History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 184

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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ALBERT P. LUSK, dentist, Stoughton; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1847; in 1851, with his parents, J. W. R. and Caroline S. Brown Lusk, emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Whitewater, whence, in 1856, they came to Stoughton, where his father has since resided, and engaged in various kinds of business. Albert P., our subject, spent his time with his father in various employ- ments till 1862, when he entered the Albion Academy, and afterward spent two years at Milton College, where he completed the Normal course with his class in 1864; he then graduated from Bryant & Strat- ton's Business College in 1865; he subsequently spent 6 months in the drug trade, at McGregor, Iowa, then returned to Wisconsin and took up the study of dentistry with Dr. N. Chittenden & Son, of Madi- son; three years later he settled again at Stoughton, where he has since engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. He was Village Clerk for two years. Mr. Lusk is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has held several prominent positions in that order. He was married in the town of Rutland, Dane Co., Wis .; in 1874, to Mary A., daughter of David and Louisa Tipple, a native of that town; born in 1850; they have one daughter-Grace A.

L. K. LUSE, attorney at law, Stoughton ; is a native of Dane Co., Wis .; born in the town of Dane in 1854; his parents, A. J. and Eleanor (Blachly) Luse, emigrated from Trumbull Co., Ohio, to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled on a farm in the town of Dane, Dane Co., where his father followed farming for a livelihood, though devoted much of his time to the work of the ministry, being an ordained minister in the Disciple or Christian Church ; he died June 3d, 1863. The family was composed of parents and eleven children, all of whom reached their majority, but two died before their father, leaving now five sons and four daughters. Our subject, L. R., the tenth, made his home on the farm till 1875 ; he received an academic education at Albion, Wis .; in the fall of 1875, he entered the Law Department of the State University, and graduated from the same in 1876 ; he began practice at Waterloo, Wis., in the following fall after his graduation, and in the spring of 1877, located at Stoughton, where he has since been engaged in the prac- tice of his profession. Mr. L. was elected Village Clerk in 1878, and a member of the County Board of Supervisors from Stoughton in 1880. He was married Dec. 31, 1877, to Ella, daughter of G. M. and Sarah (Hefner) Bartholomew, of Lodi, Columbia Co., Wis .; they have one son-Claude Z.

EMERSON LYON, of the firm of Lyon & Hantine, proprietors of Lyon's Mill ; P. O. Sough ton ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1829; in 1832, he, with his parents, Joseph H. and Lucy Harrington Lyon, removed to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, where his father followed millwrighting and milling till June, 1842, when they came to the town of Union, Rock Co., and in 1843 to the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., where his father built the grist-mill in 1848, and was its proprietor till his death, which occurred in 1854; his mother died here about 1848. Mr. Lyon has been connected with the mill since its starting; is now one of the proprietors ; he was Town Treasurer for two terms. In February, 1855, he was married to Miss Jane Cole, a native of Michigan ; their children are Freeman R., Ida E., Elery E. and Charles W. They are members of the Universalist Church.

OLIVER LYON, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Stoughton; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1826; when a mere boy his parents, J. H. and Lucy Harrington Lyon, removed with him to Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, whence, in 1842, they came to the town of Union, Rock Co., Wis., and in 1843 or 1844 to Dunkirk, Dane Co., where he has since lived, and now owns a farm of 40 acres on Sec. 20; he has been a member of the Town Board one term. In 1853, he was married to Delphy Holloway, a native of North Carolina, who came to Wisconsin about 1848; they have one daughter-Olive, now the wife of Edgar Page; lives in this town.

JAMES MCCARTHY, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Stoughton ; born in County Cork, Ireland, Aug. 12, 1834 ; he emigrated to America when 14 years old, and stopped at Lewistown, Me., where he followed various kinds of labor till 1857 ; he then came to Dunkirk, Dane Co., and, in 1859, bought 40 acres of his present home ; he now has 120 acres on Secs. 32 and 33. He was married in Maine, in 1855, to Catherine Driscoll, a native of County Cork, and who came to America about 1850; their

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children are John, now in Butler Co., Neb. ; Charles, also in Butler Co., Neb. ; Cornelius, Ellen, Timothy, James, William, Thomas, Joseph and Francis. Mr. McCarthy and family are members of the Catholic Church.

G. T. MANDT, foreman in the repair shop and salesman in the agricultural rooms for P. G. Mandt, Stoughton ; born in Norway in 1823; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1843, and settled in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where he spent a year at various kinds of employment ; the summers of 1844 and 1845 he spent at work in Chicago, and in 1845 he returned to Pleasant Springs, made a olaim to a farm, and devoted his time to farming and dealing quite extensively in real estate till 1870 ; he then removed to Stoughton, and for twenty months was a partner with T. G. Mandt in the manufacturing of the Stoughton wagon ; then returned to the farm, and in fall of 1875 came again to Stoughton, and dealt in agricultural implements till September, 1879, when he became employed by T. G. Mandt. He was elected President of the Village Board in 1878. He was married in 1848 to Soneva O. Husabo, a native of Norway, who emigrated to Wisconsin in 1844; their children are Bella, now Mrs. O. Bilstetd, of Cambria, Wis. ; A. Maria, now the wife of Rev. G. A. Lunde, and lives at New Lisbon, Wis. ; O. T., a clerk in this village; Inger G. Mr. Mandt's family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

T. G. MANDT, manufacturer of the Stoughton wagon, also carriages and agricultural implements, was born in Norway, in October, 1845; when he was 22 years old, his parents, G. T. and Jorond Mandt, immigrated with him to America, and located on a farm in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis .; here he soon began the blacksmith's trade with his father, who ran a shop in connection with the farm; in 1865, he removed to the village of Stoughton, and established a small shop, with perhaps a capital of $100, which he has carefully managed till he now gives employment to 100, and at some seasons 150 men, and manufactures from 4,000 to 5,000 wagons per year, also 1,000 light wagons and buggies, 50,000 to 75,000 sets of hubs, and 20,000 to 25,000 sets of spokes, and also runs a job-printing office and a general store in connection with his manufacturing establishment; his manufactures are sold extensively over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Dakota. Mr. Mandt has made eight different inventions and got them patented, and they are now all in practical use, viz , a. tongue spring, seat fastener, platform spring, bob-sleigh, brake handle, gear brake, flexible harrow and an extension reach. He has been a member of the Village Board for several terms, and is now President of that body. He was married in 1867 to Jorond Lunde, a native of Dane Co., born in the town of Pleasant Springs Feb. 8, 1848. Mr. and Mrs. Mandt have two daughters- Tilla G. and Clara J. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

RODRICK M. MATHESON, miller, Stoughton ; born in Kewaunee, Kewaunee Co., Wis., in 1848; his parents, Alexander and Jane (Morrison) Matheson, were natives of Scotland, and emigrated to America about 1840 ; his father died at Janesville, Wis., April 22, 1868 ; his mother died April 23, 1878. Rodrick M. began the miller's trade at Janesville, Wis., at the age of 16 years, and, after working there in the " big mill " for five years, he went to Council Grove, Morris Co., Kan .; three years later, he removed to Parsons, Labette Co., Kan., for two years, after which he returned to Janesville, Wis., for three years ; he next spent a short time in the mill at Clinton Junction, whence, in June, 1880, he came to Stoughton. He was married, Sept. 4, 1877, to Mary Kelly, of Janesville ; they have one son- Millard.

