Fox Lake Town (part 2 of 3)

When 1 first came to Wisconsin, the law business did not pay very well ; I was poor and must live; I tried "keeping store" at Fox Lake. The business was new to me and I conducted it ratlier unskillfuUy. One day I was reading, and a little girl came for some molasses. I went into the back room and drew it, and sat down again to my reading. -After a time I went into the back room again, ami stepped into molasses up to my shoe tops. I had forgotten to close the faucet and the barrel of molasses had all run out on the floor. Hence came the expressive saying, now known all over the world, " Let the molasses run."

At the fifth annual meeting, held December 10, 1878, the following officers were elected: President, Junius Marvin. Vice Presidents - S. T. Conian, John Rose, L. J. Cady. Secretary, W. J. Dawes (Assistant, David Metcalf); Marshal, 0. N. Gorton; Orator, 0. N. Gorton (Alternate, E. J. Lindsay); Essayist, Mrs. 0. A. Buck (Alternate, Miss Lena De.xter) ; Poet, George W. Peck (of the Sun) ; Toastmaster, Dr. C. B. Hawes.

The Lake

Fo.x Lake, upon whose outlet the village is located, is justly its pride. It is three and one-half miles in length b\' about two and one-half in width, divided centrally by two wooded islands, one (Pidlinji's or Brower's) beins one mile Ion;; and one-fourth wide, the other (Sawyer's) about half a mile in extent. Brower's Lsland has a dwelling upon it, and is partially cultivated. It is connected with the main land on the south by a bridge, and its special adaptation to picnic purposes is known and appreciated tliroughout all this section of country. A grand hotel or summer resort will one day add to the attractions of this truly beautiful island. The average depth of water soutli of the islands does not exceed five feet. North of Brower's, the bottom gradually inclines Chinaward, and in the central part the sounding line finds no resting-place. The north shore has grassy, wooded banks, the southern and eastern, boggy. The water north of the islands is pure and transparent, furnishing an extra quality of ice. The lake abounds with some twelve varieties of fish, and is unrivaled as a fishing resort. In the winter of 1874-75, 20,981 pounds of fish, chiefly pickerel, perch and pike, caught from the lake, were shipped by Mr. John Medley to the Milwaukee market. This amount was less by at least one-third than the total catch. Last winter, the fishing was not as good, and a fish law is again needed. Four miles north of this lake is Lake Emily, a beautiful sheet of water, about a mile in extent.

Growth

Although the growth of the village has not been rapid, it has, in the main, been permanent and substantial. Its census of 1875 showed a population of 1,012, and the town 853, making a total of 1,865. Its standing among first-class "beautiful villages" ranks No. 1. It has numerous private residences which wealth and good taste have combined to make all that could reasonably be desired. The nationality of population, both town and village, is about 70 per cent American and the remainder principally Irish, German and Welsh. In its immediate vicinity are numerous farms equal in point of excellence to any in the State. The largest, and among the best farms, is that of D. C. Williams, embracing 680 acres, upon which is an extensive barn, built at an expense of §8,500.

There are many other farms worthy of special mention, among which are those of George Jess, W. H. Lindlay, N. W. Tarrant, Brower Bros., Messrs. Kennedy, Lemon, Lyle, Cameron, N. E. Allen and George Warren. Some of these latter are not within the town limits, but so near that the citizens of Fox Lake feel justified (wich the permission of Trenton) in claiming them - especially George Warren's §20,000 residence. The average value of these farms is $50 per acre.

ARIE BANTA, attorney at law, Fox Lake; bom in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Jan. 12. 1818 ; his father was Peter Banta, who was born in Clifton Park, Saratoga Co., in 1774 ; he was a respected citizen and a farmer in good circumstances ; he died in 1852, at the age of 79. His father was Arie Baiita, from Bergen Co., N. J., of old Holland stock ; settled in New York and vicinity at an early date ; he had four sons in the Revolutionary war; he wa.s one of the first settlers in Saratoga Co.; was a blacksmith by trade ; he died in 1811. The present Arie Banta entered Union College in 1843 and graduated in 1S4(J, and then studied law with Judge John K. Porter, in Waterford, N. Y.; practiced there till 1851 ; then came to Fox Lake, and has been engaged in the practice of law heic ever since; was elected Town Clerk in 1855, and has held that position ever since, with the exception of < nr; term ; has been Justice of the Peace, and was one of the leading spirits that organized and built up the Republican i)arty in this part of the county ; is a prominent Mason, and was Master of the Lodge here seven years.

JOHN L. BROWER, retired. Fox Lake; born in New York City May 20, 1824; son of Jacob P. Brower, who was from Rockland Co., N. Y.; his flither, Paul, was also born ,in Rockland Co., and was of the Holland stock that settled in and around Now York City, and whose descendants to-day claim the Trinity Church estate; Paul had a brother who was killed by the Tories during the Revolutionary war ; Paul was in the war of 1812. Jacob P. Brower and bis family came West, and landed in Milwaukee, May, 1837, a. place of about 1,200 inhabitants then; in June, 1837, went to Sheboygan, and kept the Sheboygan House about ten months, and in the spring of 1838 moved to the north side of Fox Lake and made a claim ; land was not in market then ; fall following, located where the village of Fox Lake now stands; this was in December, 1838, located it in November, 1848; was the first white man to settle in this county ; built a log house and went to farming ; settled on 240 acres ; nearest neighbors were at Fort Winnebago, Fond du Lac and Watertown ; in 1840, Mr. Brower purchased land where the city of Beaver Dam now stands; moved then, and in the fall of 1841, built a log house near where the present bank now stands, on Front street; in 1844, commenced building a saw-mill at Fox Lake, and in the fall of 1845, his son, J. L. Brower, took charge of it, and engaged with his brother, George W., in business; in 1851, built a flouring mill at Fox Lake, and carried on a successful business till February, 1878, when it burned down. Mr. J. L. Brower married Maria Wiggens, May, 1846 ; she was from Genesee Co., N. Y.; had nine children - Lavenia, born June IG, 1847, and died July 18, 1847; Ophelia, born April 23, 1849, is living and at home; Amelia, born April 3, 1851, and living at home; Frankie P., born March 23, 1853, died May 18, 1853; Lewis K., born May 24, 1854, living at Fox Lake; Cetta, born Oct. 17, 1858, and died Nov. G, 18G1 ; Stephen A. D., born June 3, 18G1, and died Aug. 19, 18G1 ; Edgar P., born Sept. 13, 1862, living at Fox Lake; Jacob P., born July 26, 1865, died Jan. 27, 1866; wife died Nov. 2, 1867. He married again, Feb. 13, 1870, Mary E. Stadter ; had one child - Flora L., born Dec. 15, 1870. His father, Jacob P., married, Sept. 16, 1820, Martha M.ackie; had eight children; he died Nov. 28, 1846, and wife died April 15, 1875 ; Jlr. Brower is undoubtedly the oldest settler in this part of the county, and has witne.ssed all the changes from the time this county was a wilderni ss and inhabited only by Indians, to the present day, when the land teems with the fruits of honest husbandry, and has become one of the richest sections of the State. Mr. Brower owns a large island beautifully situated in Fox Lake, which is quite a resort.

HENRY CLAUSON, elevator grain merchant; born in Denmark Nov. 21, 1845; son of J. P. Clauson ; Henry started out for a .sailor's life when 14 years old, and has been all over the world ; was mate of the brig Johanna ; touched at Leith, Zealand ; Havre, France ; Hong Kong and Shanghai, China, then to New York City and Philadelphia, and to Rio Janeiro, South America, to Montevideo, Batavia, Sumatra, and San Francisco, Cal., in 1865 ; was there two years, then went to Melbourne, Australia, to Sidney and New Castle, then back to San Francisco ; was there almost eighteen months, and went to Boston by the way of Cape Horn ; then went to Milwaukee and was on the lakes six years ; was shipwrecked in Traverse Bay; in 1873, quit seafaring life, and commenced dealing in wheat, and now has one of the finest and most complete elevators in the county, and is doing a very successful business. Married, December, 1872, Lena Chlastenson ; have had three children - Fred, born, October, 1872, died in infancy; Fred (2") born October, 1875, Leon, born October, 1877. Mr. Clauson is one of the Trustees of the village. His experience ag a sailor and an officer on the ocean would of themselves make an interesting volume.

JOHN dr. CAWIjEY, wagon manufacturer, Fox Lake, Dodge Co.; born in Canada Nov. 29, 1842, son of Peter Cawley, of Scotch descent ; he is living at Green Lake Co., Wis., at about the age of

70 ; is a well-to-do farmer. John, at the age of 21 , went to farming in Columbia Co., Wis.; afterward went to Marquette; went to steamboating, ran from Portage to Neena on the steamer Pox; came back and worked for Aleck Patrick four year.s in a blacksmith and carriage shop ; then went to Portage and worked for Geo. C. Jackson about eleven months ; then went to Randolph Center and worked for John Chamberlain four years, and came to Fox Lake in April, IS7(i, and bought out W. K. Parker, and through his industry and good workmanship now carries on an extensive and constantly increasing business, making a grade of wagons noted for their durability and that are in general demand, also repairs farm machinery in satisfactory and workmanlike manner. He married, in January, 18t)2, Keziah Wclcher, who came from Michigan; have had two children - Ida, born June 9, 1SG3, and Herby, born July U, 1874. Wm. E., liis brother, is engaijed in the bu.-iincss with him, the firm name being Cawlcy & Bro.

S. T. COMAK", capitalist; burn in Pittsficld, Berkshire Co., Miuss., Feb. 20, ISKi, son of Richard Coman, who was born in Cheshire in the same county; his father, Daniel, was from Providence, R. I., and of English descent; he was in the battle of Bennington, under Gen. Stark; he lived to be 82 years old, and died in Cheshire; Richard was born July Ul, 1778, in the same town, and died Feb. 20, 1841. He was a farmer, and an old Jackson Democrat; his father, Daniel, was a Deacon, and one of the pillars of the Baptist Church, the same church that Elder John Leland was a member of; Leland was the one who sent Thomas Jefferson a sample of the products of the county, in the shape of an immense cheese, weighing about 1,000 pounds; it was shaped in a cider press. Mr. S. T. Coman commenced farming in 1840 ; iiad 110 acres, and afterward 300 acres; came to Fox Lake in 1857, then to Saratoga Springs for a short time, and in 1858, built a fine residence on Fox Lake, located there, and has been there ever since; has been engaged as a capitalist loaning money ; in 1878, built one of the finest planing-mills in the State, complete in all its appointments. Married Fidelia Tyrrell, who was a native of Massachusetts ; she died about 1859, was buried in Fox Lake; is living with his second wife, who was Mrs. B. Tillotaon, from Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., and the daughter of John Barnard, an old settler and respected citizen of that county. Mr. Coman has been Town Clerk and Supervit^or several years, and President of of the Village Board ; has been Trustee of the bank at Fox Lake for ten years or more.

