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

Washington:

Henry Dearholt, farmer, Sec. 24; P.O. Loganville; son of Henry and Ann Boler Dearholt; was born in Baltimore, Md., Nov. 16, 1816; when quite young went with his parents to Ohio; after a residence there of a year and a half, they returned to Maryland. Mr. Dearholt was married in Baltimore Co., January, 1839, to Ann Criswell, daughter of Richard and Jemina Criswell; Mrs. Dearholt was born in Baltimore Co., Md; they have had ten children, seven of whom are living, viz., John W., married to Mary Lockwood and living in the town of Lavalle, Sauk Co.; Richard H., married to Miss Atwood; Mary A., now Mrs. H. Baublits, living in the town of Washington; George; Rachael, now Mrs. Alonzo Thurber, living in Lavalle; William and Samuel. The deceased are Elizabeth A., Eliza and Peter. In 1865, Mr. D. and family moved to Wisconsin, and located on Sec 24, town of Washington, Sauk Co.; has 79 acres of land.

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