Lucy F. James was born in the town of Hay River, Dunn County, Wis., Nov. 29, 1869, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Jenks) James. Her parents were married in Michigan. Early in the year 1864 they came to Menomonie, Wis., resided there subsequently for one year, and then took the homestead of 160 acres in the town of Hay River on which their daughter, Lucy F., was born, and where they, themselves, spent the rest of their lives, Mr. James dying Dec. 18, 1906, and Mrs. James in 1914.
She married Ole M. Vennes and they had 11 children. A record in brief is as follows:
1. Harvey L., b. July 3, 1886, grew up a promising boy to the age of almost 12 years, when he was accidentally drowned on July 1, 1898, being buried on his twelfth birthday, which, instead of being an occasion of rejoicing and congratulations, was one of gloom and sadness in the family and neighborhood.
2. Florence M., b. Jan. 26, 1889, acquired a good education, being graduated from the Menomonie High School and from the Dunn County Normal School, and she subsequently taught rural school for several years. She is now the wife of Howard Bowker of Cohasset, Minn.
3. Viola A., b. July 4, 1892, was also graduated from the Dunn County Normal School, and taught rural school for a while. She married Albert Fortney and is now residing in the village of Wheeler, Dunn County.
4. Ethel M., b. July 15, 1894, had the same education as Viola. She is the wife of Herman Anderson of the town of Sheridan, whose parents were early settlers in that part of Dunn County.
5. Alfred, b. Sept. 5, 1896, is now the proprietor of the old Vennes homestead and is further mentioned in this volume.
6. Leon A., b. March 22, 1899, was graduated from the Dunn County Agricultural School. After this country became involved in the war with Germany he entered military service, becoming a member of the Students' Army Training Corps of Wisconsin University and was mustered out Dec. 14, 1918. He then entered River Falls State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1920. For two years subsequently he was a teacher of agriculture and athletics; then in 1923 he became a student of agricultural economics in the Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, to graduate in March, 1925.
7. Louise A., b. June 3, 1901, was graduated from the Menomonie High School and Dunn County Normal School and has been a teacher for the last six years, during the last four of which she has taught in the Boyceville public school.
8. Agnes E., b. Oct. 16, 1904, is also a graduate of the Dunn County Normal School and is now teaching rural school.
9. Lucy F., b. Feb. 11, 1907, is a graduate of the Menomonie High School and the Dunn County Normal School.
10. Ralph B., b. Sept. 14,1910, is attending the Menomnonie High School, and Grant R., born March 30, 1913, is a pupil in the grade school.
11. Grant R. [the sketch does not include his info]
The above shows that Mr. and Mrs. Vennes were careful to give all their surviving children the benefit of a good education, though at the cost of considerable self sacrifice, and it is gratifying to note that the children are proving themselves worthy of their parents by making good use of their opportunities.
SOURCE: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 576-578:
She married Ole M. Vennes and they had 11 children. A record in brief is as follows:
1. Harvey L., b. July 3, 1886, grew up a promising boy to the age of almost 12 years, when he was accidentally drowned on July 1, 1898, being buried on his twelfth birthday, which, instead of being an occasion of rejoicing and congratulations, was one of gloom and sadness in the family and neighborhood.
2. Florence M., b. Jan. 26, 1889, acquired a good education, being graduated from the Menomonie High School and from the Dunn County Normal School, and she subsequently taught rural school for several years. She is now the wife of Howard Bowker of Cohasset, Minn.
3. Viola A., b. July 4, 1892, was also graduated from the Dunn County Normal School, and taught rural school for a while. She married Albert Fortney and is now residing in the village of Wheeler, Dunn County.
4. Ethel M., b. July 15, 1894, had the same education as Viola. She is the wife of Herman Anderson of the town of Sheridan, whose parents were early settlers in that part of Dunn County.
5. Alfred, b. Sept. 5, 1896, is now the proprietor of the old Vennes homestead and is further mentioned in this volume.
6. Leon A., b. March 22, 1899, was graduated from the Dunn County Agricultural School. After this country became involved in the war with Germany he entered military service, becoming a member of the Students' Army Training Corps of Wisconsin University and was mustered out Dec. 14, 1918. He then entered River Falls State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1920. For two years subsequently he was a teacher of agriculture and athletics; then in 1923 he became a student of agricultural economics in the Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, to graduate in March, 1925.
7. Louise A., b. June 3, 1901, was graduated from the Menomonie High School and Dunn County Normal School and has been a teacher for the last six years, during the last four of which she has taught in the Boyceville public school.
8. Agnes E., b. Oct. 16, 1904, is also a graduate of the Dunn County Normal School and is now teaching rural school.
9. Lucy F., b. Feb. 11, 1907, is a graduate of the Menomonie High School and the Dunn County Normal School.
10. Ralph B., b. Sept. 14,1910, is attending the Menomnonie High School, and Grant R., born March 30, 1913, is a pupil in the grade school.
11. Grant R. [the sketch does not include his info]
The above shows that Mr. and Mrs. Vennes were careful to give all their surviving children the benefit of a good education, though at the cost of considerable self sacrifice, and it is gratifying to note that the children are proving themselves worthy of their parents by making good use of their opportunities.
SOURCE: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 576-578:
Lucy F. James was born in the town of Hay River, Dunn County, Wis., Nov. 29, 1869, daughter of Joseph and Anna (Jenks) James. Her parents were married in Michigan. Early in the year 1864 they came to Menomonie, Wis., resided there subsequently for one year, and then took the homestead of 160 acres in the town of Hay River on which their daughter, Lucy F., was born, and where they, themselves, spent the rest of their lives, Mr. James dying Dec. 18, 1906, and Mrs. James in 1914.
She married Ole M. Vennes and they had 11 children. A record in brief is as follows:
1. Harvey L., b. July 3, 1886, grew up a promising boy to the age of almost 12 years, when he was accidentally drowned on July 1, 1898, being buried on his twelfth birthday, which, instead of being an occasion of rejoicing and congratulations, was one of gloom and sadness in the family and neighborhood.
2. Florence M., b. Jan. 26, 1889, acquired a good education, being graduated from the Menomonie High School and from the Dunn County Normal School, and she subsequently taught rural school for several years. She is now the wife of Howard Bowker of Cohasset, Minn.
3. Viola A., b. July 4, 1892, was also graduated from the Dunn County Normal School, and taught rural school for a while. She married Albert Fortney and is now residing in the village of Wheeler, Dunn County.
4. Ethel M., b. July 15, 1894, had the same education as Viola. She is the wife of Herman Anderson of the town of Sheridan, whose parents were early settlers in that part of Dunn County.
5. Alfred, b. Sept. 5, 1896, is now the proprietor of the old Vennes homestead and is further mentioned in this volume.
6. Leon A., b. March 22, 1899, was graduated from the Dunn County Agricultural School. After this country became involved in the war with Germany he entered military service, becoming a member of the Students' Army Training Corps of Wisconsin University and was mustered out Dec. 14, 1918. He then entered River Falls State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1920. For two years subsequently he was a teacher of agriculture and athletics; then in 1923 he became a student of agricultural economics in the Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, to graduate in March, 1925.
7. Louise A., b. June 3, 1901, was graduated from the Menomonie High School and Dunn County Normal School and has been a teacher for the last six years, during the last four of which she has taught in the Boyceville public school.
8. Agnes E., b. Oct. 16, 1904, is also a graduate of the Dunn County Normal School and is now teaching rural school.
9. Lucy F., b. Feb. 11, 1907, is a graduate of the Menomonie High School and the Dunn County Normal School.
10. Ralph B., b. Sept. 14,1910, is attending the Menomnonie High School, and Grant R., born March 30, 1913, is a pupil in the grade school.
11. Grant R. [the sketch does not include his info]
The above shows that Mr. and Mrs. Vennes were careful to give all their surviving children the benefit of a good education, though at the cost of considerable self sacrifice, and it is gratifying to note that the children are proving themselves worthy of their parents by making good use of their opportunities.
SOURCE: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 576-578:
She married Ole M. Vennes and they had 11 children. A record in brief is as follows:
1. Harvey L., b. July 3, 1886, grew up a promising boy to the age of almost 12 years, when he was accidentally drowned on July 1, 1898, being buried on his twelfth birthday, which, instead of being an occasion of rejoicing and congratulations, was one of gloom and sadness in the family and neighborhood.
2. Florence M., b. Jan. 26, 1889, acquired a good education, being graduated from the Menomonie High School and from the Dunn County Normal School, and she subsequently taught rural school for several years. She is now the wife of Howard Bowker of Cohasset, Minn.
3. Viola A., b. July 4, 1892, was also graduated from the Dunn County Normal School, and taught rural school for a while. She married Albert Fortney and is now residing in the village of Wheeler, Dunn County.
4. Ethel M., b. July 15, 1894, had the same education as Viola. She is the wife of Herman Anderson of the town of Sheridan, whose parents were early settlers in that part of Dunn County.
5. Alfred, b. Sept. 5, 1896, is now the proprietor of the old Vennes homestead and is further mentioned in this volume.
6. Leon A., b. March 22, 1899, was graduated from the Dunn County Agricultural School. After this country became involved in the war with Germany he entered military service, becoming a member of the Students' Army Training Corps of Wisconsin University and was mustered out Dec. 14, 1918. He then entered River Falls State Normal School, from which he was graduated in 1920. For two years subsequently he was a teacher of agriculture and athletics; then in 1923 he became a student of agricultural economics in the Ames Agricultural College at Ames, Iowa, to graduate in March, 1925.
7. Louise A., b. June 3, 1901, was graduated from the Menomonie High School and Dunn County Normal School and has been a teacher for the last six years, during the last four of which she has taught in the Boyceville public school.
8. Agnes E., b. Oct. 16, 1904, is also a graduate of the Dunn County Normal School and is now teaching rural school.
9. Lucy F., b. Feb. 11, 1907, is a graduate of the Menomonie High School and the Dunn County Normal School.
10. Ralph B., b. Sept. 14,1910, is attending the Menomnonie High School, and Grant R., born March 30, 1913, is a pupil in the grade school.
11. Grant R. [the sketch does not include his info]
The above shows that Mr. and Mrs. Vennes were careful to give all their surviving children the benefit of a good education, though at the cost of considerable self sacrifice, and it is gratifying to note that the children are proving themselves worthy of their parents by making good use of their opportunities.
SOURCE: Curtiss-Wedge, F.; Jones, Geo. O. (ed.) / "History of Dunn County, Wisconsin" (1925) pages 576-578:
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