Bio: Eldred, Mrs. (1881)

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Surnames: Eldred, Phelps, Brown, Chandler, Smith

----Source: History of Northern Wisconsin (Eau Claire County, Wis.) 1881, page 321

MRS. ELDRED, millinery, Eau Claire, does the best business in her line in the city. Employs three assistants, in addition to apprentices. Came to Wisconsin in 1866, settled in Eau Claire, and opened present business. Born in Schuyler County, N.Y. Married at Hector, Schuyler Co., March 20, 1858. Has one child, Fanny. Mrs. Eldred's parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. Phelps, of Tompkins County, N. Y., had seven children — Helen (now Mrs. S. J. Eldred), Cicero, Harlowe, Warren, Nancy (now Mrs. H. Brown), Lucy (now Mrs. L. Chandler), and Augusta (now Mrs. Hy. Smith).