- ANDREW BARLASS was born in 1822, near Loch Leven, Scotland;
the rudiments of his
- education were imparted to him by a nephew of Robert Burns;
he resolved to seek his fortune in the New World at an early
age; he landed in New York City in 1842, coming to Wisconsin
in October of that year, and settling on the Milwaukee road;
he removed to the farm he now lives on in the town of Harmony,
in 1844, having purchased it of the Government; this is one of
the best farms on Rock Prairie. Mr. BARLASS was first married
to Miss Margaret CLINK, who died in 1851, leaving four children
- Margaret, Mary, Ellen and David. In 1861, he married his second
wife - Miss Margaret BEVEREDGE; they have three children - Agnes
May, Andrew J. and Christina. Mr. BARLASS has served as Assessor
and Justice of the Peace for a number of years, and has been
chosen Chairman of the Town Board of Supervisors some four or
five times; he was elected a member of the Assembly in 1873,
and re-elected for the two succeeding years, where he served
his constituents and the people of the State faithfully and with
honor to himself. Mr. BARLASS believes that what is worth doing
at all is worth doing well; hence, when on his farm, he gives
his best attention; he acts upon the principle of "come,
boys," rather than "go, boys;" the results is,
the success of his farm. He is a stanch Republican in politics,
an keeps himself well posted upon all questions which relate
to the welfare of our State and nation; no one questions his
honesty or integrity; take him all in all, he is a good representative
man of the most intelligent and successful farmers of Rock County.
-
- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 891.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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