The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 152

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1104

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DANIEL J. HAINS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Otsego ; was born in Westchester Co., N. Y., in 1831, and is the son of Sylvester H. and Jane Hains, both of whom were natives of New York. Mr. Hains came with his parents to Wisconsin, in September, 1839, and located on a farm in the town of Koshkonong, Jefferson Co .; in 1843, they removed to the town of York, Dane Co., where his father deeded the first piece of land in that town ; his mother died there in January, 1850; his father lived there for twenty-five years, now resides in Turner Co., Dakota. Daniel J., our present subject, made his home on the farm in the town of York, until 1852, when he to went Placer Co., Cal., where he engaged in mining, until 1856; returning then to Dane Co., Wis., he continued farming there until 1863, then removed to the town of Hampden. He enlisted in 1864, Co. M, of the W. H. A., under Capt. I. H. Ford, and partook in all the principal movements of his regiment, until mustered out at Alexandria, Va., in June, 1865, when he returned to Hampden. He was married, in 1858, to Miss Mary, daughter of Hugh Kelley, of the town of Springvale, Columbia Co., Wis ; their children are Alberto, Viola, Clarence, Marian, Edith, Ellen. Mr. Hains has held the office of Assessor for nine years, and that of Justice of the Peace for fourteen years.

JAMES INGLIS, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Selkirkshire. Scotland, in 1828 ; his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth (Johnston) Inglis, died in his native country. Mr. Inglis was apprenticed to the weaver's trade in Selkirkshire, at the age of 14 years, which he followed until 21 years old ; he came to America in 1849,and landing in New York, he went thence to Amesbury, Mass., where hecontinued his trade in the woolen-mills, until July, 1852; emigrating thence to San Francisco, and to the interior of California, where he engaged in mining until 1856, when he returned to Scotland, and in March, 1857, he was married to Miss Isabel, daughter of James and Mary Williamson, nee Hall; they started the day after marriage for America, sailing from Liverpool and landing in New York; they came thence via Philadelphia, to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., where they located on their present farm of 130 acres ; their children are Mary, Elizabeth, Jessie, Davina, Olive, Thomas, Jennie and James.

SAMUEL JOHNSON, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Hampden; was born in Norway in 1833. He came to America in 1845, and located at Chicago for nearly ten years; he then came to the town of Otsego, Columbia Co., Wis, whenee, in 1860, he removed to a farm on See. 4, town of Hampden, where he now owns 120 acres. He was married, in 1854, to Miss Caroline, a daughter of Olie Oleson ; their children are John, Matilda, Annie, Olive, Martin, Estella, Caroline S. and Henry. Mr. Johnson and family are members of the Lutheran Church.

JOHN KLUPERDANZ, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Columbus; was born in Bavaria in 1816, and is the son of George F. Kluperdanz, a farmer of that county. He emigrated to America in 1846 ; stopped a short time in Chicago, and then came to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., located on Sec. 35, where he has since made his home, and now owns a farm of 320 acres. He was married, in

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1846, to Miss Vasula Derr, who died in 1847, leaving one son-John, who now resides on the farm. His second marriage was, in 1847, to Miss Margaret Scheingar, a native of Bavaria, but emigrated to Wiscon- sin in 1846. Their children are Magdaline, now the wife of Anton Naiser; Lawrence, now in this town ; Henry and Andrew Joseph, on the farm ; Maggie, now the wife of Fred Fox, and lives in the town of Columbus ; Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth, at home. They are members of the Catholic Church.

ROBERT McBURNIE, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Glasgow, Scot- land, in 1810. His father, Wm. McBurnie, was born in Ireland, and died at Glasgow abont 1865 ; his mother, Alice Cleland, was also a native of Ireland, and died at Glasgow. Mr. McBurnie was apprenticed to the weaver's trade under his father at the age of 13 or 14, and continued the trade at Glasgow till 21 or 22 years of age. He went, in 1838, to Galicia, Scotland, and engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods till 1849, when he came to America, and located on his present farm of 160 acres. He was married, in 1839, to Miss Agnes, daughter of Thomas and Mary Rea Wilson, a native of Selkirkshire. Their children are Mary R .; William, now a resident of this town; Alice, now the wife of Charles Hoton, of the town of Columbus ; Thomas, at home; Agnes, now the wife of Asa Baker, and lives in Blue Earth Co., Minn .; Christina, deceased ; Robert, deceased ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. James Hasey, and lives in this town (Hampden) ; Margaret, deceased. They attend the Presbyterian Church.

