From History of Rock County Wis., page 751 CAROLINE HANCHETT, widow, sec. 34; P.O. Beloit; widow of James Henry HANCHETT; born in Madison Co., N.Y., in 1818; the daughter of Joseph and Jane HICKOX. She married, in 1836, in Wayne Co., Mich., J. H. HANCHETT, and lived in Coldwater, Mich., Bristol and South Bend, Ind., before coming to Beloit, in 1840; he bought forty acres of land in Sec. 34, and built a large, handsome stone residence, with barns, etc.; they had ten children, seven are now living. Mr. HANCHETT died Dec. 6, 1865, in the house he built; he was by occupation a contractor, and was the contractor who built the dam across Rock River, at this city, in 1840; he also built a dam and bridge across the St. Joseph River at Bristol, Ind., and a dam over the same river at South Bend, Ind.; also, across Rock River at Dixon and Oregon, Ill.; he built dams and did other public work of immense value. Mrs. H. now occupies the residence on Sec. 34.

From History of Rock County Wis., page 707 E. G. HARLOW; born at Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Nov. 18, 1832. Married Miss Fannie HOWE Aug. 1, 1854; she was born at Sackett's Harbor March 1, 1835; they have six children living, two sons and four daughters - Edward H. (a machinist, now in the employ of the N.W.R.R. Co. in Chicago), born Sept. 7, 1856; John C. (route agent in railroad mail service between Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien), born Sept. 1, 1858; Annis, born April 1, 1863; Susie, April 2, 1866; Nellie, born Jan. 25, 1868, and Theodora, born July 25, 1870. Mr. E. G. HARLOW is brother of Hon. George H. HARLOW, Secretary of State of Illinois. Mr. E. G. came to Janesville in 1854, and was engaged in buying grain and produce till the war broke out, when he recruited seventy men from Janesville, and was commissioned First Lieutenant of the 12th Wis. Bat., light artillery; was with Grant at Vicksburg; with Sherman in his famous march to the sea, and went on to Washington to the "grand review;" at the cl! ose of the war, was breveted Captain by the President on account of meritorious services rendered during the war; was mustered out in 1865. Mr. H. is a member and Vestryman of Trinity Episcopal Church.

From History of Rock County Wis., page 707 G. M. HANCHETT, hardware merchant; born in Marshall, Oneida Co., N.Y. , Aug. 15, 1844; son of J. M. and Juliet HANCHETT, who came to Janesville in the spring of 1853 and located; they had two children - son and daughter; his father engaged in the lumber business, also was in the grain business and built an elevator; G. M. was educated at Janesville High School; commenced his business career with William J. DOOLITTLE in 1864; remained three years; in 1867, went to Cresco, Iowa, and started the hardware trade for himself; was successful; sold out and returned to Janesville, in 1874, and opened his present business on the 15th of August, 1874. In September, 1866, married Miss Annie SPAULDING, daughter of Mr. Joseph and Lydia SPAULDING, who came to Janesville about 1835; they have had four children - Della S., born Sept. 4, 1867; Fred M., July 14, 1870; Ella, July 9, 1872; Mary, Dec. 18, 1874. Wife is a member of and the family attend the Congregational Church.

Hi again Listers: I thought I probably might not get to the library in Janesville for a few weeks but ended up having to go to Janesville on an errand yesterday morning. Since was in the city I stopped at the library to do some more lookups. I got them scanned to the people last night so now I'm ready to start sending some more to you all. I'll do them as I can so stay tuned all week as I have quite a few again. The first ones will be the short 'easy' ones, where there are several on one page. Carol in Rock Cty., WI

Could someone please tell me which emuneration district the following address would have been in, in order that I can access the 1920 US census? 3438 Huguenot Ave Bronx NY 10475-1008 Thanks

You're ALL most welcome. I enjoyed 'reading' them all as I was typing too! When I get to the library again and get some more, I'll be back. :-) Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 9:08 AM Subject: ReThanks !! > Good Morning Carol, > You have done a great job typing all of the information for us and > putting it on line. > I am sure it is greatly appreciated by all of us. Did not find anything > useful for me > but did so enjoy reading the histories of these people. > Thanks you. > Pat of NYS > >

Good Morning Carol, You have done a great job typing all of the information for us and putting it on line. I am sure it is greatly appreciated by all of us. Did not find anything useful for me but did so enjoy reading the histories of these people. Thanks you. Pat of NYS

