The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 160

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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LEWIS BROWN, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Randolph ; born June 2, 1805, in Orange Co., N. Y., son of Daniel and Susannah Brown. He was married, Nov. 9, 1829, in Orange Co., to Elizabeth Greer, who was born Oct. 10, 1811, daughter of James and Mary Greer. Mr. Brown came to Wisconsin in 1846, and lived in Dodge Co., near Fox Lake, till the spring of 1847; then located in the town of Courtland on the farm he now owns ; he has 179 acres, worth about $6,000. Has been Supervisor two terms, and has always followed farming. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have raised a family of twelve children, all living-the oldest, Harriet E., is now Mrs. E. W. Cady, of Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa ; Daniel, in Leadville. Hiram L. and Oscar in Blue Earth Co., Minn .; Mary Frances, now Mrs. Wallace Griffin, of Denver, Colo ; Emaline, now Mrs. Theodore Griffin, also of Denver; Benjamin W. lives in Eau Claire, Wis .; Luzern in Beaver Dam, Wis .; Lucinda is Mrs. Charles Coulter, of Courtland; George T. is traveling for a boot and shoe firm of Milwaukee ( Atkins, Ogden & Co.) ; Emma is now Mrs. Frank Rust; her husband is in the employ of the St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., and Sarah E., the youngest, is still at home. Mr. Brown, although nearly 75 years of age, reads and writes without glasses ; has carried on his farm himself till the last two years. Both are members of the Baptist Church, and he is a Republican.

OWEN CORDY, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Cambria; born Aug. 16, 1839, in Gloucestershire, England; son of I. D. Cordy, who came to America in the spring of 1851, and located in the town of Scott, Colombia Co., Wis .; his family came the next fall, and the next spring they went to the town of Randolph and lived one year ; then lived nine years in Springvale, and in the spring of 1861, came to the town of Courtland ; Mrs. Cordy died April 4, 1876, aged 75 years, and Mr. Cordy is still living with his son, Owen, aged 79. Owen Cordy was first married to Sarah Mapson, who died in November, 1872, aged 23, leaving one child ; was married again Dec. 25, 1874, to Mary Russell, daughter of John Russell,

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of Sussex, Menasha Co., Wis., and has two children by the second marriage-Walter J. and Franklin R. Mr. Cordy has 230 aeres of land ; is a Republican, and now holds the office of Supervisor. Both are Episcopalians.

PATRICK CHESTNUT (deceased); one of the pioneers of Columbia Co. ; was born in the North of Ireland, in County Donegal, March 17, 1789 ; son of John and Sarah Montgomery Chestnut, natives of Scotland ; he came to America in 1819, and engaged as elerk in the wholesale hardware store of Henry C. Delevan, of Albiny, N. Y., where he remained over three years. April 12, 1822, he was married in Albany to Elizabeth Schermerhorn, who was born Feb. 22, 1800, in the city of Hudson, N. Y .; daughter of Abram Schermerhorn, whose father, John, came from Amsterdam, Holland, and was one of the many wealthy Hollanders who were the first to settle along the Hudson River, between Albany and New York ; immediately after his marriage, Mr. Chestnut removed to New York City, and engaged in the wholesale hardware trade, which,he continued till 1836; then removed to the city of Hudson, where he lived about five years ; in 1841, he started West; eame as far as Great Bend, Penn., remaining there till 1844; then on to Wisconsin ; he first located in Trenton, Dodge Co., and lived there about two years ; then sold out, and bought 400 aeres of land in Courtland, Columbia Co., when there were but few families in the town; here he resided till his death, which occurred Nov. 24, 1878, of pneumonia ; although nearly 90 years of age at the time of his death, Mr. Chestnut had the appearance of a man of 60, his form erect, and his mind as aetive as ever ; he retained all his faculties till the last ; he was a cheerful, generous, publie-spirited man, taking a lively interest in politics and everything pertaining to the general welfare of mankind. Was a member of the Episcopal Church, and a Republican ; in Ireland, he was in the coast trade, and owned a stoek-farm of about 1,500 aeres ; when young, he was in the English army, belonging to the cavalry branch of the service, and his old English sword is still kept in the family; he had a remark- able business talent, but never beeame a first-class farmer ; could searcely manage a team when harnessed, but was at home in the saddle, and, when 70 years of age, could place his hands on the back of a horse and jump into the saddle with ease. Mr. and Mrs. Chestnut have had eight children, five of whom are living-John T. lives in California ; Alexander P. and Mrs. James Lang live in Cambria, Wis .; Wm. S. and Anna Maria living on the homestead with their mother, on Sec. 3; P. O. Randolph.

