Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11015 Surname: MINER ------------------------- In Land and Lumber, only reference is to an Ernest MINER, pg 89, who is in a photograph of the St Pont Mandolin Club with other members... The man next to him is unidentified. You might already have these, but I will include: PortageCoWI Cemeterys MINER in Dopp, Liberty, and Almond - Sandy Russell email [email protected] will do a free lookup for you upon request. Census: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/census/1850/index.txt 8A 4 Miner Charles pg0001b.txt LAND: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/land/port-l-o.txt MINER ELECTA 35 24 N 8 E 79.12 12 4317 1856/09/01 Obits available: http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/ Beesley, Mary Miner, Wesley J. Mrs. SPDJ 21 May 1926 Huntley, Harriet A. Miner; Thorn SPDJ 19 Mar 1931, 23 Mar Miner, Alphonso A. SPDJ 16 July 1928, 17 July, 20 July Miner, Dr Mrs. Huntley, Harriet; Thorn SPDJ 19 Mar 1931, 23 Mar Miner, Gwenevere Molski, Emil F. Mrs. SPDJ 29 Jan 1953, 5 Feb Miner, Jeff Mrs. Lute, Eliza SPDJ 3 May 1950, 4 May Miner, Jessie P Panknin, Jessie Mrs. SPDJ 2 Oct 1980 Miner, Leland K. SPJ 10 Dec 1992 Miner, Lizzie SPDJ 28 Jan 1897 Miner, Maxine Menzel, W. Frank Mrs. SPDJ 16 Aug 1963 Miner, Ralph A. SPDJ 23 Oct 1964, 27 Oct Miner, Ralph A. Mrs. Rath, Lauretta SPDJ 16 Dec 1968, 18 Dec Miner, Richard D. SPWJ 3 Feb 1912 Miner, Richard D. SPG 7 Feb 1912 (fp) Miner, Richard D. SPDJ 31 Jan 1912 (fp), 3 Feb (fp) Miner, Richard D. Mrs. --, Myra SPDJ 28 Dec 1925 Miner, Wesley J. Mrs. Beesley, Mary SPDJ 21 May 1926 Miner, Willis H. SPDJ 24 Sept 1935 Panknin, Jessie Mrs. Miner, Jessie P. SPDJ 2 Oct 1980 Rath, Lauretta Miner, Ralph A. Mrs. SPDJ 16 Dec 1968, 18 Dec Wilmot, Ursula Strope, Miner Mrs. SPWJ 1 Jan 1910 Wilmot, Ursula Strope, Miner Mrs. SPDJ 24 Dec 1909 (fp), 27 Dec (fp) Cemeteries: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Just type in MINER, there is a bunch of them listed... WoodCoWI (Note: There is a small town of Miner in WoodCoWI, it is in the COW Book as location not identified, but I know of it's existance, as I had relatives who lived there, so we visited when I was young. I think it is south of Nekoosa, towards JuneauCoWI) LAND: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/land/wood-l-o.txt MINER ELIPHALET S 9 23 N 3 E 40 12 1055 1855/06/15 THOMAS WESTON AND JOHN T KINGSTON MINER ELIPHALET S 9 23 N 3 E 40 12 1056 1855/06/15 THOMAS WESTON AND JOHN T KINGSTON MINER ELIPHALET S 32 21 N 2 E 40 12 14103 1872/07/01 MINER ELIPHALET S 22 21 N 2 E 40 12 14096 1872/07/01 MINER JEROME G 4 24 N 4 E 55.2 12 8165 1857/09/01 Marshfield Books: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/mar1-m.txt Donald Schnitzler email [email protected] will do a free lookup upon request. Miner, E. E., 112 Miner Peil Auto Company, 180, 239 Miner, Walter, 180 I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames... R/S MAK

Posted on: Portage Co. Wi Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageBios/10048 Surname: CAMERON, CHANBERLAIN, McGREGOR ------------------------- Alexander A CAMERSON Bio printed in the Biographical History of Clark and Jackson Counties, Wisconsin, published by The Lewis Publishing Co., 1891 page 248 Biography of Alexander A CAMERON Alexander A CAMERON , a millwright of Dorchester, was born in Perthshire, Scotland, February 10, 1849, the son of Duncan and Jennie (McGREGOR) CAMERON, both natives of Scotland. They emigrated to Perth County, Upper Canada, in 1859, and thence to Portage Co, WI, in 1865, settling upon a farm, where they still reside. Alexander A., their only child, was reared to farm life and educated in the common schools. He learned the machinist's trade in East Saginaw, MI, at which he worked from 1863 to 1865, and in the latter year removed to Portage County, where he was employed at various points from Ashland to Stevens Point. He built several saw and planing mills on the Wisconsin Central Railroad line, and is now building a planing mill at Fairfield. He came to Dorcehster in July, 1879, where he has since remained. Mr CAMERON was married Sep 18, 1878, to Eva CHAMBERLAIN, a native of PA, and daughter of Dwight Chamberlain, deceased. They have had six children, four now living: Jennie, Lyle, Hazel and Ward.

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11013 Surname: PATTEE ------------------------- WI Pre 1907 Births Alia J Pattee Birth Date: 25 Jan 1877 County: Portage Reel: 0242 Record: 000573 Arthur H Pattee Birth Date: 04 Mar 1883 County: Walworth Reel: 0289 Record: 000324 Bell K Pattee Birth Date: 13 Aug 1874 County: Jefferson Reel: 0087 Record: 002321 Earl F Pattee Birth Date: 27 Dec 1906 County: Rock Reel: 0260 Record: 000779 Edna M Pattee Birth Date: 03 Sep 1885 County: Portage Reel: 0239 Record: 002274 Harold F Pattee Birth Date: 31 Aug 1892 County: Portage Reel: 0240 Record: 000392 John R Pattee Birth Date: 10 Dec 1885 County: Florence Reel: 0064 Record: 001842 Ruth M Pattee Birth Date: 29 Dec 1902 County: Portage Reel: 0241 Record: 001466 WI Pre 1907 Deaths Elizabeth Jane Pattee Death Date: 07 Apr 1895 County: Portage Volume: 01 Page: 0144 Reel: 108 Image: 1826 Index Volume: - WI CENSUS: 1890 PATTEE JOHN C. Dodge County WI 001 E.D. 29 Bromett Township 1890 PATTEE FRANK Douglas County WI 001 E.D. 109 Nebagamoine 1860 PATTEE RICHARD Jefferson County WI 473 Palmyra 1890 PATTEE JOSEPH R. Portage County WI 001 E.D. 79 St.Ockton 1850 PATTEE ELIZABETH Sauk County WI 014 Adams Village 1890 PATTEE HIRAM C Walworth County WI 001 E.D. 122 Whitewater WI Land records: PATTEE, JOSEPH R St Point, PortageCoWI and Wausau, MarathonCoWI PATTEE, FRANKLIN Ashland, WI PATTEE, W D Menasha, WinnebagoCoWI PATTEE, MATILDA H Menasha, WinnebagoCoWI PATTEE, Mary J St Point, PortageCoWI PATTEE, John C St Point, PortageCoWI Arnett Cemetery: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/cemeteries/arnott.txt Free lookups by Sandy Russell email [email protected] http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Pattee, Elizabeth d. 7 Apr 1895 age 54/6/1 Arnott Pattee, J. R. d. 12 Jan 1891 age 62/5/11 Arnott Pattee, Mary J. d. 28 Apr 1864 age 35/1/15 Arnott Obits Available: http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/ Baker, Elizabeth Pattee, J. R. Mrs. SPG 10 Apr 1895 (fp) Pattee, Elizabeth J. SPWJ 13 Apr 1895 Pattee, Frank SPDJ 21 Apr 1941 Pattee, J. R. SPWJ 17 Jan 1891, 24 Jan posted at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageObits/10916 Pattee, J. R. SPG 21 Jan 1891 (p5) posted at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageObits/10916 Pattee, J. R. Mrs. Baker, Elizabeth SPG 10 Apr 1895 (fp) Pattee, William SPDJ 7 Aug 1923 IL Census: (note Chicago is in CookCoIL) Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info 1850 PATTEE JOHN Clark County IL 207 Richland Precinct 1850 PATTEE JOHN Clark County IL 207 Richland Precinct 1840 PATTEE WILLIAM Clark County IL No Township Listed 1880 PATTEE ALBERT H. Cook County IL 507 Chicago E.D. 174 1860 PATTEE J. H.* Cook County IL 648 Cicero 1860 PATTEE RODNEY De Kalb County IL 354 Shabbona Township Federal 1790 Census Moses Pattee State: ME Year: 1790 County: York Township: Fryeburg John Pattee State: VT Year: 1790 County: Orange Township: Ryegate IL Marriage Records PATTEE, HENRY H. WILLITS, ANNA E. 25 Aug 1881 Warren IL PATTEE, MARQUIS KISER, MAGGIE VIOLA 12 Mar 1890 Warren IL I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. R/S MAK

Looking for date of birth, parents, and siblings for Diane Mary WALPORT who is buried in St.Joseph Cemetery, Stevens Point. Date of death is 15 June 1946. WALPORT may be her married name. Thanks in advance. Patrick Turner -- Slainte (Cheers) Padraig Patrick Turner Gloucester Point, VA [email protected] My Son Michael's webpage: http://www.turnertown.com Researching Family Surnames: TURNER, MCKEE, MCCAFFREY, LEONARD, MCCARTY/MCCARTHY, KILDARE, and CAVANAUGH in Ireland, New York and Iowa. SCHICKOUFSKY (i), SCHIKOWSKY, REMMERS, HALL, DREIER, and GERKIN in Germany and Iowa. FABER, HEYROTH in Baden, Germany, Nebraska, Wisconsin and Minnesota. ACKER, HOHL, STUPFEL, KELLER, WEISS, WOLFFSTEIN and HOCHDOERFER in Alsace, Wisconsin WALPORT and MALTER in France, and Wisconsin.

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11011 Surname: WALPORT ------------------------- Obit available at http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/ for: Walport, Edward S. SPDJ 28 Apr 1976, 29 Apr Free lookup through Sandy Russell email [email protected] at: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/cemeteries/stjoe.txt Cemetery info: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Walport, Diane Mary 15 June 1946 - 15 June 1946 St. Joseph Pre 1907 births: Anton E Walport Birth Date: 28 Sep 1899 County: Juneau Reel: 0092 Record: 001978 Jacob J Walport Birth Date: 29 Oct 1901 County: Juneau Reel: 0092 Record: 001977 Joseph A Walport Birth Date: 12 Jun 1903 County: Juneau Reel: 0092 Record: 001981 Joseph F Walport Birth Date: 08 Jan 1878 County: Richland Reel: 0252 Record: 001451 Joseph F Walport Birth Date: 06 Nov 1880 County: Richland Reel: 0252 Record: 001828 Pre 1907 Deaths: Walport Death Date: 28 Jun 1894 County: Richland Volume: 01 Page: 0205 Reel: 115 Image: 0600 Index Volume: - Walport Death Date: 10 May 1896 County: Richland Volume: 01 Page: 0271 Reel: 115 Image: 0964 Index Volume: - I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. R/S MAK

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11009 Surname: WALPORT ------------------------- Looking for date of birth, parents, and siblings for Diane Mary WALPORT who is buried in St Joseph Cemetery, Stevens Point. Date of death is 15 June 1946. WALPORT may be her married name. Thanks in advance. Patrick TURNER

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11008 Surname: WALPORT ------------------------- Looking for information such as parents, siblings, ancesters, and date/place of birth for Diane Mary WALPORT who is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Stevens Point, Portage County, WI. Date of death is 15 June 1946. Thanks in advance.

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11006 Surname: RAMSEY ------------------------- I checked the listing for Spiritland and found this: RAMSEY: C M, wife of J W 11Jun1838--6Aug1915 Margaret M, daughter of J W & C M, died 7Apr1874, age 3y 6m 9d Infant son of J W & C M, died 28Sep1872 Buried next to them is: LEE: Adelbert W, son of E B & C M, died 17Dec1871, age 16y 7d It looks like C M may have been married first to a Mr E B LEE. Would that fit with what you are looking for? Buried east of the RAMSEYs are Emma and Ira JUDD and on the other side of the Adelbert LEE are a family of MCLAUGHLIN's. I looked in the Portage County, WI Pre-1907 marriage index and did not find a marriage of any RAMSEY and none for an E B LEE, and there is no obit listed for J W or C M RAMSEY on the University of WI at Stevens Point at the URL below. I hope all of this helps you decide if C M is your Cordelia Marie RAMSEY. Sandy in Escondido, CA Link: St Point Area Obits URL: <http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/>

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11005 Surname: RAMSEY ------------------------- Trying to find the identity of C. M. RAMSEY who is buried in Spiritland Cemetery (June 11, 1838-Aug6, 1915)? Am trying to find the final resting place of Cordelia Marie RAMSEY. Sally in MI

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11004 Surname: RAMSEY ------------------------- Trying to find the identity of C. M. RAMSEY who is buried in Spiritland Cemetery (June 11, 1838-Aug6, 1915)? Am trying to find the final resting place of Cordelia Marie RAMSEY. Sally in MI

I just added my Class of 1972 to my list of websites (grin).... and asked the DunnCoWI coordinator to link to it... http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/MAK-roots/MHS/ R/S MAK __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11002 Surname: NASH, GARRISON ------------------------- I have a Caroline Garrison of Centralia, Wood county, who married a L. E. Nash also of Wood county. I believe he is of the same Nash family you are refering too. Sue

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/11001 Surname: NASH ------------------------- Two references for NASH in Land and Lumber: NASH, Phileo p 116 The third river project which provided relief work to the county was "Lake" DuBay, which began life as the Knowlton Flowage. It was originally part of the grand plan that included both Eau Pleine reserviorsm but was built on its own when the Little Eau Pleine Reservoir died. Work began in 1939, but halted in 1940, after archeologist Phileo NASH discovred the remains fo Jean Louis DuBay's trading post. After NASH completed hie work, the dam flooded the DuBay site but the resulting flowage was named in his honor. NASH, Thomas Pg 96-97 Indeed, it is difficult to identify a "lumber barron" at Stevens Point. Here, the city differs from other sawmill cities of the Wisconsin Valley. john WEEK, Matt WADLEIGH and later, John BUKOLT all did well in the lumber industry, but they did not leave as dominant a footprint as Walter ALEXANDER and D C EVEREST in Wausau or Thomas NASH and George MEAD in Wisconsin Rapids. Obits available on NASH: http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/ Nash, Arthur SPDJ 18 Feb 1974, 19 Feb Nash, Arthur Mrs. Miller, Rose SPDJ 27 Feb 1964 Nash, Bridget Horn, Levi F. Mrs. SPWJ 11 Jan 1902 Nash, Bridget Horn, Levi F. Mrs. SPG 8 Jan 1902 (p8) Nash, Bridget Horn, Levi F. Mrs. SPDJ 6 Jan 1902 (fp), 7 Jan Nash, Elizabeth Simon, Carl Mrs. SPDJ 27 Jan 1973 Nash, Fannie Sanders, Charles Mrs. SPDJ 30 Sept 1898 Nash, H. S. SPDJ 22 Jan 1912 (fp) Nash, Lawrence E. SPDJ 30 Apr 1927 Nash, Neil E. Mrs. Ritchay, Naomi SPDJ 22 Oct 1960 Nash, Rod S. SPJ 3 Aug 1981 Nash, Tom SPDJ 25 June 1931 Cemetery Index: http://library.uwsp.edu/cemetery/ Nash, Arthur 1889 - 1974 Greenwood/St. James Nash, Rose 1888 - 1964 Greenwood/St. James Freelooks in Greenwood Cemetery, details at: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/cemeteries/greenw.txt Land: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/portage/land/port-l-o.txt NASH HENRY 26 22 N 10 E 40 12 2649 1855/12/15 Because of the reference to Thomas NASH in Wisconsin Rapids, you should check the WoodCoWI records as well: I found a bunch of NASH references at the following: Graduates: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/LHS-n.txt Graduates: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/hs-wood.txt History of WoodCoWI: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/wood23.txt Nash, John P., 676 Nash, Lawrence M., 307 Nash, Neil E., 309 Nash, Thomas E., 312 Nash, Thomas, 768 Port Edwards Cemetery: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/cemetery/pemuni.txt NASH in newspaper 1991: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/w1991-02.txt NASH marriage: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/vitals/marr-as.txt NASH in newspaper 1991: http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/wi/wood/bios/wr-1991.txt I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. Hope this helps. R/S MAK

