History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 190

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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ELLING BOTTOLFSON, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway, May 12, 1838 ; he emigrated to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., in 1857, and, after working by the month at farm labor till 1859, he went to North Manitou Island, Michigan, and there followed chopping for three years; after which he returned to the town of Pleasant Springs and

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remained here till the fall of 1864 ; becoming then employed by the Government, he was sent to Arkansas, where he was employed on a provision train for six months ; 'returning again to Pleasant Spring, he bought a farm of 145 acres, on Secs. 16 and 28, in 1866, and has since made this his home. He was married in this town, June 13, 1867, to Anna Anderson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1848; their children are Andrew and Martha (twins), Oscar B., Charles, Christina, Julia and Hendra. They are members of the Lutheran Church

EDWARD BRICKSON, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. McFarland ; he was born in Norway July 27, 1820, and in 1847, emigrated to Wisconsin ; he settled on Sec. 12, town of Dunn, Dane Co., where he entered a farm of 80 acres, and afterward removed to Sec. 7, town of Pleasant Springs, where he has since lived; he now owns a farm of 345 acres on Secs. 6 and 7 of this town, and Sec. 12 of the town of Dunn. Mr. Brickson was married at Janesville, Wis., in 1849, to Orsa Hunt, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1842 ; they have ten children, as follows: Hendra, Mary, Peter, Mattie, Jacob, Christina, John, Anna, Andrew and Abram. Mr. B. and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

EDWIN T. CLEVEN, farmer, Secs. 1 and 12; P. O. Utica ; he was born in the town of Norway, Racine Co., Wis., Jan. 25, 1850 ; his parents were emigrants from Norway to that county, his father coming in 1842 and his mother in 1843 ; in 1866, they removed with their family to the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 12, where they have since lived ; Edwin T. lived with his parents till 1873, and then bought his farm of 80 acres on Secs. 1 and 12, where he has since resided. He was elected a member of the Town Board in 1875, and elected Town Clerk in 1877, and re-elected Clerk in 1808. He was married, in this town, in November, 1872, to Miss Inger Gilderhuss, a native of this town, born in 1849; they have one daughter-Edna A., and are members of the Lutheran Church. Mrs. Cleven's parents emigrated to Illinois in 1839, and to this town in 1844, where her father died about 1857.

TOSTEN E. CLEVEN, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Utica ; he was born in Norway Oct. 27, 1824; in 1842, he sailed for America, and located in the town of Norway, where his parents joined him in the following year, and made their home there until their deaths, his mother's occurring in 1868, when she was 68 years old, his father's in 1878, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Cleven removed to Dane County and town in 1866, and located his farm of 140 acres. He was married, in the town of Norway, Racine Co., Wis., May 4, 1846, to Miss Mary Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1843; their children are Ed, now a farmer in this town ; Esther, now the wife of O. A. Drotning, who lives in this town ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Ed Bjorn, who lives with her father ; Henry T .; Thomas and Annie S., who at home. The family are connected with the Lutheran Church.

E. M. CRANDALL, farmer, and manufacturer of sorghum molasses, Sec. 24; P. O. Utica ; he was born in Madison Co., N. Y., in 1823; his parents, Joseph S. Crandall and Olive Coon, were also natives of Madison, and in 1830, with their family, removed to the town of Genessee, Allegany Co., N. Y., where they settled on a farm, and where E. M. lived till 1851 ; he then emigrated to Wisconsin and located on his present farm of 92 acres, and has since devoted his time to farming and fruit-growing, and, since 1860, has been engaged in the manufacture of molasses. He was School Superintendent of the town for five years, and Town Assessor for two terms. He was married, in Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1846, to Miss Frances G. Green, who died in Dane Co., Wis., in October, 1874, leaving four children-Elba D . now a farmer in the town of Albion ; Orville G., Marcella M. and Luella ; his second marriage was in Grant Co., Wis., in 1877, to Mrs. Sarah Palmer, a native of Erie Co., N. Y., who came to Wisconsin about 1844. Mr. Crandall is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

