- JOHN E. MAWSON, of the firm of RILEY & MAWSON, grocers,
Edgerton; born in Leeds,
- Yorkshire, England, June 15, 1832; son of John and Elizabeth
(CRAIG) MAWSON; came to America in 1853, landing in New York;
removed from there to Philadelphia, where he resided ten years,
and then moved to Edgerton, Wis., and from there to Janesville,
remaining four years; returned to Edgerton, where he formed a
partnership with his sister, Mrs. RILEY, in 1867. Married Sept.
20, 1857, Elizabeth RILEY, a native of Yorkshire; they have four
children - Esther, Mary Anna, Jane, Elizabeth. He is a member
of Temple of Honor; religion, Episcopalian; Liberal in politics.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 847.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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