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LORENZO MERRILL, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Burnett ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1846, from New Hampshire, and settled in the town of Burnett; bought the farm he now occupies in 1857, which consists of 141 acres of land, valued at about $8,000. Was born June 21, 1818, in Hills- boro, N. H., and was the son of Samuel and Abigail Merrill, natives of New Hampshire. Was married, Nov. 2, 1842, to Mary Ann Fisk, who was born April 22, 1820; daughter of Richard and Rhapsyma Fisk, also natives of New Hampshire. Mr. Merrill was in the mercantile business in New Hampshire, but has followed farming most of the time since coming to Wisconsin. Has held the office of County Superintendent of Schools four years and Town Superintendent a number of years ; was a member of the Assembly two terms, in 1848 and 1859; was Assistant Provost Marshal during the late war, about a year, and Assistant Internal Revenue Assessor two years. Has five children-George F., born Feb. 17, 1847 ; Sarah J., born Jan. 12, 1849; Frank H., born June 17, 1850; Edgar P., born Oct. 14, 1854, and Charles L., born April 25, 1858. Sarah J. is now Mrs. J. B. Cole, of Burnett Junction ; George F. and Frank H. are both graduates of the State Law School, George practicing law in Depere, Wis., and Frank practicing in Milwaukee.
JOHN H. SAWYER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Burnett; was born in the town of Orford, Grafton Co., N. H., April 17, 1810; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1847; bought the farm he now occupies in Burnett, and returned to New Hampshire the same fall ; the next spring, he came on with his family, arriving here on the first day of June, 1848. Feb. 15, 1835, was married to Mary A. Estabrook, who was the daughter of Rodolphus and Tamison Estabrook, and was born May 10, 1815, in Lebanon, N. H. Mr. Sawyer followed farming, stone-cutting and mason work while living in New Hampshire, and farming alone since coming to Wisconsin. Has three brothers, Lewis, Hiram and Solomon, living in the same town, all pioneers of Dodge Co. Has two children-Joseph H., born July 9, 1845 (was married, June 15, 1870, to Alvida Fulmer, of Iron Ridge, Wis., and has one child, Matie Almira, born April 12, 1876; Joseph H. now owns the homestead on Sec. 19, 100 acres, worth about $6,000); Mary Jane (now Mrs. Lyman B. Eaton, of Beaver Dam), was born Feb. 27, 1836. Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer are members of the M. E. Church.
HIRAM SAWYER, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Burnett; was the son of Benjamin C. and Mindwell Sawyer, natives of New Hampshire, and was born Aug. 21, 1814, in the town of Orford,
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Grafton Co., N. H .; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled on the farm he now occupies in the town of Burnett. Has held the office of Town Supervisor two years, was Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors two years, and was a member of the Assembly in 1866; has also been statistical correspondent of the Agricultural Department at Washington. for the last six years. Was married, Feb. 14, 1837, to Barbara Ann Wilson, who was born Oct 17, 1819, at Haverhill, Grafton Co. N. H., and was the daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wilson, natives of New Hampshire. Mr. Sawyer followed stone- cutting in New Hampshire, from 1829 to 1844; but, since coming to Wisconsin, has followed farming. Lost two children-Barbara Adaline, born Feb. 19, 1839, and died Sept. 10, 1862; Hattie Aun, born April 6, 1857, died Sept. 20, 1864, and has ten living-Abigail Eliza, born Jan. 19, 1841; Hiram Wilson, born June 11, 1843; Mary Mindwell, born Aug. 23, 1845; Ransom J., born Sept. 22, 1847 ; Hannah Wilson, born Oct. 7, 1849; Frank Merrill, born May 20, 1852; Alvah L., born Sept. 16, 1854; Mattie Rosette, born July 22, 1860 ; Sarah P., born April 6, 1863, and Lewis M., born March 22, 1867. Mr. Sawyer has 180 acres of land, valued at about $75 per acre.
