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1856 Senate, Jesse C. Mills, Elkhorn; Assembly, Asa W. Farr, Geneva; Robert T. Sey- mour. La Fayette; Salmon Thomas, Darien; John F. Potter, East Troy; James Lauderdale, La Grange: William D. Chapin, Bloomfield.
1857 -Senate, Jesse C. Mills, Elkhorn; Assembly, Speaker, Wyman Spooner; David Will- iams, Springfield: Samuel W. Voorhees, Sharon; Solmous Wakeley, Whitewater; Wyman Spooner, Elkhorn.
1858-Senate, John W. Boyd, Geneva: Assembly, Elijah Easton, Walworth; Butler G. Noble, Whitewater; John McKibbin, Geneva: James Baker, East Troy.
1859 -Senate, John W. Boyd, Geneva: Assembly, Reuben Rockwell, Springfield; Edward P. Conrick, Delavan; Newton S. Murphey, Whitewater; Daniel Hooper, Troy.
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1860-Senate, President, Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor; Oscar F. Bartlett, East Troy; Assembly, Clarkson Miller, Geneva; John De Wolf, Delavan; Anderson Whiting, Rich- land; James Child. East Troy.
1861-Senate, President, Butler G. Noble, Lieutenant Governor; Oscar F. Bartlett, East Troy; Assembly, Schuyler W. Benson, Bloomfield; Chester D. Long, Darien; Francis Smith, Millard; Wyman Spooner, Elkhorn.
1862 -- Senate, Wyman Spooner, Elkhorn: Assembly, Fayette P. Arnold, South Grove; Syl- vester Hanson, La Grange; Hilton W. Boyce, Geneva; Hollis Latham, Elkhorn.
1863-Senate, President, pro tem., Wyman Spooner. Elkhorn; Assembly, Samuel Pratt, Spring Prairie ; Thomas W. Hill, Springfield; Charles H. Sturtevant, Delavan; George H. Foster, Whitewater.
1864-Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor; N. M. Littlejohn, White- water; Assembly, John Jeffers, Darien: Daniel Smith, Richmond; Daniel C. Roundy, Geneva; Lucins Allen, East Troy.
1865-Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor; N. M. Littlejohn, White- water: Assembly, Hezekiah C. Tilton, Allen's Grove: Thomas Davis, Millard; Benjamin F. Groesbeck. Linn; Horatio S. Winsor, Elkhorn.
1866-Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor; N. M. Littlejohn, White- water; Assembly, William C. Allen, Delavan; Thomas Davis, Sugar Creek; S. O. Raymond, Geneva; Paris Pettit, East Troy.
1867 - Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor; N. M. Littlejohn, White- water; Assembly, William C. Allen, Delavan; Frank A. Buckbee. Springfield; Thompson D. Weeks. Whitewater.
1868-Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor; N. M. Littlejohn, White- water; Assembly, Joseph F. Lyon, Darien; John A. Smith, Geneva: George A. Ray, La Grange.
1869 -Senate, President, Wyman Spooner, Lieutenant Governor ; N. M. Littlejohn, Whitewater; Assembly, Alphonso G. Kellam. Delavan; John A. Smith, Geneva; Daniel Hooper, Troy.
1870-Senate, Samuel Pratt, Spring Prairie; Assembly, Hemy Hall, Walworth; Stephen R. Edgerton, Spring Prairie; William Burgit, East Troy.
1871 -Senate, Samuel Pratt, Spring Prairie; Assembly, John Jeffers, Darien; Amzy Mer- riam, Geneva; Samuel A. White, Whitewater.
1872-Senate, Samuel Pratt. Spring Prairie; Assembly, Elijah M. Sharp, Delavan; Amos WV. Stafford, Geneva; Samuel A. White, Whitewater.
1873-Senate, Samuel Pratt, Spring Prairie: Assembly, Carlos L. Douglass, Walworth; Frank Leland, Elkhorn; Charles R. Gibbs, Whitewater.
1874-Senate. T. D Weeks, Whitewater; Assembly, Wilson R. Herron, Sharon; Francis A. Buckbee, Springfield; William Burgit, East Troy.
1875-Senate, T. D. Weeks, Whitewater; Assembly, Elijah M. Sharp, Delavan; Charles Dunlap, Elkhorn; Nathaniel M. Bunker, Troy Center.
1876-Senate, Asahel Farr. Kenosha, Wis. ; Assembly, Charles S. Teeple, Darien; Benoni O. Reynolds, Geneva; D. Mansfield Stearns, Elkhorn.
1877-Senate, Asahel Farr, Kenosha, Wis. ; Assembly, Alfred H. Abell, Geneva; Wilson R. Herron, Sharon; William Greening, Little Prairie.
1878- Senate, B. O. Reynolds, Geneva; Assembly, Alma M. Aldrich, Spring Prairie; Edwin Delos Coe, Whitewater; John Pemberton, Delavan.
1879-Senate, B. O. Reynolds, Geneva; Assembly, Ely B. Dewing, Elkhorn; Albert L. Mason. Sharon; Edwin Delos Coe, Whitewater.
1880-Senate, J. V. Quarles, Kenosha, Wis .; Assembly, George R. Allen, Bloomfield; Dwight B. Barnes, Delavan; C. S. Blanchard, East Troy.
1881-Senate, J. V. Quarles, Kenosha, Wis. ; Assembly, William Meadows, Lyons; Dwight B. Barnes, Delavan: Lindsey J. Smith, Troy.
1882-Senate, Charles Palmetier, Geneva; Assembly, Walter G. Derthick, La Fayette; John W. Broonson; Donald Stewart, Sugar Creek.
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The apportionment for representation of Walworth County in the Legislature since 1848 has been as follows:
ISIS-Senate, one district, No. 14; Assembly, five districts; First District, Troy, East Troy, Spring Prairie; Second District, Whitewater, Richmond, La Grange; Third District, Geneva, Hudson, Bloomfield: Fourth District, Darien, Sharon, Walworth, Linn; Fifth District. Delavan, Sugar Creek, La Fayette, Elkhorn.
1852-Senate, one district, No. 12; Assembly, six districts: First District, Whitewater, Richmond, La Grange; Second District, Sugar Creek, La Fayette, Troy; Third District, East Troy, Spring Prairie; Fourth District, Elkhorn, Geneva, Hudson; Fifth District, Delavan, Darien, Sharon; Sixth District, Walworth, Linn, Bloomfield.
1856-Senate, one district, No. 12: Assembly, four districts; First District, Bloomfield, Linn, Geneva, Hudson: Second District, Walworth, Sharon, Darien, Hudson; Third District, Sugar Creek, Richmond, Whitewater, La Grange; Fourth District, Elkhorn, La Fayette, Spring Prairie, Troy, East Troy.
1861-Senatorial and Assembly Districts remained unchanged.
1866-Senate, one district, No. 12; Assembly, three districts; First District, Sharon, Darien, Richmond, Walworth, Delavan; Second District, Linn, Geneva, Elkhorn, La Fayette, Bloomfield, Lyons, Spring Prairie; Third District, Whitewater, La Grange, Sugar Creek, Troy, East Troy.
1871-Senatorial District, Walworth and Kenosha united in one district-No. S; Assembly Districts unchanged.
1876-Representation unchanged; the numbers designating the Assembly Distriets were changed, the Second being named the First, and the First the Second; the Third remained un- changed.
The apportionment of 1881 gave to Walworth County two Assembly Districts. It proved invalid, and the old apportionment remains in force till a new apportionment is made.
COURTS AND OFFICERS.
The first United States District Court was held in Elkhorn in April, 1839, by Hon. David Irwin, Judge. This court held sessions for the whole Territorial period, and constituted the principal Court of Appeal till the State was organized and the State Cirenit Courts established, in 1847. During that time Judge Irwin occupied the bench. He appointed Le Grand Rockwell as Clerk of the Court, who held the office so long as Judge Irwin presided.
The Territorial Sheriffs were: Sheldon Walling, two years; R. H. Mallory, two years; William K. May, two years; Nathaniel Bell, two years. The District Attorneys for the same period were: C. M. Baker, two years; E. Estabrook, two years: S. S. Barlow, four years. Judges of Probate were: Joseph Griffin, 1839 to 1841; John F. Potter, 1841 to 1847.
The State courts were organized in 1848, and Walworth County became a part of the First Circuit, embracing the counties of Rock, Walworth, Kenosha, Racine and Green. The desig- nating number of the circuit has remained unchanged. In 1869. Rock and Green Counties were detached from the circuit, which has since embraced the three remaining counties-Racine, Kenosha and Walworth. The Judges and court officers of Walworth County have been as be- low stated:
Judges-The first Judge was Hon. Edward V. Whiton. He was elected to the Supreme bench before the expiration of his term. Hon. Wyman Spooner succeeded him by ap- pointment, for the October term of 1853. He was succeeded by Hon. JJames R. Doolittle, who was elected in June, 1852, taking his' seat as Judge in January, 1853. He re- signed in the spring of 1856, and resumed the practice of his profession; but he was elected to the United States Senate, January 23, 1857. Hon. Charles M. Baker was ap- pointed to serve the nnexpired term, but declined to be a candidate for election before the people. He was succeeded by Hon. John M. Keep, who, in 1858, was forced to resign from ill health before the expiration of his term of office. Hon. David Noggle served by appointment the unexpired term, and also for a term full by election. He was succeeded by Hon. William P. Lyon, January 1, 1860, who was elected to the Supreme bench January 20, 1871. The va- cancy was filled by the appointment of Hon. Robert Harkness, who served till February, 1875,
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when he resigned. Hon. Ira C. Paine served ad interim till the election of John T. Went- worth. He served till the expiration of the term, which expired December 31, 1877, and was re-elected. His present term expires on the first Monday in January, 1884.
District Attorneys-Elected as follows: Urban D. Meacham, 1848 to 1852; Stephen S. Bar- low, 1852; A. S. Spooner, 1853; H. F. Smith, 1834; A. S. Spooner, 1855; John T. Wentworth, 1857 and 1859; N. S. Murphey, 1861; A. O. Babcock, 1863; Robert Harkness, 1865, 1867 and 1869; A. D. Thomas, 1871, 1873 and 1875; A. S. Spooner, 1877; Jaynes B. Wheeler, 1879; Edward H. Sprague, 1881.
Clerks of the Court-Elected as follows: William H. Pettit, 1848, 1850 and 1852; Henry Cousins, 1854, 1856 and 1858; James Simmons, 1860, 1862, 1864, 1866 and 1868; John T. Wentworth,# 1870, 1872 and 1874; Joseph F. Lyon, 1875; Levi E. Allen, 1877, 1879 and 1881.
Sheriffs-Elected as follows: Otis Preston, 1848; Philetus S. Carver, 1850; Joseph C. Crumb, 1852; Joseph Gates, 1854; John A. Perry, 1856; Hiram A. Stone, 1858; George W. Wylie, 1860; Seth M. Billings, 1862; George W. Wylie; 1864; Hiram A. Stone, 1866; William Humphrey, 1868; Charles G. Fay, 1870; Cyrus P. Taylor, 1872; Sidney C. Goff, 1874; Cyrus P. Taylor, 1876; S. S. Babcock, 1878; George W. Wylie, 1880.
Probate Judges-Elected as follows: Wyman Spooner, 1848; William C. Allen, 1849. 1853; John F. Potter,+ 1856; Peter Golder, 1857, 1861, 1865, 1869, 1873, 1877 and 1881.
WALWORTH COUNTY BAR.
The list following comprises, so far as they can be ascertained, the names of those who have been admitted to the bar, and such as have been known as regular practitioners in the Walworth County Courts, from 1839 to 1881. It has been compiled from the court rolls and further supplemented by the revision of the oldest surviving members now in practice:
TERRITORIAL LIST.
