Fountain Prairie Town (part 5 of 11)

GEORGE S. TILLOTSOX, farmer. Sec. 10; P. 0. Columbus; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1828. His father, Richard Tillotson, was a native of Connecticut; his mother, Rosemond Carpenter, was born in Vermont. Mr. Tillot.son was brought up as a farmer's son, and has always devoted his time and attention to that vocation. He emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1851, and located on a farm in the town of Otsego ; two years later, he removed to the town of Hampden and settled on a farm, where he now owns 240 acres, 80 of which is on Sec. 3, and 160 acres on Sec. 10. He has been Town Clerk for one term, and also a member of the Town Board. January 1, 1851, he was married to Miss Prudence, a daughter of Austin and Polly (Conn) Curtis, a native of Essex Co., N. Y. Her father was born in Massachusetts, and her mother in Vermont. They emigrated with Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1851 ; her mother afterward died in this town; her father, in the town of Columbus, in May, 1878, at the age of 86 years. Mr. and Mrs. T.'s children are Richard R., born in March 13, 1852, now living in the town of Otsego; Adelade A., born March 28, 1854, died Feb. 12, 1879 ; James R., born May 17, 1857, now at home ; Coriothia P., born Sept. 17, 1860, was married to Mr. James Dowd, in January, 1879, and now resides in the town of Wyocena; Henry S. born Nov. 9, 1866, died Deo. 19, 1869; Hattie J., born Nov. 8, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson are members of the M. E. Church.

WIIililAM W. TIL-LOTSON, farmer, Sees. 3, 4 and 10; P. O. Columbus; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1834. His father, Richard Tillotson, wiis a native of Connecticut; his mother, Rosemond Carpenter, was born in Vermont. Mr. Tillotson was brought up as a farmer in his native county, and in 1851, came to Columbia Co., Wis., and lived with his brother George in the town of Hampden for four years; he then bought a farm of 120 acres on Sees. 3 and 10, where he has since made his home and followed farming; he now owns 200 acres on Sees. 3, 4 and 10. He was married in 1859, to Miss Mary J., daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Smith) Sprague, a native of Essex Co., N. Y. Their children are Ida A., now Mrs. Elias Clark, and lives in this town (Hampdenj ; Charles S., Jessie M., Harry J., and Alta M., at home. They attend the M. E. Church.

(^EORCiiFi W. TRIPP, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. ( >. Otsego ; was born in Tioga Co., N. Y., in 1821. His father, Elisha Tripp, was a native of Vermont, born in 1783, and early in life removed to Albany, N. Y., where he learned the shoemaker's trade, and continued the same there till 1818; then removed to Tioga Co., N. Y., where he devoted his time to farming during the summers, and to his trade during the winters; his mother, Polly Bebee, was born at Kingston, N. Y., in 1791. In 1847, Mr. and Mrs. Tripp came to Columbia Co., Wis., and located in the town of Fountain Prairie, where he died ia 1856 ; his wife now lives in that town, and has reached her 88th year. George W., our present subject, began the blacksmith's trade at the age of 175 years, at Binghamton, N. Y., and continued there until the spring of 1845, when he emigrated to Wisconsin. He stopped a few weeks at Columbus, Columbia Co.; then settled at Beaver Dam, where he was the second blacksmith, and the only one from July, 1845, to March, 1846. In 1847, he removed to Madison, where he continued his trade till 1854, with the exception of eight months that he was in business in Columbus. He was the first man to ring the first church bell in the city of Madison (1852). Removing to Columbus in 1854, he continued his trade till 1856, when he located on a farm on Sec. 9, town of Hampden, and followed farming for twelve years; removing then to the city of Columbus, where he lived (except the year 1870, which was spent in St, Louis Co., Cal.) till 1879, when he removed to his present farm of 80 acres. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Louisa C, daughter of William and Polly (Brown) Alexander, a native of Windsor, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, but an emigrant to Columbus, Wis., in 1855.

Town Of Lodi

EDWARD ANDREWS, proprietor of Lodi Mills, was born in the town of Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1836 ; he came to Lodi Jan. 1, 1858; purchased the mills in 1870. He was married to Miss Sarah J. Palmer, daughter of Judge Palmer, and they have three children - Henry E., Edward P. and Helen G.

HORACE M. AYER, Police Justice and Justice of the Peace, Lodi ; was born in Vermont in 1822; he removed from Vermont to Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1843; came to Columbia Co. in the fall of 1846, and settled in what was then Sec. 19, town of Lodi, now West Point. He resided there till the spring of 1851, when he came to the village of Lodi ; he engaged in the mercantile business till 1871 ; was Postmaster from the spring of 1853 until the spring of 1861 ; he has been Justice of the Peace since 1852, except two years, when he refused to serve as such. He was married to Sarah A, Rider, who was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1827. They have had nine children, eight of whom are living - Edward A., Delia, Minnie, Susie, Douglass, George W., Horace M. and Nellie; the oldest son, Albert H., died suddenly in Denver, Colo., April 16, 1880, in his 31st year.

ARETAS BAILEY, Postmaster, Okee ; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1817. He came to Columbia with an older brother, April 8, 1854, and settled at Okee ; was engaged in the sawmill here for some time, and has also been engaged in farming, etc. He was married to Margaret Wolf, who was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio. They have two children - Cordelia M. and Mary E.

JAMES BAIRD, farmer. Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Lodi ; he is the son of Adam Baird, deceased, a native of Scotland, who came to the United States in 1850 ; he lived in Steuben Co., N. Y., about five years; came to the town of Caledonia, Columbia Co., in 1855, and he died on the place which his son now owns, July, 1879, aged 56 years. Mr. Baird's mother and sister, Joanna, live with him. The farm contains 160 acres.

a. M. BARTHOLOMEW, retired farmer, Lodi; born in Clarke Co., Ind., in 1812, where he lived till he was 21 years of age, when he removed to McLean Co., 111., where he lived till April,

1845, when he came to the town of Lodi, and settled on Sec. 26, where he engaged in farming ; Mr. Bartholomew is also a surveyor, and has been engaged in that occupation more or less for many years; in 1875, Mr. B. retired from farming, and has since resided in the village of Lodi. His wife was Miss S. C. Hefner, born in Virginia ; they have seven children - C. Elizabeth, now Mrs. James McCloud ; B. Jane, now Mrs. George Clegliorn, resides in Nebraska; Joseph M., by profession a lawyer, of Red Oak, Iowa; Mary A., now Mrs. E. B. Wait; Josephine, now Mrs. W. H. Chapin, resides in Nebraska: Ellen, wife of L. K. Luse, Esq., of Dane Co., and James I., a student at Lawrence University. Mr. Bartholomew has been Justice of the Peace for twentv years.

JOSEPH M. BARTHOLOjIIEW, express agent, Lodi ; son of M. C. Bartholomew, one of the early settlers of the town of Lodi ; he was born in Lexington, McLean Co., 111., Dec. 26, 1837; he enlisted at Lodi, June 12, 1861, in Co. A, 7th W. V. I., enlisted for three years, but was discharged on account of disability Oct. 30, 18G2 ; he re-enlisted Feb. 8, 1865, served till April, 1866. He was married to Miss Sarah C. Rathbun ; they have three children - Harlow L., Marston A. and Molly. Mr. Bartholomew has been espre.^s agent since 1870.

R. N. BARTHOLOMEW, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Lodi ; son of M. C. Bartholomew, who came to the town of Lodi in the spring of 1845. He (M. C.) was born in Clarke Co., Ind., in 1806; removed to Illinois in 1830 ; then to Columbia Co., Wis. His wife was Mary Hopkins, born in the State of Delaware. R. N. was born in McLean Co., 111., October, 1834. He was married to Priscilla Eells, born in Hanover, Mass. ; they have seven children - M. C, Martha E., Mary D., Ransom G., Albert G., Nellie M. and John B. * Mr. Bartholomew now resides on farm of T. U. Warren ; owns farm in Sec. 22, now occupied by Mr. S. Wells.

W. M. BARTHOLOMEW, druggist, Lodi ; born in Indiana in 1821 ; he removed to Illinois in 1831 ; came to the town of Lodi in February, 1849, and purchased a farm of M. C. Bartholomew in Sec. 22, which was the first farm improved in the town of Lodi ; this farm Mr. Bartholomew still owns. He was married to Frances M. Goddard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio ; they have six children, one son and five daushters - Frances E., born Oct. 7, 1843; Julia B., Feb. 13, 1848; William A., Nov. 8, 1851 ; Annie M., April 27, 1854; Eva L., July 17, 1856, and Angelia D., March 5, 1860. Mr. Bartholomew engaged in business in Lodi in 1864.

REV. A. CONSTANTIIVE BARRY, Pastor of the Ilniversalist Church, Lodi, was born in Delaware Co., l\. Y., July 15, 1815. His parents removed to Victor, Ontario Co., when he was 2 J years of age, where he resided until 1836; his preceptor was the Rev. Jacob Chase, of Geneva; he began his labors in the ministry at Gaines, Orleans Co. ; thence to Homer, Cortland Co., where he preached four years ; thence to Fort Plain for five years ; thence to Racine, Wis., in 1846, which was his home for many years. Although actively engaged in the ministry of the church with which he is identified, yet Dr. Barry has long been engaged in scientific pursuits, and prominently identified with, the educational interests of the country ; he was State Superintendent of Public Instruction during 1856 and 1857 ; he entered the army as Chaplain of the 4th W. V. I., in which capacity he served about one year; was then engaged in the recruiting service for about two years, and during this time was elected to represent Racine Co. in the Legislature of Wisconsin; he served as Chaplain of the 19th W. V. I., from the spring of 1864 till Feb. 10, 1865, when he was made Chaplain of the United States Hospitals by President Lincoln ; was mustered out of the United States service Aug. 15, 1865. In the spring of 1864, Dr. Barry removed his family to Fond du Lac, which was his home for four years ; he then went to Elkhorn, Walworth Co., where he established a church ; he came to Lodi, in April, 1878. He was married in the fall of 1866, to Adelia Robinson, of East Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N. Y., and she died at Elkhorn, in May, 1877 ; his present wife was Helen Peterson, of Fond du Lac. He has three children by his first marriage - Malon P., who is in the service of the N. W. R. R. Co., at Chicago; Melville A., resides in Lodi; Bella B., now Mrs. Frank Warner, of Chicago. He has one child by his present marriage - Jennie A. Dr. Barry is well versed in the natural sciences, and enjoys the acquaintance of the most eminent naturalists of the State ; has been for many years corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences, of Philadelphia, of the " Boston Natural Historv Association " and the Buffalo Scientific Association. Dr. Barry and wife were victims of the " National Hotel " poisoning on the occasion of the inauguration of President Buchanan, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered. He is still actively engaged in the ministry, where he has long labored to make men better, to prepare them more fully for the present and the hii;her life.

SAMUEL M. BLAKE, M. D., Lodi, born in Vermont, Feb. 15, 1835; he began the study of medicine with Dr. Ralph Rugg, of Compton, in the Province of Quebec ; entered the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the fall of 1859 ; he attended a course of lectures, then returned to the town of Cannon, Vt., where he practiced medicine for six years ; he then went to Eaton, Canada, where he remained two years; he returned to Cincinnati in the fall of 1867, and graduated the following spring; he then returned to Eaton, and practiced six montlis ; in October, 1868, at the solicitation of Dr. A. P. Cummings, he came to Prairie du Sac, Wis., and practiced with Dr. Cummings for some time ; he came to Lodi in the summer of 1877. He was married to Miranda J. Haynes ; they have two sons - Wilbur F. and Au.stin M.

REV. JO.SEPH BOWMAX, retired Baptist clergyman ; resides in Sec. 4, in the town of Dane, Dane Co. ; though a resident of Dane Co., yet Mr. Bowman has long been identified with the interests of Columbia Co., and especially of Lodi, which has been the field of his labors, for many years, in the ministry; he was born in Leicester, the county seat of Leicestershire, England, in 1816 ; he began his theological studies under Rev. S. W. Wigg and Rev. W. Finn, of his native town ; he began his ministry in England ; came to the United States in May, 1845, and settled in the town of Berry, Dane Co. ; a Baptist church was organized in that town, in 1847 ; Mr. Bowman was called to the pastorate of this church in 1848; he was ordained 1849 ; he continued as Pastor of the church in Berry till about 1852, when he received a call from his Baptist friends of Lodi, to organize a church at that place and become their Pastor ; he accepted this call, and remained the Pastor of the Lodi Baptist Church for about nine years; afterward, for three or four years, was Pastor of Middleton Baptist Church. Mr. Bowman was married in England, in 1814, to Miss Ann Sharman; she died Jan. 15, 1873; in May, 1874, Mr. Bowman visited his native land, where he was married to Miss Sarah S. Jordan ; returned to his home in September of that year ; he had eight children by his first marriage, only three of whom are living, viz., Mrs. Elizabeth A. Thomas, Mrs. Mary Riddle and Joseph J. ; in 1875, Mr. Bowman became Pastor of the Baptist Church at Mazo Manie, Dane Co.. which charge he held for two and a half years.

JOIJ^EPH BROWN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in the State of New Jersey in 1817 ; when he was a child, his parents removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he lived till manhood ; he was engaged in steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers for about nine years. He went to the State of Illinois, where he was married to Miss Emeline Newburry ; she was born in New Jersey ; her parents died when she was quite young ; she lived a number of years in New York City ; then returned to New Jersey, thence to Illinois, where she was married to Mr. Brown ; after he was married, Mr. Brown removed to Missouri; returned to Illinois, and came to Columbia Co. in May, 1846; lived on Sec. 25, town of Lodi, for two years; settled where they now live in July, 1848; have six children - Cornelius, Richard K.; Maria, now Mrs. John Porter; Edwin; Emma, now Mrs. Milton; Freeman and Sylvester. Farm contains 100 acres.

REV. N. E. CHAPIN, Pastor of Baptist Church, Lodi ; was born in Washington Co. N. Y., in 1815 ; in 1833, removed with his parents to Wayne Co.; he attended Florence Manual Institute; began his ministry in Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., in 1837 ; settled in Bradford, McKean Co., Penn.; was ordained in 1839; removed to Belmont, Allegheny Co., in 1840, where he remained three years; thence to Bennington, Wyoming Co., for two years; he came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; settled in Lancaster, Grant Co., where he remained till 1851 ; he settled in Beaver Dam in the spring of 1852 ; in the fall of 1857, went to Darlington, La Fayette Co.; thence to Aztalan, Jefferson Co.; in 1867, settled in Merton, Waukesha Co.; thence to Lanark, Carroll Co., 111.; came to Lodi in the spring of 1877. Mr. Chapin was married to Miss Sara L. Goiny, born at Rushford, Allegany Co., N. Y.; have two children - Mary L. Lindlay and George B.

JACOB CHRISliER, blacksmith and machinist, Lodi; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., February, 1837 ; his parents removed to Chenango Co.; thence to Madison Co.; they came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of West Point, Columbia Co., in 1856 ; Jacob came to the town of West Point the following year, where he worked at his trade about twelve years ; he settled in Lodi in the spring of 1874. He was married to Mary H. Leigh, born in the state of New York ; tbey have had eight children, five living - Alberta L., Harriet E., Margaret E., Minnie T. and Jesse J.; lost three daughters.

WILLIAM CROSS, fiirmer. Sec. 16 -. P. 0. Lodi ; was born in England, March, 1843; he came to this country with his parents in 1848; they lived two years in Racine, Wis.; came to the town of Lodi and settled on the farm where Mr. Cross now lives, in 1850; his father now resides in Walworth Co., Wis. Mr. Cross enlisted in February, 1864, in the 50th W. V. I.; .served till the close of the war. Married Miss Mary Atkinson, born in Wisconsin ; has one child - Thomas F.

JOHN COLLINS, harness-maker, Lodi; was born in Wales, January, 1846 ; he learned the trade of a tanner and currier, which business he followed for several years; he came to the United States in the spring of 1866 ; he lived in Albany, Green Co., Wis., for about one year; then went to Madison, where, for several months, he was engaged in driving stage between Madison and Fort Atkinson ; came to

Lodi in October, 1867 ; was engaged in driving stage till October, 1870 ; visited his native land in 1871i returning in the spring of 1872 ; served an apprenticeship to the harness-making business in Lodi I engaged in the business of harness- making in the fall of 1876. He was married to Miss Anstis ASimons, daughter of Freedom Simons ; tHey have three children - Mattie E., John F. and Richard J.

EVERET DAVIS, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. 0. Lodi; was born in Massachusetts in 1830 ; he removed with his parents to the eastern part of the State of New York ; he came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1859; he lived in Vienna, Dane Co., for six years; located on his present farm in 1865. He was married to Elizabeth Haggard, daughter of William Haggard. They have three children - Amelia J., Edwin N. and William. Mr. Davis' farm contains 180 acres.

WILLIAI!! DUNIjAP, farmer. Sec. 27; P. 0. Lodi; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, Dec. 6, 1806 ; he came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1846, and settled in the town of Dane, in 18-17, where he lived until 1853, when he came to the tovvn of Lodi, and engaged in the lumber business, at Okee ; in 1858, returned to his farm in Dane Co., which he sold in 1860, and purchased farm in Sec. 22, Lodi; bought farm where he now lives, September, 1865 ; he still owns his farm in Sec. 22. He was married to Phoebe Blachly, born in Ohio March 6, 1807 , they have five children - Eben, Oscar, Sarah, James and William M.; lost one daughter, Melissa.

JOHN B. I»WINS[EL.L, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in Worcester, Mass., in 1827 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in the village of Lodi ; he established a stage route between Madison and Baraboo, via Lodi, in 1853, which he conducted for one and a half years ; this was the first public conveyance running between Madison and Baraboo ; since that time he has been engaged in farming; he bought his present firm in August, 1856, where he located in 1868. He was married to Maria C. Stanley, daughter of W. D. Stanley, who settled in Vienna, Dane Co., in 1847 ; they have six children - Lizzie L, George W., William S., John L., Mary L. and Bessie Y.; lost one son, Henry, who died July 17, 1879. Mr. Dwinnell was elected to represent the Third District in the Legislature, in the fall of 1874 ;. has been Chairman of the Town Board for two years, and has held other local offices. Is a Republican politically. Farm contains 280 acres.

ADDISON EATON, merchant, Lodi; was born in Auburn, Mass., in 1821 ; he went to Ohio in 1844, where he lived three years, when he returned to Massachusetts ; in 1856. he came to Lodi, and engaged in the mercantile trade. He was married to Miss Emily Garfield ; she died February, 1869 ; his present wife was Miss Julia Palmer, daughter of Judge Palmer, of Lodi. Mr. Eaton was Chairman of Town Board from 1872 to 1875 ; has been County Supervisor since 1876, and was elected to the Assembly, in the fall of 1879.

JAMES O. EATON, Lodi; was born in Sutton, Mass., in 1818. He came to Walworth Co., Wis., in 1842, and engaged in the mercantile trade. He went to Racine in the fall of 1845, where he also engaged in the mercantile business. He came to Lodi in December, 1848, where he also entered the mercantile business, which he continued till 1860. Mr. Eaton was Postmaster at Lodi, during the administration of Presidents Taylor and Filmore, also during the first administration of President Lincoln ; was assistant U. S. Assessor for about five years. For the last thirteen years, has been engaged as a commercial traveler. His first wife was Miss Mary M. Dwinnell, born in Massachusetts; she died in March, 1802. His present wife was Mrs. Judith Fisk. Mr. Eaton has two children by his first wife - Mary E., now Mrs. B. S. Lewis, and Harlow. - The latter was born May 24, 1854; he graduated at the Wisconsin State University in 1878; he is now a student of the University of Leipsic, Germany. Lost his oldests on, Herbert E., born June 3, 1844, died July 17, 1849.

HENRY R. EATON, Postmaster, Lodi ; born in Massachusetts June 20, 1832. He first came to Lodi in April, 1853, but returned to Massachusetts in August of that year. He settled in Lodi in February, 1857, and engaged in the shoe manufacturing business; was appointed Postmaster Feb. 18, 1875. His wife was Miss Harriet A. Cadwell, daughter of Edward Cadwell, of Sauk Co. They have one child - Fred A. ; lost their oldest son, Herbert, who was killed by the kick of a horse in 1871 ; aged 7 years.

