- HARSON NORTHROP, one of the pioneers of this county of 1845,
now deceased, was born in
- Middlebury, Conn., in December, 1810, and was the son of
John and Sally (PECK) NORTHROP, who were also natives of Connecticut.
They had a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters.
Our subject, on arriving at man's estate, was united in marriage,
in 1823, with Miss Sally C. ATWOOD, who still survives her husband.
Their union was blessed with five children: Hon. S. S. NORTHROP,
a prominent citizen of Rock County; Marshall A. and Martha A.,
who were twins, the former being a captain in the late war, in
which he served with distinction, until forced to resign on account
of ill-health, and the latter is the widow of Joseph R. MARSHALL,
and resides in Beloit; J. Dexter, the next child, is a resident
of Clinton Township; Harson A., who was graduated from Beloit
College, and enlisted in the 40th Wisconsin Infantry, Company
B, serving three months, died in Beloit in September, 1870.
- In an early day Mr. NORTHROP emigrated with his family to
Tully, Onondaga Co., N.Y., and in
- 1845 came to Rock County, Wis., settling on Jefferson Prairie,
where he made his home for a few years. At the end of that time
he became a resident of Beloit, where he passed the remainder
of his days. In political sentiment he was an old-line Whig,
and a warm supporter of William Henry Harrison. After becoming
a resident of Beloit he was honored with several local offices,
filling the position of Supervisor, and was also a member of
the School Board. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and was a true and faithful Christian, dying in the full
assurance of a resurrection on the other side of the grave. Mr.
and Mrs. NORTHROP had lived together as man and wife for fifty-seven
years, when the death of the former occurred Feb. 3, 1881.
- Capt. Marshall A. NORTHROP was born in Tully, N.Y., July
16, 1827, residing in his native town
- until nineteen years of age, when he came with his parents
to the Territory of Wisconsin. Choosing the law as his profession
, he attended the State National Law School at Poughkeepsie,
N.Y., being graduated in the class of 1854, after which he returned
to Beloit, and entered upon the practice of his profession. He
was elected to the office of Police Magistrate, served his fellow-citizens
as a member of the City Council, and at the time of his death,
which occurred Oct. 6, 1864, was President of the Home Insurance
Company, of St. Paul, Minn. In 1861, at the breaking out of the
Civil War, he assisted in raising a company, which became Company
G of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry. It was mustered in at Madison,
and he was elected and commissioned Captain. The order then came
to proceed to Arlington Heights, where they were stationed for
some time. After about nine months' service, Capt. NORTHROP was
forced to resign on account of failing health, and handing in
his resignation, he returned to his home in Beloit. He was a
man highly respected for his sterling worth and many excellent
qualities, and socially, he was a member of the Masonic fraternity.
He married Dorlesca SNYDER, of Clinton, Wis., and they became
parents of five children: Martha C., who died in Clinton; Marshall
E., an insurance agent of Janesville; Kittie F.; Fred H., a Methodist
minister, and a graduate of Beloit College and the Evanston Theological
Seminary; and Gertrude M., who is living in Beloit. Mrs. NORTHROP
died in 1872. She was an estimable Christian lady, and a member
of the Methodist Church.
- Joseph R. MARSHALL, who was numbered among the leading citizens
of Beloit, was born in
- the year 1819, and was a native of Ashby, Mass. He was educated
at Phillips Academy, at Andover, and in 1845, deciding to cast
his lot in the West, emigrated to Shopiere, Rock County. He subsequently
removed to Clinton, where, in 1850, he was united in marriage
with Miss Martha A. NORTHROP, a native of Onondaga County, N.Y.
In 1853, accompanied by his wife, he came to Beloit, where he
made his home until his death. However, in 1874, he went to the
Pacific coast, with the hope that a change of climate would be
beneficial to his health, and there spent four years, but growing
weaker, he returned to his home, and on the 27th day of December,
1879, departed this life. When in health he was an energetic,
active man, taking great interest in the welfare of the city
and in the advancement of its leading institutions. His widow
is still living in Beloit, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
-
- Taken from "Portrait and Biographical Record of Rock
County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 404-405.
-
- Courtesy of Carol
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