CHRISTIAN J. MELAAS, clothier, Stoughton ; is a native of Dane Co., Wis .; born in the town of Pleasant Springs Sept. 5, 1845 ; his parents, John C. and Christie Melaas, emigrated to that town from Norway in the spring of 1844, and still reside on the homestead. Christian J. spent his time on a farm till about 15 years old, he then attended the Albion Academy for about three years, after which he devoted his time to teaching till about 20 years old; in 1865, he went to Madison and spent his time principally at clerking and book-keeping till September, 1868, when he removed to Stoughton, and engaged in the drug business for about six years ; since this he has been engaged in the clothing busi- ness with Mr. Johnson. He was married, Dec. 5, 1869, to Elizabeth E. Scheldrup, a native of Norway; their children are Julius Ferdinand, born Oct. 14, 1870; Christain Amelia, born Aug. 23, 1872 ; Nellie Josephine, born Nov. 26, 1874; Wilma Amanda, born May 29, 1877; and Gyda Olive, born Sept. 20, 1879. His family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

OLE O. MELAAS, druggist, Stoughton ; is a native of Dane Co., Wis., and was born in the town of Cottage Grove in 1853; his parents, Ole A. and Martha Melaas, cmigrated to Dane Co., from Norway, in about 1843, and settled in his native town ; Mr. M. was educated in the district schools, and in the Northwestern Business College of Madison, from which he graduated in 1875; he located at. Stoughton in the fall after his graduation, and has since been engaged in the drug trade. He was ma.

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ried July 2, 1876, to Ingeber, an adopted daughter of J. J. Naset, of Stoughton. Mr. and Mrs. Melaas are members of the Lutheran Church.

OLE O. MENNES, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O., Stoughton ; was born in Bergen, Norway, May 4, 1825 ; he came as an emigrant to America in 1845, and landed in New York City, whence he came via Buffalo to Chicago, Ill .; here he purchased an ox team, and with that, came through to this town, where he arrived in August of that year ; he bought 80 acres of Halver Kittleson, on Sec. 3, where he has since lived; he now has 260 acres on Secs. 3, 4, 11. 'Mr. Mennes has been a member of the Town Board one term. He was married in 1854 to Johannah Larson, who came from Norway in 1852. Their children are Susan, John and Lewis. Mr. M. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

SAMUEL MILES, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Clinton Co., N. Y., in 1833, and is the son of Moore and Ann Miles, the former of whom died when our subject was young. Samuel emigrated to Wisconsin in 1855, and in the spring of 1856 he settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., where he has since resided. He now owns 113 acres on Secs. 19 and 30. He was married Sept. 14, 1869, to Loana, daughter of Zenus and Lovina Hoover, a native of Licking Co., Ohio, and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Miles have six children, as follows : Theodore, Teddy, Washington, Nettie M., A. D. and Jennie. Mr. Miles' mother now lives with them on the farm.

SAMUEL MILLER, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Stoughton ; is a native of Monroe Co., Penn., born in 1830 ; his father, Amos Miller, was born May 29, 1789 ; his mother, Susan Schoch, was born July 30, 1799 ; Mr. Miller, with his father's family, emigrated to Rock Co., Wis., in 1849, and spent a year in the town of Fulton, whence, in 1850, they moved to his present farm in the town of Dunkirk, where he now owns 160 acres, and also has 40 acres on Sec. 7, town of Albion. He was married at Mad- ison to Hannah, daughter of Abraham and Nancy Murphy, a native of Monroe Co., Penn., and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1842 and to Dane Co. in 1844; her father died in the town of Fitch- burg in April, 1870 ; her mother now lives at Oregon ; Mr. Miller's father died in the town of Albion, Dane Co., May 7, 1863 ; his mother lives in Floyd Co., Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Miller have seven children -Helen (now the wife of Herman Collins, of this town), George, Eugenie (in Buffalo Co., Kan.), Sidney L., Clara, Frank and Fred. The family is connected with the M. E. Church.

