Reedsburg City (part 8 of 9)

HOX. J. B. QUIMBY, Sauk City; he was born in Ireland May 16, 1823; in early life, he received an academic education, and resided in Morristown, Vt., from 1828 until 1850; in the latter year, he came to Wisconsin, and has been a resident of Sauk Co. since 1851. April 22, 1856, he married Miss Sarah Leland, daughter of the Hon. Cyrus Leland ; she was born in Peoria, III, in 1837 ; they have eight children. Mr. Quimby is a lawyer by profession ; he was District Attorney of Sank Co. from 1852 until 1856; County Judge two terms (eight years), and was elected to the Wisconsin Senate in 1871. and reelected in 1873.

P. JOSEPH SCHADDE, photographer and dealer in notions and fancy goods, Sauk City; he was born in Krefeld. Germany, Sept. 20, 1838 ; he learned photography in his native city, and was in business there, on his own accoutit, for several years. He first came to the United States in 1864, remaining a short time in Boston, and then returned to Germany, remaining there until 1867, when he again came to this country, and in May, 1878, located in Sauk City. Wis., establishing himself in the photograph bu.sine.ss ; in 1877, he added to his bu.siness a large stock of notions and fancy goods ; he is doing a large business, and has the confidence of the community. He married, in Sauk City, Emma A. Brawn ; they have had three children - Alvin J., Herman T. and Hugo ; the latter is deceased ; he died in 1879. Mr. Schadde is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and A. 0. U. W., in which he has filled various offices.

CHARLES SCHIiUXCwBAUM, manufacturer of and dealer in harness, saddles and collars, bridles, whips, etc., Sauk City; he was born in Sauk County, Wis., June 7, 1853; his fiither, Ferdinand Schlungbaum. who is also the manuflicturer of harness and supplies in Sauk City, was a pioneer business man of the city. Charles Schlungbaum, the subject of this notice, married, in Sauk City, Anna Boiler, daughter of Casper Boiler, now a leading merchant of that city ; they have one child, a daughter, Alma. Mr. S. has had thirteen years' experience in the harness trade, and is doing a large business. In politics, he is a Republican.

F. SCHOEI^FEIjD, Sauk City, was born in Magdeburg, Prussia, in 1815 ; became to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Sauk City, where he has since lived, with, the exception of about six years he spent in Colorado. He married, in his native country, Fredrica Yedeke ; they have three children - Emma, Henry and Harry. '"Mr. Schoenfeld carries a full stock of groceries, jewelry, guns, pistols, etc., and is doing a good business ; in Prussia, he was in the military service for fourteen years, being in active service a portion of the time, and was promoted to the rank of Major in his regiment.

CHRISTIAN SCHI'I!I]!I, Sauk City; was born in Langenburg, Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany, Jan. 11. 1821. He received a liberal education in his native country, and in 1846 cro.«sed the Atlantic to make a home in the " New World." He first located in the city of New York, remaining there until 1848, then came West; lived in Galena, 111., one year; then went to El Dorado Co., Cal., roniaining there three years, at the end of which time he returned to Galena, and moved then to Honey Creek, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1859, where he was engaged in farming until 1864, when he came to Sauk City and engaged in his present business - a retuil dealer in wines, liciuors, etc. He married in Galena, 111., Miss Margaret Brendel ; she was boru in Baden, Germany; they have eight children - George, now attending the Cornell University ; Otto, a ]irinter, in Galena, til.; Lizzie, Lena, Herman, Emilie, Adele and Walter.

CHRISTOPH SPIEHR, dealer and manufacturer of boots and shoes, Sauk City ; was born in Mecklenburg, Schwerin, Germany, Sept. 7, 1S18; he came to Wisconsin in 1848; lived in Milwaukee until 1850, then came to Sauk City, where he has been since engaged in his present business. He married, in

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Sauk City, Miss C. Werner ; they have three children - Louise, wife of Charles Wisenborn, proprietor of the Astor House, Sauk City ; Bertha and Charles. Mr. Spiehr was President of the Free-Thinking Congregation of Sauk Co. three renus - nine years. He has held various town and school offices. In politics, he is Liberal.

MAX STIX(jJL.HAMMEK, proprietor of the Sauk City Bridge on the Wisconsin River, Sauk City ; was born in Landau, on der Isar, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. (5, 1824 ; in his native country, he learned the mason's trade, and followed it several years ; in 18-17, he came to the United States, located in Milwaukee, Wis., where he remained until 1850, when he came to Sauk City and engaged in the mercantile business for about two years, and afterward built a brewery, and engaged in brewing until the fall of 1865 ; in 1866, he purchased the Sauk City Bridge, of which he is now sole proprietor ; maiden name of his wife was Anna Barbara Gohanni ; they were married in Sauk City ; she was born in Gennino, Switzerland. Mr. Stinglhammcr is a Republican in politics, and has acted with that party since its organization, being at its birth in Madison. He has been a member of the Board of Supervisors three years, Village Trustee two years, L^nited States water-gauge keeper three years. He takes an active part in public aftairs, and is very popular.

J. S. TRIPP, attorney at law, Sauk City. This representative gentleman was born in Duanesburg. Schenectady, Co., N. Y., July 5, 1868; he was educated in Schoharie Academy, one of the oldest and most noted schools of his native State ; after having finished the academical course, he began the study of his chosen profession, the law, in the office of Goodyear & Martin, leading attorneys of Schoharie, and, after completing the course, was admitted to the bar, June, 1853; at that time. Westward, ho ! was the cry - the attention of the youth of the Eastern States being directed particularly to Wisconsin as a land rife with splendid opportunities and golden prospects; so hither came the young lawyer to make his fortune and grow up with the country ; he first located at Baraboo, and remained there until September, ] 85-4, then moved to Sauk City and huug out his shingle ; here he has since remained, and in the process of years has built a fine legal business and won the unlimited confidence of his friends and patrons; in 1862, he was elected to the Assembly, being appointed Chairman of Committee on Contingent Expenses, and one of the Committee on Corporations ; he also served on several special committees, for which position he proved himself well adapted; he has been elected Chairman of the County and Town Boards of Supervisors several times, and has been Town Clerk of Prairie du Sac for mere than sixteen years ; in 1860, he was a promising candidate for State Senator ; since 1868, he has been engaged in the banking business, and, in short, has been one of the representative men of the county for many years, in all general business relations. Mr. Tripp has been twice married; his first wife, Fannie W. Hallett, died in 1865; his present wife was Nellie M., dautihter of J. I. Waterbury, of Prairie du Sac, Wis.

REV. JOHX THIIjKE, Prairie du Sac; was born in Hanover, Germany, April 7, 1816, where he remained until he was 15 years of age ; he then went to Hamburg and lived in that city until 18-13, when he went to London, England ; from there he came to the United States, and, in 1844, ho came to Wisconsin, and lived iu Prairie du Sac until the following year (1845), when he located in the town of Honey Creek, thus becoming a pioneer settler of that town ; he afterward removed to the town of Sumter, which town was his houje for a number of years; in 1870, he came to Prairie du Sac, and has been a continual resident of that village since. He married, in New Orleans, March 3, 1844, Miss Mary Heidtmann ; they have three children - Louisa, wife of A. Fisher, Prairie du Sac ; Emma, wife of Rev. Charles Snyder, of Arlington, Wis.; Mcua, wife of John Keller, of the town of Sumter. Mr. Thilke was Justice of the Peace in Sumter from 1849 until 1870. and was also elected to various other local offices. He was licensed a preacher of the Evangelical A.ssociation of North America in 1860, and has been active in ministerial labors since that time. He keef)s constantly on hand all of the best makes of sewing-machines and a full line of supplies ; also a line of organs.

TRIIXKEXBROTT, Sauk City; was born in Coburg, Saxony, Germany March 1!), 1838; he came to Wi.scoiisin in ISOO. He married, in Sauk City, Mi.ss Ijoui.se Deininger; they have two children - Mena and Emma. In politics, Mr. T. is a Republican. He is a dealer in wines and liquors, and owns his place of business.

HON. J. f. WATERBTRV, Frairie du Sac ; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. V., Aug. 4, 1818. In 1844, he married, in his native county, Mi.ss F. -M. Stone; they have one daughter, Nellie, wife of Hon. J. S. Tripp, of Prairie du Sac. Mr. Waterbury settled in Wiscon.sin in 1830, and located* in the town of Prairie du Sac, Sauk Co., in 1840; in 1H67-68 he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and has been Chairman of the Prairie du Sac Town Board of Supervisors several terms ; was a member of the first Board of County Commissioners, and collected the first tax collected in Sauk Co.

Ml-. Waterbury has been a continual resident of the town of Prairie du Sac since 1840 ; he owns a valuable farm adjoining the village of Prairie du Sac ; his home is pleasantly located in the village, and surrounded by all of the modern comforts.

HOX. E. W. YOUjX'G, Prairie du Sac; born Oct. 7, 1821, in the town of Bingham, Somerset Co., State of Maine; was educated at Harvard University, Massachusetts, graduating in the class of 1843; was Principal of a grammar school in Lowell, Mass., from September, 1848, to April, 1849, and teacher natural science in the high school, in Lowell, from April, 1849, to October, 1856; he studied law in the office of Hon. Tappan Wentworth, in Lowell, Mass , and was admitted to the practice of law in the Supreme Court of Massachusetts in October, 1856. He was married to Harriet Norton, of Lowell, Mass., in 1848 ; they have had two children - one, a daughter, died at the age of 20 months ; the other, a son, was killed by runaway horses at the age of 17 years. Mr. Young settled at Prairie du Sac, Wis., in 1856, residing there since. He was a member of the Wi-consin Assembly from the South District of Sauk Co., in 1860; Assistant Clerk of the Assembly from 1861 to 1865, inclusive; Chief Clerk of the Assembly frcm 1866 to 1873, inclusive; was appointed Trustee of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane, by Gov. Randall, in 1860, and held the trust until his resignation in April, 1874; was appointed on the commis.sion to locate the Northern Hospital for the Insane, by Gov. Fairchild, in 1869 ; he was nominated by the Republicans, at the convention held in Madison, in August, 1873, as their candidate for Secretary of State; in politics, he was a Whig until the organization of the Republican party, and since then always a Republican.

