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    HENRY C. THOMAS, a highly esteemed citizen of Lone Rock, was born in Otsego county, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1832, and is a son of Langford G. Thomas, one of the well known early settlers of the town of Buena Vista. The latter was a native of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., where he was born Sept. 26, 1807, but he was reared in Otsego county, of the same state. The paternal grandfather of the subject of this review was George H. Thomas, who was born in Rhode Island, and who married Abigail Vaughn at Stephentown, N. Y., about 1795 or 1796, the wife also being a native of "Little Rhody." George H. Thomas and Abigail Vaughn were both of Welsh descent, and both were reared in Rhode Island, the former being a son of George Thomas, who came to America prior to the Revolutionary War, and on Aug. 12, 1764, was married to Bathsheba Hull, in Rhode Island. Langford G. Thomas, the father of him whose name introduces this review, was reared to agricultural pursuits, but previous to coming west was engaged in the mercantile business for a period of sixteen years at West Winfield, Herkimer county, N. Y. He became a resident of the town of Buena Vista, locating at the lower end of Bear Valley, on July 12, 1856, purchasing the farm on section 35, where he resided until the time of his death, Mar. 23, 1893, and where his son, Henry C., resided until the spring of 1906. The farm was unbroken prairie land at the time that Mr. Thomas purchased it. The father conducted a ware-house in Lone Rock, and he also was the pioneer in the business of cheese-making, which has now become an important industry in Richland county. He began the manufacture of cheese in 1865, with the milk of about 100 cows, including those of his own and neighboring farmers. He continued the business about ten years, increasing the amount of milk manufactured into cheese to the product of 200 cows, manufacturing during the last years of his continuance in the business, an average of 40,000 pounds a year. His factory was the first cheese manufacturing establishment erected in the state. Another industry in which Mr. Thomas was largely engaged for many years was the raising of broom-corn and the manufacture of brooms, and he also engaged in grain buying at his ware-house in Lone Rock. In addition to his extensive private affairs he found time to devote to the public weal, and he served as county commissioner, as chairman of the town board, and he held several other local offices, such as assessor, etc. He was well posted in law and did considerable work in that line before the courts of the justices of the peace. He was married on May 8, 1830, to Miss Dolly Catlin, who was born in Sunderland, Mass., a town on the Connecticut river, Aug. 5, 1805. She was a daughter of Nathan and Sarah (Russell) Catlin, who were both natives of New England. The subject of this review has an old family Bible that was owned by his maternal grandmother, Sarah (Russell) Catlin. Mrs. Thomas died on Mar. 29, 1884, and she and her husband are buried in Button's cemetery, where a nice monument marks their last resting place. They were the parents of four children, of whom these additional facts are given: Sarah A. was born Mr. 11, 1831, and died Nov. 13, 1853, in New York; Henry C. is he to whom this sketch is particularly dedicated; George H. was born Sept. 11, 1834, was educated for the legal profession and began the practice of law in Detroit, Mich., but he died on Dec. 23, 1858, in Richland county; Langford g., Jr., born Dec. 25, 1839, is a resident of Lone Rock, and is extensively interested in Dakota lands. Henry C. Thomas, whose name introduces this review, was educated in the public schools of the state of New York, and also took a course at the West Winfield academy. He remained at the parental home until he had reached man's estate, and then, in 1855, the year before the migration of his parents, he came to Wisconsin and located at Beloit, where he engaged in a wholesale business. When his parents came to the state in July of the following year the railroad was constructed west as far as Mazomanie, and in the following autumn it was built through to Lone Rock. When our subject first visited the latter place there were but two buildings standing on the village site. From 1856 to 1906, a half century, he spent his time as a tiller of the soil, but in the spring of the latter year he removed to the village of Lone Rock and is now enjoying the fruits of an industrious career in a well-earned retirement. Mr. Thomas was married on July 9, 1860, to Miss Frances Lydia Holmes, of Janesville, Wis., a daughter of Joshua and Rosetta (Layman) Homes, both of whom were natives of Ohio, the former of Marion county and the latter of Sandusky, Erie county. The parents were among the first settlers at Janesville, and when they settled in the place there were only four or five white people there to bid them welcome, the remainder of the population being composted of Indians. The parental grandfather of the wife of our subject was Judge Holmes, who in his day was a very notable man in Janesville. To Mr. and Mrs. Thomas there have been born seven children, the names and other facts concerning whom are given as follows: Charles P. is an engineer at Whittier, Cal.; George resides in Emmetsburg, Ia.; Harry is a clerk at Geddes, S. D.; Russell resides at home with his parents and is a farmer; Sarah is a practicing physician at Richland Center; Nellie married Daniel German and resides at Geddes, S. D.; Jessie M. is a book-keeper in Milwaukee. Mr. Thomas cast his first vote for John C. Fremont, but since Grant's second administration he has affiliated with the Democratic party, although in his political views he is inclined to be independent, supporting men and measures as they meet his conscientious approval, after an intelligent consideration of the issues involved. He has served as treasurer of the town of Buena Vista four years.
    JAMES THOMPSON is one of the honored citizens and extensive farmers of Richland county, where the greater portion of his life has been passed, and he has the distinction of being a veteran of the Civil War. Mr. Thompson is a native of the old Empire state of the Union, having been born in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., Feb. 26, 1841, and being a son of Gillman and Emeline (McCurdy) Thompson, the former of whom was born in New Hampshire and the latter in the state of New York. In the latter commonwealth their marriage was solemnized and there they continued to reside until 1855, when they came as pioneers to Richland county, Wis., passing the first two years in the township of Richland and then removing to Marshall township, where the father secured eighty acres of government land, in section 36, the entire tract being heavily timbered and isolated, as no roads had been constructed in the vicinity. He erected a log cabin of the type common to the pioneer epoch and then essayed the Herculean work of reclaiming a farm from the virgin forest. He was successful in his efforts and became one of the substantial farmers and honored and influential citizens of his town. Two of his brothers, Aaron and Lemuel, likewise came to the county in 1855 and settled on the site of the present county-fair grounds. Gillman Thompson espoused the cause of the Republican party at the time of its organization and was ever afterward a stalwart supporter of its cause. His death occurred in 1886, his wife having passed away in 1883. They became the parents of six children: Amarilla is the widow of Jarvis Kelly and resides in Chicopee, Mass.; Arvilla, Martha, and Mary are deceased; James is the immediate subject of this sketch; and Esther is deceased. Mr. Thompson was eleven years of age at the time of his parents' immigration from New York state to the wilds of Richland county, where he was reared to maturity on the pioneer farm, assisting in its reclamation and availing himself of the limited educational advantages afforded in the primitive schools of the locality and period. He remained at the parental home until 1858, when he went to McHenry county, Ill., where he secured employment at farm work and where he was thus engaged until the outbreak of the Civil War. He promptly tendered his aid in defense of the Union, enlisting, in August, 1861, as a member of Company H, Eighth Regiment of Illinois cavalry. He proceeded with his command to the national capital, where the regiment remained until the spring of 1862, when it proceeded into Virginia, as a part of the Army of the Potomac. Mr. Thompson participated in the many battles and skirmishes in which his command was involved and continued in active service until victory had crowned the Union arms. He was in St. Louis, Missouri, at the time of the final surrender and there received his honorable discharge, after a protected, faithful and gallant service as a soldier of the republic. After the war he returned to the parental home, and he has resided in Richland county the greater portion of the time since that early period, being entitled to consideration as one of the sterling pioneer citizens of the county. In 1901, he removed to Crawford county, where he purchased a fine property and where he remained until the spring of 1905, when he returned to his homestead in the town of Marshall, where he has a well improved tract of 223 acres, of which 175 acres are under cultivation. He still retains his estate of 360 acres in Crawford county, and of the same 150 acres are available for cultivation. Mr. Thompson is a carpenter by trade and for many years he has been a successful contractor and builder, in which line of enterprise he is still engaged, renting his farm but continuing to reside on the same. He is an uncompromising Republican in his political proclivities and he has served as township assessor and as clerk of the school board of his district. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic at Richland Center and his wife is a member of the United Brethren church. They are held in high estimation in the county which has so long been their home and in which they are well known. May 1, 1867, witnessed the marriage of Mr. Thompson to Miss Mary E. Harris, who was born in Syracuse, N. Y., being a daughter of Abraham and Charlotte B. (Ladd) Harris, the former of whom was born in England and the latter in Vermont. They were married in the state of New York, and there Mr. Harris was ordained in the ministry of the United Brethren church. In 1855 they came to Richland county, Wis., and settle don English Ridge, in the town of Marshall, where Mr. Harris died in 1862. His widow now resides at Boaz, Richland county. Following is a brief record concerning their children: Mary E. is the wife of the subject of this sketch; Martha resides in Beloit, this state; Caroline is deceased, as is also John Freeman; Sarah M. resides in Beloit; and Eldora is a resident of the town of Sylvan, Richland county. To Mr. and Mrs. Thompson have been born nine children: Earl J. is a machinist by trade and resides in Beloit; Esther E. is the wife of William M. Snow, a manufacturer, of Richland Center; Isabelle is the wife of Charles Pierce, of Seattle, Wash.; Bertha is the wife of Samuel E. Davis, a farmer of Richland township; Nellie is the wife of Earl Richards, a farmer of the town of Dayton, this county; Augusta is deceased; James F., who married Miss Lucy Thompson, resides in Beloit; Martha is the wife of Edward McKasky, a farmer of the town of Marshall; and Violet died in infancy.
    CHARLES E. THORNTON is one of the progressive and representative farmers of the town of Marshall and has passed the major portion of his life in Richland county, also having the distinction of being a native of the Badger State. He was born Oct. 19, 1860, in Columbia county, Wis., and is a son of Joseph and Sarah (Nailor) Thornton, both of whom were born in Lincolnshire, England, where their marriage was solemnized and where the father followed the carpenter's trade until about 1855, when he came with his wife to America, first locating near Boston, Mass., where he worked at his trade a few months, at the expiration of which he came to Columbia county, Wis., where he remained about eighteen months, engaged in farming. He then came to Richland county and took up 160 acres of land in the town of Forest, the tract being heavily timbered, with no improvements. He soon afterward purchased an adjoining forty acres, on which had been erected a log house, which primitive domicile constituted the family home for the ensuing decade. He showed his loyalty to his adopted country when its integrity was jeopardized by armed rebellion, having enlisted as a private in a regiment of Wisconsin volunteer infantry, in 1864, and having served nine months, at the expiration of which he received his honorable discharge. He had made but little improvement on his farm prior to this and upon going to the front left his wife and their three small children in the isolated home, making the best possible provision for the comfort during the time of his absence. He reclaimed about forty acres of his farm and lived on the place about ten years, then disposing of the property he purchased a farm in the Ash Ridge district of the town of Marshall, where he and his wife now maintain their home. He has been practically retired from active labor for several years past. He is independent in political affairs and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of their twelve children six are living, namely: Charles E. and Frederick, twins, the former being the subject of this sketch and the latter, who married Miss Sophia Meadowcroft, being a farmer in section 7, town of Marshall; Priscilla, who is the wife of Barney McCauley, of Bloom township; Aquilla, who married Miss Eliza McDonald and who is a farmer in the town of Willow Creek, Marian, who is the wife of John Kestler, of Algona, Iowa; and Oran who resides in Richland Center. The subject of this sketch was reared to the sturdy discipline of the home farm and his early educational advantages were those afforded in the district schools. He remained at home until he attained to his legal majority and then entered the employ of A. H. Kroskop, lumber dealer with whom he remained twenty years, during the last seventeen of which he had a general supervision of the business in different places. In May, 1890, Mr. Thornton bought 240 acres of land in Sections 7 and 8, town of Marshall, the place having become badly run down. He has brought it up to a high standard, has built good fences, made other necessary repairs, and in 1901 erected his present commodious and attractive residence, having also built a large granary and other minor buildings. He gives his attention to diversified agriculture and stock-growing and his energy and good management have been the potent elements of a success of unequivocal order. He has never aspired to office but is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republic party, his only official service having been as a member of the school board of his district. Mrs. Thornton is a communicant of the Catholic church. In November, 1884, Mr. Thornton was united in marriage to Miss Julia Welsh, who was born and reared in Richland county, being a daughter of John Welsh, an early settler of the county, where both he and his wife still maintain their home. Mr. and Mrs. Thornton have no children.
