Westford Town

Westford Town

MRS. WILLIAM ALWARD, Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Randolph ; is a native of Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Conn.; born Jan. 16, ISOO; when 8 years old, she, with parents, removed to Cortland Co., N. Y., where, in 1820, she married 3Ir. Ely Hulibard, who died in a little more than sis months after marriage; in 1827, she married Mr. William Hubbard, with whom she lived in York State till his death, in 1844; in 1846, with a family of five children, she had the resolution to try the wilds of Wisconsin, and to make her home among the pioneers of Dodge County ; she is doubtless the only pioneer widow who came to this county to make it her home under such circumstances. She bought a farm of 134 acres in Sec. 6, Westford, to which her daughter has since added 40 acres; she has four children - -William W., now of Los Angeles, Cal. ; Nathaniel P., of Lewis Co., Minn. ; Louisa, Mrs. George Kuowles, of Milwaukee; Elizabeth. Mr. Alward had lwo daughters by first marriage - Harriet, deceased, and Mary, now Mrs. Bancroft, of Romeo, IMcComb Co., Mich. The family are connected with the Baptist Church.

RICHARD ARMS, deceased ; was the son of Charles Arms ; born in Chittenden Co., Vt., June 26, 1817, where he followed farming till 1854; then removed to the town of Randolph, Columbia Co., Wis. ; here he bought a farm of 320 acres, and for fourteen years lived the life of an honest farmer ; in the fall of 1868, he removed to the village of Randolph, and left bis son to manage the farm, yet he was constantly passing back and forth to his farm, looking after it till his death, July 4, 1870. Rev. J. T. Woodhead, Pastor of the M. E. Church, of Randolph, at the time of his death, says: "Richard Arms had retired from the village Fourth of July celebration to his farm four miles from the village, when he at once ceased to work and live." The shock upon our citizens was great; Brother Arms was so well known and so highly respected ; he was one of those Christian laymen, who pay the lingering balance of the old church debt themselves, rather than annoy the peo])le a second or third time, saying to his good wife, " You know it is all for Him who gave Himself fur us ;" he was converted at the age of 15, in Vermont, and his presence has been light and help to the church ever since ; his earnest prayers were refreshing; before ascending, he anointed a successor in his son. April 4, 1842, he married Miss Lucy H., daughter of John B. and Eliza Larrabee, of Lancaster, Vt., whom he left a widow with one .son ; they having had one daughter - Mary J., deceased; their son, Myron F., who was born in Goshen, Vt., April 25, 1847, came West with parents in 1854 ; was educated in Lawrence University, of Appleton, Wis. Sept. 3, 1867, he married Miss Mary, daughter of Robert and Abagail Lyons, of Braintree, Orange Co., Vt. ; he devoted his attention to farming, till failing health compelled him to seek medical aid ; in July, 1879, he returned from Danville, N. Y., where he had gone to recuperate and to attend his father's funeral, and in a little more than six weeks he was buried at his side. He was a faithful member of the M. E. Church, and, in the language of Rev. J. T. Woodhead, "had the elements and character of a noble. Christian manhood;" he was the father of seven children, six of whom, with their mother, survive him - their names are as follows: Arthur M., deceased; Jennie, Richard, Lucy, Walter, James and Jesse.

DA^'IFiL D. ASHLEY, Randolph; was born in Whitesboro, Oneida Co., N. Y., in ISIO ; is the son of Daniel and Hetty Ashley, natives of New Hampshire; when 6 years old, went to West BloomSeld, Ontario Co., and made that his home till 10 years of age ; he then removed to Allegany

Co., N. Y., followed farming till 1844. Here lie tuarried Mis Clari.ssa, daughter of Jonathan and Clarissa Butterfield, a native of Jefferson, N. Y. ; in the suninier of 1844, he came to Westford, Dodge Co., and reaehed his father's home July 10 ; they have had six children, three of whom are living - Cooper X., whose biography occurs in this work; Hettie, now Mrs. Milton Palmerley, of Jonesville, Hillsdale Co., Midi.; Sylvia, now Mrs. L. D. Clark, of Stoughton, Dane Co., Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley arc members of the Baptist Church.

COOPER 'X. ASHLEY, Randolph ; is a son of Daniel D. and Clarissa, whose biographical sketch appears above; Cooper was born in Allegany Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1835; when abjut 9 years old, he, with his father's faiuily, came to the town of Westford, July 10, 1844, aud settled on a farm of lt)8 acres, in Sec. 8, which has since been his home ; at the time of their settlement there was not a house within twenty miles of them on the west, and only two between them and Fox Lake ; Beaver Dam then consisted of ;v few small shanties; the old open-cylinder was their thrasher; they often had the pleasure of waiting three or four weeks for a grist of wheat at the mill. Dec. 29, 1859, he married Miss Jennie, daughter of William and Ann Williaius, of Watertown, Jefferson Co., N. Y., she being a native of Oswego Co., N. Y. ; they have two daughters - Miss Hattie and Miss Mary. He now owns a farm of 159 acres in Sees. 8 and 17, Westford. Mr. Ashley was the first man to deliver a load of wheat in the village of Kandolph: it was sold to Mr. G. W. Gould, in August, 1857; he has been a member of the Town Board for several terms. Such is a brief life history of one of the earliest and most prominent settlers of Westford.

A. a. BLilSS, M. D., Randolph ; is a native of Berkshire Co., Mass., where he was born in 1817 ; at the age of 18, he entered the Seminary of South Adams, Mass., where he graduated with his class in 1838, soon after which he began the study of medicine with a prominent physician of South Adams, with whom he read three years, except in the lecture seasons, when he attended the Worcester Medical College, of Massachusetts, and from which he received his diploma in 1840; he at once began the practice of medicine, in Cheshire, Berkshire Co., where he continued for about thirty-four years ; thence in the spring of 1874, lie removed to the village of Randolph, Dodge Co., and now has quite an extensive practice in Dodge and Columbia Cos. In November, 185S, he married Miss Ellen B., daughter of Hanciel and Patience Prince, of Windsor, Jlass.; they have one son - Everett.

MORRIS BLOD«ETT, farmer; P. O. Randolph ; is a native of Randolph, Vt.; born in 1837 ; when quite young, Jie went to make his home with his uncle, iu Rochester, N. Y., and made that his home for a number of years; whence he came to Cortland, Columbia Co., where he has since followed farming. He married Miss Anna R., daughter of Abiel and Jane A. Stark, of Randolj)h. Dodge Co.; they have one child.

JOUIV S. BUTTERFIELD, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Randolph; is a .son of Jonathan and Polly Butterfield; born in Livingston Co., N. Y., in 1832; when 18 years of age, with parents, he came to Westford, Dodge Co., Wis., where he has since made his home, and followed farming ; at the age of nineteen, he began working for Mrs. Alward by the month, which he continued for six years, and since that time has been cultivating her farm on shares; he has a farm of forty acres in Sec. G.

