Reedsburg City (part 5 of 9)

CHAUNCEY W. KELLOGG was bom Dec. 15, 1821, at Plymouth, Conn.; his father, Frederick Kellogg, was descended from the youngest son of the martyr, John Rogers, who was burned by Queen Mary in 1555 ; he was a wholesale and retail merchant in New York City for about fourteen years ; he subsequently came to Baraboo and died at his son's, in May, 1860. C. W. Kellogg was married, Oct. 4, 1846, to Mary Eliza, daughter of George and Eliza Bassett, who was born in Derby, Conn., March 3, 1820; one of Mrs. Kellogg's paternal ancestors held a Colonel's commission in the army of George III, and was sent to America to help subdue the colonies. Chauncey Kellogg came to Greenfield while it was yet a part of Baraboo ; helped organize the town, and was its first School Superintendent, which office he held many years, greatly advancing the interest of public instruction ; he served his own district as Clerk and Director, helping to make it the best school of the town. Mr. Kellogg was educated at the Cheshire Academy, and adheres to the Episcopal Church, where his family worships ; he is a member of the Republican party. His present residence on Sec. 32, where he has 135 acres of choice land, is o_^ne of the nicest sites on Peck's Prairie, and marks a home of intelligence and refinement, so pleasant that all his children - two sons, George T. and Archibald, and two daughters, Mary A. and Kate, seem to prefer abiding there.

PATRICK G. KELIiEY, bom in Kerry Co., Ireland, on the 17th of March, 1834; is the son of John Kelley, a tradesman, interested with his brother in coasting vessels, doing business along the shore of Ireland ; his mother was a Mary Goulding, descended from the Blennerhassett family. Mr. Kelley came to America Nov. 30, 1852, and, in 1857, married Miss Joanna Finnegan, daughter of Thomas and Mary Finnegan, of Kerry Co., Ireland, born March 21, 1835; Mr. Finnegan was a farmer and fruit-raiser before he came to America, and settled in Essex Co., N. Y. ; two of Mrs. Kelley's brothers were soldiers in the Union army, and Patrick Finnegan lost a leg at Antietam. Mr. Kelley came to Baraboo April 15, 1858, and worked for Claude & Gowan four years, and, in 1862, he settled on his place in Sec. 30, Greenfield, where he now owns 55 acres of good land and buildings; he has taken unusual pains to inform himself, and is an intelligent and public-spirited gentleman ; he has been trusted with responsible offices of his town, being twice Treasurer and serving several years as Supervisor; he has a bias toward the Greenback party, and is a member of the Roman Catholic Church ; nine children have been added to the family, all born in Baraboo - Mary E., John Thomas, Francis M., Ambrose Jerome, Daniel M., Jeremiah J., Margaret Jane, Patrick Paul and Hiram Henry.

HENRY W. KONKEL was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., April 13, 1828, where he lived until he was 22 years old; he came to Sauk Co. in 1850, and, in the following year, bought his farm of 160 acres in Sec. 36, Greenfield; after five years of hard labor and privation, he returned to his native county and married, Nov. 8, 1855, Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, a lady of hnglish descent, who was bom June 9, 1834 ; they have seven children; the eldest, De Witt Clinton, was born Dec. 16, 1856, and has recently taken a homestead in Custer Co., Neb. ; Clara Ella, born April 7, 1858; Walter Howard, May 12, 1859 ; Emily Alice, March 20, 1862; Henry W., Jr., April 13. 1867; Reuben W., Oct. 28, 1868; Lila Bell, Jan. 8, 1874. Mr. Konkel has been a very industrious farmer, is much esteemed by the neighbors, be longs to the Republican party and is a public-spirited citizen.

JACOB KRA^IER was born in Bavaria Oct. 13, 1830; son of Peter and Catharine Kramer; his father was a soldier under Napoleon I for six years ; was three years in the Penin.sular war ; spoke very fluently the Spanish, French and German languages; he died at the age of 89, in Waukesha Co. Jacob Kramer came to Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1846, where he remained ten years; in 1856, he removed to Waukesha Co., Wis., and farmed in New Berlin two years, at Vernon Center seven, and at Mukwonago ten ; then removed, in November, 1874, to Sauk Co., and settled on Sec. 3, in Greenfield, where he has an excellent stock and fruio farm of 110 acres, with a good orchard. Mr. Kramer was married, in the fall of 1845, to Christine, daughter of Mathias and Maggie Boss, by whom he has nine children - Konrad,

Town Of Greenfield

SETH T. McGILVRA, Sec. 30; P. 0. Baraboo; was born Jan. 8, 1824, in Herkimer Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1856, arriving in Sauk Co. Sept. 16; purchased the place where he now resides, and has made it his home since that time ; owns 450 acres of land. He was married, Jan. 24,

1849, to Miss Seviah C, daughter of Amos and Aurilla Ferrington ; Mrs. M. died Jan. 1, 1860, leaving three children - Mary F., George B. and Albert D.; he married again, April 11, 1860, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Samuel P. and Sarah Huntington ; she also died, leaving four children - Seviah S., Louisa H., Emma J. and an infant, deceased ; was married Aug. 1, 1872, to Mrs. Mary (Stuart) Cranson, daughter of Isaac and Huldah Stuart; have two children. Avis A. and Sarah L. Mr. M., since living in Greenfield, has been a member of the Town Board two terms.

1850, and in 1851 he settled on Sec. 11, where he had a farm of 160 acres of good land ; he assisted the surveyors in locating most of the public roads in the south part of the towo, and had been prominent in all the improvements made upon the bluffs ; especially was he interested in the public school work of his own district, discharging the duties of some of its offices most of the time, being Treasurer when he died. Mr. Netcher was Democratic in politics and belonged to the Roman Catholic Church. He was always respected in his neighborhood, greatly beloved by his family, and is truly mourned by a large circle of friends; his last sickness was brief, but very severe ; he died May 18, 1880, in his 61st year, after an illness of nine days, with inflammation of the bowels ; his greatly bereaved widow, to whom he had been married about twenty-six years, survives him ; but she lives in the past, upon the tender memories of one so faithful and kind. Her sorrows are shared and lightened by her six children - Henry, who has charge of the farm ; Augustus, Barbara, Elizabeth, Charles and Rosa, who are living at home.

BENJAMIN SI3IONDS came to his present home on Sec. 4, in company with his father, in October, 1849 ; he is the son of Joseph and Susanna Simonds, and was born at Fredonia, N. Y., Aug. 31, 1835 ; both his grandsires were in service with the New York militia in the war of 1812, and four of his brothers were in the civil war ; but Benjamin, the youngest, was needed at home and has tastes for other pursuits. He was educated at the academy at Baraboo, was Superintendent of Schools the last year of the town system, has been Assessor for two and Clerk for six years; this year (1880) he took the United States census ; he has a good reputation as a teacher in the county, and has been efficient in maintaining the debating club in District No. 8. Mr. Simonds was married Nov. 26, 1868, to Helen E., daughter of Sheldon and Philena Thompkins, of the family of Daniel D. Thompkins, Vice President ; Mrs. Simonds was born at Waukegan, 111., Nov. 8, 1841 ; she has two daughters - Minnie Bell and Mabel Clair, aged 7 and 2 years. The farm of 120 acres is very pleasantly located at the foot of the bluff, giving it great value as a fruit farm ; there are about 200 trees, most of them loaded with apples. Mr. Simonds was once nearly drowned in the Baraboo River, but was rescued and resuscitated by his brother ; it was not his time to die ; he belongs to a long lived family ; his father, now healthy and active, is 83, and his grandmother died at 92. He has proved himself a very useful citizen ; is an earnest Republican, of feeble Greenback proclivities.

ORSON SIMONDS wa.s a soldier in the civil war, enlisting in the lOth Battery of W. V. A. Sept. 6, 1804 ; he joined the army at Atlanta; the battery was under Gen. Kilpatrick's command, with Gen. Sherman, on his campaign through Georgia and the Carolinas ; Mr. S. followed the fortunes of the war till it closed with the grand review at Washington May 25, 1865. This .son of Joseph and Susannah Simonds was born at Hanover, N. Y., Feb. 12, 1826 ; came to Two Rivers, Wis., in 1847, and worked three years in steam saw-mill ; came to Sec. 4 in Greenfield in 1854, where he now resides on a good fruit farm of 78 acres, having about 200 trees. Mr. S. married July 18, 1852, to Miss Evaline, daughter of Elisha and Polly DoUey, who was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Oct. 5, 1825, by whom he has seven children - Martin 0., born June 5, 1843 ; Helen M., Aug. 14, 1854; Mary M., Sept. 1, 1855 ; Freeman W., Nov. 7, 1856; Martha J., July 1, 1858; Cyrus H., Feb. 6, 1860, and Edwin ]lay, Oct. 11, 1872. Mr. Simonds is a Republican ; has served upon the Town Board ; worships with the Congregational Church, and believes in soft money.

JOSEPH STOTLER, son of Roman and Lucinda Stotler, wa.s born in Prussia Dec. 18, 1822 ; was a soldier in the Prussian Cavalry service for six years; came to America in 1854, and was married in Buffalo, N. Y., to Miss Lucinda Feter, by whom he has five sons - John, Charles, Sophia, Louis and Joseph ; and two daughters - Alme and Lucinda. Mr. Stotler spent one year in Madison, and in 1855 he removed to Greenfield, Sec. 14, where he now owns 256 acres of meadow and upland, with an orchard of 150 bearing trees, and buildings that cost about $1,500. When he first came to the Blue's, there were many deer ; sometimes they came in herds of twelve or twenty ; one winter, when there was a deep snow and a thin crust, they slaughtered great numbers of them. Mr. Stotler has been very fortunate in business and has a nice income aside from the proceeds of his farm. He is Republican in politics, and a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Town Of Westfield

C. H. and Louisa H. (Wochmann) Brandt ; was born in Prussia March 8, 1849 ; cameto America in 1846, settled in Madison, Wis. ; resided there till the fall of 1867, then came to the town of Washington, Sauk Co. Was married March 26, 1873, at Reedsburg, to Amelia Werth, daughter of Gottlieb and Charlotta (Schilling) Werth ; they have three children - Augusta, William and Charles. In 1876, went to Milwaukee to live ; only remained there one summer and then came to Westfield, Sauk Co., settled on Sec. 19 ; has 77 acres of land.

JOHX BURKE, farmer. Sec. 18; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Thomas and Sophia (Rustine) Burke; w;>s born in Maine June 4, 1829; moved to Nova Scotia while a child, and lived there till 14 years of age, then went to sea ; followed the sea about six years, sailing in the ships of the Black Star Line, between New York and Liverpool ; then located at Quebec, Canada ; lived there three years then moved to New York, and from there to Ft. Ann, Washington Co., N. Y.; in 1856, he came to Sauk Co., Wis.^ and settled where he now resides; has 120 acres of land. Was married Dec. 25, 1851, at Ft. Ann, N. Y., to Dorathy Green, daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Connor) Green ; they have one child, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Burke are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Burke's father, Mr. Peter Green, was born in Orange Co., N. Y., 1797 ; was married in 1821 to Elizabeth Connor; they had five children, of whom two only are living. Mr. Green came to Wisconsin in 1856, and now resides with his daughter, Mrs. Burke.

