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From "History of Waukesha County" by Western Historical Company, Chicago 1880

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SILAS AINSWORTH, farmer and breeder of fine-wool sheep, Sec. 30; P. O. Merton; was born in Stafford, Genesee Co., N. Y., April 27, 1817. He married in the town of Elba, N. Y., Roxana Robe, a native of Simsbury, Hartford Co., Conn.; in 1839, he went to Cook Co., Ill., and the following year (1840) moved his family there; in 1844, they removed to their present home; their children were Henry N., who was born in Batavia, N. Y., April 2, 1839; during the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. F, 1st W. V. I.; he died in the service, at Memphis, Tenn., Oct. 2, 1862; the records of his regiment show that he was a gallant soldier and a genial comrade; Roderic was educated at the State Normal School, at Bloomington, Ill.; he married Miss H. M. Phillips; they have one child, May C.; Clara A., wife of Dr. G. T. Loomis, Cascade, Sheboygan Co., Wis.; Everett, deceased. Mr. Ainsworth and his son Roderic are largely engaged in farming and stock-raising; they make a specialty of raising fine-wool sheep; they have an extensive knowledge of the business, and are among the most successful and prominent growers in the county; their farm is well improved, most desirably located, and well adapted to agriculture and stock-growing. Mr. Ainsworth has been elected to various town offices, and is an active citizen.

JOHN ANDREWS, retired farmer; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Somersetshire, Eng.; he was born Oct. 1, 1815; in 1819, his parents emigrated to America, settling in Belmont, Ohio, where they resided during their life. April 27, 1842, he married, in Richland Co., Ohio, Ann Read; she was born in Somersetshire, Eng.; immediately after their marriage, they came to Wisconsin and located on a farm on Sec. 5, town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they resided until 1858, when they moved to Menomonee Falls, remaining nearly two years, at the end of which time they moved to Sussex, where she died, Feb. 6, 1879; she was a member of the Episcopal Church; he has been very successful in life, is a generous supporter of every interest that gives promise of general good.

E. BOOTS, proprietor of the Sussex Brewery; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Sussex Co., Eng.; he was born Jan. 7, 1831; in 1850, he came to this country and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married Eleanor Weaver, daughter of William Weaver, Sr., an old settler of Lisbon. Mr. Boots and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; Mr. Boots is an enterprising citizen and a good business man; he became proprietor of the Sussex Brewery in 1861, and has done a successful business since that time.

HENRY BOOTS, Sussex, was born in the County Sussex, Eng., in 1832; he came to the United States in 1852, locating in Lisbon, Waukesha Co., the same year. He married, in Lisbon, Esther Munn, a native of County Kent, Eng.; they have three children living-Henry, Frederick and Eugene; Mr. Boots and wife are members of the Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM BROWN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sussex; he was born in the County Kent, Eng., June 21, 1829; he came to this country in 1841, and lived at Rochester, N. Y., until 1845, then came to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married on the 28th of March, 1852, Sarah Russell, who was born in the County Kent, Eng., May 3, 1831, and is the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Russell, who settled in Lisbon about 1850; Mr. Brown and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; their children are Sarah, born July 24, 1853; she is the wife of Robert Bates, Clark Co., Wis.; William J., born March 28, 1856; George R., born Sept. 2, 1858; Harriet M., born April 20, 1861, is the wife of Wilfred Snyder, Milwaukee; Mary Jane, born June 23, 1863; Charles A., born Sept. 12, 1865; Lydia A., born July 15, 1868; Mr. Brown owns 70 acres of improved land well located.

WILLIAM BUTLER, farmer; Sec. 1; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Yorkshire, England; born in 1826; in about 1843, he came to this country with his parents, William and Sarah Butler; they settled in Lisbon, where he died; she is still a resident of Lisbon, aged 80 years. Dec. 4, 1849, William, the subject of this sketch, married, in Milwaukee, Agnes Davidson, a native of Blackburn, Scotland; born in 1825; she was the daughter of James and Marian Davidson, who settled in the town of Lisbon in 1849; they have twelve children, viz.: William, Jr.; Marian, wife of Robert Booth; Sarah, James, Agnes, Georgiana, John, Lizzie, Andrew, Maggie, Harriet and Jane. Mr. Butler is one of as successful farmers as there is in Waukesha County; he owns 250 acres of land, all well improved and finely located, containing almost every natural advantage.

