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

Reedsburg:

Lewis Gifford, farmer, Sec. 2; P.O. Reedsburg; born in Greeneville, Greene Co., N.Y., July 18, 1807; before coming West, was a farmer, but for several seasons, since he has lived in the West, has worked at lumbering and on the railroad; in 1845, he came to Summit, Waukesha Co., Wis.; in the spring, about May of 1855, bought his present farm near Reedsburg, and also a lot in the town of Reedsburg; the latter property, however he soon after sold. Jan. 8, 1834, Mr. G. was married to Miss Rosina Schermerhorn, who was born Nov. 10, 1816; Mr. G. has a family of seven children - Mary, who was born April 13, 1835; John, May 19, 1837; Frederick, May 25, 1841; Harvey, Feb. 17, 1844; Jane, Dec. 28, 1847; Lucy, Oct. 18, 1854, and Rose, April 18, 1859; their youngest daughter, Rose, graduated from Wisconsin State University June, 1880, after a five-year course at the institution. Mr. Gifford has served on Town Board.

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