Lacrosse-Milwaukee-Columbia County WI Archives Biographies.....Johns, D. B. 1827 - 
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D. B. JOHNS, farmer, Sec. 12; P. O. Rockland; was born in Glamorganshire, 
Wales, in 1827. He emigrated to New York City in 1850; thence to Milwaukee, 
and thence to Columbia Co. in June, 1850; returned to New York in the fall of 
1851; thence to Pennsylvania in December of that year. He remained in 
Pennsylvania till the spring of 1853, when he came to the city of La Crosse 
May 6, 1853. He remained in La Crosse and vicinity for a time, and then went 
to Leon, Monroe Co., where he remained about four years; then, with his 
brother, L. W., he came to the town of Bangor, and bought present farm in 
1859, where they settled in the spring of 1860. D. B. Johns was married to 
Catharine Evans, daughter of Morgan Evans, an early settler of Dodge Co., but 
now a resident of the town of Bangor. His present wife was Martha Fulton, 
daughter of David Fulton. She was born in Pennsylvania. Mr. Johns has four 
children by first wife - Anna, Richard, Gathorne and Llewelyn. He and his 
brother, L. W., have about 323 acres, with good improvements. Mr. Johns is one 
of the prominent and intelligent farmers of Bangor; has been Assessor of the 
town for ten years.

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From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 834 - 835.

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