The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 148

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
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H. W. FROST, counselor at law and City Attorney, Waupun ; born in Windsor , N. Y., March 27, 1842; son of Sheldon Frost, who was from Watertown, Litchfield Co., Conn. ; his father was Solo- mon Frost, and had a good record as a Revolutionary soldier; Sheldon Frost died in February, 1872, at about the age of 77 ; Hubert's early days were spent on a farm ; in 1867, went into the office of Mr Barrett, Binghamton, N. Y., a prominent lawyer in that part of the country ; in April, 1870, he' went to Greene, Chenango Co., N. Y., and studied law with his uncle, Lester Chase, who had practiced law successfully for forty years in that county ; came to Waupun, Wis., Oct. 12, 1874, and engaged in law practice with J. W. Seely ; in 1878, they dissolved partnership, and he is doing a good and constantly increasing business. Married, Sept. 22, 1874, Cornelia E. Peck, daughter of Philo Peck, who was a well-to-do farmer in Che- nango Co., N. Y .; have two children-Nellie, born Sept. 19, 1875; Fannie, born May 12, 1877. Mr. Frost is attorney for the city of Waupun ; is a prominent member of the Society of Odd Fellows, and Was charter member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen ; he is also a member of the Temple of Honor.

J. S. GEE, monumental works, Waupun ; born in Cortland Co., N. Y., town of Virgil, Jan. 17, 1816 ; son of Samuel Gee, who was a farmer and a carpenter by trade; his father, John Gee, served seven years in the Revolutionary war and in most of the hard-fought battles ; he received from the Government, for his services, 640 acres of land in Cortland Co., N. Y. ; the family are of French descent ; Samuel Gee died in 1875, at the age of 80. John S. Gee shifted for himself after he was 12 years old ; learned the mason and stonecutter's trade in Ithaea, N. Y. ; he started in business in Elmira, N. Y., and, in 1837, went to Frenchtown ; in 1838, moved to Troy, Penn., and in 1840, to Danville, N. Y., in 1841, to Fre- donia ; then to Penn Line, Penn .; and, 1846, came to Waupun, Wis .; in 1853, went to California, and went into the mines; in the fall of 1855, returned to Waupun, and has been here ever since, and is to-day the oldest mason and stonecutter in the State. Mr. Gee married, in 1835, Luey A. Whiting, daughter of

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Caleb Whiting, a Presiding Elder in the Methodist Church, and a man of prominence. Children- Oscar F., enlisted in Co. D, 3d W. V. I .; was in Banks' retreat, and died from exposure; T. W. Gec enlisted in Daniell's Cav. ; was in the West and Southwest ; served his time faithfully four years ; John W. enlisted in the 3d W. V. I., and received his death-wound at battle of Antietam ; was shot through the left arm, thigh and lungs, and died in about six weeks; James E. enlisted in Co. D, 3d W. V. I., and served his time faithfully till the close of the war ; he is now a physician living at Brandon ; has an extensive practice ; he married a daughter of Gen. W. H. Taylor ; Vestalina married a Robins, who died ; she is now the wife of F. E. Sykes ; Ella married Rufus H. Oliver. Mr. Gee has held offices of trust many times. Mr. Gee had only $2.50 when he arrived in Waupun, and owes his success to his industry and good management.

ANDREW GLENDENNING, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O., Waupun ; born July 18, 1815, in Roxburgh Co., Scotland ; came to America in 1845, and settled in Fond du Lac Co., town of Alto; came to the town of Waupun in 1869. Was married, in 1844, to Ann Davison, who was born in 1806, in Newcastle upon Tyne, in England. ' Has two children living-Amelia, now Mrs. James Brisbane, of Alto, and Jane, now the wife of James Clark, living on the homestead, which consists of twenty acres of land with good buildings. Has lost two children-Jane, died in 1850, aged 2 years and 9 months, and William, who died the same year, aged 13 months. Republican.

