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


STEPHEN C. HASKELL, of Haskell & Severance, marble dealers, Whitewater, 
Wis.; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., May 12, 1835; the early part of his life was 
spent on a farm in his native State; came to Wisconsin in 1848, locating on a farm in 
Jefferson, where his father still lives.  He married Miss Annie R. Sowle, of Oneida 
Co., N.Y., Jan. 1, 1861; they have one son, Herbert, born July 16, 1870.  Mr. H. is a 
Republican, and a member of Fort Atkinson Lodge, No. 24, I.O.O.F.; is also with his 
wife, a member of the M. E. Church; he settled in Fort Atkinson, and began his 
present business in 1867, where he still resides, though the business was transferred 
to Whitewater, in 1876, where with his partner his is doing a very satisfactory 
business.  They are prepared to guarantee satisfaction in price, quality of work, and 
deal in foreign and American marble, Scotch and native granite; they buy their 
sawed American marble direct from the famous quarries at Rutland, Vt., and their 
foreign store direct from importers.  Mr. Haskell is traveling most of the time in the 
interests of the firm; his sales extend to Jefferson, Dane, Rock, Walworth and Racine 
Co.s; the firm make a specialty of fine turned work.



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