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HISTORY OF
Walworth County WISCONSIN
BY ALBERT CLAYTON BECKVITH
ILLUSTRATED
1
VOLUME II
1.12 B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY 707364 ASTON. LEVOY AND TOLD T. FOUNDATIONS R L
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I-PRE-GLACIAL EPOCH-GEOLOGY 25 Facts Derivable from Geological Surveys-Rock Measurements-Underlying Strata-Glaciers and their Traces.
CHAPTER II-NATURAL FEATURES 29
Surface of the County-Heights Above Sea Level-Prairies, Openings and Forests-Water Courses-Lakes and Their Soundings-Natural Products- Timber-Climate-A Memorable Season.
CHAPTER III-INDIANS-MOUNDS-GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 38 Indian Occupation-British Direct Native Hostility-Black Hawk-Chief Big- foot-Mounds and Relics-Geographical Names and Their Origin.
CHAPTER IV-SETTLEMENT OF THE OLD NORTHWEST 42
Conditions Surrounding First Settlers-Character of the Pioneers-Birth- places of Earliest Men of Walworth.
CHAPTER V-SURVEYS-GENEVA LAKE TROUBLE 46 Contest at Lake Geneva-Christopher Payne-Claim-marks-Peace Restored -Arrivals at Other Towns-The First Settler-Contested Claims-Land Sales.
CHAPTER VI-POLITICAL ORGANIZATION 53
Wisconsin Admitted to Statehood-Location of Walworth County-Organiza- tion of Towns-Congressional and Legislative Districts-Judicial Circuits.
CHAPTER VII-POLITICAL REPRESENTATION 58
First Representatives in the General Assembly-First County Officers-First Meeting of the Board of Commissioners-First Grand and Petit Jurors- Extracts from the Records.
CHAPTER VIII- COUNTY BUILDINGS AND POOR FARM 64
Commissioners Select Location for County Seat-First Court House-Second Court House-Second Jail and Register's Office- Present Court House-The Present Jail-Fire Proof Vaults-Care for the Poor.
CHAPTER IX-THE BENCH AND BAR 72
Hon. David Irvin-Journal of the First Day's Proceedings in Court-Early Jurors-Roll of Attorneys, 1839-48-Judges of the First Circuit-Attorneys from 1848-Jury Commissioners.
CHAPTER X-OFFICIAL ROSTER 79
Eminent Men from Walworth-Constitutional Conventions- - Probate Judges -County Judges-Court Commissioners-State Senators-Members of Assem- bly-Chairnien of County Board of Supervisors -- County Clerks-County Treas-
CONTENTS.
urers-Sheriffs-Clerks of the Circuit Court-District Attorneys-Registers of Deeds-County Surveyors-Superintendents of School-Superintendents of Poor and Insane.
CHAPTER XI-DIVISIONS OF POLITICAL PARTIES 97
Party Lines Clearly Drawn in Early Elections-Early Election Returns-Sub- sequent Political Ratio-Progress of the Republican Party.
CHAPTER XII -- MILITARY HISTORY OF WALWORTH. 104
Territorial Militia-The Sixth Wisconsin Regiment- The Civil War-Response to the President's Call for Soldiers-Wisconsin's Record-Aid Rendered by Women and Non-Combatants-Grand Army of the Republic-Walworth County Soldiers and Sailors' Association-Soldiers' Memorial Roll-Spanish- American War-Enlisted Men from Walworth.
CHAPTER XIII-NOTEWORTHY INSTITUTIONS 158 Yerkes Observatory-State School for the Deaf-State Normal School-North- western Military Academy.
CHAPTER XIV-WALWORTH COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 170 Fair and Cattle Show, 1850-Subsequent Fairs-Fair Grounds-Officers of the Society.
CHAPTER XV-CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS 176
Early Religious Meetings-Organization of Churches-Baptist Statistics for 1909-Other Denominations-Public Schools-Early Sentiment Strong for Education-School Superintendency-Present System.
CHAPTER XVI-ROADS AND RAILWAYS 183 Indian Trails-Highways Established by Legislature-Present System-Rail- ways-Collapse of Some Early Railway Plans-Public Land Grants.
CHAPTER XVII-COUNTY HISTORICAL AND OLD SETTLERS SOCIETIES 193 Early Provisions for Preservation of Local History-Organization of Old Set- tlers' Society-Officers of the Society-Incorporation of the Walworth County Historical Society-Members.
CHAPTER XVIII-LOCAL EDITORS AND AUTHORS-FINE ARTS 199 Writers of Earliest County History-Occasional Writers-Newspaper Editors -Local Poets-Song Writers and Musical Composition-The Palette and Brush-Oratory.
CHAPTER XIX-MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF INTEREST 209
Early Temperance Societies-Saloon Licenses-Civic Societies-Freemasonry -Lodges, Past and Present-Other Societies-Turtle Creek Drainage District -Troy Drainage District-Commissioner of Roads-Assessor of Income Tax- The Speculative Spirit-Melodrama in Court-Early Educational Efforts- Early Teachers-Noteworthy Events-Dairy Interests-Early Births-Early Marriages-In Memoriam-Losses by Fire.
CHAPTER XX-TOWN OF BLOOMFIELD 226 Origin of Name-Natural Features-Agricultural Returns-Population-First Permanent Settlement-Early Families-Civil-war Soldiers from Bloomfield-
CONTENTS.
Town Officers-Genoa Junction-Religious Societies-Commercial Interests- Village Organization.
CHAPTER XXI-TOWN AND VILLAGE OF DARIEN 240
Area-Natural Features-Statistics-First Settlers in the Town-Early Growth -Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXII-TOWN OF DELAVAN 248 One of the Original Civil Subdivisions-Natural Features-Land Area-Pop- ulation-Early Arrivals-Official Lists of Town and City.
CHAPTER XXIII-CITY OF DELAVAN 257
Colonel Phoenix, the Founder, and Other Early Business Men-Hotels and Taverns-Commercial Enterprises-Advent of Railroads-The Press-Religious Societies-Educational Interests-Public Library-Water Works-Fire Depart- ment-Delavan Guards-Cities of the Dead-Official Roster-Postoffice History -Population.
CHAPTER XXIV-TOWN OF EAST TROY 272 Description-Natural Features-Land Area-First Settlers-Official Roster- Village of East Troy-Churches-Newspapers-Village Organization-Post- office-Public Houses-Business Items. -
CHAPTER XXV-CITY OF ELKHORN. 286
Speculative Enterprise-The Embryo City-Early Comers-Additions to the Village-Location and General Natural Features of the City-Churches and Schools-Business Interests-Banks and Bankers-Brick and Tile Making- Religious Societies Newspapers-Public Utilities-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXVI-TOWN OF GENEVA 316
Origin of Name Description-Natural Features-Area-Population-Land
Office Patents-Early Settlers-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXVII-CITY OF LAKE GENEVA 324
First Settlers at Geneva Lake-An Historic Contest and Its Outcome-Early Owners of Land-Taverns and Hotels-Other Early Comers-Religious Socie- ties-Early Business Men-Schools-Newspapers-Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation-Public Libraries-Banks-Waterworks and Electric Lights-Fishing and Navigation-Cemeteries-The Lake Shore-Village and City Charters- Official Rosters-Population and Valuation.
CHAPTER XXVIII-TOWN OF LAFAYETTE 349
Description-Natural Features-Agricultural Statistics and Valuation-First Immigrants-Land Entries-Well Known Names in 1842-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXIX-TOWN OF LAGRANGE. 357
Natural Features-Soil-First Land Claim-Other Immigrant Arrivals -- Land Entries-Prominent Pioneer Families -Valuations and Crop Statistics Popu- lation-Official Roster-Churches.
CHAPTER XXX-TOWN OF LINN. 366 Origin of Name-Area-Natural Features-Crop Acreages-First Settlers Official Roster.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXXI-TOWN OF LYONS 372
Naming of the Town-Boundaries-Elevations -First Settlers-Immigrants of 1840 and Later Years-Village of Lyons-Business and Religious Interests- Village Platted-Village of Springfield-Noteworthy Events-Statistics Official Roster of the Town-Religious History-Postmasters.
CHAPTER XXXII-TOWN OF RICHMOND. 384 Location-Natural Features-Education-The Pioneers and Other Early Set- tlers-The Nova Scotian Settlers-The Methodist Church-Farm Statistics- Population-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXXIII-TOWN OF SHARON. 392 Location and Description-Crop Acreages-Population-The First Comers- Land Entries-Allen Grove-Noteworthy Events-Religious Societies-Official Roster-Village of Sharon-Schools-Newspapers-Churches-Bank-Ceme- tery-Town Officers.
CHAPTER XXXIV-TOWN OF SPRING PRAIRIE 405 Origin of Name-Primitive Condition of the Land-Streams-Land Area-Crop Returns-Population-First Settlers-Honey Creek-Vienna-Voree -Franklin -Early Village Business Interests-Religious Societies-Schools-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXXV-TOWN OF SUGAR CREEK 418 Name Derived from Local Industry-The First Settler-Other Pioneers-A Well Known Early Tavern-Tibbets- Churches-Insurance-Land Area and Crop Values-Population-Town Officers, Past and Present.
CHAPTER XXXVI-TOWN OF TROY 426 One of the Original Towns-Lakes and Water Courses-Land Area-Crop Re- turns-Early Settlers-Village of Troy-Troy Center-Local Interests-May- hew-Little Prairie-Adams-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXXVII-TOWN OF WALWORTH. 437
Land Elevations-Streams-Geneva Lake-Land Area-Crop Statistics-Pop- ulation-Early Settlers-Land Patents-Postoffices -- Churches-Schools-Big Foot Academy-Village of Walworth-Fontana-Williams Bay-Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXXVIII-TOWN OF WHITEWATER 451 Origin of Name-Surface of the Land-Lakes and Streams-Land Area-Farm Statistics - The First Comers - Land Sales - Live Stock Breeders - Official Roster.
CHAPTER XXXIX-CITY OF WHITEWATER 460 Early Use of Water Power-Other Early Utilities-Town Organization-Ad- vent of Railroads-Business Enterprises-Taverns and Hotels-Banks and Bankers-Religious Societies-Education-Libraries-Military History-Public Utilities-Village Incorporation-Official Roster-Population.
CHAPTER XL-MAKERS OF THE COUNTY 481
Biographical and Genealogical Notes of Early and Prominent Citizens of Wal- worth County.
BIOGRAPHICAL 573
HISTORICAL INDEX
A
Adams
433
Agricultural Society 169
Allen's Grove. 395
Art 207
Assemblymen 58,
84
Assessor of Income Tax 212
Attorneys. 1839.
48,
74
Attorneys from 1848
76
B
Baptist Societies 176
Bench and Bar 72
Big Foot Academy 142
Bigfoot, Chief
39
Biographical Sketches
481
Birthday of Walworth County 59
Birthplaces of Pioneers.
44
Births, Early 217
Black Hawk. 38
Bloomfield Center 231
Bloomfield, Town of
226
Brick Clay
33
C
Care for the Poor 71
Catholic Missionaries 177
Chairmen of Supervisors 87
Chicago & Northwestern R. R.
187
Chicago, Mil. & St. P. R. R.
191
Chief Bigfoot 39
Circuit Court Clerks. 92
Circuits, Judicial 56 City of Delavan 257
City of Elkhorn. 286
City of Lake Geneva
324
City of Whitewater
460
Civic Societies. 210
Clay Products 33
Clerks, County SS
Clerks of Circuit Court 92
Climate
35
Colored
Troops.
155
Commissioner of Roads 212
Commissioners' Journal 60
Commissioners' Records. 61
Congregational Societies.
177
Congressional Districts.
54
Constitutional Conventions SO
'Constitution, Votes on
Contest at Lake Geneva 46, 324
Coroners 91
County Agricultural Society 169
County Buildings 61
County Clerks. 88
County Commissioners, First Meeting 59
County Historical Society 196
County House
71
County Judges. 82
County Officers, First. 59
County Seat Located 64 f
County Surveyors
93
1
County Treasurers 89
Court Commissioners 82
Court, First Term of 72
Court House. First 65
Court House, Present 68
Court House, Second 65
Creameries
217
D
Dairy Interests 217
Darien, Town of. 240
Deaf, State School for 160
Deaths, Early
221
Delavan Churches
263
Delavan, City of.
257
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Delavan Guards 267
Delavan Newspapers 261
Delavan, Town of 248
District Attorneys.
92
Districts, Legislative
54
Drainage
31
1
Drainage Districts 211 1
E
Early Births. 217
Early
Deaths
221
Early Educational Efforts. 214
Early
Highways
184
Early
Marriages
219
Early
Teacliers
214
Early Temperance Societies. 209
Early Trails
184
East Troy, Town of
272
East Troy Village. 279
Editorship 195
Educational Convention 180'
Educational Efforts, Early 214
Eighteenth Infantry 134
Eighth Infantry
126
Electric Lines.
191
Eleventh Infantry
128
. Elkhorn 286
Elkhorn Banks. 296
Elkhorn Business Interests. 295
Elkhorn Churches. 291
Elkhorn Located
64
Elkhorn Schools.
293
Enlistments from
Valworth
113
Episcopal Parishes.
177
Events of Note.
215
Extracts from Commissioners' Rec-
ords 61
F
Fair, the First. 169
Fifteenth Infantry 133
Fiftieth Infantry 154
1 1 Fifth Battery 122
1
Fifth Infantry
125
1
Fifty-first Infantry 154
Fifty-second Infantry 1
154
Fire Losses
223
Fire-proof . Vaults 70
First and Third Batteries 122
First Assembly 58
First Cavalry 113
First Circuit, Judges of.
75
1
First County Officers.
1
1
1
1
50
First Court House. 65 1
1 First Fair 169 1
First Grand Jurors. 73
First Heavy Artillery 1 1 120
First Infantry 124 1
First Petit Jurors
1 73
First Settler
50
1
First Term of Court 72 1 1 1
1 Fontana 1 445
Fortieth Infantry 146
Forty-eighth Infantry
152
Forty-fifth Infantry
150
Forty-fourth Infantry.
150
Forty-ninth
Infantry
152
Forty-second Infantry
148
1
Forty-seventh
Infantry
151
Forty-sixth
Infantry
150
Forty-third
Infantry
149
Fourteenth Infantry
133
Fourth Battery.
122
Fourth Infantry-Cavalry
117
Franklin Postoffice.
412
Free and Accepted Masons
210
G
Genealogical Notes
481
Geneva Lake Contest
46, 324
Geneva, Town of 316
Genoa Junction
234
Geographical Names
40
Glaciers
27
Grand Army of the Republic.
210
H
Heights of Land
29
Honey Creek
410
I
Indian Names.
41
Indian Occupation 38
Indian Trails.
184
Irvin, David
72
HISTORICAL INDEX.
J
Jail, Present 69
Jail, Second. 67
Judges
82
Judges of First Circuit
1
75
Judges of Probate 56,
82
Judicial Circuits.
56
Jurors. First
73
L
Lafayette, Town of 349
Lagrange, Town of_ 357
Lake Geneva, City of
324
Lake Geneva Contest. 1
46, 324
Lake Soundings.
31
Lakes 31 1
Land, Heights of. 1
29
Land Sales
51
Legislative Districts
54
Linn, Town of 366
Literature
204
Little Prairie. 433
Location of County Seat. 64
Location of Walworth County. 53
Losses by Fire 223
Lutheran Churches 178
Lyons, Town of.
