History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc., Part 243

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052

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JOHN W. TAYLOR, farmer, P. O. Plymouth, was born in Genesee, N. Y., Oct. 12, 1816. He is the son of Elisha and Tirzah, nee Holbrook, daughter of Silas Holbrook, who was a Sergeant Mate in the war of 1812. The subject of this sketch left his native State in 1836 and made his first trip West to Chicago, Ill., and as far north as Root River, Wis., where the city of Raeine now is. He was very favorably impressed with the country. but as the land was not much in the market at that time he returned to the State of Michigan, then went to Fort Wayne, Ind., and entered a tract of 800 acres of land in La Grange Co., then returned East ; stopped but a short time. Relating his views of the country to his father, he indueed him to take a trip with him West again, by team, which they made as far west as White Pigeon, Mich., but failing in health, by exposure, etc., eamping out, was compelled to return home again. This time remaining until 1846, when he came West to stay, and located the land where his home now stands, there being but three or four settlers in the vicinity where the city of Plymouth now is. He com- meneed to build him a log cabin, in which he kept a public house for a number of years, at the same time operating in real estate, ete. He was commissioned Notary Public under Gov. Dewey in 1848 ; he also was Postmaster. He has always been an active partisan in political eireles; was a candidate for State Senator in 1852, on the Whig ticket, and was defeated ; also for the Assem- bly in 1866, on the Republican ticket, and was defeated by only fourteen votes. He was married in 1839, to Miss Caroline Col- man, of New York, by whom he has reared a family of three daughters.

ADAM WOLF, Police Justice and insurance agent, Plymouth, was born in Germany Oct. 15, 1835 ; emigrated to America in the year 1844, with his parents, who settled in Washington Co., Wis., where they bought a farm of the Government. The sub- ject of this sketch remained at home helping his parents until 1857, when he was married to Miss Phebe Stutzmann, who was born in New York City. He then commeneed to work at the carpenter trade, which he followed until 1865, when he enlisted Co. A, 51st W. V. I., and served until the close of the war. Then, coming back to Wisconsin, he started to work at his trade again, which he followed until 1870, when he moved to town of Greenbush, Sheboygan Co., where he first engaged in the insur- ance business. He was also elected Side Supervisor. Here he lived until 1874, then moving to Plymouth, continued his insur- ance business, and has since been elected to the office of Police Justice, which position he now holds. He has been a member of I. O. O. F. since 1856. He has a family of four children, two sons and two daughters.

GREENBUSH.

The history of the town of Greenbush goes back to 1844, when Sylvanus Wade, with his wife and nine children, located at the present village of Greenbush. Their nearest neighbor lived at Fond du Lac, seventeen miles distant, on the west, and the nearest house on the east was that of Dea- con Trowbridge, at Sheboygan Falls. After keeping hotel

in a log house for six years, Mr. Wade built the " Wade House " in 1850, which is still occupied (1881) by one of his sons. Mr. Wade was a County Commissioner, Director of the plank road, and the first Justice of the Peace in Greenbush. The town of Greenbush was organized and named in the summer of 1845. The following year, a large number of people joined the settlement, among whom were Orrin Lamb, Joseph Babcock and Thomas Cole.

The first religious meeting was held in 1846, and Rev. Thomas Cole officiated. The Methodist Church was built in 1855, and the Baptist in the following year. Rev. Mr. Fox was the first Pastor of the Methodist Church, and Rev. H. F. Knight is the present one. The Christians, or Camp- bellites, have a church in the north part of the town, as also do the Baptists. A German Lutheran Church has been recently organized, but has no church edifice.

The first school was taught in 1848, in Mr. Wade's sugar-house, by Miss Betsy Roberts.

All of the town, excepting the eastern portion, which is in the Potash Kettle region, is admirably adapted to farm- ing purposes. Large quantities of barley, wheat and corn are raised. Dairying is profitably carried on. There are six cheese factories in the town, and a careful estimate of all the cheese produced puts it at about 225,000 pounds, 01 $25,000 worth yearly. E. Montgomery, who began the manufacture of cheese in 1875, operates two factories, tak- ing the milk of 250 cows at each, and making about 60,000 pounds of cheese each season.

A grist-mill, with two runs of stones, and doing a large amount of custom grinding, is owned by J. Avery, and sit- uated a short distance west of the village.

The village has a hotel, saw-mill, wagon-shop, two stores, post office, and no saloon. There are five doctors living within the town limits.

GLENBEULAH.

