The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 172

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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HENRY C. STANLEY, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Wyocena ; born April 22, 1842, in Ran- dolph, Orange Co., Vt .; son of Theodore S. Stanley, who came to Wisconsin in 1855, and settled in Wyo- cena, where he still resides. Henry C. was married, Oct. 1, 1867, to Ada E. Twitchell, who was born Sept. 12, 1848, being the third white child born in the town of Wyocena ; she was a daughter of Moses W. Twitchell, a native of New Hampshire, who came to Wisconsin about 1846, and is now living in the town of Wyocena. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have two children-Belle, born May 10, 1870, and Gay, born April 11, 1879. Mrs. Stanley is a member of the Congregational Church ; he is a Republican, and has held the offices of Town Treasurer, Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace; has 220 acres of land in his farm. Enlisted in the 23d W. V. I., Co. F, in August, 1862, and was mustered out July 4, 1865 ; was in six- teen battles, and received a flesh wound in the arm in a skirmish at Carrion Crow Bayon, in Western Louisiana.

JAMES W. STEELE (deccased ) was born ()ct. 11, 1837, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; his father, James Steele, died when he was 6 years old, and his mother came to Wisconsin in 1845, when he was 8 years old, and lived in Madison a few years; then went to Elkhorn, Walworth Co., and when he was 14 years old came to Wyocena ; about two years after she removed to Newark, N. J., where she died when he was about 16 years old ; he learned the cabinet-maker's trade in Newark, and worked in that place till he was 20 years old ; then came back to Wyocena, and worked at his trade till his marriage, Nov. 8, 1859, to Louisa M., daughter of Linus and Nancy Blair, who came from Erie Co., N. Y., to Wisconsin in 1845, and came to Wyocena in the fall of 1848, and settled on Sec. 34, two miles south of Wyocena Village, where they spent the remainder of their days; he died Dec. 7, 1862, aged 70, and Mrs. Blair died Nov. 28, 1864, aged 62, leaving four children-William M., Eliza J., Louisa M. and Harrison. Mr. Blair was a Deacon in the Congregational Church of Wyocena from its organization till his death Mr. Steele com- menced farming in Lowville the spring after his marriage, and in March, 1864, enlisted in the 36th W. V. I., Co. H, and was in the service fourteen months ; soon after returning from the army he sold his farm in Lowville and bought in Sec. 34, in Wyocena, lived there three years, and then removed to the village of Wyo- cena, and worked at his trade till about two weeks before his death ; then returned to the farm and died Nov. 6, 1875, from disease contracted in the army ; he left a widow and four children, but was soon followed by his two little daughters, who died of diphtheria-Agnes L., on the 9th of November, 1875, being the day after her father was buried, nearly 12 years old, and Emma E., the 12th of December fol- lowing, aged 9 years; the oldest son, J. Willie, and the youngest, Charlie H., are living on the home- stead with their mother. P. O. Wyocena; have 120 acres of land. Mrs. Steele is a member of the Con- gregational Church.

W. J. TOWNER, blacksmith, Wyocena ; born Dec. 1, 1823, in St. John's, Lower Canada ; came to Wisconsin about 1846, and lived in Burlington and Vienna, Walworth Co., till the spring of 1848 ; then came to the village of Wyocena, and built the second blacksmith-shop in the village ; lived there about three years; then went on a farm three miles east of the village, and lived there till 1870, then sold the farm, came to the village, and has worked at his trade ever since; he is now build- ing a hotel which is nearly completed, to be called the " Towner House," a neat two-story frame build- ing, 22x22 feet, well located. Mr. Towner was married in Genesee, Walworth Co., about 1847, to Miss A. C. Wood, of Vienna; has six children living-Thomas, George, Ada, Louisa, Etta and Lottie ; have

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lost two-John and Lovina. He enlisted in October, 1864, in the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, Co. F, and was discharged at the close of the war.