JOHN FOOTE, farmer, Sec. 27; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1820. He removed to Lee Co , Iowa, in the spring of 1844, thence to Hancock Co., 111., where he taught school during the summer of 1844 ; in the winter of 1844-45, taught a school in Dane Co., 111. ; in the spring of 1845, removed to Dane Co., Wis. ; engaged in farming during that summer, and taught school the following winter. In the 'spring of 1846, he came to Lodi, and entered 80 acres of his present farm in June of that year, where he settled the follo\fing autumn, and where he has since resided. His wife was Miss Elmira Fisher, daughter of Willard Fisher; married October, 1848; wife died Aug. 15, 1868. Mr. Foote has had nine children, five of whom are living - -Laura R., John W., Emily B., Frank F. and Agnes M.

PETER L. FROLiAND. farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Lodi ; was one of the earliest settlers of the town of Lodi. He was born in Norway in 1802, and came to the United States in 1837 He lived near Ottawa, 111., for nine year.s, where he was engaged in work on a canal. He came to Columbia Co. in 1846, and settled near Columbus, where he lived three years, when he settled where he now lives. Mr. Frohind is unmarried. His farm contains 70 acres.

EDWIIV W. CirAKDXER, insurance agent, Lodi ; was born in Panton, Vt., in 1829; he removed to Madison, Wis., in 1853, where he engaged in work at his trade, that of a carpenter and joiner, where he resided till the fall of 1859 ; then engaged in farming in the town of Dane, Dane Co., till the spring of 1867, when he came to Lodi. He was married to Miss Lucina Colburn, niece of Zcrah Colburn, the mathematician ; the latter was a cousin of the author of Colburn's Arithmetic, etc. Mr. Gardner is Justice of the Peace of the village of Lodi ; also Secretary of Lodi Agricultural Society.

CirEORGE C OESELL, miller, at Lodi Center MilN, Lodi; was born in the Province of Hanover, Germany, Oct. 17, 1834; he came to the United States in the spring of 1861 ; came to the village of Lodi in the fall of that year, where he was engaged as miller in the Excelsior Mill for thirteen years and five months ; then went to Wonewoc, Juneau Co., where he conducted a mill for one year, then engaged in the grocery business; came to present location in April, 1879. He was married to Mary Kruegcr ; they have three children - Hannah, George L. and George C.

WILLIAM GOLDSPOHN, lumber dealer, of the firm of Vanderpool & Goldspohn, Lodi ; born in Germany in 1828 ; he came to the United States in 1849 ; he settled in the town of Roxbury, Dane Co., Wis., in the fall of that year, where he was engaged in farming ; in the spring of 1869, he came to Lodi; he engaged in selling lumber for Vanderpool & Clark in the fall of 1872; in the fall of 1877, he bought the interest of Mr. Clark ; since that time has been associated with Mr. Vanderpool. He was married to Frederica Kohlmann, born in Prus.sia, Germany ; she came to the township of Springfield, Dane Co., in 1847 ; the}' have four children - Albert, Mary, Emma and William.

CHARLES GOODALL, farmer. Sec. 25; P. 0. Lodi; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1830; his parents, Nathaniel and Fannie Goodall, removed to Ohio, near Cleveland, in 1836, then to Illinois, in the fall of 1840 ; the family came to the town of Lodi June 20, 1851 ; his father still resides where he first settled, Sec. 26 ; when the ftimily came to Lodi, it consisted of parents, two sons and two daughters ; youngest daughter now deceased ; another son, L. K., was born in the town of Lodi. Mr. Goodall was married to Miss Caroline Taller, daughter of John and Laura A. Tuller. Mrs. Goodall taught the first school in the town of West Point; they have two children - William Herbert and Eva C, both of whom are now students in junior class of Wisconsin State University ; Herbert was born in 1857 ; Eva A., March 13, 1860. Mr. Goodall has been Chairman of Town Board two years, and member of Side Board three years; he resided in Crawford Co. from 1856 till 1861 ; settled on his present farm in 1861. Has 142 acres of land.

SAMUEL A. HOLDRIDGE, blacksmith, Lodi ; born in Ithaca, N. Y., in 1847 ; he went to Crawford Co., Wis., in 1854 ; went to Kansas about 1856 ; returned to Wisconsin and came to Lodi in December, 1859; he enlisted in September, 1862, in Co. G, 23d W. V. I.; was at the battles of Arkansas Post, Yazoo Swamp, Grand Gulf, Champion Hills, and in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged up lo the time of his discharge for disability in the fall of 1864 ; he returned to Lodi; was sick for two years ; after his recovery engaged for his uncle in the blacksmith business till 1870 ; when he engaged in business for himself He was married to Miss A. S. Woodley, daughter of John V. Woodley ; has three children - Harry L., Clarence A. and Edith Maud.

E. HOWARD 1RWI9f, M. D., Lodi; bom in Mifflin Co., Penn., July 1, 1833; he studied medicine in Pennsylvania, came to Lodi with his father. Dr. George H. Irwin, in June, 1854; he practiced medicine with his father in Lodi till the breaking-out of the rebellion, when his father enlisted as a private in Capt. Mansfield's company, 2d W. V. I.; he was made Hospital Steward, then promoted to Assistant Surgeon in the 2d W. V. I.; he was wounded in the first battle of Bull Run, in the charge of the Black Horse Cavalry; he resigned from disability, and died at his home, Lodi, Jan. 31, 186-1. Dr. E. H. Irwin, in August, 186i;, under authority of Gov. Salmon, raised a company which was mustered into the United States service as Co. H, 23d W. V. I., Aug. 30, 1862; he resigned to take position on regimental staff as As.sistant Surgeon, and entered on duty as such Nov. 19, 1862, at Louisville, Ivy., under orders of Gen. A. J. Smith, but was not mustered as such till Dec. 19, 1862, at Memphis, Tenn.; he resigned on account of disabillity at Milliken's Bend, La., April 25, 1863. His wife was Miss Sarah Pashley, daughter of Samuel Pashley, of Vienna, Dane Co.; they have had six children, five of whom are living - -Annie E., now Mrs. Tim B. Lewis; Harris J., George H., Samuel P., and William Russell.

ERIK KNUTSEN, merchant, Lodi ; born in Norway in 1834 ; he came to the United now lives in Minnesota ; he resided in Madison for four years, where he was engaged as a clerk ; he came States with his parents in 1851 ; the family settled in Dane Co., Wis., where his father died ; his mother to Lodi and engaged in business in 1857. His wife was Miss Annie P. Brunserg; they have nine children, one son and eight daughters ; Mr. Knutsen is engaged in general merchandising.

JAHES McCLiOUD, merchant, Lodi; born in Gallipolis, Gallia Co., Ohio, Nov. 27, 1822 ; his father died when he was about 3 years of age ; after the death of his father, his mother removed to Vermillion Co., Ind., where she was married, and removed to Joliet, 111., in 1830, and to Van Buren Co., Iowa, in 1837 ; in the fall of 1839, he entered into the employment of the American Fur Co., and was engaged iu trading on the frontier till 1844 ; he came to Mineral Point, Wis., in August, 1844 ; he came to the town of Lodi in the fall of 1845. He was married to Catherine E. Bartholomew, daughter of G. M. Bartholomew; they have had five children, four of whom are living - James W., Elizabeth, now Mrs. R. W. Jones, of Iowa Co., Wis.; Joseph B. and George ; their daughter, Clara J., aged 19 years, a student of Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., and just ready to graduate, was drowned in Lake Buttes des Mortes, on June 10, 1871. Mr. McCloud has been engaged in the mercantile business since 1851 ; he has been very successful in business ; has been in the lumber trade ; is also a large land owner, and has been extensively engaged in farming for many years ; is now engaged quite extensively in stock-raising and fish culture.

GILBERT E. lIcKEEBY, M. D., Lodi ; born in 1844 ; his parents removed to Oregon, Dane Co., Wis., when he was 2 years of age, where his father died, and where his mother still resides. The Doctor enlisted in August, 1864, in the 1st W. Heavy Artillery ; served one year ; discharged July,'

1865. He began the study of medicine at Evansville, Wis., with Dr. Smith ; he was a student of the university at Madison for about three years ; in the fall of 1865, he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., and attended a course of lectures at the medical department of the university of Michigan ; in the spring of

1866, he resumed his studies with Dr. Smith ; in 1867, he entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical College, at New York City, where he graduated in March, 1868 ; he began the practice of medicine in Iowa Co., Wis.; came to Lodi in the fall of 1868. His wife was Carrie M. Ansdell, daughter of P. T. S. Ansdeli, an early settler of Sauk Co.; they have two children - Fred E. and Carrie L.

JOB MILES, farmer and one of the proprietors of the Lodi Valley Cheese Factory, Lodi ; was born in Lancashire, England, in 1840 ; he came to the United States with his father, William Mills, in 1842 ; they came to New York City, thence to Paterson, N. J., thence to Oswego, and to Walworth Co., Wis., in 1844, where the family lived about ten years, engaged in farming ; thence to Dodge Co. for about two years ; thence to the town of Scott, Columbia Co. Mr. Mills was married, in 1863, to Mary A. Dye, born in the State of New York ; they have five children - Josephine, Mary, Esther, Albert and Elmer. Mr. Mills has a farm of 300 acres ; residence in Sec. 26.

R. W. MILLS, Lodi, grain-buyer, firm of Mills & Albiston ; was born in the State of New York in 1843; he is the son of William Mills, and brother of Mr. Job Mills, of Lodi ; he engaged in the business of grain-buying with his brother Job in 1871 ; Mr. Albiston became a member of the firm in May, 1872 ; the firm was then known as Mills Bros. & Albiston ; the firm became Mills & Albiston in 1876. Was married to Margaret A. Wells, daughter of Mr. T. S. Wells ; they have two children - Nettie and Thomas A.

