WILLIAM NORTHEY, P. O. Muscoda; farmer of 360 acres in Sec. 14; he was born in Cornwall, England, Feb. 19, 1836; he is a son of Robert and Martha Edwards, both natives of Cornwall; he came to America with his parents in 1840; they located at Greenville, Mercer Co., Penn., where his father engaged in farming and copper mining. They remained there until 1854, when they came to this State. William, preceding them two years, had entered some land in the town of Millville, upon which they located. His father died in 1856, and his mother in 1859. William engaged in the butchering business at Platteville until 1859, when he went to Lancaster and kept the old United States Hotel; also carried on the butcher and provision business there until 1863, when he went to Woodman in the employ of the old Milwaukee & Mississippi Railroad; he remained there one year and went to Boscobel, where he was employed by the Milwaukee & Prairie du Chien Railroad as telegraph operator; was also express agent; remained there until 1869, when he came to Blue River, where he was station agent and operator until Dec. 7, 1879, when he resigned and took charge of the farm where he now lives. He was married, Feb. 2, 1851, to Miss Martha J. Simpkins, a native of Pennsylvania, by whom he has six children; she died May 20, 1868. On Oct. 6, 1869, he married Miss Cornelia Simpkins, by whom he has six children, in all eight boys and four girls; one son and one daughter are married. His oldest son, Louis Henry, is in the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, as clerk and operator at Minneapolis. Thomas C. is in Nebraska, engaged in farming. While living in Waterstown, was twice Chairman of the Town Board.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.