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WILLIAM W. CHILD, wholesale dealer in leaf tobaccos, Edgerton ; born in Brandon, Rut- land Co., Vt., Nov. 11, 1824 ; son of Benual and Mary (Henry) Child. Mr. W. W. Child came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and settled in Eagle, Waukesha Co. ; engaged as school teacher for three years ; since then has always been engaged in mercantile pursuits in Palmyra, Albion and Edgerton ; came to Rock Co., Nov. 11, 1866, and opened a general store ; four years afterward, he sold out, and in 1870 com- menced the business which he now is engaged in, which was the first tobacco warehouse at Edgerton ; ships 3,000 cases, on an average, annually. Married, April 28, 1848, Miss E. C. Hatch. daughter of Orton Hatch ; have one son and one daughter-Florence E., Sept. 25, 1849, and Harold W., born Nov. 16, 1851. Master of No. 65, Masonic Lodge, Fulton ; member of I. O. O. F. They attend the Congre- gational Church ; Republican.
WILLIAM CLARK, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Edgerton; mason and bricklayer; born in County Wexford, Ireland, in 1818, and came to America April 21, 1854; learned his trade in the old country ; worked at his trade and lived at Staten Island, N. Y., till he came to Wisconsin, in 1857; and settled in Rock Co. He bought his homestead on Sec. 2 in 1858; owns eighty acres, and raises the gen- eral produc's of this part of the country. He has built or helped to build the principal part of the houses in Edgerton Village. Married. in 1844, Maria Leckey, who was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1825. Have eight children-Richard W., born March 7, 1845 ; Sarah J., Dec. 25, 1846 ; George R., Feb. 16, 1849 ; James C., April 22. 1851 ; Elinor C., March 26, 1853; John H., May 9, 1855 ; Thomas W., Jan. 1, 1857 ; Clinton F., March 29, 1861. Members of the Episcopal Church ; Republican.
WILLIAM CLATWORTHY, auctioneer and commission merchant, Edgerton ; born in Somersetshire, England, Dec. 16, 1823 ; son of William and Sophia (Trott) Clatworthy ; tailor by trade ; came to America in 1840, and located at Skeneateles, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; lived there till 1852, when he went to California and started the tailoring and clothing business in Colonia, El Dorado Co .; returned East. came to Wisconsin, and settled at Edgerton, Rock Co., in 1857, at the same business ; started the first bowling alley and saloon here; sold out and volunteered, in 1862, in the 11th Wisconsin, under Capt. Harris ; served eight months ; came back and purchased the American Hotel from Lorenzo Dear- born, and kept hotel for fifteen years; now in the auction business. Married, June 7, 1842, Desire L. Springer, daughter of Benjamin Springer, of Onondaga Co., N. Y .; had six children, two living-Mary E. married A. Taylor, merchant, of Janesville ; Charles is at home ; dead-William H., Addie, Carry ; Spen- cer is a member of the I. O. O. F. since 1842. Liberal in religion ; Democrat.
JAMES CLOUGH, dairyman ; P. O. Edgerton ; born in Yorkshire, Eng., Dec. 31, 1828 ; son of James and Sarah (Butterfield) Clough ; came to America in 1860, and located in Ohio ; went back to England in 1861, and brought his family to America ; located, in 1863, in Albany, Green Co, Wis .. and remained there two years, and came and settled in Spring Valley, Rock Co., Section 4, where he purchased 100 acres. Married, May 13, 1848, Margaret, daughter of Thomas and Mary ( Lofthouse) Ashby, of York- shire, England. Their children are Thomas Henry, born Oct. 27, 1848, and died aged 11} months, buried in Yorkshire; Mary Jane, born Sept. 26, 1850, in England; Alfred, born July 30, 1853, in Eng- land. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Religion, Congregational; was President of the Farmers' Club four years, in Spring Valley ; Liberal in politics. Mr. Clough's dairy is one of the great manufacturing interests of the county, making 50,000 lbs. in six months.
