WI BIO - Richland Co - RENICK, Lattimore

History of Crawford & Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield: Union, 1884, 
Part 2, pp 1058-1059

Lattimore RENICK [Henrietta Township, Richland County, Wisconsin], one of the 
earliest settlers of Richland County, was born 07 October 1813 in Barren 
County, Kentucky. In his youth he was apprenticed to a cabinet maker to 
learn the trade. After serving three years he started alone on foot for 
Louisville [Jefferson County, Kentucky], and arriving there, soon found 
friends and employment as a carpenter, and being a good workman he was never 
out of work. He remained there [Louisville] until 1841, when he went to St. 
Louis [Missouri], but stopped there only a few days, and made another move, 
this time toward the north, halting at Mineral Point [Iowa County, Territory 
of Wisconsin], where he worked for a time at his trade, and from thence to 
Madison [Dane County, Territory of Wisconsin], where he was employed to work 
on the territorial capitol, remaining there until 1844, when he returned to 
Mineral Point and was engaged to construct the fluted columns of the court 
house. In 1845 he went to work at mining [lead] at Mineral Point and 
continued in that employment until 1848, when he came to Richland County. 
[Richland County, then in the Territory of Wisconsin, was created from part 
of Iowa County in 1842; State of Wisconsin created 29 May 1848.]

He [Lattimore RENICK] arrived in what is now the Orion Township [Richland 
County, Wisconsin], in a snow storm on 17 October 1848. That fall he 
commenced the building of a saw mill on Ash Creek for William THOMPSON, and 
completed it in 1849. In 1852 he went to the village of Richmond [Walworth 
County, Wisconsin], bought a piece of land and engaged in farming, and also 
worked at his trade, that of carpenter and joiner, [p 1059] remaining there 
until 1856, when he moved to Henrietta [Henrietta Township, Richland County] 
and purchased timber land on Section 6, and immediately began to clear a 
farm. He broke his first two and a half acres with a hoe. He has since 
purchased adjoining land, and now has 120 acres on Sections 6 and 7. He has 
built a commodious hewed log house with a frame addition, and has made it his 
home until the present time.

In 1845 he [Lattimore RENICK] was married to [Miss] Lucy JOSLYN, daughter of 
Carlos and Mary (BOSTWICK) JOSLYN. Eleven children have blessed the union 
[of Lattimore and Lucy (JOSLYN) RENICK], nine of whom [the first nine; 
numbering added by submitter] are now [1884] living: (1) Mary L., the 
oldest daughter, who married Isaac N. BINGHAM, of Richland County, Wisconsin; 
(2) Henry; (3) Margaret E., the wife of John W. FOWLER; (4) James W.; (5) 
Francis A.; (6) Harry; (7) George S.; (8) Addie; (9) Susie; (10) Emma, 
who married William F. BINGHAM [related to Issac N. BINGHAM?], of Richland 
County, Wisconsin, died in October 1880, leaving one child, Edith, who has 
since made her home with her grandparents [Lattimore and Lucy (JOSLYN) RENICK 
or the BINGHAM grandparents? Note that ten of the eleven children are named. 
The text includes "Margaret" when first listing the living children, and 
then lastly says "Margaret E. is the wife of John W. FOWLER." Submitter has 
assumed that the "Margaret" who is first listed among the living and the 
"Margaret E." who "is" the wife of John FOWLER, are the same, thus noting ten 
are named.]

Mr. RENICK has an extensive acquaintance in different parts of the [Richland] 
county, and is respected by all. He is a well-read man, and has a good 
recollection of past events. He has been prominent in town and county 
affairs, has been a member of the county board and has filled nearly all the 
offices in the town in which he has lived, besides having served as an 
officer in the school district a great part of the time since its 
organization. He was also one of the first grand jurors of Richland County.

Submitted by Cathy Kubly