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WILLIAM W. ALL, farmer, Sec. 4; P. O. Ironton ; son of Peter and Mary All ; was born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 25, 1818; while quite young, moved with his parents to Herkimer Co., and, when about 15 years of age, moved to Washington Co., N. Y .; herc he was married, in 1843, to Phebe, daughter of Zenus Hurd ; Mrs. All was born in Orville, Vt. Mr. All and family moved to Dane Co., Wis., in 1844; settled in the town of Albion ; in 1853, moved to Sauk Co., town of Ironton ; settled on Sec. 4; has a well-improved farm of 200 acres; they have eight children-Peter R. (was a member of Co. E, 50th W. V. [. ; was married to Lydia A. Davis, and now living in Ironton), Julia M. (now Mrs. William A. Wright, living in the town of Ironton), Elizabeth (now Mrs. John Markham, of Dakota), Syl- vester C., Lucretia D. (now Mrs. P. Burgess, of Ironton), Chloe A., Olive A. and Josephine E. Mr. All was Chairman of Ironton six years, and Treasurer of his school district two years.
N. H. AUSTIN, Ironton ; money-loaner and retired farmer ; son of Peter and Rachel (Rogers) Austin ; was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 4, 1812; commenced teaching school when 17 years of age; taught thirteen winters in succession in his native county ; met La Fayette on his second visit to the United States, and was present at the celebration of the completion of the Erie Canal ; came to McHenry Co., Ill., in 1843; lived there eleven years ; was engaged in farming, teaching and mercantile business. Was married, in 1843, to Lucretia Mitchell, daughter of Samuel and Lucretia (Cook) Mitchell ; Mrs. Austin was born in Granby, Hartford Co., Conn. Mr. Austin and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., in 1851; settled on Sec. 4, Town 12, Range 3 (now Ironton) ; has 300 acres of land. Mr. Austin was appointed Postmaster of Marston by Franklin Pierce; was the first Postmaster ; the name of the office was afterward changed to Ironton ; he held the office till 1861 ; has been Justice of the Peace four years, and is now serving in that capacity; was Chairman of Ironton in 1879; has served twelve years as Assessor. Politics, Democrat.
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JAMES L. BENSON, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Lime Ridge ; son of Almeron and Lucinda (Stanton) Benson ; was born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 4, 1833 ; while quite young, went with his parents to Morrow Co., Ohio. Was married in that county, Sept. 21, 1854, to Louisa A. Martin, daughter of Heman and Sarah Martin. Mrs. Benson was born in Crawford Co., Ohio; have had ten children, of whom eight are living-Ellen, now Mrs. Martin Towner, living in Minnesota ; Heman ; Emma, now Mrs. Albert Fox, living at Rochester, Minn. ; Elizabeth V., now Mrs. William Helm, residing in Sauk Co .; (Joseph and Jennie deceased) ; James R .; Levi and Hattie. Mr. Benson came to Sauk Co., Wis., in 1855 ; made his home in Ironton Village for two years, then came to his present farm, Sec. 34; has 120 acres ; has served as constable of Ironton, and two terms as Director of his school district. Mr. Benson was one of the pioneers of Ironton, and has not forgotten the advantages of digging gensing root and cutting hoop-poles, diversions which aided greatly in keeping the wolf from the door in the early days in , tlie woods.
E. BLAKESLEE, merchant, Ironton Village, of the firm of E. & N. G. Blakeslee, dealers in general merchandise and farm produce ; son of J. G. and Ruby (Bliss) Blakeslee ; born in the town of Fenner, Madison Co., N. Y., May 12. 1838 ; when 6 years of age, he went with his family to Salem, Kenosha Co., Wis., and in the spring of 1851, moved to Sauk Co., Wis .; settled on Sec. 32, Town 13 nortlı, Range 3 east. now Lavalle. He was married, March 4, 1861, in the town of Lavalle, to Mary Ballard, daughter of Hiram Ballard ; they have three children-Eulella J., Charles G. and Alfred J. Mr. Blakeslee enlisted in the fall of 1861, in Co. B, 12th W. V. I .; went into the service as a private, was promoted to a Lieutenant's commission in Co. H, and afterward to the Captaincy of the same company ; was in all the engagements in which his regiment participated, and served till the close of the war. On his return from the army, he followed farming for a few years : in the spring of 1868, commenced in the mer- cantile business at Ironton. Mrs. Blakeslee died Aug. 27, 1872. Mr. B. was married, Sept. 14, 1873, to Mrs. Caroline A. Swift, daughter of Lodwick and Charlotte (Smithi) Huntley ; Mrs. Blakeslee was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio ; was married, Oct. 14, 1854, to Charles Swift, and resided at Cazenovia ; they had two children -- Mary L. and Lee C. Mr. Swift's death occurred Feb. 6, 1866. Mr. Swift was a member of Co. F, 3d W. V. C .; his death resulted from disease contracted while in the army; he was Quartermaster Sergeant when discharged. In 1879, Mr. Blakeslee was elected on the Republican ticket to the Wisconsin Legislature, and served during the session of 1880 ; is the party nominee for the same office.
