History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties Wisconsin (Volume 2), Part 62

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Publication date: 1919
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Number of Pages: 885

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4; Andrew Moore, Cornelius Silvernail and Harvey Adams, in sec. 12; Jacob Nichols, in secs. 17 and 18. 1859-Thomas Eddington, in sec. 2; Delos R. Moon and Barton W. Chase, in sec. 4; John Casper, in sec. 9; Philip Mel- rose, in sec. 10; Peter B. Armory, in sec. 12. 1863-Horace W. Sherman, in sec. 26; Christian Pabst, in sec. 34. 1864-Henry Dreyse, in sec. 28. 1857 -Henry Beach, in sec. 17; Michael Albert, in sec. 32. 1865-Franklin Ball, in sec. 24; George Lamb, in sec. 36. 1866-John Gaffney, in sec. 34; Frederick Bloom, in sec. 34. 1867-Daniel Moyer, in sec. 6; John Murman, in sec. 14; Thomas Elliott, in sec. 24. 1868-Ephraim Brown, in sec. 14; Catherine M. Bennett, in sec. 14; William Duffer, in sec. 20; Ernest Roetter, in sec. 28; Casher Nusberger, in sec. 30; J. G. Rohrscheib, in sec. 32; James M. Holmes, in sec. 36; Frederick J. Ide, in sec. 36. 1869-W. H. Sherman, in sec. 36.

Township 23, Range 15 (Part of Pepin Township). In 1850 Heinrick Christeman entered land in sec. 7. Those entering land in 1852 were: Ira B. Wheeler, in secs. 24 and 28; Sybella Pierce, in secs. 25 and 26. 1853- William B. Newcomb, in secs. 14 and 25; George Ecklor, in secs. 15, 23 and 26; Mary Newcomb, in sec. 15; John Holden, in secs. 15 and 25; Joseph Porter, in secs. 17 and 21; Edward M. Booth, in secs. 17 and 20; Albert J. Buckmaller, in sec. 18; John McCain, in secs. 21, 22, 23, 26, 27 and 28; Isaac Ingalls, in sec. 23; Nancy Ballard, in secs. 23 and 26; Charles M. Miles, in sec. 25; Ira M. Newcomb, in secs. 25 and 26; John Ecklor, in sec. 26. 1854-John Ecklor, Wm. Ecklor, Hannah and Amelia Ecklor, Abraham Josehson and William Wakefield, in sec. 6; Charles Carpenter, Verdine Carpenter and Joseph Porter, in sec. 7. 1855-Mark Howard, in sec. 4; Benjamin Allen, George Langert, John Scharr, L. M. Harrsberger and Wm. Smuthers, in secs. 3 and 4; Jonathan Hoyt, in secs. 17 and 18; Joseph Porter, in sec. 9; Ezra B. More, in sec. 9; Joseph Fritschler, in sec. 10; Howard P. Ballard, in secs. 10 and 11; John Newcomb, in sec. 10; Peter J. McCain, in sec. 11; Ira Bullard, in secs. 13, 14, 15 and 25; Samuel S. New- comb, in sec. 14; John Newcomb, in sec. 15; Joseph Headwik, in sec. 17; Nelson Doty, in sec. 18; Alfred W. Hall, in sec. 18; James White, in secs. 20 and 21; Joseph Knapp, in sec. 21; William McCain, in sec. 22; Jacob Peterson, in sec. 18; Robert P. Sheldon, in sec. 24; Hiram Fuller, in secs. 24 and 25; Edgar O'Conner, in sec. 24. 1855-Mark Howard, in secs. 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23 and 24; Sylvester M. Webster, in secs. 8 and 9; John Markdont, in secs. 8 and 10; R. M. Nichols and L. Gardner, in sec. 8; James C. Davis, in sec. 8; Stephen Rawson, in sec. 9; Linas Richard, in secs. 9, 10 and 15; Iver Johnson, in sec. 10; Charles McClane, in sec. 11; Harvey D. Kellogg, in sec. 12; John Rogers, in sec. 21; Martin H. Bullard, in sec. 13; David E. Leflay, in sec. 13; Geo. M. Barnard, in sec. 13; Moses S. Gibson, in sec. 15; Frederick Engel, in sec. 22; Benjamin Allen, in secs. 23 and 24; Jonathan S. Hoyt, in secs. 22 and 27; John Decker, in sec. 23; Church Doty and Niel, in sec. 24; David Fayerweather, in sec. 24; David White, in sec. 27. 1856-Moses S. Gibson, in secs. 13 and 14; Asiel Bullard, in secs. 13, 14 and 22; Marcus B. Osborn, in secs. 17 and 20; Henrick Christ- nan, in sec. 18; Michael Byerly, John Lowry and Oscar Pierce, in sec. 1. 1857-Amos B. Caldwell, in sec. 2; Thomas Huleatt, in sec. 4; Carl Hart-

