J. H. PARNELL, Platteville; is a son of William Parnell, of England, who emigrated in 1842, locating in Galena, Ill., where J. H. Parnell was born in 1844; three years later the fmaily came to Grant Co., where the mother died and the father still resides. His son, our subject, married Miss Mary J., daughter of Thomas Chapman, Esq., of Platteville; they have three children - Jesse Lee, Lillie May and Carrie Edwards, all born in Platteville. From 1862 until 1874, Mr. Parnell was in the mercantile business here; he then began his present business of receiving, feeding and weighing live stock for farmers, drovers, and all who wish such accommodation; he has convenient buildings, yards, etc., and has established a good trade; it was first begun by Chapman & Kirkpatrick. Mr. Parnell is a member of the Platteville Hook and Ladder Co., and of the A. O. U. W.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.