HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY



tioned he retired and still resides in Watertown. He and his wife had three
chil-
dren: Oscar E., subject of this sketch; Alexander, who is in the real estate
business
at Madison, Wis.; and Linda, residing at home. Oscar E. Uehling acquired
his
elementary education in district schools and subsequently attended the Howe
High
School in what is now Wisconsin Rapids. He then spent one year in a Milwaukee
business college. In 1897 he went to New Jersey where for a short time he
worked
at bookkeeping. In 1898 he was a student in the Northwestern College at Water-
town, Wis., and in the following year he was in Denver, Colo. He came back
to
Watertown in 1901, stayed there a short time, and then went to Milwaukee
where
for four years he was bookkeeper and shipping clerk for the Merkel Manufacturing
Co. On Jan. 1, 1904, Mr. Uehling came to Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Rapids)
and having bought stock in the Grand Rapids Foundry Co., became its treasurer,
which position he still holds. The concern is a large and important one,
and Mr.
Uehling has justified the confidence placed in him. He is fraternally connected
with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and is affiliated religiously
with
the Christian Science Church. Mr. Uehling was married June 29, 1904, to Mil-
dred M. Brown, who was born in Watertown, Wis., on July 25, 1877, daughter
of
William and Martha (Norton) Brown. Her father now resides in Watertown, her
mother being deceased. The family circle of Mr. and Mrs. Uehling has been
en-
larged by the birth of three children: Ulysses, born July 25, 1906; Victor,
April
20, 1911, and Oscar, Jr., April 23, 1016.
   John Martin, a respected citizen of Wisconsin Rapids, in the employ of
the
Ellis Lumber Co., was born in Germany, Jan. 25, 1881, son of Rimer and Anna
(Hoffman) Martin. The parents came to America from Germany in 1883, land-
ing at New York. Thence they came directly to Wood County, Wis., and took
a
homestead of 80 acres in Seneca Township. It was all wild land but Mr. Martin
cleared and improved it and built up a farm. In 1888 he sold it and for three
years
after that rented farms in Rudolph Township. He then bought a saloon at Seneca
Corners, which he conducted until 1898, in which year his wife died. After
that
he operated a farm in Nekoosa until 1913, when he retired from active work.
He
now lives with his daughter, Mrs. George Germanson, in Wisconsin Rapids.
John
Martin acquired the elements of knowledge in the district school, and at
the age
of 15 went to work in the woods for the Hiles Lumber Co. at Dexterville,
and was
thus occupied for a year. After that he was two years with the Arpin Lumber
Co., from whose employ he entered that of the Edwards Paper Co. With the
latter
concern he remained but a short time, and in 1898 he entered the employ of
the
Grand Rapids Lumber Co., where he learned his trade of saw filer under Dick
Harvey. Mr. Martin remained with that concern until they sold out to E. W.
Ellis, and has since been head filer for the box and sash department of the
Ellis
Lumber Co. A master workman and with an agreeable personality, he is well
known and esteemed among the members of the trade in this section. He is
con-
nected fraternally with the Woodmen of the World and the Eagles. Mr. Martin
was married in this city, then known as Grand Rapids, on May 30, 1903, to
Edith
Branstadt, daughter of Charles and Minnie (Kluge) Brandstadt, both of whom
are
now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have two children: Clarence, born April
24,
1904, who is attending high school; and Marcella, born Oct. 25, 1910, who
is a
pupil in the grade school. The family home, a fine residence at No. 1460
Grand
Avenue, is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Martin.
   Rogers J. Mott, president and manager of the Mott & Wood Co., proprietors
of a creamery and cold storage in Wisconsin Rapids engaged in the manufacture
of carbonated butter, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 20, 1888, son of
Col. C.
W. and Agnes (Smith) Mott. He was educated in his native city and was gradu-
ated from Notre Dame University in 1909. He then began business life as messen-
ger on the board of trade in Chicago for the firm of Knight & McDougell,
being
later promoted to the position of assistant bookkeeper, and as such he remained
until 1910. He then became a member of the Chicago board of trade, retaining
his membership until the spring of 1915. Mr. Mott then came to Wisconsin
Rapids
and was secretary of the Badger Box & Lumber Co. He remained in this
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