The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, containing a history of Dodge County, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc, Part 98

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 774

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JAMES DAVISON, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Waupun ; was born in Belfast, Ireland, Dec. 6, 1828 ; son of John and Isabella Davison, natives of Ireland, of Scotch descent; came to America, in February, 1844, and settled in New York City, where he was engaged in the drug business till April, 1848, when he came to Wisconsin and settled at West Bend, Washington Co., Oct. 15, 1868 ; he came to Dodge Co., and settled the town of Chester, where he is still living; has followed farming ever since he came to Wisconsin, and now owns 400 acres of land, worth $50 per acre. Mr. Davison was eight years Justice of the Peace in Washington Co., two years Town Superintendent of Schools, and three Supervisor ; in Chester held the office of Supervisor two years, Assessor five years; was member of Assembly in the winter of 1878-79, and is the present Chairman of the town. Was married, May 8, 1859, to Sarah, daughter of Peter and Margaret Waimer, of Ohio, of German descent; have eight children- John, born Aug. 1, 1860 ; James T., born Aug. 14, 1862; Mary, born Jan. 18, 1864 ; Robert, born May 17, 1865 ; Frank S., born June 27, 1867; Peter W., born May 15, 1869; Charles M., born May 2, 1871, and Thomas L., born June 4, 1873. Mr. Davison's family attend the Congregational Church.

(ISAAC FOWLER, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Waupun; is a native of New Hampshire, and was born Aug. 20, 1810; came to Wisconsin in March, 1840, from Plainfield, Ill., where he had lived about two years and a half, and settled in Rochester, Racine Co .; he remained there till May, 1848, when he came to Chester, Dodge Co., and located on the farm he now occupies; although subject to the incon- venience and deprivations incident to the settling up of a new country, Mr. Fowler came with sufficient means to make himself and family as comfortable as possible under the circumstances. About twenty years ago, Mr. Fowler was elected Chairman of the town for three successive terms, with but one dissent- ing vote, and has since held the office of Town Treasurer and Supervisor. In 1835, Mr. Fowler was

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married to Almira Messer, of Matheun, Mass., who died March 28, 1874, leaving five children-George, born Oct. 29, 1835; Charles, born Jan. 8, 1838; Henry, born April 1, 1840; Monroe, born Feb. 25, 1846, and Waldo, born Sept. 24, 1854-all living in Wisconsin, except Monroe, who is living in Iowa. Nov. 18, 1875, Mr. Fowler married for his second wife Mrs. Nancy M. Caney, of Whitewater, Wis., with whom he is still living. In religious belief, Mr. Fowler is a Universalist. Owns 180 acres of land, valued at about $10,000.

ELLIOT GLENDINNING, mason and farmer; P. O. Waupun; born in 1816, in Scotland; came to America when 21 years of age; lived in Delaware Co., N. Y., about five or six years; came to Wis- consin in 1845, and lived in the town of Alto, Fond du Lac Co., till 1868; then came to Chester, Dodge Co., and married Mrs. Margaret Benton, of Chester, living in that town ever since. Mrs. Glendinning was born about 1832, in County of Limerick, Ireland, daughter of George and Sarah Rowels; came to America with her parents in 1853; in the fall of 1855, married John Benton, a native of Ireland, in Washington Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconsin the same fall; settled in the town of Chester, Dodge Co., on the farm she now occupies, in 1857; Mr. Benton died Feb. 9, 1861, leaving five children, Thomas, Mary J., Sarah A., John W. and Maggie. Has eighty acres of land, valued at about $2,500.

BARTHEL HERMANN, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Waupun ; was born in Saxon Meiningen, Germany, Feb. 11, 1820; son of John B. and Eliza Hermann; came to America in the summer of 1850, arriving in June and located on the farm he now occupies ; is a thorough farmer, and has made that his business through life. Held the office of Clerk of the School Board for three years, and is now District Treasurer, and Supervisor of the town of Chester. Was married Nov. 3, 1846, to Barbara Eliza, daugh- ter of Sebastian and Clara Margaret Otto, of Weinshausen, Germany ; they have seven children living, and have lost two-Barthel Ludwig (born Jan. 31, 1847), Augusta Mary (now Mrs. Herman Kreuz, of Dodge Co., Wis., born Aug. 15, 1850), William Albert (born June 19, 1852), Margaret Christina (born April 12, 1855), John Otto (born Oct. 24, 1858), Frank Edward (born Oct. 8, 1861), Anna Eliza (born Aug. 14, 1864, and died March 9, 1866), Laura Sophia (born Oct. 16, 1866, died April 7, 1867), and Emma Minnie (born Aug. 2, 1870). In addition to the 380 acres of land, in the town of Chester, valued at $15,000, Mr. Hermann owns ten acres of timber land in the town of Le Roy, on Section 21, valued at $65 per acre.

