WI BIO - Eau Claire Co - WILCOX, Sylvanus H.
History of Northern Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical, 1881, vol I, p 337

Sylvanus H. WILCOX, County Treasurer, Eau Claire [Eau Claire County, 
Wisconsin], came to Madison [Dane County, Wisconsin] in 1855, and went from 
there to Eau Claire, 08 March 1856, where he has since resided. He built the 
first planing mill, sash, door, and blind factory here [Eau Claire] in the 
fall of 1857 and winter of 1857-1858. He was in partnership with J. B. 
RANDALL for two years, and they then sold out. Afterward Mr. [Sylvanus H.] 
WILCOX continued in the building and jobbing business until within the last 
six or seven years. Since then he has been engaged in insurance and real 
estate. He was elected County Treasurer in 1878, and re-elected in 1880.

He [Sylvanus H. WILCOX] was born in Newport [Sullivan County], New Hampshire, 
30 April 1835, and lived there until he was thirteen years old, when his 
parents died, and he went to Massachusetts, living in Boston [Suffolk County] 
most of the time until he came to Wisconsin. [Assuming the birthdate of 
Sylvanus H. WILCOX is correct, and that he was thirteen when his parents died, 
then his parents died between 30 April 1848 and 30 April 1849.]

On 24 November 1865 he [Sylvanus H. WILCOX] was married in Eau Claire [Eau 
Claire County, Wisconsin] to his first wife, Huldah M. HARRINGTON [a maiden 
name?], who was born near Milwaukee [Milwaukee County, Wisconsin] and died in 
Eau Claire. They [Sylvanus H. and Huldah M. WILCOX] had two children: 
Lillian M., and a son who died at the age of eighteen months.

On 28 May 1875 he [Sylvanus H. WILCOX] was married to his present wife, Helen 
M. GRANGER [a maiden name?], a native of New York. They [Sylvanus H. and 
Helen M. WILCOX] have two children living: Grace P., and Helen, and have 
lost one child, who died when but an infant.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly