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JOHN KENDELL, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Sussex ; was born in Dorsetshire, England, Jan. 26, 1834; he married, in his native country, Mary Ann Spurrier ; she died in England, and he came to this country in 1871; located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., Wis., which has been his home since. Feb. 6, 1875, he married his present wife, Mary A. Kendell, a native of Dorchester, Eng., widow of Nicholas Kendell, and the daughter of James W. and Mary A. Wilkins, who were esteemed citizens of Lisbon, this county ; by Mr. Kendell's first marriage there were three children-Fannie J., now the wife of J. W. Wilkins, a leading farmer of Pewaukee; Henry W., George W. Mr. Kendell owns a pleasantly located farm, and is a liberal and public-spirited citizen, always ready and willing to take part in any enterprise that gives promise of general good.
S. W. KETCHUM, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Duplainville; was born Nov. 6, 1817, in Living- ston Co., N. Y .; he came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., in May of that year. He married, in Pewaukee, in 1849, Miss Philena Wickware; she was born in Rens- selaer Co., N. Y., and was the daughter of John and Alice Wickware, early settlers of Oswego, N. Y. Mr. Ketchum has continually resided in the town of Pewaukee since May, 1845, and is one of the oldest settlers living in the eastern portion of the town ; he owns a pleasantly located farm, well improved; his father, Sylvester Ketchum, was a native of Chenango Co., N. Y .; he married Lucy Woodward ; they came to Wisconsin in an early day; he is buried in the town of Lisbon, this county ; she is living in Chautauqua Co., N. Y.
ANTHONY LABAIR, JR., boot and shoe dealer, Pewaukee; was born in Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y., where his early life was spent, with the exception of seven years which he lived in Canada ; in 1859, he came to Wisconsin and engaged in his present business. He has been twice mar- ried-first, in Clinton Co., N. Y .. to Catherine Trombly; she died in Pewaukee; his present wife was Catherine Walsh, daughter of Edward P. and Mary A. Walsh, pioneer settlers of Milwaukee; they have one child-Edward A. Mr. Labair has been a member of the Village Council two years, and has held the office of Town Treasurer, and taken an active part in the promotion of the public interests of Pewaukee; in politics, he is a Republican ; his father, Anthony Labair, is a native of Lacadia, Canada. He married, in Plattsburg, Clinton Co., N. Y., Rebecca Goike; about a year after they were married, they went to Canada, remaining there about seven years, at the end of which time, they returned to Clinton Co., N. Y., moving thence to Wisconsin in 1855, locating in Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where they still reside, old and respected citizens.
WILLIAM LANGMIRE, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Pewaukee; was born in Westmoreland, Eng., May 8, 1803. June 20, 1841, he married in his native country Miss D. Knight, a native of Lancastershire, Eng. ; born June 20, 1813; in 1844, they came to America, settled in the town of Pewaukce, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they have since lived ; they own a nicely improved farm, located in full view of Pewaukee Lake. Mr. Langmire and wife are old settlers of Pewaukee; they have wit- nessed the trials incident to settling of a new country, and have, by perseverance and industry, made themselves a comfortable home, where they are spending their remaining years with that comfort and peace they are well entitled to ; they have been very successful in life.
M. LYONS, wagon and carriage maker, Pewaukee ; is a native of Genesee County, N. Y .; was born in the Town of Bethany, Sept. 17, 1831 ; while he was young, his parents, John and Betsey Lyons,
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moved to Batavia, N. Y., where he was educated ; in 1848, he came to Wisconsin and located in Wau- watosa, Milwaukee Co., where he remained till Aug. 20, 1862, when he enlisted at Milwaukee in Co. E, 24th W. V. I .; served until June, 1865, when he was honorably discharged; he was in a number of battles, the principal ones being Resaca, Altoona, Atlanta, Franklin, Spring Hill and Nashville; after his discharge from the United States service, he returned to Wisconsin, and worked in Milwaukee at his trade about one year ; then went to Wauwatosa, where he engaged in farming for several years; then came to the town of Brookfield, this county, where he married, Sept. 18, 1878, Mary Magill, a native of the City of New York ; they have one child, Alice E.
FRANK McBEAN, Pewaukee; is a native of Livingston Co., N. Y .; was born in the town of York, July 26, 1837; he was educated, and learned the painter's trade in his native town In 1857, he came to Wisconsin and located in the county of Waukesha, where he married, in December, 1858, Char- lotte Bull, a native of Derbyshire, Eng ; their children are Frank E., Alice, Mary E., Lucy and George. During the war of the rebellion, Mr McBean served in 13th W. V. I; enlisted at Janesville in Decem- ber, 1861, veteraned in February, 1864, re-enlisted and served until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged; while in the service he was Sergeant; after his discharge from the service he lived in the town of Merton, this county, until 1873, in which year he removed to Pewaukee, where he has since resided. He is, at present writing, Justice of the Peace and Town Clerk.
JOHN MADDEN, proprietor of " Rocky Point Farm," P O. Pewaukee; was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, Oct. 26, 1825; crossed the Atlantic in 1834, making his home in Burlington, Vt., until 1837, when he went to Canada, remaining until 1847, in which year he came to Milwaukee, Wis, where he lived about four years, then came to this county, and married, at Menominee, June 16, 1851, Mary Ryan (daughter of Patrick and Mary Ryan, pioneer settlers of Watertown, Wis ); they lived in Menominee until 1865, then moved to the town of Merton, thence to where they now reside in 1871; their children are seven -- Annie, wife of Patrick Cudahay, Milwaukee; Thomas, George, Mary, John, Daniel, Cornelius, deceased; Michael. Mr. Madden's farm consists of 112 acres, and is as desirably located as any in the town of Pewaukee.
GEORGE W. MANNERING, painter, Pewaukee; was born in Hamilton, N. Y, Oct. 5, 1840; while he was a child his parents moved to Clinton, Oneida Co, where he remained until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion; he was the first man in that county to enlist in the cause; he served in Battery A, Ist N Y., about ten months, at the end of which time he was transferred to the 8th N. Y. Light Artillery, in which he served until Sept. 12, 1864, when he was honorably discharged; the records of his regiment show he was a gallant and brave soldier; he came to Wisconsin in 1873, located in Pewaukee; engaged in painting, having learned that trade in the East, and, being an excellent workman, he has a large and constantly increasing business He has been twice married; his first wife was Sarah J Corbett; she died in Pewaukee; his present wife was Ella Lockhart. There are two children by the first marriage-Alice H. and Edward C. Mr. Mannering is a Republican in politics; is a member of the Masonic fraternity.
A. G. MARSHALL, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Waukesha; was born in Poultney, Rutland Co , Vt., in 1826; in 1854, went to Cleveland, Ohio; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1855; located in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha Co., where he married, in 1863, Amaretta Clinton, daughter of Allen and Adaline Clinton, who settled in this town (Pewaukee) in 1837; she was born in St. Lawrence Co , N. Y .; they have had four children, none of whom are living Mr. Marshall has filled various local offices. He owns 105 acres of land. His parents were Ichabod and Mary Marshall, who came to Wis- consin in 1855, settled in this town (Pewaukee), and were honored citizens. Mr. Marshall is a leading farmer in the tow .. of Pewaukee, and his home is surrounded with all the modern improvements that tend to promote comfort.
