Stoughton City (part 6 of 13)

OGDEN M. imHAM, farmer. Sec. 8; P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in the town of Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1812, and lived there on a farm till 1841, when he removed to Chautauqua Co., N. y. ; in 1847 he removed to Dane Co., Wis., and setded on a farm on Sec. 17, town of Dunkirk, where he resided till the spring of 1879, and where he now owns a farm of 3G0 acres on Sees. 16 and 17 ; he removed to Stoughton in the spring of 1879, and settled on Sec. 8, just outside of the village limits. He was a member of the Town Board of Dunkirk one term; was married in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1840, to Miss Alzina, daughter of Alfred Carrier, a native of that county. Mr. and Mrs. Isham have had four children - Alfred M., deceased ; Chaunoy A., deceased ; Delletta E., deceased ; Ellen, now the wife of H. W. Hale, of Stoughton.

THOMAS IVERSOIV, farmer. Sec. 10 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in Norway, in 1837 ; he emigrated with his father, Iver Hanson, to Wisconsin in 1845, and located on a farm on Sec. 10, town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., where he has since resided, and now owns 200 acres; his father died here in 1865 ; his mother in 1861. Mr. Iverson was married in 1862, to Miss Lucy Hanson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1842. Their children are John H., Dedriok, Julius, Annie, Carrie, Hattie, Theodore A., Lewis 0. and Otis Gr. The family are members of the Lutheran Church.

HALYER O. JARGO, Stoughton ; was born in Norway, Feb. 2, 1822 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1843, and after spending the winter in Waukesha Co., he came in the spring of 1844 to Dane Co., and with his brother entered a farm in the town of Cottage Grove, where they were among the first settlers ; he devoted his time to farming and the business of a veterinarian till 1870, when he sold his farm of 120 acres and removed to the village of Marshall, and to Stoughton in 1875; he was married in 1847, to Ingerberg Targremson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1843. His parents, Ole and Ann Ashloekson, came to the town of Cottage Grove, Dane Co., some time after he did, and his father died in six weeks after arrival, and his mother in three years after, leaving four sons and two daughters.

JOHN P. JOHNSON, cutter for Johnson & Melaas, Stoughton; was born in Norway in 1832 ; he began his trade when 13 years old, and has followed it most of the time since; he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1866, and settled in the town of Christiana ; two years later, he removed to the village of Cambridge, when, in 1878, he came to Stoughton as cutter for the present firm. He was married in Norway in 1861, to Miss Eliza Johnson ; they have one son - Carl. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson are members of the Lutheran Church.

MATHEW JOHNSON, dealer in clothing, dry goods, wool, tobacco, etc., Stoughton ; was born in Norway, in 1836 ; his mother, Martha Erickson, died when he was quite young ; he with his father, John Peterson, emigrated to America in 1853, and located at Janesville, Wis., where he worked at the tailor's trade till 1855, having served his apprenticeship in his native country ; from Janesville he came to Stoughton in 1855, and opened the first merchant tailoring establishment in the village ; beginning with a small capital, which he has carefully fostered till he is now proprietor of an extensive business in that line, and also deals largely in wool and tobacco. Mr. Johnson was elected a member of the Village Board in 1879, and re-elected in 1880. He was married in 1857, to Miss Olivia Johnson, a native of Norway, and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1841 ; they have nine children - Josephine C, Martin A., Charles T., Ada, Mathew M., Georgia W., Martha, Olaf F. and Walburg. Mr. Johnson and family are connected with the Lutheran Church.

JOHN H. JOICE, Stoughton; book-keeper tor Severson in lumber-yard , was born in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis., in 1857; his parents, E. J. and Henrietta Joice, emigrated from Norway to this town in 1856 ; when John H. was about IJ years old, they removed to Green Co., Wis., where his father followed farming and coopering for a number of years ; returning to Stoughton in 1866, he attended school here for some time, then spent three years at the Albion Academy, engaged also in teaching before and after completing his studies ; taught book-keeping at Albion and Stoughton nearly a, year. He began keeping books for Mr. Severson in 1877. He is a member of the I. 0. O. F.

CHRISTOPHER liARSOBf, manufacturer of plows, cultivators and agricultural implements, Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1830, and came to Stoughton, Wis., in 1854, spending a short time here, then he visited a brother in Fond du Lac Co., and hired himself to a farmer near Lodi, Columbia Co.; he worked a short time in Madison in the fall of 1855, then spent two years in Sauk Co.; he next came to the town of Christiana, .Dane Co., where he carried on the trade till 1867, when he removed to Stoughton, and has since engaged in the manufacture of plows, etc., etc. He was married in 1858 to Sonnuvee Johnson, a native of Norway, who died in 1868, leaving four children - Serena, Maria, Hannah and Louis. His second marriage was in October, 1873, to Betsey Oleson ; their children are Lovina, Adolph, Charles and Alfred. Mr. and Mrs. Larson are members of the Lutheran Church.

JAMES H. liAUCirHJLIlV, telegraph operator, Stoughton ; is a native of Wisconsin, born at Janesville in 1855, and in 1856 with his parents, Thomas and Catharine Laughlin, removed to Stoughton, where they now reside. He began studying telegraphy in the C, M. & St. Paul office at Stoughton, in 1870, under 0. M. Turner, and in 1873 he became night operator, and in 1877 day operator. He «was married in 1879 to Ella A. Cutler, a native of Vermont, but who came to Wisconsin about 1864.

FREDRICK liAWS, M. D., allopathic physician and surgeon, Stoughton; was born in Norway in 1849 ; he received his earlier education in the Latin schools of his native country, where he made preparation for his college work, and, in 1868, he entered the University of Norway, where he completed the study of philosophy and physics, and pursued the study of medicine till 1873 ; in the autumn of that year, he came to America and entered the senior year of the Chicago Medical College, from which institution he graduated in 1874 j he at once entered upon the practice of his profession in the city of Chicago ; in the fall of 1878, he went to Mitchell Co., Iowa, where he practiced a few months, and in January, 1879, located in this village, where he has since successfully practiced his profession. He was married, in 1874, to Miss Huldah Olson, of Chicago, who died in March, 1879, leaving one son - Herbert T.; his second marriage was in May, 1880, to Miss Josephine Mosey, a native of La Salle Co., 111. The Doctor and wife are members of the Lutheran Church.

li. T. li AWSON, of the firm of N. Anderson & Co., dealers in dry goods, etc., Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1835, and immigrated to America in 1844, locating at Woodstock, McHenry Co., 111.; he followed farming there till 25 years old ; he came to Stoughton in 1864, and began clerking in a dry-goods and grocery store, and, in 1874, began work for N. Anderson, and, in 1879, became a partner in the firm. His mother died in McHenry Co., 111., in 1855, and his father in 1877 ; they left six sons, of whom he is the only one in Wisconsin. '

T. C. IjUBTD, book-keeper and cashier for T. Gr. Mandt, in the Stoughton wagon and carriage factory; was born in Norway in 1847, and devoted his time from his boyhood till 1864, in clerking in the mercantile business, in his native country; emigrating thence to Wisconsin, he engaged in merchandising at the village of Cambria, Dane Co., till 1870, when he removed to Stoughton, and has since been in his present position, except one and a half years spent as Assistant and Superintendent of Public Property, at Madison, having been appointed to those positions by Gov. Taylor. He was Village Clerk for six or eight successive years, and a member of the School Board for two terms. He was married in 1868 to Miss Margaret Johnson, a native of Dane Co., born in the town of Christiana in 1847 ; their children are Arthur, Martha and Christina.

C AROIilNE S. (BROWN) LiUSK. The subject of this sketch was born in January, 1813, at Montague, Mass.; her immediate ancestors were the Browns and Rawsons, who were lineal descendants of those sturdy old Puritans who braved the dangers of the sea that they might enjoy their religious freedom ; from these she inherited that energetic and resolute nature which so much characterized her life afterward ; after receiving a good common-school education in her native town, she removed thence, in 1831, to Greenfield, Mass., and engaged in the millinery business with Miss S. M. Filley, at that time well known as a prominent business woman all through the Connecticut Valley ; during her residence in Greenfield, she relinquished her membership in the Presbyterian Church and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she remained a worthy and faithful member nearly forty-seven years, and until the close of her life; in 1840, she removed to Carthage, N. Y.,and afterward to Dunkirk, of the same State, where, in 1845, she was married to J. W. P. Lusk, a native of Madison Co., N. Y.; during her residence in Dunkirk, two children were born to her, viz., Albert P. Lusk (now living) and Oran D. Lusk ; in 1851, she renjoved with her husband and family to Whitewater, Wis.; retiring from business, she devoted her whole time to the welfare of her family ; in 1854, she suffered the irreparable loss of her youngest son, Oran D. Lusk, who was accidentally killed by a locomotive ; in 1856, she again removed, with her husband and son, to Stoughton, Wis., where the residue of her life was passed ; upon taking up her residence in Stoughton, she again actively engaged in business, and was the pioneer milliner of Stoughton and Southern Dane Co., continuing in business from 1856 until 1877, a period of twenty-one years, when, from failing health, she retired from business. Though not of a demonstrative nature, Mrs. Lusk was possessed of a warm heart, and was ever ready to aid the needy and assist the suffering ; she was a true wife and a self-sacrificing and devoted mother ; her religious life was uniform, and her faith in a future life unfaltering ; her last illness was brief yet severe, but death was no surprise to her ; she was fully prepared and ready to go ; she calmly passed away on Dec. 23, 1878 ; appropriate funeral services were held in the M. B. Church, Stoughton, where the presence of a large congregation attested their appreciation and love for the departed ; the funeral sermon was preached by Rev. I. S. Leavitt, from Psalm, xxiii, 4.