MI. W. TWITCHELL, farmer, Secs. 14 and 23; P. O. Wyocena; born March 21, 1816. in Sullivan Co., N. H. He was married in Cheshire Co., N. H., Oct. 18, 1842, to Mary M. Mann, who was born May 22, 1819, in that county, on the farm formerly owned by her grandfather ; Mr. Twitchell first came to Wisconsin in 1846, located land in Springvale, Columbia Co., and then returned to New Hampshire for his family ; he arrived in Springvale in June, 1847, and the next October removed to his present loca- tion in the town of Wyocena. Have two children-Ada E., now Mrs. H. C. Stanley, of Wyocena (see his biography), and Mendelson E., who was born Sept. 30, 1850, and married July 27, 1875, to Miss Mar- anda Salsbury, daughter of S. H. Salsbury, one of the first settlers of Wyocena; they have one child, Jesse, born Oct. 8, 1877. Mr. Twitchell is a Republican, and has held the office of Supervisor one year, Chairman one year, Town Treasurer and Justice of the Peace, which office he now holds ; owns land ; Mrs. Twitchell is a Congregationalist.

ISAAC VALENTINE, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Wyocena; was born Ang. 13, 1818, in Saratoga Co., N. Y., town of Charlton ; son of John C. Valentine ; learned the miller's trade when young ; eame West in the fall of 1843, and lived in Lake Co., Ill., till the spring of 1844; then went to Milwau- kee, and remained there till the next August ; then lived in Beloit a few months, and went from there to Delavan, where he remained three years. He was married while living at Delavan, Jan. 27, 1847, in the town of Libertyville, Lake Co., Ill., to Lucy Ann, danghter of Parker and Emma Pierson, natives of New Hampshire, who came to Illinois in 1839 ; in the spring of 1847, he went to Waupun, and lived there till February 1851, then went to De Pere, Brown Co., and from there came in June, 1852, to his present location. and has followed farming since. Enlisted Sept. 1, 1864, in the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, Co. M. and was in the service till the close of the war. Has only one child, P. P. Valentine, born Aug. 17. 1851. He is a Republican, and has held the office of Supervisor one year in Wyocena ; both are mem- bers of the Episcopal Church.

O. D. VAN DUSEN, grain and lumber dealer, Pardeeville; was born March 31, 1832, in Genesee Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1850 and located in the town of Marcellon ; lived there till 1858 on Sec. 9; then went to Marcellon Village, and lived there two years, and in the fall of 1860, removed to Pardeeville, where he has been engaged in his present business ever sine !. Was mar- ried, in 1854, to Emeline Ensign, danghter of Wmn. J. Ensign; has six children-Leona E., Emily E., Cornelia, Grant Bertha and Floy, all at home. Is a Republican, and has been Supervisor two terms. Mrs. Van Dusen is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN B. VAN SCHAICK, retired farmer, Pardeeville; born February, 1818, in Scho- harie Co., N. Y .; son of' Josiah Van Schaick, who removed to Onondaga Co. when he was 7 years old. He was married in that county, in 1847 to Sophronia Adams, who died April 30, 1877; he came to Wisconsin in the fall of IS55 and settled in the town of Springvale, Columbia Co., and lived there till September, 1879, on his farm, which he still owns; has 151 acres on Secs. 8 and 17 ; has six children -- Mary (now Mrs. J. II. Delany, of Minucsota); Harriet Adelia (now Mrs. E. P. Upham, of Springyale); Sarah Louisa (now Mrs. James Cowley, of Springvale); Charles J. (living at Black River Falls); Thomas D. (lives at Eau Claire) and Rose Josephine ; they lost three, not married. Was married the second time, Sept. 21, 1878, to Mrs. Snsan Falconer, who was born in the city of Norwich, England, Feb. 22, 1826: daughter of Thomas Wicks, who came to New York City in 1930, where she afterward married John W. Falconer and lived in the city till 1855. Mr. Falconer died June 12, 1878, in Columbia Co., Wis., leav- ing six children-Russell C. (living in Pardeeville); Mary HI. ( now Mrs. S. W. Briggs, of Duun Co., Wis. ); Elizabeth, John S., Frank and Henry. Mrs. Van Schaick was appointed Postmistress in the fall of 1877, and still holds the offee, also keeps a drug-store in connection with it. Mr. V. still owns a farm of 151 acres on Sees. S and 17 in Springvale, and is running a meat-market in Pardeeville. He is a Republican, and both are members of the M. E. Church.

