The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 158

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

USA > Wisconsin > Columbia County > The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement > Part 158

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

GEORGE F. NOBLE, retired ; Kilbourn City ; was born in Addison Co., Vt., in 1818; he came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1843, and settled in Walworth Co., where he engaged at his trade, that of a carpenter ; he removed to Newport in the spring of 1855; he came to Kilbourn City in December of that year ; he worked at his trade until about 1860 ; from that time until 1873, was engaged in the stock and produce business. Mr. Noble was the first Justice of the Peace in Kilbourn City ; has served in that capacity for about twenty years; has also been Town Treasurer and Assessor of Township. He was married to Miss Angeline Cornwall; they have had three children, two of whom are living-

1013

TOWN OF NEWPORT.

Andrew E., resides in Iowa, and Frank H., resides in Roseburgh, Oregon. Their daughter, Mrs. Cornelia Maria Sorrenson, died at Portage, December, 1875.

CHARLES A. NOYES, station and express agent, Kilbourn City; was born in New Hampshire in 1828. ' He removed to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1847, when he went to Two Rivers and engaged in the lumber business ; came to Kilbourn City in December, 1863. He was married to Bessie Ely, born in Saratoga Co., N. Y .; her father, Ambrose Ely, settled in Milwaukee in 1840. Mr. Noyes has two children-Lilly and Mary P., now Mrs. Edward Perry, of Kansas City.

GEORGE OSWALD, proprietor of Oswald's Beer Hall, Kilbourn City ; was born in Wur- temberg, Germany, in 1832; came to the United States in the fall of 1865 ; lived in Milwaukee, where he worked at his trade, shoemaking; came to Kilbourn City in February, 1867, where he also worked at his trade until May, 1879, when he engaged in his present business. He was married to Louise Gohl; born in Germany. Has four children-Wilhelm, Gustave, Louise and Clara.

WILLIAM H. PEABODY, farmer and proprietor of stone quarry, Kilbourn City ; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1812. His father, Eliphalet Peabody, was a soldier in the war of 1812; he died in 1820 of disease contracted while in the army. His mother, with her family, removed to Otsego Co. about 1826. Mr. Peabody's first wife was Miss Sabrina Strong; they were married in 1841; Mrs. Pea- body died in 1847. In 1854, he was married to Mrs. Harriet Washburne, formerly Miss Harriet Hun- gerford, born in Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1828; they came to Kilbourn City in June, 1857. Mr. Peabody has one son by his former marriage-Durant B., who resides in Paris, Ill. Mr. Peabody is an earnest champion of temperance, and a sworn enemy of intemperance, which he has been fighting all his life. His wife is a member of the M. E. Church.

HANS PETERSON, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Kilbourn City ; was born in Norway Feb. 15. 1831 ; came to this country with his parents in 1849 ; his father made a claim in Sec. 19; his father died in Dane Co. in December, 1876 ; his mother died at the homestead, now owned by a brother of Mr. Peter- SOD, George P. Julson, in 1870. Mr. Peterson was married in December, 1856, to Eliza Tufson, native of Norway ; her parents came to Wisconsin in 1844, and to Columbia Co. in 1853. Mr. Peterson owned a farm in Sec. 20 for thirteen years ; purchased his present farm in the fall of 1872; has 120 aeres. Has seven children - Peter H., Mattie, Mary E., Hans J., Emma C., Augusta L., and Norah H. Members of the Lutheran Church.

JOHN J. PURCELL, telegraph operator, Kilbourn City ; son of Joseph Purcell, native of Ireland, who came from Brooklyn, N. Y., to Milwaukee in 1855, and to Kilbourn City in 1857 ; has one son, John J., and four daughters; the former was born May 31, 1856. He learned the business of tele- graphing in the office where he is now employed, beginning in January, 1873.

WILLIAM A. RAMSAY, hop-dealer, Kilbourn City ; was born in the State of New York in1832 ; he came to Adams Co., Wis., in 1855, where he resided till 1857, when he located at Kilbouru City; he was engaged in the grain business for several years ; has been engaged in the hop trade since 1859; also owns farm near town, of 75 aeres. He was married to Margaret A. Fay, native of Onon- daga Co., N. Y. They have seven children-Olive C., George A., Minnie A., Lillian A., Wm. A., Ernest E. and Jennie C.

RICHARD B. ROSE, proprietor of Fariuers' Hotel, Kilbourn City ; born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1823 ; came to Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1841, where he lived till 1849; engaged in the manu- facture of lumber. He removed to Adams in 1849, and engaged in farming; went to California in 1852 and engaged in mining and the lumber trade; returned to Adams Co. in 1857; enlisted in 1864, in the 37th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war. From 1872 to 1876, was Superintendent of the County Poor Farm of Adams Co. ; came to Kilbourn City August, 1876; had charge of the Commercial Hotel for one year ; built the Farmers' Hotel in 1877. He was married to Miss Sarah E. Pike, a native of Ohio. They have one son, Harrison, who resides in Kansas.

GEORGE SMITH, grain dealer and proprietor of elevator, Kilbourn City ; was born in York- shire, England, in 1818. He came to the United States from London in the fall of 1855. He resided in Milwaukee till the summer of 1857, when he removed to Kilbourn City. He began the grain business in the summer of 1860, which business he has since followed. His wife was Miss Susan Hales, also born in England.

CHARLES W. SNIDER, of the firm of " Hansen, Snider & Co.," hardware dealers, Kilbourn City; born in Fulton, Co., Ill., in 1850; married Miss Minnie Dunker, daughter of Henry H. Dunker. They have one child-Ilarry. His father, J. R. Snider, of Kilbourn City, was born in Clark Co., Ind., in 1822. His parents afterward removed to Yates Co., N. Y .; thence to Steuben Co .; thence to Fulton Co., Ill., in 1837. Mr. Snider came to Newport in 1850, and engaged in the lumber business ; came to Kilbourn City in

1014

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:

1868. His wife was Miss Harriet Kelsy, born in Illinois. They have four children-Nettie, now Mrs. J. G. Wilmar ; Charles W., Frank R. and F. B.

WILLIAM SNOAD, Justice of the Peace and Police Justice, Kilbourn City. Mr. Snoad is at shoemaker by trade. He was born in East Kent, England, in 1812. He came to the United States in the fall of 1832. He lived in Albany, N. Y., till the fall of 1834; then removed to Rochester, where he lived till 1851. He then came to Wisconsin ; lived in Waukesha Co. for some time; thence to Dell Prairie in' 1854. He came to Kilbourn City in 1858; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1866, which office he has held most of the time since; is also, at present, Police Justice. Mrs. Snoad is also a native of England. Has five children-Mrs. Sarah A. Armstrong. Mrs. Eliza J. Armstrong, Harriet E., William George, resides in Texas, Mrs. Victoria A. Blodgett.

ALONZO B. STEARNS, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Kilbourn City ; was born in Worcester Co., Mass., April 17, 1824 ; his parents removed to Canada when he was a child ; he returned to Massa- chusetts when 17 years of age, and attended school in Middlesex Co. till he was 21 years of age, after" which he resided in Worcester till 1848, when he came to Wisconsin ; he lived in Iowa Co. till the follow- ing spring, when he came to Columbia Co., and made a claim of his present farm, which he purchased when the land came into market, in the fall of 1853 ; Mr. Stearns has the honor of being the first settler of Newport Township ; his parents came to the State in 1851, and resided with their son ; his mother still lives with him ; his father died Feb. 5, 1877, in his 88th year ; his mother was born 1791. Mr. Stearns was married June, 1852, to Antoinette M. Calkins, born in Steuben Co., N. Y., in 1832 ; her parents removed to Illinois about 1836; thence to Iowa Co., Wis., in 1843; they have had eleven chil- dren, eight of whom are living-Lorenzo D., Levi A., Isabella M., Nettie, Orra R., Lorena, Willie N. and. Adelaide ; their first child, John W., was killed by the running-away of a team, when 11 years of age ; the others, deceased, died in infaney. Mr. Stearns' farm contains 200 acres. He has served as Assessor, Treasurer and Collector of Newport Township several terms.