ROBERT MOSS, miller, Lodi; born in Sutton, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, Feb. 22, 1822. Was uianieJ to Sarah Reed, native of the same town ; she died in England. Mr. Moss came to the United States in May, 1854 ; lived in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., a few months ; thence to Fox Lake, Wis., in the fall of 1854 ; thence to Fairwater, Fond du Lac Co.; lived for a short time at several other points in Wisconsin ; came to Lodi in 1864 ; since that time has been engaged as miller for Mr. Andrews. His present wife was Mrs. Charlotte Haley, whose maiden name was Case; she was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in 1825. Mr. Moss had five children by his first marriage, two of whom are living - Alfred E. and Charles W.

EDWARD NICHOLS, of the firm of Wait & Nichols, hardware dealers, Lodi; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1820, where he resided till July, 1853, when he came to Wiscon.^in ; lived in Janesville till the fall of 1854, when he came to Lodi. He was Town Superintendent of Schools for the years 1856-57 ; has been Town Clerk for several years. He was married to Miss Mary A. Dunning, daughter of Samuel S. Dunning, from near Ithaca, N. Y.; they have one son - Charles E. - born March, 1866.

CHARLES E. ODELL, furniture dealer, Lodi ; was born in Ohio, April, 1827 ; his father, William Odell, was a native of the State of Vermont, born Feb. 9, 1793 ; he was a volunteer soldier in the war of 1812 ; be removed from Ohio to Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1837, and to Dane Co. in 1849 ; he settled in the town of West Point, Columbia Co., September, 1855 ; be died August, 1879 ; his wife died in Waukesha Co. in 1847. Mr. Charles E. Odell was engaged in farming in West Point Township for about twelve years, residing on Sec. 27 ; he came to Lodi in October, 1867, and engaged in his present business in February following. He was married to Miss E. F. Burnett, of Ohio ; they have two children - Edna (now Mrs. George H. Simons), and Edgar.

I. H. PAL/HER, Lodi; was born in Binghamton, N. Y., in 1809; his father was a Presbyterian minister, and when a young man was engaged as a missionary among the Indians, and elsewhere in the State of New York ; he preached for several years at Binghamton ; afterward removed to what is now Fulton Co., N. Y.; he died about 1850. Judge Palmer came to Madison from Fulton Co., N. Y., in 1837, where he lived till the spring of 1846, when he came to Lodi and settled on 40 acres of land in Sec. 27, which he had entered the previous February; in March and April of that year he entered more land in this section ; on this land is located the present village of Lodi. He was married in 1836, to Miss Ann Thompson, of Fulton Co., N. Y.; they have had ten children, eight of whom are living - Elizabeth (now Mrs. John Slightam) ; Sarah J. (now Mrs. Edward Andrews) ; Mary; Julia (now Mrs. Addison Eaton) ; Helen ; Clara (now Mrs. C. Clemens) ; Hattie and Herbert; has lost two sons - Henry and Edward. At the organization of Dane Co. Mr. Palmer was appointed Probate Judge ; he was elected to the Legislature in 1842, and served several years. Judge Palmer has always been actively engaged in business, and by industry and economy has accumulated a fine property ; he is a worthy representative of the pioneers of Columbia County.

JOSEPH E. PARKE, farmer. Sec. 26; P. 0. Lodi; was born in Pennsylvania in 1821 ; his parents reniuved to Chenango Co., N. Y., when he was about 3 years of age, where he lived till 1845, when he removed t<p Michigan ; in the spring of 1846, removed to Illinois ; he came to Wisconsin in November, 1851, and settled in the town of Dekorra, Columbia Co., where he lived about three years; thence to the town of Lodi ; in 1856, he removed to Winona Co., Minn.; returned to the town of Lodi in 1863 ; settled where he now lives Sept. 25, 1877. He was married to Marianna Kingsley, daughter of Darius Kingsley, who came to Lodi and settled on the form where Mr. Parke now lives, in May, 1856 ; Mr. Kingsley died in 1878 ; Mrs. Kingsley died Oct. 6, 1875. Mr. Parke has two children- Emily M., now Mrs. Walter Lamont, of Dane Co., and Harry J.; has lost two children - Elisabeth and Henry D.; when the parents of Mrs. Park came to Lodi they had nine children, all but one of whom arrived at the age of maturity ; of these nine children, only Mrs. Parke and Mrs. Sarah A. Pratt are now living ; farm contains 140 acres. Mr. Parke has a farm of 110 acres in Sees, 29 and 32.

S. DANFORD PRATT, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in the town of Long Meadow, Hampden Co., Mass., in 1822; when he was 10 years of age, his parents removed to Onondaga Co., N. Y.; he removed with his parents to McHenry Co., 111., in 1843, where he was married, December, 1845, to Miss Sarah A. Kingsley, daughter of Darius Kingsley ; they came to Columbia Co. in January, 1849, and settled in the town of Dekorra, where they lived till 1853, when they removed to the town of Lodi and settled on Sec. 25 ; bought present farm in the spring of 1856 ; has two children - Wolcott, who married Miss E. Walker (they have one child - Danford W.); Noah D., married Ada M. Thompson (they have two children - CJeorge S. and Lettie M.). Mr. Pratt's farm contains 290 acres.

JOELi 31. PRUYN, merchant, Lodi; son of Joel Pruyn, born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., March 28, 1843 ; he came to the town of Lodi, with his father, in August, 1858. He was married in 1864, to Miss Sarah L. Richmond, daughter of Anson Richmond; born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in October, 1843 ; her parents came to the town of West Point in April, 1855; her father died in the summer of 1856 ; her mother lives with Mr. Pruyn. Mr. Pruyn engaged in the butchering business with his father in Lodi in 1868, which he continued until Jan. 1, 1879 ; engaged in the grocery business, March, 1880. Mr. Pruyn has had three children, only one of whom is living - Howard, born September, 1865; lost son and dautrbter in infancy.

GABRIEL REEOAL, farmer. Sec. 27; P. 0. Lodi; was born in Michigan in 1833; his parents were natives of England ; they emigrated to New York, in October, 1831 ; thence to Michigan, in May, 1832, and to Illinois, in 1837 ; they came to Columbia Co. from' Illinois,. in November, 1849 ; his father died Sept. 22, 1863, in the 76th year of his age. Gabriel Reedal was married to Miss Ellen A. Marsh, daughter of George Marsh, of Portage; they have three children - Mattie, Henry and Laura.

SYLVESTER REYNOLDS^ farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1816. He was married to Miss Hannah Elliott, who was born in Sharon, Conn.; her parents removed to the State of New York when she was but 1 year old; they came to Columbia Co., Wis., in the fall of 1853. Mr. Reynolds purchased his present fiirm soon after, though he lived in the town of

West Point about one year. Mr. Keynolds learned the trade of a blacksmith, at which he worked for one or two years after coming to Wisconsin. His farm contains 175 acres; has two daughters - Ida S. and Cornelia ; has lost two children - Gilbert, who was a member of 23d W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion , was afterward engaged on the police force of Chicago, where he was accidentally killed by the discharge of his revolver ; lost another sun, Albert.

PETKR RICHARDS, editor and proprietor of Lodi Vallci/ Neivs, Lodi; born in Ohio Feb. 2, 1828 ; came to Wisconsin in March, 185.5 ; he located in Fond du Lac ; thence to Madison in 1856, where he worked at the printing business for ten and a half years; he went to Baraboo, in April, 1867; he was for sometime engaged as local editor of the Jndependent, of that city; was afterward associated with J. C. Chandler, in the publication of that paper ; came to Lodi in April, 1874 ; his wife was Miss Mary Daniels ; they have two children - Fred and Grace.

JOSEPH H. RIDDLE, farmer. Sec. 34; P. 0. Lodi; was born in New York City, June, 1839; his parents removed to Delaware Co., N. Y,., when he was a child; they settled in the town of Dane, Dane Co., about 1850, where they still reside. Joseph H. married Miss Cornelia A. Simons, of Frederick H. Simons, who settled in Dane Co. about 1845, from Canaudaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y. ; Mr. Riddle settled where he now lives in the fall of 1869 ; has four children - Arthur H., Ernest H., Corie and Bertie E. His farm contains 174 acres ; is engaged principally in dairying.

REV. R. GILBERT RILEY, Presbyterian minister, Lodi; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1810; he began his preparatory course at Hartwick Seminary, Otsego Co.; continued under Dr. Hazelius, and at JeiFerson. Schoharie Co., under Rev. Wm. Salisbury; in 1831, he entered the sophomore class of Williams College, graduating in 1834 ; entered Andover Theological Seminary in the fall of 1834, where he remained one year, when he assumed the principalship of Oxford Select Seminary, New York; he entered the Union Theological Seminary, New York City, in 1837, graduating in 1839 ; he began the ministry as Pastor of the Congregational Church at Hartwick, N. Y. ; thence to Livonia, Livingston Co., in 1843, where he remained till 1855, when he became Principal of Genesee Model School, Lima, N. Y.; resigned on account of failing health in the spring of 1856 ; thence to Horseheads, N, Y. ; came to Lodi in September, 1857, where he was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church for six years, when he was appointed Synodical Missionary of Wisconsin; he served in this capacity for thirteen years, resigning in July, 1877. Mr. Riley was married to Anna Farrell, born at Detroit, Mich. ; has had five children, three of whom are living, viz., Laura E., Edward F. and Dr. Charles P. Riley, of Prairie du Sac; Rlary F. married Capt. George M. Humphry; died Feb. 29, 1880 ; Ellen S. died in Livonia, N. Y., in 1849. Mr. Riley began teaching at 14 years of age, and has always been an earnest worker in the cause of education.

CAPT. WM. RYAN, Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in County Kerry, Ireland, July, 1825 ; he served seven years in the English army; came to the United States, August, 1849; lived in Boston, Mass., two years ; thence to Milford, Mass., where he learned the business of boot-treeing ; thence to Worcester, Mass. ; afterward went to Dayton, Ohio, where he was engaged on a railroad ; came to Columbia Co., April, 1857. He was married in London to Ellen Sheehan, born in Ireland ; Mr. Ryan served in the army during the rebellion as a gallant and faithful Union soldier ; he enlisted in June, 1861, in the 7th W. V. I. ; was mustered into the service as Orderly Sergeant of Co. A, in August of that year; was promoted to Second Lieutenant, January, 1862 ; afterward to First Lieutenant and Brevet Captain, commanding a company in several engagements ; he was severely wounded at Fitzhugh Crossing, October, 1863, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered ; settled where he now lives, April, 1872 ; has five children - John T., Kittie M., Margareta, Wm. W. and Edmond E.

FREEDOM SIMONS, retired farmer, Lodi; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1813. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and one of the first settlers of Cayuga Co. Mr. Simons was married to Elmina E. Dudley, born in Cayuga in 1817 ; her father was also a soldier of the war of 1812 ; in September, 1842, Mr. Simons removed to Sauk Co., Wis.; in September, 1843, he settled in what is now the town of Springfield, Dane Co., being the first settler in that town ; he removed to the town of Dane, Dane Co., about 1845, this farm is on the line of Columbia Co., in Sec. 4 ; he leased his farm and removed to the village of Lodi, in the fall of 1874 ; Mr. Simons built a part of what is now the Briggs House in 1849, which he conducted as a hotel about two years; he has eight children - Mary L., now Mrs. M. D. Mann, lives in McLeod Co., Minn.; Lydia J., married E. F. Lee, also lives in McLeod Co.; Sardis D., who was the first white male child born in Dane Co., reside.* at Lake (Crystal, Minn.; Levantia C, wife of E. K. Whiting, of Dodge Co., Minn.; George F., McLeod Co., Minn.; Anstis A., now Mrs. John Collins, of Lodi ; De Witt C, also of McLeod Co., Minn., and Elma A. ; lost one daughter, Emily S.

GEORGE T. SIMONS, proprietor of Briggs House, Lodi; born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1829; he came to the town of Lodi from the State of New York in October, 1846; the following winter he engaged in the business of rail-splitting at S6 per month, the following summer as a farm hand at $10 per month; he engaged alternately in farming during the summer season, and in rail-splitting during the winter, till the fall of 1850, when he returned to the Slate of New York ; he came back in the fall of 1852; Mr. Simons has been engaged in various occupations; in 1854, he engaged at work in a cabinet-shop in Lodi, which he continued for several years; went into the livery business in I860, also kept a hotel about that time for one year ; was Deputy Sheriff of Columbia Co. for twelve years, also Constable for many years; he bought his present hotel in 18G5, which he sold again in 1869, and re-purchased in October, 1879. His wife was Miss Melissa Burroughs ; they have three children - HarleyN., Jessie and Ettie.

W. Cr. SIlION$$, farmer. Sec. 33; P. O. Lodi; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in I8I2 ; he emigrated to Madison, Wis., in 1837 ; he settled in Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co., 1839, where he lived till 1845. He was married to Caroline L. Skinner, born in Ohio. Mr. Simons has resided on his present farm since 1845. The father of Mrs. Simons, Mr. John B. Skinner, removed from the city of Columbus, Ohio, to Iowa Co., Wis., in 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Siipons have had fourteen children, nine of whom are living - Caroline, John and Mary, the first named (now deceased) were born in Sauk Co.; those born in Columbia Co. are Jennie (deceased), Ada, Joanna (deceased), Sarah (deceased), William, Clara (deceased),' Harper, Evelyn, Jesse, Margaret and Grace. Mr, Simons' farm contains 145 acres.

SAMUEL STAHJL, farmer. Sec. 16; P.O. Lodi; was born in Columbia Co., Peon., in 1811 ; his father, Abram Stahl, died in Lycoming Co., Penn., when Samuel was about 7 years of age ; he was brought up in Union Co.; when 19 years of age, he returned to Lycoming Co., where he served an apprenticeship to wocilen manufacturing. He was married to Louisa Rodgers, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Rodgers. Mr.s. Rodgers was born in the State of New Jersey; they came to Milwaukee in the fail of 1848, and to Columbia Co., Aug. 1, 1849, and settled in Sec. 5; settled on present farm in June, 1854 ; they have had ten children, eight of whom are living - Benjamin F., resides in California ; Harriet J. Tallman, of Kossuth Co., Iowa ; Mary E. Grover, of Kossuth Co.; J. C; Almira A. Davi.son, of Kossuth Co.; Catherine R. Streater, of Kossuth Co.; William E. and Winfield S. John F., third child, enlisted in 23d W. V. I., and was mortally wounded at the charge on Vicksburg, May 20, 1863; lost youngest child, Louisa A., who died September, 1876, aged 20 y<5ars.

REV. O. O. STEARNS, retired Baptist clergyman, Lodi; was born in Monkton, Addison Co., Vt., in February, 1810; when about 11 years of age, he removed with his parents to the town of Panton, where he lived till 21 years of age, when he went to the town of Newton, near Boston, Mass., where he began his preparatory course ; he returned to Monkton, Vt., where he continued his studies ; he entered the freshman class of Vermont University in 1832, where he remained one and a half years ; then he entered Brown University, Providence, R. I., where he graduated in 1837 ; he was ordained Pastor of the Baptist Church at Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Mass., where he remained about three years ; thence to Hancock, N. H., as Principal of Hancock Literary and Scientific Institution, where he remained two years ; resigned on account of failing health ; was afterward Principal of Rockingham Academy, Hampton Falls, N. H., where he remained one year; thence to Deerfield, N. H.; thence to Milford and Manchester, N. H.; afterward to Thomaston, Me., where he remained about three years; he removed to Racine, Wis., in 1854, where he remained about four years ; thence to Winona, Minn., for about three years ; his health having failed, he settled on his farm in Vienna, Dane Co., in 1862 ; became Pastor of the Baptist Church at Lodi in 1864, where he removed in 1867, and where he has since resided. His first wife was Miss Ann C. Valentine, born in Massachusetts; her father was for many years steward of Harvard College ; she died in 1849 ; his present wife was Anna Ashman, born in the State of New York ; Mr. Stearns has five sons by his first marriage, all of whom have received a liberal education and occupy prominent and responsible positions ; John W., now President of the Whitewater Normal School, graduated at Harvard College; James H., attorney, of Freeport, III., graduat^^d at Harvard; George A., attorney. New York City, graduated at Harvard ; Charles A., of Janesville, Wis., graduated at the Chicago University ; Edward F., also a graduate of Chicago University, is Principal of the Collegiate Institute at Burlington, Iowa.

THOMAS STRA]V«EWAY, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Lodi ; is son of James H. Strangeway, who settled in the town of Dane, Dane Co., from the city of New York, about 1848; Thomas was born in New York Nov. 14, 1843 ; he enlisted in 7th W. V. I., Sept. 9, 1861 ; re-enlisted January 1, 1864, served until the close of the war ; was at .second battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded"; was at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg ; was taken prisoner at the latter place ; was a prisoner about two months, then exchanged ; was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, and again in the siege of Richmond. He was married to Miss Eliza Lester, of the town of Dane, Dane Co.; they have five- children - Jessie, Lewis, Marian, Irene and Lynn. Has 160 acres of land.

E. B. WAIT, of the firm of Wait & Nichols, hardware dealers, Lodi, was born in Montpelier, Vt., October, 1828 ; his father removed to Watertown, N. Y., when he was 2 years of age, where he lived until he was 21 years of age ; he went to Oswego, N. Y., where he lived about five years ; in the fall of 1855, he came to Madison, Wis., where he worked at the tin trade; thence to Prairie du Sac, for one year, when he returned to the State of New York ; he came to Lodi in October, 1856, where he has since been engaged in business. He was married to Miss Mary A. Bartholomew, daughter of G. M. Bartholomew ; they have one son, Benson E., born July 5, 1861,

J. W. WATSON, merchant, Lodi; was born in the town of Arlington, Columbia Co., Sept. 30, 1851 ; he is the son of Phineas Watson, who came to Columbia Co. in 1844, and died at Poynett Nov. 5, 1876. Mr. Watson engaged in business in Lodi in June, 1878. He was married, Oct. 17, 1874, to Miss Nellie McKay, of Buffalo Co., Wis.

S. H. WATSON, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in 1837 ; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847, and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis., where his father still resides ; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years; studied law with Richard Lindsay, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May, 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848 ; they have two children - Ida F. and Edward J.

SYDNEY WELiLS, farmer ; resides on farm of R. N. Bartholomew, on Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Lodi ; Mr. Wells is the son of Mr. T. S. Wells, of the village of Lodi ; he was born in Utica, N. Y., in 1839 ; bis parents removed to St. Charles, 111.; then to Columbia Co. in 1846. Mr. Wells enlisted in the spring of 1861, in the 2d W. V. I.; served three years and two months; was at the first battle of Bull Run, Antietam and Gettysburg ; then served as wagon-master for balance of term of enlistment. He was married to Margaret Laughlin ; they have five children - Orpha L., Clara, Pearley, Addie and Amos. Mr. Wells owns a farm in the town of West Point.

SAMUEL WOODL-EY, Okee ; was born in Pennsylvania in 1829; he came to Columbia Co. with his parents, John and Mary Woodley, in the fall of 1845; his father settled in Sec. 7, town of Lodi, where he died June 2, 1860. Mr. Woodley was married to Helen N. Shunwey, daughter of Jeremiah D. Shunwey ; they have two children - George W. and Lily Belle. Mr. Woodley was engaged in the lumber business for twenty-six years, and in the mercantile business at Okee for seven years.

Town Of Otsego

EDWARD G09IER DA VIES, M. D., physician, surgeon, oculist and aurist, Otsego ; born July 5, 1846, at Glanelydog, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, North Wales; son of David and Susannan (Thomas) Davies ; arrived here April 14, 1865 ; served a regular apprenticeship at drugs in the old country, under David Williams, of Newtown ; on his arrival here, he engaged with Dr. Godfrey, at Brooklyn, then spent some time at Whitestown Seminary, in Oneida Co., N. Y., fitting himself for the church by wish of his parents; his sister (Elizabeth Brown) resided there, and does at this date, teaching music and organist at Grace Church, Whitestown, N. Y. (she being the eldest, as the Doctor is the youngest, of thirteen children) ; then went to West Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., and studied under H. P. Mead, of Morrisonville, N. Y., then to Clayville, where he was joined by his promised wife, on Aug. 12, 1868, who was born May 16, 1846, in Radnorshire, South Wales, at Castle Cottage, near Rhayadergwy ; on Jan. 22, 1869, was married by Rev. W. H. Olin, to Jane, daughter of William and Margaret (Lewis) Warrington. William Warrington was an oflficer in the Crimean war, and died from the effect of wounds received at the battle of the Alma ; the mother of Mrs. Davies died at Newtown, in Wales. They have five children - Alma Victoria, born at Clayville, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1870 ; David St. Idloes, born at Otsego, Wis., July 14, 1872 ; Autie Rose, born at Chicago Nov. 11, 1875 ; William Gomer, born at Doylestown Oct. 26, 1877 ; Susie Matilda, born at Otsego April 20, 1880. The Doctor got one of Greeley's books on farming, and concluded to try it in connection with medicine, but after a short time concluded he knew enough of that and not enough of medicine, so gave it up, and, at first for improvement, but now from necessity, devotes his whole time to practice in his profession ; he graduated at Rush Medical College Feb. 25, 1879, after completing a course under Dr. Wm. Meacher, at Portage; he has also a certificate as to proficiency as an oculist and aurist, from the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary ; having practiced four years before graduating (by permission ) , he has acquired a reputation for proficiency rarely equaled by those of his age.

CHARIiKS A. DOY'LE, Doylestown ; merchant, was born June 24, 1845, in the town of Aimond, Allegany Co., N. Y ; came here in 1866, then went to Nashotah as station agent, from July 1, 1867, to July 1 , 1871 ; then traveled six months ; then to Lyndon, Juneau Co., was agent there from January, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1873 ; then returned to Doylestown, where he has been station agent fi-om that time, and Postmaster since Jan. 1, 1880. Was married at Lyndon, Nov. 26, 1873, by Rev. Wm. Hamilton, of Kilbourn, to Inez E. Wright, who was born Sept. 8, 1847, at Forestville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., daughter of R. S. and Anna W. (Holmes) Wright. Mr. Wright was born Jan. 18, 1818, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and Ann W. Holmes was born Dec. 6, 1828, at Rochester, N. Y.; they were married Oct. 6, 1845, at Versailles, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. They have had three children - Charles A., born Aug. 31, 1874; Dora Alice, born Feb. 24, 1876; Grace Elizabeth, born Jan. 14, 1879. Mr. Doyle is engaged in mercantile business with Niels Rasmus, from Pari.sh of Gzerpen, Norway; became to Dodge Co. in 1844, and here in August, 1876 ; commenced business with Doyle, and is unmarried.

WILLI AM HENRY OASKILL, farmer. Sec. 5 ; 80 acres ; P. O. Rio ; was born May 30, 1829, in Fayette Co., Penn.; son of Morgan and Sabrina (Lane) Gaskili. Mr. Gaskill, Sr., was from Crawford Co., Penn., and Mrs. Gaskill from Ohio. William came here July 13, 1854, and settled at Rio, where he followed the river and farming. He was married Dec. 14, 1859, by Justice J. W. Stewart, to Jane A. Stewart, who was born April 13, 1834, in Bradford Co., Penn., daughter of Joseph W. and Calista (Squires) Stewart; they have had four children - Stewart M., born October, 1860, died April 8, 1864; Helen F., born Feb. 23, 1865, died Feb. 11, 1867; Stella E., born March 18, 1868; Alice J., born June 16, 1871. Mr. Gaskill has been Supervisor and Constable, Lodge Deputy in Good Templars, Worthy Patriarch in Sons of Temperance, several times W. C. T. in Templar and is a member of the Rio Farmers' Club, of twenty members; he is a Republican in politics, a Baptist in religion, and is Treasurer and Trustee in the church; an ultra Prohibitionist, as was Mr. Stewart, the father of Mrs. Gaskill, who was born Jan. 23, 1809, at Hartland, Niagara Co., N. Y., and was the first white child born in that oouniy. Mr. Stewart's father was in the war of 1812. He married Calista Squires in June, 1833; came here in 1851 ; was a farmer, and an active Temperance man thirty years ; was a liberal, generous, honest man ; for years a Justice of the Peace, and died Nov. 27, 1879, of heart disease ; was a Republican, the father of twelve children ; they all survive him ; two of them were in the Union army ; he was a man of good principles, and respected by all. Mrs. Gaskill was a teacher in New York and Wisconsin from 1852 to 1859. The father of Mr. Gaskill was Captain of the " Monongahela Blues," and was commissioned by Gov. Joseph Ritner, of Pennsylvania, about 1836 ; he w.is a steamboat builder in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and owned a farm and steam saw-mill.

C. C. HOLLY, farmer. Sec. 8; 190 acres; P. 0. Rio; born in Greenville, Greene Co., N. Y., in 1829 ; is the son of John and Irene (Palmer) Holly; came here in 1852. Married at home in 1854 ; had four children - Frank, born July 5, 1853; Japhet Hull, born Sept. 8. 1855; Charles Irwin, born Jan. 28, 1863; Jessie H., born March 30, 1876. Republican in politics; attends Baptist Church. Was in Co. K, 22d W. V. I.; was out three years ; is now Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Holly was born Feb. 28, 1834 ; was daughter of Henry and Hannah (Palmer) Blemis ; her father died here December, 1877, aged 74 years, and her mother died in 1865. Mrs. Holly's parents went from New York to Michigan in 1844 ; remained there six years and came here ; on the way, at Milwaukee, after taking teams off the boat, her brothers, John and William, aged 24 and IS years, were both drowned in the lake in a strange and unaccountable manner ; the young man Hoisington, who was with them, heard them struggling in the water, and got a lantern on the wharf; and the supposition was, that the pier-tender had something to do with their death, as he soon left the place (as also did a boy who worked for him), asserting that it (the wharf) was haunted, and it was believed he confessed the crime to his wife, but it was never proven ; the pier-tender soon after cut his own throat in a fit of delirium tremens, at Waukesha.

STEPHEBf JAMES, farmer. Sec. 23; 220 acres, 140 acres cultivated ; P. 0. Otsego; born Aug. 12, 1813, in Pembrookshire, Wales; son of Daniel and Dinah (Lewis) James, came here in 1839, and went to Erie Co., Penn., and worked at the carpenter trade, thence went to Waterford a short time, and went sailing on the lakes four or five seasons as fireman and engineer ; then went to Racine Rapids, wagon-making, one season ; then made a wagon for himself and bought a yoke of oxen, and loaded uji his wife and their effects, and started to this town ; got here Aug. 15, 1844 ; went on foot and alone to Green Bay, to enter land; struck a hollow Indian trail and old military route; had a compass to steer by. and was gone nine days ; entered south half of Sec. 23, carried on farming ever since (also wagon-making), except two years at Beaver Dam. He was the first Treasurer in the town, and made the first wagon in the town ; at that time, people came from Columbus to get wagons repaired ; he built the first wagon it> his house (where be made a bench), and when they went up-stairs had to put a chair on the work-bench nd then climb ; went to Beaver Dam and sold his wagon to procure some grub, as they called it, and umber to build a house ; on his way home, he pulled stakes out of the fences to make spokes for a new wagon; the fence was at a spring where he stopped to drink (it is now the celebrated mineral springs). Mr. James is a Baptist ; Republican, naturalized at Green Bay. Was married April 13, 1843, at Erie, Penn., by Rev. M. Brown (Methodist), to Rachel H., daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Fisk) Henton, (see Cyrus Root) ; wife was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., April 16, 1825 ; their children are Thomas D., - born Feb. 23, 1846, married Emily Henton, now on Sec. 23, and has a daughter Mary, aged 2 years ; Benjamin W., born April 2, 1847, married Miss May Haines, of Lincoln, 111., now lives at Wausaw, Wis. - two children were buried last summer, both boys - -he is a leading lawyer of that place ; Mary J., born March 7, 1850, died April 24, 1869 ; Hannah C, born Jan. 31, 1853, died March 5, 1863 ; Stephen E., born Dec. 7, 1854, married Miss Etta Haskin, of Fall River.

LEGRAND liLOY^D, farmer. Sec. 36 ; 80 acres ; P. 0. Otsego ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 21, 1828 ; is a son of Washington and Amy ( Hungerford) Lloyd ; came to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., at 6 years of age, and six years after to Springfield, Erie Co., Penn., with parents ; at 20, he came to Westfield, and remained three years; then to Erie Co., Penn., two years ; and in the fall of 1854, to Dodge Co., Wis. On April 3, 1856, was married by Rev. Mr. Smith, at Saybrooke, Ashtabula Co, Ohio, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Asa and Phila (Cass) Anderson ; wife was born June 25, 1834 ; had four children - Watson, born April 23, 1857 ; Anice, born July 10, 1859, wife of James P. Goodman, of Hampden; Burton, born Jan. 29, 1862 ; Minnie, born June 10, 1866. Mr. Lloyd is a Methodist and a Republican ; has been Supervisor two years. District Clerk, President of the Otsego and Springvale Insurance Company, and Secretary of the Hampden Cheese Manufacturing Association; had one brother (Albert), died in Memphis, Tenn., during the rebellion; also, two brothers (Henry and Loammi), in navy and infantry, latter in Indian service. Mrs. Lloyd also had a brother (Charles Anderson"), in army three years. Mrs. Lloyd's father was born Feb. 15. 1804, and is living in Brie Co., Penn., and her mother was born March

JF. R. MORRIN, of the firm of Morris & Co., Rio. ; dealers in grain, produce, hides, salt, furs, etc.; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Nov. 21, 1845 ; son of Marshal and Sarah ( Hoard) Morris ; came to Wisconsin in 1866, settled at Tomah, and engaged in the lumber trade; then to Arlington, on the " Madison and Portage road," where he engaged in the lumber and grain trade; then went to Texas, with a view to settlement; came back in April, 1878, and went into business here with his brother, C. M. Morris, who is unmarried. They have, in connection with the elevator, a steam " feed mill" ; also an elevator at Doylestown. The father of Mr. Morris was killed at the battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, being a member of the 15th N. Y. V. I. He had three children - Harry, born Dec. 4, 1874 ; Mabel, born July

REV. HENRY R. MURPHY was born at Forge Hollow, Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1852 ; he is the son of John and Margaret (Roche) Murphy, who were from the County Wexford, Ireland, and came to America in 1850. He resided for a short time at Elba, and went from there to St. Francis' Seminary, near Milwaukee, where he remained eight years, when he took charge of the '' Rocky Run Church," in Wyocena, and also of St. Patrick's Church at Doylestown, where he resides; orders conferred June 24, 1877, by Archbishop Henni ; his charge embraces 125 families (about 600 members), mostly Irish. Father Murphy is, physically and mentally, a man, and a genial, -' liberal-minded " gentleman; is successfully conducting a good work, and is highly esteemed by all alike, regardless of political or religious faith.

