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The edifice, with its upholstering and furnishings, cost $6,000, and there is no debt upon it. There are seven churches of like faith in this State, and three of them have large member- ships.
We do not differ from other evangelical churches in our tenets, except on the day of the Sabbath; the only difference between us and the Baptist denomination of our country is upon the Sabbath. We keep Saturday, the seventh day of the week; we believe it to be the Bible Sabbath; that the Fourth Commandment is still binding upon all; that it has never been changed.
Their creed is as follows:
" We believe that the New Testament teaches us that Christ and His apostles observed the seventh day of the week, and hence we have the authority of the Fourth Commandment and the example of Christ and His apostles for keeping the seventh day. The change from the seventh day to Sunday observance was made. as we hold, by the church and state, under the rule of Emperor Constantine. A. D. 321, without any divine authority. We give these statements, not as an argument, but as reasons for our being a separate denomination and called the Seventh- Day Baptists. We are called Jews by many, but we are neither Jews in descent nor in religion, but are as evangelical as the most evangelic church in our land."
The post office is the only one in the town, and was first established in 1839. A. H. Hitch- cock is the present Postmaster.
There is also a flourishing Baptist Church in the town. It was organized as early as 1844, by Rev. Henry Topping. The church edifice is of brick, and is located on Section 18. The present pastor is Rev. -- -- Adams.
Fontana is the name of one of the delightful summer resorts at the head of Lake Geneva, now owned by Messrs. Montague & Porter. It is being improved by the proprietors from year to year, and is destined to be the nucleus of a large summer population at no distant day. The name is historic. The grounds on Section 14 embrace the site of the old Indian village, and was the first land taken by white men in the town. It was part of the old Van Slyke claim, and was purchased as early as 1838. of Van Slyke, by Matthias Mohr, Amos Bailey and Dr. Henry Clark, who platted thereon an embryo village, which they named Fontana. It never existed except in the sanguine imaginations of its projectors. It is not unlikely that, after a lapse of forty years, it may yet become what it was planned to be when named so long ago.
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Big Foot Mills, the only mills in the town, are located on a small creek on Section 15, which gives a reliable water-power. They are owned by Mr. C. L. Douglass. There was first built there a saw-mill in 1845, by Richard Mongtague: in 1858, Mr. C. L. Douglass erected a grist-mill on the same privilege, which he has owned and run ever since. He has all the mod- ern improvements, including rollers and other machinery for doing the best merchant work. It is run constantly, and the flour ranks with the best spring wheat manufactured. The old mill is now used as a feed-mill and saw-mill.
There are here also two stores and one blacksmith shop.
The trout hatchery and pond of N. K. Fairbanks is near by on the same section.
CORPORATE HISTORY.
The first town meeting held in Walworth after its limits were as now established was held at the schoolhouse near John Bowman's, on Big Foot Prairie. Tuesday, April 4, 1843.
Sixty dollars was raised for contingent expenses; $20 for the poor; $100 for schools; and a special tax for the relief of poor citizens, named in the records, amounting to $30.75.
The officers elected were:
Supervisors, George H. Loun, Chairman; Darius B. Mason, Amos Bailey: Clerk. James M. Clark: Treasurer. Joseph Bailey; School Commissioners, Christopher Douglass, Amos D. Johns, Henry Clark; Commissioners of Highways, John Reader, Jabez H. Smith, Curtis H. Eaton; Assessor, William Bell; Collector, Cyrus Church; Constables, Lucius W. Smith, Cyrus Church, Levi Lake; Moderator. Phipps W. Lake.
ROSTER OF TOWN OFFICERS.
The roster of town officers from 1844 to 1881. inclusive, is as follows:
1844 -Supervisors, James A. Maxwell, Chairman: William Ramsey, Amos D. Johns; Clerk, James M. Clalk; Treasurer, Elijah Church.
1845-Supervisors. Philip W. Mink, Chairman; Jonathan Fish (a tie vote prevented the election of the third member of the board); Clerk, James M Clark: Treasurer, E. Church.
1846-Supervisors, James M. Clark, Chairman: Curtis H. Eaton, John Reader; Clerk, Robert S. Dunn; Treasurer. E. Church.
