History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 165

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1304

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THOMAS B. ELMER, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Aug. 11, 1822 ; son of David and Sarah (Taylor) Elmer, natives of Columbia Co., N. Y. When about 15 years of age, Thomas B. left home, going to Cayuga Co., N. Y., where he learned the carriage-maker's trade, and lived about four years; then went to Palmyra, Wayne Co., N. Y., where he went into business on his own account. When 20 years old, he married (in Wayne Co.) Miss Sarah Horton, daughter of James Horton, of Cayuga Co., and a native of Orange Co., N. Y. ; she was born April 17, 1824 ; lived in Wayne Co. about two years, then returned to Cayuga Co. and carried on business at Centerport, in that county about seven years ; in June, 1854, he emigrated to Wisconsin and settled in Dodge Co., where he engaged in farming in the town of Ashippun. "In October, 1861, he enlisted in the 16th W. V. I., Co. B, and

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was in the service three years as a " high private ;" was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing and Corinth, was then on detached service about eight months, was then disabled by sickness and spent the remainder of his term of service in the " invalid corps ;" when he returned from the army he resumed farming, and, in the spring of 1865, sold out in Dodge Co. and removed to his present location ; has had nine children, six of them now living-Mary L., born Dec. 21, 1843, now Mrs. Aaron Getman, of Monroe Co., Wis .; David W., May 13, 1852, living in Eau Claire Co., Wis. ; George, Dec. 22, 1858 ; Ernest, Sept. 24, 1866 ; and James, Jan. 2, 1857 ; the last four living at home ; Elias, born Aug. 13, 1845, died in 1863; Lizzie, Feb. 13, 1860, died same date ; and Eugene, Dec. 13, 1861, died in 1863 ; Martha L., born Sept. 2, 1856. Mr. Elmer was Postmaster at Ashippun, Dodge Co., Wis., for three years, and now holds the ofice of Justice of the Peace in the town of York. Mrs. Elmer is a member of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican, and has 62 acres of land, worth about $40 per acre.

E. S. JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Columbus ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., July 12, 1819. Was married at his native place Feb. 5, 1845, to Mary A. Johnson, of the same county, born Nov. 6, 1821, daughter of Erastus Johnson, a native of Massachusetts; her mother's maiden name was Betsy Foote. Mr. Johnson's father was Elias Johnson, and his mother's maiden name Polly Sherman ; came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in the town of York, where he now resides; his father came at the same time and settled in the same town, where he died July 28, 1865, at the age of 82. Mrs. Johnson is still living in the town at the age of 90. Mr. Johnson has but two children-Grove Spencer, born March 9, 1846, and Bertha Emaline, Dec. 8, 1863. Democrat, and has heid the office of Town Treasurer one year. Has 83 acres of land, worth about $4,000. His son, Grove S. Johnson, is also a Democrat and the present Town Clerk of York ; both children single and living at home.

JOHN JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. O. Waterloo; born Aug. 7, 1833, in Columbia Co., N. Y., town of Ancram ; son of Silas Johnson, who came to Wisconsin in 1847; lived two years in York, Dane Co., then removed to Portland, Dodge Co., where he lived about fourteen years; then went back to York and died there Feb. 1, 1879, at the age of 83. Mr. Johnson was married in December, 1858, to Miss Emily Dodge, who was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., daughter of Willis D. Dodge, who lives in the town of York on Sec. 23; bought his present farm in 1865, and has lived there since; has three children -John, Mary Ella and Algenia. Has been Town Clerk three years, and is the present Chairman of the town, on his seventh term; was elected to the Assembly in the fall of 1873, and served the following term. Republican, and has been a member of the Masonic fraternity since 1874. Has 160 acres of land, worth $40 per acre.

