Reedsburg City (part 7 of 9)

lA^MAX BEERY, of the firm of Beery & Yager, millers ; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Dec. 11, 1845 ; son of David and Sarah (8hisler) Beery. When about 6 years of age, went with his parents to Delaware Co., Ohio; remained there three years, and then came to Sauk Co., Wis. The family located on Sec. 1, Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle. Mr. Beery was married, Jan. 1, 1875, at Augusta, Wis., to Adelia Andrews, daughter of Russell and Caroline (Noble) Andrews ; Mrs. Beery was born in Morrow Co., Ohio ; they have three children - Elna A., Ada and Lodema. Was engaged iu farming for three years; spent two years traveling in Iowa and Wisconsin ; then located in the villuge of Lavalle, and engaged in the lumber and warehouse business; January, 1879, bought into Lavalle Flourin'^ Mills - has been Chairman of Lavalle for the past three years ; is the present incumbent ; has been Town Clerk one year, and is the present School District Clerk ; politics, Republican ; has six acres of land where he resides.

THO-HAS CAMERON, wagon and carriage maker, Lavalle ; son of Abraham and Annie (Stephens; Cameron ; was born in Indiana Co., Penn., June 26, 1849 ; came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1850 ; settled near Baraboo, Sauk Co. ; remained there about ten years; in 1860, moved to the town of Lavalle, Sec. 36. Mr. Cameron was married at Lavalle, March 4, 1873, to Addie Fuller ; they have one child - May ; soon after his marriage, ^Ir. Cameron moved to Lavalle and commenced busines.<» as a wagon and carriage maker ; in politics, Mr. C. is a Republican ; Mrs. Cameron is a member of the Methodi.st Church.

PATRICK CARROLL, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Lavalle ; was born in Tipporary Co., Ireland, in 1830 ; son of Patrick and Jane (Cooper) Carroll ; came to the United States in 1851 ; spent one winter in Albany, and, in the spring of 1852, went tf) Schoharie Co., N. Y.; remained there till the fall of 1855 ; came to Sauk Co., Wis. ; settled at Recdsburg ; lived there six years. Was married, Jan. 24. 1860, to Bfidget Casey, daughter of John and Mary (O'Garaj Casey ; their children arc John, Jane, Mary (deceased), Ellen, Patrick, Annie, William and Margaret ; in 1861, he moved to Lavalle and settled on Sec. 24 ; has 80 acres of land ; Mr. Carrull was Clerk of School District No. 13 three years, and Treasurer six years; Mr. Carroll and family are Catholics; in politics, Mr. C. is a Democrat.

THOMAS J. CLARK, farmer. Sec. 8; P. 0. Lavalle; son of Justus B. and Matilda (Carver) Clark; was born in Milwaukee Co., Wis., March 26, 1847 ; when 14 years of age, went to Jefferson Co., Wis., and in 1865, to Juneau Co.; in the fall of 1868, moved to Lavalle, Sauk Co., settling on Sec. 8. Was married in Juneau Co., Afiril 20, 1874, to Sophronia Lane, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Green; Lane. Mrs. C. was born in the town of Lavalle, Sauk Co.; they have four children - George J., Justus B., Homer N. and Jasper H. Mr. Clark's father (Justus Clark) was born in Rutland Co., Vt.; niov^ d t(j the State of New Y(jrk, and, in 1832, to the Territory of Wisconsin ; settled near Milwaukee, whicli was then only an Indian tiading-post ; when the land came into market he entered a quarter .section; about 1868, he moved to Sauk Co., where he now resides (town of Lavalle). Mr. T. J. C'lark has been Clerk of his School District No. 12; politics. Democrat.

<i}EOR<;E \V. I>ICKE\S, farmer. Sec. 35; P. 0. Lavalle; was horn in C^.yuga Co., N. Y., March 14, 1S23; son of IMiilip a-id Lucy ( Hathbone) Di kens. Was married, Sept. (i, 1846, in Cayuga Co., N. Y., to Mary (Clark) Mallon ; Mr-. Dickens was born in Woolwich, England; they have had ten children - Sarah M. (now Mrs. William H. Field, residence Jjivalle), Roena (deceased), John M.

(married to INIary A. Gear, residence Lavalle), Lucy J. (now Mrs. E. Leigh), George (deceased), Lydia (now Mrs. V. Courtier, of Ironton), Idellah M. (now Mrs. James Courtier, also of the town of Ironton), Ellsworth E., Maston and Mary A. In 1848, Mr. Dickens and family came to Wisconsin and made their home in East Troy, Walworth Co., living there six years ; moved to Sauk Co. in 1854, and settled on Sec. 35, Town 13, Range 3 (now Lavalle), where they still reside; have 80 acres of land. Mr. Dickens enlisted, Oct. 18, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W. V.I.,and served till Oct. 28, 1864 ; has been Treasurer of his school district one year, and Asse.^sor of the town of Lavalle one year. Politics, Republican.

BENJAMIN C. DOrGLASS, of the firm of H. W. Douglass & Co., butchers, Lavalle ; was born in Windham, Conn., Oct. 25, 1826; son of Henry W. and Sophia (Crandall) Douglass; when 17 years of age, he went to Rhode Island ; resided in Pawtucket ; subsequently moved to Charleston, R. I., where he was overseer of the carding in the Caroline Cotton Mills five years. He was married at Pawtucket, R. I., April 9, 1848, to Abbie A. Salisbury, daughter of Joseph and Lydia Salisbury; Mrs. Douglass WuS born in Maine ; they have had four children - Henry C. (married to Viola Watkins, living in Lavalle), Joseph A. (married to Susan Burdick, living in the town of Lavalle), Rose (who died at 12 years of age) and Harry W. (married to Alice Graham) ; H. W. is in partnership with his father in the butchering business at Lavalle. Mr. Douglass enlisted, in 1862, in Co. D, 26th Conn. V. I., and served about a year ; at the siege of Port Hudson, he escaped a broken thigh by his steel tobacco-box and a plug of tobacco catching an Enfield rifle ball ; as it was, he was knocked down by the force of the ball and rendered unfit for duty for several days ; Mr. D. cherishes that ball as an interesting relic of the war. In 1867, he came to Wiscon.sin and settled in the town of Lavalle, Sauk Co., Sec. 23 ; he has 164 acres of land; rented bis farm in 1878, and came to the village of Lavalle, where he engaged in his present business. Mr. D. has been a member of the Town Board of Lavalle three years. Politics, Republican. Mrs. D. is a member of the Second Advent Church.

HENRY^ C. DOUGI^ASS, farmer. Sec. 15 ; P. 0. Lavalle; was born in Pawtucket, Mass., Jan. 31, 1849 ; son of B. C. and Al>bie A. (Salisbury) Douglass; when about 5 years of age, he went to Windham Co., Conn., and remained there till 1868 ; then the family moved to Wisconsin, and settled in Sauk Co., town of Lavalle, Sec. 23. He was married, March 2, 1873, to Lucy V. Watkins, daughter of 0. G. and Louisa Watkins ; Mrs. Douszlass was born in Fairfield, Sauk Co , Wis. ; they have three children - George H., Amy V. and Elvira M. In the spring of 1873, he moved to his present home, Sec. 15; has 80 acres of land ; spent one year in Lavalle in clerking; has been Assessor two years, and is serving his third term as Justice of the Peace ; was Census Enumerator, for 1880, of Lavalle. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Second Advent Chui'ch. Politics, Republican.

JOHN W. FINDL.AY, ftu-mer, Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Lavalle ; son of James and Ruth (De Vaughn) Findlay ; born in Baltimore, Md., Aug. 24, 1838; when about 6 years of age, went with his fother to Philadelphia, and in May, 1854, came to town of Freedom, Sauk Co., Wis. Was married, Jan. 3, 1859, at Baraboo, to Miranda A. Allen, daughter of Abram and P]liza (Hatch) Allen ; Mrs. Findlay was born in Le Raysville, Jeifer,>on Co., N. Y. ; they have three children - Andrew A., Frank L. and Ruth E. Lived in the vicinity of Baraboo for several years, and in March, 1859, moved to Lavalle, settling on Sec. 10 ; has 64 acres. In politics, Mr. F. is a Republican. Mr.s. Findlay is a member of the Advent Christian Church ; her father. Abram Allen, came to Sauk Co. June 8, 1846, and settled near Baraboo.

JAMES FOKI>U AM, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Reedsburg ; son of James and Mary Ann (Parish) Fordham ; was born in Essexshire, near London, England, Jan. 9,1824; came to America, landing at Quebec in the spring of 1829 ; lived there several years, moved to Buffalo, and shortly after went to Syracuse, N. Y. ; came to Wisconsin in 1845, and made his home in Mount Pleasant, Racine Co.; in 1851, moved to Sauk Co., stopped at Reedsburg, and participated in the first election. Was married at Newport, Wis., Jan. 1, 1854, to Nancy A. Carbine, daughter of Michael and i\Liry Carbine; Mrs. F. was born in Ohio; they have had eleven children - George H. ; Emerette E., now Mrs. Lewis Menard, living at Milwaukee ; Addie, deceased ; Annie, deceased ; A' iola, deceased ; Elizabeth, deceased ; Mary, Frank, James, Agnes and John, all born in Sauk Co. Came to Lavalle in 1861, and settled oo Sec. 25 ; has 200 acres of land. Mr. Fordham enlisted in March, 1865, in Co. E, 50th W. V. I. ; served till April 20, 1866. Has been Supervisor of Lavalle one year ; has beeu three years Treasurer of his school district, and Director nine years ; is the present incumbent. Politics, Democrat.

ASA G AIjE, of the firm of Gale Bros., Lavalle, dealers in lumber, sash, doors, agricultural implements and general farm produce; business was established Jan. 1, 1874; successors to Berry & Gale. Mr. Asa Gale is the son of Stephen and Eunice ( Weaver) Gale ; born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Jurje 10, 1840 ; when 12 years of age, went with his parents to AValworth Co., Wis. ; remained there about four years, and then removed to Adams Co. Enlisted in March, 1865, in Co. A, 49th W. V. I. ; served till the close of the war. Was married, in Adams Co., in May, 1871, to Ella Ketcham , daughter of Jesse and Eliza Ketcham ; Mrs. G. was born in New York ; they have two children - Aggie and Maud. In 1871, went to Thayer, Kan., and engaged in the hardware business; after two years' residence in Kansas, came to Lavalle, Wis., and engaged in his present business. Has been Treasurer of Lavalle five years and is the present incumbent. Politics, Republican.