372
Lyons, Village of 375
M
Makers of the County 481
Marriages, Early 219
Marshes 30
Masonry
210
Mayhew 432
Melodrama in Court 213
Members of Assembly
84
Memorable Season 36
Methodist Churches 178
Military Academy 168
Military History 104
Milwaukee & Mississippi R. R. 186
Mounds 39
Ninth Battery 122
Ninth Infantry 127 1
Normal School. 166
Noteworthy Events. 215
Noteworthy Institutions.
15S
Nova Scotian Settlers
387
0
Officers, First County 59
Official Roster. 79
Old Settlers' Society 193
Oratory
208
Original Towns
54
P
Peat
33
Pioneer Sketches 481
Political Organization 53
Political Parties
Political Representation 58
Poor Farm
71
Prairies 30
Pre-glacial Epoch. 25
Presbyterian Churches. 177
Present Court House 68
Present Jail 69
Presidents of Agricultural Society 172
Probate Judges.
56, 82
Public Schools.
179
R
Railways 185
Ratio of Votes 101
Records of Commissioners 61
Register's Office. 67
Registers of Deeds. 93
Relics 39
Religious Organizations 176
Representatives 58
Richmond, Town of. 384
Roads and Road-making 184
Rock River 30
Rock Strata
S
School Commissioners, Work of.
180
School for Deaf
160
Natural Products
Nineteenth Infantry
134
1
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Second Cavalry 114
Second Court House 65
Second Infantry 124
Second Jail. 67
Senators
83
Thirty-sixth Infantry. 144
Thirty-third Infantry 144
Timber
34
Town of Bloomfield. 226
Town of Darien 240
Town of Delavan 248
Town of East Troy 272
Town of Geneva 316
Town of Lafayette 349
Town of Lagrange. 357
Sixth Battery
122
Sixth Infantry
125
Sixth Wisconsin Infantry 104
Snow Blockade.
36
Soldiers' Memorial Roll 112
Song Writers 205
Spanish-American War 156
Speculative Spirit. 212
Spring Prairie, Town of. 405
Springfield, Village of 377
State Normal School
166
State School for Deaf. 160
State Senators 83
Sugar Creek, Town of. 418
Superintendents of Poor and Insane. 95
Superintendents of Schools. 94
Supervisors, Chairmen of. 87
Surface of County. 29
Surveyors
93
Swamp Lands. 30
T
Teachers, Early 214
Temperance Societies 209
Tenth Battery 123
Tenth Infantry 127
Third Cavalry
116
Third Infantry 125
Thirteenth Battery 123
Thirteenth Infantry 129
Thirtieth Infantry. 143
Thirty-eighth Infantry 146
Thirty-fifth Infantry 144
Thirty-first Infantry 143
Thirty-fourth Infantry 144
Thirty-ninth Infantry. 146
Thirty-second Infantry 143
Thirty-seventh Infantry. 145
Settlement of Northwest
42
Settler, the First.
50
Seventeenth Infantry
134
Seventh Battery
122
Seventh Infantry
125
Sharon, Town of. 392
Sharon, Village of. 400
Sheriffs
90
Sixteenth Infantry 134
Town of Linn 366
Town of Lyons. 372
Town of Richmond 384
Town of Sharon 392
Town of Spring Prairie. 405
Town of Sugar Creek 418
Town of Troy. 426
Town of Walworth 437
Town of Whitewater 451
Treasurers, County
89
Troy Center
431
Troy Drainage Ditch
211
Troy, Town of.
426
Troy Village. 430
Turtle Creek Drainage District. 211
Twelfth Infantry. 129
Twentieth Infantry. 135
Twenty-eighth Infantry 139
Twenty-fifth Infantry.
139
Twenty-fourth Infantry
139
Twenty-ninth Infantry 143
Twenty-second Infantry 135
Twenty-seventh Infantry 139
Twenty-sixth Infantry.
