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ELIAS D. POTTER, in charge of the round-house for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co at Bara- boo ; he was born July 7, 1822, in Oswego, N. Y .; moved to Sauk Co., Wis., Town of Merrimack, in 1855 and followed farming for eighteen years; in 1873, moved to Baraboo. He was married, July 4, 1855, to Miss Eliza Pierce ; she was born in Hillsboro, Co., N. H .; came to Sauk Co. in 1853; taught school one term, then went to Columbia Co. and taught five terms ; they have had five children, three living-Mrs. H. R. Palmer, Lyman H. and James ; the two deceased were Aldin A. and Viola, they were at play on the ice and broke through and botlı were drowned.
JOHN W. POWELL, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Baraboo ; was born April 22, 1822, in Frank- lin Co., Va., and son of William and Sarah (Newvill) Powell. Mr. P. lived on his father's farm until he reached the age of 18, when his father died; he then attended a select school for two years ; went to Tennessee and worked two years in a picture molding factory, returning to Virginia in the fall of 1847. Married, Jan. 6, 1848, to Miss Harriet M., daughter of Stephen and Martha (Kemp) Dudley ; removed with his family to Wisconsin in 1851, arriving at Baraboo June 3; lived in the village for sixteen years, where he engaged in the real estate and lumber business with his brother-in-law, P. A. Bassett; he then removed to the farm where he now lives, and owns 80 acres of land ; they have six children-William S., born in Virginia ; Katie M., Ashley B., John D., Charles J. and Samuel H., born in Wisconsin. He has been Clerk of the School Board since its organization. Mrs. P., his wife and four children, Katie, Ashley, John and Charles, are members of the Presbyterian Church.
JOHN H. POWERS, the fifth son of Peter and Cynthia Powers; was born in the town of Arcot, county of Compton, province of Quebec, Lower Canada, the 28th of July, 1844 ; he came to the United States in the fall of 1859, and settled at Derby Line, Vt., and commenced learning the printer's trade; in the snmmer of 1862, he went to Manchester, N. H., where he got employment on the Dollar Mirror. Here he enlisted in the 4th N. H. V. I., Co. D, and was in the service during the remainder of
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the war ; was at the taking of Morris Island, S. C., and in the sieges of Forts Waggoner, Grugg and Suniter, and in the Virginia campaign of 1864, and took part in nearly all of the principal battles of the campaign ; was wounded at the taking of the Heights of Petersburg, Va. ; the last hard-fought battle was at the taking of Ft. Fisher, at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, N. C .; was discharged from the United States service, at Raleigh, N. C., Aug. 23, 1865, and a few weeks later received final discharge from the State at Concord, N. H .; he came to Wisconsin in November, 1865, and arrived at Baraboo Feb. 22, 1866, and engaged at his trade.in the Republic office, and has been engaged with the press of Sauk Co. ever since, except about two years, when he was connected with Durand Times ; he also founded the Trempeleau County Journal and the Elroy Union ; he was for a short time part owner of the Reedsburg Free Press. In December, 1879, he became one of the proprietors of the Baraboo Republic, a stanch Republican journal. John H. Powers was married, Dec. 27, 1868, to Miss Sarah A. Capener ; Blanche, their only child, was born Jan. 4, 1870.
WILLIAM POWERS, merchant tailor, Oak street; was born in Ireland Nov. 28, 1828 ; came to America Sept. 15, 1850, and located in New York for about four years ; in 1854, he came to Baraboo and worked as a journeyman at the tailoring business. Hc enlisted in 1861, in Co. H, 17th W. V. I., and served one year ; in 1863, he established his present business ; he is at present a member of the Village Board, and has been for a number of ycars. He was married, Jan. 22, 1860, to Miss Kate Mitchell ; she was born in Ireland and came to America, in 1848, with her parents to Massachusetts ; they have three children, viz., Mary A., Ellen and William. Both Mr. and Mrs. Powers are members of St. Mary's Church ; in politics, he is a Republican.
P. PRATT, retired ; was born July 28, 1818, in Madison Co., N. Y .; came to Walworth Co., Wis., June 12, 1839, and to Sauk Co. in the spring of 1848, and for twenty-nine years was engaged in the lumber business, and has done a great deal in building and improving the town of Baraboo; he has held more or less of the town offices. Among the buildings that he has erected is the hotel known as the Pratt House, and he has now in contemplation the building of a good bridge, so as to have another street opened across the river. In politics, he is Independent. He was married, in 1842, to Miss Charlotte Dodge ; she was born in Madison Co., N. Y. ; they have had six children, viz., Emma, Ida, Charons (deceased), Capron C., Clarence (deceased), and Adin H.
