The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 119

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Publication date: 1880
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ISTI, he served the church at Hollowayville, Bureau Co., Ill., when he was called to the United Reformed Lutheran Church at Ft. Madison, Iowa, whence, in 1873, he went to Minneapolis, Minn., where he organized the church and remained for nearly five years, being then called to the church at Fond du Lac. In 1858, he married Miss Martha Kroehuke, daughter of Rev. D. Kroehuke, of Rock Run, Stephenson Co., Ill., who died in 1863, leaving three children-Lydia, Martha and Mary; in 1864, he married Miss Caroline Austmann, danghter of Rev. L. Austmann, of Nashville, Ill., by whom he has four children-Annie, Adolph, Henry and Amanda.

N. L. BULLIS, of the firm of Bullis & Robbins, livery-stable proprietors ; was born at Rouse's Point, N. Y., whence he came to Fond du Lac in March, 1855, and engaged in clerking, which he fol- lowed three years ; after that, he was eight years in the grocery business, and has been fourteen years in the livery business with Alfred Robbins. He was married, at Fond du Lac, in 1859, to Adice C., daugh- ter of Stephen Joubert, who came from Troy, where she was born, in 1849; they have six children-Nel- son L., Jr., Minnie (now Mrs. Theo. D. Trelevere), John Edward, Alfred Stephen, Emma and Pauline. Mr. B. has been Assessor five years, and has held various other city offices.

GUSTAV BURGHARDT; was born in Saxony May 27, 1836 ; came to America Aug. 10, 185I, locating in Milwaukee; came to Fond du Lac in 1855. Enlisted, in September, 1861, in the first cavalry company sent from Wisconsin, which was assigned to Gen. Sigel's command; was with his regi- ment in all its general engagements, and was mustered out in the summer of 1863: returned to Fond du Lac and engaged in the grain business until 1871 ; was Deputy Sheriff under Peter Rupp ; was afterward Democratic candidate for County Clerk ; was elected County Poor Commissioner in 1875 and served three years in that position ; since April 1, 1878, Mr. B. has kept the Fond du Lac House. He was married, first, to Katherina Pfeiffer, who died Dec. 22, 1865, leaving one child-Frederick ; married a second time, June 29, 1866, to Anna Schoene, born in Saxony ; they have two children-Lena and Emma.

JOHN S. BURROWS, bank cashier ; was born in London, England, in March, 1836, whence he came to America in September, 1857, spending a few weeks in Buffalo, N. Y., before locating at Fond du Lac in November, 1857. Mr. Burrows has been in Baker's bank, of which he is now cashier, since September, 1858; has been City Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer, Alderman, and President of the City Council. He was married, at Taycheedah, to Elizabeth, daughter of John Leeman, a resident of Tay- cheedah ; she was born in Yorkshire, England ; they have three children-Frank E., John W. and Eva T .; they lost three children from scarlet fever, within a few days of each other.

J. W. BYAM, photographer ; born in Guilford, Medina Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 1840; lived there until he was 14 years of age, then came with his parents to Michigan ; they located in the town of Burns, Shiawassee Co., where he remained two years ; he then went to Chicago ; remained there a short time, then came to Madison, Wis., where he learned the business that he is now engaged in; resided in Madison two years and a half and returned to Michigan and lived two years; then he came to Chicago again and after a residence of a year and ten months there he came to Fond du Lac, in 1865. He was married in Fond du Lac, Dec. 12, 1869, to Emma Lewis; she was born in Le Roy, Dodge Co., Wis. They have one child living-Josephine F .; lost one son, Herbert, who died at the age of 10 months.

EDWIN A. CAREY, dry-goods merchant, of the firm of Laughlin & Carey ; was born in the State of New York, in the year 1830, where he lived till 1845, when he came to Fond du Lac, which was then a small village, having only four houses ; his father died the first year after their arrival, leaving his mother, an older brother and himself to care for the family ; he spent most of his time, for a number of years, at work on a small farm, near the city of Fond du Lac, during the summer months, and at clerking in a store during the winter; in 1854, he started the first omnibus line in the city of Fond du Lae, which he continued for three years; he became a member of the firm of Laughlin & Carey, dry- goods merchants, in 1862, where he has since continued business, and is now one of the leading business firms of the city of Fond du Lac. He married Miss Mary Taylor, daughter of ex-Mayor Taylor (deceased ). Mr. Carey and wife are prominent members of the Episcopal Church, and he also was, for five years, a Vestryman of that church.

AUGUST L. CARSTENS, junior partner of the firm of Bartlett & Carstens, meat market ; is a native of Germany, where he was born in 1844; he learned his trade, and followed it in his native country till 1865, when he removed to Fond du Lac, and has since continued the butcher trade. In 1870, he married Miss Julia A. Treleven, daughter of D. D. Treleven, of Fond du Lac, by whom he has had two children-Lola G. and Aliaster (deceased ).

COL. GEORGE W. CARTER, Warden of the Wisconsin State Prison; was born at Wayne, Erie Co., Penn., April 20, 1839 ; came to Metomen, Fond du Lac Co., in 1845, where his father, Jacob Carter, still resides. He lived on the farm until the war of the rebellion, when he enlisted-being

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one of the very first to do so-April 19, 1861, serving to the close, and returning home with a crushed thigh ; he was educated at Ripon College and Wisconsin State University, and has practiced law since the war. Col. Carter has been two terms Clerk of the Circuit Court, a member of the Governor's staff ; many years Chairman of the Republican County Committee ; several years a member of the Republican State Central Committee ; Republican candidate for Congress, and, since January, 1880, Warden of the Wisconsin State Prison. He was married July 4, 1861, to Emeline N. Harkness, a native of Tioga Co., Peno. ; they have five children -- Albert C., George H., Elmira, Elizabeth and Jay E.

CYRUS CHADBOURNE, photographer ; was born in Harrison, Cumberland Co., Me., and learned the photographer's business in 1864, which he has since followed. He came to Fond du Lac in August, 1874, where he began business for himself. He makes a specialty of fine photographs, for which he has earned a wide reputation.

THOMAS CHAPELA U, residence Fourth street; was born near Montreal, Can., Nov. 1, 1843; he learned the carpenter trade in Montreal, and worked at it several years, served in the Canadian militia five years ; came to Wisconsin in 1866, and has lived in the city of Fond du Lac since. The maiden name of Mr. Chapelau's wife was Jennie La Pointe; she was born near Montreal, Can., in 1842; they have three children-Virginia M., T. W. and Amelia. In politics, Mr. Chapelau is a Republican. IIis father, Peter Chapelau. was a native of Canada, born near Montreal ; he married Miss A. Darwin ; he died in 1849 ; she married again, and resides in Canada; their children now living are Thomas (whose name heads this sketch ), Wolford (who lives in Escanaba, Mich. ), Ovida ( who lives near Montreal, Can.), and Lizzie (wife of Daniel Deshambena, Canada). Mrs. Chapelau's parents, George and Julia La Pointe, were natives of Canada; they moved from there to Waukegan, Ill., in or about 1849, thence to Fond du Lac in 1860; they now reside in Egg Harbor, Door Co., Wis., and are esteemed people; their children are Jenny ( wife of Thomas Chapelau, the subject of this sketch ), Ellen ( wife of O. Anderson, Egg Harbor, Wis.), Stephen and Joho ( who live in New London, Wis. ), Addie ( wife of Joseph MochaI, of Fond du Lac), Mary ( wife of Michael Furnier, of Buffalo, N. Y.), Emma ( wife of P. Hennigan, of Fond du Lac), George and Cordelia.

ALMOND W. CHAPMAN was born in the town of lebron, Washington Co., N. Y., June 15, 1833 ; at the age of 21, he moved to Oswego Co., remained there one year, and, in the fall of 1855, came to Fond du Lac, arriving here Nov. 16; Mr. C. was reared as a farmer, and was an engineer for stationary and locomotive engines for a time; in 1858, he established the ice business at Fond du Lac, which he continued nine years; for several years, he has carried on the manufacture of spruce beer and soda water, aod for twenty-seven years furnished music for parties and dances. He was married at Fond du Lac, Nov. 16, 1856, to Lucy A., daughter of Joseph King, born in the town of Fond du Lac, Feb. 3, 1840; they have two children living-Josephine D., boru Dec. 20, 1857, and Walter A., July 22, 1861; Jamie died in March, 1859, aged 6 months. Mr. C. is a member of the Lodge of A., F. & A. M.

CHARLES CHURCH, of the firm of Church Bros., house, sign, carriage and ornamental painters, was born in Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., July 23, 1855 ; came with his parents to Fond du Lac in 1855; he has worked at the painter's trade since his youth, and for himself (with his brother William) for the last four years. He was married in Fond du Lac, July 25, 1876, to Miss Katie French, a native of Ontario ; they have one child-Susie; Mr. Church is a member of the I. O. O. F.

WILLIAM CHURCH, of the firm of Church Bros., house, sign, carriage and ornamental painters, was born in Fond du Lac June 16, 1856; commenced work at painter's trade when a boy ; engaged in business with his brother for the last four years. Hle was married in this city, Feb. 20, 1378. to Miss Josie Crawford, who was born at Watertown, Jefferson Co., Wis. Mr. Church is a member of the Fond du Lac Band, having been connected with it since its organization in 1874.

S. B. CLARK, of the firm of Clark & Myers, proprietors of First Street Livery Stable, was born in Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1824; went to California in 1852, an } remained there until 1857 ; in 1858, he returned to Canton, and carried on the milling business there for several years ; in 1868, he went to Montani to recruit his health ; spent two years there, and then came to Ripon, Wis., where he remained until 1872, when he came to Fond du Lac.

C. L. CLEMENT of the firm of Perkins & Clement, carriage manufacturers; was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1839; at the age of 17 he went to Newark, N. J. with S. B. Sanders ; remain- ing there till 1868, whence he came to Fond du Lac and continued his trade alone till 1874, when Mr. Perkins became a partner in the carriage manufactory.

JOHN F. COATES, engineer of Fire Engine No. 3; was born in Gloucestershire, England, Nov. 30, 1847 ; came to America in 1867 ; spent three years in Buena Vista, Portage Co., Wis., came thence to Fond du Lac; he began the trade of a locomotive machinist at Swindon, England, on the Great

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Western Railway ; has followed engineering eleven years. He was married at Fond du Lac in April, 1872, to Mary Lucas, born in Wisconsin; they have two children-Chas. F., born March, 1874, and Myrtle, born in October, 1878.

A. G. COFFMAN, butcher ; was born in Bavaria Oct. 22, 1839, and came with his parents to Marshfield, Wis., in 1850; in 1858, he went to Illinois and enlisted in July, 1861, at Geneva, in the Kane Co., cavalry, serving on detached duty with Gens. Curtis, Halleck, and as Gen. Steele's escort, being mustered out in September, 1864; he returned to Bloomingdale, Ill., where he lived until Decem- ber, 1866, when he came to Fond du Lac and engaged in the butchering business, which he has since followed. He was married at Bloomingdale, Ill., March 29, 1867, to Hannah E. Trewing, a native of England; they have six children-George W., Ida May, Charles G., Clara P., Edith E., and William H. Mr. C. is a member of the A. O. U. W.

DR. J. R. COLE, dentist ; was born in Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y., June 30, 1826 ; moved to Illinois in 1845 ; to Mineral Point in 1849; thence to Milwaukee, and to Fond du Lac in 1851, having a capital of 25 cents when he first reached Wisconsin ; began the practice of dentistry thirty-one years ago ; Dr. C. carried on his farm five years, located in Lamartine, platted Cole's addition to Fond du Lac at the close of the war, and engaged in building and other real-estate operations. He was married, at Fond du Lac, June 21, 1854, to Emma T., daughter of Jared M. Taylor ; she was born at Vergennes, Vt., Jan. 9, 1836; they have seven children-Dudley N., Milton H., John M., Mary A., Alfred D., Burton and George R .; Emily died at the age of 2 years and 6 months ; Dr. C. has been a member of the Common Council and of the Board of Education.

