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 289

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

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National Bank of Neenah. He was married at Milwaukee, in January, 1848, to Jane Jones, a native of Wales. They have six children living-John R., Jr., David R., Ann M., William Ll., George A. and Benjamin W. Lost one son, HIenry, who died in 1873, aged twenty years.

JOHN R. DAVIS, JR., flour manufacturer, was born at Milwaukce, Wis., Nov. 22, 1848; came to Neenah with his parents in 1849; engaged in mill business since he was thirteen years of age When he was sixteen years of age he took charge of his father's mill as " boss " miller, and continued in that posi- tion until he was twenty-one years old ; he then engaged in the manufacture of lumber and staves, which he continued for two years; afterward, for three years, he had charge of Clement & Stevens's Mill, as chief miller ; continued with them five years in all, and then formed a partnership with C. W. Howard, which continued two years ; since then he has been associated in busi- ness with A. H. F. Krueger ; he also owns a two-third interest in a mill at De Pere. He and John Stevens. of this place, are the proprietors of the famous Stevens round edge, non-eutting rollers, which are being used in the best mills throughout this entire country, and are being placed in the mills of the "Old World." Mr. Davis was married at Neenah, April 15, 1872, to Nellie Oborn, a native of New York. They have three children-Myra Milsom, Ellen Amelia, and an infant daughter.

A. EISENACH, brick manufacturer, is a native of Prussia, came here May, 1854, and began his trade of shoemaking, which he sneeessfully conducted for fourteen years. In the meantime he carried on the fire, life and accident insurance business for nineteen years ; he has also been active in the political life of his place, and has filled almost every office of trust in it. In 1876, he began his present business, which he has successfully conducted ever sinee. Feb. 16, 1852, he was married to Miss Bertha Hilliges, in Prussia. She was born Nov. 16, 1826, and was buried in Oakhill Cemetery, Neenah, March 16, 1881. He has seven sons born on the 16th of the month, and three sons buried on the 16th of the month-a coincidence of a remarkably rare nature.

JOHN R. FORD, Treasurer of Winnebago Paper Mills, was born in the town of Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., March 15, 1823; lived in that county until he came to Oshkosh, in April, 1850; engaged in logging and lumbering for six years. In 1857 he came to Neenah ; a year or two later he engaged in milling busi- ness here, which he continued for about thirteen years; afterward in grocery trade until December, 1873, when he engaged in the manufacture of paper. He has been Treasurer of the Winnebago Paper Mills since the organization of that corporation. Mr. Ford was married at Neenah in March, 1858, to Hattie M. Imus. They have three children-Mary E., Albert E. and Jesse R.

HERBERT J. GLEASON. druggist, is a native of Medina, N. Y. ; born Jan. 11, 1844 ; came to Wisconsin in infaney, with his parents, John and Harriett . Bell > Gleason ; they located in Walworth Co. Herbert entered the army in the fall of 1861, as Hospital Stew- ard, in the 3d W. V. C .; he served until Deeember, 1864. In Jan- uary, 1866, he engaged in drug business at Neenah, and has since continued in that trade. Mr. Gleason was married, at Neenah, Jan. 6, 1870, to Mary E. Shoemaker, a native of Doty Island, being the first white girl born on the island. Mr. Gleason was associated with Dr. J. C. Bell. in drug business, from January. 1866, until 1870; then Jacob Bell was his partner until October, 1875, since which time F. A. Wilder has been associated with him.

JAMES F. GLEASON, furniture dealer, eame to Neenah in 1873; engaged in paper making, in the paper-mill of A. W. Patten, for five years, having been a paper-maker sinee he was fourteen years of age. For the last eighteen months he has been engaged in furniture business in partnership with Albert Smith. Mr. Gleason was born at Boston, Mass., May 9, 1837. Ile was married at Lawrence, Mass., in 1860, to Frances Augusta Morton, a native of Gardner, Maine.

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A. F. HAERTL, dealer in watches, elocks and jewelry ; also silver and plated ware; established in 1878; he was born in Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 25, 1814; emigrated to America in 1853, and settled in Beaver Dam Township, Dodge Co., on a farm, where he lived with his parents until he was 21 years of age ; he then worked in a flouring-mill until 1871, then learned the jeweley trade working as an apprentice until 1873, in Beaver Dam ; then went to Mayville, Dodge Co., and went in company with his brother-in-law into the jewelry business under the firm name of Mirlach, Bro. & Co .; continued two years, then purchased the whole interest and carried on the business until January, 1878, . then went to Neenah, Wis., and began business ; he has built np a good trade. Married. in Beaver Dam Jan. 29, 1876, to Miss Theresa Steih, who was born in Chicago, Ill .; they have five children living-Anna, Peter, Albert, Henry, Agnes ( deceased ), and Frank, living.

LOUIS HERZIGER, meat market, grocery, etc .; was born in Saxony July 26, 1838 ; came to the United States in 1847 ; located in Ozaukee Co., Wis., and engaged in butchering with with his father; in 1868, he moved to Appleton and opened a meat market, remaining until 1776, when he moved to Waupaca Co., and engaged in farming and brewing, and from there moved to Neenah in 1881; was first married in Ozaukee Co. to Miss Mollie Gaulitz ; she died, leaving two children, of which survives one daughter-Annie. Was married to his present wife-Miss E. Stagemann, in the same place; they have seven children -- Charlie. Mollie, Emma, John, Ida, Louis, Minnie. Mr. H. is a member of the A., F. & A. M., of Appleton, and the I. O. O. F., of Waupaca.

THOMAS HIGGINS, of the firm of Higgins Bros., proprie- tor of the gas works; was born in Roscommon Co., Ireland, Nov. 9, 1348; came to the United States in 1850 with his parents ; they located at first in New Jersey, but some twelve years later they moved to Sterling, Ill. ; at the age of twenty-two years, the subject of this sketch engaged in railroad contracting in Illinois and Ohio; about 1876, he went to Florence, Ohio, and built gas works ; had previously built works at Dixon, Ill., and at Waterloo. Iowa ; the latter he sold; eame to Neenah, Wis., in 1878, and opened gas works. IFe was married in Neenah Nov. 6, 1879, to Miss Mary Gaffney, of Neenah ; they have one daughter-Eva M.

J. C. HILTON, jeweler, and dealer in watches, clocks, silver and plated ware; also keeps a full line of all goods generally found in a jewelry store ; also deals in music and musical instru- ments : established Oet. 1, 1881 ; Mr. H. was born in Waukesha, Wis., Nov. 18, 1848, but has lived in Winnebago Co. nearly all his life, being engaged in the jewelry business sinee he was six- teen years of age; he began in 1865, and served an apprentice- ship of three years and has always made the jewelry business a specialty. He was married in Neenah, Wis, Feb. 23, 1871, to Miss Endora E. Olmstead, who was born in Alabama ; they have three children-Alli. S. (born Jan. 29, 1872; she died in October, 1881 ), Lemar (horn Feb. 1, 1874 ). and Ifarley C. (born May 25, 1876).

HENRY A. HOBART, Principal of the Neenah High School; settled at Menasha in the spring of 1869, and did gen- eral work until the following fall, then moved to Winneconne and took charge of the school on the east side of the river, where he continued teaching three years, after which he was appointed to fill the vaeaney for County Superintendent, which he held until expiration of the term. and was elected in the fall of 1871, and held the office one full term; was again elected for the second term, which he held until September, 1874, when he resigned to take charge of Neenah High School, and has taught the same since ; he was born in Westford, Chittenden Co., Vt., March 4, 1841. Was married in Cambridge, Vt., Sept. 2, 1868, to Miss Julia M. Wires, who was born in the latter place.

AUG HOEPER, foreman, Brown's cooper-shop; was born in Ilanover, Germany, Aug. 5. 1831 ; came to the United States in 1858, learned his trade in Buffalo. N. Y., and followed it in dif-

ferent parts of the United States and Canada ; came to Wiseon- sin and located in Neenah ; has been foreman for Brown some twelve or thirteen years. He was married in Chicago, March 7, 1861, to Miss Louisa Thela, of Chicago, born in Germany ; they have six children-Henry W., Sophia, George, Albert, Edward. Louisa. Is a member of the Evangelical Church.

HIY HOEPER, foreman of L. J. Mathews' cooper-shop ; was born in Hanover, Feb. 28, 1827; eame to the United States in 1852 ; located in Sandusky, Ohio; engaged in farming for a short time, then moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where he learned his trade; was after a time with his brother in Sandusky, Ohio; came to Neenah, Wis., in 1854, engaged in coopering which he has sinee followed ; has been with his present employer about four years. He was married in Neenah in 1857, to Miss Helena Sall- amon, of Neenah, born in Germany ; they have six children- Henry, August, Nettie, John, Fred, William. Mr. H. is a mem- ber of the Lutheran Church and society.

FRED HOEPER & SON, coopers; business was estab- lished in 1880 ; employ twelve to fifteen men, and turn out about 1,000 barrels weekly, flour barrels exclusively.

Fred Hoeper, Sr ; was born in Hanover Germany, Sept. 16, 1826; came to the United States in 1848 ; located at Buffalo, N. Y., where he learned his trade; afterward spent some time in Pennsylvania, Canada and Seneca Falls, N. Y .; came to Wiseon- sin in 1868; located in Neenah, and engaged in coopering. He was married in Sandusky, Ohio, to Miss Magdelena Unger ; they have seven children living -- Magdelena, Fred, May, Caroline, Henry, Sophia, Lizzie.

Fred Hoeper, Jr., firm of Hoeper & Son : was born in Seneca Falls, N. Y., Sept. 29, 1855 ; went to school in Buffalo ; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1868, and learned his trade in Neenah. Mr. Il. is a member of A., F. & A. M., and belongs to the fire department of the city.

FRANCIS J. HOFFMAN, dealer in Wheeler & Wilson's No. 8 Sewing Machines, agent for Neenah, Menasha and the sur- rounding country ; established in 1876; was in business in Chi- cago about two years previously ; employs two hands besides his own help. Mr. II. was born in Chicago, Ill., Ang. 15, 1855, where his parents still reside ; his father, Matthias Hoffman, is in the dry goods business in the latter city ; he clerked in his father's store until August, 1876, then went to Neenah as above noted.

J. W. HUNT, agent C. & N. W. Ry .; was born in Otsego, Otsego Co., N. Y., April 7, 1833, and from there moved to Wis- consin in October, 1850; located in Neenah, and for four years clerked in general store ; then moved to Chicago, and about two years later returned-to Neenah and went into Cronkrite & Co's. Bank as teller ; bank failed in 1860; clerked until August 1861, when he enlisted in a company raised in Neenah, and which was mustered into the United States service October 17, as Co. K, 11th W. V. I .; in June, 1864, Mr. Hunt resigned (being tben Adjutant of the Regiment ), and located in New Orleans where he remained engaged in keeping books until 1867, when he returned to Neenah ; has been in the service of the C. & N. W. R. R. since May, 1868. He was married in Janesville, Wis., May 31, 1855. to Miss Amanda M. Hicks, of Clayton, Winnebago Co .; they have three children-Edwin L., Helen L., Clara W. Mr. II. is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge and Encampment.

JOHN HUNT, pork and beef packer ; is a native of County Sligo, Ireland; was born Oct. 9, 1821; came to America in 1842, settled at Clayton, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; lived in New York State unil 1849, when he went to California where he was engaged in lumbering ; remained there until 1852, then came to Neenah. first engaged in grocery and provision trade here, and at an early day he commeneed pork packing on a small scale, put- ting up about fifty barrels per year at the start ; now he packs from 700 to 900 barrels of pork, and from 50 to 100 barrels of beef; he also buys cattle for shipment ; he owns a fine farm near the city. Mr. Ilunt was thrice a member of the Village Board. Ile was first married at Clayton, N. Y., Dec. 27, 1852, to Mary

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MeLaughlin ; she died March 6, 1867 ; they had four children, two of whom are living, their names are John, Jr., and Kittie. Mr. Hunt's present wife was Mary Ann Hayes, a native of New York ; they were married Feb. 25, 1868; they have three chil- dren living, Mary, Ellen and Edward.