NATHAN F. MAYNARD, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in the town of Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., Dec. 29, 1815 ; he remained in Madison Co. until 1837, in which year he came to Wisconsin and lived in Milwaukee until 1843, when he came to the town of Pewaukee, Wauke- sha Co., Wis., where he has resided since. Mr. Maynard has been married three times ; his first wife was Desdemona Raymond, a native of New York, born Jan. 15, 1821, died Jan. 29, 1850; his second wife, Mary J. Sampson, was born in New York ; she died July 4, 1852 ; his present wife, Sally A. White, was born April 15, 1833, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., and came to Wisconsin in 1845; children by first mar- riage were William A., Franklin C. and M. Josephine ; the two sons were soldiers of the Union during the war of the rebellion, William A. serving in Co. A, 28th W. V. I. three years, and Franklin C. in a Wisconsin Battery ; both were honorably discharged at the close of the war ; the daughter, M. Josephine,
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is the wife of F. A. Canwright, who was a soldier in the 24th W. V. I. for four years; by Mr. May- nard's present wife the children are Desdemona, Waldo D., Raymond K., Theda, Lilly B., Hazen W., Nathan F. B. and Sherman N. Mr. M. owns 114 acres of land; politically he acts with the Republican party ; is a member of the M. E. Church.
GEORGE MUNTZ, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Pewaukee; is a native of Wurtemburg, Germany ; was born April 6, 1830; in 1855 he came to this country and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Wauke- sha Co., Wis., where he has since resided. Mr. Muntz has been married three times ; his first wife was Caroline Sultenham; second wife Gertrude Tich ; his present wife was Minnie Weidenhaft; his children are August, Katie, Bertha, Mena, Eddie, Huldah, Georgc, Theodore, Oscar and Herman ; all of the chil- dren live in Pewaukee except the two oldest, August and Katie, who are in California. Mr. Muntz owns 75 acres of land, well improved.
P. D. MURREY, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in County Longford, Ireland, in the year 1799 ; he came to this country in 1822 ; lived ten years in the city of Buffalo, N. Y. ; at the breaking-out of the Black Hawk war, he entered the employ of the Government ; in 1835, he came to Milwaukee, Wis. Married, in Milwaukee County, in 1840, Miss Mary A. Malone ; they resided in Mil- waukee County until 1854, when they came to this (Waukesha) county, and have made their home in the town of Pewaukee the greater portion of the time since; their children are James, now at Apple- ton, Wis .; he married in Waukesha, Sarah O'Connor ; William P. married Mary A. Hutchinson ; they live in this town (Pewaukee), where he is extensively engaged in farming. Mr. Murrey is one of the pioneer settlers of the Northwest, and has been identified with its growth, step by step. He is now spending his declining years in that peace and prosperity which an upright life alone insures.
JOHN PARKER, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Pewaukee ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 2, 1827. He married in his native country, Elizabeth Coy; they came to this country in 1850; lived in Wisconsin one year ; then went to Lockport, Ills., where she died Jan. 27, 1852 ; after which he returned to Wisconsin and lived in Waukesha until 1858, in which year he moved to Pewaukee, where he has since resided; his present wife was Elizabeth McCarty ; by his first marriage there were two chil- dren, one of whom is living, William, proprietor of a restaurant in Pewaukee; by his second marriage there are seven children-Mary J., Ellen E., John, Charles, Katie and Frank. Mr. Parker owns 145 acres of land, finely improved.
ALEXANDER PARSONS, Pewaukee ; was born in St. Edwards, Canada, Aug. 7, 1843 ; in 1858 he came to Waukesha Co., Wis. ; lived in Pewaukee about one year, at the end of which he went to Oconto, thence to Deperc, Brown Co., where he enlisted in Co. F., 14th W. V. I., which was mustered into the United States service in January, 1862, and departed from Camp Wood, Fond du Lac, under command of Col. David E. Wood, for St. Louis, Mo., March 8, 1862, and served in the Western division most of the time until mustered out of the service ; he participated in the battles of Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth ; in the latter he was severely wonnded, unfitting him for active service; he was also wounded at Shiloh, and had taken part in several skirmishes ; after being honorably discharged from the service of his country he returned to Wisconsin and lived in Pewaukee about two years ; then went to Omaha, Neb., and was in various places in the Western States and Territories until about 1870, in which year he returned to Pewaukee, where he has since lived. He married, in Pewaukee, Miss Addie King ; they have six children.
GEORGE P. PEFFER, Proprietor of the Pewaukee Fruit Farm and Nursery ; was born in the Village of Hina, near Landau, New Bavaria, in 1821. In 1835, he emigrated with his parents, George and Frances Peffer, to the City of New York ; thence to Erie County, Penn., where he learned the carpenter's trade. In 1841, he came West, worked at his trade in Milwaukee a short time, then came to Waukesha, this county, where he worked until 1842, in which year he came to Pewaukee, which has been his home since. Nov. 21, 1845, he married in Milwaukee, Amelia Bronnenkent; she was born in Baden, Germany, Sept. 15, 1824. Their children were eleven, nine of whom are living, viz .: Justine, Josephine, Catherine, George W., Joseph A., Amelia A., Clara E., Ellen M., and Charles F. The deceased were George H. and Mary. Mr. Peffer's Fruit and Nursery Farm contains 162 acres, and is one of the first fruit-growing and nursery farms in Waukesha County, and contains every variety of orna- mental and fruit trees that will thrive in this portion of Wisconsin. He has done much for the improve- ment of the Town of Pewaukee, and is one of her most enterprising citizens.
HENRY O. PUTNEY, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Waukesha ; was born in this town (Pewaukee) June 14, 1839. His parents were Aaron S. and Sarah A. Putney, now deceased, who settled where he
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now lives, in about 1838, and were honored citizens of Waukesha County during their lives, he for several years being in the mercantile business in Waukesha. Henry O. Putney has been twice married, his first wife was Mariette, daughter of George C. and Nancy Alexander; she died in Pewaukee. His present wife was Ella M., daughter of George A. and Mary Love, pioneer settlers of Genesee, this county, where she was born. By first marriage there were five children-Hattie A., Nettie, Nellie, Henry O. and George Sydney. Mr. Putney owns 140 acres of land. He has resided in Waukesha County since his birth, with the exception of four years, when he resided in Rock Co., Wis. He is a leading and enterprising citizen, and takes a due interest in the progress of the county.
THOMAS QUINLAN, proprietor of general blacksmith shop, also manufacturer of light and heavy carriages, wagons, etc., Pewaukee, was born in County Tipperary, Ireland, in the year 1838; he learned the blacksmith trade in his native country. In 1860, he came to this country ; came to Waukesha County, Wis .; the same year, and has continued to be a resident of the county since. He married, in Waukesha, Miss Annie Coleman, daughter of Michael Coleman, an early settler of that village. They have four children-Charlie, Thomas, William and John. Mr. Quinlan was a member of the first village board of trustees elected in Pewaukee, and is a member of the board at present writing. He has now been engaged in general blacksmithing, carriage and wagon making, in Pewaukee, several years. He is a master mechanic, thoroughly understanding his business, and thereby has built up a large and constantly increasing trade.
E. RIFORD, farmer; P. O., Pewaukee; was born in this town (Pewaukee), Feb. 28, 1843. His parents were Seth and Phoebe Riford, who came to Wisconsin in 1837, settling in Pewaukee, where they resided until their deaths, which occurred, his in 1875, and hers in 1876 He married, at Oconomowoc, this county, Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry and Maria J. Smith, who were pioneer settlers of Wau- kesha County. She was born in Pewaukec. They have three children- Nellie, Hattie and MaryB. Mr. Riford is engaged in farming, and is an active, go-ahead young man, very enterprising.
GEORGE ROBERTS, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Pewaukee, was born in Lincolnshire, Eng land, June 3, 1825 ; came to this country in 1852; lived in Lisbon, this county, until 1855, then came to Pewaukee, where he owns, in connection with Joseph Cooper, 202 acres of finely improved land.
