-^' f i- 5 ' Portrait and B ORTRAIT AND OI0GRAPHI6AL OF WALWORTH AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, WISCONSIN CONTAINING Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHIES AND PORTRAITS OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CHICAGO LAKE CITY PUBLISHING CO. 1894 ^^?^^ ^ V I'Hhi PRKFACB. *: 'he greatest of English historians, Macaulay, and one of the most brilHant writers of the present centur}-, has said: "The history of a country is best told in a record of the lives of its people." In conformity with this idea, the Portrait and Biographical Album of this county has been prepared. Instead of going to musty records, and taking therefrom dry statistical matter that can be appreciated by but few, our corps of writers ha\'e gone to the people, the men and women who have, b)- their enterprise and industry-, brought the county to a rank second to none among those comprising this great and noble State, and from their lips have the story of their life struggles. No more interesting or instructive matter could be presented to an intelligent public. In this volume will be found a record of man)- whose lives are worthy the imitation of coming generations. It tells how some, commencing life in poverty, by industry and economy have accumulated wealth. It tells how others, with limited advantages for .securing an education, have become learned men and women, with an influence extending throughout the length and breadth of the land. It tells of men who have risen from the lower walks of life to eminence as statesmen, and whose names have become famous. It tells of those in every walk in life who have striven to succeed, and records how that success has usuall)' crowned their elTorts. It tells also of many, very many, who, not seeking the applause of the world, liave pursued "the even tenor of their way, ' ' content to have it said of them, as Christ said of the woman performing a deed of mercy — "They have done what they could." It tells how that many in the pride and strength of young manhood left the plow and the anvil, the lawyer's office and the counting- room, left even,- trade and profession, and at their country's call went forth valiantly "to do or die," and how through their efforts the Union was restored and peace once more reigned in the land. In the life of everj- man and of ever>- woman is a lesson that should not be lost upon those who follow after. Coming generations will appreciate this volume and preserve it as a sacred treasure, from the fact that it contains so much that would never find its way into public records, and which would otherwi.se be inaccessible. Great care has been taken in the compilation of tlie work, and every opportunity possible given to those represented to insure correctness in what has been written; and the publishers flatter them.selves that thej- give to their readers a work with few errors of consequence. In addition to the biographical sketches, portraits of a number of repre- sentative citizens are given. The faces of some, and biographical sketches of man}-, will be missed in this volume. For this the publishers are not to blame. Not having a proper conception of the work, .some refu.sed to give the information nece.ssary to compile a sketch, while others were indifferent. Occasionally some member of the family would oppose the enterprise, and on account of such opposition the support of the interested one would be withheld. In a few instances men could never be found, though repeated calls were made at their residence or place of business. June, 1894. Lake City Publishing Co. Portraits and BiOGRAPHigs OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE TJnitkd Statbs Presidents J^% GEORGE WASHINGTON. HE Father of our Country was born in West- moreland County, Va. , February 22, 1732. His parents were Augustine and Mary (Ball) Washington. The family to which he belonged has not been satisfactorilj- traced in England. His great-grandfather, John Washington, emi- grated to Virginia about 1657, and became a prosperous planter. He had two sons, Lawrence and John. The former married Mildred Warner, and had three children, John, Augustine and Mildred. Augu.stine, the father of George, first married Jane Butler, who bore him four children, two of whom, Lawrence and Augustine, reached maturit}'. Of six children by his second mar- riage, George was the eldest, the others being Betty, Samuel, John Augustine, Charles and Mildred. Augu.stine Washington, the father of George, died in 1743, leaving a large landed property. To his eldest son, Lawrence, he bequeathed an estate on the Potomac, afterwards known as Mt. Vernon, and to George he left the parental resi- dence. George received only such education as the neighborhood schools afforded, save for a short time after he left school, when he received private instruction in mathematics. His spelling was rather defective. Remarkable stories are told of his great physical .strength and develop- ment at an early age. He was an acknowledged leader among his companions, and was early noted for that nobleness of character, fairness and veracity which characterized his whole life. When George was fourteen years old he had a desire to go to sea, and a midshipman's warrant was secured for him, but through the opposition of his mother the idea was abandoned. Two years later he was appointed surveyor to the im- mense estate of Lord Fairfax. In this business he spent three years in a rough frontier life, gaining experience which afterwards proved very essential to him. In 1751, though onlj^ nineteen years of age, he was appointed Adjutant, with the rank of Major, in the Virginia militia, then being trained for active service against the French and Indians. Soon after this he sailed to the West Indies with his brother Lawrence, who went there to restore his health. They soon returned, and in the summer of 1752 Lawrence died, leaving a large fortune to an infant daughter, who did not long survive him. On her demise the estate of Mt. Vernon was given to George. Upon the arrival of Robert Dinwiddle as Lieu- tenant-Governor of Virginia, in 1752, the militia was reorganized, and the province divided into four military districts, of which the northern was assigned to Washington as Adjutant-General. Shortly after this a verj* perilous mission, which others had refused, was assigned him and ac- cepted. This was to proceed to the French post near Lake Erie, in northwestern Pennsylvania. The distance to be traversed was about six hun- dred miles. Winter was at hand, and the journey was to be made without military escort, through a territory occupied by Indians. The trip was a perilous one, and several times he nearly lost his life, but he returned in safety and furnished a full and useful report of his expedition. A regiment of three hundred men was rai.sed in Virginia and put in command of Col. Joshua Frj-, and Maj. Washington was commissioned Lieutenant-Colo- nel. Active war was then begun against the French and Indians, in which Washington took 20 GEORGK WAvSHINGTON a most iiniHjrtaiit part. In the nicinorable event of July 9, 1755, known as "Hraddock's defeat, " VV'asliiiigton was almost the only officer of dis- tinction who escapeublic life. In February, 17.S9, Washington was unani- mously elected President, and at the expiration of liis first term he was unanimously re-elected. At the end of this term many were anxious that he be re-elected, but he absolutely refused a third nomination. On March 4, 1797. at the exjiiralion of his .second term as President, he returned to his home, hoping to pass there his few remaining >ears free from the amioyances of public life. Later in the year, however, his repose seemed likely to be interrupted by war with F'rance. At the prospect of such a war he was again urged to take command of the army, but he chose his sub- ordinate officers and left them the charge of mat- ters in the field, which he superintended from his home. In accepting the command, he made the reservation that he was \u>i to be in the field until it was necessary. In the midst of these prepara- tions his life was suddenly cut off. December 12 he took a severe cold from a ride in the rain', which, settling in his throat, produced inflamma- tion, and terminated fatally on the night of the 14th. On the 1 8th his body was borne with mili- tary honors to its final resting-place, and interred in the family vault at Mt. \'ernon. Of the character of Washington it is impossible to speak but in terms of the highest respect and admiration. The more we .see of the operations of our govennnent, and the more deeply we feel the difficult)- of uniting all t)pinions in a common interest, the more highl.\- we must estimate the force of his talent and character, which have been able to challenge the reverence of all ]iarties, and princi])les, and nations, and to win a fame as extended as the limits of the glolje, and which we cainiot but believe will be as lasting as the exist- ence of man. Injjer.son, Washington was unusually tall, erect and well pro])ortioned, and his nniscular strength was great. His features were of a heaiisiful .sym- metry. He ccmimanded respect without any ap- ])earance of haughtiness, and was ever serious ■ without being dull. m 7ym^ JOHN ADAMS. 30 HN ADAMS, the second President and the first Vice-President of the United States, was born in Braintree (now Quincy) Mass., and about ten miles from Boston, October 19, 1735. His great-grandfather, Henrj- Adams, emigrated from England about 1640, with a family of eight sons, and settled at Braintree. The parents of John were John and Susannah (Boylston) Adams. His father, who was a farmer of limited means, also engaged in the business of shoe- making. He gave his eldest son, John, a classical education at Har\'ard College. John graduated in 1755, and at once took charge of the school at Worcester, Mass. This he found but a "school of affliction," from which he endeavored to gain relief by devoting himself, in addition, to the study of law. For this purpose he placed himself under the tuition of the only lawyer in the town. He had thought seriously of the clerical profes- sion, but seems to have been turned from this by what he termed " the frightful engines of ecclesi- astical councils, of diabolical malice, and Calvin- istic good nature, ' ' of the operations of which he had been a witness in his native town. He was well fitted for the legal profession, possessing a clear, sonorous voice, being ready and fluent of speech, and having quick perceptive powers. He gradually gained a practice, and in 1764 married Abigail Smith, a daughter of a minister, and a lady of superior intelligence. Shortly after his marriage, in 1765, the attempt at parliamentarj' taxation turned him from law to politics. He took initial steps toward holding a town meeting, and the resolutions he offered on the subject be- came very popular throughout the province, and were adopted word for word by over fort>- differ- ent towns. He moved to Boston in 1768, and became one of the most courageous and promi- nent advocates of the popular cause, and was chosen a member of the General Court ( the L,eg- islature) in 1770. Mr. Adams was chosen one of the first dele- gates from Massachusetts to the first Continent- al Congress, which met in 1774. Here he dis- tinguished himself by his capacity for business and for debate, and advocated the movement for independence against the majority of the mem- bers. In May, 1776, he moved and carried a res- olution in Congress that the Colonies .should assume the duties of self-government. He was a prominent member of the committee of five ap- pointed June 1 1 to prepare a declaration of inde- pendence. This article was drawn by Jeff"er.son, but on Adams devolved the task of battling it through Congress in a three-days debate. On the day after the Declaration of Independ- ence was passed, while his soul was yet warm with the glow of excited feeling, he wrote a letter to his wife, which, as we read it now, seems to have been dictated by the spirit of prophecy. "Yesterday," he says, "the greatest question was decided that ever was debated in America; and greater, perhaps, never was or will be de- cided among men. A resolution was passed without one dissenting colony, 'that these United States are, and of right ought to be, free and in- dependent states.' The day is passed. The Fourth of July, 1776, will be a memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to Almighty God. It ought to be solenniized with pomp, shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one end of the continent to the other, from this time forward forever. You will think me transported with enthusiasm, but I am not. I am well aware of the toil and blood and treas- ure that it will cost to maintain this declaration and .support and defend these States; yet, through all the gloom, I can see the rays of light and glory. I can .see that the end is worth more tlian all the means, and that posterity will triumph, 24 JOHN ADAMS. although you and I may rue, which I hope ue shall not." In November, 1777. Mr. Adams was appointed a delegate to France, and to ct;-Ji>erate with Ben- jamin Franklin and Aitlnir Lee, who were then in Paris, in the Lii(lca\(jr to obtain assistance in arms and money from the French government. This was a .severe trial to his patriotism, as it separated him from his home, compelled him to cross the ocean in winter, and exposed him to great peril of capture by the Hritish cruisers, who were seeking him. Me left I'rance June 17. 1779. In .September of the same year he was again clio.scn to go to Paris, and there hold him- self in readiness to negotiate a treaty of peace and of commerce with Great Britain, as .soon as the British cabinet might be found willing to listen to such proposals. He .sailed for France in No- vember, and from there he went to Holland, where he negotiated imjiortant loans and formed im- portant connnercial treaties. Finally, a treaty of peace with England was signed, January 21. 1783. The re-aclion from the e.xcitement, toil and an.xiety Ihn.ugh which Mr. Adams had passed threw him into a fever. After suffering from a continued fever and becoming feeble and emaciated, he was advi.sed to go to England to drink the waters of Bath. While in Englantl, still droo])ing and despoiu",i:ig, he re- ceived dispatches from his own govermnent urg- ing the necessity of his going to Amsterdam to negotiate another loan. It was winter, his health was delicate, yet he inunediately set out, and through .stonn, on sea, on horseback and foot, he made the trip. February 24, 17S5, Congre.ss appointed Mr. Adams envoy to the Court of St. James. Here he met face to face the King of England, who had so long regarded him as a traitor. As Fjig- laiid did not condescend to appoint a minister to the United States, and as Mr. Adams felt that he was accom])lishing but little, he .sought permis- sion to return to his own country, where he ar- rived in June, I7.S,S. When Washington was first chosen President, John Adams, rendered illustrious by his signal services at home and abroad, was chosen Vice- President. Again, at the second election of Wash- ington as President, Adams was chosen \'ice- President. In 1796, Washington retired from public life, and Mr. Adams was elected President, though not without much opposition. Sers'ing in this office four years, he was succeeded by Mr. Jefferson, his opponent in politics. While Mr. Adams was Vice-President the great I'"rench Revolution shook the continent of Europe, and it was upon this point tliat he was at issue with the majority of his countr\inen, led by Mr. Jefferson. Mr. Adams felt no sympathy with the French people in their struggle, for he had no confidence in their power of self-govern- ment, and he utterly ablKjrred the class of atheist philo.sophers who, he claimed, caused it. On the other hand, Jefferson's sympathies were strongly enlisted in behalf of the French people. Hence originated the alienation between these distin- tinguished men, and the two powerful parties were thus soon organized, with Adams at the head of the one whose sympathies were with England, and Jefferson leading the other in sympathy with France. The Fourth of July, 1826, which completed the half-century since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, arrived, and there were but three of the .signers of that immortal instrument left upon the earth to hail its morning light. And, as it is well known, on that day two of the.se finished their earthly pilgrimage, a coinci- dence -SO remarkable as to seem miraculous. For a few days before Mr. Adams had been rapidly failing, and on the morning of the Fourth he found him.self too weak to ri.se from his bed. On Ijeing requested to name a toast for the cus- tomary celebration of the day, he exclaimed "Independence foreverl" When the day was ushered in by the ringing of bells and the firing of cannons, he was asked by one of his attend- ants if he knew what day it was? He replied, "O yes, it is the glorious Fourth of July^God bless it — Gotl bless you all!" In the course of the day he .said, "It is a great and glorious day." The la.sl words he uttered were, "Jeffer- son survives." But he haii, at one o'clock, resigned his spirit into the hands of his God. 1 2- THOMAS JEFFERSON. "HOMAS JEFFERSON was born April 2, 1743, at Shadwell, Albemarle Couiitj-, Va. His parents were Peter and Jane (Ran- dolph) Jefferson, the former a native of Wales, and the latter born in London. To them were born six daughters and two sons, of whom Thomas was the elder. When fourteen years of age his father died. He received a most liberal educa- tion, having been kept diligentl}- at school from the time he was five j-ears of age. In 1760 he entered William and Mar\- College. Williams- burg was then the seat of the Colonial court, and it was the abode of fashion and splendor. Young Jefferson, who was then seventeen years old, lived somewhat expensively, keeping fine horses, and going much into gay society; yet he was ear- nestly devoted to his studies, and irreproachable in his morals. In the second year of his college course, moved by some unexplained impul.se, he discarded his old companions and pursuits, and often devoted fifteen hours a day to hard studw He thus attained very high intellectual culture, and a like excellence in philosophy and the lan- guages. Immediately upon leaving college he began the study of law. For the .short time he continued in the practice of his profession he rose rapidly, and distinguished himself by his energy and acuteness as a lawyer. But the times called for greater action. The polic}- of England had awak- ened the spirit of resistance in the American Col- onies, and the enlarged views which Jefferson had ever entertained soon led him into active politi- cal life. In 1769 he. was cho.sen a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. In 1772 he mar- ried Mrs. Martha Skelton, a very beautiful^ wealth}-, and highly accomplished j'oung widow. In 1775 he was sent to the Colonial Congress, where, though a silent member, his abilities as a writer and a reasoner soon become known, and he was placed upon a number of important com- mittees, and was chairman of the one appointed for the drawing up of a declaration of independ- ence. This committee consisted of Thomas Jef ferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. Jefferson, as chairman, was appointed to draw up the paper. Franklin and Adams suggested a few verbal changes before it was .submitted to Congress. On June 28, a few slight changes were made in it by Congfress, and it was passed and signed July 4, 1776. In 1779 Mr. Jefferson was elected successor to Patrick Henry as Governor of Virginia. At one time the British officer Tarleton .sent a secret expedition to Monticello to capture the Governor. Scarcely five minutes elapsed after the hurried escape of Mr. Jefferson and his family ere his mansion was in possession of the British troops. His wife's health, never very good, was much injured by this excitement, and in the summer of 17S2 she died. Mr. Jefferson was elected to Congress in 1783. Two years later he was appointed Minister Pleni- potentiary to France. Returning to the Unite-1 States in September, 1789, he became Secretaiy of State in Washington's cabinet. This po.sition he resigned Januar\- i, 1794. In 1797, he was chosen Vice-President, and four years later was elected President over Mr. Adams, with Aaron 28 THOMAS JKFFKRSON. Hurr as Vice-President. In 1804 he was re- clettcd witli wonderful unanimity, George Clin- ton licing electcil Vice-President. The early part of Mr. Jefferson's second ad- ministration was disturbed by an event which Ihrcateiied the traiuiuillity and jKiace of the Union; this was the conspiracy of Aaron Burr. Defeated in the late election to the Vice-Presidency, and led articipate in their festivities. But an illness, which had been of several weeks' duration and had been continually increasing, compelled him to decline the invita- tion. On the 2d of July the disease under which he was laboring left him, but in such a reduced state that his medical atleiidanls entertained no hope of his recovery. From this time he was perfectly sensible thnt his last hour was at hand. On the next day, which was Monday, he asked of those around him the da>- of the month, and on being told it was the 3d of July, he ex- pressed the earnest wish that he might be per- mitted to breathe the air of the fiftieth anniver- sarj-. His prayer was heard — that day whose dawn was hailed with such rapture through our land burst upon his e\es, and then they were closed forever. And what a noble consummation of a noble life! To die on that day — the birth- day of a nation — the day which his own name and his own act had rendered glorious, to die amidst the rejoicings and festivities of a whole nation, who looked up to him as the author, un- der God, of their greatest blessings, was all that was wanting to fill up the record of his life. Almo.st at the .same hour of his death, the kin- dred spirit of the venerable Adams, as if to Ijear him company, left the .scene of his earthly honors. Hand in hand they had .stood forth, the cham- pions of freedom ; hand in hand, during the dark and desperate struggle of the Revolution, they had cheered and animated their desponding coun- trymen; for half a century they had laboreti to- gether for the good of the country, and now hand in hand they departed. In their lives they had been united in the .same great cau.se of liberty, and in their deaths they were not divided. In person Mr. Jefferson was tall and thin, rathtr above si.x feet in height, but well formed; his eyes were light, his hair, originally red, in after life be- came white and silvery, his complexion was fair, his forehead broad, and his whole countenance intelligent and thoughtful. He pos.ses.sed g^eat fortitude of mind as well as personal courage, and his command of temper was such that his oldest and most intimate friends never recollected to have seen him in a passion. His tnanners, though dignified, were .simple and unaffected, and his hospitality was so unbonndetl that all found at his house a ready welcome. In conversation he was fluent, eloquent and enthusia.stic, and his language was remarkably pure and correct. He was a finished cla.s.sical scholar, and in his writ- ings is discernible the care with which he formed his style upon the best models of antiquity. / / .^t-^^^-L. ^^K/ ^f^-< r JAMES MADISON. 3 AMES MADISON, "Father of the Consti- tution," and fourth President of the United States, was born March i6, 1757, and died at his home in Virginia June 28, 1836. The name of James Madison is inseparably connected with most of the important events in that heroic period of our countrv- during which the founda- tions of this great repubhc were laid. He was the last of the founders of the Constitution of the Unite .1 States to be called to his eternal reward. The Madison familj' were among the early emi- grants to the New World, landing upon the shores of the Chesapeake but fifteen years after the settle- ment of Jamestown. The father of James Madison was an opulent planter, residing upon a very fine estate called Montpelier, in Orange County, Va. It was but twenty-five miles from the home of Jef- ferson at Monticello, and the closest personal and political attachment existed between these illustri- ous men from their early youth until death. The early education of Mr. Madison was con- ducted mostly at home under a private tutor. At the age of eighteen he was sent to Princeton Col- lege, in New Jersey. Here he applied himself to study v^'ith the most imprudent zeal, allowing him- self for months but three hours' sleep out of the twenty-four. His health thus became so seriousl}' impaired that he never recovered any vigor of constitution. He graduated in 1 77 1 , with a feeble body, but with a character of utmost purity, and a mind highly disciplined and richly stored with learning, which embellished and gave efficiency to his subsequent career. Returning to Virginia, he commenced the .study of law and a course of extensive and systematic reading. This educational course, the spirit of the times in which he lived, and the society with which he associated, all combined to in.spire him with a strong love of liberty, and to train him for his life-work as a statesman. lu the spring of 1776, when twenty-six years of age, he was elected a member of the Virginia Con- vention to frame the constitution of the State. The next year (1777). lie was a candidate for the Gen- eral Assembly. He refu.sed to treat the whisky -lov- ing voters, and consequently lost his election; but those who had witnessed the talent, energy and pubhc spirit of the modest young man enlisted them.selves in his behalf, and he was appointed to the Executive Council. Both Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were Governors of Virginia while Mr. MadLson re- mained member of the Council, and their apprecia- tion of his intellectual, social and moral worth contributed not a little to his subsequent eminence. In the year 1780 he was elected a member of the Continental Congress. Here he met the most il- lustrious men in our land, and he was immediately assigned to one ol the most conspicuous positions among them. For three years he contiimed in Con- gress, one of its most active and influential mem- bers. In 1784, his term having expired, he was elected a member of the Virginia Legislature. No man felt more deeplj' than Mr. Madison the utter inefficiency of the old confederacy, with no national government, and no power to f jrm trea- ties which would be binding, or to enforce law. There was not any State more prominent than Virginia in the declaration that an efficient na- tional government must be formed. In January, 1786, Mr. Madison carried a resolution through the General Assembly of Virginia, inviting the other States to appoint commissioners to meet in convention at Annapolis to discuss this subject. Five vStates only were represented. The conven- tion, however, issued another call, drawn up by Mr. Madison, urging all the States to send their delegates to Philadelphia in May, 1787, to draft a Con.stitution for the United States, to take the place of the Confederate League. The delegates met at the time appointed. Everj- State but Rhode Island was represented. George Washing- 32 JAMES MADISON. ton was chosen president of the convention, and the present Constitution of the I 'niled States was tlien and there formed. Tliere was, perhaps, no mind and no pen more active in framing this immortal dtKument than the mind and the pen of James Madison. The Constitution, adopted by a vote of eighty-one to seventy-nine, was to he presented to the .several States for acceptance. But grave .solicitude was feU- Should it be rejected, we should l)e left but a conglomeration of independent States, with but little power at home and little rcsjiect abroad. Mr. Madi.son was elected by the convention to draw up an address to the people of the United States, ex- pounding the principles of the Constitution, and urging its adt)ption. There was great opposition to it at fir.st, but at length it triumphed over all, and went into effect in 17S9. Mr. Madison was elected to the House of Repre- sentatives in the first Congre-ss, and scxjti became the avowed leader of the Republican party. W'hile in New York attending Congress, he met Mrs. Todd, a young widow of remarkable power of fas- cination, whom he married. She was in person and character queenly, and probaby no lady has thus far occupied .so prominent a position in the very peculiar society which has con.stituted our republicaji court as did Mrs. Madison. Mr. Madison sened as Secretar>- of State under Jefferson, and at the clo.se of his administration was chosen President. At this time the encroach- ments of ICngland had brought us to the verge of war. British orders in council destroyed our com- merce, and our flag was e.xposed to constant insult. Mr. Madison was a man of peace. Scholarly in his ta.ste, retiring in his disposition, war had no charms for him. But the meekest spirit can be roused. It makes one's blood boil, even now, to think of an American ship brought to upon the ocean by the guns of an Knglish cruiser. A young lieutenant steps on board and orders the crew to be paraded before him. With great non- chalance he selects any nundx-r whom he may please t(i designate as British subjects, orders them down the ship's side into his boat, and places them on the gundeck of his man-of-war, to fight, by compulsion, the battles of England. This right of search and impressment no efforts of our Gov- ennnent could induce the British cabinet l-7.^ / /^-^ ^ /' ' ^ ^ <^ JAMES MONROE. (Tames MONROE, the fifth President of the I United States, was born in Westmoreland G) County, Va., April 28, 1758. His early life was passed at the place of his nativity. His an- cestors had for many years resided in the province in which he was bom. When he was seventeen years old, and in process of completing his educa- tion at William and Mary College, the Colonial Congress, assembled at Philadelphia to deliberate upon the unjust and manifold oppressions of Great Britain, declared the .separation of the Colonies, and promulgated the Declaration of Independence. Had he been born ten 3fears before, it is highlj- probable that he would have been one of the signers of that celebrated instrument. At this time he left school and enlisted among the pa- I triots. He joined the army when everj-thing looked hopeless and gloomy. The number of deserters increased from daj- to daj-. The invading armies came pouring in, and the Tories not only favored the cause of the mother country, but disheartened the new recruits, who were sufficiently terrified at the prospect of contending with an enemy whom thej' had been taught to deem in\incible. To such brave spirits as James Monroe, who went right onward undismayed through difficult}- and danger, the United States owe their political emancipation. The young cadet joined the ranks and espoused the cause of his injured countrj-, with a firm determination to live or die in her ! strife for liberty. Firmly, yet sadly, he shared in the melancholy retreat from Harlem Heights and White Plains, and accompanied the dispirited army as it fled before its foes through New Jersey. In four months after the Declaration of Inde- pendence, the patriots had been beaten in seven battles. At the battle of Trenton he led the van- guard, and in the act of charging upon the enemy he received a wound in the left shoulder. I As a reward for his braver^', Mr. Monroe was promoted to be captain of infantn,-, and, having re- covered from his wounds, he rejoined the army. He, however, receded from the line of promotion by becoming an officer on the staff of Lord Ster- ling. During the campaigns of 1777 and 1778, in the actions of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth, he continued aide-de-camp; but be- coming desirous to regain his position in the army, he exerted himself to collect a regiment for the Virginia line. This scheme failed, owing to the exhausted condition of the State. Upon this failure he entered the office of Mr. Jefferson, at that period Governor, and pursued with consid- erable ardor the .study of common law. He did not, however, entirely lay aside the knapsack for the green bag, but on the invasion of the enemy ser^-ed as a volunteer during the two years of his legal pursuits. In 1782 he was elected from King George County a member of the Legi.slature of Virginia, and by that bod}- he was elevated to a seat in the Executive Council. He was thus honored with the confidence of his fellow-citizens at twenty- three years of age, and having at this early period displayed some of that ability and aptitude for legislation which were afterward emplo}-ed with unremitting energy for the public good, he was in the succeeding year chosen a member of the Congress of the United States. Deeply as Mr. Monroe felt the imperfections of the old Confederacy, he was opposed to the new Constitution, thinking, with many others of the Republican part}-, that it gave too mucli power to the Central Government, and not enough to the individual States. Still he retained the esteem of his friends who were its warm supporters, and who, notwithstanding his opposition, secured its adoption. In 1789 he became a member of the United States Senate, which office he held for 36 JAMES MONROE. four years. ICvcry month the line of distinction Iwtwttn the two ^rcat parties which divided the nation, the FeuJ JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (TOHN QUINCY ADAMS, the sixth President I of the United States, was born in the rural 0/ home of his lionored father, John Adams, in Quinc}', Mass., on the nth of July, 1767. His mother, a woman of exalted worth, watched over his childhood during the almost constant ab- sence of his father. When but eight years of age, he stood with his mother on an eminence, listening to the booming of the great battle on Bunker's Hill, and gazing out upon the smoke and flames billowing up from the conflagration of Charlestown. When but eleven years old he took a tearful 1 adieu of his mother, to sail with his father for Eu- rope, through a fleet of hostile British cruisers. The bright, animated boy spent a year and a-half in Paris, where his father was associated with Franklin and Lee as Minister Plenipotentiary. His intelligence attracted the notice of these dis- tinguished men, and he received from them flat- tering marks of attention. John Adams had scarcely returned to this country, in 1779, ere he was again sent abroad. Again John Quincy accompanied his father. At Paris he applied himself to study with great dil- igence for six months, and then accompanied his father to Holland, where he entered first a school in Amsterdam, then the University at Lej'den. About a year from this time, in 1781, when the manly boy was but fourteen years of age, he was selected by Mr. Dana, our Minister to the Rus- sian court, as his private secretary. In this .school of incessant labor and of ennobl- ing culture he spent fourteen months, and then returned to Holland, through Sweden, Denmark, Hamburg and Bremen. This long journey he took alone in the winter, when in his sixteenth year. Again lie resumed his studies, under a pri- vate tutor, at The Hague. Then, in the spring of 1782, he accompanied his father to Paris, travel- ing leisurely, and forming acquaintances with the most distint;uislied men on the continent, examin- ing architectural remains, galleries of paintings, and all renowned works of art. At Paris he again became as.sociated with the most illustrious men of all lands in the contemplation of the loftiest temporal themes which can engross the human mind. After a short visit to England he returned to Paris, and consecrated all his energies to study until May, 1785, when he returned to America to finish his education. Upon leaving Harvard College at the age of twenty, he .studied law for three years. In June, 1794, being then but twenty-.seven years of age, he was appointed by Washington Resident Min- ister at the Netherlands. Sailing from Boston in July, he reached London in October, where he was immediately admitted to the deliberations of Messrs. Jay & Pinckney, assisting them in nego- tiating a commercial treaty with Great Britain. After thus spending a fortnight in London, he proceeded to The Hague. In July, 1797, he left The Hague to go to Por- tugal as Minister Plenipotentiary. On his way to Portugal, upon arriving in London, he met with despatches directing him to the court of Berlin, but requesting him to remain in London until he should receive his in.structions. While waiting he was married to an American lady, to whom he had been previously engaged — Miss Louisa Cath- erine John.son, a daughter of Joshua Johnson, American Consul in London, and a lady en- dowed with that beauty and those accomplish- ments which eminently fitted her to move in the elevated sphere for which she was destined. He reached Berlin with his wife in November, 1797, where he remained until Juh', 1799, when, hav- ing fulfilled all the purpo.ses of his mission, he so- licited his recall. Soon after his return, in 1802, he was chosen to the Senate of Massachusetts from Boston, and then was elected vSenator of the United States for six years, from the 4th of March, 1804. His rep- utation, his ability and his experience placed JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. hiiii iinincdiately among the most prominent and influential members of that body. In iSug, Madison succeeded Jefferson in the Presidential chair, and he inunediately nominated John Quincy Adams Minister to St. Petersburgh. Resigning his profe.s-sorship in Harvard Col- lege, he embarked at Boston in August, 1809. While in Russia. Mr. Adams was an intense .student. He devoted his attention to the lan- guage and historj- of Ru.ssia; to the Chinese trade; to the Ivuroi>ean sy.stem of weights,- measures and coins; to the climate and astronomical obserV'a- tions: while he kept up a familiar acquaintance with the Greek and Latin classics. In all the universities of KurojK-. a more accomplished scholar could .scarcely be found. All through life the Bible constituted an important i)art of his studies. It was his rule to read five chapters ever>' day. On the 4th of March, 1817, Mr. Monroe took the Presidential chair, and immediately apix)inted Mr. Adams Secretary of State. Taking leave of liis mimerous friends in public and private life in Kurope, he .sailed in June, 1819, for the United States. On the iSth of August, he again crossed the threshold of his home in (juincy. During the eiglit years of Mr. Monroe's administration, Mr. Adams continued Secretary of State. Some time before the close of Mr. Monroe's second lenn of office, new candidates began to be presented for the Presidency. The friends of Mr. Adams brought forward his name. It was an exciting campaign, and party spirit was never more bitter. Two hundred and sixty electoral votes were ca.st. Andrew Jacksan received ninety- nine; John Quincy Adams eighty-four; William H. Crawford forty-one; and Henry Cla\- thirty- seven. As there was no clioice by the people, the question went to the House of Representa- tives. Mr. Clay gave the vote of Kentucky to Mr. Adams, and he was elected. The friends of all the disajjpoitited candidates now ccMubined in a venomous and persistent as- sault upon Mr. Adams. There is nothing more disgraceful in thepa.st history of our country than the abuse which wasjioured in one uninterntpted stream upon this high ininded, upright and pa- triotic man. There never was an administration more pure in principles, more conscientiouslj- de- voted to the best interests of the country, than that of John Quincy Ailams; and never, perhaps, was there an administration more unscnipulously and outrageously assailed. On the 4th (if March, 1829. Mr. Adams retired from the Presidenc.\-, and was succeeded by An- drew Jackson. John C. Calhoun was elected \'ice-Presidcnt. The slavery question now be- gan to assume portentous magnitude. Mr. Adams returned to Quincy and to his studies, which he pursued with unabated zeal. But he was not long permitted to remain in retirement. In No- vember, 1830, he was elected Representative in Congress. For seventeen years, or until his death, he occupied the post as Representative, towering above all his peers, ever ready to do bra\'e battle for freedom, and winning the title of "the Old Man Klotjuent." Upon taking his seat in the House, he announced that he .should hold him- self bound to no party. Probably tliere never was a member more devoted to his duties. He was usually the first in his place in the morning, and the la.st to leave his seat in the evening. Not a measure could be brought forward and es- cape his scrutiny. The battle which Mr. Adams fought, almost singly, against the pro-slavery party in the Government was sublime in its moral daring and heroism. For persi.sting in prcs.;-nting petitions for the abolition of slavery, he was threatened with indictment by the grand jury, with expulsion from the House, with a.ssas- sination; Init no threats could intimidate him, and his final triumph was complete. On the 2ist of Februar>-, 1848, he rose on tlie floor of Congress with a jiaper in his liand, to address tiie speaker. Suddeidy he fell, again .stricken by paralysis, ar.d was caught in the arms of those around him. For a time he was sense- less, as he was conveyed to the sofa in the ro- tunda. With reviving consciousness, he opened his eyes, looked calinl\- around anil said "This is the end of earth;" tlien after a moment's pau.se he added, " I am content." These were the last words of the grand " Old Man Eloquent." ;^^z7>^- y^-yi-tiJ)' / <:=rzz:^>^/ r // ^ /^ / ANDREW JACKSON. 61 NDREW JACKSON, the seventh President LA of the United States, was born in Waxhaw / I settlement, N. C, March 15, 1767, a few days after his father's death. His parents were poor emigrants from Ireland, and took up their abode in Waxhaw settlement, where they lived in deepest poverty. Andrew, or Andy, as he was universally called, grew up a verj- rough, rude, turbulent boy. His features were coarse, his form ungainly, and there was but very little in his character made visible which was attractive. When only thirteen jears old he joined the volunteers of Carolina against the British invasion. In 1 78 1, he and his brother Robert were captured and imprisoned for a time at Camden. A British officer ordered him to brush his mud-spattered boots. "lam a prisoner of war, not your serv- ant," was the reply of the dauntless boy. Andrew supported himselfin various ways, such as working at the saddler's trade, teaching school, and clerking in a general store, until 1784, when he entered a law office at Salisbury, N. C. He, however, gave more attention to the wild amuse- ments of the times than to his studies. In 17S8, he was appointed solicitor for the Western District of North Carolina, of which Tennessee was then a part. This involved many long journey's amid dangers ofeverj' kind, but Andrew Jackson never knew fear, and the Indians had no desire to re- peat a skirmish with "Sharp Knife." In 1791, Mr. Jackson was married to a woman who supposed herself divorced from her former husband. Great was the surprise of both parties, two years later, to find that the conditions of the divorce had just been definitel>- settled by the first husband. The marriage ceremony was per- formed a second time, but the occurrence was often u.sed by his enemies to bring Mr. Jackson into disfavor. In January, 1796, the Territory of Tennessee then containing nearly eighty thousand inhabi- tants, the people met in convention at Knoxville to frame a constitution. Five were sent from each of the eleven counties. Andrew Jackson was one of the delegates. The new State was entitled to but one member in the National House of Representatives. Andrew Jackson was chosen that member. Mounting his hor.se, he rode to Philadelphia, where Congress then held its ses- sions, a distance of about eight hundred miles. Jackson was an earnest advocate of the Demo- cratic party, and Jefferson was his idol. He ad- mired Bonaparte, loved France, and hated Eng- land. As Mr. Jack.son took his seat, Gen. Wash- ington, whose second term of office was then expiring, delivered his last speech to Congress. A committee drew up a complimentary address in reply. Andrew Jackson did not approve of the address, and was one of the twelve who voted again,st it. He was not willing to say that Gen. Washington's administration had been "wise, firm and patriotic. ' ' Mr. Jackson was elected to the United States Senate in 1797, but soon resigned and returned home. Soon after he was chasen Judge of the Supreme Court of his State, which position he held for six years. When the War of 181 2 with Great Britain com- menced, Madison occupied the Presidential chair. Aaron Burr sent word to the President that there was an unknown man in the West, Andrew Jack- son, who would do credit to a commission if one were conferred upon him. Just at that time Gen. Jackson offered his services and those of twenty- five hundred volunteers. His offer was accepted, and the troops were assembled at Nashville. As the Briti.sh were hourly expected to make an attack upon New Orleans, where Gen. Wil- kinson was in command, he was ordered to de- 44 ANDREW JACKSON. sctiul the river with fifteen liundretl troops to aid Wilkinson. The expL-dition reached Natchez, and after a delay of st-veral weeks there wilhont accomplishing anything, the men were ordered hack to their homes. Hnt the energy Gen. Jack- son had displayed, and his entire devotion to the comfort of his soldiers, won for him golden opin- ions, and he became the most popnlar man in the State. It was in this expedition that his tough- ness gave him the nickname of "Old Hickory." Soon after this, while attempting to horsewhip Col. Thomas Benton for a remark that gentleman made about his taking part as second in a duel in which a younger brother of Benton's was en- gaged, he receiver! two severe pistol wounds. While he was lingering upon a betl of suffering, news came that the Indians, who had combined under Tecumseh from Florida to the Lakes to ex- terminate the white settlers, were committing the most awful ravages. Decisive action became nec- e.ssar>'. Gen. Jackson, with his fractured bone jn.st beginning to heal, his arm in a sling, and unable to mount his horse without assistance, gave his amazing energies to the rai.sing of an army to rendezvous at Fayette.sville, Ala. The Creek Indians had establi.shed a strong fort on one of the bends of the Tallapoosa River, near the center of Alabama, about fifty miles be- low Ft. Strother. With an army of two thousand men. Gen. Jack.son traversed the pathless wilder- ness in a march of eleven days. He reached their fort, called Tohopeka or Horse-shoe, on the 27th of March, 1814. The bend of the river enclosed nearly one hundred acres of tangled forest and wild ravine. Acro.ss the narrow neck the Indians had constructed a fonnitlable breastwork of logs and brush. Here nine hundred warriors, with an ample supply of arms, were assembled. The fort was stormed. The fight was utterly desperate. Not an Indian would accept quarter. When bleeding and dying, they would fight those who endeavored to spare their lives. From ten in the morning until dark the battle raged. The carnage was awful and revolting. Some threw them.selves into the river; but the unerring bul- lets struck their heads as they swam. Nearly everv one of the nine hundred warriors was killed. A few, probably, in the night swam the river and escai>ed. This ended the war. This closing of the Creek War enabletl us to concentrate all our militia upon the British, who were the allies of the Indians. No man of le.ss resolute will than Gen. Jack.son could have con- ducted this Indian campaign to so successful an issue. Immediately he was appointed Major- General. Late in August, with an army of two thousand men on a ru.shing march. Gen. Jack.son went to Mobile. A British fleet went from Pensacola, landed a force upon the beach, anchored near the little fort, and from both ship and shore com- menced a furious as.sault. The battle was long and doubtful. At length one of the ships was bh)wn up and the rest retired. Garrisoning Mobile, where he liad taken his little army, he moved his troops to New Orleans, and the battle of New Orleans, which .soon ensued, was in reality a very arduous campaign. Tiiis won for Gen. Jackson an imperi.shable name. Here his troops, which numbered about four thousand men, won a signal victory over the British army of about nine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while the loss of the Britisii was twenty-six hundred. The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be mentioned in connection with the Presidency, but in 1824 he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however, successful in the election of 1828, and was re-elected for a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before he a.ssumed the reins of government, he met with the mo.st terrible affliction of his life in the death of his wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which has perhajis never been surpassed. I'nmi the shock of her death he never recovered. His administration was one of tlie most mem- orable in the annals of our countn,- — applauded by one party, condemned by the other. No man had more bitter enemies or warmer friends. At the exi)iration of his two terms of office he retired tothcHennitage, wherehediedJnneS, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jackson's life were those of a de- voted Christian man. \ ■ ■ •*,- O > lyTJ'^^ ^^L^J c^yc^^'^ MARTIN VAN BUREN. iA ARTIN VAN BUREN, the eighth Presi- y dent of the United States, was born at Kin- (9 derhook, N. Y., December 5, 1782. He died at the same place, July 24, 1862. His body rests in the cemetery at Kinderhook. Above it is a plain granite shaft, fifteen feet high, bearing a simple inscription about half-way up on one face. The lot is unfenced, unbordered or unbounded by shrub or flower. There is but little in the life of Martin Van Buren of romantic interest. He fought no battles, engaged in no wild adventures. Though his life was storm\' in political and intellectual conflicts, and he gained many signal victories, his days passed uneventful in those incidents which give zest to biography. His ancestors, as his name indi- cates, were of Dutch origin, and were among the earliest emigrants from Holland to the banks of the Hudson. His father was a farmer, residing ill the old town of Kinderhook. His mother, also of Dutch lineage, was a woman of superior intel- ligence and exemplarj' piety. He was decidedl}' a precocious boy, developing unusual activity, vigor and strength of mind. At the age of fourteen, he had finished his academic studies in his native village, and commenced the study of law. As he had not a collegiate educa- tion, seven years of study in a law-office were re- quired of him before he could be admitted to the Bar. Inspired with a lofty ambition, and con- scious of his powers, he pursued his studies with indefatigable iiidustr\-. After spending six years in an office in his native village, he went to the city of New York, and prosecuted his studies for the seventh year. In 1803, Mr. Van Buren, then twenty -one years of age, commenced the practice of law in his na- tive village. The great conflict between the Federal and Republican parties was then at its height. Mr. Van Buren was from the beginning a politi- cian. He had, perhaps, imbibed that spirit while listening to the many discussions which had been carried on in his father' s hotel. He was in cordial sympathy with Jefferson, and earnestly and elo- quently espoused the cause of State Rights, though at that time the Federal party held the supremacy both in his town and State. His success and increasing reputation led him after six years of practice to remove to Hudson, the county seat of his county. Here he spent .seven years, constantly gaining strength by con- tending in the courts with some of the ablest men who have adorned the Bar of his State. Just before leaving Kinderhook for Hudson, Mr. Van Buren married a lady alike distinguished for beauty and accomplishments. After twelve short years .she sank into the grave, a victim of con- sumption, leaving her husband and four sons to weep over her loss. For twenty-five years, Mr. Van Buren was an earnest, successful, assiduous lawyer. The record of those years is barren in items of public interest. In 18 12, when thirty years of age, he was chosen to the State Senate, and gave his strenuous support to Mr. Madison's administration. In 181 5, he was appointed At- torney-General, and the next year moved to Al- bany, the capital of the State. While he was acknowledged as one of the most prominent leaders of the Democratic party, he had the moral courage to avow that true democracj- did not require that ' 'universal suffrage' ' which admits the vile, the degraded, the ignorant, to the right 48 MARTIN VAN BUREN. of goveruiiig the State. In true consistency with his democratic iiriiiciplcs, lie contended that, while the path leading to the privilege of voting should be open to everj- man without distinction, no one should be invested with that sacred prerogative unless he were in some degree qualified for it by intelligence, virtue, and some property interests in the welfare'of the State. In 1 82 1 he was elected a member of the United States Senate, and in the same >ear he took a seat in the convention to revise the Constitution of his native State. His course in this convention secured the approval of men of all parties. No one could doubt the singleness of his endeavors to promote the interests of all classes in the com- munity. In the Senate of the I'nited States, lie ro.se at once to a conspicuous position as an active and useful legislator. In 1827, John Quincy Adams being then in the Pre.sidential chair, Mr. Van Buren was re-elected to the Senate. He had been from the beginning a determined opposer of the administration, adopt- ing the "State Rights'" view in opjiosition to what was deemed the I-'ederal proclivities of Mr. Adams. Soon after this, in 1828, he was chosen Governor of the State of New York, and accordingly resigned his seat in the Senate. Probably no one in the United States contributed so much towards eject- ing John Q. Adams from the Presidential chair, and placing in it Andrew Jackson, as did Martin Van Buren. Whether entitled to the reputation or not, he certainly was regarded throughout the United vStates as one of the most skillful, .sagacious and cunning of politicians. It was .suppo.sed that no one knew so well as he how to touch the secret springs f)f action, how to pull all the wires to put his machinery in motion, and how to organize a pf)litical arni\ which would secretly and stealth- ily accomplish the mo.st gigantic results. By tlie.se powers it is said that he outwitted Mr. Adams, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Webster, and .secured results which few then thought could be accomplished. When Andrew Jackson was elected President he appointed Mr. \'an Buren Secretary of State. This position he resigned in i.S^i, anil was im- mediately appointed Minister to luigland, where he went the same autumn. The Senate, however, when it met, refu.sed to ratify the nomination, and he returned home, apjiarently untroubled. Later he was nominated \'ice- President in the place of Calhoun, at the re-election of President Jackson, and with smiles for all and frowiis for none, he took his place at the head of that Senate which had refused to confirm his nomination as ambassador. His rejection by thevSenate rou.sed all the zeal of President Jackson in lx:half of his repudiated favorite; and this, probably, more than any other cau.se .securetl his elevation to the chair of the Chief Executive. On the 20th of May, 1836, Mr. \'an Buren received the Democratic nomination to succeed Gen. Jackson as President of the I'nited States. He was elected by a handsome majority, to the delight of the retiring President. ' 'Leaving New York out of the canva.ss," says Mr. Parton, "the election of Mr. Wan Buren to the Presidency was as much the act of Gen. Jackson as though the Constitution had conferred up( m hini the power to appoint a .successor." His administration was filled with exciting events. The insurrection in Canada, which threatened to involve this country in war with England, the agitation of the slavery question, and finally the great commercial panic which spread over the countr\-, all were trials olitics of the countr\'. From this time until his death, on the 24111 of July, 1862, at the age of eighty years, he resided at Lindeiiwald, a gentleman of leisure, of culture and wealth, enjoying in a healthy old age ])robably far more hapi)ine.ss than he had before experienced amid the .stormy .scenes of his active life. /cJ' //- //a^-z^^t^fr^' WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. |II.UAM HENRY HARRISON, the ninth President of the United States, was born at Berkeley, Va., February 9, 1773. His father, Benjamin Harrison, was in comparatively opulent circumstances, and was one of the most distinguished men of his day. He was an inti- mate friend of George Washington, was early elected a member of the Continental Congress, and was conspicuous among the patriots of Vir- ginia in resisting the encroachments of the British crown. In the celebrated Congress of 1775, Ben- jamin Harrison and John Hancock were' both candidates for the office of Speaker. Mr. Harrison was suhsequentlj- chosen Gov- ernor of Virginia, and was twice re-elected. His son William Henrj', of course, enjoyed in child- hood all the advantages which wealth and intel- 1 lectual and cultivated society could give. Hav- j ing received a thorough common-school educa- ' tion, he entered Hampden Sidney College, where he graduated with honor soon after the death of his father. He then repaired to Philadelphia to study medicine under the instructions of Dr. -Rush and the guardianship of Robert Morris, both of whom were, with his father, signers of the Dec- laration of Independence. Upon the outbreak of the Indian troubles, and notwithstanding the remonstrances of his friends, he abandoned his medical studies and entered the army, having obtained a commission as Ensign from President Washington. He was then but nineteen years old. From that time he passed I gradually upward in rank until he became aide to Gen. Wayne, after whose death he resigned his commis.sion. He was then appointed Secre- tary of the Northwestern Territory. This Terri- tory was then entitled to but one member in Con- , gress , and Harrison was chosen to fill that position. J In the spring of 1800 the Northwestern Terri- tory was divided by Congress into two portions I The eastern portion, comprising the region now embraced in the State of Ohio, was called "The I Territory northwest of the Ohio." The western portion, which included what is now called Indi- ana, Illinois and Wisconsin, was called "the Indi- ana Territory." William Henry Harrison, then twenty -seven years of age, was appointed by John Adams Governor of the Indiana Territory, and immediately after also Governor of Upper Loui- siana. He was thus ruler over almost as exten- sive a realm as any sovereign upon the globe. He was Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and was invested with powers nearly dictatorial over the then rapidly increasing white population. The ability and fidelity with which he discharged these responsible duties may be inferred fromihe fact that he was four times appointed to this office— first by John Adams, twice by Thomas Jefferson, and aftenvards by President Madison. When he began his administration there were but three white settlements in that almost bound- less region, now crowded with cities and resound- ing with all the tumult of wealth and traffic. One of these settlements was on the Ohio, nearly opposite Louisville; one at Vincennes, on the Wabash; and the third was a French settlement. The vast wilderness over which Gov. Harrison reigned was filled with many tribes of Indians. About the year 1806, two extraordinary men, twin brothers of the Shawnee tribe, rose among them. One of these was called Tecumseh, or "the Crouching Panther;" the other Olliwa- checa, or "the Prophet." Tecumseh was not only an Indian warrior, but a man of great sagac- 52 WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON. ity, far-reacbiiig foresight and indomitable perse- verance in any enterprise in which he might en- gage. His brother, the Prophet, was an orator, who could sway the feelings of the untutored In- dians as the gale to.ssed the tree-tops beneath which they dwelt. With an enthusiasm unsur- passed by Peter the Hermit rousing Europe to the crusades, he went from tribe tf) trilK', a.ssuming that he was .speciall>' sent by the Great Spirit. Gov. Harrison made many attempts to con- ciliate the Indians, but at last war came, and at Tippecanoe the Indians were routed with great slaughter. October 2.S, i8 12, his army began its march. When near the Projjhefs town, three Indians of rank made their appearance and in- quired why Gov. Harrison was approaching them in so hostile an attitude. After a short confer- ence, arrangements were made for a meeting the next day to agree upon terms of peace. But Gov. Harrison was too well acquainted witli the Indian character to be deceived by such protestations. Selecting a favorable .spot for his night's encampment, he took every precaution against suq)rise. His troops were posted in a hollow square and slept upon their arms. The wakeful Governor, between three and four o'clock in the morning, had risen, and was sitting in conversation with his aides by the embers of a waning fire. It was a chill, cloudy morning, with a drizzling rain. In the darkness, the In- dians had crept as near as possible, and just then, with a savage yell, rushed, with all the despera- tion which superstition and passion most highl\- inflamed could give, upon the left flank of the little army. The savages had been amply pro- vided with guns and amnuniition by the ICnglish, and their war-whoop was accompanied by a shower of bullets. The camp-fires were instantly extinguished, as the light aided the Indians in their aim, and Gen. Harrison's troops .stood as innnovable as the rocks around them until day dawned, when they made a .sinuiltaneous charge with the bayo- net and swept everything before them, completely routing the foe. Gov. Harriso!! now had all his energies tasked to the utmost. The British, descending from the Canadas, were of themselves a ver\- formidable force, but with their savage allies rushing like wolves from the forest, burning, plundering, scalp- ing torturing, the wide frontier was plunged into a state of consternation which even the mo.st vivid imagination can but faintly conceive. Gen. Hull had made an ignominious surrender of his forces at Detroit. Under the.se despairing circum.stances, Gov. Harrison was apjx)inted by President Madi- son Commander-in-Chief of the Northwestern Army, with orders to retake Detroit and to protect the frontiers. It would be difficult to place a man in a situation demanding more energy, sagacity and courage, but he was found etiual to the position, and nobly and triumphantly did he meet all the responsibilities. In 1816, Gen. Harrison was chosen a member of the National House of Repre.sentatives, to rep- resent the District of Ohio. In Congress he proved an active member, and whenever he sjxjke it was with a force of rea,son and power of eloquence which arrested the attention of all the members. In 18 19, Harrison was elected to the Senate of Ohio, and in 1824, as one of the Presidential Elec- tors of that State, he gave his vote for Henry Clay. The .same year he was chosen to the I'ni- ted States Senate. In 1836 his friends brought him forward as a candidate for the Presidency against Van Buren, but he was defeated. At the clo.se of Mr. \'an Buren's term, he was re-nom- inated by his party, and Mr. Harrison wasunani- mou.sly nominated by the Whigs, with John Tyler for the Vice- Presidency. The contest was very animated. Gen. Jackson gave all his influence to prevent Harrison's election, but his triumph was signal. The cabinet which he formed, with Daniel Web- .ster at its head as Secretary of State, was one of the most brilliant with wliich any President iiad ever been surrounded. Never were the prospects of an administration more flattering, or the hopes of the country more .sanguine. In the midst of these bright and joyous prospects. Gen. Harrison was seized by a pleurisy-fever, and after a few days of violent sickness died, on the 4th of April, just one month after his inauguration as President of the United States. JOHN TYLER. (John TYLER, the tenth President of the I United States, and was born in Charles Q) Citj' County, Va., March 29, 1790. He was the favored child of affluence and high social po- sition. At the early age of twelve, John entered William and Mary College, and graduated with much honor when but seventeen years old. After graduating, he devoted himself with great assi- duity to the study of law, partly with his father and partly with Edmund Randolph, one of the most distinguished lawyers of Virginia. At nineteen years of age, he commenced the practice of law. His success was rapid and as- tonishing. It is said that three months had not elapsed ere there was scarcely a case on the docket of the court in which he was not retained. When but twenty-one years of age, he was almost unanimously elected to a seat in the State Legis- lature. He connected himself with the Demo- cratic part}', and warmly advocated the measures of Jefferson and Madison. For five successive years he was elected to the Legislature, receiving nearly the unanimous vote of his county. When but twenty-six years of age, he was elected a Member of Congress. Here he acted ear- nestly and ably with the Democratic party, oppos- ing a national bank, internal improvements by the General Government, and a protective tariif; advocating a strict construction of the Constitu- tion and the most careful vigilance over State rights. His labors in Congress were so arduous that before the close of his second term he found it necessary to resign and retire to his estate in Charles City County to recruit his health. He, however, soon after consented to take his seat in the State Legislature, where his influence was powerful in promoting public works of great utility. With a reputation thus constantly in- creasing, he was chosen by a verj' large majority of votes Governor of his native State. His ad- ministration was a signallj- successful one, and his popularity secured his re-election. John Randolph, a brilliant, erratic, half-crazed man, then represented Virginia in the Senate of the United States. A portion of the Democratic party was displeased with Mr. Randolph's way- ward course, and brought forward John Tyler as his opponent, considering him the only man in Virginia of sufficient popularity to succeed against the renowned orator of Roanoke. Mr. Tyler was the victor. In accordance with his professions, upon tak- ing his seat in the Senate he joined the ranks of the opposition. He opposed the tariff, and spoke against and voted against the bank as unconsti- tutional; he strenuously opposed all restrictions upon slavery, resisting all projects of internal im- provements by the General Government, and avowed his sympathy with Mr. Calhoun's view of nullification; he declared that Gen. Jackson, by his opposition to the nulhfiers, had abandoned the principles of the Democratic party. Such was Mr. Tyler's record in Congress — a record in perfect accordance with the principles which he had always avowed. Returning to Virginia, he resumed the practice of his profession. There was a split in the Demo- cratic party. His friends still regarded him as a true Jeffersonian, gave him a dinner, and show- ered compliments upon him. He had now at- tained the age of forty-six, and hiis career had been verj' brilliant. In consequence of his devotion to public business, his private affairs had fallen into some disorder, and it was not without satisfac- tion that he resumed the practice of law, and de- voted himself to the cultivation of his plantation. Soon after this he removed to Williamsburg, for the better education of his children, and he again took his seat in the Legislature of Virginia. By the southern Whigs he was sent to the national convention at Harrisburg in 1839 to nom- inate a President. The majority of votes were given to Gen Harrison, a genuine Whig, much to the disappointment of the South, which wished 56 JOHN TYLER. for Henry Clay. To conciliate the southern Whigs and to secure their vote, the convention tlien nominated John Tyler for \'ice- President. It was well known that he was not in sympathy witli the Wliig party in the North: hut the Vice- I'resident has ver>- little jxjwer in the Govern- ment, his main and almost only duty being to preside over the meetings of the Senate. Thus it happened that a Whig President and, in reality, a Democratic X'ice-President were chosen. In 1 84 1, Mr. Tyler was inaugurated Vice- President of the United States. In one short month from that time, President Harrison died, and Mr. Tyler thus found himself, to his own surpri.se and that of the whole nation, an occu- pant of the Presidential chair. Hastening from Williamsburg to Washington, on the 6th of April he was inaugurated to the high and re- .sponsible office. He was placed in a position of exceeding delicacy and difficulty. All his long life he had been opposed to the main principles of the party which had brought him into power. He had ever been a consistent, honest man, with an unblemished record. Gen. Harrison had se- lected a Whig cabinet. Should he retain them, and thus surround himself with counselorswho.se views were antagonistic to his own ? or, on the other hand, .should he turn against the part\- which had elected him. and select a cabinet in iiarmony with himself, and which would oppose all those views which the Whigs deemed essen- tial to the jiublic welfare? This was his fearful dilemma. He invited the cabinet which Presi- dent Harrison had selected to retain their seats, and recommended a day of fasting and prayer, that God would guide and bless us. The Whigs carried through Congress a bill for the incoriioration of a fiscal bank of the United States. The President, after ten days' delay, re- turned it with his veto. He suggested, however, that he would approve of a bill drawn uji upon such a plan as he proposed. Such a hill was ac- cordingly prepared, and privatel\- submitted to him. He gave it his approval. It was pa.ssed without alteration, and he .sent it l)ack with his veto. Here commenced the open rupture. It is said that Mr. Tyler was i)rov<)kG(l In this meas- ure by a published letter from the Hon. John M. Hotts, a distinguished \'irginia Whig, who se- verely touched the pride of the President. The opposition now exultingly received the Pre.sident into their anns. The party which elected him denounced him bitterly. All the members of his cabinet, excepting Mr. Webster, resigned. The Whigs of Congress, lx)th the Senate and the Hou.se, held a meeting and issued an address to the people of the United States, proclaiming that all political alliance iK-tween the Whigs and President Tyler was at an end. Still the President attempted to conciliate. He appointed a new cabinet of distinguished Whigs ancl Conservatives, carefully leaving out all strong party men. Mr. Webster soon found it necessary to resign, forced out by the pressure of his Whig friends. Thus the four years of Mr. Tyler's un- fortunate administration passed sadly away. No one was sati.sfied. The land was filled with mur- murs and vituperation. Whigs and Democrats alike assailed him. More and more, however, he brought him.self into sympathy with his old friends, the Democrats, until at the close of his term he gave his whole influence to the support of Mr. Polk, the Democratic candidate for his successor. On the 4th of March, 1845, President Tyler re- tired from the harassments of office, to the regret of neither party, and probably to his own un.speak- able relief. The remainder of his days were pa.ssed mainl\' in the retirement of his beautiful home — Sherwood Forest, Charles City County, Va. His first wife. Miss Letitia Christian, died in Washington in 1842: and in June. 1844, he was again married, at New York, to Miss Julia Gardiner, a young lady of many personal and intellectual accomi>lishments. When the great Rebellion rose, which the State Rights and nullifying doctrines of John C. Calhoun had inaugurated. President Tyler re- nounced his allegiance to the United States, and joined the Confederates. He was chosen a mem- ber of their Congress, and while engaged in active measures to destroy, by force of arms, the Government over which he had once presided, he was taken sick and soon died. •S--'^^^— -^C-^ OC^ ,:JpC^ -^ JAMES K. POLK. HAMES K. polk, the eleventh President of I the United States, was born in Mecklenburgh C2/ County, N. C. , November 2, 1795. His parents were Samuel and Jane (Knox) Polk, the former a son of Col. Thomas Polk, who located at the above place, as one of the first pioneers, in 1735. In 1806, with his wife and children, and soon after followed by most of the members of the Polk family, Samuel Polk emigrated some two or three hundred miles farther west, to the rich val- ley of the Duck River. Here, in the midst of the wilderness, in a region which was subsequently called Maurv- County, they erected their log huts and established their homes. In the hard toil of a new farm in the wilderness, James K. Polk spent the early years of his childhood and youth. His father, adding the pursuit of a surveyor to that of a farmer, gradually increased in wealth, ' until he became one of the leading men of the region. His mother was a superior woman, of strong common sense and earnest pietj-. Very early in life James developed a taste for reading, and expressed the strongest desire to ob- tain a liberal education. His mother's training had made him methodical in his habits, had taught him punctuality and industry, and had inspired him with lofty principles of morality. His health was frail, and his father, fearing that he might not be able to endure a sedentary life, got a .situation for him behind the counter, hoping to fit him for commercial pursuits. This was to James a bitter disappointment. He had no taste for these duties, and his daih- tasks were irksome in the extreme. He remained in this uncongenial occupation but a few weeks, when, at his earnest solicitation, his father removed him and made arrangements for him to pros- ecute his studies. Soon after he sent him to Mur- freesboro Academy. With ardor which could scarcel}' be surpassed, he pressed forward in his studies, and in less than two and a-half years, in the autumn of 1S15, entered the sophomore class in the University of North Carolina, at Chapel Hill. Here he was one of the most exemplary of scholars, punctual in every exerci.se, never allow- ing himself to be ab.sent from a recitation or a religious sen-ice. Mr. Polk graduated in 18 18, with the highest honors, being deemed the best scholar of his class, both in mathematics and the classics. He was then twenty-three years of age. His health was at this time much impaired by the assiduity with which he had prosecuted his studies. After a .short .season of relaxation, he went to Nashville, and entered the office of Felix Grundy, to study law. Here Mr. Polk renewed his acquaintance with Andrew Jackson, who resided on his planta- tion, the ' ' Hermitage, ' ' but a few miles from Nashville. They had probabh- been slightly ac- quainted before. Mr. Polk's father was a Jeffersonian Republican and James K. adhered to the .same political faith. He was a popular public speaker, and was con- stantly called upon to address the meetings of his party friends. His skill as a speaker was such that he was popularly called the Napoleon of the .stump. He was a man of unblemished morals, genial and courteous in his bearing, and with that sympathetic nature in the joys and griefs of oth- ers which gave him hosts of friends. In 1823, he was elected to the Legislature of Tennessee, and gave his strong influence toward the election of his friend, Mr. Jackson, to the Presidency of the United States. Injanuar>% 1824, Mr. Polk married Miss Sarah Childress, of Rutherford County, Tenn. His bride was altogether worthy of him — a ladj- of beauty and culture. In the fall of 1825 Mr. Polk was chosen a member of Congress, and the satis- faction he gave his constituents may be inferred 6o JAMES K. POLK. from the fact, that for fourteen sucx:essive years, or until 1839, hu was continued in that office. He then vohnitarily withdrew, only that he might accept the Gubernatorial chair of Tennessee. In Congress he was a laborious member, a frequent and a popular speaker. He was always in his seat, always courteous, and whene\er he spoke it was always to the point, without any ambitious rhetorical display. During five sessions of Congress Mr. Polk was Speaker of the House. Strong passions were roused and stormj- scenes were witnessed, but he performed his arduous duties to a very general satisfaction, and a unanimous vote of thanks to him was passed by the House as he withdrew on the 4th of March, 1839. In accordance with Southern u.sage, Mr. Polk, as a candidate for Governor, canvassed the State. He was elected by a large majority, and on Octo- ber 14, 1839, took the oath of office at Nashville. In 1841 his tenn of office expired, and he was again the candidate of the Democratic party, but was defeated. On the 4th of March, 1845, Mr. Polk was in- augurated President of the United States. The verdict of the country in favor of the annexation of Texas exerted its influence upon Congress, and the last act of the administration of President Tyler was to affix his signature to a joint resolu- tion of Congress, passed on the 3d of March, ap- proving of the annexation of Texas to the Union. As Mexico .still claimed Texas as one of her provinces, the Mexican Minister, Almonte, im- mediately demanded his passports and left the country, declaring the act of the annexation to be an act hostile to Mexico. In his first message. President Polk urged that Texas should immediately, by act of Congress, be received into the Union on the .same footing with the other States. In the mean lime, Gen. Taylor was sent with an army into Texas to hold the country. He was first sent to Nueces, which the Mexicans said was the western boundary of Tex- as. Then he was .sent nearly two hundred miles further west, to the Rio Grande, where he erected batteries which commanded tlie Mexican city of Matamoras, which was situated on tlie western banks. The anticipated collision soon took place, and war was declared against Mexico by President Polk. The war was pushed forward by his ad- ministration with great vigor. Gen. Taylor, whose ami)' was first called one of ' ' obsers'ation, ' ' then of "occupation," then of "invasion," was sent forward to Monterey. The feeble Mexicans in every encounter were hopelessly slaughtered. The day of judgment alone can reveal the misery which this war caused. It was by the ingenuity of Mr. Polk's administration that the war was brought on. "To the victors belong the spoils." Mexico was prostrate before us. Her capital was in our hands. We now consented to peace upon the condition that Mexico should surrender to us, in addition to Texas, all of New Mexico, and all of Upper and Lower California. This new demand embraced, exclusive of Texas, eight hundred thou.sand square miles. This was an extent of territory equal to nine States of the size of New York. Thus slavery was securing eighteen ma- jestic States to be added to the Union. There were some Americans who thought it all right; there were others who thought it all wrong. In the prosecution of this war we expended twenty thousand lives and more than $100,000,000. Of this money 515.000,000 were paid to Mexico. On the 3d of March, 1849, Mr. Polk retired from office, having ser\-ed one term. The next day was Sunday. On the 5th, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated as his succes.sor. Mr. Polk rode to the Capitol in the same carriage with Gen. Tay- lor, and the same evening, with Mrs. Polk, he commenced his return to Tcnnes.see. He was then but fifty-four jears of age. He had always been strictly temperate in all his hal)its, and his health was good. With an amjile fortune, a choice library, a cultivated mind, and domestic ties of the dearest nature, it .seemed as though long years of tranquillity and happiness were be- fore him. But the cholera — that fearful scourge — was then .swcejiing up the Valley of the Mi.ssis- sippi, and he contracted the disease, dying on the 15th of June, 1849, in the fifty-fourth year of his age, greatly mourned by his countrymen. h-^ ^?t^' ZACHARY TAYLOR. ^ACHARY TAYLOR, twelfth President of j. the United States, was born on the 24th of /J November, 1784, in Orange County, Va. His father. Col. Taylor, was a Virginian of note, and a distinguished patriot and soldier of the Revolution. When Zachary was an infant, his father, with his wife and two children, emi- grated to Kentucky, where he settled in the path- less wilderness, a few miles from Louisville. In this frontier home, away from civilization and all its refinements, young Zachary could enjoy but few social and educational advantages. When six j'cars of age he attended a common school, and was then regarded as a bright, active boy, rather remarkable for bluntness and decision of character. He was strong, fearless and self-reli- ant, and manifested a strong desire to enter the army to fight the Indians, who were ravaging the frontiers. There is little to be recorded of the uneventful years of his childhood on his father's large but lonely plantation. In 1808, his father succeeded in obtaining for him a commission as Lieutenant in the United States armj\ and he joined the troops which were stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Wilkinson. Soon after this he married Miss Margaret Smith, a young lady from one of the first families of Maryland. Immediately after the declaration of war with England, in 1812, Capt. Taylor (for he had then been promoted to that rank) was put in command of Ft. Harrison, on the Wabash, about fifty miles above Vincennes. This fort had been built in the wilderness hy Gen. Harrison, on his march to Tippecanoe. It was one of the first points of at- tack by the Indians, led by Tecumseh. Its garri- son con.sisted of a broken company of infantry, numbering fifty men, many of whom were sick. Early in the autumn of 181 2, the Indians, stealthily, and in large numbers, moved upon the fort. Their approach was first indicated by the murder of two soldiers just outside of the stockade. Capt. Taylor made every possible preparation to meet the anticipated assault. On the 4th of Sep- tember, a band of forty painted and plumed sav- ages came to the fort, waving a white flag, and informed Capt. Taylor that in the morning their chief would come to have a talk with him. It was evident that their object was merely to ascer- tain the state of things at the fort, and Capt. Taylor, well versed in the wiles of the savages, kept them at a distance. The sun went down; the savages disappeared; the garrison slept upon their arms. One hour before midnight the war-whoop burst from a thousand lips in the forest around, followed by the discharge of musketry and the rush of the foe. Every man, sick and well, sprang to hi post. Every man knew that defeat was not merely death, but, in the ca.se of capture, death by the most agonizing and prolonged torture. No pen can describe, no imagination can conceive, the scenes which ensued. The savages succeeded in setting fire to one of the block-houses. Until six o'clock in the morning this awful conflict con- tinued, when the savages, baffled at every point and gnashing their teeth with rage, retired. Capt. Taylor, for this gallant defense, was pro- moted to the rank of Major by brevet. Until the clo.se of the war, Maj. Taylor was placed in such situations that he saw but little more of active ser\-ice. He was sent far away into th^ depths of the wilderness to Ft. Craw- ford, on Fox River, which empties into Green Bay. Here there was little to be done but to wear away the tedious hours as one best could. There were no books, no societ)-, no intellectual stimulus. Thus with him the uneventful years rolled on. Gradually he ro.se to the rank of Colonel. In the Black Hawk War, which re- 64 ZACHARY TAYLOR. suited in the capture of that renowned chieftain, Col. Taylor took a subordinate, but a brave and eflicient, part. For twenty-four years Col. Taylor was engaged in the defense of the frontiers, in scenes so re- mote,, and in eniploynicnts so ob.scure, that his name was unknown beyond the limits of his own immediate acquaintance. In the year 1836, he was sent to Florida to compel the Seminole Indi- ans to vacate that region, and retire beyond the Mississippi, as their chiefs by treaty had prom- ised they should do. The services rendered here secured for Col. Taylor the high appreciation of the Goveriuneiit, and as a reward he was ele- vated to the high rank of Brigadier- General by brevet, and soon after, in May, 1838, was ap- pointed to the chief command of the United States troops in Florida. After two years of wearisome employment amid.st the everglades of the Peninsula, Gen. Tay- lor obtained, at his own request, a change of conmiand, and was stationed over the Department of the Southwest. This field embraced Louisiana, Mi.ssissippi, Alabama and Georgia. Kstablishing his headquarters at Ft. Je.ssup, in Louisiana, he removed his family to a plantation which he i>ur- chased near Haton Rouge. Here he remained for five years, buried, as it were, from the world, but faithfully discharging every duty imposed u]ion him. In 1846, Gen. Taylor was sent to guard the land Ijetween the Nueces and Rio Grande, the latter river being the boundary of Texas, which was then claimed by the United State.s. Soon 1 the war with Mexico was brought on, and at Palo Alto and Rcsaca de la Palma, Gen. Taylor won brilliant victories over the Mexicans. The rank of Major-General by brevet was then conferred upon Gen. Taylor, and his name was received with enthu.siasm almost everywhere in the na- tion. Then came the battles of Monterey and Buena Vi.sta, in which he won signal victories over forces nuich larger than he conunanded. The tidings of the brilliant victory of Buena Vista spread the wildest enthusiasm over the country. The name of Gen. Taylor was on every one's lips. The Whig party deciiled to take advantage of this wonderful popularity in bringing forward the unpolished, unlettered, hon- est soldier as their candidate for the Presidency. Gen. Taylor was astonished at the announce- ment, and for a time would not listen to it, de- claring that he was not at all qualified for such an office. So little interest had he taken in poli- tics, that for forty >-ears he had not cast a vote. It was not without chagrin that several distin- guished statesmen, who had been long years in the public .service, found their claims set aside in behalf of one whose name had never been heard of, save in connection with Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterey and Buena Vista. It is said that Daniel Webster, in his haste, remarked, " It is a nomination not fit to be made." Gen. Taylor was not an eloquent speaker nor a fine writer. His friends took possession of him, and prepared such few communications as it was needful should be presented to the public. The popularity of the successful warrior swept the land. He was triumphantly elected over two opposing candidates, — Gen. Ca.ss and Ex-Presi- dent Martin \'an Buren. Though he selected an excellent cabinet, the good old man found himself in a very uncongenial position, and was at times sorely perplexed and hara.s.sed. His mental suf- ferings were very severe, and probablj' tended to hasten his death. The pro-.slavery party was pushing its claims with tireless energy; expedi- tions were fitting out to capture Cuba; California was pleading for admission to the I'nion. while slavery stood at the door to bar her out. Gen. Taylor found the political conflicts in Wasliington to be far more trying to the nerves than battles with Mexicans or Indians. In the midst of all these troubles. Gen. Taylor, after he had occupied the Presidential chair but little over a year, took cold, and after a l)rief sickne.ss of but little over five days, died, on the 9th of Julj', 1850. His last words were, " I am not afraid to die. I am ready. I have endeav- ored to do my duty." He died universally re- spected and beloved. An honest, unpretending man, he had been steadily growing in the affec- tions of the people, and the Nation bitterly la- mented his ileatli. Crxi^O ^ ^^■C^!^ix.^rtJ) MILLARD FILLMORE. y^ ILLARD FILLMORE, thirteenth President y of the United States, was born at Summer tJ Hill, Cayuga County, N. Y., on the yth of January, 1800. His father was a farmer, and, ownig to misfortune, in humble circumstances. Of his mother, the daughter of Dr. Abiathar Millard, of Pittsfield, Mass., it has been said that she pos- sessed an intellect of a high order, united with much personal loveliness, sweetness of disposi- tion, graceful manners and exquisite sensibilities. She died in 1831, having lived to see her son a j-oung man of distinguished promise, though she was not permitted to witness the high dignity which he finally attained. In consequence of the secluded home and limited means of his father, Millard enjoyed but slender advantages for education in his early years. The common schools, which he occasionally attended, were very imperfect institutions, and books were scarce and expensi\-e. There was nothing then in his character to indicate the brilliant career upon which he was about to enter. He was a plain farmer's boy — intelligent, good-looking, kind-hearted. The sacred influences of home had taught him to revere the Bible, and had laid the foundations of an upright character. When fourteen years of age, his father sent him some hundred miles from home to the then wilds of Livingston County, to learn the trade of a clothier. Near the mill there was a small village, where some enterprising man had commenced the col- lection of a village librarj'. This proved an in- estimable blessing to young Fillmore. His even- ings were spent in reading. Soon every leisure moment was occupied with books. His thirst for knowledge became insatiate, and the selections which he made were continually more elevating and instructive. He read history, biography, oratorj-, and thus gradually there was enkindled in his heart a desire to be something more than a mere worker with his hands. The young clothier had now attained the age of nineteen years, and was of fine personal appear- ance and of gentlemanly demeanor. It so hap- pened that there was a gentleman in the neigh- borhood of ample pecuniary means and of benev- olence, — ^Judge Walter Wood, — who was struck with the prepossessing appearance of young Fill- more. He made his acquaintance, and was so much impressed with his ability and attainments that he advised him to abandon his trade and de- vote himself to the study of the law. The young man replied that he had no means of his own, no friends to help him, and that his previous edu- cation had been verj' imperfect. But Judge Wood had so much confidence in him that he kindly offered to take him into his own office, and to lend him such mone}- as he needed. Most grate- fully the generous offer was accepted. There is in many minds a strange delusion about a collegiate education. A young man is supposed to be liberally educated if he has gradu- ated at some college. But many a boy who loi- ters through university halls and then enters a law office is by no means as well prepared to prosecute his legal studies as was Millard Fill- more when he graduated at the clothing-mill at the end of four j'ears of manual labor, during which every leisure moment had been devoted to intense mental culture. In 1823, when twent5'-three years of age, he was admitted to the Court of Common Pleas. He then went to the village of Aurora, and com- menced the practice of law. In this secluded, quiet region, his practice, of course, was limited, and there was no opportunity for a sudden rise in fortune or in fame. Here, in 1826, he married a lad)- of great moral worth, and one capable of r>8 MIIXARD FIU.MORE. adorning any station she might be called to fill, — Miss Abigail Powers. His elevation of character, his untiring industrj-, his legal acquirements, and his skill as an advo- cate, gradually attracted attention, and he was invitetl to enter into partnership, under highly ad- vantageous circumstances, with an elder member of the Har in lUiffalo. Just before removing to Huflalo, in 1829, he took his seat in the House of Assembly of the .State of New York, as a Repre- sentative from Erie County. Though he had never taken a very active part in politics, his vote and sympathies were with the Whig party. The State was then Democratic, and he found himself in a helpless minority in the Legislature; still the testimony comes from all parties that his courtesy, ability and integrity won, to a ver>- unusual de- gree, the respect of his as.s(Kiates. In the autumn of 1832, he was elected to a .scat in the I'niled States Congress. He entered that troubled arena in the most tunniltuous hours of our national historj-, when the great conflict respecting the national bank and the removal of the deposits was raging. His term of two years closed, and he returned to his profc.s.sion, which he pursued with increas- ing reputation and success. After a lapse of two years he again became a candidate for Congress; was re-elected, and took his seat in 1837. His pa*t experience as a Representative gave him strength and confidence. Thefirst term of service in Congress to any man can Ije but little more than an introduction. He was now prepared for active duty. All his energies were brought to bear upon the public good. P^verj- measure re- ceived his impress. Mr. Fillmore was now a man of wide repute, and his popularity filled the State. In the year 1847, when he had attained the age of forty- seven years, he was elected Comptroller of the State. His labors at the Bar, in the Legisla- ture, in Congress and as Comjitroller, had given him ver)- considerable fame. The Whigs were casting about to find .suitable candidates for Presi- dent and \'ice- President at the approaching elec- tion. Far away on the waters of the Rio Grande, there was a rough old soldier, who had fought one or two successful battles with the Mexicans, which had caused his name to be proclaimed in trumpet-tones all over the land as a candidate for the presidency. But it was necessary toas.sociate %vith him on the same ticket some man of repu- tation as a statesman. Under the influence of these considerations, the names of Zachar\- Taylor and Millard Fillmore became the rallying-cr>' of the Whigs, as their candidates for President and Vice-President. The Whig ticket was signally triumphant. On the 4th of March, 1849, Gen. Taylor was inaugurated President, and Millard Fillmore Vice-President, of the United States. On the 9th of July, 1850, President Taylor, about one year and four months after his inaugura- tion, was suddenly taken sick and died. By the Constitution, Vice-President Fillmore thus l>e- came President. He appointe' able cabi- net, of which the illu.strious Daniel Webster was Secretary of State; nevertheless, he had .serious difficulties to contend with, since the opposition had a majority in both Houses. He did all in his power to conciliate the vSouth; but the pro-slavery party in the South felt the inadequacy of all measures of transient conciliation. The popula- tion of the free vStates was so rapidlj- increasing over that of the slave States, that it was inevitable that the power of the Government should .sixin pass into the hands of the free States. The fa- mous compromi.se measures were adopted inider Mr. Fillmore's administration, and the Japan ex- ])edition was sent out. On the 4th of March, 1853, he, having .served one tenn, retired. In 1856, Mr. Fillmore was nominated for the Presidency by the "Know-Nothing" party, but was beaten by Mr. Buchanan. After that Mr. Fillmore lived in retirement. During the tcrri ble conflict of civil war, he was mostly silent. It was generally supposed that his .sympathies were rather with tho.se who were endeavoring to over- throw our institutions. President Fillmore kept aloof from the conflict, without any cordial words of cheer to one party or the other. He was thus forgotten by both. He lived to a ripe old age, and died in Bufi"alo, N. V., March 8, 1S74. ■^-* y//r^i^A 'iz^y FRANKLIN PIERCE. r"RANKLIN PIERCE, the fourteenth Presi- r^ dent of the United States, was bom in Hills- I * borough, N. H., November 23, 1804. His father was a Revolutionary' soldier, who with his own strong arm hewed out a home in the wilder- ness. He was a man of inflexible integrity, of strong, though uncultivated, mind, and was an un- compromising Democrat. The mother of Frank- lin Pierce was all that a son could desire — an in- telligent, prudent, affectionate, Christian woman. Franklin, who was the sixth of eight children, was a remarkabl}' bright and handsome boy, generous, warm-hearted and brave. He won alike the love of old and young. The boys on the play-ground loved him. His teachers loved him. The neighbors looked upon him with pride and affection. He was by instinct a gentleman, always speaking kind words, and doing kind deeds, with a peculiar, unstudied tact which taught him what was agreeable. Without de- veloping any precocitj' of genius, or an}' unnatural devotion to books, he was a good scholar, and in body and mind a finely developed boy. When .sixteen years of age, in the year 1820, he entered Bowdoin College, at Brunswick, Me. He was one of the most popular young men in the college. The purity of his moral character, the unvarj'ing courtesy of his demeanor, his rank as a scholar, and genial nature, rendered him a universal fa\'orite. There was something pe- culiarly winning in his address, and it was evi- dently not in the slightest degree studied — it was the simple outgushing of his own magnanimous and loving nature. Upon graduating, in the year 1824, Franklin Pierce commenced the .study of law in the office of Judge Woodburj', one of the most di.sthigui.shed lawyers of the State, and a man of great private worth. The eminent social qualities of the young lawyer, his father's prominence as a public man, and the brilliant political career into which Judge Woodbury was entering, all tended to entice Mr. Pierce into the fascinating yet perilous path of political life. With all the ardor of his nature he espoused the cause of Gen. Jackson for the Presi- dency. He commenced the practice of law in Hillsborough, and was soon elected to represent the town in the State L,egislature. Here he sen'ed for four years. The last two years he was chosen Speaker of the House by a very large vote. In 1833, at the age of twenty-nine, he was elected a member of Congress. In 1837, being then but thirty-three years old, he was elected to the Senate, taking his seat just as Mr. Van Buren commenced his administration. He was the youngest member in the Senate. In the year 1834, he married Miss Jane Means Appleton, a lady of rare beauty and accomplishments, and one admirably fitted to adorn every station with which her husband was honored. Of the three sons who were born to them, all now sleep with their par- ents in the grave. In the year 1838, Mr. Pierce, with growing fame and increasing business as a lawj'er, took up his residence in Concord, the capital of New Hampshire. President Polk, upon his accession to office, appointed Mr. Pierce Attorney-General of the United States; but the offer was declined in consequence of numerous professional engage- ments at home, and the precarious .state of Mrs. Pierce's health. He also, about the same time, declined the nomination for Governor by the Democratic party. The war with Mexico called 72 FRANKLIN PIERCE. Mr. Pierce into the army. Recei\nnK the appoint- ment of lirigadicr-Gcncral, he embarked with a portion of his troops at Newport, R 1., on the 27th of May, 1847. He took an important part in lliis war, proviug himself a brave and true sol- dier. Wlien Gen. Pierce reached hi.s home in his na- tive State, he was received enthu.siastically by the advocates of the Mexican War, and coldly by his opponents. He resumed the practice of his pro- fession, very frequently taking an active part in political questions, giving his cordial support to the pro-slavery wing of the Democratic party. The compromi.se measures met cordially with his approval, and he strenuouslj- advocated the en- forcement of the infamous Fugitive Slave Law, which .so shocked the religious sensibilities of the North. He thus became distinguished as a " Northern man with Southern principles." The strong partisans of slavery- in the South conse- quently regarded him as a man whom tliej- could * safely trust in office to carrj- out their plans. On the i2th of June, 1852, the Democratic con- vention met in Baltimore to nominate a candidate for the Presidency. For four days they contin- ued in .session, and in thirtj'-fiveballotings noone had obtained a two-thirds vote. Not a vote thus far had been thrown for Gen. Pierce. Then the Virginia delegation brought forward his name. There were fourteen more ballotings, during which Gen. Pierce constantly gained strength, until, at the forty-ninth ballot, he received two hundred and eighty-two votes, and all other candidates eleven. Gen. Winfield Scott was the Whig can- didate. Gen. Pierce w-as chosen with great una- nimity. Only four States — Vermont, Mas.sachu- setts, Kentucky and Tennessee — cast their elec- toral votes against him. Gen. Franklin Pierce was therefore inaugurated President of the United States on the 4th of March, 1853. His administration proved one of the most stormy our country had ever experienced. The controversy iK-tween .slaver>- and freedom was then approaching its culminating point. It be- came evident that there was to be an irrepressible conflict between them, and that this nation could not long exist " half slave and half free." President Pierce, during the whole of his admin- istration, did everything he could to conciliate the South: but it was all in vain. The conflict ever> year grew more violent, and threats of the dis,so- lution of the Union were borne to the North on ever>- Southern breeze. Such was the condition of affairs when Presi- dent Pierce approached the close of his four- >ears term of office. The North had become thoroughly alienated from him. The anti-.slaverj' sentiment, goaded by great outrages, had been rapidly increasing; all the intellectual ability and social worth of President Pierce were forgotten in deep reprehension of his administrative acts. The slaveholders of the South al.so, unmindful of the fidelity with which he had advocated lho.se meas- ures of Government which they ajjproved, and perhaps feeling that he had rendered himself so unpopular as no longer to be able to accepta- bly ser\-e them, ungratefully dropped him, and nominated James ]}uchanan to succeed him. On the 4th of March, 1857, President Pierce re- turned to his home in Concord. His three chil- dren were all dead, his last surviving child hav- ing Ijeen killed before his eyes in a railroad acci- dent; and his wife, one of the most estimable and accomplished of ladies, was rapidly sinking in consumption. The hour of dreadful gloom .soon came, and he was left alone in the world without wife or child. When the terrible Rebellion burst forth which divided our country into two parties, and two only, Mr. Pierce remained steadfast in the prin- ciples which he had always cherished, and gave his sympathies to that pro-slaver>- party with which he had ever been allied. He declined to do anything, either by voice or pen, to strengthen the hand of the National Government. He con- tinued to reside in Concord until the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1869. He was one of the most genial and social of men, an hon- ored communicant of the Episcopal Church, and one of the kindest of neighbors. Generous to a fault, he contributed liberally toward the allevia- tion of suffering and want, and many of his towns-people were often gladdened by his material bounty. 5r-'v5?^^Z/eears after- ward he married Elizabeth Spear, the daughter of a respectable farmer, and, with his young bride, plunged into the wilderness, staked his claim, reared his log hut, opened a clearing with his axe, and settled down there to perform his obscure part in the drama of life. When James was eight years of age, his father removed to the village of Mercersburg, where his son was placed at school, and commenced a course of study in English, Latin and Greek. His progress was rapid, and at the age of fourteen he entered Dickinson Col- lege, at Carlisle. Here he developed remarkable talent, and took his stand among the first scholars in the institution. In the year 1809, he graduated with the high- est honors of his class. He was then eighteen years of age; tall and graceful, vigorous in health, fond of athletic sports, an unerring shot, and en- livened with an exuberant flow of animal spirits. He immediately commenced the study of law in the city of Lanca.ster, and was admitted to the Bar in 181 2, when he was but twenty-one years of age. In 1820, he reluctantly consented to run as a candidate for Congress. He was elected, and for ten years he remained a member of the Eower House. During the vacations of Congress, he occasionally tried some important case. In 183 1 he retired altogether from the toils of his profes- sion, having acquired an ample fortune. Gen. Jackson, upon his elevation to the Presi- dency, appointed Mr. Buchanan Minister to Rus- sia. The duties of his mission he performed with ability, and gave satisfaction to all parties. Upon his return, in 1833, he was elected to a seat in the United States Senate. He there met as his associates Webster, Clay, Wright and Cal- houn. He advocated the measures proposed by President Jackson, of making reprisals against France to enforce the payment of our claims against that country, and defended the course of the President in his unprecedented and wholesale removal from office of those who were not the supporters of his administration. Upon this question he was brought into direct collision with Henry Clay. He also, with voice and vote, ad- vocated expunging from the journal of the Senate the vote of censure against Gen. Jackson for re- moving the deposits. Earnestly he opposed the abolition of slaverj' in the District of Columbia, and urged the prohibition of the circulation of anti-slavery documents by the United States mails. As to petitions on the subject of slavery, he advocated that they should be respectfully re- ceived, and that the reply should be returned that Congress had no power to legislate upon the subject. "Congress," said he, "might as well undertake to interfere with slavery under a for- eign government as in any of the States where it now exists. ' ' Upon Mr. Polk's accession to the Presidency, Mr. Buchanan became Secretary of State, and as such took his share of the responsibility iu the 76 JAMKS BUCHANAN. conduct of the Mexican War. Mr. Polk a.ssunie- was so great ^ 8o ABRAHAM LINCOLN. that he was soon engaged in almost everj' noted case in the circuit. In 1854 the great discussion began between Mr. Lincohi and Mr. Douglas on the slaver>' ques- tion. In the organization of the Republican party in Illinois, in 1856, he took an active part, and at once became one of the leaders in that party, j Mr. Lincoln's speeches in opposition to Senator Douglas in the contest in 1858 for a .seat in the Senate, form a most notable part of his history. The issue was on the .slavery question, and he took the broad ground of the Declaration of In- dependence, that all men are created equal. Mr. Lincoln was defeated in this contest, but won a far higher prize. The great Republican Convention met at Chi- cago on the 1 6th of June, i860. The delegates and strangers who crowded the city amounted to twenty-five thousand. An immense building called " The Wigwam," was reared to accommo- date the convention. There were eleven candi- dates for whom votes were thrown. William H. Seward, a man whose fame as a .statesman had long filled the land, was the most prominent. It was generally- sujiposed he would be the nomi- nee. Aljraham Lincoln, however, received the nomination on the third ballot. Election day came, and Mr. Lincoln received one hundred and eighty electoral votes out of two hundred and three ca.st, and was, therefore, con- .stitutionally elected President of the I'nited States. The tirade of abuse that was poured upon this good and merciful man, especially by the slave- holders, was greater than upon any other man ever elected to this high position. In February, 1861, Mr. Lincoln started for Washington, stop- ping in all the large cities on his way, making speeches. The whole journey was fraught with much danger. Many of the Southern States had already seceded, and several attempts at as.sassi- nation were afterward brought to light. A gang in Baltimore had arranged upon his arrival to "get up a row," and in the confusif)n to make sure of his death with revolvers and hand-gren- ades. A detective unravelled the plot. A .secret and special train was provided to take him from Harrisburg, through Baltimore, at an unexpected j hour of the night. The tram .started at half-past ten, and to prevent any po.s.sible communicalior on the part of the Secessionists with their Con- federate gang in Baltimore, as soon as the train had .started the telegraph-wires were cut. Mr. Lincoln reached Washington in .safety and was inaugurated, although great anxiety was felt by all loyal people. In the .selection of his cabinet Mr. Lincoln gave to Mr. Seward the Department of State, and to other prominent opponents Ixifore the convention he gave important po.silions; but during no other administration had the duties devolving upon the President been .so manifold, ai;d the re.sponsihilities so great, as those which fell to his lot. Knowing this, and feeling his own weakness and inability to meet, and in his own .strength to cope with, the difficulties, he learned early to seek Divine wisdom and guidance in determining his plans, and Divine comfort in all his trials, both personal and national. Contrary to his own estimate of himself, Mr. Lincoln was one of the most cour- ageous of men. He went directly into the rebel capital just as the retreating foe was leaving, with no guard but a few sailors. From the time he had left Springfield, in 1861, however, plans had been made for his assassination, and he at la.st fell a victim to one of them. April 14, 1865, he, with Gen. Grant, was urgently invited to attend Ford's Theatre. It was aimounced that they would be present. Gen. Grant, however, left the city. President Lincoln, feeling, with his char- acteristic kindliness of heart, that it would \)c a disappointment if he should fail them, very re- luctantly consented to go. While li.stening to the play, an actor by the name of John Wilkes Booth entered the box where the President and family were seated, and fired a bullet into his brain. He died the next moniing at seven o'clock. Ne\'er before in the history of the world was a nation plunged into such deep grief by the death of its ruler. Strong men met in the .streets and wept in speechless anguish. His was a life which will fitly Ijecome a model. His name as the Savior of his country will live with that of Wash ington's, its Father. jL^.-Hy'- ANDREW JOHNSON. Gl NDREW JOHNSON, seventeenth President LA of the United States. The early life of An- 1 I drew Johnson contains but the record of pov- ert}-, destitution and friendlessness. He was born December 29, 1808, in Raleigh, N. C. His par- ents, belonging to the class of "poor whites" of the South , were in such circumstances that they could not confer even the slightest advantages of education upon their child. When Andrew was five years of age, his father accidentally lost his life, while heroically endeavoring to save a friend from drowning. Until ten years of age, Andrew was a ragged boy about the streets, supported by the labor of his mother, who obtained her living with her own hands. He then, having never attended a school one day, and being unable either to read or write, was apprenticed to a tailor in his native town. A gen- tleman was in the habit of going to the tailor's shop occasionally, and reading to the boys at work there. He often read from the speeches of distinguished British statesmen. Andrew, who was endowed with a mind of more than ordinarj' ability, became much interested in these speeches; his ambition was roused , and he was inspired with a strong desire to learn to read. He accordingly applied himself to the alphabet, and with the assistance of some of his fellow- workmen learned his letters. He then called upon the gentleman to borrow the book of speeches. The owner, pleased with his zeal, not only gave him the book, but assisted him in learning to com- bine the letters into words. Under such difficul- ties he pressed onward laboriously, spending usu- ally ten or twelve hours at work in the shop, and then robbing himself of rest and recreation to de- vote such time as he could to reading. He went to Tennessee in 1826, and located at Greenville, where he married a young lady who posse.s.sed some education. Under her instructions he learned to write and cipher. He became prominent in the village debating society, and a favorite with the students of Greenville College. In 1828, he organized a working man's party, which elected him Alderman, and in 1830 elected him Maj'or, which position he held three years. He now began to take a lively interest in political affairs, identifying himself with the work- ing-class, to which he belonged. In 1835, ^^ was elected a member of the House of Represent- atives of Tennessee. He was then just twenty- seven years of age. He became a very active member of the Legislature, gave his support to the Democratic party, and in 1840 "stumped the State," advocating Martin Van Buren's claims to the Presidency, in opposition to those of Gen. Harrison. In this campaign he acquired much readiness as a speaker, and extended and increased his reputation. In 1 84 1, he was elected State Senator; in 1843, he was elected a Member of Congress, and by suc- cessive elections held that important post for ten years. In 1 853, he was elected Governor of Tenn- essee, and was re-elected in 1855. In all these responsible positions, he discharged his duties with distingui.shed ability, and proved himself the warm friend of the working classes. In 1857, Mr. Johnson was elected United States Senator. Years before, in 1845, he had warmly advocated the annexation of Texas, stating, however, as his reason, that he thought this annexation would probably prove ' 'to be the gateway out of which the sable sons of Africa are to pass from bondage to freedom, and become merged in a population congenial to themselves." In 1850, he also sup- ported the compromise measures, the two essen- 84 ANDREW JOHNSON. tial features of which were, that the white people of the Territories should be perinitteil to decide for themselves whether they would enslave the colored people or not, and that the free States of the North shoukl return to the South persons who attempted to escape from slavery. Mr. Johnson was never ashamed of his lowly origin: on the contrary, he often took pride in avowing that he owed his distinction to his own exertions. "Sir," said he on the floor of the Senate, "I do not forget that I am a mechanic; neither do I forget that Adam was a tailor and sewed fig-leaves, and that our Savior was the son of a carpenter. ' ' In the Charleston-Baltimore convention of i860, he was the choice of the Tenne.ssee Democrats for the Presidency. In 186 1, when the purpose of the Southern Democracy became apparent, he took a decided stand in favor of the Union, and held that "slavery must be held subordinate to the Union at whatever cost." He returned to Tenn- essee, and repeatedly imperiled his own life to protect the Unionists of tliat State. Teinie.ssee having seceded from the Union, President Lincoln, on March 4, 18(12, appointed him Mililar\- Gov- ernor of the State, and he established the most stringent military rule. His numerous proclama- tions attracted wide attention. In 1S64, he was elected Vice-President of the United .States, and upon the death of Mr. Lincoln, April 15, 1865, became President. In a speech two days later he said, "The American j)eople nui.st be taught, if they do not already feel, that treason is a crime and nuistbe punished; that the Government will not always bear with its enemies; that it is strong not only to protect, but to punish.- * * The jjcople must understand that it (trea.son) is the blackest of crimes, and will .surely be punished." Yet his whole administration, the hi.story of which is so well known, was in utter inconsistency with, and in the mo.st violent opposition to, the princi- ples laid down in that .speech. In his loo.se policy of recon.struction and general amnesty, he was opposed by Congress, and he characterized Congre.ss as a new rebellion, and lawlessly defied it in everything |M)ssible to the ut- most. In the beginning of 1868, on account of "High crimes and misdemeanors," the principal of which was the removal of Secretary Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act, articles of impeachment were preferred against him, and the trial began March 23. It was very tedious, continuing for nearly three months. A test article of the impeachment was at length submitted to the court for its action. It was certain that as the court voted uixjii that ar- ticle so would it vote upon all. Thirty-four voices pronounced the President guilty. As a two-thirds vote was necessary to his condemnation, he was pronounced acquitted, notwithstanding the great majority against liim. The change of one vote from the not guilty side would have sustained the impeachment. The President, for the remainder of his term, was but little regarded. He continued, though impotently, his conflict with Congress. His own party did not think it expedient to renominate him for the Presidency. The Nation rallied with enthu.siasm. unparalleled since the days of Wash- ington, arouMil the name of Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson was forgotten. The bullet of the assa.ssin introduced him to the President's chair. Not- withstanding this, never was there presented to a man a better opportunity to immortalize his name, and to win the gratitude of a nation. He failed utterly. He retired to his home in Greenville, Tenn., taking no very active part in politics until 1S75. On January 26, after an exciting struggle, he was chosen by the Legislature of Tennessee United States Senator in the Forty-fourth Conge.ss. and took his seat in that body, at the .special .ses- sion convened by President Grant, on the 5th of March On the 27th of July, 1875, the ex-Presi- dent made a visit to his daughter's home, near Carter Station, Teini. When he .started on his journey, he was apparently in his usual vigorous health, but on reaching the residence of his child tlie following day, he was stricken with paralysis, wliich rendered him unconscious. He rallied oc- c.'isionally, but finally pas.sed away at 2 a. m., July 31, aged sixty-seven years. His funeral was held at Greenville, on the 3d of August, with every demonstration of respect. i i:^^.<.'cyC^ ULYSSES S. GRANT. HLYSSES S. GRANT, the eighteenth Presi- dent of the United States, was born on the 29th of April, 1822, of Christian parents, in a humble home at Point Pleasant, on the banks of the Ohio. Shortly after, his father moved to Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. In this re- mote frontier hamlet, Ulysses received a common- school education. At the age of seventeen, in the year 1839, he entered the Military Academy at West Point. Here he was regarded as a solid, sensible young man, of fair ability, and of sturdy, honest character. He took respectable rank as a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated about the middle in his class, and was sent as Lieutenant of Infantry to one of the distant military posts in the Missouri Territory. Two years he passed in these dreary solitudes, watching the vagabond Indians. The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant was sent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His first battle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance here for the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at Resaca de la Palma, his second battle. At the battle of Monterey, his third en- gagement, it is said that he performed a signal service of daring and skillful horsemanship. At the close of the Mexican War, Capt. Grant returned with his regiment to New York, and was again .sent to one of the military posts on the frontier. The discoverj- of gold in California causing an immense tide of emigration to flow to the Pacific shores, Capt. Grant was sent with a battalion to Ft. Dallas, in Oregon, for the protec- tion of the interests of the immigrants. But life was wearisome in those wilds, and he resigned his commission and returned to the States. Hav- ing married, he entered upon the cultivation of a small farm near St. Louis, Mo., but having little skill as a farmer, and finding his toil not re- munerative, he turned to mercantile life, entering into the leather business, with a younger brother at Galena, 111. This was in the year i860. As the tidings of the rebels firing on Ft. Sumter reached the ears of Capt. Grant in his counting- room, he said : ' ' Uncle Sam has educated me for the army; though I have served him through one war, I do not feel that I have yet repaid the debt. I am still ready to discharge my obliga- tions. I .shall therefore buckle on my sword and see Uncle Sam through this war too." He went into the streets, raised a company of volunteers, and led them as their Captain to Springfield, the capital of the State, where their services were offered to Gov. Yates. The Gov- ernor, impressed by the zeal and straightforward executive ability of Capt. Grant, gave him a de.sk in his office to assist in the volunteer organiza- tion that was being formed in the State in behalf of the Government. On the 15th of June, 1861, Capt. Grant received a commission as Colonel of the Twenty-first Regiment of Illinois Volunteers. His merits as a West Point graduate, who had served for fifteen years in the regular army, were such that he was soon promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General, and was placed in command at Cairo. The rebels raised their banner at Padu- cah, near the mouth of the Tennessee River. Scarcely had its folds appeared in the breeze ere Gen. Grant was there. The rebels fled, their banner fell, and the Stars and Stripes were un- furled in its .stead. He entered the ser\'ice with great determina- tion and immediately began active duty. This was the beginning, and until the .surrender of Lee at Richmond he was ever pushing the enemy 88 ULYSSEvS S. GRANT. with great vigor and cficctiveiiess. At Belmont, a few (lays later, he surprised and routed the ruhtls, then at Ft. Henry won another victory. Then came the brilliant fight at Ft. Donelson. The nation was electrified by the victory, and the brave loader of the boys in blue was immediately made a Major-General, and the military district of Tennessee was a.ssigned to him. Like all great captains, Gen. Grant knew well how to secure the results of victory. He imme- diately pushed on to the enemies' lines. Then came the terrible battles of Pittsburg Landing, Corinth, and the siege of \'ick.sburg, where Gen. Peml)erton made an unconditional .surrender of the city with over thirty thousand men and one hundred and .seventy-two cannon. The fall of \'icksburg was b>' far the most severe blow which the reljels had thus far encountered, and opened up the Mi-ssi.ssippi from Cairo to the Gulf. Gen. Grant was next ordered to co-operate with Gen. Banks in a movement upon Texas, and pro- ceeded to New Orleans, where he was thrown from his horse, and received severe injuries, from which he was laid up for months. He then rushed to the aid of Gens. Rosecrans and Thomas at Chattanooga, and by a wonderful series of strategic and tecimical measures put the I'nion army in fighting condition. Then followed the i bloody battles at Chattanooga, Lookout Moun- tain and Missionary Ridge, in which the rebels were routed with great lu.ss. This won for him i unbounded praise in the North. On the 4th of F'ebniary, 1864, Congress revived the grade of lieutenant-general, and the rank was conferred on Gen. Grant. He repaired to Washington to receive his credentials and enter upon the duties of his new office. Gen. Grant decided as soon as he took charge oftheanny to concentrate the widely-disper.sed National troops for an attack upon Richmond, i the nominal capital of the rebellion, and endeavor there to destnn' the reljel armies which would be promptly assembled from all quarters for its de- fen.se. The whole continent seemed to tremble under the tramp of the.se majestic annies, rushing | to the decisive battle-field. Steamers were crowd- 1 ed with troops. Railway trains were burdetied | with closely-packeil thousands. His plans were comprehensive, and involved a series of cam- paigns, which were executetl with remarkable energy and ability, and were consummated at the surrender of Lee, April 9, 1865. The war was ended. The I'nion was saved. The almost unanimous voice of the nation de- clared Gen. Grant to be the most prominent in- .strunient in its .salvation. The eminent services he had thus rendered the country brought him conspicuously forward as the Republican candi- date for the Presidential chair. At the Republican Convention held at Chicago, May 21, 1868, he was unanimously nominated for the Presidency, and at the autunni election received a majority of the popular vote, and two hundred and fourteen out of two hundred and ninety-four electoral votes. The National Convention of the Republican party, which met at Philadelphia on the 5th ol June, 11*^72, placed Gen. Grant in nomination for a second term bj* a unanimous vote. The .selec- tion was emphatically indorsed by the people five months later, two hundred and ninety-two elect- oral votes being cast for him. Soon after the close of his second term, Gen. Grant .started upon his famous trip around the world. He visited almost every country of the civilized world, and was everywhere received with such ovations and demonstrations of respect and honor, private as well as public and official, as were never before bestowed upon any citizen of the United States, He was the most prominent candidate before the Republican National Convention in 1880 for a renomination for President. He went to New York and embarked in the brokerage bu.siness under the firm name of Grant & Ward. The latter proved a villain, wrecketl Grant's fortune, and for larceny was sent to the penitentiary. The General was attacked with cancer in the throat, but suffered in his .stoic-like maimer, never complaining. He was re-instated as General of the Army, and retired by Congress. The cancer soon finished its deadly work, and July 23. 1.S85, the nation went in inouniing over the death 01 the illustrious General. S^'--^/ \li^-t RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES, the nineteenth President of the United States, was born in Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1822, almost three months after the death of his father, Ruther- ford Haj'es. His ancestry on both the paternal and maternal sides was of the most honorable char- acter. It can be traced, it is said, as far back as 1280, when Hayes and Rutherford were two Scottish chieftains, fighting side by side with Baliol, William Wallace and Robert Bruce. Both families belonged to the nobility, owned extensive estates, and had a large following. Misfortune overtaking the family, George Hayes left Scotland in 1680, and settled in Windsor, Conn. His son George was born in Windsor, and remained there during his life. Daniel Hayes, son of the latter, married Sarah Eee, and li\-ed from the time of his marriage until his death in Simsbury, Conn. Ezekiel, son of Daniel, was born in 1724, and was a manufacturer of scythes at Bradford, Conn. Rutherford Hayes, son of Ezekiel and grandfather of President Hayes, was born in New Haven, in August, 1756. He was a farmer, blacksmith and tavern-keeper. He emigrated to Vermont at an unknown date, settling in Brattleboro, where he established a hotel. Here his son, Rutherford Hayes, the father of President Hayes, was born. He was married, in September, 18 13, to Sophia Birchard, of Wilmington, Vt., whose ance.stors emigrated thither from Connecticut, they having been among the wealthiest and best families of Norwich. Her ancestry on the male side is traced back to 1635, to John Birchard, one of the principal founders of Norwich. Both of her grand- fathers were soldiers in the Revolutionary War. The father of President Hayes was an industri- ous, frugal, yet open-hearted man. He was of a mechanical turn of mind, and could mend a plow, knit a stocking, or do almost anything else that he chose to undertake. He was a member of the church, active in all the benevolent enterprises of the town, and conducted his bu.sinesson Chris- tian principles. After the close of the War of 18 1 2, for reasons inexplicable to his neighbors, he resolved to emigrate to Ohio. The journey from Vermont to Ohio in that day, when there were no canals, steamers, or rail- ways, was a very serious affair. A tour of in- spection was first made, occupying four months. Mr. Haj'es decided to move to Delaware, where the family arrived in 181 7. He died July 22, 1822, a victim of malarial fever, less than three months before the birth of the son of whom we write. Mrs. Hayes, in her sore bereavement, found the support she so much needed in her brother Sardis, who had been a member of the household from the day of its departure from Vermont, and in an orphan girl, whom she had adopted some time before as an act of charity. Rutherford was seven years old before he went to school. His education, however, was not neg- lected. He probably learned as much from his mother and sister as he would have done at school. His sports were almost wholly within doors, his playmates being his sister and her asso- ciates. These circumstances tended, no doubt, to foster that geiitleness of disposition and that del- icate consideration for the feelings of others which were marked traits of his character. His uncle, Sardis Birchard, took the deepest interest in his education; and as the boy's health had improved, and he was making good progress ill his studies, he proposed to .send him to college. His preparation commenced with a tutor at home; 92 RUTHERFORD B. HAYES. but lie was afterwards sent for one year to a pro- fessor in the \\'esle\ an University in Middletown, Conn. He entered Kenyon College in 1838, at the age of sixteen, and was graduated at the head of his class in 1842. Immediately after his graduation he began the study of law in the office of Thomas Sparrow, Esq., in Columbus. Finding his opportunities for study in Columbus somewhat limited, he de- termined to enter the Law School at Cambridge, Mass., where he remained two years. In 1845, after graduating at the Law School, he was admitted to the Bar at Marietta, Ohio, and shortly afterward went into practice as an at- toruey-at-law with Ralph P. Buckland, of Fre- mont. Here he remained three years, acejuiring but a limited practice, and apparently unambitious of distinction in his profession. In 1X49 he moved to Cincinnati, where his am- bition found a new stimulus. For several j-ears, however, his progress was slow. Two events occurring at this period had a powerful influence upon his subsequent life. One of these was his marriage with Miss Lucy Ware Webb, daughter of Dr. James Webb, of Chillicotlie; the other was his introduction to the Cincinnati Literary Club, a body embracing among its members such men as Chief Justice vSalmon P. Clia.se, Gen. John Pope, Gov. Edward F. Noyes, and many others hardly less di.stinguished in after life. The mar- riage was a fortunate one in every respect, as everybody knows. Not one of all the wives of our Presidents was more universally admired, reverenced and beloved than was Mrs. IIa\ es. and no one did more than she to reflect honor upon American womanhood. The LiteraryClub brought Mr. Hayes into constant association with young men of high character and noble aims, and lured him to display the qualities so long hidden by his baslifiiliiess and modesty. In 1856 he was nominated to the office of Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, but he declined to accept the nomination. Two years later, the of- fice of City vSolicitor becoming vacant, the City Council elected him for the unexpired term. In iSfii, when the Rebellion broke out. he was at the zenith of his professional life. His rank at the Bar was among the first. But the news of the attack on Ft. Sumter found him eager to take up arms for the defense of his country. His military record was bright and illustrious. In October, 1861, he was made Lieutenant-Colo- nel, and in August, 1862, promoteil Colonel of tlie Seventy-ninth Ohio Regiment, but he refused to leave his old comrades and go among strangers. Subsequently, however, he was made Colonel of his old regiment. At the battle of South Moun- tain he received a wound, and while faint and bleeding di.splayed courage and fortitude that won admiration from all. Col. Hayes was detached from his regiment, after his recoverj-, to act as Brigadier-General, and placed in command of the celebrated Kanawha division, and for gallant and meritorious .services in the battles of Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Cedar Creek, he was promoted Brigadier-General. He was also breveted Major-Geiieral, "for gallant and distinguished sendees during the campaigns of 1864, in West Virginia." In the course of his arduous ser\'ices, four horses were shot from un- der him, and he was wounded four times. In 1S64, Gen. Hayes was elected to Congress from the Second Ohio Di.strict, which had long been Democratic. He was not present during the campaign, and after the election was importuned to resign his comniis.sion in the army; but he fi- nally declared, " I shall never come to Wa.shing- ton until I can come by way of Richmond." He was re-elected in 1866. In 1867, Gen. Hayes was elected Governor of Ohio, over Hon. Allen G. Thurman, a popular Democrat, and in 1869 was re-elected over George H. Pendleton. He was elected Governor for the third term in 1875. In 1876 he was the .standard-bearer of the Re- publican party in the Presidential contest, and after a hard, long contest was chosen President, and was inaugurated Monday, March 5, 1877. He served his full term, not, however, with satis- faction to his party, but his administration was an average one. The remaining years of his life were passed quietly in his Ohio home, where he pas.sed away January 17, 1893. i % ^i y JAMES A. GARFIELD. (Tames a. GARFIELD, twentieth President I of the United States, was born November 19, C2/ 1 83 1, in the woods of Orange, Cuyahoga Count)^ Ohio. His parents were Abram and Eliza (Ballon) Garfield, both of New England ancestry, and from families well known in the early history of that section of our country, but who had moved to the Western Reserve, in Ohio, early in its settlement. The house in which James A. was born was not unlike the houses of poor Ohio farmers of that day. It was about 20 x 30 feet, built of logs, with the spaces between the logs filled with cla3\ His father was a hard-working farmer, and he soon had his fields cleared, an orchard planted, and a log barn built. The household comprised the father and mother and their four children, Mehetabel, Thomas, Mar>' and James. In May, 1823, the father died from a cold contracted in helping to put out a forest fire. At this time James was about eighteen months old, and Thomas about ten years old. No one, perhaps, can tell how much James was indebted to his brother's toil and self-sacrifice during the twenty years succeeding his father's death. He now lives in Michigan, and the two sisters live in Solon, Ohio, near their birthplace. The early educational advantages young Gar- field enjoyed were very limited, yet he made the most of them. He labored at farm work for others, did carpenter work, chopped wood, or did anything that would bring in a few dollars to aid his widowed mother in her struggles to keep the little family together. Nor was Gen. Garfield ever ashamed of his origin, and he never forgot the friends of his struggling childhood, youth and manhood; neither did they ever forget him. When in the highest seats of honor, the humblest friend of his boyhood was as kindly greeted as ever. The poorest laborer was sure of the sj'm- pathy of one who had known all the bitterness of want and the sweetness of bread earned b\- tli .sweat of the brow. He was ever the simple, plain, modest gentleman. The highest ambition of yovmg Garfield until he was about sixteen years old was to be cap- tain of a vessel on Lake Erie. He was anxious to go aboard a vessel, but this his mother strongly opposed. She finally consented to his going to Cleveland, with the understanding, however, that he should try to obtain some other kind of em- ployment. He walked all the way to Cleveland. This was his first visit to the city. After making many applications for work, and trj-ing to get aboard a lake vessel and not meeting with suc- cess, he engaged as a driver for his cousin, Amos Letcher, on the Ohio & Pennsylvania Canal. He remained at this work but a short time, when he went home, and attended the seminary at Chester for about three years. He then entered Hiram and the Eclectic Institute, teaching a few terms of school in the mean time, and doing other work. This school was started bj^ the Disciples of Christ in 1850, of which body he was then a member. He became janitor and bell-ringer in order to help paj^ his way. He then became both teacher and pupil. Soon " exhau.sting Hiram," and needing a higher education, in the fall of 1854 he entered Williams College, from which he grad- uated in 1856, taking one of the liighest honors of his class. He afterwards returned to Hiram Col- lege as its President. As above stated, he early united with the Christian, or Disciples, Church at Hiram, and was ever after a devoted, zealous member, often preaching in its pulpit and places where he happened to be. Mr. Garfield was united in marriage, Novem- ber II, 1858, with Miss Lucretia Rudolph, who proved herself worthy as the wife of one whom all the world loved. To them were born seven children, five of whom are still living, four boys and one girl. 96 JAMES A. GARFIELD. Mr. Garfield made his first political speeches in 1856, in Hiram and the neighboring villages, and three years later he began to speak at county mass-meetings, and became the favorite speaker wherever he was. During this year he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He also began to study law at Cleveland, and in 1861 was admitted to the Har. The great Rebellion broke out in the early i)art of this year, and Mr. Garfield at once resolved to fight as he had talked, and enlisted to defend the Old Elag. He received his commission as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Forty-second Regi- ment of Ohio Infantry August 14, 1861. He was immediately put into active serv'ice, and be- fore he had ever seen a gun fired in action, was placed in command of four regiments of iiifantrj- and eight companies of cavalr>-, charged with the work of driving out of his native State the able rebel officer, Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky. This work was bravely and speedily- accomplished, although against great odds, and President Lin- coln connnissioned him Brigadier-General, Janu- ary 10, 1862; and "as he had been the youngest man in the Ohio Senate two years before, so now he was the youngest General in the army." He was with Gen. Buell's annj- at Shiloh, in its operations around Corinth and its march through Alabama. He was then detailed as a member of the general court martial for the trial of Gen. Fitz-John Porter. He was next ordered to re- port to (ien. Rosecrans, and was assigned to the "Chief of StaflF." The military history of Gen. Garfield closed with his brilliant services at Chick- amauga, where he won the rank of Major-General. Without an effort on his part. Gen. Garfield was elected to Congress in the fall of 1862, from the Nineteenth District of Ohio. This section of Ohio had been represented in Congress for sixty years mainly by two men — Elisha Whittlesey and Joshua R. Giddings. It was not without a strug- gle that he resigned his place in the army. At the time he entered Congress he was the younge.st member in that body. There he remained by successive re-elections until he was elected Presi- dent, in 1880. Of his labors in Congress, Senator Hoar says: ".Since the year i8C)4 you cannot think of a question which has been debated in Congress, or discus.sed before a tribunal of the American people, in regard to which you will not find, if you wish instruction, the argument on one side stated, in almost every instance better than by an>body else, in some speech made in the House of Representatives or on the hustings by Mr. Garfield." Upon January 14, 1880, Gen. Garfield was elect- ed to the United States Senate, and on the Sth of June, of the same year, was nominated as the candidate of his party for President at the great Chicago Convention. He was elected in the fol- lowing November, and on March 4, 188 1, was inaugurated. Probably no administration ever opened its existence under brighter auspices than that of President Garfield, and every day it grew in favor with the people. By the ist of July he had completed all the initiatory and prelimi- nar>' work of his administration, and was prepar- ing to leave the city to meet his friends at Will- iams College. While on his way and at the depot, in company with Secretary Blaine, a man stepped behind him, drew a revolver, and fired directly at his back. The President tottered and fell, and as he did so the assassin fired a second shot, the bullet cutting the left coat sleeve of his victim, but inflicting no further injury. It has been very truthfully said that this was " the shot that was heard around the world." Never i>efore in the history of the nation had anything occur- red which so nearly froze the blood of the people for the moment as this awful deed. He was smitten on the brightest, gladdest day of all his life, at the summit of his power and hope. For eighty days, all during the hot months of July and August, he lingered and suffered. He, how- ever, remained master of himself till the last, and by his magnificent bearing taught the countr>' and the world one of the noblest of human les- sons — how to live grandly in the very clutch of death. Great in life, he was surpa.ssingly great in death. He pa.ssed serenel>' away September 19, i88,-?, at Elberon, N. J., on the very bank of the ocean, where he had been taken shortly be- fore. The world wept at his death, as it rarely ever had done on the death of any other great and nnble man. CHESTER A. ARTHUR. E HESTER A. ARTHUR, twenty-first Presi- dent of the United States, was born in Frank- lin County, Vt., on the 5th day of October, 1830, and was the eldest of a family of two sons and five daughters. His father was the Rev. Dr. William Arthur, a Baptist clergyman, who emi- grated to this countrj- from County Antrim, Ire- land, in his eighteenth j'ear, and died in 1875, in Newtonville, near Albany, after a long and suc- cessful ministry. Young Arthur was educated at Union College, Schenectady, where he excelled in all his studies. After his graduation he taught school in Ver- mont for two j'cars, and at the expiration of that time came to New York, with $500 in his pocket, and entered the office of ex -Judge E. D. Culver as a student. After being admitted to the Bar, he formed a partnership with his intimate friend and room-mate, Henry D. Gardiner, with the inten- tion of practicing in the West, and for three months they roamed about in the Western States in .search of an eligible site, but in the end re- turned to New York, where they hung out their shingle, and entered upon a successful career al- most from the start. Gen. Arthur soon after mar- ried the daughter of Lieut. Herndon, of the United States Navy, who was lost at sea. Con- gress voted a gold medal to his widow in recog- nition of the bravery he displaj-ed on that occa- sion. Mrs. Arthur died .shortly before Mr. Arthur's nomination to the Vice-Presidency, leav- ing two children. Gen. Arthur obtained con.siderable legal celeb- rity in his first great case, the famous Lemmon suit, brought to recover possession of eight slaves who had been declared free by Judge Paine, of the Superior Court of New York City. It was in 1852 that Jonathan L,emmon, of Virginia, went to New York with his slaves, intending to ship them to Texas, when they were discovered and freed. The Judge decided that they could not be held by the owner under the Fugitive Slave Law. A howl of rage went up from the South, and the Virginia Legislature authorized the Attorney-General of that State to a.ssist in an appeal. William M. Evarts and Chester A. Arthur were employed to represent the people, and they won their case, which then went to the Supreme Court of the United States. Charles O' Conor here espoused the cau.se of the slaveholders, but he, too, was beaten by Messrs. Evarts and Arthur, and a long step was taken toward the emancipation of the black race. Another great ser\'ice was rendered by Gen. Arthur in the same cause in 1856. Lizzie Jen- nings, a respectable colored woman, was put off a Fourth Avenue car with violence after she had paid her fare. Gen. Arthur .sued on her behalf, and secured a verdict of $500 damages. The next day the company issued an order to admit colored persons to ride on their cars, and the other car companies quickly followed their example. Be- fore that the Sixth Avenue Company ran a few special cars for colored persons, and the other lines refused to let them ride at all. Gen. Arthur was a delegate to the convention at Saratoga that founded the Republican party. Previous to the war he was Judge- Advocate of the Second Brigade of the State of New York, and Gov. Morgan, of that State, appointed him Engineer-in-Chief of his staff. In 1861, he was made Inspector-General, and soon aften\'ard be- came Quartermaster-General. In each of these offices he rendered great service to the Govern- lOO CHESTER A. ARTHUR. nient during the war. At the end of Gov. Mor- gan's term he resumed the practice of law, fonn- ing a partnership with Mr. Ransom, and then Mr. Phelps, the District Attorney of New York, was added to the finn. The legal practice of this well-known firm was ver>- large and lucrative, as each of the gentlemen composing it was an able lawyer, and pos.ses.sed a splendid local reputa- tion, if not, indeftl, one of national extent. Mr. Arthur always -took a leading part in State and city politics. He was appointed Collector of the Fort of New York by President Grant, No- vember 21, 1872, to succeed Thomas Murphy, and he held the office until July 20, 1878, when he was succeeded by Collector Merritt. Mr. Arthur was nominated on the Presidential ticket, with Gen. James A. Garfield, at the famous National Republican Convention held at Chicago in June, 1880. This was perhaps the greatest political convention that ever as.sembled on the continent. It was composed of the lead- ing politicians of the Republican party, all able men, and each stood firm and fought vigorously and with signal tenacity for his respective can- didate that was before the convention for the nomination. Finally Gen. Garfield received the nomination for President, and Gen. Arthur for Vice-President. The campaign which followed was one of the most animated known in the his- tory of our country. Gen. Hancock, the stand- ard-bearer of the Democratic party, was a popular man, and his party made a valiant fight for his election. iMually the election came, and the country's choice was Garfield and Arthur. They were in- augurated March 4, 1881, as President and Vice- President. A few months only had passed ere the newly-chosen President was the victim of the as.sassin's bullet. Then came terrible weeks of suffering — those moments of anxious suspense, when the hearts of all civili/ed nations were throbbing in unison, longing for the recovery of the noble, the good President. The remarkable patience that he manifested during tho.se hours and weeks, and even months, of the nio.st terrible sufiering man has ever been called upon to en- dure, was seemingly more than human. It was certainly godlike. During all this period of deepest anxiety Mr. Arthur's every move was watched, and, be it said to his credit, that his every action displayed only an earnest desire that the suffering Garfield might recover to .ser\-e the re- mainder of the term he had so auspiciously be- gun. Not a selfish feeling was manifested in deed or look of this man, even though the most honored position in the world was at any moment likely to fall to him. At last God in his mercj- relieved President Garfield from further suffering, and the world, as never before in its history over the death of any other man, wept at his bier. Then it became the duty of the Vice-President to assume the resix)n- sibilities of the high office, and he took the oath in New York, September 20, 1881. The position was an embarrassing one to him, made doubly so from the fact that all e>es were on him, an.xious to know what he would do, what policj- he would pursue, and whom he would select as advisers. The duties of the office had been greatly neglected during the President's long illness, and many im- portant measures were to be immediately decided by him; and to still further embarass him he did not fail to realize under what circumstances he became President, and knew the feelings of many on this point. Under these trying circumstances, President Arthur took the reins of the Govern- ment in his own hands, and, as embarrassing as was the condition of affairs, he happily surprised the nation, acting .so wisely that hut few criticized his administration. He served the nation well and faithfully until the close of his administra- tion, March 4, 1S85, and was a popular candidate before his party for a .second term. His natne was ably presented before the convention at Chi- cago, and was received with great favor, and doubtless but for the personal popularity of one of the opposing candidates, he would have been selected as the standard-bearer of his party for another campaign. He retired to jirivate life, car- rying with him the best wishes of the .American people, whom he li.ul .ser\-ed in a manner satisfac- tory to them ami with credit to himself One year later he was called to his final rest. ^^_ ^r^.. <^^^^' STEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND. (3TEPHEN GROVER CLEVELAND, the vA twenty-second President of the United States, VlJ/ was born in 1837, in the obscure town of Caldwell, Essex County, N. J., and in a little two-and-a-half-story white house, which is still standing to characteristically mark the humble birthplace of one of America's great men, in striking contrast with the Old World, where all men high in office must be high in origin and born in the cradle of wealth. When the subject of this sketch was three years of age, his father, who was a Presbyterian minister with a large family and a small salary, moved, by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal, to Fayetteville, N. Y., in search of an increased income and a larger field of work. Fayetteville was then the most straggling of country villages, about five miles from Pompey Hill, where Governor Seymour was born. At the last-mentioned place young Grover com- menced going to school in the good, old-fa.shioned way, and presumably distinguished himself after the manner of all village boys — in doing the things he ought not to do. Such is the dis- tinguishing trait of all geniuses and independent thinkers. When he arrived at the age of four- teen years, he had outgrown the capacity of the village school, and expressed a mo.st emphatic de- sire to be sent to an academy. To this his fa- ther decidedly objected. Academies in those days cost money ; besides, his father wanted him to become self-supporting by the quickest pos- sible means, and this at that time in Fayetteville seemed to be a position in a country store, where his father and the large family on his hands had considerable influence. Grover was to be paid $50 for his services the first year, and if he proved trustworthy he was to receive $100 the second year. Here the lad commenced his career as salesman, and in two years he had earned so good a reputation for trustworthiness that his employ- ers desired to retain him for an indefinite length of time. But instead of remaining with this firm in Faj-etteville, he went with the familj- in their re- moval to Clinton, where he had an opportunity of attending a High School. Here he industri- ously pursued his studies until the family re- moved with him to a point on Black River known as the "Holland Patent," a village of five or six hundred people, fifteen miles north of Utica, N. Y. At this place his father died, after preaching but three Sundays. This event broke up the family, and Grover set out for New York City to accept, at a small salary, the position of under-teacher in an asylum for the blind. He taught faithfully for two years, and although he obtained a good reputation in this capacity, he concluded that teaching was not his calling in life, and, revers- ing the traditional order, he left the city to seek his fortune, instead of going to the city. He first thought of Cleveland, Ohio, as there was some charm in that name for him; but before proceed- ing to that place he went to Buffalo to ask advice of his uncle, Lewis F. Allan, a noted stock- breeder of that place. The latter did not .speak enthusiastically. "What is it you want to do, mj- boy?" he asked. "Well, sir, I want to .study law," was the reply "Good gracious!" remarked the old gentleman; " do you, indeed? Whatever I04 STEPHEN GROVHR CLEVELAND. put that into your head ? How nnicli nioncv have you got?" "Wtll, sir, to tell the truth, I haven't got any." After a long consultation, his uncle offered him a place teniporarih- as assistant herd-keeper, at $50 a year, while he could look around. One day soon afterward he boldly walked into the of- fice of Rogers, Bowen 61: Rogers, of Buffalo, and told them what he wanted. A number of young men were already engaged in the office, but Gro- ver's persistency won, and he was finallj- per- mitted to come as an office boy and have the use of the law library, receiving as wages the sum of $3 or $4 a week. Out of this he had to paj- for his board and washing. The walk to and from his uncle's was a long and rugged one; and although the first winter was a ineinorably severe one, his shoes were out of repair, and as for his overcoat he had none; yet he was, neverthele.ss, prompt and regular. On the first day of his .service there, his senior employer threw down a copy of Black- stone before him, with a bang that made the dust fly, saying "That's where the>- all begin." A titter ran around the little circle of clerks and students, as they thought that was enough to scare young Grover out of his plans; but in due time he ma.stered that cumbersome volume. Then, as ever afterward, liowe\er, Mr. Cleve- land exhibited a talent for executivene.ss rather than for chasing principles through all their melajihysical possibilities. "Let us quit talking and go and do it," was practically his motto. The first public office to which Mr. Cleveland was elected was that of vSheriff of Erie County, N. Y., in which Buffalo is .situated; and in such capacity it fell to his duty to inflict capital punish- ment upon two criminals. In 1881 he was elected Mayor of the City of Buffalo, on the Democratic ticket, with especial reference to bring- ing about certain reforms in the adiuiiiistration of the municipal affairs of that city. In this of- fice, as well as in that of Sheriff, his performance of duty has generally been considered fair, with possibly a few exceptions, which were ferreted out and magnified during his Presidential cam- paign. As a specimen of his plain language in a veto message, we quote from one vetoing an iniquitous street-cleaning contract: "This is a lime f-^ T^-TJ^-T^^^y ^ BENJAMIN HARRISON. gENJAMIN HARRISON, the twenty-third President, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The first known head ofthe family was Maj.-Gen. Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted followers and fighters. In the zenith of Cromwell's power it be- came the duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I., and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subsequently paid for this with his life, being hung October 13, 1660. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grandfa- ther ofthe subject of this sketch, and after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a mem- ber of the Continental Congress during the years 1774, 1775 and 1776, and was one ofthe original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was three times elected Governor of Virginia. Gen. William Henry Harrison, the son of the distinguished patriot of the Revolution, after a successful career as a soldier during the War of 1 8 1 2 , and with a clean record as Governor of the Northwestern Territory', was elected President of the United States in 1840. His career was cut short by death within one month after his in- auguration. President Harrison was born at North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, August 20, 1833. His life up to the time of his graduation from Miami University, at Oxford, Ohio, was the uneventful one of a country lad of a family of small means. His father was able to give him a good education, and nothing more. He became engaged while at college to the daughter of Dr. Scott, Principal of a female school at Oxford. After graduating, he determined to enter upon the study of law. He went to Cincinnati and there read law for two years. At the expiration of that time young Har- rison received the only inheritance of his life — his aunt, dying, left him a lot valued at $800. He regarded this legacy as a fortune, and decided to get married at once, take this money and go to some Eastern town and begin the practice of law. He sold his lot, and, with the money in his pocket, he started out with his young wife to fight for a place in the world. He decided to go to Indian- apolis, which was even at that time a town of promise. He met with slight encouragement at first, making scarcely anything the first year. He worked diligently, applying himself closely to his calling, built up an extensive practice and took a leading rank in the legal profession. In i860, Mr. Harrison was nominated for the position of Supreme Court Reporter, and then be- gan liis experience as a stump speaker. He can- io8 BENJAMIN HARRISON. r vassed the State thoroughly, and was elected by a handsijine luajorily. In 1862 he raised the Seventeenth Indiana Infantry, and was chosen its Colonel. His regiment was composed of the raw- est material, but Col. Harrisun employed all his time at first in mastering militarj- tactics and drill- ing his men, and when he came to move toward the Hast with Sherman, his regiment was one of the best drilled and organized in the army. At Kcsaca he especially distinguished himself, and fur his bravery at Peachtree Creek he was made a Brigadier-General, Gen. Hooker speaking of him in the most complinientarA- terms. During the ab.sence of Gen. Harrison in the field, the Supreme Court declared the office of Supreme Court Reporter vacant, and another l)er.son was elected to the position. From the time of leaving Indiana with his regiment until the fall of 1864 he had taken no leave of absence, l)Ut having been nominated that year for the same office, he got a thirty-daj- leave of absence, and during that time made a brilliant canva.ss of the State, and was elected for another term. He then started to rejoin Sherman, but on the way was stricken down with .scarlet fever, and after a most trying attack made his way to the front in time to participate in the closing incidents of the war. In 1868 Gen. Harrison declined a re-election as Reporter, and resumed the practice of law. In 1876 he was a candidate for Governor. Although defeated, the brilliant campaign he made won for him a national reputation, and he was nuich sought after, especially in the East, to make speeches. In 18S0, as usual, he took an active part in the campaign, and was elected to the United States Senate. Here he .ser\'ed for six years, and was known as one of the ablest men, best lawyers and strongest debaters in that body. With the ex- piration of his senatorial term he returned to the practice of his profession, becoming the head of one of the .strongest firms in the State. The political canijjaign of 1888 was one of the most memorable in the hi.story of our country. The convention which a.ssembled in Chicago in June and named Mr. Harri.son as the chief .stand- ard-bearer of the Republican party was great in every particular, and on this account, and the at- titude it assumed upon the vital questions of the day, chief among which was the tariff, awoke a deep interest in the campaign throughout the nation. Shortly after the nomination, delegations began to visit Mr. Harri.son at Indianapolis, his home. This movement liecame popular, and from all sections of the country .societies, clubs and delegations journeyed thither to pay their re- spects to the distinguished .statesman. Mr. Harrison spoke daily all through the sum- mer and autunni to these visiting delegations, and so varied, masterly, and eloquent were his speeches that they at once placed him in the fore- mo.st rank of American orators antl .statesmen. Elected by a hand.soine majority, he served his country faithfully and well, and in 1S92 was nom- inated for re-election; but the people demanded a change and he was defeated by his predecessor in office, Grover Cleveland. On account of his eloquence as a .speaker and his power as a debater, Gen. Harrison was called upon at an early age to take part in the dis- cu.s.sion of tl;e great questions that then began to agitate the country. He was an uncompromising anti-.slavery man, and was matched against some ofthemo.st eminent Democratic .speakers of his State. No man who felt the touch of his blade desired to be pitted with him again. With all his eloquence as an orator he never .spoke for ora- torical effect, but his words always went like bul- lets to the mark. He is purely American in his ideas, and is a .splendid type of the American statesman. Gifted with quick perception, a logi- cal mind and a ready tongue, he is one of the mo.st distinguished impromptu sjieakers in the nation. Many of the.se speeches .sjiarkled with the rarest eloquence and containe' from its primitive state may be preserved. vSurely and rapidly the great and aged men, who in their prime entered the wilderness and claimed the virgin soil as their heritage, are passing to their graves. The number remaining who can relate the incidents of the first days of settlement is becoming small in- deed, so that an actual necessity exists for the col- lection and preservation of events without delay, before all the earh" settlers are cut down by the scythe of Time. To be forgotten has been the great dread of mankind from remotest ages. All will be forgot- ten soon enough, in .spite of their best works and the most earnest efforts of their friends to preser\-e the memor}- of their lives. The means employed to prevent oblivion and to perpetuate their mem- ory has been in proportion to the amount of intel- ligence the)' possessed. The pyramids of Egypt were built to perpetuate the names and deeds of their great rulers. The exhumations made Ijy the archsologisLs of Egypt frotn buried Memphis indi- cate a de.sire of tho.se people to perpetuate the memor)- of their achievements. The erection of the great obelisks were for the same purpose. Comnigdown to a later period, we find the Greeks and Romans erecting mausoleums and monu- ments, and carving out .statues to chronicle their great achiev-ements and carry them down the ages. It is also evident that the Mound-builders, in pil- ing up their great mounds of earth, had but this idea — to lea\-e something to show that they had lived. All these works, though many of them costh- in the extreme, gi\-e but a faint idea of the lives and characters of those whose memory the)- were intended to perpetuate, and scarcely anything of the ma.sses of the people that then lived. The great pyramids and some of the obelisks remain objects only of curiosity; the mausoleums, monu- ments and statues are crumbling into dust. ■" It was left to modern ages to establish an i.itel- ligent, undecaying, immutable method of perpet- uating a full history — immutable, in that it is al- most unlimited in extent and perpetual in its ac- tion; and this is through the art of printing. To the present generation, however, we are in- debted for the introduction of the admirable sys- tem of local biography. By this system ever\- man, though he has not achieved what the world calls greatness, has the means to perpetuate his life, his histor)-, through the coming ages. The scythe of Time cuts dov.'u all; nothing of the ph^'sical man is left. The monument which his children or friends ma\- erect to his memory in the cemeter\- will crumble into dust and pass away; but his life, his achievements, the work he has accomplished, which otherwise would be for- gotten, is perpetuated by a record of this kind. To preser\-e the lineaments of our companions we engrave their portraits; for the same reason we collect the attainable facts of their history. Nor do we think it necessary, as we speak only truth of them, to wait until they are dead, or until those who know them are gone; to do this we are ashamed only to publish to the world the historj' of those whose lives are unworthy of public record. A. S. ."-i (loNi-u ALFRED S. SPOONER. 6I1.FREDS. SPOONER, one of the leading LI members of the Walworth County Bar, now I I engaged in the practice of law in Delavan, wa.s born in the midst of the beauties of the Adirondack Mountains, in Essex Countj^ N. Y., March 3, 18 19. The ancestrj- of the famih- in America can be traced back to William Spooner, who served as an apprentice boy in Massachusetts in 1632. The grandfather, Wing Spooner, was a native of the old Bay State, followed farming throughout his life, and died in Massachusetts at an advanced age. He married Eunice Stephens, who reached the advanced age of ninet}'-five >ears, and they reared a large family. The father of our subject, Joel Spooner, was born in Massachusetts, and was a hou-se-joiner and farmer. He had two brothers who served in the Revolutiouarj- War. He removed to New York in 181 1, and his death occurred in St. Lawrence Count}' on the 14th of February?, 1850, in the seventy-ninth year of his age. His wife .survived him until March, 1869, when, at the age of ninetj'-four j'ears, she departed this life. For many years she was a member of the Congre- gational Church, but afterwards united with the Methodist. Her parents were Israel and Mary (Clapp) Trow, and their marriage was celebrated January i, 1761. Her father .served as Captain in the Revolutionary' War, and during one win- ter he had charge of Ft. Ticonderoga. He died in February, 1825, at the age of eighti'-three years, in Hardwick, Mass. His .sons all died previous to the death of the father, but two daughters sur\'ived him. In the Spooner familj' were nine children, seven sons and two daughters, but only two are now living: Charles, a Congregational mini.ster of Greenville, Mich. ; and Alfred S. The latter spent his boyhood days in Keene, N. Y., tliere remaining until about eighteen years of age. At the age of twenty he returned to his native coun- ty, where the .succeeding ten years of his life were passed. In 1849 he determined to .seek a home in the West, and removed from Elizabethtown, N. Y. , to Delavan, Wis. , where he took up the .study of law. While engaged in preparing him- self for the Bar, he supported his family at shoe- making. In 1850 he was licensed to practice, and has since followed his chosen profession, with the exception of seven years spent in the revenue service. He was made A.s.sistant United States Asses.sor in 1863, and served in that po.sition un- til June, 1870, when he became Deputy Collector, and to the duties of that office gave his time and attention until January, 1871, when he resumed the practice of law. On the 25th of December, 1844, Mr. Spooner was united in marriage with Miss Sarah M. Bris- tol, a daughter of Isaac and Sophia (Holcomb) Bri.stol, of Essex County, N. Y. The ladyisal.soa native of that county. Nine children have been born of their union, three .sons and six daugli- ers: Mary C, who died in October, 1847, at the age of two years; Caroline M.; Adelaide M.; Luella J., wife of Clarence Merenes, of Delavan; Charles Trow, who married Mi.ss Lena Lshani, I)y whom he has a daughter, Louie Janet; William Lyon, who died in August, 1859; Alma L-; Alfred K. ; and Etta Eudocia. Mr. and Mrs. Spooner are both members of the Congregational Church, and are highly respected citizens of this community. Our subject cast his first Presidential vote in 1840, supporting the Whig candidates of the "Tippecanoeand T\ler, ii8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Too" canipaijiii. On the organi/alion of the Re- publican part>- he joined its ranks, anfl for many years continued to afliliate with it, hut nt)\v votes witli the Prohibition party. He .served as Dis- trict Attorney of Wahvortli C;hler of Thomas and Susan (Ireland; Cnrran. l)otli of whom were natives of Ireland. To them were born six children, two sons and four dau<;hters: Su.san, wife of Charles James, of Beloit, Kan., by whom she has five children; Henn-, who is mar ried and lives with his wife and two children in the State of Wa.shington; Ivlla and Jane: Robert, who lives with his wife and five children in Bur- lington, Kan., where he is engaged in the hard- ware business: and Annette, now Mrs. Atwood. Both the latter and her husband, Rev. I. J. At- wood, M.D., are missionaries in China, sent by the Congregational Church. They have three chil- dren. The mother of this family died January i , 1853, in the faith of the Episcopal Church, in which she held membership. On the 22d of December following, Mr. Will- iams was united in marriage with Mrs. Amanda Curtis, daughter of Peter and Sarah (Wilson) Keeler. Two children graced this union. How- ard, the elder, who is now engaged in thejewelrj- business in Delavan, married Miss Reljecca Tay- lor, by whom he has a daughter, Mary. Ed- ward married Miss Carrie Phoenix, and is repre- sented elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Williams was called to her final rest November 27, 1892. She and her hu.sband had traveled life's jouniev together for thirty-nine years, and the home was indeed made desolate when she was called away. In his political views, Mr. Williams was fonn- erlv .1 Pree-Soilcr, but since the organization of the Republican party has been one of its warm advocates. He ser\'ed as a member of the \i\- lage Board for two years, and for many years was an active worker in the temperance cau.se. He now owns a good home and other property in Delavan, which supplies him with all the comforts of life. He has lived here for forty-five years, and has therefore witnessed almo.st its entire de- velopment. As the work of progress has been carrietl forward, he has not looketl idly on, but has given his time and means for public improve- ment, and the best interests of tiie community have fomul in him a friend. KDWARl) 1UM)^■. [~I)WARI> lUXDN', who is successfully en- 1^ gaged in farming on .section 36, Hloonifield ^_ Township, claims New York as the Stale of his nativity, for he was born in Truxton, Cort- land County, on the 31st of August, 181 9. He is descended from good old Revolutionary' stock, his paternal grandfather having been one of the heroes in the War for Independence. The parents of our subject, Sanfonl and Lavina (Tallmanj Bundy, were both natives of New York, and there spent their entire lives. The father died at the advanced age of eighty-se\en, and his wife pas.sed awaj- in 1846, at the age of sixtj'-five. They at- tended the Congregational Church, of which Mrs. Hun(l\- was a member. In the family were the following children: Ebenezer T.: George: Mar- shall: Julina; Henry; Elbridge and Edward, twins: Daniel T. and DeWitt C, twins; and Enuna M. The subject of this sketch is now the only sur- \iving member of the family. He resided at his home in the l-jnpire State until after he had at- tained his majority, and in September, 1842, he started westward. He came to the Territon- of Wisconsin, and entered from the Government eighty acres of land, which he at once began to improve and cultivate. The following year he returned to his old home and spent the winter. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 125 but in the spring again came to the Badger State, and purchased, on two different occasions, forty acres of land. During his residence in Walworth County he has always given his time and atten- tion to agricultural pursuits, and now owns a good farm of one hundred and fifty-six acres, which is under a high state of cultivation and well improved. He was formerly engaged in the raising of Poland-China hogs, also paid consider- able attention to stock-raising, and is now the owner of a fine flock of sheep. In connection with his other interests he is engaged in the dairy business, keeping some fifteen cows for that pur- pose. A faithful companion and helpmate has Mr. Bund}- found in his wife, who in her maidenhood was Frances Reed, daughter of Charles and Lovina (Chapman) Reed. Their marriage was celebrated on the 2d of December, 1836, and to them were born three children, but two are now deceased: Emma Annette, who died at the age of twenty months; and Chapman L,., who died at the age of twent}--three years. Frank E. married Miss Adella Gardner and they have two children , Emma Antoinette and Frank Merrill. Both Mr. aud Mrs. Bundy are members of the Congregational Church at Geneva Junction, and take an active interest in everything pertaining to its welfare. He has ser\-ed as Deacon for many years, and is also a Trustee. In his political views, he is a Republican. His residence in Bloom- field Township covers a period of fiftj'-two j-ears, and he has therefore witnessed the growth and development of the county, has seen its wild land transformed into beautiful homes and fanns, has watched its hamlets become villages and thriving cities, and has witnessed the changes which have placed the county among the foremost of the State. Mr. Bundy came to the West with a capital of only $125, and for his claim he paid $100. He went through all the experiences and hardships incident to pioneer life, but now has a beautiful home and farm property, which is pleasantly located within a mile and a-half of Geneva Junc- tion. Everj'body in the township knows and re- spects Deacon Bundy. He is a man of strong character, strictly honest and straightforward in all his dealings, and the confidence of those who know him is g^ven him without reser\-e. He is about six feet in height, and well preserved for one of his age, his seventy-five years resting lightly upon him. The history of Walworth County would be incomplete without the record of his Hfe. DANIEL B DEVENDORF, M. D. 0ANIEL B. DEVENDORF, M. D., who for many 3'ears has engaged in the practice of the medical profession in Delavan, was born in Columbia, Herkimer Coimty, N. Y., on the 17th of March, 1820, and is a son of Henry S. and Elizabeth B. (Bellinger) Devendorf who were natives of the Empire State. The grand- father, Solomon Devendorf was born in Mont- gomery County, N. Y., where he spent his entire life, dying at the age of seventy-eight years. His time and attention were always given to agricul- tural pursuits. He reared a large family, and one of his daughters reached the advanced age of ninet\--four years. The maternal grandfather, Daniel Bellinger, was also a New York farmer, and served as a soldier in the War of 1812. The father of our subject made fanning his life work, and was a prominent aud influeutial citizen of the communitj^ in which he made his home. He took quite an active part in politics, supporting the Democratic partj-, and .ser\-ed as Super\-i,sor, Justice of the Peace. Commissioner 126 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. of Emigrations, aiul in other offices. In 1857 he came to the West and retired from active busi- ness life. He died while visiting in Ft. Phiin, at the age of scventy-sevc-n years, and his re- mains were brought home and interred in Spring Grove Cenieter> of Delavan, Wis. His wife j)as.sed awa\' a few years previous, at the age of sixty. They were both members of the Univer- s.ilisl Church. In their faniil> were eight chil- dren, three sons and five daughters, four of whom are yet living: the Doctor; Chri.stine, widow of Paul H. Ring, of Ft. Plain, N. Y.: Martha C, of I't. Plain; and Lucian B., of I'tica, N. V. Dr. Devendorf was reared on a farm in Herki- mer County, acquired his early education in Clin- ton, and pursued a collegiate course of study in Geneva, N. Y. Wishing to enter the medical jirofession, he began study for that purpo.se in 1.S41 , and in 1845 was graduated from the Geneva Medical College. Soon after\vards he opened an oflk-e in Frankfort, X. Y.. and there engaged in ]>ractice for eight years. He then .spent one year in Mohawk and two years in Tonawanda, and in i.Ssf' came to Delavan. During the late war. Dr. Devendorf entered the service with the First Wisconsin Infantrj-, being a])pointed Assistant , Surgeon, and continued with that regiment for a year, when he was de- tailed and made Po.st Surgeon at Danville, K\ . , where he remained until April, 1863. In Ma\- he was commissioned Surgeon of the Nineteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and stationed at Suffolk, \'a. Gen. James A. Garfield, chief of Gen. Rosecrans' staff at Murfree.sboro, Tenn., i.ssued the la.st order the Doctor received while in the Depart- ment of the Cumberland, telling him to report to his regiment in X'irginia, where he remained four months. He was then appointed Surgeon of the Fourth Brigade, in the lughteenth Army Corps, and .served as such until the spring of 1864, when he was appointed by Gen. William F'. Smith as medical inspector of his staff, and remained with him until the following October, when he was ordered to report for duty at Chesa- peake Hospital. Ft. Monroe, \'a. There he con- tinued until March, 1865, when he was detailed as medical pur\eyor of the Arni\ of the James, with headquarters at Deep Bottom, on the James River, a short distance below Butler's famous Dutch Gap Canal. When the Dutch Gaj) was o])cned he sailed the first boat, the hos]>ital tug ■'Constitution," through the canal. When the war was over. Dr. I)evend(jrf at once returned to Delavan, and has been engaged in ])ractice here continuously since. He was married on the 20th of October, 1851, to Miss Helena Dygert, daughter of Warner Dygert, of Herkimer County, N. Y. Four children have been born to them. Joseph S., the eldest, secured a position in 18S2 with the United States .Survey in Colorado, and thus .serx'ed for eighteen months. He is now a tobacconist in Milwaukee. He married Mi.ss Tres.sa Donnelly, and they have one son. I'rank H. married Miss Harriet Joslyn, and they have a son, Jose]>h. Their home is also in Milwaukee, and Frank is employed as a travel- ing .salesman. Nora L., twin sister of Frank, is the wife of Geoige J. Schuster, of Milwaukee, and to them have been born four children ; Helena, Donna, George and Daniel. The remaining child fif the famih- died in infancv. The Doctor is a member of the Masonic fra- ternity, belonging to Delavan Lodge No. 121, A. F. & A. M. : Delavan Chapter No. 38. R. A. M. : and Beloit Conunandery No. 6, K. T. He also belongs to George H. Thomas Po.st No. 6, G. A. R.: to the National Medical .As-sociation; to the Grand Order of the Iroquois, a college society; and to the Society of the Science of Letters and Arts, of London. His wife holds mendier- ship with the Congregational Church. In his political views, the Doctor is a stalwart Republi- can, and though he has never been an office- seeker he served as Justice of the Peace for a short time, and for several terms was a member of the Village Board of Trustees. The fact that he has so long continued in the practice of medi- cine is one evidence of the success which has attended his efforts. He has for many \ears had a most liberal ])atronage, and his skill and ability are widely recognized, not only by the public, but also by his professional brethren. He has been surgeon of the Chicago, Milwaukee & .St. Paul Railroad Company for thirty years, was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 127 Physician of the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb for six years, and on the establishment of the Wisconsin Dental College at Delavan, he was appointed Professor of Surgerj' and Anatomy. For twenty-five years he has served as examining surgeon for United States pensions at Delavan. For ahno.st forty years he has resided in this city, and no one is more worthy of representation in the history of the C(nuit\-. GEORGE W. BARR. MEORGEW. BARR, who follows farming on |_ section 13, Linn Township, was horn in \^ Stockport, Columbia County, N. Y., July 16, 1830. His father, John Barr, was a native of Renfrewshire, Scotland, born in 1792. After at- taining to man's estate he married Barbara Black, who was born in St. Andrews, Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1789. In 1828, with one son, his eldest child, he cro.ssed the Atlantic to the New World. The family followed the next year. He was a silk- weaver by trade, and the region in which he lived was noted for the fine shawls there maiuifactured, known as the Paisley shawls. After coming to the New World, he followed his trade for a year in New York City, and then engaged in the dye- ing business for several years. About 1833 he removed to Taunton, Ma.ss. , where he contiiuied in the same line of business for .seven years. On the expiration of that period he removed to Fall River, in 1840, and was made foreman of part of a calico print factory, which position he continued to fill until 1848, when with his family he sought a home in the West, locating in Linn Township, on the farm now owned b}' our subject. From the Government he entered one hundred and twenty acres of land, and began the development and cultivation of the farm on which he continued to reside until his death, which occurred in i860, at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife passed awaj' at the age of eightj'-four. This worthy couple were the parents of eight chil- dren, our subject being the only one born in this country. Only three are now living: Thomas, of Lake Geneva; Allen, who makes his home in Lawrence, Mass. ; and George W. James, who was a lithographer of Wa.shiugton, died at the age of seventy; John, who was connected with the Northern Pacific Railroad, died in Brainard, Minn., at the age of sixty-three; Ann, wife of Robert Duckworth, of Fall River, Mass., died at the age of seventy; Robert passed away at his home in Linn Township, at the age of fifty-two; and Mrs. Jane Law.son died at the age of seventy. George W. Barr acquired his education in the public schools of Massachusetts, and at the age of eighteen accompanied his parents on their re- moval to Wisconsin. Here he assumed the man- agement of the home farm, and always operated it for his father. At the age of twenty-three he began business in his own interest, and since coming to the We.st has been continuously en- gaged in agricultural pursuits. He now owns one hundred and twenty acres of land, much of which is used for pasturage, as he is now in-* terested in dairy-farming, keeping about twenty cows for that purpose. On the ist of December, i860, Mr. Barr was united in marriage with Phoebe A. Merriam, a na- tive of Cicero, N. Y., and a daughter of Allen and Permelia ( Hutchins ) Merriam, the former born in Connecticut, and the latter in the Empire State. Three children graced their union: Carrie and Mary, who are now in Chicago; and Irene, at home. In his political views, Mr. Barr was in early life a Whig, and since the organization of the Re- publican party he has been a stanch adherent of its principles. He takes an active and commend- 128 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. able interest in public affairs, and has frequently served as Township Super\'isor. He was first appointed to that office and filled the ]wsition for five years, serving as Ciiairman for one year. About four _\ears since he was again elected Su- pervisor, and is now Cliainnan of the Board. The prompt and faithful maimer in which he dis- charges his duties has won him high commenda- tion and led to his frequent re-election. Socially, he has l)een connected with the Masonic frater- nity for about twenty years, and is a member of Geneva Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M. He holds membership with the Congregational Church, and is a representative and progressive citizen, who williholds his support from no enterprise calculated to prove of benefit to the community. STEPHEN B. ABELL. THPHEN B. ABELL, a practical and pro- ?\ t:;ressive fanner, now living on section 11, \yj Geneva Township, is numbered among the native sons of Walworth County, and is a repre- .sentative of one of the honored pioneer families. He was born in Bloomfield Township, January 22, 1854, and on the paternal side is of Engli.sh descent. His grandfather, Henrv Alxdl, was a native of Massachu.setts, but for many years lived in the Empire State. He there died, leaving .seven children, among whom was Alfred Abell. the father of our .subject. He was born in New York in 1826, and in his native State spent the days of his boyhood and youth. When he had reached mature years he was joined in wedlock with Mar- ietta Carpenter, who was born in New York in 1833, and was a daughter of Caleb Carpenter, who was a native of New York Cit\-, and of German lineage. He lived in the Ea.stern metropolis dur- ing the greater part of his life, but his last days were spent on a farm in the Empire State. He served as a soldier during the War of 18 12. Mr. and Mrs. Abell became the parents of three children, of whom two are now living. In 1852 the fatlier started westward and took up his res- idence in Bloomfield Township, Walworth County. Wis., where he became the owner of an eighty- acre farm of unimproved land. To this he after- waril added twenty acres, making his home thereon for several years. • He then sold out, and purchased one hundred acres on section 1 1 , Ge- neva Township, on which he continued to reside tmtil called to the home beyond. He was a broad-minded and public-spirited man, deeply in- terested in all that went to further the best inter- ests of his adopted county. He at one time repre- sented his di.strict in the State Legislature, and was frequently called upon to ser\-e in local pcsi- tions of public trust. For five years he was Chair- man of the Board of Supervisors, and his able ad- ministration of affairs won him the commendation of all concerned. His life was a busy and useful one, and his sterling worth gained him the high regard of all. He died in May, 1882, at the age of fifty-six years. His wife pa.ssed away in the following Novemljer, at the age of fifty years. We now take up the personal history of our subject, who is one of the well-known citizens of Walworth County, for his entire life has here been passed. He was educated in the public schools, and was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads, becoming familiar with all the duties of farm work at an early age. On the ist of January, 1879, he was united in marriage with Miss Laura Stanford, daughter of John and Laura i Hart) Stanford, both of whom were natives of Pennsj'lvania. Their union has been blessed with two children, a .son and daughter, ICarl Rus.sell and Alice A. In his political views, Mr. Abell is a Republi- can, having supported thai ]>arly since he attained his luajority. .Socially, he is connected with the Modern Woodmen of America. Both he and his \ m Mks W 1>. Ciiaimn W. D. Chapin PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 133 wife hold an enviable position in social circles and their home is noted for its hospitality. Mr. Abell is a wide-awake and enterprising young man, and is regarded as one of the public-.spirited citizens of this comniunitx-. He successfully follows farm- ing, and his rich and arable tract of land is under a high .state of cultivation and well improved. Having witnessed the greater part of the growth and development of the county, he is familiar with its history from an early day. WILLIAM DENSMORE CHAPIN pCjlLLIAM DENSMORE CHAPIN, a re- \ A/ tired farmer, who through well-directed Y V efforts has acquired a comfortable compe- tence, which now enables him to lay aside busi- ness cares, makes his home in the beautiful town of Lake Geneva. The record of his life is as follows: He was born in the town of Heath, Franklin County, Mass., April 2S, 1814, and is one of a family of thirteen children, whose parents were John and Clari,s.sa (Patterson) Chapin. They too were natives of the old Bay State. The grandfather, Jacob Chapin, was born in the .same state, and traced his ancestry back to Samuel Chapin, who .settled in Spring- field, Mass., in 1636. The great-grandfather, who was named John Chapin, lived to the advanced age of eighty-four j'ears. Jacob, who followed farming throughout his entire life, reached the age of seventy- two. He was a leading member of the Congregational Churcli, and his life was in harmony with his profe.s.sions. His brother Isaac was one of the heroes of the Revolution, and drew a pension in recognition of his services. John Chapin, father of our sul)ject, was one of a family of three sons and .six daughters. With his family he removed to Livingston County, N. Y., in 1828, and in 1838 came to Wisconsin, locating in the township of Bloomfield, Walwortli County, where he purchased a fann of two hun- dred and forty acres. To this he added a tract of eighty acres, and continued its im]>ro\enient until 1862, when he sold out and removed to Lake Geneva. A year later he went to live with his son, our subject, with whom he remained lui- 6 til his death, which occurred December 29, 1865, at the age of seventy-five years and nine months. He too was a prominent member of the Congre- gational Church, served as a Deacon in the East, and on coming to Wisconsin was made an Elder. He served as Superv'i.sor of Bloomfield Township, and took an active and commendable interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the com- nuuiity. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Clarissa Patterson. She was born in Massachusetts, and was a daughter of Jonathan Patterson, who was a native of the .same state, and was of Scotch-Irish descent. He too followed farming. His death occurred in west- ern New York, when about .seventy -five years of age. Mrs. Chapin died April 23, 1871, at the age of seventy-eight years. Of her thirteen children, elev- en grew to manhood and womanhood, and four yet survive: W. Den.smore; Lyman, of Waverly, Iowa; Monroe, who is living in Yerndale, Minn.; and Mariette, wife of Ezra P. Gifford, of Bloom- field Town,ship, Walworth County. Mr. Chapin whose name heads this notice re- mained in Ma.ssachu.setts until about fourteen years of age, and then spent five years with his parents in New York. In the autumn of 1833 he again went to his native state, but the winter of 1834-35 was sjient in the Empire State. In the fall of the latter year he removed to Ohio, where he continued until the fall of 1836, when we again find him in New York. In the .spring of 1837 he arrived in Chicago, and, after purchas- ing a pair of boots, hafl a capital of seventy-five '34 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. % cents left. He then came to Lake Geneva, walk- ing all the way from Ft. Sheridan, and reaching his destination on tlie 4tli of June. Since that time he lias resided in Walworth County, and is num- bered among its most honored pioneers. Pur- chasing a farm of two hundred and forty acres in Bloomfield Town.ship, he long engaged • in its cultivation. He at first owned a pig, a .scythe and an ax, and with these he started out for him- .self. He began to till his land by spading it, but as time gassed he has added all the con\'eniences of a model farm, and the latest improved ma- chinen,-. He still owns his first purcha.se, and in addition has a tract of eighty acres. On the 29th of Sejjtember, 1847, Mr. Chapin married Mi.ss Lorette Hyde, daughter of David and Dollie (Church) Hyde, the former a native of Xew York, and the latter of \'ermont. Together this worthy couple have traveled life's journey for forty-seven years, sharing with each other its joys and sorrows, its adversity and prosperity. Mr. Chapin is a memlx:r of the Masonic fra- ternity, and in politics is a Republican. He has served as Town Clerk and Town Treasurer for several terms: was Supervi.sor ten terms, during which time he ser\'ed as Chainnan of the Board; and in 1856 and 1857, he represented his di.strict in the St.Tle Legislature. His merit and ability called him to these offices, and the prompt and faithful manner in which he discharged his duties won him the commendation of all concerne et be spared for many years to enjoy the well- earned fruits of their labors. CHARLKS S. IRKXCII. EHARLIiS S. FRENCH is engaged in the practice of law in Lake Geneva. The record of his life is as follows: He was Ixjrn in lUirlington, Vt., on the 26th of July, 1856, and is the only child of William H. and I{rmina K. (Byington) F^rench, both of whom were also na- tives of the Green Mountain State. His father was Probate Judge of Chittenden County, Vt., for many years, and on his retirement from the Bench devoted his time and attention tu farming. His death occurred in his native State in 1867, at the age of fifty-three years, since whidi time his widow again married, her .second husband being William 11. Lewis, who is also now de- cea.sed. W'illiam 11. French was a leader in political circles, and was the first Republican candidate for Congress ever nominated in \'er- mont. Possessing more than average ability, he aro.se to a position of prominence, and won the high regard of all who knew him. The paternal grandfather of Charles S. was born in \'ermont, and was of linglish descent. He carried on farming as a means of livelihood, and at an advanced age was called to his final rest. The maternal grandfather, An.son Bying- ton, was al.so a farmer of the Green .Mountain .State, and was a pronounced Alxilitioni.st. Our subject lost his father when he was (juile PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 135 3'oung. At the age of ten years he accompanied his mother on her removal westward, and during the greater part of the time since has lived in Walworth County. His primary- education, ac- quired in the district schools, was supplemented b)' .study in the public schools of Chicago and Lake Geneva, and afterward he attended the Nor- mal School of Whitewater, Wis. Having de- termined to enter the legal profession and make it his life work, he began the study of law, at the age of nineteen j-ears, in the office of John A. Smith, of Lake Geneva, and was admitted to the Bar in 1879, since which time he has been en- gaged in practice in this place. He lived with his mother in Chicago from 1866 until 1867, but with that exception he has known no other home in the West than his present one. In 1878 Mr. French married Miss Ida W. New- berry, a daughter of E. O. and Nellie (Loomis) Newberry, of Lake Geneva. Five children grace this union, three sons and two daughters. Mr. French is a Republican, and lias been honored with a number of local offices, having served as Village Clerk for a number of years; as Mayor from the year 188S until 1892, in- clusive (four terms ) ; and as City Attorney for several terms. After his admission to the Bar, he formed a partnership with his old pre- ceptor, Mr. Smith, and the connection was con- tinued initil the latter's death, in 1883, .since which time Mr. French has been alone in busi- ness. He is a lawyer of much abilitj', a man of .sound judgment and keen perceptive powers. He has therefore won success in his chosen pro- fession, and secures from the public a liberal pat- ronage. THEODORE DAVIS. 'HEODORE DA\'IS, the efficient and well- known station agent on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad at Genoa Junction, was born in New York City, on the -,tli of July, 1865, and is a son of Cornelius and Mar}- Ann (Camperson) Davis, the former a native of Ger- many, and the latter of England. The father was a glazier and contractor, and did business in New York City along that line for many years. His death there occurred on the 19th of June, 1892, at the age of seventy-two years. His wife still survives him, and makes her home in the East. She is a member of the Catholic Church. In their famih* were four children, three sons and a daughter: Lizzie, widow of J. C. Bock, and a resident of New York City; Louis, decea.sed; Jo.seph, who makes his home in New York City; and Theodore of this .sketch. In taking up the personal history of our sub- ject, we present to our readers the life record of one who is widelv and favorably known in this community, and one who through his own efforts has steadih' worked his wa}- upward. He maj' trul>- be called a self-made man, and deserves all the credit which that term implies. At the age of seven years he began to earn his own liveli- hood, working as a cash-bo\- in the drj^-goods house of Edward Ridley & Son, of New York' City, in whose employ he continued until eleven years of age, when he was brought to tlie West by the Children's Aid Society. He then began working on the farm of R. B. Acheson, who proved to him a benefactor, and with whom he continued for five years. He still calls that place his home. At the age of sixteen he began study- ing telegraphy with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Compau}", with which he con- tinued for a year, when he accepted a position as book-keeper and cashier with Archie Read, a merchant of Janesville, Wis. A year later he went to New York City, and became timekeeper in the store of E. J. Denning & Co., successors 136 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. to A. T. Stewart. The succeeding eighteen months of his life were thus passed, after which he dcttnniiied to return to the West, and again entered the employ of the Chicago & Northwest- ern Railroad Company at Jaiiesville. On the ist of December, 1891, he came to Genua Junction as night operator, and on the 19th of January, 1894. was made station agent and telegrai>h operator. Such in brief is the history of the iutere.sts which have connected him with this place. On the i6th of October, 1892, Mr. Davis was united in marriage with Miss Dora M. Graves, a daughter of Clarence A. and Melinda Graves. They have one child, a .son, Clarence A. The lady is a memljer of the Methodist Church. Mr. Davis is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and in his political views is a Republi- can. He takes an active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare t)f the comnuinity, and is a public-sjiirited and progressive citizen. IIIKA.M .\. STIBHS. NIRAM X. STUBBS, who is engaged in the manufacture of butter and cheese in East Delavan, is a native of the far-off State of .Maine, his birth having occurred in Hampden, PenoVjscot County, on the 21st of June, 1857. His father was born in Frankfort, Me., in 1832, and in May, 1856, was united in marriage with Miss Hannah J. Haker, who was born in Hamj)- den, Me., in 1839. Tiicy became the parents of four children, of whom H. N. is the eldest. Lydia J. is now the wife of W. H. Knowles, a resident of Bangor, Me.; Effa M. is the wife of Edgar L. Brown, who makes his home in Brewer, Me.: and Marston R. is now living in Bangor. In the public schools of the Pine Tree State, H. N. Stubbs acquired his education, and at the age of sixteen he started out in life for himself Since that time he has made his own way in the world, and the success he has achieved is due en- tirely to his own efforts. He learned the trade of brick-making, became familiar with it in all its departments, and carried on bu.siness along that line for a period of eight years. At length lie determined to seek a home in the West, and on the 27th of October, 1881, arrived in Spring Prai- rie, Wis. On the 1 6th of November of the same year, Mr. Stubbs was joined in wedlock with Mi.ssClara A., daughter of John Stubbs, of Maine. They resided in S]iring Prairie until the ist of April, 1884, when they removed to Springfield, and spent one \ear in that place. After that they were resi- dents of Elkhorn three years, but now live in Ea.st Delavan. Their home has been blessed by the presence of three children, but two died in early life and were buried in Ea.st Delavan Cemetery. Olive H., who was born -August 7, 1885, is with her parents. For several years, Mr. Stubbs worked b\- the month in a butter and cheese factory', and then jiurchased a half-intere.st in the e.stablishment, be- coming a member of the firm of Harris, Stubbs & We.st. He sub.seni eight children, four sons and four daughters: Grace I., Myrtle J., D. William, May, Alice M., Blaine, Kddie and Sher- man. May and Kddie are now deceasetl, while the others are still with their parents. In his social relations, Mr. Carej' is a Ma- son, belonging to Genoa Junction Lodge, U. D., A. K. & A. M.; and also to J. B. McPhersear witnessed his emigration westward, and during the succeeding five years he made his home in Darien, Wis. On the e.\i)irati()n of that period he came to Lake Geneva, where he has since followed his trade of shoe-making, an occu- pation which has been his life work. His wife left the Emerald Isle alx)Ut the year 1854, and they were married in Albany. During the late war, Mr. Cutteridge served for one >ear in Company H, Xinety-first New York Infantry. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and Mrs. Cutteridge lielongs to the Catholic Church. They became the parents of five children, four sons and a daughter: John, who makes his home in Chi- cago; Mary, George A. and Cliarles, all of Lake Geneva; and William J., whose name heads this sketch. Our subject was a child of only four years when his parents came to the West, and since lliat time he has lived in Darien and Lake Geneva. When (juite young he began learning the trade of painting, pajiering and decorating, and to that work devoted his time and attention for aliout eight years. He then liegan traveling as a mu- .sician with various dramatic and operatic coni- paiiies. Five years were thus pa.s.sed, but for the last eight years he has lived con.stantly in Lake Geneva, working at his trade of ])ainting and decorating. On the 20th of October, 1887, Mr. Cutteridge was united in marriage with Miss Maggie Clark, daughter of John and Lavina cCove>) Clark. Their union has been ble.s.sed with three children: Carroll C. Kenneth E. and William J. Mr. Cutteridge is a member of Geneva Lodge Xo. 44, A. K. & A. M.; and belongs to the Episcopal Church, with which he has been connected for some years. In politics, he is a supporter of the Democratic party and its principles, and in 1890 he served as a member of the City Council from the First Ward. In 1893, he received the ap- pointment of Postmaster of Lake Geneva, and entered upon the duties of his ofiice on the ist of Februar\-, 1894. He pos.sesses much musical talent, and has been a memljer of different bands for about ten vears. DR. Bi:Rr C. CAMPBELL. 0R. BERT C. CAMPBELL, who is engaged in the practice of dentistry in Lake Geneva, where he has built up a large business, was born in Perry Townshiji, Dane County, Wis., on the Tith of F'ebruary, iS6,S, and, on the paternal side is of Scotch lineage. His grandfather Camp- bell was a native of .Scotland, and on crossing the briny deep to the New World, located in \'irginia, where he .ser\'ed as an officer iu the regular mili- tia. He reared a family of five children, and died at the age of seventy years. His wife pa.ssed away at the age of eighty-three. .Sanuiel C. Campbell, father of our sul)ject, is a retired farmer living in Monroe, Wis. He came to the West in 1845, and took up his re.sidence in Perry Township, Dane County, where he made his ln)nie for twenty years. In 1 863 he removed to Green County, Wis., where he re.sided on a farm for twenty-five years. .Since then he has lived a retired life at Monroe, Wis. He has held various township offices, and is regarded as one of the leading and influential citizens of the community in which he resiiles. He married Miss MartliaJ. Cook, a native of Abingdon, \'a. Iler father, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 143 who was also born in Virginia, was of German and French descent. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born seven children, five sons and two dangh- ters, namely: James Robert, a resident of Ean Claire, Wis.; Frank B., of Minneapolis, Minn.; Charles C, of Darlington, Wis.; Alfrette, wife of E. H. Miller, of Monroe, Wis.; Addie A., wife of R. A. Etter, of Monroe; Ulysses G., who makes his home in Ean Claire; and Bert C. of this .sketch. The mother of this family was called to her final rest November 26, 1893. She was a member of the Methodist Epi.scopal Church, as is Mr. Camp- bell, who has served as Stew^ard, Trustee and Class-leader for .some years, taking an acti\e part in church work. During his infancy. Dr. Campbell was taken by his parents to Green County, Wis., and was reared in York Township initil .seventeen \-ears of age, acquiring his early education in the vil- lage of Postville. Later, he attended the High School of Monroe, after which he engaged in teaching for a year and a-half During this time he read medicine, but, determining. to engage in the practice of dentistrj^ he entered the Chi- cago College of Dental Surgery in the fall of 1890, and was graduated therefrom in 1892. In June of that year he opened an office in Lake Geneva, where he has since been successfully engaged in practice. On the 19th of October, 1893, Dr. Campbell was united in marriage to Miss Grace Eliza- beth Hanna, daughter of S. S. Hanna and Clarissa (Fellows) Hanna. Both hold member- .ship with the Methodist Epi.scopal Church, and the Doctor is now .serving as Steward and Cla.ss- leader. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Knights of Pythias lodge, and the Good Templars Society, and in politics is a Prohibition- ist. Well versed in the science of dentistry , he keeps abreast with everxthing connected with his pro- fession, and is now enjoying a fine practice, which from the beginning has constantly increased. He is one of Lake Geneva's best citizens, and his sterling worth and many excellencies of character have gained him high regard. The Doctor has served three years in the State militia, but is now retired from the service on an honorable discharge. He holds two commissions from his commanding Colonel. WASHINGTON ROSS. (D Washington ROSS, an honored veteran \ A / of the late war, now living in Lake Gen- VY eva, has taken a prominent part in the public affairs of the county, and has been a leader in the political circles of this locality. As a rep- resentative citizen, he well deserves mention in this volume, and with pleasure we present his sketch to our readers. He was boni in Geneva Tow^nship, January 16, 1845, and is a son of William Pangborn and Polly Maria (Herrick) Ross, the former a native of Railway, N. J., and the latter of Yates County, N. Y. The father was a farmer and school teacher, and taught the first .school in his neighborhood. The year 183S witne.ssed his arrival in Walworth County, and on section 22, Geneva Township, he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, to the cul- tivation and development of which he devoted his energies until his death, which occurred Feb- ruary 10, 1887, at the age of .sevent3--four years and ten months. His wife pa.ssed away in May, 1884. They were both members of the Baptist Church, and he served as Church Clerk about thirty xears. He was also Town Connnis-sioner in the early days when Wisconsin was a Terri- tory, and was a leading and influential citizen. In the Ross familj- were seven children, three sons and four daughters, of whom three are yet 144 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. living: Moses, of Klgiii, Minn.; Washington; and Eliza, wife of James W. Howie, of Geneva Township. The paternal grandfather of our .subject, Morris Ross, was horn in New Jersey, and was a carriage- maker and blacksmith by trade. For some time he carried on a large shop in Railway, N. J. In 1838, he came to Wiscon.sin, and for a few years followed farming in Geneva Township, after which he embarked in black.smithing in Lake Geneva. In 1855. he removed to Columbia County, Wis., where he died in 1867, at the age of eight\-four. In his family were five sons and three daughters. The maternal grandfather of our subject. Jacob Ilerrick, was born in New York, of English ancestry, and was a Major in the New York militia. In 1843, he took up his residence in the Territory of Wisconsin, locating on .section 2 1 , Geneva Township, Walworth County, where he died in 1859, at the age of sixty-nine. He was a school teacher and sing- ing teacher, as well as farmer, and for nearly fifty years he was a Deacon in the Uaptist Church. He was married at the age of nineteen, and not oidy reared his own family, but su])ported his yoiniger brothers and sisters, for their fatlier died in early life. We thus see that Washington Ro.ss is a repre- sentative of honored pioneer families of his na- tive county. The old homestead on which he lives was his place of residence in his boyhood and youth. The patent to this place was granted by William Henr>- Harrison. Thniin;h the win- ter season he attended the district school, and in the summer months aided in the labors of the farm, plowing, planting and harve.sting. In January, 1864, he enlisted in Company F, Fourth Wisconsin Infantry. The regiment, however, furnished a mount, and became cavalry troops. Mr. Ross ser\ed for two years and five months, and during much of this time was bugler of his company. After the war he returned to the fann. where he remained until 1870. On the 3i.st of August of that year our subject married Miss Orpha Emeline, daughter of Rod- ney and Augusta L>(lia (Hall) Gilbert, the form er a native of Columbia County, N. Y., .ind the latter of Massachusetts. I'our children have been born to them, but Martin F. died in infancy. The others are Gilbert L., Rolfe, Newton and Emil .\ugustus. The jiarents are both members of the Haptist Church. Mr. Ro.ss is an Odd Fellow, and his wife holds membership with the Daughters of Rebecca. In politics, he is a Republican, for two years served as Chairman of the Town Board, was Assessor eight years. Justice of the Peace twelve years, and School Treasurer ten years. Ills Iniig continuance in office well indicates his fidelity to dut\- and the confidence and tni.st re- po.sed in him. He has a farm of one hundred and twenty acres, a good home in Lake Geneva, and is a stockholder in the I'armers" Butter Company. Through his own eflurts he has become a sub- stantial citi/en, and de.ser\-es great credit for his success. FRANK S. MOORi:. [~RAXK. ,S. MOORI-: is one of the enterpris- JM ing ;ind jirogrcssive citizens of Lake Geneva. I ' He is now engaged in the hardware busi- ness and carries a full and complete line of shelf and heavy hardware, stoves, tinware, etc. Straightft)rwanl ;ind honorable in all his dealings, and courteous in the treatment of his ]iatrons, he has won from the public a liberal patronage, which is well deser\'ed. Mr. Moore has the honor of being a native of the Badger State, for he was born in Beloil, on the 27th of October, 1853. His parents, Charles PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 145 and Harriet (Clark) Moore, were both natives of New Hampshire. The father was a farmer b\- occupation, and about fiftj- years ago made an overland trip to Wisconsin, locating in Beloit. Mrs. Moore long .survived her husband, and was a .second time married, becoming the wife of Alpha Oaks. The}- are now residents of Cald- well, Idalio. Both Mr. and Mrs. Moore were members of the Presbyterian Church. In their family were three children: Frank S. : Andrew H., of Durand, 111.; and Nellie A., wife of James Morris, of Philadelphia. In taking up the personal history of Frank S. Moore, we present to our readers the life record of one who is widely and favorably known in this locality. The first five years of his life were spent in his native city, and he then went to Freeport, 111., for his mother had married again. There he remained for a period of .six years, after which he became a resident of Lena, III., working on a farm for .seven years. At the age of eighteen he began learning the tinner's trade in Lena, and was there employed for two years, after which he .spent three years in the same line of busine.ss in Beaver Dam, Wis. It was in the spring of 1871 that he became a resident of Lake Geneva. Here he worked for several >-ears at his trade in the emploj of others, and then purchased a half-in- terest in the hardware store of .Smith & Ingham, buying Mr. .Smith's intere.st. Their partnership continued for about seven years, when Mr. Ing- ham sold out, since which time Mr. Moore has been sole proprietor. On the 5th of January, 1875, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Moore and Miss Mary Blair, daughter of Isaac and Mary (ReddLsh) Blair. One child graces their union, Helene. Mrs. Moore is a member of the Congregational Church. In politics, our subject is a Republican. He served as Alderman of the First Ward in 1892. He has a good home and other property in Lake Geneva besides his .store, having met with succe,ss in his undertakings here. He is an indefatigable worker, and his industiy and enterprise have made him one of the .substantial citizens of the community. He is also a public-spirited and progressive citi- zen, in whom the best interests of the neighbor- hood find a friend. RICHARD D. SHORT QlCHARD D. SHORT, proprietor of a livery 1^ stable at Lake Geneva, is one of Wisconsin's "\ native sons. He was born in Waterford, January 9, 1850, and is one of four children who.se parents were Richard and Martha ( Barnes ) Short. The father was Ijorn in Virginia, and was a ma- son by trade. In an early day he emigrated to the West and located in Waterford, where he made his home until the breaking out of the late war, when he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting in the Nineteenth Wisconsin In- fantrx'. He .served for four years, was taken pris- oner, and died from starvation in a .Southern pris- on. His wife, who was a member of tlie Congre- gational Church, passed away al)out two years previous. Her father was one of the heroes of the Revolution who valiantly aided the Colonies in achieving their independence. The members of the Short family are: Aimie, wife of Lacon Hand, of Lake Geneva: .Sarah, wife of Linneas Hand; Richard 1).; and Adaline, wife of Mr. Nellis. Mr. .Short whose name heads this record .spent the days ofjiis boyhood and youth in his parents' home in Waterford, there remaining until eigh- teen years of age. The jtublic .schools afforded him a good English education, which he has sup- plemented by reading and observation, becoming a well-informed man. In 1S69 he came to Wal- worth Count>-, locating in Lyons Town.ship, .46 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where he worked by the month until embarking in the livery business in I.ake Geneva in 1873. He now has a livery, boarding and sale stable, supplied with first-class lurnouts, and from the public he receives a liberal patronage. On the 14th of October. 1S75, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Short and Mi.ss Nellie M. Briggs. The ladj- is a daughter of Thomas and Mary K. (Wells) Hriggs, both of whom were na- tives of Mas.sachusetts. To them have been born five children, three sons and two daixghters, and the family circle yet remains unbroken. They are George H., Perry A., Charles R., lidith L. and Mary A. Mr. .Short exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, and has been honored with .some local offices. He .served as Justice of the Peace for two \ears, and was re- elected for another term in the .spring of 1894, and was Alderman of the First Ward in 1889 and 1890. He discharf.;ed his duties with a i>rompt- ness and fidelity that advanced the best interests of the city, and won him high commendation. In connection with his Inisiness he owns a farm of forty acres two miles .south of Lake Geneva, and one of twenty-seven acres in Richmond Township, besides his present home. This materially adds to his income, and has made liim one of the sub- stantial citizens of the communitw CHARLES DHRBV BLAxXKE. E1I.\RLKS DKRHV 151.ANKK, who is now cni])loyed as a salesman in Genoa Junction, and is one of the popular and highly re- spected citizens of this jilace, was born in Hrook- Ij-n, N. Y., on the 3d of August, 1859, His parents, Ferdinand Joseph and Loui.sa (Knobbe) Blanke, were both natives of Gennany, and the father was a shi])smith by trade. The year 1832 witnessed his emigration to America. He cro.ssed the Atlantic in a sailing-vessel, and locating in New York City, there made his home for .some years, his time and attention being given to his trade. He was thus employed until 1865, when he determined to seek a home in the West, and removed to Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent two years. On the expiration of that period he took up his residence in Whitewater, which has been his home since 1867. He owns a farm nearby, in Cold Spring Township, Jefferson County, and is now well-to-do. In an earl\' da\' he si.r\eil as a meml)er of the New York .State Militia, and for ninety days wore the blue during the Civil War. He and his wife are both members of the Ivi)isco- pal Church, and in the commnin'tx where they live are held in high regard. The i)aterMal grandfather of our subject was al.so a native of Germany, and came to America in 1S32. He died in Ohio in the prime of life. His family numbered five children, three sonsand two d.uighters. The maternal grandfather, Will- iam Knobbe, was a native of Germany, and, hav- ing emigrated to America, .spent his last days in Kenosha Countx , Wis., where lie dieil in 1872. He was a cooper by trade. Charles D. Blanke is one of a family of ten chil- dren, seven .sons and three daughters. The daughters and four .sons are yet living. They are: Maria There.sa, widow of W. A. Sutter, of Whitewater, Wis.: Clara, wife of W. H. Wright, who is also li\ing in Whitewater; Charles I).; Ferdinand W., who makes his home in White- water; lulward Arthur, a resident of Twin Lakes, Wis.; and Louis Jolm and Antoinette, al.so of Whitewater. Mr. Blanke of this sketch was onlv six years old when by his parents he was brought to the West. He was reared in the city which is still the home of the greater jiart of the family, was educated in its public schools, and then entered a store. For the past twenty-one years he has been PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 147 connected with mercantile life, and is an excellent salesman. He worked for eight years and four months in Kenosha County in one .store, and then came to Genoa Junction, where he has lived for twelve years. He is now with J. M. Carey, and is a trusted employe, ever awake to the interests of the establishment with which he is connected. On the 1 6th of September, 1885, Mr. Blanke was united in marriage with Mi.ss Kate Leone Harrison, a daughter of Orville N. and Sallie A. (Dodson) Harrison, both whom were natives of Pennsylvania. They are well-known people of Genoa Junction. Their home is the abode of hospitality, and their friends in the community are many. Mr. Blanke is a member of Genoa Junc- tion Lodge No. 3, I. O. O. F., and belongs to the Episcopal Church. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, and is now holding the office of Town Clerk, which position he has filled since 1885. No higher tes- timonial of his faithful .service could be given than his long continuance in office. FESTUS A. WILLIAMS. r"ESTUS A. WILLIAMS, who follows farming r^ on section 31 , Geneva Township, is numbered I among the honored pioneers of Walworth County, and for more than half a century has lived within its borders and shared all the expe- riences and hardships of frontier life. He has ahso aided in the development and upbuilding of the county, having never been a disinterested witness of its progress. He therefore well deserves rep- resentation in its historj-, and it is with pleasure that we present this record of his life to our readers. Mr. Williams comes of a family of Welsh ori- gin. His grandfather, Ephraim Williams, spent his entire life in Massachusetts, where he died at the age of ninet)-.seven j-ears. He was the founder of the village of Ashfield, Mass, , and built the first sawmill at that place. Among his family of eleven children was Israel Williams, fa- ther of our subject. He too was born in the Bay State, and there married Miss Lavina Joy, a na- tive of Massachu.setts. Her father was a .soldier of the Revolution, and died at the age of seventh- years. In the Williams family were eleven chil- dren, nine of whom grew to mature years, while eight of the number became residents of Wi.scon- sin. Only two are now living, Francis, of Ea.st Hartford, Coim., and Festus A. Those who came to the West were Moses D., Israel, Lavina, Royal, Austin, Hainiah, Fordyce and Festus. Four of the number, Mo.ses, Israel, Royal and Austin, emigrated to the Badger vState in 1836. The following year the parents and their other children, accompanied by Mrs. Williams and her mother, Mrs. Hannah Joy, arrived at Kaye's Park, Wis., where they .spent six weeks. They then took up their residence at what is now called the Nine Oaks, owned by Ed E. Ayer. Mrs. Joy died at the old home at Williams Bay, September ID, 1838, and was buried on the old home place, beside the graves of Chief Big Foot's two wives. She was sevent)--seven }-ears of age when she died. The State had not then been admitted to the Un- ion, and no public land sales had taken place. The county was in its wild and primitive condition, giv- ing little evidence of the growth and cultivation which were so soon to work a great transformation. The father secured a .squatter's claim of eighty acres, claiming the land liy stripping the bark from trees on the corner of his property, and then plac- ing the name and date thereon in red chalk. A 148 rORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ])erson could live upon the claim for thirty days, and iIkh it would he considered his property, if in the mean time, he had begun to make improve- ments upon it, thus showing that he wished it for a home. Tlie family camped under a tree while a log hou.se was being Iniilt. In the latter part of October, 1S37, Israel Wiliams cro.s,sed Lake Gen- eva and made another claim of eighty acres, but the family had to live on the first claim until after the land sales were instituted. Mr. Williams afterward purchased more than a thou.sand acres of Government land, and at the time of his death owned si.\ hundred acres. He pa.ssedaway Octo- ber 14. i' were honored jiioneers. Fe.stus A. Williams was not \et five \ears of age when his parents came to Walworth County. He acijuired his early education in the old-time district schools, and afterward attended Beloit College and .Shebo\gan College, and completed his education in Bloomfield, Conn. His sister- in-law. Mrs. Lucinda Williams, taught the first school in this part of the count)-, in i8_^,S. On the i.^th of March, 1855, our subject married Miss Alljertiue L. Stevens, daughter of Thomas and .•\rmilta 1 Putter 1 Stevens, the former a native of X'ermont. and the latter of Hartford, Comi. Her father died in Missouri, aged eight_\-si.\. and her mother died at the home of Mrs. Williams, in March. 1889, at the advanced age of uinet\ -three. They lived at Rock Prairie and at Kmerald Grove for many years, having located in Rock Count) . Wis., when the country was very new. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Williams. The eldest. Fordyce, is living in Colon. Central .\nierica. Flora is the wife of George Willis, a farmer re.siding in Delavan Township, and to them have been born two children. Lena and Wilbur Helen is still with her j>arenls. For five years Fe.stus Williams lived at White- water, and in the spring of 1859 .started for Pike's Peak, but on reaching Omaha he went down the .Mis.souri River, and at Council Grove struck the Santa Fe Grand Road and went to Santa Fe, X. M. From there he went down the Rio Grande River to Albmjuercjue, where he worked for two months at caq^entering. He traveled on foot, carrying his rifle, for a distance of aljfiut fifleen hundred miles. He spent one month in Los Le- ata, after which he went to lil Paso, and thence started homeward. He engaged in hunting to .some extent in the Comanche country, and in December, 1859, reached Missouri. lyocating in Kirksville, he contracted for the building of a house, which he completed in July. 1S60, and then returned to the old home farm at Williams Ba\ . purchasing a part of it. In 1864 he went .South, and spent seven months on a cotton plan- tation near Natchez, Miss. In 1866 he removed his family to Jamestown. \'a.. where he carried on a .se\-en-lhou,sand acre plantation for his broth- er and a .Mr. I'ield. Of this he had charge for five years, when his brother sold his interest to his partner, and Festus Williams, returning Xortli, lix'ated in Beloit. Wis., where for four years he managed a pajJer-mill owned by his brother. On the expiration of that jH/riod he re- turned to the old home.stead. on which he has since resided. Both .Mr. and Mrs. Williams are members of the Bapti.st Cluireh at Lake Geneva, in which he is now serving as Deacon. He also belongs to the Patrons of Industr\-, and, in politics, is a Re- publican. In iS.s.S he- served as Townshij) .Su pervisor, and for twenty years has Ijeen a member of the School Board. His farm comprises one hundred and sixt>- acres of rich land, and is un- der a high slate of cultivation and well improved. He is now the oldest resident in (iene\a Town- sliij). IIeli\ed in the count\- when they had to take a four-da\s trip to mill, and the nearest postoffice was Racine. Its growth and develop- nienl he has watched with conunendable pride, .ind in its progre.ss he has been warnih intere.sted. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 151 JOHN W. SWILER. (TOHN W. SWILER, tlie efficient and faithful I Superintendent of the Wisconsin School for (2/ the Deaf, located in Delavan, was born in Cumberland Count}-, Pa., December 14, 1844. His father, Christopher Swiler, was a native of Pennsylvania, and the grandfather, Jacob Swiler, was also born in the Kej-stone State, of German ancestry. He was a mainifacturer, and formany years owned and operated a woolen -mill. He reared a large family, and lived to an advanced age. Emigrating to Illinois, his la.st days were .spent in Moinnouth. In early life Christopher Swiler was a miller, but in 1852 he removed to Monmouth, 111., pur- chased a farm, and has since made his home thereon. He wedded Mary Mullen, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of Alexander Mul- len, who was born in the Ke\'Stone State, of Iri.sh parentage, and was a veteran ofthe W^arof 1812. By trade he was a blacksmith, and followed that business until pa.st the age of eighty years, when he was forced to abandon it on account of failing eye-sight. He was three times married, and his family numbered twenty-one children. His death occurred in Hender.son Countj-, 111., at the ripe old age of ninety-five years. Mr. and Mrs. .Swiler are still living in Warren County, and are prom- inent and active members of the Methodist Epis- copal Church. To them were born two daugh- ters and a son, but one daughter died in infancy. The other, Agnes, is now the wife of George Joss, of Monmouth, 111. The son is the gentleman whose name heads this record. He re.sided in Illinois from 1852 until 1880, and acquired his education in Mon- mouth College. During the winter of 1864-65 he attended Bryant & .Stratton's Business College, graduating in the Class of '65 in Philadelphia, and 7 in that year he engaged in the book trade in Mon- mouth, in which he continued for about two years. He afterwards pursued his studies in Jacksonville, and in 1867 entered the State in.stitution for the deaf and dumb in that city, there remaining as a teacher until 1880. In the mean time he was married. On the gth of June, 1869, Miss Harri- et Chandler became his wife. She is a daughter of George and Matilda (Goddard) Chandler, the former a native of Maine, and the latter of Ken- tucky. Three children grace the union of Mr. and Mrs. Swiler: George C. , Ruth E. and Elsie M. In 1880 Prof. Swiler resigned his position in Jacksonville to become .Superintendent of the Wi.sconsin School for the Deaf and Dumb in Del- avan. This school is one of the UKist connnenda- ble public institutions of the State. It receives and educates without charge all deaf mutes above the age of eight years, teaching them v.-riting, reading, composition, arithmetic, geographj', history, natural science, penmanship and draw- ing, also calisthenics and gymna.stics. In the .shops are taught printing, cabinet-making, shoe- making and baking, and in the domestic depart- ment the pupils are trained in household duties and in sewing. There are now eleven separate buildings for the care of this unfortunate class, and the average attendance is about two hundred. They are under the care of eighteen instructors, and the entire .school is superintended by Prof. Swiler, to whom the success of the institution is largely due. He is kind and considerate, and his own life is an example to his pupils, while liis influence never ceases to be felt by them. Their physical, mental and moral training are all looked after, and, though deprived of hearing and speech, the pupils of this school are an intelligent and refined class of citizens. Mr. Swiler has done '52 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. imich to advance the standard of excellence in this school, and dcsenes to he ranked among the most able educators of the State. In his political views the Professor is a Repub- lican, and is a very ]ironiinent Mason, belonj;ing take an active interest in church work, are Meth- odists in religious belief, and Mr. Swiler is now serving as Church Steward. The importance of his work cannot be over-estimated, and the State owes to him a debt of gratitude for his efficient to the Consiston- of Milwaukee. He and his wife .service. JAMES ARAM, ^AMEvS ARAM is one of Delavan's leading I citizens. He has for many years been con- Q) nwted with its various interests, both busi- ness and social, and has done much for the up- building and develoiMuent of the city. Through- out the community he is held in tlie highest re- gard, and it is with jileasure that we present this record of his life to our readers. Horn near Utica, N. v., on the 9th of August, 1813, he is a .son of Matthias and Elizaljetli (Tompkins) Aram, the former a native of Vork.shire, England, and the latter of Cambridge, Washington Count\ , N. V. In their famil\- were nine children, five sons and four daughters. Kour of the sons are \et living, namely: Jo.seph, of San Jose, Cal.; James: William, of Oakland, Cal.: and John, of Idaho. The lalher "f tliis faniil\- was a harne.ss-maker :ind saddler in England. In 1S06 he emigrated to .America, and after a short time spent in New \'ork City purchased a farm near I'tica, N. V. Later he took u]) his residence in .Seneca, where he remained until 1.S2.S, when he went to Perry, \. v., there residing uiitil 1837. In that year he went to tlie Buckeye State, settling near New- ark, where he spent his remaining days, hisdeatli occurring in 1.S52, at tlie age of eighty-two years. His wife ]>assed awa\- in 1X45. Both were faith- ful meml>ers of the Methodist Church, and were earnest workers in its interest. Mr. Aram was iifver an office-seeker, but took an active interest in |)olitics. Before leaving his nati\-e land he served for four years in tlie Englisli army. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Aram, was born in Yorkshire, England, followed harness-making as a life work, reared a family of four children, and died at the age of sixty years. The maternal grandfatlier. James Tompkins, was born in Ire- land, of .Scotch -Irish parentage. His people were stanch Protestants. He came to America just after the Revolution and located in Cambridge. N. Y., but afterward removed to Hampton, X. Y. His death occurred at a ver>- advanced age. No event of special importance occurretl during the boyhood and youth of our subject, which were passed on the old home farm in New York. His education was acquired in .Seneca. WJien lie was a young man his fatlier loaned him .some money, and, purchasing land near Cleveland, Ohio, he tilt re engaged in farming for about three years, when, in the spring of 1H40, he came to Delavan, Wis., making the journey by team. Chicago was then a mere village on a wet prairie and gave no evidence of its future great import- ance. Mr. Aram purchased a tract of land of two hundred acres where East Delavan now stands, and selling it after three years, bought three hundred acres extending three-quarters of a mile on the east bank of Delavan Lake. This he cleared and improved, making it a very fine farm. There he raised an immense amount of grain and ke])t several hundred head of sheep. On the filii of January, 1836, Mr. Aram was united in ni:irriage witli Miss Susan Roml, daugh- ter of James and Hetsy ( Miilen Rood, the foniier a native of Connecticut, and the latter of New York. Three children were born of this union. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 153 Mary A., Evelyn and Marion A., but all are now deceased, the first-named having died at the age of twelve years, and the second at the age of six, while Marion passed awa}- at the age of fourteen. In his political views, Mr. Aram is a Republi- can, and has been honored with several local offices. He served for fifteen years as Chairman ofthe Board of Super\'isors of the town of Dela- van, for one year as Chairman of the County Board, and was a member of the Board of Trus- tees of the Deaf and Dumb Institute at this place. For three terms he was President of the Village Board, and for a number of years was one of its Trustees. For twenty -eight years he has had charge of Spring Grove Cemetery, and in 1 ears, after which the entire responsibility de- volved upon Charles. He followed various occu- pations whereby he might earn an honest dollar until 1880, at wliich time his mother received a pension as a soldier's widow, and bought a farm. This he o])erated for two years, and then began learning photography. In 1884 he established an office in Delavan, and has since been engaged in business at this place. On the 9th of April, 1883, Mr. Wilkins was united in marriage with Miss Mary McKinney, daughter of James McKinney, and their union has been blessed with one child, Florence. The parents are both members of the Congregational Church, and are highly esteemed people of the connnunity. Mr. Wilkin;? is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He is a fine arti.st, owns a well-equipped gallery, and turns out work which would not suffer in compari.son with that of the best city galleries. F'rom the l)ublic he is now receiving a liberal patronage, which is well deserved. His life has not always been an easy one, in fact he has had to contend with a great many obstacles and difficulties, but he has steadily worked his way upward. WILLIAM C. BANE. |II,I,I.\.M C BANE is now living a retired life in Lake Geneva. A native of Wash- ington, Pa., he was born April 3, 1817, and is a son of William and Mary (Maguire) Bane. The family is noted for longevity. The grandfather, Lsaac Bane, a native of eastern Penn- sylvania, died at the age of ninety-two years, at which time he had two older brothers still living. He was a man of excellent physique, well formed, and .straight as an arrow. He reared a large familv and made farming his life work. The maternal grandfather was born in the North of Ireland, and was of Scotch descent. The parents of our subject were Ijolh natives of the Keystone State. There the father learned the tailor's trade, but in later life followed farm- ing. In 1855 he came to the West, and lived with his son William in Charleston, 111., until his death. His wife died in Penn.sylvania in 1H52. in the faith of the Baptist Church, in which she held mcnihership. To tliem were born five sons and five daughters, but only three are now living: William C. : Isaac, of Douglas County, Kan.; and Margaret, wife of John Fulton, of La Salle County, 111. William C. Bane was reared in his native city, acquired his education in the conunon schools, and there remained until thirt\-seven years of age. Throughout his life he has been a speculator, dealing principally in live stock. In 1855 he .sought a home in the West, and hxrated in Coles County, III., where he resided until Jiuie, 1880, since which time he h.is made his home in Lake Geneva. He has led a bu.sy and useful life, and, in partnership with his brother-in-law, I-lzekiel Clark, was at one time the owner of fifteen hun- dred head of cattle. In 1860, with forty-nine others, he started for Chicago to attend tlie con- vention in wliich Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the Presidency. He there saw many of the mo.st prominent politicians of the country, and heard some of its best orators. On the 13th of October, 1841, Mr. Bane mar- ried Miss Martha McFarland, daughter of James PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 155 and Amy (Cook) McFarland, who were natives of Pennsylvania. In her father's family were the following children: Hannah, Joanna, John, Amy, James and an infant, decea.sed; Martha; Noah C. , of Topeka, Kan. , appointed by Garfield as Sec- retary of the Land Office, and who served through Arthur's term; and Samuel, who was killed from his horse at the battle of Pea Ridge, Ark., hav- ing been ordered to take a battery. One-third of his regiment was killed at the .same time. Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Bane, seven sons and three daughters. Oscar F. at the age of eighteen became a .soldier of the Civil War. He married Ella Clement, and after her death wedded Mary Crocker, of Boston. Mary F. and James M. are now deceased. Levi B. entered the armj' at the age of .sixteen and served as Ad- jutant. He is now a whole.sale clothier of Chicago. He married Georgie McGee, and they have two daughters, Florence and Mildred. William C, a clothier of Streator, 111., married Hattie Whee- lock, and after her death wedded Ella Wheelock, a half-sister of his first wife. Anna Belle is the wife of George H. Keeler, of Marietta, Ga., superintendent of the marble mines, which cover seven thousand acres in that locality. They have two sons, Oscar B. and Milton Eugene. Samuel is now deceased. Charles F. , who married Georgia Hollihan, by whom he has one son, Allen C, is engaged in the clothing business in Chicago. Rufus Haywood and Ella C. have also departed this life. Mr. Bane was reared as a Democrat, but hav- ing a will and opinions of his own he joined the Whig party, and ca.st his first vote for a Whig Governor in 1838. In 1840 he supported Will- iam Henry Harrison for the Presidency, and on the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks, and has since been one of the earnest advocates of its principles. His wife is a mem- ber of the Congregational Church. They are numbered among the most highly respected citi- zens of Walworth County, and in the community their frioids are manv. AMOS STAFFORD. 