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History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1151 E.C. Kellogg, lumberman and logger; came to Oshkosh, Wis., in fall 1855; employs from 100 to 150 men during the logging season, and 85 to 100 horses and oxen, and get out from 4,500,000 to 6,000,000 feet annually. The firm name is Kellogg & Rumery. Mr. K. was born in New Haven, Vt., Jan. 20, 1817. He went to Massachusetts with this parents at the age of five years, where he was engaged in lumbering until he was thirty-eight years of age, being about twenty-two years of age, when he began business for himself. He came to Oshkosh in the fall of 1855, and the following winter he began the lumbering business, which he has been engaged in, excepting two years, owing to the hard time of 1857-58, and, no means of transportation, he was obliged to suspend operations, but since then he has been actively engaged. He was married, in Shutesbury, Mass., June, 1839, to Miss Maria S. Stetson, who was born in the latter place Oct. 14, 1828. They have four children- George E., Clara M., Olive C. and Nanie S. |
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