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


WALTER S. GREENE, proprietor of Milford Flouring and Grist Mills; 
born at Salisbury, Herkimer Co., N.Y., May 23, 1834, came with his 
father and family to Wisconsin in 1846, locating at Milford.  In 1852, 
engaged in mercantile business at Prairie du Chien; in 1854, he went into 
milling business with his father at their present place; in 1859, he opened 
a store at Milford, where he sold goods for four years; in 1865, 
purchased 400 acres of farm land in Milford Township; was a member 
of the State Legislature of 1862 and 1863; was, in later years, elected 
County Treasurer, which office he filled one term; was also a member of 
the State Senate of 1873 and 1874; was one of the two Judges from this 
State to the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia in 1876, and has been 
President of the Town Board for a number of years.  He married, in 
Pennsylvania, Dec. 12, 1861, Miss Ella C. Potter, daughter of Gen. 
Potter, for some years a resident of Watertown, Wis.; she died in April, 
1863.  He married a second time in Waterloo, Wis., Dec. 4, 1866, Miss 
Jeanette Guile, daughter of Judge Guile.  N. S. Greene, father of W. S. 
Greene, was born in Greenfield, Saratoga Co., N.Y., Jan. 21, 1810; 
moved to Salisbury, at which place he married Miss Elizabeth M. 
Griswold, a native of that place.  He came to Wisconsin in 1846, located, 
with his family, at Milford, and engaged in his present business; he 
succeeded his son to the State General Assembly in 1864; he is still in 
business with his son at Milford.  William A. Greene, brother to W. S. 
Greene, is station and ticket agent C., M., & St. Paul R.R., at Hubbleton, 
Wis., was born in Salisbury, N.Y., Sept. 13, 1838; came with the family 
to Wisconsin in 1846.  In 1861, he entered the army as Second 
Lieutenant of Co. D, 16th W.V.I.; was promoted after the battle of 
Shiloh, to First Lieutenant, and July, 1862, to Major of 22d; to 
Lieutenant Colonel of the 29th W.V.I. April, 1863, and again to Colonel 
of the same regiment in April, 1864, and commanded the regiment until 
the close of the war.  Married, at Milford, Sept. 13, 1865, Mary A. Mills, 
of New Jersey.


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