1847 -Supervisors, Beardsley Lake, Chairman: David Ottman, Cyrus Church; Clerk, Jere- miah Pollard; Treasurer, E. Church.
1848-Supervisors, A. Coleman, Chairman; Dorick C. Porter. Christopher Douglass; Clerk, A. H. Holly; Treasurer, Elijah Church.
1849 -Supervisors, Beardsley Lake. Chairman; Philip W. Mink, --- Clerk, Seth Doolittle; Treasurer, Cyrus Church.
1850-Supervisors, David Coon, Chairman: Amos D. Johns, P. W. Mink: Clerk, S. Doolittle: Treasurer, Cyrus Church.
1851 -Supervisors, David Coon, Chairman; C. W. Huff, J. C. Crumb; Clerk. S. Doolittle; Treasurer, C. H. Conant.
1852-Supervisors, D. C. Porter, Chairman; Moses R. Cheeney, John Reader; Clerk, David Coon, Jr. ; Treasurer. C. H. Conant.
1853-Supervisors, David Coon, Jr., Chairman; Benjamin Clark, D. C. Porter: Clerk, S. Doolittle; Treasurer. C. H. Conant.
1854-Supervisors. David Coon, Jr., Chairman: Benjamin Clark, Riah Bailey; Clerk, H. W. Randolphe; Treasurer, C. H. Conant.
1855-Supervisors, Amos Bailey, Chairman: C. H. Elon, Benjamin Clark; Clerk, H. M. Coon; Treasurer, William H. Redfield.
1856-Supervisors, Elijah Eaton, Chairman; E. L. Gilbert, C. L. Douglass; Clerk. H. M. Coon; Treasurer. J. N. Lanphre.
1857 -- Supervisors. Elijah Eaton, Chairman; E. L. Gilbert, H. W. Randolph ; Clerk, H. M. Coon: Treasurer, J. N. Lanphre.
1858-Supervisors, E. L. Gilbert, Chairman; B. Lake, G. G. Green; Clerk. H. M. Coon; Treasurer, Orrin Coon.
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1859 -- Supervisors, E. L. Gilbert, Chairman; B. Lake, D. C. Porter; Clerk, H. M. Coon; Treasurer, Orrin Coon.
1860 -Supervisors, S. H. Moody, Chairman; B. Clark, Joseph Rector; Clerk. H. M. Coon; Treasurer, Orrin Coon. 1861-Supervisors, David Coon, Chairman; Joseph Rector, C. L. Douglass; Clerk. H. M. Coon; Treasurer, Orrin Coon.
1862 Supervisors, Henry Hall, Chairman; Barnabas Ball. William B. Maxon; Clerk. H.
M. Coon; Treasurer, Henry Ferve.
1863 -Supervisors, B. Lake, Chairman: F. W. Maxon, Stephen Mink; Clerk, H. M. Coon; Treasurer, D. P. C. Carney.
1864 -Supervisors, B. Lake, Chairman; Mark F. Pierce, Stephen Mink; Clerk, William B. Maxon; Treasurer, A. D. Crumb.
1865-Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman; Mark F. Pierce, Joseph Rector; Clerk, Nathan J. Read; Treasurer, A. D. Crumb.
1866 -Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman; Joseph Rector. M. F. Pierce; Clerk, N. J. Read; Treasurer, W. B. Maxon.
1867-Supervisors. C. L. Donglass, Chairman; C. W. Clark, Lina Cotton ; Clerk, H. M. Coon; Treasurer, A. H. Hitchcock.
1868-Supervisors, C. L. Douglass. Chairman; Cyrus Church, A. Colburn; Clerk, Amos H. Hitchcock; Treasurer. Harrison Davis.
IS69 -- Supervisors. C. L. Douglass, Chairman; C. R. Clark, P. W. Scott; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, H. Davis.
1870-Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman: E. B. Swinney, S. C. Burdick; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, Henry Marriott.
1871-Supervisors. C. L. Donglass, Chairman; E. B. Swinney, P. A. Bowen; Clerk, A. H.
Hitchcock; Treasurer, C. H. Burdick.
1872-Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman ; E. B. Swinney, J. D. Clark ; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, Mark Ayars.
