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JAMES CANON, farmer, Sec. 20 ; P. O. Valton ; son of William N. and Lydia (Lucc) Canon ; was born in Mercer Co., Penn., Oct. 2, 1827 ; came to La Fayette Co., Wis., in 1847, and about a year afterward moved to Jo Daviess Co., Ill. Was married Feb. 5, 1852, in Jo Davicss Co., to Eunice C. Davis, daughter of Bryant and Sarah (Nall) Davis. Mrs. Canon was born in Iowa, Dubuque Co .; have had eight children, five boys and three girls-William B., died when 3 years of age ; Ira R., married to Clara B. Kester, residence, Valton ; John W., died when 4 years old ; Awilda J., now Mrs. Robert Skene, residence, Jo Daviess Co., Ill .; Thomas H., died in childhood ; Edgar J., Hattic Belle and Nora V. In November, 1855, came to Wisconsin; settled in Sauk Co., town of Woodland, Sec. 20; has 190 acres in Woodland and 100 acres in Buena Vista Co., Iowa. Enlisted in February, 1864, in Co. A, 36th W. V. I .; at the battle of Reemc's Station, Va., Aug. 25, 1864, was captured and taken to Libby Prison, from there to Belle Isle, Va., then to Salisbury, N. C .; was exchanged the last of March, 1865 ; has been Supervisor four years, and Treasurer of his School District twenty years. Politics, Republican. Mrs Canon is a member of the church of the United Brethren.
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SAMUEL CANON, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Valton ; son of William and Lydia (Luce) Canon ; was born in Mercer Co., Penn., Aug. 7, 1825; moved to Jo Daviess Co., Ill., in 1845. He was married, Sept. 10, 1848, to Louisa Sutton, daughter of George and Mary (Whiting) Sutton ; Mrs. Canon was born in London, England ; her people came to the United States in 1837; they have nine children- William O., married to Eliza McCarthy, residing in Woodland ; Thomas B., married to Phobe Macy, residing in Woodland; Mary F., now Mrs. Gustave Anderson, of North McGregor, Iowa ; Sarah E., now Mrs. John Mulholen, of Woodland ; James H., Samuel W., Lucy C., Idell and Loella. In 1858, they moved to La Fayette Co., Wis., and in October, 1860, to Sauk Co., and settled on Section 19; he has 162 acres of land ; has filled all the offices of the school district. Mrs. Canon is a member of the United Brethren Church. Mr. Canon, in politics, is a Republican.
LESTER CLEMONS, Postmaster, merchant and stock-dealer, Valton ; son of William and Harriet, (Lyman) Clemons ; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Jan. 26, 1837 ; in May, 1855, he came to Wisconsin and located on Sec. 30, town of Woodland, Sauk Co .; had, with his father, 400 acres of land. He was married, Nov. 30, 1865, at Richland Center, to Jennie S. Smith, daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Glasier) Smith ; Mrs Clemons was born in Windsor Co., Vt .; they have had four children-Hattie B., Mattie L., Harry S. (deceased) and Carric. In May, 1870, he came to Valton, built the store he now occupies and commenced business as dealer in dry goods, groceries, provisions, boots and shoes and general merchandise ; he also deals in live stock and staves-market, Chicago. He has been Assessor three years, and is serving his third term as Treasurer; was Town Clerk one year; has twenty eight village lots and 30 acres of land where he resides. Politics, Republican.
SOLOMON COOK, farmer, carpenter and cabinet-maker, Sec. 36; P. O. Ironton ; son of Na- than and Anna (Wickersham) Cook ; was born in Wayne Co., Ind., Aug. 20, 1821. He was married, Nov. 5, 1846, in Hamilton Co., at Strawtown, to Mary A. Brown, daughter of Fielder and Martha (Bundy) Brown ; Mrs. Cook was born in Wayne Co., Ind., Jan. 1, 1832; they have had seven children -- Antoinette, now Mrs. A. J. Coryell, living in Woodland : Ella C., now Mrs. Charles Veeder, of Richland Co. (near Woodland) ; Sadie L., Charles O., Drusilla, Caleb E. and Alice, who died when 1 year of age- In July, 1855, Mr. Cook and family came to Wisconsin and settled in Richland Co., town of Westford, Sec. 1 ; remained there till 1872, then moved to Woodland, Sauk Co., on Sec. 36 ; has 45 acres of land, a portion of which lies in Richland Co. ; was Assessor of Westford one year, and of Woodland one year ; was Treasurer of School District No. 9, Westford, six years, and of Joint School District No. 9, Wood- land and Westford, six years. Mrs. Mary A. Cook is the recorded minister of the " Ironton Monthly Meeting of Friends' Church," Sec. 36. The daughters have all been teachers; Antoinette has taught four years, Ella C., ten years, and Sadie L., six years. Mr. Cook has manufactured sorghum sirup quite ex- tensively ; in 1879, he made 1,268 gallons, and this year he has made 827 gallons.
CHARLES GIBBINS, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Valton ; son of William and Rebecca Gib- bins ; was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1827 ; came to the United States in 1848, and settled in the town of Oshkosh, Wis .; lived there about three years ; then went to Oconomowoc. He was married, in September, 1857, to Mary Ann, daughter of John and Jane (Cuttrell) White ; Mrs. Gibbins was born in England; they have four children -- William, married to Laura Frasier, living in Woodland ; Henry, mar- ried to Allic Chamness, residing in Woodland ; Janie, and Ezra. In 1860, moved to Sauk Co. and settled on Sec. 29 ; have 100 acres of land ; served in the army about four months the last year of the war. In politics, he is a Democrat.
REV. JOSEPHUS GOOD, Presiding Elder of the East District of Wisconsin Conference, United Brethren Church ; residence Section 28, P. O. Valton ; son of John and Ann (Davis) Good ; was born in Preble Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1829; when about 12 years of age, went to Randolph Co., Ind. He was married in this county, March 31, 1855, to Sarah E. Stanley, daughter of Jesse and Annie (Cox) Stanley ; Mrs. Good was born in Indiana; Mr. Good followed the profession of tcacher in various places across the State to Kosciusko Co .; was licensed to preach in 1860 by the Wesleyan Methodist Church ; in 1862. moved to Wisconsin ; settled on Scc. 27, Woodland, Sauk Co. ; about 1865, attached himself to the United Brethren Church, and travelcd in Northern Wisconsin as Presiding Elder of the East District of the Wisconsin Conference. Children in the family are Elizabeth A., now Mrs. Samuel Woolsey living in Woodland; Josephine, now Mrs. P. Jackson, of Richland Co .; Heywood, died when 20 years of age ; James N., Huldah, Willic B. and Wilbur. He has been Assessor of Woodland one . term and Treasurer five years ; has 280 acres of land. Politics, Republican.
NATHAN C. HARVEY, farmer ; Sec. 32 ; P. O. Valton ; son of Caleb and Louisa (Cook) Harvey; was born in Indiana Dec. 28, 1837 ; when 20 years of age, he canie to Wisconsin and settled on
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Sec. 22, Woodland. He was married Oct. 22, 1856, in Parke Co., Ind., to Mary A. Kersey, daughter of Stephen and Jemima Kersey ; they have eight children-Clementine, Wilson B., George L., Anna L., Mary E., Horace G., Edward S. and Jane C. Mr. H. culisted, December, 1864, in Co. H, 12th W. V. I., and served till the close of the war; was in all engagements in which his regiment participated ; was with Sherman in his celebrated march to the sea; in 1870, moved to Sec 36, and took the contract for carrying the mail from Cazenovia to Mauston ; in 1873, moved to Sec. 32; has 240 acres of land ; was Chairman of Woodland five years, Clerk two years. Assessor one year, and Town Superintendent of Schools one year ; was appointed Enumerator of Census for the town of Woodland for the year 1880.
JOHN HEINRICK, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Oaks; son of Peter and Margaret (Angel) Heinrick, was born in Switzerland, July 16, 1824; came to the United States in 1848, and settled in Kenosha, Wis. ; lived there fourteen years, then went to Wheatland, same county. Was married, Oct. 24, 1862, at Wheatland, to Mary Premers, daughter of Bernard and Ann C. (Bocker) Premers ; they have had three children-Peter, Annie, and Doratha, who died in infancy ; came to Sauk Co. November, 1866, and settled on Sec. 27 ; has 265 acres of land. Mr. Heinrick's mother came to the United States some time after her son did, and died at his residence at the age of 81 years. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Lutheran Church ; in politics, he is a Democrat.