JENS J. NASET, architect and builder, Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1828 ; he began the carpenter and joiner's trade with his father when quite young, and, with his parents, emigrated to Wisconsin in 1845 ; locating then in the town of Christiana, Dane Co., he made his home on the farm till 1857, when he began contracting and building, and followed that till 1868, when he engaged in the hard- ware trade at Cambridge, and, in 1872, removed his business to Stoughton, where he continued it for four years, then resumed the contractor and builder's trade. Mr. Naset has been a member of the Village Board for four or five years, and is now a member of the School Board. He was married, in 1850, to Gertrude Ingebregtson, a native of Norway ; they adopted two daughters-Caroline (now the wife of Ole Fredrickson, and lives in Minnesota) and Inger (now Mrs. Ole O. Mclaas, of Stoughton).

JOHN NELSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Stoughton. Of the pioneers of Dunkirk, Mr. Nelson was the first, leaving his native country (Norway) in September, 1839; he sailed for America, and located in Racine Co., Wis., then a young man 26 years old ; in June, 1843, he bent his course Westward still, and, on the 16th day of that month, he stopped his team under the protecting branches of a large tree on his present farm ; what he then saw was his ; " his right there was none to dispute ;" his wagon was his mansion, and soon the cooking utensils were drawn from their accustomed place to prepare the first meal in the town; he made his claim on Sec. 3, and said, " This is my home," and so it has since been ; he now owns 290 acres. Mr. Nelson has been a member of the Town Board for two terms. He was married in Norway, April 8, 1839, to Miss Anna Olson, who has since shared with him the trials of pioneer life ; they have five children-John, Ole, Cornelia (now Mrs. Ole Nelson, and lives at home with her parents), Isabel (now Mrs. Sam Johnson) and Anna (now Mrs. Ole Lewis, and lives at Ft. Dodge, Iowa. His father, Nels Johnson, came to Wisconsin in 1845, and died in Dane Co. in 1847 ; his mother now lives in the town of Blue Mound, and is 85 years old.

JOSEPH H. NIGH, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., in April, 1847 ; his father, Stephen Nigh, emigrated from England when a young man, having lost his parents there when only 6 years old ; his mother, Eunice, daughter of Joseph Whitney, was born in Her kimer Co., N. Y. ; Mr. Nigh with his family removed to Wisconsin in 1848, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., and, in the following year, settled in the town of Auburn, Fond du Lac Co., where they now reside. Joseph H. devoted much of his time to teaching from the age of 17 to 20, and came to Dane

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Co., Wis., in 1868 ; spent three years at Milton College, and, in 1871, located permanently upon his pres- ent farm ; he now has 97 acres. He was Town Clerk of Dunkirk in 1872. He was married, in 1871, to Almina, daughter of Eleser Emerson, a native of New Hampshire ; she died Sept. 8, 1878. His second marriage was Aug. 1, 1879, to De Ette, daughter of Albert and Sarah Bramon, of the town of Auburn, Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; they have one son-Willis.

PATRICK NOLAN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Stoughton ; born in the county of Westmeath, Ireland, in 1813. He immigrated to America in 1837; settling then in Pennsylvania, whence he came, in 1850, to the town of Dunkirk, and located on his present farm of 80 acres.

JAMES NORRIS, of the firm of Norris & Dow, proprietors of the Stoughton Mill; born in the county of Donegal, Ireland, in 1828. He emigrated to America in 1845, and settled on a farm in the town of Exeter, Green Co., Wis., where he followed farming for nine years, after which he engaged in mercantile business at Belleville, Dane Co., and Dayton, Green Co., for fourteen years. In 1868, he removed to the village of Stoughton, and, with Mr. Beattie, became a partner and one of the proprietors of the Stoughton Mill, which firm continued till 1878, when Mr. Dow purchased the interest of Mr. Beattie, and now the firm is Norris & Dow. Mr. Norris was the First President of the Village Board, and has been a member of that body two or three subsequent terms; has also been a member of the County Board from this village for three or four terms, and has otherwise been closely connected with the interests of the village. He was married in 1854, to Harriet Havens, a native of the State of New York, but emi- grated to Wisconsin in 1848 or 1849; they have two daughters-Hattie L. and Maude A.

