History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 120

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

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LYMAN BROTHERS, general merchants, Sharon ; sons of George B. Lyman, an early settler of Rock Co. The Lyman Brothers succeeded W. B. IIerron in business in 1877 ; they do a general mer- chandising business, carrying a large stock of dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, etc .; their sales for 1880 amounted to $36.000. B. G. Lyman was born in Rock Co. in 1851; A. A. Lyman was born in Roek Co. in 1854; was married to Rachael Stevens, daughter of J. H. Stevens.

GEORGE C. MANSFIELD, Cashier of the Bank of Sharon, son of George Mansfield, who was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1818, and came to Wisconsin in 1842; was engaged in teaching for a time near Milwaukee, before he settled on his farm, on Sec. 26, which was taken up in 1844; there he resided till his death, which occurred Nov. 22, 1877. Mr. George Mansfield was married to Miss Huldah

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Mulford, danghter of Dr. Mulford, who was born in Albany Co., N. Y., in 1804, and came to Walworth Co., in 1845, and settled on Big Foot Prairie, where he died Nov. 1, 1861 ; he was a member of the con- vention that framed the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin ; he owned a large farm and was also en- gaged in the practice of his profession. Mrs. Mansfield had four children, of whom two are living, a son and a daughter. George C. Mansfield was born in the town of Sharon in 1856; he has been cashier of the Bank of Sharon since February, 1879.

ALBERT L. MASON, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Sharon ; son of Darius B. Mason, who was born in Berkshire Co., Mass., in 1800 ; he removed to the State of New York with his parents when a boy. Was married to Harriet C. Starr, born in Danbury, Conn .; who also moved to the State of New York at an early age. Mr. D. B. Mason eame to Walworth Co. in 1836, and made a claim en See. 30, town of Wal- worth ; he returned the same season to the State of New York for his family ; he did not return until September, 1840 ; he of course had forfeited his claim, but he bought at Government price land on See. 24, town of Sbaron; also bought land in the town of Walworth ; he cleared up a farm and sold it to its present owners, Marvin and Harris Wilson. He also owned other land in Walworth Co .; he was a resi- dent of the town of Sharon until 1854, when he removed to Mason City, Iowa, where he now resides. The parents of Mr. Mason had eleven children, eight of whom are living, four sons and four daughters. Albert L. is the only one living in Walworth Co., he was born in Cooperstown, Otsego, N. Y., in 1824; he came to Walworth Co. with his parents, in 1840 ; he has lived within three miles of his present residence since that time. His wife was Miss Sophronia Joiner, a daughter of William Joiner, who came to Wal- worth Co. from the State of New York in 1847. They have two children -- Darius B. and Jessie. They lost a daughter. Mr. Mason received an academic education, has held various town offices, including Justice of the Peace and Assessor ; he was also Postmaster of Sharon Post Office for a number of years ; he represented the Second Assembly District in the Legislature of 1879, withont opposition, receiving 950 votes. He settled on his present farm in 1855; he has 204 acres; he built his first house in 1853 ; he has owned a number of farms ; he has probably cleared and broke more land than any other man in the town of Sharon.

ALBIN MATTESON, retired farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Sharon ; he was born in Shaftsbury, Ben- nington Co., Vt., in 1813, where he lived until 21 years of age, when he went to Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y., where he was employed in clerking. He was married in Vermont, to Philena Stockwell, born in Vermont ; she died in Geneva. Mr. Matteson came to Walworth Co. in the fall of 1842 ; he made his home at Mr. Warren Matteson's for several years, in the town of Walworth. He was married in 1845 to Sarah, widow of Warren Matteson. Mrs. Matteson was born in England, and came to America when three years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Matteson have three children-Elmer J., who resides at the homestead; Edgar A., in Col- orado, and Albin W .; they lost one son, a twin brother of Albin, who died at the age of 12} years ; El- mer J. was born Nov. 20, 1846; Edgar A. was born March 26, 1850, and Albin W. was born May 20, 1856. The farm of Mr. Matteson contains 98 aeres. He settled here in the fall of 1846.