RUSSEL I>. CALKINS, proprietor of cheese factory, and Justice of the Peace", in the East Ward, Randolph ; is a native of Oswego Co., N. Y., son of Russel and Parmela Calkins ; born in 1829 ; from the time he was old enough for business, till 1864, he was principally engaged in the various branches of the lumber trade in York State ; in 1864, he came to Wisconsin, and settled at Cambria, Columbia Co., where for three years he engaged in merchandising; in 1867, he removed to Kilbourn City, Wis., where was continued the same business for one year ; thence to Randolph, in 1868, where he was a member of one of the leading dry-goods firms for four years; in fall of 1872, he went to Ruggville, Penn., and for nearly one year was interested in an oil mine; in 1873, he returned to Randolph, erected a cheese-factory, and has since been engaged in the manufacture of that article, Has been President of the Village Board four years ; was its first Assessor, and has been several times elected Justice of the Peace. In 1854, he married Miss Sarah, daughter of Winsor Whipple, of Oswego Co., N. Y. ; they have four children - Winsor, Frank, Edith and Sylvenus. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; politically, he is a Republican.

EDWIjV clement, proprietor of the Clement House, Randolph, is a native of Missisquoi Co., Canada East; born Jan. 20, 1834 ; he is son of Loyal and Betsey J. Clement, with whom he spent his early life on a farm in Canada ; in 1855, he left his father's home and fireside to make his home and try his fortune in the then new State of Wisconsin ; he came to the town of Chester, Dodge Co., settled on a farm near Waupun and followed agricultural pursuits for six years; in 1861, on account of poor health, he returned to Canada for a year; then came again to Dodge Co., and for one year engaged in thu hotel business, at Fox Lake; in March, 1863, he came to Randolph; boujrnt the Union Uouhc, thou a siurill biiildinj; about 40 x 20 feet kept by 11. H. Russell ; thi.s he had to furnish, and as his means at that time were limited to .$2.50, he wa.s compelled to use his finances very carefully ; the bouse was paid for before the time a;j;reed upon, and he at once began to enlarge - till nowhe has the laigest hotel in the village. In April, 18(14, he married Miss Emma A., daughter of R. T. and Almira F. Case, then of Waupuii, but now of Hutchinson, Minn., she being a native of Vermont ; they have one daughter - May. Mrs. Clement is a member of the K)iiseopal Church. Politically, Mr. C. is a Republican.

RAIjPH DAVIS (deceased); was born in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vt., in 1798; when about IJ years old, with bis parents, Edward and Mary Davis, he removed to Washington Co , N. Y., and lived there on a farm till 1882 ; thenee to Chautauqua, N. Y., where he followed farming for twelve years; in 1-144, he immigrated to Kane Co., III., and in March, 1846, to the town of Westford, then Fox Lake, entered a farm of eighty aeres, brought another of eighty acres in Sees. 5 and 8, where he fillowed farm ing till his death, Oct. 27, 1879. In 1821, he married Miss Mary, daughter of Daniel and Penelope Goodrich, of Granville, N. Y.; they had seven children, four of whom are living - -Joseph, of Dakota, Iowa; Orin G., of Waukesha, Wis.; George R., who married Miss Olive A., daughter of John C. and Charlotte Rockwell, of Courtland, Columbia Co., Wis., in Jnne, 1861 ; Mary P., the late Jlr.s. David Thomas, of Dakota, Iowa. Mrs. Ralph Davis died April 18, 18i)8 Mr. Davis had been a member of the Town Board for several terms, and held other offices in the town also.

RODERICK D. EVAXS, dry-goods merchant, Randolph ; is a son of Ebenezer and Maria Kvans ; born in Scjuth Wales Sept. 15. 1842 ; two years after his birth, his parents emigrated to America, and stopped for a short time at Racine, Wis.; thence to town of Fox Lake, Dodge Co., where they settled on a farm ; here R. D. spent most of his time at farm work and attending district school till about 16 years of age; then for two terms he attended the Seminary at Fox Lake; at the age ot 18 he began clerking in the dry -goods store of J. L. Townsend, in the village of Fox Lake, where he continued for six years ; having proved to be a successful business man, and upright in all Kis dealings, his employer started a branch store at Randolph, in the spring of 1866, and placed him in charge of it; in 1867, he began merchandising with his own capital, which, though small at that time, he has carefully invested till it has increased sufficiently to carry one of the most extensive dry-goods and millinery stocks in the village ; the people of the village have such confidence in his ability as a financier that they have elected him to the offic of Treasurer for eight successive years; in the spring of 1879, he was appointed Postmaster at Randolph. Oct. 18, 1867, he married Miss Maggie C, daughter of Mrs. E. C. Trimble, of Fox Lake; they have two children - Harry and ^labcl.

<xILlIA\ FOSTER, retired gi-ain-dealer, Randolph ; son of Nathan H. and Betsey Foster, nee Spencer ; born at Parishville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., May 20, 1827, his father being a native of Massachusetts and his mother of Connecticut ; in 1832, he, with his parents, removed to Kingston, Ont., and remained there two years; thence to the town of Clark, Newcastle Co., Out., where they lived on a farm for four years; in 1838 they emigrated to McHenry Co., Ill, where young Poster spent most of his time until 22 years of ago; Wixs educated at the seminaries of Beloit, Wis., and Waukegan, III.; during the summers of 1852-53, he was employed to assist in surveying railroads in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin; in 1854, was employed in the warehouse of J. W. Hibbard, of Milwaukee; since 1855, he has been dealing in grain at Oconomowoc, Hartford, Iron Ridge and Randolph ; removed to the last named village in 1864, where he continued the business until the fall of 1879; he has a farm of cicrhty eight acres in Sec. 35. town of Randolph, Columbia Co. In October, 1856, married Miss Helen, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Sarah Graves, she being a native of Jefferson Co., N. Y.; they have one son, George, formerly a.s.sistant editor of the Live Times, of Randolph. Mr. F. has been for several terms a member of the Village Board ; is now a member of the T. of H.. and I. O. O. F.; both himself and wife are members of the M. E. Churcli ; politically Mr. Foster is a Republican.

EDWARI> tiiOODWIIV. farmer. Sec. 30; P. O. Columbus; is a son of Thomas and Jane Goodwin; born in t'ounty Tipperary, Ireland, in July, 1834; in 1851, he came with his brother John to America, and lived for eighteen months in New York City, where he followed teaming; then for nine months he was employed on a steamboat on the Hudson River ; in 1854, he went to Rensselaer Co., N. Y., where fjr nearly two years he followed farm work ; in 1850, with his brother John and fathers family, who had just come from Ireland, he immigrated to Fi>x Lake, Dodge Co., Wis.; eighteen months alter he removed to a farm of forty acres in Sec. 30, Westford, which he bought about that time; now has 171* acres in Sees. 30 and 31. In 1856, married Miss Mary, daughter of Thomas and Johanna Delaney, a native of County Tipporiry, Ireland; they have six children - Thomas E., John P., Julia M., Annie J., Eliza L. and Mary E. Tlie family are members of St. Mary's Catholic Church.

O'Jo Biographical Sketches

BENJAIIIX HAMMOND, farmer, Sec. 6; P. 0. Randolph; the subject of our present sketch is one of the most extensive farmers and stock-dealers of Dodge Co. ; he was born in Madison Co , N. Y., in 1822, and is the son of Benjamin, Sr., and Lydia Hammond; he spent the first twenty-seven years of his life with his father on a farm in his native county; in March, 1851, he married Miss Roxiville, daughter of John and Cynthia Fisher, of Madison Co., N. Y., and, four years after (in 1855), they came to the town of Westford, Dodge Co., Wis., where he purchased a farm of 80 acres in Sec. 6; from this small beginning, he has, by his own industry and executive ability, gradually increased his farm of 80 to one of 840 acres, 280 of which lie in Sees. 21 and 22, town of Fox Lake, and 560 in Sees. 5 and 6, Westford. They have had no children of their own, but adopted a daughter - Florence, now Mrs. Alonzo Pearce, of Westford.

HENRY HARMER, firmer, Sec. 7; P. 0. Randolph; was born in Essex Co., England, in 1839; in the spring of 1849, he, with his parents, Mathew and Mary Harmer, came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Sun Prairie, Dane Co., for one year; thence to Marquette Co. for a short time, whence they returned to Dane Co., and made that his home for twenty years. In 18G3, he married Miss Carrie M., daughter of William L. and Eunice G. Horton, of Sun Prairie. In 1869, he purchased a farm of 134 acres in Sees. 7, Westfield, Dodge Co., and 12, Cortland, Columbia Co., where they have since made their home. At Madison, in 1864, he enlisted iu Battery M, of the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, under Capt. Ira Ford ; was in the defense of Washington City most of the time ; was mustered out of service at Milwaukee, in July, 18C5. They attend the M.^E. Church of Randolph.

EDWARD P. JONES, lumber dealer, Randolph; is a son of Hugh and Margaret Jones; born in Liverpool in 1848; when 2 years of age, he, with his parents, sailed for America, and settled on a farm in Green Lake Co., near Kingston, Wis., where he lived on a farm, till about 22 years of age; he then removed to the town of Rosendale, Fond du Lac Co., and continued farming for one year; thence to Depere, Brown Co., Wis., where he was engaged in railroading for three years; in March, 1876, he came to Randolph, Wis., and, for one year, again devoted his time to agricultural pursuits; in May, 1877, he went to Racine, Wis., and, for nine months, was engaged in the grocery business. Returning, then, to Randolph, in January, 1878, he purchased an interest in the lumber-yard with M. Wilson, with whom he continued, as a partner, till Aug. 1, 1879, when he bought the interest of Mr. Wilson, and has since continued the business, with a capital stock of $2,000. Oct. 21, 1871, he married Miss Hattie M., daughter of Francis and Margaret Rockifiler, of Green Lake Co, who died in January, 1875. In May, 1877, he married Miss Mary E., daughter of J. R. and Mary Owen, of Randolph, she being a native of York State; they have one daughter - Edna M. Mr. Jones is a member of the Village Board.

REV. THOMAS R. JONES, Pastor of the Calvinistic Welsh M. E. Church, Randolph; is a native of Montgomeryshire, North Wales: son of Richard and Elizabeth Jones; born in 1819; received his early education in his native country, but that of theology in the Episcopal University at Holland Patent, Oneida Co., N. Y., where he entered in 1842, soon after his arrival in America; graduated with the Class of 1844 ; his first charge was that of Carbondale, Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1845, though he often held services at different places near Holland Patent, while pursuing his theological studies ; he remained at Carbondale till 1847, when he was called to the Church at Rome, N. Y., and while here, was engaged in translating and revising a work - '- The Customs of the East " - from the English to the Welsh language, and superintending its publication ; in the spring of 1852, he removed to Ebensburg, Penn., shortly after which, he was ordained to the holy ministry by the Synod at Johnstown, Penn., in 1852 ; in 1855, he was called from Ebensburg to the church at Scranton, Penn., for three years ; in 1858, he returned to Rome, N. Y., where he remained till the spring of 1865, whence he removed to Wisconsin and settled in Jefferson Co., where he had charge of the churches at Ixonia and Watertown for three years ; in 1868, he went to Lyons, Ohio, and preached there for nearly three years; thence returning to Jefferson Co. Wis., and in January, 1874, was called to the church at Randolph ; during the winter of 1878- 79, he translated two volumes of Moody's Life and Sermons, from the English to the Welsh language, of which he took 800 copies with him to Wales in the summer of 1879. In 1845, he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of William and Mary Owens, of Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y., she being a native of Wales ; they had eight children, as follows: Elizabeth A., Mrs. Eban Davis, of Vinton, Benton Co., Iowa ; Mary J., Jr., Mrs. David Roberts, of Chicago, deceased; Melancthon T., of Spring Valley, Minn., deceased, killed by a team of horses, Aug. 29, 1879; Vidette ; Mary J., Sr., deceased; Isabella, Mrs. Thomas C. Williams, of Randolph ; Amanda K., Hattie B., Renetta, deceased ; Mrs. Jones died at Rome, N. B., in 1862 ; in 1863, he married Mrs. Jane A., widow of Mr. Amariah Jones, of Brookville, Oneida Co., daughter of Henry and Jane Jones, of Rome, N. Y. ; she having at the time of her second marriage two children - Milton and Cecelia A. ; they have had one son - Frank, deceased. Mr. Jones has always been a strong advocate of temperance among his people, and published a work entitled " Temperance Founded on the Laws of Nature, as Illustrated b}' Phrenology ; " in the winter of 18(i-l-65, he wrote and published two volumes of sermons, entitled the " Welsh Pulpit;" the facts need no comment ; the worth of such a man is patent to all.