We have had some queries in both Wood and Portage Counties about adoptions and orphans, and as we found answers, decided there was a need for this new page: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/history/adopt/adopt.html It is NOT restricted to Wood and Portage, but rather statewide resources... as sometimes the county did not have the facilities. If you have anything to contribute to help researchers looking for adoptions and orphans, please let me know. Thanks. R/S MAK __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/10998 Surname: KOSANKE, MALLERY, VOGT ------------------------- Charles VOGT Obit printed in the Stevens Point Daily Journal, April 2, 1937 Obituary of Charles VOGT Charles VOGT, Des Moines, IA, a boyhood resident of the town of Larnark and a son of the late Mr and Mrs William VOGT, died March 24 at the Broadland hospital at Des Moines, where he had been receiving treatment for double pneumonia. Mr VOGT was born in Lanark 47 years ago. He spent his boyhood on the home farm in Lanark and when he was 18 years old went to Des Moines, where he had lived since. He was unmarried. Surviving are three brothers, William of the town of Amherst and Hans and Edwin at the homestead in Lanark, and two sisters, Mrs. Max Kosanke of Iowa Falls, IA, and Mrs Margaret Mallery of Omro. Funeral services were held at Des Moines on March 26 and burial followed there.

A big thank you to Joan M Benner who donated an article "The Mills of St Point" which is at PortageCoWI Archives under Biographies: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/portage/p-bio.htm Also, the new look that WoodCoWI Archives got last month, is now at PortageCoWI Archives... I have been told it makes searching the archives faster... so, I hope so... Check it out at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wi/portage/portage.htm R/S MAK __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

Posted on: Portage Co. Wi Bios Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageBios/10046 Surname: BOSWORTH, CLARK, CLIFFORD, COPPS, CRAWFORD, CRONKHITE, DAVIS, HERREN, HOBSON, KARNER, KNOX, LAMPERT, WADLEIGH, WADSWORTH, WALKER, WESTON, WIGHT ------------------------- The Mills of Stevens Point Printed in the Portage County Gazette, July 31, 1878 Page 3 The mills at this point are located principally on the banks of the river, and are all, with two or three exceptions operated by steam power. The exceptions are the flouring mill and Clark's saw and shingle mill. The first-class sawmills are Clark's Saw and Shingle Mill, Karner's Mill, Bosworth & Reilly's Mill, Weston & Sons Mill and Wisconsin Lumber Company's Mill. There are three shingle mills with a capacity from 75,000 to 100,000 per day: Wade & Company's Mill, the Portage Lumber Company's Mill and Wight & Potter's Mill. There are three planing mills, E. M. Copps' Planing Mill, E. R. Herren's Planing and Moulding Mill, and Pride & Company's Mill (planing & millwork), and last but not least, North Star Flouring and Grist Mill. CLARK'S SAW AND SHINGLE MILL Clark's Saw and Shingle Mill was built as early as 1846, and is on the east bank of the river on the Shaurette Dam--a costly structure built at the foot of the Shaurette Rapids, which is 6 feet in height. It drowns out the rapids, giving a slack water navigation for about nine miles that enables logs and lumber to be landed, which, but for the dam, would have to go before stopping. This dam involves a large yearly expense to keep it in repair, which expense falls wholly on Mr. Clark. The mill was rebuilt in 1875 and is furnished with two double rotary saws, two gang edgers, two gang runners, a gang lath mill and a shingle mill. Its capacity is about 65,000 feet of lumber and 30,000 feet of shingles per day. It has a boomage of about three million feet, but the boom, unlike those at most other mills, can control the logs running on the river, independent of the boom operated by the Stevens Point Boom Company. Its total cost with dam & etc. exceeds $60,000, and it gives employment to 20 to 25 men. KARNER'S MILL Karner's Mill is situated on the west bank of the river, about one mile above the foot of main street. It cost about $10,000 and is furnished with one set of rotary saws and gang edger, and shingle and lath mill. This mill can manufacture from 25,000 to 30,000 feet of lumber per day, besides shingles and lath. It has boomage for about one million feet of logs, and has cut this season about 700,000, including those now in the boom. This mill, if not within the corporation, is so close as to be considered in the city limits. The next mill on the river is that of Bosworth & Reilly. BOSWORTH & REILLY Bosworth & Reilly's Mill was built by the Knox Brothers, Marcus Crawford acting as foreman, millwright, etc in 1874, costing some $30,000 with its appurtenances. It is furnished with an engine of 100 horsepower, three boilers and an improved self saw dust feeder, one self rotary saw, gang edger, gang trimmers, shingle & lath mill, and is capable of cutting 60,000 feet of lumber and 30,000 shingles per day. The Knox Brothers sold this mill to Messrs. Bosworth & Reilly in 1877, who refitted it, putting everything in perfect trim for a large business. This enterprising firm have a controlling interest in a tract of pine timber estimated at forty millions, from which they are now logging with the use of two tram roads, each about four miles in length. They have about one million feet of lumber of past years cutting on hand. They expect to be able to keep the mill supplied during the entire season, and have a very large force of men employed in the woods and at the mill. Their boomage capacity is about four millions. The next in order is the Weston Mill. WESTON & SONS MILL The Weston mill, built by William Weston & Sons is next on the river. These gentlemen are natural mechanics, as well as trained mill men, and the mill was in greater part constructed by them, and several improvements in the mill bear the stamp of genius. The engine house is built of stone, with sheet iron roof and superior stone bed for the engine of 60 horsepower, which rests upon it. Besides the usual mill machinery this mill has several contrivances which increases its efficiency, one of which is a set of so-called dump-blocks, used to facilitate the turning of the log upon the carriage; also the steam cant hook. In the gang edger, Mr. Weston has invented a horizontal roller, attached to a spring lever, which holds the stuff going through the edger closely up to the guide. The saws in the gang edger are so arranged that they can be adjusted to any length stuff, by a turn of a wheel. This mill has a boomage of about one million, and a sawing capacity of from 30,000 to 35,000 feet per day. The cut at this mill, including those in the boom, this season, has been about one million. A mill of this capacity requires about 22 men to operate it. WISCONSIN LUMBER COMPANY MILL The Wisconsin Lumber Company's Mill is situated on the opposite bank of the river nearly opposite the Weston Mill. It was built in 1873 by a stock company consisting of N. C. Wadsworth, A. H. Cronkhite, L. S. Davis, S. S. Hobson, M. Wadleigh, J. A. Walker, E. R. Herren and B. G. Plummer, at a cost of about $40,000. The mill was finely fitted up, with all the necessary machinery for a first-class mill, but like many other stock operations, it has failed to re-imburse its stockholders, and has passed into the hands of the Northwestern Life Insurance Company, as mortgagees, after foreclosure. It has operated under lease last season, by Wadleigh & Herren, but nothing has been done with it this season. The property has a river frontage of about 2,000 feet with a possible boomage capacity of two and one half millions. These are all of the first-class sawmills. There are three shingle mills with a capacity from 75, 000 to 100,000 per day, as follows: WADE & COMPANY'S MILL Wade & Company's Mill is situated on the slough, on 1st Street. It is a shingle and planing mill combined, and manufactures a large quantity of first-class shingles. PORTAGE LUMBER COMPANY'S MILL The Portage Lumber Company's Mill, owned by W. J. Clifford, is on the east bank of the river between the Weston and Bosworth & Reilly mills. Under the energetic management of its owner, a very large number of shingles were manufactured at this mill last seaosn, which is likely to be followed up this season. The other shingle mill is owned by non-residents; it is a first-class mill but is not in operation this season. There are three first-class planing and manufacturing mills and one other not in operation and has not been for some years. WIGHT & POTTER'S MILL Wight & Potter's Mill was built in 1876; has a 40 horse-power engine which operates all the necessary machinery for a first-class planing and manufacturing mill, including sash, doors, blinds and mouldings of all kinds. In connection with the mill is Excelsior Dry Kiln, so constructed that green timber can be taken off the railroad cars, directly onto the kiln cars, each kiln car holding about 4,000 feet. Ten such cars fill the kiln. Forty thousand feet of lumber can be seasoned at one time without checking or warping. The total cost of the mill and appurtenances was about 10,000. E. M. COPPS PLANING MILL E. M. Copps' Planing Mill is situated on the north side of the slough and is also a first-class planing mill. This mill was rebuilt last year, having been destroyed by fire, supposed to have been kindled by sparks escaping from Clifford's Shingle Mill. The loss was a very severe one to Mr Copps, but with his characteristic energy the mill was rebuilt and now ranks among the wealth-producing institutions of our city. E. R. HERREN'S MILL E. R. Herren's Mill is situated on the main track of the Wisconsin Central Railroad, and cost, with its appurtenances, about $14,000. It was built in 1874. A 40 horse-power engine operates the necessary machinery for dressing and splitting lumber and manufacturing mouldings. The management of this mill is excellent, everything being kept extremely neat and the prospects of fire from the use of the mill reduced to a minimum. About seven million feet of lumber was produced by this mill last season. PRIDE & COMPANY'S MILL Situated as it is upon the opposite side of the main line of the Central railroad, but is not yet completed. It has an engine of about 50 horsepower and all the necessary machinery for a first-class planing mill and manufacturing establishment, together with some machines not ordinarily found there. Pride & Company's Mill in a short time will be prepared to contract for buildings from churches, schoolhouses and homes. NORTH STAR FLOURING AND GRIST MILLS North Star Flouring and Grist Mills are near the Shaurette dam, and furnished with power created by that dam. It was built by the energetic proprietors, Lampert & Company, in 1875. The building is of stone, costing with appurtenances, over $30,000. It contains 6 runs of stone and 4 machines for cleaning the grain before it goes upon the stones, viz: Kurtz's cockle machine, Barnard & Lea's separator, California smut machine and Barnard & Lea's wheat brush. One of the water wheels in use was manufactured at the machine shops of Rice Brothers, of this place. The old grist mill located on the Shaurette dam has been leased by Lampert & Company, and refitted, a new bolt being just put in for the manufacture of rye flour. Side tracks extend from the main line of the Western Central railroad down each side of the river and furnish railroad facilities to each and all of the mills except Wade & Company. Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>

