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STEPHEN WOODWARD, Reeseville; is a native of Collins, Erie Co., N. Y .; was born in 1825 ; his early life was passed in attending school, and did not differ much from that of other wide- awake American boys; in 1847, he came to Dodge Co., Wis., which was at that time comparatively a wilderness ; he remained but a short time, however, before his returning to his native county, when he married Miss Eveline Stewart, a native of Wayne Co., N. Y .; they moved to Lowell (Dodge) county, in 1855, and in the following year removed to La Crosse, Wis., where they remained until their return to Dodge Co., in 1865, since which time they have lived in Reeseville; they have three children-Alice A., now the wife of Julius E. Warren, Milwaukee ; he was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war
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of the rebellion ; Adelia, wife of D. M. Wilcox, Palo Alto Co., Iowa, George S. During Mr. Woodward's residence in La Crosse, he was elected a member of the La Crosse Board of County Supervisors ; in this (Lowell) Mr. Woodward has held the offices of Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of the School Board several years. In early life Mr. Woodward acted with the old Whig party, until the organization of the Republican party ; he then joined the ranks of the latter, and was one of its most consistent supporters until 1864, when he believed it was becoming corrupt, and he would no longer give it his support ; of late years, he has been prominently indentified with the Greenback party, and has taken an active part in its organization in Dodge Co.
DATUS WRIGHT, proprietor of hotel and stable, Recseville ; was born in Johnstown, Rock Co., Wis., May 5, 1845 ; his father, Ezra Wright, was a native of Greene Co., N. Y .; his mother, Electa Ensign, was born in Erie Co., N. Y .; she married Ezra Wright in New York, in 1841 ; they emigrated to Johnstown, Rock Co., Wis., where they lived until 1857, when they removed to Oak Grove, this (Dodge) county ; they now reside in the town of Lowell ; their children are Martin V., who married Emma G. Sweet, of Lowell ; he is engaged in farming ; Eva A., now the wife of Edwin Hunter, of Lowell Township; Datus, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, married in Lowell, Miss Mary Doty, in 1866 ; she was born near Rome, N. Y., and was the daughter of John and Ann Doty, who were pioneer settlers of this county, and are now residents of Elba ; Datus Wright and wife came to Reeseville in 1872; their children are Bur- dette and Ada Velina. In politics, Mr. Wright acts with the Democrats.
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ALLEN AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Danville ; son of Moses T. Austin, who came to Jefferson Co., Wis., about 1844; he settled on the farm where his son now resides in 1846, where he resided till his death, which occurred about 1852 ; Allen was born on the farm where he now resides, in 1850. He was married to Kate Morse, daughter of Andrew J. Morse ; have three children-Lee, Ray- mond and Florence ; farm consists of 174 acres.
SAMUEL M. AUSTIN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Danville; was born in Grafton Co., N. H., in December, 1829 ; his parents, Samuel and Mercy Austin, removed to Pennsylvania in 1832, thence to Ohio in 1834, and to Jefferson Co., Wis., July 3, 1844; afterward to Elba Township, Dodge Co., Sec. 34, where they resided till their death. Mr. Austin was married to Philena Adams, whose parents settled in Jefferson Co. in 1840, and came to Elba Township, Dodge Co., in 1845 ; have six children-Martha, Abbie and Adda (twins), Mary, Anna and Samuel ; Mr. Austin is among the earliest settlers and largest farmers of Dodge Co .; has 800 acres of land; is engaged extensively in stock raising.
ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM, dealer in groceries, notions, iron produce, ctc. ; P. O. Hub- bleton, Jefferson Co., Wis .; born in County Meath, Ireland, in 1834; when he was 6 years of age, his parents emigrated to America, living about four years in Sixth Town, U. C .; in 1838, removed to Horn- ellsville, N. Y., coming to Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1842; here Arthur attended school; the family after- ward lived in Milford and Portland ; in 1868, Arthur returned to Milford, and farmed it two years; he located on Sec. 25, Portland, in 1871, at which time he began to buy what he calls truck ; began to sell goods in 1872, and now has the only grocery store in Portland; he travels in both Dodge and Jefferson Cos. Married Miss Maria Smith Oct. 27, 1862, who was born in County Leitrim, and came to America in 1842, with her parents, who settled in Orange Co., N. Y., she coming to Shields in 1845; Mr. and Mrs. C. have four children-Nancy, Arthur, Mary A. and Margaret J. Mr. C. is Independent in politics, and, with his family, a Catholic. .
A. C. FISHER, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Danville; Mr. Fisher was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1806; in 1810, his father removed to Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he lived till 1846, when he came to Dodge Co., and settled on his present farm. He was married to Lovica Esterly, born in the State of New York : they have two children-Lafayette and Imogene. Mr. Fisher was engaged as a sailor during the season of 1834; visited Chicago and what is now Milwaukee during the summer ; says the former city at that time was about the size of Waterloo, Jefferson Co., to-day. He has been Justice of the Peace two terms, also Supervisor two terms; his farm consists of 160 acres.
WILLIAM GINGLES, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Hubbleton, Jefferson Co., Wis .; born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1838; son of John Gingles, Sr., who came to America with his family in 1840; resided in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., until 1855, then settled in Portland ; in 1876, he removed to
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Waterloo, where he owned a house, lot and farm; he died Nov. 30, 1879, leaving a wife and nine chil- dren. William Gingles was educated in New York State and in Waterloo Village ; he bas forty acres in Portland and sixty in Shields. Liberal in religion ; Republican in politics, and has held all school district offices ; was Town Treasurer in 1866, and has twice been Assessor.
PHILLIP FUCHS, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Waterloo, Jefferson Co .; was born in Germany in 1825 ; came to the United States in 1855, and settled where he now lives in 1856. He was married to Miss A. Beken, who was born in Germany ; they have eight children. Was Town Treasurer one term, Supervisor of town two years, and, also, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for two years.
PETER J. HARGER, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Danville; born in Oswego Co., N. Y., in 1842. His father, Alfred Harger, removed to Fort Atkinson, Wis., from the State of New York in the summer of 1847, where he resided about three years ; he then settled in the south part of Elba Township, where he died in March, 1874. Mr. Harger enlisted in the fall of 1862, in the 23d W. V. I .; was at the battles of Port Gibson and Champion Hills, at the siege of Vicksburg, and thence to the vicinity of New Orleans ; was in Banks' Red River campaign, during which he was severely wounded, in consequence of which he was discharged in March, 1864 ; he was wounded by a ball which was deeply embedded in the leg ; the ball remained in his limb till 1877, when it was removed by a surgeon ; he now has the ball in his possession, as a souvenir of his army life in the service of his country. He was married to Mary J. Rumsey, born in the State of New York. Her parents settled in Columbia Co. in 1851. They have two children-Ira and Sheron H. The farm contains 112 acres.
CHRISTOPHER HODGSON, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Hubbleton, Jefferson Co., Wis .; born in Hallerton, Yorkshire, Sept. 16, 1818; spent his early life in his native land ; then resolved to seek his fortune in the New World, and landed in New York Jan. 4, 1843; he lived two years near Hamilton, Canada, and then removed to Kane Co., Ill., working at anything which he could turn his hand to until February, 1846, when he bought his farm of the United States patent, signed by James K. Polk ; returning to Illinois, he worked until 1849, then he went via New Orleans to Liverpool, spending the winter in Old England ; in the spring of 1850, he returned with his wife and child and located on his wild Wisconsin farm ; at once began chopping, etc., breaking the land with oxen, earned by hard labor ; the young couple fared hard and worked hard, having no money, they lived one summer on bread and cheese; Mrs. Hodgson suffered much from fever and ague, and was homesick and heartsick enough ; as a result of these early struggles, they have a well-improved farm of 160 acres, a modern brick farmhouse, built in 1875, and may well be contented. Mrs. Hodgson was Mary Robson, born in Yorkshire, where she spent her early life, marrying Mr. Hodgson in June, 1841; they have three sons-Alfred W., Chris- topher R. and Robert E .; the eldest, Jane E., married William Brown, of Hubbleton, and died Dec. 23, 1867, leaving one son-Sidney A. Mr. Hodgson and family are Wesleyan Methodists ; politics, Repub- lican.
