The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages etc, Part 135

Author: Western Historical Co., pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1050

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GEORGE KINNE was born Aug. 1, 1824, Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y .; at the age of 14 years, he began the boot and shoe maker's trade in his native place, which he followed there two and a half years ; then clerked in a grocery store at Fish Creek Landing for five years; resuming his trade in 1847, at Vienna, he followed it there for six years. He was married at Vienna, August 3, 1848, to Miss Caro- line, danghter of Orra and Delaney ( Bently) Wetherbee, a native of Glens Falls, Warren Co., N. Y. In August, 1853, they started for Wisconsin, and arrived at Oconomowoc in September following. Here he continued his trade till October, 1861, when he formed a copartnership with John Metcalf, and dealt in boots and shoes till 1863, when he sold out to Mr. Metcalf, and in 1866 began the business of a dealer again with Mr. Wetherbee, and continued the business till 1870; since which time he has been engaged in various kinds of business. Mrs. Kinne brought the first dress model to Oconomowoc, and was the only dressmaker here for three years ; she has devoted much of her time to that business since. Their chil- dren are as follows: C'leera A., born Aug. 2, 1849, at Vienna, N. Y., died Aug. 11, 1850 ; Cynthia M., born Aug. 4, 1851, died there June 3, 1853 ; Frank W., born Jan. 25, 1855, now lives at LaCrosse, Wis .; George H., born June 20, 1858, died June 21, 1858; Charles, born June 28, 1864, now at home. Mr. and Mrs. Kinne are members of the M. E. Church.

JOHN KIMBALL, dealer in flour and feed ; was born in Orange Co., Vt., in 1813, and when 12 years old removed with his parents, Caleb and Betsey Kimball, to Franklin Co., Vt., and lived there on a farm till 1852 ; he went thence to Worcester, Mass., where he worked in a chair factory and at gardening for three years ; emigrating to Wisconsin in 1855, he located on a farm in the town of Sum. mit, Waukesha Co., and followed farming and carpentering there till 1870, when he removed to Oconomo- woc, and became employed as a traveling salesman for a New York glove and mitten house, in whose interest he traveled for five years ; he next traveled four years for a glove and mitten house at Hartford,

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Wis., and one year for a Beloit house ; Jan. 12, 1880, he became interested in the flour and feed trade with Mr. R. C. Coryl. He was married at Dover, N. H., Nov. 16, 1834, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Benjamin and Betsey Dore, a native of Strafford Co,, N. H., born Feb. 11, 1812; their children were ; Chase B., who enlisted at Ripon in Co. F. First W. V. C., in 1862, and was with his regiment in most of its principal movements till taken sick at Iron Mountain, Mo., and died there in the hospital in 1863; Charles W., who enlisted in Co. C 28th W. V. I., in 1863, and was with his regiment till they reached Mobile, where he was discharged on account of his disability for service ; he how lives in Washington Co., Wis. ; Jennette, now the wife of Henry Hildreth, and lives in the town of Summit; Marchia S., now the wife of Marion Heron, and lives at Longmont, Col ; Chauncy C., who enlisted in Co. F 1st W. V. C., at Ripon in 1862, and died at Helena with typhoid fever in 1863. Mrs. Kimball died at her home in Summit, March 16, 1862. His second marriage was Oct. 13, 1863, to Miss Mary A. daughter of Levi and Betsey Caryl, a native of Bennington Co., Vt., born July 31, 1824, and moved when young to Watertown, N. Y., and to Jefferson Co., Wis., when 18 years old. They are members of the M. E. Church.

THOURALD KIER, tinner ; was born in Norway, in 1833; he began his trade when 13 years old, and, after working at it six years, he then spent three years trave ling through Denmark, Ger- many and other parts of Europe, after which he returned to Norway and carried on the tinner's trade four or five years ; he came to America in 1866, locating in Milwaukee, Wis. ; he continued his trade there for two years, and in 1868 he came to Oconomowoc, where he has since followed the same vocation. He was married in 1870, to Miss C. Gerhardene Christianson, a native of Norway; their children are Mary, deceased; Martin, Annie, Gerhard. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

NELS LARSON, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Mapleton ; is a native of Norway, where he was born in 1825, and spent his time with his father at farming till 1849; he then emigrated to America and stopped a short time at Palmyra, Wis .; then came to the town of Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., where he bought 40 acres of timber land on Sec. 1 ; he improved gradually as his limited means would allow, and after- ward bought 20 acres more joining it; he built his house in 1858, and kept bachelor's hall till 1859, when he was married to Miss Ellen M. Anderson, a native of Norway, born in December, 1835, and came to Wisconsin in 1858; Their children are Lewis A., Edward, deceased, Charles M., Adolph S., Christian, Anton G., Edward, Emma K., N. Matilda. Mr. Larson's family is connected with the Lutheran Church.

CHRISTIAN LINGER, dentist ; was born in the Rhine Province, in 1838, and in 1844, came with his parents to Milwaukee, Wis .; his father being sickly and poor, the support of the family depended upon the children, which required all their efforts. When 16 or 17 years old, he began working and studying in the office of Dr. Jennings, a dentist of Milwaukee, and continued with him for three winters, working at farming during summers ; he next worked at the carpenter and joiner's' trade for a short time, then was engaged in the mercantile trade for some time. November 5, 1871, he was married at Fussville Waukesha Co., to Miss Eva Michaels, a native of Washington Co., Wis., born Sept. 9, 1847. They removed to Jefferson, Jefferson Co., Wis. ; engaged in farming for a year, then settled in the village of Jefferson, and kept a confectionery store for about a year, after which he traveled for a year or two, sell- ing medicines ; he then resumed the study of dentistry with Dr. Towosend, at Jefferson, and remained with him two and a half years, then pursued his studies and practice with Dr. Crandall, at Fort Atkinson, for six months ; returning then to Jefferson, he disposed of his effects and came to Oconomowoc, where he has since practiced his profession since Aug., 1870. Their children are as follows-George, born Sept. 19, 1863, died Sept. 19, 1863 ; George, Jr., born Nov. 18, 1864, died Feb. 20, 1870 ; Mathias, born Nov. 8, 1867, died March 13, 1870 ; Lizzie, born Oct. 9, 1869 ; Joseph, born Nov. 10, 1871 ; Henry, born Oct. 20, 1873; Anna C., born Feb. 5, 1875, died March 5, 1878; Christiana G., born June 13, 1876, died Sept. 3, 1877 ; Michael J., born Ang. 22, 1878, died Sept. 8, 1878; Maggie M., born Feb. 1, 1880. Members of the Catholic Church.

HUGO LORLEBERG, hardware merchant and dealer in agricultural implements ; was born in Halverstadt, Prussia, in 1848, and in 1851 his mother, Louisa Lorleberg, emigrated with him to America, and located in the town of Pewaukee, his father having come in 1850; they removed to Wan- kesha not long after their location in Pewaukee, where his father died in 1852 ; his mother afterward married Mr. Manver, and now lives in this city (Oconomowoc) ; Mr. Lorleberg began the tinner's trade at Waukesha in 1862, and after working at it two years he enlisted in 1864 in Co. B, 39th W. V. I. ; was sent with his regiment to Memphis, Tenn, where they were on picket duty most of the time for six months ; was mustered out at Milwaukee in the autumn of 1864; returning then to his home, he spent six months on the farm, after which he worked at his trade in Milwaukee for two years ; he then returned

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to Wankesha for two years; forming a copartnership with John Hartwell, of Waukesha, they began the hardware business at Mukwonago, and a year later he paid his partner $800 for the $100 interest when first invested ; he continued the business alone there till the fall of 1870, when he removed his business to Oconomowoc, and began in a small one-story building which he afterwards enlarged and used till April, 1879, when it burned ; he built, in the spring of 1880, a large two-story brick, which he now occupies and carries on an extensive trade. Mr. L. is a member of the I. O. O. F.

JOHN LORENZ, carpenter and joiner was born in the city of Bostock, Mecklenburg, Schwe- rin, in 1829; he began the cabinet maker's trade when 15 years old, and followed it in his native city until 1854, when he came to America and located at Oconomowoc, Wis., in December of that year, after spending six weeks in Milwaukee; he continued the cabinet-maker's trade here for about ten years, then took up the carpenter's and joiner's trade, which he has followed since. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Sophia Grazer, a native of Hovensal, Prussia, and came to America in 1855 their ; children are Louisa, Emma, Bertha, Anna, John, Sophia, Rosa. Mrs. L. is a member of the Catholic Church.

JAMES LUCK, retired, was born in the County of Suffolk, England, in 1818. At the age of 14 years he was apprenticed to the miller's trade in England, and served an apprenticeship of seven years. He came to America in 1839, and located in the town of Constahleville, Lewis Co., N. Y., where he engaged at milling till 1842; going thence to Oneida Co. he worked at his trade in the towns of Lee and Taberg till 1847. Coming then to Oconomowoc, he engaged in farming a year; in 1855, he, in company with others, began the flouring mill now in this city, and, completing it in 1857, began operations, and he was connected with its manage- ment till 1879, when they disposed of it. Mr. Luck was married in 1844 to Miss Mary C., a danghter of Abram W. and Abigail Nye, a native of the town of Sandwich, Barnstable Co. Mass., and removed to the town of Lee, Oneida Co. N. Y., a few years before their marriage; they have had two daughters -- Elizabeth A., deceased; Ellen M. Mr. Luck and family are members of the Episcopal Church.

GEORGE A. LUDINGTON, proprietor of carriage and wagon shop; was born in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1834, and came with his parents, Henry and Mary Ludington, to St. Joseph Co., Mich., when 2 or 3 years old, and thence, in 1848, with them to Racine Co., Wis. Locating at Waterford, he soon entered upon his apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade with his father; he removed to Racine in 1857, and continued his trade there till 1860, when he came to Oconomowoc, and has since carried on the business of a blacksmith, and carriage and wagon manufacturer. Mr. Ludington was appointed under- Sheriff of Waukesha Co., by C. M. Hartwell, during his term of office ; he was elected member of the City Council in 1877. He was married in 1855 to Miss Wealthy, daughter of James Berry, of Racine, Wis. Though a native of Michigan, his parents were of England. Their children are Edgar, Elmer and Ellsworth (twins), Franklin, William, Gertrude and Charles. Mr. L. has been a member of the Ma- sonic fraternity for twenty-two years.

HENRY LUDINGTON, son of James Ludington, was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1809, and began the blacksmith trade in his native county in 1828, which he afterward followed there, and at Troy, N. Y., till 1834; he then removed to London, Upper Canada, where he continued his trade till 1838; removing thence to St. Joseph Co., Mich., he there worked at his trade till 1846, when he came to Racine Co., Wis .; locating at Waterford, he carried on the carriage and wagon manufacture and blacksmithing till 1855, and then removed to Racine, where he continued till 1858; coming then to Oconomowoc, he opened a shop here, and carried on the business for three years; then sold out to his son, who now carries on the business. He enlisted in the fall of 1868, in Co. A, 42d W. V. I., under Col. Sprague; was on detached service at Cairo, Ill., most of the time ; was mustered out in 1865, and returned to Waupaca Co., whither he had moved a short time before enlisting. He came again to Oconomowoc in the autumn of 1867, and in the spring of 1869 was elected City Marsha!, and was re-elected each year till 1877, since which time he has been running an express wagon. He was married in Broome Co., N. Y., in 1831, to Mary A., daughter of David Dresser, a native of Vermont; their children are George A., now in this city ; Esther, now the wife of Sherman E .; Anthony, who lives at Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y. ; Charlotte, now the wife of J. G. Beamus, who lives in Waupaca Co., Wis .; F. D. and Helen are at home. Mr. L. is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

HIRIAM F. LYKE, dealer in furniture and undertaker ; is a son of David and Elizabeth Lyke, nee Snyder, natives of Columbia Co., N. Y. Mr. Lyke was born in Columbia Co., N. Y. in 1831, and came with his parents to Waukesha Co. Wis. in 1845. They located in the town of Vernon, where his father followed the carpenter trade for a few years; then removed his family, to the town of Mukwonago, where Hiram F. spent most of his time on the farm till 1852. Going in the spring of that

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year to California, he engaged in mining for eight years, and in the winter of 1859 and '60, returned via the Isthmus and Mexico, to his home in Mukwonago. In the following spring, he went to Texas and spent the summer traveling through Kansas and the Southwest, and returned in the winter of 1861-62. He enlisted as a private in 1862 in Co. F. 28th W. V. I. and was promoted to the position of 1st Lieutenant, and a portion of the time filled the office of Captain ; he served with his regiment in all its principal movements till June, 1865, when, on account of ill health, he resigned at Little Rock, Ark. After an illness of six weeks there, he returned to his home. He spent the winter of 1865 and '66 at Detroit and in New York. He was married. December, 25 1866, to the daughter of John O. Leroy, of the town of Brook field, Waukesha Co. Wis., and immediately located at Oconomowoc, where, in the fall of 1867, he began dealing in furniture ; his wife died July 11, 1870, leaving one son, Frank L. His second marriage was April 8, 1871, to Miss Lottie, daughter of Moses Mead, a native of Putnam Co., N. Y., but an emigrant to Oconomowoc, Wis., in 1869; their children are Arthur D., John D., and Alice M. Mr. L. was a member of the City Council for two years. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

REV. FATHER HUGH MCMAHON, Priest of St. Jerome's Catholic Church; was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Nov. 2, 1824; his parents, Hugh and Bridget (Connelley) McMahon, were both natives of that county, and died there when he was 17 years of age; he began the study of Latin and Greek in 1836, in the school of his native parish, and in 1839 he entered St. Patrick's College, Armagh, where he pursued his studies till the vacation of 1842, and in September of that year he entered All Hallows, Dublin, and continued there till the spring of 1844; coming then to America, he entered St. Charles Borromeo's Theological Seminary of Philadelphia, where he completed his studies and was ordained priest in 1848; his first mission was that of Christ's Church, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Penn. ; his second was St. Mary's, Beaver Meadows, Coburn Co., Penn, for two years; in 1851, he went to Philadel- phia, built St. Bridget's, Philadelphia, and was its Pastor till July, 1855; he then came to Milwaukee ; and in September following was appointed to build St. Mary's, Fitchburg, Dane Co., Wis., of which he was afterward Pastor for two years ; in 1857, he went to Chilton, Calumet Co., built St. Augustine's and was built Pastor there till 1865, when he went as priest to St. Mary's, Cascade, where he remained till 1868, then St. Francis Borgia's, Cedarburg, and from there in September, 1876, he came to St. Jerome's, Oconomowoc.

GUSTAV MACHUS, of the firm of Hartmann, Hubner & Co., proprietors of foundry and machine shop ; was born in Prussia in 1852, and came to America, with his parents, in 1866, and located on a farm at Oconomowoc for one year, then removed to Horicon, Dodge Co., where he followed farming one year; returning then to Oconomowoc, he began work in the machine shop, for J. Rowell & Sons, and has continued the machinist trade, here and at various other places, since that time. He became a member of the present firm at the establishment of the shops and foundry in May, 1879. He was mar- ried Nov. 26, 1879, to Miss Mary Bartels, of the town of Ixonia, Dodge Co., Wis. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

