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 946

HIRAM ALBEE (deceased) was born Feb. 15, 1812, in
Windham Co., Vt.; his parents removed to Montgomery
Co., N.Y., in 1828; he worked at farming during the
summers, and taught school winters for several years
in that vicinity.  May 27, 1838, he married Miss Mary
Jane BARRETT, of Fulton Co., N.Y., daughter of
Sylvester and Ann (CUMMINS) BARRET; she was born April
30, 1817; he remained in New York till 1846; and then
came West and lived one year at Fort Atkinson,
Jefferson Co., Wisconsin, and in the fall of 1847,
came to Columbia Co., and settled in the town of
Marcellon, where he lived most of the time till his
death, May 8, 1878; he was one of the first settlers
in the town, which he helped to organize, and was the
first Town Superintendent, which office he held for
three years; he was also Deputy Provost Marshal during
the war, and was Justice of the Peace for over twelve
years; was also deputy Sheriff one term; he took an
active part in educational matters, and taught the
district school twenty terms in Wisconsin.  He was a
member of the Close Communion Baptist church, and in
politics a Republican.  He left eight children -
William C. of Marcellon; Emily A., wife of Henry ROSS,
of Barron Co., Wis.; Euretta, wife of Marion McDONALD,
of Furnas Co., Neb.; George W., of Benton Co., Iowa;
Marietta, wife of Charles DEAN, of Barron Co., Wis.;
Deuane J., of La Crosse, Wis.; Guidetta, wife of Irvin
HERREMAN, of Marcellon, and Fayette, who was married,
March 26, 1878, to Ella CAMPBELL, who was born Feb. 8,
1857, in Marcellon; have one child, Lorena M., born
Jan. 25, 1879; he lives on the homestead (160 acres);
P.O. Marcellon.  Mrs. Mary Jane ALBEE is also living
on the homestead.  George W. enlisted in the 2d
W.V.C., Co. E, and was in the service over two years.

WILLIAM C. ALBEE, farmer, Sec. 4; P.O. Bellefountain;
born Aug. 1, 1840, in Fulton Co., N.Y., son of Hiram
ALBEE, who came to Wisconsin in 1847; lived one year
in Jefferson Co., and came to Marcellon in the fall of
1848; was the first Town Superintendent of Marcellon;
was Chairman six years, and was Deputy Provost Marshal
during the war; taught school twenty-five terms or
more; he died May 8, 1878, aged 66.  William C. was
married, Feb. 11, 1866 to Clarissa S. DEAN, who was
born Aug. 26, 1842, daughter of Hiram DEAN, who died
in 1865.  Mr. ALBEE enlisted in the fall of 1861, in
the 2d W.V.C., Co. E., and was in the service four
years and three months; was with his regiment most of
the time, except three and one-half months he was a
prisoner in Alabama; was captured near Yazoo City; was
with Custer in Texas and Louisiana.  Has three
children - Hiram, Alice and Eliza; has 80 acres of
land.  He is a Republican in politics.  Mrs. ALBEE is
a member of the Free-Will Baptist Church.

GEORGE W. ALLEN, farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Bellefountain;
born July 4, 1862, in Otego, Otsego Co., N.Y.  His
parents removed to Erie Co, Penn., when he was only 18
months old.  He was first married in Genesee Co.,
N.Y., Nov. 2, 1842, to Jane VAN DUSEN, who died in
December 1855, in Wisconsin, aged 34, leaving three
children - Emily (now Mrs. EMMET, west of Marcellon),
Lawrence G., who died Oct. 10, 1874, in his 28th year;
and Susan J. (now Mrs. George MAHAFFEY, of Fillmore
Co., Minn.), Feb. 3, 1856.  He was married to Paulina
SMITH, who died Feb. 6, 1862, leaving one daughter -
Prudy (now living at home).  Was married the third
time, Aug. 27, 1862, to Permelia E. COOK, who was born
April 9, 1843, in Trumbull Co., Ohio; have five
children by the third marriage - Arthur, Addie,
Clother, Esther, and Edmund; have lost two - Nettie,
died at 10 months old, April 6, 1864; and Lester, died
March 19, 1873, aged 2 months; also lost two children
of the second wife - Mary, died June 12, 1857, 2 days
old; and Luman, died Jan. 27, 1862, aged 14 months.
Mr. ALLEN came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1851, and
came on his present farm on the 1st day of May, in a
fearful snowstorm; he learned the shoemaker's trade
before he was 21, and followed that business till he
came West; has worked at it some in Wisconsin; has
held the office of Supervisor three years, and in
politics is a Reformer.  Mr. and Mrs. ALLEN, and his
daughter, Prudy, are members of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church; they believe (as the name indicates)
that the seventh day of the week should be kept as the
Sabbath; also in the personal coming of Christ, and
the total annihilation of the wicked.  Has 140 acres
of land.

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