These are the surnames mentioned below: Peck, Atwood, Marshall, Snyder From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901 - page 404 HARSON NORTHROP, one of the pioneers of this county of 1845, now deceased, was born in Middlebury, Conn., in December, 1810, and was the son of John and Sally (PECK) NORTHROP, who were also natives of Connecticut. They had a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters. Our subject, on arriving at man's estate, was united in marriage, in 1823, with Miss Sally C. ATWOOD, who still survives her husband. Their union was blessed with five children: Hon. S. S. NORTHROP, a prominent citizen of Rock County; Marshall A. and Martha A., who were twins, the former being a captain in the late war, in which he served with distinction, until forced to resign on account of ill-health, and the latter is the widow of Joseph R. MARSHALL, and resides in Beloit; J. Dexter, the next child, is a resident of Clinton Township; Harson A., who was graduated from Beloit College, and enlisted in the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, Company B, serving three months, died in Beloit in September, 1870. In an early day Mr. NORTHROP emigrated with his family to Tully, Onondaga Co., N.Y., and in 1845 came to Rock County, Wis., settling on Jefferson Prairie, where he made his home for a few years. At the end of that time he became a resident of Beloit, where he passed the remainder of his days. In political sentiment he was an old-line Whig, and a warm supporter of William Henry Harrison. After becoming a resident of Beloit he was honored with several local offices, filling the position of Supervisor, and was also a member of the School Board. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a true and faithful Christian, dying in the full assurance of a resurrection on the other side of the grave. Mr. and Mrs. NORTHROP had lived together as man and wife for fifty-seven years, when the death of the former occurred Feb. 3, 1881. Capt. Marshall A. NORTHROP was born in Tully, N.Y., July 16, 1827, residing in his native town until nineteen years of age, when he came with his parents to the Territory of Wisconsin. Choosing the law as his profession , he attended the State National Law School at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., being graduated in the class of 1854, after which he returned to Beloit, and entered upon the practice of his profession. He was elected to the office of Police Magistrate, served his fellow-citizens as a member of the City Council, and at the time of his death, which occurred Oct. 6, 1864, was President of the Home Insurance Company, of St. Paul, Minn. In 1861, at the breaking out of the Civil War, he assisted in raising a company, which became Company G of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. It was mustered in at Madison, and he was elected and commissioned Captain. The order then came to proceed to Arlington Heights, where they were stationed for some time. After about nine months' service, C! apt. NORTHROP was forced to resign on account of failing health, and handing in his resignation, he returned to his home in Beloit. He was a man highly respected for his sterling worth and many excellent qualities, and socially, he was a member of the Masonic fraternity. He married Dorlesca SNYDER, of Clinton, Wis., and they became parents of five children: Martha C., who died in Clinton; Marshall E., an insurance agent of Janesville; Kittie F.; Fred H., a Methodist minister, and a graduate of Beloit College and the Evanston Theological Seminary; and Gertrude M., who is living in Beloit. Mrs. NORTHROP died in..... (sorry - I don't have the next page)

From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 403-404 FRANCIS WILLIAM LOUDON, a representative of one of the pioneer families of Rock County, whose several sons are now leading business men of Janesville, has gained distinction as a nurseryman and horticulturist. He is a son of James LOUDON, a native of New Hampshire, and a grandson of William LOUDON, who was born in Scotland. The latter remained in his native land until eighteen years of age, when he emigrated from Edinburg to America. He served his adopted country in its struggle for independence, and at the close of the war settled in New Hampshire, where his death occurred in 1798. James LOUDON, the father of our subject, was the only son of William LOUDON, though there were several daughters in the family, all of whom have now passed away. He was born in Lebanon, N.H., Oct. 1, 1792, and when but six years old his father died. He was reared in his native State, and attaining to mature years married Sally MOSHIER, who was born April 24, 1800, in Strafford, Vt., her parents, however, being natives of Connecticut. After his marriage James LOUDON settled at Strafford, where he made his home until 1819, when he removed to East Topsham, Vt., and in 1846 emigrated to Wisconsin, locating in Janesville. He took up his residence near the present site of the passenger depots of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Companies. There he lived until his death, which occurred in his eighty-third year, on the 17th day of May, 1875. His first wife departed this life September, 1854, and he afterward married Mrs. Martha SMITH, ! who survived her husband about two years. James LOUDON was a man of deep religious convictions. In early life he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but later adopted the doctrines of the Seventh Day Adventists. Few men were better informed on scriptural subjects, and his daily endeavor was to live in accordance with the teachings of the Bible. By his first marriage Mr. LOUDON had a family of eleven children, seven of whom are yet living; Francis W., Mrs. Amanda L. CHAPMAN, Philo, James, Almarin M. (now wife of C. E. CHURCH), Mahew Vincent (who owns the old homestead), and Anson S. The deceased were Azro James, Sally Ann, Adelaide, and one child who died in infancy. Francis William LOUDON, whose name heads this sketch, is the eldest of the family, and was the first to come to Rock County, Wis. He was born in Strafford, Orange Co, Vt., on the 17th of December, 1818, and was there reared to manhood. He learned the trade of a tanner and currier, and also that of shoemaking, learning both with his father, who carried on those branches of business. He was married, in Troy, N. Y., to Miss Clarissa HUNTER, and in September, 1845, removed with his family to Janesville, and engaged in the boot and shoe trade. He was the first manufacturer of boots and shoes in this city, and can truly be called the pioneer in that line. He conducted the business on an extensive scale, his trade rapidly increasing, so that for a number of years he furnished employment to from twenty-five to forty men. In 1852 Mr. LOUDON retired from the manufacture of boots and shoes, and turned his attention to the nursery business and to horticultural pursuits. It is by ! the reputation attained in the latter branches that he is best known, for he has gained a national reputation as an originator of fruits. The famous Jessie strawberry, which he named in honor of his daughter, is one of his first productions. For thirty-five years he has now been engaged in his present line. He has devoted much time and attention to his favorite work, and crossing the various fruits to produce a progeny of a superior character, and has met with a success and acquired a reputation in that direction second to none in the country. He seems especially adapted to this work, and has done much toward the advancement and originating of various fruits. To Mr. and Mrs. LOUDON were born a family of three children, daughters: Martha Jane, Maria R. and Florence May. Mr. LOUDON was a second time married, Miss Elizabeth McDONALD becoming his wife. She was born at Sturgis, Mich., and three children grace their union, namely: Jessie L., James Garfield and Mary Elizabeth. In his political sentiments Mr. LOUDON is a supporter of the Republican party, and religiously, is a member of the Episcopal Church. He is a worthy and respected citizen, and is held in high regard by the people of Rock County, of which he became a resident over forty-four years ago. The portraits of Mr. and Mrs. LOUDON are given upon another page.