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strom, in sec. 5. 1866-Andrew Anderson and Peter Eric Peterson, in sec. 5. 1867-Joseph Manning, in secs. 1, 2 and 3. 1869-P. M. McInerney and Carl Nillson, in sec. 5. 1858-Howard S. Smith, in sec. 12; P. M. Mc- Inerney, in sec. 12; Horace D. Kellogg, in sec. 13; Dudley H. Manning, in sec. 14. 1859-Charles Mock, in sec. 11; Charles H. Sage, in sec. 12. 1860 -Charles Peters, in sec. 11. 1861-John J. Hallock, in sec. 1. 1862- Harvey D. Kellogg, in sec. 11. 1863-Lewis M. Harnsberger, in sec. 10. 1864-Reuben Oltman, in sec. 12; L. M. Barnard, in sec. 12. 1866-Charles Peters, in sec. 12. 1868-Stephen Cunningham, in sec. 9; New S. Clapp, in sec. 12; William Brownlee, in sec. 18. 1869-Andrew Christ, in sec. 10; P. M. McInerney, in sec. 11; John Sandstrom, in sec. 12. 1870-Sven J. Frisk, in sec. 10.

Township 23, Range 14 (Part of Pepin Township). Land in this township was taken up as early as 1852, when Miles White filed on sec. 20 and Sybil Pierce, in sec. 21. Successive entries were as follows: 1853- Milton Holden, in sec. 19; Edward Hawkins, in sec. 20; John Stevens, in sec. 29, and David Fayerweather, in secs. 32 and 33. 1854-Charles M. Miles, in secs. 4, 5, 7 and 9; Wm. R. W. Hicks, in sec. 27; Barton T. Hast- ings, in secs. 9, 20, 28, 29 and 30; Samuel Millerson, in sec. 9; John McCain, in sec. 17; Linns Richards, in secs. 17, 18 and 20; Robert B. Hicks, in secs. 17 and 20; Wm. B. Hicks, in secs. 17, 18 and 19; David Lefay, in secs. 18 and 21; David Mears, in sec. 18; John A. Hicks, in sec. 19; Robert P. Shel- don, in sec. 19; Sarah Ingalls, in sec. 19; Andrew Shafer, Sec. 19; Henry Densmore, in secs. 19, 20, 21 and 22; Alexander Guthrie, in sec. 19; Isaiah Matter, in secs. 20 and 22; J. Bradley Wheeler, in secs. 21 and 22; Wm. . Eiklor, in sec. 21; James Little, in sec. 28; Irving Gray, in sec. 32; James White, in sec. 32; Hiram Sallen, in sec. 32. 1855-John J. Shaw, in sec. 4; Abraham Magill, in. secs. 4 and 5; Abram Marten, in sec. 5; Robert F. Hicks, in sec. 5; Reuben M. Sikes, in sec. 5; William Matter, in sec. 5; Susan R. Densmore, in sec. 7; Louisa Ingalls, in secs. 7 and 8; Richard Webster, in sec. 7; Perkins Tuttle, in sec. 7; Jesse Peterson, in sec. 8; William F. Saddler, in secs. 8 and 19; William N. B. Hicks, in sec. 8; Samuel Fayer- weather, Hiram Fuller and Amidon W. Miller, in sec. 9; Paphirus Tuttle, in secs. 9 and 18; Peter and James Little, in sec. 15; Peter D. McCain, in sec. 15; Thomas Tevelles, in secs. 15 and 17; Moses S. Gibson, in sec. 15; Samuel Tuttle, in sec. 17; Joshua Phelps, in sec. 18; Newell S. Clapp, in secs. 20, 21, 28 and 32; James C. Davis, in sec. 20; George W. Densmore, in sec. 28; Ben- jamin Allen, in secs. 28 and 29; Merton H. Bullard, secs. 28 and 32; Azro Densmore, in sec. 28; Andrew Swearinger, in secs. 32 and 33; Ezra J. Wil- son, in sec. 32; Chauncy Carpenter, in sec. 33. 1856-Oscar M. Lowry, in sec. 4; Caleb Howard, in sec. 5; Robert Clark, in sec. 7; Samuel Hicks, in sec. 8; Frederick Engel, in sec. 8; William Matter, in secs. 8 and 29; Harmon Heid- man, in sec. 8; David Fayerweather, in sec. 20. 1858-David Kephart, in sec. 8. 1859-Louis Ellis, in sec. 33. 1861-Harvey D. Kellogg, in secs. 4 and 8; William Hielman, in sec. 6; William Parkinson, in sec. 6; John Mc- Beath, in secs. 6 and 7; Thomas Sheldon, in sec. 6. 1860-John Nieman, in sec. 3; Robert Jones, in secs. 6 and 9. 1862-A. L. Kinne, in sec. 10; Gideon Webster, in sec. 10. 1863-James F. Fleming, in sec. 17; John Fleming, in

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sec. 17. 1866-Greenup J. H. Howard, in sec. 2; John Scharr, in sec. 7; G. M. Bosnord, 1862, in secs. 6 and 10. 1867-William Parkinson, in sec. 15. 1868-John Schmall, in sec. 3; James A. Lentes, in sec. 15. 1869-Herman Lenhart, in sec. 4; P. McInerney, in sec. 7; John Bradley, in sec. 3. 1870- Albert Ganger, in sec. 3; Robert Massback, in sec. 3; Andrew Nilson, in sec. 6. 1871-Charles Doorman, in sec. 4. 1872-Herman Lenhart, in sec. 3.

Township 24, Range 15 (part of Pepin Township). The first to file on land in this town was Benjamin Parsons in secs. 31, 32 and 34, and James Lowry, in secs. 3 1and 34, in 1854. In 1855 came Mark Howard, entered in secs. 25, 34 and 35; Battezzar Sein, in secs. 25 and 26; Church Doty and Niel, in sec. 26; Jacob Cupps, in sec. 27; Dillon Hyde, in sec. 27; Felix Kraft, in secs. 27 and 34; Bostwick O'Connor, in secs. 28, 33 and 36; John Decker, in sec. 28; Andrew Thompson, in secs. 30 and 31. 1856-Richard Mills filed in sec. 25; Henry A. Lockwood, in sec. 25; Levi Drake, in secs. 26, 35 and 36; Josiah Sawyer, in secs. 27 and 33; Stephen Scales, Jr., in sec. 27; David White, in sec. 27; J. Jay Knox, in sec. 28 and 29; James B. Gray, in sec. 28; James Gurley, in secs. 27, 32 and 33; Langdon H. Nichols, in sec. 29; Finley G. Clark, in secs. 29 and 30; William S. Mattison, in sec. 32; Adam Byerly, in sec. 36. 1857-Michael Donaven and Cornelius Helby, in sec. 28; John Hill, in sec. 31. 1858-Henry S. Fairchild, in secs. 26 and 32. 1859-Dudley H. Manning and S. A. Robinson, in sec. 30; Ingebright Svendson, in sec. 30. 1862-Amos Harris, in sec. 30. 1866-Charles Nilson, in sec. 30; Amos F. Hjitberg, in sec. 30. 1867-Anne Elizabeth Shears, in sec. 25; Balzer Sein, John Olson and Thomas Christopherson, in sec. 25. 1872-Nils Olson, in sec. 36.

