History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 192

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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SERENO W. GRAVES, farmer, Sec. 28 ; P. O. Brooklyn ; was born at Berkshire, Frank- lin Co., Vt., in October, 1810; he is the son of David J. Graves, a native of Leominster, Worcester Co., Mass., who, at the age of 5 years, removed with his parents to Berkshire, Franklin Co., Vt .; he there fol-

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lowed farming till 1847; then emigrated to the town of Rutland, Dane Co., Wis., where he died, in Decem- ber, 1873, at the age of 88 years ; the mother of our subject, Polly Leland, was also a native of Massa- chusetts ; when she was a year and a half old, her parents emigrated to Chester, Vt., where she grew to womanhood and was married; she died in Berkshire in 1817, leaving four sous ; S. W., the oldest of these, spent his boyhood days at farming in his native county, but, at the age of 18 years, went to Wethersfield, Windsor Co., where he learned the stonemason's trade, and afterward followed that line of business during the summer seasons and devoted his time to teaching during the winters ; June 10, 1844, he started for Wisconsin, and landed in Milwaukee on the 26th day of the same month, and, July 5 following, selected his location and made his claim to 320 acres on Secs. 28 and 33, town of Rutland, Dane Co., which he afterward entered, improved, and has since made his home; he now has 286 acres on these sections. Mr. Graves was the first Clerk of the town of Rutland, holding the office for two years, and has been vari- ously connected with the offices of his town and county ; was Assessor of the town for seven years, mem- ber of the board for several terms, and Chairman of the same for seven years; he has been County and Deputy County Surveyor for eight years, and has been a practical surveyor for over forty years ; he has been Justice of the Peace for thirty-two years; was a member of the Assembly in 1861, and was the Republican nominee for the Senate for the West District in 1874. Mr. Graves was married in Wethers- field, Vt., in March, 1841, to Marinda Blakesly, who died in the following year. His second marriage was in Burke, Caledonia Co., Vt., to Malvina Denison, a native of Ludlow, Vt .; she died in Rutland, Dane Co., Wis., in December, 1845, leaving one son-A. Denison, who enlisted in the University Company of the 40th W. V. I. in 1864, and died in December, 1864. He was again married, in 1846, to Mary R. Dud- ley, nee Reed, daughter of Silas and Hannah Reed, of Plainfield, N. H. ; they have had five children- Ellen (now the wife of Laselle Brewer, who lives in this town), Leland J. (who died at the age of 16 years), Mary L. (now the wife of Griffith Gehu, of this town), Sereno J. (who died in infancy) and Marinda B. (now Mrs. Clarence Cole). Mrs. Graves had two sons by her first marriage-William H. Dudley (now a resident ef Marion Co., Kan.) and Edward D. (who died at the age of 24 years).

HENRY S. HANAN, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Rutland; was born in the town of Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y., in 1832 ; he is the son of Lyman and Mary (Comer) Hanan, with whom, in 1835, he removed to Erie Co., Penn., whence, in 1850, they came to Rutland, Dane Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 17, where they bought a farm of 160 acres, and where Henry S. has since resided, and now owns 154, acres ; his father died here in 1856, at the age of 65 years, his mother in 1865, at the age of 75 years. Our subject was married, in Rutland, in 1857, to Louisa A., daughter of David and Louisa Tipple, a native of New York, who came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1848; their children are-Herbert E., now with A. P. Lusk, in Stoughton ; Clarence, Florence, now Mrs. Jacob Paul, who lives in Rutland ; Gertrude I., F. Estello, Lillie L., Mary, David T. and Henry Ray. Mrs. Hanan is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

