History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 186

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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SAMUEL BROUNTY, of the firm of Brekke & Brounty, druggists and grocers, Clinton ; was born in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis .; his parents, James and Elizabeth Brounty, were natives of Ohio, and came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled in Pleasant Springs, where Samuel was born in 1849, and where his mother died in 1850, and his father in 1855; he made his home with the neighbors in that town till 1864; he then enlisted in Co. E, 44th W. V. I., and was with the Army of the Potomac till mustered out at Madison in 1865. "In 1868, he came to Clinton and, in 1876, went into mer- chandising with Chester Tellefson; was with him two years, then began business for himself and continued that for one year ; in May, 1879, he formed a partnership with Mr. Brekke. He was married in 1875, to Mary Anderson, of Christiana, born here in 1850; they have two children-John E., born July 3. 1876. and George, born Feb. 22, 1878. They are members of the Lutheran Church.


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W. H. H. COON, merchant and Postmaster, Utica ; was born in Brookfield, N. Y., in 1818 ; his father, Samuel H. Coon, was born in Rhode Island, and his mother, Olive Brown, was born in Con- necticut ; they settled in Madison Co., N. Y., where his father died, io 1840; in 1845, W. H. H. came to Wisconsin and bought a farm of 320 acres, in Christiana, in partnership with Mr. S. Head, and also three 40-acre tracts, which he owned individually ; he came with his family, in 1846, and located on his farm, where he devoted his time to agriculture until 1877 ; since then, to merchandising. He has been Chair- man of the Town Board. He was married, in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., July 7, 1846, to Har- mina C., daughter of Benjamin and Ann (Cheesebrough) Burdick, a native of that town; her father was born and died there. They have four children living-Fred W., proprietor of the Oconomowoc Journal; Dayton B., a farmer in Christiana ; Ann B., died June 12, 1878; Mary Clarine and James H. Mr. Coon owns a farm of 230 acres. The family are members of the Seventh-day Baptist Church.


SILAS DOUBLEDAY, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Cambridge ; was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in October, 1837, and spent his early life with his parents on a farm in his native county, till about 1850 ; he then, with them, Charles and Jane (Fairfield) Doubleday, emigrated to Wisconsin and settled at Whitewater, Walworth Co., on a farm, where his father died in 1863, and where his mother now resides; our subject made his home with his parents till 1860, when he went to Colorado, and was there Register of Deeds of Gilpin County for five years, being re-elected for four successive years ; he returned to Wisconsin in 1866 and settled in the town of Lake Mills, Jefferson Co , and, in the spring of 1869, bought his present farm of 101 acres on Sec. 1, town of Christiana, Dane Co., 20 acres on Sec. 36, Deer- field, Dane Co., and 180 acres in the town of Oakland, Jefferson Co. Mr. D. has been a member of the Town Board one term. He was married in Christiana, in June, 1866, to Agnes, daughter of Robert and Rosanna Pollock, natives of Scotland, who came with her parents to Wisconsin when young ; their children are Rosanna J. and Robert J. Mrs. Doubleday is a member of the Presbyterian Church.


