Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-02-16
Biographical.

Gen. Luther A. Cole, OF this city gave
the following very interesting biographi-
cal sketch of the early settlers Of Water
town, and the northern portion Of the
county, at the Old Settlers Meeting at
Koshkonong, which occurredson the 18th
ult -
Con he rs b day Of Dec. 1886, he
writer of tnis memorandum with Amasa
Hyland, walked from Waukesha, known
then as prairie Village 10 Watertowo,
then called Johnson Rapids. No house
occupied by. white people, was between
the two places, distance of IS; miles.
At WATERFOWL, found Mr., Timothy
Johnson's family, with two Frenchmen,
In a house, the only one there; also five
other men in two cabins. These cons.i-
suted the Lenire population of the place.
AT Aztalan, the e wcs house occupied
by Miss Keene and a little sister and
seven or eight men. At Fort Atkinson,
Judge Foster and family, I believe were
the sole residents. At Hebron, on Bark
River, was Alvin and Edward Foster, and
seven or eight men, building saw mil,
making about DO persons living il what is
now Jefferson county. The last census
gives the population as 34.9o8. More
settlers came in soon after that date.
will give the names aud present where
abouts of all The male settlers as far as l
can recollcct living in This county, pre-
vious to 1910. Timothy Johnson, dead
Reeve Gaiswold, Wis, Louis Boadre, un-
known, Bateese Pawpaw, unknown.
Philander Baldwin, Kansas. Richard
Miller, dead. Nelson, Waterman, VII,
J. w. Cole, Wis, L. A. Cole, Wis, Amasa
Hyland, dead. C. M. Bouton, dead c.
Raymond, unknown. Joel Bouton, dead
loseph Boutou, ssdead. J. L. Fisk, dead.
Eli II Bouton, unknown. A. H. Nichols,
Wis, B. Gordon, dead. Oliver Wool
colt, dead. Sylvester Woolcott, Wis, g.
S. Baily, MINI. Benz. Laberee, 80 years.
old, Wis. Aaron Laberee, dead. Thos.
Bass. The first man in the county, died
Jan. 81. Clark Waterman, dead. Harris
Gilman, Montana. Isaac Savage, I'M
known. ROGER Cooley, dead. John Fitz-
gerald, Wis. David Griffith, dead. Isaac
Hamerson, Wis. David Temple, dead;
L. E. Boomer, dead; Alanson Boomer
Wis; V. Wood, unknown; James Ather-
ton, VIM. Barrett, Wis; John Barrett.
dead; Daniel Crowley, dead; John Smith.
dead; VIM. Maitland, dead Ezra Abel,
unknown; Lawrence Beaulieu, dead;
Victor Beaulieu, Wis. VIM. Stanton,
dead; B. A. Morey, dead; Dudley Little,
Ills; M. Griffin, Wis; J. 6. DeKoy, Wis
Chas. Morris, Wis; Jacob Wederman,
dead; Elisha Morris, WIS.,; J. A. Chad
wick, Wis; Chas. Seaton, dead; John
Richards, dead; james Rogan, Wis;
Peter Rocan, Cal; Patrick Rogar, Wis
]. c. Gilman, dead; G.J. Gocdhue, Iowa;
G. F. H. Goodhue, dead; Ezra Deliver,
dead; 0. Bennett, dead; S. w. Newcomb,
unknown; VIM. H. A:ker, dead; w. M.
Dennis, Wis; P. v Brown. Wis; VIM.
Sacia, Wis; David Sacie, dead; elder Mr.,
Adams, dead; Harrison Adams, dead; E.
r. Adams, Wis; Cheney Adams, dead;
Benz. Piper, 81 years old, Wis; w. Piper,
dead; S. Piper, Wis. Chas. Wilkins, Wis;
Wilkins brother, dead; Ira D. Lounsbury,
dead; w. P. Owen, Wis; D. w. Kellogg,
dead; Mr.. Gardner, unknown; Mr.. Hewitt,
unknown; Stephen Gray, unknown. The.
number as near as can recollect, is sc, of
which 40 are dead. The whereabouts of
Il, are unknown, and the presumption is,
that at least one-half of them are dead,
leaving SO O. the Sc named; four more
han half. have died in the past IS years.
In little more time, we shall all pass off
to our final resting place.
Thus ends my epistle to the living old
settlers of Koshkonong, with many
thanks, &c. LUTHER A. COLE.
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