History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 207

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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1843, in Fabius, N. Y. He enlisted in the 1st W. V. C., Sept. 24, 1864, and served till the close of the war ; he was discharged July 19, 1865. His first wife was Catherine Brennig, born in Germany June 21, 1846, and died July 11, 1874 ; his present wife was Wilhelmina Beuthin, born in Prussia July 25, 1853; he has three children by his first wife-Henry J., Mary E. and Verona P .; they lost two in infancy ; has three by his present wife-Wilhelmina, Herman and John. His farm contains 160 acres.

CHRISTIAN HAERLEY, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Prairie du Sac ; was born in Wurtem- berg, Germany, Jan. 21, 1809 ; he came to the United States in 1840; lived in Illinois till 1844, when he came to Wisconsin and settled at Sauk City, Sauk Co .; he settled on his present farm about 1849, where he has since resided. He was married in Sauk City to Catherine Ragate, born in Switzerland; they have seven children-Margaret, Agnes, Christian, Henry, George, John and Julius. His farm contains 120 acres ; besides general farming, Mr. Haerley is engaged in the cultivation of grapes.

FRITZ HAHN, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Springfield Corners; born in Strelitz, Germany, in 1815; he came to this country in 1851; he settled in Madison, where he worked at his trade, that of carpenter; he came to the town of Roxbury in 1853, and settled where he now lives. He was married to Louise Steinfuhrer ; she died in 1864. His present wife was Julia Weiner ; had five children by first wife, two of whom are living ; has one child by present wife. Farm contains 80 acres.

REV. MATTHEW E. HEIGL, Pastor of the German Catholic Church, Roxbury ; Father Heigl was born at Tyrol, Austria, June 2, 1844; he was educated at the university at Tyrol ; ordained April 28, 1866, at Tyrol ; he came to this country in September, 1871, and has been Pastor of his present church since that time ; this church is in a very flourishing conditioo, many of its members being men of wealth and influence ; under the.auspices of Father Heigl, a beautiful and substantial church edifice has been built, which does credit both to the Pastor in charge, and to those who contributed their means to its erection.

GEORGE AND JACOB KUBLER, farmers and owners of vineyard, Sec. 5; P. O. Prairie du Sac; natives of Alsace, Germany ; George was born in 1819, and Jacob in 1817 ; George came to the United States in 1849; he lived three years in the city of Boston, Mass., where he worked at the business of a tanner and currier ; in 1852, he went to New York City and met his father, brother and sister Kate, and came with them to Wisconsin ; the family settled at Clifton, town of Roxbury ; George entered the farm where he and his brother now live ; he also worked at his trade for a time, at Clifton, also at Madison and Milwaukee. Their father died in 1873; their sister died in 1878. Their farm con- tains 141 acres.

HORACE C. MILLER, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Prairie du Sac ; born at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1813, near the scene of battle between the American army under Gen. Gates, and the British army under Burgoyne, and of the surrender of the latter during the Revolutionary war ; his father was a native of Rhode Island; he died in Saratoga Co., when Horace was 9 years of age; his mother, born in the State of Connecticut, died in Herkimer Co., N. Y .; after the death of his father, Mr. Miller went to Herkimer Co., where he lived twenty-two years; he came to Wisconsin in 1845; he lived in Milwaukee one year ; in 1846, he came to Dane Co. and settled on his present farm ; Mr. Miller is one of the pioneers of Dane Co., having lived on his present farm thirty-four years. He was married to Miss Harriet E. Campbell, of Herkimer Co., N. Y .; they have had five children, four of whom are living-Eliza- beth, Louisa, Dora and Emma. Mr. Miller's oldest child and only son, Charles S., born 1836, enlisted on the breaking-out of the rebellion; was promoted to the staff of Gen. Burnside, and was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 4, 1864. Mr. Miller has held several town offices ; was a Justice of the Peace seventeen consecutive years; in his younger life he was a mechanic, working at the trade of a mill- wright.

JAMES MUSSEN, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. O. Hyer's Corners ; born in the town of Holland, Vt., in 1830; when 4 years of age, he removed with his parents to Essex Co., N. Y .; when about 17 years of age, he went to Galena, Ill., where he stayed about two years ; he then, in 1849, went to Waukesha Co., where his parents had just removed from the State of New York; here he remained for about three years. He was married to Tama Griffith, born in Wales; his parents returned to the State of New York about 1853; about this time Mr. Mussen went to Milwaukee Co., where he engaged in farming for one year ; he came to Dane Co. in 1855, and settled in the town of Roxbury; afterward lived in the town of Honey Creek for some time, but returned to Roxbury and settled on his present farm in 1863. He served during last part of the war of the rebellion, in the 30th W. V. I .; his wife died April, 1873; his present wife was Mrs. Rebecca Calkin Holcomb ; Mr. Mussen had seven children by first marriage, six of whom

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are living-James H., William W., Ella L., Myra, Lilly R. and Frank C .; has one by present wife- Myrtle A. Farm cantains 103 acres. Mr. Mussen and wife are members of Methodist Episcopal Church.

CARL PAETZ, Sec. 12; - P. O. Lodi; born in Prussia, Germany, about 1818; came to the United States in 1860; he lived in the State of New York a few months, then came to the town of Rox- bury, where he has since lived. He was married to Frederica Huth ; she died April, 1879, leaving four children-Carl, Minnie, William and Herman ; William was married to Miss Lizzie Price, born in Prussia ; ' William owns a farm of 80 acres on Sec. 36, where he resides.

ASAHEL H. PARNELL, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Mazomanic ; son of Stephen and Elizabeth Parnell; natives of the State of New York, and among the early settlers of Dane Co. ; they settled near Madison, and removed to that city in 1852 ; in 1865 the family settled on the farm which Asahcl H. now owos. Parents went to California in 1873; father returned on a visit in 1877, and died in San Francisco almost immediately after his return to that city, Dec. 10, 1877; his mother resides at Oakland with her daughter, Josephine. Mr. Parnell was married to Eliza Janc Draper, daughter of Mr. George Draper; they have two children-Edna and Lucy.

JACOB PAULY, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Roxbury ; born in Prussia, Germany, in 1826 ; he came to the United States with his parents, Peter and Margaret Pauly, in September, 1847; the family settled in the town of Lake, Milwaukee Co., where the mother died in 1852; in 1850, Jacob went to California and engaged in mining ; he returned in 1854, and soon after settled in the town of Roxbury, Sec. 5; he settled on his present farm in 1865. He was married to Saraphina, daughter of George Reifle, who settled in Roxbury about 1850; they have had fifteen children, five sons and ten daughters ; ten children, four boys and six girls, are living. Mr. Pauly has 400 acres of land. His parents had eight children when they came to this country, four sons and four daughters ; three sons and one daughter are still living ; parents are living with their son, Jacob.

CHRISTIAN REUTER, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Roxbury ; born in Prussia, in 1840; he came to the United States with his parents, Nicholas and Mary A. Reuter, September, 1852; the family settled on Sec. 16, on a farm adjoining the present farm of Christian; the family consisted of parents and two children, Christian and Mary ; father died in 1866; mother died in 1853. Mr. Reuter was married to Gertrude Baltes, daughter of George Baltes, one of the early settlers of Roxbury ; they have seven children-Magdalena, Mary, George, Anton, John M., Joscph M. and Edward J. Mr. Reuter has been Town Clerk of Roxbury since 1865 ; his farm contains 80 acres.

JOSEPH SCHACHTE, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Roxbury ; was born in Prussia, Germany, in 1821 ; he came to the United States in the spring of 1840; he lived on Long Island about three years, and in the city of New York and vicinity for about five years ; engaged in gardening for Astor and others ; he also lived one year in Dutchess Co .; thence to Westchester Co .; he came to Wisconsin in 1850, lived near the city of Kenosha for a year and a half; he came to Roxbury and settled on a part of his present farm in 1851. He was married to Elizabeth Sitesmann, born in Germany; they have seven children- Catherine, Martin, John, Henry, Joseph, Anna and Frank. His farm contains 295 acres. Mr. Schachte has held most of the town offices ; was Town Treasurer, Supervisor several years, has been Towo Clerk eighteen years, and fourteen consecutive terms.

