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popularity among his fellow citizens and the regard and confidence in which he was held by all.
During the period of his boyhood and youth Matthew Flaherty was given good educational advantages, attending school under his father for a time and later becoming a student in the district schools of Eden township, where he pur- sued his studies throughout the winter months. In the summer seasons he worked in the fields, continuing to assist his father until the latter's death, when he inherited the homestead. In that year he leased the place to a renter and went to Chicago, Illinois, but, tiring of city life at the end of one year, he re- turned home and has since given his time and attention to agricultural pursuits on the home farm. Since assuming management thereof he has erected a com- fortable new dwelling, substantial barns and other buildings and has equipped the place with many modern improvements which have greatly enhanced its value, making it one of the most desirable properties in the district. He is pro- gressive in his farming operations and employs up-to-date methods in the culti -. vation of his fields, with the result that his annual harvests are a source of sub- stantial and gratifying income.
In November, 1900, Mr. Flaherty was married to Miss Alice Brennan, a daughter of Patrick and Bridget Brennan, who came from Ireland to this coun- try and cast in their lot among the first settlers of Fond du Lac county. Unto this union four children have been born, Leo, Mabel, Anna and Alice.
The family are communicants of St. Mary's Catholic church of Eden and stand well in the community in which they reside. Mr. Flaherty has never found time to participate in political affairs, preferring rather to give his entire atten- tion to the conduct of his private interests. He takes a deep interest, however, in those matters which are of vital importance to state and nation and at all times is ready to lend his aid and cooperation to any movement calculated to benefit his section of the country or advance its development.
GEORGE H. FLOOD.
George H. Flood is senior partner of the firm of Flood & Hildebrande, pro- prietors of a general mercantile store and grain elevator, and is well known in this section of Wisconsin, within the borders of which state his entire life has been spent, his birth having occurred on the old Flood homestead in 1869. His father, Peter Flood, was born in Ireland and when but five or six years of age was brought to America by his father, Edward Flood, the family residing for a time in Albany, New York. They arrived in Wisconsin in 1847 and took up their abode on a homestead, owned later by Christopher Flood, a brother of Peter Flood. Later Peter Flood took up government land which became known as the Flood homestead and there he still resides at the age of seventy-four years. His wife, Ann (Lloyd) Flood, who also survives, was born in New York and came to Wisconsin in 1848 with her parents. By her marriage she became the mother of nine children, seven of whom are yet living.
George H. Flood was reared amid the busy activities of rural life and ac- quired a good education in the country schools near his father's home. He re- mained a student therein until eighteen years of age, after which he laid aside his text-books to give his entire attention to the work of the farm, assisting his father until he had attained the age of twenty-nine years. At that time, thinking that he might find a more congenial and profitable field of labor outside of agri- cultural pursuits, he came to the village of Eden and entered into partnership relations with Senator E. H. Lyons, establishing a general merchandise store and grain elevator. That partnership continued for three years, at the end of which time Mr. Lyons sold his interest in the business to Stephen Mahoney, and
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after two years the latter sold out to John Flood, a cousin of our subject, who was identified with the business for two years. He in turn sold out to Valentine Hildebrande, and the firm now operates under the firm name of Flood & Hilde- brande. The business, which had but a small beginning, has, however, had a continuous and vigorous growth almost from its inception and today the company is at the head of a paying enterprise. Its substantial growth has found impetus in a large measure in the keen business sagacity of Mr. Flood, who has gained well deserved recognition as one of the shrewdest and most capable business men of the community. In recent years he has found opportunity to extend the scope of his interests and in 1910 was one of the organizers of the Eden State Bank, one of the important and substantial moneyed institutions of Fond du Lac county, and was elected a director. He was also one of the organizers of the Eastern Fond du Lac County Telephone Company, and is now serving as .its treasurer.
In 1901 Mr. Flood was united in marriage to. Miss Nora Mahoney, a daugh- ter of James Mahoney, who is one of the oldest living pioneers of Wisconsin, and unto Mr. and Mrs. Flood have been born three children, George, James and Mary.