Town Of Spring Green

DAVID _D. DA VIES, druggist and dealer in books and stationery. Spring Green, was born in CardiganshirL', South Wales, on the 30th of November, 1841. He came to this country in 1853. lived in Pennsylvania until his coming to Wisconsin in 1856, arriving in Spring Green in August of that year, and has been almost a continual resident since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted at Madison in CV). E. 49th W. V. I., as a private; was promoted Sergeant, then Sjcond Lieutenant, and was honorably discharged as such at the close of the war. In 1865, he engaged in his present bu.siness, and is always alive to every vital interest touching the prosperity of the village of Spring Green. Dec. 31, 1867, he married Miss Mattie E. Greene; they have three children. Mr. Davies has been Postmaster since 1865. Is Notary Public, Treasurer of the Auxiliary Bible Society, and holds, and has filled, various other offices. He is a practical man, his habits industrious, and he has been active in aiding in the building of .schools, the organization of churches and Sabbath schools ; all of the latter institutions he has been prominently identified with for a number of years.

JOHB^ BETTIX^wER, manuHicturer of carriages, buggies, light and heavy wagons. Spring (ircen ; was bori>in Bavaria. Germany, in 1852 ; in 1869, he came to this county; his wife was Miss Louise Zilg, of Spring Green ; they have one child, Carroll. Mr. Bettinger is a member of the Village Board of Spring Green ; he has been engaged in the manufacture of carriages, buggies and wagons several years, and is now doing a good business in that line ; he erected new shops in 1879. which are the equal of any in Sauk Co. Mr. Bettinger is a man of enterprise and is doing his share toward building up the bu.siness interests of Spring Green.

DAVID J. DAVIES, farmer. Sec. 7; P. 0. Spring Green ; wa^ born in South Wales in 1830 ; he came to this country in 1853, locating in Jackson County, Ohio, where he remained a short time ; then moved to Armstrong Co., thence to Spriiig Green, Sauk Co., Wis., which has been his home since. Nov. 28, 1860, he married, in Spring Green, Mary T. Jones, of that town ; they have had seven children - Minnie D., Joshua deceased, Eliza M., Thomas A., Benjamin F., George W.,and Gracie. Mr. Davis owns 182 acres of laud ; liis home farm is most desirably located in close proximity to the village of Spring Green ; Mr. Davies has been a continual resident of Spring Green since 1853, and has taken au active part in the improving and advancement of the town ; he is a citizen of much energy and enterprise, and takes a deep interest in the advancement of the educational and other public interests of general good.

- KEV. JOHN DAVIES, Sprintj Green ; was born in North Wales in 1821. He received a liberal education in his native country ; in 1848, he came to this country, lived in Evansburg, Penn., about one year; then moved to Blossburg, Tioga Co., and was there ordained a minister of the Congregational Church Oct. 7, 1849 ; he had pastoral charge of the Congregational Church at Blossburg until

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185-i, then was appointed to the charge of the Welsh Congregational Church in llacine, Wis., where he continued until the following year (1855), when he came to Spring Grreen, taking pastoral charge of the congregation at that place, and taking an active part ia the organization of the English Congregational Church in Spring Green ; and afterward having charge of Congregational Churches at Fish Creek and Bangor, and has been actively engaged in ministerial duties down to the present time, in various places. May 26, 1851, he married, in Charleston, Penn., Annie J]d wards ; they have had six children, three of whom are living. Mr. Davies has a proficient medical education, and followed the practice thereof for over eighteen years. Much of the present efiBciency and the past success of the religious and educational interests of this portion of Wisconsin are due to him ; he takes an active interest in the passing events of tne day, and his love for the best works in literature is permanent; he is thoughtful and independent in the formation of opinions, and is possessed of dignity and firmness in maintaining his ideas of right and duty; his home is pleasantly located in the vicinity of the village of Spring Green, where he owns a finely improved farm of over 100 acres of land

A. M. DYE, proprietor of jewelry store, Spring Green ; was born in Cedarville, Herkimer Co., N. Y., March 17, 1840. During the war of the rebellion, he served in Co. B, 121st N. Y. V. I., and participated in the battles of Kappahannock Station, Mine Bun and Gettysburg, was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, served three years and was honorably discharged. He was married, in Herkimer County, to Miss Ettie Ellsworth; they have one child - Leon, born in Cedarville, N. Y. ; in 1877, they came to Wisconsin and located in Spring Green ; Mr. Dye has been engaged in the jewelry business for over nineteen years, and is an excellent workman ; he keeps a full line of jewelry, watches, clocks, etc. He takes an active interest in matters pertaining to the advancement of ail the local interests of Spring Green.

J>AXIEL J. EVAXS, farmer, P. 0. Spring Green; born Oct. 15, 1856, at Dodgeville, Wis. ; his parents, John and Elizabeth J. Evans, natives of Wales, came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating in Dodgeville, where they remained until 1862, when they removed to this town (Spring Green), making it their home during their life ; their children are Annie, now the wife of Charles A. Palmer, Kansas; Daniel J., whose name appears at the head of this sketch ; Mary and William ; Daniel J. owns a desirably located farm, situated only a short distance from the village of Spring Green ; he is a very successful farmer.

J. ]V. FliV^, merchant, Spring Green; born in Edinburg, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Feb. 12, 1831 ; when he was 8 years of age, he removed with his parents to Ontario Co., N. Y. ; thence to Vernon, Waukesha Co., Wis., and from there to Union, Bock Co., where he remained until 1852 ; afterward he lived one year in Arien, Wis., then went to Buena Vista, Bichland Co. ; remained there until 1855, in which year he commenced clerking in a store at Bichland City ; in 1857, he went to Steele Co., Minn. ; in 1858, returned to Wisconsin and engaged in clerking in a drug store at Lone Bock one year, then learned broom-making, and was engaged in that and farming until 1867, when, in connection with his brother, Charles W. Finn, he engaged in business at Spring Green. In 1873, he purchased his brother's interest; he keeps a full stock of general groceries, fruits, etc. He is Town and Village Clerk, also Justice of the Peace. He married, in Spring Green, Wis., Ella Finn ; they have one son, Frank J. Finn.

TH03IAS FRAXCIS, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. 0. Spring Green; born in North Wales in 1834 ; he came to this country while a young man, and lived in Cincinnati, Ohio, Lawrence Co,, Penn., and Wheeling, Va., prior to his coming to Wisconsin ; he has, at present writing, been a resident of Sauk Co., Wis., for more than twenty years. He married, in Iowa Co., Wis., Miss Margaret James (daughter of Benjamin and Catharine James, early settlers of Dodgeville, Iowa Co.) ; they have five children - Eliza A., John H., Emma K., Mary E. and George E. Mr. Francis owns 140 acres of land ; his farm is located in Cold Brook Valley, and is well improved.

WILLIAM H. HARK IS, farmer. Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born A])ril 26, 1832, near Man.sfield. Ohio; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Jonathan W. and Abigail C. Harris, and settled in the town of Troy, this (Sauk) Co., in about 1845, where they platted the village of Harrisburg, and a thriving local business has been carried on there since. During the war of the rebellion, William H. Harris, the subject of this sketch, enlisted at Harri.sburg, in Co. K, 23d W. V. I., and participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, from Dec. 25 until Dec. 31, 1862; Ft. llinman, Jan. 11, 1863; Cypress Bend, Feb. lU; yon Gibson, May 1 ; Champion Hills, May 16; Black Itiver Bridge, May 17; Vick.sburg, from May 19 until July 4 ; Jackson, from July 12 until July 23 ; Carrion Crow Bayou, Nov. 3 (in this battle he was wounded); Sabina Cross Beads, April 8, 1864; Cain Biver, April 23 ; Jackson. Oct.

5 ; Dallas Station, Dec. 24-25 ; Greenville, from Feb. 16 until Feb. 23, 1865 ; siege of Mobile, March 25 uniil April 12, 1865; the records of his regiment show that he was always in active service, and was under fire in all of the above battles, and that he was honorably discharged at the close of the war as First Sergeant. He married, in Decorah, Wis., Dorotha Benson, a native of Pennsylvania; they have resided in Spring Green since 1866 ; their children are George W., Abigail N., William L., Helen I., Jennie B., Eva E., Bertha, Irwin S. and Alma G. Mr. Harris owns 2H0 acres of laud, located in the vicinity of the village of Spring Green, and well improved. He has been elected to various offices of trust, and has the confidence of the entire community.

S. M. HARRIS, dealer in general merchandise, Spring Green ; was born in Richland Co., Ohio, Nov. 15,1837; he came toWisconsin with his parents, JonathanW. and Abagail C. Harris, in 1845, and settled where Harrisburg now stands, it being named for them ; in early life. S. M. Harris learned the carpenter and joiner trade, and continued in it for about seventeen years, a great portion of the time being engaged in contracting and building; he engaged in the mercantile business in Spring Green Jan. 1, 1872, and has a large and constantly increasing trade. He is a leading and prominent member of the Masonic Fraternity. Mr. Harris married in Troy, this county, Mary, daughter of Samuel Davis, an esteemed and early settler ; they have three children - Florence C, Gilbert L. and Effie. Mr. H. takes an active interest in educational matters, and has filled various school and other local offices ; he is everywhere regarded as a man of superior business attainments and a man of integrity.

Gr. S. HARRISON, proprietor of harness-shop. Spring Green ; was born in Iowa Co., Wis., Oct. 18, 1854; his father. William Harrison, came to Iowa Co. in 1842, and there married Maria Hodgson ; they were both natives of England ; they still reside in Iowa Co., well-to-do and esteemed citizens. G. S. Harrison learned harness-making in Dane Co.; he located in Spring Green the present year (_18S0) ; he has a good stock of harness, saddles, and everything usually kept in the harness line ; he has a good trade, which is constantly increasing.