LEWIS SAWYER, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Rolling Prairie; one of the pioneers of Dodge Co .; was born Jan. 23, 1819, in Grafton Co., N. H., and was the son of Benjamin C. and Mindwell Sawyer. Was married, Dec. 30, 1844, to Sarah S. Sanborn, who was born in 1821, and died March 5, 1854. Dec. 5, 1854, was married to Hannah Wilson, who was born June 4, 1816, in Haverhill, Grafton Co., N. H. In June, 1841, Mr. Sawyer came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Burnett, in the southwest corner of the town, on Sec. 31, and, in company with M. B. Hall (now at Oak Grove) built the first house and made the first improvements ever made in the town of Burnett; at that time, there was only a small beginning made at Waupun, Fox Lake and Beaver Dam, and less than two dozen houses in Dodge Co. Mr. Sawyer was one of the Clerks at the first election ever held in this precinct; has held the office of County School Commissioner for several terms; was Coroner a number of years, and held an inquest on the body of the first suicide in the county, which was the second death in Dodge Co. requiring the services of a Coroner ; has been on the School Board in different capacities for over thirty years ; has also been Assessor and Justice of the Peace. Has two children living-Francis L., born Jan. 4, 1846, and Joseph E., born Jan. 13, 1848. Mr. Sawyer has divided his farm of 400 acres in Sec. 32 between these two sons, and now, after an active life and being identified with the interests and development of Dodge Co. for nearly forty years, has settled down to a life of quietness and rest.
SOLOMON SAWYER, wheelwright, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Rolling Prairie ; came to Wisconsin, and settled in Burnett, Dodge Co., June 10, 1845, and has lived within ten rods of the same spot ever since ; he built the first frame wagon-shop in Dodge Co. The town of Burnett was then called Winnebago Precinct, and he attended the first election ever held in the precinct, at the house of James A. Williams, on what is now H. B. Sherman's Spring Brook Farm, in Secs. 20 and 21. Mr. Sawyer was born Jan. 22, 1826, in Grafton Co .. N. H. ; son of Benjamin and Mindwell Sawyer. Married, June 26, 1853, in Burnett, Rosette Wilson, who was born Oct. 5, 1825, daughter of Jonathan and Mary Wilson, natives of New Hampshire ; has two children-Carter J., born Oct. 27, 1856, now reading law at Hartford, Wis .; and Harri, born Dec. 8, 1858, now engaged in teaching ; have lost two-Ella, born April 30, 1854, died March 24, 1874; and George, born June 28, 1861, died Nov. 6, 1862. Mr. Sawyer was Postmaster at Rolling Prairie during a part of President Pierce's administration, and the whole of Buchanan's. Owns twenty-five acres of land, which, with the buildings, is worth about $2,500.
JOHN M. SHERMAN (deceased), born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., March 30, 1817 ; emigrated to Illinois about 1841, and settled near Galena ; not liking the country there, he removed to Wisconsin in the spring of 1842, and settled in Burnett, Dodge Co., on the farm where he resided at the time of his death, which occurred Nov. 20, 1873 ; he was one of the oldest residents in the county, as well as first settlers of the State. He filled many positions of trust and honor, and served faithfully as a member of the Assembly in the Legislature of 1855; more recently he was appointed one of the Commissioners to locate the lands donated by Congress for the benefit of those who mortgaged their farms for railroad purposes in Wisconsin; the cares incident to the discharge of his duties in this capacity, when in ill health, undoubt- edly hastened his death. Mr. Sherman was a careful, conscientious, public-spirited man, and enjoyed the confidence of his fellow-citizens ; he once owned nearly all the land where the village of Burnett Junction now is, and in selling lots, always stipulated in the deed that the property was never to be used for saloon purposes, and no intoxicating liquor ever sold on the premises ; it is a noteworthy fact that the town of Burnett has never granted a license for liquor-selling. Mrs. Sherman's maiden name was Louisa Comstock ; she died Nov. 5, 1877, leaving a separate estate of about $10,000 ; Mr. Sherman's estate was appraised at about $40,000. They left four children-Ellen, now Mrs. George H. Lawrence, of Burnett Junction ; Mervilla, now Mrs. Charles Hodge, of Le Roy, Dodge Co., Wis .; John C., now living in Burnett ; and Myra
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L., who was married March 5, 1879, to George W. Merrill, of Burnett, who now resides on Sec. 21 ; P. O. Burnett Station.
