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
952-953

H. S. RICHMOND, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Marcellon; born
Aug. 20, 1838, in Monroe Co., N.Y.; son of Joshua
RICHMOND, a native of Vermont, raised a family of
fifteen children, three boys and twelve girls; all
grew up to maturity and all married and raised
families except one girl; his first wife was a Miss
SPRAGUE, the second, Nancy CREASEY, and the third,
Nancy TRUE, all of Monroe Co., N.Y.; he died Dec. 13,
1868.  H. S. RICHMOND was married in Rochester, N.Y.,
Dec. 23, 1858, to Mary ROBBINS, who died Aug. 16,
1870, aged 35, leaving three children - Harriet, Nona
and Riley.  Was married the second time, March 19,
1872, to Mrs. Maria GIBBS, widow of Almon GIBBS, and
daughter of R. P. McGLASHAN, a native of Scotland;
Mrs. McGLASHAN, whose maiden name was Sarah HOLMES,
was a native of Connecticut; they came to Wisconsin in
1845, and settled in Trenton, Dodge Co.; he died in
1848, and Mrs. McGLASHAN died May 12, 1877; they left
seven children - James, living in Beaver Dam; Mary
Ann, now Mrs. John BROWN, of Beaver Dam; Sarah, now
Mrs. Ezra PARKER, of Dartford; Edwin, living in Beaver
Dam; Catharine, now Mrs. Hiram HUBBARD, Dakota; Maria,
now Mrs. H. S. RICHMOND, and Frances, who married
Mortimer CLARK, and died April 16, 1878; Mrs. RICHMOND
was born Aug. 3, 1839, in Cattaraugus Co., N.Y.  Mr.
RICHMOND is a Democrat; has 100 acres of land.

Page 953

MERRILL H. SMITH, farmer, Sec. 24; P. O. Portage City;
was born in Danbury, Grafton Co., N.H., May 5, 1823;
son of James and Rachel (HOYT) SMITH; in 1852, went to
California, and was gone between two and three years;
then returned to New Hampshire.  Feb. 24, 1854, was
married to Rosanna SANBURN, who was born Aug. 25,
1824; daughter of Jonathan and Mary C. SANBURN; in the
fall of 1855, he came to Wisconsin with his family,
and settled on his present farm in Marcellon, and has
since resided there; was a locomotive engineer and
followed railroading while in New Hampshire; went
South during the rebellion and ran an engine in the
Government service during the last year of the war;
altogether followed that business about fourteen
years.  Has five children - Leonara (now Mrs. Daniel
DAMUTH, of Fort Atkinson, Wis.); Viola, Winfield S.,
Ulysses Grant and Minnie Eva; all at home except
Leonora.  He is a Republican, and has held the office
of Assessor and Justice of the Peace.  Has 615 acres
of land in Secs. 20, 21, 28, and 16.

ABEL STRONG, farmer, Sec. 20; P.O. Bellefountain; was
born Dec. 17, 1822 in Nova Scotia; son of Stephen
STRONG; came to Wisconsin in the fall of 1845, and
worked out in Walworth Co., four years; came to
Columbia Co., in November 1847, and bought 160 acres
of land in what is now Marcellon; then returned to
Walworth Co.; and in the fall of 1848, came up and
commenced fencing his land; returned to Walworth Co.
again in the spring; in the fall of 1849, located on
his land, and has resided on the same farm ever since.
Was married in Portage City, Aug. 31, 1862, to Julia
DEE, who was born May 1, 1844, in County Tipperary,
Ireland; daughter of Lawrence DEE, who came to America
in 1847, and settled in Milwaukee; lived there one
year; then Portage City one year; then five years in
Marcellon; then removed to Fort Winnebago, where he
died Aug. 18, 1865, aged 73.  Mrs. DEE is still living
at the age of 68.  Mr. and Mrs. STRONG have three
children - John Gaylord, born Aug. 14, 1863; Stephen
Eaton, born April 3, 1865, and Sarah Jane, born March
11, 1867; all at home.  Mr. STRONG enlisted March 8,
1865, in the 194th N.Y.V.I., Co. B, and was discharged
about the middle of May.  Is a Republican.  Has 320
acres of land.  Mrs. STRONG is a member of the
Catholic Church.

HIRAM J. STRONG, carpenter, Sec. 7; P.O. Portage City;
born March 9, 1827, in Livingston Co., N.Y.; son of
Amos STRONG, who came to Michigan in 1831.  Hiram
STRONG was married in Michigan, Aug. 28, 1851, to Mary
MORGAN, who was born July 10, 1830, in Miami Co.,
Ohio.  Mr. STRONG worked at carpenter work in
Michigan; was on the Michigan Central R.R., three
years, and was division foreman on the N. I. & S. M.
R.R., two years; in August, 1855; he came to Wisconsin
and located in the town of Buffalo, Marquette Co.;
lived there seven years working at carpenter and
joiner and millwright work; in March 1862, removed to
his present location, where he has since resided,
except one year in Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis., in 1863;
still works at his trade.  Has only one child -
Carlton Delos, born April 13, 1859; now living at
home; one daughter, Emma Amelia, was born Feb. 19,
1855, and died Sept. 2, 1863.  Mr. STRONG is a
Republican, and has held the office of Justice of the
Peace two terms, and some school district offices.
Has 17 acres of land.

CASPER TURK, farmer, Sec. 17; P.O. Portage City; born
June 6, 1837, in Nassau, Germany, son of Joseph TURK,
who came to America in 1845, or thereabouts, and
settled in Utica, N.Y.  He died Sept. 10, 1854, aged
54; was run over by a train on the New York Central
Railroad, and died a few hours after the accident.
Mr. TURK learned the machinist trade in Utica, of
"HART & MUNSON," and worked at the business twelve
years; before that, had worked for the same company
about eight years, running a stationary engine six
years of that time.  He was married Feb. 3, 1861, to
Mary HARNY, who was born Jan. 8, 1835, in France,
daughter of Sebastian HARNY, who came to America in
1836, and now lives in Utica, N.Y.  Mr. TURK came to
Wisconsin in the spring of 1869, and settled in the
town of Marcellon, where he still resides; has ten
children - Mary, Frank, Samuel, George, John, Louisa,
Clara, and Clarissa (twins), Joseph, and William, all
at home.  Members of the Catholic Church, and in
politics.  Republican.  He has 160 acres of land. 

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