J. C. DUNDAS, M. D., Cambridge. High up in the Northern part of Norway, in the district of Helgoland, Dr. J. C. Dundas, of Cambridge, was born in 1815; he is the last of eleven children, three living ; his father, Isaac George Dundas, was a lineal descendant of the renowned poet and Bishop, Peter Dundas, who was a son of the Scotlander, Robert Dundas, who, in the sixteenth century, went over from Scotland with his sister, Maria Dundas, to the district of Heligoland, in Norway ; the Doctor's father was a man of large means, including islands, vessels, and a great variety of personal property ; he was also a man of liberal education and social and literary tastes ; he was generous to the poor, but careless of his property, and lost the greater portion of it; the Doctor's mother, Cornelia (Storm) Dundas, was a lady of exemplary character aud strong mental qualities ; she was careful, economical and affectionate, inspiring her children with filial reverence. The district of Helgoland is celebrated in the old Norwegian sagas as the original home of the first settlers of Norway. The common occupation of the inhabitants was that of farming, but the Doctor, having but little taste for agriculture, went to the city of Bergen to study medicine and surgery ; he remained there three years, and went thence to Christiania, continuing the same studies during the years 1837, '38 and '39; thence he went to Copenhagen, remaining two years ; thence to Vienna one year ; he was examined by the different medical faculties in the University of Helsingfors, in 1844 ; studied in Berne, Switzerland, in 1845, also in Dorpat in 1844, and thence went to Holland to be examined for the Dutch East India service; after returning from Java and other East India islands, he attended the St. Bartholomew's, the London and the Royal London Ophthalmic Hospitals in the year 1849 ; afterward he traveled through Europe, visiting many medical institutions and others of scientific and liter- ary character ; in 1850 or 1851, he sailed from Rotterdam, Holland, in the English emigrant ship North- umberland, as a surgeon, for New York, but the ship foundered off the coast of France, and went to pieces; he lost all of his medicines and the greater part of his instruments ; he subsequently came to New York, visited the hospitals, made the acquaintance of several eminent physicians, and finally concluded to travel West, and, by the advice of the Norwegian Consul in New York, he visited Wisconsin, thence to St. Louis, Mo., thence to New Orleans, and, returning from the South, he visited Chicago, Buffalo and New York City ; he remained in America over two years, and then returned to Rotterdam, Holland; he obtained a desirable position on board a vessel bound for Canton, China, and made the voyage, remaining absent from Europe two years, after which he again returned to America and came to Wisconsin, where he now resides, practicing medicine and surgery with great success. He married his present wife, Malinda (Tracy) Dundas, some years ago, and has two promising daughters. The Doctor has had rare opportunities for acquiring knowledge of science and of the world, and he has improved these opportunities in such a man- ner as to give him an extended fame and a lucrative practice. The Doctor's political sentiments are in harmony with the genius and character of the American Government, and hence he prefers it to the


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European governments ; he believes in the equality of all men before the law, and their unrestricted right to the pursuit of liberty and happiness ; he believes that America can proudly claim that she is the home of the immigrant and the asylum of the exile; in her ample philanthropy she embraces all nations, and kindred and tongues, and knows no distinctions except those which do equal honor to the head and to the heart. The following lines have been written by the Doctor in honor of his birth-place :


THE MOUNTAINS.


In the northern land, where the pine trees grow And the eagle soars over the mountain, Where the sun shines bright on eternal snow, And the glaciers have found their fountain, There the valleys and the fjords, With the song of the birds, Make love in praise of the mountain.


In the northern land, the flowers and birch Scent sweetly and kiss the mountain ; The grasses grow fresh, and starling and lark In rapture adorn the mountain. Oh, the far-off northern land, With the sea 'round its strand, And the glory of the mountains.


On the Alpine snow, where the sunshines glow And the ptarmigan basks in the sunlight, Where the reindeer browse and the mosses grow, And the color flashes in the north-light, There the heaven, blue and clear, Shines bright through the air, And enchants the northern twilight.


Oh, the northern land, with its mountains grand, And the cataracts flash through the chasm,


When it foams and sprouts, and thunders aloud, And the mountain re-echoes the fall, Then the storm springs from the north, Sweeps the sea and the fjords, But the mountains withstand it all.


Then the summer short, after winter's frost, Blushes sweetly in summer-night's dreams; Over hills aloft in its beauty lost, Over mountain and sweet-murm'ring streams ; Then the primul* and the rose In summer-night's repose, Embrace the mountain in their dreams.