DR. JOSEPH F. STILLMAN. physician and druggist, Kilbourn City, was born in Rensselaer Co., N. V., Oct. 31, 1831 ; his parents removed to Jefferson Co. and to Lewis Co., when he was- about 8 years of age ; he pursued the study of medicine and received his diploma from the Medical Board in the fall of 1855 ; he removed to Oxford, Marquette Co., Wis., in the spring of 1856, where he resided till the spring of 1875, when he came to Kilbourn City. He conducts a drug store in connection with his medical practice. His wife was Miss Susan S. Pierce, native of the State of New York. He has four children-Elmer A., Flora A., Harvey A. and Ernest J.

FRANKLIN C. STRA W, farmer ; P. O. Kilbourn City ; was born in Orange County, Vt., in 1832 ; he removed to Adams Co., Wis., September, 1856, and settled in the town of Dell Prairie, where he resided; engaged in farming till the spring of 1878, when he removed to Kilbourn City ; Mr. Straw still owns a large amount of land in Adams Co. ; he is owner of the " Kilbourn Hygienic Institute." Has built him a fine residence, and made other valuable improvements to the village of Kilbourn City. He was married to Mary A. Waugh, also born in Orange County, Vt. ; they have two children-Celia and Frank W.

PERRY G. STROUD, attorney at law, Kilbourn City ; was born at Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 30, 1834, while his parents were temporarily living at that place, his father, Charles Stroud, at that time having been engaged in that locality as a contractor with the State for building the canal ; the actual residence of his parents was at Canastota, in Madison Co., N. Y., where they have ever since resided ; Mr. P. G. Stroud was educated at Oneida Conference Seminary, at Cazenovia, N. Y. He went to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1854, where he married Miss Helen M. Bishop; he came to Newport, in Sauk Co., Wis., in 1855, and engaged in the mercantile business there with his brother, A. B. Stroud ; in 1857, he returned to Kilbourn City, where he has since resided, and in 1858, he engaged in the practice of law, in which profession he has ever since been and is now engaged ; he has two children, a son and a daughter ; his son, Wm. S. Stroud, is about 23 years of age; was educated at Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis., and was admitted to the bar at the May, 1878, term of the Columbia Co. Circuit Court, after a thorough examination by ex-Chief Justice L. S. Dixon, ex-Attorney General A. Scott Sloan and Hon. E. E. Chapin, since which time he has been in his father's office; the daughter, May D. Stroud, is now pursuing her studies at Lawrence University ; Mr. Stroud has taken an active part in the business and private affairs of the town ; also been active in politics, but has never been an office-seeker; he was a strong Republican until the Greeley campaign, since which time he has acted with the Democrats; in 1876, contrary to his wishes, he was placed in nomination for State Senator on the Democratic ticket; at the election, his own town gave him a majority, while giving a majority for the rest of the Republican ticket, the Republicans carrying the district by about one thousand four hundred majority ; in 1878, the Democrats again placed Mr.

1015

TOWN OF LEWISTON.

Strond in nomination for the office of District Attorney of Columbia Co .; he was induced to accept the nomination, though without any expectation of election, the regular Republican majority in the county being from 1,000 to 1,800 ; again his own town gave him a majority, he receiving 193 votes to his 'oppo- nent's 60, while the Republican majority in the town was 47; at the time Mr. Stroud ceased to act with the Republican party, the town, county, assembly, senatorial and congressional districts, and also the State, in which he resided, were all strongly Republican, in which party he had a good standing, having frequently represented his town in county conventions, and his county in congressional and State conventions, showing that political preferment had no influence over his political views or actions. Mr. Strond has a good reputation as a lawyer and a public speaker ; enjoys the confidence and respect of the people where he is best known, and is highly respected by men of all political parties for his candor and fairness in his public discussions of political questions.

