- J. A. GORHAM, photographer, East Bridge street, was born
in Brooklyn, N.Y., Aug. 10, 1851;
- came to Wisconsin in June, 1874, locating at Beloit. Mr.
GORHAM removed from Brooklyn to San Francisco, Cal., and after
a short residence there, went to the mines, where he held the
position of night amalgamator of a twenty-stamp quartz-mill;
from California he removed to Toledo, Ohio, and went into the
coal business, as book-keeper for the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western Railroad Coal Company; after which he accepted a traveling
position with Crey & Rood, dealers in carriage and saddlery
hardware; from Toledo he removed to Beloit, where he entered
into the photographic business, which today is said to be the
largest in Beloit. Mr. GORHAM married Frona L. HALL on May 1,
1879; his wife is a member of the M. E. Church at Beloit.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 750.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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