Biography: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: James Wiseman Carney

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James Wiseman Carney was born near Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, Oct.
24, 1836; came to Staten Island, N.Y., in 1848; resided there several
years, attending school, studying also at Orange, Mass., and Orange, N.J.;
in 1856; came to Fox Lake, Dodge Co., Wis., having, in an early visit to
the State with his father, selected that spot; in his first journey West,
he slept with the soldiers and Indians during one week at Fort Winnebago;
at Fox Lake, he was engaged in the grocery business; came to Fond du Lac in
1864, where  he has since resided and carried on business.  Mr. Carney was
married in St. Louis Church, Fond du Lac, by Rev. J. Perodin, April 27,
1863, to Mary A. Egan, born Jun 3, 1844, at Boston, Mass.; they have six
children- Nellie E., born Sept. 29, 1866; Robert Emmett, Dec. 6, 1868;
Susan C., Oct. 26, 1870; James E., April 14, 1872; John P., Jan. 30, 1874,
and Mary Genevieve, March 3, 1877; Nellie E. is a musical prodigy; she has
six years of training in classical music; began playing in concerts at the
age of 9, and is now master of all the most intricate compositions extant.

Transcribed from The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Chicago :
Western Historical Company, 1880 pg. 785