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Bio: Jarvis, Willett R. (1881) Contact: Janet Schwarze ----Surnames: Jarvis, Hiles, Leet ----Source: History of Northern Wis. (Wood County, Wis.) 1881, page 1216 WILLETT R. JARVIS, hotel-keeper and merchant, Dexterville, came to Dexterville, in the Spring of 1857, and was in the employ of George Hiles, as salesman and book-keeper, for six years. He then moved to Sauk County, and engaged in raising hops for several years; moved back to Wood County in 1869 and started a ranch some ten miles below Dexterville, raising stock and keeping a hotel there until 1874, when he moved back to Dexterville and built the Jarvis House and store, which he still occupies. He was born in Norwalk, Conn., Nov. 4, 1813. His father, Samuel, moved in 1820, into Jefferson Co., N.Y. When about twenty years of age, he commenced teaching school, and taught seven years. Also engaged as clerk for a while, and at one time took a saw-mill at Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y., and engaged in lumbering; then came to Newport, Sauk Co., Wis., in 1855. He was married, June 3, 1862, to Mrs. Leet, formerly Miss Anna Hiles. They have six children living —Nellie, Charles, Frank, Kittle, Daisie and Willett R., Jr. Mr. Jarvis has held nearly all the different offices in the town of Dexter.
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