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
1001

MRS. J. W. STEWART, P.O. Rio; 80 acres; was born March
16, 1815, at Chemung, Chemung Co., N.Y.; came here May
29, 1852; married at Factoryville, Penn., Nov. 20,
1831, to Joseph STEWART, and had twelve children -Jane
A., born April 13, 1834, wife of Wm. H. GASKILL; James
C., born Oct. 11, 1836, married Frances PALMER, and is
at Lowville; Joseph E., born July 16, 1838, married to
Salinda Lamphere, now at Fillmore, Minn.; Harrison H.,
born May 24, 1840, living in Montana; Wm. Humphrey,
born May 7, 1842, living at Gordonville, Minn.,
married to Mary Jane DORAN; Anna Eliza, born June 13,
1844, wife of T. PRICE, of Springvale; Harley D., born
March 30, 1846, married Libbie LEARMONTH, of Rio;
Charlotte M., born April 1, 1848; Stella C., born Feb.
8, 1851; Sardius D., born July 20, 1853; Cynthia E.,
born Aug. 16, 1855; Grant S., born Sept. 8, 1864.
Cynthia is a teacher.  Harrison was First Sergeant in
Co. K. 51st Mo. V.I., and was slightly wounded. Joseph
E. was in the 30th Iowa V.I., and at Vicksburg,
Mobile, Atlanta, etc.  Both were in the army about
four years.

Page 1002

HANS HANSON TONGEN, farmer and merchant; P.O. Rio;
born Nov. 2, 1856, in Saude-Prestgjeld, Norway; came
to America in 1850.  Married, May 18, 1854, by H. A.
PREUS, at Portage, to Miss Martha RUSTAD; had five
children - Anna, was born Oct. 22, 1855, now wife of
H. G. WILSON, Sec. 16, has one child; Hans, born Sept.
30, 1857, now lives at Otsego, married Eunice CARNEY,
has one girl; Pauline, born May 13, 1860, now the wife
of John J. BAUKUAM; Annie, born Aug. 9, 1862, single,
in store at Rio; Martha, born Aug. 9, 1866, at home.
Mr. TONGEN is a Republican, and a member of the
Lutheran Church.  He is by trade a mason, which he
followed in the old country, and over in this State,
until he began mercantile business, six years ago.  He
has been Supervisor, Chairman and Treasurer.  Owns 280
acres of land.

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