History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 122

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

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1875 -- Supervisors, John Pemberton. Chairman; Joseph Smith, Julius Steenson; S. H. Smith, Clerk: C. G. Sperry, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor; George Cheesebro, S. B. Lowe, Oscar Anderson, Justices of the Peace.

1876 Supervisors, W. A. Knilans. Chairman; W. R. Taylor. Lewis Saxe: Joseph Mitch- ell, Clerk; George Newbery, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor; O. L. West, Charles Clax- ton, Justices of the Peace.

1877-Supervisors, T. P. James, Chairman; W. R. Taylor, J. G. Kestol: S. H. Smith, Jr., Clerk: J. D. Spickerman, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor; S. B. Lowe, R. H. Gage, H. D. Locke, Justices of the Peace.

1878-Supervisors, W. A. Knilans, Chairman; Amos Ives, Richard Booker; Robert Kni- lans, Clerk; A. R. Langley, Treasurer; Charles Claxton. Assessor: Charles Claxton, H. D. Locke, W. D. Sturtevant. Robert Ellis, Justices of the Peace.

1879 -Supervisors, W. A. Knilans, Chairman; W. R. Taylor, J. G. Kestol; S. H. Smith,

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Clerk; Markham Calkins, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor: G. W. Hall. W. Dockstader, Justices of the Peace.

1880 -- Supervisors. W. A. Knilans, Chairman; Lewis Teetshorn, Amos Ives; Robert Kni- lans, Clerk: A. R. Langley, Treasurer; Charles Claxton, Assessor: Charles Claxton, M. W. Chapman, James Connelly. Chester Lyman, Justices of the Peace.

1881-Supervisors. W. A. Knilans, Chairman; O. Oslock, J. P. Davis; Robert Knilans, Clerk; O. Peterson, Treasurer: Charles Claxton, Assessor: R. H. Gage, Charles Loomer, Jus- ticos of the Peace.

CLOSING SUMMARY.

Richmond is exclusively a farming town. The grain crops of 1880 were: Wheat, 26,000 bushels: corn, 100,000 bushels; oats, 42,000 bushels; there were also raised 8,000 bushels of potatoes, 11,000 bushels of apples, 550 bushels timothy seed and 1,000 tons of hay; 56,000 pounds of butter were produced.

In 1881, 8,000 acres were sown to grain; there were 107 acres of orchard, having 5,776 fruit-bearing trees: also 3,633 acres of pasturage and mowing, and 3,885 acres of growing tim- ber.

There are six whole and five union school districts. The whole number of scholars enrolled between the ages of four and twenty years is 309, of which number 204 attended school. Eiglit teachers were employed. at average monthly wages of $34 for male and $21 for female teachers. There are eight schoolhouses. valued at $2,240. The annual expenditure for school purposes is $1,800.

Its population in 1880 was 882.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHIES.

EDWARD AKIN, deceased, was born in Johnstown, N. Y., April 18, 1803; when 5 years of age, moved with his father to Venice, Cayuga Co., where he was married Sept. 24, 1823, to Miss Adeline Morgan, daughter of Jacob Morgan. Mrs. Akin was born Dec. 20, 1805. They had a family of ten children-William (died aged 10 years), Lucy A. (is now Mrs. O. L. West, of Richmond), George S. (is a physician of Harrisonville, Mo.), Lois M. ( was the wife of John Hicks, died March 24, 1861), Eunice F. (now Mrs. Ezra Cramer of Kansas), Jacob M. (of Rock Co., Wis.), Levanjah (now Mrs. A. Wilcock, of Rock Co., Wis.), Adeline M. (was the wife of Wilson Martin, died June 19, 1880), William F. (of Rock Co., Wis.), Emily W. (lives with her brother William). Mr. Akin died Jan. 16, 1878; his wife survived him a year ; her death occurred Jan. 13, 1879.

VARNUM ARNOLD, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Richmond; has 580 acres ; was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Jan. 18, 1819 ; is the son of Joseph and Susannah Arnold ; was brought up a farmer ; was married in the city of Auburn, N. Y., Jan 22, 1845, to Julia A. Butts, daughter of Denison and Lucy Butts. Mrs. Arnold was born in Albany, N. Y. In the spring of 1845, Mr. Arnold moved to Wiscon- sin, and made his home on his present farm, Sec. 32, Richmond, Walworth Co .; he has never been ambi- tious of public office, but has served six years as Assessor ; also as Superintendent of Schools, and three terms as member of the Board of Supervisors ; in politics he is Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold have no children of their own, but have brought up four adopted ones-Lovina Moore (now Mrs. Thompson Cameron, of Richmond), Delbert Taylor (of Nebraska), Abigail and Willard Ultey (now at home). Mr. Arnold has by industry and judicious management accumulated a large property, and is one of Richmond's most respected citizens.

