USA > Wisconsin > Jefferson County > The history of Jefferson county, Wisconsin, containing biographical sketches > Part 107
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95 | Part 96 | Part 97 | Part 98 | Part 99 | Part 100 | Part 101 | Part 102 | Part 103 | Part 104 | Part 105 | Part 106 | Part 107 | Part 108 | Part 109
HAMILTON HASTINGS, farmer, See. 24; P. O. Oconomowoc; horn Aug. 28, 1820, in Amherst, Hampshire Co., Mass .; in 1829, moved to Franklin Co. with his parents ; he was educated there,
718
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:
and learned the saddlery and harness trade; also that of shoemaking, working at the latter two years; in 18 10, shipped for a whaling voyage on the bark Blackstone from Mystic, Conn .. and was away two years; a month after he landed, lie started West by land to Albany, and by water to Milwaukee, reaching there June 23, 1843, and immediately started for Jefferson Co .; made a claim of eighty acres on canal land, and his brother, Horace Hastings, claimed eighty more; they were the first settlers and built the first log house in the cast part of the township; in 1850, in connection with another brother, J. S. Hastings, built a frame house called the Maple Grove Tavern, which is still standing in use as a dwelling-house; in 1854, bought 116 acres on present location, but now owns 175 acres ; built a block house in 1855, and lived in it till 1870, when he erected his present handsome residence. Married Miss Lodema A. Washburn, of Genesee Co., N. Y., Jan. 1, 1845; she came to Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1843; they have three children-William Wallace, born Sept. 24, 1845; Frank C., May 5, 1853 ; George H., Sept. 14, 1862. Mr. H. was Super- visor of the township one year. Is a member of Ellsworth Lodge, No. 33, Masons ; Oconomowoc Chap- ter, No. 42.
LUTHER HATCH, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Oconomowoc ; born Oct. 31, 1827, in Erie Co., Penn .; in 1835, went to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, with his parents; was educated there and then went on the lakes as a sailor. In the spring of 1845, eame to Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co., Wis., bought a farm there, and, in 1848, sold out and removed to Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., and bought ninety acres of land-eighty acres of it from Government-and built a log house on it, which was destroyed by fire, and everything in it, in the spring of 1849; but the neighbors turned out to help, and in one week a new house was ready for occupation. In 1859, such a severe frost came on June 10, that wheat and corn were much damaged, the farm ouly yielding ten bushels to the acre when thrashed. In 1867, Mr. H. built his barn, and, in 1875, his present residence. Married Miss Permilla Martin, a native of Stanbridge, Canada, Oct. 4, 1854; she is a daughter of Willian Martin ; she came to Jefferson Co. in 1844. He died in 1861, but his widow is still living, being over 80 years of age. Mr. H. has three children-Alfred, born July 10, 1856; Charles, born Dec. 12, 1860 ; Merrill, Sept. 8, 1863. IIe has been a Director of the School District over seventeen years ; is a member of Maple Grove Grange, No. 412.
ERNST HEILMAN, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Watertown ; born Dec. 17, 1815, in Silesia, Ger- many; came to America in 1839; located in Chicago and worked at shoemaking, and for the Canal Com- pany until the Company failed ; theu went to Milwaukee, and almost immediately to Sugar Creek Prairie, Walworth Co .; worked at farming till 1844, when he came to Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., having bought eighty acres of land here, in 1843, built a small shanty, and, in 1846, a log house. In 1855, bought seventy acres of land. In 1857, erected a brick house, which, in 1879, he enlarged and improved. In 1857, lost a barn with everything in it, valued at $1,000, by fire; he was the first man in the township who owned a thrashing machine, reaper, etc .; also was the first German who learned to speak the English language. Was Supervisor of the township five years and Assessor two years ; was one of the petitioners for the establishment of District School No. 2, and trying to convince the Germans of the necessity of edu- eating their offspring. Three of his family are now school teachers; two in this township and one in Nebraska. Married Miss Dorothea Maasz, of Pomerania, Sept. 26, 1844. They have had nine children -Wilhelmina, boru June 23, 1845, died in June, 1878; Ernst G., born Oct. 29, 1846; Maria C., April 23, 1848; Sarah E., April 9, 1850; Magdaline E., April 12, 1852; Heinrich, Aug. 18, 1854; Hanna J., March 8, 1848; Ernst Wilhelm, March 6, 1860; Franklin E., March 29, 1862, died June 23, 1863. Members of the Lutheran Church.
