History of Vernon County, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of its towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens.

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HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY.
and there bought and improved a farm. In 1846, he lost his wife, and ten years later came to Vernon county. He purchased a farm of Abner Dayton, who had entered the land from the government. This farm is now owned by his son George, who came into possession in 1865. Mr. Lacy died on this farm March 19, 1867, aged seventy-three years. Ten of his children reached maturity—Esther, Henry, Cynthia, Emily, Clarissa, Laura, Martha, Har¬ rison, George and Orlin. George, the ninth child and third son of this large family, was born in Loraine Co., Ohio, in 1842. He was but a small child When his parents removed to Dane Co., V7is., and in 1862, he enlisted from there in company A, 23d regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He served till the close of the fratricidal struggle, and was present at the following engagements: Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., Arkansas Post, Ark., Cypress Bend, Greenville, Port Gibson, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, siege and capture of Vicks¬ burg, siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. Since the war, he has been engaged in farming. Mr. Lacy married Frances Conley, and they have two children—Mary L. M. and Enno H.
Carl Ludwig came to Hillsborough as early as 1854 and located permanently the following year. At the same time came William Link and Julius Hohfeldt. Mr. Ludwig made a claim in Mr. Links name of 160 acres on section 36 and this land was divided between the two, Mr. Ludwig receiving one hundred acres and Mr. Link sixty acres. Mr. Ludwig was born in MuhlhausenThueriengen, Germany, in 1831, and came to the United States in 1851. He first stopped in Ohio and went from there to Dane Co., Wis., where he remained two years previ¬ ous to coming to Vernon county. He first en- gag'ed in farming but in 1858 commenced the manufacture of beer in a small log building. He afterward erected the present brewery and continued the business until 1874, when he sold to the present proprietor. He engaged in the mercantile trade in 1876 and has since contin¬
ued in that business. Mr. Ludwig was married in Dane Co., Wis., to Rosina Schuman, a native of Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig are the parents of twelve children, nine of whom are living—one son and eight daughters. 3^'Erastus Mitchell resides on the old home¬ stead on section 33, where his father. Royal Mitchell, located in 1855, purchasing his land of the government. Royal Mitchell was a pio¬ neer settler of Hillsborough town and well known to all the early inhabitants. He was born in New York Oct. 14,1805, and was there reared to manhood. He married Susan Shear and subse¬ quently removed to Michigan, locating near Jack¬ son. He returned to New York, and after stop¬ ping a while in Erie county, came to Dane Co., Wis, in 1852 and in 1855 to Vernon county. Mrs. Mitchell died Sept. 13, 1873, and her hus¬ band followed her over the dark river on March 20, 1874. They were the parents of two chil¬ dren—Erastus and Ruth Ann. Erastus was born in Erie Co., N. Y., March 16, 1836, and now resides on the home farm of 120 acres. He married Amanda Betts, a native of New 1k ork. They have four children—Harriet A., born in 1860, Erastus, Jr., born in 1865, Susan S., born in 1871, and Julia, born in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, are members of the Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Mitchell's father, Charles G. JBjitts, came from Dane county to Vernon county with his family in 1856. He located on a gov¬ ernment claim on section 10, of this town, where he lived till his death in September, 1866. He was a native of New York. His wife still survives and resides on the old homestead.
William F. Salts resides on section 24, where he owns sixty acres and also owns eighty acres just south of the home farm on section 25. Mr. Salts is a son of William Salts, who was born in Duchess Co., N. Y., in 1790, and when three years of age removed to Columbia county, in the same State, with his parents. He there married Reliance Ticknor, a native of Massa¬ chusetts. They removed to Erie Co., N. Y., in 1829, where Mrs. Salts died Aug. 16, 1844.     In