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 148

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

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CHRIST. CLASEN, merchant, Duplainville; was born in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany> Dec. 23, 1844; in 1867 he came to this country and lived in Sussex, Waukesha Co., Wis., nearly two years, at the end of which time he engaged in farming in Granville, Milwaukee Co., until 1877, in which year he engaged in general merchandising in Duplainville. He was married in Sussex, Wis., to Miss Bertha Gust; they have two children, Henry and Annie. Mr. Clasen carries a full line of groceries, dry goods, wooden-ware etc., and is doing a good business.

O. P. CLINTON, cheese manufacturer ; P. O. Waukesha; was born in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1840; his parents were Allen and Adeline ('linton, who came to Wisconsin and settled in Pewaukee, in 1837. He was married in 1866 in the town of Rushford, Winnebago Co., Wis., to Miss Anna E. Douglas, daughter of Barzillia Douglas, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, and now a resi- dent of this town ( Pewaukee); she was born in Milwaukee County, Wis .; they have two children, Mahel M., and Abby M. During the war of the rebellion Mr. Clinton enlisted as a private in Co. B., Ist W. V. C., was promoted Lieutenant, served three years, and was honorably discharged. He is Treasurer of the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association. In company with O. Z. Olin, he is extensively engaged in the manufacturing of cheese, running four factories, viz. : the Waukesha cheese factory, Waukesha ; the Zion, located in Delafield ; the Bethesda, located in Genesee, and the Mukwonago cheese factory ; they manu- facture ahout 130,000 pounds yearly. Mr. Clinton is a thorough and capable business man, and is very successful.

FRANC P. COGSWELL, painter, Pewaukee ; was born in the town of Lishon, Waukesha Co., Wis., June 17, 1851 ; his father, David F. Cogswell, was a native of Bennington, Vt., came to Wisconsin and settled in Waukesha County at an early day. He married, in the town of Lisbon, in 1850, Mary J. Potter ; was interested in many business enterprises in this county for several years, and a portion of the time was owner of and run the Pewaukee flour mills; his wife died in Pewaukee; he is now living at Sheboygan Falls ; their children are Franc P., and Laura E., wife of Mr. Porier, Green Bay. Franc P., the oldest of the children, and the subject of this sketch, was educated at Detroit, Mich.,and early in life learned the painter's trade which he has followed for several years. He is an active and leading member in the literary society of this village. He understands his business thoroughly, and consequently has a prosperous and constantly increasing trade in the line of ornamental, house, sign, carriage painting, etc.

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EMANUEL COOK, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Duplainville ; is a native of Yorkshire, England, born Sept. 30, 1827. In 1845 he crossed the ocean to make a home in the "New World." In October, 1850, he was married io Rome, N. Y., to Hannah Brown, she was also a native of Yorkshire, England ; in 1851 they came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Pewaukee, which has been their home since. They have one daughter, Mary Jane, now the wife of George Wilson, of this town. Mr. Cook owns 240 acres of land, and has been prosperous as an agriculturist ; his land is finely located, well improved and possesses many natural advantages. His natural characteristic in life has been one of ceaseless activity and industry, and he has made by honest efforts a handsome property, which secures to him that independence of plenty which he now enjoys.

JOSEPH COOK, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Duplainville; is a native of Yorkshire, England ; was born Sept. 29, 1817. He married, in his native place, Elizabeth Barker ; they came to this country in 1845 ; lived in Oneida Co., New York, until 1851, when they came to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where she died ; she was born in Yorkshire, England ; was an earnest Christian woman ; his present wife was Jeannette Howitt, a native of Ayrshire, Scotland ; is a most estimable lady. Mr. Cook owns 220 acres of land; his home farm is finely improved ; his life has been marked by enter- prise, energy and honest effort, and he has made himself what he is, a worthy type of independent man- hood, and may be justly proud of his success in life.

JOSEPH COOPER, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Pewaukee ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, March 7, 1827. He married in Lincolnshire, Helen Roberts ; they came to this country in 1852; first settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they remained until 1855, when they moved to where they now live ; their children are Elizabeth, Mary, George and Henry. Mr. Cooper, in company with George Roberts, a brother-in-law, owns 202 acres of land ; they are leading farmers and have improve- ments that compare favorably with any in the county.

JOHN DALE, farmer, Sec. 2 ; P. O. Duplainville ; was born in Blackamoor, Yorkshire, England, April 25, 1816 ; he came to this country in 1845, and in 1847 married in Rome, Oncida Co., N. Y., Mary Cook, also a native of Yorkshire, England ; they came to Wisconsin in 1850, and have resided in the town of Pewaukee most of the time since; they have one daughter, Esther, wife of Sylvester Redford, who has one child, Caroline M. Mr. Dale owns 90 acres of land, most advantageously located and well improved; he has been very active in life, but of late years has, to a great extent, retired from farming, and is taking that ease and comfort that a well-spent and successful life deserves ; his son-in-law, Mr. Red- ford, manages the farm.

CHARLES T. DEISSNER, proprietor of the Phoenix Flouring Mills, Sec. 26; Wauke- sha ; was born in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., Sept. 8, 1855; his father was the Hon. C. T. Deiss- ner, a native of Saxony, Germany, who married Louisa Bauermeister, and was the son of D. G. Deissner, who settled in this town (Pewaukee) in 1840; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1859. Charles T., the subject of this sketch, and proprietor of the Phoenix Flouring Mills married Miss Nettie, daughter of Benjamin F. and Elizabeth Rolf, pioneer settlers of Waukesha Co .; afterward removed to near Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa, where she was born ; they have one child, Charles W. Mr. Deissner is an active and energetic citizen ; his mills are kept constantly running, and the flour has a wide reputa- tion on account of its superior quality.

ISAAC EDWARDS, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 2; P. O. Pewaukee; was born in Quebec, Canada, in 1834; came to Wisconsin with his parents, Henry and Ellen Edwards, in 1855 ; they settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they still reside, old and respected citizens. He married in Lisbon, Mary Ann Wilkins, daughter of James and Mary Ann Wilkins, of that town; their children are Melinda, Cora, Julia, Ida, Irene and Nellie. In 1865 Mr. Edwards moved on his present farm ; he owns 136 acres of land, is extensively engaged in stock-raising, and is one of Pewaukee's most active and enterprising citizens ; his farm is well improved and located in a fine expanse of country, and possessing almost every advantage for agricultural and stock-raising purposes.

ADAM J. ELLIOTT, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Pewaukee ; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1844 ; came to this county in 1863; married in 1868 Mary Branch, widow of G. Branch, who died in 1860 ; her father was J. Beechandley, a native of England, who came to Wisconsin in 1840 ; settled in the town of Delafield, this county, in 1842, where he was a number of years a practicing veterinarian ; by her marriage with Mr. Branch there are two children, Katie G. and Georgie M. Mr. Elliott farms 160 acres of land ; farm is pleasantly located and well improved.

S. A. FOX, farmer and stock-raiser, Secs. 35 and 36 ; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in Oxfordshire, England, on the 9th of February, 1840. In 1853, he came to this country with his parents, Samuel and

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Jane Fox ; they settled in the town of Waukesha, Wis. S. A. Fox, the subject of this notice, married in Waukesha, Miss A. E. Smart, a daughter of Richard Smart .; they have three children-Ida J., Lucy A. and Albert W. Mr. Fox owns a finely located farm; takes considerable interest in the growing of fine stock, in which he is engaged to quite an extent. His farm is well improved.

ELON FULLER, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Waukesha ; the oldest settler now living in the town of Pewaukee, is a native of Bennington County, Vt .; was born Sept. 2, 1816 ; when he was 12 years of age his parents, Hosea and Deborah Fuller, moved to Delaware Co., Ohio, and, after remaining there about two years. removed to Kalamazoo Co., Mich., where the subject of this sketch remained until 1835, when, in company with his brother-in-law, Isaac B. Judson, he came to Wisconsin and entered land and erected a cabin in what is now the Southern portion of the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co, they being the first settlers. Mr. Ful- ler married in Pewaukee, Jan. 11, 1843, Ursula M. Sears, a native of Buffalo, N. Y., and daughter of Isaac Sears, who settled in Pewaukee in 1840; their children are Galusha E., born Dec. 18, 1843; he married Martha Winnie, and resides in Pewaukee ; Monroe J., born June 8, 1845, died Nov. 4, 1846 ; Eugene S., born April 8, 1850, died Dec. 9, 1876 ; he was a rising young man, energetic, and rapidly ad- vancing in his profession, that of a physician. Mr. Fuller owns 160 acres of land, located close to the city of Waukesha, and finely improved ; he has been elected to various local offices, and has taken an active interest in the progress and development of the town wherein he has lived so long, being, as heretofore stated, one of the two who made the first settlement and entered the first land, as well as erecting the first cabin. His parents, Hosea and Deborah Fuller, settled in Pewaukee in 1837, and are now the oldest couple living in the town, both being over 90 years of age.