SAMUEL S. HOWLAND, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Stoughton; was born in Leeds, Upper Canada, in 1820 ; his father, Thomas F. Howland, was born in England, and emigrated to Amer- ica when 20 years of age ; he settled in New Jersey for a few years and then removed to Upper Canada, where he died at the age of 85 years ; the mother of our subject, Susan Gordon, was a native of Genesee Co., N. Y .; S. S. followed lumbering principally, in Canada, till 1854, whence he emigrated to Illinois and spent the winter in Stephenson County ; in April, 1855, he came to the town of Rutland, Dane Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 10, where he has since resided, and now has a farm of 140 acres ; he also owns 10 acres in the town of Dunn. He was married, in Canada West, June 5, 1847, to Charlotte, daughter of Stephen Huckins, a native of Vermont; she died in Dane Co., Wis., Dec. 24, 1866, leaving three children, having had four, as follows : Freeman S., who died in Canada June 22, 1851 ; Hubert G., now in Kansas ; William W., at home; Lou J., now the wife of George Patterson, who lives in the town of Pleasant Springs ; his second marriage was May 31, 1868, to Orette N., daughter of Joseph and Susan Osgood, a native of Vermont ; their children are Milward. S., Charlotte O. and Elbert E. The family is connected with the M. E. Church.

N. H. INGRAHAM, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Union ; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., in 1815 ; in 1825, his parents, Daniel and Esther Ingraham, natives of Connecticut, removed with their family from Pennsylvania to Geauga Co., Ohio, whence, in 1854, N. H. emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and located in the town of Oregon, and, in the following year, removed to the town of Rutland, and, in 1864, settled on Sec. 34, where he now owns 120 acres. He was a member of the Town Board for three terms. He was married, in Geauga Co., Ohio, March 1, 1842, to Nancy M., daughter of Henry and Nancy (Loyd) Whemple, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y ; she died March 15, 1857, leaving four sons-Eugene,

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who died April 4, 1878; Melvin, who enlisted in Co. C, Feb. 14, 1865, and served with his regiment till mustered out at St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 29, 1865; Henry M., now in Kansas; Gardner, at home; bis sec- ond marriage was July 10, 1857, to Lois A. Lacy, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Wis- consin in 1856; they have two children-Franklin B., now in Evansville, Wis., and Carrie L., at home

THOMAS D. JEHU, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O Stoughton ; he was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1825 ; in 1842, his parents, Thomas E. and Elizabeth Jehu, emigrated to America and settled in Racine Co., Wis., where they afterward made their home till their deaths; our subject removed to Dane Co. in 1854, and settled on Sec. 22, town of Rutland, where he resided till 1866; he then emi- grated to Montana Territory, where he engaged in mining for six years ; returning to his farm in Rutland in June, 1872, he has since made it his home; he bought, in 1875, a farm of 200 acres, 160 of which lie on Sec. 27, the other 40 on Sec. 22, making him now 200 acres on Sec. 22, and 160 acres on Sec. 27. He was married, in this town, in 1853, to Annie, daughter of Hugh and Sarah Jehu, a native of Wales; they have one son-Hugh, and are members of the Presbyterian Church.

WILLIAM MORRISON, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Rutland; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1823; when he was 13 years old, his parents, Martin and Mary (Rutter) Morrison, natives of England, and who had emigrated to America in 1816, removed to Utica, Oneida Co., and in 1840 to Jef- ferson Co., N. Y., where they settled on a farm, and where his father died in 1851; his mother died in Niagara, in 1876. Mr. Morrison emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1850, and located on this section, where he has since lived ; he now owns a farm of 215 acres on Secs. 17 and 20. He was married in the town of Ellisburg, Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1847, to Elizabeth, daughter of Henry and Susan Remmington, a native of Rome, N. Y .; they have had eleven children-Ellen, now Mrs. Edwin McPherson, who lives at Northwood, Iowa; Detta, now Mrs. John Ellis, who lives in Orleans, Neb. ; Henry, now a farmer in Rut- land; Harriet, now Mrs. Edwin Ellis, who lives on this farm; Frank, who died at the age of 5 years ; Edwin, a farmer of Rutland; Elesta, now Mrs. Edwin Smith, of Oregon, Wis. ; William, Susan, Maude and Leonard, at home.