JUSTIN JACOBS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Atwater ; was born April 1, 1815, in Warren, Washington Co., Vt., and was the son of Justin and Polly Jacobs. Was married, Jan. 20, 1842, to Mahala, daughter of Ziba and Betsy Curtis, of West Troy, N. Y. Mr. Jacobs came to Wisconsin June 18, 1848, and settled on the farm he now occupies in Chester, where he owns 120 acres of land, valued at $60 per acre. When Mr. Jacobs was 18 years of age, he enlisted in the U. S. Army, and spent six years on the frontier in Texas and Florida. After that, he spent five years at the Arsenal in West Troy, N. Y. in the Ordnance Department. He was wounded in the service, and receives a pension. Mr. Jacobs has held the office of Town Treasurer one term, and Justice of the Peace several terms, which office he now holds ; was Postmaster for about ten years at Chester (now Atwater) P. O. Mr. Jacobs has six children -Curtis (born Oct. 11, 1842; enlisted April 19, 1861, in 3d W. V. I., Co. D, and participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged up to the time of his death, which occurred Aug. 9, 1862, at the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va.), Justin (born Sept. 27, 1844; enlisted Oct. 18, 1861, in the 16th W. V. I., Co. C, and remained with his company till the war closed, except when in the hospital, and lost an eye. as the result of injuries received at the battle of Pittsburg Landing ; he is now living in Tulare Co., Cal.), Fernando Seth (born July 19, 1848, lives in Chester), Nancy Jane (born July 5, 1850, now Mrs. Frank Warren, of Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis.), Emma Louisa (born Aug. 6, 1854, now Mrs. Arthur Page, of Jefferson Co., Neb.), and Allie (born Dec. 27, 1865). F. S. Jacobs is Postmaster and station agent at Atwater, where he is also buying wheat.

FRANK JOHNSTON, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Waupun; born in County Down, Ireland, Province of Ulster, in 1814; son of John and Elizabeth Johnston, natives of Ireland, of Scotch descent. Mr. Johnston came to America in the spring of 1842, and first located in Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., where he remained till the fall of 1844, when he came to Wisconsin, and settled in the town of Trenton, Dodge Co .; May 18, 1849, he bought the farm on which he now lives, in the town of Chester, and has occupied it ever since ; held the office of Town Treasurer two terms, and was a member of the State Legislature in 1870. Was married in March, 1859, at Oxford, Marquette Co., Mich., to Anna Maria, daughter of John H. and Mary Ann Cleveland, natives of Ireland. His second wife was Margaret Gib- son, a native of Belfast, Ireland, to whom he was married in Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 28, 1867, and who died Jan. 26, 1874. June 23, 1875, he married, for his third wife, Grace, daughter of Nathaniel and Agnes Martin, natives of Ireland ; she is his present wife, and was married in Pittsburgh, Penn .; has only one

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child, John E., who was born May 11, 1860. Mr. Johnston has accumulated a nice little fortune, owning 613 acres of land in Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties, valued at about $30,000.

SILAS MARSH (deceased), was born Feb. 22, 1814, in Hardwick, Vt. ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1840, and settled in the town of Genesee, Waukesha Co. In the fall of 1844, he came to the town of Chester, Dodge Co., and settled on the farm now occupied by his widow, on Sec. 19, where he followed farming up to the time of his death, which occurred Nov. 16, 1879, of consumption, after an ill- ness of about two years, leaving only one child, Eddie, who was born Feb. 7, 1864, and is now living with his mother on the old homestead, which consists of 170 acres of land, worth about $10,000. Mr. Marsh held the offices of Justice of the Peace and Chairman of the town of Chester ; was a careful business man, a man of fine feelings, and highly esteemed by his neighbors and acquaintances. Was married Feb. 24, 1842, to Lucy Davenport, who survives him, and resides on the homestead on Sec. 19 (P. O., Waupun). Mrs. Marsh was the daughter of Damon and Ann Davenport, of Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., and was born May 10, 1825. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh lost three children -- Charles Henry, born March 22, 1843, died Oct. 14, 1846 ; Damon, born Nov. 4, 1844, died Jan. 26, 1849 ; Willis S., born Dec. 4, 1851, died Feb. 2, 1852. Mr. Marsh united with the Congregational Church in Waupun in 1860, and Mrs. Marsh in 1861.

