HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY 
 
Thomas Pryce, Jr., was born in Montgomery- 
shire, Wales, March 13, 1831, and was fourteen 
years old when his    parents  emigrated to 
America. He made his home with them until 
1856. He was married in March of that year 
to Sarah Nichols a native of Canada. He then 
settled on his present farm on section 27. They 
lived there in a log house until 1883, when he 
built the commodious frame house they now 
occupy. They are the parents of three children 
Addie, Thomas and Lettie.  The daughters 
are teachers in the public schools. 
John Chase came in 1845. He was a native 
of Pennsylvania. Entering the southwest quar- 
ter of section 13, he began improvements, and 
still occupies the place. 
John B. Chase was born in Erie Co., Penn., 
Feb. 18, 1823. He is a son of Ambrose Chase, 
a native of Rh.ode Island. When he was about 
nine years old, his parents emigrated to Ohio 
and settled in Ashtabula county, where they re- 
mained one year, then went to Erie Co., N. Y. 
John B. Chase resided in that county with his 
parents until he was twenty years old, then 
came to the Territory of Wisconsin and spent 
one year in farming and carpentering in Wal- 
worth county. He then went to Dane county 
and purchased a farm, just on the line, in Rock 
county, which he-sold six months later and went 
to Rock county. In 1845 he came to Green 
county and entered the southwest quarter of 
section 13, township 3 north, range 9 east. In No- 
vember, 1852, ie was united in marriage with 
Martha Baker, a native of Ohio.  He has im- 
proved his land, and engaged in mixed farming, 
raising grain, stock and tobacco.  He is some- 
thing of a speculator, and is generally engaged 
in some kind of trade.  In 1863 he bought 
tobacco and shipped it to the eastern markets, 
and has engaged at different times in shipping 
poultry to Boston, making frequent trips to that 
city.  In 1876 he took the agency for the sale 
of the Waupon windmill in this and adjoining 
counties.  The wife of Mr. Ch~ase was the 
youngest daughter of Aaron and Anna Baker, 
 
and was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Sept. 5, 
1835. She removed from there with her par- 
ents, in  1836, to Stephenson Co., Ill.  Her 
father dying in December, 1841, her mother 
and the remainder of the family one year later 
removed to the town of Union, Rock Co., Wis., 
where she lived until the fall of 1852, when she 
was married to John B. Chase, as before stated, 
and came to this county.   Her mother died 
April 13, 1873. She was a native of Penn- 
sylvania.  Her   father was born    in  Vir- 
ginia. John B. and Martha A. Chase have 
four children.   The eldest, Clark L., was 
born Dec. 14, 1853, and was married to Minnie 
Elemier in 1882.  They are now living in Ne- 
braska.  The second child was a daughter 
(Phila A.) born Dec. 14, 1855.  She was mar- 
ried to V. C. Holmes Jan. 26, 1881, and lives in 
Evansville, Rock county.  He is treasurer of 
the Evansville Mercantile Association.  The 
two remaining children-Franklin B. and Wil- 
liam B., the former born Dec. 14, 1859, and the 
latter May 9, 1862-are living with their par- 
ents.  Mr. Chase was formerly a member of 
the democratic party, and still adheres to the 
principles originally advocated by that organi- 
zation, but now exercises the right of suffrage 
intelligently, voting for whom he considers the 
best men.  He may be considered a democrat. 
Mrs. Chase is a member of the First Baptist 
Church at Albany. Mr. Chase received a limit- 
ed education in the district schools, and has fol- 
lowed various occupations. He is a member of 
the Masonic fraternity, having been a member 
since about 1850. 
Albert L., son of John and Amanda (Griffin) 
Broughton, was born in Albany, Wis., Dec. 28, 
1845. Here his youhger days were spent. JIIe 
obtained his early education in the district 
schools, and afterwards attended Evansville 
Semin.ary one term  and Milton College four 
terms. In the meantime he had engaged in 
teaching school during the winter season, teach- 
ing five terms in Green county and two in Rock 
county. He w as married in 1868 to Hattie 
 
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