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to Mary Ann Russell ; she was born in Shoreham, Kent, England ; they have four children-William T., John P., Jr .. Frank J. and Annie R.
JOSEPH SLIGHT, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Watertown ; born in Lincolnshire, Eng., in 1816; he came to America in 1835 ; spent a short time in Ohio, then worked on the Wabash & Erie Canal until 1837, when he made a short visit to Old England, being accompanied on his return by his brother John. They worked on the W. & E. Canal together two years, Joseph then sailing two seasons on the great lakes; in the fall of 1844, he located on Government land in Emmet; this was in a state of nature, cov- ered with a sparse growth of timber and a dense growth of brush ; building a log house, Mr. Slight did real pioneer work in making and improving his farm and home; having sold a part, he now has ninety acres well improved, with excellent buildings. Married Miss Helena Grange in 1849, who died in 1852, leaving one daughter, Annie. In December, 1853, he married Miss Eliza Wilson; they have four sons -William J., George M., James and John H. (twins). Mr. Slight is a Republican, and a member with his family of the Episcopal Church ; Annie is a resident of Watertown ; William J. and James are teach- ers ; George M. lives in Butler Co., Iowa; John H. remaining on the homestead.
BENJAMIN STACY, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Watertown; born in Victoria, U. C., May 6, 1848, son of Benjamin and Mary S., who settled on the Emmet homestead in 1849; bought it of the United States Government in a wild state, living and working pioneer fashion for years. Benjamin Stacy, Sr., was a Democrat and a Catholic; was Justice of the Peace several years, and Town Superintendent of Schools nine consecutive years, having held the same office in Canada eleven years ; Mrs. Stacy died Jan. 14, 1857, he following her to the tomb March 3, 1873. Benjamin Stacy, Jr., has owned the homestead of 120 acres since that time ; he is also a Democrat and a Catholic. and was Assessor of his township in - 1875 and 1876. Mr. Stacy devotes his farm to grain and stock growing.
F. WIEDERMANN, engineer ; was born in Prussia in 1824, where he lived till 1853, when he moved to the State of Ohio, and, in 1854, to Watertown, Wis., and began running a saw-mill, which business he followed for a number of years ; he is now employed as engineer in flouring-mill, of which F. Miller & Co., are proprietors. He was married to Miss Willhelmenia Lemerhardt, of Richwood, Wis., in April, 1855, and has six children, whose names and births are as follows: Augusta, born Oct. 18, 1856 ; Emma, born June 12, 1857 ; Lucetta, born March 19, 1859 ; Luesa, born April 27, 1861 ; Henry, born June 4, 1867 ; Mena, born June 20, 1868. Mr. Wiederman and family are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Wiederman enlisted in Company E, of the 20th W. V. I., in 1863, and was mustered out of the service at Brownsville, Tex., in 1864, and has since been a resident of Dodge Co., Wis.
WILLIAM ZASTROW, farmer, See. 26 ; P. O. Watertown ; born in Prussia May 1, 1837 ; came to America when 8 years of age with his parents, who settled in Ixonia, Jefferson. Co., Wis. ; here William attended school, afterward earning enough to buy a farm in the same town, where he lived until March, 1874, when he bought his present farm of 180 acres, which is well improved and provided with a large and handsome brick farmhouse, good barns, etc., devoted to grain and stock. Married Miss Emma Groesnick, of Lebanon ; they have six children-Lizette, Frank, Henry, Bertha, Emil and Leonard. In politics, a Democrat ; Mr. Zastrow was Supervisor of Ixonia about six years, and is now serving his third term in the same office for Emmet; is a member with his family of the Watertown Lutheran Church.