Glenbeulah has a beautiful situation in the valley of the Mullet River, and among the clustering hills which formn part of the Potash Kettle Range. The village, though not large, has a general appearance of enterprise and thrift. There are to be found here a large wooden-ware manufact- uring establishment, a flouring mill, a saw-mill, two black- smith-shops, three saloons, two stores, three hotels, two wagon-makers, three shoemakers, one harness maker, one butcher and two warehouses.

H. P. Clark and one Pool settled in the village as farm- ers in 1852, but no steps were taken toward improving the water-power and building up a village till 1857. In that year, Swift, Dillingham & Co., composed of Joseph Swift, Stephen Dillingham, J. T. Dillingham and Edwin Slade, came here, and, having bought land and the two water-powers, began to build. A flouring-mill, saw-mill and store were put up at once. The first house was built by Joseph Swift, and occupied July 4, 1857. Stephen Dil- lingham built the "Glen House " the same summer, and it was used as a boarding-house for men at work on the dam for the flouring-mill. It was opened as a public house in 1858, by Gilbert Stannard. F. D. Ladenberger built a blacksmith-shop in 1857.

The first post office was opened here on February 7, 1860, being moved at that time from Elkhart. Edwin Slade, E. O. Taylor and J. T. Dillingham have been Post- masters.

HISTORY OF NORTHERN WISCONSIN.

The first railroad train reached the village March 20, 1860, and this was for some time the western terminus of the road.

The Roman Catholic Church was built in 1862; the schoolhouse, containing both common and high schools, in 1865, and Lyceum llall in 1873, at a cost of 82,000.

The firm of Dillingham & Co. carries on the only im- portant manufacturing enterprise in the village. The firm was organized in 1866. All kinds of wooden-ware are manufactured, such as hubs, felloes, cheese-boxes, butter- boxes, measures, barrel-covers, broom racks, cheese-cases, etc. About sixty men and boys are employed, and a busi- ness of 875,000 done yearly. A saw-mill is operated in connection with the mill. The finished goods are sold at New York, Chicago and all through the West.

The flouring-mill of Bauernfeind & Metcker is situated in the village. It has three runs of stones, and does a large business, principally in custom grinding.

The name Glenbeulah was first applied to the village by Edward Appleton and Harrison Barrett, members of the land company who first purchased the site of the village. It was named after Mr. Appleton's mother, whose name was Beulah (which means land of rest, or flowery land), to which was prefixed Glen, from its situation among hills. The population of the village in 1860 was 111 ; the present population is about 500,

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

A. D. BARROWS, foreman in Dillingham & Co.'s bent woodenware factory, Glenbeulah ; was born in New Haven, Conn., Aug. 13, 1847 ; came to Wisconsin with his parents, who settled at Plymouth in 1848; he resided at home, going to school and working with his father until 1867, when he moved to Glen- beulah and commenced to work for Dillingham & Co., first as engineer in the grist mill, which position he held four years, then going to work in the woodenware factory in different branches of the work until 1877, when he took charge as foreman, which position he has held since ; he also owns half interest in the saw mill at St. Cloud, of Dillingham & Co. Was married in May, 1871, to Miss Ellen Brown, of Glenbeulah. Is a member of the F. O. O. F., Swift Lodge, No. 115. and is now District Deputy of that Order in District No. 5, at present.

CHIARLES A. CORBETT, merchant and Assistant Post- master, Greenbush ; was born in Rutland Co., Vt., Nov. 21, 1810 : came to Wisconsin in June, 1855, with his parents, Peter and Malinda Corbett, who first settled in the town of Greenbush, Sheboygan Co., where they bought a farm, where his father still resides, and is now the oldest man in the town of Greenbush. being the age of 84 years; his mother died in 1876. The sub- ject of this sketch lived at home, working on the farm and going to school until June, 1861. when he enlisted in the war of the rebellion in the 8th W. V. I., Co. B, and served three years in what is known as the Live Eagle Regiment, and, in 1864, he re-enlisted in the same regiment and served until the elose of the war; he had his right leg shot off at the battle of Old River Lake or Chicot, Ark., June 6, 1864. but did not receive his dis- charge until 1865; after returning home in 1866, took a course at the Commercial College, Milwaukee, then returned to Fond du Lac and started a store at Forest; also established the Banner Post Office in 1867 ; here he resided a short time, sold out and moved to Greenbush, where he continued the merchandising, and has resided since. Was married in the year 1870, in June, to Miss Jennie M. Lewis, of Greenbush. lle is a member of the I. O. O. F . Greenbush Lodge, No. 78.

JOHN DENNIS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Glenbeulah ; was born in New York Feb. 14, 1828; is the son of Walter C. and

Rose D. Dennis, of Niagara Co. N. Y. . his grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The subject of this sketch learned the trade of carriage-making, which business he followed up to 1859 in his native State; then moved to Wisconsin and bought the farm where he now lives, and now owns 240 acres ; he is now Chairman of the town of Greenbush ; has also held the office of Assessor, and since he resided at Glenbeulah has taken an active part in all public enterprises. Was married in his native State to Miss Sarah M. Baker in 1819, she also being a native of New York, by whom he has five children, three sous and two daughters.

JAMES T. DILLINGHAM, manufacturer of bent wooden ware, etc., Glenbeulah; was born in Barnstable Co., Mass., Febru- ary. 1833 ; came to Wiseonsin in May. 1857, and located at Glenbeu- lah, starting in trade in general merchandise store in company with Slade & Swift, where he remained until 1866, and also erected a grist-mill at that place and saw-mill, which he operated until 1872, since which time he has given his time in improving and enlarging the bent woodenware factory, where he now employs fifty men the year round ; is the largest and only bent wooden ware factory in the State that makes Masner butter boxes, etc. ; they ship their goods all over the United States ; they have in connection a saw-mill at St. Cloud, where they saw most of their own timber. This factory was started in the year of 1865 as a small stave mill in a small way, adding the improve- ments, etc., at different times, and enlarging the business to what it is now. Mr. Dillingham was married, in 1854. to the daughter of Capt. Joseph Swift, now of Glenbeulah.

DR. C. M. HAMILTON, of Greenbush, Wis., was born in Vermont August 6, 1810; after receiving a common school education, he attended the Dartmouth Medical College in New Hampshire, where he graduated in 1835; he came West to Dayton in 1838, and here first practiced bis professioa, and remained until 1844; he then removed to Palestine, Crawford Co., Ill., and, in 1851, changed his place of resi- dence to Greenville, Bond Co., where he practiced until 1861, at which time he enlisted as a private in the 22d Ill. V. I., Co. E, being commissioned as First Lieutenant, and afterward as Quar- termaster of his regiment. He was the first man to enlist in Crawford Co., and organized the Companies D and E, having two sons, Charles B. and Henry L., who enlisted at the same time with himself, aged, respectively, twenty-two and thirteen years, the latter going as drummer boy in the same regiment as his father. The subject of this sketch was discharged after serving two years and nine months, being disabled for further service, and then returned to Greenville, Ill., where he made his home until 1868, at that time removing to Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Here he lived for one year, and then went to Greenbush, where he has made his home ever since. Dr. Hamilton was married to the widow of T. D. Butler, daughter of C. Wade, the first settler in the town of Greenbush, she being one of the lady nurses with the 22d Ill. V. I., and was with them over a year.

EDWARD HEYN. hotel, Gleubeulah, was born in Germany June 21. 1825. Came to United States in 1851, and settled at Sheboygan, Wis., where he commenced work by the day, but did not remain there long when he moved up to Lake Superior, where he engaged at mining. Here he was engaged five years, then moved back to Sheboygan, and bought a farm. Ran that three years, then moved back to Lake Superior. Started a saloon and traded in live stock, and this time stayed six years, and eame back to Sheboygan, where he continued the live stock business until 1865 ; then moved to Gleubeulah, and started to keep the house where he now is. Was married in Germany, in the year 1850, to Bertha Schlogelmich, by whom seven children were born -- Lebertha, Albert, Edmond, Lena, Molly, Alma and Rosetta.

CONRAD C. LADENBERGER, foreman of measure and butter box department of Dillingham & Co.'s factory, Gleubeulah, was born in Germany, March 29, 1840. Emigrated to United States with his parents in 1848. Is brother of F. D. Ladenberger,

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of Glenbeulah. The subject of this sketch followed farming until the year 1869, when he engaged with the above firm, and has had charge of that department since, which he runs under contract, furnishing his own men. Was married to his first wife, Miss Cornelia O. Andrews, of Plymouth, in May, 1873, who died in February, 1880, by whom he had two children, viz., Willard S. and Clarance B. Married his second wife, Miss Ida C. Griesbach, of town Greenbush. He is a member of I. O. O. F .. Swift Lodge, No. 115.

FREDRICH D. LADENBERGER, blacksmith and wagon- maker, Glenbeulah, was born in Germany Jan. 4, 1834. Is son of Phillip and Margaret Ladenberger, who emigrated to United States in the year 1848, and settled in Sheboygan Co., Wisconsin, town of Greenbush. Died in 1879. In the year 1854, the sub- ject of this sketch started to work at the blacksmith trade at Fond du Lac by the day. In spring of 1855, moved to Greenbush Village, and continued to work by the day until 1857. when he moved to Glenbeulah. where he started a shop for himself, where he has remained since. Mr. Ladenberger and Hazeltine are pro- prietors and inventors of the self-acting wagon brake, which is the only complete self-acting brake now patented in the United States, and only a glance at its working and simplicity will con- vince any person that it is a success, and in time will be adopted on all wagons as the brake. He is a charter member of the I. O. O. F., Swift Lodge, No. 115, which was organized in 1866, and is also a member of the Grand Encampment of Wisconsin. Was married in 1858, at Glenbeulah, to Miss Sarah M. Tiffany, of Pennsylvania, who died January 11, 1881, leaving him three children.

EMILE MONTGOMERY, full cream cheese factory at Greenbush, was born in Chicago, Ill., on the 25th of November, 1848. He came with his parents to Wisconsin in the spring of 1856, first settling in the town of Mitchell, Sheboygan Co., on a farm, where the subject of this sketch made his home until twenty-one years of age. He then moved to Greenbush in the same county, where he clerked in a store until 1874, at that time buying the cheese factory, which was established by A. E. Stod- dard in 1871, having a capacity for making fourteen cheeses per day. He is also proprietor of a cheese factory in the western part of the town of Greenbush, which has a capacity of sixteen per day, and also of another one at Armstrong Corners, Fond du Lac Co., of about the same capacity. Mr. Montgomery has been Town Treasurer of Greenbush, and was married February 9, 1874, to Miss Annie Webb, a native of New York State.

MICHAEL METZGER, flouring and sugar cane, Glenbeu- lah, Wis., was born in Germany March 5, 1844. His parents emigrated to United States the same year, and located at Buffalo, N. Y., and in May, 1861, the subject of this sketch enlisted in the war of the rebellion, in 17th N. Y. V. I., Co. K, and served two years. Re-enlisted in 8th N. Y. Heavy Artillery in 1864, and served until close of the war, after which he returned to New York, and lived there until the year 1872, when he moved with his family to Wisconsin, locating at Gleobeulah, and started to work for Dillingham & Co., where he continued until 1879. Then he bought an interest in the mill where he now is. The flouring- mill has a capacity of 40 barrels per day, and the cane mill has a capacity of making 400 gallons sirup per day. He was married in New York to Miss Permelia Dumas, who was born in France, by whom has two children, viz., Alberbus and George B. He is a member of I. O. O. F., Swift Lodge, No. 115, at Glenbeulah.

JAMES SHUFFLEBOTHAM. retired farmer; P. O. Glen- beulah; was born in Cheshire, England, Jan. 23, 1821. In his native country he learned the trade of machinist, and followed it, working at his trade there, until 1848, when he came to America, and continued to follow it, working at his trade one year after in the State of New Jersey, and, in 1849, he came to Wisconsin and settled in Sheboygan County, locating his family in the town of Greenbush, on a small farm of 80 acres of land. which he pur- chased from the Government, for 81.25 per acre, and consuming

his entire capital. He then went off to work at his trade, to raise a little more money, which he succeeded in doing by engaging as engineer on a line of steamboats running on the lake, and, after one year's work, returned to his family with his earnings, which he spent on improving his farm, and, as the country became more settled, there was a demand for building bridges, houses, ete., so he started to work at the carpenter trade at the various villages, by which he earned considerable money, with which he purchased more land, until he owned 400 acres; then he commenced to farm in earnest, improving, ete., and oftentimes walking to Sheboygan from his place, in the town of North Greenbush, now Russell, for family provisions, and carried them home, on his back, from fifty to eighty pounds at a time. Here he lived until the year 1866, when he sold out that farm and bought another, in the town of Greenbush, which was partly improved, starting over again to make another farm in the timber, by chopping and clearing the land, and continued there until 1874, then moving to the village of Glenbeulah, his present residence. He has held various town offices, such as Justice, Assessor, etc., and aided very much in improving the village of Glenbeulah, by first building a grain elevator, ete., and working always for the interest of the town in which he lived. He was married in his native country, in 1844, to Miss Mary Ann Cottrill, his first wife, who died April 10, 1876, and had born him sixteen children. seven of whom are now living -four sons and three daughters ; was married to his second wife, Isebell McTaggart, 1878, by whom he has two children, only one of whom is living. Mr. Shufflebotham is the oldest settler now living of the town of Russell, and owns 900 acres of land in five differ- ent farms.

JAMES R. SHUFFLEBOTHAM. saw-filer for the firm of Dillingham & Co., Glenbeulah ; is the son of James Shuffle- botham, who was one of the first settlers of the town of Russell, Sheboygan Co .; was born in Sheboygan County, April 4, 1854. He learned the trade of blacksmithing. and was married, at the age of 20, to Miss Mary Vaukusen, of Fond du Lac ; then started a blacksmith shop for himself, in the village of Greenbush, where he lived three years, when he sold out and moved to Knoxville, Penn. ; ramained a short time ; thence moved to Kansas ; remained there awhile and came back to Greenbush, and opened a shop there again ; ran that awhile and sold out. and engaged with the above firm, where he has been since.

EDWIN SLADE. general merchandise, Glenbeulah; was born at Westport, Bristol Co., Mass., March 25, 1826; the only son of Nathan and Phoebe Slade, of Westport. The subject of this sketch lived in Massachusetts and Providence, R. I .; engaged in the boot and shoe trade until 1857, when he came to Wiscon- sin and settled at Glenbeulah, and started a general merchandise store, in company with Swift & Dillingham, said firm continuing until 1866, when Swift & Dillingham retired, Mr. Slade remain- ing in trade. He was appointed Postmaster the same year, which position he has held since, except during President Johnson's administration. He was a member of the Legislature in 1865 from the Second Assembly District; was Secretary and Director of the Sheboygan & Fond du Lac Railroad, from 1866 to 1880; held the office of Town School Superintendent of Greenbush, under the old system, and was the last to serve under that law. He has taken the lead in most of the public enterprises of the village, and has been an earnest worker for the welfare of his town. He was married, in 1853, in Massachusetts, to Miss Eliz- abeth G. Swift, daughter of Joseph Swift, who still resides at Glenbeulah at the advanced age of eighty years.

HENRY VOLQUARTS, merchant, Glenbeulah ; was born in Germany, May 17, 1825 ; came to America in the spring of 1848, and settled in Calumet Co., Wis., and was one of the first settlers in the town of Holstien, where he bought 160 acres of land for the sum of $2.28; here he resided, improving his farm and working in the interest of settling up the country, and holding various town offices, such as Town Supervisor, Assessor, Town Clerk, ete., and at that time the settlers of that part of the coun-

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try had to go to Sheboygan Falls for most all of their provisions, and to mill for flour : Mr. V. remained on his farm until 1863. when he moved to filenbeulah and started to clerk in the store for his brother-in law. G. M. Buensen. and in 1869 bought out the store, and has since run the business himself, this store being the second one started at tilenbeulah ; in the year 1852 he went back to Germany, and w s there married to Dora Buensen, by whom he has two children living and three dead.

TOWN OF MOSEL.

Mosel forms the northeast corner of the county, and is the smallest town in it, containing only eighteen full and six fractional sections. The population is entirely agricult- ural, there being neither a village nor mill of any descrip- tion in the entire town. The soil is fertile, and the people prosperons.

The first settlers came in 1847, and were Nicholas Feld. Daniel Welch, Jacob Demend, Peter Brust, Fritz and Jacob Weiskopf. S. E. Foesterling and Charles Lauterbach.

The town was a precinct of Sheboygan until 1853, when it was organized under its present name.

The first School District was formed in October, 1849, and the first school taught by Tryphina Taylor.

A post office was established in 1869, and A. C. Foester- ling appointed Postmaster, which office he continues to hold.

The town at present contains one blacksmith-shop, four churches and six cheese-factories.

TOWN OF HERMAN.

The first settlement was made in 1846, by German emi- grants, who located in the east part of the town, and from that time to the present nearly the entire population has been German. The names of the first settlers were E. W. Schlichting, H. Mahlstedt, F. Binder and Christian Wiehe. A little later. came F. Beckfield, F. Prigge, P. Meyer, D. Nordholz. Charles Octking. B. Howard and H. G. Miller. In 1847-48, many more came, and the land was rapidly brought into a suitable condition for farming purposes.

The first child born was Johanna Binder, in 1846; the first marriage was that of Fred Stock and Emelie Reineking, in 1848 : the first school was taught in a log house by Eva L. Atwood, in 1848; the post office was established in 1848, and B. Howard was first Postmaster.

In 1850, the town was detached from Sheboygan Falls, and organized under the name of Howard. In 1851, the name was changed to Herman.

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Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1052

Author: Western historical co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1052