DR. E. Cw. CRISTHAX, physician and surgeon, LoganviUe ; son of John and Catharine (Shell) Cristman; was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1839; resided in his native county till 22 years of age; is a graduate of Columbia IJniver.sity, New York ; in 1867, went to Minnesota and located in Winona Co.; then removed to Wisconsin and settled in Loganville, town of Westfield, Sauk Co., where he has continued to practice his profession till the present time, 1880. He was married, Oct. 20, 1869, in Westfield, to Martha A., daughter of William H. and Amelia (Brooks) Lewis; Mrs. C. was born in Illinois; they have five children - Frank P., Frances L., Ezra R., Edgar S. and a girl unnamed. Dr. C. enlisted, in September, 1862, in Co. C, 152d N. Y. V. I., was appointed Assistant Regimental Surgeon, and was soon after placed on the medical staff of the 2d Division, 2d Army Corps, where he served till the close of the war. He has 148 acres of land, beside his two acres at his residence in the village. He was elected Chairman of Westfield four successive years. 1876-79, and has held the ofiice of Town Clerk two years.

FREDERIC DARCwER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. 0. Loganville; son of Peter and Mary (Becker) Darger ; was born in Berum, Hanover, Nov. 11, 1821. Was married in the city of Hamburg, in October, 1851, to Dora Behn, daughter of Henry and Charlotta (Wermann) Behn ; they have one child, Louisa, now Mrs. Herman Riggert ; Mr. Darger and family came to America in June, 1855, and settled in the town of Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wis.; they remained in this town till 1879, then came to Westfield, Sauk Co., and located on Sec. 19, where he now resides. Mr. Darger was Supervisor of Reedsburg one year, and was President five years of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. of Reedsburg. Mr.

HENRV B. farmer; P. O. Loganville; son of John and Mary Palmer Dorneck; was born in I'enn., Sept. 12, ISiUJ; when 11 years old, nioved to Belmont Ohio; lived in the vicinity of Pittsburgh for several years. Enlisted in the 156th Ohio V. I. in 1863 ; was in the service six months; afterward went to Wheeling, W. Va., to live ; and in 1865, came to Wisconsin ; settled in Sauk Co., town of Westfield, Sec. 9 ; after a residence of six years in this place, he bought the fiirm of 80 acres where he now resides. Mr. D. was married in Reedsburg, in 1866, to Temperance Dearholt, daughter of John and Lucinda (Aldrich) Dearholt. Mrs. Dorneck was born in Morrow Co., Ohio ; they have three children - Eva, Myrtie and Maud.

FREDERIC GILES, former; P. 0. Loganville ; son of William and Mary Ennis Giles; was born in Kent, P]ngland, village of Hothfield, July 19, 1835 ; came to the United States in 1851 ; settled in Oneida Co., N. Y. ; remained there about six years, and then removed to Sauk Co., Wis., town of Franklin, where he entered some land ; in 1865, sold out and came to Westtield ; lived in the village of Loganville about a year, and then moved on to the farm of 60 acres which he now owns. In the fall of 18(31, he enlisted in Co. B, 12th W. V. 1. ; was appointed Corporal; served till the close of the war. Was married in Westfield, Jan. 1, 1868, to Mary E. Mead, daughter of John and Mary Mead ; they have two children - John and William.

DANIEL Cwl^LIilFORD, farmer, Sec. 29; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Samuel Gulliford, who was the son of William G., who was the son of William GuUiford, a minister of the Church of England, who preached in the city of Philadelphia, Penn., before the Revolutionary War ; Daniel Gulliford was born in Springfield, Erie Co., Penn., Dec. 12, 1811 ; his mother was Catharine Ball, daughter of Daniel and Catharine Ball ; Mr. G. lived in his native county thirty-five years ; was engaged in firming. Was married Dec. 25, 1831, at Springfield, Penn., to Melissa Johnson, daughter of Friend and Polly ( Perry) Johnson ; Mr. and Mrs. G. have had nine children, of whom six are living - Catharine (now Mrs. George Gattwinkel), Harriet M. (now Mrs. Simon P. Sutton), Rosanna (now Mrs. John H. Gray), Charles W., (married to Olive Tinker), Horace W. (married to Mary E. Sweesey), and Violletta, Loran, Anna and Ursula, deceased. Mr. G. and family came to Wisconsin in 1846 ; located in what is now Sumter, Sauk Co. ; resided there till 1854 ; then came to Westfield ; settled on Section 29 ; has 100 acres. Was Town Treasurer one year in Sumter, and Assessor two years in Westfield.

NICHOLAS HASZ, farmer; P. 0. Loganville; son of Peter and Rebecca (Karstens) Ilasz ; was born in Hanover. Germany, Sept. 12, 1836 ; lived in his native place till 1856, when the family moved to America. The first home was made at Madison, Wis., where they remained about six months, and then moved to Sauk Co., town of Westfield. Mr. Hasz was married at Loganville, Nov. 28, 1862, to Mary Luhrsen, daughter of Henry and Annie (Liendhoff) Luhrsen ; they have seven children, three boys and four girls - Henry, Amie, Annie, Mary, Martin, Theodore and Henrietta. Mr. Hasz has been Supervisor of his town one year, and Treasurer eight years; is the present Secretary of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Co. of Westfield. Mr. Hasz and family are members of St. John's Lutheran Church of Westfield.

ROBERT HAWKINCwS, farmer; P. 0. Loganville; son of Richard and Mary Powell Hawkings ; was born in East Kent, England, February 1827 ; resided in his native place till 18 years of age ; came to the United States in 1845 ; lived in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., about ten years ; came to Wisconsin in 1855 ; settled in Washington, Sauk Co.; was engaged in farming seven years, and then came to Westfield; located on Sees. 20 and 21 ; has 160 acres of land, where he now resides. Was married July 17, 1850, at Utica, N. Y., to Ann Port, daughter of William and Harriet (Bu.ss) Port. Mrs. H. was born in England. They have had seven children - Harriet R., Rhoda A., Charles R. and Willie L. ; those deceased are Mary E., George W. and John W. George W. was a native of Loganville, and was 24 years old at the time of his death ; Rhoda A. is now Mrs. Charles E. Brooks, of Reedsburg; Harriet R. is now Mrs. Daniel Canfield, also of Reed,sburg. Mr. Hawkings has been Justice of the Peace four years.

HENRY HEITKAWP, blacksmith; I'. O. Loganville; son of William and Elizabeth Heitkamp, was born in Prussia Feb. 9, 1853; in 1854, came with his parents to the United States; settled at Blooming Grove, Dane Co., Wis. ; lived there about three years, then moved to Madison ; in 1878, came to Loganville and opened a blacksmith-shop, where he is now in business- Was married March 20, 1879, to iMary Wi.se, daughter of Henry and Mary Wise.

DAVID B. HI'LBrRT, farmer; P. O. Loganville; .son of James H. and Lydia (Peters) Hulburt ; was born in Portland, (;hautaui|ua Co., N. Y., Dec. 8, 1829 ; passed his boyhood in his native place; spent three years in liuflalo, N. Y .; was connected with thi; h'<i>ii/j/ir. printing office , was al.so engaged in teaching in Chautauqua Co. Was married at Portland, in February, 1855, to Josephine M. Van"Scoter, daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Jones) Van Scoter; th(!y have eight children - Alice; M., Frank D., Hattie, Arthur D., Jo.sephene M., Lena Belle, Harvey L. and Jes.sie M. Mr. H. and family came to Wisconsin in July, 1857 ; settled in Loganville; has 170 acres of land ; was town Superintendent of Schools six years; was Town Clerk one year ; Justice of the Peace eight years ; County Surveyor six years; Postmaster of Loganville four years ; was Chairman one term, and elected to the second, which he resigned on being elected to the Legislature; was elected member of the State Legislature in 1875 ; re-elected in 1876 and in 1877; was enrolling officer during the war, and is at present enumerator of census for 1880 ; the first years of his residence in Westfield were engaged in farming and teaching; in 1870, he opened a general store in Loganville in company with E. H. Newell ; sold out in 1874, and is now engaged in farming. Politics, Republican.

REV. CHRISTOPHER KEI$SL.ER, minister of the Zion German Lutheran Church, Westfield, residence Sec. 13 ; P. 0. Ableman ; son of Christopher and Catharine (Keisler) Kessler ; was born in Prussia June 2, 1829 ; came to America in 1859 ; settled at Platteville, Wis.; remained there about a year, and then went to Guttenber<r, Iowa ; was a graduate of the seminary of Henendetselsan, Germany ; was ordained a minister and served as a missionary four years in Wyoming Territory. Was married at Galena, 111., Jan. 27, 1863, to Susannah Oberhein ; they have eight children - Carl, Maria, Heinrich (deceased), Theodore, Christopher, August, Eugenie and Frederic; in 1864, came to Westfield, and located where he now resides ; has 20 acres of land.

STEPHEN Bf. KINSL.EY, son of Cephas and Lucinda (Newell) Kinsley, was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., July 16, 1828 ; soon after reaching his majority, came to Wisconsin ; remained about two years, then returned to Clinton Co., and, in company with two other young men, built and run a potato-starch mill, using about 2,000 bushels of potatoes a year ; carried on this business about three, years; then came to Sauk Co., Wis., in 1854, settled in Loganville, where he now resides; was a partner of Mr. Logan in the saw-mill and plat of the village. Was married, July 29, 1856, in the town Westfield, to Lucy A. Seamans, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail (Brown) Seamans ; they have had four children - Frank D., Fred B., Charles H. and Burt (deceased). Mrs. Kinsley died April, 1868. Mr. K. was married again October, 1869, to Elizabeth E. Seamans, daughter of Geo. B. and Matilda (Howard) Seamans; have had three children - Hoyt S. (deceased), Martha M., Aimee. Mr. Kinsley was the first Postmaster in the village, and is the present incumbent, has held the office six years ; was also the first teacher in the village ; was Supervisor three years ; Town Clerk two years, and Justice of the Peace fifteen years; has 100 acres of land.

GEORCirE KONECKE, farmer and stock-dealer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Joseph and Dorothy ( H overman n) Konecke; was born in Hanover March 11, 1827; came to America in 1868, arriving in Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis., May 22, and located on Sec. 3, where he has 84 acres of land. He was married in Hanover, Germany, Feb. 25, 1852, to Dora, daughter of John and Catharine (Meyer) Bless; Mrs. K. was born in Hanover ; they have one child, Hermann. Mr. K. has been Supervisor of Westfield three years, and Assessor two years. Mr. and Mrs. Konecke are members of the German Lutheran Church of Reedsburg.