JAY PROTHERO, musician ; was born in Jennings Co., Ind., Nov. 6, 1839 ; he came to Bar- aboo with his parents in 1853. He enlisted March 9, 1864, and was placed in Gen. Blunt's band, and served up to June, 1865. He was married, Aug. 24, 1864, to Miss Agnes Barter ; she was born in Steu- bensville, Ohio; they have four children living-Eva E., Belle M., Maggie M. and Jay.
MARIA S. REMINGTON, farming, Sec. 36 ; P. O. Baraboo ; widow of C. C. Remington and daughter of Marshall and Mary S. Greeley Train ; came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1848, located in the city of Milwaukee; came to Sauk Co. in the spring of 1850; located in village of Baraboo, and resided in the village for cighteen years ; located, where he now resides, in 1868. Born in New London, Merrimack Co., N. H., Feb. 6, 1832; was married to Cyrus C. Remington, son of Silas and Margaret Clarke Remington, in the city of Milwaukce, Wis., Aug. 12, 1852; had eight children as follows : Helen M. ; George, who died Aug. 30, 1862 ; Maud E .; Mary B. ; Arthur ; Hattie T. ; Tom M. ; and an infant, who died unnamed. Owns 125 acres of land ; resides on a beautiful farm of 65 acres near the village of Baraboo ; the residence of Mrs. Remington commands one of the finest views in Sauk Co. On this farm also are to be found numerous Indian mounds, several of which have been opened and found to contain relics, etc., of ancient tribes. C. C. Remington (deccased ), husband of Mrs. Remington, the subject of this sketch, was born Nov. 10, 1824, in Sheridan, Chautauqua Co., N. Y .; educated in the law profession ; came to Wisconsin with his parents in the spring of 1840, located near Waukesha, Waukesha Co. ; he remained on the farm here about six years, when he went to read law with Alexander Randall, of Waukesha, after- ward Governor of the State; he concluded his studies with Finch & Lynde, and was admitted to the bar Feb. 16, 1847, in the city of Milwaukee. He practiced law in Baraboo from 1847 until the time of his death, which occurred Oct. 13, 1878. As a lawyer, C. C. Remington stood at the head of the Sauk Co. bar for many years. In 1854, he represented in the Assembly the district comprising Adams and Sauk Cos., and he was County Judge of Sauk Co. fron January, 1870, to April, 1873, when he resigned. Mr. Remington was a self-made man, and was possessed of rare traits of character, which rendered him honored and revered by his fellow man. The ancestors of Mrs. Remington emigrated to America in 1834, and were of Scotch descendants. Mrs. R. belongs to the Unitarian Church and society.
MATHIAS REULAND, wagon and buggy manufacturer; does all kinds of jobbing, horse- shoeing, etc., on First street ; he was born in Luxemburg, Germany, Oct. 17, 1846; came to America with
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his parents in 1853, and to Sauk Co .; at the age of 21, he went to learn his trade at Madison ; was three years there ; went to Minnesota, worked there three years, then returned to Madison, was there a few months. Married, May 21, 1872, to Julia Derleth ; she was born in Pennsylvania. He then moved to Iowa, and in the spring of 1873, he moved to Baraboo and bought the building and lot where he carries on his pleasant business. They have four children, viz., Gustave J., Elizabeth, George and Leo. A.
E. A. RICE, car and engine painter for C. & N. W. Railroad Co .; was born Sept. 15, 1848, in Macoupin Co., Ill. ; came to Baraboo in 1877 ; he ran a paint shop till 1879, when he commenced work for the Railroad Company, where he is still employed. Hc cnlisted February, 1865, in Co. G, 150th Ill. V. I., served till the close of the war. He was married June, 1872, to Miss Theresa M. Torbert ; she was born in Columbia Co., Wis. They have one child-Mable. In politics, Republican.