GEORGE CALKINS, farmer, Sec. 28 ; P. O. Delavan ; has 200 acres; was born in Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 8, 1821 ; is the son of William and Elizabeth Calkins; was brought up a farmer ; was married in Lincolnshire, Nov. 28, 1850, to Miss Mary A. Markham, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Markham. Mrs. Calkins is also a native of Lincolnshire; they came to America in June, 1853, and located in Brockport, Monroe Co., N. Y .; two and a half years later, moved to Richmond, Walworth Co., Wis .; settled on Sec. 16, where they resided till March, 1866, when they removed to their present farm on Sec. 28. They have six children-S. Markham, Sarah E., Laura S., Henry W., Mary A. and George W. The eldest, S. Markham, was born in England ; is married to Ida L. Smith, and resides in Richmond ; Sarah E. is the wife of Emory E. Holbrook, also of Richmond. Mr. Calkins is Republican in politics. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church.

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JAMES CAMERON, deceased, was born in Kinroshire, parish of Orwell, village of Milwarthort, Scotland, Sept. 15, 1303; was the son of James and Isabell Cameron ; was brought up a farmer. He was married Oct. 9, 1825, in his native shire, to Miss Catharine, daughter of John Thompson; Mrs Cameron was born in the same shire as her husband. Two children were born to them in Scotland- William (who died July 23, 1832), John (who is now married and lives in Iowa). Mr. Cameron and family emigrated to the United States in 1829 ; made their home in New York City until 1834, when they moved to Rockland Co., N. Y., where they resided until October, 1842, when they moved to Wis- consin. They spent one season in Johnstown, Rock Co. Mr. Cameron then bought a farm of 200 acres on Sec. 30, Richmond, Walworth Co., where he continued to reside until the time of his death, which occurred March 17, 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron had five children born to them in America-Isabella (was the wife of M. E. Utley, her death happened Sept. 9, 1866), James (married Emma Sawyer and lives in Iowa), William (died Sept. 17, 1866), Thompson (married Lavina J. Moore, and resides in Rich- mond-see sketch ), Charles (died Ang. 31, 1839); Mrs. Cameron died Feb. 11, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Cameron were among the most respected and honored of the citizens of Richmond.

THOMPSON CAMERON, farmer, Sec. 30 ; P. O. Richmond ; he has 320 acres of land ; he was born in Clarkston, Rockland Co., N. Y., Sept. 22, 1835. He is the son of James and Catharine Thomp- son Cameron ; came to Wisconsin in 1843 ; was brought up a farmer, making his home on Sec. 30, town of Richmond, Walworth Co. He was married, Jan. 25, 1864, in Richmond, to Lovina J. Moore, daugh- ter of Benjamin Moore, one of the prominent pioneers of Walworth Co., Wis. Mrs. Cameron was born in the town of Darien Oct. 5, 1842. They had three children-Julia A., born Dec. 30, 1866 ; May Belle, born June 19, 1870, died April 18, 1879 ; Frank V., born Feb. 28, 1872.

BENAJAH CLARK, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Johnstown; son of John and Martha Clark, was born in Sheridan, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1833; he came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1844; lived in Rock Co. till 1856, when he removed to his present home ; he was married in Whitewater, Wis., Nov. 25, 1862, to Miss Sylvia Storms, daughter of Daniel Storms. Mrs. Clark was born in Mohawk, Herkimer Co., N. Y. They have three children-William G., Martha B. and John D. Mr. Clark enlisted in the late war, Feb. 14, 1865, in Co. D, 49th W. V. I., and seryed till the regiment was mustered out in November of that year ; he has served one year as Treasurer of Richmond, and two years as Supervisor.

