decease on the farm where he settled. His death occurred in September, 1866. The maiden name of his wife was Samantha Dorleska Roza. She still occupies the homestead farm. Charles G. Betts, Jr., was born in Cortland Co., N. Y., in 1839. His wife was Mary Cornell. They have four children.

Patrick Maddin is one of the early settlers of Hillsborough. He settled on section 34, April 18, 1856, where he still lives. He purchased his farm, 160 acres, of the government. Mr. Maddin was born in county Galway, Ireland, Nov. 19, 1820. He came to the United States when thirteen years of age. His father, John Maddin, died in Ireland. Mr. Maddin made several trips between this country and Europe before making his location here. Before coming to Wisconsin he lived several years in the eastern States; thence to Ohio, where he lived eight years and a half. He married Mary Holly, a native of Ireland. They have seven children living, and two deceased. Mr. Maddin's farm was originally heavily timbered, and it required many years of constant work to clear up and improve the excellent farm that Mr. Maddin now possesses. When he settled here in the wilderness, bear, deer and other wild game were abundant, and many are the stories he can tell of his experience with these wild beasts of the forest. Now all these have passed away and given place to cultivated farms and a dense population.

Angustus Mohs has been a resident of Vern on county since 1856. He was born in Anhalt, Germany, in 1828, and came to the United States in 1852. He lived two years in New York and then spent a like period in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. In 1856 he came to Hillsborough and worked for the mill company for two years. In 1858 he bought a farm in the town of Forest, and after farming for several years returned to Hillsborough in 1865 and engaged in the saloon business. He sold out in 1867 and was a farmer in the town of Greenwood until 1874. Of late years he has been en

gaged in mercantile pursuits. Mr. Mohs was married in 1874 to Mrs. Sophia (Busse) Lind, widowed wife of C. L. Lind. They have two children-Ida and Freddie. Mrs. Mohs had

four children by her former marriage.

Milan Salts resides on section 25, on a farm which he entered in 1856. He was born in Columbia Co., N. Y., in April, 1827; came to Jef ferson Co., Wis., in the spring of 1845, but returned the following year to New York. He married Janet Mitchell, a daughter of Knowlton Mitchell, who settled in Vernon county in the spring of 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Salts have ten children, six sons and four daughters. His farm contains 120 acres. Mr. Salts went overland to California from New York in 1852; was absent two and one half years.

Henry, son of Jacob and Angusta Lind, pioneers of Vernon county, was born in Germany in 1834. He attended school there until fourteen years of age, when he engaged in teaming in West Baden, Germany. At seventeen years of age he, in company with his parents, left his native land and came to America. They landed at New York city and came directly to Wisconsin, settling in Washington county. He was there married in February, 1857, to Mary Coe, born in Steuben Co., N. Y. In June following he came to Vernon county and purchased timber land, on section 12, town 13, range 1 east, and commenced to improve a farm. He has built a good log house, to which he has made a frame addition. In 1882 he built a frame barn, 30x40 feet, with a stone basement. Mr. and Mrs. Lind have five children-Lorinda, Matilda, Ida, Arthur and Charles.

Hon. Thomas J. Shear is one of the prominent merchants of Hillsborough village. He was born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1836. His education was obtained in the common schools and later at the Springville Academy. When about eighteen years of age he engaged in teaching school and came to Vernon county in the spring of 1858 and located permanently

in Hillsborough in the spring of 1859. He taught the village school for several winter terms and finally bought a farm on section 24. On Feb. 23, 1865, he enlisted in the 47th regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, but ill health prevented him from doing active service. In the summer of 1865 he was clerk of a military court in the State of Tennessee. In 1867 he was elected to the position of superintendent of schools of Vernon county, and served two years. On Oct. 1, 1870, Mr. Shear engaged in mercantile trade in the village of Hillsborough, and the present firm of Shear & Mitcher was formed in September, 1882. Mr. Shear has been postmaster of the village since 1871, and was town clerk for many years. He is the present chairman of the town board. Mr. Shear was elected to the Wisconsin House of Representatives in the fall of 1881, and served one term. Mr. Shear married Emergene Woodbury, also a native of New York They have four children-Helen, Myrtie, Wesley and Byron, the three latter natives of Wisconsin. Mr. Shear's father died in New York and his mother made her home with her son until her death.

Charles Beal was born April 7, 1823, in Ichalsham parish, county Sussex, England. He came to America when eighteen years of age and settled at Oneida Co., N. Y. He there engaged in farming and tanning. Charlotte Buss came over the same year from England and settled in Waterville, Oneida Co., N. Y. Charlotte Buss was married to Charles Beal in New York State, Oneida Co., in November, 1846. The family consists of four daughters, two eldest daughters deceased; the two living are: Charlotte, the wife of Charles Fowler, and Adelaide. John Beal, the father of Charles Beal, came to Utica, N. Y., in 1848. He married his last wife when he was eighty years of age, and died in Utica, N. Y., when he was ninety years old. Charles Beal came to Wisconsin in 1851, locating in Dodge Co., afterwards in Sauk county. In 1859 he came to the town of Hills

borough, Vernon Co., Wis., and located on section 3, where he now resides, and owns eighty acres of land. He purchased his farm of Thomas Linden in 1859. Charles Beal enlisted in the 49th regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and served till the close of the war.

Peter Shear is one of several brothers who are among the earlier settlers of this town. He came here in 1859, and engaged with his brothers in the manufacture of baskets at Hillsborough. His father, Isaac Shear, was a native of Pennsylvania. Mr. Shear has been twice married; his first wife, Ellen Warner, died in New York. He has six children, three sons and three daughters.

