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in England, to Margaret Maddock, daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Maddoek. Mrs. L. was born in Cheshirc, England ; they have ten children-Robert M., Esther E., Lizzie, George F., Minnie, Thomas A., William J., Charles, Magnus A. and Samuel W. Mr. L. and family returned to the United States in 1857, and settled in the town of Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wis. ; moved to Ironton in 1861 ; remained there till 1873, when they moved to Lavalle; located on See. 25, their present farm ; has 450 aeres of land Mrs. L., and son Robert, are members of the Congregational Church. Mr. L. is Republican in politics.
THADEUS S. MARTIN, farmer, See. 1; P. O. Lavalle ; son of Samuel and Luey (Tarbell) . Martin ; born in Franklin Co .. Vt., July 10, 1832. He was married, March 29, 1854, at Shelburn, Chittenden Co., Vt., to Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of William Lewis; Mrs. M. was born in Quebee, Canada ; they have seven children-George W., married to Naney Pheasanden, living in Wonewoe ; Emma J., Herbert H., Hattie A., Lillian B., Edward L. and Byron W. In May, 1855, came to Wisconsin, and settled at Janesville, Wis. ; in January, 1856, moved to Sauk Co., Wis., Sec. 1. Lavalle; has 120 acres. He was Justice of the Peace two years, and Clerk of School District No. 10 about fifteen years. Mr. M. enlisted, November, 1864, in Co. D), 18th W. V. I .; served till the elose of the war. Mrs. Martin died in February, 1880. Mr. Martin is a member of the Second Advent Church. Politics, Republican.
FREDERIC MEYERS, proprietor of billiard and sample rooms, Lavalle ; born in Germany, Oct. 17, 1848; son of Henry and Dora (Walter) Meyers; came to the United States in 1868 ; arrived in Reedsburg, Sauk Co., Wis., May 26; engaged in farming that summer; attended school the following winter, and the next spring went to Iowa; worked at railroading till the spring of 1871, then came to Sauk Co., Wis .; went to work on the W. W. R. R., and afterward was engaged on the C. & N. W. R. R., Madison Division, one year ; spent one winter in the woods getting out bridge timber ; met with a severe accident by a cut from a broad-ax, which resulted in a permanent lameness. Finding himself unfit for active labor, he opened his present sample rooms. He was married, Dec. 29, 1878, at Wonewoc, to Aricka Schwartz, daughter of Joseph and Aricka (Jensen) Schwartz ; Mrs. Meyers was born in Milwaukee, Wis. ; they have two children-Alta and Henry E.
WENZ MIHLBAUER, farmer, See. 17 ; P. O. Lavalle ; is the son of Matthias and Annie M. (Spies) Mihlbauer; born in Baden, Germany, Sept. 25, 1834; eame to the United States in 1854; arrived at New York, May 14, after a five months' voyage; spent a short time in that city ; then went to Connectieut ; stopped at West Killinger, near Providenee, till 1855; then came to Wausau, Wis. He was married at this place, March 15, 1857, to Elizabeth Kunz, daughter of George and Margaret (Rehm) Kunz; Mrs. Mihlbauer was born in Germany; they have four children-Anna C., Phillip J., Mary and Emil. In December, 1857, Mr. M. and family moved to Sauk Co., and settled on Sec. 7, Lavalle ; subse- quently moved to his present farm ; has 160 acres, more than 100 of which is under good cultivation. Mr. M. enlisted, Oet. 24, 1864, in Co. D, 44th W. V. I. ; served till the closc of the war. He has been Super- visor of Lavalle for eight years; been Director of his school district, No. 6, three years, and Treasurer eight years. Politics, Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. M. are members of the Catholic Church.
