The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 154

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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EDWARD NICHOLS, of the firm of Wait & Nichols, hardware dealers, Lodi; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1820, where he resided till July, 1853, when he came to Wisconsin ; lived in Janesville till the fall of 1854, when he came to Lodi. He was Town Superintendent of Schools for the years 1856-57 ; has been Town Clerk for several years. He was married to Miss Mary A. Dun- ning, daughter of Samuel S. Dunning, from near Ithaca, N. Y .; they have one son-Charles E .- born March, 1866.

CHARLES E. ODELL, furniture dealer, Lodi; was born in Ohio, April, 1827; his father, William Odell, was a native of the State of Vermont, born Feb. 9, 1793 ; he was a volunteer soldier in

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the war of 1812; he removed from Ohio to Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1837, and to Dane Co. in 1849 ; he settled in the town of West Point, Columbia Co., September, 1855 ; he died August, 1879 ; his wife died in Waukesha Co. in 1847. Mr. Charles E. Odell was engaged in farming in West Point Township for about twelve years, residing on Sec. 27; he came to Lodi in October, 1867, and engaged in his present business in February following. He was married to Miss E. F. Buruett, of Ohio; they have two chil- dren-Edna (now Mrs. George H. Simons), and Edgar.

I. H. PALMER, Lodi; was born in Binghamton, N. Y., in 1809; his father was a Presby- terian minister, and when a young man was engaged as a missionary among the Indians, and elsewhere in the State of New York ; he preached for several years at Binghamton ; afterward removed to what is now Fulton Co., N. Y .; he died about 1850. Judge Palmer came to Madison from Fulton Co., N. Y., in 1837, where he lived till the spring of 1846, when he came to Lodi and settled on 40 acres of land in Sec. 27, which he had entered the previous February ; in March and April of that year he entered more land in this section ; on this land is located the present village of Lodi. He was married in 1836, to Miss Ann Thompson, of Fulton Co., N. Y .; they have had ten children, eight of whom are living-Elizabeth (now Mrs. John Slightam) ; Sarah J. (now Mrs. Edward Andrews) ; Mary ; Julia (now Mrs. Addison Eaton) ; Helen ; Clara (now Mrs. C. Clemens) ; Hattie and Herbert ; has lost two sons-Heury and Edward. At the organization of Dane Co. Mr. Palmer was appointed Probate Judge ; he was elected to the Legisla - ture in 1842, and served several years. Judge Palmer has always been actively engaged in business, and by industry and economy has accumulated a fine property ; he is a worthy representative of the pioneers of Columbia County.

JOSEPH E. PARKE, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Lodi; was born in Pennsylvania in 1821 ; his parents removed to Chenango Co., N. Y., when he was about 3 years of age, where he lived till 1845, when he removed to Michigan; in the spring of 1846, removed to Illinois ; he came to Wisconsin in November, 1851, and settled in the town of Dekorra, Columbia Co., where he lived about three years ; thence to the town of Lodi ; in 1856, he removed to Winona Co., Minn .; returned to the town of Lodi in 1863 ; settled where he now lives Sept. 25, 1877. He was married to Marianna Kingsley, daughter of Darius Kingsley, who came to Lodi and settled on the farm where Mr. Parke now lives, in May, 1856; Mr. Kingsley died in 1878; Mrs. Kingsley died Oct. 6, 1875. Mr. Parke has two children- Emily M., now Mrs. Walter Lamont, of Dane Co., and Harry J .; has lost two children-Elisabeth and Henry D .; when the parents of Mrs. Park came to Lodi they had nine children, all but one of whom arrived at the age of maturity ; of these nine children, only Mrs. Parke and Mrs. Sarah A. Pratt are now living ; farm contains 140 acres. Mr. Parke has a farm of 110 acres in Secs. 29 and 32.

S. DANFORD PRATT, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Lodi; was born in the town of Long Meadow, Hampden Co., Mass., in 1822; when he was 10 years of age, his parents removed to Onondaga Co., N. Y .; he removed with his parents to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1843, where he was married, December, 1845, to Miss Sarah A. Kingsley, daughter of Darius Kingsley ; they came to Columbia Co. in January, 1849, and settled in the town of Dekorra, where they lived till 1853, when they removed to the town of Lodi and settled on Sec. 25; bought present farm in the spring of 1856; has two children-Wolcott, who married Miss E. Walker (they have one child-Danford W.); Noah D., married Ada M. Thompson (they have two children-George S. and Lettie M.). Mr. Pratt's farm contains 290 acres.