OLSON & LARSON, manufacturers of and dealers in boots and shoes, hides, leather, etc., etc., Rio.; they keep a varied assortment in stock, and they do a square business, as their patrons can testify. M. D. Olson was born in Bergen-Stift, Norway ; is the son of Ole Olson and Sygnelde (^Johannes- son) Olson ; was born March 3, 1849 ; came here in April, 1871 ; lived in the town of Leeds three years ; worked for A. Jones three years ; then worked for John Peterson four years, and then bought hioi out ; went into partnership two years ago with Peter Larson, who was born Aug. 10, 1842, at same place, as partner, son of Lars Asb Jiirnson, of Stenehjem, where his father died in 1849; his mother is now at Otsego, Wis., wife of J. Johnson ; he came to America in 1873, and worked for John Peterson until he went into partnership in 1878; married at his birthplace May 23, 1865, to Ingeri Pederson, and had eight children - Martha, born Jan. 8, 1866; Lewis, born Sept. 29, 1867; Peter, born Sept. 30, 1869; Andrew, born Dec. 15, 1871; Edward, born June 26, 1874; Emma, born Oct. 8, 1875; John, born July 20, 1877; Anna Maria, born April 23, 1879. Mr. Larson's wife was born July 12, 1841. Both members of the firm are Republicans, and members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGK ORMSBEE, farmer, Sec. 3; P. 0. Doylestown ; 160 acres in Sees. 2 and 3 ; born Jan. 15, 1829, in the town of Wiodham, Greene Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin twenty-four vears ago, and to this town in 1870. Was married June 6, 1849, at Lexington, N. Y., by Rev. William Gould (Methodist), to Harriet Hosford, daughter of Willis and Lucia ( Osborn) Hosford ; they have had five children - Lafayette W., born Feb. 28, 1850, married to Christina Palmer, now in Smith Co., Kan.; Marion, born Dec. 18, 1851, married Mattie Sage, and living in Smith Co., Kan.; Buel S., born Oct. 4, 1853 - in Smith Co., Kan., unmarried; Brazilla B., born Oct. 4, 1855, died Sept. 12, 1874; Myron H., born Dec. 10, 1857, married to Abigail Parsneau, who was born in Carleton, Kenauwee Co., Wis., March 4, 1862. Mr. Ormsbee has a good farm, and wants to sell it and go West to join his children. Brazilla B. was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun, he having carried it along, as usual, to shoot squirrels while driving the cows from pasture, and left it at the fence while milking, which being done, he attempted to pull it through the fence, when the hammer caught, shooting him in the neck, causing instant death by severing the jugular vein.

ROSWELL PAIillER, farmer, Sec. 5; P. 0. Rio; born Jan. 18, 1821, in Lysander, Onondaga Co., N. Y.; son of Oliver S. and Chloe (Palmer) Palmer, who were from Greene Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin May 29, 1842, and settled in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., then came here ; was married Sept. 4, 1847, in Waukesha (then Milwaukee) Co., Wis., by Elder Timothy Palmer, his uncle, to Loretta M. Pease, who was born Aug. 8, 1827, daughter of Samuel and Olivia Pease ; her mother was a widow, and married Mr. Phillips; Mrs. Palmer died Oct. 30, 1878. They have had four children - Frances 0., born Oct. 8, 1848, wife of James C. Stewart, of Lowville, and has one child; C. Elmira, born July 15, 1851, died April 23, 1871, wife of C. T. Jobbins ; Clara Nell S., born Dec. 19, 1854, wife of C. T. Jobbins (husband of deceased sister), married June 29, 1873, has three children, viz., George R., born June 22, 1874, Clifford L, born Feb. 21, 1877, Loretta E., born Nov. 17, 1879, now on farm ; James R., bora Sept. 8, 1863, died Nov. 17, 1864. Mr. Palmer has been Supervisor and Chairman, and five years a Justice ; is a member of the Baptist Church, as are also his two daughters, he being Deacon ; he is a Republican in politics, and Anti-Mason ; he owns 120 acres of land.

51. D. PARSWEAIT, farmer. Sec. 24; 100 acres; P. 0. Doylestown; born in Vermont Aug. 22, 1828; son of Gilbert and Mary (Legisa) Parsneau, of Canada; came to Fall River tweuty-seven years ago, and after two years went to Kewaunee, Mich., where he remained twenty years; during the Peshtigo fire he lost most of his effects, and came near losing their lives ; he returned to Fall River, then to Doylestown two years, and then to this farm. Was married Oct. 4, 1853, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., by Rev. John Thomas, Rev. H. Corbin assisting, to Judith A., daughter of Seneca and Abigail (Brown) Warner, from Aldburg, Vt.; they have had eight children - Alfred W., born July 23, 1854 ; Nelson G., born May 22, 1856 ; Mary A., born June 27,^1858; Harriet J., born July 18, 1860 ; Abigail E., born March 4, 1862, married" to Myron Ormsby, Sec. 3 (see George Ormsby, Springvale) ; George M., born Oct. 16, 1863 ; Nettie Bell, born Aug. 11, 1865; Alpheus S., born Dec. 7, 1869. Mr. Parsneau is a Republican in politics, and a Methodist. He had two brothers, Jehial and William V., and several nephews were in the army. Mr. P.'s father was in the war of 1812, and was in jail in Montreal, sentenced to be hung, when peace was declared, and he was exchanged. Mr. P. had three brothers-in-law in the army.

WENDELL A. PULVER, merchant, Otsego ; (16 acres) ; was born Jan. 3, 1827 in Ontario Co., N. Y.; son of John W. and Sarah (Sharpsteen) Pulver, who were born in Dutchess Co., N. Y.; came here in 1847; bought land and commenced farming in 1848: he lived on his farm some eighteen years, and then went into the mercantile line in a general way, which he has followed with more than an average success up to the present time. He was married in Niagara Co., N. Y., to Miss Helen M., daughter of George and Helen E. (MersaroU) Van Vleet. She was born on Jan. 6, 1827, and died of typhoid fever July 3, 1861 ; left two children - Seward F., born Aug. 1, 1-848, married Annie McKay, at Rio, on farm; Alice M., born May 28, 1853, wife of M. Tillotson, Sec. 22,

Otsego Township. Married the second time, May 4, 1862, by E. Blaisdel, J. P., to Emely, daughter of Abijah and Martha (Bryan) Stevens. She was born Jan. 25, 1839, in Lorain Co., Ohio; her parents being from Litchfield, Conn.; she had four children - ^Charles L., born June 11, 1865 ; M. Dell, born Feb. 14, 1868; Estella, born March 18, 1872, died Jan. 16, 1874; Claud, born Sept. 21, 1873. Mr. Pulver attends the Baptist Church, as there is no other, and is a Republican, and has done his share of office work in town, but is not an aspirant for political honors.

JOHN B. PEASE, veterinary surgeon ; P. 0. Otsego ; was born in Columbia Co. Dec. 20, 1853; son of Wm. C. and Angeline ( McNett) Pease, of Somerset, N. Y. He was married, June 25, 1862, to Alice L., daughter of Jotham and Martha (Howarth) Stone; she was born June 29, 1851, in N. Y. They were married by Elder Meredith, at Otsego, and had one child - Birdie E., born April 18, 1865. His paternal grandfather was a Captain in the navy and merchant service, and his maternal grandfather was a Captain in the war of 1812 ; his brother, W. A. Pease, is in Rush Medical College. Mrs. Pease had a brother (Emerson) in the late war and died at Baton Rouge. Mr. Pease has followed his business four years at this place, and has acquired a good practice and a first-class reputation ; he is also agent for all kinds of farm machinery.

N. RASMUS, President of the Doylestown Library Association; organized Dec. 20, 1878, with E. C. Stack, President; Mary B. Doyle, Vice President; C. A. Doyle, Secretary; J. S. Morris, Treasurer and Librarian. Started with twenty-two members; has now twenty-seven, and owns sixty-eight volumes. Present officers - President, N. Rasmus ; Vice President, Mrs. B. Smith ; the others, same as above. Life membership fee, $1, yearly; dues, $1, per year, quarterly. Books purchased of E. Quinn, of Milwaukee, who earned the gratitude of members by his generous treatment of the Association.

C¥RUS ROOT, retired; P. 0. Otsego; was born Sept. 26, 1811, in Onondaga Co., N. Y.; is the son of Cyrus and Esther (Loveland) Root; was married in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., by Elder John Savin, to Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Fish) Henton, born April 20, 1817, at Venango, Crawford Co., Penn.; they had six children - Clarissa, born March 4, 1838, died an infant; Mary Helen, born July 23, 1840 (widow of John Sickles, and has two daughters, viz., Edith May, 15 years of age, born Aug. 9, 1879, and Jessie C, born in March, 1866); Henry Thomas, born May 24, 1843 (married Jane Mitchell, and has five children, viz., Oliver H., Ralph M., Harry, Alma M., Curry, Henry Root is Postmaster, Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of School District) ; Brastus B., born Dec. 13, 1846, died in 1848 ; Abbey A., born Jan. 7, 1851, died Jan. 17, 1852 ; Charles W., born March 2, 1854, died April 9, 1855. The following was written by Mrs. R. H. James, sister to Mrs. Root, on the death of the three children :

Mr. Root came to Sec. 24, and bought a claim, when W. B. Dyer was the only man in the town ; farming until 1853, when he opened a store on Sec. 22, followed that business four years, and returned to the farm ; then kept stage house for a time, and was the first Postmaster in town and held it eleven years : was Justice and Treasurer, etc., for several years. Henry was in the 32d Regiment, and transferred to the 16th. Mr. Root's father was a minute-man and Fife Major in 1812, and the father of Mrs. Root was also a soldier at that time. W. B. Dyer kept the first hotel in this place, in a log house. John Boutwell built the first frame hotel, now the Otsego House, kept by Fayette Ashley. Mason Deming started the first blacksmith-shop about 1850. The first Sunday-school was organized in 1852, in the new schoolhouse. When Mr. Dodge first came to Otsego, he thrashed 300 bushels of wheat by driving oxen over it, on the ground, and then fanned it out by hand.

