Jerome Anthony Watrous

Jerome Anthony Watrous was an Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry.
== Antebellum ==
* Born September 6, 1840 in Conklin, New York 
* Moved with his parents to Wisconsin in 1844
* Returned to New York from 1850 until 1857
* 1857 moved back to Wisconsin and settled in Calumet County
* Taught school for two years
* Attended Lawrence College (now Lawrence University) for one semester before the outbreak of the war
** Briefly worked on the editorial staff of the Menasha Conservator and the Appleton Crescent (a forerunner of the Appleton Post-Crescent)
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== War Career ==
* May 24, 1861 - Enlisted in the 6th Wisconsin Infantry / Company E 
* Enlisted from Appleton, WisconsinRWV (1) 0495 and RWV (1) 0516 both list his location as Appleton, Wisconsin. RWV (1) 0494 lists his location as Black River Falls, Wisconsin
* Veteran
* August 20, 1864 - Promoted to Sergeant Major of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry 
* October 19, 1864 - Promoted to Adjutant of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry
* April 1, 1865 - Promoted to Brevet Captain of United States Volunteers
* May 16, 1865 - Mustered out of military service 
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== Postwar Career ==
* 1865 - Worked as the editor of the Black River Falls Jackson County Banner when he returned to Wisconsin 
* 1867 - Served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican
* 1869 - Editor of the Fond du Lac Commonwealth
* 1877 - Editor of the Milwaukee Sunday Telegraph
* 1887-1889 - State pension agent
* 1890-1892 - Milwaukee Customs Collector
* 1898 - Outbreak of the Spanish-American War
** Commissioned as a Major in the United States Army
** Served as Paymaster of the Department of Columbia headquartered in Portland, Oregon
* 1900 - Sent to Manila, Phillipines 
** 1901 - Made Chief Paymaster of the Department of the Southern Philippines
** 1904 - Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
* ? - Retired from the military and returned to Wisconsin - began writing military and historical works
=== Published Works ===
* Memoirs of Milwaukee County: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present, including a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families in Milwaukee County (1909) 
** Archive.org : Part 1 and Part 2
** Google Books : Part 1 and Part 2
== Death and Burial ==
* Died on June 5, 1922 at 81 years in Whitewater, Wisconsin
* Buried at Forest Home Cemetery 
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== Family ==
* Parents
** Father: Orrin Joseph Watrous (1815–1850)
** Mother: Jane E. (Smith) Watrous (1814–1899)
* Siblings
** Ansel Watrous (1835–1927)
** Henry O. Watrous (1838–1863)
** Demis Watrous Vincent (1843–1928)
** Eliza J. (Watrous) Axtell (1847–1927)
** Kate M. (Watrous) McMullen (1849–1885)
* (1) Wife: Lucy Ann (Lashway) Watrous (1843–1865)
* (2) Wife: Mary Ellen (Benedict) Watrous (1843–1917) (married 1866)
** Children
** Richard Benedict Watrous (1869–1945)
** Margaret (Watrous) Betts (1872–1910)
** Amy (Watrous) Derry (1874–1906)
** Grace Lillian (Watrous) Washburn (1878–1958)
** Paul Jerome Watrous (1880–1949)
** Maude Evangeline (Watrous) Betts (1882–1955)
== Notes ==
== Sources ==
* Find a Grave #61127870
* Wikipedia: Jerome Anthony Watrous
* (Pages 494, 495, 516)
=== Other Sources ===
* IBiCWaM 47 quote
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