The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Part 123

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 899

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JOHN MCMILLIN, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wis., and Lima Center ; born in County Derry, Ireland, in 1807 ; son of William McMillin. He resolved to try his for- tune in America, and landed at New York in 1847 ; came to Rock County the same year and settled on the farm he now owns, of 160 acres. Married Hannah, daughter of William Steel, of his native county, 1846. He is a Republican, and, with his wife, a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, of Lima Mr. and Mrs. McMillin are now enjoying the fruits of their labor in a serene old age. He bought his farm in the wild state, and has well improved it.

BENJAMIN F. PALMER, farmer, Secs. 5, 32 and 33; P. O. Lima Center; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., May, 1809; son of Daniel and Joanna Palmer, who removed to Erie Co., Penn., where Benjamin lived until he removed to Indiana, and remained one year, then located in Rock County on the farm he now owns, of 140 acres, in 1840. He has given 180 acres to his children. Married Miss Lavina Phillips, in Erie Co., Penn., in 1830; she died, 1838, leavingtwo children-Martha A. and John, who died soon after his mother. Mr. Palmer married Miss Elvira Cutting, of Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1840 ; she died, November, 1877, leaving one son, Clark B., and one daughter, Ellen, now the wife of James Brown. Clark B. Palmer married Miss Addie Callison. Mr. Palmer is a Democrat, and the family are liberal in religion. He is one of the old pioneers of Rock County, who made his claim in 1838, and, remaining upon it, has made a good home for himself and family.

DAVID A. RICHARDS, carpenter and veterinary surgeon ; P. O. Lima Center ; born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1828; came to Wisconsin in 1858, and settled in Rock County. Married Miss Susan Carpenter in 1846, who died in 1871, leaving three children-Clara S., Charles A., and George H. Ida B. is his daughter by his second wife, Miss Sophronia Sweet, whom he married in 1872, and who died in 1873. Mr. Richards married Mrs. Mary J. Cowles in 1874, who has four children by her first husband-Alton L., Willie T., Annie E. and Inez N. He is a Republican, a Master Mason, and member of the M. E. Churchof Lima. He had a natural taste for building, and learned his business as carpenter and joiner at the age of 20. Ile planned and framed a number of buildings before he was 20. Makes a specialty of joiner work, and built the old hotel at Milton Junction, also the residence of I. P. Bullis, in company with Mr. Weaver, of Milton.

EDWARD SCHIELDT, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Lima Center ; born near Colberg, Prussia, in 1836; came to America in 1858, locating at Milwaukee; settled on the farm he now owns of 100 Acres in 1859. He enlisted in the 13th W. V. I. in 1861 ; went with his regiment into Kansas, and was discharged at Lawrence on account of disability in 1863. Returning to Milwaukee, he married Augustina Schwartz in 1865; they have four sons-Frank, Lewis, John and Albert. He is a Republican, and his family are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Whitewater. He took his farm in the wild state and has made it valuable.

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ALANSON M. TITUS, farmer and mason, Sec. 32; born in Delaware Co., N. Y., Feb. 23, 1813 ; son of Obadiah and Sarah Titus; came to Wisconsin in 1851, locating in Kenosha Co., where he owned 130 acres in Paris, on which he lived seventeen years; sold this farm at $40 per acre and purchased his present farm of 160 acres in Lima in 1868. Married Miss Annie, daughter of Daniel and Becky Carhart, of Albany Co., N. Y., April 8, 1832; they have three children-Isaac H., David and Mary E., now the wife of William Frisbie. Mr. Titus is a Republican, and is in accord with the M. E. Church. I. H. Titus is a farmer in the town of Lima, and David Titus is an architect in Beatrice, Gage Co., Neb.

CURTIS TURNER, cheese-maker; P. O. Lima Center; born in Madison Co., N. Y., June 14, 1820 ; he followed farming for a number of years; learned the cheese-making business in 1868; came to Wisconsin in 1875, locating at Lima, where he bought the cheese factory which he has success- fully conducted since; he used from 7,000 to 8,000 pounds of milk daily during the season of 1878, and made about 100,000 pounds of cheese, besides 4,000 pounds of butter ; his experience of many years enables him to guarantee satisfaction to his patrons. He married Miss Harriet E. Brown in 1846; they have four children-Ada L., Charlie A., Ella and Mattie A. Mr. Turner is a Republican ; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1878; liberal in religion.

GEORGE A. WARREN, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Lima Center; born in Wyoming Co., Penn., Oct. 5, 1841 ; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating in the town of Lima ; settled on the farm he now owns of eighty acres in November, 1877. Married Miss Eliza J. Bacon, July 4, 1865. Enlisted Aug. 23, 1864, in Co. G. 38th W. V. I .; was with the army at Hatcher's Run in October, 1864; he was shot through the arm in front of Petersburg Dec. 12, 1864, and was in the hospital until May 28, 1865, when he was honorably discharged ; he has since been farming and raises the usual crops of his county ; has also planted nine acres of tobacco. The family attend the United Brethren Church of Lima Center ; Republican.

HENRY J. WILKINSON, farmer, Secs. 11 and 12; P. O. Whitewater, Walworth Co .; born in Franklin Co., Vt., in 1827; a son of Philander and Elizabeth Wilkinson ; he spent the early part of his life in Rutland Co., Vt., and came to Wisconsin in 1847, locating on Sec. 4; removed to the farm he now owns of 210 acres in 1866. His wife was Miss Mary Cobb, daughter of Joshua and Rachel Cobb, of Rutland Co., whom he married in 1866. In politics he is Independent, supports men and not party ; Mr. W. was the first man elected Town Superintendent of Schools, in 1849, in Lima, and held the office a number of years; he has also served as Town Clerk and was elected Chairman on a Union ticket in 1859. Mr. Wilkinson has been editor of the agricultural department of the Whitewater Register for the past three years and has succeeded to the satisfaction of the Rock and Walworth Co. farmers; he is supposed to have been the first man in the town of Lima who made use of the sulky cultivator and check-row planter; he was also a successful teacher, having taught fourteen terms of school in Lima. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson attend the First Congregational Church at Whitewater.

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SIMON ANTISDEL, farmer, Secs. 28, 29 and 31 ; P. O. Afton; born in 1820 in Spring- field, Otsego Co., N. Y. ; came to Wisconsin in 1844 and settled on Rock River, one mile north of Afton ; removed to his present farm of 285 acres in 1874. Married Miss Elvira J. Somers in 1849; they have three children-Emma J., born in 1855, Orley D., born in 1858, and Hosea F., born in 1862. Mr. A. is a member of Rock River Grange No. 36, and was elected Chairman of the town about 1862, and assisted in securing the full quota of troops from Rock. He is Independent in politics, and a member of the Baptist Church. Breeds Jerseys for dairy purposes; owns full-blooded bull of Judge Mills' herd, Beloit, also Messenger and Bertram horses, Merino sheep and Poland hogs; raises corn and hay, and makes a specialty of dairying; has 70 head of cattle, 11 head of horses, 140 sheep and 40 or 50 hogs.

WILLIAM B. BAINES, farmer, Secs. 10, 11 and 3; P. O. Janesville; born in 1830 in Northamptonshire, Eng. ; came to America in 1849; to Wisconsin in 1966 and settled on the farm he now owns, which consists of 250 acres. Married Miss Elizabeth Simon, of Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1852; they have five children-William A., Mary, Charles, Frank and Oscar. He is a Master Mason in good stand- ing and a member of St. George's Benevolent Society ; is liberal in politics and religion. He is breeding Durham cattle, Norman horses, Poland-China hogs and Cotswold sheep, which he keeps constantly in stock.

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BENJAMIN BLEASDALE, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Janesville; born in Leeds, Eng., in 1829; son of Robert Bleasdale, who came to America with his family in 1845 and settled on Sec. 7, where Benjamin now owns 200 acres. He married Miss Fannie Burton, of Rock Co .. in 1864; they have one son-Freddie B., born in 1867. Mr. B. is a member of Center Grange and the Temple of Honor. He was elected Supervisor in 1876 and 1877 ; is a Republican. Raises Durham grades, Poland hogs, and has seventy sheep of the Cotswold breed.

DAVID H. BONSTEEL, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Janesville; born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1818; came to Wisconsin in 1860, and to his present location in 1878. Married Miss Eliza Agan ; they have three children-Delilah, William H. and Alice A. The family attend the M. E. Church at Janesville. Mr. B. raises Durham grade cattle, Poland-China hogs, besides horses, corn, wheat, oats, etc. Mr. B. removed to the State of Illinois from New York in 1857.

WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Janesville; born in Boston in 1830; came to Wisconsin in 1874 and settled on the farm he now owns of forty acres. Married Miss Elizabeth Murray in 1856; they have two children-George M. and William H. Mr. Campbell enlisted in the 1st Mass. V. I. in 1861 ; fought in the battle of Bull Run and was discharged the same year on account of disability. Re-enlisted in 1862 in the 17th Mass. V. I .; was engaged in battles of Kingston, Whitehall, Goldsboro, Washington, Newbern and other battles in North Carolina. Mr. Campbell is a Republican. He raises Durham grades and the usual crops.

MICHAEL COLE, farmer, P. O. Afton ; born in Northampton Co., Penn., in 1824; came to Wisconsin in 1852, locating on Sec. 10; sold his farm in 1870, and came to Afton after a trip east to Pennsylvania, and one west through Iowa and Missouri. He married Miss Mary Clapper, of Sharon, Wis., in 1854 ; they have four children -Janie, George, Henry and Lillie. Mr. Cole was a War Demo- crat, and is a member of the M. E. Church, Shopiere.

BENJAMIN P. CROSSMAN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Afton; born in Lake Co., Ill., in 1847 ; son of Warren and Susan Crossman ; came to Wisconsin in 1848, with his parents, and settled on the farm he now owns, of 120 acres. Married Miss Alice P. Crisman, of the town of Rock, Nov. 22, 1876 ; they have one son, Warren, born Oct. 11, 1877. Mr. C. is a Republican, and a member of Rock River Grange. The family are members of the Baptist Church, Afton. He raises the usual stock and crops of his county. Was elected Treasurer of the town of Rock in 1875.

GEORGE W. CROSSMAN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Afton; born Nov. 29, 1831, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin with his father, Warren Crossman, in 1848; settled at Beloit ; lived one year ; moved to the farm of Warren Crossman ; in 1853, George purchased eighty acres on the north half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 34, where he has made a pleasant home ; he owns 138 acres. Married Miss Philena C. Baldwin, of Beloit; they have two children-Geo. A .. born Nov. 2, 1854; Charlie, born Oct. 9, 1864. Mr. C. is a member of Rock River Grange, and a member with his family. of Afton Baptist Church. He was elected Supervisor in 1876 and 1877. He raises the usual crops of the county, and has this year planted one acre of tobacco, and one acre of amber cane. Mr. C. and sons are Republicans to the core.

EVAN EVANS, farmer, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Wirt; born Feb. 15, 1827; a native of Wales; came to New York in 1832; removed to Wisconsin in 1857, and settled in Janesville, where he lived eighteen years. He served ten years as Town Treasurer, four years as Town Clerk, and one year as Jus- tice of the Peace. Removed to Rock in 1877. Married Miss Arvilla M. Mills, of Adams, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; they have two children-Flora A., born Jan. 26, 1853. and Chas. L., Dec. 12, 1866. Mr. E. raises good graded cattle, Poland-China hogs, horses (Norman and Clyde grades), wheat, corn, oats, etc.

FRANCIS FOBES, farmer, Secs. 10 and 11 ; P. O. Janesville; born Feb. 27, 1827, in the town of Wayne, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, son of Simon and Sylvia Fobes, among the first settlers in that county; an uncle of Mr. Fobes was the first settler in Ashtabula Co. Francis F. came to Wisconsin in 1865. Married Miss Fidelia, daughter of Caleb Hopkins, of Ashtabula Co. in 1856 ; they have two children-Lillie L. and Dwight H. Mr. F. is a Master Mason in good standing, in Janesville Lodge, No. 55, also a member of Janesville Lodge, No. 90, I. O. O. F., and Rock River Grange, No. 36. He has a farm of sixty aares, on which he raises good stock, and the usual products of Rock Co. Members of the Afton Baptist Church; Republican.