These are the surnames mentioned in the bio: Benedict, Church, Dailey, Hartley, Armstrong, Thomas, Porter From Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock County, Wis., publ. 1889 - page 927-928 HON. W. H. TRIPP, who is numbered among the early settlers, is a native of Pennsylvania, having been born in Lackawana County, in 1821. His parents were Stephen and Nancy (BENEDICT) TRIPP, the former a native of East Greenwich, R. I., the latter of Warwick, Orange Co., N.Y., and both were of English descent. The paternal grandfather, Isaac TRIPP, served his country during the Revolutionary War. With his family, he removed from Rhode Island to Luzerne County, Pa., when Stephen TRIPP was ten years of age, and in that county the latter remained until his death, which occurred Sept. 10, 1841, at the age of sixty-five years. He was united in marriage with Nancy BENEDICT, and to them were born eight children - Horace, who is now living in Genessee County, N.Y., at the advanced age of eighty-five years; Harriet, deceased wife of Samuel CHURCH, her death having occurred in Oregon, Warren Co., in 1884; Hannah, wife of H. B. DAILEY, of Prophetstown, Ill.; Samuel, who died in Penns! ylvania, at the age of fifty-four years; Niamya, W., a leading farmer of Rock County, Wis.; Polly, widow of James HARTLEY, of Scranton, Pa.; Fannie, wife of Lewis ARMSTRONG, of Wyoming County, Pa. Stephen TRIPP, the father of these children, was a prominent citizen of the community in which he resided, and took an active part in political and public affairs generally. He was numbered among the pioneers of Luzerne County, Pa., to which he removed when ten years of age. The county was then very sparsely settled, trading places were distant and mills were miles away. Often, when going to mill to get the grain ground, he would have to travel over country through which no road had been made, following only an Indian trail, which at times would be obscured and at its best was never very distinct. The cause of education found in him a true friend. Not receiving opportunities for instruction himself, he resolved that his children should not know the difficulties which such a disadvantage causes, and gave them opportunities for the practical duties of this life, and he lived to see them occupying respectable and responsible positions. The hardships endured in that early Pennsylvania home cannot be imagined, save by those who have had a similar experience. On one occasion Isaac TRIPP took his young son, Stephen, with him to mill at Wilkesbarre, a distance of eighteen miles from their home. They rode one horse and placed their grist upon another. As usual they were required to wait some time for their turn. On securing their meal they mounted their horse as before, with the meal strapped upon the back of the other. As they were slowly winding their way homeward, some wild animal came suddenly into view which frightened their horses, which, plunging around unloosened the strings of the sack in which was their meal, and all was spilled upon the ground. When they quieted the horses, they tried to scrape up the meal, but only secured enough for one baking, which was the first bread they had eaten for seven weeks. Either at this time, or upon another occasion, when the family was without bread, a Connecti! cut family in passing through, offered to supply their wants, but the old gentleman, with a great dignity, thanked them for the offer, but said that he did not propose any one should say that they ever kept the TRIPP family from starving. The subject of this sketch was reared to agricultural pursuits and remained a resident of his native State until 1849, when he emigrated to Rock County, Wis., locating on section 4, Rock Township, on the farm which still continues to be his home. He purchased 200 acres of land, immediately began its cultivation and improvement. On the 14th day of January, 1844, he was united in marriage with Delilah THOMAS, a native of Wyoming County, Pa., and to them were born three children - Theodore F., who was a soldier in the 35th Wisconsin Infantry, offered up his life on the alter of his country, his death occurring when nineteen years of age; George B. is now married and resides on the home farm; and Hattie H. is the wife of Joseph B. PORTER of Cooksville, Wis. Socially, Mr. TRIPP is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is an ardent supporter of the Republican party and has been honored by his fellow citizens with various official positions. For two years he served as Chairman of the Board of County Supervisors; for four years held the office of County Commissioner, and in 1857 was elected to the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of Wisconsin. He also held the office of Trustee of the Institute for the Blind for the long period of twenty consecutive years, receiving the appointment from the various governors of the State during that time. During his long residence in this county, he has been prominently identified with its development and growth and to his individual efforts can be attributed in no small degree the many public improvements of which its citizens are justly proud. Public spirits and progressive, honest and upright, he enjoys! the respect and confidence of the entire community.

