Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/519 Surname: Boyd, Stetson, Detloff, Cradall, Gates, Sampson ------------------------- Looking for Bobbie Boyd who was in Eau Claire co. in the early 1900s and md. George Stetson. Searching for our cousins.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/518 Surname: Boyd, Detloff, Smith, Crandall ------------------------- Looking for my cousin Ann/Angie Grace Boyd who is the daughter of Robert/Bob Boyd and his wife Ev. I have been researching the family and hope to locate relatives.

Thanks for your response. I am looking for Haydens between 1890 and 1930 approximately. I wanted to know the location of directories so I can look at them the next time I am in Eau Claire. Thanks again. Russ Prust West Bend, WI

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/517 Surname: Wells ------------------------- I have been struggeling for a long time with this name, WELLS. My great grandmother ws a Wells. Just off the top of my head here is the info. James Wells m. Eugenia Dodd Izeta Mae Wells b. 1894 (may have been adotpted) James (may be their oldest sons name) Izeta also went by Mae Izeta. Izeta married Archie Green in Eau Claire Co Wisconsin in 1919 (?) Thanks, Leona Flowerchild417@aol.com

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/516 Surname: Green ------------------------- I saw your posting and was wondering if you know of any Green's that married into your fmily lines from the Eau Claire area. I know I have Crandall, and I know that a Smith married a Crandall and she was my ggr. aunt. Minnie I believe. Please contact me at Flowerchild417@aol.com leona

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/515 Surname: Larson, Green ------------------------- Patty, I have been searching for the Larson that married into my Green family, cold you check your records and see if it your line. It was also in Eau Claire Co WI. Leona contact me at: Flowerchild417@aol.com we my be cousins if so.

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/514 Surname: Martin, Green, Markham, Tuttle ------------------------- Maxine can you contact me I have a question on the surname Martin Leona Flowerchild417@aol.com

Charlotte: Ron Buckley was a sports writer for the EC paper in the late 50s through at least the early 70s. A pretty good softball player too! Regards, Bob , in VA ---------- > From: Charlotte Kibbie <gakibbie@msn.com> > To: WIEAUCLA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WIEAUCLA] BUCKLEY in Eau Claire,E C,WI > Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2000 7:58 PM > > Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/512 > > Surname: BUCKLEY, NISEN, MADRID, HONKEN, BURGESS, RUSH, GUNDERSON > ------------------------- > > My cousin Shirley Ann NISEN (7 Mar 1925-Aug 1995) married William Herbert > BUCKLEY (8 Aug 1917 - 5 Sep 1989)on 19 Feb 1946 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. > I am hoping to find descendants of the children of William Herbert and > Shirley (NISEN) BUCKLEY. Their children are: > 1-Ann Marie (BUCKLEY) MADRID > 2-William James BUCKLEY married Sharon BURGESS > 3-Michael John BUCKLEY married Billie RUSH > 4-Timothy Mark BUCKLEY married Dawn GUNDERSON on 7 Feb 1981 in Eau Claire, > Eau Claire, WI > 5-Charles Edward BUCKLEY > All 5 children were born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. > Sincerely, > Charlotte (NISEN) KIBBIE in Kent, Washington