MILTON H. COLE, dentist; was born at Fond du Lac Feb. 7, 1856 ; during five years, he has been engaged in the practice of his profession with his father, the firm name being J. R. Cole & Son ; he was married, at Mitchell, Sheboygan Co., Wis., to Anna L. Reed, Oct. 14, 1877.

HON. JAMES COLEMAN, attorney, son of the Rev. Seymour Coleman, of the Troy, (N. Y.) M. E. Conference ; was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., June 29, 1836; he received an academic edu- cation ; read law three years in Troy and Albany ; graduated from the Albany Law School in 1856, was admitted to the bar the same year, and in 1857 began practice at Fond du Lac, which has since been his home. Mr. Coleman was elected District Attorney in 1860, and re-elected in 1862; served two terms in the Legislature ; was Register in Bankruptcy in 1868, and Postmaster of Fond du Lac from 1869 to 1877. He is now, and has been since 1876, a law partner of United States Senator Matt H. Carpenter, with an office in Washington ; they have a larger practice, with perhaps one exception, in the United States Supreme Court, than any other firm. Although spending much of his time in Washington, Mr. C. still maintains a residence at Fond du Lac, where he passes the summers.

COL. EDWARD COLMAN; was born at Rochester, N. Y., where he was a resident engineer on the Erie Canal; he came to Fond du Lac in 1852, and engaged in farming, though he fol- lowed his profession of civil engineering more or less, until the fall of 1861, when he enlisted in Co. A, 18th W. V. I., going out as First Lieutenant. He was wounded at Shiloh and Champion Hills, on account of which he was absent a year from his company. He still carries the bullet in his head. Afterward, he was in the recruiting service acting as Adjutant, and stationed at Madison, Wis. In the Veteran Reserve Corps, he was stationed at St. Louis, but afterward at Washington on the Examining Board. He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel of the 49th W. V. I., and just before being mustered out, in the fall of 1865, was commissioned as Colonel, though the commission failed to reach him before he was mustered ont. From 1866, he was Superintendent of public property at Madison one and one-half years ; after which, he engaged nine and one-half years in banking, being the first Treasurer of the Fond du Lac Say- ing's Bank. Mr. Colman engaged in farming from January, 1877, to January, 1878, when he took the office of' Sheriff, to which he was elected on the Republican ticket by a very large majority. After leaving the Sheriff's office in January, 1880, he became cashier of the Mihills Manufacturing Co. While residing in Fond du Lac, he was elected City Treasurer two terms.

ELIHU COLMAN, attorney ; was born in Oneida, Brown Co., Wis .; came to Fond du Lac in August, 1847. In the fall of 1861, he enlisted in Co. G, Ist W. V. C .; served as Quartermaster's Ser- geant, Issuing and Entry Clerk in Commissary Department. In January, 1863, he was discharged on account of disability. He is a graduate of Lawrence University, at Appleton, Wis. Admitted to the bar in May, 1865, and has been engaged in the practice of law ever since. He represented this district in the Wisconsin General Assembly in 1872; served as Register in Bankruptcy for this district, from 1868 to 1872.

REV. HENRY R. COLMAN, retired ; was born at Northampton, Montgomery (now Ful- ton ) Co., N. Y., Oct. 9, 1800 ; at 6 years of age, went with his parents to Connecticut ; seven years later,

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returned to Northampton, where he resided until 31, engaged in farming until joining the Troy (N. Y.) M. E. Conference in 1831. He was on the circuit composed of Warren and Essex Cos. one year; at Luzerne Village fifteen months, in which he had fourteen appointments ; at Bridgeport, Addison Co., Vt., one year ; Ticonderoga, N. Y., two years ; village of Essex, having several appointments, one year : Mid- dlebury, N. Y., two years ; Northampton, N. Y., one year ; Green Bay, Wis., where he arrived in Septem- ber, 1840, five years as missionary to Oneida Indians ; missionary to Stockbridge Indians, Calumet Co., two years ; then at Fond du Lac, his present home, two years, after which, on account of ill health, he has taken no appointment. Rev. Colman was married at Northampton, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1823, to Livia Spier, born at Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co., N. Y., April 25, 1802 ; she has been a member of the M. E. Church fifty-eight years, and her husband fifty-seven years; they have five children-Charles J., a lumberman at La Crosse, Wis .; Julia, residing at Brooklyn, N. Y .; Rev. Henry, preaching at Milwaukee ; Joseph Spier, of La Crosse, and Elihu, a lawyer at Fond du Lac.

