NATHAN H. STRONG. The history of Green Lake County would be incomplete and it would be great injustice to his many friends if we should omit from this record the sketch of Mr. Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin. He was born on Isle La Mott, Grand Isle Co., Vt., on the 11th day of November. 1813, and was a son of Nathan and Sally (Westover) Strong. The days of his boyhood and youth were passed in his native State, and on reaching maturity he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Sarah Sheldon, the wedding taking place in Michigan in 1834. A family of five children, three sons and two daughters, was born of their union: Lewis G., the eldest, was a Captain in the 5th Wisconsin Regiment during the late war, and is said to have been the first enlisted man of Berlin.
He had studied the legal profession and was a young lawyer of much promise, but when his country became encompassed by danger he laid aside the work which he had chosen and responded to the Government's call for aid.
He was shot in the assault on Mary's Hill, below Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863, and the wound caused his death. He was a brave officer who had won his commission as Captain by his meritorious conduct and dauntless courage on the field of battle. His record as a student was a brilliant one and he had already gained prominence at the bar, when in his patriotic devotion to his country he enlisted in her defense and gave his life a ransom for her preservation.
His brother, James R., was also a martyr of that struggle, being killed duringthe Seven Days' Battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the city of Berlin and was its founder. He settled on its site in the fall of 1846 and platted a village which he called Strongville, and which was afterwards known as Strong's Landing, He built the first sawmill in the village and also erected the first residence. Time passed, and other settlers came, and as the years flew by the little hamlet continued to grow until it has now been transformed into the beautiful and populous city of Berlin, which contains 5,000 inhabitants.
The death of Mr. Strong's wife occurred in Ceresco, Wis., Nov. 5, 1845, after which he was again married, his second union being with Miss Amanda Carhart, by whom he had one child, a son, Nathan H., who is now living in Chicago with his mother. Mr. Strong was an active business man and had his life been prolonged would no doubt have held his place in the community as a prominent citizen, but six years after settling in Berlin he was called home on the 23d of August, 1852.
He was a Whig in politics and a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Though but comparatively few of the settlers of Green Lake County were acquainted with him, he is known by reputation to the present generation and through years to come will be remembered with love and gratitude as the founder of Berlin.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, WI page 615
He had studied the legal profession and was a young lawyer of much promise, but when his country became encompassed by danger he laid aside the work which he had chosen and responded to the Government's call for aid.
He was shot in the assault on Mary's Hill, below Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863, and the wound caused his death. He was a brave officer who had won his commission as Captain by his meritorious conduct and dauntless courage on the field of battle. His record as a student was a brilliant one and he had already gained prominence at the bar, when in his patriotic devotion to his country he enlisted in her defense and gave his life a ransom for her preservation.
His brother, James R., was also a martyr of that struggle, being killed duringthe Seven Days' Battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the city of Berlin and was its founder. He settled on its site in the fall of 1846 and platted a village which he called Strongville, and which was afterwards known as Strong's Landing, He built the first sawmill in the village and also erected the first residence. Time passed, and other settlers came, and as the years flew by the little hamlet continued to grow until it has now been transformed into the beautiful and populous city of Berlin, which contains 5,000 inhabitants.
The death of Mr. Strong's wife occurred in Ceresco, Wis., Nov. 5, 1845, after which he was again married, his second union being with Miss Amanda Carhart, by whom he had one child, a son, Nathan H., who is now living in Chicago with his mother. Mr. Strong was an active business man and had his life been prolonged would no doubt have held his place in the community as a prominent citizen, but six years after settling in Berlin he was called home on the 23d of August, 1852.