HON. GEORGE CAIRNCROSS, a resident of Waukesha Co., Wis., for more than thirty-eight years, is a native of County Midlothian, Scotland; was born near Edinburgh, July 1, 1812. He received a liberal education in his native country, and, in 1842, emigrated to America, located in the town of Lisbon, which has been his home since. In 1857, he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, and was, for a period of over thirteen years, a County Superintendent of the Poor, and for several years a member of the Town and County Boards of Supervisors; all of those offices he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents. Politically, he has been identified with the Republican party since its organization; was at its birth in Madison, Wis., and is a firm and consistent supporter of its principles. In October, 1845, he married, in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., Wis., Amy M. Allen; she was born in Conneaut, Ohio; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and died in the town of Lisbon, in 1870, aged 48 years. She was a member of the Congregational Church, a sincere and Christian woman. Their children are Clara A., wife of John Ross, of the village of Pewaukee; George A., traveling salesman for a Milwaukee firm; James W., a physician at Mukwonago, he married Miss Ellen Smith of Pewaukee; Andrew D., now in Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Cairncross' farm is located on Sec. 32, is finely improved, and is known as the "Forest Home." He has been very successful in life, and now has retired from active business, and is living in ease and comfort. P. O., Pewaukee.

RICHARD COOLING, retired, Sussex; is a native of England; born in Dorchestershire, Aug. 19, 1813; learned the blacksmith's trade in his native country, and in 1838, crossed the Atlantic and worked at his trade in Geneseo, Livingston Co., N. Y., where he married, on the 3d of February, 1838, Mary E. White, a native of Vermont, born April 4, 1820; they came to Wisconsin in 1842; located at Sussex, Waukesha Co., where she died, Oct. 27, 1874; their children were Emily F., born April 14, 1839; was the wife of W. Davidson; she died April 22, 1876; John T., born Nov. 16, 1846, died April 12, 1847; Esther Ann, born March 28, 1848; is the wife of James Templeton, Sussex; Henry C., born Dec. 15, 1851; died Nov. 7, 1854; Mary E., born Dec. 4, 1857; died Jan. 20, 1858; Susan A., born Aug. 12, 1866; resides with her father. Mr. Cooling is a leading man in the Episcopal Church; was Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors two terms, and has filled various other local offices. He was the first appointed in the village of Sussex, and was in the mercantile business in that village over fifteen years.

RICHARD CRAVEN, Jr., farmer; P. O. Sussex; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., Feb. 3, 1845; his parents are Richard and Margaret Craven, who settled in Lisbon in 1837. February 14, 1866, he married, in Lisbon, Mary E. Ottawa; they have seven children-William R., George E., Everett A., Margaret E., Ida E., Myron J., and Homer W. Mr. Craven is extensively engaged in farming, and is very successful.

ANDREW L. DAVIDSON, farmer, Sec. 23; P. O. Sussex; was born in Scotland Sept. 8, 1872. He married, in his native place, Margaret Gray; in 1850, they came to this country, and settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year; their children are James, who served in Company B, 48th W. V. I., in the war of the rebellion. He married Sarah Frost, of Lisbon; Andrew, his second son, has been married twice; his first wife was Eliza Stone; his present wife, Rosdelia Rosier; Jane G., oldest daughter, is the wife of John Temper; John, the third son, lives in Milwaukee; Thomas, the fourth son, married Phebe Rosier; Marian, second daughter, is the wife of Walter W. Gourlee; Margaret, Walter, Alexander, William, Agnes, and Emma live at home. Mr. Davidson owns a finely improved farm. IN early life he learned the stonemason trade, which he worked at for over forty years, being a skillful workman. He always commanded good wages.

SAMUEL DAUGHERTY, Sec. 29; P. O. Pewaukee; was born in Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Mass., March 25, 1814; in 1837, he came to Wisconsin, and established the first bakery in what is now the city of Milwaukee, running it but a short time. He came from Milwaukee to Lisbon, Waukesha Co.; remained a few months, then returned to his native State. Sept. 9, 1840, he married, in Boston, Mass., Caroline C. Vanevar, a native of Boston, born Sept. 9, 1817; after their marriage, they lived in Hadley, Mass., until 1851, in which year they moved to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where she died on the 16th of June, 1878; she was a most exemplary and Christian woman; their children are Edward, who was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I. during the war of the rebellion; he married Miss Martha Haskins, of Pewaukee; Alexander R., lives in Boston, Mass.; he married Frances Burns of that city; Corrine A., wife of Arthur J. Pierce, of Boston, Mass.; Caroline E., and Ella M. reside with their father. Mr. Dougherty has a nicely improved farm. In early life, he learned the painter's trade, which he has followed for a number of years in Massachusetts and in this State. His father, Samuel Dougherty, was one of the first settlers of the town of Lisbon; and was an honored and respected citizen.