L. H. SHEPARD, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Burnett ; was born in Erie Co., N. Y., Oct. 25; 1825, and was the son of Amos and Chloe Ann Shepard, natives of Vermont; when 18 years of age, in the fall of 1843, his parents removed to Wisconsin, and settled in the town of Burnett, Dodge Co. Dec. 4, 1856, he was married to Cordelia Mattoon, who was born Oct. 19, 1835, and was the daughter of Har- vey and Susan Mattoon, natives of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Mr. Shepard has resided in the town of Bur- nett since 1843, and for the last twenty years has been engaged in selling machinery for McCormick, of Chicago ; has 2813 acres of land in Secs. 17 and 20, in Burnett, worth about $60 per acre. Was a mem- ber of the State Legislature in the winter of 1877-78. Has four children-Mintie, born Oct. 27, 1857 ; Kate, born Aug. 21, 1859; Guy R., born Nov. 8, 1865; and Nellie D., born July 25, 1867.
ELDRIDGE SMITH, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Rolling Prairie ; was born April 5, 1816, in Watertown, N. Y .; son of Trumbull and Betsy E. Smith, natives of Connecticut. In Oneida Co., N. Y., Mr. Smith married Lovina, daughter of Stephen and Mary Cooper, natives of Rhode Island ; she died in November, 1833; he came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1842, and settled in Dodge Co., near Beaver Dam, and in the fall of 1844 located in Burnett, where now owns a farm of 190 acres, valued at about $50 per acre. April 16, 1854, he was married to Susan Lukins, who was born April 18, 1833, daughter of Asahel and Susanna Lukins, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Smith has five children living-Albert E., born Feb. 1, 1844; Lyman, born May 12, 1852; Mabel B., born April 23, 1857; George W., born Feb. 22, 1859 ; Charles H., born Aug. 25, 1862; have lost four-Mary Phidelia, born Aug. 22, 1840, died when six months old ; Lyman Roswell, born March 10, 1847, died July 15, 1848; Bradley A., born Dec. 23, 1849, died Jan. 26, 1851; Newton Stephen, born Nov. 19, 1841, enlisted Aug. 19, 1862, in Co. K, 29th W.V. I., and died May 7, 1863, at James' Plantation, La., of typhoid fever.
ALDEN STONE (deceased) ; born June 16, 1805, in Massachusetts, near Worcester ; son of John G. and Lydia Stone, natives of Massachusetts, who removed to the State of New York when he was about 10 years of age, and settled in Madison Co. Dec. 28, 1828, he was married to Miss Harriet Web- ster, who was born Dec. 9, 1804, in Madison Co., N. Y .; daughter of Plumly and Lydia Webster, both natives of the State of New York. In the spring of 1829, he removed to Allegany Co., N. Y., and lived there about eight years ; then went to McHenry Co., Ill., where he resided till the fall of 1845, when he came to Wisconsin and settled in Burnett, on the farm now occupied by his widow, 116 acres, worth $10,000. Mr. Stone was Assessor of the town of Burnett several years. Leaves six children-Charles (living in Iowa), Mary (now Mrs. Copeland Remington, of Freeborn Co., Minn.), Nancy, William (now living in Oshkosh, Wis.), Oscar and Sarah (who are living on the homestead with their mother) ; P. O. Burnett Station.
N. F. THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Burnett Station ; was born Aug. 7, 1826, in the town of Columbia, Coos Co., N. H .; his father's name was Samuel Thomas, and his mother's maiden name was Ann Folansbee : when 19 years of age, he bought his time of his father, and left New Hamp- shire for Canada, Oct. 29, 1845; lived about twenty-five miles east of Toronto till the next March, then came to Buffalo, and from there to Wisconsin, in what is now Kenosha Co .; there he worked on a farm at $9 per month from April, 1846, till the 1st of September, 1847 ; he clothed himself during this time and saved money enough to pay for eighty acres of land in Burnett, Dodge Co., which he did ; he then worked four months at $10 per month, and the next season drove a breaking-team for another man to pay for breaking some on his own land; in 1849, he built a house on his farm. Dec. 8, 1850, he married Cath- erine Bement, of Chemung Co., N. Y .; has three children-William E., born May 18, 1854; Ella M. and Emma M. (twins), born Feb. 2, 1853. He owns 122 acres of land, valued at $55 per acre.
ANSON TIFFT, retired farmer, Burnett Junction ; born Aug. 13, 1810, in Charlotte, Chit- tenden Co., Vt.s; son of John Tifft, a native of Rhode Island, and Betsy Smith, a native of New Milford, Conn. ; at the age of 17, Mr. Tifft went to work for Ira Andrews, at Shelburne, Chittenden Co., Vt., to learn the wagon-maker's trade; in October, 1831, went to Rhode Island, and worked at his trade in Providence and vicinity till the spring of 1834, when he returned to Vermont and followed the same business for sixteen years at Ferrisburg, Addison Co. Was married, Feb. 3, 1850, in South Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., to Ann Smith, who was born in Salisbury, Vt., daughter of Richard and Jemima Smith, natives of New Jersey; came to Wisconsin in May of the same year, 1850, and in the fall settled in Chester, Dodge Co. Mrs. Tifft died in Chester Dec. 8, 1868. Oct. 30, 1871, was married to Phobe Tucker, who was born in Litchfield, N. Y., July 10, 1811, and a sister of his first wife. In the spring, sold his farm in Chester (110 acres) for $4,040, and removed to Burnett Junction, where he still resides ; has had three children-Alice (born Nov. 1, 1850, died Nov. 3, 1877), William F. (born Oct.
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30, 1854, now attending medical lectures at the Vermont University, in Burlington) and Charles B. (born March 15, 1856, now in the hardware business in Ahnapee, Wis., firm of Tifft & Hay).
AUGUSTUS VOORHEES, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Minnesota Junction ; born Feb. 16, 1827, in Ovid, Seneca Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in May, 1845, with his parents, Tunis and Sarah Voorhees, who settled on the farm he now owns in Burnett, which consists of eighty acres, worth about $5,000. Was married, March 4, 1868, to Emily L. Falsom, who was born Jan. 25, 1839, in Montreal, Canada, daughter of Enos and Laura Falsom, natives of Vermont. In 1856, Mr. Voorhees went to Kan- sas, leaving Milwaukee in September with a company organized by Prof. Daniels, to take part in the " Border Ruffian War," which, however, subsided before he had an opportunity to see actual service ; he remained in Kansas till the summer of 1858, when he went to Pike's Peak with the first party who visited that place, prospecting for gold ; the same summer, he went to New Mexico, prospecting on the Rio Grande, but returned to Kansas in November of the same year. July 16, 1861, he enlisted in the 5th Kan. V. C., Co. A, Captain Ritchie; was with his regiment three years and one month, participating in eleven battles and coming out without a scratch ; returned to Wisconsin in the spring of 1866. Has six children-John G., born April 9, 1861; Mary, born Aug. 11, 1870 ; Laura A., born Jan. 25, 1872 ; Charles A., born No. 9, 1873 ; Gertie E., born Aug. 14, 1876, and Fannie E., born Dec. 6, 1879.
CHARLES WESTON, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Burnett; born Nov. 28, 1819, in Lower Canada (now called the Province of Quebec) ; son of John and Jane Weston, natives of New England ; first came to Wisconsin in July, 1846, and located in Burnett, Dodge Co., on the land he now owns; in the summer of 1850, he returned to Canada, and married Jane Gilman, who came to Wisconsin, and died in Burnett Oct. 29, 1857; June 3, 1861, he married Jane Amelia Doak, who was born May 1, 1839. daughter of James Doak, Esq., of the Province of Canada; has seven children living-Mary, born May 27, 1852; John, April 9, 1862; Marion, July 14, 1865; George, June 19, 1869; Jane Eliza, Oct. 30, 1872; Alfred Doak, Oct. 18, 1875, and William Snow, Oct. 9, 1879; Charles James, born Sept. 23, 1867, died Sept. 19, 1868. Mr. Weston has held the office of Superintendent of Schools, Chairman of Board of Supervisors and Town Clerk, and in politics is Republican. His farm comprises 420 acres of land, which he values at $22,000. Mr. and Mrs. Weston are both members of the Episcopal Church.
