The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 155

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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C. C. HOLLY, farmer, Sec. 8; 190 acres ; P. O. Rio; born in Greenville, Greene Co., N. Y., in 1829 ; is the son of John and Irene (Palmer) Holly ; came here in 1852. Married at home in 1854 ; had four children-Frank, born July 5, 1853; Japhet Hull, born Sept. 8, 1855; Charles Irwin, born Jan. 28, 1863 ; Jessie H., born March 30, 1876. Republican in politics; attends Baptist Church. Was in Co. K, 22d W. V. I .; was out three years ; is now Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Holly was born Feb. 28, 1834 ; was daughter of Henry and Hannah (Palmer) Blemis; her father died here December, 1877, aged 74 years, and her mother died in 1865. Mrs. Holly's parents went from New York to Mich- igan in 1844; remained there six years and came here ; on the way, at Milwaukee, after taking teams off the boat, her brothers, John and William, aged 24 and 18 years, were both drowned in the lake in a strange and unaccountable manner ; the young man Hoisington, who was with them, heard them struggling in the water, and got a lantern on the wharf; and the supposition was, that the pier-tender had something to do with their death, as he soon left the place (as also did a boy who worked for him), asserting that it (the wharf) was haunted, and it was believed he confessed the crime to his wife, but it was never proven ; the pier-tender soon after cut his own throat in a fit of delirium tremens, at Waukesha.

STEPHEN JAMES, farmer, Sec. 23; 220 acres, 140 acres cultivated ; P. O. Otsego; born Aug.12, 1813, in Pembrookshire, Wales; son of Daniel and Dinah (Lewis) James, came here in 1839, and went to Erie Co., Penn., and worked at the carpenter trade, thence went to Waterford a short time, and went sailing on the lakes four or five seasons as fireman and engineer ; then went to Racine Rapids, wagon-making, one season ; then made a wagon for himself and bought a yoke of oxen, and loaded up his wife and their effects, and started to this town; got here Aug. 15, 1844; went on foot and alone to Green Bay, to enter land ; struck a hollow Indian trail and old military route; had a compass to steer by. and was gone nine days ; entered south half of Sec. 23, carried on farming ever since (also wagon-making), except two years at Beaver Dam. He was the first Treasurer in the town, and made the first wagon in the town ; at that time, people came from Columbus to get wagons repaired ; he built the first wagon in his house (where he made a bench), and when they went up-stairs had to put a chair on the work-bench

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nd then climb; went to Beaver Dam and sold his wagon to procure some grub, as they called it, and umber to build a house ; on his way home, he pulled stakes out of the fences to make spokes for a new wagon ; the fence was at a spring where he stopped to drink (it is now the celebrated mineral springs ). Mr. James is a Baptist ; Republican, naturalized at Green Bay. Was married April 13, 1843, at Erie, Penn., by Rev. M. Brown (Methodist), to Rachel H., daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Fisk) Henton, (see Cyrus Root) ; wife was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., April 16, 1825; their children are Thomas D., . born Feb. 23, 1846, married Emily Henton, now on Sec. 23, and has a daughter Mary, aged 2 years ; Benjamin W., born April 2, 1847, married Miss May Haines, of Lincoln, Ill., now lives at Wausaw, Wis .- two children were buried last summer, both boys-he is a leading lawyer of that place ; Mary J., born March 7, 1850, died April 24, 1869 ; Hannah C., born Jan. 31, 1853, died March 5, 1863 ; Stephen E., born Dec. 7, 1854, married Miss Etta Haskin, of Fall River.

LEGRAND LLOYD, farmer, Sec. 36; 80 acres ; P. O. Otsego; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 21, 1828 ; is a son of Washington and Amy (Hungerford) Lloyd ; came to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., at 6 years of age, and six years after to Springfield, Erie Co., Penn., with parents ; at 20, he came to Westfield, and remained three years; then to Erie Co., Penn., two years ; and in the fall of 1854, to Dodge Co., Wis. On April 3, 1856, was married by Rev. Mr. Smith, at Saybrooke, Ashtabula Co, Ohio, to Miss Ellen, daughter of Asa and Phila (Cass) Anderson ; wife was born June 25, 1834; had four children- Watson, born April 23, 1857 ; Anice, born July 10, 1859, wife of James P. Goodman, of Hampden ; Burton, born Jan. 29, 1862 ; Minnie, born June 10, 1866. Mr. Lloyd is a Methodist and a Republican ; has been Supervisor two years, District Clerk, President of the Otsego and Springvale Insurance Company, and Secretary of the Hampden Cheese Manufacturing Association ; had one brother ( Albert), died in Memphis, Tenn., during the rebellion; also, two brothers (Henry and Loammi), in navy and infantry, latter in Indian service. Mrs. Lloyd also had a brother (Charles Anderson), in army three years. Mrs. Lloyd's father was born Feb. 15, 1804, and is living in Erie Co., Penn., and her mother was born March 2, 1811, and died 1872, at Geneva, Ohio.