JOHN. W. DAVIS, farmer, See. 19; P. O. Cambria; was born in Merionethshire, North Wales, Dec. 30, 1842; son of Wm. Davis, who came to America in 1851 ; lived in Green Lake Co. about a year, and then removed to Springvale, Columbia Co .; he is now living with his son (the subject of this sketeh ) ; his mother, Eleanor (Jones) Davis, died in May, 1871, in Springvale ; John W. went to Colorado in the spring of 1868, and followed mining and teaming there for three years, returning home in 1871. Nov. 27, 1872, he was married in Courtland to Eleanor Hughes, daughter of Hugh R. Hughes, the pres- ent Treasurer of Courtland, wbo came from the same place as Mr. Davis, in 1851. Mr. Davis has three children-Maggie Ellen, born Sept. 23, 1873; Wm. Centennial, born Oet. 18, 1876, and Mary, born March 18, 1880. He is a Republican, and has held the office of School District Treasurer. Both are members of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN W. DAVIS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Randolph ; was born in Denbighshire, North Wales ; eame to America in 1848, and lived seven years in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; then, in 1855, came to Wisconsin, and has lived in the town of Courtland most of the time since. Was married in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., in 1849, to Phebe Humphrey, from the same place he was ; has five children -- Wm. J., born Feb. 15, 1851 ; Catharine J., Feb. 54, 1853; Mary Ann, Oct. 26, 1861 ; Margeret Ellen, Aug. 15, 1865, and Hannah Elizabeth, Nov. 24, 1870. He is a Republican, and both are members of the Congregational Church. Mrs. Davis' mother, Mrs. Ann Humphrey, is now living with them ; she is in her 72d year.

THOMAS A. DAVIS, blacksmith, Cambria ; was born March 19, 1842, in South Wales ; son of Thomas Davis, who went to North Wales when Thomas, Jr., was only 1 year old ; when 18 years of age, Thomas went to learn the blacksmith's trade, of his cousin, John Jones, and worked in Wales and Liverpool, and Chester, England, till the spring of 1877; he then came to America, settled in Cambria and has carried on business here sinee in partnership with his brother, Edwin Davis; shop is on the south side of Main street, just west of the Cambria House. Was married, Oct. 18, 1871, in Portage, to Jane Jones, daughter of Robert M. Jones, a native of North Wales, and now living on a farm in Court- laod ; have three boys-Robert Thomas, Elmer and Edgar ; lost one girl-Winnefred, died at the age of 1} years. Mrs. Davis is a member of the Methodist Church ; he is a Republican.

THOMAS W. DAVIS, farmer, See. 13; P. O. Randolph; born May 14, 1830, in Carnar- vonshire, North Wales ; son of Wm. Davis; he came to America in 1853, and settled in Utica, N. Y., where he lived four years. Was married there, June 17, 1856, to Mary, daughter of Humphrey Rees, a

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native of Montgomeryshire, North Wales; she was born April 22, 1820; in the spring of 1857, he went to Dubuque, Iowa ; lived there till fall, then came to Wisconsin and settled in Cambria, where he worked at stone-cutting five years ; then worked a farm ou shares two years. near Columbus, and in the spring of 1865, removed to his present location, where he has 163 acres of land ; has eight children-David, John D., Elizabeth, Rachel E., Mary, Nellie, William and Thomas. all born in the town of Courtland, except David, who was born in Utica. N. Y .; they are all living at home with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Davis and six of the older children are members of the Calvinistic Methodist Church ; he onee held the office of Clerk of the School District, and is a Republican. The name of the farm on which he was born in Wales was " Cedrun."

