History of Grant County, Wisconsin, preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 164

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

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Mineral Point, to Miss Grace Pace, a daughter of Richard and Mary Pace, who were from Cornwall, England. He had nine children-Joseph H., Christopher, Charles A., Charlotte, Lillie, Helen, Rosalie, Richard (deceased ) and John. He has 215 acres of land, valued at $4,000; has been Pathmaster five terms, and School Director one term. In politics, a Greenbacker.

FRANK WITZIG, farmer; P. O. Annaton; was born in 1840, in Germany ; was a son of Martin Witzig, who came to America in 1854; located in Liberty, Grant Co., Wis .; entered 100-days' troops ; served four months. He was married, in 1866, to CatharineBunson, daughter of Andres Bunson. He has seven children ; has one boy crippled for life. In politics, Democrat. He lives with his mother, Annie Witzig, and was born in 1811, in Germany. She came to America in 1854, stopping at Water- town, Wis., for one month ; then to Clifton for one year ; then to Liberty, where she has since lived. She was married to Martin Witzig. They had cleven children, one deceased in Germany and three in the United States ; seven living-Adam. Joseph P., Mary A., Frank, Joseph, Joan and Catharine. The deceased are Peter, John, Joseph and Rosey. Her husband died in 1862. She then married John Wealing, in 1866, who died the same year, eight weeks after marriage. He has 160 acres of land, and is a member of the Roman Catholic Church.

TOWN OF JAMESTOWN.

WARDEN ANDERSON, Jamestown; born in Shelby Co., Ky., Aug. 1, 1818, and emigrated to Jamestown, Grant Co., Wis., in 1842; removed to Illinois, where he resided for three years ; in 1845, he removed to Wisconsin again and settled permanently. His property is in village lots ; proba- ble value, $1,000. In politics he is a stanch Republican ; was formerly a follower of the old Whig party. Public offices held by him : Town Board, Justice of the Peace, and, at present (1881), Postmaster. He married Sarah A. Calvert Oct. 16, 1877.

HARMON BISHOPP, farmer; P. O. Jamestown ; born in Prussia in 1822 ; has 80 acres of land, the probable value of which is $4,000. In politics, a Democrat. He served as a soldier in Prus- sia. Married Theresa Vosberg ; they have five children-Joseph, Catharine, John, Barbara, Harmon.

CUTHBERT BRADWELL, P. O. Fair Play ; born in England on the 30th of January, 1820 ; came to America in 1830 ; remained four years in Schuylkill Co., Penn., and moved to Wisconsin in the spring of 1835, and located at Jamestown ; followed mining for some years. Owns 160 acres of land ; probable value, $8,000. Is with the Republican party in politics; is a Protestant. Wife's maiden name, Mary Haley ; she was born in Ireland ; have five children-Winfield, James, Olive, Emma, Mary.

FRANK BROWN, P. O. Fair Play ; native of Baden, Germany ; born Oct. 10, 1807 ; emi- grated to Hazel Green in 1844. In politics, a Democrat ; in religion, a Catholic. Married Catherine Maus, a native of Germany ; born in 1817 ; they have had six children-Mary A., Christena, Peter, Francis, Henry, William F. (died April 2, 1872). Peter served in the army in the 25th W. V. I., and was honorably discharged.

MICHAEL CALVERT (deceased) ; born in England in 1810; emigrated to this country in 1831, and settled in Galena and followed mining, then removed to Fair Play, Grant Co., Wis., where he died ; since his decease the family have kept hotel ; in politics he was a Democrat ; in religion, was of the Protestant faith. Was the father of ten children-Sarah, Mary, John, Joseph, Lizzie, Maggie, Maria, William, Ned, Martha.

RANSOM B. FOLTS, Jamestown ; was born in New York in 1843 ; occupation, mining; in politics, he is a stanch Republican. Married Ann Thurtell, of Jamestown, Wis .; they have two children -Edward R. and Eva May. Served in the army ; enlisted in Georgetown, in Co. I, 25th W. V. I. Are of the Protestant faith, but are not members of any denomination or sect.

NICHOLAS HOFFMAN, Jamestown ; is a native of Germany, born in 1841 ; immigrated here in 1852; his occupation is farming ; he has 21 acres of land ; probable value, $1,100. Is a Repub- lican in politics. Married Eliza Trumbull, of Batavia ; they have one child-Clara, aged 14. Served in the army three years ; enlisted in Dubuque, Iowa, in the 5th Iowa V. C.

JOHN HIER, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Fair Play ; has 125 acres of land; probable value, $5,600 . His politics is Democratic ; he is of the Roman Catholic faith. Has held the offices of Assessor, term of

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1862, Chairman of the Board two years (1865), Town Treasurer for four years, and has been Chairman for many years. Was born in the county of Wexford, Ireland, in 1830 ; immigrated with his father, four brothers and three sisters, in 1852. Married Margaret Williams; they have four children-Ellen G., Henry P., Mary F. and Celia V. Came to Wisconsin before the days of railroads ; marketed all his prod- uce in Galena, Ill .; commenced mining and found a great quantity of lead on the Williams land ; owned one-third interest in the mine ; put engines on mines, which did not prove a paying investment.

JACOB HUNSAKER (deceased) ; was born in Union Co., Ill., May 24, 1823 ; immigrated to Wisconsin in 1847, where he engaged in mining ; he operated the mines in the town of Hazel Green known as the " Hunsaker Mines ; " afterward he engaged in farming, which he followed until the time of his death, which was caused by a team running away with him, Aug. 21, 1875. He married Matilda Pal- lett, a native of England; she was born in 1830, and is the mother of six children-Charles, Phebe, George, Thomas, Nellie and Albert.

FRANK KAISER, farmer; P. O. Fair Play ; from the boundary line between Belgium and France ; has 200 acres of land, the probable value of which is $8,000. In politics, Democratic. He served in the army under Louis Phillippe, of France. He married Mary Widerholt, a native of Germany ; they have four children-Joseph, Henry, Frank and Eugenie.

JOHN KEMP, farmer ; P. O. Jamestown; has 133 acres of land, the probable valuc of which is $7,000; was born in Cornwall, Eng., in 1830; emigrated to this country in 1843; settled in Hazel Green, Wis. In politics is a Republican. His wife's maiden name was Jane Roberts, born in Cornwall, Eng. ; they have six children-Charles, John, William, Royal, Alfred, Edna. Are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

BENJAMIN KILBOURN, Jamestown; native of Kentucky ; came to Galena by steam- boat Feb. 25, 1828. Married Lydia Dewey ; have three children-John, Edward and Flora. In early days he followed mining as an occupation, but of later years has followed farming in connection with min- ing ; is the owner ot' 700 acres of land, the probable value of which is $25,000. In politics a Republican. Is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Jamestown. Mr. Kilbourn has a remarkable memory, and talks of matters which occurred fifty years ago, as though but a few years back; remembers in the fall of 1827 and the spring of 1828 the Government levied a duty on foreign lead. The law didn't go into operation until the following June; in the meantime, there were three cargoes of lead brought to our ports, and the consequence was that it caused a glut in the market, and lead sold that fall in Mineral Point at $5 per thousand.

REV. TIMOTHY J. LEWIS, Jamestown ; born in New York in 1825; moved to Wis- consin in 1850, and settled in Rock Co .; is a minister of the Gospel ; has been a member of the West Wisconsin Conference twelve years ; stationed at Jamestown, Grant Co., Wis., in 1880 ; prior to his min- istry he followed the business of carpenter and joiner. Politics, Republican. Served in the navy one year ; shipped in the navy as a common sailor, and a year in the Mississippi squadron ; was aboard the iron-clad Choctaw. Married Ellen Himebaugh, a native of Pennsylvania ; have six children-Francis E., Henry B .. Fred F., Mina B., Timothy G., Hattie May.

FRANKLIN LYSTER, cabinet-maker and undertaker, Jamestown ; was born in Illinois Nov. 5, 1828 ; he has 10,28 a 10'0 acres of land ; probable value, $1,500. Public offices held by him : Justice of the Peace for fifteen years ; Assessor seven years ; was census enumerator in 1880 ; County Supervisor, and at present (1881) is County Coroner. Married Hannah Nehimire, who was born in Germany ; they have eight children-Henry L., Frank M., Albert N., Mary C., Ellie H., Fannie F., John C., Maggie E. Settled in Jamestown, Wis., in March, 1856. In politics, a Republican.

KIREN MURRAY (deccased) ; born in Kings Co., Ireland, in 1799 ; emigrated here in 1825, and was engaged at New Orleans; came to Galena, Ill., March 17, 1828, and engaged in mining ; then settled on his farm in 1833; he has 240 acres ; the probable value is $12,000 ; he died in January, 1874, and was buried at Sinsinawa Mound; he was the oldest settler in this part of the country. In politics he was Democratic ; in religion, a Catholic. He married Bridget Carroll, a native of Kilkenny Co., Ireland ; born Sept. 29, 1813; they have nine children-Martha, Lawrence, Nicholas, Samuel, Thomas (died in December, 1874), Kiren, Mary, Catharine, Michael (graduated and received a diploma from the St. Clara Academy at Sinsinawa Mound).

PATRICK MURRAY (deceased) ; born in Kings Co., Ireland, in 1809; died July 8, 1877 ; in politics, a Democrat ; in religion, a Catholic. When he first settled here he followed mining with some success ; afterward engaged in farming, which has been continued by the family since his decease ;

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they have 240 acres of land, the probable value of which is $12,000. Mr. Murray married Mary Sheri- dan, a native of County Cavan, Ireland ; they have had eight children-William (dead), Michael, James, Catharine (dead), Sarah, Joseph, Theresa, Agnes.

E. D. PEAKE, teacher ; Jamestown; was born in Hamden, Delaware Co., N. Y., July 27, 1836, and engaged during the earlier years of his life, up to 1862, in farming, lumbering and school- teaching; circumstances prevented his enlisting at the outbreak of the rebellion, but he soon afterward followed the strong inclination of his mind, and entered the Quartermaster's Department, going to Florida as a lumberman, where he remained from August, 1864, to June, 1865 ; he was at Jacksonville, when many Union soldiers entered that prison-pen, and the Abolition sentiments entertained by him were height- ened by the brutality shown at that place ; soon after returning North from Florida, Mr. Peake taught school in Anawan, Ill., and in the summer of 1866, came to Jamestown, where he has since resided ; has held the office of Justice of the Peace, but is no office-seeker. Was married, June 1, 1871, to Miss Martha E. Judd, of Stafford, Genesee Co., N. Y .; they have no children ; is Republican in politics.

DR. ARCH SAMPSON, Fair Play ; born in Fairfax, Vt., May 16, 1818; attended Bur- lington University, Vermont, graduated at Dartmouth Medical College in 1843; immigrated to Fair Play, Grant Co., Wis., in the fall of 1845, and commenced practicing medicine ; his property is in village lots, the probable value of which is $1,000. In politics, a Republican ; was formerly a follower of the old Whig party ; in religion, is of the Protestant faith ; public offices held by him are Justice of the Peace, Town Superintendent, and at present (1881) Postmaster at Fair Play. Married Sophronia Gibbs, a native of Jericho, Vt .; is the father of three children-Emma, Charles, Florence ; one son deceased -Charles.

EDWARD WARD, Jamestown ; was born in Cornwall, England in 1826; follows farming as an occupation ; has 145 acres of land, probable value, $7,500. In politics, a Republican. Married Mary Symons, a native of Cornwall, England ; have two children-Elizabeth A. and James ; are of the Protestant faith, but are not members of any particular denomination.

