A Standard History of Waupaca County, Wisconsin. An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Educational, Civic and Social Development.

              HISTORY OF AVAUPACA COUNTY 449
or so ago. He and his first wife lived on the old homestead in Waushara County, and at her death on February 3, 1868, she left three children: Arthur, Frances and Samuel.
In 1884 Air. Carl Roemer came to Lind Township of Waupaca County, where previously he had bought 120 acres in section 28. He afterwards bought another twenty acres, bringing his estate up to 140 acres. He married for his second wife Helen Agnes Warner. Their children were: Bernard, William, Jennie, Theodore AValter, Archie and Daniel. In politics Mr. Carl Roemer has always been a republican. He is a member of the Aiethodist Church. He made a splendid success as a farmer and kept at his work actively until he was incapacitated by paralysis several years ago.
Air. Theodore Walter Roemer was six years of age when his parents came to Waupaca County and he grew up on his father's farm here. Besides the training acquired at home, he attended the public schools, and on reaching manhood he w^orked for several years at the carpenter trade in Oshkosh. Following that he spent nine years on his mother's farm in Lind Township, and in 1910 moved to the farm he now owms of eighty acres. This is a part of his father's estate of 140 acres. For the past six years Air. Roemer has placed mau}^ fine improvements on his land, and is doing exceedingly well as a general farmer and stock raiser. In stock he breeds the thoroughbred Guernsey cattle. The methods and system he uses in his fields and in the handling of his stock have shown him to be a very progressive farmer, and he also believes in making his home one of solid comforts. The Roemer home is the only one in Lind Township which has an acetylene gas plant for lighting.
Mr. Roemer has served as treasurer of Lind Township, as township clerk three years, also as assessor, and is now a member of the school board. He takes an intelligent interest in everything that concerns com¬ munity welfare.   Politically he is a republican.
In 1898 he married Miss Maud Haynes, who was born at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1876, a daughter of John and Agnes (Bradley) Haynes. Her parents came from England, and her mother died in June, 1913. Her father is still living at Oshkosh.
Asa James Holly is senior member of the firm A. J. Holly & Sons, conducting one of the oldest and the best known furniture and under¬ taking establishments in AVaupaca County. Air. Holly has been a busi¬ ness man in this section of Wisconsin since early times, and is also an honored veteran of the Civil war.
He was born in Granger Township, Allegany County, New York, November 16, 1840, a son of AVilliam and Lucy (Pratt) Holly. Air. Holly is a cousin of Marietta Holley, who spells her name somewhat differently, and who is one of the best known American authors, espe¬ cially well known for her series of books recounting the adventures of a eertain ' ^ Samantha'' on her many journeys and visits to places of in¬ terest. AVilliam Holly was born in New York in 1813, and his wife was born at Whitehall in that state in 1812.   She died in 1852 and he passed