QUEERN YOUNG (deceased); was born in Mentzhausen, Germany, March 31, 1817 ; Mrs. Young's maiden name was Sophia Herrmann, daughter of John B. and Eliza Herrmann, and was also born in Germany. Mr. Young was one of the early settlers of Dodge Co., having come to America in 1844, and settled in that county ; he died Dec. 13, 1865, leaving a wife and seven children-Albert (now living in Trenton, Dodge Co.), Frances (now Mrs. Augustus Grebel, of Chester, Dodge Co.), Lucetta (now Mrs. Samuel Keil, of the town of Trenton), George Frederick (now teaching in Iowa), Theodore, Rosa and Charlie (all living with their mother on the homestead, which consists of 320 acres of land on Sec. 3, worth about $8,000). P. O. Burnett Station.
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MAX ALBER, proprietor Western Hotel, Rubicon; born in Germany in 1842; came to Wisconsin in 1868, locating at Rubicon, where he opened a blacksmith-shop in the village of Rubicon and also purchased two acres of land ; in 1878, he started the Western Hotel, which business he is at present engaged in. Married, in 1869, Miss Mary Hahn, a native of Wisconsin ; they have had three children-Mary J., born in 1870 ; Frederick A., 1877; Francisco, 1879. Democrat in politics; family are members of the Catholic Church.
JOSEPH ARMITAGE, farmer, Sec. 24, Hustisford, Secs. 19 and 30, Rubicon ; P. O. Neosho ; born in England in 1811 ; came to Wisconsin in 1846, locating in Hustisford, where he pur- chased 40 acres, afterward adding 280, his present homestead ; Mr. A. is one of the old settlers, and a very successful farmer, raising both stock and grain. Married, in 1830, Miss Mary Sykes, a native of England ; have had eleven children, nine living. Assessor, Treasurer School District twenty-five years, also a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 108, Neosho; Justice of the Peace twelve years. Republican in politics.
JOHN BAER, manufacturer of furniture; Neosho; born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1830 ; came to Wisconsin in 1853, locating at Milwaukee, where he engaged in the manufacture of furniture for three years; he then moved to Rubicon, openinga furniture factory at Neosho, which business he is at present engaged in. Married, in 1858, Miss Caroline Abel, a native of Germany. He enlisted in the 34th W.
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V. I .; was discharged on account of sickness ; he was afterward drafted again but sent a substitute. He is at present Supervisor. Independent in politics.
DENISON BAKER, groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, etc., Neosho; born in New York June 1, 1822; came to Wisconsin in 1844, locating at Rubicon; in 1845, he purchased 120 acres and commenced farming ; he is one of the first settlers in Rubicon, and a very prominent man ; he built the first hotel at Neosho, which he ran one year; he is also one of the largest land-owners in the town, having at present over four hundred acres, and raises both stock and grain, making a specialty of horses of the Arabian and Cloud breeds; Jan. 20, 1874, he opened a general store. Married, in November, 1874, Miss E. Person, a native of New York; had seven children, four of whom are living. Mr. B. is Grand Master of Neosho Lodge, No. 108, Order of Masons; also a very strong advocate of the temper- ance cause. Republican.
PETER BERENDS, dealer in agricultural implements, Neosho ; born in Holland in 1845 ; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating with his parents in the town of Horicon, remaining about six years, when Peter removed to Rolling Prairie, where he remained three years; he then went boating on the Mississippi River for one year. In 1865, he enlisted in Co. B, 22d W. V. I., joining the regiment at Fond du Lac; was discharged the same year on account of sickness; he then moved to Hartford, where he engaged in farming. Sept. 22, 1868, he married Miss Henrietta Kissell, a native of Germany ; had four children, one of whom is living. In 1869, he moved to Rubicon and purchased seventy acres, which he afterward sold; in 1875, he went into the agricultural implement business, in which business he has been very successful. Democrat.
JACOB BINDER, brewer, Neosho ; born in Germany in 1848; came to Wisconsin in 1867, locating in Theresa, where he worked at the brewing business for six years ; he then moved to Neosho and built a brewery, and is at present engaged in brewing a first-class quality of lager beer ; Mr. B. has built up a large and increasing business. Married, in 1873, Miss Elizabeth Mertis, a native of Germany ; they have had two children-John, born in 1875; Joseph, born in 1877. In 1877, Mr. Binder met with a serious accident in the malt mill connected with his brewery, whereby he lost his left arm. Family are members of the Catholic Church. Democrat.