Mr. Flood has never been identified with politics other than casting his vote in support of the men and measures of the democratic party, although he takes a public-spirited interest in the questions and issues concerning state and nation. He is one of the charter members of the Order of Foresters and has always held office in that organization. In his religious faith he is a Catholic and Holds mem- bership in St. Mary's church of Eden, in which he is serving as treasurer, and has ever taken an active interest in the work of that institution. Distinctively a business man, alert and enterprising, possessing sound judgment and keen discernment, he has made good use of his opportunities and by his own well di- rected efforts has builded the ladder upon which he has mounted to success.
W. J. FENELON, M. D.
Dr. W. J. Fenelon, who engages in farming in Ripon township, is a repre- sentative of one of the well known pioneer families, some of its members having resided in Fond du Lac county for three generations. He was born in Springvale township, on the 5th of June, 1865, and is a son of Daniel and Mary (Gough) Fenelon. The father, who passed away on the 8th of September, 1871, at the age of thirty years, was a native of Ireland. His parents, John and Mar- garet (Byrne) Fenelon, were also natives of the Emerald isle and there they passed the early period of their domestic life. They emigrated to the United States in 1850, coming direct to Wisconsin. For a year thereafter they resided at Watertown, but at the end of that time they came to Fond du Lac county, They settled in Springvale township, where the grandfather of our subject ac- quired a large tract of sixteen hundred acres of timber land and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. He was one of the extensive land owners of this county in the progress and development of which he and his family promin- ently figured. Mr. and Mrs. John Fenelon have long been deceased, his death occurring on the 5th of March, 1862, and his wife's on March 27, 1875. Mrs. Daniel Fenelon is still living and now makes her home with her son.
Dr. Fenelon, who was only six years of age when his father died, began his education in the public schools and completed it at Ripon College, of which insti- tution he is a graduate. Having resolved to become a physician, he subsequently matriculated in the Rush Medical College at Chicago and there pursued his professional studies, being awarded the degree of M. D. with the class of 1894. He began his professional career in Oklahoma, where he engaged in practice for
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five years. He next located in Illinois, and after a year's residence there re- turned to Fond du Lac county, locating on the farm which he is now cultivating. For a time thereafter he continued his practice in connection with his agricultural pursuits, but he has since entirely withdrawn from his profession and gives his undivided attention to farming, meeting with satisfactory success in his under- takings. The farm Dr. Fenelon is operating belongs to his uncle, James Fenelon, who was born in Ireland on November 5, 1845, and was a lad of only five years when he came to America with his parents. He has passed the greater part of his life in the vicinity of his present farm. His early education was acquired in the schools of Fond du Lac county, following which he continued his studies in both Milwaukee and Chicago. Reared on a farm he was early trained to agri- cultural pursuits and has ever since principally followed this line of activities. He owns about two hundred acres of land. He is living practically retired, having turned over the management of the farm to his nephew. Politics have engaged much of Mr. Fenelon's time and attention, and in his early life he fig- ured quite prominently in local affairs, having twice represented his district in the state assembly.
Neither Mr. Fenelon nor his nephew have ever married, their household affairs being looked after by the latter's mother. In matters of religious faith they are Roman Catholics, and are loyal to the principles and teachings of their church. Politically James Fenelon is a republican. He is deeply imbued with the American spirit of liberty and freedom and an ardent adherent of the re- publican form of government in contradistinction to the monarchial system of which he does not approve. Dr. Fenelon gives his support to the democratic party, but he does not care to participate actively in affairs of a political nature.
JOSEPH E. TRELEVEN.