SPENCER J. MATTOON, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Waupun ; came to Wisconsin in Sep- tember, 1844, from Portage Co., Ohio, and settled in the town of Chester on the farm he now owns, which consists of 210 acres, valued at about $10,000 ; has been Town Treasurer two years, Supervisor one year, and School Director for the past six years; was born Feb. 17, 1821, in Atwater, Portage Co., Ohio, and was the son of Caleb and Betsey Mattoon, from Connecticut. July 16, 1846, married Sophia Knapp, who was born Nov. 2, 1826, in the State of New York ; daughter of David and Flavia Knapp; Mr. Mattoon has had six children, of whom four are still living-Vincy, born Aug. 21, 1847, and died Sept. 1, 1848 ; Adelia and Amelia, born June 12, 1849, were the first twins born in Dodge Co., and both married the same man, John Nickerson ; Adelia married Feb. 22, 1872, and died June 9, 1873, and Amelia was married July 1, 1874; Edgar D., born Sept. 9, 1853; Helen Y., May 10, 1868, and Levi S., Dec. 7, 1861.

JOHN MOSHER, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Waupun ; son of Obediah and Nancy Mosher ; born Jan. 10, 1821, in Morrow Co., Ohio; came to Wisconsin in October, 1843, and remained about a year, when he returned to Ohio; in the fall of 1845, he again came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Chester, Dodge Co .; in 1849, he purchased the farm on which he now lives, and moved on it in 1851 ; has held the office of Supervisor, and was School Commissioner in 1848. Dec. 18, 1840, married Julia McGrenell, who was born July 9, 1824, and died May 25, 1862; July 13, 1864, married Mrs. Sophia Williams, of Waupun, with whom he is still living ; she was born Oct. 26, 1827-daughter of Allen and Sophia Dutton, natives of Connecticut ; has three children-Orville W., born Nov. 8, 1853; Louila M., March 22, 1858, and Waldo G., Sept. 18, 1859; Mr. Mosher owns 120 acres of land worth $5,000, keeps sixteen cows, and manufactures butter on the Cooley system.

ROBERT MOSHER, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Waupun ; came to Wisconsin in November, 1845, and located in Chester, Dodge Co., where he has been engaged in farming ever since ; owns ninety- four acres of land worth $60 per acre; born May 17, 1825, in Marion Co., Ohio (son of Obediah and Nancy Mosher, natives of New England) ; married, April 11, 1849, Lucinda Richardson, born Feb. 14, 1823, and daughter of Ira and Rachel Richardson, natives of Vermont; Mr. Richardson died in 1866, and Mrs. Richardson is still living. Aug. 12, 1862, Mr. Mosher enlisted in Co. A, 32d W. V. I., under Capt. C. H. De Groat, of Fond du Lac, Wis., and was discharged for inability, Jan. 13, 1863. Mr. Mosher has no children living.

ALBERT RAYMOND, of the firm of Raymond Brothers, Waupun; son of Lemuel and Maria Raymond ; was born Feb. 11, 1848, in the town of Chester, Wis. Oct. 3, 1877, he married Nellie F. N. Nudd, who was born May 29, 1855, daughter of Amos and Lucy A. Nudd, natives of New Hamp- shire. Mr. Raymond resides on the same farm as his brother George, on Sec. 4, where they have fine buildings and a very desirable home.

GEORGE RAYMOND, farmer, inventor and manufacturer, Sec. 4; P. O. Waupun; was born Feb. 17, 1846, and was the first white child born in the town of Chester, where he has resided ever since, being engaged with his brother, Albert, in farming and manufacturing ; the Raymond Brothers were the inventors of the windmills manufactured by Althouse, Wheeler & Co., at Waupun ; also of a rotary attachment for windmills, and several different kinds of feed-grinders, the latest of which is a combination of soft and chilled iron, and promises to be a grand success. Jan. 28, 1874, Mr. Raymond was married to Sarah M. Cooper, who was born in the town of Chester Feb. 22, 1853, daughter of John and Ann

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Cooper, of this town; Mr. and Mrs. Raymond have three children-Edward, Adell and Edith Mary. Raymond Brothers own 160 acres of land, valued at $12,000.

