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

              BIOGRAPHY. 967
progressive in his ideas, honorable in his dealings, an active and honored member of the Methodist church, devoted to his family and friends and beloved by all who knew him. He lived to the age of eighty-one years, his death occurring October 17, 1905. His widow, who still survives at the age of eighty-three, did her full share as a faithful and worthy helpmeet of her worthy husband and nowf—1908 —resides with her youngest son.
Arthur acquired his education in the district schools of his native place, and grew up on the family homestead, helping in the farm work. He now owns the home farm, and besides has a tract of thirty- six acres in Clayton township, all of which he cultivates, being en¬ gaged in dairying and general farming.
He is a man of sterling character, faithful in all he undertakes, and no one in the community is more respected than he. He is trustee of the Yineland Methodist church, to which he belongs. In political sentiment he is a Republican, but he neither seeks nor cares for public office, finding in his chosen occupation enough to occupy his time and gratify his ambition.
On September 29, 1897, Air. Harness married Miss Barbara, daugh¬ ter of John and Almira Stoner, a native of Waupaca county, Wis¬ consin. Her parents, now deceased, came to AVinconsin in an early day from New York state, though the father was a native of Penn¬ sylvania.
Airs. Harness also is a niember of the Alethodist Episcopal church and is honored and beloved for her admirable qualities of mind and heart. Of two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Harness, one died in infancy unnamed and the other, Nina Alarie, was born in Neenah township, November 17, 1903.
George C. Harness, one of the substantial citizens of AVinne¬ bago county, Wisconsin, was born in Neenah township. May 4, 1860, son of George and Hannah Harness, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this history. He acquired a good English education in the com¬ mon schools of Yinland toAvnship and high school of Neenah, and grew to manhood on his father's farm.
He began life for himself when about tAventy-five years of age, and for seven years cultivated fifty acres of land, which had formerly belonged to the family homestead, but which he had purchased. He next bought eighty acres in section 9, A'^inland toAvnship, where he carried on farming ten years and then sold and purchased his present farm of 120 acres in section 1, A'^inland toAAmship. The place is im¬ proved with a commodious brick dwelling house, substantial barns and other outbuildings, and supplied with everything in the way of