Early Residents of Monroe County, Wisconsin (Surnames beginning with F) Compiled by William H. Rose, III, 1996 Biographical Sketches and Plat Information FALK, H. G.; Wilton Township, Village of Wilton, Proprietor Hotel, came to Monroe Co. in 1892. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FANNING, Hannah; Sparta Township, Section 8, SW (40 acres), purchased property in 1856. [WDB, 1924] FARLEY, J. P.; Sparta Township, Section 9, SW (40 acres), property purchased in 1859. [WDB, 1924] FARMER, Frank; Wilton Village, Dealer in Wines and Liquors, born Worcester, MA., came to WI. in 1865. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] FARNAM, Ann M.; Sparta Township, Section 4, NE (40 acres), entered at land office in 1858. [WDB, 1924] FARNUM, Edward C.; Monroe County, married Evis May Wood, born 30 May, 1875 in Wisconsin, died 8 October, 1922. [SPFW, 1977] FARR, Horace; Sparta Township, Section 20, SE (80 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1859. [WDB, 1924] FAWCETT, George G.; Jefferson Township, Village of Melvina, Station Agent Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Rail Road Company, came to Monroe Co. in 1865. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FAWCETT, Thomas; Wells Township, Farmer, S. 30, born England, came WI. 1848, Leon P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] FAY, Roswell; Sparta Township, Section 3, NE & NW (160 acres), purchased property in 1859. [WDB, 1924] FAY, Ruth D.; Sparta Township, Section 27, SW 1/4 section (160 acres), state land patented in 1858, Section 33, SE (40 acres), property purchased in 1857. [WDB, 1924] FELCH, F. A.; Farming and Stock, S. 23, Oakdale Township, Camp Douglas P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1856. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FITZSIMMONS, Bart.; Farming and Fruits, S. 13, Little Falls Township, Sparta P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1874. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FELCH, L. M.; Sparta Township, Section 2, NE & SE (120 acres), purchased property in 1859. [WDB, 1924] FELDMEIER, J.; Farming and Stock, S. 2, Ridgeville Township, Norwalk P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1862. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FILCH, H. E.; Sparta Township, Section 2, NW (40 acres), purchased property in 1859. [WDB, 1924] FISH, F. W.; Sparta, Register of Deeds (1854). [WHC, 1859] FISHER, L. S.; Village of Sparta, Grower of Small Fruits, Postmaster, born VT., 12 Aug., 1824, came to Monroe Co. in 1855, former Monroe County Clerk, married 1st Ellen A. Dyer, married 2nd Susan P. Newton. [HNW, 1881] [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FISHER, William M.D.; Ridgeville Township, Norwalk Village, Physician and Surgeon, born Prussia, came to WI. in 1868. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] FISK, George A.; (Captain) came to Sparta Township in 1851, built the first foundry in Sparta in 1857. [WDB, 1924] FITCH, Edward H.; Monroe County, married Ida Adalaide Chamberlain, born 17 August, 1855 in New York, died 24 November, 1919. [SPFW, 1977] FLEIDNER, Carl; La Grange Township, Section 36, SW (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] FLEIDNER, Mrs. E.; La Grange Township, Section 36, SW (40 acres); Section 35, SE (200 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] FLOCK BROTHERS; Village of Sparta, Sanitary Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FLOCK, F. F.; Village of Sparta, Flock Brothers, Plumbing, came to Monroe Co. in 1896. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FLOCK, W. J.; Village of Sparta, Flock Brothers, Plumbing, came to Monroe Co. in 1896. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FLOOD, Martin; Sparta, Farmer, S. 19, born Lamoille Co., VT., came WI. 1857, Sparta P.O. [HAW, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] FORBES, A.; Sparta Township, Section 23, NW (80 acres), state land patented in 1858. [WDB, 1924] FORREST, T. N.; La Grange Township, Section 6, NE (152.09 acres), Residence. [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] FOSTER & SHIDELL; Village of Sparta, Photographers. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FOSTER, F. M.; Village of Sparta, Photographer, came to Monroe Co. in 1861. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FOSTER, Henry; Harness-maker, Sparta, born in Jefferson Co., N. Y. in 1831, married Cornelia M. Robertson. [HNW, 1881] FOSTER, Hiram F.; Farmer, Sparta Township, Section 9, NE (40 acres), purchased property in 1854, Section 22, NE (80 acres), property purchased in 1854, crop information: 1860, 80 acres of cultivated land, 62 acres of uncultivated land, $5,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $410, 197 bushels of wheat produced previous year, 1870, 75 acres of cultivated land, 95 acres of uncultivated land, $4,000 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $958, 320 bushels of wheat produced pFFRANCIS, Roy; Little Falls Township, Section 26, SW (120 acres), Residence, Section 27, NE (40 acres). [WDB2, 1924] FRANZ, Julius, Traveling Salesman and Farmer, S. 10, Tomah Township, Tomah P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1882. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FREEMAN, James F.; Tomah Village, Attorney-at-Law, Banker and Real Estate, born ME., came to WI. in 1872. [HAW, 1878] [HAWBD, 1878] [FGMW, 1878] FRELWAY, M.; Sparta Township, Section 12, NE (40 acres), purchased property in 1860. [WDB, 1924] FRENCH, J. J.; Sparta, Stock buyer for Cargill & King Company, born in N. H. in 1818, married E. C. C. Lyon. [HNW, 1881] FROHMADER, E. M.; Farming and Stock, Township Clerk, S. 11, Clifton Township, Clifton P. O., came to Monroe Co. in 1865. [SAMCW-PRD, 1897] FROST, Chester; Sparta Township, Section 31, NE (120 acres), state land patented in 1856, crop information: 1860, 60 acres of cultivated land, 20 acres of uncultivated land, $1,200 property value, value of livestock and machinery, $320, 50 bushels of wheat produced previous year. [WDB, 1924] FRYOR, W. S.; Byron Township, T.19.N., Section 29, SW (40 acres); Section 30, NE (40 acres). [SAMCW-PMD, 1897] FULLER, Albert William; Byron Township, Village Valley Junction, also Section 31, SW (58.36 acres) of T. 19. N., born circa 1860 in Westchester, IN., married Mina Loomis (born circa 1861 at North Freedom, Sauk Co., WI., died in S.D., daughter of Jerome B. Loomis and Harriet S. Chittenden). [MCW-HB, 1984] [SAMCW- PMD, 1897] FULTON, A. N.; Sparta Township, Section 30, NW (40 acres), state land incomplete title assigned in 1858. [WDB, 1924] FULLER, Benjamin; Byron Township, Byron, Railroad Laborer, born 1884 in WI., married Julia Edwards (born 1887 in WI.). [CR, 1905] FULTON, David; Sparta, Farmer, Section 14, P. O. Sparta, born in town of Hopewell, York Co., PA. in 1816, married Elizabeth S. Hoyne, Section 5, SE & SW (40 acres), entered at land office in 1859, crop information: 1860, 41 acres of cultivated land, 0 acres uncultivated land, land value $750, livestock and machinery value $267, bushels of wheat grown in 1859, 170; 1870, 110 acres of cultivated land, 90 acres of uncultivated land, property value $5,000, livestock and machinery value, $930, bushels of ************************************************************************** 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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