HENRY RICH, son of Davis and Affie M. (Wright) Rich, natives of Vermont ; was born in Shoreham, Addison Co., Vt., Sept. 23, 1838, where he lived until fifteen years of age, when he removed to Burlington, in the same State, where he was for four years engaged in clerking. He entered the army in 1861, and served until the close of the war; after leaving the service, he came to Wisconsin, arriving in Baraboo in September, 1865, and engaged in the woolen-mill business ; was in the Manchester Mills one year, and then became connected with the Island Woolen Mills. Mr. Rich was married at St. Louis, Mo., March 7, 1867, to Emma Leonard, a native of Orwell, Vt. ; they have four children-Cora L., Paul D., Robert B. and Helen T. Mr. and Mrs. Rich are members of the Presbyterian Church.
W. C. RICHARDS, of the firm of J. Richards & Son, lumber dealers on Bridge street, near the depot ; all kinds of pine lumber, saslı, blinds, and doors, building material of all descriptions ; was born in Florida, Aug. 21, 1858, and moved to Dane Co., Wis., with his parents, and to Baraboo in 1879.
GEORGE S. ROCKWELL, chief clerk for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co. ; was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., Jan. 28, 1847; he came to Baraboo in 1874 and took the position he now occupies. He was married, Nov. 15, 1870, to Miss Lucia A. Sibley ; she was born in Rock Co., Wis., in April, 1847. Mr. Rockwell, in politics, is a Republican.
F. M. ROSS, proprietor of the Union Hotel, on Water street ; was born in Scotland Jan. 3, 1819 ; came to America in 1842, and worked at steam boiler-making about twenty-five years in New York City ; in 1869, he moved, with his family, to Illinois, and in 1874, to Baraboo, and worked at his trade, being the first one here who had that trade ; he also owns a 120-acre farm in the town of Excelsior, in Sec. 16, and is worth about $2,500. He was married May 6, 1847, to Miss Isabel Mckay ; she was born in Scotland ; they have four children, viz., Nettie, Alexander F., Daniel and Margaret. In politics, he is Independent.
JOHN B. ROWEN, night foreman of the round-house for the C. & N. W. R. R. Co .; born in New York March 7, 1849; moved to Baraboo in 1879. He was married Feb. 5, 1866, to Miss Ellen Spencer ; she was born in Boonc Co., Ill .; they have two children-Cora L. and Albertis B. In politics, Mr. Rowen is a Democrat.
HENRY R. RYAN, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Baraboo; son of Roger and Mary Dyer Ryan ; came to Wisconsin in October, 1853, and located at Portage, Columbia Co .; located in Baraboo, Sauk Co., in May, 1855; from 1855 to 1867, he was engaged in the manufacture of cabinet-ware, since which time he has been farming ; owns 440 acres of land; resides on a beautiful farm near the village of Bar- aboo ; farm well improved ; he has held the office of School Director. He was born Aug. 1, 1818, in the town of New Ipswich, Hillsboro Co., N. H. He was married in Smithville, Chenango Co., N. Y., to Abbic Gazlay, daughter of Joshua and Abigail Jones Gazlay ; he has four children-George H., Charles A., Abbie M. and Willis F. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan are members of the M. E. Church ; Mrs. Ryan has had charge of the primary department of the M. E. Sabbath school for a term of years.
JOHN F. SAARE, proprietor barber-shop, on Third street, near the post office ; he was born in Watertown, Wis., July 18, 1858; he came to Baraboo in 1874, and started his present business for himself in 1876.
L. W. SANDBERG; has charge of the water-works of the C. & N. W. R. R. on this division ; he was born Sept. 11, 1838, in Sweden ; came to America Aug. 24, 1864, and immediately enlisted in Co. I, 29th M. V. I .; served till the close of the war; came to Baraboo, Wis., in 1875. He married, Dec. 7, 1878, Miss Berthia Lee ; they have one child-Gustaf A. In politics, Republican.
H. SCHOENFELD, gun and lock smith, and dealer in that line of goods, Third street, Bara- boo ; he was born Feb. 24, 1846, in Murchburg. Prussia, and came to America in 1849, with his parents, and to Baraboo July, 1878. He was married Sept. 15, 1875, to Miss Erwine Wiskocil ; she was born in
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Sauk Co., Wis .; they have two children-Ella and Erwine. Mr. and Mrs. Schoenfeld are both members of the Frec Congregational Church. In politics, he is a Republican.
JOHN SCHLUNGBAUM, harness manufacturer, Bridge strect, Baraboo; was born in Sauk City, Wis., Jan. 9, 1855; commenced to work at his trade in 1870, and came to Baraboo in 1877 and started his business ; he makes good and substantial goods.
CHARLES SECKER, brick-maker, Baraboo; yard is located three miles from Baraboo ; he commenced this business about 1855; his was the third kiln that was burned in the county. He was born in England Oct. 25, 1837, and came to America about 1851 with his parents ; his father, John Sccker, is still living, at the advanced age of 89, and he makes his home with his son. Charles Secker enlisted August, 1862, in Co. F, 23d W. V. I., and served three years. He was married, Aug. 17, 1865, to Miss Almena Morehead, who was born in Pennsylvania ; they have four children-John T., Amenla C., Nellie E. and Carl M. Both he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. In politics, he is a Republican.
JOHN R. SHOURDS, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Baraboo ; born in Macedon, Wayne Co., N. Y., Aug. 11, 1828 ; son of Joseph and Catharine Walker Shourds, formerly of New Jersey ; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and located at Delavan, Walworth Co .; came to Sauk Co. Dec. 8, 1848, and located in the village of Baraboo; located where he now resides in the fall of 1863. Married Fannie Alleydon, in Warnerville, Juncau Co., Wis., Oct. 27, 1861 ; they had two children-Florence C. and Jessie E. Mr. Shourds built a saw-mill in 1858, and continued to run it till Sept. 1, 1864. Enlisted in 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, stationed at Fort Willard, with headquarters at Fort Lyon, Sept. 1, 1864, and served till the end of the war; was discharged July 14, 1865. Mr. Shourds went to Colorado March 12, 1866, and engaged in the stamp-mill and mining business ; after remaining in Colorado about four years, he returned to Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis., and is now engaged in farming; owns 140 acres of land. Mr. Shourds be- longs to the M. E. Church ; was a member of " Grange," Good Templars and Sons of Temperance.
WILLIAM SLADE, Quartermaster in the Government service ; was born in Vermont March 16, 1822; came to Baraboo in 1877. He was married, Aug. 21, 1864, to Mrs. Hamilton; she was born in Virginia ; she has one son by her first marriage, viz., Samuel J. Hamilton. Mrs. Slade is engaged in millinery and dress-making business; she carries a good stock and kceps up with the times ; she is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian Church.
H. F. SMITH (deceased) ; was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., Aug. 21, 1815 ; came to Wisconsin in 1836, and located in Milwaukce; came to Sauk Co. in 1849, and to Baraboo Township in 1864; he was engaged in farming all his life ; he died March 16, 1868. He was married, Dec. 18, 1839, to Miss Mary Olinger ; she was born in Ohio ; they have four children-Lovina, Albert M., Nelson H. and Albion E .; the last-named son graduated at the State University, and then spent three years in Europe. Mrs. Smith owns and lives on the home farm of 160 acres in Sec. 30, Baraboo Township ; she is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
H. D. SNELL, track-layer for the C. & N. W. R. R. Company ; was born in Windham Co., Conn., Jan. 3, 1833; he came to Sauk Co. in 1854. He enlisted in the fall of 1863, in Co. F, 23d W. V. I .; was in the service about one ycar, then came home on a furlough sick, and was discharged ; he has been in the employ of the railroad company about seven years. He was married July 3, 1856, to Miss P. E. Newell ; she was born in Essex Co., N. Y. ; came to Sauk Co. with her parents in 1852 ; they have one son, J. P. Snell. In politics, Mr. Snell is a Republican.
HENRY SOUTHARD, farmer, Sec. 14; owns 40 acres of land; was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Feb. 10, 1831; came to Baraboo October, 1850. He enlisted in Co. F, 3d W. V. C., Dec. 1, 1863, and served till October, 1865. He was married, July, 1852, to Miss Catherine Vanvalkenburg; she was born in the State of New York; they have six children, viz., Ruth, John V., Emmer J., Mary J., Robert B. and Henry V. In politics, Mr. Southard is a Democrat.
H. N. SOUTHER, carpenter; was born in Grafton Co., N. H., Oct. 12, 1828; he with his parents moved to Vermont in 1836, and, in 1854, came to Portage, Wis. ; in 1855, he moved to Baraboo. He was married, Jan. 20, 1862, to Miss Mary A. Horn ; she was born in Germany ; they have three chil- dren-Sarah E., John E. and Nellie M. ; both Mr. and Mrs. Souther are members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. In politics, he is a Republican.
JAMES C. SPENCER, owner of the Manchester grist-mill; P. O. Baraboo ; son of Eli A. and Anna M. Chilcote Spencer; came to Wisconsin in April, 1858; located in Madison, Dane Co .; came to Sauk Co. Nov. 9, 1874; located in Manchester, where he now resides ; owns 5 acres of land
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connected with grist-mill ; born Aug. 18, 1845, at Somerset, Perry Co., Ohio. Married Sept. 3, 1867, at Cazenovia, Richland Co., Wis., to Sarah Jarvis, daughter of George and Sarah Brockelhurst Jarvis ; has two children-Willie and Mary. Mr. Spencer was in the army, a member of Co. F, 37th W. V. I. ; mustered in March 19, 1864; participated in the battles of his company and was mustered out July 15, 1865 ; he engaged in the battle of Cold Harbor, and was also with Grant in his march through the Wil- derness ; was mustered in as 1st Lieutenant of Co. F, and mustered out as Captain of Co. G, 37th Regi- ment ; was wounded June 18, at Harrison's Creck, Va., by the explosion of a shell. Was in the drug and grocery business during the years of 1867, 1868 and 1869, at Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan Co., Wis .; was engaged in the manufacture of wagon-woods at Cazenovia, Richland Co., from 1870 to 1873, when he was burned out; he rebuilt and sold out in 1874, and built the grist-mill in Manchester, which he still manages ; he generally employs two men about the mill. Mr. Spencer belongs to the Masons and Grand Army of the Republic.
MORRIS E. SPRING, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Baraboo; son of Sidney and Caroline Pratt Spring, came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1869, and located in Baraboo, Sauk Co., where he now resides ; owns 90 acres of land near the village of Baraboo; farm well improved. Born Dec. 7, 1843, in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y. Married Mary E. Brown, daughter of Emerson and Margaret Douglas Brown, Oct. 29, 1867, in Smithfield, Madison Co., N. Y. ; have had three children-Effie A., who died in Baraboo, April 7, 1879 ; Bessie M. and Nellie R. Mr. Spring has held the office of District Clerk; is a member of Jo Hooker Post, No. 9, G. A. R. Mr. Spring was in the army, a member of Co. F, 176th N. Y. V. I .; enlisted Nov. 4, 1862 ; participated in the battles of his company, and was mustered out Nov. 8, 1863 ; Mrs. Spring is a member of the Methodist Church.
STALLMAN & WHEELER, dealers in hardware and household furnishing goods, near the corner of Oak and Third streets; established in 1876 ; they carry a full line.
WILLIAM STANLEY, of the firm of Huntington & Stanley, dry-goods merchants ; son of Whiting Day and Maria (Castle) Stanley, of Canandaigua, N. Y .; came to Wisconsin in 1847, when a boy of 16 years, and settled upon a farm in Dane Co., where he stayed until he attained his majority; in 1853, he came to Baraboo and went into mercantile business with his brother, Lemuel Stanley, where he continued until 1858 ; he then returned to the farm in Vienna. Jan. 15, 1859, he was married to Miss Louisa A. Huntington, the only surviving daughter of Herbert N. and Amanda M. Huntington, who was born in Scriba, Oswego Co., N. Y., Sept. 16, 1839, but removed to Baraboo with her parents at the age of 12 years, and was educated at the Ladies' Seminary there. Mr. Stanley spent two years after his depar- ture from Baraboo before he returned and entered again into the dry-goods trade with his father-in-law, under the firm name of Huntington & Stanley, in which business he has remained until the present time. Outside of his large mercantile and other personal duties, Mr. Stanley has been called upon to serve the town in most of its responsible offices, and he has ever been regarded as efficient in guarding all interests intrusted to his care; he has been for some time upon the School Board, and very helpful in its management. Though not a member of the church, Mr. Stanley is a believer in Christ, and is zealous of good works ; is an active Republican, and at the head of the Temple of Honor. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley have had seven children-Maria M., born Jan. 26, 1861, died Oct. 14, 1863; Ida Louisa, born April 30, 1863, died Oct. 10, 1864 ; Herbert H., born June 6, 1866; Whiting Day, born Ang. 11, 1868; William Nelson, born June 21, 1872, died Dec. 22, 1872; Mary Grace, born July 22, 1874; Danicl C., born Sept. 6, 1879, died Nov. 2, 1879.
