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H. F. BUENING, saddler and harness-maker, Palmyra; born in Milwaukee, Wis., Dec. 7, 1851; removed to Whitewater, Wis., in 1864, where he learned his business in the shop of J. Haubert ; Mr. B. came to Palmyra and bought the shop, etc., of V. H. Rundle, where he is now doing all the bus- iness of the kind in Palmyra. lle married Miss Hattie Rumary, of Fort Atkinson, Wis., in 1871; they have three children-William, Mary and a babe. Mr. Buening is independent in politics, and is a mem- ber of Palmyra Lodge, No. 160, I. O. O. F. He has a large stock of harness, saddles, trunks, carriage- trimmings, whips, etc., and is prepared to guarantee satisfaction in quality and price of goods.
GARDNER H. BUZZELL, shoemaker and liveryman, Palmyra ; born in Chelsea, Orange Co., Vt., July 23, 1838 ; the early part of his life was spent in his native State; came to Wisconsin iu
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1854, locating at Palmyra the same year. He married Miss Mary Alcorn, of Lancaster. Wis., Aug. 26, 1862; they have two children-Adelbert G. and Luclla M. Mr. Buzzell has always been an active Republican, and was elceted President of Palmyra in 1878. He enlisted Aug. 12, 1862. in Co. D, 24th W. V. I., and was with Gen. Buell at the battle of Perryville, Ky. ; was also in battles of Stone River, Tullahoma and Blue River; was under treatment for disability in Nashville hospital two months; then transferred to the Reserve Corps, 8th Regiment, which was employed in guarding prisoners at Camp Douglas, Chicago, and other points ; Mr. B. was honorably discharged on account of disability in July, 1864, and returned to Palmyra, where he owns a boot and shoe store and livery stable.
ISAAC CONGDON, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Fort Ann, Washington Co., N. Y., April 10, 1811; came to Wisconsin in 1845, locating in Palmyra, where he owns a farm of 145 acres. He married Miss Sarah Woodruff, of Washington Co., N. Y., in 1832, who died in 1836, leaving two children-Simmons and Sarah A .; Mr. Congdon married Miss Eliza Woodruff in 1837 ; they have seven children-James, Esther, Jane, Harriet, Albert, Marion and Julia. Mr. Congdon is liberal in politics and religion.
JOHN COTTINGHAM, millwright, Palmyra; born in Northampton Co., Penn., Oct. 26, 1823; the early part of his life was spent in his native State, where he learned his trade; he came to Ozaukee Co., Wis., in 1846, and built the first mill at Grafton, also the Concordia mill at Hamilton, the Riverside mill and many others on Cedar Creek ; has built mills at Marathon City and has rebuilt both mills at Pahnyra, also Port Washington Mill; after twenty-five busy years in Ozaukee Co., he removed to Palmyra, where he has one of the most pleasant homes in the village. He married Miss Emma Miller March 20, 1844; they have eight children-Alice, Robert, John, Morris, Howell, Corinna, Emma and Miriam. Mr. C. is a Republican, and has been Supervisor of the town of Grafton. United with the M. E. Church in 1850, and with his wife is now a member of the Pahnyra M. E. Church.
HON. ALEXANDER J. CRAIG, deceased ; born in town of Wallkill, Orange Co., N. Y., Nov. 11. 1823 ; after receiving his early education in his native State, he came to Palmyra in 1843, where he resided until 1860, though he was editor of the State Journal of Education at Racine four years. Mr. Craig was elected to the Wisconsin Legislature in 1859, and was appointed State Assistant Super- - intendent of Education in 1861, and held the office until 1867. when he was elected State Superintendent, and was re-elected in 1869 by a majority of 10,000 votes; before the expiration of his second term, he fell a victim to pulmonary consumption and died July 3, 1870. Mr. Craig enlisted in 1864, in the 40th W. V. I., and served as Adjutant to the close of the war. He was a man of broad and liberal ideas, of sound and well-trained judgment, as well as unnsual industry ; when called upon by the people to assume a responsible office, he ever performed the duty in an able and conscientious manner. Mr. Craig married Miss Eliza M. Dibble, of Rochester, N. Y., May 3, 1842; they have seven children-Elmer II., Mary L., Alice J., Herbert E., Seward J., Allen A. and Julius R .; Helen E. Craig died Feb. 26, 1872, in Palmyra; Elmer H. is United States Pension Agent ; Mary L. is the wife of A. E. Bourne, Superinten- dent of Schools, Sandwich, Ill .; Seward J. is in Buffalo, N. Y .; Alice J. is a teacher of elocution in the Wisconsin State University ; Herbert E. is a teacher in Texas; Allen A. and Julius R. remain in Pal- myra with their mother. A. J. Craig was an earnest member of the Congregational Church, as well as of the Republican party.
DAVID CRAIG, Palmyra ; born in Chili, Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 28, 1833; the early part of his life was spent in his native State ; came to Palmyra in 1846, where he completed his education ; tanght several terms of school in Jefferson and Rock Cos. ; he took the station at Lone Rock, Rich- land Co., with his brother, in 1856; remained until 1861, when he went to Jones Co., Iowa. Mr. Craig enlisted Aug. 15, 1862, in the 24th I. V. I., and was in all the Southern States except Florida, Alabama and Texas; was in many battles and skirmishes in Lonisiana; was also in the Shenandoah Valley with Sheridan ; he was in hospital in Baltimore two months, on account of sunstroke; with his regiment, he joined Sherman at Goldsboro, N. C. The boys saw many long hard marches, and much of the bloody side of war. Mustered out at Savannah, Ga., July 17, 1865; Mr. C. took charge of the Palmyra warehouse in 1866, and has been in the warehouse and depot many years. He married Miss Teresa A. C'randall, of Lone Rock, Wis., Dec. 26, 1858; they have one son-Willie O, born Feb. 23, 1859, and one daughter, Jennie May, born May 10, 1867. Mr. Craig is a Republican, and has been Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace, and is now serving his fifth term as Town Treasurer ; in 1872, he had all except two votes for Town Treasurer ; he is a member of the M. E. Church and Palmyra Lodge, No. 160, I. O. O. F.
WILLIAM CRAIG, farmer, Secs. 9 and 10; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Scottsville, Monroe Co., N. Y., Jan. 25, 1831 ; the early part of his life was spent in New York ; like his brothers, A. J. and David
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Craig, he was self-taught; came to Palmyra in 1846; after one year, he removed to Rock Co., Wis., where he resided four years ; returning to Palmyra, he lived there four years, then went to Lone Rock, Wis., where he was station agent twelve years and merchant four years; he resided in Richland and Sauk Cos., twenty-one years, and settled on the farm he now owns of eighty aeres in March, 1877. Mr. Craig married Mrs. Lavinia Francis, March, 1856, who died, March, 1865, leaving two sons-Charles Sumner and Corrie Jay ; Mr. Craig married Miss Elvira Crittenden, July, 1866 ; they have one daughter-Dora Belle. Mr. C. a Republican and was Town Clerk seven successive years in Buena Vista, Richland Co .; was also Town Treasurer ; he is a member of of Palmyra Lodge, No. 66, A., F. & A. M .; is also a mem- ber of the Palmyra Congregational Church.
OLIVER P. DOW, merchant and editor of the Palmyra Enterprise ; born in Hudson, Hills- boro Co., N. H., Sept. 30, 1823; the early part of his life was spent in his native State ; he came to Chemung Co., N. Y., with his parents, in 1838; attended academy at Manchester, N. H., winter of 1844 and 1845. After several years of hard work as a farmer, he taught several terms in New York. Mr. Dow came to Wisconsin and located in Palmyra in 1846; here he engaged in teaching school and in farni- ing ; has 110 acres of land on Sections 21 and 28, also five acres in the village; he opened a store in 1855, where he now has a stock of hardware, paints, oils, school-books, stationery, etc .; realizing the need of a local paper, he began publishing the Palmyra Enterprise March 25, 1874, the first and only paper in the town. Mr. Dow married Miss Mary Boss, of Chenengo Co., N. Y., in 1846, who died June 15, 1859, leaving four children-Katic L., Edward E., Oliver P. and Della M. On March 20, 1861, Mr. Dow married Miss Emerett Graves ; they have five children-Nellie, Clifford, Lura J., Alice C. and Ber- tha. He is a strong advocate of Republican principles : he has served as President of the village, and, for several years, Chairman of the Town Board, Town Superintendent of Schools and Justice of the Peace ; he has always been an active and earnest opponent of the traffic in intoxicating liquors; as a religionist, believes in the final restoration of all things, that Christ came to seek and to save that which was lost, and that the great design will never be frustrated, as sure as God lives omnipotent.
