Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin - Biographical sketches, 1880 (part 16 of 17)

DEACOX GEORGE BL.Y, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Brandon ; was born May 25, 1813, in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y. He has been a farmer all his life. He was married on the 8th of March, 1837, to Miss Catharine M. Pearse. In the fall of 1839, he moved to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he lived liearly fifteen years ; they came West in the spring of 1854, and located on the present homestead of 160 acres ; they had seven children - Adelbert M., born Dec. 19, 1837, married in 1866 ; Asa F., born dn 1841, married in 1871 ; Lydia J., born in 1843, married in 1861 ; Eliza A., bprn in 1845, died in 1874 ; Sarah P., born in 1847, married in 1871 ; Izora B., born in 1850, married in 1875 ; C. Myrtilla, .born in 1854. Deacon Bly has held but one local office, and the results of that are seen in the straight- -ened and improved highways. His son, Adelbert M., served as a soldier in the rebellion from 1862 to 1865 ; his health was impaired while in the army ; he came home First Lieutenant of Co. B, 32d W. V. I. Mrs. Bly died Dec. 26, 1879, aged near 67 years ; the last years of her life were passed in -great suffering, but with Christian fortitude. Her youngest daughter is now housekeeper for her father. H-e has been Deacon of the Congregational Church at Brandon for nearly twenty-five years ; he is not a member of any secret society ; is a Republican ; never had a lawsuit ; is benevolent and beloved.

AMOS BOND, farmer. Sec. 13 ; P. 0. Brandon ; born July 4, 1803, in Eden, Orleans Co., Vt.; lias always been a farmer. Married, Deo. 5, 1827, Anna Duntley, of New Hampshire. They' came to Wisconsin in 1837, and settled in Geneva, Walworth Co.; when he reached the place, he had a wife, four children and 50 cents, and was in debt S5 for drawing his household goods from Racine ; that season he bought a house, costing, with land, $500, and paid for it in full by making oak shingles by hand, and algo supported his family, paying $30 per barrel for flour and $40 for pork; his labor netted him $5 per day; he bought a farm and carried it on about six years in that county ; in the spring of 1847, he came to Fond du Lac Co. and settled on Sec. 24, in Metomen Township ; after exchanging farms twice, he located on his present homestead in 1864 ; there is now 220 acres in the farm. They have had nine children - Sarah J., Pamelia M., Cephas H., Robert R. (dead), Amanda E., George W., Charles M., Albert A. and Frank A.; they have twenty-six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. In 1871, they sold the farm to their son George, with whom they make their home. Has been Assessor. Himself and wife are Methodists ; he is a stalwart Democrat.

J. H. BROWBf , merchant and Postmaster, Pairwater ; was born in Sutton, Vt., in 1834 ; is a painter by trade ; he came West in 1857. He enlisted in the 32d W. V. I., and served three years, and was honorably discharged. He is unmarried. Keeps a grocery and notion store, and is Postmaster. Is .a Good Templar and a Republican. Is genial and popular.

HARRIS BROWN, firm of H. & J. H. Brown, groceries, stationery and confectioneries, Fairwater; was born in Rhode Island in 1804; came West in 1857'; settled in Fairwater in 1860 ; is by trade a wagon-maker. In 1831, he married Miss Roxana Sleeper, in Vermont; had two children - Mary A. and John H.; his wife died in 1853. He is a Republican and a Methodist.

JACOB CARTER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. 0. Fairwater; born June 2, 1813, in Lunenburgh, Worcester Co., Mass.; his earliest recollections are of the old farm and Massachusetts homestead, but years of his later youth were passed in New Hampshire; at the age of 18, he moved to Erie Co., Penn., where he resided fifteen years. He was married July 17, 1833, to Miss Elizabeth Wasson, of Wayne, Erie Co., Penn.; for a dozen seasons, they carried on farming in Pennsylvania; in 1844, they followed the " star of /empire," and founded a new home in the Territory of Wisconsin ; they stopped the first winter in Manchester, Green Lake Co., and on the 30th of June, 1845, they entered their roofless cabin, and slept sweetly for the first time on the farm and near their present hospitable home ; Mr. Carter had " rolled up " the logs for this cabin in the month preceding, with aid brought from fifteen miles (Manchester) ; the first birth in the township was in that cabin that season - Franklin French - -whose parents' thatched cabin burned soon after its erection ; the first family in the township preceded one week only the advent of Mr. Carter's family ; sickness, accidents and delays were the lot of this family the season before coming West, while on the journey and during the first season as pioneers ; the first money earned by Mr. Carter in the West, was through helping to run his brother's old open-cylinder thrashing machine ; in August, 1 845, they began a tour of thrashing, which continued until February of the following year, and to find grain, they made a circuit of three counties - Green Lake, Dodge and Pond du Lac; some of the now well-known farmers for whom he thrashed, are John Bannister, Colwert Pier and his two brothers; Colwert Pier's grain was stacked and thrashed a few blocks north of the present site of the American House in Fond du Lac City ; he also thrashed for Gov. Tallmadge, and Messrs. Conklin, Clark, Simmons and Wilcox, of Waupun. In 1849, on his own farm, he thrashed wheat one morning, but the machine broke down before 9 o'clock ; he took a grist to Fairwater to mill, when he went for blacksmithing repairs ; the -flour was returned, and the hot baked buscuits made therefrom by Mrs. Carter were eaten at the 11:30

A. M. dinner. In 1848, Mr. Carter built what was called for years tHe best dwelling in the township. By 1850, Fairwater was quite a little village, schoolhouses and churches were being erected, and the new country had many of the essentials of New England civilization ; Mr. Carter now has five improved farms, aggregating 460 acres, of which fully 400 are now under the plow. Mr. and Mrs. Carter have added to the census eight sons and four daughters, of whom five sons and one daughter are living - Mary A. deceased), Sarah E. (deceased) ; Greorge W. (the present Warden of the Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun), James W., Harrison D. (deceased), Charles S., Alvin H. (deceased), Eliza B., Edward B., Henrietta L. (deceased), Louis E., and Herbert E. (deceased) ; three of the sons served through the rebellion, as soldiers in Wisconsin regiments, and a fourth one was four years in the army as clerk in the Commissary and Paymaster's departments ; Mr. Carter's family were the second settlers in Metomen Township. Mrs. Carter is a motherly matron, whom many in that region regard as indispensable in sickness. Mr. Carter was the first Postmaster in Metomen Township ; has been Assessor and Town Chairman, and held other local offices ; he is a " true-blue " Eepublican, and is actively interested in local and general politics. Himself and wife are not connected with any church, but they are in sympathy with all institutions designed to benefit mankind, and their faith looks to the ultimate happiness of all humanity ; they are a genial, hospitable and highly respected family.

F. COLiLINS, farmer. Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Fairwater ; born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., on the 9th of May, 1822; has always been a farmer. Was married, Oct. 16, 1842, to Miss Louisa A. Norman, of Wyoming Co., N. Y.; removed to Michigan in 1844, and remained four years; his father, in 1845, preempted eighty acres, which constitutes a part of the farm now owned by himself ; he came to this township in 1848, and has not moved from the old homestead ; has 105 acres, of which sixty have, been plowed ; twenty-five is timber, and twenty is pasture and meadow. Have had seven children - Amy L., born in 1843, married in 1865 ; Calvin D., born in 1846; Anna L., born in 1849, married in 1877 ; Alva N., born in 1853, married in 1878 ; Joseph T., born in 1857 ; William H., born in 1860 ; A. De Esten, born in 1866. Himself and wife are Methodists; has been a Republican since the formation of the party. Mr. Collins has declined all office, but his neighbors speak of him as a very reliable and useful citizen.

THOMAS R. DARROW, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Brandon ; was born in Erie Co., N. Y., on the 13th of September, 1827 ; he farmed till 1849, and, in the spring of 1850, went to California " across the Plains ; " returned to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851 ; spent the winter of 1851-52 in Oconomowoc. Wis. He was married May 6, 1852, to Miss Dolly A. Clough, of Bennington, Wyoming Co., N. Y.; they came to Oconomowoc, Wis., and lived till the spring of 1854, when he settled in Metomen, where he has since resided ; he bought his present farm in 1858 ; they had two children - Norris B. and Lyman 'R. Mrs. Darrow died Oct. 22, 1872 ; himself and brother, Albert H., farmed in partnership for fully a dozen years; he has now 200 acres of his own, and his sons, Norris and Lyman, have an additional eighty, which they carry on, and live at home ; he has good farm conveniences and improvements ; carries on general farming and'stock-raising. He was married Dec. 25, 1873, to Miss Mary E. Cook, of Waupun ; he is a member of Grange No. 52, and of the Protective Association, and a Temple of Honor man ; baa' been Side Supervisor several years. Himself and wife are members of the M. E. Church at Brandon ; he is a Republican ; is afiiable and reliable. i

S. S. DENNIS, farmer. Sec. 22; P. 0. Brandon; was born Aug. 10, 1812, in Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; after living in Ontario Co., N. Y., eight years, he came West in November; 1844, and stopped in Green Lake till May, 1845, when he took up eighty acres of land, included in his present farm ; he built a cabin that season, dug a well, and broke up some land. He took in a houseless family that season, and, often none of them had any food in the cabin, they raised some potatoes, and also a little corn which, when -'pounded " into meal and cooked with a little bou*hten" pork, made a " feast for a king." After " baching" for several years, he was married to his present wife on the 23d of March, 1859 ; her name was Maiy C. Helmer. He carries on general farming ; has comfortable improvements now. Is a Quaker, and a Republican.

W. H. DUNBAR, farmer. Sec. 4; P. 0. Ripon; he was born on the 31st of January, 1831, in Onondaga Co., N. Y.; farming has been his life-work ; he came to Metomen Township in 1855. He was married in 1856, to Miss Charlotte A. Somers; they had one child - Rollo C, born in 1859. Mrs. Dunbar died in 1864. He settled on his present farm in 1866. He was married in December, 1865, to Miss Caroline A. Abercombie, formerly of Canada ; they have two children - Mary B. and Charles H. He has been Township Treasurer, and has held other local offices. He is a Republican ; his wife is connected with the Congregational Church at Reed's Corners. She was for several years a leading teacher in Metomen Township. Mr. Dunbar began life by working out by the month, and has earned his farm by hard work and economy ; he has sixty acres, all under cultivation.

DANIEL EGCrLrESTON, farmer and first settler in Metomen Township; P. 0. Brapdon - was born March 21, 1812, in Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y.; lived with his parents on the farm till 22 years of age, then moved to Onondaga Co., N. Y., where he kept hotel four years at Clintonville. He was married, on the 19th of May, 1836, at Clintonville, to Miss Sarah A. Robinson; they have had five children, three of whom still live - Julian A., born in 1840, and married in 1868 ; Eugene B., born in 1844, and married in 1880 ; Alice A., born in 1849, and married in 1871 ; the other two died in infitficy.. After leaving New York State, he located in Russell Township, Geauga Co., Ohio, where he remained five years; the "Western fever" was then taking off many of the sturdy yeomanry of the East, and Daniel Eggleston followed the " star of empire ; " in May, 1845, he came with his family to Metoinen Township, Wisconsin Ter., and bought the farm which he now owns, and by that act became the first settler in this toWnship; he now owns 400 acres, 280 of which are under cultivation, the remainder being timber land ; a branch of Grand River crosses his farm ; he had an " ocean of land " from which to select, and he chose a combination of prairie and timber, with flowing water ; he has been prominent as a stock-raiser and dealer, particularly of horses ; he was elected one of the Supervisors when the town was organized in 1846, and has held several local offices. His wife died in April, 1869 ; she was a member of the Disciples Church. Mr. Eggleston is a moral citizen and a friend of churches ; politically, is a Republican ; financially, solid, and, historically, the standard-bearer of the Pioneer Corps in the township of Metomen.

EDWARD ENSIGrJf, proprietor of Ensign Hotel, Brandon ; was born in Salesburg, Litchfield Co., Conn., on the 22d of July, 1822 ; his parents were hotel-keepers for many years, and he was born in his father's hotel ; his education was in the public schools ofhis native town ; he remained at home until 25 years of age, then spent one year in the hotel of his brother, at Canaan, Copn., and afterward one year in Cleveland, Ohio. He was married in Norfolk, Conn., Oct. 1, 1849, to Miss Maria S. Wolcott ; they have had no issue. The first season after marriage was spent in charge of a hotel at Winsted, Conn.^ they then rented for a year the old homestead hotel ; in 1851, they removed to Orleans Co., N. Y., and, in October, 1852, came West, and settled in Springvale on a farm, which he owned and worked for fifteen> years ; came to Brandon in November, 1867, and purchased the hotel previously known as the Ferguson House, which, with subsequent additions and improvements, is now the well-known EnsigQ hotel ; this is a fine two-story building, containing 22 guest-rooms, and is provided with all the appointments of a firstclass country hotel. Mr. Ensign's life-long experience as a hotel boy and man, fit him to be the traveling public's acceptable servant. He was Supervisor one term in Springvale, and Town Clerk fourteen years ; has also been Town Clerk eight years since his removal to Metomen ; is Secretary of the Masonic Lodge, and Clerk of the village of Brandon. Is a member of the Congregational Church and is its Treasurer ; politically, is a Republican ; socially, is genial and benevolent, and, by general verdict, is a useful and honored citizen. His wife also is a worker in the church, and a worthy helpmeet in well-doing.

JAMES FENEL.01V, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Metomen ; he was born Noy. 5, 1846, in County Carlow, Ireland; he came to America, with his parents, in May, 1850, and settled in Springvale Township, where the father died in 1862, owning 1,360 acres, all in Springvale Township ; the moth.er died in 1877. The subject of this sketch is unmarried, and owns 240 acres of land, of which 150 are under the plow ; he has good farm improvements ; he has some thoroughbred Durham stock and some fine-blooded horses.' Mr. Fenelon has lived in this county from early childhood ; he is a strong man physically, and ha* a good education. He is a " Union Democrat eyery time," and is an adherent of the Roman Catholic Church ; he is a man of strong convictions, thinks for himself, and acts on his own judgment in both political and religious matters.

C W. FERtrUSOlV & BRO., merchants, Brandon; the brothers are natives of N?w York, and came West in 1855 ; C. W. began mercantile life clerking for J. H. Foster in his general store, which was established during the early history of Brandon; in 1860, he started in business with his father, under the firm name of C. W. Ferguson & Co.; in 1876, his brother Leander purchased the father's interest, and the firm became " C- W. Ferguson & Bro." In 1866, Leander was married to Miss Hattie Foster, of Brandon. C. W. Ferguson, in 1871, married Miss Eliza Thayer, also of Brandon. Leander is Superintendent of the Methodist Sunday School ; he was fully three years in the army, and at the close of the war was a Lieutenant in Co. B. of the 46th W. V. I. The senior member of the firm conducts an insurance agency, and, in Waukesha Co., held several local oflEces before removal to Fond du Lac Co. The firm carry stock in all departments of a first-class country store ; they are enterprising youngmen, and enjoy the confidence of the public.

JOHN B. FOSTER, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Metomen; was born Jan. 20, 1831, in Onondaga. Co., N. Y.; he lived in Steuben and Yates Cos. till he was of age. In September, 1851, he was married to Miss Hannah E. Fisher, of Barrington, N. Y.; in 1856, they removed to Chickasaw Co., Iowa; he ran a saw-mill and carried on a cabinet-sliop in the town of Bradford, near the confluence of the Big and Little Cedar Rivers. On the 16th of July, 1858, his wife and only child were drowngd in the Cedar River, Iowa, by the accidental overturning of a boat containing the family and a hired man ; Mr. Foster himself became unconscious, but was rescued several hours before the bodies of his wife and child were recovered. He came to Metomen Township, on his present farm, in May, 1866 ; he has 100 acres, of which eighty are under the plow. He was_,united to his present wife on the 26th of August, 1863 ; her name was Amelia J. Balsley, of this county ; they have four children - Cora E., Mabel C, Bertha A. and Nellie E. He is not a member of any society, except the Brandon Grange, No. 52 ; is a Republican. The family are social, hospitable and highly respected.

JOSEPHJ. GAMBIiE, farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Brandon; he was born on the ] 2th of March, 1823, in Canada. His early life was spent in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where he was married on the IQth of June, to Miss Candace R. Wells. He is, by trade, a carpenter and joiner, and that has been his occupation most of his life, although he owned a farm in York State, which he carried on by hired labor; he has worked at his trade a portion of the time since coming West; he came to Wisconsin in 1864, and bought his present farm, near Brandon ; has ninety acres, most of which is tillable ; he lived in Wyoming, Canada, three years, near the oil regions, and carried on a cooper-shop ; he is a good mechanic, and enjoys his trade more than farming; has seven children - William W., Joseph J., Jr., Henry, George, Jonathan, Mary and Clara, all of whom live in Wisconsin; Clara, the youngest, is still living with her parents in their pleasant home. He is a Republican ; himself and family are Methodists. Although they have a good farm, desirably located, yet the health and tastes of Mr. Gamble and his worthy wife are such as to make them willing to relinquish farm life.

HENRY C. CrIiEASON, farmer and grain-buyer, Brandon; born Sept. 7, 1828, in Claremont, Sullivan Co., N. H.; his father was a physician, but died when Henry was 14 years of age, leaving the family with a limited income; from the age of 15 to 19 he clerked in a dry-goods store, in his native town ; In 1847, he came West, and landed in Wisconsin, the month he was 19; he made his home in the township of Alto, till 1863 ; he arrived out of debt, but without an extra dollar ; began working out by the month for the pioneer farmers ; everybody was poor then - prosperity came slowly ; after laboring a few years he earned money enough to buy a yoke of oxen, and in the fall of 1853 he purchased his first forty acres on Union Prairie, in Alto ; this, with additions, he carried on for ten years, when he rented the farm and moved to Brandon ; he clerked in the hardware store of Z. Scott, in Brandon, for sixteen years. He was married in April, 1854, to Miss Lucy J. Hackett, niece of A. F. Bush, Esq.; the wedding tour consisted of a trip from the home of Esquire Bush to their prospective cabin home, about three miles distant ; the bride was comfortably seated in the wagon, while the happy bridegroom trudged proudly by her side, driving his own ox team ; such was pioneer life - times of republican simplicity and democratic equality ; but few horses were in the country at that date, and ox teams were the fashionable conveyances to church, to spelling schools, and to the country dance ; this farm he sold in 1876 ; he now owns a residence and about forty acres of land within the limits of the village corporation ; he has one daughter, Arian ; three children have died in infancy ; for the past season he has been engaged buying and shipping grain, in company with T. Watson, who does the street work, outside buying, etc. His family are Congregationalists ; he belongs to no society or church ; is a Republican ; is of a quiet, retiring disposition, and is a highly respected citizen.

LEVI J. HAIili, druggist and grocer, dealer in coal, salt, and J. I. Case & Co's. thrashers, Brandon ; born March, 1833, in Canada ; when 10 years of age, he, with his parents, settled in Wyoming Co., N. Y.; he has had much experience as a farmer, but his tastes led him to mercantile life. He was married, on the 1st of Jan., 1857, to Miss Laura E. Sheldon, of Litchfield, Conn ;they have had five children, Frederick, born Nov. 16, 1857, died 1863; Clara A., born 1860 ; Warren A., born 1868; George W., born 1870; and Harlan E., born 1878; they came to Fond du Lac Co., in autumn of 1855, and have resided in Metomen since 1856; was some years in the dry-goods business ; is Justice of the Peace, Police Magistrate and Notary Public ; is a member of the Grand Lodge of I. 0. 0. F. He is an official member of the M. E. Church, with which his wife is also connected ; was until recently a Democrat, but for some years has voted with Republicans ; is a radical temperance man ; is a respected and useful citizen.

