CAPT. FRANCIS McCUMBER - Biography

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This biography appears on page 645 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.


CAPT. FRANCIS McCUMBER, farmer, Sec. 4, P. O. Burlington; he was born in
Aug., 1805, in London, England; left London in 1820, as cabin-boy,
vessel; came to America by way of Quebec, Canada; he spent most of his
life sailing, either on the ocean or lakes - was captain of a ship for a
number of years; he first visited Wisconsin in 1843; was captain of a
vessel which brought to Wisconsin a cargo of Indian supplies; he came to
live in Wisconsin in 1844; he bought a farm within one mile of
Burlington village - engaged at farming, which he has been following
ever since; from 1844 to 1861, in summer time, he sailed the lakes, and
in the winter resided on his farm; he gave up sailing in 1861; he
married, at Sackett's Harbor, Jefferson Co., N. Y., in Aug., 1878, Miss
Frances Drake; she was born in 1810, and died in Aug., 1878 [sic]; they
have four children living Sarah, widow of Daniel Navin; Frank, a
wagon-maker, doing business in Nebraska; Julia married Arthur Amos, a
dentist living in Racine; Charles is managing his father's farm; the
Captain was elected Supervisor of Burlington township in 1847, and
served till 1849; he owns 150 acres of fine land, most of it under
cultivation; the farm is well-improved.