Biography: Richard C. SEE, Walworth Counth, Wisconsin Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Roni Fraysier < rfraysier@new.rr.com > USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogy information on the Internet, data may be freely 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 presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must contact the submitter or the listed USGenWeb archivist. This came from the History of the Chippewa Valley. Richard C. See, farmer P.O. Colfax, Dunn county, was born in Walworth county, Wis., April 11, 1841, a son of Jacob and Eliza (Cook) See, of New York state. His parents immigrated to Wisconsin in 1837, and first settled in Walworth county, where they resided about eight years, then removed to Green Lake county, here they remained until 1862, when the father came to Grant township and settled on section six, and lived there until his death in 1879. Mr. See remained at home with his parents until his marriage at Green Lake, Wis., May 26, 1861, to Miss Eliza J. Sherwood. Eight children have been born to them: Clara married to J.E. Dalton; Jacob S., Sarah C., married to L. McPherson, of Chippewa county; Adelbert, May, Richard, Lillian and Roy, at home. August 15, 1862, Mr. See enlisted at Oxford, Green Lake county, in Company C, Thirty-second regiment, Wisconsin volunteer infantry. He participated in fifteen battles, among which were, Atlanta, Savannah, Salt Ketcha, S. C. Jonesborough, and Paducah. He was mustered out at Washington, D. C., June.12, 1865. After leaving the service, Mr. See came to Dunn county and bought,16O acres of land in Grant township, where he has since resided. About seventy acres of his land are well improved and stocked. In politics he is a democrat, and has been chairman of the town for many years, is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and entertains liberal views on religion.