GEORGE P. NOWELL, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Stoughton; is a native of Oswego Co., N. Y .; horn in 1850. His parents, William and Frances (Pitcher) Nowell, emigrated from England to Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1847, and to Chicago, Ill., in 1851, where George P. spent much of his time at school till 1863. The family removing then to the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis., he came with them and remained till the autumn of 1866; he then entered upon his apprenticeship at the printer's trade with D. A. W. Chase, at Ann Arbor, Mich., and, after working with him for four years, he was employed on the Ohio Statesman, a daily newspaper of Columbus, Ohio, for five years ; returning to Dunkirk in 1875, he settled on a farm of 160 acres, which has since been his home. He has been Town Assessor for three successive years. He was married, Feb. 17, 1876, to Mary, daughter of James and Lois Knight, a native of the town of Dunkirk ; born, 1851 ; her parents having emigrated from New York to this town in 1850. Mr. and Mrs. Nowell have two children-Cynthia and Freddie.

OLE K. ODLAND, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Stoughton; born on this Section in 1847; his parents, Knud O. and Isabel Odland, emigrated from Norway in 1844 or 1845, and settled in this town. Ole owns 80 acres on Section 1, town of Dunkirk, and 80 acres .on Sec. 6, town of Albion. He was mar- ried, in 1873, to Laura Simpson, a native of Wisconsin ; their children are Hattie, Bertie and Sanfer A. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

HANS OLESON, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Stoughton; born in Norway in 1819. He came to Wisconsin in 1845, and, in October of that year, settled on his present farm of 77 acres. He was married in Norway, in 1843, to Olive Whettleson ; they have one daughter-Terena, now Mrs. Nels Nelson, and lives in this town. Mr. Olson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

KNUD OLSON, tailor, Stoughton; was born in Norway in 1834; when 15 years old, he became apprenticed to the tailor's trade, and worked at it there till 1852, when he emigrated to America and located at Janesville, Wis., where he continued the trade for two years ; going thence to Galena, Ill., for a year, he next engaged in the clothing trade and merchant tailoring at Mazomanie, Wis., with Mathew Johnson, for six months ; he came to Stoughton in 1856, and continued as a partner with Mr. Johnson in the business a short time, and since that time has been in the employ of Mr. Johnson as tailor. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Christina Holm, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1854 ; their children are Oscar (deceased), Peter (deceased), Ella now living, and Peter, Jr. (deceased). Mr. Olson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

KNUD OLSON, manufacturer and dealer in harness, etc., etc., Stoughton ; was born in Nor- way in 1836; he came to America in 1852, and located at Janesville, Wis., where he began the harness- maker trade in 1853 ; he came to Stoughton in 1858, and worked at his trade for J. O. Cold till March, 1864, when he went to Montana Territory and engaged in mining for nearly two years ; returning to Stoughton in November, 1865, he opened a harness-shop in the village in January, 1866, and has since carried on the business; he now gives employ to four men. He was married, in 1859, to Guri Knudson, a native of Norway; their children are Levi, Caroline, Nettie, Annie (deceased) and Josephine. Mr.

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Olson has been a member of the Village Board six or seven terms, and is now a member of that body ; he has also been Village Treasurer one term. Mr. Olson's family is connected with the Lutheran Church

TORGRIM OLSON, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Stoughton ; he was born in Norway in 1822. and came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; he then settled on his present farm of 80 acres. He was married, ir Dunkirk, in 1845, to Anna W. Whettleson, a native of Norway; their children are Ole, now a resident of Stoughton ; Turena and William, at home. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

TOLIF OLSON, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Stoughton; was born in Norway in December, 1814 ; he came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844, and located in the town of Dunkirk ; in 1856, he purchased 100 acres on Sec. 1, but has sold off some ; he now has 68 acres, and has given his sons 80 acres in the town of Albion. He was married in Dunkirk, June 1, 1850, to Emma Meiklesdatter, a native of Norway, whc came to Wisconsin, in 1844 ; their children are Michael, John, Louis, Lena (now the wife of Louis Peterson. and lives at Ft. Atkinson, Jefferson Co., Wis.), Betsey, Christian and Martin. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