JOHN WATERS, farmer, Secs. 24 and 25; P. O. Wyocena ; born the 15th day of April. 1823 or 1824, in County Cork, Ireland ; son of Daniel Waters, who came to America when he was only 10 years old ; stayed in Upper Canada one winter, then went to S .. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and died Nov S, 1855, aged 62 years. Mrs. Waters died in Portage City about 1872, aged 65. Mr. Waters was married in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Feb. 17, 1852, to Margaret Jane Bacon, who died Sept. 24, 1877, in Wyo- cena, aged 41, leaving seven children-Daniel J. ( working on the C. & N .- W. R. R.); William Charles (railroading in Iowa); John J., Michael, Edward, Thomas, George and Mary Agnes (the last five at home). Mr. Waters came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1856, and settled on the farm he now owns, and

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has occupied it ever since. In politics, Independent, and a member of the Catholic Church. Has 120 acres of land.

FREDERICK YALE, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Wyocena; born July 24, 1824, in Augusta, Oneida Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849, and settled on the farm he now occupies. Was married, July 4, 1855, in Kingston, Green Lake Co., Wis., to Catharine S. Dey, who died Aug. 13, 1879, aged 44, leaving two children-Kent, who lives in Dakota, and Freddie, at home. Was married the second time, Feb. 24, 1880. to Hannah, daughter of Geo. W. Willard, a native of Vermont, who died in Springvale March 23, 1878. Mrs. Yale is a member of the M. E. Church. Mr. Yale started the first lumber-yard in Pardeeville, when the railroad was first completed to that place, and was a member of the first agricultural society in the county. Has a farm of 440 acres ; is a Democrat, and one of the heaviest taxpayers in the town of Wyocena. In 1877, he found a piece of native copper on his farm, which weighed 120 pounds.

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GEORGE BAIN, farmer, Sec. 15, P. O. Portage City ; born March 9, 1845, at Roslin, Scotland, six miles from Edinburgh ; son of George and Margaret (Longmuir) Bain, who came to America in 1850 (with the old Potter Society) ; settled in Moundville, Marquette Co., Wis .; Mr. Bain died Feb. 3, 1880, aged 77 years ; Mrs. Bain is still living, at the age of 70; George spent his early life on his father's farm, and was married, June 25, 1874, to Eliza Ann, daughter of Thomas and Fanny (Bonell) Moss, natives of Crewe, England, who came to America in 1849, and, in the fall of that year, settled in Mar- quette Co., Wis .; Mr. Moss enlisted, in October, 1864, in the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, Co. I, and remained in the service till the close of the war ; he died Ang. 5, 1865, of chronic diarrhoca, contracted in the army ; Mrs. Moss is still living in Marquette Co., aged 50 years. Mrs. Bain was born Dec. 19, 1851, in Monndville, Marquette Co., Wis .; she is an Episcopalian, and Mr. Bain a Presbyterian; he came to Columbia Co. in 1871, and bought his farm in March of that year ; from that time till he was married, he worked on the farm summers (" keeping bach.") and spending his winters in Marquette Co., in his old home. He is a Republican; has been Supervisor of the town, and bas 120 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Bain have one little daughter-Fannie Margaret, born Sept. 10, 1876, a " Centennial rosebud."

CHARLES BAKER, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Portage City; was born June 14, 1823, in Somersetshire, England ; when 3 years old, his father, William Baker, died. He remained in England until 1839, then came to America ; lived in Canada about six years ; then returned to England and lived there about about a year, during which time he was married, June 7, 1847, to Priscilla Stubbins, and in August following, came to America; came to Wisconsin April 15, 1848, and lived in Kenosha (then Southport) until the next May; then he came to Columbia Co., located the land he now owns in Fort Winnebago, and then returned for his family ; came on the June following, and has resided in the town and on the same farm ever since. His first wife died in September, 1862, aged 55 ; he was then married the second time, Jan. 21, 1863, to Clarissa Halloway, who was born Feb. 22, 1841, and died Dec. 14, 1867; was married to the third wife March 12, 1868, with whom he is now living ; her maiden name was Lura Hall, daughter of Daniel Hall, and a widow of Jessie Howe, who died in August, 1875. Mr. Baker has seven children living, five by the first wife and two by the second-Edmund S., Charles Wm., Priscilla Ruth, George W., Robert Ralph, Andrew Johnson and Joanna Emery ; lost three children- Albert J., Henry E. and Caroline E. Mr. Baker joined the Odd Fellows in Canada in 1845, and he is the oldest Odd Fellow and the oldest settler in the town of Fort Winnebago. His oldest son, Edmund S., was born Oct. 27, 1848, and was the first white child born in the town ontside of the garrison of the fort. Mr. Baker has been Chairman, Assessor, Treasurer, and Justice of the Peace several terms, and he has 500 acres of land in his farm.

WILLIAM CLARK, retired, farmer, Scc. 13; P. O. Portage City ; was born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., at Ballston Spa, June 13. 1797. He learned the tanner's trade when young, and worked at it till 17 years old ; then enlisted in the army during the war of 1812, nnder Col. David Rogers; was in the service about four months; then he returned home, and soon after went to Otsego Co., N. Y., where he was married, Jan. 20, 1820, to Nancy Campbell, who died in 1833, aged 40. He was married again in March, 1835, to Polly Standish, who died in October, 1862, aged 63. He was married the third time, April 5, 1863, in Fort Winnebago, to Damaris Murray, who died Feb. 15, 1873. Soon after his first marriage. Mr. Clark went to Cortland Co., N. Y., and lived in the town of Willett until 1851 ; then came to Wis- consin, and lived in Marcellon till 1861; then he sold out and removed to his present location. Mr.

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Clark has seven children living, the first four by his first wife-Eliza (now Mrs. Henry Mowers, of Big Spring, Adanis Co., Wis.), George C., William (also in Big Spring), and Henrietta (now the widow of Rev. Almon Rounds, a Baptist minister, lately deceased ) ; the children of his second wife were John W. and R. D. (who is practicing medicine in Plymouth Co., Iowa), and Catharine Laura (who died when 3 years old). John W. Clark was born July 6, 1838, in Cortland Co., N. Y., town of Willett, and was married, Sept. 1, 1865, to Ella E. Keeder, who was born April 26, 1840; they have five children-Judith A., Wm. Arthur, Wesley Eugene, Laura Evaline and Alfred, all at home. He enlisted Jan. 30, 1862, in the 16th U. S. I., Co. A., 2d Battery, and was in the service three years, participated in eight battles, and skirmishes too numerous to mention. He is a Republican, and lives on the old homestead of 120 acres, and his father lives with him.

JAMES CLITHERO, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Portage ; was born in July, 1812, in Lanca- shire, England, son of Henry Clithero. He was married in England in May, 1835, to Mary, daughter of Richard Chiphendle ; she was born in Lancashire in 1808; Mr. Clithero came to America in 1849, and settled in Fort Winnebago, on the farm he now occupies, and where he has since resided ; has five chil- dren living-Jane (now Mrs. John Turner, of Portage City), Henry (lives in Lowville), James ( lives in Kansas), Thomas (lives at Geneva Lake, Wis.), and George (lives at De Pere, Wis.); have lost two- Alice married David Wiseman, of Indiana, and died in February, 1876, aged 42, and Elizabeth married William Elliott, of Moundville, Marquette Co., Wis., and died Nov. 9, 1878, aged 40. Mr. Clithero is a Republican in politics, and has been Supervisor, and was School District Treasurer three times in succes- sion ; has also been Postmaster most of the time since he lived in the town ; both are members of the Episcopal Church, and he has 173 acres of land; he is still carrying on his farm, and Mrs. Clithero, although nearly 72 years of age, does all of her housework, and takes care of the milk of seven cows, and not a gray hair in her head.

JOHN B. COOK, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Portage; was born in the town and county of Schoharie, N. Y., son of Richard and Lanina (Butler) Cook, natives of Connecticut. He was first married in Schoharie Co. in 1836 to Anna Maria Zea, a cousin of Gen. Banek of that State ; she died in 1839, leaving no children. He was again married in the same county in 1840 to Sarah Ann Anthony, with when he is still living. Mr. Cook learned the carpenter's trade while a boy, commencing at the age of It, and worked at it over fifty years; came to Wisconsin in 1841, and lived in Walworth Co. till the fall of 1850, then removed to his present location in Columbia Co .; has five children-Kneeland B., Elbert F., Anna Maria, Seth C. and Clara E., the first three teachers. Kneeland was in the army a few months during the last part of the war in the 52d W. V. I., Co. B. Mr. Cook is a Democrat, and has 100 acres of land, and himself and wife are Universalists.