J. H. HORINE, farmer, and proprietor of limekiln and grindstone quarry, Scc. 35 ; P. O. Oaks ; burns from 1,000 to 3,000 bushels of lime annually; Mr. H. was born in Mercer Co., Ky., March 24, 1827 ; son of J. N. and Mary (Dean) Horine; when 8 years of age, moved to Highland Co., Ohio ; stopped there two years, then went to Delaware Co., Ind. ; when 18 years of age, moved to Howard Co. Was married in Grant Co., Ind., Feb. 24, 1848, to Rachel Davis, daughter of Mark and Rebecca (Osborn) Davis ; Mrs. H. was born in Henry Co., Ind. ; they have had nine children-Mary A., now Mrs. Nelson Stickles, of Iowa; Ruth, now Mrs. J. Mullennix, living in Iowa ; Enoch ; Nancy, now Mrs. William Mann, of Nebraska ; Stephen D., T. Jefferson, John M., Rebecca and Julia M. Mr. H. and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., Oct. 10, 1852 ; stopped in Sauk City awhile, and in 1853 came to Town 13, Range 2, now Woodland ; settled on Sec. 35 ; has 70 acres of land ; Mr. and Mrs. Horine are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church ; politics, Republican.
ELI D. HORTON, farmer, Sec. 26 ; P. O. Oaks ; son of Gurdon and Lucy (Davison) Horton, was born in Oswego Co., N. Y., Nov. 27, 1834 ; resided in his native county till 13 years of age, then removed with his parents to the Shaker community, near Albany ; when 20 years of age, moved to Jeffer- son Co., Wis. Was married, March 28, 1858, to Ann E. Sherman, daughter of Leonard and Anna (Whitford) Sherman ; Mrs. Horton was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y. ; they have four children-Loren S., Lucy A., Dell and George D. A .; in October, 1860, came to Sauk Co, and settled on Sec. 23: two years afterward moved to Sec. 32; lived there seven years, then moved to his present farm, Scc. 26; has 45 acres. He cnlisted, August, 1862, in Co. I, 1st W. V. I. ; was severely wounded at the skirmish of Burnt Church, Georgia, June, 1864 ; up to this time was in cvery engagement in which his regiment was engaged ; was discharged April, 1865; has been Clerk of Woodland from 1867 to the present time, with the exception of two years; moved to Minnesota, April, 1875, and returned in June of the same year; was appointed Postmaster of Oaks P. O., October, 1879, and is the present incumbent ; politics, Republican.
SIMEON MORTIMER, farmer. Sec. 29; P. (). Valton; son of Michael and Mary (Rogers) Mortimore, was born in Wiltshire, England, in 1826 ; was married September, 1849, in En- gland, to Sarah Mortimore, daughter of Abram and Sarah Mortimer. Mrs. Mortimer was born in England ; they have had four children-William (decea-ed), John E., married to Rhoda Small, residence at Valton ; Mary E., now Mrs. Charles Jordon, living in Vernon County ; Noah, married to Winne Green, residence at Valton ; Albert ; came to the United States, January, 1850; lived in Waukesha Co., Wis., about five years ; then came to Sauk Co. and settled on Sec. 29, Town 13, Range 2, now Woodland ; have 120 acres; served four months in the army during the last year of the war. Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the Church of the United Brethren, of Valton.
S. W. SHERMAN, farmer, Sec. 15 ; P. O. Woncwoc ; son of Leonard and Annic (Whitford) Sherman ; was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., March 27, 1828; when about 7 years of age, moved with his parents to Oswego Co .; came to Wisconsin in 1853; located in Jefferson Co .; returned to New York and was married September 20, 1854, to Ann Eliza Horton, daughter of Purdy and Hannah J. (Purdy) Horton ; Mrs. Sherman was born in Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y .; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman returned to Jefferson Co., Wis., accompanied by Mr. Sherman's father's family, consisting of ten boys and two girls ; of these boys, cight went into the army during the war ; two were wounded, and one made a
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prisoner ; all came out alive. In the spring of 1858, Mr. S. and family moved to Sauk County ; settled on Sec. 15, where they now reside ; have 80 acres of land; they have a family of nine children living ; one, Emmogene, the eldest, died when 17 years of age; those living are George F., Ida J., Lydia M., Nellie M., General J., Charles E , Minnie J., Myrtle H. and William N .; has been Chairman of Wood- land two years, and Supervisor three years ; served in the army during the last year of the war ; politics, Republican ; when he settled on his land he found it in a perfectly wild state ; we often hear of men stick- ing their stakes under such circumstances ; well, the first stake that Mr. S. drove happened to be a white- elm stake, about two and one-half inches thick and five feet high ; that stake took root and grew and now measures threc feet five inches in circumference, while its height is fully fifty feet ; while sitting beneath the shade of this splendid tree, which casts its shadow on his house, Mr. Sherman, with pardonable pride, tells the story of his first stake.