FREDERICK HUBNER, son of Christian Hubner, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. Ixonia Center ; born March 31, 1837, in Prussia ; came to America with his parents in 1846, and located in Ixonia Town- ship, Jefferson Co .; his father bought forty acres of Government land and eighty acres second-hand, and built a log house that fall; he is now living in Nebraska. Louis Hubner, brother of Frederick, bought eighty acres of the property with the homestead. Frederick Hubner bought the forty acres, and now own 275 acres, and has added largely to and improved his residence. He was Chairman of Supervisors and Side Supervisor several years. Married Miss Sophia Dames, of Prussia, Dec. 21, 1859. They have six children-Paul, born Sept. 2, 1861 ; Lisette, Aug. 5, 1864; Frederick, Aug. 15, 1867 ; Louisa, Sept. 23, 1870; Augusta, January 26, 1873; Josephine, March 26, 1878. Members of Lutheran Church. Two of his brothers, August and Ferdinand, served in Co. B, 26th W. V. I. through the war, the latter being shot through the elbow, which has made his left arm stiff at that joint.
Louis Hubner, brother of Frederick, born Nov. 3, 1842, in Prussia, came to America in 1846 with his parents ; bought the residence and eighty acres of land from his father; built his present house in 1877. Married Miss Wilhelmina Braasch, of Isonia, May 4, 1867. They have seven children-Otto, born Jan. 13, 1868, died Jan. 16, 1870; Julius, born Dee. 1, 1869; Leua, August 19, 1871; Amelia,
719
IXONIA TOWNSHIP.
Oet. 12, 1873 ; Albert, Sept. 24, 1875 ; Louis, March 26, 1877 ; Johannes, March 10, 1879. Members of Lutheran Church.
GRIFFITH E. HUMPHREY, farmer, See. 14; P. O. Ixonia Center; born July 1, 1820, in Carnarvonshire, Wales ; eame to America in 1843, aud located in Waukesha Co., Wis .; in July, 1845, moved to Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., and bought sixty acres of land ; in 1847, bought forty aeres more ; built a log house and barn on Section 4; the latter is still standing ; in April, 1854, he moved to Seetion 14, bought ninety acres of land and built another log house, now used for a wagon shed ; he erceted his present residenee in 1868, and now owns 210 acres of land. Married Miss Elizabeth Jen- non, of Wales, March 12, 1848; she died Dec. 10, 1863; had ten children-Mary, born Jan. 13, 1849 ; Ann, May 4, 1851 ; Ellis, Dec. 15, 1852; Elizabeth, Dee. 19, 1854; Richard, March 21, 1858, died April 19, 1860 ; Phebe, born April 20, 1860, and four others died in infaney. Married Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, of Wales, March 29, 1871 ; she is a member of the Welsh Presbyterian Church.
H. E. HUMPHREY, station agent M. & St. P. R. R , Ixonia Center ; export agent, produce dealer and farmer ; born Feb. 28, 1825, in 1825, in Carnarvonshire, Wales; came to America in 1842, and worked as a farmer in Oneida Co., N. Y., till 1848, when he came to Wisconsin and located in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., bought 140 acres of land in Sections 15, 21 and 22, built a log house, etc .; in 1859, he built his barns and a frame house ; in 1860, he moved to Ixonia Center, built a produce ware- house and a dwelling-house, and that year was appointed station and express agent ; he raises produce on the farm, and ships grain and stock to R. Eliot & Co., Milwaukee, with whom he has transacted business for nineteen years ; he is also part owner of H. E. Humphrey & Co.'s Cheese Factory, erected this spring at the Center, and which will turn out 25,000 lbs. per annum, making as good cheese as knowledge and seience ean produce. He was Postmaster from 1862 to 1870. Married Miss Mary Williams, of Oswego Co., N. Y., Oet. 9, 1849; they have brought up and adopted nine children, six boys and three girls, four of whom are still living with him.
