History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 195

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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S. STACE, farmer and stock, Sec. 24; P. O. Middleton; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1857 and worked in the pineries on Wolf River; came to Middleton in the fall of 1857, and engaged in farming ; he purchased the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1867. Mr. Stacc is a native of Sus- · sex, England; was born in 1832; a son of George Stace and Jane Ralph. In 1859, he was married to Ann Scott, a native of England, by whom he has two children-George, aged 18, and Maggie, aged 20 ; both are at home ; George assists in running the farm, a beautiful place of 160 acres, one and a half miles from Middleton, valued at from $5,000 to $6,000, adapted to stock and grain. Mr. Stace is a Democrat, a first-class business man, and good farmer.

J. TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. East Middleton ; first came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and located where he now lives ; he is a native of Sussex, England, and was born in 1814 ; he is a son of Jesse Taylor and Elizabeth Billings; Mr. Taylor was married to Miss F. I. Bayls in the fall of 1840; Mrs. Taylor's native place -- Monroe Co., N. Y .; she was born in 1818; they have three children -- Elizabeth, the oldest, who married E. H. Brunson, and they reside at Beaver Creek, Minn, he is a farmer, William J. Taylor is located at Pipestone, Minn., farming and practicing medicine ; Orvill J. Taylor, the youngest, is an attorney-at-law at Sioux City, Iowa, and very prosperous. Mr. Taylor, the subject of this sketch, is an old resident of the place; there were only four families in the place when he came; he has a farm of 54 acres adjoining the town, and valued at $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are both consistent members of the M. E. Church at Middleton ; he is a firm Republican.

OTTO TUPFER, farmer, Sec. 25 and 30; P. O. Middleton ; came to Wisconsin the sum- mer of 1847 ; first located in town of Springfield, Dane County, came to this town in the fall of 1868. He has held office of Roadmaster four years ; native conntry, Germany ; he immigrated in 1847; his father's name was John Tupfer; his mother's name was Julianna Bertrie; Mr. T. was born July 19, 1841. Married Louisa Neabuhr, March 21, 1865 ; wife was born in Germany; her father's name was Henry Neabuhr ; her mother's name was Sophia Maack; they have six children-Louie, aged 14 years ; Amelia, aged 13 years ; Lizzie, aged 12 years ; August, aged 10; Otto aged 8 years; Matilda, aged 5 years. Mr. and Mrs. Tupfer are members of the German Lutheran Church at Middleton. He has 480 acres of land worth from $15,000 to $18,000, about 350 acres under cultivation, and the most sub- stantial and durable buildings.

DANIEL VERNON, deceased; the subject of this sketch first came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849 and located at Cross Plains and entered land ; he then moved to Middleton in the spring of 1862, where he was in active life until his death, which event occurred Nov. 30, 1879, at the age of 52 years and 10 months ; probably he was not only the greatest loss to his family, but to the whole of Dane Co. that could have happened; he was a very active business man, dealing largely in stock, and also Je:il-

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ing with almost every man in the county ; he was widely known, loved and respected by all ; he raised a large family of fourteen children, who are all living, and every one holding good positions; two in business at Middleton and other portions of the State, and three in Nevada. Mrs. Vernon's maiden name was Mary Ann Goodwin, and they were married at Cross Plains in the fall of 1852 ; her native place is Derby- shire, England, and she was born in 1830. Mr. Vernon was a member of the M. E. Church, and Mrs. Vernon is still a member ; she lives on the homestead of 197 acres, worth about $10,000, adjoining the village of East Middleton; two of her sons are at home and work the farm ; Sec. 23 ; P. O. East Middleton.

W. WHALEN, farmer and stock, Sec. 10; P. O. Middleton; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1860, and located at Middleton ; bought the place where he now lives, in 1863; he is a native of County Waterford, Ireland, where he was born in 1829. He married Mary Welch, a native of Ireland, by whom he has five children, all living-Thomas, aged 18; Henry, aged 16 ; Richard, aged 13; Kate, aged 20; Mary, aged 17. The family are members of the Catholic Church of Westport. Mr. Whalen is a Demo- crat; he has a beautiful farm near the village, worth from $6,000 to $8,000; he runs his own farm with the help of his boys, who are energetic and hard workers.

