Father: William Landon
Mother: Phebe (Berry) Landon
children:
Laura Edith (Landon) Jones 1866 – aft 1930
Jessie Ella (Landon) Scott 1871 – 1971
Galen Rufus "Gale" Landon 1873 – 1965
Charles Landon 1875 – 1877
Mabel E (Landon) Jones 1877 – aft 1953
Maud Landon 1888-1888
Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / History of Dunn County, Wisconsin (1925) Chapter XXII: biographical, pp. 597:
William H. Landon, who passed away some 12 years ago, was in his day one of the best known citizens in Dunn County, as he served 14 years as county clerk, at various times held other offices, and was prominent in several other respects.
He was born in Connecticut, Jan. 22, 1831, there spent his early years, and when a young man went to Herkimer County, New York. He came to Wisconsin in 1854, settling in Jefferson County, where he seems to have remained for about four years. In 1858 he came to Menomcnie, Dunn County, making the journey- probably by train-to Dubuque, then up the Mississippi by steamboat to Read's Landing, and by keel boat up the Chippewa and Red Cedar rivers to Dunnville,
whence he walked to Menomonie.
During his first winter here he made a living by hunting and trapping and in the following summer worked for Ort Remington on the latter's farm on Elk Creek. After three or four years he took a farm at Waneka in the town of Spring Brook, which he operated until 1877, moving in that year to Menomonie, as he had been elected county clerk in 1875, and his frequent reelections to that office show that he was both well known to the people of the county and performed his duties in an efficient manner.
After his 14 years of service in that office he took charge of the affairs of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company and he remained with the company up to a year before his death, which occurred Sept. 23, 1914. As poor commissioner and as a member of the school board he also rendered good service, and he was a member of the com-
mission that reassessed the real estate of St. Croix County.
He kept up his interest in his farm until his last years. One useful act that Mr. Landon performed was the setting out of the trees in the court house park, and his care of them until they were big enough to need little further attention. He did this in spite of some ridicule when he started, as people thought they would not grow there. In fact
Mr. Landon during the greater part of his life in Dunn County was an eminently useful citizen and was widely recognized as such and his name deserves a prominent
place in the county's annals. Mr. Landon was married in 1866, to Mary Davenport, who died many years before him, passing away in September, 1883. They were the parents of four children: Laura, now Mrs. Laura E. Jones, and a resident of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jessie, wife of E. W. Scott of the town of Spring Brook; Galen, of Duluth, Minn.; and Mabel, who married Warren Jones and resided at Alix, Ark.
Mother: Phebe (Berry) Landon
children:
Laura Edith (Landon) Jones 1866 – aft 1930
Jessie Ella (Landon) Scott 1871 – 1971
Galen Rufus "Gale" Landon 1873 – 1965
Charles Landon 1875 – 1877
Mabel E (Landon) Jones 1877 – aft 1953
Maud Landon 1888-1888
Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / History of Dunn County, Wisconsin (1925) Chapter XXII: biographical, pp. 597:
William H. Landon, who passed away some 12 years ago, was in his day one of the best known citizens in Dunn County, as he served 14 years as county clerk, at various times held other offices, and was prominent in several other respects.
He was born in Connecticut, Jan. 22, 1831, there spent his early years, and when a young man went to Herkimer County, New York. He came to Wisconsin in 1854, settling in Jefferson County, where he seems to have remained for about four years. In 1858 he came to Menomcnie, Dunn County, making the journey- probably by train-to Dubuque, then up the Mississippi by steamboat to Read's Landing, and by keel boat up the Chippewa and Red Cedar rivers to Dunnville,
whence he walked to Menomonie.
During his first winter here he made a living by hunting and trapping and in the following summer worked for Ort Remington on the latter's farm on Elk Creek. After three or four years he took a farm at Waneka in the town of Spring Brook, which he operated until 1877, moving in that year to Menomonie, as he had been elected county clerk in 1875, and his frequent reelections to that office show that he was both well known to the people of the county and performed his duties in an efficient manner.
After his 14 years of service in that office he took charge of the affairs of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company and he remained with the company up to a year before his death, which occurred Sept. 23, 1914. As poor commissioner and as a member of the school board he also rendered good service, and he was a member of the com-
mission that reassessed the real estate of St. Croix County.
He kept up his interest in his farm until his last years. One useful act that Mr. Landon performed was the setting out of the trees in the court house park, and his care of them until they were big enough to need little further attention. He did this in spite of some ridicule when he started, as people thought they would not grow there. In fact
Mr. Landon during the greater part of his life in Dunn County was an eminently useful citizen and was widely recognized as such and his name deserves a prominent
place in the county's annals. Mr. Landon was married in 1866, to Mary Davenport, who died many years before him, passing away in September, 1883. They were the parents of four children: Laura, now Mrs. Laura E. Jones, and a resident of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jessie, wife of E. W. Scott of the town of Spring Brook; Galen, of Duluth, Minn.; and Mabel, who married Warren Jones and resided at Alix, Ark.
Father: William Landon
Mother: Phebe (Berry) Landon
children:
Laura Edith (Landon) Jones 1866 – aft 1930
Jessie Ella (Landon) Scott 1871 – 1971
Galen Rufus "Gale" Landon 1873 – 1965
Charles Landon 1875 – 1877
Mabel E (Landon) Jones 1877 – aft 1953
Maud Landon 1888-1888
Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / History of Dunn County, Wisconsin (1925) Chapter XXII: biographical, pp. 597:
William H. Landon, who passed away some 12 years ago, was in his day one of the best known citizens in Dunn County, as he served 14 years as county clerk, at various times held other offices, and was prominent in several other respects.
He was born in Connecticut, Jan. 22, 1831, there spent his early years, and when a young man went to Herkimer County, New York. He came to Wisconsin in 1854, settling in Jefferson County, where he seems to have remained for about four years. In 1858 he came to Menomcnie, Dunn County, making the journey- probably by train-to Dubuque, then up the Mississippi by steamboat to Read's Landing, and by keel boat up the Chippewa and Red Cedar rivers to Dunnville,
whence he walked to Menomonie.
During his first winter here he made a living by hunting and trapping and in the following summer worked for Ort Remington on the latter's farm on Elk Creek. After three or four years he took a farm at Waneka in the town of Spring Brook, which he operated until 1877, moving in that year to Menomonie, as he had been elected county clerk in 1875, and his frequent reelections to that office show that he was both well known to the people of the county and performed his duties in an efficient manner.
After his 14 years of service in that office he took charge of the affairs of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company and he remained with the company up to a year before his death, which occurred Sept. 23, 1914. As poor commissioner and as a member of the school board he also rendered good service, and he was a member of the com-
mission that reassessed the real estate of St. Croix County.
He kept up his interest in his farm until his last years. One useful act that Mr. Landon performed was the setting out of the trees in the court house park, and his care of them until they were big enough to need little further attention. He did this in spite of some ridicule when he started, as people thought they would not grow there. In fact
Mr. Landon during the greater part of his life in Dunn County was an eminently useful citizen and was widely recognized as such and his name deserves a prominent
place in the county's annals. Mr. Landon was married in 1866, to Mary Davenport, who died many years before him, passing away in September, 1883. They were the parents of four children: Laura, now Mrs. Laura E. Jones, and a resident of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jessie, wife of E. W. Scott of the town of Spring Brook; Galen, of Duluth, Minn.; and Mabel, who married Warren Jones and resided at Alix, Ark.
Mother: Phebe (Berry) Landon
children:
Laura Edith (Landon) Jones 1866 – aft 1930
Jessie Ella (Landon) Scott 1871 – 1971
Galen Rufus "Gale" Landon 1873 – 1965
Charles Landon 1875 – 1877
Mabel E (Landon) Jones 1877 – aft 1953
Maud Landon 1888-1888
Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / History of Dunn County, Wisconsin (1925) Chapter XXII: biographical, pp. 597:
William H. Landon, who passed away some 12 years ago, was in his day one of the best known citizens in Dunn County, as he served 14 years as county clerk, at various times held other offices, and was prominent in several other respects.
He was born in Connecticut, Jan. 22, 1831, there spent his early years, and when a young man went to Herkimer County, New York. He came to Wisconsin in 1854, settling in Jefferson County, where he seems to have remained for about four years. In 1858 he came to Menomcnie, Dunn County, making the journey- probably by train-to Dubuque, then up the Mississippi by steamboat to Read's Landing, and by keel boat up the Chippewa and Red Cedar rivers to Dunnville,
whence he walked to Menomonie.
During his first winter here he made a living by hunting and trapping and in the following summer worked for Ort Remington on the latter's farm on Elk Creek. After three or four years he took a farm at Waneka in the town of Spring Brook, which he operated until 1877, moving in that year to Menomonie, as he had been elected county clerk in 1875, and his frequent reelections to that office show that he was both well known to the people of the county and performed his duties in an efficient manner.
After his 14 years of service in that office he took charge of the affairs of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company and he remained with the company up to a year before his death, which occurred Sept. 23, 1914. As poor commissioner and as a member of the school board he also rendered good service, and he was a member of the com-
mission that reassessed the real estate of St. Croix County.
He kept up his interest in his farm until his last years. One useful act that Mr. Landon performed was the setting out of the trees in the court house park, and his care of them until they were big enough to need little further attention. He did this in spite of some ridicule when he started, as people thought they would not grow there. In fact
Mr. Landon during the greater part of his life in Dunn County was an eminently useful citizen and was widely recognized as such and his name deserves a prominent
place in the county's annals. Mr. Landon was married in 1866, to Mary Davenport, who died many years before him, passing away in September, 1883. They were the parents of four children: Laura, now Mrs. Laura E. Jones, and a resident of Los Angeles, Calif.; Jessie, wife of E. W. Scott of the town of Spring Brook; Galen, of Duluth, Minn.; and Mabel, who married Warren Jones and resided at Alix, Ark.
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