Early Residents of Monroe County, Wisconsin (Surnames beginning with L) Compiled by William H. Rose, III, 1996 Biographical Sketches and Plat Information LaBARE, Lewis; Sparta Township, Section 33, SE (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1860. [WDB, 1924] LAKE, A. E.; Little Falls Township, Section 22, SE (40 acres). [WDB2, 1924] LAKE, S. E.; Sparta, Farmer, S. 2, born Saratoga Co., N.Y., came WI. 1849, Sparta P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] LAMB & McMULLEN; La Grange Township, Section 28, NW (80 acres), Residence, School. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LAMB, Peter; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 8, SE (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] LANE, George F.; Sparta Township, Section 5, SE (120 acres), purchased property in 1859. [WDB, 1924] LARSEN, Julius; Farming and Stock, S, 36, Lincoln Township, Warrens P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1890. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LARSON, C.; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 1, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LARSON, Hans J.; Farming and Stock, Section 14, NE 1/4 section (160 acres), Residence, Byron Township, Shennington P.O., came to Byron 1890. [SAMCW- PRD, 1897] LARSON, Louis; Farming and Stock, S. 24, Clifton Township, Hustler P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1894. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LARSON, S.; Byron Township, Section 24, NE & NW (120 acres), Residence, Church. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] La RUE, H.; Farming and Stock, County Surveyor, S. 26, Wilton Township, Wilton P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1856. LaRUE, S. B.; Wilton Township, Farmer, S. 28, born Guernsey Co., OH., came WI. 1859, Wilton P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] LAUDALE & TEAGUE; Sparta Township, Section 25, NW (40 acres), state land patented in 1856; see D. C. Teague. [WDB, 1924] LAVELLE, James M.; Glendale Township, Village of Kendall, Conductor Chicago and North Western Rail Road Company. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LAW, Doctor; La Grange Township, Section 12, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LEA, Harry; La Grange Township, Section 1, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LEACH, Fred A.; Sparta Township, Section 21, SW (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1855, patented in 1855, crop information: 1860, 34 acres of cultivated land, 46 acres of uncultivated land, $1,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $60, 150 bushels of wheat produced previous year, 1870, 40 acres of cultivated land, 40 acres of uncultivated land, $3,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $635, 330 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] LEARING, C. & BROOKS, J. D.; Sparta Township, Section 15, NW (40 acres), property purchased in 1853 and 1857. [WDB, 1924] LEDYARD, G. H.; Sparta, General Store and Merchandise, open first General Store in Monroe County (1853), Sparta Township, Section 13, SE (80 acres), property purchased in 1854. [WHC, 1859] [WDB, 1924] LEE, N. P.; Proprietor Meat Market, Sparta, born in town of Webster, Monroe Co., N.Y. in 1832, former Monroe County Sheriff (1876), married Carrie Palmer. [HNW, 1881] LEE, Robert H.; Sparta Township, Section 11, SE (80 acres), patented state land in 1859, Section 36, SW (20 acres), property purchased in 1858. [WDB, 1924] LEE, William A.; Conductor Chicago. Milwaukee, and St. Paul Rail Road Company and Stock Raiser, Section 34, NW & SW (144 acres), Residence, Creamery, La Grange Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in1880. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LEFFINGWELL BROTHERS; Byron Township, Section 2, NW 1/4 section (167.24 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LEONARD, O. B.; Sparta Township, Section 13, SE (80 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] LE ROY, James; Tomah Village, Attorney at Law, born Oneida Co., N.Y., came WI. 1868. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] LETSON, William; Manufacturer of Sash, Doors, and Blinds, also Dealer in Furniture, Firm of Letson & Evans, Sparta, born Clinton Co., N. Y. Jan. 1827, married Jane McCracken. [HNW, 1881] LEVERICH, J. W.; Chairman County Board, Farmer and Stock-raiser, Small Fruit Grower and Dealer (Shipping Point, Sparta), S. 6, Angelo Township, Angelo P. O. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LEWIS, Joseph; Sparta Township, section 9, NE (120 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] LEWIS, William; Jefferson Township, Village of Cashton, Real Estate, Loans, and Fire and Life Insurance, came to Monroe Co. in 1893. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LIKELY, J. D.; La Grange Township, Section 14, SE (40 acres); Section 13, SW (160 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LIKELY, J. D.; Farming and Stock, S. 20, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. 1870. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LILLIE, G. F.; Glendale Township, Village of Kendall, General Merchandise, came to Monroe Co. in 1860. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LINEHAN, J. W.; Farming and Stock, S. 30, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1882. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LINEHAN, Michael; Farming and Stock, S. 32, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1857. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LIVANGOOD, Thomas; Farming and Stock, S. 2, Little Falls Township, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1870. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LOHMILLER, William; Sparta Village, Station Agent for Chicago & North Western Rail Road Company (1872-1881), Sparta, born N. Y. City, 1844, came to WI. in 1855, married Charlotte Hickcox. [HAW, 1878] [HNW, 1881] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] LONG, William; Little Falls Township, Section 28, NW (120 acres), Residence [WDB2, 1924] LOOMER, C. E.; Farming and Stock, S. 3, SW (120 acres), Residence, La Grange Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LOOMIS, George William R.; Farming and Stock, S. 19 (40 acres) of T.18.N., Byron Township, Valley Junction P.O., born 1853 at Albion, Calhoun Co., MI., died 1935 at La Crosse, La Crosse Co., WI., son of Jerome B. Loomis married Feb. 18, 1877 at North Freedom, Sauk Co., WI. Sarah Elizabeth Hackett (born July 6, 1858 at North Freedom, WI., died June 20, 1933 at La Crosse, La Crosse Co., WI., daughter of John Hackett and Alvira Carr). [MCW-HB, 1984] [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LOOMIS, Jerome Bonaparte; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, born 1819 at Brighton Township, Monroe Co., N. Y., came to WI. in 1855, died 1901 at Valley Junction, Byron Township, Monroe Co., married circa 1847 Harriet S. Chittenden (born 1821 at Huron Co., OH., died 1906 at North Freedom, Sauk Co., WI.). [MCW-HB, 1984] LOOMIS. O. G.; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Purchaser of Lot in Original Town (Blocks 1-7). [MCW-PH, 1976] LOOMIS, Thomas C.; Farmer, La Grange Township, Section 1, SW (40 acres), born 1854 at Freedom Township, Sauk Co., WI., died at Tomah, Monroe Co., WI., married Ida ______ born 1855 in N.Y.). [MCW-HB, 1984] [CR, 1905] [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] LORENZ, Julius; Farming and Stock, S. 25, Ridgevile Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1879. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LUMSDEN, Mrs. Laura; Farming and Stock, S. 27, Clifton Township, Clifton P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1860. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LUND, Peter D.; Byron Township, Section 15, NW 1/4 section + (240 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] LUETHE, Fred.; Farming and Stock, Township Clerk, S. 21, Ridgeville Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1882. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] LUTES, ____; Monroe County, married Elizabeth Lane, born circa 1835 in Pennsylvania. [SPFW, 1977] LYON, James R.; Glendale Village, Merchant, Farming and Stock, Chairman Township Board, Section 14, Glendale Township, Glendale P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1852, born Yates Co., N.Y., came to WI. 1852. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [FGMW, 1878] LYON, Samuel J.; Wilton Township, Farmer and Merchant, Wilton Village, born Yates Co., N.Y. 1838, came to WI. 1852-1856, member 25th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry-Civil War, married Lenora Chapman (daughter of William Chapman). [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [HNW, 1881] [FGMW, 1878] ************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Contributed by William H. 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