Bristol Village

Bristol Village

The village of Bristol is situated on the Kenosha & Rockford Division of the North-Western Road, twelve miles west of Kenosha. The land was originallv owned by Alfred Giddings, at present residing in Kenosha, who laid it out in town lots, and sold the property to A. B. Emmons, who, in turn, disposed of his purchase to John F. Chase, who completed the platting of the village, and executed deeds to purchasers. Bristol is a thriving village, containing an industrious and enterprising population, four stores and several mechanical shops ; Asbury Chapel, built in 1842 ; Hosraer Chapel, built in 1857, and Wesley Chapel in 1872, all of the Methodist Episcopal denomination ; also, S^. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, built in 1866, and a Masonic Lodge, with a membership of upward of fifty. The Bristol Soda Springs are within two miles of the village, and offer superior inducements to invalid seekers after health. The population is variously estimated at from one to two hundred souls.

Meath, Ireland, where he learned the mason's trade; he came to America in 1852, and located in Mo town, N. Y., where he worked as a mason ; in 1855, he came to Wisconsin and settled in BruKoI To ship, and still worked at his trade, farming at the same time ; in 1863, he bought his farm, 160 acrps, built his homestead, which he enlarged in 1876 ; he raises all kinds of grain and stock, and makes ba for the market. Married Miss Johanna Oenna, of Ireland, July 8, 1855, and has seven children - Si J., Julia N., Mary N., Johanna, John J., George and Helena. He serves as Pathmaster. He and family are members of the Catholic Church.

HIRAM BACON, deceased ; bom May 24, 1822, in Salem, N. T. ; went to Enfield, N. when quite young, and was a tanner there ; then went to Hartford, Vt., about 1844, and bongbt a fk which he sold, and came to Wisconsin in 1855, and bought a farm in Bristol Township ; sold it, i bought another of 220 acres. Married Miss Harriett Cobum, of Hartland, Vt., Sept. 19, 1854; t< had two children - William, bom Aug. 1, 1855; Mary, July 10, 1857. Mr. Bacon died May 13, 18 and the farm now belongs to his widow and children.

WILLIAM C. BACOM, farmer. Sees. 5 and 6 ; P. 0. Bristol ; son of the above ; was b Aug. 1, 1855, in Bristol Township, and has worked on the farm all his life; he now owns a part of and rents the portions belonging to his mother and sister, in all 220 acres, and on it he raises aU kinds stock and grain ; he makes a specialty of breeding sheep and hogs. Married Miss Maggie Sheen. Paris Township, May 20, 1879. He is a member of the Sons of Temperance.

JAMES W. BRYANT, farmer, Sees. 7 and 18; P. 0. Bristol; bom Au>s. 21, 1825 Otsego Co., N. Y.; moved to Columbia Co., N. Y., with his parents when quite young and worked oi furm there till about 20 years of age, when he learned the business of carpenter and joiner, and worked it in various parts of Eastern New York. In the spring of 1855, he visited Wisconsin, bought 107 nt of land in Bristol Township, and returned to New York; in September, 1855, he came to Wisconsin reside, and worked at his trade in Lake and Kenosha Cos. In the winter of 1859, he revwted New Yo returned to Kenosha in March, 1860, and that spring went on a pleasure trip to Pike's Peak, Colo.; October, 1860, returned, and went to work on his farm, at the same time buying and shipping grain, which he had a warehouse at the Bristol depot, to Chicago and Milwaukee. In the spring of 1862, bought 115 acres more land. About 1870, sold the warehouse and business connected with it, and bej shipping live stock to the same markets, and still does so. On his farm, he raises, principally, com, a hay and stock. Married Miss Lenora Shumway, of Bristol, March 16, 1868, and has one child - E M., born September 19, 1871. He is a member of Washburn Lodge, No. 145, Masons.

MAKSHFIELD D. BURT, farmer. Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Woodworth ; born Oct, 9, 1817, Wilbraham, Mass., and worked on a farm and in a saw-mill till about 1846, when he visited Wisoona then returned East, and went to Springfield, Mass., where he worked in a planing-mill and in a car-sh In the fall of 1852, he went to Chicago; again visited Wisconsin and bought a farm of 120 acres, Bristol Township ; went back to Chicago and worked for Stone & Boomer, bridge-builders ; whilst n them, he received a severe wound under the eye, and, during the same year, had a rib broken by sti flying from the circular -saw. In the spring of 1855, he returned to Bristol, and worked on his farm, uj ^hich he settled in the fall of 1857 ; he built his homestead and bams in the summer of 1860 ; at i time of his arrival, it was all wild land, and he has thoroughly cleared and cultivated it ; he has since s seventy-three acres, and retains the balance, upon which he raises the usual farm produce. Married M Welthie A. Davis, of Massachusetts, May 19, 1840. He was manager of the Poor Farm at Wilbrahi Mass., in 1845; was Side Supervisor of Bristol Township several years; Treasurer of School IHst] at different periods, and serves as Pathmaster. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Methodist Chur

THOMAS S. COTTOJG, farmer, Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Bristol ; born April 29, 1815, in Worc« Co., Mass.; went with his parents when quite young, by wagon, to Chester, Windsor Co., Vt., a worked for his father as a mechanic ; his mother died here in 1826 ; in 1828, went to Rutland Co., V worked on a farm part of the time ; while there, he learned the carpenter trade ; in the spring of 18J went to Lowell, Mass., thence to Boston, summer of 1836; in the fall of that year, to New York i Providence; thence to Albany ; same fall, started West with his brother, Charles J. Cotting; first locat in Buffalo ; took steamboat for Toledo, through Michigan to St. Joseph by land, and across the lake

Chicago, where he laoded Nov. 7, 1836, and worked there as a carpenter, his brother following his trade of millwright ; in April, 1837, came to Bristol Township, then called Racine Co., and squatted on eighty acres of his present farm, which he afterward bought when lands came into the market ; on arrival, it was all wild land, and Mr. Cotting has thoroughly cleared and cultivated it ; he now owns 234 acres of the be^it land in the township ; raises all kinds of stock and grain. On April 19, 1843, he married Miss Jane Burgess, of Salem Township, and erected a cabin in three days, into which they moved, and had room to accommodate two boarders ; they have three children - Ann Eliza, Irene A. and Charles L. Mr. C. completed his second house, one and a half stories, 19x25 feet, in 1844, and was one of the first to build on a stone foundation, which was considered quite a curiosity in those days ; he erected his present homestead in 1871, and has it handsomely furnished throughout; Mr. Cotting has acquired his property by legitimate farming, thereby proving the fallacy of the statements made by those who say that farming does not pay unless combined with other pursuits. He was Supervisor of Bristol one year. Assessor of Bristol one year, Pathmaster several years. Clerk of District Schools several years.

PHILO CURTIS, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Bristol ; bom April 5, 1828, in Columbia Co., N. Y., and worked there as a carpenter and builder till the spring of 1849, when he came to Wisconsin and worked a farm in Bristol Township on shares with the man who owned it ; he bought the farm in 1864, and now owns 282 acres of land, raising wheat, com, oats, potatoes, sheep, cattle and hogs ; he also makes batter for the markets. Married Miss Mary Hunt, of Bristol, in June, 1852 ; she died Aug. 14, 1865 ; leaving three children - Emma V., born Oct. 29, 1853; Mary A., Sept. 5, 1856, and Cyrus A., Aug. 12, 1860. He has been Clerk of School District and serves as Pathmaster in tum.

OERHOND Y. FOWJLER, farmer. Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Woodworth ; bora March 18, 1815, in Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; went to Onondaga Co. and worked with his father as a farmer ; came to Kenosha in the fall of 1847, and located in Bristol Township in the spring of 1848 ; bought a farm of 160 acres; has sold it all but forty acres, which he farms himself Married Mrs. Alice Bur well, of Pleasant Prairie, July 7, 1873. She is a member of the Episcopal Church.

HENRY H. HOIiRROOK, farmer. Sec. 23; P. 0. Woodworth; bora Aug. 5, 1840, in Cheektowaga, Erie Co., N. Y. ; in the fall of 1844, came West with his parents, who located in Bristol Township, in the spring of 1845, after staying a short time at Naperville, 111. ; his father bought the farm of eighty acres and built the homestead in 1852 ; he died Nov. 26, 1877, after a lingering illness of fifteen years; Mr. H. H. Holbrook now cultivates the farm; raises com, oats, wheat, potatoes, horses, cows, sheep, hogs and poultry ; he enlarged the homestead in 1872. Married Miss Mary J. Richtmyor, of Bristol, Nov. 14, 1871, who died Jan. 8, 1875; she hid two children - Arthur J., born Aug. 25, 1872, died Feb. 24, 1873; Harrison L., bora Dec. 25, 1873. Married Mrs. Mary Miller, of Wilmot, Jan. 23, 1878. She is a member of the Dutch Reformed Church.

MICHOIiAJ^ KAISER, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Pleasant Prairie; born April 3, 1811, in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, where he was a farmer ; brought his family to America in June, 1852, and first settled in Kenosha, where he bought a house and two lots, and, in 1859, bought a farm of forty acres in Bristol Township ; he afterward added forty acres, then sixty acres ; finally sold all this and bought the forty acres he now owns; built his house in 1870. Married Miss Marie Steir, of Luxembourg, in March, 1842, and has four children - Catherine, Margaret, Frank and Nicholas. He and his family are members of the German Catholic Church.

JOHN A. KE ARMS, farmer, Sec. 13; P. 0. Pleasant Prairie; born Jan. 9, 1838, in Bridgeport, Conn., where he was educated ; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and located in Bristol Township with his father, who bought the farm of ninety acres, and Mr. K. worked for him until his death, which occurred in September, 1864; Mr. Kearas raises all kinds of stock and grain, and some fruit; he is the proprietor of the noted stallion, "Rollin.*' Married Miss Mary Fox, of Pleasant Prairie, Nov. 11, 1869 ; she died Nov. 18, 1875, leaving one child - Alice, born May 7, 1872. He serves as Pathmaster in turn. Is a member of the Catholic Church. Thomas Kearns, a brother of the above, served three years with the 33d W. V. I., and participated in all the battles, skirmishes, etc., in which they were engaged during that period.

MICHAEL C. KEJLJLY, Jr., farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Pleasant Prairie; born Jan. 17, 1847, in Bristol Township, Kenosha Co., and has stayed here all his life; worked for his father till 1870, when he bought a farm in this township; afterward sold it and bought the one he now owns, of 160 acres, and twenty acres in Pleasant Prairie Township; he raises corn, oats, barley, wheat, flax, potatoes, horses, oows, sheep, hogs and poultry ; makes butter and cheese for the market, and has fine apple and pear orchards. Married Miss Johanna Gleason, of Bristol, Dec. 28, 1867; she died Feb. 27, 1872, leaving two children - Nellie, bom Oct. 1, 1868 ; William, born Jan. 20, 1871. Married Miss Mary Craney, of Paris Township,

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Oct. 15, 1874, and has two children by this marriage - John, bom July 15, 1875; Johanna, bom 5, 1878. Is Treasurer of the school district for the seventh year; serves as Pathmaster in turn. Kelly owns a threshing-machine for the use of himself and neighbors in the proper aeason.

EDWARD MEAD, farmer, Sees. 28 and 29; P. 0. Bristol; bom April 31, 1828, in ] nam Co., N. Y.; moved to Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1838, and owned a farm there which he sold in 11 and came to Wisconsin ; located in Bristol Township, and bought his farm ; he worked out for one year, moved onto his farm April 1, 1855; he owns 169 acres of land, and raises oats, corn, flax, potai sheep, cows, horses and hogs. Married Miss Jannette Downing, of Columbia Co., N. Y., Jan. 31, 1^ she died Oct. 21, 1878, leaving one child - Josephine, born Feb. 5, 1854, who married Mr. Will Walker, of Bristol Township, in November, 1872. Mr. Mead was Postmaster of Cyprus, Bristol Towna from 1 856 to 1 863 ; he is now Side Supervisor for third year ; was Clerk and Director of school dis: several years, and serves as Pathmaster in tum ; member of Washburn Lodge, No. 145, Bristol, Chapter 3, Kenosha, Masons ; is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is Stew and Sabbath- school Superintendent.

WIIiJLIAlI K. PACKM AW, farmer. Sec. 2; P. 0. Bristol; born Feb. 27, 1857 Bristol Township, and inherited, with his mother, a farm of 300 acres, 140 acres of which were sold in 18 it is principally pasture land ; they keep twenty-four cows for the dairy, making butter for the Chi( and New York Markets. He is Town Clerk of Bristol for 1879, having been elected on a Democr majority, and serves as Pathmaster in tum ; he is Worthy Patriarch of the Sons of Temperance, ft tin Packman, deceased, father of the above, was bom July 9, 1831, in Columbia Co., N. Y., where was a farmer ; in 1856, he came to Wisconsin ; located in Bristol Township, and bought the farm. Man Miss Catherine E. Kingman, of Columbia Co., N. Y., Feb. 7, 1855; he died Aug. 11, 1865, bequei ing his property as above.

LElirEIi SPENCEK, carpenter and joiner. Section 10 ; P. 0. Woodworth ; bora ^ 10, 1804, in Oneida Co., N. Y.; his parents moved to Onondaga Co., N. 1^., when he was 2 years old; worked as a cooper there till 1845, when he came to Wisconsin and located in Bristol Township; worl as a farmer and bought the Burrill farm, which he afterward sold ; bought four acres of land and erec his homestead. In 1877, he inherited some property, and has since retired from active busineas. M ried Miss Mary Goff, of Onondaga Co., N. Y., Dec. 11, 1825, who died Feb. 13, 1853; they had n children - Purleyctt, born Oct. 3, 1826, married William Bath, of Tennessee; Andrew J., bom Aug. 1828; Seth, born Oct. 3, 1830, died at Oconto; Mary, born Feb. 17, 1833, died in Illinois; Mindwi bom April 1, 1835, died March, 1877 ; Edmund, born April 27, 1837; Jemsha J., bom May 25, 18^ died at Oconto; DeWitt D., born Nov. 5, 1842, died Nov. 5, 1862; Albert, born Aug. 23, 1844, died 1864. Mr. Spencer married Mrs. Rachel Simmons, of England, Aug. 5, 1862; they had four children Louisa M., born Oct. 25, 1863 ; Lucy, born Nov. 17, 1865, died Jan. 6, 1868 ; Rachel, bom May 1868; Hattie E., born April 21, 1872, died April 28, 1872. Mrs. S. has one child by former marria^ Jessie Simmons, born April 1, 1857. Mr. S. had three sons in the war - Andrew J,, served on land ai at sea ; DeWitt D. was killed at Perry ville ; Albert was killed in the battle of the Wilderness. &] Spencer was Treasurer of Bristol one year and Constable eight years.

ORRIN C. STONERREAKER, farmer, Sees. 16,17 and 21; P. O. Bristol; boi Oct. 14, 1829, in Otsego Co., N. Y.; when about 2 years old, went, with his parents, to Cattaraugus C( N. Y., and worked on his father's farm until 1851, when he came to Wisconsin and located in BrLst Township ; bought a farm of 125 acres and sold part of it. His father came to Wisconsin in 1857 aa bought 212 acres in this township, which was the foundation of Mr. S.*s present farm; he now owns 47 acres, and raises corn, oats and grass, sheep and hogs, and keeps about sixty-five cows, for the support of h butter and cheese factory. Married Miss Ruby Brayman, of Napoli, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Nov. 1 1850, and has five children living - Orra J., born May 10, 1854 ; Effie May, born March 26, 1861 ; Orri Peter, bom Sept. 6, 1865 ; Edwin L., born July 28, 1867 ; Maud C, born May 6, 1873. He wasTiea urer of Bristol two years, Director and Clerk of Schools nearly every year and Pathmaster in tum. Mn 8. is a member of the Baptist Church.

SAiHUEL E. TARBELL, farmer. Sees. 3 and 10 ; P. 0. Woodworth ; bom May 2, 18U in Brimfield, Hampden Co., Mass., where he worked on his fathers farm till the fall of 1834, then wentt Seneca Co., N. Y., and was school teacher till the spring of 1837, when he came to Wisconsin ; landed i Milwaukee and went in a schooner to Racine ; from there to Pleasant Prairie by stage^ and then follow© the blaze on trees to Bristol, where he claimed 160 acres of land : the east half of the southeast qaartcr o Sec. 3, and the east half of the northeast quarter of Sec. 10 ; he returned to Seneoa Co., N. 1., in tL^ fall of 1837, and married Miss Caroline J. Squires, of that county, Jan. 3, 1838; the same year cam farming ; remaining there until March 1, 1851, when he removed to Paris Township, where he has since remained, cultivating his farm of ninety-seven acres. Mr. Davis was married in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1845, to Miss Mary J. Flansburgh, a native of Jefferson Co., N. Y. Mr. Davis has a family of six children, named respectively - Louise, born July 25, 1850 ; Martha J., May 22, 1854 ; Nina, Oct. 12, 1856 ; Charles, Oct. 17, 1858; Clarence, May 22, 1861; Lucelia, Sept. 15, 1869.

E. D. DIJNMIIVO, farmer. Sees. 19 and 20; P. 0. Paris; he was born in Essex Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1814 ; came to Wisconsin in 1839, locating in Paris Township and engaged in farming. He mirriedon Oct. 15, 1843, Miss Clarissa L. Brayton, a native of Wayne Co., N. Y.; they have had five children, two living - Brayton, born June, 1848; Frank, May, 1850. Brayton' married Miss Rhoda Wheeler ; they have three children - Frederick, Wentworth and Charlie. Mr. Brayton Dunning has been an active member of the School Board, and he is at present Director of same. He owns 120 acres of fine, fertile land, in Paris Township. His father, Mr. £. D. Dunning, has led an active, energetic life, and he has accumulated a valuable property, owning altogether 200 acres of well-improved land, in two &rms.

JOHN &rmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Union Orove; born in Norfolk, England, in 1827 ; he came to America in 1846, arriving in Racine, Wis., Oct. 20 ; he located in Yorkvillc, Racine Co., and engaged in farm-work ; he purchased land in Kenosha Co. in 1847, but continued to work out until 1851, when ho settled on the farm he had purchased, where he now resides. He married in Dover, Racine Co., Oct. 29, 1851, Miss Sarah L. Stebbins, a native of the State of New York, who died June 29, 1874. Mr. Edgoose married again July 18, 1875, Mrs. Lucinda Anderson, a native of Pleasant Prairie Township, Kenosha Co.; Mr. Edgoose has one child - Aristean, born Aug. 5, 1878. Mr. Edgoose is owner of 110 acres of land in Kenosha Co., and fifteen acres in the village of Union Grove, Racine Co.

HATTHEW FONK, farmer. Sec. 19; P. 0. Paris; born in Paris Township, Kenosha Co., Dec. 16, 1846; his father, Philip Fonk, came to Kenosha Co. in the spring of 1846, locating in the township of Paris, where he engaged in &rming, which he followed until his retirement from active pursuits in 1875. Matthew Fonk was raised on his father's farm, and has always followed farming ; he is now working his own farm in Pari^ Township, consisting of 210 acres. Married in Kenosha Co. Jan. 10, 1871, Eva Corol, a native of France; Mr. Fonk has four children - Annie R., bom Oct. 10, 1871 ; Virginia M., in 1872; Maggie E., Aug. 20, 1873; Mary, Jan. 29, 1878.

