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 963

ROBERT W. EARLL, M.D., Columbus; was born in Onondaga
Co, N.Y., in May, 1823; his parents, Marcus and
Calista EARLL, were both natives of that county; his
mother died there in 1839, and his father afterward
removed to Coldwater, Mich., where he now resides.
The Doctor received his literary education in the
Academy of Onondaga Hollow; he came to Wisconsin in
1840; he pursued the study of medicine in Syracuse,
N.Y., for two years, attended lectures at Rush Medical
College of Chicago during the terms of 1847-48, and
graduated from that institution in February 1853; he
located at Columbus, Wis., in 1851, and practiced his
profession in company with Dr. AXTELL for three years,
and since that time he has continued the practice
alone.  He was married in August 1850, to Miss
Angeline, and adopted daughter of Henry FINNEY, of
Lowell, Dodge Co., Wis., who died in April 1872,
leaving four daughters - Dora, Coie, Hattie, and Ann. 
They attend the Congregational Church.

ABRAM S. ECKERT, farmer, Sec. 36; P.O. Columbus; was
born in Ulster Co., N.Y., Feb. 14, 1815.  Mr. ECKERT
lived with his parents, Solomon and Margaret, on the
farm in his native county till their death and
afterward remained on the farm till 1854; emigrating
then to Wisconsin, he settled on a farm in the town of
Columbus, Columbia Co., which he made his home for one
or two years; selling out his farm in 1856, he
returned to New York for the winter, and, in the
following spring, came again to Columbus; in 1868, he
bought a farm of 36 acres on Sec. 36, which he has
since made his home.  He was married in 1836 to Miss
Sarah A. DE GRAFF, of Ulster, Co., N.Y.; their
children are Sarah M., now Mrs. Jeremiah MARSHALL, and
lives at Lanesboro, Minn.; Oliver, now at Northwood,
Iowa; Solomon, now at McGregor, Iowa; Henry, now in
Winnesheik Co., Iowa; Emery, now at Northwood, Iowa.
Mr. and Mrs. ECKERT are members of the Presbyterian
Church.

JAMES ECKERT, farmer, Secs. 20 and 21; P.O. Columbus;
was born in the town of Esopus, Ulster Co., N.Y., in
1837; he came with his parents, Hiram and Sallie
ECKERT, to Wisconsin in 1855, and located on a farm of
80 acres in Secs. 20 and 21, town of Columbus,
Columbia Co., where his father died April 28, 1876;
his mother now lives with him on the farm.  He married
March 16, 1876, to Miss Viola PARKER, a native of
Steuben Co., N.Y., but immigrated with her parents,
William and Sarah PARKER, to Wisconsin in 1856; they
have three children, James C., Troup and Adelia.

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