Thomas & Roxena (Vernom) Chadwick

Greenwood, Eaton, Clark Co., Wisconsin

Thomas was born 15 Jun 1832 in NH and moved with his parents to Warrensburg, N.Y. when he was a boy, where he grew to manhood.  He was married to Roxena Vernam, the daughter of John and Clarissa (Beswick) of Boulton, Warren Co., NY, in 1859.  Thomas engaged in the lumbering business in NY state in early life and came to Wisconsin for the first time in 1857, and again in 1861, when he invested in timber lands.  In 1872 he moved to Neillsville with his family and in the spring of 1873 moved to his farm in Eaton Township.

He died at his home last Thursday, June 29, 1911, at the age of 79, from general decline and age.  The funeral services took place at the M. E. Church of Christie on Saturday, July 1st, Rev. W. T. Hendren, of the Presbyterian Church of Greenwood officiating, and the burial was in the Christie Cemetery.

Census Records

1865 Warrensburg, Warren Co., NY State Census

25-34 Frame Home $100, Andrew Chadwick 33yrs, Male, Head, b. New Hampshire, single farmer, native, owner
25-35 Sarah Chadwick, 70yrs, Female, Mother, b. New Hampshire, 7 children, 1 marriage, widowed
 

1865 Bolton, Warren Co., NY State Census

Frame $300 095-089 John Vernam 60 M head NY Warren 2 widowed farmer native property owner
George Vernam 28 M child NY Warren 1 married farmer native owner
Dallas Vernam 20 M child NY Warren (Civil War)
Esther A. Vernam 15 F child NY Warren

Frame $250 096-090 Ruben Vernam 69 M head NY Warren 2 married farmer native property owner
Rebecca Vernam 58 F wife NY Warren 1 married
 

1880 Federal Census--Weston, Clark, WI

Thomas Chadwick @47, b. NH, Farmer, Parents b. NH
Wife: Roxy A. @43, b. NY, Parents b. NY
Son: Marcus @14, b. NY
Other: Christian Hogenson @37, b. Norway, Laborer, Parents b. Norway
Other: Ezra Willcox @13, b. NY, Laborer, Parents b. NY

Family Notes

REGISTRATION OF DEATHS

NEILLSVILLE CLARK CO., VOL 1, 1870-1879, (pg. 7)

1. Full name of deceased: Vernam, John (Father of Roxena)
2. Color: White
3. Sex: M
4. Age: 72
5. Name of the father of deceased:
6. Name of the mother of deceased:
7. Occupation: Farmer
8. Place of Birth: Bolton, Warren Co., NY
9. Name of wife of deceased: Clarisie
10. Name of husband of deceased:
11. Date of birth and date of death: Mar. 24, 1874
12. Cause of death: Apoplexy
13. Name of the place,
town or township, and county,
in which the person died:
14. Name and location of burial ground
in which interred: Town of Weston, Clark Co., WI
15. Name of person returning certificate: J. C. Lacey, Jr.
16. Residence of such person: Neillsville, Clark, WI
17. Date of certificate: Mar. 24, 1877
18. Date of Registration: Apr. 14, 1877

Contributors

Paul Forster, Marsha Hosfeld, Deb Sanger, Janet Schwarze & The Clark Co. History Buffs