BENJAMIN P. PATTEN, retired farmer, Sharon, born in the town of Pompey, Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 9, 1809; his father was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1773, but removed to the towu of Bennington, Vt., with his parents when a child, but afterward removed to the State of New York. Mr. Patten resided in the State of New York until 1845, when he removed to the town of Le Roy, Boone Co., Ill., where he lived until 1869, when he retired from farming and settled in Sharon. His wife was Maria Sutherland, born in the town of Pompey, Feb. 9, 1812. They have had four children, two of whom are living ; their oldest son, James A., enlisted in the war of the rebellion as a member of the 13th W. V. I., he lost his health in the army and died at home in 1864. Their second son, Duane, enlisted in the 7th Mieh. V. I., and was killed in the campaign of the Wilderness, near Spotsylvania, in 1864. Their oldest child, Ellen, resides at home. H. Millard is an engineer on the C. W. R. R. Mr. Patten, though over 70 years of age, is remarkably well preserved for a man of his age; his memory of events, and the date of their occurrence is certainly remarkable.

WILLIAM PEARSON, of the firm of Pearson Brothers, proprietors of the Sharon Cheese Fae- tory. William was born in Scotland, in 1851; emigrated to Jefferson Co., N. Y., with his parents in 1853; he came to Sharon in 1874. Married Miss Ella H. Arnold, daughter of F. P. Arnold. Robert Pearson was born in Seotland, in 1843; he came to Wisconsin in 1870.

FRANKLIN PEETS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Darien. He was born in Washington Co., N. Y., but removed to Wyoming Co .; he was married in Washington to Margaret Blake. They came to Wal- worth Co. in June, 1852, and settled on present farm. They have three children-T. S; Maria, now Mrs. N. Keeler, and Minnie, now Mrs. John Passage. T. S. was born in Washington Co., N. Y., Septem-

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ber, 1831 ; married Miss Charlotte White, born in Castile, Wyoming Co., N. Y. They have one son William, who resides on Sec. 1.

WILLIAM PELLINGTON, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Sharon ; born near Newark, N. J., in 1819. His parents removed to the city of New York, when he was one year of age. Mr. Pellington was brought up in the city of New York, where he learned the trade of a silversmith ; his father also followed that business. His parents resided in the city of New York till their death. Mr. Pellington removed to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1850, and engaged in farming. lle lived in Illinois till 1866, when he came to the town of Sharon ; he bought his farm of Renben Wessell. The farm was first settled by Wheeler Hunt. Mrs Pellington was formerly Miss Helen Church, daughter of James B. Church, who removed to MeHenry Co. in 1850. They have one son, William H., born in MeHenry Co., in 1857. They lost their oldest son. James, aged 17 years. Mr. Pellington's farm contains 100 acres.

ROYAL PERKINS, farmer, See. 33; P. O. Sharon. Mr. Perkins was born in Vermont, in 1824 ; he removed to the State of New York, with his parents, when a boy, and thence to MeHenry Co., Ill., where his parents resided rill their death. He came to the town of Walworth in November, 1876. He lost his first wife in Illinois. His present wife was Mrs. Jane ( Willis) Arnold (See sketch of W. E. Hoard ). Mr. Perkins had five children by his first wife, four of whom are living-Emma, Mary, Harvey and Jay.

PHELPS & ZIEGAUS, editors and proprietors of the Sharon Reporter. James H. Phelps was born in Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wis., Jan. 4, 1857. His father died when he was 5 years of age. He was adopted by Mr. Yeoman Kitely, of the town of Sharon, with whom he lived until he was 21 years of age. He received an academic education in the village of Sharon ; engaged in teaching for a time, and learned the printing business in the office of the Sharon Inquirer. Geo. Ziegaus was born in Bavaria, Germany, in December, 1854. He is the son of Michael Ziegaus, who emigrated to the United States, with his family, in July, 1868, and settled in Jefferson Co., Wis. He began learning the printing business at Edgerton, Rock Co., and completed his apprenticeship in the office of the Weekly Recorder, of Janesville. In 1877, he came to Sharon, and worked in the office of the Sharon Inquirer for about one and a half years. When the Inquirer was discontinued, in August, 1878, Phelps & Ziegaus established their present paper, which now has a circulation of 750 copies per week.

JOHN PRINDLE, Sharon, was born in Williamston, Mass., in 1815. His father, John Prindle, was a native of Connecticut He went from Massachusetts to Lake Co., Ill., near Kenosha, where he purchased a farm, but soon after settled in the town of Leroy, where he purchased a farm from the Government in 1842; he resided in Boone Co. till he came to Sharon in 1869. Ile was married in Massachusetts to Cornelia Walley, who was born in the town of Bethlehem, Albany Co., N. Y. They have had five children, four of whom are living-Franklin, enlisted in the 13th W. V. I., and died in the hospital at Leavenworth in 1862. The names of the other children are Steven W., Juniette, Martha and Lydia. Mr. Prindle owns a farm of 380 acres, where he first settled, in Boone Co. He has a cheese factory on his farm, and manufactures a large amount of cheese annually.

BENJAMIN ROGERS, farmer ; resides in village of Allen's Grove ; was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., March, 1828 ; his father was Wm. Rogers. Mr. Rogers came to Wisconsin from Tompkins Co., and settled in the town of Sugar Creek. He came to Allen's Grove in March, 1878. His wife was Catherine Tremper ; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y. They have six children-Libbic (now Mrs. Charles Williams), Jennie (now Mrs. Sewell Phillips), Lyra (now Mrs. Monroe Mowers), Benjamin, William and Calvin.

CAPT. ALMON SCHELLENGER; Sharon ; born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, in 1834. He removed with his parents, Hector and Cynthia Schellenger, to Boone Co., Ill., in 1853. He enlisted Aug. 11, 1862, in the 95th Ill. V. I. On the organization of the regiment he was elected to a First Lieutenancy. The Captain of his company being killed at the siege of Vicksburg, his commission as Captain dates from that event. He participated in fourteen general engagements, and was brevetted Major for gallant and meri- torious conduct at the battle siege of Mobile in March, 1865. Among the battles that he participated in were Champion Hills, Siege of Vicksburg, Banks' Red River expedition, battle of Guntown, Miss., where his regiment lost seven officers out of fourteen, including the Colonel. On the death of the Colonel, Capt. Schellenger took command of the regiment. He was a gallant and faithful soldier ; notwithstanding the many and severe battles in which he was engaged, escaped withont a wound from the enemy, thong h he was once severely wounded by a bayonet accidentally thrust in the hands of one of his own men. He re- turned to Boone Co. at the close of the war and engaged in farming. He came to Sharon in November, 1877. His wife was Rachael Robbins, born in Ohio. They have five children-Jesse, Hattie, Emma, Nellie and Lottie. Capt. Schellenger lost his father in 1854. His mother, Cynthia (Parker) Schellenger, was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1809, and lives with her son.

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ISAAC SEARL, retired farmer, of Sharon. He was born in the town of Whitehall, Washington Co., N. Y., May 26, 1814 ; when he was 9 years of age, his parents removed to Cattaraugus Co., town of Ellicottville, where his parents resided until their death. Mr. Searl was married in 1839, to Deliah Densmore, daughter of George Densmore. She was born in Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1816. They came to Walworth Co. in the fall of 1845, and settled on Sec. 3, town of Sharon, where they lived until 1860, when they removed to MeHenry Co., Ill., where they lived one year, and then removed to Boone Co., where they lived four years, then they settled in Sharon. The father of Mrs. Searl removed to Boone Co., Ill., from the State of New York, in 1846, where they resided until their death. They have three children-B. F. S., who resides in the city of Rockford, Ill .; Melissa (now Mrs. E. Perrin), and Chas. Wilson.

