- ASA D. SANBORN, who was one of Rock county's prosperous and
enterprising citizens, was a
- native of Littleton, N.H. He was born in 1827, and was a
son of Ezra and Mrs. Whitman SANBORN, both of whom were natives
of New Hampshire and passed their lives there, the father being
a carpenter by trade.
- Asa D. was educated in the common schools and grew to manhood
in his native state and was
- there engaged for some years in manufacturing sash and blinds.
In 1864 he disposed of his interests in the East and, removing
to Wisconsin, settled on a farm in Rock county and there engaged
in farming for some seven years. In 1871 Mr. SANBORN retired
from the farm and moving to Janesville, opened a grocery store
and carried on a successful business in that line until his decease
in 1895. He was a quiet, home-loving man, unassuming in manner,
never seeking or caring for official position, finding in his
own business ample scope for gratification of his ambition. He
was a Republican in politics. In his business relations he was
always prompt and upright, and as a man was universally esteemed
for his manly character.
- In 1851 Mr. SANBORN married Miss Angie M., daughter of Joseph
L. and Laura (GOVE)
- TAYLOR, who was born in New Hampshire in 1833, and who now
resides in her comfortable home at No. 162 South Main street,
Janesville. Her father, a native of Massachusetts, was a shoe
dealer in early life, but later engaged in farming. Her mother
was a native of New Hampshire.
- Of two sons born to Mr. and Mrs. SANBORN, the elder, Charles
A., was in business with his
- father at Janesville for some years, but now lives in North
Dakota, where he is engaged in the sale of agricultural implements.
He married Miss Nellie DRAKE, and they have two children, viz.:
Roy A. and Lawrence D. The younger son, B. T., was a physician
and practiced his profession at Janesville until his decease
in 1891.
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- Taken from "Rock County, Wisconsin, Vol. II"
by William Fiske Brown, (c)1908, p. 909.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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