JAMES STANLEY, farmer and recorded minister of " The Friends " Church, at Valton ; residence, Scc. 22; P. O. Valton ; son of James and Agnes Stanley ; was born in Surry Co., N. C., Dec. 9, 1808 ; when about 18 years of age, moved to Randolph Co., Ind .; was married at Springfield, Meeting of Friends, Wayne Co., Ind., March 25, 1829, to Jemima Mills, daughter of Richard and Nancy Mills ; Mrs. Stanley was born in Clinton Co., Ohio; they have had six children-Elmina (deceased) was the wife of Charles Beson ; Nancy, died when 16 years of age; Martha, died when 23 years of age; Huldah, married to William Pickering, living in Clay Co., Iowa; Elkana, married to Catharine Wright, living in Woodland. In 1857, Mr. Stanley and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., settled on Sec. 22, Woodland ; have 80 acres of land. Mr. Stanley has been the Recorded Minister of the Val- ton Branch of the "Ironton Monthly Meeting of Friends " since its organization (June 18, 1873).
RICHARD TENNANT, Jr., farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Lavalle; son of Richard and Agnes D. (Thompson) Tennant ; was born in Manchester, England, May 1, 1843; came to the United States with his parents in 1850 ; stopped tw > years in the town of Granville, Milwaukee Co., Wis. ; came to Sauk Co. in March, 1868, made his home in the town of Woodland, Sec. 13; has 665 acres of land, lying partly in Woodland and partly in Lavalle. He was married, March 22, 1871, at Wonewoc, Juneau Co., at the residence of J. B. Frazell, to Hannah Jolls, daughter of Jeremiah Jolls ; Mrs. Tennant was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; they have three sons-Richard, Robert T. and Harry A. Mrs. Tennant died April 13, 1880. Mr. Tennnat has been Clerk of School District No. 4 six years. Is a member of the Unitarian Church. Politics, Republican.
DR. JOHN THOMPSON, physician and farmer, Sec. 33 ; P. O. Valton ; son of Samuel and Christiana (Harris) Thompson ; was born in Perry Co., Ohio, July 1, 1818; moved to Miami Co. (now Clinton). He was married in Howard Co., Ind., Dec. 29, 1844, to Celia Lamb, daughter of John and Lydia (Mendenall) Lamb ; Mrs. Thompson was born in Indiana ; they have had six children-George W. (married to Mary A. Edgerton, residing in Fremont Co., Iowa), Lydia E., Samuel J., David F., John G. (died when two years of age) and Susanna. Dr. T. studied medicine with Dr. Andrew Mathis, of the Eclectic school at New London, Ind. ; in 1854, he moved to Dallas Co., Iowa ; practiced his profession there about five years, and then moved to Sauk Co., Wis., in June, 1859 ; settled on a farm near Ironton, and remained there till 1865; then located at Ironton Village, and, in 1867, camnc to Valton, town of Woodland ; bought the saw-mill at this place, and, in 1868, added a run of stone to the mill, making a combined saw and grist mill of it; in 1877, bought his farm, Sec. 33, where he now resides ; has 200 acres of land. He has been School District Treasurer two terms, and is the present Clerk of District No. 6. Dr. and Mrs. T. are members of the United Brethren Church. In politics, Dr. T. is a thorough Greenbacker.
JOHN VORHEES, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Wonewoc ; son of Albert and Catherine (Hoalts) Vorhees ; was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio, April 22, 1829. Was married at Cambridge, Ohio, Oct. 3, 1850, to Mary A. Struble, daughter of Abraham and Mary A. (McClurg) Struble; Mrs. V. was born in Guernsey Co., Ohio ; they have six children-Elizabeth, now Mrs. Thomas ; George, residing in Woodland ; Alpheus W., married to Melinda Griffe, also of Woodland; William A. ; Eliza C., now Mrs. John Sper- rier, living in Woodland, and David R. Mr. V. came to Wisconsin in 1866, and settled on Sec. 22, Wood- land, Sauk Co. ; has 160 acres of land; has been Supervisor of Woodland one year and Assessor five years ; has been Director of School District No. 2, fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. V. are members of the Christian Church. In politics, he is a Democrat.