He was a Whig in politics and a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Though but comparatively few of the settlers of Green Lake County were acquainted with him, he is known by reputation to the present generation and through years to come will be remembered with love and gratitude as the founder of Berlin.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, WI page 615
NATHAN H. STRONG. The history of Green Lake County would be incomplete and it would be great injustice to his many friends if we should omit from this record the sketch of Mr. Strong, the founder of the city of Berlin. He was born on Isle La Mott, Grand Isle Co., Vt., on the 11th day of November. 1813, and was a son of Nathan and Sally (Westover) Strong. The days of his boyhood and youth were passed in his native State, and on reaching maturity he was united in the holy bonds of matrimony with Miss Sarah Sheldon, the wedding taking place in Michigan in 1834. A family of five children, three sons and two daughters, was born of their union: Lewis G., the eldest, was a Captain in the 5th Wisconsin Regiment during the late war, and is said to have been the first enlisted man of Berlin.
He had studied the legal profession and was a young lawyer of much promise, but when his country became encompassed by danger he laid aside the work which he had chosen and responded to the Government's call for aid.
He was shot in the assault on Mary's Hill, below Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863, and the wound caused his death. He was a brave officer who had won his commission as Captain by his meritorious conduct and dauntless courage on the field of battle. His record as a student was a brilliant one and he had already gained prominence at the bar, when in his patriotic devotion to his country he enlisted in her defense and gave his life a ransom for her preservation.
His brother, James R., was also a martyr of that struggle, being killed duringthe Seven Days' Battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the city of Berlin and was its founder. He settled on its site in the fall of 1846 and platted a village which he called Strongville, and which was afterwards known as Strong's Landing, He built the first sawmill in the village and also erected the first residence. Time passed, and other settlers came, and as the years flew by the little hamlet continued to grow until it has now been transformed into the beautiful and populous city of Berlin, which contains 5,000 inhabitants.
The death of Mr. Strong's wife occurred in Ceresco, Wis., Nov. 5, 1845, after which he was again married, his second union being with Miss Amanda Carhart, by whom he had one child, a son, Nathan H., who is now living in Chicago with his mother. Mr. Strong was an active business man and had his life been prolonged would no doubt have held his place in the community as a prominent citizen, but six years after settling in Berlin he was called home on the 23d of August, 1852.
He was a Whig in politics and a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Though but comparatively few of the settlers of Green Lake County were acquainted with him, he is known by reputation to the present generation and through years to come will be remembered with love and gratitude as the founder of Berlin.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, WI page 615
He had studied the legal profession and was a young lawyer of much promise, but when his country became encompassed by danger he laid aside the work which he had chosen and responded to the Government's call for aid.
He was shot in the assault on Mary's Hill, below Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863, and the wound caused his death. He was a brave officer who had won his commission as Captain by his meritorious conduct and dauntless courage on the field of battle. His record as a student was a brilliant one and he had already gained prominence at the bar, when in his patriotic devotion to his country he enlisted in her defense and gave his life a ransom for her preservation.
His brother, James R., was also a martyr of that struggle, being killed duringthe Seven Days' Battle of the Wilderness. Mr. Strong was the first settler of the city of Berlin and was its founder. He settled on its site in the fall of 1846 and platted a village which he called Strongville, and which was afterwards known as Strong's Landing, He built the first sawmill in the village and also erected the first residence. Time passed, and other settlers came, and as the years flew by the little hamlet continued to grow until it has now been transformed into the beautiful and populous city of Berlin, which contains 5,000 inhabitants.
The death of Mr. Strong's wife occurred in Ceresco, Wis., Nov. 5, 1845, after which he was again married, his second union being with Miss Amanda Carhart, by whom he had one child, a son, Nathan H., who is now living in Chicago with his mother. Mr. Strong was an active business man and had his life been prolonged would no doubt have held his place in the community as a prominent citizen, but six years after settling in Berlin he was called home on the 23d of August, 1852.
He was a Whig in politics and a faithful and consistent member of the Baptist Church. Though but comparatively few of the settlers of Green Lake County were acquainted with him, he is known by reputation to the present generation and through years to come will be remembered with love and gratitude as the founder of Berlin.
Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, WI page 615
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