Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-06-04
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HISTORY OF
BOWEN SCHOOL
CONTINUED from last week.


the ocean took six weeks. They came
part way on sailing vessel and part
was by steamship. They came to Lit
tie Grant, Bowen school district, and
settled on land bought of John WEIGH
ST., where they lived until death took
the old people. His son, Andrew,
bought the farm and lived on it I'M
til 1885. Then he moved to Blooming
ton where he lived few years. Later
moved to Lancaster where he and his
wife reside.
HIRAM PENNOCK came from Ohio
with his parents in 1853 They lived
at Millville for several years then
moved to Little Grant. In 1864 he en-
listed and served until the war ended.
He returned home and married El1Z-
abeth Hay and settled on farm and
lived there until 1898. He then sold
his farm to John WEIGH Jr. and NOV
to Lancaster. He died June 18th, 1928.
His wife survives him. John WEIGH
sold the farm to G. H. Baxter and Mr..
Baxter sold it to Carl Reuben, pres
ent owner
JOHN HENKEL came from Ger
many in 1852 or 49, He was married
soon after landing and came to south
western Wisconsin and settled in Lit
tie Grant. He entered land from the
government. Like all other pioneers
he built a log house and started to
make a comfortable home, he being
one of the first men in the locality
to plant an apple orchard. He lived
on the first farm number OF years
but saw where he could better himself
and sold the farm to Edward Kiley
and bought the Joe Edwards farm
where he lived until about 1890. Then
his son Henry lived on the farm few
years and sold it to Fred Pagenkopf
He later sold it to his son, William
Pagenkopf, present owner
OSCAR BIDWELL bought land of
Mr.. Howe and lived on it for two
years, then moved east of Lancaster
but still owned the farm which he
rented. 1t was owned by the Bidwell
family until 1900 when it was sold
to Joseph Wright, present owner.
THOMAS KILEY came to America
from Ireland and lived in New York
state for two years. There he married
and moved west in 1868. He lived in
Beetown two years then moved to
Little Grant where he bought land
from Charles Cooley He farmed I'M
til 1880 then went west to Colorado
during the gold rush to Leadvllle,
where he died. His widow with fam
ily of small children lived on the
farm until 1898 when she sold to
Margaret Specht and moved to Lam
caster Miss Specht sold to Edward
Stark, present owner.
CHRISTOPHER GINGHREY, a Ger
man by birth, entered government
land in 1850 and with his family lived
there a number of years. He then
moved away but still owned the land
which he rented. Later he sold to
Michael Funk. Mr. Funk sold to Har-
nv Brown, Brown sold to Harry Bar
nett, Barnett sold to Herman Losch,
Herman Losch sold to his son, Otto
Losch, present owner.
JAMES AND ELLIOTT DAY enter
ed government land about 1850 and
farmed. They were bachelors. The
land is now owned by John Relmer.
FRANK BIDWELL, father of Oscar
Bidwell, entered government land IN
1859 where he lived with his family
and farmed. In 1869 he sold to Her
man Hintze who lived on the farm
for few years. John Mankel was
next owner, he renting it for many
years. Frank Bruss Sr. was next
owner. He sold to his son Will, pres
ent owner.
JOSEPH EDWARDS came to this
country in 1882 from England. He
lived several years in Wisconsin be-
fore settling in Little Grant. He came
with his family to the Bowen school
district in Little Grant. They lived
there until 1868 then sold the farm to
John Henkel and moved to Blakes
Prairie. There were eleven children
in this family. Mr.. Edwards passed
away Nov. II, 1884. His wife, Mrs.
Jane Edwards, passed away in 1918.
JOHN WAYNE and wife came to
Little Grant in 1853 and took up gov
eminent land. Later bought from A.
N. Bracket and John Garthwaite es-
tates. Mr.. Wayne followed farming
and was a great hunter. Hunting and
trapping was his chief delight. His
family consisted of 10 children, four
dying in childhood and three dying
after reaching manhood Three sons
remain: Lorin, Columbus and Peter.
Mr.. Wayne sold his farm to his son,
Peter Wayne, in 1895. Peter sold to
CudI1GS
Mrs. Wayne passed away in 1901. Mr..
Wayne survived her until July 8, 1910.
ADINO NYE BRACKETT came from
New Hampshire in 1859. He settled IN
Little Grant on farm and lived there
until 1887. He then sold the farm and
moved to Lancaster. Mr.. Brackets
family consisted of ten children. One
son, George, enlisted in the Civil war,
contracted a disease and died Sept.
%, 1862 His remains were brought
back and inferred in Little Grant
cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs Bracket both
passed away at the home of their son,
Fred Bracket, in Lancaster, the only
living member of a large family.
LEWIS COOLEY came to Wiscon-
sin with his parents from New York
in 1857 He grew to manhood and mar
ried Jane Hay in 1864. She died in
1875. She was the mother of seven
children, five having died in infancy.
Mr.. Cooley was married again to Julia
IT.