JOHN CLARK, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Johnstown, Rock Co., Wis .; in company with his son, has 123 acres of land ; was born in Rupert, Bennington Co., Vt., Jan. 10, 1810; is the son of Andrew Clark ; when 7 seven years of age he moved to Sheridan, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. ; was married in that town April 16, 1832, to Martha Tubbs, daughter of Martin Tubbs. Mrs. Clark was born in Hanover, Chautauqua Co. Three years after their marriage, they moved to Pennsylvania, where they spent three years and returned to Sheridan. In the fall of 1844, they emigrated to Jolinstown, Rock Co., Wis. Mr. Clark was engaged in farming in that town till 1856, when he moved to his present home, in the town of Richmond. He served as Chairman of Johnstown one year, and held other minor offices ; he has served as Justice of the Peace four or five years in the town. Mr. and Mrs. Clark have only one child-Ben- ajah, who was born in New York, Aug. 25, 1833. (See sketch.)

CHARLES CLAXTON, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Richmond ; has 100 acres of land, was born in Suffolk, England, Dec. 12, 1818 ; is the son of John and Maria (Turner) Claxton ; he learned the baker's trade and carried on the business in London eight years; was married in London, April 10, 1837, to Miss Mary A. Quinton, daughter of Benjamin and Martha Quinton. Mrs. Claxton was born at Great Yarmouth, England, Oct. 31, 1813. Two children were born to them in England-Mary A. is the wife of Robert Knilans, of Richmond, Wis .; Martha M. is Mrs. J. Borst, also of Richmond. Mr. Claxton and family emigrated to America in 1843, coming direct to Richmond, Wis. Selected his home on the bank of a beautiful little lake on Sec. 9, where he has continued to reside to this date. Mr. and Mrs. Claxton had two daughters born to them in their new home-Rosella. now the wife of E. Stoller, of Richmond, Charlotte, now Mrs. Ambrose B. Hare, also of Richmond. Mr. Claxton has been Assessor of Richmond twelve years, and Justice of the Peace twenty-five years.

JOHN P. DAVIS, Overseer of the Walworth County Poor House and Farm, town of Geneva ; P. O. Elkhorn ; his farm is situated on Sec. 7, Richmond; he was born in county of Kent, England, July 9, 1834; is the son of Peter and Rebecca Davis; he came to the United States with his parents in 1849. They made their home in Deansville, Oneida Co., N. Y., where they lived till 1855, when they came to Wisconsin and located in Oakland, Jefferson Co. The subject of this sketch was mar- ried in Stockbridge, Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 1855, to Miss Mary, daughter of John Mack. Mrs. Davis was born in Madison Co., N. Y. They have three children-Emma L. (now Mrs. Franklin Gage,

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of Rock Co.) Edgar M. and Mabel J. Mr. Davis was engaged in farming in Jefferson Co. till March 1, 1876, when he sold out and bought his present farm and moved to Richmond ; while in Oakland he served one term as Town Clerk, two as Assessor, and one as Supervisor. In January, 1882, he was appointed Overseer of the Walworth County Poor House and Farm ; his official term commenced March 1, 1882.

JOHN W. DELANEY, farmer, Sec. 29 ; P. O. Delavan ; has 320 acres of land ; he was born in Queen's Co., Ireland, in 1838; is the son of James and Julia Delaney. In 1846, he emigrated to Amer- ica with his parents ; lived ten years in Dutchess Co., N. Y., and in July, 1856, he came to Walworth Co., Wis., with his parents, and made his home on Sec. 30, in 1861 ; was married, Oct. 14, 1867, in Delavan, to Miss Annie Stewart, daughter of James F. Stewart. Mrs. Delaney was born in Delaware, came to Wisconsin in childhood, and lived in Richmond. They have seven children-James F., Mary A., Will- iam J., Lizzie, Julia, Frederick W. and Annie. Mr. Delaney has resided on his present farm since 1867; he was a candidate on the Democratic ticket of 1880, for member of Assembly from First District of Walworth Co .; he ran ahead of his ticket but was defeated, his party being the minority in the district.

JOHN M. EVANS, farmer, Sec. 18 ; P. O. Richmond ; has 145 acres of land ; he was born in Thet- ford, Vt., June 28, 1829 ; is the son of Michael and Cassendana Evans ; spent his boyhood in Vermont and New Hampshire. In October, 1849, he came to Wisconsin and made his home in Richmond, Wal- worth Co., Sec. 19 ; he was married in Johnstown, Rock Co., Sept. 2, 1854, to Miss Nancy Hill, daughter of Seth Hill. Mrs. Evans was born in Danby, N. Y. Immediately after his marriage, Mr. Evans located on his present farm ; he has served in various public official positions ; was Town Superintendent of schools in 1851, was Assessor two years, Town Clerk eight years, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors two years, and one of the Board of County Commissioners two years.