Township 23, Range 16 (part of Stockholm Township). Among the first entries of land in this part of the township were those of Eric Peterson in 1852-53, in secs. 12 and 13; Eric Erickson, in 1854-55, located in secs. 1 and 12; Carl Abrahamson, Dec. 6, 1855, filed in sec. 1; Horatio Woodman and Isaac Josephson, in sec. 1; Moses S. Gibson, in October, 1855, filed on land in secs. 1 and 12; John Anderson, in secs. 1 and 2; George C. Gridley, in sec. 1. In 1859 Harvey Kellogg located in sec. 1; Peter Nilson, in 1857, in sec. 2. In 1854 William Rogers located on lots 2, 3 and of sec. 2; Maria Horst on lot 1, sec. 11. On sec. 12 we find Lars Olson in 1854, and Carles Hatstrom, in 1855; also Jacob Peterson.

Township 24, Range 16 (part of Stockholm Township). In 1855, William McCain; in 1857, Andrew Janson and August Colson; in 1858, John D. Tribbey and Charles H. Marshall, and on June 24, 1859, Paul Han- son, all located in sec. 25. In 1855-57, Charles Olson and Elic Jansen filed in sec. 26. In 1858, William Powell and Samuel McCain, H. D. Kellogg, Harrison Gilbert and Benjamin Baldwin, filed in sec. 26, as did Elias White, in 1860. David Olmsted filed in 1854, in sec. 35; in 1859, Mattis Sandstrom, Ohef Sandstrom and Harvey D. Kellogg, in sec. 35; Elias A. White, in 1860, and Frank Wilson, in 1866. The following located in sec. 36: 1855-John Johnson, Abraham Josephson and Frank Wilson. 1856-Isaac Josephson, Andrew Johnson. 1857-Andrew Janson.

Township 24, Range 14 (nearly all of Frankfort Township). As early as 1851 Samuel Pritchell filed in secs. 23 and 26; Edward M. Booth, in sec.

