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 81

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

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JAMES WILLIAMSON, rotary sawyer for Knapp, Stout & Co., Downsville. Born in Scotland, in 1845. Came to America with his parents in 1848, who settled in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Williamson went to Minnesota in 1860. He enlisted, in 1862, in the 4th Minn. Co. C, and served till the close of the war. Ile was in many important battles and campaigns, including Sherman's march through Georgia. He came to Dunn County in 1865, and has been in the employ of the company since that time. He married Eliza Vance. Ile is engaged in the mill at Downsville during the sawing season, and during the Winter in the pincries as head scaler.

DUNNVILLE.

This village is located near the mouth of the Red Cedar, twelve miles south of Menomonie. It was named in honor of Judge Dunn. It was settled in 1850, by Mr. Lamb, who married Margaret DeMarie, who was understood to be an adopted daughter. He built a shanty, and Mr. A. Colburn had a house which was dignified by the name of hotel. John Macauley took up his residence there in 1853. It was the county seat, and the general stopping place for visitors and new comers. To-day it is mostly owned by the Knapp, Stout & Co. Company, and has fifty residents.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

TIIOMAS W. M. MACAULEY, farmer, Sec. 24, P. O. Dunnville, son of Robert Macauley (see biography of Robert Macauley, Jr.) Ile was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, June 14, 1835 ; emigrated with parents to Illinois in 1852. 1Ie was the first one of his father's

family who came to Dunn County. He ca ne to Menomonie, October, 1852, and engaged with Knapp & Tainter. He was in the employ of this firm for two years ; came to Dunnville in 1854, where he has since been. His wife was Susan Jellison, born in Harrison Co., Ind. They have five children-Paul. Esteita, Maggie E., Robert H. and Thomas R. His farm contains 240 acres.

Mr. John Macauley, an uncle of the ah ,ve, was born in the north of Ireland in 1798 ; emigrated to New Orleans in 1843. He settled in Hancock Co., Ill., at the same time his brother Robert located there. He also emigrated to Dunn County, lived in Menomonie several years, afterward removed to Waubeck where he built a hotel, which he con- ducted for several years. He settled in Dunnville in 1854, where he still lives. He has one son, Hugh, now a resident of Oregon.

CEDAR FALLS.

A mill was built at this point in 1859, by Burry & Mc- Cormick. It afterwards passed into the hands of Maxwell, McGilton & Co. It was sold some years ago at Sheriff's sale to Jewett & Son. To all appearances, this place, which now contains over fifty persons, has the elements of growth and prosperity. Little Valley Postoffice is located on Section 6, Town 59.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JOHN BORLAND, farmer, Sec. 26, P. O. Rusk, was born in New Brunswick in 1830, where he lived till August, 1853, when he went to the State of Maine, where he was engaged in lumbering. He came to Menomonie in August, 1855, and worked for a time for Knapp, Stout & Co .; afterwards was engaged for the Washburne Co. at Waubeck, and was again employed by Knapp, Stout & Co. He enlisted in 1862 in the 5th Wis. V. I .; was in the service three years. He was wounded at sec- ond battle of Fredericksburg, and severely wounded in the leg at Spott- sylvania, which rendered him incapable of performing further service during the war. After the close of the war, he settled on a farm in the town of Red Cedar ; settled where he now lives in the Fall of 1874. His farm contains 160 acres. His wife was Mary A., daughter of David Miller. Has two children ; his wife has three children by a former mar- riage.

JAMES GLIDEWELL, proprietor of Cedar Falls House, was born in Indiana in 1850, where he was brought up. Went to Pennsylvania, where he lived about one year ; thence to Green Bay, where he was fore- man for an iron company. He afterward went to Michigan; came to Cedar Falls, Angust, 1876. His wife was Miss Kate Collins.

GEORGE W. HORTON, merchant, Cedar Falls. Was born Octo- ber, 1847. He came to Cedar Falls from Keokuk, lowa, in 1876. He had been a resident of that place since 1867. He was engaged in the banking business in that city. He engaged in the mercantile business immediately after coming to Cedar Falls. In the Spring of 1881, Mr. John S. Stevens became associated with him under the firm name of Horton & Stevens. He has been Postmaster at Cedar Falls since IS77, and Notary Public since 1876. His wife is a native of Tennessee. They have two children, Lawrence and Warren.