ALEXANDER MADOLE, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Oconomowoc; is a native of Down County, Ireland, born Aug. 16, 1826, and emigrated to America in the fall of 1840 ; he came as far west- at that time as Richland Co., Ohio, where he was employed by a Mr. I. Clark ; traveled with Mr. Clark as a rider of race-horses, and in that business traveled with Mr. Clark over many of the States. In Feb- ruary, 1844, he landed in the town of Summit, Waukesha Co., Wis., and in May following, began work for Mr. George Ferry in the town of Oconomowoc at $8 per month. He soon after made a claim to forty acres of canal land on Sec. 17, town of Oconomowoc, which he partially improved, built a log house thereon, and, with a Mr. Whitney, made that his home for nearly a year ; he was employed as miller for Cotton & Rockwell, from the fall of 1844, till the autumn of 1847, and during a part of 1848-49, he was employed by them to haul flour from Oconomowoc to Milwaukee, after which he was in the employ of Mr. Rock- well only, till 1850, and then worked during the summer in a brickyard, at the village ; he crossed the Plains in 1852 to California, and there engaged in mining till 1858, whence he returned to Oconomowoc, and bought eighty acres on Sec. 14, where he has since lived and followed farming ; he now owns 100 acres on that section. He was married in March, 1868, to Mrs. Catherine, widow of Samuel Walker, who was a soldier in the 6th Ohio, and was killed at Nashville, Tenn., in 1865, leaving her with one daughter, Hattie, born July 4, 1861. Mr. and Mrs. Madole have five children-Susan, born March 16, 1869; Hesther, born Dec. 9, 1871 ; Alexander, born Jan. 2, 1873 ; William, born April 11, 1875 ; Nellie, born Sept. 15, 1879. Mrs. M. is a member of St. Catharine's Catholic Church.

D. McL. MILLER, M. D., physician and surgeon; was born in New York City in 1836. His earlier and literary education was in the public schools of his native city ; he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1852, and graduated from that institutioin 1856. Removing to Wisconsin in

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1858, he located at Oconomowoc, where he practiced his profession till 1862. He then joined the 28th W. V. I., as Assistant Surgeon, but was soon put on detached services and placed in charge of the hospital at Little Rock, Helena, where he remained most of the time during his term of service; Rejoining his regiment soon after the surrender of Gen. Lee, he was mustered out of service at Madison, Wis., in Octo- ber 1865, when he returned to Oconomowoc, resumed and has since successfully practiced his profession He was married in April 1859 to Mary G., daughter of the Rev. Dr. Remington, D. D., a Baptist minis- ter of New York City. Their children are, Nathaniel W., Jennie born October 1861, now the wife of Fred Parsons of this city ; Charles born Jan. 1, 1868; Thomas born Nov. 26, 1870. The doctor and family attend the Episcopal Church.

REV. FATHER MICHAEL MONAGHAN, Pastor of St. Catharine's Catholic Church, Mapleton ; was born in Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1810; is the son of Henry and Ann Quinn Monaghan ; his father died when he was about 7 years old; was then taken to live with his grandfather. At the age of 15 years, he began teaching English and arithmetic in the Chapel of Dunnamore, and took up the study of Latin during that time, unknown to his relatives; when the knowledge of these facts reached them, strong objections were at once raised to his studying for the min- istry ; but after much parleying an uncle gave him four lambs, which would aid him in his desired project ; he next attended a private school, and in 1819 entered the Seminary of Bodony, under the Very Rev. Francis MeHugh ; here he studied the classics, and with three others passed his examination for May- nooth College, before the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, then Primate of all Ireland. Returning home for want of means to continue his studies, he sailed, in 1835, for America, and was sent by the Very Rev. John Powers. of New York, to Chambly, Lower Canada, where he pursued the study of theology till 1837. At the breaking out of the rebellion in Canada, he changed to St. Mary's, Baltimore, Md., aud there con- tinued his studies nearly a year. He returned to his uncle's in Ireland in 1838, and was ordained at Drogheda by Primate Crolly, then Primate of all Ireland, and in a fortnight after was sent as Assistant Priest to his native parish. At the Easter Conference of 1839, he was assigned to Moy, County Tyrone, for six months, and in November following was sent as regular curate to Porta Down, where he remained till 1843, when he came again to America. He was assigned, by Archbishop Henni, of Milwaukee, to the Archbishop of New York, having studied for that bishopric. He was then sent to the Canada mis- sions, where he continued his work till 1852, when he returned to New York, and was Pastor at Ver- plancks, Collohack and Peekskill. In 1864, he returned to Europe on a visit; in January, 1865, he came again to Wisconsin, and was then sent by Bishop Henni to Montello, where he was given charge of the missions of the State, especially of Marquette, Adams, Green Lake and part of Columbia and Wau- shara Counties, holding that position till 1871. He was assigned to the parish at Mazomanie, and remained there till 1874, when he came as Pastor of St. Catharine's, of Mapleton.

