Here is all I can find on John H Vivian, apparently there are some books that have written. My middle name is apparently his wives' last name.
Vivian, John H. (Mineral Point. 1825-?)
Served as
President of the Southwestern
Wisconsin Industrial Union in 1874, 1876, 1877, 1879 and
Vice President in 1881.
Advertisement found in the Mineral Point Room in a file marked, “Antique Buisness Cards Mineral Point Merchants”, 1891
advertisement reads: “ Compliments of J.H. Vivian, M.D., Dealer in all kinds of Drugs, Medicines, &c, also Eoschee’s
German Syrup and Green’s August Flower always on hand. Mineral Point, Wis.”
Physician and surgeon; is a native of
Cornwall,
England, and was born July 27, 1825; he received his education there and
studied medicine; after reaching manhood, he came to the United States, in 1847, and came to
Wisconsin and located the same
year at Mineral Point, and engaged in the practice of medicine. He has practice his profession in Mineral Point for a period of
one third of the century- eight greater length of time than any other physician here. During the war, Dr. Vivian was appointed
surgeon of the board of enrollments of the Third Congressional District, and was afterward commissioned
Surgeon of the 50th
W.V.I; he has held the office of
Mayor of the city, and has served several times as a member of the County Board; he was
twice elected a member of the State Legislature, and is now a member of the state board of charities; he is a member of
IowaLodge No. 1, I.O.O.F., the oldest lodge in the northwest. Dr. Vivian has been twice married; his first wife was as Elizabeth
Stansmore, a native of
England, whom he married in 1849. His present wife was Miss
Amelia Stansmore, a native of
England; they have five children- Amy, Stansmore, Fred, Alfred and Ellen.(Resource: History of
Iowa County Wisconsin1881.Publisher: Chicago, Western Historical Company. Reproduction done by Whipporwill Publications: Evansville, IN. Pg.