WM. DUNN, farmer, Sec. 5; P. O Merton; was born in County Limerick, Ireland; he emigrated to this country in 1844. Married, in Lockport, N. Y., in August of that year, Rosa A. Brady, immediately after their married they came to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Lichfield, Washington Co., where they resided until 1868, in which year they moved to their present home; their children are John, now in Hall Co., Neb.; Michael, a farmer, Sec. 6, town of Lisbon; Mary, deceased; William, deceased; Thomas J., a teacher, was educated in Carroll College, Waukesha, and in the Wisconsin University; has taught school several terms; Catherine, deceased; Rose A., home with parents; Bridget E., wife of Charles Fleming, Washington Co., Wis. Margaret, Catherine, Agnes and William F., Mr. Dunn and family are members of the Catholic Church. In politics he acts with the Democrat party. He owns a well-located farm of 110 acres. His oldest son (John) married in Nebraska, Miss McNeill. Michael, the second son, married Sarah Tilly of this town (Lisbon.)

JAMES GAYNOR, Sr., Sec. 25; P. O. Sussex; was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1812. He married in his native County, Ann Brown; they came to this country in 1849, and the same year settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where they still reside; their children are John, James, John A., Mary, and Margaret; the second oldest, James, was born in County Longford, Ireland, in 1849; he has traveled extensively, and has visited nearly every place of importance in the Northwest and on the Pacific slope; he is now engaged in farming, and is also proprietor of saw-mill located in the village of Sussex; he has 280 acres of land; has on his place a deer park, well stocked with deer. The youngest of the boys, John A., is a graduate of the Wisconsin University, is now District Attorney in Grand Rapids, Wis. Mary, the oldest daughter, is the wife of James Madden, of Lisbon. The youngest, Margaret, is the wife of Alexander Caldwell, of Pewaukee.

JOHN JEFFERY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sussex. This gentleman, one of the first settlers in the north part of Lisbon, was born in County Kent, England, May 22, 1818; in 1844, he came to this country. Married in Oneida Co., N. Y., Mary A. Callow; she was also born in England; in 1843, they moved to Wisconsin, settling in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which has been their home since; their children are William H., Ann, wife of Myron Oliver; Jane, wife of Franklin Oliver; Mary, wife of Albert Crouch; Emily Louise, Alice and Albert; all of the above live in Lisbon, except the Mrs. Olivers, who live in Verona, Minn. There are three children deceased, viz., George, who was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I., during the war of the rebellion, and died in the service at Helena, Ark.; he was a good soldier. Elizabeth and George died in Lisbon. Mr. Jeffery has witnessed the trials and privations of pioneer life in North Lisbon, and has a vivid recollection of it as a vast forest. He owns 130 acres of land.

WILLIAM JEFFERY, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Sussex; was born in 1820, County Kent, England. He married in his native county, Mary A. Wildish; they crossed the Atlantic in 1852; purchased a farm in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year, and have been residents of that town since; their children are George, Fannie, Jane, Mary, Laura and Clara A.; the second oldest, Mary, is the wife of J. A. Griswold of Pewaukee; the third oldest, Jane, is the wife of Rev. Samuel Jolliffe, M. E. minister, North Prairie, Wis. Mr. Jeffery owns 105 acres of land; is a most successful farmer; the improvements on his farm buildings, etc., are of the best.

WILLIAM LEADLEY, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Sussex; was born in Yorkshire, England, July 15, 1823; in 1851, he came to the United States; shortly after his arrival, he came to Waukesha, Wis., where he lived about three years, then went to the town of Delafield, where he married Alice Chambers, also a native of Yorkshire, England; they resided in Delafield about three years, at the end of which time they moved to their present home; their children are Thomas, Margaret A., Alice M., Elizabeth M., John R., Ruth A. and Dora E. Mr. Leadley and wife are members of the Bible Christian Church. In politics he is a Republican; owns a well-improved farm of 88 acres; he is an upright man, a good citizen, and liberally supports every enterprise that he believes beneficial to the public in general. Mr. Leadley's daughter Margaret A. is the wife of Herbert Stone; his daughter Alice M. is the wife of Charles E. Tempest.

