Untitled From the Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, publ. 1901- page 599-600

JOHN WARRICK, a well-to-do farmer in the town of Paris, Grant county, was born in his present home March 8, 1857, and is a son of Joseph and Annie (ESTERBROOK) WARRICK, natives of Cornwall, England. They came to Pennsylvania in 1854, where he worked a year in the coal mines, then coming West to work in the mines at Jamestown, Grant county. In 1856 he purchased a large tract of farm land, one mile south of Dickeysville, and erected good buildings thereon, and has converted the land into a fine farm. The buildings which he put up almost half a century ago are still in a good state of preservation. The worthy wife, who shared with him the hardships and trials of a pioneer life, died in 1882, and he passed away in 1897. Both belonged to the Methodist Church, and were liberal supporters of its work. Mr. WARRICK was in early life a strong opponent of human slavery, and always acted with the Republican party. To this marriage only one son was born, John, whose name introduces this article.

John WARRICK had his early education in the home schools, and finished his school days in the State Normal at Platteville. Always remaining at home with his parents, the care and management of affairs naturally fell into his hands as his father grew old and feeble. In March, 1883, he married Miss Elizabeth TRACY, a daughter of William and Ellen (CARR) TRACY, natives of Ireland, and settlers of Grant county at an early day. William TRACY crossed the plains and spent some time in the California gold fields, but came back and died in 1869, his wife following him in the same year. Mrs. WARRICK is one of twelve children, and she was born at Council Hill, Lafayette county, in 1856.

After their marriage John WARRICK and his wife settled on the old homestead, where they have lived to the present time, becoming prosperous and universally respected. Their family consists of five children: Annie, the oldest, was born in 1884, and is now a student at the State Normal at Platteville; William J., born in 1886; Lillie, born in 1887; Cora, born in 1891, and Bessie, born in 1897. Mr. WARRICK has followed his father's footsteps in politics, and has always been identified with the Republican party. For fourteen years he has been school treasurer. Mr. WARRICK is one of the leading farmers of this section of the county, and is respected alike for his industrious habits and upright character.




This biography generously submitted by Carol Holmbeck