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 988

EDWARD ANDREWS, proprietor of Lodi Mills, was born in
the town of Solon, Cortland Co., N.Y., in 1836; he
came to Lodi, Jan. 1, 1858; purchased the mills in
1870.  He was married to Miss Sarah J. PALMER,
daughter of Judge PALMER, and they have three children
- Henry E., Edward P. and Helen G.

HORACE M. AYER, Police Justice and Justice of the
Peace, Lodi; was born in Vermont in 1822; he removed
from Vermont to Sauk Prairie, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1843;
came to Columbia Co. in the fall of 1846, and settled
in what was then Sec. 19, town of Lodi, now West
Point.  He resided there till the spring of 1851, when
he came to the village of Lodi, he engaged in the
mercantile business till 1871; was Postmaster from the
spring of 1853 until the spring of 1861; he has been
Justice of the Peace since 1852, except two years,
when he refused to serve as such.  He was married to
Sarah A. RIDER, who was born in Ashtabula, Ohio, in
1827.  They have had nine children, eight of whom are
living - Edward A., Delia, Minnie, Susie, Douglass,
George W., Horace M. and Nellie; the oldest son,
Albert H. died suddenly in Denver, Colo., April 16,
1880, in his 31st year.

ARETAS BAILEY, Postmaster, Okee; was born in Trumbull
Co., Ohio, in 1817.  He came to Columbia with an older
brother, April 8, 1854, and settled at Okee; was
engaged in the saw-mill here for some time, and has
also been engaged in farming, etc.  He was married to
Margaret WOLF, who was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio.
They have two children, Cordelia M. and Mary E.

JAMES BAIRD, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Lodi; he is the son
of Adam BAIRD, deceased; a native of Scotland, who
came to the United States in 1850; he lived in Steuben
Co., N.Y. about five years; came to the town of
Caledonia, Columbia Co, in 1855, and he died on the
place which his son now owns, July 1879, aged 56
years.  Mr. BAIRD's mother and sister, Joanna, live
with him.  The farm contains 160 acres.

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