WILLIAM McDONALD, proprietor of general store and farmer; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland; was born in the Parish of St. Martin's Feb. 25, 1830; in 1854, he came to the United States, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married, on the 20th of January, 1866, Elizabeth Cottam, a native of Lincolnshire, England, born Feb. 13, 1844; they have four children-William I., Robert A., Elizabeth A. and Ella E.; one child deceased, Norman A. Mr. McDonald has been engaged in a mercantile business in the town of Lisbon over twelve years, and, by his close application to his business and strict integrity, secured a good trade; politically, he acts with the Republican party; has been elected to various local offices; was Chairman of the Town Board; also Justice of the Peace four years. His father, Robert McDonald, was born in Duall, Perthshire, Scotland; he married, in the Parish of Kilspindie, Perthshire, Jennette Moyes; they emigrated to this country in 1854, settling in town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., the same year, where they have resided during their life; their children were James, deceased; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1869; William, whose name heads this sketch; Robert lives in New York; Ann, wife of John B. Melrose, of Lisbon. Mrs. William McDonald's parents were Isaac and Elizabeth Cottam, natives of England, who came to this country in 1845, living in Genesee, N. Y., until 1850, when they came to this (Waukesha) county, where he died in 1875; she is still living, an esteemed woman.

HON. ELISHA PEARL, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Merton; was born in Eastford, Windham Co., Conn., March 7, 1819; when he was 14 years old, he went to the town of West Brookfield and learned the cabinet-making trade, continuing in it until 1838, when he went to Hartford, there remaining until the following year (1839), when he came to Milwaukee, Wis., and in copartnership with Lucas Pearl, a brother of his, engaged in the clothier's business, in which they continued about one year; in 1841, he returned to Hartford, Conn.; in 1842, he again came to Wisconsin and purchased a half-section of land in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which he still owns. In 1844, he married in Woodstock, Conn., Sarah Trowbridge, a native of Eastford, Conn., born Jan. 13, 1820; their children are Philip H., now in Detroit, Mich.; Edward S., a leading farmer of Lisbon, was a soldier in a Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment during the war of the rebellion; he married Louise Eastman, of Merton; Eugene, an artist in the city of New York. Mr. Pearl was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1853, and has filled various town offices; in politics, he is a consistent Republican; he is one of those enterprising and public-spirited men that always take an active part in advancing the public interests.

HENRY PHILLIPS, farmer, Sec. 7; P. O. Merton; was born in Dryden, Tompkins Co., N. Y., on the 12th of November, 1817. In 1841, he married, in his native town, Sarah Miller, a native of Pittstown, Rensselaer Co., N. Y.; the year following their marriage (1842), they came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., and it has been their home since; they have had ten children, five of whom are living, viz.: Edmund B., now of Chicago, Ill.; he married, in Merton, Agnes King; Huldah M., wife of Roderick Ainsworth, a leading farmer of Lisbon; William H., now of Chicago, married Lucretia Hayden; Albert married Lizzie Welch; and George W. Mr. Phillips owns over 300 acres of land; he has been Chairman of the Lisbon Town Board of Supervisors several terms, and Justice previous to this.....of the Peace a number of years; is a generous and enterprising man, takes an active interest in public affairs, and does all in his power to promote the public weal of his town and county.

A. J. POLER, farmer, Sec. 19; P. O. Merton; was born in Royalton, Niagara Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1833; in 1845, he came with his parents, Jeremiah and Unice(sic) Poler, to Wisconsin; they settled in the town of Merton, Waukesha Co., where A. J. assisted his father in making a home in the then new country, and engaged in agricultural pursuits in the town of Merton until about 1869, when he moved to his present home in the town of Lisbon. He married, in Orleans Co., N. Y., Anna Lane, a native of that county, a most estimable woman; they have three children-George E., Walter S. and Frank; Mr. Poler and family are members of the Baptist Church at Merton; in politics he acts with the Republican party; owns 126 acres of well-improved land, well located, adjacent to the village of Merton. Mr. Poler takes an active interest in religious and educational matters, and has filled several school offices; his father, J. Poler, resides in the village of Merton, an old and esteemed citizen; his mother is deceased; she was an earnest Christian woman, one of those pioneer mothers whom we ever hold in grateful remembrance.

