- JOHN E. HAWTHORN is a prominent and substantial farmer, who
resides in comfort on his
- farm three and one-half miles southwest of Monroe, Green
County.
- Mr. HAWTHORN is a son of the late James and Mercy (BOYLES)
HAWTHORN, the former
- of whom was born in Orange county, N.Y., Oct. 20, 1797, and
died Oct. 20, 1888 being buried on his birthday. His marriage
took place in 1836, and children were born to this union as follows:
Andrew, a retired farmer of Monroe, Wis.; Mary, who married
Hickman BRYAN, now deceased; Phebe, the widow of Aaron EELY,
of Monroe; Ellen, the widow of Thomas MILLMON, of Monroe; William,
a retired farmer of Monroe; Matilda, who married Edward TRICKEL,
deceased; Maria, who married Joseph BENDER, deceased; James
and Lucinda, twins, deceased; French, who lives in Colorado;
Alfred H., John E., our subject; and Charles a retired farmer
living in Monroe.
- James HAWTHORN, the father of our subject, was one of the
very first settlers of Green County.
- During the war of 1812 he was a soldier in active service,
stationed at Brooklyn, as a substitute for another man. At the
age of seventeen he walked from New York to Pittsburg and from
there to Ohio; thence taking passage on a flat-boat, he went
down the rivers to New Orleans and from there on a sailing vessel
to New York, being of an adventurous and investigating spirit.
Soon after he reached New York he decided to return to Illinois,
going West with a party of miners, and again returning to New
York. In 1833 he decided to make a home in Wisconsin, and located
in Green county, on Sections 8 and 9, in the town of Clarno,
where he became one of the leading citizens and farmers, and
also one of the wealthiest land owners. When Mr. HAWTHORN made
settlement in Green county his first home was a log cabin, with
but one room, but peace, happiness and industry reigned there,
and when the family grew larger a more commodious home was ready
to accommodate them. His long life was spent in the development
of his Western home, and before death he had the pleasure of
seeing his chosen State become one of the best cultivated in
the Union, and fostering some of the most highly intelligent
and worthy interests.
- John E. HAWTHORN, our subject, was born April 10, 1854 and
on June 14,1885 married
- Clara E. CARSON of Monroe, Wis., a daughter of Charles and
Frances H. (DAVISON) CARSON, who were among the early settlers
of Green County. An interesting little adopted daughter, Gladys
Ruth, born Sept 5, 1897, is the only child of the home, she receiving
all the love and care of our subject and his estimable wife.
Mr. Hawthorn is one of the reliable and substantial citizens
of Clarno Township, has successfully followed farming all his
life, and is now the owner of fine farm of 327 acres of fertile
Wisconsin soil. For some years past he has been quite extensively
engaged in breeding and feeding live stock , and has quite a
village of first-class buildings to accommodate this branch of
his business. In politics Mr. HAWTHORN is a Republican, and
although not a member he is an attendant of the Methodist Church,
and a cheerful contributor to its support. An honorable and
honest citizen, a , a man of exemplary life and character, John
E. HAWTHORN may be justly called one of the representative citizens
of Green county.
Taken from "Commemorative Biographical Record of the
Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette Wisconsin,"
(c)1901 Union Publishing; pp. 583-584.
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- Courtesy of Ginger.
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