Rev. Enoch Downs Underwood
Rev. Enoch Downs Underwood, Virginia-born pioneer, co-founded Wauwatosa’s First Baptist Church, sheltered freedom seekers on the Underground Railroad, and became a prominent Wisconsin abolitionist.
January 2026
Echoes of Enoch Underwood
Alice Underwood Nelson, wrote down her memories of her father William Underwood. She captures her grandfather’s complexity: a physically powerful man who inspired awe in his children.
The House at Underwood Creek
Emma Underwood Gray (1847-1935) remembers a harsher time: wood stove heating, shared butchering, linsey-woolsey fabric, wild berries, and lifelong suffering from bad shoes.