Newark Town

Newark Town

This town adjoins Beloit, and is town one north, of range 11 cast, and thirteen miles southwest from JanesvUle. It was organized in the spring of 1846. The population in 1850 was 798; now, 1855, 1,117. It has nine school districts and seven school houses. The present number of scholai-s is 415, and receives the present year from the State School fund, $314 75. - Newark Post Office is in this town.

The following commuiiication from F. Curtice, Esq., of Newark, gives a brief, but very good sketeb of the early history and present state of the town:

Dear Sir: - Yours of the 1st of Januar}-, requesting the early history,' &c., of this town, was received; but-not havinghad an opportunity, I have aeglected to attend to it, and consider myself now wholly unqualified tofurnish such an article as you desire. , But if the following statement, or any part of it, will be of any service to you, it is at your disposal.

In the; year 1842, Mrs. Gunale, a Norwegian widow lady, made the first location- made in this town. To her belongs the honor of having erected the fii-st log cabin in the town of Newark. , In the year 1843, she was followed by several of her countrymen, whose names I have not been able to ascertain." In the year 1844, Nathaniel Strong, , J. B. Smyth, John Stephens, Peter Me Vain, A. Gr^ Fblt, P. P. Chase, and others, made purchases, and erected houses, all of whom are among the most prominent citizens at this. present time. Since the year 1844 the town has increased steadily in population until it numbers at the present timo about 1,100 inhabitants.

Three religious societies have at different times been organized within the limits of this town. :A,Ba,ptist organization in -184 9; a Congregational in 1845, and a Lutheran in 1844. The last mentioned, have a, ve?y ijespectable _.house of worship, and regular preaching. This society includes the Norwegian population, which constitute about one fourth of the whole population, of '.the town. , ; . .

The town of Newark Was organized. and elected her first set of "ofBCers on the- 1st of April, in the year 1846. Prior to that time, I believe it had been included in the town of Beloit. Wo have a good- supply of good mechanics in lOur town, but no professional men whatever.

No mills or manufswturing establishments of any kind ; the entire population being engaged in agricultural pureuits, the profits of which are perfectly satisfactory at present

The soil is what is Usually termed a sandy loam. The principal and the only stream of any iconsequence is Coon creek, running nearly through the center of the tx)wn, on which is a superior water power - fonnerly used to run a distillery, but now unoccupied, the distillery having been burned some three- years since-^-the property of Goodhue & Co. The town is, however, well watered by numerous springs and smaller streams.

About four-fifths of the surface is what is tei-med bur oak openings. The balance consists of about equal portions of prairie and marsh, including n small portion of what is usually called Gould Smith prairie, in the southwest bomer; also a small neck of Rock prairie, in the northeast. Surface of the town is very slightly undulating"."- I think about one-fourth, or nearly, is at present under cultivation - cultivated in small parcels - no person cultivating over one hundred and fifty acres, and only two or three over eighty. - The majority of settlers coming here with very limited means, or none at all, were not able to purchase very large tracts of land. Principal articles produced are wheat and com, the former of very superior quality.. Most farmera have planted fruit trees and are beginning to produce some fruit, &c. (fee.. The following is a list of officers, elected in Newai'k> for the years 1854 and 1855,

Town Officers Fob 1854 Town Officers For 1855

P. S. - The above is all that occurs to my mind at this time. There ar» older settleis in this town, better qualified to furnish you with what you want I know pf no incidents in the history of the town very peculiar or Interesting, F. C^

With The Amount Of Crops And Stock Raised By Each

Was at first included in the organization at, and constituted a part of Union. In 1846-^by Legislative ^t it ws»s orgsnijsed into a separate towu corporation by llie name of Oak. By that organic act Cookville, the only village in the Township, was reserved and still continued a part of Union. - ' This was unsatisfactory k) the people of the town, who considered that they were unjustly treated in having their township dismembered. The representative from that Assembly District, who resided in Union, was .accused of being mainly instrumental in, that matter. They however organized, and the next Legislature amended the act, granting them the whole township, and changed the name to Porter, in honor of one of the principal land pro' prietors in the town - Dr. John Porter. This town is North-west from Janesvijle about twelve miles.

