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ISAAC BIRD, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. New Diggings ; born Sept. 8, 1825, in Cumberland, England ; in about 1854, he came to this township ; followed mining and farming. Married Mrs. Thomp- son in 1868; she was born in England ; she owns 372 acres of land ; they have four children-George A., Laura, Fred and Lewis ; she had six children by a former marriage.
JOSEPH R. BIRD, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Etna; born Aug. 22, 1832, in Canada ; in about 1855, he came to New Diggings ; he owns 20 acres of land. Married Miss Mary Robinson, in 1860; she was born in Cumberland, England ; they have seven children, three sons and four daughters.
ROBERT H. CHAMPION, deceased; was born Feb. 25, 1792, in Addison Co. Vt .; in 1827, he came to La Fayette Co., and soon after returned to St. Louis, where he remained till about 1833, when he came to New Diggings, where he lived till his death, which occurred September, 1874; in coming
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here he at once commenced mining, which he had always followed ; he made a discovery of the richest deposits ever known in this locality ; from this he acquired a large fortune. He married Miss Elizabeth Cobb, in 1825 ; she was born June 10, 1807, in North Carolina ; when a child she came to Madison, Ala., with her parents ; she owns over 400 acres of land ; had six children, five living-Charles B., Mary E., Eliza C., Emeline and Julia A .; Ellen R. died in 1872, aged 36 years.
C. B. CHAMPION, mining, New Diggings ; born July 1, 1829, in St. Louis, Mo .; in about 1833, he came with his parents to New Diggings ; he followed mining till 1865, when he removed to Darlington and opened a general store; continued this business about ten years, when he closed out his stock and returned to New Diggings, and resumed mining. He married Miss Ellen Townsend, in 1865 ; she was born in Shullsburg; they have two children-Julia A. and Cora B.
FRANCIS CRAIG, mining and farming, Sec. 25; P.O. New Diggings ; born Nov. 17, 1821, in Durham, England ; in 1850 he came to New Diggings, and at once commenced mining, which he has followed since; he, with some others, organized a company in 1870, known as the Craig Mining Company, which is now being operated ; his mining interests have been more extensive than any other in this locality ; he run a level about three-quarters of a mile, at an average cost of $10 per foot ; he owns about 200 acres of land, and his grounds about his residence are nicely laid out ; he has been Chairman of the Town Board, and has held about all the township offices. Married Jane Coulthard, in 1849; she was born in 1819, in Durham, England; died in 1857 ; have three children-Joseph, Mary A. and Frank ; second marriage to Jane Coulthard, in 1858 ; she was born in Durham England, in 1839; died in 1858; third marriage, to Margaret Wilson Sept. 13, 1859 ; have four children-Margaret J., Ruthetta, Ida B. and Cuthbert W.
JOHN CURWEN, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. New Diggings ; born May 1, 1826, in Lancashire, England ; in 1852, he came to New Diggings ; he owns 194 acres of land ; he has been Township Super- visor and Chairman of the Town Board. Married Ann Woodhouse, in 1849 ; she was born in England, in 1831 ; they had eleven children, eight living-three sons and five daughters.
AMMI DODGE, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Etna ; born June 5, 1809, in Hillsboro, N. H .; when a child he came with his parents to Derby, Vt .; in 1832, he came to New Diggings ; he owns about 550 acres of land ; he was the first Chairman of the Town Board, and has held about all the township offices ; he was Sheriff one term. Married Ann E. Dering, in 1849; she was born in Pennsylvania, in 1830; they have six children-five sons and one daughter.
WARREN JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Benton ; born July 12, 1804, in Butternut Co., N. Y. ; in 1806, he came with his parents to Ohio ; May 24, 1828, came to Galena ; in the fall he came to his present locality, where he has since lived ; he served as a home guard in the Black Hawk war; he borrowed from his brother enough money to enter 170 acres of land ; he now owns 260 acres ; has been Assessor, Clerk and Treasurer of the Town Board. Married Alzina Bean, in 1831 ; she was born in 1814, in Missouri ; they had twelve children, ten living-three sons and seven daughters. His son in-law, W. W. Murphy, was born Oct. 2, 1844; his father came to La Fayette Co. in 1827 ; died Oct. 12, 1860, aged 78 years ; he owns 96 acres of land, entered by his father ; he has been County Commissioner and Chair- man of the Town Board ; he built the Crescent Mill in 1867-68 ; cost, about $10,000 ; this he disposed of in 1873-74. Married Elizabeth Johnson, in 1863; she was born in this township; have six children- Elmer, Cora, Blanche, James, Allie and William.
ABRAHAM LOONEY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Etna ; born Sept. 16, 1800, in Sullivan Co., East Tenn. ; in 1817, he came with his parents to Randolph Co., Ill .; in the fall of 1827, he came to his present locality ; he is one of the first settlers in the county ; he first followed mining, then he engaged in smelting, which he followed a number of years; he has owned over one thousand acres of land, and now owns about 500 acres. Married Huldah Bean, Dec. 29, 1833; she was born in 1815, in East Tennessee ; died in 1847 ; has eight children, four living-Melville, Henry, James and Abraham ; second marriage to Mrs. Gear, in 1856 ; she was born in 1795; she died Feb. 22, 1880 ; she had four children by a former marriage-William, Oscar, Sophronia and Angelica.
SOLOMON OLIVER, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. New Diggings ; born Oct. 4, 1806, in Ander- son Co., Tenn .; in 1818, he removed with his parents to Alabama ; in 1824, he came to Randolph Co., Ill. ; in 1827, he came to his present locality ; he owns 480 acres of land, part he entered ; he has followed mining, smelting, and is now engaged in farming ; in 1841, he built a smelting furnace, employed about ten hands to run it ; he carried this on about four years; he has always been liberal to the poor and needy, and on one occasion, about thirty years ago, a neighbor's family borrowed $10; they soon afterward went away, and nothing more had been heard of them, when a few months since he came back and returned the
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$10, which was entirely forgotten by Mr. Oliver. He has been Chairman of the Town Board ; has also been a member of the Territorial Legislature. He married Sarah Gillis, in 1833; she was born in Wilmington, Del., in 1811 ; died Dec. 25, 1844 ; have two children-Charles S. and Edmund G. ; second marriage to Sarah Titus, in 1847; she was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, in 1814; they had six children, five living-Sarah G., Ann M., May F., Stephen D. and Rufus A. Mr. Oliver served in the Winnebago and Black Hawk wars; he was detailed by Col. Strode to carry express matter from Galena to different localities in this Territory ; his son, Stephen D., was born March 13, 1856. He married Miss Josephine Townsend, October, 1879; she was born in Shullsburg Township ; they have one child, Fannie E.
THOMAS PEACOCK, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. New Diggings ; born Sept. 10, 1818, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1840, he came to New Diggings; he bought 20 acres of land, which he after- ward sold ; he then bought 140 acres, and now owns a well-improved farm, consisting of 380 acres ; he is a member of the Town Board. Married Mary Hutchinson in 1839 ; she was born, in 1820, in En- gland; they have ten children-Ann, Mary J., Margaret, Joseph, John F., George, Sarah, Robert W., Henry and Emma.
ROBERT S. PEASLEY, farmer, Sec. 12 ; P. O. Etna ; born February, 1820, in Merrimack Co., N. H. ; when about 8 years old, he came with his parents to Erie Co., N. Y. ; in about 1834, he came to Michigan; in 1840, he came to Chicago ; in the fall of 1841, he came to La Fayette Co. and engaged in mining ; he has been engaged in merchandising, from 1853 to 1862, in Shullsburg, Iowa City, Iowa; Grand Rapids, Wis. ; Marshalltown, Iowa, and Etna, Wis .; he owns about 400 acres of land ; he had but $1.75 when he first came to this county. Married Burzina Merritt in 1847 ; she was born in Vermont, in 1814 ; she died March, 1880.
WILLIAM PEDLEY, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Etna ; born April 22, 1818, in Yorkshire England; in 1848, he came to town of New Diggings; he owns over 300 acres of land; has been fifteen years Treasurer of the School Board. Married Mrs. Harker; she was born in Durham, England ; he has four children by a former marriage, three sons and one daughter.
JOHN REDFEARN, farmer, See. 26 ; P. O. New Diggings ; born Nov. 17, 1819, in Dur- ham, England ; in 1835, he came to Schuylkill Co., Penn. ; in 1838, he came to Galena ; in 1839, he came to New Diggings and commenced mining ; he is now engaged in farming, and owns 237} acres of land, which he has well improved; when he first came to this town he bought but 10 acres, and, by strict attention to business, has acquired a very fine property ; has been Clerk of the School Board about nine years. Married Alice Fawcett in 1849; she was born, in 1826, in Yorkshire, England ; they have six children-George W., Elizabeth A., Hannah J., Elnora A., Mary Etta and Susanna Isabel.
THOMAS ROBINSON, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Etna ; born July 10, 1811, in Cumber- land, England ; Aug. 12, 1844, he came to La Fayette Co. ; he worked at the blacksmith's trade in New Diggings about nine years ; he has since been engaged in mining and farming; he owns 516 acres of land ; he has been Justice of the Peace, Town Supervisor and has held about all the township offices. Married Ann Lee in 1833; she was born, in 1804, in England; they have four children-Ruth, Isaac, Mary and Mathew.
JOHN RUDD, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Etna; born March 27, 1839, in Westmoreland, Eng. ; when about 2 years old, he came with his parents to America; in about 1845, they came to La Fayette Co. ; he owns about 111 acres of land ; followed mining till about 1856; since then he has been farming ; his father died March 14, 1858, aged 43 years; has been Justice of the Peace; for the past six years District School Clerk ; has been Chairman of the Town Board ; is Chairman of the Republican Central Committee. He enlisted in 1862 in Co. C, 33d W. V. I .; was discharged in July, 1863, on account of physical disability.
JOSEPH SEDGWICK, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Diggings; born March 11, 1815, in Durham, Eng .; in 1837, came to Pennsylvania ; in 1838, to Missouri ; in 1839, to Shullsburg; in 1841, he came to New Diggings, where he has since lived; he first made a claim of ten acres, and kept adding as his means would allow, and now owns 280 acres well improved. He has been School Director and a member of the Town Board. Married Hannah Peacock in 1847; she was born in England in 1825; died in 1874; have eight children-Thomas, John W., George S., Joseph A., Sarah J., Elizabeth A., Hannah E. and Ruth E.
JOHN SPENSLEY, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Diggings ; born April 22, 1853, in this township ; his father came here from England in about 1849; died in April, 1874, aged 66 years ; he owns 240 acres land. Married Elizabeth Travis in March, 1876; she was born in Illinois; they have three children-John W., George and Simon,
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SAMUEL VICKERS, firm of S. & C. Vickers, Postmaster and general merchandise, New Diggings ; born in May, 1834, in Northumberland, Eng .; in December, 1855, he came to New York ; in January, 1856, he came to New Diggings; he commenced teaching school ; continued about one year ; he then engaged as clerk in a store; held this position till about 1862, when he opened a store here-firm of Robinson & Vickers ; continued till 1865, when he enlisted in Co. C, 50th W. V. I. ; was detailed as Quarter- master Sergeant ; held this position till July, 1866, when he was honorably discharged ; he then returned to New Diggings and opened their present business. He has held the position of Postmaster the past fourteen years. He married Mi-s Sarah March in 1868 ; she was born in New Diggings ; they have six children-William, Samuel A., Laura, Emma Leah, Dorothy and Ada Mary ; he has one daughter by a former marriage-Anna.
CHRISTOPHER WISEMAN, Jr., farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. New Diggings ; born Janu- ary 21, 1854, in town of New Diggings ; his father came to this farm from England in 1844, and still resides here. They own 159 acres of land. Is Township Asssesor.
