History of Iowa County, Wisconsin, Part 141

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Publication date: 1881
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and 80 acres of land in Arena Township.

JOHN BLACKNEY, blacksmith, Mifflin; was born at Pottsville, Penn .. Feb. 26, 1850 ; came to Wisconsin at the age of 2 years ; he owns town property. His wife, Sarah Ann Jones, was born of Welsh parents, and they were married Oct. 14, 1870; they have three children-Maggie, Frank and John. In religion, Advent. Member of the I. O. O. F .; left-hand support in the lodge at Washburne, Grant Co.

WILLIAM P. BLUNDELL, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Mifflin ; born in Illinois June 20, 1826 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents ; then removed to Savannah, Ill., and then to Alton, Ill .; then to Mississippi, and then returned to Illinois ; then to Wisconsin, and bought and owns 115 acres of land- 263 in Grant Co .; made the improvements of house 14x16, wing 16x26, barn 24x36, sixteen-foot posts. Enlisted in Co. E, 30th W. V. 1., in 1862; was discharged in 1865. His wife, Mary A. Kerr, was born in Illinois in 1838; married Nov. 2, 1856; they have six children-Emma J., Eva A., William E. (deceased), Mina A .. Jessie C. and Freddie. In politics, Republican ; in religion, Christian Advent.

THOMAS BOWES, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Mifflin ; was born in Durham, Eng., Jan. 15, 1830; came to Wisconsin in 1853, to La Fayette Co .; now owns 300 acres of land. His wife was Mar-

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tha Jane Holmes, born in Indiana June 6, 1840, a daughter of William Holmes; married in 1859, and have nine children-David William, born Oct. 10, 1859; John Thomas, born April 24, 1860; Charles Henry, born Aug. 6, 1864 ; Joseph Gibson, born April 15, 1866 ; Ida Rebecca, born Ang. 21, 1868; Mary Maria, born Oct. 29, 1870; Benjamin Clarence, born Dec. 10, 1872; Archie Lincoln, born Oet. 7, 1876 ; Lizzie Jane, born March 3, 1878.

DAVID BOWES; P. O. Linden ; was born in Durham, Eng., June 23, 1802; came to America in 1845 ; settled at New Diggings, La Fayette Co., Wis., in the mines, then came to Mifflin and bought 160 acres of land. His wife, Elizabeth Gibson, was born in Durham, Eng., Ang. 5, 1801; they married in 1824 ; had eighteen children ; John Bowes, the fourth child, now resides in Sec. 3, Linden, and is by occupation a farmer, and was born in Durham, Eng., in 1832; came to America with his parents and worked in the mines until 1853, when he bought 80 acres of land. Enlisted, in 1862, in the 30th W. V. I .; was discharged in 1865. His wife, Mary A. Hillery, was born in New Diggings, La Fayette Co., Wis., in 1846 ; married in 1867, and have two children-John D. and George E. In politics, Repub- lican ; in religion, liberal.

JOHN CARPENTER, Sr. ; was a native of Vermont, and emigrated to Ohio and then to Wisconsin before the Black Hawk war, and engaged in the war ; he then returned to Ohio, and, in 1835, brought the family and settled near Platteville, and, while on a visit to Ohio in 1836, he died at Alton, Ill. Mrs. Carpenter was also a native of Vermont, and died in 1836; by this union there were eleven children. John, Jr., now residing on See. 32; P. O. Mifflin ; the youngest of the family ; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 19, 1825; came to Wiseonsin in 1835, and went to Jo Daviess Co., Ill., to work on a farm, and then for a man making fanning-mills ; he now owns 490 acres of land, with a barn 30x56, sixteen-foot corners ; basement stable, carriage-house, 14x16 ; stable, 24x36 ; corn-crib, 24x26 ; hog house, 18x48 ; smoke-house, Sx12 ; his dwelling, 34x38. In religion, a Methodist ; has been Steward, also School Treasurer and Director ; three years on the Town Board, a member of the A., F. & A. M., at Mif- flin, the Chapter at Platteville. His wife, Louisa Hogle, was born in Sangamon Co., Ill., Dec. 13, 1828 ; they married, Jan 24. 1843, and they have had eleven children-John D. (a carpenter in Washburn, Grant Co., Wis. ), William (in the 7th W. V. I., killed- at the battle of the Wilderness). Minerva (now Mrs. Hubbard, in Mifflin), Laura (now Mrs. Dixon, in Washburn, Grant Co.), Clara (in Nebraska ), Eunice Sierra Nevada (now Mrs. De Long, in La Fayette Co.), William E., Minnie, Hiram J., Emma (deceased), Minerva (deceased).

