History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 155

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168

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in Milwaukee county, in 1837, and in Green county in 1854, on section 10, this town. He was a ship carpenter. Mrs. Hall has six brothers living -- Lafayette, in this town; Washington, in the town of Jefferson; Charles, Frank and Myron, who lives near Waverly, Jowa; and Grant, in Shell Rock, Iowa. All but Myron and Grant are married. She has one sister, Louisa, wife of Edward McNair. Mr. Hall's brothers are-Nathaniel, George, Eugene and Rush. They all live in San Francisco, Cal. Two sisters, Hattie, wife of Fred Cronett, re- sides in San Francisco; and Ida B., wife of An- drew Goble. resides in Peoria, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have had two children-Eugene, born Sept. 27, 1865; Minnie May, born June 4, 1867, and died Sept. 12, 1868. Mr. Hall lives on sec- tion 8. Mr. Hall enlisted in December, 1861, in the 3d batallion, 2d Wisconsin Cavalry. Ile was discharged in 1863 for disability.

Thomas A. Jackson was born on the 2d day of March, 1829, in what is now Stewart town- ship, Fayette Co., Penn; received less than one year's schooling, all told, in the common schools of that day. His parents were born in the State of Maryland. llis father, Elijah Jackson, was by trade a stone and brick mason. Thomas, the oldest of eleven children, was hired out among the farmers from the age of twelve years most of his time until of age; and in this way may have been said to have been reared a farmer, in which business he has con- tinned most of his time since. When a young man he taught school five winter terms, three of them in the same district. In 1854 he was married to Mary Morris, a farmer's daughter, of the same township. Nine children have been born to them, four sons and five daughters, all living but one. Their names and ages are- Laura, twenty-nine; Marshall, twenty-seven; Charles Willard, twenty-five; Emma Luella died in 1862, nearly two years old; Walter; twenty; Fred, seventeen; Minnie, fourteen, Clara, twelve; and Jessie Belle, youngest, five

years of age. In the spring of 1854 he was elected captain of the Falls City Guards, a uni- formed military company raised in Fayette county, in which capacity he served two years, when he resigned and removed to Wisconsin in the spring of 1856, settling at Beloit, Rock county, near which place he remained nearly two years, coming to Green county in the spring of 1858, settling near his present residence, re- maining one year, then removing to what is known as the Scotch settlement, ten miles northeast of Rockford, Winnebago Co., Ill., where he resided during the years 1859, 1860 and most of 1861, engaged mostly in farming. About the time the war broke out he was elected captain of the Independent Scotch In- fantry, a military company raised by the young men of the Scotchi settlement. The company not entering the service as an organization, he, with his brother, Charles H. Jackson, who had just been discharged from the three months' service in the 10th Illinois Infantry, came to Green with a few men from the Scotch settle- ment and commenced to recruit a company for the 13th Wisconsin Infantry. That regiment being full before the company was full, it was assigned to the 18th Wisconsin Infantry. Thomas was elected Ist lieutenant of the com- pany, the captaincy being conceded to Charles 11. Jackson, by reason of his three months' active service in the field. The company went into camp at Milwaukee in December, 1861, with the other companies composing the 18th, 'and, upon the organization of the regiment, was assigned and lettered company B, the sec- ond post of honor.

The 18th remained in camp at Milwaukee un- til the 30th day of March, 1862, just one week to a day prior to the first day's battle of Pitts- burg Landing, when it broke camp and was started by rail for the front, passing through Chicago, St. Louis, Cairo, Paducah, Ky., and up the 'Tennessee river to Pittsburg Landing, where it arrived on Saturday afternoon, April 5, a few hours before the battle, and was pushed out

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to the extreme front, three and one-half miles, that same evening; assigned to Gen. B. M. 'Prentiss' division. Lieut. Jackson was in com- mand of his company, and in the front line of attack on the morning of the 6th of April, and was on the evening of that day taken prisoner, with about 175 men and officers of the 18th, with what was left of Gen. Prentiss' division- some 2,200 men and officers; spending nearly seven months in rebel prisons, being confined in Montgomery, Ala., Macon and Madison, Ga , and lastly, in old Libby prison, Richmond, Va., where with his fellow officers he was parolled in October, 1862, and passed into the Union lines. About two months later he was exchanged and commissioned captain of his company, re- joining his regiment at Lake Providence, La., in February, 1863; afterwards participating in the battles of Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863; and Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863; and the siege of Vicksburg; the battle of Missionary Ridge, in November, 1863; Allatoona, Ga., Oct. 5, 1864, and the battle of Wise's Fork, N. C.,in March, 1865. He was mustered out of service in April, 1865, at Goldsboro, N. C., and arrived at home in May, 1865, after three and one-half year's service. In the spring of 1866 he was elected town clerk of his town, and held the position for seven consecutive terms. He was elected to the legislature from his district in the fall of 1868, and re-elected to the same posi- tion in the fall of 1869, serving two full terms; was during his last term, appointed by Gov. Fairchild a member of the State visiting com- mittee from the 3d congressional district. Since that time he has been mostly employed on his farm. Within the last four years he has spent the greater part of his time as an underwriter for a fire insurance company in Iowa. Ilis parents, Elijah and Mary A. Jackson, lived in Green county on the farm now owned by Thomas A. Jackson, for over twenty years; removing to Hamilton county in 1876, where his father died in 1880, aged seventy-five years; and where his mother still lives, aged seventy-seven years.

Of his four brothers, three are living. Col. Charles H. Jackson, the next oldest, resides in Missouri. He has been engaged as a real estate dealer, handling farming and mineral lands. William C. Jackson lives in Gage Co., Neb., and is a farmer. The next one, Sylvester S. Jackson, resides in the State of Georgia, and is a professional musician and teacher. The young- est brother, Alexander Jackson, died in Hamil- ton county in 1879, and was a farmer. Four of the five brothers served through the late war as commissioned officers in the Union army; all but one of them for over three years. Of his six sisters, two died many years ago in Wiscon- sin. The other four are all married, and living in Hamilton Co., Neb.

Andrew J. Kryder lives on section 30. His farm of 160 acres is a part of the land entered by Daniel Baxter in 1836. His brother, John J. Kryder, who lived on the same section, also has a farm of 160 acres, a part of the land bought by Baxter at the same time. Andrew J. Kryder also owns another farm of eighty acres on sec- tion 31, adjoining the homestead: Mr. Kryder settled here in 1862, coming from Stephenson Co., Ill. He was born in Clinton Co., Penn., May 16, 1831. His father, John Kryder, brought the family to Stephenson Co.,Ill., in 1847, where he now lives, in the town of Lancaster. The mother died there in 1866. Andrew J., the subject of this sketch, was married in Buckeye township, Stephenson county, Dec. 28, 1857, to Lavinia Zimmerman. She was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Sept. 16, 1831, and came west with her father's family settling in Buckeye in 1846. Her father, Mathias Zimmerman, died March 2, 1875. Her mother, Catherine Zimmerman,died in May, 1862. Mr. and Mrs. Kryder lived on his father's farm until they made their removal, in 1862, to their present residence. They have had three children-Catharine Ann, born Oct. 30, 1858, and died in infancy; Charles Wesley, born Oct. 25, 1860; Clara Alice, born Oct. 23, 1863. Both are living with their parents. Mr.

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Kryder is one of the thorough practical farmers of Spring Grove.

Mrs. Martha Miles, widow of James Miles, lives upon section 7, in the town of Spring Grove. She is a daughter of George Hodgson, one of the pioneer settlers of northern Illinois. Mr. Hodgson came from Cayuga Co., N. Y., nearly half a century ago, and settled, with his family, consisting of a wife and seven children, in Stephenson Co., Ill. Mrs. Miles, subject of this sketch, was the youngest of the family. Her husband, James Miles, was born Jan. 31, 1831, in Clinton Co., Penn., and in 1850, came with his father's family, to Stephenson county, where he was married Dec. 27, 1855. They resided in that county about eight years, then came to Spring Grove and settled on section 27, where they lived until 1869. In that year they removed to section 7, Mrs. Miles' present resi- dence. Mr. Miles died April 24, 1874. They had four children-Ashley, born in December, 1856, and died in November, 1858; Lucy, born in April, 1858; Mary, born in November, 1861, and Maud, born in Angust,1871.

Isaac Zimmerman came to Spring Grove in April, 1869, and bought ninety acres of im- proved land, known as James Farmer's place, on section 36, where he now lives. He was born in Pennsylvania, and was reared in North- umberland county. He was inclined to come west on account of his children having preceded him. His son, George, came west in 1853, and has been a resident of this town since 1855. His son, Henry, came west in 1853, and now lives on section 27. Benjamin came with his father, and now lives on section 34. Mr. Zim- merman had two unmarried daughters-Cath- arine and Lavina, and Elizabeth, a grandchild. Catharine, June 30, 1872, was married to Thomas O. Cavenaugh, a son of John O. Cave- naugh. His mother died when he was five years old, and he was brought up by Reuben Babcock. They have two children-Addie, born May 24, 1873, and Rowena, born Feb. 21, 1876. Lavina was married to Andrew Lanby,

and the grandchild, Elizabeth, was married to John Moyer. Another daughter, Hettie, came west. She was married to Fredrick Gable. They settled in Winnebago Co., Ill., where she died. A child she left was adopted by John Reader. Mr. Reader lives in Winnebago coun- ty. They have two children and two adopted children. Mr. Zimmerman lost his wife by death Sept. 15, 1875, at the age of sixty-seven years.

Benjamin Zimmerman, a son of Isaaac Zim- merman, was born in Columbia Co., Penn., Oct. 19, 1830. His father was a farmer, and Benja- min was reared on a farm. He was married to Amanda Savage, who was born in Northumber- land, Penn., in 1836, and came to this county in 1869, locating in Spring Grove, and living the first eighteen months in a house on John H. Woodling's farm. He bought eighty acres on section 34 and built a house, into which he moved during the fall af 1870. He has since resided there and owns also thirty acres on sec- tion 26. Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman have had the good fortune to be blessed with eleven chil- dren, all of whom are now living-William, born in June, 1855; Galen, born in August, 1856; Lavina, born in September, 1859; John S., born in December, 1861; George T., born in Febru- ary, 1864; Isaac A., born in October, 1866; Sarah E., born in October, 1868; Catharine, born in May, 1871; Riley, born in June, 1873; Maggie, born in October, 1874; and Annie, born in June, 1877.

John S. Zimmerman, son of Benjamin and Amanda Zimmerman, was born in Pennsylva- nia, Dec. 22, 1861. When he was in his eighth year, his father removed with his family to this town. At the same time came his grandfather, Isaac Zimmerman. John has grown to man- hood in this town. "Ben," as he is familiarly called, is well and favorably known as a young man of correct life, good habits, honest, indus- trious and of a genial disposition. He will soon leave the old home to carve out his for- tunes, and if the future can be judged by the

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past, he will successfully accomplish whatever he undertakes.

John A. Brant was born in Somerset Co., Penn., July 20, 1816. His mother died when he was quite young, and he, when ten years of age, went to live with his grandfather. John Lambert, who lived in the same county, lived with him until sixteen years of age, and was then apprenticed to David Ross, to learn the trade of carpenter and joiner. After four years with Mr. Ross, in 1836, he went to Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. He worked at his trade there seven years, and from there went to Wabash Co., Ind., bought land there, but followed his trade. In 1842 he married Eliza J. Kent, and from there moved to this county in 1845, lived a few months with Isaac Kline, and the following year rented the Brant saw mill. He run this mill until he moved to his present residence on sec- tion 34, where he has ever since lived. Mr. and Mrs Brant have had ten children-Ann Eliza, wife of George W. Davis; Samuel, living on same section; Jefferson died in infancy; Mary, deceased wife of Samuel Boyles ; Frank, living in Jefferson; Tillman II., Olive, Maggie, John and Myrtie. A grandchild, the daughter of Mrs. Mary Boyles, has been taken into the family. Mr. Brant has always voted the republican ticket.