MILES NORTON, farmer, Sec. 28 ; P. O. Deansville ; born Jan. 8, 1822, in Orleans Co., Vt .; son of Jeremiah Norton. Was married in his native place, Dec. 14, 1847, to Sarah King, daughter of Geo. W. Kiag, who died of consumption when she was 15 years old ; she was born April 9, 1827, in same county as her husband. Mr. Norton came to Wisconsin in 1857, and located on the farm he now owns; first bought 1063 acres of land, with 30 acres broken, and paid $2,000 for it; he now has 197 acres in his home farm, worth about $40 per acre; it is well fenced and has good buildings'; has one barn, 30x74, and is buildiag another, 30x40, both with basements ; keeps about 400 head of sheep ; has, also, 293 acres in Freeborn Co., Minn. ; has four children-Elmer J., George Edward, Henry Fred and Sarah Alice; last two at home; the two oldest married and living in Freeborn Co., Minn. ; his first child, Adolph M. was kicked by a colt and instantly killed, Aug. 7, 1859, when nearly 7 years old. In politics, Greenbacker; once held the office of Justice of the Peace one year ; has been a member of the Masonic fraternity about sixteen years ; belongs to Sun Prairie Lodge, No. 143.

JOHN PHILLIPS, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Columbus; was born in Flintshire, England, fourteen miles from Liverpool, June 27, 1826 ; son of Thomas and Eleanor (Jenkins) Phillips. Was married in En- gland in 1850, to Jane Jones, daughter of Thomas Jones ; soon after his marriage he emigrated to America, arriving in Columbus, Wis., in September, 1850; he followed farming in the town of Columbus till 1855, then sold out and removed to his present location ; has nine children living-Thomas H., Joseph J., Ada A., Ivy A., May H., Edward, Albert, Ruth and George, all at home except three; Thomas H. is mar- ried and lives at Black River Falls, Wis. ; Joseph, married and living in Mower Co., Minn., and May H. is the wife of Geo. A. Norton, and living in Freeborn Co., Minn. Mr. Phillips has been Side Supervisor of the town of York, and was Chairman six or seven years. Democrat, and has 200 acres of laod, worth $40 per acre.

GARRET PORTER, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Marshall ; was born Jan. 12, 1804, in Oneida Co., N. Y., town of Camden. Was married in Augusta, same county, Jan. 14, 1824, to Lucioa Hart, who was born in the same town in which she was married, Nov. 14, 1803 ; daughter of Eldad Hart. Mr.

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Porter removed to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., the next February after his marriage, and lived in the town of Perrysburg twenty years ; in May, 1844, he sold out and removed to McHenry Co., Ill., where he lived till March, 1845, then came to Wisconsin and settled on the farm he now occupies, in the town of York, and where he has since resided ; was here previous to the organization of the town; was the first High- way Commissioner in the town, and has held several offices since ; was a straight Jackson Democrat before the rebellion, and since that, Independent ; never belonged to any church till the fall of 1878, when he joined the Free Methodist Church, of which he is still a member. Mrs. Porter died Feb. 17, 1880, after a married life of about fifty-six years, leaving six children, five sons and one daughter ; the sons are James P., Philander E., Sylvester, Morris and Warren H., all living in the town of York, in sight of the home- stead, except the youngest, Warren H., who is practicing law in Jefferson, Wis. ; the daughter, Aroxa J., is now the wife of G. A. Cane, of the town of York ; one daughter, Betsey, died May 6, 1840, 5 years of age ; has 260 acres of land, worth about $30 per acre.

P. E. PORTER, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Marshall ; boro July 7, 1824, in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. ; son of Garrett Porter, who came to Wisconsin with his family in March, 1845, and located on Sec. 35, where he still resides. P. E. Porter has lived in the town of York ever since his father settled there; was married, in March, 1853, to Mary Jane Hinman, who was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., March 28, 1834, daughter of Gould Hinman, who came to Wisconsin in 1845, settled on Sec. 35, in the town of York, and died in 1869 or 1870. Mr. Porter has three children-Henry H., married to Eva Weeks, of Medina, and living on the homestead; Carrie May and Hattie Ellen, both at home; has been Assessor three terms ; is at present Supervisor, which office he has held three years. In politics, straight Jackson Democrat; has 160 acres of land, worth $40 per acre, and his son has 40 acres, worth about the same. Mrs. Porter is a member of the Free Methodist Church.