New uploads to Past Voices: Letters Home at http://pastvoices.com/ http://pastvoices.com/usa/peckham.shtml Civil War Memoirs of George Franklin Peckham C Co. Wisconsin http://pastvoices.com/usa/davis.shtml Letter from Lt. Stanley Davis of Ohio, in Co. D. MI, to the parents of James Camp, written in Decatur Alabama 1864 http://pastvoices.com/usa/thackery.shtml Letter from Charlotte Musgrove in NY to her brother Peter Thackerey in Ontario Canada 1907 http://pastvoices.com/usa/boyd.shtml Collection of letters from Effie (Peoples) Boyd in Grove City, Ohio to her aunt Almira (Peoples) McKean, 1913-1915 http://pastvoices.com/canada/nursepatt.shtml Letters from Patricia Tuckett, WW1 nurse stationed in Egypt, 1915 http://pastvoices.com/canada/duff.shtml Duff & Morrison Families Collection of Letters 1914-1918 (over 50 letters!) http://pastvoices.com/canada/peer1839.shtml Peer, Levi Letter from Halton Co. Ont. to his mother Elizabeth (Marical) Peer in Hamilton Co. IL 5 Aug. 1839 http://pastvoices.com/usa/eastland1915.shtml Brown,L. D. of Berwyn Illinois to the St Marys Journal newspaper about the capsize of the Eastland steamboat in Chicago IL 26 July 1915 http://pastvoices.com/uk/reid1865.shtml Reid Family -Collection of Letters from Belfast Ireland to USA (NY) 1860s Enjoy, and I hope you find an ancestor or a contact! Lorine Lorine McGinnis Schulze For research tips, notices of new database and more, join my Olive Tree Genealogy Newsletter at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OliveTreeGenealogy/join The Olive Tree Genealogy http://OliveTreeGenealogy.com/ My Family Branches http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~myfamilybranches/ [email protected] [email protected]

Can someone give me the site for naturalization of German ancestors n New York. This ancestor came to Albany (?) in 1888 and was naturalized in 1898. His name was William Spangenburg. Thanks for any suggestions. Bonnie Miller

These are the surnames listed in the bio: Cooper, Locke, Lappin, Coatsworth, Sopher, Roberts, Smith, McNeal, McDougal, Buchholz From Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock County, Wis., publ. 1889 - page 343 TIMOTHY JACKMAN, an early settler and influential business man of Janesville, was born in Oneida County, N.Y., in 1860, and was the son of Stillman JACKMAN. He was reared on a farm, and soon after attaining his majority, was united in marriage with Miss Esther COOPER, of Saratoga County. They made their home at Houseville, Lewis County, N.Y., where Mr. JACKMAN was engaged in hotel-keeping and farming. Four sons and two daughters were born of their union. Noyes, the eldest, married Adelaide LOCKE, and is now engaged in farming in the town of Harmony, Rock County, Wis.; Mary J., the eldest daughter and second child, is the wife of Thomas LAPPIN, a retired merchant of Janesville; Hiram wedded Harriet COATSWORTH, and resides in Chicago; Benjamin, who went to California during the excitement of the first gold discoveries, died in that State in 1849; John, the youngest son, was twice married, his first wife, being Lorinda SOPHER, and after her death he wedded Sarah ROBERTS; he! died in Carpentersville, Ill., in 1883; Sarah,, the youngest, died in childhood. In 1841 Mr. JACKMAN lost his wife, whose death occurred at Houseville, in November of that year, and the following year, he was again married, his second union being with Marcia M. SMITH, daughter of Jesse SMITH. They became the parents of four children, all sons - Fred, the eldest, married Miss Mary McNEAL, and became a resident of California, where he made his home until his death in 1884; Clarence and Claremont S. were twins; the former died at the age of eight years, and Claremont S., whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume, is now President of the Rock County National Bank of Janesville; Clarence W., the youngest of the family, who was named for his deceased brother, was joined in wedlock with Leahretta McDOUGAL, and is the junior partner of the firm of BUCHHOLZ & Co., carriage manufacturers of Janesville. In 1843 Mr. JACKMAN removed with his family to Wisconsin, and located at Janesville. He became the owner of large tracts of land, of which, in the course of time, he made several fine farms. After his arrival in this city he also engaged in hotel-keeping, and for a short time was proprietor of the Stage House. He leased and operated the Bill Mill for a year, and, finding this profitable, he with his partner, Shubel W. SMITH purchased the Farmer's Mill, which they operated for several years. JACKMAN & SMITH also kept a general store, and did a large freighting business, by team, between Janesville and Milwaukee. This was before the advent of the railroad in this city. Their store was the most extensive mercantile establishment in the county at that time. As he accumulated capital, he associated himself with other parties and organized the Rock County Bank, now the Rock County National Bank, of which he was President during his lifetime. A history of that institution a! ppears elsewhere in this work. He also built, in....... (sorry - I do not have the next page.) I'm done for tonight. I think I have 3 left to do and hope to get back tomorrow evening to do them. Carol