REV. JOHX R. I>ANIE1j, Pastor of the Welsh Calvinistic Church; born in North Wales, Carnarvonshire, Nov. 24, lS2t), sou of John Daniel ; the fiimily came to New York in July, 1845, and the same year came to Fox Lake, Wis., and settled on eighty acres ; was one of the earliest settlers ; there were but five or six families in this neighborhood before him, among whom were Mr. Evans, Catherine Faulks, Ebenezer E. Jones, M. Burgitt and a Mr. Dart; Mr. Daniel now has a fine farm of 145 acres that be has got through his industry and frugality; his father, John Daniel, was Deacon of the Welsh Church for many years, and was one of the founders of the Lake Emely Church, and one of the most prominent men of the settlement; was a Deacon in the church in Wales for about twenty years. He married Jane Roberts and had two children - John and Margaret. Jlargaret married Daniel R. Jones, a wellto-do farmer, and a member of the Lake Emely Church. Their fither died July 4, 1859. His son. Rev. John Daniel, was married, Oct. 17, 1860, to Ellen Owens, daughter of William Owens, a prominent farmer in Columbus; he had four children - John, born Sept, 29, 1861, and is at home; William, born June 8, 1863, is living at home; Catherine, tiorn Sept. 24, 1866; Josiah, born Nov. 7, 1877. Mr. Daniel was ordained in Spring Vale in June, 1856; commenced to preach in 1848 or 1849; preached in a private house first, then in a schojlhouse, and now has a fine church. Mr. Daniel was a strong Anti-Slavery man, and was of good service to the Union cause.

JOHN W. DAVIS, President of the First National Bank of Fox Lake. Mr. Davis is of Welsh descent, and came to Utica, N. Y., in 1840, and then to New York Mills, and was engaged with Benjamin S. Wolcott, of New York Mills fame, attended the Oneida Institute and studied law, and, in 1848, came to Fox Lake, and practiced law for several years ; went into partnership with A. C. Ketchem, and were together about a year when he purchased his library, and carried on the business on his own account ; in this business he handled collections largely and became the custodian of much property, and gradually worked into the banking business, and opened the first exchange office in Fox Lake; then started a bank under the State law, known as the Bank of Fox Lake, and afterward organized under the National Act ; he has been President of the bank since its organization, with the exception of a short time, when William E. Smith, the present Governor, was the President ; the bank has never closed its. doors on account of financial troubles, although many in that vicinity have not been so fortunate. Mr. Davis served four years as County Commissioner, and has been President of the village; was elected in 1853 to the Legislature, and again, the following term, was a member of the Committee on Claims, and also of the Judiciary (Committee; was also Democratic candidate for State Tre;isurer, but was defeated by the present Governor, William E. Smith; in 1873, he was elected to the LegLslature again, and met some members that were there twenty years before, among whom were H. L. Palmer, of Milwaukee, and Mr. Weil, of Ozaukee Co.; was on Joint Committee on Claims. Mr. Davis married, in 1846, Margaret MacConnel - their children are Alice J., married Charles W. Robinson, son of Mr. Robinson, President of the First National Bank of Bloomiiigton, 111.; they have had three children - Fred, Maggie and Arthur. Emma married W. H. Dawes, a merchant in Crete, Neb.; they have one child - Harry. Fanny married John R. Gamble, of the firm of Gamble Brothers, prominent lawyer at Franklin, Dakota ; have one child - Lillie. Mr. Davis' other children - Lillie and John W,, Jr., who are.living at home. Mr. Davis is Trustee and Treasurer of the Wisconsin Female College, and has been since its organizaiion, and was one of the principal movers in gettino- up the railroad that connects Fox Lake with the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad station.

CAPT. WILLIAM J. DAWES, U. S. A.; born in Southern Ohio; son of William Dawfts, who was from Maine; his father, William M., was a revenue officer during the war of. 1812; at Boston, his son William, a lad at that time, was with his father on some of his trips about Boston ; their ancestors were near the scene of Paul Revere's memorable ride. William M. Dawes was born in 1799, and is now living with his son in Fox Lake; be came to Wisconsin in 1854, and was Treasurer and Fiscal Agent of the La Crosse & Milwaukee R. R. (now the Milwaukee & St. Paul); he was one of the first Directors, and the first to negotiate the bonds of that road. William J. Dawes, in the spring of 1861, entered the service as Captain of Co. D, 8th W. V. I. (the Eagle Regiment); was wounded at the battle of Corinth; he was made Brevet Major by President Lincoln, for his noble conduct in the battle; and, not recovering from his wounds, was appointed in the Vet. Reserve Corps, March 31, 1864; he was engaged in ten diflferent engagements; was employed in reconstruction duty in Arkansas, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia, and was afterward Judge of Military Commission. The following incident, as related by Capt. Dawes, is of interest: "Gens. Price and Van Dorn were driving us toward Corinth, where we under Rosecranz were making a stubborn resistance, contesting every inch of our retreat The object of our General was to tote them under the big siege guns of Forts Robbinet and Williams. By a sudden movement of the enemy, they got fire upon our regiment, which was exceedingly destructive. Of thirtyfive men whom 1 took in, I lost fourteen, killed and wounded. Our field officers were all wounded. Gen. Moner had bis horse killed the moment I fell, and his Adjutant General, Temple Clark, was shot through the body. The same volley that did this mischief, cut the cord of "Old Abe," who sat on his perch viewing the scene, and he slowly raised himself on his broad pinions and floated off over the rebel lines till I lost sight of him. I was gathered up in a blanket, and carried from the field hardly knowing what most to deplore, our defeat, my own disaster, or the loss of our guardian segis. Our broken regiment now fell back and passed me, as I was carried slowly along; and, as the colors of the regiment swept by, I raised my head to salute them, and there, in his proper plice, sat our bird, having returned from his reconnaissance and taken his stand. What joy thrilled my heart, and it w;»s a sure omen of the terrible slaughter made among the rebels next day, completely destroying their army. Our eagle usually accompanied us on the bloody field, and I heard prisoners say they would give more to capture the eagle of the 8th AVisconsin than a whole brigade of men." Mr. Dawes, toward the close of the war, was made Second Lieutenant 43d U. S. V. I., then promoted to First Lieutenant, and is now Captain, U. S. A., retired. Capt. Dawes married, in 1827, daughter of Capt. Elizur Alexander, of New Hampshire; have had three children - Frances A. ( married James Davis, who is now (Chairman of Republican State Committee of Nebraska, and is one of the leading Republican politicians of that State; they are li ing in Crete); James, J., died in 1864, when 13 years old; William A. is living at home. Capt. Dawes has been President of Board of Trustees of the Wisconsin Female College of Fox Lake, and was formerly Colonel on Gov. Randall's staff. He has, probably, the finest law library iu the State.

W. J. DEXTER, cashier First National Bank, Fox Lake; born in Providence, R. I., Oct. 8, 1833; son of John B. Dexter, an old i.nd respected citizen of that city. Mr. W. J. Dexter was with the Merchants' and Manufac'urers' Bank of Providence (now the Fifth National Bank), and was afterward cashier of Grocers' and Producers' Bank, same city, for two years, and, in 1857, came to Pox Lake, and became Cashier of the Bank of Fox Lake, which position he has held ever since. Married Amy B. Potter, daughter of Alfred Potter, of Providence, May 8, 1856; have one daughter - Helena, who is living at home. Mr. Dexter's contributions to one of the leading papers of the county, on the great financial (juestions of the day, are still in the minds of the people. Mr. Dexter's tastes naturally lead him in a literary way, and some of his productions are of no little merit. Tiie family are members of the Baptist Church.

CHARLES H. EGGLESTOX ; born in Oxfordshire, England, Aug. 4, 1835; son of T. G. Eggleston, whose father was contractor for stone and quarry work ; the family came to Syracuse, N. Y., about 1836 and to Milwaukee in 1838. Mr. T. D. Eggleston went to work on the capitol at

Madison about this time ; also built the first lighthouse that was built in the State ; it was at Racine ; afterward went to Waukesha and settled on a farm of IGO aeres, but worked at his trade most of the time ; in 1855, ho moved to Fox Lake and took a contract to build the Wisconsin Female College; during 1863 and 18(34, built the Ottawa University, at Ottawa, Kan. He married Jliss. I). K. Austin, and is father of six eliildreu - C. H.; Georgiana, married Washington Cleveland, and is living in Iowa ; Helen, married S. F. Smith, and lives in Reedsburg, Wis.; Frances, married J. M. Price, and lives in Columbus, Wis.; Adelaide, married C. Starkweather, and lives in Beaver Dam, Wis.; Harriet, married A. C. Kiiksieker, and lives in Cameron, Mo. Charles H. Kggleston enlisted in the 29th W. V. I.; was with Grant at Vieksburg and with Banks' Red River expedition, and at Mobile at the time of the explosion ; was wounded at Port Gibson in the shoulder by a minie ball ; after the war, went to Ottawa, Kan., and engaged in mercantile business ; was there about a year, and came to Fox Lake. Married, in October, 18(30, Susan Blaisdell, of Bennington, N. Y. Went into the lumber business on Fox Lake, aud, through his good management, has built up a very successful business; has been on the Town Board and Trustee of the village. Himself and family are men)bers of the Baptist Church.