61 MOS STAFFORD, a retired farmer now LA living in Lake Geneva, is one of the pronii- / I nent and honored citizens of Walworth Countj-. He was born in Saratoga County, N. Y., November 2, 1810, and is a grandson of Amos Stafford, one of the heroes of the Revo- lution. The latter was a native of Rhode Island. His father served in the British army during the French and Indian War, and died in Rhode Island from an attack of the smallpox, contracted in the army. Amos, who was then quite young, was taken by his uncle John to Pennsylvania, where he was taught to hunt and trap, a business which he followed in early life. In 1778, during the massacre of Wyoming, he seems to have had a miraculous escape. He was then nineteen years of age, and was sen'ing as one of the reser\e of riflemen. His three comrades fell around him, and he felt that his turn would be next, but he noticed that the fatal shots were preceded by a puff of smoke from behind a certain log, and as an Indian's head appeared at that place a bullet sped thither, and his life was saved. Retreating, he hoped to lie concealed in a wheat-field, but the Indians stumbled upon him and he was forced to run. Oneof the savages was at his heels with tomahawk lifted. A bru.sh fence lay in the wa\-, which he cleared at a bound; then turning, shot his pursuer dead. Throwing away his musket, he plunged into the river, and though followed by a shower of bullets, reached the other side, and hid in a marshy spring. There he remained over night, and the next two nights were spent in a hollow log. Once some Indians .sat upon the 156 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. log, and he heard bullets rattling in their pouches. VoT three days and nights he lay concealed, without food and clothing, for the latter he had cast aside on swiinniing the river; but finaJIx he could stand it no longer, and ventured forth. Ik- happened to meet a band of men, among them a Tory whom he knew, and who said, "My God! Amos, how came you here .stark naked ?' ' He gave him food and clothing, and two nights later he reached the American camp to first tell the news of the ma.ssacre of Wyoming. After the war Amos .Stafford, Sr., located at Saratoga, at what is yet known as Stafford's Bridge, and there died in 1813, at the age of fifty-nine. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Jacob Fergu.son, was born in Dutchess County, N. v., near Poughkeepsie, and llirouglinut life followed farming. As he was a cripple, he sent a substitute to the Colonial army. His father was a Tory. Two of his brothers were in the British army, but both deserted and became American sol- diers. The grandfather died in 1843, at the age of eighty-four. The family name was originally spelled Forgason. Samuel Stafford, father of our subject, was born in New York, was a lumberman in earl}' life, and in 1825 ship])ed timber to New York City, where he sold it for .seventy cents per foot. He after- wards engaged in farming. In 1824 he left Saratoga and removed to \'ictor, Ontario County, where he dieard, and after^vard became a member of the mercantile firm of Larnard iV Hailys, which was succeeded i)y Laniard, Hailys & Bartlelt; but at length our subject retired from the firm. On the fith of September, 1848, Mr. Laniard was united in marriage with Miss II. Alida Brad- way, a daughter of Binoiia and Altha (\^aiuler- veer) Bradway, of Schoharie County, N. Y. P'our children were born to them, all daughters, but Emma and Ida are now deceased. Those yet living are Ernia and Edna. After withdrawing from the store, Mr. Laniard made a trip to Pike's Peak, visiting that place when it contained only one frame house. On his return he was engaged in the grocery busi- ness for two years, during which time he was ap- pointed Town Clerk, and for almo.st a quarter of a centurv he filled the office, a high testimonial to his ability and fidelity to diit\-. He and his wife hold membership with the Baptist Church, and for a number of years lie has .served as Church Treasurer, a position he yet holds. He aided in building the first church in Delavan, and has since lielpt.-d to build two other churches. In politics, he is a Republican. His life has been an honorable and upright one, and the many e.\- cellencies of his character have gained for him high regard. I'DW'ARI) !•. WILLIA.MS. ■7' I)\\'.\K1) F. WILLI.X MS. one of the popular 'e) and enterprising young citizens of Delavan, ^ who is nnw serving as cashier in the Citi- zens' Bank, was here born on the ytli of April, 1859. On the paternal side lie is of Welsh de- scent. His grandfather was a iiati\e of Wales, and in his business life was a silk iiRicliant. Re- moving to Ireland, his death occurred in the city of Dublin. Henry H. Williams, who was one of his four children, is the father of our subject. He was born on the Emerald Isle, and, lia\ing emi- grated to America, he came to Dela\an in 1849, and established a jewelry store, in which he still owns an interest. He married Anna A. Keeler, a native of New York, and a daughter of Peter M. Keeler, a native of the Empire vState, who came to Walworth County in 1840, and here en- gaged in farming. His death occurred in Dela- van, at the advanced age of .seventy five years. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Will- iams, all sons: Howard, our subject, and one who died in infancy. Edward F. spent the days of his boyhood and youth in liis parents' home, and the public schools afforded hi 111 his educational prixileges. He en- tered upon his busine.ss career as a clerk in the clothing store of M. Gavett, with whom he re- mained for five years. On the expiralit)n of that period, in 188 1, he accepted a position as assistant cashier of the Citizens' Bank, and thus .served un- til 1885, when he was made cashier. Mr. Williams was married on the 22d of Sep- tember, 1891, the lad>' of his choice being Mi.ss Carrie Phccnix, a granddaughter of the founder of Delavan, and a daughter of K. K. and Mary E. (Top])ing I Plueiiix. Their union has been bles.sed with one son, to whom was given the name Phcenix. Mr. Williams is a member of the Episcopal Church, aud in politics is a supporter of the Re- Gkokc.k Iv Catkin. M D PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. i6i publican party and its principles. He has been elected to some local offices, having served as Village Clerk for three years, and at this writing he is a member of the Village Board of Trustees. He has a good home property in Delavan, and is holding a responsible position, the duties of which he discharges in a very capable manner. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman, who has many friends throughout the comnuuiity, and by all he is held in high regard. GEORGE E. CATLIN, M. D. gEORGE E. CATLIN, M. D., who is engaged in the practice of medicine in Lake Geneva, claims Peinisylvania as the vState of liis iia- tivitj^ for he was born in the town of Charleston, Tioga Count)-, on the 19th of March, 1840. His ■grandfather, Jesse Catlin, was a .soldier in the War of 18 1 2, and was a farmer by occupation. He died at the home of his .son Joel in 1845, at the age of ninety years, after having reared a fam- ily of four sons and one daughter. He was of French lineage. His grandfather. Gen. John Catlin, came to this country in charge of French troops during the French and English War. Af- ter the war he .settled in Boston, and there reared three sons, one of whom settled in Boston, one in Vermont, and the third, the father of Jes.se Cat- lin, settled in Connecticut. The Doctor's father, Joel Catlin, was a native of Connecticut, but became one of the early set- tlers of Tioga County, Pa., and there, in the midst of the forest, cleared and improved two large farms. He was twice married, his .second wife being Miss Almira Hill, a daughter of Will- iam Hill, who was of Engli.sh descent. He was a wheelwright by trade, was one of the first merchants of Tioga County, and served as a Major in the old-time militia of Pennsylvania. His death occurred at the age of seventy years, but his wife lived to be eighty-three years of age. To Mr. Catlin's first marriage were born two sons and two daughters, of whom two are yet living: Samuel W. , who now makes his home in Charleston, Pa.; and Rosella, wife of Lyman J. Kingsbury, of Hamilton, Mo. By his second wife he had seven children, the following yet liv- nig: George E., of this sketch; Samantha, wife of Fred Helm, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Pollie, wife of George W. Johnson, a resident of Coving- ton, Pa.; and Helena, wife of Edward Ingerick, of Wellsboro, Pa. The father of this family died on the old homestead, at the age of eighty-three years. He was an active member of the Method- ist Episcopal Church, and his wife takes a lead- ing part in the work of the Baptist Church, to which she belongs. She still survives her hus- band, and makes her home in Covington, Pa. The Doctor was reared in his native town of Charleston, and began his education in the dis- trict schools of the neighborhood; later he attend- ed Wellsboro Academj^, and subsequently Mans- field Seminary, a large institution, where he pur- sued a normal cour.se of study. On the 19th of April, 1S61, he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting in Capt. Sherwood's company for three months' service. On the expiration of that period he re-enlisted for three years' service, and was assigned to Company B, One Hundred and First Pennsylvania Infantry. He took part in the Peninsular campaign under Gen. McClellan, and was in the battle of Williamsburg, the .siege of Yorktown, and Fair Oaks. At the latter he was taken sick with typhoid fever and was sent to the hospital, and on account of physical disability was discharged, September 23, 1862. He then re- turned home, and during the succeeding winter engaged in teaching school. Afterward he and a friend raised a company, but the Doctor was again taken sick. Subsequently he was drafted, I 62 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. but did not go in as a drafted man, enlisting in- stead, August 19, 1863, in the Fifth United States Artiller>-, under conimaiui of James Piper, and afterwards conunanded by Capt. J. R. Urinckley. This battery' has quite a history. While in thi: Peninsular campaijjn the battery was entirely destroyed, men and horses, with the exception of Commander Piper, and he was shot through the hips. The Doctor was in man\- hotly-conte.sted battles. He served as a gunner through Grant's campaign, and in this capacity he was in the engagements of the Wilderness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor, Petersburg and Saylor's Creek. He declares Saylor's Creek to have been the hottest place he was ever in. This corresponds with Sheridan's account that Saylor's Creek was one of the most hotly-contested battles of the war, and yet but little is ever said of it. A shell bursting near the Doctor led him to think he was certainly badly hurt, if not killed. The same shell nearly unhorsed Sheridan. It was the Doctor's privilege to see Gen. Lee when he came from the woods with his flag of truce to surrender to Grant at Appomattox, so tliat, as a soldier, he was in at the first and at the close of the rebellion. While in the infantry, he served as color-bearer, and filled that rank at the battle of Fair Oaks, where seven of the color-guards were shot. He also carried the colors at Williamsburg. At the close of the war, when the country no longer needed his .ser\ices. Dr. Catlin went to Chicago, and thence to Janesville, Wis., where he was employed in a register's office. In the autunni of 1866 he entered Milton (Wis.) College, and in the fall of 1867 became a .student in Heloit College. In 1869 he entered the Michigan Uni- versity, and in 1870 was graduated from the De- troit Medical College. In August of tliat year he came to WaUvortli County, and began practice ill Genoa Junction, where he continued until i])al Cluircli. They have a fine home in tliis place and hospital- ity there reigns supreme. In his .social relations, the Doctor is a Roxal Arcli Mason, and inpt)litics is a Republican. He has always been a clo.se student of his profe.s.sion, keeping abreast with the times in every particular, and has won a large practice, which from the beginning has constantly increased. \)\<. JAMES ( OXSTA.Xr KIA'XOLDS. k JAM1-:S COX.STAXT RIvVNOLDS, a inedic.il practitioner of Lake Geneva, was liorii in Exeter, Green County, Wis., July 17, 1S49, and is a son of Dr. B. O. and Mary J. Reynolds, who.se sketch appears else- where in tills work. The greater part of his life has been spent with his parents, and he is now associated with his father in business. Deter- mining to enter the medical profes.sion, he began reading with his fatlier, and afterwards became a student in Rush Medical College of Chicago, from whicli institution he was graduated in 1870. Six years later he attended a course of lectures in Bellevue Medical College of New York. On his graduation from Rush Medical College, Dr. Reynolds went to Dakota, where he engaged in practice until 1875. In that year he returned to his native state, and, taking u]) his residence ill Lake Geneva, entered into partnership with his father. Both are men of experience and ex- cellent ability, and the success which is theirs is well deserved. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 163 In May, 1883, Dr. Reynolds led to the mar- riage altar Mrs. Carrie S. Blanchard, daughter of John A. and Rachel (Cardwell) Carson. One son graces their union, Benoni O. Mrs. Reynolds is a member of the Episcopal Church, and is a most estimable lady. The Doctor holds member- ship with Geneva Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M., and also belongs to the Benevolent Order of Elks, the Loyal Legion, and the State Medical Societ)-. In politics, he is a .stalwart Republican, and has been honored with a number of offices. He has several times sensed as a member of the Village Board of Lake Geneva, and in 1884 was elected a member of the General Assembly. On the ex- piration of his first term he was re-elected, re- ceiving one thousand five hundred and fort)- eight votes, against six hundred and seven given P. H. Moore, the Democratic candidate, and five hundred and sixty-nine for H. C. Ford, the Pro- hibition candidate. During the Thirty-eighth General Assembly he served as Chairman of the Committee on Railroads. In 1888, he was elected to the ,State Senate for a term of four years, receiving six thousand and seventy votes, against three thousand six hundred and eighty- six given James M. Kellogg, the Democratic candidate, and seven hundred and fifty -one votes cast for Joseph Collie, the Prohibitionist. Dur- ing his service as State Senator he was Chairman of the Committee on Town and County Organiza- tions, and a member of the joint Committee on Claims. The Doctor is a worthy representative of an honored family, and the position of promi- nence which he occupies in professional and pol- itical circles has been gained, not by influence or outside aid, but as the result of his own merits and abilitj-. WILLIAM H. BULLOCK. f36|lLLIAM H. BULLOCK, a leading photog- lAl ''^P'^^i'' ^^^'^ '^he proprietor of a well-ap- VY pointed art gallery in Lake Geneva, is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. He was born on the 17th of February. 1S64, and is a son of John and Lavina (Parker) Bullock, who are natives of Stafibrdshire, England. The grandparents also lived in that countr)-, and never came to America. The father of our subject bade adieu to home and friends in 1851, crossing the Atlantic to the New World. He located in Philadelphia, where he spent nine )-ears, and then removed to Middle- town, N. Y., where he remained for one year. On the expiration of that period he became a resident of Chicago, and establi.shed a .studio in Crosb3-'s Opera House Building, but after four months the gallery was destroyed by fire. He is a landscape and portrait arti.st, and pos.sesses much ability along the line of his chosen profes- sion. In 1S72 he came to Lake Geneva, where he has since been engaged in his work as an artist. In the Bullock family were two sons and four daughters, and five of the number are j'et living, as follows: Anna, wife of Ed McGraw, a re.sident of Chicago; Rosa, wife of Homer Schwarz, of Wilmot, Wis.; Lucy, wife of Benjamin Miller, of Walworth County; and William H. and Arthur, of Lake Geneva. Since a child of seven years, Mr. Bullock of this sketch has made his home in Lake Geneva. Here he was reared and educated, and when a youth of thirteen he began learning photography. In the practice of this art he has since spent his life, and has steadily worked his way upward to a prominent position among the leading artists of the state. On the 24th of September, 1888, Mr. Bullock was united in marriage with Miss Belle Battis- fore, a daughter of Emaiuiel and Leveda Battis- fore. In June, 1891, he embarked in business 164 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. for himself in Lake Geneva, and on the ist of September, 1893, had the misfortune to have his galk-p,- destroyed by fire. He then erected the one which he now occupies, supplied it with everj- facility for doing first-class work, and is now enjoying a large business. From the be- ginning his trade has constantly increased, and the liberal patronage which he now receives is well deser\'ed. He is a nienilier of the Modeni Woodmen of America, but takes no very pronj- inent part in public affairs, preferring to give his entire time and attention to the interests of his art. He possesses many excellencies of charac- ter, and his well-spent life has made him a highly re.spected citizen of the community. FRANCIS A. BUCKBHK. r~K.\NCIS A. BUCKHEK, Justice of the 1^ Peace, and a leading and influential citizen I * of Lake Geneva, claims New York as the State of his nativity. He was lx)rn in the town of Chili, Monroe County, June 8, 1828, and comes of a faniil)- which was founded in America by John Buckbee, who had six sous, four of whom, Klijah, John, Russell and Samuel, settled in Westche.ster and Dutchess Counties of New York. Of the other two, one went to \'ermont, and one to Connecticut. lilijah Buckee, just mentioned, was the father of Russell Buckbee, the grandfallier of our subject. This information concerning the family was obtained from an uncle, Samuel Buckbee, who lived to be ninety-seven years of age. He said he could remember seeing his grandfather Klijah visiting his son Rus.sell, making the journey over the Catskill Mountains on horseback when eighty-five years of age. The distance was about forty miles. Russell Buckbee was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., served in the Colonial army during the Revolution, and at one time was lield as a ])ris- oner on a ves.sel in Xew York Harbor. He made farming his life work, and died at the age of sixty-five years. J e.sse Buckbee, father of our subject, was born in Orange County, N. Y., and was one of a family of four sons and four daugh- ters. In the winter of 1845-46, he emigrated to Wisconsin, and in Februarj- of the latter year he removed to Rockford, 111. While on a business trip to New York, he died in the fall of 1846, at the age of sixty-one years. He was always a prominent man in the conununity in which he lived, and was honored with a number of offices of public trust. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Secor, was born in Orange County, X. Y., and was about eighty-five years of age at the time of her death. Both were members of the Methodist Epi.scopal Church, and took an ac- tive part in church and benevolent work. Mrs. Buckljce was a daughter of John Secor, a French- man, who was the owner of an iron foundry in Orange County, and was al.so a slave-holder and the owner of a general store and mill. His death occurred at the age of eighty. Francis A. Buckbee is one of a family of seven children. His sister, Eleanor W., is the wife of John W. Ames, of Dane County, Wis.; Charles W., twin brother of our subject, and Theodore E. are both living in Rockford, 111. The others are now deceased. The gentleman whose name heads this record was about seventeen years of age when his par- ents came to the West. His father died the fol- lowing year, and the care of the family devolved upon him. For a time he engaged in the prod- uce business, and afterwards eml)arked in mer- chandising, which he carried on in Rockford for about five years. On the i8th of February, 1863, he married Miss A. J. Palmer, daughter of Salmon and Abbie Jane (Sears) Hubbard, and adopted daughter of Dr. Alexander and Jane Palmer, na- tives of New York. Mrs. Buckbee graduated from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 165 Rockford Ladies' Seminary in the Class of '54, it being the first of the institution. A remarkable fact is that all six of the members of the class are now living. In the year of his marriage Mr. Buckbee came to Walworth County, and located on a farm of two hundred and forty acres in Lyons Township, where he successfuU)- carried on agricultural pursuits until 1874, when, accompanied by his wife, he made a visit to California. Since his return he has lived in Lake Geneva, and during the twenty 3'ears which have come and gone he has contin- uously held the office of Justice of the Peace. His long .service well indicates his fidelity to duty and the confidence and trust reposed in him. He was also Police Magistrate for six years. Mr. Buckbee is a prominent Mason, and for ten years has been Master of Geneva Lodge No. 44, A. F. & A. M. He was elected High Priest of the Chapter, and, with the exception of the year spent in California, held that position for fourteen consecutive years. He belongs to the Epi.scopal Church, and his wife holds membership with the Congregational Church. In his political views, he is a stalwart Republican, unswerving in his allegiance to the principles of the party. Four years after coming to Wisconsin he was elected to the State Legislature, and again in 1874 was chosen to that position. He is one of the promi- nent men of the state, widely and favorably known in political and social circles. He is a public-,spirited and progressive citizen, who ever labors for the best interests of the people, and wherever he goes he wins the confidence and re- gard of those with whom he is brought in contact. CLARENCE D. GILBERT. ELARENCE D. GILBERT, an enterprising grocery merchant of Lake Geneva, has the honor of being a native of Walworth County. He was born in the town of Walworth, Septem- ber 21, 1852, and is the eldest of three children whose parents were Charles H. and Eliza (Day) Gilbert. The other two, Carrie and Harry, how- ever, are now deceased. The father and mother were both natives of the Empire State, and the former followed agricultural pursuits throughout his life. About 1850 he emigrated westward, locating in Walworth County, Wis., where he purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. This he cultivated and improved until after the breaking out of the late war, when he responded to the country's call for troops, and enlisted in the Union service as First Lieutenant of his company. Prior to this he was Captain of a company of militia at Walworth Corners for about two years. In 1864 he was taken sick, and died at the age of thirty-eight, while on his way home. His wife survived him for about two years. The paternal grandfather, Andrew Gilbert, followed milling in the East until 1850, when he too came to the Badger State, where, in connection with his son Charles H., he engaged in farming. He served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and was ever a loj'al and faithful citizen. His death occurred in Delavan, Wis. , where he spent the last three years of his life. He had reared a large family, and reached the allotted age of three-score years and ten. The maternal grandfather was a native of New Hampshire, but lived for many years in the East. In taking up the personal history of our sub- ject we present to our readers the life record of one who is widel}- and favorably known in Wal- worth County, for here he has spent the greater part of his life. In the usual manner of farmer lads his early boyhood days were pas.sed, but at the age of twelve he left the farm and .spent two years in Delavan. He then removed to Lake 1 66 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Geneva, where he completed his education, after which he embarked in the milling business, car- rj'ing on business along that line luitil twenty- two years of age. when he went to Red Wing, Minn. There he engaged in the same business for a period of five and a-half years, and on his return to Lake Geneva he embarked in the gro- cerj- business, which he has followed continuoush- .since 1881. On the 22d of October, 1874. .Mr. Gilbert was united in marriage with Miss Grace Hammersley, daughter of William H. and Elizabeth (Smith) Hanmicrsley. They have one daughter, Liz- zie. Their home is a pleasant residence and is noted for its hospitality. Mr. Gilljert is a Re- publican in politics, and his wife is a member of the Congregational Clnircli. In this comnuuiity they have many friends, and their many excel- lencies of character have gained them the high respect of all. II. P). r\'KRl{LL. Nl'.. TVKRI'XL, one of the enterprising husine.ss men of Lake Geneva, is now en- ' gaged in merchandising as a member of the firm of Colby & Co. His connection therewith has continued for three years, and success has attended his efforts during that period. Mr. Tyrrell is a highly respected citizen of this com- munity, and with jileasure we present the record of his life to our readers. He was bom in Mc- Hcnry County, 111., August 5, 1853, ^"d is a son of James Tyrrell, a native of New York. The father was a farmer by occupation, and followed that pursuit in the Empire State until 1844, when he emigrated westward, and took up his residence in McHenrj' County, near Solon. Purchasing land, he there developed and improved a farm, continuing its cultivation until his death, which occurred on the 1 1 th of January, 1892, at the ripe old age of seventy-two years. He married Sarah La Dow, who was born in New York, and was a daughter of Peter La Dow, who was engaged in hotel-keeping in Syracuse, N. Y., and there served as Justice of the Peace for several years. He died when between eight>- and ninety years old. Mr. and Mrs. Tyrrell became the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters, namely: Marquis D., a resident of Eaton, Ohio; Lizzie, wife of A. T. Montgomerj-, of Woodstock, 111.; Georgia, wife of H. H. Brady, of Chicago; H. B.; Murray, who makes his home in Slayton, Minn. ; Ella, twin .sister of Murray, and wife of Charles Willey, of McHenn,- County, 111.; Adel. wife of H. O. Thompson, who is located in Chi- cago; and Arthur, who died in early manhood. The gentleman whose name heads this record was reared on his father's farm, in the county of his nativity, and spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the usual manner of fanner lads. His early education, acquired in the common schools, was supplemented by study in Da\ton, Ohio, whither he went at the age of eighteen years. He afterwards engaged in teaching .school betweed Dayton and Eaton, spending two years in that way, and then returned to Crystal Lake, 111., where he entered a store, serving as sales- man for a number of years. On the expiration of that period he went to McHenr\', 111., where for five years he engaged in clerking, being with the firm of Colby Brothers during the last two years. On the expiration of that period he re- turned to Cry.stal Lake to become manager of a store owned by Colby Brothers, and had charge of the .same for .six years. His residence in Lake Geneva dates from 1888, and in 1S90 he became a member of the firm of O. C. Colby & Co. at that place. They are now engaged in dealing in dr>- goods, boots and shoes, and clothing, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 167 have a good trade, for they carry a fine stock, are honorable and straightforward in all dealings, and ever treat their patrons with careful atten- tion and consideration. On the 7th of October, i88i, occurred an im- portant event in the life of Mr. Tyrrell — his mar- riage with Mi.'^s Jennie E. Beers, daughter of Dr. wedding ceremony was performed in McHenry, and their union has been blessed with two chil- dren, Esther A. and Ethel M. Mr. Tyrrell is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and has taken the Knight Templar degree. In politics, he is a Democrat. Besides his business he now has a good home property in Lake Geneva, and is E. A. and Esther M. (SalisburA-) Beers. The comfortabl3r situated. MRS. SARAH A. PHCENIX. yyiRS. SARAH A. PHCENIX is one of the Y oldest residents of Walworth County, and is hers was the second family to locate in Delavan. This work would be incomplete with- out the record of her life, for few, if any, are more familiar with the historj' of the community than she. Born in Chenango County, N. Y., on the 3d of September, 1799, she is a daughter of Sam- uel and Elizabeth (Carver) Kelsej-. Her father's people were from Alfred, Mass., and were of Eng- lish and Welsh descent. Her mother's people came from Connecticut. The days of her girl- hood were spent in her parents' home in the Em- pire State, and on the 24th of October, 1822, she became the wife of Samuel Phoenix. This gentleman was born in New York, De- cember 23, 1798, and was a son of William and Martha (Martin) Phcenix, natives of New Jersey, and of English descent. Samuel Phcenix was a tanner in early life, but learned various trades. In 1836, in compan)' with his brother Henry, he came to the West, locating in what is now Wal- worth County. Wisconsin was then a territory, and the name was yet spelled Oui.sconsin. The brothers erected a mill and operated the same un- til death. Samuel Phceni.x also engaged in other lines of business, and was one of the most promi- nent and influential citizens of the county. He named all of the townships in the county, and also gave the county the name of Walworth in honor of a temperance worker. The name of Delavan was bestowed upon this town by him, and he was a prominent worker for its advancement and up- building. His step-father, Montgomer}^ Bartlett, had served as a soldier in the War of the Revolu- tion, and was a citizen of Boston. Judge Carver, the great-grandfather of Mrs. Phoenix, was a member of the Connecticut Legislature, and reached the age of almost one hundred years. He had a .son who was a professional singer, and traveled throughout the vSouth. To Sanuiel Phcenix and his wife was born one child, Franklin K., who at one time was owner of a large nursery in Bloomington, 111., the sec- ond in size in the United States. Through vari- ous causes he lost that nursery, but for the past thirteen years has engaged in the same line of business in Delavan. He wedded Miss Mary- Topping, of Darien, Wis., a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Briggs) Topping, and they became the parents of ten children, six of whom are yet living: Samuel; Fred Stanley; Frank; John J.; May, wife of John Cameron, a banker of Chicago; and Carrie, wife of E. F. Williams, cashier of the Citizens' Bank of Delavan. Samuel Phoenix and his brother carried on bus- ine.ss together until death severed their partner- ship. On coming to Wisconsin they entered four thousand acres of land from the Govennnent. Mr. Phoenix was a very active business man, never knowing an idle moment, and it is proba- ble that his unceasing work shortened his life. 1 68 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He passed away in 1840, at the age of forty-one. He and his wife were two of a company who or- ganized the Baptist Church at Delavan in 1S39. Mr. Phcciiix served as an e.xhorter and his brother as a Deacon. Mrs. Phoenix is the only one of the charter members who is yet living. She has witnessed the entire growth and development <>( this county, and is one of those honored pioneer women who deserve to be mentioned in history for the ])rominciit part which they have taken in the upbuilding of the community. Though their work was of a more quiet kind, the women did no less than their husbands, and should share with them tlie honors of being the founders of the county. Since the above was written Mrs. Plia;ni.\ has pa.s-sed away, dying Ma>- 9. 1894, after having nearly reached the ripe old age of ninety-five vcars. )U1I\ 1:. I').\I-, 1890, be- came a member of the firm. He now has charge of the clothing department, and his pleasant, genial manner, and courteous treatment of his patrons have won a liberal patronage, and a con- stantly increasing trade. On the 2d of March, 1884, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Barr and Miss Matilda Wright, ^ J^- ■ / ir AirriifK Kwi-; PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 171 a daughter of Samuel and Matilda fHaskell) Wright. Two children grace their union, Allen Robert and Maurice Bentley. The parents are both members of the Episcopal Church. They have a pleasant home, which is the abode of hospitality, and throughout the community have many friends. Socially, Mr. Barr is connected with the Masonic fraternity, having taken the Knight Templar Degree. He belongs to the Blue lyodge and Chapter in Lake Geneva, and to Beloit Commandery No. 6, K. T. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Re- publican party. ARTHUR KAYE. ^1 RTHUR KAYE was for many years one of I I Walworth County's mo.st prominent and I I progressive citizens, and the work which he did for the upbuilding and development of the county numbers him among its benefactors. All who knew him respected him, and this work would be incomplete without a record of his life. He was born in Yorkshire, England, on the 24tli of March, 183 1, and was the eldest in a family of ten children born unto Abraham and Harriet ( Brayshaw ) Kaye. Nine of the number are yet living, namely: Addin, who makes his home in Lake Geneva; Hannnon, of Kansas; Mary, wife of Robert Lightbody, a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. ; John B., who makes his home in Iowa; Sarah, wife of Frank E. Baker, of St. Paul, Minn.; Harriet, wife of William Matthews, of Kan.sas; Abrara, who is located in Eureka, Nev. ; William, a re.sident of Lake Geneva; and Julia, wife of James S. Reek, of Linn Township. The father of this family was born in England in 1809, and in 1840 crossed the Atlantic to Amer- ica, but soon after returned home. In 1842 he brought his family to the New World, locating in Baltimore, where he remained for three years, when he took up his residence near Philadelphia. There three years were pas.sed, during which time he was employed as a grader of wool, in con- nection with woolen-mills of that cit>'. His health failing him, he removed to the West and pur- cha.sed a farm of two hundred and forty acres in Linn Township, where his remaining da}'s were 8 passed. His death occurred April 21, 1875. His wife, Harriet ( Bray.shaw) Kaye, was a daughter of John and Mary (Stock) Brayshaw. She was born April 14, 181 1, and is now living with her daughter, Mrs. Reek, at the age of eighty-three years. Arthur Kaye whose name heads this record started out in life for himself in 1852, when twen- ty-one years of age. Leaving the parental roof, he made his way to California, where he remained for two years, engaged in gold-mining and pros- pecting. In 1854 he returned home and married Miss Aimk M. Cullen, daughter of Patrick and Margaret (Stanton) Cullen, of Lj'un Township, who were the parents of five children. To Mr. and Mrs. Kaye were born eight children: Harriet A.; Marj-, wife of C. W. Fisher, of Chicago; Margaret F.; Helen M.; Cora A.; Addin Philip; Arthur W. ; and Anna Blanche. Upon his marriage, Mr. Kaye purchased a farm on sections 19 and 21, Linn Township, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits and merchan- dising. He opened a general .store, and for seven- teen years did a thriving business along that line, enjoying a constantl}' increasing trade and the liberal income derived therefrom. In 187 1 he purchased the property made famous bj- him, now known as Kaye's Park. It is an estate of some two hundred and seventy acres, beautifully located upon Geneva Lake, and during the twenty-two years after its purchase Mr. Kaye developed it into one of the finest summer resorts anywhere 172 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RJiCORD. found, it being one of the chief attractions on the far-fanieest facilities for the comfort and pleasure of its guests, two hundred of whom can lie accom- modated at the park at one time. The beautiful steamer, "Arthur Kaye," is use74 PORTRAIT A^L> lii'OGRAPHIC^U, RECORD. voting his entire time and alteiilion to practice. His skill and ability liave been recognized l>y a liberal patronage, and he has therefore secured a go . who was said b_\ the early chroniclers to have been of "an ancient and honorable Devonshire famih ," whose countr\ seat in Ivngland was near Exeter. The .spelling of the name was changed to the present form in the seventeenth century. The great-grandfather of our subject was a Revolutionary .soldier, and .served as one of the guard of Maj. Andre after the capture of the British spy. The records sa\ that he was a " succe.ssful farmer, and led a worthy life." The grandfather of our subject, .Spencer Weeks, was born in Norwich, Mass., in 1797, and was a farmer by occupation. Ivmigrating westward to Walworth Connt\ , Wis., his last days were spent in Lyons Township, where he died at the age of si.\ty-two. He reared a large family of ten children, and four of his sons located in this county. vSanuiel <)., father of our subject, was born in Mass.acluisetls, ami dates his residence in the Badger State from 1844, at which time he located in Eyons Township, where he still makes his home, and where for many years he carried on farming. He married Miss Charlotte, daughter of David \'antine, who was born in New York, of Holland ancestry. He followed farming and .school teaching in Clinton County, N. Y., and there died in 1873, at the age of eighty-four years. Mrs. Weeks passed away in the same year. In her family were five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom four are yet living: Mar>-, widow of M. H. .Sj)erry, of Elkhorn, Wis.; Irene, wife of h. I.. Cobb, of Elkhorn; Hobert O., of Whitewater: and Wilbur G., of this sketch. In the county of his nativity, Mr. Weeks of this sketch was reared to manhood. He remained at home upon the farm until fourteen years of age, and then entered the office of the Elkhorn Iiidcpiitdiul. where he began learning the printer's trade. His early education, acquired in the dis- trict sc1kk)1s, was supplemented by study in the public schools of Elkhorn and in the Normal School of Whitewater. On the i.st of April, 1881, he accepted the management of the Delavan Republican, then owned by a stock company, and two years later bought the outfit, since which time he has contiinied its j)ublicalion. On the 23d of August, 1882, Mr. Weeks was united in marriage with Mi.ss Beatrice Tilden, a native of Delavan, and a daughter of Ithiel and Margaret (Averill) Tilden, who were natives of the lunpire State. To them has been Ijorn a .son, l-red 15., now a lad of ten >ears. The parents PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 175 are both faithful and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. Weeks is now serving as Church Trustee and as Superin- tendent of the vSunday-scliool. Socially, he is connected with the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities, and in politics he is a .stal- wart supporter of Republican principles. He is now the owner of a good home property, besides one of the finest printing-offices in the state. Neat and clean, with a place for everything and everything in its place, it is a well-equipped establishment, and the work wliich it turns out is first-class in every particular. BENONI O. REYNOLDS, M. D. gENONI O. REYNOLDS, M. D., a phy.sician and surgeon engaged in practice in Lake Geneva, has not only been prominent in his profession in this locality, but has also been a leader in political and social interests, and is recognized as a ino.st prominent citizen . He was born in Sempronius Township, Cayuga County, N. Y., July 26, 1824, and is a .son of John and Nancy (Haj') Reynolds. This worthy couple had a family of nine children, two sons and .seven daughters, and six of the ninnber are j-et living, namely: Emeline, widow of Ezra Win.slow, a res- ident of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Caroline, wife of Richard Snyder; Catherine, widow of Ira Perry, and a resident of McGregor, Iowa; Sophronia, wife of William C. Thompson, a resident of Waukon, Iowa; Nancy, wife of D. Cha.se; and the Doctor. The father of our subject was a farmer, who died in Onondaga County, N. Y., in his eightieth year. His wife had previously passed awaj'. In the War of 18 12 he served as a .soldier. The paternal grandfather of our subject bore the name of Benoni Reynolds, and was a native of Wales. During Colonial days he cro.ssed tlie broad Atlantic to America, and when the Colonies began their struggle for independence he entered the .ser\'ice as a Revolutionary soldier. For many years he lived in Marcellus, N. Y., and there died at the age of almost one hundred years. The maternal grandfatlier was a native of Ger- many. He too .ser\ed in the Revolutionary War, and passed away at a ripe old age. Dr. Reynolds of this sketch li\ed in Cayuga County, N. Y., through the days of his boyhood and youth, and acquired his early education in its district .schools. He may truly be called a self-made man. At the age of thirteen he was bound out to learn a trade. For a time he worked in a cooper shop, and then followed farm work for three years, on the expiration of which period he ran away and began life for himself. He planned to secure a better education, and for two winters engaged in teacliing .school. At the age of .seventeen, he began studying medicine, and thorough preparation has made him an excellent physician. As soon fls he found it possible, he entered Rush Medical College of Chicago, and was graduated therefrom in 1851. About ten years later he was graduated from the Opthahnic College of New York City. In 1855, Dr. Reynolds located in Elkhoru, Wis. He began practice, however, in Hunters- ville, Ohio, and in 1848 had removed to Racine, Wis., where he remained until coming to Wal- worth County, as before stated. In 1866, he came to Lake Geneva, and soon acquired an ex- tensive and lucrative practice, wliich lias contin- ued up to the present time. In 1 86 1, Dr. Reynolds was commissioned Sur- geon of the Third Wi.sconsin Cavalry, and .served with distinction in that capacity until 1865. The estimate placed upon his ability while a surgeon in the army is shown by the following order of Brig. -Gen. J. R. West, chief of the cavalry 176 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. division: "The oj>eratiiig staff will consist of Surgeon B. O. Reynolds, of the Third Wisconsin Cavalrv, and Surgeon \V. \V. Bailey, of the I'irst Missouri Ca\alry, and no ojx-ration sliall he per- formed without their sanction and direction; and in all doubtful cases the Board of Operating Sur- geons In charge will consult together, and a ma- jority shall decide upon the expediency and char- acter of the operation." Dr. Reynolds was married, March 30, 1848, to Miss Mar>J. Smith, who was horn in Brookfield, Truinhull County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Dr. John and Sarah (Bottles) Smith. Two children have heen born to them: James C. , who graduated from Rush Medical College of Chicago, and also pursued a course in the Bellevue Medical College of New York City, and is now engaged in prac- tice with his father; and Willis S., who was graduated from the Chicago Medical College, and is cashier of a bank at Hurley, Wis. The Doctor is a meniljer of McPherson Post, 0. A. R., and of the Loyal Legion. His wife belongs to the Congregational Church. In 1884 the DcK'tor was appointed a member of the State Board of Health, and .served in that capacity for eight years. He is a member of the National Medical Association and of the National Board of Health, and also of the 'State Medical Soci- ety of Wiscon.sin. He aided in the organization of the Rejiublican part\-, and since its establish- ment has been one of its earnest advocates. He is recognized as a skilled physician and surgeon, and has won a leading place among his profes- sional brethren and .secured from the public a large and lucrative patronage. JOHN ALLOTT 3r)HX ALLOTT, deceased, was for thirty-one \ ears a resident of Delavan, and was recog- nized as one of its Valued citizens. His ■sketch well deserves a jilace in the hi.storv- of the county, and we gladly present it to our readers. He was born in Yorkshire, England, July 11, 1S24, and was a son of John and Sarah Allott, who were natives of the same country. In their family were only two children, and the brother, Joseph, was drowned on his way home from a \isit to England. The father was a weaver by trade. He died in his native land at the age of sixty-four, and his wife survived him about eight years. They were both members of the Ivjjisco- pal Church. Under the parental roof John Allott was reared to manhood, and in the conunon schools of his native land acquired his education. On leaving home he learned the millwright's trade. He was a young man of eighteen when, in 1842, he cros.sed the Atlantic to America, locating in Rochester, X. Y. After a short lime, however, he went to Port Colborne, where he remained for about five years. He then removed to Beloit, Wis., where he engaged in the grocerj- business for a year, after which he spent two years carrj-itig on a meat-market in connection with Mr. Janibin. In the latter part of 1862 he came to Delavan, and made it his permanent home. He devoted his lime to running a meat-market and shipping live slock, and did a successful busine.ss, accinnu- lating a comforlalile conij)ttence. On the 4th of March, 1850, Mr. Allott was united in marriage with Miss Lucy Smith, daughter of George and Elizabeth (Busier) Smith, who were natives of Tyrone Township, Huntingdon County, Pa. Her father was a Lu- theran minister, and during the greater jiart of his life engaged in pastoral work in Penn.sylvania. Afterwards, however, he abandoned the ministry, removed to Canada, and for some time served as Deputy Collector at Porl Ct)lborne. His death PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 177 occurred in 1846, at the age of fifty-seven, and his wife passed away in 1844, at the age of fifty- five. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Allott also bore the name of George Smith, and was a native of Germany, hut in an early day removed to Pennsylvania, where he followed farming. He lived to an advanced age, and reared a family of four children. The maternal grandfather, Jacob Bu.sler, was also born in Germany, but was mar- ried and spent his remaining days in Penn.syl- vania, devoting his time to agricultural pur- .suits. Mrs. Allott was only two and a half years old when her parents went to Canada, and she there grew to womanhood. vShe was one of ten chil- dren, five .sons and five daughters, namely: Mary Ann, David, George, Elizabeth, Matilda, Marga- ret, lyUcinda, Clinton, Franklin and Charles Houston. To Mr. and Mrs. Allott were born nine children. John F., the eldest, who is proprietor of a market in Chicago, married Miss Sarah Jones, daughter of Rev. William Jones, of California, by whom he has four children: Frankie, Margie, Carroll and John. Frederick Clinton is the next in order of birth. Henry Eu.ston married Miss Ollie Sny- der, and is proprietor of a restaurant in Chicago. William W. is the third of the family. EHzabeth and Sarah Janet are now deceased. Nellie May is the wife of Fred Smith, of Bloomington, 111., by whom .she has two children, Warda Ralph and Lila Asenath. Jennie Lucy, the youngest of the family, is deceased. John Allott, during his long residence in Dela- van, formed a wide acquaintance, and won the respect and esteem of all with whom business or .social relations brought him in contact, for his life was ever honorable and upright. In politics, he was a supporter of the Republican party, but never sought or desired political preferment. His well-directed efforts won him success in busi- ness, and he owned a fann near Beloit and had a good home and other property in Delavan. He was a member of the Episcopal Church, and of the Sons of Temperance, and the best interests of the community always found in him a friend. He passed away February 18, 1893, at the age of sixty-nine, and his loss was widely and deeply mourned. Mrs. Allott is a member of the Free- will Baptist Church, and, as did her husband, de- lights in doing good. She still makes her home in Delavan, and is one of the highly respected ladies of that place. FREDERICK BROWNELL. [~REDERICK BROWNELL, who is liv- JM ing retired in Lake Geneva, through well- I ' directed efforts in former years acquired the capital which now enables him to lay aside busi- ness cares. A native of New York, he was born in Dutchess County, on the 2 2d of February, 1817, and was an oidy child. His grandfather was a native of Nova Scotia, and in an early da\- removed to Dutchess Count>-, where his death oc- curred at an advanced age. His father died when about twenty-five years of age, and Frederick was reared by his grandfather on the old home farm in New York until eighteen years of age. He then began working as a farm hand by the month, being employed by a neighbor, Thomas White, and later he followed various pursuits whereby he might earn an hone.st living. In 1837, Mr. Brownell left his native county and removed to western New York. There he was married in February, 1840, the lady of his choice being Miss Mary Lavina Tabor, daughter of Pardon and Hannah ( Finch ) Tabor, who were natives of Genesee County, X. ^■. The young cou]ile began tlieir domestic life in the Ivmpire 178 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. State and there resided for some years. In 1844, Mr. Brownell started westward to seek a home, and being much pleased with Walworth County, Wis., he located in Geneva Township, five miles from the village of Lake Geneva, where he bought a farm of forty acres. He at once began its cultivation and development, and as time pa.ssed he added to it a tract of .seventy-six acres. Devoting his time and attention to agricultural pursuits, he continued U])i)n the farm until 1S73, when he sold out and canii.' to Lake Geneva, where for some time he ran a cider-pre.ss, and also engaged in digging wells. In 185 1, he made a trip to California, where he spent two years. During that time he managed to save iJSrK), which he deposited in a bank in .San Franci.sco, but the bank failed, and he thus lost all he had. On his return to his farm in Walworth Countv, which he had left in charge of his wife during his western trip, he began work with good courage, and gradualh' accumulated enough to keep him and his e.stimable wife in comfortable circum- stances throughout their remaining da>s. He may truly be called a self-made man. for his suc- ce.ss is due entirely to his own efforts. Socially, .Mr. Hrownell is a memljer of tlie Ma- sonic fraternity and lias taken the Royal Arch degree, In ]),ililics, he is indc])endenl. He came til Walworth Count\- when it was a wilderness, and when Indians still resided in the neighbor- hood. Here he has lived for half a century, dur- ing which time he has not been a carele.ssob.ser\-- er of the growth and development of the com- nuinity, but has always aided in its progress and development as his time and means would afford. The be.st interests of the community have ever found in him a friend, ready to aid in their pro- motion. DR. I-:i)\VIX S. McBURXKV. 0K. KDWIN S. .McIURXlvV, who is success- fully engaged in the practice of dentistry in Delavan, where he is recngtii/.ed as a leading and influential citizen, claims I'enn.sylvania as the State of his nativity. He was boni in Hickor>-, Washington C<>nnt\', Se])tember i(S, 1851J, and is a .son of John and Klizabeth ( Hammond) MclJur- ney, who were also natives of the Keystone State. The paternal grandfather, John McBurney, was l)orn in Penn.syhania, and was descended from a family of Scotch origin. He followed farming tliroughout his entire life, and died in Hickory, at the age of se\enty-nine years. The maternal grandfather, Samuel Hammond, was also born in I'enn.sylvania, and was of Scotch lineage. Ik- was a man of firm convictions, honest .-uid n])righl in all things, and as a means of lixeliluHid he al- ways followed farming. His death occurred at the age of sixty-seven. The father of our subject is also a dentist by pro- fe.s.sion. He has spent his entire life in Hickory, Pa., engaged in business along that line. He and his wife are members of the United Presby- terian Church, and are highly-respected citizens. By their union were born six sons, of whom five are yet living, namely: Edwin S., of this sketch; John K., who makes his home in North Buffalo, Pa.: William H., who is located in Grafton, Pa.; and Robert II. and George A., Ixith of whom are living in Hickory. Our subject is the oidy member of the family residing outside the boundaries of the Ke>stone State. He was reared in Hickory, and acquired his education in its public .schools. When (jnite young he began studying dentistry under the di- rection of his father, and with him continued un- til 18S2, when he emigrated westward, locating in Delavan, Wis., where he has since practicetl. TiMOTiiN II Im:i.i.()\\s PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. i8i On the 27th of December, 1883, Dr. McBurney was united in marriage with Miss Mamie Hatch. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and died in that faith on the 15th of September, 1889. On the 1 8th of October, 1893, tlie Doctor was again married, his second union being with Miss Nettie Hatch, a sister of his first wife, and a daughter of Lewis F. and Sarah F. (Rector) Hatch, well-known residents of Delavan. Our subject and his wife are both nieml)ers of the Baptist Church, and are active workers in its in- terest. The Doctor is serving as Secretary of the Sundaj'-school, and does all in his power for the growth and upbuilding of both the school and the church. Socially, Dr. McBurney is a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity and the Modern Woodmen lodge. He votes with the Republican party, and is a warm advocate of its principles, but has never sought or de.sired political prefer- ment, desiring rather to give his entire time and attention to his business interests. He has a well- equipped office, keeps abreast with the times, is thoroughly interested in his profession, and is now recognized as one of the leading dentists of Walworth Countv. TIMOTHY H. FELLOWS. 'I MOTH Y H. FELLOWS, one of the highly respected citizens of Walworth County and one of its honored pioneers, is living retired on the old home farm on section 35, Bloomfield Township. He was born in Luzerne County, Pa., March 14, 1812, and is one of thirteen chil- dren whose parents were Abiel and Dorcas (Hop- kins) Fellows. His father was a native of Con- necticut, and the mother of Massachusetts. The former, at the age of fifteen years, joined the Con- necticut militia who flocked to the aid of Gen. Gage and Gen. Schuyler during the Revolu- tionary War. He accompanied his uncle, who commanded a division at the battle of Freeman's Farm, on the 7th of October, 1777. He took part in the battle of Saratoga on the 17th of October, when Burgoyne surrendered, and then returned home, but .shortly after re-enlisted, and remained in the service until the independence of the colo- nies was an assured fact. During President Jack- son's admini.stration he was granted a pension of $96 per annum. He was a farmer, and in 1829 went west to Kalamazoo, Mich. He purchased a farm near Schoolcraft, and there made his home until his death, which occurred in August, 1833, at about the age of sixty-two years. He was also a Militia Colonel during the Black Hawk War, served on the staff of Gen. Cass, and aided in or- ganizing the troops in western Michigan. He was alwaj's a prominent citizen in whatever commun- ity he lived, and won the respect of all with whom he came in contact. The Fellows family was of English origin. Our subject's father was three times married. His first wife was a Miss Andrews, and for his sec- ond wife he wedded Catherine Manna, by whom he had six children: Ann, Andrus, Amanda, Al- mira, Abiel and A.sahel. His third wife was Dor-, cas, daughter of Timothy Hopkins, a native of Connecticut. On the gth of November, 1864, she was granted a pension of $70 per year in recogni- tion of her husband's services in the Revolution. The pension certificate bore the number 6,697, and was recorded in the Pension Office under Act of Februar3^ 3, 1853. Mrs. Fellows .survived her husband many j^ears, and died in May, 1866. Of the seven sons and six daughters in her famil)-, five are yet living: Timothy H.; Sarah, wife of Richard Huyck, of Decatur, Mich.; Orville H., who is living in Schoolcraft, Mich.; Milo, who makes his home in Mills County, Iowa; and Lucy, wife of C. W. Sible\-, of State Center, Iowa. lS2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. We now take up the personal historj' of Timo- thy H. Fellows, who remained in Ln/erne County, Pa., until he was eij^htcen years of aj^c, livinj; u])- 011 the farm. The year 1829 witne.s.sed his arriv- al in Michigan, where he purchased land, and for ten years enijaged in its cultivation. Duriii); that l)ericKl he was married. In 1831 he wedded MissEli/.a Ann Duncan, daughter of William and Ruth ( Gilmore) Duncan, who were nativesof New Hampshire. Ivleven chihlren were born of this union. Edwin, the eldest, died in infancy. Gilmore I), married Miss Helen A. Norris, by whom he had one child, Gertrude, now deceased. The moth- er (licil in 1876, and he then wedded Dora H. I'arndee, by whom he has one son. Timothy How- ard. Tlieodure A. married Miss Jane A. Monear. .\nn, lunma J., Anna Iv, Frances Ruth. Mary H., William T., Louisa I. and Katie L. are all now deceased. Mr. Fellows has Ijeen a re.sident of Walworth County since 18,^9. At that time the county was so thinly .settled that he bla/etl the trees in order to find his way from place to place. Purchasing between three and four hundred acres of land, he at once began the development and cultivation of the farm, and to this he lias added until he now owns five hundred and forty acres. He has also owned several other farms, but still retains possess- ion of the old homestead, which for fifty-five years has been his place of abode. In 18S7 he was called up>on to mourn the lo.ss of his wife, who died on the 23d of April, at the age of seventy-two. She was a member of the Congregational Church, to which Mr. F'ellows also belongs. In his political views our subject was formerl\- a Whig, although liis father voted the Democratic ticket. When the Republican party .sprang into existence he joined its ranks and has since been one of its stalwart supporters. He was a prominent Ab- olitionist, and aided in what was popularly known as the rndergronnd Railroad, at one time sending his eldest .son, Theodore, as an attendant of a runa- way slave to the next station on the line. He served as the first Chairman of the Board of .Sujjcrvi.sors of Bloomfield Township, and in 1851 and 1S52 represented his district in the State Leg- islature. No trust reposed in him is ever betrayed, and he is alike true to every duty, whether public or private. He has gone through all the experi- ences of pioneer life, and during his fifty-five years' residence in Walwortli Count\' has become one of its most honored and highly respected citizens. 1 \\i:sLi:\' x. loiiNsox. |i:SI.i:V X. JOHNSON is one of the intlu- eiUial and honored citizens of Lake Geneva. He is now serving as Mayor, and since 1890 he has been the owner of the Lake Geneva Steamer Line. A jmblic-spirited and progressive citizen, he takes an active interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the comnuniity, and does all in his power fur the promotion of worthy enterprises. Mr. John,son was born in Cortland Couiit\-, X. v., Jaiuiary C\ 1852, and is a son of l%ra,stus and Nancy (Newton) John.son, who were also natives of the Empire State. The paternal grandfather. Al)ner John.son, was born in Connecticut and fol- lowed farming and hotel-keeping. His family numbered eight children. The maternal grand- father, Caleb Newton, a Long Island farmer, was a pioneer in Cortland, N. Y., starting from Patch- ogue in one of the old-fashioned cosercd wagons. He reached the age of seventy-.seven years. His life was an honoralile and njjright one, and he was a very devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, doing nuich for its welfare. Ivrastus Johnson also devoted his energies to agricidtural pursuits, ami in the lunpire State spent his entire life, his death there occurring in /^ >. r^ #i \\'i':si.i:v Jonxsox PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 183 188 1, at the age of seventy-one years. His wife survived him until the winter of 1892, and passed away at the age of seventy-one. In religious be- lief they were Methodists and took a leading part in church work. vSix children were born to them, but only three of the number are now living: Lu- cretia D., wife of John E. Burton, of Eake Gen- eva; Wesley of this sketch; and Mary E., widow 'of George Cunningham. In the usual manner of farmer lads our subject spent the days of his boyhood and youth, earlj- becoming familiar with all the duties of farm life. His primary education, acquired in the connnon schools, was supplemented by study in Cazenovia Seminar}-, where he remained for three years. On attaining to man's estate, he .started out in life for him.self, following the occupation to which he had been reared. He thus carried on agricultural pursuits in the East until 1886, when he came to Wi.scon.sin, locating in Lake Geneva. He was .employed to look after about two thousand acres of land, in different farms, the property of his brother-in-law, J. E. Burton. This business oc- cupied his attention until 1890, when he purchased the line of Lake Geneva steamers which he still owns. The lady who now bears the name of Mrs. Johnson was formerly Mrs. Emma Hutchins, and a daughter of (Barrett and PCliza (Waterbury) Pennoyer. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Jessie, Frank and Bessie. In 1892, our subject built a beautiful residence in Lake Geneva. It was erected in a modern .style of architecture, is .supplied with all modern conveniences and improvements, and is a very hand.some home. vSocially, he is a member of Lake Geneva Lodge No. 96, K. P. In his political views, Mr. Johnson is a Repub- lican. He .served as Fire Marshal of Lake Gen- eva for three years, and in Januar\-, 1894, was elected Mayor of the city, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of William Seymour, and in April was re-elected. He takes a ju.st pride in every- thing pertaining to the advancement of the city's interest, and as Mayor his influence will ever be put forth for the good of the connnunity. SAMUEL iMcCOTTER. 0AMUEL McCOTTER, who is now living a 2\ retired life in Lake Geneva, is a native of VS/ the Green Mountain State, for he was born in Orwell, Rutland County, Vt., on the 28th of February, 1821. He is of Scotch descent, his paternal grandfather having been a native of Scotland, and the founder of the family in Amer- ica. On crossing the Atlantic, he located in Philadelphia, where he engaged in ship-building. His death occurred when seventy years of age. James McCotter, the father of our subject, was born in Philadelphia, and became a carpenter and joiner. He married Janet Howard, a native of Benson, \'t. , and a daughter of Samuel Howard, a farmer of the Nutmeg State. Her father reached the advanced age of eighty years. He , was a member of the Congregational Church, and lived an honorable, upright life, well worthy of emulation. To Mr. and Mrs. McCotter were born eight children, but only two are now living, our subject and his sister Catherine, wife of James Sinunons. The parents are also now deceased. They were members of the Congregational Church, and the father, who possessed a fine voice, sened as leader of the choir for some years. Mr. McCotter of this sketch .spent the first ten years of his life in his native town, and then re- moved to Middlebury, \'t. After his father's death he operated the home farm for about seven 1 84 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. years. He was a hard-working lioy, and the educational privileges of his youth were quite limited. On attaining his majority he began work as a iK-diUer. At length he determined to .seek a home in the West, hoping thereby to bene- fit his financial condition, and in 1S44 emigrated to Chicago. During tlie succeeding four \ears he engaged in peddling in Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1849, attracted by the discovery of gold in California, he cros.sed the plains to the Pacific Slope, where he engaged in mining for two years. On the expiration of that period he returned to Chicago and opened a grocery store. He was the third man who started a delivery busine.s.s in that city, and was one of only three business men who went through the financial j)anic of 1857. He continued in bu.sine.ss in Chicago until 1861, and from that time until 1S74 lived retired on account of ill liealth. In the latter year he came to Lake Geneva, where he has since made his home. Mrs. McCotter bore the maiden name of Mi.ss Sarah G. Kvans. Thev were married on the 15th of Februarj', 1852, and have now traveled life's journey together for forty -two years. The lady is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has the warm regard of all who know her. In his political views, Mr. McCotter is a Repul)lican. He owns a good home in Lake Geneva, and has .some real estate in Chicago. In former years he was an indefatigable worker, but his great energj' carried him beyond human endurance, and com- ])elled him .some years ago to retire from business and .seek recuperation. He has again found health on the beautiful Lake Geneva, where he s])ends much of his time Ixaating and fishing. He is a genial, kind-hearted man, and has a host of friends in the connnunity. When a Ixiy he learned to work hard, and .steadily won his way upward from a Innnble position to one of afflu- ence. Rusiness reverses did not take away his courage and determination to succeed, and the obstacles in his path seemed rather an impetus to renewed effort. i)anii:l gross. 0.\XIIU, GROS.S, a mason and contractor, who is now engaged in business in Lake tV-neva, is recognized as one of the wide- awake and enteqirising citizens of this place. As he has a wide acquaintance in this community, we feel that the record of his life will prove of inter- est to many of our readers. A native of New York, he was born in Chautau(|ua Chood. He was ac- companied !)}■ two brothers, and located in Maine, where for some years he engaged in tlie hiinbcr business and in securing material for ship-build- ing. When the War for Independence com- menced he entered the Colonial ser\ice, and aided in the struggle to throw of the yoke of IJrilish oppres.sion until the result .so earnestly wi.shed for was attained. He reared a family of .seven children, was a memt)er of the Presbyterian Clmrcli, and lived to the advanced age of ninety- six \ears. On the maternal side our subject is of Scotch descent. His grandfather, John Clark, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and when a lad of nine sunnners shipped before the mast. For thirty- five years he .sailed the high seas and four times was .shi]i wrecked. The last time he was captured by a Si)aniard, who held him as a sla\e for eigh- teen months. l'"riim that time forward he had no PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 185 love for Spanish people, and to hear them praised would rouse his Scottish ire. He afterward came to America, locating first in the Pine Tree State, from whence he remo\ed to New York. He reared a familj- of six children, three sons and three daughters. On abandoning the sea he be- came a farmer, and was a .sturdy, stirring Scotch- man, honorable and straightforward in all things. He, too, was one of the heroes of the Revolution, .serving for six years. He never had the services of a doctor in his life until a few days before his death, which occurred at the age of ninety-eight years and six months. Timothy Gross, father of our subject, made farming his life occupation. He removed from the Empire State to Pennsylvania, and his last days were spent in Erie County, where he passed away in April, 1875, at the age of seventy -eight years. His wife died in May, 1856, .at the age of fifty-nine. Mr. Gross held membership with the Bapti.st Church, and served as one of its Dea- cons. Seven children were born to this worthy couple, five .sons and two daughters, of whom four are yet living: William, a resident of Minne- apolis, Minn. ; Daniel; Elijah, of Miiuieapolis; and Harriet, wife of Cyrus McArthur, of Corr\-, Pa. We now take up the personal history of Daniel Gross, who was reared upon a farm in Warren and Erie Counties, Pa. He lived with an uncle, Henry Stevens, between the ages of five and twenty-three years, during which time he ac- quired a good English education in the common schools. Afterward he began learning the brick and .stone mason's trade, and also the trade of a plasterer, and has carried on business along these lines throughout his entire life. In June, 1854, he came to Wisconsin, locating in Lake Geneva, where he has since made his home. On the 2 2d of March, 1855, Mr. Gross was united in marriage with Miss Marj- Ann Flack, daughter of James A. and Mary (Lidell) Flack, who were natives of St. Lawrence County, N. Y. To them was born a daughter, Mary Ella, now the wife of E. H. Brooks, a hardware merchant of Jane.sville, Wis., by whom she has one child, Mary Louise. Both Mr. and Mrs. Gro.ss are members of the Methodi.st Church, and through- out the communit}' where they have so long re- sided they are held in the highest regard. Dur- ing the late war, Mr. Gross manifested his loy- alty to the Union by enlisting in Company C, Ninth Illinois Cavalry, serving for eight months. On his return he resumed work at his trade, and has since been engaged in contracting and build- ing. He has been interested in almost ever)' large building that has been erected in Lake Geneva, and in addition to his operations along this line he has been engaged as a dealer in ice for nine- teen years. He has .served as Supervisor of the Second Ward for two terms, and the be.st inter- ests of the community have ever received his hearty support and co-operation. He is num- bered among the earl)- settlers of the count)-, hav- ing witnessed almost its entire growth and devel- opment, and has never been a disinterested on- looker, but has always borne his part in the work of public progress. REV ISAAC N. MARKS. REV. ISAAC N. MARKS, rector of the Church of the Holy Communion of Lake Geneva, was born in New Orleans, La., on the Sth of December, 1845, and comes of an old Southern family. His paternal grandfather. Alexander Marks, was a native of South Caro- lina, and engaged in merchandising in Columbia, and in Charleston, S. C, for some time, and lived to the advanced age of more than .seventy years. His death occurred in New Orleans, 1 86 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where he made his home for a few years previous to his demise. His ancestors came from England and were English Jews. The father of our subject, l.saacN. Marks, Sr., was bom in South Carolina, and was one of a family of nine sons and four daughters. He, t(X), followed merchandising, for many years carrying on connnercial pursuits in the Crescent City, where he has now made liis home for the long jieriod of fifty-eight years. He married Miss Hannah J. Lee, a native of South Carolina, and to them were born eight children, but only two of the luunber are now living: Re\-. Isaac N., of this sketch, and Eva, wife of Dr. Robert Bailey, of New Orleans. We now lake up the i)ersonal histor\' of the gentleman whose name heads this record. He was reared and etlucated in New Orleans, and until twent\- -nine years of age was coiniected with his father in merchandising, but in 1.S74 he abandoned business interests to devote himself to the ministr>-. In 1.S77 he was made a Deacon of the Episcopal Church, and thus .served until May, iSSo, when he became a priest of that church, and has since devoted his entire time to pastoral labors. He ([ualified him.self for the work of the ministrx- wliile engaged in business. For six \ears he .ser\-ed with the church in New Orleans, and then left his native city for the North. In the mean time the Rew Mr. Marks was mar- ried. ()\\ the 9th of Novemtxrr, i.S6y. he was joined in wedlock with Miss Ursula Butler, daughter of Brevoort andl'rsula ( Moore 1 Butler, the former a native of New York and the latter of Mi.ssissip]ii. Their union has been bles.sed with three children: Ursula. Lsaac N. and Jo.sephine. On leaving New Orleans, Mr. Marks spent five years in charge of the E])i.scopal Church in Abi- lene, Miss., and was then called to the pastorate of a church in Jack.son, Tenn., where he remained for four years. In i.Sg2 he came to Lake Geneva and took charge of the j)arish over which he has since presided. The new house of worship was erected about iS,S4, and is a neat stone edifice with modern furnishings, including a 5,1,000 pipe organ. Tlie church is free from debt, has a .strong member.ship, and is in a thriving condition. Mr. Marks labors earnestly for the welfare of his ehurch and its people, and the Episcopal ministrx- numbers him among its earnest, faithful and able members. His geiitlemanl\', courteous maimer has won him the re.spect of all with whom he has been brought in contact, and since coming torter of china and earthenware. In i.Sss he removed to the West, and, settling in h'linl, Mich., retired from active business. He and his wife were members of the Flint Presbyte- rian Church, and both are now decca.sed. They were the i)arents of four children, a .son and three tlaughters: .Vnii Jane, widow of Henry C. Walk- ^ » -J*!*' i t. CiiAKi.i:s r. l^i.i.is Mrs. C. p. Ellis PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 193 er, who is living in Ann Arbor, Mich.; William H.; Lucilla Oakley, wife of Edward M. Mason, of Girard, Kan.; and Fannie, wife of W. B. Buck- ingham, who is living in Stevens Point, Wis. When a lad of twelve summers Mr. Hanmiers- ley of this sketch bade adieu to friends and native land, and came to America with his mother and the other children of the family His education was acquired mainlj' in England, for .soon after coming to America he served as clerk in his father's store. Having remained under the pa- rental roof until he had attained to man's estate, he then became as.sociated with his father in bus- iness and the connection was continued until 1855. The following year he came to the West, and lived in Flint, Mich., until 1858, when he re- turned to the Empire State, and there spent the succeeding five years of his life. On the 6th of October, 1853, Mr. Hammersley was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth S. Smith, a daughter of Henry and Phcebe Ann (Barker) Smith. Their union has been blessed with three children: Grace C, wife of C. D. Gil- bert, by whom she has a daughter, Lizzie; Charles H., who married Mi,ss Ida E. Gilbert; and William H., who married Miss Emma M. Seymour. The latter have two children, Sey- mour and Henry. In 1863, Mr. Hammersley came with his fam- ily to Walworth County, and for a year resided upon a farm. He then came to Lake Geneva, where he has made his home for thirty years, de- voting his entire time and attention to his busi- ness interests. There is only one merchant now carrying on operations in the town who was here at the time of Mr. Hammersley's arrival. He has therefore witnes.sed the growth and devel- opment of the place, and his fellow-townsmen say that he has ever borne his part in the work of advancement and progress. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hammersle\- hold member- -ship with the Congregational Church, and take an active interest in church and benevolent work. In his social relations he is a Royal Arch Mason. In politics, he is a Republican, and has held vari- ous town.ship offices. He has been Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and was also Township Clerk. He is true to every trust re- posed in him, whether public or private, and is one of the valued and highly respected citizens of Lake Geneva. CHARLES PERKINS ELLIS. EHARLES PERKINS ELLIS, anearly resident of La Grange Township, in whose hou.se the first town meeting was held, pa.ssed the last thirty-nine years of his life there. He was born in Ashfield, Franklin County, Mass., March 20, 18 12, and was descended from a familj- noted for its independence of thought and its pioneer spirit. His first ancestor in this country, Richard Ellis, was the son of a Welshman, who .served as an offi- cer in the Briti.sh army. Richard was born in Dublin, Ireland, on the i6th of Augu.st, 1704, and spent the first thirteen years of his life in va- rious parts of that i.sland, as the location of the military forces changed. His father having died, his mother paid for his cabin i>as.sage to Mrginia, where she expected he would find a home with an uncle resident there. The captain of the ves- sel in which he sailed was none too honest, and on landing at a Massachusetts port .sold the boy's time till of age, according to a custom of those day.s — claiming that he was a pauper. At Easton, Bristol County, Ma.ss., in 1728, Richard Ellis married Jane, daughter of Capt. John Phillips, a .soldier of the expedition against Quebec in 1690. In 1740 Richard Ellis removed from Easton to Deerfield, Ma.ss. , and shortly afterward began a I'OKTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL KECORD. ^94 cU-nrinn iiul critic-v his descendants. He die'>«l'^'"- Richard, settled a plac-e iK-ariuK the same uanie in Potter County, Pa. Several thou.sand of his en. eldest child of Richard lUlis. had seven children, and David, lheyounKestofthe.se, lioni January 30, 1763, movc- a.ssi.st in clearing up the farm. Springfield was a heavily wooded town- slii]> on the shore of Lake Erie, and afforded few educational advantages. The settlers were poor, and the free-school system was not adopted in that State until 1S40. Three months in the year a school was maintained in a log .schoolhou.se, with slabs for seats and desks, light being ad- David I\llis was an ardent Baptist, and was for mitted at the windows through greasetl paper. many years a Deacon, sometimes taking the ]>ulpit in the al»sence tif a regular pastor. His Sabbath al- ways In-gan at sunset Saturday night, at which lime all the farm work nuisl be slopiH.-d until Mon day. His mother, Mehitable Scott, was a daugh- ter of Kichard and Ivlizabeth Si-ott, early settlers of Sunderland, Mass. .Sarah Washbuni, wile of Deacon David l-'Uis. was a daughter of Dejicon The principal (|ualification exacted of the teacher was the ability to properly flog the large boys. On reaching manhurn. a prominent pinnitr citi/en ing the rafts, he made his way northward through of Ashfield. She was a woman of intelligence Indiana and Michigan, working on farms along and refinement, and, like her hu.sband. an ardent the way as the season advanced, and put in sev- Haptisl. Many interesting incidents in the lives of these jKople may Ix.- found in the lUlis Geneal og>-. a vohime of four hundred and eighty-three jOTges, pid)lisheentcr work in Michigan. He acquired eighty acres of fine timber and prairie land in Cass County, Mich., which he subse<|uently traded ff)r jiroperty, including a team of horses and wagon, with which he made the trip from Peiuisylvania to Wisconsin in 1842. M this time, I. a Grange was i)eopled by about a dozen families, and those several miles off, even lH>ru SeptemlKT 27, 17H9. She was a daughter in adjoining townships, were cou.sidered iieigh- ofCapt. I.amnK^-k Flower, and granddaughter of bors. Mr. Kllis secured one hundred and twentv Maj. Lamroi-k l-'lower, prominent among the early settlers of .\shfield William l^Uis and acres, and at first made his home in a log cabin on the uorthea.st corner of section 2 1 . This was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 195 replaced by a frame building in 1848, and in turn a larger and more pretentious dwelling was built on the same site. For several years the second structure served as a hotel, until the construction of a railroad six miles north diverted travel. The wayfarer was never turned away, and this home was alwaj-s con.sidered the home of any pa.ssing clergyman, whatever his creed. On the 15th of December, 1839, Mr. Ellis mar- ried Sarah Harris, who was born in Henderson, Jefferson County, N. Y., May 11, 1816. She was a daughter of Jeremiah and Priscilla (Cole) Har- ris, who settled in Springfield in 1824. The fa- ther and grandfather of Jeremiah Harris were named Anthony, the latter being born in Rich- mond, N. H., in 1736, of Welsh parentage. Priscilla Cole was a daughter of Barnabas Cole, who was born in Chatham, Mass., and is sup- posed to have been a descendant of Isaac Cole, who was born in Sandwich, County of Kent, England, and settled in Massachusetts in March, 1634. Anthony Harris, Jr., was a brother of Lydia Ballon, wife of Rev. Maturin, and moth- er of Rev. Hosea Ballou, one of the pioneers of Universalism in New England. Mrs. Ellis died at her home in La Grange Jaimarj- 7, 1894, in her seventy-eighth year. While .she received but a limited education in the primitive schools of western Penn.sylvania, Mrs. Ellis was an eager reader, and secured a large fund of general information. She lived in a realm above petty gos.sip, and though her life was a somewhat narrow one, her mind was not. She never complained of her privations and dis- advantages, but patiently devoted herself to her home, her husband and her children. A daugh- ter and two sons — Mrs. John E. Menzie, James R. and Charles E. Elli.s — survive her, and revere her memorj- as that of a .sincere Christian, whose life is an inspiration to noble thoughts and the patient, faithful performance of every duty that may come before them. The following words, from the pen of one of her neighbors, appeared in a local journal; "Charitably disposed, of a med- itative nature, she was one of those persons who, if they have troubles, never trouble others with a recital of them, and of whom it may be truly .said the world is better for their having lived in it. She early discarded the doctrine of eternal punish- ment for the beautiful sentiment that 'The ways of men are narrow, but the gates of heaven are wide.' And as .she lived, she died. Quietly, among the lengthening shadows, and into the . purple twilight, she cro.s.sed the dark river to the friends on the other side, leaving to tho.se that follow the noble legacy of a long life well spent." Mr. Ellis was reared under strict Baptist teach- ings, and was often cautioned by his grand- mother, Sarah Washburn, against the dangers of Universalism, but from the age of thirty years he .steadfastly adhered to the latter faith. He was an active supporter of religious services, and for many years the only churches in La Grange were owned by the Methodists. It was partly through his influence and efforts that the church near his home, which was begun by the Methodist Prot- estant denomination, and remained for many years in a partially completed state, was jointly finished and dedicated by the Methodists and Universalists of the neighborhood, not as a union church, but free to all Christian denominations. From earl\- manhood he was an advocate of human liberty, and joined the Republican party at its inception. He was an active worker in its town and county councils nearly all his life, and often .served as a town officer. He never sought any higher po,sitions. He was Town Treasurer in 1844, and was four times .sub.sequently elected to that position. In 1845 he was elected Super- visor, and at different times filled that office for eight terms. He never signed a temperance pledge, but lived a most temperate life, advocat- ing that course because it was right, and not be- cause others did or urged it. This was his rule in everything, to do right from principle, and not through fear of punishment or hope of reward. He died at his home in La Grange, peacefully and calmly, on the 22d of January, 1881. The following testimonial to his character is taken from an obituary published in the Whitewater Register, from the pen of a prominent citizen of La Grange; "The writer of these lines has known the de- ceased for nearly thirt3--five years, and for the 196 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. greiitiT iMjrtion ul that Itiiic \va> privileged l<> en- joy hi> friciidshii). Willi loving ri\ crtiitc for hi,-. mcmor>', he testifies to his manly virtues. He was a man of staink-»iliaratler. of strict intc^jrity niul s«>lik the ki-vnest interest in all cpii-stions affectinn the public gcxxl. and his opin- ions of men and measures were broad and liberal. In religious matters, he had clear and well-defined views. He l)elieved in the infinite love and com- pa.s,sion of God, in the universal brotlierhootl of mankind, and in the ultimate salvation uf all men. There was no doubt in his mind touching these thinjjs: hence, in the hour of death, he was 'Sustained and soothed Hy an unfaUerin}^ trust, and ap])r()acheroveries of a mixlel farm. It has not only iK-en his home during his manlxHKl days, for here he was Iwrn and reare , which was i)robably founded in America during early Colonial days. The >;randfather, .\ntliiin> Ronse. was a native of Xew York, and throughout life followea.s.seenti-r and joiner, but afterward followed farm- in^;. .\t leiij.;th he deterniini-olitician in the sense of office-seeking, he has been siilcs in Dakota; Frances, an unusnally bright and called upon to ser\e in diflferent positions, wasSu- laautifnl chilli, died of diplithcria in 1X65, and was lmricrt of the Rejuiblican parly, ami is a stalwart advocate of its principles. .Mtliongh he is not a jK-rvisor of his township for twelve years, held the office ol .School Dirt-ctor for fifteen years, and is President of the Ka.st Delavan Cemetery A.ssocia- tion. He holds memlx;rship with the Kpiscopal Church, and with Olive Branch Lodge. I. O. O. P., of Delavan. During his long residence in the county he has become widely known, and is a highly res])ected citizen. IIUN. WILLIAM A\ I:R\ COCHRAN. HUN. WII.I.IAM AVI'kY COCHRAN, who is now living a retired life in Delavan, en- joying a well-eanied rest, was l)orn in Chau- tauqua County, X. Y., on the 8th of January. i«42, and is one of a family often children whose parents were William and Laura (Kairchilds) CcK-hran. The i)atenial grandfather. Alexander Cochran, was born in the North of Ireland and was of Scotch-Iri.sh extraction. He came to America alxjut the Ix-ginning of the nineteenth cenlurA', locating in Chautauqua County, N. Y., where he engaged in fanning. His home was the first frame house in that county. He reared a family of thirteen children, and died at the ad- vancc\k-\\\. the greater part of his life in New York. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and received a bullet through the crown of his hat, thus barely escaping death. l'"or many years he was engaged in liotel-keei>iiig in New York. The family to which he iK-longed was of lMi>;lish lineage. William CiK-hran, father of our subject, was a farmer and stock-rai.ser. and in the spring of 1854 emigrated westward, locating in Heloit, where he purchased a farm of three hundred and twenty acres, devoting his attention to its improvement aiitl cultivation until the autumn of 1867, when he removed to Winona, Minn. There he en- gaged in farming for a number of years, after which he went to Parker's Landing, where he was engaged in bu.sine.ss as a dealer in oil until failing health and advanced years caused him to retire. Coming to Delavan, he made his home with his .son William until his death, which oc- curred in 188H, at the age of eighty-three years. His first wife had pa.s.sed away many years previ- ous, and he had married Miss Carrie Doolittle, who is now living in We.stfield, N. Y. For sev- eral years he ser\-ed as Treasurer of the town of Heloit. The parents of our .subject were both inemlx-rs of the Presbyterian Church, and the fa- ther ser\-etl as a Ruling Hlder. Of their family of seven sons and two daughters, seven are yet living: Harriet, wife of R. P. Hutchins, of To- ledo, Ohio; David A., of Canton, Ohio; William A., of this sketch; Sheldon, who makes his home in Hrownsville, Neb.; Andrew, of Dayton, Ohio; Alicx-, who is teaching in the public schools of Toledo, Ohio; mikI John, who resides in Hutch- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 199 inson, Kan. Henry, the eldest brother, died in Beloit, Wis. Martin Luther was killed at the battle of Gainesville in the late war; and Sarah, the eldest sister, died at the age of seventeen. Mr. Cochran who.se name heads this record spent the finst twelve ^ears of his life in Chau- tauqua County, N. Y., and then removed to Be- loit, Wis. , with his parents, living in that local- ity until 1867, in which year he was graduated from Beloit College. During the war he serv^ed for a .short time in Company B, Fortieth Wis- consin Infantry, and on his return home resumed his college course. He then began teaching .school, and successfully followed that profession until July, 1892. He is well fitted to be a leader, and proved a most competent instructor, winning almost universal commendation wherever em- ployed. In September, 1867, he came to Dela- van, where he remained three years, after which he spent five years in Flint, Mich. On the ex- piration of that period he returned to Delavan, where he has since made his home. For twenty- one years he had charge of the high class in the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, and his fidelit)' to dut}' was attested by his long-continued service. On the nth of July, 1870, Mr. Cochran was united in marriage with Miss Mary Sturtevant, daughter of Zebine and Jane (Storey) Sturtevant, natives of New York. Two children have been born to them, William and Ruth Alice. The parents are both members of the Congregational Church, in which Mr. Cochran is now serving as Deacon, and is a member of the Board of Trus- tees. Socially, Mr. Cochran is a member of George H. Thomas Pest No. 6, G. A. R. In poHtics, he is a stalwart advocate of Republican princi- ples. He has been a member of the Village Board a number of times, and also of the School Board for many years, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. He is now representing his district in the State Legislature, and is an able member of the House. He was chosen Presi- dent of the Village Board in May, 1894. He owns one hundred and sixty acres of land in Florida, besides his pleasant home in Delavan. A man of more than average intelligence and abilitj-, he has won a position of prominence in educational and political circles, ancf wherever he is known the manj' excellenciesof his character have gained him high regard. THEODORE A. FELLOWS. 'HEODORE A. FELLOWS, one of the hon- ored veterans of the late war, now devotes his time and attention to general farming on sec- tion 35, Bloomfield Township. This is the old family homestead where his father located more than half a centurj' ago, when the county was new and when Wisconsin was still a territory. Theo- dore was only three years of age when the family located upon the fann. He was born in Kalama- zoo County, Mich., on the 12th of May, 1836, and under the parental roof the days of his boy- hood and youth were passed, no event of special importanceoccurringduring that period. In 1856 he left home and went to Minnesota, returning in the autunni of 1858. In i860 he made a trip to Colorado, spending six months in the West. On the expiration of that period we again find him in Walworth County, where he remained until after the breaking out of the late war. In 1861 Mr. Fellows responded to the country's call for troops and joined the boys in blue of Com- pany K, Eighth W'isconsin Infantry, with which he served for four years. He enlisted as a private, was made Orderly-Sergeant, and afterwards pro- moted step by step to the captaincy of his compa- nv. He was wounded at the battle of Corinth, Oc- 200 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. IoIkt 3. r862, and again at Nashville. Deceniber 15, 1864. Hetwkpart inthesieKcof Vicksburg. the Rwl River txjK.-lies. When the war was over a:ul the Stars and StripeM>nce more floated over an unbroken I'nion. he was honorably diseharged Ircm the- stniie SejUemU-r 16, 1865. Mr. 1-ellows later went to Iowa, lotaliuK ni Des Moines, where he engajieil in the grocery lrabarkeera- hou.se in Delavan, one of the lie.st to be found in the country in a placeof this size. It is furnished with oi>era chairs, and has a seating capacity of about six hundred persons. The citizens of Delavan, as well as the proprietors, are justly proud of this building. Mr. Franci.sco is recognized as a substantial business man and as a public-spirited and progressive citizen, who aids in the develop- ment of the place by Inking alive to its needs and to those interests which will aid in ]in)ninting its welfare. SILAS \'. l^ARLOW, mil.AS V. HARLOW, who is engaged in the ^\ livery business in Delavan, claims New York VlJ/ •'•^ ''•<•* J^tate of his nativity, liis birth lia\'ing (nTurred in OrangeiKirt. N. V., January y, 18.^5. His parents were Samuel W. and Alniira ( Wright ) Barlow. The former was bom in New York, as was his father. His grandfather was a native of lingland, and with two brothers emigrated to America, liK-ating in Chautauqua County, N. Y., where his la.st ilays were siK-nt. The grandfather of our subji-ct was a .soldier of the War of 1812, and as a means of livelihood he followed farming. His death (Kvnrred at alMiut the age of eighty years. Samuel W. Harlow, who was one of a family of four .sons and one daughter, grew to manhood in his native State, and there learned thf trade of a carpenter and joiner. He also became a Wes- leyan Metluxlist preacher. Having attained to mature years, he niarrie\ Few preach- . ers of any denomination could tell of a more hon- orable record. He was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on the 4th of November, 1824, and is a .son of George and Helen (Ross) Collie, who were natives of the same countrj'. Three .sons were born to them: George, James and Joseph. The fir.st-named is now living in Walworth Town.ship, but James is deceased. The father was a stone- mason by trade, and died in Scotland on the day on which our subject was born. His wife sur- vived him .several years. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church and were highly re- spected people. The paternal grandfather of our subject, George Collie, reached the advanced age of more than eighty years. The maternal grandparents both attained to a ripe old age, and the mother of our subject reached the age of more than fourscore years. With her family of three sons, she crossed the Atlantic in 1836, locating in Kane County, 111., near Aurora. She afterward became the wife of Benjamin Jones, and thej' removed to Kendall County, 111,, settling on a farm at Squaw Grove, where the)- spent the greater part of the ?<'4 I'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. time until the death of Mrs. Joiie.s. For about four years, however, they resided in Grant Coun- ty, Wis., Mr. Jones Ixinn en^aKeil in lead mining. ( )nr subjeil \va> a child of twelve summers w hen. with his mother, he came to America. With her he remaini-in, anrn in Ma.ss;ichusetts. Mr. and Mrs. Collie Ijccame the parents of four .sons and a daughter, nain-b f,(i>r'.,'c Lucius, of 1871, and saw it in all its glory when the World's Columbian Exjx)sition was in progress. Of the life of Mr. Collie, it .seems that little need Ik.' said, for he is well known in this community. Closely following in the foot.steps of the Ma.ster, he has liverominent |K-o])le of Walworth Comity, are represented elsewhere in this work. When Gilmore was a child of five years, he was brought by his i)arents to the coun- ty which has since been his home, and in the usual manner of farmer lads was reared to man- hood, aitling in the labors of the field through the summer months, while in the winter .season he attended the district .schools of the neighborhood. In December, 1S56, Mr. Fellows left home and was united in marriage with .Miss Helen A. Noyes. a daughter of Charles A. and Nancy P. ( Warren) Noyes. One child, Gertrude, was born PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 205 to them, but she is now deceased. Mrs. Fellows died ill 1876, in the faith of the Methodist Epis- copal Church, of which she was a consistent nieiii- ber. November 17, 1877, was celebrated the marriage of our subject and Miss Dora H. Farm- lee, daughter of Louis B. and Mar}- (Alexander) Parmlee. One child graces this union, Timothy Howard. After some time spent in Minnesota, Mr. Fel- lows returned to Walworth County, in 185S, and here remained until 1867, when he removed to Iowa. Two years later he went to Kansas, lo- cating in Labette County, where he and his brother Theodore bought a thousand acres of land. Gilmore then continued to look after their interests in the West until January, 1894, when he returned to this count}-. In Kan.sas he was engaged in stock-rai.sing and met with good .suc- cess. On his return he located on the old home- .stead, where with his father, wife and one child he now makes his home. In his political views he is a Populist. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fellows are members of the Congregational Church, and are numbered among the most highly respected citi- zens of the communit\-. PROF. ORISCA GILLETTE. QROF. ORISCA GILLETTE, who fortwenty- ^^ five years has been engaged in teaching f^ music, and follows that profession in Lake Geneva, was born in \'ictor, N. Y., on the ,^oth of December, 1841, and is a .son of Charles L. and Eliza A. (Haiina) Gillette, both of whom were natives of the Empire State. He comes from an early New England family, that was probably founded in America during Colonial days. His grandfather, Zaccheus P. Gillette, was a native of Connecticut, and throughout his life followed farming. He served as a drummer during the War of 18 1 2, and his grandson now lias the dis- charge papers that were given him by his com- manding officer. In 1852 he came to Wiscoii.sin, and his last days were spent in Geneva Township, where his death occurred August 9, 1861, at the age of eighty-four years, for he was born on the 1st of December, in the historic year of 1776. Charles L. Gillette, father of the Professor, was a farmer and school teacher, and on emigrating to the Badger State in the spring of 1842, took up his residence in Springfield, Wis., where he en- tered from the Government eighty acres of land. This he improved, and to it added until he had one hundred and fourteen acres at the time of his death, which occurred in 1857, at the age of fifty- two years. His wife is still living, at the age of eighty. vSlie was married the second time, in No- vember, 1 86 1, to Deacon Dan Warner, with whom she lived twenty years in Cornwall, \'t. After his death in 1881 .she came to the old homestead to live with her son. She is a member of the Con- gregational Church. Mr. Gillette belonged to the Methodist Epi.scopal Church, and took a promi- nent part in public affairs, having aided in the or- ganization of the township, and served as Town- .ship Superintendent of Schools, and as Town f^u- per\-isor. In the family were four children, but only two are now living, the brother of our subject be- ing Almerin, a lawyer of Kansas City, Mo. Prof Gillette is one of Lake Geneva's promi- nent and highly respected citizens, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record of his life. He was onh- about five months old when brought by his parents to Walworth County, and upon the old homestead farm he was reared, there remaining until about twenty years of age, when he started out in life for him.self He had acquired a good literary education in the common .schools, and now devoted his time to the study of music, fitting himself for his life work. During 2o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the i>a>l t\viiit\ live \ i-:irs lii: has been successfully ciiKagcnveuli«>ns at various places. On the 17th of March, 1867, Mr. Gillette wed- de-, and for ei>;ht years has lx;en organist in the CouKTegational Church. Our .subject and his wife are members of the Congregational Church, in which he ser\'es as chorister. About seven years ago they came to Lake Geneva, where they have since made their home, having here a jika.saiit residence. Mr. Gillette also owns the old homestead. In politics he is a Republican, and in .social relations is a Royal Arch Mason. For more than half a century he has been a resi- dent of Walworth County, and, reared amid the wild .scenes of the frontier, he has witnessed the development and advancement of the community, and feels a just pride in the fact that his adopted county has won a foremo.st place in the State. M. E. w i:tkr. ^y l\. WlvTI'lk, who carries on general farm- Y ing and sttK-k-raising on section 33, Linn (9 Township, was )«iru on the 14th of Janu- ar>', 1837, in the town of Floyd, Oneida County, N. Y. His father, NL P. VVeter, was Ixirn in Rensselaer Comity. N. V., November 27, i.Sii. and was one of eight children that ci)mi»rised the family of Richard and Sarah ( Mott) Weter. The grandfather of our subject was a native of Ger- many. au,l si.\ years of liis life in the countv of his nativity, and tlien went with his parents to Oneida County, N. Y.. where he lived for thirty years, his time and attention being giveti to agriculttiral pursuits. He was marricfi in Columbia County, in 18^6, U> Jane Palmer, a native of that count\ , and a daugiiler of Kljer and Polly (Durham) Palmer, both of whom were born in the Ivmjiire State, and died in Flmira, X. Y. Mr. and Mrs. Weter became tlie ])arents of four children, but Richard died in (.liildhood: and ^L'lry, who became the wife of David Mickle. died at the age of thirty-five. Those living are: M. E., of this sketch: and Dr. J. P., a denti.st of De Pere. Hrown County. Wis. The father of this family came to the West in 1846, and located ujtou a farm in Linn Town- shi]), Walworth County, where he made his home for many years, devoting his time and at- tention to agricultural pursuits. About 1883 he removed to Sharon, where he has since resided. Although eighty-three years of age he .still works on his farm, for he is a well-preserved man and pos.ses.ses the vigor of many who.se years are mucli less. The subject of this sketch has resided in Wal- worth Comity for fort\-eight years, having come to the West when a boy of nine summers. He was educated in the public schools, and early in life became familiar with farm work in all its de- l>artinents. In 1S59, when twenty-tw() years of age, he was joined in marriage with Miss Cor- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 207 delia Mickle, a native of New York, and a daugh- ter of John and Polly (Nutt) Mickle, both of whom are now deceased. Unto our .subject and his wife have been born six children: Emma, now the wife of Howard Cornue, of Alden, 111.; Da- vid, who is engaged in farming in Hebron, 111.: Eva, wife of Edgar Ledger, of Linn Township; Albert and Palmer, who aid in carrying on the home farm; and Alice, who completes the family. Mr. Weter does quite an exten.sive dairj- busi- ness, keeping on hand about forty milch cows. He has about twentv other cows of a differ- ent grade, and is engaged in breeding Guernsey cattle. He also ships about fifty hogs to market annually. In the spring of 1893 he aided in or- ganizing the Spring Creek Creamery. He is one of the progressive and thrifty farmers of Wal- worth County, and by good business abilitj- and well-directed efforts has won a comfortable com- petency. In politics, he is a stalwart supporter of the Republican party and always keeps well informed on the issues of the day. During his long residence in this community he has become widely known, and is highly respected by all. EDWARD CULLEN. ~ DWARD CULLEN, who carries on agricul- ^ tural pursuits on .section 16, Linn Town- ^ ship, is one of the worthy citizens that the Emerald Isle has furnished to Walworth County. With his father, Patrick Cullen, he cro.s.sed the Atlantic in 1846, locating first in Canada, but af- ter a short time they came to Wiscon.sin, and the father worked at his trade of blacksmithing in Walworth and Geneva for about two years. In 1849 he purcha.sed the farm now owned by his son, comprising one hundred and sixt)'-two and a-half acres on section 16, Linn Township. It was then in its primitive condition, not a furrow having been turned, or an improvement made upon it. He bought it at the school valuation of $4.50 and $6.00 per acre, and spent the remainder of his life in developing it, and in doing black- smith work. He built and operated the first blacksmith shop in Walworth Count}-, and was Justice of the Peace of Linn Township for some years. He died July 4, 1864, at the age of seventy-three years. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Cavanaugh, died when her son Edward was a small child. He was the eldest of six children, the others being John, a prosperous black.smith, who is living in Harvard, 111.; Philip, who died in San Francisco, July 13, 1889; Mary, widow of Orson Johnson, of Delavan, living with her son Harr}-, who is City Treasurer; Ann, widowof Arthur Kaye, the founder of Kaye's Park; and Martin, the youngest, who joined the United States army, Company B, Twentj'-second Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, September 15, 1862, and died in the service January- 13, 1863. In his early life, Edward Cullen worked at blacksmithing in a foundry at West Point, N. Y., for about six years, and on the expiration of that period came to Wisconsin, in 1851. He then worked on a farm in Linn Township with his fa- ther for about two 3'ears, after which he returned to the East, and was emploj'ed in the Franklin Forge, of New York City, and in the great Mor- gan Iron Works. In December, 1852, he went by way of the water route, on the steamer "Sierra Nevada," to San Francisco, going by wa\' of Cape Horn, the journey occupying three and a-half months. In San Francisco he followed black- smithing for two years, and then engaged in min- ing and speculating, in which he was prosperous, for nine years. He made his home in San Francisco until May, 1863, when he returned to Wisconsin, and has since lived upon a farm in Linn Town- ship. On November 12, 1863, he was drafted for the United States service, but paid the sum of 308 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. $300 for a substitute, while he himself remained at home, the sole support of an aged father. .■\ ntarriagc ceremony perfoniic- 17. iS4.^. daughter of James and Jane (Culetoni Kelley. natives of County Carlnw. Ire- land. In thiir family were three children, her brothers Uinx Andrew C. and John T. . all tK)rn in Lyons. Walworth County. The father dit-d Xn- vi-mlier^. 1.S.S4. atthe.ij^eof siventythree, but his widow still sunives him. To Mr. and Mrs. Cullen have lieen Iwni five children, who are yet living: Laura A., at home; Frank J., now of ChicaKo; and George Philip, Walter Herbert and Harold Kdward, who are still tnidcr the jiarenlal r«H>f Mr. Cullen has .siK-nt the pa.st thirty years of his life in cultivating and improving his fann. which comprises one hundred and .sixty-two acres of valuable land. He also keeps about thirty cows for dairy purpo.ses, and as he and his family arc all ardent admirers of horses, he always has in his stables several fine bloodel)taiiie homes. .l.\.Mi:S W .MIMJS. HAMI-.S W. MII.LIS, a barUrof Lake Geneva. I was lK>rn in Norwalk, Huron County, ( )hio. Q) March K., 1854. and is a son (jf William .\. and Samantha L. (Rice) Millis, Ix.th of whom were natives of \e\v York In their family were only two children: James W., ;uid Frank, who is now a j)ainter of Waukesha, Wis. The father of our subject was a carriage-painter by trade, and er's trade, and has since carried on operations along that line. He has now made his home in Lake (ieneva for about .seventeen years, and .since 18.S4 has iK-en proprietor of a .shoj). On the 25th of January, 1.880, .Mr. .Millis was united in marriage with Miss Annie K. Maloy, and their union has been bles.sed by two children, l)<)th daughters, Myrtie and Mabel. They are highly respected citizens of this community and have man\ warm friends. .Mr. Millis takes an interest in civic societies, and holds meml)ership with the Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias fraternities. He exercises his right of franchi.se in support of the Republican party, but has never sought or desired public of- fice, preferring to give his entire time and attention 1!iii:\i;zi:k Davii son PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 211 to his business interests, in which he has met with good success. He now has a fine barber shop, fitted out with a new style of furniture and all mod- ern conveniences. Only first-class workmen are employed, and Mr. Millis, therefore, enjoys a good business, which from the beginning has constantly increased. He has led an honorable and straight- forward life, is a man of genial and kindly dispos- ition, and has the good will of all who know him. EBENEZER DAVIDSON. BENEZER DAVIDSON, a representative ^ farmer of Geneva Township, Walworth ^ County, now residing on .sections 15 and 16, was born in Rensselaer County, N. Y. , on the 13th of September, 1846, and is a .son of Hugh and Jane ( Hamilton ) Davidson, who are natives of Glasgow, Scotland. Their family numbered the following children: John W., who now resides in Eureka, Kan.; Hugh R. , who is located in Los Angeles, Cal.; Anna H., deceased; Ebenezer; and William D., of Bodie, Cal. Hugh Davidson has been twice married, having first wedded Elizabeth McNaughton, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Thompson) McNaughton, who were natives of Scotland. They had six children; Jo- seph and James, who are now decea.sed; Catherine, wife of Judge Benjamin Houston, of Winona, Minn.; Elizabeth, wife of Plowman Wheeler, of Galesville, Wis.; and two who died in infancy. The father of our subject was connected with woolen and cotton factories both in Scotland and America. He crossed the Atlantic in 1840, and located in New Hartford, N. Y. , where for .some years he made his home. His next place of resi- dence was at Brainers Bridge, where he .served as superintendent of a cloth factorj^ for some years. In 1850 he emigrated to Wisconsin, locating on a farm belonging to our .subject, and there he still makes his home. He first purchased eighty acres of land, and from time to time he has added to that tract until he now has two hundred acres, highly cultivated and improved, and yielding to the owner a good income in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon it. While in their native land, Mr. and Mrs. Davidson were Scotch-Presbyterians, but after coming to the United States joined the Methodi.st Church, with which the)' are .still identified. Mr. Davidson has been a local preacher for many j^ears, and has la- bored earnestl)- in the interest of Christianity. He has now reached the advanced age of ninety- one years, and his wife is eighty -seven years of age, but both are well preserved and bright in intellect. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Joseph Davidson, was a native of Scotland, who came to America in 1848. Two years later he took up his residence in Wisconsin, where he lived with the family on the farm which now belongs to our sub- ject. While living in Scotland he had served as a soldier, and had followed the sea for a number of years. He also engaged in spinning in his na- tive land, but after coming to the United States carried on agricultural pursuits. His death oc- curred on the 8th of March, 1861, at the age of eighty-four years. He too was a Scotch- Presby- terian, and had a familj- of four children. Hugh Davidson, father of Joseph David.son, was a native of Scotland, and started with his family for America, but his wife was taken sick and died on the coast of Ireland, and in the Emer- ald Isle her husband afterward remained. One of her brothers, Hugh Montgomery, was a Cap- tain in the British army, and helped to drive King James III. out of Ireland. Our subject had seen onlj' four years when his parents came to Wisconsin, and upon the old homestead farm in Walworth Count}- the days of 10 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ills iM.\ iicMKl and youth were passed. In the win- ter nmnth.s he atttiuk*! llic di^triil stliiH>ls, and in the summer season aided in the lalxjrsoflhe farm. When only seventeen years of age he re- si>onded to the country's call for trps, enlisting in 1863 as a memlKT of the Fourth Wisconsin Cavaln,-, in which he served for nearly three years. lie ter of the Methodi.st Episcopal Church. Mr. Davidsr<>minent Mason, having taken the thirty -.second degree. He lx:longed to Eureka Lodge No. 16, A. F. & A. M.: St. John's Chap- ter No. 5. R. A. M., of Eureka, Nev.:and Beloit Commandery No. 6. K. T.. of Beloit. Wis. He also belongs to Tpham Post No. 29, G. A. R., of Ivnreka, Nev., and in politics lie is a Re]nibli- can. In 1S93 he ser\ed as President of the Wal- worth County Agricultural Society. He has now nearly four hundred acres of land, and has one of the best country homes in Walworth Comity. He engages ([uite extensively in the raising of hogs, and in pa.st years raised considerable other slock, but now devotes much of his time to the dairy business. He has a fine dairy and milks sixty or more cows. Upon the farm are gotxl barns and outbuildings, which are models of con- venience, well-kept fences, the latest improved machinery, and all the accessories of a modern farm. The success of his life is due to his own efforts, and the handsome competence which he has acquired is the just reward of his labors. iki:i)i:ki(K lu kci-i'i; r"Rl':nERICK HLRGETT, who now follows JM the blacksmith trade in Genoa Junction, was I iKirn on a farm two miles west of this place, on tile 2yth of June, 1863, and is a representative of one of the honored i)ioneer families of Wal- worth County. His paternal grandfather. Con- rad Hurgelt. was a native of New York, but at an early day emigrated westward anil took up his residence in Walworth County, where he pur- chased a small farm wi-st of Genoa Junction. Thereon he iiKule his home until 1865, when he removed to Nebra.ska, where his death occurred. His family of nine children included Cornelius Rurgett. the father of our .subject. With Iiisjiar- eiits he came to the West, and in Walworth County followed farming and blacksmithing. Having arrived at mature years, he married Ma- tilda Harrison, a daughter of Nathan Harrison, who was born in Pennsylvania, of German par- enl.nge. Her father left his home in the l^a.st in early life and became a resident of Ohio, where he grew to manhood. Sub.seiiuently he made his home for a time in Michigan, and then came to this county, where his last days were pa.ssed. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 213 His death occurred in Genoa Junction at the age of eighty-one j-ears. His father died at the very advanced age of one hundred and three. Unto Cornelius and Matilda Burgett were born six children, five of whom are yet living, namely: William; Ceola, wife of Leroy M. Kelley, of Mil- waukee, Wis.; Ella, widow of Horace Morgan, and a resident of Lake Geneva; Frank L., who makes his home in New Mexico; and Frederick, of this sketch. Myrtie, the fifth in order of birth, is now deceased. When our .subject was a child of nine years he went to live with his maternal grandparents, and was reared in Genoa Junction, acquiring his edu- cation in the public schools. At the age of sev- enteen he began learning the blacksmith's trade, and has since followed that business. For .some time he was in the employ of others, Ijut for the past seven years has been in business for himself. He is an expert workman, and has therefore won from the public a liberal patronage, which is well deserved. On the 13th of April, 1886, Mr. Burgett led to the marriage altar Mi.ss Anna Feldkemp, daugh- ter of George Feldkemp. Their union has been blessed with three children, a son and two daughters: Frank H., Edith D. and Vera May. They have a pleasant home in Genoa Junction, and its hospitable doors are ever open for the re- ception of their many friends. In his political views, Mr. Burgett is a Repub- lican, but has never .sought or desired office, pre- ferring to give his entire time and attention to his business interests. Socially, he is a Mason. His entire life has been pa.ssed in his native county, and those who ha\e known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanche.st friends, a fact which indicates that his career has been an hon- orable and upright one. THOMAS BARR. HOMAS BARR, who was engaged in busi- ness in Lake Geneva as a dealer in flour and feed, is numbered among the worthy- citizens that Scotland has furnished to Walworth County. He was born in Pai,sley, March 8, 1822, and is a son of John and Barbara (Black) Barr, who were also born in Scotland. His grandfather, Allen Barr, was a weaver of that country, and died in Paisley in 1828, at the age of sixty-seven years. John Barr was a silk-weaver. He continued in his native land until 1827, when with his family he crossed the Atlantic to the New World, locating in Stockport, N. Y., where he engaged in bu.sine.ss as a fancy dyer for six years. On the expiration of that period he went to Taunton, Mass., and six years later removed to Fall River. In 1848, he came to Wiscon.sin, .settling in Linn Township, Walworth County, where his son Thomas had purchased for him a farm of one hundred and twenty acres. This he improved and cultivated until his death, which occurred in i860, at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife survived him some years, and was called to her final rest at the age of eighty-four. Mr. Barr had served as an English soldier for seven years and eight months during the war with Napoleon. Both he and his wife were members of the Epi.scopal Church. Our subject is one of a family of .six .sons and two daughters, but only three of the luimber are now living, his brothers being Allen, of Lawrence, _ Mass., and George W., who occupies the old homestead in Linn Township. Thomas was principally reared in Massachu.setts, for he came to the United States when a lad of only seven summers. His education was acquired in night PORTRAIT AND mOGRAPlIICAL RECORD. .M.hiMils, for Iroiii an early a^c lie worked in factories during;; the day time. For se\eii > ears lie was employed at calico and delaine jirinting in the Ha\' State, hut finally lie determined to come West, and in 1X4^ we find him in I, inn Township. Walwi)rth County. Although lie had no exiK-rieiice a> a farmer, he turned his attention to agricultural i)ursuits, and fur nine \ears oper- ated his farm. On the i")tli ot .Ma\ . i'<4y, .Mr. Harr wasjoined in we<.k with Miss ICIizaheth H(K)th, daughter of Richard and Martha ( Millett » Hoolli They have a pleasant home in Lake (ieiieva, which is the alxKle of liospitalitv . Both are meinl)ers of the Kpiscopal Church, and throughout the com- munity they are held in high regard. On leaving his farm. Mr. IJarr came to Lake Geneva, in 1852. At that time there was a heavy growth of timber where the public square is now locatetl. For some years he engaged in various pursuits, and then embarked in the flour and feed business, which he conducted for twelve years. Recently, however, he .sold out and is now living retired. In politics, he is a Repub- lican, and although he keeps well informed on the is.sues of the day. has never l)een an office- seeker. SfK-ially, he is a Royal Arch Mason. He is a pleasant, genial gentleman, well pre- served, and his seventy-two years rest lightlv \\\K>\\ him. He believes in looking on the bright side of life. and. as he .says, "never troubles trouble till trouble troubles him ' ' — a course which adds greatly to length of life and to happiness. Mr. Barr was a good business man, and well deser\'es the rest which he is now enjoying. \ViLI':\' 11. WII.SON. M. I). ILi:V H. WILSON, M. 1).. lla^ sine.. i.s,>.s l>een engage -ind lucrative jiractice. which from the be- ginning has cou.stantly iiicrea.seeii-hearted gentleman, jHis.se.s.sed of the true spirit of .southern hosi)itality and generosity, anil all who knew him esteemed him highly. His brother. Louis Wilson, was a di.s- tingui.shed soldier of the Mexican War, and in Raleigh, N. C. a moiiiiiiieiit was erected to his meiiKirw The Wilson family is of Knglish ori- gin. The l)(xli)r s father. Wile> Wilsfjii, Sr., was born in Georgia, studied law, and engaged in practice at the Bar. For more than a quarter of a century he sen'ed as Judge of the Circuit Court, in Trou]) Countv, Ga., and his reputation extend- ed far beyond the limits of the locality in which he lived. His death occurred on the ist of Janu- ary, 1856, at the age of fifty-six years. Hiswifc, who bore the maiden name of Melviiia M. Strain, was born in North Carolina, in 180S, and is now living, in her eighty sixth year. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and makes her home with her son in Lake Geneva. Judge Wilson held nieml)er.ship with the Methodist Church. In their family were three children. Eliza died at the age of five years. Lucian .Strain, who graduated from the University of Georgia, also from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHlg^I, RECORD. 215 JefiFerson Medical College, Philadelphia, in March, i86i,died during the war, December 9, 1861, while visiting his brother Wiley, who is the youngest of the family. Mrs. Wilson is a daugh- ter of Dr. Strain. Her father was a native of North Carolina, but removed to Greene County, Ga., where he practiced medicine until his death, which occurred between the age of sixty and seventy years. He was found among the defend- ers of his country in the War of 181 2, serving under Nathaniel Green, and received a land grant, upon which the present town of Darien, Ga. , is now built. The Doctor acquired his early education in the public schools of his native city, where he re- mained until the age of seventeen, when he entered the University of Georgia, at Athens. Two years later he was graduated from that in- stitution in the Class of '61, after which he was in the medical department of the Confederate anny until the close of the war. He studied medicine in the Kentucky School of Medicine, and subsequently pursued post-graduate courses in Philadelphia and New York. For a time he was proprietor of a drug store in Atlanta, Ga., also of one in Loui.sville, Kj-. On the I st of June, 1871, was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Wilson and Miss Kate Hayes, daughter of William H. Hayes, of Bardstown Junction. In 1880 they removed to Chicago, where the Doctor engaged in practice until 1883, when he became A.ssistant Physician in the Illi- nois State Institution for the Feeble-minded, at Lincoln, 111. In 1885 he came to Lake Geneva, as resident physician of the Oakwood Retreat. For two years he served in this capacity, but in 1887 resigned his position and opened a down-town office. His practice has increased each year, un- til it has now assumed extensive proportions, and therefore yields to him a comfortable income. In religious faith, the Doctor is a Presbyterian, but his wife belongs to the Catholic Church. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in poli- tics is a supporter of the principles of the Dem- ocracy. JAMES S. REEK. 3 AMES S. REEK is the owner of one of the most highly improved farms of Walworth Count}-, and is recognized as one of the most progressive agriculturists. His home is situated on section 20, Linn Township, and in this town- ship he was born on the i8th of November, 1849. His paternal grandparents were John and Marj- (Garside) Reek. They had five children, of whom John, Jr., was the youngest. He was born in Cheshire, England, on the latli of August, 1813, and became the father of our .subject. He married Amelia Bennett, and unto them were born eight children: Joseph, of Wi.sconsin; Ann, wi^e of Henry Marshall, of Mills County, Iowa; Mary, wife of John Marshall, of Reno County, Kan.; Carrie, wife of Henry Hastings, of Glen- wood, Iowa; Emma, wife of W. H. Allen, of Bloomfield; Lizzie, wife of Albert Smith, ofpel- avan; George, who is serving as a County Re- corder in Montana; and our subject. The father of this family was twenty-two years of age when he bade adieu to friends and native land and sailed for America. He located finst in Taunton, Mass., where he lived for eight years, working at his trade of carriage-making. He then came to the West and took up his residence in Linn Township, Walworth County, where he has since made his home. For many years he followed farming in the summer months, and in the winter season engaged in carriage-making. About seventeen years ago he laid aside all busi- ness cares, and has since lived retired, in the en- 2l6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. joymeiit of a comfortable coinpt'teiice acquired tlirouKli his own well-directed efforts. He is now eighty -one years of a^;<- Hi- wife passed away some thirty years sint » The gentleman whose name lieads this record attended the district schools of the neighlKJrhood (luring his IxiyluKHl. and worked ujxjn the farm, remaining under the parental too( until he liad attained his majority. He then startetl out in life for himself and. Koing to Nevada, euRaged in miniuK an- business, keeping fifty cows for this purpose. He is Treasurer of the Co-ojierative Creamery Company ancl has been one of the leading promoters of the enter- prise. He keeps about twenty head of horses, has laid alxnit four thousand rods of tiling uikju his farm, and keeps four men employed upon the place. He does not iK-lieve that plowing and planting are all that is necessary, leaving the rest to nature, but in all possible ways aids nature in the i)rodnction of fine crops. On Christmas Day of 1881, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Reek and Miss Julia Kaye, the youngest child of Abram and Harriet f Brayshaw ) Kaye. .Mention of her parents is made in the sketch of her brother, Arthur Kaye, on another page of this work. Five children grace the union of our sid)ject and his wife: Nettie Mabel. Lillian Ethel. James Bennett, Alice K. and Rob- ert Arthur. One child, Harriet, died in in- fancy. Mr. Reek exercises his right of franchise in sii]>port of the Republican ]iart\-, and is a stal- wart advocate of the party principles. In 1887 he was elected a memljer of the Town Board of .Sui)ervis<)rs. and at each succeeding election has been again cho.sen to that office, which he yet fills, a fact which well indicates his efficient .serv- ice. He is a man of sterling worth and strict integrity', and his well-spent life has gained for him the confidence and good-will of all with whom business or social relations have brought him in contact. A. WILLIS II\I)I{. Gl WILLIS HYDE, who is now ser\ing as LI baggageman on the Chicago & Northwest- / I em Railroad at Genoa Junction, is one of the worthy citizens that New York has furnished to Walworth County. His birth occurred in Warren County of the Ivmpire State, Januar>- 24, 1847, ami he is a .son of Newton and Lola .^ini (Willis) H>de. who were natives of Mas.sachu- sctts. The paternal grandfather, David Hyde, was lK)rn in New York, and lived in that State and Yermoiit for many yeans. Alxjut 1840 he emigrateth deceased: Celia, wife of Henry Dalton, who is living in the town of Delavan: Sarah, wife of J. Brown, a resi- dent of Walworth County: Martha, deceased; and Delia K.. now Mrs. Meacham. Mr. and Mrs. Yost were among the earliest settlers of this section of Wisconsin, and were nuinl>ered among the )>est citizens of Walworth County. He was a (juiet and unassuming man, but was honorable and upright in all his dealings, and was a true friend in time of need. He and his wife cele- brated their fiftieth wedding aiuiiversarj- Septem- iK-r if>, iSScj, and many old friends and neighlx)rs shared in the festivities ' of Mr. Meacham, who for many years has been a suc- cessful fanner of Delavan Township, and is now the owner of one hundred and thirty-three and a third acres of valuable land, which borders -. The hotel is always under good management, and the guests will find all their wants and re-; Ross S. is the next younger; Lizzie is the wife of Randall Brigham. of Lake Geneva: Augusta bc-caine the wife of August Strong, who died and was buried in Ha- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 223 zel Ridge Cemetety, of Elkhorn, Wis.; Belle is the wife of Harmon Shutt, of Milwaukee; and Fan- nie became the wife of Herbert Nichols, and at her death was interred in the cemetery at Janesville. Ross S. Smith was a child of seven summers when, with his parents, he came to America. The family first located in Milwaukee, but in October, 1853, came to Walworth County, where he was reared and educated. His mother died in 1864, and was buried in Ea.st Delavan Cemeterj*. In 1869 his father married Miss Augusta Clark, and has since returned to Ireland, where he now makes his home. Our subject attended the common schools of Walworth Count\-, but completed his education in the seminaiy at Delavan. Having attained to man's estate, he was married, March 21, 1866, to Miss Elizabeth B. Sej'mour, daugh- ter of Rev. Donelan B. and Harriet Ann Sey- mour. Her parents were natives of England, and her maternal grandfather, Joseph Brooks, was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Twentieth Regiment of Her Majestj''s Infantrj-, and was a baronet. Her father. Rev. D. B. Seymour, was an Episco- palian minister, who became a Dean of the Church of England. He was twice married, and a half- brother and two half-sisters of Mrs. Smith still re- •side in the Old Country. Unto our subject and his wife were born two children: Alice M., wife of J. B. Reader, of Del- avan, Wis. ; and William Edward, who is engaged in railroading. Mrs. Reeder was educated in Delavan, and was married January 8, 1891. She has one son, Frank Clifford. The Republican party finds in Mr. Smith a .stalwart supporter, and on that ticket he has been elected Ju.stice of the Peace and School Treasurer. He and his wife are both faithful and consistent members of the Epi.scopal Church. Thej' have a pleasant home on .section 3, Delavan Township, where Mr. Smith owns and operates ninety acres of good land. They are numbered among the be.st citizens of the community, and are highly respected b^- a large circle of friends and acquaint- ances. WILLIAM HOLLINSHEAD. IILLIAM HOLLINSHEAD, a retired farmer now living on section 3, Dela\an Township, was born in Northampton Coun- ty, Pa., on the 3d of September, 1806, and is a son of James and Sarah Hollin.shead. In the usual maimer of farmer lads he was reared to manhood, attending the schools provided by the co-operation of families in the neighborhood. Payment was made for each pupil, and these sub- scription .schools were maintained throughout the year. During intervals, when not in attendance upon these schools, he aided in the labors of the farm. The year 1837 witnessed his removal to Wisconsin, where he arrived in June. He took up his residence on section 3, Delavan Town- ship, securing a tract of wild land, upon which not a furrow had been turned or an improve- ment made. The county was but thinly settled, the work of civilization and progress seemed scarcely begun, and the State had not yet been admitted to the Union. Mr. Hollinshead acquired a good education in Stroudsburg (Pa.) Academy but other than this had little with which to aid him in mak- ing a start in life. His father, James Hollins- head, was born in the city of Philadelphia, De- cember 31 , 1 768, and was educated as a physician. For a few years he engaged in the practice of medicine, and then turned his attention to farm- ing, which he followed for some time about eighty miles from Philadelphia. He was of Engli.sh and Irish descent. His wife was a daughter of Jacob Stroud and Elizabeth (McDowell) Stroud, of England and Pennsylvania respecti\ely . In the 1 334 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Holliiishcacl family wlti: thirteen children, Ijiitour subject is the only one now living Hi was lla- ninth in order of l)irth. In 1.H4;, William Hollinshcad retumcil to the lia-st and was uniteil in inarriaKc with Miss Caro- and ability have procuretl him several offices, the ihities of which have always been faithfully jHrr- fornied. He is nunilH.-red among the honored j>ioneers of the aninty, for few have longer resided in this IfK-alitv than he. He now has a tjeautifid line, daughter of James and Deljorah Uursi ])ursuits for himself He contiiuied to make his home in the Fmpire Stale until iSsy, when he emigrateil westward and t«x)k up his residence in Walworth County, Wis. Here he purchasey our subject, and made his home thereon until his death, which (Kvnrrcd at the age of sixl> -eight years. He held meniliershii) with the Metiuxlist Church, and was a Rejuiblican in jKilitics. He lived a (|uiet and unas.suming life, but his fellow-town.smen recog- nized his sterling worth., and held him in high re- gard. In the Wright family were three children: Clarence P. of this .sketch; ICmerson J., a pros- perous farmer now living in Walworth Township; and Marietta, wife of H. li. Powers, an agricnl- lurist of the same connnunity. Mrs. Wright, mother of our subject, was born in New Vork, and was called to the home beyond at the age of sixty years. Her mother came from Holland. l)Ut her father was of English extraction. The gentleman whose name heads this record spent the first eight years of his life in the ICmi>ire Stale, and then accompanied his jiareiils on their removal to Wisconsin, where he grew to manho(Kl, his lime being passed in the usual manner of farmer lads. His early education, actjuired in the connnon .schools, was supplemented by study in the academy at Walworth, and he thus gaine- fine milch cows are kept for dairy purp-, wife of J„hn Clark who IS l,x.,ted in Rock Connty. Wis.; Sarah, who . The gentleman whose name hea.Is this record remained at home nntil twenty two vears of age and then resjK.nded to the conntrvs call for troops' enhslmg on the 2..st of August. ,H62. as a men,; ber of Company I, Twenty-eighth Wisconsin In- rantr>- Me serve.l throughout the remainder of he war, an.l hd.l the office of .Second Sergeant In January. ,.S6.v he went to Helena. Ark an.l then on an e.v.Kditiou under (;en. Gorman up the \\ hue R.ver, returning on the .5th of Januarv )n the 24th of Fehruarj- he joined the Va.oo I ass exM.tion, and in April returned to Helena <>■' the 4th of July a hot engagement took place ... which the odds seemed fearft.lh again.st the I nion fi,rcc^, b„t the result was favorahle. Our forces k.llc.l and wounded more than their own nimt,e-r „. the engagemeiit-.. the 7thof X.,veml.r, i^r,,, they were ordered ol'meHlnff,Ark...andonthe,othofMarc 864. wc..t on the expclition up the Saline River' -ft he gallant Hng.-Gen. Powell Clavton I„ Apnl.is.4, the regiment again returned tllpi "!' tlu .S,d„,e R.ver, and thence to I.ittle Rock PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI^RECQRD. where they remained until Fehmarv i ,864 when the regiment was nrdere.l to New 6deans' O" the .Sth of March it went to Port Morgan' where it was attached to the Thirteenth Arm^ Corps, under Gen. Gordon Granger, and took part ,„ the battle of Spanish Fort. A hot fight ensued, which coutinue.l thirteen davs, and on the "ight of the fourtc-cnth day the capture was ac- complishe..l. On the ,th of April occurred the 'attle and capture of Ft. HIakely. after which lJie>- were ordered back to Mobile Ilav The Tweut> -eighth Wisconsin ^vas then sent up the ..mbigbee River alx.ut one hundred miles J,, Apnl ,sr,s. Gen. Ue surrendered his armv to (^eu. Grant, and on the .3d of May the regiment returned to Mobile, whence it was ordcL Snn lago. Tex. . and thence to Brownsville, where ".. the .,d of Augu,st, they were mu.stered out o? ."^rvice. On the ..sth of Augu.st Mr. Farrar boarded a steamer northward bound, and on the 326 of Sep- eml>cr he was honorably di.scharged at Madison ^V -s. He was ,„ the service for more than three .V ears, and was ever a valiant defender of the Old Hag and the cau.se it represented. He wen^ hrough neariy all the experiences and hardship <" nny 1-^. vet was never .sick in the ho.spital nnc was always found at his post of dutv, Ltl fully performing the ta.sk allotted to him ' On the ,,thof February, r866, Mr. Farrar was united ,u marriage with Mi.ss Esther Short ••'■;•"- "rOt.sego County. X. V., and three c u dren were born of their union: Elsie, wife "1 George Hickson, of Dela^•an Township: and Austin and Elva, at home. Since his marriage Mr. Farrar has devoted his time and attention to aKr.cultural pursuits and has met with goc^Hu cess in Ins undertakings, .securing therebv a com- fortable competence. On April.. ,888: he as called upon to mourn the I0...S of his wife, who was laid to rest in East Delavan Cen.eterv Our subject is identified with the Republican party, which he has snp,K,rted since ca.'i^^ first PresKlential vote. He is a member of the Hoard of Su,K-rvi.sors of Delavan Township, and ;.v the prompt and faithful discharge of the . uties cl-olvingupcmhim.hehaswonthecommenda PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 233 tion of all concerned. Socially, he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and of Olive Branch Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F. He is true to ever\- trust reposed in him, whether public or private, and manifests the same loj'altj' in days of peace as when he wore the blue and followed the Stars and Stripes on southern battlefields. SALMON G. ARNOLD. ^ALMON G. ARNOLD, one of Sharon's most ^\ highly respected citizens, has for man)- years l*y been one of the leading and influential men of Walworth Count}-. Being both widely and favorably known, we feel assured that the record of his life will prove of interest to our readers. The family is of English origin, and was founded in America by three brothers who came from Eng- land to the United States in early Colonial days, one settling in Rhode Island, another in Massa- chusetts, and the third in Coiniecticut. The la.st- named was the great-grandfather of our subject. Luther Arnold, father of our subject, was born in Pollock, Rutland Count)-, \'t., in October, 1789, was there reared, and then removed to Hub- bardton, Vt. He owned the ground on which was fought the battle of Hubbardton, during the Revo- lutionan- W^ar. He was a soldier of the War of 1 8 12, serving with di.stinction in that struggle, and after its close he returned to his farm, where he re.sided until his emigration to Walworth County, in 1850. He was married in \^ermont to Mary Prouty, and four children graced their union: Luther, Faj^ette, William and Salmon G. Luther made his home in Glens Falls, N. Y., where for many 3-ears he edited a paper, and served as County Superintendent of Schools of Warren Count}-. In 1868 he came West on a \-isit, and after a brief illness died at the home of his brother Salmon, on the 28th of Jaiuiary- of that year. Fayette came to Walworth County in 1850, and the other brothers came in 1851, all making their homes in Sharon Township. The father resided upon his farm in this county until his death, which occurred March 26, 1856. His wife passed away March 9, 1861. Mr. Arnold whose name heads this record was born in Hubbardton, Rutland County, Vt., July 15, 1820, and when six months old was taken by his parents to Washington Count)', N. Y., where he grew to manhood, working on a farm through the summer months, while in the winter season he attended school. During his winter vacations he engaged in threshing grain on the old barn floor with a flail. On attaining his majoritv, he embarked in farming for himself in Washington County. There, in 1848, was celebrated his mar- riage with Ann Eliza Hotchkiss, who was born in Hampden, Washington County, N. Y., May II, 1826. She is a daughter of Chester Hotch- kiss, who spent his entire life in that county, dying at the age of about forty years. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Betsy Gillette, died in Sharon, Wis., March 31, 1884, at the age of seventy years. In the Hotchkiss family were .seven children: Ann Eliza, now Mrs. Arnold; Hiilda, wifeof Alva Wilkins; Rufus; Ruel: Hiram; David and Mrs. Susan Searles. All came to Walworth County except Hiram, who is now li\-- ing in Rutland County, \'t., and all are yet living except Ruel, who died in Adams County, Wis. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold: Mary, wife of N. Davis, of Watertown, S. Dak. ; Maria, wife of H. Wilcox, of \'inton, Iowa; Alice, wife of Jonas Wi.se, of vSharon; Luther, who mar- ried Minnie Brighani, and lives in Sharon; and 234 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Willard. who married Nettie Wolcott. of Sharon, and makes Ijis liome in Chira^n Lntlit-r Arnold ha> three sons, I)on^;las. Willard and Harold. When Mr. Arnold came to Walworth Comity in 1H51, he selwtitl for his home a farm near South Grove, a small village containing; a jwst- officc, store^, antl a blacksmith aiul waRon shop. .ser\'ed as Justice of the Peace, and was Postmaster of South (^rove for s(Mne time. He has always lived a quiet life, lx.'ing of a retiring dis|Misition, but all who know him attest his tme worth and hold him in hi>;li esteem. He and his wife have recently met with the severest affliction of their lives. in the death of a Ix'loved tjranddaughter, Alice When the Northwi-stern Railroad was built, and Pearl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wise, who pas,sed the village of Sharon starteil. South Grove ceased away at the age of twelve summers. She was a to exist. Mr. Arnold has succeeded in his busi- jjcculiarly gifted and lovable child, of a sweet ncss undertakings, and !>> his welldirected efforts and tender dis]>osition, was the idol of her grand- ac<|uirearenls, and an almost constant companion of her bles him to live rctireire State, Mr. Henry was lK>rn in the city of I.ock]H)rt. N. V.. on the 29th of February, 1828. and is the tenth in a family of thirteen children who.se i)arents were Welcome and Hetsy (Malory) Henry. His father was Iwrn in RhiKle Islann a fann in that State, and when a young man of twenty vears ac- com]>anie . In New York Welcome Henry was united in marriage with Miss Malory, who was of English ile.scent. He embarked in fanning, and carried on agricultural pursuits until 1840, when he emigrated westward to the Territory of Wis- consin, locating in R-two years. His wife ])as.sed awa\- in the same county, at the age 01 eighty-three. Aljel W. Henry began life for himself at the early age c)f fcmrteen years, and has since made his own way in the world, so that whatever suc- cess he has achieved is due entirel\- to his own ef- forts. He Ix-gan earning his livelihood by working as a farm iiand by the month, and also learned the cari)enter's trade, which he followed until 1850. In that year, attracted by the discovery of gold in California, he made pre])arations togoto the West, and with teams cros.sed the plains to the Pacific Slope. For .six years he engage his uncle, Oliver P. Carter, a suc- advancenuMit of those cntLr]>rises calciilate, 1.H76. S.till at home, removed to Delavan. where the latter yet resides with her nephew, Norton, the oidy child of her brother, B. F. Car- ter. Norton Carter completed his education at the State I'niversity efurc him. Mrs. Carter was called to her final rest Octo- Inrr 21, 1.S93, and her remains were interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, of Delavan, by the side of her husband. The.\ were early settlers of Walworth County, and their sterling worth and many excellencies of character won them the high regard of all. Their names should not be omitte- were well worthy of representation among its best citizens. )C)11.\ W. MALI 31 )!IN W. HAM, istheownerofHall Park, one ■ il the most Ix-autiful summer resorts of Wal- uurth County. It is situated on Delavan I^ike, and on the hill overlooking the water he has erected a commodious and pleasant hotel, where through the summer he entertains many guests. Mr. Hall is a native of Canada, his birth having txxnirred in Montreal, on the 15th of July, 1S4S. His father, Rol)ert Hall, was a native of Ireland, anecame the wife of Chauncey I, .'sage, and is living in Delavan. A si>n, Henry, is living in Chicago, and Roliert makes his home in southern Illinois. Another daughter, Mar>', is the wife of S. W. King. Annie is the wife of George King, of Madi.son County, Neb., where another son, Charles, and his mother are also living. The death of Dr. Hall occurred in Mad- ison County, Neb., in October, 1874. He .served as a Captain in the War of 1812, was twice wounded, and carried two bullets in his boeriod they again came to Dela- van, and since that time our subject has made his home in this place. In November, 1.S63, prompted by ])alriotic impulses, he resjionded to the coun- try's call for troops, and became a member of the Union Army, serving in the Second Wi.sconsin Cavalrj-. He participated in the battles of Prairit- Grove, Pea Ridge and Little Rock, and was under Maj. Gen. Greirson in his famous raid from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 237 Memphis, Tenn., across the country to \'icks- burg. Miss. During this raid there were many skinnishes and running fights. Mr. Halle.scaped injury, and was mustered out on the expira- tion of his tenu of .service, liaving been excused from duty only one day during the entire time. He received his discharge at Austin, Tenn., No- vember 15, 1865, and at once returned to Dela- van. Mr. Hall then visited Nebraska, Colorado and Dakota, .spending four years in the West, and on his return he was united in marriage with Miss Clarissa Tucker, the wedding being celebrated on the nth of October, 1869. They have one child, Clara Belle, who was born July 24, 1871. Atjout thirteen \"ears ago thej- removed to their farm on Dela\'an Lake, and, building a dwelling, Mr. Hall engaged in keeping boarders for a few >ears. He then erected the hotel of which he is now proprietor, one of the best in this section of the countrw Tliere the guests are made to feel at home, and Mr. Hall carefully looks after their interests. His considerate attention, and the many advantages for rest and plea.sure there afforded, have made the park a favorite re.sort for summer visitors. JOHN L. WYCKOFF. (TOHN L. WYCKOFF, deceased, was for many I years a representative citizen of Walworth Q) County, having located here at an early day in the histor}' of the community. He was born on the nth of November, 1808, in Charlestown, Montgomery County, N. Y., and grew to man- hood under the parental roof, spending the days of his boyhood in the usual manner of farmer lads. His father, Henry V. Wyckoff by name, was a minister in the Dutch Reformed Church. The name of his wife was Nellie Schenck, and they were married April 20, 1797. After leaving home Mr. Wyckofifbegan clerking, being employed as a salesman both in New York City and in Albany. In that way he acquired the capital which enabled him to embark in bu.si- ness for himself Upon his father's death he re- turned home and took charge of the farm, which he operated until 1841, when he determined to trj- his fortune in the West. Making his wa)- to the territory of W^isconsin, he chose W'al worth County as the scene of his future labors, and cast in his lot with the early settlers of Walworth Township. Before coming to the West, Mr. Wyckoff was married. On the 6th of October, 1S40, he wed- ded Hannah Pettit, of New York, who died March 26, 1848, leaving a family of four children: Mary E., who now resides in Oshkosh, Wis.; Eliza Pettit, widow of W. ,Spooner, of Kansas; Char- lotta vS., who is now deceased; and Hannah, wife of James Johnson, a resident of Kan.sas. On the 20th of July, 1852, Mr. Wyckoff was again married, his second union being with Miss Anna Thornton Smith, who was born Januarj- 24, 1826, and was a daughter of Daniel and Harriet ( Freeman ) .Smith. Her father was a native of \^ermont, and was reared upon a farm in the Green Mountain State. When a young man he removed to New York, where he was married. He followed farming there until 1847, in which year he came to Walworth County, Wis. Here he pur- chased a tract of wild land, and in 1848 he was joined by his family. He successfully carried on agricultural pursuits until 1875, when he left tlie farm, and .spent his remaining days in Walworth County and New York, living a retired life. Hi.s death occurred in Warsaw, N. Y., but his remains were brought back and interred in the cemeter\- near his old home. He had served in the War of 1812, and was a valued citizen of the community. The family to which he belonged was of English PORTRAIT AND BIOGR.\PHICAL RECORD. 238 extraction, but his parents were natives of \'er- niont. The mother of Mrs. Wyckoff was born and reared in tlie luupire State, and with her husband came to tl>e West . She was calletl to the home \ye- yond at the ajje I'f seventy seven years, and lier re- mains were interrei)al Church in early life, but af- terward united with the Free-Will Baptist Church. All who knew then) respocted them for their ster- ling worth and strict integrity. With the excx-ption of two years pa.ssed in Del- avan, Mr. Wyckoff always lived upon the farm in Walworth County which he secured upon his removal here. The wild land was transformed into rich and fertile fields, and other improvements were made, until the place became one of the val- uable country homes of the neighborhood. Mr. and Mrs. Wyckoff have no children of their own. but adopted two, John P. Rivers and Julia Ken- neth- . The fonner reside-. Having arrived at years of maturity. I.. D. Shepard was united in marriage on the 4th of June. 1X7.^. the lady of his choice l>eing Miss Clarinda Z., daughter of Adiia Sawyer. She was boni in the town of Richmond, in Wal- worth County, March 29, 1852, and by their marriage were born .seven children, all of whom are yet at home. They are: John A., who was born .Ajiril S, 1S74; FAUiice R.,Januar\- 18, 1S76; Alfred H., December 25, 1877; Ivarl L., August 20, 1879; Alice E., January 16, 1881: E.stherS., March 24, 1SS3; and Mabel ]•.., Novem- tM.-r I, 1S85. The eldest .son, John, now has charge of the home farm. He was educated in the Delavan High School, and the others are re- ceiving tlie same educational privileges. Linus D. Shepard followed farming throughout his entire life, and was the owner of a beautiful tract of land of eightv acres, on section 4, Dela- van Township. This he placed under a high state of cultivation, and upon it made many ex- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 239 celleiit improvements. Good buildings were erect- ed, and all the accessories and conveniences of a model farm were added, so that the place has become one of the best in this locality. The owner was a man of high character, was always a friend in time of need, and was an enterprising and public-spirited citizen, who manifested a warm interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the communit}-. He and his wife belonged to the Congregational Church, and, in politics, he was a Republican. For many years he lield the of- fice of vSchool Director, and the cause of education found in him a warm friend. His death resulted from an accident, on the 2i.stof May, i8go, and he was laid to rest in Spring Grove Cemetery. His life was an honorable and upright one, which gained him the refipect of all who knew him, and his loss was therefore deeply lamented. MARTIN LUTHER. y /I ARTIN LUTHER, who resides on .sections y 9 and 10, Sharon Tow-n.ship, where he owns (3 and operates two hundred and eighty acres of the fine farming land of Walworth County, was born in Watertown, Jefferson County, N. Y., July 15, 1821. His father, Aldridge Luther, was born and reared in Herkimer County, N. Y., and on both sides was of German descent. The Luther family was founded in America about one hun- dred and fifty years ago, one branch being e.stab- lished in Rhode Island, and the other in Ma.ssa- chusetts. The members of the latter emigrated to Jefferson County, N. Y., in an early day, where most of them followed farming, but Aldridge Luther became a shoemaker bj' trade. He mar- ried Sarah Dilly, and to them were born five chil- dren: Martin; Mary, who was the wife of E. Howe, and died in 1864, at her home in Jef- ferson County; Milton, who resides in Water- town, N. Y.; Sarah, wife of Curtis Hildreth, of Jefferson County, N. Y. ; and Martha, who died in 1847. The father of this family lived in Watertown from the age of twenty years, and there died in 1871, at the age of seventy-five. His wife passed away in 1890, at the advanced age of ninet}' years. The old home in New York is now occupied by Milton Luther. Mr. Luther of this sketch attended the public schools of Watertown until fourteen >'ears of age, when he entered his father's shoeshop. He be- gan work when a lad of twelve. Being in the shop one day, he asked his father for a dime, and the old gentleman replied that if he would sew on a patch he should have it. This the boy promptly did, and the work was so well done that the father encouraged him in it, and at the age of sixteen he had ))ecome a most expert workman. He was thus employed during the winter season, while during the summer months, from the age of four- teen, he followed farming. ,Since that time he has always carried on agricultural pursuits with good success. When quite young he began to take an agricultural paper, which he still reads, and thus has broadened his views and combined theory with practice. At the age of nineteen, Mr. Luther was joined in wedlock with Julia Delano, a native of Water- town, N. Y. He then purchased six acres of land, built a house, barn and shop, and followed both farming and shoemaking. About this time the doctrines of Charles Fourier were being taught in America, and Mr. Luther, with many others of the vicinity, becoming convinced of the feasibilitj' of the plans for the betterment of their conditions, formed an as.sociation, and those who had land deeded it to the society-, taking stock in lieu thereof For nearly two years this association continued to do business, and when the crash came Mr. Luther.with many others, found himself without means and without a home; Iiut, full of 340 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cncrfO' and hope, he started to retrieve his lost and three cliildreii, Blanche, Belle and Rose: and possessions. Having .saved a small sum, he de- termine;emeiils with I'eter Coojkt to take him to Walworth C«mnty, and two days later they fouiul Ihemselves at Topping's Corners. Our suliject at once t)egaii working at his trade Herlx.-rt, at home. The mother of this famil\ pas-sedaway Noveinl>er 8. 1892, at theageofsi.vtv - nine years. She was a woman of rare qualities of head and heart, a devoted wife and mother, and her loss was deeply inounied throughout the com- munity. Mr. Luther has always had a ta.ste for farming, and on purchasing his land he gave way to his inclinations and has developed tme of the finest farms of Walworth County. It is under a high state of cultivation, and upon it stands an elegant two-stor>- and basement dwelling, with large and for John Druse, a prominent and wealthy man of well-arranged rooms, tastefully furnished. There that day, who kept a hotel at what was known as Dnise's Corners, a-half mile .southeast of Darieii. After two years he e.stablished a shop of his own ill Darieii, where he continued busine.ss for niuc- teeii years. He also purcha.sed and cultivated a small farm. During the war he bought a stock of ready-made shoes and carried on a retail Iwot and shoe business. In 1865 he purchased one hundred and twenty acres of land on sections y and 10, Sharon Township, and added to it until he ha', turning out great ipiantities of butter. In politics, Mr. Luther is a Prohibitionist, for his opinions on the temperance question are em- bodied in the platform of that party onh-. For three years he was the efficient .Supervisor of his town.ship. He is one of Walworth County's most successful farmers, and is an intelligent and leading citizen and a self-made man, who has justly won the prosperity which lias crowned his efforts. CNKIS (MUKCll EVUrS CHl'RCH has hniger l)een a resident i>( Walworth County than any other of its cili/ens. and this history, therefore, would be incom|)lete without the record of his life. He re- sides on section ri, Walworth Township. ans. He was lx)rii near New Haven, Conn., July 27, 1S17, and was the eldest in a family of four children. but with the excei)tioii of himself all are now de ceased. His jiarcnts were ICIijah and \'iolet ( Holcomb) Church. His father was also a na- tive of Connecticut, and about 1S42 came to Wis- consin, locating on the farm which adjoins that be- lonj;iiig to our subject. From there he movetl to W(K)dstock, III.: then came again to Walworth County, where he spent his remaining days, his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 241 death occurring May 31, 1877, at the age of eight3--four. The family is of English extrac- tion, but at an early day in the history of this country was founded in America. The paternal grandfather of our subject, Uriah Church, was one of the heroes of the Revolution. Mi's. Church, mother of our subject, was born in Massachusetts, and died at the early age of twenty-eight years. She was also of English descent. When C\rus was four years of age his parents moved to Broome County, N. Y., and when he was sixteen moved from there to Trumbull Coun- ty, Ohio. He early became familiar with all the duties of farm life and to his father gave the ben- efit of his services until twenty years of age. At that time he came to the We.st, and, making his way on foot, journeyed to Geneva Lake, Wis., then known as Big Foot Lake, reaching his des- tination after fifteen days of travel. He followed the Indian trail from Chicago, and made his way across the prairie and through the timber to Wal- worth County. At that time Chicago was a mere hamlet, and there were only three cabins between that place and Lake Geneva. Jacob Sanders and James Van Slj'ke w'ere the only residents of this part of the county, the latter being the finst white settler of this locality. Mr. Church made a claim upon the land which he yet owns, and for a time lived in the family of Mr. Van Slyke. Chi- cago was the nearest post office for two years, but as the county became more thickly settled an office was established at Delavan Lake. He oft- en went to the office and paid twenty-five cents' postage on letters received. Some of these old letters he still retains. In 1838, Mr. Church built a small frame house, the second in the township, and began improving his land. Mr. vSanders and his family lived with him until the 17th of December, 1843, when our subject was united in marriage with Miss Enieline Russell, who was born in Ohio, June 25, 1S26, and came with her brother to the territory of Wisconsin. She died June 25, 1854, leaving a family of five children. Delia, now the wifeof J. D. Clark, re- .sides in Illinois. Leonard owns the greater part of the old homestead which his father purchased from the Government. He enlisted in Company L, Third Wisconsin Cavalry, in October, 1861, although only about sixteen years of age, and continued in the service for three years and five months. He was very fortunate, in that he was never wounded or taken prisoner. He then re- turned home and engaged in the operation of the farm until 1870, when he embarked in the com- mis.sion business in Chicago, continuing in the .same for three years. From 1873 until 1886 he again carried on agricultural pursuits in Wal- worth Town.ship, and then was elected County Treasurer on the Republican ticket, filling the office for three terms of two j^ears each. He was married November 21, 1872, to Miss Adelina M. Porter, daughter of D. C. Porter, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work, and unto them have been born five children: Wells D., Nannie I., Grace A., Hattie E. and Emeline A. The son and eldest daughter are both school teachers. Leonard Church formerly .served as Secretary of the County Republican Central Committee, but now devotes his entire time to farming and the dairy business. He has about ninety head of full- blooded Jersey cows and heifers upon his place. Hiram, the second son of the Church family, is a prominent farmer and .stock-dealer of Idaho. Eugene, who invented the Church Hay Carrier at the age of fifteen years, is a man of much genius, and resides in Harvard, 111. David is associated in business with his brother Hiram, of Idaho. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Church was again married, the lady of his choice being Miss Mar}- Boorman, who was born June 5, 1828, in Maidstone, England. During her girlhood .she came to America with her parents, who first settled in New York, and in the spring of 1838 came to Wisconsin, where the father died at the age of fifty-two years, while his wife pas.sed away at the age of eighty-five. By the second mar- riage have been born three children: Merlin H., a resident of Austin, 111.; Henry, who is in a store in Sumner, Wash.; and Minnie, a highly educated lady, now engaged in teaching in Rock- ford, 111. C\TUs Church was formerly a Democrat in pol- itics, but now votes with the Prohibition party. In an earl\- dav he .served as Tax Collector, and 242 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. aided in the organization of Walworth and Sliaron development, hut has also seen theterritor>- trans- Townshiiw, also in estahlisliing the schools and formed into a State, and ha.s watched the rapid strides of progress which have placed Wisconsin among the foremost of the great States of the Union. Here he has lived an honorable and up- right life, his e.Kample being well worth) of em- ulation, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record. churciies. He and his wife are nienilx;rs of the Haptist Church, and he has been i)roniinently coiniected with the various interests and enter- prises calculated tolKiiefit and ui)build this l(K'al- ity. For fifty-seven years he has residetl in Wal- worth County, a rword of which no one else can boast III- h:\^ iw' •■i')> \\ iiii.-.-^i ,1 it^ I'p'wtli ;nid ARCIIII^.AM) WOODARI). GlRCUIHAl.l) \\U{)1).\R1), deceased, was for LI some years a prominent resident of Allen's I I Orove, and was lH)th widely and favorably known in Walworth County. A native of New York, he was Ixini in the town of Hebron. Wash- ington County, Ajiril 2(;, 1.S18. and is a son of Daniel and Anna ( Case 1 W- Hible he gives a ver\' terse accoiuit of his life, as follows. "Commenced housekeeping December 20, 1S42, in Hebron. N. Y.; moved from there to Granville, Washington County, N. Y., April 7. 1844; lefl Granville August 7, 1S44: arrived in Hradford, Rock Countw Wis., September ig, 1844, and cf)mmenced housekeep- ing in one .side of a hou.se belonging to Cyrus I'almerton. Removedfrom there to a farm I had bought (October 25, 1844; went March 25, 1850, to the town of Darien, on a place I bought of Jes.se Older; moved from there April _^, 1S52, about a mile west, to a i>lace bought of Julius R. Woodruff; moved from there to a place bought of J()sOi)li Roberts, March 12, 1S54, in the village of .Mien's Grove; went from there. May 6, 1864, to Ajjpleton, Wis.; returned to former residence in Allen's Grove January 25, 1865; moved from there to a jjlace bought of William U. Hayes in May, 1869." This not only indicates where and how Mr. Woodard pas.sed his time, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 243 but the entrj' also indicates the methodical nature of the man, who spent a bus}' life, yet never lost sight of kindred and friends. After coming to the West, he carried on merchandising, dealt in land, loaned money, and followed other business enterprises. In i860 he began merchandising in Allen" s Grove, and was thus employed for four years, after which he bought and sold several stocks of goods in that place. He was a man of remarkable foresight and business ability, and his enterprise, perseverance and good management won him .success. Mr. and Mrs. Woodard had two children. The daughter, Fannie, was born January 10, 1844, and died November i, 1864, in Appleton, Wis., hav- ing been an invalid for some years previous. Archibald was born April 16, 1846, and is now a prominent citizen of Clinton, Wis. For twenty- seven years before his death, Mr. Woodard held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and took a verj' active part in church work. He was instrumental in organizing the church in Allen's Grove, invited a minister to preach in that village, and within three weeks a church with thirty members was formed; while within a j-ear the organization was comfort- tably established in a new hou.se of worship. Be- fore the war, Mr. Woodard was a Democrat in politics, but during that struggle became a promi- nent Republican, while during his last years he was a Prohibitionist. In politics, as in religion, he was earnest, conscientious and fearless. His la.st years on earth were full of .suffering, but to the end he was ever mindful of the feelings and com- fort of others. He passed away Maj- 10, 1885, at the age of sixty-seven j'ears and eleven days, and the entire community mourned his lo.ss, for he was a kind husband and father, a faithful friend, and a valued citizen. Archibald Woodard, Jr., who has a wide ac- quaintance in Walworth County, has for the past seven years lived in Clinton, Wis., where he is en- gaged in the banking business, as President of the Citizens' Bank. He was married December 26, 1864, to Mar}' Eamont, a native of Schoharie Count}-, N. Y. Their union has been blessed with .six children; Archibald, who is living with Mrs. Woodard, his grandmother; George L., who is now one of the Juniors of Har\'ard College; Morrison C, Fannie, Daniel and Mary, who are still at home. Mr. Woodard is a faithful member of the Methodist Church. In politics, he takes an active interest, supporting the Democracy. He has twice been a member of the State Conven- tion, and was the Democratic candidate for the Legislature in 1890. He is a man of good busi- ness ability, and worth and merit ha\'e won him prominence in political circles. NELSON STOREY, Jr. KEELSON STOREY, Jr., a representative \ I farmer of Sharon Township, now living on 1x3 section 25, was born on the 17th of February-, 1844, at Spring Prairie, Walnut County, Wis., and is a son of Nelson and Delia (Camp) Storey. His father was born in O.swego County, N. Y., Januar}- 14, 181 1, was reared on a farm, acquired his education in the district schools, and through- out his life followed agricultural pursuits. He became the owner of the old famih- homestead, purcha.sing the interest of the other heirs, and re- .sided thereon until 1842, when he .sold out, and came direct to Walworth County, Wis. Here he entered one hundred and twenty acres of laud from the Government, the farm upon which our subject now resides. He was one of the earliest white set- tlers in the community, and on his arrival the In- dians still lived in the neighborhood. Mr. Storey paid $1.25 per acre for his land, and afterward ad- ded to it twenty acres. To the cultivation and im- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. -'44 provcnient of his farm he devoted his lime and atttiilioii throughout his remaining days, and lie- came one of tlie highly resiKCted citizens of the community. His death occiirretl January 2.S, i«8i , at the age of seventy years. His father al- ways resided in New York, where he die- limiteil schcx)! privileges, and has made farming his life work. In his under- takings he has been quite succes.sful, and is now the owner of one hundred acres of rich and val- uable land, all of which is under a high state of cultivation, and is well improved On the 5th of October, 1871, .Mr. Storey was united in marriage with Mi.ss Emma J. Searles, daughter of William A. and Claris.sa (Burk) Searles. Her father died in Tennes.sce, in Sep- tember, 1877, and her mother is now living with her children in New York. Mrs. Storey was liorn July II, 1847, and by her marriage has become the mother of a son, Judsou, who was born July 3, 1872, and is a graduate of the High School of Sharon. He posses,ses good ability, and now aids his father in the operation of the home farm. Mr. Storey exerci.ses his right of franchise in sup- port of the Republican party, but has never .sought or desired political prefennent, as his time and attention are fully taken up with his business in- terests. He is a worthy representative of one of the pioneer families of the community, and has long been regardee traced back through various generations to ancestors who livetl in ICngland in 1340. Some of their descendants came to the I'nited States in an carlv day, and had land grants given to them by William Peiin. Dennis Camp I )ell was reared on a farm, and in 1S52 came to Wisconsin, locating in Walworth Township, but after a few years he removed to Rock Counts , where he carried on agricultural jnirsuits until after the breaking out of the late war. He sen-ed for two years among the boys in blue, and then, i>n account of failing health, was forced to return home. In 1R65 he removed to Walworth County, where he engaged in farming until his death, which oci-urred in 1.SS0, his remains lx;ing in- terred in Walworth Cemetery. He was a mem- l>er of the Haptist Church, and was a highly re- specteecanie a student in the Chicago Homeo- ])athic College in September, 1889, and was grad- uated from that in.stitution in March, 1891. He then e.stablished an office in Walworth, where he has since l)een engaged in the jiractice of medi- cine and surgery. In November. 1S91. Dr. Campbell was united in marriage with Miss Mary Dell Hurdick, daugh- ter of A. D. and Mary Burdick, who are resi- dents of Janesville, Wis. In politics, the Doctor is a .standi Republican, and he and his wife are memljers of tlie Haptist Church. He startetl out in life apcxjrboy, without capital, but has steadily worked his way upward, overcoming the difficul- ties and obstacles in his path by a determined ef- fort, and is now enjoying a gooecome famous as the birthplace of many illustrious men. Louis XIV. of France, by his tyranny, drove many worthy people from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 247 the Palatines in Holland, among whom were Mel- cherl Folts and his brother, who landed in Phila- delphia. The former went to New York and settled on the banks of the Hudson. He was one of the volunteers of 1 7 1 2, in the expedition against Canada, and was one of the patentees of a land grant under George III. which was given in 1705. He had three .sons and two daughters, among whom he divided his property- by a will dated January 29, 1734. His eldest son, Jacob, was born in Philadelphia in 1710, and was also named as one of the patentees, receiving lot No. 3. He became the first .settler in what is now known as the town of Frankfort, and in a recent census of that town sixt^'-five persons answered to the name of Folts. Melcherl Folts was for many years Church-warden, and held a commis- sion in the provincial ami}- of George III. He died in 1807, at the age of ninet\--seven. His wife, Katrina Folts, was a daughter of Hanjest Petrie, and to them were born two sons and eight daughters. Jacob died at the age of twenty. Conrad, the younger son of the family, married Anna Dygert, whose mother, Mrs. Lena Dygert, was a sister of Gen. Herkimer, after whom Her- kimer County, N. Y. , was named. Conrad Folts died in June, 1793, leaving seven sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Jacob C, was born in Februar\% 1775, and in 1795 married Elizabeth Steele, daughter of George and Dorothea (Shoe- maker ) Steele. Her grandfather, Randolph Steele, was a native of Switzerland, and when a young man was seized, made a soldier, and .sent to Amer- ica. An old account says that Jacob Folts was a man highly esteemed for his many virtues, that his word was as good as his bond, and that he was noted for his Christianity and patriotism. In the War of 18 1 2, he was among the first to enlist. He took an earh' stand for temperance, and banished all liquor from his harvest fields many years before the commencement of the temperance cru.sade. He aided in erecting the first church in his town, and was one of its Elders. His death occurred November 15, 1831, and his wife, who sur\'ived him nearly twenty years, died at the age of sev- enty-five. In their familv were seven sons and five daugh- ters. Jacob J., born in 1808, was a merchant and banker. Elizabeth, born in 181 1, lives with her brother on the old homestead. Benjamin, who was born in 18 13, and was a successful minister of the Congregational Church, died November 15, 1 88 1. Daniel V., born in 1815, resides in Boston , where for more than a third of a century- he has been .successfully engaged in the practice of medicine. James, born in 1817, v^-as formerly Colonel of a regiment, and new owns and operates the old homestead. The eldest child, Magdelene, was born in 1796, married Henry Dygert, and died in 1873. Conrad, born in 1798, v^'as a mer- chant and farmer, and died in 1871. Anna, born in 1800, died in infancy. Dorothea, born in 1802, married John Edick, of South Columbia, and died in 1866. George, born in 1804, married Eliza Murray, followed merchandising most of his life, and for a time was in the Government ser\nce in Wa.shington, where he died in 1870. Mary, born in 1807, became the wife of Rev. W. W. Seeley, of New York City, and died in 1854. We now take up the personal histor\- of David Folts, who was born on the old homestead in Herkimer County, N. Y., November 13, 1822, and remained on the farm until fifteen years of age, when he entered the store owned b}- his brother George, on the canal, ten miles east of Utica. There he remained for seven years. Pre- vious to that time he attended the Fairfield Acad- emy, of Fairfield, N. Y., and on leaving the store he returned to the farm, where he .spent three years. In the count}' of his nativity, on the 5th of January, 1853, Mr. Folts wedded Harriet House, daughter of Solomon House, who was of German descent, and was born in New York in 1804. He there married Eliza Wilson, and they became the parents of six children: Eben, Harriet M., Wat- son, Edward, Allen and Frances. The father of this family was a farmer, and died in 1848, but his wife .still surv-ives him. In the j'ear of their marriage, Mr. Folts brought his bride to Wisconsin, and located upon the farm where he now resides. He made it his home for twenty years, and then, on account of ill-heath, abandoned agricultural pursuits for a time, and 348 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. engaged in merchandising i" Allen's Gnne for len year-*. When that (Utade had passetl, he re- tunie the farm which has since Inren his home. To hint and his wife have l)een l)orn eight chil- dren. Mary Iv Ixirn Jannary 9. 1S54, is now the wife of Alex McKay, of Chicago; Jacob J.. l>oni August 20. i«5.s, die, 1S57; Jacob J., Ixirii March \. 1.SS9, is now general agent for the McCormick Harxesler Company, and lives in Milwaukee; George H. McClellan, Iwirn Decx-mber 20, 1.S62, dietl k. SniMMINS. a well-known and highly resi)ecleecame a well-informed man. He inarTieer of years, but at length he determined to seek a home in America, and with his wife and children cro.s.sed the Atlantic to New York. He then continued his journey to Wiscon.sin, and locateeration of the home farm; and Clara is the wife of V. C. Peck, a merchant of HaralMX), Wis. In his political views. Mr. VanSchaick is a stalwart Repuhlican. havinj; snpporteil that jiarty since attaining his majority. His first Presiden- tial vote was cast for William Henry Harrison. He has always taken an active interest in local lion with the Baptist Chnrch, he has servetl as Deacon for fi'rtv years. Mr. Van Schaick now owns about two hundred acres of -valuahle land in Walworth Tfiwnship, and derives therefrom a j;ood income. His property has heen acquired entirely throuj^h his own ef- forts, and he may therefore well Ik.- called a self- made man. There are probably not more than five residents of Walworth County still surviving; who were here on our subjects arrival. He has jxjlitics, andser\ed as Justice of the Peace for one therefore witnessed almost the entire growth and term, after which he resigned. He was School Di- rector for several years, and .ser\ed on the Unile>r five months. IJoth he and his wife hold meml>ership with the Con- gregational Union Church, in which, in comiec- development of this locality, and has ever borne his I)arl in its progress and upbuilding. His life has been an honorable and upright one, and he has the respect of all who know him. CEORC.l': ALLi:\ /JJlvORC.I-; .\M,1:N. who follows farming on |_. .section 24, Limi Township, is one of the Vj most highly respected citizens of the com- munity. He was born in Lebanon, Madison County, N. Y., July 23, 1S20, and is a son of Walter and Harriet ( Holbrook) Allen. His pa- ternal grandfather, Ivlisha Allen, was a native of Worcester County, Ma.-^s., and there died in i.SiS, at an advanced age. Walter Allen was born in the same a)unty, March 20, i~^7, and was one of eight children. He resided in the old 15ay .State until 1H15, when he removed to New York, lo- cating in Madison County. There he spc-nt his remaining days, engaged in farming, and was callctl to his final rest in May, 1S33. II i> wife was lM)rn in Worcester County, Mass., May 10, 1790, and was .^ daughter of John and Lucrelia (HablK.'tt) Holbrook. Her father was born in 1750, and died January 31, 18,^9. Mrs. Hol- brook departed this life in 1832. In Walter Al- len's family were six children. Marj-, born May 25, 1815, died Deix-mber 31 , 1830: Dwight, born Novend)er ly. 1.S16, died September 4, 1839: Charles, born August 31, 18 iS, die , isf..; j.S; Rev. E. Allen. now comprises about one hundred and fifty fanii- iS78-8o;and Rev. M.J. Tanglier, iS.So-86. There lies. Tliey have a beautiful cemetery just out.side were only a few nieniliers at first, but the congrc- the corporate limits of Delavan and east of Spring nation has grown to such jiroixirtions that it has Grove Cemetery, containing nine acres. Rev. Ueii iitvessiiry to reiH.ater of mathematics and >cience in DeRuyter Institute. In 1856 he emi- grated westward, and accepted the position of Prin- cipal of Walworth Academy. Later he had charge of Albion Academy, of Dane County. Wis., and stili later was Principal of the jniblic .scIkxjIs of Whitewater and iMlgerton, Wis., and of Wood- stoi-k, III. In 1 87 1 he became profe.s.sor of niatlie- niatics in lledding College, of Abingdon, 111., which ]K>sition he filled for six years, when failing health compelled him to resign, and he returned test shoemaker who ever locatetl here. Tlie gentleman whose name heads this record worked on the shoe-bench for four years with his father, but, desiring to carry on some other line of trade, he entered the office of the I let aid when it was first opened. He .set the first type on the paper, but afterwards was employed as a printer in an office in Rock ford, 111. In October, 1879, he liegan business for himself, as jiroprietor of the i',a:tltt\ of Richmond, III., and in 1887 he PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 257 came to Lake Geneva, and bought a half-interest in the Lake Geneva Herald. He is now business manager of this wide-awake newspaper. A glance at the office indicates that a successful business is being carried on, for it is first-class in all its appointments, and would do credit to a much larger city. Here our subject learned to set type, and here he is meeting with a deserved success. Mr. Nethercut was married January 3, 1885, to Sarah Shibley, of Randall, Kenosha County, daughter of Jacob Shibley, and unto them has been born one child. May Belle. Socially, Mr. Nethercut is a member of the Independent Order of Good Templars, and the Knights of Pythias fraternity, and in politics is a Republican. The best interests of the comnnmity find in him a friend, and he has the high regard of all who know him. C. L. DOUGLASS. EL. DOUGLASS, who now owns and oper- ates a mill in Fontana, has since an early day been identified with the business and other interests of Walworth Count}-. He is both widely and favorably known in this communitj-, and we feel assured that the record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers. A na- tive of the Empire State, he was born in Erie County, November 9, 1827, and is descended from good old Revolutionary .stock, his paternal grandfather having .served in the War for Inde- pendence. The family is of Scotch-Irish descent. The father of our .subject, Chri.stopher Doug- lass, was born in Connecticut, and during his youth emigrated with his parents to \'erniont, where he was reared to manhood on a farm. In the connnon schools he acquired a good education and then returned to Connecticut, where he en- gaged ill teaching for a time. In his native State he married Mi.ss Orilla Douglass, who was also born in Connecticut. After his marriage he removed to New York. Later he ser\-ed in the War of 18 12, and then settled on a farm near Buffalo, then an almost unbroken wilder- ness. In the midst of the forest he hewed out a farm, clearing away the heav)' timber from his land, which he then developed into rich and fertile fields. His nearest neighbor was twenty miles di.stant. In 1828 he removed to Macomb County, Mich. In the .spring of 1837 he sold his farm in Michigan, and for about six months rented land near Chicago. He then left his fam- ily in that place and came to Walworth County, Wis., when he began breaking land and making preparations for a home, to which he brought his family the succeeding autumn. Here he engaged in farming and keeping tavern at what was known all over the West as Douglass' Corners. Subse- quentl}- he sold some of his farm and purcha.sed land at the head of Geneva Lake, where the town of Fontana now stands. His death occurred at the age of eighty years, and the community thereby lo.st one of its best citizens. His wife passed away in Fontana at the age of seventy- four. C. L. Douglass was reared amid the wild scenes of the frontier. It was during his infancy that the family went to Michigan, and he was a child of only ten years when they came to Walworth County. He early became inured to the arduous ta.sk of developing wild land, breaking prairie, and planting and harvesting crops. The niachiner>- of that day was very crude as compared with that of the present day, but nevertheless it .served its 258 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. purpose, and llie earnest efforts of the pioneers nient along the trail, Mr. Douglass made his way transformed acre after acre of the wild land into to Ontonagon to get footl. He jounieyed for two rich fields. In 1X4^) Mr. Dougla.ss went to the days and two niglits and had to sleep in the open C(ipi>cr mines of Lake Sui)eri Miss I'liller. a native of the lunpire State, and tlie ri.lluwin^; year he hroiij^ht his family to Wisconsin, setthng near Milwaukee. Two years were thus jjassitl, hut on the expira- tion of that jxriiKl he sold his place anil returueil to the Kast. A year afterward, however, he again souj^ht a home in the Uadi^er State, and bought a farm in I, inn Township. Walworth County, of one hundretl and sixty acres. With characteristic energy he liegan its develi)i)nient, and in connec- tion with general farming he followed sheep-rais- ing. He was a quiet, yet enterprising, man, and was always intere.ste- Balthasar. In his political views. Mr. Alexander has al- ways Ijeen a Republican, and is a stanch advocate of the principles of his party. In iSyj^ he was elected Clerk of Linn Township, and is now .serv- ing his second term. He also fille six snnjmers when, with his parents, he cro.s.sed the hriny deep to the New World. He was educated in the public sch;eritKl relumed to Walworth County, and pur- cha.scd two hundred acres of the old homestead which tKlon>;ed to his father. It has since heen his place of residence and his time and attention arc now devote- County, X. V., and is the eldest in a fam- ily of three children, whose parents were Daniel au'l I';ii/al)eth (Coit) Latimer. Her sisters are Lsther A., wife of I). M. Shuler, of Ames, N.V., and Ll/.ina S., wife of Rev. W. Joy, of Mason, Mich. Mr. Latimer was born in the Ivmpire State, and was a farmer and carpenter. His death occurreromiueiitl\- coiniecled /\ with the business interests of Whitewater, tJf is now proprietor of the Badger State Bottling Works. A native ol Canada, he was born near Kingston, on the 2'>th of December, 1.S32, and is a son of Almon R. and Oriisa (Haskins) liaton. His ])arents were both natives of the Green Moun- tain State, iiut at an earl\- day they removed from \'ermont to Canada, and llience went to New York, where thiy made their home until 1S42, which year witiiesst-d their arri\al in Wisconsin. They first settled in Whitewater, and the father purchased a tnict of Government land, which was heavily timbered, but with characteristic energy he began to clear it of the trees, and in course of time IkuI ])lowed and pl:inted the fields and trans- formed it into a gootl farm. He there made his home until his death, which occurred in his eighty- second \ ear. There were no railroads when he came to the West, and he made the journey by wagon, the trip consuming several weeks. In the family were three sons and a daughter, namely: Saphreness M.; Caroline, wile of James Fryer, of Jefferson County; Rev. Iv. L. , pastor of the Meth- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 269 odist Episcopal Church of Milwaukee; and Chaun- cey, who is now deceased. The ancestors of this faniil)' crossed the Atlantic in the historic "May- flower. ' ' Francis Eaton made the voyage in 1620, and several years later was joined by his brother Benjamin. Among their descendants was Gen. Eaton, one of the heroes of the Revolutionarj- War. When our subject was a child of ten years, he accompanied his parents on their removal to the Badger State. In the u.sual manner of farmer lads he was reared to manhood, remaining under the parental roof until he had attained his majority. His education was acquired in an old log .school- house, and when a young man he learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed as a means of livelihood for twelve years. At length he changed his occupation. In 1865 he went to Fond du Lac and established the first bottling works in that town. He there carried on business until the fall of 1S67, when he came to Watertown, and aLso established the first bottling works at this place. He has since continued in the business, and it has proved to him a profitable venture. He is also a dealer in ice. He built the first ice-houses in Watertown, and has since supplied the city with that commodity, putting up four thousand tons each year. In 1853 Mr. Eaton was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Green, and to them have been born four children, three of whom are yet living: Frank, who with his father is interested in the bottling works; Clarence C, who is now the edi- tor of the Columbus Democrat; Mrs. Ella Aberle; and Edward, decea.sed. The last-named was for several years an employe of the Michigan Central Railroad Company, and at the time of his death was chief freight agent. His fellow-citizens, appreciating his worth and ability, have frequently called upon Mr. Eaton to serve in positions of public trust. He has been Alderman of the Fourth Ward for four terms, and has served as President of the Council for two terms. In politics, he is a .stalwart Republican, unswerving in his allegiance to the principles of his party. Socially, he is a Knight Templar Ma.son. He has long been recognized as one of the most progressive citizens of Watertown, and his support and co-operation are ever to be de- pended upon in behalf of worthy public enterprises. JAMES WEED. (Tames weed, one of Walwonh County's I .self-made and successful men, now resides on (*/ section i, Sharon Township. He was born in Beiniington County, -\'t., in October, 1822, and is a son of Ira and Thankful Weed. The father, a native of Long Island, removed with his parents at an early day to the Green Mountain State. Both he and his father were heroes of the Revolution, and were compelled to remove to Vermont on account of the persecutions of the Tories. An uncle, James Weed, and his father were in the War of 181 2, and the grandfather re- cruited a company of riflemen, which he com- manded, with the rank of Captain. He had served as Major in the struggle for independence, and made a .successful raid on the British in Canada, capturing one hundred and one prisoners, whom he brought back to the United States. He was a strict disciplinarian, but was extremely popular with his men, and he and his two sons ser^'ed with distinction throughout the war. Capt. Weed was of Scotch descent, and came of the same family to 13 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. whali Tliurlow Wcxd, »i New York. tK.l()Mged. After the war, he lixik up his residence alnnit two hiiiulreer of offices. He died when the sub- ject of this sketch was a small hoy. The father of our subject, Ira Weed, was an extensive farmer, and owneership, and lived an honorable, straightforward life. He was married in Vermont to Thankful Phillips, a native of that State, and they became the parents of five children: Shennan, Ira, James, Charlotte and Ruth. The father died in Vermont, August 2orn December i, 1872, died March 6, 1873. (Jn llie jjd of Febniary, 1S92. Henry Weed was united in marriage with Miss Betlie Lois Gates, daughter of Franklin Gates. In 1868, Mr. Weed .s(jld his old home in the Green Mountain State, and in October came to Walworth County, Wis. Soon after his arrival he purchaseil the farm on which he now lives, and has made his home here during the greater part of the time since, although from 1S84 until 1891 he resided on a farm in Delavan Township, and in the village. He has here two hundred acres of valuable land, and has two hundred and sixty acres in Mettowee Park. For many years he engaged in raising fine stock, making a specialty of breeding sheep and thorough-bred trotters. For a time he had a trial track upon his farm for training and breaking. His sons still continue the business, and now own several fine horses. In his political views, Mr. Weed is a Democrat, vet is not bound by party ties. He has occupied official positions of trust, in which he di.schargcd his duties with the same fidelity which has always been one of his characteristics in both ])ublic and private life. He has been a very successful busi- ness man, and by his indomitable energy has over- come the difficulties which would have caused many a man of le.ss resolute will to falter. Mettowee Park, which is the property of James Weed, is one of the fine summer resorts of Wis- consin. It is situated on Lake Delavan, and com- prises two hundred and sixty acres of beautiful land, including sixty acres of wood land. He gave the name of Mettowee to the park in memory of a river near his old home in \'ermont. The name is of Indian origin, and denotes healing finalities, its original meaning in the English lan- guage l)eing "clear, sparkling and healing," and the water of the old .sj)riug was eagerly sought by the aborigines, who carriensi". hiiyinK wool for the eastern markets, aneii continuously from the regular time in the morn- ing until the closing hour, so that laboring men could lia\ea chance to vote at the luion hour, and thus lose no lime from llieir work. This filled a long-fell want, and .Mr. Meadows was highly comi)linieiitcd upon the bill. He also introduced another bill for the appropriation of S75 per an- num for the Wool Growers' Association, to enable llicni to jniblish a yearly report. He is a wide- awake and progressive man, alive to the best in- terests of the community, and all enterprises which he believes calculated to prove of ])ublic benefit receive his hearty support and co-operation. He h.is il.mc much for the uiibuilding of this ciininiuiiily, and his name is iiuseparably connected with its historv. I). ( iH)kri":R c !■! )K 1 I.K. llic owner ol I'onlaiia Park, III Walworth Township, claims .Massachu- M-tts as the State of his nativity, his birlh liavnig occurretl in Ashfield, F'ranklin Count> , September 16, 1815. The Pf our subject in Wisconsin. He was called to his final rest at the ril>e old age of ninety-four. His wife, who bore the maiden name of I\li/abelh Taylor, was a na- tive of the Hay State, and died at the age of fifty- three. The common .schools affordetl I). C. Porter his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 273 educational privileges, and he remained at home the greater part of the time until he had at- tained his majority, when he bade adieu to friends and native State and started westward. He first located in Dover, Ohio, near Cleveland, where he engaged in collecting and farming for a year. At the expiration of that period he came to the terri- tor}' of Wisconsin, and after looking over the country for about a month he cast in his lot with the early settlers of Walworth County. Later, he returned to Ohio, where, in the autumn of 1839, he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Jane Hanchet, of Dover, Ohio. Mr. Porter then brought his bride to the new home in the West, and purchased forty acres of Government laud near Lake Geneva. It was still in its primitive condition, but with characteristic energj- he began its development, and continued its cultivation for four years. He then sold out, and purchased one hundred and sixty acres of land in Walworth Township, at the head of Ge- neva Lake, where he carried on agricultural pur- suits for a number of years. In 1873 he pur- cha.sed sixty-six acres of timber-land on the shore of the lake, and developed the same into what is now known as Fontana Park, one of the most beautiful parks along the .shores of Wi.sconsin's far-famed lake. This was formerly a part of the camping-ground belonging to the Indian chief. Big Foot, and is now one of the leading and lovely summer resorts of Walworth Countj-. Twenty cottages and houses have there been built, and each summer people come to this delightful place for rest and recreation, and to escape from the heat and turmoil of the city. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Porter were born eight children, iiamel\-: Dwight W., who died in in- fanc)-; Eliza Jane, now the wife of Charles Stev- enson, a resident of Oneida, Kan.; Amelia N., who died at the age of twenty -eight years; Addie M., wife of Leonard Church, of whom mention is made on another page of this work; Dorick and William P., who follow farming in Kansas; Les- ter C, a farmer of Walworth Town.ship; and David W., who is as.sociated with his father in business. The mother of this family was called to her final rest in February, i88g. Mr. Porter advocates Republican principles, having voted with that party since its organiza- tion. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and has held various township of- fices, discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. A self-made man, he has worked his way upward unaided, save by his own ster- ling qualities. His enterprise and industrj- stood him in.stead of capital, and bj* perseverance and good management he has acquired a comfortable competence. His word is as good as his bond, his life has been well and worthily pa.ssed, and he is respected alike by young and old, rich and poor. JOHN HABHEGGER. (TOHN HABHEGGER is one of the enter- I pri.sing and progressive citizens of Watertown , C2/ being engaged in business as a member of the firm of Jossi & Habhegger, manufacturers of cheese. He is a native of the Canton of Berne, Swit- zerland, born April 19, 1844, and is a son of John and Anna (Snethi) Habhegger. His parents emigrated to the United States in 1853, and took up their residence in Watertown. The father en- gaged in fanning for two years, after which he carried on merchandising in Watertown for some time. In 1877 he left that place, and removed to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Ft. Alkmsoii. W In.. wIrh- lu- wasLiiKaged in the was aRain slightly wounded by a g:un-shot, in his iiisuramc liiisintss until his diatli, wiiich iKCiirrcd rinht side. AnKtug the last engagements with in 1890. In his family were eleven children, eight which he was connected were the siege and capture of whom are yet living, fnur S4)nsand fourdaugh- of Spanish Fort and Ft. Blakeley. On the 4lh of lers: I'hicli, Mrs. l-). hehmann, Fred, Gixlfrey, Barbara. Margaret, John and lA-na. All are now married. The gentleman whose name heads this record was a lad of nine summers when, with his parents, he cros.sed the Atlantic. Since that time he has been a resident of JefTerson County, and has In- come widely and favorably known. His early education was acijuireplemented by study in the public .schools of this locality. After coming to Wisconsin he aided his father in the cultivation of the farm, but s\il)se- tici])ated in the battles of Jack .son, Carrion Crow nflhe Re])ublic. Hayiiu and Mansfield. I,a., and at the last named IJAM.S 11. WILLIS. b ICWl.S II. Wll.I.l.S, a representative farmer mother, who bore the maiden name of ICliza- of Delavan Township, residing on section 2.^, beth Hoyt, was lx)rn in F'airfield County, Conn., in was born in Sparta. Livingston County, N'. 1787. Their marriage was celebrated in 181 1, v.. June 14, 1817. His father, Williant Willis, in Scipio, Cayuga County, N. Y., and to them was a native of Ivngland. born in 1783. His were born six children: Norwood, who died and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 275 was buried in Clinton Cemeten,', Rock County, Wis.: Cornelia, who became the wife of Philan- der Bowers, and after his death married D. M. Tallman; Eliza, who died and was laid to rest in the Clinton Cemetery; Lewis H. of this sketch; Hainiah, who died and was buried by the side of her brother and sister; and Harriet, who died in Castile, Genesee County, N. Y. In 1S44 William Willis came with his family to the West and located in Clinton, Rock County, Wis., where he died the following A-ear. His wife, who sur- vived him until 1867, was laid by his side in Clin- ton Cemetery. Her father was Capt. Gilbert Hoyt, a prominent man in military affairs, who ser\-ed seven years in the Revolution, first as a private and afterward as a Captain. He lived to the age of eighty -eight years. Our subject was a farmer by occupation. He began life for himself on attaining his majority, and by teaching school secured enough money to found a home in the West. In 1S40 he came to the Badger State, and from the Goverinneut entered eighty acres of land, for which he paid the regular price of $1.25 per acre. In the fall of 1844, he bouglit fort)- acres additional; in 1861 added foity-one acres; and in 1880, by another purchase, enlarged his farm to a tract of two hundred and forty acres. On the 17th of May, 1842, in the town of Spring, Crawford County, Pa., was celebrated the mar- riage of Mr. Willis and Miss Mary Bowers, a na- tive of Cayuga County, N. Y. She was born Maj- 16, 1817, and was educated in Middleburj-, Wy- oming County, N. Y. Mr. Willis acquired his education in the academy at Castile, and for sev- eral years successfully engaged in teaching, llpon his marriage he located upon his present farm, and it has been his home continuously since. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Arthur, who was born March 18, 1843, married Amelia E.sterley and resides in Ottawa, Kan.; Sarah, who was born March 28, 1845, became the wife of Charles Howe, of New York, and died in 1884, leaving one son, Charles, who now resides with his grandparents and is twelve years of age; Charles, the next of the family, died in infancy, aged twenty months; Charles P., who was born April 19, 1849, wedded Ann Irons and is living in Harvej- County, Kan.; Reed, who was born March 5, 185 1, died September 14, 1877; George, born June 7, 1853, married Flora Williams and moved to Kansas, but after nine years returned to Wisconsin, and is now operating the old homestead farm; Hattie, born June 19, 1856, was married March 31, 1886, to Charles Howe, of Lake Count)-, 111., and died July 28, 1890. Mr. Willis is one of the charter members of the East Delavan Bapti.st Church, which was organ- ized on the i4tli of February', 1845. He is the only member who has been connected with the church during its entire exi.stence. His first wife having died, he was married, August 21, 1872, to Miss Elizabeth Adriance, who was bom and edu- cated in Scipio, N. Y., and is the youngest of nine children whose parents were Jacob and Au- rilla (Hunt) Adriance, the former a native of the Empire State, and the latter of Connecticut. Mrs. Willis is also a member of the Baptist Church. In his political affiliations, our subject is a Republican. He has sened as Supervisor, and was a member of the School Board for thirty years. He was also Justice of the Peace for twenty years, and was School Commission- er for one year. His long-continued service in public office well indicates the faithfulness and fidelity with which he has di.scharged the duties connected therewith. He is a self-made man, for he started out in life emptj-'handed and steadily worked his way upward, acquiring through his own well-directed efforts his present possessions. He is now practicalh' living retired, enjoying a well-earned rest, yet still resides on the old home- stead, which is operated bj' his son George. A well-known and highl)' respected citizen of the community, he has many warm friends. He has lived in Walworth County since territorial days, his residence here covering more than half a cen- tury, and therefore well deserves mention among the honored pioneers. 276 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. |AMi:S LALUl-RDALK. (|A.\U;S I.ArDlvRDAMC, ilctxascd, was horn I ill Caiiil)rif he remained until twenty-one years of age, when he started ont in life for him- self. He iK-gan to earn his own livelihood l>y working as a farm hand l>y the month for his father, and later he o])erated a farm on shares. Until 1S42, he coiitinuetl to make his home in the Kmpire State, but in that year left the East and came to Walworth County, Wis. The jonriiey westward was matlehy way of the Lakes to Mil- waukee, and thence across the country by team to his destination. Here he made a claim of one hun- dred and sixty acres of land on section 25, La Grange Township, purchasing the same from the {loveriimenl at the usual ])rice of 5' 25 per acre. This was bought in the fall of 1.S41 , and the family came in 1S42. It was all \\iln after erecte 11. 1.S41. Mrs. Lauderdale was one of a family of three sons and seven daughters, and was born on the 14th of No- vember, 1815. To her husband she proved a faithful companion and helpmate, and like him is numbered among the honored jiionecr settlers of Walworth County. They went through all the exjjeriences and hardships of frontier life, and while the husband was working in the fields she was busy in caring for the little home. Soon after his arrival, Mr. Lauderdale iKmght an ox -team, and at once began to clear and improve his farm. His nearest market was at Milwaukee. As time passed and his farm produce increa.sed his finan- cial i>ossessions, he extendeil the boundaries of his farm until he became the owner of five hundred acres of rich land, which is under a high .state of cultivation. He placed uiion it good buildings and added all the accessories and impro\emeiits of a model farm. In 1855 his pleasant home was erected, and still .stands as a momuneiit to his thrift and enterprise. To Mr. and Mrs. Lauderdale were born five children: James Iv, who now follows fanning in Walworth County; John H., who makes his home in Ivlkhorn: Amanda J., wife of D. J. Williams, a leading agriculturist of La Grange Township: and Mary Iv, wife of C. 15. Williams. The latter now resides with Mrs. Lauderdale, and Mr. Williams travels as a salesman on the road. Walter, the youngest of the family, is a fanner, and is also engaged in dairying. Formally years, Mr. Lauderdale was recognized as one of the ])rominent and influential citizens of Walworth Coiiiit\ . He lield the office of Super- visor for seventeen years, together with many other IcK-al oflkes; in 1S52 was elected to the State Leg- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 277 islature, and after the organization of the Repub- lican party he became its candidate and was elected as Representative from his district. In official po- sitions he was always true and faithful, laboring for the best interests of those whom he represented. He aided in laying out the roads and in organiz- ing the schools districts of his township, and took an active intere.st in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community and its upbuilding. He held membership with the Presbyterian Church, and lived an honorable, upright life, well worthy of emulation. His death occurred March 13, 1888, and he was buried in Round Prairie Cemeterj'. JOHN TAYLOR. (TOHN TAYLOR is the owner of two hundred I and eighty-nine acres on sections 23 and 26, O La Grange Township. This is one of the be.st farms in the neighborhood. The land is a rich and arable tract, and the care and cultivation be.stowed upon it have transformed it into rich and fertile fields. Good buildings and other im- provements have been placed thereon, and it is a country home complete in all its appointments. Mr. Taylor claims England as the land of his birth, which occurred in Yorkshire, on the 7th of June, 1835. His parents, George and Ann (Greaves) Taylor, were both natives of Yorkshire. There the father followed farming until 1854, when, on a sailing-vessel, he crossed the Atlantic, landing at New York City after a voyage of seven weeks. He did not tarry long in the East, however, but came at once to Walworth County, becoming a resident of La Grange Township, where his remaining days were passed. His death occurred on the 15th of March, 1889, at the age of eighty-.seven years, and he was laid to rest in Round Prairie Cemetery. He held meml^er- ship with the Episcopal Church, and was a high- ly respected citizen. His wife passed away on the ist of December, 1887, and was buried in the same place. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor was cel- ebrated in 1833, and was blessed with eight chil- dren, as follows: John; Mary, widow of James Means, of La Grange Township; Martha, wife of H. H. Wade, a resident farmer of Richmond Town.ship; Sarah, widow of William Jackson, who carried on agricultural pursuits in La Grange Township; Joshua, who died in infancy; William, a farmer of La Grange Township; Elizabeth, wife of Charles Wishert, an agriculturist of Blue Earth County, Minn.; and George, who follows farming in La Grange Township, on the old homestead. John Taylor received very limited school priv- ileges, but his training at farm labor was not meagre. When old enough to handle the plow he began work in the fields, and soon became familiar with farm life in all its details. He ac- companied his parents on their emigration to America in 1854, and remained with them until twenty-seven years of age, when he went to a home of his own. It was then that Mr. Taylor was united in marriage with Miss Eunice Brooks, the wedding being celebrated on the 27th of May, 1862. The lady was born in Madison County, N. Y., March 17, 1843, and is a daughter of Martin and Emily (Williams) Brooks. To them were born ten children, and the family circle yet remains un- broken bj- the hand of death. Henrj' and Annie are still at home. Charlie married Florence Crooks, and they ha\'e two children, Sibert and Elizabeth. Willie wedded Mary Phmis, and they have one child, Altha. Cornelia is the wife of O. Traner, 278 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. a rtsitli-iit tariiKT i«i Mimusota. Martha. Kate. John, Iuinictaiii iiiiii--i.ll, Mr. Tay- hir rcntiil laml, l)nt allir five years, witli tlie cap- and eighty-nine acres on sections 23 and 26. It is all in one body, and is a rich and fertile tract. Tilt- owner devotes the greater part of his time and attention to its cnltivation. yet finds time to faillif«il>' perfornt his duties of citi/.ensliip. and to ital which he had in the mean time aajuiretl. he snpjwrt all worthy enterpri.ses which he believes pnrcliaseeeu well sjK-nt, and all who know him esteem him highly for ins sterling worth. He was Iwrn in Otsego County, X. Y., in the town of Worcester, June 2t. 1.S14. His father. C. Dicken.son, was a na- tive of .Ma.s.sachusetts, and was of P^igli.sh descent. Having arrived flt years of maturity, he weer month. He was thus employed during the winter season, while during the summer he worked as a fanu hand by the month. Hearing of the advantages and privileges which the West afforileil, he re- solved to test the truth of these reports by remov- ing hither, and in 1841 he left his old home in the lunpirc State. By canal and the Lakes he made his way to Chicago, and thence by team journeyed to Walworth County. He then made his way on foot to Madison, Dane County, to enter land from the Governineut, and secured a tract of one hun- dred and sixty acres, for which he paid Si. 25 per acre. Milwaukee was his nearest trading-ix)st, and to that place lie hauled his grain with ox- teams, a distance of eighty miles. Indians still visited the neighlxirhood, and all the experiences and hardships of the pioneer were to be met. Mr. Dickenson was marrietl on the 2i.st of April, 1836, the lady of his choice lieing Miss Chloe M. Potter, who was born in Ot.sego Coun- ty, X. v., on the 19th of April, 1818. Their marriage was celel)rated in the Kmpire State, and to them were l>orn six children, but five of the numlH.'r died in infancy. Henry H., the only sur\iving child, was born July 28. 1843. and now operates the old homestead farm for his father. Mr. Dickenson improved two farms in Dane County, and one in Walworth Count_\-. In 1851, he removed to Madison, where he spent alx)ut four years, after which he returned to Walworth County, in 1855, ami located in La Grange Town- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 279 ship, upon the farm where he now resides, it hav- ing been his home continuously since. He here owns one hundred and sixteen acres of ricli land, which is under fine cultivation. All the im- pro\-ements were placed there through his own ef- forts, and tell of the thrift and enterpri.se of the owner. He may truly be called a self-made man, for he started out in life a poor boy. Dependent entirely upon his own resources, he has steadily worked his way upward, overcoming the difficul- ties and obstacles in his path by persistent effort and untiring energy. Mr. Dicken.son proudly cast his first vote for William Henry Harri.son, and was a supporter of the Whig party until its dissolution, when he joined the ranks of the new Republican party, with which he has since continued to affiliate. He has been honored with various local offices. While in New York he ser\ed as School Inspec- tor, and in Dane County, Wis., he was County School Conunissioner under Territorial Govern- ment. In Walworth County he has been Justice of the Peace, Superintendent of Schools of La Grange Township, and has also served as Su- pervisor. The cause of education finds in him a warm friend, and he does all in his power to advance its interests. He and his estimable wife have long been faithful members of the Congre- gational Church, and for more than forty years he has served as one of its Deacons. His example is one well worthy of emulation, for his life has ever been honorable and upright, and to all trusts, whether public or private, he is true and faithful. CONSTANCE WIGGENHORN. EONSTANCE WIGGENHORN, a member of the firm of Wiggenhorn Bros., cigar man- ufacturers of Watertown, is a nativeof We.st- ]>halia, Germany, born June 6, 1828, and is a son of William and Josephina ( Beckhaus) Wig- genhorn, who were also natives of Westphalia. The latter was born in Stadtlohn, of which town her father, Engelbert Beckhaus, a well-educated man, served as Mayor. In 1S48 the parents of our subject bade adieu to their old home, and, with their family of eight children, boarded a sail- ing-ves.sel at Bremen, on which they crossed the Atlantic to New York City. They came to Wis- consin partly by lake and partly by rail, and took up their residence in Watertown. In Germany the father engaged in merchandi.sing, and also ser\'ed as Postmaster of Schoeppingen. After com- ing to Watertown, he purchased the Buena Vi.sta House, which is still .standing, and for several years engaged in hotel-keeping, but at length re- tired from active business life. His death oc- curred in 1876. His wife is still living, in her ninety-sixth year, and her mental faculties are very well preserved. To Mr. and Mrs. Wiggen- horn were born nine children, of whom one died in Germany and one in America. The others are: Mrs. William Meyer, of Ripon, Wis. ; Mrs. R. Desel, of Woodstock, 111. ; Constance, of this .sketch; Alex E., who is engaged in the bank- ing business in Ashland, Neb., and is quite wealthy; Mrs. A. Frohne, of Berlin, Wis.; Eu- gene, who resides in La Cros.se; and August, who makes his home in Watertown. In taking up the personal history of our .subject, we present to our readers the life record of one who is both widely and favorably known in this conununity. He was educated in Germany, and there learned the jeweler's trade. At the age of nineteen he sailed for the New World, accompa- nied by his si.ster, now Mrs. Meyer, and landed 28o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in New York City after fifty-two days spent upon the briny ilccp. There Mr. Wigneiiliorn followetl his trade for a few iiionllis, after wliich he deter- niinetl to seek a hcmie and fortune in the West. He landed in Waterlown. Wis., in Octol)er, i.S4«, bein^; accompanied by his i)arents, wlio, in the mean time, had also crossed the Atlantic. He re- mained with his father, who was proprietor of the Huena X'isla Hotel, for alx)Ut five years, and then enibarkeciate«l with him his two sons, Julius and Guido, and employs two traveling salesmen. Mr. Wiggenliorn was married on the iith of January. 1.S52, the lady of his choice l)eing Miss Ivrastena Waller, a native of Germany. To them were born four children, three of whom are yet living, namely: Julius, Guido and Arthur. While living in Hustisford, Mr. Wiggenliorn .served as SuperA'isor, and was al.so Town Treasurer, but he has never sought or desired political prefer- ment, and on various occasions has refused ])iiblic office. He exerci.ses his right of franchise in support of the Democracy. Mr. Wiggenhoni came to Watertown when it was a small village, and has been interested in its growth and devel- opment into a wealthy city. He comes of one of the sturdy German lamilies, and by economy and industry has accuimilated a comiietence. IlIOMAS MOSIII^R. 'noM.VS MOSHICR is now living a retired life ill Delavan. In former years he la- boref this sketch; Henry, who makes his home in Kans;is; Jacob, who is living in Del- a\an: Aiigcline, deceased; and George, of Beloit, Wis. The subject ot this sketch acquired his educa- tion in the Empire State, and was reared under the parental roof. He came with his parents to Wi.scoiisin in 1854, the family settling in the town of Darien, Walwt)rth County. When a young man, he learned the carpenter's trade, which he has followed almost continuously since 1857. He also learned the trade of brick-making, and for a time engaged in the manufacture of brick near Delavan. In connection with his other interests, lie embarked in the furniture and undertaking l)usiiiess, and carried on operations along that line for several years. His business eiTorts, how- ever, were iiiterru])ted by his ser\-ice in the late war. Keeling that his country needed his aid, Mr. Mosher, on the 12th of Augu.st, 1862, responded to the country's call for troops and enrolled his name among the boys in blue of Company D, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. T\vent3'-second Wisconsin Infantry. At Brent- wood, Tenn., he was captured, March 25, 1863, and was held a prisoner until June, 1S63. Imme- diately after being captured he was taken to Rich- mond, where he remained in Lihby Prison for three days, when he was paroled. Not long after, he was exchanged, and sent to the front at Nash- ville, Tenn. He then participated in the battles of the Atlanta campaign, and went with Sherman on his celebrated march to the sea. He continued with his command until after the close of the war, when lie was honorably di.scharged in Milwaukee, Wis., in June, 1865. The following year, Mr. Mosher was united in marriage with Mi.ss Ann M. Matteson, a daugh- ter of Philip and Abbie Matteson, early settlers of Delavan. They were natives of Rhode Island, and w^ere of English extraction. Their daughter was born in Abingdon, Luzerne County, Pa., on the 2d of March, 1S43. Mr. and Mrs. Mosher have become the parents of three children, a .son and two daughters: i\Iary E., now the wife of Joseph Leaning, a resident of Darien; Minnie B., wife of Frank Caswell, manager of a telephone line in Madison, Wis. ; and William Mott, who is now a telegraph operator in Freeport, 111. Mr. Mo.sherhas held various positions of public trust, and in politics is a Republican. Social!)-, he is connected with George H. Thomas Post No. 6, G. A. R. His life has been well and worthily pa.ssed, and he is recognized as a loyal and val- ued citizen, in whom the best interests of the community find a friend. His many excellencies of character have gained him high regard, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record of his life work. WILLIAM E. CLOUGH. (II.LIAM E. CLOUGH, who is now serving as County Treasurer of Walworth County, makes his home in Elkhorn. A native ot the Empire State, he was born in Fenner, Mad- ison County, N. Y., April 4, 1842, and is a son of William W. and Sarah R. (Pratt) Clough, both natives of New York. The Clough family is of Scotch descent. The maternal grandfather of our subject, Daniel Pratt, who was a native of Maine, was a vers- intelligent man, and for many years engaged in the practice of med- icine. In religious belief, he was a Bapti.st, and was a man of firm convictions. His death occurred at the advanced age of eighth-seven 3- ears. The father of our subject was for many years a hotel-keeper of New York, and died in that State in 1844. His wife, who was a con- sistent member of the Baptist Church, passed awaj- in 1855. In their family were eight chil- dren, three sons and five daughters, of whom four are yet li\-ing: Cornelia H., wife of William Nelson, who is living in Sacramento, Cal.; Fran- ces E. , wife of Charles D. Eaton, a resident of Syr- acu.se, N. Y.; Darwin P., who makes his home in Darien, Wis. ; and William E. The subject of this sketch .spent the days of his boyhood and youth in his native town, and in its public schools acquired his education. After his mother's death he lived with his .sisters on a farm, continuing in Madison County until he had attained his majority. With the hope of better- ing his financial condition and securing a good home in the West, in the spring of 1863 he bade adieu to old friends, and came to Walworth Coun- ty. Wis., where he purchased one hundred acres of land located in Darien Township. To this he added sixty acres, and in partnership he and his brother engaged in business for some years. Our 2S2 PORTRAIT AND UIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. siihjix-t L-<)ntinii(.'orn in the city which is still his home, July iS, iSsy, and is a son of Frederick and Williel- niine ( Brueck) Brandt, both of whom were natives of (lerniany. In an earl> day tlie> came to the I'liited States. The father first located in Indian- a|iolis, Ind., where he was engager and he was forced to earn his own livelihcMxI. He had cros.sed the Atlantic to New Orleans, and his first cKCupaliim after coming to this country was iiursiug the yellow-fever patients at New Orleans. Alter his removal to Indianap- olis, he there worked for several years, and was oflrereendiiig his declining years in ea.se and comfort, undisturbed by the cares of commercial life. He was long recognized as a ])romiiient business m.in, and represented his ward in the Cit> Council. In the Brandt family were but two children, William F. and Ivdward J. The latter was edu- cated ill the .schools of Watertown, and in the Northwestern Uuivensity, and during the greater part of his life has engaged in the banking business. At the age of eighteen he entered tlie Bank of Watertown in the capacity of lxx)k-keej>er, a very responsible position for one so young. He him- self doubted his abilitv, but he determined to do PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 283 his best, and that best proved very satisfactory, winning him the commendation of all concerned. Later, he was made assistant cashier, which posi- tion he held for about six months only, after which he was made Cashier. Since 18S4 he has served in this capacity, and his faithfulness and merit are well known. Mr. Brandt is a young man with marked ability for business, and has now almost the entire man- agement of the bank. Its books show that he has been very successful, the business steadily gaining in value. In connection with his banking interests Mr. Brandt organized the Edward J. Brandt Dent Conipau)-, with a paid-up capital of $25,000. He is its principal stockholder and its president and manager. This business has been carried on con- tinuously up to the present time, and now employs from eighteen to twenty men to supply the con- stantly increasing demand. On the 1 2tli of September, 1872, Mr. Brandt was united in marriage with Miss Thekla Wiggenhorn, and their union has been blessed with one daugh- _ ter, Eugenia. Mr. Brandt takes no active part in politics, but votes with the Democratic party. He is now giving a great deal of attention to music, and has .spent three years as a student in the Conservatory of Masic in Milwaukee. At this writing, he is .serving as leader of the choir of St. Bernard's Church, which has gained a wide repu- tation. He is a rising young business man, and has a bright future before him. F. C WERNER, M. D. |~ C. WERNER, M. D., of Watertown, is 1^ recognized as one of the leading physicians I of Jefferson Count_\-, and has won not only a liberal patronage, but has also gained a high reputation among his professional brethren. He was born in the city which is still his home on the 12th of April, 1857, and is a .son of Fred and Frederica (Otto) Werner, both of whom were natives of Germany. His parents left the Father- land in 1851, and in a sailing-vessel cros.sed the Atlantic to the United States. They at once came to Wisconsin and took up their residence in Watertown. Mr. Werner was a barber by trade, and carried on business here until his death, which occurred in 1876. His wife passed away several years previous, being called to the home beyond in 1865. They were the parents of three children, who are yet living: Caroline; Mrs. John L. Cummings, of Chicago; and the Doctor. The last-named of the family is the one in whom the readers of this volume are specially interested. Fie was educated in the public and high schools of Watertown, thus acquiring a good education, and in 1871 he began earning his own livelihood, being employed in a drug-store in St. Louis. He then began making a study of the business, and in 1876 was graduated from the Chicago College of Pharmacy . He also determin- ed to study medicine, and, entering Rush Medi- cal College of Chicago, he was graduated from that institution in 1879. Immediately after, he opened an office in his native town, and, having since devoted his time and energy to his practice, has built up a lucrative business. He has the most finely finished and equipped office of any in the city. In connection with general practice he makes a specialty of the diseases of the stomach and digestive organs, and his practice extends over several counties. In 18S0 Dr. Werner was united in marriage with Miss Eleanore Bur.singer, of Watertown, and their union has been blessed with four 284 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ihiUlnii: Mela. Ilinlwig, l'rthy.sician now lonited in Allen's Grove, Wis., (2) has attained an enviable reputation among his professional brethren, and has secured a liberal patronage. He is descended from a prominent family of Scotland. .Xrchibald CamplH.n was born in Scotland in the eighteenth centurv , and on at- taining majority braved the dangers of an ocean voyage to make a home in America. 1 le located at WInte Creek, \t., and there spent his remaining days. He wa.s a drover, and during his entire res- idence in America was actively engaged in the purcha.se and sile of livestock, which he marketed in New York City. In his efforts lie was ([uite successfid. ama.ssing a large fortune, but later in life lost much of this through injudicious sjiecula- tion. He was marrietl to Jane Hurnett, who was a native of the Green Mount:iin State, and wris of Scotch descent. Her parents lived near Henning- ton, and though only a child of five years when that famous battle of the Revolution occurred, she well remembered antl often described it. She was the first while child born in that part of the .state. Her fiitlier and brothers took part in the battle of Heiniington, and assisted in checking the invasion of the Hriti.sh army. To Mr. and Mrs. Canjpbell were l>orn two sons, John and Archibald. The father died about 1825, but the mother reached the advanced age of eighty-eight years. John Campl)ell, the eldest sou, iK'came the father of our subject. When ' .still very wild, and in 1857 he came to Wi.scon.sin, locating in Janesville. He remained in that vicinity for nineteen years, working at his trade. In 1875 he became a student in the Bennett Medical College of Chicago, from which he graduated in 1877. He received from the school a scholarship, which will admit him at any time to the lectures of the college, and he frequently avails hini,self of the opportunity thus afforded. He began prac- tice in Fairfield in 1877, and there continued un- til 1881, when he came to Allen's Grove, where he has since practiced with good success, enjoy- ing a liberal patronage, which extends far over the surrounding countrj'. Dr. Campbell votes with the Republican party, but on account of his business cares has taken no active part in politics. He was married in Allen's Grove to Miss Alice Wilkins, a native of Minne- sota, and a daughter of Orrin Wilkins, who was a soldier of the Civil War, in 1865. Dr. Campbell stands high in his profession, and commands the respect and confidence of the entire community, both as a man and a physician. J. W. MOORE. (T W. MOORE, the popular editor of the I Gazette, a leading newspaper of Jeffer.son C2/ County, published in Watertown, was born in New York City on the 9th of July, 1S56, and is a son of Martin and Delia (Clune) Moore. The parents were both natives of Ireland, the father born in County Kilkenny, the mother in County Clare. At an early day the},- cro.s.sed the briny deep to the New World and took up their residence in New York City, where for some tune the father engaged in railroading. In 1862, ac- companied hy his family, he came to Watertown, and was again employed in railroading for a number of years, but is now living a retired life. In the family- were seven children, six of whom are yet living, namely: James W., Martin J., Mrs. J. Quigg, Thomas F., Elizabeth J. and Mrs. J. J. Cochran. Our subject spent the first ten years of his life in New York City, and then came with his parents to Watertown. His education was ac- quired in the public schools, which he attended until he had reached the age of fifteen, when he began working for the firm of F. P. Brook & 14 286 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Co., grocers, with wlioiii he rcinaiiicd fi>r a little more than a year. On the expiratinii of that l)eriocl he left home and went to Milwaukee, where he seciirerovement of his land he is engaged in stock-raisi!!g. a!!d also carries on blacksi!!ith- ing to soi!ie extent. « Oi! the 16th of P'ebruary, i860, Mr. Case was n!iited in marriage with Miss Emeline Leader, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 287 and to them have been born four children: WilHe W. : Cora, wife of Frank Devoy, a farmer residing on the Case homestead: Tillie, who is engaged in teaching in the city schools of Whitewater; and Delia, who died when about eight years of age. Mr. Ca.se has never been an office-,seeker, but keeps well informed on the issues of the day. He holds membership with the American Pro- tective Association, and is a faithful and loyal citizen, actively interested in everything pertain- ing to the welfare of the community and its up- building. WILLIAM GREENING. IILI.IAM GREENING, who is successfully engaged in farming on .sections 13 and 14, La Grange Township, claims England as the land of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Devonshire, on the 14th of December, 1827. His parents, Philip and Frances Greening, were also natives of that localit}-, and through life the father followed farming. In 1862 he crossed the broad Atlantic to America, landing in New York City, from whence he came to Walworth County, where his death occurred in June, 1871. His re- mains were interred in Round Prairie Cemeter\^ His wife pa.ssed awa}- in England in November, 1839. In their family were four children : Philip, •a farmer of Fond du Lac County, Wis.; William, of this sketch; Mary, who became the wife of Michael Prisk, and died in 1891; and Harriet, who died in 1847. The gentleman whose name heads this record spent his early life upon his father's farm, and at- tended the parochial .schools, and a select school for three months, to which he walked a distance of four miles, but his educational privileges were .somewhat limited, and his knowledge has been chiefly acquired through reading, experience and observation. He began life for himself at the age of eleven, and for four j'ears worked for his board and clothes upon a farm. He afterwards was employed as a domestic in Tavi.stock, England, for two years, receiving $15 per year. Then for four years he worked as a farm hand. With the hope of bettering his financial condition, he deter- mined to come to America, and in 1849 boarded a we.stward-bound sailing-vcs.sel, which, after a voyage of seven weeks and five days, dropped anchor in the harbor of Quebec. He remained in Canada for two years, working at $10 per month, and in 1851 came to Wi.sconsin. He twice made the circuit of Lake Winnebago in search of work, but found none, and this led to his coming to Walworth County. For two weeks he was employed in a lime-kiln, receiving $6 for his services. He then again resumed farm work, and was employed by the month for two years, when he rented land and began farming in his own interest. When he had acquired a suffi- cient capital, he purcha.sed propert}-, becoming owner of one hundred and twent}' acres of fine farming land on .sections 13 and 14, La Grange Township. This was largely in its primitive con- dition; only a few acres had been broken, and a log cabin constituted the only improvement upon the place; but with characteristic energy, Mr. Greening began its cultivation, and there made his home until 1859, when he removed to his present farm. He now owns three hundred and .sixty acres of valuable land, all under a high state of cultivation, and is successfully engaged in carrying on general farming and stock-raising. Mr. Greening has been twice married. On December 23, 1852, he was joined in marriage with Miss Harriet Padlev, and unto them was 388 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. horn out- child, Francis W . now a fanner of Parker, Kan. On OctolK-r 4. 1.S5S. Mrs. Green- ing dcparlecl this life, and on the 16th of March, 1859. Mr. GreeninK wa.s nnited in marriage with Miss Catlierinc CanR-rnn. Seven children have lM.en l)orn of tliis union, namely; Kate, who is a teacher in the public schools of Milwaukee; Hat- tie, wife of Iv H Marshall. i>roi)rietur of a stock fwKl store in Milwaukee; An>;us. who was ad- mitted to the Bar, and engaged in practice for a time, hut is now following farming on account of his health; Mar> , who is em|)loyed as a teacher in the public schools of Milwaukee; Nettie, who dietl January 2-. 1S.S4; Agnes, who is a gradu ate of the I-Uementary Course of the Normal ScluK)l of Whitewater, and now follows teaching; and ICddie, who died March 4, 1S79. In his i)olitical views, Mr. Greening is a Re- publican, and his fellow-townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, have frei|uently called upon him to ser\'e in positions of public trust He was Sui)er\isor for about twelve years, has been Justice of the Peace for the long jxrriwl of thirty years, being re-elected in the spring of 1894, and has Ix-en Assessor for two terms, and District Clerk for alxjut twelve consecutive years. In all public offices he has discharged his duties with promptness and fidelity, and his faithfulness is well indicated by his long terms. In 1877, he was electetl to the State Legislature on the Re- publican ticket, and proved a worthy member of the General Assembly. He is a public-spirited and progressive citizen, who does all in his power (or the upbuilding of the connnunity, and its best interests find in him a friend. For his success in life he deserves great credit, and may truly \ye called a self-made man, for his industry, persever- ance and good management have l>een the factors which have brought him prosperity. c). (]. i:\\iN(; c,. LW'ING, deceased, was born in Towns- end, Vt., on the 1st of Septeml)er, 1S15, and is a son of Luther and Hannah (Gray) Hw- ing, who were also natives of the Green Mountain State. In their family were five sons, namely: O. G., of this sketch; Onnan, who is living in West Acton, N. Y.; Calvin, who resides in Bos- ton, Ma.ss.; Samuel, a resident of Townsend, Vt.; and Luther, who makes his home in Bellows I'alls, \'l. The father of this family having dietl, the mother married a Mr. Ross, and to them were l)orn four children: Taylor, who is living in Worcester, N. V.; Horace, of X'ermont; and Han- n.di and Susan, who make their homes in the lim- pire State. Mr. l%wing whose name heads this record was born on a farm, and attended the subscription and district schools, thus acquiring a good Eng- lish education. His father died when he was eight years of age, and thus thrown upon his own resources he had to make his own way in the world. It seemed a hard lot for one so young, but his .self-reliance and force of character were thereby brought into action, and his indomitable spirit and enterprise made his career a successful one. He lived in Vermont until 1836, when he went to Bo.ston, Mass., and worked in a fish-mar- ket at that place until the autumn of 1837. That year witnessed his emigration westward. He spent the following winter in Flint, Mich., and in the spring came to the territory of Wi.sconsiu, lo- cating in Walworth County. He made the jour- ney by boat to Milwaukee, and thence came across the couHtrv on foot. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 289 This county was then wild and unimproved, Indians still visited the neighborhood, and wild game and animals were quite numerous. The greater part of the land was still in possession of the Government, and the most far-sighted could not have imagined the progress and improvement which would place Walworth among, the leading counties of the State. Mr. Ewing settled in La Grange Township, and entered from the Govern- ment two hundred and forty acres of land on sec- tion 22, for which he paid the usual priceof$i.25 per acre. This was partly timber and partly prairie land, and was still in its primitive condi- tion, not a furrow having been turned or an im- provement made thereon. Mr. Ewing erected a log cabin, 16x18 feet, and made it his home for a luim- ber of years. His nearest trading-posts were at Milwaukee and Racine, and there he had to haul all his farm produce. He aided in laying out the roads and organizing the school districts, and bore a prominent part in the work of developing the county and promoting its best interests. Mr. Ewing was married April 3, 1842, to Miss Hannah M. Watson, daughter of Lotus and Olive (Arnold) Watson, and a native of Onondaga County, N. Y., born October 31,1827. Six children were born of their marriage. Albert, who mar- ried Annie B. Stowner, is now living in Iowa. They have had four children: Freddie and Harry, who are .still at home: and Jes.se F. and Frank, who are deceased. Elmeda died in 1849. Alman- da is the wife of Charles Parker, a stone-mason residing • in Kenosha. Alice is engaged in the practice of medicine in Chicago. Addison married Delia Newman, and they had three children: Margerie; Harold, who died in infancy; and Ruth. Arthur, who carries on the old homestead farm, married Miss Mabel Sharp, and has two children, Irene and Floyd. Mr. Ewing made farming his life work, and through good business abilitj', enterprise and per- .severance became quite pro.sperous. At the time of his death he owned three hundred and forty acres of land in La Grange Township. In poli- tics, he was a supporter of the Republican party from the time when Abraham Lincoln ran for the Presidency, and in religious belief was a Method- i.st. His sterling worth and strict integrity won him universal confidence and respect, and he left to his family the priceless heritage of a good name. His death occurred September 29, 1891, and he was laid to rest in the Hill Cemetery. PRESCOTT E. LONGLEY. QRESCOTT E. LONGLEY, proprietor of the LX Park Hotel of Delavan, and a well-known 1^ and highly respected citizen of the com- munity, was born on the loth of February, 1843, in Albany, N. Y., and is a son of Freeman and Melissa (Wood) Longley. In the family were only two children, our subject and his younger brother, Thomas H., who is now advertising agent for the St. Paul Railroad Cimipany. The father was a native of Massachusetts, and through- out his life engaged in merchandi.sing. His time was thus occupied in the East until 1854, when he removed to Wisconsin, locating in Baraboo, where he carried on mercantile pursuits until his death, which occurred at the age of sixty-three years. He was a very successful business man, his enterprise and well directed efforts bringing him prosperity. During the late war he served for two years as a member of the Sanitary Com- mission, and was stationed at Atlanta. His grand- father was a .soldier of the Revolution. Mrs. Longley, mother of our suliject, was born and 2^e ■ if seventy-four. In the State of his nativity, our .subject spent the first eleven years of his life, and then came with his parents to Wisconsin. He accjuired liis education in the public .scher, 1876, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Longley and Miss Frances Sharp. Our subject was later united in marriage with Miss Frances S. Bowen, of Minneapolis. In politics, he is a supporter of the Democracy. Socially, he is a member of Baraboo Lodge No. 34, A. F. & A. M., and is a member of Joe Hooker Post, G. A. R., of Baraboo. He is now pro- prietor of the leading hotel of Delavan, the Park House, and is doing a good business. Through life he has endeavored to follow the Golden Rule, and is a warm-hearted, whole-souled gentleman, whose pleasant, genial maimer has gained for him a large circle of friends. RO\AL J. W ILiJAMS. RoNALJ. WILIJA.MS was born on the i.st ■ il May, 1818, in Ashfield. Mass., and early in life became familiar with all the duties connected with the cultivation and ef;an life for him- self. The new and growing West, with the pri\ i- leges and op]xirtunitics it afTordetl, attracted liini, and in 1S45, by way of the Lakes, he went to Mil- waukee, from whence he came to Walworth County. Almost fifty years have elapsed since that time, making him one of the lK)ni)re- enterprise which he believes will prove of public benefit. He votes with the Democratic party,' Ijut has neither time nor inclination for public office. He began life a poor boy, but a resolute will, mitiring ]>erseverantc and indomi- table energy overcame the difficulties in his path, and he has worked his way upward from a hum- ble ])osition to one of independence. He has the he purchased a farm, l)ecoming the owner of respect of the entire community, and it is with eighty acres on section 20, where he still resides, pleasure that we present to our readers this rec- It was a tract of unimproved jirairic aiul timber- ord of his life work, land, but in course of time he had transformed it WILLIAM I. IIULDHX, |1 l.l.l.V.M J. llULUKN follows general farm- ing on .section ,^i. La Orange Township. He was Ixirn on .section ,^2 of the .same township, Septeml)er i, 1844, -i'"! comes of a faniilv of Ivnglish origin. His father, James Holden, was Ixirn in Middlesex, Washington County, \'t., August 5, 1S13, and is a sou of Josiah and Ik-tsy ( Leland 1 Holden, early settlers of Washington County. In their family were ten children, five sons and five daughters. James was educated in the connnon schools, and began life for himself at the age of twenty years. He went to Boston, where he carried on a meat-mar- ket until 1836, when, by way of the canal and lakes, he emigrated to Illinois. In the s])ring of 1S37, he came to Walworth County, Wis., and entered land from the Government in Sugar Creek Township, but after a short time returned to Illi- nois, only to find his claim had been jumped. La- ter, he entered one hundred and sixty acres on section 32, La Orange Township, erected a log cabin, and on the farm which he there tleveloped made his home until his tleath. Milwaukee was his nearest tradiiig-po.st. James Holden was married Octolx-r 6, 1841, to Patience, daughter of Cyrus and Cora (Babcock) Barber. Seven children were born to them: Carrie B.. who died May 19. 