Son of David & Mary (Hansel) Babb.
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George H. Babb was born in 1815 in Clinton Co., Ohio, where he resided until the year 1840. He then moved to Delaware Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming and millwrighting, and remained there until 1856. He came to Richland county in that year, and settled in the town of Sylvan. He entered 160 acres of land on section 14, which he has since increased to 183 1/2 acres, where he now lives. Mr. Babb was married in Delaware Co., Ind., in 1841, to Elizabeth Jordan, who was born in Wayne county in 1823. They have eight children— Nancy J., Timothy S., Margaret A., William H., Elisha C, John H., James D. and Ida B. Nancy J. is now the wife of David Smith; William H. is married to Laura Drake. Mr. Babb was one of the county commissioners, for three years; chairman of the town board, five years; assessor, one year; justice of the peace, one year; census taker in 1880. Besides farming, he has been a minister of the gospel for the past thirty years in the Christian Church. Timothy S., his son, was a member of the 14th Army Corps. He enlisted in 1864 in company F, 3d regiment, Wisconsin Veterans, and was discharged in 1865. Mr. Babb was formerly a democrat, but has been identified with the republican party since its organization.
History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of their towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Union Publishing Company Publication Date, 1884.
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George H. Babb was born in 1815 in Clinton Co., Ohio, where he resided until the year 1840. He then moved to Delaware Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming and millwrighting, and remained there until 1856. He came to Richland county in that year, and settled in the town of Sylvan. He entered 160 acres of land on section 14, which he has since increased to 183 1/2 acres, where he now lives. Mr. Babb was married in Delaware Co., Ind., in 1841, to Elizabeth Jordan, who was born in Wayne county in 1823. They have eight children— Nancy J., Timothy S., Margaret A., William H., Elisha C, John H., James D. and Ida B. Nancy J. is now the wife of David Smith; William H. is married to Laura Drake. Mr. Babb was one of the county commissioners, for three years; chairman of the town board, five years; assessor, one year; justice of the peace, one year; census taker in 1880. Besides farming, he has been a minister of the gospel for the past thirty years in the Christian Church. Timothy S., his son, was a member of the 14th Army Corps. He enlisted in 1864 in company F, 3d regiment, Wisconsin Veterans, and was discharged in 1865. Mr. Babb was formerly a democrat, but has been identified with the republican party since its organization.
History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of their towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Union Publishing Company Publication Date, 1884.
Son of David & Mary (Hansel) Babb.
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George H. Babb was born in 1815 in Clinton Co., Ohio, where he resided until the year 1840. He then moved to Delaware Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming and millwrighting, and remained there until 1856. He came to Richland county in that year, and settled in the town of Sylvan. He entered 160 acres of land on section 14, which he has since increased to 183 1/2 acres, where he now lives. Mr. Babb was married in Delaware Co., Ind., in 1841, to Elizabeth Jordan, who was born in Wayne county in 1823. They have eight children— Nancy J., Timothy S., Margaret A., William H., Elisha C, John H., James D. and Ida B. Nancy J. is now the wife of David Smith; William H. is married to Laura Drake. Mr. Babb was one of the county commissioners, for three years; chairman of the town board, five years; assessor, one year; justice of the peace, one year; census taker in 1880. Besides farming, he has been a minister of the gospel for the past thirty years in the Christian Church. Timothy S., his son, was a member of the 14th Army Corps. He enlisted in 1864 in company F, 3d regiment, Wisconsin Veterans, and was discharged in 1865. Mr. Babb was formerly a democrat, but has been identified with the republican party since its organization.
History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of their towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Union Publishing Company Publication Date, 1884.
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George H. Babb was born in 1815 in Clinton Co., Ohio, where he resided until the year 1840. He then moved to Delaware Co., Ind., where he engaged in farming and millwrighting, and remained there until 1856. He came to Richland county in that year, and settled in the town of Sylvan. He entered 160 acres of land on section 14, which he has since increased to 183 1/2 acres, where he now lives. Mr. Babb was married in Delaware Co., Ind., in 1841, to Elizabeth Jordan, who was born in Wayne county in 1823. They have eight children— Nancy J., Timothy S., Margaret A., William H., Elisha C, John H., James D. and Ida B. Nancy J. is now the wife of David Smith; William H. is married to Laura Drake. Mr. Babb was one of the county commissioners, for three years; chairman of the town board, five years; assessor, one year; justice of the peace, one year; census taker in 1880. Besides farming, he has been a minister of the gospel for the past thirty years in the Christian Church. Timothy S., his son, was a member of the 14th Army Corps. He enlisted in 1864 in company F, 3d regiment, Wisconsin Veterans, and was discharged in 1865. Mr. Babb was formerly a democrat, but has been identified with the republican party since its organization.
History of Crawford and Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Together with sketches of their towns and villages, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens, Union Publishing Company Publication Date, 1884.
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