Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Frank Wescott ************************************************************************ 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. 1166 Frank Wescott, tank maker in Schmit Bros.' factory. Mr. Wescott was born in England Dec. 24, 1839, and emigrated to America in 1860. He was a member of the British army, and went to Halifax, Nova Scotia; remained in the army five years and eight months; was then discharge Aug. 20, 1863. He then went to New York City, lived there a short time, went to Chicago, Ill., and learned the trunk maker's trade, remaining three years. Went to Racine and followed his trade in company with Schmit Bros., being a partner. He came to Oshkosh, Wis., in 1868, and has been there since, engaged as above noted. He was married, in Oshkosh, Wis., May 1, 1871, to Miss Susannah Trausch, who was born in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, Germany.