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JOHN FESSEY, farmer, Sec. 6 ; P. O. Lavalle ; was born in Buckinghamshire, England, Oet. 7, 1824 ; son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Griffin) Fessey. Hc was married May 18, 1844, in Buek- inghamshire, to Elizabeth Caves, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Winkle) Caves; Mrs. Fessey was born in · the same shire as her husband ; they have had nine ehildren-Joseph (married to Filena Andrews, resi- denee Juneau Co.), William (married to Amanda Rogers, residenec Lavalle), Richard G. (deceased), Mary E. (now Mrs. F. Potter, living in Juneau Co.), George (deceased), Sarah, Carrie, Frederic G. and John F. Mr. Fessey and family came to America in 1844 ; landed in Quebee and remained in Canada one year ; then removed to Vermont in April, 1845, and was engaged in farming in that State seven years ; then moved to Janesville, Wis., and resided there five years, and, in November, 1855, eame to Sauk Co. and settled in Town 13, Range 2 (now Woodland). He was Treasurer of Woodland five years, or during his entire residence in the town; in 1860, came to Winfield ; located on Sec. 9, and, in 1863, moved to his present farm on Scc. 6 ; he has about 200 aeres, lying partly in Sauk and partly in Juneau Counties. Enlisted, in September, 1861, in Co. B, 12th W. V. I., and served one year. In politics, Republiean.
SILAS FISH, was born in Albany Co., N. Y. Was married, Nov. 20, 1824, to Betsy Ray- mond ; they had nine children-Elizabeth, now Mrs. Thomas H. Powell, of Winfield ; William, deceased ; Elias R., married to Adelia P. Darrow, residence, Sparta ; Spencer C., married to Mary J. Fish, residence Winfield ; Jasper M., married to Temperance Hand, residence, Walworth Co .; Lewis N., married to Sarah Darrow, residence Winfield ; Emma J., now Mrs. C. E Kelley, residence, Winfield; Lucius, married to Phobe M. Darrow, residence, Monroe Co .; Elbert W., married to Ella MeCray, residenee, Winfield. Mr. Fish and family came to Wisconsin April 15, 1855, and located on Ses. 24, town of Winfield, Sauk Co., where he now resides. Mr. and Mrs. Fish celebrated their fiftieth or golden wedding six years ago. Mr. Fish has been Supervisor of Winfield ; in polities, he is a Demoerat.
LEWIS N. FISH, farmer, Sec. 24 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Silas and Betsy (Raymond) Fish ; was born in Albany Co., N. Y., Aug. 8, 1838; came to Wisconsin with his parents in 1855 ; located in Winfield, Sauk Co., Wis. Was married, March 4, 1862, to Sarah Darrow, daughter of Henry A. and Luseva (Dann) Darrow. Mrs. Fish was born in Walworth Co. (hcr people came to Wisconsin in 1839). They have had eight children - Ida M. (deceased), George L., Edwin K., Emma B., Jasper T., Walter E., Mary A., and one boy unnamed. Iu December, 1867, Mr. Fish and family settled on their present farm ; has 317 acres. Mr. F. has been Supervisor of Winfield one year, and Treasurer of School District No. 2 six years. In politics, a Demoerat.
SPENCER C. FISH, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Silas and Betsy (Raymond) Fish ; was born in Greene Co., N. Y., July 3, 1832 ; served an apprenticeship at the blacksmith busi- ness, and in 1854 eame to Wisconsin, settling on See. 27, his present farm; has 380 acres. Was married April 4, 1855, in Albany Co., N. Y., to Mary J. Fish, daughter of Elisha and Polly (King) Fish. Mrs. Fish was born in Albany Co., N. Y. They have three children-Edgar C., Orton G. and Mina M. Mr. Fish enlisted March 8, 1865, in Co. F, 51st. W. V. I .; served till the close of the war ; was Second Ser- geant ; Mr. F. has been Supervisor of Winfield one year ; Treasurer two years, and Clerk of the School District several ycars. Politics, Republiean.
ROBERT GREENWOOD, Sr., stone-mason and farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Reedsburg; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Fawcett) Greenwood ; was born in January, 1803, in Yorkshire, England ; was married to Eleanor Jackson ; they had ninc children-Joseph, deceased ; Elizabeth, now Mrs. E. G. Greg- ory, of Recdsburg ; Robert, married to Eveline Miller, living in Winfield ; John, married to Mahala Curtis, residence, Winfield ; Isabella, deceased ; Margaret, now Mrs. James Dawson, of Racine Co .; James, mar- ried to Emma Buck, dceeased, residence, Nebraska ; Miles, married to Emma Cameron, residenee, Winfield ; and Jane. Mr. Greenwood came to the United States in 1847, spent four years in Racine Co., and eame to the town of Winfield, Sauk Co., in 1851; when he reached his land, he found himself with only $10 in money, in a wilderness of timber, without a foot of land eleared, and a wife and nine children to provide for; the first summer was passed by the family under some boards set against a pole ; provisions were searce, and Mr. Greenwood's good marksmanship often enabled him to bring home a fat deer to replenishı the larder ; once he nearly lost his life in a fight with a large bear that he had wounded, but was saved by the assistance of his dog, which attraeted the bear's attention while Mr. G. re-loaded, when the bear was dispatched.
ROBERT GREENWOOD, Jr., farmer, See. 16; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Robert and Eleanor (Jackson) Greenwood ; was born in Yorkshire, England, Aug. 14, 1839; when 8 years of age, came with his parents to the United States in 1847; the family made a settlement in Raymond, Raeine Co., Wis .; after four years moved to Sauk Co .; in June, 1851, settled in Winfield, See. 16; has 103 acres
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of land where he resides ; 80 acres in the town of Reedsburg, besides two houses and lots in the village. Was married, Feb. 11, 1874, at New Lisbon, Juneau Co., to Dora Capstick, daughter of George and Margaret Capstick. Mrs. Greenwood was born in the United States ; she died five weeks after her mar- riage. Mr. G. has been Chairman of the town of Winfield two years; Assessor three years, and served two terms as Treasurer, and three terms as Clerk of School District No. 3. Was married, April 22, 1879, to Eveline Miller, daughter of Heman and Elizabeth (Darrow) Miller. Mrs. G. was born in Walworth Co., Wis. Mr. Greenwood enlisted November, 1862, in Co. F, 3d W. V. C., and served till the close of the war. Politics, Republican.
EDWARD HEMINGWAY, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Recdsburg; son of Francis and Elizabeth (Croft) Hemingway; was born in Yorkshire, England, Dec. 23, 1824; came to the United States with his parents in 1840 ; spent several years in New Jersey and New York, in the cities of Pat- erson, Little Falls, and Bloomfield, and again at Little Falls ; in hopes of benefiting the mother's health, the family returned to England ; however, after nine months, they returned to Little Falls, N. J ; here Mr. H. and his father were engaged as ingrain-carpet weavers. Mr. Edward H. went to Poughkeepsie, and was married Dec. 24, 1849, to Mary McIntosh, daughter of James and Ann (Burns) McIntosh ; Mrs. Hemingway was born in Paisley, Scotland ; they have one daughter and two sons living; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Frank T. Houghton, of Winfield, Francis (deceased), James, Francis (deceased), Ann (deceased), Edward I. Mr. H. and family came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851 ; located on Sec. 9, town of Win- field, Sauk Co., where he remained till the spring of 1872, when he moved to Sec. 16, where he now resides; has 180 acres ; has been Supervisor of Winfield two years, and Treasurer one year, and Director of the school district three years ; Mr. H. still does some flannel and carpet weaving winters. Politics, Republican. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Baptist Church.
JAMES HORKAN, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Recdsburg ; son of Peter and Bridget (Rewan) Horkan ; was born in Illinois Oct. 14, 1844; came to Wisconsin in 1848 with his parents ; settled in Dellona, Sauk Co. Was married Jan. 19, 1867, in Lyndon, Juneau Co., to Mary Gallagher, daughter of James and Catharine (McHugh) Gallagher ; Mrs. Horkan was born in Ireland; they have six children- William F., John, James E., Bridget W., Peter J. and George P .; Mr. H. came to Winfield in 1866 ; settled on Scc. 21; has 160 acres of land ; Mr. and Mrs. Horkan are members of the Catholic Church. Mr. H. is a Democrat.
