Fountain Prairie Town (part 4 of 11)

Declining the gift of an elijiible law oflSee offered him by influential friends, if he would settle in Clinton, N. Y., he decided more wisely, and established himself in Columbus, his present home. At the age of 26, he was married to Miss Orlina M. Sturges, daughter of a prominent and successful merchant of Clarendon, N. Y., and by her had four children - Henry T., deceased at the age of 16 months; Selden J., named after Gov. Solden, of Clarkson, N. Y.; Charles R., named after Hon. Charles D. Robinson, of Green Bay, Wis., and Anna L. Mr. Lewis, a man of superior executive ability, rapidly rose to the successive positions of District Attorney, County Judge, member of the Constitutional Convention which formed the organic law of the State, member of the General Assembly, State Senator, member of the Court of Impeachment, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State and Governor. As Secretary of State, it was truly said of him, " He has been prompt, methodical and systematic in all the departments of his oflBce ; a true man in every sense of the word, kind and gentlemanly in his deportment and possessing great executive ability." When elected to this office, he received every vote cast in the city of his residence, and, when elected Governor, in 1863, received a majority of 25,000, by far the largest ever accorded to any candidate for that office. The nation at this time being engaged in civil war, Gov. Lewis felt that for the time political divisions should cease ; that all loyal men, forgetting party strifes, should rally around our country's flag, and save it from dishonor ; that rebellion should be crushed by hearty co-operation and earnest sacrifice, and that peace should be restored. Sincerely impressed with this belief, he severed party ties and proclaimed : " He who is not a faithful friend to the Government of his country in this trying hour is no friend of mine," and spared neither time, talent nor money in sending troops to save the national capital.

Especially was his attention engaged in caring for the needs of the sick. He repeatedly visited camps and hospitals, making long and careful tours, and finally secured a special order from the Surgeon General of the United States for the transfer of all the sick and wounded soldiers from Wisconsin to hospitals within their own State, a privilege never before granted. Under his administration, hospitals were established, a soldiers' orphans' home was founded, and families of soldiers provided for. Through his influence, multitudes of suffering " boys in blue " were nursed back into life, in hospitals blessed with comforts, blessed by the prayers of mothers and wives at home ; the dying hours of brave men were soothed, and men who had risked their lives for a great principle, and bereaved families, were provided with homes. The marked but not forgotten graves of our slain heroes dot the hillsides of the South ; but, had it not been for the noble work of Gov. Lewis, hundreds who are among the living to-day would live only in the desolate, sorrowing hearts of those who loved them. By personal efforts, he obtained credit from the Government for soldiers fiirnished, and reduced the quota of Wisconsin at one time from 19,032 to 15,311, and Wiis especially successful in securing the claims of his State against the Government, amounting in all to more than half a million of dollars. In 1864, by his wise adjustment of affairs, the State tax was reduced several hundred thousands of dollars ; and, during his entire administration, he did not use one dollar of the Military Contingent Fund. At his request, the Legislature declined to vote the usual appropriation of $5,000 as a general contingent fund for the use of the Executive. He worked for the good of his State, and was economical, systematic and prompt in all his departments of duty. His large-heartedness and sympathy went out to all ;- yet, in the administration of justice, he was inexorable. As a man and public officer. Gov. Lewis possessed the unlimited confidence of the people, and through his varied career has maintained a name and character above suspicion or reproach. Figuring little in proclamations, orders and telegraphic communications, he performed his duties quietly and without ostentation ; unselfish and self-denying in all his actions, he labored for the welfare of his State and nation. Standing upon noble principles, he felt that he needed no other platform; the ends which he aimed at were his country's, God's and truth's. A marked feature in the character of Gov. Lewis, and one worthy of imitation, is his generous benevolence. Possessed of a liberal competence, he devotes a large portion of his annual income to the building and support of universities, colleges, academies and educational interests, thus exerting a silent but lasting influence for good by developing the minds and morals of his country's youtli. He has been a liberal contributor to churches and benevolent enterprises of various kinds, and in ail that pertains to the welfare of his city, or the good of his fellowmen, he is ready to lend a cheerful support. In 1864, Lawrence University conferred the degree of LL. D., an honor which was just!}' bestowed and has been worthily worn. He recently received a dispatch from Washington tendering him the office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue ; he, however, declined the h(mor, owing to other duties which require his constant attention. Mr. Lewis has been .several times offered similar offices, but has uniformly declined.

WiLLiIAM Ir. liEWIS, Columbus; was born at Clarendon, Orleans Co., N. Y., in 1815; he is the son of Shubael Lewis and Eleanor Robertson, who are mentioned in the sketch given of his brother, Hon. James T. Lewis. Mr. Lewis received the greater part of his education in the common schools of his native State. In 1842, he began merchandising at Bergen, Genesee Co., and after continuing there two years he removed his business to Clareudon, Orleans Co., and there continued the same and also milling, for several years ; disposing of his interest at Clarendon, in 1853, he removed to Hawley, Orleans Co., and was proprietor of the Hawley Mills for three years ; he, with his family, emigrated to Wisconsin, in the spring of 1857, locating at Columbus ; he has since been engaged in farming, lumbering and the grain trade. He was employed as clerk in the Secretary of State's office, in 18G3, with his brother, during his term of office, and by Mr. Pairchild, in lSti4. Returning to Columbus, in 1865, he has devoted his time to superintending his farm of 312 acres, in the town of Columbus. He was married in 1841, to Miss Eliza Ann Martin, of Clarendon, Orleans Co., N. Y.; their children are Martin J., who now lives in Dakota; Adella, now the wife of D. M. Inmann, and lives in Dakota; Anna E. now Mrs. M. D. Thomp.son, of Vermillion, Dakota; Jennie, deceased; Lillie, now at home with parents. Mr. Lewis' family is connected with the Baptist Church.

MATTHEW LOWTH, farmer; Sees. 10 and 15 ; P.O.Columbus; was born in County Meath, Ireland, May (5, 1819 ; when 7 years old, he, with his parents, Edward and Alice, nee McCabe, emigrated to America ; they settled in Aug. 1820, in the town of Tinmouth, Rutland Co., Vt., where his mother died in the following December ; his father followed mining tliere for a number of years ; after the death of his mother, he and his brother were put out to live with American families of Vermont, and with them he made his home until 21 years of age ; at the age of IS years, he entered upon a three years' apprenticeship to the molder's trade, in the Granger Stove Works, at Pittsford, Rutland Co.; he next came to Albany, N. Y., where he worked at his trade awhile, and later to Troy, N. Y., where he followed the same for a time ; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1844, and stopped a year with his cousin, John Lowth, at Troy, Walworth Co.; Nov. 9, 1845, he removed to his log house, in the town of Lowell, Dodge Co., Wis., where he made his home until the fiill of 1849; disposing of his interest in Dodge Co. at that time, he entered a farm of 120 acres, in the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., and returned to Troy, N. Y., and continued his trade at INIechanicsvilie for two years ; coming again to Columbus, Wis., in 1851, he settled on his farm, which has since been his home ; he devoted the winter seasons of the first eleven years after his permanent settlement in Columbia Co., to teaching, and the summers in farming. Mr. Lowth was elected Assessor of the town or village of Columbus, in 1856 ; he has served three terms as Chairman of the Town Board, and in 1879 was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, from the Second Assembly District of Columbia Co. He was married, in 1843, to Miss Mary Glavin, a native of Cork, but an emigrant to America with parents, when about 2 years old, and settled at Troy, N. Y., where she was afterward married ; their children are Edward, Alice Francis, Catharine, Thomas H.; Josephine, now the wife of Charles Hall, and lives at Spencer, Marathon Co., Wis., and Emma, at home.

OL.IVER RODNEY LIIEY, farmer; Sec. 20 ; P.O.Columbus; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., in 1824 ; he had the advantage of the common school in his boyhood, where he received his education ; he devoted his attention to farming in Vermont, until 1844, whence he emigrated to Wisconsin; he found employment at farm work at Mr. James' in the town of Richmond, Rock Co., for two summers ; in November, 1845, he came to the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., bought a claim of 160 acres in the southeast quarter. Sec. 20 ; and in February, 1846, he obtained a deed to 40 aci'es of it and pre-empted the remainder ; he at once built his pioneer log house, at first only 16x10, but was afterward enlarged, which was his home for fifteen years ; his farm now numbers 250 acres, and instead of his log house, a commodious residence decorates his premises. Mr. Luey has been a member of the Town Board for two or three years. He was married. May, 1848, to Miss Sarah, daughter of Robert and Polly (Berry) Miller, a native of Windham Co., Vt.; her mother died there in 1870 ; her father came to Wisconsin in 1876, and now makes his home at Mr. Luey's. Mr. and Mrs. Luey have five children, as follows : Charlotte, now the wife of Frank Hopkins, lives at Gary, Dakota; Edwin, now at Rochester, Minn.; Cheney 0., Walter R. and Cornelia, at home.

ADAH McCONSfEIiL/, Deputy Sheriff, Columbus; was born in County Armagh, Ireland, in 1824; he is the sjn of James McConnell, who came as an emigrant to America, in 1845, and located at Columbu-', Wis., where he afterward died. Mr. McConnell, the subject of this sketch, spent four years in a constabulary in County Kildare, Ireland, and was on duty at the Clontarf when the notice was given by Daniel O'Connell to bold one of the monster meetings at that place, in 1843, and was present when he was arrested. Remaining there in that line of duty until 1847, he then resigned. May 3, 1847, he was married in the town of Kilcock, County Kildare, to Miss Anna Walsh, immediately after which, they sailed for Americj, and landed in New York City about the 1st of July following ; they came thence to the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm, which was their home until 1805 ; then removed to the city of Columbus, where they have since resided. Mr. McConoell was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Columbia Co. for two years, by P. P. Pool ; was re-appointed by Mr. H. A. Russell, during hia term of office, and again appointed by Mr. Jonas Conklin, which position he now holds ; he was a member of the Town Board of Supervisors for two years ; was Village and City Marshal for Columbus, six or eightyears. Their children are Anna M., now the wife of R. M. C. Turner, and lives in Philadelphii ; Thomas H., now a clerk in R. W. Chadbourn's Bank, at Rochester, Minn.; Charles H., a clerk in the First National Bank, at Leadville; Morris J., now in a store at Birds' Island, Minn.; Jennie, at home. Mrs. McConoell is a member of the Congregational Church.