(Stone) Kopf; was born Oct. 28, 1829, in Hanover; came to the United States in April, 1852, and settled in Saginaw Co., Mich.; in 1854, he came to Wisconsin, and settled on Sec. 26, Westfield, Sauk Co., where he has 134 acres of land. He was married June 20, 1856, at Cottage Grove, Wis., to Eliza Dora, daughter of Nicholas Lerenthal ; she was born in Hanover ; they have four children living - Henry N., Mary (now Mrs. Henry Licht, Jr.), Louis and Hermann. While in Michigan, he was engaged in steamboating. He has held the office of Supervisor in Westfield three years, 1877-79. Mr. K. and family are members of the Zion Lutheran Church.

HENRY A. liUCKENS^flEIER, farmer. Sec. 24; P. 0. Ableman ; son of Caspar and Maria (Eveler) Lucken.smeier ; was born in Westphalia, Prussia, Nov. 27, 1846; came to the United States when 7 years of age, with his parents; lived at Madison, Wis., a few months, then moved to Roxbury, Dane Co.; resided there about three years, then moved to Sauk Co. and located on Sec. 24, Westfield, where he now resides; he has 136 acres of land. He was married in Westfield, June 10, 1866, to Johanna, daughter of August and Johanna Fingerhood ; they have four children - Mary, Annie, Mena and Amelia. He was Supervisor of Westfield in 1877. Mr. and Mrs. L. are members of the German Lutheran Church.

JOHN C l^UHRSEN, merchant and farmer, Loganville ; son of Nicholas and Catharine (Rusch) Luhrsen ; was born in Hanover, Sept. 22, 1822 ; came to New York City in 1851 ; remained there three and a half years, then came to Dane Co., Wis., where he was engaged in farming ; came to Sauk Co. in the spring of 1857. and located on Sec. 35, Westfield, where he had 200 acres of land ; sold out in 1876 and came to Loganville, where he now resides; here he commenced business as a dealer in general merchandise. Mr. L. was married in 184:6, in Hanover, to Christiana Luback ; she died in New York, of cholera, Sept. 12, 1855 ; he was married again, Aug. 6, 1856, in New York, to Christiana Ost ; she was born in Hanover; they have eight children, five boys and three girls - Louisa, Nicholas H., Frederic W., Annie C, Emma M., August H., Henry W. and Edward C. Mr. Luhrsen has been Assessor four years. Supervisor six years, and Justice of the Peace one year. He has 92 acres of land.

MOOG, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Ableman ; son of Christian and Elizabeth Moog I born in Hessen, Germany, Sept. 18, 1834; came to the United States in 1853 and settled in Ohio; about ten months afterward, he moved to Sauk Co., Wis., and located where he now resides; has 79 acres. He was married Nov. 7, 1858, in Westfield, to Mary E. Schmidt, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Kaps) Schmidt; Mrs. Moog was born in Prussia; they have seven children living - Annie M., Mary E., Henrietta W., Bena B., Peter A., George F. and Emil ; Louis H., deceased. Mr. Moog enlisted, in August, 1862, in Co. F, 23d W. V. I., served eleven months and was discharged for disability ; the daughter, Annie M., is now Mrs. Charles Hamraermeister. Mr. Moog and family are members of the German M. E. Church, Westfield.

HENRY F. NIEiUAXN, farmer; P. 0. Loganville; son of William and Margaret (Bredfeld) Niemann; born in Holstein, Prussia, March 31, 1839; came to New York in 1856, and from there to Iowa ; stopped in the vicinity of Davenport till the commencement of the war. Enlisted, in April, 1861, on the call for three-months men, and re-enlisted in the twelve-months volunteers for three years ; was wounded at Vicksbui'g in the leg, by a gunshot; was in the hospital till the three years expired, and then discharged ; remained about St. Louis till 1867 ; in 1868, came to Sauk Co. and located near the village of Loganville ; has 23 acres of land ; was Assessor three years, and was elected Justice of the Peace in 1879, and is now serving in that capacity. He was married at Loganville Nov. 25, 1871, to Annie Hasz, daughter of Peter and Rebecca Hasz ; they have three children - Laura, Bertha and Henry.

WIIiLIAH PAIiHER, deceased; son of Richard and Casandra Palmer; born in Maryland in 18U6 ; Mr. Palmer was a carpenter by occupation. In 1833, he was married, at Philadelphia, to Elizabeth Myers, daughter of John and Elisabeth Brunner Myers ; Mrs. Palmer was born in Pennsylvania; they had nine children, of whom five only are living - Mary M., now Mrs. Francis Conroe, living in Ohio; Jesse B., married to Adelia Westenhaver and now in the Black Hills; Joseph S., married to Elizabeth Dougal, also in the Black Hills ; Charles W., married to Sarah J. Bunker, residing in Walworth Co., Wis. ; Florence, now Mrs. E W. Bunker, living in Westfield ; the deceased are John R., Sarah E., William A. and William H. Mr. Palmer came to Wisconsin in 1854 and located in Loganville, town of Westfield, Sauk Co. ; he built the first frame house in the village - the house now occupied by F. Dorn ; Mr. Palmer was interested with Mr. C. P. Logan in the building of the first saw-mill in the town ; finally sold out to Mr. Davis, and, in the fall of 1854, moved his family to the farm on Sec. 6, where they now reside; was also interested in the building of the grist-mill, with Mr. Mackey, in 1861, at Jjoganvillc, and afterward sold out his interest to Mr. Mackey. Mr. Palmer was a member of the Wisconsin Legi^^lature two terms ; was Chairman of the town of Westfield three terms, and Justice of the Peace one term ; his death occurred Sept. 21, 1873; the heirs have 320 acres of land. Josejjh S. Palmer enlisted, in 1861, in Co. D, 8th W. V. I. ; re-enlisted as a veteran and served till the close of the war ; Charles W. enlisted in 1863 ; was wounded in the shoulder by the same ball that killed Mr. Richards, of this town ; the ball passed through Richards' body before striking Mr. Palmer ; he served two years. Mrs. Palmer's post oflSce is Loganville.

JACOB H. REI4irllARI>, famier and dealer in farm machinery; P. 0. Loganville; son of Jacob and Lucy (Siiuonj ileigliard ; burn in Williamsport, Lycoming Co., Pcnn., April 24, 1824; resided in his native place till 22 years of age, then removed to Wheeling, W. Va. ; in 1853, he went to Pittsburgh, Penn., and engaged in the manufacture of glass. In November, 1861, he enlisted ; helped to recruit a company of cavalry - Co. G, 14th P. V. C. - of which lu; was commissioned First Lieutenant ; after serving two years, he received an injury from a fall of his horse while on duty; resigned in 1863. He was married Oct. 4, 1844, at Lock Haven, Penn., to Caroline Dorneck, daughter of John Dorneck ; she was born in Lancaster, Penn. ; they had three children, of whom only umi is liviniz;, named Ellis W., and married to Addie Holmes, residing in Westfield. In 1855. Mr. lleighard purchased a tract of 240 acres of land in Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis., and in 1863, with his family, came to Wisconsin and took possession of it (Sec. 18), where he now resides; has held the office of Chairman of Westfield by appointment once, and was elected, in the spring of 1880, to the same position.

JOHN R1CHARI>^!», farmer; P. 0. Loganville; son of Jo.seph and Al. (Carpenter) Richards ; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, June 27, 1838; when about 2 years of age, the family moved to

Belmont Co., Ohio; remained there till about 15 years of age, and in 1854 came to Wi&consin and settled on Sec. 5, Westfield, Sauk Co. ; has 80 acres of land, and is a farmer by occupation. Was married Jan. 6, 18(11, in the town of Washington, to Minerva I. Deerholt, daughter of John and Lucinda (Aldrich) Deerholt; they had four children by this marriage - Mary Ella, Flora E., Cora E., and Walter I. (deceased). Mrs. Richards died in May. 1867. Mr. R. was married again Dec. 12, 1869, in Westfield, to Sarah J. Westenhaver, daughter of Jonas and Sarah (Weary) Westenhaver ; they have four children - Gertrude, Georgie, Verna and Ruby Madge. Mr. R. was chairman of Westfield in 1875.

HERMABfX RICk^itERT, farmer; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Henry and Catharine Marquart Riggert; was born in Hanover, March 29, 1854; came to America in 1873, and settled in the town of Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis. Was married, Nov. 9, 1875, to Louisa, daughter of Frederic Darger ; they have three children - Elsie, Emil and Feide.

JOHN G. SCHAUM, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Loganville; son of Louis and Mary Wolford Schaum; was born in the Province of Rhine, Germany, April 23, 1822; came with his parents to the United States in 1837 ; located at Pittsburgh, Penn. Was married in Pennsylvania, June IL 1849, to Margaret Holdenhausen, daughter of Henry Holdenhausen ; they have ten children living - Amelia (now Mrs. Fred Oetzman), Louis, Caroline, Lucelia, John G., Henry J., Frederic William, Alfilena, Charles B. and Gertrude. Mr. Schaum, in 1851, came to Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis. ; took up 160 acres of land, where he now resides ; Mr. S. was obliged to cut out a road to his farm, the country being almost an unbroken wilderness ; he was three years wiUiout a team, and for a long time had to pack his flour and provisions on his back from Baraboo.

HEINRICH SCHEWE, farmer. Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Ableman ; son of WilHam and Catharine (Saunders) Schewe ; was born in Hanover, April 16, 1828. He was married in 1853, in Hanover, to Catharine Licht, daughter of Frederic and Catharine ( Werner) Licht ; they have one child, Henry, now married to Dora Schultz, and residing in Westfield. Mr. Schewe came to Wisconsin from Germany in 1862 ; settled where he now resides; has 120 acres. Mr. S. and family are members of the Zion German Lutheran Church of Westfield.

JOHTV W. SCHUETTE, farmer. Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Loganville ; son of John and Catharine Schuette ; was born in Hanover March 31, 1849 ; came to America in September, 1863, and settled in the town of Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis., on Sec. 26; has 143 acres of land. Was married Oct. 24, 1870, in Westfield, to Dora Reinecke, daughter of William and Mary (Neimann) Reinecke ; they have five children - Amelia, Henry, Elizabeth, William and Annie. Mr. Schuette has been Supervisor of Westfield two years - 1877 and 1878; has been Treasurer of his school district five years. Mr. Schuette and wife are members of the German Lutheran Church.

JOHN WERRON, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Ableman; son of John and Catharine (Eberle) Werron; was born in Hesse- Darmstadt, Germany, Nov. 1. 1819; left Germany in 1846, coming to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he remained aboutjsix years; then came to Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1852, and located on Sec. 12; has 79 acres. He was married May 1, 1849, at Pittsburgh, Penn., to Phillipena Grasser, daughter of Sebastian Grasser; she was born in Bavaria; they have four children - Phillipena, Catharina, John W. and Anna M. ; Phillipena is now Mrs. William Stackhouse, living in Westfield; Catharina is now Mrs. C. Black. Mr. Werron enlisted in 1862, in Co. A, 19th W. V. L ; served three years and nine months. Mr. W. and family are members of the German M. F. CMiurch.

E, A. WINTER, p. 0. Loganville; minister of the German Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio and other States; son of William and Henrietta ( Meisner) Winter; was born in Waldeck, Prussia, Dec. 27, 1838; came with his parents to the United States in 1844; the family located in Fairfield Co., Ohio; in 1849, they moved to Fort Wayne, Ind., where Mr. Winter was educated in the seminary of the German Lutheran Synod of Mis.souri, Ohio and other States; from Fort Wayne he went to Minnesota, living there four and a half years, and in 1865 came to Wisconsin ; located in Westfield, Sauk Co. ; was ordained a minister of the abov(!-mcntioned church in July, 1861, and on coming to Westfield, became Pastor of the Lutheran Church, on Sec. 23. He was married .July 3, 1862, at Mequon River, to Christiana Posner, daughter of Augustus and Therese (Leyer) Posner ; Mrs. Winter was born in Silesia, Prussia ; they have six children living - August E. W., Daniel, Magdalena, Martin, Theodore and Martha. Mr. W. has a farm of 80 acres.

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PHILIP APPIiFi, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Tuckerville ; was born in Bavaria, Jan. 22, 1832 ; came to the United States in 1845; made his home in Lycoming Co., Penn.; in April, 1855, he came to Sauk Co., Wis.; made a short stay at Ileedshurjr, then went to Loganville and assisted Mr. Kinsley in buildini; the saw-mill ; a year afterward he passed on to the Wisconsin pineries, spending a year and a half in the lumber camj»s, he concluded to settle down ; having previously purchased a piece of land in the town of Washington, Sec. 11, he built a cabin and commenced the foundation of his now pleasant home. Dec. 31, 1857, he was married at Loganville to Sarah Kyle, daughter of Andrew Kyle; one child was born of this marriage - Frank W., Feb. 9, 1865, Mr. Apple enlisted in Co. E, 49th W. V. I.; served till the close of the war ; Mrs. Apple died April 13, 1866 ; Mr. Apple has been Treasurer of his school district three years, and Director five years. Was married Oct. 5, 1867, in Ironton, to Mrs. Almira Mead, daughter of Joseph and Lydia Harriman ; Mrs. Apple was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y.; two children were born of this marriage - Minnie May and Rena A.; Miss Almira Harriman, now Mrs. Apple, was married Nov. 11, 186(1, at Bear Creek, to Ezekiel Mead; they had one child - Floyd E. Mead, now living with his mother; Mr. Mead served in Co. A, 36th W. V. I.; was wounded at Petersburg, June 18, 1864, and died in the hospital at W^ashington, July 5, following. Mr. Mead was from Pennsylvania, and settled at Lone Rock Prairie, Wis., in 1850. Mr. Philip Apple died July, 1880.

LINUS F. BEXNETT, farmer, Sec. 17.; P. O. Sandusky; son of John and Jane (Scott) Bennett, was born in Pennsylvania, near Montrose, Peb. 6, 1818 ; when 6 years of age the family moved to Ontario Co., N. Y.; remained there about eleven years, and then went to Medina Co., Ohio ; was there about four years ; then went to Michigan ; spent seven years in Michigan and Indiana working at his trade, that of carpenter and joiner. W^as married in St. Joseph Co., Mich., in 1845, to Marcia H., daughter of William and Lucy Estas ; Mrs. Bennett was born in New York ; they have had three children, of whom two are living - Hattie A. and Frederic J. (Edward L., deceased); in 1845, Mr. Bennett and family came to Janesville, Wis.; here he worked at his trade till 1850 ; getting the gold fever, he went across the plains to California ; after a year spent in that State he returned to Janesville; again, in 1855, making a change of base, he became one of the pioneers of Sauk Co., settling on Sec. 17, town of Washington, where he still resides. Mr. B. is now serving his third term as Supervisor of his town ; has been Clerk of his school district five years. Present occupation, farmer.

EDWIN BOOKEK« farmer and cheese-manufacturer; P. 0. Tuckerville; son of James and Mary (Makeson) Booker; was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Jan. 1, 1832; came to the United States in 1849 ; located near East Troy, Walworth Co., Wis., and engaged in farming; in 1854, moved to Milton. Rock Co. Was married there June 12, 1855, to Rebecca F. Bacon, daughter of Freeman and Rebecca (Larkins) Bacon ; Mrs. Booker was born in Genessee Co., N. Y. ; they have three children - Mary Ann, now Mrs. Robert H. Perry, residing at Otter Creek, Eau Clair Co.; Alice Isabel, now Mrs. Carlton Page, living at Wilson Creek, Sauk Co., and Rebecca Annie, living at home. In 1859, the family removed to Janesville ; after a residence of six years in that city, they moved to Sauk Co. in 1865, and settled in the town of Bear Creek, on Sec. 30 ; here Mr. B. engaged in farming and the manufacture of cheese ; the factory was built in 1877; though small, containing only two rooms 12x26, and a curing-room 18x26, 6,400 pounds of milk Avere hatidlod daily during the summer of 1878; a new factory was built in the fall of 1878, size 40x34 feet, with sixteen-feet posts, called the Bear Valley Cheese P^ictory ; 75,000 pounds of cheese are made annually ; the factory has a capacity of 100,000 pounds a year. In the spring of 1880, Mr. Booker lea.sed the factory at Tuckerville, and leaving his farm and the Bear Valley factory in the care of a competent man, he moved to Tuckerville and conducts this factory himself; the capacity of this concern is 400 pounds of cheese daily. Mr. Boctker enlisted Jan. 4, 1864, in Co. F, 16th W. V. L, and served till the close of the war; was with Sherman in his march to the; sea. The farm of 82 acres and the factory at Bear Creek are still owned and run by Mr. \i. Mrs. Booker's parents were pioneers in Wisconsin ; they were natives of Mas.sachusett8, but came to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in Rock Co.

FREDERIC BRANDT, wagon-maker and farmer, Sec. 26; P. 0. Sandusky; eon of Charles D. and Elizabeth (Brant) Jirandt ; was born in I'russia Oct. 10, 1833 ; came to the United States in 1854 ; spent the first year in Cincinnati; then went to Madison, Wis. ; remained there about two years, and in the fall of 1857 came to Sauk Co. ; settled on Sec. 26, town of Washington ; has 56 acres. He was married in Westfield, Nov. 14, 1862, to Lorretta Wise, daughter of John and Margaret Wise ; Mrs. Brandt was boro in Hanover ; they have had eight children, of whom five are living, viz., Mary E., Frederic William, Charles T., Albert 0, and Kate Elsa; the deceased are Charles Chris, John William and Louisa S. Oct. 19, 18G4, Mr. Brandt joined the army, as a member of Co. A, 6th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. The family are members of the Evangelical Church of Washington. Mr. Brandt and his father were among the German pioneers of Washington.

JOHN BROWN, farmer. Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Lime Ridge; son of Luke and Mary (Butler) Brown I was born in the town of Adams, Berkshire Co., Mass., April 20, 1813 ; resided in his native town till 24 years of age, then moved to Licking Co., Ohio. He was married in 1833, at Stamford, Vt., to Lucy Phillips, daughter of Otis and Mary (Jinks ) Phillips; Mrs. Brown was born in Stamford, Vt. ; they have four children - Mary P., Wright H., Helen R. (now IVIrs. L. H. Thomas, residing in Kansas), Amos J. (married to Ellen E. Thomas, living in the town of Washington ). From Licking Co., Ohio, the family moved to Stamford, Vt. ; here Mr. Brown worked at his trade (the wheelwright business), until 1864, when they moved to Sauk Co., Wis., settling on See. 9, town of Washington, where they now reside ; in company with Mr. Phillips, he has 160 acres of land. Mr. Brown was Chairman of Washington one year; his two sons were in the late war; Amos J. was a member of Co. A, 2d Vt. V. I. ; he enlisted in June, 1861 ; served two years, and was discharged for disability; Wright H. enlisted in Co. K, 14th Vt. V. I., in 1862, and served about a year.

CL.ARK R. BL'ELL, farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Sandusky; son of Jeremiah and Bethiah (Robinson) Buell ; was born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Feb. 2, 1834 ; traveled with his parents to various places; finally settled in the town of Washington, Sauk Co.. Wis., in 1855. Was married May 12, 1861, in Washington, to Emily M. Grover, dau<rhter of Orin B. and Sophia Marsh Grover ; Mrs. Buell was born in Greenville, 111.; they have one child - Ida M. Mr. Buell enlisted Jan. 6, 1862, Co. M, 2d W. V. C. ; was promoted to the position of Commissary Sergeant, and served in that capacity till the close of the war ; was mustered out Nov. 25, 1865. He located the land on which he now resides, the north half of the southwest quarter Sec. 16, in 1855. Was once Town Treasurer, and has been Clerk of his; school district for six years.

JERFilVIIAH BUELIi, farmer and blacksmith, Sec. 16; Lime Ridge ; son of Reuben and Mary Cisco Buell ; was born in Claremont, N. H., Sept. 7, 1802 ; remained only a few years in his native town, when the family moved to Leicester, Addison Co., Vt., from there moved to Brandon, Vt., and at the age of 14, moved to Westport, Essex Co., N. Y., where he resided till 25 years of age ; served his time at the blacksmith and shoemaker's trades. Was married in 1831, at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., to Bethiah Robinson, daughter of Isaac C. and Martha (Howe) Robinson ; they have four children - Mary E., now Mrs. D. T. Kenyon, of Janesville, Wis. ; Clark R., married to Emily M. Grover, and living in Washington ; Jane A., now Mrs. A. R. Kingsley, of Milton, Rock Co., Wis., and James A. Buell, married to Miss Malina E. Marsh (now deceased). In 1849, Mr. Buell came to Wisconsin ; settled in Rock Co., working at blacksmithing ; in 1855, came to Sauk Co. ; settled on Sec. 16, town of Washington, where he now resides ; has 80 acres of land.

