Bio of Wedge, Horatio (b.1818) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Wedge, Horatio (page 313), was born in Litchfield County, Conn., September
26, 1818, son of Silas Wedge, and grandson of Isaac Wedge, a veteran of
the Revolutionary War. As a young man, he taught school during the winter
terms, and in the open season worked as a charcoal burner. He came to
Waterford, Racine County, Wis., in 1884, and later started farming in
Dodge County. He started with 160 acres and a log house, and gradually
added to his possessions. At one time he was a land owner in Wabasha
County, but never actually lived here, although a number of his family
became leading citizens in the vicinity of Plainview. In Waupon, Wis., he
served in various local offices, including those of assessor and member of
the school board. After a long and useful life he died May 16, 1886. Mr.
Wedge was married in 1838 to Lovisa Smalley, of New York State, and this
union was blessed with eleven children: Henry D., born June 21, 1839, who
died May 12, 1918; Ellen, born February 19, 1841, who died in infancy;
Ellen (second), born March 18, 1842, who married Julius W. Mallory, and
died September 30, 1918; George N., born February 15, 1844, who married
Emogene Fuller, and died May 24, 1914; Jane, born September 25, 1845, who
died January 27, 1852; Almira A., born August 7, 1847, who died September
3, 1849; Rosetta M., born May 20, 1849, who died June 28, 1872; James,
born June 24, 1851, married to Isabella F. Chesebro; Seymour, born October
14, 1853, and died May 31, 1855; Eva, born October 1, 1855, widow of
Charles Colvin; and Charles, born January 15, 1858.