History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 206

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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CHARLES HUDSON, merchant and Postmaster, Waunakee ; was born in Leicestershire, England, in 1833; he came to the United States in 1860; he resided sometime in Madison ; he removed to what was then known as Lester Post Office, in May, 1861 ; he was there engaged in selling goods ; he lived io town of Vienna several years ; he came to Waunakee in fall of 1871, where he has since been engaged in business ; he was appointed Postmaster at Waunakee, Dec. 5, 1871 ; was also Postmaster at Lester ; as a merchant he keeps a general stock of goods, including drugs, groceries, dry goods, etc. He was married to Sarah Osborne, born in England; they have two children-Charles W. and Frederick O.

REV. W. G. MILLER, Pastor of the Church of St. Mary's of the Lake, also of St. John's Church, Waunakee; Father Miller was born in Racine, Wis., in 1850 ; he was educated at St. Francis Seminary, near Milwaukee, and ordained in 1872 ; he passed a few months in Milwaukee after his ordina- tion ; thence to Sun Prairie for about two years ; he assumed his present charge in July, 1874.

WILLIAM MOONEY, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Windsor ; was born in County Dublin, Ire- land, in 1809; came to the United States in June, 1832 ; he lived in the city of New York about seven

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years ; thence to the city of Albany, where he lived one year ; he then returned to New York ; thence to New London Co., Conn., where he lived about seven years ; he then returned to Albany, and thence to Milwaukee in the fall of 1847 ; in the spring of 1848, he removed to Lake Mills, Jefferson Co., Wis., where he resided till March 1865, when he settled where he now lives. He was married to Laura Able- man, born in Albany Co., N. Y., in 1813; they have three children-Laura, now Mrs. Henry Ashley, of Madison ; Stephen D. B. and Emma C .; they lost their two oldest children, William and Elizabeth R. The farm contains 220 acres. They are members of the Congregational Church of Windsor.

MICHAEL O'KEEFE, Waunakee; son of Thomas O'Keefe ; he was born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., in 1846; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1850; his father engaged in the grocery business in Milwaukee, but removed to Madison in 1851; his father was engaged as contractor and foreman on the M. & P. du C. R. R .; also on the M. & St. P. and N .- W. Railroads; afterward engaged in farming in the town of Westport; Michael owned a farm in the town of Westport, which he sold, and now resides in the village of Waunakee. He has been Treasurer of the town for four years, also Constable for about three years.

MARTIN O'MALLEY, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Waunakee. Mr. O'Malley is a member of a numerous and well-known family of pioneers of Dane Co .; his father, Michael O'Malley, with his family, landed in Milwaukee direct from Ireland, in the summer of 1845 ; the family consisted of the parents and ten children, eight sons and two daughters ; he settled on Sec. 15, town of Westport, in the fall of that year; the names of the children were as follows: Thomas, John, Patrick, Michael, Martin, Dominick, Mary, James, Joseph and Hannah ; six sons and one daughter are now living, all residents of the town of Westport except the Rev. James O'Malley, of Oshkosh. John died in California in 1852; Michael died. about 1848; Mary, afterward Mrs. Timothy Kinney, died about 1860. Martin O'Malley was married to Margaret Ford, a native of the State of New York ; they have five children-John, Mary T., Alice G., Grace and Eveline. Mr. O'Malley has 515 acres of land; also, with his brother Dominick, owns a farm in Kansas.

RAYMOND PACKHAM, firm of Packham Brothers grain and stock dealers, Waunakee ; was born in Jordan, in the State of New York, in 1845; his parents were natives of England ; his father was born in 1810, and came to the United States in 1835; he married in the State of New York, and came to Milwaukee in 1848, where they lived ten years ; thence to Madison in 1858; his father died in 1876 ; his mother still lives in Madison ; Mr. Peckham has one brother and two sisters-Mary, Will- iam (who is associated with him in business) and Alice. Mr. Peckham came to Westport and engaged in the milling business, in 1865 ; continued in this business ten years, when he came to Waunakee and engaged in his present business. He was married to Alice Keepers ; they have one child, Bessie. Pack- ham Bros. are doing quite an extensive business ; their warehouse contains an engine of 25-horse power, and contains the necessary machinery for scouring grain, a process that they were the first to introduce in the State; in 1879, they handled 500,000 bushels of wheat.

JAMES RILEY, Waunakee, proprietor hotel, confectionery, etc. ; he is also Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace; he is one of the pioneers of Dane Co .; was born in Cheshire, England, March 5, 1832 ; came with his parents to this country in May, 1846, and settled in the town of Springfield, Dane Co .; he has lived within a few miles of Waunakee since he first came to the county ; he settled in the village in the spring of 1872 ; he was Deputy Sheriff of Dane Co. from 1873 to 1878. He was married to Euphemia Ford ; they have had eight children, seven of whom are living-Mary E., Alice E., Amelia E., William T., Fred, Laura B. and Rose M .; lost a daughter, Jeanette.

ROBERT W. TOWNE, merchant, Waunakee; son of Oliver and Mehitable Towne; his father was born in Massachusetts, and his mother in the State of Maine; they removed to Chicago in 1846, where Robert was born July 6, 1847 ; his parents removed to Palatine, Cook Co., Ill., where they lived about three years ; thence to Dane Co., Wis., about 1853, and settled on a farm in town of West- port, Sec. 5 ; his father died December, 1857 ; his mother, now Mrs. Noyes, resides in village of Waunakee ; in 1869, Robert went to Floyd Co., Iowa, where he was engaged in farming ; he returned to the town of Westport in September, 1876. and engaged in the hotel business in This village ; was burned out February 3, 1879 ; he was elected Justice of the Peace in the spring of 1878; has also been Notary Public since spring of 1878. He was married to Eliza A. Bleckley, daughter of William Bleckley, an early settler of the town of Vienna ; has three boys-Ralph E., Roselle and Robert L. ; he is now engaged in a general merchandise business.

DR. NATHANIEL WHEELER, Sec. 4; P. O. Waunakee; was born in the town of Roxbury, Litchfield Co., Conn., August, 1822; his parents removed to Northern Ohio in 1833; he

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came to Madison in 1853; has been a resident of Dane Co. since that time ; his education was obtained in the State of Ohio; he was for some time a student at the academy, Norwalk ; studied medicine with Dr. William Groute, of Lorain Co .; he is a graduate of the medical department of the Western Reserve Col- lege at Cleveland ; began practice in Loraio Co .; from the spring of 1850 to the winter of 1853, practiced in Huron Co., Ohio; after coming to Wisconsin, he resided in Madison till 1860, when he located where he now lives. He was married to Pamelia Turner, also born in Litchfield Co., Conn., in September, 1821; they have four children-Arthur A., a graduate of Rush Medical College, Chicago, now located at Madison City, Iowa ; Clara, now Mrs. Hugh Stewart, of Mazomanie; Albert and George. On account of poor health, the Doctor practices much less than formerly. Has a farm of 50 acres ; is quite extensively en- gaged in fruit culture.

TOWN OF DANE.

ARCHIBALD ARRIES, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Lodi; was born in England January, 1829 ; be came to the United States with his parents in May, 1841; they settled in Otsego Co., N. Y .; they came to Wisconsin in June, 1848; lived in Janesville two years; settled in the town of Dane in 1850; his parents have been dead for several years; Mr. Arries and his brother, Mansfield, entered one- half section adjoining, a part of which constitutes his present farm ; he has 205 acres ; his brother still owns his farm of 215 acres ; but has recently removed to Kansas. Mr. Arries was married to Jane Story, born in Scotland; her parents emigrated to the State of New York in 1841; Mr. Arries has two children -- Robert and Elizabeth; his improvements are among the best in the town of Dane; be is engaged princi- pally in stock-raising.