1873-Supervisors, E. B. Swinney, Chairman; A. D. Johns, Mahon Colburn: Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, H. Marriott.
1874 Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman; H. M. Coon, P. A. Bowen: Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, A. D. Truax.
1875 -- Supervisors. C. L. Douglass, Chairman; David Coon, L. B. Ripley; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, George Mckesson.
1876-Supervisors, A. H. Hitchcock, Chairman; R. S. Trumbull. G. W. Webber ; Clerk, G. N. Coon; Treasurer, E. L. Church.
1877 -- Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman: M. F. Pierce, Lina Cotton; Clerk, J. E. Van Schaick; Treasurer, Frank Wright.
1878 -Supervisors, C. L. Douglass, Chairman; H. R. Whiteley, Edwin J. Sherburne; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, Mahlon Colburne.
1879 -Supervisors, Edgar Maxon, Chairman; Mark F. Pierce, Russell S. Trumbull; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, M. Colburn.
1880-Supervisors, Lina Cotton, Chairman: M. F. Pierce, J. C. Mckesson ; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, J. E. Van Schaick.
1881 -Supervisors, C. L Douglass, Chairman; S. E. Parker, H. Francis; Clerk, A. H. Hitchcock; Treasurer, Delaney Peck.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
REV. SPENCER G. ADAMS, pastor of the Baptist Church of Walworth. Mr. Adams was born in Ohio in 1844; he received his literary education at Denison University, Licking Co., and took his theolog- ical course at the " Baptist Union Theological Seminary," at Morgan Park, Chicago ; he officiated as student pastor of the Baptist Church at Thompsonville, Racine Co., for a time; he assumed pastoral charge of his present church May, 1877. Mr. Adams was married to Nancy Alice Williams, daughter of John Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have five children.
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ELI AYERS, farmer, Sec. 20 and 21 ; P. O. Walworth. Mr. Ayers was born in Salem Co., N. J., in 1822 ; he was brought up in Cumberland Co. ; he was married to Anna Elizabeth Swinney. MIr. Ayers and his father-in-law came to the town of Walworth in the spring of 1852, and purchased of Mr. A. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Ayers have two children-Arthur L. (who married Miss L. Russell), and Julia (wife of Mr. Truman A. Saunders). Mr. and Mrs. Saunders have one son, Arthur B.
REV. ALBERT R. BALDWIN, Baptist minister ; Sec. 18; P. O. Walworth ; be is a native of the town of Orange, Essex Co., N. J., where he was born in 1814 ; he lived in New Jersey until 24 years of age ; he went to Ohio in 1838. In 1840, he entered Granville College, in that State, where he graduated in 1844 ; he then entered Newton Theological Seminary, in Massachusetts, where he graduated in 1847. After the completion of his course there, he preached at Calais, Me., for a few months, thence to North Wrenthan, where he was pastor of a church for one year, thence to Haddam, Conn., for two years, then to Winchendon, Mass., for about four years. Owing to failing health, he gave up preaching in 1857, came West, and settled on the farm where he now lives. From the spring of 1863, to the fall of 1866, he was pastor of the Walworth Baptist Church ; since that time he has only preached by supply. In Decem- ber, 1873, Elder Baldwin met with an accident, which at a time threatened to deprive him for a time of the sense of sight, in fact for a time he lost the sight of both eyes, but the sight of one was finally restored. He was married to Sarah H. Rhoades, born in Boston, Mass. ; she has been dead several years. Elder Baldwin has but one child-Albert R., born February, 1859; he lost a daughter. Albert was married to Carrie Ryer, born in Canada. She removed from Canada to Michigan when she was a child, thence to Illinois, and afterward to the town of Sharon, where her parents now live. They have one child-Albert R. (born Aug. 16, 1881).
