History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 112

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 998

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EDGAR M. STROW. proprietor of the Delavan House, which he purchased of C. W. Phillips in the spring of 1866. Mr. Strow was born in Hartford, Washington Co., N. Y., Jan. 14, 1830, son of William and Abigail Strow; in 1848, he moved to Argyle, N. Y., where he was engaged in hotel-keeping till the spring of 1866; he then came to Delavan, Wis., and, in com- pany with his brother. George B., purchased the Delavan House: subsequently, his brother, John W., bought out George B.'s interest: since 1875, the subject of this sketch has been solo proprietor of the hotel; this hotel is in good repair, is provided with sample rooms, billiard room and bar, and has ample accommodations for seventy guests. Mr. Strow was married, at Burlington, Wis., Sept. 25, 1881. to Miss Julian J. Leslie.

ISRAEL STOWELL, deceased, was born in New Hampshire Sept. 10, 1812; was brought up a farmer; married, in Cortland Co., N. Y., Feb. 11. 1835, to Polly M. Jones, daughter of Truman Jones. In 1838, he moved to Wisconsin and settled in the village of Delavan; he built the first frame building in that village, which is still standing, now occupied as a dwelling: there he kept hotel for many years: owned a livery stable, and the stage line between Chicago and Delavan; the latter was one of the institutions of the times; the stages were of the old-fash- ioned Concord style, drawn by four horses; the arrival and departure of those ancient convey- ances attracted more attention than does a train of cars at this time; during the early days at Delavan, Mrs. Stowell and Mrs. Ann Phoenix were the only ladies in the place, and, whenever it was deemed necessary to organize a sewing society or other ladies' gatherings, it was desirable that both should be president in order to have a quorum. Mr. and Mrs. Stowell were blessed with five children: the eldest, Rowena, was the wife of James Hay, now deceased; the second, Stata M., died in childhood; the third, Frances A., is now Mrs. Otis G. Brown, of Whitewater; Alida is the wife of William H. Cory, of Milton. Wis .: Charles died when 16 years old. In 1856, Mr. Stowell moved to Darien. Mrs. Stowell's death occurred May 8, 1873. Mr. Stowell married again, Jan. 27, 1875, his second wife being Mrs. Mary Hughes, of Delavan, who sur- vives her husband, who died suddenly of apoplexy, Jan. 27, 1876, his siekness lasting only a few minutes. Mr. Stowell was a large-sized, large-hearted man, whom all loved and respected that knew him; he was a man whose influence was always good; many of his old neighbors are liv- ing who love to testify t his many admirable qualities.

OLIVER G. STOWELL, manufacturer of pumps and wind-mills, was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., town of Antwerp, July 28, 1842; is the son of Guy and Catharine (Stroud) Stowell; he learned the tinner's trade, then enlisted, in May, 1861, in the 1st N. Y. A., served one year, and was discharged for disability; on his return from the army, he engaged in the hardware business at Antwerp, N. Y .; continued business two years, and, in 1868, moved to Wisconsin; stopped at Delavan, where he was married, Feb. 22, to Miss Adelaide Tilden, daughter of Luke Tilden; Mrs. Stowell was born in Oneida Co., N. Y .: they have one child, Guy; he went to Sharon the same year and engaged in the hardware business, which he continued three years; he then moved to Delavan and engaged with George W. Baily and Burr Robbins; traveled with them three years, then returned to Delavan and engaged in his present business.

CHARLES H. STURTEVANT, insurance, loan and collection agent, was born in Orange Co., Vt., June 3, 1818; is the son of Francis and Jerusha Bartlett Sturtevant; Mr. Sturtevant's family were remarkable for longevity and numbers, he being one of the family of eighteen children of the same mother, eight of whom are living at this date, four being over 70 years of age; some of his ancestors lived to be over 100 years old. In the spring of 1837, Mr. Sturte- vant sought his fortunes in the West, making his home at Chicago until 1841, when he moved to Delavan, Wis., and has resided here since; he learned the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he worked at for a few years, then engaged in the carriage and wagon making business in com- pany with the late Willard Isham for several years; next was a merchant eight years, then, with Mr. Isham, built a carriage-shop, and followed that business from 1861 to 1869, sinee which time he has been in the insurance and collecting business; he represents the following compa- nies: The Phoenix, of Hartford: North British Mercantile, London Assurance, and the Water- town, of New York. He was married, in Darien, September, 1842, to Miss Prudence Keeler, daughter of Peter M. Keeler; they had six children, four of whom are living; the oldest, Sarah, is the widow of George Martin, of Delavan: Charles M. married Bertha Dike, and lives at Dela- van; Helen U. is an assistant teacher of the Delavan High School; Francis W. married Marian

