- EDWIN L. RASEY is the son of Lorenzo and Emily RASEY, who
came to Rock county,
- Wisconsin at an early day, and who, in 1867, settled in Beloit
township on section 17, where Edwin L. was born, July 6, 1869.
- Raised on the farm, Edwin received his early education in
the district schools of his native township
- and finished at Beloit college. He has continued to reside
on the original homestead since his birth. Upon the retirement
of his father in 1895, he assumed the active management of the
home farm of about 300 acres and has been generally successful
at farming. Mr. RASEY devotes considerable time to the raising
of stock, and full blooded Holstein cattle, of which his farm
contains a goodly number, are his favorites. He also has a herd
of high grade half and three-quarter bloods. Raising Norman
horses has also been a successful feature of his stock raising,
and at this time, 1907, has some fine colts and dams.
- On December 27, 1894, Mr. RASEY was married in Beloit, Wis.,
to Miss Marie Etta, daughter
- of Willis S. THOMPSON (now deceased), who for many years
was in partnership with Mr. RASEY, owned and operated a creamery
in Beloit township. Mr. RASEY is serving his sixth term as town
clerk, and is a Blue Lodge Mason.
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- Taken from "Rock County, Wis." by William Fiske
Brown, (c)1908, p. 975.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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