As promised from yesterday's segment, today you are receiving a long bio on the Hon. Henry Cousins... Hon. Henry Cousins (deceased). Among the names of the strong men who helped to make the Eau Claire bar famous stands that of Hon. Henry Cousins. From early boyhood to the day of his death his character was never tarnished by a blot. Although quiet and unassuming, he became widely known in legal, political and social circles as a man to be trusted in all relations of life. His demise called forth the most glowing tributes and eulogies that were ever bestowed on a deceased member of the Eau Claire bar by members of that association. He was born in Mayville, Chautauqua county, New York, on February 7, 1826, and with his parents, John and Mary Cousins, removed to Dover, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, in the spring of 1837, where, until the age of fifteen years, he had the advantage of such schools as the newly settled district afforded. For two years he was employed as a clerk in a dry goods store, but the confinement being somewhat irksome he sought a wider field of labor, and, as expressed in his own peculiar diction, he "went tot work on his father's farm, where he had the reputation of taking more time to do less work than any other boy in the neighborhood." At this time a taste for study and general reading was developed which was stimulated and directed by a Baptist clergyman of Dover, who kindly placed his library and advice at his command. Thereafter commenced the study of law at Elyria, Ohio, in the office of J. D. Benedict, and in 1848, when twenty-two years old, was admitted to practice by the supreme court of that state. In 1848 he became interested in the anti-slavery discussion which convulsed the country, espoused the advance opinions on that subject, having the confidence of such men as Giddings and the Wades of that state, and was known as an abolitionist of the voting school, when the term implied more of approbrium than honor. A letter from the Hon. Joshua R. Giddings, then in Congress relative to his candidacy for re-election was a greatly cherished memento of this beginning of Mr. Cousins' political activities. In 1850 he came to Wisconsin and entered on the practice of his profession at East Troy, Walworth county; was elected clerk of the court in 1854 and held office for six consecutive years. While in East Troy a warm and confidential friendship sprang up between the young attorney and Judge John F. Potter -- Bowie Knife Potter -- and he attended to many legal matters for the judge during the period he was in Washington. When Judge Prior, of Virginia, challenged Judge Potter to a duel, the latter, before public announcement of the matter was made, returned to East Troy for the purpose of putting his affairs in order. To Mr. Cousins he made known his ideas as to how pending litigation was to be handled. Many matters of a confidential nature were entrusted to the younger man, and in explanation shortly before the judge's return to Washington, while the two men were occupying the same room as a sleeping apartment, the judge announce he had received a challenge just before his departure from Washington and that his trip was to prepare for what might happen. Mr. Cousins tried to dissuade him from accepting the challenge, but was met with the statement, "No, by God, I have accepted, and if I ever get Judge Prior on the field I will kill him is I can." But the outcome of this challenge is a matter of history. On the outbreak of the War of the Rebellion he received a provisional commission authorizing him to recruit a company, which, on its acceptance by the United States, would entitle him to a captain's commission. The company was recruited, offered to the government, and every man on t he rolls, with the exception of Captain Cousins, passed a physical examination. After his rejection by the army surgeons he devoted his labors, until the close of hostilities, to assisting and aiding others in recruiting and in fostering loyal sentiment among the people. His father, John Cousins, as a boy of 14, served with Macdonough at Lake Champlain, and the grandfather, a sea captain previous to the Revolutionary War, was issued letters of marque by Congress and assisted in naval operations. In 1866 he located in Eau Claire. In 1867 was elected district attorney and re-elected in 1869; was elected to the assembly in 1871 without opposition, and bore an honorable part in the Dells improvement struggle, and was thereafter alderman of the Third Ward in this city for two years. He was also a member of the county board of supervisors. In consequence of failing health in 1881 he accepted the position of register of the United States land office in Arizona, but in 1883 returned to Eau Claire, having voluntarily resigned the office. In 1885 he was again elected district attorney for Eau Claire county, and in 1887 declined nomination, thus closing his official career. After several weeks of sickness he departed this life late in the afternoon of Thursday, October 25, 1888, at the age of sixty-five years, eight months and eighteen days. While taking no place in religious controversy, nor holding dogmatic theology in high esteem, he held as supremest truth the fact of a Creator, Ruler and Father of all mankind, and that at some period, somewhere in the time to come, would be accomplished the final exaltation of the race. As a politician, while deeming principle above party, and while indulging in free criticism of its policies, he held to the last profound regard for the party he believed had wrought well for the people, and revered with all the force of his nature the steadfastness of those men who strove for the extinction of chattel slavery and the equality of all men before the law. As a lawyer he came to the profession believing the machinery of the law should be so used as to ameliorate conditions, protect society and uphold the right. At the exercises of the Eau Claire Bar Association held in Circuit Court January 15, 1889, many tributes of respect were paid to his memory. The resolutions of the committee made special mention of the high esteem of his colleagues for "his ripe attainments through mastery of details, conscientious practice and large experience in his profession; for his uniform recognition of courtesies due to the bench and the bar, and for his great veneration for the law as an ample shield of protection for the citizens against encroachments of wrong." A special mention was made to the helping hand he was always ready to extend to the young practitioner. Mr. Cousins had a keen appreciation of wit and a never failing stock of stories which illustrated his points, either in arguing before a jury or in making a political address. In the use of sarcasm he was an adept, but, as one fellow practitioner stated, "Henry's shafts, though telling and effective, are so tempered as not to sting and hurt." To this day some of his former associates repeat his stories. Mr. Cousins was one of those who remain cool and collected when most people are in a state of great excitement. One gentleman described his entrance into Mr. Cousins' office, then in the old Music Hall Building, which was on fire. Mr. Cousins sat at his desk writing. The excited friend dashed in, crying out, "The building is on fire. What shall I do first?" Mr. Cousins finished, then calmly blotting it, he glanced up and replied, "Well, under the circumstances I would suggest you better get a pail of water." When provocation appeared to demand the use of emphatic language, Mr. Cousins was not found wanting, but as a friend says, "However emphatic his expressions are, they are nevertheless picturesque and artistic." January 21, 1861, he married Louise, daughter of Otis and Julia (Corbin) Preston, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Ohio, but of French descent. Mrs. Cousins was born October 26, 1840, in White Pigeon, Mich. She is a cultivated, broadminded woman, and interested in social and educational progress. She has two children. +++++++++++ That's it for today. But we'll have more interesting bios for you to read tomorrow. See you then! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

PRUSTR@cs.com wrote: > Could someone tell me if there are city directories in existence for Eau > Claire dating from about 1890? > > Russ Prust > West Bend, WI Hi Russ, Did anyone ever answer your question on the city directories for Eau Claire? Yes there are some. What names are you looking for? -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

If there is an 1890 directory I would like a lookup for John Bever. His wife's name was Anna Gertrude. Thanks so much

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/513 Surname: Robert Juleson, Verlin Juleson Hartman, Raymond Sieb, Midge Juleson ------------------------- Mary - I have listed all of Grandpa's siblings for you. I hope this will help you. Uncle Bobby lived in California and the rest all in Norwalk. The only living relative at this time is Aunt Verlin.

Hi Ginny, I had a chance to look through the Altoona book this afternoon and this is what I've found... Reuben Miller owned a hotel (or boarding house) by the name of the "Miller House" from 1886 through 1908, or at least that is the last mention of it. There was no Miller House as of 1911. In 1913 a Jesse Miller established an ice dealership and in 1915 he expanded his ice dealership to include a team of horses that he use for hauling and road work. This business ran through 1917. In 1918 only the ice business was mentions and as late as 1926 he was still selling ice and hauling. Then in 1928 Harry Miller had a draying, ice and coal business that ran through 1930 (last mention that I could find). Also, there was an Assistant Fire Chief by the name of Lyman Miller that led the fight to save the school building when it burned on the morning of 31 Oct 1951. He remained assistant fire chief through 8 Feb. 1968. Hope some of this helps.! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

Ginny Deagan wrote: > I have been watching and enjoying the mailing list for some time and now > have decided to ask if anyone on the list might have any information on > my family. > (I am aware of how common the Miller name is!) > > Lydia (Flick) MILLER died in Eau Claire Co. in 1884 according to her > widow's War of 1812 pension file. I don't know where - or where she is > buried. > > Some of her sons also lived there: > John MILLER, wife, Leah. d. in 1905 and is buried in Eastside Cemetery, > Augusta. > William H. MILLER, wife, Orpha Jane HOBART. William died 21 Dec 1905 > in Eau Claire Co. > Reuben MILLER, wife, Sarah C. PEELE. In 1900, he lived in Altoona, Eau > Claire > Co. > > I would appreciate any information on these families. This Miller > family came to Wisconsin shortly after 1850 - first to Dane County. > > Ginny Deagan - Pensacola, FL > > Hi Ginny, Boy, you're right about how common the Miller surname is! And having common given names makes it even harder! But here's a few things that may be of help. First, were you on the list when we were discussing "Germanism in ECC"? There was a biography done on William H. Miller at that time. Did you get a copy? If not, let me know and I will email you one. This next one may be way out of line, but it's worth checking into. There was an article in the Eau Claire Leader Telegram (I think!) from 1942 that talked about a John Miller, a Civil War Veteran who was celebrating his 97th birthday in Osseo. Since your Leah Miller (John's wife) was buried in the Augusta Cemetery, is it possible that this is her husband? This story is online at ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/wi/trempealeau/newspapers/millerbd.txt I tried to find Lydia in the pre-1907 death index for Eau Claire Co., but couldn't find her name. That doesn't mean that she didn't die in Eau Claire Co., it just means the death didn't get recorded. There are a few cemetery listings in the Archives for Eau Claire Co. for the area between Fall Creek and Augusta and also Augusta and Osseo. Worth a look? The URL is http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/eauclaire/eaucl.htm Also while you're in the archives, you might want to check out to see if there's anything in the 1884 Eau Claire City Directory on the Miller surname, if you haven't already. I have the "History of Altoona, 1887 - 1987" and will see if I can find anything on Reuben and Sarah (Peele) Miller. I will get back to you on this one. I have looked in the index for the "History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, 1914" but didn't find any other bios (besides that one on William H.). Likewise with the "History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881" -- there's nothing listed for the names you mentioned. I also checked the two books by Lois Barland, "Sawdust City" and "The Rivers Flow On" with no luck. Wish I had better news there. Does anyone else have any suggestions? -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