WILIilAM HEKRICK, retired farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. 0. Fairwater ; he was born May 23, 1815, in Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. Y.; his parents were farmers, and they removed to Orleans Co., N. Y-., when the subject of this sketch was at the age of 13 ; that was their home until their death in 1841. He was married, Dec. 25, 1843, to Miss Harriett Swift, of Orleans Co., N. Y.; he bought a farm in that county, and carried it on till 1847, when he sold out. In the spring of 1848, he came to Wisconsin, and located on the line of Fond du Lac and Green Lake Cos., on the western border of Metomen Township ; he took up land in both counties. They had five children, of whom three are now living - Helen H., married, in

1870, to Gr. B. Skewes ; Mortier B., married, in 1874, to Miss Pauline Cole ; Permelia J., dead ; Moses L., married, in 1877, to Miss Rosa Lindsey ; the other child died in infancy. Mrs. Herrick died May 16, 1866. Mr. Herrick had 395 acres, and carried on. general farming and stock-raising; nearly all the land is tillable ; most of his land he has divided between his children ; he makes his home with his daughter, Mrs. G. B. Skewes, who has two children - Duayne W. and Boulden J. Mr. Herrick is a Eepublican, but has never been an office-holder. Surrounded by relatives and -friends, relieved of care and blessed with a competency, he, with cheerful independence, is passing on to ripe old age.

C. D. HIGLEY, farmer. Sec. 3; P. 0. Metomen ; was born Jan. 1, 1817, in the town of Mentz, Cayuga Co., N. Y".; when he was but 10 years old, his father died ; he then went to live with his uncle, Peter Husted, a Quaker, in Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y.; this was his home till he came West, when 27 years of age. The sedate influences of this good old Quaker no doubt affected greatly the future of this nervous, active youth. In May, 1844, he came West, and took up 160 acres of Government land in this township ; this was the first land entered in Metomen Township, and is §till well known as the Higley homestead ; the farm has prairie, timber and water, and Mr. Higley has it well improved. The Chicago, Milwaukee '&, St. Paul Railr lad clips a corner of his farm.; his residence is half a mile west of Reed's Corners. Was married in Oneida Co., N. Y., in April, 1846. to Miss Sarah C. Buell; they have had three sons - Oliver S., born Aug. 24, 1847, died May 4, 1865 ; ' Melvin C, born Dec. 21, 1850, died Dec. 16, 1862 ; Irwin B., born Feb. 14, 1853. Irwin, his only surviving child, is a clerk in a music store in New Orleans. Mrs. Higley died June 23, 1869. He spent that season in New York ; a relative then kept house one year for him. His first wife was a cousin to the present Mrs. Higley, nee Jane Buell, to whom he was united in marriage Dec. 27, 1870, in Oneida Co., N. Y. He has been Justice of the Peace one term, Assessor two years, Chairman two years, and Side Supervisor six years. His wife is a Methodist; he is a good brother-in-law of the church; he is a radical Republican, and is universally respected.

Sf. C IIUKLBURT, miller and farmer ; P. 0. Fairwater; was born in the town of Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1848, having in the mean time learned his trade, which he carried on two years in Janesville ; from 1850 to 1866, he was in the milling business in Jefferson, Wis. Was married in 1853, to Miss Harriet Wadsworth, of Jefferson, Wis.; have had two children - Harry, married Mary Hall ; Hattie, married Eugene B. Eggleston. In 1866, he built a steam flouring-mill on the corner of Michigan and Market streets, Chicago, which, in 1870, he exchanged for his property at, Fairwater. His mill, known as the " Besley Mill," is located on the West Branch of Grand River ; it has three run of stones ; it was the first mill built in that region, but is now in excellent repair, and supplied with all modern machinery needed for the business ; has ninety-three acres of land, upon which his residence and mill are located ; he is a practical miller, and attends to his own mill. Is a Republican, and 9, quiet, sound, reliable man.

OliORCirfi JEWKIIVSOIV, hardware, tinware and stoves, Brandon ; he is also manufacturer of all kinds of tinware ; cheese-factory work is a prominent feature of the manufacturing department; born in 1840, in Michigan ; came to Metomen with his parents in 1845; his father settled on S?c. 17, in this township; he was afterward Sheriff of Fond du Lac Co., and at expiration of term of office, he was elected County Treasurer, and died while in the treasurership. Mr. Jenkinson has been connected with, establishments of this kind since 1855, and has been proprietor since 1865. Was married, February, 1863, to Miss Frances A. Rivenburgh, of Ripon; had five children - G. Bertine, Fred (deceased), Maud L., David L. and Arthur L. Mr. Jenkinson's parents were among the earliest settlers in Metomen Township. He is a Republican and a temperance man ; is social, candid and popular.

ROBERT JEWKINSIOlKi', Jr., Brandon, Wis.; native of Montreal, Canada ; he came to Wisconsin with his parents in July, 1845 ; they settled upon 160 acres on Sec. 17, township of Metomen ; the senior, Robert J., was elected Sheriff of Fond du Lac Co. in 1852 ; in 1854, he was elected County Treasurer, but died in January, 1855, shortly after entering upon the duties of the office ; the family sold the homestead in 1864, and the members are scattered; the subject of this sketch has, been several years traveling salesman. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Lucy O'Conner, of Brandon; children are Ida, Clarence, Mattie, Nettie, and Josephine, who died at the age of 6 years ; he has been a resident of Metomen Township since age of 12, and he came same year as the first permanent settler, viz., 1845 ; his remembrances as a boy include weary tramps after stray cattle ranging over the unclaimed prairie, and his meals exclusively of boiled wheat; he has been the Town Collector: owns his home in Brandon. Himself and family are Congregationalists. Is RepubUcan.

H. KATH, merchant, Fairwater; was born in Germany in 1843; came to America in 1858, and settled in Manitowoc Co. seven years; located in Fairwater in 1865. Was married in Ripon, to Miss Ernstine Krueger ; they have five children - Ottilge, Bertie, Josephine, Hattie and Hugo ; since 1872, he has been in mercantile business, selling; all kinds of goods usually kept in a well-assorted general country store; was Postmastei; eight years. Is a Democrat, and a prominent oflBcial member of the first Evangelical Lutheran Church, of East Fairwater ; he enjoys the respect and confidence of all classes of the community.

R, C KEIiljY, merchant and farmer, Brandon ; born May 16, 1833, in Danby, Vt.; came West in 1854; was for a season an itinerant salesman - a successful peddler; was a clerk about six months in a store at Fairwater during 1856 ; he pitched his tent in Brandon as soon as the village started, and he was in one of the stores which was built in 1856 ; in 1858, he opened a grocery store for himself in Brandon, but sold out in 1861 ; during that autumn he bought a warehouse and dealt in grain and produce; in the spring of 1862, he opened a dry-goods store which he carried on about eighteen months, when he again sold out ; in 1864, he built a store, which he immediately exchanged for a farm ; that season he bought 100,000 bushels of wheat for shipment ; he bought seventy village lots and 140 acres adjoining Brandon, which he sold oflF in small parcels ; he exchanged some Iowa lands for a stock of dry goods in 1872, and after remaining in the trade two years, he again disposed of the entire stock ; during these years he bought, sold and exchanged several farms, and nearly every season he bought wool. On the 3d of August, 1857, he was married to Mrs. Alzina M. Chapman, of Metomen. He is now manager of the co-operative store established in 1877, which, under his popular management, is a decided success. He is connected with temperance organizations ; has been Master of Brandon Lodge, No. 144, of A., P. & A. M. Was Town Clerk for several years, and Chairman two terms; has been President of the Village Board ; was a member of the General Assembly in 1868, and Sergeant-at-Arms in 1869. Himself and wife affiliate with the Congregational Church; he is a Republican. His honesty and business capacity are unquestioned by his fellow-citizens. He has a pleasant home in Brandon, and considerable real estate, mainly in Green Lake Co.; his commercial ability and personal characteristics mark him as a Westernizad representative of the New England Yankee.

O. B. KWAPP, farmer. Sec. 28 ; P. O. Brandon ; was born in Vermont in November, 1828 ; he early exhibited a taste for travel, and showed mechanical ability ; at the age of 19 he took a fishing cruise of a year on the Atlantic ; in 1849, he went to California via the Panama route, and spent two years mainly in mining; soon after returning to Vermont, he made a second trip, via the Nicaragua route, in 1851, and again remained two years engaged in mining, building and other enterprises ; returned to Vermont, and, on the 14th of June, 1 854, he was married to Miss Ellen A. Worth, of Vermont ; they soon came West and located on the beautiful " Round Prairie," about two miles west of Brandon, on Sec. 28, town ship of Metomen ; this farm of 200 acres is charmingly located on elevated, rich prairie ; they have an attractive residence, commodious barns and a well-improved farm; he carries on general farming, but has 200 sheep, many of which are registered full-blooded merinos, and they are his especial pets ; they hare had three children - William 0., Walter (deceased), and Gertrude P. He is a natural mechanic - some call him an inventive genius ; his mill for pumping water and grinding grain is of his own patent and construction ; he delights to " play with machinery." Is not a member of any church ; is a Republican and temperance on principle; is a thinking man of conceded influence.

