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 945

WILLIAM STOKES, farmer, Sec. 30; P. O. Rio; born in
Tuscarawas Co, Ohio, Aug. 30, 1833; came here about
twenty-five years ago.  Married twenty-two years ago,
to Martha Jane BROWN, daughter of Absolom; born in
1840 (See biography of Absolom BROWN.)  Had ten
children, three living - Helen, Emma and Maggie. Those
dead are Mary Ann, Josiah, Rosetta, Abby, William,
James, and Bertie May.  Has 160 acres of land.

ROBERT THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 22; P. O. Cambria; son of
Hugh and Jane (JONES) THOMAS, of North Wales; wife
born in Carnarvonshire, Jan. 15, 1833; daughter of
Robert CLOSS, deceased, and Ellen (EVANS) CLOSS; came
here at 13 years of age, was married Feb. 10, 1860, by
Rev. Griffith JONES, to William J. ROWLANDS, who died
in 1864; she had three children by him - John C., born
1860; Ellen C., Oct. 27, 1861, and Mary, deceased. She
was married by Rev. Rees EVANS, to Mr. THOMAS, May 1,
1871; has had one child, Llewellen, born Oct. 17,
1871.  Has 160 acres of land.

EDWARD WILLIAMS, farmer, Sec. 15; P. O. Cambria; son
of William EDWARDS, and Jane (OWENS) EDWARDS; was born
Sept. 28, 1814, in Carnarvonshire, North Wales; came
to America in July 1846.  Married, February 1849, by
Rev. William J JONES, to Ellen EVANS, widow of Robert
EVANS and daughter of Thomas EDWARDS and Margaret
(JONES) EDWARDS; had four children - Jane E., born
Dec. 6, 1850, and married to William PUGH, at Eau
Claire, Wis.; Thomas E., born Aug. 8, 1852, unmarried;
William and Catherine, twins, born Aug. 8, 1854; both
died October following; wife had one child by first
husband, Margaret EVANS, now wife of Griffith O.
JONES, at Augusta, Wis.  He has 224 acres of land, 100
acres under cultivation.

HUGH WILLIAMS, farmer, Sec. 25; P. O. Cambria; born
June 5, 1811, in North Wales; came to Rome, N.Y.,
1837, and to this town, 1849.  Married Aug. 12, 1832,
by John LLOYD (curate), to Jane WILLIAMS, who was born
in Wales, Sept. 15, 1812; had nine children - Richard
H., born Aug. 9, 1833, now in California, unmarried;
Catharine J., born Oct. 24, 1836, married to John P.
JONES, on Portage Prairie; Evan H., born Aug. 9, 1841,
married Carrie CURR, and living in Minnesota; John
Henry, born Oct. 14, 1844, married Mary PERRY, and
living in Minnesota; Thomas B., born June 24, 1846,
died in hospital in Arkansas in 1864; Ellen, born June
6, 1848, died Aug. 9, 1850; Ellen Grace, born April 8,
1851, unmarried; Jane Ann, born April 10, 1853, died
Oct. 15, 1868; George W., born March 19, 1855, died
Oct. 24, 1869; Mary PERRY, wife of John HENRY, died at
Granger, Filmore Co., Minn., May 8, 1876.  Evan H. was
in Co. I, 18th W.V.I., enlisted for three years and
served three years and ten months; was taken prisoner
twice, once at battle of Shiloh (his Colonel being
killed), and also at Sherman, Georgia, where the
block-house in which he was stationed, guarding a
railroad bridge, was demolished by artillery.  He has
160 acres of land, 65 of which are cultivated.

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