History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 157

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

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ELISHA CORNUE, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Geneva; son of Daniel Cornue. He was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1823, and came to Wisconsin with his parents, May, 1844. 100 acres of his present farm belonged to the homestead of his father. He settled here in 1855, Mr. Cornue married Sarah McBride, a daughter of Allen McBride. Mr. and Mrs. Cornue have two children, Georgeanna, now Mrs. Ehle, of Clear Lake, Iowa; and Gardiner C., at home. Mr. Cornue's farm contains 130 acres.

JOHN DILLENBECK, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Geneva; he was born in the town of Danube, Herkimer Co., N.Y., May 20, 1816. He was married in Jefferson County, to Julia Nellis, who was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1826. They came here from St. Lawrence County, in June 1854, and settled on this place. Mr. Dillenbeck purchased his farm of Peter Craton. Mr. and Mrs. Dillenbeck have five children-Orlando, Jonas, Nancy, now Mrs. Theodore Shondy ; Mary and Arvilla. Mr. Dillenbeck's farm contains 280 acres.

JOHN C. FORD (deceased) was born June 11, 1806, at Middlefield, Otsego Co., N. Y., and died at Madison, Wis., March 2, 1879. The chief facts in the life of this man, one of the early settlers of Walworth County, kind and conscientious in all his principles and actions, are as follows : at fourteen years of age he spent one year at Courtland, N. Y., learning the jeweler's trade, but returning to Middlefield, acquired the shoemaker's art and followed the business for some years. He was married to his now bereaved companion during the year 1833, in Spring- field N. Y., and five years later, 1838, during the month of May first arrived in Geneva. During that year he assisted in erecting the first grist mill in the place. He made a claim in what is now the town of Linn, and purchased the land when it came into market. Here he followed agricul- tural pursuits until age and infirmity unfitted him for arduous labor. Heleft a widow, a son and two daughters, and an entire community to mourn his demise.

LORETTO W. FULLER, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Geneva; he was born in the town of Penfield, Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1823. He came to Milwaukee in the Spring of 1848, and to Gen- eva in the Fall of that year. He was married to Huldah Ann Ingham, daughter of Dr. Stephen Ingham, who settled in Herkimer, Co., N.Y., from the State of Massachusetts, where he practiced medicine for many years. Came to Geneva in 1841, and purchased the same year, the farm now owned by Mr. Fuller. He died in Elkhorn, December 1875, in his ninety-eighth year. His wife died January, 1860, in her ninety-second year. The parents of Mrs. Fuller had fifteen children,

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of which Mrs. Fuller was the youngest, nine of the children grew to maturity, and five of them are still living. Mr. Fuller has lived in this place since he first came to Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. Fuller have eight children-Willard J., a graduate of the State University at Madison, Wis .; Henry E., a graduate of the University of Chicago, studied theology, and is now pastor of the Baptist Church at Walnut, Ill .; Albert W., graduate at the Chicago University in 1881, now a student at Morgan Park Seminary ; Roland J., Adell, Hattie, William H., and Anna L. Mr. Fuller and family are members of the Baptist Church.

GEORGE GREEN, resides at the homestead of his father, Russell Green, on south side of Lake Geneva. Russell Green was born in the State of New York, Aug. 6, 1808. He was one of the early settlers of Chicago, where he went in 1836. He was a resident of that city from 1837 until 1878. He was a prominent business man, and was engaged in the lumber business for many years. Wishing to retire with his family to private life, he purchased him a home and farm in the town of Linn, on the south shore of Lake Geneva, but he did not long survive to enjoy the quiet rural life which he had chosen for his reclining years. He died at his new home, May 10, 1880. His wife, formerly Caroline Hillard, survives her husband. Mr. Green left three children -George, Ellen and Frank. George was born in Chicago, in August, 1839, where he was brought up In 1862, he entered the United States Navy, where he remained about two years. Atter the war, he engaged with Mr. Robert Law, an extensive coal dealer of Chicago, with whom he remained seventeen years. He now has general charge of his father's business, and lives at the new home in the town of Linn. His wife was Lydia A. Merritt, born in the State of New York. Ellen, now Mrs. George H. Gale, lives in Chicago ; Frank, an artist by profession, is now a resi- dent of the City of New York.

