- EDWARD P. DOTY, miller and grain dealer of Janesville, Rock
County, was born in Janesville
- Sept. 27, 1857, a son of E. Philo and Abigail M. (AUSTIN)
DOTY, natives of New York State.
- The paternal grandfather of our subject, Zuri Shaddai DOTY,
was a native of Vermont, who
- came to Rock County in the early days, settling at Turtle;
he afterward removed to Janesville, where he engaged in conducting
a sash, door and blind factory. Later he removed to Madison,
where he died aged about eighty-one years. His family was a large
one, and a number of its representatives reside in Janesville.
The DOTY family dates back, in America, to one of the "Mayflower"
crew. Our subject's maternal grandfather, Ira AUSTIN was a native
of New York, of English descent, and had two children. In the
early days he came West, resided in Madison, and died there,
advanced in years.
- E. Philo DOTY was a young man when he migrated to Rock County,
settling at Turtle, and after
- some years' residence in that town removed to Janesville,
and engaged in conducting a sash, door and blind factory until
he embarked with his brothers in the manufacture of the DOTY
washing machine. Later this business was merged into the DOTY
Manufacturing Co. In 1869 E. Phil DOTY died, aged nearly forty-three
years, but his widow still survives. In religious faith he was
a Universalist, and Mrs. DOTY an Episcopalian. Five children
were born to them, two sons and three daughters, three now living:
Alta M., wife of Charles ATWOOD, of Janesville; Edward P.; and
Anna S., wife of Judge Charles L. FIFIELD, of Janesville.
- Edward P. DOTY has lived all of his life in Janesville securing
his education in the public schools
- of that city. When about fifteen he went into business with
his brother Henry, milling, but twenty-five years ago embarked
in business for himself, and for fifteen years was in partnership
with Pliny NORCROSS; the partnership was dissolved Oct. 15, 1900.
- On Jan. 13, 1881, Edward P. DOTY married Miss Margaret V.
HULLIHEN, daughter of Dr.
- James and Sarah (KRAMER) HULLIHEN, and one son and two daughters
have been born of this union: Kramer, Josephine and Margaret.
Mrs. DOTY is a member of Christ Episcopal Church of Janesville.
Politically Mr. DOTY's affiliations are with the Republican.
party. Mr. and Mrs. DOTY reside on the corner of Conrad and Oakland
avenue, where they have lived for the past seven or eight years.
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- Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of
the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin"
(c) 1901, pp. 183-184.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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