- W. D. KENZIE, foreman in McDonald's Sash, Door and Blind
Manufactory; was born in Niles,
- Mich., June 21, 1844, and came to Wisconsin March 4, 1870,
locating in Racine; he was educated in Niles, and was an apprentice
in an architect's office; he removed from Niles to Marshall,
Mich., where he was foreman for three years in a sash and door
manufactory; from Marshall he went to Racine, where at first
he was foreman and afterward had one-third interest in a sash,
door and blind manufactory; was also for three years foreman
of Miner & Co.'s Sash, Door and Blind Manufactory; he then
went to Beloit, and engaged as foreman with Mr. McDONALD in the
sash, door and blind manufactory, which position he now holds.
Mr. KENZIE enlisted in 1861, in Co. A, 6th Regt. Mich. V.I.,
Col. Joseph Bacon, served one year and three months; received
his discharge by order of the Secretary of War, on November,
13, 1862, and immediately enlisted in Co. F, First Regular U.S.
Artillery, in which he served three years, and of which Co. he
was First Sergeant for two years; received his discharge Nov.
13, 1865; Mr. KENZIE was in the battles of Baton Rouge, La; Marksville
Plains, La.; Alexandria, La.; Opelousas, La; Bayou La Teche and
during the entire siege of Port Hudson; this company had originally
120 men, but was decimated in these battles to but twenty-two
men, and, for that reason, were ordered to New York City to recruit,
after the battle of Marksville Plains, September, 20, 1864; from
New York City they went to Washington and remained there until
the close of the war, when they were mustered out, November,
30, 1865, at Fort Trumbull. Mr. KENZIE married, February 11,
1866, Fannie V. GRAVES, of Rochester, N.Y.; has three children
living - Belle, Maud and James. His wife is a member of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church at Beloit.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 755.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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