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IVEY & WEBB, merchants, Lancaster; this house was established at this location in Feb- ruary. 1879 ; they carry a complete stock of dry goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes, clothing, groceries, etc .; stock ranges from $5,000 to $9,000; their annual trade reaches $30,000 and is increasing; this house was established in May, 1866, at British Hollow under the firm name of Wilson & Ivey ; in 1868, Mr. Ivey bought his partner's interest and continued the business alone two years, when he took in Will- iam E. Webb ; in February, 1879, they bought their present store which was opened by Mr. Ivey, Mr,
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Webb remaining at the old store until it could be closed out; in September, 1880, Mr. Webb joined his partner in Lancaster.
Alexander Ivey is a native of England, born in County Cornwall March 10, 1837, a son of Joseph and Miriam Endey Ivey, who moved to America in the summer of 1837, and lived in New York City six years, when his father, a miner by trade, was killed by the caving in of a mine, his mother subsequently marrying Josiah T. Tremullen; they moved to West Virginia, afterward to North Carolina, and in 1846, to Grant Co., Wis .; his mother died in 1849. He followed mining until the war broke out when he vol- unteered as a private in September, 1861, in Co. D, 7th W. V. I., Capt. E. F. Giles ; he went out as a private and returned a Sergeant, having lost one leg at the battle of Gettysburg. He was married March 4, 1865, to Miss Anna Eustice, of British Hollow, daughter of George Eustice ; they have four sons and a daughter, Miriam P., Joseph E., George Earl, Alexander and W. Leroy ; he was elected Town Clerk at Potosi in 1865, and was County Treasurer for Grant Co. four years from 1875 to 1879, and a member of the City Council in 1879.
W. E. Webb, a native of Wisconsin, born in British Hollow, Grant Co., March 9, 1848, a son of John and Dorothy Dunstone Webb, both natives of Cornwall, England, who came to the United States in 1845, and direct to Grant Co. Mr. Webb followed mining from the time he left school at the age of 14 until he embarked in the mercantile business. He was married to Miss Martha Nicholls, born in Wales, a daughter of William and Ann Wilcox Nicholls ; they have three sons-Frank, Walter and William.
THOMAS JERRETT, Sec. 8 ; P. O. Lancaster ; owns 160 acres of land, valued at $18 per acre ; born in Devonshire, England, in 1823, came to America in 1851, and located in Canada, re- moved to Wisconsin in 1867. Married Ellen Murphy, a native of Ireland, who died in 1869; four chil- dren were the result of this union-George, Eliza, Mary and Ann.
JOHN JESIDE, merchant tailor, Lancaster ; commenced this business in 1876 with a stock of clothing, and employing but one man ; he now carries a stock ranging from $8,000 to $12,000, and employs three workmen ; Mr. Jeside is a native of Germany, born Feb. 6, 1848, a son of John and Elizabeth Jeside. John, Jr., commenced to learn his trade in Germany, and came to Lancaster direct in March, 1867 ; he was then 19 years of age, and engaged as tailor for John Beig, with whom he remained one year, and was one year with H. Cook ; he was afterward for seven years in the employ of Ed Hyde, when he commenced business for himself. He was married, Oct. 9, 1871, to Miss A. Beorner, daughter of Jolin A. Beorner ; she died May 30, 1872 ; he was again married, Oct. 10, 1874, to Miss Henrictta Henkel, daughter of Henry Henkel, of Ellenboro ; they have one son living, Oscar. Mr. Jeside is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows, Lodge No. 172, and an officer in the same.
J. A. JONES, druggist, Lancaster. Established this business in May, 1851, at Hazel Green, in the south part of Grant Co. He commenced with but $200 cash capital, buying out the drug house of Dr. C. A. Mills, and commenced business under the firm name of Jones & Kibbe. At the end of six months Mr. Kibbe retired, and Mr. Jones continued until September, 1857, when he closed out. Having been a conveyancer, he continued in that occupation until elected County Treasurer in the fall of 1858, which office he held four years, and then bought an interest in the dry goods house of George Howe. Con- tinued business under the firm name of Howe & Jones two years, when he again entered the drug business in the fall of 1866, which he has since successfully continued. Mr. Jones was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Sept. 1, 1818, a son of John and Elizabeth (George) Jones. He came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1844, and settled in the south part of Grant Co., where he followed mining and school-teaching. He was married Nov. 1, 1849, to Miss Theda B. Culver, daughter of Samuel Culver ; she died in August, 1862. Was again married, March 2, 1864, to Emily J. Wight, of Dubuque.
HENRY JUDD, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1844. Came to Wisconsin in 1868, and settled in Jamestown, this county ; lo ated on present farm in 1880. Married Ella Patterson, a native of this county. They have three children-Burton, LeRoy and Cornelia. Mr. Judd enlisted in Co. I, 6th U. S. C., in 1861, and was discharged in 1864. Was engaged in twenty-eight battles, being all that his regiment participated in.
HON. H. S. KEENE, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 100 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre. Born in Elk Grove, La Fayette Co., Wis. He came to this county with his parents when he was 1 year old, and they settled on the farm, where he now resides. Mr. Keene has been a teacher for many years, but, for the last few years, his attention has been turned to farming. He was married to Minnie Arnold, a native of Indiana. They have four children-Walter A., Maud M., Bruce L. and Ger- trude A.
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ROBERT A. KILBOURN, deceased. A native of Ohio. He came to Grant Co. in the spring of 1837, and was engaged in mining for a number of years, when he commenced farming, which he continued up to the time of his death, which occurred May 12, 1875. He was married March 26, 1836, to Miss Laura Hannum, a native of New York State. They have three children still living-James M .. Myra and Anna. He and his wife were members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Kilbourn still re- sides in the village of Lancaster.
JOHN F. LANE, Sheriff of Grant Co. Is a native of Lower Canada, and was born Dec. 27, 1832. He came to Wisconsin before reaching manhood, and settled in Grant Co. When the war broke out. he enlisted May 20, 1861, in Co. I, 3d W. V. I., and was transferred to Co. G, 1st United States Engineers, and served until the battle of Chancellorsville, when he returned to his old regiment, and was severely wounded in that battle. Hc afterward entered the secret service under Col. Baker, and served in C'apt. Pott's division until the close of the war. In the fall of 1880, he was elected Sheriff of this county. In the fall of 1874, Mr. Lane married Miss Florence Sheffield, a native of Grant Co. They have two chil- dren-Effie and Ernest; they have lost one son, Harry.
LOU P. LESLER, County Treasurer. Is a native of Grant Co., and was born Nov. 8, 1844. He grew up and attended school here, and, in 1859, entered a store in Boscobel as clerk. Upon the break- ing out of the war, he enlisted when only 17 years old, in the 2d W. V. I, but was rejected, and again entered a store in Boscobel. In May, 1864, he enlisted in the 41st regiment, hundred-day troops. Has held the office of Town Treasurer several terms. Was elected Treasurer of Grant Co., in November, 1878, and was again re-elected to the same position in the fall of 1880, by the largest majority of any one on the ticket. In 1875, was married to Miss Eda A. Meyer from Boscobel ; they have one son, Leo Paul.
WILLIAM L. McCORD, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Lancaster. Was born in town of Ellen- boro, Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 8, 1847. He went to the oil regions where he remained twelve years, then returned to Wisconsin ; rented land for about four years ; then bought 160 acres of land with fine house, 16x32, with wing, 18x40, main part two stories ; barn 30x40, 16-foot corners, basement, stable ; a well- improved place. His wife, M. Emma Crabtree, born in Harrison, Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 23, 1855 ; they married Feb. 21, 1877 ; they have two children-Eula E., born Nov. 6, 1877 ; Laura E., born April 1, 1879. In politics, Democrat. Religion, Episcopal. Member of I. O. O. F., Lodge No. -. What he has he has made by his own industry. Mrs. McCord was a daughter of John Crabtree, deceased, who was born in England May 31, 1818. Came to America in 1840; located in Fair Play, engaged in smelting and mining ; died Nov. 8, 1868. Her mother was Alice Mills, a native of England, born May 30, 1819, and married in the old country in the year 1837. They had a family of eleven children, eight are now living. Mrs. Crabtree resides with her daughter, Mrs. McCord.
JOHN MCCORMICK, farmer and dealer in stock and agricul ural machinery, Lancaster. A native of Grant Co. He was married Nov. 29, 1876, to Miss Kittie Scott; she was born in Waukegan, Ill. They have two children-Margaret A. and Mary E.
JUDGE WILLIAM MCGONIGAL, Lancaster. Is a native of Tennessee, and was born in Hawkins Co., March 14, 1814. He came to Wisconsin Territory in June, 1836, and located in La Fayette Co., at White Oak Springs, and engaged in inining. Was one of the early settlers in the State. Continued mining through the different sections of the lead mining region fourteen years. Came to Lancas- ter Jan. 1, 1853, and since then has resided here. In 1849, he was elected Representative to the State Legislature. In 1852, was elected Sheriff of the county, and, in 1854, was elected Register of Deeds. In 1857, he was elected County Judge, and, since then for a period of twenty-four years, he has continu- ously held that position. In 1846, was married to Miss Ros. Ann Logsdon, a native of Kentucky. They have four children-Olive. William F., James M., Mattie C.
J. J. MCKENZIE, farmer, Scc. 30; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 500 acres. Was born in Mor- gan Co., Ky. In the fall of 1839, he left his native place and went to Edgar Co., Ill., where he remained during the winter, and the next year, in July, 1840, came to Grant Co., where he has since lived. In the spring of 1850, he made a trip across the plains to California, where he was engaged in the mines three years. He was married in 1856, to Miss Susanna J. Halferty, a native of Richland Co., Ohio. They have three sons and two daughters-Frank, William, Ben, Kate and Fanny.
JOSEPH MCKINNEY, retired farmer, Lancaster. Born in 1802, a native of Rockingham Co., N. C. Came to Wisconsin in 1835, and located in Lancaster, Grant Co., where he has remained with the exception of four years, when he went to Texas. Always been engaged in farming. Married in 1825,
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to Miss Susan Overby, a native of North Carolina, by whom he had thirteen children, nine of whom are living. Married a second time in 1852. to Mrs. Anna Robbins; by her, he has four children. three of whom are living. Are members of M. E. Church, of which church Mr. Mckinney has been Deacon for forty years; one of the oldest living settlers in Grant Co., and was considered one of the best farmers in the county. Is an honorable and exemplary man. Democratic in politics.
GEORGE MARKS, brick-mason, Lancaster. A native of Vermont, born Nov. 11, 1837. He came West in November, 1869. In the spring of 1870, he came to Lancaster. Mr. Marks was mar- ried March 25, 1862, in Colchester, Vt., to Miss Sophrana N. Spear. They have three sons-Walter. George M. and Arthur.
GEORGE W. MARLOW, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Hurricane Grove. Owns 87 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre. Born on this farm in 1842. Married Angelino Druen, a native of this county. . They have five children-George C., Clara B., Louson, Vernon and John. In 1861, Mr. M. enlisted in Co. C, 2d W. V. I., and discharged in 1862.
RICHARD MEYER, banker, Lancaster ; was born in Westphalia, a province of Germany, in 1817. His earlier education was conducted at a private school in Hamburg. Upon its completion, young Meyer was transferred to a desk in a large banking and shipping house at Libau, Russia, where he remained twelve years. At the expiration of this time, he was promoted to the charge of the office of Harrison, Winans & Eastwick, the great American railway contractors, then located at St. Petersburg. Upon the close of their contracts, and return to America, in 1850, Mr. Meyer accompanied them, and established himself in Philadelphia. Ill health soon after demanded a change of residence, and, heeding the warnings, Mr. Meyer started for the West, coming at once to Grant Co., and making his headquarters at Lancaster in 1857. This afterward became his permanent home. Mr. Meyer has been connected with his present business since 1867.
GEORGE MUESSE, contractor and builder, dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; emigrated to America in 1848, with his brother, and learned the trade of carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. He came to Grant Co. in 1859, and remained one year, then returned to Pennsylvania. In 1870, he came to Lancaster, and since then has been engaged in building. In 1879, he also engaged in the lumber business, and is building up a good trade. He holds the office of City Weighmaster. In July, 1863, Mr. Muesse married Mrs. Elizabeth Humrichhouse, a native of Germany. They have seven children-Annie E., George H., Lizzie, Carrie M., Fred W., Edward C .. Charlie L.
HENRY MUESSE, contractor and builder and dealer in lumber, Lancaster. Is a native of Germany ; was born in in Prussia June 22, 1836. Emigrated to America in 1848. Learned the trade ef carpenter and joiner in Philadelphia. Came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Lancaster, and began working at his trade; and since then, for the past twenty-six years, he has been successfully engaged in contracting and building. and has done a large business. In 1875, established the lumber business, and has a good trade. He has served as Police Justice and member of the Town Board. Was united in mar- riage to Miss Eliza Reynolds, a native of London, England, Oct. 15, 1860. They have six children- Olive, John, Hattie, Harry, Frank, Susie.
JACOB NATHAN, Lancaster, a native of Prussia, born June 12, 1810, a son of Isaac and Susan (Leopold) Nathan. Was married July 25, 1835; he came to the United States in 1849, and settled in Lancaster, where he followed butchering and peddling his meats; was also engaged in mining during the first four years. They have five children living-Joseph, Sophia (now Mrs. John Schriener). Henrietta (widow of John Woolstenholme), Amelia (now Mrs. John G. Oswald), and Adolph. Mr. Nathan is a member of I. O. O. F.
NATHAN, SCHREINER & CO., dealers in general merchandise and live stock, Lan- caster, This house was established in 1860, by J. Nathan ; in 1862, the firm became J. Nathan & Son. and, in 1864, Nathan, Schreiner & Co. The same year dry goods, clothing, hats, caps, boots and shoes were added to the line of groceries. In 1865, J. Nathan retiring, he was succeeded by his son, Joseph Nathan. This house is the largest in the city, and does an annual trade of $75,000 ; they built their present store in 1867 ; employ a full force of eight men ; they also handle live stock, cattle, hogs and sheep ; ship to Chicago and Milwaukee, their receipts reaching $200,000 per annum.
Adolph Nathan, of this firm, is a native of Prussia, born May 8, 1844, a son of Jacob and Helen (Sheuer) Nathan, who moved to St. Louis in the winter of 1849, where they lived about six months ; in the spring of 1850, they moved to Lancaster. Adolph went to Chicago to Commercial College, and, in 1863, volunteered in the +1st W. V. I., one hundred days, United States service ; he was detailed as a
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Special Order Clerk, under Gen. Washburn. October 18, 1865, he was married in New York to Miss Rosa Schreiber, daughter of Louis Schreiber ; they have one son and one daughter, Louis, aged 12, and Jeannett, an infant. Mr. Nathan was Financial Agent of the Chicago & Tomah Railway from 1878 to 1880 ; was General Freight Agent, Auditor and Treasurer.
John Schreiner is a native of Germany, born Jan. 27, 1835; he came to the United States, and direct to Grant Co., in 1853. He was married Oct. 25, 1855, in Lancaster, to Miss Sophia Nathan ; they have seven children living, four sons and three daughters-Ellen K., Elizabeth Anna, Adolph J., Emma, Frank, Edmund A. and Herbert E.
