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GEORGE FERRELL, Sec. 8; P. O. Mineral Point ; was born in Cornwall, England, in 1819; came to America in 1848; settled on his present farm in 1850. Married Elizabeth Tradinnick in 1839 ; she was a native of England ; they have seven children-George, John, Elizabeth, Stephen, Mary A. Samuel and Ellen J. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. F. is a Republican. He owns 140 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre.
SAMUEL FITZSIMONS, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Mineral Point ; owns 320 acres of land, valued at $13 per acre ; born in Ireland in 1833, and came to America in 1852; settled in Wisconsin ; removed to his present farm in 1877. Married Elizabeth Johnson in 1867, a native of Ireland ; they have five children-Elizabeth, Edwin, John, George and Hester Jane. Are members of Episcopal Church. Mr. F. is a Republican.
JAMES GORDON, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. O. Mineral Point ; he owns 160 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre ; born in Canada in 1806 ; came to the United States in 1833, and located in Green Bay ; removed to this county in 1834, and settled on his present farm in 1845. Married Dorcas Boles in 1860 ; she was born in Ohio. Mr. G. had seven children by a former wife.
THOMAS GRIBBLE, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Mineral Point. Mr. G. is a Republican and owns 467 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre ; born in Waldwick Township, this county. Married Susan Thomas in 1862 ; she was born in England ; they have ten children-Edward, Catharine, Mary, John, William, Joseph, Ellen, Charles, Harvey and Elmer.
CHANDLER HEATH, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Mineral Point ; owns 144 acres of land, valued at 835 per acre ; born in this county. Married Elizabeth E. Huxtable in 1879. Is a Republican.
RICHARD JACKSON, Sec. 4; P. O. Mineral Point. Mr. J. is a Republican, and owns 240 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre ; born in Yorkskire, England, in 1842; came to America in about 1852; settled on present farm in 1865. Married Ann Frankland in 1867; she was born in England ; they have eight children-Emily, James, Margaret, Elizabeth A., Mathew, Mary, Isabel and Mable.
WILLIAM G. JONES, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Mineral Point; born in 1853; is the son of Griffith Jones, who was born in Wales in 1828, and emigrated to America in 1845, and settled in this county in 1870 ; he removed to this town and erected a mill on the farm on which he now lives. Was married in 1848 to Miss Catherine Rowland; they have nine children-John G., William G., Hannah G., Margaret G., Lacy G., David G., Daniel G., Catherine G., Maria Ann. Politics, Republican.
JOHN LAVERTY, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Mineral Point ; owns 275 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre ; horn in Ireland in 1822; came to America in 1844; settled on his present farm in 1854. Was married to Nancy McCloskey ; she, too, is a native of Ireland; have eleven children-Mary, Ber- nard, Annie, Ellen, Michael. Johnny, Francis, Alexander, Joseph, Eliza J. and Vincent. Are members of the Roman Catholic Church.
CHARLES LEAVITT, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Mineral Point; born in Maine in 1854; came to this connty in 1862; his father, Franklin B. Leavitt, was born in Maine in 1814, and died in 1868. Mr. L. owns 603 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.
JOHN LITTLE, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Mineral Point ; born in England, County Cumber- land ; eame to America in 1848, and located on present farm. Married Mary Tomlinson in 1840; she was born in England ; have lost two children; have three children hy adoption-Mary J., Robert J., Mary A. Mr. L. owns 2973 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.
EDWARD NICHOLS, Sec. 8; P. O. Mineral Point; born in Cornwall, Eng .; came to America in 1835. Married Martha Willey in 1858; she, too, is a native of Cornwall, Eng. ; they have two children-Sarah and Howard. Owns 163 acres of land, valued at $35.
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MRS. ESTHER OOLEY, widow of William Ooley, was married to Mr. Ooley in 1852 ; be was born in Sangamon Co., Ill .; they have had nine children-Henry S., Josephine, John C., Ida A., Eva, William A., James, Della and Joseph L. The farm is carried on by Henry and John Curtis, who are natives of this county.
JOHN PILE, farmer, Sec. IS; P. O. Mineral Point; was born in England in 1817 ; came to America in 1851, and located in La Fayette Co., Wis. ; removed to this county, on his present farm, in 1855. He was married to Ann Maldran, a native of England, in 1851 ; they have five children-Mary E., Elza J., Maria, John C. and James M. They are members of the M. E. Church. He owns 156 acres of land, valued at $35 per acre. In politics, he is a Republican.
JOHN ROSS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Mineral Point ; was born in Ireland in 1819 ; came to America in 1845, and settled on his present farm in 1863. He married Elizabeth Binks in 1852 ; she was born in Wales ; they have seven children-Alexander, Mary, Elizabeth, Martha A., Margaret, John W. and Leslie. Mr. R. is a Republican ; he owns 240 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre.
JOHN WALSH, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Mineral Point ; was born in Ireland in 1824; came to America in 1849, and located in this county. He married Ann Crilley in 1854; she was born in Ire- land ; they have eight children-David, Bridget, John, Peter, Maggie, William, Anna and Mary. Mr. W. owns 265 acres of land, valued at $30 per acre.
