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- GEORGE HANTHORN, ex-Sheriff of Rock County and a retired
- farmer, was born in Dilworthstown, Delaware Co., Pa., May
26, 1832, and is the son of Thomas and Louisa (COBURN) HANTHORN.
His father was born in the same town on the 1st day of March,
1807, and was a farmer by occupation. The family moved to Chester
County soon after George's birth and his mother now resides at
West Chester. She was born August 11, 1810, on the same farm
as her husband, and was of English extraction. Thomas HANTHORN
came of Irish descent, and died in 1850.
- George was reared on his father's farm until fifteen years
of age, when
- he engaged as apprentice to the stone mason's trade, and
worked at that occupation until 1857, when he removed to Rock
County, Wis., and engaged in farming in Johnstown Township. On
the 17th day of September,
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- 1862, he was united in marriage at Allen's Grove, Walworth
Co., Wis., with Miss Rebecca A. VANDENBERG, a daughter of William
and May A. (LEAVENWORTH) VANDENBERG. Mrs. HANTHORN was born in
the town of Schodack, Rensselaer Co., N.Y., and is of Holland
and English descent. Her father was descended from a family of
the early Holland Colonists who settled in the Mohawk Valley,
and her mother's ancestors were among the English Colonists who
first settled in New England. Her parents located in the town
of Bradford, Rock Co., in 1846, and were among the early settlers
of that place. Mr. and Mrs. HANTHORN have two children, sons:
Oscar Duane, the elder, was born March 7, 1864, married Miss
Minnie HENKIE, daughter of Frank HENKIE, and resides on his father's
farm of 160 acres in Johnstown Township; Orland Van, the younger,
was born May 8, 1869, married Miss Nellie INMANN, daughter of
Edward INMANN, and resides in Janesville.
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- Mr. HANTHORN continued farming until the fall of 1884, when,
having been elected Sheriff of
- Rock County, he quit the farm and removed to Janesville,
and entered upon the duties of his office on the first Monday
of January, 1885. At the close of his term he continued his residence
at Janesville, leaving his farm in the care of his eldest son.
He is a Republican in politics, and has held various public offices
in addition to that of Sheriff. While a resident of Johnstown
he served four years as Chairman of the Township Board of Supervisors
and also represented his township in the County Board of Supervisors.
He is the present Alderman from the Second Ward and is also Coroner
of Rock County. While residents of Johnstown, Mr. and Mrs. HANTHORN
were members of the Emerald Grove Congregational Church, a connection
which they still continue. In the Spring of 1888 he joined Mr.
SHURTLEFF in the creamery business in this city, under the firm
name of SHURTLEFF & HANTHORN. In all the relations of life
he has been found upright and honorable; prompt and capable in
the discharge of official duties, and always reliable in matters
of private business. He wins and retains the respect and confidence
of the best of his fellow citizens.
- The portraits of Mr. and Mrs. HANTHORN will be found elsewhere
in this volume.
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- Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of
Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 829-830; lithographs from
same book.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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