CHARIiES P. KJfAPP, manufacturer of sashes, doors, blinds, etc., also jobber and builder, Brandon ; is a native of Vermont; was born in 1830 ; came in 1850 to Metomen with his parents. His father, Alva Knapp, was a successful farmer, an enterprising man, a prominent Methodist and a good citizen. The' subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of the county ; he is a natural mechanic, and has worked as carpenter and joiner more or less for thirty-three years ; but, until 1869, his main business was farming; in the fall of 1869, he became a silent partner in the firm of James, Yorty & Co., in the same business he now carries on ; the firm has undergone various changes, till now Mr. Knapp is sole pro-_ prietor. He has a comfortable residence in Brandon, and an improved farm" of 160 acres in Iowa. Was married, in 1853, to Miss Lucy A. Gallop, of Metomen ; they have six children - Eva C, Flora A. (who married H. L. Brown in 1879), Edwin D., Neil C. and the twins, Frank and Fannie. He has for years been one of the prominent business men of Brandon. Is a supporter of the M. E. Church, and a reliable Republican.

JOHN IjOCK-IN, early pioneer in Metomen ; was born in Fiskerton, Lincolnshire, England, on the 24th of June, 1822 ; came to Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1842, where he remained three years, when he removed to Watertown, Jefferson, Co., Wis., and took up a quarter-section of Government land ; in 1849, he located in Metomen, Wis. ; has continued a resident of this township to present date ; his home, for the last ten years, has been in Brandon. He owns several town lots, and a farm of 141 acres adjoining corporation limits ; he has held several local offices. On the 30th of June, 1845, he was married to Miss Mary Jane Gragg, of Cherry Valley, N. Y, ; they have had eight children

- William H., born 1846, died in 1875 ; Mary Ann, born 1849 ; Charles H., 1851 ; Joseph C, 1853; Emily J., 1856 ; Hattie B., 1859, died 1862 ; Ella K, born 1861 ; Angle, 1865, Two married sons are living in Iowa ; two married daughters are living in this county, and the two youngest daughters are at home ; he and his wife are prominent Methodists. 'He was one of the sturdy pioneers whose lives have aided in giving Wisconsin an honored name. His family are all consistent members of the church, with their parents ; he is a radical Republican. Blest with a competency and surrounded with friends, he and his worthy wife are enjoying the fruits of a well-spent life.

JONATHABT McASSBY, farmer. Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Ripon, Box 346 ; he was born in County Carlow, Ireland, in the year 1824 ; he came to America in spring of 1846, and came to Metomen in fall of same year. He was married, in 1849, to Miss Elizabeth Smith, of his native place ; they have had eight children - Mary A., Robert, dead ; Deborah, dead ; Sarah, George, Louise A., Albert, and Rachel Alice, dead. After living several years in Princeton, Green Lake Co., he bought his present farm in 1869 ; he carries on general farming and stock-raising ; he has seventy-eight acres, nearly all tillable. Five children have attended school at Ripon, and all of them have taught school. Himself and family are Protestants, and were raised as Episcopalians ; the two oldest are Congregationalists, the others are not connected with any church. They have a pleasant, hospitable home, and' ah abundance of farm buildings. Mr. McAssey is a man of considerable quiet originality ; he has several brothers and a widowed sister in the neighborhood. He calls himself an Independent in politics, votes according to his best judgment, but is inclined to Demoeracv. He is a thrifty farmer and a good moral citizen.

liYMAN MARSH, retired" farmer, Brandon; was born April 26, 1809, in Clinton Co., N. Y.; his early life was spent on a farm in that county. He was married, in 1832, to Miss Polly Comstock, of his native town ; has had six children - Julia, James M., Emily, William C, Ann F. and Susanah. He came to Fond du Lac Co. in 1849, but settled on Sec. 16, Metomen Township, in 1851 ; took up a farm of eighty acres, and carried it on until 1875, when he sold the homestead and bought his present resi- . dence in Brandon. He owns two hojjses in the village ; was a successful farmer, and is a good mechanic. Is a Democrat, but, in local elections, votes for the best man, regardless of politics ; has been a Methodist more than half a century, and a Class-Leader about twenty-five years ; is not now engaged in any occupation. Surrounded by children and friends, he is cheerfully bearing the burdens of threescore and ten, and is still quite vigorous and happy.

H. G. MATHEWS, miller and farmer ; Brandon ; born in 1825 in New York, came with his parents in 1845 to township of Alto, Fond du Lac Co., Wis. ; in 1860, he bought the farm which he now owns, situated on Sec. 21 in Metomen, it contains 220 acres of first-class land; he also owns the Brandon Flouring Mills, has five run of stone, and all the latest improved machinery, does custom work and also has good shipping trade. He was married in 1850 to Miss Olive Avery, of Wyoming Co., N. Y. ; their children are Amos G., born 1852; Linus G., born 1856; Carrie, born 1862, died in 1864; his son, Amos Gates, is foreman in the Flouring Mill, and Linus G. is on the home farm. Mr. Mathews is a Republican, and a member of the Brandon Grange, No. 52 ; is not a church member, but contributes to all institutions designed to improve society ; he is social and liberal minded ; is a successful farmer and an enterprising business man.

JOHN li. MOOKE, general hardware merchant, Brandon ; was born Sept. 18, 1829, in Monroe Co., N. Y. ; his fathet was a Methodist preacher ; after his school days were past, he learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he worked at, more or less, till 1868. He was married, the 5th of March, 1851, to Miss Mary A. Randall, of Erie Co., Penn. ; they had one son - Mark E., born 1853, and was married in 1878. Mrs. Moore died June 7, 1853. He came West in 1856, and located in the township of Metomen ; for several years he worked mainly at his trade ; some seasons he engaged in the sale of s'tone pumps, and about two years was in hotel life at Waupun ; from 1869 to 1872, he was in a restaurant in Brandon; then for seven years he sold groceries aud provisions; in January, 1879, he started his present business as '' Dealer in Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Farm Tools, etc." ; his is the leading establishmept of the kind in Brandon. He was married April 3, 1873, to Miss Sephronia Stickney, of Monroe Co., N. Y. ; she died April 26, 1878 ; the cause of her death was an organic stricture of the oesophagus. Mr. Moore owns a pleasant residence in Brandon, and also forty acres of tillable land in Pennsylvania ; he has been a Justice of the Peace ; is a member of Metomen Lodge, No. 107, and the Encampment, No. 25 ; he is a supporter of the churches, but a member of none ; is benevolent and liberal. He was a Democrat till 1864, but then he voted for Abraham Lincoln ; he is a Conservative Independent, with Republican proclivities.

F. NEWLAXD, farmer; near Fairwater ; was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., August, 1824; lived in Erie Co., ten years, and at 19 came West and Uved three years in Milwaukee Co. ; in March,

1846, he settled on See. 30 in Metomen Township, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.; P. 0. Fairwater ; has 200 acres in the original farm, which is still the homestead ; fully 150 acres are under cultivation, and about fifty are in timber lands. Was married, in July, 1854, to Miss E. Davitt, of Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; they have three children - Diana, born 1855 ; Alice M., born 1858, and the son named True, born 1868 ; of the daughters have attended several terms at Ripon College, at the present writing, February, 1880, they are at home. Mr. Newland is a Trustee of the Free- Will Baptist Church' at Fairwater, his wife is also a member ; due credit is given to Mrs. Newhall as a rare worker, not only in the house but on the farm, and as an efficient business woman. Mr. Newland is one of the earliest settlers in this township ; is a prominent sheep-ra!iser ; is a successful, hard-working farmer ; is a temperance Republican, and a reliable citizen.

CHARLES XORRIS (deceased) died Feb. 16, 1879, aged 46 years; he had been resident of Metomen Township thirty-five years ; he was a successful farmer and prominent stock-raiser, especially Norman horses ; for last years preceding his death, he had carried on a cheese factory, which was located on his farm. He was married in 1860 to Miss Clara Hazen, of Brandon ; they had three children, two of whom are living - David C, born in 1861, and Emily Irene, in 1872; the other died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Norris were charter members of Brandon Grange, No. 52. He was a Republican. Mrs. Norris and her son David carry on the farm ; she has been a resident of this county thirty-six years. The farm is on Sec. 26 and contains l.SO acres; is in the suburbs of Brandon.

THOMAS JEFFERSON NORRIS, a pioneer farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Brandon ; he born in September, 1808, in the town of Pembroke, Rockingham Co., N. H.; when 12 years of age, he, with his relatives, removed to Genesee Co., N. Y.; his main business has been farming, but, during several years, he also carried on blacksmithing. Was married, in September, 1830, to Miss Eunice Andrews, who was born in 1810 in Erie Co., N. Y.; they have had eight children, of whom six are living - David, born in 1831, died in 1846 ; Charles, born in 1834, married in 1860, died in 1879; Thomas J., born in 1836, married in 1861 ; Adeline J., born in 1840, married in 1871 ; George, born in 1843, married in 1866; Lydia A., born in 1845, married in 1866; H. G., born in 1848, married in 1871 ; Mary, born in 1851, married in 1877. In 1846, he, with his wife and six children, came West and took up 470 acres of land in Metomen Township, which he improved, and on which he has continued to reside to present date. Their son David was killed by falling and being run over by the wagon when drawing their household goods from Milwaukee to the farm. Mr. Norris has been Supervisor and has held other local offices; is a Republican ; has belonged to no secret society; is connected with the Methodist Church, but, because of the infirmities of age, is not a regular attendant. This couple are good specimens of the sturdy New England yeomanry, and are enjoying the fruits of honest industry. They will celebrate their golden wedding on the 12th of September, 1880.

JOHN O'HARA, farmer. Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Brandon ; he was born June 7, 1824, in the city of Quebec, Canada ; his brother Charles was born in Canada June 1, 1828, and his brother Henry was born in Canada Nov. 18, 1831 ; John came to Illinois in 1845, and to Wisconsin in 1848, and took up 80 acres that year and built a log cabin ; then his parents and brothers, Charles, Henry and William, came on, and together improved the land and bought additions thereto, makidg now a farm of 156 acres under good cultivation. The mother died in 1864, and the father in 1879 ; Charles is a carpenter and joiner, but makes his home with the other brothers ; John is still unmarried, and so also is Charles ; Henry was married, Dec. 26, 1862, to Miss Eliza Gallop, formerly of Canada; they have four children - John A., Mary A., Lydia E. and Ellen E.; John and Henry carry on the farm. Henry has been Side Supervisor. Each of the brothers is a Conservative Independent, with decided Democratic proclivities ; all are contributors to churches, but none of them are church members ; their parents were Catholics, but the sons are Free Thinkers or Liberalists. They are respected citizens.

AliMON OSBORN, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Ripon ; born at Rival, Hancock Co., Me., June 24, 1813, son of Joseph and Mary Osborn ; went with his parents to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1815 ; to Geauga Co., a year later ; to Seneca, Ohio, when 10 years of age ; to La Porte, Ind., at the age of 18 ; removed to Waukesha Co., Wis., in 'March, 1835, where they lived several years ; removed to Mineral Point for a year and then removed to Rock Co.; Mr. Osborn kept the Ball Tavern for two years, and carried on a farm for some time ; came to Metomen, Sec. 2, in June, 1845, settling on land he still owns, and where he now resides; came to Ripon in November, 1872, and in March, 1879, began the sale of agricultural implements. He was the first Supervisor of the town of Metomen. He was married in Fulton, April, 1843, to Augusta Smith, who was born in New York State in April, 1820 ; she died Jan. 30, 1880 ; they have three children - Charles Henry, a farmer in Metomen ; Frances, now Mrs. C. W. Poster, of Sauk Co., and Porter M. Mr. Osborn is a member of the Lodge of A., F. & A. M. Mr. Osborn's father

Joseph Osborn, was born at Cape Ann, Mass., July 15, 1784, and died at Belleville, Dane Co., Wis. Feb. 5, 1859 ; Mary Moore Osborn, his mother, was born at Bangor, Me., Dec. 12, 1789, and died at Kingsbury, La Porte Co., Ind., September, 1869.

PHILAIVDEB K. PICKARD, farmer. Sec. 14; P. 0. Brandon; was born in Livingstone Co., N. Y., on May 24, 1841 ; in the fall of 1854, he, with his parents, came to Wisconsin and. located on the farm which he now owns. It was previously known as the " Marsh farm." He and his father own adjoining farms. On the 4th of July, 1860, he was married to Miss Clementine B. Munn, of Metomen ; they have two children - Jennie and Frank ; the daughter is a student in Ripon College, while Frank still attends the " People's College," in his home district. Mr. Pickard himself was a student at Bipon College. His farm of 140 acres is nearly all under cultivation, and he also carries on his father's farm of 180 acres ; they have commodious barns and good farm improvements ; carries on general farming, in connection with stock-raising, particularly of sheep. He was Side Supervisor two years, and in 1876, 1878 and 1879 was elected Chairman with regularly increasing majorities; he was one of th& charter members of Brandon Lodge No. 144, of A., F. & A. M. ; his wife is a member of the Congregational Church at Reed's Corners ; she is credited as a worthy helpmeet, with bearing her share of life's burdens, and winning her proportion of life's successes. Mr. Pickard is a Republican " every time," and is actively interested in local and general politics. The disinterested historian records the verdict of Mr, Pickard's fellow-citizens, " Genial, capable and popular."

WILLIAM PICKARD, farmer. Sec. 15; P. 0. Metomen; was born on the 15th of May, 1,816, in Otsego Co., N. Y; he has been a farmer all his life. He was married, on the 27th of May, 1840, to Miss Emily Chamberlain ; they came West in 1854 and settled on their present farm; they have two children - Philander K. and a daughter, now married. He is a Republican and a Methodist ; hi» wife is a Baptist. Relieved of care and blessed with a competency, they are enjoying the calm pleasures of ripe and honored age.

WARRBX REED (deceased) was a native of Ohio. , Was married in Ohio, June 14, 1848,. to Miss Augusta Day, of Ohio. He came to Wisconsin in 1854 and located 160 acres, where Mrs. Reed now resides; he died in August, 1874. They had four children, all living in this county. The railroad company secured a gift of the right of way through his farm on consideration of a written guarantee of the permanent location of a depot thereon ; for some cause, the station was removed half a mile south and established at Metomen in 1873, and the post office was also transferred from Reed's Corijers to the residence of E. Reynolds, near the new depot ; the above transfer is viewed very diflferently by the different interested parties and their respective partisans. Reed's Station was named in honor of Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed and family were Methodists ; he was a good citizen.

EDWIN REYNOLDS, farmer. Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Metomen ; was born June 3, 1815, in Chesterfield, Essex Co., N. Y.; in 1821, he, with parents, moved to Addison Co., Vt., where he remained nineteen years. He was married, on the 24th of March, 1840, to Miss Dorcas H. Dame, of Vermont; they lived ten years in Chittenden Co., Vt. In 1850, he came to Wisconsin and located on his present farm in Metomen; has 160 acres, of which 150 are tillable ; he is a mechanic, and built his own house; is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, particularly of sheep, and he also pays attention to fruitraising; he has a commodious, nearly new barn, and his house is a few rods from the Metomen depot, and his wife is Postmistress. He is President of the Protective Association ; has been Assessor twice, and Justice of the Peace thirteen years, and held other local offices ; is a member of Brandon Grange, No. 52, and is also connected with the I. 0. 0. F. Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church. They have five children - Lucy B. (married), Zilpha G., De Witt C. (married), Mary E. (married) and Washington I. Mr. Reynolds is an active Republican; he has been promised appointment as census enumerator for this township. He asserted that he has never been confined to the house by sickness, and his wife, who was present, promptly threw in the remark, " But you have done piles of grunting." Mrs. Reynolds is an energetic and capable woman ; Mr. Reynolds is a well-known citizen.

GEORGE A. RUSSELL, retired farmer, P. 0. Brandon ; borninCavendish,WindsorCo.,Vt., Nov. 6, 1821 ; the year he attained his majority (1842), he came West; during the two following winters he taught school iii Waukesha Co., Wi«.; in 1844, he bought eighty acres of land, and partly improved it, but sold it in a J'ear at an advance. He was married Nov. 1, 1844, in Milwaukee, to Miss Miranda Weatherbee, of Brant, Erie Co., N. Y.; they have had no issue; his parents were New England farmers in moderate circumstances, and the subject of this sketch, when he landed in Milwaukee in 1842, inventoried his cash assets at exactly $50 ; by- teaching and farming, he soon added to his resources, and Providence has continued to favor him to the present time, as, according to his fellow-citizens, he is reported to the writer as a man surpassed in wealth by few, if any, in the township ; for his success in life, he gives due credit to his worthy life-companion ; he first met her, by a happy combination of circumstances, very soon after she landed in Milwaukee with her brother from New York, in 1844; they began wedded life as pioneers on a Waukesha farm ; in September, 1845, having disposed of his first real estate, and convertud most of his personal property into cash, he entered and paid for 400 acres of prairie and timber land in the township of Alto ; he expended all his money in the original purchase of the Alto farm, but fortune favored his efforts, and he was soon enabled to improve, build upon and stock the farm ; he retained this old homestead until 1867, when he sold the land (which cost him $500), with its improvements, for $17,000 ; in 1868, he bought his present home in Brandon, and retired from active labor as a farmer; he owns several houses and lots within the corporation limits of Brandon, and also 325 acres outside the village ; he has secured investments in diiferent parts of the county. He has held several local offices. He became a Christian at the age of 18, and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has continued an active member to the present date ; he is an earnest advocate of the doctrine of sanctification, and, for several years, meetings for the promotion of holiness have been regularly held at his residence; he is a person of strong convictions, which find ready expression whenever occasion demands ; he is in no sense a negative character, but is an enterprising, positive man. He is a Republican.

SIIiVESTEK W. SARGE AlVT, famer, Sec. 13 ; P. 0. 'Brandon ; was born June 26,. 1823, in Washington Co., Vt.; he remained in Vermont until 1839, when he removed to Washington Co., N. Y.; in spring of 1845, he came tb Metomen Township ; he was without any money, but was " full of days, works;" that season he worked for and "bached" with E.F.Mansfield, who, in 1844, built the first cabin within the limits of Metomen Township ; Mr. Sargeant pre-empted 160 acres in township of Alto, which he sold with his improvements in 1846, and the same year entered the farm which he now owns ; he had 12 shillings, all told, when he landed in this township, and that he expended for an ax; he now has 160 acres - 100 under cultivation ; has commodious barns and good residence, with first-class farm conveniences ; dairying is his leading interest. He was married, on the 13th of February, 1849, to Miss, Isabella Graves, formerly of England ; they have had ten children - Zelia A. (dead), Emma (dead), Byron, W., Sarah (dead), Jacob, Julia, Elma, Katie, Willard P. and Matilda ; the two oldest sons, Byron and Jacob, have followed the Star of Empire," and, since 1878, have been founding new homes in Oakwood, Brookings Co., Dak. He is a member of Brandon Grange, No. 52 ; is a Republican. Mr. Sargeant's father died when S. W. was but 9 years of age, and since that time he has provided for himself; his early life was spent working out by the month, but his present comfortable surroundings betoken the success that comes from industry and economy, united with the aid of a capable and worthy helpmeet.

ZENAS SCOTT, hardware merchant, Brandon ; born on the 17th of June, 1818, in Berks Co., Penn.; when he was quite young his parents removed to Canada, where they remained till the father died, in 1860. The subject of this sketch came to Wisconsin in 1H56, and spent the winter in Brandon ; it was the season that the railroad was completed ; for the next four years he was absent most of the time, but since 1860, he has been a continuous resident of Brandon ; he has been in mercantile business from that date ; at first he ran a general store, but gradually developed into his present exclusive hardware trade. He was married, April 11, 1870, to Miss Sarah Sherman, of Canada West ; he has been two terms member of Village Board ; also was a member of I. O. 0. F., and is a member of Brandon Lodge, 144, of A., F. & A. M.; owns his store and another business block besides his residence. He is a Republican; himself and wife affiliate with the Congregational Church ; he is a reliable citizen.