NAMES.
Date of Admission.
Living or Deceased.
Present Residence.
Residence at time of Death.
Remarks.
Charles M. Baker
1839
Deceased
Geneva. Wis.
Wyman Spooner
1842
Deceased
Geneva, Wis
Edward Elderkin
1839
Living ...
Elkhorn, Wis
S. S. Barlow.
.... ..
Living ...
Baraboo, Wis.
Urban D. Meacham.
Living
Freeport, Il).
H. S. Winsor
1841
Living ... Elkhorn. Wis.
George Gale ..
1841
Deceased
Galesville, Wis.
Lyman Cowdery
Deceased
Elkhorn
T. D. Grant
Deceased
California
F. C. Patterson
1844
Deceased
Whitewater.
E. Estabrook
1840
Living ... Omaha, Neh
C. D. Pulver ..
1842
Deceased
Milo Kelsey
1842
Deceased
Delavan, Wis
Warner Earle.
Living ... California
A. O. Babcock
Deceased
East Troy
Eleazar Wakeley
..
Living .... Omaha, Neb.
United States Judge under James Buchanan. Retired from active practice.
Prosper Cravath
1845
Living ... Milwaukee, Wis
James Simmons
1843
Living ... Geneva, Wis ...
*Resigned in 1875.
+Elected to Congress in 1857. Lyman Cowdery served by appointment a few months, till the election of Peter Golder.
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STATE LIST.
NAMES.
Date of Admission.
Living or Deceased.
Present Place of Residence.
Residence at Time of Death.
Remarke.
Thomas McHugh
Jan. 18, 1849 ...
Deceased
Delavan.
Died at Palatka, Fla.
Robert R. Menzie.
June 9, 1849 ...
Living ... Delavan, Wis.
James J. Pettit
Oct. 8, 1850
Deceased
Kenosha
Peter Golder ..
Oct. 9, 1850
Living ...
Elkhorn, Wis
Judge of Probate.
Charles P. Fine
Oct. 10, 1850
Deceased
Henry Cousins ..
May 24, 1852.
Living ...
Arizona Territory
Registrar of United States Land Office. Retired from practice.
John F. Potter
May 19 1852 ..
Living .
East Troy, Wis.
James Lewis.
May 19, 1852.
G. H. Chatterton
May 24, 1856. Living
H. W. Boyce
Oct. 12, 1857
Decea-ed
E. W. Cornes
Oct. 8, 1857
Living
Mazomanie, Wis.
Zechariah Paddock
May 20, 1858.
Allan Bennett
May 20, 1858 ..
Living .. Delavan, Wis
John Frazer
March 23, 1859. Living
Durand, Wis
H. F. Smith
May 20, 1850. Living
Elkhorn, Wis
Levi Lee
Jan. 4, 1861
Deceased
Elkhorn, Wis.
Henry O. Montague
Oct. 1, 1859
Living
Colorado .
Robert Harkness
May 17. 1858.
Living ... Salt Lake City, U. T.
Elbert O. Hand Oct. 1, 1859
Living ... Racine, Wis
N. A. Hamilton
Sept. 22, 1860 ..
P. 11. M. Groesbeck
Sept. 21, 1858 ..
Deceased
Lynu
S. B. Van Buskirk.
Sept. 21, 1858 ..
Living ... Kenosha, Wis
Charles D. Handy
Sept. 22, 1858 .. Living ...
Salt Lake, U. T
Thompson D. Weeks
Sept. 28, 1859 ..
Living ...
Whitewater, Wis.
John T. Fish. July 18. 1859 ...
Living ..
Racine, Wis.
Fayette l'. Arnold
July 13, 1859.
Deceased
Sharon, Wis.
James Redfield
July 13, 1859 ..
Deceased
Chicago
M. P. Mclaughlin
July 13, 1859 ... July 13, 1859 ..
Living
Chamberlain, D. T.
Seth P. Hall
Sept. 25, 1858 ..
Living ...
