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

Winfield:

William Scaife, farmer, Sec. 16; P. 0. Reedsburg; son of Joseph and Mary (Gibson) Scaife; was born in the county of Durham, England, April 8, 1824; was married in Yorkshire, Jan. 17, 1846 to Eleanor Thompson, daughter of Mathew and Margaret (Mair) Thompson. Mrs. Scaife wis born in Hartforth, Yorkshire; they have had two children, both deceased. Mr. S. was a blue-slater bv occupation. In 1849, came to the United States, arrived in New York April 4; lived at Buffalo, N. Y., one year, then went to Boston, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., was there at the completion of the Erie Railroad; the next year returned to Buffalo; lived at Darien; near Buffalo, till September, 1852, moved to McHenry Co., Ill.. and in May, 1855, came to Sauk Co., Wis., settled in Lavalle, Sec. 1.; in March 1861, moved to Ironton, from there to Reedsburg, then to Lavalle again. In October, 1865, came to Winfield, Sec. l6, where they now reside; they have 120 acres of land; spent the summer of 1873 in Reedsburg, where Mr. S. has a house and two lots; has been Treasurer of the School District in Lavalle; Clerk of his District, No. 6, Winfield. Mr. and Mrs. Scaife are members of the Second Advent Church.

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