THOMAS HILli, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Spring Green; was born Oct. 16, 1847, in Lanca- .shire, England; in 1855, he immigrated to this country with his parents, Thomas and Margaret Hill; they first lived in Racine, Wis., a short time, then removed to Spring Green. Thomas Hill, the subject of this sketch, first engaged in clerking in a mercantile store, which he continued in several years ; in 1872, he engaged in the mercantile business on his own account, continuing in it until 1877 ; in 1879, he purchased the farm he now resides on ; it is adjacent to the village, is well improved, and contains 120 acres. He married in Spring Green, Emeline S., daughter of E. P. Newell, an early settler, and for a number of years a leading merchant in Spring Green, holding various offices of honor and trust, highly esteemed in every respect, and enjoying the full confidence of all ; they have three children - Ernst T., Earl and Carl. Mr. Hill is an active and energetic man, social in disposition, and is deservedly popular. Himself and wife are leading members of the Congregational Church.

X. B. HOOD, firmer, See. 29 ; P. O. Lone Rock ; was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., Aug. 14>. 1840 ; he was educated at the '- Iron City " College, Pittsburgh ; he came to Wisconsin in 1859, locating in the town of Spring Green, Sauk County, which has been his home ever since, with the exception of the time he was in the service of the Union, and the year 1868, which he lived in Loganville, tl is county. In the war of the rebellion, Mr. Hood first enlisted in the Sixth Wisconsin Battery; was enrolled in September. 1861, and served in the battery until December, lS62,then was transferred to United States Signal Corps, in which he served until July, 1864. and in January, 1865, entered Co. E, 49th W. V. I., and served in that regiment until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. In politics Mr. Hood is an active Republican ; at present writing he holds the offices of Justice of the Peace, Notary Public and Clerk of District Schools. He has been twice married ; his first wife was Miss M. Sweet; she died Dec. 31, 1862 ; two children by the first marriage - Ida and Sylvester; his present wife was Miss Jennie Tunnicliff, of Loganville, this countv; they have five children - Clarence C, Victor V., Eliza E., Adda A. and Ralph R. Mr. Hood owns a valuable firm, well located and improved.

S. P. HOX.IE, farmer. Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Piscataquis Co., Maine, April 30, 1832 ; in 1847, he came to Wisconsin and located in Cooksville, Rock County, where he remained until 1865, then removed to his present home in Spring Green, Sauk Co., Wis. He married in Richland Co., Wis., Mi,«s Elniina Cass; tliey had lour children - Frank A., James A., Lillian B. and Freddie. Mr. Hoxie owns a finely located and well improved farm of 110 acres, in the vicinity of the village of Spring Green ; he has been a continual resident of Wisconsin since 1847, with the exception of three years he spent on the Pacific Coast. In politics, he is a Republican ; he is a prominent member of the Grange, and has filled various offices in that society.

M. F. HORIiKY, President of the Board of Trustees, Spring; Green, was born in County Waterford, Ireland, in 1819 ; in 1S41, he omiirrated to British America, and to the United States in 1850 ; lived in Boston, Mass., and Chicago, 111., until 1859, when he came to Wisconsin; located in Richland City ; in 1850, came to Spring Green ; he has been Chairman of the Village Board several terms, and a school officer over nine years. He married in the Province of Nova Scotia, B. A., Miss Mary A. Duggan ; their children are John, ^Fiehael, Ellen, Celia, James and Annie ; their oldest, John, is salesman for a Milwaukee firm ; Ellen is the wife of James McKanna of this town ; Celia is teaching school.

-lOHX T. JOXKS, fiir.uer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Dodgeville, Wis.; is therefore a native to the manor born ; his parents, Thomas E. and Martha Jones, settled in Dodgeville in 184-1, and shortly after the birth of John T. removed to Spring Green and built and run the first store in that town and were honored and esteemed citizens ; their childaea were John T., whose name heads this notice ; Margaret E., now the wife of J. 'I'. Barnard, of Spring Green ; Thomas E , deceased. Mr. J. T Jones owns over 500 acres of land, and is one of the most extensive farmers in Spring Green ; his paternal grandfather, Evan Jones, was the third person to settle in the town of Spring Green, and took an active part in the improvement of the new county.

EDWARD LESTER, farmer. Sec. 32; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Leicester, England. July IG. 1841. In 1848, his parents, William and Mary A. Lester, emigrated to this country and settled in Dane Co.. Wis., where they still reside, esteemed citizens. Edward Lester, the subject of this sketch, lived in Dane Co. until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when he enlisted at Madison, in Co. F, 11th W. V. I. ; served four years and participated in every engagement his command was in. and always in active service. He married, in the town of Trny. this county, in 18(i(). Miss Agnes Stewart, daughter of Alexander and Agnes Stewart, old settlers and still honored residents of Troy. Immediately after they were married, they moved to Spring Green, where they have since resided ; they have two children - Helen E. and William E. Mr. Lester owns 200 acres of well-improved land. He is a Republican in politics.

WILLI A.H .lIAGOEFIi\, 31. D., Spring Green; was born in Harrisburg, Ky., in 1824; studied medicine in his native place and in the New York Medical Institute, graduating in about 1857 ; he first practiced his profession in New York City about one year; then went to Woodville. Miss., and practiced there the greater part of the time until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when he returned to his native State and was in the Confederate service in the position of surgeon during the war. At the close of the rebellion, he engaged in the practice of his profession at Savannah, Ga.; until 1872. when his health began to fail, and. in consequence, he moved to Minnesota, thence to New Albin, Iowa, where he resided until the autumn of 1878. when he came to Spring Green. lie has a large practice and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all, and is universally respected for his sterling integrity and liberal views. Dr. Magoffin married in Savannah, Ga.. Miss Annie B. Patterson ; their children are Marian, William B., Annie and Jennie.

SILAS E.XICKEV,an exten.sive farmer and stock-dealer; P. 0. Spring Green; was born inMorrow Co.. Ohio. Sept. 1. 1852 ; his parents, Abraham and Margaret Nickey. moved to Wisconsin the same year and settled in Spring Green. Silas F. married Miss Frances Sherwood, a daughter of Mdviii Sherwood ; they have one child - Gertrude. Mr. Nickey is, at the present writing. Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, a position to which he has been elected four times ; he has also filled local offices in the village of Spring Green ; he owns a large and well-imjiroved farm, which he manages, besides giving a good deal of his time and attention to buying and shipping stock, in which he is largely interested.

T. C. PECK, farmer. Sec. 34 ; V. O. Spring (ireen ; was born Oct. 3, 1825. in Wayne Co.. N. Y., where he remained until 1840, when he came to Wisconsin, locating in Newark, iiock Co., where he resided about: seven years, at the end of which time he removed to the town of Franklin, this (Sauk) Co. ; lived in Franklin one year, then moved to Spring Green, which has been his h(ime since. lie n)arried, in Howard. 111., Miss Mary Colwell ; they have eight children - Kva I., their (jldcst daughter, is the wife of P. Morri-son, of Newark, Rock Co., Wis.; Ruth. Mary, Frank K., Lydia, George H., Sylvester and Fred L. ; the younger children are all at home. Mr. Peck has, for a number of yean-^, filled tlie office; of District School Treasurer, and has been a member of the Town Board of Supervisors several terms ; he owns 280 acres of land, desirably located and well improved. .Mr. I'eck came to Wisconsin two years prior to its becoming a State ; then he had scarcely any of this world'H goods, but he came with a determination to win and make for himself a home and cfimpetencf ; how welllie has succeeded, is pruved by his broad acres in a high state of cultivation and im{trovement, and the many comforts which surround his home.

«EOmiJE G. REEL,Y, farmer, Sec. 33; P. 0. Spring Green; born in County of Kent, England, Maroh 7, 1826 ; in early life, he followed the sea as a sailor, and visited many of the principal ports of the world ; in 1817, he came to the United States, and lived in the State of Louisiana the greater part of the time until 1819, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and has been a resident of the town of iSpring Green, Sauk Co., Wis., the greater part of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. A, 36th W. V. I. ; was wounded at North Anna, and was present at Lee's surrender of Richmond ; he was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married, in Dane Co., Wis., Miss Ann O'Mcra ; they have three children - Sarah A., their oldest daughter, is the wife of Thomas Norton, of Spring Green ; the two boys, William M. and John W., are at home. Mr. Reely owns an improved farm of over 300 acres. Republican in poHtics. He takes an active interest in educational matters, and has been elected to various school offices.

WILJLIAII REELY, builder, Spring Green ; born in Brooklin, Kent County, England, Aug. 10, 1828 ; in 1817, he emigrated to Ft. Stanley. Canada, where he remained until 1849 ; then came to Wisconsin, and has resided in Spring Green .since that time, with the exception of the short time he was in Lisbon, Waukesha Co. April 21, 1856, he married, in Spring Green, Phoebe Robson, a native of Spaulding, Lincolnshire. England; they have six children - Sarah J., wife of W. Hayes, who served in the47tri W. V. L during the war ; Thomas, Nettie, Lilly, Harry aud Ralph. Mr. Reely has been engaged in contracting and building for a number of years ; he is an experienced mechanic and does a good business.

RICHARD C. ROBSON, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Spring Green; born Aug. 22, 1811 in Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England ; he came with his parents, William and Phoebe Robson, who are now esteemed citizens of Troy, this county, in 1851, and. in 1851, located with them in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Battery, and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He married, in Spring Dale, Dane Co., Wis., Miss Belle Thronson ; they have three children - Charles H., Thomas M. and Cora C. Mr. Robson owns 60 acres of land. Is a Republicnn in politics.