JESSE WHEELWRIGHT, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 34; P. O. East Middleton; is a son of Thomas and Sarah Wheelwright, of Lincolnshire, England, where he was born in 1817. He was mar- ried, in New York, in 1844, to Miss Mary A. Gilbert, by whom he has one child-Oliva M., aged 33 years, who married A. A. Rowley, M. D., of Middleton, Wis. Mr. Wheelwright has a beautiful farm of 140 acres, near the village, and valued at $4,500. Mr. Wheelwright came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1849, and passed through a great many hardships incident to a new country ; he was the first man that opened the stone-quarries, and drew the first stone for the railroad culverts ; he is a first-class farmer, and a good citizen ; belongs to Grace Church, Madison. Mrs. W. belongs to the First Baptist Church of Middleton. In politics, he is Conservative.

WASHINGTON WHITNEY, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. East Middleton; came to Wisconsin and located at East Middleton, where he now lives, in the winter of 1856; he is now Justice of the Peace, and has been Supervisor; his native place is Dalton, Coos Co., N. H .; he was born in 1807. His father's name was Joshua Whitney; his mother's name was Electa Startwell; his father was in the Revolutionary war three years. He married Adalaide Post, in Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1832. ' Mrs. Whit- ney is a native of Ohio; they have three daughters, all married-Emily A., married Rev. L. T. Foote, and resides in Rochester, N. Y. ; Jennie E., married James O. Gordon, who resides at East Middleton, and is in the U. S. Revenue Department ; Ella E., married J. C. Blood, and resides at Lyndenville, Orleans Co., N. Y. Mr. Whitney has 32 acres of land adjoining the village, worth $3,000. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney are both consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at East Middleton. There were only a few houses in the place when he came. Mr. W. is a firm Republican ; he built his present residence right on the old Black Earth wagon road.

J. F. WILLIAMS AND W. C. WILLIAMS, farmers, Secs. 21 and 28; P. O. East Middleton ; J. F. Williams and W. C. Williams, his son, first came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1853, and settled on Sec. 21, where J. F. now resides. Mr. J. F. Williams was born in Massachusetts in 1804, and married Adeline Allen, who was a native of Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt., and born in 1802; she was a descendant of Ethan Allen; they celebrated their golden wedding Jan. 5, 1875 ; Mrs. Williams died June 30, 1876. Mr. Williams has been a consistent member of. the Baptist Church for fifty-four years. Mr. Williams marricd. for his second wife, Mrs. Julia Herrick, in 1877 ; he had by the first wife nine chil- dren, three of whom are living-one in New York, one in Green Co., Wis., and W. C. Williams, the subject of the following sketch : W. C. is a native of Tompkins Co., N. Y., and was born in 1842. He married Charlotte Tavlor, of Middleton, in 1863, and bought the place he now occupies, opposite the old homestead. Mr. Williams enlisted in Co. B, 11th W. V. I., in the fall of 1864, and remained in the army until the close of the war, being in all the battles his regiment participated in; the most important one was the charge of Blakely at the siege of Mobile. They have seven children, viz .: Frank M., aged 16 ; Manly R., aged 15 ; Wallace R. and Lyman A. (twins), aged 10; Nettie M., aged 6; Mary H., aged 2; Wert C., aged 8 months. Mr. Williams has a beautiful farm, four miles from Middleton, and about eight and a half mlles from the city of Madison, valued at not less than $6,000 ; he works it himself with the help of his boys, and is gradually working into the stock business. He is a determined Republican, and backs up his principles with good arguments ; he is well posted on the affairs of the Government and the general topics of the day ; a thorough business man and first-class farmer, and as cheerful and happy as the day is long.

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JASPER YOUNG, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. East Middleton ; was born in England in 1830 ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, located at Madison, and engaged in the stone-quarry business ; moved on to the place where he now lives, in the spring of 1871 ; is a son of William and Sarah Young, of England. On the 22d of September, 1872, he was married in Madison to Miss Nellie Oberst, a native of New York State, by whom he has five children, viz .: Charles Henry, aged 7; Ida May, aged 6 ; Frank E. and Emma F. (twins), aged 3 years and 6 months ; Florence E .; aged 2 ; Mrs. Young is a daughter of Barney Oberst and Sarah Thayer. Mr. Young has a fine farm of 80 acres, valued at $4,000, ten miles from the city, and adapted to grain and stock. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Y. is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Young is a Republican.

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JOSEPH ARNBERGER, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 33; P. O.'West Blue Mounds ; born in Austria, in 1828 ; a son of Charles and Antonia Arnberger ; came to Wisconsin in August, 1855, and settled where he now lives. He married Miss Antonia Regel, a native of Austria, by whom he has six living children-five in Wisconsin, and one in Dakota. A Democrat in polities, and a Roman Catho- lic in religion. He has always taken an active part in school affairs, but has never sought office. He has a beautiful farm of 160 acres, worth $3,000, calculated for grain and stock ; Mr. Arnberger is the best farmer in the county ; he has taken first premiums at State and county fairs for best wheat and grains ; keeps his farm up to grade, never letting it run down ; has first-class improvements, and all the conven- iences for feeding stock ; he is a practical farmer, and a good business man, and richly deserves his elegant home.

SAMUEL BATTY, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 6; P. O. Mazomanie ; first came to Wis- consin in the summer of 1846, and located where he now lives; is a native of Yorkshire, England ; born in 1820 ; a son of John and Ellen Batty. Was married to Miss Martha Copply, a native of Yorkshire, by whom he has eight children, all living in Wisconsin ; the two oldest children were born in England ; Walter is married, and lives on the old homestead and runs the farm with his brother John. Belongs to the Primitive Methodist Church. Republican in politics. Mr. Batty has always taken an active part in church and school matters ; has a beautiful farm of 360 acres, adapted to stock and grain, worth $20 per acre.

GEORGE BEATY, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 36; P. O. Mt. Horeb ; a native of Penn- sylvania ; born in 1808 ; a son of Samuel and Elizabeth Beaty ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1854, and settled where he now lives ; about the second American settler in the township ; his first wife's name was Mary Way, by whom he had three children-two daughters and one son ; William and Mary are living in Iowa ; Elizabeth married Mr. McNaul, and lives in Vermont Township ; for his second wife, he married Miss Sarah E. M. Nace, a native of Virginia, where she was born in 1824, a daughter of Peter F. Nace and Mary Noftsinger. Mr. Beaty has always been an active business man ; before he came to Wisconsin he was engaged heavily in the mercantile, lumber, and foundry business, which he carried on very success- fully ; he is what you may truly call a self-made man. He has always taken an active part in all town affairs ; has been Chairman of the board for several years, and held several other town offices. Republican in politics, and in religion, member of the Baptist Church. He has a beautiful farm of 168 acres, worth $7,000, with first class improvements, in the southeast corner of the town, two miles from Mt. Horeb and the new railroad ; he also has 20 acres one-half mile from Black Earth, worth $800. By hard labor and economy he has gained a competency, and richly deserves his beautiful home ; respected by all as an hon- est man in every sense of the word.

ROBERT G. BELL, farmer, stock-raiser and nursery-man, Sec. 10; P. O. Black Earth ; was born in 1811, in Dunfishire, near Carlysle, Scotland; a son of William Bell and Ellen Graham ; came to Wisconsin in 1857, and located where he now lives. Was married, in London, in 1847; has one son- Robert W. Bell, who was born in 1850. Mr. Bell has always been an active man; was about the first fruit-grower in the State ; has a beautiful farm and a forest of fruit trees. with first-class buildings and three living springs on the place, valued at $4,000. Mr. Bell's health has failed of late, and he has given up the charge of the farm to his son, who was lately married to Miss Lena Greenwaldt, of Middleton. The family belong to the Presbyterian Church. In politics, Republican.

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GEORGE BOOTHE, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Mazomanie; born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, in 1828; came from England in 1849, and located in St. Louis, where he worked at his trade of molder for sixteen years; settled where he now lives, in 1860. In 1850, he was married to Miss Eliza Cold well, a native of England, by whom he has two children, living in Wisconsin-John E., 25 years of age, is mar- ried to Miss Corra E. Leach, of Iowa Co .; they have one child-Frederick G., born April 26, 1879; Minnie M. Boothe is 11 years old, and lives at home. Mr. Boothe has always taken an active part in public affairs ; is a first-class farmer, and enterprising ; has a fine farm of 60 acres, with a good brick house and all first-class improvements, worth $3,000. Conservative in politics ; believes in voting for the best man.

PETER BURNS, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Elvers; born in 1830, in County Longforth, Ireland, a son of Patrick and Bridget Burns. In 1857, he was married to Catharine O'Neal, a native of Ireland, by whom he has six children, all living in Wisconsin. Democrat in politics. All the family belong to the Roman Catholic Church. He has 120 acres of land, nicely located, worth $2,500, adapted to stock and grain. He runs his own farm with the help of his children. A first-class farmer, and a good manager.

S. J. COLDWELL, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Mazomanie ; was born at Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, in 1835, a son of John and Harriet Coldwell; came to Wisconsin in the winter of 1849, and located where he now lives in the spring of 1850. In 1857, he was married to Miss Catharine Lloyd, of Iowa Co., a native of Wales, by whom he had two children, both living in Wisconsin. In 1873 he lost his wife, and in January, 1875, he married her sister, Miss Jane Lloyd, by whom he has two children ; his second wife died in the spring of 1880. Mr. Coldwell has always taken an active part in all town affairs ; has been Chairman of the board for eight years, besides holding other important offices. Enlisted in the fall of 1861, in Co. E, 11th W. V. I. ; re-enlisted in the fall of 1862, and was rejected; enlisted again in the fall of 1864, and was received in Battery D, 1st W. H. A. ; mustered out in the fall of 1865. He owns 160 acres of land; one of the best farms in the valley, valued at $25 per acre; a fine stone- quarry on the place, besides running water. In politics he is Democratic.

P. K. DENEEN, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Elvers; born the 29th of March, 1855; a son of P. M. and Hannah Deneen. In the fall of 1875, he was married to Miss Bridget Power, by whom he has three children-Hannah, aged 4 years ; Michael, aged 2 years ; Patrick, aged 6 months. Mr. Deneen has been member of the Boad of Supervisors, Treasurer of the School Board, etc. Democrat in politics. All the fam- ily belong to the Roman Catholic Church. He has a beautiful farm of 228 acres, worth $4,000. Mr. Deneen runs his own place ; is a first-class farmer, and a good business man.

P. U. DENEEN, farmer, Secs. 20 and 29; P. O. Elvers; this old Irish pioneer came to Wis- consin in the spring of 1854, and settled where he now lives ; was born in County Cork, Ireland, the 17th of March, 1817. Married Miss Hannah Deneen, a native of the same place, by whom he has six children -Mary, aged 28; Patrick K., 26; Michael, 22 ; Abby, 24; Hannah, 20; John, 18. Mr. Deneen has been District School Clerk, and has always taken an active part in all town affairs ; has a fine farm, nicely located, only half a mile from Elvers Mills. All the family belong to the Roman Catholic Church. In politics he is Democratic.

AARON DENNEY, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Black Earth. This old pioneer came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1853, and settled where he now lives in the fall of 1854; a son of Edward Denney and Jane Donaldson ; was born in County Down, Ireland, Nov. 1, 1811, and one of the oldest Irish settlers in Vermont. In 1850, he was married to Miss Jane Ann Mains, by whom he has two children-Thomas, born Aug. 1, 1855, and Eliza Jane, Dec. 7, 1858 ; Thomas is at home running the farm, a good business man ; Eliza married Robert A. Steele, and lives in Nebraska. Mr. Denney is a Democrat, and a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Denney is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Denney has always been a prominent man in the township, being identified with almost all the improvements; he helped to build six of the district schoolhouses ; been Town Clerk for eleven years, Superintendent of Schools in 1857, been Assessor, and is now Justice ; he has a good education, and retains his faculties remarkably for a man of his age ; he reads a great deal, and sports with the poetic muse occasionally ; has a fine farm of 120 acres, nicely located, worth $3,000; he is about to erect new buildings, which will enhance the value of the farm considerably.

CHARLES ELVER, miller, farmer and fancy-stock breeder, Secs. 20 and 21; P. O. Elvers; born in Mecklenberg-Schwerin, Prussia, April 14, 1849, a son of John and Mary Elver, of Middleton, Dane Co .; came from Prussia with his parents in the summer of 1852. In 1869, he was married to Miss Minnie Lohff, by whom he has four children-Albertina, born in 1870; Ottilia, 1873; Howard,

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1875; E'more, 1878. Mr. Elver is worthy of especial mention, as he is really the life of Vermont Town- ship; he has one of the finest mills in the whole country, and the flour is noted far and wide ; formerly, he has shipped abroad; the last year it has kept him busy supplying home demands ; he also owns a fine mill in Dodge Co .; known as the " Rockwell Mill "; he owns 163 acres of land, and water-power in the berg of Elvers, valued at $14,000 ; he is a first-class business man, public spirited, thoroughly American- ized, and a gentleman ; everything about the place runs like clock-work. Sept. 14, 1878, he got the post office established and named " Elvers "; he has all the conveniences for feeding stock, and breeds Poland- China hogs, short-horns and Cotswold sheep. The family belong to the Independent German Lutheran Church. In politics he is Democratic.

NEILS J. FIELD, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Black Earth ; born in Norway, in 1855; came to America in 1860; is a son of the Rev. J. N. and Gunhild Field ; his father established the Norwegian Lutheran Church, which is built on the farm. N. J. is a Republican ; belongs to the Norwegian Lutheran Church; he runs the old homestead farm ; it is a beautiful place, adapted to stock and grain ; 160 acres, worth $25 per acre.

JOHN FITTON, Jr., farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Black Earth ; born 7th of March, 1830, in Yorkshire, England; is a son of James and Martha Fitton. On Chrismas Eve, 1860, he was married to Miss Charlotte E. Philling, a native of England, by whom he has six children-James H., aged 20; Martha H., aged 18; Julietta, aged 16; George E., aged 12; Amelia M., aged 9 ; Fanny Jane, aged 6; he has a fine farm of 76 acres, worth $1,500. Republican in politics, and member of the Primitive Meth- odist Episcopal Church ; for the past few years Mr. Fitton has been a great sufferer with rheumatism, not being able to walk ; he bears it with Christian fortitude ; having been always an active man in the town, he is greatly missed ; he came to Wisconsin in March, 1856.

THOMAS FRAWLEY, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 16; P. O. Black Earth. This old pioneer came to Wisconsin in 1850; located where he now lives in 1854; is a native of the County Limerick, Ireland; is a son of Thomas Frawley and Mary Fitzgerald. Was married to Miss Hogan, a daughter of Michael Hogan and Elizabeth Burke, by whom he has nine living children-M. S., born Sept. 13, 1848; Henry, born March 13, 1850; T. F., born March 6, 1853; Mary E., born Aug. 29, 1858 ; John C., born Jan. 14, 1859; Hanora A., born March 25, 1861; William, born July 30, 1863; James, born Feb. 26, 1866 ; Edward, born Jan. 23, 1870. M. S. Frawley, the oldest son, graduated at the State University in 1873, and has been School Superintendent in Second District for the past seven years, a place which he has filled with honor; he is about accepting a position in the high school at Eau Claire, Wis .; Henry graduated in 1874 at same school, and is now a successful lawyer at Deadwood; T. F. graduated at same school in 1875, and is also a successful lawyer at Eau Claire; the other six children are all preparing for a collegiate education; John C. is at present a freshman. It has been the ambition of Mr. Frawley to have his children all educated, and he may well be proud of them ; he has always taken an active part in all public affairs in the township; he has a beautiful farm of 160 acres, worth $3,000. The family all belong to the Roman Catholic Church. In politics, Democratic.

