HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
land. He then came to Wisconsin, and located 
at Madison, where he worked at his trade five 
years, after which he came to Green county and 
bought a farm of eighty acres..He now owns 
377 acres and is extensively engaged in stock 
raising.  He was married in 1855, while at 
Madison, to Dora Baumgartner, a native of 
Switzerland. They have nine living children- 
Mathias, Henry, Annie, Martin, Jacob, Frank, 
John, Samuel and Dora. Mathias is marr-ied 
and living in -Monroe.  Annie is married to 
Gustavus Norder, of the town of Sylvester. The 
family are members of the Gospel Church. 
Politically Mr. Geigle is republican. 
Enoch South is a native of Pennsylvania, 
born Dec. 3, 1832.  He was brought up on a 
farm. His parents are both deceased. In 1860 
he came to Green county and settled with his 
parents on the old homestead. Aug. 16, 1862, 
he enlisted in company G, 22d Wisconsin. He 
was mustered in at Racine, served about thirty- 
four months and was mustered out at Washing- 
ton. He participated in many battles, and suf- 
fered much from ill health, consequent upon a 
sun stroke. Dec. 27, 1867, he was married 
to Lide Shultz a native of Pennsylvania. They 
have no children of their own.  Mr. and Mrs. 
South are members of the M. E. Church. He 
now owns eighty acres on section 33, which he 
purchased of Mr. La Monte, in 1883. Politi- 
cally he is a republican. 
Rudolph Zimmerman came with his parents to 
Green county, from canton Glarus, Switzerland, 
in 1861, and settled at New Glarus, where they 
remained until 1863. In that year they removed 
Jefferson and lived three years, thence to Jor- 
dan, living there also three years, thence to 
Monroe City, remaining one year; then returned 
returned to Jefferson, and lived there until they 
removed to the city of Monroe.     Rudolph 
worked for T. J. Bragg one year, then remained 
with his parents till 1876. He was born in the 
canton of Glarus, Switzerland, Jan. 16, 1856. 
On leaving home he hired out to G. 0. Stearns, 
to' work tipdn his farm, and continued with  him 
 
till 1884, when herented Mr. Stearns' farm. He 
was married Jan. 16, 1881, to Fanny Zimmer- 
man, who was born in this county. Her par- 
cnts were natives of Switzerland. Mr. and Mrs. 
Rudolph Zimmermann have one child-Erwin 
G., born Oct. 7, 1882.  They are connected 
with the Evangelical Church, and he is a mem- 
ber of the republican party. 
John Bleiler is a native of Baden, Germany, 
born July 17, 1826. He is a son of George and 
Anna Bleiler, both of whom are dead, and buried 
in Baden. George Bleiler was a wagon-maker 
by trade, which business he followed in Baden. 
John, the subject of this sketch, was also a 
wagon-maker.   He came to America, Nov. 1, 
1848, locating in Duncansville, Blair Co., Penn., 
where he worked at his trade until 1854. From 
Pennsylvania he removed to South Prairie, 
Boone Co., Ill., where he owned a farm con- 
taining eighty-three acres. He remained there 
ten years. He then sold out and came to Green 
county, 1864.  He settled on section 4, in the 
town of Monroe, purchasing at that time the 
north half of that section.  He now owns 120 
acres more, on sections 4 and 15.  He keeps 
good stock and raises considerable for market. 
He was married in Pennsylvania, to Catharine 
Myers, a native of Baden, and daughter of 
George and Mary Myers, both of whom are 
dead.  The former is buried in Illinois, the 
latter, in'Baden.  Mr. and Mrs. Bleiler have 
had eleven children, eight of who are living- 
Anna M., wife of Jacob Cincer, of Monroe; 
Sarah C., wife of Herman Kreiger; Elizabeth, 
wife of William Velter, living in Minnesota; 
Lena, wife of Philip Huber, living in Illinois; 
George, William, Louise and John J. Mr. and 
Mrs. Bleiler are members of the German Evan- 
gelical Church, and he is a justice of the peace. 
lie has a well improved farm  apd is classed 
among the best farmers of the county. 
Taylor Wickersham is a native of Pennsyl- 
vania, born Dec. 5,4805.  He went to Ohio in 
1833, and remained there seven years, thence 
tO Indiana, and lhrhd thi~h y~fr , the id   b 
 
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