W. H. IRISH, general manager of mill, Cedar Falls. Born in Nova Scotia in 1844. Has always been connected with the lumbering business. He went to Eastport, Maine, in 1867, and to Williamsport, Pa., in 1869; thence to Chippewa Falls, Wis., in 1870. Came to Cedar Falls in the Spring of 1876; has been connected with this mill since that time. His wife is a native of Eastport, Maine. Has two children, Harvey and Laura.

JOHN McGILTON, farmer, Sec. 23, Tainter. Was born in Clinton Co. , N. Y., in 1825. His parents, Thomas and Isabella McGilton, were na- tives of the City of Dublin, Ireland, and emigrated to the State of New York about 1818. When about thirteen years of age Mr. McGilton re- moved to Canada with his parents. He came to Dunn County, from there in the Spring of 1856, and located at Eau Galle, where he worked at his trade, that of a millwright. Ile afterwards removed to Eau Claire, but returned again to Ean Galle. In 1864, he located at Cedar Falls, purchasing one-half interest in the mill property at that place, the firm becoming, Maxwell, McGilton & Co, He was connected with the mill- ing interests at Cedar Falls for about ten years. Ile is now engaged extensively in farming. His farm contains about Soo acres. He was elected to the Legislature in the Fall of 1880. Has been Chairman of the Town Board for a number of years. His wife was Miss Gratia Burke, daughter of Thales Burke, an early settler of Dunn County. They have five children-Emma J., Edmond G., Thomas W .. Maggie I. and John N.

OLIVER P. MCKESSON, farmer, Sec. 32, Tainter. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 22, 1845. He lived many years in Cleveland, where he was engaged in the office of the Equitable Life Insurance Co. When the office of this company was removed to Cincinnati, he came to Dunn County. Ile located at Downsville and kept the books

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of Richards & Downs; afterwards was engaged in the same capacity for J. B. McKahan, of Menomonie. Was afterwards engaged with S. A Jewett & Co., at Cedar Falls. He bought his present farm in 1875. He has about 400 acres of land, 240 of which comprises the farm where he lives. His wife was Mary E. Sampson. Her father was an early settler of Ohio. They have three children-Edwin A., Franklin, and an infant.

J. E. MATHEWS, farmer, Sec. 24, Tainter. Was born in the North of Ireland, of Scotch parentage. His parents emigrated to Canada when he was a child. When quite a young man he resided in the city of New York for about one year ; went thence to Milwaukee in the Spring of 1856, where he lived about three years. He came to Dunn County in the Spring of 1860, and settled where he now lives. He has 1,200 acres of land, and his improvements in the way of build- ings, etc., are among the best. He raises annually about 10,000 bushels of grain. Has also a large amount of stock. He entered his first quar- ter section of land, the remainder he has purchased from time to time, until his farm has reached its present proportions, Mr. Mathews lost his first wife in Canada. Present wife was Jane Mathews.

W. A. MATHEWS, farmer, Sec. 24, Tainter. Son of Mr. J. E. Mathews, by his former wife. He was born in Canada, in 1842, and came to Dunn County with his father in 1860. His wife was Laura Mann, born in Pennsylvania. He has 240 acres of land. He is the present Chairman of the Board of the town of Tainter, and one of the substantial men of his town. He has seven children-four sons and three daughters.

JAMES G. NEVILLE, farmer, Cedar Falls Born in Pennsylvania in 1837. He came to Wisconsin in 1857, and settled at Pepin, Wis., where he lived two years. He then went to Barron County, and en- gaged in the lumber business. He was engaged in lumber business till 1871, when he came to Cedar Falls. Purchased his farm in 1873. His wife is a native of the State of New York. They have four children.

J. K. PATTEN, with the Cedar Falls Manufacturing Co., Cedar Falls, was born at St. Johns, New Brunswick, in 1850, where he was brought up. He came to Cedar Falls and engaged with this company, June, 1880. He kept the books of the company for several months. Is now engaged as general overseer. His wife is a native of St. Johns. They have two daughters, Emily and Jennie.

F. W. PITCHER, of the Cedar Falls Manufacturing Co., Cedar Falls, was born in Maine, Dec. 25, 1833. He has been engaged in the lumber business nearly all his life. He came to Cedar Falls, as the suc- cessor of S. A. Jewett & Co., in 1877. Mr. Pitcher is an enterprising gentleman, and the village of Cedar Falls owes much to him, for its present prosperous condition, and its future promise of improvement. His wife was Miss Mary Stevens, daughter of Sanford Stevens, of Pitts- ton, Maine. They have three children - Willie L., Walter F. and Mary.

E. R. SHERBURNE, farmer, Cedar Falls, is the son of Mrs. Delilah S. Harrington, formerly Mrs. Willshire Sherburne. The latter was a brother of Mr. Andrew M. Sherburne, and came to Dunn County at the same time. Was married in the State of New York, to Mrs. Harrington then Miss Sprague. They were among the earliest settlers of Dunn County, settling here in 1855, though Mr. Sherburne died in Dane County, Mrs. Sherburne afterward became Mrs. G. M. Harrington. She has three children - Mrs. C. E. Rogers of Chippewa Falls, Wilford and E. R. The latter was born in Dane County, October, 1849. The latter has spent about ten years in the territories, engaged in mining and other- wise, in Montana, Utah, Nevada, etc.

JOHN S. STEVENS, merchant, firm of Horton & Stevens, Cedar Falls, was born in Kennebec Co., Maine, in 1849. Previous to coming to Wisconsin, he was for some time a resident of New Brunswick, where he was connected with the lumber business. He came to Wisconsin in 1878. He is a brother of Mrs. F. W. Pitcher. He engaged in business with Mr. Horton in the Spring of 1881.

EAU GALLE.

As early as 1832, white men made their appearance on the banks of the beautiful stream of this name.

In 1835, Mr. N. S. Manning, who had been in the United States service and up the Chippewa and Red Cedar after lumber to rebuild Fort Crawford, came to Eau Galle; and in 1840, a firm, called T. A. Savage & Co., or Savage, Wales & Co., and built a mill. In 1844, this property passed into the hands of Carson, Eaton & Wales. Mr. Carson, who is mentioned elsewhere, arrived on the river about 1837, be- fore he was of age, and he has been closely identified with the interests of the place ever since. With honesty, diligence and frugality, the firm flourished. A fire, however, destroyed the mill in 1860, leaving the place desolate. The mills were at once rebuilt, enlarged and improved, and are still in

operation, the firm having become Carson & Rand. Mr. Carson has a magnificent residence, a beautiful conservatory, which is presided over by a wife every way worthy of such a husband, with such surroundings. There are about sev- ty-five inhabitants in the village.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

WILLIAM H. SMITH, superintendent of the business of Carson & Rand, Eau Galle, was born in Will Co., Ill., in 1832, where he was brought up. His parents were natives of Vermont, and among the early pioneers of Illinois. When a young man, Mr. Smith was engaged in teaching for some years. He came to Eau Galle in the Spring of 1857, and engaged in book-keeping for the firm of Carson & Eaton. He has been connected with this firm and their successors since that time, and has had general charge of the business of Carson & Rand, of this place, since 1873. He is a brother-in-law of Mr. Carson. His wife was Miss S. J. Flink, born in the State of New York. They have three sons --- W. B., C. H. and A. C.

PATRICK FITZGERALD, foreman for Carson & Rand, Eau Galle, was born in London, England, Aug. 17, 1828. He came to the United States when about nine years of age, with his parents, who first settled in Dubuque, Iowa ; thence to Potosi, Grant Co., Ill., where his parents, Michael and Catherine, resided till their death. Mr. Fitzgerald was engaged in lumbering and mining before coming to Eau Galle. He is one of the oldest residents of this place, engaging with the firm of Carson & Eaton in the early history of the business of this firm here. His wife was Jane Martin, a native of Ireland.