JAMES WEBBER, Sec. 17; P. O. Mineral Point ; was born in Erie Co., Penn., in 1828 ; came to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in Mineral Point Township ; purchased his present farm this year (1880). He was married to Emeline Matthews in 1855; she was born in Ohio; they have three chil- dren-Jane, Ettie M. and Elsie. Mr. Webber was elected a member of the County Board of Supervisors in 1878, which office he now holds. In politics, he is a Democrat. He owns 82 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre.
JOHN WOOLCOCK, See. 15; P. O. Mineral Point ; born in Cornwall, England, in 1824; came to America in 1849, and located in Rhode Island, and engaged in mining ; in 1851, removed to Ontonagon, Northern Michigan, and remained there three years, and then removed to Wisconsin, where he still lives. He was married to Margaret Duggan in 1850; she was born in Ireland in 1826; they have seven children-Elizabeth, Edward, John, Charles, Amelia, Lillie and Clarence. They are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. W. is a Republican, and owns 166 acres of land, valued $20 per acre.
MRS. SUSAN YOUNG, Sec. 10; P. O. Yellow Stone, La Fayette Co .; widow of William Young, deceased ; daughter of Jonathan and Catharine Mead White ; Mrs. Young was born in Virginia, and Mr. Young was born in Kentucky. They were married Feb. 13, 1645; had ten children-William H., Mary A., Abram, Sarah, Celia, Franklin, Miller, Harvey M., Lucinda R. and Julia I. Mary A. is married to John White ; Abram is married to Matilda J. Wilson ; Frank was married to Nancy Kitchen. in Oregon, Dane Co., Jan. 1, 1877 ; has one child. Mrs. Young owns 230 acres of land. managed by her two sons, Frank and Miller.
PASSENGERS BOUND FOR CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEBRASKA, DAKOTA,
MINNESOTA,
WISCONSIN, MONTANA,
AND THE TERRITORIES,
Should, if they would consult their interest, buy their tickets via the
Chicago & North -Western Railway
This is the LEADING RAILWAY of the
WEST AND NORTHWEST.
This important system of Railway Lines is one of the Largest Corporations in the World, owning and operating, under one management,
2,390 MILES OF ROAD.
Its Lines run from Chicago in so many directions that it is necessary to designate ita Lines by certain specific names, which will give a cor- rect idea to the passenger of the part of country each Line traverses. These Lines, numbering nine, are as follows:
Chicago, Council Bluffs & California Line.
Chicago, Sioux City & Yankton Line,
Chicago, Clinton, Dubuque & La Crosse Line.
Chicago, Freeport & Dubuque Line.
Chicago, La Crosse & Winona Line.
Chicago, Minnesota & Dakota Line. Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis Line.
Chicago, Milwaukee & Lake Superior Line
Chicago, Green Bay & Marquette Line.
These Lines enable the "CHICAGO & NORTII-WESTERN" to reach all principal points in the WEST, NORTHWEST, and, through its connections, the FAR WEST.
It offers every facility for Quick, Safe and Comfortable Transit to the traveler who selects this as his route.
It stands second to no road in the West, and offers inducements and advantages that are not and cannot be offered by any of its competitors. Its management adopts every improvement known to the modern Railway System, and is determined that the CHICAGO & NORTH- WESTERN RAILWAY shall remain the LEADING Railway of the GREAT WEST.
Passengers should ask for and be certain their Tickets have a Coupon which reads, over the
"CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RY." All Ticket Agents will be glad to sell them via this Line.
REMEMBER !- PULLMAN HOTEL CARS Are now running regularly between CHICAGO and COUNCIL
BLUFFS on the California Express Trains of the CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. > BEAR IN MIND, no other road runs Pullman Hotel Cars, or any form of Hotel Cars, THROUGH between Chicago and the Missouri River. This is the only Line that has THROUGH EATING CARS of any sort.
NO TRANSFER at ST. PAUL via the CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RY.
Passengers procuring tickets to points beyond ST. PAUL should use GREAT CARE to see that they read over the
Chicago & North-Western Railway,
-OR THE- Chicago, St. Paul & Minneapolis Line.
And not over a route having a SIMILAR NAME, as this is
THE ONLY ROUTE YOU CAN TAKE TO AVOID A CHANGE OF DEPOT AT ST. PAUL, OR
NEW YORK OFFICE-No. 415 Broadway. BOSTON OFFICE-No. 5 State Street.
MILWAUKEE CITY TICKET OFFICE-102 Wisconsin Street. ST. PAUL TICKET OFFICE-Cor. Third and Jackson Streets. MINNEAPOLIS TICKET OFFICES-13 Nicollet IIouse, and St. Paul & Pacific Depat.
CHICAGO TICKET OFFICES-62 Clark Street, under Sherman House; 75 Canal Street ; Kinzie Street Depot, corner West Kinzie and Canal Streets; Wells Street Depot, corner Wells and Kin- zie Streets.
COUNCIL BLUFFS TICKET OFFICES-Corner Broadway and Pearl Street, Union Pacific Depot; and Chicago & North- Western Railway Depot.
OMAHA TICKET OFFICES-Union Pacific Depot, and 1324 Far- nam Street, corner 14th.
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE-2 New Montgomery Street.
LONDON, ENGLAND, OFFICES-449 Strand, and 3 Adelaide Street.
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