Joseph E. Treleven is one of the prominent and well known farmers of Fond du Lac township. He was born on April 24, 1854, and is a son of Daniel D. and Ellen Treleven, natives of England. His step-father was a farmer and general merchant in that country but came to America and settled in Wisconsin in an early day. Here he pursued the occupation of agriculture until his death, in 1903. Daniel D. Treleven and his wife were the parents of seven children : Caroline; Julia, who became the wife of August Karstens, a retired butcher, by whom she has two children, Walter and Lolo; Levi, who was twice married first to Miss Matie Green, who died in 1888, leaving three children, Harry, Edward and Bessie, and later to Miss Georgia Taft, of Fond du Lac; Joseph, the subject of this sketch; Theodore, who wedded Miss Minnie Bullis, of Fond du Lac, by whom he has eleven children, Theodore, Jr., Howard, Fred, Paul, Charles, Daniel, Joseph, Thomas, Pauline, Helen and Caroline; William, who married Miss Grace Longdin, by whom he has three children, Nettie, Daniel and John; and Belle the widow of Horace Whittaker, by whom she had two children, Elmer and Horace.
Joseph E. Treleven attended the district schools of the township of Byron until he was fifteen years of age, when he entered Mann's Business College where he took a full commercial course of instruction for two years. He then assisted his father in the work on the farm and at the age of nineteen had charge of some of his father's property in Lamartine township. He resided in that section for three years and then went west, where he was employed in the construction of windmills for five and a half years. When he returned to Wisconsin he resided in Fond du Lac for fifteen years, engaged in various lines of activity, and at the end of that time bought a farm of seventy acres, which he improved and operated for ten years. In 1910 he retired from active life and now resides on a twenty-two acre farm in the township of Fond du Lac.
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On May 5, 1887, Mr. Treleven was united in marriage to Miss Nellie Mer- rell, a daughter of Harvey Merrell, a prosperous farmer of Lamartine town- ship. They are the parents of one son, Lee Treleven who now lives with his parents on the home farm. Politically, Mr. Treleven is affiliated with the re- publican party and is a consistent believer in its tenets. He held the position of police officer in Fond du Lac for eight years, was treasurer of the school board for four years and did effective work as road master for ten years. He is a mem- ber of the Methodist church and his religion influences his daily life. He is well known and well liked in Fond du Lac township where his qualities of industry, intelligence and energy have gained him an honored and conspicuous place among his fellow citizens.
PETER HERATY.
Fond du Lac county has numbered among its residents many sturdy sons of Erin who through the opportunities offered in the new world along agricul- tural lines have met with gratifying success. Few of this number, however, are better known than Peter Heraty who, in addition to the conduct of important agricultural interests has also taken an active part in public affairs for a num- ber of years.
He was born in Ireland on the 28th of October, 1839, a son of James and Bridget (Ryder) Heraty, who were also natives of the Emerald isle. In 1847 they came to the United States with their family of five children, and settle- ment was first made in Oswego county, New York, which remained their place of residence for two years. On coming west they located in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, the father purchasing a farm of eighty acres in the town of Mitchell. The tract was covered with a heavy growth of maple, bass, oak and other trees, and it was necessary for him to clear the space in which to build a house. From the timber which he cut down he reared a log cabin in which the family resided for twenty years, and during all that time he worked early and late in the further development and improvement of his property. Subsequently he added to his original tract an adjoining one hundred and sixty acres, mak- ing a fine property of two hundred and forty acres. He was ambitious and energetic and soon became one of the best known of the pioneers of Sheboygan county. Finally he was able to retire from active work and in 1887 he and his wife removed to Eden, Fond du Lac county, where they 'built a comfortable home in which they resided until the latter's death in 1893. Mr. Heraty then went to the city of Fond du Lac and there continued his residence until his death, in 1899.
Peter Heraty was a lad of eight years when he was brought to the United States by his parents, and his education, which had been begun in the schools of his native land, was continued in the public schools of New York and also in Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, where he attended classes in an old log school- house. His attendance, however, was limited to the winter months, as his as- sistance was needed in the work of the farm during the summer seasons, but by constant application and the wise utilization of every available opportunity he succeeded in greatly increasing his knowledge by outside study until he had qualified himself for teaching. He followed that occupation for seven years, teaching in the schools of his home locality during the winter months and work- ing with his father on the farm during the summer, his time being thus fully employed until 1874, when, desirous of engaging in agricultural pursuits in- dependently, he purchased his present farm of two hundred and forty acres in Eden township, where he has since made his home. He is a progressive and up-to-date farmer, cultivating the cereals best adapted to the soil and climate, and
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his able management has resulted in the gratifying degree of prosperity which he today enjoys. He is now contemplating selling his farm and removing to Milwaukee, where he will live retired.
