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.

              HISTORY OF VERNON COUNTY.
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to Viroqua town, Vernon Co., Wis., in the spring of 1854, purchasing of Thomas Reed a claim on section 23. His original farm con¬ tained 160 acres, which he increased to 360 acres, 200 of which are improved. He has good buildiffgs on his place. Mr. Garrett has been thrice married. His first wife was Lorena Al- lard. She died before Mr. Garrett came to Wisconsin. Subsequen-ly he married Mary J., daughter of John McClurg, and after her death, was married to his present wife, Martha, daugh¬ ter of Vanness Brown They have three chil¬ dren—Pennel, born Nov. 1,1857, married Lucy, daughter of Edward Silbaugh; William, born July 11, 1859, married Elizabeth, daughter of Enoch Enochson; and Clarietta, born July 6, 1868. Mr. Garrett's father, Pennel Garrett, was a native of Pennsylvania. He lived to be over ninety years of age. Noah and John, brothers of Mr. Garrett, also settled in Vernon county. Noah enlisted in the 18th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and John in the 25th Wisconsin Vol¬ unteer Infantry.    Both died in the service.
Jason Glenn came to Vernon Co., Wis., June 16,1854. He is tbe son of Isaac Glenn, who was born in Ohio, Jan. 1, 1806, and came to this county with his family in June, 1854, settling on section 15, in the timber of Webster town. He was twice married. His first wife died in 1849, in Perry Co., Ohio. He had seven chil¬ dren, four of whom are living. Mr. Glenn dii d in 1862. Jason was born in Ohio, and came to this county with his father. He enlisted in the 35th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, serving from Nov. 16, 1863 to March 15, 1866. He was at the siege of Spanish Fort, and also took part in other important battles. Mr. Glenn married Clarinda Norris, daughter of Edward Norris, who settled in Webster town, Dec. 4, 1854. Mr. Norris was a native of Ohio, born March 14, 1816, and died April 4, 1863. Mr. Glenn resides on section 29, of Viroqua town.
James Hornby was born in London, Canada West. He is the son of George and Mary (Cutsforth) Hornby, natives of England. When
ten years of age, he removed with his parents to Michigan. Mr. Hornby has resided in this county since July, 1854, when he entered land on section 26, Franklin town In 1868 he sold that farm, and came to Viroqua town, purchas¬ ing, of Elisha Berbout, his present farm, situ¬ ated on section 7, town 12, range 4. Mr. Hornby has four children—Martha Louisa, liv¬ ing in Union Co., Iowa; Alfred L., Estella and Minnie. His farm contains 120 acres. Robert Hornby, brother of James, lives in Franklin town, Vernon county.
Thomas Jerman succeeded G. H. Bacon in the drug trade, in January, 1880. The latter had been in business only three months and is now a resident of Baraboo, Wis. Mr. Jerman was born in Norway, Aug. 14, 1846. His father, Soren Jerman, was born Jan. 8, 1812, and his mother, Dec. 16, 1810. They were the parents of six children, all natives of Norway, and ^Ye of whom are living—Peter, born June 3, 1835, a resident of Sterling town; Susan, wife of Andrew Thompson; Lottie, born Jan. 6, 1843; Thomas, born Aug. 14, 1846; Anna, born July 12, 1849; Elsie S., was born April 18, 1840, and is now deceased. In 1851 the family came over to these United States, and sought a new home in the then wild country of Bad Ax (now.* Ver¬ non) county. They located in what is now known as Sterling town, and engaged in agri¬ cultural pursuits. The father died in that town Nov. 8, 1874, aged almost sixty-three years. His wife still survives him at the age of seventy- one. Thomas was a small child when he came to Vernon county, and in his early life he learned the practical lesson of hardship and privation. He has developed with the county, and few have been here longer, or witnessed more won¬ derful and interesting changes than the drug¬ gist of to-day. In early life, he was employed as a clerk in the town of Sterling, one year; Mt. Sterling, in Crawford Co., Wis., for five years, and was engaged in general merchandising at Rising Sun, Wis., for about a year. He then came to Viroqua, and previous to embarking in