The history of Jefferson county, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches, Part 105

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 714

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HOLMES IVES, farmer, See. 27; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; born in Wallingford, New Haven Co., Conn., Nov. 3, 1814; when 1 year old, his parents moved to Berkshire Co., Mass., where he received bis early education ; in 1835, he returned to New Haven Co., Conn .; in 1838, came to Michigan on a Government survey. Married Miss Rosanna Foss, who was born in June, 1820; had two children-Will- iam and Olive. Came to Wisconsin in spring of 1843, and located in Oakland, Jefferson Co .; owns 224 acres of land, and was one of the prime movers in naming that township Oakland. He is one of the lead- ers of the Democratic party.

JAMES N. KENNEDY, farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Cambridge ; born in Perthshire, Scotland, March 19, 1819, where he received his early education and learned the trade of carpentering; came to America in 1844, first to Milwaukee, thence to Milton, Rock Co., and from there to Cold Springs, Jeffer- son Co .; in the fall of 1845, he located in Oakland and purchased eighty acres of land, which form his homestead. In February, 1846, he married Dorothy C. Cachan ; have seven children-Daniel, Jane, Thomas, Rosanna, May, John, Dorry ; in the fall of 1846, he cut sufficient logs to build his first honse ; the fever and ague then prevailing, he could not get sufficient help to build ; he then had the logs cut into timber, and, on the 1st of January, 1847, accomplished his task, under all the disadvantages of the cold weather of the winter; in 1858, he built his present home, of frame, with good outbuildings; Mr. Ken- nedy, at different times, has bought land from the Government, owns altogether 220 acres and raises the general products of the county, horses, cattle, sheep, etc. Has served as Justice of the Peace over twenty years ; as Supervisor, one term ; in the spring of 1879, was elected Chairman of the Board of Supervisors.

ROBERT N. KENNEDY, farmer, Sec. 18 and 19; P. O. Christiana, Dane Co .; born in Perthshire, Scotland, in 1826 ; carpenter by trade; came to America in 1846 ; in 1874, came to Wiscon- sin and located in Oakland, Jefferson Co., and worked at his trade, and then engaged in farming. Married, in March, 1850, Miss Ann Matheison, who is a native of New Brunswick ; have four children-Mary J., Anna, Lizzy and Dugald. In 1852, he went to California on a mining expedition, also worked at his trade, living there till 1855, when he returned to Wisconsin. Owns 153 acres of land, raises the products of this county. Independent in politics.

JAMES LAING, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Cambridge ; born in Banffshire, Scotland, in April, 1823; born and raised on a farm ; received a fair education ; has always followed farming. Married, in Scotland, in June, 1852, Miss Ann Forbes, a native of the same shire ; have one child-Ellen, now mar- ried. In the autumn of 1854, Mr. Laing and his wife came direct from Scotland to Wisconsin ; located in Oakland Township, where he bought eighty acres, to which he has added fifty acres adjoining. Owns 130 acres well improved. Independent in politics. He and family are members of the Cambridge Pres- byterian Church.

JAMES MATHISON, farmer, Sec. 6 and 18 ; P. O. Cambridge ; born in New Brunswick, May, 1831 ; son of Dugald Mathison, who was born in Argyleshire, Scotland, in 1786. In 1829, mar- ried May Logan, a native of County Antrim, Ireland ; they had six children-James, Dugald, Henry, John, Ann and Mary. Mr. James Mathison is the oldest. Mr. Mathison, Sr., came to New Brunswick and settled there in 1830; bought a farm which he worked till 1846, when he moved West with his family, and located in Oakland Township, Jefferson Co., and purchased 200 acres of land ; lived there till his death in 1849. Mr. James Mathison and his brother, Dugald, have bought out the other heirs, and carry on the old homestead farm, making since then all the necessary improvements to make it a first-class farm; they raise cattle and hogs extensively, and horses (owns a Norman colt two years old, weighing 1,250 pounds). In 1864, they bought 145 aeres in Section 18. In the year 1850, they drew their wheat to Milwaukee and sold it for 40 and 50 cents per bushel. Independent in politics.