Mr. Heraty was married, in 1874, to Miss Ellen Sullivan, who was born in Fond du Lac county, a daughter of Daniel and Mary (McGrath) Sullivan, who were both natives of Ireland. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Heraty have been born three children : James, a practicing physician of Bloomington, Wisconsin; Louise, at home; and John, who is now pursuing a medical course at Marquette.
The family are members of St. Mary's Catholic church, in the work of which they are active and helpful, and they occupy a prominent position in the social circles in which they move. Mr. Heraty is strictly temperate, having never taken a drink of beer, whiskey or other intoxicants, not even as medicine. He has taken a vital interest in public affairs, giving his political allegiance first to the democratic party but has been a republican since Lincoln's election, and at various times he has been called upon to accept public office. For three years he served as town clerk of Mitchell, was town treasurer for one year and acted as town clerk of Eden for five years. The efficiency with which he performed the duties which devolved upon him in connection with his public service and the success which he achieved in the conduct of his private interests have made him a prominent figure among his fellowmen and he is today ranked among the best known and most representative residents of Fond du Lac county.
EDWARD GALOW.
Edward Galow, one of the energetic and enterprising agriculturists of Springvale township, resides on section 18, where he farms one hundred and sixty acres of land belonging to the Fitzpatrick estate. He devotes his atten- tion to general farming and stock-raising and is the owner of a quarter section of land in Metomen township, which he leases. His birth occurred in Ger- many on the 22d of March, 1877, his parents being William and Minnie Galow, who are likewise natives of that country. The father was born on the 5th of October, 1846, while the mother's birth occurred on the 20th of January, 1847. Their marriage was celebrated on the 3d of November, 1873. In 1886 they crossed the Atlantic to the United States, locating in Wisconsin, south of Fond du Lac. In 1905 they took up their abode in Springvale township, locating on the Fred Kukuk farm, where they remained for two years. On the expiration of that period they removed to the Badtke farm on section 17, Springvale town- ship, and have resided thereon to the present time. To Mr. and Mrs. William Galow were born ten children, six of whom survive, as follows: Gustave, who is a resident of Fond du Lac; Edward, of this review; Amanda, the wife of Emil Jacobus, a blacksmith of Rogersville, Wisconsin; Mollie, who gave her hand in marriage to James Monogue, of Milwaukee; Herman, who is at home with his parents; and Polly, the wife of Ralph Hoffman, of Waupun, Wiscon- sin. Adolph and Tillie Galow died in Germany, and the two other children of the family died in this country in infancy.
Edward Galow, who was a lad of nine years when he accompanied his par- ents on their emigration to the new world, had attended school in Germany and after coming to the United States spent four years as a student in this coun- try. He began working for others at the early age of ten years, receiving at that time a wage of two dollars per month. In 1900 he started out as an agricul- turist on his own account, cultivating a rented farm in Springvale township for one year. In 1901 he rented the Fitzpatrick farm on section 18 and has since been engaged in its operation. In 1909 he purchased one hundred and sixty acres of good farming land in Metomen township, four miles north of Brandon,
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which property he leases. He is engaged in farming and stock-raising and has won success in all of his undertakings. He has an excellent dairy herd of eighteen cows and is widely recognized as one of the substantial and progres- sive agriculturists of the community.