WILLIAM BLOOR, farmer, Secs. 17 and 20; P. O. Neosho; born in Staffordshire, England, in 1821 ; came to Wisconsin in 1845, locating at Delafield, Waukesha Co., remaining two years, when he removed to Rubicon, and purchased 40 acres on Sec. 20, afterward adding 280 acres, his present homestead ; Mr. B. is a very successful farmer, and deals largely in stock, making his own shipments to the Chicago aud Milwaukee markets. He has been Chairman one year, Supervisor two years. Married, in 1845, Miss Ann Frier, a native of England ; they have had nine children, six living. Republican in politics.
JOHN P. CHRISTIANSEN, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Hartford; born in Denmark in 1829 ; came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating at Pine Lake, Waukesha, Co., where he engaged in farming for three years ; in 1851, he went to California, and engaged in mining till 1854, when he returned to Pine Lake and remained about one year ; in 1855, he moved to Ashippun and purchased forty acres, and opened a general store, continuing about eight years ; in 1864, he purchased eighty acres in the town of Rubicon, afterward adding forty acres, his present homestead. Married, in 1855, Miss A. Olson, a native of Norway ; they have had seven children, six living. Mr. C. has been Supervisor, and is a Democrat in politics.
JAMES MADISON CORMWELL, station agent, C., M. & St. P. R. R., Rubicon ; born in Permelia Four Corners, Jefferson Co., N. Y., in November, 1837 : came to Wisconsin in 1848, locat- ing at Hartford, where he received his education, and the early portion of his life was spent; April 1, 1874, was appointed station agent, C., M. & St. P. R. R, also agent for the American Express Co., and operator for the Northwestern Telegraph Co., which position he at present holds. In 1864, he enlisted in the 4th W. V. Cav., Co. I, but was prevented from serving on account of sickness. Married, in 1866, Miss Almira C. Lawrence, a native of Wisconsin ; three children-Earl B., born in 1869; Frank E., born in 1871 ; Pearl R., born in 1874. Independent in politics.
HERMAN DAUE, farmer, Secs. 5, 6 and 7; P. O. Woodland; born in Germany in 1851; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating, with his father, at Herman, remaining about fifteen years, when he went to Ohio, and after an absence of one year, he went to Woodland, and engaged in the wheat and lum - ber business for three years ; in 1872, he moved to Rubicon, where he purchased 140 acres, his present homestead. Married, in 1876, Miss Lena Lehmkuhl, a native of Germany ; three children-Hattie and Flora, twins, born in 1877; Edward, born in 1878. Mr. Daue raises both stock and grain, and is also engaged in the nursery business ; Roadmaster. Independent in politics.
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JOHN DINGS, blacksmith ; P. O. Neosho ; born in New York in 1821 ; came to Wisconsin in 1860, locating at Waupun, where he worked at the blacksmith business for A. D. Allis, for three years !; he then moved to Rubicon, where he purchased fifty acres, which he afterward sold ; in 1865, he moved to Neosho, and built a wagon-shop, where he has a large and increasing business. Married, in 1847, Miss Emelia Vurn, a native of New York ; had eight children, three living. Mr. Dings is a prominent member of the Methodist Church, and it is to his untiring efforts that the church is in a very prosperous condi- tion; he has been Treasurer of School Board a number of years. Republican.
D'LOSS E. DURKEE, farmer, Secs. 27, 35 and 36 ; P. O. Hartford ; born in New York, in 1823; came to Wisconsin in 1845, where he purchased 160 acres in the town of Rubicon ; he then returned to New York in 1854; he made a second visit to Rubicon and located in Sec. 35, his present homestead. Mr. Durkee is a very successful farmer; his farm consists of 335 acres, and he raises both stock and griin, also deals in dairy produce ; in 1855, he purchased and refitted the saw-mill, formerly owned by Mr. Selleck, which was burned down during Mr. Durkee's absence in New York on Jan. 8, 1879. He married, in 1854, Miss A. M. Godfrey, a native of New York, who died in 1862, leaving a child. He married again in 1873, Mrs. Mary H. Donalson ; they have one child.
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