R. D. MERRIMAN, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; born Oet. 14, 1829, in Litchfield Co., Conn. ; horn and raised on a farm ; received a good common-school education. At an early age, he began working at farming; assisted his parents until 1850 ; then entered the butchering business, which he fol- lowed till 1857. Married, near his birthplace, Sept. 22, 1851, Miss Sarah Miller, who was born in Hooky Norton, England, in December, 1828; they have four children-Alonzo D., born Nov. 22, 1853; Adel- bert L., Sept. 9, 1858; Frank H., April 25, 1860; Seymour A., July 28, 1867. Mr. Merriman came direct from Connecticut to Wisconsin in April, 1857 ; located temporarily on Koshonong Prairie, Dane Co., where his family lived ; he worked a farm for a short time; left there in November next, and removed to Grand Marsh Township, Adams Co., where he bought an unimproved eighty acres of land, which he sold at a profit in 1857. In March, 1859, he and family removed to Jefferson Co. ; located in Oakland Town- ship, where he worked a farm on shares ; he bought forty aeres of land where he now lives, on which he built a new barn and a frame house ; in 1869, he made another purchase of sixty acres of land ; raises the usual crops and stock of the county (Durham-grade cattle) ; makes a specialty of dairying. Democrat.

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Creek, Canada, Dec. 22, 1802; they had twelve children, seven now living-John, George, Willis, Mary Ann, Esther, Caroline and Ella. In the autumn of 1843, he and family came to Wisconsin, locating in Oakland Township, Sec. 28; bought 160 acres of land, which he bought at Government price ; on his place he built and lived in a rude hut with a thatehed roof. He was a hard worker and a shrewd man- ager. He owned, at various times, many of the farms in Oakland Township. In & very early day, he used oxen for hauling wheat to Milwaukee, a distance of sixty-five miles ; he has sold wheat for the price of 25 cents per bushel ; when so unfortunate as to have his wagon break down, the cost to have it repaired was more than the money he received for his wheat. Mr. Silverthorn was a public-spirited man, and always worked for the interest and prosperity of the township. He was a Democrat. He died Jan. 6, 1873 ; his wife died July 4, 1873.

E. G. SNELL, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Oakland Center ; born in Union Township, Allen Co., Dec. 11, 1814 ; born and raised ou a farm, and received a good common-school education ; taught school for three terms; he has followed farming all his lifetime. Married, in East Lynn, Conn., Oct. 15, 1837, Miss Mariette Huntley ; she was born in Lynn, Coun., Aug. 16, 1814; they have had six children, five living-Eliza MI., born Oct. 12, 1840; George M., Nov. 15, 1842; John A., Dec. 12, 1844; Joseph H., Oct. 11, 1847 ; Mary M., March, 1850. They moved to Union Township, Oneida County, N. Y., where he engaged at farming. In 1838, they came to Wisconsin, landing in Milwaukee, where they found it impossible to lire a team, and, therefore, walked to Fort Atkinson, a distance of fifty miles, a remarkable thing for a woman to do ; located in Fort Atkinson ; they bought 99 acres of land ; since then, they have added 189 acres, and now own 288 acres well improved,; he raises a variety of crops. Mrs. Snell, for years, kept hotel ; she is a smart, business woman, and owns, herself individually, 160 acres of land, which is handsomely improved ; she also owns 40 acres of land in Iowa. They are members of the Oak- land Free-Will Baptist Church.

L. L. STETSON, farmer, Sees. 4 and 9; P. O. Lake Mills ; born three miles from the Green Mountains in Washington Co., Vt .; son of Winslow and Matilda Stetson ; his father was born in Vermont in September, 1799. Married there in 1830, Miss Matilda Rice, who was born in the same State; their four children are living-Pluma, Leander, Mary O., Sarah. Their parents came to Wisconsin in June, 1849, and located temporarily in Jefferson Township ; removed, in the spring of 1850, to Oakland Town- ship; bought 140 acres partially improved, on which his father made many improvements, and worked industrionsly until his death Jan. 1, 1854; his wife still lives on the old homestead with her son Lean- der, who has been a faithful and industrious son ; he owns 250 acres of fine land in Oakland Township ; also owns 40 acres in Lake Mills Township, Sec. 32, a total of 200 acres ; raises a variety of crops and native stock ; makes a specialty of dairying, ete. Married, in December, 1866, Miss Laura Jackson, who was born in New York ; had three children-Winslow T., Carrie A., Mabel. Mr. Stetson is a radical Republican ; was Assessor one term, in 1869; Supervisor one term, 1870.

JOHN TELFER, farmer, See. 5; P. O. Cambridge, Dane Co .; born in Scotland June 11, 1828; is a son of George and Margaret Telfer; came with his parents to New York in 1829, locating at Potsdam, St. Lawrence Co .; engaged at farming till 1846; in the spring of that year, came to Wisconsin and located in Oakland. Married Miss Elizabeth Fulton in 1852; had four children-George D., Milton, Robert T., John. Owns seventy-five acres of land, under good enltivation. Member of I. O. O. F. Republican.

ROBERT D. THOMSON, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Cambridge, Dane Co .; born in Aber- deenshire, Scotland, June 12, 1812, where lived till 14 years old, when he went to Edinburgh, to assist his brother in the grocery business ; remained three years. In the spring of 1829, he came to America, and remained in New York City eighteen months, in the grocery business, then changed with the bakery business till June, 1854. Married, in New York City, February, 1842, Miss Jessie Anderson ; she is a native of Huntley, Scotland ; born there in April, 1812 ; have five children -- Alexander D., Isa- bella, Robina, David, William. In the spring of 1844, came to Wisconsin and located in Oakland Town- ship, on the shores of hake Ripley, where he bought 160 acres of land, where he now lives, raising the general products of the county ; makes dairying a specialty. Radical Republican. Has served over eight years as Township Clerk, and Assessor four terms.

JACOB WAGNER, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; born in Bavaria Jan. 5, 1847 ;. he is the son of Jacob and Bena Wagner ; his father was born in Bavaria Dec. 18. 1811; he was brought up a farmer ; at the age of 14, he was left with a widowed mother, of whom he was the only support. Married, in Bavaria, in 1840, Miss Bena Kulls, who was born in Bavaria in 1817; had seven children, four living -- Bena, Jacob, Frederick, Catharine. In IS52, he came, with his parents, to Wisconsin ; they located in Waukesha Co., where bis father bought a farm, to which he devoted time

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and industry up to the time of his death, in May, 1878. His wife still lives on the old homestead. Jacob lived with, and assisted his parents at farming until 1871. Married in Waukesha Co. Jan. 4. 1871 ; in the spring of 1871, he and his wife came to Oakland, where he purchased a farm of 120 acres and improved it ; raises a variety of crops and native stock. Independent in politics ; liberal in religion.

C. H. P. WILCOX, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; born in Painesville, Lake Co., Ohio, Aug. 8, 1822, where he received a good, common-school education. £ In 1839, came West and located on the Manitou Islands, where he stayed a couple of months ; on the 17th of June, 1839, landed in Milwaukee, and engaged at farm labor till 1841 ; he moved to Sauk Co., on Sauk Prairie. Married, in September, 1844, Charlotte Ward, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y .; she died July 18, 1875. Married again, October, 1877, in Niles, Mich., Mrs. C. Snider ; purchased a farm of eighty acres in Delafield, and sold it in 1847, and purchased, in Sec. 11, 150 acres, which he worked till the spring of 1852, when he sold his farm and went to California, remaining there until 1855 ; returned and bought 160 aeres in his present place, raising the usual products of the county ; was Treasurer of Town two terms ; Supervisor, five terms ; Assessor, two terms. Republican.

SUMNER TOWNSHIP.