Carlos F. Waterman resides on section 2. His settlement dates from the year 1859 He was born in Windsor Co., Vt., in 1826, where he lived till twenty-five years of age, when he went went to Dane Co., Wis., and located at Stoughton and engaged in farming. He came here as stated in 1859; bought forty acres of his farm of H. Seaman, and eighty acres of Marshall Southwick. He resides on the eighty acres. He was married in Vermont, to Maria Everett. His father, John Waterman, died when his son was but one year old. His mother, Melinda (Knapp) Waterman, died a year later. Mr. Waterman is the only member of his father's family who settled in Vernon county. His parents had nine children, seven of whom settled in Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Waterman have two children-Ida, wife of Elliott Wyman, and Fred, at home. The children were born in Dane Co., Wis. Mr. Waterman's present farm contains 100 acres.

John Wesley Allen settled in the town of Hillsborough, on section 28, in 1860. He located on section 14, in 1877, on a farm which he bought of John M. Bennett. He died Aug. 31, 1881. Mr. Allen was born in Herkimer Co., N. Y., January, 1819. He was reared in his native State; married Lavina Boyer, who was born in the same county. They came to Jeffer

son Co., Wis., where they resided several years before settling in Vernon county. Mr. Allen was one of the well known citizens of Vernon county. He occupied the office of county treasurer two terms. His widow still resides at the homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Allen had thirteen children, three sons and ten daughters; nine of the children are still living. Their two sons, Thomas J. and Ethan A. reside on the old homestead. The former was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., in 1856; married Alice Sheldon, daughter of George W. Sheldon, of this county. They have one son-Clyde. Ethan A. was born in the town of Hillsborough, in 1864. The homestead farm now owned by Thomas J. and Ethan A. contains

185 acres.

William Conway has lived in Hillsborough town for about nineteen years. He was born in county Tipperary, Ireland, in March, 1810, and emigrated to the United States in 1843. In 1861 he came to Vernon county and purchased his present farm of William P. Frost, who occupied the farm for several years, and made some improvements. This farm lies on section 34. Mr. Conway married Johanna Gorman, and they have had eight children. Of these, only four are living-Patrick, who resides on a farm adjoining his father, John G., who has admirably fitted himself for a professional career, Ellen and Mary. The deceased children died in infancy.

David Johnson resides on section 25 in the town of Hillsborough, where he settled in January, 1865. This land was entered by Joseph Kimball who left it to his son, Daniel, and he sold it to J. F. Teeter, from whom Mr. Johnson purchased. He now owns a well improved farm with good buildings. David Johnson was born in Erie Co., N. Y., in 1818, and lived there till he came to Vernon county. His father was Kendall Johnson, a native of Massachusetts, and a descendent of the Puritan Pilgrims, of 1620, but he never lived in Vernon county. David Johnson married Nancy Quinn, a native of Ire

land, of the county of Antrim, and eight children have been given them, all having been born in Erie Co., N. Y.-Mary, (who died at the age of fourteen years) John Q., Luther, Sarah, Charles A., a teacher by profession, who received an academic education at Elroy, Wis., and is now teaching in Chippewa Co., Wis., William V., Alice A., and Andrew L., who have all grown up to manhood and womanhood.

Hon. Roger Williams is proprietor of the restaurant at Hillsborough village. He was born at Oswego, Oswego Co., N. Y., Jan. 21, 1836, and is a son of Watson Williams. When fourteen years of age he shipped on board a merchantman, and took a two years cruise. He subsequently followed the lakes for some years, and for three years previous to the war, was engaged in the grocery trade. When the civil war commenced, he enlisted in the 110th regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, and served about eighteen months. He was discharged from the Marine hospital, at New Orleans, on account of disability. In August, 1865, he came to Hillsborough town and purchased a partially improved farm on section 29, where he settled the following October. He still owns this farm of 120 acres, seventy-five acres of which are under cultivation. In the spring of 1883, Mr. Williams removed into the village, and engaged in his present business. Mr. Williams was married, before the war, to Ellen M., daughter of Philand Madison, who settled in this town about 1863, but is now deceased. They have two children-Ella R. and George A. Mr. Williams has served as clerk of his school district; was chairman of the town board, for ten years, and in the fall of 1879, was elected to the State Legislature from this district.

Fred Schnell is the owner of the Hillsborough brewefy. He was born in Germany, in 1849, and in 1866, came to the United States, and here learned the brewing trade. He came to Vernon county in 1866, and in 1873, bought of Carl Ludwig, his present brewery, and has since conducted the business. He has also en

The main building of the brewery is a stone basement with frame superstructure, about 35x40 feet in size. An addition is of frame 20x40 feet in size. The dimensions of the ice house are 24x32 feet. The brewery has a capacity of 1500 barrels annually, and in 1882, Mr. Schnell manufactured 1300 barrels.

Francis I. Pinch, physician and surgeon, located in the town of Hillsborough, in November, 1880. He was born at Springvale, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., in 1855, and in early life attended the common schools. He subsequently entered Ripon College, where he obtained a good classical education. He commenced the study of medicine at Ripon, in 1877, with Dr. F. Conger as his preceptor, and was graduated from the Rush Medical College, of Chicago, in

C. H. Morris, physician and surgeon, located in the village of Hillsborough, in January, 1883. Dr. Morris is a native of Rush Co., Ind., and commenced the study of medicine in 1875. He graduated after a two years course at the Medical College of Indiana, in 1880. After two years of practice in Indiana, he came to this State. Dr. Morris is a man of fine education and well versed in the profession which he has made a life work. He has made many friends in his new home, and is rapidly building up a large and substantial practice.