REV. FATHER JAMES COLTON. priest of St. Patrick's Church, Follett street ; is a native of County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was born June 24, 1824; he received his preparatory education in his parish at County Tyrone; entered college at Mynouth, Ireland, in 1840, and received his diploma from the same in 1844; he came to America in September of the same year, and continued his theological studies in St. Thomas' College at Beardstown, Ky., for three years; in 1847, he was ordained to the priesthood by. Archbishop Henni, of Milwaukee, Wis., immediately following which he entered the ministry at Menomonee, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he remained uutil 1850, when he moved to Cedar- burg, Ozaukee Co., Wis., where he had a charge for three years ; in 1854, he was changed to Oshkosh, Winnebago Co., remaining there for about three years; he was then changed by the Bishop to Kenosha for a little more than three years, whence he was again changed to Shullsburg, Wis. ; remaining at Shullsburg for nearly four years, when he was sent to Fitchburg for a few months only, when he was changed to St. Patrick's, Fond du Lac, in 1862, where he has since remained in charge of a congregation of about two hundred and five families and about fifteen hundred members.

REV. FATHER OLIVER COMTOIS, priest of St. Louis' French Catholic Church ; is a native of Canada; was born in Montreal May 8, 1842; he pursued his preparatory collegiate studies at Theresa College, near Montreal, entering in 1855 and graduating in 1863, after which he pursued his theological studies in the same institution, receiving his degree in 1870 ; for two years after his gradua- tion in 1870, he was Professor of French in the University of the lloly Cross at Worcester, Mass ..; he was ordained to the priesthood at Marquette, Mich., in 1872, after which he held services at several missions in the Diocese of Marquette till June, 1879, when he was transferred by the Bishop to St. Louis' French Church, Fond du Lac, to succeed Father Dale, whose death occurred in March previous.

HON. WILLIAM D. CONKLIN, attorney ; born in Poughkeepsie, N. Y., in 1831 ; came to Fond du Lac Co. in 1841, with his father, Henry Conklin ; he was educated at Madison and Hamilton Colleges ; graduated from the latter institution in 1852; degree of A. M. conferred in 1863; commenced the practice of law in Fond du Lac in 1854; served one term as County Judge, two terms as Alderman, and six years as Municipal Judge. He took an active part in the organization of the 14th W. V. I during the late rebellion, and was appointed Quartermaster of the reginuent, but soon relinquished the position to his brother.

COL. HORACE E. CONNIT, attorney ; was born at Elyria, Ohio, May 20, 1822 ; resided there five years, when his father died and he moved to Medina, N. Y., for nine years ; spent two years at Yates Academy ; read law three years at Lockport, N. Y., teaching a portion of the time, after which, Oct. 13, 1847, he came to Horicon, Wis. ; he was admitted to the bar the same fall, and practiced his profession at Horicon until enlisting in September, 1862, as Captain of Co. C, 29th W. V. I., in which he was promoted to Major in 1864, and Lieutenant Colonel in June, 1865 ; Col. C. was with his regi- ment in all its engagements except the Red River expedition, during which, on account of a wound received at Port Gibson May 1, 1863, he was detailed to the Quartermaster's Department in New Orleans. After leaving the army, he returned to Horicon for two years; engaged in farming two years at Oakfield ; moved to Wanpun in 1870 for four years ; spent one year on a farm, and came to Fond du Lac in 1876, where he has since practiced his profession. He was married in the town of Herman, Wis., Sept. 13, 1848, to Susan F. Chase, a native of Barry, Orleans Co., N. Y.