JOHN W. GROESBECK, retired farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Alden, Ill. Mr. Groesbeck was born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., July 1, 1802. He was married to Rebecca A. Knickerbocker, born in the town of Tiashoke, Rensselaer County, June 17, 1801. They were married May 13. 1824, and have now, 1882, lived together fifty-eight years. A few years after their marriage they re- moved to Ontario County, and thence to Wayne County. They came to Walworth County in 1844. Mr. Groesbeck purchased his farm of Walter Clark, who bought of the Government. Mr. and Mrs. Groesbeck have had eight children, five of whom are living-Eliza, now Mrs. James Wood; Benjamin F , William II., John, and Margaret, now Mrs. Charles High. Their deceased children were : Phillip Henry, who was a Lieutenant in a Wisconsin Battery in the war of the Rebellion, some three years after the war, he practiced law, one year in Nashville, Tenn., but died of disease contracted in the army in 1866; Abram D. served too days in the army, died in Chicago, Oct. 5, 1871 ; the other child died in infancy. Mr. Groesbeck has long been one of the substantial men of Walworth County, and he and his estimable wife are now enjoying the fruits of a long and well spent life. He has held several local offices, including Assessor, Justice of the Peace of his town His farm contains 235 acres.

WILLIAM H. GROESBECK, farmer, residence on Sec. 2, in the town of Alden. He is a son of John W. Groesbeck, he was born in the town of Schaghticoke, Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1830. He came to Walworth County with his parents in 1844; he lived at the homestead about thirty years. His farm now lies on both sides of the State line. He has 450 acres of land, 150 of which is in the town of Linn, and the remainer in the town of Alden, Ill. His residence is in the latter town. His wife was Miss Josephine, daughter of Alva Udells, an early settler of the town of Alden. They have three children-Jennie R., Grace and Ida.

SEYMOUR N. HATCH, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Geneva. Mr. Hatch first came to the town of Linn in the Fall of 1838 ; he purchased his farm of the government at the land sale in the Spring of 1839. He did not settle here till the Fall of 1842. His wife was Miss Mary Stoneall, born in Wilshire, England, in 1822. She came to this country with her father, Richard Stone- all, in 1840. He settled in Bloom Prairie, in this town, soon after. Mr. and Mrs. Hatch have six children-Louisa, now Mrs. Isaac Moorehouse ; Emily A., Norman H., Harvey R., Hobart M., and Mary H. They lost a son and a daughter. Mr. Hatch was born in LeRoy, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1817. His father removed to Michigan from the State of New York, where he resided until his death. Mr. Hatch was Assessor of the town of Linn for the years 1843 and 1844. His farm contains about 450 acres.

SILAS INGALLS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Walworth. He was born in Albany Co., N. Y. He came to Walworth County in the Spring of 1845. He bought Asa Stephens pre-emption of farm and entered the land. It is situated on the south side of Lake Geneva, near Kayes Park;

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he has 120 acres. The site of his residen .e is said to be the highest point of land between Beloit and Kenosha, and the view from the observatory of his residence is as beautiful as it is extensive. Mr. Ingalls married Helen Snell, daughter of John P. Snell. Mr. and Mrs. Ingals have seven sons-Jerome, Wallace, who graduated at the law school at Albany in 1882; Henry, John, Frank, Amos and Silas.