139
Twenty-third Infantry
139
V
Vaults, County 70
Vienna
410
Village of East Troy 279
Village of Lyons 375
Village of Sharon 400
Village of Springfield
377
Village of Troy
430
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Voree
410
Votes on Constitution 80
Votes, Ratio of. 101
W
Walworth County, Location
53
Walworth County Agricultural So-
ciety
169
Walworth County Soldier and Sailors'
Association
111
Y
Walworth, Town of
437
War Meetings 107
Water Courses. 30
Whitewater, City of 460
Whitewater, Town of. 451
Williams Bay. 446
Wisconsin Central R. R. 189
Wisconsin Troops.
107
Writers of Local History
199
Yerkes Observatory
158
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX
A
Beardsley, Hermon SO9
Beekman, Albert 1351
Abell, Stephen B. 806
Ackley, Albert H. 1186 1 1 1
Adkins, Henry DeL. 1
598
Bennett. Francis A 1459
Adsit, Miley
996
Besecker, Charles O. 1031
Agern, John I 1
750
Best, William F
619
Allen, Francis G. 1
1 1119
Bill, Benjamin J
1 1
1
1
861
Allen, George R.
1
857
Blackman, Charles M.
1205
1 Allen, Walter 1
013
Boehm, F. J.
1395
Allyn, Alexander H. 1
1 1046
Bollinger, Daniel
1120
Alrick, A. K. 1279
Bollinger, Jacob
Altenburg, Charley E. 1448
Boltz, John
Amborn, Anton H. 951
Boyd. John W
1133
Brabazon, Charles S. 1034
Bradley, Henry
1059
Brennan, Jolm C.
1 621
Brett, James F.
952
Briggs, Herman A 1142 1 1
Brigham, Emerson A 1
Bristol, C. R ._ 941 1
Brooks. Homer 1200
Brown, Albert_ E
I
1
1
1
1 903
Baker, Louis C. 973 1
Brown, Emery J 1
130%
1 1 Baker, Simeon F. 1406 I
1 Barfield, Josiah 1146 I 1 I
Barker, L. B. 1 1470
Barnes, Dwight B
924
Brown, William C
S21
Barnes, Henry D. 1196
Barrett, Ellis S. 1254
Buckbee, Franklin A
Buckley. Rev. John II.
1014
Bartholomew, Arthur H. 1435
Baumann, B. J. 674
Baumbach, William, Jr. 1081
Beach, Benjamin' H. 1380
Burdick, Edgar O.
814
Beach, William W
1382
Burdick, Hugh
743
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
914
AAllen, George 1
Bilyea. Clarence E
Allen, John S.
853
1
1
1
Atkinson, Josephus
1442
Aver. Edward E 1485
648
Ayers, Henry W
1 1
B
Babcock, James W 999
Baker. Charles H. 660
Baker, Harvey 1
1 1402
Brown, George W 1
1
Brown. James, Jr. 1481 1 1 1
I S30
Brown, Lewis G.
1
1
1
1
1 Brown, William. S37 1 1 1
I
Buell, Henry C. 907
Bullock, Arthur G. 920
I
1
Andrus. Francis L 1005
1 1 Arnold, Cassius F. 948 1 1
Bradley, William W
1 5.55
Ames, Erastus H. 1037
Boyle, Henry
1
968
Abbott, Francis X. 655
Beckwith, Albert O
Beers, William 1437
Bell. ITiram S. 1072
Bloodgood, Fred R.
1253
1372
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Burgit, James D. 1450
Burns, Carlos H. 1467
Burton, Charles R
1355
Burton, John E. 100S
Bushman, John 1479
C
Camp, James H. 791
Campbell, Lewis 1075
Carey, Julian M.
668
Ceylon Court.
604
Chapin, John
652
Chatfield, Seneca B
997
Child, James
1423
Christie, George.
1327
Church, Cyrus
933
Church, Leonard 1136
Church, Ray
895
Clancey, Lawrence
1452
Clark, Charles M.
1192
Clark, John D. 13SS
C'line, Leopold 1194
Clohisy, Arthur
730
Coates, Oscar P 1399
Cobb, Robert
636
1
Coburn, Addison A 1221 1 I 1
Cocroft, Harry E
1 1
688
Dopke, Charles H. 1078
Douglass, Carlos L. 1376
Douglass, Carlos S.