JAMES McTIKKNAN (deceased), was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, about 1806 ; he was brought up as a farmer's son, in his native county ; when about 30 years old, he emigrated to America, and lived in Vermont and Massachusetts for several years ; in 1847, he with his family removed to Columbia Co,, Wis., and located on a farm of GO acres on Sec. 25, which he bought of William Drake, and afterward purchased 42 acres, making his farm 102 acres on that section ; here he made his home till his death, Nov. 2, 1865. He was married in 1850 to Miss Mary, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Kelly; a native of County Wicklow, Ireland, born in 1828, an i came to America in 1849. Their children are Maria, now the wife of Edward Lay, and living in Kansas ; John, at home ; Margaret, at home ; Bridget, in Chicago ; Thomas, at home ; Annie (deceased); Katie and KUen, at home. The family is connected with St. Jerome's Catholic Church.

JOSEPH S. JIANSTIWdr, proprietor of flouring-mill ; was born in Plainfield, N. J., in 1819 ; his father dying shortly after his birth, his mother soon removed with him to Middletown, Monmouth Co., N. J., where he spent much of his time at school till 14 years of age ; he then went to New York City, and began with an uncle as clerk in a dry-goods store ; remaining there till 1844, he came to Wisconsin, and located at Kenosha (then Southport), where he clerked in a dry-goods store for three years; he removed thence to the town of Courtland, Columbia Co., where he followed farming for two years, and then came to Columbus, purchased the Ludington mill, and has since been its proprietor. Mr. Manning was a member of the City Council for three years ; he has been a member of the Ma,sonic Fraternity for twenty-five years. In 1847, he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of James and Julia Campbell, of Southport (now Kenosha), Wis. ; they have one daughter, Julia M., now the widow of the late H. K. Dodge, dec'd. Mrs. Manning is a member of the Congregational Church ; Mrs. Dodge is a member of the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Manning's brother, Benjamin Campbell, enlisted in the 6th W. V. I., at Milwaukee, in 1861, and was with his regiment till it reached Baltimore, Md., where he died from physical exhaustion cauj^ed by the measles.

ISAAC MEKRIAM, dealer in lime, coal, brick, plaster, etc., etc., Columbus; was born in Franklin Co., N. Y., in 1811 ; he is the youngest of a family of seven children, whose parents, Benjamin and Sally (Kendall) Merriam, were natives of Connecticut, but removed to Franklin Co., N. Y., about 181(1 ; his father dying when he was ((uite young, he was soon compelled to earn his own living as best he could; and being thus early in life deprived of his home, he sought employment at farm work from friends and neighbors; coming to Wisconsin in 1847, he located at Watertown, where he followed the carpenter and joiner's trade, to which he became apprenticed in his native county at the age of 21 years ; seven years later (1854), he removed to the town of Lowell, Dodge Co., where he followed agriculture for nearly ten years ; in the spring of 1863, he came with his family to the city (then village) of Columbus, where, in 1866, he begah dealing in lime, coal, etc., and has since continued the same. xA.t Cornwall, Addison Co., Vt., in 1847, he was married to Miss Lucinda S. Goodrich, a native of that county ; their children are: Mary H., a graduate of VVayland University, of Beaver Dam, Wis., and now a teacher in the public schools of Milwaukee; Lucy M.; Sarah I., a teacher in the public schools of this city; Jesse I., now a printer at Alexandria, Dak. Mr. Merriam and family are members of the Baptist Church.

HEBfRV 510RSE, firmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the town of HalfmooDi Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1814. Hi.s father, John E. Morse, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y.; his mother, Rebecca Palmer, was also a native of York State. At the age of 18 years, he began the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he afterward continued in Saratoga and Genesee Cos. till 1859 ; emigrating then to Columbus, Wis., he stopped in the village one year, then located on a farm on Sec. 24, town of Columbus, where he and his son together own 240 acres. He was married in 1837 to Miss Minerva, daughter of F. C. Farnham, a native of Washington Co., N. Y.; her father came to Columbus, Wis., in 1858, and died here in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Morse have two children - V. C, now with his father on the farm ; Mary, now the wife of Eli Thaire, who lives in Minnesota. Mr. Morse was elected Assessor of the town in 1877, and re-elected in 1878-80.

STEI>MA1¥ S. NEWTOX, dealer in musical instruments, sewing machines and jewelry, Columbus; was born in Tioga Co., Penn., in November, 1850. His father, Lewis Newton, was a native of Vermont ; his mother, Emily Egbert, was born in New York ; his father and grandfather John D. Egbert, came with their families as emigrants to Wisconsin, and landed at the house of Mr. Josiah Foster, in the town of Arlington, Columbia Co., in April, 1854; they soon located in that town, and Mr. Egbert was, for several years, a prominent citizen of that town ; he died there about 1862 or 1863 ; he did much in the way of making deeds and drawing papers of various kinds for the early settlers, and was a man to whom all looked for counsel. Mr. and Mrs. Newton had a family of six children - three sons and three daughters; three of them now live in this County. Stedman S., the subject of this sketch, was the fourth child, and spent his time on his father's farm and at district school till 1868, removing then to Poynell, where, in 1870, he began clerking in a drug store, and also had charge of the post office at that place ; in 1871, he entered the State University and completed his studies there in 1872 ; returning then to Columbia Co., he taught at Dekorra for a term of five months; in the spring of 1873, he began dealing in machines and musical instruments at Poynette and Lodi ; in the fall of 1876, removed the main portion of his business to Columbus, though he still continues these points as branch houses to the business here; he added a stock of jewelry to his trade in the tall of 1878, and has since carried on the three lines of trade. In February, 1877, he was married to Miss Delia, daughter of Lewis and Emeline Cave, a native of Staten Island, but an emigrant to Poynette, Wis., in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Newton are members of the M. E. Church ; he is a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

GERD H. XIEJIEYER, farmer. Sees. 22 and 27; P. 0. Columbus; was born at Hanover, Germany, in September, 1820. His mother, Dorothea Rolls, died when he was only 5 years old, and his father, Gerd H. Niemeyer, when he was 8. An orphan boy at that early age, he was forced to leave off his studies and seek some employment by which he could earn his own living ; he went to live with a neighbor farmer, where he learned that honest industry is the true source of wealth, and upon that principle he has ever acted ; he emigrated to America in 1848, and located at Milwaukee, Wis., where he followed laboring for five years, and then removed to Portage, where he lived two and one-half years; he next removed to the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., and located on a farm of 40 acres on Sec. 16 ; a year later, he sold that farm and bought one of 120 acres on Sees. 17 and 20, where he lived for two years; disposing then of that, he bought another of 100 acres on Sec. - , and made his home there till 1876, whence he removed to his present one of 140 acres on Sees. 22 and 27, where he has since lived. He was married, in 1853, to Miss Mary Alfs, a native of Germany, but an emigrant to America in 1848; their children are Eliza IMary and Fred. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

ASA PERKINS, farmer. Sec. 19; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the town of Ira, Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1826; he was educated there in the common schools, and devoted his time to farming there till 1849, when he emigrated to Wisconsin, and entered a farm of 120 acres, on Sec. 19, town of Columbus, Columbia Co , in June, having just 2 shillings left after paying the purchase money; he returned to New York in the following fall for tlie winter, and a year from that time, came again to Wisconsin, and located at Janesville, where he worked by the month on a farm for two years, after which he made his home there most of the time for another year; he settled permanently on his farm in 1853, and has increased it to 166 acres. Mr. Perkins is one of the committee on the extension of the North-Westem Railway from Granville to Lodi, Wis., and has taken an active part in the enterprise ; in 1870, he took a trip to California, thence via the coast to Portland, Ore., and up the Columbia River to Waulula, and from there by stage to Walla Walla, Washington Territory, whence, alter a fortnight's sojourn, he returned the same way to his home in Wisconsin. He was married, in 1853, to Miss Sarah C, daughter of Reuben and Nancy George, a native of Indiana, but an emigrant to Wisconsin with her father in 1847, her mother having previously died in Illinois ; their children are: Mary A., born in 1854, and married to Stephen B. Marvin in November, 1875, and now lives at Redwood, Minn.; Randall K., born in 1856, and now at Redwood, Minn.; Francis F.,born in 1858, now at home ; Charles M.,born in 1860, and Arthur R., born in 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins are members of the M. E. Church.

JOHSf PETERS, farmer. Sees. 22 and 15; P. 0. Columbus ; was born in Prussia in 1817; he came to America in 1853, and lived five years at Milwaukee, Wis., and, in 1857, he came to the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., where, in 1857, he bought a farm of 60 acres ; selling that in 1866, he bought his present one of 120 acres in Sees. 22 and 15. He was married in 1850, to Miss Louisa Harms, a native of Germany ; their children are Henry, Charles, William, Mary, and one adopted daughter, Emma. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

JOHN PRIEN, manufacturer of wagons and buggies, and agent for all kinds of agricultural and farming implements, Cjlumbus; was born in Mecklenburg in 1824; at the age of 21 years, he began the wagon-maker's trade in his native country, and continued the same there till 1852 ; eniigratinii then to America, he located in Milwaukee, Wis., and followed his trade there for five years ; he came to Columbus in IS57, and has since carried on the business of a wagon manufacturer. In 1853, he was married to Miss P]rnestina Kreutzfeld, a native of Germany. They have one daughter - Mary Charlotte. They are members of the Ijutheran (church.

