A Bemis was elected Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors.

The evidence

• “Footville ; son of Daniel Bemis, of Spencer, Wooster Co., Mass.; was born io Hamilton, Madison Co., N. Y., in 181S; emigrated to Wisconsin in 1845; in 1849, was elected Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors; was also on the Side Board of Supervisors in 1848, and has served as Town Assessor; Mr.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/31-bios-porter.md, PDF p. 868 / book p. 872

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources