History of Grant County, Wisconsin, preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 153

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: [Chicago : Western Historical Co.?]
Number of Pages: 1050

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F. W. RICE, proprietor of Wisconsin House, Patch Grove ; was born in Madison Co., N. Y., April 14, 1817 ; at the age of 17, he emigrated to Pennsylvania with his parents ; then from there to Ohio ; then to Indiana, and, in 1842, went to Prairie du Chien for about one year ; then removed to Grant Co., and worked in a saw-mill for a short time; then was engaged in rafting lumber on the Wisconsin and Mis- sissippi Rivers ; then settled at Millville, where he bought 80 acres of land and improved, which he sold ; then removed to Patch Grove in the year 1858; took charge of the hotel in 1871, and has been there ever since. His wife, Mirah Bidwell, was born in England, Leeds, July 6, 1825 ; came to America with her parents, who settled in the Eastern States. They were married Nov. 16, 1845 ; they have had four chil- dren-Emmet Clarence, born at. Millville June 26, 1849, and now residing in Harvey Co., Kan ; Eliza Ann, born at Patch Grove Nov. 13, 1846 ; Anther, born June 12, 1856 ; Mary Amanda, born June 26,

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1858, died Aug. 8, 1866. In politics, Republican ; in religion, liberal believer. Has been Treasurer of Patch Grove. Member of the Union League during the war.

JOHN RUNK, retired farmer and wagon-maker, Patch Grove ; was born in Baltimore Co., Md., Feb. 16, 1809 ; emigrated to Berkeley Co., Va., with his parents in 1814, from thence to Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1835. His parents died in Ohio in 1836 ; he then went to Miami Co., Ohio, where he remained until the year 1845, when he came to Wisconsin and located at Jamestown two years; then to Boise Prairie and bought 80 acres of land, this was six miles south of Lancaster; he added to the place until he owned 200 acres, which he sold and removed to Patch Grove. His wife, Rebecca Rankin, was born in Morgan Co., Va., Sept. 18, 1804; they married in 1829, and died Sept. 25, 1876, leaving four children-Anna E., who died in Ohio ; Mary C., now Mrs. Rockwell in Delaware Co., N. Y .; Sarah J., now Mrs. Gee ; Alemeda, deceased. In politics, Republican ; in religion, Methodist, and has been Steward, also on the Official Board. A man that has made all he has by his own industry and hard work.

CHARLES ROBERTSON, blacksmith, Patch Grove; was born at Perthshire, Scotland, Aug. 11, 1829 ; he came to America in 1854 ; located at Lancaster, Wis .; engaged in business ; he then, in 1857, removed to Patch Grove ; owns a fine property in the town. His wife, Christina Shallerss, was born in 1827 ; married in 1852 ; she died in 1866, leaving seven children-Charles, now residing in Kansas ; Robert, now residing in Kansas; Helen, at Waukesha ; George, at Lancaster ; William, deceased ; 'Anna and Alexander. Second wife was Rachel Shallerss, a native of England, born in 1847; they married in 1868; they have had six children-Frank, Arthur, William, Lizzie, Edwin, Christina. In politics, Re- publican ; in religion, Disciple ; a Good Templar.

J. C. SCOTT, County Surveyor, Patch Grove ; was born in Grant Co., Wis., Feb. 17, 1847 ; removed to Galena in 1850, with his parents, where he remained until 1870. Attended the high school and graduated in 1863. He learned the trade of shoemaker with his father. Attended the State Univer- sity in the year 1865; and, in 1866 and 1867, worked at Bridgeport in the railroad office and grain ware- house. In the spring of 1869, he went to Salt Lake ; returned to Patch Grove Feb. 9, 1870, and engaged in general merchandise under the firm name of Scott & Hicklin, sold out to John J. Humphrey Feb. 9, 1879. In 1872, in company with A. Paul and John Hicklin, built the mill at the Grove, the first steam grist-mill in the county ; attended the mill until 1877. Elected County Surveyor the fall of 1880; was Town Trustee from 1870 until 1876 ; Chairman of Town Board in 1876; Assessor in 1877 ; Town Clerk for 1880 ; Census Enumerator for 1880; Notary Public for ten years ; School Clerk six years ; member of I. O. O. F. and A., F. & A. M. Lodges. Republican ; in religion, believer. His wife, Angeline Paul, was born at Patch Grove April 5, 1852, daughter of James and Angeline Paul, who came to Wisconsin in 1847 ; her father came in 1842. They married Dec. 21, 1870; they have four children- Elsie A., born Jan. 17, 1873 ; Christina E., born Sept. 5, 1875; John Nagle C., born July 28, 1878; Eulalia, born Nov. 9, 1880.