JEWETT N. NYE, farmer and manufacturer of the Taylor harrow, Lavalle, was born in Somer- set Co., Maine, Feb. 4, 1840 ; son of Sewell and Ann (Nutting) Nye. When 6 years of age, came with his parents to Wisconsin ; lived at Fitchburg, Dane County. Was married, April 9, 1865, at Evansville, Rock Co., Wis., to Ella A. Dougherty, daughter of Smith and Harriet Dougherty ; Mrs. Nye was born in Maine ; they have four children-Zella M., Arthur W., Arvie B. and Irwin D. In 1866, moved to Rock County ; lived there two years, and then returned to Dane County ; stopped till 1873 ; went to Mitehell Co., Iowa ; was engaged in farming ; after a year, returned to Fitchburg, and, in 1877, came to Sauk County and engaged in the flouring-mill business, under the firm name of Nye & Yager; followed this business in 1878 and 1879, about one and a half years ; then sold out to Mr. Lyman Beerey ; has 140 aeres of land on See. 28; politics, Republican.
B. G. PADDOCK, merchant and Postmaster, of the firm of Keith & Paddock, Lavalle, son of Daniel and Eliza (Eggleston) Paddock, was born at Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y., Nov. 10, 1827; was married at Clinton, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1856, to Hattie Davis, daughter of Charles Davis. Mrs. Paddoek died Aug. 6, 1857 ; in May, 1858, Mr. Paddoek eame to Wisconsin and settled in Ironton Village ; June 3, of that year, commenced business there as a dealer in general merchandise ; was married, Jan. 10, 1859, at Clinton, N. Y., to Harriet Ives, daughter of Silas Ives; they have three children-Cora L., Herbert E. and Carrie M. Mr. Paddock was Town Clerk one year, and Justice of the Peace four years ; was appointed Postmaster of Ironton by President Buchanan ; served till 1871 ; was elected Sheriff of Sauk County in the fall of 1870 ; Jan. 1, 1871, moved to Baraboo ; remained there the two years following ; then returned to Ironton : in 1876, May 1. moved to Lavalle, where he had previously established a
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store (1873); was appointed Postmaster of Lavalle July 1, 1876, by President Grant ; is the present ineumbent ; Mr. Paddock is of the firm of Keith & Paddoek, manufacturers of light barrel staves ; they have one factory at Reedsburg and another at Lavalle. Mr. E. A. Miller is associated with them in the stave business ; the capacity of the two mills is about one and a half million staves annually ; Keith & Paddock buy ties and wood for the C. & N .- W. R. R. Co .; they purehase about 50,000 ties and 1,500 cords of wood a year.
MANELIOUS PEARSON, farmer, Sec. 34 ; P. O. Ironton ; was born near Bradford, Yorkshire, England, in 1810 ; was married in the same shire, in 1832, to Sarah Roe, daughter of Thomas and Sarah Roe ; Mrs. Pearson was born in England ; Mr. Pearson came to the United States in 1841; stopped one year in Indiana; then eame to Columbia Co., Wis .; in 1848, moved to Sauk County ; located on Government land, in See. 34, Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle; took up 160 aeres; Mr. P. built the first house in the town, his only white neighbors being some hunters living in shanties; shortly after- ward, several English families settled near him-the Harrisons, Jessops (John and Joseph), the Thorn- tons, Tordoffs and others. Mr. Pearson has increased his acreage till he now has 344 acres ; in 1847, he had returned to England and brought his family to this eountry the following year ; there are six children -Charles, married to Martha Harrison, and living in the town of Tronton ; Martha, now Mrs. James Harrison, also of Ironton ; Isaac, married to Emily Mallon, and residing in Lavalle ; Mary (deceased ), Mary A., the first white child born within the territory now called Lavalle, now Mrs. George Inman, of the town of Lavalle; Thomas, married to Martha Greenhalgh, and Christopher C., married to Eliza Greenhalgh, also of Lavalle. Mr. Pearson was one of the first Supervisors of the town. Charles was a member of Co. B, 12th W. V. I .; Isaac was a member of Co. F, 35th W. V. I .; George Inman of Co. B, 12th W. V. I, Politics, Democrat.
