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of land ; is engaged in farming knd stock-growing ; his farm is splendidly improved, and well located He has been more than ordinarily successful in life, and has accumulated quite a property.

JOHX HODGSON, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Pewaukee, is a native of Yorkshire, England ; was born Nov. 5, 1815. In 1836, he married in his native country, Anna Sellers; in 1858, they emigrated to this country, located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they have since resided. Their children are - George, who married Mary Haskins, they reside in this town (Pewaukee) ; William, married EmmaRedford, they reside in St. Mary's, Kansas; John, married Emily Haskins; Thomas, married Alvina Keeter ; Robert, not married, blacksmith, at St. Mary's, Kansas ; Albert, a teacher ; Mary, Ella and Jane. Mr. Hodgson owns 122 acres of land ; is aa enterprising farmer and is quite extensively engaged in stock-raising ; his farm is well improved, and fairly located. Jlr. Hodgson owes his success in life to his own efforts, which have been marked by enterprise and energy ; he has made for himself a competence, which renders him independent of engaging in the turmoil of active life during his declining years.

HON. M. S. HODGSON, Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Waukesha; was born in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., May 3, 1843. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. K, 17th Mich. Inf ; served with Gen. Grant, through the seige of Vicksburg, and with Gen. Burnside, through the seige of Knoxville ; was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1875. January 25, 1879, he married Jessie North, daughter of Prof. A. F. North, of Pewaukee. He is extensively engaged in farming, and is one of Pewa ukee's most enterprising and energetic citizens, and has taken an active part in the advancement of her public

THOMAS HODGSON, farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Waukesha; was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 24th of April, 1850; came to this country with his parents, John and Anna Hodgson, settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis.; he married on the 17th of December, 1872, in the town of Lisbon, Alvina Keeter; she was the daughter of Jacob and Henrietta Keeter, of this county, and was born Aug. 14, 1851 ; they have one child, James H., born Dec. 12, 1873. Mr. Hodgson owns 91 acres of land most desirably located.

SOLOMON HORN, farmer, Pewaukee; this gentleman, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, is a native of County Kent, England; born March 7, 1829; in 1836 his parents emigrated to America, lived in New York City until the spring of 1837, when they came to Wisconsin and settled in Milwaukee Co., where they remained until the following year, when they moved to this town (Pewaukee) ; in 1849, he went to California, followed gold mining in Placerville and vicinity until 1852, when he returned to this county. July 3, 1854, he married in Pewaukee, Hannah Edwards, daughter of Thomas and Hunnah Edwards, natives of Wales, who settled in this county in 1842. thus becoming pioneer settlers; they have four children - Solomon T., who married in this county Ella Ford, they now live in Atwood, Kan.; Julia, wife of Frank Bartlett, of Pewaukee, Sylvia and Clara. Mr. Horn owns a finely improved farm adjacent to the village of Pewaukee. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

CHARLES JAMES, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Waukesha; was born in Cardiganshire, Wales, in 1820 ; came to this country in 1847, settled in the town of Ottawa, Waukesha Co., Wis.; has been twice married; first wife was Esther Edwards; she died in Genesee, this county; present wife was Margaret Williams ; by first marriage there were two children - Charles, who now lives in Delafield ; he married Elizabeth Davis; John lives in Kansas; present wife was Margaret Williams, a native of Wales, and a daughter of John and Mary Williams, early settlers of Waukesha Co.; they have eleven children - John, who works at the carpenter and joiner's trade, Mary G. , George E., a druggist in Kansas, William, Henry, Morgan, Alice, Margaret, Samuel D., Arthur and Irwin. Mr. James owns 95 acres of land; has been a resident of the town of Pewaukee a number of years ; in early life he learned the stonemason's trade, and worked at it the most of his active life.

JK. W. JENKINS, farmer ; P. 0. Waukesha ; is a native of Montgomeryshire, North Wales ; born in the year 1820 ; he came to this country in 1842 ; lived in Utica, N. Y., until 1844, working at shoemaking, a trade he had learned in his native country; in 1844 he came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he remained about one year, at the end of which time he removed to his present home. He married, in Racine, Wisconsin, Jane James ; she was also a native of Wales ; was born in Cardiganshire ; they have four children, William, John, Mary and Sarah. Mr. Jenkins owns a desirably located farm of 230 acres of land, located on the Waterville road, three miles distant from Waukesha; he is extensively encraged in farming and stock-raising, and has been very successful in life. He has been elected to various local offices ; is the present School Treasurer in his district, a position he has filled several terms; was Town Assessor, and has also been elected to other local offices.

J, AUGUST JESSE, farmer ; Sec. 15; P. 0. Waukesha^, was born ib Bramberg, Prussia, Oct. 11, 1841 ; came to this country in 1865; lived in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., until the following year (1866), when he went to Virginia City, Nev., remaining until 1874, in which year he returned to this town, Pewaukee. May 18, 1875, he married in Pewaukee; the maiden name of his wife was Lizzie Heil. He is a member of the Town Board of Supervisors ; owns 150 acres of land, finely improved ;' is an energetic and enterprising citizen, and active in public aflFairs.

WHjUIAM JONES, proprietor of meat market, Pewaukee ; was born in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., April 17, 1847, therefore is a native to the manor born. His father, John L. Jones, a native of England, emigrated to this country, and settled in Pewaukee in 1845, remaining until 1852, when he returned to England, taking his family with him. In Wellington, England, the subject of this sketch married Harriet M. Palin; in 1869, they came to this country, and he engaged in his present business (that of keeping market) ; the same year they had four children - Walker C, Walter F., John F. and William. Mr. Jones is at present writing a member of the Village Council ; he is an enterprising business man, possessed of much energy, and, by his courteous manners and fair dealing, has secured a large and constantly increasing trade.

JOHN KENDELili, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Sussex; was born in Dorsetshire, England, Jan. 26, 1834; he married, in his native country, Mary Ann Spurrier; she died in England, and he came to this country in 1871 ; located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., which has been his home since. Feb. 6, 1875, he married his present wife, Mary A. Kendell, a native of J>orohester, Eng., widow of Nicholas Kendell, and the daughter of James W. and Mary A. Wilkins, who were esteemed citizens of Lisbon, this county ; by Mr. Kendell's first marriage there were three children - Fannie J., now the wife of J. W. Wilkins, a leading farmer of Pewaukee; Henry W., George W. Mr. Kendell owns a pleasantly located farm, and is a liberal and public-spirited citizen, always ready and willing to take part in any enterprise that gives promise of general good.

S. W. KETCHUM, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Duplainville ; was born Nov. 6, 1817, in Livingston Co., N. Y. ; he came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., in May of that year. He married, in Pewaukee, in 1849, Miss Philena Wickware ; she was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., and was the daughter of John and Alice Wickware, early settlers of Oswego, N. Y. Mr. Ketchum has continually resided in the toWn of Pewaukee since May, 1845, and is one of the oldest settlers living in the eastern portion of the town ; he owns a pleasantly located farm, well improved; his father, Sylvester Ketchum, was a native of Chenango Co., N. Y. ; he married Lucy Woodward ; they came to Wisconsin in an early day; he is buried in the town of Lisbon, this county; she is living in Chautauqua Co., N. Y.

ANTHONIT LiABAIR, JR., boot and shoe dealer, Pewaukee: was born in Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y., where his early life was spent, with the exception of seven years which he lived in Canada; in 1859, he came to Wisconsin and engaged in his present business. He has been twice married - first, in Clinton Co., N. Y.. to Catherine Trombly; she 'died in Pewaukee; his present wife was Catherine Walsh, daughter of Edward P. and Mary A. Walsh, pioneer settlers of Milwaukee; they have one child - Edward A. Mr. Labair has been a member of the Village Council two years, and has held the office of Town Treasurer, and taken an active part in the promotion of the public interests of Pewaukee ; in polities, he is a Republican ; his father, Anthony Labair, is a native of Lacadia, Canada. He married, in Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y., Rebecca Goike ; about a year after they were married, they went to Canada, remaining there about seven years, at the end of which time, they returned to Clinton Co., N. Y., moving thence to Wisconsin in 1855, locating in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where they still reside, old and respected citizens.

WILLIAM LANGMIRE, farmer. Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Pewaukee ; was born in Westmoreland, Eng., May 8, 1803. June 20, 1841, he married in his native country Miss D. Knight, a native of Lancastershire, Eng. ; born June 20, 1813 ; in 1844, they came to America, settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they have since lived ; they own a nicely improved farm, located in full view of Pewaukee Lake. Mr. Langmire and wife are old settlers of Pewaukee; they have witnessed the trials incident to settling of a new country, and have, by perseverance and industry, made themselves a comfortable home, where they are spending their remaining years with that comfort and peace they are well entitled to ; they have been very successful in life.

M. LYONS, wagon and carriage maker, Pewaukee ; is a native of Genesee County, N. Y. ; was born in the Town of Bethany, Sept. 17,1831 ; while he was young, his parents, John and Betsey Lyons, moved to Batavia, N. Y., where he was educated ; in 1848, he came to Wisconsin and located in Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., where he remained till Aug. 20, 1862, when he enlisted at Milwaukee in Co. E, 24th W. V. I. ; served until June, 1865, when he was honorably discharged; he was in a number of battles, the principal ones being Resaca, Altoona, Atlanta, Franklin, Spring Hill and Nashville ; after his discharge from the United States service, he returned to Wisconsin, and worked in Milwaukee at his trade about one year ; then went to Wauwatosa, where he engaged in farming for several years ; then came to the town of Brookfield, this county, where he married, Sept. 18, 1878, Mary Magill, a native of the City of New York ; they have one child, Alice E.

FUAXK McBEAJf, Pewaukee; is a native of Livingston Co., N. Y.; was born in the town of York, July 26, 1837; he was educated, and learned the painter's trade in his native town In 1857, he came to Wisconsin and located in the county of Waukesha, where he married, in December, 1858, Charlotte Bull, a native of Derbyshire, Eng ; their children are Frank E., Alice, Mary E., Lucy and George. During the war of the rebellion, Mr McBean served in 13th W. V. I ; enlisted at Janesville in December, 1861, veteraned in February, 1864, re-enlisted and served until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged; while in the service he was Sergeant; after his discharge from the service he lived in the town of Merton, this county, until 1873, in which year he removed to Pewaukee, where he has since resided. He is, at present writing. Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk.

JOHN MADDEIV, proprietor of " Rocky Point Farm," P 0. Pewaukee ; was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, Oct. 26, 1825 ; crossed the Atlantic in 1 834, making his home in Burlington, Vt., until 1837, when he went to Canada, remaining until 1847, in which year he came to Milwaukee, Wis , where he lived about four years, then came to this county, and married, at Menominee, June 16, 1851, Mary Ryan (daughter of Patrick and Mary Ryan, pioneer settlers of Watertown, Wis); they lived in Menominee until 1865, then moved to the town of Merton, thence to where they now reside in 1871; their children are .seven - Annie, wife of Patrick Cudahay, Milwaukee; Thomas, George, Mary, John, Daniel, Cornelius, deceased; Michael. Mr. Madden's farm consists of 112 acres, and is as desirably located as any in the town of Pewaukee.

G^EORGE W. MANNERING, painter, Pewaukee; was born in Hamilton, N. Y, Oct. 5, 1840 ; while he was a child his parents moved to Clinton, Oneida Co , where he remained until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion ; he was the first man in that county to enlist in the cause ; he served in Battery A, 1st N Y., about ten months, at the end of which time he was transferred to the 8th N. y. Light Artillery, in which he served until Sept. 12, 1864, when he was honorably discharged; the records of his regiment show he was a gallant and brave soldier ; he came to Wisconsin in 1 873, located in Pewaukee; engaged in painting, having learned that trade in the East, and, being an excellent workman, he has a large and constantly increasing business He has been twice married ; his first wife was Sarah J Corbett; she died in Pewaukee; his present wife was Ella Lockhart. There are two children by the first marriage - Alice H. and Edward C. Mr. Mannering is a Republican in politics; is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

A. O. MARSH AliLi, farmer. Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Waukesha ; was born in Poultney, Rutland Co , Vt., in 1826; in 1854, went to Cleveland, Ohio; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1855; located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where he married, in 1863, Amaretta Clinton, daughter of Allen and Adaline Clinton, who settled in this town (Pewaukee) in 1837 ; she was born in St. Lawrence Co , N. Y. ; they have had four children, none of Whom are living Mr. Marshall has filled various local offices. He owns 105 acres of land. His parents were Ichabod .and Mary Marshall, who came to Wisconsin in 1855, settled in this town (Pewaukee), and were honored citizens. Mr. Marshall is a leading farmer in the tow., of Pewaukee, and his home is surrounded with all the modern improvemeiits that tend to promote comfort.

NATHAN F. MAYNARD, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Waukesha ; was born in the town of Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 29, 1815 ; he remained in Madison Co. until 1837, in which year he came to Wisconsin and lived in Milwaukee until 1843, when he came to the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he has resided since. Mr. Maynard has been married three times ; his first wife was Desdemona Raymond, a native of New York, born Jan. 15, 1821, died Jan. 29, 1850 ; his second wife, Mary J. Sampson, was born in New York ; she died July 4, 1852 ; his present wife, Sally A. White, was born April 15, 1833, in Jefierson Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; children by first marriage were William A., Franklin C. and M. Josephine ; the two sons were soldiers of the Union during the war of the rebellion, William A. serving in Co. A, 28th W. V. I. three years, and Franklin C. in a Wisconsin Battery ; both were honorably discharged at the close of the war ; the daughter, M. Josephine, is the wife of P. A. Canwright, who was a soldier in the 24th W. V. I. for four years; by Mr. Maynard's present wife the children are Desdemona, Waldo D., Raymond K., Theda, Lilly B., Hazen W., Nathan F. B. and Sherman N. Mr. M. owns 114 acres of land; politically he acts with the Eepublioaa party ; is a member of the M. E. Church.

GEORGIA mJISTZ, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. 0. Pewaukee; is a native of Wurtemburg, Germany; was born April 6, 1830 ; in 1855 he came to this country and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he has since resided. Mr. Muntz has been married three times ; his first wife was Caroline Sultenham ; second wife Gertrude Tich ; his present wife was Minnie Weidenhaft ; his children are August, Katie, Bertha, Mena, Eddie, Huldah, George, Theodore, Oscar and Herman ; all of the children live in Pewaukee except the two oldest, August and Katie, who are in California. Mr. Muntz owns 75 acres of land, well improved.

P. D. HUKREY, farmer. Sec. 35; P. 0. Waukesha; was born in County Longford, Ireland, in the year 1798 ; he came to this country in 1822 ; lived ten years in the city of Buffalo, N. Y. ; at the breaking-out of thf> Black Hawk war, he entered the employ of the Government ; in 1835, he came to Milwaukee, Wis. Married, in Milwaukee County, in 1840, Miss Mary A. Malone ; they resided in Milwaukee County until 1854, when they came to this (Waukesha) county, and have made their home in the town of Pewaukee the greater portion of the time since ; their children are James, now at Appleton, Wis. ; he married in Waukesha, Sarah O'Connor ; William P. married Mary A. Hutchinson ; they live in this town (Pewaukee), where he is extensively engaged in farming. Mr. Murrey is one of the pioneer settlers of the Northwest, and has been identified with its growth, step by step. He is now spending his declining years in that peace and prosperity which an upright life alone insures.

JOHlKi' PARKER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. 0. Pewaukee; was born in Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 2, 1827. He married in his native country, Elizabeth Coy; they came to this country in 1850 ; lived in Wisconsin one year ; then went to Lockport, Ills., where she died Jan. 27, 1852 ; after which he returned to Wisconsin and lived in Waukesha until 1858, in which year he moved to Pewaukee. where he has since resided ; his present wife was Elizabeth McCarty ; by his first marriage there were two children, one of whom is living, William, proprietor of a restaurant in Pewaukee ; by his second marriage there are seven children - Mary J., Ellen E., John, Charles, Katie and Frank. Mr. Parker owns 145 acres of land, finely improved.

ALEXANDER PARSONS, Pewaukee; was born in St. Edwards, Canada, Aug. 7, 1843 ; in 1858 he came to Waukesha Co., Wis. ; lived in Pewaukee about one year, at the end of which he went to Oconto, thence to Depere, Brown Co., where he enlisted in Co. F., 14th W. V. I., which was mustered into the United States service in January, 1862, and departed from Camp Wood, Fond du Lac, under command of Col. David E. Wood, for St. Louis, Mo., March 8, 1862, and served in the Western division most of the time until mustered out of the service ; he participated in the battles of Shiloh, luka, Corinth ; in the latter he was severely wonnded, unfitting him for active service ; he was also wounded at Shiloh, and had taken part in several skirmishes; after being honorably discharged from the service of his country he returned to Wisconsin and lived in Pewaukee about two years ; then went to Omaha, Neb., and was in various places in the Western States and Territories until about 1870, in which year he returned to Pewaukee, where he has since lived. He married, in Pewaukee, Miss Addie King ; they have six children.

GEORGE P. PEFFER, Proprietor of the Pewaukee Fruit Farm and Nursery ; was born in the Village of Hina, near Landau, New Bavaria, in 1821. In 1835, he emigrated with his parents, George and Prances Peffer, to the City of New York ; thence to Erie County, Penn., where he learned the carpenter's trade. In 1841, he came West, worked at his trade in Milwaukee a short time, then came to Waukesha, this cbunty, where he worked until 1842, in which year he came to Pewaukee, which has been his home since. Nov. 21, 1845, he married in Milwaukee, Amelia Bronnenkent; she was born in Baden, Germany, Sept. 15, 1824. Their children were eleven, nine of whom are living, viz.: Justine, Josephine, Catherine, George W., Joseph A., Amelia A., Clara E., Ellen M., and Charles P. The deceased were George H. and Mary. Mr. Peffer's Fruit and Nursery Farm contains 162 acres, and is one of the first fruit-growing and nursery farms in Waukesha County, and contains every variety of ornamental and fruit trees that will thrive in this portion of Wisconsin. He has done much for the improvement of the Town of Pewaukee, and is one of her most enterprising citizens.

HENRY O. PUTNEY, farmer. Sec. 36; P.O.Waukesha; was born in this town (Pewaukee) June 14, 1839. His parents were Aaron S. and Sarah A. Putney, now deceased, who settled where he now lives, in about 1838, and were honored citizens of Waukesha County during their lives, he for several years being in the mercantile business in Waukesha. Henry 0. Putney has been twice married, his first wife was Marietta, daughter of George C. and Nancy Alexander ; she died in Pewaukee. His present wife was Ella M., daughter of George A. and Mary Love, pioneer settlers of Genesee, this county, where she was born. By first marriage there were five children - Hattie A., Nettie, Nellie, Henry 0. and George Sydney. Mr. Putney owns 140 acres of land. He has resided in Waukesha County since his birth, with the exception of four years, when he resided in Rock Co., Wis. He is a leading and enterprising citizen, and takes a due interest in the progress of the county.

THOMAS QUINIiAlV, proprietor of general blacksmith shop, also manufacturer of light and heavy carriages, wagons, etc., Pewaukee, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in the year 1838 ; he learned the blacksmith trade in his native country. In 1860, he came to this country ; came to Waukesha County, Wis.; the tame year, and has continued to be a resident of the county since. He married, in Waukesha, Miss Annie Coleman, daughter of Michael Coleman, an early settler of that village. They have four children - Charlie, Thomas, William and John. Mr. Quinlan was a member of the first village board of trustees elected in Pewaukee, and is a member of the board at present writing. He has now been engaged in general blacksmithing, carriage and wagon making, in Pewaukee, several years. He is a master mechanic, thoroughly understanding his business, and thereby has built up a large and constantly increasing trade.

