The history of Dodge county, Wisconsin, containing its early settlement, growth an extensive and minute sketch of its cities war record, biographical sketches, Part 111

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D. G. THOMAS, farmer and cattle-dealer, Sec. 9; P. O. Fox Lake; born in North Wales, June 9, 1834, son of Griffith Thomas ; he died in 1837 ; the family came to Wisconsin in June, 1845, to Racine Co .; his mother died two years after, in November, 1847; they had four children-Catherine, married Evan Lewis, of Racine, and died fourteen months after; Jane, married Evan W. Jones, who died in 1859 in Canada ; she died in February, 1862, leaving three children-George W., Frank P. and Howell E .; Mr. Thomas took charge of these children and settled the estate ; George is married and is at Clintonville ; Frank P. married Lucy Shaw, daughter of the banker of that name at Manitowoc; Howell E. is living at Minnesota City, Minn., and is telegraph operator. David Thomas, when he first came to Racine, was " bound ont " to Abraham Gordon till he should be 21 years old, but left him when 15 years old, by mutual consent, and went to Alton, Ill., and worked in a coal mine ; was there three years and came back to Racine and learned the carpenter trade; afterward worked at this trade in Racine, Chicago, Fox Lake and Watertown; about 1855, he came to Fox Lake and worked at the same business about two years, and rented a small farm; in 1859, he bought 200 acres, and now has 420 acres, and one of the finest residences in the town ; has all the modern improvements ; only had $1.50 and a kit of carpenter's tools when he came to Fox Lake; now has a competence; Mr. Thomas is eminently a self-made man. Married, June 9, 1856, Martha Morris, daughter of Henry Morris, one of the earliest settlers in the county ; have had five children-Henry, born Oct. 4, 1858, at home (has attended Fox Lake Seminary) ; Griffith, born Oct. 23, 1859 (has attended college at Fox Lake and at Ripon) ; Ellen, Mary and Jane are the other children. Mr. Thomas pays particular attention to buying and selling cattle.

G. L. THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 31; P. O. Randolph; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., May 29, 1847; son of James Thomas, who was born in Montgomeryshire, North Wales, in May, 1810, and came to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1840, and to Columbia Co. in 1849. Married Elizabeth Lloyd in 1839; she was the daughter of Griffith and Margaret Lloyd, who carried on farming in Wales, on the Sir William Winn estate. James Thomas has been the father of ten children-John (died in infancy), John J. (is in Leadville, Colo.), Maggie (is in Courtland), G. L. (is in Fox Lake), Elizabeth (is in Courtland), Rich- ard (is a farmer in Fox Lake), Jennie (is living at home), Willie, Mary J. and Benjamin (died when young. Mr. James Thomas and family are members in good standing of the Congregational Church ; he is a Democrat and one of the leading spirits; he has a fine farm of some three hundred and fifty acres and all necessary improvements; all this has been attained through his sterling industry and frugality. His son, Mr. G. L. Thomas, has a fine farm under good cultivation, and is a young man of good habits and a good manager. Richard, another son, owns a fine farm in Fox Lake of 120 acres ; is a man of musical tastes and has been active in the church choir for some years.

DR. ANDREW H. B. WADSWORTH, physician, Fox Lake; born in Ireland in 1842; son of Edward A. Wadsworth, who was a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and was a minis- ter of the Church of England ; he died abont 1849, at near the age of 40 years ; the family moved to Toronto, Can., about 1850; Andrew attended the Toronto Grammar School and Toronto University, where he graduated in 1868; he was afterward appointed Clerk of the Process Office, connected with the Queen's Bench ; in 1869, he came to Fox Lake and has been here ever since ; Dr. Wadsworth at an early day displayed a taste for the study of medicine and eagerly improved all opportunities offered to acquire skill in this profession ; he now has an extensive and growing practice: Married, in 1873, Jennie Nimmo,

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who was born in Scotland, near Edinburgh ; have had four children-Alexander N., Helen, Minnie and Fannie. Eliza Denniston, an aunt, came to Fox Lake about 1850; she was the wife of Hans P. Dennis- ton, who was the son of Col. Denniston, who was in the war of 1812 and was an Irish patriot in 1798 (Emmet's time); Mrs. Denniston's sons, George and John, enlisted in Berdan's Sharpshooters in the late waar; George died in Lincoln Hospital; John was killed in the battle of the Wilderness in 1863; Breakly, another son, was a soldier and was wounded in the right arm; he came home and died from the effects of exposure while in the service.

JOHN WEED, capitalist, Fox Lake; born in Saratoga, Co., N. Y., Sept. 18, 1818, son of Alexander Wecd, who was the son of John Weed ; Alexander was born in Grafton Co., N. H., he was a well-to-do farmer. He married Esther Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith, who was from Connecticut (Norwalk) ; there were nine children by this union-Anson is in New York State on the old homestead ; George is in Winnebago Co., Wis .; Ann Eliza is living in Saratoga Co., N. Y .; Smith Weed died in 1874; Rachael is living on the old homestead ; Fanny is living at Ticonderoga, N. Y .; Harriet is living in New York State; James L. is living on the old homestead ; Jobn L., the subject of this sketch, is the other one. Alexander died in 185S, at the age of 84 ; he held numerous offices, and was a prominent citizen in his part of the country ; his wife died about 1860, at the age of 78. John Weed, the father of Alexander, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and was at the battle of Bennington and several other engagements under Gen. Stark. The present John Weed went to Ticonderoga in the spring of 1845, and was in a store there six years, then returned home and remained there two years, and came to Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis., in 1854, and remained there twelve years, owning several large farms and buying and selling prop- erty ; moved into Fox Lake in 1866, and has been there ever since ; engaged as a capitalist ; is one of the Directors of the First National Bank of Fox Lake; Mr. Wced was Treasurer of the town of Trenton when he lived there. He is a member of the Episcopal Church.

D. C. WILLIAMS, farmer ; Secs. 28, 29, 32 and 33; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Ang. 12, 1825, son of Jessie Williams, who was born and brought up in Rome, Oneida Co., N. Y .; his father was David Williams, who was from the New England States ; he served as a brave soldier in the Revolutionary army seven years ; he died about 1837 at the age of 86 years; he was extensively engaged in farming and dairy business, and built the first cheese-factory in the town of Rome, N. Y. Jessie Williams died in Rome, December, 1864, at the age of 66. Mr. De Witt C. Williams came to Fox Lake and settled on 240 acres in 1853 ; he now has one of the finest farms in the State, owning 740 acres under good cultivation, and has all improvements pertaining to a first-class farm ; has the largest and finest, barns in this section of the country-one is 168x420 feet, and a fine new one 48x56 ; pays particular attention to handling stock, and ships from 150 to 200 head of cattle during the season; this farm is under good management, as is easily observed by a visit to the premises. Mr. Williams married in Janu- ary, 1854, the Widow Pier, daughter of Hiram Edgerton, of Fond du Lac, a successful farmer and old settler, who came to Wisconsin from Rome, N. Y. He married Lucinda Felton, and both are honored members of the Methodist Church.

JAMES A. WILLIAMS, retired; Fox Lake ; born in East Haven, Conn., May 25, 1811; son of Jas. Williams, who was born in New Haven, and died in 1871, at about the age of 87. Jas. A. worked at one time for Noah Webster, and also for President Woolsey, of Yale College; in 1841, he went to Burnett, Dodge Co., Wis .. and settled on 160 acres, purchased of the Government, which is now a part of the great Spring Brook farm ; in 1861, he moved to Westford, and in 1870, moved to Beaver Dam, and ran a flouring-mill two years; and in 1873 moved to Fox Lake; through his industry and good management has a competency, and owns a fine residence. Married Polly Turney, of Bridgeport, Conn. ; have had seven children-Emily, married A. Cook (she is dead); Mary, married August Mil- brad, and lives in Minnesota ; Susan, married Austin A. Wilson, and died in Los Angeles, Cal., in January, 1877; (two of her children, Virgil and Louis Wilson, are living with Mr. Williams in Fox Lake) ; Chas. H., married Mary Wallace, daughter of Dr. Wallace, and is living in Fox Lake Township (he was elected to the State Senate, and served two years) ; Jas. W., married Ada Webster, and is living in Marshall, Lyon Co., Minn. (he was County Treasurer four years, and was a member of the Legislature in 1877, and is cow Clerk of the Court); Artie, married Elizabeth Jess, and is living in Fox Lake (he is Deputy Sheriff of Dodge Co.); Harriet, died in 1870, at the age of 22. Mr. Williams was Supervisor in the town of Burnett several years, and County Treasurer of Dodge Co., two years, and Supervisor in town of Westford, and Chairman of the Board of Schools, and has been Trustee of Fox Lake.

T. L. WILLIAMS, retired ; Fox Lake, Dodge Co .; born in East Haven April 15, 1813; son of James Williams, of Connecticut, who was born Dec. 15, 1784. He married Lukey Forbes ; she was the daughter of Levi Forbes, of Scotch descent, an old sea captain, who was taken prisoner during

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the Revolutionary war, by the English ; Jas. W. died Aug. 7, 1872, in Fox Lake. In 1834, T. L. commeneed working at the carpenter's trade in New Haven, Conn .; went to Mobile, Ala, in 1838; was with Baldwin & Co., and was overseer in the lumber-mills of Origue Sibley, who was a man of eminence in that State, and gave all his means to support the Southern Confederacy; in 1842, came to Wisconsin, and located in Burnett, on what is now the Spring Brook farm; in 1844, went to Albany, and in 1848, returned to the old farm in Burnett ; in 1854, returned to Westford and settled on 200 acres, and was for a time in Beaver Dam in flouring-mill business; came to Fox Lake in 1873, and through his untiring industry and good management wou a competency. Married, in 1844, Olive H. French, of Vermont ; had four children-Olive V., born Aug. 30, 1845, and living in Iowa; Timothy F., boru May 4, 1848, living in Iowa ; Origue Sibley, born Nov. 23, 1849, living in Towa; Elisha D., born Aug. 30, 1852, living in Minnesota. Mr. Williams' wife died Nov. 3, 1854. He married again, Aug. 1, 1855, Louisa Brown, of Wisconsin ; their children are Emily L., died in infancy ; Josephus, born Aug. 26, 1860, is in Minnesota. Second wife died March 25, 1871. He again married, Jan. 3, 1872, Louisa M. Kane, of Westford ; their children are Ralph B., born, July 26, 1873; Lydia Ella, born March 25, 1878.

PROF. ALBERT O. WRIGHT, Principal Fox Lake Seminary and Wisconsin Female College ; born in Rome, N. Y., in June, 1842; son of Albert D. Wright, who was originally from Greene Co., N. Y. ; his unele, Albert, was a Colonel in the Revolutionary war; his father, Albert D., died in Per- rysburg, Ohio, in 1853. Albert O. Wright was educated at Beloit College, Wis .; graduated there in 1864; he worked his way through this college by his own honest industry, he received little pecuniary aid. After graduating, enlisted in the 40th W. V. I., and went to Memphis; went with Capt. Cheney with 150 men on an expedition to the neighborhood of Helena, narrowly escaped capture by the rebels. After the war, went to Union Theological Seminary, New York, and studied for the ministry, graduated in 1867, and went to New Lisbon, Wis., and assumed the duties of a Pastor ; was County Superintendent of Edu- cation in Juneau Co. two years; published a book about that time on State Constitution, which is gener- ally used in the schools, and has reached its seventh edition. He married, in February, 1874, Mrs. S. D. Carpenter, formerly from Westfield, N. Y., and daughter of Milo Mc Whorter, of New Lisbon, family of Scotch descent; by her first husband had three children-Charles, Chauncey and Mary ; children by present union are Albert, born Dec. 27, 1875 ; Robert L., born Aug. 31, 1877. Mr. Wright came to Fox Lake in 1875, became Principal of the Wisconsin 4Female College, which responsible position he has filled ever since ; he was appointed member of the Board of Regents of Normal Schools of Wiscon- sin, and is also an officer of the Wisconsin Academy of sciences, arts and letters, and member of the State Historical Society. Mr. Wright occupies a good share of his time in literary work, and has now several works nearly ready for the publishers.

TRENTON TOWNSHIP.

E. J. BOOMER, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Beaver Dam; born in Genesee Co., N. Y. (now what is called Wyoming Co.), March 21, 1821; son of Jabed Boomer, who came from Jefferson Co., N. I'., and his father came from Rhode Island, and settled in New York at a very early day. Jabed moved into Seneca Co., Ohio, about 1833, and died there in 1868, at the good old age of 84 years. He was a Baptist preacher ; he was near Buffalo when it burned ; a brother of his was in the Revolutionary war ; his son, Mr. E. J. Boomer, moved to Wisconsin in the fall of 1843, and located in Trenton in the spring of 1844; settled on 120 acres bought of the Government; Indians were numerous, used to camp forty or fifty at a time on his farm, thought they had as much right there as he had ; nearest neighbor was Israel Root, near Beaver Dam; built a log house and used blankets for partitions and doors ; Mr. Boomer, through his industry and good management, now has a fine farm of 460 acres under the best of cultivation. Married Jane Woodruff June 29, 1848, daughter of Seth Woodruff, who came to Wisconsin from New York in 1811; have had eight children-Sarah A., born July 27, 1849, she is now the widow of A. L. Marsh, who died Dec. 18, 1878, in Rock Co., Minn. (he was born in Vermont; they had two children-Edward L., born Aug. 26, 1873; Arthur, born May 10, 1875); Charles Edward, born Aug. 5, 1851, and died in infancy ; Aminda E., born Jan. 4, 1854, married W. T. Slight and living in Watertown ; Elbert J., born June 24. 1856, living ; Maryette, born Sept. 23, 1860, living at home; Herbert, born Jan. 29, 1862; Frank. born Oct. 26, 1868 ; Flora, born Oct. 18, 1872. Mr. Boomer is a liberal and public- spirited wan, and gives support and encouragement to the churches and institutions of learning ; has been connected with the School Board many years.

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WILLIAM BONNER, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Beaver Dam; born in North of Ireland, County Donegal, near Londonderry, Jan. 17, 1822; son of Andrew Bonner, whose father was William Bonner ; for four generations the Bonners were born, lived and died in Bonner Town, near Londonderry ; Andrew died about 1847, at about the age of 56. He married Mary A. Allen ther mother was a Russell). who died about 1867, at the age of 75 years ; their children were Margaret, William, Robert, David and Mary ; William and Robert came to New York, and to Hartford, Conn., in June, 1839; William went with his unele, Joshua Allen, farming till 1814, then went to manage the farm of Hon. James Dixon, of Ilartford, Conn. ; eame to Trenton, Wis., June, 1851, settled on ninety acres; now has a fine farm of 300 acres, and one of the finest briek residences in the county ; pays particular attention to blooded stock ; has the finest stock in this part of the country ; owns Maitland, sired by Blackstone, a brother to the celebrated horse, Dexter ; also Hambletonian and Swigert stoek ; has five Swigert colts of great promise ; is starting a herd of Short Horns ; has also, about 300 Merino sheep and a fine lot of Berkshire hogs. William married, in May, 1851, Mary J. Stevens ; had three children, who died in infancy ; wife died in 1859 ; married Mary Ann Ross; had five children-Allie, born Nov. 1, 1871 : William, born July 17, 1878; the others died when young. Mr. Bonner and family are members of the Presbyterian Church at Beaver Dam ; he is one of the Trustees of the church ; Mr. Bonner is a brother of Robert Bonner, who learned the printer's trade in Hartford, Conn., in the Hartford Courant office, then went to New York as a journeyman in the office of the New York Mirror, and about 1851, started the New York Ledger ; he has, through his great business tact, built up a colossal fortune; he is the owner of the horse Edwin Forrest, who recently trotted a mile in 2:11} ; also owner of Dexter; he has a farm at Tarrytown, N. Y., where he keeps about 100 head of the finest blooded horses in the world : Robert Bonner's traits of busi- ness tact, integrity and large liberality are too well known to be reiterated ; every one knows the New York Ledger, and all know Robert Bonner.