JOHN 11. tir. PRICE, of the firm of Price & Henderson, Columbus ; was born in Norfolk Co., Upper Canada, in 1835 ; he received his earlier education in the common schools and academiis of his native country, but completed his studies at the Lawrence University of Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1860 ; he came to Heaver Dam, Wis., in 1856, and clerked in a dry-goods store for two years ; then, after completing his studies at the University, returned to Beaver Dam, and continued clerkin;; for two years longer; in 1862, he began clerking for D. E. Bassett, at Danville, Wis., and, in August, 1864, came to Columbus, where, in January, 1865, he formed a copartnership with Bassett & Davies, in the firm of Bassett, Davies & Price, and continued business for about seven years ; he removed to Milwaukee in 1873, and for three years was engaged iu the wholesale tea trade ; returning to Columbus in 1876, he formed a copartt.ership with J. T. Henderson, under the firm naiue of Price & Henderson, lumber merchants. Mr. Price has been a member of the City Council for two terms. He was married in November, 1865, to Miss Frances A., daughter of Thomas Eggleston, of Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wis.; their children are George W. and Harry A. They attend the Congregational Church ; Mr. Price is a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

GRIFFITHS ROBERTS, of the firm of Roberts & Thiede, manufacturers of wa-nns, farm machinery, etc., etc., Columbus; was born in Caernarvonshire, North Wales, in 1845, and bejran the black.smith's trade when 11 years old. He came to America in 1868, and located at Columbus, Wis., and worked at the trade with Owen Jones for some time. In 1871, he formed a copartnership witli Mr. Thiede, and establi-shed the present firm of which he is a member. He was married, in 1871, to Miss .Sarah Williams, of Dodge Co., Wis. Their children are Rece and John. They are members of the Welsh Calvinistie Church.

<]}EOR4tE ROBINSOSf, Columbus ; was born in Worcester Co., Mass., in 1824. His parents, John and Nancy Robinson, were natives of County Armagh, Ireland, but were early emigrants to Massachusetts, where his father afterward died. His mother died in Poriage, Wis. Mr. Robinson came to Wisconsin, in October. 1843, and located at Kenosha. In May, 1844, he came to the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., and settled on a farm, which was his home for ten years ; selling his farm at that time, he bought another in the same town, where he now owns 240 acres ; this he made his home most of the time till 1878, when here' moved to this city, where he has since resided. He is now one of the three first settlers of the town who now reside in this city. His brother, Isaiah Robinson, was a pioneer lawyer of Columbus, and died in New York City in 1856, while on a visit Kast. Mr. Robinson was elected Sheriff of Columbia Co. in the fall of 1854, served during the years of 1854 and 1856. Politically, he is a Republican. In September, 1855, at Wyocena, Wisconsin, he was married to .Miss Elizabeth R., daughter of Charles and Charlotte Woodward ; she was born in Pembroke, South Wales, and died in Columbus in March, 1878, leaving the following children - Nelson, Frances A., Berth i E., and an adopted son, George R. Mr. R. and family are connected with the Congregational Church.

NEWTON A. ROBINSON, Columbus; was born at Glens Falls, Warren Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1828. His father, William Robin.son, was a native of Rhode Island, but removed to New York in an early day ; his mother, Lydia Warner, was a native of York State. Mr. Robinson began clerking in a store at Glens Falls, when 15 or 16 years old, and remained there in that business till 1 850 ; going then to Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., he clerked for five years. In 1855, he emigrated to Dodge Co., Wis., and stopped at the village of Randolph tor the winter. In the spring of 1856, he went to Danville, Dod'.e Co., where he clerked two and a half years for D. E. Bassett, and one year for E. H. Silsbee ; coming then to Columbus, he began clerking for Davies iV Axtcll in their dry goods .store, and remained with that house till 1869. He afterward clerked one year for Fuller Brothers, and three years for Farnham, Allen & Co., grain dealers, and in January, 1879, he began as bookkeeper for J. S. Manning, with whom he remained till May, 1880. Mr. Robinson was Town Treasurer in 1869, Town Clerk in 1872. He was married, in 1860, to Miss Frances J., daughter of Daniel Malls, the pruprietor of the first Columbus journal ; she died Dec. 5, 1875, leaving one son - Newton F.

REV. FATHER HENRY J. ROCHE, Priest of St. Jerome's Catholic Church, Columbus ; born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1834. He received his early education in the common schools of his native county, and when 14 years old, with parents, he came to America, and located at Utica, N. Y.; three years later, they removed to the town of Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wis. In 1852, he entered the University known as the " St. Mary's of the Lake," Chicago, where he pursued his classical studies for three years ; after which he took up the study of philosophy, physics, and also theology at St. Francis, of Milwaukee, where he completed his studies in 1859. He was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Henni, of Milwaukee, in December, 1859, and in 18C0 entered upon the work at Beloit, Wis., as Assistant Priest of St. Thomas', Catholic; remaining there one year, he was next sent by the Bishop, as Priest of St. Andrew's, of Delavan, Wis.; three years later, he came to Richmond, Dodge Co., where he organized an entirely new society, built St. Jo.seph's Church, and remained there nine years. In December, 1872, he came as Priest of St. Jerome's to Columbus, and has since supplied the parish of St. Augustine's, at Wyocena, and St. Patrick's, of Doylestown, and also St. Mary's, of the town of Calamus, Dodi;e Co.

^FiHIL I,. RUPNOW, farmer, See. .34; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Prussia in 1819; his parents, John D. and Regina Rupnow, both died when he was quite young. Though early in life deprived of that good counsel which only comes from a parent, he resolved to gain an education that would fit him for any responsible position he might be called upon to fill. He began his studies at the public schools, and continued them at the College of Neuzelle - the State institution in the Province of Brandenberg - from 1837 to 1841, when he graduated in the teacher's course; he was then a teacher in the Government employ till 1856, when he resigned. He sailed May 1, 1857, for America, and landed in New York sixteen days later ; coming thence direct to Watertown, Wis., he was engaged as a teacher in the Lutheran School there for nine months. In the spring of 18G8, he went to Jefferson, Wis., where he was Pastor of the Lutheran Church for six years; coming then, in 1864, to Columbus, he clerked for Mr. Whitney in the hardware store for five years; having purchased a farm of 132 acres in Sec. 34, town of Columbus, in March, 1863, he located on it in 1869, and has since made it his home. He was married in Germany, in 1844, to Miss Augusta R., a daughter of Charles and Caroline Schultz, and their children are Mary R., now the wife of Herman Hehmeyer, and living at Lagrange, Mo.; Maximilian, now a civil engineer on the railroad from Chippewa Falls to Spencer, Wis.

HEMAN SHERMAN, farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. 0. Columbus ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1828. His father, Amos D. Sherman, was born in Waterbury, Washington Co., Vt., Oct. 17', 1789, and made that his home till about 25 years old, when he removed to Essex Co., N. Y.; he was a soldier in the War of 1812, and for his services as such, now draws a pension from the Government; he is now 90 years old. His mother, Millie Handy, was a native of Pittsford, Rutland Co., Vt., and came to Essex Co., N. Y., with her parents prior to her marriage; she died April 15, 1850. Mr. Sherman is one of a family of twelve children - six sons and six daughters - -three of whom now live in the State of New York, and one in Iowa. He spent his time in farming in Essex Co. till 1849, when he removed to Steuben Co., N. Y., where he engaged in lumbering for three years. In 1852, he immigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm on Sec. 4, town of Columbus, where he now owns 103 acres on Sees. 4 and 5. He has been a member of the Town Board for two years. He was married in March, 1851, to Miss Laura E., daughter of Charles and Caroline Loveless, a native of Essex Co., N. Y.; born Dec, 15, 1836. They have five children - Orlin D., who married Miss Marian Link, of Randolphj Dodge Co., Wis., and now lives in this town (Columbus) ; Albert R., at home; Eliza, now the wife of Charles Oliver, and lives at Winnebago City, Minn.; Frank and Clinton, at home.

T. CLARK SMITH, farmer. Sec. 3; P. O. Columbus; was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., in January, 1811 ; when a mere infant, his parents removed with him to Yates Co.,N. Y., and located on a farm near Seneca Lake, where he lived till near 31 years of age; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1842, and in June of that year, entered and located on a farm of 160 acres in Sees. 3, 7 and 8, in the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., and in the following September he went t« Illinois, purchased some land, and in October took the boat at Chicago, was joined by his family at Milwaukee, and returned, via Bufl'alo, to Yates Co., for the winter; he came again, with his effects, to Columbia Co., in the spring of 1843, and found his log house occupied by Mr. Bushnell, who received him kindly, and soon gave up his possessions to him ; he at once began to make improvements, and has since made that his home ; his farm now consists of 446 acres in the town of Columbus, and 40 acres in the town of Calamus, Dodge Co. ; his log house has been exchanged for a commodious residence, with all the improvements of a model farm. Mr. Smith was elected the first Sheriff of Columbia Co. in the spring of 1846, and in the fall of that year was re.elected for another term of two years ; he has also been Chairman of the Town Board one term. He was married in April, 1868, to Mrs. Angeline Carpenter, nee Compton ; they each have two children by former marriages.

