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DR. W. E. HALLOCK, physician, Juneau ; born in Byron, Ogle Co., Ill., July 24, 1846; son of Reuben Hallock, a native of New York ; W. E. attended a course of lectures at the Rush Medical
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College in 1868-69 ; then went to the University of Michigan in the fall of 1871 and graduated with honors in the spring of 1873; came to Juneau the same year and now has an extensive and constantly growing practice and holds the office of County Physician. Married Georgie E. Brand Nov. 1, 1871, daughter of William Brand, of Polo. Ill .; is of Scotch descent ; have one child-Mabel E., born June 21, 1874. Mr. Hallock enlisted April, 1863, in the 15th Ill. V. I., and was honorably discharged July 3, 1865 ; was in the siege of Vicksburg and went through with Sherman to the sea ; was taken prisoner at Ackworth, Ga. and was confined at Andersonville nearly seven months.
ELI HAWKS, grain elevator, Juneau; born in Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 15, 1829; son of Horace Hawks, who was from Franklin Co., Mass .; came to Madison Co. among the first settlers about 1815, and helped to survey a good part of that county ; through his honest industry he placed himself in com- fortable circumstances ; Eli started out in 1855 to see the Great West; went to Illinois and Southern Wisconsin and came to Juneau the same year in October; taught musie there four years; had a class of eighty ; taught at Horicon, Beaver Dam and Burnett, and was also engaged in selling agricultural imple- ments ; was as widely known and popular a singing-master as was in the State; has been for a number of years engaged in the grain and forwarding business, and now has a fine elevator near the N .- W. R. R. track and is successfully engaged in the grain and forwarding business. Married, in 1865, a daughter of Col. Douglass, an old pioneer of this county ; his wife died in November, 1866. He again married a daugh- ter of Deacon Potter, of Juneau, in May, 1869; their children are Flora, born in March, 1870; Horace, born in January, 1872, died in infancy ; Charley, born in December, 1873.
CHRISTIAN HEMMY, Register of Deeds, Juneau ; born in Switzerland Jan. 19, 1840 ; son of David Hemmy ; came to America in 1856, and to New York City ; same year went to Nauvoo, Ill .; resided there two years, and was traveling three years in the Southern States ; in IS59, came to Watertown, Wis., and engaged in business several years, and, in 1863, removed to Beaver Dam, and lived there till 1874, when he was elected to the office of Register of Deeds, and has been elected for three consecutive terms; was also Alderman of the Second Ward at Beaver Dam, and was Assessor six years. Married, Sept. 1, 1861, Georgiana Schneckenbarger, daughter of Joseph Schneckenbarger, who was a refugee from Germany during the revolution of 1848; his property was confiscated, and he was driven from home for liberty's sake. He was a Lieutenant under Gen. Hecker. Their children are Theodore P. (clerk in the office of Register), Carrie D., Albert J., Mary G., Christiana D .; George A. and Martha E. are at home. Self and family are members of the Catholic Church.
WILLIAM A. HOGG, hardware and stoves. Juneau ; born in Summit Co., Ohio, March 28, 1853 ; son of Samuel Hogg, who was an early settler in Ohio, and was a respected merchant in Canfield, in that State ; the family moved to Waukesha, Waukesha Co., in 1860; his father enlisted in the 28th W. V. I., under Col. Lewis, and was killed on the first day of the fight at battle of Spanish Fort, near Mobile, and died bravely in the defense of his conntry. He married Marietta Minch, of Ohio, and had four children-Clara E. married C. H. Davis, and lives in Milwaukee; Sarah L. married E. F. Mertz ; Thomas Edward is attending Normal School at Whitewater, Wis .; William learned his trade in Waukesha, and worked. four years there, then went to Milwaukee, Wis .; was there about a year, then went back to Waukesha, and afterward went into business in Pewaukee, with a partner named Barker ; was there two years, then went into business with F. B. Bartlett, in Juneau ; bought him out in October, 1878, and now carries on business on his own account; has as fine and complete a stock of hardware and tinware, and everything pertaining to that line, as can be found in the county ; handles a large and complete stock of stoves in the season, and through his industry and attention to business is building up an increasing busi- ness. Married, Nov. 22, 1878, Mary D. Barber, daughter of Dr. Barber, who was one of the foremost and most snecessful physicians in this county; he died several years since.
H. A. JONES, farmer and stock dealer ; Sec. 20; P. O. Juneau ; born in Tioga Co., N. Y., June 23, 1828 ; son of Melzar Jones, who was from Vermont, and of English descent ; his wife's father and brother were in the war of 1812; Mr. Melzar Jones lives in New York and is 72 years old. Mr. II. A. Jones married Harriet Winchester, daughter of Samuch Winchester ; had four children-Naomi, married Mr. 7. Swan, and lives in Minn. ; Marietta, married and living in Pennsylvania ; Emma, married E. Le Barr, and living in Minnesota ; Nellie, married and living in Juneau ; wife died March 24, 1863; he married again, Jan. 31, 1864, Sarah J. Butler ; their children are Melzar, died in infancy ; Effie, is child at home. Mr. Jones came to Wisconsin and to Horicon fall of 1854 ; went into grocery business, carried it on suc- cessfully, sold out and went into business in Eau Claire, Wis. ; moved to Oak Grove in 1864 and settled on ninety-six acres ; his brother, Gregory, engaged in stock business ; has one of the handsomest residences in the town, and, through his good business tact and industry, has a competency.
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OSCAR F. JONES, lawyer, Juneau ; born in New York, September, 1832; commenced his studies at Ithaca, N. Y., and from there went to Freeport, Ill., and was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of Illinois ; Judge Caton and Chief Justice Treat were on the bench at that time, this was in 1852, when Douglas, Lincoln, Col. E. P. Baker, M. Y. Johnson and John Knox were in the arena. Mr. Jones came to Juneau about this time, and commenced the practice of law ; from 1864 to 1868, was travel- ing correspondent and business man for the Chicago Times; then established the Hudson Democrat in Hudson, Wis., carried that on successfully till Jan. 1, 1875, then spent the summer of 1875 on the sea- board, and was correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, and in 1876 became editor-in-chief of the Milwaukee Daily News ; resigned that position in 1877, and returned to Juneau and resumed practice of law ; in 1862, was elected to the Assembly, and was re-elected in 1863. Was Democratic nominee for the Senate in 1865, and was defeated by Dr. Judd, of Fox Lake, by about sixty majority.
JOHN LESLIE, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Junean ; born in Scotland Dec. 7, 1829; son of Alexander Leslie. Alexander came to Wisconsin in 1843, in Ashippun, Dodge Co., and settled on a farm in the woods. John came in 1844. Alexander was the first white settler in that town; Indians were numerous. He died in 1854, at the age of 52. John started on eighty acres, five miles from Appleton, traded for a thrashing-machine ; then went back to Ashippun and built a flouring-mill in 1862; carried that on successfully till elected Sheriff of Dodge Co., in 1873; held that office two years, and was after- ward Under Sheriff two years. After the expiration of his office, he bought a fine farm of 240 acres in Oak Grove, where he now resides. Married Emma Webster, daughter of George Webster, of Ashippun, who came from Leeds, Scotland, to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and then to Wisconsin in 1854, and settled in Ashippun. His children are Robert A. (born Sept. 24, 1856), George E. (born March 20, 1858), Sarah E. (born Feb. 13, 1860), Belinda A. (born Aug. 25, 1862), Anna L. (born June 3, 1864), Agnes (born Jan. 22, 1868), Emma J. (born June 24, 1871), John Dobie (born Sept. 5, 1872).