F. R. MORRIS, of the firm of Morris & Co., Rio .; dealers in grain, produce, hides, salt, furs, etc .; was born in Livingston Co., N. Y., Nov. 21, 1845 ; son of Marshal and Sarah ( Hoard) Morris ; came to Wisconsin in 1866, settled at Tomah, and engaged in the lumber trade; then to Arlington, on the " Madison and Portage road," where he engaged in the lumber and grain trade; then went to Texas, with a view to settlement ; came back in April, 1878, and went into business here with his brother, C. M. Morris, who is unmarried. They have, in connection with the elevator, a steam " feed mill"; also an eleva- tor at Doylestown. The father of Mr. Morris was killed at the battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862, being a member of the 15th N. Y. V. I. He had three children-Harry, born Dec. 4, 1874 ; Mabel, born July 3, 1876; Paul Wmn., born Dec. 20, 1879. His wife was Elnora Austin, daughter of Wm. Austin ; she was born Sept. 15, 1856, at Hannibal, N. Y., near Syracuse, and married at Portage, Wis., by the Rev. Mr. Ritchie, Feb. 2, 1873.

REV. HENRY R. MURPHY was born at Forge Hollow, Oneida Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1852; he is the son of John and Margaret (Roche) Murphy, who were from the County Wexford, Ire- land, and came to America in 1850. He resided for a short time at Elba, and went from there to St. Francis' Seminary, near Milwaukee, where he remained eight years, when he took charge of the " Rocky Run Church," in Wyocena, and also of St. Patrick's Church at Doylestown, where he resides ; orders conferred June 24, 1877, by Archbishop Henni ; his charge embraces 125 families (about 600 mem- bers), mostly Irish. Father Murphy is, physically and mentally, a man, and a genial, " liberal-minded " gentleman; is successfully conducting a good work, and is highly esteemed by all alike, regardless of political or religious faith.

OLIVER NOBLE, farmer, See. 8; P. O. Rio; 140 acres, 80 cultivated ; was born in Steu- ben Co., N. Y .; son of Harvey and Sophia (Ely) Noble, of Herkimer Co., N. Y .; came here in 1850. He was married, April 16, 1850, by Elder Jarvis, at Richfield Springs, Otsego Co., N. Y., to Charlotte Ely (born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., July 25, 1823), daughter of Gad and Lydia (Bradley ) Ely, and had eight children-Sylvester E., born Jan. 11, 1851 ; Helen L., born Jan. 14, 1853, died Sept. 3, 1854; Martha A., born Oct. 14, 1855, died Sept. 14, 1857 ; Frances L., born Dec. 29, 1857, wife of Thomas Batty, at Rio; Lydia M., born July 3, 1859 ; Harriet S., Sept. 23, 1861, died Jan. 11, 1879 ; Elmore N., died at about 5 months of age ; Anna A., born Aug. 30, 1867. Mr. Noble was Supervisor, Clerk, Treasurer and Director several years. Gad Ely was a soldier of 1812.

OLSON & LARSON, manufacturers of and dealers in boots and shoes, hides, leather, etc., etc., Rio .; they keep a varied assortment in stock, and they do a square business, as their patrons can testify. M. D. Olson was born in Bergen-Stift, Norway ; is the son of Ole Olson and Sygnelde (Johannes-

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son) Olson ; was born March 3, 1849 ; came here in April, 1871 ; lived in the town of Leeds three years ; worked for A. Jones three years ; then worked for John Peterson four years, and then bought him out ; went into partnership two years ago with Peter Larson, who was born Aug. 10, 1842, at same place, as partner, son of Lars Asb Jörnson, of Stenehjem, where his father died in 1849; his mother is now at Otsego, Wis., wife of J. Johnson ; he came to America in 1873, and worked for John Peterson until he went into partnership in 1878; married at his birthplace May 23, 1865, to Ingeri Pederson, and had eight children-Martha, born Jan. 8, 1866; Lewis, born Sept. 29, 1867; Peter, born Sept. 30, 1869; Andrew, born Dec. 15, 1871; Edward, born June 26, 1874; Emma, born Oct. 8, 1875; John, born July 20, 1877; Anna Maria, born April 23, 1879. Mr. Larson's wife was born July 12, 1841. Both mem- bers of the firm are Republicans, and members of the Lutheran Church.

