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
989-990

SAMUEL M. BLAKE, M.D., Lodi, born in Vermont, Feb. 15,
1835; he began the study of medicine with Dr. Ralph
RUGG, of Compton, in the Province of Quebec; entered
the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, in
the fall of 1859; he attended a course of lectures,
then returned to the town of Cannon, Vt., where he
practiced medicine for six years; he then went to
Eaton, Canada, where he remained two years; he
returned to Cincinnati in the fall of 1867, and
graduated the following spring, he then returned to
Eaton, and practiced six months; in October 1868, at
the solicitation of Dr. A. P. CUMMINGS, he came to
Prairie du Sac, Wis., and practiced with Dr. CUMMINGS
for some time; he came to Lodi in the summer of 1877. 
He was married to Miranda J. HANES; they have two sons
- Wilbur F. and Austin M.

Page 990

REV. JOSEPH BOWMAN, retired Baptist clergyman; resides
in Sec. 4, in the town of Dane, Dane Co.; though a
resident of Dane Co., yet Mr. BOWMAN has long been
identified with the interests of Columbia Co., and
especially of Lodi, which has been the field of his
labors, for many years, in the ministry; he was born
in Leicester, the county seat of Leicestershire,
England, in 1816; he began his theological studies
under Rev. S. W. WIGG and Rev. W. FINN, of his native
town; he began his ministry in England; came to the
Untied States in May 1845, and settled in the town of
Berry, Dane Co.; a Baptist church was organized in
that town in 1847; Mr. BOWMAN was called to the
pastorate of this church in 1848; he was ordained
1849; he continued as Pastor of the church in Berry
till about 1852, when he received a call from his
Baptist friends of Lodi, to organize a church at that
place and become their Pastor; he accepted this call,
and remained the Pastor of the Lodi Baptist Church for
about nine years; afterward, for three or four years,
was Pastor of Middleton Baptist Church.  Mr. BOWMAN
was married in England in 1814, to Miss Ann SHERMAN;
she died Jan. 15, 1873; in May 1874, Mr. BOWMAN
visited his native land, where he was married to Miss
Sarah S. JORDAN; returned to his home in September of
that year; he had eight children by his first marriage
only three of whom are living, viz., Mrs. Elizabeth A.
THOMAS, Mrs. Mary RIDDLE and Joseph J.; in 1875, Mr.
BOWMAN became Pastor of the Baptist Church at Mazo
Manie, Dane Co., which charge he held for two and a
half years.

JOSEPH BROWN, farmer, Sec. 34; P.O. Lodi; was born in
the State of New Jersey in 1817; when he was a child,
his parents removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he
lived till manhood; he was engaged in steam-boating on
the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers for about nine years. 
He went to the State of Illinois, where he was married
to Miss Emeline NEWBURRY; she was born in New Jersey;
her parents died when she was quite young; she lived a
number of years in New York City; then returned to New
Jersey, thence to Illinois, where she was married to
Mr. BROWN; after he was married, Mr. BROWN removed to
Missouri; returned to Illinois and came to Columbia
Co. in May 1846; lived on Sec. 25, town of Lodi, for
two years; settled where they now live in July 1848;
have six children - Cornelius, Richard K.; Maria, now
Mrs. John PORTER; Edwin; Emma, now Mrs. MILTON;
Freeman and Sylvester.  Farm contains 100 acres.

REV. N. E. CHAPIN, Pastor of Baptist church, Lodi, was
born in Washington Co., N.Y. in 1815, in 1833 removed
with his parents to Wayne Co.; he attended Florence
Manual Institute; began his ministry in Randolph,
Cattaraugus Co., in 1837; settled in Bradford, McKean
Co., Penn.; was ordained in 1839; removed to Belmont,
Allegheny Co., in 1840, where he remained three years;
thence to Bennington, Wyoming Co., for two years; he
came to Wisconsin in 1845; settled in Lancaster, Grant
Co., where he remained till 1851; he settled in Beaver
Dam in the spring of 1852; in the fall of 1857, went
to Darlington, La Fayette Co., thence to Aztalan,
Jefferson Co.; in 1867, settled in Merton, Waukesha
Co.; thence to Lanark, Carroll Co., Ill.; came to Lodi
in the spring of 1877.  Mr. CHAPIN was married to Miss
Sara L. GOINY, born at Rushford, Allegany Co., N.Y.;
have two children - Mary L. LINDLAY and George B.

JACOB CHRISLER, blacksmith and machinist, Lodi; was
born in Montgomery Co., N.Y., February 1837; his
parents removed to Chenango Co.; thence to Madison
Co.; they came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of
West Point, Columbia Co., in 1856; Jacob came to the
town of West Point the following year, where he worked
at his trade about twelve years; he settled in Lodi in
the spring of 1874.  He was married to Mary H. LEIGH,
born in the State of New York; they have had eight
children, five living - Alberta L., Harriet E.,
Margaret E., Minnie T., and Jesse J.; lost three
daughters.

WILLIAM CROSS, farmer, Sec. 16; P.O. Lodi; was born in
England, March 1843; he came to this country with his
parents in 1848; they lived two years in Racine, Wis.;
came to the town of Lodi, and settled on the farm
where Mr. CROSS now lives in 1850; his father now
resides in Walworth Co., Wis.  Mr. CROSS enlisted in
February 1864, in the 50th W.V.I; served till the
close of the war.  Married Miss Mary ATKINSON, born in
Wisconsin; has one child - Thomas F.

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