ORVILLE E. PALMER, Stoughton ; was born in Addison Co., Vt., in 1824, and spent his time at farming in his native county till 1852 ; he then emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Janes- ville, where he engaged in well-drilliog for two years; after this, he engaged in the grain trade there till 1873, when he removed to Stoughton, and has since been in the trade. He was married in Vermont, in 1845, to Mary Sampson, who died at Janesville, Wis., in 1857, leaving two children-Ira (now a resident of Stoughton) and Laura (deceased). His second marriage was, in 1859, to Marilla Greene, who was born near St. Johnsbury, Vt., and who died in 1862, leaving one son-Fred, who now resides in Stoughton. His third marriage was, in 1864, to Helen, a daughter of Silas Sibley, a native of Vermont, who came to Rock Co., Wis., about 1840, and to Dane Co. about 1850.

CHARLES E. PARISH, editor and publisher of the Stoughton Courier ; was born in Albe, a small suburban village of Troy, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., Oct. 24, 1850 ; his parents, William and Esther (Jellyman) Parish, were of the peasantry of Oxfordshire, England, and emigrated to America in the spring of 1850, locating then at Albe, N. Y .; in the autumn of 1851, they resumed their westward course till they reached the little village of Stoughton, Dane Co., Wis., then composed of fourteen dwell- Ings. At the completion of the railroad to the village, business began to improve, buildings were erected, and Mr. Parish made it his business to take contracts of excavating cellars and preparing for the foundations, by which he gave employment to a number of men ; in 1855 or 1856, he exchanged his village property for a farm in the town of Rutland, to which he then removed, and where our subject spent his time at farming till 18 years old ; in 1869, he entered the Albion Academy, of Dane Co., where he spent three terms at his studies, then returned to his father's farm for the vacation ; he spent the winter of 1870 in the office of the Stoughton Reporter, then edited by Frank Allen, and, in the autumn of 1871, returned to the academy as teacher of penmanship and elocution for a term; during the summer of 1872, he traveled as agent and reporter for the Black Earth Advocate and Dane Co. Republican, and, in the spring of 1873, he turned his attention to farming, which he continued till the frost of 1875 ruined his crops and sunk $1,000 for him. Removing to Madison in the fall of 1875, he was employed as book and time keeper at Science Hall of the State University from December, 1875, to October, 1876, when he again began to travel in the interest of periodicals and newspapers, and was also connected with the office work of the Madison Democrat for awhile ; he was next book and time keeper at the Blind Institute at Janes- ville, but soon resumed his traveling agency in the interest of the press, which he continued till May, 1877 ; purchasing then a half-interest, with Mr. George W. Currier, in the Stoughton Courier, and a year later he became sole owner and publisher of the Courier. Mr. Parish was married, Nov. 12, 1872, to Miss Maude A., daughter of Dr. M. Lewis and Judith (Marshall) Belden, a native of Palmyra, Jeffer- son Co., Wis., and born April 28, 1854.

HANS PETERSON, farmer, Secs. 10 and 11; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway, in 1813; he came to America in 1843 and located in the town of Muskego, Racine Co., Wis., whence he removed, in 1845, to Dane Co., and settled on his present farm ; he now has 128} acres. He was married, in Racine Co., Wis., in 1843, to Ingeber Nelson, a native of Norway ; she died in 1859, leaving one daughter-G. Christiana, now the wife of S. H. Severson, of this town. His second marriage was in 1861, to Betsey Eversdatter, a native of Norway ; their children are John (now deceased), Henry, Alfred, Theodore, Oscar and John ; they had one daughter, now deceased. Mr. Peterson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 184

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