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WILLIAM MAGOFFIN, M. D., Spring Green; was born in Harrisburg, Ky., in 1824; studied medieine in his native place and in the New York Medical Institute, graduating in about 1857 ; he first practiced his profession in New York City about one year ; then went to Woodville, Miss., and prac- ticed there the greater part of the time until the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when he returned to his native State and was in the Confederate service in the position of surgeon during the war. At the close of the rebellion, he engaged in the practice of his profession at Savannah, Ga .; until 1872, when his health began to fail, and, in consequence, he moved to Minnesota, thence to New Albin, Iowa, where he resided until the autumn of 1878, when he came to Spring Green. He has a large practice and enjoys the confidence and esteem of all, and is universally respected for his sterling integrity and liberal vicws. Dr. Magoffin married in Savannah, Ga., Miss Annie B. Patterson ; their children are Marian, Willian B., Annie and Jennie.
SILAS F. NICKEY, an extensive farmer and stoek-dealer ; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in Mor- row Co., Ohio, Sept. 1, 1852; his parents, Abraham and Margaret Nickey, moved to Wiseonsin the same year and settled in Spring Green. Silas F. married Miss Frances Sherwood, a daughter of Melvin Sher- wood ; they have one child-Gertrude. Mr. Nickey is, at the present writing, Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, a position to which he has been elected four times ; he has also filled local offices in the village of Spring Green ; he owns a large and well-improved farin, which he manages, besides giving a good deal of his time and attention to buying and shipping stock, in which he is largely interested.
T. C. PECK, farmer, See. 34; P. O. Spring Green ; was born Oet. 3, 1825, in Wayne Co .. . N. Y., where he remained until 1846, when he came to Wisconsin, loeating in Newark, Roek Co., where he resided about seven ycars, at the end of which time he removed. to the town of Franklin, this (Sauk) Co .; lived in Franklin onc year, then moved to Spring Green, which has been his honie sinee. He married, in Howard, Ill., Miss Mary Colwell ; they have eight children-Eva I., their oldest daughter, is the wife of P. Morrison, of Newark, Rock Co., Wis .; Ruth, Mary, Frank E., Lydia, George H., Sylvester and Fred L. ; the younger children are all at home. Mr. Peek has, for a number of years, filled the office of Dis- trict School Treasurer, and has been a member of the Town Board of Supervisors several terms ; he owns 280 aeres of land, desirably located and well improved. Mr. Peck eame to Wisconsin two years prior to its becoming a State ; then he had scareely any of this world's goods, but he eame with a determination to win and make for himself a home and competence ; how well he has succeeded, is proved by his broad aeres in a high state of eultivation and improvement, and the many comforts which surround his home.
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GEORGE G. REELY, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Spring Green ; born in County of Kent, England, March 7, 1826; in early life, he followed the sea as a sailor, and visited many of the principal ports of the world ; in 1847, he came to the United States, and lived in the State of Louisiana the greater part of the time until 1849, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and has been a resident of the town of Spring Green, Sauk Co., Wis., the greater part of the time since. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. A, 36th W. V. I .; was wounded at North Anna, and was present at Lee's surrender of Richmond; he was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married, in Dane Co., Wis., Miss Ann O'Mcra ; they have three children-Sarah A., their oldest daughter, is the wife of Thomas Norton, of Spring Green ; the two boys, William M. and John W., are at homc. Mr. Reely owns an improved farm of over 300 acres. Republican in politics. He takes an active interest in educational matters, and has been elected to various school offices.
WILLIAM REELY, builder, Spring Green ; born in Brooklin, Kent County, England, Aug. 10, 1828 ; in 1847, he emigrated to Ft. Stanley, Canada, where he remained until 1849 ; then came to Wisconsin. and has resided in Spring Green since that time, with the exception of the short time he was in Lisbon, Waukesha Co. April 21, 1856, he married, in Spring Green, Phœbe Robson, a native of Spauld- ing, Lincolnshire, England ; they have six children-Sarah J., wife of W. Hayes, who served in the 47th W. V. I. during the war ; Thomas, Nettic, Lilly, Harry and Ralph. Mr. Reely has been engaged in con - tracting and building for a number of years ; he is an experienced mechanic and does a good business.
