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CALVIN CHAFEE, farmer, Sec. 3, Hancock Township, settled, with his parents, at Watertown in 1847. They lived there one year, then moved to Utica, Winnebago Co., being among the first settlers there. The children were all quite small at that time. They lived there about nine years, and moved to Waushara Co., and settled in Plainfield Township on a farm. Mr. Calvin Chafee lived with his parents until he was twenty-one years of age. He then alternated farming with work on the river. He went to Minnesota and returned October 1859, and during the following winter he attended school. In the fall of 1863, he enlisted in Co. G, 30th W.V.I., served about twenty-two months, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., Sept. 20, 1865. He returned home and moved on his presnt farm, where he has lived since. He was born in Monroe Co., N.Y, Oct. 25, 1836. He was married in June 1861, to Tamer E. Rozelle. She was born in Pennsylvania in October 1842. They have had five children, Robert E., Catharine E., Frank, deceased, Leonard H., living at home, and Letta, deceased.
FRANKLIN CHAFEE, proprietor Chafee House, Hancock, settled at Watertown, with his parents in 1847. They lived there about one year, and from there moved to Winnebago Co., and lived about nine years. The father followed shoemaking, and the boys worked a farm until 1855, and from there they moved to Waushara Co. and lived on a farm. Mr. F. Chafee lived at home until he was nineteen years of age. He enlisted Aug. 21, 1862, in Co. G., 30th W.V.I., served until Sept. 20, 1865, and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. He returned to Plainfield, followed various kinds of business about five years, then followed farming until 1875. He kept hotel in Hancock, known as the Hancock House, about one year. He erected his present large hotel in the summer of 1877, moved in and opened the same to the public Aug. 15 of that year. He ws born in Orleans Co., N.Y., Dec. 16, 1843. He was married at Hancock in the fall of 1870, to Caroline A. Whitmore, who was born at Port Chester, N.Y., July 15, 1842.
EUGENE B. JENNINGS, general merchandise, Hancock, was born in Wautoma, Wis., May 20, 1861, and resided there until May 10, 1881. He visited New York in February, 1880, and remained until November of that year. He clerked for Mr. A.D. McIntyre, of Wautoma, about six years. His parents live in Wautoma. He entered Eastman's Commercial College, of Poughkepsie, N.Y., Feb. 15, 1880, and graduated from that institution Sept. 7, of that year.
SELDEN MINER, M.D., physician and surgeon, also dealer in drugs and medicines, Hancock; settled in Oshkosh in 1850, and lived there fourteen years and practiced his profession; from there he moved to Hancock, where he has since resided, in the practice of medicine. He was born in Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N.Y., April 26, 1814. He was married in Batavia, Genesee Co., N.Y., 1839, to Melvina Rogers, who was also born in Genesee Co., N.Y., 1821. They have one son named Henry W. Miner, now married and living at Mosinee. Mrs. Selden Miner died in 1855. He was again married Nov. 12, 1862, to Catie Hales, who was born in England Feb. 28, 1841.
EDWIN MONTGOMERY, farmer, Hancock; went to Farmington, Jefferson Co., Wis., in 1848, and from there to Iowa; he was elected a member of the Legislature of the latter State in 1850, serving two terms; in the fall of 1853 he returned to his former place of residence in Wisconsin, and followed farming; in the spring of 1865, he moved to Hancock, and kept hotel three years in what was known as the Hancock House, after which he moved into his present home; he was elected to the State Senate in fall 1860, and served one term, the Legislature being in session nearly continually during the war. He was born in Ashtabula Co., Ohio, May 27, 1817. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Brown, Dec. 22, 1855, at Farmington; she was born in MOnroe Co. Ohio., Oct. 13, 1833. They have three children - Arthur, living in Jefferson County, Cora M., a school teacher; Nellie E., at home.