    JOHN TILLER is one of the honored pioneers and successful farmers and stock-growers of Akan township, having secured a portion of his present fine landed estate from the government more than half a century ago and being now the owner of 280 acres. Mr. Tiller is a native of England, where he was born Apr. 24, 1830, so that he is now nearing the venerable age of fourscore years. He is a son of Richard and Sarah (Rogers) Tiller, both of whom were born and reared in England, where the latter died in the year 1841. In 1856 the father came to America and located in the state of New York, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1888. He was born in 1800. Of the eight children in the family three sons are living. Richard Tiller was a wagonmaker by trade, following this vocation for many years. Both he and his wife were communicants of the established church of England. John Tiller, subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in his native land, where he remained until 1848, when, as a young man of eighteen years, he came to the United States, remaining four and one-half years in New York and then coming to the west. He located in Illinois in 1852 and in 1854 came to Wisconsin, becoming a pioneer of Richland county, where he took up eighty acres of government land in Akan township, the deed to the place being signed by James Buchanan, then president of the United States. This tract, as before noted, is an integral portion of his present farm. Much of the land which he owns was reclaimed by him form the virgin forest and he has aided in transforming this section from a sylvan wild to one of the most attractive and prosperous agricultural sections of the Badger state. He was the first to locate land in his neighborhood and was compelled to cut a road through the forest to open a way to his land. After he secured his homestead he gradually made improvements on the same, remaining on the place a portion of the time and being otherwise employed during the intervening periods for twelve years, within which time he was in Missouri one season and passed a considerable period in Iowa, before a single railroad had penetrated that state. He was employed for a time in the transportation of passengers and freight between Dubuque and Sioux City. Mr. Tiller has erected large and substantial buildings on his farm and has made other excellent improvements, the appearance of the entire place offering voucher for the long years of well directed endeavor which have indicated his career as a pioneer. The farm is devoted to diversified agriculture and he also is a successful grower of Durham cattle and Poland-China swine. He is a stanch adherent of the Republican party and his wife is a communicant of the Catholic church. Mr. Tiller has been twice married. In 1863, at Lancaster, Grant county, Wis., he wedded Miss Henrietta Heasley, who died in October, 1878, and who is survived by five children,-- John Richard, Benjamin F., Millie, Frederick, and Jesse. In June, 1880, Mr. Tiller was married to Miss Bridget O'Connor, who was born in Ireland, Feb. 3, 1845, being a daughter of John and Mary (McDermott) O'Connor, who came to America in 1846, remaining in New York until 1849, and then coming to Green county, Wis., where the father died the same year. His widow faithfully cared for her children and endured many hardships and trials in the early days. She remained in Albany, Green county, about three years, then came to Richland county, but six months later returned to Albany, where she made her home for the ensuing fourteen years. At the expiration of this period she came again to Richland county, where she passed the remainder of her life. The only child of Mr. Tiller's second marriage was Thomas R., who died in infancy.
    CHARLES P. TILLOU is incumbent of the office of postmaster at West Lima, where he is also engaged in the drug and general-merchandise business. He is a native son of Richland county and is one of the prominent and popular citizens of the town of Bloom, where his entire life has been passed. He was born in West Lima, Nov. 30, 1874, and is a son of Harvey D. and Letitia M. (Palmer) Tillou, the former of whom was born in Springfield, Mass., Sept. 7, 1845, and the latter of whom was born in Burlington, Racine county, Wis. When Harvey D. Tillou was a small child his parents removed to New York city, where he was reared to the age of nine years. He then, in 1854, came with his parents to Richland county, Wis., the family settling in Henrietta township, where the father was a pioneer farmer. Harvey D. Tillou was a son of Carlisle and Fatima (DeForrest) Tillou, natives of Massachusetts, and of their children he was the youngest of the two who attained to years of maturity, the other being Luther. After the death of his first wife Carlisle Tillou married Julia Champion and they became the parents of five children, - George, Amanda, Edwin, Daniel and Lottie. Carlisle Tillou was one of the first settlers of the town of Henrietta, locating near the present village of Hub City, and having been compelled to cut his way through the woods to reach his destination, no roads having been constructed. He secured government land and reclaimed a considerable portion of the farm. He was a blacksmith by trade and did considerable work at the same after coming to Richland county. He remained on the homestead until his death, and his wife died while an inmate of the asylum at Richland Center. Their names merit recognition on the list of the honored pioneers of the county. Harvey D. Tillou was nine years of age at the time of the family removal to Wisconsin, and as schools were of the most primitive sort in the pioneer community, his educational advantages were necessarily limited in scope. He continued to be associated in the work and management of the home farm until August, 1863, when, shortly before his eighteenth birthday, he responded to the call of higher duty and went forth in defense of the Union, enlisting as a private in Company C, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery, which was assigned to the Army of the Cumberland, and with which he continued until the close of the war, taking part in the battles of Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge and in many minor engagements. While in the army his health was much impaired but he refused to withdraw from the service. After receiving his honorable discharge Mr. Tillou returned home. He took up his residence in Richland Center, where he learned the trade of blacksmith, serving an apprenticeship of three years. In 1871 he married, shortly afterward locating in Mazomaie, Dane county, where he established himself in the work of his trade and where he remained until his place of business was destroyed by fire. He then removed to West Lima, where he followed his trade until about 1878, when he engaged in the drug business at the same place. From 1884 to 1889 he was engaged in farming in Clark county, S.D., and he then returned to West Lima, where he was engaged in the drug business until his death, which occurred Apr. 7, 1905. His widow still resides in West Lima, and is a member of the Christian church, as was also Mr. Tillou; in politics he was a stanch Republican. He was a man of utmost rectitude, tolerant and kindly in his judgment of others and possessed of marked business acumen. He commanded uniform confidence and esteem in the county in which the major portion of his life was passed. His widow is a daughter of Walter and Patty (Dimon) Palmer, the former of whom was born in New Jersey and the latter in Connecticut, in which latter state they were reared and married, Mr. Palmer having been a hatter by trade. In 1843 they came to Wisconsin and located in Burlington, Racine county, having made the trip by way of the great Lakes. He secured a tract of wild land, initiating the improvement of the same, and later he removed to the village of Rochester, where he was employed in a fanning-mill factory for ten years, later working as a blacksmith for several years. In 1864 Mr. Palmer located in the town of Dayton, Richland county, where he reclaimed a good farm, living on the same until about 1876 and passing the closing years of his life in Richland Center. His first wife died in the village of Rochester, this state, and he later married Laura I. Porter, a native of New York city. The five children of the first marriage were John, Julia, Hannah, Letitia M., and Emily, all of whom are deceased except the mother of the subject of this sketch. John met his death while serving as a soldier in the Civil War. The two children of the second union are Henry C., who resides in Richland Center, and Walter E., who resides in Minneota, Minn. Of the two children of Harvey D. and Letitia M. Tillou the subject of this sketch is the elder; Martha F. is the wife of Michael K. Thomas, a blacksmith of West Lima. Charles P. Tillou was afforded the advantages of the public schools and early began to assist his father in his business operations, learning the drug business in the latter's store, to the ownership of which he succeeded upon the death of his father. He has been postmaster at West Lima since Jan. 13, 1901, and has given an able and popular administration, and he also conducts a well equipped general store, handling drugs ion addition to the other lines of merchandise and controlling a large trade. He shows a commendable interest in local affairs of a public nature and is a loyal and progressive citizen. He is a stalwart supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and he served two terms as a treasurer of the town of Bloom. He and his wife are members of the Christian church and he is affiliated with West Lima Lodge, No. 257, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in which he has passed the various official chairs and which he has represented as a delegate to the grand lodge. He is one of the popular young business men of his native county and a worthy representative of one of its sterling pioneer families. Sept. 15, 1901, Mr. Tillou was united in marriage to Miss Daisy Bobo, who was born in the town of Viola, this county, being a daughter of John and Sarah Bobo. The children of this union are: Donald, Ancil, and Vivienne.