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THOMAS J. CORDNER, butcher, Edgerton; born in the town of Hopkinton, Washington Co., R. I., Dec. 17, 1823; son of Stephen and Susan ( Bates) Cordner. He came to Wisconsin in 1857. settled in Rock Co., and built a brick block, parts of which he now occupies; by trade, a mason. Married, May 31, 1834, Elizabeth Edwards, daughter of George Edwards, of Exeter, R. I., and she died in 1840, leaving one child-Herbert N. He married again, June 2, 1842, Miss Lucinda, daughter of George and Lucinda (Newton) Geer, who died Jan. 11, 1878 He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Fulton Lodge. Liberal in religion, and Republican in politics. Enlisted Aug. 25, 1863, in Co. D, 23d Wis. Inf., under Capt. Joseph Greene, serving three years; was at several engagements, and at the siege of Vicksburg ; mustered out in New Orleans by special order ; were engaged on New Orleans & Jackson and Great North- Western R. R.
G. E. COWAN, farmer, Secs. 22 and 23; P. O. Edgerton ; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., Aug. 14, 1811 ; always followed farming; came to Wisconsin in 1848, and located on Section 14; purchased his present homestead in 1850. Married Mary Jane Ward in 1840, who was a native of Ira, Cayuga Co .; born June 28, 1818, died in November, 1859. He owns 200 acres, under cultivation. He raises coru, oats, potatoes, wheat, barley and tobacco, poultry and stock.
ORSON COX, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Fulton Center; born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1816; lived there till he was 4 years old ; moved with his parents to Cayuga Co. ; lived there till he was 20, when he went to farming for himself, in Seneca Co., for three years; leaving there, came to Wisconsin May 7, 1842, and purchased cighty acres where now stands his homestead; afterward adding, till now he owns 282 acres, and 161 acres one mile east, in all 443 acres. Married, in 1846, Miss Laura Allen, daughter of Stephen Allen, of Jefferson Co. Have three children-Mary F., William H., Henry W. Was Constable and Collector at an early day, when that officer collected the taxes. Was Road Commis- sioner two terms, laying out the first roads in the township. Republican ; Universalist.
SAMUEL CREEK, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Edgerton; born in Berks Co., Penn., in 1829, and lived there till he came to Wisconsin, in 1858, and located in Porter ; moved to Fulton, and purchased his present homestead, on Section 6, in the fall of 1869. Married, in July, 1850, Olive Billings, who was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 1, 1834. They have five children-Armenia (married J. G. Billings), born Decem- ber 30, 1852; Matilda, born July 30, 1854; Olive, born April 6, 1861; Jasper, born May 8, 1865; Susan, born April 14, 1856, married Joseph Bitters. Mr. Creek enlisted in the spring of 1861, in Co. D, 2d Wis. Inf., and mustered out in the spring of 1864; was in all the battles his regiment participated in ; was color-bearer; lost one finger of his right hand at the battle of Gettysburg, also wounded in the shoulder by a piece of shell, and served with his regiment in the principal battles of the Potomac; was taken pris- oner at the second battle of Bull Run.
JAMES CROFT, merchant, Edgerton ; born in York, Yorkshire, England, in 1816 ; came to America in 1842, and settled in Wisconsin, with his parents, Joseph and Margaret ( Ayres), who were early settlers in Janesville, and the first to build a house on the west side of Rock River ; came to Edger- ton twenty-two to twenty-three years ago, and entered into the manufacture of brick with Mr. Culton, under the title of Croft & Culton ; four years afterward, sold out to Culton, and went to England on a visit to his home, and returned to America in 1861. In 1866, he commenced the present business of dry-goods merchandising ; is by trade a carpenter, which he learned in England. Married Esther L. Brown, daughter of Squire Brown, of Bridgewater, N. Y. His brother, Matthew Croft, was born in the same city, in 1821, and carries on a general store in Edgerton.
J. NEWTON CUTTS, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Janesville ; born in Janesville, in 1852; is a son of P. F. Cutts, who was born in New Hampshire Dec. 16, 1829, and died Dec. 4, 1877 ; his mother was born April 20. 1829, in Bangor, Me., and is still living, J. Newton Cutts managing the farm of ser- enty acres. Mr. P. F. Cutts' children are J. Newton Cutts, born May 3, 1852; F. D., March 6, 1854 : Emma S., Aug. 11, 1858; William N., Aug. 12, 1864 ; deceased-Addie A., born Oct. 7, 1856, died Feb. 8, 1874; Bertha M., born Dec. 2, 1871, died Feb. 6, 1874; Mary E., born July 13, 1866, died Feb. 6, 1874.