JAMKS KSfOWIjES, grain-dealer, Randolph ; of the pioneers of this part of the county none is more widely known, none more highly esteemed than the subject of our present sketch ; James is the son of Francis and Sophia Knowles, born in the city of London May 12, 1824 ; at the age of 12, he, with parents, emigrated to America, and settled in New York City, where his father was engaged in hotel keeping; when IS years old, he entered upon an apprenticeship at the cooper's trade, which he continued fourteen months; in 1843, he resolved to try his fortune in the wilds of Wisconsin, and after making the necessary arrangements, came to Fox Lake, Dodge Co.; with his brother George, who preceded him nearly three years as an immigrant to this State, entered 120 acres of land in Sec. 13, town of Randolph ; hauling the lumber from Fond du Lac with ox teams, they built the first house, and were the first settlers in that town ; this he made his home most of the time, till 1860, when he disposed of his farm, and removed to the village of Randolph and has since been dealing principally in grain ; during the first few years of his life in Wisconsin, he was known by the name of Dr. Knowles, because he brought with him from New York City some bottles of ague medicine, and a case of surgical instruments, so that whenever there was a severe case of the ague, which was not infrequent, or any one in the neighborhood received a severe cut or wound of any kind (there being no physician near), Mr. Knowles was sent for at once; possessing a resolute spirit, which is essential to success, he has, though sometimes unfortunate, never despaired ; adverse circumstances and men have thoroughly tested him, and found him not wanting ; he has been President of the Village Board for five successive terms, four by election, and one by appointment. Feb. 14, 1858, he married Miss Annie A., daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Binney, nee Jones, of Medford, Mass. ; they have three sons, as follows - James A., Winthrop B. and George W. ; Mr. and Mrs. Knowles are members of the Baptist Church; in 1861, Mr. Knowles was appointed Postmaster; was set aside by President Johnson, but re-appointed by President Grant in 1868 ; such is a brief outline of the life history of one of Randolph's most esteemed citizens.

CHARLiE^i LiIXDLEY^ (deceased); was the son of William and Elizabeth Lindley ; born in Lincolnshire, PiUgland. He married Miss Prudence, dau'^hter of Richard and Elizabeth Gavil, of Lincolnshire, in 1832. In September, 1851, they sailed from England for i\merica, and landed in New York in October following ; thence via Buffalo and the lakes to Milwaukee, Wis. ; here they loaded all their household goods into one wagon, and, after two weeks' journey through the marshes, they reached Fox Lake ; stopping here for a few weeks, he bought a farm of forty acres in Sec. 25, town of Westford, upoa which he erected a log shanty 20x24 feet, to which he removed his family ; here with stools for chairs, poplar poles for bedsteads, pine bo-vrds for a table and other like conveniences, they made their first home in Wisconsin. In the parlor of this rustic mansion, Dec. 25, 1852, their oldest daughter, Hannah, was married to Mr. Jesse Bright. In 1853, they moved to the town of Burnett, and, in 1854, returned to Westford, where he bought a farm of 160 acres in Sec. 22, and made that his home till his death in 1865, leaving a widow with two children, as follows : Hannah, Mrs. Jesse Brisjht, of Chippewa Falls, Wis. ; Prescott, formerly Mrs. R. D. Ferdon ; her first husband enlisted in Co. A, 29th W. V. I. ; wounded at Port Gibson May 1, 1863, and died in a few weeks after, leaving her with two daughters - Alice and Clara; now Mrs. Miciiael Keasling. The family are Episcopalians.

JAMES T. LINK, farmer. Sec. 6 ; P. O. Randolph ; is the son of William and Lydia Link, of Livingston Co., N. Y. ; born in 1820." In 1840, he married Miss Mary J., daughter of Liberius and Fannie Munson, of Connecticut. In 1844, they immigrated to Wisconsin ; stopped for six months in Washington Co., and, in the spring of 1845, removed to the town of Westford, Dodge Co., Wis., where he has since made his home; he now owns a farm of fifty-sis and a half acres in Sec. 6, within the corporation limits of the village of Randolph. They have seven children - Emma J. (now Mrs. Charles Heyer, of Randolph, formerly Mrs. H. Williamson, of Westford), Ella (Mrs. Henry Wills, of Genesee Co., Mieh.j, Egbert E. (of Pipe Stone, Minn, i, Annie, Marion (Mrs. 0. D. Sherman, of Columbus, Wis.), Myra E., Estella A. Mr. and Mrs. Link, with three of their children, are members of the M. E. Church. The following historical sketch, written by Mrs. Link, may appropriately be inserted here:

" In the year 1844, we made up our minds to seek a home in Wisconsin ; .accordingly, in the month of September of that year, we started on our Western tour ; we came to Buffalo with our own team, and embarked on the steamboat called the Great Western, and surely it was, for I think there were people of almost every nation, on board, all, or nearly all, seeking a home in this far off Wisconsin ; we had a long and tedious journey, entering every port between Buffalo and Milwaukee ; when our boat came into

Mackinaw, the Indians swarmed the boat to trade fish for what other goods they could get, and a savagelooking set they were ; the young people were afraid and almost homesick when they saw so many ; at last we arrived in Milwaukee at 2 o'clock Monday morning, after a four-days voyage, and some of it pretty rough. Milwaukee was not then what it is now; it was only a small town then, with accommodations that have been greatly improved since then ; after getting our team off the boat and loaded up, we started for a small town then called Hamburg, through heavy timber and bad roads, made still worse by heavy rain all day, and not a soul did wc meet during a drive of twenty-two miles that could, or else they would not, speak one word of English ; every team we would meet, we would inquire how far to Hamburg, but the answer was invariably nix far stae or a mere shake of the head ; surely this was encouraging for strangers, but we found our way at lust, and finally drove up at a friend's house just at night, tired and hungry, not homesick, but a little sad it was to see a little new house with blankets and carpets for windows and doors ; I thought when retiring for the night of the Indians, but was told that they were very peaceable and would do no barm, but was too weary to be kept long awake thinking of the Indians. Here we stayed the first winter, just on the bank of the Milwaukee River, in a little shantj- built of whiteash boards ; at a little distance one would have thought it was painted white ; but we soon determined that the woods was not the place for us, and the last of April found us journeying toward Dodge Co. ; arrived here the last day of April just at night; cold, sour and gloomy was the last day of our journey ; most of the farmers had sowed their wheat, and some pieces were up an inch high ; when coming across the wild prairies and looking ahead, the oak openings looked like the old orchards in York State ; flowers grew in abundance, of every color and shape ; surely here was a flower-garden of Nature's own making. We were made to feel at home by our old acquaintance, who came West with us ; tlicy had a very comfortable though small log house, and here we lived, all in one family, in the little log house 14x16 feet, until the month of August, when we went into our own house, if it could be called into, for there was not a window, door or floor, and it was not sided up at the gable ends, but we had a good roof over our heads; we laid down some loose boards, just enough for the posts of the bedstead to stand upon, and the same for the stove and table ; we walked around by stepping from one board to another ; it was here my husband was taken down with the fever and ague, and in a few days my husband's brother began to shake, and then our little giri -1 years old, and you may believe this was not a pleasant outlook ; the harvest was just ripe, and the men were depending on their days' work to get us our bread and to fix up our hou>e for the winter; but this was not to be, for my husband shook till it would have taken two of him to have made one shadow ; his brother shook one day and worked the next ; often I have left him and my little girl in one bed to do their shaking alone, while I went a mile distant and sewed all day to get whatever I could to help along the family provisions, while my husband was working for a man who owned an oldfashioned thrashing machine, and he could sit in a chair placed upon the platform and drive the horses ; thus he earned six shillings per day, but toward winter he began to get better, and things began to grow more cheerful. The Indians were pretty thick, and often gave us a call ; one day, we had been killing some hogs, and five or six came along and stopped to beg the head, liver, and so forth ; I told one of them to talk English; he shook his head and gave me a cross, savage look; he then turned to my brother-inlaw and made signs for him to give him some pork ; I was sitting near him and hit his foot and told him to make him ask for it in English, whereupon the Indian says to me, -stop hit he foot,' In 1849, the first Methodist class was established by J. G. Southwell ; I believe that a preacher by the name of Barnes came from Beaver Dam once or twice, but Elder Lawson was the first circuit preacher sent to us ; he was a young man, 22 or 23, but a good man and very talented ; he lived at Beaver Dam, and many times used to come on horseback, and the water was almost to the horse's back, but he was always there according to appointment ; his meetings were well attended and had some powerful revivals ; he received a very small salary, but was satisfied, for he was doing the work he was sent to do ; then we built a schoolhouse in our neighborhood and established a school, and then we thought we had fairly begun to live."