    HENRY TOMS is one of the pioneer business men and highly honored citizens of Richland Center and is a veteran of the Civil War, in which he rendered gallant service in defense of the Union. Captain Toms was born in Winchelsea, England, Aug. 6, 1829, and is a son of Henry and Sarah (Hughes) Toms, who passed their entire lives in England, the father having served as a sergeant in the British army. Captain Toms was reared and educated in his native land, where he remained until 1853, when, at the age of twenty-four years, he came to the United States, locating at Lyons, N.Y. He remained there until 1857, when he came westward to the state of Michigan, being an early settler in St. Johns, Clinton county, where he maintained his home until 1859, when he came to Richland county, Wis., and located in Richland Center. He was there engaged in the manufacturing of fanning mills until the inception of the Civil War, when he gave prompt assurance of his loyalty to the land of his adoption by tendering his aid in defense of the Union. Sept. 11, 1861, he enlisted in Company D, Eleventh Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, being mustered into the United States service on the 27th of the same month. His efficient and faithful service led to rapid promotion, as is shown in the following list, giving dates and offices: Second corporal, Sept. 28, 1861; first corporal, Jan. 22, 1862; fifth sergeant, May 20, 1862; fourth sergeant, July 8, 1862; first sergeant, May 1, 1863; first lieutenant, Sept. 3, 1863; and captain, Nov. 11, 1863. Among the more important engagements in which he took part are to be noted the following; Bayou Cache, Arkansas, July 7, 1862; Port Gibson, Miss., May 1; Champion Hills, May 16; Black River Bridge, May 17; in the charge on the works at Vicksburg, May 22, and in the forty-six days' siege of that city' siege and charge on the fortifications at Jackson, Miss., in July, 1863; siege of Fort Blakely, Ala., including the historic charge on its fortifications Apr. 9, 1865. He thus continued in active service during practically the entire period of the war, being mustered out, at Mobile, Ala., Sept. 4, 1865, by virtue of special order No. 33, headquarters of the Department of Alabama. Upon his return to Wisconsin he was accorded his honorable discharge. His continued interest in his old comrades is evinced in his membership in the Grand Army of the republic. After the close of the war Captain Toms returned to Richland Center, where he established himself in the furniture business, which he has followed continuously during the long intervening years, so that he is well entitled to consideration as one of the pioneer business men of the county and city, even as is he an honored and instinctively popular citizen. He is a stanch adherent of the Republican party and has ever shown a loyal interest in civic affairs of a local nature. In 1864 was solemnized the marriage of Captain Toms to Miss Anna Parfrey, who was born in England, a daughter of Edward and Elizabeth (Crane) Parfrey, who came to the United States about 1857, and who passed the closing years of their lives in Richland county. Captain and Mrs. Toms became the parents of seven children, of whom six are living: Clara E. resides in Denver, Colo.; Ada M. is deceased; Henry P. is engaged in the jewelry business in Richland Center; Edwin A. resides in Chicago; Josephine A. is a resident of California; Emma remains in Richland Center; and Arthur C. is associated with his father in business.
    HENRY P. TOMS is a leading jeweler and skilled optometrist of Richland Center, and his elegant establishment, located on the leading business street of the city, is the central point for a large patronage, which Mr. Toms' skill and prompt attention to the wants of his patrons have richly merited. Mr. Toms is a native of the city which has been the scene of his successful career, having been born in Richland Center on Jan. 3, 1871, and he is the son of Capt. Henry Toms, an old and highly respected citizen of that place. Capt. Henry Toms is a native of England, born Aug. 6, 1829, and he resided there until 1853, when he emigrated to the United States, first stopping at Lyons, N.Y., where he worked at the cabinet-making trade. He subsequently removed to St. Johns, Mich., from whence, in 1859, he came to Wisconsin and located at Richland Center. He was there engaged in the manufacture of fanning mills until 1861, when he enlisted in Company D, of the eleventh Wisconsin infantry. He was at first made corporal of the company, but soon thereafter was promoted to the rank of captain and served in that capacity until the regiment was mustered out of service. Then returning to Richland Center, Captain Toms established the furniture business which he has since conducted, and he is the oldest cabinet-maker and furniture dealer in the city. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, is a man who attends strictly to his own business, being prompt in the fulfillment of his obligations, and is highly respected as a citizen. He was married in 1864 to Miss Mary A. Parfrey, and they have seven children, - Clara, Ada, Henry P., Edwin, Josie, Emma and Arthur. Henry P. Toms, to whom this review if more particularly dedicated, was reared in the city of his birth and received his education in the Richland Center high schools, and was graduated with the class of 1890. He then launched upon his independent career by engaging as an apprentice in the jewelry business and after devoting three years in perfecting himself in the knowledge of that branch of trade, in 1895, he formed a partnership with J. M. Barnes, under the firm name of Barnes & Toms. This association continued until Sept. 1, 1902, when Mr. Toms purchased the interest of his partner, and since that time has been the sole proprietor of the establishment, carrying a full line of diamonds, watches, clocks, jewelry, cut glass, novelties, etc. In 1894 he took a course under W. S. Fowler in the optical department of the Chicago Watchmakers' Institute. He afterward completed a course at the Northern Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, receiving the degree of Doctor of Optics on Mar. 27, 1901, and the degree of Bachelor of Opthalmology from the same institution on Feb. 20, 1903. Mr. Toms was married, Oct. 28, 1903, to Miss Mirah Caroline Hart, daughter of T. M. Hart, of Richland Center, and to this union there has been born one child - Ada Caroline. Fraternally the subject of this review is a member of both the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic order at Richland Center, is also a Knight of Pythias and a member of the Modern Woodmen of the world. In business affiliations Mr. Toms is a member of the Wisconsin State Association of Optometrists and the American Association of Opticians.
