WARRINGTON, Samuel 1847-1917
WARRINGTON, ATTLESEY
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 9/14/2010 at 10:50:22
Samuel Warrington, second son of Samuel and Elizabeth Dixon Warrington of Brampton, England, was born February 16, 1847. He arrived in the Janesville, Wisconsin area in 1863, and later returned to England, to return to Janesville in 1865.
Samuel married Mary Jane Attlesey, born October 10, 1858, in 1883, and lived in Janesville before coming to Mitchell County where they bought 40 acres east of St. Ansgar, near his brother Charles’ farm.
Samuel and Mary Jane lived on this farm until Samuel’s death January 12, 1917 and Mary Jane sold the farm and moved to Mitchell, where she made her home until her death February 22, 1947. Both Samuel and Mary Jane are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Mitchell, along with a small son Herbert.
Samuel and Mary Jane were parents of four children: Robert, Elizabeth (Mrs. Rasmus Skuster); Herbert, (died in 1897); and Ada, (Mrs. Benneville B. Bower, and after his death, Mrs. Leslie Govier) Two infants were born previous to Robert and were buried in the farm grove.
Samuel had nine brothers and two sisters, all born in England, Charles, John and Daniel farmed in Mitchell County. John later moved to Becker, Minnesota, and from there to Loverna, Saskatchewan, Canada. Benjamin came to Ft. Madison, Henry (Harry) arrived in Wisconsin where he enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1867 and died later the same year at Ft. Rice, Dakota Territory. Another brother, Joseph came with his wife and children from England to Wisconsin where they lived a few years before returning to England. Samuel and Mary Jane were parents of four children: Robert, born Jan 16, 1887; Elizabeth, born Oct. 16, 1889; Herbert, born March 9. 1892 and died in 1897; and Ada, born July 11, 1901. Two infants were born previous to Robert and were buried in the farm grove.
[Based on a biographical sketch in MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORY, 1989.]
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