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ALBERT BIRK, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Knowles; born in Wurtemberg May 5, 1834; here he was educated and lived until 1853, when he came to America ; spent over two years in Montgom- ery Co., N. Y., then settled for three years in Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; he then located on his present farm of 120 acres, of which only ten acres were improved; Mr. Birk did genuine pioneer work in chopping and burning timber, breaking land, etc. He enlisted, September, 1864, in the 45th W. V. I., and with his regiment did guard duty in Tennessee ; after several weeks of sickness in hospital, he was honorably discharged, June, 1865. He had married Miss Elizabeth Schults of Eden, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1859 ; they have seven children-Lena, William, Martin, Louisa, Edward, Margaret and Daniel. Mr. Birk is an independent Democrat, supporting men and principles ; has been Supervisor twice and is now Assessor ; the family belong to the Evangelical Association. As a result of his own toil and calculation, Mr. Birk has a well-improved farm and a large modern brick house, built in 1876.
ALFRED D. BROWN, farmer and merchant, Brownsville; born in London, England, July 30, 1846 ; son of Joseph Brown, who came to America in 1850; he brought a general stock of merchandise
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from New York City, which was the first stock sold in Lomira Township; he also brought the second thrashing-machine into the town from Milwaukee, which he used with horses bought in Chicago; settled on eighty acres of land, where he now lives, built a house and store combined, and began as the pioneer merchant ; bought his second stock in Milwaukee ; the station and village of Brownsville was named in his honor, April, 1878 ; his only son, A. D. Brown, has been in charge during the past fifteen years ; he has a general stock of goods to meet country trade, viz., dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, tinware, glassware, crockery, paints and oils, also imported and native wines, ales and other liquors sold for medicinal purposes ; he also has a well-improved farm of 280 acres. Father and son are in accord with the Episcopal Church.
ANTON BUERGER, agent F., A. & P. R. R., Brownsville; born in Prussia, Province of Westphalia, March 31, 1853 ; came to America in 1866 ; spent one year in Detroit, Mich., then removed to Lomira, where he worked ten or eleven years as a carpenter and joiner ; in 1878, John and Anton B. built the Brownsville elevator. now owned by Anton Buerger and William Chandler ; Mr. B. was appointed' agent at Brownsville June, 1878. Married, November, 1878, Miss Anna Bernard. Mr. Buerger is a Democrat, and is Justice of the Peace; attends the Catholic Church.
CASPAR BUERGER, blacksmith, Lomira; born in Province of Westphalia, Prussia ; came to America, January, 1864. Enlisted August, 1864, in the 104th N. Y. V. I .; was in the battles of the Weldon Railroad, Hatcher's Run ; was in front of Petersburg until it surrendered, and was a witness of the surrender of Lee; was discharged July 17, 1864. On his return North, he worked at his trade in Detroit, the Lake Superior region, Toledo, Cleveland, etc .; settled in Lomira and opened a shop, March, 1871, where he has since lived and done business. He is a stanch Democrat, and is almost universally known as Caspar.
CROMWELL BULLOCK, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Lomira; born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Feb. 19, 1824; spent his early life and was educated in his native State; came to Mayfield, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1849, spending the winter in the Wolf River pineries; returning to New York, he worked two years on the Erie Canal ; he then went overland to California ; spent six months as a miner, then sailed for Australia; after two years of mining here he returned to San Francisco ; took passage on the Golden Gate for the isthmus, the ship striking a rock and sinking on the way ; all hands were saved by the fortu - nate proximity of an island ; he landed safely in New York City, thence going to Philadelphia, where his savings were coined ; he then bought land in Minnesota, but settled in Wisconsin, on his present farm of eighty acres; Mr. Bullock was one of the 3d W. V. I .; was in the great battle of Nashville, and served until the war closed. He married Miss Mary A. Wheeler in 1857; they have four children- Clifford A., Josephine M., Alice L., and Elinor A. Mr. Bullock is a Republican in politics.
WILLIAM CHANDLER, of Chandler & Buerger, Brownsville ; born in Nottingham, England, Sept. 7, 1839 ; came to America in 1841 with his parents, who resided about five years in the State of New York, and came to Milwaukee in 1846; William Chandler came to Byron, Fond du Lac Co., the same year with his grandfather; although young at the time, he remembers many incidents of pioneer life ; he has spent his life and been educated in Wisconsin, and was a farmer until 1878, when he bought his interest in the elevator. Married Miss Lydia D. Brown Dec. 1, 1861 ; they have one son-Charles W. Mr. Chandler is a Republican, and is in accord with the Episcopal Church.