JOEL M. PRUYN, merchant, Lodi; son of Joel Pruyn, born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., March 28, 1843; he came to the town of Lodi, with his father, in August, 1858. He was married in 1864, to Miss Sarah L. Richmond, daughter of Anson Richmond; born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in October, 1843; her parents came to the town of West Point in April, 1855; her father died in the summer of 1856 ; her mother lives with Mr. Pruyn. Mr. Pruyn engaged in the butchering business with his father in Lodi in 1868, which he continued until Jan. 1, 1879 ; engaged in the grocery business, March, 1880. Mr. Pruyn has had three children, only one of whom is living-Howard, born September, 1865; lost son and daughter in infancy.

GABRIEL REEDAL, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lodi ; was born in Michigan in 1833; his parents were natives of England ; they emigrated to New York, in October, 1831 ; thence to Michigan, in May, 1832, and to Illinois, in 1837; they came to Columbia Co. from Illinois, in November, 1849 ; his father died Sept. 22, 1863, in the 76th year of his age. Gabriel Reedal was married to Miss Ellen A. Marsh, daughter of George Marsh, of Portage; they have three children-Mattie, Henry and Laura.

SYLVESTER REYNOLDS, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lodi; was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in 1816. He was married to Miss Hannah Elliott, who was born in Sharon, Conn .; her parents removed to the State of New York when she was but 1 year old; they came to Columbia Co., Wis., in the fall of 1853. Mr. Reynolds purchased his present farm soon after, though he lived in the town of

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West Point about one year. Mr. Reynolds learned the trade of a blacksmith, at which he worked for one or two years after coming to Wisconsin. His farm contains 175 acres ; has two daughters-Ida S. and Cornelia; has lost two children-Gilbert, who was a member of 23d W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion, was afterward engaged on the police force of Chicago, where he was accidentally killed by the discharge of his revolver ; lost another son, Albert.

PETER RICHARDS, editor and proprietor of Lodi Valley News, Lodi; born in Ohio Feb. 2, 1828; came to Wisconsin in March, 1855; he located in Fond du Lac ; thence to Madison in 1856, where he worked at the printing business for ten and a half years; he went to Baraboo, in April, 1867 ; he was for sometime engaged as loeal editor of the Independent, of that city; was afterward associated with J. C. Chandler, in the publication of that paper ; came to Lodi in April, 1874 ; his wife was Miss Mary Daniels ; they have two children-Fred and Grace.

JOSEPH H. RIDDLE, farmer, See. 34; P. O. Lodi; was born in New York City, June, 1839 ; his parents removed to Delaware Co., N. Y., when he was a child; they settled in the town of Dane, Dane Co., about 1850, where they still reside. Joseph H. married Miss Cornelia A. Simons, daughter of Frederick H. Simons, who settled in Dane Co. about 1845, from Canandaigua, Ontario Co., N. Y .; Mr. Riddle settled where he now lives in the fall of 1869 ; has four children-Arthur H., Ernest H., Corie and Bertie E. His farm contains 174 aeres ; is engaged principally in dairying.

REV. B. GILBERT RILEY, Presbyterian minister, Lodi; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1810 ; he began his preparatory course at Hartwick Seminary, Otsego Co .; continued under Dr. Hazelins, and at Jefferson, Sehoharie Co., under Rev. Wm. Salisbury ; in 1831, he entered the soph- omore class of Williams College, graduating in 1834; entered Andover Theological Seminary in the fall of 1834, where he remained one year, when he assumed the principalship of Oxford Select Seminary, New York; he entered the Union Theological Seminary, New York City, in 1837, graduating in 1839 ; he began the ministry as Pastor of the Congregational Church at Hartwick, N. Y. ; thence to Livonia, Livingston Co., in 1843, where he remained till 1855, when he became Principal of Genesee Model School, Lima, N. Y .; resigned on account of failing health in the spring of 1856 ; thence to Horseheads, N. Y .; came to Lodi in September, 1857, where he was Pastor of the Presbyterian Church for six years, when he was appointed Synodieal Missionary of Wisconsin; he served in this capacity for thirteen years, resigning in July, 1877. Mr. Riley was married to Anna Farrell, born at Detroit, Mich. ; has had five children, three of whom are living, viz., Laura E., Edward F. and Dr. Charles P. Riley, of Prairie du Sae; Mary F. married Capt, George M. Humphry; died Feb. 29, 1880; Ellen S. died in Livonia, N. Y., in 1849. Mr. Riley began teaching at 14 years of age, and has always been an earnest worker in the cause of education.