ARTHUR KAYE, proprietor of Kaye's Park on Lake Geneva. He is the son of Abram Kaye, who was born in Yorkshire, England, in 1809; married Harriet Brayshaw, also born in Yorkshire. Mr. Abram Kaye came to the United States with his family in the Spring of 1842, where he lived three years, thence to Montgomery County, Penn., where he also lived three years. He came to Walworth County with his family in 1848, and bought a farm of Henry Bailey, on Sec. 21, in the town of Linn, which became his homestead, where he lived until his death, which occurred in 1875. His wife survives her husband and is still living at the homestead. The parents of Mr. Arthur Kaye had ten children, six sons and four daughters, all of whom are now living; four of the children, three sons and one daughter, are residents of Walworth County. Arthur, the eldest, was born in England, in 1831. He came to the United States with his parents, and has been a resident of the town of Linn since 1848, except two years in California, where he went with his brother Addin in 1852. His wife was Miss Anna Cullen, daughter of Patrick Cullen, a native of Ireland. Emigrated to Canada in 1846, and came to Walworth County in 1849, and settled on Sec. 16 in the town of Linn, on the farm now owned by his son Edward. They have eight children, two sons and six daughters. Mr. Kaye bought the location of his park in 1871, and it was opened to the public in 1873. He has one of the finest locations on Lake Geneva. He has spent a large amount of money in the improvement of his grounds, and in the construc- tion of commodious buildings for the entertainment of his guests. His house contains a large number of rooms, elegantly furnished. He does a large and annually increasing business. His receipts for the three months of the season of 1881 was $20,000. Mr. Kaye is an intelligent and accommodating gentleman, and by the assistance of his excellent and energetic wife and amiable daughters, has made Kaye's Park one of the most popular places of resort to be found on the beautiful Lake Geneva.

THOMAS LEDGER, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Genoa. Mr. Ledger was born in Lincoln- shire, England, in September, 1827. He came to the United States about 1850. He lived for a time in the State of Michigan, and came to the town of Linn in the Summer of 1852. His first settlement was on the farm where he now lives, where he located about 1856. He bought his farm of Mr. Ira Turner. He married Fanny Sheppard, born in Lincolnshire, England, in Sep- tember, 1827. Mr. Ledger returned to England, and was married Jan. 23, 1854, and returned the following May. Mr. and Mrs. Ledger have eight children, four sons and four daughters, viz .- John W., Sarah E., Palmer, Maria A., David, Susie, Charles S., Frances and Walter E. Mr. Ledger's farm contains 240 acres.

ALLEN McBRIDE, farmer, Sec. 31 : P. O. Alden, Ill. He is the oldest living settler in the town of Linn, who came here with his family. He came in June, 1837. Mr. Benjamin M. Ball came with his father the previous April, but was not married for some time after. Mr. McBride was born in Ohio, March 25, 1800. In 1836 he came to Northern Illinois, and June 4, 1837, he made a claim on Sec. 31 in the town of Linn ; that claim included his present farm. His claim was for 240 acres ; after securing a deed, he sold 160 acres. His farm now contains 220 acres. Mr. McBride has been a great hunter, and has not yet lost his relish for his favorite pastime. His wife, who accompanied her husband to Wisconsin to assist in making for them a new home, was formerly Miss Latha Collier, born in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. McBride have seven children-Mrs. Sarah Cornue, Kesiah, now Mrs. H. A. Stone; Orpha O., now Mrs. J. E. Stoker ; Elisabent Ann, now Mrs. H. P. Bayle ; Lucretia, now Mrs. James Tulip; Curtis H. and Charles A. They had nine children, seven of whom were daughters. The aggregate and individual weight of the children of Mr. and Mrs. McBride is somewhat remarkable ; the aggregate weight of the seven is 1,474 pounds, and five of them weigh together 1, 144 pounds, the average weight of the seven being nearly 21 1 pounds. Mr. McBride was Clerk of the first town meeting held in Linn, and was the first Collector of Taxes. He was Postmaster here for twenty-six years or more, but one child, their youngest son, remains at home.