HUMPHREY O. EVANS (deceased); was born in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, May 3, 1815 ; son of Owen Evans; his mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Jones ; came to America in 1849, landing in New York June 12; came direct to Wisconsin and lived a few months in Marquette; then came to the town of Courtland, and, in the fall of 1851, bought the farm on Sec. 16, where he resided till his death, March 6, 1869, of typhoid pneumonia. He had been a member of the Welsh Methodist Church 29 years. He was married, Jan. S, 1841. in Wales, to Bridget, daughter of Evan Robert Evans ; her mother's maiden name was Jane Evans; left ten children living-Owen H., lives in Cambria ; Jane A., is now Mrs. Ilugh Lewis, of Washington, D. C .; Bridget H., Evan R .; Lizzie A., now Mrs. John Keteham, of the town of Courtland; Ellen A., Margaret E., Mary Jane, Annie J. and Martha Ellen ; they lost one son-Richard, died in 1842, in infancy ; four of these -- Evan R., Mary Jane, Annie J. and Martha Ellen-are living on the homestead with their mother. P. O. Cambria.

REV. REES EVANS, Sec. 6; P. O. Cambria ; was born Oct. 24, 1817 ; in Cardigan- shire, South Wales ; sou of Roderick and Catherine (Jones) Evans ; Mr. Evans spent his early life on his father's farm. except when at school, till he was 24 years of age; in the fall of 1842, he came to America and settled in Racine, Wis .; he spent the first few years of his residence there in the merean- tile business, in the hardware line; in the fall of 1848, he entered the ministry in the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church, but was not ordained till October, 1852 ; he removed to Chicago in 1853, and for four years was Pastor of the only Welsh church in that city ; he then accepted a call from the Welsh Church of' Cambria, and remained with them till July. 1879, being their first and only Pastor up to that time ; he then resigned, for the purpose of visiting Europe, but, on account of sickness in his family, postponed the trip. Mr. Evans was married, in October. 1843, to Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Owen and Eleanor Jones, who came from Carnarvonshire, North Wales, in 1842, when she was about 20 years of age ; have had seven children in all five of whom are still living-Mary J., Nellie, Katie (now Mrs. Richard D. Jones ). of Courtland, Lizzie and Maggie ; have lost two boys-Robert, died in 1852, aged 1 year, and Roderick, who died in August, 1847, at Virginia City, Nev., aged 32 years, leaving a wife to whom he had been married only one year ; her maiden name was Jennie Evans. The daughters are all living at home, except the one married.

CONRAD FUHRING, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Randolph ; was born July 28, ISOS, in West- phalia, Prussia, village of Bovnenburg; came to America in the summer of 1856, and settled on the farm h- now owns, and where he has since resided ; has 80 acres of land, worth about $2,000. Was married in 1836, in Prussia, to Gertrude Ruska, who was born same place as her husband, May 14, 1811 ; daughter of Conrad Ruska ; have five children-Margaret (now Mrs. Jacob Heidt ), of Los Angeles, Cal .; Anton lives in Humboldt Co., Cal .; Berndina (now Mrs. Fred Biekelhaupt ), of the town of Randolph, Colum- bia Co .; Joseph, living on the homestead with his parents, and Helen (now Mrs. August Bischoff), of Portage Co., Wis .; have lost four-Ludwig, Caroline, John and Sophia. Catholies ; Republican.

JOHN A. GILMORE, farmer, See. 4; P. O. Randolph ; born in Washington Co., N. Y., March 3, 1817 ; was married in 1840, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., to Rachel Livingston, who was born March 12, 1823, in Jefferson Co., N. Y .; daughter of Daniel Livingston. Mr. Gilmore came West with his family in the fall of 1843, and lived in Waukesha Co. till 1847, then came to Columbia Co., and has lived in the town of Courtland ever since; has 154 acres of land, valued at about $6,000. Has five ehil- dren-Abram L., lives in Randolph Village ; Hiram, in the town of Courtland ; Jane (now Mrs. Hiram Willard), of Courtland ; Alice (now Mrs. Charles Toby), living on the homestead, and Charles Henry, at home with his parents. Members of the M. E. Church ; Republican. Mr. Gilmore was one of the earliest settlers in the town of Courtland, there being only about a dozen families in the town when he came.