GEORGE W. BELL, farmer; P. O. Hyer's Corners ; was born in the State of Ohio in 1834; his father, Robert Bell, was born in Pennsylvania; his mother was a native of New Jersey ; his parents were married in Ohio, and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1840, and settled in Racine Co .; they came to Dane Co. in 1846, and settled on the farm where George now lives; father died in October, 1857; mother died in January, 1858. Mr. Bell was married to Annie V. Manning, born in Canada ; they have one adopted daughter-Addie C. Mr. Bell's parents had twelve children, of whom George is the youngest ; nine of the children are living. Mr. Bell's farm contains 127 acres.

ALFRED C. BITNEY, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lodi ; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., July 10, 1837 ; his parents were natives of Canada; they removed to the State of New York about 1836 ; the family came to Wisconsin in 1856; they lived at Port Washington for about one year, when Alfred and his brother Eli came to Madison ; thence to Oak Hall, where Mr. Bitney lived several years, then re- turned to Madison, where he lived about four years ; thence again to Oak Hall, where he was married to Marian E. Johnson, and where he lived several years. He enlisted, in the fall of 1864, in the 8th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. He settled where he now lives in the spring of 1870; he has four children-Jessie, Lena A., Austin and Ellery ; his farm contains 120 acres ; his father, Charles Bitney, died in Sandusky, Sauk Co., in the fall of 1874; his mother lives with her children in Nebraska; Mrs. Bitney was born in Norway, April 25, 1840; her parents, Ingebert and Helena Johnson, settled in Erie Co., N. Y., in the spring of 1845 ; they came to Dane Co. and settled in the town of Dunn in the spring of 1849, where they still reside.

MORGAN L. BOYCE, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Lodi; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., in July, 1823; his father died when he was a child; his mother's family removed to Genesee Co. about 1832; they came to Wisconsin in 1846 and settled in the town of Genesee, Waukesha Co .; they came to Vienna, Dane Co., in February, 1847; Mr. Boyce made a claim of his present farm at that time. He was married to Lydia L. Wilkins, daughter of John Wilkins, now of the town of Arlington, Colorado Co .; they have three children-Arthur W., Frank M. and Mary L .; his farm contains 280 acres. Mr. Boyce has held all of the town offices ; was Justice of the Peace for twenty years ; was once Town Super- intendent of Schools for the town of Dane; was the Democratic candidate for the General Assembly, ex- Gov. Farwell being the opposing candidate-Mr. Boyce being defeated by about seventy votes.

ARTHUR J. BRERETON, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Hyer's Corners ; was born in King's Co., Ireland, about 1833; he is a brother of Mr. Hugh Brereton, of this town. His first wife was a na- tive of Ohio ; his present wife was Miss Cynthia M. Towns, born in Canada; he has two children by his

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first marriage-John and Charles F .; has five children by his present marriage-Annie M., Henry A., Hiram, Willet W. and George. Mr. Brereton has 303 acres of land.

HUGH H. BRERETON, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Hyer's Corners ; was born in King's Co., Ireland, in 1827 ; he came to America with his parents, George and Ellen Brereton, in 1847 ; the family settled in the Province of Lower Canada, where his mother died; the family came to Dane Co. from Canada, in November, 1852 ; his father died in the town of Roxbury the following February. When the family came to the United States, it consisted of father and six children-three sons and three daughters, viz., Harriet, Hugh H., Arthur J., Ellen, George H. and Elizabeth K .; all came from Canada at the same time except Harriet, who came in 1854 ; four children are still living-Harriet, Hugh H., Arthur J. and Ellen. Hugh H. was married to Miss Maria Dunn, born in Lower Canada; they have eight children- George R., Thomas B., Mary, William L., Arthur, Albert, Bertha and Hubert. Mr. Brereton settled on his present farm in 1854; has 295 acres of land ; he is known both as a successful farmer and as an honorable, upright gentleman, commanding the respect of all who have the pleasure of his acquaint- ance ; he has been Chairman of Town Board three years, and Justice of the Peace eight years; he and wife are members of the M. E. Church.