ALBERT P. LUSK, dentist, Stoughton; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1847; in 1851, with his parents, J. W. R. and Caroline S. Brown Lusk, emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Whitewater, whence, in 1856, they came to Stoughton, where his father has since resided, and engaged in various kinds of business. Albert Pv, our subject, spent his time with his father in various employments till 1862, when he entered the Albion Academy, and afterward spent two years at Milton College, where he completed the Normal course with his class in 1864 ; he then graduated from Bryant & Stratton's Business College in 1865; he subsequently spent 6 months in the drug trade, at McGregor, Iowa, then returned to Wisconsin and took up the study of dentistry with Dr. N. Chittenden & Son, of Madison ; three years later he settled again at Stoughton, where he has since engaged in the practice of his profession. He was Village Clerk for two years. Mr. Lusk is a member of (the Masonic fraternity, and has held several prominent positions in that order. He was married in the town of Rutland, Dane Co., Wis.; in 1874, to Mary A., daughter of David and Louisa Tipple, a native of that town; born in 1850; they have one daughter - Grace A.

L. K. LUSE, attorney at law, Stoughton ; is a native of Dane Co., Wis. ; born in the town of Dane in 1854 ; his parents, A. J. a:nd Eleanor (Blachly) Luse, emigrated from Trumbull Co., Ohio, to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled on a farm in the town of Dane, Dane Co., where his father followed farming for a livelihood, though devoted much of his time Co the work of the ministry, being an ordained minister in the Disciple or Christian Church ; he died June 3d, 1863. The family was composed of parents and eleven children, all of whom reached their majority, but two died before their father, leaving now five sons and four daughters. Our subject, L. R., the tenth, made his home on the farm till 1875 ; he received an academic education at Albion, Wis. ; in the fall of 1875, he entered the Law Department of the State University, and graduated from the same in 1876 ; he began practice at Waterloo, Wis., in the following fall after his graduation, and in the spring of 1877, located at Stoughton, where he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. L. was elected Village Clerk in 1878, and a member of the County Board of Supervisors from Stoughton in 1880. He was married Dec. 31, 1877, to Ella, daughter of G. M. and Sarah (Hefner) Bartholomew, of Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis. ; they have one son - Claude Z.

EI!IERIS09ii LYON, of the firm of Lyon & Hantine, proprietors of Lyon's Mill ; P. 0. Sough ton;^ was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1829 ; in 1832, he, with his parents, Joseph H. and Lucy Harrington Lyon, removed to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, where his father followed millwrighting and milling till June, 1842, when they came to the town of Union, Bock Co., and in 1843 to the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., where his father built the grist-mill in 1848, and was its proprietor till his death, which occurred in 1854 ; his mother died here about 1848. Mr. Lyon has been connected with the mill since its starting ; is now one of the proprietors ; he was Town Treasurer for two terms. In February, 1855, he was married to Miss Jane Cole, a native of Michigan; their children are Freeman R., Ida B., Elery B. and Charles W. They are members of the Universalist Church.

OLIVER LYON, farmer. Sec. 20 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1826 ; when a mere boy his parents, J. H. and Lucy Harrington Lyon, removed with him to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, whence, in 1842, they came to the town of Union, Rock Co., Wis., and in 1843 or 1844 to Dunkirk, Dane Co., where he has since lived, and now owns a farm of 40 acres on Sec. 20 ; he has been a, member of the Town Board one term. In 1853, he was married to Delphy Holloway, a native of North Carolina, who came to Wisconsin about 1848; they have one daughter - Olive, now the wife of Edgar Page ; lives in this town.

JA9IES McCarthy, farmer. Sec. 33 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; born in County Cork, Ireland, Aug. 12, 1834 ; he emigrated to America when 14 years old, and stopped at Lewistown, Me., where he followed various kinds of labor till 185? ; he then came to Dunkirk, Dane Co., and, in 1859, bought 40 acres of his present home ; he now has 120 acres on Sees. 32 and 33. He was married in Maine la 1855, to Catherine Driscoll, a native of County Cork, and who came to America about 1850 : their children are John, now in Butler Co., Neb. ; Charles, also in Butler Co., Neb. ; Cornelius, Ellen, Timothy, James, William, Thomas, Joseph and Francis. Mr. McCarthy and family are members of the Catholic Church.

G. T. MANDT, foreman in the repair shop and salesman in the agricultural rooms for P. G. Mandt, Stoughton ; born in Norway in 1823 ; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1843, and settled in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where he spent a year at various kinds of employment ; the summers of 1844 and 1845 he spent at work in Chicago, and in 1845 he returned to Pleasant Springs, made a claim to a farm, and devoted his time to farming and dealing quite extensively in real estate till 1870 ; he then removed to Stoughton, and for twenty months was a partner with T. G. Mandt in the manufacturing of the Stoughton wagon; then returned to the farm, and in fall of 1875 came again to Stoughton, and dealt in agricultural implements till September, 1879, when he became employed by T. Gt. Mandt. He was elected President of the Village Board in 1878. He was married in 1848 to Soneva 0. Husabo, a native of Norway, who emigrated to Wisconsin in 184A ; their children are Bella, now Mrs. 0. Bilstetd, of Cambria, Wis. ; A. Maria, now the wife of Kev. G. A. Lunde, and lives at New Lisbon, Wis. ; 0. T., a clerk in this village ; Inger G. Mr. Mandt's family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

T. MANDT, manufacturer of the Stoughton wagon, also carriages and agricultural implements, was born in Norway, in October, 1845 ; when he was 2J years old, his parents, G. T. and Jorond Mandt, immigrated with him to America, and located on a farm in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis. ; here he soon began the blacksmith's trade with his father, who ran a shop in connection with the farm; in 1865, he removed to the village of Stoughton, and established a small shop, with perhaps a capital of $100, which he has carefully managed till he now gives employment to 100, and at some seasons 150 men, and manufactures from 4,000 to 5,000 wagons per year, also 1,000 light wagons and buggies, 50,000 to 75,000 sets of hubs, and 20,000 to 25,000 sets of spokes, and also runs a job-printing office and a general store in connection with j his manufacturing establishment ; his manufactures are sold extensively over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Dakota. Mr. Mandt has made eight different inventions and got them patented, and they are now all in practical use, viz , a. tongue spring, seat fastener, platform spring, bob-sleigh, brake handle, gear brake, flexible harrow and an extension reach. He has been a member of the Village Board for several terms, and is now President of that body. He was married in 1867 to Jorond Lunde, a native of Dane Co., born in the town of Pleasant Springs Feb. 8, 1848. Mr. and Mrs. Mandt have two daughters - Tilla G. and Clara J. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

M. MATHESON, miller, Stoughton ; born in Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., Wis., in 1848 ; his parents, Alexander and Jane (Morrison) Matheson, were natives of Scotland, and emigrated to America about 1840 ; his father died at Janesville, Wis., April 22, 1868 ; his mother died April 23,

1878. Rodrick M. began the miller's trade at Janesville, Wis., at the age of 16 years, and, after working there in the " big mill " for five years, he went to Council Grove, Morris Co., Kan. ; three years later, he removed to Parsons, Labette Co., Kan., for two years, after which he returned to Janesville, Wis., for three years ; he next spent a short time in the mill at Clinton Junction, whence, in June, 1880, he came to Stoughton. He was married, Sept. 4, 1877, to Mary Kelly, of Janesville ; they have one son - Millard.

CHRISTIAN J. MELA AS, clothier, Stoughton; is a native of Dane Co., Wis.; born in the town of Pleasant Springs Sept. 5, 1845 ; his parents, John C. and Christie Melaas, emigrated to that town from Norway in the spring of 1844, and still reside on the homestead. Christian J. spent his time on a farm till about 15 years old, he then attended the Albion Academy for about three years, after which he devoted his time to teaching till about 20 years old; in 1865, he went to Madison and spent his time principally at clerking and book-keeping till September, 1868, when he removed to Stoughton, and engaged in the drug business for about six years ; since this he has been engaged in the clothing business with Mr. Johnson. He was married, Dec. 5, 1869, to Elizabeth E. Scheldrup, a native of Norway; their children are Julius Ferdinand, born Oct. 14, 1870 ; Christain Amelia, born Aug. 23, 1872 ; Nellie Josephine, born Nov. 26, 1874 ; Wilma Amanda, born May 29, 1877 ; and Gyda Olive, born Sept. 20,

OIjE O. melaas, druggist, Stoughton ; is a native of Dane Co., Wis., and was born in the town of Cottage Grove in 1853; his parents, Ole A. and Martha Melaas, emigrated to Dane Co., from Norway, in about 1843, and settled in his native town ; Mr. M. was^educated in the district schools, and in the Northwestern Business College of Madison, from which he graduated in 1875 ; he located at Stoughton in the fall after his graduation, and has since been engaged in the drug trade. He was m^.

OLE O. MEN NES, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. 0., Stoughton ; was born in Bergen, Norway, May 4, 1825 ; became as an emigrant to America in 1845, and landed in New York City, whence he came via Buffalo to Chicago, 111.; here be purchased an ox team, and with that, came through to this town, where be arrived in August of that year ; he bought 80 acres of Halver Kittleson, on Sec. 3, where be has since lived; he now has 260 acres on Sees. 3, 4, 11. Mr. Menneshas been a member of the Town Board one term. He was married in 1854 to Johannah Larson, who came from Norway in 1852. Their children are Susan, John and Lewis. Mr. M. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

SAMIJEL HILEIS, farmer. Sec. 19; P. 0. Stoughton; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1833, and is the son of Moore and Ann Miles, the former of whom died when our subject was young. Samuel emigrated to Wisconsin in 1855, and in the spring of 1856 he settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., where he has since resided. He now owns 113 acres on Sees. 19 and 30. He was married Sept. 14, 1869, to Loaaa, daughter of Zenus and Lovina Hoover, a native of Licking Co., Ohio, and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Miles have six children , as follows : Theodore, Teddy, Washington, Nettie M., A. D. and Jennie. Mr. Miles' mother now lives with them on the farm.