J. GULSON, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Black Earth ; is a native of Norway; came to Wisconsin direct from Norway and settled in Vermont Township in 1851. In 1852, he was married to Miss Tora Anderstadt, by whom he has four children ; oldest daughter married and lives in Minnesota ; two sons and one daughter at home. Mr. Gulson has always taken an active part in all public affairs ; has been a Supervisor for fifteen years ; the family all belong to the Norwegian Lutheran Church ; he is a Republican in politics. In 1868, he met with a serious accident, in which he lost the use of his hand in a mower ; he has a beautiful farm of 120 acres, worth $2,500, adapted to stock and grain.

AUGUST LANGE, farmer, stock-raiser and grain-buyer, Secs. 15 and 16 ; P. O. Mazomanie ; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1852, and settled at Blue Mounds and followed blacksmithing, which trade he learned in the old country ; came on the place he now lives in 1853. In 1850, he was married to Miss Dorothy Lerbople, by whom he has four children, one in Iowa and three in Wisconsin. Mr. Lange has one of the best farms in the township, with first-class improvements, adapted to stock and grain ; he also owns a grain warehouse and four dwellings at Mazomanie, where he buys all kinds of produce during the year. The family belong to the Evangelical Church ; in politics, he is a Republican; he has often been sought after for office, but has always refused; was in the 49th W. V. I., Co. A; enlisted in the spring of 1864, and mustered out in the same fall. He is a good business man and a thorough farmer; owns 140 acres in Sec. 16, is valued at $3,000.

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JOHN LOHRS, general merchant and Postmaster at Elvers; was born at Mecklenberg- Schwerin, Prussia, in 1828; is a son of William and Catherine Lohrs; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1855, and located in Middleton ; came to Elvers in 1877, and started in general mercantile business, building a two-story frame store, hotel and other improvements necessary for a first-class summer resort. In 1857, was married to Carolina Elver, a native of Prussia, by whom he has three children living, viz., William, Rosetta and John F. The hotel and store property, is valued at $2,000, nicely located opposite Elver's Mill, with a mineral spring adjoining, and is destined to be a summer resort. Mr. Lohrs carries a good stock of staple and fancy groceries, and his reputation is such that all know that a child will receive the same treatment as a grown person. The whole family belong to the Independent German Luthern Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.

PETER LYNCH, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 5; P. O. Mazomanie ; a son of Patrick Lynch and Mary Lines; born at County Kerry, Ireland, June 29, 1843; came to America in the autumn of 1856 ;, came to Wisconsin in 1861 and located in Iowa Co .; sold out and went to California in the spring of 1863, where he remained three years, mining, farming and brick-making; hc hought the Charles Boothby place, where he now lives, in 1874. In 1874, he was married to Miss Minihan, a native of County Cork, Ireland, by whom he has three children-John F., born Sept. 18, 1876; Peter L., born May 5, 1878, and Mary, born Sept. 6, 1879. The 40 acres where Mr. Lynch's house stands was an old Indian camp in 1848, and a great many relics are still on the place ; Mr. Lynch is quite a naturalist, reads considerable, and keeps posted on general and scientific topics ; he has 124 acres of land, about the finest farm in the Blue Mounds Valley, a two-story frame house and all first-class improvements, valued at $3,000 ; he is a first-class business man, a good citizen and neighbor; Democratic in politics ; all are mem- bers of the Roman Catholic Church.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 195

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