OLE ELLINGSON, farmer, Sec. 33; was born in Norway in 1828, and came with his par- ents, Elling and Carrie Olson, to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844, and settled on the present farm of 168 acres which Ole now owns. He was married, in 1856, to Lucretia Nelson, a native of Norway ; they have six children-Thomas, Carrie, Elling, Nels, Bertha and Peter. Mr. Ellingson has been a member of the Town Board two or three terms, and Assessor two terms ; the family are members of the Lutheran Church.


NICOLAI M. ERDALL, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Nora ; native of Norway ; born Aug. 4, 1828 ; he emigrated with his parents, Michael and Torbjor Gullikson Erdall, to Wisconsin, in 1847, locating at first in the town of Deerfield, Dane Co., for the summer, then removed to Sec. 5, town of Christiana, where his parents afterward died; he has a farm of 80 acres. He was married in this town in July, 1858, to Betsey Bryngelson, native of Norway, and who emigrated with her parents to Wiscon- sin in 1857. Mr. and Mrs. E. have two sons-Michael and Bertimus. They are members of the Lutheran Church.


HENDRICK J. FADNES, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Cambridge; born in this town in April, 1849; his parents, John H. and Auna Fadnes, emigrated from Norway to this county in 1846, and settled on the section where they still live, and where our subject now owns a farm of 145 acres on


*Alpine flower.


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Secs. 3 and 4. Their family consisted of six children, of whom Hendrick is the second, and was married in October, 1875, to Betsey Johnson, a native of Norway, who immigrated to this country in 1869; their children are Anna, Tilla and Sarah. The families are connected with the Lutheran Church.


HENDRICK O. FADNES, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Cambridge ; born in Norway, in July, 1833 ; he emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents, Ole H. and Susan Fadnes, in 1846, and settled on this section, where he has since resided, and now owns a farm of 185 acres on Secs. 3 and 4, also 40 acres on Sec. 34, of Deerfield. He was married in this town, in 1857, to Anna Anderson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; their children are Ole, deceased ; Ole, Alice, Andrew, Susan C., Kuidt and Martin, who are now living. They are also members of the Lutheran Church.


PETER J. FEDTLAND, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Christiana; born in Norway, in 1822, and emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1856 ; he settled first in the town of Pleasant Springs, and, in 1863, located on his present farm of 160 acres on Secs. 23 and 26. He was married in Norway, in 1848, to Anna Olson ; their children are Johan P., Ole ; Betsey, now the wife of Nels Hanson, who lives in Douglas Co., Minn ; Sena and Henrietta. Mr. F. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.


JOHN M. FRIEDEL, proprietor of the Cambridge Hotel, is a native of Bavaria, horn July 28, 1843 ; at the age of five years he emigrated with his parents, John and Elizabeth Friedel, to America, and settled, in 1848, on a farm in the town of Hebron, Jefferson Co., Wis., where his parents afterward died ; his mother about 1852, and his father in the spring of 1868; in 1858, he went to New Orleans, and thence to Mexico, but in 1861, returned to Louisiana and there enlisted in Co. E, 4th W. V. C., under Col. Payne, serving with his regiment in the Army of the South, until mustered out at Montgomery, Ala., in June, 1865 ; he then returned to Wisconsin, and, in the spring of 1867, he went to Black Hawk Co., Iowa, where he spent thesummer at farming ; he next went to Chicago, Ill., and there was employed in a livery stable for ten months, after when he again returned to Jefferson, Wis., and was employed as engineer in a saw-mill for nine years, and, during the last four years of his stay at Jefferson, was Assistant Engineer of the Fire Company ; he purchased the Cambridge Hotel in January, 1878, and enlarged it by an addition 26x40, making thereby a house with thirteen good rooms, and in May following he took charge of the house, and has since been its proprietor ; the house has good accommodations, and has a bar and stahle connected with it. Mr. Friedel was married at Jefferson, Wis., Sept. 3, 1868, to Miss N. R., daughter of John Martin and Elizabeth Miller, a native of that city, born June 9, 1852. Mr. and Mrs. F. have three daughters-Emma J. B., born April 13, 1871 ; Anna C. Marcella, born Sept. 2, 1874, and Esther A. K., born Oct. 24, 1879. They also members of the Catholic Church.