HIRAM S. BELL, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Walworth ; son of William and Sarah Bell. His father was born in Berne, Albany Co. N. Y., in 1806, and his mother at Rensselaerville, N. Y ; the former was born in 1810; they came to Walworth Co. from the State of New York, in 1837, and settled on Sec. 17. The parents of Mr. Bell lived on Sec. 17 till 1865, when they removed to Elkhorn ; they afterward returned and removed to Lawrence, Kan., where his father died in 1876; his mother still lives at Lawrence. The parents of Mr. Bell had thirteen children, six of whom are living-Hiram S. is the only member of his father's family still residing in Walworth Co .; three of the children live in Kansas, one in Iowa, and one in Michigan. Hiram S. was born in the town of Walworth, within one-half mile of where he now lives, in 1841; he has always been a resident of Walworth Co .; he went to Elkhorn, where he resided ten years ; settled where he now lives in 1877 ; bought his farm of Joseph Bailey. He was married to Luceila C. Bailey, daughter of Joseph Bailey, in 1869 ; she was born on the farm where she now lives in 1847. They have one son, Clifford W., born in September, 1873. Mr. Joseph Bailey died on this place in 1873. The mother of Mrs. Bell resides at Elton, Walworth Co.
MR. WILLIAM BELL was born in Berne, in 1806, Albany Co., N. Y. He received a good com- mon-school education, and in his early manhood was several years a teacher. In 1828, he moved to Albany, where he learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked for eight years. In 1829, he married Miss Sarah Mosier, and in 1837, they moved to the then Territory of Wisconsin, making their home in Wal- worth Co. Ile took an active part in all the interests of town and State, being the first Justice of the Peace (which office he held for sixteen years), the first Postmaster for fourteen years, and the first County Assessor. In 1847, he was a member of the convention which formed the State Constitution. He was a man of marked character, firm and earnest in his opinions, a zealous lover of liberty, and an independent thinker both in regard to religion and politics. During the war he was loyal and patriotic ; two sons fell in the Union cause. In 1870, he moved to Lawrence; since he has been here he has been particularly interested in raising fruit. He was a member of the Horticultural Society, in the meetings of which he was interested, and often took an active part. Three years ago, he had a severe sickness, from which it was not thought he could recover. He was not afraid to die; but earnestly expressed a desire to live his three score and ten years, and especially to see the Centennial year. His wish was gratified ; his seventy ycars were completed, the grand national exposition was drawing to its close, when disease laid its fatal hand upon him ; from the first he did not think that he should recover, and talked with his family calmly and hopeful of the future. After a distressing sickness of a little less than five weeks, he passed away, Wednesday morning, Nov. 8. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death. Mr. Bell died in Kansas.
ORSON BILYEA, farmer, Scc. 25; P. O. Walworth; was born in the town of Burlington, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1837, where he was brought up; he was married to Fannie Litts, born in the town of Richland, Oswego Co., N. Y .; he came with his family to Walworth Co. in June, 1865, and purchased his farm of Lorenzo Maxon. They have one son-Clarence E., born October, 1864.
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JOHN BONHAM, farmer, See. 32; P. O. Walton; he was born in New Jersey, in 1835, where he was brought up; he enlisted during the rebellion in the 12th N. J. V. I ; he served in the army twelve months, when he was discharged for disability. He came to Walworth Co., October, 1867, and has been a resident of the town of Walworth since that time, except three years that he ived in the town of Sharon; his wife was Miss Mary West, born in New Jersey ; he purchased the farm which he now owns of Mr. Phineas Bowen ; his farm contains 80 acres.
MRS. SARAH A. BONHAM, Sec. 17; P. O. Walworth ; she is the widow of Daniel Bonham, ber maiden name was Sarah Bowen, daughter of John and Anna Bowen; she was born in the State of New Jersey ; married to Daniel Bonham in 1844, Mr. Bonham was also born in New Jersey. They came to Walworth Co. in 1866, and settled where Mrs. Bonham now lives, purchasing the farm of Mr. Rouse; it was first settled by Mr. William Bell. Mr. Bonham died in August, 1875. Mrs. Bonham has four children-Ellen, William, Frank and Charles ; Ellen was born in New Jersey in 1846; William was born in 1851, Frank in 1863, and Charles in 1868. Mrs. Bonham's farm formerly contained 137 acres, now contains 120 aeres.
DANIEL BROOKS, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Walworth; Mr. Brooks was born in New Jersey, in 1828, where he was brought up; he came to Walworth Co. in March, 1869 ; he purchased his present farm in 1875; he has 80 acres. He has been married twice; his present wife was Rebecca Chard, born in New Jersey ; he has two children by his first wife, and has had two by present mar- riage, one of whom is living-Myrta V.
CYRUS CHURCH, farmer, See. 21; P. O. Walworth; he was born in the town of Granby Hartford, Co., Conn .. in 1817 ; when he was 4 years of age, he removed with his parents to Broome Co. N. Y , and to Loraine Co., Ohio, when 16 years old, and afterward removed to Trumbull Co. in that State. He is numbered with the very earliest settlers of the town of Walworth and of Walworth Co .; he came here in February, 1837; at that time there were but two families in the town of Walworth-those of Mr. James Van Slyke and Jaeob G. Sanders. He bought the claim of his present farm of Mr. John Sloan, in the fall of 1838, and it has been his home ever since. He has been married twice; his first wife was Miss Emeline Russell, born in Ohio; she died Jan. 31, 1853; his present wife was Mary Boorman, born in England; he had six children by first marriage, five of whom are living-Adelia V., Leonard C., Hiram E., Eugene L. and David B .; he has three chil- dren by present wife-Howard M., Henry S. and Minnie S. He has witnessed the growth of Wal- worth Co. from a wild and uninhabited country to its present standing; he is among the most wealthy and progressive in the State of Wisconsin; he has done his share to this great work ; he owns a farm of 200 acres of the beautiful prairie land of the town of Walworth; he is successful farmer, has a pleasant home and a competency. Mr. and Mrs. Church are prominent members of the Bap- tist Church of Walworth.
O. P. CLARKE, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Walworth; he is the son of Dr. Henry Clarke, who with Dr. Wood were the earliest physicians of the town of Walworth ; they were both prominent physicians, and educated men, and very successful. They both served as members of the Legislature, practiecd medicine in company for many years ; both reared large families, and both became wealthy. No representative of the family of Dr. Wood resides in the county at this time; several of his sons have risen to distinction. Dr. Clarke settled on Sec. 16 in 1839, where he resided until his death. His wife was Lorinda Coon ; born in the State of New York. They have twelve children, eleven of whom are living. O. P. Clarke was born on the homestead in 1841 ; he was a member of the 13th W. V. I. during the rebellion, mar- ried Lucinda Hulbert, daughter of Silas 11 .; they have four children-Ilelen, Edna, Charles and Milton.
WILLIAM O. CLARKE, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Walworth ; son of Ephraim and Angeline L. Clarke. Ilis father was born in Rhode Island, married in Madison Co., N. Y., and came to Walworth Co. in the spring of 1857, and settled on Sec. 15, town of Walworth ; he went to Pike's Peak in 1869, and died at Denver on his return the following year. Mrs. Clark purchased and settled on her present farm in 1869, and was bought of Henry Ernest ; the original owner of the farm was Dr. Wood ; has had seven children, six of whom are living-llelen, now Mrs. Elston Dunn ; Frank B., Finnette, now Mrs. W. Clarke ; Almeron; Jennie, now Mrs. E. Hyde; and William O., who was born in Alleghany Co., N. Y., and resides at the homestead.
LEONARD C. CHURCH, farmer, son of Cyrus Church ; he was born at the homestead, in the town of Walworth, January, 1846 ; married Miss Adeline, daughter of D. C. Porter, Esq. Mr. Church resides at the homestead of his father-in-law, on Sec. 24, where Mrs. Church was born in 1848 ; they have three children-Wells D., Nannie J. and Grace. Mr. Church was a member of the 3d W. V. C., during the war of the rebellion, serving three years.
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DAVID COON, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Walworth; Mr. Coon was born in Rhode Island in 1810; his parents removed to Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., when he was a child, where he was brought up ; then removed to Jefferson Co., where he lived till 1846, when he came to Walworth Co. and settled in the town of Walworth, where he has since lived. His wife was Miss Hannah M. Clark ; she was born in the town of Brookfield, Madison Co., in 1812 ; his father, David Coon, came to the town of Walworth in 1852, and died in 1858 ; his mother died in 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Coon have two children-Louisa A., vife of William R. Bonham, and Luey J., now Mrs. Marcus G. Godfrey.
