Lacrosse County WI Archives Biographies.....Coburn, John M. February 16, 1831 - 
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JOHN M. COBURN, farmer, Sec. 8; P. O. West Salem; born in the town of 
Stockbridge, Madison Co., N. Y., Feb. 16, 1831. His father was a native of 
Connecticut. Mr. Coburn came to Wisconsin, April, 1854. He left New York with 
the intention of locating near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He went to Rock Island, 
from thence to Davenport, traveled some through the State of Iowa, but not 
being as well pleased with the country as he anticipated, he decided to go 
north into Minnesota. On reaching the city of La Crosse, he was induced to 
visit the La Crosse Valley, before settling elsewhere. Being pleased with the 
country, he decided to locate and settle where he now lives. His brother-in-
law, Mr. Ranney, accompanied him on this trip. He was married, in the State of 
New York, to Nancy Quackenbush. She died April 22, 1880; has five children, 
four sons and one daughter - Charles M., Frank P., Fred M., Horace G. and 
Hattie E. He first purchased, with Mr. Ranney, 100 acres; has now about 400 
acres with good improvements; has a fine brick residence built in 1876. Is 
engaged in general farming.

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From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 821.

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