JOHN McKIBBIN, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Hebron, McHenry Co., Ill. Mr. McKibbin was born in Chenango County, N. Y., in 1822, where he lived till 1846, when he came to Wal- worth County. He accompanied Mr. Sidney Buell, on the return of the latter to Walworth

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County from Chenango County, with a flock of 500 sheep, performing the distance in ninety- six days. He first settled on Sec. 34. Mrs. McKibbin was formerly Augusta Turner, daughter of Ira Turner, who came to Walworth County from Erie County, N. Y., in 1842. He first settled on Sec. 14, on the farm now owned by Peter Gaffney ; he afterward owned and occupied the farm now owned by Fordyce Merriam, and thence to the farm now owned by Mr. McKibbin, thence to Sec. 26. He died in the town of Hebron, Ill., Feb. 23, 1880. His widow still lives in that town. Mr. Turner was prominent among the earlier settlers of this town. He raised a large family of children, three sons and five daughters, all of whom are living but one son, Charles I., who died in the town of Linn, May 23, 1848. Mr. Turner was born in Oneida County, N. Y., Nov. 24, 1800. His wife was born in Franklin County, Vt., Feb. 23, 1801.

FORDYCE B. MERRIAM, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Geneva ; son of Allen Merriam. He was born in the town of Cicero, Onondago Co., N. Y., in 1834. He came to Walworth County with his parents in 1843. He owns and occupies the homestead farm where his father settled. His wife was Miss Sarah Turner, daughter of Ira Turner. They have three children- Jennie A., wife of George Lytle; Anna U. and Jessie L. This farm originally contained 260 acres. Mr. Merriam now has 300 acres.

JOHN MERRIAM, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Geneva; son of Allen Merriam. He came to Walworth County with his father in 1843. He was born in the town of Roxbury, Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1822. Although Mr. Merriam came here in 1843, he does not date his residence in Walworth County from that time, as he returned to the State of New York in the following year. He returned here in 1858. His wife was Mary Collins, born in the town of Easton, Washington Co., N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Merriam have two daughters, Leonora and Capitola. The former was born in the State of New York; the latter in the town of Linn. Mr. Merriam's farm contains 118 acres. He formerly had 183 acres, but recently sold sixty-five acres. The parents of Mr. Merriam had a numerous family of children. Those not mentioned elsewhere in this work are : Amny, who went from this town to California in 1876; Henry, the eldest of the children, when last heard from was in San Francisco, Cal .; Hamilton, in Chemung, McHenry Co., Ill., and Noah, who lives at Saginaw, Mich.

DAVID B. MICKLE, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Alden, Ill .; son of John Mickle, who was born in New York, and came to the town of Linn with his family, from the town of Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y., in May, 1849, and purchased his farm of Mr. McBride, where he lived until his death, which occurred Dec. 15, 1870. Mr. John Mickle was married three times. His last wife survives him, and lives at the homestead with her son. Mr. Mickle, Sr., was a soldier of the war of 1812, and his widow now draws a pension for his service in that war. The father of Mr. David Mickle was born Feb. 20, 1790. His last wife was born March 28, 1803. He has three children by first wife, two by second, and three by third wife. The last are: Nicholas J., born Jan. 12, 1836; Cordelia, born Nov. 25, 1838, and David B., born Jan. 29, 1840. The lat- ter owns and occupies the homestead. He was born in the town of Floyd, Oneida Co. He married Mary Weter, daughter of Palmer Weter. She died Oct. 8, 1878. Mr. Mickle has two children, Cora Irene, born Jan. 29, 1864, and James Almon, May 18, 1869.