NATHAN & WOOLSTENHOLME, dealers in general merchandise, Lancaster, com- menced business in the fall of 1869, with a $2,000 stock and small capital of about $1,500, doing a trade the first year of about $2,500 ; their business has since increased threefold. Joseph Woolstenholme, of this firm, is a native of Lancaster, Grant Co., born Nov. 1, 1860, son of John W. and Annetta Nathan Woolstenholme ; his father was bore in Philadelphia, of English parentage, and his mother was born in Germany. He has always been engaged in this business. A graduate of Lancaster High School.
John Woolstenholme, deceased, was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1836, where he lived until 14 years of age, when he moved with his father, William Woolstenholme, to Grant Co., and settled on Fennimore Prairie in 1850. He followed farming until 26 years of age, when he enlisted as a private in the 25th W. V. I., Co. C, Capt. H. D. Ferguson ; he served one year, when he was dis- charged on account of disability. He returned home, and, in 1868, was engaged in building the com -. pany's store, in company with Mr. Nathan, which they occupied till his death, which occurred Aug. 20, 1880. His wife survives him, and the business is still continued, his sons representing him.
Jacob Woolstenholme, Lancaster, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., where he was born May 27, 1838. His father came to Grant Co. in 1843, and still resides there ; his brother John died Aug. 20, 1880, in Lancaster, leaving a wife and four children.
THOMAS ORTON, Lancaster, grain buyer, in the employ of F. W. Strong, has been with this firm since March, 1879. He is a native of London, England, born July 20, 1854 ; came to America with his parents in February, 1863, and settled in Lancaster ; his father was a publisher and bookbinder, and died two weeks after his arrival ; his mother died April 17, 1880. Dec. 9, 1878, he was married to Miss Lizzie Adams, of British Hollow.
P. H. PARSONS, Town Collector, is a native of Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y .; grow up and received his education in that State. In 1852, went to California, and was engaged in mining, mer- cantile business and teaching, until 1866, when he came to Grant Co. He had held the office of Deputy County Clerk for some years, also Justice of the Peace, and, for the past two years has held the office of Town Collector. In 1844, Mr. Parsons was united in marriage to Miss Delia J. Phelps, a native of Ver- mont. They have one son, Fred B., living in Denver, Colo.
BENJAMIN E. QUINCY, Sec. 29; P. O. Lancaster ; owns 221 acres of land, valued at $23 per acre ; born in Chittenden Co., Vt., in 1820; came to Wisconsin in 1844, and located on present farm. Married Mary E. Stone, a native of the same county. They have five children-Merton E., Lucia E., Frank S., Fred H. and Charles B. Are members of the M. E. Church.
HENRY RESSMEYER, harness-maker, Lancaster ; commenced this business in the spring of 1873, commencing in a small way, renting a shop and doing all of his own work ; in the fall of 1878, he bought his present shop, and now carries a stock of· about $1,000, employing two men ; he is a native Germany, born April 19, 1849, a son of John Henry and Dorotha (Donnenberg) Ressmeyer, who came to the United States in the fall of 1840; his father died in Du Page Co., Ill., Sept. 20, 1862, and his mother died in Grant Co., March 2, 1879. Mr. R. was married in Liberty, Grant Co., Sept. 16, 1877, to Miss Maggie Heiliger, daughter of Joseph and Maggie (Miller) Heiliger. They have two sons-William, born Sept. 28, 1878, and Fred, Oct. 3, 1880. Mr. Ressmeyer is an active member of the I. O. O. F.
ORA C. RICHARDS, Deputy Sheriff, Lancaster ; is a native of the town of Fennimore, be- gan life as a farmer, following that business until 14 years of age ; he then attended school in Boscobel for about four years, and made rapid progress ; at the age of 18 years, he was appointed Deputy Sheriff of Grant Co., and now holds the same position for the fifth year, being appointed in 1877.
GEORGE W. RYLAND, banker, Lancaster ; was born in Selbysport, Alleghany Co., Md., Dec. 10, 1827. He received a common-school education. In 1853, he came to Wisconsin, locating at Lan- caster ; he was engaged in commercial pursuits, and, during Lincoln's and Johnson's Administrations, be served as Postmaster. He was Chairman of the Town Board from 1870 to 1877, and of the County Board five
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years. In 1872, he was sent as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, held at Philadelphia. In 1879, he was elected State Senator by a large majority over his two competitors. In 1867, he engaged in the banking and exchange business, and is, to-day, the senior member of the firm of Ryland & Co., bankers.
MISS BARBARA SCHLOESSER, milliner, Lancaster ; commenced business in the spring of 1868, in partnership with Miss Anna Finney ; after one year, Miss Finney retired and Miss Schloesser has since continued alone ; she carries a stock of nearly $1,000 during the busy season ; Miss Schloesser is a native of Germany, born near the city of Cologne, a daughter of Henry J. and Catherine (Schaeffer ) Schloesser ; her parents came to the United States in 1849, and lived in Racine nearly three years, when they settled on a farm near Lancaster where they died, her mother, June 7, 1857, and her father, Feb. 12, 1859, aged respectively 42 and 48. She has four brothers living ; her brother John who enlisted in the 8th W. V. I., died in Andersonville Prison from starvation, after many months' suffering, having been taken a prisoner at the battle of Gettysburg; another brother, Henry, of the 2d W. V. C., of congestive chills after a severe campaign, Aug. 4, 1864.
ANTON SCHMITT, proprietor of the Phelps House ; was born Nov. 4, 1830, in the village of Dexbach, Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, Germany. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Briel of the same place, who was born March 15, 1829 ; they emigrated to this country in 1854, and came to Im- caster June 10, the same year. Mr. Schmitt is a farmer and miller by trade ; he bought a farm in Section 2, town of Beetown, on which he lived until April, 1855, when he purchased of J. Allen Barber a grist- mill and farm in the town of Lancaster, called Grant Mills, which he operated and tilled the farm until 1869, when owing to poor health he sold the mill and moved to the village of Lancaster ; in 1870. he engaged in the general merchandise trade, which business he carried on in Lancaster and Fennimore until January, 1876 ; in 1870, he bought 28 acres of land in the village of Lancaster on which he built a dwelling house and other improvements, planted a vineyard of 2 acres, orchard and small fruit, which he has cultivated successfully in connection with his other business ; is one of the first and most successful grape and small fruit growers in this part of the county. Has six children-Louise, born in Germany, Dec. 20, 1852, now living in Dutch Flat, Cal., married to J. E. Knott ; Caroline, Aug. 18, 1855; Carl, April 20, 1857, died Jan. 2, 1870; Adolph, born April 25, 1859 ; Amelia, Jan. 12, 1861 ; Elizabeth, March 20, 1863; Veronica, Oct. 8, 1865 ; the four daughters and one son are assisting their parents in their present occupation. Mr. Schmitt has passed all the chairs in the I. O. O. F., and has been a member of the lodge for twenty years ; always been in active business life, and self-made.
REV. PETER SCHWAIGER, is a native of Bavaria, Germany, and was born at Schwein- kofen April 28, 1838; received his education there and studied five years in Bavaria ; emigrated to America in September, 1858, studied in Westmoreland, Penn., then came to Milwaukee where he completed his studies at St. Francis' Seminary and was ordained in that city in 1863, his first pastorate was in Was- ington Co .; he has served acceptably as Pastor in the counties of Sheboygan, Dane and Racine, and was appointed Pastor of his present church in 1877.
MRS. FANNY SHERMAN, Lancaster ; widow of Cyrus Sherman, both natives of Frank- lin Co., Vt. Mrs. Sherman was born April 29, 1822, a daughter of Hon. Jed Barber, a native of Con- necticut, and for many years Judge of the Circuit and Probate Court, he came to Lancaster in 1856, and died there at the age of 87. Her mother also died in Lancaster, at 80 years of age. Mrs. Sherman was married, June 18, 1849, they moved to Lancaster in 1854, and he died Dec. 29, 1860, leaving three sons and a daughter.
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