JOHN ROSS, Pewaukee, is a native of Scotland, was born June 30, 1841. In 1842, his par- ents, Daniel and Catherine Ross, emigrated to this country ; lived in Akron, Ohio, until 1844, when they came to Wisconsin, located in the town of Delafield, Waukesha Co., residing there until the following year, when they moved to Pewaukee, where she died shortly afterward, and he in 1865. Their children are John, Catherine, now wife of I. S. Redford, of Menomonee, this county, and Elizabeth, now deceased. The oldest of these children, John Ross, has resided in this county since his parents' coming. During the war of the rebellion, he served in Co. F, 5th W. V. I., enlisted at Waukesha, in 1861, mus- tered into the service at Madison, served until May, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. A few months prior to his being discharged, he was transferred from Co. F, 5th Reg., to Co. G, 52d Wis. Reg., and made Second Lieutenant, being discharged as such. He participated in many severe engagements, the principal ones being-Yorktown, Williamsburg, front of Richmond, 7 days, Manassas, Crampton's Gap, Antietam, Fredericksburg (twice), Gettysburg, Hagerstown, Rappahannock Bridge and the battle of the Wilderness, where he was severely wounded, on the 5th of May, 1864; he was also wounded at Fredericksburg No. 2. In 1871, he went to California, and was in the employ of different railroad com- panies in a survey party through California and some of the Territories, until September, 1876, when he returned to this county, Oct. 10, 1876. He married, in Pewaukee, Miss Clara A., daughter of the Hon. George Cairncross, of Lisbon, this county. They have two children-Floyd and Amy. Mr. Ross is the present Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors. He is extensively engaged in the manufacture of lime, which business he has been engaged in several years; is an energetic business man, and an enterpris- ing, public-spirited citizen.
JOSEPH SCHAFFER, farmer; Sec. 13; P. O. Duplainville; was born near Stuttgart, the capital of Wurtemburg, Germany, on the 28th of May, 1839. In 1847 he came with his parents, John and Margaret Schaffer, to this county, and settled in the town of Pewaukee, Waukesha County, Wis., thus becoming early settlers. He was married in Pewaukee to Miss Minnie Busse, daughter of Samuel Busse ; they have six children, Caroline, John, Willie, Emma, Sarah, and Samuel. Mr. Schaffer has been a resident of the town of Pewaukee since 1847, with the exception of five or six years he spent in California. He owns, 80 acres of land, finely improved ; his father died in 1876 ; his mother is still living.
THOMAS SHIELDS, farmer ; Pewaukee ; is a native of County Tipperary, Ireland ; was born near the town of that name in 1826. He emigrated to this country in 1850, and has been a resident of
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Waukesha County, Wis., since that time, with the exception of about four years, He was married in the city of Waukesha to Mary A. Nash ; they have eight children living, John, Thomas, William, Joseph, Mary A., Johanna, Ellen, Margaret, and Eliza. He has been a resident of Pewaukee over 25 years ; has been a member of the Village Council since its organization ; owns 130 acres of land, over 70 of it being within the village corporation ; his farm is nicely improved ; he is an active, go-ahead citizen, and one who always has worked for the advancement of the public interests of Pewaukee.
AMOS SMITH (deceased), was a native of Oswego County, N. Y. He was married in Livings- ton County to Mary Frazier, a native of that place; they came to Waukesha County, Wis., in about 1846, and in 1849 he went to California, remaining there two years; he afterward went to Pike's Peak. On his return from the latter place, he engaged in manufacturing and was a most energetic and enterpris- ing citizen, taking an active part in the progress and development of the interests of Waukesha County. He was accidentally drowned in Pewaukee Lake; his death was heard with sadness; he was an open- hearted, generous man ; he loved his friends and loved to show, in some natural way, his regard for them. His wife is now living in Pewaukee, a most estimable woman. Their children are John and Luke, in Oregon, Henry in St. Paul, Minn., and Mary J., wife of J. Fields.
C. P. SMITH, editor of Pewaukee Standard; was born in Armada, McComb Co., Mich., Aug. . 2, 1842. During the war of the rebellion he enlisted at Belle Plain, Minn., in Co. A, 4th W. V. 1 .; served three years and eight months; was honorably discharged at Detroit, Mich .; was in several engage- ments, among them being Corinth, Iuka and Vicksburg. He married in 1865, Miss Annie Holland. As an editor he stands among the first of the profession, and is held in high esteem as a citizen. He is a man of studious habits, of positive couvictions and great energy, and, for what he believes to be right, will stand against the world.
