HISTORY OF WOOD COUNTY



gan selling medicines for Frank X. Linder and was thus occupied one winter.
After
that he was engaged for a time in railroad work, and then again entered the
employ
of the Upham Manufacturing Company. In 1906 Mr. Pflum began his connec-
tion with the Ward Medical Co., of Winona, Minn., and has since remained
with
that company, having had a successful career. A Catholic in religion, he
is a
member of St. John's Parish and of the order of Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.
He and his wife are the parents of four children: Laura M., born Sept. 19,
1893;
Alvin S., born Feb. 25, 1896, and Roman J. and Edward A. (twins), born June
15,
1897. Laura M. was graduated from the Marshfield High School and from the
Oshkosh Normal School and is now a teacher in Milwaukee. Alvin S., was gradu-
ated from the Marshfield High School and from Marquette University and is
now a
dentist in Marshfield. Roman J. and Edward A. were graduated from the Marsh-
field High School and from Marquette University. The former is now a dentist
in Marshfield, and the latter a dentist in Colby, Clark County.
   George B. Campbell, a wide awake and progressive citizen of Marshfield,
was
born in Richland County, Wisconsin, Sept. 5, 1875, son of Andrew and Mary
(Funston) Campbell. The parents, natives respectively of Indiana and Ohio,
had
settled in Richland County in 1870, and it was there that they spent the
rest of
their lives, becoming substantial and highly respected citizens. The father
passed
away in 1917 and the mother in the year following. George B. Campbell in
his
boyhood attended the public schools of Richland County and grew to manhood
on
the home farm. At the age of 21 he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania
Rail-
road Company to do construction work. Proving himself to be a capable man,
he was advanced to the position of foreman of a construction crew, and in
that
capacity he remained with the company until 1901. He then gave up railroad
work and became a traveling salesman for the Janesville Shirt & Overall
Co., of,
Janesville, Wis., in which position he has since continued. In 1910 Mr. Campbell
came to Wood County, and took up his residence in Marshfield, which place
has
since been his home. Since coming here he has identified himself actively
with
public affairs, taking a deep interest in all measures for the good of the
community
and the county in general and doing what he can to promote them and bring
them
to a successful issue. He is an active member of the Chamber of Commerce
and
of the Central Wisconsin State Fair Association, and belongs fraternally
to the
United Commercial Travelers, the Elks, the Odd Fellows and the Rebekahs.
For
one term he served the city as mayor, proving himself a true American and
an honest
and capable official, his administration giving general satisfaction. Mr.
Campbell
was married July 2, 1902, at Richland Center, Wis., to Lena May Klinger,
daughter-
of Frank and Elizabeth (Stockton) Klinger. Her parents are still residents
of-
Richland Center, where her father is engaged in the meat business. Mr. and
Mrs.
Campbell occupy a good social position and have a wide circle of friends.
They
are the parents of two children: Georgia June and Mary Elizabeth.
   John H. White, who for 20 years past has been a prominent figure in the
jour-
nalistic circles of Wood County as publisher or editor of several Marshfield
news-
papers, was born on a farm near Pepin, Wis., Dec. 15, 1856. His parents were
David and Mary (Etel) White, the father a native of Ireland and the mother
of
Switzerland. After their marriage in this country they settled in Pepin County,
Wis., whence, when their son John was a small child, they moved to Modena,
Buffalo County. The wild and unsettled character of the region at that time
may
be gathered from the fact that there were then but three white families in
Modena.
Owing doubtless to this cause John H. White grew up without school advantages.
After remaining on his parents' farm until he was 17, he went to Alma, Buffalo
County, to learn the printer's trade. Those were the days of the Civil War
and
they proved hard times for the family. One brother of John, who had enlisted
to
fight for the Union, was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor, which threw
an addi-
tional responsibility upon the subject of this sketch, as he had to do his
part in
helping to make both ends meet. Moreover, David White, the father, was drafted'
for service in the last draft made during the war, and as he could not leave
his
family alone in the wilderness, he sold everything he had down to a single
cow and



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