Biography: Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin: William McDermott ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, August 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ William McDermott, insurance agent, was born in Ireland, in 1846, and came to Washington Co., Wis. the same year, with his father; to Fond du Lac, town of Byron, in 1855, where he lived with James McDermott- his father- until 1867, when he moved to Fond du Lac and began work for L.M. Wyatt, in the insurance business; began business for himself as insurance, loan and real-estate agent, April 1, 1872, and now has fourteen companies- all first-class. He was married, July 7, 1868, to Annie C. Duffie; they have two children- James P. and George L. All are members of St. Joseph's Church; Mr. McDermott has been a member of the Board of Education one year, but give no attention to politics. Transcribed from The History of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin Chicago : Western Historical Company, 1880 pg. 832