JOHN GAUVIN, farmer, Sec. 32, P. O. Eau Galle. Was born in Canada, in 1826. He removed to the State of Maine, when twenty-one years of age. Engaged in work at his trade, that of a blacksmith. He afterward moved to St. Paul, Minn., thence to Menomonie about 1850, where he was engaged in blacksmithing for Knapp, Stout & Co., three years. He then went to Fall City and engaged in lumbering; also, in company with Mr. Oliver Gilbert, built the grist mill at that place. He operated this mill about six years. Came here in 1866. Bought his present farm of Capt. Downs. He has been married twice. Has two children by present wife-Daniel S. and John E. He is engaged ex- tensively in farming, owning 720 acres of land.

ROCK FALLS.

This village is located on Rock Creek, in the town of that name, on Section 22. Business is represented by M. R. Bump, grist-mill; Weston & Chamberlin, general mer- chants; Harrison Beeman, mason, carpenter; William Stelter, blacksmith. The village is thirteen miles from Eau Claire, and has a tri-weekly mail service. The population is about 150.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

SAMUEL ANDREWS, farmer, Rock Creek, was born, 1825, in South Dorchestershire, Eng .; came to Wisconsin in 1864, and bought his present farm, which he uses for grain and stock raising. Married Mary Melrose, who was born in Scotland in 1858. They have three sons -George, John and Daniel.

HARRISON BEEMAN, mason and carpenter, Rock Falls, came to Wisconsin, in 1855, with his father, who entered the second piece of land in the town of Rock Creek. He built the first house in it. Mr. B. enlisted, 1861, in the 2d Wis. C .; participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Jackson, Champion Hill and Yazoo, under Curtis and Grant. Mustered out in Austin, Tex., in 1865. Born, 1842, in Bloomington, Ill.

M. R. BUMP, miller Rock Falls, came to Wisconsin in 1856, to Mondovi, leaving it in 1868. In 1862, he enlisted in the 25th Wis. I. The principal battles he engaged in were Vicksburg, Atlanta and Look- out Mountain. In '63, at Chattanooga, he was made the first sergeant of a provisional corps. Rejoined Sherman at Goldsborough, and remained with him till the close of the war ; mustered out at Washington, June 7, 1865. In 1868, hought his mill at Rock Falls of Mr. George Chamber- lain. In '78, Aug. 23, the mill was washed away; Jan. I, '79, a new and superior mill was running, the best in all the country ; patent rollers, purifiers, and all the latest mill machinery. Capacity a day is, fifty bar- rels of flour, 350 bushels of feed. Mr. B. was elected to the Assembly at Madison, in 1876, from Dunn and Pepin counties; he served his term with honor. He is a Freemason and Granger. He married Eliza Webb, of Mondovi, in 1868. The children are-Maud A., Grace, Bes- sie and Milan. Mr. B. was born in 1838, in IIartford, N. H.

GEORGE CHIAMBERLIN, merchant, Rock Falls, was born in 1827, in Canaan, N. H. He came to Walworth Co., Wis., in 1851, and to Rock Falls in 1856, and entered a large tract of land. He built the mill sold to Mr. Bump in '57 ; built his store in '61. Mr. C. was instru- mental in organizing the town, was its first Clerk, and continued it ten years. He was member of the Assembly at Madison of 'S1 ; served his

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term with distinction. In 1852, he married Nancy Weston, born in Randolph Co,, Vt., at Portage, Wis. His family are-Damel P., Jehi- ell W., Frank, George 11. and Nettie.

J. N. CLARK, farmer, Rock Creek, was born, 1843, in Jefferson Co., Wis. He bought his present farm in 1864. He farms it in the most approved method, and is rewarded by having the best of crops and stock. He has held the office of Town Clerk seven years in suc- cession.

M. C. CLARK, farmer, Rock Creek, was born, 1845, at White- water, Wis. The family came here in 1856. Bought his present farm in 1871 ; married Eliza Woods, in 1869, born in Canada. Ile has five children-Jamie, Katie, John, Cora and Jasper.

JOHN NORRISH, farmer, Rock Creek, was born in England in 1830; came to this country in 1854. and entered his present farm. Mar- ried Anna Powell in 1856. The children are Letate, John. William, Frank, Wallace, Margaret, Elizabeth, Lottie and Walter. Mr. N. has been Town Treasurer eleven years ; District Treasurer, fifteen years.

G. S. PIERCE, farmer, Rock Creek, was born in Vermont in 1823 ; came to Wisconsin, in 1840, to Kenosha. He farmed with his father till 1857; then he came to Fairplay, Dunn Co. Was a prominent man there ; named the township and was Supervisor, Clerk, etc., there till 1866. Then he bought his present faim. It is under a high state of cultivation. Married Mahala Stevens, in 1856, at Kenosha. There are five children-Merwin, Eugene, Mary, Ada and Alva.

MARIDEAN.

This village is located at the confluence of Fall Creek and Chippewa, and was named in honor of Mary Dean, an early settler at that point. It is now a place of thirty, or more, inhabitants. A shingle-mill was built here, by Ira Mean, in 1863, and was sold to Garland & Nichols, in 1864. It is owned by Chapman & Shoop, and turns out 75,000 shingles per day. The property has been destroyed three times, by fire. A saw-mill was built in 1871, by Gar- land & Nichols, and Eau Claire Lumber Company. The capacity of the mill is 18,000,000 feet per year. It has two rotary, and one gang saws, a gang-edger, trimmers, lath, picket and shingle machines.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

JEROME B. GARLAND, Maridean, was born, IS32, in Chenango, N. Y .; came to Eau Claire in 1857 and commenced lumbering with Chapman & Thorp. In 1864, he went in partnership with them at Mar- idean. In 1871, Messrs. Garland & Nichols formed the Maridean Mill Co. with the Eau Claire Lumber Co., and built the present saw mill. Mr. G. married Harriet Nichols, in 1855, in Allegany Co., N. Y. The family are seven children-Mary, Harriet, Edwin, Katie, Frankie, Leon- idas and Cora.

FRANCIS H. MORGAN, Maridean, came to Porterville, Wis., in 1874 ; was second engineer in mills there till ISSI. Since then is head engineer at Maridean. Learned his trade in England. Married Mary Dutrich, of Eau Claire, in 1877. They have three children-Frances, Sary and Mary. Mr. M. was born, in 1856, in Somersetshire, Eng.

E. A. NICIIOLS, Maridean, was born, in 1835, in New York ; came to Eau Claire in 1855, In 1857. opened the first jewelry store ever there, on corner by Galloway House. Sold out in 1858, and entered the lumber business with Mr. Garland, at Durand. In 1861, opened a liv- ery and jewelry business at Chippewa Falls, the first of either there. In 1864 came to Maridean with Mr. Garland, and entered into partner- ship with Chapman & Thorp in the shingle mill. Mr. Nichols manages the company's stock farm of 1,500 acres at Maridean with ability. Mar- ried Helena 1. Wells, 1860, in Eau Claire. They have two children, Eva and Nettie A.

FRANKLIN WELLS, shingle packer, Maridean, came to Menom- onie in 1856; clerked there till 1872. Then he came to Maridean. Was born, 1852, at Sandy Hill, N. Y.

COLFAX, in the town of that name, on the upper Red Cedar, with a population of sixty.

DR. ELI MONTEITHI, Colfax, is a native of Ohio. Ile began the study of medicine some time previous to the breaking out of the war, and was for several terms a student at the Cincinnati Medical Institute. In 1861, he entered the army as assistant surgeon in the Ist M. S. Engi- neers. He served in this capacity for three and one-half years. After the close of the war, he came to Dodge County, and engaged in the practice of medicine. Ile settled at Colfax, October, 1876. His wife was Miss Anna Ennis. They have four children.

J. D. SIMONS, merchant, Colfax, was born in the State of New York, in 1834 He came to Wisconsin, 1855, and settled in the town of

Waupun, Fond du Lac Co. His father settled in that county, but died in Sauk County. Mr. Simons came to Dunn County in 1861, and settled on Sec. 18, town of Colfax, and engaged in farming. He was the first settler of the village of Colfax-came here in 1865. He owns the grist- mill which was built in 1869 and 1870, by Mr. Simons and L. N. Fisher. Mr. Halver Errickson was the next settler. Mr. J. B. McKahan built the store now occupied by Mr. Simons, in 1871. Mr. W. R. Culbertson had charge of this store. Mr. Simons is the Postmaster; the office was established in the Fall of 1870. He was married to Mary Williams, born in the State of New York.

TOWN OF SPRING BROOK.

WILLIAM H. DOANE, farmer, Sec. 26, Town 27, Range 12, P.O. Fall City, is the oldest son of Sylvester Doane, who was born in Rut- land Co., Vt., Nov. 10, 1808. William H. was born in the same house in which his father and grandfather were born, July, 1833. His father. with his family, removed to Oswego Co., N.Y., about 1835. William H. was married in Oswego County, July 4, 1857, to Isabel Dow, daughter of Benjamin Dow. They removed to Sheboygan County immediately after, and the following Spring, with his father's family, he came to Dunn County and settled in the town of Spring Brook, where he has since lived. Parents still live where they first settled. They had six daughters and two sons when they came to Wisconsin, One daughter was born in Wisconsin. The children are all living. Mr. William H. Doane served as Town Clerk in 1859, and has been Justice of the Peace for about fif- teen years. He has five children- Viola, now Mrs. Glen Hoodville, Benjamin F., George W., Susan and Florence. His farm consists of 140 acres.

E. L. EVARTS, merchant, Fall City, born in Canada in 1845, came to the United States with his parents, in 1849. His parents settled in Jackson Co., Iowa, and in 1855, removed to Minnesota. Mr. Evarts enlisted in the Fall of 1863, in the 2d Minn. C., Col. Crook ; served till May, 1866 ; was on duty on the frontier after the close of the war. He went to Eau Claire in the Fall of 1874, and to Rumsey's Landing the following Spring : was appointed Postmaster in 1877. His wife was born in Ohio. They have one son, Lester.

H. A. FARNHAM, farmer, Sec. 17, P.O. Waneka, was born in Cha- tauqua Co., N.Y., in 1821. He came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located in the town of Genesee, Waukesha Co., where he worked at his trade -that of a blacksmith. He came to Dunn County and bought his pres- ent farm, in 1855 ; but he located at River Falls, where he lived seven years, settling on his farm in 1862. He has about 200 acres of land. His wife was Miss Ann Lucas, a sister of Mr. Carroll Lucas, of Menomonie. They have two children, Marcus A. and Cora B.

WILLIAM GOERCKE, farmer, Sec. 34, P.O. Fall City, was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, in 1823. He came to the United States in 1846, about the time the Mexican war began. He enlisted for this war at Cleveland, Ohio, and participated in nearly all of the principal battles of that war. He was at Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Cherubusco, Molino del Rey, Chepultepec, and entered the city of Mexico, with the army of Gen. Scott. He was in the service about three years, serving for a time after the war, in California, fighting the Indians. He then went to Michigan, but returned to California and engaged in mining. He came to Dunn County in 1859, and settled where he now lives ; married Jane Ordemann. They have eight children-four sons and four daughters. His farm contains 265 acres,

JOHN HARSHMAN, farmer, Sec. 7, P.O. Waneka, is one of the most extensive farmers of Spring Brook, or rather, has been, as he has now retired from active business life. IIe was born in Washington Co., Pa., in 1807. He went to the State of Ohio in 1847, and came to Wis- consin in 1851. He first located at Hudson, St. Croix Co., where he lived till the Fall of 1857, when he made what proved to be a fortunate exchange of his farm near Hudson, for his present one. He has 400 acres of land. His wife, formerly Miss Hannah Smalley, was also a native of Washington Co., Pa. They have had a large family of children ; have four sons and eight daughters ; lost two sons. His youngest son, Samuel, has charge of the farm.

FREDERICK STEINKEL, miller for Wilson, in his mill in the town of Spring Brook, P.O. Menomonie, came to this mill in IS78 ; born in Posen, Germany, 1848 ; member of Odd Fellows.

WILLIAM WHITCHER, farmer, Sec. 12, P.O. Waneka, was born in the town of Topsham, Orange Co., Vt., in 1821. He lived in New England till 1857, when he came to Dunn Co., and settled on his pres- ent farm, of which he made a claim, and purchased the same when it came into market in 1862. His wife was Miss Mary Dickson, daughter of John Dickson. They have six children-Edwin L., Sarah J., Agnes A., Frank T., Joseph R. and George H.

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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