NATHAN GRIFFIN (deceased), one of the earliest settlers of the town of Courtland, was born in November, 1788, in East Haddam, Conn .; son of John and Huldah Griffin. He was married Nov. 17, 1813, in his native town, to Sarah B. Gallup, who was born Feb. 6, 1794, in New London Co.,

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Conn., daughter of Capt. Gardner Gallup. Mr. Griffin came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in what is now the town of Courtland, where he resided till his death, which occurred Ang. 28, 1860, leaving ten children living at the time of his death-John Gardner, Sarah Ann, Edwin B., Betsey B., Henry C., Albert N., Carlos, Phebe S., Wallace F., George C. and Theodore. Mr. Griffin was one of the first Com- missioners of Columbia Co., and was Supervisor and Chairman of his town ; was a Major in an enlisted military company in Connecticut and a soldier in the war of 1812, for which his widow now receives a pension. John G. Griffin was born Oct. 30, 1815, in East Haddam, Conn .; was married March 27, 1841, to Ursula Mack, who was born Oct. 15, 1824; he came to Wisconsin in 1857, and now resides on the farm formerly owned by his father ; his mother, at the age of 86, is now living with him. He was a member of the Assembly in the Legislature of 1876, in Wisconsin, and was once a candidate for the same office in Connecticut, on the Free-soil ticket ; has also been a Justice of the Peace in Connecticut. He has three children-Kate, Jane and Edith ; Kate was born in Connectiont, on the same farm where her father, grandfather and great-grandfather were born. He has 320 acres of land ; is a Republican ; both are inem- bers of the Methodist Church.

ALLEN GOULD (deceased) ; was born Dec. 12, 1825, in the town of Clayton, St. Law- rence Co., N. Y .; son of Henry and Elizabeth Gould. He was first married, Oct. 27, 1847, to Janc Lec, who died Dec 4, 1849, aged 22, leaving one child, Henrietta, who is now Mrs. Thomas C. Kune, of Wau- kesha Co., Wis. He was married the second time, Nov. 25, 1852, to Mrs. Alma Sheffer, daughter of Hiram and Betsy Channel ; she was born April 2. 1825, in Richland Co., Ohio, and was married Oct. 5, 1843, to Henry Sheffer, who died July 12, 1857, aged 32, leaving one daughter, Samantha (now Mrs. George M. Bennett), of the town of Courtland. Mr. Gould came to Wisconsin with his mother and step- father, James Bennett, who settled in the town of Courtland, in July, 1847 ; in the fall of 1855, he went on the farm now occupied by his widow and son, Charles W., on Secs. 13 and 14, and resided there till his death. which occurred April 11, 1863, of smallpox; he left four children by the second marriage- Charles W., who was born Sept. 5, 1854, and married Jan. 27, 1879, to Anna L. Link, born March 17, 1855, living on the homestead ; Mary M. (now Mrs. W. J. Chapman), of Davidson Co., Dakota ; Frank Herbert, died April 22, 1863, aged nearly 2 years, and Jennie Luella, the 28th of the same month. aged 13 years, both of smallpox ; William Henry died Sept. 3, 1853, in infancy. Mr. Gould had been an active member of the Methodist Church since 1850, and had been Steward a number of years; was for a long time Sabbath-school Superintendent, and took a lively interest in all educational matters. He lived a consistent Christian life, and enjoyed the full confidence of his neighbors and associates. The homestead consists of 100 acres of land, occupied by Charles W. and his mother ; P. O. Randolph.

G. G. HOPKINS, farmer, Scc. 23; P. O. Randolph ; born Jan. 29, 1821, in Windsor Co., Vt. Was married, Dec. 3, 1843, to Alzina M. Boyden, who was born Jan. 13, 1818, in Pomfret, Vt., daughter of Otis Boyden. Mr. Hopkins learned the carpenter's trade before he attained his majority, and worked at it about twenty years in Vermont; came to Wisconsin in 1862; located on the farm he now owns, and has followed farming ever since ; has 140 acres of land, with good buildings and well stocked. Has two children-Squire E. (who married Mary Bergman, of Galena, Ill., and now lives in Wichita, Kan.), and Alphon W. (who married Flora Beebe, of Courtland, and lives on the homestead). Republi - can, first, last and all the time.

