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 987

CHARLES D. STILES, farmer, Sec. 23 and 26; P.O.
Columbus; was born in the town of Waterbury,
Washington Co., Vt., in August 1834; his father,
Reuben, was the son of Peleg and Eunice (WYMAN)
STILES, and was born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1799;
his mother, Adeline COBB, was born at Montpelier, Vt.,
in 1803.  Mr. STILES, with his parents, removed to
Columbia Co., Wis., in 1844, and located in the town
of Columbus, where his parents now live and where he
spent most of his time at farming for fourteen years.
He was married in August 1858 to Miss Margaret,
daughter of Ephraim and Fannie BAKER, a native of
Franklin Co., Mass, born in March 1839, but emigrated
to the town of York, Dane Co, Wis., with her parents
in 1843.  Mr. and Mrs. STILES located on a farm in the
town of Columbus soon after their marriage, and in
1861, removed to his present home, on Secs. 23 and 26,
town of Hampden, where he now owns 135 acres.  Their
children are an infant son, born September 1862,
deceased; Minnie, born Jun 1871; Arlettie, born July
1874; an adopted son George, born 1862, died February
1867.  Mr. and Mrs. STILES are members of the M. E.
Church.

CHRISTIAN STEINBACH, farmer, Secs. 23 and 24; P.O.
Columbus; is the son of Charles and Susanna (SCHEIFLE)
STEINBACH, born in Baden in 1831; he followed farming,
and worked in a vineyard until 1853, when he emigrated
to America and located at Buffalo, N.Y., where he
worked as a laborer until the fall of 1855; he came
then to Columbia Co., Wis., and in 1861 bought 40
acres of his present farm, which now comprises 120
acres.  He was married at Buffalo, N.Y., in 1853, to
Miss Christiana, daughter of Gotfried and Carolina
(PFLUM) OF, a native of Baden; their children are
Catharine, now Mrs. Fred SIEDE, and lives in the town
of York, Dane Co., Wis.; Charles G., Mary M., Joseph
C., Caroline, Anna, Clara.  They are members of the
Lutheran Church.

JAMES H. SUTTON, farmer, Secs. 23 and 26; P.O.
Columbus; this pioneer of Columbus Co., was born on
the banks of the Hudson, at Haverstraw, Rockland Co.,
N.Y., Dec. 29, 1812; his father, Noah H. SUTTON, was
born in the town of Horseneck, Conn., in 1770, and
died in New York City, in 1835; his mother, Rachel
LENT, was born in Westchester Co., N.Y., and died in
New York City, about 1865, at nearly 100 years of age.
James H. is the eighth of a family of nine children -
four sons and five daughters, only one of whom beside
himself is now living, that is Clarissa, now Mrs.
QAUACKENBUSH, of New York City.  Mr. SUTTON was
apprenticed to the carpenter and joiner's trade, in
Rockland Co., at the age of 14 years, where he served
seven years.  In May 1832, in New York City, he was
married to Miss Jane A., daughter of William and Mary
(WOODING) BENTLEY, a native of Dutchess Co., N.Y.,
born in 1812; her father died in 1832; her mother now
lives in that county.  Mr. and Mrs. SUTTON settled in
Dutchess Co., N.Y., some time after marriage, and he
continued his trade there until 1844, when they
emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on Sec.
26, where he made a claim of 160 acres, built a
pioneer log shanty, and covered it with prairie hay,
which sufficed for a home until 1845, when it burned,
turning them out of doors with six children; he next
built a log house, which was their home for many
years; he has, however, exchanged that for a
commodious frame house; he now owns 360 acres on Secs.
23 and 26.  Mr. SUTTON has been a member of the Town
Board for three terms, and was Town Treasurer for
three terms.  Their children are William, deceased;
Abraham, now at Cordova, Le Sueur Co., Minn.; George,
deceased; John J., now a resident of Columbus; Daniel
J., deceased; Mary, deceased; Frederick and Fletcher,
twins, both deceased; Rachel L., now a student at the
Normal school of Oshkosh; Ellen M. and Tabor G., at
home; Clarissa A. at the Normal school of Oshkosh;
also Franklin P. and Charles H., at home.

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