Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-01
DEATH OF DANIEL FELLOWS.

Another of Wausau's old pioneer
citizens has passed away, Daniel w.
Fellows who had resided here for
sixty years. He had made his home
for years with his great nephew,
VIM r. CheIlis. He was over
I80 years old and had been quite
active for one Of his age up until
Christmas day, when he was taken i'll
and gradually grew weaker until the
end. The name of Fellows has been a
household one to many since almost
the very beginning of our city De-
/ ceased came here when a young man.
| With his ability and education he
was we'll fitted TO be classed among
| those hardy pioneers who laid the
| foundations for our beautiful city.
He was ever temperate, ever indus
trious and was counted among the
strongest men who came here in the
early days, and above all, he was
kindly, cOnsiderate and generous.
1
town of Orange, n. H, August ),
1888 He lived there until q years of
age when he came to Illinois, and re-
manned there for few months and
then went to Madison where he re-
sided until the spring of 1855, when
| he started out and walked to Wausau.
The reason why he came up here was
| that he met Hon. w. d. McIndoe on
the streets of Madison and he told
him there was plenty work in Wau-
sau; that wages were good and that
''you need not go to work for McIn-
doe, come up any way" There were
! ten other men who came with him,
all carrying satchels slung over their
shoulders. They arrived here the first
part Of April and Mr.. Fellows went
TO work Immediately for Mclndoe &
Shutter. He remained with that firm
| until the fall of 1858 and then en-
tered the employ of Lyman Barnes,
who then operated what was after
wards the Plumer mill. He remained
with him until 1850. B. G. Plumer
took possession that year and Mr..
| Fellows remained with him for three
| years. After that John Brown and
| Mr.. Fellows formed a co-partnership
and rented the old Lyman mill which
was at the end of the large viaduct
and which was also owned by B. G.
Plumer. They operated this mill
until the fall of 1869, when they sold
their interests to Mr.. Plumer. Eel
lows s. Brown logged and farmed
until 1872 when they dissolved. Mr..
! Fellows followed logging, numbering
and farming until he retired many
wears ago. He was married to Miss
Henrietta Paul in this city on the
10Th day of April, 1859. Three daugh-
| tiers were born TO them, Hattie, Mary
Z. and Sarah, all of whom have passed
away. Mrs. Fellows died on the 25th
day of Dec, 1895, aged 81 years. She
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Paul who came from Germany
TO Wausau in 1856, and lived on South
Fourth street, at the top of the hill,
until death called them.
| When a young man he was one OF
the first marshals of the village Of
Wausau. and he maintained perfect
order, for all wrong doors had
wholesale respect for his great
strength and the courage which he
possessed to back it up.
There were only about $50 people
here when Mr.. Fellows came TO Wau-
sau. Forest and Main streets were
the principal ones. Forest started at
Grand avenue and ended at the river.
Il The only hotel then was the Blue
Eagle. run by Mr.. Averill. 1t was on
Main street, facing the river, just
north of the Stewart mill. The main
channel of the river was down where
the Stewart lumber yards are, this
side of the Single island. Above
Forest street were only few build
ings. Jacob PATS store was on the
corner of Third and Jackson streets.
Above the court house was a wilder
ness.
Mr.. Fellows and family, until death
broke up the home, lived on South
Fourth street.
He is survived by one sister, Miss
Abbie Fello US, of Cannon, \. H.; one
granddaughter. Miss Sarah Temp
kins of Sayner, Wis,
| The funeral services were held from
the home of W. R. Chellis at 2:3o
O'Clock Sunday afternoon, Rev. W. H.
Bancroft, of the First Baptist church,
| officiating. Interment was in Pine
Grove cemetery.
| The following nephews acted as
pail bearers: Roy, Guy, Ferris and
VIM. H. Chells, John Schoenemann
and Leonard Scott