LUKE ROWELLS, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Waupun ; was born May 10, 1815, in County Limerick, Ireland, and was the son of George and Sarah Griffin Rowells. Was married, April 16, 1849, to Margaret. O'Brien, who was born May 12, 1825, daughter of Brian and Bridget O'Brien, of County Limerick. Mr. Rowells came to America in the spring of 1849, and located in the town of Easton, Washington Co., N. Y., where he followed farming till the fall of 1854, when he moved to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Chester, Dodge Co., on his present farm, which consists of 181 acres of land, val- ued at about $7,000. Mr. Rowells was the first of his father's family to emigrate to America, but was followed soon after by his brother, George, and in June, 1852, his parents came over ; his mother died at his house in Washington Co., N. Y., about three months after landing in America, and his father died in Chester, Dodge Co., Wis., 1860; Mr. Rowells has ten children living-George B., born Sept. 1, 1850, in Washington Co., N. Y. ; Sarah, born Feb. 13, 1851 (now Mrs. Michael O'Donovan, of Chester, Wis.); John G., born March 25, 1853; Bridget Ellen, born Feb. 27, 1855; Luke W., born Oct. 24, 1857 (now in the law office of H. W. Frost, in Waupun); Maggie J., born July 16, 1859; Jennie A., born April 1, 1861 ; Mary, born Feb. 12, 1863; Dennis, born Jan. 29, 1865; Richard E., born Jan. 9, 1867; . Nellie was born Jan. 1, 1870, and died the 21st day of the same month.

W. E. SCOTT, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Atwater; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled on the farm he now occupies, in the town of Chester, Dodge Co .; he was one of the pioneers, and is the only man living in the town of Chester who helped to organize it, which he did in November, 1845. Has held the office of Supervisor, Treasurer and Collector, and was Justice of the Peace one terin, from 1855 to 1857. Mr. Scott and his brother, L. T. Scott, were the inventors of a ditching machine which has been extensively used in this vicinity. The subject of this sketch was the son of Elhannan and Eliza F. Scott, and was born Nov. 30, 1822, in what was then Genesee Co., N. Y .; afterward, the county was divided, leaving his birthplace in Wyoming Co. Was married in May, 1847, to Sarah Vandewater, who died in November, 1848; April 25, 1850, he married Jennette, daughter of John and Marian Pur- die, of Chester, Wis .; has seven children-Nettie (now Mrs. F. S. Jacobs, of Atwater, Dodge Co., Wis.); Eliza M. (now Mrs. Warren Page, of the town of Waupun); John F. and Harry W. (both in Cali- fornia); Flora (now Mrs. Merrill Hall, of Burnett); Belle, and David P.

JAMES TITUS, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Waupun; was born Jan. 6, 1802, in Queen's Co., New Brunswick; son of Jonathan and Deborah Titus; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1853, and settled on the farm he now occupies. He was married, Sept. 7, 1853, in Boston, Mass., to Joanna, daughter of John and Joanna Sullivan, of New Brunswick; has four children-Elvira, born June 19, 1854 (now Mrs. Lewis Bunkleman, of the town of Chester); Adell, born June 16, 1863; Jessie, born Oct. 20, 1865, and James Benjamin, born Feb. 29, 1868. Mr. Titus owns seventy-three acres of land, valued at $3,300.

HORATIO WEDGE, farmer, P. O. Waupun ; born in Litchfield Co., Conn., Sept. 26, 1818 ; son of Silas Wedge, who was born and brought up in the same State and was a soldier in the war of 1812; his father was Isaac Wedge, who was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war ; Silas died in 1854, at the age of 75 years. Horatio started out for himself when 20 years old; taught school and made charcoal " down " in Connecticut for about four years; he made enough money to give him a start, and came to Racine, Wis., in 1844, and then moved to Dodge Co., built a log house and settled on 160 acres ; used to go to Milwaukee in three days to market; Mr. Wedge has now, through his untiring industry and frugal- ity, 320 acres under fine cultivation in Dodge Co., 160 acres in Minnesota, a fine residence and a com- petence. He married, in 1838, Louisa Smalley, who was from New York State ; the children are Henry D., born June 21, 1839, married Ellen Loveland and living in Minnesota ; Ellen, born in February, 1841, died in infancy ; the next child, also Ellen, born March 18, 1842, married Julius W. Mallory and living in Minnesota ; George N., born Feb. 15, 1844, married a Miss Fuller and living in Minnesota ; Jane, born Sept. 25, 1845, died Jan. 27 1852; Almira A., born Aug. 7, 1847, died in infancy ; Rosella, born May 20, 1849, died Jan. 28, 1873; James, born June 24, 1851, married a Miss Chessboro and living in Minnesota ; Seymour, born Oct. 14, 1853, died in infancy ; Eva, born Oct. 1, 1855, married Charles Col- vin ; Charles, born Jan. 15, 1858, living on the old homestead ; Charles is married and has one child- Lee. Mr. Horatio Wedge has held different offices of trust; has been on the School Board many years and Assessor of Waupun a number of years. Himself and family are members of the Free-Will Baptist Church, and he is always a liberal supporter of all good objects; he lent his aid and influence to the great cause of national sovereignty during the war.

