Nashold 20-sided Barn

O. W. FIELD, farmer. Sec. 16; P. 0. Fall River; 280 acres, 170 acres cultivated; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y.; son of Stephen and Charlotte (Berry) Fields; went to Michigan, Kalamazoo Co., at the age of 5 years, with parents, remained there sixteen years and then came here. Married in this town, October, 1863, to Maria N. Smith, daughter of Lewis and Sylvina (_Webb) Smith ; had .six children - Mary E., born Sept. 26, 1864 ; Maud E., born April 6, 1866 ; George S., born Dec. 8, 1868 ; Oliver West, born Feb. 20, 1871 ; Edwin P., born April 25, 1873 ; Lewis G., born Sept. 10, 1877. Mr. Fields is a Republican ; seven years Supervisor, one year Chairman and fourteen years Treasurer of his School District ; his father was in Springfield armory during war of 1812.

Passage source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement .., published 1880.

NHELDEN E. HE WIIVS, farmer, Sec 29; P. 0. Fall River ; born in Massachusetts in, 1834; son of Elijah and Sabia A. (Wooster) Hewins ; went to Lorain Co., Ohio, with parents at 18 months of age, where he lived 10 years; then to Byron, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., and, at 14 years of age, came to this town. Married, Jan. 15, 1856, at Byron, by Elder Harrington, to AJolia A., daughter of Chestes and Olive (Ingals) Thomas; wife born March 13, 1839; had four children - Frank K., born Oct. 0, 1850 ; Wilbur F., Dec, 21, 1863 ; Mjrtie A., March 4, 1871 ; Homer E., Dec. 5, 1872. Republican in politics; Baptist in religion. Has a well-cultivated farm of 216 acres. His brother, George W., wa.s in Go. E, 3d W. V. I., and had his arm shot off at the shoulder-joint at the battle of Beverly's Ford ; be came home, and, while boarding with Mr. McCoy, in the Lower Town in the city of Fond du Lac, Wis., was accidentally burned to death on the night of Sept. 8, 1878, the house being totally destroyed with its contents; all the inmates escaped except Hewins, and he, being disabled, perished in the flames; strong suspicion.s of foul play were generally entertained at that time ( he having lately drawn his pension), but the case was never fully investigated. Hi.s brother, Edwin M., wa.s in the 2d Kan. V. C.; was wounded, now lives in Chautau(|ua Co., Kan. Edwin M. and Eliza Shepard, now the wife of Mr. Sweet, were, about July, 1847, lost in the woods in Fond du Lac Co., and remained three dajs with nothing to eat, except the few berries they could find ; they were discovered only six miles from home, nearly famished. The father of Mr. Hewins kept the Crescent House at Appleton three years, and went to California April 5, 1853; returned March 11, five years later, and died at Pickett's Station three days after, being unconsciou.s, as reported, from the effect of apoplexy ; it was strongly suspected, however, that his death was the result of other causes, as he was in po.ssession of considerable money when he left.

Passage source: The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, Containing an Account of Its Settlement .., published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Fountain Prairie Town - 166,159 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.