BIOGRAPHIES: Fred E. STOCKMAN, Woodville, St. Croix County, WI ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: USGenWeb Archives Volunteer, Nance Sampson 10 December 2002 ==================================================================== **Posted for informational purposes only. Poster is not related to the subject of this biography and has no further information. Fred E. Stockman, merchant, Woodville, St. Croix county, was born at Knowlton, Wis., February 4, 1861, and received his education in Eau Claire. In 1883 he started a general merchandise store at Woodville, where, by his ability and close application to business, he has built up a paying business. In 1887 he took his brother, Arthur D., into partnership and the business is now conducted under the firm name of Stockman Bros. They are to-day heavy dealers in general merchandise, cord-wood, ties, piling, baled hay and farm-produce, both wholesale and retail. From a small beginning in 1883 Mr. Stockman has built up a trade which has reached the enormous sum, for a town of this size, of from fifty to sixty thousand dollars per annum. From 1881 to 1888, while his father held the appointment of postmaster, our subject had the entire charge of the office and was postmaster in all but name. July, 1886, Mr. Stockman married Mary Elizabeth Hughes, who was born at Brookville, St. Croix county, a daughter of George H. and Lymnia Hughes. Two children have blessed this union, Edith Fern and Ethel Genevieve. Mr. and Mrs. Stockman are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. His brother, Arthur D., received his education in Eau Claire also, and was for two years telegraph operator at Woodville before he entered the store. In February, 1890, he married Tina L. Kimball, who was born at Hammond, St. Croix county, and is a daughter of Oscar H. and Emily (Shirpsy) Kimball. They have one child, Eugene. --Taken from "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa Valley Wisconsin" Including A General Historical Sketch of the Chippewa Valley; Ancestral Records of Leading Families; Biographies of Representative Citizens, Past and Present; and Portraits of Prominent Men. Edited by George Forrester. Chicago, Illinois: A. Warner, Publisher. 1891-92 Page 936