THOMAS S. REDFORD, farmer; P. O. Sussex; was born in York, Genesee Co., N. Y.; when he was 12 years old, his parents, Arthur S. and Mary Redford, moved to Perrysburg, Cattaraugus Co., where he remained until his coming to Wisconsin in 1835; he was the first settler in the town of Lisbon, which has now been his home for nearly forty-five years; he put up the first building (a log cabin) in that town, and made the first improvements, and has been identified with the growth and prosperity of the town from its infancy. Mr. R. has been married three times; his first wife was Caroline Vanvlack; she died in 1853; they had two children-Adelbert, now of Dorchester, Neb., his wife was Mary Selby; Sylvester, who married Esther Dale, they reside in the town of Pewaukee; second wife was Jane Reely, she died in 1864; by this marriage there are two children-Emma, wife of William Hodgson, St. Mary's, Kan.; his present wife was Abagail Newell, a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y.; they have one child, Mabel B., born March 1, 1875. Mr. Redford owns 160 acres of land; is a Republican in politics; his farm is well-improved and desirably located. Mr. Redford is an active member of the Old Settlers' Society, and takes a deep interest in its meetings.

THOMPSON RICHMOND, farmer, Sec. 29; P. O. Merton; was born in Ashford, Windham Co., Conn.,; Nov. 29, 1817; his father, Hon. Michael Richmond, was elected several times a member of the Connecticut Legislature, and was a leading merchant in Ashford a number of years; his mother was Polly Byles, a most estimable woman; she was married to Michael Richmond in Connecticut; he is still living; she died in 1879. Thompson Richmond, the subject of this sketch, was educated in Ashford, and in about 1837, engaged in the mercantile business in Woodstock, Vt., until 1842, in which year he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he has since resided; his first wife was Nancy M. Dean, a native of Ashford, Conn., her first husband, Chauncey Palmer, died in 1839; she married Mr. Richmond in 1850. By Mr. Richmond's first marriage there was one son, Thompson P., who served in the 28th R. W. V. I., during the war of the rebellion, is now a druggist in Brooklyn, N. Y.; Mr. Richmond and present wife have two adopted children-Sarah C. and Edna S., the latter is the wife of J. T. Ringrose, Jackson Co., Wis. Mr. Richmond owns nearly a section of finely improved land; is one of Waukesha Co.'s most extensive and enterprising farmers, and takes an active part in the development and growth of the county.

ARCHIBALD RODGER, farmer, Sec. 21; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland; was born Sept. 23, 1809, came to this country in 1841, located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he has since resided. He married, in Lisbon, Augusta Templeton; she died March, 1876, they had four children-George, now deceased; Agnes, now the wife of Alexander Terner, Brandon, Fond du Lac Co., Wis.; Jeanette, wife of James Vance; they also live in Brandon; Isabel, wife of George McKerrow, a leading farmer of Lisbon; they have one child, Jennie B. Mr. Rodger owns 95 acres of well-improved land, and is one of Lisbon's well-to-do and energetic citizens.

IRA ROWELL, an extensive farmer, Sec. 6; P. O. Merton; is a native of New Hampshire, was born in 1803. Jan. 1, 1827; he married in Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y., Maria L. Ford, a native of that place, born in 1804; in 1842, they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they have since lived; success has rewarded their efforts in every enterprise, and they have accumulated a handsome property; their children now living are Kendrick J., of Oconomowoc; he married Esther Butterfield; Lewis F., married Patience Roman; they moved to Lewis Co., Minn., where they now live; Gibson E., Hartford, Wis., married Jane Rice; Ira B., Menomonee Falls he married twice; his first wife is deceased, present wife was Louise Chipman; Guilford D., Appleton, married Eliza J. Thompson; Mark M., Oconomowoc, married Jennie Carey; Dwight A., Hartford, Wis., married Harriet C. Thompson; Matilda M., wife of M. M. Bush, Oconomowoc; George N., Menomonee Falls, married Mary Welch; Horace V., Lisbon, married Emma T., daughter of Ira and Emeline Wheelock, pioneer settlers of Wisconsin.

H. R. SAVAGE, farmer, Secs. 19 and 20; P. O. Merton; is a native of Monroe Co., N. Y.; was born in the town of Churchill May 11, 1822. He married, in his native town, Sarah A. Hawley, and in 1844, came to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where she died in 1846. His present wife was Fidelia L. Fuller, a native of Riga, Monroe Co., N. Y.; they have two children-Ida R. (wife of Dr. J. Bacon, Waukesha), and Cora E.; Mr. Savage has been a resident of Waukesha Co. since 1844, with the exception of from 1851 until 1855, which time he lived in Allegany Co., N. Y.; himself and family are members of the Baptist Church; in politics, he acts with the Republican party; owns 160 acres of land; he has at different times been elected to various local offices in the town of Lisbon, and has always been identified with her public interests.

HON. WILLIAM SMALL, Sec. 21; P. O. Sussex; was born in Perthshire, Scotland, Oct. 5, 1824; received a liberal education in his native country; came to the United States in 1841, and the following year to Wisconsin, locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, where he has since resided. Nov. 27, 1856, he married, in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha County, where he has since resided. Nov. 27, 1856, he married, in the town of Lisbon, Margaret Marshall, a native of Fifeshire, Scotland; they have one son, John R.; Mr. Small has been elected to several offices; was Chairman of Lisbon Town Board of Supervisors several terms; Assessor and Justice of the Peace a number of years, and was elected a member of the Wisconsin Assembly for 1880; in every position he has filled, he has discharged the duties thereof with universal satisfaction to his constituents and people in general; he owns a pleasantly located, and well-improved farm, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising; he is an enterprising, public spirited citizen, and is deservedly very popular.

JEREMIAH SMITH, farmer, Sec. 16; P. O. Sussex; was born in County Sussex, England, Nov. 5, 1829, where he remained until 1849, when he crossed the Atlantic, came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married, on the 8th of November, 1854, Miss Ann R. Weaver; she was born in Augusta, Oneida Co., N. Y., and is the daughter of John and Melinda A. Weaver, who settled in Lisbon early in 1837, and now residents of Darlington, Wis. Mr. Smith and wife have made their home in Lisbon since their marriage; their living children are Francis A., wife of E. Long, Juneau Co., Wis.; Daniel, Caroline M., George H., William J., Ruth L., Charles L., Thomas O., two children deceased, Sarah A., and Jeremiah L. Mr. S. has been a member of the Lisbon Town Board, and has also held the office of Justice of the Peace several times; he owns a pleasantly located farm; is member of Masonic fraternity, and is Secretary of the lodge in Sussex.

JAMES STONE, farmer and hop-grower, Sec. 34; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Sussex County, England; born Feb. 14, 1814; is the son of James and Maria Stone, natives of Sussex Co., England, who came to this country in 1840, living in Cleveland, Ohio, until 1842, then coming to Wisconsin, and locating in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where they resided during their lives. He has been twice married; first wife was Frances Sisley; were married in Sussex Co., England, her native place; she died in Lisbon, Oct. 27, 1853, aged 41 years. His present wife was Lucy Chester, widow of Thomas Chester, and daughter of John Fielder, an old settler of Lisbon. Mr. Stone's children were seven, viz.: William, who resides in this town; he married Hannah Bowers; Elizabeth, wife of Hiram Hinds, Andrew Co., Mo.; Henry J., died Aug. 2, 1848; Annie M., died March 27, 1859; David F., died Aug. 22, 1850; Frank S., died April 20, 1852; Phoebe C., died Nov. 12, 1853. Mr. Stone's farm is well improved, and consists of 80 acres of land. Himself and wife are members of the Episcopal Church.

J. H. SUTHERLAN, farmer, Sec. 2; P. O. Pewaukee; was born in Knoxville, Tenn., in 1840; in 1858, went to Omaha, Neb. In 1862, enlisted in Co. D, 5th Iowa V. C.; served until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged at Nashville, Tenn.; was in the battle of Ft. Donelson, where he was wounded; was also in several other hard-fought engagements. After being discharged from the service, he came to Brookfield, Waukesha Co., Wis., where he married Laura Rowe, daughter of Ira and Julia Rowe, pioneer settlers of Waukesha Co.; they have six children-Francis M., Hattie, Harry, Myron L., Edith and Mabel. He owns 83 acres of land, town of Lisbon, where he has lived since 1876.

SMITH THOMPSON, an enterprising farmer, Sec. 5; P. O. Merton; is a native of Chenango Co., N. Y.; was born July 25, 1809. He married, in the town of Berlin, in his native county, Miss Jane E. Rathbone; she was born in McDonough, Chenango Co., N. Y., March 25, 1818; they came to Wisconsin in 1845, and settled in the town of Lisbon, where they have since resided; they have four children living-Fitz James, who was a soldier in a Wisconsin regiment during the war of the rebellion; he married, in Washington Co., Wis., Caroline Molster; they moved to Sedgwick Co., where they now live; Eliza J., wife of Guildford D. Rowell, Appleton, Wis.; Harriet Co., wife of Dwight A. Rowell, Hartford, Wis.; Smith S., a leading physician, Cedarville, Stephenson Co., Ill. Mr. Thompson and wife are members of the M. E. Church. They own 120 acres of finely located land.

