This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garner, Sork Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1118 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 889. LANCASTER BENJAMIN GARNER, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Lancaster. Born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., May 10, 1826. Came to Wisconsin in 1850; bought 100 acres, now owns 217 acres of land, improved, with good brick house, two stories, 24x30, with wing 24x26; barn, 57x26; crib, 24x22; carriage house and other good outbuildings. Enlisted in 1861, in the 20th W. V. I., Co. E; mustered out in 1865. His wife, Catharine Sork, born in Blair Co., Penn., July 23, 1826. They were married in 1846; they have nine children - Solomon, born in October, 1847; died Aug. 24, 1854; Reuben, born Nov. 27, 18-; died Aug. 25, 1854; Mary Ann, born Feb. 23, 1854; died Aug. 27, 1854; Benjamin, born Oct. 1, 1855 (in Nebraska); William, born Feb. 27, 1838; died Aug. 20, 1859; Levi, born April 14, 1860; Lizzie, born May 14, 1863; Sarah J., born June 8, 1866; Matilda, born Aug. 22, 1871; died Aug. 27, 1873. In politics, Republican. A Presbyterian and Elder. Has been Treasurer and Director of schools. [I am not related to this family. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gardner, Vedder Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1117 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 889. LANCASTER OLIVER P. GARDNER, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 40 acres of land, valued at $50 per acre. Born in Kentucky, in 1824. Came to Wisconsin in 1837; located on his farm in 1871. Married Lucy Ann Vedder, a native of New York, and they have four children - Lovilla J., Abby Ellen, Effie J. and Allen Eugene. Mr. Gardner enlisted in Co. H, 25th W. V. I., in 1862, and was discharged in 1865. [I am not related to this family - just posted this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Fitzgerald, Green Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1116 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin, 1881", p. 889. LANCASTER CORYDON FITZGERALD, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Lancaster; a native of Grant Co. In January, 1865, he enlisted in Co. K, 47th W. V. I., and served until the close of the war. Feb. 23, 1873, he was married to Miss Hattie Green, also a native of Grant Co., town of Fennimore. They have a son and three daughters. In politics, Mr. Fitzgerald is a Republican. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Farnsworth, Parsons, Hazen Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1115 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 889. LANCASTER SAMUEL H. FARNSWORTH, farmer; P. O. Lancaster; residence one mile east of the court house. A native of New York; born March 3, 1813, in Clinton Co., a son of Phillip and P. (Parsons) Farnsworth. His father was a native of Vermont, and his mother of Long Island. They lived sixty-seven years together on the same farm, his father dying at the age of 93, and his mother at 87. Mr. Farnsworth is the fourth child of nine children. He spent the earlier years of his life on the farm, and resided seven years in Franklin Co. He was married in Clinton Co., Feb. 19, 1837, to Miss Cynthia Hazen. They came to Lancaster in June, 1858; lived in the village four years, and then moved on to his farm, which he had purchased on his arrival. They have six children living - Charles, George, Mary, Zeruah, Lillie, Nathan. His sons, Charles and George, were volunteers in the war of the rebellion. Charles went to the front as a private, on account of disability was discharged; re-enlisted in the caval! ry, going as Second Lieutenant, returned First Lieutenant. George served three years a private, participating in sixteen engagements. They are now engaged in railroading as engineers. His wife died May 19, 1878, aged 60 years. [I am not related to this family, just posting as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Eaton, Demorest Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1114 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888 - 889. LANCASTER REV. S. W. EATON, Pastor of Congregational Church; is a native of Framingham, Middlesex Co., Mass., and was born Dec. 25, 1820; he grew up to manhood in that State. After receiving his preparatory education, he entered Yale College and graduated in Class of 1842; pursued his theological studies in Yale Theological Seminary and in Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and was ordained Jan. 28, 1848. He came West to Wisconsin in 1846 (while it was yet a Territory in October, 1846), and accepted a call to become Pastor of the Congregational Church of Lancaster, Jan. 1, 1847, and since then, for a period of over one-third of a century, he has served