The first Settlers were Joshua Webb, Wm. Webb, John Rhinchart, John Winston, Joseph. Osborn, Robinson B'ent, Charles Stokes, Solomon Griggs, John R. Bpyce, John Cook, and Daniel. Cooki

The smface of this- town is about equally divided between prairie and the finest kind of oak openings - Catfish Prairie is the principal prairie - Catfish River, the outlet of the Pour Lakes passes through this town - 'onw hich are some good water-powers. Harrison Stebbins, Esq., has recently pur'- chased a very fine water-power on this stream, which he is making an-ange^ ments to improve next season. The Messrs. Sayre also have a sawmill oii this river.

Han'ison Stebbins, Esq., who represented his Assembly District in the Legislature a few yeare since, resides in this town, and has one of the most desirable, situations in the county.

Cookville,; (Wiaucoma Village,) is situated on the Badfish - a small streani which passes thi'oijgli this town, afibrding thxee good watep-powers, on© e.-^* pecially at Cookville, which is improved. Here is a sawmill and gi-istmill owned by Mr. Longbonie - ^built by Messrs. Chambers ^ Lovejoy. This village is very pleasantly located on the edge of a broad and gei>tly slopinoprairie.

One Tavern, three Stores, one Sash and Door Factory, one Wagon Shop, one Harness Shop, two Shoe Shops, one Blacksmith Shop, one Tailor Shop, one Cabinet Shop, one Post Office-^John B. Collins, Post Master. The

Thepopulationinl8£0 was 881, in 195S, 1165. It has 10 school districts, 8 school bouses and 452 scholare. This town receives this year $^359 school money from State Fund,

Town Officers For 1854

Supervisors - ^John Winston, Chairman ; Horace Fessend«n, Thomas Van Patten ; Harrison Stebbins, Town Clerk ; John R. Boyce, Treasurer ; Edward GiUey, Assessor; W. W. Blackman, Superintendent ; Benjamin Hoxie and John R. Boyoe, Justices of the Peace.

Town Officers For 1855

Supervisors - Harrison Stebbins, Chairman ; Elliot Barnard, Rodman Ide ; J. E. P. Porter, Town Clerk ; Horace Fessenden, Treasurer ; Jason B. Miller, Superintendent ; John Stevens, Assessor ; John W. Fisher and Benjamin Hoxie, Justices of the Peace,

Source changes here: from The History of Rock County, Wisconsin; Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., by Wesern Historical Company, Chicago, Pub, published 1879; 5,212 words in this source stream.

Newark Town

The town of Newark is situated in the southwestern part of the county, its south boundaryline separating it from the State of Illinois. It was organized by act of the Legislature, approved February 2, 1846, and included the present town of Avon, adjoining it on the West. The first town meeting was held at the house of I. D. Marvin, April 1, 1846, when the first ofiicers were elected.

In the year 1842, Mrs. Gunale, a Norwegian widow lady, made the first location in the town, and erected the first log cabin. The following year, she was followed by several of her countrymen. In the year 1844, purchases and improvements were made by Nathaniel Strong, J. B. Smyth, John Stephens, Peter McVain, A. G. Felt, P. P. Chase and others.

HIBA9I G. AT WOOD, farmer. Sec. 14; P. 0. Beloit; born in Rutland Co., Vt.,in 1831. He came to this county in May, 1857, located in Newark Township, and bought forty-five and one-half acres of land in Section 14, on which he built a handsome residence and barns, made all improvements, and now occupies it. He afterward bought more land at different times, and now owns 265 acres in Sees. 14 and 15, with all improvements. He married in Brandon, Vt., March 14, 1855, Fidelia Bentley, a resident of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. They had seven children, six still living - Emma, Ella, Herbert, Charles, Carrie. George - all living at home with parents.

