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ITEM: N. C. Hurlburt biography SOURCE: The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880 (Fairwater Historical Society, gift from Richard and Joyce Damerau)
N. C. HURLBURT, miller and farmer; P. 0. Fairwater; was born in the town of Eaton, Madison Co., N. Y.; came to Wisconsin in 1848, having in mean time learned his trade, which he carried on two years in Janesville; from 1850 to 1866, he was in the milling business in Jefferson, Wis. Was married in 1853, to Miss Harriet Wadsworth, of Jefferson, Wis.; have had two children--Harry, married Mary Hall; Hattie, married Eugene B. Eggleston. In 1866, he built a steam flouring-mill on the corner of Michigan and Market streets, Chicago, which, in 1870, he exchanged for his property at Fairwater. His mill, known as the " Besley Mill," is located on the West Branch of Grand River; it has three run of' stones; it was the first mill built in that region, but is now in excellent repair, and supplied with all modern machinery needed for the business; has ninety-three acres of land, upon which his residence and mill are located; he is a practical miller, and attends to his own mill. Is a Republican, and a quiet, sound, reliable man.
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