    DARBY TOOLE, one of the successful and popular farmers of the town of Marshall, has had a somewhat varied and eventful career and has been a land-owner in this county for many years, although he has resided on his farm only during the past quarter of a century. He was born in County Galway, Ireland, coming of stanch old Irish stock, and the date of his nativity was Oct. 30, 1845. He is a son of Patrick and Nora (Foley) Toole, both of whom were likewise native of County Galway, where the father followed agricultural pursuits and was also a fisherman. In 1848, when the subject of this sketch was three years of age, the family came to America, making the trip on a sailing vessel and having a long and tempestuous voyage. They landed at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, where the father was employed for a time. He then removed to Virginia, where he worked on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for a time, remaining in the Old Dominion State a few years and then locating in Wellsville, O. He was there identified with railroading until 1857, when he removed to Milwaukee, Wis., continuing in railroad work, between that city and Madison, until 1862. He then took up his residence in Richland county, where, in 1852, he had taken up eighty acres of government land in the midst of the forests of Marshall township, the property being located in section 18. He reclaimed a considerable portion of the land and made good improvements on the place, which continued to be his home for a quarter of a century. He then sold the farm and thereafter made his home with his daughter Bridget, in Marshall township, where he died in 1895, his wife having preceded him into eternal rest. He was a stanch adherent of the Democratic party and held various local offices, and both he and his wife were devout communicants of the Catholic church. They became the parents of six children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the eldest; John, who is deceased, was engaged in railroad work in Illinois; Thomas is likewise a railroad man and resides in Sisson, Cal; Bridget is the wife of Peter Foley, a successful farmer of Marshall township; Mary resides near Lone Rock, this state; and Annie is the wife of Michael Foley, who is a farmer near Lone Rock. Darby Toole received limited educational advantages in his youth, but his varied experience and his alert mentality have enabled him to effectually supplement his early discipline. At the age of fourteen years he began to depend upon his own resources, having worked in a planning mill four years and thereafter having been employed at various points in Georgia, Tennessee and northern Alabama. During the war he was employed by the government, driving cattle and transporting other supplies for the Union armies. After the close of the war he came to Wisconsin, where he was employed in the lumberwoods for a number of years, and rafting on the Wisconsin river until 1879, when he went to the Black Hills, locating in Deadwood, where he was engaged in the lumber business one year. He then returned to Wisconsin and located on his farm in Richland county, having secured the property in 1866, when he bought eighty acres in section 19, town of Marshall. He had cleared a large part of the land and had erected good buildings on the same, but did not take up his residence on the place until 1880, since which time he has here maintained his home, developed one of the fine farms of the township and made excellent improvements of a permanent order. He gives his attention to diversified agriculture and stock-growing and has been successful in his operations. He now leases a portion of his land. In politics he maintains an independent attitude and he held minor township offices. Mr. Toole is not married.
    JAMES R. TRUESDALE - One of the fine farm estates of the town of Marshall is that owned and operated by Mr. Truesdale, who has here maintained his home for two score of years, being one of the well known and popular citizens of the county and an honored veteran of the Civil War. He is a native of the old Buckeye State, having been born in Mahoning county, O., Feb. 18, 1845, and being a son of John and Elvina (Steele) Truesdale. John Truesdale was likewise native of Mahoning county, where he was born Dec. 2, 1814, being a son of James Truesdale who was born in Washington county, Penn. He accompanied his parents to Ohio in the early pioneer days of that state, the family settling in Mahoning county. John Truesdale was reared and educated in Mahoning county and his entire active career was one of identification with the basic industry of agriculture. He first married Miss Elvina Steele, a native of Pennsylvania and who died in 1857. In 1863 he married Miss Adeline Young, who survives him and who still resides in the town of Marshall, Richland county, Wis. He first came to this county in 1852, securing one hundred and sixty acres of wild land in the town of Marshall, section 25. He purchased the property from the government and in due time perfected his title to the same. After selecting his land he returned to Ohio, where he continued to reside until 1863, when he returned to Richland county, with his family, and located on his pioneer farm. He erected a log house in the midst of the forest and here he reclaimed a good farm, upon which he passed the residue of his long and useful life, his death occurring Dec. 4, 1905. He was a man of prominence and influence in his community, who commanded uniform confidence and esteem and was called upon to serve in various township offices. He was a Republican in politics and was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church, as is also his widow. Following is a record concerning the children of the first marriage: Joseph C. resides in Viroqua, Vernon county; James R. is the immediate subject of this sketch; Nancy, Ellen and Charles are deceased; John O, is a farmer off the town of Marshall; Rebecca Olive is the wife of Milliard F. Hart, of the same township. Three children were born of the second marriage, -- Elvina, who is deceased; Irene, who remains with her mother and brother on the old homestead; and William, who operates the home farm. James R. Truesdale was reared to the sturdy discipline of the farm and was afforded the advantages of the common schools of his native county. In August, 1861, when but sixteen years of age, he enlisted as a private in Company E, Second Regiment of Ohio volunteer cavalry, with which he proceeded to Fort Scott, Kan., where the command remained one summer, passing the following summer in the state of Kentucky, under General Burnside. Oct. 1, 1863, Mr. Truesdale was captured by the enemy, being held in Libby prison, Richmond, Va., six months , at the expiration of which his exchange was effected. He then joined his regiment, at Washington, D.C., and again entered active service. In August, 1864, in the battle of