J. A. GAUTHIER, farmer and house mover, Sec. 19; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in Cleve- land, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1837 ; in 1838 his parents, Joseph A. and Margaret Gauthier, came to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co. ; in 1860 he married in Pewaukee Emeline Kuney, daughter of Jacob and Louisa Kuney, who were a good many years residents of this county, and are now living in Earlville, Ill. ; in 1866 Mr. Gauthier moved to Winnesheik Co., Iowa ; after remaining a short time there, removed to Abilene, Dickinson Co., Kan. ; while there he was Deputy Sheriff three years, and was City Marshal an equal length of time; in about 1875 he returned to this county, and has resided in the town of Pewaukee since ; children are Emma, Hattic, Joseph, Mary, Nellie, Willie and Lillie. Mr. G. is Assessor of the town of Pewaukee; he owns 80 acres of land ; he has every facility for moving buildings.

JOHN GENTZ, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Duplainville ; was born in Prussia Nov. 28, 1839 ; in 1847 he came to this country with his parents, Matthias and Mary Gentz, now deceased ; they settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., the same year of their arrival in this country ; he married in this town (Pewaukee) Elizabeth Schmitz; they have thirteen children. Mr. Gentz has served as a mem- ber of the town Board of Supervisors several terms, and has been elected to other local offices ; he owns 112 acres of land, well improved ; he is an active, public-spirited citizen, taking an active interest in every- thing that tends to promote the prosperity of the town of Pewaukee and county in general.

HON. B. F. GOSS, merchant, Pewaukee, was born in Lancaster, N. H., April 24, 1823 ; at Lancaster he was educated and learned the printer's trade, and in 1841 came to Wisconsin ; worked at his trade in Milwaukee until the spring of the following year (1842), when he came to Pewaukec, Waukesha Co., and entered land in Sec. 17, and engaged in farming; in 1855, he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly ; at the expiration of his term of office he moved to Freeport, Ill., and there in connection with his brother, N. S. Goss, carried on a large grocery store for about one year; he then moved to Waverly, Iowa, and engaged in the real-estate business about two years, at the end of which time he went to Neosha Falls. Kan., where he in company with his brother, N. S. Goss, and a brother- in-law, T. L. Clark, and W. J. Brown, organized into a company, purchased several hundred acres of land, laid out the town of Neosha Falls, built a dam, erected mills, and made other improvements ; he remained in active business at Neosha Falls until October, 1861, when he raised a company of cavalry, and was elected captain ; the company was mustered into the service at Iowa, Kan., into the 9th Kansas Cavalry, as Co. F .; was mustered out of the service in January. 1865, Mr. Goss having served as its captain, participating in every march, movement, etc., his command was in; shortly after his return from the army, he sold his interests in Neosha Falls, and in 1866 returned to Pewaukee and engaged in general merchandising, and has a large trade. Jan. 21, 1851, he was married in Pewaukee to Abby B. Bradley, a native of Cayuga Co., N. Y., born Oct. 6, 1832 ; one child living, Clara F., wife of B. F. Boorman of Pewaukee. Though Mr. Goss has never been ambitious for office, he has been elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and other various local offices in the village of Pewaukee ; to every position he has been called on to fill, he has brought abilities amply adequate to the performance of every duty devolving

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upon him, and a sincerity of purpose which carried all of his undertakings to a successful issue ; he owns several acres of land adjacent to the village and Pewaukee Lake, where he has almost every variety of fruit that can be cultivated in Wisconsin, and spends much of his time in overseeing its management, and beautifying its grounds ; he has a fine collection of bird's eggs, wherein the greater part of the birds of the United States are represented, besides many from the northern parts of America and Europe ; he is perfectly familiar with the history of each species of bird represented, and can give an accurate description of its habits, nature, etc.

A. W. GRISWOLD, a leading farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Duplainville; was born in Johnstown, Montgomery Co., N. Y., April 15, 1809. In 1844 he came to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., which has been his home since. He married in his native county, Eliza- beth Cough, a most estimable woman ; they have three children-Milton S., an attorney, Waukesha; John A. and Henry W. Mr. Griswold owns 150 acres of land ; he has filled various local offices, being a num- ber of times elected to the office of Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, and School Superintendent.

J. A. GRISWOLD, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Duplainville; was born in this town (Pewaukee), July 1, 1845; his parents are A. W. and Elizabeth Griswold, pioneer settlers and still honored residents of Pewaukee; he married Fannie Jeffery, daughter of William and Mary Jeffery, early settlers of the town of Lisbon, this county; they were married March 30, 1868 ; have three children-Alice E., Mary E., and Willard M. Mr. Griswold holds the office of Justice of the Peace; he is extensively engaged in farming, and is a man of much energy and enterprise.