JOSEPH WEBER, Jamestown; born in Prussia May 6, 1819; emigrated here in 1846; settled in Galena for six years, and then removed to Jamestown, where he settled permanently ; he en- gaged in mining, and afterward began farming ; probable value of farm, $5,000. Politics, Democratic ; is a Catholic. Married Catharine Kulle, who was born in Prussia April 2, 1821 ; was married in Prussia in 1843; they have eight children-Martha, born Sept. 29, 1843; Anton, July 13, 1845 ; Joseph, Sept. 20, 1847 ; Henry, Jan. 14, 1850 ; Fuldine, March 17, 1851; Joecheim, Nov. 12, 1854; Ceewille, Feb. 14, 1859; Catharine, May 16, 1861.

TOWN OF PARIS.

PETER CASPAR, farmer ; P. O. Jamestown ; son of Peter Joseph and Ann Clara Caspar ; was born near Coblentz, Prussia, July 8, 1829. His father came with his family in June, 1842, to the United States, and settled in Milwaukee. Here his father died in August, 1850. The mother moved to Smelser in 1857. Peter remained at home until 1853, when he commenced business for himself. He was married, July 15. 1853, to Miss Maria C. Messersmith, of Jamestown. They have nine children- Elizabeth, now Mrs. Bonn, living in Smelser; Catharine, now Mrs. Keier, in Beetown ; Peter at home ; Anna C .. now Mrs. Hafner, in Jamestown ; Josephine, now Mrs. Pickel, in Smelser ; Margaret at home ; Andrew at home; Ferdinand at home and John at home. Mr. Caspar has been Chairman of the Town Board of Paris, and member of the County Board since 1867, and still holds the office. He was County Commissioner under the Commissioner system of county government. In 1869, he was elected Justice of the Peace, and successively since. He has been Clerk of School Board for the past twenty-five years. He is a member of Wana Lodge, No. 4, A., F. & A. M., and of Hoffmung German Lodge at Lancaster of I. O. O. F. He is a Republican in politics.

CYRUS A. HORNBEEK, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Dickeyville ; son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Mitts) Hornbeek ; was born in Carroll Co., Ind., Feb. 28, 1842. His father moved to Paris, Wis., in 1844, and bought a farm of 160 acres on Sec. 21, Town 2, Range 2 west, where he still resides. Cyrus enlisted in Co. I, 25th W. V. I., Aug. 6, 1862; served through the war, and received his discharge June 7, 1865. He was in the Army of the Tennessce. He was married, Feb. 1, 1870, to Miss Mary Shinoe, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Preston) Shinoe, of Paris, Wis. They have four children-Melvin,

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Albert, Orville and George. His farm contains 210 acres. He also owns the ferry across the Platte River. Mr. H. has held the office of Town Assessor, also that of Constable for several terms.

MORGAN VANMETER HORNBEEK, farmer; P. O. Dickeyville ; was born near Delphi, Ind. His father and mother moved to Paris, Wis., in 1844, and are still living on the old home- stead. They were married Feb. 14, 1833, and have six children living-Sarah, now Mrs. Beckett, living in Dickeyville ; Morgan V., Cyrus A., Martha J., now Mrs. Smith, living in Dakota; Mary Elizabeth with her parents ; Cynthia, now Mrs. Williams, living in Georgetown, Wis. Morgan V. enlisted 6th of August, 1862, in Co. I, 25th W. V. I., in company with his brother, Cyrus A .; served through the war ; was discharged June 7, 1865. He was married to Miss Margaret Smith, daughter of Maxime Smith, Oct 17, 1869. They have three children-Cass Elmi, Arthur B. and Leone V. His farm of 70 acres is on the northeast quarter of Sec. 21, Town 2, Range 2. He is Clerk of the town of Paris, and a Trustee of the Union Church. He has been Town Supervisor and District Clerk several years.

THOMAS LONGBOTHAM, farmer ; P. O. Dickeyville ; son of Elijah and Rebecca Long- botham ; was born in the Parish of Ripon, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, May 13, 1807. Was mar- ried in 1840, to Miss Hannah Wreakes; she was born at Petworth, near London ; they came to the United States in 1841, and settled in Rigsby Hollow, Potosi; here he followed smelting about two years ; then moved to the Menomonee Diggings and mined for about three years ; then, in October, 1846, entered three forties and commenced farming, where he still resides. He now owns about 770 acres in the town of Paris ; the homestead is on Sec. 22, Town 2, Range 2 west. Mrs. L. died July 27, 1880, leaving six children living- William, now living in Thomasville, Neb ; Elijah and Thomas, now living in Rockford, Iowa ; Rebecca A., John and George, at home. Mr. Longbotham has been Clerk of the Town of Paris about twenty-three years in succession, and member of the School Board many years.

FREDERICK MARING, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Dickeyville ; son of Caspar Ortes and Margaret Maring, was born in Burch, Ewrach, Bavaria, Aug. 10, 1807 ; he came to the United States in 1841, and lived in Pennsylvania one year ; then to Galena, Ill., where they remained a year ; then to Ha- zel Green, where they lived thirteen years, and followed mining three years ; then engaged in farming, etc .; in 1856, settled in Paris on Sec. 21, where he now resides and owns 163 acres. He was married in Pennsyl- vania in the spring of 1842 ; has ten children living-the eldest, Festus, is at home ; he enlisted in Co. I, 25th W. V. I., Aug. 6, 1862; served through the war and was discharged June 7, 1865 ; he is a mem- ber of the Town Board, and a member of the fraternity of Odd Fellows ; Louisa, now Mrs. Wackershauser, in Paris, Wis .; Catharine, now Mrs. Montag, residing in Iowa; Magdalena, now Mrs. Hoffmeister, in Potosi, Wis .; William, Dickeyville ; Mary, now Mrs. Schneider, in Wausau, Wis .; Mitchell and Friederick, at home ; Barbara, now Mrs. Schmeltz, in Dubuque, Iowa ; Leone, at home.

MICHAEL MONTAG, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Dickeyville ; owns 185 acres ; son of Henry and Martha Elizabeth Montag ; was born in Katharinenberg, Saxony, Prussia, April 10, 1846 ; his father was born in the same place, and his mother at Eisstrut, Saxony : she died in August, 1870, aged 46 years ; his father moved to the United States and settled on Sec. 27, Town 2, Range 2 west, where Michael now lives. He was married Jan. 9, 1871, to Miss Catharine Brant, daughter of Andrew and Victoria Brant, of Jamestown ; they have five children-Henry, Justin, Charles, Dorothea and Andrew. He is a School Director, a Re- publican and a Catholic. His father was Burgomaster of his native village in Germany, and, after he moved to Wisconsin, he was elected, in 1867, Justice of the Peace; he is still living in Dickeyville; he was the second German who settled in the town of Paris ; a zealous Catholic, he helped to build the St. Mary's German Catholic Church at Jamestown, and afterward the " Holy Ghost " Chapel, German Cath- olic Church, at Dickeyville.

ANDREW SCHMITT, merchant and farmer ; P. O. Dickeyville; son of Michael and Mar- garet Schmitt; was born in the village of Zeuthern, Baden, Germany, Jan. 25, 1832; he came to the United States in September, 1852, landing at New York ; thence he went to Newark, N. J., where he worked as a clerk in a store; the next year, he visited a sister in St. Louis; from there went to Menomo- nee, Dunn Co., and worked for Knapp, Stout & Co., at lumbering and in their store ; remained with them until the spring of 1857, when he came to Dunleith and commenced business for himself as a merchant ; the same year he started a branch store in Jamestown, and, in 1860, he opened another branch in Dickey- ville ; soon afterward, he moved to Dickeyville and discontinued his other two stores, and is still engaged in general merchandise; he built the hotel in Dickeyville, and owned it for many years; he is also en- gaged in farming, and owns about 600 acres ; has a fine vineyard ; deals in stock, and has a fire insurance agency. He has been Notary Public and Postmaster in Dickeyville since 1861; was elected Justice of the Peace the same year; Chairman of the Board for the town of Paris in 1862-64 ; Town Treasurer in

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1865, and successively ever since to the same office. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, also an Odd Fellow. Is a Republican in politics ; in religion, a Catholic. He was married June 11, 1856, in Menomonee, to Miss Christina Scheppele, from Baden, Germany; they had four children-Louisa, now Mrs. May, of Jamestown, born June 11, 1858 ; John A., born May 28, 1860; Rosa, born Jan. 8, 1868 ; Christian F., born Feb. 12, 1870 ; having lost his wife in 1872, he was married July 13, 1874, to Miss Elizabeth Schmeltz ; they have two children-Barbara, born Sept. 22, 1875, and Joseph George, born Feb. 22, 1880. His mother, at that time a widow, came in 1854 with the rest of her family, and settled in St. Louis, where she died Sept. 11, 1857. His brother, Maximilian, resides in St. Louis, and carries on a manufactory for plows and also a carriage factory ; his sister Katharina (Mrs. Gaus), also lives in St. Louis, and owns several large business blocks, also the Iron Mountain Hotel. His sister Josephine (Mrs.

Kastner) resides in St. Genevieve, Mo.

GEORGE SALZMANN, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Dickeyville ; owns 160 acres of land ; son of Adam and Anna Salzmann ; was born in Gusladen, Prussia, Nov. 18, 1815 ; he came to the United States in 1849; settled first in Ohio near Cincinnati; lived there about two years; went to Kentucky, near Covington, where he remained about five years ; thence to Galena, Ill., three years; thence to Dick- eyville, where he lived on a rented farm for four years ; then on Sec. 36, town of Paris, three years ; then, in 1866, he bought the place where he lived until the 29th of July, 1877, when he died suddenly in the field while at work. He was married Feb. 2, 1843, to Miss Theresa Junemann, daughter of Martin and Theresa ( Hartung) Junemann, of his native place ; she s'ill resides on the homestead in Paris; they had eight children. six of whom are living-Anna, now Mrs. Jentz, living in Hazel Green, Wis .; Eliza- beth, now Mrs. Ginter, living in Conception, Mo .; Barbara, now Mrs Weagel, living in Benton, Mo .; Caspar, living at Ishpeming, Mich .; Henry J., at home ; Frank, at Corwith, Iowa. Mr. Salzmann was a member of the Holy Ghost Chapel, German Catholic Church, at Dickeyville.

JOSIAH WILLEY, farmer; P. O. Jamestown ; son of Henry and Grace Willey ; was born in the parish of Mullion, Cornwall, England, Aug. 18, 1819 ; he has a sister (Mrs. E. Dewing) residing at Lancaster, and four brothers-Richard, residing at Little Grant; James, in Richland Co .; Edwin and Thomas, in Carroll Co., Iowa. Mr. Willey came to the United States in 1845, and settled near Benton, Wis; he moved to the town of Paris in 1858; he owns in all 187 acres in Secs. 25, 26 and 35, valued at $10,000. He was married in 1849, to Miss Christiana Thomas, of the parish of Mullion, England ; she was born Dec. 25, 1825 ; they have seven children-Grace T .; Charlotte I., now Mrs. Bedford ; John H., living in Carroll City, Iowa; Addie E., now Mrs. Cundy, living in Colorado ; Abram N., Josiah R. and Mary E., at home.

TOWN OF WATERLOO.