More of those wonderful biographies in your mail box! Thomas F. Frawley was born near Troy, N. Y., March 6, 1851. His parents, Thomas and Honora (Hogan) Frawley, were natives of Ireland, and possessed such attainments of mind and heart as especially fitted them to mould the character of their children. The father was studious, thoughtful, industrious, independent and energetic, and the mother of kindly, cheerful and benevolent disposition, being a woman of deep religious convictions. The family consisted of seven sons and two daughters, all of whom were thoroughly educated. It is quite a remarkable fact that six of the sons graduated from the University of Wisconsin and that from 1870 to 1896 some member of the family was a student at that institution. A short time after the birth of Thomas F. Frawley, the family moved to Wisconsin and settled upon a farm in the town of Vermont, Kane county (?Dane?), and there he resided until 1875. Until he was seventeen years of age the boy assisted in the cultivation of the farm, attending district school during the winter months. For two terms he was a student at the Albion Academy in Dane county, and in the spring of 1872 entered the University of Wisconsin. From October, 1873, until June, 1874, he taught school at Highland and Dodgeville, but during that period he continued his studies in the university and was graduated therefrom in 1875, having largely paid the expenses of his collegiate education with the money he earned as a teacher. As a university student he was an acknowledged leader in debate, being a participant in the joint oratorical contest of 1874. For five years after his graduation Mr. Frawley served as principal of the high school in Eau Claire. During this period he commenced the study of his profession and formed the nucleus of his law library, which was considered one of the most complete private collections in the state. Upon his admission to the bar in 1880 he abandoned the educational field and earnestly assumed the duties of his new profession. During the first few years of his career he conducted the defence of many important criminal cases. Among those being best known my be mentioned that growing out of the lynching of Olson in Trempealeau county in 1889. In later years he gave most of his attention to civil cases, especially those involving important question of corporation law. Mr. Frawley was a democrat of high standing. In 1888 he served as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention held in St. Louis. In 1892, upon the delivery of his telling speech before the state convention, the old ticket was nominated for re-election. For many years prior to 1896 Mr. Frawley was a member of the Democratic State Central Committee. In June of that year he was chose both temporary and permanent chairman of the state convention, which convened in Milwaukee for the purpose of selecting delegates to the national convention called to meet in Chicago. Mr. Frawley was for ten years a member and for several terms president of the Common Council of Eau Claire. Interested in educational matters, he was for many years a member of the Board of Education, and in that capacity did much to improve the school system of the city. He was financially and professionally interested in several corporations, being a stockholder and director of the Chippewa Valley Bank, and stockholder and attorney for the Eau Claire Light & Power Company, in addition to holding similar relations to other corporations. On the sixth day of August, 1877, Mr. Frawley was married to Lydia A., daughter of Joseph Lawler, one of the early settlers of Eau Calorie, and one of its most highly respected citizens. They had one son, Thomas F. Frawley, Jr., who is now a practicing attorney in Eau Claire. During the many years that Mr. Frawley was a member of the legal profession he formed several connections. From 1881 to 1884 he was of the firm of Frawley, Hendrix & Brooks; from 1884 to 1888 he practiced alone; the following year his brother, W. H. Frawley, was his partner, and from August, 1889 to August, 1890, he was associated with H. H. Hayden as a member of the firm of Hayden & Frawley. From August, 1890, until September, 1897, Mr. Frawley had no partner, but at the latter date the firm of Frawley, Bundy & Wilcox was formed. The death of Mr. Frawley occurred in 1902. George Clinton Teall was born in Seneca county, New York, May 20, 1840, and at the age of twelve removed with his parents to Geneva, N. Y., where he was principally educated. At the age of eighteen he entered Hobart College, in which he was a member of the class of 1862. His father, G. C. P. Teall, was a son of Nathan Teall, whose father was one of three political fugitives from the oppression of Switzerland, who settled in Connecticut about 1730. His grandfather, Nathan Teall, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War under General Knox. In 1792 this grandfather settled in Newtown, N. Y., which was afterward named Elmira. On the side of his father's mother the ancestors were among the Pilgrim Fathers who landed from the "Mayflower" at Plymouth in 1620, and her father was a colonel in the Revolutionary War. Mr. Teall studied law at Rochester, N. Y., in 1862-3-4 in the office of Hon. Theron R. Strong and Hon. Alfred G. Mudge, and also attended a course of lectures in the winter of 1863-4 at Rochester. In February, 1866, he came to Eau Claire with his family, and in April, 1867, was elected justice of the peace, and in January, 1868, was appointed county judge by Governor Fairchild. In the spring of 1869 he was elected his own successor and administered that office until January, 1874. He was from 1866 for several years interested in the mercantile firm of George C. Teall & Co., and from 1868 to 1873 was one of the firm of William A. Teall & Co., general insurance agents. He was admitted to the bar in Wisconsin at Milwaukee in January, 1872, and soon afterward to the supreme court and the United States courts at Madison. In 1873 he formed a partnership with Alexander Meggett and was a member of that law firm until the spring of 1881, when the firm was dissolved. In December, 1880, he was again appointed county judge by Governor Smith, and in 1881 was re-elected without opposition for the term ending January, 1886. ++++++++++++++ Tomorrow's bio is a long one, so there will only be one! It will be on Henry Cousins, a very interesting character! See you then! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

Posted on: EauClaire Co. Wi Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/EauClaire/512 Surname: BUCKLEY, NISEN, MADRID, HONKEN, BURGESS, RUSH, GUNDERSON ------------------------- My cousin Shirley Ann NISEN (7 Mar 1925-Aug 1995) married William Herbert BUCKLEY (8 Aug 1917 - 5 Sep 1989)on 19 Feb 1946 in Menomonie, Dunn, WI. I am hoping to find descendants of the children of William Herbert and Shirley (NISEN) BUCKLEY. Their children are: 1-Ann Marie (BUCKLEY) MADRID 2-William James BUCKLEY married Sharon BURGESS 3-Michael John BUCKLEY married Billie RUSH 4-Timothy Mark BUCKLEY married Dawn GUNDERSON on 7 Feb 1981 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI 5-Charles Edward BUCKLEY All 5 children were born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI. Sincerely, Charlotte (NISEN) KIBBIE in Kent, Washington

I have been watching and enjoying the mailing list for some time and now have decided to ask if anyone on the list might have any information on my family. (I am aware of how common the Miller name is!) Lydia (Flick) MILLER died in Eau Claire Co. in 1884 according to her widow's War of 1812 pension file. I don't know where - or where she is buried. Some of her sons also lived there: John MILLER, wife, Leah. d. in 1905 and is buried in Eastside Cemetery, Augusta. William H. MILLER, wife, Orpha Jane HOBART. William died 21 Dec 1905 in Eau Claire Co. Reuben MILLER, wife, Sarah C. PEELE. In 1900, he lived in Altoona, Eau Claire Co. I would appreciate any information on these families. This Miller family came to Wisconsin shortly after 1850 - first to Dane County. Ginny Deagan - Pensacola, FL -- Tom & Ginny Deagan's Home Page: http://www.pcola.gulf.net/~gdeagan An Index to the Genealogical Web Pages that I have Online: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~vgdeagan/index.htm My New England, New York and Pennsylvania Families Escambia Co. FLGenWeb page http://www.rootsweb.com/~flescamb/index.htm

