Outagamie County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1895 (part 6 of 6)

Nathan S. Conklin

Was born in Schoharrie county, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1815; he came to Wisconsin in 1849, and to the town of Osborn October, 1864 ; settled near the corner of sections 5, 6, 7 and 8, T. 23, R. 18, where he now resides. He was married to Catharine J. Ballard Oct. 12, 1836 ; they have had seven children. First child, born August, 1837, died May 17, 1852. Second child, Louis A. Conklin, born Oct. 7, 1840, married Betsy A. Knowlton ; she died in 1883. His second wife was Mary A. Ruston, by whom he had five children. Louis A. died Sept. 14, 1894 ; he lived on a farm in Seymour. Third child, Mary E., married C. F. McIntosh; they have six children. Fourth child, Oscar J., born in May, 1845 ; he is now in Salt Lake City. Fifth child, Margaret E., born April, 1848 ; married W. M. E. Bloomfield in 1893 ; they live in Chicago. Sixth child, Harry O., born in 1857 ; married Anna L. Collins in 1890; they live in Chicago. Seventh child, IvanN., born June 17, 1860; married Nov. 30, 1893, to Mary Evans; they live in Milwaukee.

Evert Saunders

settled at South Kaukauna on the ground now occupied by the car shops of the M., L. S. & W. railroad. He married Harriet Geenen, October, 1848; they have no children ; Mrs. Saunders died May 15, 1885. Mr. Saunders now lives on lot 2 of Brill and Saunders' plat in T. 21, R. 18, in Buchanan, where he has a fine farm and a comfortable home. Mrs. Saunders had three brothers, pioneers of this county. Evert Geenen and Henry Geenen settled in the town of Freedom in

1850, and John Geenan, who settled in Buchanan near Kimberly in 1867, had lived in this county since 1850 ; had five children, one son and four daughters. His son, Wil- liam Geenen, now lives on his father's homestead near Kimberly ; he married Susan Shoemaker ; they have four children. A daughter of John Geenen, Harriet Geenen, married William Brill ; they have four children ; they now live with their uncle, Evert Saunders, on his homestead. Mr. Saunders had a brother, John Saunders, who settled in the town of Freedom in 1848 on the s. e. % Section 10, T. 22, R. 18.

Harvey Greenfield

they have had four children, three sons and one daughter, Eliza Ann. born in 1844 ; married to Henry Scoville ; they had one child. She married her second husband, John B. Smith, in 1873 ; they have had two sons and one daughter. Second child, Frank W. Greenfield, born in 1849 ; married to Frankie Rowbottom in 1879 they have one son ; he now lives in Northern Michigan. Third child, Charles W. Greenfield, born in 1857 ; married to Alice J. Gantt in 1882 ; they have one daughter. C. W. Greenfield is now practicing law in Chicago. Mrs. Harvey Greenfield died August 18, 1880. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Greenfield came to this county August 19, 1849, and settled on a farm in Dale, afterwards in Greenville. Mr. Greenfield now lives in Appleton, from the city of Glasgow, Scotland, one of the eight children born to John and Margaret Boyd Simpson, the former of whom was a mechanic and farmer. Our subject was about ten years of age when he set out to, make his way through life and after two years of hard work at weaving, had saved a sum equal to five dollars of United States currency, with which he paid his passage to America, landing at Quebec when he was but twelve years old. He was first employed here on a railroad, shortly afterwards went to De Kalb, N. Y., where he lived ten years, filling two situations, each for five years at eight dollars per month. He then came to Wisconsin, landing at Milwaukee and having previously purchased a land warrant in New York from a revolutionary soldier, located the land on which he now lives consisting of 160 acres which cost him about fifty cents an acre. During his stay in Milwaukee he was employed as a porter in the tavern, at which he first stopped and there became acquainted with Sophia Bush, sister-in-law of the landlord, which young lady afterwards became his wife. In February, 1852, he made a trip to Outagamie county and secured the land he had selected under his warrant, then returned to his former position as porter in the Milwaukee hotel, and in June, 1852, took his intended bride to Chicago where they were married on the 10th of the same month, taking his newly made wife to her parents' home in Michigan. He there passed the following winter and in the following spring, leaving his wife with her relatives, went off to prepare a home and it was two years later before they became settled in what was then known as Freedom, Outagamie county. There had been no organization of Osborn township at that time and Mr. Simpson posted notices at various points, calling together the nine voters residing within its boundaries. The meeting was held at the house of Duncan McNab and steps were there taken for the legal formation for the legal organization of the town of Osborn, hence it is that Mr. Simpson is called the father thereof. Here he also built the first school house and hired and boarded the first teacher, Scott Daniels. To Mr. and Mrs. Simpson were born four children, John T.. Boyd D., a veterinary surgeon at Shawano, Wis. ; James, a farmer in Green Valley, Shawano county, Wis., and Robert who married Teressia Baum and lives on the homestead. Mrs. Simpson was born in New York in 1819 and died July 5, 1891 ; her mortal remains being interred at Seymour. Mr. Simpson has always been highly honored among his fellow citizens, and for twenty years served as justice of the peace. Since the Civil War he has been a Republican in his political views and he has filled almost every local office in Osborn, having served as treasurer seven successive years, supervisor several terms and school district clerk for sixteen consecutive years. He was always an ardent friend of education and his own early opportunities in that direction having been very meager, he determined that his children should have all the advantages he could afford. Mrs. Simpson was reared in the Methodist faith and Mr. Simpson was reared under the influence of the Scotch Presbyterian church, but is not a member of any church though he has been a liberal contributor towards the support of churches and Christian work. Mr. Simpson for thirteen years was given the contract for carrying the United States mail between Appleton and South Osborn via Sagola, con- tinuing under four different contracts, during* all of which time the United States Post Office Department found no fault whatever with his work, everything* being* most satisfactory. He is now 69 years of age and although not able to do manual labor, is a very active man. On August 29, 1864, he enlisted in Company H, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and served until June 26, 1865 ; his post of duty being chiefly at the Capitol in Washington, D. C. For his services to the Union during the rebellion he is now in his old age, receiving a pension of twelve dollars a month, a small gratuity, however, for the brave men who went forth to do battle for the preservation of the Union. Mr. Simpson, when he enlisted, had a wife and four small children who needed his services and care, but his patriotism impelled him to leave them and go to the support of his adopted country.

