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
1002

NELSON G. BURLINGAME, farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. West Point
born near Sandusky, Ohio, October 1829.  His parents,
James L. and Sophia BURLINGAME, removed from Chenango
Co., N.Y., to Ohio about 1825, but they returned to
the State of New York about 1830;  Mr. BURLINGAME came
to the town of West Point, from the State of New York,
October 1850; after two years, he returned to the
State of New York and was married to Miss Helen
WEATHERBY, of Madison Co.; his first settlement in
Columbia Co., was in Secs. 14 and 23; he bought his
present farm in the spring of 1854, where he has since
resided; has three children - Mrs. Mary FARR, Carrie
and Nelson D.; has lost four children - Cynthia,
Leonard, Edgar and Theresa; his farm contains 120
acres.  Lery BURLINGAME, a brother of Nelson G.
resides in Sec. 15; he was born in Chenango Co., N.Y.,
in 1833; came to the town of West Point, June 1855; he
returned in 1857, and was married to Arlina M. SLOCUM;
they have three children - Everet H., Ada May, and
Inez E.; lost one child, a twin brother of Inez, named
Ira; 105 acres.

Page 1003

ENIAS CARNCROSS, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. West Point; was
born in Montgomery Co., N.Y. in 1817; when 17 years of
age, removed to Oneida Co., where he lived until 1850,
when he came to Columbia Co., and settled on his
present farm.  He was married to Miss Chloe SAILSBURY;
born in Oneida Co., N.Y.  They have five children -
Lysander W., John E., W. Irving, Mary A. HILL and
Martha M. SMITH.  Mr. CARNCROSS has 220 acres of land;
he has been a member of the Board of Supervisors two
years.

OTHNIEL CARR, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Lodi; was born in
the town of Plainfield, Hampshire Co., Mass., in 1819.
He lived in Massachusetts and the State of New York
until 1846, when he came to Wisconsin; he settled on
the line of Green and Rock Cos., where he entered 205
acres of land.  He is a mason by trade; he lived in
Janesville twenty-five years, where he worked at his
trade; he settled where he now lives in September
1878.  He was married to Rebecca A. HOWE; born in the
State of New York.  They have had six children, three
of whom are living - Oliver, Amanda and Emma.  His
farm contains 160 acres.

WM. B. CHRISLER, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. West Point; was
born in Schoharie Co., N.Y in 1812.  He went to
Montgomery Co., when a boy, where he lived until he
was 24 years of age; thence to Chenango Co., where he
lived about fifteen years; thence to Madison Co.,
where he lived five years; he came to Columbia Co.,
and settled on the farm where he now lives in the fall
of 1856.  He was married to Miss Elizabeth CARNCROSS,
sister of Enias CARNCROSS; she was born in Montgomery
Co., N.Y., in 1813.  They have eight children - Jacob,
Catherine, John W., Armina, Austin, James A., Talcott
E., and Delia D.; lost their first child - Mary M., in
infancy.  Farm contains 137 acres.

GIDEON CLARK, retired farmer and lumber dealer, Sec.
7; P.O. Okee; was born in Yates Co., N.Y., October
1813; he removed to Geauga Co., Ohio, when 21 years of
age; he came to Columbia Co. in the spring of 1853,
and purchased a part of his present farm, where he
settled in the spring of 1854; he was engaged in the
lumber business for many years, from which he retired
in the fall of 1877; his farm contains 360 acres.  His
wife was Miss Louisa ODELL, daughter of William ODELL;
she was born May 25, 1814; they were married Jan.  12,
1837; they have had two children, both deceased -
Harrison, born Dec. 25, 1837, died March 21, 1855;
Perlaett F., born July 4, 1844, died April 12, 1868.

WILLIAM H. COOK, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. West Point; was
born in Boston, England, in 1827; much of his life has
been passed as a sailor; he began this business when
but a boy; was for several years engaged on vessels
plying between England and America; he came to the
United States to reside in 1846; went to New Orleans,
which he made his home about two years; he, however, a
part of this time, was engaged in the quartermaster's
department of the American army, the Mexican war being
during the season of navigation on the lakes for
several years; in the mean time he had made him a home
in Dodge Co., Wis.; he came to Columbia Co. in the
fall of 1858, and settled where he now lives.  He was
married to Marion MADISON, formerly of the city of
Lincoln, England; they have eight children - Francis
A., John M., William, Albert H., Annie, George, Martin
J. and Sidney C.  Mr. COOK is present Chairman of the
Town Board; he held that option for several years in
his early residence in the county; his farm contains
160 acres.

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