Winchester, he received a gunshot wound in the right thigh, and was thereafter confined in hospitals at Harper's Ferry and Baltimore until October, 1864, when he received his honorable discharge. He then came to Richland county, where he has since maintained his home. Since February, 1865, he has resided in the town of Marshall, where he now has a well improved and valuable farm of 230 acres much of which he individually reclaimed from the forest and upon which he has erected substantial and attractive buildings, the farm being given over to general agriculture and stock-growing and a specialty being also made of dairying. Mr. Truesdale has recently leased his farm and expects to make Richland Center his future home. In politics Mr. Truesdale is a stalwart advocate of the cause of the Republican party, and he has served as chairman of the town board and as a member of the side board and the school board. He takes a lively interest in all that touches the general welfare of the community and has the high esteem of his fellow men. He is a comrade of the Grand Army of the Republic and both he and his wife hold membership in the United Brethren church of Pleasant Valley. Nov. 14, 1867, Mr. Truesdale was united in marriage to Miss Maria Hart, who was born in Columbiana county, O., being a daughter of John and Eleanor (Marshall) Hart, who settled in the town of Marshall, Richland county, in 1852, there passing the remainder of their lives. John and Simon Marshall, brothers of Mrs. Hart, were numbered among the first settlers of Marshall, where they located in 1850, and the town was named in honor of the family. John Hart died Apr. 14, 1876, and his widow long survived him, her death occurring Apr. 13, 1903. Of their ten children five died young and five are now living. In conclusion is entered brief record concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Truesdale: Georgia Alice, who was born Dec. 21, 1868, is the wife of James Hunter; Errtullis, who was born Apr. 15, 1871, married Miss Sarah Janney; Amy Eleanor, who was born Aug. 12, 1873, is the wife of Harley Gillingham; Julian James was born Dec. 6, 1875, and he died Jan. 5, 1901; his widow and one child survive him; Olive Caroline, who was born Jan. 26, 1878, is the wife of Richard Jones; Mary Ethel, who was bon Apr. 9, 1880, is the wife of Harvey Gillingham; Thomas S. was born Oct. 15, 1882; John Hart, Dec. 30, 1884; Harrison Martin, Dec. 24, 1888; and Harvey Elmer, who was born Apr. 5, 1890, died Nov. 16, 1891.
    ANTON M. TURGASEN is one of the prominent and influential citizens of the town of Richland, has held many positions of public trust and is the owner of a fine landed estate in section 26, that township. He is a native of Richland county, having been born in the town of Akan, May 13, 1857, and being a son of John and Anna (Larson) Torgerson, both native of Norway, where the former was born Feb. 24, 1824; the latter died May 18, 1857, five days after the birth of the subject of this review. It will be noticed that the orthography of the surname has been slightly changed, this action having been taken by Anton M., in order to bring the title more nearly in harmony with English spelling. John Torgerson came to America in the year 1849, making Wisconsin his destination and being employed in the lead mines of Iowa county until 1851, when he came as a pioneer to Richland county, entering claim to forty acres of government land in section 33, town of Akan, and later adding to the same until he was the owner of 160 acres. He reclaimed his farm from the virgin forest and became one of the substantial farmers and honored pioneers of the county, where he continued to reside until his death, in 1900. In politics he was a Republican and his religious faith was that of the Lutheran church. Of the two children the subject of this sketch alone survives, his brother, Thomas L., who was born in 1853, having died in 1884. Anton M. Turgasen passed his boyhood and youth on the old homestead farm, early beginning to aid in its work and in the meanwhile attending the district school during the winter terms. He initiated his independent career as a landed proprietor in 1881, when he purchased a farm of 120 acres, in the town of Akan. Three years later he sold the property, thereafter buying and selling a number of farms, in the meanwhile continuing to reside on his father's old homestead until the spring of 1901, when he decided to afford his children better educational advantages than were to be had in the local schools, whereupon he sold his land and removed to Richland Center. One year later he bought his present fine farm, of 180 acres, three miles south of Richland Center, and here he has developed one of the model places of the county, being known as a man of progressive ideas and mature judgment and having so ordered his course as to retain the respect and confidence of the community. He has been the artificer of his own fortunes, and by industry, frugality and good management has accumulated a competency. In politics he is a Republican so far as national and state issues are involved, but in local affairs he maintains an independent attitude. In the spring of 1880 he was elected town clerk of Akan, retaining this office five years, and being then elected chairman of the town board of supervisors, serving one year and then being in tenure of the office of clerk for the following three years. He was chairman of the town board six years, and from 1897 to 1900 had the distinction of being chairman of the board of supervisors of the county. In official capacity he has ever given the best of his powers and abilities and his services have conserved the public good. In 1895-6 he was a member of the committee having in charge the building of the county asylum. From the time of attaining to his legal majority until his removal from the district he was clerk of school district No. 8, town of Akan, being incumbent for twenty-two consecutive years. In 1882 Mr. Turgasen was united in marriage to Miss Bridget Tracy, of Akan township; she is a daughter of Anthony and Julia Tracy, natives of Ireland and early settlers of Richland county. Mrs. Turgasen was a successful and popular teacher in the public schools for several years prior to her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Turgasen have five children: Louis O., who was born in 1883, is station agent of the Chicago & Rock Island Railroad at Klemme, Ia.; John H., who was born in 1884 and who took a course in the agricultural department of the University of Wisconsin, is associated in the management of the home farm; Anna J., who was born in 1886, is a student in the state normal school at Whitewater, Wis.; and Francis E., born in 1889, and Harry A., born in 1893, are attending school in Richland Center. The family is prominent and popular in the social life of the community and the beautiful rural home is one notable for its cordial hospitality.
    WILLIAM TURNIPSEED is one of the sterling pioneers of Richland county, where he has made his home for nearly half a century, having resided on his present farm, in the town of Marshall, since 1859 and having lived a life reputable in all it s relations, so that he has not been denied the fullest measure of popular confidence and esteem. The name "Turnipseed" was derived from the name "Repsum" given in Germany by common usage to the perfector and grower of a seed by that name, the oil of which was used for lighting purposes. Later, the family became known as "Repsumer" the English translation becoming "Turnipseed." He was born in Stark county, O., June 1, 1831, and is a son of Henry and Alsinda (Rhodes) Turnipseed, the former of whom was born near Washington, D.C., and the latter in Loudoun county, Virginia. The father was married in Virginia, where he was a member of the state militia and where his occupation was that of overseer of a plantation. In an early day he removed to Stark county, O., being one of the pioneers of that beautiful section of the old Buckeye State, and there he operated a farm and a coal mine. He also had a distillery and was an extensive raiser of hogs. He lived many years in Stark county, but both he and his wife died in Carroll county, that state. His father was native of Germany and served in the German army, and together with his two brothers were pressed into service by the government to fight the colonial troops ion America. He never saw his wife thereafter, as she died before his return home. The Christian names of the maternal grandparents of our subject were Adam and Eve, the forma a native of Germany, the latter of Pennsylvania. They became early settlers of Virginia. Henry Turnipseed was a man of spotless integrity and was held in high regard by all who knew him. He was one of a family of four boys and four girls. Their respective names are as follows: Adam, Peter, John, Henry, Catherine, Eve, Sarah and Susan. He was originally a Whig and later a Republican in politics and he held various township offices. Both he and his wife were members of the Christian church. He was thrice married, no children being born of the first union. Three daughters and one son were the issues of the second marriage, and concerning the offspring of the third marriage the following brief data are given: Susan is the wife of William Ashbrook, of Augusta, Carroll county, O.; Lydia Ann became the wife of Thomas Marshall and died in Jefferson county, O., in 1905; William is the immediate subject of this review; Lucinda is deceased; Henry K. is a resident of Carroll county, O.' David B. is a merchant in Alliance, Stark county, that state; Samuel R. is a successful farmer of the town of Marshall, Richland county, Wis.; Diana is the wife of William McGranihan of Augusta, O.; and Jane, who became the wife of George Stackhouse, is now deceased. John Turnipseed son of Henry Turnipseed and his second wife, was engaged in the hotel business in Salesville, O., for forty years and was an influential citizen of Guernsey county. He served as postmaster of his town and was killed by a train while placing mail-pouches on the same. William Turnipseed, the immediate subject of this sketch, attended both German and English schools in his youth and could speak the German language well when but eight years of age. Later he attended a subscription school in a pioneer log schoolhouse, equipped with puncheon floor, fireplace and slab benches, and he recalls that the teacher would at the present time be ineligible for the position of instruction in the primary grades of our public schools. Under such conditions it is needless to say that the subject of this sketch received somewhat limited educational advantages. He remained at the parental home until he had attained to his legal majority and in 1855, when twenty-four years of age, he was married, in Carroll county, O., to Miss Nancy A. Miller who was born in Stark county, O., Dec. 18, 1837, daughter of Isaac Miller then a resident of Carroll county. After this important event in his career Mr. Turnipseed removed to Jefferson county, O., where he remained several years, having been variously employed. In October, 1859, he came to Richland county, Wis., and at Lone Rock met Harvey Marshall, one of the brothers in whose honor the town of Marshall was named. After a time he secured eighty acres of wild land in section 11, that township, erected a log house on the place and made other improvements. He reclaimed a considerable portion of the tract to cultivation and lived on the homestead until he entered the service of the Union, having in the meanwhile purchased an adjoining tract of eighty acres. In April, 1864, he enlisted for 100 days, in the Forty-first Wisconsin Regiment of volunteer infantry, with which he was stationed near Memphis, Tenn., until the expiration of his term. He then returned home and shortly afterward re-enlisted, becoming a private in Company H, Forty-sixth Regiment Wisconsin infantry, being made corporal in his company, as he also had been in his former regiment, and also being made company commissary in both regiments. He was with the Forty-sixth Wisconsin on detached duty at Athens, Ala., serving as a scout and having charge of six men, all of whom wore the Confederate uniform in performing their dangerous duties. He had many thrilling experiences and narrow escapes and his service throughout was one of marked fidelity and valor. He received his honorable discharge at Nashville, Tenn., at the close of the war, and he then returned to his home and took up the onerous work of clearing his farm, having located on his present homestead in the autumn of 1865. He has a well improved farm of 160 acres, and the same stands in evidence of the indefatigable and well directed efforts he has put forth in its reclamation and development. He recalls the pioneer epoch as having represented one of the happiest periods of is life. It cemented the warmest of friendships and made him acquainted with practically every resident of the county. He is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republican party and has served in many local offices of public trust, including that of member of the town board and the school board of his district. He is affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic and both he and his wife are members of the United Brethren church. The first wife of Mr. Turnipseed died in 1893, eleven children having been born of this union: Emery, who was born Sept. 4, 1856, and who married Ella Berone, is a farmer of Marshall township; Ellen, who was born Dec. 20, 1857, is the wife of Eli Coulter, of the same township; Samuel, born Sept. 10, 1859; Henry J., who was born June 6, 1861, and who married Jennie Lowrey, is a farmer in Sylvan township; Emma Jane, who was born May 29, 1863, is the wife of William Slade, owner of Prairie Garden stock farm, in Fulton county, S.D.; John, who was born Oct. 15, 1865, died in childhood; Harvey M. who was born Apr. 9, 1868, is a farmer of the town of Marshall; Lydia A., who was born July 7, 1870, married Charles Buck, and they reside near Ash Ridge, this county; Isaac W., who was born Aug. 19, 1872, is a farmer in Marshall township; Allen H. was born Oct. 24, 1874; Hugh M., who was born Mar. 2, 1879, has the practical management of the home farm. After the death of his first wife Mr. Turnipseed married Mrs. Elizabeth Stevenson, widow of Francis M. Stevenson and a daughter of Samuel Spyker, of Allen county, O. The name of her first husband was Frederick L. Boyd, who laid his life on his country's altar at Bowling Green as a volunteer in Company B, Ninety-ninth Regiment of Ohio infantry, and he is survived by two children, Orin and Zettie. By her marriage to Mr. Stevenson she had two children,--Della, who is deceased, and Edward M., who is an electrical engineer, residing in St. Paul, Minn. Mr. and Mrs. Turnipseed have no children.
    J. C. TWADDLE is one of the prominent and successful farmers of Sylvan township, where he has lived since he was eleven years of age, being a representative of one of the well known pioneer families of this section of the state. He is a descendent of John and Mary Twaddle, who settled in Ross township, Jefferson county, O., before the admission of the Buckeye State to the Union, and in that noble old commonwealth are to-day found many representatives of this worthy family. The subject of this sketch was born in Jefferson county, O., July 25, 1846, and he is a son of James and Christine (Miller) Twaddle. His father was born in the same county, Mar. 4, 1815, a son of John and Mary Twaddle, mentioned above. He was one of a family of ten children, of whom six were blind from birth, but all except one of the six married and reared families. James Twaddle died on his homestead farm, that now owned by the subject of this sketch, in 1900. His wife was born in Carroll county, O., Oct. 5, 1822, and her death occurred in 1869. They came from Ohio to Richland county in 1857, settling in Sylvan township, where the father secured 360 acres of government land, the entire tract being covered with the native timber. He cleared the greater portion of the land and later purchased an adjoining eighty acres. His first dwelling was a log house of the type common to the pioneer days and eventually he replaced this with a comfortable frame hose, and on this original homestead he remained until his death. He supported the Republican party from the time of its organization, served fifteen years as a member of the township board and was a citizen of influence in the community, commanding the esteem of all who knew him. He was identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. J. C. Twaddle, the immediate subject of this sketch, was eleven years old at the time of the family removal to Wisconsin, his rudimentary education having thus been received in Ohio. He early began to assist in the reclamation and development of the farm and attended the district school as opportunity presented. At the age of twenty-four years he married, remaining with his father two years thereafter and then purchasing the old homestead on which he has since continued to reside, having made many and valuable improvements and being one of the representative farmers of the county. In 1902 he purchased a modern threshing machine, which he has since operated each season, and he also has on his place a well equipped sawmill and feedmill. In addition to general farming Mr. Twaddle raises a good grade of live stock, and he is one of the stockholders of the creamery at Sylvan. He is progressive in his ideas and is one of those sterling citizens who has at heart the welfare of the community and who receives the fullest popular confidence and regard. In politics he is a stalwart Republican and his wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1870 Mr. Twaddle was united in marriage to Miss Martha E. Groves, who was born in Carroll county, O., Sept 6, 1849, a daughter of Samuel and Mary (Blackledge) Groves. Her father was born in Jefferson county, O., Jan. 6, 1827, and his death occurred Aug. 26, 1901. His wife was born in Carroll county, O., Sept. 15, 1827, and died Nov. 29, 1877. Mr. Groves came with his family to Richland county in 1855, taking up a quarter section of government land in Sylvan township, where he remained until the death of his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Twaddle have five children. Roy, who was born Dec. 26, 1873, is identified with mining enterprises in Grant county, where he now resides; Jennie, who was born Dec. 15, 1883, is the wife of Thomas Bell, of Grant county, and they have one son; Nettie, who was born Sept. 17, 1885, is the wife of Herman Felton, of Sylvan township, and they have one daughter; Nellie and Mary Belle remain at the parental home, the former having been born Oct. 6, 1888, and the latter Mar. 10, 1890.
    ARTHUR C. VAUGHAN is one of the younger attorneys of Richland Center, in point of age and years of practice, but already the extent and character of his clientage are such as a much older man might be proud of. Mr. Vaughan is a native of Wales, and was born at Penglais Hall, in Aberystwyth, a parliamentary and municipal borough and a seaport town of South Wales, on Jan. 5, 1876. His parents were John and Louisa (Richardes) Vaughan, both of whom are deceased, the father having died in 1895 and the mother on Nov. 4, 1887. The Vaughan family is of old Welsh stock, being the original family of that name, and it has a history that dates back to an early day. On the maternal side the Richardes family is one of the oldest and best connected families in Wales, its history reaching back to the year 1121. Lord Nelson, Sir Sydney Smith, and Rowland Hill being among the famous personages who belonged to different branches of the family tree. The maternal grandfather of the subject of this review was Alexander Richardes, of Penglais Hall, Aberystwyth, South Wales, who held a commission as captain in the English army, and whose son William Cornelius Richardes was a lieutenant in the military department of the British government. Two brothers of the grandfather, Cornelius and Roderick Richardes, were also officers in the British army, having been commissioned colonels, and who distinguished themselves at the siege of Delhi and Lucknow, and received a gold medal for distinguished service from Queen Victoria. The paternal grandfather of our subject was John Vaughan of Brecon, South Wales, where he held for many years the position of county surveyor of Cardiganshire. He was a civil engineer of considerable ability, as was also his son, the father of our subject. A. C. Vaughan was born in Penqlaise Hall, a manor house, and for centuries the county seat of the Richardes family. This house is connected by an underground passage to an old castle formerly occupied by King John, of Magna Charta fame, the ruins of which castle is one of the historic relics of Wales. The maternal uncle of our subject, R. C. Richardes, now has charge of the place, which is one of the most beautiful residences and estates in Wales. Mr. Vaughan was reared at the place of his birth and remained there until he had reached the age of fifteen years. His preliminary education was received under a private tutor and at the national school, but at the age of fifteen he emigrated to Canada, and for a time attended the Collegiate Institute of London, Ont., after which he took special work at the Victoria University at Toronto. After attendance at that institution of learning he spent six weeks in Baltimore and afterwards returned to Wales, where he took a year's course in the University of Wales. Mr. Vaughan began preaching at the age of seventeen, and after his return to America was ordained as a Methodist Episcopal minister by Bishop Merrill of Chicago. He was first located at Hancock, Wis. As a Methodist minister, during which time he superintended the erection of a new church building. He was then located at Rewey one year, then at Argyle for the same length of time, then at Excelsior one year, after which he was stationed at Viola and Lafarge for two years, during which time he superintended the building of the Methodist Episcopal church at the latter place. He was then transferred to Sherman Heights Methodist Episcopal church at Chattanooga, Tenn., and while pastor there completed the two years' law course in the law school of Grant University, receiving the degree of L.L.B. He then completed the senior year at the Chicago-Kent College of Law, and in August, 1904, passed the bar examination before the state board, and was admitted to practice in the Wisconsin and the Federal courts. He immediately engaged in the practice of his profession at Richland Center, first associating himself with Judge James H. Miner, under the firm name of Miner & Vaughan and this partnership continued until October, 1905, since which time Mr. Vaughan has been alone in the practice, meeting with very gratifying success. Our subject is one of nine children, three of whom died in infancy the others being as follows: Alexander J., who is captain in the British Army; George E., who resides in Toronto, Canada; Roderick C. is a student at home; Louisa and Lucy reside in Wales, and Jessie resides at Richland Center. A. C. Vaughan was married on Dec. 22, 1897, to Miss Libbie L. Meixell, of Hancock, Wis., a daughter of Francis Meixell an early settler of Waushara county. To the union mentioned there have been born two children,--Reginald C., born at Argyle, Wis., Feb. 26, 1899, and Merideth R., born at Richland Center, Nov. 4, 1904. Fraternally our subject is a member of the Masonic Order, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Mystic workers, and politically he affiliates with the Republican party.
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