In 1903 Edward Galow was united in marriage to Miss Martha Kindchoe, a daughter of Charles and Minnie (Kreager) Kindchoe. The former was born in the United States, of German descent, while the latter is a native of the fath- erland. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kindchoe were married in Dodge county, Wis- consin, and subsequently came to Waupun township, Fond du Lac county, where Charles Kindchoe took up general agricultural pursuits. In the fall of IgII he leased his farm and took up his abode in the village of Waupun, where both he and his wife have since lived in honorable retirement. The record of their children is as follows: Mrs. Martha Galow; Edward, who follows farm- ing in Waupun township; Arthur, who is at home with his parents; Ida ; Emma, who gave her hand in marriage to Joe Hartel and resides in Milwaukee; Angeline and Lydia, both of whom are residents of Milwaukee; and Sarah, Ella and Esther, all of whom are living with their parents in Waupun. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Galow have been born four children, namely: Leonard, whose birth occurred on the IIth of May, 1905, and who attends district school No. 4, of Springvale township; Lloyd, who was born on the Ist of June, 1908; and two children who died in infancy.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise Edward Galow has supported the men and measures of the democratic party. In 1911 he acted as treasurer of Springvale township and for seven years has served as path master. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the German Lutheran church of Brandon, to which his wife also belongs. They enjoy an enviable position in social circles and their home is attractive by reason of its warm-hearted hospitality.
HENRY WARREN MOORE.
Henry Warren Moore is the president of the Moore & Galloway Lumber Company and resides at No. 229 East Division street in Fond du Lac. He was born in Westfield, Massachusetts, September 21, 1863, his parents being Mar- quis De Lafayette and Sabrina Elida (Thatcher) Moore, who were natives of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, respectively. Further mention of them is made in connection with the sketch of M. D. Moore on another page of this volume. The son Henry was only about a year old when the parents came to Fond du Lac and here he was reared to manhood, attending the public schools, while later he went to Poughkeepsie, New York, and was graduated from East- man's Business College of that city. He then put his thorough commercial train- ing to the practical test by entering the lumber business which had been estab- lished by his father. Desirous that the son should be thoroughly acquainted with the trade in every particular he placed him in a minor position and en- couraged him to work his way upward. As he learned the business he was gradually promoted and at length was given charge of the retail department. Two years before his father's death he assumed management of the wholesale department, after having previously served as assistant to his father. In 1903 he was elected to the presidency of the company, which office he still fills. He is also connected with other business enterprises of this city and elsewhere and has proven his ability to capably manage extensive and important interests and readily discriminate between the essential and the non-essential in all business affairs with which he is connected.
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In December, 1887, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Moore and Miss Louise Meyer, a daughter of C. J. L. and Elizabeth Meyer, both of whom were natives of Germany, and early settlers of Fond du Lac. Mr. Moore is identi- fied with the Division Street Methodist Episcopal church, being president of the board of directors. He is also a member of Fidelity Lodge No. 19, K. of P.
WILLIAM SCHRAVEN.
Eighty acres of land in Lamartine township capably managed and in excel- lent condition are an evidence of the prosperity of William Schraven and of his knowledge of farming conditions and methods. He is one of the progressive and enterprising agriculturists of the community and by quiet and steady in- dustry has gained the prosperity which he now enjoys. His farm comprises eighty acres of land on section 21, and to its development he is bringing his personal experience and efficiency. Mr. Schraven was born in Germany on February 19, 1853, and is a son of Theodore and Dina (Simon) Schraven, na- tives of the fatherland. His parents came to Dodge county, Wisconsin, in 1865, and his father followed farming in that section until his death which occurred in 1888 when he was sixty-five years of age. They were the parents of eight children : Christina, who married Frank Heiling, a farmer in Dodge county, by whom she has two children, John and Ida; John, who is an enterprising agricul- turist and who married Miss Ida Hottaffer, of Lowell, Wisconsin, by whom he has three children; William, the subject of this sketch; Katie, who is the wife of Joseph Englehart, a retired farmer of Fond du Lac, by whom she has four children, Tess, John, Rose, and Theodore; May, who married George Flasch, a farmer of Eldorado township, by whom she has three children, Edward, Ella and Michael; Amelia, who married Joseph Buher, a farmer, by whom she has eight children, John, Cecila, Francis, Tina, Anna, Dora, Martin and Lena ; Theo- dore, a retired farmer who married Miss Anna Rufice; and Henry, who mar- ried Lena Giebel of Lamartine township and who died in 1909, leaving one child, Michael.
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