E. RIFORD, farmer; P. 0., Pewaukee; was born in this town (Pewaukee), Feb. 28, 1843. His parents were Seth and Phoebe Riford, who came to Wisconsin in 1837, settling in Pewaukee, where they resided until their deaths, which occurred, his in 1875, and hers in 1876 He married, at Ooonomowoc, this county, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry and Maria J. Smith, who were pioneer settlers of Waukesha County. She was born in Pewaukee. They have three children - Nellie, Hattie and MaryB. Mr. Riford is engaged in farming, and is an active, go-ahead young man, very enterprising.

GEORGE ROBERTS, farmer. Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Pewaukee, was born in Lincolnshire, Eng land, June 3, 1825 ; came to this country in 1852 ; lived in Lisbon, this county, until 1855, then came to Pewaukee, where he owns, in connection with Joseph Cooper, 202 acres of finely improved land.

JOHIV ROSS, Pewaukee, is a native of Scotland, was born June 30, 1841. In 1842, his parents, Daniel and Catherine Ross, emigrated to this country ; lived in Akron, Ohio, until 1844, when they came to Wisconsin, located in the town of Delafield, Waukesha Co., residing there until the following year, when they moved to Pewaukee, where she died shortly afterward, and he in 1865. Their children are John, Catherine, now wife of I. S. Redford, of Menomonee, this county, and Elizabeth, now deceased. The oldest of these children, John Ross, has resided in this county since his parents' coming. During the war of the rebellion, he served in Co. F, 5th W. V. I., enlisted at Waukesha, in 1861, mustered into the service at Madison, served until May, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. A few months prior to his being discharged, he was transferred from Co. P, 5th Reg., to Co. G, 52d Wis. Reg., and made Second Lieutenant, being discharged as such. He participated in many severe engagements, the principal ones being - Yorktown, Williamsburg, front of Richmond, 7 days, Manassas, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg (twice), Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Rappahannock Bridge and t'.ie battle of the Wilderness, where he was severely wounded, on the 5th of May, 1864 ; he was also wounded at Fredericksburg No. 2. In 1871, he went to California, and was in the employ of different railroad companies in a survey party through California and some of the Territories, until September, 1876, when he returned to this county, Oct. 10, 1876. He married, in Pewaukee, Miss Clara A., daughter of the Hon. George Cairncross, of Lisbon, this county. They have two children - Floyd and Amy. Mr. Ross is the present Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. He is extensively engaged in the manufacture of lime, which business he has been engaged in several years; is an energetic business man, and an enterprising, public-spirited citizen.

JOSEPH SCHAFFER, farmer; Sec. 13; P. 0. Duplainville; was born near Stuttgart, the capital of Wurtemburg, Germany, on the 28th of May, 1839. In 1847 he came with his parents, John and Margaret Schaffer, to this county, and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wis., thus becoming early settlers. He was married in Pewaukee to Miss Minnie Busse, daughter of Samuel Busse ; they have six children, Caroline, John, Willie, Emma, Sarah, and Samuel. Mr. Schaffer has been a resident of the town of Pewaukee since 1847, with the exception of five or six years he spent in California. He owns, 80 acres of land, finely improved ; his father died in 1876 ; his mother is still living.

THOMAS SHIEEDS, farmer ; Pewaukee ; is a native of County Tipperary, Ireland ; was bom near the town of that name in 1826. He emigrated to this oountrv in 1850, and has been a resident of

Waukesha County, Wis., since that time, with the exception of about four yearst He was married in the city of Waukesha to Mary A. Nash ; they have eight children living, John, Thomas, William, Joseph, Mary A., Johanna, Ellen, Margaret, and Eliza. He has been a resident ofPewaukee over 25 years; has been a member of the Village Council since its organization; owns 130 acres of land, over 70 of it being within the village corporation ; his farm is nicely improved ; he is an active, go-ahead citizen, and one who always has worked for the advancement of the public interests of Pewaukee.

AMOS SMITH (deceased), was a native of Oswego County, N. Y. He was married in Livingston County to Mary Frazier, a native of that place ; they came to Waukesha County, Wis., in about 1846, and in 1849 he went to California, remaining there two years ; he afterward went to Pike's Peak. On his return from the latter place, he engaged in manufacturing and was a most energetic and enterprising citizen, taking an active part in the progress and development of the interests of Waukesha County. He was accidentally drowned in Pewaukee Lake ; his death was heard with sadness ; he was an openhearted, generous man ; he loved his friends and loved to show, in some natural way, his regard for them. His wife is now living in Pewaukee, a most estimable woman. Their children are John and Luke, in Oregon, Henry in St. Paul, Minn., and Mary J., wife of J. Fields.

C. P. SMITH, editor of Pewaukee Standard; was born in Armada, McComb Co., Mich., Aug. 2, 184"i. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted at Belle Plain, Minn., in Co. A, 4th W. V. 1. ; served three years and eight months ; was honorably discharged at Detroit, Mich. ; was in several engagements, among them being Corinth, luka and Vicksburg. He married in 1865, Miss Annie Holland. As an editor he stands among the first of the profession, and is held in high esteem as a citizen. He is a man of studious habits, of positive convictions and great energy, and, for what he believes to be right, will stand against the world.

ISAAC JB. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. 0. Pewaukee ; was born in Bradwell, Oxfordshire, Eng., Dec. 25, 1 822. In 1831, he came to this country in company with his father and two brothers, and lived in the State of New York until 1840, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and entered the farm he now resides on ; April 28, 1849, he married, in the town of Lisbon, this (Waukesha) County, Jeannette Small, eldest daughter of John and Isabel Small, pioneer settlers of the town of Lisbon ; she was born in Perthshire, Scotland. They have eight children : Helen E., wife of Dr. J. W. Cancross, a leading physician at Mukwonago,this county ; Albert W., teacher, at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County ; George E., teacher, at Merton, this county ; Belie and Kittle J., teachers, Wauwatosa ; Jennie M., Alsie and Nettie M., attending school. Mr. Smith takes an active interest in religious and educational matters, and has, for a number of years, been a leading member of the Baptist Church. He owns a finely located and well-irh proved farm.

OEORCrE W. STEBIiE, carriage and wagon manufacturer, Pewaukee ; was born in Lennox, Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1837 ; came to Waukesha County in 1855 ; he has been twice married, first in Lisbon, Kendall Co., 111., to Mary E. Wilcox, a native of that place; born July 24, 1840, and daughter of H. G. Wilcox, Esq., a pioneer settler of Kendall Co., and now one of her most prominent citizens. They were married in 1876. She died in Pewaukee, April 14, 1873; one child by this marriage - Albert, born in Lisbon, 111. Dec. 5, 1877, Mr. Steele married his present wife, Ellen Curran ; she was born in Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wis., April 2, 1851, and was the daughter of Robert and Chloe Curran, pioneer settlers of Brookfield, and now respected citizens of Waukesha, where they moved in 1876. Mr. Steele and wife are members of the Congregational Church. They have one child - Edna, born in Pewaukee. He is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. ; has been engaged in carriage and wagon making in Pewaukee since 1864 ; does good work, and consequently has been successful in business. He is a liberal and enterprising citizen.

WIIiL/IS A. STEELE, Pewaukee ; was born in Simsburg, now Canton, Hartford Co., Ct., Jan. 9, 1799, where he remained until he was 8 years of age, then moved with his parents, Jesse and Luceria Steele, to New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Ct., there remaining until 1822, when he went to Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., where he married, on the 11th of July, 1836, Sophia Botsford, a native of Vernon, N. Y.; born June 4, 1807 ; she died in Lenox, May 27, 1845 ; one child, George W.,now of Pewaukee, April 6, 1848. Mr. Steele married his second wife, Zeura McNeil ; they came to Wisconsin in 1855, settling in Menomonee, Waukesha Co.; moved thence to Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., where they lived until 1864, when they came to Pewaukee, where she died March 31, 1879. One daughter living, Clarissa, wife of E. Giflford, Hennepin Co., Minn. Mr. Steele was a Captain in a company of New York State Militia several years. Has filled various local oflSces, and is a leading member of the Congregational Church.

WIIiLIAM TAYL-OR, farmer, Sec. 6; P. 0., Pewaukee; was born in .Yorkshire, England, Dec. 18, 1801. He married in England Barbara Cabstie; they emigrated to America in 1845, settled where they now reside, thus becoming early settlers of Pewaukee. Their children are Emma, wife of Wm. Taylor, New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis.; John, manager of farm ; Sarah, wife of William Steele, Lisbon, this county ; Rachel G., George and Mary. Mr. Taylor owns 220 acres of land. His farm is well improved, and well adapted to farming and stock-raising.

HOIV. WILiJLIAM H. THOMAS, District Attorney, Pewaukee; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1821. In early life received a liberal education, came to Wisconsin in 1838, and has resided in Waukesha Co. since. He was a member of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature in 1846, and was a member of the State Assembly in 1849 and 1861; was elected District Attorney in 1879. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Thomas served as a Captain in the 3d W. V. C. He is in the active practice of law ; is a well-read lawyer, and has but few superiors in the management of law cases, and presents his cases to a jury with great energy and effectiveness.

