BIOGRAPHIES:  Charles N. AVERILL, Durand, Pepin Co., WI

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CHARLES N. AVERILL, farmer, Durand, Sec. 31, 280 acres. Came with his
family into Pepin County, in the Spring of 1855, the first that came
through in a wagon from Osseo. There was no road, no track, no bridges,
these he had to make as he went along. One McGuinn had entered an 80 in
the Fall of 1854, but had not yet settled on it, and Mr. A. was the
second to enter land, and the first to settle upon it, in the whole
Bear Creek Valley. He was born in Bethany, Genesee Co., N.Y., Nov. 1,
1825. His father moved to Indiana in 1837, where his father and mother
have since died. In the Spring of 1852 he moved to Oregon, Dane Co.,
Wis., and remained there nearly three years, then moved to Lima, Pepin
Co.. as before stated. He has been County Clerk, County Treasurer and
County Commissioner three terms, and Chairman of County Board many
years. He was married in Dane County, Nov. 1, 1848, to Miss Fanny
Keenan. They have four children living-Kattie, Mrs. Black, of
Fairfield, Iowa; Caroline, Fanny and Charles.

-Transcribed from the "History of Northern Wisconsin, 1881," page 700


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