JAMES M. MILLARD, farmer, Ser. 30; P. O. Walworth ; son of John Millard, who was born Nov. 26, 1798, at Petersburg, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. He removed to Brookfield, Otsego Co., with his parents ; married Betsey Coon, who was born in Otsego County. They came to the town of Linn in 1844, and settled on Sec. 30, where he still lives. The parents of Mr. Millard had eight children, four of whom, two sons and two daughters, are still living, viz .: John M., re- sides in this town : James M., Emmeline and Ella. The mother of James M. died March 30, 1877. James was born in West Edmeston, Otsego Co., N. Y., April 14, 1838. He bought his present farm of eighty-five acres of N. L. Bassett. He was married to Sarah C. Cornue, daugh- ter of Peter Cornue. They had one son, Charles, who died at the age of three years.

SAMUEL J. M. NICHOLS, farmer, Sec. 25. He was born in Franklin County, Vt., July 12, 1822, where he lived till June, 1854, when he came to Walworth County, and purchased 350 acres of his present farm, and also made other investments in real estate at that time. He bought his farm of Samuel I. Thorn, a resident of Ontario County, N. Y. Mr. Nichols was married in Franklin County, Vt., to Mary Adams, daughter of Timothy Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols were both born in the same town in Vermont. They have five children - Levi A., Charles L., Frances Elizabeth (now Mrs. John J. Stewart), Mary A. and James G. Mr. Nichols is a large land owner, has 550 acres where he lives, and also owns land elsewhere. His farm is

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finely improved; he has made all the improvements himself. He is engaged in general farming and stock raising.

MRS. LUCY ANN NORTH, Sec. 33 ; P. O. Hebron, Ill. Mrs. North is the wife of James North. Her maiden name was Lucy A. Kent. She was born in Oneida County, N. Y., in 1820, where she was brought up; married Mr. Garrett Groesbeck, who was born in the State of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Groesbeck came to Wisconsin in 1844, and settled on this place, where Mr. Groesbeck died in 1857. Mrs. North had seven children by her former marriage, six of whom are living, three sons and three daughters. Her daughter Elizabeth Groesbeck, was the wife of John A. Smith, Esq. (deceased), a prominent lawyer of Geneva. Mr. Smith was born in Jefferson County, N. Y., in 1842. He served three years in the army during the Rebellion ; was captain of a company of the 49th W. V. I. He practiced law in Geneva for several years previous to his death, which occurred in September, 1881. His widow resides in Geneva. Gar- rett Groesbeck, son of Mrs. North, lives at the homestead, where he was born in 1853. He mar- ried Nettie Pierce, daughter of Delos Pierce. Mr. James North was born in England. Mr. and Mrs. North have two children.

SAMUEL ROBINSON, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Geneva. Mr. Robinson was born in Mas- sachusetts, and removed when a boy with his parents to Chenango County, N. Y. He has been married twice. His first wife was Freelove Thornton, who died in the State of New York. Mr. Robinson came to Walworth County in 1844, and bought his present farm, but did not set- tle here until 1846. He was married in 1848, to Mrs. J. Marshall, widow of Horace Marshall. She was born in the town of Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y., in 1808. When twelve years of age, she moved to Genesee County with her parents, then to Ohio with her parents, where she was mar- ried, and came to Walworth County in 1846. Her husband died soon after coming here. Mr. Robinson has one son by his former marriage, Irving Robinson, of this town. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson have had two sons. Charles, the elder, was drowned in Geneva Lake, when but four years of age, and Albert S., who was born in the town of Linn in 1855. He resides at home. Mr. Robinson has sixty-one acres of land. Albert has a farm of eighty acres adjoining.