THOMAS SMITH, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the County of Suffolk, England, in 1809; he followed farming in his native country till 1832; emigrated then to America, and landed at Quebec, May 1st of that year, and afterward located in Upper Canada, where he worked at farm labor till

1836; coming then to Michigan, where he remained but a short time, on account of bavins, unfortunately, lost his arm ; he next went to Rochester, N. Y., and there was engaged in keeping a restaurant, from 1837 to 184(), when he came to Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm in the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., where he followed farming till 1861, when he removed to a farm of 160 acres, on Sees. 14 and 23, town of Columbus. He was married in 1853, to Asenath Laskey, of the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., but a native of Chenango Co., N. Y.\ their children are Jerome H., Ellen M., Jesse L. and Charles T. Mrs. Smith is a member of the M. E. Church.

JACOB SMITH, merchant tailor. Columbus; was born in Yates Co., N. Y., May 20, 1815; son of Col. J. J. and Nancy Smith; his father was a native of New York, but his mother was bora in Philadelphia; when 16 years of age, he entered upon an apprenticeship at the tailor's trade, in Eddytown, Yates Co.; one and one-half years later, he went to Dundee, N. Y., and there continued bis trade for ten years; in June, 1843, with his brothers, T. C. and Lewis Smith, he landed at Milwaukee, as an emigrant to Wisconsin, and came thence to Columbus, where they arrived a week later ; he invested in real estate, and located on a farm near the village, and for three years devoted his time to farming ; in 1846, he opened the first merchant tailoring establishment in Columbus, and has continued that business most of the time since. In May, 1835, he was married to Miss Nancy, daughter of Joseph and Catharine Ireton, of Dundee, Yates Co., N. Y.; they had an infant son, deceased. They are members of the Presbyterian Church; Mr. Smith is a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

JOHIV SWARTHOUT, druggist, Columbus; was born in Yates Co., N. Y., in 1819; he emigrated to Wisconsin in the fall of 1843, and located at Kenosha, and a year later (1844), he came to Columbus, Columbia (then Portage) Co; returning in September, 1848, to Buffalo, N. Y., he purchased the first stock of drugs ever brought to Columbia Co., Wis.; reaching Columbus again, he opened the first drug store of this place, and has ever since continued in that business. He was elected the first Tax Collector of Columbia Co. in 1847-48; he was appointed Postmaster at Columbus, by President Grant, in 1872, and has been re-appointed to that office at the expiration of each term since that time. In 1853, he was married to Miss Mary A., daughter of Hiram and Sarah Swift, a native of Vermont; they had one daughter, Eva, now deceased. Mrs. Swarthout is a member of the Universalist Church.

CHARLES H. THOMAS, farmer and horse farrier. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Columbus; was born at Alabama, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1840, and came with his parents, Merrit A. and Julia A. Thomas, to Wisconsin in 1847, and located on a farm in the town of Columbus, Columbia Co., where his parents lived till 1876, and then removed to Albert Lea, Minn., where they now reside. Mr. Thomas made hia home with his parents on the farm till 18 years old, and then began firming and trading for himself; in 1860, he began the profession of a horse farrier, and has successfully practiced it through this section of the country most of the time since ; in 1863, he bought a farm of 55 acres on Sec. 8, town of Columbus, which has since been his home. He joined the United States service in 1864, and was on detailed duty through the Southern States as a veterinary surgeon till February, 1865, when he returned to his home in Columbus. He was married, in 1859, to Miss Martha E., daughter of Charles Loveless, of the town of Columbus, but a native of the town of Maria, Essex Co., N. Y., and an immigrant to Wisconsin in 1851 ; their children are - Merrit, Clara A., Edwin S., Melvin J. and Nellie.

ALFRED TOPLIFF (deceased); was born in Wesifield, Mass., Nov. 11. 1799; he was the youngest of a family of eight children, whose parents were John and Susanna (Jacobs) TopliiF. Mr. Topliif devoted much of his earlier life to teaching in his native State, and, in the spring of 1844, he came to Columbus, Wis., but soon after located in the town of Hampden, and there went to work making improvements, and preparing a home for his family, who were then East; in 1846, he went back for his fiimily, consisting of a wife and three daughters, and when he returned with them he found that he had been elected County Surveyor, an office which he held till the year 1870, when he resigned, but the instruments which he loved so well were not allowed to become rusty for want of use ; many were the lines run and the roads laid out by him. Scarcely a year before his death, did he give up the profession that he had followed so long and faithfully; in 1851, he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Legislature and re-elected in 1852, proving himself to be an active, intelligent and honest member of that body ; in 1855, he removed to the City of Columbus (then village) and resided here till his death, which occurred Nov. 3, 1879 ; his wife having died eleven years before him ; he left a family of three daughters - Mrs. Chadbourn, Mrs. Waterhouse and an unmarried daughter. A writer who knew Mr. Topliff says : It was always pleasant to meet the good old gentleman, kind, intelligent, courteous, a good word for everybody ; always appearing to look on the bright side of the picture, and with that quaint humor of which he was so fond, and ever at his command, he was sure to dispel the gloom which might be upon his auditor, leaving him, for the time being at least, a transformed being, feeling better for having conversed'

the good old man. He was a religious man in the true meaning of the term, nothing egotistical or Pharisaical about him, but a true, intelligent belief in God and his Savior, guided and controlled him in the latter part of his earthly career."

REY. M. Cr. TODD, Pastor of the Universalist Church at Black River Falls, Elkhorn, and the parish of Wyocena ; was born at Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1821 ; he i^ the youngest son of eleven children, whose parents were Dan and Sarah Todd, natives of Connecticut, but were among the first settlers of Cortland Co., N. Y., where they afterward died. The Rev. Mr. Todd completed his studies at the Cortland Academy of Homer in 1843, and afterward removed to Geneva, Kane Co., 111., where he engaged in teaching for five years, and then followed farming there for six years. Reduced in health, he came to Wisconsin for recuperation and located on a farm in the town of Merrimack, Sauk Co. Regaining his health, he entered upnn the work of the ministry at Prairie du Sac in 1856 ; in 1857, he preached the first Universalist sermon at Lodi, Wis.; organized the society and was settled as its Pastor for five years ; in the spring of 1862, he removed to Mazo Manie, Dane Co., where he organized the society and was Pastor two years. He was called to the chaplainjcy of the 23d W. V. I., under Col. Guppey, in 186-1:, and remained with his regiment till the close of the war. Returning then to Mazo- Manie, he resumed his ministerial work there, and also organized a society and built the Universalist Church at Prairie du Sac ; in February, 1866, he preached his first sermon at Columbus; organized the society and was settled as its Pastor in the following spring. After a successful pastorate of twelve years, much worn with labor, he resigned. Soon forming a circuit, including the parishes of Black River Falls, Elkhorn and Wyocena, he has since supplied these places with regular services. At Homer, N. Y.,in 1845, he was married to Miss Margaret Williams, who died at Geneva, 111., in 1849, leaving two sons - Lewellyn and Willard. His second marriage was in 1850, to Miss Helen Parker, of Geneva, 111.; they have three sons and two daughters - W. E., a graduate of the State University in 1876, and has since been Principal of the Lodi High School ; D. Charles, a farmer in Sauk Co.; Miles E., now a student at the Columbus High School ; Evelyn, a student at vocal music under the instruction of Miss Fannie Root, of Chicago; Myrtie, a student in the public schools of Columbus. Rev. Mr. Todd is a member of the Masonic fraternity ; also of the Order of Good Templars, Temple of Honor, and S. of T., and of I. 0. 0. F.; has been R. W. G. Chaplain of the Order of the State.

JOHN TOPP, of the firm of John Topp & Bro., general merchants, Columbus; was born in Mecklenburg in 1 840 ; he came to America with his parents, John F. and Anna Topp, and located at Columbus, Wis., in 1852, where his father afterward died; his mother now lives with him. Mr. Topp was educated at the public schools of Columbus ; he devoted two summers to forming near this city, and, in 1859, began clerking in a general store in Columbus for B. Stern, continuing as such four years; he was then placed in charge of the business at this place by Mr. Stern ; two years later, he formed a copartnership with his proprietor in the firm, John Topp & Co.; in April, 1866, his brother Charles, who had been managing the farm, formed a copartnership with him in the place of Mr. Stern, and they have since continued the business as John Topp & Bro. Mr. Topp has been a member of the City Council for one term. He was married in 1864 to Miss Mona, daughter of Henry and Louisa Schwieson, of Columbus, but anative of Mecklenburg ; their children are Charles J., Henry J., Rudolph 0. They are meaabers of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Topp is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

WILLIAM T. TL^RNER, farmer and stonecutter; P. 0. Columbus ; was born in the town of Leeds, Yorkshire, England, in 1819 ; when 12 years of age, he entered upon an apprenticeship at the stonecutter's trade, which he afterward followed in Scotland, the Island of Jersey and other British possessions till 1847, emigrating then to America and landing in New York in March, 1847 ; he worked at his trade in Lockport, N. Y., for a short time ; he came to Wisconsin in December following, stopped for the winter in Milwaukee, and, in the following spring, came to Columbus, Columbia Co.; he entered a farm of 160 acres, part of which lies in the town of Fountain Prairie, and part in the town of Courtland, Columbia Co., and devoted his time exclusively to farming till 1870 ; removing then to the city of Columbus, he opened a marble-shop and resumed his trade, which he has continued most of the time since. He was married in 1847 to Anna Marston, of Yorkshire ; they have seven children - John, now a former in the town of Courtland ; Joseph M., now Principal of the High School at Watertown, Wis.; William R., now in marble-shop in this city ; Alice A., at home; Mary A., a teacher in Dodge Co.; Angeline D., a teacher in Columbia Co.; Emily M. The family is connected with the Universalist Church.

