Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Alton J. CALKINS

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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement,
growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties,
cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories,
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of county seats, etc.
Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p.1139-1140

Alton J. Calkins

Alton J. Calkins, foreman and manufacturer of all the bodies and seats in
the carriage works of Thompson & Hayward.  He does the work by contract and
employs nine men.  Mr. C. was born in Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., Feb. 8, 1851.
His parents moved to Columbia Co., Wis., in 1853, and settled in the
township of Pacific.  His father, Cyrus Calkins, followed farming.  Mr.
A.J. Calkins lived with his parents until he was twenty-on years of age;
then went to Escanaba, Mich. and engaged in a hardware store two years,
then returned home and farmed one year; after which he engaged with Messrs.
Thompson & Hayward at Omro, Wis.; during the time he was with the above
firm he spent eighteen months in Southwestern Minnesota and Eastern Dakota;
he returned and worked in the above factory at Omro until it burned; then
moved with them in February, 1881, to Oshkosh, Wis., where he engaged as
above noted.  He was married Oct. 14, 1874, to Miss Helen I. Riker, of
Wyocena, Wis.; she war born in the latter city Dec. 23, 1856.  They have
two daughters- Edna May and Nana Pearle.