PATRICK GAGAN, farmer and nurseryman, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Janesville. He grows hardy fruit, shade and ornamental trees and shrubs, and all kinds of small fruits ; makes a specialty of Wilson's Albany strawberry, Doolittle Black Cap raspberry and Lawton blackberry ; he deals in all kinds of ever- greens, especially of the Norway spruce; he has the Concord and Delaware grape, and is fruiting others, also ; his experience of twenty-three years in the business leads him to regard the Golden Russet, Talman

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Sweet, Willow Twig and Snow apple as desirable for winter use; his fall varieties include St. Lawrence, Fall Stripe and Winesap ; he considers Dutchess of Oldenburg, Red Astrachan and Yellow Harvest the leading summer varieties, though he has all other varieties of apples; he also has Early Richmond cherry ; Transcendent and Hyslop crab ; Cherry, White and Red Dutch currants ; Houghton seedling gooseberry. In ornamental shrubs, he has Honeysuckle, Flowering Almond, Snowball and many others. Mr. G. came to Rock Co. in 1853. Married Margaret Calahan, daughter of John and Katherine Cala- han, in 1852, they have eleven children-Mary J., Agnes, Esther, John, Henry, Ella, Theresa, William, Anna. Frank and Monica. His family attends St. Patrick's Church, Janesville.

H. H. GUERNSEY, farmer and insurance agent, Sec. 11; P. O. Janesville; born July 5, 1842, in Grafton Co., N. H .; removed to Rock Co. in 1843, with his parents, and settled in Janesville. Married Miss Sophia N. Hoisington, November, 1866; they have four children-Clarence C., Ardelle, Harry S. and Elfred. Mr. G. and father began the insurance business in 1866; Mr. G. is one of the oldest insurance men in Rock Co .; has acted for the Continental and North German, of Hamburg, during the past three years. He enlisted in the 22d W. V. I., August, 1862, and served two years ; promoted to a captaincy in the 14th U. S. Colored Volunteers, and served till April, 1866 ; he was engaged in bat- tles of Dalton, Ga .; Pulaski, Tenn .; Decatur, Ala., and in the decisive battle of Nashville, besides many other engagements and skirmishes. His farm contains forty acres, where he has located one of the most pleasant homes in Rock Co.

EBENEZER HATHORN, farmer, Sec. 9 ; P. O. Janesville; born in Cheshire Co., N. H., in 1816 ; married Miss Mary Williams in 1843, and came to Wisconsin in 1850; settled in Plymouth, in 1863, on the farm he now owns of forty acres. Mrs. H. died in 1856, leaving two sons-Charles C. and Henry W. Mr. Hathorn married Miss Orpha P. Dean, of Mahoning Co., Ohio, in 1858; they have one daughter-Rosie Belle. Mr. H. has served as Supervisor and Justice of the Peace in the town of Plymouth. Mr. Hathorn is Republican in politics and liberal in religion. Mrs. Hathorn is a member of the Disciples' Church, of Conter.

TRUMAN L. HOLLISTER, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Janesville ; born Dec. 24, 1819, in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; removed to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in Janesville; lived in the town of La Prairie four years ; removed to his present home in 1851. Married Miss Mary Comstock, of Janesville ; they have four children-Frankie A., Libbie F., Ella M. and Emma I. He is a member of Afton Grange; was elected Chairman in 1862 and 1863; . has served as Town Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Super- visor and Assessor. He owns 106 acres five miles south of Janesville, on which he raises a good grade stock of cattle, Merino and Leicester sheep, Poland hogs, and the ordinary products of Wisconsin.

HENRY KAYLER, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. O. Jan 'sville ; removed to Wi-consin in 1855; set- tled in Rock Co. in 1864. Married Miss Fannie E. Shields, daughter of James Shields, of Rock Co. Mr. K. enlisted in 1865, in the U. S. Government service, and served six months; was born Dec. 2, 1846, and is a member of the Lutheran Church. His family attend the Court Street M. E. Church of Janesville. He raises a good grade of cattle, Poland-China and Berkshire hogs, besides the usual farm produce of the sec- tion, and has had a very successful experience in farming. They have four children-Susie, James H .. George E. and William F.