WILLIAM SCHAMBURG, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Roxbury; was born in Germany, in 1824 ; he immigrated to Wisconsin in 1853, and settled where he now lives. He was married to Wilhelmina Scheidt, born in Germany ; they have seven children-Gustavus, Louise, Anna, Edward, Bertha, Ida and Freddie. Farm contains 220 acres.

CARL SCHUCHARTT, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Roxbury ; born in Prussia, Germany, in 1837 ; he came to the United States with his parents in August, 1845 ; the family settled the same year in the town of Roxbury, on the farm where Carl now lives; his father died in 1852; his mother died in 1878. Mr. Schuchartt has resided on his present farm for thirty-five years. He was married to Miss Susan Rapp, daughter of Peter Rapp; she was born in Pennsylvania; their children are Earnest Matilda, William, Laura and Peter. The family of Mr. Schuchartt were among the earliest settlers of Roxbury.

MATHIAS THEISEN, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Roxbury; born in Prussia, in 1833; he came to the United States with his parents, John and Mary A. Theisen, in August, 1851 ; the family con- sisted of parents and two sons, Mathias and Nicholas ; parents and sons still reside at the homestead, where they first settled. Mathias was married to Elizabeth Coch, born in Prussia ; has seven children-John, Mary, Ludwig, Josephine, Celestine, Nicholas and Mary. Mr. Theisen has held several town offices; was

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Treasurer three or four years; Chairman of Board two years, and has served one term in the State Legis- lature, being elected in the fall of 1878. The homestead farm contains 175 acres.

THOMAS TRAUTMANN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Roxbury ; born in the city of Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany, in 1815. He was married to Margaret Demuth, daughter of Lawrence Demuth. Mr. Trautmann came to the United States, in 1852, and settled in the town of Roxbury. Mrs. Trautmann's father, Mr. Demuth, came the same year, a few months previous ; her mother died on the passage to America ; her father died in 1870. Mr. Trautmann has four children-Thomas, Annie, Barbara and Rosa ; Thomas was born in 1845; came to this country with his grandfather, Demuth; resides at the homestead ; Annie, is now Mrs. Godfrey Walder ; Barbary resides at home; Rosa is a graduate of the State Normal School at River Falls, Wis .; by profession, a teacher. The homestead farm contains 160 acres.

CARL TRUHL, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Springfield Corners ; born in Mecklenburg, Strelitz, Germany, in 1818; came to the United States in 1847; came to New York, thence to Milwaukee, where he enlisted as a soldier for the Mexican war; served in that war under Gen. Scott till its close. After the war, he settled in Roxbury. He was married to Mary Leabert ; they have eight children-six sons and two daughters. His farm contains 160 acres.

TOWN OF MADISON.

JAMES C. BALL, farmer and machine agent, Sec. 18; P. O. Madison; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1865, and first located on the farm he now lives on; he is a native of Dublin, Ireland ; he was in the British service in 1854; was discharged in 1856; he was in the battles of Alma, Inkerman, and he was wounded at the taking of Sebastopol, September, 1855 ; his father's name was James Ball; his mother's name was Ann Kilch ; Mr. Ball was born in the county of Dublin, parish of Knall, Ireland, the 10th of May, 1835. Married Katherine Hughes, of Culmullin, County of Meath ; was married in Dublin the 2d of June, 1856 ; have had five children, four are living-Ann J. Ball, aged 23; John W., aged 21; James M., aged 17; Peter, aged 15. Mr. and Mrs. Ball are connected with the Catholic Church of Madison, Wis. Mr. Ball has 90 acres of land, worth $5,000, beautifully situated at the head of Mendota Lake; he is a live business man and a good citizen.

