The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 161

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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DAVID D. JONES, merchant, Cambria ; was born July 29, 1836, in Cardiganshire, South Wales ; son of David Jones, of Waukesha, Wis., who came to America and Wisconsin in 1846, when David D. was only 9 or 10 years of age, and has lived in Waukesha since that time; David D. remained on the farm with his father till he was 20 years old, then went sailing on the lakes one year ; in July, 1860, he came to Cambria, and engaged in buying wheat, in which business he continued till 1868, then went into the mercantile business, which he still follows. Was married Oct. 22, 1866, in Milwaukee, to Miss Maggie Roberts, daughter of Rev. Wm. E. Roberts, now living in the village of Randolph; has three children-Minnie, Willie D. and Kittie E. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Congregational Church, and Mr. Jones Presbyterian, and is a Republican.

EVAN O. JONES, general agent for Minneapolis Harvester Works, Cambria; was born March 24, 1830, in Denbighshire. North Wales; son of Richard Jones, of whom mention is made in the biog- raphy of Elias B. Williams; he was 15 years of age when his father came to Cambria, where his early life was spent ; in 1852, he went across the plains to California, being three and half months making the trip from the Missouri River to Sacramento; he spent about two years in the mines, then clerked a short time, and finally went into business for himself, keeping a general store till the spring of 1856 ; he then came home and engaged in selling lumber and farm machinery, which he continued about ten years; the next ten years he spent in several different kinds of business, farming included, and for the last four years has been traveling as general agent for farm machinery. Was married in January, 1857, to Mary Ann Roberts, daughter of Robert ap Roberts, a native of Denbighshire, North Wales: has three children- Richard E. O., Sarah A. and Mary R. Has held the office of Chairman of Supervisors and Clerk of the Town several years, was President of the village five years, and has been Village Clerk, Justice of the Peace and Police Justice; was a member of the Assembly in 1866-67, and of the Senate in 1873-74 ; he drafted the village charter of Cambria, and introduced it in the Assembly of 1866, and was the first President of the village. In politics, is Republican. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Presbyterian Church ; Mr. Jones has one sister in Cambria, Mrs. E. B. Williams; has had four brothers, of whom three are living-John R., in town of Cumberland ; Daniel R., is an architeet in Madison, Wis., and Owen E., in Minneapolis ; Wm. R. died in Neenah, Wis.

GRIFFITH S. JONES, farmer, See. 2 ; P. O. Randolph ; was born in Anglesey, Wales, in the village of Llanerch-y-medd ; came to America in 1858, from Liverpool, England, where he had resided for twenty-four years ; arrived in New York May 24, and came direct to Wisconsin ; lived first in Spring- vale, Fond du Lae Co., and in the fall of 1860 removed to Courtland, Columbia Co., where he still resides. Was married, Jan. 28, 1842. in Liverpool, England, to Jaue Williams, who was born May 6, 1810, in the same county as her husband in the parish of Bodedeyrn, daughter of Joseph Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have five children-Joseph S., born in Liverpool, England, now lives in Milwaukee, Wis .; Jane S., now Mrs. Richard Griffiths, of Randolph ; Samuel, Griffith and William S .; the last four born in Birken- head, Cheshire, England ; Griffith is married and lives in Randolph Village ; Samuel and Wm. S. on the homestead with parents ; in 1878, Wm. S. took a trip to Europe, leaving New York Sept. 26, arrived in Liverpool Oct. 5, spent the winter in traveling through England and Wales, left Liverpool for home May 20, 1879, and arrived in New York May 30. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the Welsh Con- gregational Church. Mr. Jones and all his sons are Republicans.