ANDREW MOUSE, former. Sees. 13 and 14; P. O. Beaver Dam ; is a native of Prussia; born Jan. 30, 1830 ; sou of Phillip and Elizabeth Mouse ; he came to America in 1854, landing in New York Nov. 2 ; thence he came direct to Beaver Dam, where he arrived penniless, and followed farm laboring till ISGS; he then bought a farm of 200 acres in Sees. 13 and 14, town of Westford, which has since been his home. In 1856, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Peter and Yitta Newman, of Prussia ; they have had fourteen children, the first eight of whom died in infancy ; those living are Frank, William, Peter, Lengh, Sophia, Phillip. They are members of the Presbyterian Church ; politically, he is a Democrat.

CHARLES NUTTING, farmer ; Sec. 6 ; P. 0. Randolph ; was born in Randolph, Orange Co., Vt., in 1817 ; son of William and Mary Nutting, nee Hubbard; he received his early education in the public schools of his native village; then attended the Orange County Grammar School, for a while, after which, for two years, he attended the University of Burlington, but graduated at the " Western Reserve " of Hudson, Ohio, in 1840 ; he at once began the study of law with his father at Randolph, and was admitted to the bar in 1844; he then formed a copartnership with his father, which lasted till 1853, when he emigrated to Dodge Co.. Wis , and bought a farm of eighty acres, in Sec. 6, town of Westford ; then Fox Lake, where he has since followed farming ; he now has forty-four acres. He held the oflSce of Justice of the Peace for a number of years in the town of Westford. In 184(5, he married Miss Cordelia M. H., daughter of Benjamin and Sarah Oilman, of Tamworth, X. H., who died in December, 1878, and by whom he had i-levon children - Charles H., of Westford; Annie C, deceased; Samuel E., of Iron Ridge. Wis. ; William, deceased ; Maria, Lillian, Cora, Harlin P. V., Clarence, Mabel and Pcrloy G. Member of the Congregational Church ; politically, a Republican.

XKIjSO\ RAN^Il^SSOX, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes, Randolph ; son of Henson and M;»ry Rasmus^on; born in Denmark in 1836 ; in the spring of 18.56. he set sail from Hamburg for America, and landed in New York early in July; thence to Hartland, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he followed farming for one year; receiving an injury at that time which disabled him for farm work, he turned his attention to the shoemaker's trade, at which he had worked a little in his native country, though had not .served his apprenticeship; this he continued at Hartland for three years, then removed to Pine Lake, Waukesha Co., where he followed it till 1864; thence to Randolph where he has continued it, and also deals quite extensively in boots, shoes, etc., etc. In 1864, at Pine Lake, he married Miss Hannah, daughter of Hans and Chri.stina Hanson, a native of Denmark ; they have had six children, as follows: Hans; Ann M.. deceased; Peter; Ann M., Jr., deceased; Lsna and Henry C. Mr. R. has been a member of the Village Board for three terms ; is now School Clerk. Politically, is a Republican; he ami wife are nii^mbers of the Lutheran Church.

REV. AVDRl'S A. REED, Pastor of the M. E. Church, Randolph. The subject of the following sketch is of the sturdy New England stock ; son of Andrus and Mary Reed ; born in Brookfield. Orange Co., Vt., in the year 1819, where he .spent most of his time till 1849. He received his early education in the public schools, after which, for a short time, he attended the Newbury Seminary, of Orange Co., Vt. In the fall of 1849, on account of his health, he started, on board a steamer, for a trip round Cape Horn to California, spending about six months on the water; he visited San Franci.sco and other ports of California, and went as far north as Oregon; then returned by the steamer to Panama, which he crossed on foot to the Chagris River, passing down the stream in a boat to Prometheus, where he took the steamer for New York, and reached home early in January, 1851. He then devoted his time as before to various kinds of merchandising, till 1S54 ; when he immigrated to Winnebago Co., Wis , and settled on a farm in the town of Omro ; here he followed farming for three or four years, and began his preparations for his ministerial work, which he afterward completed while in the Conference ; his first charge was that of the town of Empire, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1858 ; in 1859 and 1860, he served the M. K. Church of the town of Lamartine, and from 1861 to 1863, that of the town of Byron, all in Fond du Lac Co., Wis. It was here they buried their oldest and only son - -Azro De Estang - who was a lieutenant in Daniel's 1st Cavalry, and was taken with the diphtheria at Ripon, Wis, ; was brought home, and died Dec. 4, 1861. In 1863, he went to Green Bush, Wis., for one year; thence to Brandon tor three years ; thence to Sheboygan Falls for three years; and in 1870, to Beaver Dam, where under his care the church was greatly revived, and so strengthened, that the present brick church was erected, and where for three years he preached to one of the largest congregations of the city ; after this, from 1873 to 1875, he was at Appleton, Wis., as Financial Asent for Lawrence University ; he was, in 1877, sent by Conference to the church at Sharon, Wis., for two years ; and in the faU of 1879, to the village of Randolph, Wis, In 1844, he married Miss A.senath D., daughter of Walter and Jerusha Buck, of Brookfield. Vt. ; they had one son as above mentioned. Such is a brief life-history of one of the most ac'ive and earnest workers in the Wisconsin Itineranc}'.

RILEV S. RICHMOND, farmer; P. 0. Randolph; is a native of Monroe Co., N. Y.; son of Joshua and Abigail Richmond ; horn Sept. 6. 18:i7 ; he followed farming in his native county till 1847, and then emigrated to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Randolph. Columbia Co., where he b lught a farm of 200 acres in Sees. Hi and 21, and made that his home till 1872 ; he then bought four and a half acres of land in the West Ward of the village of Randolph, where he now resides in a large, commodious house and enjoys the fruits of his many years of hone,st industry ; he spends his time in superintending his firms, which arc three in number - the one above nimed ; one of eighty-six acres in Sec. 34, town of Randolph, Columbia Co.; another of fifty acres in Sec. 33, town of Fox Lake, Dodge Co. In 1854, ho married Miss Jane, daughter of Zenus and Caroline Oliver, of Randolph Center, Columbia Co., Wis., by whom he has one daughter - Eva I. (Mis. John S. Lightner, of Randolph). Mrs. Richmond died Aug. 13, 1856. He married Miss Jane, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Hughes, of the town of Randolph, Feb. 4, 1857; they have two children - one son, Osro (deceased), and one daughter, Cora B. Mr. Richmond has been Justice of the Peace several times in the West Ward of the village ; has also been a member of the Village Board. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity.

EDWARD T. ROBERTS, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. 0. Randolph : was born in Angleshire, North Wales, Dec. 25, 1851 ; is the son of Thomas and Catharine Roberts; in 1871, he emigrated to America, and settled in the town of Calamus, Dodge Co., Wis. ; made that his home till 1873 ; when he went to Waukesha Co., Wis. ; in September, 1878, he removed to a farm of 200 acres in Sec. 18, Westford, which he had bought in June of that year. In February, 1878, he married Miss Annie, daughter of William and Mary Roberts, of Calamus, Dodge Co. ; they have one son - Robert. They are members of the Welsh M. E. Church ; politically, Mr. Roberts is a Republican.

JOSHUA ROBERTS, merchant, Randolph; was born in North Wales in January, 1818 ; is the son of Robert and Elizabeth Ellis, nee Owens; and according to the customs of that part of Wales, he takes his father's first instead of his last name for his surname ; his principal business in his native country wasthatof aslatequarrier ; in 1845, he went to London, where he engaged in general merchandising for five years; in 1850, he came to New York City, and there followed clerking in a dry-goods store till 1869, thence to Randolph, Dodge Co., Wis., where he has been engaged in merchandising ; he was a member of the Village Board for one year ; his been School Treasurer since 1876. In London in 1850, he married Miss Catharine, daughter of Griffith Owen, by whom he had three children - -Elizabeth C, Mrs. Lloyd, of Columbia Co. ; Robert G. and Mary J. ; Mrs. Roberts died in 1857 ; in 1859, he married Mrs. Elizibeth, widow of William Williams, of Prospect, Oneida Co., N. Y., by whom he has one daughter - -Maggie J. ; Mrs. Roberts died in 1872. Mr. Roberts' family are members of the Welsh Calvanistic Church.

JOHSf E. ROOT, Deputy Postmaster, Randolph ; son of Charles and Miranda Root ; born in Utiea, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1830, and made that his home till 12 years of age; thence removed to Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he entered upon an apprenticeship at the harness-maker's trade ; here he continued his trade till the fall of 1856, when he emigrated to Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Wis., where he was proprietor of a harness-shop for three years; in the spring of 1861, he removed to the village of Randolph, and there opened the first harness-shop of that place, of which he continued proprietor till 1876 ; in the spring of 1863, he was appointed Postmaster at Riridolph, and has since been more or less connected with the office, either in the capacity of Postmaster or Deputy ; he has been elected Village Supervisor for nine terms; has been a member of the Masonic Fraternity since 1865. In March, 1856, he married 'Miss Louisa M., daughter of Fairfield and Margaret Morton, of Canada West, she being a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and her parents of Nova Scotia ; they have three children, two sons and one daughter^William F., of Randolph ; John E., of Milwaukee, and Nellie L. Mrs. Root is a member of the Methodist Church. Such is a short life of one of Randolph's leading citizens.

JOHN RUDD, farmer. Sec. 7; P. 0. Randolph; is a native of Westmoreland Co., England: born in April, 1822 ; is the son of Anthony and Ann Rudd; at the age of 16, he entered upon an apprenticeship at the blacksmith's trade, in his native county; at 21, he removed to Manchester, Eng., and continued his trade till 1859. Here, in 1852, he married Miss Lucy, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary- Bennett, and in the spring of 1859, they emigrated to America, and settled in the village of Randolph, Dodge Co., Wis., where he followed his trade for six years; in 1865, on account of poor health he gave up the trade, and bought a farm of eighty acres, in Sec. 7, town of Westford, where he has since devoted his time to the life of a farmer ; they have had three children - John and Mary A., both of whom died in England, and Lucy E. ; the family is connected with the Congregational Church.

MARTIN RUSSELIi SKAFTE, carpenter and joiner, Randolph ; better known in this county as Martin Russell ; was born in Denmark ; he lived with his parents, Rasmusson and Marne Skafte, till 22 years of age, when he began the ship carpenters' trade with his brother, which he followed for one year; in 1848, at the beginning of the war between Germany and Denmark, he was drafted and served in he army till the close of the war, when he was discharged and returned to his home in 1851, and continued his trade for another year; in July 1852, he, with his brother, sailed for America, and arrived in Milwaukee, Sept. 28, following, thence to Pine Lake, Waukesha Co., where he worked in a wagon shop for the winter ; in the spring of 1853, he returned to Milwaukee for a short time, thence to Chicago, where he was employed as a ship carpenter for two years. In 1855, he returned to Waukesha Co., where Nov. 10, of that year, he married Miss Gabriela, daughter of Hans and Anna Gasmann, natives of Norway; he followed house carpentering there for two years,, then removed to the village of Randolph, where he has since continued the same ; they have three daughters and one son as follows - Matilda, Mrs. Dr. Haxton, of Grand Fork, Dakota; Josephine, Mrs. W. H. Anderson,"of Acton, Dakota; Ettie and Guy. In November, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, of the 15th W. V. I., was soon elected Second Lieutenant in Co. I, same regiment, but resigned in 1862. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, also of the M. E. Church ; in politics, he is a Republican.

WILLIAM B. SHE PARD, Randolph; traveling salesman for Storm & Hill, dry-goods and notion house of Milwaukee; is a son of the Rev. S. V. R. and Lydia A. Shopard ; born in New York in December, 1846 ; when he was 1 year old, his parents removed to Marshall, Dane Co., Wis., where his father, then a contractor and builder, built the first schoolhouse, and the first brick building erected in that village, living there two years; his fither devoted himself to the work of the ministry, which he after continued for a number of years; his last charge being that of the M. E. Church, at Randolph, in 1863-65. William was educated in the public schools of Fond du Lac, Fall River, and the Commercial School of Milwaukee ; in fall of 1863, he came with his parents to Randolph, and during the winter followed teaching. In the spring of 1864, he enlisted in Co. K, of the 39th W. V. I., 100-day service; During the summer of 1865, he was engaged in the Commercial College of Milwaukee; in the fall, he went to Green Lake Co., and tanght for the winter ; then for the two years following, he taught in the town of Randolph, Columbia Co.; in the fall of 1868, he began clerking in the dry -goods store for R. Ilsley, of Randolph, continued five years; in 1873 was connected with H. S. Manville, wholesale notion house of Milwaukee; in 1877, returned to Randolph, and formed a copartnership with Ilsley, dry goods; in July, 1879. he began traveling for the present firm. In Jan. 2, 1869, he married Miss Sarah S., daughter of George and Harriet Marvin, of Randolph, Wis.; they have two sons - George and Harry.