R. L. GRAHAM, merchant tailor, Waupun ; born in Liverpool, Eng., Feb. 3, 1829 ; came to New York City in the fall of 1848; came over on the vessel Blackbird, Capt. Peabody, commander; went to Milwaukee, and worked for his board, from November till April, 1848; May 3, 1848, came to Wau- pun ; while on the way out West, Mr. Graham tried to enlist in the U. S. Army, but he wouldn't pass ; he wasn't big enough. When he came to Waupun, went to work for Howard & Tanner, tailors; was with them till 1853, when he engaged in business on his own account, and has been very successful ever since. Mr. Graham and wife returned to England May 3, 1870, on a trip of recreation and pleasure, and returned in August of the same year. Jan. 27, 1853, Mr. Graham married Selina W. Vial, who was born in Somersetshire, England ; the children were Mary Jane, died in infancy ; Amelia, died when 2 years old ; Henrietta, died when 14 months old ; Martha, died in infancy ; Harriet, died in infancy ; Frankie Lee, lived to be 6 months old ; Della M., lived to be 18 months old. Mr. Graham is eminently a self-made man, and is to be commended for his pluck and energy in pushing to the front ; he gives eminent satisfac- tion in his business, his trade extending throughout the surrounding country. He and his wife attend the Episcopal Church ; Mr. Graham is liberal and public spirited in all charitable objects; he has been the help and mainstay of his mother in the old country. Mr. Graham has one of the prettiest residences, inside and out, in the city of Waupun.

W. W. HARRIS, flouring-mill, Waupun ; born in Camden Co., N. Y., April 30, 1843; son of Stephen H. Harris, who was born and brought up in Camden Co .; he is now an old and respected citizen of Waupun. W. W. Harris learned the miller's trade in Waupun in 1861 ; in 1871, became asso- ciated with T. W. Markle ; before this, it was Harris & Son for ten years. Mr. Harris has been in the mill- ing business for many years, and is a master of the profession ; the firm is now doing a large and prosper- ous business. Mr. Harris married, Nov. 26, 1868, Amorette Newton, daughter of N. J. Newton, a respected citizen, and one of the earliest settlers in this part of the country ; the children by this marriage are Fred L., born Oct. 6, 1869; William M., born Oet. 21, 1870; Herbert J., Feb. 29, 1872; Eda M., July 25, 1874; Clyde, Jan. 1, 1877. Mr. Harris is Director of School District No. 1 ; is Fire Marshal and Alderman of North Ward.

EMIL HAVEISENN, furniture business, Waupun ; born in Germany April 20, 1836; he landed in New York May 10, 1855; went to Milwaukee, and, Aug. 15, 1860, came to Waupun ; was a porcelain painter in the old country, and, when he came to this country, engaged in carriage painting ; Jan. 1, 1862, became associated with M. Meyer, in furniture business, and, Dec. 16, 1872, Mr. Haueisen took the entire business, and has been engaged very successfully in the same line ever since ; through his industry and prudence, has accumulated a competency. He married, Dec. 16, 1862, Barbett Korder; children are Emely, born Feb. 18, 1864; Nora, Oct. 8, 1866; llattie, Aug. 30, 1869; Edwin C., in January, 1871. Mr. Haueisen is Clerk of School District No. 1. He has taken all the degrees in Odd Fellowship ; he is also agent for the Hamburg American Packet Co. Himself and family attend the Episco- pal Church. Mr. Haneisen is to be much commended for the way in which he has come to the front; it was through his own exertions only.

JAMES M. HAWKINS, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Ladoga ; born July 14, 1814, in Grafton Co., N. II., came to Wisconsin in July, 1844, and lived in the town of Burlington, Racine Co., till December, 1845, theu came to Fond du Lac Co., and settled on the farm he now occupies in the town of

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Waupun, where he has since resided ; he was the first settler in this part of the town, and it took all the lumber and shingles in Fond du Lac at the time (which was only one small load, however) to build his first house. He was married, Jan. 18, 1836, to Lucy Barrett, who was a native of Windsor Co., Vt., and died April 23, 1850, in the 40th year of her age, leaving five children-James D., lives in Blue Earth Co., Minn. ; Truman R., in Madison Co., Iowa; Lucy Y., now the wife of Charles R. Dudley, of the town of Lamartine ; Frances Evaline, now Mrs. Alexander Cook, of Wadena, Wadena Co., Minn., and Emma, now Mrs. Alfred A. Shaw, of the town of Fond du Lac. Was married the second time, May 1, 1852, to Abilene Tourtellotte, who was born July 29, 1831, in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. ; by this wife he has six children-Ida E., now Mrs. Wilber Chase, of Cottonwood Co., Minn. ; Emily C., now Mrs. George Woods, of the town of Springvale; Nellie J., now Mrs. Chester Fairbanks, of the town of Waupun ; Myron H., Alma May, and Milan E. Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins are both member of the M. E. Church, and he is Republican in politics ; was appointed by Gov. Dewey, in 1851, to survey a State road from Oshkosh to Mayville, also to survey and appraise the school lands in Fond du Lac Co. ; has 121 acres of land, valued at $60 per acre.

