BIOGRAPHIES:  Perry V. NICKLOW, Dallas Township, Barron Co., WI

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Transcribed by Kate Wilson. 
Edited and submitted by  Vic Gulickson <vic@indy.net>  4 January 2004
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Perry V. Nicklow, the prosperous owner of the fertile and productive
Summit Farm, which is as good a place as can be found in the neighborhood,
was born in Fulton County, Indiana, Oct. 30, 1867, the son of Samuel and
Elizabeth (Beach) Nicklow. He attended school in his native county and also
in Barron County after his parents brought him here in 1880. He grew up on
the home place which constitutes 40 acres of his present farm. He purchased
this tract in 1895 when but eighteen years old. He and his brother, Frank
E., bought 40 acres in the same section and cut nearly all the timber off
the place. As time passed he bought 40 acres in Section 4 and 40 acres in
Section 8, making in all a fine farm of 160 acres. Of this about 100 acres
are under cultivation. In addition to the 160 acres Mrs. Nicklow owns 20
acres in Section 17. In 1894 Mr. Nicklow built the present comfortable home
of eight rooms and fitted with many modern conveniences. The modern barn
was built in 1913. It is 36 by 60 feet and furnished with many approved
appliances. The other buildings have been erected as necessity has
demanded. The house and barn are lighted with the Fuller & Johnson electric
system and supplied with running water. The whole set of buildings is most
sightly, with pleasant yard and drive, and has the appearance of being one
of the best in the neighborhood. The farm is well tilled and well fenced,
and under Mr. Nicklow's capable management has proven most profitable. The
equipment in tools, implements and machinery is of the best. Mr. Nicklow
carries on general farming and dairying and has a fine herd of Guernsey
cattle headed by a full-blooded sire. He is a stockholder in the Barron
Stock Pavilion, and in the Dallas and Prairie Farm Telephone Co. He was one
of the organizers and for years a stockholder in the Dallas Co-operative
Creamery, and is a member of the Ridgeland and Hillsdale Shipping
Association. Widely known throughout this part of the county he is one of
the most influential men in the community. He is a fine type of the modern
progressive farmer, working hard, directing his efforts with intelligence
and science, and keeping well abreast of the times by wide reading. His
opinions are held in much weight and he is a useful citizen in every
respect. For thirty years he has served as a member of the school board of
his district and has done excellent service. Mr. Nicklow was married Jan.
22, 1896, to Mattie L. Foster, who was born in Mukwonago, Wis., April 19,
1874, the daughter of William S. and Lottie F. (Smart) Foster. This union
has been blessed with two children: Lloyd H., born Nov. 4, 1899, who died
Aug. 28, 1914, and Mayneen E., born July 1, 1905. The family faith is that
of the Free Baptist Church.

--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 843-844.

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