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23. 1853-David Selvey filed in sec. 32. In 1854 entries of land in this township were made by John H. Ferguson, in sec. 2; Henry Flasher, in sec. 11; Hiram Fuller, in secs. 21, 27 and 34; Jackson Hazelton, in sec. 27; Stephen Fiddler, in sec. 28; James Stevens, in sec. 28; Philip Varnum, in sec. 29; William and Lucinda Ridgway, in sec. 3; Josiah and Martha Var- num, in sec. 32; Mariah M. Lowry, in sec. 32. 1855-Henry Barber, in secs. 2 and 3; Ezekiel Webster, in sec. 2; Thomas J. W. Pray, in sec. 3; Pat Mc- Inerney, in secs. 14 and 30; Henry Flusher, in sec. 14; William Boyd, in sec. 20; Ezra Murray, in sec. 19; James Stevens, in sec. 20; John W. Wakefield, in secs. 20 and 29; George W. Brant, in sec. 20; William Boyd, in secs. 21, 26, 28 and 29; Leonard Prus, in sec. 23; Morgan T. Reich, in sec. 28; Richard Mills, in sec. 28; Benjamin Smith, Stephen R. Rawson and Lucinda Ridg- way, in sec. 29; Mark Howard, in secs. 30, 31 and 32; Henry Brown, in secs. 30 and 31; Thomas Seldon, in sec. 31; Henry Flosher, in secs. 32 and 33; John Decker, in sec. 32; John Shaw, in sec. 32; Daniel E. Clark, in sec. 34. In 1856 came Marvel Ainsworth, in sec. 2; Robert Sproul, in secs. 4, 5, 8, 9 and 17; Arnold H. Dohrman, in sec. 4; John R. Varney, in sec. 5; Paul A. Stackpole, in sec. 6; William A. Anderson, in sec. 6; Penbroke V. Wise, in sec. 7; Sophia E. Delprat, in sec. 7; John Lowry, in secs. 8 and 17; William H. Higgins, in secs. 9 and 15; Horatio Woodman, in secs. 15, 17 and 27; Elisha M. Jacobs, in sec. 17; Caroline Johnson, in sec. 18; Mahlon Ridgway, in sec. 19; Richard Mills, in sec. 19; John Holland, in secs. 20 and 21; Mor- ton H. Bullard, in secs. 22 and 33; Joseph Elder, in sec. 22; George Camp- bell, in sec. 22; Sanford Campbell, in sec. 22; Edward C. Hennegan, in sec. 22; Thomas Culliner, in sec. 23; Edward C. Mitchell, in sec. 28; William Eiklor, in secs. 3 1and 32; Thomas Howard, in secs. 31 and 32; Adam Byerly, in sec. 31; Harriet Decker, in sec. 32; Lanford Campbell, in sec. 34; Stephen Fiddler, in sec. 34; Lorenzo Campbell, in sec. 35; Levi P. Drake, in sec. 35. 1857-Thomas McNamara, in sec. 11; Samuel S. Jackson, in secs. 18 and 19; William Stewart, in sec. 21; Sanford Campbell, in sec. 27; An- drew Thompson, in sec. 27. 1859-Benjamin Baldwin, in sec. 10; Robert Crozier, in sec. 20; Harvey D. Kellogg, in sec. 22. 1862-Daniel B. Mc- Courtie, in sec. 3; John P. Ganoe, in sec. 33; Joseph Hight, Richard Bignell and Andrew Fitzsimmons, in sec. 4; Josiah Loomis, in sec. 10; James M. Barnard, in sec. 30. 1865-Daniel Hylman and George W. Barnard, in sec. 14; Lucius Byington and Martin Lenhort, in sec. 34. 1866-John Rands, in sec. 1; Archibald Sieveright, in sec. 4; John Paxton, in sec. 5; John French, in sec. 7; Charles B. Hubbard, in sec. 7; Charles A. Loomis, in sec. 10; Edward Loomis, in secs. 11 and 14; Elizabeth Landborn, in sec. 11; Josiah B. Loomis and Gardner C. Hoyt, in sec. 17; William Boyd, Jr., in sec. 29. 1867-Harriet Eiklor, in secs. 1 and 11; Elijah Swift, in sec. 1; Moses Heerman, in sec. 6; James C. Patton, in sec. 10; Lors E. Peterson, in sec. 18; John V. Johnson, in sec. 18; David Boyd, in sec. 21; Timothy McInerney, in sec. 29; J. Manning, in sec. 31; Abraham Magill, in sec. 33; Robert Clark, in sec. 33. 1868-H. C. Southwick, Jr., in secs. 3, 7, 10, 18, 19, 20, 30 and 31; Mary F. Bode, in sec. 6; Benjamin Taylor, in sec. 6; Alva G. York, in sec. 15. 1870-Joseph Manning, in secs. 26 and 35. 1872-Charles A. Veborg, in

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sec. 19; William Boyd, Sr., in sec. 35. 1873-Hezekiah M. Nelson, in sec. 8; Jeremiah Bull, in sec. 10.