J. F. Fuller

J. F. Fuller, a pioneer of 1859 in his own right and of 1852 by marriage, was born in Middletown, Mass., March 4, 1832 ; in this small farming town he spent his childhood years getting his primary education in the district school. When 19 years old he began his preparation for college at Wilbraham Academy, Massachusetts, and upon graduation entered Amherst college in 1854, graduating in 1858 at the age of 26. Having thus prepared himself for the work of teaching, he came the following spring to Appleton, reaching here in May, 1859 ; he immediately entered upon his work in what is now known as the Hercules school building, then unfinished. Seventeen of the best years of his life have been devoted to his chosen vocation, five of which were in this city. Mr. Fuller served three as professor of mathematics in Straight University, New Orleans and held the same chair four years in Atlanta University, Georgia. He served one year as principal of the high school in De Pere, where he also had the oversight of all the public schools, He also has served as superintendent of our public schools four years. In 1860 he married Sarah A. McNeill, who was born in Waukesha and came to this city in 1852 ; he married, second time in 1878, Sarah A. Leroyd. Advancing- years compelled him to retire from active work of teaching- some years ago, and since that time he has resided in Appleton. The above was written by J. F. Fuller.

in 1842; he came to the town of Osborn in 1848 and settled on the n. e. % of Sec. 30, T. 23, R. 18, where he cleared a farm and established a home and resided there until his death in December, 1892. He married Celesta Bronson ; they have three sons and four daughters, now living. His widow and several children now reside on the homestead. His brother, Robert Mc- Nab, came to Osborn in 1849 ; afterwards settled on the s. e. % of Sec.. 13, T. 23, R. 17 in the town of Center where he cleared a farm and established a home and resided there until his death in 1864; his wife died in December, 1881. They had nine children, but one son, Peter, is now living.

The Lamure Family

on the south of lots 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Section 24, T. 21, R. 18, in Buchanan ; was married in 1825 to Jane Derochier ; they have had four children, two sons and two daughters. Their daughter, Mary, married Michael Crevier. They settled just over the county line on Section 1 in Harrison. Mr. Crevier died March 27, 1886 ; Mrs. Crevier died March 6, 1887. They leave four surviving children, two sons and two daughters. The two sons are Frank and Emery. The daughters married brothers named Hartsheim. William Lamure, a son of Joseph Lamure, was born in Green Bay Oct. 20, 1829 ; was married Oct. 4, 1852, to Mary Louisa Porlier ; they have had seven children, four sons and three daughters. First son, James W. Lamure, born Feb. 24, 1865, is now practicing law in Chicago. Second son, Joseph Lamure, born March 1, 1871. Third son, Charles L. Lamure, born Nov. 12, 1875. Fourth son, Wm. R. H. Lamure, born Sept. 13, 1881. Their daughter, Maggie M. Lamure, born Oct. 22, 1855, married to Martin Speel Nov. 28, 1882 ; they have three children. Hattie A. Lamure, born Feb. 2, 1863, married M. J. Farrell Oct. 18, 1892 ; they have one child. Maria M. Lamure, born Nov. 28, 1873, unmarried, lives at home. Jennie Lamure, born Oct. 1855, was married Dec.

18, 1882, to H. A. Decamp. Jennie died Oct. 11, 1888, and left two children. Wm. Eamure now lives on Sec. 35, in Buchanan ; has been supervisor of that town twenty-one years, served one term in the state legislature, and is now a prominent citizen of the town.

Karl Breiterick

Greenville. In 1855 he removed to Ellington and settled on Section 35, T. 22, R. 16, where he cleared a farm and established a home where he resided until his death in April, 1891. He married Wilhelmina Herman in 1849 ; they have two sons and three daughters. First son, Albert, born in 1852, was married to Bertha Sauberlich in 1876; they have four sons and two daughters ; they live on Sec. 35, T. 22, R. 16, now in Ellington. Second son, Charles, born in 1864, unmarried and lives on his father's homestead. First daughter, Minnie, married to Edward Saecker ; they have one daughter and now live in Appleton. Second daughter, Rosa, is married to Charles Mory ; they have one son and four daughters ; they now live on a farm in Cicero. Third daughter, Caroline, was married to Wm. Lohrence in 1895, and live on Sec. 27 in Ellington.

James Dean

J. Dean was born in the village of Martensburg, Lewis county, in the state of New York, on the 20th day of September, A. D. 1821. When I was about eight years old, my father moved from Martensburg- to the town of Turin, Louis county, where he bought a farm, and lived there till I was sixteen years old. I went to school in a log- school house, and sat on the soft side of a basswood slab, flat side up, with leg's put in with a two inch auger ; went to school winters and worked on my father's farm in the summers. In the winter of 1836 my father sold his farm, and the 18th day of May, 1836, we started for the western country. We came to Rome, N. Y., in wagons - thirty miles - then we took a boat on the Erie Canal for the city of Oswego, for at that time Buffalo harbor was still frozen up and no vessels could get out or into Buffalo from the city of Oswego. We took passage on a schooner across Lake Ontario, then through the Welland canal in Canada to Detroit, Mich. My father spent about two weeks looking through Michigan, then we took passage on a schooner for Wisconsin. We landed in Milwaukee on or about the 18th day of June, 1837 ; lived in Milwaukee most of that summer, then my father moved out to his farm in the town of Muskego, on the shore of Muskego Lake, Wisconsin. At that time Wisconsin was one of the most beautiful countries the human eye ever beheld - one vast field of flowers, red, white and blue and all colors ; the country was more then alive with all kinds of game. I was well acquainted with Solomon Juneau. He would come out to my father's with his wife and stay there for a week at a time. He was one of the most sociable and the best company of any man I ever visited with. I was also acquainted some with Byron Kilbourn and George Walker. They were very pleasant men to meet. I lived in Muskego with my father (with the exception of two years that I lived in Milwaukee) till 1846 ; then I got married to Betsey Nichols, of Monroe county, N. Y., and moved out to Dodge county and went to farming. April 22, 1872, my wife died, leaving me with two children, F. H. and E. J. Dean. My niece kept house for me for one year, then I was married, in the spring of 1873, to Olive G. Harris. Lived there on the farm till 1876, then sold my farm and in 1877 moved to the then village of Seymour, Outagamie county, and went into the hardware business with my two boys, F. H. and E. J. Dean. I have one son by my second wife, Charles Dean, living with me now.

In 1878 and 1879 we built a branch store at Bonduel, in the town of Hartland, Shawano county ; we carried on the store there for four or five years when it burned up ; we rented a store for a year, then sold out. I then bought out my two boys F. H. and E. J. Dean in the store at Seymour and ran it for one year, I then sold out the store. My present business is loaning money and real estate business. I have represented the First ward of the city of Seymour as supervisor on the county board for eleven years ; have been justice of the peace for eight years, hold that office at the present time ; also have been president of the Seymour Fair and Driving Park Association for two years ; am now in my seventy-fifth year ; my health is good and must say I do not feel very old. My father, Henry H. Dean, was born in England, May 5, 1784 ; he was drafted in the English Army in the war between England and France; he was a soldier for twelve years ; he was in Lord Wellington's Army ; he was in most of the heavy battles of that war. He was in the army that took Joseph Bonaparte and his army prisoners ; he was wounded four times in one day ; he came with his regiment to Canada very near the close of the war of 1812. In the spring- peace was declared and he came across to the American side and became an American citizen ; he lived to be 90 years and six months old ; Jie lies buried on Prospect Hill, in Waukesha county, Wisconsin. My mother, Betsey R. Dean, was born Sept. 6, 1799, in Connecticut. She lived to a good old age. She lies buried in Lewis county, State of New York.

Arnold Verstegen

Arnold Verstegen, born in Holland in 1820, came to America in 1850 ; same year settled at Little Chute ; married to Mary Biemans ; have had eleven children, five now living. Katharine was married to Martin Koonan in 1866 ; they now live in Buchanan and have nine children. Second daughter, Mary, was married to John Hoyman in 1874; they have ten children. First son, John E. Verstegen, born in 1856; married to Mary Feldmeyer in 1880 ; they have six children. Second son, Herman J., now postmaster at Little Chute ; born in 1858 ; married to Christman Witman in 1882 ; they have seven children. Third daughter, Jane, born in 1863; married to John Van den Weynelenberg in 1885 ; they have six children. Arnold Verstegen was married to Katharine Vanderak, his second wife in 1867 ; they have six children. John Verstegen, a brother to Arnold

Arnold Verstegen And Wife

Verstegen, came to Little Chute in 1849; he and his brother, Arnold, built the Zeland mills in 1861. He was also engaged in merchandise ; he was an energetic business man. He died in 1870 and left no children.

The Speel Family

Michael Speel was born in Hague, Holland, Dec. 26, 1796 ; came to America June 1, 1848 and settled in Buchanan, September, 1848, on Section 31, T. 21, R. 18, with his wife and six children, all born in Holland, four boys and two girls. The oldest son, William Speel, born Aug. 27, 1835 ; married Catharine Bernerd April 29, 18i>7 ; they have one son, Frederick, born May 6, 1868. A sister, Mary Speel, married A. H. Van Stratum April, 1858 ; they have seven children, three boys and four girls. Second daughter, Sarah Speel, was married to Julius Peerenboom ; they have four boys and four girls. The boys' names are Morris, George, James and Fred ; the girls' names are Leda, Wilhelmina, Effie and Isabel Peerenboom. Second son, Fred Speel, died July 30, 1882, leaving a wife and six children. Third son, Peter Speel, born Feb. 4, 1841; is single and clerk for Peerenboom. Fourth son, Martin Speel, born Dec. 25, 1843 ; married to Maggie Lamure Nov. 28, 1882 ; they have three children. William Speel has been clerk thirteen

Wm. Speel George R. Downer

Waukesha county, Wis., July 1, 1851. The Downer family came originally from Germany and settled in Oswego county, New York; the head of the family at that date being the great grandfather of George, he was a farmer by occupation. The grandfather, also a farmer, removed later to the vicinity of Pontiac, Mich., where he died. Wm. H. Downer, the father of our subject, was born in Oswego county, New York, and became a carpenter by trade. At an early date he came to Wisconsin with his wife and two children, settling in Lisbon township, Waukesha county, where he worked at his trade. Removed later to Dodge county, he was one of the pioneers in the locality where he settled and a leader at his trade ; he also served as a private in the Civil War. In 1842 he married Lucinda Look, a lady loved and respected by all her acquaintances and to them were born six children, three of whom are now living, Kther S., wife of Wm. Pool, of Stevens Point, Wis.; Silas T., residing in Missouri, and George R. Wm. H. Downer died in Dodge county Oct. 31, 1892, aged nearly 73 years; his wife died December 7, 1885, aged 59 years. George R. Downer received a good common school education in Dodge county and passed the first eighteen years of his life on the farm. Desiring a change of occupation he then engaged in lumbering, spending eleven winters in that business, working for different firms and meeting with good success. Later he became a contractor on a small scale. We find him next operating a well improved farm of eighty acres in Seymour township, Outagamie county, which he sold in the fall of 1891. During his residence in that township he was elected for three years chairman of the town board and also served four years as street commissioner at Seymour. He was a member of the building committee that erected the Outagamie County Asylum for the Insane and in 1889 was appointed its first superintendent, continuing to hold the position to the present time. He is eminently fitted for the work, being of a kindly disposition but with sufficient firmness to manage affairs smoothly and judiciously. Each succeeding year he has made marked improvements and has the love of the 113 unfortunate people who are under his charge. He has become prominent through the exercise of those natural qualities which stamp him a man of true worth and enjoys the respect and esteem of all. On Sept. 18, 1877, Mr. Downer was married in Appleton to Ida M. Brooks, of Seymour, and they have two sons, William R. and Arthur George. Mr. Downer is a member of the F. and A. M. and the I. O. O. F., while his wife belongs to the Rebekah Lodge, I. O. O. F.

Robert R. Bateman

Was born in Granville, Washington county, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1799. His father moved to Champlain, Clinton county, N. Y., then near Plattsburg, N. Y., in 1812. He witnessed the battle of Plattsburg in 1814; he came to Appleton in 1849 and located on Lawesburg Plat, entering land on Sec. 25 and 26, T. 21, R. 17, nowin the First ward of Appleton, where he resided until his death in 1887. He married Polly

Frost in 1820 ; they have had five children and only one is now living-, R. S. Bateman, born Sept. 2, 1830; he married Jane Lampard in 1853; they have had six children. First child, Georg-e Bateman, born in 1854, now lives in Wessington, S. D. Second child, Charles, born in 1856, now resides with his father on a farm in Maryland. Third child, Hiram, died in infancy. Fourth child, Willy, born in 1860, now lives in Washing-ton. Fifth child, Jerry, dead. Sixth child, Bert, born in 1861, married and lives in Virginia. Seventh child, Jenny, born in 1867, died in 1889. R. R. Bateman was a prominent citizen of Appleton, having been supervisor and justice of the peace several years, mayor of the city and trustee of Lawrence University. His brother, John Bateman, born in 1815 at Plattsburg, N. Y., is blind.

William Knox

America in 1847 ; he died in the city of Hartford, Conn., in 1852. He had three sons, Samuel, William and John Knox, who came to the town of Osborn in 1858 and settled on Section 8, T. 23, R. 18. Samuel and John now reside on their homesteads on Sec. 8. Samuel mar' ricd Maria Knox. They have no children. John Knox was married to Nicea Shepherd. They have two sons and four daughters. Samuel Knox is a prominent citizen john knox. and ^as keen supervisor

Herbert Battles Tanner

Ann (Battles) Tanner ; grandson of Cuyler Tanner, M. D., of New York, who was a surgeon in the Patriot Army during the War of 1812, his certificate of service bearing date of April 1, 1814, and who died in 1857 ; grandson of Jason D. Battles, M. D , of Boston, Mass., who settled in Illinois in early life, commenced the study of medicine at the age of forty years, graduating at Cincinnati, O., in 1848, and died at Griggsville, 111., in 1890, aged ninety years.

Herbert Battles Tanner was five years old when his parents removed from Wisconsin to LaFayette, Ind., and there received an elementary education in the common schools. In 1872 the family removed to Chicago, and he obtained further education in the public schools of that city, with a year in Drew's Business College. After leaving school he spent some time in clerking, until 1876, in which year he visited Philadelphia, for the dual purpose of attending the Centennial Exposition and selling baskets for a Chicago firm with which his father was connected, and continued as a commercial traveller for some time. In 1876 his father removed to Indianapolis, Ind., and a favorable opportunity offering and by the urgent advice of his grandfather, Dr. J. D. Battles, he matriculated in the Indiana Medical College, now Medical College of Indiana, and was graduated in the class of 1878 ; also did post-graduate work in the hospitals of New York and Philadelphia, 1879-'80.

Dr. Tanner practiced for a time in Chicago, 111., but since July 27, 1880, has been a resident of Kaukauna, Wis. He is a member of the American Medical Association ; of the National Association of Railway Surgeons ; of the Wisconsin State Medical Society, secretary of the committee on laryngology in 1890, chairman of the committees on obstetrics in 1892 and materia medica in 1889, member of the committee on practice in 1893, and in 1895 secretary of the committee on obstetrics ; is now serving his fourth term as secretary and treasurer of the Fox River Valley Medical Society ; member of the Medico-Legal Society of New York ; city physician, 1886-'93 ; served three years as clerk of the South Side School Board, during which time the board built the beautiful Nicolet school building ; was elected the first Republican mayor of Kaukauna, April 3, 1894, and re-elected for a second term in April, 1895 ; a member of the pension examining board, 1890-'93 ; and in January, 1895, was appointed by Gov. William H. Upham, state supervisor of inspectors of illuminating oils for Wisconsin, for a term of two years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, lodge and chapter, and a member of the Congregational church.

Married, September 1, 1881, Mary G. M., daughter of James M. and Maria M. (Lawe) Boyd; grand-daughter of Col. George and Harriet (Johnson) Boyd ; and great-granddaughter of Joshua Johnson, a pioneer of Maryland and first U. S. consul at London, Eng. Col. George Boyd was a brother-in-law of President John Quincy Adams, and a life-long government official, and was a bearer of dispatches to Ghent at the time of the "Treaty of Ghent," in 1814. Their children are : Kenneth Boyd, Blanche Lawe, Harold Ford, and Herbert Johnson Tanner.

Christian Sauberlich

county and located on Section 2, T. 21, R. 16, now in the town of Greenville where he cleared his land and established a home and now resides. He was married in Milwaukee in 1849 to Christian Wolfram; they have five children now living', two sons and three daughters. First daughter, Beverer, born in 1853, now the wife of Albert Breiterich ; they now live on a farm in Ellington and have six children. Second daughter, Mary, is married to George Greb ; they have two sons ; they now live with their father on his homestead. Third daughter, Lydia, the wife of Albert Gorges; they live on a farm in Center and have two children. First son, William, is married to Patty Shultz ; they live on a farm in Ellington and have two children. Second son, Bernhardt, is married to Anna Thiel ; they live on a farm in Ellington.