JOHN D. JONES, farmer, Cambria; was born Sept. 7, 1836, in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, near Conwery ; son of David Jones (whose father's name was John Rowlands); his father died when he was only 7 or 8 years of age, and his mother (Sydnah Jones) came to America with her three children in 1848, and soon after she came, settled in Springvale, Columbia Co., Wis .; she is now living

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with her son John D., at the advanced age of 78 years, and in good health ; her daughter Catharine died Dec. 6, 1861, in Springvale, aged 23; and David died Jan. 20, 1866, aged 31. John D. was married July 2, 1878, in Cambria, to Mary Breese, daughter of Edward Breese, and sister of Lieut. Breese, Ex- Secretary of State; has one child-David Breese, born Oet. 5, 1879 (and named March 17, 1880, while this biography was being written up). Mr. Jones held the offices of Treasurer, Side Supervisor and Chairman of the town of Springvale. Has a 160-aere farm in Springvale, on See. 27; 160 acres in the the town of Arlington, Sec. 10, and 120 aeres in Maeon Co., Mo. Both are members of the Presbyte- rian Church, and he is a Republican.

JOHN AP JONES, farmer and grain dealer, Cambria; residence and farm on Sec. 5; was born Oet. 15. 1822, in Merionethshire, North Wales; son of John Daniel Jones ; he came to America in 1846, and arrived in Racine about the Ist of September ; was in the mercantile business there two years ; he then returned to Wales, being gone about a year ; in the fall of 1849, went into the mercantile business in Cambria (then ealled Florence ), continued in that about a year, then went into the milling business, and, since 1860, has been engaged in buying grain, stoek, &c. Was married in 1849, in the town of Springvale, to Miss Ellen Evans, daughter of Robert Evans, who died in Wales; her mother died in Cambria. Mr. Jones has six children-Robert E. (in company with his father in the grain business ); John D. (buying wheat in Randolph); Richard ap ( at home); Mary, Susan and Ellen; has lost four- Johu died when 13 years old ; Jane died same age; David died at the age of 13, and one died in infancy. Mrs. Jones is a Calvinistie Methodist, and he is a Presbyterian and Republican.

ROBERT J. JONES, farmer, See. 15; P. O. Randolph ; born in North Wales in 1820 ; came to America in 1849 and settled in Lewis Co., N. Y .; lived there until 1859, then came to Wisconsin, and settled in the town of Courtland, where he his sinee resided. Was married, Oet. 10, 1862, to Anu IInghes, who was born in 1834, in Wales ; daughter of Charles and Barbara Hughes. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have five children-Barbara, John, Charles. Margaret and Robert, all living with parents. Has 80 acres of' land, and in politics, Independent.

RICHARD O. JONES, M. D., Cambria; was born July 14, 1850, in the town of Springvale, Columbia Co., Wis .; son of Owen G. and Ann ( Roberts) Jones, natives of Carnarvonshire, North Wales. The name of his farm in Wales and Springvale is " Hendref." Richard read medieine with Dr. O. W. Blanchard, of Delavan, Wis., after being in the drug business in Cambria for six years as clerk in the store of his brother Griffith O. Jones; was a'so elerk in the store of Dr. G. W. Briggs in Delavan, for about a year and a half; he then went into the drug business on his own account in Dodge- ville, Iowa Co., Wis., in company with James Roberts, firm name " Roberts & Jones ;" also practiced there about two years; he then attended Ann Arbor University, Mich , one full terin, and went from there to the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and graduated June 19, 1876, and commenced practice at Cambria the July following. where he still continues. Dr. Jones has been awarded prizes by the " Eisteddfod," (a Welsh literary society ), for the following poems: " Paul in the presence of Agrippa." "Solomon," " Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah." and several other poems; his nom de plume is " Elewinfard," which is the Welsh for " Western Poet."

ILLIAM AP JJONES, depot agent, telegraph operator and express agent, Cambria, and a member of the firm of " Williams & Jones," who own the only grist-mill in Cambria; was born in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, June 26, 1833, son of Rev. William J. Jones, who came to America in 1845, and lived in the State of New York, near Utica, one year : in the fall of 1846 he came to Wiseon- sin, and located on Goverment land, on what is now the town of Courtland; has 360 acres in his farm, which he has owned thirty-four years, and never had a mortgage on it; he is now living on the farm at the age of 79, and his wife 74, both in good health. William ap Jones remained on the farm with his parents till his marriage, which took place Jan. 31, 1862, in Cambria, to Miss Ann Williams, daughter of Gabriel and Jane Williams, old residents of Cambria ; has two children living-John D. and Willie G. ; has lost two (twins), died in infaney. After marriage, he worked one year, buying wheat for John ap Jones, and since that time (for seventeen years), has been ticket agent at Cambria for the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul Railroad Co. Republican, and himself and wife both members of the Calvinistic Methodist Church.

