BIOGRAPHIES: Nelson LOWELL, Canton, Barron County, WI

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Nelson Lowell, an honored and respected resident of Canton who has had his
share in the upbuilding of Barron County, first came to this region over
forty years ago, and has watched with interest its growth from a lumbering
country into one of the most flourishing dairy counties of the state. In
his long residence here he has always stood squarely for everything that he
has believed to be right and just, he has encouraged the younger people in
well doing, and he is now reaping the reward of a well spent life. He was
born in Jackson County, Mich., Dec. 10, 1845, the son of Harvey and Sarah
(Randolph) Lowell. He first came to Barron County in the eighties, and
homesteaded 160 acres in section 14, Sumner Township. He built a log house,
cleared part of the land and stayed long enough to secure his title. Then
he sold his rights and went to Chippewa County, where he rented a farm in
Cook's Valley. Six years later he came back to this county and bought 130
acres in section 19, Sumner Township, about half a mile south of Canton.
There he improved and developed a good farm. He was a real leader among his
neighbors, and became well known in this part of the county. In 1913 he
sold out and moved to Canton, where he is now living a retired life after
his years of strenuous endeavor. He was married to Helen Eva Wood, who was
born in Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell have five children: Clarence, Arthur,
Ernest, Charles and Fred. The two last mentioned are now deceased.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co.,
1922, pg. 809.