D. P. TOPPING, dealer in dry goods, notions, groceries, etc., Sussex; was born in Sloansville, N. Y., in 1842; in 1855, came with his parents, George and Maria Topping, to Sauk Co., Wis.; moved thence to Columbia Co., where he engaged in the mercantile business in that county for some time; in 1870, he came to Sussex, and since that time has done a leading business in that village. He married, in Sussex, Serena Weaver, daughter of Hon. Richard Weaver, of that place; they have two children-Nellie R. and May.

JOHN WATSON, farmer, Sec. 3; P. O. Sussex; is a native of Perthshire, Scotland; was born near city of that name, Dec. 19, 1827; in 1841, he crossed the Atlantic to Buffalo, N. Y., where he remained until 1843, when he came to Wisconsin, and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., which has been his home since. He married, in Lisbon, Mary Rodger; she was also a native of Perthshire, Scotland; they have had six children-Andrew G., Robert, John A., James R., Mary E. and Katie E.; Robert, the second oldest, is deceased. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Watson enlisted in Co. F, 28th W. V. I.; he was enrolled in August, 1862, and was in active service until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. Mr. Watson and wife are leading members of the M. E. Church. He owns 175 acres of land, finely improved; he is active in his support of every interest that gives promise of benefiting or developing the resources of Waukesha Co.

ALLISON M. WEAVER, farmer; Sec. 27; P. O. Sussex; son of Stephen and Phoebe Weaver; he was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., Aug. 5, 1838; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and has been a resident of Waukesha Co. since. He married, in the town of Lisbon, on the 2d of July, 1863, Mary J. M. Smith (daughter of Edward and Mary J. M. Smith, who settled in this county in 1837); Mr. Weaver and wife attend the Congregational Church; their children are William A., born March 8, 1865, died Aug. 26, 1865; Jane H., born July 26, 1866; Sophia M., born Oct. 16, 1868; George A. T., born Sept. 6, 1872; Agnes P. M., born Sept. 18, 1876; Mrs. Weaver was born in Oneida Co., N. Y., April 14, 1835. Mr. Weaver owns 80 acres of land.

A. S. WEAVER, farmer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sussex; son of James and Elizabeth Weaver; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., on the 24th of July, 1839. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. B, 28th W. V. I.; he was enrolled in August, 1862; participated in every skirmish, siege and battle that his command was in until August, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He married, in Lisbon, on the 19th of December, 1866, Sarah A. Howard, daughter of Charles and Harriet Howard, early settlers of Lisbon; Mr. Weaver and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; they have two children, Harriet E. and Ada R. Mr. Weaver is engaged in farming and hop-growing; owns a well-improved farm.

HON. JAMES WEAVER, Sussex; is a native of County Kent, Eng.; was born Oct. 17, 1800. In 1820, he married, in Sussex Co., Eng., Elizabeth Fielder, a native of that county, born in 1801; in 1830, they came to this country, settled in Oneida Co., N. Y., where they lived until 1837, in the summer of which year they came to Wisconsin and located in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where she died, March 17, 1867; their children were James, born March 30, 1821, died in Oneida Co., N. Y., March 14, 1835; Thomas, born Oct. 1, 1822, was a member of the Assembly in 1865; William, born Oct. 3, 1824; Mary, born Feb. 5, 1826, is the wife of James Craven; Richard, born Aug. 25, 1827, was a member of the Assembly in 1878, and State Senator in 1880; Jane R., born Aug. 14, 1829, died Dec. 13, 1844; Elizabeth A., born Dec. 27, 1831, is the wife of James Howitt, Andrew Co., Mo.; John, born March 30, 1833, lives in Oregon; Caroline L., born Nov. 30, 1834; Edward J., born July 11, 1836; Ruth, born Nov. 24, 1837, died July 28, 1838; Alfred S., born July 24, 1839, was a soldier in the 28th W. V. I. during the rebellion; Emily, born May 11, 1841, is the wife of Robert Frost; Lydia, born July 30, 1842, is the wife of John Russell; Stephen, born Sept. 28, 1843, died Dec. 2, 1869; Richmond T., born Nov. 24, 1845. Mr. Weaver has passed the most of his active life as a hop-grower and farmer; he was the first to introduce the former industry in the State of Wisconsin; he has been selected at various times by his fellow-citizens to fill offices of honor and trust, and has been a number of times elected Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors, and other town offices; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1856, a position he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people; he has accumulated a handsome fortune, and now lives in the enjoyment of peace and competence.

JAMES T. WEAVER, farmer, Sec. 36; P. O. Sussex; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1851, and is therefore a native to the "manor born;" he is the son of Thomas and Betty Weaver, of this town (Lisbon). He married Jane Haskins, daughter of William and Sarah Haskins, early settlers of this county, and now esteemed citizens of the town of Pewaukee, where they have lived a number of years; Mr. Weaver and wife attend the Bible Christian Church; they have two children-George H. and Harcourt S.; in politics, Mr. Weaver is a Democrat; he is extensively engaged in farming, and is a man of much energy and push.

HON. RICHARD WEAVER, Sussex; was born in Sussex Co., Eng., Aug. 25, 1827; received a liberal education in early life; crossed the Atlantic in 1830; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., until 1837, in which year he came to Wisconsin and settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he has since resided. Nov. 22, 1848, he married, in Sussex, Waukesha Co., Wis., Rhoda Stone; they have one daughter, Serena J., the wife of D. P. Topping, a merchant in Sussex. Mr. Weaver has held various town offices; he was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1878, and was elected State Senator in 1879; Mr. Weaver is extensively engaged in hop-dealing; is an active business man, and heartily co-operates in all matters pertaining to the growth and prosperity of the county; he is a man of excellent qualities, and has always maintained an adherence to those principles of honor and fair dealing that have secured to him the confidence and esteem of all with whom he has had to do.

RICHMOND T. WEAVER, P. O. Sussex; was born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., Nov. 24, 1845; is a son of James and Elizabeth Weaver. He married in Sussex, on the 10th of November, 1870, Ruth Howard; she was also born in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., daughter of Charles and Harriet Howard, early settlers of Lisbon. Mr. Weaver and wife are members of the Episcopal Church; they have three children; Charles J., Leslie A. and Ernest G. He is engaged in farming and is very successful in the management of his business.

HON. THOMAS WEAVER, a leading farmer and hop-grower; P. O. Lisbon; was born in Sussex, England, Oct. 1, 1822; he emigrated with his parents, James and Elizabeth Weaver, to Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1830, thence to the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1837, where he married, April 8, 1847, Miss Betty Craven, daughter of Richard and Rachel Craven, now deceased, who were early settlers and esteemed citizens of Lisbon; she was born in Yorkshire, England, Sept. 16, 1826; they have had thirteen children, eight of whom are living, viz: James T., of this town; he married Jane Haskins; John F. married Annie Bennett; Julia E., wife of Robert Hardy; Betty A., Jane E., Lucy C., Alfred S. and Elmer W. Mr. Weaver was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly in 1865; he has also filled various local offices in the town of Lisbon. He owns over 400 acres of land and is very extensively engaged in farming and in hop-growing. Mr. Weaver never had any important advantages in early life, but has hewed his own way, by honest effort and good management, to his present affluent position. He is enterprising and public spirited as a citizen, and is deservedly very popular.

WILLIAM WEAVER, Jr., Sec. 16; P. O. Sussex; is a native of County Sussex, England; was born May 8, 1827; in 1830, his parents, William and Mary Weaver, emigrated to Oneida Co., N. Y., thence to town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1839. The subject of this sketch accompanied them, and also located in the town of Lisbon and engaged in farming. His first wife was Mary Craven; she died leaving three children, viz.: Ruth S., Mary and Eva; his present wife was Hannah Lewis, a native of Oneida Co., N. Y.; their children are Maggie, Martha J., William L., Mabel, Eunice and Robert. Mr. Weaver has been Assessor of the town of Lisbon four years; Town Treasurer several terms; has also filled various school and other local offices. Himself and wife are members of the Episcopal Church. He owns 100 acres of land.

WILLIAM WEAVER, 2d., hop-grower and dealer, Sec. 26; P. O. Sussex; was born in County Sussex, England, Oct. 2, 1824; in 1830 came with his parents, James and Elizabeth Weaver, to this country; lived in Oneida Co., N. Y., until 1837, then came to Wisconsin, settled in the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., where he married Miss Mary Howitt; they have four children living-Jane, Jeannette, George H. and Mary. Mr. Weaver has filled various local offices. Himself and wife are leading members of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Weaver is extensively engaged in dealing in hops, and is largely engaged in hop-growing.