The history of Sauk County, Wisconsin, containing an account of settlement, growth, development and resources biographical sketches the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 109

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 840

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JAMES A. McFETRIDGE, born in Rochester, N. Y., June 20, 1838; lived two years in Sparta, Livingston Co., N. Y., prior to his eoming to Wisconsin, where he arrived April 3, 1857, and located at Beaver Dam ; engaged in the woolen-mill business there until 1870, producing the lower power and establishing the woolen-factory now known as the Beaver Dam Woolen Mills; came to Baraboo May 10, 1875, and has owned an interest in the woolen-mills here since then. Married at Beaver Dam, Oct. 2, 1862, to Martha G. Aiken ; she was born at Putncy, Vt .; they have four children-Mary Ella, Will Henry. Edward Parker and Georgiana. Mr. and Mrs. MeFetridge and eldest daughter arc members of the Presbyterian Church.

P. FRANK MCGINNIS, Sec. 22; P. O. Baraboo ; born in Louth, Ireland, in 1844; came to America with his parents in 1846 ; lived in Philadelphia, Penn., for fourteen years, when he removed to Delavan, Walworth Co., Wis. Enlisted as private of Co. C, 13th W. V. I., Aug. 29, 1862, and served his country three years ; carried his gun in the ranks one year and a half, when he was appointed Assist- ant Hospital Steward in the field. which position he held to the end of his term of service. Married Sept. 15, 1865, to Alice T. Carey. of Portage, Columbia Co .; has five children-M. Lottie, born July 10, 1868 ; James F., Jan. 13, 1871 ; Gertrude, June 13, 1873; Anna, March 30, 1875 ; William J., April 20, 1879. Since coming to Baraboo, Mr. M. has worked twelve years for the Island Woolen Mill Co.

H. McKENNAN, physician and surgeon ; a native of Herkimer, Herkimer Co., N. Y. ; born in May, 1835 ; he is a graduate of the Albany Medical College, and practiced a short time in

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Western New York before coming West ; came to Wisconsin in 1856, and located at Sauk City. In December, 1861, he entered the United States service as Surgeon of the 17th W. V. I., and served until January, 1865, when he returned to Sauk City, where he remained until 1871; then went to Chicago, and remained there until he came to Baraboo in 1876. Married in Sauk City, May 3, 1859, to Marie A. Turner, of Utica, N. Y. ; they have two children-Hattie T. and Marie A.

JOSEPH McVEA, born in Toronto, Canada West, August 18, 1846; came to the United States in 1859 with his parents ; they first located in Detroit, Mich. ; at the age of 15, he went to learn the trade of carpenter ; from Detroit, he went to Nashville, Tenn. ; was there about two years ; in 1866, came to Wisconsin, and to Baraboo Nov. 5, 1879, and engaged to work for the C. & N. W. R. R. at his trade. He was married, June 27, 1870, to Miss Mary McNallie ; she was born in Glasgow, Scotland ; they have four children-Frank A., Henry W .. Maud and Eller.

CHARLES MANNING, engineer on the C. & N. W. R. R .; born in Randolph, Crawford Co., Penn., May 11, 1856 ; came to Baraboo in 1871 ; he commenced on railroad as fireman, took an engine June 22, 1878, and has been running on the road ever since. He was married, Jan. 6, 1877, to Miss Hattie Du Bois ; she was born in Sauk Co., Wis.

E. G. MARRIOTT, dealer in and manufacturer of boots and shoes, Third street; he was born in England Sept. 30, 1850; came to America Aug. 22, 1869, and to Baraboo Aug. 27 the same year. He was married May 2, 1876, to Miss Elizabeth Kelley ; she was born in New York; they have one child-Belle. In politics, Mr. Marriott is a Republican.

H. MATHEWS, dealer in dry goods, groceries, hats, caps, notions, crockery, etc., Third strect, south side of the court house square; he was born in Posen, Prussia, Germany, Sept. 22, 1847; came to America in 1862, and located in New Orleans ; in 1873, he came to Baraboo and started his present business. He was married in February, 1874, to Miss Susan Schlag; she was born in Sauk Co .; they have one child-Edward P. In politics, Mr. Mathews is Independent.