STEPHEN LINDERMAN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Waterloo, Jefferson Co .; was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1821 ; he removed with his father, William Linderman, to the State of Ohio, in 1832, thence to Illinois in 1837 ; he came from Boone Co., Ill., to Dodge Co., in June, 1843, and made a claim of a part of the farm where he now lives, and where he settled in August of that year ; he built the first house in Portland, and has the honor of being its first settler. He was married in Boone Co., Ill., March, 1843, to Charlotte Rew, daughter of Ira Rew ; her parents came to Dodge Co. in 1844; they had eleven children, seven of whom are living-Elizabeth E. Ranney, who was the first white child born in the town of Portland, born Jan. 21, 1844, now resides in Algona, Iowa; Jerusha M. Nashold, resides at Salmon City, Idaho; May Smith, resides at Waterloo, Jefferson Co., Wis .; Charles, married Clara Andrews, and resides on his father's farm ; Albert D., Nellie and Minnie; Mr. Linderman has 285 acres of land, and is engaged in general farming. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church.
ASA PORTER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Waterloo, Jefferson Co .: was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1815 ; he came to Dodge Co., and entered the farm where he now lives, in the spring of 1846; his parents, Isaac and Betsy Porter, came to Iowa with their son, and resided with him till their death ; his mother died in 1851, his father in 1858. He was married to Susan Tracy ; her parents were John and Jemima Tracy ; settled in Medina, Dane Co., Wis .; have two children-Garret and Algenia ; Mr. Porter's farm contains 160 acres. He and wife are members of the M. E. Church.
JOHN STORER, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Danville ; born in Franklin Co., Me., in 1834 ; he came to Dodge Co., with his parents, in May, 1846; his father, Joseph Storer, settled on the farm now owned by his son ; he died in Minnesota in March, 1879 ; his mother still resides in Minnesota ; Mr. John Storer has resided on his present farm since 1847. He was married to Kate Conklin, who was born
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in Dublin, Ireland, in 1841 ; she came to this country with her brother, Thomas Conklin, in the fall of 1854; her parents emigrated to South Carolina from Ireland about 1864, where they are still supposed to reside. Mr. Storer has four children-Nora, Hattie, Charles and Matie. His farm contains 200 acres.
F. A. WRIGHT, farmer, Sec. 31 ; P. O. Waterloo, Jefferson Co .; born in the town of Beth- any, Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1837; he went to Michigan in the fall of 1855, and came to Dodge Co. in the fall of 1856. He was married to Mrs. Chloe A. Knowlton, formerly Miss Brookins, born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1835; she came to the town of Portland with her parents in 1849; she was married, in 1851, to Mr. Daniel Knowlton, who entered the farm where the family now reside, in 1844; he died in 1875. Mrs. Wright has ten children by her former marriage-Mary J., F. Adel, Alice S., Adda P., Azor, Eliza- beth, Thaddeus, Maud, Edith and Fannie. Farm contains 160 acres.
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JOHN S. BEAN, farmer, Sec. 14, P. O. Danville; was born in Merrimac Co., N. H., in Feb- ruary, 1839 ; he came to Elba Township in March, 1861. He enlisted, Oct. 23 of that year, in Co. D, 16th W.V. I .; he was severely wounded in the arm at the battle of Shiloh ; he then, being disabled for duty in the field, engaged in the recruiting service, afterward as Clerk of Court Martial, and in Commissary De- partment ; joined his company in October, 1863; Dec. 23, 1864, he was discharged and mustered into ser- vice as Second Lieutenant of 47th U. S. Colored Inf. ; was promoted to First Lieutenant Nov. 11, 1865 ; was discharged Jan. 4, 1866. Mr. Bean was married, Oct. 26, 1864, to Ellen C. Eastman, born in New Hampshire, December, 1839 ; they have two children-Mabel O. B., and Jennie M. Bought present farm Oct. 20, 1866 ; he has 120 acres of land. He has been Assessor of Elba Township three terms, Justice of the Peace four terms, and Town Clerk two terms.
