Biography extracted from History of Sauk County, Wisconsin Chicago: Western Historical Company, published 1880.

Fairfield:

C. H. Getchell, farmer, Sec. 13; P. O. Baraboo; born in Gilmanton, N. H.; when he was 2 years old, his parents removed to Sebec, Me., where most of his youth was spent in attending school. He married in the town of Milo, Me., Julia A. Battles; she was born in New Vineyard, Me.; they came West in 1850, settling in the town of Fairfield, Sauk Co., Wis., where they have since lived, with the exception of four years, when they lived at Ironton; they have six children, viz., Ann, wife of H. H. Travis, of Marathon Co., Wis.; he was a soldier in the 3d W. V. C. during the war of the rebellion, and prior to serving in that regiment served in the navy; Aaron, who married Eldora Watkins; Frank, Fred, Mark and Gertrude. Mr. Getchell has filled a number of local offices, including those of Town Supervisor and Assessor. In politics, he is a Republican. His parents, Mace and Lydia Getchell, both natives of New Hampshire, came to Wisconsin in 1850, and settled in Fairfield, where he died in 1866; she is still living in Fairfield. Mrs. Getchell’s parents, James and Abagail Battles, settled in Walworth Co., Wis., in 1847, and in 1848 came to Fairfield, where they lived the remaining years of their lives esteemed citizens.

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