GEORGE CLARK, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Mifflin ; born in Leicestershire, England, Feb. 14, 1831 ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1859; rented land, then bought and now owns, in company with David Jenkins, 700 aeres of land, nicely improved ; they have a fine barn, 40x30, sixteen-foot posts ; house, 24x16, two stories. His wife was Mary A. Kinsley, born in Canada in 1841; they married in 1859; they have nine children-Sarah, Thomas, Lizzie, John, Minnie, Horatio, Annie, George, and an infant danghter. In politics, Democrat.

JOSEPH CONLEY, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Washburn ; was born in Ireland : in 1849, came to America; settled in Platteville ; came to Iowa Co. in 1852; owns 340 acres of land. His wife, Marga- ret Dewham, was born in Ireland ; married in 1857 ; they have nine children, six living-Mary, Heury, Eliza, Sarah, Joseph, Hattie. In religion, Catholic ; in politics, Democrat.

R. B. CULBERTSON, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Livingston ; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, March 31, 1819; left Ohio and went to Lawrence Co., Illinois, in 1839; then, in 1844, to Grant Co., Wis .; engaged in farming, and, in 1846, to Iowa Co .; entered 80 acres of land; built the old cabin, and now owns 120 acres of land. In politics, he is a Republican, and in religion, a Methodist ; he has been Pathmaster and School Director; a temperance man. His wife, Lovona David, was born in Ohio in 1816; married in 1840; they have had four children-John, Solan, David, Mary A. (died in 1857); first wife deceased ; second wife, Miss L. A. Johnson, was born in Laneaster Co., Penn., in 1836 ; married in August, 1857 ; they had four children -- Enoch, Dollie, Sarah, Cyrus, Grant.

C. CUSHMAN, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Mifflin ; born in New York April 5, 1827, and removed to Ashtabula C'o., Ohio, and engaged in farming, and then to lowa Co., Wis., in 1850, and in the mines prospeeting, and then returned to Pennsylvania and remained five years engaged in farming; returned to Wisconsin with horses, and then again to Pennsylvania; sold out and moved to Wisconsin in 1855; bought 160 acres of land and made the improvements; has a fine house 38x24, barn 36x46, 16-foot cor- ners, and basement, a member of the lodge of A., F. & A. M., and Deacon ; has held all the different offices ; has been Pathmaster. His wife was Roxie Rosette Streeter, a native of New York, born in 1844

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and married in 1850; they have eight children, six living-George (in Nebraska), Frank, Charles (deceased), Jefferson, Ezra, Nettie, Willie, Bertie. In politics, Republican ; in religion, liberal believer.

SILAS CUSHMAN, farmer. See. 33; P. O. Mifflin ; was born in Ohio in 1837; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and bought and now owns 137 acres of land ; his house is 37x16; wing, 16x20 ; barn, 34x34, 16-foot cornice. His wife, Marietta McCord, was born in Pennsylvania in 1844; married in 1863 ; they have seven children-Mables S, Laura A., Elmer C., Clinton R., Estella, Leslie, Luey. In politics, Republican ; in religion, Christian Advent. Has been Pathmaster ; belongs to the A., F. & A. M .: S. D. in the lodge.

WILLIAM DAVIES, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. MitHlin. John Davies, the father of the above, was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales; came to America in 1840, and died at the age of 84; his mother was born in Pembrokeshire ; died at the age of 79; by the marriage there were ten children -Hannah, buried at the age of 69; Sarah, the mother of David C .; Mary, now Mrs. Davis ; William, born in Wales, now owns 240 acres of land with good improvements ; Esther ; Rachel ; Phebe, now Mrs. Jones, and mother of Will A. Jones, County Superintendent of Schools ; John A., a minister of the Presbyterian Church, died April 25, 1877 ; Phillip, died in Wales ; David, now on the place, 80 years of age. B. Thomas, born in South Wales in 1806 ; came to Wisconsin in 1839, and lives with the family.

DAVID C. DAVIES, farmer, Sec. 14; l'. O. Mifflin ; was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in 1836; came to America in 1840 and settled at Pottsville, Penn., and was in the mines; in 1843, to the State mines ; in 1846, to Wisconsin, in the spring, and bought 80 acres of land; built the old cabin, and now owns 280 acres of land, with fine house, 22x20 ; hall, 8x16 ; main building, 28x16, two stories ; barn, 36x22, basement of stone. His wife, Ann James, was born in South Wales in 1848; came to America in 1857 ; married in 1866, and died June 28, 1880; they had two children-William, born in 1867; Elizabeth, in 1869. His second wife, Margaret Jones, was born at Platteville, of Welsh par- ents, in 1859; married Nov. 30, 1880. In politics, Democrat ; in religion, Presbyterian ; is a teacher in the Sunday school and leader of the singing. Has been District Clerk two years. William Davis, the father of the above, was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, in the year 1800, and emigrated to Amer- ica in 1840, and to Wisconsin in 1846; died July 2, 1862; his wife, Sarah Davies, was born in Pem- brokeshire, South Wales, in 1807 ; married in 1831 ; they had four children-William, born and died in Wales; Elizabeth. born in Wales, now residing with David; John, born in Wales, died in Pottsville, Penn. His mother now resides with David, and is quite hale and hearty for one of her age.

OLIVER P. DAVID, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Livingston ; was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, Oct. 27, 1828, and cmigrated to Lawrence Co., Ill., in 1837, and to Wisconsin in 1845; engaged in farming ; owns 320 acres of land. In 1852, he went to California, and returned in 1855. His wife, . S. A. Flint. was born in Richland Co., Ohio, June 6, 1836, and married March 20, 1860; they have seven children-Cassins V., born March 19, 1861, died Sept. 10, 1862; Arthur F., born Sept. 12, 1862 ; Orla S., Feb. 28, 1864; Aliehea L .. May 24, 1866 ; Effie J., Oct. 9, 1868; John S., Sept. 27, 1870; Clara M., Oct. 12, 1875. In politics, a Republican ; in religion, liberal believer. Member of Chapter No. 6, A., F. & A. M. Lodge. Has held a number of school offices and Distriet Clerk.

DAVID DIETZMAN, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Mifflin ; was born in Washington Co., Penn., March 16, 1838 ; came to Wisconsin in 1845, and is now living on the old homestead ; owns 234 acres of land ; made most of the improvements. He enlisted in 1862, in the 30th W. V. I., Co. E; was dis- charged in April, 1865. His wife, Miss Obennouf, was born in Germany Oct. 14, 1341 ; came to Amer- iea in 1851 with her father, who died in Ohio; her mother died in the old country ; married to Mr. Deitzman Oct. 24, 1865; they have five children-Salvanns, born Aug. 29, 1866, died Sept. 6, 1867 ; Frank C., born Nov. 18, 1867 ; Mary A., July 11, 1869; John E., June 1, 1873; Ida, Oct. 5, 1879, died April 1, 1880. Mr. D. is a Good Templar, a member of the Lodge of A., F. & A. M., also Patrons of Husbandry, a member of the Christian Advents and Treasurer of the church.