CAPT. WM. RYAN, See. 17; P. O. Lodi ; was born in County Kerry, Ireland, July, 1825 ; he served seven years in the English army ; came to the United States, August, 1849; lived in Boston, Mass., two years ; thence to Milford, Mass., where he learned the business of boot-treeing ; thence to Wor- eester, Mass .; afterward went to Dayton, Ohio, where he was engaged on a railroad ; came to Columbia Co., April, 1857. He was married in London to Ellen Sheehan, born in Ireland ; Mr. Ryan served in the army during the rebellion as a gallant and faithful Union soldier ; he enlisted in June, 1861, in the 7th W. V. I .; was mustered into the service as Orderly Sergeant of Co. A, in August of that year; was pro- moted to Second Lieutenant, Jannary, 1862; afterward to First Lieutenant and Brevet Captain, com- manding a company in several engagements ; he was severely wounded at Fitzhugh Crossing, October, 1863, from the effects of which he has never fully recovered ; settled where he now lives, April, 1872 ; has five children-John T., Kittie M., Margareta, Wm. W. and Edmond E.

FREEDOM SIMONS, retired farmer, Lodi; born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1813. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and one of the first settlers of Cayuga Co. Mr. Simons was mar- ried to Eliuina E. Dudley, born in Cayuga in 1817 ; her father was also a soldier of the war of 1812; in September, 1842, Mr. Simons removed to Sauk Co., Wis .; in September, 1843, he settled in what is now the town of Springfield, Dane Co., being the first settler in that town ; he removed to the town of Dane, Dane Co., about 1845, this farm is on the line of Columbia Co., in Sec. 4; he leased his farm and removed to the village of Lodi, in the fall of 1874; Mr. Simons built a part of what is now the Briggs House in 1849, which he condneted as a hotel about two years ; he has eight children-Mary L., now Mrs. M. D. Mann, lives in MeLeod Co., Minn .; Lydia J., married E. F. Lee, also lives in MeLeod Co .; Sardis D., who was the first white male child born in Dane Co., resides at Lake Crystal, Minn .; Levantia C., wife of E. K. Whiting, of Dodge Co., Minn .; George F., MeLeod Co., Minn .; Anstis A., now Mrs. John Collins, of Lodi ; De Witt C., also of MeLeod Co., Minn., and Elma A. ; lost one daughter, Emily S.

GEORGE T. SIMONS, proprietor of Briggs House, Lodi; born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1829; he came to the town of Lodi from the State of New York in October, 1846; the following

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winter he engaged in the business of rail-splitting at $6 per month, the following summer as a farm hand at $10 per month ; he engaged alternately in farming during the summer season, and in rail-splitting during the winter, till the fall of 1850, when he returned to the State of New York ; he came back in the fall of 1852; Mr. Simons has been engaged in various occupations ; in 1854, he engaged at work in a cabinet-shop in Lodi, which he continued for several years; went into the livery business in 1860, also kept a hotel about that time for one year ; was Deputy Sheriff of Columbia Co. for twelve years, also Constable for many years ; he bought his present hotel in 1865, which he sold again in 1869, and re-pur- chased in October, 1879. His wife was Miss Melissa Burroughs; they have three children-Harley N., Jessie and Ettic.

