WI BIO - Dodge Co - SALISBURY, Arthur

History of Dodge County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1880, p 728

Arthur SALISBURY, farmer, Section 16 [Hubbard Township, Dodge County, 
Wisconsin], P. O. Hustisford [Hustisford Township, adjacent to and south of 
Hubbard Township], was born in Oxford, Chenango County, New York, where he 
spent his early life and was educated. He came to the Town of Hubbard [Dodge 
County, Territory of Wisconsin] in 1846, and bought eighty acres of good 
land, heavily timbered with black and white oak, maple, etc. After making 
improvements he sold this eighty, and spent about fifteen months in Chenango 
County, New York.

Returning in 1854 [Wisconsin had become a State on 29 May 1848], he settled 
on forty acres of his present farm [in Hubbard Township, Dodge County]. [He 
may have visited Wisconsin Territory again between 1846 and 1848, since 
recorded on 01 February 1848 at the Green Bay Land Office is the purchase by 
Arthur SALISBURY of eighty acres, the east half of the southwest quarter of 
Section 28, Township 11 North, Range 16 East, which is Hubbard Township, 
Dodge County.] It was rough, stony, unimproved land, and as a result of 
years of labor and management, he has this farm of 144 acres improved with 
good buildings.

On 14 April 1846 he [Arthur SALISBURY] married Miss Rhoda MERRILL, of 
Jamestown, Chautauqua County, New York. They [Arthur and Rhoda (MERRILL) 
SALISBURY] have three children: (1) William D., (2) Randolph M., and (3) 
Arthur. Mr. SALISBURY is independent in politics, voting for men and 
principles. He was the first Superintendent of Schools in the Town of 
Hubbard [Dodge County, Wisconsin]. He has over 150 grade Merino sheep, a 
fine drove of Berkshire and Poland hogs, besides horses and cattle, is also 
devoting considerable land to oats.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly