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 997

E. B. WAIT, of the firm of WAIT & NICHOLS, hardware
dealers, Lodi, was born in Montpelier, Vt. October
1828; his father removed to Watertown, N.Y., when he
was 2 years of age, where he lived until he was 21
years of age; he went to Oswego, N.Y., where he lived
about five years; in the fall of 1855, he came to
Madison, Wis., where he worked at the tin trade;
thence to Prairie du Sac, for one year, when he
returned to the State of New York; he came to Lodi in
October 1856, where he has since been engaged in
business.  He was married to Miss Mary A. BARTHOLOMEW,
daughter of G. M. BARTHOLOMEW, they have one son,
Benson E., born July 5, 1861.

J. W. WATSON, merchant, Lodi; was born in the town of
Arlington, Columbia Co., Sept. 30, 1851; he is the son
of Phineas WATSON, who came to Columbia Co. in 1844,
and died at Poynette, Nov. 5, 1876.  Mr. WATSON
engaged in business in Lodi in June 1878.  He was
married Oct. 17, 1874 to Miss Nellie McKAY of Buffalo
Co., Wis.

S. H. WATSON, attorney, Lodi; was born in England in
1837; he came to the United States with his parents in
1847, and settled in the town of Dunkirk, Dane Co.,
Wis., where his father still resides; Mr. WATSON
attended the State university, at Madison, about four
years; studied law with Richard LINDSAY, Esq., of
Lodi, with whom he began the practice of his
profession in May 1876.  His wife was Miss Margaret
PATTON, daughter of Mrs. PATTON, who came to the town
of Lodi in 1848; they have two children - Ida F. and
Edward J.

SYDNEY WELLS, farmer; resides on farm of R. N.
BARTHOLOMEW, on Sec. 22; P.O. Lodi; Mr. WELLS is the
son of Mr. T. S. WELLS, of the village of Lodi; he was
born in Utica, N.Y., in 1839; his parents removed to
St. Charles, Ill.; then to Columbia Co. in 1846.  Mr.
WELLS enlisted in the spring of 1861, in the 2d
W.V.I.; served three years and two months; was at the
first battle of Bull Run, Antietam and Gettysburg;
then served as wagon-master for balance of term of
enlistment.  He was married to Margaret LAUGHLIN; they
have five children - Orpha L., Clara, Pearley, Addie,
and Amos.  Mr. WELLS owns a farm in the town of West
Point.

SAMUEL WOODLEY, Okee; was born in Pennsylvania in
1829; he came to Columbia Co. with his parents, John
and Mary WOODLEY in the fall of 1845; his father
settled in Sec. 7, town of Lodi, where he died June 2,
1860.  Mr. WOODLEY was married to Helen N. SHUNWEY,
daughter of Jeremiah D. SHUNWEY; they have two
children - George W. and Lily Belle.  Mr. WOODLEY was
engaged in the lumber business for twenty-six years,
and in the mercantile business at Okee for seven
years.

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