“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1879. HAVENS WILBER, house-joiner; born Oct. 7, 1820, in Jefferson Co., N.Y., where he was educated and learnt his profession; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and located in Watertown and worked at his own business building the Jefferson County Bank, where the National Bank now stands, etc.; in 1859, went to work for the Chicago & St. Paul Railroad, but has, in the mean time, built the houses of Mr. Daniels and Charles Stopenback; in 1864-65, he worked for the Government in Georgia and Tennessee; was a member of the Board of Street Commissioners for 1873-75, and has been a member of the Board of Education since 1873. In politics, he is a strong Greenbacker. Married Miss Adeline Adsit, of Jefferson Co., N.Y., Feb. 4, 1844; had five children – Gordeus J., Charles H., Byron B., Crawford S. and Mary E. Submitted by: Linda Pingel (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)