RUSSELi WAITE, farmer,, Pewaukee; is a native of Solon, Cortland Co., N. Y. ; was born May 4, 1818 ; when he was 18 years of age he went to Honesdale, Penn., where he learned the carpeii-' ter's and joiner's trade ; continued it at that place until 1840, when he went to Ohio; worked at his trade in various towns in that State, then went to Natchez, Miss., where he remained but a short time ; in 1842 he came to Wisconsin, located in Elk Grove, Lafayette County, where he married on the 4th of May, 1 848, Elizabeth Small, a native of Perthshire, Scotland, born near the city of Perth Aug. 16, 1828, and immigrated with her parents, John and Isabel Small, to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1841. They have had seven children ; Ira W., married Josephine Jerenson in Dodge Co., Wis. ; they reside in Eagle, this county ; John J., live.s in Exeter, Neb. ; Isabel E., dead ; Lizzie M.; Amy, deceased ; Lina, William R. Mr. Waite went to California in 1851, remaining there until 1853; then returned to Wisconsin, lived in the town of Lisbon, this county, until 1875, when he renaoved to the village of Pewaukee, where he has since resided. He owns a pleasantly located farm on Sees. 5 and 8, town of Pewaukee ; is at the present time Treasurer of Pewaukee, and is active in public affairs.

HON. WILIilAM HEXRY WASHRURN was bom in Canadaigua, N. Y., June 15, 1842 ; his parents removed the same year to Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he received a liberal education. Feb. 1, 1871, he married in Appleton, Wis., Miss C. Heath, daughter of J. N. Heath, a pioneer settler of Pewaukee, and now a resident of Appleton ; they have one son, Holland F. During the war of the rebellion Mr. Washburn enlisted as a private in Co. G, 28th W. V. I. ; served in the Western army about one year, and was discharged on account of sicknesd. He spent three years in California (1864-66) ; was a Supervisor of the town of Pewaukee in 1868 ; one year in Europe (1874). He was elected to the Wisconsin Assembly in 1879, a position he filled with credit to himself and honor to the State.

REV. JAMES H. WATERMAX, Pewaukee ; was born in the town of Lee, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he attended the district schools for several years ; afterwards attended the High School at Rome, N. Y.; completed his education at the Casenovia Institute, in Casenovia, Madison Co., N. Y.; in 1839, he engaged in manufacturing in Annsville, N. Y., and continued therein until 1842, when he came to Wisconsin and located where he now lives ; after his coming to Wisconsin, he was ordained a minister of the Congregational Church ; had pastoral charge of that church at Pewaukee about eight years, and has been Secretary of the church for a period of over a quarter of a century. He married Miss Mary M., daughter of Nathaniel and Permelia Goss, who were early settlers of Pewaukee ; she was born in Greenland, N. H.; they have three children living - Martha S., wife of Charles G. Law, of Milwaukee ; Charles W., of Neosho Falls, Kan., and Frank S., at home. Mr. Waterman has been elected to various local offices ; he owns 108 acres of land in Sec. 5, finely located and well improved, and adjacent to the village of Pewaukee, and lake of that name.

STEPHEN WEAVER, Pewaukee; was born in County Sussex, England, June 25, 1810 ; in 1830, he emigrated to Oneida Co., N. Y.; moved thence to Kingsbury, Broome Co., N. Y., where he married his first wife, Elizabeth Maxon, a native of Delaware Co., N. Y.; she died in Oneida Co., N. Y., in December, 1832 ; his second wife was Phoebe Maxon ; he married her in Delaware Co ; after their marriage, they lived in Chenango Co., N. Y., until 1855, in which year they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where they have resided the greater part of the time since ; their children are four living, viz.: Martin, he married Adeline Bartlett ; Alson M., married Jane Smith ; Mary S., wife of James Moyes ; James B., married Luoinda M. Pratt. Mr. Weaver learned the blacksmith trade in early life, and continued in it many years; he came to Wisconsin in 1837, but remained at that time only a few months ; he owns valuable property in and around Pewaukee ; himself and wife are leading members of the M. h]. Church ; his home is most pleasantly located.

JOSEPH WHITE, of the firm of Joseph White & Son, contractors and builders, also manufacturers of medicine cases, Pewaukee ; was born in the town of Perth, Canada ; his parents, Joseph and Mary White, were natives of Edinburgh, Scotland ; moved to Lockport, N. Y., where Joseph remained until he was ten years of age ; he then came to Milwaukee, Wis., where he lived about three years ; at the end of that time he came to Waukesha Co., learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, in the city of Waukesha; lived in the town of Lisbon (where he had married Eliza Greengo, daughter of Jesse and Mary Greengo, pioneer settlers of that town) most of the time until 1862, when he went East, and enlisted in Lockport, N. Y., in the 23d Independent N. Y. Battery, in which he served until the summer of 1865, when he was honorably discharged ; after his discharge, he worked as pattern maker in a manufacturing shop in Lockport, N. Y., until 1871, then went to Chicago, 111., where he lived until 1876, when he moved to Pewaukee, and since that time has been engaged in building, etc., and has built up an extensive business. Their children are - Jesse, who is in partnership with William in business ; Mary, Addie, Fannie, Lizzie, . Kittie, Charlie, Hattie and Ernest. The firm Joseph White & Son is a leading one in their line in Pewaukee.

JAMES WIIiDISH, retired farmer, Pewaukee ; was born in County Kent, England, Oct. 17, 1816. In 1842, he married in his native country, P]liza Potter ; she was born in County Kent, England, in 1822 ; they immigrated to Oneida Co. N. Y., in the spring of 1843, and in the autumn of the same year, came to Wisconsin, and settled in Sec. 1, town of Libson, Waukesha Co., where he entered 160 acres of land; they resided in Lisbon several years, then purchased a farm of 280 acres in the town of Pewaukee, where he moved and lived on his farm until 1867 ; about which time he sold his lands and moved to the village of Pewaukee, which has been his home the greater part of the time since. Their children are - George, born in iforth Libson, April 27, 1844 ; being the first white child born in that portion of Libson ; he is now attorney at law, and President of the Hamilton County Bank, Hamilton, Neb. ; James, born in Libson, in 1846 ; now a farmer, in Andrew Co. Mo. ; Myron, born in 1857, now attending school at the State University, Madisun. In 1867, Mr. Wildish engaged in the lumber business, being the first to engage in that business in Pewaukee.

J. W. WIEKINS, an enterprising farmer and stock -raiser. Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Waukesha; was born in Pittsburg, Penn., Aug. 2, 1848; he came to Wisconsin in 1871; lived in the city of Waukesha, until about 1873, when he moved into the town of Pewaukee, where he married, in January, 1876, Fannie Kendall, a native of London, England; they have had two children, viz., Edmund R., and Joseph W. ; the oldest of these children (Edmund R.,) is now deceased. Mr. W. is a member of the Town Board of Supervisors ; he owns 160 acres of land; he is extensively engaged in farming and stockraising, and has on his farm every facility for being eminently successful in the business ; his farm is pleasantly situated, and finely improved.

llARSHALIi WILSOX, Pewaukee; was born in Warren Co., Penn., in 1837 ; his parents, Abram C. and Samantha Wilson, moved to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, when Marshall was in the 7th year of his age; thence to Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1846, thus becoming early settlers; he was elected to various lecal offices, and took an active part in public affairs until his death, in 1858 ; she is still living in Pewaukee, at the advanced age of 74 years. In 1861, Marshall Wilson married, in Pewaukee, Isabella Currie, a native of Caledonia, N. Y.. and a daughter of Dr. Currie, a leading physician ; they have two children, Nettie and Dora. In 1862, Mr. Wilson moved to Minnesota ; returned to Pewaukee in 1863, and entered the United States service in the Quartermaster's department, serving until the autumn of 1865 ; he has been elected to various offices, and has discharged the duties of every position he has filled with general satisfaction to the citizens ; himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. W. has followed the carpenter and joiner's trade now for about twenty years ; he does a large business in contracting and building.

REV. W. H. WINDOW, bom in Abergavenny, England, Jan. 7, 1814; his parents were members of the fiist Wesleyan class formed. in that borough ; received a liberal education, read medicine in that country and emigrated in 1832. In 1833 was married to Miss Eleanor L. Saunders; in 1834 entered the regular ministry of the M. E. Church, at the Mount Carmel Conference, and was appointed to the Rushville Circuit, Illinois ; thence to Jacksonville, thence to Rushville, thence to Quincy, thence to Macomb, where, during his pastorate, the leading physician. Dr. Thompson, dying, he was called to minister to the sick on account of the great scarcity of physicians at that early day ; he furnished a supply for his pulpit, and devoted his whole time to the practice of medicine, and at the ensuing annual conference asked and received a location. Tn 1867 he removed to Wisconsin and supplied the Lowel charge; was, in 1868, re-admitted into the annual conference and appointed to Randolf ; then to Fond du Lac, then to Waupun, then to Allen's Grove, then to Watertown, and last to Shopiere, where, being seized with hemorrhage of the lungs, he was compelled to retire from the regular ministry ; he was ordained Deacon by the venerable Bishop Joshua Soule, and Elder by Bishop Thomas A. Morris; in 1839, in company with the late Dr. George Peck, he dedicated the first M. E. Church in the village of Stephenson, now the city of Rock Island. In 1838 he was called to mourn the loss of his wife, whose last words were, "Come, Lord Jesus;" one of her children survives, Thomas J. Window, of Littleton, 111., now doing a large business in stock. In 1839 he was married to Miss Rebecca G. Little, of Rushville, 111., by whom he has five children - Emma, now Mrs. Parrott, whose husband, Thomas P. Parrott, is largely engaged in stock-raising; William H., in business in Rushville; Winnie R., now wife of Prof A. G. Gibbs, of the same city ; Susan, now Mrs. Van Horn, of Allen's Grove, Wis., and Arthur J., who is carrying on a successful drug business in Pewaukee, Wis., where father and mother now reside, and all are members of the M. E. Church.

A. J. WINDOW, of the firm of W. H. Window & Son, druggists, Pewaukee, was born in Littleton, Schuyler Co., 111., Feb. 25, 1826; was educated at the Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis., and graduated in chemistry in Knox College, Galesburg, 111. ; has been engaged in the drug business in Pewaukee since 1876. His father, the Rev. W. H. Window, has been a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over half a century. They keep a full stock of pure drugs, perfumery and fancy goods, and in fact everything that comprises the stock of a first-class drug store ; they are doing a lucrative business, and enjoys the great respect and esteem of a widening circle of friends and patrons.