RICHARD C. ROBSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Spring Green ; born Aug. 22, 1844. in Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England; he came with his parents, William and Phoebe Robson, who are now esteemed citizens of Troy, this county, in 1851, and, in 1854, located with them in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in the 1st Wisconsin Battery, and served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged. He married, in Spring Dale, Dane Co., Wis., Miss Belle Thronson ; they have three children-Charles H., Thomas M. and Cora C. Mr. Robson owns 60 acres of land. Is a Republican in politics.
JOSEPH SEIDERS, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Spring Green ; born in Reading, Penn., July 4, 1810. He married, in Lebanon Co., Penn., Eliza Keifer ; after their marriage, they moved to Richland Co., Ohio, where they lived until 1854, when they came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Spring Green, where they have since resided. Their oldest son, John, served in the 6th Wisconsin Battery during the war of the rebellion ; P. J., the second oldest, also served in the 6th Battery, and was wounded at Corinth, Miss .; William is the third oldest ; oldest daughter, Mary, is the wife of Joseph Hood, a soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery during the war ; Eliza, second oldest daughter, was married twice, her first husband was Capt. Hood, of the 6th Battery, and he is deceased ; her present husband is Lemuel Hood ; Cassaline, third oldest daughter, is the wife of Charles Deck, who was a soldier in active service during our war with Mexico ; Louisa, fourth daughter, is the wife of Charlie Finn ; and Miss Cornelia E., youngest daughter. Mr. Seiders owns about 270 acres of land ; his farm is splendidly improved.
PHILIP J. SEIDERS, farmer, Sec. 3 ; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in Richland Co., Ohio, Oct. 15, 1837; he came to Wisconsin with his parents, Joseph and Eliza Sciders, in 1854, and settled in Spring Green, Sauk Co. At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Lone Rock, Wis, to serve in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, and was in active service the greater part of the time, until honorably discharged. He married, in Spring Green, Clarissa R Elwood ; they have one son- William H. While in the service, Mr. Seiders was severely wounded in the right shoulder at the battle of Corinth, Miss. He owns a valuable and well-improved farm.
A. C. SCHEBLE, proprietor of harness-shop, Spring Green; was born in Switzerland March 11, 1825 ; in 1833, he came to this country ; learned the trade of harness-maker in Marion, Ohio ; came to Wisconsin in 1853, locating in Richland City. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted at Windsor, Wis., in Co. A, 36th W. V. I .; participated in all the battles his command was in, among them were Cold Harbor, Hatcher's Run, Petersburg, Deep Bottom, Ream's Station. He married in Morrow Co., Ohio, Rebecca Knapp ; their children are Josephine, now wife of Albert Clayton, of Rich- land City, Wis .; he was a soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery ; Mary, wife of W. Thornburg, of Ironton, this county; Francis M., married Hettic Morey ; they live in Rock Co., Minn .; Isadora, wife of John T. Jones, of this town ; William, Ellsworth, Charles, Richard, Janc and Eugene. On his return home from the service, Mr. Scheble moved to Richland Center, and then to this county in 1867, and has been engaged in carrying on harness-making shop in the city since.
HON. B. U. STRONG was born in Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Conn., in 1819. Hc married, in his native town, Mary H. Green ; they eamc to Wisconsin in 1854, and located at Janesville, where he
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was in business until 1857, in which year he came to Spring Green, where he has since resided ; since he has lived in Sauk Co., he has been clected to several offices of honor and trust ; was a number of times a member of the Board of Supervisors and Justice of the Peace ; in 1870-71, he was a member of the Wis- consin Senate, a position he filled with honor to himself and constituents. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the village of Spring Green, and built and kept the first store ; he was, for a number of years, engaged in dealing in stock; he is proprietor of the Park Hotel, and has run it in connection with his other busi- ness-livery, stock-dealing, farming, etc .- for several years ; in every position he has been chosen to fill, he has discharged the duties to the satisfaction of all, and is held in high estecm by his fellow-citizens.