CHARLES H. DICKINSON, painter; P. O. Edgerton ; born in Utica, Oneida Co., N. Y., Feb. 27, 1833. Son of John W. and Mary (Gustin). Mr. C. H. Dickinson came to Wisconsin and settled in Edgerton, in 1855. Carpenter and joiner by trade, which he worked at when he came to Edgerton. Married, Jan. 5, 1856, Myra C. Martin, daughter of Joel C. Martin, of New York ; had one child-Lucy I., wife of James White, a miller at Fulton. Member of Fulton Masonic Lodge, and I. O. O. F. Edger-ton ; attend M. E. Church ; Republican.
HUBERT H. DICKINSON, Proprietor U. S. Hotel and Livery Stable ; P. O. Edgerton ; born in Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y., Feb. 10, 1836; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1855. Settled
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at Edgerton, Rock Co .; commenced to learn house-painting with his brother C. H., who came one year earlier. In 1859-60, went to farming, in Darlington, Lafayette Co. About 1861, he went to the Nevada Silver Mines; remained there four years and returned to Edgerton via Canada, after making a visit to his friends and relatives in New York. He married. March 15, 1868, Miss Ellen C. Hudson, daughter of John and Mary Hudson, formerly of England. They had two children-Lewis J., born Oct. 3, 1872; Mary Jane, born May 9, 1874. He is a Mason of Fulton Lodge, No. 61, I. O. O. F., Lodge 133, Edger- ton. Plants five acres of tobacco each year, on Sec. 3, and owns the land. Liberal in religion and politics.
NELSON FREDENDALL, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Fulton Center ; born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., May 8, 1846; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1852; resided here ever since, with the exception of three years in Colorado, 1870 to 1873. Is a son of Mr. Jacob Fredendall, who resides two miles south of Janesville; has two sisters living with his father-Florinda and Alminia. He own 160 acres of fine land, raising corn, oats, potatoes, wheat, barley, tobacco and stock. While in Colorado, Mr. Fredendall was engaged in herding.
DAVID GREEN, blacksmith; P. O. Edgerton ; born in County Antrim, Ireland, Feb. 11, 1833; son of James and Rachel (Johnson) Green. Came to America, landing in Canada, in 1848, where he lived three years, and come to Wisconsin in the spring of 1852, and located in Janesville ; lived there for six months ; came to Edgerton and engaged in blacksmithing. Married, October 30, 1854 Elizabeth Furse, daughter of George Furse, of Dunkirk, Dane Co. They have two children-George A., Margaret. Member of 1. O. O. Fellows; liberal in religion ; Republican.
SAMUEL C. HEAD, toll-gatherer of the Newville Bridge Co .; P. O. Fulton ; native of New York, born in Almond, Allegany Co., Nov. 22, 1816; son of Solomon Head and Sarah Coon, who came to Milton in spring of 1839. They pre-empted 40 acres on Sec. 9. They had six children ; three sons-Samuel C., C. R. and Henry A. Mr. Solomon Head died in 1867. Their mother died in 1871, and is buried at Albion Center Cemetery. Mr. Samuel C. Head married Miss Julia Ann Burdick July 4. 1844, daughter of Colonel Aden Burdick and Martha, of Albion, Dane Co. They have two children -Douglas, born May 1, 1848 ; Augusta, born March 6, 1852. Mrs. Julia Ann Head died Nov. 26, 1870, and is buried at Albion Cemetery. Mr. Head is a Mason, of Lodge 69, Fulton. He married Miss Paulina Clark, of Fulton, Rock Co., Wis ; she had one child-Leroy C. Clark, born Dec. 19, 1854. Liberal in religion and politics.