REV. WILLIAM J. JONES (Snowden) farmer and preacher, Sec. 19, P. O. Cambria : was born Aug. 15, 1801, in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, in the parish of Dalyddelen, son of John and Ellen Jones ; worked at farming some when young, was foreman in a quarry for some time and was in the mercantile business twelve years in Wales. He came to America in the fall of 1845, and lived in Rome, N Y., till July, 1846; then came to Wisconsin and settled on the farm he now occupies ; he has been in the ministry in the Calvinistic Methodist Church for fifty-five years, and has preached regularly during

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that time, in addition to his other business ; still preaches in Welsh, as he has never learned the English language. He is one of the four brothers mentioned in the biography of Elias B. Williams ; has preached in Courtland ever since he settled here, and held meetings in his own house till 1860, when Carmel Church was built on his land. He was married in Wales, Dec. 24, 1827, to Ann Griffith, of Carnarvonshire ; have had eight children, of whom three only are now living-William ap (whose biography is given in another place ), Ellen, born Jan. 7, 1838 (living with her parents), and Richard D., who was born Jan. 25. 1852, on the homestead where he now lives; was married May 2, 1878, to Kate B. Evans, daughter of Rev. Rees Evans of Columbia (see his biography) ; had one child, born March 21, 1879, and died March 3, 1880 ( not named). Both members of the Calvinistic Methodist Church ; he is a Republican. Will- iam J. Jones has lost five children : John J., was born Dec. 25, 1828 ; he enlisted at Fulton, Ill., in the 46th Ill. V. I., and went out as Colonel of the regiment; was in the service four and a half years, and when the war closed was a Brigadier General ; he died in Chicago Feb. 13, 1868; Ellis E. was born Jan. 13, 1831, and died March 11. 1865 ; Jane was born Nov. 28, 1841, and died Sept. 10, 1869; Ann was born July 3, 1835 and died March 2, 1855; Mary M. was born May 6, 1847, and died in Wales, Aug. 15, 1872; all the children were born in Wales, except the two youngest. Mr. Jones has 365 acres of land and is a Republican. His brother John Jones (Tal-y-sarn ) was considered the most eloquent pulpit orator in Wales, and is known wherever the Welsh language is spoken ; another brother, David Jones, (Carnarvon) was also a celebrated preacher, and widely known ; both died in Wales.

WILLIAM R. JONES, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Randolph ; was born Jan. 20, 1844, in North Wales; son of Robert and Martha Jones, who came to America when he was only 6 years old ; lived two years in Lewis Co., N. Y .; then came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Courtland ; his mother died in September. 1859, and his father is living with him on the farm, which consists of 120 acres of land. Was married Nov. 19, 1872, to Mary Hopkins, who was born in England, daughter of Thomas O. Hopkins, who now lives in the town of Courtland; has three children-Thomas O., Robert M. and William. Is a Republican.

JAMES W. KELLY, merchant, Cambria; was born July 24, 1821, in Jefferson Co., N. Y .: came West in 1854 and lived in Du Page Co., Ill., about a year and a half; then came to Wisconsin and settled in Cambria in the spring of 1856; the next fall, he bought ont the general store of Daniel Post. and has carried on the business most of the time sinee; previous to his moving here, he came to Cambria (in 1855), and bought 40 acres of land on Sec. 31, in Randolph, adjoining the village, and platted about 30 acres of it, which is known as " Kelly's Addition to Cambria." He was appointed Postmaster at Cambria in the fall of 1856, and held the office until the spring of 1863. Was married, Nov. 5, 1844, in Jeff- erson Co, N. Y., to Isabel Jane Welch, who died Nov. 4, 1803, aged 38, leaving six children-Emma Jane, Mary Amelia, Frances E .. Clark W., Ida B. and Minnie H .; had lost two-Charles J. and Carrie H. Was married second time June 17, 1866, in Dekorra, Wis., to Mrs. Fannie W. Irons, daughter of Luther Calvin Eastman, of Indiana, and widow of Francis W. Irons, who died March 28, 1863, in Dekorra, leaving two children-Violettic and F. C. Irons; have had one child by the second marriage- Maud S., died Jan. 21, 1870, aged 4 years. His store is on south side of Main street, and he keeps a general stock of dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, crockery, glassware and notions. Is a Republican.

NATHANIEL KETCHUM, farmer, Scc. 20; born Feh. 18. 1816, in Steuben Co., N. Y .; son of James Ketchum, who removed to Orleans Co., N. Y., when he ( Nathaniel ) was a boy. He was married, Jan. I, 1845, to Jane Penney, who was born Jan. 20, 1826, in Westmoreland, England ; canie to America with her parents when 5 years of age. Mr. Ketchum came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851. and settled in the town of Courtland, on the farm be now owns ; has five children, all boys, all voters, and all Republicans ; his eldest son, George, was married to Edith Griffin, Nov. 26, 1874, and has one child living-Roy Elwood, and lost one ; Lena Alfred (the second son) was married Feb. 27, 1877. to Eliza- beth Rust, and has one child-Henry ; John ( the third son) was married Nov. 27. 1878, to Lizzie Evans ; Wellington and Orson Phelps, both living with their parents on the homestead, and those married all liv- ing in the town of Courtland.

EVON W. LLOYD, merchant and member of the firm of Thomas & Lloyd, Cambria; was born in Racine, Wis., Jan. 1, 1844 ; son of John E. Lloyd, a native of Merionethshire, North Wales, who came to America in 1841 or 1842, and lived in Racine till 1846; then came to Caledonia, Columbia Co., and is now living in Howard Co., Iowa. Mr. Lloyd remained on his father's farm in Caledonia till 1860, then engaged as clerk in the dry-goods house of N. H. Wood & Co., of Portage City, till March, 1865 ; he then went to Fond du Lac, Wis., and clerked for C. J. Pettibone till the last of August, when he returned to Cambria, and, on the 3Ist of August, 1865, formed a partnership in general merchandising, with H. W. Thomas, which business connection he still continues. He was married in November. 1 865,

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in Bangor, La Crosse Co., Wis., to Maggie Thomas, daughter of William W. Thomas, and sister of his partner in business; have three children-John T., Willie W. and E. Omen. Mr. Lloyd has been a member of the Village Board several years, and is a Republican. Both members of the Welsh Calvin- istic Church.

JOHN J. LEWIS, farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Randolph ; is a native of the State of New York ; son of John and Laura Lewis, natives of Wales, who came to Wisconsin, from New York, when he was an infant ; his father died April 7, 1877 ; his mother is still living in Randolph Village. He was married, March 13, 1878, to Mary E. Thomas, daughter of William E. Thomas, who lives in the town of Ran- dolph. Mr. Lewis lived in Dodge Co., near Watertown, till the summer of 1876, then came to Columbia Co .; has 72 acres of land which he bought in 1878; has one child-Walter C., born May 10, 1879. Mrs. Lewis is a member of the Welsh Methodist Church.

JOHN LLOYD. farmer, Sec. 11 ; P. O. Randolph ; born Dec. 14, 1837, in Wales; son of Evon and Catherine (Jones) Lloyd ; his father died in Wales when he was 8 years old, and a year after, his mother, with her three children, John, Ann and Catherine, came to America and lived in the State of New York, near Utica, till the spring of 1856; then came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Emmett, Dodge Co., where he made it his home till the fall of 1875, then came to Columbia Co., and bought the farm he now owns in the town of Courtland (160 acres), where he has since resided. Was married, in the fall of 1860, to Catherine Lewis, daughter of John and Laura Lewis, natives of Wales. In Angust, 1862, he eulisted in the 29th W. V. I., Co. B, and was in the service three years, participating in fifteen or sixteen battles and skirmishes, being all in which his regiment was engaged during that time, except one, when he was prevented by a wound he had received at the battle of Port Gibson ; was mustered out of service at Shreveport, La., and paid off at Madison, Wis .; after his return from the army, he lived on his farm in the town of Clyman, Dodge Co., till 1875; was Supervisor of the Town and member of Assembly in the Legislature of 1875. Republican, and has nine children-Ann, Mary, John, Laura, Ellen, Evan, Esther, Griffith and Catharine. Mrs. Lloyd is a member of the Methodist Church.