ELEAZAR J. HILLEBERT, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Waupun; born Sept. 17, 1807, in Genesee Co., N. Y .; parents removed to Onondaga Co., when he was a child, and from there to Cattarau- gus Co., N. Y. Mr. Hillebert was married, Sept. 12, 1831, to Laura Comstock, who was born Aug. 6, 1815, in Canada ; her parents were natives of Washington Co., N. Y., and came from Canada to Cattarangus Co., N. Y., when she was an infant. In the fall of 1848, he came to Wisconsin, and worked at black- smithing in the village of Waupun one winter, then bought a farm on Sec. 17, in the town of Waupun ; had IG0 acres and lived there till the fall of 1867, then sold out and bought the farm he now owns; has eighty acres, worth $4,000 ; held the office of Constable in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., five years. Justice of the Peace four years, and Collector two terms. Has five children-Nelsou, lives in the town of Empire ; Jane, Mrs. Luther E. Sweet, of Pennsylvania; Allen L., living in Kansas; Frances, now Mrs. Emerson Fairbanks, of Fond du Lac, and Frank, living on the homestead, with his parents ; has lost three children -John, went into the army from Jackson Co., Wis .; served about four months, and was shot at the battle of Petersburg ; Harriet J., died in New York, at the age of 4 years and 5 months, and Harriet A., wife of Lewis Johnson, of Jackson Co., Wis., died in July, 1862, leaving three children. Allen L. was in the 32d W. V. I., first in Co. B, as drummer, afterward in Co. C; was with Sherman in his famous " march to the sea ;" served three years, and was mustered out of service at the close of the war. In politics, Mr. Hillebert votes for the best man, regardless of party. Mr. Hillebert learned the blacksmith's trade of his father, and worked at it most of the time till he came West.

LUCIEN H. HILLS, farmer, Sec. 2; P. (). Ladoga ; born Nov. 13, 1818, in Mexico, Oswego Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in the summer of 1846, and settled in the town of Clinton, Rock Co., where his first house was built, of one load of lumber, hauled sixty-five miles on a wagon ; was con- sidered quite forehanded by his neighbors, as he had $15 in cash in his pocket when he came into the State ; he remained in Rock Co., till November, 1848, then came to Fond du Lac Co., and settled in the town of Waupun, where he now resides ; has 388 acres of land, worth about $17,000 ; pays a good deal of attention to stock-raising ; has now 550 head of sheep of a choice grade ; has been a member of the County Board several years, and Chairman of the town three years. The first vote he ever cast in the State of Wisconsin was against the first Constitution, and himself and neighbors went to the election with a team of seventeen yoke of oxen. May 1, 1844, was married to Anna A. Savage, of Mexico, Oswego Co., N. Y .; has four children-Mary Ida, uow Mrs. F. L. Goutermont, of Blue Earth Co., Minn. ; Marcia Adell, now Mrs. Alfred P. Morehouse, living in the town of Waupun; Henry L. and Callie L., both living at home. In politics, Republican.

EDWIN HILLYER, insurance, Waupun ; born in Portage Co., Ohio; son of Col. David Hillyer, one of the pioneers of that county, and a man of prominence; he surveyed the counties of Por :- age and Stark, Ohio; the family came to Ohio from Granby, Mass .; Edwin commenced his business career selling goods in Ohio; in July, 1847, he came to Waupun, Wis., and engaged in business, and, in 18-19, went to California ; ran the first express ever run on the Sacramento River ; there was not a frame house in Sacramento at that time ; he finally sold out his steamboat and went into the mines, and dug gold at Syracuse Bar, in which claim he had an interest ; returned to Waupun in 1852, and engaged in business with his brother in a general merchandise store ; sold out his interest and built the railroad from Horicon to Waupun, and was afterward General Agent of the road; then engaged in the insurance business; estab- lished the Dodge County Insurance Company ; was elected to the Legislature in 1852; was Chairman of Committee on Privileges of Election, and was also connected with several committees .. In 1861, he raised part of a company for the 3d W. V. I., and, the same year, raised a company for the 10th W. V. I., and