Township 25, Range 14 (nearly all of Waterville and small parts of Farnkfort and Waubeek). Land in this town was first taken in 1854, when Willard F. Holbrook filed on secs. 11 and 24, and Hostly Holden, in sec. 35; followed in 1855 by Moses S. Gibson, in sec. 11; Samuel F. Davis and Michael Liddy, in sec. 11; James Preston, Eleanor Buchanan, S. P. Shu- man, George Lamori, in sec. 13; Moses S. Gibson, in sec. 14; Samuel L. Rea, in sec. 23 and 25; Samuel F. Davis, in sec. 24; Oscar F. and Milton D. Bart- lett, in secs. 24, 34 and 35; Thomas Peel and George Brooks, in secs. 25 and 34; Henry Barber, in secs. 25 and 26; Mark Howard, in sec. 25; Jesse R. West, in secs. 26 and 27; Levi Marble, in secs. 28, 34 and 36; Charles Curtiss, in sec. 34. 1856-Charles Ingersoll, in sec. 1; Delawzon Bostwick, in secs. 2, 3, 12 and 13; Peter Murray, in sec. 3; Charles H. Roberts, in secs. 6 and 7; Pembroke V. Wise, in sec. 6; Oscar Pierce, in sec. 8; J. Weston Taft, in sec. 8; George Burden, in secs. 9, 10 and 11; Robert Rands, in sec. 13; Val- lender J. Williams, in sec. 13; Samuel F. Davis, in sec. 14; Willard F. Ho- brook, in sec. 14; Christopher G. Riply, in sec. 15; Joseph Maxon, in sec. 19; Lucius Dunbar, in secs. 21 and 28; Horatio Woodman, in sec 24; Elijah G. Stevens, in sec. 24; Jacob S. Shepherd, in sec. 24; Alfred Cropsey, in secs. 27 and 34; Milton D. Bartlett, in secs. 28 and 36; John G. Classon, in sec. 29; Levi P. Drake, in secs. 30 and 31; Edward C. Hart, in sec. 36. 1857- Charles Curtiss, in secs. 1 and 2; James Sweeney, in sec. 2; Gabriel Buchanon, in sec. 13; Caleb T. Classon, in sec. 36. 1858-Henry Morris, in sec. 18; Peter Hoffman, in sec. 18; Edward M. Knapp, in sec. 20; Marcus L. Masher, in sec. 28; Charles Curtiss, in secs. 28 and 34; James Mont- gomery, in sec. 30; Robert Dyson, in secs. 30 and 32; Joseph Falkenstein, in sec. 30. 1859-James Rayburn, in sec. 1; John Kennedy, in sec. 2. 1860- Harriet Eiklor, in sec. 28. 1863-James and John Rabun, in sec. 2; Fred V. Huntsinger, in sec. 12; Peter P. Huntsinger, in sec. 12; William Thomp- son, in sec. 12; William A. Fletcher and Arden Kelton, in sec. 24. 1865- Charles Boyle, in sec. 4; Jeremiah York, in sec. 4; Charles Stuart, in sec. 12; Henry Bien, in sec. 20. 1866-Wesson Sylvester, in sec. 20; John Wilkins, in sec. 20; Joseph Chimkusky, in sec. 20; Miami G. York, in sec. 31; Orison A. Gray, in secs. 33 and 34; Josiah Hights, in sec. 33. 1867-John Mahar in sec. 6; James Cameron, in sec. 8. 1868-Lemuel Cross, in sec. 4; Alan- son Matteson, in sec. 4; Thomas Spes, in sec. 12; Philip Place, in sec. 28; H. C. Southwick, Jr., in secs. 31, 32 and 33; Ann Chapin, in sec. 33. 1869- Francis Meyers, in sec. 8. 1872-Jonathan Pearson, in sec. 30; Western Wisconsin Railroad, in secs. 31 and 33.

Township 25, Range 13 (all of Durand, nearly all of Waubeek and small parts of Waterville). The first filings in this township were in 1853, when Jacob T. Shephard entered land in sec. 5, and Corlos Bradshaw, in sec. 7. Subsequent entires were as follows: 1854-John O. Crosby, in sec. 23: Jacob Powell, Eben Downs and Lodawick Curtiss, in sec. 5; Lesiah Stevens and Lucinda Bradshaw, in sec. 6. 1855-John A. Guptil, in sec. 1; Arthur Hamilton, in secs. 1, 11 and 14; Perry E. Hardy, in secs. 2, 11 and 12; Domlus

