- SIMON ANTISDEL, farmer, Secs. 28, 29 and 31; P.O. Afton;
born in 1820 in Springfield,
- Otsego Co., N.Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1844 and settled on
Rock River, one mile north of Afton; removed to his present farm
of 285 acres in 1874. Married Miss Elvira J. SOMERS in 1849;
they have three children - Emma J., born in 1855, Orley D., born
in 1858, and Hosea F., born in 1862. Mr. A. is a member of the
Rock River Grange No. 36, and was elected Chairman of the town
about 1862, and assisted in securing the full quota of troops
from Rock. He is Independent in politics, and a member of the
Baptist Church. Breeds Jerseys for dairy purposes; owns full-blooded
bull of Judge MILLS' herd, Beloit, also Messenger and Bertram
horses, Merino sheep and Poland hogs; raises corn and hay, and
makes a specialty of dairying; has 70 head of cattle, 11 head
of horses, 140 sheep and 40 or 50 hogs.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 795.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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