HENRY E. HUXLEY, Secretary Wisconsin State Grange, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 21, town of Neenah. The subject of our sketch was born in the town of Stafford, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1832. In 1846, he came to Wisconsin with his people, who settled in Neenah, and where Mr. H has been identified with the agricultural industry since. In 1872, when the Wisconsin State Grange was organized, he took an active part, and in 1873 was elected to the ineumbeney of his present position and has continued in it for each consecutive term since. In 1855, he was married to Miss Mary Swaub, who was born in Delaware and reared in Pennsylvania. They have a family of three daughters.

JOHN JAMISON was born in Jefferson Co., Ind., Dec. 10, 1826, moved to Neenah in May, 1851, and engaged in the erection and repairs of flour, paper and saw mills. He was married in Switzerland Co., Ind., Feb. 21, 1850, to Miss Jennette Culbert- son. They had three children-James, Jane (now Mrs. J. E. Paine ) and Robert.

ROBERT JAMISON, proprietor Neenah Machine Shops, son of the above, was born in Neenah July 6, 1853, learned the trade of millwright and followed it up to 1879, when he entered the firm of Johnson & Jamison. Johnson retired in 1881, and Mr. Jamison has since run the business alone.

H. C. JASPERSON, head miller at Howard's flour mills, was born in Denmark Oet 5, 1850, was engaged in flour mills in Denmark. In 1873, he came to the United States, located in Neenah, Wis., and worked in a foundry as molder, a business he followed some three years. He then engaged in flour mills ; has been with Mr. Howard five years. He was married in Neenah Dec. 27, 1874, to Miss Mary Christians, of Neenah, a native of Denmark. They have three children-Robert (), Clarence A. and Harvey C. Mr. J. is a member of the Baptist Church and of the A. O. U. W.

N. JENSEN, head miller at the Island City Mills, was born in Denmark May 21, 1845 ; was engaged in farming in Denmark. In 1869, he came to the United States, located in Winnebago Co., Wis., and engaged in farming ; continued in this some three years, when he moved into Neenah and engaged in milling, a business he has since followed. Ile was married in Neenah March 27, 1873, to Miss Maria Rasmussen, of Neenab. They have three children-Carl, Christian and Albert. Mr. J. is a member of the Methodist Church and of the Royal Areanum.

CHARLES W. JOHNSON, grocer, was born at Mt. Morris, Livingston Co., N. Y., Dec. 2, 1854; came to Neenth with his parents, Peter and Maria ( Whitenack ) Johnson in 1855. In 1861, they moved to the town of Menasha and engaged in farm- ing there until 1866, then returned to Neenah Charles W. worked at the trade of carpenter and joiner until 1875, when he engaged in the grocery business with his father, who died here March 1, 1880. He was also a native of Mount Morris. Ilis widow resides in Neenah. Charles W. Johnson was married at Neenah Oct. 15, 1877, to Ada O. Wheeler. She was born at Rocky Run, Columbia Co., Wis., July 4, 1853. They have one child, Frankie M., born Nov. 1, 1879. Mrs. Johnson's father, Samuel Wheeler, came to Neenah in 1854 ; he served three years in Co. K, 11th W. V. I. He was a druggist of Neenah, and died March 15, 1879. His wife survives him.

G. C. JONES was born in Kingsboro, N. Y., Dec. 14, 1837. In 1846, he came here with his father, who settled here. In 1850, he returned to New York ; in 1857, he came back here, and has been actively engaged in the developing industries of this locality since. In September, 1862, he was married to Miss Hannah J. Scott, who was born in Livingston Co., N. Y. They have a family of three sons-William H., George G. and Lucian W.

J. H. JONES, head miller at the Atlantic Mills, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, April 17, 1853; came to Neenah, Wis., with his parents in 1856; received his schooling in this place, and in 1866, engaged in the Atlantic Mills ; he was married in Neenah, Dee., 1876, to Miss Edith La Grange, of Winnebago Co. They have one daughter-Emma, born Oet. 21, 1877. Mr. Jones is Fleet Captain of the Neenah Yacht Club.

THOMAS JONES, ice business, corner Doty and Pine avenue. Mr. Jones was born and reared in Cardiganshire, Wales, where he learned the trade of millwright ; in 1845, he came to Canada and stopped in Hamilton for five years, where he fol- lowed the vocation of builder, after which he went to Ohio, and stopped in Fremont for about five years, where he continued his adopted business ; he then came to Wisconsin and settled here, where he took up millwright again, and has followed it until 1874, when he engaged in his present business, which be has success- fully conducted since ; in the meantime, he built several yachts- the Minie Groves, Albatros and Mermaid being the most promi- nent; in 1844, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Thomas, in Wales, who was born and reared there. They have a family of two sons grown to man's estate, they are Arthur Thomas and James Henry, the oldest is in company with the father and the youngest is head miller in Clements & Stevens' extensive mill here. Mr. and Mrs. Jones was born in the year 1817.

WILLARD JONES, Postmaster and insurance agent, is a native of New York, having been born in Gloversville, in that State, March 7, 1842; lived there until he came to Neenah in 1846; he was employed for many years in the mitten and glove and mercantile establishment of his father, Harvey Jones, the pioneer settler of Neenah ; he died here in 1849; his wife, Sally D., daughter of Judge Samuel A. Gilbert, of Cranberry Creek, Fulton Co., N. Y., died at Gloversville, N. Y., prior to Mr. Jones' settlement in Wisconsin. Willard Jones was engaged in mercantile business at Oshkosh for some time and was burned out there ; he has been Postmaster at Neenah since August, 1868. He was married at Oshkosh, in December, 1869, to Mary C. Cary, a native of Milwaukee. They have one child-Mary Josephine. Mr. Jones is a member of the A., F. & A. M., Blue Lodge, Chapter and Oshkosh Commandery.

WM. KELLETT, merchant, is a native of the town of Olive, Ulster Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1828. He came to the town of Osh- kosh, Wis., in July, 1855 ; engaged in farming about five years ; he then moved to Oshkosh and engaged in mercantile business, which he continued there for several years. In 1866, he came to Neenah and has since carried on mercantile trade here. He was nine years a member of the Board of Supervisors, while a resident of Oshkosh. Since coming to Neenah he has been five years an Al- derman and one year Mayor of the city. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and K. of H. Mr. Kellett was first married in Ulster Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1851, to Martha Maria Matthews ; she died at Oshkosh, June 10, 1865, leaving one child-Mary Isabella, who has since died; present wife was Augusta Maria Kimball, a native of Illyria, Ohio. They were married at Ripon, Wis., Oet. 14, 1867. They have four children-Aggie Maria, Bertha Sophia. Thomas Anthony William and Richard Arthur Pearl.

HARVEY L. KIMBERLY, was born at Troy, N. Y., in July, 1811. In June, 1848, he came to Neenah, Wis., and re- move his family to this place in the spring of 1849, he having engaged in mercantile business here, the previous autumn, in part. nership with his brother, John R. Kimberly ; continued in mer- cantile trade until 1857. They built the Neenah flouring mill about two years after locating here, and ran it together until 1861. llarvey I. continued in the milling business until 1870, when his son, Daniel L., succeeded to the business, he having been associ- ated with his father as a partner sinee 1865. Harvey L. Kimberly was married at New Haven, Conn., to Mabel Ann Hoadley, who died at Neenah, leaving two children-Daniel L. and Augustus.

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D. L. KIMBERLY, proprietor of flouring mill. is a native of Connecticut, having been born in New Haven, in that State, May 16, 1841 ; came to Neenah with his parents, Harvey L. and Mabel A. ( Hoadley ) Kimberly, in the spring of 1849. In 1861, he en- gaged in drug trade ; in 1865. he became a partner with his father in the flouring mill, still continuing the drug business until 1874. In March, 1881, he re-purchased the drug store in partnership with Fred Elwers. Mr. K. was married at Neenah, in June, 1878, to Frances J. Hewitt. They have one child -Augustus. Mr. K. has been Mayor, Alderman, Village Treasurer, Village Trustee and Chairman of the Town Board. His mill has a eapac- ity of 175 barrels of flour per day, it contains five sets of cor- rngated rollers, three sets of smooth rollers and three sets of stone. The mill started with a capacity of only 100 barrels per day ; now employs ten men.

JOHN R. KIMBERLY, farmer, P. O. Neenah; settled in Nee nah, Wis., in 1849, cmigrating from Troy, N. Y .. where he was born Jan. 1, 1801. Mr. John R. Kimberly was fifteen years of age when he began to learn the carpenter trade with his father, Hazard Kim- berly ; he served an apprenticeship of seven years, after which he followed his chosen occupation, building and contracting, buying lots, building, renting or selling houses. He followed that busi- ness until his father's death, at which time he had accumulated property to the value of $5,000. His father left him another $5,000, making the niee capital of $10,000, making a good start for the then energetic and wide-awake young man to begin busi- ness and life anew in the then far Western world at Neenah, Wis., where he first engaged in mercantile business in company with his brother L. Kimberly; firm was called J. & H. Kimb rly. They followed the same in connection with milling business, bny- ing wheat and other produce, frighting down the Fox River. They also shipped large quantities of flour to the Eastern States, they followed the above business until 1859; closed their store and continued the milling business three or four years longer. Then the subject of this sketch sold his interest to his brother. After selling out he started his son John A. and Mr. H. Babcock in the mercantile business. Mr. K. went East and bought $15,000 worth of goods. The young men continued successfully for many years. Mr. Kimberly also went in company with them and built a large stone flouring mill, now called the Reliance Mills, which they are now operating. Mr. K. was married Nov. 3, 1828, at. Rochester, N. Y., to Miss Aurelia Aldrich, born March 8, 1802, in Wrentham, Mass. They have six children, five daughters and one son-Eliza R. (deceased ), Mary A. ( now married to Judge J. B. Hamilton, of Neenah, now serving second term in State Sen- ate), Delia F. (deceased), Susan A. (deceased), J. Alfred ( married and living in Neenah) and S. Emma (at home). Mr. Kimberly has evidently seen much of the pioneer life of Wisconsin.

OLE O. KLEVROD, merchant, was born in Norway Dec. 24, 1853; came to America and located in Will Co., Ill., in 1870, where he resided for two years; afterward in Chicago eight years ; engaged in marble business while in Chicago ; came to Neenah in May, 1880 ; engaged in mercantile business sinee com- ing here.

WILLIAM KRUEGER, hardware merchant, was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, Sept. 17, 1830 ; came to New York in 1850 ; lived in that State one year and came to the town of Clay- ton, Winnebago Co., Wis .; engaged in farming until 1866, then came to Neenah and engaged in his present husiness ; he was also interested in stove factory here for several years ; he is now one of the Supervisors and has served in that position before ; he is a member of A., F & A. M., I. O. O. F., K. of H., Schuetzen Society and Fire Company ; he has been a member of the fire department for several years. He was married in the town of Clayton, Wis., in February, 1854, to Mary Haag, a native of Bavaria. They have four children living-Henry Fred, Mary Anna, Martin William and Ida. Lost one son, who died in in- faney.

ANDREW HENRY FREDERICK KRUEGER, flouring- mill proprietor, was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, July 21, 1823 ; came to America in the fall of 1848: resided in Niagara Co. N. Y., until the autumn of 1851, when he came to Winne- bago Co., Wis .; engaged in farming until 1868 ; at that time he built flouring-mill in partnership with Carl Stridde : they contin- ved together until June, 1875 ; since January, 1879. Mr. J. R. Davis, his present partner, has been associated with him. The original capacity of the mill was 150 barrels of flour per day ; now they manufacture 200 barrels ; they have twelve sets of rollers and three runs of stone in their mill ; employ twelve men. Mr. Krueger was married at Hamburg, Germany, in March, 1851, to Mary Hess. They have five chiliren-Fred W .. Dora F. Louise, Matilda and William. Mr. K. was Postmaster, Chairman of the Town Board and a member of the County Board while living on his farm; since coming to Neenah he has served two terms as Mayor, Alderman, etc .; he also represented this district one term in the Wisconsin House of Representatives.

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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