Biographical Sketch of

David T. Price

Transcribed by Joan Benner for the Marquette Co WI Pages


Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Green Lake, Marquette and Waushara Counties, Wisconsin, 
published 1890 by Acme Publishing Co., Chicago, Pages 527 and 528 

David T. Price has made his home in Green Lake County since 1847. He was 
born in 1807, in Wales, where he acquired a common-school education and 
was reared to manhood. On attaining his majority, he led to the marriage 
altar Miss Sarah Pugh, who was born in 1805, in the same county where 
her husband's birth occurred. Their home was gladdened by the presence 
of a large family of children, and with one exception all lived to mature 
years: David, the eldest, is living in this county; Robert is employed 
as a commission merchant on South Water Street, the principal market 
Chicago; Eliza is the widow of William Jones, of Chicago; William is 
living in the same city; Margaret is the wife of William Babb, a real 
estate dealer of Minneapolis, Minn.; Jane is the wife of John Owens, 
whose home is in Milwaukee; Sarah married James Morris, and died at her 
home in Milwaukee, in 1874; Bennett is engaged in merchandising in Helena,
Montana; Ann, wife of Robert Owen, died in Milwaukee; Hugh is living in 
Omaha, Neb.; John, a furniture dealer of Milwaukee, and a member of the 
firm of Clement & Williams & Co.; Mary, wife of Benjamin Evans, of 
Ceresco, Iowa, completes the family.

In the year of 1845, Mr. Price bade goodbye to his native land, and 
accompanied by his family, embarked on a sailing vessel bound for America.
After a somewhat long voyage, he landed at New York and continued on his 
way to Milwaukee. The first two years after his arrival he spent in 
Racine, and in 1847 came to Green Lake County, purchasing 160 acres of 
Government land, situated on sections 28 and 31, in the town of 
Manchester. As the land was never the property of individual owners 
before, it was consequently in its primitive condition, and while 
building a house the family lived in the wagon in which they had made 
their journey from Racine to their new home. As soon as possible a log 
cabin was built and the work of development begun. Mr. Price, though he 
had to contend with the hardships and trials of pioneer life, became a 
prosperous farmer, owing to his energy, ability and perseverance. He is 
still living and makes his home with his son David. In 1874 he was called 
upon to mourn the loss of his wife, aged sixty-two years.






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