JOHN E. HUMPHREY, farmer, See. 15; P. O. Ixonia Center ; born Sept. 14, 1849, in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., Wis .; his father, Humphrey Humphrey, came from Wales to America in 1844 and settled in this township, taking up 160 aeres of land in partnership with two brothers and a sister ; they were among the earliest settlers in this part of the township; he died in 1851, leaving three children-Griffith H., Mary and John E., the subject of our sketeh, who lived in Dodge Co. with his mother till 1870; then returned to Ixonia and worked for his uncle, Griffith Humphrey, who, at his death, Nov. 10, 1874, bequeathed him three-fourths of his estate; he has since bought the remainder and owns 160 acres of land, with good residence, barns, ete. Married Miss Sarah Evans, of Ixonia, Sept. 14, 1873, and has three children-Mary Ellen, born Jan. 13, 1875; Griffith, Sept. 8, 1876; Maud, Sept. 10, 1878. He was Assistant Supervisor two years, Treasurer of School District one year ; is part owner of Ixonia Cheese Factory, Director of the Insurance Company of the Town of Ixonia, member of Lodge No. 144, Chapter No. 44, Masons.
SIMEON JONES, farmer, See. 22; P. O. Ixonia Center ; born Feb. 16, 1818, in Steuben, Oneida Co., N. Y .; went to Milwaukee in 1844, and immediately started for Oconomowoc Township, Waukesha Co., bought forty aeres of land and built a small log-house; in 1846, moved to Ixonia Town- ship, Jefferson Co., bought eighty aeres of land, all timber, and, after the purchase, had no money or team, and bought two calves, which he raised for teaming purposes ; built a frame house in 1861, and, in 1864, added twenty acres, making the 100 aeres he now owns. Married Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Utica, N. Y., May 7, 1844; nine children-Lydia Ann, born April 29, 1846 (married Nov. 16, 1868) ; Susan E., Ang. 15, 1848 ; Elizabeth, July 17, 1850 (married Dee. 14, 1869) ; Catharine, July 23, 1853 (married Oct. 3, 1876); Ellenor, May 9, 1855; William S., March 19, 1858; Sarah, Feb. 21, 1863; Tryphena Jane, Dec. 10, 1865 ; Thomas G., May 17, 1869. They are members of the Congregational Church, of which Mr. Jones has been Deacon for more than twenty-five years. He is a member of the Good Templars of Ixonia.
PORTER LEWELLIN, farmer, See. 32; P. O. Pipersville; born Jan. 1, 1823, in Cayuga Co., N. Y .; moved to Genesee Co., N. Y., about 1826, where he was educated and worked ou his father's and other farms; in the fall of 1848, came to Wisconsin and located in Watertown, where he bought 140.acres of land in partnership with his brother; in 1864, he sold out and bought 170 aeres in Ixonia, where he now lives. Married Miss Emiline Boughton, of Watertown, in January, 1859; they have seven children-Porter, Alden, Orin, James, Charles, Mertyn and Lilian.
JAMES McCALL, farmer, Sec. 23 and 22; P. O. Ixonia Center ; born May 7, 1833, in Cale- douia, Livingston Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin with parents in 1842, and located near Waukesha. In 1844, his father, D. H. McCall, bought eighty aeres of Government land in Ixonia Township, Jefferson
720
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES :
Co., and moved on to it in the spring of 1845; in 1848, bought sixty-three acres from J. S. Rockwell , in fall of 1845, built a block-house, being the first settler on the west side of the river and east of Pipersville. In 1849, a hotel and store was built on Mr. McCall's land-the former did a large business till the railroad passed ; the latter, Mr. McC. bought and turned into a residence for his family. In IS73, James McCall built the present brick house. Hle now owns 181 acres of land. Married Miss Mary Gilshen, of Ixonia Township, Oct. 1, 1861, and has five children-Daniel II., Alice J., Agnes, Hugh and Mary. He has been Postmaster of Ixonia Center since 1871. Is a member of Oconomowoc Lodge, No. 133; Chapter, No. 42, A., F. & A. M. Mrs. McC. is a member of the R. C. Church.
RICHARD MORRIS, farmer, Secs. 22 and 24; P. O. Ixonia Center ; born Nov. 1, 1823, in Flintshire, Wales; came to America Oet. I, 1854, and located in Waukesha Co., Wis., and worked on a farm there till 1857, when he moved to Ixouia Township, Jefferson Co. In 1862. bought eighty acres of land on Sec. 24, and now rents eighty acres in Sec. 22, besides. Married Miss Sarah Roberts, of Flint- shire, Wales, Aug. 3, 1852 ; have eight children-Peter R., born Jan. 1, 1854; Lucy J., Jan. 16, 1856; William A., Nov. 19, 1857 ; Elizabeth, Aug. 30, 1859 ; Agnes, Feb. 5, 1863; Dickey, Sept. 25, 1865, died Aug. 3, 1867 ; Eddie, born July 27, 1869 ; Mollie, April 5, 1874.
EVAN OWEN, farmer, See. 21; P. O. Ixonia Center; born in June, 1821, in Montgomery- shire, Wales ; came to America in 1841, and first lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., where he worked in a starch- factory. In 1845, he visited Wisconsin, and bought eighty acres of land in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co. In 1846, moved here, and, in 1847, built a log house ; erected his present residence in 1861. He now owns 160 acres of land. Married Miss Margaret Jones, of Carnarvonshire, Wales, March 9, 1846; they have two children-David, born Nov. 14, 1852; Anna, Sept. 23, 1854. The family are members of the Welsh Congregational Church, of which Mr. Owen is a Deacon.
HORACE PEARL, farmer, Secs. 29 and 30; P. O. Pipersville; born Jan. 28, 1816, in Oneida Co., N. Y .; was educated there; moved to Cayuga Co. in 1837, and ran a boat on the Erie Canal till 1845, when he came to Wisconsin and located in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., on the north side of the river ; bought 1.60 acres of land from the Government, and the first winter lived in a frame barn in the granary and kept a span of horses in the other part ; he, next spring, built a log house; in 1847, the barn, full of wheat, was struck by lightning and everything burned except a horse and a few tools ; in 1848, sold out and bought fifty-seven acres on the south side of the river, and built a framne house, which, in 1856, caught fire from a stove-pipe and was burned down; he then built his present residence ; he now owns 108 acres of land. Married Miss Ruth Maria Conkling, of New York, in January, 1845; she died in June, 1861; she had eight children-Susan, Hattie, Dennison R., Legrand and Lottie, all of whom are dead, and Capemia, Florence and Edward L. still living; married Mrs. Maria Neegus, of Con- cord, in April, 1866. He has been Treasurer of the township one year.
HON. JONATHAN PIPER, of J. Piper & Son, general merchants, millers and farmers ; born Feb. 7, 1818, in Guilford Township, Strafford Co., N. H. ; moved to Western New York, near Buffalo, in 1822, with his parents ; he was educated and afterward served a nine-years' apprenticeship there ; trav- eled one year in Illinois, and, in June, 1847, came to Wisconsin and located at Pipersville, Jefferson Co .; built a store and established his business ; at this time, there was only a saw-mill and a small grocery in the township; the country was quite new, but impressed him favorably, and he concluded to make his home here ; soon afterward, he commenced the manufacture of saleratus, and for a number of years was quite successful ; in 1857, the village was destroyed by fire, but he rebuilt his store, ete., and continued his manufacture until he bought an interest in the flouring and saw mill in connection with Lester Sexton, of Milwaukee, and John Gibb, of Ixonia; in 1858, he built the store now occupied by them (J. Piper & Son) ; the firm was previously, till 1867, J. & S. M. Piper ; in 1870, he and Mr. Gibb bought Mr. Sex- ton's interest in the mill, the latter having died about a year previously. In 1865, Mr. Piper was a mem- ber of the Assembly, and he has served for thirteen years (eight years consecutively) as member of the County Board of Supervisors, eight years under the county system and five years as Chairman of the Town Board; he was Town Clerk for a nutuber of years. During the war, he was a member of the committee on filling the town quota ; has been Postmaster since 1847, and has held office as Notary Public under direct commission from every Governor for twenty-five years. Married Miss Jenette C. Rathbon, of Auburn, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1840, and has two children living-Francis V., born Nov. 9, 1840; Martin L., Oct. 17, 1852. Francis V. Piper, son of the above, was born in Bennington, Wyoming Co., N. Y .; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1847, and has worked for his father since he left school ; in 1867, joined partnership with him, having purchased his uncle's interest in the business. Married Miss Julia A. Burns, of Farmington, Feb. 19, 1865 ; they have five children-Asa E., born June 19, 1866 ; Bruce V., Feb. 27, 1868; Nettie, June 21, 1870; Grace, April 25, 1872; Frank M., Aug. 9, 1879. He
721
FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP.
served as Supervisor of the township for five years, and has been Town Clerk from 1866 to the pres- ent time, excepting one year ; member of Lodge No. 49, Chapter No. 11, Masons.
SAMUEL PIPER, farmer, Secs. 30, 29 and 19; P. O. Pipersville; born Oct. 18, 1816, in Rockingham Co., N. H .; went to Genesce Co., N. Y., in 1818, with his parents ; he was educated there and worked for his father till March, 1836, when he came to Wisconsin and located at Milwaukee; in 1838, he came to Jefferson Co. and joined his parents who had come out a few mouths previously, and settled in Union, now Ixonia Township; his father was Postmaster for a number of years, and the village of Pipersville was named after him ; he died in April, 1876, being over 90 years of age; Mr. S. Piper bought 160 acres of land, and built the first frame house and barn in the township; there were a great many Indians here, who sometimes gave fear that they would cause trouble but none came; two of his nephews were in the war; one was killed at Port Hudson ; the other is now living in Kansas. Married Miss Sally Smith, of Oneida Co., N. Y., Jan. 8, 1845; she died March 26, 1853, leaving one child- -Helen M., born Jan. 3, 1853, died Dec. 31, 1876. Married Miss Mary Ann Hughes, of Watertown, Sept. 13, 1855; she died Sept. 5, 1860. Married Miss Falisatus M. Thayer, of Ixonia, Jan. 31, 1861 ; two children-Hattie M., horn Oct. 5, 1864; Clara M., born Sept. 14, 1871. He was Chairman of Supervisors three years, and Treasurer of township three years.
THOMAS RICHARDS, farmer, Secs. 29 and 20; P. O. Pipersville; born Jan. 1, 1815, in Carmarthenshire, Wales ; came to America ia 1857, and located in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., Wis .; bought 40 acres of wild land and built a log house, which is still standing ; he uow owns 200 acres in this township and 160 in Monroe Township; he has deeded 120 acres to his son, from which his father is to derive a revenue during his lifetime; his present home he bought with some land in 1869. Married Miss Anna Roberts, of Wales, in July, 1836; seven children living-John, Thomas, Robert, Anne, Richard, Maria and Sarah. Mrs. R. is a member of the Methodist Church.
HON. JOHN RUTLEDGE, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Ixonia Center; born June 15, 1820, in Dublin, Ireland ; came to America in 1867, and located in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., Wis .; bought 160 acres of land and built a log house, which is still standing. In 1861, he built a frame house, which was burned down May 26, 1866, together with his granary, the loss being $2,000. That year, he built his present brick residence. Mr. Rutledge has held the office of Justice of the Peace for twenty- seven years in succession. He was a member of the Legislature in 1869, and has beeu Supervisor of the Township several years. Married Miss Jane Collins, of Ireland, Oct. 10, 1861, and has four children- John, born Sept. 11, 1862 ; Daniel, April 27, 1864 ; Margaret, Oct. 4, 1867, and Michael, July 14, 1872. Members of the Roman Catholic Church. Mr. R. had two brothers in the war, one of them now living in Minnesota and the other in California.
ELIJAH THAYER, farmer, Secs. 24 and 25; P. O. Oconomowoc ; born Oct. 10, 1843, in Ixonia Township, Jefferson Co., Wis., and is a son of Metcalf Thayer, of Pipersville, for whom he worked till 1867, when he bought a farm. In 1870, sold out and went to Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co. In 1871, went West and bought a small farm. In 1872, sold that and bought his present residence and eighty acres of land, of which he has sold ten. Married Miss Louisa Kiler, of Germany, Sept. 12, 1867; six children-Hattie, Alfred, Elijah, Isabel, Arthur and Samuel. He is Treasurer of the School District for 1878-79 ; is a member of the Maple Grove Grange, No. 412.
FARMINGTON TOWNSHIP.