WILLIAM M. HEMPHILL, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Milton Junction; born in Hen- niker, Merrimack Co., N. H., in 1820; his parents moved to Oneida Co., N. Y., when he was 3 years old, living there until he was 19 years of age ; he went to Steuben Co., N. Y., residing there till he came to Wisconsin in 1844; in the spring of 1851, he went to California across the plains and located in Cala- veras, engaging in surface-mining; in the fall of 1855, he returned to Wisconsin. Married, in 1855, Martha B. Langworthy, who died in May, 1870, leaving two children-William E., born Aug. 1, 1858; Susan A., March, 1861. In 1871, married, at Adams Center, N. Y., Mrs. Orilla C. Green, nee Crandall, of Jefferson Co., N. Y .; she had one child by her first marriage-Mellie L. Green, born in September, 1860; they have a son-Nelson Eugene, born Oct. 4, 1874. Mr. Hemphill is President of the Bridge Stock Company, of Goodrich's Ferry, across Rock River, and was one of those introducing it at first; he is also a stockholder in Milton College. Mrs. Hemphill was born in Andover, Allegany Co., N. Y., July 30, 1838. Married, June, 1858, Ethan S. Greene, who enlisted in the 85th N. Y. V. I .; was taken prisoner at Fort Grey, N. C., and died in Andersonville Prison in 1864. Mr. Hemphill has never been an office- seeker, but is always foremost in measures or enterprises of public benefit. Has been on the School Board twelve years.
JOSEPH HOAGUE, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Janesville; born in Green Co., Wis., Feb. 5, 1853; son of Joseph Hoague, Sr., and Zephria (Day) ; located on his father's farm of forty acres, on Sec. 32, in the spring of 1875, on which he raises corn, oats, wheat, tobacco and stock ; educated at dis- triet school. Liberal in religion; Republican.
SILAS HURD, farmer. Secs. 15 and 16 ; P. O. Fulton Center ; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1816; came to Wisconsin in spring of 1838, and located on Secs. 15 and 16, where his present home- stead is, which consists of about eight hundred acres ; he owns, altogether, sixteen hundred acres ; raises corn, oats, wheat, barley and tobacco extensively ; also, horses, cows, hogs and poultry. Married Cynthia M. Cowan, a native of New York, Sept. 2. 1841 ; have five children-Clara M., born Dec. 11, 1844 ; Sarah E., April 8, 1846; Emma L., Oct. 19, 1847 ; John C., July 24, 1852; Lilia M., Aug. 19, 1859. (Charles H., born in 1842, died in 1849; Mitta, born in September, 1855, died in 1866.) Has been Director of School Board five years, and Assessor three terms. Mr. Hurd came to this county at a very
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early day, and with his energy, perseverance and good business judgment has become one of the richest men in the county.
ALFRED HUBBELL, farmer, Secs. 30 and 31 ; P. O. Fulton ; born in Warren Co., N. Y., Jan. 16, 1828; son of Isaac and Hannah (Pray) Hubbell; came to Wisconsin in September. 1850, and located on Secs. 30 and 31 ; owns 200 acres, raising the general products of the county, cattle, hogs, horses, etc. Married, in 1857. Mary Miles, daughter of Jesse Miles and Mary Beckwith ; had seven children-Mary Frances and Alfred (both dead), Fred C., Minnie F., John J., and William H. and Nellie (twins). Has served as Pathmaster twenty-five years, and District Clerk twelve years. Attends Congre- gational Church ; Republican.
THOMAS HUTSON, Turin, Hutson & Jansen, leaf-tobacco dealers, Edgerton ; born in Cass Co., Mich., Jan. 11, 1840 ; son of John and Mary (Roberta) Hutson, who moved to Wisconsin in November, 1849, and purchased 160 acres two miles east of Indian Ford. Mr. Hutson commenced grain- buying when he was 17 years old. and continued in that business till 1860; in 1858, he grew his first crop of tobacco, which frost killed in August-loss, $600; in January, 1860, bought an interest with L. H. Delamater, and remained in the firm till the spring of 1863, when, in company with Dr. Burdick, he crossed the plains to California with horses for the markets there, and returned to Wisconsin, and. in 1864, again went to California-this time not successfully ; returned to Edgerton and started a general store, in partnership with Gunderson ; twenty-one months later, sold out to Doll & Crandall, and spent the summer of 1870 in Iowa; returned to Rock County and purchased a piece of land near Evansville, and commenced raising tobacco ; about 1871, engaged with Shroder & Bond, of No. 178 Water street, New York, to buy tobacco for them in Edgerton, and, three years afterward, commenced business for himself, in partnership with Mr. Jansen, in leaf-tobacco dealing. which business they still continue ; they ship. on ' an average, 3,500 cases per annum. Mr. Hutson married, June 18, 1861, Miss Hattie L. Hill, daughter of James H. Hill, of Ogdensburg, N. Y .; she died Oct. 17, 1872, leaving one child-Fred C., born March 20, 1862. He again married, Feb. 20, 1873, Mrs. Martha Simpson, daughter of .James Osborn, of Porter, Rock Co .; have four children-Maude A., Charles T .. John F. and Myrtle L. In 1877, he was elected Side Supervisor ; since 1874, has been on School Board; liberal in religion ; family attend M. E. Church ; Democrat.