GEORGE J. KELLOGG, farmer and nurseryman, Sec. 12; P. O. Janesville .; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 20, 1828; removed to Wisconsin with his father, Austin Kellogg, in 1835. George Kellogg lived in Kenosha Co. until 1849, when he went to California and remained three years ; returned to Janesville in 1852, and settled on his present homestead, where he has since been in the nur- sery business. In 1854, he married Miss Frances, daughter of D. M. Platt, of Clinton, Wis. Mrs. K. died in November, 1859, leaving one son-Oro, born Aug. 6, 1855. Mr. K. married Miss Emily, daugh- ter of Samuel Lewis, of Lake Mills, Wis., Nov. 5, 1861. They have four children-Gertrude A., Leon- ard L., Edith A. and Marcus S. He owns seventy-one and one-half acres of land. His experience of twenty-five years in the nursery business enables him to meet the wants of the people of the West in the line of hardy fruit trees of all kinds, which he makes a specialty. He raises evergreen, shade and orna- mental trees; gives special attention to the growing of strawberries, of which he has about forty varieties. His estimated crop of strawberries for 1879 is 300 bushels, besides raspberries, blackberries, currants, cherries and grapes, of which he has the Worden Seedling. Rogers Hybrids, Concord and Delaware. Mr. Kellogg has been a member of the M. E. Church since 1841, and united with the First M. E. Church in Janesville in 1852. He is a member of La Prairie Grange ; also a Good Templar.

SELDEN E. OTIS, farmer and dairyman, Sec. 15; P. O. Janesville; born in 1828, in Mid- dlesex Co., Conn .; came to Wisconsin in 1854, and settled in Harmony, Rock Co .; removed to his present location in 1866. Married Miss Mary, daughter of John Cargill, of Suffolk Co., N. Y., in 1849; they

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have seven children-Minnie, George, Lillian (Charles died in 1864), Jesse, Frank and Hattie. He h.u 170 acres devoted to oats, corn, wheat and rye, besides his dairy business, which he has followed during the past ten years, and he now has forty or more cows. Mr. O. is a member of Janesville City Lodge, No. 90, I. O. O. F. He and family attend the First Congregational Church of Janesville.

ABRAM PHELPS, farmer, Secs. 8 and 9 ; P. O. Janesville; born in 1811 in Berkshire Co., Mass. Married Miss Marietta Moore, of Monroe Co., Mich., in 1838; had two sons-Milton M. and Franklin W .; both enlisted in the Union army; Franklin died of disease contracted in the service, in 1863; Milton was shot through the lung at the second battle of Bull Run, while serving as First Lieutenant in the Tenth Pennsylvania Vols., but recovered. Abram Phelps and family are members of the Court street M. E. Church. He is Republican in politics. Raises Durham grade of cattle, Norman grade of horses. Poland and Berkshire hogs, also the usual crops of his county ; owner of 202 acres of land, and located in Rock Co. in 1866.

AMBROSE C. POWERS, farmer, Secs. 2, 15 and 21; P.O. Afton; born in 1845, bear Toronto, Canada ; came to Wisconsin with his parents, Samuel and Maria Powers, in 1848, and settled in Newark, where Ambrose remained about twenty-four years, and where he married Miss Mary Connor in 1872; they have one daughter-Agnes May, born Aug. 13, 1874. Mr. P. was elected Town Clerk of the town of Rock, in 1879. He owns fifty acres of land, and raises the usual stock and crops of his county.

PHILIP PALMER, farmer and miller, Sec. 27; P. O. Afton ; born Oct. 29, 1814, in Wayne Co., N. Y. ; came to Wisconsin in 1857 ; lived in Walworth Co. three years, and moved to Rock Co. in 1860. Married Miss Lucinda, daughter of William and Anna Potter, of Wayne Co., N. Y., in 1836. They have six children-Evaline A., Caroline E. (died in 1842), Garafelia A., Harriet E. (died in 1849), Hiram P. and George H. He owns 110 acres six miles south of Janesville, where he raises a good grade of stock, etc. He was elected a Justice of the Peace in 1875 ; was a member and one of the organizers of Rock River Grange. He and family are members of the Baptist Church in Afton.

GEORGE M. PIERCE, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Janesville ; born in Lawrence Co., Vt .. June 1, 1828 ; son of P. A. and Maria Pierce; removed to Rock Co., in October, 1840, when there were only two houses on the site of Janesville ; located on 160 acres, part of which is now the site of the State Asylum for the blind. The Pierce brothers have increased the farm to 300 acres. Mr. P. went to Cali- fornia in 1849, and returned in 1860, when he married Miss Ann Comstock, of Rock, and settled on the farm he now owns ; he raises Durham cattle, Poland-China hogs and Norman and Morgan horses, and keeps them constantly in stock. Mr. P. is a F. & A. Master Mason; members of All Souls' Church, Janesville. Has served as Collector and Assessor of Rock from 1861 to 1863. Have three children- Ida M., born Oct. 6, 1861 ; Fred, Aug. 12, 1865 ; Pearl, May 10, 1868.

JAMES RATHERAM, farmer, mason and carpenter, Sec. 22; P. O. Janesville; born in Canterbury, England, in 1825; came to the United States in 1828 or 1830, and to Wisconsin in 1842, and went to Pennsylvania in 1843; returned to Janesville in 1847; settled on his present homestead in 1857. He and his partner built the residence of A. Palmer, the McKey's Block and the old Baptist Church in Janesville; his farm contains 124 acres, on which he raises the usual products of the county ; he is, besides, a very successful breeder of good horses. Liberal in politics and religion.

GEORGE SHAW, farmer, Secs. 31 and 32; P. O. Afton and Beloit ; born in 1822, near Longford, Ireland ; came to America and to Beloit in 1849, and settled on the farm he now owns of 576 acres in towns of Rock and Beloit Married Miss Catharine Loney in 1851 ; they have seven children- Charles L., Alexander, William, Jane, George, Ann and Kittie. Himself and wife are members of the Grange. Has a herd of Durham grade catttle, also Norman, Clyde and English horses, thirteen in all ; 100 Leicester sheep, Poland and Chester White hogs. Republican.

GEORGE SIMS, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Afton; born in Connecticut in 1804; came to Wisconsin in 1863 from Minnesota, where he had lived nearly two years; located on his present farm in 1872; he owned the Afton store about seven years. Married Miss Hannah Cross, of Jefferson Co .. . N. Y., in 1828; they have six children-Pamelia, William, Charles, George C., Erwin W. and Lorenzo G. In 1843, Mr. Sims withdrew from the Methodist Episcopal Church on account of its proslavery tenden- cies. Mr. Sims is liberal in politics and religion, though he is a Republican. Charles, George and L G. Sims are in Minnesota; E. W. Sims went to Nebraska in 1879. Mr. Sims owns 160 acres near Afton Post Office.

EDWARD SPEARS, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Janesville ; born in Shelburne, Vt .. in 1807. came to Wisconsin in 1847 and settled on the farm he now owns of 120 acres; has since sold 40 acres He was the architect and builder of his large and pleasant house, convenient barn and other outbuildings

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Is a member of the Janesville Lodge of Odd Fellows, No. 14. Married Miss Marietta Brown in 1833; they have two children-Byron and Adelaide, wife of Scott Smith. Byron Spears enlisted in the 3d Wis. V. C. and served three years.

HENRY TERWILLIGER, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Afton ; born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1818; came to Wisconsin in 1854, locating in the town of Rock ; lived on his farm till 1878, when he sold it. Married Miss Mary A. Williams, of Monroe Co., Penn., in 1844; they have three children- Emma C., Elizabeth A. and Laura J. Mr. Terwilliger is Democratic in politics and liberal in religion.

JOHN TERWILLIGER, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Afton ; born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1831 ; came to Wisconsin in 1853 and settled on his present location. Married Miss Mary Cohoe, daugh- ter of William and Clinda Cohoe, of Beloit, in 1864; they have five children-William C., John, Clar- ence, Eddy and Freddy. Mr. T. is liberal in politics and religion. He is raising the usual crops of his county.

N. W. TRIPP, farmer and carpenter, Sec. 16; P. O. Janesville; born in 1817 in Provi- dence, Luzerne Co., Penn .; came to Wisconsin in 1847; worked at his trade about three years; in 1851, settled on the farm he now owns. Married Miss Margaret, daughter of Caleb Inman, of Rock Co. Mr. and Mrs. T. have one son -.- Henry L. E., born May 1, 1852. Mr. Tripp was elected Supervisor of the town in 1852 and has been twice re-elected, besides serving as Assessor, etc. He planned and super- vised the building of the bridge at Afton, over the Rock, at an expense to the town of $2,280 and the labor of seven men for thirty days. The bridge bids fair to stand for a quarter of a century. He was the architect and builder of his large and pleasant' house. Mr. and Mrs. Tripp attend the M. E. Church in Janesville. He has a flock of 175 good sheep ; raises cattle, horses, hogs, etc., and the usual crops of his section. Republican.

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The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Part 123

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co. Number of Pages: 899

Author: Wesern historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Co.
Number of Pages: 899