MBS. MARGARET P. BELL, widow. Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Beloit ; daughter of Samuel and Mary Leslie ; born in Beaver Co., Penn., Jan. 14, 1822. Her parents moved to Trumbull Co., Ohio, when she was young; she was educated, reared and married there Sept. 25, 1842, to James Bell, who was born in the same county. July 30, 1816. They had five children; one died, aged 3 years; four living - Maty F., Harriet L., Eliza L. and Laura J. - all married and living in different States. In 1847, they came to Rock Co. and bought the farm Mrs. B. now occupies, eighty acres in Sec. 25, in Newark Township, and 80 acres in Sec. 30, Beloit Township ; the town line divides their farm in two. Mr. Bell built a residence and barn in Newark, and made all improvements, and died on this place March 17, 1862. Mr. Leslie, Mrs. Bell's father, died in Winnebago Co., 111., in 1876 ; her mother, aged 79 years, is now living with her on the farm in Newark Township.

DAVID BBOWIV, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. 0> Beloit ; born in Lloyd, N. Y., in 1818 ; his parents moved to Sullivan Co., N. Y., when he was 12 years old, where he remained till he and his brother formed a partnership ; went to Ulster Co., N. Y., and entered into the lumber business; continued there till 1865, then moved to Greene Co., N. Y., but only stayed two years. He married, in Ulster Co., in 1847, Sarah Vanluven ; they had five children, three now living ; only one - a daughter - is living with him. In 1868. he came to Wisconsin and went to Evansville, where he remained six months ; then came to Newark and bought -too acres, of land in Sees. 24 and 25, Newark Township, eighty acres of which are in Sec. 30, Beloit Township, with residence and improvements on Sec. 25, Newark ; he made improvements, and now occupies it.

JOHN S. CAMPBELL, farmer. Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in Johnstown, 'Fulton Co., N. Y.jin 1814. He remained there with his parents until he was 21 years of age; then traveled some, but returned home and married there, in April, 1840, Margaret McVane, and lived there till 1844, when h*! came to Rock Co., Wis., located in Newark, and took up 120 acres 6f Government land in Sec. 23. He built a residence, barns, etc., and made all improvements. They had three children - John, Stewart and Charles. John and Stewart both died in Newark ; Charles is now married and resides in St. Louis, and is connected with a large business house; Mrs. Campbell died in Newark, June 16, 1877, and Mr. Campbell is now all alone, but still lives on the farm.

HALVOR CLEOPHAS, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1842; he is the son of Cleophas Halverson ; his parents came to Newark in 1843 ; he was educated there, and has been on the farm with his father nearly all the time ; when his father came to Newark, he took up forty acres Government land, built a log cabin and improved the land, and sold it in 1845 ; he bought more land and built another log cabin, which he soon after enlarged and sided it with boards ; now has a very nice residence ; have six children living. His family are members of the Lutheran Church. His son Halver married in Newark, in. 1869, Sarah Gravdale, daughter of Gulack Gravdale, the first settlers in Newark ; they have four children - Charles, Gustav E., Clark H. and Lief Milton. He was Supervisor one year and was elected Chairman of the Board in 1879.

IRA CliEOPHAS, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Beloit; the son of Cleophas Halverson ; born in Newark Feb. 4, 1852: he lived on the farm with his parents, lie married Feb. 4, 1876, and bought a farm on Sec. 11, of 192 acres. They have one child - George C, born July 11, 1878. He built the residence he now lives in, a handsome frame building with barns and all other improvements, and is now engaged in building a large substantial stone and frame barn. He married Annie Stordock, daughter of Grunder Stordook, one of the very earliest settlers.

GEORGE CUDMAX, farmer. Sec. 18; P. 0. Beloit; born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1793; he came to Newark in 1852, and bought 160 acres of land, 40 of which was improved, and an old log house on the land ; he at once built a frame residence, with barns, etc.; made all improvements. He married in Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1818, and had ten children, eight still living. His wife died in Newark in 1873, and he married again in Januiry, 1874, Mrs. Harriet Reed, widow of Robert Bryoe, who had four children when he married her. He now owns 120 acres of land in Sec. 18, with all improvements. He has been Supervisor one term, and also Justice of the Peace.

