HOMER BEARDSLEY, Sec. 15; P. O. Bloomington; owns 87-1/2 acres land, valued at $35 per acre; was born in Litchfield Co., Conn., in 1821; came to Wisconsin in 1858; settled on his present farm in 1866. Married Jennette Chapin, a native of Connecticut; they have one child by adoption - Jennie. Mr. B. enlisted in Co. D, 33d W. V. I., in 1862, and was discharged in 1865.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.