Untitled From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 525-526

C. D. BLANCHARD, one of the prosperous farmers and enterprising citizens of Marion township, Grant county, is one of the native sons of that settlement, having been born there April 15, 1851, a son of David L. and Clarissa (WALKER) BLANCHARD, both natives of New York.

The father of our subject was a single man when he came to Grant county, entering land from the government, and settling in Section 36. Here he married, his wife being a daughter of Robert and Lydia WALKER, who were also born in New York. The newly-married couple settled down to farm life upon the place our subject now occupies, but in 1862 the father removed to Boscobel, and died the following year. His wife survived until 1865. In politics he was an ardent Republican, and he left an untarnished name to his four children: C. D.; George, a resident of Fennimore; Lydia, now Mrs. Clark, of Fennimore township; and R. D., who enlisted in the Spanish-American war, was located at Anniston, Ala., and is now collector at one of the ports in the Philippines.

Our subject was reared and educated in Boscobel, after which he worked until he accumulated sufficient money to purchase the old homestead. After coming into possession of same Mr. BLANCHARD made many improvements, erected new buildings, and now has one of the finest farms in the county.

In 1877 Mr. BLANCHARD married, in Marion township, Mary Ann REEVE, daughter of William and Ann (FEER) REEVE, natives of England, who came to Marion township in the early days to Grant county. Mr. REEVE died in Marion township in 1891, but his wife still survives, living at Elroy, Wis. Six children have been born to our subject and his wife: Leon Manuel (a resident of Hickory Grove township), Burton, David, Paul, Mattie and Gladys.

Mr. BLANCHARD is a member of the school board, and has served as school clerk. He is an active Republican in politics. He is highly respected throughout the community, and is justly regarded as one of the representative men of Grant county.



This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck