JOHN STEPHENS, farmer, Sec. 32; P. O. Ellenboro; was born in Cornwall, England, Sept. 24, 1820; came to America in 1849; settled in Ohio; was only there a short time when he came to Wisconsin; was engaged in mining and farming on 40 acres; now owns 80 acres of land. His wife, Elizabeth Daddow, was born in Cornwall, England, March 1, 1822; came to America in 1848, and settled at Benton, La Fayette Co., Wis.; they were married in 1850; they have had five children - John D., born Aug. 18, 1851, died Dec. 5, 1880; Mary E., born March 20, 1855; Lucy A., born Jan. 1, 1858; Amrilla, born July 4, 1869; Josoph B., born Jan. 25, 1863. In politics, Republican; in religion, a liberal believer.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.