GEORGE W. ARMSTRONG, farmer ; P. O. Busseyville ; was born in Knox Co., Ohio, October, 1820, and, after attending school for a short time, commenced farming; in May, 1846, he came to Wisconsin and located in the eastern portion of Sumner Township, where he pursued the occupation of a farmer; in 1848, he went to Missouri and engaged in hewing wood until April, 1850, when he returned to Sumner Township, where he has since resided ; in 1850, he purchased forty acres of ground, and, subsequently, sixty-five acres, upon which he made considerable improvements ; in 1852, he went to California, where he remained until the fall of 1857, returning on December 10, when he again engaged in farming; in 1874, he sold his farm and went to Missouri in search of a good location, but, not being pleased, returned again to Wisconsin; in the fall of 1875, he bought a farm of 148 acres in Sumner Township, where he at present resides. In 1877, he married, in Cambridge, Dane Co., Mrs. Sarah Olsen; born in Norway in 1853; they have one child-Alice. Mr. Armstrong is Independent in politics, and by his own efforts, has been very successful in his farming pursuits.

NICHOLAS BARTH, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; was born on the left side of the Rhine, in France, Nov. 19, 1810 ; he received a common-school education, and, at the age of 17, began learning the trade of cabinet making, and, for ten years, traveled through France and Germany, working as his trade. November 19, 1842, he married, in Englebein, Germany, Miss Elnora Ernaath, born June 29, 1817 ; had ten children-Amelia, Gustave, Ferdinand, Bertha, Robert H., Laura, I. C. W., Julia H. and Annette. In June, 1845, he moved to New York and worked at his trade ; in August, 1846, he removed to Milwaukee, where he again worked at his trade till December ; he then came to his present location and purchased forty acres of land, subsequently buying 106 more. He is a strong Dem- ocrat.

PHILLIP BECKER, farmer, Secs. 2 and 3; P. O. Fort Atkinson ; was born in Prussia Sept. 12, 1824. He received a common-school education, and, in 1845, came direct to Wisconsin with his father and mother, Henry and Mary Gertrude Becker. His father located and bought a farm in Oak- land Township, Jefferson Co., and Phillip assisted him in working it until 1859, when he bought a farm of forty acres. He married, in May, 1850, in Oakland, Miss Carolina Christians Kelen, born on the Rhine, Germany, Oct. S, 1829 ; they had four children, three living-Fred William (born in 1852), Louisa (1855) and Carolina (1858). In 1853, he rented his farm in Oakland and moved to Sumner Township, where he bought seventy-four acres, and has since purchased 282 acres, and now owns 356, upon which he has made a large number of improvements. He is a Democrat, and, together with his family, is a member of the Fort Atkinson Lutheran Church.

RUFUS BINGHAM, farmer, Secs. 19 and 30 ; P. O. Albion, Dane Co., Wis .; born in Pike Co., Penn., May 14, 1816; received a common-school education ; was a farmer. He came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1839. For a time, he wandered over Jefferson and Dane Cos., looking for a location ; bought 200 acres of land in Sumner Township, on the shore of Lake Koshkonong, which affords an abund- ance of water for stock ; did not move on it until 1861. In 1839, he settled and engaged in farming in

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Milton Township, Rock Co. In the fall of 1841, he returned to his home in Pike Co., Penn. Married, in P'almyra, Penn., in February, 1846, Miss Esther Ainsley, who was born in Pike Co., Penn .; they have four children-Ella, Florence, Amanda and Emeline. Mr. Bingham remained in Pennsylvania until 1849 ; then came again to Wisconsin in the spring of 1849; farmed in Milton Township till the fall of 1851 ; returned home to his family in Pennsylvania ; there he again farmed ; spring of 1859, he came to Wisconsin again, bringing his family with him. He located them in Milton Township, where he managed a farm of' 160 acres, owned by his brother. In 1861, removed his family to his own farm, where they are now living ; has purchased, in addition, fifty acres. He now owns 250 acres of land, which is situated on the north shore of Lake Koshkonong; is one of the most picturesque places in that portion of the State. In April, 1879, he was elected Side Supervisor of the township. He formerly was a Democrat ; since the late action of Congress, he entertains strong thoughts of changing.