JOHN D. WORTHY, farmer. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Union Grove ; born in Cornwall, England; he came to Wisconsin in June, 1842, and located in Paris Township; engaged at farming, and has accumulated a valuable property. He married, in 1847, Miss Mary Ann Gilbert, a native of Cheshire, England; they have had eleven children, seven living - Stephen G., William G., John D., Joseph T., Mary E., Samuel and Jennie. Mr. Goldsworthy owns 160 acres of fine land, well improved, with good buildings. Members of the Bible Christian Church.

HAKY E. HAMEY, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. O. Sylvania, Racine Co. ; bom in Prussia in 1817 ; in 1848, she came with her husband and family to America ; in 1849, to Wisconsin, and located on a farm in Paris Township, where Mrs. Haney and her son Jacob now reside. Mrs. Haney married in Prussia Mr. Peter Haney, who died Sept. 15, 1871 ; the family consists of the widow and two sons - John, married and residing on a farm in Paris Township, near his mother ; Jacob resides with his mother, and conducts her farm of 120 acres ; John was born in May, 1842, and Jacob in August, 1848.

DAmEL HARSH, farmer. Sees. 34 and 35; P. 0. Kenosha; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1830 ; came to Kenosha Co., Wis., in 1846, his father, Lyman Marsh, locating on the farm now managed by Daniel. Mr. Lyman Marsh died in March, 1361, since which time Daniel Marsh has conducted the farm. Mr. Marsh held the office of Treasurer of Paris in the years 1854 and 1855, and has been Town Clerk for several years ; also was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1865 and 1866, and elected Justice of the Peace in 1854. He married in New York, Oct. 26, 1853, Miss Emily J. Wood, a native of the State of New York. He has two children - Charles L., born May 2, 1856 ; Henry W., born June 2, 1866. Mr. Marsh is owner of 150 acres.

MARTIN, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Sylvania, Racine Co.; bom in County Dub Ireland, in 1815. She came to America in 1848, stopping in Milwaukee until 1850. While in Milw kee, she married Mr. Thomas Martin, a shoemaker, who died in 1863 on the farm he had been cultiTat since 1850, and where his widow, Ellen, now resides. She is the owner of forty acres, and has oonsidc ble money loaned, on which she is receiving interest.

CHARIiES HEREDITH, farmer. Sec. 28 ; P. 0. Paris; born in Paris Township in 18; His father, Mr. Evan Meredith, who was a native of England, came to Kenosha Co. in 1842 or 18^ purchased land and engaged in farming, which he followed until his death, May 21, 1861. Charles, wb 10 years of age, went to Union Grove, Racine Co., where he remained some years; also in Kenosha spent some years, and in Racine Co. remained two years; returned, in the fall of 1876, to the farm, wh( he is at present. He is the owner of 269} acres of land.

HENRY A. MEVTRIIRY, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Kenosha; born in Connecticut in 181 came West in 1 838, and located in what is now Paris, Kenosha Co. ; engaged in fimning, and in his bn ness as carpenter and builder. In 1839, he left Wisconsin for Michigan ; remained about a year ; return to Kenosha Co. in 1841 ; since has resided on his farm, working also at his trade, until 1849 ; since h been farming exclusively. He married, at New Haven, Conn., in 1835, Miss Catherine McCoy, a native Connecticut, who died September, 1845, leaving four children; three are now living - John C., bom 1837 ; Henry F., in 1842, and Francis E., in 1844 ; two died - Henry, born November, 1838, died 1839; Catherine C, born September, 1845, died March, 1848. Mr. Newbury married, March 4, 184 Miss Abby P. Caldwell, a native of Massachusetts, who died March 29, 1875. He married again, Kenosha, Nov. 3, 1876, Minnie C. Randolph. Mr. Newbury is owner of 160 acres.

PHILIPP REIDEMRACH, farmer, Sec. 13; P. 0. Kenosha; bom in Prussia in 182^ came to America in 1846, and, in 1854, to Wisconsin, locating in Paris, where he engaged in iarmin which he has followed until the present time. He is a member of the German Lutheran Church. Ma ried, in the city of New York, in 1849, Miss Mary Baumbauer, a native of Germany, who died in Apr 1850, having had one child that died in infancy. Mr. Reidenbach married again, in the city of New Yor in 1852, Miss Catherine Danflinger, a native of Germany ; they have one child - Carrie, bom Jan. ; 1853. Mr. Reidenbach is owner of eighty-five acres.

ALRERT SCHMVCHEIi, farmer. Sec. 36; P. 0. Kenosha; born in Prussia in 184^ came to America in 1869, locating in town of Paris, Kei^osha Co., and engaged in farming. He marrie in Kenosha, May, 1876, Mrs. Munger, formerly Miss Katie Keene, a native of Prussia ; she had oi child by her former husband. Mr. Schmuchel has two children - William, born in 1877, and Mary, boi in 1878. He is owner of fifty -five acres.

LrCirS W. THAYER, farmer. See. 34 ; P. 0. Kenosha ; born in New York City i 1820 ; his family moved to Erie Co., near Buffalo ; Lucius spent most of his time, previous to comin West, in Massachusetts; in 1852, he came with his family to Kenosha Co., locating in town of Bristc and engaged in farming ; previous to coming to Wisconsin, he had been engaged for two years in Buffalo in manufacturing. From 1866 to 1877, Mr. Thayer held the position of Treasurer of the Kenosb County Agricultural Society. He is a member of the Congregational Church. He married, in 184J Miss Sarah G. Ellsworth, a native of Hartford, Conn.; he has two children Uving - Lucius M., born Aa^ 31, 1851, and Ella L., born Sept. 13, 1857 ; Leverett E., born Dec. 21, 1862, died June 13, 1866. M; Thayer is owner of 160 acres.

DANIEJL TOMER, farmer and machine ao;ent and Deputy Sheriff; bom in New Yor State in 1844 ; came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating at Paris ; his early life was spent with his father o the farm ; in 1866, engaged with Smith, West & Co., of Milwaukee, to travel for them for one year; i 1867, returned to Paris and purchased a farm. In 1869, married Miss Maggie Flinn, a native of Bristoi Kenosha Co., Wis., who died at Paris Oct. 20, 1877 ; they had two children - Joseph Bennett and Mar Ellen. Mr. Toner was elected Town Clerk in 1876, and re-elected in April, 1879 ; was also Distric Clerk for five years. His family are members of the Catholic Church ; he is a Democrat.

DAMIEL WILLIAMS, farmer. Sec. 27; P. 0. Paris; born in Wales Feb. 14, 1824, an^ came to America in 1842, locating in Southport, now Kenosha ; he engaged in farming in Paris Town ship, where he has been engaged since in cultivating and improving his land, of which he has 41 2 J acres He married, in Paris Township, Kenosha Co., Oct. 16, 1857, Miss Jane Edwards, a native of Wales ; Mr Williams has had two children, one still living - Sarah J., born Oct. 8, 1858, died Nov. 23, 1858 ; Anoit L., born Oct. 10, 1859.

LEWIS WILLIAMS, farmer. Sec. 18; P. 0. Paris; born in Wales; came to Wisconsit July, 1842 ; located in Paris, and engaged at farming, and, by his efforts and strict attention to his business has accumulated a large amount of valuable property in Paris Township. He owns 1,200 acres of fertile land, makin? in all four farms. Where he lives, he has 580 acres of fine land, most of it under cultivation, with large bams and a comfortable home. He owns 160 acres of land in Iowa, also 160 acres of land in N.ebraska. He married Miss Margaret Evans, a native of Wales; she died in 1876. They had eight children, five living - Sarah, Belle, Lewis, Nellie and Margaret. Mr. Williams is taking pride in giving his children a first-class education. He was a member of the School Board in District No. 6, for three terms, and filled that office in a most satisfactory manner.