FEIilX D. COSTERISAN, farmer, Sec. 3; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Claudius and Margaret (Dubosc) Costerisan ; was born in Lyons, France, Oct. 10, 1814 ; came to the United States in 1826 ; when 14 years of age, went to sea ; sailed in the merchant service five years, and three years in the United States Navy, in the frigate Delaware ; was discharged in 1836. V/as married in the fall of 1837, in Tiogo Co., Penn , to Rachel M. Sebring, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Sebring ; Mrs. C. and parents were all natives of Pennsylvania ; Mr. C. was engaged in mercantile business about three years, and afterward in firming ; in the spring of 1859, came to Wisconsin, settled on Sec. 3, town of Washington, Sauk Co., where he now resides; has 160 acres of land; Mr. and Mrs. C. were blessed with thirteen children, eleven of whom are living; those deceased were named Margaret and Claudius ; the living are Sarah C, now Mrs. Alexander Miller, living in Richland Co.; Mr. Miller was three years in the late war ; Robert G. served two years in Co. F, 3rd W. V. C, was married to Jane A. Traverse (deceased ) ; Clara 11., now Mrs. George Hornbeck, living in Iowa ; Harriet C, now Mrs. James Richards, living in the town of Washington ; George F.. an architect by profession, was a member of Co. F, 3d W. V. C, married to Rosa Powell, living at Eureka, Nevada; John J., married to Phebe Carson, living in the town of Washington ; Henry W., married to Ida E. Peters, living with Mr. Costerisan ; Hannah C., now Mrs. Benjamin Tyler, of Ironton ; Michael Charles, married to Minerva Majfield, and living in Iowa; Rachel M., now Mrs. Joseph Houtrh. of Richland Co., and Francis M., at home.

TIMOTII V AN, carpenter and joiner and farmer, Sec. 20; P. 0. Lime Ridge; son of Caleb and Deborah (Knowllon) Chapman ; was born in the town of Morgan, Ashtabula Co., Ohio,

April 17, 1824. Was married, April, 1843, in the State Line House, between Pennsylvania and Ohio, to Mary Gardner, daughter of John and Edith ( Sisson) Gardner. Mrs. Chapman was born in Unadilla, N. Y. ; they have three children - Nancy, now Mrs. Jacob Kunyon, of Belleville, Green Co., Wis. ; Caleb, now a resident of Coffeeville, Kan. ; and Guy, married to Ann Powers, and living in Richland Co. In 1854, Mr. Chapman and family came to Wisconsin and located at Lone Rock ; two years after came to Sauk Co., and located on Government land in the town of Washington, where they now reside; he has 80 acres of land. The country was so sparsely settled that he was only able to muster six hands to help raise his log house. Mr. C. was Constable one year. Assessor one year, and was defeated the second time by only one vote.

DAXIEL. L,. CONSTANTI\E, farmer and shoemaker. Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Sandusky ; son of Daniel and Caroline (Stewart) Constantine ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., near Utica, Jan. 15, 1839 ; resided in his native county till 1857, when he went to Buffalo, N. Y., where he worked at his trade. March Itj, 1865, he was married to Mary E. Piatt, daughter of Joseph and Ann (Lord) Piatt; Mrs. Constantine was born in Rochester, N. Y. ; they have two children - Chester W. and Cora L. Mr. C. enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in Co. E, 116th N. Y. V. I.; served two years and seven months ; was in the battles of Ft. Donelson, Gettysburg, Baton Rouge and Ft. Hudson; was wounded at Ft. Hudson, June 14, 1863, and sent home to St. Mary's Hospital, N. Y. ; when well enough for duty, was made Wardniaster and Clerk of the hospital, and was afterward detailed on the secret service ; was discharged March 9, 1865, for disability. From Oneida Co., he moved to Madison Co., and in 1870, came to Wisconsin, located on Sec. 32, town of Washington, Sauk Co. ; has 80 acres of land. Mr. C. has been Justice of the Peace five years, and is the present Director of School District No. 8.

OWEBf COO\EY, deceased; was born in Ireland in 1820; came to the United States with his parents while a boy ; lived in Michigan and Ohio till 1855, when became to Sauk Co., Wis., settled in the town of Bear Creek. Was married about 1850, to Ann Graham ; they had six children, of whom four are living - Eliza, John E., Anna and Mary ; those lost bore the same names as the two last written, Anna and Mary. Mr. Cooney died at his farm on Bear Creek, in March, 1865. Mrs. Cooney was married to James Quinn in 1867 ; they resided on Sec. 35, Washington. Mr. Quinn died in 1875 ; Mrs. Quinn and her son John live on the farm still ; they have 120 acres.

JOHX E. COONEY, farmer, Sec. 35; P. 0. Sandusky; son of Owen and Ann (Graham) Cooney; was born in the town of Bear Creek, Jan. 14, 1856 ; after the death of his father and his mother's marriage with Mr. Quinn, he made his home with them in the town of Washington. Since Mr. Quinn's death he has taken charge of the farm, making his home with his mother.

JOHN COPLEY, farmer, Sec.HS ; P. 0. Tuckerville ; son of Harvey and Ruth (Emerson,) Copley, was born in Vermont, April 10, 1825, lived in his native county (Addison) till 17 years of age then went to Windsor Co., where he remained about five years and then returned to Addison Co. Was married in Windsor Co., Vt., Jan. 1, 1852, to Lura Carlisle, daughter of William Carlisle ; there were three children by this marriage - William, Royal and Sophronia, all deceased. Mrs. Copley died in July, 1858. In 1872, Mr. C. was married to Sarah Parker, daughter of Stephen and Betsey Parker, in Windsor Co., Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Copley have two children - George and Jane L. In 1872, Mr. Copley and family moved to the town of Washington, Sauk Co., Wis., .settled on Sec. 15, where they now reside. Mr. C. has a well-improved farm of 120 acres ; he is ju.st building a pleasant and roomy dwelling-house ; he was Supervisor and A.ssessor of the town of Goshen, Vt. ; has been Supervisor of Washington two terms ; has served as Clerk and Treasurer of his school district, and is the present Director.

DANIEL CORSON, farmer, Sec. 12; P. 0. Loganville; son of Cornelias and Phebe (Tallman) Corson ; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Nov. 2, 1809. Was married in Tioga Co., Penn., May 30, 1837, to Hannah Sebrins, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Corson Sebring ; Mrs. Corson was born in Lycoming Co., Penn. ; they have two children - Sarah E., now Mrs. John S. Miller, living in the town of Washington; Robert P., living at home. In 1837, Mr. C. and family moved to Illinois, and spent three and a half years near Ottawa, and then returned to Tioga Co. In 1856, came to Wisconsin, settled on Sec. 12, town of Wa.shington, Sauk Co. Mr. C. has 12(t acres of land; has been Supervisor one year, and Director of School District No. 5 for eleven jears. Mrs. Corson has been a member of the M(!thodist Episcopal Church since 1839, and Mr. Corson has been since 1843 ; they belong now to the Ironton Church.

HENRY DEARHOLT, farmer, Sec. 24; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Henry and Ann Bolcr Dearholt; was born in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 16, 1816 ; when quite young went with his parents to Ohio; after a residence there of a year and a half, they returned to Maryland. Mr. Dearholt was married in Baltimore Co., January, 1839, to Ann Criswell, daughter of Richard and Jemima Criswell ; Mrs. Dearholt was born in Baltimore Co., Md. ; they have had ten children, seven of whom are living, viz., John W., married to Mary Lockwood, and living in the town of Lavalle, Sauk Co. ; Richard H., married to Miss Atwood ; Mary A., now Mrs. H. Baublits, living in the town of Wa.shington ; George ; Rachel, now Mrs. Alonzo Thurber, living in Laviille ; William and Samuel. The deceased are Elizabeth A., Eliza and Peter. In 1865, Mr. D. and family moved to Wisconsin, and located on Sec. 24, town of Washington, Sauk Co. ; has 79 acres of land.

CHARLES J. H. ERFFMEYER, farmer; P. O. Sandusky; son of C. E. and Elsabein Ernsting Erffmeyer; was born near Minden, Prussia, Jan. 18, 1831 ; came to the United States Nov. 11, 1851 ; made his home near Schenectady, N. Y. He was married there, Feb. 27, 1855, to Caroline M, Schluter, daughter of Charles and Mary Schluter ; Mrs. Erffmeyer was born in Hille, Prussia ; they had nine children - Charles F., married to Lisa Hoffsomer; he is a minister of the Evangelical Association of North America, residing at Newton, Kan.; Caroline A., Sophia A., Henry E., Samuel J., William E. (deceased), Amelia M., Benjamin E. (deceased), Silas J. In 1855, Mr. E. and family moved to the vicinity of Rockford, 111. ; after a residence there of two years, came to Sauk Co., Wis., in March, 1857, and settled on Sec. 27, town of Washington. He served in the late war, in Co. A, 6th W. V. I., from Oct. 3, 1864, till the close of the war ; has 80 acres of land. Mr. E. has been Supervisor of Washington six terms, and is serving his second term as Chairman ; has served as Director of his school district nine years, and Clerk six years. Is Republican in politics, and a member of the church of the Evangelical Association of North America. Mrs. Erffmeyer died Dec. 29, 1879.

ADIHSON HALE, flirmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Lime Ridge; son of Levi and Eunice (Downing) Hale; was born in Geauga Co . Ohio, Sept. 27, 1815 ; remained in his native county till 24 years of age ; in 1839, came to Wisconsin and located in Walworth Co. He was married there in 1843, March 20, to Olive Lavisa Bacon, daughter of Joseph S. and Rebecca (Sweaney) Bacon ; Mrs. Hale was born in Erie Co., Penn. ; they have had seven children - Alvina, now Mrs. Samuel Miller, living in the town of Washington ; Eunice L., now Mrs. R. 0. Myers, of the same town ; Alonzo A., married to Lizzie Brown, also of Wa.shington ; La Fayette W., married to Nettie Halleck, they are about making their home in Dakota ; Melissa, deceased ; Elmer E. and Viola M., living at home. May 10, 1854, Mr. Hale moved his family into the town of Washington, Sauk Co., and made his home on Sec. 10 ; has 1832 acres ; at this time the whole town was a wilderness, there b(!ing but a few families in advance of Mr Hale in the settlement ; he has been Treasurer of his school district (No. 4) one term. '

EDWARD HANKO, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Sandusky; son of Mathias and Frances (Zimmerman) Hanko, was born in Austria, March 18, 1844; came to the United States with his parents in August, 1855; they settled in the town of Blue Mound, Dane Co., Wis.; in 1850, came to Sauk Co., town of Washington; settled on Sec. 19 ; has 200 acres of land. Mas married in Ithaca, Richland Co., Feb. 7, 1871, to Christina Weitzel, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Weitzel; Mrs. Hanko was born in Waukesha Co., Wis.; they have four children living ; the names of the living are Joseph M., Albert, Fronica A. and Mary Elizabeth ; one died in infancy. Mr. Hanko has been Supervisor one term. The family belong to the Catholic Church ; Mr. Hanko's father and brother live near him.

A. C HARRIS, farmer. Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Lime Ridge ; son of Francis and Angeline (May) Harris ; was born in Stamford, Bennington Co., Vt., Nov. 27, 1827." Was married Nov. 28, 1846, at Stamford, Vt., to Mary E. Potter ; has one son by this marriage - Arthur E., now married to Elizabeth Walton, and living in the town of Washington ; went from Bennington Co., Vt.. to New Jjyme, Oliio ; residing in this place about three years; in 1854, came to Wisconsin ; settled on Sec. 9, town of Washington, Sauk Co.; has 160 acres of land. Mrs. Harris died Dec. 4, 1863. Mr. Harris has been Chairman of Washington two years and Supervisor two years ; was married Dec. 17, 1865, to Mrs. Jane A. Jayne, daughter of Lyndon and Lucy B. Potter; they have one child - Angle May. .Mr. H. enlisted in February, 1864, in Co B, 36th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war.

NATHANIEL HART, carpenter and firmer; P. 0. Sandusky ; son of John and Elizabeth (Eaton) Hart ; was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., March I'.l, 1817 ; was married in his native county, Jan. 7, 1843, to LydiaA. Newland, daughter of Joseph Newland ; they have had five children^Orcelia (now Mrs. Henry Grovcr), residing in Minnesota; -Mary E., married to Charles Ward ; Mrs. Ward died in December, 1874; Charles married to ^Carrie Karle, they reside in Richland Co.; Ada, married to Lee Coan ; Mrs. Coan. died in July, 1877; Mar .-ia, now Mrs. William Webster, living at Sandusky. Mr. Hart came to Washington, Sauk Co., Wis., November, 1856; settled on Sec. 20; has 80 acres of land.

W. C HOPPKR, farmer. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Lime Ridge ; son of John and Jane E. (Kirkpatric) Hopper; was born in .Morrow Co., Ohio, Nov. 2, 1845 ; when about 10 years of age came to Wisconsin with his parents; located on Sec. 5, town of Washington, Sauk Co.; has 80 acres of hind; was married Jan. 1, 1871, in the town of Irontoo, to Betsey E. Ilineman, daughter of Daniel and Margaret Hineman ; Mrs. Hopper was born in Rock Co., Wis.; they have three children - Burkie Alvira, Delia Maud and Cora S.

REV. ORIN B. KILBOURN, Sec. D ; P. 0. Lime Ridge ; has been a member of the West Wisconsin Conference for nearly seventeen years ; is the son of Erastus and Lydia ( Whetmore) Kilbourn - born in Litchfield, Conn., March 12, 1820 ; when 17 years of age, he left his native State, and located in Luzerne Co., Penn. He was married in January, 1841, at Carbondale, Penn., to Lavina M. Palmer, daughter of Gideon Palmer. Mrs. K. was born in Rhode Island; they had one child by this marriage - Ann E., now Mrs. Julien Whitman, residing in Hudson, Wis. In 1850, Mr. Kilbourn and family moved to Effingham Co., 111.; Mrs. Kilbourn died in 1857. Mr. K. married again in June, 1858, in Westerly, R. I., to Clara Vj. Palmer, half-sister of the former Mrs. Palmer; her father was the father of twenty children ; there were five children born of this marriage - Lillian M., Otto B. (deceased), Theral B., Lines B. and Kingston P. Previous to this marriage, Mr. K. had located in Wisconsin, at Janesville. In 1858, he came to the town of Washington, Sauk Co., Sec. 8 ; shortly afterward he moved to Sec. 9, where he now resides ; has 150 acres of land. He has served one term each as Town Clerk, Treasurer and Assessor.

JOHX lil^E^IIiER (deceased); born in Germany in 1830; came to the United States in 1845; settled in Morrow Co., Ohio. He was married here to Margaret Wachtmann Dec. 27, 1850; they have three children - William and Henry, who live at home and manage the farm, and Catharine, now Mrs. Z. Stambaugh, living in Iowa. Mr. Luemler and family settled in the town of Washino-ton, Sauk Co., Wis., in an early day ; locating on Sec. 14, where the family still reside ; they have 46 acres of land. Mr. L. was drafted and died at Nashville, Tenn., in 1865. Mr. Luemler and family are members of the church of the United Brethren.

JOSEPH LjUNX, fiirmer and machinist; P. 0. Sandusky; son of John and Easter Ebittson Lunu ; born in Yorkshire, England, near Iluddcrsfield, Dec. 27, 1816 ; served a regular apprenticeship as a machinist at Ashton-Under-Lyne, near Manchester. He was married in May, 183i), at the Parish Church at Ashton-Under-Lyne, to Aim Taylor, daughter of James and Mary Scofield Taylor. Her father was a radical reformer, and was imprisoned for his political acts. Two days after the marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Lunn sailed for the United States. On their arrival, they made their home in Paterson, N. J. After three years' residence there, they moved to Wisconsin, and, in the summer of 1842, settled in Germantown, Washington Co., on Government land ; remaijied here about four years, and then removed to Milwaukee. Mr. Lunn spent eleven years in Milwaukee, working at his trade ; then moved to Sauk Co., settling on Sec. 29, town of Wa.shington ; they have seven children - John, James, Taylor, Lunn, born in New Jersey ; James T. was married to Mary J. Blakeslee, daughter of the late Squire Blakeslee, of Ironton. James T. enlisted in the i^Oth W. V. I., and was promoted to a lieutenancy ; was elected Superintendent of Schools for Sauk Co., in 1874, and has been re-elected twice since - is the present incumbent. The next son, Joseph, is living in Dakota; Eastir Ann, now Mrs. Conley, resides in Mason City, Iowa; Sarah Ann and Samuel are living at home. Mr. Lunn has 280 acres of land. He was Town Superintendent of Schools for one year ; Chairman of Washington two years and Postmaster of Sandusky about six months.

THO^IAS IiYXI>Oi\, cooper, Sandusky ; residence and shop at Sandusky ; son of James H. and Elizabeth (Roland; Lyndon, was born in the city of IJtica, N. Y., March 1), 1819; when 5 years of age, moved with his family to Rochester, N. Y. After a twelve-years residence in Rochester, they returned to Utica. Mr. Lyndon was married in Oiiieda (!o., N. Y., July 1, 1841, to Louisa M. Webb, daughter of Gould and Fanny (Parker) Webb; Mrs. Lyndon was born in Connecticut. Mr. L. and family came to Wisconsin in 1848, and settled in Hustisford, Dodge Co. ; was there about two years, and tlicn moved to Marquette Co. ; was engaged in coopering in this county about two years, and then returned to Dodge Co. In Augu.st, 1855, moved to Sauk Co., trtwii of Wasliirigton ; niuiained here only a short time, ainl then went to Reedsburg, and from there to P]xcclsior ; resided in Excelsior about six years, and then came to Sandusky, town of Wa.shington, where he now resides. The Lyndons have an adopted son, Frankie. Mr. L. was Supervisor of Washington one term, and Treasurer of his school district three years. Mrs. Lyndon is a member of the Methodist Kpiscojjal Cliurdi.

LEWI^i MAXHAII, farmer, Sec. 13; P. 0. Loganville ; son of Asa and Cynthia TSprague) Maxham ; was born at Sandy Creek, Oswego Co., N. Y., April 24, 18'i7 ; lived in his native county till 18 years of age, and then moved to Wisconsin ; located at Elkhorn, Walworth Co. Resided there about two years, then moved to Sugar Creek, same county. Was married in this town, Oct. 28, 18-19, to Harriet J. Flitcroft, daughter of WiUiam and Polly ( Parks) Flitcroft. Mrs. Maxham was born in Steuben Co., N. Y. ; they have five children - Alice E., now Mrs. Henry Stewart, of Loganville, Sauk Co. Mr. Stewart is engaged in the insurance business, and is Town Clerk of Westfield ; Frances E., now Mrs. Vance Richards, residing in Westfield; Charles W. ; Lewis L. ; Henry L., living at home. In 1851, Mr. Maxham and family came to Baraboo, Sauk Co. ; resided there five years, and then moved to the town of Washington, Sauk Co. ; settled on Sec. 13, where they now reside; they have 160 acres of land in Washington and 80 acres in Westfield. Mr. M. was Supervisor of his town one term, and Clerk of the School District three years, and Treasurer two full terms and part of a term.

CAMPBEL.L. IIILI^ER, farmer. Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Tuckerville ; son of Clark and Matilda (Wood) Miller ; born in Fleming Co., Ky., July 30, 1830 ; when about 2 years of age, the family moved to Marion Co., Ind. ; in the spring of 1852, moved to Sauk Co., Wis., locating on Sec. 27, town of Marston, now Washington. Mr. Miller was married, May 12, 1860, in this town, to Lois A. Copley, daughter of Harvey and Ruth Copley ; Mrs. Miller was born in Vermont ; they have two adopted children - Addie and Richard. In 1875, moved on to the farm where he now resides. Sec. 22; has 120 acres. Mr. M. has been Supervisor two years and is the present Town Treasurer. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 32d W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. Mr. Miller's family was one of the first to settle in this town ; his father purchased his land, 2-40 acres, from the Government.

RUSSELL O. MINERS, farmer, Sec. 3; P. 0. Lime Ridge; son of Oliver and Amy (Hall) Myers; born in Columbus, Chenango Co.. N. Y.,Sept. 14, 1819 ; lived in his native town till 1850, then came to Wisconsin, settling in the township now called Washington, Sauk Co., on Sec. 3 ; entered 160 acres at Government price, and afterward took up 80 acres more. Was married in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1843, to Jane Mclutyre, daughter of Price B. Mclntyre ; had two children by this marriage - Byron L. and Daniel H,; Byron L. was married, March 1, 1868, to Margaret J. Johnson, daughter of George Johnson ; they are residents of Washington. Mrs. Myers died July 23, 1870, in the town of Washington. Mr. M. has been Assessor of the town fourteen years, and Clerk of his School District eight years. He was married Dec. 8, 1870, in the town of Washington, to Eunice L. Hale, daughter of Addison and Olive L. Hale ; they have two children, twins - Russell 0. and Eunice L. Mr. Myers was the first white man who made a settlement in this town, that is, in the territory now included within the boundaries of Washington ; Washington Gray preceded him a few months in the territory comprising the original town of Washington.

WILLIAM F. PALMER, carpenter and joiner; P. 0. Tuckerville; residence, west of the church, Tuckerville ; is the son of Benoni and Eliza J. (Denslo) Parmer; was born in Orwell, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1850 ; when 3 years of age, the family moved to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Freedom, Sauk Co., in 1853 ; resided in Freedom nineteen years, and in 1872, went to Neilsville, Wis., where he worked at his trade; went from there to Anamosa, Iowa. Was married in that city, March 17, 1873, to Rosetta Blood, daughter of Nelson and Malinda Blood ; Mrs. Palmer was born in Waukesha Co., Wis. ; they have four children, of whom three are living - Bertie E., Clauda A. and Percy F. ; one died in infancy. Mr. Palmer is a stalwart Republican.

