Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm William H. Smith, pioneer mill man in Barron county, was born in Williams county, Ohio, Dec. 29, 1829, descended from Holland and Pennsylvania Quaker stock. He was married Oct. 13, 1853 to Sarah A. Helm, who was born May 4, 1836. In 1870 the family moved to Marshall county, Indiana, and in 1881 came to Barron county, and located at Mooney's Mill, now Hillsdale, Maple Grove township. In 1908, Mr. and Mrs. Smith moved to Finney county, Kansas, and from there to Houston, Texas, where both died in January, 1918. In the family there were six children: Emma Jeanette, now of Houston, Texas; J. C. F., a dentist of Barron; Edgar E., railroad agent and business man of Barron; Eugene E., a contractor at Houston, Texas; Frances L., widow of Bert Henry; and William H., Jr., also a contractor at Houston. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 98.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Edgar E. Smith, lumberman and railroad man of Barron city, is a man of varied interests and has had his share in the development of the county. He was born in Cardington, Ohio, on a farm, June 20, 1860, the son of William H. and Sarah A. (Helm) Smith. With his parents he moved to Marshall county, Indiana, in 1870, and there continued his schooling. At the age of seventeen he started out for himself, and secured employment in the telegraph service with the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago R. R. at Plymouth, Indiana. Five years later, in 1882, he came to Barron county, and after spending the summer in hunting and adventuring, secured employment at Mooney's Mill, near what is now Hillsdale, Maple Grove township. In the fall of 1884 he became station agent at Barron for the "Soo" line, then in operation forty-five miles between Turtle Lake, Barron county, and Bruce, Rusk county, then Chippewa county. After a few months, Mr. Smith again became a mill man. In 1898, he set up a portable mill in Loraine township, Polk county, this state, and in 1900 moved it to Barron, where he established a general woodworking business. This he sold out in 1905. In the meantime, in 1903, he started a cement business in Barron, making cement blocks, laying sidewalks, floors, and foundations, and doing a general contracting business. In this line he still continues. But his first employment still appeals to him, and in 1909 he again became telegraph operator at Barron, and still retains the position, greatly to the satisfaction of his employers and of the general public. He is a popular member of the I. 0. 0. F. and the M. W. A., and is well liked throughout the community. Mr. Smith was married Nov. 16, 1884, to Margaret L. Logan, daughter of William H. and Margaret J. (Hyland) Logan. This union has been blessed with five children: J. Raymond, M. Jeanette, Grace E., Ira E. and Lulu May. J. Raymond was born June 13, 1886, graduated from the Barron High school, spent four years in the University of Minnesota, and in the spring of 1909, entered the employ of the Northwestern National bank at Minneapolis. He was married at St. Paul, Aug. 9, 1912, to Helen M. Casey, and they have one son, John P., born Sept. 28, 1913. M. Jeanette was born May 28, 1888, and lives at home. Grace E. was born April 28, 1890, and is the wi fe of David E. Leeper, train dispatcher for the Great Northern at New Rockford, North Dakota. Ira E. was born Jan. 19, 1899, graduated from the Barron High school, and since 1918 has been with the U. S. Steel Co., at Duluth. Lulu was born April 20, 1901, and is now deceased. The family faith is that of the Episcopal church. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 98.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm William H. Logan, wagon maker and carpenter, was one of the pioneers of the county. A man of pious inclinations, he went from place to place in the county where there were but few settlers, distributing religious literature and organizing Sunday schools in order that the children living in what was then a wilderness might be reared in the ways of righteousness and piety. He was born in Portland, New York, Aug. 30, 1826, and after coming West was married Sept. 9, 1849, at Highland Prairie, this state, to Margaret J. Hyland, who was born in Hillsburg, New Hampshire, Oct. 27, 1830. In the early fifties they moved to Sauk county, in this state, and in 1872 homesteaded a quarter section in Dallas township, this county. He watched the county grow, took his share in its progress, and after a long and useful life passed away on the farm March 19, 1899. His wife died at Stone Lake, Wis., April 24, 1919. Mr. and Mrs. Logan were the parents of nine children. Clamania was born in Beaver Dam, Dane county, this state, June 3, 1850, and is the widow of S. A. Stowe, of Neenah, Wis. Elizabeth F. was born in Burnett, Sauk county, this state, June 13, 1852, and is now dead. William A. was also born in Burnett May 2, 1854, and is now dead. Lillie J. was born in Westfield, Marquette county, this state, July 11, 1857, and is the wife of J. H. Burrall, of Little Falls, Minnesota. Lydia A. was born in Westfield, Wis., Jan. 12, 1859, and is now dead. Margaret L. was born Feb. 11, 1863 in Westfield, and is the wife of Edgar A. Smith of Barron. Lemuel H. was born in Westfield Oct. 24, 1864, and is dead. Mary L. was born in Reedsburg, Sauk county, this state, June 23, 1867, and is the widow of U. L. Parsons. She lives in Minneapolis. Ethel M. was born in Reedsburg April 5, 1870, and is the wife of William Modersbach of Comstock, Wis. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 98-99.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Nicolaus M. Rockman, founder and vice president of the Normanna Savings Bank, Barron, pioneer farmer, public official, man of affairs, and former educator, is one of the foremost figures in Barron county. He has been an integral part of its growth and progress for half a century, and his character and influence are woven into its history. In the old country, with but limited educational advantages, he worked himself into a position of importance as an educator. In this country, he determined to win for himself a place of honor and success, and in this he has more than succeeded. Everything that he has gained in life he has won by application, ability and self sacrifice, and everything of good that has come to him has been well deserved. He is a keen minded business man, he knows men, conditions and events thoroughly, and his judgment is always respected. Personally, he is a most genial companion and of kindly disposition, and a friend of unfaltering loyalty. As a public official he stood for unswerving honesty and straightforward efficiency. All in all, he is one of the most useful men in the community, honored by his associates, respected by all, and beloved by the younger folk. He delights in encouraging all those who are struggling toward success, he has loaned a helping hand to many a young man starting on his way in life, and he and his wife have extended charities of which little is known. He believes in helping in everything that is for the best welfare of the city and county and he holds the welfare of the city and county deeply at heart. Nicolaus M. Rockman was born in Nordre Fron, Gulbransdalen, Norway, Aug. 6, 1841, the youngest of four children of Morten and Eli (Evenvold), Rockman, natives of Gansdal, Norway, and honored and respected citizens, the former of whom died Dec. 5, 1852, and the latter, June 3, 1863. Young Nicolaus was baptized in the Lutheran church, Aug. 15,1841, and was confirmed June 8, 1856. He attended the common schools, and took up some of the burdens of the family at his father's death, although he was then but eleven years old. He planned to continue farming on the home place, but the owners declared the lease void. He then determined to educate himself as best he could. In 1856 he spent the winter in a private school, and then became a teacher, although but fifteen years of age, having charge of public schools in the winter and private schools in the summer. Aug. 16, 1859, he entered Asker's Seminary and graduated from that institution, Dec. 18, 1861. He then became a teacher in the public schools of Lillehammer, and taught there from Jan. 22, 1862 to June 12, 1869. His work, however, proved too confining, for a school year took in eleven months including Sundays and holidays. He accordingly determined to try his fortunes in America, not only because he desired a change, and craved the wider opportunities of this great nation, but also because he was a strong anti-monarchist, and wished to live under the Republican doctrines of this great Republic of the West. Closing up his affairs in the land of his birth, he set sail and on July 4, 1870. reached New York harbor, where he witnessed an enthusiastic Independence Day celebration. As he watched the New York sky line standing boldly from the water, with a myriad streams of fire shooting into the air, while bombs exploded on every side, he received an impression of the wonders of this great country which will never be effaced from his mind. July 5 he landed and lingered in New York three days waiting to get gold from Washington in exchange for the money he had brought with him. Then he came West, and first saw the Mississippi river at La Crosse. The trip gave him an increasing idea of the country's importance, and his wonderment was still further increased when he witnessed a cyclone which did considerable damage in the vicinity of La Crosse. From La Crosse, he went to Osseo, in Trempealeau county, this state, and from there to Eau Claire, in Eau Claire county. Near that city he worked three months on a farm. Then he taught school for a short period. Jan. 1, 1871, he went into the lumber woods for Frank Cole. In the spring of 1871 he worked for the Omaha line, grading the railroad road bed between Knapp and Wilson stations, in Dunn County. In the fall he started for Rochester, Minn., but as the wages were too low, he went once more to Eau Claire, and as before worked for a farmer for a while, and then went into the woods. Disappointed in a position he had hoped to obtain in the spring of 1872 he determined that he would follow the example of so many of his countrymen, and take a homestead. Accordingly he came to Barron county, and after looking about for a while, located May 17, 1872, on the southeast quarter of section 2, township 23, range 12, in what is now Maple Grove township. The next day he went afoot through the deep woods to Menomonie, where he made arrangements to get his claim and filed at the land office. With the help of Hans Lunde, he built a small shanty with a shake roof, and one four-light window. He improvised a cook stove from a large hollow stump, and put up a crude bedstead. After getting everything in shape he returned to Eau Claire for a while. In 1873 he erected a log shanty, 12 by 16 feet, and lived in it at intervals, while clearing up some of the stump land. Soon after his coming here, he became agent for the Hecla Fire Insurance Co., of Madison, and he traveled about for this company, thus earning money to support himself while getting his farm in shape for occupancy. For one season he worked for the Eau Claire Lumber Co., but did not continue with them as he contracted the ague. After his marriage in the fall of 1876, and he and his wife spent the winter in a room of what was then the court house at Barron. The next year they moved to the cabin on his homestead. There they farmed for sixteen years. During that time he developed an excellent farm. He cleared up the land, erected a good set of buildings, the house being constructed in 1886, put up fences, purchased good stock and equipment, and maintained a modern, profitable place, in every particular. While he was away, serving in public office, Mrs. Rockman looked after the farm, and proved herself a most capable manager. In 1893 they moved to the city of Barron. In May, 1893, he rented a small building in Barron and started the Normanna Savings bank as a private institution. In 1903 it was incorporated as the Normanna State bank, with Mr. Rockman as vice president, in which position he has since remained. His personality and integrity have determined the policy and standing of the bank, since it was first opened, and he is still the active factor in its management. Being a man of superior attainments, with experience as an educator, and with a broader outlook on life than was customary among the pioneers, it is natural that he should early have been called to public office. In the fall of 1873 he was nominated as county surveyor but was not elected. The next spring he was elected assessor of Barron township, which then took in a large area. Nov. 2, 1875, he was elected county clerk, and on Nov. 6, 1877, was re-elected without opposition. Jan. 23, 1879, he was elected by the county supervisors as county treasurer to fill a vacancy, and assumed office Feb. 19. He was elected to the position Nov. 4, 1879, by a plurality of only 34 votes, but with such dignity and efficiency did he serve that on Nov. 8, 1881, he was elected without opposition, receiving all but six votes cast in the whole county. By re-elections he served until Jan. 1, 1891, and then retired. Mr. Rockman was married Oct. 28, 1876, at Eau Claire, Wis., to Julie Ann Christiansen, who was born in Christiana, Norway, Dec. 25, 1844, and came to Eau Claire in 1873. After their marriage, they were driven to Barron in a six-horse team by the pioneer, John Quaderer. This union was blessed with six sons. Carl Martin Nicolaus was born Sept. 7, 1877, and died Sept. 28, 1877. Elmer Albert was born Dec. 16, 1878, and died Jan. 18, 1919. Julius C. was born Dec. 14, 1881. Edward William was born Sept. 11, 1883, and died Nov. 1, 1913. Martin Nicolaus was born Jan. 29, 1886. Frederick Adolph was born July 3, 1888. The three sons all live in Barron. Mrs. Rockman died July 17, 1920. At the time of her death it was said: "Mrs. Rockman was an active and earnest member of the Norwegian Lutheran church, since the organization of the congregation in this community, and was always associated with every endeavor that meant a higher standard of living. She was ever concerned about the comfort and benefit of others, and desired that all about her should be given the best that life affords. One of the pioneers of the county, she faced the hardships of the early settlers unflinchingly, at a time when there was little but wilderness to encounter here, when neighbors were miles away, when luxuries were unknown and comforts few, and when the work of building a home was most strenuous. The cheerful spirit which so characterized her life carried her through the many hardships, and after her removal to Barron, where life was more comfortable and modern conveniences lessened the tasks, she devoted much of her time to aiding those who were in need. Her nature was a most unselfish one, and she left a host of friends to mourn her loss." As a wife she was a loyal and sympathetic helpmate, an inspiration and a source of courage, as a mother she was affectionate, sympathetic and of unfailing cheer, and in all obligations of life she fullfilled her duty as a good woman. Her memory will live forever in the hearts of those who loved and cherished her. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 77-79.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Knight Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1198 Message Board Post: Looking on information on Valentine Cook Knight who taught school at Turtle lake according to the book, History of Barron County, Wisconsin: "A small schoolhouse was built in Turtle Lake in 1879, and the first teacher was Mr. Knight."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1147.1.1 Message Board Post: First I want to say thank you. All I had hoped for at best was the jogging of someone's memory and some foggy recollections to start with. I really didn't expect anyone to actually do some physical searching for me. I say again, thank you. Secondly, and I hope it will be alright with you, I will e-mail you with more information regarding my family. Thank you! David

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1169.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Mary, thank you for your research. I did write a letter to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church 2/14/02 requesting info on Amelia and baby. Have not heard back yet. Thanks for the UW Stout email address, I'll get right on that. Hopefully the newspaper link might be able to fill in the blanks. Now I do have death cert. for Amelia, Carl, Carl August and Gladys; Amelia was in church register, but not the baby, that's why I thought the obituary would be helpful. Perhaps UWStout will be able to fill in the missing pieces. The undertaker might have supplied more info, also, that might be in the newspapers. Thank you again, Mary, and I'll keep you in the loop. Sincerely, Marie

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fredricksdatter, Meyer, Wistad Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1147.1 Message Board Post: Dear David; I looked in the Barron Ct. House and have not found a death cert for a Francis Meyer, there is an Oscar F. Meyer death cert Barron CO Vol 27 pg 417-died 17 Jan 1954, and the other is for Rt Rev. Msgr Peter Francis Meyers death cert Barron CO Vol 31 Pg 241-died 2 Jan 1959. Births for Wistad are: Inga Mathilda Wistad born 8 Oct. 1900 at Stanley Twp., female, white, single birth, legitimate-yes, father Torger J. Wistad - residing Twp. Stanley- white- 55 - born Norway-farmer, mother Ingeborg Fredricksdatter - residing Twp. Stanley- white - 35 - born Norway - housewife, # of children to this moth-9, # of children to this mother now living-7, informant was Torger. Barron CO VOl 3 pg 81 Tena Wistad born 11Oct.1910 noted changes in information are born 2 pm, Torger age listed as 55 Ingeborg is 35, 3 of children to this mother was 10, and now living was 8, signed by the physician. Barron CO Vol 5 pg 371 Olga Toletta Wistad born 2 Feb. 1908 noted changes in information are Torger age 52 and Ingeborg Halhnden age 33, 8 children to this mother and 6 now living, signed by Eliza Ekern of Camerson. Barron CO VOl 1 pg 176 Mary Julene Wistad born 23 Feb. 1907 noted changes in information- born 10 pm, other issue-Torger, Ingvar, Magda, Jacob. Barron CO Vol G Pg 592 I am not sure this has been of any help to you. Any illegitimate births are kept in a locked record area not accesable to the public. There seems to be quite an age difference between Torger and Ingeborg. Let me know if I can be of any more help. Sincerely, Mary

