The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 157

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Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
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settled at Belgium, Wis., in 1856, where they reside; they have five children-Joseph, Mary (now wife of J. Burkel ), Annie, wife of M. Briat, Katie, wife of John Hennen.

ADOLPH KOMMERS, Mount Calvary; was born in Neumagen, Prussia, in 1803. He inarried, in his native country, Katrina Rohr. They emigrated to America in 1847 ; settled in Calumet. Fond du Lac Co., where they remained until the following year, when they removed to Marshfield, which has been their home since ; their children are four-Mary (wife of M. J. Miesen) Matthias ( a merchant in Mount Calvary), Peter (lives in Minnesota ), Katrina ( wife of John P. Butz, Mount Calvary. )

MATTHIAS KOMMERS, dealer in general merchandise, Mt. Calvary ; was born in Ger- many July 4, 1841 ; in 1847, he emigrated to America with his parents, Adolph and Katarine Kommers; they settled in the town of Calumet, this ( Fond du Lac) county, and lived there until 1848, when they moved to Marshfield, where the subject of this sketch received a preliminary education ; he afterward attended school at Milwaukee, where he received a thorough business education; he was in Nevada and California from 1861 until 1868; while he was in Nevada, he became proprietor of a valuable silver mine at Austin, which he afterward sold at a high figure. Jan. 7, 1869, he married. at Mt. Calvary, Margaret Wolf; she was born Jan. 23, 1851, near Wolf's Lake, town of Marshfield (the lake indicated was named for her parents, Ludwig and Anna K. Wolf, who settled in the vicinity of the lake in 1847); their chil- dren are Adolph, William, Ludwig, Joseph, Mary and Dana. Mr. Kommers engaged in the mercantile business in Mt. C'alvary in 1877 ; he has a large and constantly increasing trade; his business averages about $30,000 a year ; in politics, Mr. K. is a Democrat.

FRED KONZ, farmer and manufacturer, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Calvary Station ; was born in Prussia, Aug. 5, 1841. In 1846, his parents. Mathias and Helena Konz, came to this (Fond du Lac) county, and settled in the town of Marshfield, where the subject of this sketch attended school until 1855, when he went to Green Bay, Wis., and engaged to learn the blacksmith trade; he remained in Green Bay until 1860, then returned to Marshfield and has since resided there. Mr. Konz was one of the organizers and first Board of Directors of the Marshfield Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and was elected President of the company in 1876, a position he still fills with credit; he is Chairman of the Town Board of Super- visors since 1876, and has been District School Clerk three years. In polities, he is a Democrat. Nov. 25, 1869, Mr. Konz married, at Mt. Calvary, Mary Wolf, daughter of Ludwig and Anna K. Wolf; they have nine children-Louis, John, William, Joseph, Henry, Frank, Mary, Julia and Peter. Mr. Konz owns a finely located farm ; he and his brother, John Konz, have established a wagon and general repair shop, on Sec. 15, where they do a good business in repairing and manufacturing buggies, wagons, etc. JOHN KONZ, of the firm of Konz Bros., proprietors of wagon and general repair shops ; Calvary ; was born in Kries Cochem, Germany, Sept. 16, 1839. In 1847, he emigrated to America, with his parents, Mathias and Helena Konz, and settled in the town of Marshfield, this ( Fond du Lac) county, where he remained until 1857, when he went to Green Bay, there he learned the wagon-making trade. He married, at Mt. Calvary, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1864, Gertrude Wolf (daughter of Lud- wig and Anna K. Wolf, who settled in the vicinity of the lake that now perpetuates their name in Marshfield, this-Fond du Lac-county ) ; their children are Joseph, Julia, Amelia, Mary, Mathew, Clara, Paulina and Josephine. In politics, Mr. K. is a Democrat ; he has been elected to various local offices. The Konz Bros. established their present place of business in 1862; they have a large trade, and their work is noted for durability and neatness.

ANTOINE KRAEMER, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Mt. Calvary ; was born in Mullenbach, Kries Cochem, Germany, Jan. 28, 1819. He emigrated to America in 1842, came to Wisconsin the same year, and settled in Fond du Lac Co., thus becoming a pioneer settler. Dec. 13, 1843, he married Mary Ann Brost, daughter of John and Anna K. Brost, who settled in the town of Calumet, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1842 ; she was born in Ulmen, Kries Cochem, Germany, Oct. 8, 1826, died on the 4th of January, 1879, in Marshfield ; she was a sincere and Christian woman, and one that will be long remembered for her many acts of kindness ; they had fourteen children, eight of whom are living-Matthias, who married in Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Mary Munich, they are now living in Mitchell Co., Towa; Mary, the wife ot Joseph Pauly, Taycheedah ; Katie, wife of John Classen, Mitchell Co., lowa ; Barbara, wife of C. Ammen, Marshfield ; Francisco, wife of George Berenz, Sheboygan Co., Wis. ; Marguerite, Sister of Mercy, Fond du Lac; John and Magdalene. Mr. Kraimer owns 245 acres of land, well improved ; he has now resided in Marshfield for more than thirty-seven years, and therefore is the oldest settler now living, in that town. Himself and wife were the first couple married that resided in Marshfield. In polities, Mr. K. is a Democrat.

MATTHIAS LITZEN, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 9; P. O. Calvary ; was born in Marsh- field, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., June 7, 1848. Sept. 5, 1878, he married, in Marytown Church, Fond du

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Lac Co., Wis., Annie Wolf; she was born in the city of Fond du Lac in 1862; they have one child- Lonis. Mr. Litzen owns 217 acres of land, most desirably located and finely improved ; he is a Democrat in polities. Ilis father, Matthias Litzen, was born in Germany in 1818. He married, in his native country, Anna Storen ; they emigrated to America in 1846 ; settled in Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., the same year ; he died in 1870 ; she is still living; their children are Clara, now the wife of Joseph Schmitz, of Marshfield ; Elizabeth, wife of Theodore Wolf, of Manitowoc Co., Wis .; Matthias, whose name heads this sketch ; Jacob, deceased ; Katie, wife of Fred Remiger, St. Cloud. Wis .; Maggie, wife of Jacob Schiller, Wood Co., Wis .; Mary. Mrs. M. Litzen's parents were Peter and Annie K. Wolf; they settled in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1847, afterward came to Fond du Lac City, where they lived several years ; both are now deceased ; their children are Gertrude, wife of John Blunes, Milwaukee ; John H., of St. Cloud, Wis .; Mary, wife of John Fuchs, Calumet ; Louis, now a resident of Milwaukee ; Annie, wife of Matthias Litzen.

JOHN J. MICHELS, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Calvary ; was born in Kries Cochem, Ger many, Nov. 11, 1820. 1Te married Anna M. Winken; they emigrated to America in 1852; settled in Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., where they have since resided; their children are Maggie ( now wife of Antoine Mullenbach, of Calumet ), Mary ( wife of l'eter Mullenbach, also of Calumet), Paul, Lambert, Peter and Gertrude; Mr. Michels owns 155 acres of land. In polities, he is a Democrat. He was a soldier in the German Army two years.

M. J. MIESEN, farmer, and Secretary of the Marshfield Fire Insurance Co., Mt. Calvary, Was born in Eppenberg, Kries Cochem, Germany, Dec. 24, 1829; he attended the schools in his native village, and acquired a liberal education ; in 1847, he emigrated with his parents, Peter and Elizabeth Miesen ; they settled in the town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., where the subject of this sketch remained but a short time before he went to Du Page Co., Ill., where he lived about three years, working on a farm during the summer and attending school in the winter months; from Du Page Co. he went to Mor- gan Co., and thence to Sangamon Co., Ill., where he also attended school; he lived in the three counties indi- cated between fonr and five years. He then returned to this town ( Mashfield ), and August 9, 1854, married. at Mt. Calvary, Mary Kommers, daughter of Adolph and Katarina Kommers, who are still living, and were pioneers of the town of Marshfield; they have twelve children-Katarina ( now wife of A. Hardwork, Deca- tur Co., Kan. ), M. J., Jr .; Margaret (wife of P. Bernard, Decatur Co., Kan. ), Peter, Adolph, Marian, Paul- ina, Francisco L., Veronica J., Anna K., Clara K., and Juliana Marguerite; Mr. Miesen was one of the organizers of the Marshfield Insurance Co., was elected Secretary at its organization in 1874, and has filled that position since, to the satisfaction of all interested; he was Town Clerk of Marshfield twenty years, and .Justice of the Peace an equal length of time; was County Superintendent of the Poor twelve years, also Town Treasurer and Assessor several years ; he has been Notary Public over six years-a position he still holds ; he owns 120 acres of land. He is a Democrat in politics.

