Biographical Sketch of

Wilson Pipher

Transcribed by Barbara Voss



Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, 
published 1890 by Acme Publishing Co., Chicago, Page 506 


Wilson Pipher, proprietor of a restaurant and dealer in sporting goods, is a leading business man of Berlin. 
He was born in Northampton County, PA April 23, 1839 and is a son of John and Julia A. (Labar) Pipher. His 
father was born in the Keystone State and belongs to an old Pennsylvania Dutch family; his mother was also 
born in that State but was of French descent. 

Our subject when sixteen years of age removed to Belvidere, N.J., and two years later emigrated to Dodge 
County, Wisconsin with his parents, both of whom are still living. His father is one of the leaking farmers 
of Dodge County. Wilson remained for two years under the parental roof after coming to this State and was 
then employed in the Sherman Eating House at Minnesota Junction for a year. The succeeding year of his life 
was spent in the railroad employ, after which he spent six years in the service of the American Express 
Company, being on the road one year and five years in the offices at La Crosse, Sparta and Watertown, 
Wisconsin. In 1868 he came to Berlin and in company with Mr. Geo. G. Johnston conducted the Beckwith House 
a year and a half and on the 16th of December 1870 embarked in his present business. Mr. Pipher conducts the 
most popular resort in his line in the city and has built up a profitable business. He was a Republican in 
politics until 1876, when he became dissatisfied with the counting of the presidential ballots and has since 
supported the Democracy.






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