WI BIO - Dane Co - STICKNEY, Frederick & John B.
Biographical Review of Dane County, WI. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co. 
1893, Vol I, pp 235-236, Vol II, pp 371-372

Biography of Frederick STICKNEY - pp 235-236 [brother of John B.]

Frederick STICKNEY, Postmaster of Mazomanie [Dane County, Wisconsin], was 
born in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, 08 January 1836, a son of 
Jacob E. and Martha (GOSS) STICKNEY. The STICKNEY family trace their 
ancestry by direct descent from the family of Normans who crossed the British 
channel with William the Conqueror, when he subjugated the British Isles. 
The Normans spelled the name "De STICKNEY," but of late generations the 
prefix has been dropped. The city of Stickney [in Lincolnshire], England is 
named in honor of the early members of this family. They first came to the 
United States [to the Colonies] in 1620, locating in Rowley [Essex County], 
Massachusetts. The family have always been patriotic, and one member, John 
STICKNEY, was with General WARREN in the famous battle of Bunker Hill. They 
have also taken part in all other wars of our country. The father of our 
subject, the late Dr. STICKNEY, was born in Brownsfield, Massachusetts 
[Brownsfield, Oxford County, Maine?], 05 April 1797, was one of twelve 
children, and was educated at Bowdoin College at Brunswick [Cumberland 
County], Maine.

Frederick STICKNEY, the subject of this sketch, came to Wisconsin in 1858, 
and engaged with his brother in the mercantile business at Fall River 
[Columbia County]. One year later he [p 236] found employment with Hoton's 
Express Company, afterward merged into the American Express Company, in 
Milwaukee [Milwaukee County, Wisconsin], and the following year began work in 
the railroad office in Mazomanie [Dane County, Wisconsin] under his brother, 
J. B., also engaged in buying wheat. In August 1862, Mr. STICKNEY enlisted 
in the late war, in Company F, Twenty-fourth Wisconsin Infantry, and served 
with the Army of the Cumberland until the close of the struggle, and took 
part in all the engagements and marches in which that great army figured. He 
was mustered out of service in June 1865. In 1868 he [Frederick STICKNEY] 
was appointed postal clerk on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad, 
serving in this capacity for eighteen consecutive years. In 1889 he was 
appointed Postmaster of Mazomanie, under HARRISON [i. e., during the 
administration of President Benjamin HARRISON], and still holds this 
position. Mr. STICKNEY also owns a small farm in the vicinity of Mazomanie, 
which is cultivated by his eldest son.

On 25 December 1866, our subject [Frederick STICKNEY] was united in marriage 
with Sarah CAMPBELL, a native of Bellevue [Huron County], Ohio, and who came 
to Wisconsin when young. They have five children: Percy, born in 1870; 
Mabel W., in 1871; Martha G., in 1872; and Lucile, in 1885. [Note that only 
four of the five are named.] Mr. STICKNEY affiliates with the Republican 
party, has taken an active part in many campaigns, but has never sought 
public office.

Biography of John B. STICKNEY - pp 371-372 [brother of Frederick]

John B. STICKNEY, of Mazo Manie [Mazomanie], Dane County, Wisconsin, was born 
in Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, 04 August 1828, a son of Dr. Jacob 
E. and Martha B. (GOSS) STICKNEY. This family is one of the few that can 
trace its genealogy to the early English kings. The STICKNEY family left 
their original home in Normandy, in the north of France, and journeyed with 
William the Conqueror to Sumary, England, where they located and named the 
town of Stickney [now in Lincolnshire]. In our own country we find the 
family prominent in America's early history. The grandfather of our subject, 
Captain John STICKNEY, was with General WARREN at the battle of Bunker Hill. 
His son [Jacob E. STICKNEY], the father of our subject, was born at 
Brownsfield [Oxford County], Maine, in 1797, was one of a family of twelve 
children, was educated for his profession with great care, and graduated at 
Bowdoin College, at Brunswick [Cumberland County], Maine. He was one of the 
most prominent physicians of Coos County, New Hampshire, where he devoted 
fifty years of his life to his profession, and also practiced in Grafton 
County, Maine, and Essex County, Vermont, and was at one time president of 
the White Mountain Medical Association.

John B. STICKNEY, the subject of this sketch, received a common school 
education at Lancaster [Coos County], New Hampshire, and at the age of ten 
years entered the Lancaster Academy, where he graduated after three years. 
He at once began work for himself in his native town as clerk in a dry goods 
store, which he continued for the following three years. At the age of 
sixteen years he pursued the same occupation at Wells River [Orange County], 
Vermont, and seven years later, in the spring of 1851, we find him in 
Milwaukee [Milwaukee County], Wisconsin, in the employ of the Chicago, 
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad. Mr. [John B.] STICKNEY has spent forty-one 
years of his life in their employ, and today can say he is the oldest living 
employee of the road. In 1856, when the road reached Mazomanie [Dane County, 
Wisconsin], he came to this city and at once took charge of the company's 
office, where he still remains, this being his thirty-sixth year at this 
point. When he came to this office Mr. STICKNEY found but one house in what 
is now the thriving city of Mazomanie, and has been closely identified with 
the growth of the town from its remotest period. He platted the first lots 
ever laid off here, and has always been active in the real estate business.

Our subject [John B. STICKNEY] was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte W. 
MOORE, a native of Lancaster, Vermont [Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, 
or possibly Leicester, Addison County, Vermont?], and was educated at the 
Lancaster Academy. They have three daughters: (1) Alice, a graduate of the 
State University in the class of 1877, is the wife of E.J. ELLIOTT, of Dell 
Rapids [Minnehaha County], South Dakota; (2) Mary, educated at the high 
school of Mazomanie and the Female College of Milwaukee, is the wife of F. E. 
BRONSON, of Mankato, Minnesota; and (3) Nelly, educated in this city, spent 
two years in teaching, and is the wife of A. E. DIMENT, a hardware dealer of 
Mazomanie. Mr. STICKNEY is an ardent supporter of the Republican party, has 
served as Supervisor of his township, as President of the Village Board six 
years, [p 372] and a member of the School Board fifteen years. He was at one 
time a candidate for the Assembly, but was defeated.

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