CHARLES CHIPMAN, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Dane Station ; was born in Windham Co., Vt., in 1811; He was married to Esther Robinson, of Saratoga Springs, N. Y., June, 1834; they came to. Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled in Wilton, Rock Co., where they lived till the spring of 1855, when they came to Dane County, and settled in the town of Springfield, on the farm where their son, Charles R., now .lives ; Mr. Chipman settled where he now lives in the spring of 1866; has four children -Martha, now Mrs. Henry Chipman ; Charles R., Mortimer E. and Mary E., now Mrs. L. H. Ford ; lost one daughter, Laura, wife of James E. Ford, who died January, 1866.

MRS. CHRISTINA DOANE, Sec. 23, P. O. Dane; Mrs. Doane was born in Scotland, about 1830 ; her husband died in Scotland; she came to the United States about 1848 ; she came to Wisconsin in 1853 ; has resided where she now lives since she first came to the State ; she has two sons. -Andrew and Peter ; she owns a fine farm, which originally contained 320 acres, but having given 80 acres to each of her sons, the farm now contains 160 acres.

INGEBRIGT JOHANESON, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Lodi ; was born in Norway, July, 1820; he left Norway for New York in April, 1844, which port he reached after a tedious voyage of eight weeks ; he went from New York to Buffalo, via the Erie Canal, thence to Chicago, via the lakes, where he arrived in July ; thence, on foot, to Wyota, a distance of 135 miles; here he resided about two years, engaged in work at his trade, that of a blacksmith ; thence to Belvidere, Ill., where he was engaged in the manufac- ture of plows for about two years ; thence to Rockford, where he was engaged in the same business for a few months. He was married, in 1848, to Johanna Steim, born in Norway; they have five children- John I., Bell I., Joseph, Mary and Ellen ; lost three children-Bell, Edward and Esther. Mr. J. entered his present farm in 1850, being the first Norwegian who entered land in the town of Dane ; he settled here the following year; he has about 200 acres. Mr. Johaneson belongs to the liberal branch of the Lutheran Church.

ALBERT A. LAMONT, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Lodi; born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., Oct. 1, 1822; lived for some time in Ontario, Livingston and Allegany Counties. He was married to Sarah M. Chase, of Livingston Co .; removed to Michigan in 1849; returned to the State of New York, Chautauqua Co., about 1851; came to Wisconsin, in December, 1852, and settled on Sec. 22, town of Dane; located where he now lives in the spring of 1869. Mr. Lamont is one of the largest and most successful farmers of this town. He has 540 acres of land here, also owns real estate in the towns of West Point and Lodi, Colorado Co. He has seven children-Esther A., George W., Walter A., Jennie W., Byron E., Eugene- and Boyd A.

JOHN LOCKWOOD, firm of Roland & Lockwood, grain and stock dealers, Dane Station ; born in Norway, May, 1844. He came to the United States in 1863; went to Chicago, then to Madi- son, Wis., in 1864, where he lived till 1870; thence to Middleton, Dane Co. He came to Dane Station, and engaged in his present business in 1872. He was married to Anna Lewis, of Iowa Co .; they have five children. Mr. Lockwood has been Town Clerk for three years.

WILLIAM RAPP, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Dane Station ; born in Northampton Co., Penn., in 1822. His parents removed to Mercer Co. when he was about 12 years of age; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1844. He made a claim of the farm which he now owns in the fall of 1845, where he settled in the spring of 1846. Mr. Rapp is the earliest settler of the town of Dane now living in the town

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He was married to Eliza Steel, daughter of James Steel; they have five children-Eliza J., now Mrs. Peter B. Doane; Isabella, now Mrs. William Fellows; Howard, Byron and Eva. His farm contains 320 acres.

WILLIAM B. REYNOLDS, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Hyer's Corners; born in Vermont, December, 1823. His parents removed to Canada when he was a child, where he lived till 21 years of age ; went to Ohio in 1844, and to Wisconsin in July, 1845. He resided in Waukesha Co. till October, 1849, when he came to Dane Co., and settled in the town of Roxbury, Sec. 22. He settled where he now lives in March, 1867. Hc was married to Cornelia Bowers, daughter of Zachariah Bowers, who came from the State of New York to Dane Co. in the fall of 1848; they have five children-Alfred R. lives in the town of Dane; Addie, now Mrs. Harvey Knapp, lives in Sauk Co. ; George W., of the town of Dane; William O. and J. Preston. Mr. Reynolds has held various town offices; was Chairman of the Town Board of Roxbury, in 1866; Justice of the Peace of that town for three or four years; member of the Town Board of Dane for two years. His farm contains 337 acres.

ROBERT S. RIDDLE, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Lodi ; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1802, where he lived till 26 years of age ; then went to the city of New York, where he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter and joiner, for about fourteen years; thence to Otsego Co., where he lived seven years ; then returned to Delaware Co. ; he came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled on his present farm, where he has since resided. He was married, in New York City, to Mary Dunning, born in Sussex Co., N. J. ; they have three children-Benjamin F., lives in Minnesota; Joseph H. and George; his farm contains 120 acres.

SAMUEL RIDDLE, farmer, Sec. 4 ; P. O. Lodi; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1816, where he lived till 33 years of age ; he came to Wisconsin in 1848, and, June 15 of that year, he entered a part of the farm which he now owns. He was married, to Maria Steele, born in Delaware Co., N. Y. ; they have six children-Emery E., lives in Smith Co., Kan .; Matilda M., now Mrs. Terrill, lives in Lodi; Maria S., now Mrs. I. Brown, lives in Sauk Co. ; Emmett E., lives in Kansas; Martha D. and Elmer E. Mr. Riddle's farm contains 280 acres.

GUSTAV RUNGE, farmer. Sec. 20; P. O. Lodi ; was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Aug. 28, 1827. He was married to Caroline Voss; they came to the United States in 1850, and settled on Sec. 30, town of Dane ; settled where he now lives in the spring of 1867; has six children-William, born May 18, 1852; Ellen, born May 25, 1854 ; Adolph, born May 12, 1856; Matilda, born Dec. 30, 1859; Clara, born Feb. 2, 1863; Minnie, born Aug. 23, 1866. Mr. Runge's farm contains 270 acres.

ROBERT STEELE, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Lodi ; son of Mr. James Steele, who came with his family to Wisconsin from the State of New York in June, 1848, and settled on Sec. 9, town of Dane, where he still resides. Mr. Robert Steele was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Nov. 18, 1832. His first wife was Rhoda Ann Bower, born in Orange Co., N. Y .; she died Feb. 2, 1864. His present wife was Mary Hanley, born in the State of New York. Mr. Steele has four children by his first marriage-John W. (lives in Dakota), Josephine (now Mrs. William Bitney), Robert B. (born April 19, 1860, is a teacher by. profession, now engaged as Census Enumerator for. the town of Dane) and William W. (resides with his grandfather Steele). Has two children by his present marriage-Mary C. and James Eddy. Mr. Steele enlisted in August, 1862, in the 23d W. V. I .; he was mustered into the U. S. service as 2d Lieutenant of Co. H ; was promoted to the 1st Lieutenancy in January, 1863; he was in Sherman's Vicksburg cam- paign at the battle of Arkansas Post, bombardment of Grand Gulf, and Grant's siege of Vicksburg; came home on furlough in August, 1863 ; re-joined his regiment at Brasieur City, La .; he was in all the cam- paigns and engagements in which the 23d took part up to about the time of his resignation, from sick ness, in June, 1864; in the fall of 1864, with Capt. G. H. Murphey, he raised a company, which joined the 42d Regiment, Mr. Steele being 1st Lieutenant of this company ; they were assigned to the post of Cairo ; he served till the close of the war. Mr. Steele's farm contains 240 acres.

JOHN THILKE, Prairie du Sac, Wis. ; general agent for all kinds of musical instruments, also agent for six different kinds of sewing machines.

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TOWN OF ROXBURY.