LUCIEN S. PHILLIPS, farmer. Sec. 4; P. 0. Lime Ridge ; son of Otis and Mary Jenks Phillips; was born in Bennington Co., Vt., July 27, 1831 ; lived in Bennington Co. till 1867, then moved to Wisconsin ; settled on Sec. 4, town of Washington, Sauk Co. ; has 80 acres of land. Was married June 26, 1853, at Hoosic Falls, N. Y., to Frances A. Winch, daughter of Luther and Eliza Winch; they have four children living - Mary, now Mrs. Joseph Hoppel, residing in Nebraska ; Arthur C, Francis A. and Walter C.

JOIIX T. POLLOCK, Postmaster, Tuckerville ; son of John W. and Rachel (Chapman) Pollock ; was born in the town of Brutus, Cayuga Co., N. Y. ; when a boy, went to Oswego Co. Was married there Dec. 23, 1838, to Harriet Armstrong, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Armstrong ; Mrs. Pollock was born in the town of Mexico, N. Y. ; iu 1847, Mr. P. and family came to Wisconsin ; settled in Jefferson Co. ; remained there till 1854, when they moved to Sauk Co., locating at Reedsburg, where he Worked at his trade, that of carpenter and JDiiuT ; from Reedsburg he went to Iluniboldt ; was Postmaster there one year ; he then went to Loganville, and engaged in trade in company with Gifibrd ; afterward bought Mr. Giffbrd out ; was also Postmaster ; resided there five years ; from Loganville went to Lime

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Ridge, where he carried on a store for four years, and served as Justice of the Peace ; then went to Cazenovia ; was in trade there two years, and then came to Tuckerville ; was appointed Postmaster Feb. 22, 1880 ; is the present Justice of the Peace ; Mrs. Pollock died April 14, 1S62. Mr. P. was married, at Reedsburg, to Mary E. Cohoon, daughter of James and Palmyra Baird Cohoon ; Mrs. P. was born in Ohio ; the marriage occurred July 13, 18G2 ; had eight children by his first marriage, and four by the last ; those living are George E., CUutou A., Mary L., now Mrs. H. J. Kirkpatrick, living in Ohio ; William R. and Andrew W. ; the deceased were named Rachel M., John W.. Stephen A., Charles T. (was a member of the 12th W. V. I., and died at Bolivar, Tenn.), William A. (was a member of Co. F, 23d W. V. I., and died in Mississippi), J. Riloy, Yioletta P. and Milo.

JOSEPH POWELL, shoemaker and farmer. Sec. 32; P.O. Sandusky; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Ringwood) Powell; was born in the County of Tipperary, Province of Munster, Ireland, April 9, 1814 ; came to the United States in 1832 and made his home in New York City, working at his trade. Feb. 5, 1835, he was married to Esther, daughter of William and Esther Belcher ; she was born in Ireland ; they have had twelve children, of whom four died in infancy ; those living are William J. (married to Lucy Powers and residing in O'Brien Co., Iowa), Robert I. (was a member of Co. E, 32d W. V. I., and is supposed to have died a prisoner in South Carolina), Frank H. (was a member of Co. H, 3Gth W. Y. I., is married to Emogene Smith and living in Sandusky), George A. (married to Augusta Smith and living in O'Brien Co., Iowa), Edward L. (married to Annie Maxwell and living in North Freedom), Mary E. (now Mrs. Joseph Gurton, also living in North Freedom), Rachel A. (widow of Joseph Kennedy, living at Sandusky), Joseph B. (married to Ida Saulsbury and living in the town of Washington). After ten years' residence in New York City, Mr. Powell and family moved to Lockport, N. Y., and lived there about ten years ; moved from there to Reloit, Wis., where they spent one summer, and in 1854 came to Sauk Co., town of Washington, and settled on Sec. 32, where they now reside and have 120 acres of land. Mr. Powell is an Episcopalian.

LEVI PURDV, carpenter and joiner; P. O. Tuckerville ; son of Henry and Kaziah Purdy ; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, Oct. 10, 1832. Was married at Galion, Ohio, January, 1861, to Sarah J., daughter of Thomas and Fanny Miner; she was born in Ohio. Mr. Purdy enlisted in 1862, in Co. B, 43d Ohio V. I., and served one year and ten months ; was with the regiment in the battle of Nashville. Came to Wisconsin in 1867, and settled in Sauk Co., town of Washington, locating on Sec. 14, where he now resides. Has two children living - Frank and Captain ; four deceased - Charles, Parley, Fanny and Lucy. Mr. Purdy and wife are members of the church of the United Brethren.

HARVEY W. REEVE, Postmaster, loan agentand conveyancer, Sandusky ; son of Benjamin and Martha (Sill) Reeve; was born at New Lyme, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, March 3, 1823; resided in his native county till 31 years of age. Was married July 4, 1848, at Rome, Ohio, to Elizabeth, daughter of Edward C. and Ursula AVilley) Dodge; they have eight children - Dora A. (now Mrs. I. W. Francis, residing in Dakota), Ida F., Rosa A. (now Mrs. Charles W. Towsley, of Lone Rock), Emma C., Wesley E., Nettie N., Hubert L. and Georgie C. Mr. R. was engaged in farming; held the office of Town Clerk in his native town ; received an academic education in Grand River Institute, Ohio ; studied law with Mr. E. Lee, of New Lyme. Oct 20, 1854, he moved with his family to Wisconsin and settled in Sauk Co., town of Marston, since called Washington ; the family took shelter in an old log cabin on Sec. 31, called the "Mansion House;" it had walls and a roof, and an opening for a door, but no floor ; in this one room the party, consisting of Mr. Reeve's family and three gentlemen friends, spent the night; the following day they moved into a similar house on Mr. Reeve's land ; here they lived ten days, till a commodious log house was built on Sec. 17 ; after a year's residence on this place, Mr. R. moved to Sandusky, a locality that was supposed to be destined at no distant day to develop into a thrifty village ; the phuc lias hardly realized the ambitious hopes of its founders; here Mr. Reeve, in company with Mr. William Cobb, built a steam saw-mill ; after about a year's experience in the milling business, Mr. Reeve .sold out and went into the mercantile business, opening a general store at Sandusky, where he now residi^s. Mr. R. was appointed Postmaster in 1861; he has held the office over eighteen years, and is the present incumbent; he was elected the first Superintendent of Schools, and has been re-elected three times; has l)een Town Clerk about ten years and Notary Public twenty-four years ; he has 80 acres of land, and his wife 80 acres. Mr. Reeve's grandfather on his father's side was a Captain in the Revolutionary war, and his father was a soldier of tlu- war of 1812 ; his death occurred in 187'.', at the age of 'J2.

DAVII> RilWE, farmer, Sec. 6; P. 0. Lime Ridge; son of Asa and Hannah (Remar) Rowe ; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 10, 1831 ; when 6 years of age, he moved with his family to Chemung Co. He was married, Feb. 3, 1857, to Mary B. Aber, daughter nf I'iiillip Aber ; they have three children living - Willis M., Ellen A. and Arthur G. In 1854, he came to Wisconsin ; settled in the town of Spring Green, Sauk Co. ; came to the town of Washington in the fall of 1857 ; located on Sec. 6 ; has 80 acres of land in Sauk Co. and 80 acres in Richland ; was Chairman two years, Supervisor five years and Justice of the Peace two years. In 1864, he was a member of Co. A, 6th W. V. I.^-; served till the close of the war ; witnessed the surrender of Gen. Lee at Appomattox. Mr. and Mrs. Rowe have lost three children - Corel E., Milton M. and one unnamed. Mr. Rowe is developing quite a bee business ; he has more than a hundred swarms humming their sweet songs around him. He is just completing a fine barn, supported by a stone basement the full size. It is one of the finest structures of the kind in the town.

FREDERIC ROWE, farmer and mechanic. Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Lime Ridge; son of Asa and Hannah Rcmar Rowe; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Feb. 26, 1828; lived in his native county till 1850. He was married in Pennsylvania, Jan. 1, 1849 ; in 1850, he moved to Tioga Co., Penn. Mrs. Rowe died in 1851 ; they had one child - Emma, now Mrs. Edward Lyons, residing in Pennsylvania. In 1852, Mr. Rowe moved to Wisconsin ; located in the town of Spring Green, Sauk Co. He was married in Spring Green, July 4, 1852, to Louisa Gwin, daughter of David and Mary James Gwin. Mrs. Rowe was born in Ohio ; their children are named respectively - Philura, Silvia (deceased), Alvah F., Clarinda V.. Kate Bell, Herbert M., William T. S.. Frederic C. and Mabel. Mr. Rowe moved to the town of Wnshington in 1857 ; settled on Sec. 6; has 147 acres of land. He enlisted in 1862, in the 12th Battery Light Artillery; served three years. Mr. Rowe has a lime-kiln on his farm in successful operation, and has also utilized one of the magnificent springs that abound in his valley. By conducting the water through his fine stone milkhouse a constant stream of cold spring water is carried through wide troughs, in which the milk is set. A couple of beautiful speckled trout sport in the water, and are so tame that they jump their full length into the air to take food that is offered them ; another, fully a foot in length, holds his court in the spring.

CHARLEIS D. SCHLLITER, bom in Prussia; came to America in August, 1854, and made his home near Rockford, 111, ; remained there till the spring of 1856, when he came to Sauk Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 26, town of Washington. He was married in Prussia to Mary Maerhof ; they had a family of seven children - Caroline M., wife of C. J. II. P]rffmeyer, deceased ; Christian, living in Dane Co. ; Louisa, living in Buffalo Co. ; Charles F., living in the town of Washington, Sauk Co.; Henry also living in Washington ; Mary, now Mrs. William Schoephoister, and Minde, now Mrs. Fred. Kolln)eyer; all of Washin gton. Mr. Schluter was the first German settler in the town of Washington, was an active leader in his church, and much respected by his fellow townsmen; he died in 1870.

CHARLES F. SCHl.lJTER, farmer. Sec. 26 ; P. 0. Sandusky ; son of Charles D. and Mary (Maerhof) Schluter ; born in Prussia, Feb. 2, 1845; came to the Unitod States in August, 1854; stopped near Rockford, 111., about two years; then came to Sauk Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 26, town of VVashington ; has 200 acres of land. Was married in this town Oct. 10, 1869, to Catharine Schermann, daughter of Henry and Suebilla Schermann ; Mrs. Schluter was born in Richland Co., Wis. ; they have five children - Annie, Lydia, Henry, Clara and Martha. Mr. Schluter was a member of Co. K, 17th W. V. I., and .served during the last two years of the war. His father was the first German settler in the town of Washington. Mr. Schluter and family are members of the Church of Evangelical Association of North America.