JACOB SHUNK, farmer, See. 1, town of Leroy, Boone Co., Ill .; P. O. Sharon. He resides on the Illinois side of the State line that separates Sharon and Leroy Townships, and a large part of his farm lies in the town of Sharon. He was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1815. Ile emigrated to Montgomery Co., N. Y .. in 1837, and then to Schoharie Co. He came to Walworth Co. in 1843. He was married to Miss Betsy Herron, born in Washington Co., N. Y., in 1816. They have five children-John, Mary J., James H., Wilson L. and Frank J. They lost two children, Hannah M., their second child aged 32 years, and an infant son. He has a fine farm which consists of 234 acres in the town of Sharon, and 140 acres in town of Leroy ; has also another farm in Boone Co. Ill.

CHARLES A. SIKES, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Sharon ; son of George Sikes, who was born in Con- nectient December, 1816. He removed with his parents to the State of New York, where he was brought up. When a young man, he went West and South ; was in Louisiana and Mississippi, and elsewhere along the Mississippi River, variously engaged for eleven or twelve years. He came to Walworth Co. and purchased a farm of the Government in Sec. 23, just north of the farm of his son, Charles A. This farm he still owns. After purchasing his farm he went to Galena, and was engaged in chooping wood. In the following spring, be settled on his farm, in 1844; was a member of the Wisconsin Legislature in 1850 ; married Miss Alvira Perkins, daughter of Wesley Perkins, an early settler of Boone Co., Ill. They have five children-Charles A., Mary, Martha, Clara and George ; Charles A. was born on the homestead in 1849 : married Ella Dennis, a daughter of Henry Dennis. They have one child, Albert H., born in 1879. Mr. Sikes' farm contains 100 acres ; his father's farm contains 200 acres.

GEORGE C. SMITH, farmer ; Sec. 36, P. O. Sharon; he was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1827 ; his father was Jabes H. Smith ; was a native of Vermont ; his mother was Annie R. Smith. He removed from New York to the State of Ohio with his parents in 1834, and to Walworth Co. in 1840, and settled in Big Foot Prairie, town of Walworth, in December, 1843 ; his father removed to the farm where George now lives, and died here in 1862 ; his mother died in 1876. His parents had six children, three of whom are now living-Lucius, Horace G. and George C. The names of the deceased children were Sophie, Ma- ria and Caroline. George was married to Mrs. Polly Foot, born in Delaware Co., N. Y. Her father was William Dennins ; Mr. Smith has no children ; his wife has two-Delia and Harry Foot. Mr. Smith's farm contains 80 acres.

REV. DAVID H. SNOWDEN, M. D., PH. D., Sharon ; was born at Fairview Court House, Va., in 1841 ; was educated at Jefferson College, in Pennsylvania ; was also a graduate of the Jefferson Medical College ; at the breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted in the Third Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and participated in the first battle of Bull Run ; at the expiration of his term of service, he re-enlisted in the Twelfth West Virginia Regiment ; he was appointed Surgeon in the regular army, in 1864, and served in that capacity until December, 1865. After the close of the war, he engaged in the practice of medicine at Pittsburgh, Penn. In 1869, he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church, where he remained seven years. Hetben entered the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church ; he resigned the pastorate of the First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1878, and came to Sharon and resumed the pas- toral charge of the church of his denomination of this place. The Doctor entered the lecture field in 1866, and sinee that time has visited various parts of the Union. During his lecture seasons, he lectured on various subjects, scientific and literary, and his popularity as a public speaker and his well-known abilities attest his success in the lecture field. His wife is the daughter of Gen. Robert E. Faulkner, of Pennsyl- vania. They have one daughter-Mary Elizabeth. Dr. Snowden is of splendid physique; stands con - siderable over six feet in height, and weighing over two hundred pounds, and is well proportioned. Though a Virginian by birth and education, he quickly espoused the cause of the Union, when his native State joined in the slaveholders' rebellion. He was a gallant soldier ; was several times severely wounded, and was a prisoner in the hands of the enemy, for a year, being confined in Libby Prison and Bell Isle, Va.

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W. A. STANBRO, of the firm of Stanbro, Petty & Co., general merchants, Sharon. The business of this house was established in August, 1878, under the firm name of Stanbro & White. In the follow- ing February, the firm became Stanbro & Petty, and afterward became Stanbro, Petty & Co. This firm do an extensive business, their sales amounting to about 840,000 a year. They have another store at Darien, in charge of Mr. Petty. The business at the latter plac . amounts to about $30,000 per annum. Mr. Petty was born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1854. He was well versed in the dry goods trade before com- ing to Sharon, having been six years with J. V. Farwell & Co., Chicago.

NELSON J. STORY, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Sharon ; son of Nelson Story (deceased), who was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1811, where he was brought up. He was married to Dilla Camp, born in Oswe- go Co., N. Y .; came to Walworth Co. in the spring of 1842, and lived in the town of Spring Prairie for two years. They came to the town of Sharon in April, 1844, and settled on the farm where Nelson J. now lives, purchasing of Government. Mr. Nelson Story died Jan. 28, 1881 ; Mrs. Dilla Story has six children-Hannah, now Mrs. Wm. Adams ; Mary, now Mrs. Henry Wheeler ; Sarah, now Mrs. Seth Ad- ams ; Nelson J., Franklin and William. Nelson J. was born in the town of Spring Prairie in 1844; married Emma Searles, born in Bradford Co., Penn. They have one son-Judson. Farm contains 140 acres.

RENSELAER L. STORY, retired farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Sharon ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1802, where he was married to Rosannah Olmstead, and came to Walworth Co. in July, 1844, and set- tled where he now lives. He purchased 10 acres of his farm of the Government; it now contains 120 aeres. His wife died Jan. 23, 1880. They have had nine children, five of whom are living-Emiline, now Mrs. Benjamin Gibson ; Melvin, now Mrs. Ophelia Hardver ; Elliott and Alwilda. The latter was born at the homestead, in the town of Sharon, in 1845 ; Maud, now Mrs. Ayers, has two children-Earl and Ophelia. The names of the deceased children were John Q., Mitty Bullen, Columbus, Lunnetta and Downings.

L. P. SWART, retired farmer, Sharon, born in the town of Davenport, Delaware Co., N. Y., July, 1807 ; he came to Delavan in May, 1845, and from there went to Walworth Co. in 1845; in August of that year he purchased a farm on the State line on the Illinois side in the town of Leroy, Boone Co., III., which he still owns ; his wife was Julia Boys, daughter of Peter Boys, who came to Walworth Co. in 1837, and settled in Delavan, where they resided until their death. Mrs. Swart was born in Sehoharie Co., N. Y., in 1813; came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1837, but returned to the State of New York in 1839, and was married to Mr. Swart in 1840. The parents of Mr. Swart had seven children, five of whom are living ; he has lived in the village of Sharon since 1872. Mr. and Mrs. Swart have two children-Riley, who enlisted in the W. V. I., and served three years ; he now resides in Chicago, and is engaged in the bakery business ; their second son, Albert, resides on the homestead, in MeHenry Co., Ill.

JULIUS A. TREAT, lumber dealer, Sharon ; he was born at Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., in 1814 ; his father was Oren Treat, born near Malone, Franklin Co , N. Y. ; he is still living in Erie Co., at the age of' 95 years ; he learned the business of surveying when a young man, which he followed to a greater or less extent for many years ; he came to Walworth Co. from the State of New York, in November, 1844, and located a farmer on Sec. 25, in the town of Sharon; here he resided for several years, and owned the farm until within a few years ; he lived on the farm for a few years and then removed to Elton, in this town, and engaged in the mercantile business, which he continued two or three years, when he sold out and returned to his farm ; he removed to the village of Sharon in 1858; in 1859 engaged in the lumber trade with Mr. David Hoard ; he has been engaged in same trade since that time, though the partnership with Mr. Hoard continued but a few years ; he now owns lumbering interests on the Menominee River, in this State ; is President of the J. A. Treat Lumber Company ; he has had an active and successful business life ; he is known as a man of some business principles, and is an upright, reliable citizen, and in an eminent degree possesses the respect and confidence of his fellow citizens ; he was Chairman of the Town Board five years and Chairman of the County Board one year, and Justice of the Peace for many years ; he has been mar- ried twice ; his present wife was Miss Ellen Brownson, born in Gainesville, Wyoming Co., N. Y., in 1835 ; he has two children-Fayette, born in the town of Sharon in 1846, he is now in charge of a lumber yard at Appleton, Wis., and Jennie, now Mrs. D. E. Sedgewick, a physician at York, Neb.