CHARLES H. SMITH, station agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, Randolph ; is a son of Charles and Ewer Smith ; hern in Milwaukee Co., in 1848 ; when 4 years old, he, with his parents, removed to Washington Co., near Hartford, where he spent his spent his time till 12 years of age, on a fiirm, removing at that time to the village of Hartford, where he spent some time attending school, and where he received the greater part of his education. In the spring of 1865, he enlisted in the 23d W. V. I., under Col. Lewis, of Madison, with which he served till the close of the war, and was mustered out of service at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.; he then returned to Hartford, where he made his home till about 20 years of age, and was engaged in attending and teaching school ; he was next in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, and, after seventeen years' stay at Hartford, was sent to Randolph as operator for a short time; thence to Swartzberg, Milwaukee Co., as operator for three and a half years; thence to Richfield, Wa-ihiniiton Co., as agent for one and one-half years; then again to Randolph, where he has been as agent for the Company since 1875. June 11, 1873, he married Miss Amy A., daughter of George and Celia Ellis, of the town of Granville, Milwaukee Co., by whom he had one son - George, deceased. Mrs. Smith died Dec. 19, 1874. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Ma.sonic Fraternitv since 1877.

JOHN SMITH, fiirmer. Sec. 31 ; P. 0. Randolph ; is a son of Gabriel Smith and Mary Peterson ; born in Chemung Co., N. Y.,June 11, 1824; his father was born in 1795, and his mother in 1802; when 16 years of age, he began the ship-carpenter's trade at Fishkill, N. Y., which he afterward followed for a number of years; in 1847, he emigrated to Waukesha Co., Wis., his parents having come the year before ; in 1848, he, with his father, came to the town of Calamus, Dodge Co., and entered 130 acres of land on Section 31, Calamus, and eighty acres in Section 36, town of Courtland, Columbia Co., where he has since made his home. Here his parents both died - his fiither Feb. 17, 1864, and his mother Feb. 13, 1878, leaving five children, as follows - Adaline (now Mrs. James Stall, of Chemung Co., N. Y.), John (the subject of this sketch, who married Miss Mary J., daughter of Sylvester and Catherine Churchill, of Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1850, and has had five children - Athalia A. (now Mrs. Carlton Toby, of Courtland, Columbia Co., Wis.), Sarah C. (now of Buffalo, N. Y.), Anson G. (deceased), John G. and Harvey L.; the rest of his father's family are Ann E. (now Mrs. L. Stonements, of Beaver Dam j, Mary W. (now Mrs. Harvey Hitchcock, of Brown Co., Minn.), 0. P. (now of Janesville, Minn.j, Lanata (decea.sed ). John has 4S0 acres of land in Duel Co., Dakota.

JOSEPH STALKER, retired farmer, Randolph; is a native of Albany Co., N. Y.; son of William and Jane ( Allen) Stalker ; born Jun9^4, 1803; Joseph followed farming with his father, in Albany Co., till about 24 years of age. March 12, 1828, he married Miss Mary Ann, daughter of William and Margaret Machesney, of Albany Co., N. Y., after which ho rented a farm in that county for two years ; then, in 1830, removed to Schenectady Co., N. Y., where he purchased a farm, and continued a tiller of the soil there for fourteen years; in 1846, with his family, he emigrated to the town of Manchester, Green Lake Co., Wis., where he followed farming nearly twenty-one years, whence, in the spring of

1S(J7, he removed to Randolph, and has since led a more retired life; here he lo-ft his faithful and lovinj; companion, with whom he lived nearly fifty years ; she died May 12, 1877 ; they had seven eiiildren - Margaret (^deceased), Mary J., Ellen (now Mrs. John Thomas, of Berlin, Wis.), William J. (deceased), Henry (now of Cairo, 111.), Timothy (now of Boulder, Colo.), Hattie (now Mrs. Eu^ene~), A. Marsh, of Lime .Spring, Iowa. Himself and daughter are members of the Baptist Church ; he is one of the original members ; he has also been a member of the County Board for five years.

ABIELi STARIC, deceased. Randolph has its many prominent men, but none perhaps took a more active part or greater interest in the early affairs of the village, than the subject of this sketch. He was the son of Nathan and Rebecca Stark; born (Dee. 20, 180(3) in Lynn, New London Co., Conn.; spent his early life on his father's farm in his native county. April .'5, 1.S31, he married Miss Jane A., daughter of Samuel and Rebecca Ely, nee Smith - a grand-daughter of the noted Dr. William Ely, of Hanover, N. J.; in the spring of 18.53, they left their home in New London Co., Conn., and immigrated to Dodge Co., Wis.; reaching the town of Westford April 19, of that year, he purchased a farm of 160 acres, eighty of which lies in the west half of the west half of Sec. 6, Westford, including much of the land where the village of Randolph now stands ; the other eighty acres lie in Sec. H(i, Randolph, and in Cortland, Columbia Co.; the forty in Sec. 36 includes the southwest portion of the village ; this farm was his home, and here he could be found at most any time, either devoting his attention to agricultural pursuits or looking after the interests of the little village. He died Aug. 26, 1869, leaving a widow by whom he had eleven children - William H., John G., Edward C, all of Randolph ; Laura L., deceased ; Isaac, deceased ; James A., of Piute Co., Utah; Maria A., of New York City; Mary J., Anna R.; Mrs. Morris Blodgett, of Cortland, Columbia Co., Wis., and Charles A., of Randolph. The family is connected with the Baptist Church.

EDWARD C. STARK, teacher, Randolph; is a son of Abiel and Jane A. Stark, early settlers in the town of Westford, a sketch of whom is given in this work ; Edward C. was born in the town of Lime, Conn., May 31, 183S; in 1851, with his father's family he came to Westford, Dodge Co., which has been his home much of the time since ; he received the early part of his education in the dis trict schools of Connecticut and Dodge Co., attending, perhaps, the first, district school in the town of Westford ; during the winter of 1857-53, and for two or three years folbwing, he attended the Wayland University at Beaver Dam, Wis., but on account of ill health, he was forced to give up his studies before completing the course ; in 1861, he went to Iowa, and sp3nt a year in recuperating and looking after some land his father had purchased in tha"^ State ; returning home, somewhat improve! in health, ho at once began teaching, and has since followed that profession, and to-day stands among the first and mo.st success-. ful teachers of Dodu'e and Columbia Cos.; had he been more of a politician, Mr. Stark to-day would be County Superintendent of Public Schools of Columbia Co.; he was, beyond doubt, the choice of the people, but modesty kept him from putting himself forward as a cmdidate - just the kind of a man who should fill that office. Doc. 3, 1869, he married Miss Lona B., daughter of John and Minerva- Bolls, early immigrants tj Cortland, Columbia Co., Wis.; they have one son, Frederick B. Mr. S. is a member of the I. 0. 0. F.