ISAAC MAURER, farmer, Sec. 1 ; P. O. Columbus ; was born in the town of West Beaver, Snyder Co., Penn., April 7, 1822. He is the son of John Maurer and Elizabeth Smith. The former was born in that town and county in March, 1794; the latter was born in Dauphin Co. about 1787 or 1788, and died in Wisconsin, April 13, 1857. Mr. Maurer is the fourth of a family of eight children, and was brought up as a farmer's son in Snyder Co., Penn .; at the age of 11 years, he was hired to work for the farmers in that vicinity, and continued the same until 24 years old. He was married, Sept. 7, 1844, to Miss Polly, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Pontious, a native of Freeburgh, Penn., born May 7, 1822. Her parents were natives of Union Co., Penn .; her father was born in 1809, her mother in 1857. Mr. Maurer and family came to Columbus, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 5, May 18, 1850 ; six years later, he removed to his present farm on Sec. 1, town of Hampden, where he now owus 200 acres. His first house in Hampden was of logs, without doors, window, roof or floor. It has long since been exchanged for a more commodious one. Their children-Mary A., born in 1845 (married, Feb. 8, 1865, to Daniel Mckinley, and lives now in Minnesota-their children are William, Carrie, George and Ida) ; Matilda, born in 1849 (married Mr. Benton Sowards, Jan. 15, 1864, and has four children-Darwin, Laura, George and Wesley-they live now in Nebraska) ; Elizabeth, born in 1852 (married, Sept. 20, 1869, to Alexander Bowen, a native of Orange Co., N. Y., and their children are Harry and Arthur-they now live on the farm) ; Maria, born in March 17, 1862 (married Charles Kopplin Nov. 26, 1879), and now lives in Hampden.

JAMES MONTGOMERY, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1820; his father, Thomas Montgomery, was a native of Massachusetts, and was the son of a Mr. Montgomery, who emigrated to Massachusetts, from the Isle of Man, in a very early day ; his mother, Lucy Blanchard, was born near Old Haverhill, Mass., and after marriage removed with Mr. Montgomery to Washington Co., Vt., where they both died-her husband about 1849 or 1850, at the age of 87 years, she about 1855. Our present subject was brought up as a farmer in his native county, and, in 1846, emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on a farm on Sec. 30, town of Columbus, and, in the autumn of 1847, he removed to Sec. 25, town of Hampden, where he now owns 127 acres off the northeast one- quarter. Mr. Montgomery has held the office of Town Assessor for twelve years; was Deputy Sheriff under W. W. Drake, and member of County Board under the Supervisor system ; that of Town Treasurer thirce years. He was married in Vermont, in 1842, to Miss Orpha M., a daughter of Reuben and Adeline Stiles, a native of Washington Co., born 1825 ; their children are Cyrus, now a resident of the town of York, Dane Co., Wis .; Mary A., now Mrs. A. Sanderson, and lives in this town ; Sarah A., now Mrs. William McBurnie, of this town; Ella J., now the wife of Albert Welton, of the city of Columbuss Emma J., now Mrs. William H. Curtis, of Hampden ; Hannah B., now Mrs. Milan Brewer, of this town ; Adelia M., at home ; Armelia, twin with Adelia, now deceased ; Henry W., William, Adeline and James W., at home.

LEVI NELSON, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Genesee Co., N. Y., in 1823; his father, Levi Nelson, was a native of Massachusetts; his mother, Lucy Force, was born in New Jersey ; they both removed to York State when young; Mr. Nelson spent his early life on a farm in his native county till the fall of 1849, when he emigrated to Jefferson Co., Wis., and, in the summer of 1851, to the town of Otsego, Columbia Co., and made that his home till April 8, 1865 ; he then removed to his pres- ent home on Sec. 11, town of Hampden, where he now owns 400 acres of land ; his mother died in. the

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own of Lowville, Columbia Co., Wis .; his father in New York. Mr. Nelson was Assessor and also a member of the Town Board of the town of Otsego. He was married, in 1853, to Miss Hannah, a daugh- ter of Riley and Elvira Monger, a native of Attiea, N. Y .; their children are Flora, now the wife of Robert Bell, and lives in this town (Hampden); Elvira, now a teacher of this county ; Frank and Myrtie, at home.

JOHN E. PERKINS, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Columbus ; is the son of Francis and Alice (Kelley) Perkins; his father was born in Bennington Co., Vt., and removed on foot to Cayuga Co., N. Y., which he afterward made his home; his mother was a native of Ireland, and came to Washington Co., N. Y., when only, 7 years old. Mr. Perkins, our present subject, was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1830. and spent his time at farming there till 1852, when he camne to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 24, town of Hampden, Columbia Co., in 1854, where he now owns 150 acres on Secs. 13 and 24. He has held the office of Town Treasurer one term. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Laura A., daughter of Loyal and Rhoda Morton, a native of Franklin Co., N. Y .; she died in Hampden May 26, 1879, leaving three chil- dren-Alice A., Warren M. and Ellen G.

CHARLES REMUS, farmer, Secs. 14 and 12; P. O. Columbus; was born in Prussia in 1842; is the son of Charles and Louisa (Hoffman) Remus; he came to America in 1862, and located at Watertown, Wis., where he followed farm work for two years; in 1865, he came to the town of Hampden and located on Sec. 15, and two years later, he bought 90 acres of his present farm, which now numbers 200 acres on Sec. 14 and 20 acres on Sec. 12. He was married, in 1862, to Miss Angusta, daughter of William and Charlotte Schulz, a native of Prussia, but then living in this town (Hampden); their chil- dren are Eddie, Clara, Annie, Martha, Paul, Mary and Delia; they are members of the Lutheran Church.

CLARENDON ROYS, farmer and stock-breeder; P. O. Columbus ; is a native of Berkshire Co., Mass., and is the son of William Roys and Mary A. Hicock, born Jan. 20, 1828 ; his father dying in the East about 1843, he, with his mother and four brothers, came as emigrants to Columbia Co., Wis., and located on a farm of 160 acres on Secs. 29 and 30, town of Hampden, where his mother died Jan. 18, 1879. Mr. Roys now owns between 1,600 and 1,700 aeres of land in this town ; he has been largely interested in the importation of the Percheron stoek of horses into this county ; he has been Chairman of the Town Board one term. His brothers are Edwin, born Nov. 13, 1836, and enlisted as a private in Co. B, 16th W. V. I., at Waterloo, Wis., in 1861, was elected First Lieutenant of his company, then promoted to the captaincy of his company, in which capacity he served till January, 1862, when he resigned ; he now lives on the farm with his brother; Theodore was born in 1842, and makes his home on the farm ; Martin D. and Tunis V. are deceased.

ARCHIBALD SANDERSON, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Columbus; was born in Selkirk- shire, Scotland, in 1837 ; his father, John Sanderson, was a weaver by trade, and was born in Scotland in 1805 ; his mother, Isabel Trotter, was born in 1815; they came to America in May, 1849, and located in the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., where his mother died in 1854 ; his father now lives in this town. Our present subject spent the first twenty-one or twenty-two years of his life with his parents on the farm, after which he began business for himself. He was married in 1863 to Miss Mary A., daughter of James and Orpha Montgomery, a native of Vermont, born in 1846, but came with her parents to Columbia, Wis., when a mere babe. Their children are Ellen, born Sept. 6, 1865 ; Jennie, born May 1, 1868 ; William, born May 23, 1873; Thomas, born Feb. 7, 1875. They located on a farm of 164 acres, on See. 1, town of Hampden, in 1868, where they have sinee lived. Mr. Sanderson has been Town .Assessor for two terms, Town Treasurer for three terms, and Town Clerk for five or six years, and was re-elected to that office in the spring of 1880.

SAMUEL SMITH, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Columbus ; was born in the County of Suffolk, England, in 1822; his father, John Smith, was born in 1798. His mother, Rachel Barber, was also a native of that county, but died there when he was not yet 2 years old, leaving him and a younger sister ; Mr. Smith was brought up as a farmer's son in England, and was married, March 21, 1846, to Miss Ann, a daughter of Thomas and Ann Jennings, with whom he sailed from London for America in May, 1853, and landed at New York after a five weeks' sail; they came thence to Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 15; six and one-half years later, they removed to Sec. 28 of this town, and in 1866, to Sec. 14, where he now owns 200 acres. Mr. Smith has been a member of the Town Board for several terms, and Town Treasurer for one term. Their children are William, born in England, Nov. 4, 1846, died Nov. 24, 1853 ; Alfred, born in England April 1, 1849, now resides on Sec. 6 of this town; Thomas, born in England, April 2, 1851, now resides in the town of York, Dane Co .; Julia A., born Sept. 27, 1855, now a teacher of this county ; Francis, born Nov. 1, 1859; John, born Sept. 3, 1861 ; Celia A., born April 11, 1864.

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CHARLES D. STILES, farmer, Sec. 23 and 26 ; P. O. Columbus; was born in the town of Waterbury, Washington Co., Vt., in August, 1834; his father, Reuben, was the son of Peleg and Eunice (Wyman) Stiles, and was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1799 ; his mother, Adeline Cobb, was born at Montpelier, Vt., in 1803. Mr. Stiles, with his parents, removed to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1844, and located in the town of Columbus, where his parents now live and where he spent most of his time at farming for fourteen years. He was married in August, 1858, to Miss Margaret, a daughter of Ephraim and Fannie Baker, a native of Franklin Co., Mass., born in March, 1839, but emigrated to the town of York, Dane Co., Wis., with her parents in 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles located on a farm in the town of Columbus soon after their marriage, and in 1861, removed to his present home, on Secs. 23 and 26, town of Hampden, where he now owns 135 acres. Their children are an infant son, born September, 1862, deceased ; Minnie, born June, 1871 ; Arlettie, born July, 1874; an adopted son George, born 1862, died February, 1867. Mr. and Mrs. Stiles are members of the M. E. Church.

CHRISTIAN STEINBACH, farmer, Secs. 23 and 24; P. O. Columbus ; is the son of Charles and Susanna (Scheifle) Steinbach, born in Baden in 1831; he followed farming, and worked in a vineyard until 1853, when he emigrated to America and located at Buffalo, N. Y., where he worked as a laborer until the fall of 1855 ; he came then to Columbia Co., Wis., and in 1861 bought 40 acres of his present farm, which now comprises 120 aeres. He was married at Buffalo, N. Y., in 1853, to Miss Chris- tiana, daughter of Gotfried and Carolina (Pflum) Of, a native of Baden ; their children are Catharine, now Mrs. Fred Siede, and lives in the town of York, Dane Co., Wis .; Charles G., Mary M., Joseph C., Caroline, Anna, Clara. They are members of the Lutheran Church.