CYRENUS MORRISON, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Monterey ; was born in Warren Co., N. Y., in 1822, and is son of James and Minerva Morrison; at the age of 21 years, he began the cooper's trade, which he followed at Oswego, Oswego Co., N. Y., till 1853; he then emigrated to Waukesha Co., Wis., and located on his present farm, 40 acres on Sec. 8, town of Oconomowoc, where he followed the cooper's trade for two years, and since followed farming. He was married in 1844, to Eva, daughter of Thomas and Laney Fulmer, a native of Cayuga Co., N. Y., born in 1823, and died at her home in the town of Oconomowoc in Jannary, 1878, leaving five children-Nancy A .; William H., now in Iowa ; Sarah A., now the wife of R. S. Owen and lives in Adair Co., Iowa; George W., in Adair Co, Iowa; Benjamin D., in Michigan. Mr. Morrison and family are connected with the M. E. Church.

RICHARD NASH, of the firm of Nash & Coyle, manufacturers and dealers in boots and shoes was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in 1844. He came to Saratoga, N. Y., when 2 years old ; into Waukesha County, Wis., in 1857, and located at Pewaukee. Two years later, he became apprenticed to the shoemaker's trade, at Hartland, where and at other places he continued his trade till 1867 ; coming then to Oconomowoc, he worked six years for Small & McKee; then in 1873, with Mr. Bender, formed a firm under the name of Bender & Nash, which existed till 1878, when Mr. Bender sold out to A. Ostrich, who, after three months, sold to H. N. Humiston, in July 1879; Mr. Nash and Mr Hnmis- ton divided their stock, and in August following Mr. Coyle became a partner with Mr. Nash, as the firm of Nash & Coyle; they now carry out the business. Mr. Nash was married, in 1878, to Miss Phebe Lain, of Pewankce ; their children are Arthur R. ; Carrie, deceased; Francis R., Cora Belle. They are membersof St. Jerome's Catholic Church.

GEORGE W. OLSON, of the firm of Olson & Simons, house and sign painters ; was born at Oconomowoc, Wis., in 1850 ; his parents, Nels and Mary O son, emigrated from Norway to Wisconsin,

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and located at this place in 1848. His father followed the shoemaker's trade here till 1861, when he enlisted in Co. C, 15th W. V. I., and was with his regiment till it reached Louisville, Ky., where he died in the hospital in 1862. George W. began the painter's trade with Barry & Nelly, at this place, in 1862, and continued work here as a journeyman till 1873, when he went to Milwaukee, and clerked a year for H. Bosworth & Sons ; in 1874, he returned to Oconomowoc, and formed a copartnership with J. L. Hast- ings, at the painter's trade, and continued with him till 1877, when Mr. A. Simons became a member of the firm instead of Mr. Hastings. He was married Nov. 17, 1875, to Miss Ida Forbes, a native of Canada, and an adopted daughter of Pearson Gibson, of Pine Lake, Wis .; they have one son, Albert N. Mrs. Olson is a member of the Episcopal Church.

OLE OLSON, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Oconomowoc; was born in Norway in 1821, and began the tailor's trade in his native country, at the age of 16 years. He served a three years' apprenticeship, after which he continued the trade there as a journeyman for two years. He came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where he followed farm laboring for two years; in 1848, he entered a farm of sixty acres, on Sec. 14, town of Oconomowoc, and has since made it his home and now owns 150 acres on the same section. He was married Aug. 27, 1848, to Miss Ingeberg John- son. a native of Norway, who came to Wisconsin in 1844 ; their children are Ole, now at home ; Carrie, in Colorado ; Cornelia, in Chicago, and Lizzie, at home. Mr. Olson's family is connected with the Luth- eran Church.

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The History of Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources; an extensive and minute sketch of its cities, towns and villages etc, Part 135

Author: Western Historical Co., pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company Number of Pages: 1050

Author: Western Historical Co., pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago : Western Historical Company
Number of Pages: 1050