JOHN WOFFENDEN, Sec. 3; P. O. Patch Grove. Owns 120 acres of land, valued at. $50 per acre. Born in Yorkshire, England, in 1827 ; came to America with his parents in the same year; at the age of 11 years, his parents returned to England. In 1848, he came back to America and settled in New York for a short time, when he removed to Wisconsin and settled on this farm. He has been twice married, first to Mary Nowell, who died in 1875 ; they had five children-Mary J., Precilla, William N., Hannah E. and Abraham L. In 1879, he married Rosa Cull, a native of Ireland.

THOMAS WALKER, dealer in furniture, and cabinet-maker, Patch Grove; was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland, Dec. 22, 1822 ; he came to America in 1850, and resided at Potosi ; then to Lancaster in 1878, went to Patch Grove ; he keeps a fine stook of goods, and has a good trade. His first wife, Mrs. Jenet Brewer, was a native of Indiana ; they were married in 1846 ; she died in 1847, by this marriage there was one child-Franklin, who went into the army from Illinois, and was never heard from afterward, supposed to have been killed. His second wife, Eliza J. Patterson, was born in Canada in 1825 ; they were married in 1850, and have two children-Hattie K. (now Mrs. Parrish), and Robert. In politics, Republican ; in religion a believer ; a member of the Good Templars. Owns village property.

CAPT. H. F. YOUNG, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Patch Grove. Owns 200 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre ; born in Mercer Co., Penn., in 1824 : came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Millville ; in 1878, he settled on this farm. Married Delia Warner, a native of Ohio; they have two children- May and Harry. Mr. Young enlisted in 1861, as Second Lieutenant of Co. F. 7th W. V. I .; was after- ward promoted to Captain ; he served until 1864.

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JAMES BEAM, farmer ; P. O. Blue River; owns 120 acres in Secs. 14 and 23; he was born in Huntingdon Co., N. J., in the year 1816 ; he is a son of John and Lydia Arch ; he spent the early years of his life in his native State, where his time was employed principally as a farm laborer ; in the year 1850, he went to Illinois and located in Kane Co., and engaged in farming, remaining there until 1857, when he came to this county and bought some Government land, which he afterward sold, and bought the farm upon which he now lives. He was married in 1841 to Miss Celinda Blain, of New Jer- sey, by whom he had thirteen children, eight of whom are now living.

JOHN BLOYER (deceased), died July 4, 1879 ; born in Switzerland in 1814, and came to Pennsylvania with his parents when 6 months old, when they engaged in farming in Lancaster Co., where his father died, and he with the family, in 1830, went to Charlestown, Coles Co., Ill., where, in 1841, he married Miss Elizabeth Griffiths, a native of Indiana ; he at that time was engaged and learned the car penter's trade; in 1845, they came to this State and bought a farm near Platteville, on which they located and lived until 1853, when they sold the farm and bought one upon which two sons, George and Frank, with their mother, now live. The farm embraces 960 acres. There are six children living and five deceased ; two sons, John and Thomas, died in the army ; John was a member of the 14th W. V. I., and Thomas of the 33d W. V. I.

URIAH BRIMMER, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Boscobel ; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1815 ; his father, John Brimmer, a farmer, and his mother, Amy Christian, were both natives of New York State ; Uriah lived in the State of New York until 1842, when he went to Illinois, locating in Ken- dall Co., engaging in farming, afterward moving to Kane Co., remaining there until 1860, when he came to Grant Co. and bought the farm upon which he now lives. He was married, in 1835, in the State of. New York, to Miss Miranda Rowley, by whom he had eight children, six now living; George, the youngest, enlisted August, 1862, in Col. Moore's 33d W. V. I., serving with the regiment until the war was over ; his daughter Sarah was married in July, 1861, to E. C. Miller ; he enlisted in the 19th W. V. I., and was discharged for disability ; after he regained his health he enlisted in the 33d W. V. I., and was wounded while with the regiment in the Red River expedition, from the effects of which he after- ward died.

JOHN BURRIS, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Boscobel ; farm contains 80 acres; he was born in Washington Co., Ohio, in 1814, where he was educated and raised on a farm ; his father, John Burris, was a native of Pennsylvania ; his mother, Elizabeth McMann, was a native of Virginia ; his father was a farmer ; three years of his time before coming West was employed as an overseer on a Southern planta- tion, owned by a Mr. Kegler, a native of one of the New England States ; he came to this State in 1840, and located at Belmont, which at that time was included in Iowa Co., where he lived with his brother one year, when he went to Lost Grove and Peddler's Creek, where he was engaged in mining for eight years ; in 1849, he went to California, remaining there until 1854; he was engaged in mining there; on his return, he entered 320 acres of land, where he now lives. He has served the town in different offices a number of times. He was married, in 1841, to Miss Sarah Eastman, a native of Indiana, by whom he had thirteen children; six boys and three girls are now living. Asbury, the oldest, enlisted in the 3d W. V. C., in which he served until the close of the war, participating in all the battles of the regiment. John, Jr., was also in the same regiment, but was discharged for disability. Stephen also enlisted and served his country until the close of the war. Mrs. Burris came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1837. Her brother assisted in surveying the State. Her family on both sides were among the earliest settlers of this country, and fought in the Revolutionary war.

ULYSSUS M. HUNGERFORD, farmer ; P. O. Blue River ; a son of Isaiah and Elizabeth Hutchinson, natives of Connecticut, but located at Livonia, Livingston Co., N. Y., where Ulyssus was born April 12, 1834, where he was educated ; learned the carpenter trade with his father ; came to Illinois in March, 1854, and located at Kankakee ; the following year came to this State, locating on Sauk Prairie, Dane Co .; the following spring he moved to Crawford Co., entering forty acres of land; remained there one and a half years ; he then came to this town and engaged as a farm hand until the breaking-out of the war; Dec. 28, 1863, he enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Light Artillery (Burnett's Battery) ; he served

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with the battery until the close of the war, and was mustered out with them at Madison in July, 1865 ; he had four brothers in the service; Eugene, the oldest, enlisted while attending the University at Madi- son, in 1861, in the 5th W. V. I., participating in all the battles with the regiment until May 3, 1863, when he was killed while storming the heights at Fredericksburg ; Edwin enlisted in August, 1862, and died in the hospital at Corinth Nov. 9, 1862 ; Thomas J. enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Artillery Oct. 1, 1861, when the battery was organized, and was in active service until his term of enlistment expired, in October, 1864, when he came home. Addison enlisted in 1864 in the 47th W. V. I., and served until the close of the war. At the close of the war, Ulyssus moved upon the farm where he now lives. He married Miss Sarah Carson, who was a native of Indiana, and came to this State with her parents in 1854. He has always been in active life, and accumulated an estate through his personal industry.

JAMES B. HOMEWOOD, farmer ; P. O. Blue River ; was born in Kent, Eng., June 12, 1829 ; he is a son of Edward and Elizabeth (Buss) Homewood ; came to America in 1842, locating at Summit Co., Ohio; remaining one year, he returned to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he engaged in farming; came to Wisconsin in 1867, and bought the farm upon which he now lives. He was married in the State of New York, in 1859, to Miss Sarah Galoway, who was born in Ireland, but came to America when 10 years old ; they have five children living-four sons and one daughter. Mr. Homewood has always been a persevering, industrious man, and a much-respected citizen.

HENRY LEE, farmer ; P. O. Blue River ; was born in Yorkshire, Eng., in 1818; he is a son of John and Harriet Wright, who were natives of the same place, and engaged in manufacturing britannia ware. Mr. Lee came to America with his parents when 2 years old (1820), and located in New Jersey, where he was educated and learned the business of britannia ware manufacturing, which his father engaged in there ; when 21 years of age, he went to Newark, N. J., and in connection with his brother established a manufactory of German silver ware; he engaged in it two years ; the business not paying, they abandoned it, and for eleven years engaged in making trunk rivets, afterward engaging in the grocery business three years ; in 1856, he sold his business and came West, and bought a farm in De Kalb Co., Ill., where he remained seven years, then came to this town and engaged in farming. He was married, Jan. 29, 1846, to Miss Juliet Stevenson, of New Jersey ; they have seven children living in this State. Mr. Lee is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; his ancestors have been members of the same body almost since Wesley's time. Mr. Lee is, and always has been, a strong advocate of temperance. ·

JOEL LEE, farmer ; P.O. Blue River; born in Huron Co., Penn., in 1832 ; son of Vernon and Polly Barton, natives of Pennsylvania ; they moved to Illinois in 1839, and located in Kane Co. Mr. Lee came to this State in 1855, and located near where he now lives. Married, in 1857, to Miss Jane Bennett, a native of New York State, by whom he has four sons and five daughters. He bought the farm where he now lives in 1868. Has been Treasurer of Waterstown four years.

