THOMAS PRISK, retired, is a native of Cornwall, England, and was born Sept. 1, 1805; he grew to manhood there, and emigrated to the United States in 1833, and came to the Territory of Wisconsin, and arrived at Mineral Point April 1, 1834; he was one of the earliest settlers who came here; he engaged in mining, and after a short time bought land, and began making a farm; in the spring of 1850, he went to California, and returned in the spring of 1853, and again engaged in mining. Mr. Prisk has been twice married; his first wife was Hannah Provice, a native of Cornwall, England; she died in February, 1862, leaving seven children, only two of whom survive, one daughter, Kate, now married and living in St. Louis, and one son, John, living in Colorado; two sons were in the army during the war; they enlisted and served in Co. E, 11th Iowa V.I.; after serving their term of enlistment, they re-enlisted as veterans; they were in thirteen general engagements; after the war they died of disease contracted in the army; Mr. Prisk married his present wife, Anna Maria Cox, June 27, 1863; she is a native of Cornwall, England, she came here in 1848; she married Oliver Honey Church, a native of Cornwall, England; he died in March, 1850, leaving three daughters, Anna Maria, now Mrs. Warein; Elizabeth Ann, now Mrs. Cox; Mary Jane, now Mrs. Treweek. When Mr. Prisk came here, he built a cabin by Jerusalem Spring, and hewed the logs on the inside, and they said he was making it very stylish; he had nothing when he came, and earned what he has by his own industry.[Source: "History of Iowa County, Wisconsin: Containing an Account of Its Settlement, Growth, Development and Resources..."; Chicago: Western Historical Co. April, 1881. Tr. by K. Mohler]