DAVID G. JOHNSTON, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Fulton; born in Petersboro. N. Y .. April 26, 1812; son of Nathan and Clarissa (Garrison) Johnston. Mr. D. G. Johnston held a great many different offices before coming to the West; in 1850, he went to California ; returned East, and set- tled in Wisconsin in 1853, locating at Fulton, Rock Co., on Sec. 31, his present farm and homestead of 175 acres. Married, March 14, 1838, Atlantic T. Boyce, daughter of John and Ruth H. ( Hutchinson .. Their nephew, Harvey Johnston, born Aug. 7, 1852, has lived with them as an adopted child since his infancy ; he is a member of the Masonic Order. Mr. Johnston is a member of the I. O. O. F. ; they . attend the Congregational Church ; Democrat.
ROBERT N. JOHNSON, Postmaster of the town of Fulton Center, merchant, dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, and liquors; born in Preston, Lancashire, England, March 24. 1830; came to Canada in the vessel Rising Sun with his uncle, who was Captain of her and part owner, returning to England, after a short time ; returned to America and settled with his father, who located twenty-four miles from Chicago at Plum Grove, Lake Co. Married at St. James' Church ( Episcopal .. Chicago, May 1, 1850. Miss Eliza Logan, daughter of Hugh Logan. a native of Marysport, Devonshire. England, who died leaving two sons-Wellington. born in July. 1851; Thomas, born in August. 1853. Married his present wife, Miss Nancy Green, daughter of John Green, of Fulton Township ; had six chil- dren (four living, two dead) : Nellie M .. Edward. Mary and John; Robert N. and an infant, died. Mr. Johnson is the District School Clerk ; at present, Sealer of Weights and Measures, and Overseer of Road Districts ; Mr. R. N. Johnson is also agent for four different lines of ocean steamers. Owns one farm (100 acres), and one of the neatest homesteads in the vicinity.
PATRICK JOICE, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Edgerton ; born in Tipperary Co., Ireland, in 1817; came to America in 1849, and lived in Massachusetts till 1856. when he came to Wisconsin and settled in Rock Co. Married, in 1856, Bridget O. Conners, a native of Tipperary Co., Ireland ; have eight children -Michael, Katie, Patrick, Margaret, Richard, Mary Anne, John and James. Owns eighty acres ; raises corn, oats, wheat and tobacco, cattle and hogs. Members of Roman Catholic Church.
SIMON LOCK LORD, M. D., Edgerton ; was born in Livingston, York Co., Me., on Wednesday, March 8, 1826; he was the son of James and Olive Lord, the fathers of whom were both Revolutionary soldiers. The subject of this sketch was the youngest of eight children, seven sons and one daughter : his early life was spent upon a farm, when not attending a district school; at the age of 15
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years, he entered a High School at Cornishville, Me., which, with Parsonsfield Seminary, furnished him an academic education ; he began the study of medicine and surgery in 1848, under the instruction of Drs. Peabody, of Buxton, and Tompson, of Cornish, and attended medical lectures at Bowdoin College, Me., Tremont Medical School, Boston, and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. from the last of which he received his degree in medicine and surgery ; his first attempt at practice was in his native State. from which he removed in 1854 to Dubuque, Iowa; in the spring of 1858, he changed his location to Edger- ton, Rock Co., Wis., his present residence. At the outbreak of the rebellion, he tendered his services to Gov. Randall, and was commissioned as Assistant Surgeon of the 13th W. V. I .; a few months afterward, he was promoted to be Surgeon of the 32d W. V. I., with which he served until the expiration of three years, when ill-health compelled him to resign. Upon restoration to his usual health and vigor, he resumed the practice of medicine and surgery.