ANDERSON B. MILLER, general store, Blue River Station ; was borniu Oldham Co., Ky .. July 19, 1815 ; he is a son of John (a native of Virginia) and Nancy Blevens, a native of Kentucky, where they were farmers. Anderson lived in Kentucky with his parents until 1832, when he went to Sullivan Co., Ind., and learned the potter's trade, and worked at it eighteen months. In March, 1839, he married Elizabeth Clerk, a native of Kentucky, and carried on the potter's business until the spring of 1848, when he moved his family to this State and located in Lost Grove, Iowa Co., and engaged in farm- ing; remained there four years, then moved to Richwood, Richland Co., where he bought a timber farm, which he cleared off by persevering industry, where he lived until 1862, when he sold out and bought a farm in Mifflin, which he sold in 1868, and moved to Blue River and established his present business. They have had six children ; two boys and two girls have died. Alonzo C., the oldest, enlisted in Co. H, 11th W. V. I., and was discharged for disability, and died at St. Louis while on his way home.

RANDALL MURLEY, retired farmer ; P. O. Boscobel; he is a son of John and Catherine Farrell, natives of Ireland, where he was born in 1818; he came to America in 1842, and located at Rochester, N. Y., and lived in Monroe and Ontario Cos. until coming West; in 1851, he came to the town where he now lives and bought the farm he now owns. He married, just before leaving Ireland in 1842, Miss Julia Herlahe, a native of Ireland. They have five children living. He was born in County Kerry and his wife in County Cork.

CALVIN B. PHILLIPS, farmer, Secs. 12 and 13; P. O. Blue River; owns 240 acres of' land. He is a son of Mathia and Hannah Buckman, his father a native of Maine and his mother of Con- necticut. Mr. Phillips was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., in July, 1821 ; he went to Ohio with his par- ents in 1837 ; they located at Dorset, Ashtabula Co., where his father engaged in blacksmithing, and Calvin B. learned the trade of carpenter and joiner, which he followed until 1854, when he came to this State and

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located in the town of Orion, Richland Co., where he bought a farm of 120 acres and lived there until 1876, when he exchanged it for the farm he now owns. He was married, in 1849, to Miss Mary D. John- son, a native of Ohio, by whom he had nine children, eight of whom are living. Mr. Phillips served under Gen. Scott during the Mexican war.

JOHN L. RAMSOUR, farmer ; P. O. Blue River ; was born in North Carolina in 1818. His parents were natives of the same State. The family emigrated to Missouri in 1839, where his par- ents died ; in 1842, he came to this State, locating at " Root Diggings," near Platteville ; he followed mining for fourteen years, when he bought the farm upon which he now lives. He was married, in 1842, to Miss Cassinda Brown, who was a native of Kentucky. They have raised three children, all of whom are living in this State.

JAMES REED, farmer ; P. O. Blue River ; land located in Secs. 11, 12 and 13; he was born in Ireland in 1829, and is the son of Andrew and Elizabeth Bower, natives of Ireland ; he came to America in 1853, and located at Lake Champlain, where he remained three years; then came to Lancaster, where he engaged as farm hand to Mr. Fred Phelps, afterward coming to Waterstown ; has been in his present location twelve years. He married Miss Elizabeth Zemmitzka Jan. 14, 1863. They have eight children.

DAVID A. TAYLOR, Station Agent C., M. & St. P. R. R., Blue River; he was born in Platteville Oct. 22, 1851 ; he is a son of J. L. Taylor and Catherine Mather, a native of Canada and his father of Virginia. His ancestors were among the early settlers of that State. They (parents) moved to New York State and settled near Buffalo, where he engaged in farming; they came to Wisconsin in 1840, and located upon a farm near Platteville; his home has been in this county ever since; afterward moved to Blake's Prairie, which was his home until 1865, when he moved to Muscoda. He was in the late war ; lost a leg at the battle of the Wilderness, where he was taken prisoner, and was in the field hospital one month and eleven days, when he was recaptured. David Taylor has been in the employ of the St. Paul road some five years. Married, Nov. 8, 1871, to Miss Susan Northey, by whom he has one daughter, born July 25, 1872, named Alta.

TOWN OF CASSVILLE.

F. BINKERT, dealer in dry goods, groceries and live stock, Cassville ; was born in Baden March 27, 1828 ; came to Cassville in 1854; located in Pennsylvania, town of Economy, in 1856; went to War- ren Co., Penn., in 1857, to St. Louis in the fall, then to Wisconsin in 1861 ; located at Hazel Green, Grant Co .; then to Clayton Co., Iowa, in the mines; in 1874, to Cassville and engaged in business. He owns town property ; is a Republican and a Catholic. His wife was Margrita Ruppel, born in Hesse July 4, 1833; came to America in 1954. Married, Nov. 2, 1853, to Fredrick Hoas, who died March 24, 1854. Married the second time to August Schultz, a native of Germany, born in 1814; they married Aug. 27, 1855 ; by this marriage there were three children-August, born Aug. 30, 1856, died March 7, 1873 ; Herman, born Jan. 16, 1858 ; Amelia, born Nov. 10, 1859. Mr. Schultz died July 11, 1869. Mrs. Schultz married the third time, April 9, 1874 ; they have one child-Aurora, born June 22, 1875.

F. BEILHARZ, blacksmith, manufacturer of wagons, Cassville ; was born in Wurtemberg, Ger- many, Oct. 17, 1831 ; came to America June 17, 1852, direct to Buffalo, N. Y., where he remained until the fall of 1854, when he came to Guttenburg, Iowa, in business; then to Cassville and entered 40 acres of land ; in 1855, engaged in business, and is now doing a fine line of work. Owns town property, also 230 acres of land in the town of Cassville, 80 acres in Iowa. His wife, Mary Munch, was born in Hesse-Darm- stadt, Ang. 21, 1829; came to America in 1852. Married in 1855; they have six children-Louisa, de- ceased ; Gesatta, now Mrs. Essengger, in Dubuque ; Fritz H., Mary, Henry in Bloomington, Charlie, deceased. In politics, Republican ; Trustee and Treasurer of the Cassville Property Association. Mem- ber of the Lutheran Church.

EAHART ENGLER, deceased ; was born in Baden, Germany, Jan. 3, 1833 ; came to America in 1850 ; remained in New York, working at his trade of shoemaker, for three years ; then came to Gutten- burg, Iowa, and then to Cassville in 1856 ; worked at journeyman work ; then engaged in business for him- self ; he died Dec. 12, 1880. In politics, he was a Republican ; also one of the School Board ; member of the A., F. & A. M. Lodge at Beetown ; in religion, Lutheran. Owns town property, 80 acres in Palo Alto Co., Iowa, and 40 in Cassville ; also a fine home and 200 acres of land. His wife, Louisa Munch, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Jan. 6, 1832; came to America with her parents, who now reside

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with her in Cassville. They were married in 1855; they had eleven children-Louisa, now Mrs. Kuster, in Marysville, Mo : Charles, now attends to the business, they have a fine stock of goods ; Edward, a black- smith ; Lisetta ; Kattie in Palo Alto Co., Iowa; Fred at home, Sophia, William, George, John, Henry.

