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


C. G. HAMMARQUIST,  Postmaster, merchant and farmer, 
Busseyville; born in Nowkoping, Sweden, in November, 1822; he 
attended a select school, and received a very good education; his father 
was a wine merchant in Nowkoping, Sweden; when C. G. was 16, he 
went into his father’s store to learn the business, which he followed until 
his father’s death; in 1840, began farming near Stockholm; in August, 
1843, he came direct to Wisconsin; located at Pine Lake, then in 
Milwaukee (now Waukesha Co.); he worked at farming till the spring of 
1846, when he came to Sumner Township; engaged at farming.  He 
married in September, 1846, Miss Josephine Reuterskiold, who was born 
in the Province of Wester Gottland, Sweden, April 18, 1830; have nine 
children – Maria, Parmelia, Charlotte, Charles, Emma, Alfred, 
Josephine, Matilda and Susan.  Mr. Hammarquist endured many 
privations in common with other pioneers; he commenced life with 
$125; he now owns 140 acres of land, which he has handsomely 
improved; he is proprietor of a general store; Postmaster of Busseyville.  
Republican.  In 1849, was elected Justice of the Peace; filled that office 
till 1865; in 1857, served one term as Supervisor; at the organization of 
Sumner Township, he was elected and served two terms as Chairman of 
Town Board; in 1860, he was elected member of the State Legislature, 
Second District of Jefferson Co.; in 1865, he was appointed Postmaster 
at Busseyville, and is now filling that office.


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