GILBERT B. VANALSTINE, farmer, See. 12; P. O. Kilbonrn City ; born in Onon- daga Co., N. Y., Feb. 22, 1832; his parents removed to Buffalo when he was a child ; from Erie Co., N. Y., to Erie Co., Penn. ; thence to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, and to Newport, Wis., in 1853; Gilbert B. went to sea in 1849 ; he was engaged in a coasting vessel, between New Orleans and Boston, for one year ; in February, 1850, shipped on board the Monongahela, a whaling vessel of New Bedford, for four years ; in February, 1851, landed at the island of Juan Fernandez, where he remained about six weeksS A feeling of dissatisfaction existed between the officers and crew ; Mr. Vanalstine engaged passage on a rdpanish brig to Valparaiso, Chili, where they remained about two months; in May, 1851, shipped on boa o an Amer- ican vessel, Capt. Wood, bonnd for Europe, which vessel Mr. V. and comrades left at Hong Kong, China ; shipped thence to New York, where they arrived September, 1851 ; was afterward engaged on a coasting vessel between Charleston, S. C., and New York ; returned home in December of that year ; was after- ward engaged on the great lakes for several years ; came to Adams Co., Wis .; enlisted February, 1865, in 49th W. V. I .; served about a year. Was married to Amelia V. Rea, of Adams Co. ; have six children -Florence E., Gilbert E., Mary C., Byron R., Walter C. and John F., the last two twins ; locat ed on present farm in 1870; number of acres in farm, 160.

NATHANIEL VANALSTINE, wagon-maker and blacksmith; born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., in December, 1826; learned his trade in Erie City. Married Nancy Hawes, of Erie City, Penn .; lived in Crawford Co., Penn., for six years ; came to the village of Newport in 1854, and to Kilbourn City in 1856 ; was burned out in the fall of 1866. Mr. Vanalstine has three children-Eugene, Gilson and Lillian, now Mrs. Frank Durea, of New York City.

IRVING W. YORK, of the firm of Walker, Munger & Co., proprietors of flouring and planing mills, Kilbonrn City ; born in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., in 1833; his parents removed to Warsaw, Wyoming Co., when he was 6 years of age. He was married to Eliza C. Munger, of Wyoming Co .; came to Kilbourn City September, 1856 ; all the members of the firm came from Wyoming Co., N. Y., about the same time ; they were associated in the building of their planing-mill in 1858; in 1860, built the flouring-mill. Mr. York has three children-George E., Hattie M. and Ernest R.

TOWN OF LEWISTON.

OLE M. BENDIXEN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Lewiston ; born in Norway in 1833 ; he came to this country with his parents, Tollag and Anna Bendixen, in the fall of 1850 ; his father settled on Sec. 17, where he still resides ; his mother died in the fall of 1861; Ole is the only child of his parents now living. He enlisted, November, 1861, in Co. D, 15th W. V. I., and served three years and four months ; he participated in all the battles in which his regiment was engaged, including the siege of Island No. 10 and the battle of Murfreesboro, till the battle of Chickamauga, where he was wounded and sent to the hospital, where he remained about ten months, when he again rejoined his regiment, and was mustered out of service Feb. 13, 1865 ; he enlisted as a private, was made a Corporal, and Second Sergeant December, 1862 ; in consideration of his gallant conduct as a soldier, he was breveted Captain at the close of the war, to date Oct. 8, 1863. He was married to Julia P. Scott, a native of Norway ; they have four children- Anna M., Josephine T., Ellen .S. and Tollag B. L. He settled where he now lives in June, 1867 ; he has 220 acres of land.

DENNIS CANNON, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Portage; was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1812; he came to the United States in 1827 ; lived in Wilmington, Del., for about four years, when he returned to Ireland ; returned to the United States, and locating in Wilmington resided there about six

1016

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHIES :

years ; he came to Wisconsin and settled on his present farm in 1855. He was married to Celia MeCurdy, born in Ireland ; they have twelve children, nine sons and three daughters. Mr. Cannon's farm contains I20 aeres.

JAMES AND WILLIAM CLARK, farmers, Sec. 10; P. O. Portage City ; sons of Mr James and Ann ( Bain) Clark, who came to the United States from Scotland, in the spring of 1849 ; Mr. Clark made a claim of the farm now occupied by his sons, James and William, in the fall of that year, where he remained till his death, which occurred in September, 1873 ; his widow resides at the homestead. The parents had seven children, all of whom are now living-Joseph, Elizabeth (now Mrs. McFarland, of Dane Co. ), James, Mrs. Ann Robbins, William, Susan and Mary Ann; James was born in Scotland, about 1840; William was born abont 1846; Susan and Mary Ann reside at the homestead. The farm contains 240 aeres. They are members of the Presbyterian Church.

J. P. COLBURN, farmer and cooper ; P. O. Briggsville; son of A. W. Colburn, who came to Columbia Co. from Waukesha Co., and settled on See. 20, Newport Township, in the spring of 1855; he was born in Genesce Co., N. Y., and came to Waukesha Co. with his parents in 1846. He enlisted, Feb. 1, 1864, in the 23d W. V. I .; was in Banks' Red River campaign, at the battles of Sabine Cross Roads, La., Pleasant Hills, Cane River, Bayou Sara, Spanish Fort, etc .; was transferred to the 35th Regiment, and made a corporal of Co. C; was mustered out of service March 15, 1866. Mr. Colburn was married to Lucy C. Jacobs, daughter of Lester Jacobs : have four children-Frank L., Cora M., Lester and Luey May. He settled on his present farm in February, 1877 ; he has 115 acres.

E. B. CRAIG, farmer and stoek-dealer, and owner of Menomonce House, Marquette Co., Sce. + ; P. O. Briggsville ; was born in Burlington, Vt., in 1821; his parents removed to Clinton Co., N. Y., when he was about 12 years of age ; he went to California in the fall of 1849, and engaged in mining ; returned to Clinton Co., N. Y., in the fall of 1850 ; he came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1851, and settled near Briggsville, Marquette Co., but purchased his present farm at about the same time ; built his hotel in 1853, which, being on the old pincry road, did a large business, in the earlier history of the county ; the hotel and farm have been successively in charge of L. V. Rich, William Robinson, William Treadwell and the present occupants, Jonathan and Asa Douglass. Mr. Craig has resided on the farm since 1854. HIe was married to Harriet Hayes, born in Clinton Co., N. Y. Mr. Craig is engaged in buying and selling of stock.

RICHARD DEMPSIE, student, resides with his brother in-law, Mr. Joseph Hay, Sec. 26; P. O. Portage. Mr. Dempsie was born in Portage in September, 1 55; his parents, Richard and Mary Dempsie, came to Portage in 1849 ; his father was thrown from his wagon and killed by the running away of his team, October, 1864: his mother, by a former marriage with Mr. John McDonough, had four children ; of these, William MeDonough, enlisted in 1863 in 19th W. V. I., served one year ; she had five children by her marriage with Mr. Dempsie, all of whom are living. George Dempsie, brother of Richard, enlisted March, 1862, served three years.

D. D. EIGHME, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Briggsville ; born in Buffalo, N. Y., July, 1838; his father, Daniel Eighme, native of the State of New York, removed from Buffalo to Pennsylvania ; thenec to Illinois, and to Lewiston Township in 1849 ; he is now a resident of Adams Co., Wis. Mr. Eighme was married to Ann Worden, born in the State of New York; they have three children ; settled on his present farm in 1874.

DR. JOHN EWING, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Portage ; born in Vermont in 1816; he removed to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., with his parents, in 1835. He was married in 1835, to Angeline Needham, born in Vermont; in the fall of 1849, he came to Columbia Co .; he lived in Lowell one year and came to Lewiston Township in the fall of 1850; settled on the farm where he now lives in the spring of 1854. He has four children-Mariette, Jasper, Malvina and Edgar A .; he lost two children-Oscar and Malvina. aged respectively 16 years and 14 months. Dr. Ewing has been Chairman of the Board of Supervisors one year, and Town Treasurer one term; his farm contains 160 aeres of land. Besides attending to the business of farming, Dr. Ewing has practiced medicine, more or less, for many years.

