From the book "The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin," 1880, page 582:
C. GERMAIN, Beaver Dam ; born in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., June 14, 1827, where he received his early education ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located at Milwaukee ; his first business was ferrying passengers over the Milwaukee River, at 5 cents ; then worked for Nat. Prentiss two years, learning the trade of carpenter and joiner ; in the spring of 1845 moved into Milwaukee Township, to work on farm, assisting his father, hauling wood with an ox team into Milwaukee ; in 1846, went to Fox Lake, and hauled timber with an ox team for the mill-dam at that place ; he rented and worked a farm that year, and everything was killed with frost ; in the spring of 1847, came to Beaver Dam ; worked at carpenter-work for Mr. Loomis, and others two years ; in 1851, went to Ionia, and helped build a grist mill at that place ; returned to this county, and for a time worked at his trade, then went to keeping a livery stable ; in 1857-58, was contractor to the old La Crosse R. R. ; from 1852 to 1856, was Deputy Sheriff ; in 1861, was appointed Under Sheriff ; in 1862, was elected Sheriff, and held the offices of Sheriff and Under Sheriff until 1870, but virtually Sheriff the whole time ; in 1871, returned to Beaver Dam ; during that year was contractor on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac R. R. ; in the spring of 1878, built an elevator at Renville Station, Minn., which he ran for one year, when poor health compelled him to leave the business and return home ; was Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for the State General Assembly of 1874, and a member of the General Assembly of 1875 ; is at present a member of the City Council from the Second Ward. Married, at Fox Lake, in 1851, Miss Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland Co., N. Y. ; has eight children -- Lina, Mary E., Jennie L., Nellie A., Polly D., Valbert, Alfred and Henrietta.
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OBITUARY: Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, October 14, 1880, page 3:
DIED - GERMAIN - At his residence in this City, on the 8th Inst., Hon. Columbus Germain, aged 53 yrs. 8 mos. and 24 days.
[His obituary begins with a nearly verbatim repeat of the biography used in the "History of Dodge County." However, this account changes his birth date from June 14, 1827 to January 14, 1827. The rest is word-for-word until near the end, where the sentence "is at the present a member of the City Council," is left out, and the obituary continues, as follows:]
And at the time of his death was an alderman of the Second Ward. He married Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland County, N. Y., in 1851.
By the above sketch from the Dodge County History it will be seen that the deceased was one of the oldest citizens of this city, in consequence of which, together with his large acquaintance by reason of his official career, his funeral was one of the largest ever seen in this city. His career has been an eventful one. In 1862 he was shot, while in the line of his duty as Sheriff in pursuing horse thieves, and lay at the point of death for several weeks. He had an iron will and constitution, recovered from this, and would undoubtedly have lived for years, except from the fact by exposure and a careless regard for health, disease seemed to have fastened upon all his vital physical functions, from which he could not possibly recover, though he bore up longer than many another person could have done. He had his peculiarities, as many others have, but under the cover of his apparent brusqueness, he had a strong vein of manly sympathy and kindly feeling which made him a good friend, and many men in Dodge County can attest that friendship. He was buried on Sunday last by the Knight Templars, of Portage, of which branch of Masonry he was a member, and was followed to the grave by a large body of Free Masons, the City Council and Fire Department, which with a large number of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends, made the procession a very large and imposing one. He leaves surviving his faithful wife and eight children to mourn his loss. We regret his death as an old settler, and we deplore it as the loss of a friend, for he was our friend, and we shall kindly cherish in our memory the goodness that was in him, until like him we are carried to man's last rest.
[Thanks to R.D. Mittelstadt for this information.]
C. GERMAIN, Beaver Dam ; born in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., June 14, 1827, where he received his early education ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located at Milwaukee ; his first business was ferrying passengers over the Milwaukee River, at 5 cents ; then worked for Nat. Prentiss two years, learning the trade of carpenter and joiner ; in the spring of 1845 moved into Milwaukee Township, to work on farm, assisting his father, hauling wood with an ox team into Milwaukee ; in 1846, went to Fox Lake, and hauled timber with an ox team for the mill-dam at that place ; he rented and worked a farm that year, and everything was killed with frost ; in the spring of 1847, came to Beaver Dam ; worked at carpenter-work for Mr. Loomis, and others two years ; in 1851, went to Ionia, and helped build a grist mill at that place ; returned to this county, and for a time worked at his trade, then went to keeping a livery stable ; in 1857-58, was contractor to the old La Crosse R. R. ; from 1852 to 1856, was Deputy Sheriff ; in 1861, was appointed Under Sheriff ; in 1862, was elected Sheriff, and held the offices of Sheriff and Under Sheriff until 1870, but virtually Sheriff the whole time ; in 1871, returned to Beaver Dam ; during that year was contractor on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac R. R. ; in the spring of 1878, built an elevator at Renville Station, Minn., which he ran for one year, when poor health compelled him to leave the business and return home ; was Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for the State General Assembly of 1874, and a member of the General Assembly of 1875 ; is at present a member of the City Council from the Second Ward. Married, at Fox Lake, in 1851, Miss Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland Co., N. Y. ; has eight children -- Lina, Mary E., Jennie L., Nellie A., Polly D., Valbert, Alfred and Henrietta.
