Biography: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: William Keys

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William Keys, farmer, Secs. 17 and 18; P.O. Osceola; born in county
Fermanagh, Ireland, July 17, 1810; came to America with his family in 1850,
settled in the town of Empire, and, after four years, on his present farm. 
To reach this, he cut a track through the dense brush, which track is now
the highway passing his house.  Building a log shanty, he did sturdy work
with his ax, having little to do with and much to contend with; in payment,
he has a well-improved farm of 160 acres, several barns, sheds, etc., and
has supplanted the shanty with a tasteful residence.  In 1837, he married
Miss Margaret Wiley, of County Tyrone, Ireland; they have six children-
Thomas W., William C., Sarah L., Hannah J., Eliza A. and Etta M.; the
eldest is a physician in Le Roy, Ill.; William C. is a substantial farmer
in Eden; Sarah L. is Mrs. Charles Montgomery, of Calumet Co., Wis., and
Hannah is Mrs. C.E. Tripp, of Eden.  The family are members of the M.E.
Church; Mr. Keys is a Democrat, and has been Supervisor and Chairman of
Osceola.

Transcribed from The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Chicago :
Western Historical Company, 1880 pg. 975