JAMES H. SUTTON, farmer, Secs. 23 and 26 ; P. O. Columbus ; this. pioneer of Colum- bia Co. was born on the banks of the Hudson, at Haverstraw, Rockland Co., N. Y., Dec. 29, 1812; bis father, Noah H. Sutton, was born in the town of Horseneck, Conn., in 1770, and died in New York City, in 1835; his mother, Rachel Lent, was born in Westchester Co., N. Y., and died in New York City, about 1865, at nearly 100 years of age. James H. is the eighth of a family of nine children-four sons and five daughters, only one of whom beside himself is now living, that is Clarissa, now Mrs. Quacken- bush, of New York City. Mr. Sutton was apprenticed to the carpenter and joiner's trade, in Rockland Co., at the age of 14 years, where he served seven years. In May, 1832, in New York City, he was married to Miss Jane A., daughter of William and Mary (Wooding) Bentley, a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y., born in 1812; her father died in 1832 ; her mother now lives in that county. Mr. and Mrs. Sutton settled in Dutchess Co., N. Y., some time after marriage, and he continued his trade there until 1844, when they emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 26, where he made a claim of 160 acres, built a pioneer log shanty, and covered it with prairie hay, which sufficed for a home until 1845, when it burned, turning them out of doors with six children ; he next built a log house, which was their home for many years ; he has, however, exchanged that for a commodious frame house ; he now owns 360 acres on Sees. 23 and 26. Mr. Sutton has been a member of the Town Board for three terms, and was Town Treasurer for three terms. Their children are William, deceased; Abraham, now at Cordova, Le Sueur Co., Minn .; George, deceased ; John J., now a resident of Columbus ; Daniel J., deceased ; Mary, dceeased ; Frederick and Fletcher, twins, both deeeased ; Rachel L., now a student at the Normal Sehool, of Oshkosh ; Ellen M. and Tabor G., at home ; Clarissa A., at the Norman School, of Oshkosh ; also, Franklin P. and Charles H., at home.

GEORGE S. TILLOTSON, farmer, See. 10; P. O. Columbus; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1828. His father, Richard Tillotson, was a native of Connecticut ; his mother, Rosemond Car- penter, was born in Vermont. Mr. Tillotson was brought up as a farmer's son, and has always devoted his time and attention to that vocation. He emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1851, and located on a farm in the town of Otsego; two years later, he removed to the town of Hampden and settled on a farm, where he now owns 240 aeres, 80 of which is on Sec. 3, and 160 acres on Sec. 10. He has been Town Clerk for one term, and also a member of the Town Board. January 1, 1851, he was married to Miss Prudence, a daughter of Austin and Polly (Conn) Curtis, a native of Essex Co., N. Y. Her father was born in Massachusetts, and her mother in Vermont. They emigrated with Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1851; her mother afterward died in this town; her father, in the town of Columbus, in May, 1878, at the age of 86 years. Mr. and Mrs. T.'s children are Richard R., born in March 13, 1852, now living in the town of Otsego ; Adelade A., born March 28, 1854, died Feb. 12, 1879; James R., born May 17, 1857, now at home ; Corinthia P., born Sept. 17, 1860, was married to Mr. James Dowd, in January, 1879, and now resides in the town of Wyocena; Henry S. born Nov. 9, 1866, died Dec. 19, 1869; Hattie J., born Nov. 8, 1870. Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson are members of the M. E. Church.

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WILLIAM W. TILLOTSON, farmer, Sccs. 3, 4 and 10; P. O. Columbus ; was born in Essex Co., N. Y., in 1834. His father, Richard Tillotson, was a native of Connecticut ; his mother, Rosemond Carpenter, was born in Vermont. Mr. Tillotson was brought up as a farmer in his native county, and in 1851, came to Columbia Co., Wis., and lived with his brother George in the town of Hampden for four years ; he then bought a farm of 120 acres on Secs. 3 and 10, where he has since made his home and followed farming; be now owns 200 acres on Secs. 3, 4 and 10. He was married in 1859, to Miss Mary J., daughter of Samuel and Eliza (Smith) Sprague, a native of Essex Co., N. Y. Their children are Ida A., now Mrs. Elias Clark, and lives in this town (Hampden) ; Charles S., Jessie M., Harry J., and Alta M., at home. They attend the M. E. Church.

GEORGE W. TRIPP, farmer, Sec. 2; P. (). Otsego; was born in Tioga Co., N. Y., in 1821. His father, Elisha Tripp, was a native of Vermont, born in 1783, and early in life removed to Albany, N. Y., where he learned the shoemaker's trade, and continued the same there till 1818; then re- moved to Tioga Co., N. Y., where he devoted his time to farming during the summers, and to his trade during the winters ; his mother, Polly Bebec, was born at Kingston, N. Y., in 1791. In 1847, Mr. and Mrs. Tripp came to Columbia Co., Wis., and located in the town of Fountain Prairie, where he died in 1856 ; his wife now lives in that town, and has reached her 88th year. George W., our present subject, began the blacksmith's trade at the age of 17} years, at Binghamton, N. Y., and continued there until the spring of 1845, when he emigrated to Wisconsin. He stopped a few weeks at Columbus, Columbia Co .; then settled at Beaver Dam, where he was the second blacksmith, and the only one from July, 1845, to March. 1846. In 1847, he removed to Madison, where he continued his trade till 1854, with the ex- ception of eight months that he was in business in Columbus. He was the first man to ring the first church bell in the city of Madison (1852). Removing to Columbus in 1854, he continued his trade till 1856, when he located on a farm on Sec. 9, town of Hampden, and followed farming for twelve years ; removing then to the city of Columbus, where he lived (except the year 1870, which was spent in St. Louis Co., Cal.) till 1879, when he removed to his present farm of 80 acres. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Louisa C., daughter of William and Polly (Brown) Alexander, a native of Windsor, Ashtabula Co., Ohio, but an emigrant to Columbus, Wis., in 1855.

TOWN OF LODI.

EDWARD ANDREWS, proprietor of Lodi Mills, was born in the town of Solon, Cort- land Co., N. Y., in 1836 ; he came to Lodi Jan. 1, 1858; purchased the mills in 1870. He was married to Miss Sarah J. Palmer, daughter of Judge Palmer, and they have three children-Henry E., Edward P. and IIelen G.

HORACE M. AYER, Police Justice and Justice of the Peace, Lodi ; was born in Vermont in 1822; he removed from Vermont to Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1843; came to Columbia Co. in the fall ot 1846, and settled in what was then Sec. 19, town of Lodi, now West Point. He resided there till the spring of 1851, when he came to the village of Lodi; he engaged in the mercantile business till 1871; was Postmaster from the spring of 1853 until the spring of 1861 ; he bas been Justice of the Peace since 1852, except two years, when he refused to serve as such. He was married to Saralı A. Rider, who was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, in 1827. They have had nine children, eight of whom are liv- ing-Edward A., Delia, Minnie, Susie, Douglass, George W., Horace M. and Nellie; the oldest son, Albert H., died suddenly in Denver, Colo., April 16, 1880, in his 31st year.

ARETAS BAILEY, Postmaster, Okee; was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, in 1817. He came to Columbia with an older brother, April 8, 1854, and settled at Okee; was engaged in the saw- mill here for some time, and has also been engaged in farming, etc. He was married to Margaret Wolf, who was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio. They have two children-Cordelia M. and Mary E.

JAMES BAIRD, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Lodi ; be is the son of Adam Baird, deceased, a native of Scotland, who came to the United States in 1850 ; he lived in Steuben Co., N. Y., about five years ; came to the town of Caledonia, Columbia Co., in 1855, and he died on the place which his son now owns, July, 1879, aged 56 years. Mr. Baird's mother and sister, Joanna, live with him. The farm contains 160 acres.

G. M. BARTHOLOMEW, retired farmer, Lodi; born in Clarke Co., Ind., in 1812, where he lived till he was 21 years of age, when he removed to McLean Co., Ill., where he lived till April,

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1845, when he came to the town of Lodi, and settled on Sec. 26, where he engaged in farming ; Mr. Bartholomew is also a surveyor, and has been engaged in that occupation more or less for many years ; in 1875, Mr. B. retired from farming, and has since resided in the village of Lodi. His wife was Miss S. C. Hefner, born in Virginia ; they have seven children-C. Elizabeth, now Mrs. James McCloud ; B. Jane, now Mrs. George Cleghorn, resides in Nebraska ; Joseph M., by profession a lawyer, of Red Oak, Iowa; Mary A., now Mrs. E. B. Wait; Josephine, now Mrs. W. H. Chapin, resides in Nebraska ; Ellen, wife of L. K. Lnse, Esq., of Dane Co., and James I., a student at Lawrence University. Mr. Bartholo- mew has been Justice of the Peace for twenty years.

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 152

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1104

Author: Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899, [from old catalog] ed; Western historical company, chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1104