Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Hewitt, J. C. August 19, 1832 - 
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J. C. HEWITT, farmer, Section 13; P. O. Midway; born in Canada, Aug. 19, 1832. 
His father and mother were natives of New York; his father died in Canada, in 
1834; his mother died in Pennsylvania, in 1859. He enlisted in the 1st Wis. 
Light Artillery, 1862; discharged, June 29, 1865; now owns 480 acres of land, 
with large house, barn, and other fine improvements, all made by his own 
industry; for when he came to La Crosse Co. he had not a cent, and sawed wood 
for a family to pay for his dinner. This was in 1857. His wife, Margaret Jane 
Shiltz, was born in Ohio, in 1841; married to Jacob Roe, who died Sept. 2, 
1865, and left two children - John, deceased; Fred, now at home; married to 
Mr. Hewitt Sept. 13, 1867; they have five children - Lottie, born June 11, 
1868; Martha, born Jan. 13, 1870, died April 14, 1871; Emma, born Oct. 12, 
1872; Charles F., born Feb. 4, 1874; Harry B., born July 15, 1876; Mark Roy, 
born June 14, 1878.

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From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 814.

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