HARLOW M. COON, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Walworth ; he was born in Otsego Co. N. Y., in 1819, where he was brought up. He came to the town of Walworth in June, 1843, and purchased a farm on Sec. 25 ; he lived where he first settled ten or twelve years, when he removed to Donglas Corners and en- graged in the mercantile trade, in the name of Coon & Crumb. They bought the business of Mr. Warren Mack ; Messrs. Coon & Crumb were together in business about three years, after which Mr. Coon continued the business for some time. HIe built the store now owned by Nathan J. Reed ; he bought the farm which he now owns in 1856; it was altogether unimproved when he purchased the farm. His wife was formerly Miss Harriet Crumb. They have three children-Phebe S., Eva H., and Irving H.
JOHN M. CRAMER, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Sharon; born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., in 1823, where he lived till 9 years of age, when he removed with his parents to Tompkins Co., where he lived till 22 years of age. He made a claim of the farm where he now lives in June, 1845. He returned to the State of New York, but returned in the fall of 1846, and settled permanently on his place, which has since been his home. He first purchased 640 aeres, one-half of Secs. 32 and 33. He now owns over 300 acres. His parents, William and Jane Cramer came to the town of Walworth five years later, and located on Sec. 32, wbere they resided till their death. His wife was Emily J. Mulford, daughter of Dr. Ezra Mulford ; she died in May, 1880. Mr. Cramer has four children-William, Mulford, John and Freddie. The parents of Mr. Cramer had seven children, four of whom are living-John M., George E. (at Delavan), Philip D. (in Iowa), and Henry A. (at same place).
CHARLES W. CRANDALL, painter and grainer, Walworth, son of Welcome B. Crandall, who was born in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y. Married Emily Dowse, and came to Walworth Co. and set- tled in the town of Walworth in 1855. Mr. W. Crandall had five sons, four of whom are living-Ros- well, Charles W., William and Paul, all of whom are residents of the town of Walworth, but William ; John was a member of the 13th W. V. I., and died at Columbus, Ky .; Charles W. enlisted in the 22d W. V. I., and served one year, when he was discharged for disability ; Paul was a member of the 40th W. V. I. ; Charles W. was born in 1833; he has followed the business of painting constantly since 1867; also for several years previous to that time. He married Frances Dennison, born in the State of New York. They have two children-Hattie and Fannie.
C. L. DOUGLAS, proprietor of Big Foot Mills, near the head of Geneva Lake, son of Christopher Douglas, one of the earliest settlers of the town of Walworth. His father was born in the State of Con- necticut, and removed thence to the State of New York, thence to Michigan and Illinois, and came to the town of Walworth in 1837. He was engaged in the extensive breaking, in 1837, on Big Foot Prairie. He entered the farm now owned by Mr. Merwin on Sec. 28. This farm he afterward sold to Mr. Will- iams, and settled on the Joseph Crumb farm. This farm he purchased at the land sale. He removed to the present village of Walworth in 1842, where he kept hotel for several years. He settled at the head of the lake in 1857, where he died in 1866. The parents of Mr. C. L. Douglas had ten children, four sons and six daughters, three sons and four daughters still living. He was born in the State of New York in1827 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents ; he built his present mill in 1857, which he repaired very fully in 1881, introducing the latest and most approved machinery. He also owns and conducts a farm of 360 acres. His wife was Margaret, daughter of Arthur Stewart, an early settler of Rock Co. They have three children-Carlos, Horace G. and Lewis C. An older brother, Oscar H. Douglas, residing on Sec. 15, came to the town of Walworth the same year. He was born in Orange Co., Vt., in 1810. Married Sarah D. Goff. They have one son-Oscar W.
CYRUS E. FEROW, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Delavan ; was born in the town of Redhook, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1835; his parents were Henry and Leah Ferow. They afterward removed to Onon- daga Co. He came to Walworth Co. with his parents in June, 1843. His father settled on Sec. 5, on farm now owned by David Phelps. He died in this town Aug. 20, 1869. He was born in 1802. The mother of Mr. Ferow was born in 1807, and resides with her son, who settled on his present farm in March, 1860. His wife was Eliza A., daughter of Elias Clark. She died Dec. 12, 1875. He has two children-Emma B. and Jennie M.
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