LEVI GULLIKSON, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Utica ; was born in Norway Sept. 19, 1830 ; he came with his parents, Gullik and Anna Halverson, to Wisconsin in 1844, and settled with them on Sec. 5, in the town of Albion, and, after working out a few years, in 1854, he bought a farm of 80 acres on Sec. 17, and 40 acres on Sec. 16; he soon began improvements, and built a house two or three years later, and settled on it, and has since made it his home. He was married, in 1856, to Susan Christopher- son, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin' in 1843. They have seven children-Anna, Gullick (now in Red River Valley, Dakota), Christian, Mary, Betsey, Julius and Anna ; are members of the Lutheran Church.


HELLICK GUNDERSON, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1809; he emigrated from his native country to this State in 1842, and located on his present farm of 198} acres, where he has since resided. He was married in 1845, to Mary Leverson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1842; their children are Hellick, Christie and Martha. The family is con- nected with the Lutheran Church.


STEPHEN HAIGHT, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Christiana; is a native of Jefferson Co., Wis .; born in the town of Koshkonong, June 23, 1844. His father, John T. Haight, was a native of Vermont, but emigrated to Jefferson Co., Wis., and settled in the town of Koshkonong, in 1835, where he devo ed his time to farming and looking after the land interests of W. O. Walker, Gov. Davis and other Eastern parties. He died there in 1853. The mother of our subject, Elizabeth Holmes, was also a native of Ver- mont, and is now living in the town of Koshkonong. Mr. Haight spent his time at farming in Jefferson Co. till 1874, when he settled on his present farm of 245 acres, which his father bought in the early set- tlement of this county. He was married in the town of Oakland, Jefferson Co., in 1874, to Miss Ettie, daughter of Gideon and Mary Ives, early settlers of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Haight have two sons-John T. and George I.


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GUNDER HANSON, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Cambridge ; was born in Norway, in 1823, and came with his parents, Kittil and Dagna Hanson, to Wisconsin in 1843; they settled first in the town of Muskego, Waukesha Co., whence, in the spring of 1846, they came to this town and located on this section, where our subject has since resided, and now has a farm of 100 acres on Secs. 8 and 16. His father died at La Crosse, in 1878; his mother now lives in that city. He was married in 1858 to Ture Gunderson, a native of Norway, who came with her parents to Wisconsin a few years before her marriage ; their children arc Charles, now in Minnesota ; Carrie, now Mrs. Andrew O. Severson, who lives at home ; she has one daughter, Tilla E .; Gunder W., Dena, Jacob, George A., Henry, Thea, Gurena, Alet N. and Anna M. Mr H. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.


OTTO L. HOLLO, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Christiana; was born on his present farm, Feb. 8, 1849. His parents, Lars and Mary Hollo, came from Norway in 1839, and were compelled to stop at Rochester, N. Y., for want of money ; in 1840 went to Racine Co., Wis., and in 1843 came to Dane Co., town of Christiana, and located on Sec. 35. His mother died in 1871, aged 69, and his father Oct. 15, 1878. Otto L. was married Jan. 2, 1874, to Agnes Jergonson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wis- consin in 1869; they have two children-Martin C. and Alma. Mr. Hollo now owns a farm of 80 acres where he lives, and 40 acres in Jefferson Co. ; are members of the Lutheran Church.