WILLIAM LLOYD, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Randolph ; was born May 5, 1848, in Lewis Co., N. Y., son of John and Sarah Lloyd, natives of Wales, who came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1866, and settled on Sec. 2, in the town of Courtland ; now living in the village of Randolph. Dec. 15, 1875, Mr. Lloyd was married to Miss Lizzie Roberts, who was born in New York City, Aug. S, 1858, daughter of Joshua Roberts, now of Randolph, Wis., and whose biography appears in this work. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd are members of the Welsh Methodist Church. He has 62 acres of land which he bought in 1876. Republican.

RANSOM H. MEAD, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Columbia; was born Feb. 14, 1821, in Whitehall, Washington Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1846, to sce the country, and settle up the estate of his brother, Henry Mead, who died in August, 1845, which was the first death in the town of Courtland; was here a few weeks and then returned to the East : in the fall of 1848, he again came to Wisconsin, and has resided in the town of Courtland ever since, and followed farming most of the time. Feb. 14, 1865. he enlisted in the 40th W. V. I., Co. D, and remained in the service till October of the same year. Was married, Feb. 14, 1850, in the town of Courtland, to Hannah Conklin, who was born Oct. 18, 1828, in the town of Conklin, Broome Co., N. Y., daughter of Samnel Conklin who came to Wisconsin in 1846, and died in 1863, in Courtland. Mr. Mead is a Republican and has been Chairman of the town of Courtland ten or twelve years and has also been Side Supervisor, Treasurer and Justice of the Peace. Has five children-John F., Maggie C., Samuel C., George S. and Mariette, all living at home ; lost one child, Henry, died Dec. 18, 1860, aged 13 months. Mrs. Mean belongs to the M. E. Church.

FREDERICK MILLER, dry-goods clerk, Cambria ; was born Feb. 26, 1853, in the town of Leun, in Kreiswetzlar, son of Henry Miller, who came to America in about 1855, located in Columbia Co., and went into the butchering business in Portage City. His family came in 1857, and joined him in Portage. He died in 1859, and his family came to Cambria in 1862; lived here till fall of 1864; then went to Columbus and in the fall of 1869 came back to Cambria; his mother (now Mrs. Christopher Heinz) is still living in the town of Randolph ; he has lived in Cambria ever since 1869, except one year in New Orleans, in boarding or coffee house. He was married, Oct. 11, 1877, in Randolph to Lizzie Weisel, who was born May 10, 1856, in Plover, Portage Co., Wis., daughter of George Weisel, a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany; who came to America in about 1854, and now lives near Kingston, Green Lake Co., Wis. Mr. Miller is a Republican and has been clerking for Thomas & Lloyd, of Cambria, for the last four and a half years.

DAVID D. MORRIS, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Cambria; born July 25, 1825, in Montgomery- shire, North Wales, son of Robert Davis. His mother's maiden name was Jane Morris, daughter of

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Davis Morris, and he was christened David Morris Davis, as shown by the records in the parish of Llan- wddyo, Montgomeryshire ; he came to America in 1850, and lived near Utica, N. Y., about seven years ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1857 or 1853, and settled in the town of Courtland, where he now resides. Was married, March 21, 1860, in Rome, N. Y., to Jane H. Jones, a daughter of Humphrey Jones, a native of Wales ; has five children-John D., Margaret D., Jane D., Robert D. and Thomas D., all living at home ; has 539 acres in his farm and keeps about 200 head of sheep, 60 head of cattle and 9 horses. He is a Republican and is the present Chairman of the town; was Side Supervisor for about nine years previous to his election as Chairman ; both members of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church.