D. D. BRYANT, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 34; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1853, and located at Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis. ; he lived there two years, then moved to West- port and remained there twelve years ; he first came to the town of Madison in the spring of 1868 ; he has held the office of Assessor two terms ; he was born in Orange Co., Vt., on Dec. 3, 1831 ; his father's name was Lester Bryant ; mother's name, Hannah Sleeper. He married Miss Keren Rogers, of Norwich, Vt., in the winter of 1855 ; they have eiglit children - Lizzic H., aged 23; S. A., aged 21; Carrie, aged 20; Lester, aged 18; George, aged 16; Frank, aged 14; Zipperh, aged 12 ; Mamie, aged 8; Mrs. Bry- ant is a member of the M. E. Church ; Miss Lizzie H. Bryant is a successful teacher in the public schools ; she is now teaching in School District No. 3, it being the fifth time she has been hired in one district; his oldest son is in the lumber business in the city of Milwaukee ; Mr. Bryant has a beautiful farm of 400 acres on the south side of Lake Wingra, overlooking the capitol and surrounding lakes, three miles from the city, valued at from $16,000 to $18,000; he is a thorough farmer and a genial man ; thoroughly Republican.

W. C. COLBY, farmer and stock-grower ; Sec. 30 ; P. O. Madison; came to Madison, Wis., in 1855; took a very active part in the building of the railroad, taking some large contracts; built the rail- road bridge at Madison, and, after the completion of the road, was conductor for several years; he then retired to his beautiful farm where he now lives. He has held the office of Supervisor, and is now Assessor; he does his business up in a prompt style, characteristic of the man. He was born in Boscawen, Merrimack Co., N. H., in 1830 ; his father's name was William Colby; his mother's name was Sophia Mason. He married Hannah E. S. Lawrence, in Madison, in the winter of 1862; she was born in Lon- don, England. Mr. Colby is emphatically a Democrat. He has 120 acres of land, worth $7,000, nicely located, overlooking the city of Madison and surrounding lakes, about four miles from the capitol.

M. DUNNING, farmer and stock-raiser ; Sec. 19; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin in 1850; he first located on the farm he now lives on in 1863. He has held offices of trust; been member of the

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board, Treasurer and Assessor. He is a native of Monroe Co., N. Y .; was born Feb. 29, 1824; his father's was Gerhard Dunning; his mother's name was Polly Hicks. He married Jane M. Webster, of New York, May 1, 1851 ; she was born Feb. 10, 1827 ; her father's name was John T. Webster ; her mother's name was Elizabeth Mann ; they have one son, John D. Dunning, aged 27, living in Iowa. Mr. Duuning is a Democrat. He has a beautiful farm of 80 acres, about four miles from the capitol, worth $5,000 ; he is a thrifty farmer and a thorough business man.

AUGUST FIDLER, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin in 1853, and located first where he now lives; he is a native of New York State; he was born in the town of Rhine- beck, Dutchess Co., N. Y., Sept. 25, 1799 ; his father's name was John Fidler; his mother's name was Betsey E. Pitcher, who came from Germany. Mr. A. Fidler married his first wife in New York ; her name was Polly Clapper ; by her he had seven children, five of whom are now living, three in the State of New York and two in Wisconsin ; he married Polly Post for his second wife; she was from New York ; she was born in Germantown, Columbia Co. Mr. Fidler has been on the Board of Supervisors ; in politics, he is a Democrat. He has a beautiful farm of 80 acres, valued at $6,000; it overlooks all the lakes and the city.

ALBERT HALL, farmer and stock-raiser; Sec. 31 ; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin in the winter of 1855, and at first located on Gov. Farwell's farm, in this township ; first came to this section (31) in the spring of 1863; he is a native of the county of Dorsetshire, England; his father's name was John Hall; his mother's name was Elizabeth Hall ; he was born Oct 18, 1829. He married Hannah Tailor, in Madison, April 24, 1862; she was born in England; they have two children-Elizabeth A., aged 13, and Mary E., aged 7. They both belong to the Methodist Church ; Mr. Hall is a Conservative regarding politics. He has a beautiful farm of 160 acres, situated so he can stand in four towns at once ; it is valued at $6,000.

E. C. HAMMERSLY, farmer and stock-shipper, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin when he was a little boy, from England, in the fall of 1850; the family first located where E. C. now lives ; his father's name was William Hammersley, and his mother's name was Ann H. Barwise; E. C. was born in England Nov. 20, 1817. His father enlisted in 1861, in Co. L, 3d W. V. C .; was in the service three years, when he was taken with yellow fever and died a few days before his time would have been out; this left the mother and all the children on the hands of E. C., who was equal to the emergency ; he was a natural trader and a hard worker, and he kept at it until now he is the only stock-shipper from Madison ; he ships upward of $200,000 per year, besides furnishing any amount to the butchers at the city ; he has yards at his farm, and is so situated that he can take advantage of the markets; he has taken his brother G. H. into partnership with him, as he had too much to attend to, and it bids fair to be one of the heaviest stock concerns in Wisconsin eventually ; G. H. is 26 years of age, and a young man of promise; their mother is still living with them. They have a beautiful farm of 160 acres, valued at $8,000.

LEANDER J. HENIKA, farmer and thrasher, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Madison ; came to Wiscon- sin in the fall of 1855 : first located in Oregon, Dane Co., Wis .; he came to the town of Madison in the spring of 1869. Mr. H. was born in New York, in 1832; his father's name was Frederick Henika; his mother's name was Lucy Pratt; they are both living and hold their ages remarkably. Mr. Henika mar- riod Elizabeth Collins, of Oregon, Wis., Jan. 5, 1859 ; Mrs. H. was born in New York, in 1840 ; her father's name was Michael Collins ; her mother's name was Margaret McMahon; they have one child -- Fred R. Henika, aged 20 years. Politically, Mr. H. is a Republican ; he has 30 acres of land, worth $2,000. Mr. H. is an industrious man and a good manager; he raises more grain and general produce than a good many do on much larger farms ; his farm is nicely located, about three miles from the city.

H. J. HILL, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 20; P. O. Madison; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and located where he now lives ; he has been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for thir- teen years, off and on ; he has also held the office of Treasurer and Assessor acceptably. Mr. H. was born in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N. Y., the 25th day of February, 1819; his father's name was James Hill; his mother's name was Laura Close. He married Claricy J. Noonan, in the State of New York, in 1845 ; they have one daughter-Callie W., aged 24 years, who was married, on the 28th of August, 1879, to William H. Harwood, formerly of Jackson, Mich., who is a farmer and resides at home with Mr. Hill, assisting Mr. Hill in running his farm. Mrs. H. J. Hill's father's name was Nathan Noonan ; her mother's name was Clarisa Dunning; Mrs. H. is a sister of J. A. Noonan, first Postmaster of the city of Milwaukee; Mrs. Hill is a member of the First Baptist Church of Madison. Mr. Hill is a respected citizen, and a man who can be thoroughly relied upon.

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GEORGE W. HORTON, gardener and small fruits, Sec. 35; P. O. Madison ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1856, and located on the place he now occupies; he is a native of Utica, N. Y., and was born in the year 1840 ; he is a son of R. W. Horton, who is now dead. Mr. G. W. Horton has held responsible positions in the town, and has always filled the bill ; he acted as Treasurer one term, and has filled the office of Town Clerk from 1866 to the present time, excepting one year. He was married in the fall of 1879, to Miss Lizzie Wilson, formerly from Massachusetts ; Mrs. Horton is a member of the Congregational Church at Madison. Mr. Horton is a Democrat; he owns 10 acres two and one-half miles from the city, nicely situated and adapted to gardening, valued at $2,500; he is a young man of good business habits, and has the respect of his neighbors.

