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Ira Wallace Patch was born in Prairie du Chien, Wis., Sept. 19, 1852. He was
<br />brought to Ramsey in infancy on account of the death of his mother, and lived with
<br />his grandfather, Cornelius Pitman. In 1881 he bought eighty acres of the old Pitman
<br />farm in sections 25 and 36. For about seven years he peddled dry goods, clothing,
<br />etc., all over the state. He was town clerk for six months, supervisor for two years,
<br />assessor for four years, member of the school board for about eighteen years, and
<br />town treasurer for three years. He was married to Anstress R. Ruffcorn Sept. 19,
<br />1883. Children: Lewis (died Oct. 28, 1885) and Edith L.
<br />Ara E. Pitman was born in Ramsey, Anoka Co., Nov. 3, 1853. At the age of
<br />sixteen he went to work in the pineries, working in the woods and on the river for
<br />about eight years. He then took a claim in Pope county, where he lived for six years.
<br />He now lives on his father's old farm in sections 25 and 36, town of Ramsey, where
<br />he owns eighty acres. He has been on the board of supervisors about ten years and a
<br />member of the school board about fifteen years. He was married April 7, 1883 to
<br />Carrie E. Farrington. Children: Max F., Hazel M., Paul D, Marion L.
<br />Isaac C. Varney was born Feb. 4, 1827 at Lowell, Maine. He taught school for a
<br />time and came to Minnesota in 1854, settling on a farm in the town of Ramsey.
<br />During the Civil War he served in Hatch's Battalion. After the war he returned to his
<br />farm, and served as assessor for many years and in other positions of trust. His
<br />wedding was the first in the county, he having been married to Helen A. Sinclair,
<br />July 3, 1856. Children: Alice (Mrs. J. F. Perkins), Ida (Mrs. W. D. Brown), Helen
<br />(Mrs. J. D. Medlock), Medora (Mrs. Miles Milton), Nellie (Mrs. M. C. Lewis), Luilda,
<br />Lers (Mrs. E. A. Rither), Willis, John and Ernest.
<br />James Herbert Wilson was born in the town of Ramsey, Anoka Co., Dec. 27, 1862.
<br />He attended the common schools in Ramsey and Paynesville, Minn. where his father
<br />lived eight years. He has been a farmer all his life. He bought his present home and
<br />30 acres of land in section 35, town of Ramsey, in 1898. He was married July 27,
<br />1890 to Blanche M. Anderson. They have four children: Anna E., Clara, Ruby and
<br />Pearl.
<br />John W. Wilson was born in Ramsey, Anoka Co., Jan. 12, 1858. He was educated
<br />in the common schools of Ramsey and Paynesville, Minn. Mr. Wilson is a farmer
<br />owning ninety acres in section 35, about forty of which are under cultivation. He
<br />has been town treasurer for two years and school district treasurer for three years.
<br />He was married June 13, 1880 to Ida M. Edgarton. They have one son, Henry 11.
<br />Moses Brown was born at Milford, Maine, Feb. 13, 1823, and came from there to
<br />Anoka in 1852 purchasing a farm in the town of Ramsey where he lived until
<br />1866 moving to Minneapolis, where he lived until his death in 1904. Mr. Brown was
<br />married in 1855 to Sarah C. Bowen, one of the first school teachers in the county.
<br />Children: Jennie (Mrs. R. H. Steeves, Chelan, Wash.) and Adelaide E. (Mrs. J. J.
<br />McHale, Minneapolis).
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