Early Residents of Monroe County, Wisconsin (Surnames Beginning with P) Compiled by William H. Rose, III, 1996 Biographical Sketches and Plat Information PALEY, Moritz; Furniture Dealer, Tomah, born Saxony, Germany 1830, came to WI. 1867, married Pauline Hoffan. [HNW, 1881] PALMER, Edwin N.; Teacher,Artist, and Photographer, Tomah, born Erie Co., PA. 1834, came to WI. Fall 1856, married Sarah D. Cox. [HNW, 1881] PALMER, Mrs. E. L.; Farming and Stock, S. 33, Adrian Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1855. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PALMER, Fred. E.; Village of Sparta, Druggist, came to Monroe Co. in 1875. [SAMCW- PRD, 1897] PALMER, H.; Druggist, Sparta, born Albany Co., N. Y. 1815, came to Monroe County in 1875, married Mary Potter. [HNW, 1881] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PALMER, Dr. Horace; Physician, Sparta, born Montpelier, VT. Oct. 28, 1823, died Sparta, Monroe Co., WI., Dec. 23, 1880, married Susan C. Hall, Mar. 1857. [HNW, 1881] PALMER, W. P.; Village of Sparta, Vice-president Sparta Bank, came to Monroe Co. in 1856. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PAPST, W. G.; Greenfield Township, S. 36, Farmer, born Osnabruck, Canada, came WI. 1848, Tunnel City P.O [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] PARKER, Betsy; Sparta Township, Section 36, SE (40 acres), entered at state land office in 1858. [WDB, 1924] PAUL, John; Farming and Stock, S. 25, Sparta Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1887. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PAYNE, C. T.; Sparta, Farmer and Mechanic, S. 34, born N.Y., came WI. 1857, Sparta P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] PECK, C. E.; Little Falls Township, Section 22, SW 1/4 section (160 acres), Residence, Section 34, NE & NW (196 acres). [WDB2, 1924] PECK, H. M.; Sparta Township, Section 26, SE 1/4 section (160 acres), state land patented in 1860. [WDB, 1924] PENNINGTON, H.; Sparta Township, Section 26, SW (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1859. [WDB, 1924] PERSELLS, John R.; Monroe County, married Eliza Phoebe Horth, born 1822 in New York. [SPFW, 1977] PERSO, C.; Township Clerk, S. 21, Portland Township, Portland P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1863. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PETERSON, _____; Byron Township, Section 1, SE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PETERSON, George; Farming and Stock, Section 3, SW (40 acres), Section 11, and Section 4, NE (118.4 acres), Residence, La Grange Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1873. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PETERSON, Hans; La Grange Township, Section 19, SE (80 acres), Residence, Business Established. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PETERSON, J.; La Grange Township, Section 5, NE (40.72 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PETERSON, R.; Farming and Stock, S. 14, Oakdale Township, Oakdale P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1884. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PETTIT, Franklin; Sparta, First Settler in Monroe County, 1849. [WDB, 1924] PETTIT, George Franklin; Sparta, First Settler in Sparta Township, Monroe County, 1849 (2 miles north of present day Sparta), son of Franklin Pettit, Section 36, NE (40 acres), property purchased in 1854. [WHC, 1859] [WDB, 1924] PETTIT, William; Sparta, Real Estate Dealer and Broker (1853), Postmaster (1852- 1854), son of Franklin Pettit, 160 acres. [WHC, 1859] [WDB, 1924] PHILLIPS, C. E.; Wilton Township, Village of Wilton, Physician and Surgeon, came to Monroe County in 1871. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PHILLIPS, C. E., M.D.; Physician, Wilton Township, born Crawford Co., PA. 1852, came to WI. Fall 1875, married J. C. Winans. [HNW, 1881] PHILLIPS, Jonathon; Sparta Township, Section 18, NE 1/4 section (160 acres), entered at state land office in 1851. [WDB, 1924] PIKE, Anson; Sparta Township, Section 29, SE (40 acres), state land patented in 1854, NE (40 acres), state land patented in 1854. [WDB, 1924] PILATE, John; Sparta Township, Section 33, SW (80 acres), property purchased in 1855. [WDB, 1924] POLLOCK, L.; Little Falls Township, Section 25, SE (40 acres). [WDB2, 1924] POND, M; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Purchaser of Lot in Original Town (Blocks 1-7). [MCW-PH, 1976] POOLE, O. C.; Sparta Township, Section 23, SE (80 acres), state land patented in 1858. [WDB, 1924] POPENFUS, M.; La Grange Township, Section 35, SW (120 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] POTT, C. W.; Harness Maker, Sparta, born Muncy, PA. 1821, married 1st Ann Harris, married 2nd Margaret Hogue. [HNW, 1881] POTTER, Adolphus G.; Monroe County, born 23 March, 1829 in New Jersey, died 6 September, 1905, married Minerva Jane Birge Graves, born 30 August,1848 in Pennsylvania, died 9 February, 1928. [SPFW, 1977] POWELL, E. E.; Township Treasurer, Section 9, Wells Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe County in 1870. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] POWELL, Joseph; Sparta Township, Section 12, SE (80 acres), property purchased in 1855. [WDB, 1924] POWERS, T. S.; Hardware Dealer, Tomah, born town of Henrietta, Lorain Co., OH. Oct. 4, 1838, came to WI. June 1844, married Emily S. Bush. [HNW, 1881] PRECHEL, August; Farming and Stock, Section 24, Ridgeville Township, Wilton P. O., came to Monroe County in 1880. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PRESCOTT, A. G.; La Grange Township, Section 17, NW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PRESCOTT, G. C.; La Grange Township, Section 17, NW (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PREMO, L.; Lincoln Township, S. 16, Lumberman, born N.Y., came WI. 1849, Warren's Mills P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] PRILL, W. M.; La Grange Township, Section 17, SW (80 acres), Residence. [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] PRINTZ, A. R.; Farming and Stock, Section 10, Little Falls Township, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe County in 1862. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PROCHASKA, F.; Farming and Stock, Section 5, Wilton Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe County in 1872. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PULS, Henry; Farming and Stock, Section 13, Little Falls Township, Cataract P. O., came to Monroe County in 1865. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PURDY, John J.; Farming and Stock, Section 1, Greenfield Township, Tunnel City P. O., came to Monroe County in 1860. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] PUTNAM, Isaac; Sparta Township, Section 16, NE (40 acres), state land incomplete title in 1856. [WDB, 1924] PUTNAM, William; La Grange Township, Section 32, SE & NE (118.5 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] PUTNAM, William H.; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, Rail Road Depot Agent, Purchaser of Lot in Original Town (Blocks 1-7). [MCW-PH, 1976] ************************************************************************** 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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