JOSEPH G. HLAY, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Portage ; was born in Nunda, Livingston Co., N. Y., August, 1824; removed to Pennsylvania in 1849; came to Columbia Co. in 1851, where his father, Almon Hay, settled, locating on Sec. 17, Lewiston Township. Mr. Hay was married, March, 1866, to Harriet A. McDonough, whose mother, then Mrs. Richard Dempsie, came to Portage in 1849. Mr. Hay's farm contains 160 acres.

ANDREW ISAACSON, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Lewiston ; was born in Sweden in 1835 ; came with his father's family to the United States in 1851; they came to Columbia Co. and settled on See. 22, where they now reside; his parents had three children, Andrew being the youngest. His wife is

1017

TOWN OF LEWISTON.

a native of Norway ; has six children-John A., Henry, Charles, Angust A., Edward and Susan A .; lost one daughter, Mary C.

ANDERS JERTSON, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Lewiston ; born in Norway in 1821. Married to Martha S. Jertson ; came to the United States in 1850 ; lived a few months at Pine Lake, Wis., when he came to Columbia Co .; he settled on his present farm about 1866 ; has seven children-Swen, Hans, Nellie, Ann, Amelia, Martha, Sophia. Mr. Jertson and his oldest son, John Jertson, enlisted during the war of the rebellion in the 1st Regiment U. S. Heavy Artillery ; John died at the hospital in Alexandria, June, 1865. Mr. Jertson's farm contains 190 acres of land ; his improvements are good.

JAMES H. JERTSON, carpenter and builder, Sec. 22; P. O. Lewiston ; born in Norway, 1844; he came to the United States with his parents, Hans and Aslang Jertson, in 1850 ; his parents soon after came to Columbia Co. and settled on Sec. 22, where they now reside; Mr. Jertson is, by trade, a carpenter and builder. His farm contains 160 acres ; his improvements are good. He was married to Clara C. Isaacson, daughter of Lars Isaacson ; has four children-Ann M., Herman L., George C., and an infant son.

E. F. LEWIS, farmer and manufacturer of knit underwear, Sec. 21; P. O. Lewiston ; was born in New London Co., Conn., July 16, 1821 ; he removed with his parents to Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1830 ; then to Rock Co., Wis., in 1839, where they resided till their death ; his father died in 1858; his mother died in the spring of 1874; in June, 1849, Mr. Lewis came to Columbia Co., and made a claim of the farm which he now owns. He was married, April 19, 1841, to Miss Betsey L. Barrett, born in Chautau- qua Co., N. Y., March 29, 1819 ; her parents removed to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, when she was a child, then to Rock Co., Wis., in 1838; her father, Stephen Barrett, was a soldier of the war of 1812; was a member of M. B. Tubb's company, New York militia ; he died Oct. 24, 1877, aged 86 years ; her mother died March 10, 1879 ; they died at the residence of Mr. Lewis where they had resided since March, 1875 ; Mr. Lewis has had seven children, three of whom are living-Stephen B., Franklin F., and William L .; his oldest son, Judson A., enlisted August, 1862, in Co. C, 23d W. V. I., was made second Corporal of' the company, afterward promoted to Sergeant, and was killed in the charge on the enemy's works at Vicks- burg, May 22, 1863, at the age of 19 years and 8 months ; Edward B., fifth child, born Dec. 28, 1852, died June 4, 1872; Charles L., second child, and George W., sixth child, died in infancy. Mr. Lewis, in honor of whom the town was named, made the third settlement in the town of Lewiston, and is the earliest present resident ; he was elected Sheriff in 1856, and has served as Under Sheriff two years ; has held various township offices, and was appointed Deputy Provost Marshal for Columbia Co. in July, 1863, served till the close of the war ; during his long residence in Columbia Co., Mr. Lewis by his sterling qualities, has maintained the respect and esteem of the people, and is a worthy representative of that pioneer element of our country, which laid the foundation for our present success and prosperity as a State. Stephen B. Lewis, born July 12, 1848, graduated at the State Normal School, Whitewater, Wis., 1875, married Elizabeth Church, of Whitewater. Franklin F. Lewis, born Sept. 28, 1850, married Victorine Rockwell, of Whitewater ; has one child, Mabel.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 158

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