HANS PETERSON, farmer, Secs. 15, 16 and 23; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway Dec. 9, 1827; he is the son of Peter and Gunnil Halverson, the former of whom is still living in Norway, and is in his 86th year. Hans began the shoemaker's trade at the age of 14, and continued it till 22 years old, not even losing a single day; he was then appointed to superintend a large farm in the southern part of Norway, and in that position he was retained for two years. April 1, 1852, he set sail from Tunsberg for America, and landed at Quebec after a five weeks' voyage; he came thence to Dane Co., Wis., and stopped in the vicinity of Stoughton, where he followed various kinds of employment for two years ; he then went to the town of Oregon, and there resumed his boot-and-shoe trade; in 1859, he formed a copartnership with S. H. Severson and began the dry-goods trade at Stoughton; Mr Sever- son, however, sold out in the following spring, and Mr. Peterson continued the business till 1871; he built and now owns the brick building in which Brickson & Lethe now carry on business in Stoughton; in 1871, he bought bis present farm of 140 acres, and has since turned his attention to agriculture. He was married at Stoughton, in 1859, to Martha Thompson, a native of Norway ; they have one danghter-Car- oline. They are Lutherans.

S. PETERSON, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Norway in 1835; he came to America in 1865 ; stopped in Chicago for nine years, and in 1874 came to Rutland, Dane Co., where he then bought this farm of 80 acres. He was married in Chicago, in 1869, to Elizabeth Ellingson, a native of Norway ; they have three children-Peter, Sena and Nils; they are members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE W. PRICHARD, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Oregon ; was born in Decatur Co., Ind., in 1837; his father, Thomas Prichard, was born in Scott Co., Ky., in 1806; emigrated to Decatur Co., Ind., when 18 years old. He was married there, in 1827, to Quintilla Corbin, a native also of Scott Co., Ky .; they had a family of five children, of whom George W. is the third, and with them, in 1850, immi- grated to Dane Co., Wis., locating at the time of their arrival on Sec. 8, town of Rutland; his parents have since made it their home. In 1860, our subject bought his present farm of 70 acres on Sec. 9, to which he then removed, and on which he has resided ; he has been a member of the Town Board for fire years ; was elected Chairman of the board in 1879, and re-elected to the same in 1880. He was married, in 1858, to Sarah, daughter of William and Maria Bossingham ; she died in 1860, leaving two sons- William and Thomas (twins), the latter of whom is now deceased. His second marriage was in 1863, to Phoebe, daughter of George W. and Roxy King, a native of Oswego Co., N. Y .; their children are Alta and Erle.

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DAVID UTTER, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Stoughton ; born in Rock Co., Wis., in 1847 ; when quite young his parents removed to the town of Rutland, Dane Co, and settled on Sec. 11, where they now live; David has a farm of 140 acres on this section. He was married, in this town, in 1873, to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Conner, a native of Canada, and came to Wisconsin about 1860 ; they have one son-Jesse, and are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church.

FREDERICK R. USHER, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Stoughton ; born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1841 ; he is the son of Newell Usher, a native of Madison Co., N. Y., and a manufacturer of woolen goods by vocation in Genesee Co., but later, he turned his attention to farming in Chautauqua Co .; the mother of our subject, Annie Isham, was born in Madison Co., and died in Chautauqua Co. F. R. emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1861, and settled on Sec. 12, town of Rutland, where he now owns 186 acres. He was married, in Sheridan, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1861, to Carrie, daughter of Frank- lin and Sophia Roberts, a native of that county ; their children are Frederick B., Franklin, Charles R., Duane D., Annie S. and Elbert. Mr. Usher enlisted in 1860, in the 9th N. Y. V. C., and served with his regiment nine months.