VERNOW S. DAVIS, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in Thompson, Conn., in 1842. His father and mother, Albert and Lucelia Davis, kioved to Wisconsin and located in Waukesha Co. in 1850, and, Dec. 24, 1850, moved to Newark. They were married in Thompson, Conn., in 1833 ; had three children when they came to Newark - Mary (born in October, 1834, and died in Newark July 26, 1878), Jerome B. (born January, 1839, and died in the army May 21, 1862), Vernon S. (born February, 1842, and is now living). When his father first came to Newark, he bought eighty acres of land of Archibald Ross, and, afterward, eighty acres of school lands; he made all improvements, and owned 160 acres, with residence, barns, etc. His father died in Newark Sept. 12, 1859, of apoplexy; his mother is still living with him on the farm. Vernon married July 1, 1875, Nellie Curtice, and they have four children - Maud and Mabel (twins), Franklin and Alice. He is now serving as Town Clerk, and has held that office two years ; was also Town Treasurer three terms, and has been Secretary and Treasurer of the Newark Farmer's Club since its organization.

EUGENE K. FEL.T, farmer. Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Beloit ; the son of Asa G. Felt, one of the earliest settlers of this township, who was born in New Hampshire in 1793, and married in Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1816, Harriet Foster, a resident of Monroe Co.; they had ten children ; five are now living ; Eugene K., the youngest. Mr. Asa Felt came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Newark in June, 1846 ; he bought a claim to Government land, which he entered and paid for, and then bought large tracts of land, all uMmproved, about four hundred acres in all ; he built a log cabin and lived in it until 1857, when he built the residence now occupied by his son Eugene ; he sold all his land he then owned to this son, then a resident of Winnebago Co., III., and awning a farm there which he sold and came to Newark and took charge of this farm, his father and mother both living with him in the house ; his father died in this house un January 12, 1871, and his mother died there also in February, 1876 ; both were in the 80th year of their age. Eugene K. was born in Webster, Monroe Co., N. Y., April 11, 1838; he received a common-school edu; cation in Newark and Beloit, being only 8 years old when his parents moved here ; in 1871, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors ; re-elected in 1872, 1873, and again in 1877 and 1878 ; he was also elected in 1872, to the Legislature from the Beloit or Fourth District; first, in opposition to John Hackett, receiving a vote of 556 against 154, and in 1872, in opposition to J. L. V. Thomas, receiving a vote of 1,019 against 285. He married in Jefferson, Green Co., Wis., May 16, 1861, Miss Libbie Morris, formerly a resident of Monroe Co., N. Y.; they have eight children, all living at home with them. He now owns 280 acres of land in Sec. 24, with residence, barns and all improvements.

TOLIiE GUIiACK GRAVDALE, farmer, Sec. I ; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1833 ; his father, Gulack Olson Gravdale, came to Newark in October, 1839, the first settler in the town, with his wife and family ; he, and some friends who came with him, took up Government land and commenced the settlement of the town of Newark ; his son Telle was raised there and married in Newark in November, 1857, Bessie Skarlem, daughter of Paul Halverson Skarlem ; she was born in Norway, but her parents also came to Newark in 1841 ; they have had five children, one of whom died and four are now living vyith their parents. His father died in the house now occupied by Mr. G., July 17, 1873 ; his mother is still living and resides with him.

OLE GUIiACK GRAVDAL.E, farmer; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1830; his parents movedto Newark in 1839 ; he is also the son of Gulack Olson Gravdale, the first settler; he lived on the farm with his parents, and married, in 1855, in Jancsville, Jure Gunale, daughter of the Widow Gunale ; they had five children ; all are living at home with their parents except one daughter, who is married and resides in Iowa. He lived in the town of Beloit after he was married for thirteen years ; then bought eighty acres in Newark in 1868 and moved there ; had a residence partly built; which he completed and now occupies ; he owns 210 acres, part in Plymouth and the balance in Newark.

LARS GUNDERSON, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway, November, 1811 ; he came to Newark in August, 1842, with his wife, to whom he was married in Norway, and has two children. He made a claim for eighty acres Government land, but did not enter the land, and sold the claim. They have ten children living; his son, Gunder Larsen, owns 104 acres in Section 11, with house and barns.

PETER HALVERSON, farmer. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in Norway Dec. 22, 1878 ; he came to America in 1839, and located in Du Page Co., a short distance from Chicago, 111. ; he lived ther - one year, then came to Clinton Township, and, in December, 1843, moved to Newark Township. In July, 1846, he took up forty acres Government land in Section 8; sold it to his son, who made all improvements, and built residence and barns, then bought it back again, and now occupies it. He married, while living in Clinton, in 1843, Sarah Oleson. They had eleven children, six now living; his son is now living with him and working for him ; he owns in all 200 acres of land in Sections 8 and 9, with all improvements ; he has held. the office of Side Supervisor and Town Treasurer, but has no desire for public life.

ISAAC Hllili, farmer. Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Beloit; born in Barnston, Canada East, October, 1819; remained there until 1844, then went to Beloit City, and worked at his trade of stone-mason till 1851 ; he three lots in the city, and built a residence on Fourth street, which he afterward sold ; also owned 120 acres on Section 5, Beloit, which he also sold in 1851 ; he moved to Newark Township and bought forty acres of land in Section 36, built residence and barns, and made all improvements ; there was a log house on it when he bought it, which he now uses as a barn ; he afterward bought forty acres more in same section, which he now owns, making eighty acres in all. He married, in Baxford, Canada East, in 1836, Abbie P. Gillman. They had eleven children, six of whom are now living. He has been Justice of the Peace, also Constable for several years, and is still working at his trade of mason.

HALiVOR H. HUSEMAIV, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1833; his parents, Hans and Bargitt Halverson, came to Newark in 1845, bought land and improved it, and located on it in Section 12. He was reared in Newark, and was married in his father's house in 1862, to Carrie , Thcilen. They had five children, two now living - Bessie and Charles H. He was elected Supervisor in 1859, and held the office till 1863 ; was re-elected in 1868 and 1870, and held office till 1873 ; he owns a handsome farm and residence. His father, aged 73 years, and his mother, aged 70 years, are living with hini.

liY^MAW IIVMAN, farmer. Sec. 4; P. 0. Beloit; born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1821; thence, in 1842, he came to Rock Co., Wis., and located in the town of Plymouth, with his parents and family ; they took up 400 acres of land in that town together, and, after some time, divided the land between them ; while living in Plymouth, Lyman bou;^ht 80 acres of Government land, in Sec. 4 (Newark), and in 1850, he married, in Plymouth, Miss Mary Smiley; immediately came to Newark and built a residence and barns and made all improvements ; they had nine children, five are now living. His father and mother both died in Plymouth. Lyman still owns 60 acres of land there, besides 80 acres in Newark that he lives on, in Sec. 4. He has been a member of the School Board over twenty years, at different times.

WIIililAJH KEIiLiEY, Sr., farmer. Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Beloit; the father of William T. and Daniel Kelley ; he was born on the Isle of Man in 1809. He married there, in 1838, Ann Wade ; they had eleven children ; six are now living. He came to America with his wife in 1865, and went to live with his son Daniel, who came to Newark before him and bought 160 acres of land in Sec. 25, built a residence and barns, and made all improvements. His other son, Thomas, also lives in Newark, and owns a house and farm.

