Outagamie County, WI - Biography of John DEY of Greenville 1825-

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SUBJECT: Biography of John DEY of Greenville 1825-
SUBMITTER: W. David Samuelsen
EMAIL: dsam@wasatch.com
DATE SUBMITTED: Apr 16, 1999
SURNAMES: DEY, KLING, JEWELL, CALKINS, RUPPLE, BERRY, FRANK
SOURCE: Record of the Pioneers of Outagamie County, Wisconsin; page 34, pub. 1898, The Post Publishing Co.


BIOGRAPHY:
JOHN DEY

Mr. John Dey was born May 17, 1825, in Montgomery county, New York, and came to Outagamie county in 1849.
He is now President of the Outagamie County Agricultural Society and has held that office for eighteen years; is also
President of the Outagamie County Pioneer Association and has held that office for twenty years. He has been justice
of the peace for over thirty years, and assessor thirteen years. He was a soldier in the war of the rebellion for three
years; serving in Company D, 21st Regiment Infantry, and was wounded in the battle of Atlanta. He was married to
Eveline Kling in 1840. She was born in 1827. Their children are: Martha J. Dey Jewell, born Aug. 7, 1846; Sarah
Melvina Dey Calkins, born January 11, 1848; David J., born November 30, 1851; John W. Dey, Jr., born February 8,
1854; Elizabeth Eveline Dey Rupple, born December 12, 1857; Ella Louisa, born September 1, 1861; Nettie Dey
Berry, born February 16, 1867; Anna S., Dey Frank, born April 13, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Dey have thirty-one grand
children and three great grand children now living. They celebrated their golden wedding October 9, 1895. They now
reside on Section 7, T. 21, R.16, in Greenville. Mrs. Dey is now suffering from the effect of two strokes of paralysis,
the first one one year ago, and the second one nine months ago. Her right side and limb is perfectly helpless. Her
speech and memory are also impaired. Her youngest daughter, Mrs. Anna Frank, with Mr. Dey, takes care of her at
their old homestead in Greenville. She was eventy-two years old October 9, 1898.