ALBERT WATERMAN, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Rutland or Oregon ; born in the town of Royalton, Windsor Co., Vt., in 1815 ; his father, Jonathan, was the son of Robert Waterman, and was born at Plymouth, Mass., and with his parents removed to Vermont about 1810, where he after- ward married Sarah Child; they raised a family of thirteen children, of whom our subject is the third, and when he was about 5 years old they removed to Orleans Co., Vt .; he left his home in Orleans Co. in 1837 and emigrated to Illinois; stopping near Springfield, he devoted his attention to teaching for seven years, and afterward taught a year near Peoria; in 1845, with his brother, who was then a merchant in Milwaukee, he went to Maquoketa, Iowa, and there engaged in merchandising till 1849 ; he also bought the first village lot sold in Maquoketa; he came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1849, and engaged in hotel keeping and merchandising till 1860, and since that time has lived on this farm of 94 acres on Secs. 17 and 18. Mr. Waterman was Town Treasurer for one year. He was married, in Hampden Co., Mass., to Jane C., daughter of Daniel and Sarah Moore, a native of Connecticut; their children are Susan, now Mrs. Albert Pound, who lives in Sauk Co, Wis. ; Nellie, now Mrs. H. C. Rouse, who lives in Whiteside Co., Ill. ; Lucia, now Mrs. Adolph Blanchard, of this town ; Frank, a farmer of this town. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman are members of the Presbyterian Church.

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EGBERT BENNETT, Sec. 36; P. O. Oregon ; born June 4, 1819, in Albany Co., N. Y .; in 1821, the family removed to Scoharie Co., N. Y., and in 1838, to Chenango Co., N. Y., where Mr. B. farmed it. Here he married Margaret M. Holmes, born Feb. 17, 1817, in Albany Co., N. Y. In June, 1846, Mr. B. came to Rock Co., Wis., and the next year to Oregon, where a brother had bought 80 acres for him ; Mr. B. now bought 10 acres, and built a frame house in 1849 on the site of Netherwood's Block ; he thus plowed and sowed the business portion of Oregon village until October, 1858, when he settled on his present farm ; owns 120 acres in Dunn, 80 in Oregon and 10 in Rutland; he also deeded to his son the original 80 in Oregon ; Mr. and Mrs. Bennett have an only daughter-Huldah C. (Mrs. M. M. Green) ; their only son, William C., died Oct. 5, 1878, leauing a wife (formerly Louise J. Griffin) and two sons-William C. and Louis J. Mr. Bennett is a Republican of twenty-five years' standing ; at one time was Chairman of Dunn, and Supervisor four years; has held all the offices, except that of Master, in Oregon Lodge, 151, A., F. & A. M.

ADAM BRAM, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Madison; was born in Switzerland in 1842, and, in the spring of 1853, with his parents, he emigrated to America and to Wisconsin ; after spending a fortnight at Milwaukee and nine days at Madison, they settled on a farm in the town of Springfield, Dane Co., where his father died in June, 1869. Adam, with his brother, began business in 1861, by carrying on his father's farm; at the end of the first year the partnership was dissolved, and our subject continued to manage the place and 80 acres of his own, adjoining that of his father; in 1870, he sold a portion of his farm in Springfield and bought here, where he now owns 302 acres on Secs. 5 and 8; he sold the remainder in 1877 and bought another farm of 76 acres in the town of Fitchburg. Mr. Bram was married, in the town of Springfield, Dane Co., Wis., in April, 1864, to Miss Mary Zwikee, a native of Switzerland, and who

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came to Wisconsin in 1852 ; their children are Katie, Mary, Louisa, Fred and William. Mr. B. and fam- ily are members of the Reform Church of Madison.

WILLIAM COMSTOCK, deceased ; was born in 1808, in Rhode Island ; he was the second of eight children of Aaron and Patience (Spencer) Comstock, and with whom he removed, when a young man, to Delaware Co., N. Y., and there devoted his time principally to farming till the spring of 1844 ; emigrating then to Wisconsin, he located in the town of Union, Rock Co., whence, in the follow- ing autumn, he removed to Sec. 31, town of Dunn, Dane Co. ; he entered 40 acres at the time of his set- tlement in this town, and gradually added to it as his means would permit, till his estate now numbers 200 acres ; he died Feb. 7, 1874. He was married in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1837, to Fannie, daughter of Luke and Thirza (Shaw) Chapin, a native of that county, born in 1810; their children are Frank C., Melissa A., now Mrs. Orrin Grout; Cooley, who married Damaras Johnson (they have two daughters- Lela and Fannie, and live on the homestead) ; Edgar, who married Miss Annie Main, and lives at Paoli, Wis.