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Mabie; two were lost in childhood-Azel and Mary L. Mrs, Sturtevant died in October, 1855. Mr. Sturtevant was married, in Allegany Co., N. Y., January, 1847, to Miss Amanda Brown, daughter of Orlando Brown; Mrs. Sturtevant was born in the State of New York; four children were born to them-Harry B., graduated at the State University in the class of ISSO, and is a civil engineer in the employ of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad; James B. is at Still- water, Minn .; J. Lou is a student at the State University; the youngest, Jack L., is at home. Mr. Sturtevant has been Chairman of Delavan two terms; was one of the five County Commis- sioners of Walworth County one term, and was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature of 1863; he was one of the signers of the call for the first anti-slavery convention ever held in the State, which convention was called and held at Delavan in 1843, Jeduthan Spooner presiding.

W. WARREN STURTEVANT, farmer; P. O. Delavan: has a farm of 145 acres, situated on Sec. 12, town of Darien. The subject of this sketch was born in West Fairlee, Orange Co., Vt., March 9, 1832; is the son of Francis and Jerusha (Bartlett) Sturtevant; he came to Wis- consin in 1843 and located in the village of Delavan, Walworth Co .; for the succeeding ten years. was engaged as a builder and merchant; he then devoted his attention to farming; his farm lying adjacent to the village, he has operated it without changing his place of residence. He was married, in Darien, Wis., Sept. 30, 1862, to Mary E. Ray, daughter of Henry M. Ray and sister of W. Augustus Ray, of Chicago; Mrs. Sturtevant was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconin with her parents in 1852; they have three children, two sons and one daugh- ter; the eldest son. Ray, aged 20 years, is a resident of Chicago; the younger son. J. Shep, and daughter, Susie, aged 9 years, are at home. Mr. Sturtevant lias never been an office-seeker, but has always been active in politics; ever since the organization of the Republican party, he has been a member and Chairman of the Town Committee, and has frequently served as delegate in Republic conventions.

JOHN W. SWILER, Superintendent of the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb; received his appointment in 1880, the month of June; he was born in Cumberland Co., Penn., Dec. 14. 1844: is the son of Christopher and Mary Swiler; he moved to Monmouth, Ill., with his parents in 1852, and was educated in Monmouth College, graduating in 1864; he spent two years in commercial pursuits, being engaged in the book trade; in 1867, moved to Jackson- ville, Ill., where he was employed as teacher in the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at that place, a position which he held until June, 1880, when he was appointed to his present posi- tion; during the last four years of his stay in Jacksonville, he was Professor of the Mathe- matics of that institution; since entering upon his duties at the Delavan Institute, Mr. Swiler has, by close attention to the many important duties of his office, and by a conscientious dis- charge of the obligations devolving upon him, proven himself a competent and trustworthy offi- cer. He was married, in Spring Grove Church, Des Moines Co., Iowa, June 9. 1869, to Miss Hattie Chandler, only child of George and Matilda Chandler; they have two children-Ruth and George.

AARON H. TAGGART, deceased. He was born in Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., Dec. 30, 1816; he came to Wisconsin Territory in 1837, and located at Delavan, Walworth Co .; he engaged in the mercantile business with Mr. George Passage in the summer of 1842, under the firm name of Taggart & Passage; they built a small brick building, in which they did busi- ness, which was the first brick store in the town: it is still standing; this business connection lasted seven years; he was subsequently engaged in farming; about 1856, he moved to his farm, in the southern limits of the village, where he resided until his death, which occurred April 25, 1874. Mr. Taggart was married, at Delavan, Sept. 1, 1846, to Miss Martha Phoenix, daughter of Henry Phoenix; Mrs. Taggart was born in Troopsburg. N. Y., and came to Delavan with her parents in June, 1838; they had seven children-Sarah A., Henry H., Ada E., George M., Will- iam P., Lonis H. and Fred H .- all of whom are living but Sarah A., who died May 3, 1874, aged 27 years. Mrs. Taggart still resides on the farm, where she has 155 acres of land, lying partly within the village limits. Mr. Taggart was a good business man, and well thought of in the community; he was a member of the Village Board; was active in encouraging the building of the Racine & Mississippi Railroad; he was a man possessed of great moral as well as phys- ical courage, and never failed to speak boldly and plainly his opinion on all subjects: had great resolution and determination in carrying out any project in which he was interested; was Treas-

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urer of the first Board of Deaf and Dumb Institute, and largely interested in the building of plank roads, being stockholder and member of board in the company: also interested in getting first telegraph line from Racine to Delavan, office being in his store, the operator being one of the clerks. Henry Briggs, the first operator in Delavan. Mr. Taggart was one of the prime movers in establishing the first printing-press in Delavan.

LUKE TAYLOR, one of Walworth County's early pioneers, was born in Byron, Genesee Co., N. Y., Dec. 15, IS09; was brought up a farmer: while yet a young man, traveled through Michigan and Indiana; returned to New York, where he was married, in 1834, to Susan An - drews, daughter of Dr. John Andrews; soon after their marriage, they emigrated to Wisconsin and located at Racine, in May, 1835: remaining in Racine only a short time, they moved to Gardner's Prairie in the fall of 1836, and from there to Delavan, Walworth Co., in the spring of 1837, and built a log house just north of the present pond: his daughter, T. Amelia, now Mrs. Byron Brown, of Whitewater, was the first white child born in Delavan, Oct. 12, 1837, within the present boundaries. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor lost four children in childhood; one daughter. Mrs. Alex. McGinty, died aged 22 years; one son, George L., married Maggie Flan- ders, resides in Minnesota. Mrs. Taylor died in 1854. Mr. Taylor spent two years in Cali- fornia: returned to Delavan, and, Dec. 23, 1861, he enlisted in Co. 1, 13th W. V. I., and served till November. 1862; he is now a resident of Milwaukee.

NICHOLAS THORNE, dealer in horses, was born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., N. Y .. May 24, 1825; is the son of Nicholas and Eliza Thorn. When only a lad of 17 years, he shipped on a whale-ship, from Greenport, L. I., and when 20 years of age he had crossed the Equator four times; spent two years in the whaler, then shipped in a packet-ship sailing be- tween New York and New Orleans, and New York and Liverpool; during his six years of sea- faring life, he visited many strange countries, and gratified his love of travel and acquired con- siderable knowledge of foreign lands, both civilized and barbaric. In 1848, he left the sea and came to Wisconsin, and purchased a fine farm of 322 acres near Delavan Lake, Walworth County: in 1855, he sold out and returned to the East; he spent five years traveling with the Mabie Circus and buying horses; about 1870, he went to Marshalltown, Iowa, where he was engaged in the horse business: in the fall of 1875, he returned to Delavan, and has since made that village his home. He was married, at Beloit, Wis., in May, 1858, to Miss Maria Gaston, daughter of M. B. Gaston; Mrs. Thorn was born in Auburn, N. Y. : they have four children- Harry P., Amie, William and Maria L. Mr. Thorn has served as Constable six years, and Mar- shal of Delavan four years.

