Early Residents of Monroe County, Wisconsin (Surnames beginning with M) Compiled by William H. Rose, III, 1996 Biographical Sketches and Plat Information McBRIDE, D. & SON; Sparta Village, Publishers Herald, born OH., established 1851. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [FGMW, 1878] McBRIDE, W.; Village of Sparta, Sparta Herald, came to Monroe Co. in 1858. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCAUL & ERWIN; La Grange Township, Section 1, NW (39.87 acres); Section 2 NE (79.63 acres); Section 2 NW & SW (239.87 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McCAUL, T. & SON; La Grange Township, Section 3 NE & SE (80 acres); Section 24, NW (40 acres); Section 23, SE (120 acres); Section 32, NW (272 acres), [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McCAUL & SON; Village of Tomah, Furniture and Undertaking, came to Monroe Co. in 1868. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCAUL, Thomas, Village of Tomah, Speculator and Merchant, came to Monroe Co. in 1868. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCLURE, Charles B.; Sparta, Lumberman and Teacher, born Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y. in 1827, married Sarah C. Sumner. [HNW, 1881] McCLURE, O. P. & K.; Sparta Township, Section 8, SE (40 acres), purchased property in 1859; erected (1857) the first gristmill in Sparta, Section 15, NE 1/4 section (160 acres), property purchased in 1853, crop information: 1860, 65 acres of cultivated land, 57 acres of uncultivated land, value of property, $4,000, value of livestock and machinery, $300, 370 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] McCONCE, J.; Little Falls Township, Section 23, SE & NE (120 acres), SW (80 acres). [WDB2, 1924] McCOY, Brice E.; Sparta, Proprietor of Sparta Mills, born Monroe Co., N. Y. in 1830, married A. S. Bowker. [HNW, 1881] McCOY, H. B.; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 27, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McCOY, Robert B.; Village of Sparta, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, came to Monroe Co. in 1868. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCRAY, D. G. and COMPANY; Farming and Fruit Growing, S. 12, Little Falls Town- ship, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCULLOUGH, John; Farming and Stock, S. 26, Sparta Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1890. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] McCUMBER, John Milton, Jr.; Monroe County, son of John Milton McCumber, Sr. and Hannah White, born 20 December, 1862 in New York, died November, 1927, married Hattie E. Baker. [SPFW, 1977] McCUMBER, John Milton, Sr.; Monroe County, born circa 1836, married Hannah White, born 6 December, 1839 in New York, died 12 March, 1882. [SPFW, 1977] McDOUGALL, Peter; Sparta Township, Section 34, SE (40 acres), state land patented in 1854. [WDB, 1924] McGARY, Selium; Ridgeville Township, Farmer, Norwalk, Section 28, born town of Milton, Chittenden Co., VT., 1831, came to WI. Fall 1852, member 52nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry-Civil War, married in OH. 1851, Elvira Fox (daughter of Charles Fox). [HNW, 1881] [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] McKAY, John J.; Sparta Township, Section 11, SE (80 acres), patented state land in 1859, crop information, 1860, 50 acres cultivated land, 50 acres uncultivated land, $5,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $550, 359 bushels of wheat grown previous year. [WDB, 1924] McMAHON, R. H.; Sparta Township, Big Creek (5 miles south of present Sparta), Early Pioneer, Hunter, and Trapper. [WHC, 1859] McMAHON, A. H.; Sparta Township, Section 7, SW (80 acres), entered at state land office in 1854, Section 30, NE, NW, SW, & SE (200 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1853, 1856, and 1859, crop information: 1860, 105 acres of cultivated land, 15 acres of uncultivated land, $5,500 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $650, 500 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] McMILLAN, C. W.; Sparta, Monroe County Sheriff (1858-1868), Under Sheriff (1869- 1881), born Warren Co., N. Y. 1829, married Mary Gallagher. [HNW, 1881] McMILLAN, M.; Sparta Township, Section 28, NE & SE (160 acres), state land patented in 1857 and 1860. [WDB, 1924] McMILLAN, M., Jr.; Sparta Township, Section 34, NE & SE (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1858. [WDB, 1924] McMILLAN, Rev. William; Leon Township, Pastor Methodist Episcopal Church, Leon, born OH. 1826, came to WI. 1856, married P. H. Harland. [HNW, 1881] McMULLEN, John; La Grange Township, Section 29, SW (40 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McMULLEN, Mrs. John; La Grange Township, Section 29, NE (27 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McMULLEN, R.; La Grange Township, Lamb & McMullen, Section 29, NE (120 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McMULLEN, William J.; La Grange Township, Section 33, SE (28 acres); Section 34, NW (40 acres), SW (34.5 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] McUNE, J. H.; Village of Sparta, McUne and Company, Well Drillers, came to Monroe Co. in 1882. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MACK, H. W.; Farming and Stock, S. 24, Oakdale Township, Camp Douglas P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1891. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MADSEN, Hans; Byron Township, Section 10, SE (80 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MAHLOY, Minnie; La Grange Township, Section 12, SE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MALLIGHAM, E.; La Grange Township, Section 35, NE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MALLORY, H.; La Grange Township, Section 16, NW (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] MANKERSON, A. H.; Sparta Township, Section 25, SE (40 acres), state land patented in 1856. [WDB, 1924] MANN, John; La Grange Township, Section 1, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MANNEL, George; Farming and Stock, S. 22, Ridgeville Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MANLEY, Frank James; Monroe County, born 23 February, 1871 in Wisconsin, died 30 November, 1945, married Anna M. Bovaird. [SPFW, 1977] MANLEY, Jackson; Monroe County, born in Pennsylvania, married Charlotte Sawyer, born in Pennsylvania (?). [SPFW, 1977] MARKGRAF, Fred.; Farming and Stock, S. 10, Sheldon Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1863. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MARKGRAF, L.; Farming and Stock, S. 15, Glendale Township, Kendall P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1896. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MARKHAM, A. M.; Sparta Township, Section 22, SE (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1859. [WDB, 1924] MARKHAM, H.; Little Falls Township, Section 25, SE (60 acres). [WDB2, 1924] MARSDEN, George H.; Wellington Township, Farmer, S. 30, born N.Y., came WI. 1854, Oil City P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MARSH, Edwin L.; Sparta Township, Section 1, SW (40 acres) and Section 12 (80 acres), entered at land office in 1854. [WDB, 1924] MARSH, John; Sparta Township, Section 17, SW (40 acres), property entered at state land office in 1859. [WDB, 1924] MARSHALL, William; La Grange Township, Section 8, NE (40 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MARTEN, Carl; also listed as MARTIN; Monroe County, born 1825 in Germany, died 1909, married Sophia Persio, also listed as PERSO, born 1825 in Germany, died 1917. [SPFW, 1977] MARTIN, T. L.; Wilton Township, Village of Wilton, Druggist and Postmaster, Drugs and General Merchandise, born Dane Co., WI. 1851, came to Monroe Co. in 1874. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [HNW, 1881] MARVIN, E. B.; Farming and Stock, S. 27, Wellington Township, Kendall P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1880. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MASON, J. J.; Merchant, Sparta, born Oswego Co., N. Y. 1837, married Anna Sechler. [HNW, 1881] MASON, William L.; Stock Dealer and Farmer, Tomah, and Firm Mason & Crandall, Proprietors of Meat Market, born Oneida Co., N.Y., 1843, came to WI. 1869, married Elizabeth Sherman. [HNW, 1881] MASTERS, Charles M.; Village of Sparta, Monroe County Judge (1877-1881), Attorney, and Counsellor at Law, came to Monroe Co. in 1865. born Hampden Co., MA.1841, married Alice Seeley. See also Morrows and Masters. [HNW, 1881] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MATHER, John L.; President Wisconsin & Lake Superior Rail Road, Tomah, born Orange Co., N.Y. 1832, married 1st Mary E. Jones (died Philadelphi, PA. 1871), married 2nd Martha J. Taylor. [HNW, 1881] MATHERS, J. L.; Sparta Township, Village, built a paper mill in Sparta at a cost of $42,000 in 1864. [WDB, 1924] MATTESON, A. H.; Leon Township, Farmer S. 11, Leon P. O., born Otsego Co., N. Y. 1830, came to WI. May 1857, married Susie Clark (born Ostego Co., N. Y.), son of M. W. and Abigail Matteson. [HNW, 1881] [FGMW, 1878] MATTESON, Charles J.; Leon Township, Farmer, S. 10, Former Postmaster, Leon P. O., born Ostego Co., N. Y. 1818, came to WI. 1846, married N. Y. 1848 Livonia Tucker (born Chenango Co., N. Y., died Feb 18, 1881). [HAW, 1878] [HNW, 1881] MATTESON, L.; Byron Township, Section 12, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MATTESON, Mark P.; Little Falls Township, Farmer, Former Little Falls Town Treasurer, S. 29, Cataract P. O., born Oneida Co., N. Y. 1820, came to WI. 1848, married Eliza Locke (born Lower Canada). [HNW, 1881] MATTHERS, John; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 28, SE (160 acres). [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] MATTHEWS, Mrs. I. S.; Byron Township, Section 1, NE (80 acres); Section 2, NE (120.89 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MAXWELL, Christopher; Village of Tomah, Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace, came to Monroe Co. in 1853. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MAYER, Rev. J. J.; Catholic Priest, S. 12, Jefferson Township, St. Marys P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1895. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MAZE. J. D.; Township Clerk, Section 15, SW (80 acres), and Section 16, SE (40 acres), Residence, La Grange Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1862. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MEACHAM, Grant O.; Farming and Stock, S. 1, Angelo Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1884. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MEAD, M.; Farming and Stock, S. 9, Glendale Township, Kendall P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1883. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MEADE, Mrs. M. J.; La Grange Township, Section 32, SW (80 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MEDBURG, W. D.; Glendale Topwnship, Kendall Village, Proprietor Kendall Manufacturing Company, established 1874. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MEINECKE, Henry; Village of Tomah, Meat Market, came to Monroe Co. in 1878. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MELOY, D. R.; Carpenter and Justice of the Peace (1855-1881), Tomah, born Genesse Co., N.Y. 1819, came to WI. 1839, married Arvilla Cone (born N.Y.). [HNW, 1881] MELTESON, S; Farming and Stock, S. 13, Byron Township, Shennington P. O., came to Byron 1892. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MELTESON, C.; Byron Township, Section 12, SW (40 acres); Section 13, SW (80 acres), Residence.[SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MEROW, George J.; Farming and Stock, S. 13, Little Falls Township, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1866. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MERRITT, John Curtis; Monroe County, married Eavis Jane Colvin, born 12 December, 1859 in Wisconsin, died 18 February, 1944. [SPFW, 1977] MEYER, Christian; Farming and Stock, S. 34, Ridgeville Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1861. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MEYERS, Gust; Little Falls Township, Section 27, SW 1/4 section (160 acres), Section 28, SE (120 acres), Residence, Section 34, NW (40 acres). [WDB2, 1924] MIDDLEMAN, J.; La Grange Township, Section 19, SW (60. 76 acres), Residence, Business Established. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MIDDLEMAN, Joachim Heinz; also listed as Mitleman; Monroe County, born 27 February, 1817 in Germany, died 24 december, 1885, married Elizabeth Stark, born 30 January, 1850 in Germany, died 17 January, 1911. [SPFW, 1977] MILES, George M.; Village of Sparta, Laundry, came to Monro Co. in 1871. [SAMCW- PRD, 1897] MILLER, Alex; Sparta Township, Section 7, SE (80 acres), purchased property in 1856; crop information: 1860, 15 acres cultivated land, 65 acres uncultivated land, $1,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $25, 75 bushels of wheat produced. [WDB, 1924] MILLER, George; La Grange Township, Section 24, SW (120 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MILLER, H.; La Grange Township, Section 24, NE (80 acres), NW (120 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MILLER, J. H.; Farming and Stock, S. 26, Sparta Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MILLER, William; Byron Township, Village of Valley Juncton, Railroad Laborer, born 1867 in Germany. [CR, 1905] MILLIGAN, George W. M.D.; Physician, Sparta, born town of Cairo, Greene Co., N. Y. in 1826, came to Sparta, WI. May, 1853, married Clara A. Darwin (born in VT.), Sparta Township, Section 26, NW (40 acres), property purchased in 1858. [HNW, 1881] [WHC, 1859] [WDB, 1924] MILLIGAN, James A.; Sparta Township, Section 2, NE (40 acres), entered at land office in 1854. [WDB, 1924] MILLIGAN, L. W.; Sparta Township, Section 2, NE (40 acres), entered at land office in 1854. [WDB, 1924] MILLS, George C.; Farming and Stock, S. 22, Oakdale Township, Oakdale P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1865. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MILNE, Thomas; Farming and Stock, S. 28, Glendale Township, Elroy P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1883. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MISTELE, Joseph M.; Farming and Stock, S. 23, Clifton Township, Clifton P. O., born 20 October, 1846 in Germany, married Augusta Fischer, died 1 May, 1926, came to Monroe Co. in 1867. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SPFW, 1977] MISTLE, Victor; Farming and Stock, S. 4, Clifton Township, Clifton P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1870. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MITCHELL, ____; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 23, SW (80 acres). [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] MITCHELL, P.; La Grange Township, Section 31, SW (80 acres), Residence, School. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MITTELSTAADT, John; Farming and Stock, S. 25, Ridgeville Township, Wilton P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1873. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MODEL CLOTHING & DRY GOODS COMPANY; Village of Sparta, established 1894. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MOFFATT, John; Sparta Township, Section 24, SW (80 acres), state land patented in 1861. [WDB, 1924] MOLL, Alex. H.; Greenfield Township, Tunnel City, General Store, born Prussia, came WI. 1848. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MOLL, Frank W.; Wilton Township, General Mercantile, Moll, O'Brien, & Titus Company, Wilton, born Columbia Co., WI. 1853, married Elletia O'Brien. [HNW, 1881] MONTGOMERY, H. M., Jr.; Farming and Stock, S. 16, Oakdale Township, Oakdale P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1896. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MOONEY, J. E.; Adrian Township, Farmer and Superintendent of Poor Farm, Monroe County, born Jefferson, N.Y.1834, came to WI. 1866, married Ann E. Fuller (daughter of Alvah Fuller). [HNW, 1881] MOORE, Alexander; Lincoln Township, Village of Warrens, Shingle Manufacturer, came to Monroe Co. in1895. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MOORE, Horace J.; Glendale Township, Farmer, Glendale P. O., born Cayuga Co., N.Y. 1830, came to WI. 1850, Town Assessor, Town Treasurer, Justice of the Peace, member 19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry-Civil War, married Nancy Keller (born N.Y.). [HNW, 1881] MOORE, L.; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 23, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MORGAN, O. E.; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 23, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MORLEY, George; Sparta Township, Section 24, SE (80 acres), state land patented in 1857, crop information: 1860, 65 acres of cultivated land, 15 acres of uncultivated land, $2,600 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $500, 300 bushels of wheat produced previous year, Section 26, NW (80 acres), state land patented in 1861, SW (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1855, Section 29, SE (80 acres), state land patented in 1855. [WDB, 1924] MORROW & MASTERS; Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Village of Sparta. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MORROW, J. M.; Village of Sparta, Monroe County Judge, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, born in Erie Co., N. Y. 1832, married Olive Graves. [HNW, 1881] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MORSE, Martin Van Buren; La Fayette Township, Farmer, S. 32, Sparta P. O., born Hanover, Grafton Co., N. H. 1829, came to WI. Jan. 1856, married Maria H. Doten (born N.H.). [HNW, 1881] [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MORSE, Moses; Farmer, came to WI. 1860, father of M. V. B. Morse. [HNW, 1881] MOSELEY, Alonzo; Sparta Township, Section 11, NE 1/4 Section (160 acres), state land patented in 1862 and 1863; crop information: 1870, 160 acres of cultivated land, 80 acres of uncultivated land, $3,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $225, 700 bushels of wheat grown previous year. [WDB, 1924] MOSELEY, Daniel T.; Farming and Stock, S. 21, Lincoln Township, Warrens P. O., born 25 February, 1861 in Wisconsin, married Sarah Musson, died 23 April, 1957, came to Monroe Co. in 1884. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SPFW, 1977] MOSELEY, W. H., M.D.; Sparta Village, Physician, born Cattaraugus Co., N.Y., came to WI. in 1854. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MOSHER, J. A.; Village of Sparta, Monroe County Treasurer, came to Monroe Co. in 1869. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MUERMANN, E.; Byron Township, Section 2, NE (47.07 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MUERMANN, Fred W. H.; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Farmer, Town Clerk (1905), born 1858 in Germany, married Loretta _____ (born 1863 in WI.). [MCW-PH, 1976] [CR, 1905] MUHLENKAMP, Fred.; Farming and Stock, Township Supervisor, S.1, Wells Town- ship, Rapp P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1864. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MUHLENKAMP, John; Farming and Stock, S. 1, Ridgeville Township, Rapp P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1864. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MUNN, A. A.; Sparta Township, Section 18, SW (40 acres), property purchased in 1853 with P. Rowan, Section 36, SW (40 acres), property purchased in 1856. [WDB, 1924] MUNSON, R.; Sparta Township, Section 35, NW (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1858. [WDB, 1924] MUNZ, William; Ridgeville Township, Farmer and Teacher, Proprietor Union Hotel (1878), Norwalk Village, born Germany, 1844, came to WI. 1854, member 19th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry-Civil War, married Katherine Seybold (daughter of John Seybold). [HAWBD, 1878] [HNW, 1881] [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] MURRAY, C. A.; Farmer and Cranberry Grower, S. 27, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1892; La Grange Township, Section 27, SE (76 acres), Residence; Section 26, SW (30 acres); Section 35, NW (25 acres). [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MURRAY & DAY; Cranberry Growers, S. 26, NW (70 acres), La Grange Township, Tomah P. O. See also C. A. Murray. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] MUSSON, George; Monroe County, born 16 November, 1825 in England, died 1918, married Demerius Streddar, born in England, died 2 November, 1907. [SPFW, 1977] MUTTER, George; Byron Township, Section 13, NW 1/4 section (160 acres), Residence; Section 24, NW (80 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] MYERS, M. C.; Sparta Township, Section 36, NW (40 acres), property purchased in 1859. [WDB, 1924] ************************************************************************** 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. Rose, III, 1996 ***************************************************************************