B. B. FREEMAN (deceased) was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., Sept. 2, 1816 ; is the son of Jobn Freeman ; when 21 years of age went to Cortland Co., and in 1840 came to Lima, Rock Co., Wis., where he was engaged in farming. Mr. Freeman was married in Kalamazoo, Mich., June 7, 1842, to Miss Marcia Kendall. Two children were born to them-Clarissa K., died March 16, 1874; Frank married Melvina Holbrook, and lived in Iowa. Mr. Freeman's wife died April 23, 1850 ; he was married March 6, 1851, in Racine, to Eveline O. Hurlbut, daughter of Ira Hurlbut. Mrs. Freeman was born in Benson, Vt. They have three sons and one daughter-Fred, Arthur, Ira J. and Alice. Mr. Freeman moved to Richmond in 1867 and purchased the fine farm of 160 acres now occupied by his family ; he was a Dem- crat in politics and was once elected Chairman by that party, but was obliged to resign on account of fail- ing health ; his death occurred Feb. 9, 1875 ; although he was a resident of Richmond but a few years, he had in that short time won the respect and esteem of the citizens generally, who recognized in him a kind neighbor and an upright and worthy man.

JARED HALL (deceased) was born in Massachusetts April 19, 1815 ; while quite young, accompa- nied his parents to Greenville, Greene Co., N. Y., where he grew to manhood on his father's farm; he was married, Oct. 7, 1844, to Miss Phila Gates, daughter of Elias Gates. Mrs. Hall was born in New Hamp- shire, Cheshire Co. Mr. Hall and family emigrated to Wisconsin in October, 1844, and located on the northwest quarter of Sec. 30, Richmond, Walworth Co., on the farm now occupied by the widow and son, and which has been increased to 280 acres. Mr. and Mrs. Hall were blessed with four children, three sons and one daughter-Mary E. is the wife of Marvin B. Keith, of Richmond ; William died aged 28 years ; Jared G. lives with his mother on the old homestead ; George died in childhood. Mr. Hall was always known as a worthy and respected citizen, who never troubled himself about public matters, but attended strictly to his farming interests until his death, which occurred Sept. 10, 1867.

JAMES HARDER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Richmond ; he has recently sold his farm of 160 acres, reserving 20 acres of timber land ; he was born in Livingston, Columbia Co., N. Y., Aug. 31, 1821 ; is the son of Peter and Lana Harder ; when 10 years of age, moved to Madison Co. with his parents, and in 1854 to Wisconsin ; made his home on Sec. 30, Richmond, Walworth Co; he was married in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., Oct. 27, 1846, to Miss Sarah M. Holbrook, daughter of John Holbrook. They had four chil- dren-Francelia, died Jan. 8, 1874 ; Lovancha, died Feb. 4, 1856 ; Anngelett, died Feb. 5, 1856 ; Florence, the only living child, is now Mrs. Fred Morse, of Whitewater. Mrs. Harder died Nov. 8, 1869. Mr. Harder was married Oct. 1, 1873, in Darien, Wis., to Mrs. Rachel Proctor, and daughter of John Niskivn, of Schobarie, N. Y.

A. B. HARE, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Richmond ; has 40 acres of land and works a large tract under lease; was born in Canada, Jan. 24, 1844; is the son of C. E. and Mary Hare ; he came to Wau-

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kesha, Wis., when 6 years of age ; subsequently lived in Hebron, Jefferson Co., and moved from there to La Grange, and in 1859 to Richmond; settled in the central part of the town ; he enlisted in De- cember, 1862, in Company I, 13th W. V. I., and served two years and one month, or until the close of the war ; he was married in Whitewater, Jan. 5, 1867, to Miss Charlotte Claxton, daughter of Charles Claxton. Mrs. Hare was born in Richmond, Wis. They have two children-Mary and Henry.