1362
Douglass, Horace G. 574
Drake, Brewster B. 1029
Dunham, David T. 1183
Dunham, George 991
Dunn, Edward F. 836
Dunn, Patrick
1069
Dunphy, John
1122
E
Eames, Francis H. 587
Ebert, Ferdinant. 1428
Eckerson, Willis D. 1339
Ells, C. W 1280
Ells, F. W. 1280
Ells, George W. S52
Ellsworth, Fred L 1379
Crumb, Russell E. 1
896
I Curran, James S. 981
Curtis, Lewis. 1363
Curtis, Walter 676
Cusack, Frank 681
Cusack, John 1480
Cusack, M. E.
1348
D
Dalrymple, Hilas H. 950
Dalton, Henry J 1143
Davidson, Ebenezer 632
Davis, James B. 1303
Davis, Ruthford D. 1301
Dawley, William J 1483
Delaney, John W. 1390
DeLong, William E. 1482
Denison, Edmund D. 736
Denison, John W. 1228
Derthick, John H. 1157
734
Desing, John 749 1
Dewire, M. V. 955
DeWitt, William H. 1198
Dickerman, Walter 1430
Dickinson, Nathan 899
Dodge, Eugene 1170
Doolittle, James B. 1028
Colbo, John
845
Colburn, Archibald 1
822
Conley, Stephen E.
966
Conry, Bernard 958 1
Cook, D. S. 1271 1 1
Cook. Franklin J
J
I
1471
I Cook, Seymour A 675
Cooley, Rufus.
1256
1 Coon, Harlow M. 1310
Cooper, Charles S. 1321
Cowles, Elmer E
1070
Cowles. Fred D.
1036
Cox, William J
1282
Crandall, George B.
875
Crane, E. J.
1000
Crites, J. L
1457
Crumb, George A.
1274
Ellsworth, Stewart D. 1383
Engebretsen, Edward. 1224
Erwin, William A.
840
Cocroft, Joseph E
698
1
I
1
1
1
Cook, Lewis L 1263
I
Desing, August F
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
F
Fairchild, Daniel. 710
Fairchild, David L 1163
Fairchild, Nelson 713
Featherstone, Marshall M. 1326
Febry, William 855
Fellows, Theodore A 715
Fellows, Timothy H. 703
Ferry, Chester A.
1019
Fish, Charles R. 1181
Fish, Howard E. 1319
Fish, Jasper M
S16
Fish, Silas B.
1090
Flack, John G.
794
Fleming, Charles G 1148
Foote, Lucien A 684
Foster, Asa
1369
Fountaine, Charles 1387
Francis, Henry. 944
Francisco, Newton 0 1190
Fraser, Alexander
1444
Fraser, James W.
1447
Freeman, Arthur H
1022
French, Charles S. 825
Frey, Jacob C. 1113
Fricker, Alfred H.
819
Fryer, John H. 1218
Funk, John L.
1440
G
Gage, Charles H. 847
Garbutt, John 810
Gates, Charles M 726
Gavin, James L .. 805 I
Gibbs, Charles R
1232
1
Gifford, Ezra 642
Goelzer, John
888
Goff, Sidney C 1
595
Gould, Jay B. 1340
Graydon, John R 1451
Greene, Charles P 1109
Greene, Porter
1358
Grunewald, John 839
H
Hafs, Andrew W 785
Hall, John
938
Halverson Bros. Co. 1240
Halverson, G .. 1240
Halverson, H. L. 1241
Halverson, M. G. 1240
Halvorsen, H. T. 658
Hamilton, Herbert O 1276
Hammersley, William H., Sr. 848
Hanson, Albert M. 1208
Harmon, William 1401
Harrington, George L. 872
Harrington, Grant D. 1062
Harris, John H. 600
Hatch, Hobart M 687
Hatch, Seymour N 708
Hawes, L. Edmund 1216
Heagman, Albert S .: 1352
Helling, Carl 1394
Henderson, John F.