John H. Woodling, a farmer of the town of Spring Grove, is one of the respected old pioneers of that part of the county, and now lives on section 26, where he settled in 1845. He was born in Montgomery Co., Penn., May 27, 1809, near Germantown. His father, Jacob Woodling, was also a native of that county,and was four weeks old at the time of the battle of Brandywine, and died Oct. 13, 1844, in Vigo Co., Ind. His wife, the mother of John H., died Aug. 11, 1859, at the residence of her son. There was a family of ten children, seven of whome settled in Vigo Co., Ind., in 1837. The names of the children were-Jacob deceased; John H., Francis, now in Brodhead; Charles, died in this town; Eliza, wife of E. R.

Allen, Esq .; Maria, Ann, deceased; Polly, now living in Pennsylvania; Jacob, deceased; and Catharine, deceased. John H. Woodling, the subject of this sketch, was married in Vigo Co. Ind., Jan., 28, 1841 to Nancy B. Roland, and came here bringing his mother with him, arriving in this county, as before stated, in 1845, when he bought 200 acres of land. The mar- ried life of Mr. and Mrs. Woodling gave them eight children-Delia Ann, born Dec. 28, 1841, wife of George II. Slocum; Mary Jane, born June 5, 1844, wife of Cyrus A. Ilorton; Almina, born Oct. 15, 1849, died Ang. 26, 1850; Chauney S., born Aug. 24, 1851, died Oct. 29, 1852; John Lyman, born Sept. 8, 1853, died Jan. 14, 1855; Eunice L., born Jan. 4, 1857, wife of Levi E. Freeman; Emery R, born Sept. 16, 1859, lives at home; Harriet E., born Dec. 6, 1862, died Feb. 27, 1864. Mrs. Wood- ling departed this life March 1, 1881. Mr. Woodling has always been an active, public spirited citizen, and has served his town on the board of supervisors, for a number of terms. Emery R., his son, was married to Kate, daugh- ter of Daniel Brobst. They have one child- John H., who was born July 25, 1883. Mr. Woodling has always been politically a republi- can, since the organization of that party. He and his wife were members of the United Brethren Church, until that organization here became defunct. Mr. Woodling is not now a member of any Church, but is a Christian gen- tleman.

Cyrus I. Putnam lives on section 36, town of Spring Grove. His good improvements, fine buildings, and highly cultivated farm of 180 aeres, indicate a farmer of thrift and enterprise. Ile was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1835. His parents moved to Canada, when he was quite young, and subsequently to Ogle Co., IN. His father, John Putnam, died in Winne- bago Co., Ill., in 1852. His mother died in 1867. Mr. Putnam has a sister, Mrs. Maria Keyser, living in Ogle Co., Ill., a brother, G. Putnam, in Mitchell Co., Iowa, a sister, Mrs.

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Jane Amen, in West Union, Iowa, a brother, Henry, at Fort Worth, Texas, and a brother William, at Deer Lodge, Montana. Cyrus I. Putnam, was married Aug. 15, 1856, to Harriet Sanderson, who was born in Old Cambridge, Mass., in 1836. Her parents came to Winneba- go Co., Ill., in 1839. Her father, John Sander- son, died in Laona, that county, in 1851. IIer mother now lives with her. Mrs A. Ludlow and Mrs. J. V. Richardson are half sisters to Mrs. Putnam. Mr. and Mrs. Putnam have had born to them four children-Ida, born Oct. 12, 1860; she was married to Theodore Allen. Mettie, born June 9, 1867, lives at home; George A., born April 20, 1872, and one child died in infancy.

Hiram Dunwiddie, son of John Dunwiddie, was born in Green Co., Ohio, in 1843. He came to Green Co., Wis., in company with his broth- ers, Daniel, David and Brooks, all of whom are living in this county. Hiram was married to Mary Woodel, and ten children were born to them-Joel, deceased; Ruth, wife of George Osborn, living in Furness Co., Neb .; Susan, wife of Charles Scudder, of Bates Co., Mo .; Adelaide, deceased; Newton, Alice, wife of Frank Osborn, of Furness Co., Neb .; George, living in Idaho; Eldora, deceased; Libbie, wife of Charles Swan. Hiram Dunwiddie settled in the town of Jefferson, one and a half niiles south of Juda, where he owned 220 acres of land. He resided here until his death, which occurred June 17, 1869. His widow now lives in the village of Juda.

D. T. Dunwiddie, son of Hiram and Mary Dunwiddie, was born in the town of Jefferson. He resided upon the homestead farm until his marriage with Alice, daughter of William New- man, Aug. 29, 1875. Four children have been born to them, all of whom are living-Eldora V., born Aug. 18, 1876; Daniel R., born Jan. 4, 1879; George J. born Dec. 13, 1880; and Hiram. J., born March 2, 1883. Mr. Dunwiddie lives on a part of the farm owned by P. Atwood, on section 14.

Levi O. Knudsen, one of the large farmers of Spring Grove, lives on section 12, where he has very fine farm buildings, including a creamery, for manufacturing the product of his own cows, keeping about forty. The farm contains 406 acres. His brother, Abram, lives adjoining, and together they have all of section 12, except eighty acres, besides land in other places. The brothers were born in Norway; Levi in 1842. Their father, Ole Knudsen, came to America bringing the family with him, and first located near Oxford, Rock county, but the next spring bought eighty acres in the town of Spring Grove. The buildings owned by his son, Levi, are located on this purchase. Seven children came with the parents-Lucy, wife of Truls Knutson; Knute, deceased; Christian, deceased; Isabella, wife of O. Onnesgord, of Rock county; Levi, the subject of this sketch; Ole, who lives in Rock county; Cary and Abram, who still .live in Norway. The father died in March, 1873; the mother now (1884) lives with Levi. Oct. 31, 1868, Levi O. Knudsen and Sarah Peter- son were married. Her father, Alex. Peterson, came from Norway to Rock county this State, when Sarah was five years old. He died in 1874. Her mother survives and lives with her son, Orloff Peterson, in Rock county. Mr. and Mrs Levi Knudsen have eight children-Olis, born June 1, 1869; Albert, born in February, 1871; Betsey, born in February, 1873; Alvah, born in October, 1874; Sophia, born in Novem- ber, 1876; Carl, born in April, 1879; Clare, born in April, 1881; and Leonard, born in November, 1883.

Benjamin Stabler, in 1873, bought of F. Mundhanke, his residence and farm on section 4, one of the finest locations and residences in this part of the town. The farm was known to the early settlers as the Woodel farm, Allen Woodel making the original entry and the first improvements, away back in the pioneer days. Mr. Stabler was born in Juniata Co,, Penn., Dec. 23, 1839. His father, George Stabler, re- moved with his family of five children, two

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boys and three girls, to Stephenson Co., Ill., in June, 1850. He died the next month; his wife died in Nebraska, in September, 1880. The rest of the family, excepting Benjamin and one sister, Jane, are all in Nebraska. Jane is the wife of Jacob Minzer, of Rock Grove, Stephen- son Co., Ill. Benjamin Stabler was married on May 15, 1860, to Amelia Stahlenecker. They have had ten children born to them-George E., born Nov. 23, 1861; John L., born June 18, 1863; Mary E., born March 2, 1865; Emma M, out in 1873, and came to Spring Grove.

born Jan. 2, 1867; Franklin W., born June 18, 1868; James L., born April 9, 1870; Abbie A., born Feb. 20, 1872; Frederick B., born April 6, 1873; Oscar W., born May 31, 1874; Robert E., born Feb. 20, 1877, and died March 18, 1877. After marriage, Mr. Stabler lived on the farm belonging to his father's estate, six years, pay- ing rent to the estate for the same; and then bought the farm, and lived there until he sold

HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY.

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CHAPTER XLII.

TOWN OF SYLVESTER.

The town of Sylvester embraces the territory of congressional township 2 north, range 8 east, of the fourth principal meridian, containing 22,945.56 acres. It is bounded on the north by the town of Mount Pleasant; on the east by Decatur; on the south by Jefferson, and on the west by Monroe. This is one of the best towns in the county, containing 22,921 acres of farm- ing land, valued (assessed) at $18.60 per acre. The total value of real estate is $426,510, and of real and personal property, $567,887. The population of the town in 1880, was 928. The farm products of the town of Sylvester, grown during the year 1882, were as follows: Two thousand nine hundred and ninety-two bushels of wheat; 107,605 bushels of corn; 90,539 bushels of oats; 274 bushels of barley; 3,190 bushels of rye; 5,992 bushels of potatoes; 6,090 bushels of apples; 361 bushels of clover seed; 251 bushels of timothy seed, and 3,527 tons of hay. This town is one of the most extensive stock raising districts in the county, as the fol. lowing statistics will prove: There are 656 horses in the town, average value $60.05, total valne $39,395; 2,390 cattle, average value $17 .- 89, total value $42,763; 3 mules, average value $51.66; total value $155; 3,824 sheep, average valne $1.64, total valne $6,280; 3,006 swine, average value, $5.27, total $15,869. Number pounds of butter made in 1883, 44,160.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

