History of Walworth County, Wisconsin ...Bowen, 1912 - Walworth County (Wis.) |
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active Allen April became bought a farm brother Charles Chicago children were born church citizens Darien township daughter death occurred deceased Delavan township early eighty acres Elizabeth Elkhorn emigrated to America engaged England farmer and stock February five children forty acres four children Geneva township George Germany grew to manhood Henry home farm honorable Illinois James January John known Lafayette township Lagrange township Lake Geneva land later Linn township lives located Lyons March married Mary Milwaukee mother moved November October Otsego county parents pioneer Politically public affairs public schools raiser reared received his education Republican residence retired September settled settlers Sharon township sixty acres sketch sold spent the rest Spring Prairie township stock raising subject and wife successful Sugar Creek township three children town Troy township united in marriage village of Walworth Walworth county Walworth township Whitewater Williams Bay Wisconsin worth county York
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Page 978 - As the day, with its morning of hope and promise, its noontide of activity, its evening of completed and successful effort, ending in the grateful rest and quiet of the night — so was the life of this good man.
Page 859 - Change is constant and general, generations rise and pass unmarked away, and it is the duty of posterity as well as a present gratification to place upon the printed page a true record of the lives of those who have preceded us on the stage of action and left to their descendants the memory of their struggles and achievements. The years of the honored subject...