JOHN DIETZMAN (deceased) ; was born Feb. 25, 1804, in Saxony, Germany, and emi- grated to Washington Co., Penn., in 1845, and to Black Jack, Wis., and died Christmas, 1871. His wife was Hannah Rosanna Obennouf, who was born March 21, 1805 ; married June 21, 1825 ; they brought up thirteen children - John Henry, Tronket, Ann Naney, Charles John, David, Noah, Mary, John Solo- mon, Hannah, Gideon (deceased), Jacob, Sarah J., Emily M.

JOHN C. DIETZMAN, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Mifflin ; was born in Saxony, Germany, March 26, 1832 ; came to Wisconsin in 1845; engaged in farming and mining ; now owns 200 acres of land. His wife, Melissa Nolan, was born in Coles Co., Ill., in 1845; married in 1860; they have had

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seven children-Ella Jane, born May 18, 1861; William C., Sept. 16, 1862; Herman G., Sept. 14, 1864; Frank P., Aug. 25, 1866; Martha, Jan. 10, 1869; Charles A., April 8, 1872; Alfaretta, March 29, 1878. Mr. D. has been Clerk of Schools, Pathmaster, member of the Lodge of Mendotas.

FREDERICK DOBSON, farmer, Section 7; P. O. Washburn; was born in Durham, England, Aug. 14, 1822. Came to Illinois 1842, and then to New Diggings, La Fayette County, Wis., then to Grant County in 1862, then to Iowa County. Bought and now owns 200 acres of land and has made the improvements. Has held the office of Pathmaster, and a local preacher and class leader. In polities, Republican, and has been Justice of the Peace. His wife, Ellen Snowden, was born in England Nov. 22, 1823: eame to America in 1831, with her parents, who settled in Platteville; they have since died. Mr. Dobson married in 1844; have had nine children-John Henry, born June 16, 1845; Emma, June 15, 1847, now Mrs. Beers; Lizzie, Feb. 19, 1849 ; William, Feb 13, 1851, died June 7, 1851; Mary, born April 30, 1852; Robert, Oct. 6, 1854; Maggie, April 21, 1857; Clara, Nov. 30, 1860; Fred, June 15, 1863. Mr. D. was one of nine who came from England and founded a class of Primitive Methodists, and only two of them are now living.

JONATHAN ELLSWORTH was a native of the Mohawk Valley, N. Y .; born in 1795; a carpenter by trade ; died in 1840. His wife, Amanda Babcock, was born in Washington County, N. Y., in 1799. Married in 1818, and they had eight children -Delecta, deceased ; Triphina, deceased ; John, Ruben, died in California in 1849; Enfield, deceased ; Amanda, now Mrs. Chopin, in Rock Co., Wis .; Elesta, now Mrs. Palmer, at Baraboo, Wis .; Sherman, now in Madison, Wis. Mrs. Ellsworth was after- ward married to Mr. Dean, a native of Rhode Island, now deceased, by whom there were two children- Sarah, deceased ; James, in the Sth W. V. I., and died at Memphis, Tenn., in the hospital. John Eils- worth, a son of the above, residing on Sec. 29, Mifflin P. O., was born in Yates Co., N. Y., Jan. 9, 1823; moved to Onondaga Co., then to Ontario Co., and. in 1847, to Dane Co., Wis., and to Iowa Co., Wis., in 1856, and bought and now owns 600 acres of land, and 40 acres of timber in Grant Co .; has one of the finest barns in the county, built in 1880, 54x60, 20-foot corners, basement 11-foot, hip-roof; the old barn is 34x40, 16-foot corners; house, 24x32, with wing 24x32. Has fine Norman and Clydesdale stock, which has taken several first premiums. His wife was Eliza Aun Green, born in Yates Co., N. Y., June 14, 1825 ; married Oct. 20, 1842; they have eight children-Amanda, now Mrs. David (who is keeping house for the younger children at Platteville); Henry, in Dane Co .; John M., at Livingston ; Eliza, now Mrs. Dale Baker, residing in Dane Co., Wis .; Mattie, at home; Ruben, in Plattville; Elenor E., Rachel M. Has been Clerk, School Treasurer and Pathmaster. Member of A., F. & A. M., at Mifflin ; Chapter at Platteville.