JOHN C. BRAINERD, farmer, Section 21; P. O. Danville ; was born in Middlesex Co., Conn., in 1810; his father, Calvin Brainerd, removed to Monroe Co., N. Y., in 1823, where he died, about 1860, at the age of 84 years. Mr. Brainerd was married to Mary Pease, of Monroe Co., N. Y .; he resided in Western New York till 1854, when he removed to Dodge Co., and settled in Elba Township, on the section where he now lives. He engaged in teaching many winters, following the occupation of farm- ing the remainder of the year ; he has also been an earnest laborer in the cause of the Christian religion since his earliest manhood, and as a minister of the Gospel, has labored, both by precept and example, to make men better. He has three children-John C .; Mary, now Mrs. Wm. Flynn ; and William P .; ost first three children.
DANIEL BRUECHER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Danville ; was born in Prussia in 1824; he came to this country with his parents, Daniel and Elisabeth Bruecher ; his father entered 160 acres of land in Elba Township, eighty of which is included in the farm of his son Daniel ; his parents had eight children, seven of whom are living, four of whom are residents of Dodge Co., two of Columbia Co. and one of Minnesota. His father died Nov. 1, 1857. He was married to Barbary King, whose parents came to this country from Germany in 1853; they have seven children-Louisa, Josephine, William, Edward, Elizabeth, Daniel and Charles. Mr. Bruecher has been a member of the Board of Supervisors of Dodge Co. for thirteen years.
MILES BURNHAM, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Danville; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in March, 1822; he came to Dodge Co. in October, 1844, and entered forty acres of land, where the village of Danville now stands; he was accompanied by his cousin, Morris Burnham and Samuel Hasey ; these gentlemen were the first.residents of what is now Elba Township; during this autumn, Mr. Burnham and his cousin engaged to construct a dam and saw-mill at Danville for Mr. Lawton Carrier ; but they pur- chased the property before the completion of the work. Mr. Burham was married to Caroline Johnson, daughter of Charles Johnson, who came from Racine to Elba Township in 1845 ; has three children- Melissa (now Mrs. John C. Brainerd), George and Matie, all residing at Blooming Prairie, Minn. Mr. B. was the first Township Clerk of Elba Township; has been Justice of the Peace since 1852, except one ear ; served a term as member of the County Board of Supervisors; was elected to the Legislature in 866. Mr. Burnham has the honor of being the oldest settler of Elba Township; the respect and con- fidence in which he is held by his fellow:citizens is indicated by the many places of public trust which he has held.
PATRICK BURRELL, farmer, See. 29; P. O. Danville; was born in Ireland about 1822 ; he came to the United States in 1847; lived in Herkimer Co., N. Y., about three years ; came to Dodge
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Co. and settled in Elba Township in 1851; settled on his present farm in 1853. He married Mary Duffy, who was born in Ireland ; have had nine children, only two living-Mary Ellen and Jane. His farm contains 256 acres. He and his family belong to the Catholic Church. 1
B. F. COOPER, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Danville ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Sept. 4, 1822; he was the son of John and A. Cooper, natives of New England, and removed to Cleveland, Ohio, from the State of New York, about 1839; thence to Michigan, where his father died; Mr. B. F. Cooper left home when 20 years of age, and has resided in Wisconsin most of the time since; he came to Colum- bus in the fall of 1843. He married, Oct. 31, 1848, Adeline Hawley, born in Albany, N. Y., Aug. 20, 1827; her father was Col. Samuel Hawley, a soldier of the war of 1812; he came to Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1845, where he died in 1856; Mr. Cooper settled on the farm he now owns in May, 1849; has five children-Ella and Ellen (twins), born June 15, 1850; Fred, Sept. 27, 1857; Cora, Aug. 27, 1863 ; Frank, Dec. 16, 1868; lost one son-Isaac B., born June 16, 1856, died March 26, 1862. Mr. Cooper has ninety-five acres of land. He and wife are members of Olivet Congregational Church, Columbus.
