Bio: |
Carleton, Thomas V. (History - 1820) |
Contact: |
Janet Schwarze |
Email: |
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org |
Surnames: |
CARLETON COLBEN HUTCHINSON SCOTT |
----Source: 1891 HISTORY OF CLARK &
JACKSON CO., WI, pg. 234
THOMAS V. CARLETON, of Neillsville, was born
in Waldo County, Maine, January 14, 1820, the son of Levi
(deceased) and Abigail (Colben) Carleton. The father was a soldier
in the army in the war of 1812. His father and brother, Jonathan
and John Carleton, came to the United States during the
Revolutionary war, and participated in that struggle on the
American side, while another brother, Colonel Carleton, commanded a
regiment in the British army, and surrendered with Cornwallis at
Yorktown. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton had four sons and two daughters,
three of whom survive: Thomas, our subject George, of Los Angeles
and Adaline, now Mrs. Hutchinson, of Rockford, Illinois.
At the age of fifteen the subject of this sketch went to Aroostook,
Maine, and during the war helped build a fort for General Scott. In
1846 the family removed to Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and settled
in Linden Township, and the same year Mr. Carleton went as a
volunteer soldier in the Mexican war, in Company C, First
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, under Colonel Wright. He
participated in the battles of Buena Vista, Contreras, Churubuscco,
Tehultepec and Molino del Rey, and helped capture the city of
Mexico. After the war Mr. Carleton came to Sheboygan County, and
worked in the flouring-mills there until 1861, when he entered the
employ of the United States as recruiting officer, and raised four
companies. In 1868 he removed to Algona, Iowa, where he was engaged
as chief miller in a flouring-mill until 1871, and in that year
came to Neillsville. Here he was first engaged in milling, but
failing health caused him to retire, and since that time has held
the office of janitor of the North Side public school in this city
he also draws a pension.
Mr. Carleton was married July 4, 1849, to Aurilla, daughter of
Henry Burgess, deceased. They have five children: Ellen, Henry,
Charles, Clinton and Nettie. All of the children live in this
county, except Clinton, who resides in La Crosse. While in
Sheboygan County, before the war, Mr. Carleton was Captain of an
independent rifle company of State troops. He is now a member of
the G. A. R. and Masonic orders, and is Tyler of the latter. Mrs.
Carleton is a member of the order of Rebekah and W. R. C.
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