CHRISTOPHER C. PEARSON, son of Manelious and Sarah (Roe) Pearson, was born in Lavalle, Sauk Co., Wis .; was married to Eliza, daughter of Peter and Anna (Crook) Greenhalgh. Mrs. Pearson was born in Yorkshire, England; they have three children-Harry, Edwin and one girl unnamed.
A. D. POTTER, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Lavalle ; was born in Bainbridge, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1837 ; is the son of Elisha and Climena (Calkins) Potter ; Mr. Potter's father was a miller by trade ; he moved to Waterville, Oneida Co., N. Y., and from there to Otsego Co., and in 1844 to Leonardsville, Madison Co .; three years afterward returned to Otsego Co., town of South Edminston ; lived there about six years, and in 1853 eame to Wisconsin, and settled in Town 13, Range 3, now Lavalle, locating on See. 16. A. D. married, Dec. 31, 1865, at Reedsburg, Miranda, daughter of S. P. and Lydia (Harring- ton) Barney ; she was born in Lorain Co., Ohio; they have four children-Nellie M., Herbert E. (who died when nearly 3 years of age), Burr S. and one unnamed. Mr. Potter has been Supervisor of Lavalle two years, Assessor one year, and Director of his sehool distriet three years; politically, he is a Democrat. He has 160 acres of land.
W. W. RATHBUN, lumberman and farmer, See. 24; was born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Sept. 29, 1824; son of Thomas and Naney ( Vroman) Rathbun ; when 17 years of age, went to Madison, Wis .; resided near Madison from 1844 till 1855 ; was employed as pilot on the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers, in the lumber business ; in 1855, purchased the land where he now resides. He was married in the sum- mer of 1858, at Reedsburg, to Julia A., daughter of Israel and Calista (Mosier) Perry; Mrs. R. was born in Vermont ; her father was a grand-nephew of Commodore Perry; they have had four children, of whom only two are living ; Adelbert died when 7 years of age, James when 1 year old ; William and Julia are living. Mr. Rathbun has been Chairman of Lavalle four years, and Justice of the Peace two terms. He is V. G. of I. O. O. F. Lodge, No. 244, Lavalle. He has 260 acres of land.
WILLIAM RABUCK, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Lavalle ; son of John and Dorathy (Lange) Rabuck; was born in Germany Mareh 25, 1828; came to the United States in 1847 ; stopped near Mil- waukee, Wis., till the fall of 1851, then came to Sauk Co. Was married July 8, 1852, in Lavalle, to Sarah Ann Karstetter, daughter of Sebastian and Elizabeth Karstetter; Mrs. Rabuek was born in Ohio ; they have thirteen ehildren, all living-Joseph H., married to Cornelia Gardner, residenee, town of La Valle , Mary M., now Mrs. J. H. Karstetter, also of Lavalle; William S., John W., Albert A., Edward N., Jane S., Charles E., Frank'F., Levi H., George A. and Arthur R. Mr. R. located on See. 19, Lavalle; has 314 aeres of land. He enlisted Mareh, 1865, in Co. A, 52d W. V. I. ; served till the elose of war. When Mr. R. commenced the improvement of his land, he had the misfortune to lose an ox ; remember- ing something of the customs of the " Fatherland," he broke a eow to work with his odd ox ; the first time he drove his new team to the village, it eaused considerable amusement, but the experiment was a suceess
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all the same ; by training some more cows to work, he soon had a breaking-team ; his first wheat crop was put in with a grub-hoe, and yielded at the rate of fifty bushels to the acre ; this he sold to settlers for $1.25 per bushel ; Mr. R. manufactures sorghum sirup ; his son Albert superintends the work ; they will make this season 1,200 gallons ; when Mr. R. did his thrashing, and, was running his cane-mill at the same time, he had to employ only one hand outside of his family ; Mrs. R. is a member of the Christian Church. In politics, Mr. R. is a Democrat.