A. P. WRIGHT, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Atwater; was the son of Seth Wright, an extensive dealer in lumber, stock and dry goods, and was born in Oxford Co., Me., March 17, 1826 ; when 20 years

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of age, Mr. Wright left home and traveled about a year for Cowing & Co., of Seneca Falls, N. Y .; after that, bought goods of the same firm, employed agents, and carried on business for himself for about seven years, dealing in pumps, garden and fire engines, etc. In 1854, he married Eliza Hart, of Belleville, Canada, who was born April 4, 1831, daughter of George and Eliza Hart; soon after this marriage, Mr. Wright returned to his native place in Maine, and engaged in the marble business and farming, which he fol- łowed for about a year, then removed to Trenton, Ontario, and engaged in the grocery business ; he remained in that business about two years, then went to Hastings Co., Ontario, and engaged in farming and dealing in stock, which he followed about twelve years. In June, 1869, he came to Wisconsin and located on the farm he now occupies, in the town of Chester, where he continues in the same business he followed in Ontario-farming and stock-dealing. Mr. Wright owns 235 acres of land, worth about $12,000, Atwater Station and Post Office being on his farm; has four children -- Ida E., born Sept. 23, 1855 ; George N., born March 28, 1858; Frances L., born Nov. 24, 1860, and Mary A., born May 14, 1868. Mr. Wright has been one of the Directors of the Farmers' Mutual Insurance Company for six years, and Supervisor of the town of Chester four years. His family attends the Congregational Church.

GEORGE A. WIGGINS, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Waupun ; was born at Long Island Dec. 16, 1835; son of John H. and Eliza H. Wiggins; when George A. was about 10 years of age, his par- ents removed to Livingston Co., N. Y., and settled at Union Corners, near Danville ; afterward lived at York, Livingston Co., and Le Roy, Genesee Co. In February, 1859, Mr. Wiggins came to Wisconsin and located in Chester, Dodge Co., and has lived in that vicinity ever since, having worked at carpenter work in Horicon about four years, kept a restaurant in Waupun two and a half years, and was in the grocery business in Waupun nearly three years, and for the last four years has been engaged in farming on Section 21, in the town of Chester, where he owns eighty acres of land, worth about $5,000 ; held the office of Town Clerk in Chester for four years. Was married, Sept. 23, 1863, to Marcia E. Fuller, who was born Feb. 11, 1845-daughter of A. E. and Charlotte Fuller, of the town of Chester. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins have two children -- Clara, born July 29, 1865, and Edards, born Aug. 8, 1867.

ABEL WRIGHT, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Waupun; was born in Albany Co., N. Y., July 9, 1820; son of Lawrence and Rachel Wright; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1843, arriving Oct. 3 ; in March, 1844, he located on the farm he now occupies, in the town of Chester, March 24, 1847, Mr. Wright was married in Schenectady Co., N. Y., to Mary Ann, daughter of Nathaniel and Content Tomp- kins, who died in the town of Chester, Wis., Jan. 25, 1848. Was married the second time in Chester, July 24, 1850, to Mrs. Eunice Jane Trivett, daughter of James and Esther Cooper, natives of New York, who died March 22, 1862. Mr. Wright has four children -- Tompkins, Mary Ann, Amlinda and Samuel P. Owns 155 acres of land, worth about $60 per acre, and pays considerable attention to stock-raising.

