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E. G. Woodworth

 

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.1191

E.G. Woodworth, proprietor flouring-mills, Eureka; erected in 1863; capacity, 100 barrels in twenty-four hours; also do custom work, and contains three run stone, and three set of rollers, etc. He located in Green Lake County, at Lake Maria, in 1846, where he lived until 1867; engaged in farming, mercantile business, etc. He then moved to Davenport, Iowa; farmed and dealt in real estate. He soon returned to Berlin, Wis., and engaged in the milling in what is known as the Berlin City Mills, and owned and operated the same ten years until fall of 1881; sold out when he bought his present mills (steam mills). Was born in Painsville, Ohio, April 13, 1823, where he lived until he was twenty years of age; then went up the lakes and into Knox Co., Ill.; from there to Rock Island, Ill.; then returned to Ohio, and from there to Wisconsin in spring of 1846. Was married, at Galesburg, Ill., in 1844, to Miss Susan Burner, who was born in Tennessee. They have six children living and two dead- Josephine, now married; Leroy G., Warren W., Alice, Frank (deceased), Theresa (deceased), Monroe, Theresa

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