These are the surnames listed in the bio: Dalton, Blair, Gowdey, Potter, Church, Van Antwerp, Carncroft, Alger, Rafter From Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock County, Wis., publ. 1889 - page 340 PETER ALVIN McGUIRE, a prominent citizen of Janesville, dealer in wood and coal, was born in Oswego, N.Y., in the year 1838, and is a son of Matthew and Nancy (DALTON) McGUIRE. His father was a native of Ireland, and was there reared and married. In about 1829 he emigrated with his family to America, and settled in Oswego, N.Y., where, until 1847 he continued to reside, when he removed to Racine County, Wis. After two years, in 1849, he located in the town of Wyocena, Columbia County, where his death occurred in 1858, leaving a wife and five children. Mrs. McGUIRE is still living and resides at Janesville with her son, Peter A. She is now in the one hundredth year of her age, having been born Aug. 15, 1789, and is probably the oldest person in Rock County. Our subject remained at home until 1862, when, stirred with patriotic impulses, he enlisted in his country's service in the month of February of that year, and was assigned to Company D of the 19th Wisconsin Infantry. The hardships and exposures incident to army life undermined his constitution, and after eighteen months' service he was discharged on account of disability. He has never yet recovered his former health, and will probably ever be a sufferer from the effects of his army experience. After his return from the war Mr. McGUIRE engaged in the grain business, and was located at different places in that pursuit. Settling in Winneshiek, Iowa, he went thence to Austin, Minn., and three years later became a resident of Winnebago City in the same State. Two years subsequent to that time he removed to Delavan, Fairbault Co., Minn., later to Calmar, Winneshiek Co., Iowa, and in 1878 went to Lawler, Chickasaw County, then in 1881 to Algona, Lossuth County. The year 1884 found him in Phillips County, Kan., and in November of that year he came to Janesville where he has since engaged in business as a dealer in wood and coal. He is located at No. 101 North Academy street, and succeeded Messrs. BLAIR & GOWDEY on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad in June, 1887. He has built up a good trade, and is well worthy of public patronage. At Portage City, Wis., on the 2d of June, 1862, Mr. McGUIRE was united in marriage with Miss Celia E. POTTER, a daughter of David POTTER, but in 1874, while residing in Delevan, Minn., the death of the lady occurred. One child of that marriage, Glennie, is still living. While engaged in business at Calmar, Iowa, Mr. McGUIRE was again married, his second union, on the 25th of September, 1878, being with Miss Hattie E. CHURCH, a daughter of James Church, who settled in the town of Rock, Rock County, Wis., in 1850. Her father was a native of Luzerne County, Pa., and a well-known citizen of this community. After residing in the town of Rock for about twelve years Mr. CHURCH came to Janesville, and for several years served as Alderman of the city. His wife's maiden name was Sarah VAN ANTWERP, a daughter of John VAN ANTWERP, a pioneer settler of Rock County. Mr. CHURCH died in Janesville in 1883, leaving a widow and five children, namely: Hattie E., Cora, James, Oliver P. an! d Elvira V. John VAN ANTWERP, the father of Mrs. CHURCH, and the grandfather of Mrs. McGUIRE, was born in Montgomery County, N.Y., Nov. 1, 1805. He there grew to manhood and wedded Miss Elizabeth CARNCROFT, who was born Sept. 15, 1809, and their marriage was celebrated in 1828. Mr. VAN ANTWERP learned the trade of a boot and shoemaker in his youth. Some time after his marriage he remained in his native State, but at length removed with his wife to Allen County, Ohio, and then to Shelby County. In 1843, nine years after his removal to the Buckeye State he came to Rock County, Wis., locating in Rock Township about one mile from Afton, where he began making a home. He erected a saw-mill, which he began operating and was attaining to a good degree of success when death call him from this earth, in October 1846, only about three years after coming to Rock County. He left a wife, and six children between the ages of two and a half and fifteen years, the family comprising three sons and ! three daughters all of whom are living, as follows: Mrs. Catherine ALGER, of Nebraska; LaFayette, a resident of Rock County; Mrs. Sarah CHURCH, of Janesville; David who is living in Nebraska; Lottie and Frank of Monroe, Green Co., Wis. After the death of her first husband Mrs. VAN ANTWERP became the wife of Abram RAFTER, a native of Niagara County, N.Y. He also died many years ago. They had one son, William RAFTER of Janesville. Mr. and Mrs. McGUIRE have been the parents of two children - Ralph and Herbert Ray. The latter died in infancy. During his residence in Kansas, in 1884, a sore affliction visited Mr. McGuire in the loss of a son, Walter Floyd, who died at the age of eighteen years. He was a most promising young man, had just graduate from the Cedar Rapids Business College, and a bright future seemed open before him. His loss was a great affliction to his father. Mr. McGUIRE holds a pew in the Baptist Church of Janesville, where his family attend. He is a demitted Mason, and has been associated with the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R.