G. D. MYERS, produce and lumber dealer, of the firm of Myers & Bickelhaupt, Cambria, was born Feb. 26, 1839, in Saratoga Co., N. Y. Was married in Troy, N. Y., Oct. 28, 1860, to Miss M. E. Kettell, daughter of John A. Kettell ; was engaged in farming in Saratoga Co. till the fall of 1858; then came to Wisconsin, and lived in Waupun, Dodge Co., eight years; was engaged in the butchering business two years, and part of the time was buying wheat, in March, 1867, and has been engaged in the same business ever since ; was first a member of the firm of Fairbanks, Stanton & Co., then John ap Jones & Co., Myers & Jones, and now Myers & Bickelhaupt. Has two children-Fred and Daniel. He has been President of the village of Cambria several years, and is now one of the Village Board of Trustees, and in politics a Democrat.

RICHARD E. OWENS, farmer and carpenter, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Cambria ; was born about 1821, in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, son of Richard Owens; came to America in 1842, and worked at his trade (that of carpenter and joiner) for ten years in the State of New York, in Utica; in 1852, he came to Wisconsin, and lived a year and a half in Waukesha Co., then came to the town of Courtland, Col- umbia Co., and settled on the farm where he now resides. His first wife was Mary Davis, a native of Wales, to whom he was married in Utica, N. Y., and who died Sept. 5, 1857, aged 32 years, leaving four children-Charles R., Edward J., Eliza Ann (or Lizzie A.) and Mary Jane, who is now the wife of R. T. Thomas, of Milwaukee. Charles was accidentally killed by his team running away in July, 1868. He was married the second time July 8, 1871, in Cambria, to Mrs. Ann Jones, widow of Richard Jones, who left one child, Lizzie ; she is living with her mother and step-father. By his second marriage he has one child, Richard Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Owens are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a Republican.

J. LE ROY PARKINSON, photographer, Cambria, was born Jan. 26, 1851, in the town of Kingston, Marquette Co. (now Green Lake), son of Joseph Parkinson (see his biography). His mother died July 4, 1866, and soon after her death he went to live with Judge F. B. Hawes, of Green Lake Co., where he remained four years, attending school part of the time; in 1869, he went to Missouri with Judge Hawes, and stayed two winters and one summer, then came back to Wisconsin in company with the ague with which he had been acquainted for about eight months in Missouri; in 1871, he went into the photograph business in company with T. Cross, of Marquette, continued with him about four months, and then dissolved partnership, and went to Ripon, Wis., where he was employed as clerk in the dry-goods store of A. N. Anstaed for three or four months; in 1872, he went into the photograph business in Kingston for a short time ; then went to Princeton in same business for a year and a half, then sold out and worked for William Lockwood, of Ripon, in the picture business two years; in October, 1877, he came to Cambria and opened a gallery in the brick block, where he carried on business till Dec. 15, 1878, then removed to rooms in Williams' Block, where he still continues business. Jan. 1, 1879, he was mar- ried in Hersey, Wis., to Carrie A. Smith, who was born Aug. 1, 1858, in Fond du Lac Co., Wis.

ISAAC PARY, proprietor of the Cambria Hotel, was born in Denbighshire, North Wales, town of Llricthar ; son of John Pary, who was a farmer and tried to make an M. D. of his son Isaac, but only succeeded in making a horse doctor. He was married in Wales in May, 1850, to Mary Jane Edwards, daughter of William Edwards; immediately after marriage, he came to America, and lived in Lewis Co., N. Y., between seven and eight years ; his first labor there was at mason work, for which he received $11 per month for four months, and took it in store pay; in the fall of 1857, he came to Wisconsin (a. cripple from rheumatism), arriving in Cambria the 25th day of December with a wife and three children, and 25 cents in his pocket ; he moved into a cabin twelve feet square, and paid out his last 25 cents for an old log for fire-wood ; after paying one man for it, another man (and a wealthy one at that time) came along and laid claim to the log, and actually unhitched his team from the wagon and hauled the log away, but was afterward obliged to return it; he then worked at mason work about three years (having learned the trade in the State of New York), and made about $4 per day ; since that time he has been engaged in horse doctoring, dealing in stock, butchering, etc., and for the last cight years has kept the Cambria Hotel (in addition to his other business), which he has owned and occupied for the last nineteen years, but not

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 161

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