JACOB HUNSAKER (deceased); was born in Union Co., Ill., May 24, 1823; immigrated to Wisconsin in 1847, where he engaged in mining; he operated the mines in the town of Hazel Green known as the "Hunsaker Mines;" afterward he engaged in farming, which he followed until the time of his death, which was caused by a team running away with him, Aug. 21, 1875. He married Matilda Pallett, a native of England; she was born in 1830, and is the mother of six children - Charles, Phebe, George, Thomas, Nellie and Albert.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.