W. G. SIMONS, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Lodi; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1812 ; he emigrated to Madison, Wis., in 1837; he settled in Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co., 1839, where he lived till 1845. He was married to Caroline L. Skinner, born in Ohio. Mr. Simons has resided on his present farm since 1845. The father of Mrs. Simons, Mr. John B. Skinner, removed from the city of Columbus, Ohio, to Iowa Co., Wis., in 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Simons have had fourteen children, nine of whom are living-Caroline, John and Mary, the first named (now deceased) were born in Sauk Co .; those born in Columbia Co. are Jennie (deceased), Ada, Joanna (deceased), Sarah (deccased), William, Clara (deceased),' Harper, Evelyn, Jesse, Margaret and Graee. Mr. Simons' farm contains 145 acres.

SAMUEL STAHL, farmer, See. 16; P. O. Lodi; was born in Columbia Co., Penn., in 1811; his father, Abram Stahl, died in Lycoming Co., Penn., when Samuel was about 7 years of age ; he was brought up in Union Co .; when 19 years of age, he returned to Lycoming Co., where he served an apprenticeship to woolen manufacturing. He was married to Louisa Rodgers, daughter of Joseph and Hannah Rodgers. Mrs. Rodgers was born in the State of New Jersey; they came to Milwaukee in the fall of 1848, and to Columbia Co., Aug. 1, 1849, and settled in Sec. 5; settled on present farm in June, 1854 ; they have had ten children, eight of whom are living-Benjamin F., resides in California ; Harriet J. Tallman, of Kossuth Co., Iowa; Mary E. Grover, of Kossuth Co .; J. C .; Almira A. Davison, of Kossuth Co .; Catherine R. Streater, of Kossuth Co .; William E. and Winfield S. John F., third child, enlisted in 23d W. V. I., and was mortally wounded at the charge on Vicksburg, May 20, 1863; lost youngest child, Louisa A., who died September, 1876, aged 20 years.

REV. O. O. STEARNS, retired Baptist clergyman, Lodi ; was born in Monkton, Addison Co., Vt., in February, 1810; when about 11 years of age, he removed with his parents to the town of Panton, where he lived till 21 years of age, when he went to the town of Newton, near Boston, Mass., where he began his preparatory course ; he returned to Monkton, Vt., where he continued his studies ; he entered the freshman elass of Vermont University in 1832, where he remained one and a half years ; then he entered Brown University, Providence, R. I., where he graduated in 1837 ; he was ordained Pastor of the Baptist Church at Sturbridge, Worcester Co., Mass., where he remained about three years; thence to Ilancock, N. H., as Principal of Hancock Literary and Scientific Institution, where he remained two years ; resigned on account of failing health ; was afterward Principal of Rockingham Academy, Hampton Falls, N. H., where he remained one year ; thenee to Deerfield, N. H .; thence to Milford and Manches- ter, N. H .; afterward to Thomaston, Me., where he remained about three years ; he removed to Racine, Wis., in 1854, where he remained about four years ; thence to Winona, Minn., for about three years ; his health having failed, he settled on his farm in Vienna, Dane Co., in 1862; became Pastor of the Baptist Church at Lodi in 1864, where he removed in 1867, and where he has since resided. His first wife was Miss Ann C. Valentine, born in Massachusetts ; her father was for many years steward of Harvard Col- lege ; she died in 1849 ; his present wife was Anna Ashman, born in the State of New York ; Mr. Stearns has five sons by his first marriage, all of whom have received a liberal education and occupy prominent and responsible positions ; John W., now President of the Whitewater Normal School, graduated at Har- vard College ; James H., attorney, of Freeport, Ill., graduated at Harvard ; George A., attorney, New York City, graduated at Harvard ; Charles A., of Janesville, Wis., graduated at the Chicago University ; Edward F., also a graduate of Chicago University, is Principal of the Collegiate Institute at Burlington, Iowa.

THOMAS STRANGEWAY, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Lodi ; is son of James H. Strange- way, who settled in the town of Dane, Dane Co., from the city of New York, about 1848; Thomas was born in New York Nov. 14, 1843; he enlisted in 7th W. V. I., Sept. 9, 1861; re-enlisted January 1, 1864, served until the close of the war ; was at second battle of Bull Run, where he was wounded ; was at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg ; was taken prisoner at the latter place ; was a prisoner about two months, then exchanged ; was wounded at the battle of the Wilderness, and again in the siege of Richmond. He was married to Miss Eliza Lester, of the town of Dane, Dane Co .; they have five children-Jessie, Lewis, Marian, Irene and Lynn. Has 160 acres of land.

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E. B. WAIT, of the firm of Wait & Nichols, hardware dealers, Lodi, was born in Montpelier, Vt., October, 1828 ; his father removed to Watertown, N. Y., when he was 2 years of age, where he lived until he was 21 years of age ; he went to Oswego, N. Y., where he lived about five years ; in the fall of 1855, he came to Madison, Wis., where he worked at the tin trade; thence to Prairie du Sac, for one year, when he returned to the State of New York ; he came to Lodi in October, 1856, where he has since been engaged in business. He was married to Miss Mary A. Bartholomew, daughter of G. M. Bartholomew ; they have one son, Benson E., born July 5, 1861.

J. W. WATSON, merchant, Lodi; was born in the town of Arlington, Columbia Co., Sept. 30, 1851; he is the son of Phineas Watson, who came to Columbia Co. in 1844, and died at Poynett Nov. 5, 1876. Mr. Watson engaged in business in Lodi in June, 1878. He was married, Oct. 17, 1874, to Miss Nellie Mckay, of Buffalo Co., Wis.

S. H. WATSON, attorney, Lodi ; was born in England in 1837 ; he came to the United States with his parents in 1847, and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co., Wis., where his father still resides ; Mr. Watson attended the State university, at Madison, about four years ; studied law with Richard Lind- say, Esq., of Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his profession in May, 1876. His wife was Miss Margaret Patton, daughter of Mrs. Patton, who came to the town of Lodi in 1848 ; they have two chil- dren-Ida F. and Edward J.

SYDNEY WELLS, farmer ; resides on farm of R. N. Bartholomew, on Scc. 22; P. O. Lodi ; Mr. Wells is the son of Mr. T. S. Wells, of the village of Lodi ; he was born in Utica, N. Y., in 1839 ; his parents removed to St. Charles, Ill .; then to Columbia Co. in 1846. Mr. Wells enlisted in the spring of 1861, in the 2d W. V. I .; served three years and two months; was at the first battle of Bull Run, Antietam and Gettysburg; then served as wagon-master for balance of term of enlistment. He was married to Margaret Laughlin ; they have five children-Orpha L., Clara, Pearley, Addic and Amos. Mr. Wells owns a farm in the town of West Point.

SAMUEL WOODLEY, Okee; was born in Pennsylvania in 1829 ; he came to Columbia Co. with his parents, John and Mary Woodley, in the fall of 1845; his father settled in Sec. 7, town of Lodi, where he died June 2, 1860. Mr. Woodley was married to Helen N. Shunwey, daughter of Jere- miah D. Shunwey ; they have two children-George W. and Lily Belle. Mr. Woodley was engaged in the lumber business for twenty-six years, and in the mercantile business at Okee for seven years.

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EDWARD GOMER DAVIES, M. D., physician, surgeon, oculist and aurist, Otsego ; born July 5, 1846, at Glanelydog, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, North Wales ; son of David and Susan- nan (Thomas) Davies ; arrived here April 14, 1865 ; served a regular apprenticeship at drugs in the old country, under David Williams, of Newtown ; on his arrival here, he engaged with Dr. Godfrey, at Brook- lyn, then spent some time at Whitestown Seminary, in Oneida Co., N. Y., fitting himself for the church by wish of his parents ; his sister (Elizabeth Brown) resided there, and does at this date, teaching music and organist at Grace Church, Whitestown, N. Y. (she being the eldest, as the Doctor is the youngest, of thirteen children) ; then went to West Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., and studied under H. P. Mead, of Morrisonville, N. Y., then to Clayville, where he was joined by his promised wife, on Aug. 12, 1868, who was born May 16, 1846, in Radnorshire, South Wales, at Castle Cottage, near Rhayadergwy ; on Jan. 22, 1869, was married by Rev. W. H. Olin, to Jane, daughter of William and Margaret (Lewis) Warrington. William Warrington was an officer in the Crimean war, and died from the effect of wounds received at the battle of the Alma ; the mother of Mrs. Davies died at Newtown, in Wales. They have five children- Alma Victoria, born at Clayville, N. Y., Feb. 7, 1870 ; David St. Idloes, born at Otsego, Wis., July 14, 1872; Autie Rose, born at Chicago Nov. 11, 1875; William Gomer, born at Doylestown Oct. 26, 1877 ; Susie Matilda, born at Otsego April 20, 1880. The Doctor got one of Greeley's books on farming, and concluded to try it in connection with medicine, but after a short time concluded he knew enough of that and not enough of medicine, so gave it up, and, at first for improvement, but now from necessity, devotes his whole time to practice in his profession ; he graduated at Rush Medical College Feb. 25, 1879, after completing a course under Dr. Wm. Meacher, at Portage; he has also a certificate as to proficiency as an oculist and aurist, from the Illinois Charitable Eye and Ear Infirmary ; having practiced four years before graduating (by permission ), he has acquired a reputation for proficiency rarely equaled by those of his age.

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CHARLES A. DOYLE, Doylestown ; merchant, was born June 24, 1845, in the town of Almond, Allegany Co., N. Y ; came here in 1866, then went to Nashotah as station agent, from July 1, 1867, to July 1, 1871 ; then traveled six months; then to Lyndon, Junean Co., was agent there from January, 1872, to Nov. 1, 1873; then returned to Doylestown, where he has been station agent from that time, and Postmaster since Jan. 1, 1880. Was married at Lyndon, Nov. 26, 1873, by Rev. Wm. Hamilton, of Kilbourn, to Inez E. Wright, who was born Sept. 8, 1847, at Forestville, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., daughter of R. S. and Anna W. (Holmes) Wright. Mr. Wright was born Jan. 18, 1818, in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and Ann W. Holmes was born Dec. 6, 1828, at Rochester, N. Y .; they were married Oct. 6, 1845, at Versailles, Chautauqua Co., N. Y. They have had three children-Charles A., born Aug. 31, 1874; Dora Alice, born Feb. 24, 1876; Grace Elizabeth, born Jan. 14, 1879. Mr. Doyle is engaged in mercantile business with Niels Rasmus, from Parish of Gzerpen, Norway ; he came to Dodge Co. in 1844, and here in August, 1876; commenced business with Doyle, and is unmarried.

WILLIAM HENRY GASKILL, farmer, Sec. 5; 80 acres ; P. O. Rio ; was born May 30, 1829, in Fayette Co., Penn .; son of Morgan and Sabrina (Lane) Gaskill. Mr. Gaskill, Sr., was from Crawford Co., Penn., and Mrs. Gaskill from Ohio. William came here July 13, 1854, and settled at Rio, where he followed the river and farming. He was married Dec. 14, 1859, by Justice J. W. Stewart, to Jane A. Stewart, who was born April 13, 1834, in Bradford Co., Penn., daughter of Joseph W. and Calista (Squires) Stewart ; they have had four children-Stewart M., born October, 1860, died April 8, 1864; Helen F., born Feb. 23, 1865, died Feb. 11, 1867 ; Stella E., born March 18, 1868; Alice J., born June 16, 1871. Mr. Gaskill has been Supervisor and Constable, Lodge Deputy in Good Templars, Worthy Patriarch in Sons of Temperance, several times W. C. T. in Templar-, and is a member of the Rio Farmers' Club, of twenty members ; he is a Republican in politics, a Baptist in religion, and is Treasurer and Trustee in the church ; an ultra Prohibitionist, as was Mr. Stewart, the father of Mrs. Gaskill, who was born Jan. 23, 1809, at Hartland, Niagara Co., N. Y., and was the first white child born in that county. Mr. Stewart's father was in the war of 1812. He married Calista Squires in June, 1833; came here in 1851 ; was a farmer, and an active Temperance man thirty years ; was a liberal, generous, honest man ; for years a Justice of the Peace, and died Nov. 27, 1879, of heart disease; was a Republican, the father of twelve children ; they all survive him; two of them were in the Union army ; he was a man of good principles, and respected by all. Mrs. Gaskill was a teacher in New York and Wisconsin from 1852 to 1859. The father of Mr. Gaskill was Captain of the "Monongahela Blues," and was commissioned by Gov. Joseph Ritner, of Pennsylvania, about 1836 ; he was a steamboat builder in Pennsylvania and Ohio, and owned a farm and steam saw-mill.

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 154

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