Michael Kline

Michael Kline was born in Germany in 1803 ; he came to this country in 1842 and settled on Sec. 33, T. 21, R. 18, where he established a home and resided there until his death in 1889. He married Anna Mary Groff in 1834 ; they have had seven sons and three daughters. First child,

Peter, born in 1836 ; is married and has three children living-; they now live in Minnesota. Second child, John Peter, born in 1838 ; married Catherine Roush ; they have two sons and four daughters ; they now live in the State of Washing-ton. Third child, Matthew, born in 1840 ; married to Mary Rurick ; they have seven children ; they now live in Buchanan near Appleton. Fourth child, Catharine, born in 1842; died in infancy. Fifth child, Mary, born in 1844 ; married to Joseph Marx ; they have seven sons and one daughter ; they live in Menasha. Sixth child, Joseph, born in 1846 ; married Anna Faas ; they have two daughters. Joseph Kline lives in South Kaukauna and is now proprietor of the flour mill there. Seventh child, Michael, born in 1848 ; married Mary Willman ; they have two sons and five daughters ; they now live in Kaukauna. Eighth child, Jacob, born in 1850; married to Margaret Quail; they have five sons and two daughters ; they now live in Kaukauna. Ninth child, Catharine, born in 1853 ; married to John Baum ; they have four sons and two daughters ; they now live in Appleton. Michael Kline's brother, Mathias Kline, and Matthew Orta, John Dietzler, Peter Hauser, Peter Shoemaker, Nick Pauly and Peter Heintz all came from Germany together and settled in Buchanan in 1842.

Blanchard Spencer

Blanchard Spencer was born in Vermont in 1824, (his father was born in New Hartford, Conn.) He was married to Eliza Smith ; they had one son, Frank Spencer. He now lives on a farm in Grand Chute ; he married Martha Finkle for his first wife, and for his second wife he married Olive Rexford, July 4, 1889 ; they have two children, one son and one daughter. Blanchard Spencer married Emily Curtis, a sister of H. G. Curtis, for his second wife ; they have four surviving children, three sons and one daughter, Eliza, who married Jacob Sherry Oct. 3, 1876; they have two sons and two daughters ; they live in Appleton. Mr. Sherry is foreman in the Gerry lumber company. First son, Albert M. Spencer, born in 1857 ; married to

Helen Sherwood in 1887 ; they have one son and one daughter. A. M. Spencer now resides in West Superior, where he is practicing- law and dealing in real estate and grain. Second son, George Spencer, born in 1867, married to Eva Mereness in 1883 ; they have three sons and one daughter ; they now reside in Appleton. Third son, Adelbert Spencer, born in 1867, married to Anna Wiley Dec. 1, 1892 ; they now live in Appleton and have no children. Blanchard Spencer died Feb. 26, 1866. Mrs. Spencer died Feb. 10, 1892. Mr. Spencer had been foreman several years for Mr. Rich at the Shiocton Mills and in his lumber operations in this county.

Lieut. James Madison Boyd

Harriett (Johnson) Boyd, was born Jan. 13, 1816 at Washington, D. C. His father was a native of Maryland, in the employ of the government all his life, first in the Treasurv and after in the War Department. As special agent he visited Europe several times to buy arms for the government, books for the War Department and hardware to refit the White House and Capitol building, after those buildings had been partially destroyed by the British ; also bearer of dispatches to the peace commissioners at Ghent. His mother was a daughter of Joshua Johnson, a friend of Washington, and the first United States Consul at London. She was a sister of Mrs. John Quincy Adams. Col. George

Lieut. James M. Boyd

Boyd was appointed Indian agent at the Island of Michelimackinac in 1818. He came to Washington again in 1820. and returned with his family. Lieut. James Madison Boyd attended school at Mackinac, William Montague Ferry . being one of his teachers. When he was 16 years old, he removed with his father to Green Bay, his father having been transferred to this place.

The Government, having determined to transport Black Hawk beyond the Mississippi, called upon the Indian agent for volunteers. Two hundred Menominee Indians came in and Mr. Boyd enlisted. July 26, 1832, he was appointed first lieutenant under Col. Stambaugh. He marched with the two companies to Prairie Du Chien, taking part in several encounters with the hostile bands of Indians. He returned after the close of the war in September. The winter of 1833 and 1834 he opened in Kaukauna, entering into partnership with Paul Beaulieu in a saw mill and sawed a large amount of lumber. The next year the Stockbridge Indians, who were then located at Kaukauna, began to remove to their new home on Lake Winnebago in Calumet county. On this account he sold his interest to Bazil Beaulieu and returned to Green Ba}r, where he continued to act as interpreter to his father, the Indian agent, and manage his farm. In 1839 he married Maria M. Lawe, daughter of Judge John Lawe, purchasing a farm halfway between Green Bay and De Pere on the south side of the river. He continued to live here until 1873, sold his farm and removed to De Pere, where he built a brick block and opened a furniture store. In 1879 his wife died and in 1881 he came to Kaukauna again to reside, making his home with his daughter, Mrs. H. B. Tanner.

