BIOGRAPHIES: Richard C. SEE, Colfax, Dunn County, WI

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Richard C. See, farmer P.O. Colfax, Dunn county, was born in Walworth
county, Wis., April 11, 1841, a son of Jacob and Eliza (Cook) See, of New
York state.  His parents immigrated to Wisconsin in 1837, and first settled
in Walworth county, where they resided about eight years, then removed to
Green Lake county, here they remained until 1862, when the father came to
Grant township and settled on section  six, and lived there until his death
in 1879.  Mr. See remained at home with his parents until his marriage at
Green Lake, Wis., May 26, 1861, to Miss Eliza J. Sherwood. Eight children
have been born to them: Clara married to J.E. Dalton; Jacob S., Sarah C.,
married to L. McPherson, of Chippewa county; Adelbert, May, Richard, Lillian
and Roy, at home.  August 15, 1862, Mr. See enlisted at Oxford, Green Lake
county, in Company C, Thirty-second regiment, Wisconsin volunteer infantry.
He participated in fifteen battles, among which were, Atlanta, Savanah, Salt
Ketcha, S. C. Jonesborough, and Paducah. He was mustered out at Washington,
D. C., June.12, 1865.  After leaving the service, Mr.See came to Dunn county
and bought,16O acres of land in Grant township, where he has since resided.
About seventy acres of his land are well improved and stocked.  In politics
he is a democrat, and has been chairman of the town for many years, is a
member of the Farmers' Alliance, and entertains liberal views on religion.


--From the HISTORY OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY, p. 942