SAMUEL MILLER, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Stoughton ; is a native of Monroe Co., Penn., born in 1830 ; his father, Amos Miller, was born May 29, 1789 ; his mother, Susan Schoch, was born July 30, 1799 ; Mr. Miller, with bis father's family, emigrated to Rock Co., Wis., in 1849, and spent a year in the town of Pulton, whence, in 1850, they moved to bis present farm in the town of Dunkirk, where he now owns 160 acres, and also has 40 acres on Sec. 7, town of Albion. He was married at Madison to Hannah, daughter of Abraham and Nancy Murphy, a native of Monroe Co., Penn., and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1842 and to Dane Co. in 1844 ; her father died in the town of Eitchburg in April, 1870 ; her mother now lives at Oregon ; Mr. Miller's father died in the town of Albion, Dane Co., May 7, 1863 ; his mother lives in Floyd Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have seven children - Helen (now the wife of Herman Collins, of this town), George, Eugenie (in Buffalo Co., Kan. J, Sidney L., Clara, Frank and Fred. The family is connected with the M. E. Church.

JEBJS J. BTASET, architect and builder, Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1828 ; he began the carpenter and joiner's trade with his father when quite young, and, with his parents, emigrated to Wisconsin in 1845 ; locating then in the town of Christiana, Dane Co., he made his home on the farm till 1857, when be began contracting and building, and followed that till 1868, when he engaged in the hardware trade at Cambridge, and, in 1872, removed his business to Stougbton, where he continued it for four years, then resumed the contractor and builder's trade. Mr. Naset has been a member of the Village Board for four or five years, and is now a member of the School Board. He was married, in 1850, to Gertrude Ingebregtson, a native of Norway ; they adopted two daughters - Caroline (now the wife of Ole Fredrickson, and lives in Minnesota) and Inger (now Mrs. Ole O. Molaas, of Stoughton).

JOIl\ NELSON, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Stoughton. Of the pioneers of Dunkirk, Mr. .Nelson was the first, leaving his native country (Norway) in September, 1839 ; he sailed for America, and located in Racine Co., Wis., then a young man 26 years old ; in June, 1843, he bent his course Westward still, and, on the 16th day of that month, he stopped his team under the protecting orancbes of a large tree on his present farm ; what he then saw was his ; " his right there was none to dispute ;" his wagon was his mansion, and soon the cooking utensils were drawn from their accustomed place to prepare the first meal in the town ; he made his claim on Sec. 3, and said, " This is my home," and so it has since been ; he now owns 290 acres. Mr. Nelson has been a member of the Town Board for two terms. He was married in Norway, April 8, 1839, to Miss Anna Olson, who has since shared with him the trials of pioneer life ; they have five children - John, Ole, Cornelia (now Mrs. Ole Nelson, and lives at home with her parents), Isabel (now Mrs. Sam Johnson) and Anna (now Mrs. Ole Lewis, and lives at Ft. Dodge, Iowa. His father, Nels Johnson, came to Wisconsin in 1845, and died in Dane Co. in 1847 ; his mother now lives in the town of Blue Mound, and is 85 years old.

JOSEPH H. NIGH, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in April, 1847 ; his father, Stephen Nigh, emigrated from England when a young man, having lost his parents there when only 6 years old ; his mother, Eunice, daughter of Joseph Whitney, was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y. ; Mr. Nigh with bis family removed to Wisconsin in 1848, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., and, in the following year, settled in the town of Auburn, Fond du Lac Co., where they now reside. Joseph H. devoted much of his time to teaching from the age of 17 to 20, and came to Dane

Co., Wis., in 1868 ; spent three years at Milton College, and, in 1871, located permanently upon his present farm ; he now has 97 acres. He was Town Clerk of l)unkirk in 1872. He was married, in 1871, to Almina, daughter of Eleser Emerson, a native of New Hampshire; she died Sept. 8, 1878. His second marriage was Aug. 1, 1879, to De Ette, daughter of Albert and Sarah Bramon, of the town of Auburn, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.; they have one son - Willis.

PATRICK BfOLfAN, farmer, See. 9; P. 0. Stoughton; born in the county of Westmeath, Ireland, in 1813. He immiQ;rated to America in 1837; settling then in Pennsylvania, whence he came, in 1850, to the town of Dunkirk, and located on his present farm of 80 acres.

JAMES XORRIS, of the firm of Norris & Dow, proprietors of the Stoughton Mill ; born in the county of Donegal, Ireland, in 1828. He emigrated to America in 1845, and settled on a farm in the town of Exeter, Green Co., Wis., where he followed farming for nine years, after which he engaged in mercantile business at Belleville, Dane Co., and Dayton, Green Co., for fourteen years. In 1868, he removed to the village of Stoughton, and, with Mr. Beattie, became a partner and one of the proprietors of the Stoughton Mill, which firm continued till 1878, when Mr. Dow purchased the interest of Mr. Beattie, and now the firm is Norris & Dow. Mr. Norris was the First President of the Village Board, and has been a member of that body two or three subsequent terms ; has also been a member of the County Board from this village for three or four terms, and has otherwise been closely connected with the interests of the village. He was married in 1854, to Harriet Havens, a native of the State of New York, but emigrated to Wisconsin in 1848 or 1849 ; they have two daughters - Hattie L. and Maude A.

C^EOBOE P. WO WELL, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; is a native of Oswego Co., N. Y. ; born in 1850. His parents, William and Frances (Pitcher) Nowell, emigrated from England to Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1847, and to Chicago, 111., in 1851, where George P. spent much of his time at school till 1863. The family removing then to the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis., he came with them and remained till the autumn of 1866 ; he then entered upon his apprenticeship at the printer's trade with D. A. W. Chase, at Ann Arbor, Mich., and, after working with him for four years, he was employed on the Ohio Statesman, a daily newspaper of Columbus, Ohio, for five years ; returning to Dunkirk in 1875, he settled on a farm of 160 acres, which has since been his home. He has been Town Assessor for three successive years. He was married, Feb. 17, 1876, to Mary, daughter of James and Lois Knight, a native of the town of Dunkirk ; born, 1851 ; her parents having emigrated from New York to this town in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Nowell have two children - Cynthia and Freddie.

OLE K. ODLAND, farmer, See. 1 ; P. 0. Stoughton; born on this Section in 1847; his parents, Knud O. and Isabel Odland, emigrated from Norway in 1844 or 1845, and settled in this town. Ole owns 80 acres on Section 1, town of Dunkirk, and 80 acres on Sec. 6, town of Albion. He was married, in 1873, to Laura Simpson, a native of Wisconsin; their children are Hattie, Bertie and Sanfer A. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

HAXS OLESON, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; born in Norway in 1819. He came_ to Wisconsin in 1845, and, in October of that year, settled on his present farm of 77 acres. He was married in Norway, in 1843, to Olive Whettleson ; they have one daughter - Terena, now Mrs. Nels Nelson, and lives in this town. Mr. Olson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

KNUD OLSON, tailor, Stoughton; was born in Norway in 1834; when 15 years old, he became apprenticed to the tailor's trade, and worked at it there till 1852, when he emigrated to America and located at Janesville, Wis., where he continued the trade for two years ; going thence to Galena, III, for a year, he next engaged in the clothing trade and merchant tailoring at Mazomanie, Wis., with Mathew Johnson, for six months ; he came to Stoughton in 1 856, and con*^inued as a partner with Mr. Johnson in the business a short time, and since that time has been in the employ of Mr. Johnson as tailor. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Christina Holm, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1854 ; their children are Oscar (deceased), Peter (deceased), Ella now living, and Peter, Jr. (deceased). Mr. Olson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

KBf UD OLSON, manufacturer and dealer in harness, etc., etc., Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1836 ; he came to America in 1852, and located at Janesville, Wis., where he began the harnessmaker trade in 1853 ; he came to Stoughton in 1858, and worked at his trade for J. 0. Cold till March, 1864, when he went to Montana Territory and engaged in mining for nearly two years ; returning to Stoughton in November, 1865, he opened a harness-shop in the village in January, 1866, and has since carried on the business ; he now gives employ to four men. He was married, in 1859, to Guri Knudson, a native of Norway ; their children are Levi, Caroline, Nettie> Annie (deceased) and Josephine. Mr.

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Olson has been a member of the Village Board six or seven terms, and is now a member of that body ; he has also been Village Treasurer one term. Mr. Olson's family is connected with the Lutheran Church

TORGrRIM OLSOIV, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; he was born in Norway in 1822. and came to Wisconsin in 18-t5 ; he then settled on his present farm of 80 acres. He was married, ir Dunkirk, in 1845, to Anna W. Whettleson, a native of Norway; their children are Ole, now a residen) of Stoughton ; Turena and William, at home. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

TOIilF OLSOIV, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Stoughton; was born in Norway in December, 1814 ; he came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844, and located in the town of Dunkirk; in 1856, he purchased 100 acres on Sec. 1, but has sold off some; he now has 68 acres, and has given his sons 80 acres in the town of Albion. He was married in Dunkirk, June 1, 1850, to Emma Meiklesdatter, a native of Norway, whc came to Wisconsin, in 1844 ; their children are Michael, John, Louis, Lena (now the wife of Louis Peterson. and lives at Ft. Atkinson, Jefferson Co., Wis.), Betsey, Christian and Martin. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

ORVILLE E. PAIiKIER, Stoughton; was born in Addison Co., Vt., in 1824, and spent his time at farming in his native county till 1852 ; he then emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Jane?- ville, where he engaged in well-drilling for two years ; after this, he engaged in the grain trade there till 1873, when he removed to Stoughton, and has since been in the trade. He was married in Vermont, in 1845, to Mary Sampson, who died at Janesville, Wis., in 1857, leaving two children - Ira (now a resident of Stoughton) and Laura (deceased). His second marriage was, in 1859, to Marilla Greene, who was bi rn near St. Johnsbury, Vt.. and who died in 1862, leaving one son - Fred, who now resides in Stoughton. His third marriage was, in 1864, to Helen, a daughter of Silas Sibley, a native of Vermont, who came to Rock Co., Wis., about 1840, and to Dane Co. about 1850-

CHARLES E. PARISH, editor and publisher of the Stoughton Courier ; was born in Albe, a small suburban village of Troy, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Oct. 24, 1850 ; his parents, William and Esther (Jellyman) Parish, were of the peasantry of Oxfordshire, England, and emigrated to America in the spring of 1850, locating then at Albe, N. Y. ; in the autumn of 1851, they resumed their westward course till they reached the little village of Stoughton, Dane Co., Wis., then composed of fourteen dwellings. At the completion of the railroad to the village, business began to improve, buildings were erected, and Mr. Parish made it his business to take contracts of excavating cellars and preparing for the foundations, by which he gave employment to a number of men ; in 1855 or 1856, he exchanged his village property for a farm in the town of Rutland, to which he then removed, and where our subject spent his time at farming till 18 years old ; in 1869, he entered the Albion Academy, of Dane Co., where he spent three terms at his studies, then returned to his father's farm for the vacation ; he spent the winter of 1870 in the office of the Stoughton Reporter, then edited by Frank Allen, and, in the autumn of 1871, returned to the academy as teacher of penmanship and elocution for a term; during the summer of 1872, he traveled as agent and reporter for the Black Earth Advocate and Dane Co. Repuhlican, and, in the spring of 1873, he turned his attention to farming, which he continued till the frost of 1875 ruined his crops and sunk 11,000 for him. Removing to Madison in the fall of 1875, he was employed as book and time keeper at Science Hall of the State University from December, 1875, to October, 1876, when he again began to travel in the interest of periodicals and newspapers, and was also connected with the office work of the Madison Democrat for awhile ; he was next book and time keeper at the Blind Institute at Janesville, but soon resumed his traveling agency in the interest of the press, which he continued till May, 187'? ; purchasing then a half-interest, with Mr. George W. Currier, in the Stoughton Courier, and a year later he became sole owner and publisher of the Courier. Mr. Parish was married, Nov. 12, 1872, to Miss Maude A., daughter of Dr. M. Lewis and Judith (Marshall) Balden, a native of Palmyra, Jefferson Co., Wis., and born April 28, 1854.

HAItfS PETERSON, farmer. Sees. 10 and 11 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in Norway, in 1813; he came to America in 1843 and located in the town of Muskego, Racine Co., Wis., whence he removed, in 1845, to Dane Co., and settled on his present farm; he now has 128 J acres. He was married, in Racine Co., Wis., in 1843, to Ingeber Nelson, a native of Norway ; she died in 1859, leaving one daughter - G. Christiana, now the wife of S. H. Severson, of this town. His second marriage was in 1861, to Betsey Eversdatter, a native of Norway ; their children are John (now deceased), Henry, Alfred, Theodore, Oscar and John ; they had one daughter, now deceased. Mr. Peterson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

OLE QIJA9I, carriage painter, Stoughton ; born in Norway in 1855, and, at the age of 12 years, with his parents, emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and located at Stoughton ; he began work for T. Q-.

Mandt, as carriage painter, in October, 1872, and has been foreman in, the carriage paint-shop since 1877. He was married, in December, 1879, to Anna Johnson, of Stoughton.

CAltli RASMUSSJEN, manufacturer of boots and shoes, Stoughton ; born in Norway in 1844, and in 1860, began the boot and shoe maker's trade, which he continued in Norway till 1866 ; emigratingiat that time to America, he settled at Stoughton, Wis., where he worked as a journeyman at the trade till 1874, when he became proprietor of a shop, and now gives employment to three men, and does a business which amounts to about $7,000 per year. Mr. Rasmussen was a member of the Village Board for two terms - 1876 and 1878 ; he is a member of the Lutheran Church.

JB. £. ROBEiRTS, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Stoughton; is a native of Connecticut, and was born near Danbury in December, 1810 , his father, William Roberts, was born in Fairfield Co.," Conn., April 25, 1782 ; his mother, Sal me Elwell, was a native of Dutchess Co;, N. Y., born March 13, 1789 ; The family removed in the winter of 1811 to the town of Virgil, Cortland Co., NY., where the father of our subject devoted his time principally t"" farming ; E. E. went to Warren Co., 111., in 1835, and entered a farm, but soon after returned tc New York, and in September, 1836, the family emigrated to Illinois and settled upon the land claimed the year bufore, and made that their home for nearly nine years ; our subject returned again to New York in 1840, and engaged in farming, principally in Wayne Co., till April, 1844, whence he started for Wisconsin , coming via the canal to Buffalo, he then took the steamer for Milwaukee ; from there he walked *o the Elkhorn Tavern, then kept by Mr. Warren, in thp town of Porter, Rock Co , and from him he took a contract to improve his present farm for a Mr. McNeil, who then lived in the East He began work on the farm in October, 1844, by putting up some hay, and soon his shanty was raised, which was a " bachjlor's hall " for four months ; .during the winter he built a skiff, and in the spring of 1845, it was launched upon the " Catfish " for a sail down the river to Illinois. Safely she plowed the waters with her v_yag le till they reached the mouth of the Rock River, at Rock Island, when an Illinois farmer gladly purchased the boat, that he might be better able to ride over his lands ; Ml' Roberts then took the steamer for Nauvoo and thence he crossed the country to his father's family, and with them returned to Dunkirk , his father died here March 5. 1847 ; his mother, June 12, 1872 ; Mr. Roberts received his half (160 acres) for improving the other 160, and has carefully guarded his interests till he now has a well-i-iprovcd farm of 374 acres. He has been Chairman of the Town Board several terms. He was married, in Dunkirk, Sept. 3, 1848, to Betsey, daughter of Joseph and Rachel (Huyck) Cannon, a native of Delaware Co., N. Y., born in 1819, and who came with her parent^to Chicago in 1835, to Racine Co., Wis., in 1837, and to Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis , in 1844, where her parents both died, her mother July 3, 1846, and was the first person buried in the Dunkirk cemetery; her father died Sept. 23, 1850 ; Mr. and Mis Rol erts have had nine children, three of whom are now living - Harrie E., who now manages the farm ; Florence B., now Mrs. George N. Campbell, of this town, and James A., at home. Mr. Roberts is a mf^mber of the Universalist Church.

GEORGE R0BIX!S01V, farmer, Sees. 7 and 18 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; bora in Lincolnshire, England, January 4, 1812 ; his parents, John and Anne Robinson, both died in England ; George was a shepherd boy for seventeen years in his native country, but in 1837 he sailed for America, and spent one year in Butler Co. and four years in Warren Co., Ohio ; he then removed to Madison Co., 111., in 1842, and in 1847 came to Dodge Co., Wis., and located on a farm in the town of Lowell , he moved to his present farm of 160 acres in March, 1368. He was married in Ohio, in 1842, to Nancy McCashin ; their children are Phillip, who was a scldiei in Co. K, 11th W. V. I., and was killed at Vicksburg May 22, 1863 ; Henry, who was a soldier in the 44th W. V. I., is now a farmer in Dunkirk ; George, who enlisted in Co. C, 11th W. V. I., and died at Pilot Knob, Mo. ; Chester, now in Chicago; John, now in this town ; Eugene and Samuel at home ; Charles, deceased ; Martha A., at home ; Agnes, now the wife of James Carr, and lives in Rock Co.

DAVID li. ROTHE, hardware merchant, Stoughton ; born in Dane Co., Wis., in 1851; his parents, Lars T. and Ingeborg Rcthe, emigrated from Norway in 1844 or 1845, and settled in the town of Deerfield, where our subject was born, and spent most of his time on the farm till 14 years of age ; he then entered the Norwegian Lutheran College of Decorah, Iowa, where he pursued the studies of the classical course for three years, returning then to his home in Deerfield ; in the autumn of 1867, he spent one term at the Albion Academy, and the winter term at teaching ; after which he followed farming during the summer and teaching there in the winters till 1870, when he entered the Northwestern Business College of Madison, from which he graduated in December, 1 873, and afterward continued teaching for a time ; in the autumn of 1874, he was employed as book-keeper for M. P. Jerdee, of Madison ; a year later, he went to Lodi, Columbia Co., where he spent one summer selling agricultural implements, and in

August, 1876, he began the hardware business at Stoughton. Mr. Kothe is a member of the Village Board of Stoughton. He was married, in 1875, to Miss Breatha Prescott, a native of Dane Co. ; their children are Lawrence A., Eugene F. aod Ada I. Mr. and Mrs. Rothe are members of the Lutheran Church.

Olilj SAMPSON, Stoughton ; born in Norway, in 1831 ; he emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Stoughton in August, 1853, and has since followed various kinds of labor ; he now owns a house and lot near the depot. He was married, in 1858, to Isabel Ellingson, a native of Norway, who died in 1866, leaving two children - Isabel and Nena. His second marriage was in 1869, to Anna Danielson, a native of Norway ; they have one son, L. William.

ANDREW F. SCHELDRUP, druggist, Stoughton; born in Norway in 1846; he came to Wisconsin in 1866, and located at Whitewater, where he was employed in different kinds of business till 1868 ; he then came to Stoughton and was employed as clerk in drugstore by C. J. Melaas ; remained in his employ for nine years, and in December, 1879, began the drug trade for himself. He was married, in 1872, to Miss Thea Severine Olay, a native of Walworth Co., Wis. ; their children are Mabel F., Clarence A. and an infant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. S. are members of the Lutheran Church.

HELGA SE VERSOX, deceased ; was born in Norway April 10, 1796 ; he emigrated to America in 1842, and settled in the town of Muskego, Waukesha Co., Wis., whence, in 1844, he removed to the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where he died in 1856. He was married in Norway, in 1840. to Miss Betsey Olson ; they had a family of seven children, three of whom now live in Dane Co. ; they are as follows : Sever H., now a lumber merchant of Stoughton ; Adeline, now Mrs. 0. K. Lunde, of the town of Pleasant Springs ; Henry, now a farmer in the town of Dunkirk. Mr. Severson and family were members of the Lutheran Church.

SEVER H. SEVERSON, lumber merchant, Stoughton; was born in Norway in 1840, and at the age of 2 years, with his parents, Helge and Birget Severson, he came to America and located in Racine Co., Wis. ; two years later, they came to Dane Co. and settled on a farm in the town of Pleasant Sprisga, where his father afterward died. Our subject spent his time in farming in the town of Pleasant Springs till he reached the age of 19, after which he spent six years at mining in Colorado ; returning to Dane Co., Wis., in the spring of 1866, he soon settled in the village of Stoughton, where he has been engaged in the lumber trade since 1867, and is now also engaged in the manufacture of blinds. Mr. S. was a member of the Village Board two terms ; he nowresides on a farm of 70 acres. Sec. 4, town of Dunkirk, and has a comfortable home with all modern improvements and conveniences. He was married, May 24, 1866, to Miss Gurine Peterson, a native of Wisconsin, but her parents emigrated from Norway about 1842. Mr. and Mrs. S. have four children - Hattie B., Henry C, A. Lincoln, Theodore B. and an adopted son - Ingvald.

CHAKIiES A. SHOWERS, mason and house plasterer, Stoughton ; was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1834, and is the sun of Benona and Mary Showers, both of whom died in that county ; he began the trade when 17 years old, and followed it there till 1857, when he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and located at Stoughton, where he has since continued his trade, and has done a great share of the work in the village, except on the business blocks. He was married, Sept. 6, 1859, to Elizabeth Hawley, a native of North Carolina, who came to Stoughton with her mother in 1850 ; they have had eight children - Adolla, Willard, Herman, Minnie, Arthur and Graston - twins, deceased ; Eva and Herbert, now livin". Mr. Showers and family are connected with the Baptist Church.

IVER ENDERSON SKAAR, farmer. Sec. 1;, P. 0. Stoughton ; was born in Norway iu 1826 ; he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1849, and settled in the town of Blooming Grove ; in the spring of 1850, he went to Chicago, 111., and there followed teaming for three or four years ; then returned to Blooming Grove, and located on a farm of 173 acres, on Sec. 36 ; in 1866, he sold out his farm and removed to Goodhue Co., Minn., and two years later returned to Dane Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 1, town of Dunkirk, where he now owns a farm of 200 acres ; he also has 40 acres on Sec. 7, town of Albion. He was married in Blooming Grove in 1854, to Christiana Johnson, who died Jan. 26, 1874, leaving eight children, as follows : Johannah, now Mrs. Andrea Anderson, living in Goodhue Co., Minn. ; John, Albert, James, Eli, Henry and Amelia, who died when a year old. His second marriage was in 1876, to Elena Eielson a native of Wisconsin ; they have two children - Amelia and Johannes. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

SIMON THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1824 ; he lived on the farm with his parents till 1847, and from that time to 1852 was employed as a mail boy in the city of

Lorwig ; he then emigrated to America and settled at Muskegon, Mich., where he found work at saw-milling during the summers and at chopping in the pineries during the winters, till 1859 ; removing thence to the town of Norway, Kacine Co., Wis., he followed farming for four years, and, in 1863, settled in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where he afterward owned 160 acres of land, and devoted his time to agriculture and stock-raising till March, 1877 ; selling then, he came to Stoughton, and has since followed raising tobacco. He was married in 1862, to Eliza Evenson ; they have two children - Targus and Martha ; Mrs. Thompson had, by a former marriage, Ole, Sam, John and Ella Isabel Evenson. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are members of the Lutheran Church.

O. F. TIPPLiE, proprietor of the City Livery Stable, Stoughton ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1841, and spent his time at farming in that county till 19 years old ; he then kept a hotel for a while, and, in 1860, he came to Dane Co., Wis., and located in the town of Kutland. In 1861, he enlisted in Co. D, 7th W. V. I., under Col. Van Dorn, and served with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac till taken prisoner in Brunswick Co., Va., in June, 1864 ; was kept in Andersonville Prison most of the time till exchanged, April 10, 1865, when he rejoined his regiment at Richmond and was mustered out with it at Camp Randall, Wis., in September following ; he then returned to the town of Rutland, Dane Co., and there engaged in farming till 1870, when he removed to the village of Stoughton, and has since followed hotel-keeping and livery business. He was married in 1867, to Miss Eunice B. Davis, a native of the State of New York ; they have one daughter - Lillian C. Mrs. Tipple is a member of the Universalist Church.

F. A. TUKIVEJB, grocer, and dealer in cigars and tobacco, Stoughton ; is a native of Addison Co., Vt., born in the town of Cornwall in 1832. His parents, Solomon and Rhoda Turner, removed with him to Washington Co., N. Y.,when he was about 12 years old; here he spent most of his time at clerking in a grocery store till 1855 ; in the autumn of that year, he came to Wisconsin, and joined his father's family in the town of Dunn, Dane Co., they having come a few months before ; he spent about two years on the farm, and then came to the village of Stoughton, and carried on the grocery and cigar trade for about ten years, after which he was employed as clerk and operator for the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Co. at Stoughton for ten years, and, in 1877, he resumed the grocery and cigar trade. Mr. Turner was Chairman of the Town Board of Dunkirk for two terms, before the village of Stoughton was organized, and has also been President of the Village Board three terms. He was married May 16, 1865, to Miss M. H. Westcot, a native of Vermont, who came with her parents to Wisconsin about 1850. Mr. T. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

O. E. TURNER, farmer. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Stoughton ; is a native of Rutland Co., Vt; was born in the town of Castleton in 1838; his parents, Solomon and Rhoda (Westcot) Turner, were natives also of Vermont, and, in 1855, with their family, emigrated to Dane Co., Wis.; they located at first on a farm in the town of Dunn and lived there till 1867, when they came to this town and section, where our subject now owns a farm of 120 acres, and where he has since resided ; his mother died here in 1872 ; his father now lives with him. Mr. Turner was married in the town of Dunn, Nov. 19, 1862, to Miss Susan M., daughter of John S. and Susan (Herrick) Westcot, a native of Rutland Co., Vt., who came to Wisconsin with her fathei- in 1850 ; they have four sons - Herbert W., Erford E., Edward P. and John.

O. M. TURNER, Stoughton ; is a native of Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and was born in 1838 ; he emigrated with his uncle, H. H. Giles (now of Madison), to Dane Co., Wis., in 1848, and located on a farm in the town of Dunkirk, three miles south of the village of Stoughton ; at the age of 16 years, he came to this village, and has since been in the employ of the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Co. as operator, clerk and station agent at this point. Mr. Turner has taken more interest and been more closely connected with the educational interest of the village than its municipal affairs. He was married, in 1865, to Sarah E., youngest daughter of Luke Stoughton, the founder of this village; their children are Ada, Giles and Roy S.

HERBERT M. TUSL.ER, of the firm of Johnson, Tusler & Co., Stoughton ; was born in Warren Co., Penn., in 1848, and, at the age of 2 years, came with his parents, James and Rachel Tusler, to Dane Co., Wis., and located in the town of Dunn, where he made his home for about twenty years ; he spent two years as a student at the State University, but completed his studies at the Northwestern Business College of Madison in 1874 ; he then came to Stoughton, and was employed as book-keeper for A. A. Flint ; he was also U. S. Express agent for one and one-half years, and, in 1879, he became a partner in the firm of Johnson Tusler & Co. Mr. Tusler was elected a member of the Village Board in the spring of 1879. He was married, in 1876, to Miss Wilma Hart, a native of Dane Co., Wis. ; they have one son, Byion H. Mrs. Tusler is a member of the Baptist Church.

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li. E. WAKRBBf, architect and builder, Stoughton ; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., in December, 1827 ; his parents, Moses and Sabra (Roberts) Warren, were also natives of Windsor Co., Vt., but removed to Rock Island Co., 111., in 1865, where they afterward died ; E. E. began the carpenter's trade in Vermont at the age of 14 years, and in 1849, removed to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he continued till 1853 ; emigrating then to Wisconsin, he located at Stoughton, Dane Co., where he has since followed contracting and building, and has erected many of the prominent residences of the village. Mr. Warren has been a member of the Village Board two terms. He was married, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y.,in 1851, to Helen, daughter of Volney and Candioe Emily (Foster) Watkins, a native of that county; Their children are Jennie, now the wife of J. M. Hibbard, and lives in this village ; Edgar, now a resident of Stoughton ; Myra, now Assistant Postmistress at Stoughton ; Chester. Mrs. Warren is a member of the Universalist Church.

H. P. WIliLiARD, retired, Stoughton ; was born in Straiford Co., N. H., in 1815 ; when 6 or 7 years old, he removed to Vermont, where he engaged in farming till about 20 years of age, after which he spent several years in the South, and in 1840, he located in the town of Hebron, Jefferson Co., Wis.; here he continued farming till 1866, when he came to the village of Stoughton, Dane Co.; he now has a farm of 120 acres on Sees. 18 and 19, town of Dunkirk. He was married, in 1844, to Cynthia Martin, of Jefferson Co., Wis., who died in 1866, leaving four children - Harrison D., Cyrus, Lovina and Henry; bis second marriage was in 1867, to Sophrona Stanford, a native of the State of New York. Mrs. Willard is a member of the Universalist Church.

EG-EL ALiIiACKSOBf, farmer; P. 0. Utica ; he was born in Norway in 1824, and came to Wisconsin in 1843; stopped a year in Muskego, Waukesha Co.; in 1844, removed to the town of Deerfield, Dane Co., whence, in 1858, he came to Chribtiana and settled on his present farm of 80 acres. He was married, in 1844, in this town, to Betsey Liverson ; she is a native of Norway ; their children are Ellen, Martha, Anna and Tulena, now the wife of Erick Tostenson, who lives in this town. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

OliE O. AMBIjE, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes at Cambridge ; is a native of Norway, born in 1847 ; at the age of 17 years, he entered upon his apprenticeship at the shoemaker's trade ; he sailed in June, 1875, from his native country for America, and located at Stoughton, Wis., where he worked two years for Carl Rasmusson ; he then removed to Clinton, and there continued his trade eighteen months ; then carried on the business there for a year ; he removed bis business to Cambridge in February, 1879, and has since been engaged in dealing in and manufacturing boots and shoes, giving thereby employment to two men besides himself He was married in Stoughton, in April, 1877, to Martha Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Stoughton in 1873. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

BENJON ANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 1; P. 0. Cambridge; was born in Norway in August, 1846, and, in 1861, he, with his pareots, Andrew and Hellena Anderson, emigrated to Wisconsin and located in the town of Christiana, and, in 1864, settled on this farm of 100 acres, where they have since lived. His mother died here June 24, 1 878 ; his father now resides with him.

HAIiVER ANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 18; P. 0. Utica; was born in Norway in 1826, and came with his parents, Andrew and Life Anderson, to the United States in 1842, and settled in Racine Co., and, in 1844, came to Christiana and settled on Sec. 18, where Halver now owns a farm of 330 acres, 180 of whichds in Pleasant Spring. He was married in Christiana, in 1849, to Anna Thompson, a native of Norway, and came to Wisconsin in 1843 , their children are Andrew and Ole (in Polk Co., Minn.), Thomas (in Minnesota), John, Edwin, Halver, Alice (now Mrs. Ferguson Liccia) and Mary. The family are members of the Lutheran Church.

THOSTEN AMUNDSON BRA ATA, farmer, Sec. 21 , p. 0. Utica ; was borndn Norway in 1829, and came with his parents, Anund Maret and Thorstonson Anundson, in 1850, and settled in the town of Christiana, on Sec. 21, where his parents afterward died (his father in 1858, and his mother in 1860), leaving five children, of whom the subject of our sketch is the third. He was married in Christiana, in 1860, to Ingebor Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1852 ; .they have six children - Martin, Albert, John, Maria, Bernt and Theodore. The family are members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE BENSOIV, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. 0. Christiana ; born in Christiana in 1846 ; his parents came from Norway in 1844, and settled in Christiana, Dane Co., and two years later settled on the present farm, where the subject of this sketch was born ; his father died in 1867. George was married in 1869, to Ambjov Olsen, a native of Norway, and came to Wisconsin about the year 1863. They have three children - Bernard E., Ole Albert and Anna Olena. Mr. Benson has 119| acres of land. Members of the Lutheran Church. ^

OliE BIL$$TAD, druggist and postmaster at Cambridge ; is a native of Jefferson Co., Wis. ; born in the town of Oakland in 1848; his parents, Even and Dagaa Bilstad, emigrated from Norway in 1842, and settled in his native town, and made that the homo for the family till 1868, when they removed to Sec. 14, town of Christiana, Dane Co. Our subject made his home with his parents on the farm till September, 1873, when he came to Cambridge, and began clerking in a drug store for Thomas Slagg, and, in 187li, he became the partner of Mr. Slagg, and in the autumn he purchased the interest of his partner, and has since continued the business. He was married in the town of Pleasant Springs, Oct. 24, 1872, to Ingebor, daughter of G. T. Mandt, a native of that town, born in 1854; they have three children, viz., Gunareus B., Sena, D. M. and Clara. Mr. and Mrs. Bilstad are members of the Lutheran Church.

ISTENER E. BILISTAD, farmer, Sec. 14; P. 0. Cambridge; is a native of Norway; born in February, 1828, and in 1842, he with his parents, Even and Dagne Bilstad, emigrated to Wisconsin, and settled on a farm in the town of Oakland, Jefferson Co., and made that their home till 1867, when they removed to this section and town. Our subject, however, bought this farm of 80 acres in 1855, and kept it, and devoted his time to its management till 1861, when he enlisted, in October, in Co. H, 15th W. V. I. ; was appointed Sergeant of his company, and served as such with his regiment in the Army of the Cumberland till mustered out at Chattanooga in February, 1865 ; he then returned to Christiana, and resumed his farming till 1867, when he sold out to his father and went to Jackson Co., Minn., and there devoted his time to the improvement of a farm of 160 acres, which he now owns. In 1873, he returned to Christiana ; has since carried on this farm. His parents now reside with him in their old age, his father in his 78th, and mother in her 73d year. Mr. Bilstad has been Chairman of the Town Board two terms.

OliE li. BOIiSTAD, farmer. Sec. 4 ; P. 0. Cambridge ; a native of Norway ; born Jan. 20, 1842; his father's family, including himself, removed to Dane Co., Wis., in 1854, and located on Section 5, of the town of Christiana, where they now live, and where Ole L. resided till 1870, when he settled on his present farm of 100 acres on Sees. 3 and 4; he also has 10 acres in the town of Deerfield. He was married in Christiana in 1867, to Sena Evenson, a native of Norway, who died in November, 1876, leaving four children - Louis 0., Susan 0., Louisa I. and Edward. His second marriage was July 28, 1878, to Olena Olson ; she is a native of Norway ; came to America with her parents when 6 or 7 years old ; they have one-daughter - Amelia S., and are members of the Lutheran Church.

OLiOF G. BREKKE, druggist, of the firm of Brekke & Brounty, druggists and grocers, Clinton ; was born in Norway Feb. 12, 1848, and came with his parents (Martin 0., who was born May 10, 1824, and Louisa Brekke, who was born May 17, 1823) to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Albion, in the spring of 1853 ; afterward lived two years in Milwaukee; in 1857, he went to Grant Co., and to Boscobel in 1868, where he began the drug trade with Pittman & McWilliams, and remained with them for five years ; then engaged in the drug business for himself, for four years there, then came to Clinton May 1, 1879, and became a partner of Samuel Brounty in the<;rocery and drug trade, and they carry a stock of about $2,000. Mr. Brekke was married in Chicago, in October, 1874, to Miss Andrea Wedwickj a native of Norway, born Feb. 2, 1848, and came to Wisconsin in 1868 ; they have two children - Louisa S., born Oct. 10, 1875, and Martin O., born March 16, 1880. They are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. B.'s father is a sailor in Norway.

SAHCEL. BROUNTY, of the firm of Brekke & Brounty, druggists and grocers, Clinton; was born in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis. ; his parents, James and Elizabeth Brounty, were natives of Ohio, and came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled in Pleasant Springs, where Samuel was born in 1849, and where his mother died in 1850, and his father in 1855 ; he made his home with the neighbors in that town till 1864 ; he then enlisted in Co. E, 44th W. V. I., and was with the Army of the I'ntomac till mustered out at Madison in 1865. *In 1 868, he came to Clinton and, in 1876, went into merchandising with Chester Tellefson ; was with him two years, then began business for himself and continued (hat for bne year ; in May, 1879, he formed a partnership with Mr. Brekke. He was married in 1875, to Mary Anderson, of Christiana, born here in 1850 ; they have two children - John E., born July 3, 1876. and George, born Feb. 22, 1878. They arc members of the Lutheran Church.

W. H. H. COOX, merchant and Postmaster, Utica ; was born in Brookfield, N. Y., in 1818 ; his father, Samuel H. Coon, was born in Rhode Island, and his mother, Olive Brown, was born in Connecticut ; they settled in Madison Co., N. Y., where his father died, in 1840 ; in 1845, W. H. H. came to Wbconsin and bought a farm of 320 acres, in Christiana, in partnership with Mr. S. Head, and also three 40-acre tracts, which he owned individually ; he came with his family, in 1846, and located on his farm, where he devoted his time to agriculture until 1877 ; since then, to merchandising. He has been Chairman of the Town Board. He was married, in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., July 7, 1846, to Harmina C, daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Cheesebrough) Burdiok, a native of that town ; her father was born and died there. They have four children living - Fred W., proprietor of the Oconomowoo Journal; Dayton B., a farmer in Christiana; Ann B., died June 12, 1878; Mary Clarine and James H. Mr. Coon owns a farm of 230 acres. The family are members of the Seventh-day Baptist Church.

SILAS DOUBLED AY, farmer. Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Cambridge ; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in October, 1837, and spent his early life with his parents on a farm in his native county, till about 1850 ; he then, with them, Charles and Jane (Fairfield) Doubleday, emigrated to Wisconsin and settled at Whitewater, Walworth Co., on a farm, where his father died in 1863, and where his mother now resides ; our subject made his home with his parents till 1860, when he went to Colorado, and was there Register of Deeds of Gilpin County for five years, being re-elected for four successive years ; he returned to Wisconsin in 1866 and settled in the town of Lake Mills, Jefierson Co , and, in the spring of 1869, bought his present farm of 101 acres on Sec. 1, town of Christiana, Dane Co., 20 acres on Sec. 36, Deerfield, Dane Co., and 180 acres in the town of Oakland, Jeiferson Co. Mr. D. has been a member of the Town Board one term. He was married in Christiana, in June, 1866, to Agnes, daughter of Robert and Rosanna Pollock, natives of Scotland, who came with her parents to Wisconsin when young ; their children are Rosanna J. and Robert J. Mrs. Doubleday is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

«F. C DUX DAS, M. D., Cambridge. High up in the Northern part of Norway, in the district of Helgoland, Dr. J. 0. Dundas, of Cambridge, was born in 1815 ; he is the last of eleven children, three living ; his father, Isaac George Dundas, was a lineal descendant of the renowned poet and Bishop, Peter Dundas, who was a son of the Scotlander, Robert Dundas, who, in the sixteenth century, went over from Scotland with his sister, Maria Dundas, to the district of Heligoland, in Norway ; the Doctor's father was a man of large means, including islands, vessels, and a great variety of personal property ; he was also a man of liberal education and social and literary tastes ; he was generous to the poor, but careless of his property, and lost the greater portion of it ; the Doctor's mother, Cornelia (Storm) Dundas, was a lady of exemplary character and strong mental qualities ; she was careful, economical and aflFectionate, inspiring her children with filial reverence. The district of Helgoland is celebrated in the old Norwegian sagas as the original home of the first settlers of Norway. The common occupation of the inhabitants was that of farming, but the Doctor, having but little taste for agriculture, went to the city of Bergen to study medicine and surgery ; he remained there three years, and went thence to Christiania, continuing the same studies during the years 1837, '38 and '39 ; thence he went to Copenhagen, remaining two years ; thence to Vienna one year ; he was examined by the difierent medical faculties in the University of Helsingfors, in 1844 ; studied in Berne, Switzerland, in 1845, also in Dorpat in 1844, and thence went to Holland to be examined for the Dutch East India service ; after returning from Java and other East India islands, he attended the St. Bartholomew's, the London and the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospitals in the year 1849 ; afterward he traveled through Europe, visiting many medical institutions and others of scientific and literary character; in 1850 or 1851, he sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, in the English emigrant ship Northumberland, as a surgeon, for New York, but the ship foundered ofi' the coast of France, and went to pieces ; he lost all of his medicines and the greater part of his instruments ; he subsequently came to New York, visited the hospitals, made the acquaintance of several- eminent physicians, and finally concluded to travel West, and, by the advice of the Norwegian Consul in New York, he visited Wisconsin, thence to St. Louis, Mo., thence to New Orleans, and, returning from the South, he visited Chicago, Buffalo and New York City ; he remained in America over two years, and then returned to Rotterdam, Holland ; he obtained a desirable position on board a vessel bound for Canton, China, and made the voyage, remi.ining absent from Europe two years, after which he again returned to America and came to Wisconsin, where he now resides, practicing medicine and surgery with great success. He married his present wife, Malinda (Tracy) Dundas, some years ago, and has two promising daughters. The Doctor has had rare opportunities for acquiring knowledge of science and of the world, and he has imj ro7ed these opportunities in such a manner as to give him an extended fame and a lucrative practice. The Doctor's political sentiments are in harmony with the genius and character of the American Government, and hence he prefers it to the

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European governments ; he believes in the equality of all men before the law, and their unrestricted right to the pursuit of liberty and happiness ; he believes that America can proudly claim that she is the home of the immigrant and the asylum of the exile; in her ample philaniliropy she embraces all nations, and kindred and tongues, and knows no distinctions except those which do equal honor to the head and to the heart. The following Unes have been written by the Doctor in honor of his birth-place :

The Mountains

And the eagle soars over the mountain, Where the sun shines bright on eternal snow, And the i;;Uiciers have found their fountain, There the valleys and the fjords, With the song of the birds, Make love in praise of the mountain.

Scent sweelly and kiss the mountain; The grasses grow fresh, and starling and lark In rapture adorn the mountain. Oh, the far-off northern land, With the sea 'round its si rand, And the glory of the mountains.

And the ptarmigan basks in the sunlight. Where- the reindeer browse and the mosses grow, And the color flashes in the north-light, There the heaven, blue and clear, Shines bright through the air. And enchants the northern twilight.

Blushes sweetly in summer-night's dreams ; Over hills aloft in its beauty lost. Over mountain and sweet-murm'ring streams ; Then the primul* and the rose In summer-night's repose. Embrace the mountain in their dreams.

OliE ElililNGSOST, farmer, Sec. 33 ; was born in Norway in 1828, and came with his parents, Elling and Carrie Olson, to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844, and settled on the present farm of 168 acres which Ole now owns. He was married, in 1856, to Lucrefia Nelson, a native of Norway ; they have six children - Thomas, Carrie, Elling, Nels, Bertha and Peter. Mr. Ellingson has been a member of the Town Board two or three terms, and Assessor two terms ; the family are members of the Lutheran Church.

NICOIiAI M. ERDAIili, farmer. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Nora ; native of Norway ; born Aug. 4, 1828 ; he emigrated with his parents, Michael and Torbjor Gullikson Erdall, to Wisconsin, in 1847, locating at first in the town of Deerfield, Dane Co., for the summer, then removed to Sec. 5, town of Christiana, where his parents afterward died ; he has a farm of 80 acres. He was married in this town in July, 1858, to Betsey Bryngelson, native of Norway, and who emigrated with her parents to Wisconsin in 1857. .Mr. and Mrs. E. have two sons - Michael and Bertimus. They are members of the Lutheran Church. ^

H END RICK J. FADIUES, farmer. Sec. 3; P. 0. Cambridge; born in this town in April, 1849'; his parents, John H. and Anna Fadnes, emigrated from Norway to this county in 1846, and settled on the section where they still live, and where our subject now owns a farm of 145 acres on

Sees. 3 and 4. Their family consisted of six children, of whom Hendriek is the second, and was married in October, 1875, to Betsey Johnson, a native of Norway, who immigrated to this country in 1869 ; their children are Anna, Tilla and Sarah. The families are connected with the Lutheran Church.

HENDRICK O. FADXES, farmer. Sec. 3 ; P. 0. Cambridge ; born in Norway, in July, 1833; he emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents, Olo H. and Susan Fadnes, in 1846, and settled on this section, where he has since resided, and now owns a farm of 185 acres on Sees. 3 and 4, also 40 acres on Sec. 34, of Deerfield. He was married in this town, in 1857, to Anna Anderson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; their children are Ole, deceased ; Ole, Alice, Andrew, Susan C, Knidt and Martin, who are now living. They are also members of the Lutheran Church.

PETER J. FEDTLAIVD, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Christiana; born in Norway, in 1822, and emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1856 ; he settled first in the town of Pleasant Springs, and, in 1863, located on his present farm of 160 acres on Sees. 23 and 26. He was married in Norway, in 1848, to Anna Olson ; their children are Johan P., Ole ; Betsey, now the wife of Nels Hanson, who lives in Douglas Co., Minn ; Sena and Henrietta. Mr. F. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

JOHIV M. FRIEDEL, proprietor of the Cambridge Hotel, is a native of Bavaria, born July 28, 1843 ; at the age of five years he emigrated with his parents, John and Elizabeth Priedel, to America, and settled, in 1848, on a farm in the town of Hebron, Jefferson Co., Wis., where his parents afterward died ; his mother about 1852, and his father in the spring of 1868 ; in 1858, he went to New Orleans, and thence to Mexico, but in 1861, returned to Louisiana and there enlisted in Co. E, 4th W. V. C, under Col. Payne, serving with his regiment in the Army of the South, until mustered out at Montgomery, Ala., in June, 1865 ; he then returned to Wisconsin, and, in the spring of 1867, he went to Black Hawk Co., Iowa, where he spent the summer at farming ; he next went to Chicago, III., and there was employed in a livery stable for ten months, after when he again returned to Jefferson, Wis., and was employed as engineer in a saw-mill for nine years, and, during the last four years of his stay at Jefferson, was Assistant Engineer of the Fire Company ; he purchased the Cambridge Hotel in January, 1878, and enlarged it by an addition 26x40, making thereby a house with thirteen good rooms, and in May following he took charge of the house, and has since been its proprietor ; the house has good accommodations, and has a bar and stable connected with it. Mr. Priedel was married at Jefferson, Wis., Sept. 3, 1868, to Miss N. R., daughter of John Martin and Elizabeth Miller, a native of that city, born June 9, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. F. have three daughters - Emma J. B., born April 13, 1871 ; Anna 0. Marcella, born Sept. 2, 1874, and Esther A. K., born Oct. 24, 1879. They also members of the Catholic Church.

LiEVI GULL.IKSOX, farmer. Sec. 17 ; P. 0. Utica ; was born in Norway Sept. 19, 1830 ; he came with his parents, GuUik and Anna Halverson, to Wisconsin in 1844, and settled with them on See. 5, in the town of Albion, and, after working out a few years, in 185 1-, he bought a farm of 80 acres on Sec. 17, and 40 acres on Sec. 16; he soon began improvements, and built a house two or three years» Uter, and settled on it, and has since made it his home. He was married, in 1856, to Susan Christopherson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin' in 1843. They have seven children - Anna, GruUiok (now in Red River Valley, Dakota), Christian, Mary, Betsey, Julius- and Anna ; are members of the Jjutheran Church.

HEIililOK GUNDERSON, farmer. Sec. 28; P. 0. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1809 ; he emigrated from his native country to this State in 184li, and located on his present farm of 198} acres, where he has since resided. He was married in 1845, to Mary Leverson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1842 ; their children are Hellick, Christie and Martha. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

STEPHEN HAIGHT, farmer. Sec. 23 ; P. 0. Christiana ; is a native of Jefferson Co., Wis. ; born in the town of Koshkonong, June 23, 1844. His father, John T. Haight, was a native of Vermont, but emigrated to Jefferson Co., Wis., and settled in the town of Koshkonong, in 1835, where he devo'ed his time to farming and looking after the land interests of W. 0. Walker, Gov. Davis and other Eastern parties. He died there in 1853. The mother of our subject, Elizabeth Holmes, was also a native of Vermont, and is now living in the town of Koshkonong. Mr. Haight spent his time at farming in Jefferson Co. till 1874, when he settled on his present farm of 245 acres, which his father bought in the early settlement of this county. He was married in th? town of Oakland, Jefferson Co., in 1874, to Miss Ettie, daughter of Gideon and Mary Ives, early settlers of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Haight have two sons - John T. and George I.

GlIXDER HABTSON, farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Cambridge; was bora in Norway, in 1823, and came witb his parents, Kittil and Dagaa Hanson, to Wisconsin in 1843 ; they settled first in the town of Muskego, Waukesha Co., whence, in the spring of 1846, they came to this town and located on this section, where our subject has since resided, and now has a farm of 100 acres on Sees. 8 and 16. His father died at La Crosse, in 1878; his mother now lives in that city. He was married in 1858 to Tare Gunderson, a native of Norway, who came with her parents to Wisconsin a few years before her marriage ; their children arc Charles, now in Minnesota ; Carrie, now Mrs. Andrew 0. Severson, who lives at home ; she has one daughter, Tilla E. ; Grunder W., Dena, Jacob, George A., Henry, Thea, Gurena, Alet N. and Anna M. Mr H. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

OTTO li. HOLiliO, farmer. Sec. 35; P. 0. Christiana; was born on his present farm, Feb. 8, 1849. His parents, Lars and Mary Hollo, came from Norway in 1839, and were compelled to stop at Rochester, N. Y., for want of money ; in 1840 went to Racine Co., Wis., and in 1843 came to Dane Co., town of Christiana, and located on Sec. 35. His mother died in 1871, aged 69, and his father Oct. 15, 1878. Otto L. was married Jan. 2, 1874, to Agnes Jergonson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1869 ; they have two children - Martin C. and Alma. Mr. Hollo now owns a farm of 80 acres where he lives, and 40 acres in Jefierson Co. ; are members of the Lutheran Church.

UTATHAX H. HUMPHREY, farmer. Sec. 34; P. 0. Albion; is a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y. ; born in 1823. His father, Lemuel Humphrey, was proprietor of the Stephentown Woolen Mills of that county for many years, where our subject spent his boyhood till 17 years old; at this time the family was removed to a farm in Oneida Co., and for three years he devoted his time to agriculture there ; in May, 1844, they immigrated to Wisconsin, landing in Racine ; they came thence to Milton, Rock Co., and after a few weeks' stay at that place, a location was selected on iSec. 10, town of Albion, Dane Co., where his father afterward died, in June, 1876. Our subject settled on his present farm of 120 acres, in 1852, and has since made it his home. He was married in Lake Mills, Wis., March 28, 1850, to Laura A., daughter of Isaac Nefi", a native of Scott, Cortland Co., N. Y. ; she died in 1860, leaving one daughter - Mary, now the wife of Stephen P. Saunders, who lives on this section. His second marriage was in 1861, to Louisa, daughter of Benjamin and Polly Cottrell, a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., both of whom died in that county ; she came to Wisconsin about 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

REV. BENDIX ING-EBRIGTSOX, farmer. Sec. 14; P. 0. Cambridge; is a native sf Norway ; born in 1826 ; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1845, and located on his present farm with his parents, Ingebright and Anna Bendixson ; his mother afterward died here ; his father now resides with him, and is 87 years old. Our subject now has a farm of 153 acres on Sees. 14 and 15. He was married in Christiana, in 1850, to Anna Halverson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; she died in 1854 or 1855, leaving two children - Ingebrigt Bendixson, who now lives on See. 14, and owns 60 acres ; Segre, now Mrs. Andrew Throuson, and lives on Sec. 15 of this town. His second marriage was in 1857, to Mary Olson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1854 ; They have one daughter

HAXS C. JACOBSOW, farmer. Sec. 10; P. 0. Cambridge; was born in Norway in 1839, and emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., with his parents in 1853; they located in the town of Christiana, where fchey afterward died. Our subject settled on a farm on Sec. 35, town of Deerfield, in 1863, and made that his home till 1872, when he bought a farm of 239i acres on Sec. 10, town of Christiana, and 40 acres on Sec. 34, town of Deerfield ; he has since resided on Sec. 10, town of Christiana. He enlisted in Co. I, 49th W. V. I., in February, 1865, under Col. Fellows, of Milwaukee, and served with his regiment in the Army of the West, until mustered out at Benton Barracks in October, 1865. He was married, in Christiana, in 1872, to Miss Johanna Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin 1870 ; their children are Julia and Oscar. Mr. Jacobson was a member of the Town Board one term.

ANDREW J OHNSOX, retired farmer. Sees. 34 and 35; P. 0. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1807, and devoted his time principally to farming in his native country till 1846, when, with his family, he emigrated to America and settled on Sees. 34 and 35, town of Christiana, Dane Co., Wisconsin; here li-i entered 160 acres of Government land, and also bought 80 acres of a Swede by the name of John E. Winberg; this has since been his home. He was married, in Norway, in 1832, to Ma,ria Olson, who was born also in that country in 1807 ; their children are Jbhn A., now a citizen of California ; Olivia, now the wife of Mathew Johnson, of Stoughton, Wis. ; Peter N., who was born in Norway in 1 843 and was a member of the Town Board of Christiana several terms, and Chairman of the same for two terms. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Anna Falkedahl, a native of Bergen, Norway, and who emigrated to Wisconsin in 1852 ; they have five children, as follows : Amanda M., Dianthe C, Arthur F., Nora and Hulda. Peter N. now owns 335 acres of land, 240 of which lies in this town and is his father's homestead; the remainder lies in Albion, Dane Co., and the town of Sumner, Jefferson Co. ; the other members of Mr. Andrew Johnson's family are Caroline M., now the wife of Thomas Carlson, and lives at Oakland, Cal. ; and Sena, now Mrs. Ole Lee, of Clinton, Dane Co., Wis. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

JOHN E. JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 20'; P 0. Utica; was born in Norway in 1829 ; he emigrated with his parents, Erick and Martha (Larsdatfcer) Johnson, to America in 1845 ; they first settled on Sec. 29, town of Christiana, Dane Co., Wis., where his father entered 160 acres and made their home till 1865. Our subject now owns a farm of 230 acres on Sees. 20 and 29, and has lived on Sec. 20 since 1865 ; his mother died in 1873 ; his father now lives with him. John E. has been a member of the Town Board for several terms, and ha.s been Chairman of the same for six or seven years ; he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly from his district in 1869. He was married, in 1866, to Martha, daughter of Gesle Hellikson Venos, a native of Norway, born in 1842, and came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1843 ; their children are Gele M.,- Ole, John M., Ingeborg and Hannah. Mr. Johnson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

GISLA JUBLSOX, farmer, Sec. 33; P. 0. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1840, and in 1842, his parents, Jule and Anna Gislason, emigrated to Wisconsin, settling at that time on this section, where his mother afterward died. Our subject has always lived on this section ever since they came to Wisconsin (except four years spent on Sec. 34), and now owns a farm of 160 acres. He was married, in Cliristiana in 1870, to Martha Peterson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1869 ; they are members of the Lutheran Church.

EVEN KENSETH, farmer. Sec. 11 ; P. 0. Cambridge; born in Norway in 1827, and came with his parents, Tosten E. and Agnettg. Kenseth, to Wisconsin in 1848 ; they settled on Sec. 11, town of Christiana, where his father afterward died, and where his mother now lives. Even made that his home till 1872, when he bought his present farm of 171 acres on Sees. 2, 3 and 11, and has since resided on this section. He was married in Christiana in 1859, to Julia Severson, daughter of Sever Paulson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1852; their children are Alfred (deceased), EUena J., Alfred, Martin and Clara M. living, and Emma (deceased). Members af the Lutheran Church.

MARTIN KENSETH, farmer, Sees. 11 and 12 ; P. O. Cambridge ; born in Norway, March 2, 1834; his parents, Tosten E. and Agnetta Kenseth, emigrated with their family to America in 1848, and in August of that year arrived in the town of Christiana, Dane Co. ; they stopped for a few weeks in the town of Albion ; then bought a farm on Sees. 11 and 12, of Christiana, of which our subject now owns 130 acres. His father died here in 1873 ; his mother now resides with him on the farm. Martin spent his time at farming till 1859, when he crossed the plains, via Pike's Peak, to California, and there followed mining and various kinds of employment till 1864 ; he then went to Idaho, where he followed mining principally till 1871, at which time he returned to his home in Christiana, and has since been managing his farm. He is a member of the Lutheran Church.

JORUEN KITTILSON, farmer. Sec. 15 , P. O. Cambridge; born in Norway in the fall of 1821, and in 1843 emigrated with his parents, Kittil and Degna Hanson, to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Muskego, Waukesha Co., whence, in the spring of 1846, they removed to this town and county ; he settled on Sec. 15, where he now owns a farm of 240 acres. He was married in Christiana in 1854, to Anna Erickson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1844; they have one son - Kittil, who was born in 1855 ; now has a farm of 240 acres on Sec. 11. Kittil was married in 1872, to Lena Holton, a native of the town of Christiana ; born in 1854, and they have three children - George, Albert and Martin. The families are both connected with the Lutheran Church.