Hi Carol: Thanks for doing these - have you seen any Searl/e/s or Utter surnames in your book? Glenys -- Glenys Rasmussen http://www.quietAcre.com "My home lies wide a thousand miles, In the Never-Never Land." (Henry Lawson)

Hi again, I forgot to mention that I know about Kidder's Ferry in NY. During my years of research on the Kidder's, I took an interest in all the "place names" which mention Kidder. There is also a Kidderville, NH. And, a Kidder Mountain in NH. And, plenty ... of Kidder Streets (and lakes and ponds) in New England. And, there is a Kidder County in North Dakota, and a town, named after a Kidder in Missouri .... These Kidder's ... sure loved to move around ... Betty (near Lowell, MA)

From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901 - page 413 TRUMAN LEWIS HOLLISTER, one of the honored pioneers of Rock County, now living on section 26, Rock township, was born in Great Valley, Cattarraugus Co., N.Y., on the 24th day of December, 1819. His parents were Samuel L. and Sibyl (NORTON) HOLLISTER, the former a native of Seneca County, N.Y., the latter of Goshen, Conn. The paternal grandfather, Josiah HOLLISTER, was also born in Connecticut, where he engaged in farming for many years. He served his country in the struggle for independence and was taken prisoner, being conveyed to Canada, where he was confined in a prison for two and a half years. Samuel HOLLISTER also followed agricultural pursuits and died at Mansfield, June 29, 1849, at the age of sixty-two years. His wife died on the 31st day of December, 1884 at the ripe old age of ninety-four years. They were both members of the Presbyterian Church, were prominent workers for its interests, and Mr. HOLLISTER was a supporter of the Whig party. They were the pare! nts of ten children - Hannibal, who was born in September, 1813, resided in St. Clair, Mich., but is now deceased, was a lumber merchant and twice served as a member of State Legislatures, once in Michigan and again in the General Assembly of California; Norton, born July 8, 1815, is living in Lexington, Mich.; Truman L. is the next in order of birth; Edwin, Feb. 5, 1822, was a farmer and a tanner, and died in Mansfield, N.Y., March 7, 1852; Lucy A., born Nov. 22, 1824, is the wife of Delevan BUNN, of DeSmet, Kingsberry Co., Dak.; Alson, June 8, 1828, is living in the old homestead in New York; Miles, Aug. 22, 1829, is a resident of California; Edward, Nov. 27, 1832, is engaged in merchandising in Minneapolis. Our subject remained under the parental roof until twenty years of age when he began life for himself as a manufacturer of pearlash. For four years he continued in that business, when he sold out and emigrated to the West, locating at Buckville, Mich., where he was employed as a salesman in the store of an older brother for eighteen months. At the expiration of that time, he came to Janesville, Wis., in 1846, and in connection with Levi ST. JOHN, rented a farm of 500 acres near the city, and planted the first field of 100 acres of corn ever planted in the state. He continued the cultivation of this land until about 1850, when he purchased 100 acres on section 26, Rock Township, where he still makes his home, having resided upon the same farm for thirty-nine years. On the 18th day of October, 1849, the marriage of Mr. HOLLISTER and Mary COMSTOCK was happily celebrated in Janesville. The lady is a native of Cooperstown, N.Y., born June 10, 1816, and is a daughter of Miles and Polly (LATIN) COMSTOCK, who were natives of Connecticut, born of English descent. Mr. & Mrs. HOLLISTER are parents of...... (sorry - I do not have the next page) I'm off to work now - hopefully back this evening.