Minnesota ..
D. B. Maxson.
March 19, 1861. Deceased
Delavan, Wis ... Died in the United States Army service.
Luther F. S. Viele.
March 17, 1862.
Charles E. Griffin
March 17, 1862. Deceased
Delavan, Wis ...
John R. Hickox ..
March 29, 1862
Deceased
William E. Sheffield
July 8, 1862 ..
Living ...
Kansas City
N. M. Harringtou
July 8, 1862 ..
Living ...
Darien
A. D. Thomas March 18, 1863. Living ..
Deadwood, D. T
C. E. Perkins Sept. 22, 1863.
Elliott D. Converse March 26, 1864. Deceased
Belvit, Wis
James D. Robinson March 26, 1864.
Hiram T. Sharp July 18, 1864
John A. Smith Jan. 11, 1865 ..
Deceased
Geneva, Wis
Joseph Il. Page Jan. 9, 1866.
Living Whitewater, Wis
Silas W. Menzie.
Sept 19, 1866 ...
Living .. Delavan, Wis.
Charles N. Parsons Sept. 17, 1866 ... Living .. Joplin, Mo.
Curtis HI. Winsor March 30, 1868.
Living . .. Sioux Falls, D. T ..
Philip V. Coon
Sept. 22, 1868. Living
Chica.o
Bishop Perkins
Jan. 12, 1869 ..
George W. Baker March 17, 1869
Frank E. Baker
Sept. 22, 1869.
Alonzo McLanghlin. Sept. 22, 1869 ..
Living Springfield, 111
George W. Steele.
Sept. 20, 1869 ..
Henry F. Wogan
Oct. 7, 1869
John F. Collins Sept. 20, 1870 ..
Daniel E. Sherman, Jr. Sept. 20, 1870 .. Living ... Geneva, Wis
Joseph F. Lyon June 12. 1871 .. Living ... Elkhorn
Newton McGraw Oct. 2. 1871 Deceased
Dela van
E. S. Weeden Feb. 27, 1872 ... Living ... Chicago, Il1.
Deceased
Palmyra, Wis
A. G. Kellam
Walter C. Dunton
July 14, 1859.
Living .. Geneva, Wis
James H. Merrill
Sept. 22, 1868.
Geneva
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HISTORY OF WALWORTH COUNTY.
STATE LIST .- Continued.
NAMES.
Date of Admission.
Living or Deceased.
Present Place of Residence.
Residence at Time of Death.
Remarke.
Charles H. Brownson.
June 15. 1872 ..
Living
Racine, Wis.
Henry Heady.
Feb. 3, 1873.
Living
Whitewater, Wis
John B. Simmons
Feb. 21, 1873 ..
Living
Geneva, Wis.
A. L. Shader
June 9, 1873 ..
Living ... Chicag ., II].
Henry F. Merritt.
lune 7, 1875.
Living ... Chicago, Il]
Jaynes B. Wheeler
June 12. 1876.
Living
Elkhorn, Wis
Oliver Brown.
June 17, 1876.
John T. Wentworth, Jr
March 7, 1877 ..
Living .. Racine, Wis
Joseph D. Arnold
Sept. 10, 1877 ...
Ernest Merton
Dec. 11, 1877.
Living
Burlington, Wis.
Edwin T. Cass.
Feb 11, 1878.
Living
East Troy, Wis
Frank H. Winsor
June 10, 1878 ..
Living
Mitchell, D. T
Fred E. Latimer
Aug. 12, 1878 ...
Living Delavan, Wis.
E. H. Sprague
Aug. 13, 1878.
Living
Elkhorn, Wis
Augustus B. Knowlton
Sept. 9, 1878
Living
South Carolina.
Arthur L. Sanborn
Oct. 7, 1878
Living
Madison, Wis
A. J. Fidler
Dec 28, 1878 ..
Living
Racine, Wis.
Henry A. Cooper.
Feb. 24, 1879 ...
Living
Racine, Wis
Charles S. French
March 5, 1879.
Living ...
Geneva. Wis ..
Foster E. l'arsons.
Feb. 16, 1880 ..
Living
Rochester, Wis.
William M. Tomson
Feb. 24, 1880 ...
Living
Chicago, III.
11. S. Dunlap
Sept. 24, 1881 ..
Living
Elkhorn, Wis
Edward H. Morris
Sept. 28, 1881 ..
Living Chicago, Ill.
N. S. Murphy.
Oct., 1856
Living ...
Milwaukee, Wis.
John T. Wentworth.
Living ... Racine, Wis.
Present Circuit Judge-Ad- mitted in Rock County in 1856.
A. S. Spooner.
June, 1850
Living ... Delavau, Wis
Samuel Bishop.
1865.
Living
Whitewater, Wis.
Pitt Cravath
1865.
Living .
Whitewater, Wis.
Edson Kellogg
Deceased
Whitewater
hunting.
Seth L. Carpenter 1857
Michigan.
H. M. Eastman
1849 or 1850 ...
Living .. Black Hills, D. T
J. Andrew Stevens
Unkn'wn
H. D. Patchen
1858
Unkn'wn
A. W. Farr
1853.
Deceased
Geneva
F. Murphey
L. L. Baxter.
Practiced in Geneva.
Erastus Foote
Deceased
Milwaukee
Practiced in Geneva.
William H. Pettit.
Decea - ed
Washington
Practiced in Elkhorn.
John L. Forrest
Deceased
Elkhorn.
Practiced in Elkhorn.
John Winneck
Practiced in Whitewater.
N. A. Millard
Practiced in Whitewater.
Calvin Serl
Deceased
Darien.
A. B. Webber.
Living ...
Decoral, lowa
Practiced in Richmond.
Henry Burlingame
Practiced in Sharon.
William C. Allen
Living
Racine, Wis.
County Judge, 1849 to 1853.
A. B. Braley
Living ...
Madison, Wis.
A. II. Barnes
1854
Living ... Fargo, D. T
Judge of the Municipal Court Practiced in Delavan ; Asso- ciate Justice, Dakota.
Henry W. Clark 1858
Living ... Chicago, Ill.
STATISTICS.
GROWTH OF POPULATION.
The population, including villages, by census of 1SS0: Bloomfield, 1,097 (Genoa Junction, 303; rest of town, 794); Darien, 1,394 (village, 427; part of Allen's Grove, 85; rest of town, 882); Delavan, 2,560 (village, 1,798; rest of town, 762); East Troy, 1,407 (village, 368, rest of
In Milwaukee. Accidentally shot while
Practiced in Delavan. Practiced in Delavan. Assassinated by Quantrell's band. Practiced in Geneva.
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HISTORY OF WALWORTHI COUNTY.
town, 1.039); Elkhorn, 1,122; Geneva, 2,899 (village, 1,969; rest of town, 930); La Fayette, 1,028; La Grange, 921: Linn, 823: Lyons, 1,312 (village, 223; Springfield, 130; rest of town, 959); Richmond, 882; Sharon, 1.956 (village, 657; part of part of Allen's Grove, 116; rest of town, 1,183): Spring Prairie, 1,107 (village. SO; Honey Creek, 56; Vienna, 50; rest of town, 921); Sugar Creek. 980; Troy, 964; Walworth. 1,278; Whitewater, 4,519 (village, 3,617; rest of town, 902). C:
PRESIDENTIAL VOTES, 1848-1880.
The political complexion and changes in sentiment are shown by the votes polled at the various Presidential elections since the organization of the State. They have been as follows:
1848-Zachary Taylor, Whig, 804: Martin Van Buren, Free-Soil, 1,494; Lewis Cass, Democrat, 550.
1852-Winfield Scott, Whig, 965; John P. Hale, Free-Soil, 1,432; Franklin Pierce, Dem- ocrat, 1,141.
1856 -- John C. Fremont, Republican, 3,51S; James Buchanan, Democrat, 1,297.
1860-Abraham Lincoln, Republican, 3,909; Stephen A. Douglas, Democrat, 1,590; scat- tering. 18.
1864 Abraham Lincoln. Republican, 3,455; George B. MeClellan, Democrat, 1,192.
1868-Ulysses S. Grant, Republican. 4.184: Horatio Seymour, Democrat, 1,56S.
1872-Ulysses S. Grant, Republican, 3,512: Horace Greeley. Democrat, 1,970; scattering, 19.
1876 -- Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican, 4,212; Samuel J. Tilden, Democrat, 1,499; scat- tering, 190.
18SO-James A. Garfield, Republican, 4,361; W. S. Hancock, Democrat, 1,886; J. B. Weaver, Greenback, 39.
The vote of the county at the Presidential election of ISSO, by towns, was :
TOWNS.
Garfield.
llancock.
Weaver.
Republican Ma- jority.
Bloomfield
?18
59
159
Darien
218
102
116
Delavan ..
431
179
...
252
East Troy
223
130
...
73
Geneva.
173
162
311
La Fayette.
1 8
. . .
71
La Grange.
193
15
?
148
Linn ..
137
19
1 .. :-
48
Richmond.
130
110
..
20
Sharon ..
401
94
.. .
307
Spring Prairie
173
78
.
95
Sugar Creek.
156
65
8
91
Troy.
140
105
3
35
Walworth
257
89
...
168
Whitewater
696
296
23
400
Totals
4361
1886
39
2475
. .
93
Elkhorn.
169
96
...
88
Lyons.
188
140
...
INCREASE IN WEALTH.
The first full valuation of farming property by townships as they now exist (with the ex- ception of Elkhorn, which then comprised what is now Sugar Creek), was made by the County Supervisors October 1, 1844, and was as given in the table below:
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VALUATION OF 1844.
TOWNS.
Number of Acres.
Value per Acre.
Total Value.
Equalized Value per Acre.
Total Equalized Value,
La Grange
12946
$3 28
$42620
$3 28
$42620
East Troy.
17810
3 50
60690
3 50
60690
Walworth.
15 84
2 964
45156
3 30
51427
La Fayette.
18893
3 675
60435
3 40
64168
Richmond.
10623
3 02
32106
3 25
34525
Elkhorn.
14090
3 55
50039
3 40
47906
Geneva.
16176
3 43 8
57909
3 40
56358
Spring Prairie
20841
3 323
69277
3 50
72943
Bloomfield
14099
3 21,7
45070
3 25
45812
Linn ..
13477
3 19
42925
3 20
43126
Whitewater.
13490
3 32
44902
3 25
43842
Darien.
16705
3 11,6
52065
3 30
55126
Sharon
13777
2 32
31914
3 20
44086
Delavan
15628
3 0716
48073
3 40
53135
Troy ..
11008
3 29
48052
3 40
49667
Iludson
14892
3 38
50348
3 40
50682
Totals
$243539
$791581
$816063
In contrast with the above, and showing increase in wealth during the past thirty-seven years, the assessed valuation of property, as made in 1881, is given below:
VALUATION OF 1881.
FARMING
LANDS.
TOWNS.
Number of Acres.
Valuation.
Village Property.
Total Real Estate.
Personal Property .
Total Valuation,
Bloomfield
22653
$497860
$ 37900
$ 535760
$141700
$ 677460
Darien .
22708
639590
41745
681335
235156
916491
Delavan
20035
484325
247000
731325
420475
1151800
East Troy
21700
441545
51525
493070
190759
683829
Elkhorn.
2142
109390
200085
309475
249891
559366
Geneva.
19713
382165
436565
818720
218750
1037470
La Fayette
22188
526496
526496
170854
697350
La Grange
22043
414165
414165
139560
553725
Linn.
19415
520565
520565
134504
655069
Lyons ..
22502
524164
43980
568144
145546
713690
Richmond
22524
417966
417966
92134
510100
Sharon.
22851
757075
86750
843825
319624
1163449
Spring Prairie.
23007
625350
625350
159875
785225
Sugar Creek
21570
459195
459195
111204
570399
Troy
22401
453313
3950
4 .7263
94613
551876
Walworth
22003
582538
6620
589158
154282
743440
Whitewater
20520
386782
762550
1149382
502454
1651786
Totals.
350065
$8222474
$1918670
$10141144
$3481381
$13622525
110
466
HISTORY OF WALWORTH COUNTY.
TABLE
showing the assessed value of property in Walworth County each year, from 1842 to 1881.
FARMING LANDS.
YEAR.
Number of Acres.
Valuation.
Village Property.
Total Real Estate.
Personal Property.
Total Valuation.
1842
137320
$ 512140
$ 1908
$ 514048
Not given.
$ 514048
1844
243538
789560
14189
858807
421576*
1280383
1846 ..
296909
932838
109784
1042622
326723*
1399884
1847.
301162
975684
23906
999590
542352*
1541942
1848.
312091
1061569
24797
1036366
619663*
1656029
1849.
323365
1592151
118993
1592151
344045
1936746
1850+
336101
1734815
166311
1901129
190659
1925474
1852 ..
344379
1091374
177838
1269212
228768
1456983
1854,
344083
1112898
129893
1242791
274687
1490478
1855.
350851
1962953
167382
2130335
290783
2421118
1856
346700
2416965
241550
2658315
380100
3038415
1857
348424
2490899
479960
2970789
366412
3337201
1858.
346973
5508815
1121023
6629838
1350415
7980253
1859
347421
5230681
1175246
6405927
886895
7292822
1863.
349458
4996202
1048365
6044967
1642833
7687400
1865.
348015
5216083
976724
6192807
1911412
8104219
1866.
348015
5238345
992788
6231183
1653937
7885100
1867
349533
5051290
1048604
6099894
1769900
7869794
1868.
349415
9030305
1887485
10917790
3550014
14467834
1869
349107
8684932
1795000
10479932
3492000
13971932
1870
350483
9081301
1705000
10786301
3856000
14642301
1871
350283
9092332
1725000
10817332
3545000
14362332
1872
350926
9195866
1621000
10816866
3519000
14335866
1873
349929
9160090
1631000
10791090
3509000
14300090
1874 ..
351011
8687714
1621000
10308714
3445000
13753714
1875 ..
349717
8482409
1932000
10414409
3452000
13866409
1876.
350011
8648316
1932000
10580316
3364000
13764316
1877
350030
8447079
1938000
10385079
3320000
13705079
1878
350114
8143243
1914000
10057243
3233000
13560243
1879
350115
8499740
1899000
10398740
3270000
13669740
1880.
350156
8251380
1934628
10186008
3265487
13451495
1881
350068
8222474
1918670
10141144
3481381
13622525
...
Not given.
789560
1845.
269279
814618
1751378
1851.
343524
992732
178859
1171591
167708
1237387
1853.
187158
1938536
NOTE .- There Is no record given for the years 1843, 1860, 1861, 1862 and 1864; but they were probably unchanged from the previous year
* Included improvements, + Original assessment roll lost.
467
HISTORY OF WALWORTH COUNTY.
FARMING STATISTICS-CROPS GROWN IN 1880.
TOWNS.
Wheat, Bushels.
Corn, Bushels.
Oats, Bushels.
Barley, Bushels.
Rye, Bushels.
Potatoes, Bushels.
Root Crops,
Apples, Bushels.
Clover" Seed,
Timothy Seed,
Flax, Pounds.
Grass, Tons.
Butter, Pounds.
Cheese, Pounds.
Bloomfield.
7838
75075
54245
3854
590
6800
10880
1467
28000
2843
85950
75700
Darien.
19560
176910
94374
34943
1240
11950
500
15400
107 1649
79331
3110
68500
89845
Delavan.
21436
94880
84899
26863
635
16150
420
24410
94
671
54880
2922
87016
35480
East Troy
35177
70225
48630
1155
3020
10278
1345
10544
21
100
2469
50193
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