HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
with her parents to Juda, in December, 1864. 
Mr. and Mrs-West have five children-George, 
Mattie E., Susan I., Nettie M. and Bertha. 
Mr. West owns 450 acres of land and also works 
his father's farm of 270 acres.  He is largely 
engaged in stock raising, especially in breeding 
blooded horses.   His first purchase of that 
character being "King Swigert," in March, 
1882, for which he paid $1,500, the next, "Har- 
lequin," a shire bred stallion, for which he paid 
$2,450.  This is a horse of many fine points. 
The next addition to his stable was "Athlete," 
a fine Kentucky bred stallion, purchased when 
two years old, for $3,000, by Dr. Strong, in 
1876. This horse, in the fall of 1883, was pur- 
chased by Shaddock & West, of Dr. Strong's 
estate, and is kept at the West farm. In addi- 
tion to the foregoing, he has Valuable horses of 
the Norman breed.. One, Froissart, is a dapple 
gray, foaled in 1877, imported from France in 
1881; recorded in Percheron, Norman stud 
book, Vol. II, No. 1,314; a high-headed horse, 
finely cut in the throttle, broad and high on 
withers, strong bone, good feet, stands straight, 
on splendid legs, possessing all the qualities re- 
quired for a first class draft horse. One called 
"Black Diamond," is a result of his own care- 
ful breeding, and compares favorably with the 
best horses in the country.  Unless sold, this 
horse will doubtless be the means of much im- 
proving the stock of this section. 
William C. Gorham is a native of Auburn, 
Geauga Co., Ohio, born Aug. 31, 1825, where he 
was reared upon his father's farm. His educa- 
tion was obtained in the common schools of his 
native town. In 1844, he, with his parents, 
came to Green county and settled in what is 
now the town of York, where his father, Elisha 
Gorham, resided until his death, which occurred 
Dec. 14, 1873. He was anative of New Haven, 
Conn., born Oct. 1, 1784.  His parents were 
from England. He was twice married, first'to 
Hannah Bradley, in 1805, who died in New 
Berry, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1823, leaving seven chil- 
dren. Again married April 8, 1824, to Mrs, 
 
Clarissa (Rice) Crafts, who survived him until 
April 16, 1882. She was born in the town of 
Gorham, N. Y., Sept. 3, 1800, where she was 
first married. By that union there were two 
children. By the last union there were two 
children-William C., of this sketch, and Henry 
C., who died in Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22, 
1865, in company I, 46th Wisconsin Volunteers. 
Elisha Gorham was a believer in religion and 
a member of the M. E. Church. Mrs. Clarissa 
Gorham was a member of the Freewill Baptist 
Church for many years. William C. returned 
to Ohio, in 1851, where he was married Jan. 3, 
1853, to Elvira M. Chaffee, of Troy, Geauga 
Co., Ohio, born in Kirby,Vt., March 22,.1833. He 
came back to the town of York and began farm- 
ing with a yoke of oxen and living in a log hut 
called a house. le enlisted Feb. 3, 1865, in 
company I, 46th Wisconsin Volunteers, and 
served until discharged, Sept. 15, 1865. In 1867, 
he removed to the town of Sylvester, where he 
now resides. He now owns 465 acres of land and 
a residence in the city of Monroe. le is engaged 
in farming and raising stock, among which he 
has some fine blooded horses. He is politically 
a republican. They have two children-Rice 
D., born April 11, 1854, who is married and 
owns a farm in the town of Monroe; and Ernest 
W., born Dec. 8, 1860, residing with his parents 
on the farm, a member of the I. 0. G. T., and 
also one among the first members of the Mon- 
roe City Guards. 
William Bulfinch removed with his family, 
to this county, in the fall of 1844.  The first 
winter they lived in town of Sylvester, when, 
owing to the loss of their household goods by 
shipwreck on Lake Michigan, they went to 
Winnebago Co., Ill., and remained until the fall 
of 1849. They then returned to this county 
and settled upon section 22, of the town of Syl- 
vester. He went to California in 1853 and re- 
mained two years, then came back . to his home 
in Wisconsin, where he died, Nov. 28, 1865. 
He was a native of Massachusetts, born Dec. 
'22, 1796, and was married Feb. 19, 1821, to 
 
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