History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . -. 111., in I84;i, andconus of old American historical grandfather was General Joseph Bar-tliolomew, an associate and warm personalfriend of President William Henry Harri-son, being second in command under at the celebrated battle of Tippe-canoe. Judge Bartholomews father was afarmer and civil engineer in moderate cir-<nmstances. He was an early pioneer ofWisconsin, settling in Columbia
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . -. 111., in I84;i, andconus of old American historical grandfather was General Joseph Bar-tliolomew, an associate and warm personalfriend of President William Henry Harri-son, being second in command under at the celebrated battle of Tippe-canoe. Judge Bartholomews father was afarmer and civil engineer in moderate cir-<nmstances. He was an early pioneer ofWisconsin, settling in Columbia of Wisconsin—as the region wasthen called—in 1845. He was a member ofthe legislature of the young state and heldvarious county offices and pf)sitions of honorand trust. He was first a Whig and then aRepublican in politics, and died at Lodi,Wisconsin, in 1886. His mothers maidenname was Catherine Hefluer, a native of. JOSEPH MILTOX BARTHOLOMEW. I HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST. Virginia. She was married in Illinois, anddied in Wisconsin in 1890. His grandfather,Gen. Joseph Bartholomew, already men-tioned, had a career as illustrious in mili-tarj affairs as that which his worthy grand-son has won in civil life. He was born inNew Jersey, in 1766, and although only alad, carried a musket in the last years of theKevolutionary war. He was by nature andtraining an Indian fighter and served as asoldier under Gen. Anthony Wayne in theIndian wars to the settled in Indiana in ISOO, and served un-der General Harrison. At the battle of Tip-pecanoe his sword arm was shattered by abullet. For his intrepid conduct on thatcritical occasion he was promoted to briga-dier general. He was also prominent in civ-il life and held various minor offices. Hewas one of the commissioners who locatedthe capital of Indiana where it now always retained his warm friendship forGen. Harrison. Dur
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