NOAH G. BLAKESLEE, of the firm of E. & N. G. Blakeslee, Ironton, dealers in general merchandise ; this firm are large dealers in butter, eggs, fruit, fresh meat and farm produce ; they have lately completed a commodious refrigerator, which enables them to handle perishable produce to great advantage ; Mr. Blakeslee is the son of Joseph G. and Ruby (Bliss) Blakeslee; born in Kenosha Co., Wis., Jan. 2, 1848, and came to Sauk Co., in 1851, with his parents ; they located on Sec. 32, Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle. He was married, Aug. 25, 1872, at Ironton, to Mary E. Blanchard, daughter of O. C. and Hannah (Kezear) Blanchard ; Mrs. Blakeslee was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y .; they have two children-Nellie E. and Orin G. In April, 1873, commenced his present business ; has been Clerk of School District No. 2 for three years ; is the present Town Treasurer of Ironton. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Congregational Church. Politics, Republican.
D. C. BLANCHARD, cabinet-maker, undertaker and bee culturist, Ironton ; son of Henry and Mary (Crosby) Blanchard ; born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., July 19, 1820. He was married, January, 1850, in his native county, to Hannah Kezar, daughter of Luther Kezar ; Mrs. Blanchard was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Mr. B. and family came to Sauk Co., Wis., in 1854, and settled in the town of Kingston, now called Sumter ; was engaged in farming ; in 1856, moved to Recdsburg, remaining there till Sept. 30, 1858. when he removed to Ironton, and engaged in his present business. There are five children in the family-Mary E., now Mrs. N. G. Blakeslee (Mr. Blakeslee is the junior partner of the firm of E. & N. G. Blakeslce) ; Agnes A., Carrie M., William H. and Bertha L. Mr. Blanchard has entered into the culture of bees quite extensively, having at this time 178 swarms. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Congregational Church, Mr. B. is Republican in politics.
HUGH H. BRENIZER, farmer, dealer in fanning mills, Sec. 33; P. O. Lime Ridge ; sells the Pacific Mill of Kenosha, Wis. ; son of Adam and Jane R. ( Elliott) Brenizer ; was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, Dec. 11, 1836. He was married, Jan. 1, 1860, in Morrow Co., to Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of Upton and Eliza Wheeler ; she was born in Baltimore Co., Md. ; they have three children-Orson W., Clarence W. and Rolvin C. In 1871, he moved to Sauk Co., Wis., and settled on Sec. 33; has 90 acres ; he is operating in the Western States and Territories. Mr. B. and wife are members of the United Brethren Church. .
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WILLIAM H. BRENIZER, farmer, Sec. 28; P. O. Lime Ridge ; son of Adam and Janc R. (Elliott) Brenizer; was born in Morrow Co., Ohio, March 29, 1845. Enlisted in July, 1864, in Co. A, 174th Ohio V. I., and served till the close of the war. He was married in Morrow Co., January, 1868, to Martha, daughter of Upton and Eliza Wheeler ; she was born in Maryland. Mr. B. and family came to Wisconsin in 1870, and located on Sec. 28, town of Ironton, Sauk Co .; have 80 acres of land ; they have two children-Ada and Owen; he has been Clerk of his school district one year, and Director three years.
JOHN C. BRICE, farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. O. Lime Ridge ; son of Robert and Mary (Crode) Brice ; was born in Dorsetshire, England, Dec. 29, 1828; came to the United States in 1848, and made his home in Waukesha Co., Wis. ; lived there and in Walworth Co. till 1861; then came to Sauk Co., town of Ironton, Sec. 35; previous to this, in 1855, hc had been here and entered the north half of south- east quarter of Scc. 35, where he now resides. Hc was married Nov. 22, 1862, in Ironton, to Permilla Cohoon, daughter of James and Palmyra Cohoon ; there were six children born of this marriage-Henry L., Joseph T., Melvin U., James W. and Mary (twins), and Simeon B. Mr. B. enlisted, in January, 1864, in Co. F, 3d W. V. C., and served till the elose of the war ; was discharged in October, 1865. His wife died Feb. 7, 1876. He was married, May 3, 1878, to Emma Osburn, daughter of Joseph and Han- nah (Nickerson) Osburn ; she was born in Allegany Co., N. Y .; they have one child, Anna M .; he has been Treasurer of his school district for fifteen years. Mr. B. and wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics, Republican.
DAVID BRYDEN, farmer, Sec. 5 ; P. O. Ironton ; son of David and Jenet (Lees) Bryden ; was born in Scotland, Oct. 16, 1831 ; came to the United States in 1854, made a short stay in Waukesha Co., Wis., and then came to Sauk Co., 1855, and settled on Scc. 28, Ironton. Was married April 26, 1859, to Julia A., daughter of Lucien Swallow. Mrs. Bryden was born in the State of New York ; they have three children-David, Annie and Jessie ; three died in infancy. Mr. Bryden was Justicc of the Peacc one term, and is the present Director of his school district. Mr. Bryden has several hundred acres of land.
VOLNEY A. BUTMAN, foreman of John Smith's iron works Ironton ; was born at Roches- ter, N. Y., May 18, 1827 ; son of Benjamin F. and Mary (Cook) Butman ; when 4 years of age went with his family to Milan, Hudson Co., Ohio, now Eric Co. Was married, Oct. 25, 1847, at Milan, to Lucre- tia, daughter of Archibald and Agnes (Root) Benjamin. Mrs. Butman was born in Lewis Co., N. Y .; they have had five boys and two girls-Francis M., Mary (deceased), John S., Jennie (now Mrs. F. M. Groat, living at Lavalle), Lewis, Jonas, William (deceased), Minnie and Thomas. About 1850, Mr. B. went to Michigan, established a foundry at Lowell ; after a few months moved to Waukegan, Ill., stayed there onc year, then returned to Ohio, remained five years, and in 1853 came to Wisconsin ; settled in Aiken, Richland Co .; from there he went to Ironton and engaged in his present business. Politics, Republican.
PELEG CARR, carpenter and farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Limc Ridge; son of Thurston and Bethana (Bailey) Carr, was born Sept 26, 1812, in Susquchanna Co., Penn., and at 5 years of age, went with his parents to Ashtabula Co., Ohio ; remained in that county till 22 years of age, then went to Lake Co. Was married there in 1836, Sept. 3, to Mary Trumbull, daughter of Luther Trumbull. Mrs. Carr died in 1841. Mr. Carr was married in Lake Co., Sept. 6, 1842, to Janc E. Genung, daughter of Amos and Mary (Belknapp) Genung. Mrs. C. was born in Yates Co., N. Y .; they have ten children ; the cldest, Rev. Lucius G., is married to Mattie Brewster, and is the Pastor of the regular Baptist Church, at Stillman Valley, Ill. ; Grocius L., living at home ; Arthur E., living in Black Hills ; Mary O., now Mrs. Jeffer- son Reynolds, living near Lonc Rock, Wis .; Ozro F., living in the Black Hills ; Oliva A., now Mrs. John H: Cle- ment, living in the town of Ironton ; Cary, Luther A., Gilbert B. and Ada I., all living at home. In 1846, Mr. Carr and family came to Wisconsin; settled at Palmyra, Jefferson Co., Wis. ; remained there till May, 1857, when he moved to Sauk Co .; located at Ironton Village, where Mr. Carr worked at his trade; in the spring of 1862, moved to his present farm, Scc. 33, Town 12, Range 3, now Ironton ; has 40 acres of land. Lucius G. was a member of Co. B, 12th W. V. I .; enlisted September, 1861 ; re-enlisted as a veteran and served till the close of the war. Grocius L. enlisted in the fall of 1864, in Co. F, 35th W. V. I., and served one year. Mr. Carr was Chairman of the town of Washington one year, and Justice of the Peacc of Ironton ; has also served as District Clerk and Treasurer. Mr. and Mrs. Carr are members of the Regular Baptist Church.
DENNIS CLOSEY, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Rcedsburg ; son of Thomas and Susan (Kellcy) Closey ; was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1813; came to the United States the year of the great
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fire in New York City ; remained there about eleven years. He was married at Hudson, July 22, 1842, to Mary, daughter of Felix and Catharine (MeGregor) Donley ; she was born in the County of Antrim, Ireland ; Mr. C. and family came to Wisconsin in 1845, settled in the town of Lima, Rock Co., and in October, 1850, came to Sauk Co., stopping a short time in the village of Reedsburg; he bought 160 aeres in Sec. 23, Town 12, Range 3, now Ironton ; here the walls of a log house were erected, and Dec. 15 the family moved, without roads or bridges, to their new habitation ; as they depended on the lumber which formed the shanty at Reedsburg to complete the house, they found themselves in a cold rain-storm in a house without roof or floor ; one corner was covered with loose boards; here the family took shelter till the lumber could be brought to finish the house ; their nearest neighbor was G. W. Gray, living three and a half miles to the south, and the next one was Mr. S. Baker, living four miles cast ; the first white per- son whom they saw was Mr. Gray, in the April of the next year. Mr. and Mrs. C. have seven children- Edward, married to Isabella Pine, living in Minnesota; John, married to Margaret Sammon, living on the same section as his father ; Thomas, married to Margaret Welch, also living on the same section ; William J., living at home; Felix D., living in Allegany Co., N. Y .; Catharine and Joseph, living in Chicago. Mr. Closey has been Clerk of his school district ten years. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Catholic Church.
CORNELIUS COHOON, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of James and Palmyra (Baird) Cohoon ; was born in Illinois Oct. 14, 1853; lived there till 3 years of age, then came to Sauk Co., Wis., town of Ironton ; is located on See. 26, and has 20 aeres of land. He was married Nov. 15,. 1875, at Ironton, to Alice, daughter of Harvey and Susan Lyons ; she was born in Wisconsin ; they have three children-Daisy, Gertrude and Ralph.
JAMES COHOON, farmer, Sec. 25 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Stephen and Margaret (Cole) Cohoon ; was born in the State of New York Sept. 2, 1814; while quite young went to Erie Co., Penn., with his parents, and from there to Delaware Co., Ohio. He was married March 2, 1835, to Palmyra, daughter of Victor and Mary E. (Potter) Baird ; she was born in Orange Co., N. Y .; they have had twelve children-William M., deceased ; Polly A., now Mrs. William O. Horton, residing in the town of Washington ; Henry L., married to Sarah Wheeler, and living in Nebraska; Permilla, deceased, was the wife of John C. Brice ; Mary E., now Mrs. 'J. T. Pollock, of Tuckerville; Rebecca, deceased ; Amanda J., deceased, was the wife of Andrew Simmons ; Cornelius, married to Alice Lyons, living in the town of Ironton ; Simeon B., married to Martha Mallet, and living in Nebraska; Elijah, deceased ; Ethel Euphrasia, now Mrs. Fred Mois, residing at Lloyd, Wis., and Hezekiah. In 1847, Mr. C. and family came to Dodge Co., Wis., and settled at Rubicon ; remained in this town about four years, then went to Illinois ; stayed there about ten years, and returned to Rubicon ; after a farther residence in that place of two years, the family moved to Sauk Co. and settled ou Sec. 25, where they now reside; they have 60 acres of land ; on coming to Sauk Co., they brought enough clothing and provisions to last them three years ; not having lumber to roof their log house with, they covered it with hay ; one day in the following March the hay roof took fire, and the house, with almost its entire contents, was burncd; Mr. C. was sick with a fever at the time ; as he did not recover early enough to make any clearing or put in any erop that year, the family had a hard struggle for existence ; shortly after this, Mrs. Cohoon began to lose her eye- sight, and in a few years had become perfectly blind ; after several years of darkness, she recovered her eyesight; this hopeful deliverance was almost immediately followed by a misfortune no less terrible; a cancer appeared on her face, which, though partially cured, will in any event leave her fearfully disfigured; under all these afflictions Mrs. C. is cheerful and happy, in fact she is jolly ; Dickens' Mark Tapley is entirely eclipsed by her ; if it is her religion that sustains her, it is a pity there are not more of the same sort in the land. Mr. and Mrs. Cohoon are members of the Christian Church.