JAMES JACK, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Madison; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and he first located in the city of Madison, and engaged in work of builder and contractor successfully for twelve years. Was Alderman of city in 1859. His native State is Ohio; was born on March 13, 1824; father's name was John Jack ; mother's name was Delilah Dean. Married Harriette Lewis, of Ohio. Was married in Ohio in 1844 ; they had six children, four living-one lives in Nebraska, one in Ohio, one in Kansas, and one in California. Alonzo Jack enlisted when he was 18 years old, and served two years in the late war ; was killed at Canon Bayou, Tenn., in a skirmish with rebel cavalry. Mr. Jack lost his wife in 1850 ; she was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Jack is a Republican. Has 80 acres of land worth $7,000, about two miles from the capital.

JOHN JOHNSON, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 20 and 29; P. O. Madison ; came to Wis- consin in the fall of 1847 ; he first located on the farm he now lives on; he was born in Jackson Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1819; bis father's name was John Johnson ; his mother's name was Christina Zinn. He married Anna Sawyer, of Ohio, April 3, 1844; she was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., Nov. 5, 1824 ; they have seven living children-Zeruia M., born May 5, 1845 ; Watson W., born Oct. 5, 1846; Edwin E., born Jan. 22, 1850 ; Hermon P., born March 14, 1852; Darwin M., born April 19, 1856; Arthur T., born Dec. 19, 1864; Anna B., born Oct. 23, 1867 ; they have lost one child, Emily E., who was born April 5, 1848, and died March 30, 1876. Zeruia M., married G. J. Skinner, and lives at Sioux Falls, D. T. Watson W., married Minnie Rathburn, and lives at Sioux Falls, D. T. Edwin E., married Lucy Skip- worth, and lives at Washington Prairie, Iowa. Hermon P., married Jennie Skipworth, and lives at Weep- ing Water, Neb. Darwin M., married Hala Cory, and lives at Weeping Water, Neb. Mrs. Johnson's father's name was Prescott Sawyer ; her mother's maiden name, Zeruia Lamb. Mrs. Johnson is a mem- ber of the First Congregational Church, Madison, Wis. ; she is an own cousin of the wife of Pere Hyacinthe, of Paris, France. Mr. Johnson's farm contains 180 acres, and worth $15,000. He is a Republican, a man who has always worked very hard, and brought up a large family respectably.

GEORGE LARKIN, farmer and stock-grower, Sec. 32; P. O., Madison; is a native of Wisconsin. He was born in this county Feb. 8, 1844. Located first at Mt. Vernon, this county, and then located on the farm he now lives on in 1872. His father's name is Jooathan Larkin, and his mother's is Cynthia Newcomb. Mr. Larkin married Addie Sweet, in the fall of 1872, at the city of Mad- ison ; his wife was born in New York. Politically, Mr. Larkin is a conservative. He has a nicely located farm of 80 acres, valued at $4,000. He is a good farmer and business man, and pays considerable atten- tion to stock.

J. T. MARSTON, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O., Madison; came to Madison in the fall of 1851. He located first in the city, corner of Henry and Langdon streets ; he first came to the farm in 1870 and 1871. He was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in 1853. Mr. Marston was born in Plymouth, Grafton Co., N. H., Nov. 2, 1806. His father's name was Samuel Marston, and his mother's was Sarah Doe. He married Miranda C. Dodge, of Montpelier, Vt., Dec. 22, 1833. Mrs. Marston was born in New Hampshire. They have three children-Mary Jane, aged 45; Emily, aged 43 ; T. J. Marston, aged 34. One daughter, Mrs. D. K. Tenney, is now traveling in Europe; one daughter married S. P. San- born and lives on an adjoining farm, and T. J. Marston lives at home and runs the farm. Mr. Marstoo built the house that Chief Justice Ryan now lives in, and the store block now converted into Hess Brewery. He was in active life in Montpelier, capital of Vermont. For many years he was editor of the Vermont Patriot, together with general business; has always been a literary man and a great reader; he is well posted in politics and general news of the day, also the history of early times. He has retired to his beauti- ful farm opposite Lake Wingra, where he lives in luxury ; takes all the daily papers and leading periodicals, and keeps posted on all points ; has a memory of past events that is wonderful for a man of his years. He has 200 acres, worth $15,000. In politics, he is a decided Republican.

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History of Dane County, Wisconsin, Part 207

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