NATHAN H. HUMPHREY, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Albion ; is a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y .; born in 1823. His father, Lemuel Humphrey, was proprietor of the Stephentown Woolen Mills of that county for many years, where our subject spent his boyhood till 17 years old; at this time the family was removed to a farm in Oneida Co., and for three years he devoted his time to agriculture there ; in May, 1844, they immigrated to Wisconsin, landing in Racine ; they came thence to Milton, Rock Co .; and after a few weeks' stay at that place, a location was selected on Sec. 10, town of Albion, Dane Co., where his father afterward died, in June, 1876. Our subject settled on his present farm of 120 acres, in 1852, and has since made it his home. He was married in Lake Mills, Wis., March 28, 1850, to Laura A., daughter of Isaac Neff, a native of Scott, Cortland Co., N. Y .; she died in 1860, leaving one daugh- ter -- Mary, now the wife of Stephen P. Saunders, who lives on this section. His second marriage was in 1861, to Louisa, daughter of Benjamin and Polly Cottrell, a native of Rensselaer Co., N. Y., both of whom died in that county ; she came to Wisconsin about 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Humphrey are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.


REV. BENDIX INGEBRIGTSON, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Cambridge; is a native of Norway; born in 1826; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1845, and located on his present farm with his parents, Ingebright and Anna Bendixson ; his mother afterward died here; his father now resides with him, and is 87 years old. Our subject now has a farm of 153 acres on Secs. 14 and 15. He was married in Christiana, in 1850, to Anna Halverson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; she died in 1854 or 1855, leaving two children-Ingebrigt Bendixson, who now lives on Sec. 14, and owns 60 acres ; Segre, now Mrs. Andrew Throuson, and lives on Sec. 15 of this town. His second marriage was in 1857, to Mary Olson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1854; They have one daughter -Anna. Mr. Ingebrigtson and family are members of the Norwegian Methodist Church of Cambridge, of which he has been local pastor for 18 years.


HANS C. JACOBSON, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Cambridge; was born in Norway in 1839, and emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., with his parents in 1853; they located in the town of Christiana, where they afterward died. Our subject settled on a farm on Sec. 35, town of Deerfield, in 1863, and made that his home till 1872, when he bought a farm of 2394 acres on Sec. 10, town of Christiana, and 40 acres on Sec. 34, town of Deerfield; he has since resided on Sec. 10, town of Christiana. He enlisted in Co. I, 49th W. V. I., in February, 1865, under Col. Fellows, of Milwaukee, and served with his regiment in the Army of the West, until mustered out at Benton Barracks in October, 1865. He was married, in Christiana, in 1872, to Miss Johanna Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin 1870; their children are Julia and Oscar. Mr. Jacobson was a member of the Town Board one term.


ANDREW JOHNSON, retired farmer, Secs. 34 and 35; P. O. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1807, and devoted his time principally to farming in his native country till 1846, when, with his family, he emigrated to America and settled on Secs. 34 and 35, town of Christiana, Dane Co., Wis- consin ; here he entered 160 acres of Government land, and also bought 80 acres of a Swede by the name of John E. Winberg; this has since been his home. He was married, in Norway, in 1832, to Maria Olson, who was born also in that country in 1807 ; their children are John A., now a citizen of California ; Olivia, now the wife of Mathew Johnson, of Stoughton, Wis .; Peter N., who was born in Norway in 1843, and was a member of the Town Board of Christiana several terms, and Chairman of the same for


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two terms. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Anna Falkedahl, a native of Bergen, Norway, and who emigrated to Wisconsin in 1852; they have five children, as follows : Amanda M., Dianthe C., Arthur F., Nora and Hulda. Peter N. now owns 335 acres of land, 240 of which lies in this town and is his father's homestead ; the remainder lies in Albion, Dane Co., and the town of Summer, Jefferson Co .; the other members of Mr. Andrew Johnson's family are Caroline M., now the wife of Thomas Carlson, and lives at Oakland, Cal. ; and Sena, now Mrs. Ole Lee, of Clinton, Dane Co., Wis. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.