EBENEZEK EVANS, farmer, Sec. 9; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in South Wales, March 12, 1815 ; son of Rodeiiek Evans; his father was David Evans; Ebenezer came to Quebec, Canada, in June, 18-14, and then to Rochester, N. Y., and then to Racine and to Fox Lake in the fall of the same year ; there was only two houses in the village, one owned by Hugh Crudent and a log house called a tavern; Indians were numerous; Mr. Evans built a shanty and settled on 120 acres; cleared a quartersection ; was the first Welshman here ; had to go to Fond du Lac and Portage to market, and drove oxen ; went to a b'uurlh of July celebration, five miles, on a sl^!d drawn by oxen ; Mr. Evans now has 170 acres under good cultivation and a competency, through his good management and industry. Married, in December, 1841, Maria Jones, daughter of Evan Jones; have had four children - -Roderick D. Evans, born Oct. 15, 1842 ; he married Maggie Tremble and is living in Randolph and is engaged in mercantile business, and is Town Treasurer ; they have had two children - Harry and Mabel. Evan Evans was born July 23, 1845, and died in December, 1853. Benjamin, born Nov. 4, 1846 ; married Mary Price; he is living in Howard Co. Iowa, and has six children - Walter, Ebenezer, Maria, Hugh, David, and one an infant. Mary Ann, born Feb. 9, 1S54 ; married Peter Dickson ; have one child - Jessie. Mr. Evans has been Deacon of the Welsh Church for twenty-five years and was one of the founders of it ; has been Clerk of the School Board eiiihteon years, also Assessor and Supervisor many times.

BENJ. FER<;U"SO]V, retired ; P. 0. Fox Lake ; born in Penob.scot Co., Me., Feb. 14, 1820, son of Wm. Ferguson, who was a native of Scotland; moved to Penobscot in 1798, came from the Highlands, and was a descendant of the old Fergus clan ; he died in Westboro, Mass., about 1870. Benjamin came to Fox Lake. Wis., in 1844; was one of the first settlers and built the first frame house here; I'ngaged in farming, aud has been more or less engaged in agricultural pursuits ever since ; the land that he first settled im now embraces most of the village of Fox Lake. Mr. Ferguson was nominated ibr Sherifl^ in 1847, when Wisconsin was under Territorial laws, and was elected SheriflF of Dodge Co. in 1852, and in 1857 Wius nominated for State Senator, was defeated by Wm. E. Smith, the present Governor; in 1859, was elected to the State Senate ; in 1861, was nominated for Governor of State of Wisconsin, and was defeated by Gov. Harvey, who was elected by only about 1,000 majority; Mr. Ferguson had (i,000 majority in Milwaukee ; Mr. Ferguson is Chairman of Board of Supervisors, and is. and has been, for many years, one of the leading Democratic politicians of the State, and has contributed his means liberally to the support of religious, charitable and institutions of learning. Married, in 1848, Widow Green; have four children ; Chas. A. Ferguson is prospecting in Leadville, Colo. ; the others died in infancy.

HENRY C. FLECK, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Norway May 22, 1818; sou 6f Henry H.. who was a sailor and sea-captain from his youth up, and sailed to all parts of the world ; be died in 1857, and his wife, Caroline, died in 1856 ; Henry C. came to Wisconsin in July, 1843, and claimed a section of land in Pine Lake, Waukesha Co ; in 1844, moved to Ashburn, Dodge Co.; in 1849, moved to Beloit, Rock Co., and was engaged in mercantile business there; in 1854, Mr. Fleck returned to his native country, and came back the following year; in 1857, came to Fox Lake and settled on 120 acres, and now has a fine home and farm. Married Caroline E. Gosmaun, daughter of Hans Gosmann, who was a luan of gi'cat prominence in the old country, and came to Dodge Co. in 1843, and settled on about 1,200 acres, who was the wealthiest and one of the most respected of the early settlers; he died in 1857 ; he was the father of fourteen children - Caroline, Egedie, Petronelle, Neils, Egedius, Carl, Sevrin, Sarat, Rigive, Peter, Andrew, Julie, Gotfred, August, Gabrielle and Findanus, one died in infancy. Mr. Fleck is a man fond of literary pursuits ; he has been School Treasurer several times, but has not aspired to office. Self and family are members of the Episcopal Church ; they have one daughter - Caroline W., who is living with them. w

'H. tJERMAIN, commission merchant, Milwaukee (formerly of Fox Lake) ; born in town of Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., May 29, 1833 ; son of E. Germain, who was of French descent. He was in the war of 1812, and died about 1873, at the age of 82 ; died in Kindare, Juneau Co. ; the family came to Milwaukee in 1844, and in 1846, came to Fox Lake ; Homer commenced business for himself in 1859; had $192 capital ; started a news and confectionery store ; carried it on successfully till 1869; built the fine brick store in Fox Lake now occupied by A. H. Potts; through his good business management retired with a competence. Married, in December, 18.55, Miss H. L. Cadwell, daughter of Nathau Cadwell. an old and respected citizen of this county ; had three children - Chas. E., Frances C. and Libbie ; all living in Milwaukkee ; his wife died in Sparta, Wis., in October, 1870. In 18G9, Mr. Germain was with Delorne & Quintin, in Milwaukee; and in June, 1S72, married Miss J. H. Carpenter, of Milwaukee, niece of Mr. Sittell, who was extensively engaged in the wholesale grocery business, in that city, and a man of wealth; have one child - Harry H., who is 5 years old. Mr. Germain, in March, 1873, engaged in the wholesale grocery business, with A. B. Blanchard, under firm name of Blanchard & Germain ; sold out after about two years, and on April 1, 1877, went into commission business with R. Lindblom, and is now successfully engaged in the .same business on his own account.

F. HAMIliTON, attorney and counselor at law. Fox Lake ; born in Ireland and came to Oaktield, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1835 ; in the spring of 1837. he went to Oakland Co., Mich.; returned to Oakfield in the fall of 1839 ; in October, 1846, went to Tennes.soe ; was there three years, teaching school ; and was afterward in Mississippi; in October, 1849, returned to Oakfield, and on May 1, 1850, settled in Milwaukee; went into the law office of Butler & Northington, in September, 1851, and was admitted to the bar in October. 1854 ; moved from Milwaukee to Fox Lake. Mr. Hamilton was Justice of the Peace two years in Milwaukee, and has been Treasurer of the village of Fox Lake. Married, on Aug. 30, 1853, Louisa J. Chapel, at East Avon, Livingston Co., N. Y. ; have had three children - William N., born Aug. 9, 1854, and is engaged in studying law; Francis G., born July 11, 1856, and living at home; Carrie L., born June 8, 1861. Mr. Hamilton has a successful practice as attorney and counselor at law.

A. J. HAjfOIOND, stock-dealer. Fox Lake; born in Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 15, 1837; son of Benjamin Hammond, who was from A'^ermont, as was also his father; Benjamin was a soldier in the war of 1812 ; he came to Randolph, Dodge Co., about 1868, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, and came to Pox Lake and died in 1872, at the age of 82 ; Mr. A. J. Hammond was a farmer in New York, and, in 1856, came to Randolph and engaged in agTicultural pursuits; was successful; came to Fox Lake about 1859 and went into the butchering business, and, about 1866, went into the stock business, which he has carried on very successfully ever since, and, through his industry and good management, now has a competency ; ships cattle to Chicago and Milwaukee, and handles stock from Plainfield, Westford and Fox Lake; is one of the largest and most successful dealers in stock in the county. Married, Jan. 1, 185(3, Helen M. Taylor, daughter of N. W. Taylor, an old and respected citizen of Onondaga Co., N. Y.; her father was George N. Taylor, who was of Holland descent, and was extensively engaged in the tannery business in Fayetteville, N. Y., and accumulated wealth ; Mr. Hammond is the father of two children - Ida May, born Oct. 3, 1859, and living at home; Frances Julia, born Dec. ?., 1863, also living in Fox Lake at home. Mr. Hammond belongs to the Odd Fellows' Fraternity ; himself and family are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Hammond has one of the prettiest residences in Fox Lake, situated not far from the depot.

DR. C. B. HA WES, retired. Fox Lake; born in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vt., Feb. 18, 1812 ; son of Ebenezer Hawes, who was from Mas.sachusetts ; he was in the war of 1812, and was at the battle of Plattsburg; he was an officer in the cavalry ; he died about 1813 ; Mr. C. B. Hawes lived with his mother and brother on the old homestead, then with his uncle, Northrup, until about 15 years old, when he went to Castleton, Vt., to school for two terms ; his health failing, he returned to the iusio ; afterward he) went to Newton Academy; was there about eighteen months, and, at the age of 17, commenced to teach school and board around, which proved too much for his constitution and he had to retire to the seaside, near Boston, for his health ; returned with renewed vigor shortly after and tauglit school about eighteen terms. Married, Jan. 4, 1837, Ruth Hutchinson, daughter of John Hutchinson, of Randolph, Vt., who was one of the oldest and most respected of the early settlers in that country ; after marriage, settled in Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and engaged in agricultural pursuits; was there about twelve years, when he met with an accident, a fall from a building, which crippled him for a long time ; in the spring of 1850, he came to Randolph, Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on 240 acres and engaged in farming; was there till 1862, when he came to Fox Lake. Dr. Hawes, having for a number of years before this given particular attention to the hydropathic treatment of the sick, upon coming to Fox Lake, had to jrive his entire care and woric to his practice, which became very extensive; this practice, which required more solid work than the mere distribution of pills and powders, told upon his health, and he retired and is now livini; in a ]ilcasant home, enjoying the ciimrorts which have come thnniiih his honest industry. He has three children - Alban H., born Jan. 5, 1S88 (is agent of the Washington Life Insurance Co.; married Esther Tuttlc Sejit. 10, 18(51 ; his children are Edith May and 0. IJ.) ; Marvin, born Jan. lli 1840, died Dec. 4, 18tiO ; Celia, born Aug. 21, 1S41 (married E. J. Lindsay Oct. 25, 1861 ; they have had six children - Arthur II., George W., Frank IL, Walter E., Jessie E. and Edmorfd J.; Mr. Lindsay is very largely engaged iu handling agricultural iniplemehts in Milwaukee). Dr. Hawes' wife died Jlarch 12, 1862; he married Julia A.Hubbard Aug. 25, 1862. Dr. Hawes was one of the old-fashioned Anti- Slavery men. Alban llawes, who represents the Washington Life lus. Co., is one of their most suece.s.sful asents, having, through his energy, built up the Company's business to a large extent throughout the State.

