From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 777. City of La Crosse BARNARD MELLON, dealer in groceries, crockery, glassware, etc.; is a native of New Jersey; born in 1824; son of Michael Mellon; came to Wisconsin in 1851, and located in Milwaukee, where he worked at blacksmithing in the shop of the old Prairie du Chien Railroad Company till 1861. He then spent one winter in New York, returning to Milwaukee in the spring of 1862. In August, 1864, he went south in government employ, and worked till June 7, 1865, in the Memphis & Charleston Railroad shops in Memphis. While there, he belonged to a battalion composed of railroad employes who were sworn into the military service as a part of the army of West Tennessee, but never called into active service. He returned to Wisconsin and remained in Milwaukee till 1867, then lived one year in Watertown, Wis., and, in 1868, came to La Crosse Co. and purchased a farm on French Island, where he still owns 120 acres. He was on the farm three years, then went to Hokah, Minn., and came from there to La Crosse in November, 1880. Has eight children - James, Frank, Oscar, Harry, George, Charlotte, Lizzie and Ida. Mrs. Mellon, whose maiden name was Phoebe Brower, was born on Ct. Farms, N. J., daughter of Abram Brower. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 777. City of La Crosse J. S. MEDARY, was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, March 12, 1839. He remained in Ohio till the age of 20. In 1860, he came to La Crosse and entered into the employ of J. R. Grant, as above noted, and has been connected with the house continuously ever since. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Frances E. Burns, daughter of Lieut. Gov. Burns, and has a family of three children, all living. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 777. City of La Crosse L. E. MEASON, artistic photographer, corner of Third and State streets; was born in Mineral Point, Wis., in 1848; son of Louis Meason, whose parents came to America from Prussia in 1834, and settled in Mineral Point in 1837. Mr. Meason has resided in La Crosse since July, 1871, and has been in his present business since 1873. He was married in Mineral Point, in 1872, to Miss Emma L. Kine, daughter of Edward Kine, one of the early settlers of Mineral Point. Mr. and Mrs. Meason have two children - Georgie and Eddie. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 777. City of La Crosse L. J. MEADER, in charge of the Black River draw bridge at North La Crosse; has been in his present situation since the spring of 1878. He was born in Canada in March, 1833. His father, James Meader, was a native of New Hampshire; went from Vermont to Canada, and from there came to Wisconsin in 1842. He settled in the town of Metomen, Fond du Lac Co., and died there in 1860. Mr. Meader spent his early life on his father's farm. Was married, in June, 1855, in Metomen, to Judith Ann Roberts, and was engaged in farming, one mile north of Brandon, till the spring of 1877, then came to Sparta, where he still owns property, and came from there to La Crosse in 1878. Has four children - Marcellus, James, Mary and Bell, all single and at home, except James, who was married, Feb. 1, 1811, to Miss Etta Hartwell, of La Crosse, and now lives in Winona, Minn. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773. City of La Crosse DONALD A. McDONALD, steamboat and groceryman, was born in Picton, Nova Scotia, Jan. 1, 1833. In June, 1844, he removed with his parents to Dundas, Canada West. Here he attended the common schools until 1853, when he moved to Hamilton, remaining there until 1855, when he came to La Crosse and entered the lumbering business, which he still follows. He also deals to some extent in groceries, mostly to supply his boats, shanties, etc. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773. City of La Crosse J. H. McCULLOCH was born in 1835, at Brockport, N. Y.; emigrated to Portage in 1855, and, after a stay of three years, went to Milwaukee, where he was employed in the drug business, as before stated. He married Miss Emma L. Williams in 1869, the daughter of John L. Williams, formerly of La Crosse, now residing in Almeda, Cal. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773. City of La Crosse JAMES McCORD is a native of New Bedford, Penn., where he was born in 1841, coming to Wisconsin in 1857. He spent five years in Milwaukee, and came to La Crosse in 1864, where he entered his present business. He was married in 1866, to Miss Cogswell, daughter of Horatio Cogswell, of Grafton, Mass., and also in 1879, to Miss Roosevelt, daughter of W. A. Roosevelt, of La Crosse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773. City of La Crosse WILLIAM McCONNELL; born in Portage Co., Ohio, July 15, 1822, where he lived until 21 years of age. He took a course at the Veterinary College, Columbus, Ohio; removed to Elkhorn, Walworth Co., Wis., in 1843; three years of this time he was engaged in the cattle trade; he removed to Fulton, Rock Co., where he purchased a hotel, which he conducted one year. He was married in Rock Co. to Candace Cooley, born in Ohio, and removed to Dane Co. from Licking Co., Ohio. Mr. McConnell settled in the city of La Crosse, May, 1851, where he engaged in keeping hotel; kept what was known as the Miller House for two years; was also engaged in the stage and livery business for about five years. In 1852, he established the first ferry between La Crosse and La Crescent; afterward engaged in general business, including stock buying and his profession as horse farrier; the latter business he still follows. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell have had five children, four of whom are living - George; Elizabeth, now Mrs. John K. Brabrant; Kate and James. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773. City of La Crosse J. B. McCAIN, engineer, has been a resident of La Crosse since August, 1853. He is a native of Henderson Co., Ky., born Oct. 30, 1833. His father, John McCain, was a native of North Carolina, and died in Kentucky in 1876. His mother was a native of South Carolina. Mr. McCain was running on the Ohio River as engineer for several years previous to coming to Wisconsin, and came to La Crosse as engineer of the steam ferry-boat Honeoye, owned by William McConnell, which was the first steam ferry-boat in La Crosse. He was in Government serice during the war, three years as an engineer; was on the police from 1872 to 1878, and was five years Constable in La Crosse. He has five children - John H., railroad conductor; Jessie, now the wife of Thomas Devine, railroad engineer; Charles W., clerk in the round house at La Crosse; Alcy, Ann and Minnie, at home. Mrs. McCain was Susan Keys, daughter of W. W. Keys, who came to La Crosse in 1856. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 772. City of La Crosse P. S. McARTHUR, M.D., was born at Wales, Erie Co., N. Y., Oct. 30, 1822. His parents, Moses and Mary (Salisbury) McArthur, farmers by occupation, were plain, industrious people. The son aided his father until about 18 years of age, and, during the next three years, attended the Aurora Academy in an adjoining town, teaching school meanwhile during two winters. He studied medicine with Dr. Paul, of Honeoye Flats, Ontario Co., and, after attending lectures two terms at Geneva, and while there became afflicted with a desire to go West, he started, and reaching Buffalo met with an accident, which detained him until the cold weather and storms prevented him going by way of the lakes as he had desired, and, in consequence, he attended the Buffalo Medical College, he graduated in February, 1847. He practiced medicine at Holland, Erie Co., three years; at Caledonia, Livingston Co., remaining six years, and, on Oct. 22, 1855, settled in La Crosse, Wis. Here, as in Western New York, Dr. McArthur has attended very closely to his profession, except during two seasons, when he was absent from home. In 1861, he went to New York City and attended a full four months' course of lectures at the Long Island Hospital, and two months at the Eye and Ear Infirmary, and repeated exactly the same course in 1866. Few physicians in Western Wisconsin have had better opportunities for obtaining a knowledge of medical science, or have been more entirely and successfully devoted to the application of that knowledge. Dr. McArthur is a thorough devotee of the science of medicine. He obtains all the new and most valuable works pertaining to his profession, and, being partially deaf, and in a measure shut out from the socialities of life, he devotes all the leisure time at his command to reading and hard study. Pathology and the news of the day essentially monopolize the odd moments and the half hours. Dr. McArthur calls himself a "hard-shell" Democrat. He always votes the Democratic ticket, but has no political aspirations, and makes everything subordinate to his medical pursuits; hence, his eminent success. He was married on the 1st of January, 1852, to Miss Mary Dean, of Caledonia, N. Y., and by her has two children. Dr. McArthur's life furnishes a brilliant example of what may be accomplished by choosing a vocation suited to one's tastes, and following it faithfully to the exclusion of all others. He has clung to his profession, and by his persistence and perseverance has reached an exalted position in La Crosse County. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774 & 777. City of La Crosse VALENTINE MAYER, cooper; was born in Prussia in 1845; came to the United States in 1852 with his father, Peter Mayer, Sr., and has resided in La Crossse since May, 1854, except ten years in St. Louis, Mo., from 1870 to 1880. He was married, in 1876, in St. Louis, to Katie Tousend, a native of that city, and daughter of Charles Tousend. Have had four children - Annie, Katie, Magie (deceased) and Charles Frederick William. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse PETER MAYER, foreman in the cooper shop of Anton Stritt; he has been a resident of La Crosse since May, 1854. He was born in Prussia in 1851. In 1852, his father, Peter Mayer, came to the United States and lived in Milwaukee, Wis., till May, 1854, then removed to La Crosse with his family, and died there April 19, 1870, at the age of 52. Peter Jr., learned the cooper's trade of his father, and has worked at it ever since his boyhood. He was married, in 1873, in Winona, Minn., to Anna Becker, and has three children - Lizzie, Jacob and William. His mother, whose maiden name was Catharine Franz, is still living in La Crosse at the age of 56. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse MARVIN MATHEWS, superintendent of the mill and lumber-yard of R. M. Moore; he has been in Mr. Moore's employ since 1870. He was born in the State of Maine in 1841; son of John Mathews, who died in Maine in 1859. His mother died in 1854. In 1861, he went to California, and was engaged in mining there till 1870, and came from there to La Crosse. He was married, in October, 1878, to Miss Mattie Waller, who was born at Great Bend, Penn., daughter of Nathan P. Waller, who came to La Crosse in 1858. Mr. and Mrs. Mathews have one child - Robert M. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse S. MARTINDALE, insurance, real estate and loan agent; was born in Rutland Co., Vt. in 1823; came to Wisconsin in the summer of 1849 and settled in Racine, where he was engaged in the lumber business with Durand & Hill, for five years. In April, 1854, he came to La Crosse and followed lumbering and merchandising in La Crosse and on Black River for about five years, in company with his brother-in-law, I. M. Hill, and A. W. Pettibone. In the fall of 1866, he went back to Vermont and stayed till the spring of 1869, when he returned to La Crosse and has been in his present business since that time. He was a graduate of Middlebury College, Vermont, class of 1847; studied law with Daniel Roberts, of Manchester, Vt., and was also a graduate of the National Law School, of Ballston Spa, N. Y. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse C. D. MARTIN, steamboat captain; has been a resident of La Crosse since May 3, 1855. He was born in Washington Co., Ohio, in 1824; in 1841, he went to Pittsburgh, Penn., and engaged as cabin boy on board a steamboat running on the Ohio River, and has followed steamboating ever since, except when in the army. He was married, in Monroe Co., Ohio, in 1847, to Mary Bradfield, a native of Virginia, and came to La Crosse in 1855. In the fall of 1861, he enlisted in the 14th W. V. I., Co. D, and was in the service a year and a half; he was wounded at the battle of Shiloh, which disabled him and he was discharged soon after; he was captain and pilot on the transfer line of the S. M. R. R. Co. eleven years, and now owns the steamboat Silver Lake, running on the Mississippi River, and on which his only son, Melvin Martin, is first engineer. His father, Alexander Martin, a native of Ohio, and a soldier in the war of 1812, is still living in Gallipolis, Ohio, in the 92d year of his age. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse C. H. MARSH, foreman in the boot and shoe shop of W. F. Somerfield; has resided in La Crosse since April, 1853; he is a native of Claremont, N. H. His father, Albert Marsh, came to Wisconsin in 1840, and lived in Waukesha Co. till he came to La Crosse in 1856, where he died in the spring of 1880, at the age of 73. Mr. Marsh learned his trade in Waukesha, and came to La Crosse from there in 1853; he was engaged in the sewing-machine business in La Crosse seven years, being agent for the Grover & Baker machine, and spent nine years in steamboating on the Mississippi River; he also spent one and a half years in the Rocky Mountains, in 1860 and 1861. He has six children - Elmer A. Rolla R., Harry, Mildred, Lillian and Archie. Mrs. Marsh was Matilda Looney, daughter of John S. Looney, who came to La Crosse in June, 1852. [See biography of A. H. Looney.] [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse M. M. MANVILLE, of the firm of Gordon & Manville, is a native of New York, having been born in Watertown, Jefferson Co., in June, 1832. In 1856, he opened the first tin and hardware store seen in La Crosse. This he sold out to George Raymond. He then dealt in real estate for a time, and was also engaged in farming. He then became a traveling salesman for Gordon & Morse, and continued it till the retiring of Mr. Langdon, when he purchased his interest. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 774. City of La Crosse JAMES MANCHESTER, Superintendent of the La Crosse Water Works, has been in his present position since the spring of 1878. He is a native of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., born in 1828; came to Wisconsin in 1855, and has resided in La Crossse since May of that year. He followed contracting and building from that time till 1857; has but one child - Nellie. Mrs. Manchester's maiden name was Sarah J. Hollaway; residence, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 773 - 774. City of La Crosse ARTHUR MAGUIRE, of North La Crosse, was born in County Armagh, Ireland, Feb. 2, 1819. His father, Bernard Maguire, emigrated to Canada in 1821, bringing his family with him. At the age of 24, Arthur engaged in lumbering, which he followed in Canada until the fall of 1849, at which time he came to the United States. After engaging in various pursuits in different places, he started for New Orleans, in the spring of 1850; but he abandoned the idea of going South, and for six months taught school, near Louisville. He attended a seminary at Louisville, which was managed by William and Garret Barry; then taught school during the summer of 1851, at the same place as before; perfected himself in certain branches, during the winter of 1851 and 1852, at Cleveland, Ohio, and again taught school from 1851 to 1855. In 1856, he revisited Canada, disposed of lands owned by him, came back to the United States; came to Wisconsin via the lakes, and occupied several weeks in searching for government lands to enter; came to La Crosse, and spent his first night in the house of Joshua Ridgley. Next went to Trempealeau Co., where he selected lands three miles below the site of Whitehall, in November, 1856. He built a small house of lumber which was hauled forty miles. In 1857 he rafted, and also clerked for Shepherd & Valentine, both in North La Crosse and Hannibal, Mo., until 1859. In 1860, he visited Louisiana, and was witness to many exciting scenes incident to the breaking out of the rebellion. He taught school until April, 1862, in Arkansas, to which State he had gone to escape danger from rebels. He passed a season of hardships, and finally reached Memphis, Tenn., then in possession of the Union forces. He enlisted June 30, 1862, but subsequently learned that the enrollment was irregular, and re-enlisted in Co. H, 5th Tenn. V. C., August 22; was promoted to Sergeant-Major, was discharged Aug. 14, 1865. He then returned to La Crosse, and has since been Town Clerk, Justice of the Peace, Member of the County Board, and Alderman in La Crosse City Council; and is now, April 12, 1881, Notary Public. In religion he is Catholic; politics, Whig till the Know-Nothing days of 1854 and 1855; then Democrat till 1876, when it left the people and went to Mammon. He is now a Greenbacker. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]

From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 772. City of La Crosse J. W. LOSEY, of the law firm of Cameron, Losey & Bunn, was born in Honesdale, Penn., Dec. 30, 1834; the son of Dr. Ebenezer T. and Mrs. Lucy M. Losey. His youth was passed in Honesdale attending the academy and preparing for the active duties of life, and entered Amherst College in 1853. He remained there until November, 1855, and after a brief canvass of the advantages afforded at other points, located at La Crosse in May, 1856, where he studied law in the office of Denison & Lyndes. In October, 1857, he was admitted to the bar, at the election in November following was chosen to the office of District Attorney, being re-elected in 1859, and City Attorney in 1860. Upon the dissolution of the firm of Denison & Lyndes by the murder of Mr. Denison, Mr. Losey became the junior partner, and this partnership continued until 1861, when the firm of Cameron & Losey was established, and has been since maintained. As a lawyer, Mr. Losey is esteemed one of the ablest in Wisconsin, and as an advocate, one of surpassing power and persuasive eloquence. As a citizen, he has been identified with the growth of La Crosse from the date of his advent here, and no work of importance or otherwise, calculated to benefit the city or promote its growth, but enlists his attention, services and aid. He has served the city in its Board of Aldermen for twelve years, and endowing every meritorious enterprise sought to be accomplished with the energy and ability which are parts of his composition, he never fails to achieve for himself and his constituents the most desirable of successes. In September, 1859, he was married to Miss Florence T. Lehman, of La Crosse. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]