Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Lyman C. Session ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, December 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ 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, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1163-1164 Lyman C. Session, Gills' Block, Division street; dealer in genuine Singer Sewing Machines; located in May, 1870. He was born in Saratoga Co., N.Y., Aug. 8, 1825; he lived at home until he was fourteen years of age, then learned the tailor's trade, in Johnstown, Fulton Co., N.Y., working four or five years; returned home, and enlisted in the Regular Army, in Co. K, 1st U.S.I.; engaged in the Mexican war, in the battle of Palo Alto; the next day a continuation of the same battle; Monterey, Tampico; and was in that division of the army that Gen. Scott took from Gen. Taylor. He was discharged for physical disability as Tampico; he then worked his way back to N.Y. State, where he remained three or four years; then went to Neenah, Wis., and began his trade, worked three or four years; then to Ripon for one year; then returned to Neenah, until 1870; then moved to Oshkosh, where he has since been engaged. He has sold the same brand of sewing machines for seventeen years, and evidently understands his business. He has three men employed working for him. He was married in Neenah, Wis., Dec. 31, 1852, to Miss Margaret Jane Hedgins, who was born in Philadelphia, Penn., in 1836; they have five children- George N., May E., Lillie A., Willet A. and Margaret Jennett.