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


ELI C. SOUTHWICK, farmer; P. O. Busseyville; born in Clinton Co., 
N.Y., in August, 1833; he is the son of Milton and Harriet Southwick; he 
came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1845; they located and bought a 
farm in the town of Oakland; Eli assisted his parents on the farm; in 
1854, he started out for himself; moved into Sumner Township; 
managed a farm of sixty-five acres, owned by Kerly; in 1865, he 
purchased eighty acres of land, partially improved, on which he is now 
living; he has made some improvements.  Married, in Sumner township, 
in October, 1868, Mrs. Anna Daunig, who was born in Uhleng, Sweden, 
the widow of Preston Daunig, by whom she had three children - Rettle, 
Edmund and Josephine.  By her married to Mr. Southwick, they have 
three children - Minnie, Charles and Albert.  Mr. Southwick is 
Independent in politics.  He enlisted, March 1862, in Janesville, Wis., in 
Co. C, 3d W.V.C.; was in Price's raid, when they fought thirty-one 
consecutive days; was in the fight with the bushwhackers at Indian 
Nation; he served three years and eight months; mustered out at Fort 
Leavenworth, Kan., in September, 1863; re-enlisted in the same 
company and regiment; honorably discharged, in September, 1864, at 
Madison, Wis.; returned to Busseyville and has engaged in farming 
since.


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