WILLET RYDER, farmer, Secs. 21 and 22; P. O. Deansville; born in West Chester Co., N. Y., April 10, 1834 ; son of David Ryder; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in the town of York. Was married there in 1858, to Maria Johnson, who was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1839, daughter of Silas Johnson, who came to Wisconsin in 1847 (see biography of John Johnson, of York) ; soon after his marriage, Mr. Ryder went to Portland, Dodge Co., lived there three years, then returned to York and lived one year, then in Portland again one year, and since that time has resided in York in his present location ; has nine children-Fred, Jacob, Willis, Isabell, Adell, Almon, Clarence, Eda and Herbert, all at home. Greenbacker, and has 160 acres of land, worth about $5,000.

P. B. RICHMOND, farmer, Secs. 3 and 4 ; P. O. Columbus; was born in Livingston Co., . N. Y., May 30, 1809 ; son of Brightman Richmond, a native of Massachusetts. Married Harriet Warner, of Lima, N. Y., in 1835 ; in 1836, he removed to Allegany Co., N. Y., town of Granger; lived there eleven years, and, in 1847, came to Wisconsin and settled on the farm he now owns, and lived there ever since ; has had seven children, five of whom are living-Daniel B., died in Allegany Co., N. Y., at the age of 6 months ; Lucy B., is now Mrs. O. A. Southmayd, of Columbus, Wis .; Ezra W., is married and living in the town of Sun Prairie, Dane Co., Wis. ; Carrie M., married Chester S. Smith, of Portageville, N. Y., and died April 23, 1880, leaving two children-George B. and Edwin A., both married and living in Kansas; and Freddie O., also in Kansas. Mr. Richmond has been Supervisor one term. Republican, and has 280 acres of land, worth $40 per acre. Himself and wife both members of the Congregational Church.

PHILO RANNEY, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Deansville; born Oct. 13, 1818, in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., town of Perrysburg ; son of Lyman Ranney, who died in February, 1879, aged 85 ; his grand- father, Abner Ranney, a native of Massachusetts, died in Oneida Co., N. Y., about 1865, at the age of 103. Mr. Ranney came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1842 ; located land in the town of York ; then went to Kane Co., Ill., and lived two and a half years. Came back to Wisconsin and was married, Oct. 26, 1845, to Sally Ann Thompson, who was also a native of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. ; her father, William Thompson, came West and died in the town of York. Mr. and Mrs. Ranney were the first couple married in the town of York ; the ceremony was performed by Squire Peasley, of Sun Prairie; has nine children- Francis, Orcelia, Mary Ella, Sarahette, Oscar, Seymour, Clara, Adell and Adalena. Has been Town Treasurer two years and Supervisor one year. Republican, and has 160 acres of land, worth $40 per acre. Both members of the M. E. Church in which he has been a Class-leader over nineteen years, and has never missed but three class meetings during the time.

L. G. SHEPARD, farmer, Secs. 19, 20, 30 and 31 ; P. O. Deansville ; born in Berkshire Co., Mass., Sept. 9, 1823 ; when 7 years of age his father, Chandler Shepard, removed to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., town of Perrysburg, where he died and was buried on the 1st day of January, 1836. Mrs. Shep-

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ard, whose maiden name was Lois Gibbs, a native of Hampden Co., Mass., died Oct. 15, 1836. Mr. Shepard came to Wisconsin in September, 1845, and has lived in the town of York ever since. Was married, Jan. 1, 1850, to Mary Jane, daughter of Andrew and Betsy ( Miller) Sherburn; she died Jan. 10, 1863, leaving one child-Curtis, who is married to Emina Hasey, and lives in the town of York. His second wife, to whom he was married, March 24, 1864, was Lydia, daughter of Zina L. Wright, of Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; has four children by the second marriage-Ida, Luthur G., May and Jessie D., all at home; lost one child of his first wife, Eliza Ann, dicd Sept. 28, 1854, aged 18 months. Republican ; has held the office of Chairman, Supervisor and Justice of the Peace. Owns 1,140 acres of land in the towa of York, 200 acres in Vernon Co., Wis., and 400 acres in Faribault Co., Minn., worth all together about $25,000; had only $200 when he came to Wisconsin and got $300 from his father's estate after- ward; he is now and has been for some time the heaviest tax payer in the town; his grandfather's name was Jonathan Shepard, of Hampden . Co., Mass.

