BIOGRAPHIES: George SPEED, Dallas Township, Barron County, WI

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George Speed, Wisconsin pioner, came to Wisconsin with his wife and oldest
child, from New York State. They lived a year in Racine, and then farmed a
few years in Columbia County. Then they settled in Juneau County, where
they farmed for a short period. In 1873 they came to Barron County and took
a homestead in Section 6, Dallas Township. This was all wild land, covered
with heavy timber. They cleared and cultivated some of it and erected
suitable buildings. Here they carried on general farming for many years.
Then they moved to Barron City. He died suddenly while attending the
funeral of the wife of his son, Walter, at Chetek. His wife died at the
home of their son, Frank, in Chetek Township. Three of their children,
Silas, Walter and Frank, lived to adult years. Silas, now deceased, was at
one time sheriff of Barron County. Walter was at one time editor of the
Chetek "Alert." He owns the farm now operated by his brother, Frank, but
spends much of his time in Oregon.

--Taken from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co.,
1922, pp. 426-427.