Hello, I have belonged to the New England Lists for about a year, and have just decided to join this one. My main research of 8 years is KIDDER. The patriarch of most of the Kidders in the USA and into Canada .. was James Kidder (1626-1676) of Cambridge and Billerica, MA. He and his wife had 12 children, and several of their children had 12 children each, and so the story continued. During the mid-1700's they started migrating to the other parts of New England and into NY. My line of Kidder men went from MA to NH to NB to ME to MA. And, the line went: James, John, Thomas, Joseph, Calvin, J. Calvin, Joseph, G. Sanford, Clinton, Clinton. John Kidder was one of the sons who had 12 children, but not all of them lived into adulthood. He had several sons who had large properties in the next town of Chelmsford, MA. Part of Chelmsford annexed off to become Westford, MA. Three sons of Thomas Kidder in Westford left that area to help settle the town of New Ipswich, NH, right around 1750. Aaron and Reuben Kidder stayed in that town, and Joseph moved his family to the next town, Temple, NH. Between the three brothers, they had over 40 children. Joseph and Rebecca (Wilder) (Chamberlain) Kidder of New Ipswich and Temple, NH, had 9 children. Their first child was Wilder KIDDER. According to the "History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire," "Wilder, b. March 15, 1753; was living in New York State in 1840." I was wondering if anyone had ever come across information on Mr. and Mrs. Wilder KIDDER in the 1800's. According to the "Kidder family history book" (NEHGS, 1941), i. WILDER, b. 15 Mar. 1753. Wilder Kidder was a fifer in the Revolutionary War, serving in Captain Town's Company of Benedict Arnold's Regiment, recruited in New Ipswich, N. H. His name appears in a return of men who enlisted at Cambridge for eight months. He took part in the Battle of Bunker Hill, and served during the Siege of Boston, being discharged about the time of the evacuation. Apr. 1st, 1777, he appears as Sergeant of the 1st Company, Welcome's Regiment. So far .. we do not know the information on his wife or whether they had any children. Thank you for your time. Betty (near Lowell, MA) P.S. George Kidder in Florida is in the process of updating the book on the "Descendants of Ensign James Kidder ..." He plans on publishing the updated version of the 1941 book .. in the year 2005.

From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901 - page 76 JACOB OSCAR VAN GALDER, now retired from active business life, and living at No. 105 Sharon street, Janesville, Rock county, was born in Genesee county, N.Y., Feb. 6, 1834, a son of Jacob and Rhoda (WILSON) VAN GALDER, natives of Vermont and New York, respectively. They had eleven children, of whom our subject is the only one now living. Jacob VAN GALDER began his business career working by the month in New York, and later became a manufacturer of potash. In 1839 he moved to Montville, Medina Co., Ohio, where he continued the potash business, and did coopering and other things as opportunity came to him. Some twelve years later he moved into Michigan, and lived first at Coldwater and afterward at Hillsdale. About 1850 he came to Wisconsin, and located in La Prairie township, Rock county, where he bought 400 acres of land, converted it into a farm, and died there some eight years later, at the age of sixty. He served for a time in the war of 1812. He was always industrious and thrifty, and became quite wealthy. His father, Jacob VAN GALDER, was a descendant of one of four brothers who came to America in the days of the Puritans. He was in the French and Revolutionary wars, and was a great hunter. He was a pioneer in western New York, and lived to be nearly one hundred years of age, spending his last d! ays at Montville, Ohio. The maternal grandfather of the gentleman whose name begins this sketch, was a native of New York, and died in middle life. He was a farmer, a prominent man, and was known in his neighborhood as "Judge" WILSON. Jacob O. VAN GALDER spent his boyhood and youth in Ohio and Michigan. He helped his father clear several hundred acres of land, learned the cooper's trade from him, and followed that trade a number of years. He came to Rock county with his parents in about 1849 or 1850, and continued working with his father until the latter's death. Our subject's education, begun in Ohio, was continued in Michigan, and was finished in Rock county. He farmed in that county two years after the death of his father, and then went to Iowa, locating at Charles City, where he engaged in teaming and threshing for three years. He came back to Rock county to let his brother Foster go to the war. He farmed in La Prairie township for a time, and then moved to Magnolia, living there four years. Then he came into Janesville, bought his present home property, and has lived here ever since. He has been a hard-working and upright man, and is much respected by all who know him. Mr. VAN GALDER and Miss Arlina CRONK, a daughter of Blanner H. and Nancy (ROBINSON) CRONK, were married Sept. 15, 1868. They have had four children, Edith May, Fannie, Aurilla and Oscar Burr. Edith May is unmarried. Fannie married Thomas CHRISMAN, and lives on a farm in the town of La Prairie; they have one daughter, Helen Aurilla. Aurilla married William JAMES, and they have one son; they live in Elgin, Illinois. Oscar Burr is unmarried, and lives at home. Mr. VAN GALDER is a Republican. Mrs. VAN GALDER's people came from New York and settled in the town of Magnolia, Rock county, about 1852. Her father died in 1893, when eighty-three years old, and her mother in 1873, at the age of sixty-eight. Their family consisted of twelve children. They were farming people all their lives. Abraham CRONK, the paternal grandfather of....... (sorry - I don't have the next page) This is the last one for tonight folks. Hope to come back tomorrow evening. Carol

These are the surnames mentioned in the bio below: Morgan, West, Wilcox, Hicks, Gleason, White, Wilber, Corbin, Edden, Gallup, Wagner, Driscol From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin, publ. 1901 - Page 74-76. MORGAN J. AKIN, a well-to-do retired farmer of Rock county, Wis., has a home at No. 53 Ruger avenue, Janesville, which he has fitted up with all the appliances that conduce to the comfort and peace of modern life. He has led a long and honorable career, has worked and saved, played a man's part in the great struggle for success, and now that the shadows are lengthening down the vale he has a right to a few restful years. Mr. AKIN was born in Cayuga county, N.Y., Nov. 10, 1836, a son of Edward and Adeline (MORGAN) AKIN, both natives of that State. They had three sons and six daughters, and the following children are now living; Lucy Ann, wife of O. L. WEST, of Johnstown, Wis.; Morgan J.; Levanjah, wife of A. E. WILCOX, of Harmony township, Rock county; William F., of Whitewater, Wis.; and Emily W., widow of John HICKS, of Janesville. Edward AKIN, who was a farmer, came to Wisconsin in October, 1843. He spent two years in Janesville, to give his children the privilege of the schools, and then bought 120 acres of government land, which he converted into a productive farm, and made his home there until his death, which occurred in 1877. He was seventy-four years and eleven months old, and his wife survived him one year, also reaching the age of seventy-four. They were both Universalists in their religious faith, and were people of fine character and habits. Ira AKIN, his father, was born i! n New York, of Scotch-Irish descent. His father owned slaves, and he was his father's overseer; the slaves were freed by the State when New York blotted that shame from her statutes. Ira AKIN grew to manhood, married in New York, and reared a family of six children. When his wife died he broke up his home and journeyed West to Sandusky, Ohio, where he made a new beginning, married again, and died in middle life. Jacob MORGAN, the maternal grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a native of Connecticut, and moved to Cayuga county, N.Y., where his younger children were born, and where he died, at the age of eighty-seven. He was a farmer, and was eighteen years old when the war of the Revolution closed. In that war his father was a soldier, and his maternal grandfather a colonel of militia. Morgan J. AKIN was not quite seven years old when his parents came to Wisconsin and here he grew to manhood, and has lived to the present time, always following the occupation of a farmer. When he became of age, in company with J. E. GLEASON, he bought eighty acres of land in LaPrairie township, Rock county, each buying forty acres. Some years later he sold his land to Mr. GLEASON but the original forty had grown to 120 acres. Having closed up this deal very successfully, Mr. AKIN bought a tract of land comprising 240 acres in Harmony township, which under his careful tillage became a model farm, and continued to be his home until 1896. That year he sold one-half of it, putting the other half into the charge of his son Frank (who has proved himself a very capable farmer), and moved into Janesville to spend his last years quietly and peacefully. He owns a fine residence property, and is very nicely "fixed." Mr. AKIN and Miss Martha WHITE, a daughter of Aaron and Bracey WHITE, were married May 4, 1859. They had three sons and five daughters: Sybil Ann, Reno C., Elsie E., Lettie W., Clifford M., Ida H., Lois M., and George N. Sybil Ann married Walter WILBER, and lives in Harmony township; two children have been born to then, Ethel and Eleanor. Reno C. married Christina CORBIN, and lives in Helena, Mont. Elsie E. is first matron in the Illinois Training School for Nurses at Chicago. Lettie W. is unmarried, and lives in Dane county. Clifford married Miss Ida EDDEN, and lives in Rock township. Ida, Lois and George are still single. Ida is at home, Lois is a "stenographer" in Chicago. George was a soldier, serving in the Philippines, and now makes his home in southern California. Mrs. Martha AKIN, the first wife of our subject, died Feb. 6, 1872, at the age of thirty-six years. Mr. AKIN married Miss Eliza GALLUP, a daughter of Gideon and Maria (WAGNER) GALLUP, March 30, 18! 76, and they have two children, Frank W. and Lucy M. Frank married Elizabeth DRISCOL, and is in charge of the home farm; they have one child, Morgan J. Lucy M. is a teacher, and lives at home. Mr. AKIN belongs to the A. O. U. W. Politically he is a Republican, cast his first vote for John C. Fremont, and has never missed voting since. He was supervisor of the town of Harmony six years, chairman of the town board two years, town treasurer one year, clerk of the school district fifteen years, and has always been an active and public-spirited man. The parents of Mrs. Eliza AKIN were natives of New York, where they were married. They had a family of four sons and two daughters, and three of their children are now living; Andrew, of Sharon, Wis.; Henry, of Janesville; and Mrs. AKIN. The father was a capable carpenter. He came to Wisconsin in the early 'fifties, and located at Johnstown, where he followed his trade for some time, later moving to Mauston, where the family lived seventeen years. At the expiration of that period they came back to the southern part of the State, and settled at Richmond, Walworth county. There Mrs. GALLUP died in the fall of 1875, at the age of seventy-two. Her husband then broke up his home, and went to live with his daughter, Mrs. AKIN. He died under her roof in 1894, at the age of eighty-eight. He was a man of much intelligence, a great reader, and a fine historian. His father, Gideon GALLUP, was born in Connecticut, and came from Scotch-Irish ancestry. His emigrant ancestor, Joh! n GALLUP, came to America in 1630, with two of his brothers, in company with their cousin Humphrey from Plymouth, England, in the ship "Mary and John." They left England March 20, and arrived at Hull, Mass., May 30. Mrs. AKIN's maternal grandfather, Henry WAGNER, came to this country and settled at Rome, N.Y., where he died while still a young man, leaving two daughters and one son.