BIOGRAPHIES:  John McKIVERGIN, Whitehall, Trempealeau Co., WI

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**Posted for informational purposes only. I am not related to the subject 
of this biography, nor do I have any further information on this family.

John McKivergin, the efficient superintendent of the Trempealeau
County Asylum, is a native of this county, having first seen the
light of day in Preston Township, June 18, 1864, a son of James and
Ann (Conway) McKivergin.  He was reared on the farm, attended the
district schools of his neighborhood, and thoroughly learned
agricultural pursuits from his parents.  After his father's death, he
and his brother Thomas took charge of the old homestead.  A few years
later the two brothers, in connection with their farm work, began
buying and shipping live stock, and this business grew to such
proportions that in 1903 the subject of this sketch moved to Blair in
order to devote his attention exclusively to this line of industry. 
In 1910, in company with W. E. Kidder, under the firm name of Kidder
& McKivergin, he engaged in the hardware business at Galesville for
several months, after which he assumed the duties of his present
position.  Under his administration the institution has undergone
many improvements, and he has made it one of the model asylums of
Wisconsin.  Aside from his present position, Mr. McKivergin has seen
considerable public service.  For a time he was a member of the board
of Preston Township, and for about ten years he was a member of the
school board.  His business holdings include stock in the Home Bank
of Blair.  His fraternal affiliation is with the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows.  Mr. McKivergin was married Dec. 31, 1902, to Minnie H.
Bigham, who was born in Arcadia Sept. 9, 1872, daughter of John and
Grace (Gardner) Bigham.  Mrs. McKivergin is a lady of many
accomplishments and has ably assisted her husband in his splendid
work at the asylum.  She was educated in the Arcadia High School and
the Winona State Normal School, and for some nine years was
efficiently engaged as an educator, specializing in primary
department work, at Arcadia and Galesville, in this county, and at
Wadena, Minn.

-Transcribed from the "History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin,
1917," page 382.


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