CHRISTIAN HRYER, farmer. Sec. 28 ; P. 0. Fox Lake ; born in Norway Nov., 1, 1821 ; son of Hans Heycr, who died many years since; Christian came to Ashburn in 1844 and settled on eighty acres; was one of the earliest settlers there; in 1850, went to California and went into the mines and returned in 1851, and in 1861, enlisted in the 15th W. V. I., and was in all the battles that this fighting regiment engaged in ; was under (xen. llose.'ranz and Gen. Grant ; was at the battles of Missionary Kidge ; Island No. 10 ; was taken prisoner at Stone River, and was in Libby Prison thirty-three days, was then exchanged ; was also in the battles of Perryville, Baton Rouge, and was wounded at Chattanoo"a ; he was promoted to a lieutenancy, Co, B, for his bravery ; only twenty-four men who first enlisted came out of his regiment safe and sound at the close of the war. At the elosj of the war, he returned to Ashburn, and May IG, 1866, settled on 160 acres in Fox Lake, and now has a fine farm of 528 acres, with a fine residence beautifully shaded, and grounds tastefully laid out with flowers; had only SlOO when he came to this county, and was glad io get salt and potatoes to eat. Manitd, Jan. 13, 1849, E<'edie Gosmann, daughter of Hans Gosmann, one of the oldest and richest .settlers in this county ; he was a man of sterling worth and ability, and served nine years in the Parliament of his country ; he died in 1857, tieloved and respected ; Mr. Heyer is father of three children - Carl, born Nov. 5, 1850; Matilda, born Oct. 16, 1852 and died in 1872 ; Alfred, born Sept. 16, 1854, and married, Oct. 24, 1877, Anna Gosmann ; had one child - Ralph, born Nov. 20, 1878. Carl married the Widow Williams, and has one girl - Anna. Mr. Heycr is a Master Mason, an Odd Fellow and a member of the Grange.

JOHN Fox Lake; born at Derby, Conn., November, 1830; served three years' apprenticeship at the drug business, in Bridgeport, Coun., and in 1848 learned the printing business at Randolph, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. Married Miss Carmelia M. Fisher, at Randolph, in 1854; came West and located at Klkhorn, Walworth Co., Wis.; owned a half-interest in and was chief editor of the Klkhorn Iu(Jipnir/<'iif, from 1856 to 1860. In 1861, enlisted and served as non-commissioned officer in the 4th W. V. I., until di.scharged for disability, in 1862. In 1863, was connected with the Sparta E(i</lf news]>aper, at Sparta, Wis.; in 1864, published the Delavan Patriot, one year, at Delavan, Wis.; in January, 1865, enlisted in the 148th Ind. V. I., and served until the close of the war; in September, 1866, came to Fox Lake, Wis., and .started the Rcprescitative, which is now published by himself and son. Has three children - Angle, Karl and Dean ; the family is politically, radical Republican ; religiously, Spiritnali.sts.

^JOSEPH Hl'XT, farmer. Sec, 19; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in Lincolnshire, England, Nov. 14, 1827 ; son ol' James Hunt, who was born and broucrht up in Wildsworth, Lincolnshire; he died about 1872 at the age of 73; Joseph came to Wisconsin and Fox Lake in 1851 ; June 16, worked there awhile, and in 1858, went to Blue Earth Co., Minn ; came back same year, and in 1859 bought eighty acres in Sec. 2^; he then worked out for several years, and in 1862 came back to his form, and has been there ever since, and now, through his honest industry has 182 acres under a fine state of cultivation, and has everythiofi; necessary for a first-class farm. Married February, 18l!2, Susan Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, a well-to-do farmer in Westford, who came to Wisconsin from New York State ; his father was Charles Smith, and hix father was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war; he settled in New York at a very early date. Mr. Hunt is the fiither of four children - George, born Feb, 25, 1863, and died Dec. 13, 1863; Alva W.. born Oct. 10, 1865, living at home; Frank J., born May 2, 1869; an..ther child died in infancy. Mr. Hunt was the first District School Clerk in this neighborhood, and has been School Director for six years ; he gave his aid and support to the war.

ROKFiKT HIJXTKR, merchant, Fox Lake born in Fox Lake, March 4, 1855 ; son of George Hunter, who was from Scotland, near Edinburgh ; he came to Fox Lake at an early day ; was at first eni;aged withD. D. Thomas; then followed agricultural pursuits for awhile, and afterward was interested in buving and selliiiEi; wheat; has been several times in California. He married, in 1854, Mary Stevenson, daughter of Andrew Stevenson ; they had four children - Robert, Mary (who is in California with her farher), George, living in Fox Lake, and one child died in infancy; his wife died April 28. 1874. Robert Hunter has a fine farm of IGO acres in the town of Weslford ; he is also extensively engaged in mercantile business in Fox Lake, under the firm name of Williams & Hunter ; they keep one of the largest and most complete general stocks in this part of the county, and do a first-class and satisfactory business, selling the best of goods at the lowest prices ; Mr. D. D. Williams, his partner, was born in Wales, April 9, 1847 ; the family came to Columbia Co. in 1856 ; Mr. Williams is a prosperous business man.

REV. W3I. a. ISf 5IAN, Pastor Baptist Church, Fox Lake ; born in Tennessee, near Nashville, Sept. 24, 183(5; son of John Inmau; his fiither, Samuel Inman, wasa native of England, from near London, and was a descendant of Dr. Charles Inman, the celebrated mathematician, and of the same family as the Inman of steamship celebrity ; Mr. John Inman came to North Carolina, and thence to Tennessee, and was in the battle of New Orleans during the war of 1812, as well as in several of the battles with the Indiansat that time; ho died June 29, 1851. Rev. William Gr. Inman united with the Baptist Church and was baptized by Rev. W. D. Baldwin in 1853 ; the same year he entered the College at Murfreesboro, and graduated in 1856 ; he commenced to preach at the age of 18 ; in 1857 and '58, he taught school in Kentucky; was ordained at Hillsboro, Washington Co., Ky., Oct. 17, 1858. March 15, 1859, he married Miss M. B. Haggard, daughter of Ezekiel Haggard ; he was a descendant of Robert McAfee, one of the first Governors of Kentucky ; after marriage, Mr. Inman preached in Uniontown (Ky.) Church, one year; in 1861 and 1862, he was Pastor at Newmarket and Hayesville, Ky. ; in July, 1862, he went to Clarksville, Teun , and was Pastor there till 1869, when he was called to the Central Baptist Church, of Nashville, and was there six years, and was afterward Pastor in Decatur, 111., three years, and on Dec. 1, 1878, came to Fox Lake; they have one child - Jennie MjAfee," born Aug. 15, 1861, at New Market, Ky. Mr. Inman's mother was a Turpin, of an old and aristocratic family of Virginia, who settled in Prince Edward Co., that State, at a very early date; four brothers of the family were in the Revolutionary war ; Edmund Turpin was cotemporarv with Daniel Boone in Kentucky, living to be 81 years old, and died Jan. 14, 1848.

MORGAN JOjVES, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Wales March 15,1833; son of Thomas Jones, who was a farmer in the old country ; the family came to Waukesha, Wis., July 4, 1846 ; was there about five weeks, then came to Fox Lake. Thomas Jones took up 80 acres, and built a house; it was destroyed by fire in March, 1847; then bought another 80 acres in Sec. 17, lived there about ten years, then bought the SO acres in Sec. 18, where he was burned out before, and lived there till his death. He married Mary Jones, and had six' children - Jane, Ann, John, and Morgan and Thomas (twins), one died in infancy in Wales. In 1861, the property was divided ; Morgan settled in Sec. 15 on 160 acres, now has about 300, over 260 of which are under fine cultivation, and has all improvements pertaining to a first-class farm ; his residence is beautifully situated on the banks of Fox Lake. Married Mary Jones, daughter of Griffith Jones, Jan. 12, 1860 ; have had five children - Thomas, born Oct. 12, 1860, living at home; Jane, born Aug. 12, 1862, at home; Mary Ann, born Feb. 5, 1865; Griffith Humphrey, born March 17, 18*;7 ; John, born July 24, 1869. Mr. Jones has been Justice of the Peace; was elected during the war, 1864, and has been Assessor four years; ho gave his aid and support to the cause of the Union during the war. Himself and family attend the Welsh Methodist Church.

THOMAS T. JONES, farmer. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Fox Lake ; born in South Wales, County Cardigan, town of Pattas, March 15, 1833, sou of Thomas Jones ; the family came to Wisconsin in 1846 ; in July came to Waukesha, and then to Fox Lake in August, same year. Thomas Jones was a respected member of the Welsh Calvinistic Church, and one of the earliest settlers ; he died, after a useful life, March 9, 1866, at the age of 69 : his wife died in 1859, at the age of 64 ; after her death the estate was divided, and Thoma.s settled on 120 acres in Sec. 16, and now has 484 acres, mostly under good cultivation; he pays particular attention to raising stock, and has from fifty to seventy head per year; Mr. Jones is well-to-do through his good management and industry. Married, Nov. 10, 1859, Mary Davis, daughter of Daniel and Margaret Davis ; Mr. Davis was a well-to-do farmer, living in Rosendale, near Oshkosh ; Mr. Jones is the father of ten children - Thomas Albert, born Oct. 27, 1860, he h;»s attended the Fox Lake College; Daniel, born March 15, 1862, he has been a student at same college ; Evan Henry, born Oct. 13, 1863, he attended college two terms; Morgan Howel, born Jan. 11, 1866; John Francis, born Aug. 26, 1867 ; Mary Jane, born May 1, 1869 ; Margaret Ann, born Jan. 13, 1872 ; Timothy, born Sept. 5, 1875 ; William, born June 9, 1877 ; Maria, born Nov. 15, 1878. In 1875, Mr. Jones was chosen Justice of the Peace to fill a vacancy, was elected Justice of the Peace in April, 1877, and now holds that oflSce ; was also Constable at nno time ; has always beon a staneh Republican. Self and family are members of the Welsh Calvinislic Methodist Cliurch, and is a man of liberal instincts.

W. E. KEELEY, lawyer, Fox Like; born Dec. 1, IS53 ; son of M. Keeley, who was born ir. Gal way, Ireland, in LS09, and came to Oswciro, N'. Y., in 1847; worked first at railroadinjr, then at farmin-i five years, and came to Fox fjake April 30, 1853, and settled on eighty acres of land, and now, tlirou^jh his industry and economy, has a fine farm of 120 acres. Married, iu 1853 in New York, Catharine Kinney, from the same part of the old country that he was from ; he had seven children - William E., the oldest, commenced his education in a district school at Fox Lake, then tauv;ht school near Waupun two summer terms, then worked at carpenter's trade about three months, then taught school in Lish settlement south of Fox Lake ; then went to State University and took a college course, and graduated with honors in the class of 1878; then taught school in Sohaaiburg, and shortly after commenced to study law with Judge p]lwell, of Beaver Dam, and was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1879 ; John, another son, married Orphia Nashold, and living in Columbus, Wis., he taught school several terms; Lawrence S. has attended the State University one year, and taught school in Green Lake Co., and will take a college course; this son has a poetical taste ; Dennis T., Michael and William are the other children living at home. Mr. Keeley is to be much commended that he has seen the advantage of giving his children a thoroutrh and profitable education.

20, 1831 ; son of John ^larshall, who was born and brought up in Gla.sgow. Scotland; he started with his family, March 20. 1849, for the United States ; he died when eight days out; the rest of the family went to Granville, Wis., then moved to Ixonia, Jefferson Co., Wis., and in 1852, came to Fox Lake, and settled on 200 acres and engaged in farming; in 1871, built a neat and comfortable residence near the banks of Fox Lake, and has a fine farm under good cultivation. Mirried, July 4, 1859, Helen Lyle, of Scotch descent; have had three children - John, born March 24, 1860, living at home and working the farm ; Charles, died in infancy ; Ellen, also died in infancy. Mr. Marshall gave his aid and support to the great Union cause during the war.

CHARLES ME RWIBf, agricultural implements, Fox Lake; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., March 31, 1819 ; son of Herman Merwin, who was born and brought up in New Milford, Conn., and died about 1862, at the age of 79; his father was Abel Merwin ; he was a native of Old Milford, Conn. Charles, grandfather on his mother's side was a Baardsley, a priminent and aristocratic family in Connecticut in old times. Charles left Connecticut in 1848, and went to Trumbull Co., Ohio, on the Reserve; was there till 1854; December 6, one of the coldest days of the season, arrived in Fox Lake; came through by way of Chicago, Jefferson and Watertown, with teams; he remiined on Fox Like till 1856, when he went to Fond du Lac; was there until December, 1859, when he returned to Fox Lake and went into the lumber business, which he carried on successfully five years; carried on farm in Trenton about three years; cami to Fox Like in 1864, and engaged in selling agricultural implements, and is now exteasively engaged in that business ; in 1874, sold sixty-eight reaping michines. Married Cornelia Marsh, of Connecticut ; had one child - Andrew H., who married Lucy G lodnough and is living in Winnebago City, Minn. Mr. M. married his second wife in November, 1853, Laura A. Stevens, dausrhter of Howe Stevens, who was a brave soldier in the war of 1812, and is now living in Warren Co., Ohio, at the good old age of 85 ; children by this union are Charles E., living in Fox Lake, and practicing law and is building up a good practice; Horace Stevens is a law student and is living in Fox Lake. Mr. Merwin has been a Supervisor a number of times, and also Ch.airman of the Board ; is a member of the society of Odd Fellows. Andrew H. Merwin was a member of the 29th W. V. L, at the time of the war ; was honorably disch irged on account of sickness.

D. iflETCALF, retired. Fox Lake; born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Oct, 21, 1827 ; son of Ira Metcalf, who came from Connecticut at an earlv day ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812 ; he died Aug.

21, 1875, at the a£e of 80. David came to Waupun in October, 1849 ; was there a short time when he moved to Westficid, Marquette Co., and took up a claim of 160 acres; there was not a house within twelve miles ; after a year, he went to Trenton and engaged in farming ; was there two years and came to Pox Fiake in the spring of 1853; then engaged in the grocery business for a year ; then went into the boot and shoe business and afterward was engaged in manufacturing wau'ons ; in 1858, he went to Minnesota, and, returning in a few months, went to work for the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad ; commenced on the track, and, through his industry and perse vorjince, was appointed General Roadmaster of that road cast of the Mississippi River, about seven hundred miles of road; in 1870, on account of his health, left the railroad business ; is now in partnership with George Jess, carrying on an extensive and prosperous banking business in Waupun. The bank was organized Dec. 6, 1875, and is doing a very successful business. Mr. Metcalf married, in March. 1S59, Aurelia G. Gibbs, daughter of B. F. Gibbs, formerly of Delaware Co., N. Y. Mr. Metcalf has been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ; himself and family are members of the Methodist Church, and he is one of the Trustees of that church ; in 1861, Mr. Metcalf was m lil asent between Milwaukee and La Crosse.

ALEXANDER 31. 3IORRISOX, flouring-mill, Fox Lake; bom in Canaan, Essex Co.,Vt., Sept. 17, 1SI9; son of John R. Morrison, who was from Rye, N. H.; was born in 1799, and died in 1866 ; he came to Oak Grove, Wis., in 1S46, and settled on eighty acres, and afterward moved to Burnett, and died there. Alexander started for himself when 22 years old; went to Danversport, Mass.; was there seven or eight years, and came to Oak Grove, Wis. in 1858, was there a year, and went to Trenton, and farmed on sixty-five acres, and afterward acquired 165 acres; came to Fox Lake in 1868; in 1870, went into the fire insurance business, representing the American, of Chicago; purcbiised the power June 1, 1878, and together with Mr. Coman, built one of the finest flouring-mills in the State ; can turn out seventy-five bushels in twenty-four hours ; makes a fine grade of patent flour ; through perseverance, honest industry and frugality, he is in good circumstances. Married, Dec. 31, 1848, Mary J. Elliott, who was from Salem, Mass.; have had five children - Georgiana. died when 7 years old; John H., died when 4 years old; Walter E. is living in Fox Luke, and is engaged in the mill, another child died in infancy, George Albert is living at home. Mr. Morrison and family are members of Baptist Church, at Fox Like ; Mr. Morrison gave his will and support to the Union at the time of the war.

R. li. PARKER, druggist. Fox Lake; born in Cortland Co., N. Y.. June 30, 1848; son of William K., who was from Saratoga Co., N. Y.; his father was also from New York State ; William K. was in business nearly twenty years in Cortland Village, as carriage and wagon manufacturer; came to Fox Lake, April, 1856, and was extensively engaged in the same business here. He married, Oct. 22, 1838, Harriet Grant, daughter of James Grant, of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Conn., who was of Scotch descent; had four children - Joseph K. was a member of Berdan's Sharpshooters, during the war ; was one of the scouts who first discovered the enemy's evacuation of Yorktown, and was in many hard-fought engagements; was killed while bravely fighting for his country, at Charles City Cross Roads, June 30, 1862; Camelia, a daughter, died Jan. 11, 1858, when 16 years old; James G. continoed the carriage business after his father retired ; he met with a sad death Sept. 25, 1872 ; he with two others were sailing on the lake, a rainstorm coming up about dark the boat was capsized ; Parker was the only swimmer, he bravely struck out tor the point where soonest assistance could be got ; he had a hard time buffeting thj waves that night ; he managed to get ashore after terrible exertions and crawled to near a house and called with what little strength he had for help ; the door was opened, an answer came through the howling tempest, but that was all, no help came ; he fell asleep there and never waked up; the others perished also; he could have saved his own life by swimming to a nearer shore, but he wanted help for the others. R. L. Parker, the only remaining child, married Josephene Woodruff, daughter of Dr. J. B. Woodruff, a prominent physician of Fox Lake; he had two children - Hattie, born March 31, 1873; Josephene, born Aug, 1, 1878. Mr. Parker is now carrying on the drug business, established by his father in 1870; through his good management has built up a very successful trade, and has a large and complete assortment of everything pertaining to a first-class drug store. Mr. Parker is Master of the Lodge of Masons, at Fox Lake, and has been four years ; is also a member of the Odd Fellows' Fraternity ; he enlisted in Co. D, 46th W. V L, at time of war, served his time faithfully', and was honorably discharged. Mr. William K. Parker died in FeVruarv, 1878.

JAMES PEXDELL, farmer. Sec. 31; P. 0. Randolph; born in Delaware Co., N, Y,, May 9, 1822 ; son of Klisha Pendell, who was a native of New York ; his father was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war ; he was a Collector for the Government, and had several narrow escapes from being ambushed by the Indians; Elisha Pendell died in Fox Lake, Feb, 7, 1869, at the age of 82; the family came to Green Lake Co.. Wis., in 1846, and settled on 40 acres ; came to Fox Lake in 186S, and now has 250 acres under good cultivation ; started work with nothing, but through his industry, good management and frugality, has one of the finest of farms, and has all the improvements pertaining to a first-class farm. Married, Jan. 13, 1846, Mary A. Sage, daughter of Daniel Sage, of New York ; her grandfather was in the Revolutionary war; have had six children - Melissa, born Oct. 27, 1846, married L. G, Woodworth, and living in Berlin, Wis., they have three children - Sylvester, Mabel and Alice ; Sally, born Nov, 20, 1848, and died March 6, 1850; Annette, bnrn Nov. 20, 1851, died April 8, 1855; Alonzo H., born Oct, 7, 1853, married Emma Suffron; Sylvester, born Feb. 14, 1859, died July 3, 1862; EUery, born July 16, 1861, and living at home. Mr, Pendell was Collector, Treasurer and Supervisor of Manchester, and gave his aid and support to the war. Self and family are members of the Methodist Church.

THOMAS R. ROBERTS, farmer, Sec. 10; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in North Wales February, 1S26 ; his father died in Wales when he was 6 years old; he lived to the good o'd age of 81 ;

Thoma.s R. came to Racine in Au<;ust, 18-44:, and went to Dodge Co. prospectinj;, and settled in Fox Lake the same year, one of the first Welshmen to settle in the county, and pre-empted 120 acres ; have now in the family 4(10 acres, mostly under good cultivation ; when he first came he lived in a small shanty, and was often visited by roaming bands of Indians ; the wolves used to keep them awake nights, and deer were often seen ; went about on sleds drawn by oxen. Married, February, 1877, the Widow Jones, whose first husband was Owen J. Jones; he died June, 1874; he was a well-to-do farmer in Fo.x Lake; her fatlicr-inlaw, John Jones, is living in Fox Lake, at the age of S3, and came to this country with a wife and sixteen children. Mr. Thomas R. Roberts went to California in 1852, acro.ss the Plains with ox team, and was there nine years, mining most of the time ; Mr. Roberts has, through his industry, acquired plenty of this world's iioods. Self and wife are members of the Welsh Calvinistio Methodist Church.

LYJIAM X. ROOT, retired farmer. Fox Lake Village ; born in Portage, Allegany Co., N. Y., Sept 10, 1827 ; son of Israel Root, who was born and brought up in Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; his father was also Israel Root, and was of old Connecticut stock, and a soldier in the Revolutionary war ; Israel Root, Jr., and family came to Milwaukee, May, 1842, soon after went to Waukesha Co., and in August, 1842, moved to town of Beaver Dam and settled on 160 acres ; Lj-man built the log house, which had two rooms - one more than usual ; in those times Indians were numerous - Lyman, becoming lost one night, camped out with them, returning in the morning; nearest market, Milwaukee; there were but seven families in Beaver Dam, all living in shanties ; Israel Root bought his land for ten shillings per acre, and after living there fifteen years, sold out for S50 per acre, and moved to Reedsburg, and lived there till he died at the age of 79. Lyman married, February 5, 1845, Lydia Hyde, of Allegany Co., N. Y. : .had five children - Charles M. is in Minnesota; Jeddu B., living in Iowa; Emma J , living in Minnesota ; Julius M. and Julia M. (twins); Julius, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Julia, living in Minnesota; wife died Sept. 19, 1855 ; married. Dec. 23, 1855, Jane Read, of Beaver Dam ; two children by second wife - Justin D. and P]lbert D. iMr. Root moved to Fox Lake in 18(57, and settled on 150 acres, which he now owns. Has held all the different offices in the School Board, and was Justice of the Peace in Beaver Dam. Mr. Root was an old and well-known music teacher in old times ; taught in all the principal towns and villages in this part of the State ; ho is a member of the Temple of Honor and Good Templars, and the family are members of the Baptist Church.

J. T. SMITH, Postmaster, Fox Lake, Vice President First National Bank, hardware dealer; born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, in 1823; son of Alexander Smith, who came to New York in 1835, and then moved to Oakland Co., Mich., near Detroit. Mr. J. T. Smith at an early age commenced the study of medicine, and graduated at the Cleveland Medical College, Ohio; then removed to Livingston Co., 111., and carried on an extensive practice till 1851, when he went to California, and returned in 1854, and came to Fox Lake, and practiced thera three years, and, in the spring of 1857, went into the mercantile business, and, throu;;h his integrity and good management, has established a good business, and has a competency. Married Henrietta Carbart, daughter of J. W. Carbart; had two children - Regina and Nettie, who are b(jth living in Fox Lake. His wife died in 18()9. Married Cassie Purdy, daughter of Edward Purdy. an old settler of this county; have had one child, Maud, who is living at home. Mr. Smith has been Chairman of Board of Supervisors four terms, and is Postmaster, and has been for four years; he is also Vice President of the First National Bank of Fox Lake, and has been for a number of years. William E. Smith, his brother, was elected to the Legislature, from Pox Lake, in 1850, and Senator two terms; was twice State Treasurer, and was afterward elected to the Assembly, and was chosen Speaker of the House; afterward, went to Milwaukee, and was engaged in the wholesale grocery business, under the firm name of Smith, Roundy & Co.; was afterward elected Governor of the State of Wisconsin, and has just received the nomination of the Republican party for the second time.

M. STAPliKTOX, merchant, Fox Lake; born in Ireland Nov. 1, 1824; came to New York in May, 1847; and, in June (i, same year, came to Watertown, Wis.; worked at his trade there; came to Fox Lake in 1850; went to California in 1852; was there two years, in the mines most of the time ; returned to Fox Lake in 1854. and has been here ever since; started in the general store business in 18()0, and, through his industry, good management and frugality, has become a successful merchant, and has accumulated wealth. Married, June 6, 1851, Catherine Johnsin, diughter of Jaiuos Johnson, of Watertown, Wis.; has had twelve children - Theresa, born Jan. 4, 1852 ( m irried Jerome B. Williams); Edward, born Nov. 1, 1854, at home; Ellen, born July 2, 185G (now in California); Louis, born Feb. 19,1858; Clara E., born Dec. 2, 1859, died Sept. 19, 1860; Alfred Martin, born Aug. 22, 1361, died Feb. 18, 1862; Mary, born Dec. 14, 1862; Harriet Ann, born Sept, 3, 1864; Belle, born Sept. 14, 1866; Katie, born Nov. 8, 18t>8; William James, born Doc. 15, 1870, died June 5, 1871; Irene Frances, born Nov. 18, 1873. Mr. Stapletoh has one of the finest residences in the county. He has

D. I>. THOMAS, attorney at law and capitalist, Fox Lake; born in Wales March 20, 1821 ; son of D.iniel Thortias, who was a ftirmer in that country, and came to Palmyra, Portage Co., Ohio, in 1832, and cnt^arred in farming; he died in February, 1872, at the age of 83; he married Mary Jones; she died in Ohio, in 1845. David, Jr., came to Palmyra in 1842; was on the farm about two years; in 1844, was in the mercantile business, and until 18.51, when ho moved to Fox Lake, Wis., and, from IS.'il to 1854 was reading law and loaning money; in 1854, went into the mercantile business, which he carried on successfully till 1861 ; then engaged in law business and general speculation; he has been successful in his business operations, and now owns one of the finest residences in the county, situated in Pox Lake. He has not a.spired to office, but has been active in his support of the Republican party; has been connected with the School Board twelve years. Married, Deo. 3, 1848, in Palmyra, N. Y., Ellen Evans, daughter of David M. and Frances Evans, respected citizens of Parisville, Portage Co., Ohio; have five children - B. F., born Oct. 14, 1850 (has been a teacher in Carleton College at Northfield, Minn., three years; now at home); Martin L., born May 5, 1852 (has been teaching in Hartford, Wis.); Ida M., born Oct. 2, 1858, living at home; Fred W., born Aug. 13, 1860, at home; Grant, born Nov. 22, 1862, at home. Family are members of the Congregational Church.

D. a. THOMAS, farmer and cattle-dealer. Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Fox Lake ; born in North Wales, June 9, 1834, son of Griffith Thomas ; he died in 1837 ; the family came to Wisconsin in June, 1845, to Racine Co. ; his mother died two years after, in November, 1847 ; they had four children - Catherine, married Evan Lewis, of Racine, and died fourteen months after ; Jane, married Evan W. Jones, who died in 1859 in Canada; she died in February, 1862, leaving three children - George W., Frank P. and Howell P]. ; Mr. Thomas took charge of these children and settled the estate ; George is married and is at Clintonville ; Frank P. married Lucy Shaw, daughter of the banker of that name at Manitowoc; Howell E. is living at Minnesota City, Minn. , and is telegraph operator. David Thomas, when he first came to Racine, was " bound out " to Abraham Gordon till he should be 21 years old, but left him when 15 years old, by mutual consent, and went to Alton, 111., and worked in a coal mine ; was there three years and came back to Racine and learned the carpenter trade ; afterward worked at this trade in Racine, Chicago. Fox Lake and Watertown ; about 1855, he came to Fox Lake and worked at the same business about two years, and rented a small farm; in 1859, he bought 200 acres, and now has 420 acres, and one of the finest residences in the town ; has all the modern improvements ; only had $1.50 and a kit of carpenter's tools when ho came to Fox Lake; now has a competence; Mr. Thomas is eminently a self-made man. Married, June 9, 1856, Martha Morris, daughter of Henry Morris, one of the earliest settlers in the county ; have had five children - Henry, born Oct. 4, 1858, at home (has attended Fox Lake Seminary) ; Griffith, born Oct. 23, 1859 (has attended college at Fox Lake and at Ripon) ; Ellen, Mary and Jane are the other children. Mr. Thomas pays particular attention to buying and selling cattle.

G. li. THOMAS, farmer. Sec. 31; P. 0. Randolph; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., May 29, 1847 ; son of James Thomas, who was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, in May, 1810, and came to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1840, and to Columbia Co. in 1849. Married Elizabeth Lloyd in 1839 ; she was the daughter of Griffith and Margaret Lloyd, who carried on farming in Wales, on the Sir William Winn estate. James Thomas has been the father of ten children - John (died in infancy), John J. (is in Leadville, Colo.), Maggie (is in Courtland), G. L. (is in Fox Lake), Elizabeth (is in Courtland), Richard (is a farmer in Fox Lake), Jennie (is living at home), Willie, Mary J. and Benjamin (died when youns. Mr. James Thomas and family are members in good standing of the Congregational Church ; he is a Democrat and one of the leading spirits; he has a fine farm of some three hundred and fifty acres and all necessary improvements ; all this has been attained through his sterling industry and frugality. His son, Mr. G. L. Thomas, has a fine farm under good cultivation, and is a young man of good habits and a good manager. Richard, another son, owns a fine farm in Fox Lake of 120 acres ; is a man of musical tastes and has been active in the church choir for some years.

DR. AlWOREW H. B. WADSWORTH, physician. Fox Lake; born in Ireland in 1842 ; son of EJwanl A. Wadsworth, who was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and was a minister of the Church of England; he died about 1819, at near the age Vf 413 years; the family moved to Toronto, Can., about 1850; Andrew attended the Toronto Grammar School and Toronto University, where he graduated in 1868; he was afterward appointed Clerk of the Process Office, connected with the Queen's Bench ; in 1869, he came to Fox Lake and has been here ever since ; Dr. Wadsworth at an early day displ.iyed a taste for the study of medicine and eagerly improved all opportunities ofi'ered to acr[uire skill in this profession ; he mjw has an extensive and growing practice.- Married, in 1873, Jennie Niium >, who was born in Scotland, near Edinburgh ; have had four children - Alexander N., Helen, Minnie and Fannie. Eliza Denniston, an aunt, came to Fox Lake about 1850; she was the wife of Hans P. Denniston, who was the son of Col. Denniston, who was in the war of 1812 and was an Irish patriot in 1798 (Emmet's time); Mrs. Denniston's sons, Gsorice and John, enlisted in Berdan's Sharpshooters in the late war; George died in Lincoln Hospital; John was killed in the battle of the Wilderness in 1863; Breakly, another .son, was a soldier and was wounded in the right arm ; he came home and died from the eflFects of exposure while in the service.

JOHIV WEED,- capitalist, Fox Lake; born in Saratoga, Co., N. Y., Sept. 18, 1818, son of Alexander Weed, who was the son of John Weed ; Alexander was born in Grafton Co., N. H., he was a well-to-do farmer. He married Esther Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, who was from Connecticut (Norwalk) ; there were nine children by this union - Anson is in New York State on the old homestead ; George is in Winnebago Co., Wis.; Ann Eliza is living in Saratoga Co., N. Y.; Smith Weed died in 1874 ; Rachael is living on the old homestead ; Fanny is living at Ticonderoga, N. Y.; Harriot is living in New York State ; James L. is living on the old homestead ; John L., the subject of this sketch, is the other one. .Alexander died in 1858, at the age of 84 ; he held numerous offices, and was a prominent citizen in his part of the country ; his wife died about 1860, at the age of 78. John Weed, the father of Alexander, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was at the battle of Bennington and .several other engagements under Gen. Stark. The present John Weed went to Ticonderoga 'n the spring of 1845, and was in a store there six years, then returned home and remained there two years, and came to Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1854, and remained there twelve years, owning several large fiirms and buying and selling property ; moved iuto Fox Lake in 1866, and has been there ever since ; engaged as a capitalist ; is one of the Directors of the First National Bank of Fox Lake ; Mr. Weed was Treasurer of the town of Trenton when ho lived there. He is a member of the Episcopal Church.

D. C. WILIilAMS, farmer; Sees. 28, 29, 32 and 33: P. O. Fox Lake; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 12, 1825, son of Jes.sie Williams, who was born and brought up in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y.; his father w:is David Williams, who was from the New England States ; he served as a brave soldier in the Revolutionary army seven years; he died about 1837'at the age of 86 years; he was extensively engaged in farming and dairy business, and built the first cheese-factory in the town of Rome, N. Y. Jessie Williams died in Rome, December, 1864, at the age of 66. Mr. DeWitt C. Williams came to Fox Lake and settled on 240 acres in 1853 ; he now has one of the finest farms in the State, owning 740 acres under good cultivation, and has all improvements pertaining to a first-class flirm ; has the largest and finesf. barns in this section of the country - one is 168x420 feet, and a fine new one 48x56; pays particular attention to handling stock, and ships from 150 to 200 head of cattle during the sea-son ; this farm is under good management, as is easily observed by a visit to the premises. Mr. Williams married in January, 1854. the Widow Pier, daughter of Hiram Edgerton, of Fond du Lac, a sueces-ful farmer and old settler, who came to Wisconsin from Rome, N. Y. He married Lucinda Felton, and both are honored members of the Methodist Church.

JAMES .4. WILLI.4.1IS, retired; Pox Lake ; born in East Haven, Conn., May 25, 1811; son of Jas. Williams, who was born in New Haven, and died in 1871, at about the age of 87. Jas. A. worked at one time for Noah Webster, and also for President Woolsey, of Yale College; in 1841, he went to Burnett, Dodge Co., Wis., and settled on 160 acres, purchased of the Government, which is now a part of the great Spring Brook farm ; in 1861, he moved to Westford, and in 1870, moved to Beaver Dam, and ran a flouring-mill two years; and in 1873 moved to Fox Lake ; through his industry and good management has a competency, and owns a fine residence. Married Polly Turney, of Bridgeport, Conn.; have had seven children - Emily, married A.Cook (she is dead); Mary, married August Milbrad, and lives in Minnesota; Susan, married Austin A. Wilson, and died in Los Angeles, Cal., in January, 1877; (two of her children, Virgil and Louis Wil.son, are living with Mr. Williams in Fox Lake) ; Chas. H., married Mary Wallace, daughter of Dr. Wallace, and is living in Fox Lake Township (he was elected to the State Senate, and served two years) ; Jas. W., married Ada Webster, and is living in Miirshall, Lyon Co., Minn, (he -was County Treasurer four years, and was a member of the Legislature in 1877, and is .-ow Clerk of the Court); Artie, married Elizibeth Jess, and is living in Fox Lake (he is Deputy Sheriff of Dodge Co.); Harriet, died in 1870, at the age of 22. Mr. Williams was Supervisor in the town of Burnett several years, and County Treasurer of Dodge Co., two years, and Supervisor in town of Westford, and Chairman of the Board of Schools, and has been Trustee of Fox Lake.

T. L. WILLI.4.MS, retired ; Fox Lake, Dodge Co. ; born in East Haven April 15, 1813; son of James Williams, of Connecticut, who wa.s born Dec. 15, 178i. He married Lukey Forbes ; she was the daughter of Levi Forbes, of Scotch descent, an old sea captain, who was taken prisoner during the Revolutionary war, by the English ; Jas. W. died Aug. 7, 1872, in Fox Lake. In 1834, T. L. commenced working at the carpenter's trade in New Haven, Conn. ; went to Mobile, Ala, in 1838 ; was with Baldwin & Co., and was overseer in the lumber-mills of Origue Sibley, who was a man of eminence in that State, and gave all his means to support the Southern Confederacy; in 1842, came to Wisconsin, and located in Burnett, on what is now the Spring Brook farm; in 1344, went to Albany, and in 1S48, returned to the old farm in Burnett ; in 1854, returned to Westford and settled on 200 acres, and was for a time in Beaver Dam in flouring-mill business; came to Fox Lake in 1873, and through his untiring industry and good management won a competency. Married, in 1844, Olive H. French, of Vermont; had four children - ^Olive V., born Aug. 30, 184.5, and living in Iowa; Timothy F., born May 4, 1848, living in Iowa; Origue Sibley, born Nov. 23, 1849, living in Iowa; Elisha D., born Aug. 30, 1852, living in Minnesota. Mr. Williams' wife died Nov. 3, 1854. He married again, Aug. 1, 1855, Louisa Brown, of Wisconsin ; their children are Emily L., died in infancy ; Jojephus, born Aug. 26, 1860, is in Minnesota. Second wife died Mareh 25, 1871. He again married, Jan. 3, 1872, Louisa M. Kane, of Wes'ford ; their children arc Ralph B., born, July 26, 1S73 ; Lydia Ella, born March 25, 1878.

PROF. ALBERT O. WRIGHT, Principal Fox Lake Seminary and Wisconsin Female College ; born in Rome, N. Y., in June, 1842 ; son of Albert D. Wright, who was originally from Greene Co., N. Y. ; his uncle, Albert, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary war; hi.s father, Albert D., died in Perrysburg, Ohio, in 1853. Albert 0. Wright was educated at Beloit College, Wis.; graduated there in 1864 ; he worked his way through this college by his own honest industry, he received little pecuniary aid. After graduating, enlisted in the 40lh W. V. I., and went to Memphis ; went with Capt. Cheney with 150 men on an expedition to the neighborhood of Helena, narrowly escaped capture by the rebels. After the war, went to Union Theological Seminary, New York, and studied for the ministry, graduated in 1867, and went to New Lisbon, Wis., and assume! the duties of a Pastor; was County Superintendent of Education in Juneau Co. two years ; published a book about that time on State Constitution, which is generally used in the schools, and has reached its seventh edition. He married, in February, 1874, Mrs. S. D. Carpenter, formerly from Westfield, N. Y., and daughter of Milo McWhorter, of New Lisbon, family of Scotch descent ; by her first husband had three children - Charles, Chauncey and Mary ; children by present union are Albert, born Dec. 27, 1875 ; Robert L., born Aug. 31, 1877. Mr. Wright came to Fox Lake in 1875, became Principal of the Wisconsin 'Female College, which responsible position he has filled ever since; he was appointed member of the Board of Regents of Normal Schools of Wisconsin, and is also an oflBcer of the Wisconsin Academy of sciences, arts and letters, and member of the State Historical Society. Mr. Wright occupies a good share of his time in literary work, and has now several works nearly ready lor the publishers.

B. J. BOOMER, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Beaver Dam ; born in Genesee Co., N. Y. (now what is called Wyoming Co.), March 21, 1821; son of Jabed Boomer, who came from Jefferson Co., N. Y., and his father came from Rhode Island, and settled in New York at a very early day. Jabed moved into Seneca Co., Ohio, about 1833, and died there in 1868, at the good old age of 84 years. He was a Baptist preacher ; he was near Buifaln when it burned ; a brother of his was in the Revolutionary war ; his son, Mr. E. J. Boomer, moved to Wisconsin in the fall of 1843, and located in Trenton in the spring of 1844; settled on 120 acres bought of the Government ; Indians were numerous, used to camp forty or fifty at a time on his fiirpi, thought they had as much right there as he had ; nearest neighbor was Israel Boot, near Beaver Dam ; built a log house and used blankets for partitions and doors ; Mr. Boomer, through his industry and good management, now has a fine farm of 460 acres under the best of cultivation. Married Jane WoodrulJF June 29, 1848, daughter of Seth Woodruff, who came to Wisconsin from New York in 1844; have had eight children - Sarah A., born July 27, 1849, she is now the widow of A. L. Marsh, who died Dec. 18, 1878, in Rock Co., Jlinn. (he was born in Vermont; they had two children - ^Edward L., born Aug. 26, 1873 ; Arthur, born May 10, 1875) ; Charles Edward, born Aug. 5, 1851, and died in infancy; Aminda E., born Jan. 4. 1854, married W. T. Slight and living in Watertown ; Elbert J., born June 24, 1856, living; Maryette, born Sept. 23, 1860, living at home; Herbert, born Jan. 29, 1862; Frank, born Oct. 26, 1868; Flora, born Oct. 18, 1872. Mr. Boomer is a liberal and publicspirited man, and gives support and encouragement to the churches and institutions of learning ; has been connected with the School Board many years.

WILTilAM BONXEB, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P.O. Baaver D.im ; born in North of Ireland, County Donegiil. near L indonden-y, Jan. 17, 1822 ; son of Andrew Bonner, whose fatlier was William Bonner; for four generations the Bonners were born, lived and died in Banner Town, near Londonderry ; Andrew died about 1.S47, at about the age of 5G. He married Mary A. Allen ( her mother was a Russell), who died about lcSl!7, at the age of 7.T years; their children were Margaret. William, Robert, David and Mary; William and Robert came t<i New York, and to Hartford, Conn., in June, 18:J9; William went with his uncle, Joshua Allen, farming till 184-1, then went to manage the farm of Hon. James Dixon, of Hartford, Conn. ; came to Trenton, Wis., June, 1851, settled on ninety acres; now has a fine farm of 300 acres, and one of the finest brick residences in the county ; pays particular attention to blooded stock ; has the finest stock in this part of the country ; owns Maitland, sired by Blackstono, a brother to the celcl)rated horse, Dexter; also Hambletonian and Swigert stock ; has five Swigert colts of great promise ; is starting a herd of Short Horns ; has also, about 300 Merino sheep and a fine lot of Berkshire hogs. William married, in May, 1851, Mary J. Stevens ; had three children, who died in infiincy ; wife died in 1859; married Mary .\nn Ross; had five children - Allie, born Nov. 1,1871: William, born July 17, 1878; the others died when young. Mr. B)nner and family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Beaver Dam ; he is one of the Trustees of the church ; Mr. Bonner is a brother of Robert Bonner, who learned the printer's trade in Hartford, Conn., in the Hartf)rd Conrant office, then went to New York as a journeyman in the office of the New York Mirror, and about 1851, started the NeW York Ledger; he has, through his great business tact, built up a colossal fortune; he is the owner of the horse Edwin Forrest, who recently trotted a mile in 2:11 :V ; also owner of Dexter; he has a farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., where he keeps about ItIO head of the finest blooded horses in the world ; Robert Bonner's traits of business tact, integrity and large liberality are too well known to be reiterated ; every one knows the New York Ledger, and all know Robert Bonner.

W. D. BOR^^T, farmer. Sec. 33; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in Colwell Co., Mo., Jan. 31, 18+4; son of James Borst, who was born and brought up in Schenectady Co., N. Y.; his father was William Borst, of old German stock. James Borst married ftlelissa Culver ; they had four children - Berthamy, William D., Joseph (who is in Iowa), and John, who is also in Iowa. The family came to Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1849, to Trenton in 1854, and settled on 160 acres ; moved to Fox Lake and then to Iowa, where Mr. James Borst now resides, at the age of 62. William started out for himself when 20 years old ; went into the lumber district for awhile ; returned to Trenton and settled on eighty acres, and now ha.s 120 acres under fine cultivation ; has all improvements and a fine stock of Durham cattle; his residence, grounds and entire farm show the pleasing and good eft'eot of skillful and thrifty management. Mr. Borst married, Feb. 20, 1864, Mary Dougherty, daughter of James Dougherty, who was one of the earliest settlers in Trenton ; they have had two children - Leon G., born March 20, 1865, and Ira E., born Aug. 28, 1877 ; Mr. Borst has been on the School Board many years; Mr. Borst and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Fox Lake.

JOHIV BOWE, farmer, Sec. 5; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in. Ireland in 1814; son of Jeremiah Rowe ; John came to America about 1827 ; was first at Halifax, then to New York City, then was in New Haven, Conn., several years ; then was in Harrisburg, Pcnn., and also lived in Boston many years; he was in the Indian war in Florida, and went through many hardships and exciting adventures ; he came to the town of Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis., about 1844. and settled on 120 acres ; now has 350 acres under good cultivation and a fine residence ; has all improvements that pertain to a first-class farm ; all these good things have come through his hard work and industry. He married Ellen Maloney, about 1854 ; Mr. Bowe gave his su|)port to the cause of the Union during the war. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

E. P. CADY, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Beaver Dam ; born in Addison Co., Vt., town of Hancock, Aug. (i, 1819; son of Parley Cady, who was born and brought up in the same county ; his father, Noah, was of Scotch and Iri.sh dcsi'cnt ; Parley was in the war of 1812 ; he was a Baptist minister ; was ordained in Crawford Co., Penn.; he died in July, 1869, in the town of Trenton. Edison P. Cady came to Milwaukee, Wis., May 14, 1840; went back to New York and married, Nov. 29, 1842, Jane Pratt, daughter of Isaac Pratt, who was from Vermont; in 1843, they moved to Belvidere, III., and then to Walworth Co., and came to Trenton, Wis., in 1847. His father and the family had 440 acres. Mr. Cady now has 142] acres, a fine residence and a well-kept farm. He has been a member of the School Board and Chairman of the Board of Supervisors a number of times. During the war, he gave his aid and support to the great Union cau.se ; went to Cairo at one time and brought twenty-five contrabands to Trenton. He is the lather of ninechildren - Frank, born Nov. 24, 1843, died in infancy; Dwight, born June 14, 1846, died while a boy; Charles H., born Feb. 2, 1848, married Judge Parlin's daughter, of California, and is living at Ruby Hill, Minn.; Eliza J., born Sept. 24, died wben a child; Albert G., born Sept. 14, IS-ifj, married Art Vesper's daughter, and is livina; in Oak Grove ; Addie, born in May, 1858, and is living at home; William E., born Sept. 2, 1860; May, June 5, 1864; Lilley, March 19, 1869. Mr Cady "^and fixmily are members of the Baptist Church at Beaver Dam, and he is a Deacon of the same church and has been a number of years.

W. J. CLEVELAND, farmer, Sees. 16 and 21 ; P. 0. Fox Lake; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., April 19, 1813; son of Joseph Cleveland, who came from New York State, near the borders of Connecticut ; his father was an old Revolutionary soldier ; the family came to Dodge Co. (except a sister) Oct. 15, 1849, and settled in the town of Trenton; Joseph died March 31, 1853, at the good old age of 79 years 8 months and 2 days ; he was Deacon in a Baptist Church many years, and was a much honored and respected citizen ; William J. started on his own account about 1849, in Trenton, in Sec. 21 ; settled on 160 acres, and now has a fine farm, which shows that it has been handled by a good husbandman ; is in comfortable circumstances, through his honest industry; when he first came here he lived in a log house, 16x18 in the inside; used to take his grain to Milwaukee with ox team. Married Mary E. Van Wagner, daughter of Nicholas Van Wagner, of good old Dutch stock, March 26, 1835; have had five children - Layfictte, born Sept 30, 1836," died May 8, 1851 ; Fanny C, born May 7, 1838, and died Dec. 27. 1840; Washington, born Oct. 27, 1840, married Georgiana Eggleston, and living in Palo Alto Co., Iowa, in the town of Emmettsburg, have two children - -Myrtle and Rose; Cornelia Ann, born May 17, 1844, married James T. Smith, and living in Alta, Iowa, children - Willie, Ralph, Roy and Ira; George W., born July 8, 1853, married Eva M. Cady, daughter of L. J. Cady, a prominent farmer of Trenton, have one child - Leonard Wright, born Sept. 20, 1876. The family are members of the Baptist Church of Fox Lake ; Mr. Cleveland has been Deacon of the Church many years ;' is a Republican, and gave his aid and support to the great cause of national sovereignty ; he has been connected with the School Board many years.

"COL. JOHN COCHRANE, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Waupun ; born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 13, 1816 ; son of Robert Cochrane, who was from the North of Ireland; his father, John Cochrane, was from Scotland, and his father a prominent man in the days of the reign of the Stuarts ; he became involved in the disputes of those old times and was sentenced to die; the death warrant was sealed and on its way for delivery, when his brave daughter, disguising herself in male attire and with the help of some trusty friends, met the postman in a wild place on the road and made him deliver to her the important warrant, and before another could be issued the condemned man escaped ; thus did the noble and courageous daughter save her father's life; two brothers of this notable family came to America at a very early day ; one settled in South Carolina, and the descendants of that branch still occupy the old plantations; the other brother settled in New York State; both families were bravely represented in the Revolutionary war. Col. John Cochrane came to Wisconsin about 1846, and was about the first to occupy land in Trenton between Waupun and Fox Lake ; lived in a log house and kept bachelor's hall tor awhile; settled on 720 acres of land and 120 acres in timber; Indians abounded, as did also deer and wolves; Mr. Cochrane now has one of the finest farms in the town. He married, in September. 1863, Anna Merrill, daughter of Samuel JMerrill, of Portage, a respected citizen ; have had four children - Robert, John Anna Belle and Edith. Mr. Cochrane has been a member of the Town Board many times ; was Chairman of the same Board a number of years ; was also Master of the Slate Grange four years. Mr. Cochrane was Colonel in the old State militia of New York ; he gave his aid and support to the war, and was one of the committee appointed to fill the (|uota during those trying times.

J. B. COCHRAN, farmer and dairyman, Trenton, Sec. 3; P. 0. Pox Lake ; born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1819; son of Hugh C. Cochran, who came from Ireland in 1812; his ancestors came from Scotland ; Hugh died at about the age of 85, in New York State. Mr. J. B. Cochran came to Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis., July, 1848, and settled on 120 acres in Sec. 3; now has 240 acres under fine cultivation, and all improvements necessary on a tirst-class farm ; in the spring of 1871', built the largest cheese-factory in the county, and has been extensively and prosperously engaged in that business ever since; he makes a high grade, which finds a ready market; they go mostly to New York, for the foreign market. Mr. Cochran married, Dec. 22, 1850, Sarah E. Martin, daughter of David Martin, of Oneida Co., N. Y.; have had nine children - Eugene Frank, born Sept. 30, 1851, married Emma Porter, and living in Dakota; Clarissa Jane, born June 11, 1853, living at home; Dewitt, born Oct. 17, 1855, living in Minnesota; Emma M., born Aug. 2, 1857, living at home; James W., born July 16, 1859; Walter Scott, born July 21, 1861, died April 22, 1865; Cora Belle, born Oct. 24, 1863, died April 19, 1865 ; E. Lincoln, born June 19, 1867, at home ; Pearl Elliott, born April 23, 1870. Mr. Cochran lias been member of School Board ; family, members of Baptist Church.