The following biographies are from the chapter entitled "Courts and Legal Profession" from the "History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, 1914"... Levi M. Vilas, formerly of the Eau Claire bar, and at the time of his death judge of the district court of Ramsey county, Minnesota, was born February 17, 1844, at Chelsea, Orange county, Vermont. He completed his general education in the University of Wisconsin, from which he was graduated in 1863. His graduation from the Albany law school occurred in 1864, in which year he was admitted to the bar in New York. Returning to Madison, he engaged with his brother, William F., in the practice of law for about one year, after which he went into the quartermaster's department of the army as chief clerk, remaining in that position two years. In 1868 he removed to Eau Claire, Wis., where he built up and maintained a large practice. He was elected to the office of city attorney in 1872, and mayor in 1876; district attorney in 1877 and 1879. Mr. Vilas removed from Eau Claire to St. Paul, Minn., in June 1887. In less than two years after becoming a resident of St. Paul he was selected by the governor for judge of the district court of Ramsey county, which appointment was accepted and the duties of the office entered upon. But the worthy recipient of that honor was not long permitted to hold the scales of justice; disease even at the time he left Wisconsin had laid hold of him, and on August 25, 1889, he passed away at the family home at Madison. Levi M. Vilas was an excellent lawyer. His standing in the profession was such as any member of the bar might envy; such as cannot be reached otherwise than by diligent application of a trained and strong mind. His manner of expression was marked; his style was his own -- clear, terse and strong. His voice was strong, but musical. His appearance was prepossessing and indicated great strength. James F. Salisbury came to Wisconsin, locating at Hudson in 1876, remaining there one year. He came to Eau Claire and was associated with Joseph F. Ellis in the practice of law. He was born in Brockport, Monroe county, New York, November 7, 1849. J. F. Salisbury was educated in St. Paul, Minn., and at the Michigan State University, graduating from the latter institution in 1871. He was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice at St. Paul. Ira B. Bradford, a member of the Eau Claire county bar, has practiced law at Augusta since 1873. He was born in the town of Fulton, Rock county, Wisconsin, June 24, 1851. he was educated in the academies and seminaries of New Hampshire, and in the fall of 1869 went to Edinboro, Pa., and entered upon the study of law. In the fall of 1871 he returned to New Hampshire and continued his studies at Newport until the summer of 1872, when he went again to Edinboro. In February, 1873, he reached Janesville, Wis., and entered the law office of Cassoday & Carpenter as a student. In March, 1873, he was admitted to the bar at Monroe and immediately went to Augusta. Mr. Bradford was the first mayor of Augusta. In 1879 and 1881 he was a member of the assembly, and served as speaker during the latter year. Rosiel D. Campbell was born in LaFayette, Onondago county, New York, February 15, 1810. Came to Beloit, Wis., in 1838, where he resided for a time, then went to Boone county, Illinois for two years, and in October, 1861 enlisted in Company I, Forty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. After the battle of Ft. Donelson he was promoted to captain, receiving his commission just before the battle of Pittsburg Landing. In the fall of 1862 he resigned and came to Waterloo, Wis., where he resided until 1867, when he located in the town of Ludington, Eau Claire county, and in 1869 moved into Augusta. He served as president of the village and also held the office of court commissioner, and for several years was justice of the peace. Mr. Campbell was admitted to practice in the territory of Wisconsin in 1842, and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1843. Judson C. Crawford was born in Ulysses, Tompkins county, New York, April 26, 1823; lived there until he came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1847. He taught school at Sheboygan and two years at Waupun, and one year at Ceresco. Afterward for many years he was engaged in the general missionary work, being a regularly ordained minister of the Universalist Church. In March, 1875, he settled in Augusta and engaged in the practice of law. ++++++++++++ And there's STILL more to come! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net