ABRAM DATES (deceased) was a native of Cayuga Co., N. Y., and was married in that county in 18- to Polly C. Henry, who was born in the same county in 18-, daughter of Levi Henry. Mr. Dates was a miller in his younger days, but after his marriage he went to farming; came to Wiscon- sin in 1845, landing in Racine on the 18th day of May, lived in that county seven years; came to Col- umbra Co. in the spring of 1852, and settled in Fort Winnebago on Sec. 1. where he resided till his death Oct. 23, 1875, in the 60th year of his age ; in January, 1863, he purchased what was known as French's mill in Sec. 1, and ran that in addition to his farming while he lived. During his residence in Columbia Co., he was called upon to fill many offices of publie trust, and always discharged his duties with marked fidelity ; in all the relations of life, both public and private, he maintained an unsullied reputation, and his Dame will be held in cherished remembrance by all old settlers ; he left a widow and four children-Levi H., William W. and George D., his only daughter, Mary A , born May 18, 1843, was married Jan. 12, 1868, to Kneeland B. Cook, who was born Oct. 30, 1841. lives on Sec. 24, and has 140 acres of land, and two children-Caroline L., born June 12, 1869, and Jay B., born Nov. 6, 1878. Mr. Cook was the oldest son of John B. Cook, of Fort Winnebago.

MRS. POLLY DATES (widow ), Sec. 1 ; P. O. Portage City ; was the wife of Abram Bates, one of the old settlers of Fort Winnebago. [See his biography.] She was born Dec. 17, 1821, in Cay- uga Co., N. Y., daughter of Levi and Arela (Bowker ) Henry, both natives of Cayuga Co .; Mr. Henry was a farmer and spent his whole life in his native county ; he was born March 22, 1800, and died Oct 11, 1860. Mrs. Henry is still living at the age of 75. Mrs. Dates and her son George, who is unmarried, are living on the homestead, which consists of a 100-acre farm, and the grist-mill known as Dates' Mill; which was built in 1857, by the Chapman brothers, on the site of the old saw-mill known as French's inill, built in 1847 ; have 3 acres of land with the mill, and also 40 acres in Marcellon.

CALVIN EASTMAN, farmer, See. 10 ; P. O. Portage City ; born in Chittenden Co., Vt., Dec. 27, 1827 ; when he was 5 years old, his father, Calvin Eastman, removed with his family to Cayuga Co., N. Y., town of Brutus ; lived there three years ; then five years in Jefferson Co., N. Y., and, in 1844, came to

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Wisconsin and lived in Kenosha Co. till the spring of 1850 ; then came to Columbia Co. and settled on Sec. 10, in the town of Fort Winnebago, where he resided till his death, May 8, 1871, aged 71. His mother, whose maiden name was Ardela Crain, is still living on the old homestead, at the age of 77, and still able to weave four yards a day, beside doing her housework and taking care of the milk of two cows ; she has been a member of the M. E. Church over sixty years, and Mr. Eastman was a member the last forty years of his life, and his house was a " minister's home," withont regard to the denomination to which they belonged. Calvin, Jr., was married in November, 1853, to Charlotte V. Baldwin, who was born Sept. 27, 1820, in Genesee Co., N. Y., danghter of Asa Baldwin, who came to Wisconsin in 1847, and to Fort Winnebago in the fall of 1849; she taught the first organized school in what was then District No. 1, in Portage, and taught nine terms in the same sahool. Mr. and Mrs. Eastman have but one child, Hiram C., Feb. 22, 1858 ; he had one sister, Laura, who married A. T. Spicer ; he died May 14, 1858, and she died April 12, 1874, leaving one daughter, Carrie Ardella, who is living with her grandmother. Mr. Eastman is a Republican, and has 220 aeres of land in his farm. May 26, 1850, the first Sabbath after the arrival of his parents in Columbia Co., they held the first religious services, and organized the first Sabbath school in the town at the log house of Avery T. Spicer, their son-in-law.

JAMES M. FORREST, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Portage City ; born June 13, 1812, in Merrimack Co., N. H. Has been married four times ; his first wife was Almira T. Ames, who died in 1847, after a married life of seven years, leaving three children-Adaline E. (now Mrs. Joseph E. Wells, of Portage City) and G. A. Forrest, who is now a lawyer in Manitowoe; Susan was married to James Oviat, and died in March, 1876. His second wife was Laura F. Waters, who died after three years of married life, leaving no children. The third wife was Matilda Abbott, who lived four years after marriage, and died without issne. His fourth wife, with whom he is now living, was Susan H. Sargent, who was born Sept. 24, 1828, in Stratford, Belknap Co., N. H., daughter of Challis Sargent. Mr. Forrest came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled on the farm he now owns. Has been Chairman of the town and School Superintendent. Is Republican. Has 217 acres of land. Both are members of the M. E. Church.

D. M. GALLOWAY, farmer, Sec. 10 ; P. O. Port Hope ; was born June 28, 1828, in Fifeshire, Scotland; son of George and Jane (Miller) Galloway ; came to America in the spring of 1851; came direct to Wisconsin ; lived in Wanpun the first summer, and the next fall located land in the town of Buf- falo, Marquette Co .; remained there three years, and in the fall of 1854 returned to Scotland and retained one year; in the fall of 1855 came again to America, bringing with him his parents and five sisters (he being the only son); his mother died in December, 1876, aged 87 years, and his father is still living in Marquette Co., at the age of 79. Mr. Galloway was married, Dec. 9, 1856, to Sarah Muir, who was born Feb. 19, 1836, in Dunbar, Scotland, in the shire of East Lothian, daughter of Daniel and Anna (Gilrie) Muir, who came to America in 1849 and settled in Buffalo, Marquette Co., Wis., and are living there still. Mr. Galloway has three children living-Anna G., J. Ceeelia and S. V. Gracie-all at home ; his only son, George E., was accidentally drowned in the Fox River while bathing, June 8, 1879, on his 19th birthday. In politics, Mr. Galloway is Republican, and himself and wife are members of the Baptist Church. He has 173 acres of land.

JAMES GAMBLE, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Portage City ; born in County Antrim, Ireland. in 1816; son of David and Margaret Gamble, both of whom died in Ireland; they had one son in America at the time of their death, and soon after a daughter, who was married to Isaac Cochran, came over with her huseband, bringing James, who was then about 123 years old, with them; they settled in the State of Maine, where James was married when he was 21, to Margaret Donnel, who died Sept. 29, 1877, in Fort Winnebago, aged about 60 ; soon after his marriage, he went to Providence, R. I .; lived there twelve and a half years; then, in 1853, came to Wisconsin and located on his present farm. Has eight children living-Mary, David, Eliza, James, John, Robert, William and Nellie ; lost two, one died in infancy, and Peter died at the age of 17; his youngest daughter, Nellie, lives at home, and keeps house for her father. He is not a member of any church. Has about 200 acres of land.

JAMES HUME, Sr. (retired); Sec. 3; P. O. Post Hope; born Feb. 17, 1811, in Linlith- gowshire, Seotland, Parish of Bathgate ; son of James and Janet Hume. Was married the first time in his native place, in February, 1831, to Ann Walker, who died Sept. 14, 1875; he was married again, Sept. 14, 1876, to Alvira Perkins, who was born Oct. 20, 1823, in Newtown, N. H., daughter of Samuel Eastman, and widow of Wyatt Perkins, who died in the army in 1865, was in Co. I, 37th W. V. I .; Mr. Hume has four children living-James, Robert; Janet, now Mrs. Edward Bennett, of Butler Co., Iowa, and Margaret, now Mrs. John Ellis, of Marquette Co., Wis .; Mrs. Hume has three children by the first husband-Charles E., Frank, and Mary, now Mrs. George Cuff of Marcellon. Mr. Hume is a Republican ; has been Supervisor three terms, and is a Presbyterian ; Mrs. Hume is a Methodist ; he has 105-aere farm

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The history of Columbia county, Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, Part 172

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