Biographies from The History of Columbia County,
Wisconsin, 1880 


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From The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1880,
publ. by Western Historical Company, Chicago, Page 941

MICHAEL GREEN, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Cambria; born Jan.
23, 1827, in Saratoga Co., N.Y.; son of David H. and
Ovandah (QUIVEY) GREEN; came here in July, twenty-six
years ago.  Married, Nov. 25, 1849, at Moravia, N.Y.,
by Rev. Albert S. GRAVES, Sophia E., daughter of
William and Vovilla (FAMILIA) WILDE, born April 5,
1832; have eight children - Charles M., born June 23,
1856; Sophia O. R., born April 12, 1858, died May 11,
1859; Mary E., born Sept. 16, 1860, died Oct. 3, 1862;
Rosetta A., born Sept. 15, 1862; George W., born Dec.
8, 1864; Everett A., born Dec. 12, 1866; Alice M.,
born Jan. 5, 1869, died Sept. 10, 1869; Willie L.,
born March 20, 1870.  He owns 180 acres, 70 acres of
which is cultivated.

GEORGE HALL, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Doylestown; born in
Kent, England, March 24, 1826; engaged in farming and
hop-growing until he left London, Sept. 5, 1848;
landed at Hamilton, Canada, Nov. 5, where he remained
one year engaging in farming and milling; came to the
town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., and remained
fourteen years, farming and hop-raising; came to this
county in March 1863, where he cultivated about 300
acres of land, balance of land being timber and
pasture; making a specialty of hops and barley.
Married about April 1, 1848, Elizabeth RUSSELL, of
Maidstown, county seat of Kent, who died in Waukesha
Co., March 16, 1859.  Had four children - George
Edwin, born in 1850; James S., born in 1852; Carried
E., born in 1854; Alfred T., born in 1857; his son
George married Frances COWLES, of Waukesha, and is now
living at that places; James S. married Florence N.
HENRY, of St. Louis, Mo., in 1878, and is now
practicing medicine at Jamestown, Dakota; Carrie
married (in June, 1877), George WILLIAMS, who is
farming on Secs. 36 and 25; in December 1860, married
Sarah A. RUSSELL (cousin of first wife), in Lisbon,
Waukesha Co., Wis., by whom he has five children -
John F., born in 1862; Mary L., born in 1864; Laura
A., born in 1866; Charles William, born in 1868;
Frederick E., born in 1875; all home except one
daughter, who is at boarding-school.  Mr. HALL is a
liberal Democrat; attends Protestant Episcopal Church.
Was one year on Town Board, and Treasurer of the
Farmer's Mutual Insurance Company, of Otsego, Lowville
and Springvale, since its organization; his father,
Thomas HALL, was Register and Relieving Officer in
Kent, England, about sixteen years, and died in 1851,
at about 60 years of age; he was born in Westmoreland
Co., and removed to Kent at 26 years of age.  Owns 80
acres on Sec. 2, in Otsego, and 80 acres on Sec. 3, in
Wyocena, also 20 acres on Sec. 27, in Courtland.

JOSEPH WALTER HEALY (deceased), born in
Leicestershire, England, March 26, 1813; came to
America in 1845; settled at Markesan, where he built
the first mill in that place about thirty-two years
ago.  Married at Hudson, Walworth Co., Wis., Feb. 4,
1851, by Elder CHENEY, to Miss Sarah DOWNS, daughter
of Josiah and Amelia (LA GOTTE) DOWNS; had eleven
children - Francis A., born Aug. 11, 1852, married and
living at Medford, Clark Co., Wis., and has one child;
Richard B., born Jan. 2, 1855; Walter, born Oct. 10,
1857; Charles E., born March 12, 1859, and died Jan.
15, 1863; Oscar E., born May 26, 1861; Charles, born
Feb. 12, 1864; John, born Oct. 29, 1865; Edwin, born
July 1, 1868, died Jan. 27, 1879; Sarah M., born May
10, 1870, died Jan. 28, 1871; Robert, born Nov. 14,
1876; one daughter died at birth.  Mr. HEALY died Jan.
26, 1879, of congestion of the lungs.  Josiah Downs
was in the war of 1812; was 87 years of age last
December and is living in Story Co., Iowa.  Family
resides at Sec. 5; P. O. Pardeeville; own 450 acres of
land; 180 acres cultivated.

WILLIAM W. HUGHES, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Cambria;
born March 21, 1828, in Carnarvonshire, North Wales;
son of William and Margaret (OWNES) HUGHES; came to
America in 1846.  Married in New York City, by Rev. E.
ROBERTS, Nov. 19, 1859, to Margaret DAVIS, daughter of
Ellis and Mary (ROBERTS) DAVIS.  Mrs. HGUHES was born
in Carnarvonshire; had nine children - William, born
Aug. 12, 1858, died when 12 hours old; Mary E. and
Maggie, twins, born Aug. 2, 1859, Maggie died at
birth, Mary E. died Jan. 22, 1874; Ellis E., born Aug.
20, 1861, died at birth; Hugh W., born Dec. 17, 1862;
Ellis E., born April 9, 1864; Jane L., born Oct. 5,
1865; Maggie Ann, born Dec. 18, 1868; Batchy, born
Oct. 6, 1871, died same day.  Mr. HUGHES was Town
Treasurer one year, about 1875; his father died Dec.
14, 1873; aged 77; his mother died March 2, 1877, aged
69 years and 9 months.  Owns 220 acres; 150 acres
cultivated.

SIMEON HUNTLEY, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Doylestown;
born Dec. 9, 1828, in Franklin Co., N.Y., came here in
1848.  Married at Portage, by J. J. GUPPEY (county
Judge), Jan. 30, 1877, to Ellen HOLVERSON, daughter of
Holven HOLVERSON; had two children - Lottie Imogene,
born Feb. 10, 1878; Henry Seymore, born Oct 10, 1879. 
Owns 160 acres of land; 115 acres cultivated.

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