(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 3 by James H. Hawley 1920)

Abraham Chadwick is a retired sheepman and rancher who now resides at Ivywild, about three miles from Boise, but who for five years prior to March, 1919, made his home on a ranch south of Eagle. He had lived in Boise for seven years prior to that time, having taken up his abode in the capital city in 1906. In fact much of his life has been spent in the west. He made his way to Utah in 1851 in company with his parents, Abraham and Mary (Burton) Chadwick. He was then only seven years of age, his birth having occurred in St. Louis, Missouri, March 30, 1844. When he was quite young his parents went to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and in 1851 resumed their westward journey with Salt Lake City as their destination, for they were converts to the Mormon faith.

The son was reared and educated largely in Utah and was married in Provo on the 4th of December, 1899, to Mrs. Anna Wilson, the widow of Theodore Wilson. She bore the maiden name of Anna Siebenaller and was born at Decada, Sheboygan county, Wisconsin, March 4, 1877, being a daughter of Nicholas and Mary Siebenaller, the former a native of Brussels, Belgium, but of German descent, while the latter was born in France and belonged to one of the old families of that country. Mrs. Chadwick's father and mother both came to the United States with their respective parents in childhood and were married in Wisconsin. The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Chadwick was Peter Siebenaller, who was one of the pioneer settlers of Wisconsin. Her father, Nicholas Siebenaller, was a farmer and followed agricultural pursuits throughout his active life.

At the time of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick he was extensively engaged in sheep raising and continued in active connection with the sheep industry for many years, both in Utah and in Idaho. He remained a factor in the business until 1906, when he retired from active life and removed to Boise. He had at times thousands of sheep and was one of the well known sheepmen of the state. The careful conduct of his business won him substantial prosperity, and he felt at length that he had reached a point where he could retire from business and spend his remaining days in such pursuits as his taste and judgment approved. For a period of seven years after their marriage Mrs. Chadwick was with her husband constantly in the sheep business and during that time they never lived nor slept in a house, their home being a covered sheep wagon as they traveled over the range, superintending the work of the men who had charge of their flocks. Mrs. Chadwick had been reared and educated in Wisconsin, but she chose to be with her husband in his active work during these seven years of their early married life. She was an expert shot and amused herself much of the time by hunting small game in the vicinity of the camps, using a fine miniature double-barreled shotgun, which was engraved and was a wonderful creation. It weighed only two and a half pounds and was made by the Royal Gun Works of Belgium, being presented to her by Mr. Chadwick.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick have been married twice, but Mrs. Chadwick has no children by either marriage. In his younger years in Utah Mr. Chadwick, in common with the custom of the Mormon church, to which he belongs, had wives and reared several children. His wife adheres to the Roman Catholic faith, in which she was reared, but the difference in their religious views has never caused the slightest friction between them, each respecting the other's opinion. When a young maiden Mrs. Chadwick became the wife of Theodore Wilson, who died six months later, and it was some time afterward that she became the wife of Abraham Chadwick. Both Mr. and Mrs. Chadwick have a wide acquaintance and enjoy the warm friendship and high regard of all who know them.