In spite of his 80 years, Mr. Boyd is a spry active man, and is able to do more work now than many men of 50 ; he possesses a wonderful memory and can recount tales of stirring pioneer life. Passing through this county in 1832 on the way to the Black Hawk War, he has lived to see all the wonderful development since then. Among his many narrow escapes the following may bear repeating as the location is now the city of Appleton. In 1837, several thousand Menominee Indians congregated at the Grand Chute for the annual payment. Although it was strictly forbidden to take liquor into the Indian agent, the noise and disturbance in the camp indicated that the most of them were on the verge of a big spree. About 9 o'clock at night while the officers were lying about the camp fire, resting from the labors of the day, a great commotion was heard on the hill and an Indian came running down, saying another Indian had just killed a couple of women. James Boyd and A. Grignon ran up the hill to arrest him, armed only with a heavy cane. The murderer was located in one of the tents and as Mr. Boyd and Grignon rushed in, he stood over one of his victims, brandishing his bloody knife. Mr. Grignon stumbled over a log and fell quite close to him before the Indian could strike him with his knife as he attempted to do, Mr. Boyd felled him with a well-directed blow with his club, and together they tied his arms and dragged him down to the camp and tied him to a tree. The Indians, furious at the murder of the women, soon surrounded the camp and demanded the captive be returned to them to be dealt with according to Indian law and justice. Col. Boyd refused for a time until he saw that the soldiers and traders had sought places of safety in flight and the chief said he could not restrain his young braves, and he feared harm might come to the officers, Lieut. Boyd was there upon given orders to turn the Indian over to them. With a rush the drunken savages threw the murderer with his arms and legs tied right out to the large camp fire. With a sizzle his breech clout and hair disappeared and he straightened up and said in his Indian tongue, "I am a brave man," before he could be pulled out he was so badly burned that he died in a few hours.

The next morning on the return to Green Bay, while walking along the bank of the river alone, Lieut. Boyd met a powerful savage in war paint who enquired if he knew, which one of the officers it was who captured his friend last night. Mr. Boyd said he did and asked how much he would give to find out, drawing nearer as the Indian replied, he suddenly struck him a fearful blow, knocking- the Indian down and telling- him he was the man and that if he ever laid eyes on him ag-ain he would kill him. The Indian, knowing- that he had met his match, rapidly g-ot away. This all took place near where the Roger's residence stands to-day in Appleton.

Lorenzo E. Darling

first settling- in East Troy, Walworth county. Mr. Darling- came to Outag-amie county, in 1849, where he boug-ht eig-hty acres of land in the town of Greenville, on which he and his mother moved the following- spring-. They suffered many hardships and privations in their new home, Indians, bears and wolves being their frequent visitors. Lorenzo during- his first winter in Greenville, boarded with his brother, Simeon Darling-, who afterward died in the Civil War. During the winter of 1849, our subject walked two miles to his work, but the following spring, he built a cabin on his place, where he and his mother took up their residence. He worked very hard, cleared sixty acres of heavily timbered land, and about that time, bought forty acres, which made him a fine farm of 120 acres, which he sold in 1867, for $6,100. He then moved with his family to Appleton, the legislature of Wisconsin having appointed him a commissioner to appraise and sell about 30,000 acres of swamp land in Outagamie county, the proceeds to be used in openingroads in the newer portions of the county. His associates were James Gilmore and Joseph H. Marston ; the bulk of the work, however, falling- upon Mr. Darling-. After residing- in Appleton four years, he moved in Ellington. In 1867 he was the Republican candidate for State Senator, but owing to the large Democratic majority in the district, he was not successful. In 1864, he was the Republican candidate for Member of Assembly, his opponent being Samuel Ryan, Jr., of Appleton, who was elected. Mr. Darling was the choice of the people for member of assembly in 1873, and his popularity' was apparent, when being a Republican, he was elected in a strong Democratic district, by a good majority. In 1878, he visited Texas, in the employ7 of the Southern Pacific railroad company to report the agricultural advantages of that growing state.

