Janesville ; born in Woodstock, Vt., in 1834 ; came to Wisconsin, in April, 1859, locating at La Prairie, where he purchased 160 acres — his present homestead. Married, in June, 1861, Miss Melissa Pool, a native of Vermont, who died in 1868, leaving three children — Hattie M., born Aug. 6, 1863; Nellie L., born May 21, 1866 ; Florence, born May 23, 1868 (died Aug. 21, 1868). He married again, September, 1869, Miss Martha A.