JAMES A. TAYLOR, farmer ; P. O. Spring Green, is a native of Stark Co., Ohio, born in 1822 ; came to Wisconsin in 1844, locating in the town of Sumter, Sauk Co., where he entered Government land, and improved a farm, and resided on it about- ten years; then moved to Harrisburg, purchased another farm, improved it, and remained there about twelve years, at the end of which timc, he came to Spring Green, which has been his home since; he is a large land-holder, and one of the most successful farmers in the county. Mr. Taylor married in Troy, this county, Miss Phoebe Harris, daughter of Jon- athan W. Harris, who first located the village of Harrisburg ; they have five children-Louisa, wife of F. B. Davison, of Grant Co., Wis .; A. W., who is married and lives at Emmetsburg, Iowa, his wife was Miss Kittie Young ; Chas. G. married Sarah Morgan, they also reside in Emmetsburg; Alice T., and Delia. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Congregational Church. He has served the people is various local offices.
JOHN G. THOMAS, farmer, Scc. 33; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in South Wales. in 1812. He married in his native country Miss Nellie Jones. In 1851, they came to this country and set- tled in Ixonia Centre, Jefferson Co., Wis., where they remained until 1855, in which year they came to Spring Green, Sauk Co., and were among the first settlers in the vicinity of where the village of Spring Green is now located ; in about 1861, they removed to Sec. 33, Cold Brook Valley, where he has since lived. His wife died in 1871; she was a sincere and an earnest Christian woman ; their children are Elizabeth, oldest daughter, was the wife of John J. Thomas, she is now deccased ; Griffie, oldest son, is living in Chicago, Ill. ; his first wife, Susan Davis, is deceased ; his present wife was Ann D. Jones, of Spring Green; he was a volunteer soldier in the 6th Wisconsin Battery during the war ; was honorably discharged at its close ; John, the second oldest son, served in the 37th W. V. I. during the war; was wounded at Petersburg; he married Eliza Jones ; they live in Adams Co., Iowa; Margaret, second oldest daughter, resides in this town ; Lewis, the third oldest son, married Mary Richards ; they live in Adams Co., Iowa ; Rachel, the third oldest daughter, is the wife of Richard Damrey, Macon Co., Ill. ; Magda- lene, fourth oldest daughter, was the wife of R. Ballard ; she is now deceased ; Hannah, the fifth oldest daughter, is the wife of John Rose, Chicago, Ill. ; Thomas, the fourth oldest son, died in Ixonia Centre, Jefferson Co., Wis. ; David, the fifth oldest son, married Nellie Jones ; they live in Dawson, Neb. Mr. Thomas has been for over twenty-six years a Deacon in the Congregational Church, and has always taken a deep interest in religious and educational matters. He has held the office of Justice of the Peace twelve years ; Assessor two years, and various other local offices. He owns a valuable farm of 200 acres in Cold Brook Valley. The name " Cold Brook " was given by him to the valley in the early history of its settle- ment, being the nanic of a valley near his native place in Wales. Mr. Thomas is a leading and enterpris- ing citizen, and has been very successful in life.
WILLIAM TUNSTALL, farmer and dealer in agricultural implements, Spring Green ; was born May 3, 1836, in County Cumberland, England. He married, in his native county, Margaret Tennion ; they came to this country in 1869, settling in Sauk Co., Wis., the same year, and it has been their home since ; they have seven children-John, William, James, Moses, S. Jennie, Bessie and Mamic. Mr. Tun- still has filled various local offices of trust. Owns 160 acres of valuable land in this county, also property in Spring Green. He is a leading member of the M. E. Church, and takes an active interest in religious and educational matters.
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MRS. ABAGAIL AMBLER, Sec .. 13; P. O. Riche's Corners : her maiden name was Pidcock ; she was born in Lambertville, N. J. She married, in her native place, Thomas Ambler ; they came to Wisconsin in 1851, and settled in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., where she still resides, esteemed by all with whom she is acquainted ; their children are George W., now in Missouri ; he was a soldier in Co. K, 23d W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion ; Jacob F., of this town ; Joshua, in Kansas ; William, manages the farm ; Elizabeth, wife of S. Ranson, of Grant Co., Wis .; Louisa, wife of Marion Jacobs, of this county ; Abbie A. and Roxie. Mrs. Ambler owns 120 acres of well located and improved land.
SAMUEL BABINGTON, farmer, Sec. 27 ; P. O. Cassell Prairie; was born in Milbrook, Canada, in 1847 ; in 1865, he went to Pennsylvania, thence to Illinois, and from that State came to Wisconsin in 1866, and located in the town of Troy, Sauk Co. In 1872, he married Miss Tomazine Pat- terson ; they have four children-John T., Robert S., Maude M. and Guy. Mr. Babington owns 260 acres of land, and is an energetic and go-ahead citizen. Mrs. Babington, his wife, was born in the city of New York, where her parents, John and Mary Patterson, had lived for several years prior to their coming to Wisconsin in 1852; they were pioneer settlers of Patterson's Valley, town of Troy, Sauk Co., where they lived a number of years, and were estcemed citizens.
GEORGE BONHAM, farmer. Sec. 19; P. O. Black Hawk; was born in Wingrove, Buck- inghamshire, England, Oct. 15, 1821. When he first came to this country, he lived near Mansfield, Ohio, a short time; in 1851, he came to .Wisconsin and settled in the town of Troy, Sauk County, which has been his home since. He married. in the town of Franklin, this county, Miss Ruhamah Jacoby, a native of Stark Co., Ohio ; they have seven children-Susan, Hollis G., Phoebe A., Lucy L., James L., John E. and William B .; the oldest daughter, Susan, is the wife of Benjamin Young, of this town (Troy). Mr. Bonham owns a valuable farm of 125 acres; he is Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and was Town Treasurer several years ; in politics, a Republican ; he is Class-leader in the Methodist Episcopal Church ; himself and wife are leading members. His wife's mother, an old resident of this county, is still lving ; herself and husband were early settlers of Franklin, this county.
T. C. CHAMBERLIN, an early settler of this town (Troy), and a leading farmer in Sec. 36 ; P. O. Cassell Prairie ; was born April 11, 1820, in Windham, Windham Co., Vt., where he remained until 15 year» of age ; then removed with his parents to Winhall, Bennington County, where he married his first wife, Paulina Kidder, who died a few years after her marriage, leaving one child, a daughter, Evelina P., who is now the wife of J. W. Brooks, a leading physician in Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Cham- berlin married his present wife, Regina Helf, in Brattleboro, Vt .; after their marriage, they went to Worcester, Mass., where he was employed officially in the Hospital for the Insane; in 1853, they came to Wisconsin, purchased the farmn where they now live and have resided since; they have three chil- dren-Lulu, Hattie and Cora. Mr. Chamberlin was. Postmaster of Cassell Prairie P. O. over sixteen years ; he has taken an active part in advancing the religious, educational and other interests of the town of Troy, and in improvements he has steadily kept pace with the growth and prosperity of the country ; his farm is well located and contains over 300 acres.
FRED FLAMME, proprietor of blacksmith and wagon shop, Black Hawk ; was born in Germany March 16, 1847 ; in 1868, he came to Wisconsin, locating in Richland Center, working there and in various other places in the southern part of Wisconsin until his cowing to Black Hawk, wliere he engaged in blacksmithing and wagon-making on his own account, and has succeeded in building up a large trade. He married, in Richland County, Miss Maggie Berger ; she was born in Richland County ; they have two children-Fred and Curtis. Mr. Flamme learned mechanical work in his native country, and had years of experience before his coming to this country ; his work is strictly first class.
A. W. HASHEIDER, farmer; P. O. Black Hawk ; was born in the town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., Feb. 3, 1852. He married Miss Mary Gasser, daughter of George and Margurite Gas- ser, esteemed citizens of Franklin, this county. Mr. Hasheider's parents, William and Charlotte Has- heider, now live in Sauk City, in affluent circumstances ; they were early settlers of the town of Troy, which was their home for a number of years. A. W. Hasheider, whose name heads this sketch, is one of the leading farmers of the town of Troy ; in politics, he is a Republican ; himself and wife attend the meetings of the Evangelical Association of North America.
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HON. C. C. KUNTZ, Sec. 7; P. O. Black Hawk; was born in the town of Moerzheim, Landau Co .. Rhenish Palatinate, Germany, Jan. 11, 1832; was educated at the normal schools and the college at Kaiserslanter, Rhenish Palatinate, where he graduated in 1852; he came to Wisconsin in 1853, and settled in Sauk City, this county, where hc edited the Pioneer am Wisconsin, the first German Republican paper in Wisconsin ; in 1856, he was a delegate to the National Convention at Philadelphia, which nominated J. C. Fremont for the office of President of the United States ; he was a member of the Wisconsin Legislative Assembly in 1869, 1870, 1871 and 1874, four terms, serving each term as Chairman of the Committee on Education ; in the town of Troy he has filled various local offices, and, in every position he has been called to fill, has discharged the dutics thereof with signal ability. Mr. Kuntz married, in St. Louis, Mo., in 1856, Miss Susan Mix, daughter of Capt. Mix, of the United States Navy ; they have two children-Eugene and Katie. Mr. Kuntz owns a finely located and improved farm, which of late years he has devoted the most of his time to cultivating and improving.
H. LOERPABEL, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Cassell Prairie; was born in Prussia in 1821 ; he came to this country and Wisconsin in 1849; lived near Pewaukee. in Waukesha Co., one year, and then went to St. Louis, Mo., there remaining but a short time; he then came to Iowa Co., Wis., and thence to the town of Troy, Sauk Co., which has been his home since. Hc married in Lone Rock, Rich- land Co., Wis., Mary McCready ; they have nine children. Mr. Loerpabel owns 240 acres of land, and has held various local offices.
CARLTON PAGE, farmer ; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in Richland Co., Wis., in 1850 his parents, Gerritt and Jane Page, were pioncer settlers of Wisconsin, and were. honored and estecmed citizens. He married in this (Sauk) county, Miss Alice Booker ; she was born in Janesville, Wis., and daughter of Edwin Booker, one of the carly settlers of that enterprising and growing city ; they have one child-Chester L. Mr. Page is largely engaged in farming, and has been very successful thus far in life.
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ROBERT F. PALMER, farmer, Scc. 18; P. O. Black Hawk ; was born in Orange Co., N Y., Feb. 7, 1811 ; when he was 19 years of age, he removed with his parents to Onondaga Co., where he married, June 30, 1839, in the town of. Skaneateles, Miss Jane E. Briggs; she was born in Marcellus, Onondaga Co., N. Y., Fcb. 17, 1818 ; in 1849, they came to Wisconsin ; they first located at Beaver Dam, where they remained over one ycar; then moved to the town of Scott, Columbia Co., which was their home until 1856, in which year they removed to Westfield, this county, and thence to their present home in Troy in 1866 ; their eldest son, Harrison J., lives in Holt Co., Neb. ; he married in Westfield, this county, Maria Mcpham ; the eldest daughter, Mary E., is married and lives in Michigan ; Charles A., second eldest son, married Anna J. Evans, of Spring Green ; they now live in Kansas; Sarah J., second eldest daughter, is the wife of John A. Young, of Richland Co., Wis .; Ajah A., unmarried, lives in Min- nesota ; Edward R. and William H., the youngest of the boys, reside in this town. Mr. Palmer owns 150 acres of land ; his farm is desirably located and well improved.
