Obituary: Marquette County, Wisconsin: S. R. ROOD ************************************************************************ Submitted by Joan Benner, April 2008 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ From the Montello Express [Montello, Marquette Co., WI], Feb. 1, 1890, Page 3 Our citizens were pained on hearing of the death of S. R. ROOD, which occurred at his residence in Packwaukee, on Thursday night of last week. Mr. ROOD had been ill for some time and it became apparent several days ago that the end was near... Mr. Rood had lived in this county since 1851--39 years, and was known by nearly everybody. He was one of the first pioneers, first coming to Wisconsin in 1844...he was a member of the Masonic order and had become a Knight Templar, an active member...and Lodge Master. The funeral services took place on Sunday January 25th, conducted by the Masons, Rev. Stillman preaching the sermon...one of the largest funeral processions ever seen in Marquette County. Judge S. R. ROOD was born in Washington Co., Vermont, in 1820. He had only the advantage of a common school education with the exception of four terms at Janesville and remained there until Sept. 1848, when he went to Stoughton. In 1851 he came to Packwaukee; in 1854 was elected to the Legislature; in 1857 was deputy county treasurer and moved to Marquette and remained there till the division of the county in 1858, when he moved to Montello. In 1858 was elected County Treasurer; in 1865 was elected County Judge and again in 1869; has been chairman of the County Board three years in succession and held various offices. Mr. ROOD had been twice married; first to Miss Charlotte HART, at Janesville, in 1847, who died in 1862; and again to Miss Henrietta GIFFORD in 1863, who died in 1864. There are two children living, two having died a number of years ago.