E. T. CORBIN, was born Jan. 6, 1805, in Vermont. He was married in 1828, to Phillotta Williams ; had four children by this marriage, none of whom are living; Mrs. C. died in 1838. May 4, 1832, Mr. C. moved to Toledo, Ohio. He was married, Aug. 3, 1845, in New York, to Mrs. France. sister of his first wife; they had two children, one of whom, Seneca, is living. In 1859, Mr. C. . and family came to Wisconsin ; settled in Fairfield, Sauk Co, and, in the spring of 1864, came to Ironton, Sec. 27, where he now resides. He has 40 acres of land ; is a member of the Christian Church, and Republican in politics. When Mr. C. came to Toledo, there were only eleven white people there.
SENECA CORBIN, farmer, Sec. 27; P. O. Lime Ridge; son of E. T. and Esther (Williams ) Corbin ; born in Erie Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1846 ; while quite young he moved with his parents to Lena- wee Co., Mich .; resided there 'till 12 years of age, then went to Iowa, and two years after came to Bara- boo, Sauk Co., Wis. (1859) ; lived there about two years, and then went to Dellona. Feb. 29, 1864, he
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enlisted in Co. B, 36th W. V. I., and served till the elose of the war; was taken prisoner, June 1, 1864 ; was eight days at Libby Prison ; three and a half months at Andersonville; then moved to Savannah, Ga., and held there about three weeks; from there to Mellen, Ga. ; from there to Blackshear Station, and from there to Charleston, S. C., where, with a number of other prisoners, he was exposed to the fire of the Federal vessels. From Charleston, he was removed to Florenee. S. C., and, on the 13th of December, 1864, was paroled, and rejoined the army about the time of Lec's surrender. He was married in the town of Washington, Dec. 13, 1866, to Adelia M. Emcry, daughter of Harrison Emery. Mrs. Corbin was born in New York ; they have five girls and one boy-Mary E., David E., Cora B., Ada E., Maud M., one unnamed and Ellas E. (deceased). Mr. C. came to Ironton, and settled on his present farm, July 16, 1865 ; h s 80 acres of land, situated on Secs. 27 and 34. He has served as Supervisor four years, and is now on the fifth ; has been District Clerk one terin. and is now serving the second ; was the United States Census Enumerator for Ironton for 1880. Politics, Republiean.
M. RANSOM DOYON, Superintendent of the John F. Smith Tron-Works, Ironton ; son of John and Arvilla (Darling) Doyon; born in Franklin Co., Vt., Dec. 18, 1845; when 20 years of age, he moved to Chittenden Co., Vt. He was married, Oct 19, 1869, to Amelia Herriek, daughter of Moses D. and Jennette S. Herrick. Mrs. Doyon was born at Milton, Vt. ; they have three children-Charles H., Jennette II. and Bertrand H. Mr. Doyon was engaged in the mercantile business in Vermont till 1878, when he came to Wiseonsin ; located at Ironton, and, after the death of Mr. John F. Smith, was made Superintendent of the Iron-Works. A sketch of the Iron-Works and mine is given in the history of the town.
V. FISCHER, farmer, See. 22; P. O. Ironton ; son of Joseph and Elizabeth Fischer; born in Paris, France, June 12, 1820; when 16 years of age, he engaged in the stock business, and, in pursuit of his cubing, traveled through the principal countries of Europe. He was a soldier of the French army ; served eight years in Afriea. On his return to Franee. he was married, in May, 1854, near Paris, to Malinda Loudez, daughter of John Baptiste Loudez; they have seven children-August, married to Bertha Dardle, and residing in Appleton ; Alexander, married to Mary Hunt, and residing in the town of Ironton ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Humphrey, living in Dakota; Mary, now Mrs. Enos Baldridge, living in Ironton ; Herman, Melina and Alfred are at home. Mr. Fiseher and family eame to the United States in 1857 ; made their home at Pittsfield, Mass .; remained there till 1863, then came to Wiseonsin ; spent a year in Bear Valley, Sauk Co., and then eame to Ironton, Sec. 22, where he now resides; has 200 acres of land. The first three years of his residence here was engaged in burning eoal for the Ironton Furnace, since when he has applied himself to his farin ; has 100 acres under eultivation. Hc has served as Director and Clerk of his school district, No. 7, one term each.
