WI BIO - Richland Co - RUNYAN, Levi

History of Crawford & Richland Counties, Wisconsin. Springfield: Union, 1884, 
Part 2, p 1006

Levi RUNYAN, who resides on Section 13, Town 9 [North], Range 2 East [Buena 
Vista Township, Richland County, Wisconsin], where he settled in April 1855, 
was born in Otsego County, New York, but was reared in Herkimer County [New 
York], and brought up to the business of agriculture. He has made nearly all 
the improvements on this present farm. His father, John RUNYAN, was born in 
Otsego County [New York], and came to Richland County [Wisconsin] with Levi 
in 1855. They purchased 160 acres and settled on the west eighty. The 
father [John RUNYAN] died 24 December 1874 in Buena Vista [Richland County, 
Wisconsin]. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, died in New 
York. There were six children of the family [of John RUNYAN and wife] who 
came to Richland County [Wisconsin], only three of whom are now residents.

Mr. [Levi] RUNYAN was married in New York to [his first wife] Maria LANE [a 
maiden name?], who died in Herkimer County [New York]. They [Levi and Maria 
RUNYAN] had one child, Alice [Alice M. who died Runyan, 29 July 1939?]. His 
[Levi RUNYAN's] second wife was [Miss?] Susanna SHONTZ, a native of 
Pennsylvania, who died [as Susanna RUNYAN?] in 1863 in Crawford County 
[probably Crawford County in Wisconsin, not Crawford County, in 
Pennsylvania]. They [Levi and Susanna RUNYAN] also had one child, John S. 
[died January 1944?]. Mr. [Levi] RUNYAN's farm now contains 80 acres. [Levi 
RUNYAN is listed in the 1860 Census for Buena Vista, Richland County, 
Wisconsin.]
Levi RUNYAN, who resides on Section 13, Town 9 [North], Range 2 East [Buena 
Vista Township, Richland County, Wisconsin], where he settled in April 1855, 
was born in Otsego County, New York, but was reared in Herkimer County [New 
York], and brought up to the business of agriculture. He has made nearly all 
the improvements on this present farm. His father, John RUNYAN, was born in 
Otsego County [New York], and came to Richland County [Wisconsin] with Levi 
in 1855. They purchased 160 acres and settled on the west eighty. The 
father [John RUNYAN] died 24 December 1874 in Buena Vista [Richland County, 
Wisconsin]. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, died in New 
York. There were six children of the family [of John RUNYAN and wife] who 
came to Richland County [Wisconsin], only three of whom are now residents.

Mr. [Levi] RUNYAN was married in New York to [his first wife] Maria LANE [a 
maiden name?], who died in Herkimer County [New York]. They [Levi and Maria 
RUNYAN] had one child, Alice [Alice M. who died Runyan, 29 July 1939?]. His 
[Levi RUNYAN's] second wife was [Miss?] Susanna SHONTZ, a native of 
Pennsylvania, who died in 1863 in Crawford County [probably Crawford County 
in Wisconsin, not Crawford County, in Pennsylvania]. They [Levi and Susanna 
RUNYAN] also had one child, John S. [died January 1944?]. Mr. [Levi] 
RUNYAN's farm now contains 80 acres. [Levi RUNYAN is listed in the 1860 
Census for Buena Vista, Richland County, Wisconsin.]

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