Early Residents of Monroe County, Wisconsin (Surnames beginning with H) Compiled by William H. Rose, III, 1996 Biographical Sketches and Plat Information HAAS, Anton; Farming and Stock, S. 20, Ridgeville Township, Rapp P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HABELMAN, Edward; Monroe County, born 1 April, 1870 in Wisconsin, died 28 February, 1925, married Anna Lobe. [SPFW, 1977] HABELMAN, John F.; Monroe County, born 19 June, 1835 in Germany, died 29 August, 1880, married Henrietta Troge, born 7 February, 1837 in Germany (?), died 10 August, 1916. [SPFW, 1977] HACKETT, Franklin C. S.; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Organizer Evergreen Branch L.D.S. Church Feb. 18, 1889, born in July 24, 1840 in Boone Co., IL., came to WI. 1848, member Company F, 3rd Wisconsin Volunteer Cavalry-Civil War, died Oct. 15, 1916 at North Freedom, Sauk Co., WI., married 1st Pauline J. Wiggins, married 2nd Feb. 10, 1867 at Kilbourne (WI. Dells), Sauk Co., WI. Ann Elizabeth Loomis (born Aug. 7, 1848 at Albion, Calhoun Co., MI., died July 27, 1939 at Richville,Ottertail CHHACKETT, Joseph Franklin; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, also Section 31, NW (118.64 acres) of T. 19. N.,Proprietor Hotel, General Store,and Meat Market, born May 6, 1869 at North Freedom, Sauk Co., WI., came to Valley Junction 1889, son of Franklin C. S. Hackett and Ann Elizabeth Loomis, died Jan. 23, 1928 in Monroe Co., WI., married in 1894 Nellie Fisk. [MCW-HB, 1984] [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] HAHN, August; La Grange Township, Section 2, SE (80 acres). Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] HAINES, F. R.; Jefferson Township, Village of Cashton, Editor and Publisher of Cashton Record, came to Monroe Co. in 1893. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HALE, Edward T.; Village Valley Junction, Editor and Publisher, Valley Advocate, the first newspaper printed in Byron Township. [MCW-PH, 1976] HALE, O. R.; La Grange Township, Section 31, SW (48.77 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HALL, C. D.; Farming and Stock, S. 21, Greenfield Township, Tunnel City P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1866. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HANCHETT, C. A.; La Grange Township, Section 25, SW (60 acres), Church. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANCHETT, Cyrus E.; La Fayette Township, Farmer, S. 32, Sparta P. O.; born Cortland Co., N. Y. 1826, married 1st Sara A. _____, married 2nd Sarah E. Brigner. [HNW, 1881] HANCHETT, George & Son; Proprietors Badger State Fruit Farm, S. 32, Lafayette Township, Sparta P. O. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HANCHETT, George; Fruits, Berries, and Farming, S. 32, Lafayette Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1856. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HANCHETT, L. D.; La Grange Township, Section 25, NE (40 acres) and SW (20 acres); Section 36, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANCHETT, William H.; Fruits, Berries, and Farming, S. 32, Lafayette Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HANCOCK, Amasa; Byron Township, Farmer, Byron, born 1832 at Asylum Township, Bradford Co., PA., married 1854 Elizabeth Culverson (born 1837). [MCW-HB, 1984] HANCOCK, David; Byron Township, Byron, Farmer, born 1846 in PA., married Lavinia R. _____ (born 1847 in IN.). [CR, 1905] HANCOCK, George W., Jr.; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Purchaser of Lot in Original Town (Blocks 1-7). [MCW-PH, 1976] HANCOCK, Henry; Byron Township, Section 2, SW 1/4 section (160 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANCOCK, James; La Grange Township, Section 1, NW (79.88 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANCOCK, Thomas H.; Tomah Township, Farmer, S. 28, born Cornwall, Eng., came WI. 1841, Tomah P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HANKEE, W.; Portland Township, Village of Portland, Postmaster, came to Monroe Co. in 1862. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HANSEN, Hans; Byron Township, Section 23, NW (80 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANSEN, O. M.; Byron Township, Section 23, NE (120 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HANSON, Peter; Byron Township, Section 24, SE (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] HARKLEY, M.; La Grange Township, Section 27, NE (45.25 acres); Section 26, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HARM, Charles; Monroe County, married Auguste Emilie Bertha Steinford, born 1873 in Wisconsin, died 1895. [SPFW, 1977] HARMON, August; Little Falls Township, Section 29, SW (40 acres), Section 32, (60 acres), Residence. [WDB2, 1924] HARMON, Jonathan; Little Falls Township, Section 29, NE (80 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HARP, J. J.; La Grange Township, Section 20, NE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HARP, A.; La Grange Township, Section 21, NW (40 acres), Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] HARRINGTON, E.; Sparta Township, Section 1, NE (80 acres), purchased in 1859, Section 12, NE (80 acres), property purchased in 1859. [WDB, 1924] HARRIS, G. R.; Farming and Stock, S. 10, Glendale Township, Kendall P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1855. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HARRISON, M.; Little Falls Township, Section 25, NE (80 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HART, EDMAN & COMPANY; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Proprietor General Store, Merchandise, Grain, and Livestock, Purchaser of Lot in Original Town (Blocks 1-7); T.19.N., Section 27, SW (40 acres); Section 33, SE & NE 1/4 sections (320 acres), SW (80 acres); Section 34, NW & SW (280 acres). [MCW- PH, 1976] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HARTWELL, A. F.; La Grange Township, Section 10, SE (120 acres), Residence, School. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HARTWELL, H.; La Grange Township, Section 16, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HARVEY, George; Sparta Township, Section 14, NE (80 acres), patented state land 1858 & 1859; crop information: 1860, 30 acres of cultivated land, 30 acres of uncultivated land, property value, $2,200, value of livestock and machinery, $335, 100 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] HASTINGS, O. H.; La Grange Township, Section 31, NE (40 acres), NE (40 acres), [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HASTINGS, S. D.; Sparta Township, Section 4, SW (80 acres), entered at land office in 1856. [WDB, 1924] HAVEN, Alex; Sparta Township, Section 10, NE & SE (40 acres), purchased property in 1858. [WDB, 1924] HAVEN, Jasper; Sparta Township, Section 2, SE (40 acres), purchased property in 1856, Section 31, NW (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1856. [WDB, 1924] HAWLEY, Mrs. Eliza V.; Teaching and Farming, S. 9, Angelo Township, Angelo P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1895. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HAYNES, Asher; Farmer and Blacksmith, Tomah, born Wilmington, Windham Co., VT. 1813, came to WI. Spring, 1858, married Mary Robinson (born Wilmington, Windham Co., VT. 1817). [HNW, 1881] HEACOCK, Joseph T.; also listed as HEACOX; Monroe County, born circa 1814 in New Jersey, died 26 July, 1877, married Eleanore A. ______. [SPFW, 1977] HEATH, Alva; Sparta Township, Section 34, NE (80 acres), state land incomplete title in 1852, crop information: 1870, 50 acres of cultivated land, 30 acres of uncultivated land, $800 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $160, 73 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] HEATH, Roy; Little Falls Township, Section 29, NW & SW (160 acres), Residence. [WDB2, 1924] HEBRON, C. C.; Sparta Township, Section 18, NW (80 acres), property purchased in 1860. [WDB, 1924] HEIN, A.; Little Falls Township, Section 21, NW (80 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HELMKE, Johann Joachim Friedrich; Monroe County, born 30 March, 1844 in Germany, died 17 February, 1936, married Caroline Jens, born 3 June, 1850 in Germany, died 1 August, 1926. [SPFW, 1977] HELMS, Almon A.; Attorney, Firm Graham & Helms, Tomah, born St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., 1846, came to WI. 1866, married Mary E. Baker (born N.Y.). [HNW, 1881] HELMS, Daniel; Farming and Stock, S. 1, Adrian Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1854. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HEMERSBACH, S. P.; Jefferson Township, Village of Cashton, Cashton Livery and Sale Stables, came to Monroe Co. in 1873. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HEMPHILL, J. T.; Sparta Village, President First National Bank, born Worcester Co., OH., came WI. 1854. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HERBST, F.; Wagonmaker and Blacksmith, Sparta, born in Germany in 1838, came to WI. 1866, married Elizabeth Strouse. [HNW, 1881] HERRICKS, Bernard; Monroe County, born 29 April, 1853 in Germany, died 10 April, 1940, married Helena Klinkner, born 4 April, 1856 in Germany, died 18 July, 1915. [SPFW, 1977] HEWETT, G. W.; Village of Sparta, Sale and Feed Stables, came to Monroe Co. in 1892. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HEWETT, J. C.; Village of Sparta, Livery, Sale, and Feed Stables, Dealer in Machinery, came to Monroe Co. 1892. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HILL, Ira A.; Village of Sparta, President Bank of Sparta, Farmer and Real Estate Dealer, came to Monroe Co. in 1871. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HILL, O. M.; Farming and Dairying, S. 6, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1865. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HILL, Russell; came to Sparta Township in 1851, Section 23, SW (80 acres), state land incomplete title in 1851, NE (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1854. [WDB, 1924] HINCKLEY, Prof. Jay R.; Principal High School, Tomah, born Oneida Co., N. Y. 1840, Former Superintendent of Public Schools St. Croix Co., WI., married in MI., 1868, Sarah H. Chamberlain. [HNW, 1881] HINCKLEY, J. R.; Village of Sparta, Editor of the Herald-Advertiser, came to Monroe Co. in 1879. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HIRSCH, H.; Village of Sparta, Model Clothing and Dry Goods Company, came to Monroe Co. in 1894. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HITCHCOCK, R. P.; Merchant, Tomah, born Oneida Co., N. Y. 1840, member 14th New York Volunteer Infantry-Civil War, married at N.Y. Mary E. Butterfield, came to WI. Fall, 1867. [HNW, 1881] HERING, Frank; Little Falls Township, Section 25, SW (80 acres), Section 26, SE (80 acres), Residence. [WDB2, 1924] HERING, Jonathan; Little Falls Township, Section 24, NW (40 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HERZOG, Albert; Farming and Stock, S. 20, Ridgeville Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1874. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HESER, Fred; Farming and Stock, S. 1, Greenfield Township, Tunnel City P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1863. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HESSER, George; La Grange Township, Section 6, NW (70.08 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HETTMAN, Christian G.; Ridgeville Township, Grain Dealer and Farmer, Norwalk, born Germany, 1846, came to WI. June, 1856, married Mary Ann Sour (born WI. Sept., 1852, daughter of Jacob Sour). [HNW, 1881] HILL, G. R.; Glendale Township, Village of Kendall, Physician and Surgeon, came to Monroe Co. in 1886. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HILLIKER, Charles B.; Teaching, S. 35, Greenfield Township, Tunnel City P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1878. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HISSEY, Aray; Byron Township, Byron, Rail Road Laborer, born 1879 in WI. [CR, 1905] HODGKIN, A.; Sparta Township, Section 18, SE (20 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] HODGKIN, B.; Sparta Township, Section 18, SE (20 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] HODGKIN, G. H.; Sparta Township, Section 19, (80 acres), property purchased in 1855; crop information; 1860, 12 acres of cultivated land, 48 acres of uncultivated land, $500 property value, livestock and machinery value, $80, 80 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] HOFFMAN, Amel; Farming and Stock, S. 31, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1870. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HOAG, Bert Llewellyn; Monroe County, born 20 February, 1869 in Wisconsin, died 12 December, 1946, married Esther L. Siebold. [SPFW, 1977] HOGUE, Hugh; Sparta Township, Section 19, SE (120 acres), entered at state land office in 1854; crop information: 1860, 35 acres of cultivated land, 45 acres of uncultivated land, $1,500 property value, livestock and machinery value, $290, 150 bushels of wheat produced previous year; 1870, 75 acres of cultivated land, 24 acres of uncultivated land, $1,700 property value, livestock and machinery, $380, 400 bushels of wheat produced previous year; Section 20, NE (40 acres), entered at state land office 1855. [WDB, 1924] HOGUE, James P.; Sparta Township, Section 20, NW (160 acres), entered at state land office in 1860, crop information: 1860, 45 acres of cultivated land, 45 acres of uncultivated land, $1,400 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $300, 176 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] HOGUE, John; Sparta Township, Section 30, SW (40 acres), state land incomplete title in 1853. [WDB, 1924] HOAG, Philip Peter; Monroe County, born 13 March, 1818 in New York, died 12 November, 1880, married Naomi E. Taylor, born 6 June, 1836 in New York, died 14 December, 1903. [SPFW, 1977] HOGUE, Robert; Sparta Township, Section 20, SW 1/4 section (160 acres), entered at state land office in 1860, crop information: 1860, 100 acres of cultivated land, 40 acres of uncultivated land, $2,500 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $490, 200 bushels of wheat produced previous year, 1870, 90 acres of cultivated land, 54 acres of uncultivated land, $1,500 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $480, 700 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] HOGUE, Thomas B.; Sparta Township, Section 17, SE (120 acres), property purchased in 1859 and 1860, crop information: 1860, 55 acres of cultivated land, 41 acres of uncultivated land, $1,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $280, 205 bushels of wheat produced the previous year, Section 30, NW (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1859. [WDB, 1924] HOGUE, William; Sparta, Farmer, Section 29, SW (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1860, Sparta P. O., born in York Co., PA. April 14, 1828, married Jane Long [HNW, 1881] [WDB, 1924] HOLBROOK, S. L.; Sparta Township, Section 36, NW (40 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] HOLCH, Christian; Wellington Township, Manufacturer Hard Wood Lumber, Wagon Stock, Lath and Shingles, S. 7, born Wurtemberg, Germany, came WI. 1861, Wilton P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HOLMES, Sylvanus; Police Justice (1881), Sparta, born in Erie Co., N. Y. in 1815. [HNW, 1881] HOTCHKISS, John; Sparta Township, Section 8, SE & SW (160 acres), purchased property in 1860. [WDB, 1924] HOYT, Samuel; Justice of the Peace(1871-1879), Sparta, born in Bakersfield, Franklin Co., VT. on June 2, 1817, married Delia Thayer, Section 12, NW (80 acres), property purchased in 1853. [HNW, 1881] [WDB, 1924] HOYT, Samuel, James, & Mary A.; Sparta Township, Section 10, SW (80 acres), property purchased in 1858. (See Samuel Hoyt above). [WDB, 1924] HOLM, Thor; Byron Township, Section 10, SE (80 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HOMER, H. J.; Little Falls Township, Section 20, NE (118.3 acres), Residence, Section 19, NE (20 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HOMER, J. T.; Little Falls Township, Section 19, Ne & NW (423.52 acres). [WDB2, 1924] HOREL, E.; La Grange Township, Section 17, SE (30 acres); Section 20, NE (106 acres); Section 21, NE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HUBBARD, William; Sheldon Township, Farmer, S. 14, born Eng., came WI. 1853, Oil City P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HUDSON, S. A.; La Grange Township, Section 1, NE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HUFFMAN, John L.; Byron Township, Byron, Dredge Engineer, born 1867 in IL., married Lilly A. _____ (born 1874 in IL.). [CR, 1905] HUGHES, Thomas J.; Farming and Stock, S. 17, Little Falls Township, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1877. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] HUNT, Captain Charles A.; Jefferson Township, Farming and Milling, Melvina, born Chautauqua Co., N. Y. 1829, came to WI. 1845, member Company K, 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Civil War, married 1st Amanda Melvina Ray, married 2nd Francis Ray (sister to Amanda Ray). [HNW, 1881] HUNT, John S.; Monroe County, born 17 April, 1797 in Pennsylvania, died 8 March, 1883, married Marcia Foster. [SPFW, 1977] HUNT, John William; Monroe County, born 23 February, 1827 in New York, died 8 August, 1892, married Jane E. Lane. HUNT, R.; La Grange Township, Section 13, NE (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] HUNTLEY, Loren M.; Angelo Township, Farmer, S. 7, Athens Village, Sparta P. O., born Duxbury, Washington Co., VT. 1812, came to WI. Nov. 1854, married Hannah Hoyt. [HAW, 1878] [HNW, 1881] [FGMW, 1878] HUSS, Peter C.; Monroe County, married Christina Alvina Schlintz, born 2 May, 1871 in Wisconsin, died 21 December, 1947. [SPFW, 1977] HUTCHINSON, Robert; Wellington Township, Farmer, S. 32, born Dodge Co., WI., Ontario P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HUTSON, Solomon; Sparta, Farmer, S. 7, Born England, came WI. 1850, Sparta P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] HYATT, Alfred; Farming and Stock, S. 34, Wells Township, Leon P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1869. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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