CHARLES A. STARK, attorney at law ; is a native of Westford, Dodge Co., and son of Abiel and Ja'je A. Stark; born Doe. 25, 1854; he was educated in the public school of Randolph, after which he entered upon the study of law with J. J. Dick, of Beaver Dam ; he then attended law school at Madison, Wis., one year and was there admitted to the bar in the spring of 1878 ; he at ouce begin the practice of his profession in his native village, where he is now the leading attorney ; he is a member of the I. (1 0. F.

RUSSELiL WELCH, farmer, Sec. 25; P. 0. Beaver Dam; is a nitive of Cohocton, Steuben Co., N. Y.; born in 1815; is son of Freeborn and Massa Welch; in 1842. he came to Walworth Co., Wis., and made that his home for about two years; in 1844, he removed to the town of Westford, Dodge Co.; entered 120 acres of land in Sec. 25, where he has since lived and now has about oOll acres of land in the town. In 1836, he married Miss Olda, daughter of John and Margaret Cronk, of Ontario Co., N. Y.; they had eleven children, three of whom, with his wife, are deceased - Sarah, the late Mrs. James Nash, deceased ; Margaret (Mrs. Albert Horton ), of Pierce Co., Wis. ; Charlotte ( Mrs. Floyd Horton ), of Clark Co., Wis., Adaline, deceased ; Peter, of Westford ; Amanda (Mrs. Lorenzo Welch, of Westford) ; Libbie, of Dakota ; Emiline (Mrs. Charles Wallace); John Lorenzo; Aurilda, deceased. Mr. Welch is now one of the oldest settlers in Westford.

CHARLES H. WILLIAMS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Fox Lake; is a son of James A. and Mary Williams, emigrants from Connecticut to Burnett, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1842, where Charles H. was born, Aug. 13, 1844 ; he received his early education in the district schojls, after which he continued the higher studies at Waupiin and in Wayland University of Beaver Dam and lastly at Bryant & Stratton's Business College, where he frraduatcd in 180(i ; he followed teaching for a few years, but in ISliS he bought a farm of ;>20 acres in Sec. 4, town of Westford, where he has since followed farming; in 1870, he was elected Chairman of the Town Board and was ihree times re-elected to that office; in 1876, he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Senate from the Thirteenth District. In ISdl), he married iMis.s Mary, daughter of Dr. F. A. and Elizabeth Wallace, of Vox Lake ; tliey have five children - Frederick W., Susan, Robert, Charles, Hattie. Politically, Mr. Williams is a stanch Democrat; Mrs. Williams i.s a member uf the Episcopal Church.

JOHN E. WlLiLIAMS, farmer, Sees. 4, 5, 8 and 9 ; P. O. Fox Lake ; is the second son of John IL and Catharine Williams; born in the town of Burnett, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1850; when he was 17 years old, he, with his parents, removed to a farm of 305 acres in Sees. 4, 5, 8 and 9, town of Westibni, which has been his home most of the time since. In February, 1875, he married Miss Monica J., daughter of John and Mary Cruden, of Westtbrd ; they have two children - Joseph and George. Mrs. Williams is a member of the Catholic Church of Fox Lake. Mr. Williams was elected Town Treasurer in 187!l.

ROBERT T. WILLIAMS, .11. D., Randolph ; the subject of this sketch is a descendant of a line of eminent physicians of England and Wales ; he is a son of William R. and Catharine Williams ; born iu Holyhead, Angleshire, North Wales, Se])t. 10, 1841 ; his father was a banker of Angleshire till 1842, when he came to America, leaving his son Robert with his mother in Wales, and took the position of Professor of Mathematics in the University of Brooklyn, N. Y., for two years, after which, he came to Waukesha, Wis., where he held several responsible positions. Robert T. received his literary education in the schools of his native town; after which (^in 1859), he entered upon the study of medicine with his uncle. Dr. Thomas, an eminent physician and surgeon of Liverpool ; here he continued his studies for Some timi and then attendel lectures and clinics at the University of Dublin ; in 1867, he came to America, and, in 1868, he entered the Northwestern University of Chicago, where he completed his studies, and received his diploma in March, 1871 ; he at once bagan the practice of medicine with Dr. J. L. Page, of Racine, Wis., with whom he continued for four years; then, on account of his children's health, removed to Arena, Iowa Co., Wis., and continued his profession for three years; in the fall of 1878, he removed to the village of Randolph, Dodge Co., where he now continues his profes.sion. At Utica, Wis., Dec. 28, 1871, he married Miss .Jennie, daughter of John and Elizabeth Edwards, of that place ; they have had four children - Catharine E., Elizabeth E., Evadna E., William R. (dooeascd). Mr. atd Mrs. Williams are members of the Welsh Presbyterian Church.

ROCirER WILLIAMS, proprii-tor of wauon-shop, Rartdolph ; is a native of South Wales; is a son of Roger and Charlotte Williams ; born in 1829 ; he emigrated to America with his parents in 1838, and .settled in Alleghany Co., Md., where he followed farming ; in 1850, with his parents, came to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on a farm in the town of Randolph, and made that his home till 1869, when he removed to the village of Randolph and workeil at the carpenter and joiner's trade till 1871 ; he then became proprietor of a wagon-shop, where he now continues that business. In 1852, he married Miss Catharine, daughter of Ellis Thomas, of Manche.ster, Green Lake Co., Wis.; they had two children - Mary and John, both of whom, with their mother, are deceased. In 1858, he married Miss Mary E., daughter of Leonard Weed, of Manchester, Green Lake Co., Wis. ; children are David, now of Milwaukee ; Annie, deceased; Charlotte, Edgar, Willis. Mr. and Mrs. W. are members of the Methodist Church. He has been Ju.<tice of the Peace in West Ward of the village for two terms and is now a member of the \'illage Board.

CHARLES M. WILLIS, M, Randolph ; is the .son of Anthony and Sabrina Willis; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Dec. 7, 1849. His father was a cabinet-maker of Massena, St. Lawrence Co., whence he removed to Green Lake Co. and settled on a farm near Ripon, Wis., in the fall of 1851. Charles received his early education in the district school of Green Lake Co., after which he attended Ripon College for about four years, teaching part of the time during the winters, so as to have money enough to meet his expenses at college through the summer term ; in 1874, he began the study of medicine with Dr. Everhard, of Ripon, and attended lectures at Ru.sh Medical College, of Chicago, where he graduated with the Class of 1877 ; ho at once began the practice of medicine at Randolph, Dodge Co., where he now has an extensive practice in this and Columbia Cos.; as a citizen, he is highly respected, and as a physician, he enjoys the confidence of all who know him. In July, 1876, he married Miss Anna L. Harrison, of Ringwood, McHenry Co., 111.; they have one son - Roy. Mrs. W. is a member of the Congregational Church.