PETER MIESEN (deceased), was born June 1, 1793, in Eppenberg, Kries Cochem, Prus- sia. He married, in his native country, Elizabeth Lamperich ; she died in Eppenberg, Prussia, and he emigrated to this country in 1847, and settled in the town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., where he resided until his death, March 17, 1869.

ANTHONY ROTHGERY, Postmaster and merchant tailor, Mt. Calvary; was born in Sheffield, Lorain Co., Ohio, Dec. 4, 1842 ; when he was about 1 year old, his parents moved to Cleve- land, Ohio, where he was educated, and afterward learned the tailor's trade; in 1864, he came to Wis- consin, and worked in the city of Fond du Lac until 1868, in which year he came to Mt. Calvary and engaged in merchant tailoring ; he was appointed Postmaster in 1877. He married, at Mt. Calvary, Mary V. Enders ; she was born in the town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis .; they have four ebildren- Christine W., Theodore B., Amelia and Ida K. His father, John Rothgery, lives in Cleveland, Ohio; he was twice married, his first wife being Anna G. Olig; she died in Cleveland; the children by this marriage are Anthony, Joseph, Christine (who is now the wife of Joseph Enders, of Marshfield) ; Joseph, the second oldest of the above named, served in an Ohio regiment during the war of the rebel- lion . Mr. Rothgery's second wife was Katie Dean, by whom there are three children.

PETER SCHRAGE, dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, Calvary Station, was born in Schwelm, Prussia, Sept. 13, 1846; when he was 5 years old, he emigrated with his parents ( Peter C. and Julia Schirage), to Sheboygan, Wis., where he remained until 1862, when he came to the town of Marshfield ; he established the first general store in Calvary Station in 1868, and was engaged in the mercantile business from that time until 1877, when his store was burned; he shortly afterward erected the house he now occupies. Feb. 12, 1862, he married Mary Wagner, daughter of Hon. Joseph Wagner ;

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they have four children-Roselin, Alida, Mary and Herman. In polities, Mr. Schrage acts with the Democratic party.

RICHARD SCHIRAGE, dealer in general merchandise, Mt. Calvary ; was born in Schwelm, Germany, Oct. 7, 1817 ; he is the son of Peter C. and Julia Sehrage, and emigrated with them to She- boygan, Wis .. in 1855; thenee to Marshfield in 1862; in 1863, he went to Fond du Lac and learned the tinner's trade, and afterward went to Chicago, Ill., and worked at his trade there about four years; in 1867, he established a tinshop in Mt. Calvary, which he still runs in connection with his general store; in 1868, he bought of his father, who had been engaged in the mercantile business at Mt. Calvary several years, the mercantile store he now does business in. Nov. 26, 1868, he married, at Mt. Calvary, Julia Bohu; she was born April 10, 1848; they have six children-Charlie P., born Oet. 11, 1869; Bertha M .. born April 23, 1871 ; Adelaide J., born Jan. 26, 1873; Petronelia A., born Feb. 20, 1875 ; Bertha M., born Oct. 17, 1876 ; Gustave L., born Jan. 1, 1879. Mr. Schrage is a Demoerat in polities.

STEPHEN SIMON. farmer, See. 5; P. O. Heinsburg; was born in Kries Mien, Germany, March 29, 1846; while he was yet a child, his parents emigrated to America, and settled in the town of Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., where Stephen received a liberal education. In 1868 he married, in Fond du Lac, Anna Schneider, daughter of Stephen and Mary K. Schneider, who were natives of Ger- many, and emigrated to this country, and settled in Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in about 1846, where Anna, the wife of the subject of this sketeh, was born. Immediately after their marriage, Mr. Simon and wife moved to Marshfield, and it has been their home since; their children are John, Peter, Joseph, Annie and Gertrude. Mr. Simon owns 120 acres of land; he has been Justice of the Peace several years, and has filled various other local offices. In polities, he aets with the Democratic party. His father, John Simon, married in his native country (Germany), Gertrude Koenigs, they came to this country as before stated, in 1846, settling in Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., the same year, where they still reside.

CHRISTIAN STEPHANY, farmer, Sce. 3; P. O. Heinsburg ;. was born in Germany Jan. 12, 1829; was a soldier in the German Army three years ; emigrated to America in 1855, settled in Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Feb. 9, 1859 ; he married at St. John's Church, Taycheedah, Mar- guerite lloffman, daughter of Gerhart and Annie K. Hoffman, who settled in Taveheedah, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1846; she was born in Brookhausen, Kries Adana, Germany, Feb. 12, 1830. Immediately after their marriage, they moved to this town ( Marshfield ), where they have sinee resided ; their children are Peter, Elizabeth, Katie, Mary( deceased ), Gertrude, Magdalene (deceased ), Annie (deceased ), Anna M. T. Mr. Stephany owns 140 acres of land ; it is well improved. In politics, he is a Democrat. His parents were Frederick and Anna M. Stephany ; they died in Germany ; they had eleven children, three of whom came to America, viz. : Jolin, a resident of this town ( Marshfield) ; Elizabeth, ( wife of Peter Krebsch, Tayehee- dah ), and Christian, whose name heads this sketch. Mrs. C. Stephany's parents were Gerhart and Annie K. Hoffman ; they settled in Tayeheedah, this (Fond du Lac) county, in 1846 ; he died in Taycheedah, May 20, 1877 ; she is still living; their children are Marguerite, wife of Christian Stephany ; Chresiant, who is now married, and lives at Stacyville, Mitchell Co., Iowa; John, also married, and lives in the town of Taycheedah, this ( Fond du Lac) county.

HON. JOSEPH WAGNER, See. 34; P. O. Mt. Calvary. This distinguished citizen of Marshfield was born in Meckenbueren, Wurtemburg, Germany, Oct. 19, 1809. He received an academie education at Stuttgardt, the capital of Wurtemburg, and when he was in his seventeenth year, was employed by the government in the capacity of government surveyor, which position he held for seven years. In 1832, he emigrated to the United States, and taught school in Troy, N. Y., and vicinity, several terms. In 1816, he came to Wisconsin and settled in Marshfield, where he has continued to reside since ; he has been a member of the Town and County Boards of Supervisors from 1848 until 1873-25 years; from 1848 until 1861, when the system was changed, was Town Superintendent of Schools ; was a mem- ber of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1856-58, 1867-68 and 1871; he was elected to the Senate in 1871, and re-elected in 1873, receiving 1,073 votes, against 935 for Andrew Dierenger (Independent) ; during all the time Mr. Wagner was in office, he was the most efficient guardian of the interests of the tax-payers to whom the management of the public affairs of the county were ever intrusted ; in all the relations of life, public or private, Mr. Wagner has few if any superiors ; he is a public-spirited, enterprising citizen, and one whose honesty and fidelity to public and private trusts is unimpeachable ; he is an excellent seholar, a close reader and deep thinker, is eminently qualified by nature and education to be a leader in public affairs. Mr. Wagner has been twice married ; his first wife was Mary Dubois, she died in Marshfield in 1854; by this marriage there are two children-Mary, wife of Peter Sehrage, and Joseph, grain mer- chant at Calvary. His present wife was Katie Dieterieh, their children are Rosa, Charlotte, Lillian and

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Albert. In politics, Mr. Wagner is identified with the Democratic party, and is indissolubly connected with the history and progress of that party in Fond du Lac and surrounding counties. He has displayed at all times great independence, never yielding his own deliberate judgment to popular applause, or sacri- fieing his own convictions to the prevailing sentiments of the day.

JOSEPH WAGNER, Jr .. grain merchant, and station agent at Calvary station ; was born in what is now the town of Marshfield, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Oct. 9, 1841. He is the son of Hon. Joseph Wagner, of Marshfield, who was for a number of years a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and a member of the Senate in 1871 and 1873. Joseph was educated at the Troy Academy, Troy, N. Y. He was married in Albany, N. Y. to Miss A. Updyke; they have four children-Joseph, Marion, George and Addie. Mr. Wagner has been station agent at Calvary station about seven years. He is extensively engaged in the grain business. Is a Democrat in politics.

PETER WEBER, proprietor of general repair and blacksmith shop, Mt. Calvary, was born in the town of Calumet, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Nov. 3, 1842; in 1863, he went to San Francisco, Cal., and lived in California and Nevada until 1868, in which year he returned to this (Fond du Lac) county. and established his present business at Mt. Calvary. Nov. 3, 1868, he married, in Mt. Calvary, Pauline Flatz, daughter of John and Mary A. Flatz, natives of Germany, who emigrated to the city of New York in 1851, thence to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1852, where they resided until their coming to Marshfield, in 1856, where he died ; she is still living. They have seven children -Clara M., Mary A., Josephine M., Joseph P., Martina M., John A. and Albertina M. Mr. Weber is a Democrat; he has been Justice of the Peace three years; has also been a mem- ber of the Town Board of Supervisors. He manufactures, in connection with A. Schmiddlecoffer, the Davis Stump and Rock Extraetor, one of the most effective machines made for that purpose ; it was awarded the Centennial Medal, and was also awarded the first premium at the Michigan State Fair, in 1876, and the Ohio State Fair in 1878; it possesses a combination of advantages which commends it to general use, being light, simple and durable ; it is so constructed that it can be easily operated in any posi- tion by one man, and with equal facility on level or uneven ground ; the height to which a weight may be raised by this machine is only limited by the length of the chain ; twelve pounds, applied to its nine-foot lever, will raise one ton. Peter Weber's parents were Antoine and Katie Weber, oatives of Germany, who emigrated to this country in 1842, settling in Wisconsin the same year, thus becoming pioneer set- tlers ; they now reside in Taycheedah, where they have lived over a quarter of a century. Their surviving children are Mary, now the wife of N. Steffes, of Taycheedah ; Anna M., wife of N. Gilles, of the town of Forest ; Peter, whose name appears at the head of this sketch.

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WILLIAM BERRY, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 6; P. O. Fond du Lae; was born in Lewis Co. N. Y., Nov. 10, 1828 ; he served in Co. A, 10th N. J. V. I., during the Mexican war ; was promoted First Ser geant of his company ; he was honorably discharged, at Fort Hamilton, N. Y., at the close of the war, in 1848 in the following year, he came West, and located in this ( Fond du Lac) county. In 1852, he returned to Lewis Co., N. Y., and there married Miss Sophia Alexander, a native of the town of Martinsburg, N. Y .; immediately after they were married, they came to Taycheedah, which has been their home since; they have four children-William, Emily, Henry, and Edward C. Mr. Berry may well be proud of his record during the war of the rebellion, of the efficiency with which he raised and drilled companies, and the active part they took in defending their country's honor. llc was Captain of Co. I, 5th W. V. I., was after- ward appointed Drill Master of 18th W. V. I. ; was with that regiment in the battle of Shiloh, in which he took an active part. Politically, Mr. Berry is a Republican, and a firm supporter of its principles; he owns 205 acres of land, well located and improved, and is extensively engaged in stock-raising ; he takes an active interest in public affairs, and does all in his power to advance the common interests of the county.

