BASHFORD & HUMPHREY, dealers in general merchandise, Glen Haven; business was established in 1871. Mr. Bashford, the senior member, was born in New Hampshire in 1814; he came to Wisconsin in 1836, and located in Cassville; in 1845, he settled on a farm north of Cassville, and farmed until 1862, when he removed to Glen Haven and engaged in the mercantile trade until the close of the war; in 1871, he formed a partnership with Mr. Humphrey, and has continued in merchandising since. He married Elizabeth K. Blessing, a native of Western Virginia; they have two children - Martha and Charles. Mr. Bashford was elected to the Legislature in 1859 and in 1870; in 1864, he was Sergeant-at-Arms to the State Senate. Mr. Alfred Humphrey, the junior member, was born in Patch Grove in 1849; he came to Glen Haven in 1871. He married Jennie Calvert, a native of Canada; they have three children - Harry, George and May.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.