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REV. PHIL ALBRECHT, Pastor of St. Patrick's Church, Benton ; was born March 10; 1832, in Westphalia, Germany ; he attended college at Badeborn, and was ordained by Bishop Loughlin, of Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1857; he then was appointed Curate of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Brook- lyn, N. Y., and held this position till 1860 ;. he then removed to Illinois, and had charge of five counties, which he held till 1865; he then removed to Chicago, and founded the church known as the St. Boniface Church ; in 1868, he went to Platteville, Wis., and built the St. Mary's Church ; he remained there till 1873, when he came to Benton. Rev. Samuel Mazzuchelli, who founded this church, was born in 1810, in Italy ; he died in 1864 ; he had commenced the erection of a college in Benton, and had expended about $30,000 at the time of his death; this edifice, when completed, will cost about $100,000; he also built the church at Shullsburg, and founded the cathedral at Dubuque, as well as various others.
THOMAS BECK, general merchandise, Benton ; was born in the Isle of Man, England, Dec. 27, 1840 ; in 1864, he came to Benton, thence to New Diggings; in 1868, he came to Etna ; in 1875, returned to Benton ; he owns a rock store, built in 1875, 30x80, also, a warehouse at the depot, 24x84, cost about $1,200. He belongs to the Odd Fellows; he was Postmaster at Etna during his residence there, and has been Town Treasurer. He was married to Miss Margaret Alton, Feb. 21, 1865 ; she was born in Yorkshire, England; they have seven children-Esther E, Martha J., John A., William C., Thomas F, Anna V. and Margaret.
WILLIAM H. CALVERT, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Benton ; was born in March, 1815, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1839, he came to Galena, thence to Council Bluffs; in 1841, he came to La Fay- ette Co. and engaged in mining ; the past twenty years he has followed farming ; he owns about 400 acres of land. He has been Justice of the Peace and Assessor. He married Jane Alton in 1849; she was born in England ; they have had fourteen children, twelve now living, five sons and seven daughters.
STEPHEN CARR, general merchandise, Benton ; was born Jan. 14, 1819, in the city of Dublin, Ireland ; in 1847, he came to Boston, and worked at the cabinet trade about eight years ; in 1855, he came to Benton and carried on the cabinet trade, as well as merchandising. He has been Town Treas- urer and Clerk of the School Board. He married Mary A. Burn in 1842; she was born in Ireland in 1821, and died in 1864 ; they have had three children-Mary, Lizzie and Dominic; his second marriage was to Mrs. James McMahan, in 1866; she was born in Ireland.
JOHN COLTMAN, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Benton ; was born May 15, 1815, in Durham, England ; in 1850, he came to New Diggings; in 1852, he removed to Coon Branch ; in 1876, he came to his present farm ; he owns 208 acres of land. He has been a member of the Town Board, School Director, etc. He was married to Jane Brown in 1840; she was born Dec. 6, 1821, in Durham, England; they have four children-John H., Martin E., Hannah J. and Lillie D.
TIMOTHY COTTINGHAM, proprietor Crescent Mills, Benton ; born Feb. 18, 1827, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1853, he came to Benton, and engaged in mining, afterward live-stock and farm- ing ; in 1873, he bought a half interest in this mill, and, in 1874, he bought the remaining half; he owns also 400 acres of land here and about 1,200 acres in Iowa ; he has acquired all of this property since com-
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ing to this county. Married Jane Metcalf in 1849 ; she was born in 1826, in England ; they have seven children-four sons and three daughters.
J. O. P. DEAN, mining, Benton ; born June 22, 1814, in Crawford Co., Penn .; Aug. 11, 1836, he came to Galena ; in 1838, he removed to Benton, where he has since lived; he owned at one time about one section of land, since sold. He married Eliza Hickman in 1856; she was born in 1821, in Crawford Co., Penn .; she died in 1866; they have had two children-Maggie (now Mrs. Davis) and Eliza S.
THOMAS K. GIBSON, farmer, Benton ; born Dec. 4, 1811, near Nashville, Tenn. ; when 3 years old, he came with his father to Missouri ; in the spring of 1833, he went to Dubuque ; worked at mining till the fall of 1834; he then returned to Missouri; bought cattle and drove them to Dubuque ; he then remained there, mining till 1836, when he returned to Missouri and opened a store; continued this business till the fall of 1837; the following year he came to Benton ; during this time he had made four trips from St. Louis on horseback ; soon after coming to Benton, he engaged in mining, and, in 1849, he opened a store here ; continued this till 1859, when he closed out his store and went to Hastings, Minn. ; followed farming till 1865, when he returned to Benton. He owns about 500 acres of land, also property in the village. He was one of the County Commissioners when Iowa and La Fayette Counties were one ; he was State Senator in 1848. He married Margaret T. Murphy in 1860 ; she was born in La Fayette Co. ; they have six children-Mary, Leonora D., Louisa B., Roey E., James M. and Nellie J.
WILLIAM W. GILLETT, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Buncombe; born June 10, 1810, in Hartford Co., Conn .; in 1836, he came to Schuyler Co., Ill .; in 1844, he came to La Fayette Co. ; he owns about 600 acres of land, also 320 acres in Grant Co .; in 1870, he built a cheese factory ; run it about six years. He was appointed Postmaster in 1876. Married Mrs. Beard in February, 1854; she was born in Kentucky; they have three children-Jennette, John A. and Harriet E. ; she has three chil- dren by a former marriage-Edward, Caroline and Alice ..
DR. HENRY T. GODFREY, physician and surgeon, Benton ; born in July, 1840, in Ire- land ; in 1851, he went to London, England, and attended the Vine House School, a branch of Kings College ; in 1853, he came to Montreal ; he attended the McGill Medical College from 1856 to 1859 ; he also attended a course of studies at the Hotel Dieu; in 1864, he came to Chicago; graduated from the Rush Medical College in the spring of 1865 ; he was appointed Assistant Surgeon of the 156th Ill. V. I .; held this position till the end of the war. He opened a drug store here with his brother ; sold out his interest, in 1879, to Mr. Metcalf. He married Miss E. Footner in 1865; she was born in Montreal ; they have five children-William H., Alfred C., Walter J., Mary and Louise.
JAMES KEARNS, general merchandise, Benton; born Nov. 22, 1831, in Ireland ; in 1852, he came to St. Louis ; the same year he came to Benton ; in the fall he removed to Warren, Ill. ; in 1854, he returned to Benton ; in 1855, he went to Hazel Green and opened a store there ; the following year he sold out and returned to Benton, and bought the store and dwelling of Capt. Damran, and has continued this business since ; he now owns and occupies a rock store, 30x50, built in 1870 ; cost about $5,000. He has been six years Town Treasurer. Married Phebe Fernay in 1864; she was born in Ire- land; she came with her parents to Boston at the age of three years ; they have six children-James T., Mary Ann, John P., Phebe E., Samuel J. and Clara J.
WILLIAM KITTOE, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Hazel Green; born in 1824 in Cornwall, Eng .; in 1846, he came to Hazel Green ; in 1851, he went to California ; returned in 1853; followed mining and farming since. He owns 200 acres of land. Is a member of the District School Board. Married Mary Johns in 1845; she was born in 1826 in England ; have eight children-William E., Grace J., John H., Mary E., Joseph, Harriet, Alice and Richard.
OWEN McDONALD, retired; Benton ; born in June, 1816, in Ireland ; in 1843, he came to New Diggings ; in 1846, he came to Benton and followed mining, and kept a saloon ; this he has fol- lowed most of the time since coming to the county. He owns about 164 acres of land. Has been a member of the Board of Supervisors and Treasurer of the School Board. Married Elizabeth McGivern in 1852 ; she was born in Ireland; they had six children, five living-Catharine A., Mary, Sarah E., Isa- bella and James P. ; lost Susannah in infancy.
JAMES MILLER, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Benton; born Oct. 3, 1825, in Yorkshire, Eng. ; in 1849, he came to Benton ; in 1851, he went to California; returned in 1856; he owns 182 acres of land ; he is a member of the Town Board. Married Sarah Greenwood in 1858; she was born in York- shire, Eng., in 1834; died April 3, 1876; have nine children, four sons and five daughters.
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MATHEW MURPHY, attorney, Benton ; he was born in January, 1826, in St. Louis, Mo .; when a year old he came with his parents to Benton ; he has been engaged in mining and smelting, and for the past twenty-five years he has practiced law, more or less. He represented this county in the Legis- lature two terms; he is also engaged in surveying ; he has been Supervisor of the town and county most of the time for the past thirty years ; he owns about 160 acres of land ; he followed farming from 1842 to 1850.