The first settlement within the limits now comprising the town of Sylvester was made by William Woodle. Thomas Woodle, father of William, visited Green county in 1836, with his

son, Joseph, and bought land on sections 34 and 35. They came with one horse and buggy from Fayette Co, Penn., and returned to Pennsylvania that fall. In the spring of 1837 Joseph returned with his family, coming down the Ohio river, to Cairo, up the Mississippi river to Galena, and from there by wagon to their destination in the town of Sylvester. At the same time came Jesse Mitchell and family, who settled on section 35; and Thomas Woodle, a single brother of Joseph. Joshua Davis, a single man, came at the same time. He died in the winter of 1837-8. During the summer following their arrival, Mitchell and Woodle built cabins. Allen Woodle, a brother of Joseph, came shortly afterward. William had come before this and located on section 31. Allen was a single man. He owned land and afterward settled in Spring Grove. Ile is now farming near Leroy, Minn.

Joseph McCracken and family came here in 1836, from Edgar Co., Ill. The old gentleman settled on section 30, where he built a cabin, broke ten acres, and lived for many years, then removed to Monroe, where he died May 6, 1867. His wife died on the place. One of his sons was in business at Monroe for several years.

Amos R. Sylvester, for whom the town is named, was one of the earliest settlers and a prominent man. He was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 8, 1810. . His father, Richard Sylvester, was born in Scituate, R. I., in 1782, and was married to Rachel Sutherland, March 19, 1809. She was born in Rutland, Vt., in January, 179], and died in Sylvester, March 17

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1876. Richard Sylvester died at Darian, Gene- see Co., N. Y., July 22, 1826. They reared a family of five children-Amos R, John, Har- low, Charles and Mary. The sons removed to Edgar Co., Ill., where they lived until they came to Green county. In the spring of 1836, Amos came here and entered land for his broth- ers and others, and returned to Illinois. In the fall of that year, the Sylvester brothers, Amos, John, Harlow and Charles, and their families, came here to reside permanently. Amos set- tled on the northwest quarter of the north west quarter of section 15, where he erected a log house with a puncheon floor and roof of shakes. John settled on the southwest quarter of sec- tion 21, where he lived a short time, then re- moved to the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 12. He af- terwards moved to Belleville, Dane coun- ty, and afterwards went to Kentucky, where he died, at Athens, May 16, 1860. He was born Nov. 27, 1812. He was twice married. His first wife was Phiania Hills, who was born in 1820, and died Dec. 29, 1851, leaving four children. He was again married in 1854, to Lucinda H. Smith, who was born in East Avon, N. Y., in 1820. She died Sept. 22, 1859, leav- ing three children-Frank A., who was drowned in l'olk Co., Wis; Phiania E. and Ellen A. Har- low Sylvester settled on the southeast quarter of section 3, where he remained until about 1869, then sold out and moved to Madison, where he still resides. Charles Sylvester set- tled on the west half of the northeast quarter of section 10, remained there a short time, then sold and went to Belleville, where, in company with John Sylvester, he engaged in mercantile business. He now lives in Polk Co., Wis. Amos R. Sylvester received a common school education, and at the age of seventeen years, left home. He started in the world with fifty cents, which his mother had given him, being all the money she had. He served an appren- ticeship to learn the blacksmith trade, and after- wards was foreman in a shop at Camillas, N .

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History of Green County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Part 155

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company Number of Pages: 1168

Author: Union publishing company, Springfield, Ill., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Springfield, Ill., Union publishing company
Number of Pages: 1168