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

Westfield:

John Werron, farmer, Sec. 12; P.O. Ableman; son of John and Catharine (Eberle) Werron; was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, Nov. 1, 1819; left Germany in 1846, coming to Pittsburgh, Penn., where he remained about six years; then came to Westfield, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1852, and located on Sec. 12; has 79 acres. He was married May 1, 1849, at Pittsburgh, Penn., to Phillipena Grasser, daughter to Sebastian Grasser; she was born in Bavaria; they have four children – Phillipena, Catharina, John W. and Anna M.; Phillipena is now Mrs. William Stackhouse, living in Westfield; Catharina is now Mrs. C. Black. Mr. Werron enlisted in 1862, in Co. A, 19th W.V.I.; served three years and nine months. Mr. W. and family are members of the German M.E. Church.

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