MORRIS F. HAWES was born at Warwiek, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 12, 1797, and in early child- hood removed with his parents, William and Martha (Wood) Hawes, to Steuben Co., where he remained until about 21 years of age, and during which time he served as a volunteer (though but a boy) in the war of 1812. His father, also a native of New York, participated in the war of the Revolution, and the subject of this sketch was the youngest of a numerons family of boys. Mr. Hawes married, May 17, 1818, Miss Sarah, the eldest daughter of Capt. Nathan Lonnsbury, of Rutland, Vt., one of Col. Ethan Allen's " Green Mountain Boys," of Revolutionary renown, who reached the remarkable age of 101 years and 8 months; dying at Rutland August, 1857. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Hawes moved to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where he led for some twelve years the quiet, happy life of a prosperous young farmer, cheered and assisted by his loving and ambitious wife, a most loyal young helpmate. Though fitted by birth and educa- tion to grace a higher social station, she was ever light-hearted, brave and content, surrounded by her thrifty flock of girls and boys, of whom six were born to them during their residence in that State. About the year 1830, Mr. Hawes, hoping to better the prospects of his growing young family, made another push to the Westward, this time halting in Hillsdale Co., Mich., where he resnmed his ocenpation of farming, and also kept for a time a small hotel, about half way between the villages of Jonesville and Cold water, on the great stage route between Detroit and Toledo and Chicago. Here he remained until the spring of 1837, when becoming dissatisfied with his success and prospects, and hearing much from returning ex- plorers of the wondrous beauty and fertility of the " Rock River Valley," he resolved to make one more advance, and this time to the famed prairies beyond all the great lakes. With Mr. Hawes, to resolve was to act, and with his heroic wife and arms full of babies, he set ont for the Territory of Wisconsin, reaching what is now the town of Richmond in Angnst, 1837. Here he selected a claim and erected a cabin-the first home of civilization in the township-and here, on Jan. 5, 1838, a son was added to his family ; the first born in the township, if not in Walworth Co. After a few months spent in improving his land, he sold the claim for $500, and located another, three miles to the eastward, on the town line between Rich- mond and Whitewater. On a corner of this farm was subsequently built, by Mr. Hawes and some three or four neighbors, the first schoolhouse in the town.

The first teacher was paid $1.25 per week, Mr. Hawes' family constituting a majority of all the pupils. Nevertheless, the handful of settlers were in pos- session of a free school. For twenty years, Mr. Hawes continued to till the acres he had reclaimed, much respected by the growing community, by whom he was retained in the minor offices of the county for nearly the whole time, and by whom he was elected to the first Constitutional Convention, called at Mad- ison Oct. 5, 1846. In 1857, his wife having long been an invalid, and his sons not following the chosen occupation of their father, Mr. Hawes decided to relinquish the cares of a large farm, and removed to Whitewater. where, on July 28, 1859, the gentle partner of his busy life folded her weary, loving hands in final rest. Of his family, the eldest, Lucretia, the wife of B. P. Plato, of Rock Co., died in 1866. Lucy, the second, died in childhood, in New York. Lucinda M. is the widow of Joel Clapp, late of Mil- waukec ; Lucena E. is the wife of William De Wolf, of Whitewater; Lucius J. married Miss Eliza Hunter, of Maquoketa, Iowa, and lives at that place ; Lucerne E. married Miss Clara Beemer, of Albion, N. Y., and lives at Whitewater ; Frances E is the wife of Dr. C. M. Palmer, of Colorado; Francis M. married Miss Jennie Housel, of Owen Co., Ky., and resides at Milwaukee; and Dean M. is the wife of Hiram S. Teall, of the same city. A single incident of Mr. Hawes' career will sufficiently illustrate a strong feature of his character. When chosen to serve as a member of the Constitutional Convention, on arriving at Madison, and before qualifying, he was called home by the serions and subsequently fatal illness of his wife. He was detained so long that upon his return to the convention the duties of that body were virtually completed. He was then urged by his fellow-members to qualify, that he might be properly cn- rolled and receive his compensation as a member. This he stubbornly refused to do, claiming that he had performed no publie duty for which he was entitled to compensation. He died at Whitewater Jan. 13, 1868, in the 71st year of his age. Few words are needed to give to the memory of Morris F. Hawes its fit place in the annals of this State. In all the relations of life he was a just man. With scarce an exception, he was honored and trusted and loved by all who knew him. He was punctilions and persis- tent in the discharge of every moral and business obligaton. He lived an open-handed life of usefulness. He died no man's debtor. His name will be honored as long as they live who understand and value the virtne, the heroism, the wisdom and the dignity of the men who shaped the destinies of the proud State of Wisconsin.

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HENRY C. HEMENWAY (deceased) was born in Orwell, Vt., January, 1806; moved to La Porte, Ind., in early life ; resided there several years, and in 1836 came to Wisconsin and selected a site for a home in what is now Richmond ; shortly afterward, he returned to Indiana and emigrated to Wis- consin in 1839. He was married in the spring of 1846, to Miss Julia Whiting, daughter of Josiah Whiting ; she was born in New Marlboro, Berkshire Co., Mass. Mr. Hemenway had a fine farm of 410 acres ; he devoted his attention to the care of his farm and to the purchase and sale of live stock. He was chosen to the Legislature of 1851, and held various minor offices ; his death occurred in April, 1856.

HENRY HESS, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Delavan ; has 160 acres of land lying partly in Sec. 36 and partly in Sec. 35; Mr. Iless was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., June 1, 1817 ; is the son of Garret and Catharine (Shumaker) Hless; he was brought up a farmer and emigrated to Wisconsin in 1843, and located on his present farm, Sec. 36, Richmond. He was married in Richmond, Oct. 30, 1854, to Mary Ann Hulburt ; they had no children of their own, but adopted a son (George) whom they brought up; he is a farmer of Richmond ; married Fanny Barber, and has a farm of eighty acres. Mrs. Hess died Dec. 11, 1879 ; Mr. Hess married again Oct. 25, 1880 ; his present wife was Mrs. Caroline Jensen, daughter of Christopher Wrigglesworth; she was born in Leeds, England, and came to America in 1869 ; she had two children by her former marriage-Rosa J. A. and Alice; the elder (Rosa )-died in infancy.

JOHN HOLBROOK (deceased) was born in Madison Co., N. Y., May 14, 1811; he was brought up a farmer, and in 1837 moved to Indiana, in charge of the goods of Joseph French, with whom he made his home, in French Town, Adams Co., until he was married in Bluffton, Wells Co., July 31, 1839, by Justice Parmalie, eight miles from their home, there being none nearer to perform the ceremony. Then he moved on a farm he had purchased the year previous, in the town of Hartford, Adams Co., and remained there until he moved to Wisconsin; his wife was Miss Angeline French, daughter of Joseph French, who moved to Indiana in September, 1837, and was the first settler in the town, which he named French, after himself; eight children were born to them in Indiana-Orlando, who died, aged 14 years ; R. Clotilda is Mrs. Byron Dunbar, of Richmond ; Amanda M. is Mrs. G. Hartwig, of Richmond ; Adel- bert, died in childhood ; Rollin D., Cora A., Oscar J. and Clarence D. Mr. H. and family emigrated to Wisconsin in March, 1857, and located in Richmond, Walworth Co .; the following year he pur- chased the fine farm on Rock Prairie, Sec. 29, now the home of his widow and family; the farm now consists of 140 acres. Three children were born to them in Richmond - Edgar A., George M. and James M .; Mr. H. was elected a member of the Board of Supervisors of Richmond, and served two termis ; he was devoted to the interests of his family, and pursued the occupation of a farmer till his death, which occurred Sept. 9, 1875 ; Mrs. H. survives her husband, and with the help of her sons, carries on the farm.

HARVEY HOLBROOK, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Whitewater; has 112 acres; was born in Madison Co., N. Y., April 3, 1815 ; is the son of John and Sally ( Barstow ) Holbrook ; was married May 1, 1839, in Ontario Co., N. Y., to Miss Angeline Cline, daughter of Mark and Betsy (Wells) Cline ; Mrs. H. was born in Ontario Co., N. Y .; Mr. H. was engaged in farming in Ontario and Madison Cos. till 1850, when he came to Wisconsin and located on his present farm, in the town of Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. H. have had eight children-Sarah A., wife of H. Snow, of Palo Alto Co., Iowa ; Mary A., wife of A. P. Wilking, of Whitewater ; Helen A., died in childhood ; Melvina, wife of F. Freeman, of Emmetsburg, Iowa ; Ellen E , died in childhood ; Emery C., of Richmond ; Ida M., wife of Rev. B. White, of Somers, Kenosha Co., Wis ; Erwin J., died in infancy ; Emery C. Holbrook, farmer, on Sec. 4 ; P. O. White- water, was horn in Richmond, Wis., July 31, 1856 ; son of Harvey Holbrook ; was brought up a farmer ; was married Nov. 28, 1878, in Richmond, to Miss Sarah E. Calkins, daughter of George Calkins.

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History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 122

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