D. G. CRIPPEN, veterinary surgeon and proprietor of breaking and boarding stable; born in North Granville, Washington Co., N. Y., April 22, 1832; came to Fond du Lac in April, 1856. He was married in West Granville, N. Y., April 29, 1852, to Mary E. Farnsworth ; she is a native of West Granville ; they have had six children ; the living are Mary Ida, George Norman, Willard, Charles E. and Ada Belle; they have lost one son-Nathan R., who was born April 8, 1857, and died Dec. 16,

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1878. Mr. Crippen commeneed handling horses at the age of 8 years, while at home with his father ; for the last twenty-five years he has carried on the business of a veterinary surgeon ; he is among the well- known horse-trainers, and his reputation for successfully breaking horses is fully established.

ALVA CROFOOT, superintendent of Meyer's saw mill, is a native of Lewis Co., N. Y., where he was born in 1833; came to the State of Wisconsin and settled at Green Bay in 1840, whence, in 1841, he removed with his parents to Kaukauna, where they lived for two years ; in 1843, he came to Fond du Lac, and began farming, which he has continued in connection with the lumber business since ; in 1853, he began the lumber business with Brand, Olcott & Co., with whom he remained until 1865, when for a while he was out of the lumber trade ; he soon began the lumber business again for Mr. Sawyer, remaining with him until he sold out to Mr. C. J. L. Meyer, when Mr. Crofoot began for Mr. Meyer. In 1853, he married Miss Cornelia Honse, of Lewis Co., N. Y .; they have nine children, as fol- lows : Effie, now Mrs. Robbs, of Fond du Lac ; Jay P., Edward E., May, Miranda, Clinton A., Carlos B., Minnie and Ella. Mr. Crofoot was a member of the County Board in 1866 ; he owns a farm of 145 acres four miles southwest of Fond du Lac, valued at $7,250.

JAMES L. CROWLEY, grocer, was born in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1831, where he lived till he was 16 years of age, when he came to America and located in the State of Maryland, where he stayed for one year ; he then moved to West Virginia and resided there for two years ; from there he went to Ohio where he lived three years ; thence to Pennsylvania for nine months ; thence to Ohio again for a few months, and from there he came to the State of Wisconsin and settled at Fond du Lac in 1855. He was married to Miss Julia Fitzgerald, of the town of Empire, Wis., in 1856; after his marriage he settled on a farm near Empire, where he lived until 1873, when he moved to Fond du Lac and began the grocery business, which he has since followed. His wife died in May, 1872, leaving nine children, as fol- lows : John and Bridget (twins), born in 1857; Margaret, born in 1859; Mary, born in 1861 ; James, born in 1863; Catharine, born in 1865; Julia, born in 1867; Edmond, born in 1870, and Honora, born in 1872. Mr. Crowley and family are members of the Catholic Church, and he has at different times been a Trustee of the same. He is now a member of the Catholic Benevolent Society of Fond du Inc.

DAVID R. CURRAN, a native of Ithaca, N. Y., came to Fond du Lac in the fall of 1846, and has been in business and resided here ever since ; he began to clerk for his brother in a drug store in 1837, and when he came to Fond du Lac brought a stock of druggist's goods and put them upon the market as soon as a suitable building coul 1 be procured ; in 1853, R. P. Root became Mr. Curran's part- ner for one year, and, in 1858, C. F. Kalk became a member of the firm of Curran & Kalk, as Mr. Curran had been appointed Register of the Wisconsin Land Office at Menasha, which position he held three years ; in 1866, the firm of Curran & Kalk dissolved, the former continuing alone until 1873, when his son, E. S. Curran, was admitted to partnership under the firm name of D. R. Curran & Son ; in 1879, D. R. Curran retired from the firm. He has been Under Sheriff two years; Depnty County Treasurer four years ; member of the School Board thirteen years, and held other local offices. He was married at Ithaca, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1847. to Eveline Stoddard, of that city.

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The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 119

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 1082

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 1082