GEORGE F. WEBER, farmer, Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Deansville; was born May 2, 1816, in Bavaria, Germany ; when 14 years old his father, Christopher Weber, came to America and set- tled in Monroe Co., N. Y., near Rochester ; lived there three years, then went to Marion Co., Ohio, where he died in 1870 ; George F. was married in that county, in April, 1847, to Rosina Lehner, who was born in Wurtemberg. Germany ; her father, Mathias Lehner, came to America in 1839, and died in Marion Co., Ohio, in 1870. Mr. Weber came to Wisconsin in May, 1847 ; set led in the town of Portland, Dodge Co., on Sec. 29; lived there till the fall of 1854, then removed to his present location, in the town of York ; has ten children-Louisa, now Mrs. George Harrison, of Fayette Co., Iowa ; Clara, now Mrs. Jacob L. Edmunds, of Kossuth Co., Iowa; George, married to Mary E. Douglas, and living in Mower Co., Minn .; Caroline, Lewis, Agustus, Annie, Dora, Rosella and Lec, the last seven at home. In politics Republi- can, with strong Greenback tendencies; has 140 acres of land, worth $40 per acre.

GEORGE WEEKS, farmer, Secs. 11 and 14; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., town of Brownville, Dec. 1, 1836. His father, Holland Weeks, came to Wisconsin in 1850; set- tled in Jefferson, town of Concord ; lived there two years, then in 1852 removed to the town of York, Dane Co., and lived there till his death, in 1870, at the age of 70. George remained at home till about 18 years old, then worked out by the month summers and attended school winters, till he prepared him- self for teaching, then made that his business during the winter seasons ; Dec. 9, 1860, he married Miss Helen Manning, a native of Monmouth Co., N. J., born Oct. 14, 1841 ; her father, John M. Manning, came to Wisconsin in 1855, and died in York, March 20, 1873. Mr. Weeks has four children-Julia A., Georgia, Hallie and John Manning; has lived on his present farm ever since the spring of 1862 ; Aug. 14, 1862, he enlisted in Co. A, 29th W. V. I., as a private, and was elected and mustered in as a Second Lieutenant of that company ; promoted to First Lieutenant April 9, 1863 ; soon after the surrender of Vicksburg he resigned on account of ill health, and came home about the middle of July ; recovering his health, the next February, he, with Col. C. E. Warner, of Windsor, Dane Co., Wis., enlisted a company of 130 men in seven days at Madison ; they were mustered in as Co. B, 36th W. V. I., and left Madison for the front on the 10th day of May, 1864, he having been appointed First Lieutenant of the company ; was promoted to a captaincy the June following ; he served in all the engagements of the Army of the Potomac, in the "2d Army Corps " from Spottsylvania, until the surrender of Lee's army at Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865, and was mustered out of service on the 12th of the follow- ing July. On the 1st day of June, 1864, he had sixty men in his company when they formed their line of battle at " Cold Harhor," or as it is called in some histories, the battle of "Turner's Farm," and in charging a rebel battery he lost forty of his men in fifteen minutes' time, twenty-two of them being killed and wounded, and eighteen taken prisoners. Mr. Weeks is a Republican in politics ; was elected one of the Supervisors of the town when 24 years old, and has held that office several times since, and in 1871 was Chairman ; in 1870, he took the census in nine towns in Dane Co., viz .. York, Bristol, Windsor, Vienna, Medina, Sun Prairie (town and village), Burke, Westport and Deerfield ; was elected to the Assembly in 1877, and served the following term ; has 180 acres of land, worth $35 per acre.

