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

Delton:

Joseph P. Shults, farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Delton; was born in Columbia Co., Penn.; at the age of 10 went to New Jersey, and in the spring of 1850 came to Walworth Co., and to Sauk Co. in 1854, where he has lived ever since; he came to the county poor, and by industry and good management has accumulated a fine property. He was married Jan. 19, 1850, to Miss Mary N. Flickner; she was born in Hunterdon, N.J.; they have four children – Jacob F., Asa S. Mary A. and Frank E. Mr. Shults, in politics, a Republican. He has a farm of 560 acres.

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