JAMES E. WALLACE, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Oaks ; son of Nathan and Susanna (Gal- lup) Wallace ; was born in Otsego Co., N. Y., Dec. 12, 1816. Was married, June 1, 1847, to Chloe M. Gregory, daughter of Uriah and Phila ( Moffett) Gregory ; she was born in Otsego Co., N. Y. ; they have
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had five children-Ellen (deceased), Lydia (deceased), Mary E. (now Mrs. Samuel Bailey, of Woodland), Edwin G. and Emily L. In May, 1855, they came to Sauk Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 26, Wood- land ; he has 135 aeres of land ; has served his school district as Treasurer. In polities, is a Democrat.
TOWN OF MERRIMACK.
BATHASER BOEGNER, a leading eitizen and farmer, See. 5; P. O. Merrimack ; was born in Bavaria, Germany, May 19, 1819; he remained in Bavaria until he was in his 15th year, then went to Austria, living there until 1849, then came to this country, and married in Roxbury, Mass., Miss Margaret Gerstner ; they came to Wisconsin in 1854, settling in the town of Merrimack, Sauk Co., where they have sinee resided on their farm of 82 acres, which is finely improved and well loeated. Mr. Boeg- ner, has been elected to many local offices, including that of Justice of the Peace, which position he fills at present writing. Politieally, he acts with the Republican party. Religiously, he is a Free-Thinker.
ABRAHAM COLBURN, farmer, See. 33 ; P. O. Merrimack ; born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1824 ; his parents removed to Canada, when he was 8 or 10 years of age. He was married to Mary Com- fort, born in Canada. He came to Sauk Co., about 1854, and settled in the town of Merrimack ; settled on his present farm in 1867 ; Mr. Colburn has six sons and three daughters ; his farm contains 170 aeres.
ADAM ESCHENBACH, farmer, See. 5; P. O. Merrimack ; is a native of Bavaria, Ger- many ; born April 2, 1842 ; he remained in Bavaria, until the year 1846, then came to this country, and married in Boston, Mass., Miss Barbara Gerstner ; they resided in Boston until the autumn of 1854, then eame to Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., which has been their home since ; they have two children-Frank and Alexander ; the former is married, and is engaged'in farming in Merrimack ; the latter carries on his father's farm, and is a young man of much enterprise; Mr. Eschenbach owns 120 acres of land, well improved ; he has been a member of the Merrimack Town Board of Supervisors, and was Sehool Treasurer of his dis- triet for twelve years.
GEORGE FRESE, farmer, See. 17 ; P. O. Sauk City ; is a native of Germany ; was born in the village of Berndorf, in October, 1825, where he remained until the year 1851, then eame to the United States, locating in the town of Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., and has been elosely identified with the inter- cst of that town since, officially and otherwise. He married in Merrimack, Miss Nanette Goette ; they have five ehildren, viz. : Christine, wife of Charles Graf, of Merrimack ; Bertha, George, Ida and Will- iam. At present writing, Mr. Frese is a member of the Town Board of Supervisors, a position he has filled for three years ; he has been School Treasurer in the district where he resides eleven years. In his native country, he served three years in the army. Himself and wife are members of the Lutheran Church ; his farm consists of 90 acres, and is well improved ; he takes a leading part in the publie affairs of his town, and is a publie-spirited eitizen.
JOHN J. GABER, farmer, See. 5; P. O. Merrimack ; son of John and Barbara Gaber ; he was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1846; eame with his parents to this eountry in 1848; his father settled in the town of Merrimack, where he now lives. Mr. Gaber was married to Emma Burkhart ; they have one child-Paulina ; farm contains 84 acres.
CARL GRAF, farmer; P. O. Merrimack ; was born in Waldeck, Germany, Feb. 2, 1842 ; he came to Wisconsin in 1868, and settled in Merrimack, Sauk Co., and married there in 1874, Miss C. Frese, daughter of Joseph Frese, a leading eitizen of Merrimack ; they have three children-Hilda, Charlie and George. Mr. Graf owns 100 aeres of land.
