“The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1880.

Township:  Shields  

NICHOLAS O'CONNELL,  farmer, Secs. 21 and 22;  P.O. Richwood; 
born near New York City in 1845; son of Michael and Mary O'Connell, 
who came to Shields from New York in September, 1848, locating on 
the present homestead; N. O'Connell was educated in Shields, living on 
the farm until he was 22 years of age, when he entered the store of 
E.Sweeney, Watertown, remaining nearly three years.  He owns eighty 
acres of land on Sec. 22, his father owning the eighty-acre homestead on 
Sec. 21.  Mr. O'Connell is Independent in politics, and has been twice 
Treasurer of Shields; the family belong to the Roman Catholic Church.  
Mr. O'Connell has paid much attention for some time past to improved 
stock, now owning full-blooded and grade short-horns from the noted 
herds of J.Jones and J.Miles, of Waukesha Co.; he also owns a flock of 
thoroughbred Leicester sheep from the flocks of J.Whittaker, 
Oconomowoc, John Jones and J.Smith; Mr. O'Connell makes a specialty 
of the Poland-China hogs, selling to Northern Wisconsin breeders, 
having bought from D.Peck, of Dane Co., and H.Flynn, of Watertown.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)