DEWIT C. COLLINS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Lomira ; born in Yates Co., N. Y., Dec. 25, 1824 ; he went from home at the early age of 8 years, and passed his early life at farming in his native State ; spent two years in Ohio, and worked on the canal in Shelby Co .; returning in 1843 to Genesee Co., N. Y., he remained until September, 1846, when he bought his present farm of the Government ; spent one year in Shawano, Wis., and was three winters in Fond du Lac; settled on his farm in 1849 ; it was covered with timber, and he did pioneer work in clearing it; he now has 174 acres, well improved, with a large farmhouse, and the best of barns, etc. Married Miss Catherine Lerch Oct. 25, 1857 ; they have seven children-Melissa, Rosa, Howard I., Edward, Clinton, Catherine and Lulu. Mr. Collins is an earnest Republican, and a member of Byron Grange No. 33.
CHRISTIAN EHRHARDT, farmer, Sec. 21 and 19; P. O. Knowles ; born in Alsace March 31, 1828; spent his early life and was educated in his native land; came to America in 1846 ; spent one year in Milwaukee County, one year in Herman, and settled in Mayville, February, 1848 ; having no means, he worked at anything he could do until 1854, when he bought eighty acres of heavy timber land in Williamstown; this he cleared and improved, building a stone house and making a home; he settled on his present 200-acre farm in 1863, has cleared more than one-half of this, built a large stone house, raised and rebuilt his 40x84 foot barn, built a tasty horse-barn, and though he began with nothing, now has one of the best farms and homes in the county; near his house is a large spring, from which runs a stream large enough
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to turn a small grist-mill ; he is now constructing a trout-pond. He married Miss Barbara Buchner in 1855; they have ten children-Mary, William C., Amelia, Martin, Anna, Edward, Lydia, Daniel N., Sophia, and Sarah. Mr. Ehrhardt is a Republican, and has been Justice of the Peace, and Assessor. He belongs to the Evangelical Association. He owns 120 acres in Le Roy, on which his eldest son and daughters Amelia and Sophia reside. Mr. Ehrhardt gave hearty support and pecuniary aid to the Union cause during the late war; he also gave over three acres of land to the F. A. & P. R. R. Co., thus secur- ing a station and elevator within one hundred rods of his house. Mr. Ehrhardt is a public-spirited farmer, and a stanch temperance man, as are all his sons.
MARK ELLKINTON, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Lomira ; born in Lincolnshire, England, July, 1816 ; spent his early life and was educated in his native land; came to America, November, 1851; spent two and a half years in Monroe Co., N. Y .; May 19, 1854, he settled on his present farm of 80 acres, for which he paid $1,000; only 30 acres were then improved; he now has it well improved-a large, modern, brick farmhouse, good barns, etc. Married Miss Ann Bush Sept. 9, 1851; they have eight children-Mary A., Mark P., John T., Evaline H., Chas. H., Orta, William H. and Frank. Mr. Ellkin- ton is a stanch Republican, and is a self-made and successful pioneer farmer.
ANTON GEORGE, proprietor of the Lomira Steam Mills; born in Prussia Sept. 15, 1818 ; came to America in June, 1849; worked two years as a miller in State of New York; came to Theresa, Dodge Co., Wis., fall of 1851, and removed to Fond du Lac Co., in 1852; after two years of farming he went to Neenah, Wis., and worked as miller five and a half years; returning to Fond du Lac Co., he resided until 1874, then bought the Lomira Mills, which has two run of stone, also a circular saw. Mar- ried Miss Charlotte Zimmerman, 1853 ; they have seven children-Julius, August, Mary, Martha, Lydia, Sarah and Joseph. Mr. George is a Republican ; was Postmaster of El Dorado, Fond du Lac Co., and Justice of the Peace eleven years. He is a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.
SAMUEL KINYON, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Lomira ; born in Washington Co., N. Y., March, 3, 1805 ; spent ten or twelve years of his life as a raftsman on the Susquehanna River ; settled in Penn- sylvania, in 1827, where he lived as a farmer and lumberman ; cleared up over sixty acres in that State ; came to Rock Co., Wis., 1843, and to Lomira, Dodge Co., spring of 1844; thus Mr. K. is one of the first settlers in the town, and a genuine pioneer he was-chopped and cleared, shot deer, dealt with the Indians and can tell many interesting and amusing anecdotes about them ; provisions were scarce and he used to haul his supplies from Rock Co., 100 miles away ; he bought 170 acres of the Government, sold some, and now has 80 acres. Married Miss Martha Todd, 1831, who died Feb. 11, 1850, leaving six children - Phineas, Sarah J., Ellis, Sophronia, William and Martha. Mr. Kinyon married Mrs. Elizabeth Bullard in 1850 ; they have one son, Holden. Mr. Kinyon is a thorough Republican, and has for many years been a member of the Baptist Church.
FERDINAND MARQUART, farmer, Sec. 19 ; P. O. Knowles; born in Prussia Dec. 15, 1842; son of Peter M., who came to America with his family and settled in Lomira on heavy timbered land, in 1850; roads were then few and poor; his first grist was sent to Milwaukee, and he did genuine pioneer work in clearing his farm and making a home; the family located on their present farm of 130 acres, in 1873. F. Marquart has spent his life and been educated in Lomira. He enlisted Sept. 28, 1864, in the 45th W. V. I., serving one year. Returning to Lomira he married Miss Mary Schultz, January, 1866; they have six children-Emma, Henry, August, Sarah, Edwin and Willlam. Mr. Marquart is a Repub- lican, and a member of the Evangelical Association. He has made substantial improvements on his farm, and is a prosperous and respected citizen.
WARREN MARSTON, retired farmer, Lomira; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., Aug. 21, 1826; spent his early life and was educated in his native State; came to Lomira, Dodge Co., Wis., in July, 1847, with his parents; lived with his father on a farm until 1855, then spent three years in Adams Co., Wis .; on his return to Lomira, he bought a farm, on which he lived until 1873, when, having been elected County Clerk, he removed to Juneau ; served one term as Deputy Clerk and two terms as Couniy Clerk. Mr. Marston is in politics an ardent Democrat, and has been Chairman, Treasurer, Clerk and Jus- tice of the Peace of his town; was a member of the Legislature of Wisconsin in 1867; is a member of the Masonic Order. Has a family of six children-Charles, Adeline, Mary, Howard, Edward and Cora.
JOHN SCHWARTZ, farmer, Secs. 26 and 24; P. O. Lomira; born in Prussia in 1830 ; was educated in his native land ; came to America in 1847 and settled on a farm in Lomira, Dodge Co., Wis .; the land was heavily timbered ; he had no neighbors for two years, and at one time lived for two weeks on wild game, as he could get no bread, many of his neighbors who came afterward subsisting on bran ; having no oxen, he and his brother used to draw a drag by hand; Mr. Schwartz settled on his pres- ent farm of 260 acres in 1863; this farm, with its first-class improvements, he has earned himself. He
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married Miss Mary Srop in 1851; they have six children-Mary Agnes, Minnie, Charlie, William and Lena. Mr. Schwartz is a member of the Evangelical Association of North America.
REV. FATHER SEBASTIAN SCHWINN, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Lomira; born in Newburg, Washington Co., Wis., Aug. 26, 1852; was educated in St. Francis Theo- logical Seminary, Milwaukee, graduating July 9, 1876; he had been made Deacon March 26, 1876 ; Father Schwinn said his first mass July 16, 1876, and took charge of his Lomira congregation in October, 1877. He is independent in politics, supporting men and principles instead of party.