JOHN I. LUSK, lumber and coal dealer, Edgerton; born in New Hartford, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1839; son of Ira and Betsey ( Williams ) Luck ; he came to Wisconsin in 1859, and located in Edger- ton : since spent five years in Stoughton, Dane Co .; has been in the lumber business for years under the title of Burdick & Lusk. Married in April, 1860, Julia A. Hudson, daughter of John Hudson ; have three children-William H., Charles, Bessie. He was elected Chairman of Board of Supervisors in 1877. Member of Masonic Lodge, Fulton. Attends the Methodist Church ; Republican.
D. H. McCHESNEY, miller, Indian Ford : P. O. Edgerton ; born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., in 1820 ; came to Wisconsin in 1856, and located at Janesville, Rock Co. In 1858, built a grist and woolen factory, and carried on business till Jan. 18, 1868, when his mill was burned ; loss, $11,000; came to Indian Ford in the winter of 1868, and purchased the water-power of the present mill (grist), and car- ries on business. Married, in 1843, Irena Bonesteal. daughter of L. Bonesteal. of Rensselaer Co., N. Y. Their children are Marcus, Hattie, Ellen, Diobia, Willard, Frank, Kittie, Anna and Clara. Held the office of Alderman of Janesville two years ; President of the Fire Department of Janesville ; also, Foreman of Fire Company No. 2 ( Washington ) for two years. Members of the M. E. Church ; Republican.
DAVID McCOLLOUGH, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Milton Junction; born in Scotland in March, 1824; came to America, landing in Quebec, Canada, in 1831, with his parents; lived in Lower Canada till he was 17 years old. In 1848, came to Wisconsin and settled in Waukesha Co .; lived there five years, then settled on his present farm. Married in 1848, in Canada, Mary Jane McKeenagh ; had seven children-John, born Nov. 28, 1852 ; Alexander, June 3, 1855 ; James, Feb. 28, 1857; David, Aug. 6, 1858 ; Fannie, Jan. 11, 1862; Clarke, Dec. 25, 1863; Frank. Dec. 3, 1867. Owns 120 acres ; raises the general products of the county and tobacco. Served on the School Board for a number of years.
JOHN E. MAWSON, of the firm of Riley & Mawson, grocers, Edgerton ; born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, June 15, 1832; son of Jobn and Elizabeth (Craig) Mawson ; came to America in 1853, landing in New York ; removed from there to Philadelphia, where he resided ten years, and then . moved to Edgerton, Wis .. and from there to Janesville, remaining four years; returne i to Edgerton, where he formed a partnership with his sister, Mrs. Riley, in 1867. Married Sept. 20, 1857, Elizabeth Riley, a native of Yorkshire; they have four children-Esther, Mary Anna, Jane, Elizabeth. He is a member of Temple of Honor; religion, Episcopalian ; Liberal in politics.
MICHAEL MITCHELL, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Edgerton ; born in County Kings, Ire- land, in 1834 ; came to America, August, 1860; after living three months in New York, about three years in Eastern States, working in different foundries, he came to Wisconsin in 1863; purchased his present homestead in 1871, consisting of forty acres. Married Bridget Larkin in December, 1855; have one child-Anne, born in 1860. Members of the Roman Catholic Church ; Democrat.
MICHAEL MIZO, farmer ; P. O. Milton Junction ; born at Moscow Mountain, Province of Quebec, in 1823 : his parents moved to Vermont when he was quite small ; there he was brought up and educated ; came to Wisconsin in 1845 and located at Janesville ; enlisted Feb. 18, 1847, in the 6th Regt. U. S. Inf. ; regiment went to the Mexican war ; he served through the Valley of Mexico till wounded at the battle of Churubusco, Mexico, and was mustered out July 31, 1848. Married Margaret Evans, a native of Christiania. Norway, in March, 1854; have seven children-Elizabeth A .. born Feb. 4, 1855; George W., Jan. 9. 1859; Edwin A., Aug. 9, 1861 ; Mary E. and Sarah E., twins, March 9, 1865 ; Cora B., Nov. 24, 1868; William S., October 16, 1871. Emma Maria, born March 9, 1857. died Feb. 9, 1858, aged 19 months and 26 days. Was Director of School Board four terms. Attends Methodist Church : Republican.
THOMAS H. MONROE, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Albion, Dane Co .; native of Wisconsin ; born in Albion, Dane Co., Jan. 10, 1854 ; son of Orin R. Monroe and Sarah Coon, who came to Wisconsin
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