JAMES I. HOPKINS, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Cambria; was born in Gloucestershire, England, Nov. 12, 1843; his father, Thomas O. Hopkins, came to America in the spring of 1851, and his family came the next fall; they came direct to Columbia Co., Wis., and lived in the town of Scott one winter ; then in Randolph two or three years; then two years in Courtland, and back to Scott two years, and three years in Springvale ; in 1861, came to the town of Courtland, and has lived there since. James I. was married March 9, 1871, to Anna Cornford, who was born Jan. 9, 1850, in Colombia Co., daughter of John and Mary Ann Coroford, natives of England, who came to America in 1840. Mr. Hopkins has three children-James Eugene, Robert Nelson and Henrietta. He has 80 acres of land ; is a Republican.

THOMAS O. HOPKINS, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Cambria ; was a son of William and Ann Hopkins, natives of England, who had been staying a short time in Wales, and he. was born at a hotel in Wales, while on their return trip to England ; his parents were born and lived in Wiltshire, and he was christened in Lee Church. Was married in Brinkworth Church in March, 1842, to Ann Collingborn, who was born Nov. 18, 1818, in the parish of Brinkworth, in Wiltshire, England, daughter of Isaac Col- lingborn ; her mother's name was Mary (Dyer) Clark. Mr. Hopkins came to America in the spring of 1851, and his family came the next fall, and has lived in Columbia Co., Wis., ever since. Have eight children, of whom four, viz .. William Thomas, James Isaac, John Nathaniel and Thomas Cornelius, were born in Edgeworth, Gloucestershire, England ; Mary Elizabeth (now Mrs. Win. R. Jones, of Courtland),

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was born in Brinkworth, England, soon after her father came to America ; Ann P. (now Mrs. Ennis Huff, of Courtland ) and Robert Caleb were born in Randolph, Wis .; and Leonard Washington, born in Spring- vale, Wis., and named Washington after the vessel in which his father came to America; lost three chil- dren. one in England and two in America-all died in infancy ; John N. and Robert C. went to England in December, 1876; Robert came back in May, 1877, and John the next August. Mr. Hopkins was a " master farmer" in England and in good circumstances, but lost his property by a dry summer and a distemper that carried off his stock, and when he arrived in Wisconsin had but four dollars and fifty cents left ; he now owns 592 acres of good farm land, which, with the stock, is worth from $10,000 to $12,000; when he first came to America, he thought it a disgrace to work on the highway, as none but paupers did that kind of work in England, but became reconciled to it when he learned it was the custom here. His family came over on the Queen of the West, he came on the Washington, both American vessels ; the Washington had 1,010 passengers on board when she left Liverpool ; had three deaths and three births on the passage, and was six weeks and two days making the trip to New York. Mr. Hopkins is a Republican.

DAVID G. HOWELLS, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Cambria ; born Feb. 15, 1820, in Mont- gomeryshire, North Wales ; came to America in 1845, and lived near Utica, N. Y., a couple of months. then came to Wisconsin in the fall and settled in Columbus, lived there two years, then one year in Dodge- ville, Iowa Co., where he was married, Sept. 17, 1848, to Margaret Owens, a native of Carnarvonshire, North Wales, daughter of Owen Owens, who came to America in 1846, and settled in Springvale. Imme- diately after marriage Mr. Howells returned to Columbus, lived there six months, then came to Columbia. Co. and lived in Springvale four years. In the spring of 1852, he came to Courtland, where he has since resided ; has eight children -- Kate (now Mrs. Hugh Owens, of Springvale) ; Griffith D., Robert R .. David R., John R., Ben R., Jennie W.and Maggie Ellen (all living at home except Kate and Robert, who live in Minneapolis.) Both are members of the Calvinistic Methodist Church, of which he has been a Deacon eight years. He has 410 acres of land in his farm ; he is a Republican.