MOSES PIQUETT, agricultural implements and wagons, Benton ; born July 21, 1820, in Lower Canada ; in 1833, he came to Detroit and commenced the blacksmith's trade ; followed it here and at Windsor till 1838, when he removed to Two Rivers, Wis., and engaged in fishing for J. P. Clark, of Detroit ; in August, 1845, he came to Benton ; in 1864, he commenced the wagon business, and, in 1877, added agricultural implements. Married Jane Jennereau in 1847; she was born in Monroe, Mich. ; they have four children-John B., Augustus, Ellen and Arilla.
ROBERT RAISBECK, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Meeker's Grove; born in 1824, in York- shir., England ; in 1849, he came to La Fayette Co., where he has since lived; he first engaged in min- ing, and followed it about sixteen years ; since then he has followed farming ; he owns 200 acres of land ; he lad been Clerk of the School Board, Justice of the Peace and Supervisor of the town. He married Ruth Langstaff, in 1848 ; she was born in 1823, in Yorkshire, England ; they have six children-Will- iam, Jane, Elizabeth, Margaret, Jabez and Carrie.
THOMAS ROBSON, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Benton ; born Sept. 7, 1822, in Yorkshire, England ; in 1848, he came to town of Benton; he owns 260 acres of land, and is engaged in farming and mining. He married Mary A. Bewick in 1846 ; she was born in New Castle, England; they have had ten children, four living-Margaret, Elizabeth, Thomas and William.
C. A. STRONG, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Benton ; born Dec. 31, 1832, in Hartford Co., Conn. ; he attended Williams College, in Williamstown, Mass., from 1853 to 1854; Gen. Garfield was a student at this college at this time; in the spring of 1855, he came to Lyons, Iowa, and taught the graded school there; he was two years Principal of the school; in 1857, he went to Steele Co., Minn., and followed farming and teaching; in 1867, he came to La Fayette Co. ; he owns 400 acres of land ; also 400 acres in Minnesota. He married Nancy Carr, in 1867 ; she was born in Rock Island, Ill. ; they have six children-Joseph P., Alvin J., Sarah C., Fannie R., Mary C. and C. A., Jr.
CUTHBERT TURNBULL, farmer and miner, Sec. 28; P. O. Benton ; born Oct. 1, 1839, in Durham, England ; in 1862, he came to New Diggings; in 1863, he went to California, and returned in 1864; in 1868, he came to Benton ; he owns 102 acres of land ; he is Clerk of the Board of Health, Town Clerk and Treasurer of School District No. 3. He married Elizabeth Wiseman, Jan. 2, 1868 ; she was born in New Diggings ; they have five children-Joseph M., Sarah E., John C., Thomas H. and Elizabeth M.
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GEORGE BALE, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. White Oak Springs; was born March 3, 1838, in Devonshire, England ; in 1866, he came to Jo Daviess Co .; in the fall of 1868, he removed to his present farm ; he owns 120 acres of land, also, a brick store and residence in Scales Mound. He has been three years Township Clerk, two years Assessor, and is Clerk of School District No. 1. He was married to Miss Mary J. Uren Oct. 1, 1867; she was born in Scales Mound ; they have three children-Joseph John, Horatio M. and Lee Netta.
H. A. BECKWITH, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Shullsburg; was born Nov. 3, 1831, in Rutland Co., Vt .; in 1838, he came with his parents to Glen Falls, N. Y .; in 1843, they came to White Oak Springs, where he has since lived ; he owns 320 acres of land, and one-fifth interest in the creamery. He has been Justice of the Peace and member of the Town Board. He enlisted in 1861, in Co. H, 3d W. V. I., and served to the end of the war; participated in the battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, John- sonville, Slaughter Mountain, Nashville, Bull Run No. 2, and others. He was married to Miss Jeanette Blackstone in 1868; she was born in the town of White Oak Springs; they have four children-Frank, Charles L., Joseph W. and Ethnal.
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