“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  Western 
Historical Company.   1879.


HON. JOHN D. BULLOCK, contractor, Johnson’s Creek; born Aug. 5, 1836, in 
Ephratah, Fulton Co., N.Y., where he was educated.  In 1852, he moved to Fort 
Plain, N.Y., and worked as clerk in a mercantile establishment till 1855, from which 
time till 1858 he was a book-keeper.  In February, 1859, he removed to Jefferson, 
Cook Co., Ill., and worked in a store.  Nov. 1, 1861, he came to Johnson’s Creek, 
Jefferson Co., Wis., and took charge of A. J. Snell’s store, etc.  In 1867, he bought 
out Mr. S.’s business, together with all his land, and at this time began contracting 
with the C. & N.-W. R. R. Co. to furnish them with ties, wood, etc.  In 1869, went 
out of the mercantile business and gave his full attention to contracting.  In 1879, he 
established a hardware store in Marshalltown, Iowa, in connection with his brother, 
J. C. Bullock.  In June, 1879, he added wood-sawing to the above, and supplies 
sawed wood for the Wisconsin, Peninsula, W. W. Union and Milwaukee divisions of 
the C. & N.-W. R. R.  Mr. Bullock was elected member of Assembly for 1878, 
polling 895 votes against 359 for D. A. Seeber (Democrat); he was re-elected for 
1879, the vote being 868 for him and 827 for W. L. Hoskins (Democrat).  He is Vice 
President and Director of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of Jefferson; also Vice 
President of the Jefferson County Agricultural Society; served as Director of Joint 
School District No. 8, for six years, and was Justice of the Peace for six years.  
Married Miss Mary Currier, of Jefferson, July 12, 1864, and has one child – 
Mariette, born Aug. 4, 1867.



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