GEORGE ORMSBEE, farmer, Scc. 3; P. O. Doylestown ; 160 acres in Secs. 2 and 3; born Jan. 15, 1829, in the town of Windham, Greene Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin twenty-four vears ago, and to this town in 1870. Was married June 6, 1849, at Lexington, N. Y., by Rev. William Gould (Methodist), to Harriet Hosford, daughter of Willis and Lucia (Osborn) Hosford ; they have had five children-Lafayette W., born Feb. 28, 1850, married to Christina Palmer, now in Smith Co., Kan .; Marion, born Dec. 18, 1851, married Mattie Sage, and living in Smith Co., Kan .; Bucl S., born Oct. 4, 1853-in Smith Co., Kan., unmarried ; Brazilla B., born Oet. 4, 1855, died Sept. 12, 1874; Myron H., born Dec. 10, 1857, married to Abigail Parsneau, who was born in Carleton, Kenauwee Co., Wis., Mareh 4, 1862. Mr. Ormsbee has a good farm, and wants to sell it and go West to join his children. Brazilla B. was killed by the accidental discharge of his gun, he having carried it along, as usual, to shoot squirrels while driving the cows from pasture, and left it at the fence while milking, which being done, he attempted to pull it through the fence, when the hammer caught, shooting him in the neck, eausing instant death by severing the jugular vein.

ROSWELL PALMER, farmer, See. 5; P. O. Rio; born Jan. 18, 1821, in Lysander, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; son of Oliver S. and Chloe (Palmer) Palmer, who were from Greene Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin May 29, 1842, and settled in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., then came here ; was married Sept. 4, 1847, in Waukesha (then Milwaukee) Co., Wis., by Elder Timothy Palmer, his uncle, to Loretta M. Pease, who was born Aug. 8, 1827, daughter of Samuel and Olivia Pease ; her mother was a widow, and married Mr. Phillips ; Mrs. Palmer died Oct. 30, 1878. They have had four children-Frances O., born Oct. 8, 1848, wife of James C. Stewart, of Lowville, and has one child ; C. Elmira, born July 15, 1851, died April 23, 1871, wife of C. T. Jobbins ; Clara Nell S., born Dec. 19, 1854, wife of C. T. Job- bins (husband of deceased sister), married June 29, 1873, has three children, viz., George R., born June 22, 1874, Clifford L, born Feb. 21, 1877, Loretta E., born Nov. 17, 1879, now on farm ; James R., born Sept. 8, 1863, died Nov. 17, 1864. Mr. Palmer has been Supervisor and Chairman, and five years a Jus. tice ; is a member of the Baptist Church, as are also his two daughters, he being Deacon ; he is a Repub- lican in politics, and Anti-Mason ; he owns 120 aeres of land.

M. D. PARSNEAU, farmer, Sec. 24; 100 acres ; P. O. Doylestown ; born in Vermont Aug. 22, 1828 ; son of Gilbert and Mary ( Legisa) Parsncau, of Canada ; came to Fall River twenty-seven years ago, and after two years went to Kewaunce, Mich., where he remained twenty years; during the Peshtigo fire he lost most of his effects, and came near losing their lives ; he returned to Fall River, then to Doyles- town two years, and then to this farm. Was married Oct. 4, 1853, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., by Rev. John Thomas, Rev. II. Corbin assisting, to Judith A., daughter of Seneca and Abigail (Brown) Warner, from Aldburg, Vt .; they have had eight children-Alfred W., born July 23, 1854; Nelson G., born May 22, 1856; Mary A., born June 27, 1858; Harriet J., born July 18, 1860 ; Abigail E., born March 4, 1862, married to Myron Ormsby, Sec. 3 (see George Ormsby, Springvale) ; George M., born Oct. 16, 1863; Nettie Bell, born Aug. 11, 1865 ; Alpheus S., born Dec. 7, 1869. Mr. Parsneau is a Republican in polities, and a Methodist. He had two brothers, Jehial and William V., and several nephews were in the army. Mr. P.'s father was in the war of 1812, and was in jail in Montreal. sentenced to be hung, when peace was declared, and he was exchanged. Mr. P. had three brothers-in-law in the army.