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Morrison, in secs. 3 and 4; Thomas B. Wilson, in sec. 4; Andrew Cuscarden, in secs. 4 and 18; Josiah Hight, in secs. 4 and 5; Nathaniel K. West, George Kirk, John McGilton, in secs. 4 and 7; Samuel B. Ingram, Jackson Allen, Thomas Salkeld, in sec. 5; Jesse Webb, Edwin H. Drake, in sec. 6; Margaret Burke, in secs. 7 and 8; George Kenk, in sec. 7; John Willey, in sec. 8; James Donley, Jr., in secs. 9 and 17; James Nutcliffe, in sec. 8; Nathaniel K. Wert, in sec. 9; Elisha Lamphire, in sec. 10; Henry H. Norton, in sec. 11; Alexander B. Miller, in sec. 11; John Alsop, in secs. 11, 12, 13 and 14; George G. Burlingame, in secs. 13 and 14; Oren Moses, in sec. 14; William Hood, in sec. 15; Jesse F. Hardy, in sec. 15; Martin Wilber, in secs. 15, 24 and 25; Carson, Eaton, Downs and Rand, in secs. 19 and 20; Joseph Morrell, in sec. 19; George Van Waters, in secs. 21 and 22; James B. Burgess, in secs. 21 and 22; David D. Bloomer, in sec. 20; Nicholas F. Plummer, in sec. 23; Nathan M. Brown, in secs. 23 and 26; Lorenzo G. Wood, in secs. 24 and 26; Edward Hordaker, in secs. 25 and 36; Adam L. Fox, in sec. 25; William E. Wood, in sec. 26; Charles Stewart, in secs. 26 and 27; Calm Webster, in sec. 30; Bartlett A. Burgett, in sec. 31; John W. Armstrong, in sec. 35; Augustus Barlow, in sec. 36; Stephen Cannon, in sec. 36; Francis Granger, in sec. 36. 1856-John Hodgdon, in secs. 1, 9, 10, 11, 15, 22, 23, 27, 31 and 32; Alexander H. Browning, in sec. 1; Thales Burke, in secs. 14 and 17; Alfred A. Soule, in sec. 5; Peter R. Snyder and Henry C. Williams, in sec. 9; Truman Curtiss, in sec. 11; Vivus W. Dorwin, in secs. 12, 13, 14 and 35; William D. Dyer, in sec. 15; Christopher G. Reipley, in secs. 17 and 21; John G. J. Gum, in sec. 17; Robert Rands, in sec. 18; Horatio Woodman, in secs. 20 and 21; Joseph Morrell, in sec. 19; W. E. Garner, in sec. 21; Theodore B. Edwards, in sec. 21; Charles Billings, in sec. 21; Joseph Somes, in secs. 24 and 26; John D. Herron, in secs. 28 and 29; Peter Gerber, in sec. 28; James Q. Watson, in sec. 28; Michael G. Smith, in secs. 28 and 29; William H. H. Bailey, in sec. 28; Lem Kralaskie, in sec. 29; Charles L. Rounds, in sec. 30; Henry Cousins, in sec. 30; Ephraim A. Parrish, in sec. 35; Nelson Cannon, in sec. 35. 1857-Patrick McGivin, in secs. 25 and 26; John Schmell, in sec. 27; W. P. Pursel, in sec. 27; Anson T. Wells, in sec. 28; Charles W. Wetherbee, in secs. 28 and 33; Miles D. Prindle, in sec. 29; Gilbert H. Lester, in sec. 32; Charles Billings, in sec. 34. 1860-Daniel Fitzpatrick, in sec. 34. 1862-Catherine Perkins ,in sec. 34. 1863- George Cuscaden, in sec. 18. 1865-Josiah C. Thompson, in sec. 3. 1867- James H. Brown, in sec. 2; Christopher Vrandenberg, in sec. 2. 1868- Eli H. Kidder, in sec. 32.

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CHAPTER XX

PEPIN COUNTY WAR WORK

The preservation of the names of those who have gone forth from Pepin County to fight the battles of freedom and democracy in the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the World War, is of utmost im- portance. Unfortunately, a list of those who served from this county in the first two wars are not available. The records of the Adjutant General's office are of value, as giving the records of the state, but it is practically impossible to pick from them the names of the soldiers of any one county, as the soldiers did not always enlist in the counties in which they were actually living at the time of the enlistment.

It is believed, however, that each county will have a complete record of its part in the World War, both military and civilian. A State War Historical Commission with John W. Oliver as state director, has been appointed, and this commission has a committee in each county, the duty of which it is to compile a complete history of each county in the present war.