as the faithful, acceptable Pastor of this church. In 1856, he took a vacation on account of ill health and went abroad, spending a part of the year in Europe. In 1862, he was Chaplain of the 7th W. V. I., and remained in the service three years until the close of the war, and was at Appomattox Court House at the final surrender! . During his absence, the church had no settled Pastor; in fact, Dr. Eaton was the first Pastor of the church and its only one, and this church was his first charge and his only one; and there are very few churches in this country where the relations between Pastor and people have been so pleasant and undisturbed for so great a length of time. On the 20th of May, 1847, Dr. Eaton was united in marriage to Miss Catharine E. Demorest, a native of the city of New York. They have four sons, James Demorest, Pastor Congregational Church, Bound Book, N. J.; Edward Dwight, Pastor Congregational Church, Oak Park, Ill.; Samuel Lewis, physician; Charles Woodhull, physician, Des Moines, Iowa. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dyer, Borah Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1113 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER WILLIAM J. DYER, farmer, Sec. 10; P. O. Lancaster; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $25 per acre. He was born in this county in 1846. In 1869, he settled on this farm. He married Sarah E. Borah, also a native of this county. They have three children - William, Ruby and Laura. Mr. Dyer enlisted in Co. K, 47th W. V. I., in 1865, and was discharged in the same year. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Durley, Hoadley Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1112 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER W. P. DURLEY, Register of Deeds of Grant Co.; is a native of the State of Indiana; was born Oct. 12, 1830. When he was only 4 years of age his parents came West to this Territory and settled in this county, about six miles southwest of Platteville, on the "Little Platte;" they were among the earliest settlers in this section of the State; they lived near an Indian sugar camp and Indian burying-ground - the Indians used to camp near there. Mr. Durley was raised on a farm, and in Platteville, and, after reaching manhood, engaged in mining. When the war broke out he enlisted, in 1861, in Co. C, 7th W. V. I. He was severely wounded in the battle of South Mountain, Sept. 14, 1862; was also wounded at the battle of Gainesville, Va., Aug. 29, 1862, and was discharged March 19, 1863, on account of wounds received in action. Was elected Register of deeds for Grant Co., in 1876, and was re-elected in 1878, and again re-elected in 1880. Was united in marriage July 4, 1865, to Miss Harr! iet A. Hoadley, a native of Grant Co. They have four children - George H., Robert H., Jennie M., Linda May. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Duncalf, Jackson Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1111 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER THOMAS DUNCALF, farmer, Sec. 17; P. O. Lancaster. Owns 140 acres of land, valued at $20 per acre. Born in London, England, in 1831. Came to America in 1866; located on present farm in 1874. Married Ann Jackson, a native of Cheshire, England, and they have six children - Thomas, Samuel, Mary, Walter, Halford and Susan. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dixon, Budd, Hurley, Stewart, Pollock, Ellsworth, Barney Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1110 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER JACOB DIXON, blacksmith, opened his present shop in May, 1880. He came to Lancaster in November, 1873, and worked for D. H. Budd one year and a half, when Dixon & Co. bought out the business of wagon and carriage making and general blacksmithing. The firm names were Dixon, Hurley & Stewart; they did a prosperous business for two years, when, by mutual conssent, the firm was dissolved, and business closed. Mr. Dixon then worked for John Pollock, and remained with him until he established his present business; he is also agent for farming machinery. A native of Fulton Co., N. Y.; born Sept. 25, 1827; son of Baltes Dixon. He spent the early years of his life on the farm, and at the age of 17 commenced to learn his trade. In 1848, he was married to Hannah Ellsworth of same county; she died March 23, 1862. In 1863, he was married to Miss Mary Jane Barney; they have two sons and two daughters - Walter R., Anna Lucretia, Jacob Jr., and Goldie, an infant daughter. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Curry, Danile Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1109 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER CALVIN CURRY, farmer, Sec. 35; P. O. Lancaster. He was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Nov. 2, 1797. He came to what was then called New Diggings, but now La Fayette Co., in May 1833, and lived there for several years; he then went to Jo Daviess Co., Ill., where he remained until 1855, and then came to Grant Co. He was married in 1821, to Miss Jane Danile, a native of Indiana. They have five daughters and four sons living, and have thirty-two grandchildren and thirty great-grandchildren. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coombs, Morrell Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1108 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 888. LANCASTER J. ALLEN COOMBS, farmer and carpenter, Sec. 31; P. O. Lancaster; a native of Grant Co., son of Ed. P. and Nancy Coombs, who came to Grant Co. in 1836, from Pennsylvania; his father died in 1849. In August, 1864, enlisted in the army; he served until July, 1866. In April, 1867, he was married to Miss Almira Morrell, native of Grant Co., a daughter of Ruel Morrell. They have three children - Alfred, Ed. C. and Millicent. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clementson, Barber, Burr Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1107 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 887 - 888. LANCASTER GEORGE CLEMENTSON, attorney at law, is a native of England, and was born March 13, 1842. His parents came to this country in 1859; came West to Wisconsin the same year, and located in Grant Co.; grew up and received his education in this State. Read law here and completed his law studies at the State University of Michigan; was admitted to the bar in March, 1868; after his admission, he engaged in the practice of law. In November, 1869, he associated with Hon. Allen Barber, and since then he has successfully practiced his profession in this and adjoining counties, and the firm of Barber & Clementson has a leading position as members of the bar in this section of the State. In the fall of 1868, was elected District Attorney, and held that office for four years. Since then he has been repeatedly solicited to accept of the nomination for office, but has steadily refused, preferring to devote all of his time to the interests of his profession. He was united in marriage, May 10, ! 1869, to Miss Mary Burr, a native of Vermont; they have four children - George B., Joseph A., Martha and Bessie. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Clarke, Little Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1106 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 887. LANCASTER P. A. CLARKE, M. D., physician and surgeon, is a native of Newport, R. I., and was born Jan. 8, 1827. Received his education in New York State; studied medicine and attended lectures at Yale College and at the State University of Michigan, and graduated at Albany Medical College in June, 1854. After practicing medicine at Galena for one year came to Dunleith, Ill., where he continued practice until 1868, when he came to Lancaster, and since then has successfully practiced his profession here. In 1856, Dr. Clarke was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Little, a native of Fairplay, Wis., and daughter of Dr. George Little. Dr. and Mrs. Clarke, have two sons - George W., attending professional school in Dubuque; William H., attending the State University. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bushnell, Bates, Paine, Nasmith, Mills, Clark, Watkins, Burr, Sherman, Barber Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1105 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 886 - 887. LANCASTER ALLEN RALPH BUSHNELL, of Lancaster, of the firm of Bushnell, Clark & Watkins, lawyers, was born on his father's farm on West street, in the town of Hartford, Trumbull Co., Ohio, July 18, 1833. His father, Dr. George W. Bushnell, now over 80 years of age, and possessed of remarkable vigor, still lives on the old farm upon which he settled, then in the dense woods, in 1824; he is a native of Connecticut, as was also his wife, Sally Bates, now deceased, Mr. B's mother. Mr. B.'s early life was that of the usual farmer's boy, going to district school summer and winter term, until big enough to help on the farm, and then working on the farm through the farming season, and going to school winters. When 14 years of age, the Hartford High School was started, and he put in a few terms there. Here the intention of becoming a lawyer was formed. His school education was completed at Oberlin and Hiram Colleges, where he pursued a special course of study to fit himself for that profession,! teaching school winters to help pay expenses. In the fall of 1852 he came to Wisconsin, and taught school that winter at Block House Branch, near Platteville. The following spring he went back to Ohio and resumed his studies until the fall of 1854, when he returned to Platteville, and has ever since then made Grant Co. his home. He studied law with Judge Stephen O. Paine, at Platteville, was admitted to the bar of the Fifth Judicial Circuit in the fall of 1857, and on December 1 of the same year, opened an office, and commenced the practice of his profession at Platteville. In the fall of 1860, he was elected District Attorney of Grant Co. On the breaking-out of the rebellion, he resigned that office and enlisted as a private in the "Platteville Guards" Company, which on going into Camp Randall in the summer of 1861, was made Co. C, 7th W. V. I., and elected him its 1st Lieutenant, S. J. Nasmith, an old soldier of the Mexican war, being made Captain. He served with his reg! iment in the Iron Brigade, mostly in Virginia; was in various battles and skirmishes; was promoted to Captain in 1862, and discharged for disability in 1863. On returning to Platteville, he in the winter of 1863 - 64 resumed his practice of law. On the election of the Hon. J. T. Mills to the position of Circuit Judge, on his invitation, he removed to Lancaster, occupied his law office, closed up Judge Mills' legal business, and has continued the practice of his profession there ever since. In 1867, he took into partnership in law practice, Col. John G. Clark. R. A. Watkins, Esq., was added to this firm Jan. 1, 1880, forming the present firm. Mr. B. was married in 1867, to Miss Laura F. Burr (daughter of Addison Burr, Esq., and his wife Martha Barber, of Lancaster), by whom he had three children, only one of whom, his daughter Mabel, is now living; Laura died in 1873. In 1875, he was married again to Miss Mary F. Sherman (daughter of Cyrus Sherman, deceased, and his wife, Fanny Barber, of Lancaster), his present wife, by whom he has had one son! who died in infancy. Mr. B. has paid little attention to politics, but was a member of the Legislature of 1872. On the erection of the "village" into the "City of Lancaster" in 1878, he was elected its first Mayor. His residence is pleasantly situated in the northwest quarter of the city, on Bushnell street, and the northern continuation of Madison street. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

Just to let you all know, I am working on transcribing all of the biographies in this book - 163 pages of them. So, I just ask that you would all hold your questions until I get to that city/area. If I take the time to answer all of you that are anxious, I don't have as much time to do the actual transcribing. I am also sending all of these biographies to Robin to be posted on the Grant Co., WIGenWeb site, so they will also be there. Robin has already received the index that I've just completed on the whole book, so hopefully that will be posted soon, too. (And hopefully some of the other owners of the book will be prepared to answer the inquiries that will be generated from the index!) This is a very fascinating book about Grant County and the history of the whole region, really. The State Historical Society has said that they will be scanning all the county histories of this era and formatting those scans for the internet, so soon you will all be able to do your own look-ups using the index and scanned book. I do hope that this work will help you in your research! Roxanne -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.2/329 - Release Date: 5/2/2006

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brinkman, Kuhn Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1104 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 886. LANCASTER HENRY BRINKMAN, Sec. 28; P. O. Hurricane Grove; owns 80 acres of land, valued at $40 per acre; born in Germany in 1829; came to America in 1857, and settled in this county; in 1865, he settled on his present farm. Married Sophia Kuhn, a native of Germany; they have nine children - Mary Lizzie, Fred. H., Clara, Edward, William, Annie M., Albert, Ellen Nettie and Fanny Eve. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Borah, Kilbey, Parsons Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1103 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 886. LANCASTER EDMOND H. BORAH, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Lancaster; was born in Kentucky June 2, 1820, of German parentage, who came to Wisconsin in early times. Mr. Borah after coming to Wisconsin worked by the month, then by his labors accumulated a farm of 200 acres of land; he then went to California, was very successful; he then returned to Wisconsin, traded for 300 acres of land, nicely improved by his own industry; he has been engaged in the stock business for about eight years; he is now in Kansas, where he owns 580 acres of land on the Kansas Pacific R. R. His wife was Sarah M. Kilbey, who was born in Wisconsin, Dec. 29, 1836; they married Sept. 16, 1853; they have four children - Kilbey H., born Dec. 29, 1855; Adolph D., July 2, 1857; Nettie, Sept. 16, 1862; Georgie, March 1, 1868. Mrs. B's father was born in North Carolina, in 1806; came to Wisconsin in 1832; died in 1876; her mother, Rhoda Parsons, a native of Virginia, now 76 years of age, residing now at Hurricane Corners. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bonham, Scott, Watters, Nevel, Oglesby, Utt, Parker, Shelton, Myers, Sears, Brooks, Jackson, Baldwin Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/653.2 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 885 - 886. LANCASTER FRANCIS H. BONHAM, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Lancaster; has 160 acres and 40 acres of timber in Harrison; was born Sept. 11, 1806, in Wythe Co., Va., son of Nehemiah and Isabella (Scott) Bonham. Mr. B. came to Grant Co. in 1827, and made several trips to Virginia, and in 1840 brought his family and settled at Hurricane Grove, and engaged in mining until 1844, when he removed to his farm where he has since made his home. On Dec. 23, 1830, he was married by Rev. Mr. Watters, in Pike Co., Mo., to Mary Ann, daughter of William and Lucy (Oglesby) Nevel, of Shelby Co., Ky., where she was born May 24, 1812; they had nine children - Euphema J., now Mrs. D. D. Utt, seven children; William N., married Lizzie Parker, of Salem, Oregon, where they now reside, with three children; Matilda I., now wife of Samuel J. Shelton, of Salem, Oregon; Calvin R., married Anna Myers, of Salem, Oregon, he having previously married Sophronia Sears; Charles W., married Dolly Parker, of Canyon City, Oregon, ! has two children; Mary F., wife of Reuben G. Brooks, of Vermont, now at Hopkinton, Iowa, one child; Martha Ann, wife of C. M. Jackson; Lenora, wife of Mark Baldwin, died in the spring of 1878; James H. (his second son), died March 12, 1860, at 22 years of age. Mr. Bonham is a Protestant; in politics is a Republican, and participated in the meeting when the Republican party was organized in Grant Co.; he has in his possession a sword brought to America by his great-great-grandfather over 200 hundred years ago (he having been an officer in the British navy); the father of Mr. B. was an officer in the war of 1812. Mr. B. is a hearty, jovial old gentleman, and has for twenty years held the office of Justice of the Peace and several other offices, and states that when he settled here, there were no houses between his place and Lancaster, and that he cut the first tree to make the Lancaster road, and that there were only three or four houses on the Potosi road, 7-1/2 miles, and s! ays he has been frequently in the sugar camp of old Black Hawk. Mr. an d Mrs. B. celebrated their golden wedding, and received a number of very fine presents, a very fine easy chair from the "Potosi delegation," a $20 gold piece, etc. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and I hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bonham, Kilby Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/653.1 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 885. LANCASTER ALEXANDER G. BONHAM, Sec. 30; P. O. Hurricane Grove; owns 170 acres of land valued at $40 per acre; born in Pike Co., Mo., in 1823, came to Wisconsin in 1834; settled on his present farm in 1848. Married Elizabeth Kilby, a native of Lincoln Co., Mo., and they have six children - Charles O., Lemuel E., Lenora, Lura, Laura and Mable. Mr. B. has been a member of the Town Board, and has also held the office of Justice. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bock, Schreiner Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1102 Message Board Post: From "History of Grant County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 885. LANCASTER JOSEPH BOCK, of the firm Bock & Schreiner, abstracts; was born in the province of Alsace, Germany; received a partly collegiate education; emigrated in 1857, and after a few months residence at St. Louis, settled at Cassville, in this county, the same year. Enlisted as a private in Co. C, 2d W. V. I., April 19, 1861; took part in the battle of first Bull Run, the skirmishes near Gordonsville, Va., near Richmond Railway and along Rappahannock, Va.; was wounded in both thighs at the battle of Gainesville, Va., Aug. 28, 1862; participated in Burnside's mud march against Fredericksburg; his wounds opened in 1863 and prevented farther active service, and he was mustered out of service in 1864. In 1865, he was elected Register of Deeds for Grant Co., and held that office until 1869, when he engaged in his present business and has the only set of abstract books of Grant Co. Mr. Bock was elected Representative to the State Legislature, and served during the sessions of 1876 - 77. [I am not related to this family, just posting this as a service and hope it helps!]