ARCHIBALD HARRIS, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Duplainville; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland; was born near the city of Perth in 1837; in 1854, he came with his parents-Peter and Jean- nette Harris-to this country, and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they died. He married in Pewaukee, Elizabeth Sargeant, a native of St. Catharines, Canada; they have four children- Robert A., Walter, John F., and Ellen. Mr. Harris owns 152 acres of land ; is engaged in farming and stock-raising to quite an extent; his farm is situated in one of the best portions of Waukesha County, and possesses every advantage native to the county, and is well improved. Mr. Harris is public spirited, and takes an interest in every enterprise that gives promise of being of benefit to the general public.

WILLIAM HASKINS, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Pewaukee; this gentleman, a pioneer settler of the town of Pewaukee, is a native of Gloucestershire, England; was born near Bristol in 1812; he married in his native country, Sarah S. Campbell ; they emigrated to this country, and settled in Pewau- kee, when it was comparatively a wilderness, and endured the hardships and privations that the early settlers of any new country must necessarily undergo; their children are Sarah A., now the wife of Will- iam Bolles, Pewaukee; Mary, wife of George Hodgson, also of Pewaukee; Martha, wife of Edward Dougherty, of the town of Lisbon, this county ; Emily S., wife of John Hodgson, Jr., Pewaukee; John married Melissa A. Storms, lives in Andrew Co., Mo .; Jane, wife of J. T. Weaver, Lisbon, this county ; George W., married Julia A. Skepper, resides in Pewaukee; Edwin, at home. Mr. Haskins owns 80 acres of valuable land adjacent to the village of Pewaukee ; he justly ranks among the pioneer settlers of Wauk- esha County ; when he cast his fortunes in Pewaukee he had scarcely anything; but, entering land, he set about improving with that untiring industry characteristic of him, and has made himself a home where he is surrounded with comforts.

M. R. HEWITT, physician and surgeon, Pewaukee ; was born in Conneaut, Ashtabula Co. Ohio, Nov. 25, 1844; was educated in his native town, and commenced the study of medicine in the office of Dr. E. D. Merriman, now president of the medical society of that county ; after spending some time in the office of Dr. Merriman, he entered the Bellevue Hospital Medical Institute, City of New York, where he graduated in the spring of 1869, and in June of the same year came to Wisconsin, located in Pewaukee, where he has acquired a goodly reputation as a physician and surgeon, and for strict honor and integrity ; socially he is highly esteemed ; is a member of the State Medical Society. Novem- ber 25, 1873, Dr. Hewitt married Martha Currie, a native of Caledonia, Livingston Co. N. Y., and daughter of Dr. Currie, and who in the carly history of Pewaukee, was a practicing physician a number of years. Dr. Hewitt and wife are members of the Congregational Church ; they have two children, Maud and Grace.

STEPHEN HEXT, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 30 ; P. O. Waukesha ; is a native of Devon- shire, England ; born in 1835; in 1843, he came with his parents, Richard and Elizabeth Hext, to this country, they settled in the town of Delafield, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married Martha Goodyear, daughter of John Goodyear, now a resident of Pewaukce; they have five children-Susan, wife of Joseph Seaborn, of Delafield ; Mattie, wife of A. Pope; William, Mary and Nellie. Mr. Hext ownes 356 acres

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of land ; is engaged in farming and stock-growing ; his farm is splendidly improved, and well located He has been more than ordinarily successful in life, and has accumulated quite a property.

JOHN HODGSON, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Pewaukee, is a native of Yorkshire, England; was born Nov. 5, 1815. In 1836, he married in his native country, Anna Sellers; in 1858, they emi- grated to this country, located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they have since resided. Their children are-George, who married Mary Haskins, they reside in this town (Pewaukee) ; William, married Emma Redford, they reside in St. Mary's, Kansas; John, married Emily Haskins; Thomas, married Alvina Keeter ; Robert, not married, blacksmith, at St. Mary's, Kansas ; Albert, a teacher ; Mary, Ella and Jane. Mr. Hodgson owns 122 acres of land ; is an enterprising farmer and is quite extensively engaged in stock-raising ; his farm is well improved, and fairly located. Mr. Hodgson owes his success in life to his own efforts, which have been marked by enterprise and energy ; he has made for himself a competence, which renders him independent of engaging in the turmoil of active life during his declining years.

HON. M. S. HODGSON, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Waukesha; was born in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., May 3, 1843. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. K, 17th Mich. Inf. ; served with Gen. Grant, through the seige of Vicksburg, and with Gen. Burnside, through the seige of Knoxville; was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1875. January 25, 1879, he married Jessie North, daughter of Prof. A. F. North, of Pewaukee. He is extensively engaged in farming, and is one of Pewa ukee's most enterprising and energetic citizens, and has taken an active part in the advancement of her public. interests.

THOMAS HODGSON, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Waukesha; was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 24th of April, 1850; came to this country with his parents, John and Anna Hodgson, se ttled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis .; he married on the 17th of December, 1872, in the town of Lisbon, Alvina Keeter; she was the daughter of Jacob and Henrietta Keeter, of this county, and was born Aug. 14, 1851; they have one child, James H., born Dec. 12, 1873. Mr. Hodgson owns 91 acres of land most desirably located.

SOLOMON HORN, farmer, Pewaukee; this gentleman, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, is a native of County Kent, England; born March 7, 1829; in 1836 his parents emigrated to America, lived in New York City until the spring of 1837, when they came to Wisconsin and settled in Milwaukee Co., where they remained until the following year, when they moved to this town ( Pewaukee); in 1849, he went to California, followed gold mining in Placerville and vicinity until 1852, when he returned to this county. July 3, 1854, he married in Pewaukee, Hannah Edwards, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Edwards, natives of Wales, who settled in this county in 1842. thus becoming pioneer settlers ; they have four children-Solomon T., who married in this county Ella Ford, they now live in Atwood, Kan .; Julia, wife of Frank Bartlett, of Pewaukee, Sylvia and Clara. Mr. Horn owns a finely improved farm adjacent to the village of Pewaukee. Himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church.

CHARLES JAMES, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Waukesha; was born in Cardiganshire, Wales, in 1820; came to this country in 1847, settled in the town of Ottawa, Waukesha Co., Wis .; has been twice married; first wife was Esther Edwards; she died in Genesee, this county; present wife was Margaret Williams; by first marriage there were two children-Charles, who now lives in Delafield; he married Elizabeth Davis; John lives in Kansas; present wife was Margaret Williams, a native of Wales, and a daughter of John and Mary Williams, early settlers of Waukesha Co .; they have eleven children-John, who works at the carpenter and joiner's trade, Mary G., George E., a druggist in Kansas, William, Henry, Morgan, Alice, Margaret, Samuel D., Arthur and Irwin. Mr. James owns 95 acres of land; has been a resident of the town of Pewaukee a number of years; in early life he learned the stonemason's trade, and worked at it the most of his active life.

E. W. JENKINS, farmer ; P. O. Waukesha ; is a native of Montgomeryshire, North Wales ; born in the year 1820; he came to this country in 1842 ; lived in Utica, N. Y., until 1844, working at shoemaking, a trade he had learned in his native country ; in 1844 he came to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he remained about one year, at the end of which time he removed to his present home. He mar- ried, in Racine, Wisconsin, Jane James; she was also a native of Wales; was born in Cardiganshire ; they have four children, William, John, Mary and Sarah. Mr. Jenkins owns a desirably located farm of 230 acres of land, located on the Waterville road, three miles distant from Waukesha ; he is extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising, and has been very successful in life. He has been elected to various local offices ; is the present School Treasurer in his district, a position he has filled several terms; was Town Assessor, and has also been elected to other local offices.

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J. AUGUST JESSE, farmer ; Sec. 15; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in Bramberg, Prussia, Oct. 11, 1841 ; came to this country in 1865 ; lived in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., until the fol- lowing year (1866), when he went to Virginia City, Nev., remaining until 1874, in which year he returned to this town, Pewaukee. May 18, 1875, he married in Pewaukee; the maiden name of his wife was Lizzie Heil. He is a member of the Town Board of Supervisors; owns 150 acres of land, finely im- proved ;' is an energetic and enterprising citizen, and active in public affairs.

WILLIAM JONES, proprietor of meat market, Pewaukee; was born in the town of Powaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., April 17, 1847, therefore is a native to the manor born. His father, John L. Jones, a native of England, emigrated to this country, and settled in Pewaukee in 1845, remaining until 1852, when he returned to England, taking his family with him. In Wellington, England, the subject of this sketch married Harriet M. Palin; in 1869, they came to this country, and he engaged in his present business (that of keeping market); the same year they had four children-Walker C., Walter F., John F. and William. Mr. Jones is at present writing a member of the Village Council ; he is an enterprising business man, possessed of much energy, and, by his courteous manners and fair dealing, has secured a large and constantly increasing trade.

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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 148

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