EDWIN DROTNING, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Utica; a native of Dane Co .; was born in this town in 1851 ; his parents, Amond and Elizabeth Drotning, emigrated from Norway in 1843, and located at Madison, where Mr. Drotning found employment in a hotel for awhile; they removed to this town in 1846 or 1847 and settled on this section, where they have since resided. Edwin was educated in the district schools and Albion Academy, and, in 1871, he began clerking at Stoughton, Wis., for Ander- son & Lindes, dealers in dry goods and groceries, and, after continuing with them and another firm there for nine months, he went to Utica, Wis., and there clerked for F. E. Olson for two years; going then to Norway, Goodhue Co., Minn., he was employed as clerk by B. J. Borlaug for eight months; then became a partner in the dry goods and grocery trade at Nerstrand, Minn., where he continued the business three months; returning then to Utica, Wis., he clerked for W. H. H. Coon till May, 1880; he then began improving his farm of 100 acres on Secs. 12 and 13 of this town. He was married here Sept. 9, 1876, to Miss Caroline, daughter of T. E. Cleven, a native of Racine Co., Wis., born in 1855 ; their children are Adolph E., Anon F. and Theodore M. Mr. and Mrs. D. are members of the Lutheran Church.

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GUNDER EDWARDS, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Stoughton ; a native of Norway; was born in December, 1841 ; losing his father when 9 years old, and being the only son, he remained in his native country till 1859, when he emigrated to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Burke, Dane Co .; here he made his home and followed farm laboring till 1862. He then enlisted in Co. I, of the 23d W. V. I., under Col. J. J. Guppey, and served with his regiment in the Army of the Tennessee, Mississippi and Gulf, till mustered out at Mobile, Ala., July 4, 1865, then returned to Madison, Wis., where he was discharged July 23, following; returning then to the town of Burke, he bought a farm, which he soon sold and settled on another in the town of Madison, near Fourth Lake; in 1869, he bought and removed to his present farm of 155 acres on Secs. 21, 22 and 28, town of Pleasant Springs. Mr. Edwards has been Town Treas- urer one term and District Treasurer for nine terms. He was married, in the town of Burke, Dane Co., Wis., 1862, to Tjorder N. Torgeson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1850; their chil- dren are Eddie N., Mary O., Emma A., Theodore, Alfred, Tilla A., Anna K. Mr. and Mrs. Edwards are members of the Lutheran Church.

PETER I. ERDAHL, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway Feb. 9,' 1842, and, in 1847, with his parents, I. P. and Anna Erdahl, he emigrated to Wisconsin; they located first on Sec. 11, town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., and afterward removed to Sec. 16, where he has since lived, except the year 1875 spent in Stevens Co., Minn., and the time served in the army. He enlisted in April, 1861, in Co. K, 3d W. V. I., under Col. C. S. Hamilton, and served with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac and with Sherman's army ; was veteranized at Murfreesboro in January, 1863, and served as such till the close of the war, and was discharged at Madison, Wis., in July, 1865; he then returned to his home in this town and has since been engaged in managing his farm of 150 acres on Secs. 16 and 17. He was Town Treasurer for one term. He was married in Winnebago Co., Wis., in May, 1865, to Sarah J., daughter of Francis and Anna M. Hawkins, a native of New York, and who came with parents to Wisconsin when young ; their children are Auna M., Francis A., Henry E., Lewis J. and James E. Mr. E. and family are connected with the Lutheran Church.