W. W. FORBES, proprietor of Dennison House, Cassville ; was born in Philadelphia, Penn., May 20, 1825 ; emigrated to Wisconsin with his parents in 1837 ; settled in Cassville ; his father died in 1860 ; his mother died in 1839; both buried in the cemetery at this place. The family consisted of seven children-Benjamin F., who came to Cassville in 1831; was in the Black Hawk war; died at Garna- villo, Clayton Co., Iowa; was buried with the largest Masonic funeral known in this part of the county ; he was also a pioneer of California, the village of Forbestown, Butte Co., being named by him ; E. C. was a prominent business man of this place, who died Sept. 4, 1880 ; Ann E. is the wife of C. L. De Grave, now of Faribault, Minn .; James D., who was a smelter at Sugar River Diggings, Green Co., emigrated to Forbestown, Cal., in 1852; Mary Jane, who died at the age of 16; Henriette R., now Mrs. James H. Brown, of Industry, Kan .; Jared, Jr., in Butte Co., Cal .; W. W., who was engaged in mining in Green Co., until 1852, when he went to Wiota, La Fayette Co .; then in the hotel business at Center, La Fayette Co., while the M. P. R. R. was being built ; was Justice of the Peace while there; then to Beetown, and to Cassville in 1872. His wife, Martha A., the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Stephenson, was born in the fort, at Mineral Point, June 19, 1832, and claims to be the first white female child born at "the Point ; " they were married at Monroe, Green Co., April 27, 1847, and have had nine children-A. F., was born at Sugar River Diggings in 1848; Irene, born at Sugar River Diggings in 1850, died in 1855, at Darlington ; Ella, born in 1853; Jared W., born in 1856; B. F., born in 1859; Watt S., born in 1864 ; Fred F., born in 1870, Guy Odell, born in 1874. In politics, Republican ; in religion, liberal ; his wife is a Baptist. Mrs. Forbes' brother, Col. Watt Stephenson, of Wiota, was in the war of the rebellion : was also Sheriff of La Fayette Co. at one time.

HERMANN GRIMM, proprietor of livery stable, and dealer in grain and stock, Cassville ; was born in Rhenish Prussia Dec. 28, 1832; came to America June 15, 1852, direct to Wisconsin, where he worked by the month until 1859; in the spring. he began the saloon and livery business until 1876, when he engaged in the forwarding and commission business. His wife, Elizabeth Isahmael, was born in Illinois of American parents. in 1838; they were married May 8, 1859; they have nine children-Hen- rietta, born in July, 1861 ; Hermann, born in May, 1863, died in April, 1864 ; Katherine, born in No- vember, 1864; Bertie, born in December, 1866, died in the spring of 1867 ; Valentine, born in Decem- ber. 1868 ; William, born in November, 1870; Bertie, born in November, 1872; Jane, born in Decem- ber, 1874; Eldridge, born in September, 1877. In politics, Democratic. Chairman of the Town Board since 1871; Constable in 1864-65. Liberal in religion.

JOHN GEIGER (deceased) ; was born at Arb, near Frankfort, Aug. 20. 1814; he lost his parents when he was 7 years of age ; at the age of 18, he was overseer of the prison at Frankfort ; while there, he assisted six political prisoners to escape, he fleeing to France and then to New York; one of the prisoners was Dr. Wislisce, now of St. Louis, a noted physician ; the father of Dr. Bunsen, of Freeport, Ill., was also one of the six ; from New York he went to Philadelphia, Penn .; worked at the cigar business ; then to Bellview, Ill., as clerk in a country store, and by his steady habits he soon engaged for himself, but failed in 1848; he then came to Cassville ; the same year paid his creditors and engaged in business at this place with Raffanf, which he continued until the time of his death, Dec. 5. 1873 ; Mr. R. sold out to Geiger in 1860 and went to Germany. Mr. Geiger was Postmaster many years ago, also on the Town Board several years and on School Board. By birth he was a Catholic; in politics, Democratic. He was a steady, hon- est man, respected by all who knew him ; by strict business integrity, he accumulated property, so the family can live independent ; they own about 1,200 acres of land and a beautiful town property. His first wife was Christina Nickolas, born in Germany in 1831, married in 1854 and died in 1859, leaving three chil- dren-Gustav, born Aug. 19, 1855, died Jan. 31, 1880; Mary, born in 1856, now Mrs. Hufsebnnett, in Lansing, Iowa ; Orto, born April 3, 1858, now of the firm of Klindt, Geiger & Co .; his second wife was Josephine Schalz, born Nov. 26, 1832; came to America in 1853, to St. Louis; married to Mr. Car- lin, who died in 1859; then married to Mr. Geiger in 1862, by whom there were six children-Minnie, børn in 1863; John, born in 1865 ; Josie, born in 1866; Ferdinand, born in 1867 ; Henry, born in 1869 ; and Pauline, born in 1870.

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History of Grant County, Wisconsin, preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 153

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: [Chicago : Western Historical Co.?] Number of Pages: 1050

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: [Chicago : Western Historical Co.?]
Number of Pages: 1050