JOHN M. ELLSWORTH, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Livingston; now engaged in stock buying at the new village of Livingston ; was born in Oregon, Dane Co., Wis., May 5, 1852; came to Iowa Co. in 1856; attended the State Normal School at Platteville two years and a half, then to the State University, at Madison, one year. Taught school before attending the University two and one-half years. His wife, Vic. B. Hutchinson, was born at Platteville in 1850. They married in 1867 ; have one child-Edward D., born Oct. 26, 1879. A member of A., F. & A. M. Lodge. Was Town Clerk two years. Owns 80 acres of land.

ENOCK ENLOE, retired farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Washburn ; was born in South Carolina Feb. 4, 1808; emigrated to Illinois about 1820, with his parents, to Bond County ; his parents died there ; remained there until 1827, when he came to Wisconsin ; then returned to Illinois, and remained until 1834, when he returned to Iowa Co., Wis. His wife, Louisa Kirkpatrick, was born in Georgia Feb. 8, 1808, and, in 1834, eame to Wisconsin for a home. She married Mr. E. Oct. 1, 1829; they have a family of eight children married and settled near home-Udolia, James, Frank, John, Oscar W., born Feb. 14, 1841, enlisted in 7th W. V. I., in 1861, Co. C, died Sept. 1, 1865 ; Sarah, deceased ; Ashel, William. In politics, Republican ; religion. Methodists. Has been member of the Town Board several times, Collector three times, and School Director three times. Member of I. O. O. F. When he first came to Wisconsin he settled in Iowa County. on 120 aeres of land, which he sold to John Carpenter, and again bought 160 aeres, and built the old home where they now reside, and owns 300 acres of land, living a retired life and enjoying the fruits of a hard-fought battle of life, but came out successful.

JOHN FERRIS, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Livingston; was born in County Down, Ireland, May 18, 1818 ; came to America in 1847, and to Wisconsin in 1848; worked in the mines in Iowa Co., then went to Wingville, then, in 1849, to Iowa Co., and bought 40 acres, on which he built the old cabin ; he now owns 120 aeres of fine land, and a fine house, 18x26, two stories. His wife, Mary M. Stevens ; born in Pennsylvania, May 17, 1835, came to Wisconsin in 1846; married Dec. 24, 1859. They have

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eight children-Robert, born Feb. 22, 1861; Sarah, born Feb. 2, 1863; Annie, born Dee. 9. 1865 ; John, born March 11, 1867 ; Mary Jane, born Nov. 11, 1868; Cornelius Isaae, born Oet. 29, 1872, and Elizabeth, born Oct. 22, 1876. In religion, liberal ; has been School Director. Mrs. Ferris' father was a native of New York, and came to Wisconsin in 1846; sold out and moved to Iowa in 1872, then re- turned to Wisconsin May 24, 1880. Her mother was a native of Pennsylvania, and was married in Penn- sylvania; was the mother of nine children, five of them now living. She died in Floyd Co., Iowa, Feb. 22, 1877.

WILLIAM FIELDHOUSE, farmer, See. 19; P. O. Livingston ; was born in Durham, England, April 23, 1847 ; came to America ; direct to Wisconsin in 1870, and worked at his trade in Mineral Point, having learned the trade of stone-mason in the old country. He now owns 65 aeres of land, and has made fine improvements. His wife, Susan Thompson, who was born in Grant Co., Wis., May 8, 1851. married Nov. 14, 1872. They have four children-Franeis S., born Sept. 16, 1873; Carrie M., born Dec. 23, 1875 ; Mable L., born Jan. 17, 1877, and Roy Thompson, boru Mareh 8, 1880. is liberal in religion ; has been District Clerk two terms ; is a Good Templar.