S. T. HOUGHTON, farmer, Sec. 22 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Abner and Susannah (Taylor) Houghton ; was born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co., Vt., May 28, 1812; was brought up on a farm ; when 21 years of age, engaged with the Fairbanks Scale Co. ; went to Waterville, Me., and built a dam for the company ; then went to Augusta and worked as a pattern maker. Was married, Oct. 2, 1837, to Catharine Albee, daughter of Benjamin and Betsey (Cunningham) Albee; Mrs. Houghton was born at Wiscasset, Me. ; they have four children-Corrilla, now Mrs. V. B. Clark, residing at Minneapolis, Minn ; John C., died Dec. 1, 1877 ; was married to Annie Mauvor, resided at Fairbury, Neb. ; left a wife and two children ; Maria S. ; Frank T., married to Elizabeth Hemingway, residing in Winfield ; Mr. Houghton went to California, January, 1852, via Panama ; returned to Augusta, May, 1853 ; in 1855, came to Wisconsin ; arrived at Reedsburg, Sauk Co., July 4; came at once to his farm, Sec 22, Winfield, where he now resides ; has 240 acres ; has been Chairman of Winfield one ycar. Politics, Dem- ocrat. Mrs. Houghton is a member of the Episcopal Church ; Frank T. and wife are members of the Baptist Church.
JOHN JACKSON, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Robert and Ellen (Jackson) Jackson, was born in Yorkshire, England, July 23, 1823; came to the United States with his parents in 1845; they made their home in Poughkeepsic, N. Y. Mr. Jackson was married at Poughkeepsic, July 17, 1852, to Eliza Croft, daughter of Robert and Rachel (Field) Croft ; Mrs. Jackson was born in York- shire, England; they have had eight children-Robert C., William F., Ann E., Jonathan. (deceased), Richard R., James (deceased), the two last named were twins, John G. and Isabella; all but the eldest were born in Winfield. In September, 1855, Mr. Jackson and family came to Wisconsin, stopped six months in Raymond, Racine Co., then came to Winfield, Sauk Co., settled on Scc. 15, where they now reside ; Mr. J. has 200 acres of land ; has been Director of School District three years. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson are members of the Baptist Church.
CHARLES R. KELLEY, farmer, Sec. 14 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; was born in Sanbornton, N. H. Belknap County, Nov. 18, 1815 ; son of Timothy and Sarah (Chatman) Kelley. Was married in New Hampshire, July 29, 1839, to Eliza J. Dearborn, daughter of George and Martha (De Merritt) Dearborn. Mrs. Kelley was born in the State of New York ; they have had eleven children-Charles, Edwin (mar-
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ried to Emma J. Fish, living in Winfield), Ann Eliza, George W. (married to Amanda Root, residing at Reedsburg), Ellen (now Mrs. C. Fuller, residing in Winfield), Harriet (now Mrs. A. Fuller, residing in Win- field), La Fayette M. (married to Mary E. Wener, also of Winfield), Isabella (now Mrs. Joseph B. Kindall, in Minn.), William L., Fremont A., F. Adelbert; those unmarried, are living at home. Mr. K. moved to Laconia, N. H., and in May, 1854, came to Wisconsin, stopped at Baraboo, Sauk Co., a year, and in June, 1855, moved to Winfield, settled on his present farm, Sec. 14 ; has been Assessor of Winfield two years, and Clerk of School District No. 2 one year. In politics, is a Republican. Mr. Kelley bas a fine orchard, from which he will gather this year at least 275 barrels of apples ; he has one tree that is 28 years old, that is undoubtedly the largest in the county ; its circumference is six feet ten inches, and its branches cover a space 46x48 feet ; last year it bore twenty-six bushels of apples.
C. EDWIN KELLEY, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of C. R. and Eliza J. (Dear- born) Kelley, was born in Laconia, N. H., May 12, 1840, came to Wisconsin in 1854 ; lived at Baraboo, Sauk Co., about one year, then came to Winfield, settled on Sec. 23. Was married in Winfield. March 5, 1862, to Emma J. Fish, daughter of Silas and Betsy (Raymond) Fish ; Mrs. Kelley was born in Greene Co., N. Y. ; they have had three children-Lemuel R., Ella Ida (deceased), Herbert D. In April, 1862, located on his present farm, Sec. 23 ; has 407 acres of land. Mr. K. enlisted March 8, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I .; served till the closc of the war. Has been Assessor of Winfield one year, and is serving his fourth term in succession as Treasurer; has been Justice of the Peace two years, and Clerk of School Dis- trict No. 2, seven years. Politics, Democrat.
LAFAYETTE M. KELLEY, farmer, Sec. 16 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of C. R. and Eliza J. (Dearborn) Kellcy ; was born in Meredith Village, Belknap Co., N. H., Feb. 4, 1847 ; in May, 1854, came with his parents to Baraboo, Sauk Co., Wis .; remained there till June, 1855, then moved to Win- field. He enlisted and was mustered into the service Jan. 28, 1864, in Co. B, 12th W. V. I. ; was wounded July 28, 1864, in front of Atlanta, producing a permanent disability ; served till July 4, 1865. He was married Nov. 6, 1867, in Winfield, to Mary E., daughter of Charles and Doratha (Kiber) Wener; she was born in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis .; they have seven children-James H., Mary, Iva B., Mabel H., Charles R., Inez, and one girl unnamed. Mr. Kelley came to his present farm in the fall of 1869; it lies in Sec. 16, and contains 100 acres. He has been Justice of the Peace two years, Clerk of School District No. 2 three years, and of No. 3 six years ; has been correspondent of the Reedsburg Free Press six years ; is a Republican in politics.
ALFRED F. LAWTON, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Recdsburg; was born in Albany Co., N. Y., Oct. 26, 1829. Was married in the same county Dec. 23, 1855, to Emily, daughter of Elisha and Polly (King) Fish ; she was born in Albany Co .; Mr. Lawton and family came to Wisconsin in 1855 and settled on his present farm of 85 acres in Sec. 26, Winfield, Sauk Co. He enlisted, March 11, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I., and served till the close of the war; was Post Quartermaster at Milwaukee. He has been Town Clerk of Winfield eight years, and Justice of the Peace two years ; in politics, he is a Republican.
GEORGE F. LAWSON, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of George and Susan (Riley) Lawson ; was born in Nottingham, England, May 30, 1808; came to Canada in June, 1831; remained there about two years, then went to Kennebec Co., Me .; stopped there about a year, and then went to Boston, Mass .; in 1835, he enlisted in the 1st U. S. Artillery ; served in Florida in the Seminole war, till wounded in the fall of 1836 ; his horse was killed under him and fell, shattering his right leg; he was in the hospital all winter, and was discharged in the spring of 1837. He stopped a short time in Washington, then went to Boston, and from there to New Hampshire, where he learned the shoemaking business. In 1848, he went to England, and was married in Nottingham, in June, 1848, to Susan, daughter of James and Lydia Lawson. In about two months he returned to the United States and stopped at Lawrence, Mass., about one and a half ycars, then came to Sauk Co., Wis., in May, 1851, and settled on Sec. 15, town of Winfield; he had .160 acres, has now 80; they have six children-Susan (now Mrs. Joseph McIntosh, of Winfield), George J., Lydia and Elizabeth. Mr. Lawson has been Superintendent of Schools of Winfield two years, Supervisor onc term, Justice of the Peace two terms, Clerk of School District No. 3 two terms, and Director one term ; in politics, he is a Republican.
LACHLAN MCINTOSH. farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of James and Ann (Burns) McIntosh, was born in Paisley, Scotland, June 18, 1828; came to the United States in 1841 ; made his home in Cherryville, Conn .; about a year afterward went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Was married there, April 9, 1851, to Catharine Cameron, daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Mc Whinnie) Cameron. Mrs. McIntosh was born in Westchester Co., N. Y. In 1851, came to Wisconsin and settled in Town 13,
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Range 4, now Winfield, on See. 10; he has 273 acres ; they have had eleven children, of whom nine are living-Margaret (deceased) ; James, married to Aliee Southerby, residing at Reedsburg; Ann ; Catharine, now Mrs. George Thayer, living in Winfield ; Thomas L .; Joseph ; Mary (deceased) ; Jennie; Lizzie C. ; John E. and May. Mr. and Mrs. MeIntosh and three of the children are members of the Baptist Church. Mr. MeIntosh has been Town Superintendent of Schools, and Justice of the Peace several years ; was Supervisor one year, and Assessor several years ; was the first Clerk of the Sehool Distriet on permanent organization, and has held the offices of Director and Treasurer at different times ; was the first Town Superintendent of Schools.
SAMUEL MONTROSS, was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., Sept. 11, 1804; when 21 years of age, went to Greene Co. and engaged in the Hudson River trade; followed the river about twenty years; during this time was a steamboat Captain many years. Was married in Athens, Greene Co., April, 1825, to Lydia Raymond, daughter of Lemuel and Temperanee Raymond; they have had two children-Enos L., married to Sally A. Pelton, living in Windfield ; Phobe T., deceased, was the wife of George Pelton. Mr. Montross came to Wisconsin in 1852, and settled on See. 25, Town 13, Range 4, now Winfield, Sauk Co .; jointly with his son has 180 acres of land. Mr. Montross has been an active leader in the Liberal religious movement in Sauk Co., and has given the eause material aid, both by liberal contributions of money and by speaking. He has aeted in sympathy with Ichabod Codding, the well-known liberal speaker, and is favorably known as a leader in the cause.
E. L. MONTROSS, farmer. See. 25 ; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Samuel and Lydia (Raymond) Montross, was born in Albany Co., N. Y., May 29, 1827. Was married in Greene Co., N. Y., to Sally A. Pelton, daughter of John and Sarah ( Hinekley) Pelton. Mrs. M. was born in Athens, Greene Co .; have had two children-Frederie and Ivah, both deceased, and ons adopted daughter, Agnes Williams Montross (deceased) ; Agnes was a woman of great spiritual power. She was the wife of Jason Pelton. and died about a year after her marriage.
GEORGE PELTON, farmer, See. 36; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of John and Sarah (Hinekley ) Pelton ; was born in Austerlitz, Columbia Co., N. Y:, Feb. 9, 1830 ; in 1850, came to Wisconsin and set- tled in Township 13, Range 4 (now Winfield), northwest quarter of See. 36, Sauk Co .; went South in 1853 ; spent a part of two years in Mississippi. On his return, he was married. Nov. 16, 1854, to Phobe Montross, daughter of Samuel and Lydia (Raymond) Montross ; Mrs. Pelton was born in the State of New York; they had three children (sons)-S. Aylmer, Montross and Meredith (who died Oet. 4, 1865). Mr. P. enlisted, March 8, 1865, in Co. F, 51st W. V. I., and served till the elose of the war ; was mus- tered out Sept. 5, 1865. Mrs. Pelton died June 14, 1870. (Mr. Pelton has been Treasurer of joint School District No. 11 for nine years ; he has 86 aeres of land. Polities, Republican.
HIRAM PELTON, farmer, P. O. Dallas, Barron Co., Wis. ; son of John and Sarah (Hinek- ley ) Pelton ; was born in Eastern New York Aug. 30, 1825 ; while quite young, the family moved to Athens, Greene Co. He was married at Athens, Jan. 31, 1849, to Deborah Seaman, daughter of Samuel and Annie (Goodfellow ) Seaman ; Mrs. Pelton was born in Albany Co., N. Y. ; they have had five chil- dren-Ida (deceased), Alva, Maynard, Ernest and Fanny. In 1850, moved to Wisconsin and settled in Sauk Co., Town 13, Range 4 (now Winfield), Sec. 35; had 40 aeres. Was elected the first Town Clerk of Winfield, and was re-cleeted six successive years; served as Chairman one year; was Clerk of School District No. 1 three years. In June, 1870, moved to Dallas, Barron Co., Wis., where he now resides ; has 160 aeres of land ; has been Town Clerk of Dallas three years, Supervisor of the town of Barron two years, and Treasurer one year. In polities, Republican.
WILLIAM G. SCAIFE, farmer, See. 16; P. O. Reedsburg ; son of Joseph and Mary (Gibson) Scaife ; was born in the county of Durham, England, April 18, 1824 ; was married in Yorkshire, Jan. 17, 1846 to Eleanor Thompson, daughter of Mathew and Margaret (Mair) Thompson. Mrs. Seaife was born in Hartforth, Yorkshire ; they have had two children, both deceased. Mr. S. was a blue-slater by oceupation. In 1849, came to the United States, arrived in New York April 4; lived at Buffalo, N. Y., one year, then went to Boston, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y .; was there at the completion of the Erie Rail- road; thenext year returned to Buffalo; lived at Darien, near Buffalo, till September, 1852, moved to MeHenry Co., Ill .. and in May, 1855, came to Sauk Co., Wis., settled in Lavalle, See. 1 .; in March 1861, moved to Ironton, from there to Reedsburg. then to Lavalle again. In October, 1865, came to Winfield, See. 16, where they now reside ; they have 120 aeres of land ; spent the summer of 1873 in Reedsburg, where Mr. S. has a house and two lots ; has been Treasurer of the School District in Lavalle ; Clerk of his Distriet, No. 6, Winfield. Mr. and Mrs. Seaife are members of the Second Advent Church.
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JOHN BACH, dealer in agricultural implements, Sauk City ; born in Luxemburg, Germany, Nov 21, 1842 ; he eame to Wisconsin with his parents, Valentine and Susanna Bach, in 1852, and located in Sauk City, where he lived until 1857. He then moved to Honey Creek, this county, where he married Miss Mary A. Yunk, of that town ; they have six ehildren-Susanna M., Mary T., Katie, Valen- tine, Anna M. M. and Matilda J. Mr. Bach is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the A. O. U. W. at present writing. He has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace since 1875, Village Clerk since 1877, and Treasurer one term. He moved from Honey Creek to Sauk City in 1876 ; he has been a dealer in agricultural implements four years, and is doing a large business.
HON. THOMAS BAKER, Prairie du Sac; born in Weymouth, England, Nov. 10, 1832 ; he left his native place April 4, 1852, and arrived in Sauk Co., Wis., in June of the same year ; he came to Prairie du Sac in 1853, and it has been his home the greater part of the time sinee. He was appointed Postmaster at Prairie du Sac in 1861, a position he has continued in since to the general satis- faetion of the citizens. He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1875, and Deputy United States Collector of Internal Revenue, under B. M. Coates, from December, 1869, until the second and third dis- triets were consolidated July 1, 1871. At present writing, Mr. Baker holds the offices of Postmaster, Notary Publie, School Treasurer, Treasurer of the Masonic lodge, of the Presbyterian Church, of the Sauk Prairie Bible Society, and of the Prairie du Sae Cemetery Association. He married, in this county, Miss A. J. McGinnis ; they have one child-S. Jennie.
J. H. BAILEY, proprietor of harness-shop, Prairie du Sac ; born in Belmont, La Fayette Co., Wis., Nov. 21, 1839 ; his father, B. F. Bailey, had settled in that county in 1833, and married there Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of William Johnson, a pioneer settler of Wisconsin, and now a resident of Sumter, this county. During the war of the rebellion, J. H. Bailey, the subject of this sketch, enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery ; was enrolled in Spring Green, this county, in 1861, and participated in nineteen engagements, the principal ones being Corinth, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Jackson, Mission Ridge and Kingston ; he was honorably discharged in September, 1863. He married, in Sumter, this county, Miss Louise Uttendorfer, of Spring Green ; she was born in Delaware Co., Penn. ; they have one child, Franees. Mr. Bailcy has been for a number of years engaged in the harness trade ; he keeps a full supply in that linc in his shop in Prairie du Sac, and promptly attends to repairing.
JACOB BOHN, plasterer and proprietor of greenhouse, Sauk City ; was born in Heide, Ger- many, Aug. 16, 1827. In his native country, in the revolution of 1848, he was four years in active service in the German Army, and was wounded at Schleswig. He camc to the United States in 1851, and has been a resident of Sauk City a greater part of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. D, 9th W. V. I., and was wounded at Newtonia, Mo., where he was honorably dis- charged as First Lieutenant. He married, in Sauk City, Aldine Stadelmann ; they have seven ehildren- Herman, Leander, Edmund, Amelia, wife of August Nietart, of Madison, Wis .; Alma, Elvina and Adale. Mr. Bohn is a member of the Masonic fraternity. In politics, he is a Republican.
CHARLES BOHNSACK, of the firm of Charles Bohnsack & Son, manufacturers of wagons and carriages, also general repairing, Sauk City ; born in Germany Oet. 8, 1822. He married, in his native country, Mary Brosh ; they emigrated to this country, and settled in Sauk City, Wis., in 1852; he engaged in the manufacture of wagons and buggies the same year, and is now the pioneer in that business in Sauk City. Himself and wife are members of the Free-Thinking Congregation of Sauk Co. Their oldest son, William, married Lizzie Webber; they reside in Sauk City, and he is partner in business with his father ; oldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of A. F. Marquardt, of Sauk City ; Emma, second oldest daugh- ter, is the wife of Bernard Reno, Mazo Manic. Wis. Messrs. Bohnsack & Son have a large trade ; their work is well known for its superior make.
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