GEORGE K. CURTIS, farmer and carpenter; P. O. Burton; born in Torrington, Litch- field Co., Conn .; son of Loren and Phebe (Pritchard) Curtis; came to Harrison in 1863, and to Burton in 1869. July 7, 1866, married by Loren Wade, to Harriet, daughter of David and Catharine (Klinde- ings) Burkholder ; has three children-Eldora, Daniel E., Rosa E. Enlisted February, 1865, in Co. G, 47th W. V. I .. and was out nine months. Is at present in charge of the United Brethren Church, at Pleas- ant Grove, seven miles east of Darlington, which has thirty-two members; was licensed by Platte River Mission Conference December, 1879. His mother was a descendant of Hotchkiss, who came over in the Mayflower. His father was of French descent (Curtis) of Canada.

DAVID DODGE, lumberman, Lancaster; born in Erie Co., N. Y., May 29, 1848; son of Daniel and Mary (Harwood) Dodge. Married April 25, 1872, by Noble Johnson, of Delaware Co., Iowa, to Jennie, daughter of C. V. Steers ; she was born March 7, 1853; have two children-Willis C., born July 15, 1873; Frank L., Oct. 5, 1877. Mr. D enlisted in Co. B, 1st U. S. A., and served one year. Is a Republican and a First-Day Adventist. Was four years lumbering in Iowa, and is now erecting his mill on Sec. 2, in Waterloo ; has 30 horse-power and a 56-inch saw ; cuts 5,000 feet in twelve hours, with five men.

JOSEPH DOLL, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Burton ; 352 acres; born April 1, 1820, at York, Penn .; son of Joseph and Susan (Hoar) Doll ; came to Grant Co. in 1854. and soon after to Waterloo (now Burton), where he worked at his trade (cooper) three years. Married Oct. 22, 1843, in Knox Co., Ohio, by Rev. William Maynard, to Mary Ann, daughter of Nathan and Penelope (Worman) Head, who

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was born Aug. 20, 1820. Had eleven children-Jones A., born Jan. 27, 1846, married Jennie Halla- way, now in Kansas ; Mary Jane, born Dec. 26, 1848, wife of Frank P. Mink, has four children living ; Oliver, born Sept. 24, 1849, married Theresa Oakleaf, has five children ; Sarah Alice, born Dec. 14, 1851, wife of George Potts ; Amanda E., born Sept. 5, 1853, wife of John H. Hunt, of Burlingame, Kan., had four children, one living-Myrtie; Henry T., born Nov. 16, 1857, married Minnie Elwell; William B., born Aug 9, 1859: Charles E., born Jan. 4. 1863 ; and an adopted daughter, Lou, born Jan. 23, 1865, been with them five years; Margaret Ann, born July 29, 1844, and died March 11, 1853; Thomas R., born Nov. 6, 1855, died Jan. 11, 1858 ; John W., born Jan. 27, 1868, died May 11, 1868. Mr. Doll is a " Congregational " Democrat, and has held office several years in his town. In 1880, the steamer Penguin, Henry Specht, proprietor ; John Specht, Captain; Henry Specht, Engineer, ran up the Grant River fifteen miles, and took wood and supplies, corn, etc., from Mr. Doll's barnyard. He states that in 1857, the snow covered the stoeks of corn, and was seven feet deep on the level, also that hay sold in Dubuque at $120 per ton, and that his brother chased a deer from the yard, and caught and killed it after a short race, the deer being unable to run in the snow. Mrs. Doll's parents left Mary- land when she was 3 years old, and settled in Hampshire Co., Va .; she left there at 15 years of age, and went to Ohio, where she remained until her marriage. The maternal grandfather and grandmother of Mrs. Doll were of English and German descent. Her mother died about four years ago, aged 82 years ; the father is living at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, aged 80 years, Jan. 29, 1881. The mother of Mr. Doll was 83 years of age when she died, fourteen years ago.

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History of Grant County, Wisconsin, preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 164

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