JOHN CROOKE, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Columbus; was born in County Dublin, Ireland, about 1825 ; he came to the United States in 1843; he lived in Essex Co., N. Y., for about five years, and came to Columbus, Wis., in the fall of 1848 ; located on his present farm of 160 acres in 1860. He married Ellen Lavery, born in County Limerick, Ireland.
REV. THOMAS DEMPSEY, Pastor of St. Columbkill's Church; P. O. Danville ; Father Dempsey was born in Clyman Township, Dodge Co., in 1859; he was educated at St. Francis' Seminary, Milwaukee ; was ordained priest June 10, 1876 ; had charge for some time of St. James' and St. John's Churches in Fond du Lac Co .; assumed present charge September, 1879 ; officiates also as Pastor of St. John's Church, Lowell Township.
JOHN S. GRACE, teacher and farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Columbus ; was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1847 ; he came to the United States in 1866, and has lived in Dodge Co. since that time ; he came to this country a poor boy ; by application and perseverance he has qualified himself for the profes- sion of teaching, in which he is very successful. He was married in 1878 to Miss Nora Devine, whose father was an early settler of Trenton Township ; they have one child-Mary G., born Nov. 20, 1879.
JOB W. HARTLEY, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Danville ; born in the Province of New Bruns- wick in 1822; his father removed to the town of Malahide, Ontario, when he was about 6 years of age ; he went to Michigan in 1840; in 1844, he went to Illinois, where he lived about one year; thence to Northern Wisconsin, where he passed three years in the pine region. He was married in September, 1847, to Elizabeth Finch, of Ontario ; came immediately thereafter to Dodge Co., and located on his present farm in March, 1848 ; Mr. Hartley has five children-Marian A. (now Mrs. H. E. Luther, resides in Denver, Colo.), Hualpi A. (married Miss Almeda J. Johnson), Susan L., Tolbert B. and Lewis E. Mr. Hartley has been a cuccessful farmer ; owns 600 acres of land ; at one time owned about 1,000 acres in Elba Township. Has been Chairman of the Town Board for several years, Road Overseer for seven years, and School Clerk for seven years.
MICHAEL KELLEY, farmer ,Sec. 24; P. O. Reeseville ; was born in County Kings, Ire- land, in 1806; came to this country in June, 1834; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., about eight years; thence to Chautauqua Co. for five years ; came to Dodge Co. and settled on his present farm in June, 1847. He was married to Julia Durken ; they have had fourteen children, ten of whom are living. Mr. Kelley has been one of the successful farmers of Elba Township ; he has about 500 acres of land ; has been Clerk of his School District for thirteen years.
JACOB LAWRENCE, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Danville; was born in Washington Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1810; he went to Detroit, Mich., in 1835; returned to Saratoga Co., N. Y., the follow- ing year; in 1837, he returned to Detroit; in the fall of 1840, removed to Jefferson Co., Wis .; in May, 1846, came to Dodge Co., and settled on the farm where he now resides. He was married to Caroline Hathaway, whose parents settled in Jefferson Co., Wis., from Michigan, in 1840; they have five children -Elizabeth ; Charles, married Miss Mary Smeaden, resides at the homestead, have one child, Lela ; Martin, resides in California ; Lodovine and Chloe.
FREDERICK LUETH, miller, Danville; was born in Germany in 1837; came to the United States with his father, Christopher Lueth, in 1846, who now lives in Lansing, Iowa. Mr. Fred- erick Lueth lived in Columbus till 1876, when he purchased one-half interest in the flouring-mill at Danville, and where he now resides. He was married to Maria Liebing, born in Germany; they have six children-Charles, Albert, Edward, Annie, Samuel and Paul.
JOHN MURPHY, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Danville; was born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1822. He was married to Margaret Roche, who was born in County Wexford in 1818. Mr. Murphy
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came to the United States in 1849 ; lived in Utica, N. Y., about two years ; came to Dodge Co. in 1866, and settled where he now lives. He has four children-John F., Gretta, Henry and Susan ; lost one daughter, Mary A. His farm consists of seventy-six acres.
