Biographies from The History of Columbia County,
Wisconsin, 1880 


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From The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin, 1880,
publ. by Western Historical Company, Chicago, Page
984-985

JOHN KLUPERDANZ, farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Columbus; was
born in Bavaria in 1816, and is the son of George F.
KLUPERDANZ, a farmer of that county.  He emigrated to
America in 1846; stopped a short time in Chicago, and
then came to the town of Hampden, Columbia Co., Wis.,
located on Sec. 35, where he has since made his home
and now owns a farm of 320 acres.  He was married in
1846 to Miss Vasula DERR, who died in 1847, leaving
one son - John, who now resides on the farm.  His
second marriage was, in 1847, to Miss Margaret
SCHEINGAR, a native of Bavaria, but emigrated to
Wisconsin in 1846.  Their children are Magdaline, now
the wife of Anton NAISER; Lawrence, now in this town;
Henry and Andrew Joseph, on the farm; Maggie, now the
wife of Fred FOX, and lives in the town of Columbus;
Catherine, Mary and Elizabeth, at home.  They are
members of the Catholic Church.

ROBERT McBURNIE, farmer, Sec. 14; P.O. Columbus, was
born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1810.  His father, Wm.
McBURNIE, was born in Ireland, and died at Glasgow
about 1865; his mother, Alice CLELAND, was also a
native of Ireland, and died at Glasgow.  Mr. McBURNIE
was apprenticed to the weaver's trade under his father
at the age of 13 or 14, and continued the trade at
Glasgow till 21 or 22 years of age.  He went in 1838
to Galicia, Scotland, and engaged in the manufacture
of woolen goods till 1849, when he came to America,
and located on his present farm of 160 acres.  He was
married in 1839, to Miss Agnes, daughter of Thomas and
Mary Rea WILSON, a native of Selkirkshire.  Their
children are Mary R.; William, now a resident of this
town; Alice, now the wife of Charles HOTON, of the
town of Columbus; Thomas, at home; Agnes, now the wife
of Asa BAKER, and lives in Blue Earth Co., Minn.;
Christina, deceased; Robert, deceased; Elizabeth, now
Mrs. James HASEY, and lives in this town (Hampden);
Margaret, deceased.  They attend the Presbyterian
Church.

ISAAC MAURER, farmer, Sec. 1; P.O. Columbus; was born
in the town of West Beaver, Snyder Co., Penn., April
7, 1822.  He is the son of John MAURER and Elizabeth
SMITH.  The former was born in that town and county in
March 1794; the latter was born in Dauphin Co. about
1787 or 1788, and died in Wisconsin, April 13, 1857.
Mr. MAURER is the fourth of a family of eight
children, and was brought up as a farmer's son in
Snyder Co., Penn.; at the age of 11 years, he was
hired to work for the farmers in that vicinity, and
continued the same until 24 years old.  He was married
Sept. 7, 1844, to Miss Polly, daughter of Joseph and
Elizabeth PONTIOUS, a native of Freeburgh, Penn., born
May 7, 1822.  Her parents were natives of Union Co,
Penn.; her father was born in 1809, her mother in
1857.  Mr. MAURER and family came to Columbus,
Columbia Co., Wis., and located on Sec. 5, May 18,
1850; six years later, he removed to his present farm
on Sec. 1, town of Hampden, where he now owns 200
acres.  His first house in Hampden was of logs,
without doors, window, roof or floor.  It has long
since been exchanged for a more commodious one.  Their
children - Mary A., born in 1845 (married Feb. 8,
1865, to Daniel McKINLEY, and lives now in Minnesota-
their children are William, Carrie, George and Ida);
Matilda, born in 1849 (married Mr. Benton SOWARDS,
Jan. 15, 1864, and has four children - Darwin, Laura,
George and Wesley - they live now in Nebraska);
Elizabeth, born in 1852 (married, Sept. 20, 1869, to
Alexander BOWEN, a native of Orange Co, N.Y., and
their children are Harry and Arthur - they now live on
the farm); Maria, born in March 17, 1862 (married
Charles KOPPLIN Nov. 26, 1879), and now lives in
Hampden.

JAMES MONTGOMERY, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Columbus; was
born in Washington Co., Vt., in 1820; his father,
Thomas MONTGOMERY, was a native of Massachusetts, and
was the son of a Mr. MONTGOMERY, who emigrated to
Massachusetts, from the Isle of Man, in a very early
day; his mother, Lucy BLANCHARD, was born near Old
Haverhill, Mass., and after marriage removed with Mr.
MONTGOMERY to Washington Co., Vt., where they both
died - her husband about 1849 or 1850, at the age of
87 years, she about 1855.  Our present subject was
brought up as a farmer in his native county, and in
1846, emigrated to Columbia Co., Wis., and settled on
a farm on Sec. 30, town of Columbus, and, in the
autumn of 1847, he removed to Sec. 25, town of
Hampden, where he now owns 127 acres off the northeast
one-quarter.  Mr. MONTGOMERY has held the office of
Town Assessor for twelve years; was Deputy Sheriff
three years.  He was married in Vermont, in 1842, to
Miss Orpha M., a daughter of Reuben and Adeline
STILES, a native of Washington Co., born in 1825;
their children are Cyrus, now a resident of the town
of York, Dane Co., Wis.; Mary A., now Mrs. A.
SANDERSON, and lives in this town; Sarah A., now Mrs.
William McBURNIE, of this town; Ella J., now the wife
of Albert WELTON, of the city of Columbus; Emma J.,
now Mrs. William H. CURTIS, of Hampden; Hannah B., now
Mrs. Milan BREWER, of this town; Adelia M., at home;
Armelia, twin with Adelia, now deceased; Henry W.,
William, Adeline and James W., at home.

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