MARTIN C SHORT, Postmaster, Brandon, and editor of the Brandon Times; was born in Winnisink, Orange Co., N. Y., on the 4th of November, 1836; came West with his parents in 1851, and settled on a farm near Dartford, Green Lake Co., Wis.; he attended the district school afterward at Ripon, and was a freshman at Beloit College at the commencement of the rebellion. On the 10th of November, 1862-, he enlisted as a private in the 31st W. V. I.; by honorable promotions he became Captain of the company in which he enlisted ; he served until the close of the war ; participated in the siege of Atlanta, and was with Sherman in his march to the sea. On returning from the army in 1865, he purchased the Green Lake Spectator at Dartford ; the following year, he removed the paper to Waupun, and, in connection with J. W. Oliver, started the Waupun Leader ; he came to Brandon in 1871, and, since that date, has been editor and proprietor of the-Brandon Times. He was married at Dartford, in 1865, to Miss Sarah H. Churchill, by whom he had one daughter - Hattie. The mother died Jan. 18, 1872. His present wife was Miss Clara A. Hogle, to whom he was wedded June 25, 1876 ; they have two children - Mary and Martin. For twenty-five years Mr. Short has been an active member of the Congregational Church ; is Superintendent of the Sunday School ; is Clerk of the School Board ; is a public-spirited citizen and a radical hard-money Republican.

W. O. SliEEPER, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Fairwater; born in Merrimack Co., N. H., in 1817; was brought up as a farmer ; came West in 1842 ; he took up a farm, which he now owns, in 1846. He was married, in 1842, to Miss Laviua Pierce, of Kenosha Co., Wis.; they have had no issue. Their farm consists of 200 acres, fully half of which is now under cultivation. They have brought up two nieces, one of whom is married to George Lyon, of this town. Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church at Fairwater ; he is a Republican. Mr. Sleeper's health has not been uniformly good, but he is a hard-working and highly respected man.

N. A. STEVEBfS, jeweler, Brandon; born in 1847 in Ohio ; came to Waushara Co., Wis., with his parents, in 1852, where they remained sjven years, and then, for four years, took charge of the Temperance House in Berlin, Green Lake Co., Wis.; the family located in Brandon in 1863 ; the .subject of this sketch passed the next ten years at Brandon, mainly as salesman in some of the stores of the village ; was also, for a year, an apprentice to the " art preservative of all arts," in the office of the Brandon Times. Mr. Stevens was married at Brandon, in August, 1875, to Miss Vina Councelman, of Columbus, Wis.; she died in May, 1876. He served full apprenticeship as jeweler in the establishment of J. H. Elkins, at Waupun ; about four years ago, he started a small jewelry store at Brandon ; this is more congenial to his tastes ; the business has enlarged, and he now has a full assortment of well-selected jewelry ; Lis repkiring department has an extended patronage. Is a Good Templar, a member of I. 0. 0. F., a Republican and a Methodist.

DEACON LiONSON STIIiWELL, farmer, Sees. 9 and 4; P. 0. Ripon ; was born Aug. 18, 1819, in Madison Co., N. Y.; he removed to Onondaga Co., N. Y.. when 18 years of age, where he Temained nearly eight years, engaged in farming. He was married, Sept. 29, 1842, to Miss Mary K. White, of Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y.; they came West in May, 1846, and took up 280 acres, on which his present home is located ; the next year after settling, he donated forty acres of land to the Rev. Marcellus Barnum, as an inducement for him to organize a church and preach to same. Elder Barnum was the first resident minister in the township of Metomen. The Deacon now owns 170 acres, of -which fivesixths are under cultivation. He tells of going to Whitewater, eighty miles, to mill with an ox team. He smiles in remembrance of visiting one cabin on a cold day, when blankets were hung around the stove and the " women folks" gathered within the warm circle, while the Deacon and other " men folks" shivered in the cold outer circle. He does not speak of these events as the sufferings and privations of pioneer life ; in fact, he enjoyed these rude experiences, which all took part in with hearty good will. He did not complain when, with a company in an unfinished cabin during a driving storm, the women folks gathered under umbrellas upon the bed, and the men folks braved the elements as best they could. He has, from the first, been interested in sheep-raising; has now 218 grade merinos. Have had eight children - Lueian W. (married), Celia B. (married), Annette E. (married), Kate E. (dead), Hannah R. (married), Warren, Mary B. and Edith M.; all, except the youngest, have been students at Ripon College, but Edith is still attending the People's College^ in her father's home district. Himself and wife are Congregationalists, and he has been Deacon about ten years ; he has held several local offices, and is a Republican. His house is the stranger's home, and the favorite resort of the many friends of the Deacon and his worthy wife.

AliEXABfDER TURNER, manufacturer of wagons and sleighs, also general blacksmithing, Brandon ; born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Deo. 26, 1847 ; his parents came to America in 1849, and settled in Dodge Co., Wis., where his father died in 1850 ; young Alexander spent most of his time in Waukesha Co., until he was 23 years of age, and during that time learned his present trade of wagonmaker ; he is called a natural machinist ; he has carried on business for himself ever since his apprenticeship ; was in business two years in Denver, Colo. Was married in Waukesha Co., Wis., Oct. 17, 1872, ^0 Miss Agnes S. Rogers ; their three children are George A., born 1873 ; James, born 1876 ; Alexander, Jr., born 1878 ; he had a shop two years in Merton, Waukesha Co. ; in 1874, he bojight a shop and home in Brandon ; his business occupies seven men, and is enlarging annually : in the wagon department, about forty farm wagons are made yearly, besides sleighs, etc., etc. ; he has a large patronage in the repairing shop ; horseshoeing is also a prominent feature ; he is an ingenious, hard-working " boss " machinist. Himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church, of which he is a Deacon. He is a Republican, and a Temple of Honor man.

DR. JAMES TURNER, Brandon ; is a native of Scotland. His parents came to America and settled in Dodge Co., Wis., where his father died while the subject of this sketch was quite young ; his home for twenty years after the death of his father, was Waukesha Co. ; he attended the public schools, and afterward the State University, from which he graduated in 1866 ; after graduation, he served the M. E. Church as Pastor one year at Stoughton, his health failed, and he afterward prepared for the medical profession ; spent one year in the Detroit Medical College, and his last course was taken at the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, from which he received his medical diploma in 1871 ; while iittending the Wisconsin State University, he served as a soldier in the 40th W. V. I. for 100 days. He was married in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., on the 27th of September, 1869, to Miss Susie S. Sims; they have three children - Nellie, Willie and Grace ; he practiced his profession seven years in Oshkosh, and located ia Brandon ; he is in general partnership in a drug store and medical practice with J. E. 'jee, M. D., at Brandon ; they have an extensive practice in their profession, and a liberal patronage as druggists. Dr. Turner is President of the School Board ; is identified with the order of Odd Fellows ; is an active member of the M. E. Church ; is a conservative Republican, and a thorough temperance man.

NELSON VAN CAMP, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Metomen ; was born in New Jersey Aug. 9, 1823; removed with parents, in 1825, to Wayne Co., Penn.; Mr. Van Camp spent twenty-one years of his life in railroading in Pennsylvania. He was married, Dec. 31, 1848, to Miss Hannah Colburn, of Pennsylvania; they have four children - Gilbert A., born in 1850; Aurella A., born in 1855 ; Carrie B.,born in 1860, and Alice M., born in 1864 ; the three oldest are married. Mr. Van Camp came to Fond du Lac Ca. in 1859, and, after living six years in the township of Ripon, he bought the present farm of 200 acres on Sees. 2, 12 and 15, in the township of Metomen; he rents about one-half his land; has good farm improvements. He belongs to the Protective Association, the Temple of Honor, and was formerly an Odd Fellow. He is a temperance Democrat, and a Methodist.

J. WARNEK, harness-maker and farmer; P. 0. Brandon; was born June 28, 1832, in Wittemburg, Germany ; came to America in 1849 ; he worked at his trade one year in Coshocton Co., Ohio, and afterward lived five years in Lorain Co., Ohio, where he took out his naturalization papers ; in 1855, he came West and started a harness-shop in Fairwater, and during the palmy days of that village, the shop gave employment to five workmen ; he has been two years in business in Brandon, and is the leading shop in the village. He was married in May, 1856, to Miss M. B. Siegle, of his native place, Germany; have liad three children - Francis H., born in 1857; Bertha, born in 1866, died in 1870 ; George L., born in 1872. Has a farm of 124 acres on Sees. 29 and 30, in the township of Metomen, near Fairwater ; he is Side Supervisor, and has held other local offices ; his oldest son carries on the farm ; is interested in stockraising, narticularly of Norman horses. Is Republican.

SAMUEL WEINSTOCK, merchant, Brandon ; born on the 30th of May, 1825, in Bavaria,' Oermany ; came to America in 1845, and settled in New York City, where he remained till 1852, when he came to Milwaukee and spent seven years in the mercantile business ; he then went to Rubicon and was engaged seven years in the business of buying and shipping cattle. He wa? married in New York, on the 22d of November, 1863, to Miss Fannie Bamberger, of Bavaria; have had four children - Millues (deceased), Gilbert, Selina and Theresa. In the autumn of 1866, he came to Brandon, Wis., and established a general merchandise store, under the firm name of Weinstock & Bro.; in 1870, he sold out to the brother, and in the fill of the same year he started a store for himself, which he has continued to the present date - keeps everything except hardware. Is a member of the Village Board ; is a Master Mason and va member of the I. 0. 0. F. Is of Democratic proclivities, but votes according to his best judgment at the time of election. He has been continuously in mercantile life in Brandon longer than any other merchant ; has a good trade from both foreigners and Americans.

HON. DAVID WHITTON, Brandon; born in Dundee, Scotland, Aug. 4, 1836. His father was the youngest child in a family of twenty-five children ; he is still strong, and for several years has resided in the city of Waupun ; he landed in Boston, Mass., on the 4th day of July, 1842, with his family, consisting of his wife, his son Ciiarles; and the subject of this sketch ; the father was by trade a fitonecuttei and mason, and was employed four years as foreman in the construction of the new locks on the Welland Canal ; in the fall of 1846, the family came to Wisconsin, and located in Ashippun, Dodge Co., where they remained ten years, engaged in farming; in 1856, the family moved to Waupun, Wis. Young David, now of age, spent three years as an apprentice to the carpenter and joiner's trade ; this not proving congenial, he, in 1860, engaged in buying and shipping farm produce. On the 1st of January, 1862, he was married to Misa Mary B. Turner, of Waukesha Co., Wis.; they have seven children - Mary E., born in Waupun May 1, 1863 ; Charles B., born in Waupun March 23, 1865 ; David, Jr., born in Waupun Feb. 21, 1867; Grade Bell, born in Brandon March 29, 1869; Nellie A., born in Brandon April 16, 1873; Alexander T., born in Brandon Sept. 13, 1875; Susie E., born in Brandon July 22, 1878. Mr. Whitton was admitted to the practice of law in April, 1877, and is established at Brandon, and practices in Fond du Lac and surrounding counties. He occupies his own residence in Brandon, and also owns a grain warehouse. He held the offices of Assessor and Supervisor while residing in Waupun. Since his removal to Brandon in 1866, he has several times been elected Justice of £he Peace, but he qualified only once; in 1873, he was elected to the Legislature from the First Assembly District in Pond du Lac Go. Esquire Whitton, from boyhood, has been known as an active Democrat. Since 1863, he has been an efficient member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and has represented the Grand Encampment of Wisconsin, in the Supreme Grand Lodge of the United States ; he is also a Eoyal Arch Mason.

FREDERICK G. WIL.KE, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Metomen ; born in Stettien, Prussia, on the 31st of December, 1831 ; from early boyhood he has " paddled his own canoe." After becoming of age, he served three years in the Prussian Army, and was stationed most of the time in Metz. In 1856, he came to America, under contract to his wealthy patron, to serve him two years for the passage money and board and clothing ; the faithful service was performed in the Wolf River country. In 1858,. he began working for himself, having $60, a stout hand and a brave heart. He served Almon Osborn two years, then worked the farm on shares for four years ; he then bought a farm, which he worked till 1876, when he purchased the well-known " William Brunson Farm " of eighty acres, on Sec. 11. Hewas married, on the 7th of September, 1861, to Miss Mary Gonyo, of Waushara Co.; they have six children - Henry P., Emma, Jennie, Sarah, John and Flora. During the rebellion he was drafted, but paid the commutation ; he also sent money for parents and brother and sister to come to Wisconsin from Prussia ; his aged father now lives with him. He is a grain-raiser, but is fond of good live stock. Himself and family are Methodists ; he is a cautious, hard-working man ; is a Conservative Republican.

STEPHEX T. WIJLSIE, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. 0. Brandon; he was born Oct. 5, 1815, in Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; from age of 5 to 20, he lived in Ohio ; in 1835, he moved to Rochester, Monroe Co.jN. Yi, and that remained his home till 1856. He was married. May 18, 1843, to Miss Mary Banker, of Rochester, by whom he had five children, all now living - Edward, Hiram, Emma, John W., Ophelia Q. Mrs. Wilsie died May 18, 1873, on the thirtieth anniversary of her wedding day. Mr. Wilsie worked several years at his trade of carpenter and joiner; he came to Wisconsin in 1856, and settled on his present farm; he has 110 acres under good cultivation; carries on "mixed" farming. Mr. Wilsie'sfather came to this State in 1844, and to this township in 1846, and the family endured the privationsand experiences incident to the life of early pioneers ; he died in 1877 ; the mother is now aged 87, and her home is with Mr. Wilsie ; he has been Township Treasurer once and Side Supervisor four terms ; is a member of Grange 52. Was married. Oct. 18, 1877, to Mrs. Lavina Butler, of Metomen, by whom he has one child, named Luella. Himself and wife are Methodists ; his parents were Quakers. He has been Olass-Leader more than a quarter of a century, and a member of M. E. Church nearly half a century ; he is social, benevolent and respected.

JOHN WORMWOOD, farmer. Sec. 23 ; P.O.Brandon; born in Caledonia Co., Vt., oa the 3d of July, 1819 ; his parents were farmers, and his early life was spent on a farm in the Green Mountain State; at the age of 19, he, with his parents, removed to New Hampshire, where he remained until 1849 ; from the autumn of 1849, to the spring of 1855, he was in the furniture business in Boston, Mass. He was married in Boston, on the 13th of August, 1851, to Miss Sarah Sargeant, formerly of" Waitsfield, Vt.; they have two children^-Mary Ella and John. In the spring of 1 855, they came West,, and located on the farm they now occupy ; they have 140 acres, of which all except about twenty acres is under cultivation. He was the first Master of Brandon Grange, No. 52 ; has been Chairmen of Metomen six times, and has held other local ofiSces ; has been Master of Brandon Lodge, No. 144, of A., F. & A. M., and is a Royal Arch Mason. Politically, he is a Republican, and defends his principles by argument and ballot. Himself and wife are consistent believers in the doctrine that the infinite love of God will ultimately gather all mankind to Himself in a realm of happiness.

AlVDREW J. YORTY, P. 0. Brandon ; member of firm of Hillman & Yorty, wholesalelumber dealers and manufacturers, located at Winneconne, Winnebago Co., Wis.; he was born in Meadville, Penn., on the 4th of January, 1832 ; his father was a blacksmith, and in 1844 he came to Wisconsin with his family and located on Jefferson Prairie, Rock Co., where he started a shop and also took some land, which the sons carried on ; in the spring of 1846, A. J., with his. father, came to Round Prairie, Metomen Township, and took up' 160 acres of land, and broke up a portion of the same ; the farnilj removed to the farm in 1847 ; the father died in 1874 ; young Andrew worked on the farm, and during the winters availed himself of the best educational advantages afforded by the county; at the age of 19,. he began teaching winter schools; he taught one season in Ripon ; in November, 1855, he went to Ca,lifornia, and for five and a half years he was subject to the " ups and downs " incident to the life of a miner ; he returned to Brandon in May, 1861, and for four years was a farmer in this township. He was married March 12, 18^3, to Miss Maggie Patterson of Alto ; they have three children : Lizzie, born June 4, 1864 ; Edith, born July 15, 1867 ; Andrew J., Jr., born Dec. 2, 1871 ; since 1866 he has been in the lumber trade ; he commenoed the retail business in Brandon, but since 1875 he has been engaged in manufacturing and wholesaling lumber, with headquarters at Winneconne, Wisconsin ; Mr. Yorty was Superintendent of schools under the township system in 1855 ; he was Town Clerk two years, also Treasurer >one year, when he collected the largest tax ever raised in this township, as it included the bounty tax ; he has. been Chairman twice, and in 1871 was elected a Member of the Legislature from the First Assembly District of Fond du Lao Co.; has held other local offices ; has been a member of the I. 0. 0. F., and also of the various temperance organizations ; be is a Royal Arch Mason. Is a reliable Republican ; himself ;and wife affiliate with the Methodist Church. Mr. Yorty and his partner are both residents of Brandon.

ANDREW BRUINS, farmer. Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Brandon ; was born in Gelderland, Holland, on the 3d of December, 1827. He was drafted before the age of 19, and receiving a year's furlough, he emigrated to America, in which he has acquired citizenship. On the 27th of May, 1847, he arrived in Alto, and bought a pre-emption in the same section where he now lives ; his parents and remainder of family came in the fall of the same year, and have lived in Alto ever since. He was married in October, 1851, to Miss Ellen Grleiven, formerly of Gelderland, Holland. He has 330 acres of land in Alto, and 80 acres in Metomen, the greater part of which is tillable ; they have had nine children, three of whom died young; the six living are Henrietta, Henry, Anna, Mina, Ella and Andrew. He prefers to tend his farm rather than hold office. The family are connected with the Ebenezer Reformed Church of Alto. His father erected their church edifice mainly at his own expense. He is a Republican. The father and three brothers live in Alto Township, and are all thrifty farmers and good citizens.

DERK BRUINS, farmer. Sec. 8; P. 0. Brandon; was born in Gelderland, Holland, on the 20th of March, 1839 ; he came to America, with his parents, in 1847, and has lived in Alto to present date; he is the youngest son, and has always lived with his parents; his mother is dead, but the father still lives with Derk, and part of the property is still held by the father; he, the father, H. Bruins, is 81 years of age, has thirty-three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and is in good health, except the necessary infirmities of age. Derk has 300 acres of land, all tillable except thirty acres of marsh, but forty . acres are still wooded ; has 350 graded Merino sheep ; raises other live stock, and also grain. He was married Jan. 11, 1865, to Miss Cynthia B. Heusinkveld, formerly of Holland ; they have «ix children - William H., Hannah, Edward. Henry M., Mina H. and Derk, Jr. He has been Side Supervisor three years. Himself and family, and father, belong to the Ebenezer Reformed Church of Alto. He is Republican. Like most of his nationality, he is a moral, law-abiding citizen.

JOHN BRUINS, farmer. Sec. 16; P. 0. Brandon; was born in Gelderland, Holland, on the 27th of January, 1833 ; came to America in the fall of 1847, and settled in Alto, and worked on the farm with his parents for fourteen years. In April, 1859, he was married to Miss Christina Glirven, formerly of Gelderland, Holland. He bought his present farm in January, 1861 ; he has 240 acres, about 200 of which are tillable ; he raises some wheat to sell, but pays more attention to live stock, sheep and cattle ; he has two large barns with basement, and a comfortable house. Have had ten children ; two died in childhood; the living are Hattie, Cornelius, Henry J., Johanna H., Dina L., Mary, Jennie C. and Henrietta J.; all the children are at home. He is now Side Supervisor. Himself and wife are members of the Ebenezer Reformed Church of Alto ; he is a Republican, and has the characteristics of the Hollanders ; is an industrious and moral citizen.

JAN W. BRUINS, farmer. Sec. 16; P. 0. Brandon; he was born in Wilp, Gelderland, Holland, on the 12th of February, 1835; his parents came to Alto in 1847, and he lived at home till 1863, when he settled on the farm which he now owns. He was married, Sept. 27, 1862, to Miss Gertrude Vanderbeek, by whom he had throe children, of whom two are living - Hendrikes and Dina. The mother died Deo. 25, 1867. He has 187 acres, fully 150 of which is tillable ; he raises grain and stock. In May, 1868, he married Miss Elizabeth Garritsen, by whom he had three children ; the two living are named Gertrude A. and John. Mrs. Bruins died Aug. 10, 1873. He has been Side Supervisor two terms and Town Treasurer once. He was married to his present wife on the 27th of October, 1873 ; her maiden name was Aaltje Reus ; they have had three children, of whom two are living - Betsey and Aaldert Van Wechel. Himself and family are connected with the Ebenezer Reformed Church of Alto. Has good farm buildings and an excellent brick residence. Is Rjpublican: is Trustee of the church; isa reliable and respected citizen.

MATHIAS DUVEX, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Waupun ; born July 1,. 1§1&, in Holland, of Gelderland. Was married in Holland, in 1840,to Alida Straks, who was bom Dec. 19, 1818 ; daughter of Hendrekes Straks. Mr. Duvea came to America in 1846, and Jived ten months in Jefferson Co., Wis.;- then came to Alto, and has resided there since. Has held officein the Reformed Church (of which he is a member) over twenty-five years. Mrs. Duven died June 21, 1877, of para,lysis ; was taken in church at 2 o'clock P. M. and died at 11 o'clock in the evening. Mr. Duveh bag. nine children - William,, Henry, Charles, Henrietta (now Mrs. John G-yshers), Dora (now Mrs. Derk Rens), Mary (Mrs. Jacob Meenk), Jane (Mrs. John Redaker), John and Hannah, all living in ' Alto except Charles, who lives in the city of Waupun, and Jane, who lives in Trenton, Dodge Co. Has 160 acres of land, worth $40 per acre. Republican.

EililSH A (n-REElT, retired farmer. Sec. 29 ; P. 0. Waupun ; was born in the town of Weare, N..,H., on the 27th of December, 1792, and is doubtless the oldest citizen of Alto; he is able to take care of himself - i?,. in fact, a vigorous, hearty old man; he spent his early life in Addison Co., Vt.; came to- Alto in 1854 and located on the farm where he now lives with his son George. He was married, Jan. 29^ 1822, to Miss Silvia Chase, of Vermont; they had eight children, three of whom are dead; the living are Abigal, Silvia A., Mary A., George G. and Hattie E. The mother died Oct. 27, 1876. He came to Alto and bought land, but carried it on mainly by hired help ; he is a naturarinechan-ic and' delights still to work in wood or iron. Is of Quaker parentage; was never an active politician,- but has been a reliable Republican ; is an honest man and a good citizen. ^

(J-EOBGE G. GREEX, farmer, Sec. 29; P. 0. Waupun ; was born in Ferrisburg,* Addison Co., Vt., on the 16th of November, 1834 ; came to Wisconsin in 1854 and settled on his present farm. He was married, in September, 1872, to Miss Lusella Fowler, by whom he had one child^ - Lusella M.; the mother died April 7, 1874. He owns 240 acres of land, of which fully two hundred are tillable; -carries on mixed farming, but makes somewhat of a specialty of stock-raisi-ng; particularly of pheep ; he has 200 thoroughbred and graded Merinos ; is called a successful farmer and stock-raiser. Is a Royal Arch Mason and a Republican. Is a man of strong likes and dislikes.

WILiIilAM GLENDINNIlf^fG (deceased); was born July 9, 1805, in the parish of Ashkirk, Scotland ; served five years to learn the carpenter's trade. Married, .March 22, 1827, Catharine- Graham, who was born in February, 1805, in the parish of Howick, Scotland, daughter of Thomas Graham ; her mother's maiden name was Margaret Rutherford. Mr. Glendinning came to America in the spring of 1832 with his family; remained in Montreal a few months, then went to the State of New York and followed farming in Delaware Co. till June, 1845 ; then sold out and came to Wisconsin ; he settled in the town of Alto on Sec. 36, where he followed farming till his death, which occurred-Sept 5, 1872. He left' a widow and eight children - William Thomas (living in California), Margaret (now Mrs. John Chapman, of Dickinson Co., Iowa), Effie (now Mrs. Hugh Meikle, of Alto), Isabell (now Mrs. Merritt Vader, of Alto), Elliot (living near Wausau, Wis.), and James and Helen, living with their mother on the homestead, which consists of 130 acres, and worth about $40 per acre.; one son, Walter, was accidentally killed Dec. 2, 1878, while engaged jn unloading a car of logs at the saw-mill belonging to himself and. brother Elliot, near Wausau, Wis.; left a wife and two children ; lost two children in New York, who died n infancy. P. 0. Waupun.

ROBERT GrRAHAM, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Brandon ; he was born in Eskdalemuir, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, on the 24th of- May, 1829 ; he is descended from one of the oldest families of Sootland, his ancestry dating back nearly four centuries. "Sir John the Graham," a prominent member- of the clan, is known in history as the friend Sir of William Wallace, and his exploits as a Scottish Chief, Marquis of Montrose, are immortalized by Sir Walter Scott. The subject of this sketch -was married in Scotland, on the 18th of February, 1853, to Miss Jane Inglis, of Roxboroughshire, Scotland ; three years after marriage, they came tp America, attracted by the glowing reports given by friends who had found homes in Wisconsin ; on the 12th of August, 1856, he and his " bonnie bride " took dinner in one of the rooms of his present fine residence, which was at that time the entire dwelling ; he has lived in Alto continuously to present date; he was a shepherd in Scotland, and had saved but little more than $100 with which to commence farming in this town ; he first worked out by the month, but soon bought land and enjoyed the high prices of -' war times ; " he paid $9,500 for his present farm of 190 acres ; he has a few acres of marsh, but nearly all his farm is high, beautiful prairie, unsurpassed by any in the township ; he has spacious grounds inclosed with his residence, which stands upon the corner of two well-traveled roads ; heraises live stock and grain ; his barns indicate the thrifty farmer. They have had five children, one, a son, died in 1874, aged 21 years; the living are William, John, Elizabeth and George. William is married and lives in Brandon ; this son and a partner, named Cl^rk, run a steam feed-mill on Mr. Graham's farm ; the- engine is used a portion of the time in connection with a steam thrasher ; the mill has a daily dapacity of six ton?. Mr. Gr. has been District Clerk for a dozen years, and Side Supervisor two years.' He is one of the Deacons of the Brandon Congregational Church ; and his family are also Congregationalists ; he is a reliable Republican. He has many of the characteristics of the representative Scotchman - is moral, industrious, attached to his countrymen and to " Bonnie Scotland."

JOHN VL. HAt^ENS, merchant, south line of Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Waupun ; born Aug. 26, 1841, in Holland, in the Province of Grelderland ; son of Aaron and Henrietta Hagens, who took passage for America when he was about 5 years old, and both died before reaching New York ; John H. was taken to the New York Orphan Asylum, where he remained till 1858,, then came to the town of Holland, Ottawa Co., Mich., and from thereto Wisconsin, remaining in the town of Alto till 1860, when he went to Milwaukee and engaged as clerk in a dry-goods store ; continued in that business in Milwaukee titl 1866, then returned to Alto and commenced trade for himself, where he still continues. Was married Dec. 8, 1871, to Theodora Kastein, who was born Feb. 8, 1849, in the same place as her husband; daughter "of Ruloff and Elizabeth (Terheest)- Kustein, who came to America in 1866 ; Mr. Hagens has three children - Aaron, Elizabeth and Theodora. Mrs. Hagens is a member of the Reformed Church. He is a Republican.

ROBERT HOBKIRK, farmer. Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Waupun ; born April 13, 1817, in Roxburghshire, Scotland ; son of Robert and Margaret (Blakie) Hobkirk ; came to America in the spring of 1842 and'settled in Delaware Co., N. Y., where he was married, July 26, 1844, to Jessie Riddooh, who was born" Sept. 25, 1826, in Scotland, daughter of John Riddoch ; has seven children - Robert and John (living in Trenton, Dodge Co), William, Mary, Frank, Anna and Jessie ; Elizabeth died Sept. 29, 1877, in her 25th year, and Alexander died in infancy. Members of Congregational Church ; Democrat. Owns 200 acres land.

JOHN K'ASTEIN, farmer. Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Waupun ; born March 10, 1835, in Gelderland, Holland ; son of John William Kastein ; his mother's maiden name was Theodora Terhurst ; came to America with his parents in 1847, and settled in the town of Metomen, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.; lived there six or seven years, then came to Alto and located on Sec. 23 ; his mother died Feb. 14, 1867 ; father still living. Was married, Nov. 30, 1858, to Ellen Giabenstein, who was born Aug. 12, 1836, in Gelderland, HoUandi; daughter of Henry and Johanna (Sleister) Giabenstein ; has ten children living - Johanna (now Mrs. William Lovmans, of Alto) ; Theodore, John, William, Elizabeth, Rudolph, Antoinette, Maria, John, Angeline and Robertus ; all living with parents, except Johanna; has lost one - John William, died in July, 1 864, aged 4 years and 9 months. Mr. Kastein has held the ofiice of Assessor for the last four.-years ; -Supervisor several years ; also Clerk of the School District, and has been one of the Directors of , the Waupun Farmer's Insurance Co. for the last five years; in politics. Democrat. Has 160 acres land, worth 840 per acre. Both members of the Reformed Church.