1264
Henn, Frank L. 905
Hennessey, James 992
Hibbard, Elijah T. S65
Higbee, William S. 963
Higgins, Francis M 789
High, Charles 706
Hitchcock, Amos H. 1243
Hodges, William 1421
Hoffman, John H.
640
Hoge, Albert. 712
Holcomb, Willis P. 1083
Hollister, G. Hart
1139
Hollister, J. J. 1203
Holloway, W. V. B. 659
Holmes, Russell 723
Homan, Bartholom
643
Hooper, Edmund J.
581
Host, Ernest J 1145
Host, Walter R 630
Hubbard, Frank A 1127
Hurey, George W 1285
Huth, Halmuth
1472
Ilutton, George. 1366
I
Ingalls, Jerome 1166
Ingalls, John P 1135
Ingalls, Silas 1414
Isaac, Morris
1149
Ives, Clinton
901
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
J
Jennings, John T. 731
Johnson, David D 1128
Johnson, Edgar M. 1088
Johnston, William H. S44
K
Kachel, John C. 1215
Kachel, T. A 1219
Kellogg, George 727
Kendrick, Ansel H. 1049
Kimball, Henry.
686
Kimball, Lewis A.
672
King, Oscar 1401
Kinne, Edward. 1261 1
Kinyon. William C. 639
Kiser, F. Henry
1201
Kishner. George
1286
Kizer, Fernando C. 1236
Kline. Philip. 959 I 1 1 1 A
Kneiert, Charles 1002 1
Kniep. Peter
1477
Knutson, Knute G. .1007
Kohn. John 732
1 Kohn, Lawrence C. 719
Kohn, Phillip H. 747 1
1 Koeppen, Willian 912
Krahn, August
1195
1
Krause, August. 697 . 1
Kroenke, Carl F A 1 1
1458
Krohn, Bernhard A. 1026
Kull. Andrew
592
Kull, Charles J
798
Kull. Grover 1116
Kull, John M. 1079
L
LaBar, Daniel E 1039
Lackey, Thomas 1298
Ladd, Oren E. 923
Lake, Elder Phipps W 936
Lake Geneva Sanitariums. 1490
Lawrie, Charles 784
Lawson, Frank F. 813
Lawson, John. 891
Lawton, Herbert N 1020
Lean. Robert J 751
Lean, Thomas E. 1209
Ledger, Walter E. 692
Lindsay, H. F. 1210
Lockwood, William H. 832
Long, Hugh D 878
Loomer, Isaac S. 1191
Loveland, Treasure K. 1397
Lowell, Angevine D. 980
Luedtke, August
620
Lyon, Jay F.
576
Mc
McCabe, Charles 1316
MeCabe, Richard 1318
McDougall. John 800
Mckenzie, Frank 1463
Mckinney, A. E.
871
Mc Millen, Robert 1269 1
Maas. Jacob 1096
Mack, Charles W. 1391
Malany, Legrand F 1162
Mallory, Henry L. 1123
Malsch, Fred. 831
Malsch. Herman 787 1
Markel, William J 906
Martin, Miss Helen 612
Martin, James T. 1098
Massey, William E. 682
Matheson, Alexander E 654
Matheson, Donald F 1373
Matheson, John 645
Matteson, Cyrus A 826
Mayer, John 1403
Mayhew, Milton M. 842
Maxon, Austin C. 1331
Maxon, Jesse G.
1335
Maxon, Nathan D.
1010
Meadows, John G. 1115
Means, James 1004
Meister, Gustave 618
Velges, August 1350 1 1
Mereness, Clarence 850
Mereness, Heman. 799 1
Merwin, George H. 869
Millar, Edward
920
Miller, Edward. 701
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Miller, Louis 1241
Miller, William L 1131
Peterson, Elmer A 1238
Peterson, Michael ' 1307
Peterson, Peter. 972
Peterson, Peter G. 824
Petrie, Elry C. 721
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