LEMUEL BISHOP (deceased ), was born in Martinsburg, Lewis Co., N. Y. He married, in hisnative town, Lucinda Bowen ; she was born in Martinsburg, Sept. 15, 1815 ; in 1845, they cmigrated to Wisconsin, and settled at Taychcedah, where he died in 1857; in the early history of Taycheedah, he was elected to many local offices, and took a prominent part in the advancement of its educational and other public interests. She is still living in Taycheedah, and is one of the oldest residents now living there ; she owns 115 acres of land ; their children are Levi T., who was a soldier in Co. 1, 5th W. V. 1 .. during

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the war of the rebellion, he now lives in Utah Territory ; Lewis H., a farmer, Taycheedah, he married Virginia Smith ; Lorinda C., wife of J. H. Gibson, Taychcedah ; Lueretia E .; Leverett G., who died in 1879 ; he was soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war ; Luke W., Lois and Lafayette. Mrs. L. Bishop's father, Asa Bowen, was a native of Guilford, Conn., and was a soldier in active service during the war of 1812. He married Mehitabel Boyden ; both died in Lewis Co., N. Y. ; they had nine children, five of whom are now living-Sally, who married Sanford Peebles; he was in the war of 1812, and is now deceased ; Daniel, now a resident of Eaton Co., Mich ; Levi, now a resident of Plymouth Co., Iowa, and Mrs. Bishop ; Henry, who lives in Eaton Co., Mich.

WILLIAM BRUSH, farmer, Sees. 29 and 30 ; P. O. Peebles ; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., May 6, 1836 ; his father, Alexander Brush, was married twice ; his first wife, Jane Story, was the mother of the subject of this sketch ; she died in Delaware Co., N. Y .; he married again-Jeanette Mur- ray ; in 1849, they emigrated to this ( Fond du Lac) county, William coming with them ; they settled in the city of Fond du Lac, and he attended the common schools, receiving a liberal education. In 1868, he married, in Fond du Lac, Miss Sopbia Johnson ; after their marriage they moved to Marinette, Wis., where they lived until the autumn of 1879, when he purchased the farm he now resides on. They have one ehild-Mary J. Mr. Brush's farm is finely improved, and contains 153 acres, and possesses all of the natural advantages native to Fond du Lac Co. In politics and religion, liberal.

H. R. CHARLES, farmer, Sec. 17 ; P. O. Peebles; was born in Taycheedah, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., Nov. 6, 1848. lle married, in Fond du Lac City, Miss Ellen Esterbrook ; they have two children -George and May. Mr. Charles is extensively engaged in farming. In polities, he is a Republican. His father, Richard B. Charles, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1818; came to America in 1840 : lived three years in New York City, at the end of which time he came to Wisconsin ; located in this ( Fond du Lac ) county ; moved to Lima Township, Rock Co., in 1851. He married Miss Lydia J. Rockwell, of Allegany Co., N. Y., in 1848; they had two children, viz., Henry R., whose name heads this sketch, and Cornelia, who died in 1862, aged 10 years. They own about 1,000 acres of land in various parts os Wisconsin.

ROBERT CONK LIN, Postmaster, Peebles; was born in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess Co., N. Y., in 1825, where he received a liberal education ; in 1841, he came to Fond du Lac Co., there being at that time not over twenty-five families in the county. In May, 1852, he married, at Calumet, Fond du Lac C'o., Miss Sarah Tallmadge, daughter of Wm. R. Tallmadge ; they have three children-Lora, now the wife of B. Spencer, Fond du Lac City ; Robert J. and Miss Julia. Mr. Conklin is Postmaster of Peebles Post Office; he is also Superintendent of the Taycheedah and Green Bay plank-road. In politics, he is a Republican. His father, Col. Henry Conklin, was a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y .; was a Colonel of New York regiment of State militia. lle married, in New York City, Miss Mary Ann Hewitt; in 1841, they came to this ( Fond du Lac) county, thus becoming pioneer settlers ; they are both deceased. Their children are Henry H., Deputy Sheriff, Fond du Lac; Robert, whose name appears at the head of this sketch : William D., attorney at law, Fond du Lac ; Theodore, James, Edgar ( deceased ), Mary, wife of B. F. Moore, Fond du Lac ; Miss Fannie M. Mrs. Robert Conklin's father, Maj. William R. Tallmadge, was born in Schenee- tady, N. Y .; came to Fond du Lac Co. in 1842 ; he was twiee married ; he died in 1879. He was a man of indomitable energy, and of progressive mind. His children are R. G. Tallmage, Fond du Lac ; Sarah, wife of Robert Conklin ; Mrs. N. W. Northam, of Calumet, Mary and William Tallmadge.

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The history of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Part 157

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