HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
enlisted in company F, 31st Wisconsin Volun- 
teer Infantry, and went south. While at the 
front he was taken sick. His father was sent 
for and went to see him, and obtained a fur- 
lough for him, and they started home, but the 
young man died at Chicago while on the way. 
The youngest son, Elmer, died at two and a 
half years old. 
William Webb was a pioneer of Green coun- 
ty, having settled here in 1848. He purchased 
government land on section 25, township 3 
north, range 9 east; also bought land adjoining, 
on section 30, township 3 north, range 10 east, 
in Rock county, making 312 acres in all. He 
erected a frame house on section 24, and made 
this his home until 1882. During that time he 
had improved the land, made an addition to his 
house, and built two commodious frame barns, 
one forcattle, the other for horses; also a large 
granary, And other smaller buildings. In 1882 
he purchased land near the village of Albany, 
and now within the corporate limits, and built 
on it a good frame residence, where he is now 
living a retired life. He is a native of York 
State, born at Utica, Oneida county, May 16, 
1819. He made his home with his parents un- 
til eighteen years old, then went to Painesville, 
Ohio, and spent two years with an older brother, 
thence went to Green Bay, Wis., and engaged 
in lumbering two years, then went to Walworth 
county, thence to Rock county.  He was mar- 
ried April 27, 1841, to Fanny Rice. She was 
born in the town of Boston, Erie Co., N. Y. 
He boughtsome land in Johnston county, put 
up a log cabin and commenced improvements, 
remaining until 1848, when he came to Green 
county, as before stated. Mr. and Mrs. Webb 
have five children living--Albert A., Jennie A., 
Roswell, Charles and Emma.   Mr. Webb has 
always been a member of the democratic party, 
although he exercises the right to vote for the 
best men. 
Capt. Charles W, Burns is a veteran. of two 
wars. His first enlistment was in 1847, in an 
independent company of cavalry that was oir- 
 
ganized at Newark, Ohio, by Capt. John Dun- 
can. He went to Mexico and served exactly one 
year, then returned and was honorably dis- 
charged and mustered out at Cincinnati. In 
1862 he was commissioned as captain and raised 
a company which was designated as company 
F, and attached to the 31st Wisconsin regiment, 
Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered in Oct. 
9, 1862, at Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien. 
They remained in the State until the spring of 
1863 then went to Columbus, Ky., and performed 
garrison duty at Fort Halleck through the sum- 
mer. From there they went to Nashville, thence 
to LaVergne, and did guard and picket duty two 
months, then went to Murfreesboro, where the 
company was detailed to do provost duty, and 
in January, 1864, Capt. C. W. Burns returned 
to Wisconsin for State duty at Camp Randall, 
Madison, where he with his company, were dis- 
charged in July, 1865. The subject of this 
sketch was born in Wheeling, W. Va., July 18, 
1825. When quite young his parents removed 
to Licking Co., Ohio, where he grew to man- 
hood. When lie was seventeen years old he 
engaged with a blacksmith to learn the trade, 
and served three years. After his return from 
the Mexican War he formed a business partner- 
ship with his former employer at Newark. In 
the spring of 1849 he came to Green county, 
and in company with Daniel Counet opened a 
shop at Monroe. There he carried on business 
seven years, when he removed to Clarno and 
engaged in farming until 1860, when he came 
to Albany and opened a blacksmith shop, where 
lie continued to work until the time of his, 
enlistment in the army.  He returned from 
the service, with health impaired to such an 
extent that for some time he was unable to en- 
gage in active business. In 1875 he opened a 
blacksmith shop in Albany, and continued in 
the business until Octobei, 1883, when he sold 
out, and is now retired from active business life. 
He was married in 1852, to Mary Counet. Seven 
children blessed this union -Ellen, Hester, 
Frank, Carrie, Gertie, olih son wluo died in iin- 
 
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