Upon the first organization of Outagamie county, he was elected county clerk, over Moses W. Allen, of Hortonville, and re-elected. He has been a member of the county board of supervisors, in all, twenty years, and chairman of that body four years, and when he retired, he was considered the best posted man in county matters in the county. In 1875, Mr. Darling moved to Shiocton, where he has since resided. He was married in 1854, in Waukesha county, Wisconsin, to Mary E. Morse, by whom he had four children : Eugene A., who lives at home ; Elwin C., who is married to Nora Webb, and resides in California ; Willis E-, died in infancy ; and Edith M., who is the wife of George H. Lonkey, one of the business men of Shiocton. Our subject's father, Otis Darling, was a native of Vermont, and was married, in New York State, to Elizabeth Chubbuck, of New Hampshire. Mrs. Elizabeth Darling was an aunt to the celebrated "Fannie Forrester, " who was therefore a cousin to Lorenzo E. Darling, our subject.

Mr. Darling has written considerable poetry for the Milwaukee, Chicago, Green Bay, and Eastern papers besides what he has furnished Appleton papers. He composed the

Paul H. Beaulieu

Paul H. Beaulieu emigrated from Canada in 1812 on his way to the then unexplored regions of Lake Superior. He encountered countless privations and hardships, peculiar to early pioneer life. A notable event being his detention at Fort Malden and compulsion to serve in the British army for the space of four months in which time he participated in many skirmishes amongst which was the memorable battle of Lake Erie classed in history as Perry's Victory, after which he was allowed to continue his journey and after having successfully followed the fur trade for twenty-one years he started with his family (his wife, one daughter and one son) for Green Bay, where he arrived Aug. 16, 1834, residing there until the fall of 1835 he removed to Kaukaloo or Kaukauna and settled on the Buchanan side of the river where he had previously purchased lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 on Sec. 21, T. 21, R. 18, on which was situated a grist and saw mill. He resided here up to the time of his death which occurred Oct. 15, 1841. The property then reverted to his only son and heir (the daughter having died), Bazil H. Beaulieu and more familiarly known as B. H. Beaulieu, who was almost continuously connected with the affairs of Brown and afterwards Outagamie county until 1876 when he sold out and removed to White Earth, Becker county, Minn., where he resided until his death a few years ago. B. H. Beaulieu has held satisfactorily the offices of justice of the peace, assessor, clerk and supervisor, which latter office he held fourteen years, during which he introduced to the board a bill for the division of the then town of Kaukauna, setting off all that part lying south and east of Fox River and organizing the present town of Buchanan, Mr. Beaulieu raised a large family of children, but I am unable to give their names, the above sketch of the Beaulieu family was extracted from a letter of greeting sent from White Earth, Minn., by

The Phinney Family

The three Phinney brothers, Samuel C., James M. and Hiram A., were among the early pioneers of Appleton. Samuel C. Phinney was a Methodist preacher until his voice failed. In 1853 he came to Appleton and engaged in business with his brothers. His wife was a superior woman, a leader in society ; she died in 1880. They had two daughters, Mary A., the oldest, graduated at Lawrence University in 1859. She was married to Edward P. Humphrey in 1862 ; they had one son, Edward P. Humphrey, Jr., born in 1865, is now secretary and treasurer of the Post Publishing Company. Mr. Humphrey, Sr., died in 1865. His widow was married to Dr. Emory Stansbury, of Appleton ; they have two sons and one daughter. The other daughter of S. C. Phinney, Lora E., is the wife of W. D. Mason ; they now live in Green Bay and have two sons and her father now has his home with her. The second brother, James M. Phinney, was born at Vernon Center, N. Y. He received his education in the common schools of that state and at Wesleyen University. He spent several years teaching and was two years county superintendent of schools in Monroe county, New York. He was married to Helen L. Rich in 1847 in Pennfield in the same county ; they came to Dartford in Wisconsin in 1848. In November, 1849, they came to Appleton and for six years was the first professor of mathematics and natural sciences in Lawrence University. He served twenty years as trustee and for fifteen years sold goods, in company with his brothers in Appleton. They have had two daughters. The eldest, Ella L., is the wife of H. C. Sloan, a lawyer of West Superior ; Clara, the youngest daughter, was a graduate of Lawrence University and spent some time teaching. She was married to G. V. Nash in 1876, and died in 1880 ; her son when six years old was killed by a fall. The youngest brother, Hiram A. Phinney, was for many years an honorable merchant in Appleton, and for several years postmaster. He is now retired and lives in Appleton. The ancestors of the Phinney family were all descendants of the Puritans. Their grandfather was a large shipowner of Cape Cod, when 50 years old he lost seven vessels in succession which reduced him from affluence to poverty. Their father, James Phinne}7, was adopted by a relative with whom he lived until his majority. He then moved to the State of New York, where he lived until 1823 ; he then came to Dartford, Wis., where he resided until his death, aged 86. He was over fifty years a member of the Methodist church ; a man of great ability. Their maternal grandfather, Samuel Cody, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War; he enlisted when 16 years old and served during the war, was in the battle of Saratoga and admired the skill and bravery of Arnold in managing that battle, and was almost willing to forgive him for his afterward deserting to the British.