History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people

              928 HISTORY OF AVINNEBAGO COUNTY.
training in the state normal school. Later for two years he was su¬ perintendent of the public schools of Atchison, Kan. In 1890 he removed to Minnesota and became superintendent of the public schools of Winona, where he remained until he removed to Oshkosh in 1896, where he was superintendent of the city schools for three years. In 1899 he entered the insurance business, establishing the agency known as the Davis Agency, of which he is the principal stockholder, presi¬ dent and manager. The agency very successfully handles life, fire, ac¬ cident and endowment insurance. He is alderman of the Twelfth ward. As chairman of the scliool committee he strongly favored the movement for the improvement of the schools of Oshkosh. He has been active in a company, and was first chairman of the committee on organization, and later secretary, which position he now holds, which organization is active in promoting the interests of Oshkosh in a civic way, and in inducing industries, and especially in establishing old line life insurance companies, which will be an important move for the entire state.
Professor Davis is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. and the A. F. & A. M.   He is also a deacon of the First Congregational church.
He was married in 1882 to Emma, daughter of Elverton J. and Elizabeth (Benway) Waite. They have four children, viz.: John Jay, Mildred E., Alerton P. and Josephine Davis.
Isaac Delaney, of Rushford township, AVinnebago county, was one of those unassuming men who has proven his worth both as a soldier and citizen. He was one of the first to take up arms in the defense of his country at the beginning of the Civil War, and when no longer needed in the ranks of the firing line, dropped the tools of strife and put his hand to the plow in an honest endeavor to re¬ deem, the wilderness and make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before.
He is a native of the state of Ohio, and was born October 2, 1843, the son of William C. and Mary A. (McCracken) Delaney, natives respectively of Penns3dvania and Ohio. They were among the pioneers of AVinnebago count}^, settling first in Delhi, and later removed to Rushford township, where they passed the balance of their lives en¬ gaged in general farming and stock raising, and lived long and useful lives. The death of the father occurred in 1854 and that of the mother inl8—.
Of the large and interesting family which they raised, only two now survive—Isaac and William.
In 1866 Air. Delaney married Aliss Nancy Parcell, daughter of Israel and Betsey (Gettman) Parcell, who were both natives of the