BENJAMIN STRAW, Sec. 23; P. O. Hazel Green; owns 240 acres of land valued at $50 per acre; born in Derbyshire, England, in 1820; came to America in 1828, and settled in Pennsylvania; removed to Wisconsin in 1834; located in Hazel Green in 1840. Married Mary Sparks, a native of England; they have three children - Henry B., Mary W. and Ida. Mr. Straw has been a member of the Town Board, and has assessed the town several times.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.