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.