LLEWELLYN G. GRAY, wagon-maker and carpenter, Ironton; son of Lewis and Elizabeth (Pulver) Gray ; born in Waukesha Co., Wis., June 13, 1853; moved to Juneau Co. while quite young, with his parents ; lived there till 1870, then eame to Sauk Co., Wis .; settled in the town of Ironton. IIc was married, April 9, 1876. in the town of Ironton, to Elizabeth Mason, daughter of Nathan ard Elizabeth (Meek ) Mason. Mrs. G was born in Richland Co., Wis. ; they have one child-Martin. Mr. Gray came to Ironton Village in 1877 ; is now in the employ of the John Smith Iron-Works. He has been Town Clerk one year, and is now serving the second term. Polities, Republican.
ABRAHAM GRIFFIN, farmer, See. 16; P. O. Ironton ; son of John and Mary Chapman Griffin ; born in Lincolnshire, England, Feb. 7, 1833; eame to the United States in 1847 ; made his home in Lake Co., Ill. He was married there March 2, 1854. to Henrietta La Grange, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Cross) La Grange. Mrs. Griffin was born in Cleveland, Ohio; they have seven ehildren living-George H., Rachel H., now Mrs. Arthur Hind. living in Kansas; Ida M., Henry C., Willie W., Frederie L. and Clifford E .; John F. (deceased). In November, 1861, eame to Sauk Co., Wis. ; settled on Sec. 16; has 120 acres of land. Mr. Griffin enlisted, Feb. 23, 1864, in Co. K. 35th W. V. I., and served till the elosc of the war. He has been Assessor of Ironton two years, and Clerk of School District No. 4, seven years.
REV. FREDERIC J. GROAT. Sec. 4; P. O. Ironton ; has been a minister of the Chris- . tian Church about twelve years ; son of Fredcrie and Cornelius (Spurr) Groat; born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., July 13, 1822; while quite young, he moved with his mother to Columbia Co., N. Y .; when about 10 years of age, he moved to Berkshire Co., Mass .; remained there about eleven years, then went to Brown Co., N. Y., and lived there six years. He was married Oct. 22, 1846, to Mrs. Clarissa Groat, widow of his brother, Jacob Groat; Mrs. Groat is the daughter of Cornelius and Rachel (Newman) Spurr ;
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Mrs. Groat was born in Lenox, Berkshire Co., Mass .; she had one son by her first marriage-William H .; he was a member of Co. A, 6th W. V. I .; re-enlisted as a veteran in the 35th W. V. I., and died near Vicksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Groat remained in Brown Co about three years, and then came to Dodge Co., Wis., town of Lowell ; spent one year in this town, then came to Recdsburg, Sauk Co., in the spring of 1849, and to Ironton, Sec. 4, the following fall ; have 115 acres of land ; they have six children- Francis M. (married to Jenny Butman, residing in Ironton ; teacher by occupation), Camelia (now Mrs. Walter Roys, living in Lavalle), Esther (now Mrs. William Burchell, of Lavalle), Mary, Ella and Ina. Mr. Groat has been Justice of the Peace two terms; he enlisted, in September, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W. V .. I .; re-enlisted as a veteran, and served in all four years, lacking a month ; he was a Sergeant. Politics, Republican.
RICHARD HAINSTOCK, machinist, Sec. 16; P. O. Ironton ; son of John and Eliza- beth (Hunt) Hainstock ; born in Canada West Nov. 1, 1833. He was married in Canada, April 30, 1859, to Catharine Dennon ; Mrs. Hainstock was born in Dublin, Ireland ; they have had eleven children -John, Mary J. (deceased), Charles (deccased), William, Elizabeth, Sarah (deceased), Rosa, Richard (deceased ), Thomas, Cora and Lenora. Mr. Hainstock and family came to the United States in 1859 ; stopped at Recdsburg, Sauk Co., Wis., one ycar, then came to the village of Ironton in 1860; was em- ployed by Jonas Tower in the Iron-Works as machinist ; after Mr. Tower's death, he was employed by Mr. John F. Smith in the same capacity ; since Mr. Smith's death, he is still employed by Mr. Doyon, the present Superintendent of the John F. Smith Iron Works. In 1878, he moved his family to his farm of 160 acres, Sec. 16, near the village ; while acting as machinist of the Iron-Works, he still finds time to superintend his farm. Politics, Republican.
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