Genesee Town (part 3 of 4)

J. M. STOCKMAX, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Mukwonago ; born April 14, 1807, in Vergennes, Vt.; his father dying six years later, his mother removed to St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where J. M. lived until 1832-, when he settled in Ohio, remaining there until 1837, when he came to Mukwonago, claimed his farm, and two years later bought it ; it lies on the bank of what was formerly called Sea-Serpcn' Lake, but, since 1837, Stockman Lake ; on this 222-acre farm he built the third frame house in Mukwonago, sided with black walnut and roofed with oak shingles, laid by himself and Joseph Bond. In 1852, himself, wife and two children went overland to California; six months were spent in crossing the plains and mountains, an adopted daughter dying on the way ; four years were spent in hotel and mercantile busine-s, he building a large hotel in White Oak, Cal.; returning in 1856, he has since lived on his farm in Mukwonago, although he has owned property in and made many visits to Northern Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Married, Sept. 17, 1829, Miss Louisa Moss; she was born in Middlebury, Conn.; removed to and was married in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; their son Charles is a miller in Winnebago City, Minn., and Ralph owns a farm in Elmore, Minn. Mr. Stockman is a Republican, and, with his wife, a Baptist ; he was one of the founders of, and is now Deacon and Trustee of the Mukwonago Baptist Church.

WM. E. SWAW, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. North Prairie; was born in Suffolk, Eng., Sept. 9> 1820 ; was apprenticed in early life to a shoemaker ; came to America and to Wisconsin in 1840 ; his father came to Wisconsin by way of Ohio in 1837, and bought a claim on Sec. 18, Mukwonago ; father and eon ''bached it" here in a 10x14 shanty, doing without chairs or tables for several years ; Mr. S. keeps his first chair as a memento ; after improving and building upon the first location, they sold it to Geo. Henderson, then settled on his present farm of 115 acres ; this he had bought of the Coates estate in 1848, has made all improvements upon it, and built up a pleasant home ; has recently added 150 acres to it - the old Cox farm. Married Jan. 2, 1852, Miss Mary Duncan, of Fifeshire, Scotland ; they have eleven living children - Wm. E., Thomas E., John E., Mary E., Jaines E., Aggie E., Tina E., George E., Prank E., Walter E. and Emily E. In 1874 Mr. Swan put in a stock of goods at North Prairie, giving his eldest son charge of them, though he used to walk from his farm to the village and back, a distance of five miles, nearly every day for five years, at the end of wbich time his son had cleared the stock and became its owner. Mr. Swan is a Democrat and an Episcopalian.

E. T. TAYLOR, farmer. Sees. 20, 21, 28 and 29; P. 0. Mukwonago. Mr. Taylor is descended from a genuine pioneer family ; his grandfather, one of Connecticut's Revolutionary heroes, settled, soon after the close of the war, in Vermont ; at the last stages of the journey, his brave wife, on snowshoes, carried her son, Gideon M., into that then new State, where they sometimes actually suffered hunger ; G. M. Taylor grew to manhood, married Phoebe Walbridge, and, in 1829, settled on an Indian reservation in Genesee Co. ; his cabin was built in a forest, so dense that the supplies were, at first, brought in to his family on his back ; he was three miles from any settlement, but cut a road, cleared his farm, and, to-day this is one of the most valuable farms in the county. E. T. Taylor was born in Wolcott, Lamoille Co., Vt., Oct. 31, 1821, grew up in Genesee Co., and married in the town of Alabama, Jan. 14, 1846, Miss Isabel, daughter of Walter and Jane (Christie) Irving ; they came to Waukesha Co. in the spring of 18-16, with a capital of health and resolution j Mr. Taylor worked out, in 1846, rented a farm in 1847, and bought 160 acres of his present farm in 1848, borrowing $200 to make the first payment. Beginning in a log shanty, he has, from that time, made a constant march of improvement, now owning 358 acres, with a large and tasteful farmhouse for a home, which is backed up by a number of substantial bariis, for the use of the herds of Durham and Jersey cattle and the splendid Spanish merinos. Mr. Taylor is a Whig-Republican, and has been since 1840, and is a Congregationalist. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor have five children - Arthur I., M. Elizabeth, Warren E., Hattie I. and Homer E. Warren E. represents the fourth generation of this family of frontiersmen ; he studied medicine in the State University of Wisconsin, graduated from the Chicago Medical College, and located in Downs, Osborn Co., Kan. ; in July, 1879, he built the first business block in that live, new town, and is now in mercantile and banking business there.

WILLiIAM WEST, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. 0. North Prairie; born in Yorkshire, Eng., May 6, 1810 ; learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, and came with his wife to America in 1834 ; lived in Detroit, Mich., until the summer of 1837, when he came with an ox team via Chicago to Mukwonago, buying a claim, his present homestead, on Horse Kace Prairie ; to pay for this claim, he borrowed $200 of A. R. Hinkley, agreeing to pay double the amount at the end of two years, at 12 per cent interest, but at the end of a year was able to settle the debt by paying $300 ; his first flour and pork were from Detroit, the flour costing $15 and the pork $30 per barrel ; they spent the first winter in a low 10x14 feet shanty, he building, the next season, a log house, where he lived twenty years ; the seed for his second crop of wheat cost him $3 per bushel, and the crop was sold in Waukesha at 35 cents per bushel. Mr. West is one of the representative pioneers of this town, now owning 290 acres in Mukwonago and Eagle, on which he has several substantial barns, the pioneer's log house having been exchanged for a roomy and substantial farmhouse ; he began here with $300 or $400, a yoke of oxen and a cow. Mr. West is a Democrat, and is closely identified with the history of his town and county, having served seven or eight years as Assessor, also as Supervisor, besides serving at County Surveyor fifteen or sixteen years. Married, in 1834, Miss Elizabeth Youhill, of his native county, by whom he has five living children - Mary (Mrs. John Roberts), Anne (Mrs. Albert Hinkley), Jane, James, and Thomas W.; Hannah R. (Mrs. Richardson), and Elizabeth (Mrs. RofF), are not living. Mr. and Mrs. West are members of the Episcopal Church.

GEORGE WHITMORE, farmer. Sees. 16 and 9; P. 0. North Prairie or Mukwonago ; born in Lebanon, Grafton Co., N. H., June 29, 1808 ; is a son of John and Alice (English) Whitmore, he settled, when a young man, in Erie Co., N. Y., Buifalo being then so small a town that he knew every business man in it; in this county, Mr. Whitmore worked out, and ulso rented farms. Here he maj-ried; in 1840, Miss Esther, daughter of Asa and Abby Fuller, of Hamburg, in that county; in May, 1844, they settled on 240 acres of wild land on Sec. 9, Mukwonago ; on this was the log house of a squatter ; a Mr. Moody had hired money of Mr. Whitmore to pay for this claim, but, failing to meet the payment to Mr. Whitmore, gave up the claim to him in exchange for 40 acres and a log house ; after two years in the log house, Mr. Whitmore built a frame house, where they spfent two winters without its being lathed or plastered ; Mrs. Whitmore relates that she had only one lady caller during her first six months' homesick residence ; the Indians, following the trail to the east of Spripg Lake, were neighbors whom she did not care to have call ; the family settled early, and, as an evidence of its prosperity, we may state that the father and sons own 440 acres of excellent land, and that the cheerless shell of former days is exchanged for a spacious two-story house, complete and comfortable, where the old couple can recall days when wheat hauled with ox teams to Milwaukee, and sold for 50 cents per bushel, Mr. Whitmore walking home beside his cattle to avoid freezing, and also the two years spent here When there was not a dollar in the house. They have four children living - Clara (Mrs. George Hoag, of Brooklyn, N. Y.), George, Jr., and Martin G. (both on the old homestead), and Emma A. (now with an aunt, Mrs. Groves, in A.ngelica, N. Y.). Mr. Whitmore is a Jacksonian Democrat, free and outspoken.

ROBERT WIJLKIIVSON, deceased ; born, in 1804, in Yorkshire, Eng. ; came to America in company with a brother, in 1834 ; remained in Canada until the spring of 1838, when he came to Mukwonago, and bought a claim ; building a shanty, he and Mr. Cobb lived a bachelor's life for months ; potatoes alone were their food, they splitting thousands of rails when they had hardly potatoes enough to sustain life ; the first crop was burned by a prairie fire ; none of the heroic men who dared the dangers and privations of frontier life suifered more than Robert Wilkinson ; his wife (formerly Miss Mary Briggs), with their four children, joined him after a time ; this only made a bad matter worse ; the first barrel of pork cost $45, and the fir.-it barrel of flour cost $40 ; the children, destitute of shoes, used to husk corn on the frozen ground with old rags tied about their feet ; to pay for his farm, Mr. W. hired money at 40 per cent., and paid $2 for $1 at the end of three years; his board bill, while away from home, was paid with butter, made by his devoted wife, from the milk of their only cow ; Mr. Wilkinson died, in 1877, leaving eight children - Robert, Jane, Richard, Mary, Frances, William, John and Charles ; the mother, at an advanced age, lives in the county. The homestead of 240 acres is now owned by William Wilkinson, who was born in the log house first built here ; this family was rewarded, as may be seen by the substantial brick house, capacious barns and improved farm. Mr. Wilkinson married, in January, 1866, Miss Ann Grimshaw, of Genesee, by whom he has two daughters - Myra and Cora. Is a Democrat ; as a stock-breeder, has Spanish^ merino sheep, from flock of Perry Craig, Vernon, thirteen subject to register, and two hundred others ; he also owns the thoroughbred stallion. Young Almont, 2 years old, 15^ hands high, weighing 1050 lbs. ; bred by E. Blackburn, Georgetown, Scott Co., Ky. ; got by Almont, dam by Brown Chief; second dam by Hooten ". Imp ; " the sire of Lula's dam ; Lula's time, 2 : 141 ; third dam by thoroughbred horse, Bertram ; fourth dam by Imported Buzzard ; dam Briggie Lee; got by Hursts Mambrino, he by Old Mambrino Chief; dam by Alexander's Abdallah, the sire of Maid.