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Steglich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1169.1 Message Board Post: Dear Marie; I have not found an obituary, but I haven't had a chance to look at Stout in those old news reels. You could e-mail the Archives at the University of Wis. Stout. Here is the address. Kevin Thoriek ThorieK@uwstout.edu They have all the local newspares for Barron, Dunn and Pepin Co's. They also have indexed many of the items up to about the year 1925, I think. They have been very helpful to me. I do have a death cert for Ameli Augusta Steglich Barron CO Vol. E Page 214 Amelia born 1 May 1851, died 18 March 1900 at 1 am, white, female, white, farmers wife, 48 yr. 10 mo. 18 days, resided Twp. Clinton, husband- Carl Steglich, married, parents - Steglich (b-Germany) and unk (b-Germany), cause of death was Parcinnoam uteria - exhaustion ( 5 mo), died on the farm, burried Almena. I don't know if she was a Steglich and married a Steglich or there was a misunderstanding when the cert. was filled out. I also have the death cert. for Carl Steglich born 24 Oct 1850 and died 2 Nov 1926 Barron Co Vol 12 Pg. 79; Carl August Steglich died 16 Dec 1969 - son of Carl- Barron CO Vol 39 Pg 151; and Gladys Ellen Steglich died 27 Dec. 1969 Barron CO Vol 39 Pg 169. I did not find any death information for a baby but they may not have had it registered. You could also check with St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Almena for any church records for them. If the death cert. would have given an undertaker, we could have maybe checked with the funeral home for past records- Stout has a few funeral records, that would be another possibility. Let me know if I can help you more or if you find anything out elsewhere. Sincerely, Mary

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. William Bartlett, farmer, dairyman and man-of-affairs, was for many years one of the leading men of his community, and his fame has spread far beyond the bounds of the county. As a farmer and dairyman he believed in everything that meant improved agricultural conditions. Having this belief, he was one of the most active factors in the Barron County Guernsey Breeders' Association, and did much to further its influence, scope and prestige as its president. The Barron County Live Stock Sales Association likewise found in him an earnest worker, and his conservative judgment as one of its directors was greatly valued. His work as one of the directors of the Barron Creamery Co. was also respected. With these connections, it was natural that his financial opinions should be sought, and he was given a position on the directorate of the First National Bank of Barron. He also devoted much of his time to public affairs and served in various town and school offices. In these positions he showed the same breadth of vision that he did in his other and advocated progress and improvement, but was ever mindful that there should be a limit to rural taxation. He took his part in that tended toward the good of the community. In fact it was said he was possibly the most progressive and successful dairyman in the county, a high tribute indeed in a county of so many prominent dairymen. His home life was ideal, he was a loving and loyal husband, an understanding and gentle father, a pleasant companion, a generous neighbor, and at all times a good citizen. His sudden death May 2, 1921, was the cause of mourning far and wide, and in his passing the county indeed lost a good man, one whose life was of real benefit to his fellow men, and one who had truly made the community the better for his living in it. Mr. Bartlett was born in Aroostook county, Maine, Feb. 19, 1858, the son of Jeremiah and Josephine Bartlett, natives of that state. They brought him to Galesville, in Trempealeau county, this state, when he was six years old, and here he was educated and reared to farm work. In 1882 he moved to South Dakota, and took a claim near De Smet. He came to Barron county in 1883, and continued to live here for nearly forty years until his death. For a while he lived in Cameron. In 1886 he settled on a tract of 120 acres in section 25, Barron township. To the development and cultivation of this farm he thereafter devoted his attention. He built up a farm which is one of the show places of the community, with fine buildings, a good lawn and grove, well-tilled acres, good fences, and all modern equipment. His livestock was of the best, and his herd was known among breeders throughout the state. His death came while he was still hard at work, plowing his garden. Mr. Bartlett was married at Barron, Wis., May 2, 1885, to Emma E. Beckwith, who was born in Allegheny county, New York, Sept. 28, 1866, daughter of Capt. John C. and Anna (Craig) Beckwith. Mrs. Bartlett, a gracious lady of many charming qualities, was the faithful helpmate of her husband in all his undertakings, sharing fully in every aspiration and ambition, and making his home one of comfort, hospitality, brightness and good cheer. Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett had five children: Maude E., now the wife of Carl Kolb of Barron; Ray W., who lives on the home farm with his mother; Lyle, residing on a farm in Barron township; and two who died in infancy. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 99-100.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. John G. Beckwith, a pioneer, was born in Hartford, Conn., and as a young man became a painter. He married Mary A. Garrison, a native of New York state and in 1870 brought his family west and located in Columbia county, this state. Three years later they came to Barron county and settled on a farm in section 26, Barron township, which they homesteaded. Their first house was a log cabin, their first cultivated lot not much larger than a modern garden. But they persevered in their efforts and in time developed a well equipped farm and achieved a substantial place in the community. Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith were the parents of five children: John C., deceased; Garrison, of Virginia; Grove, deceased; James R., a leading citizen of Barron, and Charles, of California. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 95-96.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. James R. Beckwith, retired farmer living on Fifth street, Barron, has been prominent in the community for many years. In the township he has served as chairman and treasurer of the town as well as in other positions; he did good work as a school board member for many years, and in 1915 he won added honors by his work as a member of the legislature. Fraternally, he has passed through the chairs of the local lodges of the Odd Fellows and the Beavers, and he has also served in official positions with the Rebekah degree. He helped organize the Barron Co-operative Creamery Co., and in many other ways has demonstrated his fitness as a man and a citizen. James R. Beckwith was born in Elmira, N. Y., July 14, 1857, son of John G. and Mary A. (Garrison) Beckwith. He came to Barron county with the family as a boy of sixteen and devoted his life to farm work at home until he was twenty years of age. Then he worked out for a year. When he was of age he bought 80 acres of wild railroad land in section 25, Barron township, and this place he developed into a most excellent farm as good as any in the community. After nearly forty years of arduous farm labor he sold out in the summer of 1919 and moved to the city of Barron where he now lives. Mr. Beckwith was married March 23, 1879, to Elva B. Skinner of Maple Grove township, this county, who was born in Waupon, Wis., Nov. 9, 1856, daughter of Austin and Cordelia (Pardee) Skinner, and came to this county with her parents about 1870. She was the second of eight children, the others being Elbert (deceased), William, Mary, Mabel, Ernest (deceased), Alice and Clement (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith are the parents of seven children: Alfred J., Clifton A., Clara A., Florence, Pardee G., Margueritte M. and Lawrence. Alfred J. was born April 6, 1880, and is now dead. Clifton A. was born Jan. 31, 1882, and is a grocer of Barron. Clara A. was born March 12, 1884, and is the wife of Otto Krueger, of Barron township. Florence was born July 23, 1886, and is dead. Pardee G. was born Aug. 2, 1890, and is in the grocery business with his brother Clifton in Barron City. He enlisted for the World war June 16, 1918, was assigned to the 94th Aerial squadron, organized July 3, 1918; trained at Vancouver Barracks, Washington, and was discharged at Camp Grant, Illinois, after the armistice. Margueritte M. was born Jan. 12, 1894, graduated in the normal course from the Barron High school, and is now a public school teacher in Montana. Lawrence J. was born May 19, 1898, enlisted in the World war Oct. 18, 1918, was sent to Paris Island, South Carolina, where he trained for the Marine corps, and was discharged Nov. 10, 1919. He is now attending the School of Electrical Engineering at Milwaukee. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 95.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Thomas J. Thompson, proprietor of a garage and a Ford sales and service station at Barron, which city he has served six years as mayor, was born on a farm in Green county, Wisconsin, April 22, 1873, son of Andrew and Bertha (Johnson) Thompson. The parents were natives of Norway, whence the mother came to this country in 1868 and the father in 1869. They became acquainted with each other in Green county, Wisconsin, where they were married in June, 1872. In the following year they bought a farm in Polk county and engaged in agriculture. There Mrs. Bertha Thompson died in March, 1911. After his wife's death, Andrew Thompson sold the farm, in 1914, and removed to Cameron, Barron county, where he is now living. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson had ten children: Thomas J., subject of this sketch; Albert, now of Bellfield, N. D.; Melvin, of Ladysmith, Wis.; Edwin, of New Richmond, Wis.; Gena, now Mrs. George Christenson, of Exeland, Wis.; Elmer, of Chippewa Falls; Ida, of Exeland; Mabel, wife of Charles Allen, of Cameron, Barron county; Edna, of Spooner, Wis., and Emma, who died in infancy. Thomas J. Thompson attended common school in Polk county up to the age of fourteen, when he began work as cook in lumber camps in the woods, an occupation which he followed during the cutting season for four years, the rest of the time working on the home farm. Then going to New Richmond, St. Croix county, Wis., he entered the employ of F. L. Bosworth, hardware merchant, with whom he remained one year. For two years after that he was in the employ of C. H. Todd, jeweler of the same place, with whom he learned watch repairing. In 1894 he opened a jewelry store at Amery, Polk county,Wis., and conducted it for three years, at the end of which time he moved his stock to Cameron, Barron county, and established a business there. While still residing there he opened another store in Barron in 1898 and one in Bruce, Rusk county, in 1900. The Bruce business he disposed of in 1910 and the Cameron business in January, 1916, while he sold his Barron store and business in 1920. In August, 1916, Mr. Thompson became Ford representative in Barron for the Ford cars, tractors and trucks, also carrying a variety of machinery and implements, such as plows, discs and ensilage cutters; also a full line of tires and automobile parts, his territory extending over a part of Barron county. In 1919 he built a tile garage, 50 by 120 feet in ground dimensions, and in 1921 a modern sales and display room of the same size, with a full basement, the building being of one story and solid brick construction He also for two years operated a Ford sales and service station at Ladysmith, Wis., as a partner in the Thompson & Drake Auto Co., his interest in which he sold to his partner Jan. 1, 1921. March 1, 1921, he bought a garage at Osceola where he operates a Ford garage and sales service. He has already a good trade and is building up a flourishing business. Mr. Thompson is a Mason of high degree, belonging to the Blue lodge, No. 220, in Barron; also to the Chapter at Rice Lake, the Commandery at Chippewa Falls, the Consistory at Milwaukee, Wis., and to Tripoli Temple of the Mystic Shrine at Milwaukee. He also belongs to the Odd Fellows' Lodge in which he has filled the chairs, and the lodges of Knights of Pythias, Modern Woodmen of America, Maccabees and Beavers, all in Barron. Politically a Republican, he served the city of Barron as mayor from 1914 to 1920. On Feb. 19, 1896, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Ida L. Turner, a native of Polk county, Wisconsin, and daughter of Paul and Charity (Babcock) Turner, later residents of Amery, Wis. The children of this union are as follows: Aurie May, born Dec. 23, 1896, who graduated from the Barron High school and is now Mrs. Clyde Walsh of Barron; Leah Bertine, born Nov. 3, 1902, who graduated from the Barron High School; Fern Marie, born April 27, 1907, who is a student in the high school; Sidney Thomas, born Feb. 18, 1900, who died in infancy, and Wayne Vernon, born Sept. 15, 1910. Mr. Thompson was reared in the Lutheran faith, but he and his family are now affiliated with the Episcopal church in Barron. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 89-90.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Nels O. Strand, a well known and respected citizen of Barron where he is living, retired after a career devoted chiefly to mercantile pursuits, was born in the eastern part of Norway Nov. 10, 1861, son of Ole and Hendricka (Jensen) Strand. The father died in 1862, the year after the birth of his son Nels, and the mother in 1891. They had ten children, of whom six are now living, including Jens O., the eldest, who is still in Norway. The other survivors, who are all in Menomonie, Wis., except Nels, are: Andrew O., Ole O., Anna O. (wife of B. O. Gordon), Nieoline O., (wife of Martin Quarum), and Nels O., of Barron. Those who are deceased are: Martha, who died in Norway; Nels, who was drowned in Norway; Kari, who was the wife of Ole Loken of Menomonie, and John O., who resided in Abercrombie, N. D. Nels O. Strand, who acquired his education in the common schools in his native land, came to America in his nineteenth year, locating at Menomonie, Wis., where he entered the employ of the Knapp-Stout Lumber Co. The first winter he spent in camp north of Almena, Barron county, but remained with the lumber company only a year, after which for three years he was in the employ of a meat company in Menomonie. He then became a partner in the firm of Strand Bros., continuing as such up to 1888, when he sold his interest to his brother Andrew and became a partner with H. C. Nelson in the firm of Nelson & Strand, meat dealers, at Rice Lake, where he remained until 1897. Then selling his interest to Mr. Nelson, Mr. Strand returned to Menomonie and engaged alone in the jewelry business, being thus occupied until 1900, when he sold out and on January 1, that year, came to Barron. Here he bought a half interest in a mercantile business with K. E. Thompson with whom he was associated until 1907, in the summer of which year the firm closed out their mercantile business and devoted themselves to the buying and packing of leaf tobacco, which for some time previous had been a branch of their general business. Of this Mr. Strand had full charge up to 1912 when the business was closed out. Mr. Strand then bought tobacco for the A. Husse Co. of Chicago (buyers) until the fall of 1918 when he retired after acquiring a competence, except that he occasionally handles real estate. He is a stockholder and director in the First National Bank of Barron and owns a good residence in the city. Mr. Strand was married July 10, 1900, to Marien Barbo, who was born in the northern part of Norway, Dec. 21, 1871, daughter of Andrew and Ingre (Oium) Barbo. Mr. and Mrs. Strand are the parents of two children: Olaf Archibald, born Nov. 30, 1902, who is a graduate of the Barron High school, and Lenore Harriett, born Dec. 12, 1916. Mr. Strand is a Republican in politics, and he and his family are members of the Norwegian Lutheran church, which he has served as treasurer for the last eight years. Mrs. Strand came to this country with her parents when a babe, the family settling in Menomonie, Wis., in 1880. From there they moved to North Dakota. Both parents are now deceased. In addition to their daughter Marien, they had a son Albert R., born in Menomonie, who died April 12, 1920. The death of Andrew Barbo, Mrs. Strand's father, occurred April 12, 1920, and that of Mrs. Barbo Oct. 9, 1919. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 90.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Azro I. Hulbert, formerly sheriff of Barron county, and for a short time previous to his death game warden of 19 northern counties of Wisconsin, was born in LaCrosse county, this state, May 28, 1862, son of Ira and Jane (Cram) Hulbert. His parents, who were farmers, were natives of Vermont and of Scotch and English ancestry. Azro I. grew up on their farm in LaCrosse county and was educated in the district school. His early years after arriving at early manhood were spent in agricultural pursuits. On March 8, 1883, he was married in his native county to Martha Ketchum, and somewhat over five years later, in November, 1888, he came with his family to Barron, Wis., where he engaged in the pump business. In that occupation he continued for fifteen years, or until 1903, in which year he was appointed deputy state game warden, in which office he served until Feb. 25, 1916. He was then appointed by Governor Philips to fill the unexpired term of Mat Olson, sheriff of Barron county, who had been shot, and served as such until the first Monday in January, 1917, when he was appointed supervisor of game wardens for nineteen of the northern counties of the state in which office he served until his death on Sept. 27, 1918. In politics Mr. Hulbert was always a Republican. He served Barron county to terms as deputy sheriff, and was also for two terms city treasurer at Barron, making a good record in every public office of which he was the incumbent. His fraternal affiliations were with Birch Camp, M. W. A. He was a man of sturdy type and of proved integrity and capacity. He and his wife were the parents of six children: Ernie, born Dec. 28, 1884; Myrtie E., Nov. 13, 1885; Gird O., May 9, 1887; Maude S., Nov. 19, 1889; Clyde R., Jan. 1, 1896, and Olive F., May 29, 1898. Ernie, who is proprietor of