RICHARD D. VANAKEN, architect and builder, Columbus ; was born in Ulster Co., N. Y., in 1830; at the age of 15, he became apprenticed to the carpenter and joiner's trade at Kingston, Ulster Co., and continued there until his removal to Wisconsin in 1856 ; locating at Columbus, he has since devoted his time to the business of an architect and builder, and has had the contracts for the erection of" many of the most prominent buildings of this city and surrounding country ; among them are the Lutheran, Episcopal and Universalist churches, three store buildings for Lueders & Krause, two for John Topp & Bro., two for C. Leitch, two for E. S. Griswold, one for H. Brown, the Union Bank; among the dwellings are those of P. Farnham, A. Sexton, L. Fuller, D. Fuller, - Fay, Allen, Mr. Erhart, Mr. Brinkers and many others of the city, several fine farm residences of the town of Columbus - not less than two hundred and sixty in all. Mr. Vanaken has been and is at this time a member of the City Council. He was married in 1851 to Miss Charlotte Echert, a native of Ulster Co., N. Y.; their children are Wilson, now at the trade with his fiither ; Mary, now the wife of Jefferson Smith, and lives in the town of Columbus ; Richard, a student at telegraphy. Mr. and Mrs. V. are members of the Universalist Church.

KEY. HENRY YOdrEIi, Pastor of the Lutheran Church, Columbus ; was born at Hof, Bavaria, April 2, 1842 ; he came with his parents, George and Christiana Vogel, to America in 1855, and located at Dubuque, Iowa ; in the following year, he entered the Wartberg College, of Strawberry Point, Clayton Co., Iowa, from which, as a theological student, he graduated in 1863; he was ordained to the holy ministry at Toledo, Ohio, in February, 18(54, and entered upon the work as Assistant Pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, of Toledo, soon after his ordination ; in the fall of 1864, he was called to the Lutheran Church, at West Bend, Iowa, where he remained till 1867, when he accepted a call and removed to Madison, Wis.; remaining there till 1875, he was called to the church of Charles City, Iowa, whence, in 1876, he came as Pastor of Zion's Church, of Columbus. He was married in 1865 to Miss Augusta Gropp, of McGregor, Iowa ; their children are Herman, Sophia and Leonard.

ENST YON BRIE^EN, attorney at law, Columbus ; was born at Bromberg, Prussia, in 1841. He was a soldier in guard artillery of the Prussian army from 1860 to 1868, and was commissioned First Lieutenant of his company in 1866, and served as such till his resignation in 1868. He sailed from Bremen for America in April, 1868, and landed in New York City the same month ; sis months later (September, 1868), he went to Chicago, where he followed clerking, and various kinds of business, till June, 1869 ; he went thence to La Salle, 111., where he was foreman of the rolling mills till December of that year ; returning then to Chicago, he continued clerking till 1871, when he removed to Cambria, Columbia Co., Wis.; there was engaged in merchandising till April, 1873; June following, he removed to Columbus, where he has since resided. In April, 1874, he was elected Justice, an office which he has since held. He was elected City Clerk in April. 1875, and has been re-elected to that office every year since that time. In February, 1879, he was appointed one of the Court Commissioners of Columbia County by Judge Alva Stewart, and in May, 1879, he was admitted to the bar. He was married in 1872, to Miss Margarethe Klappenbach, of Chicago, but a native of Texas; their children are Elizabeth, Henrietta, Ernst, and Richard. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

OKIN D. YONBrKCrH, farmer. Sec. 29 ; P. O. Columbus ; was born in the town of Ancram, Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1816; is the son of Richard A. Vosburgh and Catharine Thorapkins, both of whom were natives of Columbia Co., N. Y., and both died there. Mr. Vosburgh was brought up as a farmer's son, and spent his time at that vocation in that county till 1846. He then emigrated to Lake Co., Ill , where he leased a farm for four years; though soon after he arrived there, he came to Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis., and entered his present farm of 160 acres on Sec. 29 ; then returned to Illinois, and in 1850, came again to Wisconsin, and located on his farm. He was married, April 8, 1846, to Miss Mary, daughter of Arthur and Sarah (Jennings) Holmes, a native of Greene Co., N. Y; her parents were natives of Massachusetts; her mother died in Clark Co., Wis.; her father now lives in Columbus, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Vosburgh have eight children - Henry, born June 7, 1847, enlisted in Co. C, 51st W. V. I., in 1864, under Col. Martin, was with his regiment in all its principal movements and battles till the close of the war, and is now at home; Charles F., born in Lake Co., III., Feb. 22, 1849, and now at Copake, Columbia Co., N. Y.; William, born March 28, 1851, died Nov. 18, 1869 ; Cornelia, born April 8, 1853, married Mr. Daniel Bath, died Aug. 23, 1878; James E., born March 10, 1855, now in Dane Co., Wis.; Edgar M., born Jan. 21, 1857 ; Fannie, born Feb. 3, 1859; Martin H., born July 10, 1861; Frank, born July 4, 1863 ; Everett, born Nov. 22, 1868, died Dec. 23, 1869; George W., born Nov. - , 1871.

HENRY A. WHITNEY', hardware merchant, Columbus ; was born in Windham Co., Vt., April 20, 1819; is the son of Warren and Caroline Whitney, both of whom died in Windham Co.; Mr. Whitney was educated in the common schools of his native State, and at the age of 14 years, began peddling Yankee notions, which he continued a few years through that State ; emigrating to Illinois in 1839, he located on a farm near Peoria, and there devoted his attention to agriculture for two years; removing then to Rockford, 111,, he continued farming another year; he came to Columbus, Wis., in 1844, built a small frame house where the Fox House now stands, and began merchandising in one part of it, and keeping tavern in the other ; after conducting his business in these somewhat cramped circumstances for a few years, he sold out his hotel and erected another building near the first one, and continued his mercantile trade and livery business ; about a year later, he began buying produce and drawing it to the lumber resiions of this State, and taking in exchange therefor lumber, which he would raft down the Mississippi to St. Louis, losing nearly all his lumber by the breaking of his raft, one day, at Alton, 111., where he beheld all he had in the world floating down the river, with no apparent destination ; returning then to Columbus, he began drawing provisions to Green Bay, and trading with the Indians, he next bought back the hotel, and was again proprietor of the same for nearly three years, after which he turned his attention to buying wheat and hauling it to Milwaukee, reluming either with his wagons loaded with goods for the merchants of his village, or emigrants for this section of the country; much of his travel being done with ox teams, it would require from ten to fourteen days to make a trip to Milwaukee and return ; a few years later, he began dealing in live stock, and shipped the first car load from this part of the country ; after filling Government contracts for stock two or three years, he then took up the hardware trade and livery business ; he also built the Whitney House (now the Fox House), the roof of which was put on just eighteen days after the foundation was laid, and he was its proprietor for the next eight years ; disposing of the hotel at that time, he has since continued the hardware trade. Mr. Whitney was Postmaster at Columbus in an early day ; he has several times been a member of the Village Board and City Council. He now owns a farm of 300 acres in the town of Columbus ; four farms in the town of Fountain Prairie - one of 280 acres, another of 308, a third of 130 acres, and the fourth of 120 acres ; he also has three farms in the town of Otsego - the first contains 300 acres, the second 260, the third 130 acres ; two in Dodge Co. - one of 200 acres, near Loss Lake, the other of 180 acres, in the town of Calamus ; he also has two farms, of 120 acres each, near Augusta, Eau Claire Co., Wis., and one of 160 acres at Fairmount, Minn. Mr. Whitney was married to Miss Helen M., daughter of John and Nabby Pierson, of Rockford, III, but a native of Vermont. Their children are Alonzo and Orlina (now the wife of Mack Lee). Mr. W. has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity for twenty-five years.

JOUIlir WARNING, farmer, Sec. 28 ; P. O. Columbus ; wa.s born in Mecklenburg-Schwerin, in 1838, and came to America in 1854; located in the village of Columbus, where he worked four years for Mr. Edson; he then bought 45 acres on Sec. 8, where he lived till 1875, when he bought his present farm of 80 acres on Sec. 28, and has since made his home. He was married, in 1857, to Miss Mena Reilkneck, a native of Germany ; they have one daughter - Eliza. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

JOHN WILiIjIAMS, druggist, Columbus ; is a native of Breconshire, South Wales, born in 1842 ; his parents, John and Mary Ann (Davis) Williams, had a family of sixteen children, of whom he is the sixth ; his father was a farmer in Wales, but John early turned his attention to the drug trade, and has since continued in it ; in 1860, with his brother Thomas, he emigrated to America, and located at Adrian, Mich., for a short time, and in 1861 they came to Columbus, Wis., where he has since lived and continued the drug business ; his brother afterward went to San Francisco, where he died March 17, 1880. Mr. Williams was married in 1863, to Miss Martha B. Smith, a native of Yates Co., N. Y., born in 1841, and came to Columbus, with her parents, in 1843. Their children are Sidney H., George E., and Charles H. They are members of the M. E. Church.

