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WILLIAM HYLAND, Sec. 34; P. O. Reeseville; was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., Dec. 10, 1842 ; in the year 1847, his parents emigrated to Wisconsin, and settled in Lowell Township, Dodge Co .; in his early life, William learned the shoemaking trade and worked at it several years ; his father, William Hyland, married, in New York, Miss Mary Murry; as will be seen by the date indicated above. they were pioneer settlers of Lowell Township, where they resided until their death, which occurred, hers in 1872 and his in 1874; their children are Thomas, who is now married and resides in Colfax Co., Wis .; William, whose name appears at the head of this sketch ; John, is married and lives in Davenport, Iowa; Mary, wife of Patrick H. Gara, Reeseville ; James, married Margaret McDonongh, and have one child-Lizzie ; they live on Section 34, this (Lowell ) township. William and James Hyland own eighty aeres of land in the vicinity of Reeseville ; in politics they act with the Democratie party.
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PATRICK KEAVENY, grocer, Reeseville ; was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1825, where his early life was passed in attending school and assisting his father on the farm ; in 1849, he emi- grated to the city of New York, where he lived two and a half years; at the end of that time, he went to Lorain Co., Ohio, where he married, Aug. 27, 1854, Miss Ann Mulany ; in the spring of 1855, they came to Wisconsin and located at Reeseville, which has been their home since; they have five children living-Michael H., Catherine A., Peter, Patrick J. and Margaret E. Mr. Keaveny engaged in the grocery business in 1863, and has a large custom ; in politics, he is Independent, voting for whomsoever in his judgment will serve the interests of the country best ; himself and family are members of the Catho- lie Church. His father, Peter Keaveny, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1786. He married, in his native county, Miss Mary Haran ; they emigrated to America in 1849; settled in Lowell Township. Dodge Co., Wis., in 1855 ; they both died about 1864, and were buried in the cemetery at Elba, Dodge Co .; their children are Patrick, whose name heads this sketch ; James, now a resident of Clark Co., Wis .. Ellen, wife of Thomas Hughes, Lowell Township, and Peter, now a resident of Randall Co., Minn.
JOHN H. KOCH, tailor, Lowell, Dodge Co .; born in Hanover, Germany, Aug. 9, 1827; came to America in 1847 ; spent six months in Buffalo, N. Y., then went to Canada and spent one winter, when he returned to Buffalo, where he remained a few weeks, and then resided in Cleveland, Ohio, about. six months ; afterward, one winter in Dalton, Wayne Co., Ohio ; returned to Cleveland for three months, then came to Watertown, arriving here in the summer of 1849; resided in Watertown until 1877, when he removed to Lowell, where he now resides; Mr. K. was Alderman of his ward in Watertown in 1854; in August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 20th W. V. I; mustered out at Cairo, Ill., May 13, 1865 ; he was two years Constable in Watertown ; he is a member of St. John's Church. Aug 20, 1850, he married Rosalina Schar ; she was born in Prussia; they have had eleven children ; the living are: Albert, Fred Henry, Caroline, Anna, Rosaline and Adelia; they have lost four sons-Ferdinand, Martin, Gustav and William.
J. W. LEMBGEN, a leading citizen of Lowell, was born near Newied, Russia, Jan. 1, 1830 ; he received a thorough education in his native country ; in 1853, he emigrated to Lexington, Richland Co., Ohio, where he clerked in a mercantile house until 1864, in the spring of which year he came to Lowell, and there engaged in the mercantile business, in which he continued until 1876, meeting with merited success. In 1865, he married, in Lowell, Miss Anna C. Rienhard, daughter of Peter and Anna J. Reinhard ; they have three children-Willie P., Amelia and Albert F. Mr. Lembgen owns a farm of 120 aeres of well-improved land, on Secs. 1-1 and 21. In politics, he is a Republican. He is a man of both independent thoughts and actions, and of strong personal convictions, and is a strong defender of whatever he believes to be right. He is an active participator in the Lowell school interests, and is the Clerk of the School Board at that place; he was Postmaster of Lowell post office several years, and filled that position with general satisfaction to the citizens. He has a pleasant home in the village of Lowell, where he and his family are surrounded by all modern comforts.
F. W. MAECHLER, farmer ; Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Lowell ; was born in Prussia Dee. 13, 1839 ; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents to Clyman Township, Dodge Co., Wis., thence to Lowell Township, in about 1856, where he married, in 1873, Miss Carrie C. Tenney ; she was born near Concord, N. I., in 1849; they have two children-Dora E. and Alice Gertrude. Mr. Maechler owns 140 acres of land where he lives, and 160 acres in Wilkin Co., Minn. Politically, Mr. M. is a Republican, being a firm supporter of that party sinee its organization in Wisconsin. His father, Martin Maechler, was a soldier in the Prussian Army. Married, in his native country (Prussia) Dora E. Furstenburg ; they emigrated to Wisconsin in 1847 ; settled in this (Lowell) township in 1856, where they resided highly respected citizens until their deaths; their children are Augusta, now Mrs. Pithy ; Wilhelmene, now wife of M. Richardson, Lowell Township; Amelia, wife of Carlos Church, Wilkin Co., Minn., the parents of Mrs. F. W. Maechler ; John P. and Jane Tenney, are both residents of Concord, N. H., where they have resided a number of years.
HENRY MILLER, physician, Lowell; was born in Auburn, N. Y., in 1824; his father, Elias Miller, was a soldier in active service during the entire war of 1812, and was for many years a lieutenant in N. Y. State Militia ; he died Sept. 15, 1864. The mother of Dr. Miller was Hannah Southard ; she married Elias Miller ; she was a woman of rare Christian virtues, and is still living. Dr. Miller's early education was acquired at the common schools; having a decided literary taste, at the age of 17 years, he began an academic course at the Auburn Academy, wherein he continued until he was 21 years of age, when he was fully prepared to enter the Vermont Medical College at Woodstock, where he remained two years ; he then went to Pittsfield, Mass., and entered the Berkshire Medical College at that place, and graduated in the fall of 1848; he commenced the practice of his profession in Busti,
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Chantauqua Co., N. Y. In 1850, he came to Wisconsin ; located at Oak Grove, where he practiced until June of the following year, when he permanently located at Lowell. The Doctor is a member of the State Medical Society. Politically, Dr. Miller acts with the Republican party, though being in no sense a politician, and ever avoiding anything like political preferment. In his professional capacity, he is justly entitled to a prominent place among the best American physicians. Socially, he is highly esteemed, and, in every relation of life, he has earned the sincere respect and perfect confidence of all with whom he is acquainted. Dr. Miller was twice married; his first wife was Delia E. Weed (deceased) ; had two chil- dren by this marriage-Charles S. and Oscar Eugene. The maiden name of his present wife was Mary Coleman ; she is highly esteemed by all who know her, for her sociability and cheerfulness.
JOHN C. MILLER, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Reeseville; is a native of Prussia ; was born near Coblentz July 15, 1840; in 1856, he emigrated with his father to Wisconsin, and settled in Lowell. He married, in the town of Lowell, Miss Sophia Runkel; they have three children-John W., Ella Othelia and Louis Alfred. Mr. Miller owns 160 acres of land, finely located, well improved and possess- ing all the natural advantages native to Dodge Co. In politics, he is Independent. His father was twice married ; his first wife was Elizabeth Polifka ; she was the mother of John C., whose name heads this sketch ; she died in P'russia. His second wife was Katie Muchat, who died in Lowell. Mr. Miller, Sr., is still living. George Rumkel, father of Mrs. J. C. Miller, was also a native of Prussia ; he married, in his native country, Miss Louisa Reinhard ; they emigrated to Wisconsin in 1855; she died shortly after their settling in Lowell Township, and he now resides with his son-in-law, the subject of this sketch.
M. F. PEASE, proprietor of Lowell flouring-mills, Lowell ; was born in tha town of Lec, Oneida Co., N. Y., iu 1817 ; in 1832, he moved with his parents to Lewis Co., thence to Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1846 ; in 1857, he came to Lowell, and has been engaged in milling ever since; his mill is three stories high, with four run of buhrs, and has a capacity of over one hundred barrels of flour per day, which is widely known for its superior quality. In 1843, Mr. Pease married, in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Miss Elmira E. Gould, a native of Hanover, Vt .; they have three children, all residents of Lowell-Frank M., George and Sophia (now the wife of William Leese). Mr. Pease, in his business enterprises, is straightforward and energetic ; he is deeply interested in all that concerns the growth of Lowell, and persists in pushing forward all enterprises which he deems wise and expedient, and of benefit to the public. His father, Orrin Pease, served in the war of 1812. He married, in Springfield, Mass., Sophia Wilson ; they became pioneers of Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1846 ; she died in Watertown in 1857 ; he died in Lowell in 1873; they had seven children, two of whom are now living-E. O. Pease, proprietor of flour-mill at Ripon, Wis., and M. F. Pease, whose name heads this sketch.
C. REINHARD, Postmaster, also dealer in general merchandise, Reeseville; is a native of Prussia, born in the year 1838; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents (Peter and Julia Reinhard ) to Dodge Co., Wis., and settled in the town of Lowell, Lowell Township, thus becoming pioneer settlers; in early life, the subject of this sketch received a liberal education ; in 1865, he went to Manhattan, Kan., where he engaged in the mercantile business two years, at the end of which time he returnd to Lowell. In 1869, he married, in Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., Miss Katie Shaffer, a most estimable lady ; they have two children-Julia A and Gustave. Mr. Reinhard has been engaged in the mercantile business in Reese- ville, since the autumn of 1869, and enjoys a large and constantly increasing trade. Aug. 7, 1879, he was appointed Postmaster ; he has been Secretary of the Reform Church, at Lowell, since 1876, besides attend- ing to his store ; Mr. Reinhard is extensively engaged in buying and shipping stock. In politics, he acts with the Republican party ; his father, Peter Reinhard, spent all of his active life as a farmer, and enjoyed the respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens, which an upright life can alone permanently secure ; he was born in Prussia in 1801, and died in Lowell June 14, 1871 ; his widow is still living, and resides at Lowell ; she was born in 1805; they had five children-Peter (now a leading farmer of Lowell Township), Philip (who has been for a number of years a merchant and Postmaster, at Lowell), William (who was unfortunately killed April 7, 1878, by his team becoming unmanageable, and throwing him out of his wagon ), Christian (whose name appears at the head of this sketch), Anna C. (now the wife of J. W. Lembgen, of Lowell.
PETER REINHARD, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Lowell; is a native of Prussia; was born in Obesleiber Neuweid, on the Rhine, Sept. 25, 1831 ; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents, Peter and Julia A. Reinhard, to Dodge Co., Wis .; they settled on Sec. 22, Lowell Township, where they lived a number of years honored citizens ; he died June 14, 1871 ; she is still living. Dec. 25, 1857, Peter Reinhard, the subject of this sketch, married, in Lowell, Miss Christiana Burger, a native of Prussia, born Nov. 1, 1829 ; she was a daughter of John and Christiana Burger, who were natives of Prussia, and emi- grated to this county in 1847, settling in Clyman, where he still resides ; she died in 1857 ; Mr. Reinhard
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and family are members of the Reform Church; they have nine children-Peter, born Sept. 24, 1858 ; Christiana, born Sept. 10, 1860; Albert, born Oct. 10, 1862; Edward, born Nov. 23, 1864; Julia A., born Nov. 27, 1866; Ferdinand, born May 13, 1869; Henry, born Jan. 17, 1872; Ernest, born Feb. 19, 1875 ; Lena, born Nov. 24, 1876; Mr. Reinhard owns 145 acres of land finely improved ; he is an enterprising and energetic citizen, and takes a deep interest in everything that tends to promote the pros- perity of the public. In politics he aets with the Republican party ; he was at one time Treasurer of Lowell Township, and performed the duties of that office with eredit to himself, as well as to the satisfac- tion of the people in general.