GEORGE TREAT, farmer, See. 30; P. O. Sharon ; he was born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1818 ; he is the son of Oren Treat, and a brother of Julius A. Treat, Esq. ; he went to the State of Ohio in Deeem- ber, 1839 ; in the spring of 1842 he came to Walworth Co., and has been a resident of same county since that time; his wife was Sarah C. Foster, daughter of Thomas Foster, who settled in Walworth Co. in 1847. They have four children-Flora L., now Mrs. M. W. Pierce ; Mattie H., now Mrs. J. C. Miller ;

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Grace and Mamie. Mr. Treat entered a part of his present farm in 1843 ; made first improvements in 1847 ; the parents of Mrs. Treat, Thomas and Lucinda Foster, removed from Onondaga Co., N. Y., in 1837, thence to Illinois, and to Walworth Co. in 1847 ; her father died at the house of Mr. Treat in the spring of 1879 ; her mother died many years before in Whiteside Co., Ill.

JARED H. TOPPING resides on Sec. 2 ; P. O. Darien ; son of Thomas T., who was born in Mont- gomery Co., N. Y., where he was brought up ; came to Walworth Co. in 1840, and settled at Delavan the following year, where he engaged in the mercantile business, starting the first general store in that village ; his family came in 1841 ; in 1842, while on a trip East for the purchase of goods, the father of Mr. Top- ping was accidently killed ; this sad event occurred in Montgomery Co., N. Y. Mr. Thomas Topping left a widow and five children, of whom Jared was the oldest. The family continued to reside at Delavan for five years after the death of the head of the family, and then removed to what has since been known as Topping's Corners, in the town of Sharon, and settled on the farm which Mr. Topping, Sr., had purchased in 1840. The names of the children of Thomas Topping were Jared H .; Mary, who married Mr. F. K. Phoenix ; Sarah, who married Mr. W. Carpenter ; Joseph A. and John. The surviving children are Jared, Mrs. Phoenix and Mrs. Carpenter ; their mother died at Delavan in 1871. Jared H. was born in the State of New York in 1828 ; he purchased his present farm in 1852, but after a residence there of two years he removed to Delavan and engaged in business; he returned to his farm in 1865 ; he has 152 a res of land. They have eight children, four sons and four daughters. Mr. Josiah Topping, a brother of Thomas ( who named the town of Sharon from town of same name in Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; he is also the oldest settler of the town of Sharon, now living in the town), settled on Secs. 1 and 12 in this town in 1838; he still lives where he first located ; he was born in Montgomery Co. in 1798 ; the wife of Mr. Jared Topping was Miss Mary Conrick ; her parents settled in the town of Sharon in the year of 1843.

S. W. VOORHEES, retired, Sharon; he was born in Cherry Valley, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1816; he learned the business of boot and shoe-making, which he followed for many years ; he was for a long time located in the village of Sharon, Schoharie Co., N. Y. ; he was married to Maria Loucks, born in Schoharie Co., N. Y .; he came to Walworth Co. and settled in the town of Sharon in 1849, and engaged in farming. Mr. Voorhees removed to Janesville in the fall of 1864, where he lived two and one-half years ; he also lived in Darien one year ; he settled in the village in March, 1874, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade, which he continued four years. They have four children-Albert P., born March, 1840, now residing at Napa City, Cal. ; George L., born June, 1843, now of Vallejo, Cal .; Mary, born in 1847, wife of Walter Vankirk ; and Hannah M., born January, 1849. Albert P. enlisted in 2d W. V. C. at the breaking-out of the rebellion ; was made a 2d Lieutenant, but soon after resigned and went to California. George was a member of the 22d .W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. Mr. Voorhees represented the Second Assembly District in the Legislature in 1857 ; he visited his children in California in 1867, and again in November, 1878, remaining in California until the following August.

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History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 120

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