D. M. ASPINWALL, farmer, Secs. 11 and 14; P. O. Farmington ; born Aug. 9, 1810, in Bennington Co., Vt .; moved to Jefferson Co., N. Y., about 1817, with parents, where he was educated and worked as a mechanic till 1846, when he came to Jefferson, Wis. ; settled in the town of Farmington ; moved his family here in September of that year, when he purchased forty acres of Government land, which was the first purchased from the Government at that time in this township; he paid town, city and State tax, then added more Government laud; in 1852, built his present residence, and outbuildings shortly afterward ; now owns 255 acres, and raises cattle and horses, which he has followed since his arrival in Wisconsin ; William H., his oldest son, enlisted in 1864 in a Wisconsin regiment, and was with Sherman on his march to the sea. Married Miss Lovina A. Bates, of Henderson, Jefferson Co., N. Y., March 15, 1840; has ten children-Emmie M., Mary C., William H., Joel A., Ellen L., Miles D., David M., Ashley M., Lovina A., Lillian M.
722
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:
FREDERICK BOETTCHER, boot and shoe maker and proprietor of the Golden Star Saloon, Johnson's Creek; born July 5, 1833, in Mecklenburg ; came to America in 1859 and worked at his profession as shoemaker in New York City till the spring of 1860, when he moved to Milford Town- ship, Jefferson Co., and bought ten acres of land, which he cultivated, and, at the same time, worked at his trade; in 1864, moved to Watertown City, and, in 1865, to Johnson's Creek and established his boot and shoe shop ; in 1876, he opened his saloon. Married Miss Mary Ehleis, of Mecklenburg, in August, 1855, and has five children-Fred, Hermann, Lydia, Emmie and Clara. They are members of the Lutheran Church.
HON. JOHN D. BULLOCK, contractor, Johnson's Creek ; born Aug. 5, 1836, in Ephratah, Fulton Co., N. Y., where he was educated. Iu 1852, he moved to Fort Plain, N. Y., and worked as clerk in a mercantile establishment till 1855, from which time till 1858 he was a book-keeper. In February, 1859, he removed to Jefferson, Cook Co., Ill., and worked in a store. Nov. 1, 1861, he came to Johnson's Creek, Jefferson Co., Wis., and took charge of A. J. Suell's store, etc. In 1867, he bought out Mr. S.'s business, together with all his land, and at this time began contracting with the C. & N .- W. R. R. Co. to furnish them with ties, wood, etc. In 1869, went out of the mercantile business and gave his full attention to contracting. In 1879, he established a hardware store in Marshalltown, Iowa, in connection with his brother, J. C. Bullock. In June, 1879, he added wood-sawing to the above, and supplies sawed wood for the Wisconsin, Peninsula, W. W. Union and Milwaukee divisions of the C. & N .- W. R. R. Mr. Bullock was elected member of Assembly for 1878, polling 895 votes against 359 for D. A. Seeber (Democrat) ; he was re-elected for 1879, the vote being 868 for him and 827 for W. L. Hoskins ( Democrat). He is Vice President and Director of the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of Jeffer- son; also Vice President of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society ; served as Director of Joint School District No. S, for six years, and was Justice of the Peace for six years. Married Miss Mary Currier, of Jefferson, July 12, 1864, and has one child-Mariette, born Aug. 4, 1867.
AARON CRAMER, deceased ; born July 16, 1818, in New Jersey ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and lived in Beloit till 1844, when he moved to Johnson's Creek, Jefferson Co. In 1847, bought seventy acres of land in Farmington, and built the residence in 1861. Married Miss Melvina Smith Sept. 20, 1846. He died of heart disease June 20, 1875, leaving three children-J. Lewis, Cornelia and Nora E.
REV. FRED'K W. A. DENNINGER, Pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Farmington ; P. O. Johnson's Creek ; born Oct. 19, 1811, in Berlin, Prussia, where he was educated and studied theology ; in 1862, was sent to America by the Evangelical Association for Missions under the German emigrants of North America; became connected with the Wisconsin Synod and was stationed at Edison, Washington Co., where he was Pastor of four congregations; in October, 1867, he took charge of the Churches in Herman, Dodge Co., and Hartford, in Washington Co., living in the former town; in 1874, he moved to Farmington, Jefferson Co., and took the pastorate of this Church; in 1877, he took charge of the school and still teaches in it in place of his son, who has removed. Married Miss Augusta C. Walter, of Berlin, Sept. 28, 1834; has seven children-Maria M., Adolph E., Gustav F., Johannes B., Paul G., Ilermann D. and A. Martin S.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.