CHRISTIAN FELLAND, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Utica; was born in the town of Pleas- ant Springs, Dane Co., Wis., in January, 1859 ; his parents, Ole G. and Hattie O. Fclland, came here from Norway in 1845, and settled on Sec. 25, where Christian was afterward born. He was married, Nov. 24, 1879, to Miss Sophia Roe, a native of this town, born Aug. 26, 1859 ; they have one daughter, Hattie. Mr. Roe bought his present farm of 100 acres in April, 1880, and has since resided upon the same. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

OLE G. FELLAND, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Utica; a native of Norway ; born in June, 1825, and emigrated to Wisconsin with his mother in 1845, locating then on Sec. 27, town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co. He made that his home till 1867, when he bought and removed to his present farm of 120 acres on Sec. 24. He was married in this town in 1850, to Helga Felland, a native of Norway, and who came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1847 ; their children are Gunder, now a farmer in this town ; Elsie, now Mrs. O. O. Holtan, and lives in Chicago; Lena, now the wife of O. K. Roe, and lives in this town ; Christian, now a farmer of this town; Turena, Olaus,' William, Louis and Emma. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

PHILO GILBERT, farmer, Secs. 24 and 25; P. O. Utica; born in the town of Richburg, Allegany Co., N. Y., in June, 1835; emigrated to.Dane Co., Wis., with his parents, Zina and Prudence Gilbert, in 1849, and located on this section, where his father lived till April, 1880, when he removed to Milton, Rock Co. Our subject has always lived on this section, and now has a farm of 130 acres. He was a member of the Town Board for one term. He is a member of the Seventh-day Baptist Church of the town of Christiana.

HALVER GJOTIL, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Stoughton; born in Norway in 1841; when about 2 years of age, his parents, Knudt and Tona Gjotil, immigrated with their family to Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., Wis., and settled on this section, where they now reside, and where Halver now has a farm of 116 acres.

G. T. GULLIKSON, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Stoughton; born in this county and town in 1851, his parents, Tosten and Torbia Gullikson, having emigrated from Norway about 1849 or 1850. Mr. Gullikson began farming for himself in 1874, and in 1878 he purchased this farm of 140 acres, where he has since lived. He was married, in July, 1875, to Miss Ellen Olson, a native of Norway, but an immi- grant to Wisconsin in 1870 ; their children are Tilla and Mary. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

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GREGOR HALVORSON, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Stoughton; a native of Norway ; born in 1822, and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1847. He settled then on his present farm of 160 acres, where he has since lived. He was married in Norway in 1846, to Miss Gunnel Hellickson, who died in this town in 1859, leaving three children-Halver, now a farmer of this town; Hellick, a farmer in Minnesota, and Anna, now Mrs. Alex Norman. His second marriage was in 1859, to Betsey Hellickson, a sister to his first wife ; she died in 1869, leaving three children, viz., Ole, Gullick and Gunnel. His third marriage was in 1871, to Barbara Paulsdatter, a native of Norway ; their children are Paul, Torkin, Edward, Bet- sey and Gurena. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

OLE H. HAVE, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Utica; a native of Norway; was born in 1825; he emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents in 1844, and located on this farm, where he has since lived, and now owns 200 acres. He was married here, in 1873, to Miss Ingebor Overland, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1871; their children are Hendra and Emma B. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

OLE A. HOLTAN, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1844, and, when 2 years old, his parents emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and settled on this section, where our subject has since lived, and now owns a farm of 100 acres, and 40 acres on Sec. 1, town of Dunkirk. He has been a member of the Town Board for one term. He was married in this town, in 1869, to Isabel Anderson, a native of La Fayette Co., Wis. ; their children arc Alfred O., Henry S., Rebecca T., John D. and Thomas A. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

KNUT J. HOMEY, farmer, carpenter and joiner, Sec. 17; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway Aug. 19, 1838, and, in 1843, with his parents, John and Berget Torguson, emigrated to Wiscon- sin and located in Racine Co. ; in 1845, they removed to this county and town, and settled on this section, where his parents afterward died and where Knut J. has since lived, and now owns a farm of 80 acres ; he began the carpenter and joiner's trade in 1864, and has followed the same, principally in this vicinity, since that time. He was married here, in November, 1877, to Anna Thompson a native of Norway, who emigrated to Wisconsin in 1870 ; their children are Johon and an infant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Lutheran Church.

EZRA HORTON, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Door Creek ; a native of New York ; was born in Oneida Co. Feb. 12, 1816 ; his parents, Erastus and Tephena (Burley) Horton, were natives of Connecti- cut, but emigrated to Oneida Co., N Y., about 1815, and, in 1820, with their family, removed to Oswego Co., where our subject made his home till 1842; emigrating at that time to Wisconsin, he settled in the town of Oakland, Jefferson Co., whence, in 1844, he came to this town and located his present farm of 162 acres. He was the first Tax Collector of this town. Mr. Horton was married in Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1847, to Clarissa Tyler, a native of Herkimer Co., N. Y., and who came to Wisconsin in 1846 ; their chil- dren are Chester, Emmet and Clara (now the wife of Edward D. Lawrence, and lives in the town of Cot- tage Grove).

LEWIS O. IVERSON, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Stoughton; a native of Norway ; was born in February, 1840, and, in 1844, he, with his parents, Ole and Angeline Iverson, emigrated to Wisconsin ; they settled on Sec. 22, in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., and afterward removed to Sec. 23, whence, in 1855, they came to his present farm of 80 acres on Sec. 21; he also has 40 acres on Sec. 20 and 30 acres on Sec. 28. He enlisted in Co. H of the 2d W. V. I. in 1861, under Capt. Randolph, and served with his regiment in the Army of the Potomac till wounded at the battle of Gainesville, Va., Aug. 28, 1862 ; he was then placed in the hospital at Belle Plaine, and, after four months, re-joined his regi- ment near Fredericksburg, but, on account of inability for service, he was again sent to the hospital and there transferred to the medical department, where he served the remainder of his term and then re-en- gaged with the Government to serve in that department till the close of the war. He returned to Pleasant Springs in 1865, and has devoted his time principally to farming. He was Town Treasurer for five years and Town Assessor for three years. He was married in this town, July 1, 1864, to Miss Julia Bottolfson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1858 or 1859, and died Aug. 25, 1879. His second mar- riage was July 25, 1880, to Asber M. Hanson, who came from Norway in 1860.

OLIVER JOHNSON, farmer, Secs. 28 and 29; P. O. Stoughton ; is a native of Norway ; was born in July, 1834, and, at the age of 10 years, he, with his parents, Amber and Esther Johnson, emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Whitewater, Walworth Co., whence, in 1852, they removed to the town of Pleasant Springs, where our subject now owns a farm of 200 acres and where he and his parents have since resided. Mr. Johnson held the office of Town Assessor for two years, Town Treasurer for two

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years and Town Clerk for a number of years ; he has been a member of the Town Board several terms, and was elected Chairman of the board in 1880, which position he now fills. He was married in this town, in 1859, to Miss Signe Scolen, a native of Norway, and who came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1850 ; their children are Andrew S. (now in St. Paul, Minn.), Anna E. and Henrietta S. Mr. Johnson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

ERICK E. LADD, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Stoughton; was born in Norway, Sept. 30, 1832; he immigrated to America and to Dane Co., Wis., in 1852, where he followed all kinds of farm labor in the town of Pleasant Springs till February, 1853; going thence to Winnebago Co., Ill., he was there employed at farm work by one man for twenty-one months; he came again to the town of Pleasant Springs in January, 1855, and went into the Wisconsin pineries, where he spent five months, and then went down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers to St. Louis, with lumher and shingles, whence he returned to this town for a third time, and located on his farm of 116 acres. In February, 1856, he was married to Miss Bertina Barentson, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1851 ; they have six children-Mary (now Mrs. Hans Iverson, who lives in Minnesota), E. N., Caroline, Susan, Julia and Nels A., who are at home. In 1872, Mr. Ladd had a team run away with him while on his way to Madison, throwing him from the wagon and breaking his limb, arm, and all the ribs on his left side, but after two months' confinement to the house, he again resumed business.