JOHN D. JONES, the leading merchant of Merrimack, was born in Lebanon, N. H., in 1849 ; in 1856, he eame to Wiseonsin, and in 1872 ,engaged in business in the village of Merrimack, Sauk Co., where he has succeeded in building up a large and luerative trade. He married in Baraboo, Wis., Miss Bertie Vansiee ; they have one child-J. Claude.
HERMAN KUNZ, farmer ; P. O. Prairie du Sac ; was born in Saxony, Germany, in 1828 ; in 1846, he eame to this country, locating in the town of Merrimack, Sauk Co., Wis., the same year, where he has resided sinee. He married, in Merrimack, Miss Mary Bauer ; they have three children-August, Tegula and Hattie. Mr. Kunz owns a well-improved farm of 123 aercs, and is one of the well-to-do farmers of the town of Merrimack, in which town he has now been a resident for thirty-four years. He takes a part in the educational affairs of the town, and has filled several school offices. He trades fair.
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WILLIAM LEISER, farmer; P. O. Merrimack ; was born in Baden, Germany, Nov. 17, 1838 ; in. 1850, he eame to this country with his parents, John and Caroline Leiser, both natives of Baden ; they settled in the town of Sumter, Sauk Co., Wis., where William, the subject of this notice, remained until 1864. in which year he removed to the town of Merrimack, which has been his home since. He married in Sauk City, Wis., Miss Susan Mueller; they have eight children-Charlie, Willie, Susan, Louise, Caroline, George, Robert and Freddie. Mr. Leiser owns a finely improved farm of 160 aeres. In politics,
he is a Democrat. His father is still a resident of Sumter ; his mother is deceased.
MATHIAS LEUSER, stone mason and plasterer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Merrimack ; son of John Leuser, who came to Sauk Co., from Germany, in 1851 ; family lived in Sauk City for a few months, then settled in the town of Sumter, where his father now lives; the family consisted of seven children, only three sons of whom are living. Mr. Leuser was married to Maria E. Gate ; has six children-three boys and three girls.
J. B. QUIGGLE, a prominent citizen of Merrimack, was born in Hampden, Geauga Co., Ohio, March 4, 1830 ; in 1841, he removed, with his parents, to La Fayette, Walworth Co., Wis., where he remained until about 1850, then eame to Merrimack, where he has sinee been successfully engaged in farming and stock dealing. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Merrimack, in Co. C, 42d W. V. I. ; was in active service, and was honorably discharged at Madison, Wis., in 1865 ; in Merrimack, he has been elected to several loeal offices. He married, in Merrimack, Miss Harriet, daughter of Michael Quiggle, an estccmed eitizen, and an early settler of that town ; she was born in Hampden, Ohio; they have one son-Eugene E. Politically, Mr. Quiggle is an earnest supporter of the Republican party ; his farm is pleasantly located and finely improved. His father, James Quiggle, was a native of Pennsylvania ; he married, in Hampden Co., Hannah M. Bartholomew, a native of Connecticut ; they came to Wiseonsin in 1841, lived in Wal- worth Co. until 1850, then moved to La Crosse Co., Wis., where he died in about 1874; she is still a resident of that eounty ; one of their sons, Nelson, a brother of the subject of this sketch, was a volunteer in the 8th W. V. I. in the war of the rebellion, was wounded at Corinth, and died of said wound at the home of his parents in La Crosse Co .; the records of his company show he was a good soldier and a genial eomrade.
MICHAEL QUIGGLE, farmer, See. 4; P. O. Merrimack. Mr. Quiggle was born in Penn- sylvania, in 1805 ; his parents removed to Geauga Co., Ohio, when he was 4 years of age ; he lived in Ohio till 1848, when he removed to Walworth Co., Wis., where he lived till 1850, when he came to Sauk Co. and settled on the farm which he now owns He was married, in Ohio, to Miss Olive Hall, of Ohio ; her parents removed from Connecticut to Ohio at an early day ; Mr. Quiggle has six children-Harriet, Henry, Lenora, Franklin, Delos and Harlow; Delos still resides at the homestead ; he was born in 1845 ; he enlisted February, 1865, in the 49th W. V. I., served till close of the war, and was mustered out of service November, 1865 : he was married to Katie Stiver, of Sauk Co .; they have two children-Law- renee D. and Candas ; two other sons, Henry and Franklin, served during the rebellion in the 2d W. V. C .; Mr. Quiggle's farm contains 160 acres.
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