Here are more biographies of those men who served in Eau Claire Co. in the legal profession. Henry H. Hayden. Among the successful and prominent lawyers of Wisconsin for many years was H. H. Hayden. He was born in Schenectady, N. Y., May 3, 1841. His father, Edwin S. Hayden, a Connecticut Yankee, was a mechanic and farmer; his mother, Matilda Hayden, nee Joyce, was of Dutch ancestry and a daughter of a survivor ot the Mohawk massacre. Raised on a farm, his boyhood was uneventful. After obtaining a good common school education at Crystal Lake, Ill., he became a student in the law office of M. L. Joslyn, at Woodstock, Ill. His legal studies were continued in Oshkosh, Wis., in the office of Jackson & Halsey and of Felker & Weisbrod. He was admitted to the bar in September, 1871, and on January 1, 1872, located in Eau Claire, where he became associated with William Pitt Bartlett under the firm name of Bartlett & Hayden. Mr. Hayden soon demonstrated his ability in his profession, and in a short time, through close application and indefatigable energy, he became one of the leaders of the bar in the state. After the partnership of Bartlett & Hayden had continued for fourteen years it was dissolved, and Mr. Hayden shortly thereafter formed an association with T. F. Frawley, which continued for three years. He next admitted R. H. Start into his business, forming the firm of Hayden & Start. This partnership continued two years, and from that time Mr. Hayden practiced alone. He was engaged in many cases of more than local importance, and probably argued as many cases before the higher courts as any member of the bar in the state, outside of a few members of the Milwaukee bar. His knowledge of the law, his energy and industry, his tact and force before judge and jury, earned him a position in the front rank of a small body of men who, collectively, were the ablest lawyers in the state. His success was largely attributed to the care with which he prepared his cases before trial and to the conscientious manner in which he treated his clients, always endeavoring to avoid litigation when just settlement could be obtained out of court. Although his time was almost entirely absorbed by this profession, Mr. Hayden became largely interested in manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions, and was the vice president of the bank of Eau Claire. He served in the war of the rebellion as sergeant in Company H, Thirty-Sixth Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Mr. Hayden was twice married. His first wife was Florence Slocum, by whom he had two daughters, Avis and Georgie. On March 18, 1885, he was again married to Alice W. Ellis. In the death of Mr. Hayden, which occurred January 4, 1903, the bar lost one of its brightest legal minds, and the city, on of its most influential and highly respected citizens. Lewis R. Larson was born near Bergen, Norway, September 1, 1849, and came with his parents to Columbus in the spring of 1850. He was educated in the public schools of Columbus and at the Wisconsin University at Madison, graduating from the latter institution in the class of 1872. He read law in the office of A. G. Cook, of Columbus, and was admitted to the bar May 20, 1874, at Portage, and May 28, 1880, to practice in the supreme court. He remained in the office of A. G. Cook until June 14, 1875, when he came to Eau Claire and began practice alone. He was city attorney from April, 1877 to April, 1878, when he was elected municipal judge for a term of four years. He subsequently moved to Minneapolis, practicing his profession there. He died there in August, 1914. Levi E. Latimer was born in the town of Bloomfield, near Hartford, Conn., April 12, 1838, and lived there until 1858, when he went to La Porte, Ind., and studied law. He came to Eau Claire June, 1860, and engaged in the practice of law until 1872, when he became municipal judge, which office he held for six years. He also held various town offices, and in 1878 engaged in the real estate business. He subsequently moved to Chicago, where he died in 1909 or 1910. Samuel W. McCaslin was born in Neillsburg, Pa., November 3, 1844 and lived there until 1865, when he went to Painesville, Ohio. He read law, was admitted to the bar and began practicing in September, 1866. In 1868 he removed to St. Charles, Winona county, Minnesota, where he remained until he came to Eau Claire in 1872. Alexander Meggett was born in Glasgow, Scotland, March 26, 1824, and came to America with his parents when a little over three years old. They settled at Uxbridge, Mass., living there until 1836 or 1837, when they removed to Chicopee Falls, town of Springfield, Mass., where they resided until 1841, in which year they located at Slaterville, R. I. Mr. Meggett worked in cotton manufactories until he was nineteen, when he commenced to educate himself. At Wilbraham Academy, Wilbraham, Mass., and at Washington, Conn., he prepared himself for the Middleton University. he spent three years in that institution in the sciences, two years in belle letters and one year in mathematics. In the winter of 1847-48 he removed to Pawtucket, Mass., and taught in the public schools for five years. He studied law in 1851-52 while engaged in teaching with Hon. C. B. Farnesworth, of Pawtucket, and completed his legal studies the year following with Hon. Thomas A. Jenckes, of the city of Providence, and was admitted to the bar in March, 1853, and commenced practice at Pawtucket, R. I., and practiced at Providence one year prior to coming west in May, 1857. In June, 1857, he visited Eau Claire and permanently located here in July following, when he commenced the practice of his profession. During the winter of 1857-58 he was editor of the Eau Claire Times. He was the second lawyer to settle in Eau Claire county. He held the offices of town superintendent of schools and city attorney, and was also at one time candidate for judge of the district. Mr. Meggett was doubtless engaged in more important criminal cases than any other lawyer in this section of the state, having been either sole or leading counsel in the following cases: State vs Nethers, Fritz, Noble, Murray, Moseby, Mrs. Wheeler and Carter, Davy, Jump and Muzzy, besides many cases of homicide in various degrees and other important cases, both criminal and civil. His untiring zeal for his client's cause, his professional learning and ability, and his peculiar forcibleness and success in jury trials, both criminal and civil, justly merited him that prominence which was so generously accorded him by members of his own profession as well as by others. +++++++++++ Oh, yes, there's more! 