FRAISK A. WOOD, merchant, Mukwonago ; born, 1851, in "Vernon, Waukesha Co., Wis., his parents, John and Mary Wood, removing to Mukwonago when he was an infant ; after a course of study in the village school, he entered the store of Clark & Andrews, in 1868, and clerked for this and other firms, up to the time of his purchase of an interest with Mr. Andrews, in 1 873. He married Miss Lillian, daughter of Edgar and Sarah Meacham, of Mukwonago ; Mr. Wood is a Kepublican.

H. A. YOUMAJifS, M. D., Mukwonago; born in the town of Coeyman, Albany Co., N. Y., May 22, 1816 ; son of John and Almira (Hamilton) Younians, who removed two years later to Genesee Co., N. Y. ; our subject received a common-school education in the town of Java, and took an academic course in Wyoming Academy; began the study of medicine under the noted Dr. B. H. Colgrove, of Sardinia, N. Y., and attended lectures in the Geneva (N. Y. ) Medical College, graduating as physician and surgeon in January, 1843; in June, 1844, the Doctor came West, visited various parts of Wisconsin, settled in Mukwonago, and has been in active practice here since ; he relates that in an early day he was called to see a young man who had been crushed in a thrashing-machine, on Melendy's Prairie ; Dr. Youman's improvised surgical instruments, comprised in a dirk-knife and a common buck-saw, were not needed, as the young fellow sank and died in spite of the fact that the Doctor stopped the flow of blood mqst effectually by a home-made tourniquet, i. e., a stout cord and stick; this is a sample of the desperate cases, showing how little the pioneershad to do with, and how much to contend with. The Doctor married, Feb. 18, 1846, Miss Lucy S., daughter of John and Betsey (Smith) Andrews; she was a native of Andover, Vt., and they have four living children - Henry M. (editor of the Freeman), Annie (Mrs. T. W. Haight), Laurel E. and L. Mabel; Augustus, the eldest, enlisted at 16 in the Union army, served out his term of enlistment, came home sick, and died a week later. Dr. Youmans is a genuine type of the old settler, and has had a longer term of practice than almost any other physician in the State; he is an old-line Whig-Republican ; was formerly Chairman, etc., of his town, and was a member of the hardworking, historic and fearlessly patriotic Legislature of 1861 ; the Doctor is also an old and tried Odd- Fellow.

Town Of Lisbon

SILAS AINSWORTH, farmer, and breeder of fine-wool sheep. Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Merton ; was bom in Staiford, Genesee Co., N. Y., April 27, 1817. He married in the town of Elba, N. Y., Roxana Robe, a native of Simsbury, Hartford Co., Conn.; in 1839, he went to Cook Co., 111., and the following year (1840) moved his family there ; in 1844, they removed to their present home ; their children were Henry N., who was born in Batavia, N. Y., April 2, 1839 ; during the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. F, 1st W. V. I.; he died in the service, at Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 2, 1862; the records of his regiment show that he was a gallant soldier and a genial comrade ; Roderic was educated at the State Normal School, at Bloomington, 111.; he married Miss H. M. Phillips ; they have one child, May C.; Clara A., wife of Dr. G. T. Loomis, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis.; Everett, deceased. Mr. Ainsworth and his son Roderic are largely engaged in farming and stock-raising ; they make a specialty of raising fine-wool sheep ; they have an extensive knowledge of the business, and are among the most successful and prominent growers in the county ; their farm is well improved, most desirably located, and well adapted to agriculture and stock-growing. Mr. Ainsworth has been elected to various town offices, and is an active citizen.

JOHX AXDREWS, retired farmer; P. 0. Sussex; is a native of Somersetshire, Eng.; he was born Oct. 1, 1815 ; in 1819, his parents emigrated to America, settling in Belmont, Ohio, where they resided during their life. April 27, 1842, he married, in Richland Co., Ohio, Ann Read ; she was born in Somersetshire, Eng.; immediately after their marriage, they came to Wisconsin and located on a farm on Sec. 5, town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they resided until 1858, when they moved to Menomonee Falls, remaining nearly two years, at the end of which time they moved to Sussex, where she died, Feb. 6, 1879 ; she was a member of the Episcopal Church, and an earnest and Christian woman ; Mr. Andrews is a member of the Episcopal Church ; he has been very successful in life, is a generous supporter of every interest that gives promise of general good.

E. BOOTS, proprietor of the Sussex Brewery ; P. 0. Sussex ; is a native of Sussex Co., Eng.; he was born Jan. 7, 1831 ; in 1850, he came to this country and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha

Co., Wis., where he married Eleanor Weaver, daughter of William Weaver, Sr., an old settler of Lisbon. Mr. Boots and wife are members of the Episcopal Church ; Mr. Boots is an enterprising citizen and a good business man ; he became proprietor of the Sussex Brewery in 1861, and has done a successful business since that time.

HENKY BOOTS, Sussex, was born in the County Sussex, Eng., in 1832 ; he came to the United States in 1852, locating in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., the same year. He married, in Lisbon, Esther Munn, a native of the County Kent, Eng.; they have three children living - Henry, Frederick and Eugene ; Mr. Boots and wife are members of the Episcopal Church.

WILiLdAM BROWW, farmer, Sec. 2; P. 0. Sussex ; he was born in the County Kent, Eng., June- 21, 1829 ; he came to this country in 1841, and lived at Rochester, N. Y., until 1845, then came to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha, Co., Wis., where he married on the 28th of March, 1852, Sarah Russell, who was born in the County Kent, Eng., May 3, 1831, and is the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Russell, who settled in Lisbon about 1850 ; Mr. Brown and wife are members of the Episcopal Church ; their children are Sarah, born July 24, 1853 ; she is the wife of Robert Bates, Clark Co., Wis.; William J., born March 28, 1856 ; George R., born Sept. 2, 1858; Harriet M., born April 20, 1861, is the wife of Wilfred Snyder, Milwaukee ; Mary Jane, born June 23, 1863 ; Charles A., born Sept. 12, 1865 ; Lydia A., born July 15, 1868 ; Mr. Brown owns 70 acres of improved land well located.

Wll/lil AM BCJTIjER, farmer ; Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Sussex ; is a native of Yorkshire, England > born in 1826 ; in about 1843, he came to this country with his parents, William and Sarah Butler ; they settled in Lisbon, where he died; she is still a resident of Lisbon, aged 80 years. Dec. 4. 1849, William, the subject of this sketch, married, in Milwaukee, Agnes Davidson, a native of Blackburn, Scotland ; born in 1825 ; she was the daughter of James and Marian Davidson, who settled in the town of Lisbon in 1849 ; they have twelve children, viz. : William, Jr. ; Marian, wife of Robert Booth ; Sarah, James, Agnes, Georgiana, John, Lizzie, Andrew, Maggie, Harriet and Jane. Mr. Butler is one of as successful farmers as there is in Waukesha County; he owns 250 acres of land, all well improved and finely located, containing almost every natural advantage.

HON. GEORGE CAIRNCROSS, a resident of Waukesha Co;, Wis., for more than thirty-eight years, is a native of County Midlothian, Scotland; was born near Edinburgh, July 1, 1812. He received a liberal education in his native couutry, and, in 1842, emigrated to America, located in the town of Lisbon, which has been his home since. In 1857, he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and was, for a period of over thirteen years, a County Superintendent of the Poor, and for several years a member of the Town and County Boards of Supervisors ; all of those ofiBces he filled with credit to himself and salisfaoiion to his constituents. Politically, he has been identified with the Republican party since its organization; was at its birth in Madison, Wis., and is a firm and consistent supporter of its principles. In October, 1845, he married, in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., Amy M. Allen ; she was born in Conneaut, Ohio ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and died in the town of Lisbon, in 1870, aged 48 years. She was a member of the Congregational Church, a sincere and Christian woman. Their children are Clara A., wife of John Ross, of the village of Pewaukee; George A., traveling salesman for a Milwaukee firm ; James W., a physician at Mukwonago, he married Mis-i Ellen Smith of Pewaukee ; Andrew D., now in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Cairncross' farm is located on Sec. 32, is finely improved, and is known as the " Forest Home." He has been very successful in life, and now has retired from active business, and is living in ease and comfort. P. O., Pewaukee.

RICHARD COOIilJiG, retired, Sussex; is a native of England; born in Dorchestershire, Aug. 19, 1813 ; learned the blacksmith's trade in his native country, and in 1838, crossed the Atlantic and worked at his trade in (jeneseo, Livingston Co., X. Y., where he married, on the 3d of February, 1838, Mary E. White, a native of Vermont, born April 4, 1820 ; they came to Wisconsin in 1842 ; located at Sussex, Waukesha Co., where she died, Oct. 27, 1874 ; their children were Emily F., born April 14, 1839 ; was the wife of W. Davidson ; she died April 22, 1876 ; John T., born Nov. 16, 1846, died April 12, 1847 ; Esther Ann, born March 28, 1848 ; is the wife of James Templeton, Sussex ; Henry C, born Dec. 15, 1851 ; died Nov. 7, 1854 ; Mary E., born Dec. 4, 1857 ; died Jan. 20, 1858 ; Susan A., born Aug. 12, 1866 ; resides with her father. Mr. Cooling is a leading man in the Episcopal Church; was Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors two terms, and has filled various other local offices. He was the first appointed in the village of Sussex, and was in the mercantile business in that village over fifteen years.

RICHARD CRAVEX, Jr., farmer ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co.. Wis., Feb. 3, 1845 : his parents are Richard and Margaret Craven, who settled in Lisbon in 183Y. February 14, 1866, he married, in Lisbon, Mary E. Ottawa; they have seven children - William K., George E., Everett A., Margaret B. , Ida E., Myron J., and Homer W. Mr. Craven is extensively engaged in farming, and is very successful.

ANDREW L<. DAVIDSON, farmer. Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in Scotland Sept- 8, 1872. He married, in his native place, Margaret Gray; in 1850, they came to this country, and settled in the town of Lisbon. Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year ; their children are James, who served in Company B, 48th W V. I., in the war of the rebellion. He married Sarah Frost, of Lisbon ; Andrew, his second son, has been married twice ; his first wife was Eliza Stone ; his present wife, Eosdelia Rosier ; Jane G., oldest daughter, is the wife of John Temper ; John, the third son, lives in Milwaukee ; Thomas, the fourth son, married Phebe Rosier ; Marian, second daughter, is the wife of Walter W. Gourlee ; Margaret, Walter, Alexander, William, Agnes, and Emma live at home. Mr. Davidson owns a finely improved farm. In early life he learned the stonemason trade, which he worked at for over forty years, being a skillful workman. He always commanded good wages.

SAMUEL DAIJGHERTY, Sec. 29; P. 0. Pewaukee; was born in Belohertown, Hampshire Co., Mass., March 25, 1814; in 1837, he came to Wisconsin, and established the first bakery in what is now the city of Milwaukee, running it but a short time. He came from Milwaukee to Lisbon, Waukesha Co. ; remained a few months, then returned to his native State. Sept. 9, 1840, he married, in Boston, Mass., Caroline C. Vanevar, a native of Boston, born Sept. 9, 1817 ; after their marriage, they lived in Hadley, Mass., until 1851, in which year they moved to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where she died on the 16th of June, 1878; she was a most exemplary and Christian woman; their children are Edward, who was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I. during the war of the rebeUion ; he married Miss Martha Haskins, of Pewaukee ; Alexander R., lives in Boston, Mass. ; he married Frances Burns of that city ; Corrine A., wife of Arthur J. Pierce, of Boston, Mass. ; Caroline E., and Ella M. reside with their father. Mr. Dougherty has a nicely improved farm. In early life, he learned the painter's trade, which he has followed for a number of years in Massachusetts and in this State. His father, Samuel Dougherty, was one of the first settlers of the town of Lisbon; and was an honored and respected citizen.

WM. DUNN, farmer. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Mertori ; was born in County Limerick, Ireland ; he emigrated to this country in 1844. Married, in Lockport, N. Y., in August of that year, Rosa A. Brady, immediately after their marriage they came to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Lichfield, Washington Co., where they resided until 1868, in which year they moved to their present home ; their children are John, now in Hall Co., Neb.; Michael, a farmer. Sec. 6, town of Lisbon; Mary, deceased ; William, deceased ; Thomas, J., a teacher, was educated in Carroll College, Waukesha, and in the Wisconsin University ; has taught school several terms; Catherine, deceased; Rose A., home with parents ; Bridget E., wife of Charles Fleming, Washington Co., Wis. Margaret, Catherine, Agnes and William F., Mr. Dunn and family are members of the Catholic Church. In politics he acts with the Democrat party. He owns a well-located farm of 110 acres. His oldest son (John) married in Nebraska, Miss McNeill. Michael, the second son, married Sarah Tilly of this town (Lisbon.)

JAMES GAYNOR, Sr., Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1812. He married in his native County, Ann Brown; they came to this country in 1849, and the same year settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they still reside ; their children are John, James, John A., Mary, and Margaret ; the second oldest, James, was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1849 ; he has traveled extensively, and has visited nearly every place of importance in the Northwest and on the Pacific slope ; he is now engaged in farming, and is also proprietor of saw-mill located in the village of Sussex ; he has 280 acres of land ; has on his place a deer park, well stocked with deer. The youngest of the boys, John A., is a graduate of the Wisconsin University, is now District Attorney in Grand Rapids, Wis. Mary the oldest daughter, is the wife of James Madden, of Lisbon. The youngest, Margaret, is the wife of Alexander Caldwell, of Pewaukee.

JOHN JEFFERY, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Sussex. This gentleman, one of the first settlers in the north part of Lisbon, was born in County Kent, England, May 22, 1818; in 1844, he came to this country. Married in Oneida Co., N. Y., Mary A. Callow; she was also born in England; in 1843, they moved to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which has been their home since; their children are William H., Ann, wife of Myron Oliver; Jane, wife of Franklin Oliver; Mary, wife of Albert Crouch ; Emily Louise, Alice and Albert ; all of the above live in Lisbon, except the Mrs. Olivers^ who live in Verona, Minn. There are three children deceased, viz., George, who was a soldier in the 28th W. v., I., during the war of the rebellion, and died in the service at Helena, Ark ; he was a good soldier.

Elizabeth and George died in Lisbon. Jlr. Jeffery has witnessed the trials and privations of pioneer life in North Lisbon, and has a vivid recollection of it as a vast forest. He owns 130 acres of land.

WILLIAM JEFFERY, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in 1820, County Kent, England. He married in his native county, Mary A. Wildish; they crossed the Atlantic in 1852 ; purchased a farm in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year, and have been residents of that town since ; their children are George, Fannie, Jane, Mary Laura and Clara A ; the second oldest, Mary, is the wife of J. A. Griswold of Pewaukee ; the third oldest, Jane, is the wife of Rev. Samuel JoUiffe, M. E. minister, North Prairie, Wis. Mr. Jeffery owns 105 acres of land; is a most successful farmer; the improvements on his farm buildings, etc., are of the best.

WILLIAM LEADLEY, farmer. Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in Yorkshire, England, July 15, 1823; in 1851, he came to the United States; shortly after his arrival, he came to Waukesha, Wis., where he lived about three years, then went to the town of Delafield, where he married Alice Chambers, also a native of Yorkshire, England ; they resided in Delafield about three years, at the end of which time they moved to their present home ; their children are Thomas, Margaret A., Alice M., Ehzabeth M., John R., Ruth A. and Dora E. Mr. Leadley and wife are members of the Bible Christian Church. In politics he is a Republican ; owns a well-improved farm of 88 acres ; he is an upright man, a good citizen, and liberally supports every enterprise that he believes beneficial to the public in general. Mr. Leadley's daughter Margaret A. is the wife of Herbert Stone ; his daughter Alice M. is the wife of Charles E. Tempest.

WILLIAM McDOXALD, proprietor of general store and farmer ; P.O.Sussex; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland ; was born in the Parish of St. Martin's Eeb. 25, 1830 ; in 1854, he came to the United States, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married, on the 20th of January, 1866, Elizabeth Cottam, a native of Lincolnshire, England, born Feb. 13, 1844 ; they have four children - William, I., Robert A., Elizabeth A. and Ella E. ; one child deceased, Norman A. Mr. McDonald has been engaged in a mercantile business in the town of Lisbon over twelve years, and, by his close application to his business and strict integrity, secured a good trade ; politically, he acts with the Republican party ; has been elected to various local ofiices ; was Chairman of the Town Board ; also Justice of the Peace four years. His father, Robert McDonald., was born in Duall, Perthshire, Scotland ; he married, in the Parish of Kilspindie, Perthshire, Jennette Moyes ; they emigrated to this country in 1854, settling in town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year, where they have resided during their life ; their children were ijames, deceased ; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1869 ; William, whose name heads this sketch ; Robert lives in New York ; Ann, wife of John B. Melrose, of Lisbon. Mrs. William McDonald's parents were Isaac and Elizabeth Cottam, natives of England, who came to this country in 1845, living in Geneseo, N. Y., until 1850, when they came to this (Waukesha) county, where he died in 1875 ; she is still living, an esteemed woman.

UO^. ELISHA PEARL, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Eastford, Windham Co., Conn., March 7, 1819 ; when he was 14 years old, he went to the town of West Brookfield and learned the cabinet-making trade, continuing in it until 1838, when he went to Hartford, there remaining until the following year (1839), when he came to Jlilwaukee, Wis., and in copartnership with Lucas Pearl, a brother of his, engaged in the clothier's business, in which they continued about one year ; in 1841, he returned to Hartford, Conn. ; in 1842, he again came to Wisconsin and purchased a half-section of land in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which he still owns. In 1844, he married in Woodstock, Conn., Sarah Trowbridge, a native of Eastford, Conn., born Jan. 13, 1820; their children are Philip H., now in Detroit, Mich. ; Edward S., a leading farmer of Lisbon, was a soldier in a Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment during 'the war of the rebellion ; he married Louise Eastman, of Merton ; Eugene, an artist in the city of New York. Mr. Pearl was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1853, and has filled various town ofllces ; in politics, he is a consistent Republican ; he is one of those enterprising and public-spirited men that always take an active part in advancing the public interest.';.

HENRY PHILLIPS, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Merton; was born in Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., on the 12th of November, 1817. In 1841, he married, in his native town, Sarah Miller, a native of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. ; the year following their marriage (1842), they came to Wi.'iconsin and settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., and it has been their home since; they have had tin children, five of whom are living, viz. : Edmund B., now of Chicago, 111. ; he married, in Merton, Agnes King ; Huldah M., wife of Roderick, Ainsworth, a leading farmer of Lisbon ; William H., now of Chicago, married Lucretia Hayden ; Albert married Lizzie Welch ; and George W. Mr. Phillips owns over 300 acres of land ; he has been Chairman of the Lisbon Town Board of Supervisors several terms, and Justice of the Peace a number of years ; is a generous and enterprising man, takes an active interest in public affairs, and does all in his power to promote the public weal of his town and county.

A. J. POLiER, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Royalton, Niagara Co., N. Y., Jan- 19, 1833 ; in 1845, he came with his parents, Jeremiah and Unice Poler, to Wisconsin ; they settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where A. J. assisted his father in making a home in the then new country, and engaged in agricultural pursuits in the town of Merton until about 1869, when he moved to his present home in th etown of Lisbon. He married, in Orleans Co., N. Y., Anna Lane, a native of that county, a most estimable woman ; they have three children - George E., Walter S. and Frank ; Mr. Poler and family are members of the Baptist Church at Merton ; in politics he acts with the Republican party ; owns 126 acres of well-improved land, well located, adjacent to the village of Merton. Mr. Poler takes an active interest in religious and educational matters, and has filled several school offices ; his father, J. Poler, resides in the village of Merton, an old and esteemed citizen ; his mother is deceased ; she was an earnest Christian woman, one of those pioneer mothers whom we ever hold in grateful remembrance.

THOMAIKi S. KKDFORD, farmer ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in York, Genesee Co., N. Y. ; when he was 12 years old, his parents, Arthur S. and Mary Redford, moved to Perrysburg, Cattaraugus Co., where he remained until his coming to Wisconsin in 1835 ; he was the first settler in the town of Lisbon, which has now been his home for nearly forty-five years ; he put up the first building (a log sabin) in that town, and made the first improvements, and has been identified with the growth and prosperity of the town from its infancy. Mr. R. has been married three times ; his first wife was Caroline Vanvlack ; she died in 1853 ; they had two children - Adelbert, now of Dorchester, Neb., his wife was Mary Selby ; Sylvester, who married Esther Dale, they reside in the town of Pewaukee ; second wife was Jane Reely, she died in 1864 ; by this marriage there are two children - Emma, wife of William Hodgson, St. Mary's, Kan. ; his present wife was Abagail Newell, a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y. ; they have one child, Mabel B., born March 1, 1875. Mr. Redford owns 160 acres of land; is a Republican in politics; his farm is wellimproved and desirably located. Mr. Redford is an active member of the Old Settlers' Society, and takes a deep interest in its meetings.

THOMPSOI^ RICHMOND, farmer. Sec. 29 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Ashford, Windham Co., Conn., ; Nov. 29, 1817 ; his father, Hon. Michael Richmond, was elected several times a member of the Connecticut Legislature, and was a leading merchant in Ashford a number of years ; his mother was Polly Byles, a most estimable woman ; she was married to Michael Richmond in Connecticut ; he is still living ; she died in 1879. Thompson Richmond, the subject of this sketch, was educated in Ashford, and in about 1837, engaged in the mercantile business in Woodstock, Vt., until 1842, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he has since resided ; his first wife was Nancy M. Peuniman, a native of Woodstock, Conn.; she died in Lisbon ; present wife was Hannah P. Palmer, nee Dean, a native of Ashford, Conn., her first husband, Chauncey Palmer, died in 1839 ; she married Mr. Richmond in 1850. By Mr. Richmond's first marriage there was one son, Thompson P., who served in the 28th R. W. \ . I., during the war of the rebellion, is now a druggist in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Mr. Richmond and present wife have two adopted children - Sarah C. and Edna S., the latter is the wife of J. T. Ringrose, Jackson Co., Wis. Mr. Richmond owns nearly a section of finely improved land ; is one of Waukesha Co.'s most extensive and enterprising farmers, and takes an active part in the development and growth of the county.

ARCHIB Ali D RODGER, farmer. Sec. 21 ; P. 0. Sussex ; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland ; was born Sept. 23, 1809, came to this country in 1841, located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis,, where he has since resided. He married, in Lisbon, Augusta Templeton ; she died March, 1876, they had four children - George, now deceased ; Agnes, now the wife of Alexander Terner, Brandon, Pond du Lac Co., Wis. ; Jeanette, wife of James Vance ; they also live in Brandon ; Isabel, wife of George McKerrow, a leading farmer of Lisbon ; they have one child, Jennie B. Mr. Rodger owns 95 acres of wellimproved land, and is one of Lisbon's well-to-do and energetic citizens.

IRA ROWEiliLi, an extensive farmer. Sec. 6; P. 0. Merton; is a native of New Hampshire, was born in 1803. Jan. 1, 1827 ; he married in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., Maria L. Ford, a native of that place, born in 1804 ; in 1842, they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they have since lived ; success has rewarded their efforts in every enterprise, and they have accumulated a Ijandsome property ; their children now living are Kendrick J., of Oconomowoc ; he married Esther Butterfield ; Lewis F., married Patience Roman ; they moved to Lewis Co., Minn., where they now live; Gibson E., Hartford, Wis., married Jane Rice; Ira B., Menomonee Falls he married twice; first wife is deceased, present wife was Louise Chipman ; Guilford D., Appleton, married Eliza J. Thompson ;

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Mark M., Oconomowoc, married Jennie Carey; Dwight A., Hartford, Wis., married Harriet C. Thompson; Matilda M., wife of M .M. Bush, Oconomowoc; George N., Menomonee Falls, married Mary Welch; Horace v., Lisbon, married Emma T., daughter of Ira and Emeline Wheelock, pioneer settlers of Wisconsin.

H. R. SAVAGE, farmer. Sees. 19 and 20 ; P. 0. Merton ; is a native of Monroe Co., N. Y.; was born in the town of Churchill May 11, 1822. He married, in his native town, Sarah A. Hawley, and in 1844, came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where she died in 1846. His present wife was Fidelia L. Fuller, a native of Riga, Monroe Co., N. Y. ; they have two children - Ida R. (wife of Dr. J. Bacon, Waukesha), and Cora E.; Mr. Savage has been a resident of Waukesha Co. since 1844, with the exception of from 1851 until 1855, which time he lived in Allegany Co., N. Y.; himself and family are members of the Baptist Church-; in politics, he acts with the Republican party ; owns 160 acres of land ; he has at different times been elected to various local ofl&ces in the town of Lisbon, and has always been identified with her public interests.

HOX. WILiIilAM SMAIil., Sec. 21 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in Perthshire, Scotland, Oct- 6, 1824; received a liberal education in his native country ; came to the United States in 1841, and the following year to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, where he has since resided. Nov. 27, 1856, he married, in the town of Lisbon, Margaiet Marshall, a native of Fifeshire, Scotland; they have one son, John R.; Mr. Small has been elected to several offices; was Chairman of Lisbon Town Board of Supervisors several terms ; Assessor and Justice of the Peace a number of years, and was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly for 1880 ; in every position he has filled, he has discharged the duties thereof with universal satisfaction to his constituents and people in general ; he owns a pleasantly located, and well-improved farm, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising ; he is an enterprising, public spirited citizen, and is deservedly very popular.

JEREMIAH SMITH, farmer. Sec. 16 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in County Sussex, England, Nov. 5, 1829, where he remained until 1849, when he crossed the Atlantic, came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis , where he married, on the 8th of November, 1854, Miss Ann R. Weaver ; she was born in Augusta, Oneida Co., X. Y., and is the daughter of John and Melinda A. Weaver, who settled in Lisbon early in ISoT, and now residents of Darlington, Wis. Mr. Smith and wife have made their home in Lisbon since their marriage ; their living children are Francis A., wife of E. Long, Juneau Co., Wis.; Daniel, Caroline M., George H., William J., Ruth L , Charles L., Thomas 0., two children deceased, Sarah A., and Jeremiah L. Mr. S. has been a member of the Lisbon Town Board, and has also held the ofUce of Justice of the Peace several times ; he owns a pleasantly located farm ; is member of Masonic fraternity, and is Secretary of the lodge in Sussex.

JAMES STOXE, farmer and hop-grower. Sec. B4 ; P. 0. Sussex ; is a native of Sussex County, England; born Feb. 14, 1814; is the son of James and Maria Stone, natives of Sussex Co., England, who came to this country in 1840, living in Cleveland, Ohio, until 1842, then coming to Wisconsin, and locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they resided during their lives. He ha.s been twice married; first wife was Frances Sisley ; were married in Sussex Co., England, her native place; she died in Lisbon, Oct. 27, 1853, aged 41 years. His present wife was Lucy Chester, widow of Thomas Chester, and daughter of John Fielder, an old settler of Lisbon. Mr. Stone's children were seven, viz. : William, who resides in this town ; he married Hannah Bowers ; Elizabeth, wife of Hiram Hinds, Andrew Co., Mo. ; Henry J., died Aug. 2, 1848 ; Annie M., died March 27, 1859 ; David F., died Aug. 22, 1850 ; Frank S., died April 20, 1852 ; Phoebe C, died Nov. 12, 1853. Mr. Stone's farm is well improved, and consists of 80 acres of land. Himself and wife are members of the Episcopal Church.

J. H. SUTHERIiAN, farmer. Sec. 2; P. 0. Pewaukee ; was born in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1840 ; in 1858, went to Omaha, Neb. In 1862, enlisted in Co. D, 5th Iowa V. C. ; served until August, 1S65, when he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn. ; was in the battle of Ft. Donelson, where he was wounded ; was also in several other hard-fought engagements. After being discharged from the service, he came to Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married Laura Rowe, daughter of Ira and Julia Rowe, pioneer settlers of Waukesha Co. ; they have six children - Francis >!,. Hattie, Harry, Myron L., Edith and Mabel. He owns 83 acres of land, town of Lisbon, where he has lived since 1876.

SMITH THOMPSON, an enterprising farmer. Sec. 5; P. 0. Merton; is a native of Chenango Co., N. Y. ; was bom July 25, 1809. He married, in the town of Berlin, in his native county. Miss Jane E. Rathbone ; she was born in McDonough, Chenango Co., N. Y., March 25, 1818 ; they came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in the town of Lisbon, where they have since resided ; they have four children living - Fitz James, who was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war of the rebellion ; he married, in Washington Co., Wis., Caroline Molster ; they moved to Sedgwick Co., where they now, live ; Eliza J., wife of Guilford D. Rowell, Appleton, Wis. ; Harriet C, wife of Dwight A. Rowell, Hartford, Wis. ; Smith S., a leading physician, Cedarville, Stephenson Co., 111. Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the M. E. Church. They own 120 acres of finely located land.

I>. P. dealer in dry goods, notions, groceries, etc., Sussex ; was born in Sloansville, N. Y., in 1842 ; in 1855, came with his parents, George and Maria Topping, to Sauk Co., Wis, ; moved thence to Columbia Co., where he was engaged in the mercantile business in that county for some time; in 1870, he came to Sussex, and since that time has done a leading business in that village. He married, in Sussex, Serena Weaver, daughter of the Hon. Richard Weaver, of that place ; they have two children - Nellie R. and May.

JOHN WATSON, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Sussex ; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland ; was born near city of that name, Dec. 19, 1827 ; in 1841, he crossed the Atlantic to Buffalo, N. Y., where he remained until 1843, when he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which has been his home since. He married, in Lisbon, Mary Rodger ; she was also a native of Perthshire, Scotland ; they have had six children - Andrew G., Robert, John A., James R., Mary E. and Katie E. ; Robert, the second oldest, is deceased. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Watson enlisted in Co. P, 28th W. V. I. ; he was enrolled in August, 1862, and was in active service until August, 1865, when he v as honorably discharged. Mr. Watson and wife are leading members of the M. E. Church. He owns 175 acres of land, finely improved ; he is active in his support of every interest that gives promise of benefiting or developing the resources of Waukesha Co.

ALiL-ISON M. WEAVER, farmer ; Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Sussex ; son of Stephen and Phcebe Weaver ; he was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 5, 1838 ; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and has been a resident of Waukesha Co. since. He married, in the town of Lisbon, on the 2d of July, 1863, Mary J. M. Smith (daughter of Edward and Mary J. M. Smith, who settled in this county in 1837) ; Mr. Weaver and wife attend the Congregational Church ; their children are William A., born March 8, 1865, died Aug. 26, 1865 ; Jane H., born July 26, 1866 ; Sophia M., born Oct. 16, 1868; George A. T., born Sept. 6, 1872; Agnes P. M., born Sept. 10, 1876; Mrs. Weaver was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., April 14, 1835. Mr. Weaver owns 80 acres of land.

A. S. WEAVER, farmer. Sec. 26; P. 0. Sussex; son of James and EHzabeth Weaver; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., on the 24th of July, 1839. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. B, 28th W. V. I ; he was enrolled in August, 1862 ; participated in every skirmish, siege and battle that his command was in until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He married, in Lisbon, on the 19th of December, 1866, Sarah A. Howard, daughter of Charles and Harriet Howard, early settlers of Lisbon ; Mr. Weaver and wife are members of the Episcopal Church ; they have two children, Harriet E. and Ada R. Mr. Weaver is engaged in farming and hop-growing; owns a well-improved farm.

HON. JAMES WEAVER, Sussex; is a native of County Kent, Eng.; was born Oct. 17, 1800. In 1820, he married, in Sussex Co., Eng., Elizabeth Fielder, a native of that county, born in 1801; in 1830, they came to this country, settled in Oneida Co., N. Y., where they lived until 1837, in the summer of which year they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where she died, March 17, 1867 ; their children were James, born March 30, 1821, died in Oneida Co., N. Y., March 14, 1835 ; Thomas, born Oct. 1, 1822, was a member of the Assembly in 1865 ; William, born Oct. 3, 1824 ; Mary, born Feb. 5, 1826, is the wife of James Craven ; Richard, born Aug. 25, 1827, was a member of the Assembly in 1878, and State Senator in 1880 ; Jane R.j born Aug. 14, 1829, died Dec. 13; 1844 ; Ehzabeth A., born Dec. 27, 1831, is the wife of James Howitt, Andrew Co., Mo.; John, born March 30, 1833, lives in Oregon; Caroline L., born Nov. 30, 1834 ; Edward J., born July 11, 1836 ; Ruth, born Nov. 24, 1837, died July 28, 1838 ; 'Alfred S., born July 24, 1839, was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I. during the rebellion; Emily, born May 11, 1841, is the wife of Robert Frost; Lydia, born July 30, 1842, is the wife of John Russell ; Stephen, born Sept. 28, 1843, died Dec. 2, 1869 ; Richmond T., born Nov. 24, 1845. Mr. Weaver has passed the most of his active life as a hop-grower and farmer ; he was the first to introduce the former industry in the State of Wisconsin ; he has been selected at various times by his fellowcitizens to fill offices of honor and trust, and has been a number of times elected Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and other town offices ; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1856, a position he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people ; he has accumulated a handsome fortune, and now lives in the enjoyment of peace and competence.

JAMES T. W E A VER, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1851, and is therefore a native to the "manor born;" he is the son of Thomas and Betty Weaver, of this town (Lisbon). He married Jane Haskins, daughter of WiUiam and Sarah Haskins, early settlers of this county, and now esteemed citizens of the town of Pewaukee, where they have lived a number of years ; Mr. Weaver and wife attend the Bible Christian Church ; they have two children - George H. and Harcourt S.; in -politics, Mr. Weaver is a Democrat; he is extensively engaged in farming, and is a man of much energy and push.

HOW. RICHARD WEAVER, Sussex; was born in Sussex Co., Eng., Aup. 2,5, 1H27 i received a liberal education in early life ; crossed the Atlantic in 1830 ; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., until 1837, in which year he came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he has since resided. Nov. 22, 1848, he married, in Sussex, Waukesha Co., Wis., Rhoda Stone; they have one daughter, Serena J., the wife of D. P. Topping, a merchant in Sussex. Mr. Weaver has held various town offices ; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1878, and was elected State Senator in 1879 ; Mr. Weaver is extensively engaged in hop-dealing ; is an active business man, and heartily co-operates in all matters pertaining to the growth and prosperity of the county ; he is a man of excellent qualities, and has always maintained an adherence to those principles of honor and fair dealing that hjive secured to him the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has had to do.

RICHMOND T. WEAVER, P. 0. Sussex; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., Nov. 24, 1845 ; is a son of James and Elizabeth Weaver. Remarried in Sussex, on the 10th of November, 1870, Ruth Howard; she was also born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., daughter of Charles and Harriet Howard, early settlers of Lisbon. Mr. Weaver and wife are members of the Episcopal Church ; they have three children ; Charles J., Leslie A, and Ernest Gr. He is engaged in farming and is very successful in the management of his business.

HOX. THOMAS WEAVER, a leading farmer and hop-grower ; P. 0. Lisbon; was born in Sussex, England, Oct. 1, 1 822 ; he emigrated with his parents, James and Elizabeth Weaver, to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1830, thence to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1837, where he married, April 8, 1847, Miss Betty Craven, daughter of Richard and Rachel Craven, now deceased, who were early settlers and esteemed citizens of Lisbon ; she was born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 16, 1826 ; they have had thirteen children, eight of whom are living, viz : James T., of this town ; he married Jane Haskins ; John F. married Annie Bennett; Juha E., wife of Robert Hardy; Betty A., Jane E., Lucy C, Alfred S. and Elmer W. Mr. Weaver wag a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1865 ; he has also filled various local offices in the town of Lisbon. He owns over 400 acres of land and is very extensively engaged in farming and in hop-growing. Mr. Weaver never had any important advantages in early life, but has hewed his own way', by honest efibrt and good management, to his present affluent position. He is enterprising and public spirited as a citizen, and is deservedly very popular.

WIEIilAM WEAVER, Jr., Sec. 16; P.O. Sussex ; is a native of County Sussex, England; was born May 8, 1827 ; in 1830, his parents, William and Mary Weaver, emigrated to Oneida Co., N. Y., thence to town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1839. The subject of this sketch accompanied them, and also located in the town of Lisbon and engaged in farming. His first wife was Mary Craven; she died leaving three children, viz: Ruth S., Mary and Eva; his present wife was Hannah Lewis, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y.; their children are Maggie, Martha J., William L., Mabel, Eunice and Robert. Mr. Weaver has been Assessor of the town of Lisbon four years; Town Treasurer several terms; has also filled various school and other local offices. Himself and wife are members of the Episcopal Church. He owns 100 acres of land.

WIIililAM WEAVER, 2d., hop-grower and dealer. Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Sussex ; was born in County Sussex, England, Oct. 2, 1824; in 1830 came with his parents, James and Elizabeth Weaver, to this country ; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., until 1837, then came to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he married Miss Mary Howitt; they have four children living - Jane, Jeannette, George H. and Mary. Mr. Weaver has filled various local offices. Himself snd wife are leading members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Weaver is extensively engaged in dealing in hops, and is largely engaged in hop-growing.

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A.. S. BAR8f DT, a leading physician and surgeon ; Menomonee Palls ; was born in Montgomery Co., Penn., in 1837 ; he received a classical education in Norristown, Penn., and is a graduate of Rush Medical Institute, Chicago, 111.; he came to Wisconsin in 1858. During the war of the rebellion, he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the 45th W. V. I., and served in that capacity until the close of the war. He has been twice married ; his first wife was Bianca Smith ; she died in 1874 ; by this marriage there are three children - Libbie, Nettie and Jennie ; his present wife was Amelia Lackman ; Dr. Barndt ranks high in his profession ; he has a large practice and has the full confidence and respect of all with whom he is acquainted.

J. D. BERIBfGER, Menomonee Palls; he was born in Bucks Co., Penn., in 1830; in 1851, he came to Wisconsin and lived in the town of Menomonee about one year, then went to Illinois and worked at the carpenter and joiner's trade (which he had learned ^n Pennsylvania) until 1853, when he returned to Pennsylvania and married, on the 17th of January, 1854, Matilda M. Spinner, a native of that county ; in April, 1855, they came to Menomonee Palls, where he engaged in the manufacturing business several years ; they have nine children - Aaron S., George A., John H., Sunia M., Alda M., Eliza A., Carrie E., Ava S. and Minnie D.; Mr. Berringer owns a pleasantly-located farm close to the village ; he has been very successfiil in business and is meeting with the reward that honest effort and industry always bring, that of competence and peaceful enjoyment.

WALTER T. CAJBIP, farmer, also dealer in agricultural implements. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Menomonee Palls; he was born in the town of Menomonee, Waukesha Co., Wis., May 5, 1850 ; his parents, Thomas and Mary Camp, were natives of England, who settled in Menomonee about 1843. He married on the 1st of March, 1871, Jane Wildish,daughterof Charles Wildish, an old and honored citizen of Menomonee ; they have one child, Stella M.; Mr. Camp owns a finely improved farm ; he has also been engaged in the agricultural implement trade several years, and has met with more than ordinary success in that line ; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity ; he was Deputy Sheriff' of Waukesha Co. two years.

JTAMES S. DENT, a prominent citizen of Menomonee, was born in Hornellsville, Steuben Co. > N. Y., Aug. 1, 1831 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1842, with his parents, Richard and Jean Dent ; they settled in the town of Menomonee, Waukesha Co., where they resided during their life.. He married in Granville, Milwaukee Co., on the 5th of Pebruary, 1863, Lemyra J. Oliver; she was born in Orleans Co., N. Y., and was the daughter of John and Elizabeth J. Oliver, who settled in the town of Lisbon, in about 1846, and are now residents of Waukesha ; they have five children living - Andrew B., Willis J., Alice, Elmer, and Sylvie ; in 1861, Mr. Dent was Assistant United States Marshal, and in 1876, was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and Chairman of the Menomonee Town Board twice. Assessor several terms, and has several other offioes ; he owns 120 acres of land and is a successful and leading farmer ; his farm is on See. 17, is well improved and only a short distance from Menomonee Palls, his post oifice address ; Mr. Dent is an active and consistent supporter of the principles of the Republican party ; in every position he has filled, he has given universal satisfaction to his constituents and to the people in general.

JOHIV FLAlVAGABf, farmer. Sec. 14 ; P. 0^ Menomonee Palls ; he was born in the town of Menomonee, Waukesha Co., Wis., Peb. 1, 1849 ; his father, William Flanagan, settled in Menomonee in 1842, and was an honored citizen, being elected to various offices ; he died in August, 1862. Mr. P., the subject of this sketch, married Nov. 25, 1875, Miss Katie Newman, daughter of Michael Newman, a pioneer settler of Waukesha Co.; they have three children - Mary A., Maggie and John : Mr. Planagan has held the office of Chairman of the Menomonee Town Board of Supervisors two terms (1877-78), Town Clerk three years and Justice of the Peace ; he is Secretary of the Menomonee, Germantown and Grahville Mutual Fire Insurance Company, a position he has filled since its organization in 1875 ; he owns a finely located and improved farm ; he takes an active interest in public affairs, and is a public-spirited citizen, taking part in everything to advance the various interests of his town.

MICHAEIj KEATINC)}, Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Lannon Springs; was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, April 3, 1835 ; when he was 2 years of age, his parents, Michael and Ellen Keating, immigrated to Montreal, Canada, thence to Washington Co., N. Y., where they remained until the year of 1843, when they came to Wisconsin and lived in the city of Milwaukee one year, then moved to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, where the subject of this notice married Miss Katie Salmon, and resided in Lisbon until 1872, in which year they moved to their present home; they have one daughter, Nellie. Mr. Keating owns 124 acres of land. Mr. K. is Postmaster of Lannon Springs.

PETER KEEIiEB, merchant, Menomonee Falls; is a native of Montgomery Co., Penn.; was born Feb. 26, 1819. He married, in his native country, Esther Hepler; in 1853, they moved to Whiteside Co., 111.; thence to Menomonee, Wis., in 1855, where she died in 1862 ; their children are Katie, wife of Dr. William Grray, of Bradford, Iowa ; Eli H., was a soldier in 28th W. V. I., during the war of the rebellien; Rachel, wife of Noah Judson, a merchant in Fulton, Neb.; he also served in the 28th W. Y I., during the war of the rebellion ; Mahlon, the youngest of those, resides in Menomonee. In politics, Mr. Keeler is a Republican ; he has been engaged in the mercantile business in Menominee Falls several years, and by bis courteous manners and fair dealing secured a large custom.

REV. THERON liOOMIS, P. 0. Menomonee Falls; was born in Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y., July 7, 1814, and is a lineal descendant of Joseph Loomis, who came from Braintree, England, in 1 638, and settled in Windsor, Conn., in 1 639 ; he received a classical education in Penn Yan Academy, Yates County, and in Hamilton College, N. Y.; received his theological education in Mission Institute, in Quincy, 111.; and in Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio ; he was licensed a minister of the Congregational Church in 1844, in Terre Haute, Ind., and ordained in Waverly, 111., in 1845, and was Pastor of various churches in Illinois until 1848, in which year he moved to Raymond, Wis., where he followed ministerial duties several years ; in 1864, he removed to this town (Menomonee), which has been his home since. Mr. Loomis has been twice married, first in Steuben Co., N. Y., to Eleanor Hankins; she died Oct. 10, 1840; Aug. 7, 1845 ; he married in Quincy, 111., his present wife, Elizabeth Ballard, a native of Worcester Co., Mass., born April 21, 1822 ; their children are Theron, Jr., who was educated at Quincy, 111., and during the war of the rebellion enlisted in Co. Gr, 43d W. V. I.; was honorably discharged ; he married, in Waukesha, Julia Anderson, they now reside in Crete, Neb.; Frank T., born Dec. 3, 1847, died May 2, lS5(i ; Mary E., now engaged in teaching near Lincoln, Neb.; John B., born in Raymond, Wis., Feb. 14, 1853, was educated at the Normal School at Oshkosh, Wis.; has been County Surveyor since Jan. 1, 1879 ; is Secretary of Lincoln Lodge, A., F. & A. M.; he is a young man of great energy and enterprise ; Charles S., born May 8, 1857, educated at Carroll College, Waukesha, is engaged in farming in town of Menomonee.

HOX. THOMAS Mccarty, Sec. 19 ; p. O. Lannon Spring ; was born in Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 29, 1838 ; in 1842, his parents, Dennis and Sarah McCarty, came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Menominee, Waukesha County, where the subject of this notice received a liberal education ;he has been Chairman of the Menomonee Town Board seven terms, and was chosen Chairman of the County Board in 1876, and was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly two terms, 187(1 and 1877 ; is a farmer by occupation ; he owns a pleasantly located farm of 160 acres ; he is closely identified with the public aifairs of the town of Menomonee, and is an earnest worker in behalf of her interests, and therefore is deservedly very popular with the people ; he is a liberal giver, and every worthy enterprise, public or private, receives from him an earnest support.

EDWARD McMU?iXI<xAIi, a leading farmer. Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Lannon Springs; was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1815 ; in 1852, hf immigrated to this country. He has been married twice - to his first wife, Eliza Lane, in Medina, N. Y.; they moved to Wisconsin in 1843, settled in the town of Menomonee, where she died ; their children are Sarah, wife of Michael Summers, of Brookfield, this county ; Thomas, of this lown, he married ]\Iary Fay, of Brookfield ; Mary, wife of Thomas Swift, of Milwaukee ; Mr. McMunnigal's present wife was Mary Halpin. He owns a valuable farm of 240 acres fully improved ; has been elected to various ofiices. Chairman of the Town Board, Assessor, etc., several times.

EDWARD li. NBHS, of the firm of E. L. Nebs, Schlafer & Co., proprietors of steam saw-mill, Menomonee Falls; he is also engaged in farming; Mr. Nehs was born in Lehigh Co., Penn., March 13, 1841 ; came to Menomonee Falls with his parents, Charles and Mary A. Nehs, in 1846. He married, in Menomonee, Elizabeth Krouse ; she was born in Armstedt, Germany, in 1839 ; they have four children - Ida Marv, Owen and Albert. Mr. Nehs owns a pleasantly located and finely improved farm, adjacent to the village of Menomonee Falls. He is public spirited, and takes an active part in promoting the religious, educational and other interests of the village and town ; he has been engaged in carrying on saw-mill in Menomonee Falls several years, and has a large run of work.

J. B. NEHS, proprietor of the Menomonee Flouring Mills, Menomonee Falls; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Jan. 2, 1808. June 21, 1837, he married, in Lehigh Co., Penn., Sarah Jacoby, a native of that county; in 1849, they came to Wisconsin, purchased land where the village of Menomonee Falls now is and have made that village their home since. In 1851-52, Mr. Nehs erected his large stone flouring-mills, in the village of Menomonee Falls, they being the first flouring-mills in the town of Menomonee ; the mill is a massive stone structure, four stories high, and containing every facility for the making of the

. best grades of flour ; the custom work alone, without taking into account the vast quantity of flour shipped, amounts to over 37,000 bushels of wheat yearly. Mr. Nehs is one of the oldest citizens of Menomonee Falls now residing there ; he has always been identified with the business as well as the educational and religious interests of the village, and their present prosperity is, in a great measure, due to his liberality and enterprise.

THOMAS J. PAL.MJBR, farmer. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Menomonee Falls ; is a native of Norfolk, England ; was born May 15, 1830 ; when he was 7 years of age, his parents emigrated to this country, and settled in G-enesee Co., N. Y., where his father, James Palmer, died, and his mother married W. B. Bradley; they came to Wisconsin in 1843, the subject of this notice, Thomas J. Palmer, coming with them ; he lived in Racine Co. one year, then came to the town of Menomonee, where he married Mary Gray, daughter of Anson Gray, who was an early settler of Germantown, Wis. ; she was born in Dorset, Vt. ; they have four children - Anson G., William B., Alice F. and Mark. Mr. Palmer owns a desirably located and well improved farm.

R. S. ROWE, of the firm of Rowe & Webb, proprietors of the Menomonee Falls Pump Factory ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1821 ; in 1837, he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Abner and Mary Rowe; they Uved in Milwaukee until 1839, then moved to Menomonee, where they both died; during his life, he was eminently identified with the public interests, and was elected to various offices. During the war of the rebellion, the subject of this notice, R. S. Rowe, served in Co. A, 28th W. V. I., and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He has filled the office of Chairman of the Menomonee Town Board two terms ; was Justice of the Peace several years ; he is Secretary and District Deputy of Menomonee Lodge, No. 227, I. 0. (). F., being an active member of that Lodge since its organization, in 1873 ;. he is Worthy Chief of the I. 0. Gr. T., and has been permanently identified with the organization and growth of that order since 1859, which year it was organized, in Menomonee Falls. Mr. Rowe has been three times married ; his present wife was Mary Barnes, daughter of William Barnes, a pioneer settler of this county ; Mr. Rowe's children are Abner S., now in Custer City, Dakota ; Mary A., wife of H. PoXj Waukesha ; William H. and Ellen. Messrs. Rowe & Webb manufacture a superior pump, and are meeting with flattering success in their business.

IRA B. ROWELL, of the firm of I. B. Rowell, G. W. Rowell and C. K. Schlafer, proprietors of the Menomonee Falls Agricultural Works ; was born in Naples, Ontario Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1833 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents, Ira and Maria Rowell, in 1843 ; they settled in the town of Lisbon, where they still reside, old and honored residents. Ira B., the subject of this notice, has been twice married ; his first wife was Elizabeth Osborn ; his present wife was Louisa Chipman ; they have two children, Mabel and Harry. Mr. Rowell has been engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements over twenty years, and therefore has a wide experience in that line, which enables him to successfully compete with any manufactory in the Northwest ; he has recently associated with him G-. W. Rowell and C. K. Schlafer, gentlemen of rare business qualifications, and thoroughly .conversant with the manufacturing business in all of its details ; they manufacture the " Peekskill Plow," Nos. 192-20-21 ; Lord's Improved Plow, No. 13; the Badger, No. 4, and the improved E plow, with steel moldboard ; these plows have been thoroughly tested, and found to have superior advantages ; they also make the Rowell Horse Hoe and Cultivator, with stationary or slip tooth ; this is a superior implement for the cultfvation of fallow ground ; Ira B. Rowell & Co. have made quite a number of improvements in the making of agricultural implements ; they use none but the best material, which, combined with their special facilities and large experience, enables them to produce a quality of goods that less experience and old-time methods cannot attain to.

JACOB JL. SCHLAFER, of the firm of E. L. Nehs, Schlafer & Co., proprietors of steam saw-mill, Menomonee Falls ; is also engaged in farming ; he was born in Germantown, Washington Co., Wis., in 1845 ; his parents were Jacob and Katie Schlafer, natives of Germany, who emigrated to this country and were among the first to settle in Washington Co., Wis., March 28, 1872. He married, in Menomonee Falls, Mary Nehs, daughter of Charles and Mary Nehs ; she was born in Menomonee ; they have one child, Adeline L. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Schlafer was in 51st W. V. I., Co. A ; he is a Republican in politics ; is a man of much enterprise.

J. E. SEABOLiD, merchant, Menomonee Falls ; was born in Stuttgardt, Wurtemburg, Germany, on the 28th of April, 1835 ; he received a liberal education in the schools of his native city, and in 1851 came to this country ; lived in the vicinity of Chicago, 111., until 1855, which year he came to Wisconsin, residing about three years in East Troy, Walworth Co. At the end of that time, he came to Menomonee Falls, where he married Adelaide Rodenberger, daughter of John and Hannah Rodenberger, old and esteemed citizens of Menomonee ; they have two children - Clara E. and Nellie T. Mr. Seabold and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; politically, he acts with the Republican party ; in 1871-72, he was Registrar of Deeds, and prior to that was Chairman of the Menomonee Town Board of Supervisors ; he has also been elected to various other local offices, the duties of which he discharged to general satisfaction of the people in general ; at present writing, he holds the office of Notary Public, which he has been the incumbent of over twelve years. Mr. Seabold has associated with him in business J. H. Volland ; they have a full line of dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., and have a large and constantly increasing trade.

CHAKLES WIIiDISH, farmer, Sec. 7; P. 0. Menomonee Falls; was born in County Kent, England, in 1819 ; came to this country in about 1841 ; lived in Oneida County, N. Y., until 1843, when he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Lisbon, where he married Harriet Greengo, a daughter of Jesse Greengo, a pioneer settler of Lisbon ; they have twelve children, viz. : Emily, wife of Henry Jeffery, Lisbon ; Jane, wife of Walter Camp, Menomonee ; Edna, wife of Jacob Johnson, also of Menomonee ; Fannie, wife of Peter Schlafer, Milwaukee ; Orpheia, wife of Albert Stone, Lisbon ; CaiTie, Alice, Hattie, Myron, Joseph and Fred. Mr. Wildish owns 104 acres of finely improved land ; he has been a resident of the towns of Lisbon and Menomonee ever since 1843, and has witnessed them subdued from a wilderness to pleasant fields of cultivation.

Town Of Delafield

A. A. AIKIN, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Pewaukee ; was born in Fairfield Co., Conn , Nov. 4, 1811 ; in 1841, he came to Wisconsin ; settled in New Berlin, where he remained until 1866, in which year he moved to the town of Pewaukee ; lived there two years, then came to Delafield, which has been his home since. He has been three times married ; his first wife was Jane Hyatt ; second wife Harriett Hayes ; his present wife was Abagail Squires, a native of Connecticut; they have ten children; their oldest daughter, Jane Ann, is the wife of Peter Kunz, Sheboygan Co., Wis. ; he was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion ; Harriett A., second oldest daughter is the wife of William Wallace of New London, Wis. ; he served in the 5th W. V. I. three years, then returned and was assigned to Hancock's Corps, where he served until the close of the war ; Mary, third oldest daughter, is the wife of William G-ranger, of Waukesha; George W., oldest son, was a soldier in active service all through the war, in the 28th W. V. I. ; was honorably discharged ; he married Jane Connolly ; they reside on Sec. 1, this town ; Matilda, fourth oldest daughter, is the wife of C. Horner; Clara, fifth oldest daughter, is the wife of William Rauber ; he served all through the war in a Wisconsin regiment ; they now reside in Minnesota Francis, second oldest son, married Jane Crane ; the unmarried children are William, Charles and Nellie Mr. Aikin owns 200 acres of land. Is a Republican in politics.

HOIV. ALBERT ALDEN, Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Delafield ; was born in Portland, Me., Maich 5, 1811, where he received a liberal education, and afterward engaged in the mercantile business; in 1836, he went to New Orleans and clerked in a mercantile house until 1842, in which year he came to Wisconsin and engaged in keeping a general store in the village of Delafield, this county, which business he continued in until 1840; this was the first store established in the town of Delafield; he was also the first Postmaster in the town; in 1846, he was elected Sherifi', a position he filled two years, being the first Sheriff elected in Waukesha County ; he was again elected to the same position in 1864, and again served the people well for two years ; he was a member of the first regular Wisconsin Assembly in 1849, and was afterward elected to the same position for the terms of 1859 and 1860, serving with credit to himself and honor to his constituency. December, 1843, he married, in the town of Summit, Waukesha Co., Wis., Miss Caroline Fairservice, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y. ; they have four children - Albert Jr., Agnes M., wife of Rev. W. 0. Pierson, Pastor of Episcopal Church, Mt. Pleasant, Mich., Virginia, wife of W. F. Brewster, and F. C. Louisa; Mr. Alden owns 360 acres of land; his home is beautifully located near the village of Delafield, on Nagawica Lake.

HENRY BAU, Hartland, was born in the city of New York Oct. 8, 1846 ; in 1858, he came to Wisconsin with his parents, John and Catharine Bau ; they settled in Washington County, where Henry remained about six years ; he then came to Waukesha County, and in 1868 engaged in business in Hartland. April 26, 1875, he married, in Hartland, Annie Spangler, of Jefferson County, Wis. ; they have two children - Charlie, born Feb. 12, 1876 ; John E., born Nov. 7, 1878. Mr. Bau keeps a strictly, firstclass saloon, having a full assortment of the best wines, liquors and cigars ; he also keeps Falk's Milwaukee export beer, which is bottled by A. Grunther & Co ; this beer is unequaled as a beverage, and is warranted to keep in any climate ; Mr. Bau owns his place of business, is public spirited and enterprising. His father died in Washington County ; he was a soldier in active service in a Wisconsin regiment during the war ; was a good soldier ; one of his sons, John Bau, died in the service. At present writing there are only three of his children living, viz. : Henry, whose name heads this notice ; Charles, now in Memphis, Tenn.; Amelia, wife of Ferdinand Lehmann, St. Louis, Mo.

Ck-EORGE BEECHAUDLEY, proprietor of NagaWioa Cottage, Delafield, was born in Sheffield, England ; he came to Wisconsin in 1841 ; his father. Dr. John Beechaudley, was a pioneer settler of Wisconsin. George Beechaudley, the subject of this notice, married, in Delafield, Ann Seaborn, a native of G-loucestershire, England. Their home, Nagawica Cottage, is located on Nagawica Lake, and occupies a magnificent site on the south bank, and commanding a full view of the lake ; the cottage is surrounded by beautiful grounds, and is furnished with every evidence of taste and luxury; every convenisnce to be found in the mansions of Chicago or New York City are to be found at Nagawica ; the hot and fetid atmosphere of a populated city does not enter the chambers of this cottage ; but pure, untainted summer air, wafted on the breath of flowers, floats softly through hall and corridor, filling one with an elysium of delight ; those leaving the hot and dusty city can here congregate during the summer season and while away the hours in luxurious enjoyment.

THOMAS BEECHAUDLEY, farmer. Sec. 22; P. 0. Hartland ; was born in Staffordshire, England, in the year 1836 ; in 1839, his father. Dr. John Beechaudley, came to this country, and hearing glowing reports of Wisconsin, he determined upon locating there, and accordingly proceeded to South Prairie, remaining there until 1841 ; in 1842, he had his family come to Milwaukee, where he met them, and in the same year (1842) they settled in the town of Delafield, Waukesha Co., where they made their home. Thomas Beechaudley, the subject of this notice, has been twice married ; his first wife was Sarah Taylor, she died in 1870 ; his present wife was Annie A. Pynn, maiden name Ottawa, was the widow of Edward Pynn ; by Mr. Beechaudley 's first marriage there are two children - Mary and John ; by his present marriage three - James, Eleanor and Thomas. Mrs. Beechaudley's children by her first marriage are Edward and Ida Pynn. Mr. B. owns 180 acres of land, located south of Hartland, on Pewaukee Lake ; he has been Assessor of the town of Delafield five terms, has also filled the offices of Town Treasurer and Justice of the Peace several terms.

THOMAS BLOOR, farmer. Sec. 10 ; P. 0, Hartland, Wis. ; was born in the town of Lisbon- Waukesha Co., Wis., June 6, 1850 ; his parents, John and Mary Bloor, are old settlers, and still honored citizens of that town. In 1875, he married, in Neosha, Dodge Co., Wis., Miss Sophia Mann ; after their marriage they resided in the town of Lisbon until 1877, when they maved to their present home; their farm is located south of Hartland, a short distance from Pewaukee Lake, is well improved.

ALBERT CAMPBELL,, a leading farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Hartland ; Mr. Campbell is the oldest settler now residing in the town of Delafield ; he is a native of Oneida Co., N. Y. ; he came to Wis, consin in 1837, and in September of that year, settled in the town of Delafield, then in a state of nature, there being scarcely a trace of civilization ; he immediately entered a claim, and set about making a home'ih the wilderness, and how well he has succeeded, his vast acres, costly and substantial buildings, bear witness to. He married in 1840, in the town of Waukesha, Artheusa Watterman, a native of Livingston Co., N. Y. ; they have two children, son and daughter, Alfred and Frankie. Mr. Campbell's farm contains 320 acres, is located in a most desirable portion of the town, being only a short drive from Hartland, and in the vicinity of several beautiful lakes, which add so much to the attractions of Waukesha Co. Success has rewarded him with every eflSbrt of life ; he has kept pace with the growth and improvement of the county, and to such men as Mr. Campbell is due, in a great measure, the present prosperous condition of this county.

JOHIV B. CHRISTENSEN, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Nashotah ; is a native of Denmark ; was born Oct. 31, 1835, in the Parish of Stockemark ; in 1847, he came to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Delafield. While he was on a visit to his native country, in 1863, he married Fredrica Spillman ; she was born in 1844; they have three children - J. Christensen, born in Denmark, June 18, 1864 ; Elizabeth, born in Delafield, July 4, 1870 ; Martina, born Dec. 18, 1874. With the exception of about four years, which was spent in visiting his native place, and a short time he was engaged in business in the village of Merton, Mr. Christensen has been a continual resident of Delafield since 1847 ; he owns 80 acres of land, located on Nagawica Lake, and well improved ; his parents, C. L. and Elizabeth Christensen, both natives of Denmark, settled near Lake Nagawica, in 1847 ; he received a collegiate education in his native country ; he died in "December, 1879; she is still living on the homestead, near the lake, much esteemed by all.

W. M. JACQUES, farmer, Delafield ; was born in Cornwallis, Kings Co.,. Nova Scotia, in 1 8 1 3 ; lie came to Wisconsin in 1844, and located in the town of Delafield, thus becoming one of the pioneer settlers. He has been married twice ; his first wife's maiden name, Anna M. Harris, died at Delafield ; their children are Charlotte C, now wife of A. Patterson, of Geneva Lake, Wis. ; he served in the 24th W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, was wounded at Chickamauga; George P., now a resident of Calumet Co., Wis., his wife was Anna M. Spaulding, of this county ; James, served in the 24th Ohio V. I. during the war, as a 1st Lieutenant; he is married and lives at Leavenworth, Kan. ; Annie M., the wife of James Colby, of Big Rapids, Mich. ; he was a soldier in the 24th W. V. I. during the war, wounded at Nashville ; William M., enlisted in the 24th W. V. C. in the war of the rebellion, served all through, was wounded at Chickamauga. Mr. Jacques' present wife was Elizabeth Vanderpool, a native of Albany, N. Y., born in 1822 ; her father, WiUiam Vanderpool, was a pioneer settler of Vernon, Wis. ; they were married in Waukesha, in 1849 ; they have three children - Isabell S., the oldest, is the wife of Charles Luther, of Calumet Co., Wis. ; he was in the 28th W. V. I. during the war ; Charles S. and Frank B., the two youngest, are home. Mr. Jacques owns a valuable farm adjoining the village of Delafield. He has been elected to and has filled various offices of honor and trust since his residence in Waukesha Co.; is a liberal and public-spirited citizen.

JOSEPH JOHNSON, an extensive dealer in grain, and leading farmer and stock-raiser; Hartland ; was born in Staffordshire, Eng., June 25, 1819. He married, in his native county, Eliza Shepperd ; in 1848, they crossed the Atlantic to this country, and made their home in the city of New York until 1854, then came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Delafield, Waukesha Co., which has been their home since ; their children are Thomas, Nettie, Henry, Eliza, Willie and Arthur ; the oldest son, Thomas, is married and is a resident of Howard Co., Iowa ; Nettie, the oldest daughter, is the wife of the Rev. William E. Toll, Episcopal minister at Sycamore, 111.; the rest of the children are unmarried, and reside in Delafield. Mr. Johnson had his grain elevator erected in 1862 ; his manner of dealing has been such as to secure the entire confidence of the producers ; he therefore does a large business, and has added much to the growth and business of the village ; he owns nearly 500 acres of land in the vicinity of Hart land, and has one of the finest droves of Ayrshire cattle in Wisconsin, with which he bears off the first prizes at county and State fairs ; his house is located a short drive south of the village, where he has surrounded himself with everything pertaining to ease and comfort ; Mr. Johnson is public-spirited, enterprising, is a liberal giver, and has always been active in his support of religious, educational and other interests of the town and county in general ; he has a vivid recollection of the condition of Delafield a quarter of a century ago, and relates many amusing anecdotes of the happenings of that time.

Wllili B. KUNZ, merchant, Delafield; was born in the city of New York March 12, 1855; when he was a child, his parents, Andrew and Julia Kunz, came to this county and settled in the*town of Delafield; Mr. Kunz was educated at Carroll College, Waukesha; in December, 1879, he engaged in the mercantile business in Hartland, his being the principal store in the village ; he keeps a full line of dry goods, groceries, drugs, medicines and everything that is kept in a first-class general store ; he is a thorough business man, and has a large and constantly increasing trade.

WILiLIAM 1/EROY, Jr., merchant and Postmaster, Hartland; was born in Hawkesbury, in the Ottawa District, Canada, April 13, 1830; he came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1842; they settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where he married Miss Lucy J. Poler, a native of Saratoga Co., N. Y.; after their marriage, they resided in Merton until 1870, when they removed to the village of Hartland, and he engaged in the mercantile business, which he has since continued with flattering success ; he carries a full line of general merchandise, has a large trade, and is a thorough, go-a-head business man ; he owns 260 acres of land in the vicinity of Hartland, which he oversees personally; they have one son, John, who is engaged in the store. Mr. Leroy's parents, William and Rachel Leroy, settled, as heretofore stated, in Merton in 1842 ; he is still living, and is in afiluent circumstances ; she died in 18'74 ; their children now living are William, whose name heads this sketch ; Louisa, wife of Chauncy Simonds, of MOwaukee ; and Miss Celia.

CHARLES MOUNT, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Hartland; was born in Kent, Eng., Sept. 5, 1817 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1844 ; settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co.; prior to this, he had lived one year in Oneida Co., N. Y.; in 1858, he moved from Pewaukee to his present home. His first wife's maiden name, Mary A. Howard, died in Pewaukee ; his present wife is Angeline Pynn, a native of Newfoundland, and- daughter of Edward Pynn, a pioneer settler and still an esteemed citizen of this town; they have nine children - Edward, Elisha P., Charlie, Hugh, Sherman, Lewis, Mary F., Katie and Melinda. Mr. Mount owns over 1 60 acres of land, well improved, and is located on Pewaukee Lake, in the vicinity of Hartland.

miLiS SPIIvIjIIAX, farmer; Sec. 10; P. 0. Hartland; was born in Lolland, Denmark, in the year 1835 ; he came to this country in 185Y, and first lived in Washington Co., Wis., a short time, then went to California and engaged in the lumber trade at Lake Tahoe, where he met with good success; when he left Lake Tahoe, he returned to his native place, and in 1 862 attended the World's Pair at London, Eng. ; he then came to this country and married Miss Huldah Peterson ; she was born m the town of Merton, this county, her parents being pioneer settlers of that town. During the siege of Nashville, in the war of the rebelUon, Mr. Spillman was in the service of the Government at that place ; he served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged; in 1866, he went to Montana, followed mining near Helena until 1867, then went to^Idaho, remaining there until autumn, then returned to this county, and himself and family went to Europe on a pleasure trip, remaining until 1870 ; in 1872, he engaged in contracting and building in Chicago, 111., and did a large business; in 1878, he was in the Black Hills, Dakota. They have five children - Gertrude, Haelstrom, Eugene, Elmer and Clarence. Mr. Spillman is a member of- the Town Board of Supervisors, and has filled other local offices ; he owns a valuable and finely located farm.

F. A. ST APS, a leading merchant, Hartland; was born in Saxony, Germany, March 10, 1840; came to this country, while a boy, with his father, F. A. Staps ; received a liberal education in Milwaukee, and engaged as clerk in a mercantile house there until 1860 ; then came to Merton, Waukesha County, and, in 1864 formed a copartnership with Francis Schraudenbach, a leading and pioneer merchant of this couhtv; they did the ujost extensive business in the mercantile line of any store in the county at that time ; in 1870, he sold out his interest in the store at Merton to Mr. Schraudenbach, who is still doing a large business there ; in 1874, he established a general store in Hartland, where he has since continued, securing a large and constantly increasing trade. Mr. Staps married, in 1866, Miss Caroline, daughter of Francis Schraudenbach, of Merton ; they have two children - Nettie May, born June 5, 1867 ; Irving, born Jan. 1, 1876. Mr. Staps carries a full line of everything that is usually kept in a first-class general store; he is a thorough, go-ahead business man, and by fair dealing and strict business integrity has secured the confidence of all.