BIOGRAPHIES: William CUTHBERT (Sr), Barron Township, Barron County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Vic Gulickson 16 July 2001 ==================================================================== William Cuthbert, for some years a resident and public official of Barron Township, now deceased, was born in Scotland and came to the United States in 1871, locating first in Chicago where he worked at his trade as stone cutter and mason. Then he went to Marquette, Mich., was there married to Isabelle Hemstock, a native of Canada, and there remained for several years. His next location was at La Crosse. Later in that vicinity he purchased 240 acres of land, cleared 140 acres, erected a set of buildings and carried on farming. In 1890 he sold out and again took up his trade with headquarters at West Salem. He came to Barron County in 1897 and purchased 160 acres in Section 10, Barron Township. He cleared 30 acres, erected a house, built an addition to the barn, and made other improvements. This farm in 1901 he rented to his son. In the meantime, in 1900, he purchased 160 acres in Section 23, in the same township. He cleared 25 acres of this, made general improvements, and farmed there until 1903 when he moved to Barron City. Five years later he moved to Canon City, Colo., where he lived until his death Feb. 23, 1918, and where his wife still lives. While in Barron Township, Mr. Cuthbert was clerk of the township two years and a member of the schoolboard for several terms. He and his wife were the parents of eight children: Anna (deceased), Charles (deceased), James C., William R., Mary A. E., Fred B., Mabel 0. and Glen H. --Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 151.