JOFiL. WINCH, retired; Columbus; was born at Bethlehem, Grafton Co., N. H., March 28, 1808; he is the son of Joel Winch and Sarah Sessons, natives of Massachusetts, but emigrated to Bethlehem, N. H., shortly after their marriage, at Boston, which occurred about 1806. Mr. Winch, our present subject, was the oldest of a family of eight children ; he received an academic education, after which he devoted a part of his time to teaching, from the time he was 20 until 30 years of age ; the remainder of the time he devoted to farming there until 1847 ; emigrating then to Wisconsin, he located on a farm in the town of York, Dane Co., where he lived until 1872, when he disposed of his realty, and removed to the village of Columbus, where he has since lived a more retired life. Sept. 29, 1835, he was married to Miss Louisa Moore, of Lunenberg, Essex Co., Vt..; they have three children - George D., born May 19, 1837 (studied medicine with Dr. Earl, of this city, and graduated from the Rush Medical College, with the class of 1863-64, but during his course he was commissioned and was Assistant Surgeon of a Wisconsin regiment ; he subsequently returned to college, completed his studies, and was commissioned, by Gov. Lewis, Surgeon of the 36th W. V. I., with which he served until the close of the war; returning to his home, he removed in 1865, to Blue Earth Co., Minn., where he successfully practiced his profession until his death, which occurred July, 7, 1877 ; he was a man whom all held in the highest esteem professionally and as a citizen) ; Harriet, now the wife of Dr. E. Churchill, of this city; Mary, born Dec. 13, 1853, and died Sept. 24, 1868. Mr. Winch was Justice of the Peace and School Superintendent, in the town

B. J. Y^ULE, former; P.O.Columbus; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1832 ; in 1844, his parents, John and Elizabeth Yule, emigrated with their family to Wisconsin, lauding at Milwaukee, June 1 ; they came thenoe to Watertown, where they stopped one year; in 1845, they removed to the town of Elba, Dodge Co., and located on a farm where his parents afterward died. Mr. Yule was educated in the common .schools of New York and Wisconsin, and has always devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was married in 1856, to Miss Lucy Pomeroy, a native of Ohio, but an emigrant to Dodge Co., Wis., with her parents in 1850 ; they located in Calumet Co., Wis, soon after marriage, and made that their home until 1800 ; returning then to Elba, Dodge Co., he resided there on a farm until 1877, when he disposed of that and bought his present one of 213 acres, in Sec. 12, town of Columbus, Columbia Cn., where he has since lived. Mr. and Mrs. Yule have five children, as follows : Ella H., William H., Harvey E., Nellie May and Hobart. They are members of the M. E. Church.

Town Of Hampden

ROBERT BELL, farmer; Sees. 10 and 11 ; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the town of Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1845, and is the son of Francis and Mary Bell, natives of Ireland, but emigrated to America in 1838 ; his father now lives in Waukesha Co.; his mother died therein 1853 ; Mr. Bell lived with his father an the farm in Waukesha Co. until 18(31, when, June 12 of that year, he enlisted in Co. B, of the 5th W. V. I., under Col. Amasa Cobb ; he was with his regiment in all its movements and battles (losing only one day), until mustered out at Madison, Wis., July 28, 1804; reluming then to his home, he spent a year on the farm, and in 18(36, he went to Nevada, where he engaged in various kinds of businesses until June 28, 1868 ; coming then again to Wisconsin, he with his brother, Stewart C, purchased a farm of 182 acres, on Sees. 10 and 11, town of Hampden, Columbia Co. He was married in February, 1864, to Miss Flora M., daughter of Levi and Hannah Nelson, of this town. They have one daughter - -Kittie.

STE%VART C. BELL, farmer; Sees. 10 and 11 ; P. O. Columbu'^ ; brother and partner of Robert Bell, whose biography appears above, was born in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1847 ; he went with his brother to Nevada in 1866, and was a book-keeper at Austin and White Pine, Nev., until 1868 ; returned, and, with his brother, bought the farm on which they now live. He was married, Nov. 15, 1869, to Miss Merzia, daughter of Eli Phillips, of the town of Brookfield, Waukesha Co.; their children are Francis E. and Alma.

NICHOLAS HE]VRY BOCK, farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Hanover in 1819; his parents, John Peter and Anna Maria Bock, both died in Germany. Mr. Bock was a farmer in his native country, and, in 1S54, with his brother, A. T., came to America; they stopped a year in Milwaukee, and then came to the town of Hampden ; bought a farm of 160 acres on Sec. 16, where they now own 240 acres. He was married in Germany, in 1841, to Miss Anna S. D. Waltmann ; their children are Augusta, the late Mrs. F. Duebore ; Christopher Henry ; Matilda Sophia, now the wife of Fredrick Duebore, and lives in this town ; Anna Sophia Dorothea, now Mrs. William Ladwig, and lives in Hampden, and John Peter ; they are members of the Lutheran Church.

WILLIAiU BRADLEY, farmer and stock-dealer, Sec. 16; P.O.Columbus; was born in Yorkshire, England, March 4, 1826; his parents, Ralph and Elizabeth Bradley, both died in England. Mr. Bradley spent his time at farming in his native country till .1854, whence he emigrated to America ; he stopped for three months at Utica, N. Y.; he went then to Essex Co., N. Y., where he followed fiirm labor for a short time, and afterward followed teaming in an ironstone mine for the firm of Lee, Sherman & Welby ; he came to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1858, thence to the town of Columbus, where he made his home with T. Clark Smith for two months, removing then to the town of Hampden for nearly a year ; he next went to the town of Otsego, where ho lived til! March, 1866, when he returned to Hampden and located on his present farm of 245 acres on Sees. 16, 17, and 21, where he has since lived. He was married, Oct. 10, 1859, to Miss Lockey, a daughter of Levi and Lucy (Force) Nelson, of the town of Otsego ; their children are William J., Delbert (deceased), Martha M. and Elizabeth.

HE\R\' R. CLARK, farmer. Sees. 8 and 9 ; P.O.Hampden; was born in the town of Springport, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Oct. 5, 1819; his parents, Henry R. and Sally (Craft) Clark, were also natives of New York. Mr. Clark is the third of a family of seven children, and with his oldest brother, Albert, came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Darien, Walworth Co., where his brother died in 1847 or 1848. In June, 1846, he came to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., and purchased a claim to some land on Sees. 6 and 7, where he made his home for a few years ; then removed to his present home on Sees. 7, 8 and 9, where he now owns 600 acres. Mr. Clark has been for several terms and is at present a member of the Town Board. He was married, Sept. 28, 1850, to Miss Lucy J., daughter of Elias and Elizabeth Ives, a native of Cortland Co., N. Y., born March 19, 1832, and came with her parents to the town of Miltcn, Rock Co., Wis., in 1845, and to Columbia Co. in 1850 ; they now live at Leeds Center. Mr. and Mrs. Clark's children are De Witt C, born May 6, 1852, died Sept. 8, 1862; Harriet P., born May 12, 1854, died Nov. 24, 1854; Elias H., born April 26, 1858, now married and lives on Sec. 8 of this town; Hattie M., born June 1, 186H ; Albert J., born April 2, 1866 ; Lucius I., born March 27, 1868; Ezra A., born Aug. 17, 1872.

WILLIAM H. CURTIS, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the town of Maria, Essex Co., N. Y., in 1840 ; his father, Austin Curtis, was a native of Massachusetts; his mother, Polly Conn, was born in Vermont; he came with his parents in 1851 to Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm in the town of Otsego, but soon removed to the town of Hampden. Mr. Curtis enlisted in Battery M, of the 1st W. H. A., in August, 1864, and was with his regiment in all its movements till mustered out at Milwaukee in July, 1865; he returned then to Columbia Co., Wis.; in 1869, he went to Bremer Co., Iowa, for a short time. He was married, Jan. 24, 1868, to Miss Emma J., daughter of James Ortha Montgomery, of this town ; their children are Elida M. and Carrie D. Mr. Curtis owns a farm of 76 acres on Sec. 1, town of Hampden, and 38 acres on Sec. 6, town of Columbus, upon which he settled in the spring of 1870.

JOHN DERR, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O.Columbus; was born in Bavaria in 1828, and came, with his parents, Joseph Derr and Magdaline Schmidt, and eight brothers and sisters, to America in 1845, leaving three in the old country ; they landed in New York in November, and came thence to Detroit, Mich., whence, in the spring of 1846, they removed to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm on Sec. 36, where his mother died in June, 1877 ; his father in August, 1879, leaving seven children, three of whom now live in this county. John, the oldest, and subject of this sketch, made his home with his father till 28 years old. He was then married, in October, 1855, to Miss Mary R., daughter of Joseph and Caroline Rinck, a native of Bavaria, but came with her parents to the town of Bristol, Dane Co., Wis., in 1848, where her fither died in March, 1874; her mother now lives there. Mr. and Mrs. Derr located on Sec. 36, town of Hampden, soon after marriage ; have since made it their home ; he now owns a farm of 260 acres on Sees. 35 and 36. Mr. D. has been a member of the Town Board for several terms and has served as chairman of that body for four or five terms ; he has been elected to various other minor oflBces, but did not accept them ; their"children are John, at home ; Annie, who was married in February, 1879, to Henry Schey, and lives in this town (Hampden). Mr. and Mrs. Derr's family are members of the Catholic Church.

IN<]rERRRI<]}T EVERSOI^, farmer. Sec. 5; P. 0. Hampden; was born in Norway in 1833 ; his father. Ever Johnson, was also a native of that country and afterward died there; his mother, Sarah Halverson, came with him to Wisconsin in 1859, and made it her home till her death. Mr. Everson began the life of a sailor at the age of 18 and followed sailing on the North Sea for nine years; he came to America in 1859, and located in Green Lake Co., Wis., and, in 1860, he came to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., and located on a farm of 125 acres on Sees. 5, 8, and 9, where he has since lived. He was married, in 1862, to Miss Ingeborg Holstenson, a native of Norway, but emigrated to America in 1857; their children are Hawkin, born in 1863 ; Henry, 1865; Sarah, 1867, now deceased ; Gena, born 1869 ; Ida, 1871 ; John, 1873 ; Elizabeth, 1875 ; Annie, 1877 ; Herman, 1879. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

EDWARD PAIRRANKS, farmer, Sees. 24, 25 and 26, 290 acres ; P. 0. Columbus. The subject of this sketch is the son of Reuben Fairbanks and Lucinda Fish, natives of Massachusetts, but removed to Clinton Co., N. Y., prior to tlie war of 1812, where his mother afterward died ; his father afterward removed to Iowa, where he died. Mr. Fairbanks was born in the town of Champlain, Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1819, and spent his time on the farm there till 1838 ; he then secured the position of Overseer of the Vermont & Massachusetts Railway, and, after serving in that capacity for some time, he became a conductor on the Ogdensburg road. In 1852, he emigrated to Columbia Co., Wisconsin, and located on a farm on Sec. 25, town of Hampden, where he has since devoted his time to agriculture and stockraising. Mr. Fairbanks has been Chairman of the Town Board for four terms. He was married, in 1850, to Miss Mary J., a daughter of Samuel and Dolly Long, a native of the town of Champlain, Clinton Co.,

N. Y.; their children are Ellen M., now the wife of H. Hall, and lives in this town ; Calvin J., who married Miss Ella LeflSngwell, and now lives on the farm ; Florence E., now Mrs. David Jones, and lives at home.