JOSHUA WINTERBOTHAM, deceased ; was a native of Manchester, England, born March 26, 1826. His father, Thomas Winterbotham, was a stonemason and marble-cutter, of Manchester. Was married in his native place in about 1847, to Miss Ann, daughter of John Speakman, a farmer ; was brought up to the trade of his father, and after he attained his majority they worked together as con- tractors and builders ; they came to America together in the fall of 1851, under the auspicies of the "Potter Society," and located in Columbia Co., Wis., in the town of Ft. Winnebago, where they remained till the spring of 1852, when both went to Madison and worked at stone-cutting two years, then went to

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the town of York and settled on Sec. 23; in the fall of 1858 his father removed to the town of Medina, and was killed April 14, 1859, at the age of 56, while plowing in the field, by a falling tree, which was blown down by the wind. He remained on Sec. 23 till his death, Nov. 30, 1864, of epilepsy, leaving a widow and an only son, Thomas, who was married, Nov. 29, 1871, in Madison, to Miss Lydia Sharp, who was born July 14, 1845, in London, England, daughter of Edward Sharp, who came to America in 1849, and lived in St. Louis about one year, then came to Wisconsin and settled in Sun Prairie; lived there four or five years, then rented his farm and removed to Madison, where he still resides. Thomas, Jr., has had four children, three of whom are still living-Ada E., born June 1, 1873; Eddie J., born Feb. 3, 1874, and died on the 12th of the next October ; Frederick S., born Aug. 31, 1876, and E. Rose, born June 26, 1879. Republican, and both members of the Episcopal Church ; has 80 acres of land, worth $40 per acre. Joshua Winterbotham was a Republican; held the office of Town Clerk six years, and was enroll- ing officer during the war for about six months. Mrs. Winterbotham is still living in the village of Mar- shall, Dane Co., Wis.

JAMES D. WOOD, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Deansville; born Dec. 31, 1824, in Oneida Co., N. Y., son of Jonathan Wood, Jr .; when 10 years of age his father removed to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., where James D. was married, April 30, 1853, to Elvira Harrington, who was born in Erie Co., N. Y., Aug. 13, 1833 ; her father, Barney Harrington, was a native of Vermont; her mother, whose maiden name was Roxy Perkins, was a daughter of Elisha and Jemima (Johnson) Perkins. Mr. Wood came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1854, and settled in the town of York, where he has resided ever since ; has four children-Manly J., William B., Mary E. and James A., all at home except Manly J., who is mar- ried to Miss Rose Brown, a daughter of William Brown, Esq., of York (see his biography), and living in Calhoun Co., Iowa. Is a Republican ; has held the office of Supervisor one term, and has 198 acres of land, 158 acres of it in his farm, worth about $40 per acre, and 40 acres of marsh, worth about $10 per acre.

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JACOB BARINGER, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Madison ; was born in Eastern Pennsylvania Feb. 21, 1834; son of John F. Baringer, who came to Wisconsin with his family in 1855 ; settled in Sauk Co., and died there June 11, 1875, in the 70th year of his age. Mrs. Baringer is still living in Baraboo at the age of 81. Jacob Baringer was married in 1860, to Caroline Wolf, a native of Lycoming Co., Penn .; daughter of John (George) Wolf, who came to Wisconsin in 1848, and still lives in the town of Blooming Grove; Mr. B. has five children-Emma, William, Louis, Allie and one not named; have lost four-Esther died at the age of 4 years, John aged 9 months, Alice 5 years old, and Lizzie 8 years old ; has been Town Treasurer two years. Is a Republican and member of the Evangelical Association. Has 160 acres in his farm, on which he has a valuable quarry of limestone, used for building purposes.

A. J. BARSANTEE, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Madison ; born March 23, 1827, in Ports- mouth, N. H .; son of John and Ezoa (Kinsman) Barsantee. Was married in his native place July 21, 1846, to Hannah Hayes, daughter of John and Susan (Ayers) Hayes ; she was born in Portsmouth April 9, 1830 ; he worked in a knitting factory before and after marriage till 1849, then, in October, went to California and was gone about sixteen months ; while there he helped do the iron work on the custom house, which was the first brick building ever erected in San Francisco ; after returning from California, he worked in a machine-shop in Lowell, Mass., a few months, and at Cohoes, N. Y., abont a year, putting up and operating knitting machinery ; went to Canada in August, 1853, and lived about three years in Canada West, about seven miles from Hamilton ; came to Wisconsin in July, 1856; staid in Watertown till the next spring, theo came to Madison, and has lived in Dane Co. ever since ; came to his present loca- tion in May, 1868; has four children-Frank H., Clarence A., William Wallace and Harry, all at home but Frank, and he is in Scotland. Mr. B. is a Republican, and has 30 acres of land.