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JAMES O. ACKERMAN, M. D., Mayville; born in Morristown, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Nov. 19, 1841 ; came to Byron, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., with his parents in 1847 ; here he attended school, and resided until 1861, when he enlisted in the 3d W. V. I .; was with the army of the Potomac at Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Cold Harbor, Brandy Station, second Manassas, Wilderness and Mine Run. Having re-enlisted in the 6th U. S. Reg. Cavalry, he was with Stoneman and Sheridan on their famous raids. The Doctor was wounded in the left knee at Funkstown, Md .; he was in several battles and minor fights not herein mentioned, and was honorably discharged in June, 1864 .- He began the study of medicine at Sheboygan Falls, Wis., with Dr. Vestey ; graduated from the Detroit Homoco- pathic Medical School in 1872 ; settled in Mayville, in 1874, and practiced until 1876, when he entered the Hahnemann Medical College, Chicago, graduating in 1877 ; has since practiced in Mayville. He mar- ried, Oct. 1, 1864, Miss Libbie H. Townsend, of Orleans Co., N. Y .; they have three children-Mabel M. C., Jessie E. and George W. The Doctor is Independent in politics, and is in accord with Christianity. He is a member of Mayville Lodge, No. 200, I. O. O. F.

GOTTLIEB ALBERT, proprietor of Albert's Hotel and Restaurant, Mayville ; born in Russia Jan. 6, 1821. At the age of 21, he went to Prussia and served five years in the Prussian Army ; came to America in 1852, locating in Mayville. He learned the trade of carpenter, wagon maker and millwright in Prussia. Began business as blacksmith and wagon-maker in Mayville, and sold out his shop and factory in 1872 ; sold Waupun pumps for some time, but has turned over the business to his son Julius.

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In 1878, he raised his hotel, leveled off its site and built another story under the original building. Mr. Albert is a Democrat ; has been member of the Town, Village and School Boards, Street Commissioner, etc. He controlled the building of the first iron bridge in Mayville. Married Miss Charlotte Schaal in 1853 ; they have five children living-Julius, Emma, William, Bertha and Alvina.

.JOHN ALBERT, Mayville ; born in Mecklenburg in 1828; came to America in 1853; resided six months in Oshkosh, and over a year in Watertown; settled in Mayville in 1856 ; here he worked more than twenty years in the Mayville turning-shop. He married Miss Louisa Kinkle in 1859 ; they have two children-Amelia and Charles. Mr. Albert is Independent in politics. He retired from busi- ness in 1876. Owns ten acres of land adjoining the village, where he has built a good home.

WILLIAM ALBRECHT, blacksmith and wagon maker, Mayville; born in Prussia Oct. 30, 1848 ; came to America at the age of 2 years with his parents, locating on a farm near Mayville ; has spent his life and was educated in Dodge Co. Began his business in Mayville in 1872 ; has been very successful. He married Miss Caroline Bahl Jan. 1, 1874; they have two children-Edwin and William. Mr. Albrecht is a Democrat; has been and is now a member of the Village Board. Is also a member of the Mayville Lodge, No. 200, I. O. O. F.

JOHN A. BARNEY, Director F., A. & P. R. R., Mayville; born in Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., June 14, 1840 ; came to Mayville, Dodge Co., Wis., with his parents, in the fall of 1847 ; here he attended common and private schools, also studied law two years. Enlisted Sept. 21, 1861, as a private in Co. B., 10th W. V. I .; was with that regiment in its campaign in Kentucky, Tennesee, Alabama and Georgia, participating in all engagements until he lost an arm at the battle of Chickamauga, where he was cap- tured and held ten days ; was released on parole, and commissioned Captain by brevet, to date from Oct. 8, 1862, for meritorious services rendered at battles of Perryville and Chickamauga. On his return to May- ville, he was Principal of the Mayville High School fifteen terms. Mr. Barney is an ardent Democrat, and has served as Clerk and Chairman of the town, Clerk and President of the village of Mayville ; was appointed Postmaster of Mayville by President Johnson, which position he resigned upon Grant's election ; was County Superintendent of Schools for the East District, Dodge Co., for four years ending Dec. 31, 1874; was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate for the Thirty-first District, 1874 ; he is now Clerk of the Congres- sional Committee on War Claims. Married Miss Henrietta Beeson, of Lomira, Aug. 21, 1866 ; they have three children-Maud G., Hattie A. and Jessie A. Mr. Barney is a member in good standing of May- ville Lodge, No. 200, I. O. O. F.

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The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin, containing a history of Dodge County, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc, Part 98

Author: Western Historical Co Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Co. Number of Pages: 774

Author: Western Historical Co
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 774