FRANK P. SANDFORD, farmer and hop-grower ; P. O. Lavalle ; is the son of Joseph F. and Ruthama (Parker) Sandford ; was born in Byron, Ogle Co., Ill., Nov. 11, 1838; went with his parents to Dubuque, Iowa, and from there to Shullsburgh, La Fayette Co., Wis .; in July 1848, the family removed to Baraboo, Sauk Co .; the following spring they returned to Illinois ; one year after they returned to Baraboo. Frank P. was married at Baraboo, Oct. 1, 1857, to Sylvia Hammon ; she was born in Pennsylvania ; they had two children-Joseph F. was drowned when nearly 3 years old ; Jessie R. died in infancy. Mr. Sandford came to Reedsburg in the spring of 1859, and engaged in mercantile business ; ten years afterward he came to Lavalle, and was engaged in the mercantile business about six years, then entered upon his present business of hop-growing and farming ; he has 11 acres in hops ; he has 27} acres of land. He was Chairman of Lavalle one year, and Treasurer three years ; in politics, he is a Republican.
GEORGE P. SANDFORD, money-loaner and dealer in real estate, Lavalle ; son of Joseph F. and Ruthama (Parker) Sandford; was born in Byron, Ogle Co., Ill., Dec. 24, 1843; went with his parents in 1845 to Shullsburgh, Wis., and in 1848 to Baraboo, Sauk Co., to Delton in 1857, to Reedsburg in 1860, and to Lavalle in 1864. He was married May 7, 1878, at Reedsburg, to Mary, daughter of John and Ann Hague ; she was born in Winfield, Sauk Co .; they had one child, who died in infancy ; Mrs. Sandford's death occurred March 14, 1879. Mr. S. was engaged in Lavalle in the mercantile busi- ness and the manufacturing of tight-barrel stavcs. He was married at Garden Valley, Jackson Co., Wis., May 26, 1880, to Mary B., daughter of J. W. and L. M. Leverett ; she was born in Salem, Neb. Mr. S. served as Postmaster of Lavalle from 1869 to 1873; was Town Treasurer two years; was proprietor of George P. Sandford's addition to Lavalle; gave the C. &. N .- W. R. R. Co. the ground for depot and right of way. He has 1,000 acres of land. In politics, he is a Republican.
JOSEPH F. SANDFORD, merchant and dealer in general merchandise, Lavalle; son of Jared and Abagail (Wooster) Sandford ; born in Prospect, New Haven Co., Conn., July 10, 1811 ; went to Penn- sylvania when 14 years of age (1825) ; spent about seven years in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, and then went to Michigan ; after three years in this State, went to Illinois, locating at the present site of Rockford (1835); his ncarest neighbor was at Dixon Ferry, forty miles distant ; as an incident of the times might be mentioned his experience of going to the post office in company with a man named Garner ; Mr. Sandford started for Cherry Grove, the nearest post office, forty-five miles away, to mail a letter ; the snow was ncarly two feet deep, and they were obliged to camp two nights in the snow, being nearly frozen before reaching the post office. Mr. S. was married at Dixon's Ferry, Ill., Jan. 28, 1838, to Ruthama Parker, daughter of Joel Parker; Mrs. Sandford was born at Stockbridge, Oneida Co., N. Y. ; they have two sons -Francis P., married to Sylvia A. Hammon, and living in the town of Lavalle ; George P., married to Mary B. Leverett and living in the village of Lavalle. In 1845, moved to La Fayette Co., Wis., and remained there three years ; moved to Baraboo, Sauk Co., in July, 1848 ; was engaged in business as a dealer in general merchandise ; in 1850, opened the first store in Reedsburg ; the store was carried on by R. M. Strong and O. H. Perry ; moved to Reedsburg in 1861, continued in business there till 1864, when he went to Lavalle and com- menced business in the stand now occupied by B. G. Paddock ; in addition to his mercantile business, Mr. Sandford attends to the renting of his numerous buildings and to loaning moncy. Was appointed Postmaster of Lavalle in 1863 and served till 1869. George P. acted as Postmaster from that time till 1873. Mr. S. was proprietor of the original plat. Was Chairman of Lavalle one year and Treasurer several years.