JOSEPH SEIOERS, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Spring (ireen ; born in Reading, Penn., July 4, 1810. He married, in Lebanon Co , Penn., EHza Keifer ; after their marriage, they moved to Richland Co., Ohio, where they lived until 1851, when they came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Spring Green, where they have since resided. Their oldest son, John, .served in the 6th Wisconsin Battery during the war of the rebellion ; P. J., the .second oldest, also served in the 6th Battery, and was wounded at Corinth, Miss. ; William is the third oldest ; oldest daughter, .Mary, is the wife of Joseph Hood, a soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery during the war ; Eliza, second oldest daughter, was married twice, her first husband was Capt. Hood, of the 6th Battery, and he is deceased ; her present husband is Lemuel Huod ; Cassaline, third oldest daughter, is the wife of Charles Deck, who was a soldier in active service during our war with Mexico ; Louisa, fourih daughter, is the wife of Charlie Finn ; and Miss Cornelia E., younge.-t daughter. Mr. Seiders owns about 270 acres of land; his farm is splendidly improved.

PHILIP J. SEIOERS, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Richland Co., Ohio, Oct. 15, 1837; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Joseph and Eliza Seiders, in 1851, and settled in Spring Green, Sauk Co. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Lone Rock, Wis , to serve in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, and was in active service the greater part of the time, until honorably discharged. He married, in Spring Green, Clarissa R P]lwood ; they have one son - William H. While in the service, Mr. Seiders was severely wounded in the right shoulder at the battle of Corinth, Mi.ss. He owns a valuable and well-improved farm.

A. SCHEBliE, proprietor of harness-shop. Spring Green; was born in Switzerland March 11, 1825 ; in 1833, he came to this country ; learned the trade of harness-maker in Marion, Ohio; came to Wisconsin in 1853, locating in Richland City. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted at Windsor, Wis., in Co. A, 36th W. V. I.; participated in all the battles his command was in, among them were Cold Harbor, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station. He married in Morrow Co., Ohio, Rebecca Knapp ; their children are Josephine, now wife of Albert Clayton, of Richland City, Wis.; he was a soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery ; Mary, wife of W. Thornburg, of Ironton, this county; Francis M.. married Hettie Morey ; they live in Rock Co., Minn.; Isadora, wife of John T. Jones, of this town ; William, Ellsworth, Charles, Richard, Jane and Eugene. On his return home from the service, Mr. Scheble moved to Richland Center, and then to this county in 1867, aud has been engaged in carrying on harness-making sho]i in the city since.

HON. B. L. STRONCi was born in Woodbury, Litchfield L\k, Conn., in 1819. He married, in bis native town, JNIary H. Green ; th^y came to Wisconsin in 1S51. and located at Janesville, where he

in business until 1857, in which year he came to Spring Green, where he has since resided ; since he has lived in Sauk Co., he has been elected to several offices of honor and trust ; was a number of times a member of the Board of Supervisors and Justice of the Peace; in 1870-71, he was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, a position he filled with honor to himself and constituents. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the village of Spring Green, and \)uilt and kept the first store; he was, for a number of years, engaged in dealing in stock; he is jiroprietor of the Park Hotel, and has run it in connection with his other business - livery, stock-dealing, farming, etc. - for several years; in every position he has been chosen to fill, he has discharged the duties to the satisfaction of all, and is held in high esteem by his fellow-citizens.

J AlflEN A. TA YliOR, f .rmer ; V. 0. Spring Green, is a native of Stark Co., Ohio, born in 1 822 ; came to Wisconsin in 1844, locating in the town of Sumter, Sauk Co., where he entered Government land, and improved a farm, and resided on it ahout ten years; then moved to Harri.sbnrg, purchased another farm, improved it, and remained there about twelve years, at the end of which time, he came to Spring Green, wliich has been his home since ; he is a large land-holder, and one of the most successful farmers in the county. Mr. Taylor married in Troy, this county. Miss l^htebe Harris, daughter of Jonathan W. Harris, who first located the village of Harrisburg ; they have five children - Louisa, wife of F. B. Davison, of Grant Co., Wis.; A. W., who is married and lives at Kmmetsburg, Iowa, his wife was Miss Kittie Young ; Chas. G. married Sarah Morgan, they also reside in Emmetsburg ; Alice T., and Delia. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Congregational Church. He has served'the people is various local offices.

JOHX G, THO^HAS, farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in South Wales, in 1812. He married in his native country Miss Nellie Jones. In 1851, they can)e to this country and settled in Isonia Centre, Jefterson Co., Wis., where they remained until 1855, in which year they came to Spring Green, Sauk Co., and were among the first settlers in the vicinity of where the village of Spring Oreen is now located; in about 1861, they removed to Sec. 33, Cold Brook Valley, where he has since lived. His wife died in 1871; she was a sincere and an earnest Christian woman ; their children are Elizabeth, oldest daughter, was the wife of John J. Thomas, she is now deceased ; Griffie, oldest son, is living in Chicago, 111. ; his first wife, Susan Davis, is deceased ; his present wife was Ann D. Jones, of Spring Green; he was a volunteer soldier in the fith Wisconsin Battery during the war; was honorably <iischarged at its close; John, the Second oldest son, served in the 37th W. A . I. during the war; was wounded at Petersburg; he married Eliza Jones; they live in Adams Co., Iowa; Margaret, second oldest -daughter, resides in this town ; Lewis, the third oldest son, married Mary' Richards ; they live in Adams Co., Iowa ; Rachel, the third oldest daughter, is the wife of Richard Damrey, Macon Co., 111. ; Magdalene, fourth oldest daughter, was the wife of R. Ballard ; she is now deceased ; Hannah, the fifth oldest daughter, is the wife of John Rose, Chicago, 111. ; Thomas, the fourth oldest son, died in Ixonia Centre, Jefferson Co., Wis. ; David, the fifth oldest son, married Nellie Jones ; they live in Dawson, Neb. Mr. Thomas has been for over twenty-six years a Deacon in the Congregational Church, and has always taken a deep interest in religious and educational matters. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace twelve years ; A3.sessor two years, and various other local offices. He owns a valuable farm of 200 acres in ('old Brook Valley. The name " Cold Brook " was given by him to the valley in the early history of its settlement, being the name of a valley near his native place in Wales. Mr. Thomas is a leading and enterprising citizen, and has been very successful in life.

WIljIilA.^I Tl'NSTAIili, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements, Spring Green ; was born May 3, IboU, in County Cumberland, England. He married, in his native county, Alargaret Tennion ; they came to this country in 1869, settling in Sauk Co., Wis., the same year, and it has been their home since; they have seven children - John, William, James, Moses, S. Jennie, Bessie and Mamie. Mr. Tunstill has filled various local offices of trust. Owns 1(50 acres of valuable laml in this county, also property in Spring Green. He is a leading member of the M. E. Church, and takes an active interest in religious and educational matters.

Town Of Troy

MRS. ABAUAIIi AMBLER, Sec. 13; P. 0. Kiche's Corners; her maiden name was Pidcock ; she was born in Lambertville, N. J. She married, in her native place, Thomas Ambler ; they came to Wisconsin in 1851, and settled in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., where she smII resides, esteemed by all with whom she is acquainted ; their children are George W., now in Missouri ; he was a soldier in Co. K, 23d W. y. I. during the war of the rebellion ; Jacob F., of this town ; Joshua, in Kansas ; William, manages the farm ; Elizabeth, wife of S. Ranson, of Grant Co., Wis. ; Louisa, wife of Marion Jacobs, of this county; Abbie A. and Roxie. Mrs. Ambler owns 120 acres of well located and improved land.

SAMUELi_ BABIBfCitTON, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. 0. Cassell Prairie; was born in Milbrook, Canada, in 1847 ; in 1865, he went to Pennsylvania, thence to Illinois, and from that State came to Wisconsin in 186G, and located in- the town of Troy, Sauk Co. In 1872, he married Miss Tomazine Patterson ; they have four children - John T., Robert S., Maude M. and Guy. Mr. Babington owns 260 acres of land, and is an energetic and go-ahead citizen. Mrs. Babington, his wife, was born in the city of New York, where her parents, John and Mary Patterson, had lived for several year.^ prior to their coming to Wisconsin in 1852 ; they were pioneer settlers of Patterson's Valley, town of Troy, Sauk Co., where they lived a number of years, and were esteemed citizens.

GEORGE BOXHAM, farmer. Sec. 19 ; P. 0. Black Hawk ; was born in Wingrove, Bu.-kinghamsliire, England, Oct. 15, 1821 . When he first came to this country,he lived near Mansfield, Ohio, a short time ; in 1851, he came to Wisconsin and settled in tbe town of Troy, Sauk County, which has been his home since. He married, in the town of Franklin, this county, Miss Ruhamah Jacoby, a native of Stark Co., Ohio ; they have seven children - Susan, Hollis G., Phoebe A., Lucy L., James L., John E. and William B.; the oldest daughter, Susan, is the wife of Benjamin Young, of this town (Troy). Mr. Bonham owns a valuable farm of 125 acres; he is Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and was Town Treasurer several years , in politics, a Republican ; he is Class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church ; himself and wife are leading members. His wife's mother, an old resident of this county, is still Iving ; herself and husband were early settlers of Franklin, this county.

T. an early settler of this town (Troy), and a leading former in Sec. 36 ! P. 0. Cassell Prairie; was born April 11, 1820, in Windham, Windham Co., Vt., where he remained until 15 years of age; ihen removed with his parents to Winhall, Bennington County, where he married his first wife, Paulina Kidder, who died a few years after her marriage, leaving one child, a daughter, Evelina P., who is now the wife of J. W. Brooks, a leading physician in Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Chamberlin married his present wife, Regina Ilelf, in Brattleboro, Vt.; after their man-iage, they wont to Worcester, Mass., where he was employed officially in the Hospital for the Insane; in 1853, they came to W^isconsin, purchased the farm where they now live and have resided since ; they have three children - Lulu, Hattie and Cora. Mr. Chamberlin was Postmaster of Cassell Prairie P. O. over sixteen years ; he has taken an active part in advancing the religious, educational and other interests of the town of Troy, and in improvements he has steadily kept pace with the growth and prosperity of the country ; his farm is well located and contains over 300 acres.