DANIEL BECHTEL, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Madison ; born Aug. 31, 1845, in Lycoming Co., Penn .; his father, John Bechtel, a native of Berks Co., Penn., came to Wisconsin in 1850, and located in Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., and died Feb. 6, 1876, in his 74th year. Mrs. Bechtel, whose maiden name was Catharine Eyer, is still living on the homestead with her son Daniel, at the age of 62. Mr. Bechtel removed from Pleasant Springs to Blooming Grove in 1853, and remained there till his death; he left five children-Peter, living in Howard Co., Iowa; Daniel, single and living on the home- stead; Mary Ann, now Mrs. Fred Lohff, of Franklin Co., Neb .; John, in Howard Co., Iowa; and Albert, on the homestead with his brother. Daniel Bechtel (the subject of this sketch) is the present Chairman of the town, and has held that office eight years in succession ; was Town Clerk three years ; prior to that was Secretary of the Town Insurance Company three years, and Director ever since it was organized. Is a Democrat, and has 260 acres of land in his farm.

PETER M. BORST, deceased, was a native of Schoharie Co., N. Y. His first wife was' Maria Shears ; she died in New York ; he then married Mrs. Cordelia Morris (nee Ti.den), who had two children, Mary, now Mrs. Isaac Garinger, of Rock Co., Wis., and Olive, now Mrs. E. Hood, of the town of Bristol, Dane Co. Mr. Borst came to Wisconsin in 1851 ; lived one year in Rock Co. ; came to Dane Co. and settled in Blooming Grove in 1852 ; lived one year on H. Ward's farm, in Sec. 35 ; then bought on southeast quarter Sec. 35, where he resided till his death, May 19, 1880, at the age of 73 years and 3 months. Mrs. Borst died Jan. 9, 1879, aged 53. She had been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since she was 14 years old. Mr. Borst had one child by his first marriage, Nancy, who married S. Hurd, and died in 1875; by the second marriage he had four children-Milton, born Aug. 2, 1851, married in 1876 to Libbie Kline and has one child, Glen Marcus ; Nelson, born Nov. 12, 1852; John, born Sept. 30, 1855, and Ella, born Feb. 21, 1858, all living on the homestead, which consists of 190 acres of land.

GEORGE F. BROWN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Madison ; born in Deerfield, Rockingham Co., N. H., Nov. 20, 1822; was married in Lowell, Mass., Sept. 28, 1852, to Meribah G. Weare, daughter

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of Meshach Weare. Her great-grandfather, Meshack Weare, was the first Governor of Massachusetts ; she was born Jan. 26, 1822, in the same town as her husband. Mr. Brown was brought up on a farm till he was 20 years of age ; he then went to Boston, Mass., and was engaged in the West India trade from 1842 till 1855, except one year spent in California in 1849 ; was engaged in merchandising while in California ; in 1857 he came to Wisconsin and located on his present farm. Has two children-George Edward and Preston Weare ; George Edward was a graduate of the State University, of the class of 1874, and is now in Government employ on the geodetic survey of Wisconsin. Mr. Brown has held the office of Town Superintendent of Schools and Town Clerk ; is a Republican, and has 124 acres of land in his farm.

ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Madison ; born Feb. 29, 1822, in Telland Co., Conn. ; son of Alexander and Charlotte Campbell ; came to Wisconsin in May, 1847, on the first boat up the lakes ; lived in the town of Windsor, three miles north of Token Creek, one summer ; then came to Madison and manufactured brick for twenty-three years in that city ; furnished 200,000 brick for the first university building, on contract with Ezra Varney ; came on his present farm in June, 1871, but has owned the farm since 1860. His first wife, whose maiden name was Amanda Nichols, died in 1857, Icaving no children ; he married his second wife (Emily Dickenson) in 1859, and has four children- Marian, now Mrs. Walter Lighthizer, of Iowa, Victor, Ella and Adella at home. Once held the office of Justice of the Peace ; is a Republican, and has 240 acres of land, worth $50 per acre.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 165

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company Number of Pages: 1304

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899; Western Historical Co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1304