JOHN B. STEINER, farmer, Secs. 1 and 2; P. O. Lomira ; born in Switzerland Dec. 31, 1832; spent his early life and was educated in his native land ; came to America in 1851, locating as a harness-maker in Milwaukee; after four years, he went to Fond du Lac and worked two years; settled on his present farm of 182 acres in 1857 or 1858; the land was wild and his work hard, but by labor and good care he now has a well-improved farm, large modern brick house, the best of barns, etc. He mar- ried, in the fall of 1863, Miss Susan Renner; they have nine children-Julia A., Jacob D., John F., William H., Sarah L., Emma A., Edward L., Laura L. and Lillie S. Mr. Steiner is a Republican ; has been Supervisor several years, and is now Chairman of the Town Board. He is a member of the Evan- gelical Association. Has on his farm the usual stock and crops of the county.
FRANZ THEISEN, merchant, Lomira; born in Prussia in 1823; was educated in his native land, and was a soldier from 1843 to 1845 in the Prussian Army; came to America in 1847 and settled in Hartford, Washing,on Co., Wis .; bought heavy timbered land of the Government and, with his three brothers, cleared it up and made homes ; they were real pioneers, as they had no roads nor bridges ; Mr. Theisen settled in the fall of 1854 in the southwest part of Lomira; here he began clearing again, built a shanty in the woods, worked hard and made another home ; he opened a hotel in Lomira Center in 1862, which he kept several years ; now has a store where he has a stock of dry goods, groceries, hardware, glassware, crockery, boots and shoes, notions, etc .; also has in connection a saloon. Married Miss Eliza- beth Manderi in 1859 ; they have five living children-Peter, Lizzie, George W., John and Franz. Mr. Theisen is a Democrat, and has been Supervisor, Town Treasurer and Justice of the Peace several years ; he is a member of the Catholic Church.
ANDREW WELSCH, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Lomira; born in Bavaria; March 2, 1830 ; came to America about 1851, was in Erie, Penn., about six years, and worked on the docks and railroads; returned to Bavaria, and after three months, came to America ; settled in Lomira in 1857, and on his present farm of 280 acres in 1859; at first he rented a 10x12 shanty in Le Roy, and rented a farm the first two years ; he owned the first J. P. Manny Reaper in the town. Mr. Welsch is a most successful farmer ; brought a stallion and two mares from Pennsylvania, and from these has sold over $1,700 worth of horses ; he also cleared the site and built the Lomira steam grist and saw mill, in 1866, which he sold in 1874. Married Miss Margaret Miller in 1851; they have nine living children-Leonard, Catherine, Mary. Anna, Nicholas, Hubert, Margeret, Anton and John; their son Andrew is not living. Mr. Welsch is Independent in politics, and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
HENRY P. WENZEL, M. D., Lomira; born in Engelstadt, Hesse-Darmstadt, Aug. 29, 1848 ; came to America in 1858, with his parents, who settled in Wabash Co., Ind .; here he had but poor school advantages, but advanced himself to the position of teacher; taught three years, and was then Superintendent of the Laketon, (Ind.) Village Schools ; he at this time held the best certificate in the county ; entered the Louisville Medical College in 1873 ; was dispensary physician during the last year, and graduated as physician and surgeon from the Louisville Hospital College of Medicine, February, 1875 ; began prac- tice in Wheling, W. Va., and in nine months built up a practice worth $1,500; was obliged to remove for change of climate, and came to Theresa, Dodge Co., Wis .; here he remained and practiced until January, 1879, when he settled in Lomira, where he has a good and increasing practice. The Doctor is a member of the Wisconsin State Medical Society, and the Rock River Medical Society, of which he is Secretary. He married Miss Mary A. Hendricks, April 26, 1876 ; they have two children-M. E. and A. E.
LUDWIG ZEIDLER, merchant, and Postmaster for Lomira; born in Prussia, 1826; he was educated in his native land, aud was five years a Prussian soldier; he fought through the revolution of 1848 ; came to America in 1852, and settled on a farm in Lomira; at this time not a house existed in the present village ; the country to the east was heavily timbered. Mr. Zeidler improved his land and was a Dodge County farmer about twenty one years ; settled in Lomira and began business in 1873; was appointed Postmaster the same year ; he has a general stock of goods, viz., dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, hardware, glassware, crockerry, notions, etc., and still owns a farm of 118 acres ; his son Paul is by trade a watchmaker, and works in the store. Mr. Zeidler is a Democrat; has been and is now, Town Treasurer ; he is a member of the Lutheran Church. Married Miss Julia Berton in 1851; they have five living children-Bertha, Louis, Paul, Helene and Anna.
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PETER FLEURY, boot and shoe maker, and Postmaster of Huelsburg ; born in Prussia Aug. 8, 1839 ; was educated in Prussia, and spent his young days traveling in France ; came to America in July, 1864; spent two years in Milwaukee, was a short time in Minnesota, and settled in Huelsburg, where he has built a large brick house and shop. He has twenty-three years' experience at his trade, is independent in politics, supporting men and ideas, not party ; was made Postmaster in August, 1879. Himself and wife are Catholics. He married Lena Weber Jan. 7, 1867 ; they have one son-John, born Dec. 23. 1867.
RUFUS A. GILMAN, retired merchant and farmer, Woodland ; born in Gilmanton, N. H., Nov. 24, 1801 ; he was for many years in the mercantile and lumber business in Plattsburg, N. Y., his father having settled there in 1812; he was also owner of the Gen. Moores, and four other fine vessels on Lake Champlain ; was also five years in the iron business. On the 26th of May, 1827, he married Miss Ann H., daughter of Maj. Gen. Benjamin Moores, of the New York State militia, an early settler and lead- ing citizen of Plattsburg, who fought as Lieutenant at Yorktown, under La Fayette. Mr. Gilman and family settled on sixty acres at Woodland in 1855; he built a saw-mill, blacksmith-shop, store and resi- dence, etc .; was the first settler, and the founder of the village, which was laid out in 1860 ; his store, shop, etc., were destroyed by a whirlwind the same year. Mr. Gilman retired from active business in 1867 ; the old couple have a pleasant home in the village ; three of their children, Benjamin M., Julia and Charles S., are in Denver, Colo .; Elizabeth resides in Plattsburg, and Platt J. is in North Platte, Neb. Mr. Gilman is a Republican of the old Whig school, and was once an active Mason, uniting with the fraternity in 1825.
REUBEN JUDD, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Mayville ; born in Berkshire Co., Mass., April 25, 1818; spent his early life and was educated in his native State; in 1843, he removed to Ohio, and, in the spring of 1846, located in the town of Rubicon, Dodge Co., Wis .; he was a genuine pioneer, as the whole country was a trackless wilderness ; it was an easy matter to get lost, and his only guide to the raising of Hartford Mill was blazed trees ; deer, and all wild game were plenty; in the fall of 1848, he took over thirty swarms of wild bees ; from 1849 to 1854, he was in the California gold mines ; bought his present farm of 108 acres in 1854 ; it is on the United States' road, cut during the Black Hawk war. He mar- ried Miss Rebecca Butler in the spring of 1855 ; they have five children-Henry and Henrietta (twins), Lenora, Edea and Arthur. Mr. Judd is a Democrat, and has been Clerk of his School District eighteen successive years.
CHARLES MACHMULLER, proprietor of the Woodland Hotel ; born in Brandenburg, Prussia, March 28, 1831; was educated in his native land ; came to America in 1852; was by trade a brickmaker, and lived and worked at his trade four years in Watertown, four years in Mayville five years in Theresa, one year in Washington Co., one season in Waupun, and eleven years in Rubicon ; he has owned the Woodland Hotel since 1867, and has kept it since May, 1878; he built the large brick store occupied by C. A. Kautke; owns another store, and is the leading real-estate owner in the village. Mar- ried Miss Johanna Becker in 1856; they have seven children-Matilda, Powell, Emil, Magdalena, Frank, Max and Eugene. Mr. Machmuller is a member of the Democratic party and Lutheran Church.
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