WILLIAM SHERMAN, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Geneva. His father, Bill Sherman, was a native of Massachusetts ; removed to New York, and thence to Canada, where William Sher- man was born April 26, 1809. He was married at Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in February, 1835, to Louisa Parsons, who was born in the town of Coldbrook, Coos Co., N. H., in 1813. Mr. Sherman learned the trade of a tanner and currier, at Dansville, Livingston Co., N. Y. He worked at his trade in Canada for several years. In July, 1836, he came to the Territory of Wisconsin, and settled in what is now the town of Eagle, Waukesha Co., and engaged in farm- ing. He came to Walworth County in September, 1868, and bought a farm in the town of White- water. He went to California in 1875; returned in 1876; has resided where he now lives since that time. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman have seven children -George, in California; Charles, who was the first white child born in the town of Eagle, Waukesha Co., at Carson City, Neb. ; Wil- liam B., at Topeka, Kan .; Lewis M., in Milwaukee; Delia, wife of Dwight S. Allen ; Job, in Washington Territory, and Alice, at home. She graduated at the State Normal School at White- water, in 1878. They lost a daughter, Mary L., who died in her nineteenth year. Mrs. Sher- man's parents came to Wisconsin in 1836, and soon after settled in the town of Eagle. Her father died in Waukesha County, Oct. 1, 1856. Her mother died Oct. 20, of the same year.

NICHOLAS SMITH, farmer, Sec. -; P. O. Geneva; son of William Smith, who was born in England, and came to this country when a young man. He settled in the town of Floyd, Oneida Co., N. Y. He was married at Rome, N. Y., and came to Wisconsin in 1855 ; settled on this farm. He removed to Sharon in 1870, where he resided till his death. His widow still

lives at that place. The parents of Mr. Nicholas Smith had seven children. He was born in

the State of New York, in March, 1845. His wife was Miss Margaret Winn. They have three children - Willje, Minnie and Gertie. Mr. Smith's farm contains 120 acres, eighty of which belonged to his father's homestead.

JOSEPH STONEALL, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Hebron, McHenry Co., Ill. He was born in Wiltshire, England, Feb. 7, 1816. He came to this country with his father, Richard Stoneall, in 1840. He first went to Kane County, Ill., where his brother Henry had lived for several years, but came soon after to Walworth County, where he has since lived. His father resided in this town till his death. Mr. Stoneall began life here poor. He has acquired a fine property by hard work and economy. His farm contains 180 acres, with good improvements. His wife was Lucy

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Rowe, a daughter of Lucian Rowe. She was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1833. Her first husband was Hiram Everson, born in Onondaga County, N. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Stoneall have three children - Mattie, Seymour and George. Mrs. Stoneall has one son by her former marriage, Herbert C. Everson.

JUDSON TRAVER, Sec. 15; P. O. Geneva; son of William Traver, who was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y., in 1796. He came to Walworth County in 1839, and purchased this farm of the Government. He was married in the State of New York to Clara Earing. They had ten children, nine of whom are living. William Traver died Sept. 28, 1860. His wife died Feb. 22, 1861. Judson Traver was born in the State of New York, Oct. 22, 1836. He learned the trade of a carpenter with his father, and now owns the homestead, where the latter settled in 1839. He married Melvina Nellis, daughter of Jonas and Nancy Nellis, who came to Wal- worth County from the State of New York in 1859, and settled on Sec. 33, in this town. Her father is deceased ; her mother lives at the homestead.

FRANK E. WALSH, farmer. Sec. 21 ; P. O. Geneva ; son of John Walsh, a native of Ire- land ; emigrated from his native land to Wisconsin in 1848. He settled on Sec. 21, where he now resides, about 1850. The parents of Frank Walsh have five children. He was born at the homestead in 1859; bought his present farm of Mr. Grove Sears, in the Spring of 1882.

SAMUEL B. WYNN, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Big Foot, McHenry Co., Ill. Mr. Wynn was born in Canada in 1831. When about nineteen years of age, he removed to Jefferson County, N. Y. He lived at Stone Mills, in that county, for about sixteen years; was married to Anna M. Nellis, daughter of Jonas Nellis. Mrs. Wynn was born in the State of New York. They came to Walworth County in the Spring of 1866. Mr. Wynn bought his farm of Dr. Gardiner. Mr. and Mrs. Wynn have had three children, but one of whom, Charles B., is living. They lost their first two children - the oldest, John, died in infancy; their second child, George S., died at the age of four years. Mr. Wynn's farm contains 120 acres.

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History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Part 157

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