WILIilAM T. KEIiliEY, farmer. Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in the Isle of Man in 1838; came to Cleveland, Ohio, about 1853, and thence to Newark, gbout 1859 ; he bought 360 acres of land in Sees. 25 and 26, and built a residence in Sec. 26, with barns, etc., and made all improvements; he then sold 160 acres in Sec. 25, to his brother Daniel, who built a residence there and now lives on it. William T. afterward bought forty acres more in Sec. 34, adjoining How's mill ; being a miller by trade, he operated the mill for six months, until the dam gave way, and the mill is now idle ; he now owns 240 acres of land in Sees. 27 and 34, with residence, barns and all improvements, and now lives on Sec. 26.

ARIlfOIiD KNUDSEN, farmer. Sec. 12 ; P. O. Beloit; born in Norway in 1823; came to Rock Co. in 1842, and first located in Beloit Township, where he lived about five years on a farm, then came to Newark and located ; he bought 125 acres in Sec. 12, and built a substantial stone residence and barns, and made all improvements ; he first lived in a log cabin that is now used by him as a barn.

THOMAS LANCASTER, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in Yorkshire, England, in 1821 ; he came to Beloit Township with his brother and to Newark Township, and bought 160 acres land in See. 33, from Grovernment ; afterward bought 40 acres more in Sec. 28 ; his brother died here, and the whole land belonged to him ; he built a residence, barns, and made all improvements. He married, in Shirland, 111., in 1856, Sarah Hyde ; has no family. They now reside on the farm.

SIMON LARSON, farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. 0. Beloit; born in Norway in 1832; came to this country with his father, Lars Simonson, and located in Beloit Township in September, 1842 ; came to Newark Township in April, 1843 ; among the earliest settlers ; his father bought tbrty acres of land with a house on it, and put up a blaeksmith-shop - -the second shop in the town. His son Simon married, on Dec. 29, 1853, in Newark, Tury Steenson, of Norway ; they had five children ; he was living with his father and mother when they were both taken with the cholera and died ; his father died July 9, and his mother July 11, 1854 ; yimon then took, full charge of the property, being an only son, and he now owns 199 acres of land with residence, barns, and all improved. Three of his children are still living - Cornelia, Stone and Louisa.

OSCAR F. MAC Y, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in Maine in October, 1840 ; he came West about 1855, and learned his trade of blacksmithing in Beloit; he then went to Iowa and worked at his trade a short time ; returned to Vermont. He married in Barre, Vt., in May, 1860, Abbie Albee, daughter of Merrill and Maria Albee, born in Barre in 1840 ; they have seven children - Flora M., Liliie M., Alice M., Nellie A., George A. and Albert A., and an infant not yet named. They remained in Barre till 1864, and he then brought his family to Beloit and lived in the city, working at his trade till 1874 ; he then bought 120 acres land in Sees. 26 and 27, Newark ; he built residence, barns, and made all improvements, and now has a very tiomfortable home.

THOMAS MJERLET, farmer. Sec. 30 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born in France in 1829 ; his parents came to Newark in 1854, and he bought 120 acres land, built residence and made all improvements. He married in France in 1848, Adeline Rambolt; they had ten children, all now living. He afterward bought 80 acres more land, 200 acres in all that he now owns. His wife died in 1877, and May 17, 1879, he married again, Mrs. Josephine Garala, widow.

LiOUIS J. MOSEIiLE, farmer. Sec. 33; P. 0. Beloit; born in the town of Maloy, District of Haute Marne, Prance, July 12, 1812. His parents moved to New York City in 1830 ; he lived there fifteen years. In 1846, came to Rock Co., Wis., and bought eighty acres of land from Government, in Sec. 33. He built a residence, barns, etc. He married, in Syracuse, N. Y., Miss A. Charpentier, of Lorraine, France ; they had four children, three still living - -Marie, Pauline and Nicholas V. ; both daughters are married and away from home; the son Nicholas is still unmarried, and lives with his father.

CHAUNCE Y C. PEASE, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Beloit ; born iu Hartford, Vt., near White River, in 1816. His parents moved to Sherbrooke, Canada, where he remained till 1836 ; he then left home and went to Durham Co., in Province of Ontario, Canada; married there, in 1842, Sophia Eastman, of Durham Co. ; they had no children. He came to Rock Co., Wis., and located in Newark in 1845. He bought and improved two farms, sold them, and, in 1868, he bought 120 acres in Sees. 2 and 3, Newark Township, part of the Grant farm, with residence on it and partly improved. He made more improvements, and is at present living on it.