MILO HUFF, farmer, Sec. 23 ; P. O. Randolph; born June 2, 1821, in Orleans Co., N. Y .: son of Richard and Hannah Huff; he spent his early life on his father's farm, and was educated at the district school, except one term at the Albion Academy. At the age of 22, he spent one winter in Can- ada, theu back to Orleans Co., one summer ; then to Michigan and Indiana, then back to New York a few months and then to Illinois ; in December, 1846, he came to Wisconsin and stayed a few weeks, in what is now the town of Conrtland, then returned to Illinois and spent one summer, and in the fall of 1847, again came to Wisconsin and bought the land be now owns and where he has since resided. He married Nov. 15. 1850, Caroline M. Kenfield, who was born Oct. 13, 1830, in Windham Co., Vt., daughter of Elias and Susannah (Streeter) Kenfield. Mr. Huff, has four children -- Ennis E., Estella E., Chauncey Alonzo and Irwin E. (all at home except Ennis E., who is married). He has a farm of 200 acres ; has been raising grain mostly. but is now working into stock. The first school in District No. 4. was taught in his old log house, and Elizabeth Alwood was the teacher. Mrs. Huff is a member of the M. E. Church ; he is a Republican.

JAMES INGLEHART, retired farmer, Cambria ; was born Oct. 16, 18-, in the town of Phelps, Ontario Co., N. Y., removed to Ohio in 1835, and lived in that State (most of the time in Ashta- bula Co.) till the fall of 1845, then went to Boone Co., Ill., and in the spring of 1846, came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Scott, where he now owns a 160-acre farm on Sec. 12. He resided on the farmi till December, 1877, then came to Cambria and went into business with his son Almon, in a grocery and restaurant. When he came from Illinois, he moved with ox teams and was a week on the road ; there was then only one house in what is now Cambria, and a saw-mill just started ; there were only about half a dozen families in the town of Scott. He was married, June 16, 1836, in Lake Co., Ohio, to Rosina Streeter, a daughter of Truman Streeter, a native of Massachusetts; has six children-Clarissa (now Mrs. William Bullock, of Chickasaw Co., Iowa) ; Almon (living in Cambria) ; Edward (married and living on the homestead in the town of Scott) ; Mary, Almina, and Susan (living with parents in Cambria). Mr. Inglehart was a son of Henry Inglehart, whose father came from Germany, as Governor of the province of New Jersey ; served through the Revolutionary war, and was accompanied by his son Henry, during the last four years of the war ; Henry was only 14 years old when the war closed ; he was in Washington's army most of the time. Mr. Inglehart was Justice of the Peace four years, Assessor, three or four years. and has been Treasurer and Collector ; Republican in politics. Almon Inglehart was born Aug. 24, 1848, in the town of Scott, Columbia Co., Wis., and remained on his father's farm till 21 years of age, then went to farming for himself, which he followed till the spring of 1877; Feb. 1, 1878, went into business in Cambria, in restaurant and fancy groceries ; was burned out April 26, 1879, but rebuilt in the fall fol- lowing, and in January, 1880, took his father (James Inglehart) in with him as a partner ; their place of

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business is on the south side of Main street, in Cambria. He was married in 1872, to Mary Lovell, of Marcellon, daughter of Barney Lovell.

JOB A. JESS (deceased) was one of the first settlers in the town of Courtland; he was a native of Nova Scotia, and came to Wisconsin in 1836 or '37 ; lived in Walworth Co. till 1845, then came tu Columbia Co. and settled in the town of Courtland, but, being unmarried, spent a good deal of his time away, being in California from 1852 till 1858. June 8, 1872, he was married in Columbus, Wis., to Eliza Goodwin, daughter of Thomas and Jane Goodwin, who were among the oldest settlers of Dodge Co. After marriage, Mr. Jess resided on his farm on See. 11, till his death, which occurred Jan. 7, 1878, from injuries received a few days previous, by his team taking fright and running away with a load of lumber, while he was driving them. He was a son of J. L. P. Jess, who came from Nova Scotia to Wisconsin in 1845, and died in the town of Courtland, in January, 1879, in the 93d year of his age. Joh Jess left a widow and one child, Albert A., born March 7, 1876. Mrs. Jess occupies the homestead, 240 acres. P. O. Randolph.

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 160

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