GEORGE MERTENS, was born in Berlin, Prussia, Oct. 22, 1822; came to Sheboygan, Wis., in 1847, where he remained until he came to Sauk City in the spring of 1849, where he was em- ployed as a clerk ; came to Baraboo in January, 1852; was elected Clerk of the Circuit Court while a resident of Sauk City, which office he held for four years ; since then he has been engaged in abstract and insurance business ; has been Chairman of the Town and County Board of Supervisors several terms ; one year and a half Director and Vice President of the First National Bank, being connected with it at the time of its organization. He was married at Sauk City, in September, 1853, to Miss J. S. White, a native of the State of New York. Mr. Mertens is a member of the order of A., F. & A. M.

RICHARD METCALF, born Aug. 26, 1847, in Dutchess Co., N. Y .; in 1852, moved with his parents to Sauk Co., Wis .; worked at farming till he was 20 years old; then went to work for the Baraboo Manufacturing Co. for three years ; in March, 1873, commenced work for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co. as yardmaster, which position he still holds. He was married, Nov. 2, 1867, to Miss Mary E. Brit- ton ; she was born in the State of Rhode Island ; they have three children-Lewis E., Mabel and Alice.

PHILIP MICHARD, engineer on the C. & N. W. R. R. ; was born in Quebec, Canada, April 11, 1848; came to United States with his parents in 1851, and they located in Iroquois Co., Ill. He enlisted 1864, in Co. B, 156th Ill. V. I., and served till the close of the war ; moved to Baraboo, Wis., in 1873. He was married, Nov. 20, 1866, to Mrs. Salina Michard ; they have one child, Isaiah.

FRANK MILLER; restaurant on Third street ; was born in Germany Nov. 22, 1839 ; came to America in 1853, and to Baraboo in 1864. He was married, Feb. 2, 1860, to Miss M. C. Sharp ; she was born in Germany and came to Sauk Co. when quite young with her parents ; they have five children- Anna, Louisa, Arthur, Augusta and Carl. Mr. Miller in politics is Independent.

BENJAMIN F. MILLS, M. D .; was born in Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1821 ; educated at Castleton, Vt., Willoughby University in Ohio, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York; he graduated in the spring of 1846 at Willoughby University and spent one summer at the South ; came to Rock Co., Wis. ; in Nov., 1846 commenced practice at Clinton Corners ; remained there until April, 1847, then removed to Union, in the same county, where he continued the practice of medicine up to the time of coming to Baraboo in 1850 ; has been engaged in the drug business since 1855, until his store was recently destroyed by fire; the Doctor, was the oldest merchant of this place at the time of the fire which oc- curred in 1880 ; for the last year and a half he has devoted his sole attention to his profession. He was married at Beloit, Nov. 28, 1848, to Cordelia E. Goddard; she was born Feb. 25, 1826, at York, Living- ston Co., N. Y. ; they have one child, Nettic C., now Mrs. Charles D. F. Stickney, a resident of this place ;

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they lost four children-Carrie F., born March 17, 1854; died Dec. 2, 1862; Anna G., born Nov. 17, 1858; died Oct. 11, 1871 ; Clarence, born Aug. 6, 1863; died Aug. 14, 1863 ; Chryssa S., born Sept. 28, 1866 ; died Sept. 25, 1871. The Doctor is a member of A., F. & A. M. ; he was one of the corporators of the Ft. Winnebago & Baraboo Valley Air Line Railway Company.

HENRY MOELLER, of the firm of Moeller & Thuerer, manufacturers of wagons, buggies and carriages of all kinds, on Main street ; he was born in Prussia Feb. 17, 1828 ; came to America in 1852, and located in Milwaukee in 1856 ; he moved to Baraboo with his family. He was married, in 1855, to Miss Kate Julear ; she was born in France and died June 21, 1879; they have three children-Mary, Henry and Carwin. In politics, Mr. Moeller is a Democrat.

LOUIS MAGLER, saloon on Bridge street ; he was born in Wurtemburg, Heilbronn, Ger- many, April 8, 1839, and came to America in 1862; located in Cleveland, Ohio, for nine months. Enlisted in Co. E, 124th Ohio V. I .; was taken prisoner at Dallas, Ga., on the 27th of May, and taken to Andersonville Prison and kept there six months ; was then exchanged and taken to Annapolis Hospital ; was there for three months, then went to his command at Huntsville, Ala. ; served till the close of the war ; early in life, he learned the stone-cutter's trade, which he followed in Germany and in this country till 1875, when his health failed, and he then went into the saloon business ; he came to Baraboo, Wis., in 1865. Was married, Dec. 25, 1869, to Miss Mary Johnson ; they have two children-Louis E. and William F. In politics, he is a Republican.