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Here are more biographies from the chapter on courts and the legal profession from the "History of Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, 1914" J. F. Ellis was born in Jerusalem, Yates county, New York, June 5, 1843. He came to Eau Claire in 1866 and studied law. He began his practice in 1870. Was county superintendent of schools for two years, and for six years a member of the school board. Arthur C. Ellis came to Eau Claire in 1861, and in May of that year enlisted in the Sixth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, serving until 1867, when he was mustered out. He was wounded at the battle of South Mountain in 1863 and transferred to the reserve corps. He was lieutenant of Company B, and was with Sheridan in Louisiana after the war. In the fall of 1867 he returned to Eau Claire and practiced law from 1870 to 1880. Was county judge for seven years prior to his resignation in the fall of 1880, when he became connected with the Northwestern Lumber Company. He was born in Licking, near Granville, Ohio, September 17, 1843, and moved to Aurora, Ill., in 1856, remaining there until he came to Eau Claire. Michael Griffin was born in county Claire, Ireland, September 9, 1842. In 1874 his parents emigrated to America, and after a short time spent in Canada in 1851, they moved to Hudson, Summit county, Ohio, where the boy attended the common schools. In 1856 the family moved to Wisconsin, locating in Newport, Sauk county, where he continued his studies in the district school. He enlisted at the age of nineteen, September 11, 1861, in what became Company E of the Twelfth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was with the rest of the company mustered into the United States service November 5, 1861, and was appointed sergeant the same day. January 11, 1862, the regiment left Wisconsin, being ordered to Fort Leavenworth. The regiment finally joined Grant in the south and participated in many engagements. At the battle of Bald Hill, Atlanta, Ga., July 21, 1864, Mr. Griffin was wounded in a charge on the enemy. He was ordered to the hospital, and though suffering severe pain, assisted the surgeons in tending to the more seriously wounded. He was commissioned second lieutenant, February 11, 1865, and mustered as such on March 30 following. He was commissioned as first lieutenant July 5, 1865. He was mustered out of the service July 16, 1865, on account of the close of the war. He then returned to Newport, and during the following fall began reading law in the office of Jonathan Bowman, at Kilbourn City, Wis. He was admitted to the bar of the circuit court at Portage City, May 19, 1868, and entered on the practice of his profession at Kilbourn City, where he resided until 1876. In addition to his professional duties, from 1871 to 1876 he acted as cashier of the bank of Kilbourn. In 1875 he was elected to the assembly from the first district of Columbia county. At the close of the session of 1876 he moved to Eau Claire, where he became actively engaged in the practice of law. He was appointed city attorney in 1878, and reappointed in 1879 and in 1880. In 1879 he was elected state senator from the thirteenth senatorial district, comprising the counties of Dunn, Eau Claire and Pierce. In 1889 he was appointed by Governor W. D. Hoard quartermaster general of the state. During the two years he occupied that position the Wisconsin rifle range for the militia was established at Camp Douglas, and out of the first appropriation made by the state he purchased the land and directed the construction of suitable buildings for that purpose. General Griffin was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic and occupied many positions of trust in that body. He served several times as post commander, and two years served as judge advocate of the department of Wisconsin. In February, 1887, he was elected department commander, and served one year. He was a member of the Wisconsin Commandery, Milwaukee Order of the Loyal Legion, also of the commandery, chapter and blue lodge of the Masonic fraternity, Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum. In the early fall of 1894 the death of George B. Shaw left his congressional district without a representative. General Griffin yielded to the request of his friends and agreed to accept the nomination. His name was brought before the convention held at Eau Claire on October 3, 1894, and on the first ballot he was chosen to lead the party to victory; was re-nominated in 1896 and served on committee on military affairs in 54th and 55th congresses. As a man of business Mr. Griffin displayed the same ability as he did in his profession, and was successful. He was interested in the Lea Ingram Lumber Company, of Iron River; the Eau Claire Grocery Company, and the Eau Claire National Bank. +++++++++++++++ More to come on Monday! Have a super duper weekend, everyone! -- Nance mailto:nsampson@spacestar.net