REV. HENRY TOPPING, deceased, was born at Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y .. March 14, 1804: he was the son of Jared and Sarah Topping; was educated at the common schools of his day, and by private instruction; in early manhood, he engaged in teaching school. and subsequently became a merchant of Leesville, Schoharie Co., N. Y. He was married, at Sloansville, of the same county, Dec. 31, IS28, to Miss Nuel Van Doren, daughter of William Van Doren: she was born in Sloansville. Mr. Topping was ordained a minister of the Gospel of the Regular Baptist Church at Leesville, in 1835, and served as pastor of that church till 1839; being a man of deep convictions of religious faith, full of zeal in his calling, he became impressed with the belief that it was his duty to devote himself to missionary work in the front- ier settlements of the country; having friends in Walworth Co., Wis., he came hither with his family, and took up SO acres of land on Turtle Prairie; very shortly after his arrival at his new liome, he was visited by the Phoenix brothers, of Delavan, who had been hoping for such an acquisition to their little colony: they being favorably impressed with liis earnest Christian zeal, at once invited him to filt the pulpit of the Baptist Church at that place; he accepted the prop- osition and became the pastor of that church, being the first regularly established minister at Delavan: two years after his arrival in Walworth County, he moved to the village of Delavan (1841): in addition to his regular charge, he performed the duties of missionary in adjoining towns and counties, where he did substantial work in his holy calling: in 1845, he was called to take charge of the church at East Delavan and the church in the town of Walworth, and con- tinued his labors in that field till his health again failed him; in 1850, he moved with his fam- ily to Delton, Sauk Co., where he was engaged in mercantile business, and, as his health per- mitted, performed the duties of minister of the Gospel: he remained at Delton seven years, and

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then returned to Delavan, where he engaged in the mercantile business with his sons, continu- ing this business till 1867; he moved with his family to the extreme southern limits of Illinois, in the vicinity of Cairo: here he engaged in the growing of small fruit for two years; finding the climate unhealthful, he again moved, this time to Franklin, Ottawa Co., Kan., where he resided till the time of his death, which oceinred Nov. 20, 1870; he left a family of four chil- dren-Charles H., now senior member of the firm of Topping & Co., of Delavan; Harriet N., now the wife of Mr. S. R. La Bar, of the town of Delavan: Marshall, now book-keeper of the firm of Topping & Co .: Emma, now Mrs. M. W. Elmore, of Ottawa, Kan. His wife, Mrs. Nuel Topping, died Oct. 11. 1880. Mr. Topping was a man of advanced opinions on the great moral questions of temperance and anti-slavery, and throughout his life was an enthusiastic and able champion of these two important subjects; the commencement of his efforts in behalf of temperance and freedom dates back to the year 1825; he was a man of warm impulses, rigid in his views on the subjects of morality and sobriety, without being unkind or uncharitable: he was a man whose influence was always good, and who commanded the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens of all classes.

CHARLES H. TOPPING, merchant, Delavan, is a native of Charleston, Montgomery Co., N. Y .: is the son of Rev. Henry and Nuel Van Doren Topping; was born May 27. 1830; he came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1839, and made his home in Walworth County: in 1851, he began business for himself as a merchant in Delton, Sauk Co., Wis .; continued business there until 1857. when he moved to Delavan and engaged in moreautile business with his father and brother; seven years later, his father and himself withdrew, and Mr. S. R. La Bar was taken as partner; the business was continued until 1867, when it was closed up: he then accom- panied his father to Southern Illinois, where two years were spent in fruit-growing; from there he went to Ottawa, Kan .. and was engaged in nursery business; he returned to Delavan and re- established himself as a merchant at this place under the old firm name of C. H. Topping & Co. Mr. Topping was married, at Sharon Springs, N. Y., April 10, 1855, to Miss Mary, daughter of James Parsons: Mrs. Topping was born at Sharon Springs; they have five sons; Henry, the oldest, was admitted a member of the firm of C. H. Topping & Co. (the firm name is now changed to Topping & Son) February, 1881; the youngest sons are James P., Wandell. Albert R. and Louis. The house of C. H. Topping & Son are extensive dealers in dry goods, carpets and ladies' fine shoes, and carry an average stock of $20,000.

PETER TRINEN, manufacturer of and dealer in boots and shoes. The subject of this sketch was born in Prussia. Germany. April 19, 1846: is the son of John and Annie Trinen; he began learning the shoemaker's trade in his native country: came to America in 1867, and located in Racine, Wis .; shortly afterward, moved to Salem, Kenosha Co., where he worked at his trade one year: he then moved to Geneva, Walworth Co .: worked there till May, 1869, when he came to Delavan: worked as a journeyman till 1871, when he engaged in his present busi- ness; he was married, in Delavan, Jan. 14, 1874, to Miss Eliza Hageman, daughter of Theo- dore Hageman: Mrs. Trinen was born in Germany, and came to America when 2 years of age; they have two children, daughters-Gertrude and Caroline.

HORACE W. UTLEY, of the firm of Lowe & Utley, proprietors of Delavan meat market and dealers in live stock, successors to Hollister & Co., commenced business Dec. 5, 1881. The subject of this sketch was born in the town of Richmond, Walworth Co., Wis., Nov. 6, 1861; is the son of Edward and Caroline Utley. In 1869, he moved with his parents to Delavan; shortly after, moved to Nebraska, where his father was engaged in stock-growing; remained in Nebraska three years, and then returned to Delavan, where he attended school till 1375; he then engaged in the meat market business with his father: continued this business about five and a half years, when they sold ont; was ont of business from that time till Dec. 5, 1881, when he formed a partnership with Mr. Lowe in their present business. Mr. Utley was married, at Delavan, Nov. 15, 1881, to Miss Katie Crosby, daughter of Nelson Crosby; Mrs. Utley was born in Delavan. Mr. Utley's father was a pioneer of the town of Richmond, having settled there in 1839, where he still owns a farm, while he resides in the village of Delavan.

SAMUEL UTTER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. East Delavan: has 164 acres: was born in Wash- ington Co., N. Y., Jan. 23. 1807: is the son of Abraham and Marilda Utter; was brought up a farmer; when 20 years of age, went to Castile, Genesee Co., where he lived till September,

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1843, when he moved to Delavan, Wis., and made his home on the farm which he now occupies. He was married, Feb. 23, 1832, to Charlotte Ferris; they had two children, who died in child- hood. Mrs. Utter died Sept. 26, 1840. Mr. Utter was married again, in Castile, Sept. 9, 1841, to Harriet A. Winston, daughter of John Winston; Mrs. Utter was born in Chenango Co., N. Y. ; they had three children born to them-Amanda, Loretta and John W. ; Amanda is Mrs. John S. Spencer, of Cook Co., Ill. ; Loretta died at 3 years of age; John W. married Ella Vir- gil, and lives in town of Delavan. Mr. Utter has never been desirous of public office, but has served his town (Delavan), three or four terms as Supervisor; during the many years of his residence in Delavan, he has won the esteem and confidence of his neighbors and fellow-citi- zens as an upright, honorable man.

JOHN UTTER, dealer in live stock. He was born in Washington Co., N. Y., Nov. 1, 1825; is the son of Abram and Marilda Utter: when 2 or 3 years of age, he accompanied his parents to Castile, Wyoming Co., where he was brought up a farmer. In the spring of 1856, he emigrated to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Delavan, Sec. 35, where he had a fine farm of 200 acres: he sold out and moved to Delavan Village in 1871; was engaged in milling one year with Mr. Amos Phelps; he was next engaged in the grocery business; sold out to Mr. Wilbur, and continued in the wool and stock business, in which he had been operating in con- nection with the other business; he has dealt in and handled stock for the past twenty-four years. He was married, in Wyoming Co., N. Y., May 2, 1848, to Miss Louisa Lapham, daugh- ter of Winsor Lapham; Mrs. Utter was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y .; they have two children- Eva M. and Floyd W., one a resident of Delavan, Wis., and the other of Chicago, III.

RICHARD VAN ALSTINE, deceased, was born in Albany, N. Y., in 1824; was a shoe- maker by trade. He was married, in Sloansville, N. Y., to Miss Maria L. Snyder, daughter of John Snyder; Mrs. Van Alstine was born in the State of New York: four children were born to them: the eldest, George H .. died when 3 years of age: Clarence E. resides at Delavan, Wis. ; Richard married Miss Fanny Dobbin and lives at Edson, Chippewa Co., Wis .; the youngest, Mary, is now Mrs. A. L. Hathaway, of Bloomington, III. Mr. Van Alstine emigrated to Delavan, Wis- cousin in the spring of 1850, where he engaged in the boot and shoe business; he continued in that business about six years, and then devoted his attention to farming and dealing in real estate, which business he followed to the time of his death, which occurred June 22, 1878.