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OBITUARY: Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, October 14, 1880, page 3:
DIED - GERMAIN - At his residence in this City, on the 8th Inst., Hon. Columbus Germain, aged 53 yrs. 8 mos. and 24 days.
[His obituary begins with a nearly verbatim repeat of the biography used in the "History of Dodge County." However, this account changes his birth date from June 14, 1827 to January 14, 1827. The rest is word-for-word until near the end, where the sentence "is at the present a member of the City Council," is left out, and the obituary continues, as follows:]
And at the time of his death was an alderman of the Second Ward. He married Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland County, N. Y., in 1851.
By the above sketch from the Dodge County History it will be seen that the deceased was one of the oldest citizens of this city, in consequence of which, together with his large acquaintance by reason of his official career, his funeral was one of the largest ever seen in this city. His career has been an eventful one. In 1862 he was shot, while in the line of his duty as Sheriff in pursuing horse thieves, and lay at the point of death for several weeks. He had an iron will and constitution, recovered from this, and would undoubtedly have lived for years, except from the fact by exposure and a careless regard for health, disease seemed to have fastened upon all his vital physical functions, from which he could not possibly recover, though he bore up longer than many another person could have done. He had his peculiarities, as many others have, but under the cover of his apparent brusqueness, he had a strong vein of manly sympathy and kindly feeling which made him a good friend, and many men in Dodge County can attest that friendship. He was buried on Sunday last by the Knight Templars, of Portage, of which branch of Masonry he was a member, and was followed to the grave by a large body of Free Masons, the City Council and Fire Department, which with a large number of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends, made the procession a very large and imposing one. He leaves surviving his faithful wife and eight children to mourn his loss. We regret his death as an old settler, and we deplore it as the loss of a friend, for he was our friend, and we shall kindly cherish in our memory the goodness that was in him, until like him we are carried to man's last rest.
[Thanks to R.D. Mittelstadt for this information.]
From the book "The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin," 1880, page 582:
C. GERMAIN, Beaver Dam ; born in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., June 14, 1827, where he received his early education ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located at Milwaukee ; his first business was ferrying passengers over the Milwaukee River, at 5 cents ; then worked for Nat. Prentiss two years, learning the trade of carpenter and joiner ; in the spring of 1845 moved into Milwaukee Township, to work on farm, assisting his father, hauling wood with an ox team into Milwaukee ; in 1846, went to Fox Lake, and hauled timber with an ox team for the mill-dam at that place ; he rented and worked a farm that year, and everything was killed with frost ; in the spring of 1847, came to Beaver Dam ; worked at carpenter-work for Mr. Loomis, and others two years ; in 1851, went to Ionia, and helped build a grist mill at that place ; returned to this county, and for a time worked at his trade, then went to keeping a livery stable ; in 1857-58, was contractor to the old La Crosse R. R. ; from 1852 to 1856, was Deputy Sheriff ; in 1861, was appointed Under Sheriff ; in 1862, was elected Sheriff, and held the offices of Sheriff and Under Sheriff until 1870, but virtually Sheriff the whole time ; in 1871, returned to Beaver Dam ; during that year was contractor on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac R. R. ; in the spring of 1878, built an elevator at Renville Station, Minn., which he ran for one year, when poor health compelled him to leave the business and return home ; was Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for the State General Assembly of 1874, and a member of the General Assembly of 1875 ; is at present a member of the City Council from the Second Ward. Married, at Fox Lake, in 1851, Miss Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland Co., N. Y. ; has eight children -- Lina, Mary E., Jennie L., Nellie A., Polly D., Valbert, Alfred and Henrietta.
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OBITUARY: Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, October 14, 1880, page 3:
DIED - GERMAIN - At his residence in this City, on the 8th Inst., Hon. Columbus Germain, aged 53 yrs. 8 mos. and 24 days.
[His obituary begins with a nearly verbatim repeat of the biography used in the "History of Dodge County." However, this account changes his birth date from June 14, 1827 to January 14, 1827. The rest is word-for-word until near the end, where the sentence "is at the present a member of the City Council," is left out, and the obituary continues, as follows:]
And at the time of his death was an alderman of the Second Ward. He married Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland County, N. Y., in 1851.
By the above sketch from the Dodge County History it will be seen that the deceased was one of the oldest citizens of this city, in consequence of which, together with his large acquaintance by reason of his official career, his funeral was one of the largest ever seen in this city. His career has been an eventful one. In 1862 he was shot, while in the line of his duty as Sheriff in pursuing horse thieves, and lay at the point of death for several weeks. He had an iron will and constitution, recovered from this, and would undoubtedly have lived for years, except from the fact by exposure and a careless regard for health, disease seemed to have fastened upon all his vital physical functions, from which he could not possibly recover, though he bore up longer than many another person could have done. He had his peculiarities, as many others have, but under the cover of his apparent brusqueness, he had a strong vein of manly sympathy and kindly feeling which made him a good friend, and many men in Dodge County can attest that friendship. He was buried on Sunday last by the Knight Templars, of Portage, of which branch of Masonry he was a member, and was followed to the grave by a large body of Free Masons, the City Council and Fire Department, which with a large number of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends, made the procession a very large and imposing one. He leaves surviving his faithful wife and eight children to mourn his loss. We regret his death as an old settler, and we deplore it as the loss of a friend, for he was our friend, and we shall kindly cherish in our memory the goodness that was in him, until like him we are carried to man's last rest.
[Thanks to R.D. Mittelstadt for this information.]
C. GERMAIN, Beaver Dam ; born in Rush, Monroe Co., N. Y., June 14, 1827, where he received his early education ; came to Wisconsin in 1843, and located at Milwaukee ; his first business was ferrying passengers over the Milwaukee River, at 5 cents ; then worked for Nat. Prentiss two years, learning the trade of carpenter and joiner ; in the spring of 1845 moved into Milwaukee Township, to work on farm, assisting his father, hauling wood with an ox team into Milwaukee ; in 1846, went to Fox Lake, and hauled timber with an ox team for the mill-dam at that place ; he rented and worked a farm that year, and everything was killed with frost ; in the spring of 1847, came to Beaver Dam ; worked at carpenter-work for Mr. Loomis, and others two years ; in 1851, went to Ionia, and helped build a grist mill at that place ; returned to this county, and for a time worked at his trade, then went to keeping a livery stable ; in 1857-58, was contractor to the old La Crosse R. R. ; from 1852 to 1856, was Deputy Sheriff ; in 1861, was appointed Under Sheriff ; in 1862, was elected Sheriff, and held the offices of Sheriff and Under Sheriff until 1870, but virtually Sheriff the whole time ; in 1871, returned to Beaver Dam ; during that year was contractor on the Sheboygan and Fond du Lac R. R. ; in the spring of 1878, built an elevator at Renville Station, Minn., which he ran for one year, when poor health compelled him to leave the business and return home ; was Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for the State General Assembly of 1874, and a member of the General Assembly of 1875 ; is at present a member of the City Council from the Second Ward. Married, at Fox Lake, in 1851, Miss Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland Co., N. Y. ; has eight children -- Lina, Mary E., Jennie L., Nellie A., Polly D., Valbert, Alfred and Henrietta.
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OBITUARY: Beaver Dam Argus, Thursday, October 14, 1880, page 3:
DIED - GERMAIN - At his residence in this City, on the 8th Inst., Hon. Columbus Germain, aged 53 yrs. 8 mos. and 24 days.
[His obituary begins with a nearly verbatim repeat of the biography used in the "History of Dodge County." However, this account changes his birth date from June 14, 1827 to January 14, 1827. The rest is word-for-word until near the end, where the sentence "is at the present a member of the City Council," is left out, and the obituary continues, as follows:]
And at the time of his death was an alderman of the Second Ward. He married Emily A. Brower, a native of Rockland County, N. Y., in 1851.
By the above sketch from the Dodge County History it will be seen that the deceased was one of the oldest citizens of this city, in consequence of which, together with his large acquaintance by reason of his official career, his funeral was one of the largest ever seen in this city. His career has been an eventful one. In 1862 he was shot, while in the line of his duty as Sheriff in pursuing horse thieves, and lay at the point of death for several weeks. He had an iron will and constitution, recovered from this, and would undoubtedly have lived for years, except from the fact by exposure and a careless regard for health, disease seemed to have fastened upon all his vital physical functions, from which he could not possibly recover, though he bore up longer than many another person could have done. He had his peculiarities, as many others have, but under the cover of his apparent brusqueness, he had a strong vein of manly sympathy and kindly feeling which made him a good friend, and many men in Dodge County can attest that friendship. He was buried on Sunday last by the Knight Templars, of Portage, of which branch of Masonry he was a member, and was followed to the grave by a large body of Free Masons, the City Council and Fire Department, which with a large number of mourning relatives and sympathizing friends, made the procession a very large and imposing one. He leaves surviving his faithful wife and eight children to mourn his loss. We regret his death as an old settler, and we deplore it as the loss of a friend, for he was our friend, and we shall kindly cherish in our memory the goodness that was in him, until like him we are carried to man's last rest.
[Thanks to R.D. Mittelstadt for this information.]
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