MRS. J. W. STEWART, P. O. Rio ; 80 acres ; was born March 16, 1815, at Chemung, Chemung Co., N. Y.; came here May 29, 1852 ; married at Factoryville, Penn., Nov. 20, 1831, to Joseph Stewart, and had twelve children - -Jane A., born April 13, 1834, wife of Wm. H. Gaskill ; James C, born Oct. 11, 1836, married Frances Palmer, and is at Lowville ; Joseph E., born July 16, 1838, married to Salinda Lamphere, now at Fillmore, Minn.; Harrison H., born May 24, 1840, living in Montana; Wm. Humphrey, born May 7, 1842, living at Gordonville, Minn., married to Mary Jane Doran ; Ann Eliza, born June 13, 1844, wife of T. Price, of Springvale; Harley D., born March 30, 1846, married Libbie Learmonth, of Rio; Charlotte M., born April 1, 1848; Stella C, born Feb. 8, 1851 ; Sardius D., born July 20, 1853; Cynthia B., born Aug. 16', 1855; Grant S., born Sept. 8, 1864. Cynthia is a teacher. Harrison was First Sergeant in Co. K, 51st Mo. V. I., and was slightly wounded. Joseph E. was in the 30th Iowa V. I., and at Vicksburg, Mobile, Atlanta, etc. Both were in the army about four years.

HANS HANSON TONGEN, fanner and merchant; P. 0. Rio; born Nov. 2, 1856, in Saude-Prestfjjeld, Norway ; came to America in 1850. Married, May 18, 1854, by H. A. Preus, at Portaj;e, to Miss Martha Rustad ; had five children - Anna, was born Oct. 22, 1855, now wife of H. 6. Wilson, Sec. 16, has one child; Hans, born Sept. 30, 1857, now lives at Otsego, married Eunice Carney, has one girl ; Pauline, born May 13, 1860, now the wife of John J. Baukuam ; Annie, born Aug. 9, 1862, single, in store at Rio ; Martha, born Aug. 9, 1866, at home Mr. Tongen is a Republican, and a member of the Lutheran Church. He is by trade a mason, which he followed in the old country, and over in this State, until he began mercantile business, six years ago. He has been Supervisor, Chairman and Treasurer. Owns 280 acres of land.

Town Of West Point

AiriOS F. ABBOTT, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. West Point ; was born in Lemington, Essex Co., Vt., in 1822 ; when about 10 years of age, he removed with his parents, George W. and Lucinda Abbott, to Lyman, Grafton Co., N. H. ; his father was a millwright by trade ; he died in 1852, in the town of Lyman ; when 17 years of age, Mr. Abbott went to Montpelier, Vt., where he learned the trade of a printer, in the office of the Patriot of that city ; this busiues.s he followed for seven years ; a part of this time was engaged in publishing the Coo^ Democrat, of which J. M. Rix was editor; thence in 1846, to Pittsburg, Coos Co., where he engaged in farming; here he also represented three towns of the county in the Legislature of Vermont. He came to Wisconsin in May, 1855, and settled on his present farm. He was married, in 1844, to Miss Emily Elliott, daughter of Daniel and Susan Elliott, born 1822 ; they have three children - Edna A. Bliven, born May 23, 1845 ; Zoe A. Bliven, March 18, 1848, and Noel G., May 14, 1853. Mr. Abbott enlisted Feb. 14, 1865, in 49th W. V. I., Col. Fallows; he was mustered into service Feb. 22, 1865, at Madison ; was transferred from the 49th to the 50th, and appointed First Sergeant of Co. E; he was discharged Oct. 31, 1865, at Sioux City, Iowa.

FRANK B. ABBOTT, farmer. Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Farrs Corners; son of Moses S. Abbott, who was born in the town of Bath, N. H., Oct. 22, 1806; his father, Josiah Abbott, removed to Lemington, Vt., when Moses S. was 5 years of age ; he was a soldier of the Revolution ; was an Adjutant in the army, and served five years in the war of independence ; he died in 1837. Moses S. Abbott lived in Vermont till 1828, when he removed to the State of New Hampshire ; he came to Wisconsin in June, 1854, and settled on the farm which his sou, Frank B., now owns, and with whom he resides ; his wife was Sophrona Ladd ; she died in 1872 ; he has had seven children - Sewell W., Madalon M., Adeline D., Azro G., Adalaide A., Amanda M. and Frank B.; the latter was born, on the farm which he now owns, Jan. 22, 1857. He was married, March, 1879, to Mattie, daughter of Mr. J. Atkinson, born in Door Co., Wis., in 1863. Farm contains 54 acres.

WILLIAM A. BLACKMAN, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Merrimac, Sauk Co.; was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1842; became to Columbia Co. with his parents in 1858, they settled in the village of Dekorra ; his father, a Methodist clergyman, now resides in Sharon, Walworth Co.; Mr. Blackman enlisted in February, 1862, in thd 18th W. V. I., and serv.;d till the close of the war; was at the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, seijond battle of Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, and in all the campaigns and battles in which his regiment took part ; after the war, he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter and joiner, for several years. He was married to Mary Stanley. His farm contains 120 acres.

HUBERT BOEH9IER, farmer. Sec. 29; P. 0. Prairie du Sac; was born in Rhine Pru.ssia, April 30, 1834; hi.s father died in Germany ; he came to this country with his mother and family in 1852; they lived three years in Racine Co., then to Dane Co., where they lived about ten years ; Mr. Boehmer bought his present farm in 18G7. He was married to Sarah Laraberty, from Germany ; they have five sons and two daughters - Paul, Mary, Joseph, Hubert, John, Mathias and Lizzie, his farm contains 180 acres.

NELSON G. BURLINGAME, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. 0. West Point ; born near Sandusky, Ohio, October, 1829. His parents, James L. and Sophia Burlingame, rem )ved from Chenango Co., N. Y., to Ohio about 1825, but they returned to the State of New York about 1S30 ; Mr. Burlingame came to the town of West Point, from the State of New York, October, 1850 ; after two years, he returned to the State of New York and was married to Miss Helen Weatherby, of Madison Co.; his first settlement in Columbia Co. was in Sees. 14 and 23 ; he bought his present farm in the spring of 1854, where he has since resided; has three children - Mrs. Mary Farr, Carrie and Nelson D.; lias lost four children - Cynthia, Leonard, Edgar and Theresa; his farm contains 120 acres. Lery Burlingame, a brother of Nelson G. resides in Se3. 15 ; he was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1833; came to the town of West Point, June, 18.i5 ; he returned in 18.57, and was married to Arlina M. Slocum ; they have three children - Everet H., Ada May, and Inez E.; lost one child, a twin brother of Inez, named Ira ; 105 acres.

ENIAS CARNCROSS, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0 West Point; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1817; when 17 years of age, removed to Oneida Co.. where he lived until 1850, when he came to Columbia Co., and settled on his present farm. He was married to Miss Chloe Salisbury ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y. They have five children - Lysander W., John E., W. Irving, Mary A. Hill and .Martha M. Smith. Mr. Carncross has 220 acres of land ; he has been a member of the Board of Supervisors two years.

OTHIViEIi farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Lodi ; was born in the town of Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Mass., in 1819. He lived in Massachusetts and the State of New York until 1846, when he came to Wisconsin ; he settled on the line of Green and Rock Cos., where he entered 205 acres of land. He is a mason by trade ; he lived in Janesville twenty-five years, where he worked at his trade ; he settled where he now lives in September, 1878. He was married to Rebecca A. Howe; born in the State of New York. They have had six children, three of whom are living - Oliver, Amanda and Emma. His farm contains 160 acres.

WM. B. CHRISLER, farmer. Sec. 24; P. 0. West Point; was born in Schoharie Co., N.Y., in 1812. He went to Montgomery Co. when a boy, where he lived until he was 24 years of age ; thence to Chenango Co., where he lived about fifteen years ; thence to Madison Co., where he lived five years ; he came to Columbia Co., and settled on the farm where he now lives in the fall of 1856. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Carncross, sister of Enias Carncross; she was born in Montgomery Co.. N. Y., in 1813. They have eight children - Jacob, Catherine, John W., Armina, Austin, James A., Talcott E.. and Delia D.; lost their first child - Mary M., in infancy. Farm contains 137 acres.

CirlDEOBf CEARK, retired farmer and lumber dealer. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Okee ; was born in Yates Co., N. Y., October, 1813 ; he removed to Geauga Co., Ohio, when 21 years of age ; he came to Columbia Co. in the spring of 1853, and purchased a part of Lis present farm", where he settled in the spring of 1854; he was engaged in the lumber business for many years, from which he retired in the fall of 1877 ; his form contains 360 acres. His wife was Miss Louisa Odell, daughter of William Odell; she was born May 25, 1814 ; they were married Jan. 12, 1837 ; they have had two children, both deceased - Harrison, born Dec. 25, 1837, died March 21, 1855 ; Perliaett F., born July 4, 1844, died April 12, 1868.

WIELIAlfl H. COOK, farmer. Sec. 16 ; P. 0. West Point ; was born in Boston, England, in 1827; much of his life has been passed as a sailor ; he began this business when but a boy; was for several years engaged on vessels plying between England and America ; he came to the United States to reside in 1846 ; went to New Orleans, which he made his home about two years ; he, however, a part of this time, was engaged in the quartermaster's department of the American army, the Mexican war being then in progress ; he afterward went to New York ; thence to Milwaukee in 1851 ; he was then engaged during the season of navigation on the lakes for several years ; in the mean time he had made him a home in Dodge Co., Wis.; he came to Columbia Co. in the fall of 1858, and settled where he now lives. He was married to Marion Madison, formerly of the city of Lincoln, England; they have eight children - Francis A., John M., William, Albert H., Annie, George, Martin J. and Sidney C. Mr. Cook is present Chairman of the Town Board ; he held that position for several years in his early residence in the county ; his farm contains 160 acres.