WI BIO - Kenosha Co - AUDUS, William
The City of Kenosha and Kenosha County, WI. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 
1916, Vol II, pp 568-571 (Portrait p 569)

William AUDUS, long a substantial citizen of Kenosha County, WI, was born in 
Cambrideshire, England, 17 Jan 1850. He has been a representative of the 
agricultural interests of Kenosha County for 37 years, and at one time was 
actively engaged in the cultivation of a large farm of 180 acres which he 
owned. His parents, Samuel and Sarah AUDUS, spent their entire lives in 
England. In that country William AUDUS acquired a common school education, 
after which he began providing for his own support by working by the day. He 
continued in England until he reached the age of 21 years, then crossed the 
Atlantic to the United States and made his way to IL, where he remained until 
1875. During that period he engaged in farming, and in 1875 left for CA, 
where he spent four years, but returned from the Pacific coast in 1879, in 
which year he took up his abode in Kenosha County, WI. Here William AUDUS 
purchased 60 acres of land and afterward added to his holdings from time to 
time as his financial resources increased until he had extended the 
boundaries of his farm to include 180 acres. He carefully and persistently 
tilled the soil, annually gathering good harvests, and his labors brought him 
substantial reward. At the present time [1916] he owns only 25 acres, having 
sold nearly all of his land. Success in substantial measure has attended his 
efforts, and now enables him to live retired. [p 571]

On 01 Jan 1897, William AUDUS was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth PYE. 
They have a pleasant home noted for its warm hearted hospitality, and in the 
community they have many friends. In his political views he is an earnest 
Republican. In his religious faith he is a Methodist, and his life has been 
passed in conformity to the teachings of the church. In all of his business 
dealings he has been thoroughly reliable and upright, and his success is the 
legitimate, direct reward of his own labors and perseverance.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly