George was born December 3, 1838, in Perry, Maine, son of George W. Babcock, born in Nova Scotia and his wife Sarah Babcock, born in Maine. He died July 11, 1904, at Barron, aged 65 years, 7 months and 8 days, and was buried there in Wayside Cemetery. His gravestone is inscribed "Father George W. 1838-1904."
On May 1, 1866, while working as a laborer in Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, George was united in marriage to Mary Ann Peabody, by Reverend William Egbert, at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Springfield. Mary Ann was born April 3, 1842, in New York City, daughter of John B. Peabody and Eliza Carr. She died January 5, 1923, aged 80 years, 9 months and 2 days and was buried besides the remains of her husband in Wayside Cemetery. Like her husband, she came as a child to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with her parents in the pioneer days. George and Mary were the parents of eight children, of whom the names of six, all born in Wisconsin, are known:
Eliza A. born 23 Jul 1869
Mary Lulu 2 Jun 1872
Amos G. 4 Oct 1875
Susie May 21 May 1877, died 1950
William Henry 7 Aug 1883, died 19 Sep 1920
Irene C. 22 Feb 1885, died 1958
The family plot in Wayside Cemetery contains a Babcock Headstone and four graves; "Father George W. 1838-1904; Mother Mary A. 1842-1923; Irene G. Babcock 1886-1958; and Susie M. Babcock 1877-1950"
Eliza Babcock married Thomas J. Dovery, the one time editor of the Barron Shield, who moved to Kelso, Washington, where he was editor of the Cowlitz County News. Thomas was was shot and killed in a failed stickup attempt by Frank T. Hart. His body was returned to Barron, Wisconsin and buried there in Wayside Cemetery.
On July 4, 1889, Eliza was married by Reverend George Brown, at the M. E. parsonage in the city of Rice Lake, to Thomas Dovery, foreman of the Barron County Shield, both then residents of Barron. They later moved to Eugene, Oregon; Lulu died April 25, 1889, aged 17 years, 2 months and 23 days at the home of her parents in Barron, and was buried in the Peabody Family Plot at Baldwin, Wisconsin, according to her request; Susan lived in Barron with her mother; and William died September 20, 1920.
Amos Babcock became a printer and established the Cameron Review in 1896. He sold that paper in 1898, and established the Turtle Lake Advance the same year. In 1908, he entered the canning industry and was superintendent of the Turtle Lake Canning factory until 1916, when he went to Minnesota. There he won first prize for his peas and corn in a statewide contest. In 1917, he went to Chetek, Wisconsin, where he became manager and treasurer of the Barron County Canning & Pickle Company. On December 31, 1895, he married Lola Whittemore, born in Princeton, Wisconsin, daughter of L. F. Whittemore and Minerva Briggs.
Their two children were Bessie Fay, born January 13, 1897, and Paul, born February 11, 1898, who died in infancy.
According to the History of Barron County, Wisconsin, George came to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in the pioneer days with his parents where he grew up to manhood. He engaged in farm work and worked in the woods for a while, and then became a stationary engineer operating the steam engines that powered the sawmills, and spent the remainder of his days working in sawmills in the pine woods of northwestern, Wisconsin. He came to Barron County in 1886.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, it was noted that George's parents, George and Sarah Babcock, were living in Rush River Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin where they possessed $640 worth of real estate and $320 worth of personal property. At that time the family were farmers and the family consisted of 53 year old George Babcock, his 44 year old wife Eliza and their nine children; Alonzo, age 25; George, age 21; Harriet, age 19; William H., age 17; Simon, age 16; (Hannah) Almira, age 11; Laura, age 12; Mary, age 9; and 6 year old Alfred Babcock. Also listed with the family was 12 year Maine born Ezra Lorin. The first seven children were born in Maine, the next in New Hampshire, and the last in Wisconsin.
Harriet Babcock married Samuel H. Carsley, a Civil War veteran of Company I, 38th Wisconsin Infantry. After her death, he married her sister Mary Babcock. Hannah Almira Babcock married Samuel's brother, David C. Babcock, a Civil War veteran of Company D, 30th Wisconsin Infantry. Both brothers were listed in the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, as living in Cumberland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. Both the Babcocks and the Carsleys were born in Maine, and lived in Perry Township, Washington County, Maine, in their youth. Samuel H. Carsley taught school there and Hannah Almira was one of his students.
In the same census, it was noted that Mary Ann's parents were living in the Town of Hammond, in the same county, where they were also farmers with $300 worth of real estate and $265 worth of personal property. At that time the family consisted of 44 year old John Peabody, his 43 year old wife Eliza and their eight children; John, age 23; Mary Ann, age 18; William, age 19; Clarissa, age 16; Joseph, age 12; Albert, age 9; Lucinda, age 6; and 2 year old Benjamin Peabody. The first and third children were born in New York and the rest in Wisconsin.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 31 year old farmer living in New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, with his 27 year old wife Mary and their one year old daughter Eliza Babcock.
In the 1880 U.S. Census, George W. Babcock was a 41 year old engineer of a steam mill in Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St Croix County, Wisconsin, living with his 36 year old wife Mary Ann and their children; Eliza, age 11; Mary L., age 9; Amos G., age 5; and 2 year old Susie M. Babcock. Listed two families further in the census was the family of 39 year old William Peabody, a foreman in the flour mill, his 32 year old wife Laura A. and their three children; Minerva A., age 8; Essie A., age 7; and 2 year old Willie C. Peabody. William was possibly a brother of Mary Ann Babcock.
In the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, George W. Babcock was listed as living in the City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, from September 1, 1861, to October 11, 1864, for total service of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days.
In the 1900 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 62 year old day laborer, living on 3rd Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 58 year old wife Mary A. and their son William, a 17 year old compositor. They had been married 34 years, owned their house with a mortgage and were the parents of eight children of whom three were deceased.
In the 1910 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 68 year old widow living on her own income on third Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her 32 year old divorced daughter Susie Babcock, the mother of one deceased child. Mary was the mother of eight children of whom three were deceased and owned her house free and clear. Sharing their house was the family of her son Amos Babcock, a 35 year old traveling salesman, who had been married twice; his 35 year old wife Lola, born 1875 in Wisconsin of a father born in New York and a mother born in Wisconsin; and their 13 year old daughter, Bessie T., born in 1897 in Wisconsin. They had been married 14 years and were the parents of two children of whom one was deceased.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 72 year old widow living on third street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her two daughters, 42 year old Susie Babcock and Irene E. Babcock, a 34 year old bookkeeper in the printing office.
George was a Civil War veteran who enlisted September 1, 1861, at Prescott, Wisconsin, while a resident of Rush River Township, St. Croix Township, Wisconsin, to serve three years as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. On October 8, 1861, he was mustered into Federal service with Company F at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two others with the same last name, Alonzo and Simon Babcock, were also members of the same company, indicating a possible relationship.
During his service, George became sick and was confined to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, for over six months beginning with the muster roll of Sept/Oct., 1862, and extending through the muster roll of April 10, 1863. The nature of his hospitalization was not stated. He was mustered out October 13, 1864, at Milwaukee, having served three years, one month and twelve days.
On February 11, 1889, George applied for an Invalid pension which was approved under Certificate 448,410. After his death, Mary Ann applied August 1, 1904 for a widow's pension which was approved under Certificate 583,341. At the time of her death on January 5, 1923, her pension was $30.00 per month.
References; 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1860, Page 365, Lines 13-24, Family 207/207. 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 18, 1860, Page 285, Lines 32-41, Family 274/274. 1870 U.S. Census, New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, Post Office Downsville, Wisconsin, July 30, 1870, Page 7 (169), Line 18, Family 46/46. 1880 U.S. Census, Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 9, 1880, ED 228, Sheet 9A, Lines 30-35, Family 78/78. 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 2, Page 1, Line 3, Family 14/15. 1900 U.S. Census, 3rd Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1900, ED 1, Sheet 13B, Lines 77-80, Family 248/255. 1910 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, Undated Month, ED 3, Sheet 10A, Lines 30-34, Family 203/206. 1920 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, January 9, 1920, ED 3, Sheet ___, Lines 23-25, Family 118/128. Death Certificate, Mary Ann Babcock, Volume 10, Page 278, Barron County Register of Deeds. History of Barron County, Wisconsin. History of Barron County, Wisconsin, Pages 530/531.
Silver Wedding
On the first of this month, last Friday evening, a large number of the invited friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Babcock of this city, assembled at Theatre Hall, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day. When all had gathered, under the beautiful and impressive ritual of the M.E. Church pronounced by Rev. G.W. Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock renewed their vows of a quarter of a century ago and started, as their friends hope, upon another like measure of happy wedded life. At the conclusion of the ceremony some fine and appropriate music was rendered by Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Walfoort. The company were then seated to an elegant repast which the host and hostess had provided for them. Not least of the occasion worthy of mention were the many and beautiful presents with which friends and relatives attested their kind regards for Mr. and Mrs. Babcock. The evening was much enjoyed by all present, and the Shield joins other friends in the hope that the host and hostess may live to celebrate golden wedding. [Published Friday, May 8, 1891, Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
OBITUARY
At Rest.
The many friends of George W. Babcock were shocked on Tuesday morning to learn that he had died suddenly at 11:30 the night before of heart failure. Mr. Babcock had been at work during Monday, but had been obliged to cease in the middle of the afternoon. He went home and rested and later took supper with his family. At 10 o'clock in the evening he had an unusually severe sinking spell. A physician was called, but it was too late, and the patient failed rapidly until the end relieved his brief suffering.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the M.E. church, where Dr. Benson conducted the service and preaches an impressive sermon. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and G.A.R. Post had charge of the funeral and the two orders escorted the remains to their last resting place in the Barron cemetery, where they were consigned to the grave with the beautiful service of the G.A.R. ritual.
Mr. Babcock was born at Portsmouth N.H., on December 3, 1838. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in the early '50s, settling first in the eastern part of the state and later on the Rush river in St. Croix county. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in Co. F of the First Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, and after three years service re-enlisted and served to the close of the war. In May 1860 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Peabody. They lived for many years at Baldwin and 17 years ago moved to Barron. Mr. Babcock was always a hard worker, and his kindly disposition and unassuming manners made friends of all with whom he became acquainted. He had long been an enthusiastic Odd Fellow, and for any years held the office of conductor in the local lodge, discharging the duties of this office in a manner that elicited great admiration from the members of the local G.A.R. post.
The deceased leaves to mourn his sudden demise a widow and five children, two sons, Amos and William, and three daughters, Mrs. Thos. Dovery, Mrs. Haislet and Miss Irene Babcock. [Published Friday, July 15, 1904 in the Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
On May 1, 1866, while working as a laborer in Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, George was united in marriage to Mary Ann Peabody, by Reverend William Egbert, at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Springfield. Mary Ann was born April 3, 1842, in New York City, daughter of John B. Peabody and Eliza Carr. She died January 5, 1923, aged 80 years, 9 months and 2 days and was buried besides the remains of her husband in Wayside Cemetery. Like her husband, she came as a child to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with her parents in the pioneer days. George and Mary were the parents of eight children, of whom the names of six, all born in Wisconsin, are known:
Eliza A. born 23 Jul 1869
Mary Lulu 2 Jun 1872
Amos G. 4 Oct 1875
Susie May 21 May 1877, died 1950
William Henry 7 Aug 1883, died 19 Sep 1920
Irene C. 22 Feb 1885, died 1958
The family plot in Wayside Cemetery contains a Babcock Headstone and four graves; "Father George W. 1838-1904; Mother Mary A. 1842-1923; Irene G. Babcock 1886-1958; and Susie M. Babcock 1877-1950"
Eliza Babcock married Thomas J. Dovery, the one time editor of the Barron Shield, who moved to Kelso, Washington, where he was editor of the Cowlitz County News. Thomas was was shot and killed in a failed stickup attempt by Frank T. Hart. His body was returned to Barron, Wisconsin and buried there in Wayside Cemetery.
On July 4, 1889, Eliza was married by Reverend George Brown, at the M. E. parsonage in the city of Rice Lake, to Thomas Dovery, foreman of the Barron County Shield, both then residents of Barron. They later moved to Eugene, Oregon; Lulu died April 25, 1889, aged 17 years, 2 months and 23 days at the home of her parents in Barron, and was buried in the Peabody Family Plot at Baldwin, Wisconsin, according to her request; Susan lived in Barron with her mother; and William died September 20, 1920.
Amos Babcock became a printer and established the Cameron Review in 1896. He sold that paper in 1898, and established the Turtle Lake Advance the same year. In 1908, he entered the canning industry and was superintendent of the Turtle Lake Canning factory until 1916, when he went to Minnesota. There he won first prize for his peas and corn in a statewide contest. In 1917, he went to Chetek, Wisconsin, where he became manager and treasurer of the Barron County Canning & Pickle Company. On December 31, 1895, he married Lola Whittemore, born in Princeton, Wisconsin, daughter of L. F. Whittemore and Minerva Briggs.
Their two children were Bessie Fay, born January 13, 1897, and Paul, born February 11, 1898, who died in infancy.
According to the History of Barron County, Wisconsin, George came to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in the pioneer days with his parents where he grew up to manhood. He engaged in farm work and worked in the woods for a while, and then became a stationary engineer operating the steam engines that powered the sawmills, and spent the remainder of his days working in sawmills in the pine woods of northwestern, Wisconsin. He came to Barron County in 1886.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, it was noted that George's parents, George and Sarah Babcock, were living in Rush River Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin where they possessed $640 worth of real estate and $320 worth of personal property. At that time the family were farmers and the family consisted of 53 year old George Babcock, his 44 year old wife Eliza and their nine children; Alonzo, age 25; George, age 21; Harriet, age 19; William H., age 17; Simon, age 16; (Hannah) Almira, age 11; Laura, age 12; Mary, age 9; and 6 year old Alfred Babcock. Also listed with the family was 12 year Maine born Ezra Lorin. The first seven children were born in Maine, the next in New Hampshire, and the last in Wisconsin.
Harriet Babcock married Samuel H. Carsley, a Civil War veteran of Company I, 38th Wisconsin Infantry. After her death, he married her sister Mary Babcock. Hannah Almira Babcock married Samuel's brother, David C. Babcock, a Civil War veteran of Company D, 30th Wisconsin Infantry. Both brothers were listed in the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, as living in Cumberland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. Both the Babcocks and the Carsleys were born in Maine, and lived in Perry Township, Washington County, Maine, in their youth. Samuel H. Carsley taught school there and Hannah Almira was one of his students.
In the same census, it was noted that Mary Ann's parents were living in the Town of Hammond, in the same county, where they were also farmers with $300 worth of real estate and $265 worth of personal property. At that time the family consisted of 44 year old John Peabody, his 43 year old wife Eliza and their eight children; John, age 23; Mary Ann, age 18; William, age 19; Clarissa, age 16; Joseph, age 12; Albert, age 9; Lucinda, age 6; and 2 year old Benjamin Peabody. The first and third children were born in New York and the rest in Wisconsin.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 31 year old farmer living in New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, with his 27 year old wife Mary and their one year old daughter Eliza Babcock.
In the 1880 U.S. Census, George W. Babcock was a 41 year old engineer of a steam mill in Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St Croix County, Wisconsin, living with his 36 year old wife Mary Ann and their children; Eliza, age 11; Mary L., age 9; Amos G., age 5; and 2 year old Susie M. Babcock. Listed two families further in the census was the family of 39 year old William Peabody, a foreman in the flour mill, his 32 year old wife Laura A. and their three children; Minerva A., age 8; Essie A., age 7; and 2 year old Willie C. Peabody. William was possibly a brother of Mary Ann Babcock.
In the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, George W. Babcock was listed as living in the City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, from September 1, 1861, to October 11, 1864, for total service of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days.
In the 1900 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 62 year old day laborer, living on 3rd Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 58 year old wife Mary A. and their son William, a 17 year old compositor. They had been married 34 years, owned their house with a mortgage and were the parents of eight children of whom three were deceased.
In the 1910 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 68 year old widow living on her own income on third Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her 32 year old divorced daughter Susie Babcock, the mother of one deceased child. Mary was the mother of eight children of whom three were deceased and owned her house free and clear. Sharing their house was the family of her son Amos Babcock, a 35 year old traveling salesman, who had been married twice; his 35 year old wife Lola, born 1875 in Wisconsin of a father born in New York and a mother born in Wisconsin; and their 13 year old daughter, Bessie T., born in 1897 in Wisconsin. They had been married 14 years and were the parents of two children of whom one was deceased.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 72 year old widow living on third street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her two daughters, 42 year old Susie Babcock and Irene E. Babcock, a 34 year old bookkeeper in the printing office.
George was a Civil War veteran who enlisted September 1, 1861, at Prescott, Wisconsin, while a resident of Rush River Township, St. Croix Township, Wisconsin, to serve three years as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. On October 8, 1861, he was mustered into Federal service with Company F at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two others with the same last name, Alonzo and Simon Babcock, were also members of the same company, indicating a possible relationship.
During his service, George became sick and was confined to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, for over six months beginning with the muster roll of Sept/Oct., 1862, and extending through the muster roll of April 10, 1863. The nature of his hospitalization was not stated. He was mustered out October 13, 1864, at Milwaukee, having served three years, one month and twelve days.
On February 11, 1889, George applied for an Invalid pension which was approved under Certificate 448,410. After his death, Mary Ann applied August 1, 1904 for a widow's pension which was approved under Certificate 583,341. At the time of her death on January 5, 1923, her pension was $30.00 per month.
References; 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1860, Page 365, Lines 13-24, Family 207/207. 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 18, 1860, Page 285, Lines 32-41, Family 274/274. 1870 U.S. Census, New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, Post Office Downsville, Wisconsin, July 30, 1870, Page 7 (169), Line 18, Family 46/46. 1880 U.S. Census, Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 9, 1880, ED 228, Sheet 9A, Lines 30-35, Family 78/78. 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 2, Page 1, Line 3, Family 14/15. 1900 U.S. Census, 3rd Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1900, ED 1, Sheet 13B, Lines 77-80, Family 248/255. 1910 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, Undated Month, ED 3, Sheet 10A, Lines 30-34, Family 203/206. 1920 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, January 9, 1920, ED 3, Sheet ___, Lines 23-25, Family 118/128. Death Certificate, Mary Ann Babcock, Volume 10, Page 278, Barron County Register of Deeds. History of Barron County, Wisconsin. History of Barron County, Wisconsin, Pages 530/531.
Silver Wedding
On the first of this month, last Friday evening, a large number of the invited friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Babcock of this city, assembled at Theatre Hall, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day. When all had gathered, under the beautiful and impressive ritual of the M.E. Church pronounced by Rev. G.W. Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock renewed their vows of a quarter of a century ago and started, as their friends hope, upon another like measure of happy wedded life. At the conclusion of the ceremony some fine and appropriate music was rendered by Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Walfoort. The company were then seated to an elegant repast which the host and hostess had provided for them. Not least of the occasion worthy of mention were the many and beautiful presents with which friends and relatives attested their kind regards for Mr. and Mrs. Babcock. The evening was much enjoyed by all present, and the Shield joins other friends in the hope that the host and hostess may live to celebrate golden wedding. [Published Friday, May 8, 1891, Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
OBITUARY
At Rest.
The many friends of George W. Babcock were shocked on Tuesday morning to learn that he had died suddenly at 11:30 the night before of heart failure. Mr. Babcock had been at work during Monday, but had been obliged to cease in the middle of the afternoon. He went home and rested and later took supper with his family. At 10 o'clock in the evening he had an unusually severe sinking spell. A physician was called, but it was too late, and the patient failed rapidly until the end relieved his brief suffering.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the M.E. church, where Dr. Benson conducted the service and preaches an impressive sermon. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and G.A.R. Post had charge of the funeral and the two orders escorted the remains to their last resting place in the Barron cemetery, where they were consigned to the grave with the beautiful service of the G.A.R. ritual.
Mr. Babcock was born at Portsmouth N.H., on December 3, 1838. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in the early '50s, settling first in the eastern part of the state and later on the Rush river in St. Croix county. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in Co. F of the First Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, and after three years service re-enlisted and served to the close of the war. In May 1860 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Peabody. They lived for many years at Baldwin and 17 years ago moved to Barron. Mr. Babcock was always a hard worker, and his kindly disposition and unassuming manners made friends of all with whom he became acquainted. He had long been an enthusiastic Odd Fellow, and for any years held the office of conductor in the local lodge, discharging the duties of this office in a manner that elicited great admiration from the members of the local G.A.R. post.
The deceased leaves to mourn his sudden demise a widow and five children, two sons, Amos and William, and three daughters, Mrs. Thos. Dovery, Mrs. Haislet and Miss Irene Babcock. [Published Friday, July 15, 1904 in the Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
George was born December 3, 1838, in Perry, Maine, son of George W. Babcock, born in Nova Scotia and his wife Sarah Babcock, born in Maine. He died July 11, 1904, at Barron, aged 65 years, 7 months and 8 days, and was buried there in Wayside Cemetery. His gravestone is inscribed "Father George W. 1838-1904."
On May 1, 1866, while working as a laborer in Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, George was united in marriage to Mary Ann Peabody, by Reverend William Egbert, at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Springfield. Mary Ann was born April 3, 1842, in New York City, daughter of John B. Peabody and Eliza Carr. She died January 5, 1923, aged 80 years, 9 months and 2 days and was buried besides the remains of her husband in Wayside Cemetery. Like her husband, she came as a child to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with her parents in the pioneer days. George and Mary were the parents of eight children, of whom the names of six, all born in Wisconsin, are known:
Eliza A. born 23 Jul 1869
Mary Lulu 2 Jun 1872
Amos G. 4 Oct 1875
Susie May 21 May 1877, died 1950
William Henry 7 Aug 1883, died 19 Sep 1920
Irene C. 22 Feb 1885, died 1958
The family plot in Wayside Cemetery contains a Babcock Headstone and four graves; "Father George W. 1838-1904; Mother Mary A. 1842-1923; Irene G. Babcock 1886-1958; and Susie M. Babcock 1877-1950"
Eliza Babcock married Thomas J. Dovery, the one time editor of the Barron Shield, who moved to Kelso, Washington, where he was editor of the Cowlitz County News. Thomas was was shot and killed in a failed stickup attempt by Frank T. Hart. His body was returned to Barron, Wisconsin and buried there in Wayside Cemetery.
On July 4, 1889, Eliza was married by Reverend George Brown, at the M. E. parsonage in the city of Rice Lake, to Thomas Dovery, foreman of the Barron County Shield, both then residents of Barron. They later moved to Eugene, Oregon; Lulu died April 25, 1889, aged 17 years, 2 months and 23 days at the home of her parents in Barron, and was buried in the Peabody Family Plot at Baldwin, Wisconsin, according to her request; Susan lived in Barron with her mother; and William died September 20, 1920.
Amos Babcock became a printer and established the Cameron Review in 1896. He sold that paper in 1898, and established the Turtle Lake Advance the same year. In 1908, he entered the canning industry and was superintendent of the Turtle Lake Canning factory until 1916, when he went to Minnesota. There he won first prize for his peas and corn in a statewide contest. In 1917, he went to Chetek, Wisconsin, where he became manager and treasurer of the Barron County Canning & Pickle Company. On December 31, 1895, he married Lola Whittemore, born in Princeton, Wisconsin, daughter of L. F. Whittemore and Minerva Briggs.
Their two children were Bessie Fay, born January 13, 1897, and Paul, born February 11, 1898, who died in infancy.
According to the History of Barron County, Wisconsin, George came to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in the pioneer days with his parents where he grew up to manhood. He engaged in farm work and worked in the woods for a while, and then became a stationary engineer operating the steam engines that powered the sawmills, and spent the remainder of his days working in sawmills in the pine woods of northwestern, Wisconsin. He came to Barron County in 1886.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, it was noted that George's parents, George and Sarah Babcock, were living in Rush River Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin where they possessed $640 worth of real estate and $320 worth of personal property. At that time the family were farmers and the family consisted of 53 year old George Babcock, his 44 year old wife Eliza and their nine children; Alonzo, age 25; George, age 21; Harriet, age 19; William H., age 17; Simon, age 16; (Hannah) Almira, age 11; Laura, age 12; Mary, age 9; and 6 year old Alfred Babcock. Also listed with the family was 12 year Maine born Ezra Lorin. The first seven children were born in Maine, the next in New Hampshire, and the last in Wisconsin.
Harriet Babcock married Samuel H. Carsley, a Civil War veteran of Company I, 38th Wisconsin Infantry. After her death, he married her sister Mary Babcock. Hannah Almira Babcock married Samuel's brother, David C. Babcock, a Civil War veteran of Company D, 30th Wisconsin Infantry. Both brothers were listed in the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, as living in Cumberland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. Both the Babcocks and the Carsleys were born in Maine, and lived in Perry Township, Washington County, Maine, in their youth. Samuel H. Carsley taught school there and Hannah Almira was one of his students.
In the same census, it was noted that Mary Ann's parents were living in the Town of Hammond, in the same county, where they were also farmers with $300 worth of real estate and $265 worth of personal property. At that time the family consisted of 44 year old John Peabody, his 43 year old wife Eliza and their eight children; John, age 23; Mary Ann, age 18; William, age 19; Clarissa, age 16; Joseph, age 12; Albert, age 9; Lucinda, age 6; and 2 year old Benjamin Peabody. The first and third children were born in New York and the rest in Wisconsin.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 31 year old farmer living in New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, with his 27 year old wife Mary and their one year old daughter Eliza Babcock.
In the 1880 U.S. Census, George W. Babcock was a 41 year old engineer of a steam mill in Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St Croix County, Wisconsin, living with his 36 year old wife Mary Ann and their children; Eliza, age 11; Mary L., age 9; Amos G., age 5; and 2 year old Susie M. Babcock. Listed two families further in the census was the family of 39 year old William Peabody, a foreman in the flour mill, his 32 year old wife Laura A. and their three children; Minerva A., age 8; Essie A., age 7; and 2 year old Willie C. Peabody. William was possibly a brother of Mary Ann Babcock.
In the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, George W. Babcock was listed as living in the City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, from September 1, 1861, to October 11, 1864, for total service of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days.
In the 1900 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 62 year old day laborer, living on 3rd Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 58 year old wife Mary A. and their son William, a 17 year old compositor. They had been married 34 years, owned their house with a mortgage and were the parents of eight children of whom three were deceased.
In the 1910 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 68 year old widow living on her own income on third Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her 32 year old divorced daughter Susie Babcock, the mother of one deceased child. Mary was the mother of eight children of whom three were deceased and owned her house free and clear. Sharing their house was the family of her son Amos Babcock, a 35 year old traveling salesman, who had been married twice; his 35 year old wife Lola, born 1875 in Wisconsin of a father born in New York and a mother born in Wisconsin; and their 13 year old daughter, Bessie T., born in 1897 in Wisconsin. They had been married 14 years and were the parents of two children of whom one was deceased.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 72 year old widow living on third street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her two daughters, 42 year old Susie Babcock and Irene E. Babcock, a 34 year old bookkeeper in the printing office.
George was a Civil War veteran who enlisted September 1, 1861, at Prescott, Wisconsin, while a resident of Rush River Township, St. Croix Township, Wisconsin, to serve three years as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. On October 8, 1861, he was mustered into Federal service with Company F at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two others with the same last name, Alonzo and Simon Babcock, were also members of the same company, indicating a possible relationship.
During his service, George became sick and was confined to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, for over six months beginning with the muster roll of Sept/Oct., 1862, and extending through the muster roll of April 10, 1863. The nature of his hospitalization was not stated. He was mustered out October 13, 1864, at Milwaukee, having served three years, one month and twelve days.
On February 11, 1889, George applied for an Invalid pension which was approved under Certificate 448,410. After his death, Mary Ann applied August 1, 1904 for a widow's pension which was approved under Certificate 583,341. At the time of her death on January 5, 1923, her pension was $30.00 per month.
References; 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1860, Page 365, Lines 13-24, Family 207/207. 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 18, 1860, Page 285, Lines 32-41, Family 274/274. 1870 U.S. Census, New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, Post Office Downsville, Wisconsin, July 30, 1870, Page 7 (169), Line 18, Family 46/46. 1880 U.S. Census, Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 9, 1880, ED 228, Sheet 9A, Lines 30-35, Family 78/78. 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 2, Page 1, Line 3, Family 14/15. 1900 U.S. Census, 3rd Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1900, ED 1, Sheet 13B, Lines 77-80, Family 248/255. 1910 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, Undated Month, ED 3, Sheet 10A, Lines 30-34, Family 203/206. 1920 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, January 9, 1920, ED 3, Sheet ___, Lines 23-25, Family 118/128. Death Certificate, Mary Ann Babcock, Volume 10, Page 278, Barron County Register of Deeds. History of Barron County, Wisconsin. History of Barron County, Wisconsin, Pages 530/531.
Silver Wedding
On the first of this month, last Friday evening, a large number of the invited friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Babcock of this city, assembled at Theatre Hall, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day. When all had gathered, under the beautiful and impressive ritual of the M.E. Church pronounced by Rev. G.W. Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock renewed their vows of a quarter of a century ago and started, as their friends hope, upon another like measure of happy wedded life. At the conclusion of the ceremony some fine and appropriate music was rendered by Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Walfoort. The company were then seated to an elegant repast which the host and hostess had provided for them. Not least of the occasion worthy of mention were the many and beautiful presents with which friends and relatives attested their kind regards for Mr. and Mrs. Babcock. The evening was much enjoyed by all present, and the Shield joins other friends in the hope that the host and hostess may live to celebrate golden wedding. [Published Friday, May 8, 1891, Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
OBITUARY
At Rest.
The many friends of George W. Babcock were shocked on Tuesday morning to learn that he had died suddenly at 11:30 the night before of heart failure. Mr. Babcock had been at work during Monday, but had been obliged to cease in the middle of the afternoon. He went home and rested and later took supper with his family. At 10 o'clock in the evening he had an unusually severe sinking spell. A physician was called, but it was too late, and the patient failed rapidly until the end relieved his brief suffering.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the M.E. church, where Dr. Benson conducted the service and preaches an impressive sermon. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and G.A.R. Post had charge of the funeral and the two orders escorted the remains to their last resting place in the Barron cemetery, where they were consigned to the grave with the beautiful service of the G.A.R. ritual.
Mr. Babcock was born at Portsmouth N.H., on December 3, 1838. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in the early '50s, settling first in the eastern part of the state and later on the Rush river in St. Croix county. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in Co. F of the First Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, and after three years service re-enlisted and served to the close of the war. In May 1860 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Peabody. They lived for many years at Baldwin and 17 years ago moved to Barron. Mr. Babcock was always a hard worker, and his kindly disposition and unassuming manners made friends of all with whom he became acquainted. He had long been an enthusiastic Odd Fellow, and for any years held the office of conductor in the local lodge, discharging the duties of this office in a manner that elicited great admiration from the members of the local G.A.R. post.
The deceased leaves to mourn his sudden demise a widow and five children, two sons, Amos and William, and three daughters, Mrs. Thos. Dovery, Mrs. Haislet and Miss Irene Babcock. [Published Friday, July 15, 1904 in the Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
On May 1, 1866, while working as a laborer in Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, George was united in marriage to Mary Ann Peabody, by Reverend William Egbert, at the Methodist Episcopal Church at Springfield. Mary Ann was born April 3, 1842, in New York City, daughter of John B. Peabody and Eliza Carr. She died January 5, 1923, aged 80 years, 9 months and 2 days and was buried besides the remains of her husband in Wayside Cemetery. Like her husband, she came as a child to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, with her parents in the pioneer days. George and Mary were the parents of eight children, of whom the names of six, all born in Wisconsin, are known:
Eliza A. born 23 Jul 1869
Mary Lulu 2 Jun 1872
Amos G. 4 Oct 1875
Susie May 21 May 1877, died 1950
William Henry 7 Aug 1883, died 19 Sep 1920
Irene C. 22 Feb 1885, died 1958
The family plot in Wayside Cemetery contains a Babcock Headstone and four graves; "Father George W. 1838-1904; Mother Mary A. 1842-1923; Irene G. Babcock 1886-1958; and Susie M. Babcock 1877-1950"
Eliza Babcock married Thomas J. Dovery, the one time editor of the Barron Shield, who moved to Kelso, Washington, where he was editor of the Cowlitz County News. Thomas was was shot and killed in a failed stickup attempt by Frank T. Hart. His body was returned to Barron, Wisconsin and buried there in Wayside Cemetery.
On July 4, 1889, Eliza was married by Reverend George Brown, at the M. E. parsonage in the city of Rice Lake, to Thomas Dovery, foreman of the Barron County Shield, both then residents of Barron. They later moved to Eugene, Oregon; Lulu died April 25, 1889, aged 17 years, 2 months and 23 days at the home of her parents in Barron, and was buried in the Peabody Family Plot at Baldwin, Wisconsin, according to her request; Susan lived in Barron with her mother; and William died September 20, 1920.
Amos Babcock became a printer and established the Cameron Review in 1896. He sold that paper in 1898, and established the Turtle Lake Advance the same year. In 1908, he entered the canning industry and was superintendent of the Turtle Lake Canning factory until 1916, when he went to Minnesota. There he won first prize for his peas and corn in a statewide contest. In 1917, he went to Chetek, Wisconsin, where he became manager and treasurer of the Barron County Canning & Pickle Company. On December 31, 1895, he married Lola Whittemore, born in Princeton, Wisconsin, daughter of L. F. Whittemore and Minerva Briggs.
Their two children were Bessie Fay, born January 13, 1897, and Paul, born February 11, 1898, who died in infancy.
According to the History of Barron County, Wisconsin, George came to St. Croix County, Wisconsin, in the pioneer days with his parents where he grew up to manhood. He engaged in farm work and worked in the woods for a while, and then became a stationary engineer operating the steam engines that powered the sawmills, and spent the remainder of his days working in sawmills in the pine woods of northwestern, Wisconsin. He came to Barron County in 1886.
In the 1860 U.S. Census, it was noted that George's parents, George and Sarah Babcock, were living in Rush River Township, St. Croix County, Wisconsin where they possessed $640 worth of real estate and $320 worth of personal property. At that time the family were farmers and the family consisted of 53 year old George Babcock, his 44 year old wife Eliza and their nine children; Alonzo, age 25; George, age 21; Harriet, age 19; William H., age 17; Simon, age 16; (Hannah) Almira, age 11; Laura, age 12; Mary, age 9; and 6 year old Alfred Babcock. Also listed with the family was 12 year Maine born Ezra Lorin. The first seven children were born in Maine, the next in New Hampshire, and the last in Wisconsin.
Harriet Babcock married Samuel H. Carsley, a Civil War veteran of Company I, 38th Wisconsin Infantry. After her death, he married her sister Mary Babcock. Hannah Almira Babcock married Samuel's brother, David C. Babcock, a Civil War veteran of Company D, 30th Wisconsin Infantry. Both brothers were listed in the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, as living in Cumberland Township, Barron County, Wisconsin. Both the Babcocks and the Carsleys were born in Maine, and lived in Perry Township, Washington County, Maine, in their youth. Samuel H. Carsley taught school there and Hannah Almira was one of his students.
In the same census, it was noted that Mary Ann's parents were living in the Town of Hammond, in the same county, where they were also farmers with $300 worth of real estate and $265 worth of personal property. At that time the family consisted of 44 year old John Peabody, his 43 year old wife Eliza and their eight children; John, age 23; Mary Ann, age 18; William, age 19; Clarissa, age 16; Joseph, age 12; Albert, age 9; Lucinda, age 6; and 2 year old Benjamin Peabody. The first and third children were born in New York and the rest in Wisconsin.
In the 1870 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 31 year old farmer living in New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, with his 27 year old wife Mary and their one year old daughter Eliza Babcock.
In the 1880 U.S. Census, George W. Babcock was a 41 year old engineer of a steam mill in Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St Croix County, Wisconsin, living with his 36 year old wife Mary Ann and their children; Eliza, age 11; Mary L., age 9; Amos G., age 5; and 2 year old Susie M. Babcock. Listed two families further in the census was the family of 39 year old William Peabody, a foreman in the flour mill, his 32 year old wife Laura A. and their three children; Minerva A., age 8; Essie A., age 7; and 2 year old Willie C. Peabody. William was possibly a brother of Mary Ann Babcock.
In the 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, George W. Babcock was listed as living in the City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, and as having served as a Private in Company F of the 1st Wisconsin Infantry, from September 1, 1861, to October 11, 1864, for total service of 3 years, 1 month and 10 days.
In the 1900 U.S. Census, George Babcock was listed as a 62 year old day laborer, living on 3rd Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with his 58 year old wife Mary A. and their son William, a 17 year old compositor. They had been married 34 years, owned their house with a mortgage and were the parents of eight children of whom three were deceased.
In the 1910 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 68 year old widow living on her own income on third Street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her 32 year old divorced daughter Susie Babcock, the mother of one deceased child. Mary was the mother of eight children of whom three were deceased and owned her house free and clear. Sharing their house was the family of her son Amos Babcock, a 35 year old traveling salesman, who had been married twice; his 35 year old wife Lola, born 1875 in Wisconsin of a father born in New York and a mother born in Wisconsin; and their 13 year old daughter, Bessie T., born in 1897 in Wisconsin. They had been married 14 years and were the parents of two children of whom one was deceased.
In the 1920 U.S. Census, Mary A. Babcock was listed as a 72 year old widow living on third street in Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, with her two daughters, 42 year old Susie Babcock and Irene E. Babcock, a 34 year old bookkeeper in the printing office.
George was a Civil War veteran who enlisted September 1, 1861, at Prescott, Wisconsin, while a resident of Rush River Township, St. Croix Township, Wisconsin, to serve three years as a Private in the 1st Wisconsin Infantry. On October 8, 1861, he was mustered into Federal service with Company F at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two others with the same last name, Alonzo and Simon Babcock, were also members of the same company, indicating a possible relationship.
During his service, George became sick and was confined to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, for over six months beginning with the muster roll of Sept/Oct., 1862, and extending through the muster roll of April 10, 1863. The nature of his hospitalization was not stated. He was mustered out October 13, 1864, at Milwaukee, having served three years, one month and twelve days.
On February 11, 1889, George applied for an Invalid pension which was approved under Certificate 448,410. After his death, Mary Ann applied August 1, 1904 for a widow's pension which was approved under Certificate 583,341. At the time of her death on January 5, 1923, her pension was $30.00 per month.
References; 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Rush River, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1860, Page 365, Lines 13-24, Family 207/207. 1860 U.S. Census, Town of Hammond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 18, 1860, Page 285, Lines 32-41, Family 274/274. 1870 U.S. Census, New Haven Township, Dunn County, Wisconsin, Post Office Downsville, Wisconsin, July 30, 1870, Page 7 (169), Line 18, Family 46/46. 1880 U.S. Census, Baldwin Township, Baldwin, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, June 9, 1880, ED 228, Sheet 9A, Lines 30-35, Family 78/78. 1890 U.S. Census, Special Schedule, City of Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, ED 2, Page 1, Line 3, Family 14/15. 1900 U.S. Census, 3rd Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, June 14, 1900, ED 1, Sheet 13B, Lines 77-80, Family 248/255. 1910 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, Undated Month, ED 3, Sheet 10A, Lines 30-34, Family 203/206. 1920 U.S. Census, Third Street, Barron, Barron County, Wisconsin, January 9, 1920, ED 3, Sheet ___, Lines 23-25, Family 118/128. Death Certificate, Mary Ann Babcock, Volume 10, Page 278, Barron County Register of Deeds. History of Barron County, Wisconsin. History of Barron County, Wisconsin, Pages 530/531.
Silver Wedding
On the first of this month, last Friday evening, a large number of the invited friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Babcock of this city, assembled at Theatre Hall, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day. When all had gathered, under the beautiful and impressive ritual of the M.E. Church pronounced by Rev. G.W. Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Babcock renewed their vows of a quarter of a century ago and started, as their friends hope, upon another like measure of happy wedded life. At the conclusion of the ceremony some fine and appropriate music was rendered by Mrs. Rouse, Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Walfoort. The company were then seated to an elegant repast which the host and hostess had provided for them. Not least of the occasion worthy of mention were the many and beautiful presents with which friends and relatives attested their kind regards for Mr. and Mrs. Babcock. The evening was much enjoyed by all present, and the Shield joins other friends in the hope that the host and hostess may live to celebrate golden wedding. [Published Friday, May 8, 1891, Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
OBITUARY
At Rest.
The many friends of George W. Babcock were shocked on Tuesday morning to learn that he had died suddenly at 11:30 the night before of heart failure. Mr. Babcock had been at work during Monday, but had been obliged to cease in the middle of the afternoon. He went home and rested and later took supper with his family. At 10 o'clock in the evening he had an unusually severe sinking spell. A physician was called, but it was too late, and the patient failed rapidly until the end relieved his brief suffering.
The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from the M.E. church, where Dr. Benson conducted the service and preaches an impressive sermon. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows and G.A.R. Post had charge of the funeral and the two orders escorted the remains to their last resting place in the Barron cemetery, where they were consigned to the grave with the beautiful service of the G.A.R. ritual.
Mr. Babcock was born at Portsmouth N.H., on December 3, 1838. He came to Wisconsin with his parents in the early '50s, settling first in the eastern part of the state and later on the Rush river in St. Croix county. At the breaking out of the civil war he enlisted in Co. F of the First Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment, and after three years service re-enlisted and served to the close of the war. In May 1860 he was married to Miss Mary Ann Peabody. They lived for many years at Baldwin and 17 years ago moved to Barron. Mr. Babcock was always a hard worker, and his kindly disposition and unassuming manners made friends of all with whom he became acquainted. He had long been an enthusiastic Odd Fellow, and for any years held the office of conductor in the local lodge, discharging the duties of this office in a manner that elicited great admiration from the members of the local G.A.R. post.
The deceased leaves to mourn his sudden demise a widow and five children, two sons, Amos and William, and three daughters, Mrs. Thos. Dovery, Mrs. Haislet and Miss Irene Babcock. [Published Friday, July 15, 1904 in the Barron County Shield, Barron, Wisconsin.]
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