ERED EliAMME, proprietor of blacksmith and wagon shop. Black Hawk; was born in Germany 3Lrrch 16, 1847 ; in 1868, he came to Wisconsin, locating in Richland Center, working there and in various other places in the .southern part of Wisconsin until his coming to Black Hawk, where he engaged in blacksmithing and wagon-making on his own account, and has succeeded in building up a large trade. He married, in Richland County, Miss Maggie Berger ; she was born in Richland County; they have two children - Fred and Curtis. Mr. Flamme learned mechanical work in his native country, and had years of experience before his coming to this country ; his work is strictly first class.

A. W. HASHEIBER, farmer; P. O. Black Hawk; was born in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., Feb. 3, 1852. He maruied Miss Mai'y Gasser, daughter of George and Margurite Gasser, esteemed citizens of Franklin, this county. Mr. Hasheider's parents, William and Charlotte Hasheider, now live in Sauk City, in aHluent circumstances ; they were ear-ly settlers of the town of Troy, which was their home for a number of years. A. W. Hasheider, who.se name heads this sketch, is one of the leading farmers of the town of Troy ; in politics, he is a Republican ; himself and wife attend the meetings of the Evangelical Association of North America.

Towx Of Troy

HOX. C. C. KrXTZ, Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Black Hawk ; was born iu the town of Moerzheim, Landau Co.. Rhenish Palatinate, Germany, Jan. 11, 1832; was educated at the normal schools and the college at Kaiserslanter, Rhenish Palatinate, where he graduated in 1852; he came to Wisconsin in 1853, and settled in Sauk City, this county, where he edited the Pioneer am Wisconsin, the first German Republican paper in Wi-consin ; in 1856, he was a delegate to the National Convention at Philadelphia, which nominated J. C. Fremont for the office of President of the United States; he was a member of the Wisconsin Legislative Assembly in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1874, four terms, serving each term as Chairman of the Commirtee on Education ; in the town of Troy he has filled various local offices, and, in every position he has bean called to fill, has discharged the duties thereof with signal ability. Mr. Kuntz married, in St. Louis, Mo., in 1856, Miss Susan Mix, daughter of Capt. Mix, of the United States Navy; they have two children - Eugene and Katie. Mr. Kuntz owns a finely located and improved farm, which of late years he has devoted the most of his time to cultivating and improving.

H. LOERPABEL, farmer. Sec. 32; P. 0. Cassoll Prairie; was born in Prussia in 1821 ; he came to this country and Wisconsin in 1849; lived near Pewaukee. in Waukesha Co., one year, and then went to St. Louis, Mo., there remaining but a short time ; he theu came to Iowa Co., Wis., and thence to the town of Troy, Sauk Co., which has been his home since. He married in Lone Rock, Richland Co., Wis., Mary McCready ; they have nine children. Mr. Loerpabel owns 240 acres of land, and has held various local offices.

CARLTOX PAGE, farmer ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Richland Co., Wis., in 1850 his parents, Gerritt and Jane Page, were pioneer settlers of Wisconsin, and were honored and esteemed citizens. He married in this ( Sauk^ county. Miss Alice Booker; she was born in Janesville, Wis., and daughter of Edwin Booker, one of the early settlers of that enterprising and growing city ; they have one child - Chester L. Mr. Page is largely engaged in farming, and has been very successful thus far in life.

ROBERT F. PAL.MER, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. 0. Black Hawk ; was born in Grange Co., N Y., Feb. 7, 1811 ; when he was 19 years ot age, he removed with his parents to Onondaga Co., where he married, June 30, 1839. in the town of Skaneatcles, Miss Jane E. Briggs; she was born in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Feb. 17, 1818; in 1849, they came to Wisconsin; they first located at Beaver Dam. where they remained over one year; then moved to the town of Scott, Columbia Co., which was their home until 1856, in which year they removed to WestSeld, this county, and thence to their present home in Troy in 1866 ; their eldest son, Harrison J., lives in Holt Co., Neb. ; he married in Westfield, this county, Maria Mepham ; the eldest daughter, 3Iary E., is married and lives in Michigan ; Charles A., second eldest sou, married Anna J. Evans, of Spring Green ; they now live in Kansas; Sarah J., second eldest daughter, is the wife of John A. Young, of Richland Co., Wis. ; Ajah A., unmarried, lives in Minnesota; Edward R. and William H., the youngest of the boys, reside in this town. Mr. Palmer owns 150 acres of land ; his farm is desirably located and well improved.

JOHX B. PATTERSON, farmer. Soc. .34 ; P. 0. Caesell Prairie; was born in County Down, Ireland, May 20, 1841 ; his parents, William and Jane Pattei'son, were of Scotland ; she died in Ireland, and he emigrated to this country in 1851, bringing his fiimiiy with him ; in 1852, they settled in what is now known as Patterson's Valley, in town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., where he died in 1860 ; his children are John B., whose name heads this sketch ; Mary, who is now the wife of William S. Pierce, of this town ; Robert G., now in Kansas ; Jane. John B. Patterson, our subject, has been a continual resident of Troy since 1852. He married, in DeIton,this county, Mi.ss Iluldali R. Snow, a native of Ohio ; he owns 130 acres of land ; is a Re'publican in pulitics; has filled various school offices.

MARCUS li. PATTERSOX, farmer. Sec. 33; P. 0. Cas.sell Prairie; was born in Iowa Co., Wis., Dec. 21, 1857. He married in Waukesha, Wis., Miss M. Felix; she was born in the town of Honey Creek, this county, and was the daughter of (i. Felix, an early .settler and esteemed citizen of that town; they have one child, Lizzie C. Mr. Patterson is extensively engaged in farming ; he owns 260 acres of land ; his parents, Henry and Eliza Patterson, were early settlers of Wisconsin, and were among the first to settle in the valley now known as Patterson's Valley, in the town of Troy, the valley deriving its name from the Patterson faniilies. of wlutm they were one, who were the first settlers.

JOHN W. PROCTOR, farmer. Sees. 16 and 36; P. O. Spring Green; was born in Cooksville, Rock Co., Wis., Feb. 17, 1845 ; his parents, John and Julia Proctor, were pioneer settlers of Wisconsin, and are now esteemed citizens of Pocahontas Co., Iowa. During the war of the rebellion, J. W. Proctor, the subject of this notice, enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, and was in active service until honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married, in Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., Jeanette Stewart; she was also born in llock Co., Wis., and is the daughter of Alexander and Agnes Stewart, who settled in Rock Co. in its early history, and at present writing have been honored residents of this (Sauk) county for over thirty-one years. Mr. Proctor owns 160 acres of well-improved land; he has been a resident of this town (Troy; since 1857, and has taken a just pride in its improvements.

JOHX RENDTORFF, merchant. Black Hawk ; was born in Sauk City, Wis., June 3, 1845 ; his ftither, Edmund llendtorff", is one of the oldest settlers now residing in that city. John C, the subject of this notice, was educated in Sauk City and St. Louis, Mo., and was for several years a mercantile clerk in Milwaukee, Wis., and Chicago, 111. ; in 1868, he engaged in the mercantile business in Black Hawk, and has by his untiring zeal, good management and close attention to duty, secured a large and constantly increasing trade ; he was appointed Pos' master in 1869, a position he still fills with entire satisfaction to the community. He married, in Sauk City, Miss Julia Heller, daughter of J. I. Heller, now a leading merchant of that place; they have two children - Edmund and Walter. Mr. llendtorff is a Republican in politics; he has been elected to various local offices, and is withal very popular ; he carries a large stock of general merchandise, and does an extensive trade.

JOSEPH REUSCHLEIBf, farmer, Sec. 2; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1837; in 1848, he came to this country with his flither and step-mother, his'mother having died in Germany; they settled in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis., where he remained until 1851, in which year he came to Sauk Co. and located in the town of Franklin, where he resided until 1873, when he moved to his present home. He married in Franklin, Sarah J. Faust, a native of Indiana, of which State her darents, James and Mary Faust, were early settlers ; they now live in Crawford Co., Wis. Mr. Reuschlein owns a fine improved farm of about 240 acres. He has been a continual resident of Wisconsin since 1848, hence witnessing its growth from a population of little more than 300,391 until the present time, when it embraces a population of over 1,300,729.

SAMUEIj B. ROBSON, one of the early settlers of the town of Troy, and now an extensive farmer on Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Spring Green ; was born Aug. 1, 1837, in Spaulding, England ; he immigrated so this country with his parents, Willard and Phoebe Robson, in 1851, locating with them in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis , in 1854, where he, in common with other settlers of Sauk Co. at that time, endured the hardships and privations that must necessarily be undergone by the first settlers of any country. He married Elizabeth J. Lonsdale, a native of Northamptonshire, England, and daughter of Robert and Catharine Lon.sdale, who settled in this county in 1849 ; they have ten children - Edward B., George H., William R., Irwin W., Alpheus J., Lonsdale C, Silas B., Walter F., Myrta A and Elsie L. Mr. Robson owns 200 acres of valuable land ; is a thorough and go-ahead farmer, and is fully identified with the progress the town of Troy has made, from an almost unbroken and uncultivated wilderness, until the present time, when it compares favorably with any town in the county, in her various improvements and interests.

WIIililAM ROBSON, fiirraer, Sec. 2 ; P. O. Spring Green; was born April 15. 1812, in Lincolnshire, Kngland. Feb. 26, 1834, he married, in the Episcopal Church in Spaulding, England, Miss Phoebe Clear; she was born March 23, 1809, in Lincolnshire ; they crossed the Alantic in 1851 ; lived at Staten Island until 1854, in which year they came to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Troy. Sauk Co., the same year, entering their land from the Government, thus becoming the pioneer settlers of the southern part of the town of Troy, which has been their home since. Their oldest son, Samuel B., married P]lizabeth J. Lonsdale ; they now reside in this town ; John W , their second oldest son, is a merchant in Dane Co., Wis. ; he served three years in the 6th Wisconsin Battery in active service ; his wife was Georgiaua Purdy ; she died in June, 1880 ; Richard C., the third oldest son, served in the Wisconsin battery of heavy artillery ; was honorably discharged at the close of the war; he married Belle Thomson ; Henry, the fourth son, served all through the war in the 6th Wisconsin Battery ; re-onlisted at the close of the war to do service on the frontier, and died in the service in Arizona ; the oldest daughter, Mar;y J., was the wife of John Wyman ; he died in Staten Island ; second oldest dauizhter, Sarah A., is the wife of Jdin Gleason. of Spring Green; Phoebe, the third oldest daughter, is the wife of William Reely, of Spring Green ; fourth oldest, Eliza S., is the wife of Alanson Eldred, Dane Co., Wis. Mr. Robson owns 150 acres of land ; himself and wife have a vivid recollection of pioneer life in Sauk Co., and of many of the old settlers who prepared the way for the advanced condition of the county at the present time, who have gone to a fairer clime, and of a more enduring and satisfying tenurg than this.

JOHN A. SPRECHER, a pioneer settler and a well- to do farmer of the town of Troj, Sauk Cn.,was born in Switzerland, in 1823; lie came t) Wisconsin in 1846, making a settlement where he now lives ; on all sides of him there was an uncultivated wilderness, but now all is changed ; on every hand are seen the workings of industry, and fields in a high state of cultivation ; that he has kept pace with the growth and iiuproveinent going on around him is amply testified to by his well-improved acres and substantial buildings. He married, in Sauk City, Wis., Martha Sheets ; she was also a native of Switzerland; their children are John, now in Trempeleau Co., Wis.; Albert; Andrew; Martha, wife of L. Schneller, and Lizzie. Mr. Sprechor has filled various local offices in the town of Troy, and has taken an active part in her public affairs. Him.self and wife are members of the Evangelical Association of North America. He was in mill ia service in his native country. In politics he is a Republican.

AL.EXAXDER STEWART, Sr., prominent citizen and former, Seel; P. 0. Spring Green ; born in Renfrew, the seat of Renfrewshire, Scotland, in 181G ; most of his boyhood was spent in his native city, near the River Clyde, a short distance from Glasgow. When he was 21 years old, he came to this country, and married, in Newark, N. J., Miss .\gnes Moreland. In 1845, they came West and located in Rock Co., Wis., where they remained four yt ars, at the end of which time they moved to this county and located in the -town of Troy, which has been their home since. Their oldest son, William, served in the 4-d W. V. I. duriiig the war of the rebellion. He married Julia Fulcomer ; they now live in Rooks Co., Kan.; second oldest son, Alexander, Jr., married Betsy Pultson ; third oldest son, James F., married Mary Aron ; oldest daughter, Eliza, is the wife of John Fulcomer ; second oldest daughter, Jane H., resides at home ; third oldest daughter, Jeanette, is the wife of W. John Proctor; Agnes, the fourth daughter, is the wife of E. Lester ; Annie, the fifth daughter, is the wife of P]nos Gwjn. Mr. Stewart was elected the first Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors in Troy, a position he has several times been called on to fill since that time, and has been officially identified with the history of the town in various positions since its organization. He is an extensive and successful farmer; is a prominent member and organizer in the Grange Society, and is always ready to lend a helping hand to any enterprise that gives promise in any way of advancing the interests of his town or county ; he was, for several years, the most extensive hop grower in this portion of Wisconsin ; he owns a valuable and well improved farm of about 400 acres.

ORISOX THOM.\S, Sec. 36; P.O. Cassell Prairie ; born in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., N. H., Aug. 2, 1822, where he remained until 1841, when he went to Worce.ster, Mass., and was employed in an official capacity in the Hospital for the Insane until 1850, in which year he came to Wisconsin, locating in Raymond, Racine Co., where he resided umil March. 1852, when he removed to this (Sauk) county and entered a portion of the farm he now resides on, and which has been his home since. Mr. Thomas married in Worcester, Mass. ; maiden name of his wife was Isabella P. Brown ; she was a native of Paxton, in that State ; they have two sons - Robert E. and Eugene F. ; Mr. Thomas and wife were among the first settlers of what is now the town of Troy, and are now the oldest residents in the southeastern part of the town, and fully appreciate the changes made since the early days, when the town of Troy was almost entirely a wilderness. Mr. Thomas is one of those enterprising and energetic men to whom much credit is due for the establishment of many beneficial interests, always taking an active part in educational and religious matters. He was several years a member and Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and has filled nearly all of the town offices several times; he has been a member of the Board of County Poor since 1873, being Chairman of that body a portion of the time; in every position he has been- called to fill, he has discharged the duties with entire satisfaction to the people. He owns a valuable tract of well-improved land, consisting of nearly HOO acres. He is one of the representative men of Sauk County - always pmniinenily identified with the public interests.

SA^IUEI. WALSTER, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Black Hawk; born in Lincolnshire, England, Feb. 13, 1817 ; he came to this countrv in 1850. Married, in Richland Co., Ohio, 3Iiss Elizabeth Bonham, a native of Buckintrhanishin', England; they came to Wisconsin in 1851 and located in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., which has been their home since; they have seven children - Mary J., Andrew H., Harriet, Albert, Parker, Belle and Isaiah ; Mr. Walster is a leading and successful farmer; he owns over 300 acres of land ; his firm is well improved and desirably located. In politics, he is a Republican.

J. S. WIIiljIA^IS, farmer. Sec. 5; P. (J. f'a.ssell Prairie;; born in Seward, Winnebago Co., 111., in 1840 ; his parents, Tlmmas and Margaret Williams, were natives of Wales, and settled in Winnebago Co. prior to the Black Hawk war, thus becoming pioneer settlers of the Northwest ; J. S. was educated in the common schools in his native county, and lived there until 1850, when he went to Delaware Co., Iowa, remaining there four years. In 1800, he returned to Wisconsin and married in Iowa Co., and made that county his home until 18C!*, when him.self wife and only daughter, Jeanette, removed to this (Sauk) county and located where they now live. Mr. Williams i.s one of the leading farmers in the town of Troy ; he owns 270 acres of land ; h(; takes a part in school affairs and other public matters, and several tn-nis has been officially identified with the (li>triet .school interests.

Town Of Fairfield

B. F. AMES, farmer, Sec. 19; P. 0. Baraboo ; was born in Madison, Wis., Dec. 17, 1853, and the following year his parents removed to Baraboo, Sauk Co., where he resided until 1875, in which year he came to Fairfield, where he has since been engaged in farming. He married, in Greenfield, Sauk Co., Wis., Miss Prothers, daughter of Mason and Martha J. Prothers, pioneer settlers of that town ; they have one child, Charlie. Mr. Ames and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; in politics, he is a Republican. He owns 80 acres of well-improved land. His father, Ira L. Ames, came to Wisconsin in 1843, settling in Dane Co.; he was a native of Oneida Co., N. Y .; during the war, he was a resident of Baraboo, and there enlisted in the 17th W. V. I., and died in the service at Corinth ; he married his wife in his native county ; her maiden name was Sarah A. Brooks.

ROVALi AY RES, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Baraboo; this leading citizen of Fairfield was born in Rockingham, Vt., March 27, 1824. He married, in Plymouth Co., Mass., Miss Nancy Jackson, a native of Abington, Mass. In 1855, they came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., of which they have been esteemed citizens since. In the war of the rebellion, Mr. Ayres served in Co. E, 49th W. V. I., and was honorably discharged on the restoration of peace. He is, at present writing. Chairman of the Fairfield Town Board of Supervisors, a position he has filled at various times since his coming to Fairfield, besides holding several other local offices. He owns a valuable and well-improved firm of 400 acres. Himself and wife are leading members of the M. E. Church. Their children are Abbie E., wife of E. D. Kidder, of Delton, this county; Carrie F., wife of E. R. Thomas, of the town of Fairfield ; Ella V. and Charles J. Politically, Mr. Ayres acts with the Republican party, being an active and intelligent worker in its interests ; in religious and educational matters, he has done much, and has ever helped by every means in his power their advancement.

JOSEPH BURTON, farmer. Sec. 2; P. 0. Baraboo; is a native of Lincolnshire, England; was born Dec. 12, 1839 ; in 1855, he came to the United States^ locating in Milwaukee, Wis., until 1859, then came to Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis., remaining there one year, at the end of which time he went to Pike's Peak ; went from there to Missouri, and from the latter State returned to Fairfield, which has been his home since. He married, in Baraboo, Wis., Miss Hattie A. Barker, of that city ; they have two children - Lily E. and Clara A. Mr. Burton has a well-located and finely improved farm. He has been District School Treasurer about six years. In politics, he is a Republican. His parents, Robert and Mary A. Burton, were residents of Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis., from 1866 until 1871, when they removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where they now live.

CiT, W. BAXE, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Baraboo. This gentleman, a resident of the town of Fair field, Sauk Co., since 1854, is a native of New Hampshire, and was born in Crawford Co., May 16, 1813' where he remained until he was 18 years of age, then went to Medford, Middlesex Co., Mass., where he afterward married Miss Eliza Beadle, a native of Meredith, N. H.; prior to their coming to Wisconsin, they lived for several years at Crown Point, N. Y.; she died in this town (Fairfield), in 1878 ; she was a member of the M. E. Church, and an esteemed and Christian woman ; their children are Charles, who is married and resides in ihis town - the maiden name of his wife was Mary Fuller ; George, who, during the war of the rebellion, enlisted in the 32d W. V. I., and died in the service, at Jackson, Tenn.; Willie, also decea.sed ; Mclden, now attending school at Oshkosh ; Julia and Addie at home, and Mary E. (deceased). Mr. Dane has been officially identified with the history of the town of Fairfield, several times holding the office of Town Supervisor, Assessor, and other town offices. He is a leading member of the M. E. Church. He owns a finely improved farm, wellocated.

J. P. BANCwERFIEliB, farmer, Sec. 8 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; was born in Salem Co., N. J., Oct- 17, 1819 ; in 1847, he came to Wisconsin, and, in January, 1849, married, in Walworth Co., Miss Caroline Warn, a native of Aurelius. Cayuga Co.. N. Y.; they came to Sauk Co. and settled in the town of Fairfield. in 1853, making it their home since. Mr. Dangcrfield has been elected to various town offices of honor and trust, and has occupied a leading position in the town of Fairfield since his coming ; he takes an active part in politics, being an active and consistent worker in the ranks of the R-jpublican party. His father, J. Dangcrfield, was a native of England, and was in the army of that country several years ; Mrs. Dangcrfield s parents, James and I'riscilla Warn, were pioneer settlers of Rock Co . Wis., where they settled in 1844 and lived until 1855, when they came to Sauk Co., residing in the town of Fairfield until their death. Mr. Dangcrfield owns about 200 acres of land ; his home farm is well improved.

Toavx Of Fairfield

C. H. GKTCHELL, former, Sec. 13 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; born in Gilmanton. N. H. ; when he was 2 years old, his parents removed to Sebee, Me., where most of his youth was spent in attending school. He married, in the town of Milo, Me., Julia A. Battles; she was born in New Vineyard, Me. ; they came West in 1850. settling in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis , where they have since lived, with the exception of four years, when they lived at Ironton ; they have six children, viz., Ann, wife of H. H. Travis, of Marathon Co., Wis. ; he was a soldier in the 3d W. V. C. during the war of the rebellion, and prior to serving in that regiment served in the navy; Aaron, who married Eldora Watkins ; Frank, Fred, Mark and Gertrude. Mr. Getchell has filled a number of local offices, including those of Town Supervisor and Assessor. In politics, he is a Republican. His parents. Mace and Lydia Getchell, bodi natives of New Hampshire, came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Fairfield, where he died in 1866; she is still living in Fairfield. Mrs. Getchell's parents, James and Abagail Battles, settled in AValworth Co., Wis., in 1847, and in 1848 came to Fairfield, where they lived the remaining years of their lives esteemed citizens.

JOSEPH L. HACKETT, farmer. Sec. 24; P. 0. Baraboo; born in New Vineyard, Franklin Co.. Me., July 27. 1839. He came to Wisconsin in 1865, and married in Kilbourn, Wis., Miss A. Teel, daughter of Benjamin Teel, a pioneer settler and esteemed citizen of Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis. ; they have five children - Phoebe, Josephine, Granville, Charlie, the fifth is an infant unnamed. Mr. Hackett owns a mostdesirable farm, pleasantly located, and containing 120 acres of land. He has held various local offices, and is at present writing a member of the Fairfield Town Board of Supervisors.

X. DAVIS HACKETT, farmer. Sec. 13; P. 0. Baraboo; born in New Vineyard, Me., Oct. 18, 1839; he came to Wisconsin in 1853, and located in Fairfield, Sauk Co., which has been his home the greater part of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he was a volunteer soldier in Co. M, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married Miss Carrie, daughter of William Brown, who was a soldier in an Illinois regiment in the late war, and died in the service. They have four children - Millecent M., Eda M., Ephraim L. and Carrie F.

H ARTSOX HACKETT, farmer. Sec. 13 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; born in New Vineyard, Franklin Co., Me., Aug. 2, 1806. He married, in his native county, Miss Martha Johnson, a native of Farmington, Me. ; they came to Wisconsin in 1853, locating in the town of Fairfield, where they have continued to reside since ; they have four children - Mary S., wife of John Luce, of this town ; Emelie, married Joseph Luce; during the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. M., 1st W. V. A., and died from ill health contracted in the service ; Mandelia, wife of John Atkinson, of Delton, this county ; N. Davis is the youngest of the family ; during the war of the rebellion, he served in Co. M, 1st Wisconsin Heavy Artillery ; his wife's name was Carrie Brown. Mr. Hackett has filled various town and school offices.

HEXRY S. HOI^DEX, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Baraboo; was born in Kingsville, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, Jan. 13, 1836, where he remained until 1850, in which year he moved to Kane Co., 111.,* where, during the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. I, 52d 111. V. I. ; was in. active service, and was honorably discharged at Ptome, Ga. Prior to his coming West, he married, in Geneva, Ohio, Miss Eliza Poles; they came to Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis., in the autumn of 18()4, and it has been their home since; their surviving children are Jennie, wife of Thomas Warn, of Baraboo ; Ruby, wife of George Clark, of this town ; and Miss Hattie. Mr. Holden owns 160 acres of land; his home farm is well improved. In politics, he acts with the Republican party ; he takes a lively interest in educational matters, therefore, has been at various times chosen to fill school offices.

DAVID (w. HLIXTEK, farmer. Sec. 18 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; is a native of Vermont ; was born in Addison Co., March 20, 1820, where he remained until 1837, when he went to Essex Co.,N. Y., there residing until his coming to Wisconsin in 1850, in which year he settled in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., thus becoming one of the early settlers. He married, in Fairfield, Miss Betsy Fuller, a native of Vermont ; they have three children - Mary, Jennie and Louise ; Mr. Hunter owns 150 acres of land ; he has taken an active interest in educational matters, therefore, has at various times been elected to school offices.

H.\RVEY Hl'RI.BI'RT, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Barabr.o ; was born in Herkimer Co., N Y., in 1805. lie married, in New York State, Sarah Brown, they came to Wisconsin in 1848, and settled in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., where he still resides an old and esteemed citizen ; his wife died in May, 1880 ; .she was a most exemplary woman, and her loss was deeply mourned by a large circle of friends and relatives ; their children are Martin, who, during the; war of the rebellion, served in Co. K, 14th W. V. I., as Second Lieutenant; was wounded at Pittsburg Landing, he now resides in Hannibal Mo. ; Truman, who served in Co. E, 12th W. V. I., four years as Drum Major, now resides in Eaulaire, Wis. ; George, served first in Co. K, 14th W. V. I., until after the battle of Pittsburg Landing, then became a soldier of the 17th W. V. L, in which he served until the close of the war, he is now living in California ; Oscar A., the youngest of the sons, served in Co. E. 49th W. V. I. during the war, he resides in this town ; the oldest daughter, Audulu.shia, is the wife of A. M. Phelps, of Fond du Lac, Wis. ; the youngest daughter is Miss Eva. Mr. Hurlbut is a Republican in politics ; he has been elected to several town offices ; owns an improved farm.

OSCAH A. HURJLBURT, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Harvey and Sarah Hurlburt, locating in Fairfield, Sauk Co., in 1848. During the war of the rebellion he served in Co. E, 49th W. V. I., and received an nonorable discharge at the expiration of his term of service. He married Nellie Mereten, daughter of Henry Mereten, a pioneer settler of Portage City, Wis. ; he is a farmer by occupation, and very successful. In politics, he is a Republican.

JA^HES I./AMAR, farmer. Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Baraboo. This gentleman, a pioneer settler of the Northwest, was born fifty six miles southeast of Nashville, in Smith Co., Tenn.. in 1820. where he remained until 18.35. when he went to Jefferson Co., 111. ; thence to Coles Co., in 1842, and from there went to Burlington, Iowa, and from there to Galena, 111., in 1843 ; and came from there to Dodgeville. Wis., in the same year; in November. 1844, he came to Baraboo, Sauk Co.. and has been a resident of Sauk Co. since. He married, in Baraboo. Miss A. Rowen ; she was born near Plattville, Wis. ; they came to the town of Fairfield in 1866, and own a pleasantly located and well improved farm of 150 acres; their children are Marion, who married Miss E. P. Norton, of this town; Melissa, wife of Amos Z. Norton; Eleanor, wife of Charles Myers, of Newport, Wis. ; Rhoda, wife of C. Myers, of Fairfield ; James F. Brittemarte and Alfrida are unmarried. In politics, Mr. Lamar is a Republican. Mrs. Lamar's parents, Wallace and Elizabeth Rowen, settled in Wisconsin prior to the Black Hawk war, and were esteemed citizens ; both have long since been called to their long home.

JOHN liUCE, farmer. Sec. 13; P. 0. Baraboo; was born in New Vineyard, Franklin Co.; Me., Dec. 30, 1819. He married, in his native county. Miss Mary S. Hackett, daughter of Hartson Hackett, of this town. They came to Wisconsin in 1852, locating in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., and it has been their home since ; their children are Elwin C., James H. and John S. Mr. Luce owns a most desirable farm ; he Tias filled various town offices, including those of Town Supervisor, Town School Superintendent, under the old system, and Town Clerk. His father, John T., was a soldier in the war of 1812. The maiden name of his wife was Betsy Wendell; her father, Thomas Wendell, was a soldier in active service in the Colonial army, two of Mr. Luce's brothers, Thomas W. and Joseph W., were in the army of the Union in the war of the rebellion ; both are now deceased ; Thomas died while in the service, and Joseph died from the hardships and exposure he passed through in the tented field in defense of the principles of union.

<;}ARDIXER H. MYERS, farmer. Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; is a native of Chenango Co., N. Y. ; was born in the town of Columbus, July 13, 1817 ; in 1843, he came to the Northwest, and, in 1847, came to Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis., remaining thereuntil 1849, in which year he came to Fairfield and has been variously identified with the interests of that town since, filling many of its offices and taking an interest in its progress and improvements. He married in Chicago, 111., Miss Lydia Myers; she was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. ; their children are Charles, Frank, Ida, Lucinda and Edith ; Charles, the first named, married Rhoda Lamar, of this town ; Ida married Franklin Warn. Mr. Myers owns a valuable farm of 160 acres. In politics, he is a Republican, and is a firm supporter of the principles of that party. His father, Oliver Myers, served through the war of 1812 ; he was a native of Vermont, his wife, Amie Hall, being also a native of that State ; her fiither, Gardiner Hall, was a soldier in active service in the Colonial army. Mrs. John Myers' father, J. Myers, saw service in the war of 1812 ; his wife was Lucinda Otis ; they were both natives of Vermont.

F. O. NEW Eljli, farmer; P. 0. Baraboo ; was born in Eric Co., Penn., Sept. 8, 1840 ; when he was about 6 years old, his parents, Orange and Anna Newell, came to Wiscon.sin, locating in Rock Co., where they remained a short time ; then came to Fairfield, Sauk Co., thus becoming pioneer settlers of that town. F. 0. Newell, the .subject of this notice, during the war of the rebellion, enlisted in Co. L, 3d W. V. C, to serve three years ; was honorably discharged at the close of the war, in Leavenworth, Kan. He married, in Fairfield, Miss Marian Miles; they have three children - Verdie, Daisy and Cora. During the time Mr. Newell was in the service, he was actively engaged on the frontier. He owns a valuable farm, located a short distance north of Baraljoo, and is a very successful farmer ; his wife's parents, Daniel and Harriet Miles, were early settlers of Sauk Co. ; he is deceased; she is now a resident of this town. Mr. Newell's father. Orange Newell, is still living and is an esteemed citizen of Fairfield.

Alios XORTOX, one of the loading farmers, as well ono of as the earliest settlers of that town, resides on Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Baraboo. He was born in Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 5, 181 (> ; when he was 7 years old, his parents removed to Geauga Co., Ohio, where he spent his youth in attending school. In 1836, he married, in Lake Co., Ohio, Cordelia Olds, a native of Ma.ssachusetts; they came to Wisconsin in 18-15, locating in Racine Co., a few miles west of the city of Raciiic, where they remained until 18-48, when they came to the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., where she died in ISGU. His present wife's maiden name was Catharine WrightJuyer ; .she was born in Prince Edward Townshij), Ontario District, Canada; her first hu.sband was C. Marston. The children liy Mr. Norton's first marriage are Grosswell, who is now a resident of Kansas ; he married Lizzie Baldwin ; during the war of the rebellion, he was a volunteer soldier, in active service in a regiment of Wisconsin cavalry ; Eli, now a blaeksmith at I'oynette ; he was three years in the service, in a Wisconsin regiment, and was wounded ; he married Addie Ingraham ; Nirum S., served three years in Co. E., 32d W. V. L ; he is now a resident of this town ; he married M. Annie Larson ; Melissa C, was the wife of Henry Marston ; she is deceased ; he served four years in the Union army during the war; Sarah A., is the wife of Harry Woodin, of Minnesota ; he served in the LTnion army through the rebellion ; Charlotte A., wife of L. G. Marston, of Dane Co., VN is. ; Amos Z., who married Melissa Lamar, of Fairfield; Ellen P., wife of Marion Lamar, of this town. By Mr. Norton's present marriage there is one son - William D. Mr. Norton owns 200 acres of valuable land ; he occupies a prominent position in the town as a citizen, and has filled several town oflSces ; he had the first thrashing machine in the northern part of Sauk Co. ; it was purchased and brought by him to the county in 18-49.

GEORGE A. PABODIE, farmer, Sec. 13; P. 0. Baraboo; was born in Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., Dec. 3, 1840 ; in early life he learned the printer's trade in his native town, also followed teaching for several years in various places in Chenango Co. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebelliou, he enlisted in the town of Addison, Steuben Co., N. Y.,in a regiment rai.sed to serve for three months, and afterward entered Co. E, 34th N. Y. V. L, and afterward was in the 20th N. Y. V. C. ; in all of those regiments he was in active service ; was wounded at the battle of Fair Oaks ; reported killed, and obituary notices of him were published in the papers of his native county, which he read, but did not believe they were true; in spite of the reports concerning his death, he fully recovered, took an active part in .several severe engagements, and was again wounded in the battle of Fredricksburg, and taken prisoner, but escaped in a short time ; he was the first man that entered the service from Chenango Co. ; he was at the battle of Balls Bluff, and was all through with the army of the Potomac, and with the army on the James, under Gen. Butler; he was made Lieutenant, and, toward the close of the war, was Chief Clerk in the 25th Army Corps; he was honorably discharged at the close of the war in 1865. In January, 18(!7, he married in Oneida Co., N. Y., Miss Jennie M. Tyler; immediately after they were married, they came to Sauk Co., Wis. ; they have one child living - Alice C. Mr. l^abodie was Secretary of the Sauk Co. Agricultural Society three years, and Deputy Register of deeds in 1880. In politics, he is a Republican. Owns a pleasantly located and valuable farm. He is a lineal descendant of the celebrated John Alden, of May Flower fame, and traces his history back to 1030.

D. E. PAIjUEK, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Baraboo. This gentleman is an old resident of Sauk Co., and an esteemed citizen of Fairfield ; was born in Oneida Co.. N. Y., April 3, 1830 ; in 1840, he came to Sauk Co., VVis. ; was in the mercantile business in Baraboo in 1858. In 1801, he enlisted in Co. H, 17th W. V. I.; was made 1st Lieutenant, afterward served as Captain of his company two years; was wounded in the siege of Vicksburg, and was honorably discharged in 1805. He married in Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., Miss Sarah Green, a native of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. ; they have three children - Lilburn II,, Elmer E. and Jay. Mr. Palmer and family have resided in Fairfield several years ; he owns over .'iOO acres of land, and is extensively engaged in farming. In politics, he acta with the Republican party, being an active supporter of its principles; he has been elected to various oflSces, including those of Town Supervisor, A.ssessor, and Justice of th<; Peace.

P. J, PARSHAIjIj, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Baraboo; has been a resident of the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis., since 1S47, hence, there are few earlier settlers now living in that town than himself and wife; he was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1810; in IH.'JO, he went to ('liicago, III., and was a sailor on the lakes for .several years. In Chicago, he married his wife, h(!r maiden name was Hannah M. Teel, she is a daughter of Benjamin Teel, an old and esteemed citizen of Fairfield ; her birthplace wxs VV^ilmot, N. H. ; their oldest children are - Jean J., Aroura and Inez ; Jean J. is an enterprising young man, and carries on the farm with his father; Aroura was the first white child bfirn in the town of Fairfield, and is now the wife of J. H. Vrojmin, of Barabijo ; Inez, the youngest of the three, is the wife of .M(;lvin

Smith ; the younger children are Orria A. and Eureka. Mr. Parshall owns a finely improved farm of 126 acres. His son-in-law, Vrooman, was a soldier in the 1st W. V. C, and saw active service. Ofiicially, Mr. Parshall has been elected to various offices in the town of Fairfield ; he has always taken an active part in the public affairs of the town, working for everything that gave promise of enhancing the local interests.

AXDRE W POIiSON, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; Mr. Poison is a native of Kingsbury, Norway ; was born June 10, 1821 ; in early life he enjoyed the advantage of obtaining a liberal education, and in 1844, he came to the United States, coming to Wisconsin the same year, and residing in Baraboo and vicinity, until 1847, when he located in the town of Fairfield, and has been identified with the growth and improvement of that town since. He married in Baraboo, Miss Ose ToUiffson, in 1850 ; their children are - Charles E. and Alice S. Mr. Poison is the earliest settler of Sauk Co., now residing within the limits of the town of Fairfield; he owns 200 acres of land well improved, and stands in the front rank of the well-to-do farmers of Sauk County. In politics, Mr. Poison is a Republican. Mrs. Poison's father, Tolliff ToUiffson, and his wife, Hannah ToUiffson, were pioneer settlers of Boone Co., 111., where they both died in 1847. Mr. Poison owned the first reaper run in the town of Fairfield ; he was for several years interested in the manufacture of lumber in the northern part of Wisconsin, where he owned several acres of pine land, which netted him profitable returns.

ROBERT RAMSEY, farmer. Sec. 28 ; P. 0. Baraboo ; is a native of County Fermanagh, Ireland; hisfather was from Scotland; his mother from Leeds, England ; became to America in 1855, first living in Brooklyn, N. Y.; then going to Connecticut, New England, where he lived several years. In 1861, he married, in Hartford, Conn., Miss Matilda Scott, a native of St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada ; immediately after they were married, they came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., where they have since resided on their farm, which is well located and finely improved. They have six children - Mar^^ A., Annie I., Nellie G., Barbara J., Robert W. and Frank H. Mr. Ramsey has been Treasurer of School District No. 6, four years, has also held the offices of Clerk and Director.

EDWIX A. SMITH, Sec. 3; P. 0. Baraboo; was born in Gardiner, Kennebeck Co., Me., June 3, 1822, where he remained until about 1843, in which year he went to Boston, Mass., where he afterward married his wife, Hannah M. Morse ; they came from Boston to Baraboo, Wis., where they resided for about two years, then came to Fairfield, which town has been their home most of the time since, and of that town they are early settlers and esteemed citizens. Tbeir children are Henry S., Wilton L. and Morgeanna. Mr. Smith owns 120 acres of land, and is one of the well-to-do and successful farmers of the town of Fairfield ; his farm is located in a desirable part of the town, and is well improved. To such men as Mr. Smith the town owes, in a great measure, its present advanced state of improvement.

AARON E. TEEIi, farmer. Sec. 7 ; P. 0. Baraboo; this gentleman, an enterprising citizen and progressive farmer, was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Nov. 27, 1837 ; in 1845, he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Benjamin and Phcebe Teel, locating in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., then, comparatively speaking, a wilderness. He married, in Fairfield, Miss Mary Watts, a native of Ohio ; her parents were early settlers of Sauk Co., and esteemed citizens. Mr. Teel and wife occupy a high position in society; their children are Frank D., Lilly M., Nelson and May S. Mr. Teel owns 300 acres of land his farm is most desirably located in one of the best districts in the town of Fairfield, and possesses many natural advantages. Officially, Mr. Teel has been elected to various local offices, including that of Town Supervisor.