JUDGE E. C. LEWIS, capitalist and lawyer, Juneau ; born in Greenfield, Huron Co., Ohio, 1823 ; son of Phillip Lewis, who was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., and came to Ohio in 1809 ; he came on a "jumper " from Buffalo to Cleveland, and then up the lake to Sandusky City ; then went to Huron Co. and commeneed clearing up a farm at the time of the war of 1812; was driven out by the Indians ; came back after the war and settled on 160 acres, and lived there till his death ; through his industry he accumulated a competency. E. C. Lewis attended district school and seminary, and worked on the farm at home till he attained the age of 18; then started out for himself. Commenced the study of law in Norwalk, was there three years, and was admitted in 1844, by the Supreme Court at Tiffin, Ohio. Then went South to New Orleans, Kentucky and Indiana, and finally settled in Oak Grove, Dodge Co., Wis., in March, 1847. and, in 1849, came to Juneau, and has lived here ever since; there were no houses in Junean when he came to Dodge Co., no roads or fences; Indians were plenty. He was elected District Attorney in 1847, and held that office fourteen years ; was Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit ; has been Court Commissioner most of the time since he has been in the State, and member of County Board of Supervisors many times, and is now County Attorney for the North-Western and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroads. He obtained the right of way for these roads. Married Miss I. L. Grover, daughter of Lemuel Grover, a native of New York ; have had three children-one died in infancy ; Pinkney G. is attending law school in Chicago, stands high in his class, and will graduate in about a year ; he married Maggie Lowth, her father, John Lowth, an estimable citizen of Juneau, was Clerk of the Circuit Court a number of years, and a member of the Legislature; Kitt C. has been attending Commer- cial College in Chicago, and is now at home. Mr. Lewis is a prominent member of the Masonic Fraternity. P. H. LEWIS, lawyer, Juneau ; born in Greenfield, Ohio, Jan. 27, 1825 ; son of Philip Lewis, who came to Ohio at an early date. Philander H. went to Texas and taught school in 1856, and was there till 1863; when they began to conscript into the rebel service. he escaped by way of Mexico and got to New York June 25, 1863, and then went to Ohio and enlisted in the 11th Ohio V. C., and was ordered to Ft. Laramie, Idaho Territory (now Wyoming), and relieved the veterans there, who went to the front; the 11th guarded the overland stage route, and were escort for the surveyors of the Pacific Railroad; was mustered out in Columbus, Ohio, in September, 1866; then came to Juneau, Wis., and commenced the practice of law ; was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court two term, 1877 and 1878, and is Deputy Clerk at this time, and is also Justice of the Peace of the town of Oak Grove, and Police Justice of the village of Juneau. Mr. Lewis was engaged in the grocery business, in Chicago, on the corner of Halsted and Fourteenth streets, and also on the corner of Bine Island avenne and Maxwell street, from 1873 to 1877. Married Olive Grover, daughter of Lemuel Grover, Nov. 11, 1868.
CHRISTIAN LINDEMAN, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Juneau ; born in Prussia Nov. 3, 1828 ; son of Fred L., who was a shepherd in the old country ; he died about 1837, abont 40 years of
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age ; fell from a roof and was killed. In 1857. Christian came to Erie Co., N. Y .; was there about three years; then came to Fond du Lac Co., Wis. ; was there about seven years ; was Drafting Clerk, at the time of the war, in Ashford ; was elected Town Treasurer in 1864 ; was also, at one time, Supervisor and Clerk of School District many years ; came to Oak Grove and settled on 120 acres, and then added forty more ; he now is in comfortable circumstances, owing to his industry and perseverance. Married Wilhelmine Stoltzmann April 25. 1857 ; have had seven children-Herman, born in Erie Co. in May, 1858; Ernest, May 5, 1860; Bertha, in Fond du Lac Co. May 12, 1862; Ferdinand, May 20, 1864; Veronica, Jao. 8, 1866 ; two died in infancy. Mr. Lindeman was elected Clerk of the School Board of the district in 1874; self and wife are members of the Lutheran Church. Mr. Lindeman has, in his possession, a Bible, printed in Leipsic, in 1704 -- quite a curiosity.
F. WILL AM LUECKX, boots and shoes, Juneau; born July 29, 1844, in Germany ; son of Ludwick Lueck, who was a soldier in the regular army under Emperor William (before the present one), in the old country ; family came to America and Jefferson, Wis., in 1853, and, after six months, moved to Lebanon, where his parents died of cholera in 1854, leaving four children. F. William was with his guardian, Wm. Scherfee, till 1859, then went to Milwaukee Dec. 5, 1859, to learn the boot and shoe trade ; was there about three years, when he enlisted in the 26th W. V. I., Co. Ą ; joined the Army of the Potomac : was in Gen. Hooker's command, and afterward under Gen. Sherman till the close of the war; he was in thirteen hard-fought battles ; he, with one other, were the only ones in his company who went through without sickness or wounds; was honorably discharged June 13, 1865. Married, Oct. 22, 1869, Phillippiene Scheuer ; have had three children-William H., died in infancy; Martin L., born July 29, 1872 ; Clara MI., Aug. 25, 1875. After the war, he went to Horicon and established business for himself; carried it on successfully till January, 1869, when he took the Western fever and went to Iowa; came back to Juneau June 3, 1876, and has been carrying on a first-class boot and shoe business ever since, with constantly increasing trade
JAMES E. MALONE, Clerk Circuit Court, Juneau ; born in Beaver Dam in November, 1853 ; son of John Malone, who came to Beaver Dam in the spring of 1851, and is a successful and respected merchant there. He married Mary MeCabe in 1850; they had eleven children. James E. Malone com- menced to study law in the fall of 1875, in Beaver Dam, in the office of Judge Elwell, and was admitted to the bar in October, 1877. In the spring of 1876, he was elected Town Clerk, and held that office two years, and, in the fall of 1878, was elected Clerk of the County Court, which responsible office he now holds, and is the youngest man holding office in the county.
ALBERT MERTZ, Master in the United States Navy ; son of Leonard and Kathinka Mertz ; born March 26, 1851, in the town of Shields, Dodge Co., Wis .; moved to Juneau in October, 1852; removed to Beaver Dam in June, 1855; in June, 1867, was appointed Cadet Midshipman in the U. S. Naval Academy, at Annapolis, Md., from the Fifth Congressional District, by the Hon. Charles A. Eldridge, M. C .; graduated at Annapolis in June, 1872, receiving the diploma from the hands of Presi- dent Grant; in August, 1872, was assigned to duty as Midshipman on board the U. S. corvette Yantic, serving on the East African coast, in the East Indies and on the coasts of China and Japan, until April, 1874, when he was assigned to the flagship Hartford, under Rear Admiral A. M. Pennock, U. S. N .; during the term of service on board the Yantic, visited the Island of "Zanzibar, in connection with the British under Sir Bartle Frere, in the suppression of the 'Zanzibar and Muscat slave-trade ; visited, also, the islands of Borneo, Phillipines. Celebes, Sumatra and Java ; returned to this country in flagship Hart- ford in October, 1875, having traveled, during his forty months' absence, a distance of over fifty-four thousand miles. In November, 1875, examined for, and promoted to, the grade of Ensign ; from Janu- ary to July, 1876, served as navigating and ordnance officer of the U. S. monitor Ajax, attached to the West India squadron, on waiting orders from July to December, 1876; December, 1876, assigned to duty on board the U. S. corvette Wyoming, then receiving-ship at the Washington navy yard ; in April, 1877, detached from Wyoming and ordered to special duty in the U. S. Coast and Geolitic Survey, under the Treasury Department, serving at first on schooner Drift, engaged in making tidal current observations between Cape Cod, Mass., and Cape Sable, Nova Scotia, afterward serving on schooners Earnest and Silli- man, employed in making hydrographic surveys on the coasts of Maine and Florida ; in June, 1878, exam- ined at Washington and promoted to the grade of Master in the navy, ranking with First Lieutenant in the army. In July, 1878, married at Beaver Dam to Mary E., second daughter of Columbus Germain. At present he is in command of the U. S. Coast Survey steamer Ilitchcock, employed in making triangu- lation surveys in the lower Mississippi River.
