John Sullivan, who is successfully operating a farm of 140 acres in section 15, Sumner Township, is a native of this county, born in Rice Lake City May 13, 1887, the son of James and Ella (Wetzel) Sullivan. He was reared on a farm in Stanfold Township, this county, attended the rural schools, and learned farming from his father. As a young man he worked six winters in the lumber woods. He remained with his parents, assisting with the home farm until 1915, then married, and since then has rented land in Stanley Township; also owning land in Sumner Township. He is a good farmer and is well on the road to success. He is a lover of good stock and raises grade Guernsey cattle, Hampshire sheep and Leghorn fowls. In 1919 he purchased 140 acres of improved land in Sumner Township, east of Canton. Mr. Sullivan was married Nov. 18, 1915, at Rice Lake, to Louisa Klossner, who was born in Switzerland in May, 1893, the daughter of John Jacob and Marie (Wuefler) Klossner, who brought her to the United States in 1914 and settled in Stanley Township. Mr. and Mrs. Sullivan have two bright children: Ralph, born June 23, 1917, and Elaine, born Sept. 1, 1919. The family faith is that of the Swedish Lutheran Church at Rice Lake. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 809.