History of Reedsburg and the Upper Baraboo Valley, by Merton Edwin Krug, Publ. February 1929 by the author. Printed by Democrat Printing Company, Madison, Wis., Page 366-367

With Frederic SCHOPHOISTER and Charles D. SCHLUTER in the vanguard of early German immigrant settlers of this town, the community began to fill up rapidly with German pioneers. By 1864 this class of settlers had grown strong enough in numbers to commence the organization of two Lutheran Churches.

The first of these was the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and was built in October 1864 on land donated by C. J. H. ERFFMEYER on Section 27, at a cost of $400. The society was organized at a meeting held at the house of Charles SCHLUTER, June 5, 1862, and Rev. Joseph HARLEACHER was the first pastor. Of the German settlers especially interested in the church were: Charles SCHLUTER, Fred SCHOEPHOISTER, Christian UPHOFF, Henry TIES, Christ SCHLUTER, C. J. H. ERFFMEYER, John SCHOEPHOISTER, Ernest BIERHIET, Chris GIESCKE.

A second Lutheran church was organized the same year, 1864, known as the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. This organization had its inception in the meetings held at the homes of the settlers as early as 1858. The first of these home meetings was held at the home of Charles BRANDT, a pioneer of the town in 1857. These home meetings continued for some years, and a church structure was not erected until October 1871. Among the early members of this church were: Charles BRANDT, Frederic BRANDT, Henry BRANDT, John WISE, Chris KRUEGER, Mr. WESTEDT, Charles MUCHOW, August KRUEGER, William KRUEGER. The first regular pastor of this congregation was Rev. A. SUSNER.

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Joseph LUNN was another prominent settler of the town. He was a native of Yorkshire, England, son of John and Esther (EBITTSON) LUNN, born in 1816. In May 1839, at the Parish Church at Ashton-Under-Lyne, he was married to Ann Taylor, daughter of James and Mary (SCOFIELD) TAYLOR. Two days after Mr. and Mrs. LUNN sailed for America, and for three years made their home in Paterson, N.J., and then moved to Wisconsin in 1842, settling in Germantown, Washington County. About 1845 they moved to Milwaukee, where they resided until coming to Washington. To Mr. and Mrs. LUNN were born seven children: John, James, Taylor, Lunn, all born in New Jersey; James, who married Mary BLAKESLEE, daughter of Squire BLAKESLEE, of Ironton; Joseph; Esther Ann; Sarah Ann; and Samuel.

Rev. Orin B. KILBOURN was another early settler and clergyman of this town. He was born in Litchfield, Conn., in 1820, son of Erastus and Lydia (WHETMORE) KILBOURN. At the age of 17 he left the state of his birth, and located in Pennsylvania, where in 1841 he married Miss Lavina M. PALMER, daughter of Gideon PALMER, the PALMERS having been Rhode Island people. In 1856 Mr. KILBOURN brought his family to Illinois, where in 1857 Mrs. KILBOURN died, leaving one child, Ann E., who married Julian WHITMAN. Returning to Rhode Island, Mr. KILBOURN married Clara E. PALMER, half-sister to this first wife, June 1858, and came immediately to Washington where they settled. To this union were born five children: Lillian M.; Otto; Theral; Linas; Kingston P.

We would mention Levi PURDY also as another pioneer of the Tuckertown region.

The family of Calvin SEDGWICK were also early settlers of the town and date their coming to 1861. Prior to her marriage Mrs. SEDGWICK was Harriet N. WEBB. At an early day the family had lived in Dodge County, Wis., but in 1856 they came to Reedsburg, later went to Excelsior, and from there to this town. James and Ed. SEDGWICK, contemporary residents of Reedsburg, are members of this pioneer family. A daughter of the former is the wife of Gus. RUELAND, also of Reedsburg.

In concluding this brief history of the early settlers of this township we are able to make extended mention of Philip APPLE, an early settler of this town, earlier still of Loganville and prior to that of Reedsburg. Mr. APPLE was born in Bavaria, Germany, 1832, and came to the United States in 1845, settling in Lycoming County, Penn., where he remained until 1855, coming at that date to Reedsburg. After a short stay in Reedsburg he went to Loganville and assisted Mr. KINSLEY with his sawmill; then he spent a year in the Wisconsin pineries, and about 1857 located in Washington on unbroken land, where he built a cabin and laid the foundation for a home. In 1857, at Loganville, he was married to Sarah KYLE, daughter of Andrew KYLE. To this union was born one son, Frank W., now residing in LaValle. Frank W. APPLE married for his first wife, Anna HEAD, and had four children: Alica and William, deceased, and Philip and Marion. In 1899 Frank W. married a second time, Louise EDER, and they have three children: Glen, Clarence, and Sylma. In 1867 Philip APPLE married his second wife, Almira MEAD, widowed daughter of Joseph and Lydia HARRIMAN, this lady a native of St. Lawrence County, N.Y. To this second marriage were born two daughters: Minnie May and Rena. The latter grew to womanhood in Winfield and married Jasper FISH of that town. Her children were Frances and Forrest. The latter married Florence MITTLESTEADT, deceased, and is a postal employee at Reedsburg.

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