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

Ironton:

Charles H. Sands, farmer, Sec. 9; P.O. Ironton, son of Nathaniel and Jane (Weyart) Sands; was born in the town of Benton, Yates Co., N. Y., Sept. 30, 1830; while quite young, went with his family to Cayuga Co., N. Y., where he remained until 16 years of age; Aug. 29, 1846, he came to Wisconsin; the family located in Walworth Co.; after a residence there of three years, they removed to Dane Co., and, in the spring of 1853, Mr. Sands came to Sauk Co. He was married, Jan. 5, 1854, in Ironton, to Elizabeth A. Atkinson, daughter of John Atkinson; there were seven children born of the marriage- Jane (now Mrs. A. Hughes, residing in the village of Ironton), George G., Orin L., Annie, Charles H., Willie and Arvin C. Mr. Sands located on Sec. 5, Town 12, Range 3, now Ironton; resided there till 1864; in the spring of that year, moved to his present farm on Sec. 9, same town; has 155 acres. In March, 1865, he enlisted in Co. E, 50th W.V.I., and served till April, 1866; was Town Treasurer of Ironton several years, and Supervisor three or four years, was Chairman in 1863 and 1864, and is the present Chairman (1880); has served as School District Clerk four years, and is the present Director of Joint School District No. 2. His wife died Feb. 15, 1872. He was married, Sept. 25, 1873, in Ironton, to Mrs. Susan Bostwick, widow of Charles Bostwick, and daughter of Anthony Emily; she had three children by the first marriage- Isa, now Mrs. Howard Wickersham, living in Dakota; Willie, living in Minnesota, and Nelson, at home.

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