CHARLES F. EASTMAN, cooper and job workman, Palmyra ; born in Denmark, Me., Nov. 20, 1823; the early part of his life was spent in New Hampshire, where he learned his business ; resided in Lowell, Mass., about three years, where he was a mill-watchman. He enlisted in the 12th N. II. V. I. in August, 1863; was with his regiment at Richmond and Petersburg, and was under fire most of the time ; his regiment was under arms, night and day, for about three weeks, and repulsed many des- perate charges. At the close of the war, Mr. E. returned to New Hampshire, but came to Palmyra in 1866, where he has since done a very satisfactory business. He married Miss Eleanor B. Hill July 18. 1848; they have five living children-Izora A., Edward C., Nettie, John M. and Charles F. Mr. Eastman is a Republican, and has been Trustee and Strect Commissioner in Palmyra; is a member of the Palmyra T. of 11., and has been an active supporter of the Gospel many years ; is now Deacon of the Palmyra Baptist Church.
JAMES FRENCH, farmer, Sees. 12, 13 and 14; P. O. Palmyra; was born in Cornwall, England, Nov. 18, 1832; came to America in 1844, and settled, the same year, on the farm he now owns of 200 acres. Married Miss Amelia Lean, of Sullivan, Nov. 10, 1860; they have six children-Ida T., Dora E., J. Franklin, Thomas E. L., Harry J. and Ethel I. Mr. Freneh is a Republican, and a member of the Bible Christian Church ; also, a member of Palmyra T. of II. and Lodge of Good Templars ; also, of Palmyra Lodge, I. O. O. F. He is one of the successful farmers of Jefferson Co., and has remained upon his original location, and provided a good home for himself and family.
JAMES GILBERT, farmer, See. 22; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Cornwall, England, in 1839 ; came to America in 1859, loeating in Palmyra, where he has since lived ; settled on the farm he now owns of 100 acres, in 1871. Married Miss Julia Stratten Aug. 22, 1864; they have three children-Albert, Ada and Lillie. Mr. Gilbert is a Republican. Mrs. Gilbert was born March 17, 1845; she became impressed with the truths of the Gospel, and united with the M. E. Church, of Oxford, Oakland Co., Mich., at the age of 14; she is still an active and earnest supporter of the Gospel, and has been a mem- ber of the Palmyra M. E. Church during the past nine years.
THOMAS GILBERT, farmer, See. 1; P. O. Oak Hill ; was born in Cornwall, England, in 1825 ; came to America in 1857, locating in Palmyra the same year ; settled on the farm he now owns of 140 acres in 1869. Married Miss Frances Drakes, of Jefferson, Jan. 8, 1863; their children are William 11., Mary, John, Daniel and Eliza. Mr. Gilbert is a Republican. He is raising the usual stock and crops of his county, and is a very successful farmer.
J. E. GREGORY, dealer in lumber, stock and produce, Palmyra ; born in Cornwall, England, April 20, .1834; came to America in 1856, locating in Palmyra; he resided fifteen years, as a farmer, in
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Eagle, Waukesha Co .; began his present business in 1873. He married Miss Mary MeCabe Jan. 1, 1858 ; they have six children-Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary, Katie, John and William. Mr. Gregory is a Democrat ; has been Supervisor in Eagle ; is liberal in religion. He keeps constantly in stock, near the warehonse in Palmyra, all kinds of lumber, lath, shingles, windows, doors, and all kinds of dressed lum- ber ; he will sell at rates which defy competition, and intends to deal so fairly with the people of Palmyra and vicinity as to merit their patronage.
WALTER GROVES, blacksmith, Palmyra; born in Erie Co., N. Y., Feb. 5, 1837 ; came to Wisconsin in 1857, loeating in Palmyra ; having learned his trade in New York, he opened a shop in 1859, where he has since been in business. He married Miss Martha Fairbrother, of Palmyra, in 1860 ; they have two sons-Delbert W. and Charlie F. Mr. Groves is a Republican, and is liberal in religion. He is well known as a reliable workman and business man.
