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The Edgerton Database |
Sarah Jane Edgerton, daughter of Hiram and Lucinda (Felton) Edgerton.
Oliver Webster Pier, son of Calvin and Esther (Evarts) Pier.
Dewitt Clinton Williams, son of Jesse and Amanda (Wells) Williams.
The
following biography of Dewitt Clinton Williams was published in History of Dodge County, Wisconsin (Chicago,
Illinois: Western Historical Company; 1880; p 709) “DeWitt C. Williams, farmer, Sections 28, 29, 32 and 33; P. O. Fox Lake; born in Oneida County, New York, 12 August 1825, son of Jessie Williams, who was born and brought up in Rome, Oneida County, New York; his father was David Williams, who was from the New England States; he served as a brave soldier in the Revolutionary army seven years; he died about 1837, at the age of 66. Mr. DeWitt C. Williams came to Fox Lake and settled on 240 acres in 1853; he now has one of the finest farms in the State, owning 740 acres under good cultivation, and has all improvements pertaining to a first-class farm; has the largest and finest barns in this section of the country; one is 168x420 feet, and a fine new one 48x56; pays particular attention to handling stock, and ships from 150 to 200 head of cattle during the season; this farm is under good management, as is easily observed by a visit to the premises. Mr. Williams married in January 1854, the Widow Pier, daughter of Hiram Edgerton, of Fond du Lac, a successful farmer and old settler, who came to Wisconsin from Rome, New York. He married Lucinda Felton, and both are honored members of the Methodist Church.” |
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