JOHN SINCLEAR, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. O. Ironton ; son of Smalley and Roxalana Sinclear ; born in Niagara Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1829 ; when 19 years of age, went to Cass Co., Ind. Was married in Logansport, Ind., June 17, 1855, to Elizabeth J. Bates, daughter of Isaac Bates ; Mrs. Sinclcar was born in Indiana ; they have had eight children, of whom six are living-Julia, now Mrs. Oscar Bunker, of Iowa ; Deidama, now Mrs. Jolin L. Beeson, living in Lavalle; Addie, now Mrs. E. Bunker, of Lavalle ; Charles E., Clemma and Mina ; two died in infancy. In 1857, Mr. Sinclear and family moved to Wis- consin, located in the village of Ironton, Sauk Co., lived there eight years, then came to Lavalle and settled on Sec. 32, where he now resides, and has 335 acres of land. Mr. S. enlisted in February, 1864, in Co. D, 46th W V. I., and served till the close of the war. Was Treasurer of Ironton five years ; has been
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Director of his school district ten years. Politics, Republican. Mr. and Mrs. Sinclear are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church.
JOHN TORDOFF, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Lavalle ; born in Yorkshire, England, March 22, 1 1830 ; son of Samuel and Elizabeth ,(Priestley) Tordoff; came to the United States in 1848, and located in Columbia Co., Wis. ; remained there till 1851, when he moved to Township 13, Range 3, now Lavalle, and settled on Sec. 34. Was married, March 14, 1852, to Emma Thornton, daughter of Rueben and Elizabeth Thornton ; Mrs. T. was born in Yorkshire, England ; had six children by this marriage- Edmund, Samuel, Emily, deceased ; Squire, John, and Paul, deceased ; Edmund married Amanda Kars- tetter, residing in Lavalle ; Samuel married Emma Royer, also of Lavalle ; Mrs. John Tordoff died in July, 1864. In 1858, Mr. Tordoff came to his present farm, Sec. 33, where he has 236 acres of land. Mr. Tordoff went to England, and was married there March 30, 1870, to Fanny Tetlow ; Mrs. Tordoff was born in Yorkshire, England ; Mr. T. and wife returned to his home in America ; they have four children- Annie, Ledger, Harry and Tom. Mr. Tordoff was Chairman of Lavalle one year and Treasurer two years. Politics, Republican.
JOHN WHITE, farmer, Sec. 14; P. O. Lavalle; son of Charles and Mary (White) White ; born in Devonshire, England, May 8, 1812. He was married Nov. 1, 1830, in England, to Jane Cot- terell ; they have had nine children-Charles H. (deceased), drowned June 4, 1857, in the Baraboo River ; Mary E., now Mrs. Charles Gibbins ; William A., married to Almira Lake; John H., married to Emily Pond ; Sarah, now Mrs. L. Gardner; Elizabeth A., now Mrs. William Canon; Anna (deceased) ; Robert J., married to Ann J. Slater. Mr. White and family came to the United States in 1849; settled in Waukesha Co., Wis. ; came to Reedsburg, Sauk Co., in February, 1854, and the next year to Lavalle ; ยท has 120 acres of land.
JOHN H. WHITE, farmer ; residence, Sec. 14; P. O. Lavalle ; son of John and Jane (Cot- terell) White. He was married, Dec. 15, 1861, to Emily Pond, daughter of Andrew and Mary Pond they have five children living-Annie A., Charles J. B., Abbie L., Lorenzo A. and Frank E. ; Robert E. (deceased). Mr. White enlisted in January. 1862; mustered in March following; was a member of the 12th Wisconsin Battery ; served three years ; has 80 acres of land. He has been Justice of the Peace four terms, and Clerk of School District No. 4, twelve years.