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was appointed Captain ; served his time faithfully, and was honorably discharged on account of sickness, and returned to Waupun and engaged in the insurance business, which he has been very successful in ever since. Mr. Hillyer was Deputy Warden at the Waupun Prison at one time, and it was he that laid out the beautiful grounds in front of that structure; he founded the library of the city of Waupun Feb. 18, 1858, and has been librarian ever since ; Mr. Hillyer has a fine farm of 1,100 acres in Grundy Co., Iowa, mostly under good cultivation, and he owns one of the finest residences in the city of Waupun. Mr. Hillyer married in 1848; the children were Edna C. ( married C. H. Ford, General Agent of the North German Insurance Company, and is living in New York City), Martha J., H. L. Palmer Hillyer, Homer W. and Frank ; Martha and Frank are deceased. Mrs. Hillyer is President of the State Temperance Alliance, and a prominent and efficient worker in the good cause.

J. T. HILLYER, retired farmer, Waupun ; born in Portage Co., Ohio, March 19, 1819; son of Daniel Hillyer, who was from Connecticut; he was a prosperous farmer, and also for many years a popular hotel keeper ; he was among the first settlers in Portage Co., Ohio, and kept tavern nearly thirty years in that county, and held numerous offices of trust; he died in 1875 at the age of 80. Joseph, at the age of 21, went to Cincinnati and to New Orleans, taught school at different times, also became a skillful trader, and made large sums of money at times ; after something of a roaming life, came to Wau- pun, Wis., in 1845 ; helped build the first frame house built in East Village; used to work for $10 per month in those days; his next move was to engage in the mercantile business with his brother, Edward Hillyer, which they earried on successfully about ten years; he then purchased a farm in Columbia Co., Wis., and engaged in agricultural pursuits; was there nine years, and returned to Waupun and purchased ten acres, and now has one of the finest residences and homes in the city, and has retired from active serv- ice. He married Hepsie S. Bly ; she was a sister of George W. Bly; the family was from Huron Co., Ohio; the children by this union were Mary B., boro Feb. 18, 1851, and married and living at Rock Falls, Iowa; one child, died in infancy, Oct. 23, 1857; Josephine, born March 19, 1862, and living at home. Mr. Ilillyer was on the Town Board most of the time while in Columbia Co.

L. D. HINKLEY, of the firm of Althouse, Wheeler & Co., Waupun; born in Rockville, Conn., Nov. 8, 1835 : son of Lucius Hinkley, a woolen manufacturer ; his father was Scottaway Hinkley, and was also a cloth manufacturer ; he made the first blue cloth for the United States Army; he was a descendant of the Hinkleys who came from Trenterden Kent, England, in 1635, and settled in the vicinity of Boston, at Cape Cod and Barnstable; the original purchase was in the possession of the family for 200 years ; one of the family was Thomas Hinkley, Governor of Plymouth Colony, a man of sterling integ- rity, of the good old Puritan stock of that day; Lucius Hinkley married Laura Waterman, whose ancestors were among the first settlers in Norwich, Conn .; she was a descendant, on the mother's side, of the cele- brated Hyde family, whose descendants now lay claim to many millions of dollars that have been stored away in the Bank of England for years ; Laura Waterman was, from her father's side, a descendant of the Breusters, who came over in the Mayflower; Mr. Hinkley takes a laudable pleasure in tracing back the genealogy of the family, and few can be as successful as he has been, for he follows the line back to Egbert, the earliest Saxon King of England, and has the papers to show for it. Lucius Hinkley and his family came to Waupun, Wis., in the fall of 1848, and followed agricultural pursuits. Lucius D. Hinkley, at the age of 17, went into a carriage-shop and served an apprenticeship. In the fall of 1861, enlisted in the 10th W. V. I., Co. K ; was Orderly Sergeant ; was in all the hard-fought battles that the regiment engaged in; was taken prisoner and sent to Libby Prison, then to Macon and afterward to Charleston, he made his esrape and got to within a few miles of the Federal lines, but was recaptured, and, while trying to escape the second time, in the fall of 1864, at Columbia, was shot while near the dead line, and lost his arm; the same year, was exchanged, and came back to Waupun, and shortly after went into the office of Secretary of State at Madison, and afterward engaged in the insurance business in Waupun ; in 1870, went to Chicago, and was with the Republic Insurance Co. of that city; in 1871, accepted the position of Clerk of the State Prison; in 1874, became partner in the large manufacturing concern of Althouse, Wheeler & Co. Mr. Hinkley married, Dec. 28, 1870, Lola T. Gillett, daughter of M. S. Gillett; had one child, which died in infancy ; his wife died Jan. 22, 1878.