1S62; William J. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 293 of this sketch; Jennie; Helen, wife of M. Balsar, station agent and telegraph operator at Ackle}-, Iowa; Mary, wife of Alfred Fox, a traveling salesman living in Omaha, Neb; Eniil}-, wife of Chester Lyman, a fanner of South Dakota; and Jessie, wife of G. Rhodes, who is living on the old Holden homestead. The father of this family was a stalwart Republican in politics, and held the offices of Supervisor and Road Commissioner. He aided in laying out the roads and in organiz- ing the school districts, and took an active inter- est in everything pertaining to the growth and development of the county. The cause of tem- perance found in him a warm friend, and -he was a charitable and benevolent man. His death oc- curred February 22, 1880, and he was laid to rest in Heart Prairie Cemetery. William J. Holden, whos^e name heads this sketch, is one of the well-known and highly re- spected citizens of his native count)'. Amid the wild scenes of frontier life he was reared to man- hood, and the days of his boyhood and j'outli were spent in his parents' home. His early edu- cation, acquired in the district schools, was supple- mented by study in Milton College. In Maj', 1864, when nineteen years of age, he responded to the country's call for troops and became a private of Compau)- C, Fortieth Wi.sconsin Infantrj-. Immediately after being mustered into service, he went to Memphis, where he was engaged on picket duty until honorably discharged, on the expiration of his term, in September, 1864. He then returned to his home and remained for one year, after which he began farming for himself, purchasing one hundred and fifteen acres of land on section 31, La Grange Township. To this he has added, until now one hundred and fifty-five acres of rich and arable land yield to him a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon them. He carries on general farm- ing and stock-raising, and his enterprising efforts ija:ve brought him a well-deser\'ed success. On the 7th of November, 1872, Mr. Holden was united in marriage with Miss Marj' Owen, daughter of John and Margaret (Leighbodj') Owen, the former a native of Wales, and the latter of Scotland. Two sons have been born of this union, James and Frederick, who are still with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Holden are mem- bers of the Methodi.st Episcopal Church, and are highly respected people of the community. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, but has never sought political preferment, his desire being to give his entire time and attention to his business interests. MISS SARAH LYON, yyilSS SARAH LYON, who since early pio- Y neer days has resided in Walworth County, V9 and now makes her home on section 19, La Grange Township, claims Vermont as the State of her nativity-, her birth having occurred in Orange County, on the 29th of January, iSio. Her father, William Lyon, was a native of New Hampshire, and of English descent. Having at- tained to vears of maturitv, he was united in mar- riage with Miss Sally Sanborn, and by their union they became the parents of four children: Moses, who was born July 15, 1789; James, who was born in 1801, and died FJecemljer 17, 1878; Levinna, widow of Samuel Robinson, still living at the age of ninety years; and vSarah, who com- pletes the family. In his younger days, William Lyon followed farming and merchandizing in the Green Moun- ■^v4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. tain State, where he resided until 1S41. when, with the hope of iK-ttiTJnj; his financial coiidition, he emi^rattHl to the Tcrriton,- of Wisconsin and tof>k up his rcsidiiicc in Walworth County. The journey was made hy way of canal and the Lakes to Milwaukee, ami from Milwaukee to Walworth County liy teams, and on reaching his destina- tion, Mr. Lyon located on the farm where his cen identificfl with the history of Walworth County and itsdeveloi)nient. growth and progress. He has seen its wild land transformed into beau- tiful homes and farms, has seen many of its towns and villages spring into existence, and can relate many interesting incidents of its pioneer days. He was lx)ni in Es.sex County, N. Y., Februarj- 2.S, 1821, and is the fifth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, whose parents were Joseph and Hannah (Call) Whitmore. The fam- ily is of luiglish origin, and was founded in America during early Colonial days. The grand- father of our .subject, Daniel Whitmore, was one of the heroes of the Revolution, entering the serv- ice, and taking part in the battle of Hmiker Hill, when alxiut sixteen years of age. The father of our subject was Intrn and reared in Maine, and, although he lived uixdiafarin, he learned the blacksmith's trade. In the Pine Tree State he married Hannah Call, a native of Dres- den, Me. Her parents were born in luigland. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Whitmore removed to New York, where he engaged in fanning un- til 1.H37, when he came West and took up his residence in Walworth County. He made the journey overland, and shortly afterward made a claim in La Fayette Townshii). The land was still in its primitive condition, but with character- istic energy he began its development, and in the course of time the raw prairie was transformed into rich and fertile fields. In his business deal- ings. Mr. Wliitmorc was quite successful, and his earnest labors brought him a comfortable compe- tence. His death occurred at the age of seventy- nine, and his wife pa.ssed awa>- at the ageof fifly- three years. Joseph Whitmore. the subject of this sketch, spent the first ten years of iiis life in the Ivmpire State, and then went witii his parents to Indiana, and in 1837 came to Walworth Count\ . Willi PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 295 the family he shared in the experiences and hard- ships of pioneer life, and aided in the ardnons task of developing a farm. He continued at home until he had attained his majority, when his father gave him a deed to eighty acres of land, a part of his present farm. It was then raw prairie, but soon waving fields of grain took the place of the barren tract, and told to the passer-by the ston,' of the thrift and enterprise of the owner. As his financial resources increased, he extended the boundaries of his farm, until it now comprises two hundred and sixty acres. On the 29th of December, 1852, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Whitmore and Miss Sarah Edgerton, who was born in Rome, Oneida Count\-, N. Y., July 22, 1835, and is a daughter of Sims and Harriet (Benedict) Edgerton. The Edger- ton family is of English extraction, and the grand- father of Mrs. Whitmore was one of the Revolu- tionary heroes. He and his wife were both na- tives of Vermont. Sims Edgerton was born in Vermont, and during his boyhood removed to New .York. He served in the War of 181 2. Hav- ing learned the carpenter's trade, he followed that pursuit until 1845, when he came to Wisconsin and purchased the farm in Spring Prairie Town- ship upon which he made his home until his death, which occurred at about the age of eight j^- one. His wife was born in Oneida County, N. Y., and died at the age of thirty, leaving two children: Stephen, now a resident of Elkhorn, and Mrs. Wliitraore. By the marriage of the latter, four children were born; Leroy, now a farmer of Ea Fayette Township: Seldon, who manages the old homestead which his grandfa- ther entered from the Government; Elmer, who carries on agricultural pursuits in Spring Prairie Township; and J. vS., who manages and operates the home farm. In 1872 Mr. Whitmore lost his eyesight, and has been totally blind ever since, jet under his affliction he maintains a cheerful disposition and keeps up his interest in public affairs. He votes with the Democratic partj', and is well informed on the issues of the day. His life has been well and worthily passed, and all who know him es- teem him highly for the many excellencies of his character. It is interesting to know that Mr. Whitmore has never in his life been sued, nor has ever sued anyone; has never given or obtained a mortgage; and has ne\'er deposited money in or borrowed monev from a l)ank. EDWARD MALCOMB. "DWARD MALCOMB has since 1864 re- ^ .sided upon his present farm on section 28, ^ La Grange Town.ship. He is numbered among the early settlers of Walworth County, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record of his life. He was born in Cedar Creek County, N. J., July 3, 1825, and on his father's side is of Scotch descent. His parents, John and Margaret (Grant) Malcomb, were also natives of New Jersey, and in their family were the following children: Deborah, Edward, Job, Margaret, Elizabeth, John, Robert J. and Sarah J. Mr. Malcomb of this sketch spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the usual manner of farmer lads. He went to Wayne County, N. Y. , when a child of six years, and attended the dis- trict schools until thirteen years of age, when he started out in life for himself. He has .since been dependent upon his own efforts, so that for his success he desei-\-es great credit, as it is the re- 2g(\ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ward of his own lat)ur.s. He was first employed as a fami hand, receiving the munificent sum of J4 per month. Tlie journey to the West was made by water and l>y team, and thence across the countr>- by team from Toledo, Ohio, to the terri- tor>- of Wisconsin. In Walworth County, where he arriveon him. llliM<\ ). SIIAVHR. NI.NKY J. SHAVKR. who is eng.ngcd in lilacksniithing in Spring Prairie, and is also a dealer in agricidtural implements, was born on the 7th of November, 1S32. in Ripley, N. V., and was the eldest of three children, two sons and a daughter, Franix-s. His brother, James H.. is still living in Ripley, on the old home- stead where he was lx)rn. During the Civil War he served as a mcml)er of the Fourth Wisi-onsin Infantry, and was discharged on Ship Island. The great grandjiarents of our sub- ject on the fathers side were natives of Ger- many, and were the founders of the family in .America. The grandfather was a soldier of the War of i«i2. The father. John Shaver, was lK)rn and reared in Oneida County, N. V., and there learned the cooper's trade, which he followed in pursuit of fortune until his marriage. In 1832 he removed to Ripley, N. V. where he carried on a meat-market in connection with the co- Shaver spent the days of his childhood, and with his father learned the black.smith's trade, which he followed with fair success until about twenty years of age. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 297 At length he determined to seek a home in the West, for he had heard much of the opportuni- ties and advantages afforded young men, and, wishing to rise, he determined to test the truth of these reports. Coming to Wisconsin, he Isegan business as a blacksmith in Elkhorn, and was thus employed until the 15th of October, 1861, when, feeling that his country needed his services, and that his duty to the Union was paramount to all else, he responded to the country' 's call for troops and enrolled his name as a member of the Twelfth Regiment Band. He was in the sen'ice until October, 1862, when he returned to Elk- horn and worked at his trade until his removal to Spring Prairie in 1865. In September, 1856, was celebrated the mar- riage of Mr. Shaver and Miss Julia A. Hay, with whom he traveled life's journey for about twenty years. Her death then occurred, in October, 1876, and she left two children: William H., a bright, wide-awake and well-educated young man, who now owns a half-interest in his father's busi- ness; and one who died in infancy. Mr. Shaver was again married, in October, 1877, his .second union being with Miss Martha M. Hay, a .sister of his first wife. They have a daughter, Ma- bel, who is at home. Mr. vShaver warmly advocates the principles of the Republican party, and though he never seeks office himself, he is warmly interested in the suc- cess and welfare of liis party. Socially, he is con- nected with the Ma,sonic fraternity, belonging to the Blue Lodge of vSpring Prairie, and to the Chapter of Elkhorn. He al.so belongs to Ruther- ford B. Hayes Post No. 76, G. A. R. He now has a pleasant home and a good farm and black- smith .shop, and is doing a business that yields to him a good income and numbers him among the substantial citizens of the community. RUDOLPH HABERNICHT. RUDOLPH HABERNICHT is now serving as Postmaster of East Troy, and is proving a competent and tru.stworthy official. He has the honor of being a native of the Badger State, his birth having occurred on the 19th of June, 1847, in Washington County, where his father had located in pioneer days. His parents, Nich- olas and Ju.stine (Sumnitz) Habernicht, were both natives of Germany, the former born at Neuweat, on the Rhine, and the latter at Cob- lentz, also on the Rhine. Tlie paternal grandfather .spent his entire life in Germany, where he died at an advanced age. He was a great lover of birds, and owned as many as three hundred at one time, keeping them as pets. He had a large family of children, and .seven of his .sons were musicians, and belonged to one band. The maternal grand- father died when a 3-oung man, and but little is known of him. The father of our .subject was a furrier by trade. On crossing the Atlantic to America, he located in Boston, Mass., where he .spent two )'ears, after which he came to Wiscon.sin, settling in Wash- ington County. There he carried on farming until 1868, when he removed to East Troy, where he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in 1889, at the age of sixty-one years. His wife still survives him, and now makes her home with her son Jo.seph, in Troy Town.ship. Mr. Haber- nicht was a member of the Catholic Church, and his wife belongs to the Lutheran Church. In their family were eleven children, seven of whom are yet li\-ing: Joseph, a resident of Troy Town- ship; Catherine, twin sister of Joseph, and wife of -v I'ORTIOMT AXD BIOGRAPHICAL RECURD. William M. Joins, ot ( )ciiio\voc. Wis.: Ru- dolph, who is living; in l^ast Troy: Marjjarit; lunina, wife of William WikhI, of La Fayette Township; Rose, wife egan business as the proprietor of a meat-market and grocery, which he .still carries on, and from the public he receives a fair trade, and is doing a good business. On the Sth of April, 1880, was celetjraled the marriage of Mr. Habeniicht and Miss Mary Mc Henry, tlaughter of William and Man- (Canfield.) McHeury, who were natives of Ireland. Three children have been born of their union, George, I.illie and Clara. They have a pleasant home in blast Troy, which is noted for its ho.spitalilw and in the connnunitv have nian\- friends. Mr. and Mrs. Habernicht are both members of the Catholic Church. In his political views, our subject is a Democrat, and on theytli of Kebruar>-, 1894, received the appointment of Postmaster of ICast Troy. His administration will be acceptable to the people, for he is earnestly endeavoring to faithfully discharge all duties. He has now made his home in East Troy for a quarter of a century, and has many acquaintances, who hold him in high esteem for the excellencies of his char- acter and his sterling worth. He possesses good business ability, and is now at the head of a pay- ing store. ALVIX W. COOK (p\ I.\1N W. COOK, one of the vahie.l and in- LA lUiential citizens of La Grange Township, / I who for man>' years followed farming, but is now living a retired life, is a native of the Ivmpire State. He was Ixjrn in the township of Antwerp, Jeffer.soJi County , Se|)tember 20, 1 S25. His father, Jesse Cook, was lK)rii in Green County, N. V., and was of Ivnglish descent. The mother of our .subject bore the maiden name of Xancy Lo/.ier, and was of Scotch lineage. They became the par- ents of eleven children: Nelson, who now follows farming in Trumbull County, Wis. ; Oliver, de- cea.sed; Sarah, wife of Brock Schram: Nancy, de- ceased: Alvin of this sketch: Hester A. and Will- iam, who have also departed this life: Squire, who is living a retired life in Harvey, 111; and Julia, Delia and Elinor, all now decea.sed. The father of this family was a shoemaker by trade, and fol- lowed that pursuit in the Ea.st. In June, 1S44, he emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, locating in Whitewater Township, Walworth County, where he entered forty acres of land from the Gov- ernment, jiaying for the same the usual ])rice of i\. 25 per acre. For about fourteen years he lived in Walworth County, and in 1S58 went to Trum- bull County, where he took up a .soldier's claim, for he had .served in the War of 18 12. There he secured one hundred and sixty acres of land. His fatlier. Miles Cook, was one of the heroes of the Revolution. He enli.sted in the Colonial army at the age of sixteen, and for five years served as a drummer in the Revolutionary War. Jes.se Cook PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 299 was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and took a very active part in church work. His death occurred at the age of seventy-three years, and his remains were interred in Heart Prairie Cemetery. His wife, who was also a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, died Augu.st 17, 1845, and was buried in Round Prai- rie Cemetery. Upon his father's farm Alvin Cook was born and reared, and his educational privileges were those afforded by the district schools of the neigh- borhood. In July, 1845, journeying by canal and the Lakes, he came to the Territory of Wisconsin, and became a resident of Whitewater Town.ship, Walworth County, on July 17, of that year. To his father he gave the benefit of his labors until twenty-one years of age, when he began working on a farm by the month, recei\-ing for his services $1 1 . He was thus employed for about three years, on the expiration of which time he purchased of his father the old homestead, and added to it a tract of forty acres. He there lived until 1868, when he sold out, and purchased one hundred and tliirtj- acres of land on .section 31 , La Grange Township. His time and attention were then devoted untir- ingly to the cultivation of his land until 1890, when he retired from active business life, and re- moved to his present home. He now owns one hundred and thirty-four acres of well-improved and valuable land, and derives therefrom a good income. On the 3otli of October, 1848, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Cook and Miss Lucinda H. SafFord. They have become the parents of eight children, namely: Henrj' and Elfred, who are now decea.sed; Arvilla, wife of William J. Olds, a res- ident of Whitewater; Charles, decea.sed; Seymour, who is proprietor of a store at Heart Prairie; Em- er3', who is engaged in farming in La Grange Town.ship; Carrie E., at home; and Arthur, de- ceased. Mr. Cook votes with the Republican party , and has served as Asses.sor of his township for twenty- two years. No higher testimonial to his faithful- ness could be given than his long continuance in office. He holds membership with the Odd Fel- lows' Society, and is a Director and Vice-President of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Sugar Creek. He has lived in Wisconsin during its en- tire existence as a State, and from observation is familiar with a part of its territorial history. He has been actively interested in everything pertain- ing to the development and upbuilding of Wal- worth County, has ever borne his part in the work of public improvement, and well deserves mention among the honored pioneers. WILLIAM BURGIT. IILLIAM BURGIT, deceased, was one of the honored pioneers of Walworth County, and took a prominent part in its upbuild- ing and development, giving his support to every- thing that pertained to the welfare of the com- numity. A native of New York, he was born in Richford, Tioga County, on the 6th of December, 18 18, and is a son of Jacob and Polly (Gardner) Burgit, who were also natives of the Empire State. The family is of Holland-Dutch origin, and the name was originally^ spelled Burghardt. The father was a farmer by occupation, and at an early day emigrated westward. He spent two years in South Bend, Ind., and on the 17th of March, 1837, took up his residence in East Troy, Wis. , where he spent his remaining days. Purchas- ing land, he developed and improved a farm, which he afterwards e.xchanged for a saw and grist mill 300 1'URTR.\1T AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in Ka>l 'iri)y. He Uilii carried on the milling business for several years, and was recogni/ed as one of the enterprising business men of the ])lace. His death fKxnirred in 1S67, at the age of sixty- four years. His wife was a charter memlier of the Congregational Church of Kast Troy, and toijk a ])rominent jKirt in church and benevolent work. Their family numlK-red the following children; William, of this sketch; Marietta, decea.sed. wife of Joseph Cummings: Almina, wife of Homer Hrooks; .\nn ICliza, wife of George Smith: Dwight; Amanda; and one who died in infancy. William Hnrgit s\n:ni the first eighteen years of his life in his native State, and then came with his parents to Mast Troy. The famil\ all worked to- getlier on the farm and in the mill, and thus his time was pa.s.sed for several years. They took up the farm now known as the Dean farm, wliicli also included the Randolph farm, paying for the same $50. That i)lace they afterward traded for the Ca.ss fann, and, building a house ujion it, there made their home through the summer, during which time they broke thirty acres of land, planteil corn and potat<)es, and .sowed oats. About the 1st of September they traded that property for Rolwrt's interest in the water-power, which they then owned in connection with Maj. Meach- am and A. Spoor. They finally bought out the intere.sts of Meacham & Spoor, and in the fall of 1S37 l)eg5n building a sawmill, which they com- menced toojK-rate in March, iS_vS. They followed that bu.siness in connection with fanning until 1.S44, when they built a gristmill. The family li\ L1I in a log cabin on the bank of the creek, and their farm, containing four hundred acres, extend- ed to what is now the c.-nttr of the ]>ark in Ka.st Troy on the north, to the Ulanchard farm on the west, and to the top of the hill on the south. The county was at that time largely unimprovetl. Austin McCracken then lived in a log cabin where the iiaat Tro_\- House now stands, the only house in that ])lace. In 1840, he and Jacob Hurgit laid (jut what is now the town of Ivast Troy, and lots were given to parties who wo>dd build thereon. On the corner opiH)sile the ICasl Troy House a .store and residence were l)uilt and occupied by Sewall Smith. In 1.^41. S. B. Edwards, to whom they gave the land in front of the park, built the blacksmith shop which is still standing, his fam- ily living above the shop. They also gave the Methcxlist ])eoplc a lot for a church and jiarson- age, also one for the Presbyterian Church, where the Lutheran Church now .stands, and another oc- cupied by the Congregational Church. In 1841 a lot was given to John Larkin. who erected the frame house now occupied b>- Delos Waters. The Hurgit homestead, built the same year, was a story and a-half residence, and the fir.st frame building in Ea.st Troy. It is now occujjied by H. S. Bovee and his family, his wife being a daugh- ter of Mr. Hurgit. Thus the town grew, and the work of development and improvement was car- ried forward. William Hurgit was united in marriage in Rochester, X. V., January 14, 1862, to Mi.ss Ma- ria J. Burleigh, a daughter of James and Dorcas \'. (Carr) Burleigh, the former a native of Mass- achusetts, and the latter of New Hampshire. Their only child, Edith Fulton, is now the wife of H . S. Bo\'ee, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this work. Mr. Burgit was a member of the Congregational Church, becoming so during his la.st illness. His wife is a member of the .same denomination. Mr. Burgit took quite a prom- inent part in public affairs, often presided at pub- lic meetings, and in 1870 and 1874 was elected to the State Legislature. For twelve years he served as a member of the School Board, and earnestly labored in the interest of education. In politics he was a Republican, and wannly advo- cated the principles of that party . He ser\ed as Secretary of the Troy and East Troy Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company for fifteen years, and was the oldest settler of ICast Troy Township. His life was ever true and upright, and in his busine.ss dealings he was straightforward and honorable. Those who knew him held him in the highest esteem, and his loss was deepl\ mourn- ed. He tlied Septendxr 23, 1892, and his funeral was attended by a large concourse of friends from all over this pari of the county. Mr. Burgit was a strictly lcmi)ir:iU- 111:111, and m-ver u.sed tobacco or liquor. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 301 HUBERT STEPHEN BOVEE. HUBERT STEPHEN BOVEE, who owns a valuable farm, b'ing partly- within the city limits of East Troy, is one of the successful agriculturists of Walworth Count}'. In connec- tion with agricultural pursuits he is engaged in the dairy business, and has a butter factor}^ upon his place. As he is one of the representative citizens of the community, we feel assured that this record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers, and gladly give it a place in the historj' of the county. Mr. Bovee belongs to one of the early families of Wisconsin. His grandfather, Hon. Mathias J. Bovee, was a native of New York, and made farming his life work. He twice served as a member of Congress, and was a highly educated man, well fitted to be a leader of the people. His death occurred when about eighty-four years of age, and his wife, Elizabeth B. Bovee, passed away at the age of ninety. The}- had a family of ten children. In 1839 they came to Wisconsin, and at one time Mr. Bovee owned the entire site of Eagle. The father of our subject, Edward L. Bovee, was the ninth in the family, and was born in Amsterdam, N. Y., June 29, 1S33. With his parents he located permanently in Wisconsin in 1843, and resided in Eagle until his death. On the 4th of November, 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth B. Hillier, a native of Bradford, Eng- land. Her father, with his family, crossed the Atlantic to New York City in 1839, and there en- gaged in the hardware business for a time. In 1853, lie emigrated to Mukwonago, where he carried on a hardware .store until his death, in 1874. To Mr. and Mrs. Bovee were born four .sons and a daughter: De Witt C., now living in Chicago; Hubert S. of this sketch, and his twin brother, Hal.sey W., of Janesville, Wis.; Mervin W., who makes his home in Elkhorn; and Em- ily, wife of J. M. Jones, of Philadelphia. For many years Mr. Bovee carried on farming, but in 1876 he abandoned that' pursuit, and on the 4th of November he opened a grocery in Eagle. He also carried on a meat-market, and was engaged in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables. He was of a happy and cheerful dispo.sition, pleasant and genial in manner. It seemed that he could not do too much to promote the welfare or enhance the happiness of his family, who fully reciprocated his love. He possessed many excellencies of charac- ter, and lived an honorable, upright life, well worthy of emulation. To his children he left the priceless heritage of an iuitarni.slied name. He pa.ssed away on the 5th of July, 1892, at the age of fifty-nine years, and almost everyone in the town of Eagle attended his funeral, paying their last tribute of respect to him who had lived among them .so long, and had been one of the leaders in their midst. His wife still survives him, and yet makes her home in Eagle. The gentleman whose name heads this record was born and reared in Eagle, the days of his boyhood and }outh being quietly passed midst play and work, and in attendance at the public schools. For eight years he engaged in business as a barber, and then spent two years as travel- ing salesman for a commission hou.se of Chicago. He possesses good busine.ss abilit}-, and by his well-directed efforts has acquired a comfortable competence. On the 4th of November, 1885, Mr. Bovee was united in marriage with Miss Edith, daughter of William and Maria J. (Burleigh) Burgit. Three 302 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. children have Ueii Unn of their union: Roy K.. William Clayton and Harold H. Mrs. IJovee is a nienilx-r of the CongrcKational Church. They hold an enviahle position in social circles where true worth and intelligence are received as the l>a.s.sports into K- of two living languages. Prof Ernst is recognized as one of the promi- nent and mo.st capable educators of the State. He was married in 1868 to Mi.ss Agnes Hartwig, a native of Germany, and to them have been born nine children: George, who is now senMng as Consul to Reichenberg, Bohemia, having been appointed to that office by President Cleveland in April, 1894; Charles, Professor of NaturaKSeience in the Northwestern University; Ador^shine, Elizabeth, Mary, Frederick, August and Rudolph, all of whom are in .school, with the exception of the two eldest. In 1892 Prof Ernst was elected President of the General Synod of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan. JAMES W. DUNCOMB. (Tames W. DUNCOMB is one of the well- I known citizens of La Grange Township. He 0/ follows general farming and stock-raising on section 33, where he has one hundred and twenty acres of rich prairie land. He started out in life for himself a poor boy, but he possessed an enter- prising and energetic spirit, which has overcome the difficulties in his path. Step by step he has worked his way upward, until he has obtained a well-deserved competence. Mr. Duncomb is a native of Canandaigua County, N. Y., born December 13, 1852, and is a son of Moses and Mary J. (Wilbur) Duncomb, who were also natives of the Empire State. The father was a black.smith by trade, and followed that business in the liast until 1855, when he went to Jefferson County, Wis. In Hebron, Wis., he carried on a blacksmith .shop until April, 1861, when, prompted by patriotic impulses, he re.spond- ed to the President's call for troops, and became a member of Compain- A, Fourth Wisconsin In- fantry, in which he served for three years. Dur- ing an engagement he was wounded by a minie- ball in the left arm, above the elbow. He partici- pated in the following engagements: Port Hudson, Baton Rouge, \'icksburg. New Orleans, Clinton, Mobile, Bayou Fish and Grand Gulf. When his term had expired he was honorabh- discharged and at once returned to his home. Soon after, he removed to Richmond Centre, where he spent several 3'ears. He died in March, 1S82, and his remains were interred in Barron County, Wis. He was a member of the Baptist Church. His wife still survives him, and is now living in Me- nomonie, Dunn County, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Duncomb were the parents ot ten children, eight sons and -two daughters, of whom eight are ^■et living. The one in whom 304 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL, RECORD. we are most iiileresteil. Jaiias \\'., was brought A. Lewis, daughter of John and Diantha (Harri- hy his pareiit-s to the West during his infancy and son) Lewis. They now have three chihlren, a has since lived in this Ux:ality. His school privi- son and two daughters: Kva M., Frank L. and leges were those affordeil t)y the district schools Florence E. Their home is the abode of hospi- of the neighborluxxl, and even those advantages tality, and Mr. and Mrs. Duncomb have many were quite meagre, for at the early age of twelve warm friends in thecommunil\ , who hold them in \ears he was thrown u])on his own resources to make his way in the world. He began to earn his own livelihood by working as a farm hand for <.!) jK-r month, and was thus employed for eleven years, when he determined to engage in fanning in his own interest. For four years he rented land in Sugar Creek Township, and then, with the capital he had acquired. i)urclia.sed liis present farm, this being in 1882. In the mean time, Mr. Duncomb was married. On the 7th of March, iSy.S, he wesi- ician, and died in Watertown, Wis.; Mary A. died Januarj' 3, 1871; Julius was married, reared a family of five children, and died in New Lon- don, Conn.; Daniel reared a family, and .spent his la.st days in Locust Hill, Knox County, Mo.; Charlotte is the next younger; Harriet is the wife of Francis M. Pa\-ne, of Mukwonago, Wis. ; A.sa- hel was a Methodist mini.ster of New York City ; and Alice Louisa, who died in 1849, completes the famih'. Mr. Eggleston, the father, made farming his life work. In 1836 he bade adieu to his old home in New York, and emigrated westward to Wis- consin. For a time he made his home in Racine, with his son Norman, but in 1840, when joined b}' his family, he removed to East Troy Town.ship, Walworth County, where he entered from the Go\-- ernment an eightj-acre tract of land. He was one of the pioneer settlers of the community, and widely and favorably known in that early day. While in the East he sen-ed as a training oflScer in the regular militia. His death occurred in 1849, at the age of fifty-six, and his wife, who long survived him, pa.ssed away in 1875, at the age of seventy-eight years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eggleston were members of the Episcopal Church in the East, but as there was no organized con- gregation in this place, they here attended Meth- odist services. They were highly respected citi- zens, whose many excellencies of character won them the high regard of all with whom the\- were brought in contact. The Eggleston family was founded in New Eng- land at an early daj-. The grandfather was a na- tive of Winchester, Conn., reared a large family, and there spent his entire life, his death occurring at an advanced age. The maternal grandfather, Jonathan Coe, was a native of Winsted, Conn., and was of English descent. He was quite a prominent and influential citizen, and at one time represented his district in the State Legislature. He was a strong Abolitionist, and was recognized as a leader in the community where he made his home. He held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Miss Eggle.ston who.se name heads this record came with her mother and the other children of the family to Wiscon.sin in 1840, and lived upon the old homestead with her parents until her father's death. She then continued to reside on the 3o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. old farm with her mother until about 1851, when tin- place was sold and they removed to the villaj;;e nf l\ast Troy where they hounlit a comfnrtahle linme. There Mrs. Kj;Kleston made her home until her death, cared for hy her daughter Charlotte, who is a lady of many graces of char- acter. Miss Kggleston has since that time lived in tlu- village, and has many friends in the com- nuuiity who hold her in high rc-g.-inl. WIIJJAM LINCULX )ILLI.\.\1 LINCOLN', decea.sed, for many years a prominent and highly respected citi- zen of Walworth County, was born in Chil- licothe, Ohio, April 5, 1822, and was a son <>l Oilman and Sarah (Cady) Lincoln, both of whom were natives of New I-jigland. The paternal grandfather was a cabinet-maker Ijy trade, a Cap- tain in the Revolutionary War, and died in the Ivast at an advanced age. His family numbered fourteen children. The maternal grandfather was a native of New Ham]).shire, and was of French desi-ent. Oilman Lincoln followed the canal trade, owning a boat on the luie Canal. On leaving his home in Ohio, he returned to Oneida County, N. Y., and later ti>ok u]i his residence in Roches- ter, Wis., where he spent his remaining days. In his family were nine children who reached mature \ears, namely: William and HenrA', both de- cea.sed; Thomas, who resides in Independence, Iowa: Mary, wife ot J. H. Sackett, of Hnffalo, N. v.: Susan, wife of J. Watkins, of Indeiiend- ence, Iowa; Martha, wife of Henry Cole, of the same place: Caroline, wife of ICdward King, of California: and three others who are dead. No event of special importance occurred during the boyhood and youth of our subject, who lived (luiitly njion the old home farm until he had at- tained his majority. On the ijlii of .\ugust, 1847, he was united in marriage with Mi.ss Amanda Iv. Mayhew. daughter of William M. and Anna (Cook) .Mavhew, the former a native of I-'nglaud, and the hitter of Oneida Ci>uiit\-. N. V. Four children were born of this union, of whom one died in infancy. William Iv., the eldest, married Miss iMuma Cary, and died at the age of twenty- four \eurs, leaving a daughter, Winnie K. Ida A. became the wife of Willie R. Dyke, and tliey had two children, but both are now deceased, as is also Mr. Dyke. His widow has .since become the wife of William R. Jones, a resident of Oneida County, N. V., and they have two daughters, Fleanor Gertrude and Kva Amanda. Celia K. is tlie wife ofJes.se A. Merry, who is now operating the old home farm, and the>- lia\e one .sou, How- ard. The year 1.S46 witnes.sed the arrival of William Lincoln :ind famil>- in Wisconsin. They first lo- cateil in Rochester, but after two years came to Walworth County, .settling in Spring Prairie Township, where they resided until 1867, when they removed to the farm upon which Mrs. Lin- coln now resides. A tract of one hundred and thirt>- acres was first jnirchased, to which Mr. Lin- coln afterward added forty acres. This he fenced and im]iroved, placing the land under a high state of cultivation, while ujxm tlie farm he erected good buildings, which stand as monuments to his thrift and enterpri.se. He led a busy and useful life, and as the result of his industry, enterpri.se, and able management he left to his family a good property. Mr. Lincoln was a wide-awake and i)rogre.ssive citizen, who did all in his power for the advance- nienl of the best interests of the county, and was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 307 always glad to see improvement along any line. In politics he was a Republican. In manner he was a pleasant, agreeable gentleman, who enjoyed entertaining his friends, and throughout the com- munity he was held in the highest regard. He never used tobacco or liquor, being strictlj- tem- perate in his habits. His death occurred on the ist of November, i8gi, at the age of .seventy years, and his loss was deeply and sincerely mourned throughout the community. Mrs. L,in- coln, a most estimable lady, holds membership with the Baptist Church. She still resides on the old home, which has been her place of residence for twenty-seven years. All who know her esteem her highly, and in the history of her adopted county she well deserves representation. LEROY W. MERRICK I EROY W. MERRICK, who is engaged in I C merchandi.sing in Spring Prairie, is num- \ J bered among the native sons of Walworth County, for he was born in Spring Prairie Town- .ship, March 12, 1840. In a family of seven children he is the eldest. His parents were Aus- tin h. and E.sther P. (Cook) Merrick. Tlie fam- ily was originally of Welsh descent, but at an early day in the history of this countrj' was founded in America. The father of our subject was born in Delaware County, N. Y., .spent the days of his boyhood and youth upon a farm, and when a young man came to Wisconsin, locating in Spring Prairie Township in 1836. Here he made a claim, and when the land came into mar- ket purchased it of the Government. There were only three settlers in the township at that time and the greater part of the county was still wild and unimproved, giving little evidence of the growth and progress which were soon to trans- form it. Mr. Merrick went through all the ex- periences and hardships of pioneer life, performed the arduous ta.sk of developing a new farm, and made his home thereon until his death, which occurred at the advanced age of eighty-one years. Thus another of the honored pioneers and valued citizens pa.ssed away. He took quite an active interest in politics, voting with the Democratic partj', and for three terms he served as Chairman of the Town Board of Supervi.sors, besides hold- ing other local offices. He was liberal in his re- ligious views, but his life was always an upright and honorable one. His wife, who was born in Ohio, died in Walworth County, at the age of thirty-.seven years. In the Merrick family were the following chil- dren: L,eroy: Jerome C. , who is now a practicing physician of Chicago; Irene C. , who died at the age of twent)--five years; Louise A., wife of J. H. Nor- ton, of Elkhorn: E.sther P., of California; Au- gusta D., wife of Vernon H. Raleigh, also a resi- dent of California; and Agnes F. , wife of Frank Jones, a farmer of South Dakota. In the usual manner of farmer lads Lero}- Merrick was reared, and in the common schools he acquired his education. He worked on the homestead until after the death of his father, when he bought the farm of which his father had enter- ed a part from the Government more than half a_ century ago. For some time he carried on agri- cultural pursuits, and was quite successful in that line of business. His fields were always well tilled, and the buildings and other improvements were kept in first-class condition. On the 12th of March, 1873, Mr. Merrick was united in marriage with Miss Euella J. Ellsworth, of Elkhorn, Wis. , and their union has been blessed with three children, a son and two dauarhters, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 308 Louisa J., Rulli !•'. and Chester A all of whom are still with their parents. Mr. Merrick is a nienihcr of ilic Masonic fra- ternity, iK-longiiiK to Spring I'rairie Lodge No. 136, A. F. & A. M. In politics, he is a stalwart I)enin tlie home farm until nineteen years of age, when he became a student in tiie college of Milton, from which he was graduateil in 1871. He then began reading law with Conger & Sloan in Janesville, and after ])ursiiing his studies for a year was ailmitted to the Bar, but never engaged in practice, on account of ill-health. He then went to West Mitchell, Iowa, where he .serveil as Ciiunt.v Superintendent of Schools for one year, after which he returned to his native county, and has since devoted his time and attention to fann- ing and stock-raising in Spring Prairie Townshij). ( )n the iith of DecemlK.T, 1878, occurred an imiHirtant event in the life of Mr. Whitmore — his marriage with Miss Inez C. Childs, of Kwk County, Wis. The lady was born in South Read- ing, Vt., September 4, 1H50, and is the oidy child of Alba and Ann Childs, who were natives of X'ennont and New York, resjK-ctively. She came to iMlgerton, Wis., with her father in 1856. Mrs. Whitmore and her husband were clas.sniates in college. .^he subseipiently took the degree of .M. S., in Milton College, and became a teacher, being Principal of the public .schools of Mazom- anie for two years, and of those at Champaign, 111., for one year. She was but fifteen years of age when she first connnenced teaching, which was in Fulton. Rock County. .At the age of eigh- teen she was Preceptress in Big Foot Academy. Unto our .subject and wife have been born four children, and the family circle yet remains un- l)roken. They are: .\lbert C, \'era Inez. I). A. and Glen. Mr. Whitmore votes with the I'rolii- bition ])art.v, keeps well informed on the i.ssues of the day, and takes quite an active part in local politics. He was elected Chainnan of the Board of ,Su]iervis()rs, although the town.sliij) is strongly Ke])ul)lican, but would never con.sent to accept other office. He is an enterprising and jirogress- ive citizen, and a large circle of warm friends and pleas:ml acquaintances liokl him in high regard. Bi^:\jAAii\ \. (iRrx.oin. .m. d. n i;NJA.MIN \. C.KFX'.ORV, M. I)., who is |C\ engaged in the practide of medicine and sur- L«/ gery in S])ring Prairie, is a young physician, yet \u> skill ami ability ha\e won him success in his cho.sen profe.ssiou. He claims Kentucky as the State of his nativity, his birth having ix-curred in Louisville, on the i.Sth of October, i,sr>f). He is a son of Dr. C. C. and Annie (Collier) Gregory, and on the |)akrnal side is of Scotch desi'ent. His great-grandparents were natives of .Scotland, and were the foiniders of the familv in America. His graiulfather. Isaac Gregory, was a native of South Carolina, was a Methodist mini.ster, and served in the .Mexican and the .Seminole W^^rs. I )r. Gregory, the father of our subject, was born in CoUunbia, S. C, was reared in his native city, and after attending the conunon schools com- ])leted his education in the .South Carolina Mili- tary Institute of Columbia. Later, he .studied medicine, ami was graduated from the JeflTersou Medical College of Philadelphia. He began the practice of his chosen profession in .\labama. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3" where he remained for a number of years, after which he removed to Kentucky, locating in Louis- ville. He there continued in the prosecution of his profession until his death, which occurred at the age of sixty-two. During the Civil War, he sensed as a surgeon in the Confederate armj-. His wife, who was a native of Staunton, Va., died at about the age of forty -two years. Her parents were born in England, hence our subject is of Scotch and English lineage. Dr. Gregorj' whose name heads this record .spent his early boyhood days in his parents' home and attended the High School until about twenty- years of age, when, to further add to his educa- tion, he entered the University of Alabama. For three 3'ears he was a student in that in.stitution, after which he entered the Alabama Medical Col- lege of Mobile, from which he was graduated in 1887. He then became a druggist in the Alabama Insane Hospital, where he remained for two years, on the expiration of which period he was made assistant phy.sician of the institution, and thus served eighteen months. He next opened a drug store in Columbia, Tenn., where he carried on op- erations until the ist of January, 1894, when he came to Spring Prairie, and began the practice of his profession. On the 15th of May, of the same year, the Doc- tor led to the marriage altar Miss Emma Manning, of Walworth County, daughter of Harrj' Manning, one of the honored pioneer .settlers. Dr. Gregorj' is a highly educated young man, well versed in his profession, and is .steadily working his way into a good practice, which he well deserves. Sociallj-, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and be- longs to the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politi- cally, he is a Republican. W. D. STACY. D. STACY, a prominent citizen, and Jus- tice of the Peace of Watertown , was born in Lindsay, Ontario, on the loth of Febru- ary, 1839, and is a .son of Benjamin and Mary ( Dwyer) Stacy. The father was born in County Wexford, Ireland. The mother was a daughter of John Dwyer, of County Tipperary, Ireland. The paternal grandfather, Joseph Stacy, was a rebel in the War of 1798, and fought under the celebrated Father Murphy. He died in his na- tive land about the year 1820. He was a farm- er by occupation, making that his life work. The family came originally from England. The maternal grandfather, John Dwyer, crossed the Atlantic from Ireland to Ontario, and became quite a prominent citizen of Peterboro and Vic- toria Counties, serving as a member of the County Councils. In Ireland he served as steward of the estates of Lord Haywarden, and after coming to America followed farming. The father of our subject became a resident of Ontario in 1S25, and located in the township of Ops. In his younger days he followed teaching, but afterward carried on agricultural pursuits, and later embarked in merchandising. He also bought wheat, and established a distillery in Lind- say". While there his property was destroyed by fire, in 1845, and he removed to his farm, where he remained until 1847, when he sold out, and came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Em- met, Jefferson County, where his remaining days were passed. His death occurred in 1873, and his wife passed away in 1857. This worthy couple were the parents of seven children, four of whom are yet living, namely: William D., whose name heads this record: Ben- ^^■ PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. jainiii; Margaret, wile of Joliii Darcey, a resident lias l)eeii Justice of the Peace. NoUir>- Public, and of Clyinan, Wi.s. : and Joseph J., now located in insurance agent of Watertown . Idaho. The father was ,Sui)erintcii(U iit of Schcxils in the town of lunniet for i\Un\i fifteen years. Iking a well-e, were natives of luiglaiul, and there sjK-nt their entire lives. The father was a hand- loom weaver, and died at the age of .seventy years. His wife survived him, reaching the advanced age of .seventy-eight years. H ears of age. In May, 1835, he let! to the mar- riage altar Miss I-'li/.abeth Howker, daughter of John and Ivlizabetli Howker. Five children were born to them. George, the eldest, married liliza- beth Holden. and lives in F'ast Troy. They have three children: Mary, now the wife of George Porter, ol Whitewater; Jennie and Frank. Will- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3'3 iam is a resident of Ocononiowoc, Wis. He married Clara Goodrich, and they have two chil- dren, Orlie and Blanche. Elizabeth is the wife of Joseph L. Wolfenden, of Evinston, Fla., by whom .she has four children : Alice, wife of William G. Blake, of South Carolina; John, Edna and Herbert. Alice is the wife of L- H. Clark, a teacher in the River Falls Normal School, and they have two children, Warren and Edith. Sarah Ann is the wife of Edward Bromle}', of La Grange Township, and they have four children : Martha, William, Charles and Frederick. The mother of this family was called to her final re.st on the 14th of April, 1865, at the age of forty- nine years, eleven months and fourteen days. On the 13th of July, 1867, Mr. Meadows was joined in wedlock with Mrs. Alzina Knapp, widow of Stephen S. Knapp, and a daughter of Joel and Polly (Roots) Taylor, who were natives of New York. By her former husband she had one child, Esther A., who died at the age of five years and twentj- days. In 1840, Mr. Meadows bade adieu to home and friends in England, and crossed the briny deep to the New World, locating first in Oneida County, N. Y., where he lived for nine years. In 1849 he came to Walworth County, Wis., and pur- chased a farm of seventy-five acres in East Troy Township, to which he afterwards added a tract of ninety-two acres. This he improved, continu- ing its cultivation for many years. The land was transformed into rich and fertile fields, good buildings were erected, and all modern accessories and conveniences were added. In 1883 he came to East Troy, where he and his wife have a com- fortable home, in which they have resided for eleven years past. They are members of the Epis- copal Church, but now attend the Congregational Church, as there is no Epi.scopal organization in this place. Since the war, Mr. Meadows has been a Republican. He has led a busy and use- ful life, and his energy and good management have won him a comfortable competence. He has witnessed much of the growth and de\-elop- ment of the county, and in the work of public improvement he has ever borne his part, so that he well deserves mention among the valued citi- zens of this communitv. C. R. FELD, M. D. ER. FELD, M. D., one of the leading physi- cians of Jefferson County, is now successfully engaged in the practice of his profession in Watertown. He was here born on the 14th of December, 1S58, and is the son of Carl and Minna (Wolf) Feld, both of whom were natives of Ger- many. The}- remained in their native land until 1855, when they crossed the ocean to the New World. The father was a physician, and had graduated from the Wuerzburg Medical College. He first located in New York City, where he en- gaged in the practice of his profession for a .short time, after which he went to Milwaukee, and thence to Watertown, where he continued prac- tice until his death, which occurred in 1887. His wife still survives him, and is now living with our subject, who is her only child. Dr. Carl Feld was educated in the public schools of Watertown, and in the Northwestern University, from which he was graduated in 1879. He then took up the study of law, and in 1881 was graduated from the I'nion College of Law in Chicago. He then returned to Watertown, opened an office, and engaged in practice for .several years, but, not liking his vocation, he decided to follow in the foot.steps of his father, and in 1888 3'4 PORTRAIT AND HIUGRAPHICAL RECORD. began the study of medicine. Three years later he was graduated from the Rush Medical College of Chicago, in the Class of '91, ami imincdiatciy began practice in his oUl home town, wliere he has built up a lucrative business. In 1885, the Doctor was elected a member of the State legislature, and served for three suc- cessive terms, or until i8go. He served as a niemlxT of the Judiciary Conunittee, and in 1889 was a candidate for Speaker of the House. In 1.S92 he was elected Health Officer of Watertown, a jx)sition he yet fills. He is a young man full of life and vigor, ptjssessed of an enterprising and progressive spirit, and carries to a successful com- pletion whatever he undertakes. He is well adapted to his chosen profession, and is rapidly winning his way upward in that line. aliu-:r'1' sollidav aLBHRT SOLI.ID.W. wIk. is now living a retired life in Watertown, claims Pennsx 1- vania as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Lehigh County on the 13th of February . 1H42. His parents, Jo.seph and I^liza- iK'th (Stein) SoUiday, were also natives of the Key.stone State, the former born in I'hiladel- jdiia County, and the latter in Lehigh C<)unl\-. The great-grandfather was a I-'rench Huguenot, and when tho.se of his religious belief were exiled fronj their native land in 1747, he came to Amer- ica, being bound out to pay for his pa.ssage. The grandfather became one of the heroes of the Revolutionary War, and was with Washington at \'alley l-'orge. He afterwards settled in Phila- delphia, where he followed his trade, that of clock-making, until his death. Jo.seph vSolliday, the father of our subject, was a physician, and was a member of the first class which graduated frt)ni the Jefferson Medical Col- lege. He practiced in Lehigh County, Pa., for thirty years, and then went to Circleville, Ohit), where he coutimied the prosecution of his profes- .sion for a j)eritxl of twenty years. He died in Pennsylvania, but was buried in Circleville. A ])rominent i)hysician, he enjoyed a large practice, and held an envial)le re]nitation among tlio.se who were engaged in the same profes.sioii. His wife passed away some >ears previous. The\- were the i>arents of a family of four sons and one daughter, but the latter is now deceased. Ivd- wiii, the eldest, is a phy.^ician of Penn.sylvania; Benjamin is serving as Postmaster of Ringgold, Pa.; Albert is the next younger; and James now makes his home in St. Louis, Mo., where he is employed as a machinist and engineer. Mr. Solliday whose name heads this record at- tained his literary education in the public schools of Pennsylvania and Oliio, being graduated from the Circleville High School in the Cla.ss of '61. In the summer of 1862 he responded to the country's call ff)r troops, enlisting in the service as a member of the One Hundred and P'ourteenth Ohio Infantry. He took part in the battles of Chicka.saw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Ft. Cil)soii, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, and the as- sault and siege of Ft. Blakeley, and was mustered out at Houston, Tex., on the 31st of July. 1865, after three years of gallant ami meritorious service. When the war was over Dr. Solliday returned to his home in Ohio, where he studied dentistry. He also attended a course of lectures in the Philadelphia Dental College. His capital was limited, which ])revented him from jmrsuinga fur- ther college course, although lie had a jiraclical knowledge of denti.stry. In 1868, he came to PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 315 Watertown, and bought out a dental office, go- ing; ill debt for the same, but as the years passed and his patronage steadil)- increased, he not only paid off all indebtedness, but acquired a hand- some competence for himself. He continued in practice from 1868 until 1893, when, with the capital he had acquired, he retired to private life. In 1869, Dr. Solliday was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Vanness, of Wisconsin, and to them has been born one child, A. Fayette. In politics, the Doctor is a Democrat, and for four j'ears served as a member of the vSchool Board, being for a part of the time its President. He was Alderman for one year, and in 1884 was elected Mayor. He .served for six years as Cap- tain of the Watertown Rifles, was commissioned Adjutant of the Second Regiment, of the Wiscon- sin National Guards, April 25, 188S, and was made Major, having command of the first Bat- talion, Second Regiment Wi.sconsiii National Guards, February 23, 1882. At a special election he was elected State vSenator, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Walter S. Green, and re- ceived five thousand and seventy-eight votes, against three thousand four hundred and eight)-- one cast for George J. Kispert. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, was Commander of the Commander}' of Watertown, and served one year as Grand Captain-General of Wisconsin. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias L,odge, and the Grand Army of the Republic. CYRUS C. GIBBS. QyRUS C. GIBBS, who carries on general l( farming and .stock-raising on section 31, La U Grange Township, is numbered among Wis- consin's native sons. He was born in Racine County, near the city of Racine, on the 14th of March, 1845, and is a son of William H. and Lu- cinda (Fowler) Gibbs, who were natives of New York. Bj- occupation the father was a farmer, and carried on agricultural pursuits throughout his entire life. Leaving the Empire State, he be- came one of the earh' settlers of the Territory of Wisconsin, locating near Racine. In 1S46 he came to Walworth County, and .settled in White- water Township, where he purchased eighty acres of unimproved prairie land, and began the develop- ment of a farm. The place was entirely destitute of improvement, and not a furrow had been turned thereon. Mr. Gibbs erected a log cabin, and in that primitive home resided until 1850, when he removed to La Grange Township, and purchased one hundred acres of land, upon which he made his home for a number of years. Later, he bought two hundred and forty acres on section 31, and gave his time and attention to the cultivation of that farm until his death, which occurred Novem- ber 28, 1891, at the age of seventj'-three years, his remains being interred in Heart Prairie Cem- etery. He was a .successful business man, and left to his family a comfortable competence. With the Methodi.st Church he held membership. His wife .still survives him, and is now living in White- water, at the age of sixty-nine years. In the Gibbs family were three children: Cyrus C; Rebecca J., wife of S. W. Lyman, a farmer residing in Clierokee County, Iowa; and Bethana G. , wife of Eugene Cornell, a resident of White- water. The first-named was a child of only one year when he was brought by his parents to Wal- worth Count}-. Here he grew to manhood, and the public .schools of this community afforded him his educational privileges. He was still at home with his parents when he responded to the couu- irr. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. i; , ^ call for troops, and was assigned to Company C. Fortieth Wisconsin Infantry-. The date of his enlistment was May 15, 1864, at wjiich time he was nineteen years of age. At Madison, Wis., he was mustered into senice, and thence went to Alton, 111., where the tnM>i)s took boats and went to Memphis, where Mr. Gilihs was engaged in picket duty. He was there honorably discharged on the expiration of his term, in September, iS(\^, and at once returned to his home. He continued to live with his parents until 1867, when he went to a home of his own. On the 1 2lh of February of that year, .Mr. Cibbs was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Cook, a most estimable ladv, who has been to him a ship. Mr. Gibbs is quite a successful agricultur- ist, and in connection with general farming he also carries on stock-raising. S(x:ially, our subject is coiuiecte time and attention were for many years given to agricultural pursuits, and he made of his property a valuable farm, which, in return for his care and cultivation, yielded him a good income. In March, 1888, 'he retired and removed to the village, where his death occurred March 9, 1892, at the age of eighty-three years. His wife passed away November 1 1, 1887, at the age of seventy-six years. Roth were members of the Catholic Church. Mr. Wilmer, while in his native land, had served as a soldier in the regular army. The paternal grandfather of our sub- ject, William Wilmer, was also a farmer in Ger- many, and in 1843 came to Wi.sconsin, living in liast Troy, where his death occurred in i860, at the age of seventy-six years. He was a volunteer in the war under Napoleon. When a young man he antl his brother were quite wealthy, and he was at one time i)ressed into the .service. Soon after, he deserted, but when a short lime had PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 317 elapsed he enlisted in another ami}-, and was wounded. Not daring to return home, he took up his abode in Holland, where he remained ini- til his emigration to America. Augustus Wilnier is one of a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters, six of whom are j-et living. The others are Bernhard, who is living in East Troy; Elizabeth, wife of J. A. Schwartz, of Troy Center; Jo.sephine, widow of Joseph Doyle; Henrj-; and Mary, wife of Law- rence Clanc}-, a resident of East Troy Town- ship. Mr. Wilmer of this sketch was born and reared on the old homestead farm, remaining under the parental roof until after he had attained his ma- jority. He acquired a good English education, and then engaged in teaching school for seven years. On the expiration of that period, with the capital he had acquired, he embarked in merchan- dising in East Troj^ in connection with Theodore Haller, under the firm name of Wilmer & Hal- ler. This partnership was continued from March, 1868, until March, 1871, when Mr. Wilmer .sold his interest, built his present store, and formed a partnership with his brother Bernhard in the line of general merchandising. They have carried on operations under the style of Wilmer Brothers since 1871, a period of twenty-three years, and are now at the head of one of the best known busine.ss houses of Ea.st Troy. The)- carr>' a large and complete stock of everything found in a finst- cla.ss establishment of the kind, and for many years have done a good business, receiving a lib- eral share of the public patronage. On the 15th of June, 1868, Mr. Wilmer was united in marriage with Miss Mary A. Boyle, daughter of John and Mary (Landon) Boyle, both of whom were natives of Scotland. Two children have been born of their union, Charles B. and Marj-. The parents are both members of the Catholic Church, and, in his political views, Mr. Wilmer is a Democrat. He served as Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors for six years, was a member of the School Board for nine years, and is still ser\-ing as Treasurer of the Board. His possessions have all been acquired through his own efforts, and he now owns a farm of one hundred and twentj^ acres, bordering on Lake Beulah, and a pleasant home, besides his .store. HENRY MULBERGER. NENRY MULBERGER is a successful and substantial busine.ss man of Watertown.who now occupies the position of Vice-President of the Wisconsin National Bank . He was born on the Rhine, in German^', in 1824, and is a son of Daniel and Eliza (Weigand) Mulberger, both of whom died in the Old Country. In their family were four children, who are yet living, our subject being the eldest. He was reared in his native city, and acquired his education in the Polytech- nic School of Darmstadt, from which in.stitution he was graduated. He learned the trade of nian- 16 ufacturing woolen goods with his father, who owned a mill, and worked at the same until twen- ty-three years of age. It was in 1847 that Mr. Mulberger crossed the broad Atlantic to America, landing in New York City after a voyage of twenty-two days. He brought with him a quantity of woolen goods, with the intention of establishing himself in busi- ness in New York, but he was not very successful there, so went to Cleveland, Ohio. In the vicin- it5- of that city he worked upon a farm for a time, and then began clerking in a drug store, but his 318 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. wages wcrt; small, and, with the liopeof IjetteritiR his financial condition, he made an overland trip to the West with teams in the fall of 1848. His destination was W'atertown. which he had visited on a previous (K-casion. Here Mr. MullK-rger formeectively. In 1848 they bade adieu to home and friends and .sailed for America, locat- ing first in ICnimet, Wis., from whence they re- moved to Rock wood, where the father jnirchased a .sawmill, and carried on bu.sine.ss until he met Adolph and Christina (Noelle) Beurhaus, who with a .severe accident. He was caught in the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 319 belting, and, having both legs broken and both knees disjointed, he was unfitted for further active work. In the year 1853 he came to Watertown and opened a boarding-house and restaurant, and this business he continued until his death, which occurred in September, 1861. His wife long sur- vived him, passing away in iSgo. They were the parents of two children, William A. and D. H. The gentleman whose name heads this record was reared in the count}- of his nativity, and ac- quired his education in its public schools. In his early life he learned the harness-maker's trade, serving a regular apprenticeship to the same in Watertown, but has never worked at it since the day when his term was ended. For a time he traveled in the West. He went to Nebraska, where he spent two years, and on his return to his nati\'e State located in Oshkosh, where he was emplo)-ed as salesman in the dry-goods house of Clark & Forbes. In 1873 he returned to this city, and was made Teller in the Wiscon.sin Na- tional Bank, a position which he filled for about six months. He was next employed in the cloth- ing: .store of Moses Schwab for a short time, when, on the i8th of August, 1874, he entered into part- nership with William Bolckmann. This connec- tion was continued between the two gentlemen for three years, after which they divided the stock, each embarking in business alone. Mr. Beur- haus now carries a fine line of general merchan- dise, and does a thriving business. In 1877 our .subject was united in marriage with Mi.ss Pauline Maldener, and their union has been blessed with two interesting children, Harry A. and Elizabeth C. In his political views, Mr. Beurhaus is a Democrat, and keeps well informed on the i.ssues of the day, but has never aspired to political preferment. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows' societies, having filled all the offices in both, is a Knight Templar Mason, and is now serving as Senior Warden. The greater part of his life has here been passed, and those who have known him from boyhood are numbered among his stanchest friends. His life has been well and worthily passed, and he has the high regard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. CALVIN B. SKINNER. /3ALVIN B. SKINNER was known and rec- 1 1 cognized as one of the prominent men of \J Wisconsin. For some years he resided in Watertown, and were his sketch omitted the his- tory of Jefferson Countj- would be incomplete. He was born in Adams, Jeffer.son Count}-, N. Y., October 10, 1828, and was a .son of Judge Calvin Skinner, of New York. The family was of Eng- lish origin. The Judge cut his way through the woods to Adams Center, N. Y. , and there locating, engaged in the practice of law, becoming one of the prominent citizens of the Empire State. Mr. Skinner who.se name heads this sketch was graduated from Hamilton College of New York, and, wishing to enter the legal profession, was also graduated from the Albany Law School, in 1852. He practiced for a short time at Cape Vincent, N. Y., but, thinking the West would furnish a better field for the labors of an ambitious young- man, he followed the tide of emigration, and in March, 1855, reached Wisconsin. He took up his residence in Watertown, where he began to practice law, and continued in that line of busi- ness until his death. 320 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Skinner was married in Cai>e Vincent, N. Y., in 1856, to Miss Frances M. Lee, and to them were born five children, four of whom are yet living: Mrs. \V. C. Stone. I^e B., of Duncdin, Fla., dealer in real estate and owner of an orange grove; Charles A.; and Laura M. Mlton is now deceased. Mr. Skiinier ser\'etl as Superintendent of Schools in Watertown for one term, was Mayor of the city for one term, and was Councilman for the last twenty years of his life. He also !- prosperous. In 1852, Mr. Quentmeyer came to Watertown, and again established a brick-yard, which he has since conducted, with the exce]ition of about three years. He has furnished the brick for a great many houses, churches and schoolhouses, and other jniblic buildings, and for some time past has done a flourishing business. On the 13th of January, 1854, ^Ir. Quentmeyer was united in marriage with Miss Dorothy Koenig, who died September 29, 1884. By their union PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 321 were born five children, four sons and a daughter: William P., Albert, Louis G., Julia (now de- ceased) , and Herman F. The father was a sec- ond time married, on the 13th of January, 1885, the lady of his choice being Eliza Chassee. They are both members of the Evangelical Church. Mr. Quentmeyer is a Director in the Wisconsin National Bank, and was also a Director of the Globe Mills, the Watertown Shoe Company, and of the Insane Asylum. He has been School Com- missioner for a number of >ears; served as Super- visor, and is now a Trustee of the Jefferson County Insane Asylum and Poor-house. He served as Alderman for .several years, and in pol- itics i,-5 a Democrat. He has long been a wide- awake and progressive citizen of the community, taking an active interest in everj- public en- terprise. He is well known throughout the State, and has acquired a competency through his in- dustry and economy, so that his last days maybe spent in comfort, and ease. HENRY D. BARNES. NENRY n. BARNES, who follows farming on section 30, Spring Prairie Township, Walworth County, is one of the honored veterans of the late war, who throughout the greater part of the service wore the blue, and valiantl}- aided in the defense of the Union. He is now recognized as one of the enterpri.sing and progres.sive citizens of this community, and we feel that the record of his life will prove of inter- est to many of our readers. Mr. Barnes was born in Sherburne, N. Y., on the 19th of February, 1S42, and was the third in a family of four children, who.se parents were Joseph and Lovinia (Yaw) Barnes. The family is of English and IrLsh extraction. The father of our subject was born and reared in Greenwich, Wa.shington Comity, N. Y., remaining on his fa- ther's farm until about twenty years of age, when he became a guard at the State Prison, being thus employed for eight years. On the expiration of that period he turned his attention to agricultural pursuits. In 1831, he married Miss Betsy Wells, who died a few years later, leaving two children, Betsy and James, both now deceased. Mr. Barnes afterwards married Lovinia Yaw, who died in Walworth County in 1873, at the age of seventy-four years. Four children were born of their union: Adeline S., who died November 4, 1854; Helen M., wife of J. B. Lockney, of Wau- kesha, Wis.: Henrj' D., of this sketch; and Davis, who died in infancy. Mrs. Barnes was born in Colerain, Mass., and was first married to James Sturdevant, by whom she had three chil- dren, all now deceased. She was of German ex- traction. Joseph Barnes .sold his farm in New York in 1847, and in the spring of 1848 came to Wiscon- sin, where he purchased one hundred and fifty- two acres of land, the farm on which our subject now resides. There he remained until his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-four years. He was a Republican in politics, and was a friend to the best interests of the community. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barnes were laid to rest in Hickory. Grove Cemeter}-. Our subject was only a child of about six sum- mers when, with his parents, he came to what was then the Territory of Wisconsin. His education was acquired in the common schools of the neigh- borhood, which he attended through the winter season, while in the summer months he aided in the labors of the farm. His time was thus passed 322 PORTRiVIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. until his t\sxiit> -in^i >v.ii, when he respondetl to the country's call for troops, enlisting August 21, 1862, as a member of Company I, Twenty- eighth Wisconsin Infantrj-. He serxecl as a musician during the greater part of the time, anil though in a number of engagements, he was never wounded or taken prisoner. He served until SLi)teml)er 23, 1865, when, the war having ended, he was honorably discharge*! at Hnnvns- ville, Tex. Returning to his home, -Mr. I5arnes then assi.st- ed in the management of the farm until after his father's death, when he purcha.sed the interest of the other heirs, and has since engaged in the cul- tivation of the land, upon which he has re- sided for forty -si.\ years. On the 30th of April, 1871, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary I<. Hav, of IClkhorn, W'ahvorlli C"tuit\ . and to them were born six children, but Joseph and Julia died in infancy. Herbert T., the eldest liv- ing, is now attending Heloit College, of lieloit, Wis. ; lyovinia R. is a student in the Normal School of Whitewater; Mary L. and Heiuy D. are still at home. In his political views, Mr. Barnes is a stanch Republican, and has been honored with various hx-al offices, the duties of which he has ever dis- charged with i)romptuess and fidelitj-. He is a Knight Templar Mason, and has been Master of the Hlue Lodge for about twenty years. He also belongs to Rutherford H. Hayes Post No. 76, G. A. R., of Elkhorn. He owns two hundred and thirty acres of valuable land, and is a repre- sentative farmer, who occupies a high position in s(Kial and bu.sine.ss circles. CYRIL R. A LI) RICH ENkll. k. .M.DklClI, a retired farmer, now living on .section 30, S]iring Prairie Town- ship, is numbered among the honored citi- zens of Walworth County, having since an early da\- been familiar with the history of this com- nuinity and with its growth and upiniilding. He was born in Swan.sea, New Hamp.shire, April 6, I. Si 9. He has ever borne his part in the w..rk of development, and is one of tlie founders of the county to whom a debt of gratitude is due for what they have done in opening up this locality to civilization. As .Mr. Aldricli has a wide ac- i|uaintance in this community, we feel assured that this record of his life will ])n>ve of interest to many of in .\inerica was George Aldrich, a native of Ivngland, who in 1631 braved the many dangers of an ocean voyage at that day to found a home in the New World. He be- came a resident of Mas.sachusetts, and his descend- ants there lived for many generations; The father of our subject, Phineas Aldrich, was a native of Mendon, Mass., but was reared on a farm in New Hampshire, and in the Granite State his death occurred at the age of si.xty years. He wedded Miss Mary Cornell, who was a native of KlKuk- Island, and died at the riix; old age of .seven- ty-one. Her father was a native of Ireland, and her niotliei' was born in this country, of Knglish l)a rentage. C>ril R. AKlricli is the third in order of birth in a family of four children. The common schools afforded him his educational ])rivileges. and he re- mained at home, giving his father the benefit of his services, until about seventeen years of age, when he began working by the month on a farm. Since that time he has been dependent on his own resources, and the success that he has achieved in PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 323 life is therefore due to his own well-directed efforts. He was employed as a farm hand for two years, and then worked in a meat-market in Massachu- .setts for ten j-ears. During half of this time he was proprietor of a store of his own. At length he determined to seek a home in the West, hoping thereby to benefit his financial condition, and in 1855 removed to Illinois. For a year he re.sided in Rock Island, and then came to Walworth Count}', where he purcha.sed the farm on which he has since made his home. The land he trans- formed into rich and fertile fields, and in the mid.st of the,se he has a pleasant home, good barns and outbuildings, and other modern conveniences. Mr. Aldrich was married May i , 1850, the lady of his choice being Miss Julia A. Carpenter, who was born in New Hampshire, May 15, 1823, and is a daughter of Elijah and Fannie (Patrick) Car- penter. Her father was born on the .same farm as Mrs. Aldrich, and traces his ancestry in Amer- ica back to the seventeenth century. He died at the ripe old age of eighty-two years. His wife. who was a native of Massachusetts, and was of English descent, died in Iowa, at the advanced age of eighty-nine. Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich became the parents of two daughters: Maria E., now de- ceased; and Fannie P., wife of Edgar A. Weeks, a retired farmer, now living in Delavan. The eld- er daughter was born May i, 1851, and died April 23, 1884. Mrs. Weeks was born June 3. 1853- Our subject is a leading and influential citizen of the community in which he makes his home, and has been honored with the office of Asse.s.sor of his township, and also that of Town Supervisor. He now owns a valuable farm of one hundred and eighty-eight acres, that has been obtained through industr}-, enterprise and good business ability. He may truly be called a .self-made man, for he is deserving of all the prai.se that term conveys. Of late years he has laid a.side the more active duties of fann life, and is living retired, resting in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil. GEORGE VAUGHN. [^EORGE VAUGHN, a successful and enter- l_l prising farmer, who devotes his time and at- ^jl tention to the cultivation and improvement of his fine fann of two hundred ■ acres on section 18, Spring Prairie Town.ship, Walworth County, was born in Pittsfield, Vt., January' 2, 1834. His paternal grandfather was a native of Germany, and his grandmother was born in Scotland. The father of our subject, David Vaughn, finst opened his eyes to the light of day in Bridgewater, Vt. , and was there reared to manhood. Eong before Wisconsin was admitted to the Union he sought a home within her borders, locating in Burling- ton in 1838. For a year he was engaged in the sawmill business at that place, after which he came to Walworth County and purchased land in Ea Fayette Town.ship, making his home thereon until his death, which occurred at the age of sev- enty-eight years. He started out in life a poor boy, but steadily worked his way upward, over- coming the difficulties and obstacles in his path, and at the time of his death, he left a large estate to his .sons. His wife was born in Vermont, and was of Iri.sh lineage. At the age often years she was left an orphan, so learned little of the hi.story of her family. She died in Walworth County at the age of .si.xty-three, in the faith of the Meth- odist Church, of which .she was a consistent member. George Vaughn was the eldest in a family of 3^4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. six children, and in the usual manner of farmer lads the days of his Ixjyhood and youth were passed. To his father he gave the l)enefit of his services until twenty-two years of age, when he Ijegan business for himself upon a rented farm. After alwut five years, when through industry, economy and perseverance he had ac(iuiretl .some capital, he purcha.sed eighty acres of land on sec- tion iS, S])ring Prairie Township, As a com- panion and helpmate on life's jouniey, he cho.se Miss Fidelia Haight, their marriage being cele- hratctl DecemlK-r 22, 1S61. The lady was lx)ni in Adrian, Mich., September 13, 1839, and is a daughter of Benjamin and Alma (Beach) Haight. Her father was born and reared in Chatham, X. v., and in 1830 became one of the pioneers of Michigan, where he resided until 1842, when he became a resident of Hurlinj;ton, Wis. A year later, he purchased land in Spring Prairie Town- .ship, and thereon made his home until his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-one years. His parents were natives of luigland, and he was a Friend in religious belief. His wife was bom in Connecticut, and in Walworth County departed this life, at the age of thirty-nine years. vSlie held membership with the BajHist Church. In the Haight family were twelve children, but only four of the number are now living: Hiland, a resident of Burlington, Wis.; Louis, a farmer living near David City, Neb.; Fidelia, wife of our subject; and Angeline, who makes her home with her sister. To Mr. and Mrs. X'aughn were burn three .sons, but Emmet H., the eldest, died in infancy, and Elton A. died at the age of five years. J. Gilbert, the youngest, is still with his parents, and aids in the operation of the home farm. Mr. \'aughn is a stalwart supporter of the Re- publican party and its principles, but woiUd never accept office, preferring to give his entire time and attention to his business interests. His wife belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he contributes liberally to its support. His aid is never withheld from any worthy enter])ri.se cal- culated to prove of public benefit, the best inter- ests of the communitj' always receiving his help. Mr. and Mrs. \'aughn have a beautiful home upon their fine fann, and its hospitable doors are ever open for the reception of their many friends. Tliey are numbered among the best citizens of tile coininuuity, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record of their lives. CHARLKS 11. lIAi\lMERSLr:Y ElIARLES 11. IIA.MMERSLEY, a druggist of Lake Geneva, and manager of the Lake tkneva Flora Company, is a native of the neighboring State of Michigan. He was born in Flint on the i.st of December, 1857, and is a .son of William H. and Elizabeth S. (Smith) Hain- mersley, a sketch of whom appears on another page of this volume. Our subject was a child of only si.x years when his parents came to Lake Geneva, and the greater part of his life lias here been passed. He was reared under the ])arental roof and acquired liis education in llie public schools. When a boy he enteretl a drug store, and in that way learned considerable about the business. In 1S79 he entered the Chicago Col- lege of Pharmacy, and was graduated from that institution in iSSo, after which he entered his father's .store in Lake Geneva. Three years were tliere passed, aiith members of the Ivpisco- I>al Church. Under the parental roof Jolin Allolt was reared to manhood, and in the common schools of his nati\e land accjuired his education. On leaving home he learned the millwright's trade. He was a young man of eighteen when, in 1842, hecros.sed the Atlantic to America, locating in Rochester, N. V. After a short time, however, he went to I'ort Colbi)rne, where he remained for alx)ut five years. He then removed to Heloit, Wis., where he engaged in the grocery business for a year, after which he spent two years carrying on a meat-market in connection willi Mr. Jambin. In the latter ])art of 1S62 he came to Delavan, and made it his ])ermanenl home. He devoted his time to running a meat-market and .shipping live stock, and did a successful Inisine.ss, accumu- lating a comfortable competence. On the 4II! of .Marcli, 1S50. Mr. AUott was united in marriage with Miss Lucy .Smith, daughter of (ieorge and I'Ui/abeth ( Busier ) ,Smith, who were natives of Tyrone Township, Hunting- don County, I'a. Her lather was a Lutheran minister, and iluring the greater part of his life engaged in pastoral work in I'ennsyh'ania. Af- terwards, however, he abandoned the ministry, renio\ed to Canada, and for some time .ser\'ed as Deputy Collector at I'ort Colborne. His death occurred in 1846, at the age of fifty-seven, and his wife pas.sed away in 1S44, at the age of fifty- five. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Allott also bore the nrfme of George wSmith, and was a native of German)-, but in an ear!>- da\- removed to Pennsylvania, where lie followed fanning. He lived to an advanced age, and reared a family of four children. The maternal grandfather, Jacob Bu.sler, was also born in Germany, but was mar- ried and sjK-nt his remaining days in Pennsyl- vania, devoting his time to agricultural pursuits. Mrs. Allott was only two and a-half years old when her parents went to Canada, and she there grew to wom.inhood. .She was one of ten chil- dren, five sons and five daughters, namely: Mar\- Aim, David, George, Elizabeth, Matilda, Marga- ret, Luciiida. Clinton, Franklin and Charles Hou.ston. To Mr. and .Mis. Allott were horn nine chil- dren. John F., the eldest, who is ])roj>rietor of a market in Chicago, married Miss Sarah Jones, daughter of Rev. William Jones, of California, by PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 327 whom he has four children: Frankie, Margie, Carroll and John. Frederick Clinton is the next in order of birth. Henry Euston married Miss Ollie Enright, and is proprietor of a restaurant in Chicago. William W. is the third of the faniilj\ Elizabeth and Sarah Janet are now deceased. Nellie May is the wife of Fred Smith, of Bloom- ington. 111., b}- whom she has two children, Warda Ralph and Lila A.senath. Jennie Lucy, the youngest of the family, is deceased. John Allott, during his long residence in Dela- van, formed a wide acquaintance, and won the re- spect and esteem of all with whom business or social relations brought him in contact, for his life was ever honorable and upright. In politics, he was a supporter of the Republican party, but never sought or desired political prefennent. His well-directed efforts won him succe.ss in business, and he owned a farm near Beloit and liad a good home and other property in Delavan. He was a member of the Epi.scopal Church, and of the Sons of Temperance, and the best interests of the com- munity alwaj's found in him a friend. Hepas.sed away February 18, 1893, at the age of .sixty-nine, and his loss was widely and deeply mourned. Mrs. Allott is a member of the Free-will Baptist Church, and, as did her husband, delights in do- ing good. She .still makes her home in Delavan, and is one of the highly respected ladies of that place. CONRAD ENGEBERG. EONRAD ENGEBERG has since March, 1 88 1, been engaged in business in Lake Mills as a druggist, and is recognized as one of the enterprising citizens of this place. He is the successor of David Cole, and carries a stock valued at $5,000, including a complete line of drugs, fancy goods, stationer)-, etc. His sales amount to about $7,000 annually, having under his able management increa.sed to the extent of $4,000. The life record of our .subject is as follows: He was born in Waterloo Town.ship, Jefferson Coun- ty, on the 2d of October, 1855, and is a son of Theodore and Grade (Setz) Engeberg, both of whom were natives of Germany, and came with their respective parents to America during child- hood, the families locating in Waterloo Township, Jefferson County. Theodore Engeberg now re- sides with his famil)- on the old homestead, which his father purchased on coming to the county, many years ago. The gentleman whose name heads tliis record was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads, and acquired his education in the di.strict .schools of the neighborhood. He remained under the parental roof until sixteen years of age, when he left home, not caring to make agricultural pursuits his life work. Wi.shing to learn phar- macy, he entered the drug store which he now owns at Lake Mills, it being at that time the property of B. Hull. After an apprenticeship of three j'ears, he went to Chicago, and en- tered the Chicago College of Pharmacy, from which, after a two years' course, he gradu- ated. He was engaged in clerking in drug •Stores in Chicago during the summer months, and after his graduation he returned to Lake Mills, where, in March, 1882, he began business for him- self He has been verj- .successful, and his succe.ss is justly merited. At the time when he purchased the store he had no capital, but being a practical druggi.st and good bu.siness man, he has prospered. He is one of the substantial, popular and leading citizens of Lake Mills. 328 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mr. Engeberg has been honored with a number of official positions. He ha.s .ser\ed for two yeans a.s Town Clerk, and in 1S.S9 was elected Township Trea.surer, which office he has filled continuonsly since, discharging his duties in a creditable and acceptable manner. For many years he has Ijeen a nienilH.r of the \'illage Board of Trustees, and at the last election was made President of the same. Socially, he is connected with the Mason- ic fraternity, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in the la.st-named has filled all the chairs. He is now Secretarj- of Lake Mills Lodge No. 46. A. F. & A. M., and is Clerk in the Woodmen Camp. An enerj^etic and enterprising business man, he is alive to the best interests of Lake Mills, and does all in his power for its advancement. Mr. Engeberg was married in iS.Si. the lady of his choice being Miss Minnie Sahr, a native of Germany, and a daughter of William and Emes- tina Sahr. I5y their union have been l)orn seven children: Arthur, Herharl, Emile, Ralph. Martha. Gracie and Hedwig. The parents are members of the Moravian Church. TIMOTin' JOIIXSOX. ' I MOTH V JOHNSON was the first settler of Watertown, the date of his arrival being 1.S36. This was long before the admission of the State into the Union. He was lx)rn in Middlelown, Conn.. June 28, 1792, and was a son of l""l>ene/.er Johnson, who was of Ivnglish de- .scent. He early migrated to Rochester, N. V., where he married Lucrelia Hrownell, and sid)se- t|nently went with his family to -Meilina, Ohio, making the journey by way of the F^rie Canal to Cleveland, and thence by lake. In 1S36 he starteelongs. She lx»re the maiden name of Ida F. Wilson, and they were married in 1S88. The Doctor is now one of the representative phy- sicians of this section of the country, and is well posted in his profession. CAL\i\ ("iii<:M':v. EAIA'IX CHIvNI'A', Secretary of tiie Water- town Gas Coin])any, was born in Prospect, Me., on tile ;,d of September, 1S29, and is a .son of Cyrus Cheney and his wife, formerly a Miss Muflget. Hoth the parents were natives of the Pine Tree State. The family is of Scotch and ICnglisli descent, and was founded in Amer- ica before the days of the I'rencli and Indian War, for one of Uie ancestors was killed in that struggle. The paternal grandfather, Israel Cheney, was a large laud-owner of \'ernu)nt, but at :in early day he sold out and emigrated westward, locating in Ik-loit, Wis. He came up the lake, liriuging with him eleven horses and other posses.sions. He purchased cit\- prop- erty in Heloit and bought land near there, and in that locality both he and his wife spent their re- maining days. The father of our subject was a very fine me- chanic, aiul in his younger years learned ship- building. In the spring of 1844, hecame to Wal- worth Count\-, Wis., where he carried on business as an architect and builder, and also made jiat- terns for foundries. He was con.sidered a master of his trade, doing most excellent work in his line. By nature he was modest and retiring, never aspiring to publicity. He died in 1S78, in his seventy -eighth year. His wife pa.s.sed away many years previous. They were the parents of six children, but only two are now living, Mrs. Eliza A. Grant, a resident of Maine, and Calvin. Ivldon, a brother, was a sea-cajitain and died of \ellow fever, being buried in Cuba. John was buried at sea. The mother's ])eople were a family of ship-builders, and were (juite prominent in ma- rine circles. Mr. Cheney whose name heads this record was a child of only eleven years when he came with his father to Jefferson County. He attended school but little, yet was an apt ])upit under the instruction of his father, who was a very well-ed- ucated man. He also became a pattern-maker, and subsetjuently learned the turner's trade, be- coming quite an expert along that line, but a quiet business of that kind did not .suit his taste, and he went to Milwaukee, where he secured a jMsitiou as traveling .salesman for a cigar house. After a short time, however, we find him in Chi- cago, in the employ of a wholesale grocer, with whom he continued for a .somewhat lengthv per- iod. He next secured a situation in a wholesale tobacco house, which he represented on the road as traveling salesman for several years. About that time Mr. Cheney entered the service PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 331 of the Goveniiiieiit, filling the offices of Assistant Assessor and Deputy Revenue Collector, in which capacities he was employed for a term of sixteen years. He has also held office in Jefferson Comity, having ser\-ed as a member of the Board of vSuper- visors, during which time he was Chairman of some of the most important committees. Although he is a stalwart Republican, and his ward is large- ly of the other party, he was elected, overcoming a Democratic majority- of three hundred. This fact certainly indicates his personal popularity and the confidence and tru,st reposed in him b}- his fellow- townsmen. He has now been Secretary of the Gas Company of Watertown for twelve j-ears, and is its largest stockholder. He is justly re- garded as one of the leading and representative men of the city, and is always ready to promote its best interests. In 1854, Mr. Cheney was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Keyes, a native of Vermont, and to them have been born three children: Clinton, who is Superintendent of the Milwaukee & L,a Crosse Division of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad; Ernest C. , who is engineer on the same road; and Willis L., who is chief collector of the Wisconsin National Bank of Milwaukee. The boys have all been well educated, and thus fitted for the practical and responsible duties of life, and the famih' is one of which the father may well be proud. The mother died March 4, 1887. She was a devout member of the Congregational Church, and was a lady who had many friends. Mr. Cheney is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and in social and business circles holds an envia- ble position. JOHN P. DAVIS. (TOHN P. DAVIS, who is now serving as Su- I perintendent of the County Poor Farm of (2/ Walworth County, has resided in this local- ity for thirty-eight years, and is one of the well- known and highly respected citizens. He claims England as the land of his birth, for he was born in the count}' of Kent, Jul\- g, 1S34, and is a son of Peter and Rebecca J. ( Kingsnorth ) Davis, who were also natives of England. The paternal grandfather, John Davis, died in England at the advanced age of more than ninety 3-ears. He followed farming throughout his entire life, and possessed considerable talent as a musician. His family numbered four sons and two daughters. The maternal grandfather was also an English farmer. Peter Davis followed milling through- out much of his life. Emigrating to America, his last days were spent in Oneida County, N. Y., where he died April 10, 1861, at the age of fifty- five years. His wife .survived him until Febru- ary, 1892, and passed away at the age of eighty- two years. They were both members of the Episcopal Church, and to them were born five sons and three daughters, of whom four sons and a daughter are yet living, namely: William H., of Milwaukee; Marv' J., wife of Martin Brighani, of Waukesha, Wis.; John P.; George F. , of Poughkeep.sie, N. Y.; and Peter E., of Oneida County, N. Y. Mr. Davis whose name heads this record spent the first fifteen years of his life in his native land, and with his parents crossed the briny deep to the New World. He resided in New York from 1849 until 1857. The latter year witnessed his arrival in Wisconsin, where he has since made his home. He located first in Jefferson County, where he lived for some j-ears, when he came to Walworth County and purcha.sed a farm of one 332 PORTRAIT AND BIUGRAPHICAL RECORD. huiulred and twenty acres in Richmond Town- ship, six miles south of Whitewater. For six years he devoted his time and energies to its cnltivation, and was then made Superintendent of the County Poor I*"arm and the Insane Asy- huu, a jxisition which he has held for twelve years. He now has under his care ninety-five insane people and twenty-one paupers. The County Poor Farm comprises two hundred and forty acres of land, and. under the able supervis- ion of Mr. Davis, it is kept in a highly cultivated condition, and in appearance is always neat and thrifty. His own farm comprises one hundred and seventy acres, a tract for which he traded his first purchase of land in Walworth County. On the 1 2th of Decemljer, 1856, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Davis and Miss Mary E., daughter of John and Electa (Prudy) Mack, a native of the Empire State. Four children have been born to them. Emma Luella, the eldest, is now the wife of Frank Gage, of Richmond Town- ship, and has two children, Ina and Leona K. Edgar Monroe, a fanner of Richmond Township, married Mi.ss Helen Goodhue, and has two chil- dren, Roljert and Florence. Mabel Josejjhine is at home; and Frederick died at the age of eleven months. Socially, Mr. Davis is a meml)er of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. In politics, he is a Republican, and his fellow-townsmen, appreciat- ing his worth and ability, have frequently called upon him to sen'e in positions of public trust. While in Jefferson County he was Supervisor for two years. Assessor for two years, and also served as Town Clerk and Treasurer. In Richmond Township he has filled the office of Supervisor, discharging his duties in a prompt and faithful manner, and with a fidelity which characterizes his fulfilment of every trust reposed in him. F. lir:NR\ DODGE. M. D. [~ HENRY DODGI-:, M. I)., who is succe.ss- 1^ fully engaged in the practice of medicine in I * Lake Mills, was born in New Bedford, Ma.ss. . on the iith of June. 1S28, and is a son of John and Mary (Winslow) Dodge. The father was born in France, and when a boy came to America on a whaler. He located fir.st in Salem, Mass., and afterward removed to New Bedford, where he engaged in the whaling business, following the .same for many years. During the greater portion of the time he was captain of a vessel, and did a successful whaling and .shi])ping business, becom- ing thereby a man of considerable means. His death occurred in New Bedford in 1854. His wife .survived him several years, passing away at the advanced age of seventy-nine. The Doctor was reareil in his native cit\ and ac(iuired a public-school education. When six- teen years of age he entered a drug store to learn the business, and was employed in that line of trade for a number of years. In 1850, he removed to Wiscon.sin, locating in Milwaukee, where for two years he ser\-ed as clerk in a wholesale drug house. On the expiration of that j-^riod he went to Watcrtown, where he opened a drug .store, car- rying it on in company with Dr. James Cody, a leading physician and surgeon of that place, the Ijusiness being conducted under the firm name of C(Kly & Dotlge. This partnership continued un- til 1855, when Dr. Dodge succeeded to the busi- ness, in which he was successfully engaged until 1857, when he sold out. In 1854, the Doctor had begun tiie study of medicine under his partner, and when he had .sold ^ < X PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 337 out the drug store he returned to New Bedford, Mass., and purchased the store in which he had clerked during his boj'hood. For two years he was its owner, and then sold out, after which he entered the office of Dr. Charles L,. Spencer, a not- ed physician and surgeon, to resume his medical studies. In 1861, he entered the Harvard Medi- cal College of Boston, from which he was after- ward graduated, and then returned to Wisconsin, locating in Lake Mills in August, 1863. He has here carried on a successful practice since that time, his skill and ability being such as to win him the confidence of all. In 1850 was celebrated the marriage of Dr. Dodge and Amelia R. Abrams, a native of Nan- tucket, Mass., and a daughter of Cajit. Charles and Elizabeth (Paddock) Abrams, both of whom were natives of Massachusetts. The father was a sea-captain for many years. Four children were born to our subject and his wife: Carrie, wife of Judson C. Thorp, a resident of Beaver Dam, Wis. ; Emeline and Amelia, both deceased; and Frank. In politics the Doctor is a Republican, and so- cially is a member of the Odd Fellows' Society, with which he has been connected since 1852. He has pa.ssed through the chairs three different times, and is at present Conductor of Sagola Lodge No. 27, I. O. O. F. He has been prominent and in- fluential in the affairs of Lake Mills and Jefferson County, and for a number of years has served as Health Officer of this place. MARTIN POLLARD. yyiARTlN POLLARD, one of the practical, Y progressive farmers of East Troy Township, (3 now living on section 2, is numbered among the honored pioneers of Walworth County of 1838. This was some time before the admission of the State into the Union, and the county was a wild and undeveloped region, waiting for the early .settlers who would transform it into its present cultivated condition. Mr. Pollard has ever borne his part in the work of public improve- ment, and v^'ell deserves mention among the foun- ders of the county, to whom a debt of gratitude is due for what they have done in behalf of its wel- fare. Our subject is a native of the old Granite State, and the dateof his birth was May 20, 1813. His parents, Joseph and Martha (Martin) Pollard, were both natives of Massachusetts. The father, who was born in 1772, died in 1864, at the ad- vanced age of ninety-two years, and the mother passed away in 1825. After the death of his first 17 wife Mr. Pollard was again married, and removed to New York, where he spent his remaining days. Throughout his entire life he followed farming, and his well-directed efforts brought him a com- fortable property. In the family were seven children: Amos, Stillnian, Martin, Mrs. Hannah Crane, Mrs. Betsj' Chapin, Harriet and Mrs. Nancy Ro.ss. The gentleman whose name heads this record was a child of about twelve years at the time of his mother's death. Soon after he started out ni life for himself, and has since made his own way in the world. The success which he has achiev- ed is due entirely to his own efforts, and he may therefore truly be called a self-made man. He began working as a farm hand for $12 per month, and was thus employed in the East until twenty- five years of age, when he determined to seek a home and fortune in the West. The year 1838 witnessed his arrival in the Territory of Wiscon- sin, and he purchased on section 2, East Troy 33« PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Township, eighty acres or land. He also bouKht 1842, is now the wife of James Randall, a farnier forty acres across the line in Waukesha County. residing in Macon County, Mo.; Kleanor, horn I'or many years he lived ill true pioneer slyle.ex- March S, 1H45, is the wife of William Ran- peiieneing all the hard.ships and trials of frontier dall, a resident farmer of Waupaca County, Wi.s. life. I'lM.n his land not a furrow had Ikcu turn- They also have an adopted son, James Pollard, ed or an im])rovemenl made, hut with character- who was horn in August, 1.S37. and came to live islic energy he hegan its development, and soon with them at the age of seventeen months. Their transformed it into rich and fertile fields. Ik- kind and generous spirit prompted Ihem to give huilt a ])leasant residence, good hams and out- him a home and the tender care of parents, and huildings, and supplied all llie other acce.s.suries of when he was ready to .start out in life for himself a model farm. He now owns two hundred acres they gave him eighty acres of land. To their <»f rich land, and for many years successfully car- daughters they also gave g(K>d farms, ried on general farming. Mr. Pollard is now well advanced in years and ( )ii the 9tli of July, 1840, Mr. Pollard was is living retired, having rented his fann to Arlluir united in marriage to Miss Rachel Powers, a Rogers. In ]M>lilics, he is a Repuhlican and has daughter of William anil Susan (Cooper) Powers, ser\'ed as School Director. SiKially, he is a nalivesof New Hampshire. In their family were memher of the Odd Fellows' Society. Throngh- the following children; Su.san; Selda; Rachel, who ont life he has made the Oolden Rule his motto. was horn January 24, i.Sio;()rin, deceased; Liddie: Oiin, tile seCDiul of that name; Cynthia; Asa; Roxaniia; Mary and Levi. Five of the luimher are now living. I'lito Mr. and Mrs. Pollanl have heeii l)orn two children. Martha, horn .\ugust 21, doing to others as lie would have llieiii to do to him. In his husine.ss dealings he has won suc- cess, and throughout an honorahle, upright ca- reer he has had the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has heeii hrought in contact. \ I. .MA\\r:c;oLD. Gl 1'. .MANNICGOIJ). who for some years / 1 was a prominent lesideiil of Watertowii, I I Wis., was horn in .Saxony (now Prussia), on the 5tli of March, 1S17, ;iiul at the age of nine years had the misforliine to lose hoth of his i)ar- eiits. His father was a S»icond Lieutenant in the Prussian army, and the .son hecaine a cadet in the military school of Prussia, where he remained until fourteen \ears of age, when he was com- pelled to give uj) the profession of arms on account of having bnikeii his kg. He then secured the ])osilion of cook on hoard the ship "Stalesmaii," hill, hreaking his arm, he was compelled to leave theshii), and so came to the United States. ( )ii tile 24tli of ,Se]>teiiiher, i.'^47, .Mr. Mainie- gold l.-nided ,il Sliehoygan, Wis., and during that atituiiui worked as a I'arni hand. The next sjiring he learned the trades of milling, ]).'iinting and carpentering, carrying on the ^aine for two >ears, after which lime he left Wisconsin for the South. He then went to New Orleans, where he worked at his trade until cholera hecaine jirevalent in that region, when he returned to Ihe Norlli, and look up his residence in Indiana. There he engaged in the milling business, after which he went to Milan, Ohio. The i)ur])ose of this journey was his marriage with Miss Heiiiilli Roher. who came from Ger- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAI, RECORD. 339 many in 1850. After his marriage he removed to Syracuse, N. Y., where he engaged in the grocery business. In 1852 he went to Canada, where he operated a sawmill for several years, after which he returned to Ohio. Subsequently he made his home in Burlington, Iowa, but after a time, on account of ill-health, he returned to Europe with his family. For a brief time he re- mained in the Old Country, and then again came to the New World, locating in Chicago, where he carried on a hotel and restaurant. The year 1864 witnessed his arrival in W'atertown, Wis., where he spent his remaining days, his death oc- curring on the 7th of October, 1891. Mrs. Mannegold still survives her husband. They were the parents of nine children, five of whom are yet living, namely: Mrs. H. Bertram, George, Emma, Annie and Mary. Clara is de- ceased, and three of the number died in infancy. DANIEL JONES. 0ANIEL JONES, President of the Wisconsin National Bank of Watertown, and one of the substantial and progressive business men, is a native of Goffstown, N. H., born October 15, 18 15. His parents were Philip and Hannah (Jacknian) Jones, natives of New Hampshire and Massachusetts, respectively. The family came originally from Wales, and was founded in Amer- ica by the great-grandfather of our .subject. The father, Philip Jones, was a merchant and maiui- facturer in early life, but later followed farming. He built the first woolen-mill in the Granite State, the same being erected at Goffstown. In 1823 he removed to New York, and his last days were spent in Jefferson County, that State. There were six children in the family, but onlj' two are now living, Daniel, and Mrs. Lydia M. Beeman, of Watertown. The subject of this sketch was a youth of eight years when he went with the family to Jefferson County, N. Y. After a brief residence there, he removed to Oneida County, and in 1843, on the western tide of emigration, he drifted to Milwau- kee, Wis. In that city he embarked in merchan- dising, and for one year, in connection with a part- ner, was engaged in carrying on the American House. In October, 1845, he came to Jefferson County, taking up his residence in Watertown, where he again embarked in merchandising, which he successfully conducted for some j'ears. In 1852, he al.so added to his place of business a banking and exchange office. This was finally merged into the Jefferson County Bank, which was organized under his direction, and was large- ly controlled bj' him until 1863. In that year the bank discontinued busine.ss, and Mr. Jones identified himself with the Wisconsin National Bank, which was organized soon after. He also continued merchandising most of the time until 1864, when he abandoned that enterprise, and turned his attention to the manufacture of woolen goods, being part owner of the woolen-mills of Watertown, which were operated several years under the firm name of S. Ford & Co., and afterwards under the firm name of D. Jones and Co. Business was carried on in that way until 1877, when Mr. Jones leased the mills to D. P. Price. Not less prominently has our subject been iden- tified with transportation facilities. The plank roads of the early day.s, and later the railroads, owe in a large measure their success and efficiency to his energy, enterprise and foresight. The con- fidence felt in his judgment and ability has found frequent expression among his friends and 340 I-nKTRAlT AND BlUGkArillCAL RECORD. nciRliliois, liv wlii.m 111 ii.i^ -.iveral times l)eeii ger, a native of Denmark, N. Y. Her death oc- clciltd Alderman and Cliairman (if the Hoard of curred on the nth of March. 1K90. Mr. Jones is SHjiervisors. He has also filleil other offices of now in his seventh-ninth year, but is yet hale, honor and trust. In 1S75 he organized the hearty and vigorous. He has been a valuable MandJiun County Hank of Warsaw, has been its citizen of W'alertown, and his works will stand as FresiSent from the l)eginning, and since that time a monument to his men)or>- for many years. He his atlention has Ijeen given almost entirely to has never aspired to office of any kind, except as his banking intere.sts. Hs is one of the oldest bankers in the State, and has lieen a very .suc- cessful busine.ss man. No check has ever l)een pre.sented to him that has not lieen i)romptly ]inid. He has also been interested in nierchan- lie might promote the city's best interests, and he has seen the place grow from a small village to a thriving and progressive city. With the. lipisco- pal Church he holils memlx;rship. He aided in its organization, has been Senior Warden for (Using for many years, and is a wide-awake and about forty years, and has served as Tru.slec of ]>rogressive man, who has the high regard of all. the funds and i)roperty of the Diocxjse of Milwau- Ou the 30th of ()ct(jbcr, 1S43, Mr. Jones was kee. united in marriage with Miss Klizabeth D. Har- W.XKRl-N ll.XKI POK'll-K. .\RK1-;N hart I'ORTIvR, attoruey-al- law, is recognized as one of the leading memliers of the Har of Jefferson, and is also one of its ]>rogre.ssive and valued citizens. A native of the lunpire Slate, he was born in Catta- raugus County on the 4lh of November, iS.^y. His parents were Ciarrett and Lucinda (Hart) I'orler, and both came of old New York families. His grandfathers were I.saac I'orter and ICldad I I:\rl, and both followed agricultural ]>ursuils. Tile father of our subject, accompanied by his family, left the State of his nativity in 1844, and emigrated westward to the Territory of Wiscon- sin. The following year he located upon a farm in Dane County, where he siK:nt liis reniaining days, engaged in agricultural ])ursuits. He pa.ssed away in April, 1X.S6, and was laid to rest by the side of his wife, who was called to the home be- yond in iSSo. Her death occurred at the age of seventy-five years, and the father died at the ad- vanced age of eighty-four years. A leading and inlluential citizen, he was (piite prominent in pub- lic affairs and took an active interest in every- thing pertaining to the welfare of the community. In the Porter family were five sons and one daughter. Warren H., whose name heads this record, grew lo manhood on the old home farm, and obtained a g(K)d education in the public schools. His advantages in that direction were als > supi)lemented by attendance at private .schools, and by one year's .study in tlie Stale University. When quite young, he determined to make the practice of law his life work, and at the age of twenty-three began reading to fit himself for his ch(j.sen ])rofe.ssion. In 1862 he was ad- milted to the Bar at Jefferson, and since that time has been actively engaged in practice. He is a man of deep research, of keen i)erceptive powers, and in argument is logical and convincing, clear and concise. In January, 1864, in York Township, Dane County, was celebrated the marriagt; (if Mr. for- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 3-Ji ter and Miss Catherine Montrose, a native of Michigan, and a daughter of Erasmus D. and Harriet E- (Starr) Montrose, both of whom were natives of New York. Their union has been blessed with a family of three sons and one daugh- ter. Clarence J., the eldest, is now managing salesman for the Indiana Iron Companj-, of Chi- cago; Frank H. is an expert machinist, and is in the employ of the Indiana Iron Company, of Muncie, Ind. ; Walter D. is a telegraph operator located in Cedarburg, Wis. ; and Alice Montrose is at home. Mr. Porter has served as City Attorney of Jef- ferson for manj' years, and is now discharging the duties of that office with credit to himself and sat- isfaction to his constituents. He has ser\-ed both as County Clerk and as Deput)-, filling the former office for six years, and has been a member of the County Board of Supervisors for several years. He is alwaj'S faithful to everj' trust reposed in him, and his public and private life are alike above reproach. He and his wife attend and hold membenship with the Episcopal Church. Mrs. Porter belongs to the Eadies' Guild, and is also a member of the Ladies' Aid Societj-. Socially, Mr. Porter is a Royal Arch Ma.son, and belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and to the Encampment. All who know him hold him in high esteem, and his .sterling worth and .strict integrity have gained him many warm friends. JOECKEL BROTHERS. 30ECKEL BROTHERS, of Lake Mills, are dealers in clothing and gents' furnishing goods, and carry on a merchant-tailoring es- tablishment. The members of the firm are the four brothers, John, Henry L., Will F. and Charles A. They carry a stock valued at $8,000, and their business amounts to about $18,000 annuallj". They al.so have an establi-shment, and do a good bu.siiie.ss, in Winterset, Iowa, the busi- ness there being managed by Henry L. and Charles A. Joeckel. The store at this place was originally established by the father, A. Joeckel, in June, 1S54, and for some years he did a thriving bu.sine.ss as a merchant-tailor, being the first in that line of trade in Lake Mills. The firm of Joeckel Bros, was formed and succeeded A. Joeckel & Son in 1887, bu.siness being conducted under the latter style from 18S4 until 1S87. William F. Joeckel was born in Lake Mills, August 3, 1863, and is a son of A. and Clara A. ( Meek) Joeckel. He was reared and educated in his native city, and when nineteen years of age began merchant-tailoring in the establishment owned by his father. Hecontiinied as an employe until the firm of Joeckel Bros, was established. In 1887, he was united in marriage with Miss Louise vSmith, a native of Lake Mills, and a daughter of Charles Smith. By their union have been born two children. May and Marguerite. The par- ents are members of the Moravian Church, and, in politics, Mr. Joeckel is a Republican. John Joeckel was born in Lake Mills, on the 13th of May, 1858, and its public schools affiarded him his educational privileges. No event of special importance occurred during his boyhood and j-outh. At the age of sixteen he began work- ing at the tailor's trade in his father's store, serv- ing a regular three-years apprenticeship. He then worked at various places, and after speiKl- ing about a year in Iowa, returned to Lake Mills. Here he again engaged in business as a tailor for three years, after which he became a traveling salesman for a wholesale hou.se of Chicago, with which he continued his connection for two vears. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. On the expiration of that periorogressive business men, who (xr- cupy a prominent position in business circles in this locality. By good management and well-di- rected efforts they have built up a good trade, and the liberal patronage which they receive is well desen-ed. Ror)i:R'i^ iAR(;o. RolUvRT F.\R(".(). llie efficient and p()i)ular Cashier iif llic Bank of Lake Mills, and one of the oldest residents of this place, was burn in New London County, Conn., Augu.st 10, 1828, and is a sou of Isaac and Sarah (Rogers) Kargo, who were alsent one year in study in an academy in Wyoming, N. Y., and in the fall of 1S47 he emigrated westward to Wi.sconsin, taking up his residence in Lake Mills, where he began clerking in the .store owned by his two elder brothers. The succeeding three years of his life were thus i)asse' became the largest manufacturing industry of the kind west of .Milwaukee, and was prcsecuted with most excellent success. Two years after its establishment, however, Mr. Fargo's health failed him, and he was obliged to retire. Our subject was married on the 30th of March, 1S53, to Miss Ivllen Burdick, a native of Herki- mer County, N. Y., and unto them two children PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 343 were born: Howell B., who is now Cashier of a bank in Deerfield; and Wallie, who died Novem- ber 7, 1867. The mother was called to her final rest January iS, 1S92. She was a highly es- teemed lad}' and her death was mourned by man}- friends. After retiring from the foundry business, Mr. Fargo engaged in clerking for a number of years, and in 1861 embarked in merchandising for him- self, carrying on an extensive and profsperous business for about fifteen j-ears. Since retiring from the mercantile trade, he has given his entire time and attention to looking after his extensive landed and financial interests. He from time to time purchased property until he became owner of a considerable amount. He was ex- tensively engaged in farming, and in 1893 h^ erected a large brick business block, 55x65 feet, and two stories in height, built in a modern .style of architecture. There he began the banking business, the bank at Lake Mills being incorpor- ated under the State laws, with a capital stock of $30,000. Mr. Fargo is now ably serving as its Cashier. The bank is an enterprise which was originated by him, he being instrumental in or- ganizing the stock company, and in making it a successful and thriving affair. He is one of the solid and substantial citizens of Jefferson Count}', and has done nnicli for the business in- terests of Lake Mills, being prominently and closel}' identified with its growth and prosperity. He does not count labor or expense when he is engaged in a work that will prove of public ben- efit. He devoted one entire summer to superin- tending the con.struction of the elegant school building, which was erected at a cost of $10,000. For many years he was coiniected with the School Board and did much to advance educational in- terests. He has also ser\'ed many times in offi- cial capacities. For many years Mr. Fargo was a prominent and active Republican, but now supports the Pro- hibition party, and at the earnest solicitation of friends became its candidate for the office of State Treasurer. He has, howe\-er, never sought po- litical preferment, desiring rather to give his en- tire time and attention to his business interests. He is an enthusia.stic supporter of, and generous contributor to, educational and church work, al- though not a member of an}' society. He is es- sentially a self-made man in every respect, for when he came to Lake Mills he had but twent}'- five cents. He accumulated a competency as a result of good judgment, careful management, earnest labor, and close application. He now has an elegant residence of modern construction, sup- plied with all conveniences and comforts, one of the most beautiful homes of Lake Mills. AUGUST TANCK 61 UGUST TANCK, Notary Public and Con- 1 I veyancer of Watertown, is a native of Ger- I I many, born in Holstein on the 22d of April, 1833. His parents, August F. and Catherine (Bock) Tanck, are still living in that country, and the father is now retired. In the land of his birth our subject was reared, and in its public schools acquired his education. His early life was spent as a clerk in the custom hou.se of Hol- stein, where he was employed until he had at- tained his majority. He then determined to make his home in America, and in 1854 cros.sed the broad Atlantic, landing in New York City. He remained there for about two months, learned the cigar-maker's trade, and on the expiration of that time came to Wisconsin, locating in Watertown, .U4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. where l»e was employed as a cigar-maker by Eniest Grossman, willi whom he coiilimied for :il>out two years. He then resolved to eiiKage in Inisincss for himself, and with tiie capital he had acqnired he purchased a stock of groceries antl iKgan operations along that line, continuing in the same for two years. .Mr. Tanck was married in 1857, the lady of his choice being Miss Rosa Schencrman, by whom he had five s- was called to her final rest in 1.S6.S, and in I)ecemi)er, 1869, .Mr. Tanck was joined in marriage with Margaret Schenerman. His fcUow-citi/ens, ajipreciating his worth and ability, have fre<|uently called u])on our subject lo serve in ]x)sitions of public tru.st. He was elected and served for two \cars as Citv Marshal, after which he filleublic life, and began the manufacture of ci- gars, to which business he devote- trust rejMised in him is faithfully fulfilled, and his fidelity to duty in public office has won him high commendation. He is a lead- ing and influential citi/en, who supjiorts the be.st interests of the connuunity, and in the liistory of his adopted county he well deserves a place. Cl-ORC^K II lUU'XS. glCORGK H. HRUNS, a dealer in hardware in Lake Mills, has Ik'cu engaged in btisiness along this line since 1880, and is now at the head of one of the oldest stores of the i)lace. His father, John II. Urnns, established the Inisincss about forty years ago, being a jiioneer hardware merchant of this jilace. He was a n;itive of Schleswig, Germany, and when a young man emigrated to the I'nited States. I-'or a numl>er of years he engaged in teaming from Milwaukee to various jioints throughout Wisconsin, and having in this way secured some capital, he embarked in tlie hanlware business in Watertown, from which I'lace lie came to Lake Mills. He was one of its substaiiti.'il business men for alnnit ten years, or up to the time of his death, which ucciirreil in 1864. He posscsseil excellent business and ex- ecutive ability, and accumulated a most comft>rta- blc coiiii)ctence. George II. Hruns, whose name heads this rec- ord, was Ijorii in Lake Mills, on the loth of Feb- ruary, 1858. His mother, limily Hruns, was also a native of Germany, and died in this place in June, 1886, having survived her husband for Iweuty-two years. Our subject was reared to manh(K)d under the parental roof, and acquired his education in the public schools of his native town. When lie started out in life for himself he began to earn his living by clerking for the firm of Fargo & Ostraiider, with which he re- mained for about a year, when he i>urcliased his present Iianlwait business. He carries a stock PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 345 valued at about $7,000, and his annual sales amount to $25,000. By fair and honest dealing, courteous treatment, and an earnest desire to please his customers, he has won a liberal patron- age, and his business has constantly increased. Mr. Bruns was imited in marriage on the 1 5th of September, 1887, to Miss Isabella A. Copeland, a native of Jefferson Count}'. Two children grace this union, a son and daughter, Donald and Do- rothy. In his political views, Mr. Bruns is a Re- publican. Socially, he is connected with the Odd Fellows' society, and belongs to the Mora- vian Church. He is a worthy representative of one of the old families of this community, and is a valued aiid highly respected citizen, who well deserves representation in the history of his na- tive county. L. B. COOPER. I B. COOPER, one of the early pioneers of I C Jeffer.son Count}-, who is now living a re- r^j tired life in Lake Mills, is a native of the Empire State. He was born in Oswego, on the I St of April, 1818, and is a son of Chauncey and Annie (Candee) Cooper, who claimed Con- necticut as the state of their nativity. The father was a cabinet-maker bj' trade, and followed that calling for a number of j-ears. In 1S27, the family took up their residence near Syracu.se, N. Y., where Chauncey Cooper and his wife spent their remaining days. The gentleman whose name heads this record was a lad of only nine summers when, with the family, he settled in Pompej-, N. Y. , where he grew to manhood. The common schools afforded him his educational privileges. He worked on a farm until twenty years of age, when he became fore- man of construction on the widening of the Erie Canal. He was thus employed for about five years. In 1840, he emigrated to the Territorj' of Wisconsin, locating in A.shland, Jefferson County, in the autumn of that year. He there opened a general store, the first of any importance in the place, and the postoffice was also located in his store, James Payne being Postmaster at the time. The country was new and undeveloped, Indians frequently visited the neighborhood, and their trade became quite valuable to Mr. Cooper, as the}- came from many miles awa}' to patronize him, for he was very popular with them, and did not try to take advantage of them. He carried on his store in Ashland for about three years, after which he erected a building in Lake Mills, and removed his stock to this place in the spring of 1844. About two years later Mr. Cooper sold out and removed to a farm fi\'e miles west of Lake Mills. He there had eighty acres of new land, upon which not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made, but with characteristic energ5' he began its development, and soon transformed it into rich and fertile fields. He lived thereon for many years, and became a prosperous farmer. He extended the boundaries of the place until it comprised four hundred and forty acres of rich land, which yielded him a golden tribute in return for the care and cultiva- tion he bestowed upon it. He still owns three hundred and twenty acres, which he now rents. Ou the 7th of May, 1846, a marriage ceremony was performed which united tlie de.stinies of Mr. Cooper and Miss Phcebe Salts, who was born in New Lebanon, N. Y., and is a daughter of Benjamin and Katie (Barnuni) Salts, the former a native of New York, and the latter of Danburj-, Conn. The Salts family came to Jefferson 346 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. County during its pioneer days, and located on a fann one mile north of Lake Mills in i»43. There the jiarents sjK-iit tluir rcniaiiiiiiK s, and Mr. Sall.s Ijccanic a prosiK-rous and well-known fanner. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper have lH.en Ixjrn seven children: Ivtta and Ivliza. now de- ceaswl; Julius C, iMhnund S. , Ivlla L. and Lotta Inez and Lotta Irene, twins. In his jHtlitioal views, Mr. C<><»per was origi- n:dl\ a W'hij;, and his first presidential vote was ca.st for William Henr>- Harrison. On the organ- ization of the Republican party he joined its ranks, and has since fought under its banner. About fifteen years ago he retired from farm life and ])urcha.sed a comfortable residence in I.ake Mills, where he exix^cls to sju'iid the remainder of his days in (juiet and retirement, enjoying the rest which he has so truly earned and richly de- serves. ANDRI'.W W. ARWOOD. GlXI)Ki:\V \V. ARWOOD, who devotes his I 1 lime and attention to general farming and I 1 stock-raising, resides on section _^i. La {'■range Township. He claims Norwa\' as his na- tive land, for he was born near Holdeii, in that countr>-, Augu.st 25, i,S4i. In the family of tliree children born to John and Christie Arwood, he was the second in order of birth, his brother Harvey being the eldest, while the youngest is Mrs. Mar\- Peterson, a resident of Wrinillinn, vS. Dak. Andrew Arwood s])enl the first five years of his life in Norway, and in \X^C^ came with his j)arents to America. They crossed the Atlantic in a sailing-ve.s.sel to New York Cit.\', ami Uicnce came to Walworth Connt\-, Wis., the faniih' settling in Wliilewater Township. Our subject is truly a self-made man. He began to earn his own livelihood when oidy six years of age, work- ing on a farm for his board and clothes. He was thus employed for about five years, when he be gan to work for S2 a month, receiving the same from Mr. McDougall, with whom he remained for two seasons. He continued to ser\'e as a fann hand until the breaking out of the late war, when, in A])ril, 1.S61, he resi)oiidcd t(j the country's call for troops, enlisting as a member of Company A, Fourth Wisconsin Infantr>\ However, he never went to the front with that compan\', and on the 2ist of August, 1862, he became a member of Com]iauy E, Twenty-eighth Regiment of Wis- consin \'olunteers. He was mustered into service at Milwaukee, and the first active engage- ment in which he ])arlicipatcd was at Columbus, K\-. This was followed by tlie battles of Ikkna, and I, ink- Rock, Ark., and many engagements of lesser imi)ortance, and his active service was closerise and ])er.severance have brought him a comfortable competence. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 347 On the 3d of September, 1862, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Arwood and Miss Prudence Loonier. To tliem have been born three sons and two daughters, namel}-: Warren, at home; Flora, who is engaged in teaching school; and Ruth, who is attending the Normal School of White- water. Mr. Arwood is largely- a .self-educated man. He had no advantages in j'outh, save what he could obtain from the district schools in a verj- short attendance thereon in the winter season. He therefore resolved that his children should have good opportunities, and they are now well- educated young people. In politics, Mr. Arwood is a Republican, and has held .some local offices. Socially, he is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and in religious belief is a Methodi.st. His life has been a bu.sy and useful one, well and worthilj' .spent, and his example is one deserving emulation. Without the aid of capital or influential friends, he has steadily worked his waj' upward, and now occupies a prominent place among the substantial and high- ly respected citizens of the community. EDWARD MUELLER. DWARD MUELLER, the genial and pleas- ^ ant proprietor of the Jefferson House, was ^ born in Jefferson on the 6th of June, 1859, and is a son of John Martin and Elizabeth Barbara (Meyer) Mueller, both of whom were natives of Bavaria, German}'. The paternal grandfather, Christopher Mueller, was a farmer in his native land, and the father was a contractor and builder, but after crossing the briu}- deep he engaged in keeping a hotel, and for some time was proprietor of the Wi.scon.sin House, of Jeffer.son. His death occurred on the 28th of November, 1881, and he was buried by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the ArbeiterVerein of Jeffer.son, he having been an active and prominent member of those societies for many years. In religious be- lief he was a Lutheran, and took an active part in church and benevolent work. Both he and his wife were buried in the Lutheran Cemeteiy of Jeffer.son Town.ship. Mr. Mueller was an active and progressive citizen, who manifested a com- mendable interest in ev^erything pertaining to the welfare of the comnuniity. He .sen-edas a mem- ber of the City Council on different occasions, and was a member of the School Board for many j'ears. The best interests of the community always found in him a friend, and his support and co-operation were never withheld from any enter- prise calculated to prove of benefit to the com- munity. In the Mueller famil)- were five chil- dren, four sons and a daughter, namely: Nan- netta, who is now the wife of John M. Friedl, a resident of Jefferson; Fred William, who makes his home in South Bend, Ind.; Charles J. H., of Jeffer.son; Edward of this sketch; and William A. A., who is also living in South Bend, Ind. The maternal grandfather of our subject, John Meyer, came to the New World in 1847, i" the same year in which the Muellers crossed the Atlantic, and also lived in Jefferson Comity until his death. Both he and his wife were members of the Lutheran Church, and were buried in the Lntheran cemetery. We now take up the personal history of Ed- ward Mueller, who throughout his entire life has been connected with the hotel bu.siness in this city. He was reared in a hotel, and since attaining to man's estate has earned his liveli- hood by carrying on business along this line. No event of special importance occurred during 348 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his boyhood and youth. Having attained to ma- ture years, he wa.s niarrietl, the lady of his choice liciuK Mi^is r.da Kis]KTt, a daughtcT of Adam KispiTl, a native of IJavaria, (ierinany. Two chihlren have liecn Ikidi to Mr. and .Mrs. Muel- ler, a son and daughter, Edward Philip and Ruth Emma. Our subject is a charter member of the Har- monia Club, and is an active and i)roMiinent mem- ber k( the ()-. He also attends the Lutheran Clnirch. with which his wife holds membership. He has sen'ed his townsmen as a mendjerofthe Council, and has ever faithfully discharged his duties of citizenship. He has spent his entire life in this locality, has witnes.sed almost its entire growth and develojjment, and Well deserves mention among its early settlers. He is a pleasant and genial landlord, who makes friends of all with whom he comes in contact, and therefore the Jefferson House, which is a favorite resort with the traveling public, receives a liberal and well-deser\"ed patronage. EDWARD RACEK. ["DW AKl) KAC1':K, of the firm of Racek & 1^ Jones, merchants of Watertown, was born in ^_ Au.stria, in 1843, and is a .son of Theodore and Catherine (Maras) Racek, both of whom were natives of Bohemia. In 1848, accompanied by their family, they emigrateered among its honored pioneers. C1IAKIJ:S II. C RA.Ml'R. Ell.XRLKS H. CR.\.MI;R. of Lake Mills, is llic senior nainher of llie firm of Cramer & iliulicock, dealers in pumps and windmills, and rep.iirers of engines. This ])artnersliip has continued since March, 18.S5, but the l)usine.ss was established in 1878, by the firm of Fargo & Cramer. A year later Mr. F'argo withdrew, but Mr. Cramer has contiiuied his connection with the enterjirise from the beginning up to the pres- ent time. t)ur subject is a native of Naples, Ontario County, N. V., born March 26, 1843. His par- ents, Henry and Rebecca (Pierce) Cramer, were also natives of New York, the former born in Herkimer County, and the latter in Ontario County. The father was a blacksmitli by trade, and followed that business in early life, but in 1S58 emigrated to Wisconsin, and turned his at- tention to agricultural ])ursuits. He located first in Lowell, Dodge County, and about ten years later came to Lake Mills, where he lived until his death, which iK-curred on the 5th of I)eceml)cr, 1890. His wife still sur\-ives him. They were well-known people of this connnunity.andhad the high res])ect t)f all with whom they came in con- tact. Charles H. Cramer was a youth of fifteen years when, with his parents, he came to Wisconsin. Here he aided his father in the cultivation of the home farm, and l)ecame familiar with the arduous task of developing new land. In 1S65 he re- moved to .Miyne.sola, where he carriereferring to devote his entire his well-directed efforts he is winning .success. in'ROX S. PALMRR. gNRoN S. 1'AI,MI;R, who is engaged in ag- ricultural pursuits ill Walworth County, his farm being hx'ated on section 28, I.iini Town- ship, claims New York as the State of his nativity. his birth having occurred in Columbia County on the 13th of February. iSs2. His parents were Robert G. and Mary (Schennnerhorn ) Palmer, botii natives of the lunpire State. The father was born in Alban\- County. September 27, 1H23. and was one of nine children born uiiloJose])h G. and I'oliy (Palmer) Palmer. During his boy- hood he accompanied his parents on their re- moval to Columbia County, and was there united in marriage with Mi.ss Schemmcrhoni, a native of that comity. She belonged to one of the old families of New York, and her grandfather. Judge Schennnerhorn, was one of the ])roniinent and highly res])ected citizens of that Slate during its early development. The paternal grandfather of our subject was lx)rn in Dutchess County, N. V., April 28, 1794, and was a .soldier of the War of 1812. In 1833 he emigrated westw;ird, and lo- cated in Walworth County, Wis., where hisdeath (Kxuried in January, 1867, at the age of .seventy- four years. His father was Ijorii in eastern Con- necticut, November 1 1, 1768, but spent the greater part of his life in Dutchess County, N. Y., where he settletl at an earl\- day. His death there oc- curred in 1799. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Mary Gillette, also belonged to an early Connecticut family. The Palmer family is of linglish origin, but not long after this country was opened up to civilization its representatives came to the New World. Rol)ert Palmer, father of our subject, continued to carry on farming in the Hast until May, 1853, when, with the desire to better his financial con- dition, he .sought a home in the Mi.ssissippi \'al- ley, and became a farmer of Geneva Township, Walworth County. Purchasing land, he devoted his lime and attention to its further cultivation and improvement until his death, which occurred Vay 5, 1S94, at the age of seventy >ears. His wife pas.sed away in 1880. In their family were six sons, four of wlioin are \et living, namely: Hyron S. : Arthur and hiiigeiie, who are living in Geneva Township: and Jo.seph. a real estate dealer of Minneapolis, Minn. It was during the infancy of Hyron S. Palmer that his parents came to the West. He attended the .schools of Geneva Township in his Ixjyhood, and when twe!it\- years of age .started out in life for himself, being first employed as a farm hand by the month. In 1874 he was united in mar- riage with Mi.ss Climena Alexander, daughter of Halthasar and Juliet (Fuller) Alexander. Four children have been born of their union, Walter A., Clarence, Hertie and licssie. and the family circle \et remains unbroken. In 1876 Mr. Palmer purcha.sed a farm in Ge- neva Township, on which he lived for five years, and on .selling that tract he bought the fine farm in Linn Township upon which he now makes his home. It comjiri.ses one hundred and eighty acres of rich ami arable land, and in connection with general farming he is engaged in the dairy business and in stock-raising. In 181)3 be erected a fine residence upon his j)lace, and is now build- j. I*. l'()TTi:K PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 355 ing a large barn,' which will meet all the require- ments of his business. The other improvements upon the place are in keeping with those men- tioned, and everything is neat and thrifty in ap- pearance, giving evidence of the careful supervis- ion of the owner. Mr. Palmer is one of the enterprising and pro- gressive citizens of Walworth County. For some nine }'ears he served as Clerk of the School Board, and did effective service in the interest of educa- tion. He is now a member of the Town.ship Board of Supervisors, and proves an efficient and capable officer. Mr. Palmer is a man of excellent bu.siness ability, and his judicious management and well-directed efforts have brought him a well- merited success. His well spent life has also won for him high regard, and he is numbered among the valued citizens of the community. JOHN F. POTTER. nOHN F. POTTER, who is now living retired . I on his farm on .section 1 1 , East Troy Town.ship, (2/ Walworth County, is well known through- out the country', especially to the statesmen, and to those who were prominently connected with and interested in the affairs preceding and during the Civil War. At that time he occupied a seat in Congress, and hi.'* loyalty and fearlessness were made manifest. This work would be incomplete without the record of his life. He was born May II, 1S17, in Augusta, Me., and is a son of John and Caroline (Fox) Potter. The father was born in New Hampshire, April 7, 1787, and in 1806 was graduated from Dartmouth College. Having been admitted to the Bar, he located in Augusta, Me., in 1810, and there engaged in the practice of law until his death, which occurred in 1864. He was married in Portland, Me., June 16, 1812, to Caroline Fox, who was born in Portland, June 15, 1789, and was a daughter of John Fox. Her death occurred in Augusta, on the 14th of Sep- tember, 1872. The paternal grandfather of our subject was the first established mini.ster of Leb- anon, N. H., and served as a Chaplain during the Revolutionary War. The day before one bat- tle occurred he was called upon to pray, but ere his prayer was finished shots were being fired all 18 around him. He was brave enough, however, to stand his ground and finish his petition. The same fearlessness was manifested by his grand.son in later years. When John Potter began the practice of law he was in very limited circunustances, but his quick and keen perception and his logical mind made him an able advocate and won him a liberal pat- ronage. In his profes.sion he acquired a handsome income and became well-to-do. In his family were nine children, and all attended his funeral. At this writing six are living: Caroline, born April 2, 1813; Sarah, May 28, 1S15; John F. ; Barrett E. and Daniel F. (twins), February ^4, 1819; Charles F., January 29, 1821; George F., February 14, 1822; Mary B., August 20, 1825; and Annie A., November 28, 1827. Daniel is now decea.sed; George died January 17, 1893; and Charles died March 5, 1867. When a young man of nineteen years, John F. Potter came to the West, and two years later set- tled upon a claim in Walworth Countj'. When the land came into market he purchased it from the Government, and has since made his home thereon. His life occupation has been that of farming, and he is now the owner of four hun- dred acres of valuable land, under a high .state of 356 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD. cultivation, l^pon the place arc excellent im- prcnx-nicnts, anil the honic, standing; somewhat hack from the puhlic liinhway, aflbrds him the quiet ami retirement which it is now his pleasure to enjoy. He was married October 15, 1839,10 Frances K. L. Fox, daujjhter of Capt. George F'ox, a shipma.ster, who served in the War of 1812, and was taken pris(jncr by the British. Subse- ([uently he came to his .son-in-law, with whom he lived until his death. To Mr. and Mrs. Potter were l)orn six children, three yet living: Rebecca L., lM)rn Augu.st2i, 1841; Alfred C, who was iKirn January 4, 1842, and is now a widower, liv- ing at home; and Frances K. F. , born Sei)lemlK.r 19, 1847. Tho.sc deceased are: Caroline F., who was Iwrn July 9, 1845, and died in Burlington, Wis., June 12, 1850; John K., who was born July 21, 1853, and died in Plymouth, Ma.ss., No- vember 7, 1S64; and Julia K., who was Ixjrn No- vember 5, 1857. and died in infancy. h'or many years Mr. Potter was very prominent in i>ublic affairs. He was made the first Judge of Walworth County, being appointed by tlie Governor, and at the first election to that office he was the people's clu)ice. He served in that capac- ity for fourteen years, and then resigned, for he had been elected to Congress. This was in 1S56. The Kepulilican party had ju.st Ix'cii formed, and its principles he cspou.sed. He was at that lime serving in the State Legislature, and had no inti- mation of his noininalion to Congress until calletl upon by a delegation, who informed him i>f the action of the convention, and a.sked him to accept. He never sought political preferment, yet in those trying days he felt that he .should do all in his pmpanied by his family. They landed at Marblehead, Mass., and thence went to \'oluntown, Coini., locatinj; about a mile ea.st of where James Alexantler lived. The chil- dren of the familv were: IHi/abeth, who married Munh Wylie, Mardi 25, 1742; John: Jane, who married Roiiert Hunter, Decemliery, 1742; Peter, who die7. was married January 14, 1790, to James Campl)ell. The fatlier of this family, John Wylie, dieh, born August 27, 1802, and IJli/.abeth, who was l)oni June 6, 1805, and became the wife of James Crary Jan- uary 22, 1829. Joseph Wylie, Sr., died July 29, 1S12. and his wife died May 22, 1835. Deacon John Wylie was married January 14, I 773, to l''li7.al)eth Wylie. and their children were: Margaret, who was born July 13, 1774, and was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 359 married October 9, 1794, to Joseph Kasson; Moses, who was born February 24, 1776, and died June 2, 1854; Ehzabeth, who was born Feb- ruar3- 26, 177S, and became the wife of John Wylie; Sallie, who was born October 21, 1783, and died June 4, 1784; Nancy, who was born June 6, 1785; and Polly, born October 2, 1792. Deacon John Wylie died Februarj- 6, 1827, and his wife's death occurred March 29, 1831. John Wylie, son of Joseph Wylie, was married May I, 1794, to Amy Brown Tyler, and l)y their union were born the following children: Polly, born July 5, 1795; Lucy, who was born July 15' 1797. ^""^^ married Amos Prentice; Rachel Brown, who was born August 25, 1799, and became the wife of Thomas Chapman; John Tyler, born April 8, 1802; and Charles Bish- op, born March 18, 1804. Mrs. Amy Brown Wylie died August 2, 1804, and on the i8th of October of that j'ear was celebrated the marriage of John and F'lizabeth Wylie. Their children were Henry, born April 10, 1S06; Alva, February 16, 1809; and Betsy Amy, who was born May 29, r8 1 1 , and became the wife of John P. Kas.son, Sep- tember 30, 1833. Mrs. Elizabeth Wylie died August 26, 181 1, and on the 29tli of October, 1812, John Wylie married Sarah Susanna Dor- rance. Their children were: Mary Ivlizabeth, who was born August 22, 1813, and married Job Cutler, May 24, 1836; James Allen, who was born July 18, 181 5, and died March i, 181 7; Jo.seph, who was born June 7, 1817, and died July 7, 1817; Susanna D., born June 18, 1818; and an infant, who was born April 22, 1820, and died the .same day. The father of this family died March 9, 1846, and his wife passed away March 17, 1857. The grandfather of our .subject was a lawyer, and lived to the ripe old age of eighty years. The father of our subject, John Wylie, was born in Connecticut, and followed fanning. He married Polly Hemsted, a native of New York, and a daughter of Gideon Hemsted, who was of German de.scent. He followed farming in the Empire State, and died in Oneida County, N. Y. When our subject was only two years old, his parents removed to Chautauqua County, and in 1856 came to Walworth County, Wis., settling on a farm in La Fayette Township, now f)wned by Henry C. The father purchased a partially im- proved tract of one hundred and sixty acres, and continued its cultivation until his death, wliich occurred in 1861, at the age of fifty-nine years. His wife survived him, and reached the advanced age of eighty. In religious belief, they were Methodi.sts, and took an active part in church work. In the family were five sons and three daughters, of whom four are yet living: William, of Lake Geneva; Lucy, wife of Chauncey vStokes, of Boulder, Colo.; Henry C; and Alva, a resi- dent of California. The subject of this sketch was reared in Chau- tauqua County, N. Y., acquired his education in the district schools, and remained upon his father's farm until he had attained his majority. He then began farming for himself, and followed that pursuit until his retirement from active busi- ness life. Hoping to better his financial condi- tion, he came to the West in 1S52, and .spent two years in La Grange, Wis. In 1856 he removed' to his farm in La Fayette Township, where he made his home for about thirt3--,six years. On the loth of September, 1858, Mr. Wylie and Miss Harriet E. Houghton were married. The lad\- was a daughter of William and Aurilla Elmina (Cornish) Houghton, natives of Vermont. They came to Wisconsin in 1838, locating on Round Prairie, now La Grange. Her grandfa- ther, Jonas Houghton, was for many years a resi- dent of the Green Mountain State, and was of English descent. He served as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, entering the ami)- at the age of .seventeen. His wife bore tlie maiden name of Phcebe Ricksford, and to them were born the fol- lowing children: Betsy, born Januarj- 12, 1786; Elijah, February 27, 1788; Jonas, December 29, 17S9; James, December 26, 1791; Josiah, April 3. 1793; Joel, December i, 1794; Sally, May 9, 1796; Prudy, March 3, 1798; Nancy, January 17, 1800; William, Aj^ril 3, 1802; Charles, Feb- ruary 13, 1S04; and Polly, April 24, 1806. The father of this family died December 9, 1834. His wife, who was born January 18, 1762, died at the age of ninety-three. The parents of Mrs. Wylie 3rio PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. were iiiarrietl September lo, 1829, and to theiii 28th of February, 1856. married Sarah J. Taylor, were lx)rn the following children: Harriet K., John Dudley was the second pa.stor of the Dela- Lncetta. Horacf, William Chester, I.ucy Iv, and van Baptist Church. He dic- known as the " Lake Su]>erinr Tigers." dcil Lora M. Wylie, October. ^i, 18S3. Their He was woundeil in the Battle of the Wilderness, and it was fU' well worthy of the e.steeiu and confiden'fe of their friends. John ()sl(x:k was a child of oidy six years when, with his parents, hecaine to Anierica. In the us- ual niauuer of farmer lads he was reared, andearl\- in life became familiar with farm work in all its details. Thrt)ngh the summer months he aided in the labors of the fields, and through the winter season attended the public and Norwegian schools, thus ac<(uiring a good education. When a young man of twenty he left home and spent one winter in the pineries of Michigan. .Mr. Oslock was niarrieil on the 29tli of March, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 361 1867, the lady of his choice being Miss Sarah Johnson, of Sugar Creek Township. Their union has been blessed with one child, Albert Marvin, who was born December 10, 1888. The mother is a daughter of Lars and Marj- (Jacobson) John- son, who were natives of Norway, and came to America in 1847. They took up their residence upon a farm in Walworth Countj-, and there spent their remaining days. The mother's death occur- ed at the age of fiftj--nine, while the father passed away at the age of sixty- nine. They were both members of the Lutheran Church. Upon his marriage, Mr. O.slock purchased one hundred and thirty-nine acres of improved land, but had to go in debt for the greater part of it. He then began life in earnest, and as the result of his energy and perseverance soon paid off his indel:)t- edness. His land he placed under a high state of cultivation, and the rich and fertile fields were made to j-ield to him a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestowed upon them. He now has a well-improved place, neat and thrift}' in appearance, and in connection with general farming, he is engaged in tlie dairy business, which yields to him a good income. Mr. 0.slock is an enterpri.sing and progressive citizen, and the best interests of the community find in him a friend. In his political views, he is a stanch Republican, and has been frequentlj' called upon to serve in positions of public trust. He filled the office of Township Treasurer for four terms, was a mem- ber of the Township Board ofSupervisors for sev- eral 5'ears, and for the past seven years has been Assessor. The able manner in which he has di.s- charged his duties has won recognition in his fre- quent re-election to office. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and are num- bered among the best citizens af their adopted county. DANIEL BIGELOW. 0ANIEL BIGELOW, one of the honored pioneer settlers of Walworth Count}-, now residing on section 17, Sugar Creek Town- ship, has since an early day in the historj- of this community been one of its residents. He came hither in the spring of 1837, when Wisconsin was yet a territory, and the greater part of the land was still in pos.se.ssion of the Government, and when the Indians were far more lumierous than the white settlers. He has therefore witnessed the entire growth and development of the county, yet has not been an indifferent looker-on, having ever borne his part in the work of upbuilding and advancement. He may therefore well be num- bered among the founders of the county, to whom a debt of gratitude is due for what they ha\-e done for its progress and prosperitj-. Mr. Bigelow was born in Horton, Nova Scotia, Jul)- 24, 18 15, and was the seventh in a family of twelve children, five sons and seven daughters, whose parents were Daniel and Emma (Johnson) Bigelow. The father was a native of Nova Sco- tia, and during his boyhood remained at home, working at ship-building, until he had attained his majority. He built a ship for himself, and at one time owned three vessels. He spent a short time on the ocean, sailing his ships to the West Indies. In 1825 he sold out and remov-ed to Richland County, Ohio. There he purchased a farm, and in connection with its operation he also engaged in the practice of medicine until 1834, which year witnessed his arrival in what is now Milwaukee, Wis., a place then containing only three log cabins, owned by a French Indian- 362 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. trader. Mr. Bigelow built a sawmill, which he once began its development, and with the cnide i>l)crateriiiciples, but has Daniel Bigelow was a child of ten summers never sought or desired jiolilical preferment, when, witli his parents, he came West. To his The cause of education has found in him a warm father he gave the benefit of his services until friend, ami he served on the School Board for twenty-one years of age, working in a sawmill, several terms. He now owns one hundred and and then left home, spending one winter in Ohio, forty acres of laud in Walworth County, eighty The spring of 1837 witnessed his arrival in Wal- of which he entered from the Government fifty- worth County. Here he .secured a .squatter's .seven years ago. All that he has represents his claim, and when the land came into market two own labor, and his pos.se.s.sions stand as a monu- years later, he ]>urcliase(l it of the Government. nient to his thrift and enterprise. His life has It was a wild tract, upon which not a furrow had been an exemplary one, and has gained him uiii- lieen turned or an improvenienl inatle, but lie at versal confidence and regard. (;i:uK(.i': kki:i)s. elCoRCib. KRlUi.S, who is now .serving as .Sheriff of Jefferson County, and is a well- known resident of the city of Jefferson, was born ill the city of New York, on the iStli of January, 1S5!, and is a son of julm C. and Maria (Gottlieb) Krel)s. His parents were b)th iiati\-es of Gernianw but during chil Ihood came to America. The father was a machiiii.st by trade, anil during the greater part of his life carried on business along that line. In 1S73, accoinjianied Ity liis wife and children, lie startcxl westward. and made a IcK-ation in Vi. Atkinson, Wis., where he carried on a saloon, and al.so engaged in merchandising, until his death, which occurred on the 2ylh of October, 1S6S, at the age of forty years. In the Krebs family were the following chil- dren: Mary, now the wife of H. A. Chase, a resident of Marshfield, Wis., by whom .she has one daughter, P'ay; Maggie, wife of John \'io Lie, of I'"t. Atkinson, Wis., by whom she has two children. May and Maud; Louise, wife of Philip PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 363 Noel; and William D., who is married and has two sons and a daughter, William, George and Nellie. In presenting to our readers the sketch of George Krebs, we record the life historj- of one who is widely and favorably known in thi.s com- munitj'. He was a child of only two years when he came with his parents to Wi.sconsin, and in Ft. Atkinson the days of his boyhood and youth were passed. When a yoinig man he learned the machinist's trade, which he has followed throughout his entire life. He is a good work- man, and has therefore met with .success in his imdertakings. As a companion and helpmeet on life's journey, Mr. Krebs chose Miss Emily Wright, a native of Jefferson, and a daughter of Andrew J. and Margaret (Seifert) Wright. Their marriage was celebrated in Ft. Atkinson, on the 13th of Sep- tember, 1S73. They are well-known people, and by their many friends are held in high regard. In his political views, Mr. Krebs is a Demo- crat, and warmly advocates the principles of his party. He is regarded as one of its leading members in this locality, having rendered it valuable assistance. For eight j'ears he served as Deput}' Sheriff of the count}', and in Novem- ber, 1892, was elected Sheriff, which position he is now filling with credit to himself and .satisfac- tion to his constituents. Socially, he is an active member of the Odd Fellows' Society, and of the Modern Woodmen of America. ASA K. OWEN. (S\ SA K. OWEN, who is engaged in the publi- / 1 cation of the Lake Geneva Nncs, and is also / I a dealer in flour and feed in Lake Geneva, was born on the 26th of March, 1S38, in Philo- meth, Ind. His parents were Asal and Elizabeth (Grafton) Owen, the former a native of Kentucky, and the latter of Mrginia. The father was for some time in good circumstances, but shortly af- ter the birth of his son he lost his property, and, like thousands of others, sought new fields of la- bor. He went to McDonough County, 111., in 1841, and there resided until his death, with the exception of five }■ ears spent in Adams Count}-, 111. The educational advantages of our .subject were limited to the common schools of this coun- ty and a few months' attendance at the High School of Profs. Barge and Camion, of Ma- comb, 111. By constant application and study at home, he mastered nearly all the sciences taught in the academies and colleges of the West. About nine years of his life have been spent in teaching. This profession was well suited to his taste, and more lucrative than any other bu.siness, requiring no capital but talent. He taught in the High School of St. Paris, Ohio, and in vari- ous places in Illinois and Missouri. At the break- ing out of the war, in 1861, he was teaching in Mis.souri, and on account of his free-soil and union principles was invited to leave. He at once re- turned home, and began the work of raising re- cruits for the army, Ijut on account of ill-health he was refused enrollment himself, which was a great disappointment, as it was his desire to do all he could in the defense of his countr}-. Al- though his services were declined in the field, he worked for the cause at home, and no more lo3'al man could be found than A.sa K. Owen. He con- tributed to the songs of his country the war hymn entitled, "During the Battle," which was pub- 364 PORTRAIT AND niOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lished by H. M. Higgins, one of the leading music publishers of the country. He also contributed to the press both prose and poetry. His articles are well written, are very readable, and are of much interest. "The McDonough County Pio- neers," and "Autunni in McDonouj^h Cnunly," are esjx'cially full of merit. On the 2f)tli of March, iSf^s, .Mr. Owen was united in marriage with Miss N. A. Ivdmundson. Three children were born unto them, of wliom two are yet living, Olive D. and Dale, both at home. In the same year as his marriage Mr. Owen opened a general .store in Tennessee, 111., where he carrieil on bu.siness for a mnnber of years. He also engaged in the grain trade, and success crowned his efforts, his energy and enter- prise winning him a well-deserved competence. While thus employed he made, his abode on a farm a mile west of the town, where he had a pleasant home. During his residence in McDon- ough County, he was several times solicited to become a candidate for public office, but it was not his desire to enter the political arena; how- ever, in i.S7_^, he accepted the nomination for County Clerk, but in that year the farmers and laboring cla.sscs had become excited over the cry of moni)i>oly raised by the Democracy, and many withdrew from the Republican ranks, so that he failed of election. He .ser\'ed as Postmaster of Tennessee for some years, and di.scharged his du- ties with promptness and fidelity. In 1.S.S3, Mr. Owen came to Lake Geneva and purchased the Lake Geneva AVrr5, which he has since published. It is a well-edited jiaiK^r, de- voted to the interests of this comninnity, and re- ceives from the public a liberal patronage. In 1894 he bought out a flour and feed store, and is also conducting that at the jiresent time. He is recognized as one of the progressive and valueil citizens of the connnunity, and is a popular man. who wins friends wherever he goes. He is held in the highest regard throughout the locality, and well deserves representation in the history of his adopted county. 1 JOHN EDWARD MORGAN. (TOHN KDWARl) .MORGAN, the efficient I County Clerk of Jefferson County, has the C2/ honor of being a native of this locality, for he was liorn in Sullivan Town.shiji, on the 13th of March, 1855, and is of Irish descent. His par- ents, Michael and Mary (Kinnegan) Morgan, were both natives of the Ivmerald Isle, born in the parish of Killbegnet, County Galloway, and both came of families who carried on agricultural pur- suits as a means of livelihood. Michael Morgan was a son of Peter Morgan, a tanner by trade, and he had a brother John, who was al.soa tatnier. About 1844 he came to America with his brother, James Morgan, who became a Georgia planter. A sister, Catherine, became tlie wife of Anthony Crowe, and, crossing the Atlantic, became a resi- dent of Jefferson County, Wis. The mollier of our subject was a daughter of Malachi and Mary (.Smith) Finnegan, who came to the United Slates about 1844 and took up their residence in Ottawa Township, Waukesha County, where they spent tlieir remaining days. Mrs. Morgan had two brothers, Thomas and William, who died leav- ing families. Michael Morgan learne tlieir resi- dence in Walworth Comity, Wis., and here their remaining days were passed. The mother died in 1875, and the father, who survived her twelve years, passed away in 1.S87, and was laid by her side in Sugar Creek Cemetery. The gentleman whose name heads this record was a youth of nine sunnners when he came to the I'nited Stales. In the usual manner of farmer lads he was reared to manhood, the da\s of his boyhood and youth being spent in his parents' home. On attaining his majority he started out in life for himself, and continued farming until after the breaking out of the Civil War, when, on the 14th of Octolier, 1 86 1 , prompted b\ patriotic impulses, he responded to the country's call for troops. He Ixcame Second Lieutenant of Com- pany H, Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry, and saw much hard service, participating in many of the leading battles of the war. He remained in the South until after the preservation of the Union was an assured fact, and in Texas, on the 24lh of Noxember, 1865, was nuistered out. He then returned to Walworth Cimntw and has made it his home continuously since. Another important event in the life of Mr. Jacobson occurred on the 22d of May, 1872, when was celebrated his marriage with Miss Ann Nel- son, a daughter of G. W. and Caroline ( Hanson) Nelson. Their union has liecn bles.sed with seven children, tliree sons and four daughters, namely: Clara Matilda, Louisa A., Ivlla Josephine, Oscar Adolph, Carl Joseph, Kmma Marie and Theodore Leroy. The family circle \et remains unbroken. All have been educated in the schools of Sugar Creek and Elkhorn, and are thus being fitted for the practical and res]>onsible duties of life. Mr. Jacobson now owns a i)leasant and attract- ive home on section 21, Sugar Creek Township, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 367 where he has one hundred and eighty-two acres of rich and valuable land, the old homestead which his father secured on coming to the county. He has always followed farming and stock-raising, and as the result of his industry, perseverance and well-directed efforts, he has met with good success, becoming one of the .sub.stantial citizens of the community. He exercises his right of franchise in support of the Republican party, and warmly advocates its principles. He has fre- quently been called upon to .serve in po.sitions of public trust, was Supervi.sor of his town.ship for five years, served as Town Clerk two years, and has been Justice of the Peace, Town Treasurer and School Director for many years. He and his family are members of the Lutheran Church. The Jacobson household is the abode of hospital- ity and its members rank high in social circles. They are held in high regard by all their friends and neighbors and are cla.ssed among the best cit- izens of the county. SILAS P. HITCHCOCK. (TJlLAS P. HITCHCOCK, who makes his ?\ home in Lake Mills, was born in Burlington, \yj Hartford County, Conn., on the ist of Oc- tober, 18 1 2, and is a son of Calvin H. and Eliza- beth (Palmeter) Hitchcock, who were also natives of the Nutmeg State. By occupation the father was a farmer, and always followed farming as a means of livelihood. Both he and his wife .spent their entire lives in Connecticut. He served for a short time in the War of 1812, being drafted just before its clo.se. In his political views, he was an advocate of Whig principles. Under the parental roof Silas P. Hitchcock was reared to manhood, and in the public schools of the neighborhood acquired a good Engli.sh edu- cation. He early became familiar with all the du- ties of the farm, and remained at home, aiding his father, until twenty-two years of age, when he started out in life for himself. Going to cen- tral New York, he located in Ontario County, where he engaged in merchandising for a num- ber of years. At length he determined to seek a home in the West, hoping thereby to benefit his financial condition, and in 1848 he came to Wis- consin. He cast in his lot with the early settlers of Lake Mills, and shortly after purchased land in this lncalit\-. His time and attention were then given to agricultural pursuits for many years. His farm was placed under a high state of cultivation and supplied with all modern accessories and con- veniences. The well-tilled fields yielded to him a golden tribute in return for the care and labor he bestowed upon them, and the neat and thrifty appearance of the place indicated his careful su- pervision. Mr. Hitchcock was married in 1842, the lady of his choice being Mi.ss Loui.sa Parker, a native of Naples, Ontario County, N. Y. Four children graced this iniion: Carlton C, a resident of Min- nesota; Arthur; Edwin N. and Etta. Mr. Hitchcock continued to successfull}- engage in agricultural pursuits uritil 1884, when he left the farm, and has since resided in Lake Mills. He is among the oldest and best known citizens of Jefferson County, and his fellow-townsmen, ap- preciating his worth and ability, have frequently called upon him to serve in places of public trust. He has been a member of the Board of Supervi.sors of Lake Mills Township, and was al.so Town Treasurer for a number of years, in which offices he discharged his duties with a promptness and fidelity that won him higli connnendation. Mr. 368 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Hitchcock purchased and operated what is now the Newton Hotel for a niunl»er of years, but af- terward sold the same. He was also interestearenls of several ciiililren. Mary, the eldest, was born Septemljer 11, 1S33, and died Februar\ 14, 1835; Minerva, born De- ceml)er 20, 18,^5, died in Septeml)er, 1S79; Jeffer- son, born on the 5th of May, 183S, was married on Christmas Day of 1859 to Mary Hatfield, and in Augu.st. 1862, entered the service of his cotni- try as a member of Company A, Twenly-iiiiith Wisconsin Infantry, in which he served until his death, which (x-cnrred in New Orleans April 23, i8r>4; Elizabeth, born June ifi, 1844. died Au- gust 23, 1845; George W., barn July 17,1848, is now residing in Oneida, S. Dak.; Daniel D., born on the ist of March, 1S51, died on the 24th of Scplendier of the .same year; John, born March 31, 1853, ])assed away on the iglh of August, 1854; Joseph, the ninth and youngest of the fam- ily, was born August 5, 1837, and died on the 27th of Jaiuiary, 1864. JelTersun Cruger, the father, was al.so one of the bovs in blue of the late war He enlisted in the nuL- hniiilrL-d days' .service, becoming a mem- ber of Company K, Forty -sixth Iowa Infantry. Henry C. Cruger whose name heads this record was reared to manhood under the parental roof, and the ]>ublic schools afforded him his educa- tional privileges. He too went to the defense of liis country during the Civil War. On the 26th of January, 1862, he offered his services to the Goverinnent, and was assigned to Company K. Thirty-fonilh Indiana Infantry. He particii)ated in the siege of Island No. 10, took part in the battles of I't. Gib.'^on and Champion Hills, and was al.so in the siege of X'icksbnrg, where, on the 2d of July, 1S63, he was wounded in the left arm. In August he went to Memphis, where he re- mained in the hosjjital until April, 1864, when he was sent to St. Louis. In June, 1864. lie was transferred to the Veteran Reserve Cori>s, becom- ing a iiienit)er of the Ninety-second Regiment, Second Battalion. He was a.ssigncd to duty in Rock Island, 111., and there remained until hon- orably disciiarged on the 7tli of November fol- lowing. In 18^16, Mr. Cruger came to Wisconsin, and since that time has made his home in Waterloo. On the 15th of September, 1867, he was united in marriage with Miss Mary, daughter of Chris- tian and Anna ( .McKniglit) Kimllen, theformera native of Genuany, and the latter of New York. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 369 In their family were four children. John C. , born December 2, 1835, married Josephine Bacon, and is now living in New London, Wis.; Sarah Jane died in 1855, at the age of eighteen years: Mrs. Cruger is the next younger; and Bet,sy Ann now makes her home in Marshall, Wis. Unto our subject and his wife have been born five children: Elmer L-, born April 21, 1861, married Emeline Snell, and is now living in Mar- shall; Henrj- J., born February i, 1863, wedded Eliza Sickles, and makes his home in Waterloo; Ernest L., born July 17, 1868, married Annie Ruege, and is a resident of New London, Wis.; John W., born August 9, 1872, married Ida Krue- ger, and is now living in Beloit; and George P., twin brother of John, is at home. The family is widely and favorably known in this conmiunity, and its representatives hold an enviable position in the social circles in which they move. Mr. Cruger is a faithful citizen, manifesting the same loyalty in times of peace as he did when he followed the Old Flag on southern battlefields. HARMON WOOD. HARMON WOOD, a retired farmer, now liv- ing in Lake Mills, is one of the early settlers of Jefferson Count)-, and for many years was prominently connected with its agricultural in- terests. He claims Connecticut as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Sharon, Litchfield County, on the loth of June, 181 7. His parents were William and Fectetl, and is very jxjpnlar with all cla.s.ses. His .sermons are vigorous in style, and give evidence of clo.se research, carefnl tlionght and consecration of .self to his work. Contrary to the general views concerning ministers, he is a man of excellent business (lualifications, which are constantly in de- mand. Among his other duties he is frei|ueiitly called Ui)on to look after estates, for the i>e<>]>le trust him, and in every wa\ he is worthy of their high regard. ASA i-c)sri:R. Gl S.\ l'X),S'riU<, a retired fanner, now living 1_| on section 1 1, Sugar Creek Township, is one / I of the .self-made men of Walworth County, and through industry, enteri)rise and {x-rsever- ance has steadily worked his way upward from a IniniWe jwsition to one of affluence. As he is widely and favorably known in this connnnnity, we feel assured that the record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers. He was t)orn May 23, 1830, in East Fairfield, Franklin County, V't., and lived in the .same school di.strict in which President Arthur was born and reared. His father, Nathaniel Foster, was born in Ma.ssa- cliusetts in 1782, and was of Fhigli.sh descent. During his childhood he removed to the Green Mountain State, and was there, in 1809, united in marriage with Mi.ss Sallie Leach, a lady of Scotch lineage. Thirteen children were born of their union, namely: James, Nelson, Daniel and Susan, all of whom are decea.sed and were buried in the old family graveyard in Vermont; Orrissa, wife of Henry Wilcox, of North Adams, Mich.; Alan- .son, who is living in Sauk Center, Minn.; Susan, who died and was laid to rest in the family bury- ing-ground; Marcia, wife of Martin Urindlc, of Fairfield, \'t. : Phfebe, wife of Lyman Newton, who is living on the old homestead in llie Green Mountain Slate; Jay, of Peck's Station, Walworth County; A.sa, of this sketch; and David, who died in the army and was buried in the family cemetery, as was also Ann. The grandfather of our subject was one of the heroes of the Revolu- tion, and the father served in the War of 1812. A.sa Fo.ster acquired his education in the ])ub- lic .schools of his native State and remained at home until 1850, when, at the age of twenty, he started westward, traveling through Toledo, Ohio, where he landed with S4 in his jHR-ket and six- teen pounds of clothes in a bag, and on through Indiana and Illinois until he reached Wisconsin, having made the journey of more than a thou.-^and miles on foot. Sub-seciuently he returned toOhit), where he remained about nineteen months, after which he went back to \'ermont, where he re- mained two years. On the expiration of that period he again came to the Badger State, locat- ing in Sugar Creek Township. He made the journey by way of the Great Lakes to Chicago, and thence by team to his destination. Here he purchased forty acres of marsh land, but .soon added to it tracts of good prairie land, and for some years he engaged quite extensiveh' in buy- ing and .selling real estate. On the 23d of September, 1858, Mr, Foster PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 375 married Miss Clarinda L- Tibbits, daughter of Samuel H. and Sallie P. Tibbits, who were of English and German descent, respectively. By their union were born five children. Sarah E., born April 20, 1861, is the wife of Charles Nott, of La Grange Center; William T., born Novem- ber 15, 1863, died September 12, 1865; Jennie, born November 25, 1S69, is the wife of Charles Mosher; Samuel T. was married May 24, 1893, to Miss Mamie Fountain, and is now living on the old homestead with his father. They have one child, William Asa. The mother of this family died suddenly of lieart trouble July 4, 1892, and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sugar Creek Town.ship. She was a woman of superior ability, possessed of a suimy and cheerful disposition, and her death was mourned not only by her husband and chil- dren, but by the entire comnuuiit)-. She held membership with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and her life was in harmony with her professions. The poor and needy found in her a friend, and her charitable and benevolent spirit prompted her to many acts of kindness. Throughout his active business career, Mr. Foster followed farming, and was one of the most successful agriculturists of Walworth County. He has recently given to his children land to the value of $12,000, and still retains possession of two hundred and sixty acres. He has a pleasant and attractive home on section 1 1 , where he is now si:)ending his declining j-ears in retirement from active labor, enjoying the rest which he has so truly earned and richly deserves. He, too, is a faith- ful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has lived an honorable, upright life, well worthy of emulation. He votes with the Repub- lican party and has served his township as a mem- ber of the Board of Supervisors for several terms. He has also held the office of President of the Ag- ricultural Society of Walworth County, and is a broad-minded and public-spirited gentleman, warm-hearted and genial in disposition. WILLIAM R. BONHAM. IILLIAM R. BONHAM, a representative farmer of Walworth County, who owns and operates eight}' acres of good land on section 28, Walworth Township, claims New Jersey as the State of his nativity. He was born on the 14th of June, 185 1, in Cumberland County, and is the second in order of birth in a family of four chil- dren, whose parents were Daniel B. and Sarah A. (Bowen) Bonham. His father was born in Cumberland County, and was a farmer by occu- pation. He carried on agricultural pursuits in the East until 1866, when he disposed of his old home and came to Wisconsin, locating on a farm in Walworth Township, where he spent his remain- ing days. He held membership with the Bap- tist Church, and lived an honorable, upright life. His death occurred at the age of fifty-six. The Bonham family is of Scotch extraction. The mother of our subject was also born in Cumber- land County, N. J., and was of English descent. Her death occurred in Kansas in 1885, at the age of sixty-two years. No event of special importance occurred dur- ing the boyhood and youth of our subject, which were passed upon the home farm. Through the winter months he attended the public schools, and in the summer seasons aided in the labors of the field. He remained with his parents until he 376 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lia'l all;iini.(l his iiiajt)rily, and then k-lt ImiiR-, dcvolcil his tiiiiL- ainl (.-iiergies to its cultivation, spending two years in Michigan, Ncljraska and It is now well improved and is neat and thrifty other Western States. in ai)pearance. Mr. Honhani was niarrietl on tlie 23d of Sep- Mr. Honhani is a nteniher of the Seventh-Day tcnd)er, 1.S75, to Mi.ss Loui.sa A. Coon, of Wal- Haptist Church, is serving as Deacon and Trus- worth Township, a most estimable lady, who has tee, and takes an active interest in church and been to him a faithful companion and helpmate charitable work. The cause of temperance has on lifes journey. They have no children of their always found in him a friend, and he votes with own,' but have adopted a son, James A. the Prohibition jiarty, which embotlies his views Vpim his marriage, Mr. Honham Ix-gan ciilli- on that ijucstion. He served as Clerk of the vating his father's farm, which he rented for a .School District, but has never .sought or desired time, after which he turned his attention to paint ])olitical preferment. In coiuiection with his ing, which trade he followed in the village of other business interests, he is now Secretary and Walworth until 1SS9. In that year he purchased Treasurer of the Creamery Company of Walworth eighty acres of land on section 28, Walworth Town.ship. Township, and, removing to his farm, has since Ri:\' JOHN (;. mi:kkiam. Ri;\\ JOHN V,. Ml'iKRlA.M, of Lake Mills, was born in Paris, Oneida County, X. Y., .'-;el)leniber 29, 1.S07, and is a .son of John and Lncinda (Goodsell) Merriam, lK)tli of whom were natives of Connecticut, and in that State were reared and married. About the year 1802, the family removed to (Jneida County, N. Y., lo- cating on a farm. The country was new, and the land had to undergo the improvements necessary to establish a home, entailing much hard work and many privations. Here the family lived a nunilier of years and .succeeded in making .some substantial improvements, including a good hew- ed-log house, outbuildings, etc. Through some flaw in the title, however, the home and farm were lost, together with everything that had been paid thereon, and in 1828 they were obliged to seek a home elsewhere. They removed to Os- wego County, N. Y., and began life again. There the parents .si)ent their remaining days. In their family were five sons and one daugh- ter, n:iniel\ : Cliailes, Julin ('■., Tiiomas, tieorge, William and I.ucinda .\. Of thesj children only two are now living, John G. and Thomas. Charles married Hannah Beiniett, l-.cated near •Syracuse, N. Y., and became a successful farmer of that localitv, where he made his home until his death. Thomas married, and in an early day removed t(j Michigan, his home now being in Adrian, in that .State. George spent his entire lifet)n the okl hoine.steatl, and his widow, who survives hitn, now lives in O.swego, N. Y. Will- iam married Lavina Wright, and renio\cd to Iowa, where upon a farm tlieir remaining days were pa.s.sed. Lucinda A. was married, and .spent her entire life in Oswego C(mnty, N. Y. The subject of this sketch was reared in his nati\e county on a farm, and as he was obliged to work early and late in the fields, his educational privileges were necessarily limited. When sev- enteen years of age, he learned the shoemaker's trade, which he followed until he attained his ma- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 377 jority. The family then removed to Oswego, and for three years he assisted his father on the farm. He then began shoeniaking in the town of Vol- ney, N. Y., and carried on that business snccess- fnlly for aliout five years, after which he spent a short time along that line in Fulton, N. Y. He then located in Mexico, N. Y., where he formed a partnership and established a tanning business. In those days, according to law, it was nec- e.ssar)' to organize and maintain militia companies throughout the State, and for a number of years Mr. Merriam took an active part in this work. He filled \'arious positions in the military' service, and at one time hehl the commis.sion of First Lieutenant. He also trained as Major, receiving the appointment from the Colonel. In 1839, in company with his wife and one child, Mr. Merriam emigrated to WM.sconsin, ar- riving in Milford, Jefferson County, on the 3d of October. He purchased a small farm of forty acres adjoining that town and there began farm- ing. He well remembers his first winter in the Badger State. Three families lived in a log house, 18x24 feet, and in addition boarded the school teacher, while Mr. Merriam had a portion of one room in which to carrj- on shoemaking. Nevertheless, it was a happy family, and many long pleasant winter evenings were thus passed. During the winter, Mr. Merriam made prepara- tions for the building of a liou.sc of his own , and in the following .spring began its erection. For about ten years he carried on farming and worked at his trade near Milford. He con.siders those pioneer days the happiest of his life, although they were days of hard work, exposure and jiriva- tion. At length Mr. Merriam sold his interests in Milford and came to Lake Mills, where he engag- ed in the boot and shoe business, which he carried on successfully for a number of }'ears, giving em- ployment to six men. He later sold out, and in 1S61 went to Ft. Atkin.son, where he resided un- til 1884, carrying on an extensive boot and shoe trade for several years. Since 1884 he has made his home in Lake Mills, and although now nearly eighty-seven years of age continues to work at his trade dailj', more from force of habit than neces- sity', as he is now in comfortable circum.stances, although he has not acquired any large amount of property. He has had a long and active ca- reer, and while he has followed many occupations he has always been equal to the necessities of the moment. He has experienced the hard times at- tendant upon financial panics and disa.ster, where the mo.st rigid economy was necessary, has passed through business reverses, but through all and above all he has lived to the ripe age of over eighty-six years with health and mind unim- paired. It is hoped that he is still destined to man}- more years of usefulness. Owing to his great generosity and pronounced love for humanity, Mr. Merriam has not acquired as nnich of this world's goods as might have been the case were he otherwi.se constituted, but he is far richer in the thought that he has never failed in his duty to man, no matter what the circum- stances. Manj- are the songs of praise that arise from the homes of the widow, the orphan and the poor who ha\'e received generous bounty at his hands; thus has he become loved, honored and respected by all. In religious affairs he has been a most active worker for more than sixtj' years, and gave ten of the best years of his life to the spreading of the Gospel throughout this .section of the country. In the Master's vineyard he has been an earnest laborer, having for forty years been an ordained minister and Elder in the Meth- odist Church. Mr. Merriam was married in July, 1830, to Sarah M. Dntcher, a native of Litchfield, Herki mer County, N. Y., and a daughter of Rev. James and Ruth (Ross) Dutcher, the former of English descent and the latter of vScotch lineage. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Merriam were born eight children: Althea, who died at the age of three years; Alvina, wife of George S. Griswold; and Sarah A., who became the wife of Emery Nash and died in Ft. Atkinson. The mother of this family was called to her final rest Jainiary 4, 1S92, at the age of eighty-one years. In politics, Mr. Merriam was original!}- a Dem- ocrat, but became a strong Abolitionist, and in the fall of 1854 was elected to the State Legisla- ture on the Free-Soil ticket, which also had the 378 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. support of the temperance party. It was an honor tx)nferred unsohcited, and his nomination was secured, although he was op]K>seil by strong candidates. In JcfTerson County he has also oft- en Ijeen called uixm to fill official jxjsitions of trust, having been Chainnan of the Board of Su- ]KTA-isors, while for many years he has filled many minor offices. lie has long been an ardent ad- vocate of temperance principles, and his sympa- thies are now with the Prohibition party. MAR 11 X Li: GRAND PIPl-R. y^.\RTlX Lk GRAND PII'ICR, who is scr^-- y iiig as Clerk of the Courts of JeiTerson (^ County, and now makes his home in JefTer" son, claims W'iscon.siu as the State of his nali\it\-, his birth having occurred at Piper.sville on the 17th of October, 1852. His parents were Jona- than and Janet (Rathborn) Piper, who were married on the bank of Skaneateles Lake, in New York. The paternal grandfather of our subject was one of the henx-s of the Revolutionary War, and during that struggle served as Major in the mil- itia of New Hampshire. His professional life was that of a teacher, and he was a well-educated man. Jonathan Piper was a native of New Hamp- shire, and (luring his youth iK-came familiar with merchandising, for between the ages of tweh'e and twenty years he served as a salesman in the store of John P'alsom. When he started out in life for himself he determined to .seek a home in the West, thinking it afforded better o]i])ortunities for the advancement of an ambitious young man. The year 1847 witnessed hisarrival in Wi.sconsin. and saw him located in the town of Ixonia, which subseipiently, through his instrumentality, became Pipersville. He built the first store, and e.stab- li.shed the po.stoffice at that place, and there re- mained for many years, its most prominent and i>ro- gressive citizen. For a long time he was engaged e.xclusively in merchandising, but afterwards, in addition to this, estal)lishe(i and (>i)erated a saw and grist mill. He became a niemln.i of tin- (irni known as the Piper, Gibb & Seaton Company, and under this name they carrieriiiciples. He is very widely known in this lo- cality, being a man of more than local ]irominence. Mr. Piper who.se name heads this record was reared to niaidiood- in the countj' of his nativity, and at an early age became familiar with business ways and methods in his father's store, where he began clerking in his youth. He acquired a good education in the public schools, and sujiple- mented it b\' one term's attendance at the North- western I'liixersity of W'atertown, and also by PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 379 studj' ill the Iowa State University. He after- wards engaged in teaching school for some time, and proved a capable instructor. In 1877, in Madison, Wis., Mr. Piper was united in marriage with Miss Lucretia Oliver, a native of Farmington, Wis., and a daughter of Daniel and Grace (Cory) Oliver, both of whom were natives of England. Two children were born of this union, but the elder, Arthur A., died in Pipersville when about three years of age. The second .son, Irving L.e Grand, is still with his parents. Mr. Piper served as Postmaster of Farmington for the long period of eleven years, and during that entire time was al.so engaged in general mer- chandising. He was also Justice of the Peace for man}' years, for two years was Town Clerk, for three years served as Chairman of the Town Board, and was a member of the County Board of Supervisors. In 1S90 he was elected to his pres- ent office, and so acceptably did he fill the same that in the fall of 1,892 he was again elected. He belongs to the Odd Fellows' lodge and to the En- campment, and has .several times represented the local organization in the Grand Eodge. All who know him esteem him higlilj' for his sterling worth and strict integrity, and his many excellen- cies of character have gained for him the high re- gard of all with whom he has been brought in contact. JOSEPH BOWMAN. JOSEPH BOWMAN, decea.sed, was born in I Alsace, Germany, December 10, 1813, and G/ was one of a familj' of .seven children, four sons and three daughters. Only two of the num- ber, however, are now living: Catherine, wife of Theodore ByhoflFer, a re.sident of Glencoe, Minn.; and Barbara, widow of Frederick King, a resi- dent of Racine, Wis. The parents of this family, Martin and Catherine Bowman, were both natives of German}-, and the father was a shoemaker bj- trade. In 1826 he bade adieu to home and friends and, accompanied b)- his familj', sailed for the New World. Locating near Buffalo, N. Y., he there spent his remaining days, and died at an advanced age. Joseph Bowman was a self-made man, and whatever success he attained in life was due en- tirel}- to his own efforts. From an early age he earned his own livelihood, for it was during his boyhood that he was bound out to a merchant and potash manufacturer. On attaining his nia- joritj' he left the Empire State, and removed to Ohio, locating near Mas.sillon, where he made his home from 1836 until 1839. The latter year wit- nessed his arrival in the Territory of Wisconsin. He settled on a farm in La Fa}'ette Town.ship, Walworth County, three and a-half miles from the village of Ea.st Troy, there purchasing a farm of eighty acres. He then returned to Ohio, and completed his arrangements for a home bj- his marriage with Miss Anna Spangler, daughter of Daniel and Maria Spangler. The wedding was celebrated near Lancaster, and in 1841 he brought his young wife to the Badger State, lo- cating upon his farm. In the mean time, how- ever, he had purchased an additional eightj'-acre- tract adjoining the eighty he alread)' owned. His time and attention he at once gave to the devel- opment and cultivation of his land. He made many excellent improvements thereon, and as time passed it became one of the finest conntr\- homes in this section. Mr. Bowman continued farming with good success until 18S1, when lip laid aside business cares and removed to the vil- 38o PORTRAIT AND IJIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. lage of Kast Troy, where he bought a comfort- liberally to its support, and did all in his power able home. There he lived retired, resting in toward the advancement of the cause. In politics, the enjoyment of tile fruits of his former toil. In he was a Re]>ul)lican, and for some years ser\-eart in church work, contributed VAKXl'M ARXOI.I). P)ARNUM ARXOIJ), a well-known farmer \ / residing on .section 32, Richmond Townslii]), Y Walworth County, claims New York as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Cayuga County on the iSth of January, 1819. He is the second in order of birth in a family of leu children, four sons and six daughters, and is of linglish descent. His parents, Joseph and Susanna Arnold, were l)oth natives of Rhode Island. Our subject was reared on a farm in New York, and acfpiired a good education in Cirover Hill, Cayuga County. Later, he engaged in teaching for three winters in \'enice, X. \'., ;uid proved a successful educator. On the 22(1 of January, 1845, Mr. Arnold was united in marriage with Miss Julia A. IJutts, the wedding being celebrated in the city of Auburn, where the lady was born. She was a daughter of Dennison and Lucy Hutts, and was educated in Rome, N. Y. In the spring succeeding their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold, following the course of emigration, which was steadily drifting westward, took up their residence in the Terri- tory of Wisconsin. They settled upon a farm on section 32, kiilmiond Townshi]). WalwoiUi County, where for forty-nine years they have made their home. They have no children of their own, but out of the kindness of their hearts have given homes to four adopted children, namely: Lavina Moore, who is now the wife of Thompson Cameron, a resident of California; Delberl Taylor, who is living in Darien Town- ship: and Abigail ami Willard I'tley. who are still on the farm. On his arrival in the West, Mr. Arnold, with characteristic energy, began the dcvelo])ment of a farm, and in course of time well-tilled fields look the pl.ice of the once wild and barren prairie, and his ijrojx'rty became one of the best improved farms of the comnuuiilv. He now owns six hun- dred and twenty acres of valuable land, under a high slate of cultivation and improved with all the accessories and conveniences which go to make up a model farm. The home is a pleasant and connnodious residence, supplied with all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life. Mr. Arnold has always carried on agricultural pur- suits, and is regarded as one of the most succe.s.s- ful farmers of the State. I )nr subject has never l)een an oflice-seeker, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 381 but has ser\-ed his fellow-townsmen in various positions of public trust. He was Assessor of the town for six years, was for three terms Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and has also been School Superintendent. He has always been identified with the Republican party, and is a warm advocate of its jirinciples. The cause of education finds in him a faithful friend, and he does effective service in behalf of all worthy en- terpri.scs calculated to prove of benefit to the coni- nuniily. He and his wife are numbered among the honored pioneers of the county, for nearl\- half a century has passed since they located here. They have seen the changes which have trans- formed this locality from a wilderness to a land of wealth and beauty. In 1S92, anticipating what an important event the World's Fair would be, they purchased lots in Austin, a suburb of Chi- cago, and built thereon a pleasant cottage, to whicli they removed early in 1893, that they might have a home near the Fair for themselves, and also for the entertainment of their many friends who would visit the lixposition. The hosjMtable doors of that residence were ever open, and they were \isited by people from nearly ev- ery State in the Union. When the Fair was o\'er they returned to their old home in Rich- mond Town.ship, where they are living quiet, re- tired lives. Noble and generous deeds have I)rought to them the love of many, and their char- ity and benevolence have aided scores of people in need of assi.stance. Quietly and unostenta- tiously are their worthy actions performed, for they care not for the praise and commendation of the public. OTTO F. STOPPENBACH. 0TTO F. STOPPENBACH, a prominent and highly respected citizen of Jeffer.son County, has been closely coiniected for man\- years with the leading interests of the community. A native of Prussia, he was born in the city of Coin, on the 20th of August, 1842, and is a son of Jos- eph and Maria Anna ( Stockhausen ) Stoppen- bach. The father was a Notary Public, the du- ties of that office in Germany being much more extensive than in this coiuitry, there being but two Notaries in the city where he made his home. He. was married in his native land, and in 1848 he came to the United vStates. Having suffered some severe financial reverses, he determined to retrieve if possible his lost po.sses,sions in the New World. Relocated in Watertown, Wis., where he engaged in the distillery business, and in 1S55 he came to Jefferson, where he accepted a posi- tion as Deputj- in the office of the Register of Deeds, under his son Charles. In 1S62 he was elected to that office, and filled the position for two years, during which time he completed a set of alislract books for the county. When his term as Regis- ter had expired, he embarked in the ab.stract and title business, which he continued up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1884, at the ripe old age of eightj'-four years and five months. He always took an active part in public affairs, especially in everything connected with the de- velopment and upbuilding of the connuunity. He was also quite prominent in politics, and was a memlier of the Masonic fraternity. He was fol- lowed to the grave by many local societies of which he had been a member, and his loss was deeply mourned in this comnuuiity. The subject of this .sketch grew to manhood in Jefferson Comity, and acquired a good education in its public schools. He was only about six 382 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. years of age when the family came to this place, both widely and favorably known in this locality. In i860 he removed ti) W'aiipun, where he en- Mr. Stoppenbach is a niemljer of the Masonic iija.tjed in the insurance business for many years, fraternity, and has been called u]M>n to ser\'e his and in that undertakini; he met with good sncotss. fellow-townsmen in various official positions, the In 1880 he returned to Jefferson (where he has duties of which he has discharged with prompt- since made his home), and here he also engaged in ness and fidelitv. Almost his entire life has here the insurance business. Mr. StopiJenbach was united in marriage in Ft. Atkinson, Wis., with Miss Kli/abeth Oliver, a daughter of George Oliver, who was born in ICngland. Thev have a pleasant home, and are been i)as.selace. He has since successfully carried on trade abjiig this line, and receives from the jiulilic a libera! and well-deserved j>atronnge. His slock is valued at $i5,cxxD, and he does an annual business amount- ing to about $4,000. Mr. b'oote was born in Owassc), Mich., on the 1 7II1 of February, 1845, and is a son of l'hili]i and Mary A. (Mapes) Footc, both of wlinin were natives of Lockport, N. Y., from whence they emigrated to Michigan in 1836. The father was a miller by trade, and followed that occupation until about ten years since, when he retired from active business life. He was called to the home beyond in February, 1893, and his wife pa.ssed away in 1S86. Mr. l-'oote of this sketch was a child of onl\- two sunnners when, with his faniil\-, he came to W'isconsin, the family lx>ing j)ioneers of Walworth County, lender the parental roof he was reared to manhood, and in the public schools of Iv.-ist Troy acquired his education. He remained at home until sixteen years of age, when, on the coinitry's call for troo])s to aid in crushing out the rebellion, he enlisted, in Septeml)er, 1861, be- coming a member of Coinpan\- I, Tliirleentli Wis- consin Infantr> . He was then in continuous service until after the close of the war, Ijeing honorably discharged in Decendjcr, 1865. He took part in several important engagements, and was alwa>s found at his \xtsl of duty, faithfully defending the Stars and Stripes, which now float triumphantly over the united nation. When he again returned to Wisconsin, Mr. F'oote came to Lake Mills, and from 1866 initil 1876 was engaged in blacksmithing. He was an exjjert workman, and did a successful Inisincss, receiving from the jjublic a lii)eral patronage. He then established a jewelry store, which he yet carries on. In 1866, Mr. Foote was united in marriage will) Miss Mary IJ. Millard, a native of Lake Mills, whose death occurred on the 25th of March, 1890. On the 3d of DecendxT, 1891, Mr. F'oote vas again married, his second union being with Miss riiena J. Green, a nati\c of .Minnesota. Mr. I-'oole is a member of the Independent Onler of Odd Fellows and the Grand Army of the Repub- lic, and has filled all the offices in Iwlh societies. In politics, he is a stalwart kepidjlican. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 383 ARTHUR W. GREENWOOD. GJRTHUR W. GREENWOOD, who is now LI living in Lake Mills, was born in the town / I of Milford, Jefferson County, on the 6th of Februarj', 1862. He is a son of Charles F. and Caroline (Cummings) Greenwood, who are men- tioned elsewhere in this work. In the usual man- ner of farmer lads he was reared to manhood, spending the days of his boyhood and j'outh in work in the fields or in attendance at the district schools of the neighborhood, where he acquired his primary education. His advantages in this direction were afterward supplemented bj' a course in a busine.ss college at Detroit, Mich. He then became book-keeper for a firm in Detroit, holding the position for about six months, after which he went to Chicago, where he was employed in a similar manner for another .six months. He then spent a half-3'ear abi'oad, visiting many points of beauty and interest in England. On his return to his native land, Mr. Green- wood came to Lake Mills, where, in company with his brother, C. F. Greenwood, he establi.shed the private bank of Greenwood Bros, in 18S3. Busine.ss was carried on under that style for about ten years, when, in 1893, the busine.ss was incor- porated as the Gretnwood State Bank, with C. F. Greenwood as President, and our subject as Cash- ier. The latter has passed his entire life in Jef- ferson County, and is widely and favorably' known in bu.siness and .social circles. He is a j'oung man of excellent busine.ss and executive ability, and his sagacitj' and enterprise have made him very .successful. In 1887, Mr. Greenwood was united in mar- riage with Mary C. Stone, a native of Oshkosh, Wis., and to them have been born two children, Robert C. and Arthur S. Our subject is a mem- ber of the Odd Fellows' Societ)-, and in politics is a supporter of the men and measures of the Re- publican party. He has .served for one term as Treasurer of Lake Mills. J. M. GANNON. n M. GANNON is one of the well-known and I substantial busine.ss men of Jefferson, now (2/ engaged in the milling business as a member of the firm of Winterling & Gannon. He claims New York as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Poughkeepsie, on the i.st of August, 1850. He is a .son of Owen and Anna ( Kirkpatrick) Gannon, both of whom were natives of Count}- Mayo, Ireland, in which countr}' the}' were reared and married. Having crossed the broad Atlantic to the New World, they located in the Empire State, where they re- 3»4 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. sided until 1853, when tlie father, accompanied firm name of Winterling & Gannon. For four Ijy his family, started west. Me took up his re.si- years this connection has continuetl, and they rove of interest to many of our readers. He was born on the 15th of June, 1831, in Yorkshire, iMigland, and is a .son of John and Jane ( Mitchell) vSluppanl, who were also natives of that countrw His father was in very limitepard determined to .seek a home in America, liii])ing Iheretj)- to benefit his financial comlition, and in 1855 cro.ssed the broad Atlantic. He came to Walworth Conntv, where he began working for jii-1 per month, and was thus employed forsi.K years. In this way he got his start in life. In the mean time he was married, on the ist of No- vember, 1S57, to Hannah Mitchell, daughter of William and Chri.stina (Chalenger) Mitchell, boili of whom were natives of Kngland. The mother died in that country, leaving nine chil- dren, who were sent by friends to America. To Mr. and Mrs, .Sheppard have been born nine chil- dren, William, born August 27, 1857, is engaged in fanning in La Fayette Township: Thomas, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 385 born July 17, 1861, died on the ist of November, 1879; Mark, born October 5, 1863, is now living in Waukesha; George, born November i, 1865, aids his father in the cultivation of the home farm; Ada J., born in November, 1S67, died in infancy; Wesley, born June 22, 1872, married Julia Kniep, and is at home; Sarah A., born De- cember i, 1869, died October 31, 1879; Christina, born June 20, 1875, and Charlie, born July iS, 1879, are still at home. Mr. Sheppard had not a single dollar when lie came to Walworth Count v, but he has worked hard and is now the owner of two hundred and sixty acres of valuable land. Every improvement upon his farm has been placed there through his efforts, and he is now comfortably situated, hav- ing a competence which supplies him with all the necessaries and many of the luxuries of life. In his labors he has bjc;i ably assisted by his esti- mable wife, and their success is well merited. They are both members of the Methodi.st Episco- pal Church, and, in politics, Mr. Shepjiard is a Republican. ELIJAH N. HARVEY. ~LIJAH N. HARVEY is a member of the 'S firm of h'. A. Seaver & Co., of Lake Mills, ^ niaiuifacturers of knives. This is one of the leading indu.stries of the place, and the men who are at the head are recognized as two- of the prominent bu.sincss men of Jefferson County. The gentleman whose name heads this record was born in Northfield, \"t., on the 26th of May, 1842, and is a son of Enoch D. and Mary N. (Nye) Han,-ey, the former a native of Canada, and the latter of Vermont. The father was a car- penter and joiner by trade, and during his boy- hood removed with his mother to the Green Mountain State. His fatlier was pressed into the service in the War of 18 12, and nothing was heard of him afterwards. Enoch Harvey was ed- ucated in Vermont, and there made his home un- til the autumn of 1843, when he removed with his family to Wi.scon,sin, locating in Aztalan Town- ship, Jefferson County, where he spent the winter. In the .spring of 1844 he came to Lake Mills, where he followed hi.>^ trade of carpentering for many years, erecting a great number of the early liuildings of this place. His specialty was join- ing, and lie made most of the sash, etc., for build- ings before the machine-made articles came into u.se. His death occurred on the 2d of January, 188S, at the advanced age of seventy -seven years, and his wife passed away in 1857. Elijah N. Harvey was only about a year old when his parents came to the Badger State. Under the parental roof he was reared to manhood, and in the public .schools of Lake Mills liis education was acquired. When eighteen years of age he began working at the blacksmith's trade with F. A. .Seaver, and followed that business for two years, when, feeling that his country needed his services, he joined the bo},s in blue. On the 29th of Au- gust, 1862, he became a member of the Third Wi.sconsin Battery of Light Artiller\-, in which he ser\'ed until the close of the war. being honor- ably discharged on the 3d of July, 1S65. He participated in the battles of Perryville and Stone Ri\er, and was with Gen. Sherman on the march from Louisville to Chickamauga, during which they lo.st all of the battery except one gun, and at least one third of the men. Many hot engage- ments occurred during that march. The battery was captured at Chickamauga, and the men who escaped were transferred to other batteries. Mr. 386 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Harve_\- went to Chattanooga, wliere he remained initil after the close of the war, Ijeing detailed to take charge of the horse-shoeing, under Capt. C<>ll)<)iirii, of Jefferson, Wis. After the war, Mr. Harvey returned to Lake Mills and tiuilt the hlaeksniith shop now owned liy Byron Cramer. Here he successfully carried on business for a few years, after which he erect- ed a livery-stable adjoining, and carried un holli lines of business f(jr about five years. He then sold out and removed to llie farm which he had ])urchased a mile north -of the village, devoting his energies to agricultural jmrsuits for three years. On the expiration of that period hu re- turned to Lake Mills, where he resumed work at his trade, erecting one of the finest sho])s ever built in the town. Tliere he carried on a prosjier- ous business, giving regular emplovmeiit to two men. Alxjut this time the old Pa\ne farm of one hundred and twenty acres, located at Aztalau, was offered for sale at auction, and as it was con- .sidered one of the finest properties in this section of the State, Mr. Harvey bid in the same for Sio,ooxars, Init on the isl of May, l.Sy.^, the bank was orj^ani/ed iir.der the ])reseiit style, with C. 1''. Greenwood as President, and A. W. Gieeiiwo )(1 as Cashier. The caiiilal .stock is 5-.S,i'txj. The neiitleinaii whose name heads this record was born in Aztalaii, Jefferson County, on the f)th of Mav, 1.S52, and is a .son of Cliarles S. and Caroline (Cummiii);s) Greenwood, the foriiur a native of IJnglaiid, and the latter of New Vo;k. In |S4,S, wlieii a young man, the father cros.sed the Atlantic to America, and came direct to Wis- consin, locating in A/talaii, Jefferson County, wliere he carried on agricultural pursuits during the remainder of his life. He bevanie one of the jiro.sperous farmers of Jefferson County, accjuiring tlnough his well-directed efforts a handsome competence. His death occurred on tlie olil hiiine]ilace in iSSj. He was one of the early selller.s of the couiil)', was well known, and had the high regard of all with whom business or pleasure brought him in contact. His wife .still survives him, and is living in Lake Mills. Mr. Greenwood of this sketch is the eldest in a fainilv of seven cliildreii, four sons and three daughters. He was reared upon a farm, and actpiired a liberal education in the district schools, and in the Jefferson Lil)eral Institute. On attain- ing his majority, he located at Johnson's Creek, and engaged in the mercantile trade for himself, carr>iiig an extensive stock and tran.sacting a large business. He continued this successfully for five years, on the expiration of which period he .sold out ami returned to the okl homestead, where he carried on farming for five years. He then established his i)reseiit flourishing banking business, in conntction with his brother, and in addition to this he is interested in a cold-.storage warehouse, wliich was erected in 1892, at a cost of 5.4,500. He is also (.xtensively engaged in the milk and dairy business, and owns a creamery in tile town of Milford, which was constructed in tile .spring of 1893, at a cost of $4,000, witii a capacity of twelve ihou.sand pounds of milk ]>er day. Ill October, 1873, Mr. Greenwood was united ill marriage with Miss Ida M. Reynolds, a native of Aztalan Townshi]), Jefferson County, and a daughter of Cieorge and IClizabeth (Carroll) Reynolds, early .settlers of Jefferson County. They now have two children, Charles .S. and George IC. In his political views, Mr. Greenwood is a Democrat, and has .served as a nicniber of the County Hoard of Supervisors for three years from the township of A/talaii. two years from Lake >\ 1''k.\ncis II. 1v\:mi-:s PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 391 Mills Township, and at present is Chairman of the Town Board of Lake Mills. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and of the Odd Fellows' Society, in which he has passed all the chairs. He also belongs to the Modern Woodmen of America. He is recognized as one of the mcst enterprising and progressive citizens of this place, is a man of most excellent business and executive ability, and in the history of Jefferson County well deserves representation. FRANCIS H. KAMES. P"RANCIS H. EAMES was born in Verona, rS Oneida County, N. Y., December iS, 1821, I and was a son of Havilah and Philatheta (Warner) Eames. He traced his ancestry back to the landing of the "Mayflower," when the Pilgrim Fathers, who had fled from England, founded the Massachusetts Colony. Later, rep- resentatives of the family aided in the struggle for independence. The father of our subject was born in Massachusetts, September 28, 1791, and made farming his life work. When a young man he removed to New York, wliere he spent his re- maining days, his death occurring on the 6th of July, 1840, at the age of forty-nine years. His wife, who was born in Massachu.setts, June 6, 1 79 1, died on the old homestead in the Empire State, May 6, 1838. Mr. Eames of this sketch spent his early life upon a farm in New York, and after attending the common schools completed his education by a college course. Later, he engaged in teaching school in New York for several terms. Hoping to benefit his financial condition, he bade adieu to home and friends in the Ea.st in 1843, and emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin. He purcha.sed a tract of wild land in Spring Prairie TowiLship, of Israel Williams, and began the de- velopment of the farm on which his widow now re- sides. Mr. Eames was married on the 28th of June, 1848, to Miss Jennette S. Smith, a native of Wayne County, N. Y., born April 13, 1831, and a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth (Puffer) Smith. Her father was also born in the Empire vState, and engaged in business as a lumber dealer. The year 1841 witnessed his arrival in the Badger State, and saw him located in Manitowoc, where he engaged in the lumber business until his death, which occurred at the age of fifty-seven years. He was one of the representative citizens of that comnuniity, a man highly respected by all who knew him. His parents were both natives of Germany. Mrs. Smith, who was also of German parentage, was born in New York, but spent her last days in Wisconsin, where her death occurred in 1884, at the age of seventy-nine. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and possessed many excellencies of character. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Eames were born four children: Olivia M., who was born Oc- tober 6, 1849, died February 22, i860; Alfred W., born January 5, 1852, is now engaged in the fruit business in California; Ira F., born Feb- ruary 3, 1861, died on the 28th of April, 1870, at the age of nine years; and Francis H., born July 29, 1872, is a printer, eniploj'cd in the Inde- pcndcnt office in Elkhorn, Wis. The farm which Mr. Eames purchased oncom- ing to the West was a tract of wild land, but he at once began to plow and plant it, and in course of time golden harvests were garnered. The work of cultivation and improvement was carried foi- ward until it is now one of the fine.st farms of the county. Its owner was a self-made man, for he 392 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. started out in life a poor boy, and through indus- try and enterprise overcame the obstacles in his path and steadil\' worked his way njjward to suc- cess. He took a coniniendahle interest in every- thing pertaining to tlie upbuilding of the coni- innnity and won the confidence and high regard of all who knew hinj. He was not a member of any church, but was a strong believer in Spirit- ualism, and in politics was a Republican. His death occurred on the old homestead May 30, 1.S93, and his loss was widely and deeply mournea- iiicd liy his son Irvin, he started with a hurseaiid wagon for Walworth County, Wis. On the 3d of Decendjer they reached Johnstown Center, and stojjped first with Squire Newell. l"'or a short lime they remained near Mt. Zion,aiid llien re- moved to near Richmunil with Capl. Humphrey, with whom they continued to reside until March, 1844. They then went to Rock Prairie, and made a claim of forty acres on section 19. At tlie time of his arrival Mr. Gage had a cash capital of onlx- $14. During the snnnner of 1S44, assisted by his sons, Irvin and Ivnier\-, the latter an elder brother who came West in Ai)ril, he rai.sed a cropof corn. This was sold in the fall for 550. which sum was used to pay the Government for the little farm which they had obtained. About this time Mrs. Gage started for the West, and arrived here a few days before her father and son. A year and a-half later the other members of the family came to Wisconsin, and for a time lived together in Wal- worth County. Jones Gage continued a resilient of Richmond Township until his death, which oc- curred in ^'ebruary, 1S68, at the advancetl age of eighty-two years. The mother of our subject died shortly after reaching Wiscon.sin, and the father was afterward a second time married. He held niend)ershi|) with the Congregational Church, and was identified willi the Whig j)arty until the or- ganization of the Rei)ul)lican partw when he joined its ranks. His life was well spent, and he was one of the prominenl earl\- sellkis of this community. Mr. Gage who.se name heads this recoril, like most of the boys of that early day, acquired a very limited education, conning his lessons in the log schoulhou.se, one of the first built in the township. At the age of fourteen he began plowing with oxen and ]>ut in forty acres of wheat. With his brother, who was two years his senior, he engaged in breaking prairie with ox -teams. He went through PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 393 all the experiences and hardships of frontier life, and was earlj' inured to the arduous labor of de- veloping wild land. At the age of seventeen he began life's battle for himself. In connection with his brother he kept "bachelor's hall" for a time. On the 24th of July, 1853, Mr. Gage was uni- ted in marriage with Miss Emeline O.sborn, and they began their domestic life upon a farm on sec- tion 21, Walworth Town.ship, where they remain- ed for about twenty j^ears. The following children came to bless their home: Clara, who is the wife of Silas Lock; Fred; Ellsworth; Charles, who died in 1892 ; and two who died in infancy. The mother of this family was called to her final rest May i , 1868, and on the 21st of September following, Mr. Gage was married to Miss Maggie Hall. They now have two children: May, wife of An- drew Williamson; and Leroy Harri.son, who is at home. Some of the members of Mr. Gage's fam- ily are .still living in this locality. His brothers, Rosswell and Chauncey, are residents of Richmond Township; and Wales is living in Darien Town- ship. Charles, the eldest, makes his home in New York. In 1883, Mr. Gage purchased the farm on which he now resides, and in November of that year took up his residence thereon. He was reared to the vocation of farming, and has made it his life work. He is now the owner of two hundred and ten acres of rich and arable land, constituting one of the best farms in Richmond Town.ship. It is im- proved with all modern accessories and conven- iences; the buildings, of modern style, are kept in good repair; the latest improved machinery may there be found, and the place is supplied with all the accessories which go to make up a model farm. In his political views, Mr. Gage is a Republi- can, having been identified with that party since its organization. He served as Treasurer of Rich- mond Township for two years, and his fellow- townsmen, unsolicited by him, have called him to fill other public offices, the duties of which he has ever discharged with promptness and fidelity. Since his arrival in Walworth County, more than half a century ago, he has spent but few days out- side its limits, and is one of the oldest settlers of Richmond Township, only two who were here at the time of his arrival still living in the commun- ity. He is a typical representative of the honored pioneer cla.ss, which is fast passing away, and can relate many interesting incidents concerning fron- tier life. D. M. BROWN. M. BROWN, a member of the milling firm of Douglas «& Brown, of Lake Mills, has the honor of being a native of the Badger State, for his liirth occurred in Whitewater, on the 5th of April, 1868. His parents were Byron and Amelia (Taylor) Brown, and the father was a native of South Bristol, N. Y. The mother was the first female white child born in Delavan, Wis. Byron Brown has made milling his life work, hav- ing followed that pursuit for many years, but at this writing, iir the summer of 1894, he is liv- ing a retired life in Whitewater. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was reared in his native city, and his early edu- cation, which was acquired in tlie public schools, was supplemented by a connnercial course of study in the ,Spencerian Business College of Milwaukee. He then took charge of his father's milling inter- ests in Palmyra, Wis., being at the head of the same for a year, after which he came to Lake 394 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Mills, on the loth of July, 1891. Soon after his arrival lie i)urchascil a half-interest in the flourini;- niills at this place, and is now en^aj;c«l in business as a member of the firm of Douglas & Hrown. They are meeting with good success, and as the flour which they turn out is of a good grade, they receive from the public a liberal patronage, which is well deserved. Mr. Hrown was married on the isl of Jinie, 1893, I'"-" l^'^b' of his choice being Miss Jennie H. Hrayton, a native of South Milwaukee, and a daugiiter of Dr. C. D. Hrayton, who is living in Lake Mills. The voung couple are witlely and favorably known in this conuuunity, and hold an enviable jxisition in stK-ial circles where true worth ami intelligence are received as the pa.ssi)orts into good .s(K'iety. Mr. Hrown is a meud>er of the Ma.sonic fraternity and is an advocate of Republi- can principles. lOlIN roiMi-.R 3i)iIX I'ORTlvR, the well-known jjroprietor Ml IIdIl-I Heulali, which is situated on Lake IViilah, and is one of the finest .sununer re.sorls of Wisconsin, has the honor of being a native of Walworth County. He was born Sep- tendier 28, 1S56, on a farm on section 34, IJa.st Troy Township, and is a son of James and Mary (Kent) Porter, both of whom were natives of Galloway, Scotland. The father was Ixjrn in 1800, antl when about twenty years of age he bade adieu to home and friends, and .sailed for the New World. He located first in Charleston, S. C, where he engaged in farming until 1845. In that year he was married, and with his bride came to the Territory of W'isconsin. He located on section 34, liast Troy Township, ancl pur- chased at that time about two hundred acres of land. As his financial resources were increa.sed, however, he made other pnrcha.ses, and became the owner of seven hundred acres, all in one botiy. The improvements which lie there made were among the best in the county, and the farm was complete in all its appointments. Mr. Porter de- votcN B. SMITH, who is now living a re- / I lired life in Lake Mills, is one of the hon- I I t)red early settlers of Jefferson Count)-. He has witnes.sed almost the entire growth and de- velopment of this locality, has seen its wild lands transformed into beautiful homes and fann.s, and has wilne.s,sed the prf)greiis and advancement which have placed it in the foremost rank among the leading counties of the State. Mr. Smith was born in Paris, Oneida County, N. v., on the ist of October, 1S23, and is a son of Josiah and Sarah (Mun.son) Smith, the former a native of Ma.ssachusetts, and the latter of Con- necticut. The famil\' removed to Wi.sconsin in 1843, locating in Lake Mills. The father was a ship-carpenter by trade, and followed that busi- ness during his younger years, but after coming to Wisconsin engaged in agricultural pursuits. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 397 He located here in territorial days, and his resi- dence here was continued uninterrupted!}' until his death, which occurred in 1869. The subject of this sketch was reared and edu- cated in the county of his nativity, and when a young man of twenty years accompanied his par- ents on their removal to Wisconsin. He then started out in life for himself as a farmer, and for nearly forty years was one of the prosperous ag- riculturists of Jeffenson Count}-. Shorth- after his arrival, he entered land from the Government, and as his financial resources were increased he added to this by purchase from time to time, until he became the owner of a rich and arable tract of two hundred and eighty acres. Thoroughly un- derstanding the business in all its departments, he improved his opportunities, and as the result of his industn,- and enterprise became possessed of a handsome competence. On the 9th of December, 1847, Mr. vSmith was united in marriage with Miss Mary D. Bickwell, a native of Vermont, and to them have been born seven children, who are yet living. Mr. Smith contiinied to make his home upon his farm until 1883, when he sold out, and removed to the vil- lage of Lake Mills, where he has a fine resi- dence, in which he is now living retired, having laid aside business cares. In politics, he is a Re- publican, and is a .self-made man, whose example is well worthy of enuilatiou. EDMUND KING. DMUND KING, one of the honored pioneers ^ of Walworth County, now living in White- ^ water, was born in Windsor Comity, Vt., August 5, 1819, and is a son of Solomon and Susan (Lewis) King, who were natives of Massa- chusetts. The father was a mechanic In- trade, and followed that business during his residence in the Ba}- State, but afterwards embarked in farm- ing. He came of an old family of Vermont. His schocrl privileges were very limited, for he attended only two months during his entire life, and tlien had to walk a di.stance of ten miles. Our subject was the tenth in order of birth in a family of twelve children. He was reared and educated in the Green Mountain State, but when twenty-four years of age, he determined to seek a home in the We.st, and in 1843 came to Wisconsin, making the journey by way of the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes. The State had not tlien been admitted to the Union. He first went to Janesville, and thence came to White- water, which at that time was a ven,- small vil- lage He had borrowed $40 with which to meet the expen.ses of the trip, and on reaching his des- tination found that he had only thirty-two cents remaining. Of this he paid twenty-five cents as postage on a letter. The day after his arrival, however, he secured work, his labors bringing him a dollar per day. Locating on Heart Prairie, he embarked in farming, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits for about eleven years. Mr. King was married in 1845 to Miss De- borah Loonier. Her grandfather, Jonathan Loonier, was a native of Connecticut, and was of Engli.sh extraction. He followed the trade of milling, and was a very prominent citizen of the locality in which he resided. The parents of Mrs. King at one time resided in Nova Scotia, but moved to Wisconsin in 1840. Ten children were born to our .subject and his wife, nine of whom are yet living: Rosetta Rockwell, of Cold Spring, is the eldest. Franklin H., who gradu- 398 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ated from the Normal at Wliitewater, and then eiiteretl Cornell University of New York, from which he was graduated with the de^jree of Ph. I ). , is now Profe.s,s()r of Physics in the Aj^ricnltural College of Madison, Wis. ; Mrs. Ellen Zatkc is livins? in Kansas: Mrs. Jane Clark makes lier linme in Iowa; Charles }'.. is in Cold Sprinj;: Harry H. is living on the old homestead; Angie Cnrtis is a resident of McIIenry Connty, 111.; Lilla is now engaged in the .study of medicine in Chicago; and Clyde C. is engaged in the banking and milling business in Ivmerson, Neb. Ivdmuiid Wallace died in early cliildhood. After coming to this county, Mr. King carried on both farming and carpentering for a number of years. lie then abandoned the latter, gi\ ing his entire time and attention to agricultural pursuits, which he successfnllv folhtwed until iSS.s, when he removed to Whitewater, and has since lived a retired life. His home is situated on a tract of land of five acres. In iHjlitics he is a stalwart Republican. He .served as Ju.slice of the Peace of Cold Spring, and has held other local offices, ever discharging his duties with promptness and fidelity. In connection with a Mr. Springer, Mr. King put tip the first harvesting-machine in this locality, in 1844. This was the beginning of what has become one of the leading industries of the conununity. He has always latored for the upbuilding of town and comity, and gives his hearty suiJjiort and co-oiK-ration to all enterprises calculated to prove of jniblic benefit. For more than half a century he has resided in Wahvorlh County, witnessing its growlli and upbuilding, and aiiioug its pioneers he well deserves mention. ZHNAS P,. lU RK G7ENAS B. BlIRK, one of the honored pio- A ncers of Walworth County, wlio now owns /J and operates a farm of two hundred and ten acres on section 10, Lyons Township, has for more than half a century made his home in this locality. A native of Somerset Count)-, Me., he was born on the 9th of December, 1814, and is of P'ngli.sh and Irish lineage. His father, I)a\id liurk, was also a native of Maine, and was a farmer by occupation. The grandfather, William Burk, was an Irish school teacher, who in an early day cro.ssed the Atlantic to America. His death occurred at the advanced age of eighty-four years. The maternal grandparents of our subject were Andrew and Desire (Baker) Springer. They also were natives of Maine, and in that State Mr. S]iringer carried on agriculture. A tree falling u])on him caused his death at the age of thirty- five years. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Springer, and by her mar- riage were born .se\-en diildren: Lavina and Still m.'in, who are now deceased; Zenas B. ; Lorimla, decea.sed; Albert, who is living on the old home- stead in Somerset County, Me. ; Andrew, decea.sed; and Meliitable, wife of Ii;]ili Baker, of Somerset County, Me. l'])on his father's farm in the Slate of his nativ- ity our subject was reared to manhood, and in the district .schools his education wasaajuired. After the age often he could only attend school through the winter .sea.son, for liis services were needed ujion the farm through the summer months. Like a dutiful son, he gave to his father the benefit of his services until he attained liis majority, and then started out in life for himself, going to the jiineries, where he worked at lumbering through tile winter, wliile through the spring lie engaged in r.ifting, and through the summer months was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 399 employed in a sawmill. In this way he spent about five years, and in 1840 emigrated westward to Oakland County, Mich. The following year, however, he returned, remaining in the pineries until 1842. In October of that year he became a resident of Walworth CtJunt}-, Wis., and pur- chased one hundred acres of land in Lyons Town- ship, to which he has added from time to time until he now has one hundred and ten acres. Much of this was still in its primitive condition, and he had the arduous task of developing it. On the 23d of June, 1844, Mr. Burk wasjoined in wedlock with Miss Mary Kahoon, daughter of Amos and Mary (Williams) Kahoon. In the family to which she belonged were the following children: Martha, now deceased; Jo.seph, a resi- dent of Appleton, Wis.; Hiram and Ruth, both deceased; Nanc}-, widow of P. Sanford, of Geneva, Wis. ; William, who is living in Minnesota; Mary, wife of our subject; L3'dia, widow of A. Palmer, of Miinieapolis; and Joel and Franklin, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Burk became the parents of four children. Amos A., now of Republic County, Kan., married Julia Baker, and has three chil- dren: El-sie, wife of James Elliott, by whom she has a daughter, Thelma; Alfred and Nellie. Ruth is the wife of S. A. Ingram, of Republic County, Kan. , and the}- have the following children: Flor- ence, wife of Arthur Smith, Zenas, Flora, Lewis, Adeline, Leone, Eveline and Wilfred. Ella is the wife of F. B. Udell, of Nebraska, and they have one son, Zenas. Flora is the wife of C. D. Windsor, an artist. In his political views, Mr. Burk is a Republi- can, having supported the men and measures of that party since its organization. His first Presi- dential vote was cast for Martin Van Buren. In 1852 he was elected Justice of the Peace, and filled that office continuou.sly until 1880. In 1882, he was again elected, and yet ser\'es in that position. For a half-centurj- he has been Justice of the Peace, and that he has discharged his duties with prompt- ness and fidelity can be que.stioned by none, for his long .service proves his efRcienc3^ He was Township Clerk for twenty -three years and retired from that office in 1879. For about five j-earshe was vSupervisor, and for three years was Chairman of the Board. He .served as Constable for one year, and for the same length of time, under the territorial law, was Road Commissioner. His of- ficial life reflects great credit upon himself and his con.stituents, and his tru.stworthiness and fidelity may well ser\-e as an example to all who accept public tru.sts. Socially, he is a member of the Temple of Honor and the Union League. B}- )'oung and old, rich and poor, he is held in high regard, and with pleasure we present this record of his life to our readers. FRANK H. GORDON, M. U. r"RANK H. GORDON, M. D., is engaged r^ in the practice of medicine and .surgery in I Lake Mills. He has the honor of being a native of the Badger State, his birth having oc- curred in the Capital City on the 30th of October, 1866. His parents, J. O. and Jennie E. (Whit- ney) Gordon, were both natives of New York, but ha\e been residents of Wisconsin for more than thirty j-ears. The father is an architect of Madi.son, and does a good business. The Doctor was reared and educated in his na- tive city, and at the age of fifteen began learning the carpenter's trade with his father, following the same until 1887. Having then attained his majority, he devoted his time and energies to the study of medicine, for it was his desire to enter 400 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the profession. He began study with Dr. Joseph Hobhiiis, of Madison, and after\vard entered Rush Medical College, of Chicago, from which institu- tion he was graduated in tlie Class of '91. He then located in Dodge County, Wis., where he was engaged in practice for alM)Ut eighteen months, after which lie came to Lake Mills, in Seplemher, 1892. Here he opened an office, and has since carried on practice, winning a good patronage. The I)(x-tor is a memher of the Central Wis- consin Medical Society, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the Masonic fraternities. He also belongs to the Methwlist Church. He re- ceived good educational privileges, was graduateears. His wife was called to her final rest in 18S3, when eighty-five years of age. This worthy couple 402 PORTRAIT AND RIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. were the parents of thirteen children, twelve of wliiiin are yet living;, namely: Aaron; Mrs. Doro- thy I.an.ntou: Ivlijah; Olive, wife of our subject: Cyrus; Royal; Roswell: Cliarlie; Charlotte, widow of Seymour Rice, who was a nephew of our subject, an>73, he was united in marriage with Miss Celia Mil lard, who was l)orn near Scranton, Pa., on the 3d of December, I.S54, and is a daughter of Will- iam H. and Mtlierline Millard, who were natives PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 403 of Rhode Island. Her father died when Mrs. Parish was quite young, and in 1867 the mother came to the West, where she made her home until her deatli, on the 7th of March, 1887. Mr. and Mrs. Millard were the parents of seven children, and all are yet li\-ing, namely: Melinda E., now the wife of Charles R. Holway, a resident of Rhode Lsland; Julia B., wife of Elisha Woodard, of Connecticut: Rebecca O, wife of Elisha G. Har- ris, who is located in Whitewater, Wis. : Samuel M., who is engaged in merchandising in Texas; P'rank T., who follows farming in Whitewater Township; and William B., who is also an agri- culturist of that township. Previous to his marriage Mr. Parish had pur- chased one hundred and eightj'-si.x acres of his pre.sent farm, and the young couple began their domestic life thereon. On the place there were no improvements, but Mr. Parish has since erected a connnodious two-stor\- brick residence, good barns and outbuildings, and made other im- provements to the value of 53,>jOo. At the time he purchased this farm he was in debt, but he now owes no man anything. His success has been achieved entirely through his own efforts, his earnest labors and perseverance bringing him a well-de.served and comfortable competence. He owns two hundred and sixty-six acres of val- uable land, which yields to him a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows up- on it. Four children have graced the union of Mr. and Mrs. Parish: Jennie M., born May 20, 1874; Minnie D., born December 28, 1878: Gracie M., born March 16, 1880; and Chester W., born Jan- uary 3, 1882. The son is now attending the School for the Blind at Janesville. The family has a fine home, supplied with all the comforts and many of the lu.xuries of life, and the Parish household is the abode of hospitality. Politically, Mr. Parish is a Republican. His life has been well and worthily passed, and he may be truly called a .self-made man. EDWARD D. PACiP: "T DWARD D. PAGE, who carries on general ^ farming and stock-raising on .section i, __ Spring Prairie Township, Walworth County, is a native of the Empire State. He was born on the 20th of March, 1843, in Genesee Count}-, N. Y., and is the eldest in a family of three chil- dren. One sister, Ellen Lorain, is the wife of Will- iam Tre.scott, a resident of Monroe Count\-, N.V.; and Roxena, the other, is deceased. The parents were Jesse W. and Hulda R. (Martindale) Page. The father was born and reared on a farm in Bennington Count}-, \'t., and on leaving his native State went to New York, where he car- ried on farming until 1845. Pie then c;une to the West and spent three years in Milwaukee and in Waukesha, the latter place then being krtbwn as Prairievillc. The year 1848 witnessed his ar- rival in Walworth County, at which time he pur- cha.sed the farm on which our subject now re- sides. It was then a partially iuipro\-ed tract, and to its further cultivation he devoted his energies until his death, which occurred in 1864, at the age of forty-.seven years. He was one of the finst .settlers of Spring Prairie Township, and took an active interest in everything pertaining to its wel- fare and ujibuilding. In politics, he was a Dem- ocrat. The Page family is of Welsh extraction, and the Martindale family is of English lineage. The mother of our subject was a native of Ben- nington County, Vt., and her grandfather was 404 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. one of the Green Mountain Boys who valiantly aided in the struggle for independence. He also .served as Colonel in the Warof 1.S12. Mrs. Page died wlien about seventy-one years of age. In taking up the personal history of our subject we i>resent to our readers the life record of one wIkj is both widely and favoraldy known in Wal- worth County, having here made his home since the age of six \ ears. Me early became familiar witli all the duties of farm life, and as .soon as oUl enough to handle the plow he began work in the fields. After his father's death, being the only son, he took charge of the farm, and has since made his home thereon. Ik- now owns three hun- dred and seventy-five acres of valuable land, and the neat and thrifty appearance of the place indi- cates his careful supervision. There are good buildings upon the farm, and well-kept fences, to- gether with the lale.st-iniproved machinery and all modern acces-sories. On the Cith of June, 1864, Mr. Page was joined in marriage with Miss Lizzie Fraser, of Walworth County, who died in 1873, leaving two children: Lenora, w'ho dietl at the age of twenty years; and J. W., who is now attending the University of Madi.son, Wis. On the loth of May, 1S75. Mr. Page was again married, his second union iK-ing with Mi.ss F'rank Kra.ser, a si.ster of his first wife. Their union has been ble.s.seil with one daughter, Lucile, who is now attending .school. Mr. Page takes (|uite an active part in politics, and by his ballot sujipurts the men and measures of the Democracy. Although he is living in a Republican township, he is now serving his sev- enlli term as Chairman of the Hoard of Supervis- ors, a fact which indicates efficient public .service, and also tells of his personal jxipularity and the confidence and trust repo.sed in him. He is a well-informed man and is recognizetl as one of the representative and valued citizens of the connnun- ity. All who know him esteem him highly, and it is with pleasure tiiat we present to our readers this record of his life. WILLIAM 11 co\(;1':r. IIJJ.V.M H. COXOIvR, the po]niIar and elTicient Cashier of the I"'irst .Xalional Hank of Ivlkhorn, is a wide-awake and enterpris- ing business man, and as the result of his enter- l)rise, .sagacity and good management, he has be- come one of the sul)stantial citizens of this place, lie was born in Dutchess County, N. Y., on the y\ of June, 1821, and is a son of Benjamin and Amelia (Downs) Conger. The grandfather, Ikn- jamin Conger, was a farmer of New York, and spent his entire life in llie ICmpire Stale, where his death occurred at a ri])e old age. He was de- scended from one of three brothers who crossed the Atlantic to the New World in Colonial days. Benjamin Conger, father of our subject, was born in New York, and througliont life carried on agricultural pursuits. He served as a .soldier in the War of 1812, was a prominent and influential citizen of the connnunity in which he made his Imnie, and served as Chairman of the Hoard of Sniiervisors. He pa.ssed away in the village of Rhinebeck, N. Y., and his wife died about twelve years previous. .She was a faithful meml)er of the Christian Church. Her father. Dr. Downs, was for many years a practicing physi- cian of CoUnnbia Ccninty, N. Y., and there died at the age of seventy- five. Of the two sons and three daughters born to Mr. and -Mrs. Conger, only two are now living: William H. of this sketch; and Louisa, widow n[ Daniel Shultz. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 405 William H. Conger was reared on a farm in Dutchess County, N. Y., and early became fa- miliar with all the duties of farm life. In the common schools he acquired a good English edu- cation. To his father he gave the benefit of his services until twenty-four 3-ears of age, when, in September, 1845, he was joined in marriage with Miss Catherine M. Johnston, daughter of C. Clarke John.ston. With his bride he then came to the We,st, and took up his residence in Wal- worth County, Wis., purchasing a farm of two hundred and thirty acres in La Fayette Township. .His finst home was a log cabin, but after a time this was replaced by a pleasant frame residence, and a good barn was also built; the wild land was transformed into rich and fertile fields, and the work of improvement made of his purchase a well-developed farm. After eight years thej- left the farm, and spent four 3'ears elsewJiere, living a ])art of the time in Trempealeau County, in tlie northern part of the State. On the expiration of that period, Mr. Conger returned to Walworth County and purchaised a home in Elkhorn, where he has since resided. For some years he was en- gaged in loaning money, and did a profitable Iju.siness along that line. For the past thirty >ears he has been a stockholder of the First Na- tional Bank, and in 1875 became its Cashier, a position which he has filled continuously since. In 1S89, Mr. Conger was called upon to mourn the I0.SS of his wife, who was called to her final rest on the i.st of June of that year. The follow- ing year he married Mrs. Jennie McDougald, his present wife. In politics, he is a stanch Republi- can, who warmlj' advocates the principles of his party, and does all in his power to insure its suc- cess. For about four years he has served as Chairman of the Board of Supervisors. When he came to Walworth County, KIkhorn contained only one store, and Chicago and Milwaukee were both small towns. For almo.st half a century he has lived in tliis connnunity, and i;ia\- well be numbered among its honored jiioneers. HON. LINDSEY J. SMITH. HON. LINDSEY J. SMITH, who has been prominently connected with business and official interests in Walworth County, was born in La Fayette Township, on theSth of Janu- uary, 1840, during the territorial days of Wiscon- sin, and is therefore numbered among the pio- neer settlers of the connnunity. His parents, Sylvester G. and Diana (Ward) Smith, located here at a very early day. Thej^ were natives of Massachusetts and New York, respectively, the former born June 16, 1796, and the latter Febru- ary 18, 1801. The father was a farmer by occu- pation, and in Februarj-, 1837, he brought his family to the West, takirig up his residence on a farm in Spring Prairie Township, Walworth County. In 1839, at the fir.st land sale, he inir- cha.sed of the Government one hundred and sixty acres in La Fayette Township, which he at once began to cultivate and improve. It was a wild tract, but he transformed it into rich and fertile fields, and made his home thereon until 1856, when he removed to the town of Troy, and pur- chased the farm on .section 15 which is now the home of our subject. There his remaining days were passed, his death occurring on the 25th of June, 1878. His wife was called to her final home man}- years previous, having departed this life on the 19th of Februar)-, 1852. In the Smith family were nine children. Caro- line W., born March 10, 1826, has been a resi- 4o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. dent of Walwortli County for fifty-seven years, ber, 1871, to Miss Helen M. Stewart, daughter of and now makes her home with our subject; Sarah James and Margaret Stewart, of La Graufje M., born S(.i)tciiibcr 14, 1.S37, was the wife of Township, Walworlli County. Ilcr death oecur- Oscar L. .Smith, of Minne.sota: Lind.sey J. is the ne.xt younger; Addie M., born Octolier 2, 1843, is the widow of Harrison M. Montague, and re- sides in Troy Center. Amid the wihl scenes of llic frontier, L. J. Smilli was reared to manhood, cxi)crieiicing all the liardships and i)rivalions of i>ioneer hfe. He aided in the arduous task of developing a new farm, and soon became familiar with all the de- partments of form work, llis tchicalion was ac- quired in the public schools, and in Milwaukee, anears ago, when following the Stars and.Strii)es on southern battlefields. JA^■\KS n WIIHKI.HR. nAYNES li. WlllCELER, Count \ Jnl()ytil for one year. He tlicii bopular with all, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers his portrait and this record of his life work. MARVIN B. Ki:nii H. KlUTll, a farmer residing on T,o, Richmond Township, Wal- yyi.xkVLN y section •(3 worth County, is a native of the Huckeye Stale. He was born in Carlisle, Lorain County, Ohio, February 18, 1844, and is a son of Martin H. and Rachel Keith, natives of Herkimer Coun- ty, N. Y. In 1835, the father emigrated west- ward, taking up his residence in Lorain County, and four years later was married. The following children .were born of this union: Myron M., who resides in Michigan; Marvin H., of this sketch; Calvin V., who resides in Lincoln, Neb.; Alice C, tlecea.sed; and Lydia Ann, now Mrs. Sutlief, a resident of Carli.sle, Ohio. The father of this family died in Nebraska in 1887, and the mother in iSs'i. Marvin Keith acipiiretl his education in the ]>ublic sch(X)ls of Lorain County, and spent the days of his lx)yhood and youth in his parents' home, where he remained until feeling that his country needed his services, when he joined the Union army. In JiUy, 1862, he donned the blue and became a member of the One Hundred and Third Ohio Infanlrv. IK- was then sent PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 411 south to Knoxville, Teun., and to Covington, Kj'. He did service in those States until 1863, when, having been disabled, he was sent home. As soon as he had sufficientU- recovered his health, he re-enlisted, and became Second Lieu- tenant of Company K, One Hundred and Thirty- fifth Ohio Infantry. On the 6th of July, during the hard-fought skirmish at Bolivar Heights, he was wounded in the right knee, and has never yet fully recovered. When quite young, Mr. Keith had learned the trade of a miller, and after his return from the war, he fqjlowed that business in Ohio for five years. In July, 1869, he came to Walworth Count}', Wis., settling in Richmond Township. On the nth of that month he was united in mar- riage with Miss Mary E. Hall, a daughter of Jared and Pliila (Gates) Hall. Their union has been blessed with five children, three sons and two daughters, of whom four are yet living, namely: Effie E., Burton B., Alice C. and George G. William H. died on the 31st of De- cember, 1S83, at the age of nine years. The children were all educated in Wi.scon.sin, and pro- vided with excellent advantages in that direction, Burton B. having attended Milton College, Effie E. the Normal School of Whitewater, and the two younger the High .School of Delavan. Mr. Keith is now the owner of a beautiful farm of two hundred acres in Rock and Walworth Counties, and has improved and cultivated it in such a way as to make it one of the most valu- able and de.sirable places in this section of the State. He has given his entire time and atten- tion to his business, and the enviable success which has attended his efforts is the tu.st reward of his preseverance and good management. Those who know him esteem him highly for his sterling worth and the many excellencies of his character. Both he and his wife are faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond. He has always been identified with the Republican party, the principles of which he warml)' advocates. He well deserves men- tion among the valued citizens of the commu- nity, and with pleasure we present this record of his life to our readers. PAUL SCHWARTZ. QAUL SCHWARTZ, who since 1843 has I/' been numbered among the honored pioneers fS of Walworth County, is now living a retired life on section 1 1 , Troy Township. He was born in Rhine Bravilla, Germany, on the nth of No- vember, 181 1, and is a son of Adam Schwartz, who was also a native of that locality, born in 1788. His wife was born in 1792. In 1832, accompanied by their children, they crossed the broad Atlantic to America, taking up their resi- dence in New York, where the father engaged in farming until 1850, when they removed to Port Washington, Wis. From that time forward they lived with their children, of whom they had eleven, ten reaching mature years. Paul Schwartz spent the days of his boyhood and youth in the Fatherland, no event of .special importance occurring during that period. When a young man of twenty-one he sailed for the New World with his parents, and after a residence of eleven years in New York, he sought a home in the Territory of Wisconsin. The year 1843 wit- nessed his arrival, and for more than half a cen- tury he has been identified with its history and with its upbuilding. He first located on .section II, Troy Township, where he purchased eighty 412 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. acres of land, and to this lie afterwards added as tioii 14 of the same township; Mrs. Caroline Por- his financial resources were increased, until he be- ter makes her home in ICa.st Troy; Mrs. Mar>' came the owner of more than three hundred acres. Gould is a resident of Iowa; and Henry is lo- l'])oii his farm he erected yixjtl huildinj^s, .secured cated in Burlington, Wis. the latest im])roved maehinerj', and, as his means Since the death of his wife, Mr. Schwartz has allowed, added all the accessories and improve- retired from farming, and makes his home with ments of a model farm. The j)lace was divided his children. He started out in life a iKK)r boy, into fields of convenient .size by well-kejit fences, with no capital save a determination to win suc- and in return for the care and cultivation be- ce.ss in his life work. He labored hard for many stowed upon the land good harvests were gar- years, but steadily climbed upward. He won iiered. success by his earnest efforts, and is now the Mr. vSchwartz was united in marriage with possessor of a handsome com]>etency, which pro- Miss IJlizabelh Wagner, who died in May, i.S.Si, vides him with all the comforts and many of the leaving .seven children, all of whom are comfort- luxuries fif life. He luilds membershi]) with the ably situated in life, having good homts of their Catholic Church, to which his wife also belonged, own. John A., the eldest, is now one of the is a Democrat in i)i)litics, and has suned as Road leading citizens of Troy Township, and resides Supervisor. The best interests of the community on section 11; Paul is living on sections i and 12, find in him a friend, and he is ;i i)ublicspiriled Troy Township: Joseph follows farming on sec- anil progre.s.sive citizen. lOlIX DOKK (lolIN DORK, a farmer, stock-denler and I dairyman of Walworth County, now living v2/ <"i .section 2, Whitewater Township, claims Ireland as the land of his birth. His i)arents, Timothy and Celia (McDcrmott) Dorr, were both natives of the limerald Isle, the former born in 1779, and the latter in 1798. The father was a farmer by occupation, and followed that pursuit in his native land until 1S46, when he determined to .seek a home in the New World, and crossed the Atlantic to Bo.slon. After about three years spent in that city he came to Wiscon.sin, IcK-ating in Whitewater, where his remaining days were l)a«setl, his death occurring in 1S63. His wife survived him for many years, and passed away in 18.S4. They were the parents of eleven chil- dren, all of whom were born in Ireland, and be- came residents of the I'nited States. James, the eldest, is deceasetl; John is the second in or- der of birth; Patrick carries on farming in Wal- worth Count\-; Thomas is also deceased; Michael is at present in Milwaukee, luit claims White- water as his home; Jerry is a resident of White- water Township; Mrs. Mary Wel)b died Febru- ary 20, 1.S93, at her home in Whitewater; ami .Mrs. I'^lizabeth Cody resides in Janesville, Wis. Our subject received very meagre school privi- leges in his youth, for his parents were in limited circumstances and could not afford to pay his tuition. He began to earn his own livelihixxl at an early age, and has since been dependent on his own resources, .so that whatever .success he has achieved is the just reward of his lal)ors. Asa comi)anion and helpmateon life's journey, Mr. Dorr chose Mi.ss Julia Murphy, their wed- ding lx;iiig celebrated in Fel>ruar\, 1.S49. The PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 413 lady was born May 11, 1832, and is a daug-hter of Morris and Nora (Bush) Murpli>-, both of whom were natives of Ireland. By their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Dorr have become the parents of ten cliildren. Michael, the eldest, carries on agricul- tural pursuits in Whitewater Township; Anthony is proprietor of a meat-market in Milwaukee: Timothy is engaged in blacksmithing in White- water: Jtilia is at home: Celia is the wife of Joseph Spangler, of Whitewater: Edward, John and Morris aid in the operation of the home farm: Mary, deceased, was the wife of Milton R. Styles, a policeman of Whitewater; and Nora, who com- pletes the family, is the wife of A. Johnson, a farmer of Whitewater Town.ship. Mr. Dorr has led a busy and u.seful life, and though he has met with obstacles and difficulties, he has steadily pressed forward, and as the re- sult of his persistent eiforts has become well-to- do. His farm now comprises one hundred and .seventy-five acres, and the well-tilled fields yield to the owner a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation he bestows upon them. He is extensively engaged in the raising of a high grade of horses, hogs and sheep, and keeps on hand about twenty cows for dairj- purposes. Mr. Dorr is a Republican in politics, and he and his familj- are all members of the Catholic Church. They are highl\- respected citizens of the com- nuinity, and in social circles hold an enviable position. JOHN R. BRABAZON. (TOHN R. BRABAZON, a prominent citizen I of Sugar Creek Township, is an honored (2/ veteran of the late war, and is the proprietor of the noted Glen View Poultry Farm. As he has a wide acquaintance in this community, and is held in the highest regard by many friends, we feel as.sured that the record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers. He was born at Niagara Falls, near the battlefield of L,undy's Lane, Canada, on the 23d of April, 1844, and is a .son of William and Margaret ( Hardeman) Brabazon. His father was born in Ireland, in 1797, and was of French extraction. In 1833, he was united in marriage with Miss Hardeman, a native of Leeds, England, born in 1803. He served as an officer in the British ami}-, as did his father also, and took part in the battle of Waterloo, under the command of Gen. Blucher. To Mr. and Mrs. Brabazon were born nine chil- dren: William R., who is now living in Jackson- port, Wis.; Isabel, who died in Canada; Richard v., who resides with our subject; Margaret, wife of C. P. Drake, of Clinton, Rock County, Wis.; John R.; James, who is living in Sugar Creek Township; and three who died in infanc}-. John R. Brabazon acquired his education in Canada, and in 1856 accompanied his parents on their removal to Wi.sconsin. In 1863, he was united in marriage with Mi.ss Annie M. Heiss, who died in 1869, leaving three children: John R., who married Mi.ss He.ssie Huntress, and is liv- ing in Delavan; Catherine, wife of Silas Mintchell, of Sugar Creek Town.ship: and Lena H., wife of W. H. Hoover, a resident of Illinois. For his second wife, Mr. Brabazon chose Miss Maria Wil- lis, who died in June, 1893, and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, of Delavan, Wis. His present wife, to whom he was married May 29, 1894, was Maretta Iv Seymour, widow of Robert Sej-niour. On the 1 6th of June, 1862, our subject responded to the country's call for troops to aid in the pres- 414 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ervatioii of the Union, and, donning the bine, was assigned to Company K, of the Twenty-eighth Regiment of Wisconsin \'ohintters. He tlien went to the South, and for three years, two months and two days was engaged in the service of his country, being mustered out at Urownsvillc, Tex. His regiment formed part of the' Army of tlie Gulf, and he was engaged in the battles of Union City. Ky.. X'ickslnirg. Vazoo Pass, those of the Mississi])pi expedition, Helena, Ark., I.ittle R , faithful to the Old P'lag and the cause it repre- .sented. Since his return from the war, Mr. Brabazon has made his home continuously in Walworth County. He now owns eighty acres of land on section 28, Sugar Creek Town.ship, where for the pa.st twenty years he has been engage;! in poultry- raising. In this undertaking he has l)een remark- ably successful, and now has sixty-seven different varieties of fowls. He keeps the best pure breeds, and ships both birds and eggs to all parts of the country, having established a large trade, which is constantly increasing. The Gk-n \'iew Poultry Farm is known far and wide. He haseverj- conven- ience for raising fine ixmltry, and has one of the iK'st farms in this locality. It is not oidy supi>lies is livinj^ retired at his pleasant home on sec- tion 12, ICast Troy Township, Walworth County, lie was horn in the town of W'alworlh, Wayne County, N. V., fifleen miles east o{ Rochester, October 22, 1.S17. His parents were Jonathan and I'ermelia (Lee) Miller. The father, a farmer by occujiation, was born in New l'jii;land, in 1 765. The mother was a native of Lewis County, N. Y. Mis death occurred at the ai^e of fifty-two, and she passed away when seventy years of age. They were the parents of ten children, eight of wlioni grew to mature years. They were: Horace, Harvey, Lee, Mrs. Mary I'ahner, I'hile- tus, William, Ashbull and Ivnoch, all now de- ceased; Charles ,S., of this .sketch; and Meli.s.sa, wife of David liarton, .-i stock -dealer and hotel- keeper of California. The .subject of this sketch was ()nl\' two years (jf age at the time of his father's death. In 1S36 he emigrated westward, .spending one year in De- troit, Mich. He then went back to New York, but after a short time we find him in Chicago, from whence he again went to Detroit. In the fall he returned to his old home in the ICmjiirc .Stale, but the West still attracted him, and until August, 183S, he made his home in Michigan, when he began traveling through tlw West. He .iftcrwanls sju-nt some time in Chicago, and was present al the Oeii. Harrison Convention in Ti])- l)ecnn(ie, Ind., in 1K40. Later he returned to Michigan, where he remained two \ears. During that time Mr. Miller was married to b;ii/;i Hush, ing for thirteen years. He was employed in the same line of business in Milwaukee, but his efforts there were unsuccessful, and the next .spring he started on an overland Irij) to California in .search of gold. He spent Iwenty-.seveu months on the Pacific Slojie, and met with good success. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 417 He arrived in California with onlj' $15, and re- turned with $2,000. While on his way home the ve.^sel in which he sailed was .shipwrecked, but af- ter three daj-s and three nights he was picked up by the boat "John L,. Stevens." Since his re- turn he has followed farming, and is now the owner of three hundred and twenty-five acres of valuable land. He also owns all of the stock upon his place, which is now Jseing operated on .shares. Mr. Miller has long been numbered among the prominent and enterpri.sing citizens of the com- munity. He has .served as Treasurer, Super- visor and Con.stable, and has been Postmaster. On the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks, and has .since been one of its stalwart supporters. He was President of the Farmers' Club, Vice-Pre.sident of the Anti-Horse Thief A.s- sociation, and President of the National Wool- Growers' A.ssociation. He has also been a Di- rector of the Farmers' Insurance Company of East Troy and Tro>- Township, fdling that position since its organization, and is a Director of the Citizens' Bank of Mukvvonago. Socially, he is connected with the Odd Fellows' Society. He organized the school districts in histown.ship, and served as a Director, while George Ray served as Treasurer, and William Miller acted as Clerk. In the long years of his residence here our subject has witnes.sed almost the entire growth and de- velopment of the county, and has ever borne his part in the work of public improvements. His life has been honoralile, busy and u.seful, and though he started out for him.self empty-handed, he has steadih- worked his way ujjward, and is now the possessor of a hand.some competence. JOSEPH LACKEY. (TOSEPH EACKEY, who has made farming I his life work, now owns and operates two \Z/ hundred and twenty acres of rich land on .section 16, Tro}' Township, Walworth County, Wis. He was born on the 5th of July, 1828, in County Down, in the north of Ireland, and is a son of Hugh and Isabel (Beard) Lacke3^ who were also natives of the Emerald Lsle, but were of Scotch descent, their parents having been born in Scotland. The father was a farmer and a weaver of cloth, and on the Emerald Lsle remained until called to the home beyond, in 1866. In the same year his widow cros.sed the Atlantic, and made her home in Troy Town.ship until .she too pas.sed away, in 1876. This worthy couple were the parents of ten children, eight of whom grew to mature years, while Thomas passed away at the age of sixteen. The others were Mary, Archi- bald, David, Joseph, Hugh, Isabel and Robert W. No event of special importance occurred during the boyhood and youth of our subject. He was reared quietly in his native land, where he worked at farm labor, and attended the district .schools, thus acquiring his education. On attaining his majority, in 1S50, he determined to .seek a home bej'ond the Atlantic, and in a sailing-vessel crossed the ocean to the New World, to try his for- tune on its broad prairies. He has since lived only in Walworth County. He made his first location upon a farm on section 16, Troy Township, and at once began its cultivation and improvement. He shared in the experiences and hard.ships of frontier life, but was undeterred by such obstacles, and labored .steadily on until he had acquired a good property. Mr. Lackey was married on the i8th of Sep- tember, 1855, to Mrs. Agnes Baird, a daughter of Andrew Murdoch, and widow of Samuel 4i8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Baird. By her first marriage she had two sons: Joseph C, who was horn July 9, 1S51, and is now c-nfjaj^cd in llic transfer business in Mil- waukee; and David S., who was b-ed in that capacity in 1879. He soon be- came familiar with the business in all its depart- ments, so that when he and his brother .succeeded to the .same on his father's death, he brought to it experience and thorough knowledge. On the 4th of January, 1890, Mr. O'Connor was united in marriage with Mi.ss Allie Goodhue, daughter of L. M. Goodhue. One child has been born to them, Richard. They have a pleasant home in Whitewater, and are innnlaered among its most highly respected citizens. Mr. O'Con- nor is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He gives the greater part of his time and attention to his busine.ss interests, is recognized as one of the leading merchants of the place, and his en- terprise and progressive spirit will 110 doubt make his career oiie of success. SAMUEL FOWLER. (TJAMUEL FOWLER, one of the oldest citi- ^\ zeus of Walworth County, is now living on \~/ section 22, Tro\' Township. He was born in thetownof Westfield, Hampden County, Ma.ss., on the 2d of October, 1807. His father, Lineas Fowler, was also a native of that locality, and was a farmer by occupation. Having attained to ma- ture years, he married Hulda Bagg, a native of We.st Springfield, Mass., and to them were born three children: Samuel of this .sketch; Charles, who has spent his entire life in Westfield, Mass.; and Mrs. Lucy Cutler, a resident of Bo.ston, Ma.ss. The father of this family was called to his final rest in 18 17. The mother long survived him, and passed away about twenty years ago in B(jston, Mass. Samuel Fowler was only about eight years of age at the time of his father's death. He was reared and educated in his native State, the days of his boyhood and youth being quietly pas.sed. He began work for himself by operating his mother's land, and afterward engaged in ^he maiuifacture of whips. He traveled through the country .selling the.se whips, this being before the days of railroads. In that business he was engaged for a period often years, during which time he accumulated a small capital. He also engaged in the dairy busine.ss, furnishing milk to the town.s-people, and carried on other undertak- ings in order to benefit his financial resources and give himself a start in life. On the 6th of January, 1831, Mr. Fowler was united in marriage with Mi.ss Dollie A. Dewey, daughter of Allen Dewey, a Massachusetts farmer, who was born in West vSpringfield. Nine chil- dren were born of the union of our subject and 420 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. his wife, and seven of the number rcachefl mature years. Mary K., lM)rn July 5, iR.^2, in West- field, Mass., is now keeping lunise for her father; Charles W., born November 25, 1S34, is deceased; James M., born May 9, 1S37, died in childhood; Helen M., born March 20, 1840, is now the wife of H. H. Austin, of Kast Troy; Lucy IC, born May 30, 1842, died on the 15111 of June, 1885; Abbie i{., born January 27, 1844, is the wife of J. A. Ilibbard, of Milwaukee; Jane Iv., born Sejiteniber 25, 1S47, is the wife of J. K. Keefer. a resident of California; and James M., born Jan- uary 23, 1S50, is now operating the home farm. Mr. Fowler continued to make his home in the old Hay State until 1S44, when, accompanied by his family, he started westward, believing that he mii^ht thereby benefit his financial condition. On reaching Wisconsin, he made a location on what is now .section 22, Troy Township, W'alworth Count)', and purchased one hundred and thirty acres of land at $6 per acre. Not a furrow had l)een turned or an improvement matle thereon, the land being .still in its primitive condition, but with characteristic energy he began to jilow and plant it, and in course of lime well-tilled fields took the jilace of the once wild prairie. As his financial resources increased he also extended the boundaries of his farm, until it comjni.sed four hundred and twenty acres, but of this he has since soltl one hundred acres. His home is an elegant two-storj- residence, and is sup])lemented by go(Kl barns and outbuildings, and all the acces.sorics found upon a model farm. The Fowler home- stead is regarded as one of the be.st-improved places in the county. Its owner has made gen- eral farming his life work, and now in his declin- ing years is living retired, resting in the enjoy- ment c)f the fruits of his former toil. In 1885, Mr. F'owler was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who cro.s.«ed the dark river to the home beyond on the 5th of June. She was a consistent member of the Methodist F'pis- copal Church, and was his faithful comjian- ion and helpmate for fifty-four years. Mr. Fowler is al.so a mend)er of the Methodist Church, and his life has been in harmony with his jirofessions. He ca.st his first Presidential vote in November, 1S28, was for some time a Free-soiler, and since the organization of the Reimblican party has been one of its nio.st stalwart supporters. His long life has been well s])ent, and is worthy of enud.ition. JOHN ri«:\m<:k. (lollX RlvXXI'R, who devotes his lime and I energies to agricultural pursuits on section 3, G/ Sugar Creek Townslii]), Walworth Cfnuity, was born on the 22d of January, 1838, in Baden, Germany, and was the fifth in order of birth in a fiimily of eight children, whose parents were Cas- per and Ivli/al)eth Reniier. The father was also a native of Haden, was reared upon a farm, and .some years after his marriage, with his family, emi- grated to America. It was in 1848 that he bade adieu to friends and native land and crossed the deep to New York City. I''ur two years he worked on a farm in Ihal localit\-, and in the spring of 1850 made his way tur- chased a farm in Genesee County, N. Y., when he was twenty-two years of age. As a compan- ion and helpmate on life's journey, he chose Eliza- beth Curtis, a native of the Iviiii)ire State, their wedding being celebrated Februarv 10, 1820. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 423 He accumulated one hundred and eighty acres of land in New York, but after a time sold that propert}-, and in 1845 emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, settling on section 21, Troy Town- ship. There he purchased a farm, and to its cul- tivation and improvement devoted his energies throughout his remaining days. While in the East, he served as School Trustee, and after com- ing West was Justice of the Peace. He died May I, 1875, at the age of .seventy-.seven, and his wife, who was born April 23, 1801, pa.ssed awaj' on the 5th of January, 1879. This worthy couple were the parents of ten children, of whom An.son O. is the eldest. Ar- minda M. is now the wife of Fred L,ull, of Wind- sor, Vt. ; D. La Fayette, born March 27, 1827, now follows farming in Troy Township; Simeon S., born September 8, 1829, and Leander, born May 25, 1831, are both agriculturists of Troy Township; Elizabeth J., born July 3, 1833, is now living in North Greenfield, Wis.; Ellen, born June 7, 1836, is the wife of William Em- met, of Whitewater; William H. H., born Au- gust 6, 1838, is an inmate of the Madison Asy- lum; Mary, born January 3, 1842, is the wife of John Medbury, a farmer of South Dakota; and George F., born March 19, 1847, is proprietor of a meat-market in North Greenfield, Wis. No event of special importance occurred during the boyhood and youth of Anson O. Richmond. He remained with his parents in New York until twenty-two years of age, when he bade adieu to his old home and accompanied his father to Mich- igan, but after a time he went to Ohio, and entered the college at Kirtland, that State, where he pursued his studies for a year, paying his tui- tion by giving singing- lessons. In June, 1S46, he came to Walworth County, to the home of his father, and here he also carried on singing-schools. Part of his time he devoted to work as a farm hand, being in the employ of one man for nine years, a fact which indicates his faithfulness to his employer's interests. Upon his marriage he rented a farm, which he made his home for four years, when its owner died, and he left the place. In 1873 he bought a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in Troy Township, the purchase price being $6,000. Of this sum he owed $4,000, and had to pay interest at the rate of ten per cent, on the same for several years, but as time pa.ssed his efforts were crowned witli pro.sperit\ , he paid off all indebtedne.ss, and now owes no man a dollar. On the 22d of May, 1866, was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Richmond and Miss Catherine E. Goodrich, daughter of Sheldon and Julia A. (Taylor) Goodrich. Her parents were natives of New York, and her father was the second white male child born in his county. The date of his birth was October 3, 1797, and his wife was Ijorn November 3, 1805. Her death occurred October 5, 1857, and he survived her until May 22, 186S, when he was also called to the home beyond. Mr. and Mrs. Goodrich were the parents of five children: Catherine E. , who was born October 6, 1827, and is now the wife of our subject; vSn- sanna H., who was born June 4, 1829, and is the wife of Erastus Cogswell, of Ottumwa, Iowa; Sarah L. , who was born November 21, 1830, and died September 28, i860; Asahel G., who was born October 5, 1832, and was killed by the cars August 30, 1853; and Samuel S. who was born December 17, 1S42. The latter is now in the employ of Lindsay Bros., of Milwaukee, Wis., and has a residence at Ba}' View. To Mr. and Mrs. Richmond were born two children. Addie, born January 15, 1867, is now the wife of Robert Branfort, a farmer of Troy Township; and Elizabeth S., born March- 17, 1S6S, is the wife of W. S. Bunker, and is living with her parents in Troy Center. The\- also have two grandchildren. The Richmond home is the abode of ho.spitality, and the members of the hou.sehold rank high in social circles. In 1890 our subject removed from the farm to Troy Center, where he is now living a retired life, the competence which he has acquired supplying him with all that he desires. In politics, he is a Dcm- crat. He has .served as vSchool Superintendent of his township, and is now acceptably filling tlie office of Justice of the Peace. 424 PORTRAIT AND HIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. A\I)Rr:\\ I. HLISS. GlXDRIvW J. lUJSS. who resides on section I 1 2^, Tniy Towiivhiii, is llic owner of one of I I the finest farms in this section of Walwortli County. It comprises one hundred and sixty acres of rich and arable land, which is now under a high state of cultivation, and in the mid.st of well-tilled fields stand a good residence and barns and other outbuildings such as are foiuul ujuin a model farm. The im])rovements were all placed there by the owner, who is regarded as one of the jiractical and progressive agriculturists of the conuniuiity. TIr life record of our subject is as follows: Ik- was born September 28, 1S30, in Cortland Count> , N. Y., and is a .son of Gideon and Pruileucc (Pease) Bliss, both of whom were natives of Mas.sacluisetts County, N. H. The father was a farmer, and about 1X26 removed to New York, where he purchased land and carried on agricul- tural ])ursuits until bis death, which occurred in \S(^2. The mother, with her son and daughter, afterward emigrated westward and .sellled on a farm in Walworth County, Wis. Andrew J. liliss began life for him.self when a youth of thirteen summer.^, (lri\ inn hor.ses on the olil Krie Canal. He came with the family to the West in i.S4_v :uid aided in opening up the farm until 1830, when he went to California, attracted by the discovery of gold on the Pacific Slope. He engaged in mining, and was fairly .successful, but his health failed him, and he returned tothe Badger State in 1852. He then jiurchased a farm in La- I-'ayette Township, comprising eighty acres, and devoted his time and attention to its cultivation aiul improvement for two years, when he sold out and embaikea.ssed, on the expiration of which period he purchased a farm of one hundred and thirty-three acres, on .sections 26 and 35, Troy T(jwnshi]), and has since made his home thereon. He has, however, extended the boundaries of his farm until it now comprises one hundred and sixty-eight acres, and iu return for the care and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 427 cultivation he bestows upon it it yields to him a golden tribute. He is now successfully engaged in general farming and stock-raising. Mr. Bliss ca.st his first Presidential vote for James Buchanan in 1856, and since the organiza- tion of the Republican party has been one of its stalwart supporters. He has filled all of the town- ship offices, including those of Collector and As- sessor, and to those who know him it is needless to say that he discharged his duties with prompt- ness and fidelity. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' vSociety and the Grand Army of the Re- public. ORLO S. CANRIGHT, M. D. 0RI.O S. CANRIGHT, M. D., one of the successful physicians of Walworth County, who now makes his home in East Troy, has the honor of being a native of the Badger State, his birth having occurred in Pewaukee. Wauke- .sha County, on the 27th of July, 1857. The paternal grandfather, Solomon Canright, was a native of ULster County, N. Y., where he was born September 13, 1799, and was of Scotch descent. His wife, who was born in the Green Mountain State, June 13, 1806, and was of French lineage, died in 1891. Solomon Canright became a tanner and won considerable propert}', but afterwards lost much of it. He then came we.st to Milwaukee, where he retrieved his lost possessions, becoming quite wealthy. His death occurred in Wauke.sha, when seventy years of age. John Canright, fa- ther of Solomon, was born in Rhinebeck, N. Y., in 1754, and married Nancy Morris, who was born in 1761. The father of John was Hiram Canright, a native of Philadelphia, Pa., born in 1727. He married Hannah Ziro, who was born on the Rhine in 1737. Thus we trace the Doc- tor's genealogy to Hiram Canright, the first of the name of whom we have any record in America. John E. Canright, father of our subject, is a native of New York, and has made farming his life work. He was born February 3, 1833, and is one of ten children, who by their parents were brought to the West in an early cfay. They landed at Milwaukee, and thence went to Prairie- ville, now Waukesha. After he had arrived at mature >ears, John E. Canright purchased a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, which he im- proved and sold for $10,000. He married Delia H. Walbridge, who was born in New York, and is a daughter of Orlo Walbridge, who was born in the same State, and was of French lineage. He was a shrewd and successful business man, who carried on hotel-keeping in several different cities, and died at the age of seventy-two years. Both Mr. and Mrs. Canright are members of the Methodist Church, in which he is serving as vSteward. He was for eighteen mouths a soldier in the late war, participated in the battles of Nashville and Chattanooga, and was all through the Tennessee campaign. In the family were nine children, four sons and five daughters, seven of whom are yet living, namely: Orlo S. ; Charles, who makes his home in Milwaukee; Frank, of Fairmont, Minn. ; Charlotte, wife of George Swearingen, also of Fairmont; and Delia, Amy and Harry, who are living with their parents in Fairmont. The Doctor was reared in the county of his nativity, and entered Carroll College, from which he would have graduated had not the .school failed, six months prior to the time of the comple- tion of his course. Taking up the study of medi- 22 42S PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. cine, 1r- iK-eaiiie a studfiil in Knsli Mirdical Col- lejjf, of Cliicaj;o, fnun which lie was j;radnatO(l on lliL- 1 9lh of February, iHS^. He then localeil in RuscTnont, Minn., where lie remained for .-.ix months, wlieii he o])cnej)orter of the men and measures of the Republican party. His success in life is due to earnest a|>plication anil well-di- rected efforts, and in the line of his profession he has won a re]>utation for skill and al)ility which is well deserved. I- RANK L. I-RAS1:R. l^k.WK I,. l-'RASlvR, who owns and oi)erates f^ three hnndied acres of land on section 1. I Ivast Troy Townshiji, Walworth Coinit>', has taken cpiite a prominent jiart in public affairs, having fre(inently been called upon to .serve in po.sitions of honor and tru.st. He was born in a mining-cam]) at Xegro Hill, Cal., September 29, 1S54. 'T"l i^ a .son of Alex and Julia (Criles) Fraser. The father was a native of .Scotland, and in his early life followeil farming. At the age of twenty-two years he went to California, where he engaged in mining, si)ending eight years on the Pacific Slo])e. He was (juite successful as a miner, and also did a good business as an engi- neer. When about thirty years of age he re- turned to Kast Troy, Wis., and i)urchased the farm upon which he has made his home contin- uously since. He there reared his two .sons, t)olh of whom follow farming in this locality, the younger being James, an agriculturist of Ivast Troy. Close attention to business, combined with industry and good management, has brought to Mr. Fraser .success, and in his undertakings he has prospered. He is now the owner of four hundred and twenty acres of valuable land, which, in return for the care and cultivation he bestows u])on it, \ ields to him a gooil income. The place is well iniproveil with golete(l, he resumed that occupation. During the uKinths of vacation his time and attention were devoted to farm work. On the 22d of March, 1.S76, Mr. Fraser was united in marriage with Mi.ss I^li/.abeth H.iller, daughter of Jacob Haller, a native of .Switzerland, now living in East Troy. He came to Wiscon- sin in 1.S36, long before the .State was admitted to the Union, and locateears later his wife passed away. The family originally came from Holland. Mr. Hare of this sketch grew to manhood uppn his father's farm, and received but limited school privileges, yet through his own efforts acquired a fair education. As a companion and helpmate on life's journey, he chose Miss Mary Fergu.son, their wedding being celebrated in 1838. Her fa- ther, Farrington Ferguson, removed from Long Island to Prince Edward County, Canada, about 1776, and located on a farm, which he made his home until his death, in 1842. His wife survived him for several years, and pa.ssed away at the ad- vanced age of one hundred. For a number of years after his marriage Mr. Hare followed farming near the old homestead, Init on the 9th of September, 1841, the parents and their six children started for Wisconsin, and 430 PORTRiVlT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD. after a voyage of eight days on the Lakes landed at Milwaukee. For a month they remained in that dty, and then removed to a farm a mile north of Waukesha, where they remained until the follow- ing spring. Six months were i)a.ssed on a re.ser- vation, after which they located in Jefferson County, north of Ft. Atkinson, where two years were pa.s.sed. Their ne.xl home was upon a farm near Hebron, Jefferson County, where tliey sixrnt two years, then removing to a fann ea.st of Whitewater, wliich contiiuied to he tlieir home until 1857, at which time Mr. Hare rented land on section 16, Sharon Townslii]>, Walworth Coun- ty. A year later he purcha.sed that farm, and made it his home for nine years. He then .sold out and went to Pawnee County, Neix, where lie purcha.sed a fine farm, hut afterwards dispo.sed of it, and resided for some time in Clear Creek Township, Nemaha County, Kan., where he en- tered a homestead, living uj)on it for seven years. On selling that property, he purchased a home in Abilene, Kan., but, 011 account of illness, he was forced to dispo.se of bin property and return to Richmond, Wis., where he has since lived. During the late war Mr. Hare manifested his loyalty by enlisting, December i, 1S61, in Compa- ny II, Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantry, under Capt. J. L. Pratt, of Whitewater, and Col. Maloney. He served for six months, when he was disabled by a heavily loaded army wagon running over him. This was on May 23, 1.S62, and he was con- fined in the hospital until the folhnving October, when he was ordered to rejoin his regiment at Ft. Henry, Tenn., and was there tlischargetl, on ac- count of his disabilities, on the 30th of I)ecemlx;r. He also had some military exiK-rience in Canada, serving for .some weeks in the militia, during the Rebellion of 1837-38. To Mr. and Mrs. Hare were born eight chil- dren: Hannah, wife of William Carkey, of Kan- sas; Loucetta, wife of Louis Carnes, of Michi- gan; Martha, Mrs. Clark; Ambro.se R., who owns a large farm adjoining his father's home; Clarissa, wife of Charles H. Hare, of Pawnee City, Neb.; Elizabeth, wife of William Root, of Delavan; Peter S., who was accideiitallv killed by a fall, August 3, 1873, when about twenty -t)ne years of age; and Daniel W. Mr. Hare has always been a stanch Republican, and aided in organizing the party in this k>cality. His life has been an eventful and busy one. I-"or several years he was Postmaster of Richmond, and owns the store-building in which the po.stoffice is located. For three years he also engaged in merchandising. He is a typical pioneer, and is one of the few early settlers that are left to tell the story of the da\s when Walworth County was situated on the frontier. He has witnessed almost the entire growth and develojiment of this region, and has ever borne his part in the work of prog- ress and advancement. He is held in the highest regard by a large circle of friends and acer 5, 1S32, and is a sou of Spencer and Elvira PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 431 (Dimock) Weeks, who were also natives of the Bay State. He traces his ancestry back to George Weeks, who in 1635 crossed the Atlantic and be- came one of the earl}' Puritan settlers of Dorches- ter, in the Ma.ssacliusetts Baj- Colony. He is said to have been of an ancient and honorable family of Devonshire, England, whose original name was Wrej-, and tradition says the family was of Hu- guenot origin. The coat-of-arms is described in Burke's Heraldr}- as, "Ermine, three battle-axes sable;" the crest, "An arm embowered in armor proper, holding a battle-axe gules. ' ' The mottoes are, "Cari Deo nihilo carent," — "Those dear to God lack nothing;" "Vitfe via\-irtus," — "The way of life, virtue;" — "Pra;stea et persta," — "Stand first and .stand firm." George Weeks came to America in the same ship with Rev. Richard Mather. He took a special interest in education, as is shown by the old town record. His death occurred December 28, 1650. The spelling of the name was changed to Weeks in two or three generations. Some of the famil}' have been graduates of colleges, a few have become clergymen, phxsicians and lawj'ers, a large proportion have been farmers, some have been mechanics, a considerable number have en- gaged in mercantile pursuits, and many of the Massachusetts branches have been sea-faring men. William, son of George Weeks, was born in Eng- land about 1628, and it is related of him that he was the bold innovator who re.stored the practice of designating the months by the "heathen" names instead of numbers. He held various of- fices, and died December 13, 1677. His eldest son, John, was born February 23, 1651, and mar- ried Sarah Hanunond, November 4, 1674. He followed farming, and died prior to October, 17 14. His fourth child, William, was born March 23, 168S, and his youngest child, Hezekiah, was born about 1739. It is said that the last-named was apprenticed to a blacksmith, but ran away to Nor- wich, Mass., and settled about si.K hundred acres of land on the We.stfield River. He served in the Revolutionary War, and followed blacksmithing and farming. He married Ruth Cole, of Worth- ington, and died April 22, iSig, in his eigh- tieth year. His son Samuel, born about 1764, served as his father's substitute in the Revo- lution from 1780 to i78'3, and was one of the guard over Maj. Andre. In 1789, he mar- ried Lydia Williams, of Saybrook, Conn., suc- ceeded to the ownership of his father's farm, lived a worthy life, and died in Southampton, Mass., March 15, 1843. His son Spencer, born in 1797, was married May i, 1817, to Elvira Dimock, who was born Augu.st 5, 1798, and was a daugh- ter of Thomas and Sophia Dimock. This worthy couple resided for a time in Darien, Gene.see County, N. Y., and in 1S43 came to Lyons, Wal- worth County, Wis., where the father died No- vember 5, 1859. His wife passed away February ID, 1883. Our SHbject was the eighth child born to this worthy couple. He was educated in Prof. Buck's Academy in Milwaukee, where he pursued a preparatorj- course, and in Lawrence University of Appleton, from which he was graduated in 1858. With his parents he had come to the West in 1843. Their family numbered ten children, of whom five are j-et living, namely: Otis and George v., both farmers of Lyons Township; Mrs. Elvira Wait, of Lyons; Mrs. Harriet Fonda, of White- water; and Thompson D. Lewis S. , who died in Elkhorn in May, 1893, became a verj- wealthy citizen, and prior to his death lived retired. Mrs. Almena died in Milwaukee; Mrs. Maria Van Tine died in Lyons in i860; Mrs. Eliza Spencer, in Appleton, Wis.; and Mrs. Sophia Ross is also deceased . After completing his literary education, Mr. Weeks of this sketch attended the Albany Law School of New York, from which he was gradu- ated in 1859. He then entered the law-office of Judge Lyon, of Racine, with whom he remained for si.x months in order to obtain practical expe- rience. On the expiration of that period he opened an office in Whitewater, where he has since car- ried on the pro.secution of his chosen profession. He practices in all the courts of the State and is an able member of the Bar, a man of deep thought, a clear and logical .speaker, verj- convincing in argument. He has been retained as counsel on some of the most important cases in the State. On the 7th of June, 1865, Mr. Weeks was united 432 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. in marriage with Miss AtUlelaide Hall, adopted daughter of S. C. Hall, and to tlieiii liave lx.-eii born two children: Ik-leii L., wife of Lucius W'akeley, of Chicajjo; and Charles S., at home. Mr. Weeks belongs to the Masonic fraternity, and in his political views, he is a stalwart Republican. In 1867, he was elected to the State Legislature, in 1875 to the Senate, and in 1892, he was again cho.sen State Senator. For seventeen years he was a regent of the Stale Normal ScIkjoIs. He has never sought office, but has Ijeen called by his party as one of its represent at i\e men. i-DW'iN i)i:lc)s com. ""I)\V1X DKLOS COK is a member of a '3 family whose ancestry has been traced back __ to i59f>, at which time Rol)ertCo34. The next >ear, he removed with others to Welhersfidd, Comi., where lhe\- purchased laud from llic Intlians. The letter of dismission granted by the church atWater- town to Kol)erl Coi>e and five others was ratified and confirmed by the first court held at Hartforcl, April 2C1, 1636. A difficulty soon arose in the church, and on the 3d of October, 1640, Andrew Ward and Robert Cooe, on behalf of themselves and about twenty- others bought Stamford of New Haven Colony for thirty-three .sovereigns, and conunenced a settlement there. April 5, 1643, a court was established at Stamford, and Robert Cooe was ajipointed one of the assistant judges. In the spring of i/>44, with several others, he formed the first English settlement at Hempstead, Long I.s- land. Eight years later, he aided in establishing a .settlement at Middleburg, now Xewtown, Long Island. He was a magistrate during his residence there, and took a leading ])art in all affairs of the town. In ift^C-t, he was appointed a deputy to invoke the aid of the New England Colonies in jirotecling the English settlements on Long I.sland from attacks by the Dutch and Indians. In No- vember of the same year, he was sent as a delegate to confer with the Burgomasters of New .Amster- dam in forming some jilan for the common safety. Ivarl>- in iC)56, he joined several others in com- mencing a settlement in Jamaica. They purchased land from the Indians, the certificate of imrchase being .signed by Robert Cooe and seventeen others, March 21, 1656. He was a])pointe(l a magi.strate of the town in 1659. •t"' represented it in May, i6fi4, in the General Convention at Hartford, by PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 433 which body he was appointed Commissioner for Jamaica. He continued to be one of the most ac- tive and prominent men in public affairs till about 1672, when he was sevent3--six years old. The time of his death is riot known. Robert, the second son of Rol^ert Cooe, died at Stratford, Conn., at the earl)- age of thirty-two, leaving an only son John. The latter married Mary Hawley, and died at Stratford in 1741, leaving ten children. Ephraim, the .seventh of the.se, born in 1698, had a son Ephraim, born in 1724, whose son Seth, born in 1771, was the grandfather of the subject of this article. Or- ris Kirtland Coe, son of Seth, born in 1S15, married Paulina Stevens Bushnell, a native of Otsego County, N. Y. She was the daughter of Thomas and Nancy (Blood) Bushnell, of old New England families, of English origin. Thomas Bu.shnell was born in Connecticut, and went to Vermont, whence he removed to Otsego County, N. Y. Mrs. Coe died May 19, 1881, aged six- ty-nine years, and her husband now resides at Indianapolis. E. D. Coe was born at I.xonia, Jefferson County, Wis., on the nth of June, 1840, and is a native son of whom Wisconsin may be proud. His father's farm was on Rock River, seven miles above Watertown, and the first eight years of his life were spent there, at the end of which time the family moved to Beaver Dam, remaining ten jears, and removing thence to Watertown. He attended the public school at Beaver Dam, the Madi.son High School and the State University, and taught school three terms. He was in the senior year at the last-named institution when President Lincoln is- sued the first call for troops, in April, 1861. This closed his school life, for, in common with many other brave youths of the land, he at once re- sponded to the call with his enlistment. His com- pany was a.ssigned to the Second Regiment, Com- pany A, but did not leave the State. At the ex- piration of the ninety days for which he was en- listed, he entered Company A, First Wisconsin Cavalry, with which he served as a private and corporal until August, 1863. On returning from the army, Mr. Coe began the study of law in the office of Gill i& Barber at Water- town, and in the spring of 1864 wentto Janesville, where he continued his legal studies with Bennett, Cassoday & Gibbs. Here he pursued his studies with such vigor and success that he was admitted to the Bar at the end of a year. His health had, however, become impaired in the struggle, and he was advi.sed to engage in out-door business. For a time, he was associated with his father in the lumber trade at Watertown, and was one year engaged in the oil business at Bothwell, Canada, with unsatisfactory results. In Au- gust, 1868, he l)ought a half-intere.st in the Watertown Republican , and two years later en- gaged in the newspaper business at Beloit. In 1 87 1, he purchased the Whitewater Register, and here has made his record as a journal- ist. For twenty-two years he has given his atten- tion to the production of a first-cla.ss local paper, and with eminent success. It has attained more than a State-wide reputation, and is conceded to be the best country newspaper in the North- west. Unlike many country papers, the editorial page always has something of interest, as well as sound comment on current events. The edi- tor has tlie courage of his convictions, and is re- cognized as a power in State politics. While he is tactful, and does not unnecessarily provoke di.s- cussiou and enmit}', his utterances have no un- certain sound when occasion demands an express- ion. With the exception of three years, begin- ning with the i,st of January, 1888, he has been sole editor and proprietor of the paper, which en- joys a very wide circulation, both at home and in surrounding towns through several counties. Personally, Mr. Coe is gifted with that mag- netic, genial dispo.sition which .secures and re- tains friends, and he is popular throughout the State, even with his political opponents. He rarely forgets a name, which he always a.ssociates with the right face. Being earnest in his convictions and true to principle, he has always warmly espoused the cau.se of the Republican party, as the exponent of his ideas of progress, and care for the public weal. He has several times been called upon to serve in a public capacity, and has always discharged his duties with fidelity and indu.stry, having due regard for hiscon.stituency as a part of 434 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD. lliL- whole coininonwealtli, whose welfare is of also identified with the Columbian League, be- prinie consideration. He has served two terms as School Commissioner, was a inemher of the State Assemhls- in 1S78 and 1879, and Cliief Clerk of that body in 1882, 1885, 1887 and 1889. In 1S90, he had the refusal of the nomination for Congressman in the I*"irst District, but l)ccame the candidate on the State ticket for Secretary' of State, sharins; the common defeat of the Republican party in thai historic canii>aign. He made a gallant fight for the American schoolhouse, which he re- alizes to be the only hope of the Republic. Mr. Coe is a member of the Congregational Church of Whitewater, and entertains, in conunou with others of that congregation, rather liberal view.s — all the Protestant .sects of the town being bles.sed with :ui unusually fraternal spirit. He has been Commander of C. K. Curtice Post No. 34, l)e])artnKiil of W'ksconsin, Grand Armv of the Re public, of which he is an active meml)er. and is sides several insurance orders. As an evidence of his faith in the town and desire to promote its in- terests, he iK-camea stockholder in the Hotel Wal- worth, the Electric Light Works, and the Wagon & Carriage Works. His paper has always shown his loyalty to the dignity and good order of the municipality, as his personal course has demon- strated his patriotism in State and National affairs On .Sei)tember 26, 1863, at Janesville, Mr. Coe was married to Miss Kmma Ellsworth Si)aulding, daughter of Joseph Spaulding, a pioneer of Rock County. Mrs. Coe is a lady of intelligence, a worthy daughter of a long and honorable New England lineage, and a faithful helpmate of an up- right and useful citizen, ably fdling her place in the conununit\-. Five children have blessed the un- ion of I'Mwin and Ivnnna Coe. named as follows: I-'lorence Ivlsic, Ellsworth Si)aulding. Dwight Bushnell, Josei)h Spaulding and Rol)ert Kirtland. cARRiyir s. \VAri<:RMAN. /gJ.XRRETT S. WATICRMAN is one of the l_ most successful, enterprising and jirogressive ^J business men of Whitewater. He is en- gaged in real-e.slale dealing and is agent for vari- ous insurance companies. His able management and close attention to all details have won for him a high degree of success, and his business has constantly increased and pro.spered. He enjoys the largest real-estate trade in Whitewater, and ill his insurance business he is meeting willi a like success. Mr. W.-iterman was born in Jo Daviess County, 111., Sei>tembcr 12, i>S55, and is a son of Lucius and Rachel (Schenck) Waterman, the former a native of \'ernioiit, and the latter of New York. The Watermaiis were of English anil .Scotch tie- scent, and the family was founded in America during Colonial days. The father of our subject came to iIk' Wist in 18.^9, and for a number of years engaged in mercliandising in Milwaukee. He renuned thence to California, where lie en- gaged in mining, and on his return to the Miss- issipi)i \'alley he took up his residence in Jo Daviess County, 111. In 1S74, he again came to Wi.sconsin, locating near Janesville, where his death occurred in December, 1879. Mrs. Water- man is .still living in Bradford. Rock County, Wis. Her jieople were originally from Holland, and on emigrating to America located in New Jersey, where representatives of the family fol- lowed agricultural pursuits and milling. Tlie grandfather of our subject, William Schenck, a widclv known and pros]Krous man, was a larmer of .Monlgoiner\' Ci)unt\, X. V., and lived on the PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 435 Mohawk Flats during the greater part of his life. At one time he owned much propert\', employing as manj- as a hundred hands at a time. In the Waterman family were three children: William, who is connected with the music house of Kimball Bros., of Chicago; Mrs. Anna Searl, of Blue Ibland, 111; and Garrett S. The la.st- nanied spent his boyhood days upon a farm near Galena. He began to earn his own livelihood by clerking in the grocery .store of Hill & Fuller, of Janesville, with whom he remained two years, when he embarked in general merchandising in Fairfield, Rock County, carrying on operations along that line for a period of three years. In 1890, he came to Whitewater, and, in partner- ship with D. Van Valen, he embarked in his present line of business. This connection was continued until the removal of his partner to Janesville, since which time he has been alone in business. On the 7th of December, 1881, Mr. Waterman was united in marriage with Miss Delia Schenck, a daughter of Ralph W. Schenck, a farmer of La Prairie. In his social relations our subject is a Mason, and in politics is a supporter of the Re- publican party. While living in Fairfield he served as Postmaster, Ijut has never sought or desired public office, preferring to give his entire time and attention to his business interests. He now has control of more property than any other real-eslate dealer in Whitewater, and the honora- ble, upright methods that characterize his busi- ness transactions have gained the confidence and good-will of the entire community. As insurance agent he represents the Hartford Fire Insurance Company of Hartford, Connecticut; the Royal In.surance Company of Liverpool, England; the Connecticut Insurance Company of Hartford; the Niagara Company of New York; and the Man- chester Fire Insurance Company of Manchester, England. THOMAS F. McKEY. 'HOMAS F. McKEY, who during the pa.st two j'ears has been engaged in the practice of denti.stry in Whitewater, is one of the most popular citizens of Walworth County. He has the honor of being a native of Wisconsin, for his birth occurred in Janesville, Februarj' 23, 1856. His parents were Michael and Elizabeth (Fold.s) McKey, the latter coming from a highly respected faniilj- of Dublin, Ireland. The fami- lies, however, on both sides were Protestants, be- ing comnuniicants of the Episcopal Church. The father of our subject was a most successful business man, and through his well-directed ef- forts, enterpri.se and per.severance accumulated a large property. As his financial resoiu'ces were increased, he invested in real estate, niostlv in Chicago, and the rapid rise in value demonstrated his foresight and sagacity, and made him a wealthy man. He was a native of the lim- erald Lsle, born in County Mayo. During his youth, accompanied by a twin brother, he cros.sed the Atlantic and located at Little Falls, N. Y. During his earlier years he engaged in the drv- goods business. In 1S53 he emigrated to Racine, Wis. , and the following year removed to Janes- ville. He and his brother owned a number of stores at various places, including Janesville, Oshko.sh and Madison, and were also inter- ested in nu'ning. Their business affairs were closed out in 18S7. Mrs. McKey died in Janes- ville in 1863, and Mr. McKey pa.ssed awaj- in 1S67. In the family were five children, four of 4^6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RKCORD. whom are yet living: William D., a real-estate dealer of Chicago; Thomas F. of this sketch, George M., who is cnjiajjed in the liiml)er busi- ness in Janesville: and Mrs. Harry H. Smith, Jr., of Whitewater. Hannah, the fourth in order of hirth, flied in childhears of his life. On the expiration of that period, Mr. Ives re- turned to the Fast and was united in marriage with Miss .Susan Parish, daughter of John and Nancy (Tift) Parish, the wedding being cele- brated in the fall of 1848. The lady was born and reared in Wyoming County, N. Y. Mr. Ives and his young wife removed to Pennsyl- vania, where he carried on business for three years. In 1S51, he again came to Wi.scousin, and embarked in farming in Darien Town.ship. The home was blessed with the ]iresence of three children, but all are now decea.sed. They were I.eaman J., who died at the age of three and a- lialf years: Augusta L., who died at the age of ten years: and Clinton, who ilieil in infancy. The miitlRT of this family was called to her linal rest PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 439 on the 6th of December, 1853, and her remains were interred in Delavan Cemetery. On the 5th of October, 1854, Mr. Ives was again married, his second union being with Miss Lydia C. H. Tift, daugliter of Joseph Tift, of Trumbull County, Ohio. The following year they removed to their farm on .section 35, Rich- mond Township. Four children graced this union. Clinton P., the eldest, married Helen Wlialey, of Hampshire, 111; Leaman J. is now engaged in the operation of the home farm; John W. makes his home in Delavan Township; and Amos Riley is a resident of Darien Township. In 1875, Mr. Ives was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, wlio died on the 25th of January, and was laid to rest in .Spring Grove Cemetery, of Delavan Township. On the ist of April, 1876, he was joined in wedlock with Mrs. A. D. Clark, widow of Arnold B. Clark, and a daughter of Horace Hitchcock. She is a native of Wirt Center, Allegany County, N. Y., and by her former marriage she had four children: Mary E. , at home; Henry M., who resides in Kansas; Emma G., who died at the age of six months, and was buried in New York; and Myra L., who died at the age of nine years, and was laid to rest in Spring Grove Cemetery, of Delavan. Mr. Ives has never been a politician in the sense of office-seeking, yet has faithfully served his fellow-townsmen. He was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for two terms, and, with the excep- tion of three years, has filled the office of vSchool Trea.surer since 1866. The cause of education has found in him a warm friend, and he has done effective service in its interest. He votes with the Democratic party, of which he is a stalwart supporter, and was a friend and neighbor of Hon. J. R. Doolittle, ex-United States Senator from Wisconsin. Mrs.- Ives had three brothers who were in the late war, and Henry died while in the service. The others, Harley D. and Hiram B., are both living in New York. Her sister, Mrs. James Soper, is now living in Darien Township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Ives are members of the Bapti.st Church of Delavan. The former also belongs to Olive Branch Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., and is a member of the Old Settlers' Association of Wal- worth County. He is a self-made man, having started out in life empt3--handed, but after years of earnest labor he succeeded in acquiring a hand- some competence, and is now the owner of a pleasant home and two hundred acres of fine farming land. Both he and his wife are held in the highest esteem in the connnunity. JOEL DOUBLEDAY. (TOEL DOUBLEDAY, a prominent and high- I ly re-spected farmer of Walworth Comity, O now living on .section 29, Whitewater Town- ship, is a native of the Empire State. He was born in Cortland County, March 20, 1842, and is a son of Charles D. Doubleday, who was born in Comiecticnt, September 12, 1802. Having at- tained to mature years he was joined in marriage with Miss Mar\- J. Fairfield, a native of North- ampton, Mass., born January 29, 1812. In 1849 they left the Ea.st and with their family emigrated to Wisconsin. The father purchased one hun- dred and twenty acres of land on section 29, Whitewater Township, W'alworlh County, and to this added as his financial resources were in- creased until he became the owner of two hun- dred acres, comprising one of the best farms of the count}-. It was supplied with all modern ini- 440 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. provemeiits and conveniences, and in appearance was neat and thrifty. Mr. Dcnihleday was a slraJKlitforward, honorable business man, and Ills many cvctllencics of cliaracter won him tlie hi^h regard of all with whom he was brought in con- tact. He died on the 4th of March, 1861, and his Mr. Donbledaj- whose name heads this sketch was a child of seven years when, with his par- ents, he came to Wisconsin, where he has since n;ade his home. He was rearetl up-mer, Mrs. H. A. Hall, Mrs. J. H. Welch. Mrs. J. W. Welch, and Ennna A. Burns, who has been the faithful companion, with the aged and devoted husband, during her declining years. There are also thirteen grandchildren, who deeply mourn the loss of a kind, affectionate grand- mother, from whose hands the.se little ones re- ceived tokens of love, and vvlio always sympa- thized with teiiderness i:i their troubles from innocent childhood to mature manhood and wo- manhood. " Decea.sed was highlv re.spected in tliis com- mur.it\-, and her friends were legion. vSIie was always in readiness to be.stow charity upon the needy and helpless, l)eing an exceedingly kind and 442 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ohliginR iiti>ihl>i>r, and a true friend to all who formed licr ac<|nniiilance. " The funeral services wire held at the litinie on I''riday, March .^o, Rev. J. Sdiofield, of ICvans- ville, ofiiciatinj^, the ceremonies iK-inj; brief and of an impressive character. A larj;e concour.se of neij^lilmrs and old-lime friends of the deceased and her deei)ly i)ereaved family were present to pay their last sad tribute of respect for the dead. There was a contribution of eiijlity roses, one for each year of her life, by the jjrandchildren, a most approi)riate token of their love and affection. " After services the remains were taken to Oak- wfHxl Cemetery, and laid in their la.st reslinR- ])lace beside two of her children who died in in- fancy." Hll^R^■ \Ai(;ii.\ HKNRY VArnilN, who follows farmini; on section iS, S]>rin,i; I'rairie Towiishi]), is ininil)ered amoiiv; the earl\- settlers of Wal- worth County, and is one of the honored \'eterans of tlie late war. A well-spent life has won him a place among the most highly resjiected citizens of this conununily, and he therefore well deserves representation in llie history of his adopted coun- ty- Mr. X'aughii is a native of the Green Mour.lain .State. He was l)orn October 30, 1836, in Rut- land County, and is the second in a family of si.x children who.se jiarents were Davicl T. and Re- becca (I)insmore) \'aughn. Hoth j)arents were natives of Vermont, but the mother was of Scotch and German extraction. The father was reared upon a farm, and after his marriage started west- ward. He became a resident of Michigan in 1837, and the following year removed to Walworth County, where he purcha.sed eighty acres of Gov- ernment land in LaFayette Township. It was all wild and unimproved, but he at once began its develojunent, and in course of time transformed it into a good farm, upon wliicli he made his home until his death, which occurred at the age of seventy-eight years. Me was a well-known citizen of the community, took an active interest in the de\eloi)ment of the county, and served as Chairman of the I'oard of Super\is irs at an early da\-. His wife i)assed awa\' at the age of sixty- three years. In the Vaughn family were six children: George, who is now a successful farmer of Spring Prairie Townshij): Henry, of this sketch: Mary; Olive M., who died at the age of thirty- nine years: Alonzo A., a resident of Hnrlinglon, Wis.; William W., who carries on agricultural pursuits in Sjiring Prairie Towiishi]); and Josejih H., who follows the same business in LaP'ayette Towii.ship, Walworth County. Our subject was a child of only two years when he came to Wisconsin. With the family he ex- perienced the hardships and difficulties of pioneer life, being reared amid the wild scenes of the frontier. He remembers the county when it was new, when a great part of the land was.still in the pos.sessiou of the Government, and when the work of progress and civilization .seemed scarcely l)e- gun. He aided in the arduous task of developing a farm, aneel)e, natives of New York. Two children graced their union: Ainia M., who became the wife of Adolph Ivslburg, and died, leaving two children: and Florence Eugenia, who is now a teacher in Brook- lyn, N. Y. For his second wife, the Doctor mar- ried Miss Etta L. Turnbull, daughter of Andrew and .\nn ( Dodds) Turnbull, natives of St. Law- lence Count\-, N. Y. They have an adojitcd d.iughter, Edith, who is now thirteen years of age, and who has lived with them since her fourth year. After his return from the war, Dr. Ueclor s[)enl one year in .Miinie.sola. In Sepleniber. 1.S6C1, he went to Mukwonago, Wis., where he remained until February, 1867, when he came to ICasl Troy. lie was then continuously engaged in ac- tive i)ractice until i.S.S.j. but since that time, on account of impaired health, has practically lived retired. His skill and ability had won for him a liberal jiatronage, which was con.stantl\- increas- ing. A man of deep research, and a close .student of his profession, his merit won for him a prominent jilace among his i)r(>fe.ssii>nal breth- ren in Walworth County. In his jxilitical views, the Doctor is a Democrat. His wife l)elongs to the 15a])ti.st Cinirch. They own a good farm on Booth Lake, and have a ])lea.sant home and other property in Ivast Troy. They are luunbered among the leading and influential citizens of this connnmiity, and their friends in the locality are many. The Doctor has iK-en a resident of Wi.s- consin for forty years, having come to the West when Chicago was a small city, and when Wal- worth County was but little advanced on the roail to civilization. During his residence in Ea.st Troy he has been mnnbered among its valued citizens, for he has taken an active interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the community and its upbudding. CiKORCili: WALLACE COBl'RX "gi'f )!<('.]■. W.\I,1,.\CI'; COBURN is engaged _. ill the Iraii^fc! and coal business in Wliite- ^jl water. He has built up an extensive trade, and now carries on operations on (juite a large .scale. He is one of the worthy citizens that Ohio has furnished to this connnunity, for he was born in Geauga Count)- of the Buckeye Slate, on the I ith of Decendier, 1S42. His parents, Fred H. and Lodema (Rice) Coburn, were both natives of Cortland County, N. Y. The father, who was a farmer, removed from the lunpire State to Ohio, and thence came with liis faiiiilx', consisting of wife and three cliildreii, to Wisconsin, in 184.S. Here the family circle was increased by the birth of three more children. They located on a farm near Whitewater, where the father carried on ag- ricultural pursuits for some years, but in 1.S74 he removed to thecil\-, where he spent his remaining da\s, his death occurring on the 2d of July, 1886, at the ripe oKl age of .seventy-two years. His childrc'n were: George W. of this sketch; Llewellyn H.: Frances Almena, wife of Caleb Howe: Milo. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 445 who is now deceased; Alice B., wife of D. W. Grant; and Nellie, who died in childhood. In the n.sual manner of farmer lads, Mr. Co- burn .spent the days of his boyhood and youth. He acquired his education in the district schools of the neighborhood, which he attended through the winter sea.son, while in the sununer months he aided in the labors of the field, plowing, plant- ing and han-esting. After attaining his majority he left the old homestead to make his own way in the world, and in 1.S76 came to Whitewater, where he began dealing in coal, and also engaged in draying. Since that time lie has continued op- erations along the.se lines with excellent success. His sales of coal have amounted to as much as three thou.sand tons per year. In 1885 he pur- chased a stone-quarry near the city, and is now also engaged in handling .stone and tnirning lime. Our subject is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, and of the Congregational Church, and takes an active part in church and benevolent work. He is a Prohibitionist in the truest and best sense of the term, as he has never used tobacco or tasted liquor, and is an in- flexible adherent of temperance principles. In consequence, he votes with the party which em bodies his views on that question. His life has been well and worthily pas.sed, and, although he makes no great profes.sions, the people of the community have the highest respect for him on account of his sterling worth and honesty' of pur- pose. In his business dealings he has met with, good .success, having acquired a comfortable com- petence. On the 25th of February, 1868, Mr. Coburn was married to Mi.ss Ada E. Hawes, a daughter of Joseph Hawes, a native of England. CHARLES P. GREENE. EHARLEvS P. GREENE, one of the repre- .sentative farmers and stock-dealers of Wal- worth County, who now makes his home on section 30, Spring Prairie Township, was born on the 19th of September, 1844, in Waukesha County, Wis. Little is known concerning the early history of the family, .save that for sev- eral generations past its representatives have lived in America, and therefore an ancestor mn.st have cro.s.sed the Atlantic in early Colonial days. The father of our subject, George Greene, was born June 19, iSii, in Andierst, Mass., was reared on a farm, and when a young man removed to New York. There he worked in lumber mills for a time, and also carried on agricultural pursuits. In 1S37, he followed the course of emigration, which was steadily drifting westward, and on reaching Wisconsin took up his residence upon a farm near Milwaukee, where he made his home until 1864. He was married on the 30th of March, 1842, to Miss Sarah A. Clark, who was born in the Empire State, August 13, 1823. Her father, who served in the War of 18 12, was of English extraction. To Mr. and Mrs. Greene were born eight chil- dren, of whom Charles P. is the second in order of birth. Only four of the number are liv- ing, the others being Clara A., now the wife of P. W. P'landers, a resident of Elkhorn, Wis. ; Annie M.; and Alice S., wife ofT. L. Decoudres, a prosperous farmer of Walworth Count}-. Mr. Greene continued farming near Milwaukee until 1864, when became to Walworth County, and purchased the farm on which our subject now re- sides. There he spent his remaining days, de- 446 PORTRAIT AND I5IOGRAPHICAL RECORD. voting his time and attention to agricultural pur- His capable management of his business interests, suits. While in his barn ihiringa thinuler-stonii and liis enterprise and well-directetl efforts, have he was killed by lightiiinj;, on the 2d of June, 18.S4. In his i)i)lilical views he was a Rejiubli- can, ;ind warmly advocated the men and measures I if thai pari)-. In religious belief he was a Kree- Will liaptisl. He won success in his business brought him jirosperity. He owns over three hundred acres of valuable land in Spring I'rairie Township ,and is one of the .stockholders of the First National IJank of lilkhorn, of which he is also President. He is interested in the National dealings, and as the result of his iudu.stry and Bank of tlie Republic of Chicago, loans a great careful management he left to his family ipiile a deal of mi>ney individually, and is rectiguizetl as large estate. Mrs. Greene .still survives her hu.s- the wealthiest citizen of his township. His suc- baud, and makes her home with her son Charles, ce.ss is certainly well deservetl, as the greater i)art She, tiH^ is a faithful member of the Free-Will of it has come to him through his own efforts. IJaplist Church. He votes with the Rei)ul>lican jiarty, and takes No event of special importance occurred dnr- fjuite an active part in ]K)litics, but will never con- ing the l)()yh(K)d and youth of our subject, who sent to become a candidate for office. The greater remained the greater i)art of the time upon the part of his life has been passed in Walworth home fanu with his father. His early educa- tion, actpiired in the common schools, was supi)leniented by an academic course. After attaining his majority, he joined his father in business, and the connection was ctintinued until his father's death, when Cliarles purchased the interest of the other heirs in the old Immestead. County, and those who ha\'e known him from boyhood are nund)ered among his stanchest friends, a fact which indicates a straightforAvard and honorable career. He is justly numbered among the best citizens of the comnninity, and well deserves represenlalion in this volume. saml'i:l k. ad.vms. r2|.\Mri';i, K. .\1).\MS, editor and imblisher ?\ •4 llie ICasl Troy .Wr.'.v, w;\s born in I'lint, Qj .Mich., on the , at which lime he took up iiis residence in"Baralx>o, Wis. The Adams family was probably founded in America during Ct)lonial days, for the grandfather, Hijali Adams, was a native of I'einisylvania. He made iarniing his life work, and lived to the ad- vanced age of nearh- ninety years. The mater- nal grandfather of our subjex-t was a native of New York. .Samuel K. -Adams was a child of four years when, with his i)arenls, he went to Delton, Wis., where he was reared to manhood. His education was ac(|uired in its ])ublic schools, and he re- mained under the parental roof until he had at- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 447 tained his inajoritj-. He then determined to en- gage in the printing business, and started to learn the trade at Kilbourn Cit}-, afterward working at different points in Wisconsin and South Dakota. Later he established the Black Earth Phono- graph, in Black Earth, Dane Count}-, Wis. This was in iSgi, and he continued the publication of the paper for twent^'-one months. In Februarj', 1S93, he established the East Troj- Nc7cs, which he is now publishing, and in connection with his paper he also does job printing. On the 28th of November, i888, Mr. Adams was united in marriage with Miss Florence S. Rood, daughter of Mosses J. and Ann Jeuette (Burdick) Rood, the former a native of Vermont, and the latter of New York. They have resided in East Tro)- little more than a year, but have many friends liere and are held in high regard. JOSEPH HURBERT PAGE. (Joseph HURBERT page, who .since the I fall of 1865 has successfully engaged in the G? practice of law in Whitew.iter, is a native of the Empire State, his birtli having occurred in Columbus, Chenango County, on the 14th of June, 1832. His father, Ilurbert Page, was a New York farmer, who afterwards took up the trade of blacksmithing, Ijut later resumed fanning, and subsequently engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was a son of Deacon Jo.seph Page, a native of Connecticut, and one of the heroes of the Revolu- tion, who in that war did service both on land and water. In early life he remo\-ed to Ne ,v York, became a large land-owner, and built several mills. He had a family of sixteen chil- dren, all of whom grew to mature years, and were married. His wife bore the maiden name of Sarah \A'hite. Their first home was in the Empire State, in the midst of the wilder- ness, and in tho.se early days they experienced many of the hardships and trials of frontier life. The Pages came originally from England, and .settled in New London, Coini. This was in early Colonial days. Having attained to mature years, Hurbert Page was united in marriage with Samantha Finch, daughter of Dr. Isaac F. and Phccbe (Birch) Finch. Mrs. Finch's father was Rev. William Birch, a Baptist minister, whom our subject heard preach at the advanced age of nine- ty-three. He died at the age of ninety-four, in Otsego County, N. Y. In 1855, Hurbert Page took his family to Illinois, and located at Maine, Cook County. On the 22d of May of that year a tornado swept over the localitj', destroyed the home of the famil)-, and the mother was killed. The storm was terrific, and tore loose stones that required three teams of oxen to haul. Our subject was then in New York, but returned home the following Sunday to see devastation on all sides. Four inmates of the house were killed outright, and two permanentl)' crippled. Nothing was left of the house or barn, and oxen, hogs and a house dog were picked up bodily by the storm and carried several rods away. To Mr. and Mrs. Page were born seven- teen children, of whom Joseph H. was the fifth in order of birth. Six of the number are yet living, including Dr. D. I. Page, of California, and Dr. James M., Levi H. and Mrs. Ada Mills, of Chi- cago. Charles S., who was a soldier of the late war, and was held as a pri.soner in Andersonville, is also living in California. Three sons of the Page family were ITnion soldiers during the War of the Rebellion. In taking up the personal history of our sub- 448 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ject, we present to our readers the life record of 1865, he came West and rented an office in Chi- one of the most prominent and influential citizens of Whitewater. He was educated in New York, and (luriiiK his joutli followed the trade of hlack- smithing. He also engaged in business along that line in Klgiii, 111., after which he returnetl to his native State, hoping to allend school, hut his wi.shes were thwarted by illness. He then began studying with lilder J. 1'. Hunting, a Hajtlisl minister, and was under his instruclion for three years. In llic mean time he taught sch(K)l, and l)egan the stud\ of law, liaving bor- cago, but ere his goods had arrived he went to Janesville, and was advised by a friend there to locate in W'hilewater, as a lawyer of the last- named place had just died, and hence there was a vacancy. Thus Mr. Page was induced to come lo the city which has since iKx-n his home. He formed a partnership with II. (). Montague, and the connection was continued until Mr. Montague removed to Colorado, five years later. .Since that lime Mr. Page has been alone in business. IK- has built u]> a large and lucrative practice, and rowed a copy of ]51ackstone. In 1861, he en- * his excellent success is well deserved. tered the law office of II. C. and K. L. Miner, of De Ruyter, with whom he studied for a year. He then walked sixty miles to Hinghampton, N. v., and, successfully pas.sing an examination before four Circuit Judges, was admitted to the Bar. There were eleven ai>i)licants, Imt only four were admitted. .Mr. Page then returned to De Ruyter on foot, and l)egan jiractice at that place, but after a short lime went to West Ivlmeston, Otsego County, where hereni.uned for a year and a-half During this lime he had to su]>porl .1 widowed sister and her family. In the fall of On the 25th of December, 1S67, Mr. Page wedded Miss Eva, youngest daughter of George E^terly. By their union have l)een born five children: Hurlx-rt Ivslerly Page, who graduated al Ihe Stale I'niversily, of Madison, and is now attending a Chicago law scluxil; Gertrude K., Benjamin H., Arthur J. and Florence. Tiie par- ents are Ixilh memlK-rs of the Cougregalional Church, .ind in ]>olilics Mr. Page was a Ke])ub- lican inilil i.S.SS, but since Ihal lime has voted iiide])eiulLntl\' t>f ]iarly lies. W W HALL. W. II.MJ,, ])nblislier and proprietor of Ihe (ia.iilf, of Whitewater, is a native of the Empire State. He was born in Jeffer- er.son County, N. V., July i i, iS_^5, and is a son of Jo.seph and Philinda (Warren) Hall, who were natives of New York, although their ances- tors originally lived in Massachusells. The father, who was a farmer l»y occujiation, was four limes married. In 1S.J4, he bade adieu to his home in the East, and started for the Territory of Wiscousin. He located in Rock Prairie, Walworth County, where he succe.ssfull\ carried on agrioullural jntrsuits until 18^16, when lie laid aside business cares anas.ser-l>y the careful supervision of the owner. The farm is well stocketl with a high grade of horses, cattle and hogs. The nieinlx-rs of Mr. Riilije's hou.sehold are himself and sister I'aimie, who keeps hou.se for him, and a nephew. They adopted the two chil- dren of their sister, Mrs. Lavina Noyse, who is now deceased, and the nephew is still with them. Both Mr. and .Miss Ridge are memlx-rs of the Melli<)ri\i- leges. After he began earning his own money he went to night .school, and in this way became famili.ir with the connnon ICngli.sh branches. By reading, experience and obscrx'ation, however, he has added largely to the knowledge there gained. For a time he worke;ed in the operation of the home farm; and l-'mest, who also works on the farm. No L-vent of special importance occurred during the hnyhood and youth of our subject. He was reared in the usual manner of farmer lads, and good educational jirivileges were affordeil him. From the time when he was old enough to follow the i»low he has devoted his energies to agricul- tural pursuits, and now ranks among the wide- awake and ]irogressi\e young fanners of the com- nnmity. As a companion and hel])niate on life's journey, he chose Miss Martha J. Pester, their wedding heing celebrated on the 5II1 of I-'ehruary, 1S.S4. Her parents, Josiah and Martha Pester, were farming people of Jefferson County, where they had liK-aled on their emigration from Ivng- land to America in 1.S50. After their arrival in this country llie I'amily suffered quite severely from sickness, and two of llie children died in Ohio. Seven of the numliir are \ et li\ing. namely; Henry W., who now carries on farming in Dakota; Mary A., wife of William Close, a resident of Clay County, Neb. ; James, who now follows farming in Iowa; lili/a J., wife of Haskell Reynolds, who is located in the Hawkeye State; George, who owns and oi)crates the old Jiome farm; I\llen Iv., wife of William P.nrklinrst, of Iowa; and Martha, who was born in Jefferson County, April 5, i860, and is now the wife of our subject. This worthy couple have many friends in the conuuunily. and their pleasant home is noted for its hos|)italit\ . In social circles tlie\- hold an en- viable pf>silion, and it is with i)leasure that we present this record of their lives to our readers. Mr. \'ail now carries on general farming and owns eighty-three and ahalf acres of good laud. In his political views he is a Democrat, hasser\ed as Road Su]iervisor, and has been School Director for about nine years. The cau.se of education finds ill him a warm friend, and all worthy enter- ])rises calculated to jirove of ])ublic lienefit receive his hearty support and co-operation. GRORCI-: SCIIAUB. glvOROlv SCHATH, i)roi)rietor of a carriage, wagon, blacksmith and general-rejiair shoji, is now doing a gfjod busine.ss in the village of Lake Peulah. He is one of the highly resi)ected citizens of the coiumuiiity, ami wc feel a.ssured that this record of his life will prove of interest to many of our readers. He has the honor of being a native of Walworth Comity, his birth having occurred in the town of Waterford on the 29th of Januar\', 1862. His jiarents, John and Annie Christina Scliaul), were both natives of Gerniaii\', and in 1.S5S crossed the Atlantic to America, locating on a farm in Ivist Troy, where for a few years the father worked as a fanii hand \>y the month. He then purchased a small farm in IJast Tro\' Townshi]), and made his home thereon for about sixteen years. On the expiration of that period he bought one hundred and twenty acres additional, his farm then coni|iiising one hundred and fifty .acres. To its cultivation and improve- ment he devoted his energies until his death, which occurred on the 17th of Noveml)er, i.Sy^. His land is still owned by the family. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Schaub, eight of whom are now living. When the father came to the New World he had no capital, but was indu.strions and enterprising, and steadily worked his way u])wanl, becoming a well-to-do man. Under the parental roof George Schaub was PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 453 reared to manhood, but after he had attained his majority he deteniiined to folUnv some other pur- suit than that of farming', and began working at the carriage and wagon maker's trade, which lie yet follows. During the past year he has been engaged in business in Lake Beulah, where he also carries on a blacksmith and general-repair shop. He deals in carriages, wagons and farm implements, and is enjoying a good bu.siness, which is constantly increasing. As a companion and helpmate on life's journe}', Mr. Schaub cho.se Miss Florence Baer, and their wedding was celebrated on the istli of Decemlier, 1SS5. The lady is a daughter of Isaac Baer, a native of New York, who in an early day emi- grated to Wisconsin, locating in East Troy Town- .sliip. For a number of years he followeil farming, but is now engaged in general merchandising in Menomonee Falls, Wis. In his family were four sons and two daughters, all of whom reached mature years, and are now living in Wisconsin in comfortable circumstances. Empty-handed Mr. Schaub started out in life for himself, with no capital or influential friends to aid him in the struggle. But he was industri- ous and enterprising, and his earnest efforts have placed him at the head of a good business. He has one of the neatest homes in the village, and is now comfortably situated in life. He votes with the Republican party, but has never sought or desired jiolitical preferment. He has always lived in Walworth County, and those who have known him from boyhood are among his warmest friends, a fact which indicates a well- spent life. GEORGE W. MILLS, M. D. gEORGE W. MILLS, M. D., who is .success- fully engaged in the practice of medicine as a member of the homeopathic school, is rec- ognized as one of Whitewater's most cultured and educated citizens. He was born in this place on the 20th of January, 1856, and is a son of Alsop V. and Bethana J. (Hamilton) Mills, both of whom were natives of New York. By occupa- tion the father was a farmer in early life. In 1840 he emigrated westward, taking uji his residence in Wi.sconsin. He is now living at Lake Mills, Wis., where he is successfully engaged in the lumber business. The Mills family has long re- sided in New York, having been founded in America during early Colonial days. The Doctor is the eldest in a family of si.x chil- dren, five of whom are yet living. He was reared upon a farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties of such a life. After completing his education he engaged in teaching school for sev- eral years, and then learned telegraphy. He be- came a telegraph operator, and was thus emplov- ed for four years, but, becoming dissatisfied, he re- solved to turn his attention to some other pursuit, and at the age of twentj'-eight took up the study of medicine. In 1S89, he was graduated from the Chicago Homeopathic College, having pre- viously been a student in the Hahnemann Med- ical College, of Chicago. He emliarked in the practice of his proiession in Dccorah, Iowa, where he remained for a year, after which he spent a short time at Lake Mills. vSince then he has lived in Whitewater, and has been recognized as one of its leading and successful physicians. He is a thorough student of the profession, keeps abreast with everything connected with the sci- ence, and has rapidl\- won a foremost place among the practitioners of the county. 454 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. In his political views, Dr. Mills is a Proliibi- ognized as an excellent critic on literary matters, bitionist, and is one of the editorial writers for and is a leader among the cnltnred iieople of the paper of Whilewater. Socially, he is con- W'liitfwater. In liis native city, where the greater nected with the Knights of I'ythias lodge. He is part of his life has been ]iassearents came to Wisconsin. At the age of eighteen, in company with Dot Williams and H>ron I'ailey, he built a boat, upon which were loaded tents, guns and other eriuipments, and the three sailed down tlic Rock and Missi.ssipjii Rivers to vSt. I^ouis, where they .sold out. Mr. King then went to St. Jo.seph, where he hired out lo drive a team across the prairie; but after travel- ing for two Weeks they were met by a return party, who said that .some of their mnnber had been massacred by the Indians, and so Mr. King and the company with which he traveled returned to St. Jo.sejili. He then walked all the distance to Hannibal, Mo., for his money was all gone, and .secured work with a ma.son. Later he went to vS])rin^;field, 111., arriving in the city the even- ing Abraham Lincobi made his first spc-ech after being nominated for the Presidency. This was the first lime he saw and heard the President. l-'nnn vSjjringfield, Mr. King came to White- water, where he remained until iSfii, when he re- sponded to the country's call for troops, and enli.stes of his boyhoiKl and youth, and was educated in the common .schools, and in a seminary. At the age of nineteen he and his brother took charge of the home farm, and fmni lime to time have extended its bounda- ries, unlil it now comprises two hundred and eighty acres of rich and valuable land. Part of it is under a high state of cultivation, and the remainder is devoted to jia.sturage. For over twenty years they have been interested in rais- ing fine horses, mo.stly jieavy French Coach horses, and have some fine specimens upon their jilace. They also have a fiiK-k of about two hundred sheep and lambs. They keep about thirty-five cows, and are doing a good dairy busi- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 457 ness, and the various departments of their farm thies, but have never sought or desired political work are so ably managed that a good income is derived therefrom. In 1871 their present tine resi- dence was erected, and in iSSi the barn was built, one of the best and largest in the township. In politics, Mr. Dillenbeck and sons have al- ways been Republicans with Prohil)ition .sympa- preferment, wishing to give their entire time and attention to tlicir business interests. They are enterprising, energetic and progressive men, and by well-directed efforts have won a consideral)le competence. ARTHUR G. CARLIN. GIRTHURG. CARLIN, who carries on gen- Ll eral farming on .section 2, Whitewater Town- / I ship, is a native of Wisconsin. He was born in Ottawa, Waukesha County, on the 8th of No- vember, 1855, and is a .son of William and Emma (Hinton) Carlin. His parents were both natives of England, the former born in Yorkshire, and the latter in London. With their respective fam- ilies they cro.ssed the Atlantic to America, the father making the voyage in 1825. The mother emigrated to the New World about the .same time-, and became the first music-teacher of Mil- waukee. Mr. Carlin first settled in Michigan, but after a short time removed to Milwaukee, where he followed carpentering and building lui- til he had acquired capital enough to purcha.se a farm. He then became the owner of land in Waukesha and Jefferson Counties, and devoted his remaining days to agricultural pursuits. His death occurred in August, 1887, and he was laid to rest in Melinda Prairie Cemetery, in the town of Eagle. He was a successful business man, and though he started out in life without capital, he steadily worked his way upward from a humble po.sition to one of affluence, becoming owner of about four hundred acres of the rich farming land of Wisconsin. In the Carlin family were .seven children, and four of the number are yet living. Matthew^ the eldest, died in childhood; Johnnie W. died when al)ont seventeen years of age; Walter H., who was born August 16, 1851, is now engaged in farming and carpentering in Palmyra, Jefferson County: Mrs. Louisa J. Turner died in June, 1883; Christopher is on the old homestead at Palmyra; Emma is also on the old homestead; and Arthur G., the member of the family in whom we are most interested is widely and favorably known as one of the representative farmers of Walworth County. He remained at home until nineteen years of age, became familiar with all the duties of farm life, and also began learning the carpenter's trade, but abandoned it before completing his apprentice- ship. He has made farming his life work, and is now the owner of sixty-one acres of land, under a high state of cultivation and well improved. He is also engaged in the dairj' bu.siness. On the 9th of April, 1884, was celebrated tiie marriage of Mr. Carlin and Miss Sarah L. Bagley, daughter of George A. Bagley, who is living in Nebraska. Two children grace this union, a .son and daughter; Edward A., who was born July 12, 1886, and Louise M., born on the 26th of April, 1889. In his political views, Mr. Carlin is a Repnl)- lican, and keeps well informed on the i.ssues of the day, but has never sought or desired public 458 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. office. He is a wide-awake and progressive citi- zen, who takes a comnicndable interest in every- thiiiR jx-rtaininy to the welfare of the coiiiimiiiity, and ^ives his support and co-ojieration to every enterjjrise calculated to jirove of public Ix'nefit. CRANT I). lIARKIXCrrOX. [gjRANT I). liAKRIXGTON, who is engaged l_ ill tile ]inl>lication of the EnkrprUc of Dela- \J^ van, is recognized as one of the wide-awake and ])rogressive citizens of this i)lace. He was here horn on the i Jth of October, 1862, and is a son of Milton S. and l-'annie Iv (Milliinore) Har- rington, botli of whom are natives of New Xork. The paternal grandfather was born in Rhode Island, and was a fanner by occupation. Re- moving to the Empire State, he there died at an advanced age. The maternal grandfather was a New York fanner. In i.Ssg he went to Utah, and he and liis wife and five chililren were killed by the Indians. MiltDii .S. Harringloii did not fol- low the imisnit \m which he was reaietl, but be- came a mechanic. In 1844 he took up his resi- dence in Delavan, Wis., but after a few years he went to lUichanan Count\-, low'a, where he en- gaged in farming until 1S59, when he starteil icix California. A year later, he returned to Delavan and has since m.ade his home in this city. The l)arents of our subject had a famih- (jf four cliii- ilieii, three .sons and a daughter: Harney H., now living in Stevens I'oint, Wis.; and Grant D.. I'Mdie A. and Klla, all of whom reside in Dela- van. In his native citw Mr. Harrington i^f ihisskelcli was reared and educated. At the age of fifteen he began learning the j)rinter's trade in the ofiice of the IClkhoni hid, [>iiid< III, and when nineteen years of a.i;e he went to \'alparai.s(), Ind., to enter the Noitlieni Indiana Normal ScIio.)l, from which he was graduated two years later. The follow- ing winter he engaged in teaching in Ooshen, Ind., and in tlie .spring he returned to Valparaiso, l)ecomini.; editor of the /hii/y I'ldtih-, which posi- tion he filled until the following fall. In the winter of iS,S4, he went to Rock \'alley. Iowa, and established the Ri\i;ishr at that i)lace, con- tinuing its publication with good success for nine years. In i.S,S6 he also embarked in a land and insurance business, which he carried on in con- nection with his paper. In 1888 he became one of the organizers and incorjiorators of the Slate Hank of Rock Valley, and was elected \' ice- Presi- dent and Director, serving as such until Januar>', i.'>y4. lie also served as Postmaster of Rock \'alley under President Harrison, and was a lead- ing and iiillueuli.il citizen of that place, taking a ])romiiient part in pni)lic affairs. In 1893 lie re- turned to IK-lavan and purcha.sed the /uihipi isc of H. T. Sharp. The pajier is Republican in ])olilics, and has a good circulation. In the office all kinds of jol)-printing are done, :ind as only first-class work is turned out, a liberal jiatronage is given this (le))ai liilent. On the 5lh of January, 1887, Mr. Harrington was united in marriage with Miss Sada Smith, d.iughter of Mrs. M. P. Ivsles, ofO.sceola, Iowa. The young couple are both members of the Con- gregational Church, and Mr. Harrington is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Delavan Lodge No. I3i. A. K. N: A. M.; Dda van Chapter No. 38, R. A. M.; and Ueloit Coin- iiiander\- No. 6, K. T. Tlie Re])ublican party finds in him a stanch sn|)porter of its |)riiiciples, and the comiiuuiit\- recognizes in him a \alued citizen, lor he is ever ready to aid in the ])romo- tion of its best interests. Jasi'Kk M. Imsm Mrs. J. M. Fish PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 463 JASPER M. FISH, (TASPER M. fish, one of the prominent I farmers of Walworth County, now Hvin;< on (2/ section 1 1 , Geneva Township, was born in Honey Hollow, Greene County, N. Y., January 31, 1S36, and is one of the eight children born of the union of Silas and Betsy (Raymond) Fish. The family was early founded in the Empire State. The paternal grandfather, Silas Fish, who lived to an advanced age, and died on the old lioniestead, was a native of Albany County, N. Y., and there followed farming for a number of years. He was three times married, and reared a family by each wife, but the father of our subject was the only son of the second marriage who grew to manhood. The daughters by that marriage were Su.san, who married Na- thaniel Tompkins, of Albany County, N. Y.; Mary, who married John Tovvn.send, of Philadel- phia, Pa. ; Sarah, who iuarried Isaac King, of Albany County, N. Y.: and Amy, who married Daniel Frost, also of Albany County, N. Y. The maternal grandfather, Elias Raymond, was a na- tive of Athens, N. Y. During his early years he followed the cooper's trade, but afterward engaged in merchandising. His wife was Miss Hannah Scott, and they reared a family of six children. In 1857 they came to Wisconsin, and in the .spring of 1868 came to Walworth County from Sauk County. He died in November, 1878, at the age of ninety-one years. A member of the Methodi.st Church, he lived a temperate, honorable and up- right life. Silas Fish was also born in the Empire State, April 19, 1806, and while in the East followed farming and lumbering. In April, 1855, he emi- grated westward, taking up his residence in Win- field Township, Sauk County, Wis., where he purchased a farm of two hundred and four acres of partially improved land, and thereon made his home until his death, which occurred on Febru- aiy 20, 1888, two months before his eighty-si.xth birthday. Both he and his wife, BetS}' (Ray- mond) Fish, were believers in the faith of the So- ciety of F''riends. Their family numbered si.x; sons and two daughters: Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Powell, of Winfield Township, Sauk County; Elias R., who is living in Sparta, Monroe County, Wis. ; Spencer C. , of Reedsburg, Wis. ; Ja.sper M. ; Lewis N., of Winfield Township, Sauk County; Emma Jane, wife of Charles Edwin Kellej', of the same place; Lucius, now living in Reedsburg; and Elbert W. , of Winfield Township. Mr. Fish of this sketch was a young man of nineteen years when he came with his parents to the Badger State. He was reared in New York, and acquired his education in the old-time schools. He remained with his father until he had attained his majoritj', and in 1859 he •'fettled on a forty- acie tract of land in Sauk County, Wis., which his father gave him. During the previous winter he had visited Walworth County, and had become acquainted with Miss Ten.iperance Hand, who, on the 29th of October, 1859, became his wife. She was a daughter of Jared and Mary J. (Ray- mond) Hfiid, and was one of five children who grew to maturity, the others being Hannah A., deceased, wife of John Greenwood, of Sauk County; Raymond J., a contractor and builder, of San Antonio, Tex. , who married Harriet Coles, of Lyons, Wis.; Helen M., wife of J. W. Moore, an attorney of Dallas, Tex.; and Milton J., who has a milk and dairy supply business in Kansas City, Mo., and who married Miss Adaline Wisch- husen. Mrs. Fish came to Wisconsin with her 24 464 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. parents when six years of age. Her union with Mr. Fish was blessed with seven children, four sons and three daughters: Lorenzo J., Mary E., William H., Silas H., Elizabeth M., Charles R. and Grace T. For some time Mr. Fish was a supporter of the DeuKX-racy, and voted for Grover Cleveland in i>S,S4, but since that time has been an advocate of the Prohibition party and its principles. He lived upon his forty-acre farm in Sauk County for about ei^ht years, and in 1866 he ])urcliased of James Stedman one hundred and sixty-one acres of land in Walworth County; in 1874116 bou.nlit of John Smith one hundred and sixty acres, and devoted his time to general farming and stock- raising. In 1883 he left his first farm, renting it to his .son, L. J-, and removed to the one which he had later purchased. Hoth farms, however, are now rented to his .sons, to whom he has also sold his stock, for he wi.shed to turn his attention to other interests. In the winter of 1890 91 Mr. Fish took a prominent jiart in organizing the Wahvorlli County Printing Company, together with other leading Prohibitionists. The officers of the Walworth County Printing Company are: President, J. M. Fish; Vice-President, J no. A. Cowles; Treasurer, C. E. Wing; Secretary, Chas. Iv. Hadger. Directors: V. C. Dinsmore, I. E. Weaver, L. Allen, J. M. Fish, S. Forrest, Sr., C. G. Healy, II. P. We.st. Original stockhold- ers; C. E. Wing, J. M. Fi.sh, J. A. Cowles, D. Whitmore, H. H. Tubbs, S. Forrest. Sr., J. H. GuukKest.), C. E.IJadger, Jos. Collie, I). I), J. P. Webster. J. J. Phoenix, J. P. Topping, W. Rice, E. L. Harris, S. Faville, Frank Phtenix, M. L. IIollister& Son, P. R. Jackson, C. K. Wilkins. A. V. Sawyer, F. C. Dinsmore, D. E. La Bar, A. S. Spooner, F. G. Harlow, Delavan W. C. T. U., J. H. Phelps, S. Raymond, C. R. Treat, I. E. Weaver, M. A. Packer, O. S. Day, G. H. KirchhoITer, F. C. Weaver, E. E. Re^d. J. P. Rootl, C. O. Hand, W. B. Ells, H. P. West, A. A. Hoyt, H. I. Hawks, R. B. Winsor (est.), Jno. Feser, C. G. Healy, I. A. Travis, S. C. Ford, N. J. Aplin, F. Johnson, W. P. Hague, E. R. Lovesee, S. B. Winn, D. L. Hoi brook, E. E. Cowles, B. F. Skiff, W. W. While, Lydia Hand, Parmelia Hand, L. Allen, J. H. Shepard, lilk- horn W. C. T. U., W. H. Mayhew, C. Barnes, J. B. Kestol, H. Houghton, H. P. Sanford, L. E. Parker, Walworth W. C. T. U., Sugar Creek W. C. T. U., I). I). Fairchild, Helen Britton, Jno. G. Flack, Mary J. Hand (Est.), A. I. Dex- ter, J. W. Olmsted. This company was formed for the purpo.se of establishing a Prohibition paper, and Mr. F'i.sh was elected its President, having continuously fdled that office. They es- tablished the Blade, which was published for eighteen months by Charles Badger. On the expiration of that period H. H. Tubbs, of Elk- horn, became as,sociated with Mr. Badger. The paper is now in a llourishing condition, is ably edited, and its circulation is constantly increas- ing. Mr. Fi.sh now devotes much of his time to the interest of the lilade, and is recognized as one of tliL ])ruiiiineiit Prohibition workers of Wisconsin. MORRIS PRATT V /loRKlS PR.\TT, one of the self-made men Y of Walworth County, and one of the highly- (^ resjiected citizens of Whitewater, claims New York as the State of his nativity. He was born in Madison County Deceinl)er 13, 1820, ami is a son of Joseph and Clari.s.sa (Morris) Pratt, the former a native of Massachusetts, and the latter of New York. They had a family of eight PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 465 children, but only three of the number are now living, nanielj': Caroline, wife of Sidney Spring, of Madison County, N. Y.; Corydou, who is liv- ing near Whitewater; and Morris of this sketch. The father of this family was a farmer by occupa- tion throughout his entire life. In 1842 he came with the family to Wisconsin, locating in Lima, Rock County, where he spent his remaining days, passing awaj- in 184S. The mother sur- vived him and passed away in 1874. ' Morris Pratt, whose name heads this record, was reared and educated in the Empire State, and early became familiar with the duties of farm life. In 1.S40 he bade adieu to home and friends, and emigrated to the Territory of Wisconsin, for he had determined to tiy his fortune upon the broad prairies of the West. Here he began work as a farm hand for a cousin, and labored hard at break- ing prairie and cultivating new land, getting the sum of $150 for a year's service. Later he worked at any employment which would give him an honest living, until after the arrival of his father, when, in company with his brothers,' he cleared and stocked a large farm. On the 2 1st of November, 1850, Mr. Pratt was united in marriage with Mi,ss Mary J. Austin, a daughter of John Austin, of A11)aiiy County, N. Y. In an early day her family had emigrated with the family westward, taking up their resi- dence in Wisconsin in 1846. The young couple began their domestic life upon a farm, and Mr. Pratt continued to carry on agricultural pursuits with good success until 1888. He found in his wife a faithful companion and helpmate, who ably seconded his labors. In 1888, he .sold his farm and came to Whitewater, where he erected a large house, and on the 28th of April, 1889, it was dedicated by Mrs. Colby Luther as a sanita- rium and science hall. The cost of erection was $30,000. It contains a hall capable of seating three hundred and sixty people, which is open at all times to lecturers. Another hall is used ex- clusively for spiritualistic seances, lectures and preaching. Both Mr. and Mrs. Pratt are Spir- itualists in religious belief, and are kind, charita- ble and benevolent people, devoted to the best in- terests of humanity. The honesty of purpose and .strict integrity of Mr. Pratt are above ques- tion, and a well-spent life has won for him the confidence and respect of all. He is numbered among the valued citizens of Walworth County, and from an early day has not only witnessed the growth and development of this region, but in all possible ways has aided in its advancement and upbuilding, doing all in his power for the promotion of its best interests. BENJAMIN J. BILL, M. D. "J ENJAMIN J. BILL, M. D. The name Bill ^ can be traced to its real source. It is an ^ Engli.sh word, havnig a Norman ongui. In the time of the Norman conquest of Eng- land, the .soldiers of the invading army were divided into distinct classes, including knights, who were clad in full armor and mounted; battle-axe or bill men; and archers. The mid- dle cla.ss, on becoming incorporated with the inhabitants of Britain,' were known as bill men, and when surnames came into u.se during the first fifty years ofthe fourteenth century, ancestors of our subject received the name Bill, from the general cognomen, which for many years prior to 1300 had been applied to them. The name is novi' the very oldest in all England, being di- rectly traceable in a single county for a period of about five hundred years. 