a poolroom in Barron, was married Nov. 29, 1905, to Florentine Smith of Cedar Lake, this county, who was born March 31, 1887. Myrtie E., is the wife of Herman F. Hirt, a shoe merchant of Barron, to whom she was married June 26, 1906, at Barron. Mr. Hirt was born at Newark, N.J., Oct. 31, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Hirt have two children, Frederick Ira, born Nov. 16, 1908, and Gerald Allen, born May 26, 1917. Gird 0. Hulbert was married June 9, 1910, to Lillian Ofelt, who was born Sept. 16, 1895. He is now serving as deputy game warden. He and his wife have one child, Dorothy, born Dec. 26, 1914. Maude S. Hulbert is now the wife of Fred Therow of Spokane, Wash., and has one child, Dorothy, born Nov. 13, 1911. Clyde R. Hulbert, who is a resident of Barron, was married Nov. 19, 1916, to Lillian Heider of this city, and has one child, Lyle, who was born June 24, 1917. Olive F. Hulbert is residing with her mother. Mr. Hulbert was successful in business and left his family well provided for. He owned a farm of 80 acres in Clinton township and a residence on LaSalle street, Barron. Mrs. Hulbert is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and the family is one of good social standing. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 91-92.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Joseph Willard Heffner, farmer and business man, was born in Belle Fontaine, Ohio, Jan. 8, 1860, son of David and Ruth (Shoup) Heffner. He was the second of seven children, the others being: Francis, deceased; William; Margaret, deceased; Minnie; Wingate, and Charles. David Heffner was born in Johnstown, Pa. in 1832, of good old Holland ancestry. He came to Prairie Farm township, this county, in 1874, brought his family here the following year, and in 1878 acquired 80 acres of wild land in Dallas township, which he developed by clearing and erecting a house and other buildings. Joseph Willard Heffner received a common school education in Indiana, walking three miles to a primitive log schoolhouse, in which the desks and seats were of logs, into which stakes had been driven for legs. He came to this county with his parents and shared in their privations and struggles, helping his father in his endeavors to clear a farm in the woods. In 1876 he started work with Knapp, Stout & Co. in the woods, and continued in this employment for a number of winters. In 1882 he bought 80 acres in Dallas township, this county. He moved thereon in 1885, and spent the succeeding years in its development. There the family remained until 1900. In that year, he purchased a farm on the north city limits of Barron. In 1915 he sold the farm, and the family moved into the city. In the meantime, Mr. Heffner had been pursuing a successful business career. In 1893, with Knute Espeseth as partner, he engaged in the agricultural implement business at Dallas, in this county. Two years later he bought his partner's interest, and moved to Barron city, where in 1900 he acquired the hardware stock of Clayton Roberts. In 1905 he erected a block to which he gave the name of the Heffner block, and in 1907 he purchased the adjoining Carpenter Block. Both blocks were destroyed by fire in 1908. The next year, on the site of these two blocks he erected the sightly Heffner Opera House Block, with a front of 134 feet on Third street, and a rear extension of 98 feet on Division street. The building is of concrete construction, with ornamental front. In 1915, Mr. Heffner sold a part of the building together with the privileges of the Opera House, and the hardware and implement business and stock to Anderson & Sons. In 1917 he sold a part of the building to John Borg for a garage. In 1920 he sold the part between the garage and the store to Peterson & Weston, of Two Harbors, Minn. He moved his own business May 1, 1921 to a location the first door west of the First National bank on LaSalle street. He is still engaged in the sale of stoves and furniture. Mr. Heffner is a stockholder in the First National bank of Barron, and his fraternal relations are with the Odd Fellows in the local lodge of which he has been secretary for many years. Mr. Heffner was married June 13, 1884, to Sarah O'Flannigan, daughter of John and Sarah O'Flannigan, of Dallas township. They are the parents of four children, Alice Mae, Francis Willard and Minnie Elvira and Linnie Elmira, twins. Alice Mae was born May 26, 1885, and is the wife of Milo Milliser, who has a farm adjoining the Barron city limits. Francis Willard lives in Barron. He married Goldie Machlan and they have one child, Francis, born in 1914. Minnie Elvira and Linnie Elmira were born April 30, 1894, graduated from the Barron High school, the teachers' training course at the Eau Claire High school, and the Rice Lake training school, and are both teachers. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 94-95.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. W. Edward Gleason, highway commissioner for Barron county, in which office he has now served for three years, was born on a farm near Three Rivers, St. Joseph county, Mich., Jan. 27, 1878, son of William C. and Elizabeth (Morton) Gleason. Both his parents were born at Three Rivers, Mich., the father March 29, 1850, and the mother Nov. 3, 1855. They were there married in August, 1875. Their children were: Helen, now the wife of James G. King, who is in the mail service at Bay City, Mich., and Jesse W., an attorney and newspaper publisher of Saginaw, Mich. When W. Edward Gleason was five years old he accompanied his parents to the vicinity of Glendive, Mont., where his father became proprietor of a sheep ranch, and there the family remained from 1883 to 1889, when they returned to Three Rivers, Mich. In the meanwhile, W. Edward had attended school, and he now entered the Three Rivers Normal and Business College, from which he was graduated in 1894. In the fall of that year he returned with his parents to Montana, where his father resumed sheep raising, W. Edward becoming his partner. In 1901 they sold their interests, and the subject of this sketch came to Cumberland, Barron County, Wis., where for two years he was engaged in the real estate business. At the end of that time he took up general farming, buying 400 acres of wild land in Lakeland township, on which he began the work of improvement by building a residence. From 1906 to 1910 he served the township on the board of supervisors, and again from 1913 to September, 1917, during which latter period he was chairman of the board. He was then appointed highway commissioner for the county, to fill an unexpired term of S. S. Berg, who had resigned, and in November, 1917, he was elected to the same office for a term of one year by the county board. In the fall of 1918 he was re-elected for a two-year term. He owns a nice residence on Division street, Barron, which he has occupied since becoming highway commissioner. Mr. Gleason was married Dec. 31, 1903, to Pearl M. Schultz, who was born at Baldwin, Pierce county, Wis., May 24, 1880, daughter of William and Clara (Heasley) Schultz, who later settled in Cumberland, Barron County. Mr. and Mrs. Gleason have three children: Virginia, born Sept. 30, 1911, who died May 5, 1912; Marcella, born Sept. 7, 1913, and William R., born Dec. 20, 1916. Mrs. Gleason is a member of the Episcopal church, and Mr. Gleason of Cumberland Lodge, No. 223, F. & A. M. In politics he has always been a Republican. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 93-94.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. George A. Garret, manager of the Lampert Lumber company's plant at Barron, Wisconsin, assumed charge of their plant March 15, 1916, coming here from Courtenay, N.D. The Lampert Lumber company operate 85 yards, five of which are in Wisconsin, three in Barron county, viz.: Barron, Rice Lake and Dallas. They handle a general line of building materials and the concern is one of the largest and most important in Barron. Mr. Garrett has gained a local reputation as a good business man and useful citizen. Politically he is a Republican with independent tendencies. His fraternal affiliations are with Masonic Blue Lodge, Barron No. 220; Pekegema Chapter No. 67, R. A. M, of Rice Lake, Wis., and the Knights Templar of Spooner, Wis. He owns a modern residence on Fifth street in what is known as the Krahenbuhl Addition to the City of Barron. Mr. Garret was married Nov. 6, 1907, to Minnie M. Knight of Wessington Springs, S.D. Mrs. Garrett is a Past Worthy Matron of the Barron Chapter of the Eastern Star, also a member of Chapter D., P. E. O., of Wessington Springs., S.D. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 91.

Hi Listers.. An index to the biographies in the History of Barron County, 1922, and those previously submitted are available at the following: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/barron/bios.htm Transcribed by Peg Lamkin, brinwood@chibardun.net. Edited and submitted by Victor Gulickson. Otto Berg, retired saw mill man and merchant of Barron, was born in Norway, Sept. 16, 1841, son of Martin and Martha (Lee) Berg, who spent their lives in Norway, the former dying in 1886 and the latter in 1885. Otto Berg received his education in Norway, and there clerked in a store until 1868. In that year he came to America and settled in Iowa, the next year he located in Wisconsin and with headquarters in Chippewa county worked in saw mills and in the woods. In 1878 he started a general store at Bloomer, Wis. He built a sawmill at Hawthorn, Wis., in 1880, and two years later one at Lake Newbagmer. It was in 1902 that he came to Barron and under the firm name of Berg Brothers & Company erected a building and opened a department store, which he conducted until 1918. In that year he bought the flour mill at Barron which he operated for two years, after which he sold to the city of Barron. He helped to organize the First National Bank of Barron of which he is now vice-president. It is interesting to note that Mr. Berg has made no less than six trips to Norway, thus crossing the ocean thirteen times. At one time he owned 1,800 acres of timber land in that country. He has also been the owner of considerable real estate in Barron county, including two good farms. Mr. Berg is one of those men who have gained success in life entirely by their own efforts. Starting his career as a poor boy he has worked hard and by native ability, shrewdness and application has established for himself a position as a leader among his fellow men. He is a useful citizen in every respect and is highly regarded by all who know him. Mr. Berg was married Oct. 20, 1872, to Mary Johnson, who was born in Norway Oct. 20, 1854, daughter of Hans and Mary Johnson, natives of Norway, who came to America in 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Berg have two children: Herman, born June 6, 1875, who now lives in St. Louis, Mo., and Martin, born June 2, 1881, who is in the automobile business in Barron. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 90-91.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Pension Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ZEC.2ACE/1197 Message Board Post: In 1882, Congress directed the Military Pension Office to prepare a listing of individuals receiving pensions for prior war service. The Pension Office produced a listing called "Pensioners on the Roll" as of January 1, 1883. I have transcribed the list of Military Pensioners that were residing in Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Iowa, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Richland, Trempealeau, Vernon, and Washington counties. I have recently moved those pages to my new home page on Rootsweb. Go to my home page at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~eborreson/ and scroll all the way down to "Military Pensioners". That link will take you to a page that lists the counties. Select the county and you will be taken to a page that lists the names exactly as they were originally published. Please let me know if you find this of any value. Eric -- *********************************************************************** The way to pay back a kindness is with honesty and integrity in all your work and to help someone else when you can. See our home page at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~eborreson/ eborreson@hotmail.com ***********************************************************************