LEVIA A. RANDALL, blacksmith, Danville; was born in Montgomery Co .. N. Y., in 1822; he lived in different parts of the State of New York till 1850, when he came to Wisconsin ; he lived in Fond du Lac Co. until the fall of 1852, when he came to Elba Township, where he has since resided. He was married to Maria Lindsley, whose parents settled in Fond du Lac Co. in 1849. They have six children-Lucius, Eugene, George, Charles, Adelaide and Walter. Lucius is engaged in the grocery business at Columbus; Eugene and George reside in Elba Township; Charles is a printer by trade, at Columbus ; the other two children reside at home.
AUGUST REDDEMAN, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Danville; born in Germany in 1836 ; he came to the United States with his parents, John and Sophia Reddeman, in the fall of 1857, and settled in the township of Shields, Dodge Co .; in 1864, his father removed to the town of Leeds, Columbia Co., where his mother died ; his father died at the house of his son, in October, 1879. He was married to Louisa Pantzlaff, a native of Germany; she came to this country in 1856, in company with her sister Wilhelmena, who died in 1861; her father died in Germany ; her mother and five children were lost on the steamer Austria, on the passage to this country, Sept. 13, 1858. Mr. Reddeman has three children- Matilda, Hermina and August; lost one child, Herman. He settled on his present farm in 1876; in 1877, he purchased a half-interest in the flouring-mill at Danville, of John Roberts; his farm contains 180 acres. He has been President of the Elba Mutual Insurance Co. since January 1, 1878.
PATRICK ROCHE, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Danville ; was born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1821; he came to this country, with his father, Robert Roche, in 1849; they lived in Utica, N. Y ., about two and one-half years ; thence to Fox Lake Township, Dodge Co., in the fall of 1851 ; Mr. Roche purchased his present farm in 1852. He was married to Honora Flynn in 1854; they have four sons and five daughters; his farm contains 210 acres ; Mr. Roche was elected to the General Assembly of the State of Iowa, in 1846, and served one term ; has also served two terms as Supervisor of Elba Township.
MATTHEW STONE, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Columbus; was born in County Middlesex, England, in 1807. He was married to Sarah Greenhill ; emigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1832 ; in 1850, removed to Columbus, Wis., where he worked at his trade, that of saddler and harness-maker, for about two years ; Mr. Stone served an apprenticeship at his trade in London, England, six years, after which he conducted the business himself, in London, for several years; he purchased his present farm of 220 acres in the spring of 1853; in 1868, Mr. Stone sold his farm, when he and wife visited their native land, returning in the spring of 1869, to Jasper Co., Iowa, where they remained about a year and a half, then removed to Columbus, Wis., but re-purchased their farm in 1875, where they now reside ; they have eight children-Sarah, Matthew G., Hannah, Agnes, Joseph H., Marshal F., Mary, and John W.
MRS. SUSAN SWEET, widow of Dodge Sweet, Sec. 35; P. O. Danville; Mr. Dodge Sweet was born in August, 1823; in 1844, he came to Jefferson Co., Wis., from Ohio, with his parents, ' J. T. and Esther Sweet ; came to Elba Township about 1846 ; his parents are now residents of Colum- bus, Wis .; Mrs. Sweet, formerly Miss Susan Crawford, was born in Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1831 ; her par- ents, James and Phœbe Crawford, came to Jefferson Co., Wis., from Ohio, in 1847 ; they now reside in Fayette Co., Iowa. She was married to Mr. Sweet Aug. 6, 1848; settled on the farm where the family now reside, in 1849 ; Mr. Sweet died Sept. 1, 1861 ; Mrs. Sweet has had five children, four of whom are living-Elbert P., born Aug. 15, 1849 ; Jennie, born Feb. 24, 1851; Arwid, born March 28, 1853, and Elmer J., born June 8, 1858; lost one son, Dodge, born in 1861, died in 1863; farm contains 80 acres.
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