NELS LARSON, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Utica; was born in Norway in 1848; he emigrated to Wisconsin in 1869, and made his home in the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., till Sept. 27, 1870. He then enlisted in the 17th Regular Infantry, U. S. Army, and served withhis regiment in the Dakota Division till the expiration of his term of service, when he was discharged at Cheyenne Agency, Sept. 27, 1875; he then returned to the town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., and has since been engaged at farm- ing; he now manages a farm of 180 acres for Mrs. O. Larson. He was married in January, 1876, to Miss Martha Olson, a native of this town, born in 1853; they have two children-Lewis Olai and Peter Levi. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

T. O. LONGEMOE, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway, Oct. 14, 1842; his parents emigrated with their family to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in the town of Christiana, Dane Co., where his father, Ole Tollefson, afterward died ; in 1862, T. O., with his mother, removed to this town and settled on Sec. 16, where he now owns a farm of 175 acres, and has since resided. Mr. Longemoe was Town Treasurer of this town for one term. He was married in July, 1876, to Miss Hannah Sever -. son, a native of Dane Co., Wis., born in this town in 1855; their childron are Ole A. and Caroline A. The family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

OLE K. LUNDE, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Stoughton; a native of this county; was born in this town July 5, 1850 ; his parents, Kittil and Tora Lunde, emigrated from Norway to Dane Co., Wis., in 1845, and located in this town, where his father afterward died, and where his mother still resides ; Ole K. began work for T. G. Mandt in the wagon-manufacturing establishment, at Stoughton, in 1870, and continued the trade with him till 1877 ; he then bought his present farm of 223} acres, on Secs. 34 and 35 of this town, and has since devoted his time to farming. He was married in Stoughton, Wis., May 17, 1877, to Miss Addie Severson, a native of Dane Co., Wis., born in 1852; they have two children- Clarence H. and Daisie B They are members of the Lutheran Church.

LUDWIG MICHELET, breeder of Jersey and short-horn cattle, improved stock of hogs and poultry, Sec. 4; P. O. Door Creek; was born in Norway, in 1824; he immigrated to Wisconsin, in 1865, and located on his farm of 80 acres, in the spring of 1866. He was married here in 1866, to Mrs. Gura, widow of Kundt Erickson, a native of Norway, but was among the early settlers of this town. Mr. and Mrs. Michelet are members of the Lutheran Church.

OLE O. MOE, farmer and teacher, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Utica; a native of Norway, was born June 26, 1833 ; he received his early education under the private tutorship of a Seminarist of his native parish, and at the age of 19 years, he began teaching, which he continued six months in each year for seven years, in his own parish ; he entered the seminary of his county, for teachers, in 1860, and passed his examination for his State Diploma at the same in 1862, after which he resumed his profession there for two years. He sailed for America in the summer of 1864, and reached Stoughton, Wis., the 3d day of August of that year ; after visiting friends at that place, he began teaching in the church schools of Dunkirk, and has since been engaged six or seven months of each year in training the youth of the towns of Dunkirk, Christiana and Pleasant Springs, in the doctrines of the Lutheran Church. He bought his present farm of 80 acres on Sec. 11, town of Pleasant Springs, in 1871, and has since devoted his summers to farming.

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He was married in this town in March, 1871, to Miss Anna O. Tjon, a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1861 ; their children are Olans, Gurena D. and Martin Oscar. Mr. Moe has been a Deacon in the Lutheran Church or Synod since he came to Wisconsin.

IVER MONSON, farmer, Seo. 24; P. O. Utica; a native of Norway; was born there in August, 1845 ; when he was only a year old, his parents Mons and Iver Simonson, emigrated with the family to Wisconsin, and located on Sec. 25, town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where they still reside, and where Iver made his home till 1862. He enlisted in February, 1862, in Co. B, 15th W. V. I., under Col. Hague, and served with his regiment in the Army of the Cumberland, till mustered out at Chattanooga in December, 1864 ; he then enlisted in Co. G, of the 9th U. S. V. V. I., and served a year under Gen. Hancock, in the Army around Washington, till mustered out in February, 1866, at Indianapo- lis; he then returned to Pleasant Springs, and lived with his parents on Sec. 25, till 1869, when he bought and removed to his present farm of 80 acres on Sec. 24. He was married in the town of Pleasant Springs, in 1875, to Miss Carrie Hanson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1870; they have two children, as follows : Martin H. and Cora J. They are also members of the Lutheran Church.

SIMON MONSON, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Utica; born in Norway in 1840, and came with his parents, Mons and Inger (Iverson) Simonson, to Wisconsin, in 1844, who settled at that time on Sec. 25, town of Pleasant Springs, where they have since lived, and where he now owns a farm of 120 acres, and 20 acres on Sec. 8, town of Christiana. He was married in this town, in 1866, to Miss Susan Olson, a native of Norway, and who came to Wisconsin in 1846 ; their children are Ida L., Martin J., Emma C., Clara S., Benney O., Betsey S., Lewis A. and Julia G. Mr. and Mrs. Monson are members of the Lutheran Church ..

OLE O. OFTELIE, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway in November, 1832, and emigrated with his parents, Ole B. and Thone O. Oftelie, to Wisconsin, in 1846, locating at that time on Sec. 36, town of Pleasant Springs ; his father has since made that his home ; his mother has sin se died there. Our subject bought his present farm of 120 acres in 1868, and has since resided on the same instead of making his home with his father, as formerly. He was a member of the Town Board for sev- eral terms, and has been Assessor of the town for four years. He was married, in this town, in 1868, to Miss Elsie Felland, a native of Norway, born in 1845, and came with her parents to Wisconsin in 1846. Mr. and Mrs. Oftelie are members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE PARISH, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Stoughton; a native of England ; was born in Oxfordshire, April 11, 1821, and is the son of William and Mary Parish, both of whom were also na- tives of that shire, and both died there. April 10, 1845, our subject set sail from London for America, and landed in New York City May 18, following ; he soon settled near Troy, N. Y., where he followed farming till 1851, when he emigrated westward till he arrived at Stoughton, Wis., in October of that year ; he located on a farm in the town of Rutland, Dane Co., for two years ; then removed to his present farm of 138 acres, where he has since lived. He was married, in Troy, N. Y., in 1846, to Miss Anu, daughter of Timothy Miller, and a native of Oxfordshire, England ; their children are Sarah J., now the wife of Horatio Merriman, and lives at Fort Atkinson, Jefferson Co., Wis .; Josephine, now Mrs. George Nichols, and lives in this town; Charles, now a farmer in Grundy Co., Iowa ; Frederick, Anginetta and Henrietta (twins) and Hattie.

JACOB M. PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. McFarland ; a native of Trumbull Co., Ohio ; was born Sept. 22, 1825 ; his father, John Patterson, was born in Pennsylvania in 1802, and removed, when a small boy, with his parents, to Trumbull Co., Ohio where they were among the first settlers of the town of Brookfield ; here he early learned the trade of a wheelwright, but afterward de- voted much of his time to the manufacture of wooden clocks. He was married there, in 1823, to Eliza- beth Meyers, a lady of Welsh descont, and then a resident of the town of Hubbard, Trumhull Co .; a family of nine children-four sons and five daughters-was given them. In 1846, they all removed to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 5, town of Pleasant Springs, Dane Co., where Mr. Patterson made an entry of a farm and lived, principally, till 1870, when he removed to Grundy Co., Iowa. Jacob M. entered a farm of 120 acres on Sec. 5, and soon after bought more ; he now has 200 acres on this section and 40 acres on Sec. 8. He was a member of the Town Board for three terms. Mr. Patterson was married in this town, 1849, to Miss Mary A., daughter of Charles and Margaret (Heyer) Steward, and a native of York Co., Penn. ; she was born io 1832 ; her mother dying when she was only 10 years old, she was then taken to live with relatives at Marietta, Ohio, and, with her grandmother and uncles, in 1842, emigrated to Madison, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson have nine children, as follows : George M., now a farmer in

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 190

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