Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Sylvester D. Pitcher

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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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Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1160

Sylvester D. Pitcher, proprietor meat market, No. 7, High street,
established in 1869; does $30,000 business per annum; employs five men in
winter and three in summer, and deals in all kinds of fresh, salt and
smoked meats.  He was born in Martinsburg, Lewis Co., N.Y., Sept. 6, 1838,
where he lived until 1852; then moved to Fond du Lac, Wis., with his
parents (they yet live there).  He lived at home until 1858; then went to
Iowa and spent one year; thence to Oshkosh; enlisted in Co. E, 2d W. V. I.,
April 18, 1861; was wounded at first battle of Bull Run, taken prisoner and
confined in Libby Prison five months and twenty days, and was exchanged
January 3; returned to Oshkosh and remained until April; returned to the
army; served until July, 1864; engaged in the battle of Fredericksburg and
all the principal battles, including Antietam and Second Bull Run, and was
mustered out at Madison, July 18, 1864.  He then lived in Green Bay, Wis.,
and worked as engineer five years; then he went to Oshkosh, Wis., where he
has since lived.  He began his market in fall of 1869.  He was married in
Oconto, Wis., in fall 1869, to Miss Pluma Simons, who was born in Sardinia,
N.Y.  They have five children- Edith, Herbert, Willie, Jennie and Lula.
Mr. P. was previously married in Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1866, to Sarah
Whitemore, who died in fall of 1867.  They had one son, Clayton, who lives
with his grand-parents in Fond du Lac.