M. TABASINSKY
Michael Tabasinsky was born in Buffalo, New York, in September, 1846. He removed to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with his father, and some time afterward he removed to Washington county, and there remained until 1862, then he went to Illinois, and while there enlisted in the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry, and was taken prisoner at Hartsville, Tennessee, in February, 1863, and was paroled by John Morgan. He then returned to Wisconsin, and enlisted in the Seventh Wisconsin Battery, and served until the close of the war. He was an active worker for his country during the entire time of enlistment. He was at Memphis at the time of Forrest's attack, and was in some of the principal battles of that part of the army. After the war, Michael returned to Illinois, and was engaged in in tow-boating on the Illinois and Mississippi rivers until 1869, when he came to Cass county, and purchased land of F. H. Whitney. No improvements had been made on this until he bought the farm, and he now owns one hundred and sixty acres of as fine land as can be found in the township and it is well improved. Mr. Tabasinsky, was married to Emma L. Stone, September 6, 1877, and by their union there has been three children---Fannie, Mabel and Roy.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pp. 772.