JOSEPH PENNING^TON, farmer. Sec. 34; P. 0. Beloit; born in Yorkshire, England, in 1826 ; came to America and located in Chicago in 1847, where he remained one year, and then went to" Rockford, thence to Rockton and back to Chicago, where he lived till 1857 ; then came to Newark. He owned eighty acres in Sec. 34, that he bought some years previously, and when he came to Newark, lived in a log house that he rented until he built a frame residence. He married, Deo. 25, 1855, in Chicago, Emma Stainer; chey had nine children, five now living. He now owns 120 acres of land, with residence, barns and all improvements.

JACOB ROLTCHE, farmer. Sec. 29; P. 0. Beloit; born in France in 1803; came to Rock Co., Wis., in 1846, and bought 120 acres Government land in Sec. 29, Newark. He built a residence and barns, and made all improvements. He married, in France, Miss Marguerite Meilleur ; they have two sons, who are married. One is living in Beloit City, and the other at home and working the farm for his father.

ABRAM SHUMAKER, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Beloit; born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1813. In 1839, was married there to Miss Susan Sorbor, and moved to Columbia Co., Penn. In 1851, came to Wisconsin, located in Newark Township, and bought 240 acres of land in Sees. 9 and 10, with some improvements made. He built the residence he now occupies iu 1854, with barns, made more improvements, then sold forty acres of it, leaving only 200 acres, which he now owns. They had thirteen children, eleven now living. Three of his sons. enlisted in the army; one died at Memphis, Ten n., of fever ; another was disabled and was discharged, and the other remained two years, and, after being discharged, re-enlisted and served ten months more, till the close of the war ; two of his sons are now livins at home with him on the farm.

HAIiYER JL. SK A VliEM, farmer. Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Beloit ; the son of Lars H. and Groe Skarlem ; born in Newark Oct. 3, 1848. He was educated in Newark, and lived on the farm with his parents, with the exception of a few years that he lived in Iowa, up to the time of his marriage. He then bought a farm for himsejf, and married Cornelia Olmstead in Plymouth. She was the grand-daughter of the widow Gunale ; they have two children - Lulu and Louis. He owns about 120 acres of land in Sec. 1 0, with residence, barns, etc. He was elected to the office of Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1875 and 1876; has been a member of the Board for five years, and also Justice of the Peace.

IjARS H. ska VliEM, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P.'O. Beloit; born in Norway in 1819, and came to Newark in May, 1841, in company with several other families, the earliest settlers in the town. He married in Newark May 23, 1844, Groe Nelson, and had four children - Halver L., Bessie, Helen and Carolina. When he first came, he bought land in Section 11 ; the first forty acres he bought from the Government and improved it, although some timber land had been bought before this by speculators ; he in partnership withKnud Chrispinson and Germund Skavlem, built a house and improved the land; he now nwns over 200 acres of land in Section 11. with residence and barns. His wife's mother is living with them.

EFGEXE H. SKIUVNER, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Beloit; born in Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1847 ; his parents came to Newark in 1848 ; took up forty acres of land in Section 7, and built a log cabin; afterward bought eighty acres more in same section; his father died in Newark in 1857; his mother is still living, and holds her dower of forty-five acres of land, which he is working with his own. He married in Janesville, in November, 1871, Clarinda Padfield, of Newark; they have three children. When his father died the property, 120 acres in all, was divided between the heirs, and he bought them all out except one sister, who holds her share and is living with his family ; in 1869, he built a large fiame residence with large barns and all improvements, and now owns 170 acres of land. He is the Secretary of the Newark Mutual Fire Insurance Co. for the protection of farm property from fire and lightning ; he has also been Supervisor for three terms, and Town Treasurer ; his two brothers, Theron Y. and Sylvester A., were both in the army ; Theron died of fever, and Sylvester was in Libby Prison twenty-four days, and then exchanged.