HARVEV ^IKJPOltD, proprietor of saw-mill; residence and mill situated on Big Creek, Sec. 12 ; P. 0. Livalle. The mill was built by Mr. Gifford in 1868 ; saws about 1,500 feet per day, both pine and hardwood lumber; market, Lavalle, four miles distant. Mr. Gifford was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Feb. 1-4, 1844; son of Lewis and Rosina (Schermerhorn) Gifford; came with his parents to Wiscon.^^in in the fall of 1845 ; the family located in the town of Summit, Waukesha Co. ; resided there till 1857 ; then came to Sauk Co., and settled in the village of Reedsburg ; after three years, removed to a farm in the same town. In 1867, Mr. Harvey Gifford came to the town of Lavalle, and settled on Big Creek, Sec. 12; has 80 acres of laud in this section, beside 27 acres in Juneau Co. ; built the saw-mill which he now owns and operates. Was married, Dec. 25, 1868, in Rock Co., to Coralin Fessenden, daughter of Aai-on and Jane (Baker) Fessenden ; Mrs. Gifford was born in Illinois; they have three children - Lewis, Elnora and Alma. Mr. G. has been Director of School District No. 10 eleven years. In politics. Democrat.

HEXRY Cjt. head, farmer. Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Lavalle; son of Henry G. and Betty (Wilbur) Head ; was born in Schenectady Co., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1825. Was married, Aug. 31, 1848, at Cobbleskill, Schoharie Co., N. Y., to Marie Scace, daughttr of John and Mary (Goodram) Scace ; Mrs. Head was born in Suffolkshire, England ; her people came to the United States in 1831, and settled in Albany, N. Y. ; have had seven children - John (deceased at 23 vears of age), James, Charles, Annie, Gilbert, William and Julia. Mr. Head enlisted Feb. 9, 1865, in Co. D, 192d N. Y. V. I.; served till the close of the war. In March, 1869, came to Wisconsin, and settled in Sauk Co., town of Lavalle; has eighty acres of lai.d. Politics, Democrat.

WEIiLIX^iTOX S. HrBBELL., farmer. Sec. 35; P. 0. Lavalle; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1828 ; son of Zalman and Cinda (Beardsley) Hubbell ; while quite young, moved with his parents to Chenango Co., N. Y. ; in 1850. came to Wisconsin ; made a short stop of one year at Beaver Dam ; in the spring of 1851 located in Ironton (site of the present mill-power there) ; had learned the trade of carpenter and joiner ; worked at his trade in various places in the We.-t ; in 1854, traveled in Ohio and New York. He was married in Utica, Licking Co., OJiio, Oct. 18, 1854, to Mary Patrick, a daughter of Alanson and Dorinda Patrick ; Mrs. Hubbell was born in the State of New York ; they have had six children - Eugene W., Ella G., Henry A., Florence M. (deceased), Charles E. (deceased), and Myrtie E. In the fall of 1854, Mr. H. sold his Ironton property to Mr. Tower; in the fall of the same year he came to Wisconsin and bought his present farm, the northeast quarter of Sec. 35, Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle ; in the spring of 1855, he moved his family out ; his farm was originally a favorite maple-sugar ground of the Indians. Mr. Hubbell has been Jus ice of the Peace one term and is now serving the second ; was drafted in October, 1864; the situation of his family making it inconvenient for him to go, he furnished a substitute. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Congregational Church. Politics. Republican.

WIL<I.<IAM KlIHX, blacksmith and wagonmaker, Lavalle; was born at Nassau, Germany, Feb. 23, 1844 ; son of Gt-orge and Mica ( Rehm) Kuhn ; came to the United States in 1866, and located in Wisconsin ; worked at his trade about a year in Wonewoc, and the same time in Mauston ; then went to Monroe Co., where he was married, Nov. 20, 1869, to Annie Hansen, daughter of Lambert and Celie (Hamloch) Hansen; Mrs. Kuhn was born in Germany; they have five children - August W., Celie, Adelia, Maggie and Annie. Mr. Kuhn and family came to Lavalle in October, 1875, and opened the shop where he now does business; has three lots. Mr. Kuhn served one and a half years in the Austrian army. Polities, Democratic. Mr. and Mrs. Kuhn are members of the Catholic Church.

SAMUEL I>IVESI.iEl% farmer, hop-grower and dealer in hops. Sec. 25; I*. 0. Lavalle I born in Cheshire, England, Due. 25, 1830; son of George and Esther ( Waddellj Livesley ; came to the United States in 1841, with his parents; lived in Geauga Co., Ohio, about four years; then returned to England ; learned the trade of sail-making, and returned to the United States in 1848 ; sailed on the lakes till 1850, when he .sailed for California via Cape Horn ; was at San Francisco at the time; of the great fire ; sailed again, making the Sandwich and South Sea Lslands and South America; followed the .sea about nine years ; made twenty-seven passages of the Atlantic in the merchant service. He was married in 1854, in England, to Margaret Maddock, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Maddock. Mrs. L. was born in Cheshire, England ; they have ten children - Robert M., Esther E., Lizzie, Greorge F., Minnie, Thomas A., William J., Charles, Magnus A. and Samuel W. ]Mr L. and family returned to the United States in 1857, and settled in the town of Rcodsburg, Sauk Co., Wis. ; moved to L'onton in 1861 ; remained there tjll 1873, when they moved to Lavalle ; located on Sec. 25, their present farm; has 450 acres of land Mrs. L., and son Robert, are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. L. is Republican in politics.

THADEliS S. MARTIN, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Lavalle; son of Samuel and Lucy (TarbelH Martin; born in. Franklin Co.. Vt., July 10,1832. He was married, March 2i>, 1854, at Shelburn, Chittenden Co., Vt., to Elizabeth Lawis, daughter of William Lewis ; Mrs. M. was born in' Quebec, Canada; they have seven children - George W., married to Nancy Pheasanden, living in Wonewoc ; Emma J., Herbert H., Hattie A., Lillian B., F^clward L. and Byron W. In May, 1855, came to Wi-iconsin, and settled at Janesville, Wis.; in January, 185(1, moved to Sauk Co., Wis., Sec. 1, Lavalle; has 120 acres. He was Justice of the Peace two years, aud Clerk of School District No. 10 about fifteen years. Mr. M. enlisted, November, 1804. in Co. I), 18th W. V. I.; served till the close of the war. Mrs. ^lartin died in February, 1880. Mr. Martin is a member of the Second Advent Church. Polities, Republican.

FREDERIC MEYERS, proprietor of billiard and sample rooms, Lavalle; born in Germany, Oct. 17, 1848 ; son of Henry and Dora (Walter) Meyers ; oame to the United States in 1868 ; arrived in Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wis., jNLiy 26; engaged in farming that summer; attended school the fullowing winter, and the next spring went to Iowa; worked at railroading till the spring of 1871, then came to Sauk Co., Wis. ; went to work on the W. W. R. R., and afterward was engaged on the C. & N. W. R. R., Madison Division, one year; spent one winter in the woods getting out bridge timber; met with a severe accident by a cut from a broad-ax, which re-ulted in a permanent lameness. Finding himself unfit for active labor, he opened his present sample rooms. He was married, Dec. 29, 1878, at Wonewoc, to Aricka Schwartz, daughter of Joseph and Aricka (Jensen) Schwartz ; Mrs. Meyers was born in Milwaukee, Wis. ; they have two children - Alta and Henry E.

WEMZ MIHIiBAUER, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Lavalle ; is the son of Matthias and Annie_M. (Spies) Mdilbaucr; born in Baden, Germany, Sept. 25, 1834; came to the United States in 1854; arrived at New York, May 14, after a five months' voyage; spent a short time in that city; then went to Connecticut; stopped at West Killinger, near Providence, till 1855; then came to Wausau, Wis. He was married at this place, March 15, 1857, to Elizabeth Kunz, daughter of George and Margaret (Rehm) Kunz ; 3Irs. Mihlbauer was born in Germany ; they have four children - Anna C., Phillip J., Mary and Enjil. In December, 1857, Mr. M. and family moved to Sauk Co., and .settled on Sec. 7, Lavalle ; subsequently moved to his present farm ; has 160 acres, more than 100 of which is under good cultivation. Mr. i\I. enlisted, Oct. 24, 1864, in Co. D, 44th W. V. I. ; served till the close of the war. He has been Supervisor of Lavalle for eight years ; been Director of his school district. No. 6, three years, and Treasurer eight years. Politics, Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. M» are members of the Catholic Church.

JE WETT X. IVVE, farmer and manufacturer of the Taylor harrow, Lavalle, was born in Somerset Co., Maine, Feb. 4, 1840; son of Sewell and Ann (Nutting) Nye. When 6 years of age, came with his parents to Wisconsin ; lived at Fitchburg, Dane County. Was married, April 9, 1865, at Evansville, Rock Co., Wis., to Ella A. Dougherty, daughter of Smith and Harriet Dougherty ; Mrs. Nye was born in Maine ; they have four children - Zella M., Arthur W., Arvie B. and Irwin D. In 1866, moved to Rock County ; lived there two years, and then returned to Dane County ; stopped till 1873 ; went to Mitchell Co., Iowa; was engaged in farming; after a year, returned to Fitchburg, and, in 1877, came to Sauk County and engaged in the flouring-niill business, under the firm name of Nye tt Yager; followed this business in 1878 and 1879, about one and a half years; then sold out to Mr. Lyman Beerey ; has 140 acres of land on Sec. 28 ; poli'iis, Republican.

B. CiJ. PAI>IM>CK, merchant and Postmaster, of the firm of Keith & Paddock, Lavalle, son of Daniel and Eliza ( Eggleston) Paddock, was born at Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 10, 1827 ; was married at Clinton, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1856, to Hattie Davis, daughter of Charles I'avis. Mrs. Paddock died Aug. 6, 1857 ; in May, 1858, Mr. Paddock came to Wisconsin and settled in Ironton Village ; June 3, of that year, commenced business there ns a dealer in general merchandise ; was married, Jan. 10, 1859, at Clinton, N. Y., to Harriet Ives, daughter of Silas Ives; they have three children - Cora L., Herbert E. and Carrie M. Mr. Paddock was Town Clerk one year, and Justice of the Peace four years ; was appointed Postmaster of Ironton by President Kuchanan ; served till 1871 ; was elected Sheriff of Sauk County in the fall of 1870 ; Jan. i, 1871, moved to Barnboo ; reniained there the two years following, then returned to Ironton ; in 1876. Mny 1 . niovd to Lavalle, wliere he had previously established a store (1873); was appointed Postmaster of Lavalle July 1, 1876, by President Grant; is the present incumbent ; Mr. Paddock is of the firm of Keith & Paddock, manufacturers of hght barrel staves; they have one factory at Reedsburg and another at Lavalle. Mr. E. A. Miller is associated with them in the stave business; the capacity of the two mills is about one and a half million staves annually; Keith & Paddock buy ties and wood for the C. & N.-W. R. R. Co.; they purchase about 50,000 ties and 1,500 cords of wood a year.