WENDELL A. PULVER, merchant, Otsego; (16 acres); was born Jan. 3, 1827 in Ontario Co., N. Y .; son of John W. and Sarah (Sharpsteen) Pulver, who were born in Dutchess Co., N. Y .; came here in 1847; bought land and commenced farming in 1848: he lived on his farm some cighteen years, and then went into the mercantile line in a general way, which he has followed with more than an average success up to the present time. He was married in Niagara Co., N. Y., to Miss Helen M., daughter of George and Helen E. (Mersaroll) Van Vlect. She was born on Jan. 6, 1827, and died of typhoid fever July 3, 1861 ; left two children-Seward F., born Aug. 1, 1848, married Annic McKay, at Rio, on farm ; Alice M., born May 28, 1853, wife of M. Tillotson, Sec. 22,

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Otsego Township. Married the second time, May 4, 1862, by E. Blaisdel, J. P., to Emely, daughter of Abijah and Martha (Bryan) Stevens. She was born Jan. 25, 1839, in Lorain Co., Ohio; her parents being from Litchfield, Conn .; she had four children -- Charles L., born June 11, 1865 ; M. Dell, born Feb. 14, 1868; Estella, born March 18, 1872, died Jan. 16, 1874; Claud, born Sept. 21, 1873. Mr. Pulver attends the Baptist Church, as there is no other, and is a Republican, and has done his share of office work in town, but is not an aspirant for political honors.

JOHN B. PEASE, veterinary surgeon ; P. O. Otsego; was born in Columbia Co. Dec. 20, 1853; son of Wm. C. and Angeline (McNett) Pease, of Somerset, N. Y. He was married, June 25, 1862, to Alice L., daughter of Jotham and Martha (Howarth) Stone; she was born June 29, 1851, in N. Y. They were married by Elder Meredith, at Otsego, and had one child-Birdie E., born April 18, 1865. His paternal grandfather was a Captain in the navy and merchant service, and his maternal grand- father was a Captain in the war of 1812; his brother, W. A. Pease, is in Rush Medical College. Mrs. Pease had a brother (Emerson) in the late war and died at Baton Rouge. Mr. Pease has followed his business four years at this place, and has acquired a good practice and a first-class reputation ; he is also agent for all kinds of farm machinery.

N. RASMUS, President of the Doylestown Library Association ; organized Dec. 20, 1878, with E. C. Stack, President ; Mary E. Doyle, Vice President ; C. A. Doyle, Secretary ; J. S. Morris, Treas- urer and Librarian. Started with twenty-two members; has now twenty-seven, and owns sixty-cight volumes. Present officers-President, N. Rasmus ; Vice President, Mrs. E. Smith ; the others, same as above. Life membership fee, $1, yearly; dues, $1, per year, quarterly. Books purchased of E. Quinn, of Milwaukee, who earned the gratitude of members by his generous treatment of the Associa- tion.

CYRUS ROOT, retired ; P. O. Otsego ; was born Sept. 26, 1811, in Onondaga Co., N. Y .; is the son of Cyrus and Esther (Loveland) Root; was married in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., by Elder John Savin, to Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Fish) Henton, born April 20, 1817, at Venango, Crawford Co., Penn .; they had six children-Clarissa, born March 4, 1838, died an infant ; Mary Helen, born July 23, 1840 (widow of John Sickles, and has two daughters, viz., Edith May, 15 years of age, born Aug. 9, 1879, and Jessie C., born in March, 1866) ; Henry Thomas, born May 24, 1843 (married Jane Mitchell, and has five children, viz., Oliver H., Ralph M., Harry, Alma M., Curry, Henry Root is Postmaster, Justice of the Peace, and Clerk of School District) ; Erastus E., born Dec. 13, 1846, died in 1848 ; Abbey A., born Jan. 7, 1851, died Jan. 17, 1852 ; Charles W., born March 2, 1854, died April 9, 1855. The following was written by Mrs. R. H. James, sister to Mrs. Root, on the death of the three children :

The chain of Love that bound us here Stern Death has three times riven ; Why should we mourn ? Those three bright links But form three ties in Heaven.

Mr. Root came to Sec. 24, and bought a claim, when W. B. Dyer was the only man in the town ; farming until 1853, when he opened a store on Sec. 22, followed that business four years, and returned to the farm; then kept stage house for a time, and was the first Postmaster in town and held it eleven years : was Justice and Treasurer, etc., for several years. Henry was in the 32d Regiment, and trans- ferred to the 16th. Mr. Root's father was a minute-man and Fife Major in 1812, and the father of Mrs. Root was also a soldier at that time. W. B. Dyer kept the first hotel in this place, in a log house. John Boutwell built the first frame hotel, now the Otsego House, kept by Fayette Ashley. Mason Deming started the first blacksmith-shop about 1850. The first Sunday-school was organized in 1852, in the new schoolhouse. When Mr. Dodge first came to Otsego, he thrashed 300 bushels of wheat by driving oxen over it, on the ground, and then fanned it out by hand.

MRS. J. W. STEWART, P. O. Rio ; 80 acres ; was born March 16, 1815, at Chemung, Chemung Co., N. Y .; came here May 29, 1852; married at Factoryville, Penn., Nov. 20, 1831, to Joseph Stewart, and had twelve children-Jane A., born April 13, 1834, wife of Wm. H. Gaskill ; James C., born Oct. 11, 1836, married Frances Palmer, and is at Lowville; Joseph E., born July 16, 1838, married to Salinda Lamphere, now at Fillmore, Minn .; Harrison H., born May 24, 1840, living in Montana; Wm. Humphrey, born May 7, 1842, living at Gordonville, Minn., married to Mary Jane Doran; Ann Eliza, born June 13, 1844, wife of T. Price, of Springvale; Harley D., born March 30, 1846, married Libbie Learmonth, of Rio; Charlotte M., born April 1, 1848; Stella C., born Feb. 8, 1851; Sardius D., born July 20, 1853; Cynthia E., born Aug. 16, 1855 ; Grant S., born Sept. 8, 1864. Cynthia is a teacher. Harrison was First Sergeant in Co. K, 51st Mo. V. I., and was slightly wounded. Joseph E. was in the 30th Iowa V. I., and at Vicksburg, Mobile, Atlanta, etc. Both were in the army about four years.

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HANS HANSON TONGEN, farmer and merchant; P. O. Rio; born Nov. 2, 1856, in Saude-Prestgjeld, Norway; came to America in 1850. Married, May 18, 1854, by H. A. Preus, at Portage, to Miss Martha Rustad ; had five children-Anna, was born Oct. 22, 1855, now wife of H. G. Wilson, Sec. 16, has one child; Hans, born Sept. 30, 1857, now lives at Otsego, married Eunice Carney, has one girl; Pauline, born May 13, 1860, now the wife of John J. Baukuam ; Annie, born Aug. 9, 1862, single, in store at Rio ; Martha, born Aug. 9, 1866, at home Mr. Tongen is a Repub- lican, and a member of the Lutheran Church. He is by trade a mason, which he followed in the old country, and over in this State, until he began mercantile business, six years ago. He has been Super- visor, Chairman and Treasurer. Owns 280 acres of land.

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AMOS F. ABBOTT, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. West Point; was born in Lemington, Essex Co., Vt., in 1822; when about 10 years of age, he removed with his parents, George W. and Lucinda Abbott, to Lyman, Grafton Co., N. H .; his father was a millwright by trade; he died in 1852, in the town of Lyman; when 17 years of age, Mr. Abbott went to Montpelier, Vt., where he learned the trade of a printer, in the office of the Patriot of that city ; this business he followed for seven years ; a part of this time was engaged in publishing the Coos Democrat. of which J. M. Rix was editor; thence in 1846, to Pittsburg, Coos Co., where he engaged in farming; here he also represented three towns of the county in the Legislature of Vermont. He came to Wisconsin in May, 1855, and settled on his present farm. He was married, in 1844, to Miss Emily Elliott, daughter of Daniel and Susan Elliott, born 1822 ; they have three children-Edna A. Bliven, born May 23, 1845 ; Zoe A. Bliven, March 18, 1848, and Noel G., May 14, 1853. Mr. Abbott enlisted Feb. 14, 1865, in 49th W. V. I., Col. Fallows ; he was mustered into service Feb. 22, 1865, at Madison ; was transferred from the 49th to the 50th, and appointed First Sergeant of Co. E; he was discharged Oct. 31, 1865, at Sioux City, Iowa.

FRANK B. ABBOTT, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Farrs Corners ; son of Moses S. Abbott, who was born in the town of Bath, N. H., Oct. 22, 1806; his father, Josiah Abbott, removed to Leming- ton, Vt., when Moses S. was 5 years of age ; he was a soldier of the Revolution ; was an Adjutant in the army, and served five years in the war of independence; he died in 1837. Moses S. Abbott lived in Vermont till 1828, when he removed to the State of New Hampshire ; he came to Wisconsin in June, 1854, and settled on the farm which his son, Frank B., now owns, and with whom he resides ; his wife was Sophrona Ladd; she died in 1872 ; he has had seven children-Sewell W., Madalon M., Adeline D., Azro G., Adalaide A .. Amanda M. and Frank B .; the latter was born, on the farm which he now owns, Jan. 22, 1857. He was married, March, 1879, to Mattie, daughter of Mr. J. Atkinson, born in Door Co., Wis., in 1863. Farm contains 54 acres.

WILLIAM A. BLACKMAN, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Merrimac, Sauk Co .; was born in Luzerne Co., Penn., in 1842; he came to Columbia Co. with his parents in 1858, they settled in the village of Dekorra ; his father, a Methodist clergyman, now resides in Sharon, Walworth Co .; Mr. Black- man enlisted in February, 1862, in the 18th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war ; was at the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, second battle of Corinth, siege of Vicksburg, and in all the campaigns and battles in which his regiment took part ; after the war, he worked at his trade, that of a carpenter and joiner. for several years. He was married to Mary Stanley. His farm contains 120 acres.

HUBERT BOEHMER, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Prairie du Sac; was born in Rhine Prussia, April 30, 1834 ; his father died in Germany ; he came to this country with his mother and family in 1852; they lived three years in Racine Co., then to Dane Co., where they lived about ten years ; Mr. Boehmer bought his present farm in 1867. He was married to Sarah Lamberty, from Ger- many ; they have five sons and two daughters -- Paul, Mary, Joseph, Hubert, John, Mathias and Lizzie. his farm contains 180 acres.

NELSON G. BURLINGAME, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. West Point ; born near Sandusky, Ohio, October, 1829. His parents, James L. and Sophia Burlingame, removed from Chenango Co., N. Y., to Ohio about 1825, but they returned to the State of New York about 1830; Mr. Burlingame came to the town of West Point, from the State of New York, October, 1850; after two years, he returned to the State of New York and was married to Miss Helen Weatherby, of Madison Co .; his first settlement in Columbia Co. was in Secs. 14 and 23; he bought his present farm in the spring of 1854, where he

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has since resided ; has three ebildren -- Mrs. Mary Farr, Carrie and Nelson D .; has lost four children- Cynthia, Leonard, Edgar and Theresa ; his farm contains 120 acres. Lery Burlingame, a brother of Nelson G. resides in Ses. 15 ; he was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., in 1833; came to the town of West Point, June, 1855 ; he returned in 1857, and was married to Arlina M. Slocum; they have three chil- dren -- Everet H., Ada May, and Inez E .; lost one child, a twin brother of Inez, named Ira ; 105 acres.

ENIAS CARNCROSS, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O West Point ; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., in 1817; when 17 years of age, removed to Oneida Co .. where he lived until 1850, when he came to Columbia Co., and settled on his present farm. He was married to Miss Chloe Sailsbury ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y. They have five children-Lysander W., John E., W. Irving, Mary A. Hill and Martha M. Smith. Mr. Carncross has 220 acres of land ; he has been a member of the Board of Su- pervisors two years.

OTHNIEL CARR, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Lodi ; was born in the town of Plainfield, Hamp- shire Co., Mass., in 1819. He lived in Massachusetts and the State of New York until 1846, when he came to Wisconsin ; he settled on the line of Green and Rock Cos., where he entered 205 acres of land. He is a mason by trade ; he lived in Janesville twenty-five years, where he worked at his trade ; he settled where he now lives in September, 1878. He was married to Rebecca A. Howe; born in the State of New York. They have had six children, three of whom are living-Oliver, Amanda and Emma. His farm contains 160 acres.

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 155

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