WILLIAM FRY, farmer, See. 18; P. O. Livingston, Grant Co., Wis .; was born in Phila- delphia, Penn., Dee. 29, 1821 ; learned the trade of blacksmith, and removed to Lewiston, Fulton Co., Ill .. and engaged in blacksmithing ; then moved to Grant Co., Wis., in 1841, and then to Iowa Co. He now owns 147 acres of land, and 10 acres in Grant Co. His wife, Naney Clifton, born in Missouri, in 1830. mar- ried, November, 1847. They have eleven children, eight living-Caroline, now Mrs. Woodward, in Eden ; William A., John C., Francis E., Ellsworth Lincon, Albert W., Levina J., Edwin Grant, Sarah M., and Mary E., infant daughter. He has been School Director and Pathmaster.

WILLIAM GIBBON, clerk for J. B. Huse, Rewey; was born in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, December, 1851 ; came to America in 1857 ; resided at home until 1867, and learned the trade of blacksmith ; attended the State Normal School at Platteville two years, then engaged in teaching for four years, then was with Mr. Huse, at Mifflin, in 1878, and since removed to Rewey ; has held the office of Town Treasurer one term, Town Clerk two terms, was Census Enumerator for 1880, is a Good Templar. and Secretary of Pecatonica Lodge.

GEORGE MICHAEL GRUBER, deceased ; was born at Steinhart, Bavaria, Ger- many, April 21, 1815, and learned the trade of linen weaver, from childhood, and worked at the business until 1838, when he came to this country and settled in New York ; then went to Monroe. Mieh .; then to Wisconsin, in 1846, and worked in the mines at the Point and in other diggings, and in 1848 bought 40 acres of land, built the old eabin, and they now own 240 aeres of land. He died April 30, 1878. His wife, Hannah Christina Emuel, was born at Nassau, Germany, March 20, 1815; eame New York in 1847, then to Mineral Point, Wis., and worked in the family of Gov. Dodge a short time : then married. Aug. 28, 1847. They have five children-George, boru in 1848, and now owner of the mills known as the Star Mills, built for a woolen-mill in 1866, and afterward converted into a grist-mill. John Henry, born Aug. 29, 1850, now in Dubuque, Iowa ; Robert, born March 26, 1852 ; John Hill. born May 11, 1853; died April 12, 1879; Charles, born Dee. 25, 1854.

FRANK GRIFFITH, farmer, See. 5; P. O. Mifflin ; was born in Marion Co., Ind., Dec. 15. 1826 ; emigrated to Coles Co., Ill .; from there to Iowa Co. in 1844; engaged in teaming and working on a farm ; he entered 80 acres and bought in company with his brother 164 acres of land ; his brother sold out, and he now owns 184 acres of land, and built a fine house in 1880; his wife, Adeline MeRey- nolds, was born in Bond Co., Ill., in 1827. They married in 1857, and have five children-Samuel, Johu, Margaret A., James, infant (deceased). In politics, Republican ; religion, liberal believer ; Treasurer of Schools and Pathmaster ; member of A., F. & A. M. Lodge, Mithlin ; also Patron of Husbandry.

JOSEPH HARKER, dealer in general merchandise, firm of Harker & Bainbridge, Mifflin ; was born in Yorkshire, Eng .. Sept. 28, 1845; came to America in November, 1860, and was employed in the mines. Enlisted in the 5th W. V. I. in February, 1862; mustered out in July, 1865; was in the battles of Williamsburg, Seven Pines, in the campaign of the Peninsula; was wounded in the left leg. breast and arın, and thumb of the right hand, and right lung; he then returned to Wisconsin and worked in the mill and learned the trade of miller; was there until April, 1869, then went in the merean- tile business ; owns town property and 15 aeres of land in Grant Co. ; his wife, Margret Bainbridge, was born at New Diggings, La Fayette Co., in 1844. Married in 1866; they had five children-Louisa, born in 1866; Ella, 1868; Maggie, 1871; Mary, 1873; John, 1874. In politics, Republican ; religion, liberal ; member of the A., F. & A. M., and S. D. of Lodge ; has been Justice of the Peace and Post- master seven years.

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JOHN HARKER (deceased) ; was born in Arkendale, Eng., Aug. 20, 1824. In 1847, he was united in marriage to Mary Nicholson ; in 1848, he emigrated with his wife to America ; first settled at Council Hill, Ill. ; in 1850, he moved to Linden, Iowa Co., and remained a short time and followed mining, but he soon gave this up and bought a piece of land, and went to farming, and continued until 1841, when he moved to the village of Mifflin, and, in company with Bainbridge and Spensley, opened what is known as the Penitentiary Mine; after a few years, he sold out to the other members of the company, and then, by the wishes of the firm, he was appointed superintendent of the company, which position he held until a few months before his death, which occurred Nov. 27, 1880, and was buried with Masonic honors at Big Patch, Grant Co., Wis. ; in 1860, he connected himself with the followers of Christ and joined the Primitive Methodist Church, a firm pillar in the Church of God, and so remained until the time of his death ; in 1880, his wife died, leaving him alone, and the same year he was again married to Hester A. Williams ; a short time before his death, he donated freely to a new church building in Mifflin, but, before the completion of the temple, the Great Creator having been pleased out of His mercy to remove him, he never saw the temple dedicated to the worship of the Supreme Ruler of the universe.

JAMES HIRD, farmer, Scc. 22; P. O. Mifflin ; was a son of Anthony and Phillis Hird, of Ranbeck Parish, Kirkland, County of Cumberland, Eng., born Nov. 29, 1825 ; emigrated to America March 2, 1848, and came direct to Linden, then known as Pedler's Creek, and remained there but a short time, when he went to Mineral Point and worked at his trade, which was that of a tailor; he then went to Big Patch, Grant Co., where he married Ann, daughter of Matthew and Margaret Preston, natives of Buck- den, Parish of Arncliff, County of York, Eng., who was born May 26, 1827, and came to America in 1849. They were married Jan. 23, 1849, by Hugh Calhoun, Esq., of Smitzer, Grant Co., Wis., and by this union there were nine children-Anthony, born July 12, 1850, in Smitzer. Grant Co .; died April 17, 1860; Margaret, born Sept. 8, 1852, in Mifflin ; died Feb. 2, 1853; Phillis, Dec. 20, 1853 (now Mrs. Richard Mills), Adam, March 21, 1856; Elizabeth, May 27, 1858 (now Mrs. Kinney, at Rewey ), John Pre-ton, born Nov. 11, 1860 ; Jane Ann, March 21, 1863, at Mifflin; Dorothey Isabell, Feb. 3, 1865, at Mifflin ; Mathew Preston, March 9, 1868, at Mifflin. In politics, a Democrat, and Liberal in religion ; has been Pathmaster, also Chairman of the board, and Assessor for several years ; a Patron of Husbandry.

WILLIAM HOLMES, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Mifflin; was born in Southwest Virginia April 21, 1820; came to Illinois in 1836, and bought 40 acres of land ; in 1842, came to Grant Co., Wis., and rented land and worked in the mines about thirteen years, and then came to Iowa Co. mines ; now owns 324 acres of land, and has a fine barn 20x34 feet, sixteen-feet posts. His first wife, Rebecca Scott, was born in Jefferson Co., Ind., in 1825; married in 1839, died in June. 1844 ; left two children - Martha, now Mrs. T. Bowes ; John, in Linden. Second wife, Amanda Hamlet, was born in Kentucky in 1830; married Oct. 31, 1850, died June 15, 1872; left nine children-William, James, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Woodruff), Annette, Wilson, Joshua (deceased), Catharine (deceased), Andrew Jackson, Emma, Amanda, Wallace. Third wife, Ganva Hannanell, was born in Norway in 1857; came to America in 1871 ; married September, 1877, and they have one child-Mary. In politics, Republican. In religion. liberal. He held the office of Clerk of District No. 8, and most of the school offices since the district was organized ; three years Justice of the Peace; Chairman of the Town Board, and member of the board several years ; member of Lodge No. 153, Mifflin, A., F. & A. M .; Mineral Point, Chap- ter, No. 6.

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History of Iowa County, Wisconsin, Part 141

Author: Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company Number of Pages: 958

Author:
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 958