4'')6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. The first of whom we have any special account (scarce a score of jieople), all have descended from is Dr. Thomas Hill, who was horn in Ik'dfordsliire, the ahovo Philij). His blood coursts to-day in in 1490, and was a physician and attendant of the veins of over a thousand who l)ear his King Henry \'III., Edward VI. and Ihcl'rincess name, and these are now scattered over a couti- ICli/.alxth, afterwards (jueeii. PerhajJS the most nent which in his lifetime was an unknown cuiispiciious of all the family in Eni;lish annals wilderness, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. At ( certainly a very learned and eminent man ) was the solicitation of Jnhn Winthroj), afterwards William IJill, D. D., LL. D., born in Ashwell, in Herefordshire, al>out 1 505. He was nia.sler of St. John's College, Vice-chancellor of the University, and one of the King's Chaplains. He was ejectetl by yueen Mary for his decided faith in Protestant- ism, and, recalled by Queen lilizaljeth, became Governor of Connecticut, Philip Hill moved to New London, Conn., and settled t)n the east bank of the Thaiftes River. The territiMv (jniipied by him is now the town of Groton. The subject of this sketch belong.-, to the eighth generation of Philij) Hill's descendants. He was her Majesty's chief Almoner, was restored as born in Plainfield, Conn., on the 24th of August, Ma.sler of Trinity, and elected Provost of Eton College. On the 30th of June, 1560, he was in- stalled Dean of Westminister, being the first in- cundjent of that oflice. He died July 15, 1561, and was interred in W'estminister Abl)ev. No 1850, and was a son of Jephthah G. and Prudence P. (Ik-njamin) Hill. Their family uundjcred three children: the Doctor; Harriet P. Young, of Gris- wt)ld,Xe\v London Comity, Conn. ; and Ann Isabel- la, who dietl when thirteen vears old. The father other person has ever held at the same time the is a prosperous farmer and prominent citizen. three important positions of Master of Trinity, Provost of Eton, and Dean of Westminister. He was an author of note in his time, and some of his writings are now in the university collec- tions. He had a daughter Mary, and a son Charles, who held many important offices. John Hill, born in the pari.sh of Much Wenlock, appears in London in 1606 as a publisher to He has held many local offices, and has repre- .sented his district in the State Legislature, h'ur many years both he and his wife have been mem- bers of the Methodist Episcojwl Churcii, and take an active part in church and benevolent work. The Heujamins are al.so of a prominent Connecti- cut family, of ICnglish origin, and .several genera- lions lie in the churchvard at Griswcjld, Conn., King James I. One of the earliest volumes among them Eames Benjamin, a .soldier of the showing the imjjrint of Mr. Hill is that written WarofiSi2. The Hills as a race have always b^-eii by the King himself It is ni)W a book of great noted for their fidelity, integrity and upright- value because of its anti(piity and rarity. He ne.ss of character. The principal inxnipations to was the first King's Printer. P'rom 1607 until which they have been attracted are the ministry, 1700 the names of John Hill and his .son Charles, medicine, book-publishing, and agriculture, and his .succes.sor, appear as publishers. Several among them were several noted regular arni> noted and .successful i)ublisliiMg hou.seshave been founded in America by Gurdon Hill, Ledyard Hill, Henry Hill, James A. Hill and Avery Bill, and many have been legislators. About 1630 one John Hill and his wife Dorothy, with their fam- surgeons, including Dr. James Howl.ind Hill, Dr. Curtis Harvey Hill and Dr. Frederick Hill. Dr. Hill of this sketch acquired his literary education in the Providence Conference Seminary, of East Greenwich, R. I., and on leaving that ily, arrived in Boston, Mass. He is thought to jilace, at the age of nineteen years, he Ijegan the study of medicine under the direction (»f Dr. R. C. Young, of X'oluntowu, Conn. In 1S71, he came West, and in the following winter attended a coui.se of lectures in the medical dei)artment in the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Later have been the eldest son of the King's Printer. He died in 1638, leaving three .sons, James, Thomas and Philip. E.xcept the Hill families resid- ing iuSaxonville ami Waltham, Mass., and those in Decatur and Gencscd, III., and Tn>>-, N. Y., PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 467 he entered Rush Medical College, of Chicago, and was graduated from that institution in the Class of 1879. On September i, ICS73, Dr. Bill was united in marriage with Miss Rebecca Coggcshall, a daugh- ter of Dr. S. W. and Mary Coggcshall, natives of Little Compton, Rhode Island. The lady was a member of the Methodi.st Episcopal Church, and died in that faith December 11, 1S75. On the 15th of September, 1S77, Dr. Bill was again mar- ried, his second union being with Miss Sarah Stickland, a daughter of George and Harriet (Toms) Stickland, natives of England. Five children were born of this union: Benjamin J., Harriet P., Ann Isabella, Luther I,, and Ken- neth G. The Doctor and his wife are members of the Congregational Church, and he is now serving as Church Clerk. They have a pleasant home, which is the abode of hospitality, and in the com- munity their friends are many. In politics, the Doctor is a Republican, and has ,ser\'ed as a mem- ber ofthe School Board for many years. He belongs to the State Medical Societ}-, and the Fox River Medical Society, and is surgeon for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Company. Since his graduation from Ru.sh Medical College, he has lived in Genoa Junction, and has been .successfully engaged in the practice of his chosen profession, rapidly winning his way upward to a leading place in the fraternity. EDWARD MITCHELL. "~ DWARD MITCHELL, one of the .self-made ^ men of East Troy Township, Walworth Coun- ^ ty, owns one hundred and eighty-five acres offich land on section 31. His farm is one ofthe be.st in the neighborhood. The fields are well tilled, the buildings and fences are kept in good repair, and the neat and thrift}' appearance of the place well indicates the carefid supervision of the owner. He carries on general farming, and the success which has attended his efforts is the j ust reward of his labors. Mr. Mitchell, who is a native of Yorkshire, Eng- land, was liorn March 26, 1834, and is a son of Will- iam and Christina (Chandler) Mitchell, who were al-so natives of Yorkshire. The father was a farmer and laborer, and was in very limited cir- cum.stances in his native land. With the hope of bettering his financial condition, he emigrated to America in 1S57, and took up his residence on .section 32, Ea.st Troj- Township, Walworth County, Wis. A few years later he rented land. and in his farm work was aided by his sons. Their united efforts brought them some capital, and their financial resources were greatl}- in- creased. Mr. Mitchell became quite well-to-do, and in his declining j^ears was surrounded with all the comforts of life. The mother of our subject died in England, after which Mr. Mitchell wedded Mary Har- greaves. Nine children were born of the first union: George, now of East Troy ; Edward, of this sketch: Hannah, wife of Edward Sheppard, wdio is living on tlie .shore of Lake Beulah, in East Troy Township; Mrs. Anna Hargreaves, of Spring Prairie; Isaac, a farmer of Spring Prairie Town- ship; Jacob, who carries on agricultural pursuits in the same locality; Benjamin, a farmer of East Troy Town.ship; Sarah, wife of Augustus Comb, a resident of Iowa; and Ada, wife of Jo.seph Ham- mond, a farmer of East Troy Town.ship. George was born November 18, 1832; Hannah, vSeptem- ber 22, 1837; Anna, May 22, 1840; Isaac, Decern- 468 I'ORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. ber iS, 1842; Jacob, October 13, 1845; Benjamin. .Vpril 22, 1S47; Sarah, SLi)tcinl)cr 18, 1850: and Ada, July 30, 1855. I'Mward Mitchell was early inured to the arduous labors of the farm. He came to Amer- ica with his father, and gave to him the benefit of his ser\'ices until twenty-five years of age, when he began working by the month as a farm hand, iK-ing thus employed until his marriage. On the i5tli of January, 1862, lie was married to Miss .Sarah, daughter of John and Anna Hurlon, natives of Yorkshire, England. Her parents came to the United States in a very early day, and located in Buffalo, N. Y., where they remained for a year. The year 1S49 witnessed their arrival in Walworth County, Wis. They settled on a farm in Hast Troy Township, and there the father carried on agricultural pursuits until his death. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Mitchell left his bride and entered his country's ser\ice, enlisting in the Forty-seventh Wisconsin Infantry, in which he .served until after the close of the war. He was honorably discharged in Nashville, Teiin. , in Septeml>cr, 1865, and at once returned to his family. Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell. John, born Novenil)er 5, 1863, is an agriculturist of East Troy Township, as is Will- iam, who was Ixirn October 28,- 1865; Tedilie, l>orn Jaiuiary 22. 1867, now ojxjrates the home fann; Beiniie, iKirii June 2, 1869, is employed by his brother John: and Crissie, horn July 14, 1879, is attending .school in Ea.st Troy. Mr. Mitchell is now a memljer of the Grand Army of the Republic, and receives from the Government a pension. Both he and his wife are memlK-rs of the Methodi.st Episcopal Church, and are highly respected citizens, who hold an enviable position in social circles. Mr. Mitchell is a stalwart Republican in politics, iiinexil>le in his adherence to the jirincijiles of his party. For five years he served as SujTerx'isor, proving a most efficient and competent officer. He is also true to every trust repo.sed in him, whether public or private, and his many excellencies of character have won him the high regard of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Jy\Mi:S F. JUDK. 3.\MlvS F. Jl'Db;, tlK- i>kas.uU and geni.il \n(>- piiclnr of the Buena V'ista Hotel of liast Troy, and one of its enterprising and pro- gressive citizens, has the honor of l)eing a native of Walworth County, his birth having occurred on section 3, Spring Prairie Township. He is of Scotch descent, and is a representative of one of the prominent i>ioneer families of the county. His father, James Jude, was Ixjrn in Scotland in 1 83 1, and was a .son of John and Agnes (Black) Jude. On the 22(1 of April, 185S, he married Devidus Telford, who was born in Scotland July 31. 1S38. They became the parents of .seven cliililrcii, all of whom are yet lixiiig, namely: Agnes, wife of Henry Kenipe, a farmer of Spring- field, Walworth County; James F. t>f this sketch; Robert, who is now living in East Troy; Maggie and All)crt, who are .still at liome; Alice, wife of Arthur Anderson, a resident of Burlington, Wis.; and Telford, who is now living on the home farm. In the usual maimer of farmer lads the subject of this .sketch was reared and educated. In the sunnner months he aided in the labors of the fields, and in the winter season attended the jmb- lic schools. His time was thus pa.s.sed until twenty-four years of age, when, on the 5th of No- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 469 vember, 1885, was celebrated his marriage with Miss Maggie Young, daughter of Charles and Ann Young, who were natives of Maine and Ire- land, respectively. The father engaged in farm- ing, and acquired a comfortable property. His parents came from France. When Mr. Jude began life for himself after his marriage, he purchased the Buena Vista Hotel of East Troy, a commodious house, pleasantly lo- cated. By strict attention to his business, and bj' well-directed efforts, he has won success. He is a man of gentlemanly bearing, pleasant and gen- ial in manner, and gains the friendship and es- teem of all his guests. He labors earnestly for their happiness, and by the assi.stance of his estimable wife places them all at ease. The homelike spirit which pervades their place is a great attraction not often found in hotel life. The house is well arranged and ventilated, is taste- fully furnished, the table is supplied with all the delicacies of the .season, and everything is carried on in a first-class manner. In connection with his hotel, Mr. Jude also owns a new livery barn, and is doing a good business along that line. In 1890, feeling the need of an opera-hou.se, he began operations to- ward securing one. Purchasing ground to the value of $1,000, he began the erection of a hotel building and opera-house coml.)ined, and now has one of the neatest and most convenient halls in this part of the State. It would be an honor to many a larger town. It hardly seems possible that in a town the size of East Troy the profits of the hou.se would make it a paying investment, but Mr. Jude made the financial side of the que.s- tion a secondary is.sue, for it was his desire to give to the public a place for wholesome entertain- ments. He is, indeed, a public-.spirited and pro- gressive citizen, and he and his wife, who is a lady possessed of many excellent characteri.stics, have the high regard of all with whom they have been brought in contact. They are members of the Catholic Church, and, in his political views, Mr. Jude is a Democrat. JOHN W. MERRILL. ^OHN W. MERRILL, a real-estate dealer I and enterprising business man of Delavan, C/ claims Boston, Mass., as the city of his birth. His parents, John \V. and Hannah (Brainard) Merrill, were both natives of Maine. The pater- nal grandfather, Wesley Merrill, was also born in the Pine Tree State, and was of English descent, tracing his ancestry back to one of three brothers who came to America in the "Mayflower," and wiih the Pilgrim Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock. He .served as a .soldier in the War of 1812, followed farming throughout his entire life, and reared a family of seven children. His death occurred in Maine, at the ripe old age of eighty- two. The maternal grandfather of our subject, John Brainard, was a native of Ireland, and in that country followed merchandising. In 1845 he came to America, locating in Lewiston, Me., where his death occurred at the age of seventy years. The father of our .subject was a trader. During the late war he was appointed Second Lieutenant of the New York Volunteer Infantrj', but did not serve. He took an active part in politics, but never sought office. With the Methodist Church he held membership, but his wife is a member of the Catholic Church. He died in 1S6S, at the age of forty-seven years, in Minneapolis, where his 470 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. wife is still living. They were the parents of seven sons, five of whom survive: Kranklin A., of Great Falls, Monl.: John VV. of this sketch; George \V. and William II., who are al.so living in Great Falls; and Andrew T., who makes his home in Minneapolis, Minn. Mr. Merrill of this sketch was horn in Ho.ston, June 5, 1855, and when a child of two years was taken by his parents to New Ynrk City, where he lived until eleven years of age. There he lie- gan his education. About 1866 he went with the family to Minncaiiulis, Mhin., where he made his home until i.S-S, when he became a resident of Ft. Henton, Mont., .sjx-nding eighteen months in the West. On the expiration of that period he went to Helena, Mont., where a year was ]iassed, and in Ihitte he made his home for a time. At length he returned to Miinienpnlis, where he en- gaged in contracting and building, for he had learned that trade at the age of fourteen years, and followed it during the greater part of the time up lo 1885. In that year he embarked in the real-estate business. On the 24th of NovemlxT, 1891, Mr. Merrill led to the marriage altar Miss Alissia Higelow, daughter of Daniel Higelow, of Walworth Coun- ty. The lady is a member of the Methodist Church, and throughout this community she has many warm friends, who esteem her highly for her sterling worth. Mr. Merrill continued to make his home in Mimieapolis until September, 1893, when he came to Delaxan. Here he owns a good home and other property, and is now doing a good real- estate business. In ]»)liiics, he was formerly a Democrat, but now votes indejicndent of part> affiliations. Although his residence in Delavan covers only a .short period, he has already won many warm friends, and has the high regard of tho.se with whom business and social relations have brought him in contact. PHRRV C. HARRINGTON. r^l'kkV (;. lI.XkRINGTON was for many L^ years one of the most prominent and highly fS resjx^cted citizens of Walworth County, and the sketch of his life well deserves a place in the history of this community. He was born in the town of Lawrence, Otsego County, N. V., July 9, 1S12, and was the youngest of a large family of children. When (|iiite young he left his native State and emigrated lo Michigan. Having learned the tinner's trade, he found employment along that line, and .soon worked his way inti) the hard- ware business at White Pigeon, Mich. As a companion and helpmate on life's jonrney, Mr. Harrington chose Miss Mary ICldred, of White Pigeon, Mich., whowasl)orn Seiitend)er 2. i,Si6. Their wedding was celebrated May 12, i.S^fi, and the .sanie spring they removed lo Wis- consin, locating first in Milwaukee, but after a year they came to Walworth County and settled on a larm on .section 15. Sugar Creek Township. During the remainder of his life, Mr. Harrington ga\e his time and attention to agricultural inir- suits, and his successful management of affairs nindeliini a jirosjierons citizen. To Mr. and Mrs. Harrington were born six diililnn. Woodbury was the first white child born in vSugar Creek Townsliiji, tiie date being October I, 18-^,8. He was among the first to re- spond to the Country's call for troops on the breaking out of the War of the Rebellion, and served until its close in the Tenth Wisconsin 1h- faiitry. He married Miss Harriet Hldred, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 471 now resides in Aberdeen, S. Dak. Marshall died at the age of six years, and was laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. hUdred, horn October 23, 1842, was a member of the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery during the late war, and is now living in Boone County, Kan. Alice, born April 21, 1851, is the wife of John Branich, a resident of California. Sherman, born Febrnar)- 19, 1853, married Miss Sarah Shields, daughter of Henry Shields, of vSugar Creek Township. She died September 23, 1S92, leaving three children: Ma- bel L., ten years of age; Roscoe Commodore, aged eight; and Alleyne, a little maiden of seven sum- mers. Hobart, the youngest of the family, was born Ma}' 12, 1859, and married Miss Ida Shields, by whom he has one child. May Mildred, six years old. Sherman owns the old home and two hundred acres of the farm, which originally com- prised five hundred and fifty acres. He and his brother Hobart, with their families, reside on the old place, where they are extensively engaged in farming and stock-raising. The latter is a breeder of pure-bloodetl Percheron horses, and at present is the owner of one of the most valuable .stallions in the State. Perrj- G. Harrington was a self-made man, who .started out in life without capital, but steadily worked his way upward, overcoming the difficul- ties and oljstacles in his path, and thus accjuired a handsome competence. He was a man of wide sj-mpathies, warm-hearted and true, a kind and generous neighbor and an affectionate husband and father. He was always considerate of the welfare of others, and the poor, needy and op- pressed received from him help, .sympathy and consolation. In politics he took an active part, and was what was known as a War Democrat. He was the first in the town to raise funds to carry on the war, and gave two sons to the service. He held many po.sitions of trust in the township and county, was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Sugar Creek Town.ship for several terms, and represented his district in the State Legislature in 1854. He was one of the organizers of the Old Settlers' As.sociation, and for some time served as its President. His death occurred on the old homestead, September 19, 1876. His faithful wife, who .shared with him the joys and sorrows of life for more than half a century-, sur\'ived him only a few weeks, passing away on the 23d of October, 1876. Throughout the community their loss was mourned. ALBERT B. HUNTER. GILBERT B. HUNTER, an honored veteran I I of the Civil War, who is now successfully I I engaged in farming on section 12, East Troy Town.ship, claims New York as the State of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Montgom- ery, Orange County, on the 9th of October, 1845. His parents were J. M. and Cecelia (Bull) Hun- ter. The father was born in Bloomingburg, Sul- li\-an County, N. Y., March 21, 1817, and the miither was born November 21, 181 1, in Craw- ford, Orange County, N. Y. Throughout his en- tire life he followed the occupation of farming. Emigrating to the West, he took up his residence in Waukesha, Wis., where he li\-ed a retired life until 1S69. In that 3'ear he purchased a farm of one hundred and ninety-four acres on section 12, East Tro3' Township, Walworth County, and there resided until his death, which occurred Au- gust g, 1889. He l)egan life for himself empt\- handed. His mother died at his birth, and he was reared l)y his grandfather, J(jhannus Miller, the founder of the Montgomery Academy, with whom 472 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. he remained until sixteen years of age. He then went to New York.willi the intention of engaging in mercantile pursuits, Itut, his health failing him. he emigrateil to Missouri for the purpose of enter- ing a Pre.sbyterian College of that State, hut the institution was not to his liking. In connection with a gentleman from Kentucky, he built a log cabin, and lived largely on bread and molas.ses; but frontier life proved of benefit to him, and he perfectly regained his iiealth. He afterwards re- turned to New York, joined his grandmother, and was there married, February 6, 1S39. His wife came from the old Hull family who lived in the town of Hom])tonburg, X. Y. A liou.se still stands there which was built by William Ihill in 1727, and is now occupietl by a member of the family. The auce.stors came originally from ling- land, and located in the Kmpire State. The mother of our subject died November 13, 1S92, and was laid b\- the side of her husband in liast Troy Cemetery. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hunter were born si.x chil- dren. Maria M., born February 1, 1840, died in March, 1.S41; Frances, Ixirn March 20, 1S42, became the wife of John Iv Duryea, of New York, and died .March 20, 1882; David, born April 11, 1843, was a soldier of the late war, and is now living on the old home farm; Henry B., lK)rn September 20, 1848, is now the Secretary and Treasurer of the Boyd Iron Company, doing bus- iness on West Water Street, Milwaukee; Charles F., born March 3, 1851, died Februarj- 12, i860. During the Civil War David entered the ser\-ice, Augu.sl 15, 1862, as a mendier of Company A, Twenty-fourth Wiscon.sin Infantry, and was in cam]) on Salt River until October, when he was tnuisfcrred to the Seventeenth Brigade, Thirty- ninth Army Corps. He took part in the battles of I'erryville and Crab Orchard, and then return- ed to Bowling Oreen, Ky., and advanced to Nash- ville. He took part in the battles of Stone River, Murfreesboro and of the Atlanta campaign, and did duty at Bridgej)ort, Ala., from the 4th of July, 1863, until the I fith of August. This was fol- lowed by the battles of Chickamauga and Chatta- nooga, Mission Ridge and Kno.wille. He was made Second Lieutenant of Compaus II, Thirty-fifth Wiscon.sin Infantry, afterwards Ixjcanie First Lieu- tenant, and later was made Adjutant of the regi- meiU. He did duty at Morgan/a Bend, went on the e.\iH.-dition to Dcvall's Bluff, Ark., and afterwards returned to Mobile, and took part in the siege and capture of Spanish Fort and of Ft. Blakeley. He later went on transports to Brazos, and did duty at Clarksville. Tex.; then he was sta- tioned at Brownsville, Tex., where he contiinieil until the 5th of Decendjer, 1S65, when, on ac- count of physical di.sability, he resigned, and three days later was honorably discharged. I'nder the parental roof Albert Hunter was reared to manhooarked in this enterprise, yet has already built up a fair bu.siness, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 473 which gives every indication of being constantly increased. Through the efforts of himself and Frank Fraser, a postoffice was established at this place on the 15th of August, 1S92, and he is now serving as Postmaster. He has also been School Director for several years, and has resolved to give his children excellent educational privileges, .so that they may be fitted for the practical and re- spon.sible duties of life. In politics, he is a sup- porter of the Democracy. He comes of one of the pioneer families of the county, and din-ing the long years of his residence here he has faithfully performed his duties of citizenship and taken an active part in public interests. WILLIAM P. MEACHAM. IIIJJAM P. MEACHAM is now engaged in general farming on section 25, Tro)- Township. He has the honor of being the first male child 'born in Walworth County, his birth having occurred on the farm which is now his home, on the 27th of September, 1836. He has witnessed the entire growth and development of this .section of the State, and has seen the won- derful progress which has wrought a transforma- tion little dreamed of in early pioneer days. Jes.se Meacham, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was the first settler in Troy Township, having come here in 1836. He purchased the land on which Troy village is built, and with his wife, who was ver}- active in early days, hewed out a home in the wilderness. U. D. and Pru- dence (Geddis) Meacham, the parents of William P., were both natives of New York. The father was born on the nth of March, 1816, and when a lad often summers became a resident of Michi- gan. There the succeeding ten years of his life were passed, and in 1836 he came to Walworth County, Wis., locating on the farm now owned by our subject. On the 8th of January, 1836, he was united in marriage with Miss Geddis, and in a wagon drawn lay oxen the}' made the journey to their new home. Their union was blessed with three children: William P.; Caroline, who was born in February, 1838, and died in Jul}-, 1865; and Jessie, who was born in 1849, and is also decea.sed. The father of this family purchased from the Government four hundred acres of land, for which he paid the usual price of $1.25 per acre. It was a wild and unculti\-ated tract, but from early morning until the .set of sun he devoted his time and attention to its cultivation. In 1844 he re- moved from his farm to lilkhorn, where he en- gaged in the practice of law for eight years. In 1852 he went to Freeport, 111., where he again opened a law office. His remaining days were there passed, his death occurring on the 6th of January, 1892. His widow .still survives him and is now living with her son. William P. Meacham spent the first eight years of his life ujion the old homestead farm. He was reared nniid the wild scenes of the frontier, and went thnnigh all the experiences and hardshijis of pioneer life. The greater part of the land was in tlie po.sse.ssion of the Government, Indians still vi.sited the neighborhood, and wild game of all kinds could be had in abundance. The work of progress and civilization had scarcely begun, and Mr. Meacham was a youth of twelve years ere Wisconsin was admitted to the Union. With his parents he went to Ivlkhorn in 18.(4, and eight years later to Freeport. In that place, on the 24tli of August, 1861, our 474 PORTRAIT AND lilOCRAPHICAL RECORD. subject was united in marriage with Miss Celeste Sniitli, daughter of Stephen and Amanda M. Smith. Mr. Mcachain afterward married Ivinma Young. Her jxarcuts, Jolui and Lucinda Young, were Ixith natives of ICngland, and, crossing the Atlantic, located in the Ivnipire State, from whence they came to W'alwurtli County in 1S39, settling in Troy. They had six children, five of whom are now living: John, a resident f:\rmer of Troy Township; Blanche, wife of Cliarles West, also of Troy Township; William H., who is engaged in the implement business in Elkhorn; iMuma, wife of our subject; ami Daniel, who iiiakes his jiome in Mis.sissip]ji. Jennie is deceased. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Meacham has been ble.s.sed with two children: Carrie I., born April 22, 1865; and Herford C, born March 10, 1868. Both are still at home. In Febniarj', 1865. Mr. Meacham removed from Kreeport to the old farm where he has since resided. He now owns two hundred acres of rich land, and in connection with general farming he is .succe-ssfuUy engaged in the dairy business. By careful attention to all the details of his busi- ness, and by industry and i)erseverance, he has become well-to-do, and is now numliered among the sul)Stantial citizens of the conununit\-. In political sentiment, he is a Democrat. He has been School Treasurer for nineteen years, and his long-continueliia Dean, whose father was a native (»f Mas.s;ichusetts, and a manufac- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 475 turer of cotton and woolen goods. She was one Board of Supen'isor.s, as Town Clerk, and as of a fannly of seven cliiUlreu who grew to mature years, while three of the number are yet living. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs was cele- l^rated on the loth of April, 1848, and was ble.s.sed with eiolit children. Asses.sor for nine years. He has also been Coun- ty Treasurer, and by the prompt and able manner in which he discharged his duties he won the ap- proval of all concerned. He takes an active in- terest in everything pertairiing to the welfare of For twenty years our subject has been a member the conmiunity , and his support and co-operation of the Masonic fraternity, and has lor.g been a are withheld from no enterprise that is calculated supporter of the men and measures of the Repub- to be of public benefit. His home is now on sec- lican party. He takes quite an acti\'e part in po- tion 15, Troy Township, where he owns a good litical affairs, and has been honored with several farm of eighty acres, local offices, haxing served as Chairman of the AMOS BAILEY. 61 MOS BAII^KY, one of the honored pioneeis I I of Walworth County, now deceased, for f I many years took a prominent part in the growth and development of this locality, and the history of this community would be incomplete without the record of his life. His parents were Aquila and Rachel (Barnes) Bailey, and his grandparents were Joseph and Margaret (Os- born) Bailey, and Gregory and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Barnes. He was Ijorn in Avondale, Md., June 10, 1802, and died at his home in Pacheco, Contra Costa County, Cal., March 15, 1889. His father died when he was only ten years of age, and as there were no free .schools in those early daj-s, for the countrj- had not .settled into quietness after the Revolution, the mother was kept very busy knitting seine at any and all hours to earn mone}' to educate the family. Her .son Amos was taught by competent and thorough teachers in the common branches, but his school years were few, as his services were needed in the operation of the farm, a beautiful place, the uplands of which commanded a view of the grand old Chesapeake, upon which the white wings of com- merce sped to and fro. At the age of .seventeen, Mr. Bailey went to Port Deposit, Md., to learn the carpenter's trade with his eldest brotlier Lloyd, and there remained until twenty-one years of age, when he went to New York City, wliere he was employed in a .sash and blind factory. During a part of the time he boarded with Sanuiel Pray, the father of Mrs. Barnej' Williams and Mrs. Billie Florence. While there he attended the night school of Vin- cent Cropper, arid learned the rudiments of civil engineering, geometry-, trigonometry, map-draw- ing, lines and specifications. The knowledge there gained proved of nuich benefit to him in la- ter years. In tho.se early days fancy window- .sashes were in much demand, and after a time Mr. Bailey determined to improve upon tho.se made by his employer, and produced many and various designs of his own, purely original, of which the artistic arrangement of the cun'es and angles made them very popular. While working in New York, he had the pleasure of .seeing the 476 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. grand clenionstratiou in honor of the Revolution- ary hero. Gen. La Fayette, and his patriotisni wa.s stirred hy tlie .sij;ht of him to whom every k)yal American renders grateful homage. Tliis was in 1825, Gen. La Fayette's last visit to the land which he hel]>ed to liljerate. About 1828, Mr. Hailey went to Albany, N. v., where he worked at his trade, and while there became actiuainted with Miss Sally lk-11, daughter of Jo.seph IJell, who for many years was a teacher of penmanship in the Albany Female Academy. They were married at the home of the lady's grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Sanford, near Rensselaerville, N. Y., the wedding cere- mony being performed by lilder Crocker, on the 24th of December, 1829. Mrs. Hailey 's mother having died when she w^as only eleven months old, she had lived the greater part of the time with her grandmother, only spending occasional periods with her father and stepuujther in Albany. Her grandfather, Re.stcome Sanford, was born near Newport, R. I., March 3, 1759, and was there married, February 18, 1789, to Sarah Cog- geshall, who was born in Newjiort, July 25, 1767. They lived for some time in Newport and then removed to Albany County, N. Y. Their children -were Thomas, wlio was born in Ren.s.selaerville, I)ecend)er 30, 179,^, and died August 20, 181 ! ; and Ruth, who was born in the same place, December i, 1790, and died May 20, 181 1. She was married in 1807 lo Jo.se])li IJell. Their children were Sanford, wlio was born in 1808, became a physician, and died in Lcadville, Colo., about ten years since, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jo.sephiue Cooper, wife of Lieut. Cooper, of the Illinois Volunteers; and Sallv, who was b:)rn June 2(\ 1810, and l)ec.inie the wife of Amos Hailey. The children of this union areas follows: Maria lidgeworth, who was born in Albany, N. Y., A\n\l II, 1831, and died in Walworth May 21, 1853; Harriet Frisbee, born Febniary 23, 1S33, is a writer and artist, now living in I'acheco, Cal. ; twin boys, born in Chicago in May, 1836, died on the 9th and iith of tliatnu)uth: Leonette. lx)rn in Chicago in 1837, died in h'ontana, near Geneva Lake, Wis., in August, 1837, the first white child to die in that vicinity ; Jeffei'son A., born in Fontana, March 9, 1839, is now a farmer of Cornwall, Cal. : Leoniejane, born in Rensselaer- ville, N. v., March 27, 1841, died in Walworth, May 26, 1852; Angelo Ames, born in Fontana, Wis., June 25, 1844, is now serving as County Clerk of Contra Costa County, Cal., and resides in Martinez; Owen, born in Walworth, February 2, 1849, died March 6, 1870, in Jasper County. Mo., where he was serving as co])yist in the office of the Register of Deeds; Julius Raphael, born in Walworth, Feljruary 15, 1831, is now Superin- tendent of the Western Union Telegrai>h oflice in San Jose, Cal.; John Howard, born August 20, 1854, is also in the Western Union Telegra])h office in Santa Cruz, Cal. ; and Percy Shelley, born November 28, 1856, died May 22, 1858. Accompanied by his family and his wife's cousin. Ruth Iv Sanford, Mr. Hailey removed to the lit- tle town of Chicago, traveling by canal and .schooner. After four weeks they reached tlnir destination, in June, 1834. In the town there were not more than three hundred inhabitants, but it grew ipiile rapidly, and soon Mr. Hailey was elected County .Surveyor. He had the hon- or of laying out the place into city lots, and for the first time in his life met with prosperity, but three years of suexe.ss were followed by the finan- cial crash of 1837, and he left Chicago in July of that year to become a resident of Fontana, Wis. His log house stood three-fourths of a mile west of the old mill owned by Mat- thias Mohr, not far from the head of Ge- neva Lake. About that time the Ovonet Mill Company was formed, with Wiiiiam Hell, John Sloan, Henry Clark, Amos Haile>- and James \'an Slyke as stockholders, but the venture proved a failure. In August, 1844, Mr. Hailey removed to his farm on Hig Foot Prairie, and there, in tlie old cobblestone house, in 1832 he lost his third daughter, Leonie; in 1853 his eldest daughter, Maria; in 1S58 his son Shelley; and on the 24111 ol October, i860, his wife was called away. In the spring of 1866 he had to .sell his farm to pay off the mortgage, and bought a smaller tract of land a mile we.st of Alden, McIIenry County, III., on which he made his home until 1S73, when his PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 477 sons, Jeff and Angelo, began operating it on shares. The former had married Lizzie Brigham, of Hebron, in 1872, and the latter wedded Lottie Tilibits, of Richmond, III., in 187 1. Julius, the third son, was married in the spring of 1873, to Janet R. Cuttler, of Alden, 111.; and Howard married Mi.ss Margie E. Jones, of Santa Cruz, Cal., August 19, 1S81. Amos Bailey was a man of genial and sunny disjio.sition, fond of company, and made friends wherever he went. He possessed more than ordi- nary ability, was well informed on the i.ssues of the day, and was a thorough Shakespearean student. He became one of the first pioneers of Walworth County, and was ever interested and active in its growth and development, doing all in his power to aid in the progress of civilization. He reared a large family, the members of which have be- come men and women who rank high in business and social circles, and exert an influence for good in the communities in which they live. Mr. Bailey never became a rich man — that was not his object in life — but he lived so as to leave to his family the priceless heritage of a good name. Among the best and most honored citizens of Walworth County he deserves mention. THOMAS F. WILLIAMS. 'HOMAS F. WILLIAMS, one of the lead- ing and influential citizens of Delavan Township, is prominently connected with the agricultural and official interests of this com- munity. He resides on .section 25, where he has a well-ordered home. He was born in the city of Albany, N. Y., on the 2d of May, 1837, and is a son of Job J. Williams,wlio was born in Newport, Wales, April 10, 1798. J. J. Williams during his youth bade adieu to his native land and sailed for the United States. He was married in 1833 to Miss Ellen Richard.son, a native of Duanes- burg, N. Y. Her father was a soldier in the War of 18 1 2, her brother James served in the Black Hawk War, and her son James was one of the boys in blue of the War of the Rebellion. The father of our subject was a mason and slater by trade, and engaged in business along tho.se lines in New York City and Albany for a number of years. He then removed to Duanes- burg, where he followed the same business until 1852, in which year he emigrated westward, tak- ing up his residence in Walworth County, Wis. He was a man of high moral character, whose life was well spent, and in New York and Wiscon- sin he had many warm friends who esteemed him highly for his .sterling worth. His death resulted from an accident, June 4, 1870, and he was buried in East Delavan Cemetery. Three children were left to mourn his loss: James, who is now resid- ing on the old homestead on section 35, Delavan Township; Thomas F., of this sketch ; and Mar- garet A., wife of Abram Calkins, a resident of Chippewa Falls, Wis. Thomas F. Williams spent the first fifteen years of his life in his native State, and then ac- companied his parents on their emigration to Wi.sconsin. In 1857, when a young man of twenty years, he started out to make his own wav in the world, and wliate\er success he has achieved in life is due entirely to his own efforts. He learned the stone-mason's trade, and has fol- lowed it for a portion of each year up to the pres- ent time. He has also foUuvi-ed farming in con- nection with his other work. His early educa- tion, ac(piired in the common .schools, was .sup- plemented l)y stud\- in Allen's Grove Academy. This was his oidy preparation for liis life work. 478 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. save that nature had eiidowetl hiiii with an ener- getic spirit and a rescjhite purpose to carry for- ward to a successful completion wliatcver he un- dertook. On the 2istof February, iS6i. Mr. Williams was married to Miss Cynthia lianies, dau;j;hter of Stephen and Emily Harnes. Their union has luen hlessed with one child, a daughter, Nellie, who is still with her ]iarents. In his political views, Mr. Williams is a Rejinblican, having Ix^en identified with tli.it party since iS6i. Mis fellow-townsmen, appreciating his worth and ability, have freipienlly called upon him to .serve in positions of public trust, and for fourteen con- secutive years he was Justice of the Peace. lie is one of the Uoard of Directors of the Geneva Mu tual Fire Insurance Company, which position he has fdled for seventeen years, and Ijelongs to Olive Branch Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F. , of I)elavan, having for twenty years been a member <'f the Graniiig hand to the poor and needy, and no worthy one seeks his aid in vain. He is a warm-hearted and gen- erous man, of a genial and kindly disposition, and is resj)ected alike by young and old, rich and poor. J AMI'S II. MOLLIS ri-R. 3A.\11-;S II. lIOLLISTlvK, who follows gen- eral farming on section 24, Delavan Town- ship, is one of the worthy citizens thai New York has furnished to Walworth County. Many resiilents of this connnunily lia\e come from the Empire Slate, but none are more worthy of re])- resentalion in this volume than our subject. He was born in the town of China, Wyoming County, X. v.. July 21, 1S31 , and is a .son of Selh L, and Catherine (Brigliani) Ilollisler, both natives of Massachusetls, the former born in 1792, and the latter in I7'X>. In an early day they removed to New York, locating in Wyoming County, where they resided until the autumn of 1X^3, when they came to Wisconsin. The State had not then been admitted to the Union, and they were num bered among its early .settlers. They took up their residence on .section 24, Delavan Township, and upon that farm made their home throughout their remaining days. In their family were seven children: Jane, Laura, Edwin B.. Henry G., Mary, James II. and Milton L. Jane was the first teacher in tlie East Delavan schools. She became the wife of Elihu Eaton, died in i.Si;2, and was buried in East Delavan Cemetery, as was also lulwin B. Laura became the wife of Harri- .son Barnes, and at her death was laid to re.st in Wyoming Count\-, N. Y., where Mary, who died in childhood, was also buried. Heiuy G. anil Milton S. reside in Delavan. The father of this family made farming his life occupation. He .served throughout the War of i,Si2, and died in 1868. His wife passed away the following year. and they were buried in Ivast Delavan Cemetery. Under the parental roof James II. Ilollister was reared to manhood, and on attaining his majority started out in life for hini.self. His educational privileges were those afforded by the connnon .schools. In 1843 became to Wisconsin, and for ten years he engaged in any labor which he could find which would yield him an honest living. He chose as a companion and helpmate on life's PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 479 journey Miss Elizabetli Williams, and on the 3d of July, 1853, their marriage was celebrated. The lady was born in Duanesburg, N. Y. , Sep- tember 19, 1830, and was a daughter of J. J. and Dorothy (Wilkinson) Williams. Her father was born in Wales, April 10, 1798. Her mother was born in England, April 29, 1804, and died in New York, November 23, 1833. Mr. Williams was afterwards married, July 17, 1S34, to Eleanor Richardson, of Charleston, N. Y. His death oc- curred June 4, 1870, and his remains were in- terred in East Delavau Cemetery. Soon after their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hol- lister took up their residence upon the farm which has since been their home, with the excep- tion of one year spent iu Jacksonville, 111. Their marriage was ble.ssed with three sons; Job J., Samuel J. and William, all of whom were edu- cated in Jacksonville, 111. The first-named mar- ried Marinda R. Williams, and resides two miles east of Delavan. They have one child, a boy eight j'ears old. Samuel J., who is living two and a-half miles east of Delavau, wedded Agnes Boyd, of Waukesha County, Wis., and they have three children, all girls. William is still at home with his parents. Mr. Hollister has always followed farming and has been quite successful in his undertakings. He now has a neat and beautiful farm of one hun- dred and fifty-four and a-half acres, under a high state of cultivation, and well improved with good buildings and fences. He akso engages in .stock- raising, and has upon his place high grades of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. The Hollister hou.sehold is the alsode of hospi- tality, and the latchstring is always out to the many friends of the family. In politics, our sub- ject is a Republican, having voted with that party since its organization. For many years he served as School Director, and did effective serv- ice in the interest of education. Socially, he is a member of Olive Branch Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. P., of Delavan. His life has been a busy and useful one, and his sterling worth has gained for him high esteem, in which his wife also shares. D. BLUMENFELD. 0BLUMENFELD, the well-known editor and proprietor of the Wcltburgcr, published in Watertown, was born in the ancient city of Cregliugen, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, Ger- many, February 13, 1828. He acquired his edu- cation in the public .schools of his native land, and in 1841, when a youth of thirteen, he entered a printing-office in Stuttgardt, the capital of the kingdom of Wurtemberg, where he remained un- til February, 1848, when he left that city and worked at the case as a journeyman in the cities of Neuweide and Du.seldorf, in Schwerin. Mr. Blumenfeld was thus employed until June, 1850, when be bade adieu to friends and Father- land and sailed for America, landing at New York on the 15th of August. He remained in that city and in Philadelphia for a few weeks, and in September of the same year came to Wiscon- sin, where he has since resided. A few days after his arrival he secured employment with Kohl- mann Brothers, who intended to publish a German paper in Racine, and in October he set the first stick of German type that was ever set in that place. In April, 1851, he left Racine and ac- cepted the position of foreman in the office of the Daily Banner and Volksfirund, at Milwaukee, published by Morritz & Schoeffler, who were well known among all the printers in Germany, 48c PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. the latter liavinR been for a iiuinber of years the first foreinaii and manager of the worUl-re- iiowiied printing establishment of IJaron von Cotta in Stntgardt. In Septenilxrr, 1852, Mr. Hhunenfeld went to New York, where he married Miss Nancy Lew- ensen, a native of Schwerin, Germany, and in Angnst of the following year he removed from Milwaukee to Watertown. Seven children were l)orn unto them, of whom two are now married. Mr. Hliimenfeld was accompanied on his renioval to this city by John Kopp. a pressman who worked in the same office with him in Schwerin, and afterwards in Milwaukee. Here the two gentlemen liegan the publication of a Democratic Gennan weekly paper, called the Watertown .In- zc/ger, issuing their fir.st number on the 27th of August, 1853. Our subject has since continued in the printing business and since 1859 has IxxMi sole jiroprietor of the Watertown Wcllhiitgcr. He haslK-en a member of the School Board and of the Common Council, and is a wideawake and pro- gressive German citizen, in whom the l>est inter- ests of the communilN- find a friend. JOSEPH M. VA'IKS. 3OSEPH M. YATES, who is engaged in the banking business in .Sharon as a member of the firm of Yates & Mansfield, was born on the loth of June, 1823, in Montgomery County, N. Y., and is a son of Joseph N. and Klida ( Beeder) Yates. The father was born in Sche- nectady, N. Y., July 5, 1782, and spent his boy- hootl days in his native city, acquiring his educa- tion in the public schools. While residing in New York, he was honored with various public positions, and for many years was station-keeper 1)11 the New York & Erie Canal, near Fultonville, which at that time was the great thoroughfare of the countrj-. Railroads had hardly been thought of, or existed only as a dream in the minds of a few, .so that the traffic was by way of the canal, and the position of station-keeper was therefore one of great responsibility and trust. In 1S32 the father removed to l\rie County, N. Y., and purchased a farm of one hundred and fifty acres, to the cultivation and imiirovement of which he devoted his time and attention until 1844, when he .sold out and removed to Warsaw, N. Y., there .spending the six succeeding years of his life. He then returned to Montgt)niery County, where he passed his remaining days. He served as a sol- dier in the War of 1812, lieing connected with the transjiortation department. The Yates family is noted for longevity, ir.any of its representatives having attained to quite an advanced age. This family was founde' II, iSii, and died February 27, 1891; Abraham \'., who was born l''ebruary 22, 1813, and died April 5, 1836; and John H., born June 10, 1827, and who died December 6, 1892. Our subject lived with his parents in Erie County, N. Y., until the age of seventeen years, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 481 when he returned to vSchenectady, N. Y., and learned the cabinet-maker's trade. After three years spent in that phice, he went to Alban>-, N. v., where he secured eni])loyinent in a piano factory, with which he was connected for about eight years. On the expiration of that period he went to Fultonville, N. Y., and engaged with his brother-in-law, William B. Wemple, in the foundry business, which lie successfully carried on for a period of twelve years. He then aban- doned that trade and engaged in the paper supply business on Beekman Street, New York City, where he enjoyed a successful trade for ten years. Desiring to settle .somewhere in the growing West, on tlie expiration of that period he sold out, and in 187 1 came to Sharon, Wis., where he embarked in 1875 in the banking business, in which he is still actively engaged as a member of the firm of Yates & Mansfield. Mr. Yates was twice married. He first wed- deil Jerusha Putnam, and on the 28th of August, 1S77, he wedded Ann E. Fowler. Two children Vv-ere l)ornof the first union, Elida and Edgar, but both died in early childhood. Those of the sec- ond marriage are: Netta Y., wife of J. A. W. Myers, who resides near Beloit, Wis., and by whom she has a daughter, Marion; and Harry T., who married Norah Baker, daughter of Judge Baker, of Chicago. Mrs. Yates is a member of the Episcopal Church, and Mr. Yates is a mem- ber of the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias lodge. In politics, he is a supporter of the Democracy, but has never .sought or desired political preferment. He has been actively en- gaged in bu.siness for more than half a century, and during all these years has never become fi- nancially embarrassed, a fact which well indi- cates his business acumen and foresight. L. G. ODELL. I G. ODELL, who is now living a retired life It in Dela\an, was born on the 23d of Decem- L/ ber, 1840, in the city of Elmira, N. Y. His parents were John and Betsy (Brighton) Odell, the latter of whom was of Iri.sh lineage. They were married in Elmira in 1836. Three .sons were born to them, and when the Civil War broke out they aided in the defense of the Union. Robert, who became a member of the Third Wiscon.sin Cavalry, died at Ft. Scott, Kan., in 1863. Eugene D., who enlisted early in 1861, as a member of the Thirty-sixth Illinois Infantry, and served throughout the war, is now living in New Rich- mond, Wis. L. G. Odell started out in life for himself at the early age of fourteen years, and has since made his own way in the world. He was a child of only seven years when, with his parents, he came to Wisconsin, the family locating in the town of Richmond, Walworth County. His first inde- pendent effort in life was as a farm hand, in which capacity he was employed for two years, after which he went to Waukesha County, where he learned the cooper's trade, following the same until i860. In that year we find him in Manistee, Mich., where he was employed in a sawmill until after the breaking out of the war. He had watched with interest the progress of events prior to that struggle, and when the Southern States attempted to withdraw from the Union, he resolved to strike a blow in defense of his countr>-. In June of that year, he went to Chicago, and joined the boys in blue of the Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry, with which he served until October, 1863, when he became di.sabled, was discharged, and sent home. 482 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. On recovering his health, our subject again en- listed, l)cconnng a member of the Thirtieth Wis- consin Infantry, on the 19th of March, 1864. From that time until the close of the war he was at the front. He took part in the battles of Pea l;e, Prairie Grove, the siege of \'ickshurg, the siege of Petersburg, and all the engagements around Richmond. During his la.st term he saw much arduous .service. During the cjiarge on Petersburg his clothes were many limes pierced with bullets, but fortunately he escaped severe injur\'. In August, 18^15, he was honorably dis- charged, and al once returned to Delavan. Mr. Odell for a short time made his home at River Palls, and then removed to Hurliugtou, Iowa, whence lie went to Plattsmouth, Neb., and entered the employ of the Burlington & Mis- souri Railroad Comiiany. After the comjiletion of the road to Ft. Kearney, lie returned to Platts- mouth, and began work as a mechanic in the rail- road shops, being thus employed until January, 1S72, when we again find him in Delavan. Here he secured employment on a farm. Oil the nth of December, 1873, Mr. Odell was united in marriage with Mrs. Alvina Parks, daughter of Menzo and Margaret (De Rema) Howe. Her jiarents were horn and reared in Schoharie County, N. Y., and were married in Wisconsin, July 3, 1845. To them were born six children; Ann H., now the wife of David Hilton, a resident of Harvard, 111.; Alvina, wife of our subject; Clara, wife of Henry J. Davis, a resident of the town of Darien: and I)ell>ert, Al- IxTt ami Alfred, deceased. Mr. Howe came to the Territory of Wi.sconsin in 1842. He .spent alxjut eighteen years in Green County, and during the remainder of a lialf-century lived in Walworth County, where his death occurred on the 7th of August, 1892. His wife pa.s-scd away January i. 1S94, and was laid by liis side in Spring Grove Cemetery. To Mr. and Mrs. Odell have been Ixirn four children, Clarke, Florence H., Hattie M. and Pearlie, who are now being educated in the Del- avan High School. Our sulyect has recently erected a coniiuodious and plea.sant home in Del- avan, where he is now .spending his declining years in the enjoyment of the rest which he has .so truly earned and richly deserves. He is one of the indu.strious and honored citizens of this place, and has many warm friends. He l)elongs to the Baptist Church and the Grand Army of the Re- public, and his army record is one of which he may well be proud. WILLIAM C. GOETZE. 1 1 I.I.I AM C. GOICTZH, a druggist and ])liarmacist of Genoa Junction, began busi- ness along this line in Septemljer, 1887, and has ever since devoted his time and energies to the same. He began operations on a small .scale, but has steadily increased liis facilities to meet the growing trade, and is now enjoying a liberal iiatronage. His store is neat :uid well ap- pt)inted, and supplied with everjlhing found in a first-class establishment of the kind. Mr. Goetze was born in Wheeling, W. V'a. , May 10, 1.S61, and is one of a family of nine children, who.se parents were William and Christina (Otto) Goetze, natives of Germany. The paternal grand- fatiier, Charles Goetze, was a farmer by occupa- tion, and died in Wheeling, W. Va., in 1892, at the advanced age of ninety-two years. In his family were four sons and a daughter. The ma- ternal grandfather, who followed the trade of car- pentering, also spent his last days in Wheeling, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 483 and was called to the home beyond about 1879. William Goetze made shoemakiug his business in earlj' life. For many years he lived in Wheel- ing, W. Va., but in 1 886 came to Genoa Junction, where his death occurred in March, 1887, at the age of fifty-three years. His wife still surviv^es him. He had four brothers who were soldiers of the Civil War: August, Charles, Henry and Har- mon. The last-named is now deceased. Of the two sons and seven daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. Goetze, five are yet living: Charles R., who is engaged in the drug business in Wheeling; William C. of this sketch; Mary, wife of John Taylor, of Kenosha; and Christina and Lillie, who reside in Genoa Junction. In his native city our subject was reared and educated, and during his early years he worked in a rolling-mill, engaged in nail-making, for four j-ears. He began that work when a lad of twelve summers. At the age of sixteen he se- cured a position in a wholesale drug store, where he was employed for seven years, and on the ex- piration of that period he went to Newport, Ky., where he worked in a drug store for a year and a-half. Returning to Wheeling, he was then in business with his brother, Charles R., who is a graduate of the Pittsburgh College of Pharmacy. Mr. Goetze of this sketch, on leaving his brother, also entered the Pitt.slnirgh College of Pharmacy, and was graduated from that institution in 1886. A year later he came to Genoa Junction to .settle up his father's estate, and in September, 1887, embarked in his present line of business. On the 1 2th of March, 1887, our subject was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Ochsen- kuhn, and to them have been born two children, Edna and Raymond. Mr. Goetze is a member of the German Lutheran Church, and his wife be- longs to the Catholic Church. In his political views, he is a Republican, and has held the office of Treasurer of Bloomfield Township. Socially, he is connected with the Odd Fellows' Society, He has a good home and fine business in Genoa Junction, where he is regarded as one of the wide-awake and progressive citizens. GEORGE MEADOWS. MEORGE MEADOWS, one of the highly re- |_l spected citizens of East Tro}', now living a \^ retired life, claims New York as the State of his nativity. He was born in Oneida County on the 1 3th of October, 1842, and is a son of William and Elizabeth Meadows, a sketch of whom ap- pears elsewhere in this volume. The first seven years of his life were pas.sed in his native county, after which he accompanied his parents on their emigration to the We.st, the family settling in Walworth County. He was reared on a farm, and gave his time and attention to agricultural pursuits until his marriage. On the 26th of April, 1866, Mr. Meadows was joined in wedlock with Miss Elizabeth Holden, daughter of Simeon and Jane (Seville) Holden, who were natives of Royton, Lancashire, England. Mrs. Holden before her marriage to Mr. Holden had been the widow of Richard Berrj'. Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Meadows, all of whom are still living: Mary J., wife of George Porter, a resident of Whitewater, Wis., Jennie E. and Frank H. The mother of this family has been a resident of Walworth County since 1855, when, with the family, she located in Sugar Creek Township. Her father crossed the Atlantic Ocean 484 PORTRAIT AI^D BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. thirteen times, and she has crossed it three times. She was boni on the 19th of January, 1840, and after her mother's death, which occurred when Mrs. Meadows was only six weeks old, she was reared by her nur.se. Her father married for his second wife Mrs. Archer, the widow of Marma- duke Archer. Mrs. Archer had by her first hus- band one child. Mr. Meadows has lH.*en a resident of Kast Troy village since 1872, in which year he came to the place and, in connection with his Ijrother Will- iam, embarked in the hardw.-ire business, which he carried on until 1884, since which lime he has lived a retired life. He now owns some farmland in North and South Dakota, l>esides his fine home in Troy. The residence of Mr. and Mrs. Meadows is a model of neatness and comfort, and is the abode of hospital it \. They have a host of wann friends in the connnunity, all of whom hold them in hij;h regard. In i)olilics, Mr. Meadows is a Rejniblican, but has never lieen an office-seeker. In his business dealings he has met with good success, and has thereby acquired a comfortable competence, which enables him to live retired, resting in theeujo\ inent of the fruits of his former toil. IIIKA.M A. lAALOR. HIR.AM A. T.WLOR, who is now living a retired life in Ivast Troy, was born in Aure- lius, Cayuga County, N. V., on the the 13th of June, 1817. His parents were Joel and Polly (Root) Taylor, natives of Connecticut and New York, respectively. The paternal grandfather, Josiah Taylor, was a Revolutionary .soldier, and made farming his life work. He, too, was born in the Nutmeg State, and was of English descent. Joel Taylor became an agriculturist, and, in con- nection with his farm work, he ran one of the first boats on the Erie Canal. His death occurred in New York, on the 30th of June, 1S30, at tlie age of aliout fifty years. His wife survived him until April 4, 1844, and passed away at the age of fifty- seven. She held member.ship with the -Presby- terian Church. In the family of this worthy couple were nine children, six .sons and three daughters, of whom seven are yet living. Charles L. , a resident of Waujiaca County, Wis., wasboni Jatuiary 21, 1806; Garrison, born August 10, 1808, resides in New York; John R., born March 28, 1813, is living in Washington County, Wis.; Hiram A., born June 13, 1S17, makes his home in I^ast Troy; Mrs. Alzina Meadows and Mrs. Almina Coleman were born, November 12, 1819; William C, of AUegati County, Mich., was born October 28, 1826; Leonard W.. who was born September 26, 1804, died July 6, 1S30; and Sarah Ann Eliza, who was born Jatuiary 3, 1812, died about 1S28. Hiram A. Taylor spent the da>s of his boyhood and youth in the ICiupire State, worked upon the canal, followed coo])ering, and for three years en- gaged in blacksmithing. Thus was his time passed in the Kast. In 1.S44 he came to Walworth County, in the Territory of Wisconsin ( for the State had not then been admitted to the rnion), and located on .section 12, Troy Town.shii>. lie there purchased a farm of eighty acres, and also bought a tract of fervisors in La Grange, and in 186S he reprcscnt- etl his district in the Legislature. His business un- dertakings were uniformly successful and he ear- ly .ac(iuire the home beyond on the 29111 of May, 1847. He .served as a sol- dier in the War of 1S12, and, though he took no prominent [>ar{ in public affairs, he lived an hon- orable, upright life, and won the respect and con- fidence of all with whom he was brought in con- tact. Nine children gracetl the union of Mr. and Mrs. Westphall: Deidrich, who was lK>rn May 27, iSii; Mrs. Melinda Heathman, a resident of Ohio; Delinda, who was twice married, her sec- ond hu.sband being Samuel Taylor, a resident of Michigan; Henry C, a coo^K-r living in Hebron, Jefferson County, Wis. ; John N. of this sketch; vSilas, who died February 23, 1S33; Marcia, who died in infancy; and Mrs. Marcia A. Tryan, who died in Michigan, October 13, 1876. PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 487 The gentleman whose name heads this record spent the days of his boyliood and youth under the parental roof, remaining at home until twentj- four years of age, when he began learning the cooper's trade. On the ist of September, 1844, he bade adieu to the Buckeye State, and removed to Rock County, Wis., where he engaged in coop- ering until 1845. He then came to Whitewa- ter, where for a short time he engaged in the same line of business. His next work was as a brick-molder, and from the wages received for his work he saved enough money to purchase a small tract of land. This was in 1853, and upon it he lived for three 3ears, when, in 1856, he bought his present farm on section 15, Whitewater Town- ship. On the 1 8th of November, 1846, Mr. Westphall led to the marriage altar Miss Lucinda Paft, daughter of Samuel and Rachel Paft, who were natives of New York, and in an early day came to the West. They are both now deceased, and were laid to rest in Whitewater Cemeterj-. The union of our subject and his wife has been blessed with nine children, seven of whom are j-et living: Mrs. Amy R. Coolej-, born January 24, 1847; Mrs. Ella Orton, born January 28, 1850; George H., who was born June 15, 1852, and is now a music teacher of Montana; Charles D., born April i, 1858; Mrs. Emily A. Lasher, who was born March 10, 1861, and is now living in Waterloo, Wis.; John F., who was born June 25, 1867, and is now living in McHenry County; and Florence E., who was born June 8, 1875, and is .still with her parents. Alma, who was born Augu.st 21, 1864, died on the nth of May, 1881. Since 1856, Mr. Westphall has carried on gen- eral farming on section 15, Whitewater Town.ship, and to a limited extent has also worked at coopering and brick-molding. He is a .self-edu- cated and self-made man. His father, who was a school teacher, would give him lessons while he was working at the shoe-bench, but otherwise his educational advantages were very meagre. He has met many difficulties and obstacles in his path, yet these have not seemed to deter him in his work, but have sensed as an impetus to re- newed effort. He has steadily worked his way upward until he has attained a position among the substantial agriculturists of his adopted coun- ty. Although he is now seventy-three years of age, he .still pos.sesses the vigor of a man in the prime of life. For four years he has .served as Justice of the Peace, and since 1857 has filled the office of School Clerk. He votes with the Re- publican party. OSCAR T. HAMILTON. 0SCAR T. HAMILTON, who is .ser\ing as Ju.stice of the I'cace in Whitewater, but has retired from active business life, claims New York as the .state of his nativity, his birth having occurred in Tompkins Count}', on the 4th of Maj', 1830. He comes of an old New York family. His father. Dr. Thomas Hamilton, was also born in the Empire State, and for niany years engaged in practice in Rochester, N. Y., where he had a water-cure establishment, a large in.sti- tution. His death occurred in Rochester, in October, 1884, at an advanced age. He married Miss Sarah Armstrong, who was also born in the Empire State, and who was called to her final rest in December, 1872. Their family numbered two children, Mrs. Jonathan M. Williams, and Oscar T. of this sketch. We now take up the personal history of the 4^8 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. gentleman whose name heads this record. In the county of his nativity he was educated, attending first the public schools, while later he pursued his studies in an academy at Grotou, Tompkins County, N. Y. He then embarked in teaching schfiol and also in farm wi)rk, following the former throughout the winter season, while in the summer months he engaged in labor in the fields. At length he determined to seek a home in the West, hoping thereby to benefit his finan- cial condition. It was in 183.^ that he came to Walworth County, and located upon a farm near Whitewater, where he successfully carried on agricultural ])ursuits for about thirty years. His land he placed under a high state of culli\atiou, and upon the farm he made giK)d improvements, which stand as monuments to his thrift and enter- prise. In 1882, however, he laid aside business cares and removed to Wliitewater, where he is now resting in the fruits of his former toil. As a companion and heliimeet on life's journey, Mr. Hamilton chose Miss Sarah L. Steele, and on the 4th of March, 1856. they were united in marriage. The lady is a daughter of Samuel Steele. Their union has been blessed with four children: Klla A., Herliert O., and two who died in early childhood. Klla A. is a gradu- ate of the Normal .School, of Whitewater, and is a teacher of marked ai)ility. .\l this writing she occupies a responsil)le position in Mein]diis, Tenu. Mr. Hamilton is a member of the Ancient Oriler of United Workmen, and in religious be- lief he is a Methodist. He exercises his right of franchise in .sujjport of the Republican party, and has been elected to some local offices. For four years he served as School Commissioner, and since 1890 has filled the office of Justice of the Peace. His rulings are always wise and just, the result of careful deliberation. His life has al- ways l)een a straightforward and honorable one, and the many excellencies of his character have gained for him the confidence and good-will of all with whom he lias been Ijrought in contact. \)\<. \\K\\<\ IMI-RC 1{ lAllK. 0K. HKNKV PIh:iat- ronage, which is well merited by his skill and ability. He was born in Centre Comity, Pa., on the loth of November, 1852, and is a son of Ilen- janiin and Amelia (Sencabaugh) Fahr. His paternal grandfather died in Penn.sylvaiiia, at the age of .seventy-nine, having reare- jeet. Mr. and Mrs. Dorr hegan their domestic life upon the farm which has since heen their home. In 1S60 he erected a house of four rooms, in which they continued to re.side until 1S84, when that early dwelling was replaced by a commodious two-story residence, one of the most jileasaut dwellings in this section of the county. It is situated in the midst of a fine farm of two hun- dred and eighty acres, on sections 24 and 25. This home has been bles.sed bj- the presence of twelve children. John, born Novendx-r 29, 1S59, is now engaged in carpentering and building in Milwaukee; Patrick H., born March i, 1861, is employed as a collector in Milwaukee; Bee, l)()rn May 20, 1S63, is the wife of l-' red Philliiijis, a resident of Beloit, Wis.; William H., born Au- gust I, 1865, now aids in the operation of the home farm; Mary Ann, born July t,, 1867, is living with her .sister in Beloit; Celia, born Jan- uary 4, 1870, makes her home in Whitewater; George, lx)rn April 19, 1873, is engageil in the manufacture of cheese in Walworth County; Tim- othy, born July lo, 1877, is at home; Agnes, born June 22, 1879, is attending sc1kx)1 in White water; Kmma, born Ajiril 24, 1881, is still under the jiarental roof; and I'rancis A., born Ai)ril 4, 18S4, completes the family. The parents and their children are all mem- bers of the Catholic Church, and the representa- tives of the Dorr household are well and favora- bly known in this community. Mr. Dorr votes with the Rejmblican parly, but has never .sought or desired public office, preferring to give his en- tire time and attention to his business interests, in which he has met with good success. In con- nection with general farming he is engaged in the dairy business, and this enterprise adds materi- ally to his income. The many improvements upon his farm were all placed there by himself and stand as monuments to his thrift and enter- prise. He is justly mnnl)ered among the sub- .stanlial and i)n>mincnt farmers of Whitewater Township. LEWIS T. ruSTER I IvWIS T. POSTIvR is one of the popular I C and highly respected citizens of Elkhorn, v'j now serving asSheriff of Walworth Count> . He was born in April, 1S46, in Georgia, and is a son of Sidney and luiretta (Terrell) l-'oster, who were natives of New York. The father was a farmer by occupation, and removed with his fam- ily to Georgia in the hope of benefiting his health. He there died in Peliruary, 1847, l)efore our sub- ject was a year old. The mother then relumed with her children lo New York, locating in Syra- cu.se. The Fo.ster family is an old and honored one of the Ivmpire Slate, having Ix-en there found- ed in Colonial days. Our subject is the youngest of three children. HoUis is now living in Syra- cuse, N. v.. and IvOrena (Mrs. Richmond) makes her home in Huffalo, N. Y. Lewis Foster .spent the daj-s of his boyhood and youth in Syracuse, N. Y., and the public schools afforded him his educational i)rivileges. Having come to Ihe West, he was living in Michigan at the time of the breaking out of the late war, and PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 491 in August, 1861, he responded to the country's call for troops, becoming a member of Company C, First Michigan Cavalry. He did service most- ly in Virginia, and was the first of six men to pass up the Shenandoah. A woman in charge of the toll-gate called them "flat-footed Yankees." Mr. Foster did duty as scout all through the val- ley, and was the first man to report for duty to Cu.ster after that celebrated warrior was made General. That was three days before the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. Foster participated in numer- ous engagements, was always found at his post of duty, and when his term expired he was hon- orably discharged, in September, 1864. On his return to the North, Mr. Foster lo- cated in Chicago and became book-keeper for the firm of J. R. Walker & Co., commission mer- chants of that city. Five years were thus passed, and he then went to St. Joseph, Mo., where he embarked in business as a wholesale dealer in confectionery and fancy groceries. In 1877 he came to Wisconsin, and, locating in Walworth County, embarked in farming in Lyons Town- ship. There he carried on agricultural pursuits until 1S89, when he was elected Sheriff of the county. Subsequently, he returned to Lake Gen- eva, but in 1892 was re-elected, and once more took up his residence in Klkhorn. He was nom- inated without oppo.sition in his party, and is an excellent officer, brave and fearless in the dis- charge of his duties. In June, 1870, Mr. Foster was united in mar- riage with Mi.ss Clara Townslee, of Chicago, and to them has been born a .son, Harry Sibley. Mr. Foster takes considerable interest in civic soci- etie; he is a Knight Templar Mason, belonging to Beloit Comniandery, and al.so holds membership with the Odd Fellows' Society and the Grand Army of the Republic. He belongs to the Epis- copal Church, and, in politics, is a stalwart .sup- porter of the Republican party. Every trust re- posed in him is faithfully fulfilled, and in public and private life he manifests the same fidelity to duty that characterized his service when he wore the blue and followed the Old Flag, which now floats so proudly over the united nation. FRANK JOHNSON. r" RANK JOHNSON, one of the wide-awake r^ and enterprising business men of Lake Gen- I eva, who is now engaged in dealing in gro- ceries, has a store well stocked with everj'thing in his line, and is now enjoying a liberal trade, which has constantly increased from the begin- ning. Mr. Johnson was born in Oakford, now Weston, Lenawee County, Mich., on the 9th of November, 1856, and is of English descent. His grandfather, William Johnson, was a native of Yorkshire, England, and was a tailor by trade. Having emigrated to America, his la.st days were spent in Lake Geneva, where he died at the age of eighty -four. He had but two children, one of whom, William S., became the father of our sub- ject. He was born in New York, and there lived until after he had attained to man's estate. He learned the baker's trade, and followed it in the East until 1854, when he emigrated to Charleston, 111., where he made his home until during the war. His next place of residence was in Craw- fordsville, Ind., where he was engaged in busi- ness for a short time, after which he went to In- dianapolis. There he suffered the less of his wife, who passed away in i860. She bore the maiden name of Lucinda Johnson, and was born in Michigan. Her father, William Johnson, was a native of Maine, and was of English lineage. 492 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. He lived to tlic advaiicid aije of nearly eij^hty years. His wife was a relative of the celebrated Morrill family of Maine. Mrs. Joliii.son, mother of our subject, was a memher of the IJpi.scopal Church. The father survived her until 1X70, and (lied in Chicago of sunstroke. In their family were only two children: Frank, and Ainia, who is now decea.sed. We now take up the personal hi.story of our subject, who was a lad of only seven years when his parents left Charleston, 111. Upon his moth- er's death he came to Lake Geneva to make his home with an aunt. Miss Mary J. Johnson, who now lives with him, and by whom he was ten- derly reared. When about seventeen years of a.ije he began learning the painter's trade, and lollowed it more or less for .some lime. He then engaged in clerking in grocery stores for a few years, after which he embarked in business along that line on his own account. Mr. John.son was united in marriage with Miss Louise H. Keyes. daughter of Alfred and Mary (Johnson) Keyes, l)y wliom he has three children: Kthel L., Edith R. and Frank K. The parents are both members of the Mellif the Church Trustees and as Superintendent of the Sunday school. He Ijelongs to the Young Men's Chris- tian A.s.sociation, and is its President. Socially, he is connected with the Masonic fraternity, and with the Modern Woodmen of America. In jiol- itics, he is a Prohibitionist, and is now .scr\-ing as Super\'isor of the First Ward of Lake Geneva. Mr. Johnson has spent almo.st his entire life in this place, and his career has l)een such an hon- orable and upright one that he has gained the es- teem and confidence of all with whom he has been brought in contact. He is an enterpri.sing citizen, devoted to the best interests of the place, and is a popular young man. who has many friends in the commnnitv. CLARK I. MILLI'lR, M. D. EI..\KK I. Mll.l.l-.K. M. 1)., isoneof Wliite- water's busiest men, having an extensive practice in the line of his profe.ssiijn, which kee])s him almost con.stantly engaged. His liberal patronage attests his skill and ability, which are far above the average, and which have gained for him a high reputation. The Doctor was born in Middlefield, Otsego County. N. V., March 2, 1S44, and is a son of Cornelius and Almeda (Smith ) Miller, natives of the .same .State. The father was a carpenter and a farmer. In 1.S45, he came to Wisconsin, and cast in his lot with the early settlers living near Janesville. On the 14th of July of that year he raised his hou.sc, which still stands on the old homestead. He had purchased woodland and hewed the logs for his cal)iii from llie timber upon his place. From this tract of land he developed a fine farm, one of the iiest in .southern Wi.sconsin. There his death occurretl November 26, 1S70, at the age of sixty- nine years. His wife pa.ssed awa\- August 26, 1869, at tlie age of sixty-eight. The Millers were early settlers of the Mohawk \'alley, and one of the ancestors of our .subject built the first mill on the banks of the Mohawk River. His cousin, I). G. Young, was a member of the Legis- lature of New York, and was largely the cause of gaining for Herkimer County its enviable repu- tation for the fine dairy lousiness there carried on. The Doctor is the youngest in a family of eight children, all of whom are yet living. Henry is now engaged in hotel-keeping in Arkansas; Jere- PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 493 miah follows farming in vSoutli Dakota; Justena is the wife of Rev. James R. Pope, a minister of the Free- Will Baptist Church; Mrs. Diana Winni- gar makes her home in Clinton, Wis., as does Mrs. Eurebia Burt; Charles E. follows farming near Beloit; and Eeander S. is living retired in Campbell, Neb. Dr. Miller was educated in the public .schools of Janesville. After the breaking out of the late war, he responded to the country's call for troops to aid in crushing out the rebellion, enli.sting September ii, 1861, as a member of Company B, Thirteenth Wisconsin Infantr}-, under Capt. Ed Woodman. On the 4th of January, 1864, he re-enlisted as a veteran of the same company, his sendee being largely in Kentucky and Tennes- see. On the 24th of December, 1865, he was mustered out with the rank of Corporal. On his return home, Mr. Miller took up the study of medicine with Drs. Whitney & St. John, of Janesville, and after graduating from the Chi- cago Medical College, and the medical depart- ment of the Northwestern Univer.sity in the .Class of '70, he located in Whitewater, where he has since engaged in practice. Another important event in his life occurred in that year. On the 25th of February, in Jefferson County, he married Miss Minerv-a Ridgway, daughter of David and Kate Ridgway. To them have been born three children: Howard C, Katie and Hazel. Mrs. Miller's father, when a young man, learned the .shoemaker's trade, which he followed for a time, Init later engaged in merchan- dising, and subsequentl\- embarked in farming. In 1849, he came to Wisconsin, locating in Lima. In 1856, he began building a home in White- water, but before its completion his death occur- red. He passed away January 19, 1857, ^^ the age of thirty-.six years. In the family were five children, but only two are now living: Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Irene Kimball, of Manchester, Mich. Of the three deceased, one, William, died at the age of two years, in Penn.sylva- nia, passing away January 24, 1851; Thomas died November 15, i860, in Wisconsin, at the age of five years; and Mrs. Adelaide Anthony died in Michigan, December 7, 1S82. Dr. Miller is a member of the State Medical Society, and the Grand Army of the Republic. In politics, he is a stanch Republican. His suc- cess in his business has been won by earnest labor, and is well de.served. He now has the largest practice of any physician in Whitewater. WILLIAM L. NORRIS. I ILL! AM L. NORRIS, who for many years was the editor and publisher of the Repub- lican of Watertown, was one of the most prominent and highly respected citizens of Jeffer- son County, and when called to the honiebe\-ond his loss was mourned throughout the entire com- munity. A native of the Emerald Isle, he was born in Dublin on the 17th of March, 1837, and when a child of ten sununers was brought by his parents to the New World. The family located in Watert(jwn, where Mr. Norris resided until the daj- of his death, with the exception of a .short period spent in 0.shko.sh. The advantages re- ceived in the public .schools were all that were af- forded him in the way of education. He was a self-made man, who worked his way steadily up- ward by well-directed and earnest efforts. In his earlier j-ears, Mr. Norris occupied vari- ous clerical positions, and was always faithful to his employers' interests, thereby winning their 494 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. confidence. He was married Januarj' 9, 1868, to Miss Augusta O. VcsU-y, of WaU-rtowii, and to them were t)oni fnx- cliildrcu: Maud, wife of H. O. Bradky, of Milwaukee: Graltau \V.; Ralph H., of Milwaukee; James T. aud ICthel. Mr. Norris' coiuicctiou with the Rtfyitbliciiii dated from 1872, when he entered the editorial department. The paper was then owned by the late J. II. Keyes. I'pim his removal to Ivau Claire, in 18S1, Mr. Norris i)urcha.scd thepai)er, and was the sole proprietor up to the time of his death. That it was ably edited, is shown by the liberal patronage accorded it. He ever endeavored to give the public a pai>er which would be of inter- est to the pc()])Ie, an{ a circuit- walker instead of rider, his horse having failed him. With characteristic determination, however, he went on foot from post to jwst, determined to hold the fort. Their house of worship, the first frame building in East Troy, was erected in 1839. The building was recognized as a union church, and was used as town hall, schoolhouse, etc., as well. The Pre.sbyterian Church was organized June 22, i'S39, by Rev. Stephen Peet, of Green Bay, a.s.sisted by Rev. Lemuel Hall, of Geneva. The first Baptist Church was organized October 5, 1842, and the CathoHc in 1848. The latter in 1S54 built llicir liouse of worship. LYONS 1X)\VNS1IIP. aLLEN PERKINS was the first settler in Lyons, where he ])ilched liis tent in 1837, his great ambition being to .secure a water- ]>ower. vSoon after his locating, the Lyon broth- ers, Thomas and Fletcher, came from New York and look up land on section 10. In 1840 llie brothers erected a sawmill. In 1 846 it gave way to a gristmill. Following tliem came as perma- nent settlers Daniel Campbell, H. H. Davis and others. The first religious ser\-ices were conducted liy Rev. I). Worthinglon, a Methodist, in 1S39. The first ])hysician was Dr. John Stacey, who came in 1839. The first marriage was that of Norman Dyer to Mary Lake, in 1841. The first .school was taught by Harriet Lyon in Spring \'alley, in 1842. The first blacksmith, a black- smith clergyman, or a clergyman blacksmith, was T. S. Bartholomew, who came in 1843, and was a Universalist in belief The first store was open- ed by Joshua Applet)ee in Lyonsdale, in 1S44. The first lawyer to conunence practice was Will- iam P. Lyon, in 1846. The first tavern waskei)t by George B. Smith in 1843. LA r^AM/ITE TOWNSI 1 1 V. ^IfSAIAll II.XMHI.IX, wlio lanie iVoni Ohio turned out to as.sist him in raising the first log I with his wife in June, 1836, has the honor of house in La Fayette. During the year Sylvanus X. having been the first .settler of what is now La Langdon hxrated on section 14. I'ayette Township. He located on the .southeastern Rev. S. A. Dunwill, who had stopped first in part of section 25, and on July 18, the logs being Sjiring Prairie, became one of the pioneers of this readv, the settlers from the neighboring towns township. Here he lived during the cold winter of PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 499 1837, when for two months his wife never saw the face of another woman. The first school was taught by Miss Ruth A. Bunnell in 1S40. The first store was opened in a jjnvate house by J. O. Ea- ton {111841. The first breakint^ of land was done by Alpheus Johnson in 1S37, and the result was a crop of fifteen hundred bushels of turnips. For some time during the following winter, .several families of new-comers had nothing else to eat. A sun-ivor relates that when the larder was low in his father's house, turnips even being .scarce, his father hired him with a penny to go to bed supperless, and then .stole the penny with which to bribe him the following night. The first child was born in October, 1837, Har- riet, daughter of Jo.seph Whitman. The first mar- riage was of Alpheus John.son to Miss Hamblin in 1837, Col. Perry Menick, of .Spring Prairie, .solemnizing the marriage. The first .sawmill was built by Peter Hinman on section 12, in 1843. SPRING PRAIRIE TOWNSHIP. HIvS town waschri.stened by Mrs. Dr. Hemen- wa\', upon hearing of the beautiful and abundant springs which, gushing out from the prairie, unite and form a large .stream, which received the name of Spring Brook. ITpon the organization of the town the name thus bestowed was perpetuated. The families of David Pratt, Solomon Har\ey and Dr. Hemenwa}- were the pioneers, having lo- cated here in 1836. Rev. S. A. Dunwill came in November of the .same year, and became the historian not only of this section, but of the county as well. His descriptions are most ex- cellent. In the year 1837, Roderick Menick, Isaiah Dike, John E. Hopkins, James McNoy, Samuel C. Vaughan, William D. Crain, William H. Dun- ning. Jabesh T. Clement, Perrin vSmith, An.sel vSal- isbur\', Che.ster Baker, John Bell, George Bell, A. H. Bunnell, Benjamin Hoyt and William B. Wade came to the town.ship. The first breaking of land was by Palmer Gard- ner on section 25, May 2, 1836. He plowed eighteen acres. The fir.st marriage ceremony was that of Olmi Van \'alni to Miss Jane Resigue, July 16, 1837. The bride, at whose home the ceremony was per- formed, was not of this county. The first wed- ding to occur in the town was that of Reuben Clark and Maria Van \'aliii, September 3, 1837. The first birth was that of Sarah M. Smith, daughter of Sylvester G. .Smith, September 14, IS37- The first death was that of Mary E. Smith, July 3, 1837, the funeral services being performed by S. A. Dunwill. The fir.st church was the Baptist, organized in the fall of 1837, Rev. William R. Manning being the first settled pastor. The first sermon was jireached by Samuel PhcEiii.x, July 10, 1836. The fir.st frame hou.se, probably the first in the count}' as well, was erected l)y Benjamin C. Perce in 1836. The first drove of swine to be driven into the town and county, consisting of two hundred head, was brought here by Ephraim Perkins, of Bur- lington, in July, 1837. The first nursery was established bj- John Bell in 1837. He commenced with fourlnindred trees, and increased his business yearly, until in 1858 his nursery numbered a quarter of a million trees. This was the pioneer nursery of Wi.sconsin. The first po.stoffice was located at Spring Prairie 500 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Corners in 1838. The office was then called I''ranklin, and Dr. A. A. Hcnitnway was the first Postmaster. The first sc1hk)1 was tauglil li> Miss Juliette Menick in the summer of 1S37. The first wagons were made by A. II. W'itherel in rS40. The first shoe maker was Jo.siah A. Puffer, i.Sjy. The first blacksmith shop was opiiiL-d !>> Henry Ivlliott in 1840. The first store was e.slablished in 1.S37, Mi Crawford l^eing the storekeejx'r. The first "tailor clothes' of home manufacture were worn by Jackson Kohler, who commenced working at that business in 184.1. A Mormon Chiirch was established in 1844, i)Ut subse<|uently was abandoned. \vinri:\VAri:R ruwxsiiip 0CCUPIES the northwest portion of llic conn ty. The surface varies, being in parts (juitc hilly, and in others swampy. The central jiortion is comparativelv level and highly pro- ductive. Samuel Prince was the first permanent settler in the town of Whitewater. In July, 1H36, he built a house of small logs, twelve feet square and eight feet high, where he kept "bachelor's hall," he being a widower at the time. When others came he arranged bunks, sailor fashion, on the sides of his cabin (or their acconmiodation. Prior to his building the cal)in, he had cut his name on a tree, with the date, at a point some distance west of where he finally halted, thus indicating his claim. His first vi.sitors were William and I-e- ander Birge, Dr. Brewer and Charles Hamilton. Afterwards in July, 1.S37, came Norman and Free- man L. Pratt, brothers, who were accompa- nieil li\- their wives. Soon new log h(nises sjirang u]i and a jolly time was had. In September, 1837, Zerah Mead arrived from St. Lawrence County, N. V., to .select a home for himself and his young bride. He jint nj) at the Prince House, and connnenced the erection of a commodious house, 18x22 feet, with a shingle roof, the first sliingleeans and melons. In the month of June John Lippett, Cyrus Lip- jK-tt. John Hrucf, Salmon Thomas and Tnmi- hull 1). Thomas arrived. Soon after her arrival here Mrs. .'-;aliii(,ii 'i'liomas jjave hirth to a child, .Mfreit \\'., since District Attorney, the first white child horn in the town of Darien, July lo, 1S36. The first sawmill was built hy Jo.se])h Maxson and his .sou A. W. in 1841, and was replaced hy a j^rislmill in 1S50, also erected by them. The first death was that of Christopher C. ClKesl>ro. in April, 1S39. The first marriage was that of Caleb Blodgett to Lorinda Jones in 1839. The first school was taught by Mrs. Mary Car- ter in 1.S40. The first hotel was liuilt bv James K. Hrucein The first slorc was l)uill by Henry Frew The first church was that organized by the Ha])tists in 1850. The first p.istoffice was that of Hloominn I'rairie. o])ene(l in 1S3.S, with C. C. Cheesbro as Postmas- ter. SHARON row \siiii\ Gl C'KICrLTrkAI.LV, this is perhaps thebest r I town in Walworth Count\-, the soil l)eing / 1 j,'enerally excellent in (|ualit\-. Tu John keeder is due the credit of having been the first settler in the township. He located on .section 27 in February, 1837. He built a sniall log shanty, but remained only a short time there. The first mill was Iniilt on Turkey Creek by Jose])!] Pierce, in 1S41. The first church was by the Lutherans in iS^H. The first .school was taught in 1841 . The first postoffice was at Sharon Corners in 1843, and Isaac Case was appointed Postmaster. The first store was opene-ears of age, he was taken to Belmont, Ohio. In 18 12 he engaged in Indian warfare. He was a fearless Indian-fighter, and served as a scout, running unharmed the desper- ate chances in that dangerous ser\-ice. In April, 1814, he was one of the garrison of Ft. Harri.son, Ind., and while it was besieged by the Indians, was one of twenty-five who successfully defended it against an army of five hundred Indians, well armed, who were at length forced to raise the siege. The ma.ssacre of a brother made him an Indian-hater. Geneva Van vSlyke, born July 3, 1S36, was the first child born in the county. The first marriage was that of Charles A. Xoyes to Nanc3' Warren, in December, 1836. The first frame building was that erected by Andrew Fergu.son in 1837. In it he opened the first stock of goods. The first schoolhou.se was built in 1839 by pri- vate subscription. It was the first frame school- house in the county, and Mi.ss Anger was the teacher. The first .sawmill in Geneva was also the first in the county. It was .started in May, 1837. The first gristmill was started in October, 183S. It drew grist from as far as Milwaukee and Kenosha, as well as from points on Rock River to the West. The first po.stoffice was e.stabli.shed in 1S3S, with Andrew Ferguson as Po.stmaster. The fir.st cooper was William Alexander, in 1839- The first death was that of an old man, Crusier by name, in the winter of 1837. The finst fatal casualty which occurred resulted in the death of William Casporus, who fell from the scaflfolding while erecting Mrs. Farnum's house, in 1S38. The first blacksmith was Jotham Curtis, in 1S36. The first wagon-shop was opened by D. W. Cook, in 183S. The first resident physician was Dr. O. S. Tif- fany, in 1838. The first drug .store was that of Lewis Curtis, opened in 1S39-40. WALWORTH TOWNSHIP. •VT was in Walworth that Big Foot made his I home, and from there he took his final leave X of the Walworth hunting-grounds. James Van Slyke made the first settlement, near the Indian village. He built his cabin there and moved his family into it in 1836. Mrs. \'an Slj-ke was the fir.st white woman in the town. It is related that in February, 1837, \'an Slyke, with Nathan Disbrow, driving in a drove of hogs from Illinois, were caught in the memorable sud- den cold snap that came on. They were obliged to leave their drove four miles from the house, and make their waj- to the cabin as rapidly as possible, to escape freezing to death. They arrived there at last, but Di.sbrow's feet were .so badly frozen that he lost the toes on one foot, which were ampu- tated by Mrs. Van Slyke with the only surgical instrinnents she had, namely, a pair of sci.ssors and a butcher knife. Mrs. Van Slyke was certainly a most remark- 504 PORTRAIT AND KIOGRAl'HICAI, RECORD. able woman. Her experiences of frontier life, and lier fearlessness amid dangers from which her cow- ardly luisl)an(l shrank, Jiavc often ht-eii comment- elloiV the Indian-trail to Chicago, and then pay twenty-five cents' postage to secure a letter. First plowing was done b\- James \'an .Slyke, who broke one hundred acres the first sea.soii, in The first white child horn was Clara Anna Hell, daughter of William and Susan Bell, born July S, i8:,7. The first death was that of a child of Amos Bailey in 1837. There being no minister, the last sad rites were ]K-rformed by the neighbors, as were also those tjf tlie two foilowing deaths. The first religious meetings were held at the liome of James A. Maxwell by Kid. P. W. Lake. The first church was organized by Kid. Henry Ti)]>ping in the spring of 1844. The first .schoollxmse was built in i.S,^y. Mrs. Moses Williams was the first teacher. The first marriage was that of Rolx'rt RHs.sell to Mi.ss Hannah Williams. The first postoffice was establishe' might found a colcjny composed of j)eople of like views with themselves. It should be character- ized as being a temperance conununil\, a com- munity of religionists, and above a recognition of "color lines;" a place where a ]>oor, despi.sed col- ored man would be honored for his worth. With such a delerniination tliey left Perr\-, X. V., and in tile month of May, 1836, started for the Rock Ri\er region, already noted for its fertility and l)eauty. .-Xfter |)ros])ecting several weeks they came to .Spring Prairie. Then Henr\-, the elder, left for New York, and .Sanuiel continued his search alone, and on August 5, 1836, he pitchetl his tent on the jiresent site of the village of Dela- \aii, and with three hired men commenced the arduous labor of founding a village. In October a cou.sin, William PlKenix, arrived witli his fam- ily. A hou.se 20x22 feet, with ])uiicheon floor and shake roof, was promjUly built, it being the first on the site of Delavan. On October 25, William Pliceiiix attended the "Helmoiil Legislature" as a lobby member, and it was mainly througli his influence tliat the county at that time received the name of Wal- worth. The name Delavan, bestowed uiKin the townshi]). was in honor of Kdward C. Delavan, a indininenl temperance man of .Albany, .\. \'. Henry Phtenix arrived with. his family in June, PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 505 1838, and the brothers set about active business, opening farms, laying out a village and erecting mills. Among the new arrivals were Henrj- Barlow and A. H. Taggart. Henry Barlow was married Juh' 3, 1S41, to Emeline La Bar, the first mar- riage celebrated in Delavan. Charles Hailex', James Hollinshead and others came soon after. A sawmill was completed by the Phcenix's in February, 1839. A gristmill followed a few months later, of which Amos Otis was the builder. The first store was opened by Phcenix Bros. , in 1838, near Swan Lake. In 1837 William Phcenix was appointed Post- ma.ster. The first church was organized Ijy the Baptists during 1838, with sixteen members. The first school, of some twelve scholars, was taught by Miss Julia Dyer in 1839. The first log house was built by Allen Perkins in 1836. The first religious meeting was held and ad- dressed b\- Sanuiel F. Phcenix, August 7, 1836. The first .sermon preached by an ordained minis- ter was by Elder Benjamin Pierce, October 7, 1836. The first lawyer was Milo Kelsey, who settled here in 1837. The first white child born was Amelia T. Tay- lor, daughter of Luke Taylor, her birth occurring on October 12, 1837. The first burial was that of Salmon Thomas, which took place in June, 1837, his bod\- being brought from Racine. The fir.st death was that of Daniel La Bar, in July, 1839. The first physician was Henderson Hunt, who settled here in 1841. The first sub.stantial brick building was that built by A. H. Taggart and George Passage, in 1842. The first permanent pastor. Rev. Henry T. Topping, came in 1839. The first banking and exchange office was that of N. M. Harrington, which was the first in the county, as well as in the village. SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP. ^1 TOWNvSHH' abounding in lakes and com- Ll prising much excellent land. The first to I I make a claim was John Davis, on .sections 13 and 14, near vSilver Lake, in 1836. He built a cabin and lived alone, being unmarried. He remained a year, sold out, and left for other scenes. During 1837-38 many settlers came: Daniel Bigelow, William McDonald, James Holden, Caleb Miller, John Rand, Freeborn Welch and others. The first marriage was that of J. Crawford to Martha McCart in 1837. First child born, Helen Ro.senkrans, 1838. First church, Congregationalist, 1839. First school taught b\' Adaline McCracken, in 1840. First physician, Dr. Harmon Gray, 1840. First general store opened b\- Julius Edwards, 1840. First lawyer, C. D. Pulver, who came in 1839. Fir.st hotel, Capt. George W. Kendall, in 1839. First death, child of William Bohall, March, 1838. First casualty, accidental drowning of Mr. Kingsle)-, while bathing in Silver Lake, 1839. Fir.st postoffice, 1840, Capt. Kendall Postmaster. First male child born, W'oodbury Harrington, ^o6 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RF.CORD. BLOOMi ii:ld row'xsiiii 1 1 1'". I'"IRST persons to locate witliin the pres- ent limits of the town of Bloomfield were Harry Kimball aiul his son Orainel. the loi iiier a native of Connecticut. He came to Hlooni- field in 1.S36, and made a claim on section 6. In the following s])ring he was joined by his son. when tlie\' built a lojj cabin on the claim. The first family to make a home was that of Harry Tup|K-r. Mrs. Tupper was the first white woman that settled in the town, and the mother of the first child born here, Silas Wriijhl Tup- per b\ name, the date of his birth being June 24, iS^S. In 1838 many other families arrived. The first marriage was that of William Will- iams and Miss Adeline Huckland, in I-ebruar\-. 1841. The ceremony was performed hv C. M. Haker, lilsq. The first school was taught in 1X40 by Mrs. Ivlecta Ward, in a house belonging to W. D. Chajiin. The first church was the Methodist Episcopal, organized in 1841. TROY rowxsim ^1 S lv\RI,V as 1835 Jesse Meacham and Adol- Ll phus Spoor stopped temporarily in what is I I now Tro\' Township. Arriving on the banks of a beautiful stream, they regaled themselves on honey, in honor of which event they gave the name Honey Creek to the .stream, which, togetlier with several lakes, waters the township. A beautiful little sheet of water, with its one F'airv' Island, on .sections 13 and 24, received its name, like Honey Creek, at an early day. In reminiscences of earl_\- Troy, Rev. Mr. Heardsley .says: "An elderly gentleman by the name of Horth came into the county with the Meacham family. He had been in their family a nund)er of years before coming here, and conlinuetl with them some years after their emigration here. He was a ipiiet, retiring man, who seemed not much burdened with worldly cares and labors. He was enchanted with the beautiful lake, ami was wont to spend a large i)art of his time either in fishing or in .some other manner. If aii\- one inquired for him, they were i)robabl>- informed that he was down at tile lake. And so it came to pass t'lat it was often remarked by sv Melissa Cornish. Tin: wTscoxsix sdiooL voR riii-: di-ai-. Illv Wisconsin Schof)l for the Deaf is in Dcla- \.ni, Walworth County, a town of twenty- Uvo hundred inhabitants, on the Racine & .S( mill western Di\'ision of the Chicago, Milwaukee ^t St. Paul Railroad, which, with its wide streets, well-kept lawns and ta.sty residences, justly claims to be one of the most attractive towns in the State, and with Delavan Lake, which is two and a-half miles from the town, is one of the most popular sununer re.sorts in the Northwest. The institution is delightfnll\- situated on an elevation overlooking the town and the surround- ing coiuitry, and the beant\- and desirabilit\- of its location can hardl\- besuri)a,s.sed. The grountls include about fortj- acres. The buildings are :irtisticall\' constructed, and are su])plied with all the mon in the We.st. Miss lCniil\- Ivddy has been articulation teacher here since 1S6S. For the last eight years there have PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. 509 been three articulation classes, each class having a separate teacher. The plan in these classes is to have exclusively oral recitations. Pupils are not only taught articulation, hut they are taught by articulation. Graduates from this school are qualified to enter I he introductor>- class of the Deaf Mute College at Wa.shington, D. C. In the industrial department four trades are taught — cabinet-making, .shoemaking, printing and baking. Each shop is under the direct su- pervision of a skilled foreman, and pupils leaving the in.stitution are thus enabled to earn a suffici- ent livelihood. The law provides that all the deaf and dumb residents of the State between the ages of eight and twenty-five years, of suitable capacity, shall be received and taught free of charge for board and tuition, parents and guard- ians being expected to furnish clothing and pay traveling expenses. The Wisconsin School for the Deaf was incor- porated by an act of the Legislature April 19 1852, which declared the object of the school as follows: "To afford to the deaf and dumb of the State, so far as possible, enlightened and practical education, that may aid them to obtain the means of subsistence, discharge the duties of citizenship, and secure all the happiness which they are cap- able of obtaining. " The inception and establish- ment of this .school is largely due to Ebenezer Cheesbro, who emigrated from New York State and settled two miles west of Delavan in 1839. Ariadna, the deaf daughter of Mr. Cheesbro, had been in .school in the New York institution, and Mr. Cheesbro was desirous of completing her ed- ucation. In 1850 Mi.ss Wealthy Hawes was en- gaged to come to the Cheesbro residence and teach Ariadna, together with James A. Dudley, a deaf boy living in the vicinit)'. Miss Hawes was a graduate of the New York institution and had known Ariadna in school. This acquaintance led to her installment as a tutor of the.se two deaf children. In the fall of 1851 .she was succeeded by John A. Mills, a graduate of the New York in- .stitution. About this time the idea of organizing a larger school was formulated by the members of the Chee.sbro family, and it was through their efforts that the school opened in the fall of 185 1, with .seven deaf pupils, and John A. Mills as teacher. This school was held at Mr. Chee.sbro's residence for four months, and was maintained at his own expen.se. It was then that Mr. Cheesbro had drawn up and circulated a petition to the Legi,slature asking for the establishment of an in- stitute for the education of the deaf, to be located at or near Delavan. Hon. C. M. Baker, Assem- blyman from Walworth County, presented the petition to the Legislature, and it was through his efforts that a bill was passed, April ig, 1S52, in- corporating the "Wisconsin Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb," to be located at Delavan, Walworth County. On the recom- mendation of Superintendent J. W. Swiler, the Legislature changed the name of the .school to the "Wisconsin School for the Deaf" in 1885. The act of incorporation named Ebenezer Cheesbro, William C. Allen, Franklin K. Phcenix, Hender- son Hunt, P. W. Lake, Wyman Spooner, Jesse C. Mills, James A. Maxwell and George Williams as a board of tru.stees, having the general manage- ment of the school, with power to employ a prin- cipal; and made an appropriation of $3,000 for buildings, and $500 for the support of the school for the en.suing year. This board was organized in June, 1852, with Henderson Hunt, President; Wyman Spooner, Treasurer; F. K. Phcenix, Sec- retary; J. R. Bradway, Principal. Under this administration .school was opened in Jul\-, with eight pupils, in the upper story of a building in the rear of the Schultz Block, where it remained till the new buildings were completed. The pupils were at first boarded in private families, but their number increasing to fourteen, a house was rented for their special use. In the mean time the location and erection of the new buildings occupied the attention of the board. F. K. Phcenix donated a tract of eleven acres in the western part of Delavan, which is the present site of the institution, and in his honor the grounds are called "Phoenix Green." The plan of the buildings con.sisted of a main building, 56.X60, five stories, of l)rick, including basement and at- tic, with two transverse or lateral wings. The east wing, a two-story building of Ijrick, 34 liy 44, with attic and basement, was completed in Jan- 5'o PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. nary, 1854, at a cost of $2,981. and had accom- niodatioii for Ihirty-five pupils. The school moved into their new (|ii.Trters the followiiijj month. The m.iin huiUlinj; was finished in 1.H57. at a cost of $30,000. Among other improvements made that year was the construction of a workshop, 24x48, two stories in heij;lit, at a cost of Si .500, together with a large barn. Principal Hradwa\ had been succeeded In Lu- cius Fetween the >ears 1869 and 1875, were Iv C. Stone and George L. Weed, both men of experience and ability. In 1875 Dr. William H. DeMotte was elected Super- intendent. The following events marked his term of office: The erection of a small wooden building for a gynniasium; the opening of a ba.sket-shop in a part of the cabinet shop; the introduction of printing, and the starting of a pa]H.r, the "Deaf Mute Press," in 1S78: the giving of elementary instructions in drawing for a few months; the erection and fitting up of a build- ing for a kitchen and laundr\- ; and the destruc- tion of the old institute by fire on .September 16, 1879. No clue as to the origin of the fire has ever vet been obtained. The building was a total loss to the .State, as it was not covered by in- surance. In spite of the great inconvenience causeress began seriou.sly to di.scuss the advisabilit\- of moving the institution to some other place, but nothing came of it. Plans for new buildings were adopted, and, an appropriation of $''5,000 having been secured, their erection was com- menced in the spring of 1880." The new buildings were constructed ou tlie cottage or segregate plan. The main building is a three-story white brick structure, with attic, and .solid .stone l)asenienl, 50x100. A wide cor- ridor runs the entire length of the first floor, whicli contains a reception-room. |>arlor, office, matron's room and a suite of ro-. Tliat Mr. Swiler is a man well qualified for the position he holds is universally admitted, and is further attested l)y the fact that he is retained, notwith.standing political changes in the administration of the State. The following mention is taken from Prof Robin.son's histor)- of the institution: '■ The present Superintendent, John W. Swiler, was born in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1S44. In 1852 his parents removed to Monmouth, 111., and in the course of time he entered the college at that place, and graduated in 1864, after which he engaged in the book trade for two years. In 1867 he went to Jacksonville, 111., where he was appoint- ed as a teacher in the .State institution there. His stay in Jacksonville covered thirteen years, during which time he constantly rose to promi- nence as a man well fitted to educate and go\-eni. Endowed with great practical and executive abil- ity, as well as good judgment, he .seems to have found his proper place in the profession. His experience grows rapidh- with his years. His appearance indicates energy, decision and firm- ne.ss. His u.se of the .sign language is character- ized by perspicuity, and his utterances are fraught with the useful and practical. .Since he came here he has steadily grown in the esteem of tho.se in his charge, no le.ss for his managing skill than for the faithful care, consideration and respect he ever evinces for them. And in clos- ing it does not seem too much to say that his management has had a tendency to develop the present material and mental resources of the school to a degree ne\er snrpa.ssed." Superin- tendent Swiler isamember of the Wisconsin State Educational Committee, and was a member of the committee of that section of the World's Fair Congress Auxiliary devoted to deaf-nuUe in- struction, of which Dr. P. G. Gillett wascliairman. He is a man of progre.s.sive ideas, and during liis admiui.stration the school has attained a lii.i;Ii rank anu)ng the institutions of the countrs . In 18S5 the institution received a diploma iVom the iI2 PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD. Cotton Centennial Exposition at New Orleans for pupils' work. Very flatttriiiK exhibits of school work were made at the Teachers' National Con- vention at -Madison in 1884. also at ChicaRo in 1 886, and at the Milwaukee Industrial I-lxpos- ilion at several times. The institution was under the general manage- nient of a Board of Trustees from its establish- ment till 1881, when, with all other charitable, penal and reformatory institutions in the State, it j)assed under tlie control of a State Board of Supervision, consisting of George W. Burchard, president; Charles Luling, James Bintliff, C. I). I'arker and L. A. Proctor. The outgoing board of trustees consisted of S. K. LaHar, I). G. Chee- ver, Hollis Latham, Iv I). Holton and Albert Salisbury. Dr. A. L. Chapin, the late President of Beloit College, resigned in 1880. He was for many years the President of this Board, and, having once been a teacher of the deaf was at all times the ardent supjiorter and warm friend of the institution, and is held in sacretl memory by all deaf-mutes and all friends of deaf-mute in- struction in the State of Wi.scon.sin. The Board of ,Sui)ervi.sion remained in office for ten years, and during its administration of affairs the jniblic institutions of the State enjoyed a period of un- precedented growth and development. In 1891 this Board was .succeeded by the State Board of Control, which at present consists of Clarence Snyder of Ashland, President; Charles D. Park- er, of River Falls; J. E. Jones, of Portage: J. I.. Cleary, of Keno.sha: \V. H. Graebner, of Milwaukee; and J. W. Oliver, of Waupun. INDEX. BIOGRAPHICAL. Abell.S. B i.>s Acker. N. M 262 Adams, John 23 Adams, J. Q 39 Adams, S. K 446 Aldrich, C. R 322 Alexander, A. K 239 Alleu, D. S 25.S Allen, (leorge 252 AUott, John 326 Aram, James 152 Aruold. S. G - 233 Arnold, Varmini 380 Arthur. C. A 99 Arwood, A. W 346 B Badger. C. F, .254 Bailey, Amos 475 Baue. W. C 154 Barfield. Josiah '. 409 Barlow, S. V 202 Barnes. H. D 321 Barr. G. W 127 Barr. J. E 168 Barr, Thomas 213 Beurhans. W. A 318 Bigelow, Daniel 361 Big Foot 11 S Bill, B. J.. M. D 465 Blauke. C. U..., 146 Bliss. A. J 424 Blnmcnfeld, I> 479 Bonham, \V. R i 375 Bovee, H. S 301 Bowraaii. Joseph 379 Brabazou, J. R 413 Brandt, E. J 282 Briggs. J. G 474 Brown, D. M 393 Browuell, Frederick 177 Bruns. G. H 344 Buchanan, James 75 Buckbee, F. A 164 Bullock, W.H 163 Dillenbeck. John 455 Bundy, Edward .. .124 Dodge, F. H., M. D 332 Burgett, Frederick.. 212 Dorr, Jerrj- 489 Burgit, William 299 Dorr, John 412 Burk, Z. B ■-.... 398 Donbleday, Joel • 439 Burns. Peter 440 Douglas, H. I, -365 Douglass. C. L --257 Dnucomb. J- W •303 Durkee. F, M i-g c Campbell. Dr. li. C 142 Campbell, E. E., M. D 245 Campbell, J. H., M. U 284 Canright, O. S., M. D 427 Carey, J. M 137 Carliu, A. G 457 Carter, John 235 Case, J. N 308 Case, S. L 286 Catlin. G. E. M. D i6[ Chapiii. \V. D . 133 Cheney, Calvin 330 Church, Cynus .' 240 Cleveland, .S. G 103 Clough, W. E-... 281 Coburu, O. W 444 Cochran. Hon. W. A igS Coe, E. D • 432 Collie, Rev. Joseph 203 Condon. Rev. P. \V 264 Conger. \V. H 404 Cook, A. W 29,8 Cook, I,. C 291 Cooper, L. B -. 345 Cramer, C. H 350 Cniger, H. C 368 CuUen. Edward 207 Cntterid£je. \V. J 141 D Davidson. Ebenezer. 211 Da\-is, J.V 331 Davis. Theodore 135 Denison. J. W 395 Devendorf. D. B., M. D 125 Dickenson. A. W 278 Eames, F, II . ... ,391 Eaton, S. M 266 Eggleston, Miss C. C 305 Ellis. C. P 4«« 1^3 Eugeberg, Conrad... ,^^27 Ernst. Prof. A. F 302 Ewing. O.G 288 Fahr. Dr. H. P 488 Fairchild, Nelson 187 Fargo. E. K ..3S6 Fargo, Robert ■«342 Farrar, G. W 227 Feld, C. R.. M. D 313 Fellows, G. D 204 Fellows, T. A ..199 Fellows, T. H 181 Fillmore, Millard 67 ^ish. J. M 463 Folts, David 246 Foote, Frank , 382 F'oster, Asa . .374 Foster, h- T .490 l*"ow!er, Samuel 419 Francisco. N. () 201 Eraser. F.I, 428 French. C. S 134 G Gage, I. H Gauiion. J M. 392 •383 514 __ Garfield, J. A. . C.iWw, C. C (lillicrt, C. D C.illllTt. K. I I'.illcttr, rrof. Orisca Gortze. W. C CunlKil. F. H.. M. U ('■rnlT. John C.rniil. V.S Orcfiiiiig. William r.rcene.C. P (*frccnwoolnunul. KiliK. W. M . Krebs. George.. K Nciiuuiii. J )•: Niirri*. W. L. - N.Jtr. Ur. V. \V Noiir>i*, H. K.. . Nc.iir-,e. I,. M ,102 N O -•14 II Hiibemicht, Rudolph HahheKKcr, John. . . . Hall. J. W Hall. \V. \V Hnniiltun. O. T Hamniersley, C. H Hammersley. W. H.. Sr. Hare. C. E Harrington, G. I> Harrington. P. G Harrison, llenjaniin. . Harrison, \V. H Har\*cy. K. N Haskins. U. V. Hatch, S. N Hayes, R. D Hcg, J. K . Hcniinwny, Ur. J. K Henry, A. W Ilick.s, Rev. J. H Hitchcock. S. P HoliU'U. W. J Hullinsheatl. William Hollister, J. H Hnntcr, A. II Hyde, A. W. . O'Connor, H. J (Xlell, I,. G.. I (slock. John . Owen. A K (•"■I Ives, Amos Jackson. Antlrcu . . Jackscni, I*. R Jackson. William. . Jacoltson. olc. Jefferson. Thomas.. . Jocekel llruthcrs. . Johnson. .Andrew, . Johnson. I*rank . . . Johnson, Timothy. . Johns*m. W. N .297 .J7.i .44» .487 .124 ,l«S .429 ■458 ,.470 •107 ■ SI .38.S • iSi n\ iri) ■ •'.'.! 471 ..•16 Kackey. Jcjscph. .. . Lake. P. W I,ariiard. I. P Lauderdale. James Lincoln, ,\hraham Lincoln. William Longley. P. K. . . Lnther. Martin Lyon, Miss Sarah 4.? . l.!9 ..!«• ■ 27 .«! 4 .167 .Vs 114 jSs -•A. .»2»t U7 Page, v.. 1) PagcJ. H Palmer. B. S Parish. Waller Peacock. John IMuenix. Mrs. S. A... Pierce. Franklin Piper, M. L Polk. J. K Pollard, Martin Porter, D. C porter, John Porter, W. H Potter J. K Pratt Mori is Q yiiciUmcycr. I*. C R Racek. Kdwaril Ray. Hon C. A Rector, I) W., M. II .. R-.ek. J. S Kenuer. John Reynolds, B. O., M !> Reynolds, I)r J. l. Rice. Seymour.. Rich. Harrison. Riclilluind, .A. O. . 4«3 147 -vS2 402 l.W 1^7 71 ■■94 MO I'M ;4H is.i 143 2l,S 120 17.^ Ih2 1'" II" !-■' INDEX. 515 Ridge, J. W 449 Taylor, Johu ,77 Ross, Washiujjtou ;. 143 Taj-lor, Zachary 6.1 Rouse, William 196 Terwilliger, George 414 Tyler, Johu , 55 Tyrrell, H. B ,66 S Schaiib, fleorge 452 Schwartz, Paul 411 Shaver. H. J 296 Shepard, I,. D '. 238 Sheppard, Kdward , 3S4 Shimmius, R. R .248 Short. R. D . .145 Shulz, A. R ,iS6 Skiuuer. C. B 319 Smith. A. B / 396 Smith, Rev. J. G 253 Smith, Hon. L. J 405 Smith, R. S 222 Smith. Samuel 260 Solliday. Alhert 314 Spooner. A. S 117 Stacy, W. D 311 Stafford, Amos 1=^:; Stone, Jesse 263 Stoppeubach, O. F 381 Storey, Nelsou, Jr 243 Stiibbs, H. N 136 Swiler, Prof. J. W 151 Taiick. August 343 Taylor. H. A 4.S4 V Vail, Floyd 431 Vau Bureu, Martiu 47 Vau Schaick, S. H 251 Vau Velzer, W. H 226 Vaughu, George 323 Vaughn. Heury 442 Viebahu, Prof. C. F 261 Westph.Ml. J. N 4S6 Weter, M. E 206 Wheeler, J. B 406 Whitmore, A. D 309 Whitniorc, Jo.seph 294 Wiggenhoru, Coustauce 279 Wilkius, C. E [=,-i Williams. E. K. . . - jcs Williams, R A 147 Williams. H. A 200 \\'iniauis. H. H J22 Williams, R. J Williams, T. F Willis, r,. H Wilmer. Augustus Wilsou, W. H., M. U 214 Wood, Haruiou ^69 Woodard, Archibald 24, Wright, B. F 21.S Wright, C.P 224 Wyckoff. J. I, 237 Wylie, H. C 358 .290 ■477 .274 .V(> W Wall. Thomas 25S Yates. J. M. Washingtou, George 19 Waterman. G. S 434 Weed. James 269 Weeks, Aruold 217 Weeks, E. A r 121 Weeks, Hou. T. D 430 Weeks, W. G 174 Werner. F. C, M. D 283 ,.480 Portraits. Adams. John 22 Fillniure. .Millar.l no MeachamCC 220 Adams, J. Q 38 Fish, J. M 460 Millar. Rev. F. W ,72 '^'■'lu.r. C. A 98 Fish, Mr.s. J. M 461 Mouroe.James 3, Barfield. Josiah 40S Garfield. J. A 94 Pierce. Franklin Buchanan. James 74 Grant, r. S 86 Polk. J. K Cauright, O. S 426 Harrison. Benjamin 106 Pollard, Martin Catliu, G. E., M 11 160 Harrisou.W.H Chapin. W. D 70 58 334 50 Pollard, Mrs. Martin 33^ • 130 Hayes. R.B 90 Potter, J. F 3"^ Chapin, Mrs. W. U ,31 Jackson, Andrew . 42 Spooner. A. S ,",6 Cleveland, S. G 102 Jefferson, Thoma> Davidson, Ebeuczer F'ames, F. H Ellis. C. P Ellis, Mrs. C. P Fellows, T. H 26 Taylor. Zachary 62 .210 Johusou. .\ndrew 82 Tyler. John.. ^4 ; ..igo Johnson, Wesley 182 VauBureu. Martiu 46 ..190 Kaye. Arthur 170 Van Schaick, S. H 2.S0 . 191 Lincoln. Abraham 78 Washington. George "iS ..iSo Madison. James 30 Weed. James 269