KNIJD GUIVDER SPRINGEBf, farmer. Sec. 4; P. O. Beloit; born in Newark Aug. 2, 1844 ; he is the pon of Gunder Knutson, who was born in Norway in 1812 ; emigrated to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Newark in 1843, near the same large spring on Section 4 that his brother Gulack JCnutson had located on in 1841 ; the land that he bought was owned by Gunnel Stordock, who came in September, 1841, to live near the spring also, and owned forty acres, which he sold; he made improvements, and built house and barns. He married, in Norway, Sarah Taurjon, widow of Ole Nelson (by whom she had three children), and they had three more children ; one is living, Knud Gunder; the name of Springen is derived from being residents by the large spring ; his wife died in 1854, during the cholera in this town, by which great numbers died. He married again, in 1856, Gwin Jensen, widow of T. Rostad, and they had five children ; two are now living. His son, Knud Gunder, married in Newark Dec. 27, 1871, Anna Olmstead, grand-daughter of the widow Genale; they have three children, all living.

OUNlVEIi STORDOCK, farmer. Sec. 9 ; P. O. iBeloit; born in Norway in 1800; eniigrated to America in 1839, and located in Illinois; in May, 1840, he came with his wife, and, in company with Gulack Knutson, located in the eastern part of Newark Township, and, in September, 1841, moved up to the big spring and located there, and bought forty acres of land, and lived there for two years ; he and his family first lived in a haystack for three months until they had completed a log house; he then sold out his place to Gunder Knutson, and returned to Illinois, where he lived till 1870 ; in that year, he returned to Newark and bought 200 acres of land in Section 9, with residence, barns, and all improvements. He married in Norway Mary Larson ; they had seven children, all now living.

DAVID C. TEAGUE, farmer. Sec. 21; P. 0. Beloit; born in Lincoln Co., Me., Sept. 17, 1808 ; he went from there to Penobscot Co., Me., then came West and located in Rockton, 111., in 1838 ; he remained there till 1844 ; then moved to Newark Township, and took up 120 acres of Government land in Section 22, and afterward bought twenty acres more ; he built a log house on it, which he occupied with his family till 1854, then built a large frame house that is now occupied by C. L. Poster, with barns and all improvements ; he afterward sold this Foster place and went to Sparta, Wis., where he bought another farm, and lived there with his family six years ; then sold that farm and went to La Crosse Co., where he bought another farm and lived seven years, then sold it, returned to Newark, and bought 120 acres of land in Section 21, the same land originally bought from the Government by his brother Samuel ; there was a residence on it, with barns and all improvemenis, and he now lives on it. He married in Holloway, Me., in 1832, Helena Rollins ; they have had six children, five now living ; only two live with their parents.

:^ATHA]!lfIEL, WARREN, farmer, Sec. 15; P. 0. Beloit; born in Columbia Co., N. Y., March 25, 1805 ; he lived there with his parents till 1826 ; came to Milwaukee in 1844 ; to Newark in 1846 ; while in Milwaukee he started the first marble-shop in the State of Wisconsin ; he lettered the corner-stone of the Beloit College, and also the stone in front of the Baptist Church ; he followed his trade till he came to Newark and took up 120 acres of Government land, a claim to which ho bought ; there was a log cabin on the ground, which he occupied with his family till he built a frame residence, which was afterward burned down ; he then built the residence he now occupies, and still uses the old log cabin as a stable. He was married in West Stockbridge, Mass., to Laura A. Fitch, and had four children ; his wife died in Palmyra, N. Y., in 1840, where they had lived four years; he married again in Palmyra, the same year, Eliza Ann, widow of C. B. Hinman, and daughter of Gilbert Wilson ; they had four children, eight in all ; five are now living; only one son living at home with them. He was Chairman of the Board in, 1856, and Clerk of Baptist Church.