BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: DANIEL E LaBAR - "The name of LaBar is one of the best known in Walworth county, for the family has lived here since 1839, having been among the early settlers and from that day to this, through a period of seventy years and more, the name has been one to be proud of, for while they have labored for their own advancement they have also been mindful of the duties they owed to the community. One of the best known of the present generation is Daniel E. LaBar. He was born in this township on August 21, 1857, the son of Samuel Rees LaBar and Harriet Topping-LaBar. The father was born in Stroudsburg, Monroe county, Pennsylvania, January 17, 1820, the son of Daniel E. LaBar, who came to Wisconsin in 1839, arriving here on July 4th of that year, and locating in the northwest quarter of section 7. Samuel Rees LaBar, father of the subject, accompanied his parents to this county and here he assisted in getting the home place started, and here spent his life engaged in agricultural pursuits, becoming the owner of three hundred acres, and was one of the leading farmers of his community, and here he spent his life, dying July 29, 1896. He was married at Delton, Sauk county, Wisconsin, on November 10, 1856, to Harriet N. Topping, daughter of the Rev. Henry Topping, who was one of the first settlers of Walworth county. Mrs. LaBar was born in Charleston, Montgomery county, New York and she came to Delavan Wisconsin with her parents in 1839. To Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rees LaBar, eight children were born, namely: Daniel E. of this review; Charles H.; Gilbert; Nina; James; Frank; Ruth; and Julia. The father of these children was assessor of Delavan in 1845, and was supervisor in 1856 and 1857, then was re-elected ,and was elected to the office of assessor in 1867, serving several years. He was appointed a member of the board of trustees of the Deaf and Dumb Institute, at Delavan in 1876, serving five years. Daniel E. LaBar grew to manhood on the home farm and received his education in the local schools, graduating in 1875. He also attended Wayland Academy, at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, graduating in 1879. He has farmed the greater part of his life. He moved to Delavan about twelve years ago. He has always taken much interest in public affairs and he was elected Mayor of Delavan in 1908, and served one term very successfully. He was elected a member of the city council in 1901, as alderman of the first ward, and he was twice elected a member of the county board. He is a loyal Republican, and has been active in the party and as a public servant, has always discharged his duties faithfully and commendably. Mr. LaBar is an active member of the First Baptist church of Delavan, and has been clerk of the church for sixteen years. Mr. LaBar was married on April 15, 1897, to Mary Antonette Mabie, daughter of J. and Anna Mabie, and to this union, two children have been born: Elizabeth M. LaBar, now deceased; and Daniel Rees LaBar, born, October 11, 1905."

SOURCE: SOURCE: "History of Walworth County, Wisconsin", pages 1039-1040, by Albert Clayton Beckwith.
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