ISAAC B. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 18; P. O. Pewaukee ; was born in Bradwell, Oxfordshire, Eng., Dec. 25, 1822. In 1831, he came to this country in company with his father and two brothers, and lived in the State of New York until 1840, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and entered the farm he now resides on ; April 28, 1849, he married, in the town of Lisbon, this (Waukesha) County, Jeannette Small, eldest daughter of John and Isabel Small, pioneer settlers of the town of Lisbon ; she was born in Perth- shire, Scotland. They have eight children : Helen E., wife of Dr. J. W. Cancross, a leading physician at Mukwonago, this county ; Albert W., teacher, at Wauwatosa, Milwaukee County ; George E., teacher, at Merton, this county ; Belle and Kittie J., teachers, Wauwatosa; Jennie M., Alsie and Nettie M., attend- ing school. Mr. Smith takes an active interest in religious and educational matters, and has, for a num- ber of years, been a leading member of the Baptist Church. He owns a finely located and well-improved farm.
GEORGE W. STEELE, carriage and wagon manufacturer, Pewaukee ; was born in Lennox, Madison Co., N. Y., Aug. 7, 1837 ; came to Waukesha County in 1855 ; he has been twice married, first in Lisbon, Kendall Co., Ill., to Mary E. Wilcox, a native of that place; born July 24, 1840, and daughter of H. G. Wilcox, Esq., a pioneer settler of Kendall Co., and now one of her most prominent citizens. They were married in 1876. She died in Pewaukee, April 14, 1873; one child by this marriage-Albert, born in Lisbon, Ill. Dec. 5, 1877, Mr. Steele married his present wife, Ellen Curran ; she was born in Brook- field, Waukesha Co., Wis., April 2, 1851, and was the daughter of Robert and Chloe Curran, pioneer settlers of Brookfield, and now respected citizens of Waukesha, where they moved in 1876. Mr. Steele and wife are members of the Congregational Church. They have one child-Edna, born in Pewaukee. He is a member of the I. O. O. F .; has been engaged in carriage and wagon making in Pewaukee since 1864; does good work, and consequently has been successful in business. He is a liberal and enterpris- ing citizen.
WILLIS A. STEELE, Pewaukee ; was born in Simsburg, now Canton, Hartford Co., Ct., Jan. 9, 1799, where he remained until he was 8 years of age, then moved with his parents, Jesse and Luceria Stecle, to New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Ct., there remaining until 1822, when he went to Lenox, Madison Co., N. Y., where he married, on the 11th of July, 1836, Sophia Botsford, a native of Vernon, N. Y .; born June 4, 1807 ; she died in Lenox, May 27, 1845 ; one child, George W., now of Pewaukee, April 6, 1848. Mr. Steele married his second wife, Zeura McNeil; they came to Wisconsin in 1855, settling in Menomonee, Waukesha Co .; moved thence to Wauwatosa, Milwaukee Co., where they lived until 1864, when they came to Pewaukee, where she died March 31, 1879. One daughter living, Clarissa, wife of E. Gifford, Hennepin Co., Minn. Mr. Steele was a Captain in a company of New York State Militia several years. Has filled various local offices, and is a leading member of the Congregational Church.
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WILLIAM TAYLOR, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O., Pewaukee; was born in .Yorkshire, England, Dec. 18, 1801. He married in England Barbara Cabstic; they emigrated to America in 1845, settled where they now reside, thus becoming early settlers of Pewaukee. Their children are Emma, wife of Wm. Taylor, New Lisbon, Juneau Co., Wis .; John, manager of farm ; Sarah, wife of William Steele, Lisbon, this county ; Rachel G., George and Mary. Mr. Taylor owns 220 acres of land. His farm is well improved, and well adapted to farming and stock-raising.
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