RICHARD MERTZ, Juneau ; born in Germany March 7, 1833 ; came to Dodge Co. in 1849, and settled in Shields ; iu 1854, came to Juneau and became engaged in getting up abstracts of this
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county ; was elected Register of Deeds in 1862 ; held that office for six years, then established a loan office and land agency ; was again elected in 1872 to the office of Register of Deeds by several thousand majority; held that office one term; at the expiration formed a copartnership with W. T. Rambusch and purchased the Dodge Co. abstracts ; now carry on an extensive loan and insurance together with the abstract business. Married Josephine Hepton, a native of Germany, Sept. 1, 1855; have had nine children- Edgar F., born Aug. 13, 1856, married Sarah L. Hogg, and is now carrying on a successful drug business in Hartford, Washington Co., Wis .; Ella, born March 31, 1858, married M. J. Schubert, of Watertown, Wis .; Dora, died in infancy ; Gustavus, died when 2 years old ; Richard H., is now a student in the N. W. University at Watertown, Wis .; May, died when 2 years old; Alfred, died when 2 years old ; Otto, born Aug. 20, 1869 ; lda, born Nov. 5, 1872.
N. P. NASH, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Oak Grove; born in New Haven, Addison Co., Vt., July 21, 1830 ; son of Gen. William Nash, who was a native of Connecticut, and was a General in the old State Militia in Vermont ; was President for twenty-five years of the oldest bank in Middlebury, Vt., a bank that never closed its doors. N. P. Nash came to Wisconsin and settled in Oak Grove, in Sections 29 and 30, in 1860. Married, March 29, 1860, Ellen V. Smith, daughter of Judge Oliver Smith, of New Ilaven, Vt .; he was a prominent and popular man, and a stanch Republican ; have had three children-Edward P. ( born Jan. 10, 1861, living at home), Henry Otis (born in March, 1863, has been attending school in Vermont), William Wallace (born Jan. 18, 1869). A brother, Mr. C. D. Nash, who is President of the National Bank of Milwaukee, owns a fine summer residence at Lake Side, Pewaukee Lake, twenty miles from Milwaukee. Mr. N. P. Nash is a public-spirited and popular man. He and his family are honored members of the Congregational Church. He has a very pretty residence, and all pertaining to the com- fort, and necessary to the management of a large and well kept farm.
JOHN NELSON, Inmber, Minnesota Junction; born in Norway" Aug. 5, 1834; son of Nels Johnson; John went to school and worked on the farm in the old country, and came to America Aug. 2, 1862, by the way of Canada ; then went to Rolling Prairie, and enlisted Ang. 14, 1862, in the 29th W. V. I., Co. K, Col. Gill; was in many hard-fought battles-Port Gibson, Champion Hills, siege of Vicksburg, and up the Red River with Gen. Banks, and at Mobile at the time of the great explosion ; served his time faithfully, and was honorably discharged. Came back and worked on the prairie, and at Horicon, and was with Mr. Perry a number of years, and bought him out in December, 1876, and has been carrying on the lumber business in a very successful way, and through his industry and hard work is gaining a competency. Married Hattie Haughton, daughter of S. V. R. Haughton, of Juneau, in 1876.
WARREN A. OWEN, farmer, Sec. 20; P. O. Juneau ; born in New York May 3, 1841; son of Arad Owen, who was an old settler in New York, and a soldier in the war of 1812. Arad and his family moved to Burlington, Wis., in 1842, and to Oak Grove in 1843; there were only a log tavern and a log store in Watertown, when his father came here. Warren enlisted in the 12th U. S. A. Infantry, April 19, 1862 ; was in the battles of Cedar Monntain, Antietam, second Bull Run, and was wounded at Gettysburg, and afterward served at headquarters; was honorably discharged April 19, 1865. Married, in October, 1865, Sophronia McGuire, of Beaver Dam; have had eight children-Clarence H., Eugene E., Emma A., George W., Alice E., Elizabeth E. (died in infancy), Martha M. and Mary A.
JOHN P. PERKINS, blacksmith and carriage-maker, Juneau; born in County Cornwall, England, Sept. 21, 1843 (the anniversary of the Church of England) ; son of Jolin Perkins ; for five gen- erations, the oldest of the family (all Johns) have been blacksmiths and worked in the same shop ; John came to America in May, 1864; first to New York, and then to Chicago, and then to Hustisford, Wis., June 11, 1864, and started a blacksmith-shop with his father, who came over with him ; bought his fath- er's interest out in 1868, and carried on the business very successfully till March, 1878, when he found a favorable chance to sell, and came to Juneau and built the largest establishment for horse-shocing and carriage-shops in the village, ar.d has been carrying on a good and constantly increasing business; has accu- mulated a competency through his industry. Married Miss Josey Knowles, of Hustisford ; have had eight children-John, born March 9, 1868; Susan, Jan. 9, 1870; Alice, died in infancy ; George, born April 6, 1861; Charley, July 2, 1873; Arthur, June 9, 1875; Mary, May 15, 1877 ; William, April 9, 1879. Mr. Perkins was elected a Trustec of Juncau in May, 1879; was brought up in the Church of England faith.
JOHN W. PERRY, Superintendent of Dodge Co. Poor-House, Juneau ; P. O. Juneau ; born in Windham Co., Vt., April 13, 1822; son of Mr. Perry, a prominent physician, and a descendant of the renowned Commodore Perry. John remained at home till he attained the age of IS, when he went to Boston and clerked three years in a bookstore ; returning to his native town, he operated a sash and blind factory from 1844 to 1849. and, shortly after, became hotel-keeper, and was thus engaged till 1855, when
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he went to Wisconsin and settled in Oak Grove; he selected a fine section of land and engaged in farm- ing for ten or twelve years ; then went into the lumber business at Minnesota Junction; carried that on successfully seven years, and, Jan. 1, 1876, was appointed Superintendent of Dodge Co. Poor-House. Mr. Perry enjoys the confidence and esteem of his fellow-citizens, and has been the recipient of public favor most of the time he has been in this State; has held office from School Director to County Treas- urer. Married, Ang. 24, 1844, and had three children-John HI. (married Eva Rich), Lute (is living at home), Frank (died when 17 years old ). Mr. Perry and his estimable wife deserve great credit for the management of the institution ; everything is in perfect order and scrupulously neat ; the Insane Depart- ment is well ventilated, and one can safely say that, under their good management, they have the best kept, most complete and finest establishment of the kind in the county.
H. D. PHILLIPS, farmer, Sec. 18: P. O. Oak Grove; born in Monroe Co., N. Y., May 7, 1821; son of Isaac Phillips, who was originally from Massachusetts, and died in 1834, about 34 years old ; his father was a brave soldier in the Revolutionary war; H. D. was left at the death of his father at an early age to take care of the farm, which he did with credit to himself; in 1855, he came to Oak Grove, Wis., settling on 120 acres, and, through his good management and own persevering effort, now has a fine farm of 177 acres; has one of the prettiest residences to be found in the county, and the best of improvements and good general stock. He married Agnes Seely, daughter of John G. Seely, who was an old and respected settler in New York State. Mr. Phillips gave his aid and support to the patriotic sons of the North during the war.
W. F. RAMBUSCH, of Rambusch & Mertz, capitalists, insurance, abstracts, etc., Juneau ; came to Watertown, Wis., in 1862; in 1867, went to Minneapolis, Minn .; was there four years, and, in 1871, entered the Foreign Department of the Post Office at Washington, under Postmaster Creswell ; was also appointed one of the Commissioners to Berlin in the interest of the U. S. Post Office Depart- ment ; in 1874, he came to Juneau and engaged in the abstract business, and finally entered into copart- nership with Mr. Mertz in the same business. Married Emily Curtiss, danghter of Hiram Curtiss, in 1868. Mr. Rambusch enlisted in September, 1861, in the 51st N. Y. V. I., and was honorably discharged in January, 1862. He was also Presidential Elector from Maine. The firm have sterling integrity and great business tact, and through those means have a deserved popularity.
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