WRIGHT WOOD, farmer, Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Pewaukee ; was born in Lancashire, England, Aug. 12, 1816 ; came to this country in 1842 ; settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married, in 1847, Harriet Branch, a native of Surrey, England ; she was born in 1826, and was the daughter of William and Philly Branch, both natives of Surrey, England, who settled in the town of Pewaukee in 1844, and were known as respected citizens ; both are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Wright are members of the M. E. Church ; their surviving children are Deborah A., wife of Eph. Beaumont ; Sarah J., wife of John Williams; Thomas, William, George and Lizzie. Mr. Wright owns a finely improved and valuable farm, finely located a short distance from the Village of Pewaukee, and overlooking a lake of that name. His parents, James and Ann Wood, were natives of England ; she died in her native country, and he came to this country in 1855, and lived in Pewaukee until his death in 1867. As will be seen by the date of settlement above, Mr. Wood and wife are early settlers of Pewaukee, and have kept pace with her industries and improvements.

Town Of Merton

HOIiT BARWES, farmer, Sec. 8 ; P. 0. North Lake ; was born in Lancashire, England, Jan. 23, 1827 ; in 1848, he came to the United States and settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he has since resided ; he married in Ooonomowoc, Helen Taylor, a native of Ashippun, Dodge Co., Wis., and daughter of Joseph and Alice Taylor, early settlers of Wisconsin ; they have three children - James, Lizzie and Martha. Mr. Barnes owns a finely located farm of 120 acres of land ; he has been at various times chosen to fill the offices of Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, Assessor and Justice of the Peace ; his parents were James Barnes and Lizzie Holt ; they were married in their native country (England), and became citizens of the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., in its infancy, of which they were honored citizens during their lives ; she died in 1859 ; he died in 1867.

THOMAS BARNES, farmer. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. North Lake ; was born in Lancashire, Eng. Sept. 13, 1820; he married in his native place, Mary Graham ; they came to this country in 1849 settling in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., which has been their home since ; they have one daughter, Elizabeth, now wife of Edward Spencer of this town ; he was in active service in a Volunteer Wisconsin Regiment during the war of the rebeUion. Mr. Barnes owns a finely improved farm, pleasantly located a short distance from North Lake ; himself and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; in politics, he is a Republican.

EPH. BKArMOlVT, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Hartland ; was born in Yorkshire, England, Feb. 19, 1834 ; received a liberal education in his native country, and in 1851, came to the United States, locating in Waukesha Co., Wis., where he made his home until 1854, when he went to California ; engaged in mining there until 1862, in which year he returned to Waukesha County and purchased his present home, Jan. 1, 1863, he married in Pewaukee, Wis., Deborah A. Wood ; she was born in Pewaukee, and is the daughter of Wright Wood, an old settler and esteemed citizen of that town ; they have seven children - Saxie F., Richard H., Hattie C, Charles E., William M., Bessie and Edith. Mr. Beaumont has been chosen to fill various offices ; was Chairman of the Merton Town Board of Supervisors in 1868-69, and County Treasurer during the years 1871-74 ; was Sheriff in 1875-76 ; in every position he has filled he has discharged the duties thereof to the entire satisfaction of the people in general; in 1877, he erected his magnificent brick residence, which is one of the finest in the town, desirably located on the bank of Bark River, half-mile from Beaver Lake, and a short drive from Hartland, surrounded by his pleasantly laid out and improved farm of over 170 acres of land.

W. H. BOLSON, an enterprising citizen of Stone Bank, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y, in 1840 ; he learned the trade of engineer in Brutus, N. Y.; in 1858, he came to Wisconsin, located in Oconomowoc, where he married in 1860, Miss Aurelia Hatch, daughter of D. G. Hatch, of that town ; she was born in Oswego, N. Y.; they have five children - Maria, William, Martha, Clara, and John. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Bolson enlisted in Co. B., 16th W. V. f. ; served three years, and participated in every battle, siege, and skirmish his command was in during that time ; the principal engagements were Shiloh, Corinth, Atlanta, and a series of battles around that place; be was honorably discharged at Madison, Wis.; he came to Stone Bank in 1877, since which y ear he has had the contract of carrying the United States mail to Hartland, Stone Bank, North Lake, Monches and Merton ; he also has a steam thrashing machine, and during the thrashing season is busily engaged in that business. Mr. Bolson is a Republican in politics, and is a consistent and active worker in that party.

WIIiljIAM BULilj, farmer, Sec. 13 ; P. O. Merton ; was born near Hilton, Derbyshire, England, in 1833 ; in 1844, he came to this country, and has resided in Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., the most of the time since. In early life he learned the blacksmith trade, and worked at it for several years in various parts of the county. He married in Merton, Elizabeth McCormick, daughter of Francis McCormick and Melvina McCormick nee Molster, who settled in this town (Merton) in 1837 ; they have six children - William W., Lilly, Matilda, Seymour, Eunice and Mina. Mr. Bull owns a pleasantly located farm, well improved.

JOSEPH BURG}, proprietor of Monches Flouring Mills ; is a native of Prussia ; was born in October, 1817 ; in 1840, he came to this country, and located in Luzerne Co., Penn., where he married Sophia Rousser; they resided in Pennsylvania, until 1855 ; then came to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Polk, Washington Co., where they made their home until 1867, when they came to Monches, Wauke ha Co. ; their children are Charles, John, Peter, Joseph, Mary, Katie and Lizzie; the oldest of the absove sons, John, is in Minnesota; the oldest daughter, is the wife of William Roth, of Milwaukee. In 1869, Mr. Burg purchased the Monches Flouring Mills ; he does a large custom and merchant business, and to him, the village of Monches owes chiefly her present business prosperity. The flour made has a goodly reputation for its superior quality. Prior to his coming to this country, Mr. Burg served over three years in the Prussian army. Since his coming to Wisconsin he has been elected to many local offices, and enjoys the confidence of all with whom he has to do.

R. W. CROUCH, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Hartland ; was born in Brattleboro, Windham Co., Vt., Oct. 3, 1822, where he remained until 1848, when he came to Watertown, Wis., and there married in 1856, Lucy E. McMillan, daughter of Alexander and Sarah McMillan, pioneer settlers of Watertown. After their marriage they continued to reside in Watertown, until 1867, in which year they came to Waukesha Co., and located where they now reside. Their oldest son is Edward M. ; their oldest daughter, Eunice A., is the wife of Orrin Russell, Kansas ; second oldest son is Lewis H. ; third oldest is Edward M. ; youngest daughter is Bertha L. Mr. Crouch owns 175 acres of land, located on Beaver Lake, one mile from Hartland, and nicely improved.

SAMUEIi DARRAH, Stone Bank, was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Oct. 26, 1837 ; when he was about 16 years of age he entered a hardware store at Schenectady, N. Y., where he remained until 1857, when he came to Wisconsin, and engaged in general merchandizing at Muskego, until 1861, then came to Stone Bank, and was in the mercantile business there until 1865 ; afterward engaged in the same business at Rio, until 1873. He married in 1863, Margaret Ferguson, daughter of James Ferguson, Sr., an old and esteemed citizen of that place ; they have four children. Mr. Darrah is the proprietor of Stone

Bank Flouring Mills, and has foi a number of years been associated with the various business and other interests of the place. His residence is a fine edifice, and is pleasantly located in the village.

ED DRUMlIOBirD, merchant and Postmaster, Stone Bank; was born in Suffolk, Ipswich, England, Aug. 1, 1844; when he was 4 years of age, his parents emigrated to this country and settled in Yorkville, Racine Co., Wis., where he remained until 1862, when he came to Stone Bank, Waukesha Co., Wis. ; he shortly afterward engaged in the mercantile business in Ashippun, Dodge Co., which he continued in there with good success for about four years; in 1872, he commenced business in Stone Bank, and by his strict attention and fair dealing has built up a large trade, and enjoys the confidence of all with whom he is acquainted ; he keeps a full line of general merchandise, and his stock is second to none in the county. He was appointed Postmaster in 1872, Notary Public in 1875; both positions he still fills; was Town Treasurer twice, Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors two terms, being the Chairman of that body at present writing. April 19, 1870, he married, at Stone Bank, Miss Susan Miles, of that place ; they have three children, Leah A. M., Alice and Archie E.

ELil EASTMAN, Postmaster, Merton; was born at Hawkesbury, on the Ottawa River, Canada in 1821 ; when he was 16 years of age, engaged to learn the shoemaking trade in Chneiecarte, and, in 1846, he came to Wisconsin and located on a farm in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis.; continued farming until about 1851, in which year he moved to the village of Merton, engaged in shoemaking, a business he has since continued in; he was appointed Postmaster in 1867, a position he still holds to the general satisfaction of the people and all interested; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1865, and, with the exception- of three years, has been the incumbent of that office since. Mr. Eastman married in Canada in 1844, Electa Waite ; she was also a native of Hawkesbury; they have three children living; Sarah, their oldest daughter, is the wife of J. Burk ; he is now Principal of the First Ward School at Appleton, Wis. ; Louisa E., their second oldest daughter, is the wife of E. S Pearl, of Lisbon, this county; Eunice M., their youngest daughter, is the wife of C. J. Medbury, salesman for the Fish Bros. Manufacturing Company.

JOHm FERGUSOIV, JR., a leading citizen of Stone Bank, is a native of Perthshire, Scotland, was born in Lonfargan Sept. 4, 1825; in 1842, he came with his father, John Ferguson, Sr., who is still an honored and esteemed citizen of Stone Bank, to this country, locating the same year in Stone Bank, Waukesha Co., Wis. In August, 1850, he married, in Jeiferson, Wis., Miss Ann Reynolds, a native of Medina, N. Y. ; they have three children, William, Zelman and Josephine. Mr. Ferguson has, at various times, been chosen by. his fellow-citizens to fill official positions ; he was elected five consecutive terms Chairman of the Merton Town Board of Supervisors, and was a member of the said Board for more than eight years ; he was Town Assessor several terms, and has filled various school offices, and has, at all times, taken a, deep and active interest in the advancement of every public enterprise that gave promise of general good, and is deservedly very popular. He owns a valuable farm of 157 acres, very desirably located and finely improved ; he has been engaged in the mercantile business in Stone Bank, and has been identified with the growth and prosperity of many business enterprises in that village for nearly forty years.

E. H. FLXLER, farmer, Merton; was born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., Jan. 27, 1848; he came to Wisconsin in 1865; located in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where he married, on the 4th of February, 1869, Elizabeth Gavitt ; she was born in Merton (was the daughter of James and Sophrona Gavitt, who came from Perry Village, N. Y., and settled in Merton in 1843) ; they have one child, Edna E. Mr. Fuller is very energetic, and is lar^icly engaged in farming; he established the first cheese factory in the village of Merton ; is a prominent member of the Masonic Society.

JOSEPH A. GILiIiETT, farmer. Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1837 ; while he was a boy, his parents. Nelson and Esther Gillett, removed to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Vernon, Waukesha Co., thus becoming pioneer settlers. In 1861, the subject of this notice, Joseph A. Gillett, married Adelia Hall, daughter of J. M. and Elizabeth Hall, old and honored residents of Merton ; they have three children - Elmer E., Ella E. and John N. Mr. Gillett owns 120 acres of land, well located and improved; his parents' children were Marietta (now deceased), Phoebe (now living in New Lisbon, Wis.), Joseph A., Marcus D. (who was a soldier in the 37th W. V. I., was wounded at Petersburg and died from the elfects at Washington), Emma (deceased), ' Andrew J. (served in the 30th W. V. I. during the war, and nSw resides near Neceedah, Wis.), Imogene (wife of A. Cook, New Lisbon, Wis., who served in an Illinois regiment during the war, and was severely wounded), Francina (lives in New Lisbon) and Mary E. (wife of Albert Wood, of Barron Co., Wis.).

I. D. Ci^OODWIIV, farmer; P. 0. Hartland ; ' was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Nov. 23, 1820; in 1832, he removed with his parents to Springwater, Livingston Co., where he remained until 1842, in which year he came to Wisconsin and located on a farm near Lake Five, in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co. ; in 1858, he moved to the village of Merton, thence to Hartland in 1859, and, in 1866, moved to Dartford, Green Lake Co., from there to Beaver Dam, where he lived about four years, afterward went to Appleton, and from there to Jones Co., Iowa, then returned to this county, located on his farm^ adjoining the village of Hartland, where he has since resided. Mr. Goodwin has been three times married ; his first wife was Mary A. Calkins, of Columbia Co., N. Y. ; she died in Lisbon ; they had one child - Alvin, now deceased; his second wife was Matilda Palmer, a native of Green Co., N. Y.; she also died in Lisbon ; the maiden name of his present wife was Freelove Wright; she was born in Pishkill, N. Y. ; her first husband, D. Gale, was a pioneer settler of Pewaukee ; he died in Delafield ; their children are Ellen E. (now wife of Hiram Smith, Port Henry, N. Y.), Mary E. (wife of E. C. Sage, of Juneau Co., Wis.); children by present marriage are Harry W. and Henry B. ; the youngest, Henry B., is now deceased. Mr. Goodwin owns a pleasantly located and well-improved farm adjoining the village of Hartland.

HOIV. A. GUNTHEB, Hartland; residence, Pine Lake; was born in Leipsic, Germany, Nov. 23, 1836 ; he received a liberal education in his native place ; in 1850, he came to this country ; he was one of the first settlers of Lawrence, Kan., where he resided until the breaking-out of the war of the Rebellion, when he raised a company; was commissioned Captain in 1861 ; afterward was promoted Major of his regiment, the 2d Kan. V. C, served until the close of the war, and was honorably discharged. He was a member of the Arkansas Legislature in 1868-69, and was United States Revenue Agent for five years, his territory embracing five States. He married, in 1876, Mary T., daughter of J. J. Sands, of Pine Lake, town of Merton ; they have one child - Gracie. Mr. Gunther's residence is beautifully located on Pine Lake, a short distance northwest of Hartland ; he is a bottler of Falk's celebrated Milwaukee export beer ; this beer is unequaled as a beverage, and has acquired the reputation of being the best made.

J, II. HAlili, farmer and stock-raiser. Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Auburn, Cayuga Co., N. Y., Deo. 3, 1815. He married, in Portage, Wyoming Co., N. Y., on the 25th of September, 1839, Elizabeth Fuller, a native of Sinott, Cayuga Co., N. Y., born Dec. 2, 1817 ; after their marriage, they moved to Illinois, thence to Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1842, where they have since resided; their oldest daughter, Adelia, was born Jan. 4, 1844; she is the wife of Joseph Gillett, of this town; their oldest son, Francis, was born in this town (Merton) May 13, 1846; was educated in his native town and Milwaukee ; he resides at home and is extensively engaged in farming; the second oldest son, James, was born June 30, 1848 ; he married Sarah Smith, of this town ; they live in Eden, Kan.; the third oldest son, John F., was born June 23, 1850 ; married Martha Mead ; they reside in Eden, Kan. ; the second oldest daughter, Emma, was born Sept. 29, 1852 ; married Alonzo Richardson ; the fourth oldest son, Judson, was born Oct. 22, 1855; married Kittie Mount, and is teaching school at Hartland, Wis.; Eva and Ella (twins) were born Dec. 17, 1857 ; Eva married Edward Mount, and they reside in Eden, Kan.; Ella married William Baxter, of Oconomowoc ; they live in Winnebago City, Minn. ; one child (deceased) , Anna E., was born July 25, 1841, and died Oct. 15, 1842. Mr. Hall owns 260 acres of finely improved land, well located; he has been chosen to fill various ofiices, and is prominent in public afl^airs.

PETJEK HOFFMAX, manufacturer of wagons, carriages, buggies, also general blacksmithing and repairing, Merton ; was born near Paterson, N. J., July 25, 1841 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1842, with his parents, George and Margaret Hofi'man ; they settled on Sec. 1, town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where the subject of this notice began to learn the blacksmith's trade in his father's shop; he completed his trade in Milwaukee, and engaged in business on his own account in 1867. in the village of Merton, where he has built up a large trade ; he has every facility for doing good work, and thoroughly understands the business in which he is engaged. Mr. Hoffman married, in 1867, at Richfield, Wis., Mary Loew; she was born in Milwaukee, Wi?., daughter of Henry Loew, a pioneer settler of that city, and an early settler of Richfield ; they have had three children, one of whom is living - -Emma.

JACOB li. JACOBSOIV, farmer ; Sec. 20 ; P. 0. Stone Bank ; was born in Norway, Nov. 17, 1834. He married in his native country Thora M. Jacobson ; they came to this county in 1856, and settled in the town of Merton. They have 5 children : Mary, Lewis, Matilda, Henry and Ida. Mr. * Jacobson has been a member of the Town Board of Supervisors two terms, and has held other local oflBces. He is a leading farmer ; owns 111 acres of land ; his farm is well improved.

JEFFERY li. JONES, proprietor of meat market; Marten; was born in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1844. Is the son of John Jones, a native of England, who settled in that town in about 1843, and a few years afterward returned to his native country, taking his family with him. Jeffery, the subject of this notice, remained in England until 1865, when he returned to the land of his birth. He married in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., Letitia Allen, daughter of A. T. Allen ; they have two children, Inei B. and Roy A. Mr. Jones engaged in his present business in Merton, in February, 1874 ; he is gentlemanly and obliging, and has a good custom.

JOHN KELiLiY, farmer ; Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Mapleton ; was born in County Longford, Ireland, in the year of 1821. In 1827, his parents, John and Catherine Kelly, came to the United States and settled in Saratoga, N. Y., remaining there until 1843 ; when they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., then an almost unbroken wilderness. Mr. Kelly married in the town of Merton, Miss Margaret Hayburn, a native of the State of Pennsylvania. They have seven children, John E., James E., Christopher, William H., Martha J., Margaret E. and George P.; the second oldest, James E., is telegraph operator at Brookfield Junction, this county : Christopher, the third oldest, married Mary McLeary ; they reside in Milwaukee. Mr. Kelly owns 240 acres of land ; his farm is pleasantly located. He has been elected to various local oflSces, and takes an active interest in everything that tends to promote the general welfare of the town in which he has lived so long- His father died in 1872 ; his mother in 1875 ; they were a highly esteemed couple, and were identified with the early history of Merton, in progress toward its present prosperous condition.

BYRON H. KIL.BOURN, M. D., North Lake; was bom in Milwaukee, Wis., March 20, 1840 ; is the son of the late Hon. Byron Kilbourn, founder of Milwaukee, and he was prominently identified with the history of Wisconsin. Byron H. received an academic education at the Episcopal Academy, ^t Cheshire, Ct., and collei;iate course at Yale and Kenyon Colleges ; his medical education he received at Rush Medical Institute, Chicago, and the St. Louis Medical College, graduating at the latter. During the war of the rebellion he raised Co. D. of the 3d W. V. C.; was commissioned 2d Lieut.; a position he filled with credit to himself and honor to his State. He married at North Lake, Lizzie A. Shears, daughter of Col. Henry Shears, a prominent citizen of Waukesha Co ; they have three children, Maude A., Henrietta M. and Mary B. " Hawkhurst," so named from the ancient family homestead in Kent, England. The mansion of Dr. Kilbourn is beautifully situated about 100 rods from North Lake, on an eminence sloping toward the south, in the midst of a grove of sugar maples. The estate consists of fine arable, interspersed with timber-land, and is splendidly watered by the Oconomowoc River, while a portion of its western boundary is watered by the waters of North Lake. Dr. Kilbourn also owns a magnificent residence in Florida, located 25 miles south of Jacksonville, surrounded by orange groves, and amid a landscape of surpassing beauty. Dr. Kilbourn is one of those enterprising and publicspirited men, to whom much credit is due for the establishment of many beneficial interests, of which Waukesha Co. to-day is justly proud.

JOHN F. KRAUSE, farmer. Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Nashotah ; was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1853. He came to Wisconsin in 1873, and has been engaged in farming in the town of Merton since that time ; his home is pleasantly located on the west shore of Pine Lake, and consists of 220 acres of land. His father, Ernest Krause, married in Philadelphia Liseth Kohorst, a native of Hanover, Germany. They came to Wisconsin in 1873, purchased a farm on Pine Lake, where they reside in affluent circumstances.

C. A. LrEUTHSTROM, M. D., Inter-Lachen ; P. 0. Hartland. Inter-Laehen, the wondrously beautiful home of Dr. Leuthstrom, is located on Pine Lake, a short drive northwest of Hartland Station. His mansion occupies a magnificent site on the west of his grounds, and on the east of the lake. Dr. Leuthstrom was born in Norrkoping, Sweden, Nov. 21), 1818, where he remained until he was 21 years of age ; he then came to this country and was engaged in the mercantile business at Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Ky. In 1841 he entered the Louisville Medical University, graduating therefrom among the first in his class. He afterward attended and graduated from the Eclectic Medical School at Cincinnati, Ohio, and was presented about the same time with an honorory diploma from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. He first practiced medicine in Bowling Green, and Franklin, Ky. In 1848 he moved to Columbus, Ohio, and there practiced his profession until 1854, when he located in Waukesha, Wis., where he continued until 1861, when he went to Milwaukee, and there had the most extensive and successful practice for seventeen years, of any physician in that city. He moved to his present home, "Inter-Lachen," in April, 1879. He makes a specialty of chronic diseases, and is attending patients in various parts of the United States. He has at present writing been a member of the

Wisconsin Medical Society over 15 years. Dr. Leuthstrom has been twice married, his first wife was Eliza Folger ; she died in Milwaukee. His present wife was Mary C. Gifford.

JOHIV McRAE, merchant ; North Lake ; has been engaged in the mercantile business in Wisconsin for nearly 34 years. He was born in Inverness-shire, capitol qf the Highlands, Scotland, in 1826. At the age of eighteen he left his native country and crossed the Atlantic to Canada ; he lived in Melbourne, clerked in a mercantile house, and had general charge of store until 1846, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and located in Hustisford, Dodge Co.. Wis., where he established a general store in 1848, being the second store erected in that town. In 1849 he was appointed Postmaster, and filled that position to the entire satisfaction of the citizens, for a number of years. In connection with the mercantile business in Hustisford, he established an ashery at Hustisford, and one at Mayville, and was extensively engaged in the manufacturing of pearlites and potash for several years ; in 1858 he sold out his mercantile business, and in 1861 the ashery. In 1876 he moved to North Lake, Waukesha Co., where he has been engaged in keeping general store ; he carries a full line of goods, and, by fair dealing and attention to business, has secured a large and increasing trade. He was married in Hustisford, Dodge Co., to Rachel M. Spear, a native of New Portland, Maine, and daughter of James and Rachel Spear, who settled near Hustisford in 1847 ; they afterward moved to Waushara County, Wis., where they resided during their life. Mrs. McRae's sister, Miss Mary E. Spear, makes her home with Mr. McRae, and wife.

DAVID MASON, farmer. Sec. 18; P. 0. Stone Bank; is a native of Lancashire, England, and was born July 27, 1811. In 1841 he came to this country, and lived in Geneva, N. Y., until the spring of 1842, when he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co. He married in the same year (1842) at Nashotah, Elizabeth Holt. She was born in Lancashire, England, Dec 12, 1813; they have two children, a son and daughter; their son, Richard, married Lizzie Bonner, and resides in this town (Merton) ; the daughter, Alice, is the wifeof James Allerdic, of Marshall County, Kan. Mr. Mason owns over 200 acres of land; he is one of the substantial men of the town of Merton ; he has been elected to various local ofiices.

JACOB MASON, farmer. Sec. 8; P. O. North Lake ; was born in Lancashire, England, on the 26th of March, 1815 ; Aug. 2, 1841, he married in his native country Mary Wild, also a native of Lancashire, born May 15, 1816 ; in 1841 they sought a home in this country ; they first settled in Seneca, Ontario Co., N. Y., where they remained until 1844, when they removed to Wisconsin and located in 'he town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where they set about clearing the wilderness and making themselves a home, in which undertaking they were eminently successful; she died April 10, 1880 ; her death was deeply regretted by all ; she was an earnest, kind and Christian woman. They had six children-^John, the oldest of the children living, now resides at Stone Bank, this county ; he was a soldier in the 28th Wisconsin during the war of the rebellion ; was honorably discharged ; he married Helen Ferguson, of Stone Bank. Robert, Joseph and Richard, the three youngest sons, are engaged in farming in this town (Merton). The deceased children are William and Esther. Mr. Mason owns 200 acres of land, desirably located in the vicinity of North Lake, and is one of Merton's well-to-do and energetic farmers.

JOHN MITCHEIili, farmer, Merton ; was born in. the Parish of Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, Nov. 19, 1823 ; received a good education in his native county, and in 1842, he crossed the Atlantic to Livingston Co., N. Y., where he remained until 1849, in which year he came West ; settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., residing in that town and in Merton until 1853, when he removed to New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis., purchased a farm and engaged in farming there until 1855, when he bought his present home in the village of Merton, being a resident of that village since ; Oct. 2, 1849. he married in Castile, Wyoming Co., N. Y., Miss C. A. Lovejoy, a native of White Creek, Washington Co., N. Y., born Jan. 7, 1825 ; they have two children, viz., Jennie, born in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., Nov. 11, 1850, is now the wife of Henry Kuntz, proprietor of Poynette Upper Mills (flouring), Columbia Co., Wis.; Willie, born in Merton, June 17, 1864. Mr. Mitchell has been more than ordinarily successful in life ; he owns over 400 acres of land in various portions of Wisconsin, besides a great amount of other interests ; he has filled the position of Notary Public since 1865, was Justice of the Peace ten years, and has been at various times selected to fill other public offices.

J. C. MOLSTER, farmer, Sec. 23; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Lowland, Holland, Sept. 4, 1802 ; in 1823 he came to this country, and on the 28th of September, 1828, married in Philadelphia, Penn. Sarah Lewis, a native of West Chester, Penn., born Jan. 29, 1808; in 1831 they moved from Pennsylvania to Cincinnati, Ohio, thence to Portsmouth in 1836, where they remained until 1840, in which year they removed to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where she died Nov. 8, 1872 ; she was a member of the Congregational Church, a sincere, earnest and Christian woman, highly esteemed by all whom she was acquainted with. Their oldest son, Cornelius, was born Aug. 23, 1829 ; he married Juliette Lyman ; they reside ia Hartland, Wis. ; the second oldest son, Leuis, born May 1, 1831, married Miss W. G-renwes ; they reside in this town ; Wilhelmina, born Feb. 3, 183-4, oldest daughter, is the wife of Wesley Meyers ; they reside in Kansas; Sarah, second oldest daughter, born Feb. 10, 1836, died Nov. 19, 1866 ; Josephine, third oldest daughter, born June 15, 1838; she is the wife of S. L. Worth, of this town ; Martin H., third oldest son, born June 15, 1840 ; he married Martha Kea ; he has filled various local offices in Merton and is prominent in local affairs ; Charlotte, fourth daughter, born Aug. 3, 1842, is the wife of Stephen A. Wakeman ; they reside in Michigan ; Martha Ann, fifth oldest daughter, born Nov. 19, 1844, died August, 1850; Caroline, sixth oldest of the daughters, born Dec. 1, 1 847 ; she is the wife of Fitz James Thompson ; they live in Kansas ; Juliette, youngest daughter, born April 8, 1849 ; at home. Mr. Molster owns 320 acres of land ; he erected his fine brick residence in 1857-58, which is one of the finest in the town ; he is a member of the Congregational Church, and has always taken a deep interest in the religious and educational affairs.

JOHN E. PAIilN, dealer in stock, Merton; was born in Shropshire, England, in 1846 ; he married in his native country Anna Candlin ; they came to the United States in 1870 ; the same year engaged in keeping meat market in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., for a short time, then removed to Merton, where he has been engaged in stock dealing the greater part of the time since. They have four children - Nellie, Jeffrey, Edith and Willie. In politics Mr. Palin is a Republican.

THOMAS RE A, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Hartland ; is a native of Scotland, and was born in Forfarshire on the 12th of March, 1819 ; Sept. 31, 1841, he married in his native place Jeannette Cooper ;sho was also a native of Forfarshire, born in 1820. They came to this country in 1841 ; lived in the city of New York until the autumn of 1843, when they came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Merton, where they have since resided. They have seven children ; James, their eldest son, is engaged in the mercantile business in Waseca Co., Minn. ; David, second oldest son, is engaged in farming in Minnesota ; George, third son, is in Hartland, this county ; Abner, the fourth son, is also living in Hartland ; the fifth son. Gideon, lives in Merton ; the sixth son, Thomas, is a painter in Milwaukee ; Orrin, the seventh, lives in Merton. Mr. Rea's farm is pleasantly located and finely improved ; himself and wife are leading members' of the Presbyterian Church ; he is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

HON. JOHN A. RICE, physician and surgeon, Merton; was born in Ticonderoga, Essex Co., N. y., March 17, 1832. Dr. Rice studied medicine with Dr. Harris, of Fleming Co., Kentucky, and in 1851 received his diploma, graduating at the Western Reserve Medical College, of Hudson, Ohio; the same year he came to Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., and began the practice of his profession, a practice that has made him fame and fortune, in which he is still interested, and which has grown to immense proportions, so large, indeed, that he has taken a partner. Dr. B. H. Kilbourn, to assist him ; Dr. Rice's professional reputation is second to that uf no physician in the State; in 1871 he was made a member of the Wisconsin State Medical Society; in 1878 Dr. Rice joined the Industrial expedition to Mexico; while in Mexico the Doctor personally was a guest of the state, and had many attentions paid him by President Diaz, who conceived a warm friendship for the American Medico ; he was furnished a military guard, and permitted to visit many places of historic interest, that he would not otherwise have been enabled to see, on account of the dangers that surround the unprotected traveler in our sister Republic ; he was thus also enabled to secure many specimens of scientific and archaeological interest, which he has at present in his home at Lake Keesus; he was elected a honorary member of the Sociedad Mexicana de geograjia y Estadestica, said to be the oldest scientific society in North America; as an archaeologist. Dr. Rice enjoys a national reputation ; Dr. Rice has served three terms as representative of his county in the State Senate, and once received the nomination for Lieutenant Governor, running far ahead of his ticket; Dr. Rice has a beautiful place on Lake Keesus, near the village of Merton, where he enjoys his otiumcum, dignitate under his own vine and fiig tree; he became a member of the Wisconsin State Historical Society in 1878; in 1852, he married in Merton, Caroline Caswell; she died in 1864; they had four children, two of whom are living - Frank and Miss Mary; Frank married Delia Schraudenbaok, daughter of Francis Schraudenbaok, of Merton village.

WAIiDEN ROWEIili, farmer, Sec. 35; P. 0. Hartland; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., July 22, 1839; his parents came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, near Lake Five, when he was about 3 years of age, therefore his early life was spent amidst the scenes of pioneer life ; in 1845 they moved to the town of Merton and located near the village of Hartland, where the father, Mark Rowell, still resides in affluent circumstances ; Walden married ia Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., Miss Harriet, daughter of Francis Arnold, an old settler of Waukesha Co. ; she was born in Brookfield, this county, in

GIDEOX RIJSSELIi, farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Hartland; was born in Geauga Co., Ohio; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, William and Clarissa Russell, in 1844, and settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where he married Barbara Rea; she was a most estimable woman; she died Oct. 29, 1876; their children are three - Orrin L., William and James. Mr. Russell owns a valuable farm of 320 acres, most desirably located, a short drive from Hartland ; his father, William Russell, was a native of Massachusetts ; he married in Geauga Co., Ohio, Clarissa Howard ; they came to Wisconsin in an early day, and were pioneer settlers of the town of Merton, Waukesha Co.; they afterward moved to the village of Hartland, where they resided until their death ; their children are Gideon, whose name heads this sketch ; Clarissa, now the wife of Thomas B. Ireland, of Oconomowoc; Sarah resides in Merton ; Hobert, who served in a Minnesota regiment during the Rebellion, is now deceased; Ruble, wife of Esau Beaumont, of this town. Mr. Russell is a member of the Merton Town Board at present writing, and has filled various other local offices.

FRANCIS SCHRAUDENBACH, Merton, dealer in general merchandise; is a native of Bavaria, Germany ; born in Aschaffenburg April 2, 1817 ; was liberally educated in his native country ; came to this country in 1840. Married in Ft. Plain, N. Y., in 1842, Magdalene Franck ; immediately after they were married they came to Wisconsin, located in the town of Merton, which has been their home the greater part of. the time since ; they have seven children living - -Caroline, their oldest daughter, is the wife of Fred Staps, a merchant at Hartland, Wis. ; Edward, their oldest son, is proprietor of the Okauchee flouring mills ; he married Adeline King ; Ottillia, their second oldest daughter, is the wife of Frank Rice, son of Hon. J. A. Rice, of Merton ; August, their second oldest son, is in the commission business in Chicago, 111. ; he married Sada Mills, of Hartland ; Emma, third oldest daughter, is the wife of Henry Lowe, dealer in agricultural implements and grain, Richfield, Wis. ; Albert, third oldest son, is in the store with his father ; Walter, Ella and Nettie, the youngest children, are at home. Mr. Schraudenbach has been actively engaged in the mercantile business in Waukesha Co. since 1842, and by his strict business integrity has secured a large and constantly increasing trade ; he has a full stock of dry goods, groceries, crockery, ready-made clothing, boots and shoes, undertaking, hardware, and everything kept in a general store of the first grade.

GEORGE SCHWAtBACH, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Germantown, Washington Co., Wis., July 14, 1850 ; his parents, John F. and Mary Schwalbach, were natives of Germany, who came to this country and settled at Germantown, Wis., over forty years ago, and are still residents. He was married in Washington Co. in 1873 to Theresa Stasser, daughter of Cornelius and Mary Stasser, of that county; after their marriage they moved to their present home in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co. ; they have four children - -Cornelius, Rosa, Mary and Helena. Mr. Sohwalhach owns 120 acres of land, well located and improved.

RICHARD SEDGWICK, farmer. Sec. 12 ; P. 0. Merton ; was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1840 ; in about 1849 he came to this country with his father, Richard Sedgwick, his mother having died in England; they settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married, in 1870, Laura Weeks ; she was born in Lisbon in 1847, and was the daughter of William Weeks, a pioneer settler and esteemed citizen of that town ; they have one child, Alice May. He owns a desirably located farm a short distance from the village of Merton, and in the vicinity of Lake Keesus, a beautiful sheet of water covering several acres and abounding with fish ; his father is now a resident of the village of Pewaukee.

COIi. HENRY SHEARS, North Lake ; was born in Sheffield, Berkshire Co., Mass., Aug. 9, 1816; when he was 4 years old his parents removed to Rochester, N. Y., where he was educated. In 1841 he married, in Rochester, Mary Benson ; she was born near Lake Windermere, England, in 1817 ; they came to Wisconsin in 1842, settling in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co. ; she died in 1875 ; was a most estimable woman; Lizzie A., their oldest daughter, is the wife of Dr. B. H,. Kilbourn, of North Lake; Margaret A., their second oldest, married C. G. Schushardt; Henry B., the oldest son, is a member of the Bloomfield Milling Co., Bloomfield, N. J. ; Mary, third oldest daughter, is the wife of Madison L. Hartridge, Jacksonville, Fla. ; Blanche, the youngest of the children, is home. Col. Shears built the first flouring mill in the village of Merton in 1847 ; also built the first mill at North Lake in 1854 ; in Rochester, N. Y., he was Captain of the militia three years ; during the war of the rebellion he raised a company for the 39th W. V. I. ; was made Captain of Co. B. ; was afterward commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 48th W. V. I. for meritorious services ; then promoted Colonel ; was honorably discharged in April, 1866. The Colonel was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1850; his home is located on North Lake, a short ride from Hartland ; the lake is a magnificent sheet of water, abounding in fish of various kinds, and surrounded by most enchanting scenery ; he entertains about twenty guests ; his house and cottages are situated on the bank of the lake, in a most delightful spot, several springs possessing medicinal properties.

ANDREW SHIEIiDIS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. 0. Merton ; is a native of County Roscommon, Ireland; was born in the year 1821 ; he came to this country in 1836; settled near Hubbleville, Mass., where he remained but a short time before his moving to Hudson, N. Y., thence to Hinsdale, Mass., where he engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods for about two years ; at the end of that time he went to Chatham, N. Y., and engaged in the mercantile business until 1842 ; he then came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Merton, on the farm he now resides on, which has been his home since. Mr. Shields has been largely interested in the building of railroads in Wisconsin, and for a period of about twenty years was a heavy contractor in the building of all the principal roads. He married in Albany, N. Y., Miss Margaret Lanahen ; they have seven children now living - Mary, John, Sabina, Martin, James and Margaret; Sabina, of the above, is the wife of M. Gill, Chicago, 111. Mr. S. owns a well-improved farm, consisting of 240 acres; when he settled in Merton, in 1842, there were but few settlers in the northern part of the town ; it was merely an unbroken wilderness for miles either way, and he, in common with ohter early settlers, had to sufier many inconveniences.

mCHAEIi SHEIIiDS, farmer, Monches, is the oldest settler now living in that village. He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland ; came to America in 1836 ; first settled in Hudson, N. Y., where he remained two years, then went to Hinsdale, Mass., and engaged in shoemaking. He married in 1839, in Pittsfield, Mass. Margaret Corbett. After their marriage they moved to the State of New York, where they remained until 1842, in which year they came to Wisconsin, and located in Monches, Waukesha Co., which has been their home since. Their oldest son, Martin, was born in Massachusetts. During the war of the rebellion, he was a soldier, in active service, in the 12th Wis. Battery. He married Mary A. Tuckwood ; they now reside in Chicago, 111. Mary, the oldest daughter, is the wife of George Phelps, Janesville, Wis. He was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the late war. Andrew, the second oldest son, was the first white child born in Monches. During the war, he enlisted in Chicago, 111., in the 69th 111. Regt., was honorably discharged, afterward entered the employ of the Government on the plains, receiving injuries which caused the amputation of a leg. Julia, the second oldest daughter, is the wife of William Bates, Milwaukee. He enlisted in thel2th Wis. Battery, and did good service during the war. James, the third son, lives in Hartland. Margaret, the third oldest daughter, resides at home. Agnes, the fourth oldest daughter, is the wife of George Hart, Chicago. Michael P. and John, the youngest, reside in Monches. Mr. Sheilds owns a valuable farm, on a portion of which is located the village of Monches. He has filled various local offices, and is a much esteemed citizen.

WIIiLiIAM H. SMITH, manufacturer of wagons and carriages, also, general blaoksmithing, North Lake, was born in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1854 ; his parents, Samuel and Elizabeth Smith, were pioneer settlers. He married, in 1877, in the town of Merton, Eliza Hoffman, a daughter of George and Margaret Hoffman, old settlers of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis. They have one child, Ida May. Mr. Smith is a thorough mechanic, does first-class work, and has a large trade.