- THOMAS HUTSON, Turin, HUTSON & JANSEN, leaf-tobacco dealers,
Edgerton; born in
- Cass Co., Mich., Jan. 11, 1840; son of John and Mary (ROBERTS)
HUTSON, who moved to Wisconsin in November, 1849, and purchased
160 acres two miles east of Indian Ford. Mr. HUTSON commenced
grain-buying when he was 17 years old, and continued in that
business till 1860; in 1858, he grew his first cop of tobacco,
which frost killed in August - Loss, $600, bought an interest
with L. H. DELAMATER, and remained in the firm till the spring
of 1863, when, in company with Dr. BURDICK, he crossed the plains
to California with horses for the markets there, and returned
to Wisconsin, and in 1864, again went to California - this time
not successfully; returned to Edgerton and started a general
store, in partnership with GUNDERSON; twenty-one months later,
sold out to DOLL & CRANDALL, and spent the summer of 1870
in Iowa; returned to Rock County and purchased a piece of land
near Evansville, and commenced raising tobacco; about 1871, engaged
with Shroder & Bond, of No. 178 Water street, New York, to
buy tobacco for them in Edgerton, and three years afterward,
commenced business for himself, in partnership with Mr. JANSEN
in leaf-tobacco dealing, which business they still continue;
they ship, on an average, 3,500 cases per annum. Mr. HUTSON
married, Jun 18, 1861, Miss Hattie L. HILL, daughter of James
H. HILL, of Ogdensburg, N.Y.; she died Oct. 17, 1872, leaving
one child - Fred C., born March 20, 1862. He again married,
Feb. 20, 1873, Mrs. Martha SIMPSON, daughter of James OSBORN,
of Porter, Rock Co.; have four children - Maude A., Charles T.,
John F. and Myrtle L. In 1877, he was elected Side Supervisor;
since 1874, has been on School Board; liberal in religion; family
attend M. E. Church; Democrat.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 846.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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