MANELIOl'S PEARSON, farmer, Sec. ?A ; P. 0. Ironton ; was born near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, in 1810 ; was married in the same shire, in 1832, to Sarah Roe, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Roe ; Mrs. Pearson was born in England ; Mr. Pearson came to the United States in 1841; stepped one jear in Indiana ; then came to Columbia Co., Wis.; in 1848, moved to Sauk County ; located on Government land,iu Sec. 34, Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle; took up 160 acres; Mr. P. built the first house in the town, his only white neighbors being some hunters living in shanties; shortly afterward, several English families settled near him - the Harrisons, Jessops (John and Joseph), the Thorntons, TordofFs and others. Mr. Pearson has increased his acreage till he now has 344 acres ; in 1847, he had returned to England and brought his family to this country the following year ; there are six children - Charles, married to Martha Harrison, and living in the town of Tronton ; Martha, now Mrs. James Harrison, also of Ironton ; Isaac, married to Emily Mallon, and residing in Lavalle; Mary (deceased), Mary A., the first white child born within the territory now called Lavalle, now Mrs. George Inman, of the town of Lavalle; Thomas, married to Martha Greenhalgh, and Christopher C, married to Eliza Greenhalgh, also of Lavalle. Mr. Pearson was one of the first Supervisors of the town. Charles was a member of Co. B, 12th W. V. I, ; Isaac was a member of Co. F, 35th W. V. I.; George Inman of Co. B, 12th W. V. I, Politics, Democrat.

CHRISTOPHER C. PEARSOX, son of Manelious and Sarah (Roe) Pearson, was born in Lavalle, Sauk Co., Wis.; was married to Eliza, daughter of Peter and Anna (Crook) Greenhalgh. Mrs. Pearson was born in Yorkshire, England ; they have three children - Harry, Edwin and one girl unnamed.

A. D. POTTER, farmer. Sec. 16 ; P. 0. Lavalle; was born in Bainbridge, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1837 ; is the son of Elisha and Climena (Calkins; Potter; Mr. Potter's father was a miller by trade ; he moved to Waterville, Oneida Co., N. Y., and from there to Otsego Co., and in 1844 to Leonardsville, Madison '.."o.; three years afterward returned to Otsego Co., town of South Edminston ; lived there about six years, and in 1853 came to Wisconsin, and settled in Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle, locating on Sec. 16. A. D. married, Dec. 31, 1865, at Reedsburg, Miranda, daughter of S. P. and Lydia (Harrington) Barney; f-he was born in Lorain Co., Ohio ; they have four children - Nellie M., Herbert E. (who died when nearly 3 years of age), Burr S. and one unnamed. Mr. Potter has been Supervisor of Lavalle two years. Assessor one year, and Director of his school district three years ; politically, he is a Democrat. He has 160 acres of land.

W. W' , RATHBLX, lumberman and farmer. Sec. 24; was born in Steuben Co., N. \., Sept- 29, 1824; son of Thomas and Nancy (Vroman) Rathbun ; when 17 years of age, went to Madison, Wis.) resided near Madison from 1844 till 1855 ; was employed as pilot on the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers» in the lumber business; in 1855, purchased the land where he now resides. He was married in the summer of 1858, at Reedsburg, to Julia A., daughter of Israel and Calista (Mosier) Perry; Mrs. R. was born in Vermont ; her father was a grand-nephew of Commodore Perry; they have had four children, of whom only two are living ; Adelbert died when 7 years of age, James when 1 year old ; William and Julia are living. Mr. Rathbun has been Chairman of Lavalle four years, and Justice of the Peace two terms. He is V. G. of I. 0. 0. F. Lodge, No. 244, Lavalle. He has 260 acres of land.

WlfyEIAM RABUCK, farmer. Sec. 19; P. 0. Lavalle; son of John and Dorathy (Lange) Rabuck ; was born in Germany March 25, 1828 ; came to the United States in 1847 ; stopped near Milwaukee, Wis., till the fall of 1851, then came to Sauk Co. Was married July 8, 1852, in Lavalle, to Sarah Ann Karstetter. daughter of Sebastian and Elizabeth Karstetter ; Mrs. Rabuck was born in Ohio ; they have thirteen children, all living - Jo.seph H., married to Cornelia Gardner, residence, town of La Valle , Mary M., now Mrs. J. H. Karstetter, also of Lavalle; William S., John W., Albert A., Edward N., Jane S., Charles E., Frank F., Levi H., George A. and Arthur R. Mr. R. located on Sec. 19, Lavalle; has 314 acres of land. He enlisted March, 1865, in Co. A, 52d W. V. I. ; served till the close of war. When Mr. R. commenced the improvement of his land, he had the misfortune to lose an ox ; remembering something of the customs of the " Fatherland, " ho broke a cow to work with his odd ox ; the first time he drove his new team to the village, it caused considerable amusement, but the experiment was a success all the same ; by training some more cows to work, he soon had a breaking-team ; his first wheat crop was put in with a grub-hoe, and yielded at the rate of fifty bushels to the acre ; this he sold to settlers for $1.25 per bushel ; Mr. R. manufactures sorghum sirup ; his son Albert superintends the work ; they will make this season 1,200 gallons ; when Mr. R. did his thrashing, and, was running his cane-mill at the same time, he had to employ only one hand outside of his family ; Mrs. R. is a member of the Christian Church. In politics, Mr. R. is a Democrat.

FRANK P. SANDFORD, farmer and hop-grower; P. 0. Lavalle ; is the son of Joseph F. and Ruthama (Parker) Sandford ; was born in Byron, Ogle Co., 111., Nov. 11, 1838; went with his parents to Dubuque, Iowa, and from there to Shullsburgh, La Fayette Co., Wis.; in July 1848, the family removed to Baraboo, Sauk Co.; the following spring they returned to Illinois; one year after they returned to Baraboo. Frank P. was married at Baraboo, Oct. 1, 1857, to Sylvia Hammon ; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they had two children - Joseph F. was drowned when nearly 3 years old ; Jessie R. died in infancy. Mr. Sandford came to Reedsburg in the spring of 185!J, and engaged in mercantile business ; ten years afterward he came to Lavalle, and was engaged in the mercantile business about six years, then entered upon his present business of hop-growing and farming; he has 11 acres in hops ; he has 272 acres of land. He was Chairman of Lavalle one year, and Treasurer three years ; in politics, he is a Republican.

GFORGE P. SAK^DFORD, money-loaner and dealer in real estate, Lavalle ; son of Joseph F. and Ruthama (Parker) Sandford; was born in Byron, Ogle Co., 111., Dec. 24, 1843; went with his parents in 1845 to Shullsburgh, Wis., and in 1848 to Baraboo, Sauk Co., to Delton in 1857, to Reedsburg in 1860, and to Lavalle in 1864. He was married May 7, 1878, at Reedsburg, to Mary, daughter of John and Ann Hague; she was born in Winfield, Sauk Co.; they had one child, who died in infancy; Mrs. Sandford's death occurred March 14, 1879. Mr. S. was engaged in Lavalle in the mercantile business and the manufacturing of tight-barrel staves. He was married at Garden Valley, Jackson Co., Wis., May 26, 1880, to Mary B., daughter of J. W. and L. M. Leverett ; she was born in Salem, Neb. Mr. S. served as Postmaster of Lavalle from 1869 to 1873; was Town Treasurer two years ; was proprietor of Georee P. Sandford's addition to Lavalle ; gave the C. &. N.-W. R. R. Co. the ground for depot and right of way. He has 1,000 acres of land. In politics, he is a Republican.

JOSEPH F. SAX D FORD, merchant and dealer in general merchandise, Lavalle; son of Jared and Abagail ( Wooster) Sandford ; born in Prospect, New Haven Co., Conn., July 10, 1811 ; went to Pennsylvania when 14 years of age (1825) ; spent about seven years in Pennsylvania and New HaniT-shire, and then went to Michigan ; after three years in this State, went to Illinois, locating at the present site ol Rockford (1835) ; his nearest neighbor was at Dixon Ferry, forty miles distant ; as an incident of the times might be mentioned his experience of going to the post ofiice in company with a man named Garner ; Mr. Sandford started for Cherry Grove, the nearest post office, forty-five miles away, to mail a letter ; the snow was nearly two feet deep, and they were obliged to camp two nights in the snow, being nearly frozen before reaching the post office. Mr. S. was married at Dixon's Ferry, 111., Jan. 28, 1838, to Ruthama Parker, daughter of Joel Parker; Mrs. Sandford was born at Stockbridge, Oneida Co., N. Y. ; they have two sons - Francis P., married to Sylvia A. Hammon, and living in the town of Lavalle ; George P., married to Mary B. Leverett and living in the village of Lavalle. In 1845, moved to La Fayette Co., Wis., and remained there three years; moved to Baraboo, Sauk Co., in July, 1848 ; was engaged in business as a dealer in general merchandise ; in 1850, opened the first store in Reedsburg ; the store was carried on by R. M. Strong and 0. H. Perry ; moved to Reedsburg in 1861, continued in business there till 1864, when he went to Lavalle and commenced business in the stand now occupied by B. G. Paddock ; in addition to his mercantile business, Mr. Sandford attends to the renting of his numerous buildings and to loaning money. Was appointed Postmaster of Lavalle in 1803 and served till 1869. George P. acted as Postmaster from that time till 1873. Mr. S. was proprietor of the original plar. Was Chairman of Lavalle one year and Treasurer several years.

JOHN SINCIiEAR, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Ironton ; son of Sraalley and Roxalana Sincloar ; born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1829 ; when 19 years of age, went to Cass Co., Ind. Was married in Logansport, Ind., June 17, 1855, to Elizabeth J. Bates, daughter of Isaac Bates ; Mrs. Sinclcar was born in Indiana ; they have had eight children, of whom six are living - Julia, now Mrs. Oscar Bunker, of Iowa; Deidama, now Mrs. John L. Beeson, living in Lavalle; Addle, now Mrs. E. Bunker, of Lavalle; Charles E., Clemma and Mina ; two died in infancy. In 1857, Mr. Sinclear and family moved to Wiscon.sin, located in the village of Ironton, Sauk Co.. lived there eight years, then came to Lavalle and settled on Sec. 32, where he now resides, and has 335 acres of land. Mr. S. enlisted in February. 1864, in Co. D, 46th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. Was Trea.surer of Ironton five years; has been

JOHN TORDOFF, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Lavalle ; born in Yorkshire, England, March 22, 1830 ; son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Priestley) Tordoff; came to the United States in 1848, and located in Columbia Co., Wis. ; remained there till 1851, when he moved to Township 13, Range 3, now Lavalle, and settled on Sec. 34. Was married, March 14, 1852, to Emma Thornton, daughter of Rueben and Elizabeth Thornton ; Mrs. T. was born in Yorkshire, England , had six children by this marriage - Edmund, Samuel, Emily, deceased ; Squire, John, and Paul, deceased ; Edmund married Amanda Karstetter, residing in Lavalle ; Samuel married Emma Royer, also of Lavalle ; Mrs. John Tordoffdied in July, 1864. In 1858, Mr. TordoflF came to his present farm. Sec. 33, where he has 236 acres of land. Mr. TordoiF went to England, and was married there March 30, 1870, to Fanny Tetlow ; Mrs. Tordoflf was born in Yorkshire, England; Mr. T. and wife returned to his home in America ; they have four children - Annie, Ledger, Harry and Tom. Mr. TordofF was Chairman of Lavalle one year and Treasurer two years. PoUtics, Republican.

