- JAMES HULL, shoemaker and farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Lima Center;
born in Cortland Co., N.Y.,
- Jan 11, 1819; he came to Wisconsin in 1840, and located on
the farm he now owns of eighty acres. Married Miss Harriet, daughter
of Erastus SHERMAN, of Cortland Co., N.Y., Dec. 31, 1839; she
died Sept. 12, 1852, leaving four children - Erastus S., Jason
W., Henry W. and Ellen J.; Mr. HULL married Miss Abigail S. BACON,
daughter of Horace BACON, March 2, 1853. He is a Republican of
the old Whig school; has served as Constable, and was elected
Chairman of Lima about 1865, and served two terms; has also been
Supervisor and Justice of the Peace a number of terms. Jason
W. has a good business in Algona, Iowa; Henry W. is at Austin,
Minn.; Ellen J. is the wife of L.L. STEVENS, of the town of Lima;
Erastus S. died Feb. 11, 1853. Mr. and Mrs. HULL are liberal
in religion. Mr. H. is one of the old pioneers of Rock Co., who
made his choice of location, and, remaining upon it, has made
a good home for himself and family.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County, Wis.," (c)1879,
p. 793.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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