Posted on: PortageCoWI Obits Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/PortageObits/10912 Surname: DEAN, SPREDA ------------------------- George SPREDA Obit printed in he Stevens Point Daily Journal, November 21 1945, Page 7 and Nov 27, Page 7 George SPREDA, 1887 - 1945 George "Seb" SPREDA, age 58, a World War I veteran and former Stevens Point resident, died Tuesday afternoon at the Veterans Hospital at King. He had been a resident of the veterans home at King prior to 1941 and returned there six weeks ago when he became ill. Mr SPREDA was born on Feb 3, 1887, in Stevens Point, a son of the late George and Agnes SPREDA. He attended the local public schools and then entered the employ of the Soo Line railroad. He worked in the car department of the Soo until the outbreak of the first World war. He enlisted on April 6, 1917 with Troop I, First Wisconsin Cavalry, and served overseas from March 1918, to May 17, 1919, when he was honorably discharged. Mr SPREDA returned to the Soo's employ, working there for a number of years until entering the veterans home at King in 1938. He lived at the home until 1941 when he went to Delafield where he was employed at St John's Military Academy until returning to King six weeks ago. He was a member of Romulus Berens Post No. 6, American Legion. Surviving are two brothers, Frank SPREDA and Jerome SPREDA, both of Stevens Point, and two sisters, Miss Margaret SPREDA of Eau Claire and Mrs Herbert DEAN, Whiting. Funeral services will be Saturday morning at the chapel at King where burial will follow, Rev D L KREMBS of Waupaca officiating. The body is at a Waupaca funeral home and pallbearers will be veterans from the home at King. NOTE: This is not a complete obit, and due to copyright restrictions, was compiled from obits printed in the Stevens Point Daily Journal. Copies of obits may be obtained from: http://library.uwsp.edu/Obits/ See also: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag/military/TroopI.htm Joan M. Benner, Golden Rule Genealogy Member, Association of Professional Genealogists Rootsweb Sponsor Link: Golden Rule Genealogy URL: <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm>

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/10996 Surname: FRANKLIN ------------------------- The only reference to FRANKLIN in the Land & Lumber book is a group picture of the Surviros of the old days who met as the Old Settlers Club picnic in 1892... One of the men standing is identified as George FRANKLIN. I am not related to nor have any additional information on these surnames. R/S MAK

Posted on: Portage County WI Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Wi/Portage/10995 Surname: FRANKLIN, INGRAHAM ------------------------- My gg grandfather Samuel FRANKLIN and his daughter Lucy Franklin Ingraham lived in Portage Co, WI. Is the FRANKLIN (in Land of Lumber) possibly this one? Betty in Texas