Unfortunately, it is as yet too early for the completion of the war record of all in the service, but in due time it will be completed and pre- served in permanent form.

The work was started in Pepin County, April 22, 1918, when a Pepin County War History Committee was appointed, consisting of M. Hilliard, chairman; Mrs. Amelia Gillman, secretary; George W. McGillon, of Eau Galle; Lloyd Axtell, of Pepin, and Reuben Sandburg, of Stockholm. Later, · the committee added Mrs. Glenn Howard, of Stockholm, and Mrs. W. A. Parker, of Albany.

The committee soon arranged the scope of the work to be covered. A roster of the soldiers who left Pepin County to take part in the war, with sufficient biography, was of first importance. To this end a blank statement was prepared, and relatives and friends invited to fill them out so far as was possible, with a view to calling on the soldiers after their return for more information, and for a brief account of their experiences. These are being obtained as rapidly as possible.

It was also decided that all the civil activities of organizations and individuals, in the various war work, should be recorded, including the efforts of the County Council of Defense, the Red Cross, the Liberty Loan Committee, the several war drives, the public speakers, and the Food and Fuel Administrators, in fact, that a complete history should be prepared of all phases of Pepin County's part in the great war at home and abroad. The results thus far accomplished are of much interest.

That a state of war existed between the United States and Germany was declared by Congress on April 6, 1917. The American people became aroused and got busy at once. Stores that had exposed cards bearing 979

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HISTORY OF BUFFALO AND PEPIN COUNTIES

such inscriptions as "Don't Talk War, This Place Is Neutral," soon re- moved them and went to work to win the war. Among the first demon- strations in Durand was a large public parade set for May 30, 1917. This was postponed by reason of storm till June 5, when it was held on the Fair Ground in this city. Public addresses were delivered then by Marshall Cousins, now in the United States service ; C. A. Ingram and others. After that loyalty and war work held the right of way in Pepin County. Mr. Ingram delivered many speeches and short addresses in Pepin and adjoin- ing counties. On the eve of June 21, 1917, the Auditorium at Durand was packed by citizens from all the surrounding country to listen to an address by Gen. Charles King, of Milwaukee. Men came from as far distant places as the towns of Modena and Gilmanton to enlist. Eight men from the town of Pepin gave their names to the roll of honor made up that evening. Mr. Ingram headed the effort to raise a company from Pepin County that afterward drilled for six weeks at the Fair Ground and left for camp on Aug. 23, 1917.

The first Liberty Loan drive came on Oct. 24, 1917. The committee was composed of George Tarrant, county chairman; K. K. Brainard, chair- man of the executive committee, and H. P. Nicklas, J. Engelinger, Judge W. B. Newcomb, C. A. Ingram and C. C. Clemens, all residents of Durand. The committee, as thus constituted, was made permanent, and headed all subsequent loan efforts, with other persons wisely added. They went to work with a will and raised in all $432,000, of which $13,000 was the first loan, $90,000 for the second, $151,000 for the third and $175,000 for the fourth.

The Council of Defense for Pepin County was the first of the patriotic organizations formed in the county. It was composed of Marcellus Dor- win, county chairman; W. H. Biles, vice chairman, and C. C. Clemens, sec- retary and treasurer, all of Durand. The above general officers, with John Brunner, Jr., G. W. Kees, George Tarrant and H. P. Nicklas, all of Durand ;. with A. C. Throne, of Eau Galle; Charles Longsdorf, of Arkansaw, and W. A. Parker, of Mondovi, composed this staunchly loyal body of workers. Meetings were held frequently to handle the money questions and diffi- culties the war conditions presented. On Feb. 6, 1918, this committee met at Durand, and S. G. Gilman addressed a public meeting in the evening at the Auditorium. Mr. Gilman addressed many public meetings in Buffalo, Pepin and adjoining counties in the early part of 1918.

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History of Buffalo and Pepin Counties Wisconsin (Volume 2), Part 62

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge Publication date: 1919 Publisher: Number of Pages: 885

Author: Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge
Publication date: 1919
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 885