Adonijah Benedict
December 25, 1834 - October 22, 1906
Adonijah
Benedict, an early pioneer of York Township and Civil War veteran; came to Clark
County from Fond du Lac County in 1873. The
1870 Federal Census for Fond du Lac County lists an Adonijah Benedict living in
Eldorado Township with his wife Clarissa, and four sons, including a
sixteen-year-old son, Sanford. He
was a nephew of Jesse and Almeda
Lawrence, two early settlers of York.
Adonijah was born in New York State and came to Wisconsin with his
father, Solomon Benedict (who was an older brother to Almeda Lawrence).
He was also Rollie Benedict’s grandfather and Lulu Kronberger’s
great-grandfather. The Adonijah
Benedict farm was located in Section 21. Adonijah
ran the Wilcox (York Center) Post Office and General Store for several years
before selling it to his grandson, William E.
Benedict. The Wilcox Post Office
was established February 19, 1884 and discontinued on January 31, 1903.[i]
[i]
WSGS, Volume 31, No 3, Page 158
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