NELSON W. MORLEY, farmer ; P. O. Baraboo; Scc. 20; was born Jan. 2, 1831, in the State of Ohio; son of Thomas and Lillis (Russel) Morley; came to Wisconsin in 1853 ; arrived at Bara- boo May 15. Was married, Sept. 29, 1853, to Miss Adaline, daughter of Ambros and Chloe Fuller, of Springfield, Mass. Mr. M. has resided on the place which he now owns for the past fourteen years; in the spring of 1867, built a cheese factory, which he conducted, with a capacity of 300 to 400 pounds per day, until the fall of 1875, when it was christened the Cold Spring Creamery, and as such it stands without a peer. Mr. M. had eight children-William, John, Thomas, Joseph, Saralı M., Alexander, Perry (deccased), and Samuel.

HENRY MORRELL, farmer; P. O. Baraboo; son of Tunis and Charity (Acre) Morrell ; came to Wisconsin May 1, 1854; located in Fairfield, Sauk Co .; came to Baraboo in the fall of 1868; worked at the carpenter and joiner trade, which he learned at Lafayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y. He has held the offices of District Treasurer and School Director ; born in Oswego, Oswego Co., N. Y., Sept. 15, 1819. Married Flora Newell, daughter of Timothy and Filinda Wilcox Newell, at Lafayette, Onondaga Co., N. Y., July 17, 1842; had three children-Henry H., Clara Melinda and Millard. Henry H. was in the war of the rebellion, and belonged to Co. F, 23d W. V. I., and also 3d W. V. C., Co. L; enlisted Aug. 14, 1862, in 23d W. V. I., and discharged April 24, 1863; enlisted in cavalry Feb. 20, 1864 ; mustered out Oct. 23, 1865; was in first engagement at Vicksburg and Fort Hyman. Is now married and living on a farm near the village of Baraboo. Mr. Henry Morrell and wife belong to the Wesleyan Methodist Church.

DAVID MUNSON (deceased), was born in Holbrook, Conn., Dec. 15, 1801 ; came to Bara- bor, Wis., in 1848 ; built a store and commenced merchandising, which continued for about four years, then closed out his business ; he was then elected to the office of Sheriff, and served one term ; in 1868, he was elected to the office of Town Clerk, which he held up to his death, Dec. 11, 1876. He was married, June 21, 1849, to Miss Martha Chatman; she was born in Middlebury, Ohio, Feb. 16, 1824 ; she came to Baraboo in 1847, and engaged in teaching school up to the date of her marriage ; she is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

MOSES M. MURPHY, farmer, Sec. 21 ; P. O. Baraboo ; he was born in New Jersey Oct. 29, 1808 ; he moved to Pennsylvania, then to Ohio, and to Rock Co., Wis., in 1852, to Sauk Co. in 1854 ; has held several offices in his school district. He was married, May, 1836, to Miss Frances Smaltz ; she was born in Pennsylvania; they have eight children-Nicholas S., George W., Patterson, Alex., Nancy, Rebecca, Levina and Katy. Mrs. Murphy died January, 1872. In politics, Mr. Murphy is Independent ; he owns 150 acres of land.

S. S. NEWELL, born Oct. 17, 1832, in Clinton Co., N. Y. ; in September, 1854, came to Sauk Co., Wis., and in 1856 to Baraboo; in the years of 1857 and 1858 served as Deputy Sheriff, and in 1874 commenced work for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co. as carpenter. He was married, October, 1860, to Miss Helen A. Case ; she was born in Avon, Ohio; they have five children-Case, Harrison C., Guy, Della P., Clayton S.

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GEORGE NEWSON, stone mason, was born in Stafford Co., England, Aug. 5, 1811 ; he came to America April 13, 1849, and to Baraboo in August the same year; he was elected one of the Town Board April, 1879, and 1880. He was married, April 7, 1833, to Miss Margaret J. Alexander ; she was born in Edinburgh, Scotland ; they have had seven children-Priscilla, Alfred (deceased), Martha (deceased), Jane, Mary, Joseph (deceased), Clara G. (deceased). Mr. Newson was raised by the Society of Friends, and in politics he is a Republican ; Mrs. Newson is a Methodist.

GEO. T. NICHOLSON, born May 4, 1837, in Detroit, Mich., and at the age of 20 moved to Chicago and learned the blacksmith trade ; he remained there working at his trade till September, 1875, then moved to Baraboo, Wis., and took charge of the blacksmith-shops of the C. & N. W. R. R. Co. at this place, where he still remains ; he was elected Town Trustee May 4, 1880. He was married, May 17, 1866, to Miss Mary Sunnock ; she was born at Syracuse, N. Y .; they arc both attendants at the Presby- terian Church.

COL. DAVID KNOX NOYES, was born in the town of Tunbridge, Orange Co., Vt., Oct. 28, 1820 ; son of Enoch and Mary Ann (Knox) Noyes, who were natives of Tunbridge. D. K. Noyes came to Wisconsin Sept. 17, 1844 ; went to Dodgeville and other places in the lead-mining regions of Southern Wisconsin ; in 1845, he followed prospecting and making what they called "sucker holes ;" Gen. Amasa Cobb was associated with him. They enlisted in a Wisconsin company for the Mexican war, but the company was not accepted. He went to Beloit in November or December of the same year, where he entered the law office of Noggle & Spaulding and read law with them, and was admitted to the bar early in the year of 1847; in June of the same year, came to Baraboo and engaged in the practice of his profession and dealing in real estate, which business he followed for many years, in con- nection with farming operations, locating land, etc. In November or December, 1855, he brought the Republic newspaper to Baraboo and conducted it with a younger brother ; sold out the newspaper in 1857 ; enlisted in Co. A, 6th W. V. I., at Baraboo, in April, 1861; was commissioned First Lieutenant when the company was first organized, and was promoted to the captaincy of the same company in the fall of 1861 ; was in all the engagements his regiment participated in until he was wounded at Antietam, Sept. 17, 1862, when he lost his right foot ; was, in January, 1863, appointed to the charge of the State recruiting corps, which position he held until July, 1864, when he took his discharge; in the following winter, he again entered the service, as Major of 49th Wis. V. I., and served until November, 1865, having been com- missioned Lieutenant Colonel prior to his discharge ; from April to November, 1865, was a member of the Military Court Martial Commission stationed at St. Louis ; in 1866, he started the Independent newspaper, running it one year ; has been Postmaster since 1867; was first Town Clerk of Baraboo, Chairman Town Board of Supervisors twice ; elected member of the Legislature to represent Sauk and Adams Counties in 1856 ; was the first State Treasury Agent appointed in Wisconsin, and served until the order of President Grant, prohibiting Government officials from holding State or other offices. Married at Chelsea, Vt., June 18, 1848, to Lucinda Barnes, a native of that place ; they have four children-Clara L., now Mrs. Howard J. Huntington, of Green Bay ; D. Walter K., Arthur H. and Rolla E. Col. Noyes has been a member of A., F. & A. M. and I. O. O. F. for nearly thirty years ; he is also a member of G. A. R.

ARTHUR H. NOYES, was born in Baraboo April 15, 1853; was educated in the public schools of Baraboo and five years at the State University, four years in an academic course, and one in the law department; graduated from both departments ; commenced practice in October, 1878.

ROLLA E. NOYES, was born in Baraboo July 18, 1855; spent five years at State Univer- sity ; graduated from that institution and commenced the practice of law at Baraboo, as a partner of Hon. Cyrus C. Remington, in June, 1878, and continued with hin until his death, which occurred in October of the same year. In March, 1879, the firm of Noyes Bros. was formed. Mr. N. was married in Baraboo, Oct. 22, 1879, to Cordelia Draper, also a graduate of the State University ; she was born in England.

D. WALTER K. NOYES, was born in Baraboo May 6, 1851, where he has resided most of the time since. He was educated in the Baraboo Public School, and at the State University at Madison ; spent two years in the latter institution ; was with his father, Col. D. K. Noyes, in the army during the time he was connected with the 49th Regiment ; is a printer by trade, and was, for a short time, one of the proprietors of the Sauk County Republican. He was married in Friendship, Adams Co., Wis., May 6, 1875, to Miss Nellie Hill; they have two sons-Walter H. and Jessie B. Mr. N. is a member of the I. O. O. F.

JOHN O'CONNELL, farmer, Sec. 1; P. O. Baraboo ; son of Lawrence and Hanorah Prindi- ville O'Connell; born Dec. 23, 1823, at Castle Island, County Kerry, Ireland ; emigrated to America in

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1847 ; came to Wisconsin in 1855; located in Baraboo, Sauk Co .; owns 40 acres of land two miles from the village of Baraboo. He has been married twice, first at Battleboro, Vt., July 14, 1850, to Ellen Shay ; had three children-Anna, William and Ellen ; Mrs. O'Connell died Jan. 14, 1862. He married again, Oct. 1, 1865, at Lyndon, Juneau Co., Wis., to Mrs. McCauley, nee Mary Ann Hackett, widow of John McCauley, who died June 1, 1858, leaving one child-Mary McCauley, who is now living in Mil- waukee, Wis .; Mrs. O'Connell is the daughter of Patrick and Mary Ryan Hackett. Mr. and Mrs. O'Connell are members of the Catholic Church

RUFUS A. ORVIS (deceased) ; born in Michigan Nov. 6, 1827; came to Baraboo in the spring of 1857 and engaged in the hardware trade, and continued that for a number of years ; then he changed his business to that of the drug trade, which he carried on till a short time before his death, which occurred Dec. 15, 1870. He was married Nov. 7, 1854, to Miss Caroline A. Casler ; they had two children-Fred J. (deceased) and Carrie A. Mrs. Orvis was married the second time to Henry D. Evans, Feb. 17, 1876. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

P. P. PALMER, plasterer, Baraboo ; was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Dec. 9, 1844 ; came to- Sauk Co. Aug. 10, 1847, with his parents. He enlisted, Sept. 1, 1864, in Battery L, 1st W. V. A., and served one year. He was married, Dec. 4, 1866, to Miss Mary McGilvra; she was born in Utica, N. Y .; they have two children-Martie M. and Mac M. In politics, Mr. Palmer is a Republican.

FREDERICK PARKS is employed at the coal-shed of the C. & N .- W. R. R .; he was. born in England Oct. 24, 1824; came to America in 1849 and located in Buffalo, N. Y .; in 1854, he came to Milwaukec, and was there till 1859, when he moved to Sauk Co. and followed farming till 1878, when he moved to Baraboo ; he rents his farm, which he still owns, containing 200 acres, in Greenfield Township. He was married, March 8, 1845, to Miss Caroline Button ; she was born in Sussex Co., En- gland ; they have had eight children, viz., George T., Charles H., Harrict J., Frederick B. (deceased), Caroline, Charlotte, William E. (deceased) and Albert J. They attend the M. E. Church ; in politics, Mr. Parks is a Republican.

W. B. PEARL, proprietor of the Cliff House, northeast corner of Devil's Lake, near the C. & N .- W. R. R., Baraboo. Being a summer-resort hotel, the Cliff House is a handsome and comfortable house of some fifty rooms ; it is built in the style of a large Swiss chatelet, and contains, among other attractions, one of the pleasantest dining-rooms imaginable, commanding through its glass front a pecu- liarly lovely view of the lake; the billiard-room, dining-room and offices generally are on a scale with much larger houses ; a small steamer and numberless row-boats float ready for such guests as wish to sail, fish or row on the lake; there are also numerous bath-houses for the accommodation of guests, besides plenty of amusements in the way of billiards, ten-pins, quoits, dancing, croquet, archery, etc. ; in con- nection with the Cliff House is a well-stocked livery ; teams will be furnished guests at reasonable rates ; excursion parties can be fitted out with good rigs for Dorward's Gorge, Peewitt's Nest or the Dells ; there is a telegraph, ticket and baggage office at the Cliff House ; the proprietor begs to inform all that the above well-known and popular summer resort has been entirely refitted and refurnished, and is ready to receive guests ; rates of board per day. $2 ; per weck, from $10 to $12; special rates for children.

NICHOLAS S. PEABODY, engincer at the water-works for the C. &. N .- W. R. R. Co. Baraboo ; was born Jan. 5, 1813, at Middletown, R. I .; came to Buffalo, N. Y., in 1833, and in 1857 to Madison, Wis .; followed farming for three years, then went into the foundry business, and in 1872 com- menced work for the C. & N .- W. R. R. Co .; came to Baraboo in 1873. He was married, Feb. 17, 1838, to Miss Maria Volkinburg ; she was born in Lexington, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1818; they have two daughters- Mary (married Henry J. Watson), Catherine (married James L. Hecox) ; they have two children-Nel- lie and James L., Jr .; Mr. and Mrs. Watson have four children-Bculah C., John M., George P. and Henry J., Jr. In politics, Mr. Pcabody is a Democrat ; Mrs. Peabody is a member of the Baptist Church.