HORATIO H. HOARD, merchant, Waupun; born in Wyoming Co., N. Y., Jan. 26, 1855; son of Harry Hoard ; he was the son of llenry Hoard; the family were among the first settlers on the Holland Purchase and were of English descent ; they took up a claim at the foot of Buffalo Hill ; Henry Hoard lived and died on the old homestead ; he delivered a Fourth of July oration when 86 years old ; Mr. Harry Hoard was a Captain in the militia when he was but 18 years old; he was Postmaster sixteen years and Justice of the Peace till the time of his death, which occurred in 1862; he was engaged in the mercantile business at Sheldon Center, Wyoming Co., N. Y., which he carried on successfully many years.

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Mr. Horatio Hoard graduated at the Oshkosh High School, and came to Waupun in August, 1872; was with John Roberts four years, and in September, 1876, formed a copartnership with A. S. Clark, under the firm name of Clark & Hoard; they have been very successfully engaged ever since; they carry one of the best assorted general stocks in this part of the country. Mr. Hoard married, Oct. 9, 1877, Elvie Wilcox, grand-daughter of the first settler of Waupun.

NELSON HOLLENDYKE, lumber merchant, Waupun ; born in Holland Jan. 16, 1821 ; son of William Hollendyke, who was a farmer in the old country ; he died in 1852, at the age of 72; Nel- son worked at the carpenter's trade at home three years for his board, and came to New York Aug. 1, 1844; went to Westfield, Chautauqua Co., Aug. 12, 1844, and did his first day's work in this country ; in the spring of 1845, he went to Milwaukee, and, in the spring of 1846, went to Fond du Lac Co. and settled on 160 acres and engaged in farming ; moved, in 1848, to Waupun and worked at his trade; in 1851, went to Portage City, and, in 1862, returned to Fond du Lac Co. and kept a lumber-yard in the town of Brandon ; June 9, 1868, came to Waupun and has been successfully engaged in the lumber business here ever since. Married, April 12, 1845, Eliza B. Loomaus, daughter of John William Loomaus, a well-to-do farmer, who is now living in the town of Alto. at the age of 86. Mr. Hollendyke was a Trustee of the city of Waupun in 1869-70, and again in 1876-77. Mr. Hollendyke came to this country a poor boy, and now has a competence through his untiring industry and good management. Himself and family are members of the Dutch Church in the town of Alto.

ELI HOOKER, attorney at law, Wanpun ; born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1820; son of Hezekiah Hooker. The family were among the earliest settlers in New England ; Eli's great-graud- father was born in Medbury, Conn., about 1720; he married Louisa Roe, who belonged to a numerous New England family. Eli's younger years were largely devoted to educational pursuits ; he attended Ith- aca Academy in all about four years, teaching school winters ; he prepared for college at Ithaca, but, having an offer to remove to the West and start a newspaper, went directly to Fond du Lac Co. in September, 1846, and, with J. (). Henning, started the Journal, which was the first paper in Fond du Lac Co .; six months later, he sold out and bought a half-interest in the Whig ; he wrote for that paper until January, 1848, when he removed to Waupun and read law with J. J. Brown ; April 17, 1854, was admitted to the bar of the Circuit Court of Fond du Lac, and was afterward admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the State, and in all the courts of Wisconsin ; for twenty years or more, he has had a large and remuner- ative business ; he is a first-class court and jury lawyer, excelling in both departments of the profession, and has all the avidity for study of his younger years. Law, the chosen pursuit of his later years, has completely absorbed his time, with the exception of fourteen months, from August, 1866, to October, 1867, when he purchased the Waupun Times, a Republican newspaper. for which he is still acting as cor- responding editor, as a means of recreation ; he is a vigorous and strong writer, as well as an able advocate. With the exception of a membership in a local School Board, which he held many years, has kept clear of politics ; he owes his success to having stuck to one thing. Mr. Hooker is a member of the Temple of Honor, a strong advocate of temperance, and has lectured more or less on the subject, being an expert speaker. He has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for twenty-five years, and Steward aud Trustee of the same ; all his influence is on the side of good morals, and a pure type of Christianity ; in early days, was a strong antislavery man. his sympathies always being on the side of the oppressed. All of his wealth is the honest proceeds of his energies and talents well expended. He never advised persons to go to law who had not, in his opinion, a good ease, invariably declining to be an advocate of a bad cause; never made a proposition of law to a jury that he did not believe to be correct. The course which he has followed has given the people the greatest confidence in him, and to it he attributes his sue- cess in legal practice and in life. The wife of Mr. Hooker was a Miss Catharine R. Sharp, daughter of Rev. John Sharp, who was for sixty years a Baptist preacher, now living in Waupuo at the age of 86. Mrs. Sharp was a descendent of the Townly family, whose property was largely confiscated at the time of the Restoration-when Charles II. came to the throne of England. Mr. and Mrs. Hooker were married Feb. 19, 1851 ; they have had four children, three of whom are living-Viola A. Hooker (the eldest child, was edneated at Lawrence University, Appleton), Culver E. Hooker (the only son, graduated at the State University, in June, 1878), and Lillie Kate ( the youngest, is being educated at the graded school of Waupun). Mrs. Hooker is one of the leaders in the humane and benevolent enterprises condueted by the women of Waupun, and is President of the Ladies' Temperance League of the place, and Treasurer of the State Alliance.

O. R. HOPKINS, mechanic, Waupun ; was born in the town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., March 1, 1818; son of Truman and Laura Hopkins, natives of Vermont ; when he was about 16 years of age, his father died, leaving a family of six children, who, with their mother, removed to Ohio in the fall

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of 1835, and settled in what was then Williams Co .; O. R. Hopkins was one of the four men who built the first log house in the town of Farmer, in that county. On the 23d of July, 1840, Mr. Hopkins mar- ried Artemissa Sawyer, who was born March 8, 1823, in Rushville, Yates Co., N. Y., daughter of Prescott and Zeruia Sawyer. In July, 1845, he came to Wisconsin and settled in Green Co., where he remained till the fall of 1847, then to Mukwonago, Waukesha Co .; in April, 1851, he went to Madison, Dane Co., Wis., and, in November, 1853, went to Milwaukee and took charge of the woodwork department of the Milwaukee Thrashing Machine Company, where he remained about fourteen years in the same business ; in the spring of 1865, he removed to Chicago, Ill., and went into the manufacture of zinc washboards, in company with his sons, A. R. and S. R. Hopkins (firm name, O. R. Hopkins & Sons) ; in the spring of 1866, he bought a farm in the town of Vernon, Waukesha Co., Wis., and followed farming four years, then rented his farm and returned to Chicago, where he again went into manufacturing, and continued in that till the great " Chicago Fire," in October, 1871, when he lost his house and shop by fire, losing about $8,000 ; after the fire, he rebuilt his shop and continued the same business, with the addition of sash, doors and blinds ; in August, 1872, he went to Rossville, Shawnee Co., Kan., but only remained till fall, when he returned to Chicago and stayed until the next spring, then built a residence in Jefferson, one of the suburbs of Chicago, and occupied it one year, then broke up housekeeping and spent some time in Ohio and Indiana ; in May, 1875, he removed with his family to Denver, Colo., but remained only three months. then returned to Chicago for the third time; stayed about three months, then went to Ohio, locating in Edgerton, Williams Co., and engaged in selling agricultural implements, which he followed till May, 1876, then removed to Waupun, Wis., where he still lives ; owns a brick residence on Mill street, north of Main. Mr. Hopkins has lost five boys-Oney R., Ettlebert R., Mason H., Ozro B. and Charles F., and has three living-Arba R., Seldon R. and Truman P.

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The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 148

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