W. D. BORST, farmer, See. 33; P. O. Fox Lake ; born in Colwell Co., Mo., Jan. 31, 1844; son of James Borst, who was born and brought up in Schenectady Co., N. Y .; his father was William Borst, of old German stock. James Borst married Melissa Culver ; they had four children-Berthamy, William D., Joseph (who is in Iowa), and John, who is also in Iowa. The family came to Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1849, to Trenton in 1854, and settled on 160 acres ; moved to Fox Lake and then to Iowa, where Mr. James Borst now resides, at the age of 62. William started out for himself when 20 years old ; went into the lumber distriet for awhile ; returned to Trenton and settled on eighty acres, and now has 120 acres under fine cultivation ; has all improvements and a fine stock of Durham cattle; his resi- denee, grounds and entire farm show the pleasing and good effect of skillful and thrifty management. Mr. Borst married, Feb. 20, 1864, Mary Dougherty, daughter of JJames Dougherty, who was one of the earliest settlers in Trenton ; they have had two children-Leon G., born March 20, 1865, and Ira E., born Aug. 28, 1877 : Mr. Borst has been on the School Board many years; Mr. Borst and wife are members of the Baptist Church at Fox Lake.

JOHN BOWE, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Ireland in 1814; son of Jeremiah Rowe ; John came to America about 1827; was first at Halifax, then to New York City, then was in New Haven, Conn., several years ; then was in Harrisburg, Penn., and also lived in Boston many years ; he was in the Indian war in Florida, and went through many hardships and exciting adventures ; he came to the town of Trenton, Dodre Co., Wis., about 1844, and settled on 120 acres ; now has 350 aeres under good cultivation and a fine residence ; has all improvements that pertain to a first-class farm ; all these good things have come through his hard work and industry. He married Ellen Maloney, about 1854; Mr. Bowe gave his support to the cause of the Union during the war. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

E. P. CADY, farmer, Sec. 9; P. O. Beaver Dam ; born in Addison Co., Vt., town of Hancock, Aug. 6, 1819; son ot Parley Cady, who was born and brought up in the same county ; his father, Noah. was of Scotch and Irish descent ; Parley was in the war of 1812 ; he was a Baptist minister ; was ordained in Crawford Co., Penn .; he died in July, 1869, in the town of Trenton. Edison P. Cady came to Mil- waukee, Wis., May 14, 1840; went back to New York and married, Nov. 29, 1812, Jane Pratt, daughter of Isaac Pratt, who was from Vermont; in 1843, they moved to Belvidere, III., and then to Walworth Co., and came to Trenton, Wis., in 1847. His father and the family had 410 aeres. Mr. Cady now has 1423 acres, a fine residence and a well-kept farm. He has been a member of the School Board and Chair- man of the Board of Supervisors a number of times. During the war, he gave his aid and support to the great Union cause ; went to Cairo at one time and brought twenty-five contrabands to Trenton. He is the father of nine children-Frank, born Nov. 21, 1843, died in infancy ; Dwight, born June 14, 18-46, died while a boy ; Charles H., born Feb. 2, 1818, married Judge Parlin's daughter, of California, and is living

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at Ruby Hill, Minn .; Eliza J., born Sept. 24, died when a child ; Albert G., born Sept. 14, 1856, married Art Vesper's daughter, and is living in Oak Grove ; Addie, born in May, 1858, and is living at home; William E., born Sept. 2, 1860 ; May, June 5, 1864; Lilley, March 19, 1869. Mr Cady and family are members of the Baptist Church at Beaver Dam, and he is a Deacon of the same church and has been a number of years.

W. J. CLEVELAND, farmer, Secs. 16 and 21 ; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., April 19, 1813; son of Joseph Cleveland, who came from New York State, near the borders of Connecticut ; his father was an old Revolutionary soldier ; the family eame to Dodge Co. (except a sister) Oct. 15, 1849, and settled in the town of Trenton ; Joseph died March 31, 1853, at the good old age of 79 years 8 months and 2 days; he was Deacon in a Baptist Church many years, and was a much honored and respected citizen ; William J. started on his own account about 1849, in Trenton, in See. 21; settled on 160 acres, and now has a fine farm, which shows that it has been handled by a good husbandman ; is in comfortable circumstances, through his honest industry; when he first came here he lived in a log house, 16x18 in the inside ; used to take his grain to Milwaukee with ox team. Married Mary E. Van Wagner, daughter of Nicholas Van Wagner, of good old Dutch stock, March 26, 1835; have had five children-Layfiette, born Sept 30, 1836, died May 8, 1851 ; Fanny C., born May 7, 1838, and died Dec. 27. 1840 ; Washington, born Oet. 27, 1840, married Georgiana Eggleston, and living in Palo Alto Co., Iowa, in the town of Emmettsburg, have two children-Myrtle and Rose; Cornelia Ann, born May 17, 1844, married James T. Smith, and living in Alta, Iowa, children-Willie, Ralph, Roy and Ira; George W., born July 8, 1853, married Eva M. Cady, daughter of L. J. Cady, a prominent farmer of Trenton, have one child-Leonard Wright, born Sept. 20, 1876. The family are members of the Baptist Church of Fox Lake; Mr. Cleveland has been Deacon of the Church many years ;' is a Republican, and gave his aid and support to the great eause of national sovereignty ; he has been connected with the School Board many years.

COL. JOHN COCHRANE, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Waupun ; born in Westfield, Chau- tauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 13, 1816 ; son of Robert Cochrane, who was from the North of Ireland; his father, John Cochrane, was from Scotland, and his father a prominent man in the days of the reign of the Stuarts ; he became involved in the disputes of those old times and was sentenced to die; the death war- rant was sealed and on its way for delivery, when his brave daughter, disguising herself in male attire and with the help of some trusty friends, met the postman in a wild place on the road and made him deliver to her the important warrant, and before another could be issued the condemned man escaped ; thus did the noble and courageous daughter save her father's life ; two brothers of this notable family came to America at a very early day ; one settled in South Carolina, and the descendants of that branch still occupy the old plantations ; the other brother settled in New York State; both families were bravely represented in the Revolutionary war. Col. John Cochrane came to Wisconsin about 1846, and was about the first to occupy land in Trenton between Waupun and Fox Lake; lived in a log house and kept bachelor's hall for awhile; settled on 720 acres of land and 120 acres in timber; Indians abounded, as did also deer and wolves ; Mr. Cochrane now has one of the finest farms in the town. He married, in September. 1863, Anna Merrill, daughter of Samuel Merrill, of Portage, a respected citizen ; have had four children- Robert, John. Anna Belle and Edith. Mr. Cochrane has been a member of the Town Board many times ; was Chairman of the same Board a number of years ; was also Master of the State Grange four years. Mr. Cochrane was Colonel in the old State militia of New York ; he gave his aid and support to the war, and was one of the committee appointed to fill the quota during those trying times.

J. B. COCHRAN, farmer and dairyman, Trenton, See. 3; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Westfield, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 3, 1819; son of Hugh C. Cochran, who came from Ireland in 1812; his ancestors came from Scotland ; Hugh died at about the age of 85, in New York State. Mr. J. B. Coch- ran eame to Trenton, Dodge Co., Wis., July, 1848, and settled on 120 acres in See. 3; now has 240 acres under fine cultivation, and all improvements necessary on a first-class farm ; in the spring of 1870, built the largest cheese-factory in the county, and has been extensively and prosperously engaged in that busi- ness ever since; he makes a high grade, which finds a ready market; they go mostly to New York, for the foreign market. Mr. Cochran married, Dec. 22, 1850, Sarah E. Martin, daughter of David Martin, of' Oneida Co., N. Y .; have had nine children-Eugene Frank, born Sept. 30, 1851, married Emma Porter, and living in Dakota ; Clarissa Jane, born June 11, 1853, living at home; Dewitt, born Oct. 17, 1855, living in Minnesota ; Emma M., born Aug. 2, 1857, living at home; James W., born July 16, 1859; Walter Scott, born July 21, 1861, died April 22, 1865; Cora Belle, born Oct. 24, 1863, died April 19, 1865 ; E. Lincoln, born June 19, 1867, at home ; Pearl Elliott, born April 23, 1870. Mr. Cochran has been member of School Board ; family, members of Baptist Church.

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The history of Dodge county, Wisconsin, containing its early settlement, growth an extensive and minute sketch of its cities war record, biographical sketches, Part 111

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 776

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 776