WALTER M. DICK, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Oregon ; a native of Scotland; was born at Bannockburn, Sterlingshire, in February, 1816; his father, a boot and shoe dealer in the city of Glasgow, dying when Walter was quite young, he was, at the age of 12 years, apprenticed to the weaver's trade in a woolen factory of his native town, and afterward worked his way through all branches of the business. April 1, 1846, he set sail, with his family, from Glasgow for America, with the object of establishing a factory at Newark, N. J., for the manufacture of "tapestry-velvet carpet," upon which there was then a patent in Scotland, but not in America; landing in New York City in May, he went thence to Middleton, Conn., where he completed the arrangements for the enterprise, and, in October, 1846, he removed to Newark, where the factory was soon started and manufactured the first goods of that kind in America. Competition from Scotland and financial embarrassment soon forced them to sell out to other parties, who removed the factory to Troy, N. Y., and retained Mr. Dick in their employ for eighteen months ; in May, 1849, he emigrated to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 19, town of Dunn, Dane Co., where he bought 80 acres of unbroken land, and has since improved and made it his home. Mr. Dick has always taken an active part in all the affairs of his town and has been a member of the Town Board for several terms. He was married, in Edinburgh, Scotland, March 9, 1846, to Ellen, daughter of Alexander Inglis, a native of that city ; their children are Walter, who is now in business in St. Louis, Mo .; Alexander, a farmer, of this town; Isabella, now the wife of William Robinson, who lives in the village of Oregon, Wis .; Eliza- beth, at home; Hellen, Mary J., William, Edward and Randall. Mr. Dick's family are connected with the Presbyterian Church.

J. F. DOUGLASS, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Stoughton ; was born in Penobscot Co., Maine, in July, 1822, and in the autumn of 1840, he emigrated with his parents to Vermillion Co., Ill .; in July, 1842, they came to Dane Co., Wis., and located in the town of Rutland, and in 1845 removed to the town of Dunn, and settled on Sec. 14; three years later he bought and removed to this farm on Sec. 27; he now owns 160 acres on Secs. 22 and 27. Mr. Douglass has been Town Treasurer one term, and a member of the Town Board two terms. He was married in the town of Rutland, Dane Co., Wis., in 1846, to Nancy Damman, a native of Penobscot Co., Maine, born in April, 1830; their children are Rob- ert A., who enlisted in the 8th W. V. I., February, 1864, and died at Vicksburg, in June 1864; Jere- miah, who now lives in this town; Marilla, now the wife of William Hulse, who lives in Ohio; Margaret, now Mrs. Albert Southerland, who lives in Fremont Co., Iowa; Orra A., now Mrs. William Neye, and lives at Syene, Dane Co., Wis .; Cornelia, Mrs. George Green, who lives in Nebraska ; Carrie, Mason, Edward, Flora and John. Mr. and Mrs. Douglass are Free-Will Baptists.

EUGENE EIGHMY, general merchant at McFarland ; was born at Catskill, Greene Co., N. Y., in March, 1834 ; he is the son of Jacob and Permelia (Dennis) Eighmy, with whom, when quite young, he removed to Genesee Co., N. Y., where he followed farming till 1855; he then immigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and made his home at Madison till 1856, whence he came to McFarland, and engaged in the grain and lumber trade till 1859; removing then to his farm in the town of Duun, he followed agri- culture till 1872, when he returned to McFarland, and has since been engaged in merchandising. He was married in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1859, to Sarah M. daughter of Stephen and Rebecca (Palmer) Johnson, a native of that county; her father of Connecticut, and her mother of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Eighmy have two daughters-Nellie M. and Belle E.

FREEMAN EIGHMY, grain and lumber dealer at McFarland; was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in April, 1830; he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in September, 1856 ; stopped a short time at McFarland, then went to Madison, and thence to Bever Dam ; whence, in 1858, he returned to McFarland,

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and has since been engaged in the grain and lumber trade. He was married in Dane Co., Wis., in 1862, to Eliza, daughter of Adolphus and Sophia Siggelkow, a native of Germany, who came to Wisconsin with her parents when 10 or 11 years old; they have four children-Freeman, Amelia, Albert and Frank W.

