- B. F. TITSWORTH, grist-mill, Milton Junction; born in Cumberland
Co., N.J., September, 1843;
- son of I. D. and Hanna A. MILL; came to Rock Co. in the spring
of 1869; engaged in the manufacture of doors, sash and blinds;
in 1871, he added the grist-milling business; the building was
erected by J. C. ROGERS, in the winter of 1868, and was the first
mill for the Junction; the firm is now I. D. TITSWORTH &
Co.; they still manufacture door frames, also "the Barnhart"
practical improved beehive, planing-mill, etc. Mr. B. F. was
elected District School Clerk in 1877; Town Clerk in 1878; re-elected
in 1879. Married Miss Emeline A., daughter of John A. and ___
LANGWORTHY; she died Nov. 19, 1873; he again married at Plainfield,
N.J. Mr. B. F. enlisted as private in the 11th N.J.V.I., Co.
D, under Capt. PALMER, Aug. 2, 1862; was assigned to detached
service in the Army of the Potomac as Clerk for Inspectors and
Adjutant Generals at brigade headquarters; returned to his regiment
and accepted the appointment of Quartermaster's Sergeant; honorably
discharged June 15, 1865; was mustered out at Trenton, N.J.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 830.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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