PETER REINHARD (deceased); was born near Neuwied, on the Rhine, March 18, 1801. He married, in his native country, Miss Julia A. Seusher ; they emigrated to Dodge Co., Wis., in 1847 ; settled in Lowell Township, where he died June 14, 1871; he spent nearly the whole of his active life as a farmer, and during his life enjoyed that respect and confidence of his fellow-citizens, which an upright life can alone secure ; his wife is living in Lowell ; she is a woman of most exemplary character, intelligent, hospitable, and always studied the interests and welfare of those around ; their children are Peter, now a leading farmer in this (Lowell) Township; Philip, Postmaster and merchant, Lowell; William, now deceased ; Christian, Postmaster and merchant, Reeseville ; Anna C., now the wife of J. W. Lembgen, a leading citizen of Lowell.
PHILIP REINHARD,, Postmaster, also dealer in general merchandise, Lowell; he is the son of Peter Reinhard and Julia A. Reinhard, whose maiden name was Seusher ; he was born near Neuwied, Prussia, in 1833; in 1847, emigrated to this (Lowell) township with his parents. He married Miss Henrietta, daughter of Henry and Caroline Cramer, who settled in this county in the early period of its growth ; Mr. Reinhard and wife are members of the Reform Church ; their children are Julius P., Amelia, Fred W., Bertha, Arthur and Henrietta. Mr. Reinhard engaged in the mercantile business in Lowell in about 1864, and has constantly increasing business ; he was appointed Postmaster in 1876, and has since fulfilled the duties of that office with general satisfaction to the citizens interested ; he has never been an aspirant for office, but has frequently been elected to offices of trust in Lowell Township; in polit- ical affairs he has attached himself to the Republican party and has taken a most active interest in its career ; Mr. Reinhard is one of the representative men of Lowell, and one who has identified himself closely with its progress and the development of its religious and educational interests.
HON. JOHN RUNKEL, of the firm of J. & L. Runkel, dealers in general merchandise, also manufacturers, Lowell ; Mr. Runkel was born near Coblentz, Prussia, in 1837 ; in 1847, be emigrated to this ( Lowell) township with his parents, Jacob and Maria K. Runkel. He married Miss Mary Weber in 1847; they have ten children-Eddie, Fred, Lena, Bertha, John, Jacob, George, Mary, Minnie and Katie. Mr. Runkel is a Democrat in politics ; he has filled various local offices, and was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly one term ; he has been in business in Lowell and vicinity for over twenty years and enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow-eitizens.
JACOB RUNKEL, a pioneer settler, and also a leading citizen of Lowell Township; was born near Coblentz, Prussia, April 13, 1807 ; he was a soldier in the German Army three years. June 15, 1832, he married, in Prussia, Miss M. K. Runkel; in 1847, they came to the United States. settled in Lowell Township, Dodge Co., Wis., which place has been their home since; their children are Philip, now a grain merchant in Reeseville; John, merchant at Lowell ; Louis, also merebant at Lowell; Kate, now the wife of Fred. Voedisch, manufacturer at Lowell ; George, a farmer in Lowell Township; Frederic, a dealer in agricultural implements in Lowell. Mr. Runkel, the subject of this sketch, owns a large and finely improved farm, located on the Lowell and Reeseville road, about half-way between those places ; himself and wife, though now at an advanced age, are in robust health, and are spending their years in peace and competence, enjoying the respeet and confidence of the entire community, where they have lived so long old and honored citizens.
LOUIS RUNKEL, of the firm of J. & L. Runkel, dealers in general merchandise, lumber merchants and proprietors of cooper-shop, Lowell; Mr. L. Runkel was born near Coblentz, Prussia, in 1839; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents, Jacob and Katherine M. Runkel, who settled in Lowell Township in the year 1847; his boyhood was passed mostly on a farm, and the rudiments of his edu- cation were received at the at the common schools, and he became profici nt in all the common branches. April 2, 1862, he married Miss C. Weber ; they have four children-Ella G., Elmora. Frank O. and Charlie ; Mr. Runkel has been identified with the interests of the town of Lowell, as a business man for a period of several years, and has 'fully secured the confidence and respect of all with whom he has had to do ; he and his brother, John Runkel, have a large trade in their general store, which was first estab- lished by John Runkel, in about the year 1857 ; they also own and manage a cooper-shop, wherein
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they give employment to about forty men ; they are also extensively engaged in the lumber trade ; every- thing they undertake bears the unmistakable impress of their energy and sound judgment ; in addition to this, they are true gentlemen, and enjoy the abiding confidence of the people, for their unimpeachable integrity.
PHILIP RUNKEL, grain merchant, Reeseville; was born near Coblentz, Prussia, in 1833; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents, Jacob and Katherine M. Runkel, to Lowell Township, Dodge Co., Wis., then comparatively a new country. Determining to pursue the business of husbandry, they pur- chased a farm, and in real earnest set about taming the wilderness ; success rewarded their efforts, and they now reside on Sec. 22, Lowell Township, old and respected citizens. In 1856, Philip Runkel married Miss Catherine, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Breyer ; they have three children living-Louis L., Emma and Frank P. About the year 1867, Mr. Runkel engaged in the grain business at Reeseville, which he has successfully continued in since, doing a large trade. He was the second Postmaster of Reese- ville, a position which he filled to the entire satisfaction of the community. In politics he is Independent, though being in no sense a politician, he believes that all political action should be prompted and controlled by generous principles and unselfish purpose. His parents, Jacob and Kathrine N. Runkel, as before stated, settled in Dodge Co. in 1847; their children are John, now a merchant in Lowell, and at one time a member of the Wisconsin Assembly ; Louis, also a merchant in Lowell; Katie, wife of Fred Voedeisch Webber ; George, a leading farmer ; Fredric, dealer in agricultural implements, Lowell ; Philip, a grain merchant in Reeseville. Daniel Breyer, father of Philip Runkel's wife, was a native of Prussia ; he married, in his native country, Elizabeth Hittle ; in 1847, they settled at Elba, Dodge Co., Wis., where he died in 1855 ; she died at Columbus, Wis., in 1874; their children are Daniel Breyer, who lives at Elba ; Elizabeth, now wife of Andrew Lapp, of Lowell; Jacob, who now lives in Minnesota ; Catherine, wife of Philip Runkel ; Louisa, wife of F. Heidbreak, Columbus ; Josephine, wife of Charles Colonius, also of Columbus ; Charles, who resides in Elba.
AUG. F. SHOENWETTER, Secs. 2 and 3; P. O. Lowell ; is a native of Prussia, born in the Province of Badenburg May 6, 1848 ; when he was 8 years old emigrated with his parents, Fred- rick and Wilhelmina Shoenwetter, to Lowell Township, Dodge Co., Wis., where Aug. F. received a libe- ral education at the district schools. Dec. 14, 1868, he married Louisa Huelbner, daughter of Christian and Wilhelmina Huebner, pioneer settlers of Clyman Township, where they still reside ; she was born in Clyman ; their children are Amanda, Lydia, John, Elward, Bertha, Robert and Alvira. Mr. Shoen- wetter owns 200 acres of land. He is, at present writing, Chairman of the Board of Township Trustees ; has been Township Clerk several years, and has also held the office of Town Treasurer. Politically, he aets with the Democratic party. He is a man possessed of much energy, and is publie spirited, and takes au active interest in everything pertaining to the advancement of the public interests. Mr. Shoenwetter aud family are members of the Lutheran Church.
WILLIAM SEAGER, manufacturer of cigars and tobaccos, Lowell ; was born in Germany Aug. 27, 1854; in 1860, he emigrated, with his parents, Charles and Doretha Seager, to Manitowoc Co., Wis ; thence to Beaver Dam, Dodge Co., in 1866; at Beaver Dam, William was educated and also learned the cigar trade; in 1868, he engaged in business at Lowell, and has a fine, prosperous and constantly increasing trade. In October, 1878, he married, at Lowell, Miss Annie, daughter of John and Annie Drucks. Charles Seager, the father of the subject of this sketch, served in the German Army three years. He married, in his native country (Germany), Doretha Schmadbeck ; they are now residents of Beaver Dam ; their children are Joseph ( who lives in Des Moines, Iowa), William (cigar manufacturer, Lowell ), Charles (lives at Beaver Dam ); Henry (also at Beaver Dam), John (cigir-maker, Lowell), Louisa, Minnie, Dora and Mary. Mrs. William Seager's parents, John and Annie Drucks, were natives of Germany ; they came to Dodge Co. early in its settlement; he died in 1873 and she in 1878; their children are Charles, who lives in Jefferson Co., Wis .; Minnie, now the wife of Henry Hertzog, Floyd Springs, Iowa ; Frederie, a resident of Lowell, and Annie, wife of William Seager.
W. H. SNOW, dealer in general merchandise and lumber merchant, Reeseville; was born in Cuyahoga Co., Ohio, in 1838. His father, James Snow, was a native of Massachusetts, born in 1779; his mother, Lucia Gloyd, was born in 1800; she married James Snow in New Hampshire; they moved to New York; thence to Ohio, and, in 1845, came West and settled in Lowell, Dodge Co., Wis., they having determined to make that place their future home ; he was a man fully identified with the various interests of the county, and was deeply honored for his integrity and goodness of heart; he died Sept. 22, 1872. His mother (now deceased,) was a member of the Congregational Church, and a woman of rare Christian virtues. In early life, W. H. Snow (the subject of this sketch) attended the district schools and acquired a good common school education ; he then learned the carpenter trade, and followed the business
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of contractor and builder for a number of years; in about 1868, he started a lumber-yard, in which line he is now doing a large business; in about 1872, he engaged in the mercantile business, in which he has met with almost unprecedented success ; he is a publie-spirited, enterprising eitizen, and much of Reese- ville's growth and prosperity is due to him. Politically, Mr. Snow acts with the Republican party. He married, in Lowell, Miss Mary J. Church, daughter of William and Caroline Church, pioneer settlers of this county ; they have three children-Ilarry L., Willie J. and Leta.
JOHN STURNER, proprietor of hardware store and manufacturer of harness, Lowell; was born in Aidlinger, Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany, Nov. 18, 1846; in 1855, hecame to the United States with his parents; they settled in Elba, Dodge Co., where he received a liberal education ; after he left school. he went to Cannon City, Minn., where he remained about thirteen months, at the end of which time, he returned home, and. in the spring of 1866, went to Dubuque, Iowa, returning in the autumn of the same year; in the spring of 1868, he went to Grand Rapids; remained there until February, 1869, when he again returned home; remaining at home a short time only, he went back to Grand Rapids ; went thence to Dubuque and from there to Sacramento, Cal., where he lived till 1873. when he again returned to Dodge Co .; in the spring of 1874, he engaged in the mercantile, lumher and hardware busi- ness, in connection with W. H. Snow, at Reeseville, and therein continued until Jan. 1, 1875, when he sold out to Mr. Snow, and, on March 15 of the same year, he engaged in the hardware and harness busi- ness in Lowell ; he is a man of stern integrity and high business qualifications, and he has attained well- merited success and is having a large trade. May 5, 1875, he married Miss Emily Loesh, of Reeseville; they have two children-Annie L. and Hugo. In polities, Mr. Sturner is a Democrat ; he, at the present writing, holds the office of Town Clerk, a position he has been the incumbent of for two years. His father, John Sturner, was a soldier in Germany six years; he married, in Germany, Anna M. Shepple, and emigrated to Elba, Dodge Co., in 1855: he was born Dec. 11, 1813 ; has held various offices ; he now resides in Lowell ; she was born Aug. 24, 1816, died April 20, 1863; their children are John (whose name appears at the head of this sketch), Barbara (now the wife of Charles Schultz, Colby, Wis.), Louisa K. (wife of Frederick Potter, Juneau, Dodge Co., Wis.).
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