Greenwood, Clark County, Wisconsin

John Thomas Vine was born at Buffalo, Erie County, NY, September 25, 1833, the son of Thomas and Mary Vine.  May, 1859, he was united in marriage to Eliza Mary Vine. Five children were born unto this union, being Matilda, Augustus, Milo, Flora and Clara.

Early in the 60's he moved from New York to Wisconsin and settled near the present site of Neillsville. When the call for soldiers was made during the Civil War, Mr. Vine was drafted but on account of the serious illness of his wife he was unable to go to the front.

After leaving his first Wisconsin home he went to Black River Falls where he was employed as foreman in a brick yard, operated by the late D. J. Spaulding, he afterwards ran a logging camp for his employer and finally became a partner.

In the first of the 70's he moved to Greenwood, Warner Township, Wisconsin. The county was at that time a dense pine forest, but he cleared a farm and settled there.  He dealt extensively in the lumber cut from his place until the last ten years when he devoted his time entirely to farming.  He remained in his own home until his death, March 15, 1905, when he was laid to rest in the Greenwood City Cemetery.  Three years later, November 20, 1905, his wife, Eliza was laid by his side.