WI BIO - Eau Claire Co - WILCOX, Nelson C.

History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, p 337

Nelson C. WILCOX, Eau Claire [Eau Claire County, Wisconsin], was born in the 
town of Whitestown, Oneida County, New York, 01 January 1836, and lived there 
until 1855, when for one year he resided in Oxford [Oxford in Chenango County 
or Oxford in Orange County?], New York. He came from there to Eau Claire on 
25 October 1856. He was employed in a saw mill for a few weeks, then entered 
the store of Chapman & Thorp, where he was employed as salesman until 1862, 
when he engaged in the hardware business for two and a half years.

Nelson C. WILCOX was then in Massachusetts a year and a half. Returning to 
Eau Claire, he engaged in logging about two years, and entered the employ of 
the Eau Claire Lumber Company as salesman, and remained with them, having 
charge of their mercantile department until 01 April 1880, when he became a 
member of the firm of G. B. Chapman & Company.

He [Nelson C. WILCOX] was married in Chicago [Cook County, Illinois] to his 
present wife, Mrs. Angie T. BELLINGER, nee TEWKESBURY. They [Nelson C. and 
Angie WILCOX] have three children: Roy Porter, Nelson James, and Joseph 
Thorp. Mr. WILCOX was Town Treasurer three terms, and he is now a member of 
the Common Council.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly