BIOGRAPHIES:  Solomon J. FLETCHER, Knapp, Dunn County, WI

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Solomon J. Fletcher, of the Bailey Manufacturing Co., Knapp. Born in Oneida
County, N. Y. He lived in that State till 1854, when he went to Pennsylvania.
He learned the trade of a carpenter when a young man. He went to Tennessee
in 1859, and engaged in bridge building. He was accompanied by his family,
and by his brother, Albert and family. When the war broke out in 1861,
they made their escape down the Holston River to Paducah, Kentucky, with
considerable difficulty and many interesting adventures. In 1862 Mr. Fletcher
went to Menomonie and engaged with Knapp, Stout and Co. He continued with
this firm about three years. He is now a member of the Bailey Manufacturing
Company, an account of which will be found elsewhere.


-- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth,
Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, 
Towns and Villages." Volume 1.  Chicago: the Western Historical Company, 
A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 288