HENRY REWEY, retired farmer, Platteville; was born in Stockbridge, Mass., July 9, 1805. Up to the age of 15, his life was spent on a farm. He then with a brother, interested himself in the wool-carding business, and eventually became the owner of a factory near the line of Tompkins and Tioga Cos., N. Y. He married, Sept. 27, 1832, Mary Wiltse, who was born Nov. 29, 1810, in Saratoga, Saratoga Co., N. Y. They came West in 1844, locating on a new farm in Lima, Grant Co., Wis. The 160 acres cost him $320; half of this farm he cleared and improved. In 1860, he removed his farmily to a farm in Mifflin, Iowa Co., where they resided four years. Since 1864, he has resided near the city of Platteville, owning three lots of respectively 6, 15 and 20 acres about the place. Mr. and Mrs. Rewey have five stalwart sons to perpetuate the family name. The eldest, Addison, is now farming in Lima; Jefferson W., one of the foremost business men and farmers of Iowa Co., has represented the Southern District of that county several terms in the State Legislature. A station on the new Chicago & Tomah Railroad was named in his honor. Jasper L. now resides in Platteville, and is Deputy Sheriff of Grant Co.; he was born Aug. 18, 1837, in Tioga Co., N. Y., and married Susan Galbreth; he served during the rebellion in the 7th W. V. I., and was wounded. M. Freeman is now in the hotel business at Rewey Station; he is also Overseer of the Iowa Co. Poor Farm. Jay, the youngest son, was born Dec. 3, 1852, in Lima; married Albina Trowbridge, of Darlington, and is with his parents in their Platteville home; he now owns 80 acres of the old Lima farm; the average weight of the five brothers is from 180 to 190 pounds. All are like the father, Republican in politics. Henry Rewey enlisted in Co. C, 7th W. V. I.; was twice wounded, and removing to Nebraska, died there in November, 1874; he left a wife (nee Abbie Moore) and a little daughter, now with her grandparents.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.