Belleville Telephone company and has since given his attention to that enterprise. He was united in marriage, February 16, 1881. to Miss Antha Pierce, of Paoli, daughter of Eli Pierce, one of the earlv settlers of Springfield township, now a resident of California. Mr. and Mrs. Ulrich have two children. Edith and Milton, both at home. Mr. Ulrich has served as a trustee on the village board of Belleville for twelve years: he is a Republican in his politics and is a member of the order of Free Masons, belonging to the lodge at Oregon.