ROSELINE PECK, was born in Middleton, Rutland Co., Vt., Fcb. 24, 1808; her mother's maiden name was Julia Ann Burnham ; her father was Samuel Willard. Mrs. Peck was mar- ried to Eben Peck in February, 1829, and together they came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1836, settling in Madison in the spring of 1837 ; she was the first white woman in Madison, and, coming to Baraboo with her husband in the fall of 1840, was also the first white woman to cross the Baraboo Bluffs and make her home in the valley north of them ; Mr. and Mrs. Peck settled on their claim previously made on that part of the river known as the Lower Ox-Bow, since platted and called Manchester ; here they lived for seven years, when they were dispossessed'of their claim ; they then moved to Mrs. Peck's present home, hav- ing laid claim to a part of the region now known as Peck's Prairie, and commenced the improvement of a farm ; Mr. Peck soon afterward started for California, and while en route was massacred by Indians. Mrs.

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Peck was thus left with two children to battle for a livelihood ; and her subsequent experience was sore enough ; various attempts were made to take her home from her under the pre-emption laws, and to save it, she was compelled to borrow money from James W. Babb, and pay 50 per cent interest ; in early days, . before the coming of a physician, Mrs. Peck treated the sick with great success ; she remembers setting the broken leg of a neighbor's child who lived five miles away, she being compelled to ride behind her hus- band along an Indian trail after dark to reach the house, and when she arrived, there wasn't a candle in the house, the father of the child being compelled to walk half a mile to a neighbor's who had some lard, from which a " grease dip " was made ; the operation was successfully performed, and the child rapidly re- covered ; Mrs. Peck says there were no deaths in this valley till " after the doctors came ;" Mrs. Peck's children are both alive; the eldest, Victor, was born April 25, 1833, and now resides in Milwaukee, being in charge of the Johnson House, at the Union Depot ; the other, Victoria W., is the wife of Nelson Wheeler. and now reside at Chippewa Falls ; she was the first white child born in Madison, this important event taking place Sept. 14, 1837. Mrs. Peck is now 72 years of age, but is still vigorous and active ; histori- cally, she is an important character.

JAMES H. PEIRCE, born in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 7, 1856; commenced railroading in 1874 as fireman; in 1877, he took an engine on the C. & N. W. Ry. He is an attendant of the Pres- byterian Church. In politics, Republican.

MRS. E. A. POTTER, farming, Scc. 1; P. O. Baraboo ; widow of H. H. Potter, and daugh- ter of Jantes A. and Susan B. (Clarke) Maxwell; came to Wisconsin in 1846, located in Baraboo, Sauk Co., where she now resides ; born in Rob Roy, Fountain Co., Ind. Married to Henry H. Potter Oct. 15, 1856, at Baraboo ; has five children-Carrie V., Ida A., Kate M., Mary B., Howard H .; owns 251 acres of land, a part of which is platted off and termed the Potter Addition to Baraboo; Mrs. Potter resides on a beautiful farm near the village of Baraboo; farm well improved. Mrs. Potter belongs to the Methodist Church. H. H. Potter deceased, husband of Mrs. E. A. Potter was born Nov. 6, 1824, at Hartsville, Onondaga Co., N. Y .; came to Baraboo in 1849; engaged as clerk for Jas. A. Maxwell, father of Mrs. Potter, subject of this sketch ; he returned to Pennsylvania in 1850, coming again to Baraboo in 1855, and in the fall of 1856, married Emma A., daughter of Jas. A. Maxwell. Mr. Potter died Jan. 28, 1878. Col. James Maxwell, deceased, grandfather of Mrs Potter, was born at Guilford, Windham Co., Vt., May 1, 1789 or 1790; removed to Chicago in 1836; from Chicago he went to Geneva Lake, Wis., and located there in 1837, and in the spring of 1840 came to Baraboo and engaged in improving the water-power at Manchester, where now stands the grist-mill of Spencer Bros ; he returned soon after to Walworth Co., Wis., and remained until 1846, when, accompanied by his son Jas. A. Maxwell, again returned to Baraboo and permanently located ; died Dec. 16, 1869.

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The history of Sauk County, Wisconsin, containing an account of settlement, growth, development and resources biographical sketches the whole preceded by a history of Wisconsin, Part 109

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company Number of Pages: 840

Author: Western historical company, Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Chicago, Western historical company
Number of Pages: 840