Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . mprovements as needed, and his present farm of204 acres ranks among the noted places of Eock county. Havingbut 25 cents in money when he started, he has by persistent effort,industry, hard work and thrift attained to a position of compara-tive independence, and is in the highest sense a self-made politics a Eepublican, he has been honored with various localoffices, having been supervisor of Bradford township, treasurerof the school board, etc. He has
Rock County, Wisconsin; a new history of its cities, villages, towns, citizens and varied interests, from the earliest times, up to date . mprovements as needed, and his present farm of204 acres ranks among the noted places of Eock county. Havingbut 25 cents in money when he started, he has by persistent effort,industry, hard work and thrift attained to a position of compara-tive independence, and is in the highest sense a self-made politics a Eepublican, he has been honored with various localoffices, having been supervisor of Bradford township, treasurerof the school board, etc. He has never sought office, and has al-ways been in hearty sympathy with everything tending to thebetterment of his community. In religious faith he is a Presby-terian, On December 26, 1851, Mr. Barlass married Miss Jane McAr-thur, who was born in Scotland and came to this country in 1844with her parents, who settled and lived the remainder of theirlives in Eock county. Mrs. Barlass was a member of the Presby-terian church. She died June 7, 1877, leaving three children, viz.:David M., now a dealer in agricultural implements at SAMUEL S. JONES. BIOGRAPHICAL 959 He married Miss Lucy Locke and they have three children, Ar-thur, Roy and Mary. Jennette, who is married to Mr. B. P. Irish,a farmer of Bradford township; they have five children, Emily,George, Jennie, Irene and Margaret. John T., who was bornSeptember 7, 1861, on the old homestead, where he has alwayslived and which he helped to improve. He owns a finely im-proved quarter section in section 1, La Prairie township, whichhe leases to tenants. He is a man of intelligence, active in affairs,well posted in current events, and withal prosperous and fore-handed. He is a Republican in politics and he has served as clerkof the school board and is a Presbyterian in religious faith. Hemarried Miss Helen Scott, who was born July 9, 1868, to Williamand Christiana (Brown) Scott. Her father was a native of Eng-land, of Scotch pa
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