JOHN G. STEIN, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Baraboo; was born in Holstein, Germany, Aug. 8, 1837 ; is a son of J. P. and Anna S. Stein ; Mr. S. emigrated with his parents to America in July, 1848 ; resided in Michigan seven years, and came to Milwaukee, Wis., July 1, 1856, remaining there five years, when he removed to Sauk Co. ; lived in the town of Dellona cight ycars ; he then kept store two years in the town of Excelsior, and was in trade three years in the village of Baraboo, when he removed to the farm where he now resides, and owns 160 acres. Mr. S. was married at Dellona to Miss Dora S., daughter of Henry and Mary Goerbing, of Ozaukce Co., Wis .; they have seven children-Mary A., Lilly A., Louisa B., Frank M., Ida S., Anna D. and George M.
S. F. STEELE, patentec of Steele's drag saw ; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., July 1, 1824, and came to Wisconsin in 1845 ; located in Iowa Co. in 1846, and came to Baraboo in 1868. Hc enlisted, February, 1865, in Co. G, 3d I. V. C., and served about nine months. He was married in January, 1850, to Miss Ruth Farwell ; she was born in Ohio; they have five children-Iola, May, Emory, Ruth and Millburn. Both he and his wife are members of the Congregational Church. In politics, he is a Demo. crat.
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R. H. STRONG, born in Rochester, Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 28, 1820; when 16 years of age he went to Charleston, S. C., where he remained three years in the wholesale dry-goods house of Miller, Ripley & Co., when he eame to Wisconsin ; was Clerk in Territorial Legislature in the winter of 1839 and 1840 ; in the spring of 1840, he went to Michigan and engaged in the fur trade, and remained there until 1844 ; in the spring of this year, went to Milwaukee and engaged in the forwarding and eom. mission business, having an elevator in connection therewith ; continued in this business for about four years prior to his removal to Baraboo ; at the time the railroad was completed, he received the first freight (by special ear) that came over the road, to this place ; has been connected with the First National Bank most of the time since its organization ; also carrying on an extensive flouring-mill, dealing in grain, ete. Was married in Marshall, Mich., in 1845, to Emiline R. Ganson ; she was born in Leroy, Genesee Co., N. Y., and died in Milwaukee ; had three children by this union-Bertha L., now Mrs. Dr. O. W. Carl- son, of Milwaukee ; Emeline M., the wife of Fred. Noonan, died in Kansas City in May, 1879; and Frank H., now associated with his father in carrying on his business. Mr. Strong's second wife was Mrs. Edmund Sanderson ; she was born in Springfield, Mass .; they have three sons and one daughter- Warner B., Beebe H., Robert D. and Evelyn L.
R. M. STRONG, born in Bridgeport, Vt., July 27, 1830; educated at Troy Conference Academy, Poultney, Vt. ; removed to Wiseonsin June 1, 1850; settled at Reedsburg, Sauk Co., October, 1850. Married Sarah E. Rudd February,1856, who was born in Willoughby, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1833; E. O. Strong, son of above, was born April 5, 1857, died July, 1865. R. M. Strong was elected Sheriff of Sauk Co. in November, 1860, and resigned January 1, 1861. Recruited Co. A, 19th W. V. I., and was commissioned Captain of same Dec. 19, 1861; promoted Major September 30, 1863 ; promoted Lieutenant Colonel December 29, 1863; took part in all the marehes, skirmishes and battles in which his regiment was engaged until October 27, 1864, when, in charging the rebel earthworks at Fair Oaks, Va., was wounded and afterward taken to Libby Prison, where his left leg was amputated ; was parolled Feb. 19, 1865, sent to Annapolis, Md., and exchanged March 25, 1865 ; resigned and returned to Wisconsin in May, 1865. Was elected a member of the State Assembly Novem- ber, 1865, and County Treasurer November, 1866 ; rc-eleeted in 1868, 1870 and 1872, holding the office eight years ; was Clerk of the Assembly Session of 1873 and 1874 ; was one of the original direetors of the Baraboo Valley Air-Line Railway, and labored earnestly until the C. & N. W. R. R. obtained control and completed the road ; is now a successful stoek and grain farmer in Yellow Medieine Co., Minn. Col. and Mrs. Strong still continue to reside in Sauk Co., where they have near relatives and a large circle of warm friends.
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