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"L. D. Salisbury"

L. D. SALISBURY, farmer, Sec. 5; P.O. Clinton; born in Madison Co., N.Y., Jan. 10, 1815;
son of George SALISBURY, a popular hotel-keeper at Ericville and also at Woodstock in same State; he died in 1841, at the age of 55; Samuel, his father, was a soldier in the Revolution; Mr. L. D. SALISBURY was with his father until about 1839. Married, March 28, 1841, Christine HAYNES, daughter of Deacon John HAYNES, a prominent farmer in New York; have had two children - Lorenzo A. (married Mary Ann HAZELWOODD, and is living in Boone Co., Ill.), Charles A. (married Martha E. FULKERSON, daughter of Benjamin FULKERSON). Mr. L. D. SALISBURY was successfully engaged in hotel business in Preble, Cortland Co., N.Y., seven years, and then in Oswego Co., till fall of 1855, when he came West, and finally bought 280 acres in Clinton, and moved on to the farm in spring of 1856; now has about 85 acres under best of cultivation. Mr. SALISBURY gave his aid and support to the Union army. Has been Chairman of Town Board of Supervisors several times. A brother, Frank SALISBURY, is one of the oldest and best-known hotel men in the State; kept hotel at Syracuse and Beloit most of the time for thirty years; George, his son, is connected with a Chicago paper-house; he was the champion billiard-player of the State of Wisconsin at one time.
 
Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis." (c)1879, p. 786.
 
Courtesy of Carol

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