JOHN BROSEMER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Roxbury ; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1824; he emigrated to the State of New York, with his parents, John and Mary Anne Brosemer, in 1840, and settled in Lewis County ; afterward removed to Oneida County, where his father resided till his- death ; Mr. Brosemer went to Indiana in 1847, thence to Cincinnati, where he lived two and a half years ; thence to Milwaukee, in 1850 ; He came to the town of Roxbury in 1851, and settled on a part of the farm which he now owns. He was married to Frederica Mass; they have seven children-Caroline, Louise, Bertha and Martha (twins), Emma, Lewis and William ; the first three mentioned married and have left the homestead, the last four reside at home. Martha, prepared for teaching at the academy at Madison, has taught twenty terms of school in Dane County. Mr. Brosemer was Chairman of Town Board for several years, at one time receiving the unanimous vote of the town for Supervisor. He is a Republican in politics ; his farm contains 200 acres.

FRANK BURGER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Roxbury; born in Switzerland in 1825 : he came to this country in 1850 and settled at Joliet, Ill .; he went to California in 1853 and engaged in mining; he remained in California ten years ; he then came to Wisconsin ; he lived at Avoca, Iowa Co., where he kept a hotel for about two years ; he then came to Roxbury and settled on his present farm. He was mar- ried to Mary Bower, born in Oswego Co., N. Y .; her father is a native of Germany; her mother was born in France. Mr. Burger has four children-Adda, Katie, Isabel and Charles; his farm contains 220 acres.

PETER MI. FABING, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Roxbury ; was born in the city of New York in 1838; he is the son of Nicholas and Anna Fabing, natives of France, who emigrated to the city of New York in 1833; removed to Syracuse in 1839; they came to the town of Roxbury in May, 1847, and settled on Sec. 18, where they lived four years ; they settled on the farm where Mr. Fabing now lives in 1851; parents had nine children-two sons and seven daughters ; the two sons and five daughters are living ; the brother of Peter, Henry Fabing, lives in California. Mr. Fabing was married to Margaret Griner, born in Oswego Co., N. Y .; they have three children-Henry, Freddie and Flora. Mr. Fabing has been a member and Chairman of the Town Board for many years; his farm contains 150 acres; is en- gaged in general farming ; has a fine apple orchard and vineyard.

GREGOR FISCHER, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Roxbury; was born in Baden, Germany, in 1837 ; he came to this country with his father, Michael Fischer, in the spring of 1854; his mother died in Germany ; his father had five children-Anton, Sigmund, Gregor, Margaret (deceased) and Apolona. The family lived one year in Sauk City, and settled on the farm where Gregor now lives in the spring of 1855 ; the father died in 1860. Gregor was married to Barbara Loser, born in the town of Roxbury, in 1848; her father was one of the earliest settlers of this town ; they have one child (adopted)-Loretta F. Mr. Fischer's farm contains 80 acres.

MORITZ GANSER, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Roxbury ; born in Prussia, Germany, in 1836 ; he came to the United States with his parents in 1854, and settled in the town of Roxbury ; the family then consisted of the parents and eight children-seven sons and one daughter; two sons, Moritz and Henry, and their sister, are now residents of the town of Roxbury; their father, John Ganser, lives with Moritz; their mother died March 8, 1866. Morits was married to Barbara, daughter of Peter Kleason ; has seven children-Margaret, Peter, Hilliard. Henry, Gertrude, Edward and Louis. Mr. Ganser's farm contains 140 acres.

HERMANN J. GREIBER, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Roxbury ; son of John B. N. Greiber, who was born in Rodershausen, Rhine Province, Germany, Dec. 31, 1802, and married when 32 years of age, to Catherine Lenartz; they came to the United States in 1842, and settled in the town of Fabius, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; when the parents emigrated to this country, they had one son, Henry J .; they had two children after coming to the United States-Hermann and Wilhelmina; the latter died in the town of Roxbury ; the family came to Roxbury from the State of New York in 1848, and settled on the farm now owned by Hermann ; his father died Sept. 17, 1878; his mother, born in 1804, died Sept. 30, 1872. The oldest son, Henry J., born in Germany Dec. 6, 1836, enlisted in 1861, in the 1st W. V. C., and died at Cartersville, Ga., Sept. 25, 1864; Wilhelmina, born March 28, 1848, died Sept. 18, 1850; another son, F. W., the oldest, born in Germany, April, 1838, died in Germany in 1840. Hermann was born April 9,

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 206

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