G. GULBRUNSON, tailor, Palmyra; born in Norway Aug. 2, 1847 ; the early part of his life was spent in his native country, where he was educated and learned his trade; came to America in 1871, and located at Palmyra in January, 1873. He married Miss Carrie Oleson Dec. 26, 1870; they have two children-Mina C. and Eugene O. Mr. Gulbrunson is a Republican, and the family are mem- bers of the Lutheran Church. He has worked at his business since he was 14, and is prepared to meet the wants of the people and will guarantee satisfaction in work and prices.
CHARLES HEBARD, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Hebron ; born in Bennington Co., Vt., June 23, 1828 ; he was educated and spent his early life in Vermont ; he came to Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1845, locating in town of Sullivan. In 1852, he went to California, and after two years of successful mining, he returned and bought the farm he now owns of 100 acres. Mr. H. is a Democrat, and is liberal in religion ; as one of the successful farmers of his county, he is raising Durham grade cattle and Merino sheep.
CLEMENT HARE, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Lincolnshire, England, April 20, 1814 ; the early part of his life was spent as a farmer in England ; came to America in 1851, locating in Walworth Co., Wis .; settled on the farm he now owns of 390 acres in 1867. He married Miss Frances Warne, who died in 1843, leaving four children-Frances, John, Annie and William. Married Miss Mary Robinson in 1844, who died in 1850, leaving three children-Jane, Mary and Charles. Mr. Hare married Mrs. Annie Congdon Dec. 13, 1859. Mr. Hare is Independent in politics, and is one of the successful farmers of Jefferson Co.
JAMES HARVEY, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Lincolnshire, England, Aug. 8, 1794 ; came to America in 1830 ; spent some time in New York State; then went South and helped build the C. & A. R R. ; he then returned to New York, and in or about 1842, he came to Jefferson Co., Wis., settled on Section 27, town of Palmyra; in 1850, he located on his present farm of 240 acres. He mar- ried Miss Sally Akins, who died several years before he came to Wisconsin. leaving two children-IIannah and Elias. He married Melinda Cinnamon June S, 1840. Mrs. Harvey is a native of Tioga Co., N. Y. ; they have five danghters-Mary, Martha, Jane, Elizabeth and Catherine (twins). Mr. Harvey is a Republican, and is one of the well and favorably known pioneers of the county.
EDWARD HITCH, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Palmyra; born in Cambridgeshire, England, Dec. 24, 1820 ; the early part of his life was spent in his native country ; he came to America with but little means in January, 1852, and by hard work has improved his farm, and made a good home; resided nine years in Whitewater as a farmer, and settled on the farm he now owns of 120 acres in 1861. Mar- ried Miss Fannie Peacock Sept. 4, 1840 ; they have nine living children-Harriet, Eliza, Anna, Mary A., Amanda, Caroline, Jane, Sophia and Thomas. Mr. Hitch is a Republican, and in accord with the Bible Christian Church.
JOHN HOLLOWAY, miller, Palmyra; born in Devonshire, Eng., in 1851; came to America in 1868, locating at Whitewater, where he was engaged in the milling business ; in January, 1879, with Mr. Horton, he bought the Palmyra mill, where they are now doing a very satisfactory business. Mr. Holloway married Miss Inez M. Hay, of Whitewater, in 1876 ; they have one daughter-l'earl Irene, born July 20, 1878. Mr. H. is independent in politics and religion.
GEORGE HOOPER, farmer, Secs. 11 and 12; P. O. Palmyra; born in Cornwall, Eng., May 8, 1833 ; came to America with his father, George Hooper, in 1844, locatiog on the farm he now owns of 270 acres. He married Miss Jane Strike, of Devonshire, Eng., April 9, 1857 ; they have six children-Daniel H., Frank G., Luther J., William A., Mary E. and Carrie J. Mr. Hooper is a Repub- lican, and has been Supervisor and Assessor in Palmyra. The family are members of the Bible Christian Church, of which Mr. Hooper has been an active member for the past twenty-five years. He is now Cir- cuit Steward and Superintendent of Sabbath school. Mr. H. is raising the usual stock and crops of his county, including 160 grade Merino sheep.
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JOHN HOOPER, farmer, Sec. 11; P. O. Palmyra; born in Cornwall, Eng., Feb. 3, 1830 ; came to America with his parents in 1844; settled on the farm he now owns of 170 aeres the same year. He married Miss Jane E. Lean Dec. 4, 1856 ; they have four children-Edwin J., Clarence W., Lewis and Celia. Mr. Hooper is a Republican, and a member, with his wife, of the B. C. Church. He is one of the well-known and successful farmers of his town.
THOMAS HOOPER, farmer, Sees. 12, 13, 14 and 23; P. O. Palmyra; born in Corn- wall Eng., Jan. 1, 1825; came to America and Palmyra in 1845; worked as a stonemason in Janesville in 1846; in Milford in 1847; in Janesville in 1848; again in Milford in 1849; in 1850, he went overland to California, where he was a successful gold miner; returning to the town of Sullivan, he resided until 1864; built the first grist-mill in the village of Rome in 1857; settled on the farm he now owns of 315 acres in IS64. MIr. Hooper married Miss Harriet Watt, of Somersetshire, Eng., May 29, 1854; they have nine children-Frank G., Betsy, Thomas, Hattie, Emma, Edwin, Jennie, Ida and Rose. Is Independent in politics, and is in sympathy with the Episcopal Church, which was the Church of his boyhood.
HIRAM H. HUGHES, carpenter and joiner ; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Hancock Co., Ohio. Nov. 29, 1847 ; the early part of his life was spent in Clinton Co .. Mich. ; he enlisted in Aug. 1862, in 27th Mich. V. I. ; was in battles of Holly Springs, Jackson, Vieksburg, Knoxville, and many others in the West ; his regiment was transferred to the Army of the Potomae, and Mr. II. was in battles of the Wilder- ness, Cold Harbor, North Anna River, and all the great battles preceding the siege of Richinond ; the regiment has a proud record, as its rolls show the names of over 5,000 men who were killed or captured in action ; Mr. Hughes was shot in the left side at the mine explosion of Petersburg, while trying to shoot a rebel color-bearer ; the regiment lost all its line officers on this day ; he was an Orderly on Gen. Burn- side's staff, and witnessed the signing of the terms on surrender of Lee. Mr. Hughes married Miss Martha Jackson May 12, 1867; they have two children-Emma P. and Joshua. Mr. Hughes is a Republican : liberal in religion, and a member of Palmyra T. of II., No. 176.
JOHN S. JACKSON, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Sullivan Co., N. Y., June 7. 1809; came to Wisconsin in 1846, and is one of the hardy pioneers who saw much of the hardship of those times ; settled on the farm he now owns of fifty-nine acres in 1848. Married Miss Mary Doty in 1831 ; they have seven children : Sarah A., Huldah, William, Mary, Eliza, Amanda, Martha. Mr. Jackson is a Republican ; he united with the Baptist Church at the age of 19, and has been an active and earnest supporter of the Gospel, and, with his wife, has done good work in a good cause.
JOSEPH JOHNSTON, farmer; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Ottawa, Waukesha Co., Wis., Oet. 23, 1846 ; has spent his life in Jefferson Co. ; he enlisted in 13th Wis. Bat. Light Artillery, in 1863 ; the battery was in some sharp skirmishes in Louisiana, and always did its duty well and cheerfully ; Mr. Johnston enlisted at the close of the war in the 17th Regulars, and was in Texas about three years, and where he had some stirring experiences with the Mexicans and Indiaus ; he was honorably discharged June 9, 1869, and married Miss Hattie Sweet, of Sparta Center, Mich., in 1872; they have one daughter, Ella, born Aug. 8, 1878. MIr. J. is a Republican, and is liberal in religion.
RICHARD JOLLIFFE, farmer. Sees. 2, 3, 4 and 9; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Cornwall, England, May 24, 1830; came to America with his parents in 1846; settled on the farm he now owns of 220 aeres in 1856. He married Miss Mary A. Uglow Nov. 25, 1855 ; they have one son, Edwin JJ., born Oct. 2, 1856, who married Miss Anna Dawe March 5, 1878. Father and son are Republican. Mr. Jolliffe has been Supervisor of Palmyra two terms, and is a Director in Sullivan Town Insurance Co. Members of the Bible Christian Church.