JOHN B. PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Cassell Prairie; was born in County Down, Ireland, May 20, 1841; his parents, William and Jane Patterson, were of Scotland ; she died in Ireland, and he emigrated to this country in 1851, bringing his family with him; in 1852, they settled in what is now known as Patterson's Valley, in town of Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., where he died in 1860 ; his children are John B., whose name heads this sketch ; Mary, who is ifow the wife of William S. Pierce, of this town ; Robert G., now in Kansas ; Jane. John B. Patterson, our subject, has been a con- tinual resident of Troy since 1852. He married, in Delton, this county, Miss Huldah R. Snow, a native of Ohio ; he owns 130 acres of land ; is a Republican in politics; has filled various school offices.
MARCUS L. PATTERSON, farmer, Sec. 33; P. O. Cassell Prairie ; was born in Iowa Co., Wis., Dec. 21, 1857. He married in Waukesha, Wis., Miss M. Felix ; she was born in the town of Honey Creek, this county, and was the daughter of G. Felix, an early settler and esteemed citizen of that town; they have one child, Lizzie C. Mr. Patterson is extensively engaged in farming ; he owns 260 acres of land ; his parents, Henry and Eliza Patterson, were carly settlers of Wisconsin, and were among the first to settle in the valley now known as Patterson's Valley, in the town of Troy, the valley deriving its name from the Patterson families, of whom they were one, who were the first settlers.
JOHN W. PROCTOR, farmer, Secs. 16 and 36; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in Cooksville, Rock Co., Wis., Feb. 17, 1845 ; his parents, John and Julia Proctor, were pioneer settlers of Wisconsin, and are now estecmed citizens of Pocahontas Co., Iowa. During the war of the rebellion, J. W. Proctor, the subject of this notice, enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Battery, and was in active service
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until honorably discharged at the close of the war. He married, in Troy, Sauk Co., Wis., Jeanette Stew- art; she was also born in Rock Co., Wis., and is the daughter of Alexander and Agnes Stewart, who settled in Rock Co. in its early history, and at present writing have been honored residents of this (Sauk) county for over thirty-one years. Mr. Proctor owns 160 acres of well-improved land; he has been a resi- dent of this town (Troy) since 1857, and has taken a just pride in its improvements.
JOHN C. RENDTORFF, merchant, Black Hawk ; was born in Sauk City, Wis., June 3, 1845 ; his father, Edmund Rendtorff, is one of the oldest settlers now residing in that city. John C., the sub- ject of this notice, was educated in Sauk City and St. Louis, Mo., and was for several years a mercantile clerk in Milwaukee, Wis., and Chicago, Ill. ; in 1868, he engaged in the mercantile business in Black Hawk, and has by his untiring zeal, good management and close attention to duty, secured a large and constantly increasing trade ; he was appointed Post master in 1869, a position he still fills with entire satisfaction to the community. He married, in Sauk City, Miss Julia Heller, daughter of J. I. Heller, now a leading mer- chant of that place; they have two children-Edmund and Walter. Mr. Rendtorff is a Republican in politics; he has been elected to various local offices, and is withal very popular ; he carries a large stock of general merchandise, and does an extensive trade.
JOSEPH REUSCHLEIN, farmer, Scc. 2; P. O. Spring Green ; was born in Baden, Ger- many, in 1837; in 1848, he came to this country with his father and step-mother, hismother having died in Germany ; they settled in Burlington, Racine Co., Wis., where he remained until 1851, in which year he came to Sauk Co. and located in the town of Franklin, where he resided until 1873, when he moved to his present homc. He married in Franklin, Sarah J. Faust, a native of Indiana, of which State her darents, James and Mary Faust, were early settlers; they now live in Crawford Co., Wis. Mr. Reuschlein owns a fine improved farm of about 240 acres. He has been a continual resident of Wisconsin since 1848, hence witnessing its growth from a population of little more than 300,391 until the present time, when it embraces a population of over 1,300,729.
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