DR. JAMES J. WORTHY, physician and surgeon, Lavalle ; son of James G. and Mary (Strong) Worthy ; born in the vicinity of London, England, Oct. 9, 1827 ; studied medicine, and gradu- ated from King's College ; was a student of Bartholomew Hospital, London; sailed as ship's surgeon ; made twelve voyages across the Atlantic, as surgeon to ships carrying from eight to fifteen hundred people ; was never quarantined. He served as Surgeon in the British army in the East Indies in 1849-50; came to the United States in 1856 ; located at St. Peter, Minn., and entered upon the practice of his profession. He was married in Cleveland, near St. Peter, Minn., Sept. 22, 1857, to Maria C. Humphrey, daughter of Ludwick M. and Charlotte (Smith) Humphrey. Mrs. Worthy was born at Plymouth, Ashtabula Co., Ohio ; they have four children-Willoughby B., Hattie C., James H. and one unnamed. In the latter part of 1860, he went to Cazenovia, Richland Co., Wis., where he practiced his profession till 1868, and then moved to Ironton, Sauk Co. ; remained in Ironton till the spring of 1880, when he came to Lavalle, where he now resides. He was Chairman of the town of Westford, Richland Co., two years.
THEODORE YAGER, of the firm of Becry & Yager, millers ; manufacturers of flour and feed, Lavalle ; brand, Lavalle Mills Choice Winter; water-power mill ; capacity, seventy barrels per day. Mr. Yager was born at Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, Dec. 12, 1830 ; son of George and Margaret (Craig) Yager; came to Wisconsin in June, 1859 : settled at Fulton, Rock Co .; was engaged in milling at the Fulton Mills. He was married at Belleville, Wis., December, 1859, to Louisa Yager, daughter of H. W. Yager. Mrs. Y. was born in Canada; they have had two children, both deceased. He remained at Fulton one and a half years, and then went to Stoughton ; ran the Stoughton Mills about eighteen months ; then went to Belleville, Wis. ; ran the Belleville Mills about three years ; from there he moved to Moscow, Iowa ; was engaged in milling one year ; from there he moved to Stephenson Co., Ill. ; ran the Orangeville Mills one year ; then bought a half-interest in the Dover Mills, Wis .; was there two years, and then went to Mazomanie ; had charge of that mill for eight years. In July, 1874, came to Lavalle ; took the Lavalle Mills on lease about nineteen months; then went to Reedsburg, and ran those mills one year ; returned to Lavalle, and, in company with J. N. Nye, bought the Lavalle Mills. In 1878, Mr. Nye sold out to Lyman Beery, Mr. Yager's present partner.
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MARTIN CONWAY, farmer, Seetion 21; P. O. Reedsburg; son of Patriek and Hannah (O'Hara) Conway ; was born in the County Mayo, Ireland, April 15, 1820; eame to the United States in 1847 ; landed in Philadelphia April 9, and went to Pottsfield ; stayed there a short time and then moved to Rensselaer Co., Penn. ; lived there about two years; then located in Washington Co. He was married Dee. 21, 1851, to Bridget Hession, daughter of Thomas and Ellen (Sommers) Hession ; Mrs. Conway was born in Holy Mount, County Mayo, Ireland; they have had nine children-Rev. Thomas M., Catholic Priest of North Platte, Neb., Ellen, Patrick J., Mary A., Alice, Martin H. (deceased), Peter H., Catha- rine B. and John H. Mr. Conway and family came to Sauk Co. April 13, 1857 ; stopped in Dellona till winter of 1858; then came to his present farm on Section 21, Winfield; has 200 aeres of land; in 1874, built his new house, one of the most tasty and costly residences of the town. Mr. C. has been Town Clerk one year, Supervisor one year, and Treasurer of the school district twelve years. Mr. Con- way and family are Catholics. In polities, Mr. C. is a Democrat.
JOHN CARLILE, farmer, See. 24; P. O. Reedsburg; son of James and Elizabeth (Camp- bell) Carlile, was born in the North of Ireland Aug. 5, 1824 ; left Ireland when 12 years of age, came to Canada unaccompanied by friends (1836); remained in Canada till 1849, when he came to Sauk Co., Wis., and bought his present farm, Sec. 24, Winfield ; he has now 270 aeres ; in 1853, went to California via the Isthmus, stayed three years. On his return, was married July 28, 1857, at Winfield, to Mary MeCray, daughter of Frank and Sarah ( McGookin) MeCray ; they have had four children-Blanch, James (deceased), John and Matie. When Mr. Carlile selected his farm in Township 13, Range 4, now Win- field, it was comparatively a perfeet wilderness; there were not more than three or four families settled in the township at that time (the Duneans, Andrewses, Lockes and Leonards). Mr. Carlile has been Director of his school district several years. Politics, Republican. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Presbyterian Church.
AMOS COTTINGTON, farmer and hop-grower, See. 26; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Jesse and Rebecca (Forward) Cottington ; was born in Ticehurst, England, Dee. 14, 1838 ; came to the United States with his parents in 1841 ; lived in Madison Co., N. Y., three years, then the family moved to Waterville, Oneida Co. ; in 1852, they moved to Wisconsin, making their home in Sauk Co., town of Winfield. Mr. Amos Cottington was married Dee. 3, 1862, at Portage, Wis., to .Elmina M. Fish, daughter of Elisha and Polly (King) Fish ; Mrs. Cottington was born in Rensselaerville, Albany, Co., N. Y .; they have two children-Edna E. and O. E. Mr. C. enlisted April 1, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I .; served till the close of the war. Has been Chairman of Winfield four years, and is now serving the fifth ; is the present Treasurer of School District No. 1 has served ten years in succession. Mr. C. settled on his present farm in 1862 ; has 200 aeres of land; has always grown hops quite extensively sinee commencing business for himself; in faet, hops are associated with his earliest recollections; says his first work was done in a hop-yard, and he has been at it continuously sinee ; has at present, five acres in hops.
JESSE COTTINGTON, farmer and hop-grower, Sec. 26; P. O. Reedsburg; son of Robert and Sarah (Woodsell) Cottington; was born in Sussex Co., England, March 24, 1816. He was married in his native county, in 1834, to Rebecca Forward, daughter of Robert and Mary (Waters) Forward ; Mrs. Cottington was born in Sussex Co .; they have eight children-Agnes (died at Carthage, Mo., January, 1880, was the wife of (. F. Gregory), Amos (married to Elmina M. Fish, residence Winfield), Levi (mar- ried to Aehsah Brown, both deceased) ; the three elder children were born in England, the others in the United States ; Jeremiah (married to Lavina Stilliek, and living in Barron Co., Wis.), Mary (died in infaney), Hannah (now Mrs. A. P. Ellinwood, of Reedsburg), Robert M. D. (married to Ida Barnhart, residing in Chippewa Co.) and Mary (now Mrs. Reuben Spaulding, living in Iowa). Mr. Cottington came to the United States in May, 1841, and settled in Madison Co., N. Y. ; after three years, he moved to Waterville, Oneida Co .; was manager of the hop-yards of C. D. Palmer seven years ; in 1851, moved to Wisconsin ; remained a few months in Westfield, and, in February, 1852, located on See. 26, Winfield, Sauk Co., his present residence ; he has 200 acres of land. Mr. Cottington planted the first hop-yard in Sauk Co. in the spring of 1852. For particulars, see history of Winfield. Has at present 5 acres of hops. Mr. Cottington was Chairman of Winfield one year, and Treasurer two years. Polities, Republican. Levi C. was a member of Co. F, 3d W. V. C., and served two years; Jeremiah P. was a member of Co. D, 4th W. V. I., afterward transferred to cavalry ; enlisted in April, 1861 ; re-enlisted as a veteran and served till the close of the war.
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