PETER BINKERT, miller ; P. O. Busseyville ; was born in Canton Aargau, Switzerland, May 18, 1838. He came to Wisconsin in 1852, and engaged at farming, which he followed till 1861. He then apprenticed himself to Mr. Thomas Bussey, of Busseyville, to learn the business of flour-milling. In May, 1865, he married Miss Wilhelmina Volkman ; has nine children-Emma, Eliza, Augusta, Minnie, Albert, Nellie, Ida, Benjamin and an infant unnamed. In the spring of 1870, he went with his family to Lake City, Calhoun Co., Iowa, where he purchased 140 acres of land. In 1877, he returned to Bus- seyville, and resumed the ocenpation of a miller, which he now follows. In August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. D, 23d W. V. I., from which he was honorably discharged in November, 1864.

THOMAS BUSSEY, farmer, miller and proprietor of cheese-factory; born in Yorkshire, England, Nov. 15, 1813; born and raised ou a farm ; he served as coachman for the Archdeacon of Can- terbury, who is next the highest religious official of England. In the spring of 1864, he with his brother, John, came direct from England to Wisconsin ; they located in Albion Township, Dane Co., where Thomas bought 360 acres of wild land, on which he and his brother lived and worked and made all the neces- sary improvements ; they built the first brick house in that neighborhood ; some years afterward, Thomas disposed of his property in Dane Co. In the spring of 1855, Thomas removed to this township, located and bought a number of acres of land, to which he has added, until he now owns 427 acres ; raises a variety of crops, and makes a specialty of tobacco ; raises native stock, and takes pride in the dairying business ; he has at various times erected four houses. In the spring of 1856, he built a large stone mill, which ran by water-power ; the mill has three run of stone, and has been in operation ever since. In the spring of 1874, Mr. Bussey built a large cheese-factory, which has been in successful operation sine. The village of Busseyville was named after him ; he is a man of much enterprise ; Republican.

JACOB EMRATH, farmer, Secs. 16 and 17; P. O. Busseyville ; was born in Hesse-Darm- stadt, Germany, March 15, 1823; attended a common-school up to the age of 17 years, when he learnt the business of tailor, which he followed for two years. In 1845, he emigrated to America, landing at New York City, where he obtained employment until July, 1846. In that year, he came to Milwaukee, and remained here until 1850, when he settled in Sumner Township, purchasing in conjunction with his brother, Peter, a farm of 102 acres on Section 16. In 1863, he sold his share to his brother, and, in the same year, married Miss Lonisa Kerby, who was born the shores of Lake Kosbkonong in 1841 ; has had four children, three of whom are living-Emma, Frank and Lois. In 1863, he purchased 172 acres, and now owns 300 acres, situated on the shore of Lake Koshkonong, which he has been at considerable pains to improve by the erection of fine barns and out-houses. IIe is Independent in politics, and liberal in religion.

NIELS HALVERSON, harness-maker, Busseyville; was born in Norway Oct. 30, 1815 ; at the age of 18, he apprenticed himself to a harne-s-maker, from whom he learned that trade, and, at the age of 24 years, started for himself. He married in Norway May 4, 1847, Miss Ingebar Aamirsen, who was born June 24, 1824; had eight children-Kisten, Irene, John, Auna, Peter, Lena, May and Amelia. June 6, 1849, he and his family started from Norway for Wisconsin, where he located in Christiana Township, and engaged in farming. In December, 1861, he enlisted in Company H, 15th W. V [., with whom he made a good record ; when mustered out, he returned to Dane C )., and re-engaged in farming ; in 1868, he resumed the occupation of harness-miking, and. in 1871, removed to Busseyville, where he started a harness-maker's business, which he still follows.

C. G. HAMMARQUIST. Postmaister, merchant and farmer, Busseyville ; born in Nowkop- ing. Sweden, in November, 1822; he attended a select school, and received a very good education ; his father was a wine merchant in Nowkoping, Sweden ; when C. G. was 16, he went into his father's store to learn the business, which he followed until his father's death ; in 1840, began farming near Stockholm; in .August, 1843, he came direct to Wisconsin ; located at Pine Lake, then in Milwaukee (now Waukesha

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The history of Jefferson county, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches, Part 105

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1879 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 714

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1879
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 714