MATHIAS KAISER, blacksmith ; P. O. Palmyra; born in Luxemburg, Germany, Dee. 13, 1834 ; the carly part of his life was spent in his native country ; came to Jefferson Co. in 1856, and opened a blacksmith-shop in Pahinyra in 1861, where he has since followed the business ; he enlisted in 1865 in the 46th W. V. I., and wasunder Gen. Hunter in Alabama ; the regiment was mustered out in Octo- ber, IS65. Married Miss Barbara Busgen March 25, 1861. Ile is a Democrat, and has been Trustee on the Village Board ; is a Mason and Odd Fellow in good standing.
CHARLES KING, broom-maker ; Palmyra; born in East Windsor, Conn .. Nov. 17, 1826 ; came to Wisconsin about 1839, locating on Turtle Prairie, Walworth Co., where he lived twoyears ; he was a resident of Walworth Co. about fourteen years ; was in the pottery business in Whitewater, and owned the Whitewater Hotel, which he sold in 1853; came to Palmyra and opened a blacksmith-shop, in which he worked about three years; Mr King enlisted in 1865, in Co. E, 46th W. V. I., was stationed with his regiment at Athens, Ala. ; the regiment did guard duty until its discharge the same year. Mr. King married Miss Almira Spurbee, who died in 1850, in Whitewater; he married Miss Martha Bush
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in 1852; they have two children-Frank and George. Mr. King is a Republican, and is liberal in religion.
ALBERTUS KNAPP, farmer, Sec. 7 and 21 ; P. O. Palmyra ; born in Monroe Co., N. Y., May 3, 1822; came to Wisconsin in May, 1838, and is among the first settlers in the State; after a residence of four years in Walworth Co., he came to Jefferson Co. in 1842, locating on the farm of 430 acres he now owns in 1844. He married Miss Polly Duncan July 3, 1844; it was probably the first marriage in the town of Palmyra; they have two children-Emeline and Adella. Mr. Knapp is at Republican ; has been Supervisor and Assessor several terms, and liberal in religion ; he is one of the successful pioneer farmers, who began with but little and, as a result of his own efforts, now has a farm and a home second to none in the township ; Mr. Knapp is raising Durham and Jersey grade cattle, Nor- man g:ade horses, Poland-China hogs, and keeps from two hundred to four hundred Spanish Merino sheep.
PATRICK LAWLESS, farmer, Secs. 36 and 25; P. O. Palmyra ; born in County Galway, Ireland, Sept. 15, 1838; came to America with his mother in 1845, and located in Waukesha Co., Wis., where he lived eleven years, then removing to Sullivan, Jefferson Co., where he lived until 1867, when he removed to the farm he now owns of 180 acres. Married Miss Ellen O'Neal, of Toronto, Canada, March 26, 1864 ; they have nine children-John, Mary, Jane, George, Katie, Nellie, Thomas J., Theresa and a babe. Mr. Lawless is a Democrat and a Catholic. He is raising full-blooded Durham cattle, Merino sheep, Poland-China hogs, and intends to improve his herd of Durhams and to bring it to a high standard.
HIRAM R. LEACH, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Palmyra; born in the town of Claremont, Sullivan Co., N. H., Oct. 14, 1818 ; the carly part of his life was spent in New Hampshire; he removed to Vermont at the age of 20, and settled in Palmyra in 1842; he bought his land in the wild state, and, by industry and economy, improved it and made a good home for himself and family ; Mr. Leach sold his farm and removed to the village in April, 1874. He married Miss Harriet, daughter of Samuel Sherman, of Wethersfield, Vt., Sept. 12, 1843; they have one daughter -- Mary A., now the wife of George Backus, of Eagle. Mr. Leach is an advocate of the principles of the Republican party ; he has a pleasant home in the village, where he and his wife are enjoying the fruits of their busy lives.
VICTOR LOWE, merchant and farmer, Palmyra; born in Saxony July 10, 1836 ; the carly part of his life was spent in his native country, where he was educated to the mercantile business ; came to Wisconsin in 1837, locating in Milwaukee ; he settled in l'almyra in 1860, where he opened a stock of' general merchandise; he now owns a large store, where he and his brother are in business ; he also owns a farm of sixty acres, near the Bidwell House, where he is growing fruit of all kinds adapted to the climate ; he also has a herd of Jersey cattle; on his farm are located the noted Wisconsin Springs, seven in number and all differing in their properties. Mr. Lowe married Miss Nettie Allen, of Palmyra. Aug. 3, 1863. In politics he is a Republican ; Mr. and Mrs. Lowe are members of the Congregational Church of Palmyra.
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