Lancaster City (part 3 of 3)

J. A. JOBfES, druggist, Lancaster. Established this business in May, 1851, at Hazel Green, in the south part of Grant Co. He commenced with but $200 cash capital, buying out the drug house of Dr. C. A. Mills, and commenced business under the firm name of Jones & Kibbe. At the end of six months Mr. Kibbe retired, and Mr. Jones continued until September, 1857, when he closed out. Having been a conveyancer, he continued in that occupation until elected County Treasurer in the fall of 1858, which office he held four years, and then bought an interest in the dry goods house of George Howe. Continued business under the firm name of Howe & Jones two years, when he again entered the drug business in the fall of 1866, which he has since successfully continued. Mr. Jones was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1818, a son of John and Elizabeth (George) Jones. He came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1844, and settled in the south part of Grant Co., where he followed mining and school-teaching. He was married Nov. 1, 1849, to Miss Theda B. Culver, daughter of Samuel Culver ; she died in August, 1862. Was again married, March 2, 1864, to Emily J. Wight, of Dubuque.

HENRY JUDD, farmer. Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Lancaster. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1844. Came to Wisconsin in 1868, and settled in Jamestown, this county ; lo ated on present farm in 1880. Married Ella Patterson, a native of this county. They have three children - Burton, LeRoy and Cornelia. Mr. Judd enlisted in Co. I, 6th U. S. C, in 1861, and was discharged in 1864. Was engaged in twenty-eight battles, being all that his regiment participated in.

HON. H. S. KEENE, farmer. Sec. 30; P. 0. Lancaster. Owns 100 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born in Elk Grove, La Fayette Co., Wis. He came to this county with his parents when he was 1 year old, and they settled on the farm, where he now resides. Mr. Keene has been a teacher for many years, but, for the last few years, his attention has been turned to farming. He was married to Minnie Arnold, a native of Indiana. They have four children - Walter A., Maud M., Bruce L. and Gertrude A.

ROBERT A. KIIiBOURW, deceased. A native of Ohio. He came to Grant Co. in the spring of 1837, and was engaged in mining for a number of years, when he commenced farming, which he continued up to the time of his death, which occuiTcd May 12, 1875. He was married March 26, 1836, tu Miss Laura Hannum, a native of New York State. They have three children still living - James M.. Myra and Anna. He and his wife were members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Kilbourn still resides in the village of Lancaster.

JOHN F. JLANE, SherifiF of Grant Co. Is a native of Lower Canada, and was born Dec. 27, ISiiii. He came to Wisconsin before reaching manhood, and settled in Grant Co. When the war broke out, he enlisted May 20, 1861, in Co. I, 3d W. V. I., and was transferred to Co. G, 1st United States Kngineers, and served until the battle of Chancellorsville, when he returned to his old regiment, and was severely wounded in that battle. He afterward entered the secret service under Col. Baker, and served in Capt. Pott's division until the close of the war. In the fall of 1880, he was elected Sheriff of this county. In the tall of 1874, Mr. Lane married Miss Florence Sheffield, a native of Grant Co. They have two children - ^Effie and Ernest ; they have lost one son, Harry.

IjOU p. LESIiER, County Treasurer. Is a native of Grant Co., and was born Nov. 8, 1844- He grew up and attended school here, and, in 1859, entered a store in Boscobel as clerk. Upon the breaking out of the war, he enlisted when only 17 years old, in the 2d W. V. I , but was rejected, and again entered a store in Boscobel. In May, 1864, he enlisted in the 41st regiment, hundred-day troups. Has 111 Id the office of Town Treasurer several terms. Was elected Treasurer of Grant Co., in November,

1878, and was again re-elected to the same position in the fall of 1880, by the largest majority of any wne on the ticket. In 1875, was married to Miss Bda A. Meyer from Boscobel ; thev have one son, Leo Paul.

WILLIAM li. McCORD, farmer, Sec. 12 ; P. 0. Lancaster. Was born in town of EUenlioro. Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 8, 1847. He went to the oil regions where he remained twelve years, then returned to ^\ isconsin ; rented land for about four years ; then bought 160 acres of land with fine house, 16x32, with wing, 18x40, main part two stories; barn 30x40, 16-foot corners, basement, stable ; a wellimproved place. His wife, M. Emma Crabtree, born in Harrison, Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 23, 1855 ; they married Feb. 21, 1877 ; they have two children - Eula E., born Nov. 6, 1877 ; Laura E., born April 1,

1879. In politics. Democrat. Keligion, Episcopal. Member of I. 0. 0. F., Lodge No. - . W^hat he has he has made by his own industry. Mrs. McCord was a daughter of John Crabtree, deceased, wbo was born in England May 31, 1818. Came to America in 1840 ; located in Fair Play, engaged in smelting and mining; died Nov. 8, 1868. Her mother was Alice Mills, a native of England, born May 30, 1819, and married in the old country in the year 1837. They had a family of eleven children, eight are now living. Mrs. Crabtree resides with her daughter, Mrs. McCord.

JOHN McCORMICK, farmer and dealer in stock and agricuhural machinery, Lancaster. A native of Grant Co. He was married Nov. 29, 1876, to Miss Kittie Scott; she was born in Waukegan, 111. They have two children - Margaret A. and Mary E.

JUDGE WILLIAM McGONIOAL, Lancaster. . Is a native of Tennessee, and was born in Hawkins Co., March 14, 1814. He came to Wisconsin Territory in June, 1836, and located in La Fayette Co., at White Oak Springs, and engaged in mining. Was one of the early settlers in the State. Continued mining through the different sections of the lead mining region fourteen years. Came to Lancaster Jan. 1, 1853, and since then has resided here. In 1849, he was elected Representative to the State Legislature. In 1852, was elected Sheriff of the county, and, in 1854, was elected Register of Deeds. In 1857, he was elected County Judge, and, since then for a period of twenty-four years, he has continuously held that position. In 1846, was married to Miss Ros. Ann Logsdon, a native of Kentucky. They have four children - Olive, William F., James M., Mattie C.

J. J. McKENZIE, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Lancaster. Owns 500 acres. Was born in Morgan Co., Ky. In the fall of 1839, he left his native place and went to Edgar Co., 111., where he remained during the winter, and' the next year, in July, 1840, came to Grant Co., where he has since lived. In the spring of 1850, he made a trip across the plains to California, where he was engaged in the mines three years. He was married in 1856, to Miss Susanna J. Halferty, a native of Richland Co., Ohio. They have three sons and two daughters - Frank, William, Ben, Kate and Fanny.

JOSEPH McKINNEY, retired farmer, Lancaster. Born in 1802, a native of Rockingham Co., N. C. Came to Wisconsin in 1835, and located in Lancaster, Grant Co., where he has remained with the exception of four years, when he went to Texas. Always been engaged in farming. Married in 1825 to Miss Susan Overby, a native of North Carolina, by whom he had thirteen children, nine of whom are living. Married a second time in 1852, to Mrs. Anna Bobbins ; by her, he has four children, three of whom are livinjr. Are members of M. E. Church, of which church Mr. McKinney has been Deacon for forty years; one of the oldest living settlers in Grant Co., and was considered one of the best farmers in the county. Is an honorable and exemplary man. Democratic in politics.

GEORGrE HARKS, brick-mason, Lancaster. A native of "Vermont, born Nov. 11, 1837- He came West in November, 1869. In, the spring of 1870, he came to Lancaster. Mr. Marks was married March 25, 1862, in Colchester, Vt., to Miss Sophrana N. Spear. They have three sons - Walter, George M. and Arthur.

GEOR<^E W. MARIiOW, farmer. Sec. 31 ; P. O. Hurricane Grove. Owns 87 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Born on this farm in 1842. Married Angeline Druen, a native of thi& county. They have five children - George C, Clara B., Louson, Vernon and John. In 1861, Mr. M. enlisted in Co. C, 2d W. V. I., and discharged in 1862.

RICHARD MEYER, banker, Lancaster ; was born in Westphalia, a province of Germany, in 1817. His earlier education was conducted at a private school in Hamburg. Upon its completion, young Meyer was transferred to a desk in a large banking and shipping house at Libau, Russia, where he remained twelve years. At the expiration of this time, he was promoted to the charge of the oflSce of Harrison, Winans & Eastwick, the great American railway contractors, then located at St. Petersburg. Upon the close of their contracts, and return to America, in 1850, Mr. Meyer accompanied them, and established himself in Philadelphia. Ill health soon after demanded a change of residence, and, heeding the warnings, Mr. Meyer starfed for the West, coming at once to Grant Go., and making his headquarters at Lancaster in 1857. This afterward became his permanent home. Mr. Meyer has been connected with his present business since 1867.

GEORGE MUESSE, contractor and builder, dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; emigrated to America in 1848, with his brother, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. He came to Grant Co. in 1859, and remained one year, then returned to Pennsylvania. In 1870, he came to Lancaster, and since then has been engaged in building. In 1879, he aloo engaged in the lumber business, and is building up a good trade. He holds the office of City Weighmaster. In July, 1863, Mr. Muesse married Mrs. Elizabeth Hnmrichhouse, a native of Germany. They have sevea children - Annie E., George H., Lizzie, Carrie M., Fred W., Edward C., Charlie L.

HEBfRlT MUESSE, contractor and builder and dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; was born in in Prussia June 22, 1836. Emigrated to America in 1848. Learned the trade ef carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. Came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Lancaster, and began working at his trade; and since then, for the past twenty-six years, he has been successfully engaged iu contracting and building, and has done a large business. In 1875, established the lumber business, and has a good trade. He has served as Police Justice and member of the Town Board. Was united in marriage to Miss Eliza Reynolds, a native of London, England, Oct. 15, 1860. They have six children - Olive, John, Hattie, Harry, Frank, Susie.

JACOB NATHAW, Lancaster, a native of Prussia, born June 12, 1810, a son of Isaac and Susan (Leopold) Nathan. Was married July 25, 1835; he came to the United States in 1849, and settled in Lancaster, where he followed butchering and peddling his meats ; was also engaged in mining during the first four years. They have five children living - Joseph, Sophia (now Mrs. John Schriener), Henrietta (widow of John Woolstenholme), Amelia (now Mrs. John G- Oswald), and Adolph. Mr. Nathan is a member of I. 0. 0. P.

XATHAIV, SCHREIIVER & CO., dealers in general merchandise and live stock, Lancaster, This house was established in 1860, by J. Nathan ; in 1862, the firm became J. Nathan & Son, and, in 1864, Nathan, Schreiner & Co. The same jear dry goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes were added to the line of groceries. In 1865, J. Nathan retiring, he was succeeded by his son, Joseph Nathan. This house is the largest in the city, and does an annual trade of $75,000 ; they built their present store in 1867 ; employ a full force of eight men ; they also handle live stock, cattle, hogs and sheep ; ship to Chicago and Milwaukee, their receipts reaching $200,000 per annum.

Adolph Nathan, of this firm, is a native of Prussia, born May 8, 1844, a son of Jacob and Helen (Sheuer) Nathan, who moved to St. Louis in the winter of 1849, where they lived about six months ;. in the spring of 1850, they moved to Lancaster. Adolph went to Chicago to Commercial College, and, ;n 1863, volunteered in the 41st W. V. I., one hundred days. United States service; he was detailed as a