CALVIN FARNSWORTH, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. McFarland; was born near Lake Cham- plain, in Vermont, in December, 1817 ; his father, Holden Farnsworth, was born in Rutland Co., Vt., but his parents were natives of Connecticut ; when Calvin was abont 8 years old his parents removed with him to Burlingon, Vt., where his father died a year later. At the age of 9 years he was sent to Dorset, Bennington Co., to live with his aunt, and made that his home for twenty years. He was married at Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., in September, 1846, to Mary Cramer, a native of that county, and with whom a few weeks after he started for Wisconsin ; they located on this section, where he was one of the pioneers and has since lived ; he now has a farm of 250 acres. Mrs. Farnsworth died here in October, 1856, leaving three children-Adelia, now Mrs. William All, who lives in the town of Albion, Dane Co., Wis .; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Stephen Chandler, who lives in Dunn, and Holden, at home. His second marriage was in 1857, to Adelia Cramer, a sister to his first wife; they have one son, Reuben, born in March, 1859. Mr. Farnsworth has always taken an active part in the affairs of his town, but has not been an office seeker. The family is connected with the M. E. Church.

O. O. FORTON, dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, clothing, etc., McFarland ; was born in Norway in 1833, and in 1855 he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., locating at Stoughton a short time ; he then came to McFarland, where he has since resided; he began merchandising in 1862, and has con- tinued at this place since, carrying quite an extensive stoek of goods in the lines above mentioned. He was married, in this village, in 1862, to Mary Olmstad, a native of Norway, who came to'Dane Co., Wis., in 1858 ; they have five children-Anna S., Sarah O., Hannah M., Oscar O. and Mena L., and are mem- bers of the Lutheran Church.

ORRIN GROUT, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Oregon; was born in Franklin Co., Vt., in 1829; his mother, Orrilla Bennett, dying when Orrin was only 11 years old, he went then to live with an uncle, and with him remained until he reached the age of 21 years, after which, he worked for another uncle for four or five years ; he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., in 1855, and located on a farm in the town of Oregon ; in 1859, he removed to the town of Dunn, and in 1861, bought his present farm of 121 acres. Mr. Grout was Town Clerk for two years, member of the board for three terms, and Assessor one year. He was married in November, 1858, to Malissa A., daughter of William and Fannie Chapin Comstock, a native of Oswego Co., N. Y., born in 1836, and came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1844; they have one daughter-Clara D. Mrs. Grout is a member of the M. E. Church.

MATHEW M. GUNSOLUS, farmer, Secs. 26 and 27; P. O. Stoughton; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1832 ; his father, Henry L. Gunsolus, of Mohawk Dutch descent, was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1811, and died in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1873; Mathew's mother, Jane A. Lingenfelter, was also a native of Montgomery Co., born in 1811, and now resides in Jefferson Co; the family consisted of six sons and three daughters, six of whom still live in New York ; one son, having come to Wisconsin in 1861, and enlisted, in 1862, in what was then the " Stoughton Light-Guards," was transferred to a gunboat on the Red River, and killed, in 1863, by the explosion of a boiler; one of the girls now resides in Minnesota. Mathew M., the oldest of the family and subject of this sketch, spent his time at farming in his native county until 1852, whence he removed to Genesee Co .; in May, 1856, he emigrated to Dane Co., Wis., and located in the town of Dunn ; six years later, he removed to the town of Pleasant Springs for three years; then returned to his present farm of 120 acres in 1866. Mr. Gunsolus was married in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1848, to Mary Lee, a native of England, but who emi- grated to New York, with her parents, when young; Mrs. Gunsolus died in Dane Co., Wis., in 1858, leaving one daughter-Mary-who died soon after her mother. His second marriage was in Dane Co., Wis., in 1860, to Mrs. Henrietta Case, a native of Canada, and who came to Dane Co., Wis., in 1859 or 1860 ; they have three children-Alida, Edward and Laura. Mrs. Gunsolus has one daughter by her former marriage-Clara, who is now a teacher in this county. Mr. and Mrs. G. are members of the M. E. Church.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 192

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