JOHN E. JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 20; P O. Utica; was born in Norway in 1829; he emi- grated with his parents, Erick and Martha (Larsdatter) Johnson, to America in 1845 ; they first settled on Sec. 29, town of Christiana, Dane Co., Wis., where his father entered 160 acres and made their home till 1865. Our subject now owns a farm of 230 acres on Secs. 20 and 29, and has lived on Sec. 20 since 1865 ; his mother died in 1873; his father now lives with him. John E. has been a member of the Town Board for several terms, and has been Chairman of the same for six or seven years; he was elected a mem- ber of the Wisconsin Assembly from his district in 1869. Hc was married, in 1866, to Martha, daughter of Gesle Hellikson Venos, a native of Norway, born in 1842, and came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1843; their children are Gele M., Ole, John M., Ingeborg and Hannah. Mr. Johnson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.


GISLA JUELSON, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Christiana; was born in Norway in 1840, and in 1842, his parents, Jule and Anna Gislason, emigrated to Wisconsin, settling at that time on this section, where his mother afterward died. Our subject has always lived on this section ever since they came to Wisconsin (except four years spent on Sec. 34), and now owns a farm of 160 acres. He was married, in Christiana in 1870, to Martha Peterson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1869; they are members of the Lutheran Church.


EVEN KENSETH, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Cambridge; born in Norway in 1827, and came with his parents, Tosten E. and Agnetta Kenseth, to Wisconsin in 1848; they settled on Sec. 11, town of Christiana, where his father afterward died, and where his mother now lives. Even made that his home till 1872, when he bought his present farm of 171 acres on Secs. 2, 3 and 11, and has since resided on this section. He was married in Christiana in 1859, to Julia Severson, daughter of Sever Paulson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1852; their children are Alfred (deceased), Ellena J., Alfred, Martin and Clara M. living, and Emma (deceased). Members of the Lutheran Church.


MARTIN KENSETH, farmer, Secs. 11 and 12; P. O. Cambridge; born in Norway, March 2, 1834 ; his parents, Tosten E. and Agnetta Kenseth, emigrated with their family to America in 1848, and in August of that year arrived in the town of Christiana, Dane Co .; they stopped for a few weeks in the town of Albion ; then bought a farm on Secs. 11 and 12, of Christiana, of which our subject now owns 130 acres. His father died here in 1873; his mother now resides with him on the farm. Martin spent his time at farming till 1859, when he crossed the plains, via Pike's Peak, to California, and there followed mining and various kinds of employment till 1864; he then went to Idaho, where he followed mining principally till 1871, at which time he returned to his home in Christiana, and has since been managing his farm. He is a member of the Lutheran Church.


JORGEN KITTILSON, farmer, Sec. 15, P. O. Cambridge; born in Norway in the fall of 1821, and in 1843 emigrated with his parents, Kittil and Degna Hanson, to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Muskego, Waukesha Co., whence, in the spring of 1846, they removed to this town and county ; he settled on Sec. 15, where he now owns a farm of 240 acres. He was married in Christiana in 1854, to Anna Erickson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1844; they have one son-Kittil, who was born in 1855; now has a farm of 240 acres on Sec. 11. Kittil was married in 1872, to Lena Holton, a native of the town of Christiana; born in 1854, and they have three children-George, Albert and Martin. The families are both connected with the Lutheran Church.


LEVI KITTILSON, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Utica; born in Norway in 1845, and came to the United States with his parents, Kittil and Annie Kittilson, in 1853, and located in the town of York, Green Co., Wis., where his father died in 1854. In 1862, Levi and his mother came to Christiana, and settled on Sec. 20, where he has since lived, and now owns a farm of 204 acres; his mother lives with him, and is 78 years old. He was married in 1865, to Annie O., daughter of Ole and Ambjov Holton, a native of Christiana ; born Aug. 1, 1845, probably the first child born in the township ; her parents came to Wis- consin in 1843; her father was a teamster between the lead regions and Milwaukee, and was stricken with cholera, and died at Johnstown, Rock Co., in 1857 ; her mother died in 1876 ; have had seven children-




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