CLARENCE E. VAN ALSTINE, farmer: P. O. Delavan; is the son of Richard and Maria L. Van Alstine: was born in Sloansville, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1849; came to Dela- van, Wis., with his parents in the spring of 1850, where he has resided to this date: he has a large farm on Sec. 27, town of Delavan, which he manages, but resides in the village. See sketch of Richard Van Alstine, elsewhere in this work.

W. C. VAN VELZER, of the firm of Van Velzer Bros., cigar manufacturers, was born in Hudson. Walworth Co .. Wis., Dec. 18, 1847: is the son of Philander Van Velzer; has served as Deputy Sheriff and Constable since 1876: in 1877. he became interested with his brother in the cigar business; their factory turns out 200,000 cigars annually, and gives employment to six hands; among their most popular brands are La Pluma, Cash, Dart and King Charles; W. C., not being a practical cigar man, does the traveling and outside work, in addition to his offi- cial duties. He was married, Nov. 12, 1872, at East Delavan, to Ella, the adopted daughter of L. Wilcox; her family name was Bradley; they have two children-Millie C. and Ferdi- nand P.

FERDINAND P. VAN VELZER, of the firm of Van Velzer Bros .. cigar-manufacturers, was born in Hudson, now Lyonsdale, Wis., Sept. 12, 1852: is the son of Philander and Pru- dence Van Velzer: in 1875. he began learning the cigar-maker's trade at Clinton, Wis. : served two years, and then came to Delavan, and, in company with his brothers, started their first cigar factory.

DR. FREDERICK LUDWIG VON SUESSMILCH-HOERNIG was born at Wurzen, Saxony, Oct. 26, 1820: when a few weeks old, went with his father, who was an officer in the army, to Dresden; when 12 years old, went to the Gymnasium of Grimma: his father being transferred to Leipzig, he also went, and was a student of the Nicholai College: from there his father was transferred to Bautzen as commander of the district called Lusatia; there he finished his college education, graduated May, 1843, and went to Leipzig to study medicine, and in

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1845 went to the Royal Surgical and Medical College at Dresden, and passed his exam- ination in the spring of 1848; from there he went to Wuerzburg, but, being on the Republican side, arraigned against his family, all officers and Royalists, he considered it better to go to America, which he did Sept. 12, 1848; arriving in New York, he spent some time without any particular aim, and then came to Milwaukee, Wis .; after a short sojourn in the city, he went to Waterford, Racine Co., where he formed a partnership with Dr. Flanhardt in the practice of medicine; not having then acquired a knowledge of the English language, he only remained a few months, and returned to Milwaukee, where he was assistant of Dr. Frederick August Luen- ing for nearly two years; in 1850, he went to Burlington, Racine Co., and entered upon the practice of his profession; from there he went, with Mr. John Bruce, in July, 1851, to Darien, Walworth Co .; after practicing eleven months at that place, he moved to Delavan, where he has resided ever since. He was married, in April, 1852, at Darien, to Miss Caroline Older, dangh- ter of John D. and Laura Older; they had two children-Charles Frederick and Amelia May; his wife died April, 1857; he married again, to Miss Francis Maria Stowell, daughter of Guy O. and Catharine G. Stowell, of Antwerp, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; they have six children living- Charles Guy, Charlotte Amelia, Katharine Hedwig, Ernest Ludwig, George Oliver Otto and Henrietta Theresa; the second wife died Oct. 11, 1880. Dr. F. L. Von Suessmilch is the son of Karl Frederick Von Suessmilch-Hoernig, who was a General in the Saxon army at the time of his death; the mother's maiden name was Charlotte Amelia Mai. The Doctor has served nine years as Trustee of the village of Delavan, and one year as its President; has been sixteen years Treasurer of the School Board, and was twice appointed Notary Public. Dr. Von Suessmilch is widely and favorably known as a skillful physician and surgeon, loved and trusted by his friends, respected and feared by his enemies; he is the owner of several fine farms, aggregating 500 acres, situated in the town of Delavan.

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History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 112

Author: Western Historical Co Publication date: 1882 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 998

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 998