JOHN WHITE, farmer. Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Lavalle ; son of Charles and Mary (White) White ; born in Devonshire, England, May 8, 1812. He was married Nov. 1, 1830, in England, to Jane Cotterell ; they have had nine children - Charles H. (deceased), drowned June 4, 1857, in the Baraboo River; Mary E., now Mrs. Charles Gibbins ; VV^illiam A., married to Almira Lake; John H., married to Emily Pond ; Sarah, now Mrs. L. Gardner ; Elizabeth A., now Mrs. William Canon ; Anna (deceased) ; Robert J., married to Ann J. Slater. Mr. White and family came to the United States in 1849 ; settled in Waukesha Co., Wis. ; came to Reedsburg, Sauk Co., in February, 1854, and the next year to Lavalle; has 120 acres of land.

JTOHN H. WHITE, farmer; residence, Sec. 14; P. 0. Lavalle; son of John and Jane (Cotterellj White. He was married, Dec. 15, 1861, to Emily Pond, daughter of Andrew and Mary Pond they have five children living - Annie A., Charles J. B., Abbie L., Lorenzo A. and Frank E. ; Robert E. (deceasgdj. Mr. White enlisted in January. 1862; mustered in March following; was a member of the 12th Wisconsin Battery ; served three years ; has 80 acres of land. He has been Justice of the Peace four terms, and Clerk of School District No. 4, twelve years.

DR. JAMES J. WORTHY, physician and surgeon, Lavalle; son of James G. and Mary (Strong) Worthy; born in the vicinity of London, England, Oct. 9, 1827; studied medicine, and graduated from King's College ; was a student of Bartholomew Hospital, London ; sailed as ship's .surgeon ; made twelve voyages across the Atlantic, as surgeon to ships carrying from eight to fifteen hundred people ; was never quarantined. He served as Surgeon in the British army in the East Indies in 1849-50 ; came to the United States in 1856 ; located at St. Peter, Minn., and entered upon the practice of his profession. He was married in Cleveland, near St. Peter, Minn., Sept. 22, 1857, to Maria C. Humphrey, daughter of Ludwick M. and Charlotte (Smith) Humphrey. 3Irs. Worthy was born at Plymouth, Ashtabula Co., Ohio; they have four children - Willoughby B., Hattie C, James H. and one unnamed. In the latter part of 1860, he went to Cazenovia, Richland Co., Wis., where he practiced his profession till 1868, and then moved to Ironton, Sauk Co. ; remained in Ironton till the spring of 1880, when he came to Lavalle, where he now resides. He was Chairman of the town of Westford, Richland Co., two years.

THEODORE YACwER, of the firm of Beery & Yager, millers; manufacturers of flour and feed, Lavalle ; 'brand, Lavalle Mills Choice Winter; water-power mill; capacity, seventy barrels per day. Mr. Yager was born at Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio. Dec. 12, 1830 ; son of George and Margaret (Craig) Yager; came to Wisconsin in June, 1859 : settled at Fulton, Rock Co. ; was engaged in milling at the Fulton Mills. He was married at Belleville, Wis.. December, 1859, to Louisa Yager, daughter of H. W. Yager. Mrs. Y. was born in Canada ; they have had two children, both decea.sed. He remained at Fulton one and a half years, and then went to Stoughton ; ran the Stoughton Mills about eighteen months ; then went to Belleville, Wis. ; ran the Belleville Mills about three years ; from there he moved to Moscow, Iowa ; was engaged in milling one year ; from there he moved to Stephenson Co., 111.'; ran the Orangeville Mills one year; then bought a half-interest in the Dover Mills, Wis. ; was there two years, and then went to Mazomanie ; had charge of that mill for eight years. In July. 1874. came to Lavalle ; took the Lavalle Mills on lease about nineteen months ; then went to Reedsburg, and ran tho.se mills one year ; returned to Lavalle, and, in company with J. N. Nye, bought the Lavalle Mills. In 1878, Mr. Nye sold out to Lyman Beery, Mr. Yager's present partner.

Town Of Winfield

MARTIX COXWAY, farmer, Section 21; P. 0. Keedsburg ; son of Patrick and Hannah (O'Hara) Conway ; was born in the County Mayo, Ireland, April 15, 1820 ; came to the United States in 1847 ; landed in Philadelphia April 9, and went to Pottsfield ; stayed there a short time and then moved to Rensselaer Co., Penn. ; lived there about two years ; then located in Washington Co. He was married Dec. 21, 1851, to Bridget Hession, daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Sommers) Hession ; Mrs. Conway was born in Holy Mount, County Mayo, Ireland ; they have had nine children - Rev. Thomas M., Catholic Priest of North Platte, Neb., Ellen, Patrick J., Mary A., Alice, Martin H. (deceased), Peter H., Catharine E. and John H. Mr. Conway and family came to Sauk Co. April 13, 1857 ; stopped in Dellona till winter of 1858 ; then came to his present liarm on Section 21, Winfield ; has 200 acres of land ; in 1874, built his new house, one of the most tasty and costly residences of the town. Mr. C. has been Town Clerk one year, Supervisor one year, and Treasurer of the school district twelve years. Mr. Conway and family are Catholics. In politics, Mr. C. is a Democrat.

JOHN C AKLILE, farmer. Sec. 24 ; P. 0. Reedsburg ; son of James and Elizabeth (Campbell) Carlile, was born in the North of Ireland Aug. 5, 1824 ; left Ireland when 12 years of age, came to Canada unaccompanied by friends (1836) ; remained in Canada (ill 1849, when he came to Sauk Co., Wis., and bought his present farm. Sec. 24, Winfield ; he has now 270 acres ; in 1853, went to Califoraia via the Isthmus, stayed three years. On his return, was married July 28, 1857, at Winfield, to Mary McCray, daughter of Frank and Sarah (^IcGookin) McCray ; they have had four children - Blanch, James (deceased), John and Matie. When Mr. Carlile selected his farm in Township 13, Range 4, now Winfield, it was comparatively a perfect wilderness ; there were not more than three or four families settled in the township at that time (the Duncans, Andrewses, Lockes and Leonards). Mr. Carlile has been Director of bis school district several years. Politics, Republican. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Presbyterian Church.

AMOS COTTINGTOX, farmer and hop-grower, Sec. 26; P. 0. Reedsburg ; son of Jesse and Rebecca (Forward) Cottington; was born in Ticehurst, England, Dec. 14, 1838 ; came to the United States with his parents in 1841 ; lived in Madison Co., N. Y., three years, then the family moved to Waterville, Oneida Co. ; in 1852, they moved to Wisconsin, making their home in Sauk Co., town of Winfield. Mr. Atuos Cottington was married Dec. 3, 1862, at Portage, Wis., to Elmina M. Fish, daughter of Elisha and Polly (King) Fi^h ; Mrs. Cottington was born in Rensselaerville, Albany, Co., N. Y. ; they have two children - Edna E. and 0. E. Mr. C. enlisted April 1, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I.; served till the close of the war. Has been Chairman of Winfield four years, and is now serving the fifth ; is the present Treasure r of School District No. 1 has served ten years in succession. Mr. C. settled on his present farm in 1862 ; has 200 acres of land ; has always grown hops quite extensively since commencing business for himself; in fact, hops are at-sociated with his earliest recollectic^ns; says his first work was done in a hop-yard, and he has been at it continuousl}' since ; has at present, five acres in hops.

JESSE farmer and hop-grower, Sec. 26; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Robert and Sarah (Woodsell) Cottington; was born in Sussex Co., England, March 24, 1816. He was married in his native county, in 1834, to Rebecca Forward, daughter of Robert and Mary (Waters) Forward ; Mrs. Cottington was born in Sussex Co.; they have eight children - Agnes (died at Carthage,'Mo., January, 1880, was the wife of O. F. Gregory), Amos (married to Elmina M. Fish, residence Winfield), Levi (married to Achsah Brown, both deceased) ; the three elder children were born in England, the others in the United States ; Jeremiah (married to Lavina Stillick, and living in Barron Co., Wis.), Mary (died in infancy), Hannah (now Mrs. A. P. Ellinwood, of Reedsburg), Robert M. D. (married to Ida Barnhart, residing in Chippewa Co.) and Mary (now Mrs. Reuben Spaulding, living in Iowa). Mr. Cottington came to the United States in May, 1841, and settled in Madison Co., N. Y. ; after three y^ars, he moved to Waterville, Oneida Co. ; was manager of the hop-yards of C. D. Palmer seven years ; in 1851, moved to Wisconsin; remained a few months in Westfield, and, in February, 1852, located on Sec. 26, Winfield, Sauk Co., his present residence ; he has 200 acres of 1; nd. Mr. Cottington planted the first hop-yard in Snuk Co. in the spring of 1852. For particulars, see history of Winfield. Has at present 5 acres of hops. Mr. Cottington was Chairman of Winfield one year, and Treasurer two years. Politics, Republican. Levi C. was a member of Co. F, 3d W. V. C, and served two years; Jeremiah P. was a member of Co. D, 4th W. V. I., afterward transferred to cavalry ; enlisted in April, 1861 ; re-enlisted as a veteran and served till the close of the war.

JOHX FESSE Y, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Liwalle ; was born in Buckinghamshire, England, Oct. 7, 182-4 ; son of Josejih and Elizabeth (^Griffin) Fessey. He was married May 18, 18-i-J:, in Buckinghamshire, to Elizabeth Caves, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Winkle) Caves; Mrs. Fessey was born in the same shire as her husband ; they have had nine children - Joseph (married to Filena Andrews, residence Juneau Co.), William (married to Amanda Rogers, residence Lavalle), Richard G. (deceased), Mary

F. Mr. Fessey and family came to America in 1844 ; landed in Quebec and remained in Canada one year; then removed to Vermont in April, 1845, and was engaged in farming in that State seven years; then moved to Janesville, Wis , and resided there five years, and, in November, 1855, came to Sauk Co. and settled in Town 13, Range 2 (now Woodland). He was Treasurer of Woodland five years, or during his entire residence in the town; in 1860, came to Winfield ; located on Sec. 9, and, in 1863, moved to his present farm on Sec. 6 ; he has about 200 acres, lying partly in Sauk and partly in Juneau Counties. Enlisted, in September, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W- V. I., and served one year. In politics. Republican.

SIL.AS FISH, was born in Albany Co., N. Y. Was married, Nov. 20, 1824, to Betsy Raymond ; they had nine children - Elizabeth, now Mrs. Thomas H. Powell, of Winfield ; William, deceased; Elias R., married to Adelia P. Darrow, residence, Sparta ; Spencer C, married to Mary J. Fish, residence Winfield ; Jasper M., married to Temperance Hand, residence, Walworth Co.; Lewis N., married to Sarah Darrow, residence Winfield ; Emma J., now Mrs. C. E Kelley. residence, Winfield ; Lucius, married to Phoebe M. Darrow, residence, Monroe Co.; Elbert W., married to Ella McCray, residence, Winfield. Mr. Fish and family came to Wisconsin April 15, 1855, and located on Sec. 24, town of Winfiold, Sauk Co., where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Fish celebrated their fiftieth or golden wedding six years ago. Mr. Fish has been Supervisor of Winfield ; in politics, he is a Democrat.

LEWIS N. FISH, farmer. Sec. 24; P. 0. Reedsburg ; son of Silas and Betsy (Raymord) Fish ; was born in Albany Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1838 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1855 ; located in Winfield, Sauk Co., Wis. Was married, March 4, 1862, to Sarah Darrow, daughter of Henry A. and Luseva (Dann) Darrow. Mrs. Fish was born in Walworth Co. (her people came to Wisconsin in 1839). They have had eight children Ida M. (deceased), George L., Edwin K., Emma B., Jasper T., VValter E., Mary A., and one boy unnamed. In December, 1867, Mr. Fish and flimily settled on iheir present farm ; has 317 acres. Mr. F. has been Supervisor of Winfield one year, and Treasurer of School District No. 2 six years. In politics, a Democrat.

SPEXCER C. FISH, farmer. Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Silas and Betsy (Raymond) Fish ; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., July 3, 1832 ; served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith business, and in 1854 came to Wisconsin, settling on Sec. 27, his present farm; has 380 acres. Was married April 4, 1855, in Albany Co., N. Y., to Mary J. Fish, daughter of Elisha and Polly (King) Fish. Mrs. Fish was born in Albany Co., N. Y. They have three children - Edgar C, Orton G. and Mina M. Mr. Fi.sh enlisted March 8, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I.; served till the close of the war; was Second Sergeant ; Mr. F. has been Supervisor of Winfield one year; Treasurer two years, and Clerk of the School District several years. Politics, Republican.

ROBERT UREEXWOOD, Sr., stone-mason and farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Robert and Elizabeth ( Fawcettj Greenwood; was born in January, 1803. in Yorkshire, England; was married to Eleanor Jackson ; they had nine children - Joseph, deceased ; P]lizabeth, now Mrs. K. G. Gregory, of Reedsburg ; Robert, married to Eveline Miller, living in Winfield ; John, married to Mahala Curtis, residence, Winfield; Lsabella, decca.sed ; Margaret, now Mrs. James Dawsun, of liacine Co.; James, married to Emma Buck, deceased, residence, Nebraska ; Miles, married to Emma Cameron, residence, Winfield ; and Jane. Mr. Greenwood came to the United States in 1847, spent four years in Racine Co., and came to the town of Winfield, Sauk Co., in 1851 ; when he reached his land, he found liimself with only $]0 in money, in a wilderness of timber, without a foot of land cleared, and a wife and nine children to provide for; the first summer was passed by the family under some boards set against a pole ; provisions were scarce, and Mr. Greenwood's good marksmanship often enabled him to bring home a fat deer to replenish the larder; once he nearly lost his life in a fight with a large bear that lie had wounded, but was saved by the assistance of his dog, which attracted the bear's attention wliile Mr. G. re-luaded, when the bear was dispatched.

ROBERT f^REEWVOOl), Jr., farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Robert and Eleanor (Jackson) Greenwood; was born in York.^^hire, England. Aug. 14, 1830; when 8 years of age, came with his parents to the United States in 1S47 ; the family made a settlement in Raymond. Racine Co., Wis.; after four years moved to Sauk Co.: in June, 1851, settled in Winfield, Sec. 16 ; has 103 acres of land where he resides ; 80 acres in the town of Reedsburg, besides two houses and lots in the village. Was married, Feb. 11, 1874, at New Lisbon, Juneau Co., to Dora Capstick, daughter of George and Margaret Capstick. Mrs. Greenwood was born in the United States ; she died five weeks after her marriage. Mr. G. has been Chairman of the town of Winfield two years; Assessor three years, and served two terms as Treasurer, and three terms as Clerk of School District No. 3. Was married, April 22, 1879, to Eveline Miller, daughter of Heman and Elizabeth (Darrow) Miller. Mrs. G. was born in Walworth Co., Wis. Mr. Greenwood enlisted November, 1862, in Co. F, 3d W. V. C., and served till the close of the war. Politics, Republican.

EDWARD HEMIXOWAY, farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Francis and Elizabeth (Croft) Hemingway; was born in Yorkshire, England, Dec. 23, 1824; came to the United States with his parents in 1840; spent several years in New Jersey and New York, in the cities of Paterson. Little Falls, and Bloomfield, and again at Little Falls ; in hopes of benefiting the mother's health, the fiimily returned to England ; however, after nine months, they returned to Little Falls, N. J ; here Mr. n. and his father were engaged as ingrain-carpet weavers. Mr. Edward H. went to Poughkeepsie, and was married Dec. 24, 1849, to Mary Mcintosh, daughter of James and Ann (Burns) Mcintosh ; Mrs. Hemingway was born in Paisley, Scotland ; they have one daughter and two sons living ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Frank T. Houghton, of Winfield, Francis (deceased), James, Francis (deceased), Ann (deceased), i]dward I. Mr. H. and family came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851 ; located on Sec. 9, town of Winfield, Sauk Co., where he remained till the spring of 1872, when he moved to Sec. 16, where he now resides; has 180 acres; has been Supervisor of Winfield two years, and Treasurer one year, and Director of the school district three years ; Mr. H. still does some flannel and carpet weaving winters. Politics, Republican. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of thu Baptist Church.

JA9IE^$ HORKABT, farmer. Sec. 21 ; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Peter and Bridget (Rewan) Horkan ; was born in Illinois Oct. 14, 1844; came to Wisconsin in 1848 with his parents; settled in Dellona, Sauk Co. Was married Jan. 19, 1867, in Lyndon, Juneau Co., to Mary Gallagher, daughter of James and Catharine (McHugh) Gallagher; Mrs. Horkan was born in Ireland; they have six children - William F., John, James E., Bridget W., Peter J. and George P. ; Mr. H. came to Winfield in 1866 ; settled on Sec. 21 ; has 160 acres of land ; Mr. and Mrs. Horkan are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. H. is a Democrat.

S. T. HOU«HTON, farmer. Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Abner and Susannah (Taylor) Houghton ; was born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vt., May 28, 181:^; was brought up on a farm; when 21 years of age, engaged with the Fairbanks Scale Co. ; went to Water ville. Me., and built a dam for the company ; then went to Augusta and worked as a pattern maker. Was married, Oct. 2, 1837, to Catharine Albee, daughter of Benjamin and Betsey (Cunningham) Albee ; Mrs. Houghton was born at Wiscasset, Me. ; they have four children - Corrilla, now Mrs. V. B. Clark, residing at Minneapolis, Minn ; John C, died Dec. 1, 1877 ; was married to Annie Mauvor, resided at Fairbury, Neb. ; left a wife and two children ; Maria S. ; Frank T., married to Elizabeth Hemingway, residing in Winfield ; Mr. Houghton went to California, January, 1852, via Panama; returned to Augusta, May, 1853; in 1855, came to Wisconsin ; arrived at Reedsburg, Sauk Co., July 4 ; came at once to his farm. Sec 22, Winfield, where he now resides; lias 240 acres ; has been Chairman of Winfield one year. Politics, Democrat. Mrs. Houghton is a member of the Episcopal Church ; Frank T. and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

-lOHX JACKSON, farmer. Sec. 15; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Robert and Ellen (Jackson) Jackson, was born in Yorkshire, England, July 23, 1823; came to the United States with his parents in 1845 ; they made their home in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Mr. Jackson was married at Poughkeepsie, July 17, 1852, to Eliza Croft, daughter of Robert and Rachel (Field) Croft ; Mrs. Jackson was born in Yorkshire, England; they have had eight children - Robert C, VVilliam F., Ann E, Jonathan (deceased), Richard R., James (deceased), the two last named were twins, John G. and Isabella ; all but the eldest were born in Winfield. In September, 1855, Mr. Jackson and family came to Wisconsin, stopped six months in Raymond, Racine Co., then came to Winfield, Sauk Co., settled on Sec. 15, where they now reside ; 3Ir. J. has 200 acres of land ; has been Director of School District three years. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Baptist Church.

eilARI.ES R. KEIiLEY, farmer. Sec. 14 ; P. 0. Reedsburg; was born in Sanbornton, N. H. Bolknap County, Nov. 18, 1815 ; son of Timothy and Sarah (Chatman) Kelley. Was married in New Hampshire, July 29, 1839, to Fliza J. Dearborn, daughter of George and Martha (Dc Merrittj Dearborn. Mrs. Kelley was born in the State of New York ; they have had eleven children - Charles, Edwin (mar-

KIIWI^ liFililJ<:V, farmer. Sec. 2:5; T. (). Keedsburg; .son of C. li. and Eliza d. (Dearborn) Kelley, was born in lia<;onia, N. II., May 12, 1840, came to Wi.sconsin in 1854; lived at Baraboo, Sauk Co., about one year, then came to NV^inlieM, settled on Scu;. 2!5. Was married in Wiidield. March 5, 1862, to Emma J. Fish, daughter of Silas and Betsy ( Kaymond) Fish ; Mrs. Kelley was born in (inieno Co., N. Y. ; they have had three children - liemuel II., I']lla Ida ( dcec^ased ), Herbert D. In April, 18(J2, located on his present farm, S(!c. 2;J ; has 4(17 acres of land. Mr. K. eidisted .March ^, lW(ir», in Co. F, 51st W. V. T. ; served till the close of the war. Has been As.se.ssor of Winficsld onciyeai, and is .serving his fourth term in succession as Treasurer; has been dnstiee of (ho Fi^aee two years, and Clerk of Scl ool District No. 2, seven years, Politics, Democrat.

AI.PICF>I> V, liA\VT<l\, farmer, Sec. 2(5; B. O. Keedsburg ; was born in Albany Co.,N. Y., Oct. 2(5, 1820. Was married in the same county I)(!('. 2:5, 1855, (o Emily, daughter of Flisha and Polly (King; Fish ; she was born in Albany (^).; Mr. Lawton and family came to Wisconsin in |H55 and settled on his present farm of 85 acres in Sec. 2(5, Winfield, Sauk Co. He enlisted, March I I, 1H(;5, in Co. F, 5l8t W. V. r, and served till the close of tlu; war; was Post (Quartermaster at Milwaukee. He has been Town Clerk of Wirdiiild eight years, and Justice r)f the Peace two yciars ; in politics, be is a llepublican.

<;i':OIMiil<: F. liAWSOX, farmer, Sec. 15; P. (). llecdsburg ; son of (George and Susan ('Riley) Lawson ; was born in Nottingham, England, May :50. 1808; eame to (Canada in June, 18:51 ; remained there about two years, then went to Kennebec Co., Me.; stoppcid there about a year, and then went to Boston, Ma.ss.; in 18:55, he enlistetl in th(! 1st II. S. Artillctry ; servcfd in I<'lorida in iIk; Seminole war, till wounded in the fall of 18:^(5 ; his horse was killed under him and fell, shattering his right hig ; he was in the hospital all wintcjr, and was rlisehargi'd in the spring of IH:{7. He stopped a short liuK- in Wa.shington, then went t(j Boston, and from there to New Hampshire, where Ik; learned the shoi;making business. In 1848, he went t,o England, and was married in Nottingham, in .June, 1848, to Susan, daughter of James and Tiydia Bawson. In about two months he n^turncfl to the Hinted S(at(!s ami slop[)('d at Lawrence, Ma.ss., about one and a half years, then came to Sauk (%>., Wis., in May, 1.S51, and settleil on Sec. 15, town of Winfield; he had 1(50 acres, has now 80; they have six tshildnin- -Susan (now Mrs. Josej>h Melntosh, of Winfield), (ieorpe J., Jjydia and Elizab(!th. Mr. Ijawson has been Superintendent of Schools of Witdifild two years, SujierviHor one t(!rm, Justice of the; Peace; two Icirms, (!li'rk of Sctbool District No. 'A two terms, and Dirc( tor one ttjrm ; in polities, he is a Hcpobliean.

.^IcIXTOSII. farmer, Sec. 10; P. ( ). Reedsburg ; son of Jam.-s and Ann (Burns) Mcintosh, was b(jrn in Paisley, Scotland, June 18, 1828; came to the United States in 1841 ; made bis home in (!herryvill(!, (.'onn.; about a year afterward went to Poughkeep.nie, N. \ . Was married there, April 0, 1851, to (Catharine (Jaimjron, daughter of Alexander and .Margaret ( MeW'hinnie) CaiiKjron. Mrs. Mcintosh was born in Westchester Co., N. Y. In IH51, came U) Wisconsin and settled in Town i:5,

Range 4, now Winfield, on Sec. 10 ; he has 273 acres ; they have had eleven children, of whom nine are living - Margaret (deceased); James, married to Alice Southerby, residing at Reedsburg ; Ann; Catharine, now Mrs. George Thayer, living in Winfield ; Thomas L.; Joseph ; Mary (deceased) ; Jennie; Lizzie C. ; John E. and May. Mr. and Mrs. Mcintosh and three of the children are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. Mcintosh has been Town Superintendent of Schools, and Justice of the Peace several years ; was Supervisor one year, and Assessor several years ; was the first Clerk of the School District on permanent organization, and has held the oflBees of Director and Treasurer at different times ; was the first Town Superintendent of Schools.

SAMUEL 3IOXTROSS, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Sept. 11, 1804; when 21 years of age, went to Greene Co. and engaged in the Hudson River trade; followed the river about twenty years; during this time was a steamboat Captain many years. Was married in Athens, Greene Co., April, 1825, to Lydia Raymond, daughter of Lemuel and Temperance Raymond; they have had two children - Enos L., married to Sally A. Pelton, living in Windfield ; Phoebe T., deceased, was the wife of George Peltou. Mr. Montross came to Wisconsin in 1852, and settled on Sec. 25, Town 13, Range 4, now Winfield, Sauk Co.; jointly with his son has 180 acres of land. Mr. Montross has been an active leader in the Liberal religious movement in Sauk Co., and has given the cause material aid, both by liberal contributions of money and by speaking. He has acted in sympathy with Ichabod Codding, the well-known liberal speaker, and is favorably known as a leader in the cause.

E. Jj. MONTROSS, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. 0. Reedsburg ; son of Samuel and Lydia (Raymond) Montross, was born in Albany Co., N. Y., May 29, 1827. Was married in Greene Co., N. Y., to Sally A. Pelton, daughter of John and Sarah (Hinckley) Pelton. Mrs. M. was born in Athens, Greene Co. ; have had two children - Frederic and Ivah, both deceased, and onc; adopted daughter, Agnes Williams MontroJ-s (deceased) ; Agnes was a woman of great spiritual power. She was the wife of Jason Pelton. and died about a year after her marriage.

GEORGE PELTOX, farmer. Sec. 36 ; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of John and Sarah (Hinckley) Pelton ; was born in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y., Feb. 9, 1830 ; in 1850, came to Wisconsin and settled in Township 13, Range 4 (now Winfield), northwest quarter of Sec. 36, Sauk Co. ; went South in 1853; spent a part of two years in Mississippi. On his return, he was married, Nov. 10, 1854, to Phoebe Montross, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Raymond) Montross ; Mrs. Pelton was born in the State of New York; they had -three children (sons) - S. Aylmer, Montross and Meredith (who died Oct. 4, 1865). Mr. P. enlisted, March 8, 18G5, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I., and served till the close of the war ; was mustered out Sept. 5, 1865. Mrs. Pelton died June 14, 1870. Mr. Pelton has been Treasurer of joint School District No. 11 for nine years; he has 86 acres of land. Politics, Republican.

HIRAM PEETOX, farmer, P. 0. Dallas, Barron Co., Wis. ; son of John and Sarah (Hinckley) Pelton; was born in Eastern New York Aug. 30, 1825; while quite young, the family moved to Athens, Greene Co. He was married at Athens, Jan. 31, 1849, to Deborah Seaman, daughter of Samuel and Annie (Goodfellow) Seaman ; Mrs. Pelton was born in Albany Co., N. Y. ; they have had five chil-' dren - Ida (deceased), Alva, Maynard, Ernest and Fanny. In 1850, moved to Wisconsin and settled in Sauk Co., Town 13, Range 4 (now Winfield), Sec. 35 ; had 40 acres. Was elected the first Town Clerk of Winfield, and was re-elected six successive years ; served as Chairman one year ; was Clerk of School District No. 1 three years. In June, 1870, moved to Dallas, Barren Co., Wis., where he now resides; has 160 acres of land ; has been Town Clerk of Dallas three years. Supervisor of the town of Barron two years, and Treasurer one year. In politics, Republican.

WILLIAM G. SCAIFE, farmer. Sec. 16; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Joseph and Mary (Gibson) Scaife ; was born in the county of Durham, England, April 18, 1824 ; was married in Yorkshire, Jan. 17, 1846 to Kleanor Thompson, daughter of Mathew and Margaret (Mair) Thompson. Mrs. Scaife was born in Ilartforth, York.shire ; they have had two children, both deceased. Mr. S. was a blue-slater by occupation. In 1849, came to the United States, arrived in New York April 4; lived at Buffalo, N. Y., one year, then went to Boston, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y.; was there at the completion of the Erie Railroad; the next year returned to Buffalo; lived at D.irien, near BulFalo, till September, 1852, moved to McIIenry Co.. 111., and in May, 1855, came to Siuk Co , Wis., .settliMl in Lavalle, Sec. 1. ; in March 1861, moved to Ironton, from there to Reedsburg. then to Lavalle again. In October, 1865, came to Winfield, Sec. 16, where they now reside ; they have 120 acres of land ; spent the summer of 1873 in Reed.sburg, where Mr. S. has a house and two lots ; has been Treasurer of the School District in Lavalle ; Clerk of his District, No. 6, Winfield. Mr. and Mrs. Scaife are members of the Second Advent Church.

Town Of Prairie Du Sac

J011\ OACH, dealer in agricultural impletnents, Sauk City ; born in Luxemburg, Germany, Nov 2], 1842; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Valentine and Susanna Bach, in 1852, and located in Sauk City, where he lived until 1857. He then moved to Honey Creek, this county, where he married Miss Mary A. Yunk, of that town ; they have six children - Susanna M., Mary T., Katie, Valentine, Anna M. M. and Matilda J. Mr. Bach is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the A. 0. U. W. at present writing. He has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace since 1875, Village Clerk since 1877, and Treasurer one term. He moved from Honey Creek to Sauk City in 1876 ; he has been a dealer in agricultural implements four years, and is doing a large business.

HOX. THOMAS BAKER, Prairie du Sac; born in Weymouth, England, Nov. 10, 1832 ; he left his native place April -1, 1852, and arrived in Sauk Co., Wis., in June of the same year ; he came to Prairie du Sac in 1853, and it has been his home the greater part of the time since. He was appointed Postmaster at Prairie du Sac in 1861, a position he has continued in since to the general satisfaction of the citizens. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1875, and Deputy United States Collector of Internal Revenue, under B. M. Coates, from December, 1869, until the second and third districts were consolidated July 1, 1871. At present writing, Mr. Baker holds the offices of Postmaster, Notary Public, School Treasurer, Treasurer of the Masonic lodge, of the Presbyterian Church, of the Sauk Prairie Bible Society, and of the Prairie du Sac Cemetery Association. He married, in this county, Miss A. J. McGinnis ; they have one child - S. Jennie.

J. H. B AIIjE Y, proprietor of harness-shop, Prairie du Sac ; born in Belmont, La Fayette Co., W^is., Nov. 21, 1839 ; his father, B. F. Bailey, had settled in that county in 1833, and married there Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of William Johnson, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, and now a resident of Sumter, this county. During the war of the rebellion, J. H. Bailey, the subject of this sketch, enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery; was enrolled in Spring Green, this county, in 1861, and participated in nineteen engagements, the principal ones being Corinth, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Jackson, Mission Ridge and Kingston ; he was honorably discharged in September, 1863. He married, in Sumter, this county. Miss Louise Uttendorfer, of Spring Green ; she was born in Delaware Co., Penn. ; they have one child, Frances. Mr. Bailey has been for a number of years engaged in the harness trade ; he keeps a full supply in that line in his shop in Prairie du Sac, and promptly attends to repairing.

JACOB BOH]V, plasterer and proprietor of greenhouse, Sauk City ; was born in Heide, Germany, Aug. 16, 1827. In his native country, in the revolution of 1848, he was four years in active service in the German Army, and was wounded at Schleswig. He came to the United States in 1851, and has been a resident of Sauk City a greater part of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. D, 9th W. V. I., and was wounded at Newtonia, Mo., where he was honorably discharged as First Lieutenant. He married, in Sauk City, Aldine Stadelmann ; they have seven children - Herman, Leander, Edmund, Amelia, wife of August Nietart, of Madison, Wis.; Alma, Elvina and Adale. Mr. Bohn is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, he is a Republican.

CHAKIjES BOHXSACK, of the firm of Charles Bohnsack & Son, manufacturers of wagons and carriages, also general repairing, Sauk City ; born, in Germany Oct. 8, 1822. He married, in his native country, Mary Brosh ; they emigrated to this country, and settled in Sauk City, Wis., in 1852 ; he engaged in the manufacture of wagons and buggies the same year, and is now the pioneer in that business in Sauk City. Himself and wife are members of the Free-Tliinking Congregation of Sauk Co. Their oldest son. William, married Lizzie Webber; they reside in Sauk City, and he is partner in business with his father ; oldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of A. F. ^larquardt, of Sauk City ; Emma, second oldest daughter, is the wifie of Bernard Reno, Mazo Manie, Wis. Messrs. Bohnsack & Son have a large trade ; their work is well known for its superior make.

CASPER BOIjEER, of the firm of Boiler & Kuoni, merchants, Sauk City; was born in Zurich Switzerland, Aug. 29, 1829 ; came to Wisconsin in 1855. locatint.' in Sauk City. He has been twice married ; his first wife was Barbara Myer ; his second wife. Julia Rost ; both are deceased. He is the senior member of the firm, Boiler & Kuoni, and is an energetic and capable business manager, fully enjoying the confidence of all with whom he is acquainted.

N. H. BRI^kCwS, Prairie du Sac; was born in 1818, in Hancock, Berk.shire Co., Ma.ss. ; he married in hi.< native county, Mi-s Margaret A. North; they came to Wiscnnsin in 1849, settling in Troy, Walworth Co., where they remained until 1854, when they removed to the town of Wostfield, Sauk Co., there remaining until 1876, in which year they went to Reedsburg and were engaged in the hotel business until 1878, then came to Prairie du Sac, where himself and son 0. E. Briggs have since kept the Briggs House - the leading hotel of the place. Mr. Briggs was the first Justice of the Peace elected in the town of Westfield ; he was also elected the first Town School Superintendent, and wa.5 Town Treasurer several terms ; he was sent as a delegate from the town of Westfield to Republican County Convention twenty-two consecutive times ; his oldest son 0. E., is engaged in the hotel business with him ; he was born in Hancock, Mass., and during the war of the rebellion, served in Co. E, 49th W. V. I. Second son, W. P., lives at Reedsburg. Third son, George X., lives in St. Peter, Minn. Mr. Briggs is a Republican in politics, having always acted with that party.

THOMAS J. BRYAXT, farmer, Sees. 27 and 28 ; was born in Turner. Androscoggin Co., Me., June 10, 1840. where he remained the most of the time until 1861. when he went to Canada and was engaged in lumbering until about 1865, in which year he came to the town of Prairie du Sac. Wis., and engaged in farming, which he has successfully continued ever since. He married, in Quebec District. Canada, Miss Eliza Parker ; they have four children - Ella M., William E., Gracie E. and Herbert A. Mr. Bryant owns 200 acres of well-improved land, and is an energetic and enterprising citizen.

J. J. Bl^RO, dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, Sauk City ; was born in Tlukawy, Ritseheuwaldi. Province Posen, Germany, June 28, 1851. In 1869, he came to this county, locating in Sauk City, which has been his home since. He married in Sauk City, Miss Lissette Wehner ; she was born in Madison, Wis., June 19, 1856 ; they have three children - Julius, Eda and Gustav. Mr. Buro and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. He is also a member of the A. 0. U. W ; in politics, he acts with the Republican party ; he has been in business in Sauk City for several years, and has been very successful.

JOHX CO^^IjIIAXS, dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, Sauk City ; was born in Prussia Jan. 28, 1828; in his native country he was a soldier in active service four years; he came to Wisconsin in 1854, and settled on a farm in the town of Prairie du Sac, Sauk Co.; in 1874, he moved to Sauk City and engaged in busihess. He married in Prussia Miss Johanna Heeg ; they have had four children, only one of whom (Fred) is living. Mr. Commans has been Assessor for the town of Prairie du Sac four years, and has held various school offices.

ROBERT CUl^RAOI, druggist, Sauk City; was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, Dec. 14, 1818 ; acquired his knowledge of the drug trade by working ten years in one of the principal drug stores in Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany ; four years prior to his coming to this country, he was general agent for a paper manufacturing company, and had for his territory Germany and Italy; in 1849, he came to the United States from Munich, Germany, and located in Sauk City, Wis., the same year; in 1851, he went to St. Louis, Mo., and there had charge of a drug store until 1853, then returned to Sauk City, and, in company with Edmund Rendtorff, engaged in the mercantile business, wherein they continued and had an extensive trade for more than twenty years, at the end of which time, Mr. Rendtorrff retired from the business; Mr. Cunradi is now engaged in the drug and grocery trade; he carries a large stock, and has a first-class trade. He married in Sauk City Miss Mena Baumgarth ; they have seven children - August, Robert, Charles, Edward, Herman, Eliza and Emma. Mr. Cunradi has filled various offices, and is a prominent citizen of Sauk Co. He is Secretary of the Free-Thinking Society, Sauk Co.

J UI^IUS B ALLiMAXN, farmer ; P. 0. Prairie du Sac ; was born in Germany in 1843. He married, in his native country, Fredrica Kleinsmith; they came to Wisconsin in 1868,- and lived in Sauk City until 1872 ; then moved on a farm in Prairie du Sac. where they have since lived ; they have seven children - Bertha. Charlie. Ida, Lilly, Emma. Adda and Adolph. Mr. Dallmann served in the army in his native country two years. He is a successful farmer.

JAIRXJS IK)BB, retired. Prairie du Sac; was born in Bloomfield, N. J., in 1811. He married in his native town Emelinc; lialdwin ; thev came to Wisconsin in 1863, locatinsj; in the town of Sumft J I.

ter, Sauk Co., where they lived three years, then moved to Prairie du Sac, which has been their home since ; their children are Matilda, wife of Aaron Magee, Baraboo ; Charlotte, wife of Jesse Mather, Sumter; Emma L., wife of Edward Farr, Prairie du Sac; Edward B., married and lives in Minnesota; Julia P., wife of A. Baldwin, Prairie du Sac; Charles B., lives in Newark, N. J. He served in a N. J. V. I. regiment during the war. Mr. Dodd and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church.

REV. IIER:«AN GROSSE, Pastor of Catholic Church, Sauk City; was born in Saxony. Germany, in 1842 ; was educated in the College at Heiligenstadt, the universities at Munich and Vienna. Austria, and at Westphalia, being ordained at the latter city. June 16. 1865. In 1866. he came to this country, and was again ordained in Milwaukee. Wis., in June of that year, and immediately afterward went to Missouri and had pastoral charge of a church at Kansas City for five years ; thence to St. Mary's. Monroe Co.. Wis., and was Pastor of the church at that place about seven years ; then coming to Sauk City, and having charge of the congregation there since.

JOSEPH I. fIELI.<ER, dealer in general merchandise, Sauk City ; was born in Baden, Germany, July 29, 1816; in early life he learned the tinsmith trade, and was in business on his own account in his native country eiy:ht years. He married his wife in Germany ; her name was Aplouia Fuerst ; they came to this country in 1850, locating in Sauk City, Wis., which has been their home since; they have three children - Julia, wife of John C. Rendtortt, a merchant in Black Hawk, this county; Othelia. wife of Julius Wissenborn, of Sauk City ; and p]ugone K. Mr. Heller has been in business in Sauk City since 1851, and by close application to details and fair dealing, he has built up a large and flourishing trade ; he keeps a large stock of general merchandise, and in his store can be found everything usually kept in a first-class general store.

PHILIP HOEFER, manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds, and proprietor of planing and saw mills, Sauk City ; is a native of Naestaeden, Kries Nassau, Germany ; he came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating in Sauk Co., where he resided until during the war of the rebellion, when he enlisted at Baraboo, in Co. A, 6th W. V. I. ; served nearly two years; was wounded severely at Gainesville, and was honorably discharged. In 186 L he went to Minnesota, and was engaged iu the mercantile business three years ; in 1870, he engaged iu the manufacture of doors, sash, blinds, moldings, etc., in Sauk City, doing a large and lucrative business since. He married, in Blue Earth, Minn., Miss Caroline Teske ; they have six children - Caroline, Frank, Philip, Edward, .Alfred and Samuel. Mr. Hoefor has been Clerk of the Sauk City High School five years, and is Justice of the Peace, President of the Sauk City Board of Trustees, Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, and was Town Assessor three terms, and is connected with various societies. In politics, 3Ir. Hoefer acts with the Republican party.

O. B. HUBBARD, P. O. Prairie du Sac. This gentleman, a pioneer settler of Sauk Co., is a native of Burke. Caledonia Co., Vt. ; was born July 25, 1827, where he remained most of the time until 184:6 ; then went to Essex Co.. N. Y., and. in 18-15. came to Wisconsin, locating in Sauk Prairie; therefore, is one of the oldest settlers now in the southern portion of Sauk Co. He has been three times married ; his first wife was Miss E. Foster, a native of New York ; she died in Excelsior, this county. His second wife was Cathrine M. Howard ; she was born in Burlington. Vt., and died in Freedom, this county His present wife was Eliza J. Ladd. of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; by the first marriage there are no children; by the second marriage there are two children - William A. and Granville H. ; by the present niarriage the children are Julia E. and Maude. He owns nearly o(MI acres of land; his home farm is well located, a short distance from Prairie du Sac, and is finely improved ; he is a member of the Old Settlers' Association of Sauk Co. In politics, he is a Republican.

;^. f. JOXAS, ^l. O., Sauk City : born in Arlington, Columbia Co., Wis, : when he was 1 year old, his parents removed to Madison, where he enjoyed the advantages of obtaining a thorough education, and afterward entered the Bennett College of Eclectic Medicine and Surgery, where he graduated in the class of 1877, since that time having followed the practice of his profession in Sauk (Mty ; he has a lartre practice, and has the entire confidence of the community at large. He is a member of the Eclectic Society : is also a member of the A. 0. U. W., for which he is examining iihysician.

ANDREW K-AHX, manufacturer. Sauk City; was born at Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, June 15, 1838; iu 1858, he came to Milwaukee, Wis., where he remained until 1860, in which year he came to Sauk City ; in December, 1801, he established his wagon and blacksmith shop, and in 1875 added to it his machine works, and in 1S7!J started a foundry; be does a large business in manufacturing and repairing; his shops are the most extensive of any in the southern portion of Sauk Co. He married, in Sauk City, Sophia, daughter of George and Sophia Froly, pioneer settlers of Wisconsin ; she was born Oct. 21 1843, in the town of Koxbury, Dane Co., Wis., and was the first white child born in that town; their children are Augusta, William, Selma, Andrew, Henry, Emma, Edward and Gustav. Mr. Kahn and wife are members of the Lutheran Church ; in politics, he is a Republican.

SA^lUEIi KIjEIXER, present Chairman of the Prairie du Sac Town Board of Supervisors ; is a native of Lenzburg, Switzerland; was born l-'eli. 21, 1830; he came to the United States and settled in Sauk Co.. Wis., in 1855. He has been Chairman and member of the Board of Supervisors several terms and lakes an active part in the advance of the religious, educational and other interests of his town - beside3 serving on the Board of Supervisors, he has be(;n elected to various other offices of public tru«t He' owns a well-improved farm of 200 acres in the vicinity of Sauk City. He married in his uative country Miss Mary Suter ; they have eleven children. Politically, Mr. Kleiner is an earnest and consistent supporter of the Republican party.

CirllSTAV KRAI ^^E, dealer in and manufacturer of harness, saddles, collars, bridles, etc., Sauk City; was born in Berlin, Germany, Aug. 3, 1845 ; in 1853, he came with his parents, Ernest and Louise Krause, to Prairie du Sac, Wis., where they now reside, in affluent circumstances ; Mr. Krause followed harness making four years in Chicago, 111., and in all has followed that business about sixteen years. He married in Sauk City Miss Adeline Brccht ; she was born in Ohio ; they have three children - Louise, Otto and Annie. In politics, Mr. K. is a Republican.

C. I4.UOIVI, of the firm of Boiler & Kuoni, dealers in general merchandise, Sauk City ; was born in Switzerladn, Feb. 23, 1842 ; came to Wisconsin in 1860. and, in 1861, enlisted in Co. D, 9th W. V. I., serving three years and six months; was severely wounded at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark., losing a leg therebv ; was honorably discharged as Orderly Sergeant, at Madison, Wis. He was appointed Postmaster in 1866, a position he still fills to the general satisfaction of all. He married, in Sauk City, Miss Dora Boiler; they have five children - Julius, Elizzie, Paulina, Richard and Emma. The firm of Boiler & Kuoni carry a large stock of general merchandise, and are doing a large and lucrative business.

WILLIAM LEXZ, proprietor of the Sauk City Brewery; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1825; in 1848, he came to this country and located in Milwaukee, Wis., where he resided until 1850 ; after that he went to several places in the United States ; has been engaged in brewing in Sauk City since 1868. He married, in Milwaukee, Miss Elizabeth Hamm ; they have nine children - Mary (wife of Oscar Staddleman, Mazomanie, Wis.), Emil (in Milwaukee), Adolph, Gustav, Louise, Willie, George, Lena and Johana, at home.

MARTIN LODDE, of the firm of M. Lodde & Son, proprietors of the Sauk City Flouring- Mills : was born in Westfalen, Greven, Prussia, Nov. 8, 1819; in his native counti-y he learned the machinist and millwright trade ; he came to the United Statps, and worjced at his trade in various places in New York until 1848, when he came to Milwaukee, Wis.; followed his business there until 1850, then came to Sauk City, which has been liis home since ; he has erected numerous mills in this portion of Wisconsin. He married, in Milwaukee Co., Wis., Miss Christiana Zeeh ; they have .seven children - Henry, the oldest son, is a partner in the mill ; George, the second oldest son, is proprietor of a meat market in Baraboo ; Anna, the oldest daughter, is the wife of Carl Hedausen, M. D., in Appleton, Wis.; Mary, Christina, Katie, Amelia. Mr. Lodde was twelve years a member of the Town Board of Supervisors and six years Chairman of that body. The Sauk City IMills have four run of buhrs, and the flour made in them is widely known for its superior quality.

AUGUST F. MARQUARDT, proprietor of paint-shop, Sauk City; was born in Kries Obornik, Germany, Nov. 3, 1840 ; in 1854, he came to this country, and has been a resident of Wisconsin the most of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted, at Portage, Wis., in Co. E, 2d W. V. C, served four years, and was honorably discharged at Madison, Wis. He married, in Sauk City, Miss Mary Bohnsack; they have five children - Ella, William, Julius, Augu.stand Robert. Mr. Marquardt has been engaged in painting in Sauk City a number of years, and does a good business. In politics, he is a Republican.

F. MEYER, proprietor of the United States Hotel, Sauk City ; was born in Nordenbek, Germany, June 20, 1 833 ; he served in the army of his native country ; was engaged in hotel-keeping several years in Nordenbek, and is still owner of the Meyers Hotel in that city; he came to this country in 1866, and located in Sauk City, Wis., where he has been engaged in the hotel business the most of the time since. He married, in Sauk City, Othelia Boiler ; they have one child. Eda. Mr. Meyer has in connection with his hotel a billiard-room and livery-stable; his hotel is the leading one of Sauk City.

E. C. MOORE, a leading merchant, Prairie du Sac ; was born in Orange, N. J., June 3, 1835 ; he came to Prairie du Sac, Wis., in 1850, and since that time has been prominently identified with the various interests of the village, and has for several years past been a leader in her mercantile interests. His first wife was Cathrine M. Bell, a native of Ohio ; she died in Prairie du Sac ; the children by this marriage are Martin C. and Frank W.; the former married Alice Kelsey - he is engaged in the store with his father ; Frank W. is deceased. Mr. Moore married his present wife, Elizabeth E. Egberton, in West Bloomfield, N. J.; the children by this marriage are Annie E. and George D.

C. ALBERT MORSBACH, INIarshal of Sauk City ; was born in 1829 in Prussia ; he came with his parents, John J. and Ilennerietta Morsbach, to the United States in 1848; lived in IMilwaukee, Wis., until 1849, then came to Sauk City ; afterward moved to Spring Green, where his mother died, and froiu which place his father moved to Iowa, where he now resides ; Albert lived in Sprin<r Green about eleven years, then returned to Sauk City, where he has made his home since. He married, in Iowa C"., Wis., Miss Marretta McCutcheon. In polities. Mr. Morsbach is --x Republican. He has been a continual resident of Sauk Co. since 1849, with the exception of about one year he spent in Iowa. Besides being City Marshal, he has filled the office of Constable several years. Served in Co. K.. 2Gth Regt. W. V. I, ; was wounded at Chancellorsvillle and afterward transferred to the 23d Reg. Vet. Reserve Corps, where he was till close of the war.

DAVID ^lYKRS, proprietor of wagon and general repair shop, Prairie du Sac; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1823; he came to Wisconsin in 1S46, and has been a resident of Prairie du Sac since. He married Esther, u daughter of J. Hatch, a pioneer settlor of Sauk Co.; she was born in Ohio; they have six children - Cornelius, Hattie J., Mary, Elihu, John and Frank. Mr. Myers has been engaged in blacksmithing in Prairie du Sac for a number of years, and has a leading trade.

COXRAD 31YKR, proprietor of meat market, Sauk City ; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1830 ; ho came to this country in 1854 and settled in Sauk City, Wis., which has been his home most of the time since. He uiarried, in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis.. Mcna Krcuker; they have five children - John, Fred, Mary, Annie and Herman. In his native country, Mr. Myer served in the German army. He has been engaged in keeping meat market since 1874. In politics, he is a Republican.

CHARLES XAFTZ, dealer in general merchandise. Sauk City; was born in Wuerzberg, on the Main, Bavaria, Germany, Sept. 8, 1825; in early life he received a liberal education in his native city, and, prior to his coming to this country, was engaged in the banking business several years; in 1848, he came to the United States, locating in what is now the town of Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., where he took an active part in organizing the first schools, and was the first Town Clerk, and the first Justice of the Peace elected ; the latter office he filled from 1854 until 18t>3, and the former three years; he has also filled various other local offices; in 1863, he came to Sauk City and engaged in general merchandising, and has a large and constantly increasing trade. He married, in Sauk City. Roselia Bosch ; she came to Wisconsin in 1849; they have eight children - Ilcnry, ihe oldest s'on, is in the mercantile bufiness in Madison, Wis.; Charles H., second oldest, is a druggist in Madison, Wis.; Victor H., third oldest, is a salesman for a wholesale firm of Chicago; Edwin M. S., Gustavus, Thekla, Ella and Eugenia, the younger of the children, are at home. Mr. Nafi'z is agent of Bremen and Hamburg steamers; American Steamship Co., Philadelphia and Liverpool ; Red Star Steamship Line, Philadelphia and Antwerpen ; also, fire and life insurance agent, Notary Public, and agent for the sale of German railroad tickets to aiiy principal German seaport, and railroad tickf ts from New York and Philadelphia to Mazomanie via Pennsylvania Central and Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroads.

C. H. XOLiD, photographer and confectioner, Prairie du Sac; was born in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis , March 14, 1859 ; his parents were pioneer settlers of that town ; he engaged in his present business in Prairie du Sac in 1877 ; he is a young man of enterprise and energy, and has a large and constantly incroa^in<: trade.

C. OBRKCHT, a prominent business man of Sauk City since 1857 ; was born in Jennins, Canton Graubueten, Switzerland, July 9, 1830; at the age of 14, he went to Poland and learned confectionery in the city of Rezesclmw, and in 1849 retuined to his native country, and thence to the United States in the same year, locating in Sauk City, where he has resided since, with the exception of four years he was engai:ed in the confectionery business in St. Louis, Mo; in 1857, he engaged in the mercantile business in Sauk City, and most successfully continued in it for over twenty years ; in 1858, he established himself in the lumber business, carried it on in cunnectinn with his merchandising, and is now the largest and most successful lumber merchant on the Wisconsin River. He married, in Sauk City, Mi.'-s Caroline Hitzeneimeir ; she was born in MfUgernhausen, German}, Nov. 1(!, 1835, and came with her parents to Sauk City, Wis., in 1844. In politics, Mr. <)brc(;ht is a Rejiublican. By industry and cnttrprise he has accumulated a large property, having real estate and othiT interests in various cities in the Northwest.

F. A. OKRTFili, manufacturer of carriages and wagons, Prairie du Sac ; was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1827 ; in 1849, he came to thi.s country, settling in Wisconsin the same }ear ; he has been eno-acred in the nianufafture of carriages and wagons in Prairie <lu Sac for a number of years, and has a large trade. He married, in Prairie du Sac, Miss C. Wiisnti ; they have one child, >Liry J. Mr. Oertel has been elected to various local offices, and is a citizen of enterprise and energy. He was four years in Los Angeles, Cal. (from ISfiO until 1870), and a portion of the years 1874 and 1875.

CwEOR^wK 4>WEXS, Prairie du Sac; was btirn in (Jlouccster, IOnglan<l ; came to the United States in 1841, first .settling in Whitewater. Wis., where he lived until 1843, when he came to I'rairie du

Sac, which has been his home since. He married, in Prairie du Sac, Mrs. Mary Grossman. Mr. Owens owned and ran the first threshing machine in Sauk or Dane Cos.; he brought it to this county in 1843, and it was the only machine in the county until 1845 ; in 1846, he made the first lumber wagon in Prairie du Sac. Mr. Owen was a member of the Town Board eight years, six years of that time being Chairman of that body.

J. C. PRY^, dealer in all kinds of agricultural implements and farm machinery, Prairie du Sac 5 was born in Washington Co., Penn., July 14, 1839, and resided there until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when he enlisted in Washington, Peiin., in Co. A, 100th Penn. V. I., better known as the Roundhead Regiment, to serve three years He participated in a number of engagements; was severely wounded at South Mountain, Md. After his discharge from the service, he returned to his native cjunty, and came from there to Prairie du Sac, Wis., in 1865 ; eniijaged in dealing in agricultural implements, and has successfully continued in that business since. He married, in Prairie du Sac, Miss Minnie Aiken; they have two children - Lizzie B. and Maude E. Mr. Pry ie Special Treasury Agent. In politics, he is a Republican.