- FRANK E. RACE, painter; was born in Hudson, Columbia Co.,
N.Y., on Feb. 17, 1846, and
- came to Wisconsin May 26, 1868, locating at Beloit. He received
his education at Hudson Academy, where he took a mercantile course.
He learned the painter's trade in Hudson. From there he moved
to Chicago where he worked at his trade three months; then came
to Beloit, where he worked at the manufacturing of cigars and
also repairer of jewelry. He went from Beloit to Iowa, Dakota,
Nebraska and Minnesota, where he was engaged in buying and shipping
butter; the firm being HAYDEN and RACE; he then returned to Beloit
and contracted for the painting of wind-mills for the Eclipse
Co. Mr. RACE is now serving his second term as Supervisor of
Rock County. He married on Dec. 1, 1874, Anna G. HAMLIN of Beloit;
has one child - George W. J. RACE. His wife is a member of the
St. Paul's Episcopal Church at Beloit.
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- Taken from "History of Rock County Wis." (c)1879,
p. 762.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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