IRA. H. fORD, farmer, Sec. 13; P. 0. Columbus; was born in the town of Grranville, Addison Co., Vt., in 18:i8; his father, Capt. Caleb Ford, was born in Connecticut; was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was among the first settlers of Granville, where he died in 1852 ; his mother, Roxina Lamb, was born in Addison Co., and died in 1877. Ira H., our subject, went to California in 1852, where he engaged in mining a short time, then in the dairy business two and a half years ; in October, 1855, he came to Columbia Co., Wis., bought a part of his present farm, and has since made this his home ; he now owns 320 acres on Sees. 14 and 27. In the fall of 1862, he raised a military company in his neighborhood, which afterward became Co. I, 18th W. V. I.; he enlisted as a private, but was elected First Lieutenant, and was with his regiment in all the principal battles and movements until taken prisoner at the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 18G2,and taken as such to Memphis, Mobile, Montgomery, and to a place in Georgia, where he made an attempt to escape, but was chased down by bloodhounds, and kept in chains five months; was taken to Andersonville, Madison, Ga., Columbus, S. C, and to Libby Prison, where he was paroled in November, 1862, and at once rejoined his regiment, though did not receive his exchange papers until the following March ; he was promoted Captain of his company, i« February, 1863, and served as such until August, 1864, when he resigned, came home and enlisted in Battery M, 1st W. H. A., was elected Captain and served with the Army of the Potomac, until the close of the war, and was mustered out at Alexandria, Va., in June, 18G5. Mr. Ford was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, from the Second District of Columbia Co., in 1867, and re-elected in 1868 ; he was appointed to fill a vacancy in the County Board, from his district, in 1869, and elected a member of the Board in 1870 ; member of Town Board and other minor offices.

DANIEL J. HAIIVS, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Otsego; was born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1831, and is the son of Sylvester H. and Jane Hains, both of whom were natives of New York. Mr. Hains came with his parents to Wisconsin, in September, 1839, and located on a farm in the town of Koshkonon;;,.Iefferson Co.;Jn 1843, they removed to the town of York, Dane Co., where his father deeded the first ]jiece of land in that town ; his mother died there in January, 1850 ; his father lived there for twenty-five years, now resides in Turner Co., Dakota. Daniel J., our present subject, made his home on the farm in the town of York, until 1852, when he to went Placer Co., Cal., where he engaged in mining, until 1856; returning then to Dane Co., Wis., he continued fivrming there until 1863, then removed to the town of Hampden. He enlisted in 1864, Co. M, of the W. H. A., under Capt. I. H. Ford, and partook in all the principal movements of his regiment, until mustered out at Alexandria, Va., in June, 1865, when he returned to Hampden. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Mary, daughter of Hugh Kclley, of the town of Springvale, Columbia Co., Wis ; their children are Alberto, Viola, Clarence, Marian, Edith, Ellen. Mr. Hains has held the office of Assessor for nine years, and that of Justice of the Peace for fourteen years.

JAMES liVtirLIS, farmer. Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Columbus ; was born '" S-^lkirkshire, Scotland, in 1828 ; his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Johnston) Inglis, died in his native country. Mr. Inglis was apprenticed to the weaver's trade in Selkirkshire, at the age of 14 years, which he followed until 2 1 years old ; he came to America in 1849, and landing in New York, he went thence to Amesbury, Mass., where hecontinued his trade in the woolen-mills, until July, 1852; emigrating thence to San Francisco, and to the interior of California, where he engaged in mining until 1856, when he returned to Scotland, and in March, 1857, he was married to Miss Isabel, daughter of James and Mary Williamson, nee Hall; they started the day after marriage for America, sailing from Liverpool and landing in New York ; they came thence via Philadelphia, to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., where they located on their present farm of 1.3(1 acres; their children are Mary, Elizabeth, Jessie, Davina, Olive, Thomas, Jennie and James.

SAMl'EL JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 4; P. 0. Hampden; was born in Norway in 1833. He came to America in 1845, and located at Chicago for nearly ten years; he then came ti. the town of Otsego, Columbia Co., Wis, whence, in 1860, he removed to a farm on Sec. 4, town of Hampden, where he now owns 120 acres. He was married, in 1854, to Miss Caroline, a daughter of Olie Oleson ; their children are John, Matilda, Annie, Olive, Martin, Estella, Caroline S. and Henry. Mr. Johnson and family are members of the Ijutheran Church.

JOHN KLUPEKDANZ, farmer. Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Bavaria in 1816, and is the son of George F. Kluperdanz, a farmer of that county. He emigrated to America in 1846 ; stopped a short time in Chicago, and then came to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., located on Sec. 35, where he has since made his home, and now owns a farm of 320 acres. He was married, in

1846, to Miss Vasula Derr, who died in 1847, leaving one son - John, who now resides on the farm. His second marriage was, in 1847, to Miss Margaret Scheingar, a native of Bavaria, hut emigrated to Wisconsin in 1846. Their children are Magdaline, now the wife of Anton Naiser ; Lawrence, now in this town ; Henry and Andrew Joseph, on the farm ; Maggie, now the wife of Fred Fox, and lives in the town of Columbus ; Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth, at home. They are members of the Catholic Church.

ROBERT MeBURNIE, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Glasgow, Sootland, in 1810. His father, Wm. McBurnie, was born in Ireland, and died at Glasgow about 1805; his mother, Alice Cleland, was also a native of Ireland, and died at Glasgow. Mr. McBurnie was apprenticed to the weaver's trade under his father at the age of 13 or 14, and continued the trade at Glasgow till 21 or 22 years of age. He went, in 1838, to Galicia, Scotland, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods till 1849, when he came to America, and located on his present farm of 160 acres. He was married, in 1839, to Miss Asnes, daughter of Thomas and Mary Rea Wilson, a native of Selkirkshire. Their children are Mary R.; William, now a resident of this town ; Alice, now the wife of Charles Hoton, of the town of Columbus ; Thomas, at home ; Agnes, now the wife of Asa Baker, and lives in Blue Earth Co., Minn.; Christina, deceased; Robert, deceased; Elizabeth, now Mrs. James Hasey, and lives in this town (Hampdenl ; Margaret, deceased. They attend the Presbyterian Church.

ISAAC MAURER, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. O. Columbus; was born in the town of West Beaver, Snyder Co., Penn., April 7, 1822. He is the son of John Maurerand Elizabeth Smith. The former was born in that town and county in March, 1794 ; the latter was born in Dauphin Co. about 1787 or 1788, and died in Wisconsin, April 13, 1857. Mr. Maurer is the fourth of a family of eight children, and was brought up as a farmer's son in Snyder Co., Penn.; at the age of 11 years, he was hired to work for the farmers in that vicinity, and continued the same until 24 years old. He was married, Sept. 7, 1844, to Miss Polly, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Pontious, a native of Freeburgh, Penn., born May 7, 1822. Her parents were natives of Union Co., Penn.; her father was born in 1809, her mother in 1857. Mr. Maurer and family came to Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 5, May 18, 1850 ; six years later, he removed to his present farm on Sec. 1, town of Hampden, where he now owns 200 acres. His first house in Hampden was of logs, without doors, window, roof or floor. It has long since been exchanged for a more commodious one. Their children - Mary A., born in 1845 (married, Feb. 8, 1865, to Daniel McKinley, and lives now in Minnesota - their children are William, Carrie, George and Ida) ; Matilda, born in 1849 (married Mr. Benton Sowards, Jan. 15, 1864, and has four children - Darwin, Laura, George and Wesley - they live now in Nebraska) ; Elizabeth, born in 1852 (married, Sept. 20, 1869, to Alexander Bowen, a native of Orange Co., N. Y.,and their children are Harry and Arthur - they now live on the farm) ; Maria, born in March 17, 1862 (married Charles Kopplin Nov. 26, 1879), and now lives in Hampden.

JAMES MONTGOJIERY, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Columbus ; was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1820 ; his father, Thoaaas Montgomery, was a native of Massachusetts, and was the son of a Mr. Montgomery, who emigrated to Massachusetts, from the Isle of Man, in a very early day ; his mother, Lucy Blanchard, was born near Old Haverhill, Mass., and after marriage removed with Mr. Montgomery to Washington Co., Vt., where they both died - her husband about 1849 or 1850, at the age of 87 years, she about 1855. Our present subject was brought up as a farmer in his native county, and, in 1846, emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on a farm on Sec. 30, town of Columbus, and, in the autumn of 1847, he removed to Sec. 25, town of Hampden, where he now owns 127 acres off the northeast onequarter. Mr. Montgomery has held the office of Town Assessor for twelve years ; was Deputy Sheriff under W. W. Drake, and member of County Board under the Supervisor system; that of Town Treasurer three years. He was married in Vermont, in 1842, to Miss Orpha M., a daughter of Reuben and Adeline Stiles, a native of Washington Co., born 1825 ; their children are Cyrus, now a resident of the town of York, Dane Co., Wis.; Mary A., now Mrs. A. Sanderson, and lives in this town ; Sarah A., now Mrs. William McBurnie, of this town ; Ella J., now the wife of Albert Welton, of the city of Columbus<; Emma J., now Mrs. William H. Curtis, of Hampden ; Hannah B., now Mrs. Milan Brewer, of this town ; Adelia M., at home ; Armelia, twin with Adelia, now deceased ; Henry W., William, Adeline and James W., at home.

liEVI NEIiSON, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Columbus ; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1823; his father, Levi Nelson, was a native of Massachusetts ; his mother, Lucy Force, was born in New Jersey ; they both removed to York State when young ; Mr. Nelson spent his early life on a farm in his native county till the fall of 1849, when he emigrated to Jefferson Co., Wis., and, in the summer of 1S51, to the town of Otsego, Columbia Co., and made that his home till April 8, 1865 ; he then removed to his present home on Sec. 11, town of Hampden, where he now owns 400 acres of land; his mother died in. the own of Lowville, Columbia Co., Wis.; his father ia New York. Mr. Nelson was Assessor and also a member of the Town Board of the town of Otsego. He was married, in 1853, to Miss Hannah, a daughter of Riley and Elvira Monger, a native of Attica, N. Y.; their children are Flora, now the wife of Robert Bell, and lives in this town (Hampden); Elvira, now a teacher of this county ; Frank and Myrtie, at home.

JOIl\ E. PERKINS, farmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Columbus; is the sou of Francis and Alice (Kelley ) Perkins; his father was born in Bennington Co.. Vt., and removed on foot to Cayuga Co., N. Y., which he afterward made his home; his mother was a native of Ireland, and came to Washington Co., N. Y., when only 7 years old. Mr. Perkins, our present subject, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1830. and spent his time at farming there till 1852, when he came to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 24, town of Hampden, Columbia Co., in 1S54, where he now owns 150 acres on Sees. 13 and 24. He has held the oiEce of Town Treasurer one term. He was married, in 1856, to Mi.ss Laura A., daughtsr of Loyal and Rhoda Morton, a native of Franklin Co., N. Y.; she died in Hampden May 26, 1879, leaving three children - Alice A., Warren M. and Ellen G.

CHARLES REMUS, farmer. Sees. 14 and 12; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Prussia in 1842 ; is the son of Charles and Louisa (Hoffman) Remus; he came to America in 1862, and located at Watertown, Wis., where he followed farm work for two years; in 1865, he came to the town of Hampden and located on See. 15, and two years later, he bought 9(1 acres of his present farm, which now numbers 200 acres on Sec. 14 and 20 acres on Sec. 12. He was married, in 1862, to Miss Augusta, daughter of William and Charlotte Schulz, a native of Prussia, but then living in this town (Hampden); their children are Eddie, Clara, Annie, Martha, Paul, Mary and Delia; they are members of the Lutheran Church.

CIjA.REXDO\ ROY^S, fanner and stock-breeder; P.O.Columbus; is a native of Berkshire Co., Mass., and is the son of William Roys and Mary A. Hicock, born Jan. 20, 1828; his father dying in the East about 1848, he, with his mother and four brothers, came as emigrants to Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a form of 160 acres on Sees. 29 and 3(1, town of Hampden, where his mother died Jan. 18, 1879. Mr. Roys now owns between 1,600 and 1,700 acres of land in this town; he has been largely interested in the importation of the Percheron stock of horses into this county ; he has been Chairman of the Town Board one term. His brothers are Edwin, born Nov. 13, 1836, and enlisted as a private in Co. B, 16th W. V. I., at Waterloo, Wis., in 1861, was elected First Lieutenant of his company, then promoted to the captaincy of his company, in which capacity he served till January, 1862, when he resigned ; he now lives on the farm with his brother; Theodore was born in 1842, and makes his home on the farm ; Martin D. and Tunis V. are deceased.

ARCHIBALD SANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 1; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, in 1837 ; his father, John Sanderson, was a weaver by trade, and was born in Scotland in 1805; his mother, Isabel Trotter, was born in 1815; they came to America in May, 1849, and located in the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., where his mother died in 1854 ; his father now lives in this town. Our present subject spent the first twenty-one or twenty-two years of his life with his parents on the farm, after which he began business for himself He was married in 1863 to Miss Mary A., daughter of James and Orpha Montgomery, a native of Vermont, born in 1846, but came with her parents to Columbia, Wis., when a mere babe. Their children are Ellen, born Sept. 6, 1865 ; Jennie, born May 1, 1868 ; William, born May 23, 1873 ; Thomas, born Feb. 7, 1875. They located on a farm of 164 acres, on Sec. 1, town of Hampden, in 1868, where they have since lived. Mr. Sanderson has been Town .Assessor for two terms, Town Treasurer for three terms, and Town Clerk for five or six years, and was re-elected to that office in the spring of 1880.

SAMUEL SMITH, farmer. Sec. 14; P.O.Columbus; was born in the County of Suftblk, England, in 1822; his father, John Smith, was born in 1798. His mother, Rachel Barber, was also a native of that county, but died there when he was not yet 2 years old, leaving him and a younger sister; Mr. Smith was brought up as a farmer's son in England, and was married, March 21, 1846, to Miss Ann, a daughter of Thomas and Ann Jennings, with whom he sailed from London for America in May, 1853, and landed at New York after a five weeks' sail ; they came thence to Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 15 ; six and one-half years later, they removed to Sec. 28 of this town, and in 1866, to Sec. 14, where he now owns 200 acres. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Town Board for several terms, and Town Treasurer fur one term. Their children are William, born in England, Nov. 4, 1846, died Nov. 24, 1853 ; Alfred, born in England April 1, 1849, now resides on Sec. 6 of this town; Thomas, born in England, April 2, 1851, now resides in the town of York, Dane Co.; Julia A., born Sept. 27, 1855, now a teacher of this county ; Francis, born Nov. 1, 1859 ; John, born Sept. 3, 1861 ; Celia A., born April II, 1864.

C1IARL.es D. stiles, farmer, Sec. 23 and 26 ; P.O. Columbus; was born ia the town of Waterbury, Washington Co., Vt., in August, 1834; his father, Reuben, was the son of Peleg and Eunice (Wyman) Stiles, and was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1799 ; his mother, Adeline Cobb, was born at Montpelier, Vt., in 1803. Mr. Stiles, with his parents, removed to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1844, and located in the town of Columbus, where his parents now live and where he spent most of his time at farming for fourteen years. He was married in August, 1858, to Miss Margaret, a daughter of Ephraiiii and Fannie Baker, a native of Franklin Co., Mass., born in March, 1839, but emigrated to the town of York, Dane Co., Wis., with her parents in 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles located on a farm in the town of Columbus soon after their marriage, and in 1861, removed to his present home, on Sees. 23 and 26, town of Hampden, where he now owns 135 acres. Their children are an infant son, born September, 1862, deceased ; Minnie, born June, 1871 ; Arlettie, born July, 1874 ; an adopted son George, born 1862, died February, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles are members of the M. E. ChurcL.

CHRISTIAN STEINBACH, farmer, Sees. 23 and 24 ; P. 0. Columbus ; is the son of Charles and Susanna (Scheifle) Steinbach, born in Baden in 1831 ; he followed farming, and worked in a vineyard until 1853, when he emigrated to America and located at Buffalo, N. Y., where he worked as a laborer until the fall of 1855 ; he came then to Columbia Co., Wis., and in 1861 bought 40 acres of his present farm, which now comprises 120 acres. He was married at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1853, to Miss Christiana, daughter of Gotfried and Carolina (Pflum ) Of, a native of Baden ; their children are Catharine, now Mrs. Fred Siede, and lives in the town of York, Dane Co., Wis.; Charles G., Mary M., Joseph C, Caroline, Anna, Clara. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

JAMES H. SUTTOX, farmer. Sees. 23 and 26; P. 0. Columbus; this, pioneer of Columbia Co. was born on the banks of the Hudson, at Haverstraw, Rockland Co., N. Y.. Dec. 29, 1812; his father, Noah H. Sutton, was born in the town of Horseneck, Conn., in 1770, and died in New York City, in 1835; his mother, Rachel Lent, was born in Westohester Co., N. Y., and died in New York City, about 1865, at nearly 100 years of age. James H. is the eighth of a family of nine children - four sons and five daughters, only one of whom beside himself is now living, that is Clarissa, now Mrs. Quackenbush, of New York City. Mr. Sutton was apprenticed to the carpenter and joiner's trade, in Rockland Co., at the age of 14 years, where he served seven years. In May, 1832, in New York City, he was married ttj Miss Jane A., daughter of William and Mary (Wooding) Bentley, a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y., born in 1812; her father died in 1832 ; her mother now lives in that county. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton settled in Dutchess Co., N. Y., some time after marriage, and he continued his trade there until 1844, when they emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 26, where he made a claim of 160 acres, built a pioneer log shanty, and covered it with prairie hay, which sufficed for a home until 1845, when it burned, turning them out of doors with six children ; he next built a log house, which was their home for many years ; he has, however, exchanged that for a commodious frame house ; he now owns 36(1 acres on Sees. 23 and 26. Mr. Sutton has been a member of the Town Board for three terms, and was Town Treasurer for three terms. Their children are William, deceased; Abraham, now at Cordova, Le Sueur Co., Minn.; George, deceased ; John J., now a resident of Columbus ; Daniel J., deceased ; Mary, deceased ; Frederick and Fletcher, twins, both deceased ; Rachel L., now a student at the Normal School, of Oshkosh ; Ellen M. and Tabor G., at home ; Clarissa A., at the Norman School, of Oshkosh ; also, Franklin P. and Charles H., at home.