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BIOGRAPHY. 1025
Banta Publisliing Company; "Rocks and Aliiierals of AVisconsin," 1906, published by Post Publishing Conipany; "Rocks and Alinerals of Michigan," in press, D. Appleton & Co., Ncav York; "History of AA^innebago County," 1908, by C. F. Cooper & Co., Chicago, Illinois.
He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, since Alay, 1903; also of the Nadaway Yacht Club, the AYisconsin Historical Society, the AYisconsin Archeological Society, the National Geographic Society, the Knight Templar.
Alarried August 5, 1884, at Neenah, AA^isconsin, to Aliss Florence Josephine AA^right, daughter of Dr. I. H. and Rachel F. AYright, niece of the great evangelist. Rev. Charles G. Finney. Their family is: Harold K., born August 9, 1885; Percy A^"., born Aprd 20, 1887; Lillian E., Alarion P., Donald AY., Kenneth, Helen E. Airs. Florence J. LaAvson is a member of Alenasha Ladies' Study Club, Alenasha Economic Club, and a member of the public library board by appoint¬ ment of the common council.
Ole Anderson Lea, a native of NorAvay, was born March 15, 1839, and is a son of Olsen and Ingri (Ellis) Lea, both natives of Nor¬ way. The father, a blacksmith and also a silversmith, followed those occupations in NorAvay, but after coming to this country, in 1854, reaching AVinchester township, in AA'^innebago county, AVisconsin, on July 4, he purchased and settled on a farm of sixty acres, to Avhich he afterAvards added another forty acres. Here he made a home and reared his family, and here passed his life, attaining the age of eighty-seven years. His widoAv, AAdio survived him, lived to be ninety-one years old. Both Avere devoted members of the Lutheran church, and their bodies Avere laid to rest in the cemetery at AVin¬ chester. .
Our subject received his schooling in his native land, and came to this country with his parents in 1854. He lived on the family homestead until 1867, and then moved on to a tract of eighty acres, being a part of his present farm of 100 acres, in sections 33 and 34, of AA^inchester township, besides twenty acres of timber land. Mr. Lea is rightly counted one of the thrifty, prosperous and substantial farmers of AVinnebago county, and his farm, Avith its substantial dwelling house, commodious barns and modern improvements and equipments, is recognized as one of the finest in the county.
Mr. Lea devotes himself to general farming and dairying, and finding in the quiet and independence of his home and farm life, congenial employment, has never sought or cared for public office. In political sentiment he is a Republican. • He is identified with the
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| Title | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
| Description | This 1908 history of Winnebago County, Wisconsin, provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the county from the early years of European exploration and settlement. Topics covered include agriculture, educational institutions, Winnebago County residents in the Civil War and Spanish-American War, the legal and medical professions, civic and social organizations, businesses and industries, railroads, newspapers, schools, and churches. Histories of the cities and villages of Oshkosh, Neenah, and Menasha, as are biographical sketches of county residents. |
| Place of Publication (Original) | Chicago |
| Publisher (Original) | C.F. Cooper and Company |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
| Language | English |
| Format-Digital | xml |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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| Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
| Identifier-Digital | Winn1908000 |
| State | Wisconsin; |
| County | Winnebago County; |
| Decade | 1630-1639; 1660-1669; 1670-1679; 1680-1689; 1710-1719; 1720-1729; 1730-1739; 1750-1759; 1760-1769; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
| Subject | Ho Chunk Indians; Fox Indians; Menominee Indians; Sauk Indians; |
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| Title | 1025 |
| Page Number | 1025 |
| Title of work | History, Winnebago County, Wisconsin: Its cities, towns, resources, people |
| Author | Lawson, Publius V. (Publius Virgilius), 1853-1920 |
| Publication Date (Original) | 1908 |
| Format-Digital | jpeg |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
| Identifier-Digital | Winn19081131 |
| Full Text | BIOGRAPHY. 1025 Banta Publisliing Company; "Rocks and Aliiierals of AVisconsin" 1906, published by Post Publishing Conipany; "Rocks and Alinerals of Michigan" in press, D. Appleton & Co., Ncav York; "History of AA^innebago County" 1908, by C. F. Cooper & Co., Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, since Alay, 1903; also of the Nadaway Yacht Club, the AYisconsin Historical Society, the AYisconsin Archeological Society, the National Geographic Society, the Knight Templar. Alarried August 5, 1884, at Neenah, AA^isconsin, to Aliss Florence Josephine AA^right, daughter of Dr. I. H. and Rachel F. AYright, niece of the great evangelist. Rev. Charles G. Finney. Their family is: Harold K., born August 9, 1885; Percy A^"., born Aprd 20, 1887; Lillian E., Alarion P., Donald AY., Kenneth, Helen E. Airs. Florence J. LaAvson is a member of Alenasha Ladies' Study Club, Alenasha Economic Club, and a member of the public library board by appoint¬ ment of the common council. Ole Anderson Lea, a native of NorAvay, was born March 15, 1839, and is a son of Olsen and Ingri (Ellis) Lea, both natives of Nor¬ way. The father, a blacksmith and also a silversmith, followed those occupations in NorAvay, but after coming to this country, in 1854, reaching AVinchester township, in AA'^innebago county, AVisconsin, on July 4, he purchased and settled on a farm of sixty acres, to Avhich he afterAvards added another forty acres. Here he made a home and reared his family, and here passed his life, attaining the age of eighty-seven years. His widoAv, AAdio survived him, lived to be ninety-one years old. Both Avere devoted members of the Lutheran church, and their bodies Avere laid to rest in the cemetery at AVin¬ chester. . Our subject received his schooling in his native land, and came to this country with his parents in 1854. He lived on the family homestead until 1867, and then moved on to a tract of eighty acres, being a part of his present farm of 100 acres, in sections 33 and 34, of AA^inchester township, besides twenty acres of timber land. Mr. Lea is rightly counted one of the thrifty, prosperous and substantial farmers of AVinnebago county, and his farm, Avith its substantial dwelling house, commodious barns and modern improvements and equipments, is recognized as one of the finest in the county. Mr. Lea devotes himself to general farming and dairying, and finding in the quiet and independence of his home and farm life, congenial employment, has never sought or cared for public office. In political sentiment he is a Republican. • He is identified with the |
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