WILLIAM SCHOPHOISTER, proprietor of steam saw-mill. Sec. 22; P. 0. Sandusky; sou of Frederic and Loui.sa Schophoister ; born in Prussia Sept. 27, 1847; the family came to the United States in 1851, settled near Sauk City, Sauk Co., Wis., lived there about four years, and then moved to Washington, Sauk Co. Mr. William Schophoister's steam saw-mill is situated on Sec. 22 ; the timber used is principally hard wood ; capacity of the mill, 6,000 feet per day ; the manufacturing of wagon material forms the principal part of the work ; shipping point, Recdsburg. Mr. S. was married, Oct. 10, 1868, in the town of Wa.shington, to Mary Schluter, daughter of Charles D. Schluter ; Mr. and Mrs. S. have three children - Charles E., William and Frederic. Mr. Schophoister has been Treasurer of his school district three years.

<i;EOR<;E L. SEBRINO, farmer. Sec. 1; P. 0. Tuckeiville; son of Jonathan and Sarah (Corson j Sebring ; born in Tioga Co., Penn., Aug. 9, 1827 ; remained in his native county till 22 years of age ; then went to McEwingsville, Penn., and made a stay there of one year. He was married in Lycoming Co., Penn., Sept. 10, 1850, to Rebecca M. Thomas, daughter of William and Anna (McElrath) Thomas ; Mrs. Sebring was born in Clinton Co., Penn. ; they have had four children, of whom three are living - William T., married, Oci. 22, 1876, to Lsabelle Rockwell, they reside in the town of Wa.shington ; Emma F., died May 15, 1876, was the wife of Irwin Baird ; Robert H. and Cora Bell, living at home. Froin McEwingsville Mr. Sebring moved to Jersey Shore, Lycoming Co.. Penn. ; then, in 1853, went to California, spent a year and three months in the gold region, and returned to Jersey Shore ; leaving this place, he spent two years at his old home in Tioga Co.. and returned to Jersey Shore ; once more he is on the move, arriving in Wisconsin in April. 1867 ; he located on Sec. 1, town of Washington, Sauk Co., where he now resides; has 120 acres. Mr. Sebring and family are members of the M. E. Church ; he has been Clerk of his school district six years. Mr. Sebring's parents came to Sauk Co., Wis., in 1855. living on the farm now occupied by their son ; Mr. Sebring, Sr., died at the advanced age of 96 years 6 months and 6 days.

JAMES C. SEDGWICK, cooper. Sandusky ; son of Calvin C. and Harriet N. (Webb) Sedgwick ; born in Neosho, Dodge Co.. Wis., Sept 30, 1851 ; in 1856, the family moved to Reedsburg, Sauk Co.; in afew years, changed to Excelsior ; and. in 1861, came to the town of Washington, settled on Sec. 8, and, one year later, on Sec. 10. Mr. Sedgwick was married in Sandusky, June 26, 1868, to Nancy Waters, daughter of Daniel and Caroline (Walker) Waters ; Mrs. Sedgwick was born in Springfield, Ohio ; they have an adopted daughter - Nettie L. Mr. Sedgwick made his home in Sandusky in 1866, where he now resides ; has 40 acres of land in Sec. 9 ; he has served as Clerk of his school district one year, and Director three years.

I. W. THOMPSON, farmer, Sec. 12 ; P. 0. Loganville ; son of James and Margaret A. Thompson ; was born in Lycoming Co., near Williamsport, Penn., Sept. 9, 1830 ; resided in his native county till 1860, when he came to Wisconsin ; settled on Sec. 12; has 160 acres of land. Was married in Lycoming Co., Penn., in 1871, to Amy L. Hagerman, daughter of Anson Hagerman. Mrs. Thompson was born in the State of New York ; they have three children - William J., Alice and Clyde.

S AxMUEL THOMPSON, farmer. Sec. 2 ; P.O. Reedsburg ; son of James and Margaret (Carothers) Thompson; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., June 15, 1826 ; remained in Pennsylvania till 21 years of age ; then spent two years in traveling in Ohio, Indiana and Illinois ; was married in Tioga Co., Penn., Jan. 31, 1850, to Harriet Sebring, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Sebring; Mrs. Thompson was born in Tioga Co.; was the thirteenth child in her family ; Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have seven children living (all boys) - Reese W., married to Ida King, they reside in the town of Washington ; Royal P., Marion V., George S., Ernest W. and Otto G.; they have lost three - Orlan 0., James L. and Phebe E. In 1854, Mr. T. and family came to Sauk Co.; settled on Sec. 2, where they still reside ; have 80 acres of land ; Mr. T. was Town Treasurer three years and a member of the board one year (1879). Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the Methodist P]piscopal Church of Ironton.

MRS. HARRIET THORNBLRGH, Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Washington; widow of William B. Thornburgh and daughter of Chauncy and Rhoda Hammond ; was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.; was married in Morrow Co., Ohio, Dec 25, 1852 to William B. Thornburgh; the family moved to Wisconsin in June, 1856 ; settled on Sec. 6, town of Washington, Sauk Co.; there are four children - AVellington B , married to Mary Sheble, and living in the town of Ironton ; Corington C-, Eifie A. and Mettie B. at home. Mr. Thornburgh was a tailor by trade, and was engaged in that business previous to his settlement in Wisconsin ; after coming to this State he made farming his business till the time of his death, which occurred Feb 26, 1869. Previous to his marriage to the present Mrs. Thornburgh, Mr. Thornburgh was married to Ursula Hammond, Jan. 18,1844; three children were born of this marriage - Addison D., who was a member of Co. K, 28th W. V. I., and died in hospital near IMemphis, Tenn., Feb. 5, 1863 ; Adelia R., now Mrs. Isaac N. Settle, of the town of Ironton, and Ursula A., now Mrs. 0. W. Schoonfeldt, of Reedsburg.

WAIiTER WAI^LIXtir (deceased) ; was the son of Charles and Clara Walling ; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1821 ; while (juite young went with his parents to the town of Orwell, Ohio. Was married at Hartford, Ohio, in 1843, to Phebe Huntley, daughter of Selden and Lavisa (Peck) Huntley; Mrs. Walling was born in the town of New Lyme, Ohio ; they have .six children - S. Maria (now Mrs. Creortre Jaquish. living at Ithaca, Wis.), Riley Tliving in O'l^rien Co., Iowa), Gaus (decea.sed), Selden (married to Mary Donahoe, living in the town of Washington), Sarah L. (deceased j, Bion H. (living at home). Mr. Walling and family came West in 1862, settled on Sec. 30, town of Washington, Sauk Co., Wis., where Mrs. W. and her .sons still reside. Mr. Walling enlisted Feb. 24, 1864, in Co. A, 36th W. V. I., and died in hospital at Petersburg, Va.. July 19, 1864. Mrs. Walling's P. O. is Sandusky.

C. B. WEBB, farmer, Sec. 28; P. 0. Sandusky; son of Hiram and Eliza (Beach) Webb; was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., March 5, 1837 ; resided in his native town till about 12 years of age, then moved to the adjoining town, where he made his home till 1870, when he moved to Sauk Co., Wis., settling in the town of Washington. Was married in Spring Green, April 8. 1873, to Hannah Griffith, daughter of William and Anna (Morgan) Griffith ; they have three children - Myrtie E., Charles Stanley and Alma E. Mr Webb has been Treasurer of his school district six years. Has 79 acres of land.

Gll^BERT WHEELER, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Tuckerville ; son of William and Miranda Payne Wheeler; was born in Brown Co., N. Y., June 19, 1823; resided in his native county twenty years, and then went to Bradford, Penn. He was married in Lycoming Co., Penn., June 9, 1846, to Eliza I. Hulburt ; they have one daughter, Hattie, now Mrs. F. J. Reckon, of Delton, Wis. Mr. Wheeler came to Wisconsin in June, 1847 ; stopped in Walworth Co. seven years; came to Sauk Co. in 1854 and located on Sec. 14, town of Washington; has a well-improved farm of 160 acres. , Mr. Wheeler enlisted in Co. M, 1st W. V. C, in October, 1864, and served till the close of the war. He ha."? served one term as Supervisor of Washington, and seven years as Clerk of his school district.

JOHN H. WISE, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Sandusky ; son of Henry and Dora Wise ; waS born in Hanover March 27, 1830. He was married in Hanover, in the fall of 1858, to Dora Meyer , daughter of John Meyer ; Mrs. Wise was born in Hanover ; they have three children - John H., William H. and John Henry. Mr. Wise came to the United States in August, 1867, and settled on Sec. 25, town of Washington, Sauk Co., Wis. ; has 80 acres of land. Mr. Wise and family are members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Washington.

DR. WIL.LIAM A. WOOD, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Sandusky ; son of Abiel and Sarah (Moulton ) Wood; was born in ThetfurJ, Orange Co., Yt., April 19, 1811 ; resided in his native town till 19 years of age; commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Burge, of Ellisburg, and concluded with Dr. J. B. Crawe, of Watertown, N. Y. ; commenced the practice of his profession in the town of Chaumont, X. Y. Was married in Jefferson County in December, 1836, to Betsey Ann Ball, daughter of Eleazer and Mary Farlin Ball; they had seven children - Samuel (married to Frances Gray, residing at Princeton, 111.), Naomi (deceased, was married to C. D. Spoon), William (deceased, was a member of the 23d W. V. L ; died in hospital at St. Louis), Albert (married to Ida Organ, residing on Sec. 25, Washington), Marj, Francis F. and Jessie, living at home. Dr. Wood and family moved to Rock Co., Wis., in the fall of 1852 ; after a residence there of a year and a half, came lo Sauk Co. ; settled on Sec. 25, town of Washington ; has 80 acres. Has served as Chairman and Town Clerk, one year each, and is now Justice of the Peace.

Town Of Ironton

W^II.<l<I AM W\ ALIj, farmer. Sec. 4 ; P. 0. Ironton ; son of Peter and Mary All ; was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 25, 1818 ; while <(uite young, moved with his parents to Herkimer Co., and, when about 15 years of age, moved to Washington Co., N. Y. ; here he was married, in 1843, to Phebe, daughter of Zenus Hurd ; Mrs. All was born in Orville, Vt. Mr. All and family moved to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844 ; settled in the town of Albion : in 1853, moved to Sauk Co., town of Ironton ; settled on Sec. 4 ; has a well-improved farm of 200 acres ; they have eight children - Peter R. (was a member of Co. E, 50th W. v. I. ; was married to Lydia A. Davis, and now living in Ironton), Julia M. (now Mrs. William A. Wright, living in the town of Ironton j, Elizabeth (now Mrs. John Markham, of Dakota), Sylvester C, Lucretia D. (now Mrs. P. Burgess, of Ironton), Chloe A., Olive A. and Josephine E. Mr. All was Chairman of Ironton six years, and Treasurer of his school district two years.