Francis VIVIAN of Dodgeville
- Born: 19 Feb 1801, Camborne, Cornwall 2
- Christened: 29 Mar 1801, Camborne, Cornwall 3
- Married (1): 8 Feb 1827, Illogan, Cornwall 1
- Married (2): 10 Mar 1860 2
- Died: 14 Mar 1884
 Research Notes:
1860 U.S. Census:
Age given: 60 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Mineral Point, Iowa Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: County Treasurer
Present were [2nd] wife Jane (29), of England, daughters Ida (4 months) and Mary J. (22)
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1870 U.S. Census:
Age given: 69 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: County Treasurer
Present were wife Jane (39) of England, keeping house, children (all born in Wisconsin): Ida (10), John (8), Abraham (4), Frances (1)
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1880 U.S. Census:
Age given: 79 years
Birthplace given: England
Dwelling Place: Dodgeville, Iowa Co., Wisconsin
Occupation: Farmer
Present were wife Jane (49) of England, keeping house, children (all born in Wisconsin): Ida (20), John H. (18), farm laborer, Abraham L. (15), farm laborer, Fransis J. (11), George G. (6)
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"FRANCIS VIVIAN, the veteran ex-County Treasurer of Iowa Co., was born Feb. 19, 1801, in Camborne, Cornwall, England; is a son of Francis and Anne (RICHARDS) VIVIAN; his earlier life was spent in the tin and copper mines of Cornwall; the year 1832 found him in New York City; from there, he came by way of the Hudson River and Erie Canal to Buffalo; thence by boat to Ashtabula, Ohio; thence by stage to Millville, Ohio; then down the La Belle River to Cairo; thence via St. Louis to Galena, Ill., he and five others were all the men the master of the steamer could get to help him run the boat from St. Louis to Galena; he expressed himself as highly pleased with the amateur boatmen; the trip from Galena to Mineral Point was made with ox teams, and, arriving at the "Point" on Saturday evening, he enlisted Sunday morning in Capt. John Moore's company to war against Black Hawk; Mr. Vivian was at the garrison at the "Point" until the red chief was overthrown; Mr. V. then mined lead a year on the Van Meter survey; spent a few months in Dubuque, Iowa, and then locating at Mineral Point, resided there twenty-five years; for a few years he kept store; was then for a few years a partner of Jenkins & Musgrove, in the smelting business; he was next employed by a Buffalo, N.Y., firm, as agent in buying mineral; he was one the first men to be elected President of the village of Mineral Point, but refused to serve; in 1856, he had 137 majority as Treasurer of Iowa Co., Gen. Fremont getting only eighteen majority; the Democratic majority in 1854, was 350; Mr. Vivian was then elected eight successive terms as Treasurer of this county, always on the Republican ticket, serving sixteen years, or probably a greater length of time than any man in the Northwest in the same office; in 1870, he had nearly a thousand majority; in 1857, he was elected and served as Alderman of the Second Ward, Mineral Point; in May 1865, he settled in Dodgeville, and from there removed to his 280 acre farm in August, 1874; 80 of this he entered of the Government in an early day. He married Feb. 7, 1827, Dinah KENDALL, of Illogen Parish, Cornwall; she died April 26, 1859, leaving three children-- Annie, born in Cornwall, and Mary Jane and William Francis, both born in Mineral Point. March 10, 1860 he married again, Miss Jane HOLLOW, who was born in 1831 near Penzance, Cornwall; they have five children-- Ida, John H., Abraham Lincoln, Francis J. and George Grant; the two oldest were born in Mineral Point, and the others in Dodgeville. "Uncle Frank" as he is best known, is hale and hearty for a man of now almost 80 years of age, and a good type of the men who hewed down the barriers, that settlement and civilization might follow them into the State and county." 4
Marriage Information:
Francis married Dinah KENDALL, daughter of William KENDALL and Jennifer ("Jane") CRASE, on 8 Feb 1827 in Illogan, Cornwall 1. (Dinah KENDALL was born in 1806 in Illogan, Cornwall, christened on 11 May 1806 in Illogan, Cornwall 5, died on 26 Apr 1859 in Mineral Point, Iowa, WI, USA and was buried in Old Mineral Point Cemetery, Mineral Point, Iowa, WI, USA 6.)
Marriage Information:
Francis also married Jane HALLOW, daughter of John HOLLOW and Honour, on 10 Mar 1860 2. (Jane HALLOW was born on 11 Jun 1831 in Penzance, Cornwall 7 and was christened on 23 Feb 1832 in Wesleyan Circuit, Penzance, Cornwall 7.)
Marriage Notes:
Francis VIVIAN Self M Male W 79 ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND
Jane VIVIAN Wife M Female W 49 ENGLAND ENGLAND ENGLAND
Ida VIVIAN Dau S Female W 20 WISCONSIN ENGLAND ENGLAND
John H. VIVIAN Son S Male W 18 WISCONSIN ENGLAND ENGLAND
Abraham L. VIVIAN Son S Male W 15 WISCONSIN ENGLAND ENGLAND
Francis VIVIAN Dau S Female W 11 WISCONSIN ENGLAND ENGLAND
George VIVIAN Son S Male W 6 WISCONSIN ENGLAND ENGLAND
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Source Information:
Census Place Dodgeville, Iowa, Wisconsin
Family History Library Film 1255429
NA Film Number T9-1429
Page Number 47C
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